The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-16
CITY NOTES


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FRACTURED ARM.-Thomas Bolls, of
Gordon street, sustained a. fractured arm
Friday night in a coasting accident. lie
was treated at the Lackawanna hospital.
BANK OFFICERS.-At a meeting OF
the board of directors of the Traders
National bank, Saturday, John I. Porter,
president; W. w. Watson, vice prcSi-
dent. and +. L. Phillips, cashier were re-
elected.
no BE TAKEN TO SOUTH CANAAN.
Tho remains of Miss Clara Hctzel cf
Mill street, will he taken To South Ca
naan this morning on the 7O} Erie and
Wyoming Valley railIoad train for N
terment. Services were held Yesterday
afternoon, Rev. or Giffin officiating.
SUIT FOR SLANDER.--A suit Tor
elaudor has been instituted against
Charles Black by Simon lllnerfeld. one
Thousand dollars is the amount of dam
ages specified. The word chief is speci-
lied by the prosecIu or as being among the
uuCompmentiTy remarks used by Black.
1oNp APPROVED.--The bond of NJ.
W. Lotus appointed by the governor u
the office Of Justice Of the peace al Moo
sic TO succeed j. f. Sutcllne. deceased,
was approved by court on Saturday. The
amount 1f the bond * $4,000. Martin Nc
Donough, ct Mnooka, is Mr.. LOTUS
surety
WEEKS EXCHANGES. -- The CN-
changes at the Scranton Clearing house
last week were as follows Monday l'l-
OiG.31, Tuesday. Sl9IIjD.3l; Wednesday,
Sl7l.SS45i: Thursday, $lNl5SjIS; Friday,
:
$l,Ul2. U31&S. For the corresponding week
of January, 1S9S, the exchanges were
SJC3, ,O5j,ll.
\ DOZEN DRUNKS.-Twelve drunKs
were before Alderman kasson in police
court yesterday morning. In the aggre-
waited cases fines were imposed and with
two exceptions the culprits settled up and
secured their release. The TWO cXcep-
tions, Joseph Burns, of Mt. Carmel. and
James DrscOll of this city, went to the
county jail for thirty days.
EDMUND DIVERS FUNERAL.-The
funeral of Edmund Oliver will take place
at the residence of Mrs. ]. G.. Williams,
1928 Meylert avenue, at d. m. After a
short service the remains Will be taken
to Beach Lake on the Delaware and
Hudson train, which leaves Green Ridge
at S.j7 Il. m. Services will also be con-
pal church.
DRUM CORPS SOCIAL.-An entertain
mCnt and social will be conducted in
Music han on Thursday night of next
week by the drum corps of Camp S
Sons of Veterans Major Hendershot
will be one Of the entertainers. He en-
tered the army as drummer boy wher
but II years old and one year later was
taken prisoner at the battle of Fredcr
iCksburg.
IN THE DCNGEON.-A middle-ageo
man, who refused to reveal his identity
beat an inmate of a Center street resort
and attempted to leave the place witt
her wearing apparel last night. IIe wa!
very drunk and was arrested. In tn,
Center street police station he was $,
noisy and disorderly that Sergeant Rees,
confined him in the dungeon in the cellar
The prisoner was wen dressed and abou
80 years old.
IMPEACHMENT ITEARiNG.-A hear
ing i'm the Kelly Impeachment case wal
held Saturday morning. The defense ell
deavored to set the accused alderman
Alright in the alleged fictitious case II
which Nicholas Weidaw was named q
defendant, and to do this p. +. Ryan
constable and private secretary TO tn
alderman, was put on the stand to tes
tify to having seen the prosecutor swea
out the information, and he did.
APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT-At
torneys S. b. Price and Nosburg & Daw
son, representing the plaintiff in tn
case of w. G. Miller against John Cur
and George W. Cramer, on Saturday, en-
tered an appeal to the supreme court
This is the case which was tried befor
Judge Edwards without a jury, and in
wolves the title to fourteen acres of Goa
land. The case turns upon the construC
tion of the description in a deed. Wat
son, Diehl x kemmerer represent tn
defendants.
Sight Singing.
GLASS lessons in this i'm, ,nnrtapt Etud