The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-01

nlgnt wlen tne last tnree games III inc
series will be played with the Wilkes
Barre Wheelmen's club 1t is expected
that the contest for supremacy will be
an exciting one.
NO CAUSE OF ACCOMMODATIONS
Millar, of the Eighth ward, rendered a
decision in favor of the defendant yes.
terday In the case OF Thomas A. Rouse
against Mrs. Annie Rafter Attorney
Conroy appeared for the defense. The
alderman decided there was no cousc foI
action.
MEETING TONIGHT. There will be
a meeting of Company II, Thirteenth
regiment, in the Hillside Coal and Iron
company's office. room No. 507, board OF
trade building, this evening at s o'clock
A fun attendance is desired. It was orig
inally announced that this meeting would
be held Friday night.
LAWN SOCIAL.--The Ladies' Auxiliary
society of the Howard Place African
Methodist Episcopal church will hold a
lawn social this evening in the church
yard to pise money to send the pastor,
Rev. III. A. Grant, 20 the district confer
encc which convcnes at Phillipsburg,
Center county, Pa, on June g. All are
invited.
PREMATURE EXPLOSION.-W William
Wells, miner in Johnsons mine, Price
burg, while working 800 feet below the
surface yesterday was niured by pre-
mature explosion. He was struck In the
back and had several ribs broken besides
sustaining decorations and bruises in the
back and arms He was removed to the
Lackawanna hospital.
SHE CAN'T SLEEP NIGHTS-On TOP
of all his other troubles Mayor Moir yes.
terday was the recipient of a letter from
woman residing on Myrtle street com
planning that she cannot sleep nights
because of the noise made by the Boics
Car Wheel works and asking ellis
Honor to abate the nuisance. The
mayor will see to II in the morning.
ASSAULTED AN OFFICER. Jacob
Elman. deputy constable of the Seventh
ward, was assaulted yesterday morning
by a prisone- he was esCortlng to the
county Jail. He had been convicted of
some charge before one of the aldcrmn.
While passing through Lackawanna ave-
nue. the man struck the constable a heavy
blow in the face and darted down the
street. Patroiman Thomas, who was
near the scene. captured the man and
he was taken to the Center street police
station.
CAKE WALK AT AIR.-The cake
walk resulted in attracting large
crowd 10 the firemen's fair last night, and
1t proved very entertaining affair. The
prize. an immense cake valued at SIS, went
to Annie Barnes and Eddie Hasbrook
The success of the event decided thc COM
mittee to repeat it on Saturday night
Fifteen couples will participate. Tonight
is Country night" The fire companies
from the adjacent towns will attend in
uniform and it is confidently expected
that it will be one of the biggest nights
in the history of the fair.
NELSON NOT AMONG THEM.-T. B
Jackson, William Evans Edwin c.
Hughes, NJ. NJ. Sloan, George Il. Kesler
and John W. Zimmerman were the can.
didates for the office Of building inspec.
tor who presented themselves for the ex.
animation conducted In the common
council chamber last night by Architects
II. ii. Davis and Z. I. Yacey. and Cen
tractors John Benorc, w. J. Capwcll and
George w. Brown. The board will re-
port 10 the mayor the names of those
OF the applicants who in their Judgment
are competent and the mayor will select
from the number one to he sent to council
as his choice for the office.