The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-23
CITY NOTES
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SIXTY DAYS.-Sixty days for vagran-
cy was the sentence imposed by Mayor
bailey on james quinn, of this city, In
Saturdays police court.
WAR WITH SPAlN--An illustrated
lecture on the recent war will be deliv-
cred by Rev. George w. Welsh, pastor
of Calvary Reformed church, on Thurs
day evening February 9.
BANQUET WEDNESDAY NIGHT
il. J. Schubert. superintendent of the
Prudential Insurance company, VIII ban
puet the agents employed hereabouts at
the Hotel Terrace Wednesday evening
MEET IN ELM PARK CHURCH.
The Methodist Ministers association will
meet In Elm Park church on Monday at
1890 a. m. The Rev. G.. a. Place, Pm. d..
of Carbondalc, will read an essay on
"Physical Energy and Habits of Study
FOR COMMON COUNCIL.-William f.
IIaucr, of 1850 Irving avenue, is being
urged by his friends to become a candi-
date for the Democratic nomination for
common council from the Tenth ward TO
succeed the late Edward Wenzel.
TWO FINGERS AMPUTATED. Mar
tin Mosatka. an employe of the Johnson
mine. Priccburg had one of his hands IN
jured Saturday and was brought to the
Moses Taylor hospital in this city, where
two of his fingers were amputated.
WOMEN IN A FIGHT.-Annic Boyle
and another woman of the tenderloin dis
trict engaged in a fight Saturday MORN
ing and the latter combatant mad the
urn "A o. threats
She was held in $500 bail by Alderman
Millar.
WEEK S EXCHANGES. -- The OK
changes at the Scranton Clearing house
last week were as follows: Monday,
$tS5.JGS5l; Tuesday, sl96,9l59S: Wednes-
day S2l9 S7395; Thursday, $liS2li.jl: Fri
day jl513Q}.55; Saturday. $12l55O.o1; total,
$l.Ui2 l2G.t2.
MISS BRYANr"S Fl-NERAL.-Thc fu-
neral of Miss Ida Bryant, the victim of
the Carbon street crossing accident. Will
be held tomorrow afternoon at the home
of the family on Theodore street. Revs.
Giflin, Lyman and Watkins will conduct
the services.
PROOF WAS LACKlNG.-Stanisla
Cl;nski was complainant on Saturday
before Alderman Howe against John p.
w lllldTlS, Ol lIuGtlI'' Ntl''N' VIM "'''
charged with assaulting the prosecutor
The latter could not prove his case and
Williams was discharged.
THIS EVENINGS READING. - The
reading by F. IIopliirson Smith at the
Bicycle club this evening promises to be
very barely attended. There IL no doub;
but that It lin be most ENJOYABLE en-
ttrtainmuut Tickets may ht had at san
derson's and Jenkins drug stores and al
the door this evening.
CIHDREN'S GYAINASTIC CLASS
\ large number Of young girls We're IN
SATURDAY. enrolled as members of iht
caildren's Saturday morning gymnastc
class Of the Young Womens Christian
association. Their ages rang" from to
10 years The first lesson will he glver
next Saturday morning by Miss Michel
the physical Instructor.
CAB DRIVERS BALL--Th aunua
halI nr the cab drives will be held to
night iu Central ark garden. 1t is al
event which is each year eagerly antici
pated by q certain element and mas usu
ally been h"ld at Music hall. Music han
however. was this year engaged by ta'
bartendcrs for their ball and the cahD"'
were forced To procure tcrpsicnorean
space on the South Side.
COMMON PLEAS COTRT.-The frs
week Of the January session of COmmo:
pleas court roGnS today. Among ;h
cases listed for trial are the following
Nesbitt and others against William VI
Springer Dolphin aCairSt steele. koCi
against Soer,tl. There are also fou
eases against the city ana two Traction
company cases
TEACHERS MEETING.--At Saturda!
mornings meeting of the Teachers Mn
tual Aid society in the board of con
trol rooms there was "A good attendance
Misses Ann Orr. Mary Gregory and Mar.
Porter and Mrs. Martha NJ. Jones wer
admitted to membership. The treasure
presented a very favorable report. IN
dues have been reduced from lia TO
per cent 6f the salary ANA the initiation
fee from 50 TO 81.
SUIT ON INSURANCE POLICY.-Th
case of John J. and James Fahey agains
the Empire Life Insurance company. g
New York, has been referred for arbitra
ton to Attorneys G. Ballentine, John Il
Ronner and James T.. Watkins. A heal
ng was had in the case. in the arbitra
ton room Saturday. OBrien & Kell
appearing for the plaintiffs and NJ. "
Lowry for the company. The suit
brought to recover on $4,000 life insui
ance policy which the plaintiffs had &
their father Thomas Fahcy, who die
last June.