The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-07
CITY NOTES.

There will be a meeting of managers
of the Florence mission Tuesday at $50
a. m.
Mrs. Il. Galand Hall, of Africa, will
speak at the meeting in Penn Avenue
Baptist ChCIch this afternoon at 10
o'clock
The regular meeting of tho Womans
Christian Temperance union will be held
at o'clock this afternoon in their room,
20l Washington avenue.
Marri8g gc licenses were yesterday grant
ed to John Thomas Hind and Sarah Hart,
of Nandlng; Frederick Young and Elia-
abcth Thomas, Of Scranton.
Tho Backus Bowling club accepts tho
challenge of the Elk Bowling club to a
series of ten games the first to be played
OF Backus' alley Thursday night.
Thomas II. Cumn5it gs, Of Boston, will
IN college hall tonight, address those in
tcrcstcd in the organization of council
OF the knights cf Columbus in this city.
Twenty-cight deaths were reported to
the board of health last week. Four were
from diphtheria. Nine cases of con-
tagious diseases were reported, eight be-
ing cases of diphthel'ia and one of scarlet
fever.
An AT Home evening will be on,
poyeG at the Young Women's Christian
association toright Women and girls
are invited to bring their sewing or
Christmas fancy work and spend the
evening.
At a meeting Sunday the John Mitchell
club elected the following officers: G. T.
Bo!and, president; John Power O'Connor,
recording secretary; James Dougher.
financial secretary, and NJ. j. Burns,
treasurer.
John Kelly was released from the coun-
ty Jail Saturday and he was again locked
up last night for drunkenness and as
saulting his aged mother Patrolmen
Parry and Neuls made the arrest on
South Washington avenue.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union, of Green Ridge, will hold its regu-
lar monthly business meeting at the home
of Mrs. Name Griffin, corner of Electric
and Monroe avenues, on Tuesday after
noon, Dec. Z, at 2.3O o'clock.
T.. w. Burke, general organizer for the
Retail Clerks National Protective asso-
citation, will reach this city tonight and
will establish himself at the ST. Charles
hotel. Mr.. Burke will make an effort 20
increase the mebership of the local asso-
citation.
The Master Horseshoers' association
Of this city will hold a meeting Tuesday
evening, Dec. z, in \. O. l.. w. hall, 42l
LaCkawanna avenue, followed by a joint
meeting between the Masters and Jour
neymen Horseshoers All horscshoers are
invited to attend,
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West.
crn company did not pay at any place
yesterday, but will pay at the Storrs
mines and the machine shops today. The
Delaware and Hudson company paid yes.
tcrday at the Grassy Island mines at Oly-
phant and the masons and carpenters.
The following officers nave been elected
by the members Of Branch No. IS, CaIh'
oils Mutual Benefit association: Presi'
dent Or. p. j. O'Hara; first vice presi.
dent, VI. j. Walsh; second vice president
i. NJ. Ea gan; recording secretary, J. c
NcAndrews; assistant secretary, John Col
Inns; treasurer, John j. O'BOyle; financial
secretary, NJ, +. Brown; marshall, Chas
Fl. Cawley, guard, Patrick Il. Carey
trustees, NJ. L. Wymbs, d. \. O'Conner
John }. Brown,
1ivoryman Harry B. Courtright re
turned a few days age from New Yorl
city, where he purchased horses for iona
Longs Sons new store in Scranton. H
bought sCme six head Each measures
over sixteen hands ana weights 1,lJ
pounds. All are bob-tailed Mr.. Court
right is of the opinion that there are no
six horses i'm any private stable in Scran
ton that will equal them, Mr. Courtrigh
also purchased full sets Of single am
double brass-mCunted harness. iona
Longs Sons have also purchased six hn
delivery wagons to be Used in conncc
tion with their Scranton establishment
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