The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-26
CITY NOTES.

A chicken supper will be served in the
rooms of the Young Women's Christian
association Tuesday, oct. 26, at go
Mrs. Leonard NJ. Lake will lecture in
Scranton on Nov. II, instead of Nov. IL,
as announced in Saturdays Tribune.
At the Womans Christian Temperance
union meeting this afternoon at o'clock
will be heard reports from the state con-
vcntion recently held at Williamsport.
AZ a meeting of the board of govern
ment of the Scranton Diocesan union in
this city Sunday, matters relating to the
recent convention at Hazleton We're con-
sidercd.
The joint auditing committee Of coun-
ellis met last evening and approved a
large batch of bills which will be pre-
sented to common council Thursday
evening.
The last races of the season will take
place at the Driving park Thursday and
Friday, Oct S and 80. Raven, which mas
record of 2.10 will make an effort to
beat the track record.
John Smith, for drunkenness. was fined
SO; Matthias Chess, for the same offense,
was committed to the county Jail for 80
days. and James Phillips, a beggar, was
discharged, in police court yesterday.
Tomorrow and Thursday will be dona-
tiOn days at st. Josephs Founding home.
This and tomorrow evenings a supper
will be served in the parlors of Holy Cross
church on Fifth avenue and broadway.
The annual fall excursion of the New
York. ontario and Western railroad went
TO New York yesterday. A telegram re-
Ceived from Passenger Agent Thomas
Flitcroft. who accompanied the excur-
sion, stated that the excursion was
largely attended.
There was a decided improvement last
week in the citys health according to
the weekly mortality report of the board
of health which showed only 20 deaths
from all causes, one being from diph-
iberia. There were Z new cases of
diphtheria, l of measles and 1 of scarlet
fever.
The brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
No. 157, had a drawing for bicycle at
Netneton's hall, Green Ridge, last cven-
ing at which ticket 1,3S7 was the success
ful number. The holder of this ticket can
get the bicycle by calling on John S. Lee,
corner of Green Ridge street and Mey-
lcrt avenue.
Rev. J. y. Sweet presided at the Method
list ministers meeting yesterday morning.
Rev MIR. Edgar gave the address of the
session on the subject, "A Genuine Re.
vivaL" which was much commended by
those present. At the next meeting eec.
ton of officers will take place. Rcsolu-
lake, in her overwhelming atflictOn, were
introduced.
A South Side woman approached Pa
trOlman Johler, on Lackawanna avenue,
yesterday morning, and requested that
she be given police protection in a search
for her daughter, who was supposed ia
be at S17 Centre street. The officer ac-
Companied the woman, but the daughter
could not be found. The daughter is a
married woman who deserted her home
and children.
Marriage licenses were yesterday grant
ed 10 John Cawley and Maria Gallagher
of Scranton; James O'Malley and Mag,
gle Farrell, of Scranton; Thomas NJ
Gibbons and Bridget Conner, of Taylor
Richard A. Williams, jr., and Lillian Ed
ma Farnham, of Scranton: Michael ]
Gallagher, of New York, and Bna O'Don
nell, of Scranton; William j. Thomas
and Hannah Gritfiths, of Taylor: Johr
G. Kelly, of Scranton and Jennie Carter
of Moscow; Eber Akers and Matilda
Leucht, of Scranton; James p. Clarl
and Maggie NJ. Pape, of Carbondale.