The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-30
CITY NOTES

OPENS OCT. 15.-Sportsmen will re-
member that the game season does not
open until oct. Is.
IN POLICE COURT--John Kelley, 10
years old, a blacksmith, was fined 50 in
police court yesterday for drunkenness
and striking pedestrian on Lackawanna
avenue.
TO RECOVER A BALANCE.-Action
was begun yesterday by Ziba Van Loon
against the school district of Old Forge,
TO recover S3,O41.2S which it is alleged is
still owing on the high school contract.
MRS. COYLE DECLINING.-Mrs. Den
mis- Coyle, the Yatesville woman who cut
her throat with suicidal intent Sunday
night, while visiting on the South Side,
is reported to be growing worse at the
Lackawanna hospital. The chances are
now that she will not recover.
HORSE STOLEN.-The police depart
ment has been notified of the theft of a
horse from the barn of Mrs. Catherine
Crane, at 1888 Capouse avenue, last Sat
urday night. The horse was "a bay,
weighed about thousand pounds, and
has "2la" branded on its shoulder.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Clerk of the
Court Daniels yesterday granted mar
riage licenses to John ]. Victory and
Mary Duffy, of 1887 Meylert avenue; Lud-
wig Szerszen and Julia Guzik, of Pack
vile; George A LorentZ of AIS Franklin
avenue, and Helene Schmidt, of 4ii Wyo-
ming avenue.
CAPITAL VS.. LABOR.-The colored
Baptist Youn Peoples union conducted an
interesting debate last night at thelr
plapa 2OS Cantor The
subject was "Resolved. That labor is OF a
more benefit to a community than capi-
tai" The affirmative was sustained by
William Smith and Joseph Beasley and
the negative by John Bell and Robert
Cox.
SEIDL CHORUS.-The Seidl orchetra
chorus will hold its subsequent rehearsals
beginning with Monday evening next IN
the Guernsey reception rooms. Among
the choruses which will be rehearsed are
"The Sanctus' and "The Heavens Are
Telling" the "Infiammatus," from the
Stabat Mater and several other we'll
known compositions. Professor Whiting
is very enthusiastic over the promising
outlook
COLONEL wATRES' DINNER.-About
forty guests will be present at the din
ner to be given this evening by Colonel
l.. A. Watres to the line, field and stan
officers of the new Eleventh regiment.
The dinner will be served in the board of
trade assembly hall, where tables have
already been erected in the form OF a
keystone. The catering will be by Stew
ard O'Neill, of the Scranton club.
ART IN ADVERTISING-Few of the
papers which reach our desk show bet
ter arrangement for "A full page adver-
tisement than The Scranton Tribune. The
a..
very clever and the illustration of the
harvest as applied TO their special sale IS
most apt. 1t is very gratifying to notice
the great progress made by the retail
merchant in the matter of his local ad-
Nertising and the one referred to is a
particularly good specmen.-From Sep
tcmber issue of Art in Advertising.
CLARKE ON MEMORY.-An interest
ing lecture on this subject attracted a
large audience at the knights OF Malta
hall IL the Guernsey building last eve-
ming, when Welham Clarke introduced
for the first time in scranton his popular
subject, Memory. and How to Improve
It The lecture was interspersed with
interesting illustrations of the attcenCS
OF the method. which proved beyond
doubt that he was not oniy master OF
the subject, but capable ot tmpartina
the system to others in an Incredibly
short space of time. Surprising illustra
tions were given by George Woodwork
ot Clark's Summit who had been unde,
Mr.. Clark's tuition but a few hours. A
the conclusion of the lecture a class was
formed which included many prominen
ladies and gentlemen of Scranton. IN,
first class meets at the Guernsey buildinl
this evening at p. NJ. where Mr.
Clarkes headquarters are located.
= BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.- .--Mr. ant
Mrs. ID. &. Smith celebrated the tifteti
anniversary of Mr.. Smiths birth OF
Wednesday evening at their home OF
Ash street. JIe received a number .
beautiful and useful presents Thos
present were: MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Reedy
of Wilkes Barre. and MIR, a. Kline, o
BloOmsburg: Mr.. ard Mrs. John Bruner
Mr. ana Mrs. Ell Bender, Mr. and Mrs
A. Mackus. Mr., ana Mrs. Peterman. Mr
and Mrs. Brobst, Mr. and Mrs. Edwar,
yoiGht Mr.. and Mrs Brit Voight, MI
and Mrs. Josiah Voight. MIR. and Mrs
a. Trego, MIR. aud Mrs. Davis Mr.. un
Mrs. Biddleman. Mrs Moore. Rev Nj
and Mrs. Moore, Mrs SchoonOver an
Mr. and Mrs. Il. u. Smith. Misses vic
:oria Watkins, Minnie Farber. I.izzi
Owens Sadie Render. BESSIE Smith Sara
Morgan and Emma Naekus, the Messrs
Arnold Roth, Philip Wrser Morris Krup
Fred Voight, Clinton Sntth and Williar
Cornstock.