The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-17
CITY NOTES.

The Woman's Kelley league will meet
this evening at 7.3O o'clock.
The formal opening of the Nay Aug en-
gine house will take place tonight.
COW was killed on the Erie and Wyo-
ming Valley railroad at Beech street
crossing Tuesday night.
Thomas Nee. door tender, hal one of
his legs badly mangled in the Greenwood
mine Tuesday. A car ran over 1t.
The salary Of the postmaster of Scran-
ton has been Increased from 1890 to 49,
400 and that Of the postmaster of Dun
more from $1,000 to $l,4OO. -...-
Robert Fraunfelter, of the, West Side,
was held in $500 by Alderman Millar yes
terday for an alleged assault on Mary
Totten, of the central city.
The primary class of the Penn Avenue
Baptist Sunday school will give mid
summer entertainment in the lecture room
of the church this evening at o'clock.
Mrs. Annie Swartz was arrested yester-
day as a common scold on complaint Of
Mrs. Margaret Scott. Both live on the
South Side. Mrs. Swartz was held in $500
bail. -.
Rev. DR.. Bird will deliver a free lecture
this evening in Lucas hall, Green Ridge
His subject will be 1.-THE Dream of Col
umba, or the Only Way to Have Good
Times"
There are several letters at business Of
fee for each of the following advertisers:
81. II. t." e." M NJ, TX. H. F." TX.
Y. H., widow" "F. L. g." Gordon"
"Longacre," IN. L."
J. r. Budd, of Forest City, on his way
home from the Susquehanna county con-
vention at Montrose, circulated among
friends In this city yesterday. Mr.. Budd
is president of the Forest city council.
The Country club bus will run Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturday until
further notice, meeting ever other car
from the central city and making trips
from o'clock until noon ard from 2
O'Clock until hate in the evening.
The joint sewers ana drains and streets
and bridges committees of councils were
scheduled to meet last night, but on ac-
tount Of the absence of the city engineer
adjourned without transacting any bus
mess to meet tonight at o'clock.
The Peoples Christian Prohibition
church will meet in a business session at
the home Of Charles Leroy Wheeler, $50
Clay avenue, Friday evening. All who
are desirous of seeing such a chhurch per-
manently organized will confer a favor
by being present.
One candidate, Mr.. Webster, a graduate
OF Lehigh university, and only one, yes
terday undertook the naval civil service
examination at the federal building. The
examination is very rigid one, requir-
ng among other things the ability to draw
the general outline Of ships
Rev. G. L. Alrich will conduct a union
Bible class for the study of the Sunday
schoo lesson this evening at 7.45 in Grace
Reformed church. Subject, Personal
Responsibility" Rom, xiv, 1921. At the
close Of the lesson there will he ten
minute talk on prophecy. All Bible stu
dents are invited.
obtaining permission to register as stu
dents-at-law will be held in the court
house on Thursday. Friday and Saturday
OF this week by Attorneys r. A. Zimmer-
man, E. c. Newcomb and John NJ. Har-
ris, the examiners named by the court.
The examinations will be in writing.
Thomas r. jenkins, of Lackawanna
township, and Bertha L. Williams, of
Ransom; John G. Baxter and Mrs. Char
lotte Gurd, of Scranton; Thomas S. Hop
kins and Elizabeth Vert, of Dunmore
were yesterday granted marriage licenses
John F. Steinecke was yesterday ap-
pointed by court guardian of Katherine
minor child of Julia c. Steinecke, late of
this city.
The Home managers hope that no one
VIII fail to buy tickets for the excursion
next Tuesday, as the patronage of friends
is more needed now than ever. 1t was
hoped that work on the new building could
be hastened so that removal could take
place by midsummer, but the lack OF
funds has prevented the much desired eX-
odus Large receipts from the excursion
WI be great loon Just at present
Joseph Crothenfels yesterday brought
civil action against Morris Muskovitch
before Alderman Howe 10 secure judg-
ment to the amount of $40 for damages
done to Crothenfels' bicycle Musko-
witch is already under $500 to appear be-
fore the next grand jury for malicious
mischief in driving HIS wagon into Croth-
enfels' wheel as II lay In the street in front
OF Alderman Wright's office on Washing
ton avenue. Alderman Wright yesterday
gave judgment in the sum asked.