The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-01
NORTH SCRANTON.


Arch johnson, formerly of a. l..
Kizcr's cash store, Scranton, has ac-
Cepted the management of the grocery
department of Chappelrs store, on
North Main avenue.
G. j. Church, of Main street, is talk
ing of going south for mis- health.
As n great many politicians of this
section imagine that Alderman Rob
erts' term expires in May, 1899. we are
asked to state that his term does
not expire until May, 1900.
The members of the West Ridge
Coal company and the Electric city
Land Improvement company Will have
a hearing this morning at 10 O'Clock
at the court house before Judge Gun
ster regarding the removal of the
shaft houses on North Main street,
operated by the West Ridge Coal COM
pany. These buildings, the supreme
court decided, must come down. The
hearing this morning is in regard to
time it will be taken to move them.
A surprise party was tenederd Will
liam Dale, of West Market street, last
evening. Among those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. West, Mr.. and Mrs.
Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Max Dorsch, of
Pittston: Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Lambie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill and family and
John Dale
Select Councilman Finley Ross
daughter. Tessie, viii be united in mar
riage tC DR.. Harry c. Dawson at the
brides home this morning at o'clock
by Rev. Guild, of the Presbyterian
church. After q wedding breakfast
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson will leave for "A
journey in the south.
Work will be commenced today in
the Leggetts Creek mine putting in
large pump to drain the Clark vein
in the Dickson and Leggetts Creek
mine. The pump is one of the largest
in this section and will pump $500
gallons per minute.
\ surprise party was rendered Miss
Lizzie Williams. Of William street,
! Tuesday evening. \ pleasant even
| ing was spent in social games and re-
| freshments Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Mack, Mr.. and Mrs. Tuthill,
| Mr. ana Mrs. Kintner, Mr. and Mrs
j. NJ. Farlinger. Frank Farlinger and
| Henry Dawers.
The North End dancing class, Prof.
| Taylor leader held their monthly meet
! ing last evening.
The choir of the Baptist church is
| requested t. meet al the home of
| T.. w. Miller, on North Main street,
! this evening to practice Christmas mu-
| sic.
| John Simms has placed his name be-
fore the people for constable of the
| Second ward.
| The Country Social club. of the
| North End, will conduct their first
annual country dance at ST. Mary's
| hall, Wednesday evening, Dec. IA.
The North End station house is a
vertable malaria hole. The floors are
wet, and on one side of the stove a
stream of water winds its way down
to the lower corridor of the station
! The councils should see that this place
N nut in Il sanitary condition.
Anthony Neakes was arrested bv
Patrolman Palmer on a charge of
threatening to stab Andrew Koresky AT
! LaWtun's saloon, corner of Oak street
ana Brick avenue. At the station house
a large open pOcketknife was taken
| from him.
| Patrick Grier. of Carbondale, applied
at the station house for lodging last
| night Lieutenant Spellman gave him
cell, and after requesting To be let
out at 4.3O in the morning, lay down t.
sleep. Lieutenant Spellman was called
| out for about ten minutes, and while
he was out Grier said 10 The Tribune
man that he had poisoned himself. DR.
| Sureth was called and diagnosed III,
case as pure bluff Remedies We're USED
and after "a short time he came around
enough to go into another cell. Griel
made such a good game of bluff, how
ever. that DR.. Herman Bessey was
called and his diagnosis conceded will
DR.. Sureths. At II o'clock Grier rouseC
up enough to ask permission to sit by
the stove. which privilege was givel
him. He said he had taken poison, bu
would not tell who he got it from, bu
said he got it in DunmOrc.