The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-19
CITY NOTES.

The Mutual Aid society of the Univer-
salist church will give u supper and So
ciable at the chapel on Wednesday even
ing. supper will be served at o'clock.
All persons attending the Press club ball
at Barre from this city tomorrow
evening can secure reduced rates on ap-
plication at the Delaware and Hudson
ticket office.
Contractor Schroeder has a large force
of men at work filing in the court house
grounds. 1t is proposed to slope the
grounds from the water table of the court
house to the sidewalk without a terrace.
Canavan & Stokes, owners of the Nay
Aug collery, are making strong bid for
retail business in the city. In their ad-
vertisement elsewhere in this issue they
quote egg stove and chestnut delivered
at $3.50 per ton.
Richard ]. Beamish has been appointed
consul for this city by the League of
American Wheelmen. Mr.. Beamish pro-
poses to have the toll companies, here
about, build bicycle paths or abolish the
toll on bicycles.
John Allen of Carbonate, was yester-
day discharged from the county Jail,
whereshe was sentenced Oct. 90 last to
serve two months for larceny and re-
ceiving. He escaped doing full time for
costs by reason of the insolvency laws.
James J. Wymbs, the West Side livery
man, through Attorney +. w. Thayer yes
terday brought suit to recover $500 from
Pierce Fellows for the loss of a horse and
damages to carriage, which he rented
to the defendant Aug. 20, 1894, and which
were so recklessly used that the horse
died and the carriage was rendered almost
valueless.
A. E. Sloan will give his lecture on the
coal mines at the Penn Avenue Baptist
church Thursday evening, Jan. q. 1t is
illustrated by 100 stereopticon views.
Where he has given it before these views
and his descriptions have always elected
much interest. The miners themselves
are always pleased to see the very nat
ural representations of well-known scenes
The following prisoners We're yesterday
discharged from the county jails, the bills
against them having been ignored by the
grand jury William Neivey, George
Mum, Elijah Dennis Karatues Kazokas
John Shurk, John Witik. John Connolly,
Fritz Stlngo, Michael Magaris Daniel
Morgan, Frank Bell George Kolinosky
Alexander Smith, Tony Lally, Matthew
Grimes
on the ground of cruel and barbarous
treatment William 7. Kendall, of the
North End, yesterday sued for a divorce
from his wife, Rebecca Il. Kendall They
were married oct. A. 1860 and lived to-
.,
he was compelled to withdraw from her
companionship because of her cruelty At
torney j. w. Browning represents the
libellant.
Thomas Hayes, who for ten years past
has been superintendent for w. Gibson
Jones and Meredith l.. Jones, died Sun
day night al his residence, No. 724 Jeffer-
son avenue A wife and several children
survive him. He was "A sober, industrious
man, respected by all who knew him and
held in the highest regard by his en-
ployes The funeral will take place this
afternoon.
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the
Society of the Home for the Friendless
women and children will be held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the han of the
Young Women's Christian association. AT
this meeting reports will be read of inter
est to all friends of the home. Life and
annual members are priViledged to vote
but every one desiring TO attend will he
welcome. Ministers are especially urged
20 be present.
Last weeks mortality report OF the
f0ard of health shows a marked de
"~case in the prevalence OF contagious dis
'ase, though such is not indicated in the
r79orts by physicians received at the
v md office yesterday. Last week there
N-s but one death each from diphtheris