The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-05
CITY NOTES.

The managers of the Florence mission
will hold a meeting this morning at 10
o'clock
Regular meeting of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance union this afternoon at
3 O'Clock.
The Thirteenth regiment drills have re-
sumed after a rest of two or three weeks
during the holiday season.
Yesterday the employees of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company at the car
shops and the Won Storch slope were
paid.
Thomas Flood died at his home on Mo-
hawk street last evening at $50 He is
survived by wife and five grown chill
dren.
Yesterday the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company paid it's employees
at the Hallstead Diamond and Manville
mines. Today the employees of the
Hampton and Sloan mines will be paid
Prayer meetings in the Second Pres
byterian church during this week of
prayer opened last night with a great
deal of interest. The meeting tonight will
be at 7.45 o'clock. All are cordially in
vited.
letter with valuable contents signed
"Hattie" and addressed to George r.
Beverly, Brooklyn, n. Y, awaits the
former at the Scranton postoffice. The
addressed party could not be found in
Brooklyn.
p. +. Jordan, of the St. Cloud hotel,
has purchased of John MCGinty and wife
their interest in the three-story brick
building situated at the corner of Jones
and Delaware street, Olyphant The
consideration was 5000
The joint fire department committee of
councils, according to a resolution signed
by the mayor yesterday, may now pro-
ceed to procure and install a heating
apparatus in the new Nay Aug engine
house on Franklin avenue.
Alderman Howe yesterday tried the
case of Josephine Lester, of Old Forge,
who is charged by Mr. Ellsworth, of Forty
Fort of defrauding him out of a sewing
machine and other household articles.
Decision on the case has been reserved.
About $50 last night Patrolman Goer-
litz arrested Il boy at the Academy OF
Music for begging. He gave his age as
II and his name as McAndrnw. His home
he said, was at Pine Brook When
placed under arrest the boy was somewhat
intoxicated,
The weekly mortality report of the
board of health for last week shows 4;
deaths from all causes, a high rate, and
the following record of contagious dis.
eass: Seven new cases of scarlet fever
of diphtheria, 8 of measles and ! of ty.
lnOlu, anu L uedln from scarlet 1eVer ant
from consumption, "A total of 19 neH
cases and 3 deaths.
In Alderman o. b. Wrights court yes
terday a warrant was served for the ar
rest of Patrick II. kearney. of 1884 Penn
avenue, on charges preferred by Dogaber
Fetzer. The charge Is assault ana bat
terry ana is a counter charge to the arres
of Fetzer made last Saturday at the in
stigation of Kearney The accused has
given bail for his further appearance.
John Refalka and Frank Shamaska, O
1.ackawanna township; Walenty Nyc;
and Magdaleno Waco, of Taylor; Jame'
Hoban, of Port Griffith, and Annie Dalton
Of Carbondale; James Jakes and Ami,
Reed, of Scranton Frank Kompena, o
Taylor ana Mary Yaniak, of Scranton
Michael ]. Lynett and Nellie Cummings
of Scranton, were granted marriage Ii
Csnses yesterday.
on Sunday afternoon the committee ap
pointed by the John Mitchell club to pre-
ore for the celebration of the birthda,
- - Robert Emmett on March 4, met II
r0rference, c. G., Bolend presided AM
t'e several subcommittee rendered thei
r.ports. The Academy of Music ha
n selected for the occasion and severa
dresses win be made by prominent loca
"-' tors, The programme, otherwise, con
SITS OF musical and literary numbers.