The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-22
CITY NOTES.

Only six cases of measles were report
ed yesterday
marriage license was granted yes
terday by Clerk of the Courts Thomas to
William Allen and May Roach, of Forest
City.
The John Church company yesterday
obtained writ of replevin to recover
possession of an Everitt piano valued at
$500, which, it is alleged, he unlawfully
holds possession of.
Announcement is made of the coming
marriage of Miss Eta Moyle, OF Oakwood
street to Elmer Swmgle, of Peckville.
The ceremony will be performed at Elm
Park church, June 2.
L. c. Crelim, through ,Comegy's real
estate agency, has bought the double
brick house at corner of MiflIin avenue
and Spruce street, for $1,000. The prop
erty rents for $50 per month.
The Columbia Construction company
will today open bids for the furnishing
of the curbing needed on Mulberry street.
The work it Is confidently expected will
be commenced the latter part of next
week.
Charles Hem began an action in eject
ment yesterday against John Sergeant to
recover possession of a farm at La Plume
which Mr.. Hem alleges is his property.
He is represented by Attorney II. c.
Newcomb.
Philip j. Vetter was appointed grand
marshal of the Grand Lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania,
and Mrs. Phoebe Skillhorn was made
member of the Rebekah committee on
homes for widows and orphans, at the
Williamsport convention.
In the estate of Ella A. Simons, late
of this city, letters of administration
were yesterday granted by Register of
Wills Hopkins to her son, Frank Simons.
In the estate of Peter A. Devanney, late
of Carbondale, letters of administration
were granted to Mrs. Ella Devanney.
At a meeting of the All Souls Univer-
salists' church held last evening in the
church building, on Pine street, three dele
gates were elected to attend the state con-
Vention of the denomination at Reading,
June s. The delegates elected are: Mrs.
a. b. Nichols, Mrs. Joseph Danner and W.
b. Owens, of Madison avenue.
Rev. ]. A. Faulkner, pastor of the Che
mango Street Methodist Episcopal churcn,
at Binghamton. n. Y, has been called to
professorship in Drew Theological sem
mary of Madison, N. j. Rev. Mr.. Faux
ner is we'll known in this valley and city,
having been connected with the Taylor
church for five years, and Court Street
church, Park Place, for two years.
On the information of some one who
wanted revenge Chief of Police Robling
went before Alderman Millar last evening
snd secured a warrant for the arrest of
Mrs. Courtrlght, charging her with keep
ing house of i'll repute at No, 20 Lacka-
wanna avenue. raid was made on the
place at midnight by Chief Rob!ing and
a half dozen officers, Mrs. Courtright and
her husband were arrested and locked up.
Charles A, Virgins. the we.l-known
barber, is being urged by his friends to
again become a candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for jury commissioner
Mr. Virgins was a candidate three years
ago for the nomination and developed
much strength in the convention. This
year his friends confidently predict his
nomination If he goes into the fight as
energetically as he did three years ago.
Stanley Doley was arrested yesterday
by Special Officer E. c. Yeomans, charged
with assaulting Miss Lizzie Smith. Daley
is infatuated with the woman and makes
a vocation of following her wherever she
goes. He entered her home on Lacka-
wanna avenue Thursday night and brutal
ly assaulted her. He was sent to the
county jail by Alderman Howe to await
the disappearance OF liquor results. This
makes the fourth time he has been ar
rested on the charge.
At a meeting in Pittston last night of
the Lackawanna and Luzerne county
members Of the Queens Jubilee ce!ebra-
tion, which is to be held at Farview June
%, George A. Edwards, of Wilkes Barre,
and DR.. w. j. Stein of this city. were re-
spectively elected secretary and treasur-
er. II was announced that Rev H. l..
Jones, of st. Stephens Epis ,opal church,
of Wilkes-Barre, would preach a jubilee
sermon In the Grand Opera House al
Wilkes-Barre ON Sunday, June 20, at II
o'clock n m