The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-03

HELD IN BAIL.-for alleged wife beat
ing, james Barrett. of Providence ROAD,
was held in $500 bail by Alderman Nillar
yesterday.
NO WORK MONDAY. The Master
IIorseshoers OF Scranton will not work
Monday, September S, 1t being Labor Day.
They so decided at recent meeting and
will enter the prade in body.
THE NEW PARTY RULES. COPIES OF
the new rules for the government of the
Republican party in this county, in neat
pamphlet form, are new for sale at The
Tribune counting room for cents apiece.
SLAEDER SUIT. T.--Arbitrators George
w. Beale, Walter Briggs and Russell
Dimmick heard the slander suit OF Cath
crime Walter against John Stone yester-
day in the arbitration room of the court
house.
INCREASED HoURS.-owing to the
active demand and the necessity Of in
creasing the September output the col
lieries of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western company have been ordered 10
work ten hours day
PLUMBING INSPECTORS REPORT.
Plumbing Inspector OMalley's August
report shows that he has made 80 water
tests, smoke tests, re-inspections,
approved 10 sets of rlans and visited
buildings urder construction.
PAY-DANS. - The Delaware. Iacka-
wanna ana Western comrs ny will pay to-
day at the Han pton and Slcan coliGries.
The Delaware and Hudson company paid
yesterday at the Marvine and Leggett's
Creek collieres at Provider ce.
HORSE SToLEN--The police have been
notified of the theft Thursday night of a
horse and buggy from the barn of j.. A.
Ross at Mill City. The horse Is a small
black animal and blind in the left eye.
The buggy is of Binghamton make.
OFFICE HOURS MONDAY.-M Monday
being n legal holiday the general delivery
and stamp windows of the postofficc Will
be open from I to IL a. M The money
order and register windows will be closed
all day. The carriers will make the first
mornig delivery.
POTTER ON DCTY.-The prescribed
oath was yesterday administered 20 Thos.
b. Potter, the new police patromnn.
Last night he patrolled the beat usually
given to novces. court house square.
Potter is J feet inches in height end
"NlShS ioo BpuiluS'
KEARNEY FINED.-William Eearnoy,
the Green Ridge man who got funny af-
ter being ordered released from the Cen
ter street police station Thursday night
and made a significant motion toward his
hip pocket, was fined SO by Mayor Bailey
in police court yesterday.
BOND APPROVED.-The bond of Jas.
Il 70 IF
was approved Yesterday by Judge Arch
bald. 1t was in the sum of S3S.35S.02 and
had as sureties William Lawler, Thomas
+. Reddirgton, John j. Sweeney, John j.
McAndrews and Michael Gallagher.
SOME PROMOTIONS.-T. b. Rooms. of
Mauch Chunk. has been made general
freight agent of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey. vice p. II. WyckoR de-
ceased. +. NJ. Snyder is now acting di-
vision freight agent of the Lehigh and
Susquehanna division, vice T. h. Rooms,
promoted.
THESE WILL WED.-Marriage IL
censes were granted yesterday by Clerk
Of the Courts T. p Daniels TO Michael
Ruane Of Archibald and Annie Pinnie.
of Dickson City; Patrick Dougherty ana
Annie Harrington, of Scranton: Conrad
Miller and Elizabeth Kirtz, of Scranton;
George f. Fries, of Scranton, and Jessie
Glenercss, of Dunmore.
WAS DISCHARGED.--John Cunning
ham, who was locked up by the police
Thursday night on complaint of Edward
Horn, hotel proprietor. was discharged by
Mayor Bailey in yesterdays police court
Mayor Bailey believed Cunningham's
story that Horn assaulted him without
provoCaticn and then had him arrested.
MORTALITY DURING AUGUST.-The
mortality report of the board of health
for the month of August contained the
following: Deaths, 15O; still births, 3;
died outside city and brought here for in
terment, o. contagious disease cases re-
ported, %. In August, 1897, there were
li burials, including those of bodies
brought here from outside the city.
BADLY BRUISED. - Mrs. William
Foote, bother of w. S. Foote, met with a
painful accident at the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western station Thursday.
She had alighted from a train and was
making her way to one of the exits when
she collided violently with an obstruction
standing on the platform. The force
felled her to the floor and she was badly
bruised. She was conveyed to the home
of her son, l22 Page place.
REPAIRING ASPHALT.-Repairs to
the asphalt pavement on Spruce street,
between Wyoming and Penn avenues,
We're begun yesterday. The work is be-
ing done by the Barber Asphalt Paving
company which is still under bond to
keep the pavement in repair. Escaping
steam from the pipes of the Economy
Light, Heat and Power company caused
the asphalt to become disintegrated near
the curbing at intervals in a distance Of
about sixty feet.
DECISION RESERVED. - Arbitrators
l.. p. Wedeman, c. w. Bealc and Rus
sell Dimmick yesterday heard the case
of Catherine Walters against John stern.
These parties live in Petersburg and the
plaintiff alleges that several times in the
summer and fall of 1897 the defendant
called her vile names. This is denied by
the defendant, who claims that the plain-
tin did the talking, number of wit
nesses were sworn, and after argument,
the arbitrators reserved their decision.
The plaintiff was represented by Attor-
ney A. a. Vosburg. and H. NJ. Hannah.
esq.,, appeared for the defendant.
ARE lNVESTIGATING.-School Con-
trollers May, Jayne and Langan yester-
day conferred with a representative of
the Scranton Gas and Water company
relative TO alleged irregular and exhorbit-
ant rates for water consumed in the pub
lie school buildings. Another conference
will be held before the committee can
prepare its report. Controllers Jayne,
Evans and Barker the special committee
appointed TO investigate what, It is
claimed, is an absence of system in check
ing delivery, will meet Tuesday evening.
President Francois has suggested the use
OF bins OF uniform capacity. the coal de-
livered into them to be reeeipted for by
the principals.