The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-11
CITY NOTES.

Scranton Liederkranz excursion to Far
view Monday, Aug. 16
John Clelland has subscribed $50 to-
wards st. Luke Summer Home fund
The Green Ridge Iron works is now
working on double turn to fill orders.
The board Of associated charities held
a brief session last night, at which rou-
tine business only was disposed OF.
Company will hold meeting at the
Armory Friday evening, Aug. 20, for elec-
ton of first and second lieutenants.
The Sanuuoit Silk Manufacturing COM
pany will conduct its annual excursion
for its employees TO Lake Ariel on Satur-
day.
The members Of st. Peters cathedral
choir are requested to meet this evening
at 730 o'clock in st. Thomas hall for
rehearsal.
The Green Ridge Gun club will have a
live bird shoot on their grounds Satur-
day. August IA at 1.3O p. m. Everybody
welcome.
Frederick l.. Brown, through Warren
& Knapp, yesterday brought suit against
his former partner, Percival ]. Morris,
to secure an accounting.
The ladies' of the Grace Lutheran
church will give a festival on the church
lawn, corner Madison avenue and Null
berry street, Thursday evening, Aug. II.
Chief Hickey yesterday issued a call
for meeting in city hall Friday night
for the purpose of organizing fire.
mems relief association. Each fire COM
| pany is requested to send two delegates
The Delaware and Hudson company
| paid at the Jermyn mines, Jermyn, and
| tralnmen on the Honesdale division OF
the Gravity road. The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western pay the trainmen to-
! day.
Charles d. Sanderson, treasurer of the
| Throop school district, yesterday hled
| his bond with Prothonotary Pryor. 1t
was in the sum of 5000, and had as
sureties Joseph V. Birtley and George II.
! Haverly.
| Henry Seebram caused the arrest Of j..
| II. Cooper yesterday, charging him be-
| fore Alderman Howe with fraudulently
contracting a board bill. Cooper was al
| lowed to go upon giving an order on the
Columbian Construction company Tor
| work done.
At meeting of the Central Labor union
Monday night the following committee
was appointed to make arrangements Tor
| the celebration of Labor Day: John X.
Farr, j. +. Everett, Nelson Teets, j. H.
| McNulty, Thomas Monaghan, f. Z. Haas
and W. J. Mcconnell.
The Scranton Liederkranz will run their
| annual excursion to Farview Monday,
August IS. Professor John 4. Watkins
will conduct the society in all their Choir
uses. Mr.. Watkins has been rehearsing
with the society and no doubt all who
| attend will have delightful time.
Joseph Bolunias and Yusa Rekalitus, OF
Scranton, John Markwick and Sadie
Lewis, of Scranton, Tallie Griffiths and
Miriam Morris. of Taylor George II. Nc
Leod and Anna Moyles, of Scranton
Silas L. Elliott and Rosie Meinel of Dun
more, were yesterday granted marriage
| licenses.
In the estate of Mary Jordan, late OF
Scranton, letters of administration were
yesterday granted to her son, Rev. James
F. Jordan, of Rendham. The will of Mar
garet Sisson, late of Carbondale, was
filed and admitted to probate. In the es'
tate of Maria L. Warfel, late of Dun
more, letters of administration were
granted to William d. Warfel.
NJ. d. Brown & Co, of Olyphant, yester
day brought suit in Prothonctary Pry'
ors office against William j. Evans, Johr
]. McAndrew, r. j. Griffith and A. F. Gil
lespie, comprising the Olyphant Base Bal
association. to recover $35i54. The plain
tiffs furnished the lumber and other ma
terial for the erection of the fence anC
grand stand at the Olyphant base bal
park and 1t is alleged have never been paiC
torneys for Brown & Co.
John Shaffer is in the county jail be
cause he mislead Mrs. NJ. j. Hodge, o.
Franklin avenue, into believing that ht
had money. Mrs. Hodge keeps a board
ing house and Shaffer wanted to board
He said that he had money coming from
| Conrad Schroeder and others for worl
done, but Alderman Howe found, upol
| investigation yesterday, that Shaffer wa
not telling the truth. He was commit
ted to the county Jail in default of 500
bail for fraud Mrs. Hodges bill wa
about $lS
| Tomorrow evening an athletic exhibition
and ball will be given in Music hall b,
Victor Moth, of the Turn Nerein. The eX
hibition will consist of club swinging
parallel bars, pyramid work and elias
drill. He will be assisted by member
from the Active Turner's and st. Mary
Glee and Dramatic society. The exhibi
tion will be closed with a three-roun,
friendly bout between John Burns and NJ
English, of tie West Side Athletics
Music for dancing will be furnished b,
Professor johnson. Mr.. Moth is conduct
ing the exhibition for the purpose OF rails
ing funds to ts Ike course at St. Louis {
become an athletic instructor. He Is al
ready quite proficient, having had charg
of classes at the Turner'S, Railroad Youn
Mems Christian association and Sout
Side.