The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-07
CITY NOTES.

Major W. S. Millar last evening in
spected Company f, Ninth regiment.
The Sunday school of Grace church will
practice the Easter carols this evening.
John Evans. formerly of Olyphant, died
at Peckvlie last night at 6 o'clock. He
was 81 years of age.
The measles epidemic is not decreasing
according to the returns received by the
board of headth yesterday.
William Fichler and Martin Regan, who
were hurt in two different affrays over
a week ago, are improving.
D. L. Foote, the bicycle man, is now
with NJ. T. Keller, 3l5 Adams avenue, and
will be pleased to see all of his friends.
Today the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company will pay the yard men
and the employees or the Southern divis-
ion.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid yesterday at the Grassy Island mine
at Olyphant and the Delaware shaft at
Mill Creek.
The members of the Al Reeve Bur-
lesque company now playing at Davis
theater visited the Bellevue mine after
the performance last night.
Thursday evening next A. V. Bower
will deliver his illustrated lecture From
Bethlehem TO Calvary" at Calvary Re-
formed church, on Gibson street.
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed Frank Stembreaker and Bridget Con-
way, of Scranton; John II. Koch, of
Scranton, and Dora Dakey, of Archibald:
George Bryon Stone, of Arlington, and
Anna May Browe, of Waverly.
The taking of testimony by the con-
testants in the Dunmore election will be
commenced tomorrow. The commission
ers are r. II. Hoigate and d. j. Reedy.
NJ. ]. McAndrew is stenographer.
Martin McCann and Joseph McAndrew
two Seventh ward lads, were held for
court by Alderman Millar yesterday for
committing assault and battery on a
young notion peddler named Samuel
Brink.
Special Officer James Durkin yesterday
arrested Thomas Mahon, of Avoca, for
riding on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad cars near the tunnel.
Mahon told such a pitiable story that AL
derman Millar released him.
At a meeting held last evening in An
cient Order of United Workmen hall, on
Lackawanna avenue, local branch of
the United Garment Workers of America
was established. About fifty-five names
were enrolled. Officers were elected and
installed by Philip ]. Thomas, deputy or
ganizer of the American Federation of
Labor.
Tomorrow the board of tax revision
assessments were heard. Tomorrow
will complete its hearing of appeals from
the recent assessment. The board will
then be in session a month or more while
considering the appeals and personally
inspecting large number of properties.
Yesterday appeals from Sixteenth ward
were heard. Tomorrow Eighth ward prop
erty owners will be given a hearing.
Secretary Dolph b. Atherton, of the
board of trade, has received a communi-
cation from the New York Chamber of
Commerce asking that the Scranton
board take adverse action on the Dingley
tariff bill and send their protest to the
United States senate. The chamber of
commerce is making strenuous effort to
Kill the Dingley bill. The idea of united
protest from the live commercial organ
izations of the country is being worked
out by means of circular prepared by
the chamber of commerce and sent to
each board.
The Scranton Chemical and Hose CON-
pany was organized permanently last
evening in Mayor Bailey's office. The Of
hcers elected for one year are: Guy F.
Stevens, president; Jacob ID. KEEPER vice.
president; George A. Millett, secretary
Joseph M. Boies, secretary; Jacob d. Keif-
er, foreman. The nomination were made
after short meeting under temporary or.
ganization, over which Mr.. Keifer presid-
ed. The committee appointed at the last
meeting to confer with the other fire com.
pany that is being organized to do SER
vice on the hill reported favorably to the
amalgamatiOn of the two cOmpanies