The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-05
CITY NOTES


BOARD OF IEALTH-A regular meet
ing of the board of health Will be held
Wednesday evening.
employees PAID.--The Delaware and
Hudson company paiG Saturday at the
Won Storch and Dickson mints and re
pair shops at Providence.
OCCUPY THE PARSONAGE. - The
Penn Avenue Baptist parsonage at 3i2
Mifflin avenue, is row occupied by the
pastor, Rev. II. f. Y. Pierce. and family.
MIR. ATHERTON RECOVERS.-Pav-
master Atherton, of the Delaware and
Hudson company, has recovered from
recent severe illness and will resume his
old duties this morning.
SENT TO JAIL.-When refused food at
the Scranton House kitchen Friday
night, John Carroll created a disturbance
He was arrested and in police court was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail.
POSTOFFICE HOURS.-The general
delivery and stamp windows at the post
office will be closed this afternoon on ac-
count of the Labor Day holiday. The
money order and registered letter depart
ments will be closed all day.
SUBSTANTIAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Phelps street and Green's lane are to be
macadamized. The necessary arrange
ments We're made on Saturday by Select
Councilman Roche with the city engi-
neer and the street commissioner.
WILL SELL STAMPS.-As this Is a
legal holiday 10 genera, business will be
transacted at the internal revenue Office
today. For the accommodation Of those
who are short on revenue stamps the Of
flee will he open from TO 1870 a. III.
WEEKS ENCHANGES.-Last weeks
Scranton bank exchanges have been re-
ported as follows by the Clearing House
association: August ~, Sl35, ,399G1; Au-
gust go S132, 2,9lI.S5; August 81. $I05, 400. y;
September /. $l7O,ill.37; September .. Sl57.-
3SI79; September s. 800. G9773. Total, $780,
19907
MONKEY AT THE ZOO.-A monkey is
the latest addition to the Nay Aug park
ZOO. lie was presented to the park COM
missioners by the Jumpiere company, Of
Spruce street. His monkcyshp holds
forth in a cage next to the bear cubs. lie
would thrive better, Superirtendent Phil.
lips thinks, if he had a partner.
MORE CLAIMS.-TIon. John r. Ouin-
an sitting as marshal, hcld another hear
ing in the matter of the Indebtedness of
Lackawanna township, Saturday morn
Ing Claims were presented by e.. r. Will
liams, T, j. Luce and others. all of which
were objected to by Attorney NJ. j. Dona
hoe, on the part of the township.
AUTHOR is HERE.-Miss Clara
Thropp and her operate comedy com
pany arrived i'm town yesterday and will
appear this evening at the Lyceum the
ater in Leopold JOrdan's operate comedy.
where's Matilda?" The author. Mr.. Jor-
dan also arrived with Miss Thropp to di-
rect the performance of his work,
STONE CRUSIlER DID IT.-Edward
Michael. through his attorneys, Nosburg
& Dawson, instituted suit Saturday to
recover $1,000 damages from the city lie
alleges that his arm was broken Aug. 10
in runaway resulting from his horse be-
coming frightened at the cty's stone
crusher which had been left standing on
North Main avenue.
NEW POIICEMAN'S CLUB.-,A now
type of policeman's club, described as u
"humane baton" has been adopted by
the Scranton police department. It is of
wood and has a rutb covering 1t Is
claimed that an unusually heavy blow
with the club will rot fracture a skull.
The use of rhe club will not permit side
walk signalling hence whistles will have
TO be used for that purpose.
NOT THE SAME.--It was not John T.
Cunningham, the carriage builder of 737
Adams avenue, who was arrested Thurs
day night at Ed Horns hotel. 1t was "a
plain John Cunningham" as stated in
The Tribune of of Saturday, but John p.
fears that he may be wrongfuly sus-
pected and we therefore stop the press TO
make known the fact that the man who
became mixed M in bother" in Ed
Horns Gents Cafe had no 'P" In his
name and does not reside at 731 Adams
avenue,
TWO HORSES STOLEN.-A horse has
been stolen from the barn of John II.
| Neeley of Taylor, Evidently the thief
did not fear detection as he took also
buggy and a harness. The horse is tall,
slim and weighs about 9GO pounds The
buggy had "piano" box and elliptical
springs. Tho bride had the letter IN" on
each binder and was nickel trimmed. A
| horse has also been stolen from John
Sweeney, of 1912 Stone avenue a milk
dealer The horse was a dark bay with
white star on its forehead.