The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-11

BOWLING MATCH.-The bowling club
OF the Pittston Elks will play a return
game with the Scranton ElkS tonight at
Xicgler's.
COUNTRY CLUB LINE.--Work was
pcgun yesterday by the Scranton Rail
way company on the Country club oX-
tension.
EIiCHRE PARTY.-The members of
ST. Johns Total Abstinence and Benevo-
tent socie.- OF Pine Brook conducted u
.mchre party at their rooms last night.
CULTURE CLASS.-A meeting of the
.crantOn Musical culture class Will he
held tonight at the rooms at Finn " Fhi!-
lips Tnusic store. Every member is re-
uIested to attend.
WILL. HOLD 4 TEA.--WMte Lily tenn
Pile No. 76, Ladies of the Golden Eagle,
will hold Il tea at the home of Mrs, Hend-
lin. 307 Hallstcad court, Wednesday from
8 to 9p. m. A silver Offering ut the door.
THE PIANO FACTORY.--Si car loads
o. the machinery for the new piano fac
tory have arri yed and is being rapidly put
IN place. Work will probably be COM
menced before thiS week is over.
was taken yesterday on a rule to quash
the petition in the contest election case
against W. Fl. Thomas by John y. Walsh
for the office Of constable oi the Eighth
ward
WEEKLY MEETING. -- The regular
weekly meeting of the catholic His
torical Society and Newman Magazine
club will be held this evening at s
o'clock in Guarnscy's hall. The paper Of
the evening will be Cp "HiStury of the
Mass" being the second one on this
subject.
RICHCLIST ARRESTED. Henry
MeinZer. of New street, a brother Os "N-
pa.rolman Mcinzer, Was arrastod last
night on Washington avenue by PATROL
man Potter for riding Il bicycle without
a lamp. He left his wheel as security
for his appearance at police court this
morning.
ARM WAS CRUSHED.-W. T. kehrcn
of 171O Prospect avenue, an engineer at
the South Steel mills, had his left fore
arm crushed by getting it caught III a
chain belt early last night. lie was re-
moved to the Moses Taylor hospital. The
injuries are not serious.
BOLT AND NIT WORKS.-There will
be a meeting of the directors of the bolt
and nut works Thursday morning at 10
o'clock in the board of trade rooms.
President W ID. Zehndcr will be in at
tendance aud the work of selecting a site
and considering building plans and the
like will be taken up.
PAY-DAYS. 49, The Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western company did not
pay yesterday. but will pay the uainmcn
today and tomorrow. The Delaware and
Hudson company paid at Baltimore
slope, tunnel anG shaft, No. and
Conyngham shaft, all at Wilkes Barre,
and White Oak collicry at Archibald, yes
terday.
PATIENTS DISCHARGED. -- Michael
Ford, of 5l3 Third street, and james
Sweeney, of 25l3 Jackson street, medical
patients; James Walsh, Of 6@T Nloosi2
street, sprained hack, StCcls mills, and
John Cusick, of $40 Jackson street, foot
injured at Brisbin mines, were discharges 4
from the Noses Taylor hospital yester-
day.
HOSPITAL CHANGES HOME. To-day
the Hahnemann hospital viii take pos
session Of its new home, at the corner
of Monroe avenue and Linden street, the
former residence of w. w. SCranton.
The work of moving the furniture was
begun yesterday. The hospitals thirteen
patients will be moved today the weather
permitting.
EYESIGHT FAILING. Joseph Muir
ray, of Carbonate, who has Vet thirty
more days of an unexpired term to serve
At the county Jail on an indictment for
highway robbery was removed TO the
Lackawanna hospital yesterday by or
der of the court. Murray's eyesight
seems TO be failing and treatment was
absolutely necessary.
THREE ABOVE THE AVERAGE
The number of deaths last week was
thirty-five, which is three above the av-
brage mortality rate. Only one death
vas due TO a tTansmlssable disease
membraneous Group. Sixteen cases Of
transmissable diseases were reported as
ro1lOws Diphtheria, q scarlet fever. 8;
measles, 4; typhoid fever /; nembran-
Cous Group, !,
PAVING CONTRACT CERTIFIED 49,
The contract for paving Fast Market
street was executed Yesterday by Mayor
Moir with Mears & Flynn ana duly Ger
titled TO by Controller Howell. The pave