The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-27
CITY NOTES.

Teachers and janitors of school build
ings will be paid today.
A marriage license was yesterday
granted to Thomas +. Phillips and Mag
gle Hengold, of Scranton
Patrolman Reese Jones was suddenly
taken i'll while patrolng his beat last
evening and he was compelled to go
home.
John Jordan was fined $3.50 in police
court yesterday for drunkenness and
striking a pedestrian on LackaWanna
avenue Thursday night
Charles Law, Mary Fallon and Michael
Fallon We're released from the county
Jail yesterday. the bills against them
having been ignored by the grand jury.
The new residence of j. L. Fern, in
Richmont Park, has recently been com
pleted, and Mr.. Fern will in few days
remove his family from Mulberry street
to his new home.
C. NJ Florey. the Wyoming avenue
sporting goods dealer, is giving out a
neat little folder with the schedule of the
Eastern league base ball games for the
coming season therein.
The hotel license of Thomas O'Boyle
of the Eighteenth ward, is wanted by
John +. Malone. Court yesterday fixed
April as the time for hearing arguments
on the proposed transfer.
The General Sheridan council, Young
Mems Institute, No. 452, of Green Ridge,
will receive holy communion in body
al the 730 mass Sunday, March 2S. Mem
bers of brother councils are invited.
Ninth ward appeals from the new tax
assessment were heard by the board of
revision yesterday Tenth ward appeals
will be heard today; on Monday Eleventh
and Twelfth ward property owners will
be heard.
p. A. Maloney, a driver for A. w.
Schrader, bother was arragned before
Alderman Howe yesterday on charge
of driving his wagon on the sidewalk at
North Park. He was discharged with u
reprimand.
The funeral of the late John Gibbs
took place from his home on Luzerne
street yesterday morning. high mass
of requiem was celebrated at st. Peters
cathedral by Rev. Father Malone, and
interment was made in Hyde Park
Catholic cemetery.
The nominating committee of the gen
eral committee arranging for the con-
vention of the Medal of Honor legion in
this city in June will meet in the board
of trade rooms this afternoon at o'clock.
The general committee Will meet ut the
same place at o'clock Monday after
noon.
Alderman John. T. Howe and VIII n.
Nash, representing the Scranton Sons
of Veterans, were in Wilkes Barre last
night In attendance at the convention OF
the Sons of Veterans of Northeastern
Pennsylvania. Matters pertaining to the
organization Of Il number of regiments
came up and We're acted upon.
The will of Catherine McDonough, late
OF Scranton, was yesterday admitted tC
probate and letters testamentary grant
ed TO Martin OConnor. In the estate oi
Edward OHalloran, late of Olyphant
letters Of administration We're granted tc
his niece, Annie Hammond. The will OF
Charlotte Wet2el, late of Scranton, was
probated and letters testamentary grant.
ed TO Mary Whitaker.
George w. Fehr, an agent for patent
medicine company, was discharged yes.
terday by Alderman Howe for the rea.
son that Nora Sellars, who accuses Fehl
of several offenses did not appear against
him. She said that Fehr inveigled hel
into q house of i'll repute on lower Lacka.
wanna avenue. At her instance a war
rant was issued and Fehr was arrested
Then Miss Sellars failed to appear tC
prosecute