The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-18
CITY NOTES.

But one case was heard in police court
yesterday and that was Of the ordinary
police variety.
Select council holds it's regular meet
ing this evening. The common council
will hold an adjourned meeting, also this
evening.
In the case of the Commonwealth
against Thomas Gallagher, Mary Dick
son, the prosecutriX, was sentenced for
the costs.
donation benefit party will be held
this evening for Rev. G.. L. Malice, pastor
of Green Ridge United Evangelical
church, at his home, 1876 Penn avenue.
In the divorce case of Reese against
Reese, court yesterday granted rule to
show cause why a decree should not be
granted returnable at next argument
court.
Louis Dillus, alias August Simon,
charged by August Szimkus with robbery,
was yesterday released from the county
jail on $500 bail furnished by John Q. Lee,
of Plymouth
A cessation in the spread of contagious
disease was indicated yesterday by re-
ports to the board of health of only four
new cases of measles, one of scarlet fe-
yer and one OF dphtheria.
The Lackawanna and Luzerne county
Sons of Veterans will have reunion and
anniversary in Shickshinny on Washing
tons Birthday, Feb. %. Camp No. Of
this city and the camp from Jermyn will
be in attendance.
The family of the late Philip Weichel
wish to express their sincere thanks to
their many friends and relatives, and also
to the odd Fellows and Masons for their
many kindnesses during the family's re-
cent bereavement.
Marriage licenses We're yesterday grant
ell to Frank j. Stein and Annie James, of
Scranton; Dan Peck and Amanda Bell, OF
Greenfield; Otis N. Stark, of Nicholson,
and Mrs. Eliza NJ. Foote, of Scranton;
Anthony McHale and Margaret Meow
an, of Scranton; John r. McHale and
Bridget Hastings, of Olyphant.
The South Side Basket Ball team will
play the st. Johns, of the South Side on
Saturday evening in the st. Johns hail
Tho lineup is as follows: Corwin home
Biedleman, left forward; Luther, right
forward; Spellman, center; Sweet, right
center; Christophel, left center; Marion
goal; Connell, right guard; McGinness
left guard. f. Sweet manager.
Children of the Montehore Hebrew
school, presented the drama, Esther,
Tuesday evening in Music Hall. The play
was greatly enjoyed by the good-sizeG
audience that was present. After the
performance dancing was INDUCED in
with Oscar Aronson as master of cere
ant. Music was furnished by Lawrence!
orchestra.
The Fanny Mendelssohn society vii
give a concert in the rockingham OF
May 10. The society has secured for thu
occasion the assistance of Miss Maut
Morgan, the famous harpist, and of Mile
Alice Nerlet, of the Opera Comique, Paris
Mile. Verlet made her American debut IL
November, singing with Walter Dam
rosch's Symphony orchestra in CarneG
hail. and winning highest praise from tn
public and the musical critics. The Pari
sian and Brussels press pay strong trib
ute to the voice, articulation, method an,
dramatic power of this lovely colatur'
cantatrice.
There was no meeting yesterday of TIL
executive committee arranging for tn
Order of the Medal of Honor convention
in this city, owing to the absence of
quorum. 1t is now proposed that tn
membership of the finance suh-comr' Gte
shall be increased, that 1t proceed t8'ais
the $1,000 necessary for the conventio
and that the several subcommittee ge
their work we'll in hand before the mex
meeting of the general committee, whic
will probably not be held for some weeks
That was the idea of Colonel II. NJ. BoieE
chairman of the general committee, an
1t met the approval of Mayor Bailey, Cal
tain De Lacy and the other committee
men present