The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-24
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CITY NOTES.


The joint estimates committee of coun-
ellis will meet Saturday afternoon.
G. f. Jacobus, of this city, yesterday
leased the American House, at Carbon
dale, for three years. with the privilege
of five.
Attorney A. V. Bower gave one of his
illustrated lectures on art at the Young
Women's Christian Association hall last
evening.
Next Monday at o'clock there will be
an opening service at the Hostel of the
Good Shepherd, Sl3 Capouse avenue,
which will be participated in by the Epis-
copal clergymen of the city.
Clerk of the Courts John II. Thomas
yesterday distributed neatly printed pam
phlets containing the applications for
liquor licenses. Portraits of Deputies
Daniels and Bonn adorn the cover.
The local police department was yes
terday notified by Chief of Police James
Ryan, of Corning, n. Y, that Charles j.
Howard, aged 30 years. an embezzeer of
that town, was at large. He left Corning
Feb. 2l, and was accompanied by Il Wo-
man of about % years of age. The amount
he misappropriated was between $ll, 900
and $4,000
Two large audiences saw the Spooner
Comedy company produce "a Woman's
Devotion; or Convict 4G9' and Becky
afternoon and last evening. Besides the
specialties q number of exc client views
Were shown by the Vitascope. This afte"'
noon the company will produce Tine
Buckeye" and tonight "A Fight for a
Million"
Ansbach, q clever Conjurer, who is at
present sojourning in this city, visited
The Tribune sanCtum last evening and
gave a very entertaining exhibition of
skill in sleight of hand. He is certainly
u wonderful adept in his line and Will
no doubt surprise and amuse many dur
ing the series of parlor and club enter
tainments which he proposes to give in
this city and vicinity
James Hamilton, the mail driver who,
Monday night, assaulted Special Officer
j. r. Robbins at the Delaware and Hud-
son station, will be sent to the county
Jail today to await the result of Robbins
injuries. Hamilton spent last night in the
West Side police station. He admits
kicking Robbins but says that the kick
was administered while Robbins was out
in the road instead of in the baggage
rooms, as Robbins alleges.
John W. Gyler appeared before Alder
man Wright yesterday and caused a
warrant to be sworn out for the arrest
of =. j. Kearney, who, he claims, as
saulted him on Feb. II. Gyler claims
that on that day Kearney called him from
a wagon on which he was at the time rid
ing and without any provocaton pounded
and beat him badly. The alderman set
bail at $500 and when Kearney was appre-
hended he went before Alderman De-
Lacey and entered bail in the sum of $500.
Ray Wambacker and Gertrude Bieseck-
er, of Moscow; George S. BASKERVILLE and
Nellie Rafter, of Scranton; Frank Milan
yak, of Peckville, and Mary Scripz, of
Scranton; John j. Houbban and Agnes
nf M l.
izski and Ludvika Yankoska, of Lacka-
wanna township; Anthony Ruddy and
Marry Ann O'Neil of Dunmore; Joseph
Skirmutis and Petronia Stenpnkavizchu-
taski, of Scranton; Hriz Brundza and
Annie Lowerick, of Scranton; Claude l..
Daley and May T. Barrett, of Scranton,
We're yesterday granted marriage licenses
When George Callahan, who was given
a hearing before Alderman Howe on the
charge of resisting arrest, walked into
mat aldermanS office yesterday after
noon he was accompanied by an unknown
middle-aged man. believed to be from
Wilkes Barre, who raised a big disturb
ance during the hearing that followed
So noisy did he become that the alder
man found 1t necessary to have the man
placed under arrest. He will have a
hearing this morning. The prisoner was
confined in the central police station last
night and the charge to be brought
against him this morning Is contempt OF
court
A good time may be expected at the
Martha Washington tea to be given ~
the ladies of the Woman's Relief corps
No. so. at their rooms over the First Ma
tional bank, on Thursday evening. Sup
per viii be served from 3 80 20 D. wher
the following programme VIII ho rem
dered; Piano solo, Miss Bessie Real; al.
dress, Captain A. Il. Stevens, commander
of Lieutenant Ezra Glittin post. No. l39
Grand Army of the Republic; vocal SOLO
Miss Lillian Tewksberry; re2itation Mis-
Finberg; vocal solo, Miss Martha Mich
OILS; recitation, Miss Bessie Sloat; piano
solo, Miss Blanche HallsrraI; recitation
Miss Kittie Cooper; tambdrine dlill by
eight girls; vocal trio, Miss KittiG Cooper
Miss Phoebe McWa.ge, Miss Hattie
Moore.
meeting of the members of Company
q, one Hundred and Eighty-seYenth reg
iment Pennsylvania Volunteers, was helt
at Ezra Griffin post rooms, Scranton Feb
II. The following members answered tC
the roll call: a. j. Clark, Byron McDon'
cid and wife, Miss Maud Mcdonald, Miss
Bell Mcdonald, Moses Davis, Loren Aker'
ley and wife, John u. Jones, John w. Mar
fhal Miss Marshal, Henry Fisk and wife
" l., Whitman, wife and son, Mrs
Ham Thorn and son. Sidney Miller
e. phen Mooney, John j. Felts, John S
ktns and wife, Charles G.. jenkins and
we, o. II. Vaughn. Mrs. James Stevens
l' Ezra Depew The following were
'aotcd officers for the ensuing year: Johr
I'ukins president; John u. Jones, vice
ro'iient; James l.. Whitman, treasurer
oNn J. Felts, secretary.