The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-18


raigned in police court Saturday morn
ing. His arrest was made by Patromen
Kairus and Block at the Lackawanna
station, where he was found in an intoNi-
Gated condition. He was fined $2 by the
mayor.
There will he a good lecture delivered
at the Calvary Reformed church. corner
Monroe avenue and Gibson street, on
Tuesday Jan. 49, s p. m, The subject of
the lecture viii be 'Pompeii'' and will be
delivered by Professor Bower, of this
city. The lecture will be illustrated by 100
stereopticon views. The lecture will be
for the benefit of the Sunday school IL
brary.
In order to clearly show the allotted ter
ritory of each public school of the city.
Superintendent Howell is preparing
map of the city showing the dividing lines
between each school district This map is
designed to obviate all disputes as to the
proper school which student should at
tend. Lithographic reproductions of the
map will be made and placed in the hands
of the school controllers.
A warrant for the arrest of George
Shields, aged 80 years, was issued Friday
by Alderman Howe, OH Information sworn
to by Eliza Taft, aged 13 years. She al
leges that on Jan. 13. Shields attempted to
assault her. When Shields was informed
that the charge had been made against
him and a warrant issued he appeared
before Alderman Howe voluntarily Sat
urday and furnished bail in the sum CT
$1,000 to appear at court. Joseph Church
qualified as his bondsman.
\ meeting of the Teachers Mutual Ben
eft association was held Saturday after
noon in the city hall Miss E. }. Chase
presided and the association decided to
give musical and literary entertainment
in the near future, the financial proceeds
of the same to accrue to the teachers
association. During the deliberations it
was decided to change the initiation fee of
the association from So TO So, until July /,
1897. Treasurer ID. A Stone reported a
balance in the treasury of $500.
on Friday evening Hon NJ. T. Corcor-
an. of Cincinnati, o., will deliver a lee
ture in St. Thomas college hall on Wyom-
ing avenue under the auspices of John
Boyle O'Reilly council, Young Mems In
stitute. Mr.. Corcoran's subject will be
the "Cloister and Studio" A quartettc
consisting of the following will sing un-
der the direction of Professor Haydn
Evans: Mrs. Frank Brundage soprano;
Miss Margaret Jones, alto; Thomas Bey-
non, tenor; Richard Thomas, basso.
John Gerrity, a miner, had in his en-
who was instantly killed by fall of
roof Saturday morning. The miner and
laborer had taken a car from the cham
Der, and were about to return to continue
operations. Mr. Gerrity fingered behind
a few moments, but the laborer entered
just in time to be caught in the fall. The
dead man came to this city recently from
Buffalo, and is survived by wife and
three children.
The funeral of little Edna Bull, the
4-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Il. Bull, of New York street, who was
burned to death Friday morning, as de-
tailed in The Tribune, was held Satur-
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. The funeral
services We're conducted from the family
residence, which was filled by sympathiz-
ing friends and neighbors Rev. Mr..
Dunn, of the Second Presbyterian mis-
sion, conducted the ceremony, and inter-
ment was made in the Dunmore ceme-
terry.
John Boyle OReilly council, Young
Mems Institute, has vacated the apart
ments over Collins & Hacketts store, on
LaCkawanna avenue which they ocCu-
pied for several years, and on Saturday
took possession of the entire fourth floor
and a portion of the third of the old
Traders National bank building, where
Professor Siegel had his dancing academy
for SO many years. Professor Siegel's
academy is now located in the handsome
new building at Adams avenue and Lin
den street.
At a meeting of the Ladies' auxiliary OF
the Union Veterans union, Pre- cinct COM
| mand, No. 25, Department of Pennsylva-
mia, held last Thursday afternoon the fol
lowing officers We're selected for the ensu-
ing term: President, Mrs. Scull; senior
vice-president, Flora Mcfarland; chap
lain, Mrs. Sam Bryant; conductor, Miss c
Adams; guard, Mrs. Davis; secretary, Lou
Mcfarland; treasurer, Mrs. T.. Hass; as.
| sistant secretary, Mrs. Bortree. The next
| meeting of the auxiliary will be held in
| Fullers hall next Thursday afternoon al
| 2 O'Clock.
| The match at checkers, between L. G
| Worden, of this city, and Mr.. Adams, OF
| Sayre, Pa, to determine the state cham.
| pionshp, has been declared off by mutua
| consent Two of the twelve games in the
| series have been played with honors ever
| between the contestants. Their reason
| for abandoning the match is lack of time
| Mr.. Worden is very busy preparing 3
| course of lectures, soon to be delivered
while Mr.. Adams is deeply engrossed il
attention to orders received in his archi
tectural office. Mr.. Adams has for many
| years been considered an authority on the
| game, but Mr.. Wordan is pushing hin
closely in the contest for the champion
ship of the state, which the latter has helt