The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-27

more: st. Georges at Olyphant, and st.
David's, West Scranton, will run an eX-
cursion TO Lake Ariel tomorrow.
READY FOR MUSTER.-Company r,
of the Thirteenth regiment, held another
meeting last night at the armory and en-
IOl.Gd Il number of new members. An
Otrer meeting will be held Friday night,
when it is expected the company will be
mustered into the National guard.
SUPPOSED TO BE lNSANE.--Mrs.
Mary Morrow. of the South Side, was ar
rested yesterday by Detective VIII +.
Clifford en- warrants charging her with
having threatened to kill John Scholl, and
burn Patrick McDoLald's house. She was
lodged in the Central police station and
will be examined today as to her sanity.
THOMAS CANANAN'S FUNERAL
The funeral of Thomas B. Canavan took
place Sunday afternoon from his home
IA Miffin avenue Services were held
at the house. The Pall-bearers were: p
McCann, p J. Ncais Charles CanaVaE,
T.. J. Lotus, q. W. Dunn and Dominic
Gibbons.
COMPLETELY BURIED--Charles Nich-
nowski, employed at the johnson mines
on North Washington avenue, was COM
pletely buried by falling coal while at
work Yesterday. lie was taken to the
LaCkawanna hospital, where it was found
that his whole body was "a mass of
bruises. His condition, however, is not
considered serious.
INJURED AT ARCHBALD.-Andre
Chuchi. of Archibald was injured in a
mine at that place yesterday morning.
lie was struck by a large piece of rock
which piniored him to the ground. He
sustained a severe fracture of the right
thigh and also had several ribs broken.
At the LaCkawanI IA hospital, where he
was removed to, his condition is consid-
cred very serious.
SEWER G OMMENCED. - Work was
yesterday begun on the Philo street.
North Main avenue and Providence road
sewer by DonahCe & O'Boylc. The pur-
tion of the sewer on Main avenue be-
tween Court and Putnam streets will be
completed first so as to make way for
the paving operations. There is sewer
at present from Putnam street to a point
a block above the corners,
ANNUAL MEETJNG.-At the annual
meeting of the Economy Light, Heat
ana Power company yesterday the fol-
lowing officers We're elected: President
l.. A, Watres; vice president, Robert
Reeves; treasurer, John r. Porter; Eec-
retary and manager, w. j. NOrthup; di-
rectors. Il. n. Willard. W. +. Hallstead
i. A. Watres, Robert Reeves, c. ID. Jones
John Il. Porter, A. b. Stevens, l.. j.
Horan, w. j. Northup.
WITNESSES EXAMlNED.-The FOL.
lowing WitT Gsses were examined in the
election contest yesterday: Ransom town.
ship, William Gilbert, Thomas Edwards
Charles Myers, Michael Krause, Stcpher
Smith, Geotge Toyboc, Andrew Moore
Theodore Belkc, William Bowen, An
Grew WeztCl, Thomas lIowels Emery
j.. Wandel, NJ. n. La Rue, Gallen Ilaupt
G, +. SnovCr. South Arlington, NJ. w
Adams, Hiram Griffin. Scranton, Johr
Auer
DIPHTHERIA INCREASING. - Diph
liberia Is on the increase almost to tn,
epidemic stage. Eighteen new cases wer,
reported last week. They are scattCroC
all over the city no one place being par
tiCluaTly afflicted. Scarlet fever Is alsC
Gute prevalent seven new cases bcinl
reported. In neither case, however, Il
the disease of a malignant type, only on,
death from each of these diseases having
been reported There were thirty-si'
deaths from all causes, which is fou
above the average.
LECTURE BY MIR. VIRGIL--Mr. Nir
gil, the famous exponent of the Virgi
Clavier system, gave lecture ycsterda!
morning I'm Miss Hardcnbergh's studio il
the Carter building before large and in
tellectual audiencf. He explained in al
interesting way the great advantage o
this method in training the muscles, AM
and mental powers and giving a faciit,
OF touch to be learned I'm no other wa
with such ease and confidence. 1t Is pro
posed to have a summer school her
when the Clavier system viii be the basi
OF study.
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