The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-04
CITY NOTES.

The registers of the county will De
sworn in today by the county commis-
siOncrs.
The Elk Bowling club challenges the
Baukus club to IA tcn-gamc tournament
the first half to be played at Backus al
lcys next Thursday night.
owing to the illness Of Mr. PlumleI,
the second lecture in the course on United
states History at the Railroad Young
Mems Christian association, has been put
off until Dec. II.
The geography examination papers sent
out by Superintendent Howell yesterday
to the teachers contained an error whicn
the superintendent was not responsible
for. 1t was the intelligent compositor'
who Dover Strait not straight
Richard Walsh. an aged man, was held
under $3.50 bail last evening after hCa"-
ing before Alderman Millar on a serious
charge preferred by Bridget Garvey,
Young girl. Mrs w. b. DuGgan, of the
Board Of Associated Charities, is assisting
ihe girl.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid its employees at the Won Storch and
Dickson mine and the repair shops, all
in North Scranton, yesterday. The Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western com
pany will pay at the Sloan ana Hampton
mines and its yardmen today
Frank Beamish, the stage manager of
the Miller company which appeared at
the Lyceum last night, is cousin of Edi-
tor Richard Beamsh, Of the Free Press,
and was his guest while in the city. Mr..
Beamlsh, besides acting as stage mana
ger. has very important part in the
comedy.
The ladies of the Howard Place African
Methodist Episcopal church will open
their fair I'm the church han Monday even
ing, Dec. 6. Season tickets are 20 cents.
They ask all to help them to raise enough
money TO pay on the indebtedness
against the church. Mrs. H. A. Grant is
president Of the fair.
Harry Buckcrt and Sadie Spencer OF
Carbondalc; William Evitt and Elizabeth
Jones, of Scranton; John j. l.aggan ant
Margaret j. MCLane, of Scranton DaviC
John and Mars aret Davis, of Scranton
DIR. William f. Bush and Ella May Whit
beck, of Scranton, were yesterday grant
ed marriage LICENSES.
John Currigan, of Providence, yester
day brought a trcSpass suit against tht
Scranton Tra ction company. lie wants
5000, alleging he was injured to that oX
tent by being run into on the Providcnc,
line while driving TO the central city on
day last June. NJ. J. Walsh and Hon
John u. Kelly are his attorneys.
The following officers have been electe
by Century council, No. 100 Catholic Wo
mems Benevolent Legion: President
Miss Kate I. OMalley; vice president
Miss Lizzie Snow; orator, Miss kati
Bannon; secretary, Miss Sara G. Walsh
collector, Miss Minnie \. Doyle; treas
urer, Miss Hannah O'Boyle; marshal
Miss Mary +. Farrell; guard. Miss Kati
Nallin; chaplain, Miss Ellen Nalln; trus
tees, Katharine Kelly, Mary +. SandC
Mary Il. McAndrews; chaplain Rev. J. \
O'Reily.
The election at Colonel Ezra 5. GriHi
post, No l39, Grand Army of the Re
public, last evening resulted in Asa I
Stevens being again made commander
The other elections were as fellows
Charles L. Jadwin, senior vice COR
nander; George T.. Shafer, junior vic
commander; Samuel II. Stevens quarter
master; DR.. c. II. Fisher, surgeon, Wa
ter Q. Scott, chaplain; w. j. Mcdonnell
officer of the day; Charles Van Valel
officer of the guard; representatives an
altcrnates, Charles p. Jadwn, Fred
Amsdon, Nose Morey, George F. Shafe
Samuel II. Stevens, Robert c. Clark an
IT, b. Atherton; Charles Il. Jadwin, tru,
tee. period of speech making followe