The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-20

eight little boys at the Lackawanna nos
pital who are crippled. Night shirts, toys,
gjenes and candles are needed for them.
Who will send them?
HAS NO ASSETS Solomon Middle
man, an ex-saloOn keeper, of Olyphant,
was petitioner before Bankrupt Referee
Van Wormcr. who is anxious to rid him
self of some old debts. He has liabilities
amounting TO 81, ,4S6 and claims To have no
assets. OBrien a. Kelly are his attor-
neys.
PHILIPPINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
General Smith asks the newspapers to
announce that a great mass of letters and
papers intended for soldiers in the Phil
ippines are held at Manila for better di-
rections. Mail should be addressed to tho
regiment and company II intended for a
soldier and to the ship II sailor.
COMMITTEE MEETING. G.-Co,onel F,
]. Fitzsimmons. chairman of the Demo
cratic county committee, has issued II
call for "A meeting of the committee III
the St Charles hotel on Friday evening
at 730 o'clock for the purpose of fixing
a time for holding primaries and conven-
tion.
FRAMING A REPORT. The special
which has i'm hand the communication
from the mayor regarding improvements
in the fire department met yesterday
morning to frame report for presenta-
tion to the board. The report was not
| completed but likely will be today or TO-
! morrow
FIANNERY CHOSEN.-A. +. Flan-
merry was chosen by the Eagle Engine
| company. of Bellevue, at a meeting sun
| day, as its choice for the additional per
ranent man that councils have provided
\ for by ordinance for that company. To
secure this position Mr.. Flannery must
he appointed by Mayor Moir and con-
\ tirmed by select council.
not MALIGNANT The large num-.
Der of diphthcra cases, heretofore rc-
| ported, was augmented by nineteen new
| cases last week, but only one death ron
this disease was reported during the
| week. one new case of scarlet fever
| and four of typhoid fever were also re-
proted but no deaths occurred from these
| causes The total mortality for the wees
! was IL.
| SIX SEPARATE CHARGES. -- Johr
| Wood, "A druggist, of Old Forge, and
| Henry Lutz his clerk We're arrested yes
| terday in West pittston on warrants is
1 sued by Alderman kaSSOn, of this city
on information furnished by Charles T
| George, of Harrisburg, secretary of th'
| State Pharmaceutical association. Th'
| two men are charged with having vio
lated nearly every one of the provisions
of the act of assembly regulating the salt
| of drugs.
| FAREWELL RECEPTION.-Miss Flor
| enCe Sharpe of Prince Edwards Isle. VIII,
| was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. LidStone
of Dickson avenue, and who leaves tOda!
for her home, was rendered a farewell re
Ception by Mrs. j. f. Gilroy's Sunda!
| school class at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
L. X. Potter, of Monsey avenue las
evening. The class presented Miss Sharp
with a handsome Bible in remembrance
Of their associations, Mr. Gilroy making
a short presentation speech The evening
was passed in the usual nann"I. ThOs
present were Mrs. n. j. Genet. Mrs. b. 5
Lewis, jr., Miss Austin, Miss PittoCk Mis-
Coons, Miss Welsh. Perl H. stone
Emma Brundage, Edith Ripley. Su
Swingle, Martha and Maud Potter Edit
SwinEle, of the class, and Miss Toms, o
Honesdale; Mr.. d. l.. Fickus, Mr.. White
n. J. Ganett, Ben Lewis, jr., Judd Stew
ems, Mahlon Simpson.