The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-23


of nurse by the board of associated char
itics.
MILITARY INSPECTION TONIGHT
Major Millar will inspect Companies A.
= and &, of the reorganizcd Thirteenth
regiment tonight at the armory. Com
pany q at Montrose will he inspected
Monday night.
WILL CONFER SECOND DEGREE.--
\ party numbering - OF Celestial lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, will
so to East Benton tomorrow night To con
fer the second degree of the order on the
members of Willow Leaf lodge
COMPANY NEETI NC. A meeting Of
Company B. of the new Thirteenth regi-
ment, was held at the armory Wedncs-
day night \ number of young men
passed the physical examination n"ces-
sary to enter the guard. The company
will meet again tonight.
GOOD GOVERNMENT CLrB.-Tho
Scranton Good Government club mot in
Carpenters hall last evening. Printed
copies Of the constitution were distributed
and after dis scUSsng various propositions
it Was decided to held regular public
meetings to begin Stcptcmber !.
CHOIR OF 3oo.-At the church hall of
tEc Holy Cross church last night Il rr-
hearsal was held of choir numbering
800 singers, which will sing at Laurel Hin
park July t. on the occasion of the picnic
Of Holy Cross congregation. Professor
Haydn Evans is directing the choir.
BILLY is NO MORE.--"Bnly," the
handsome deer at the zoo at Nay Aug
park died at his home carly Wednesday
morning from injuries he sustained last
week. The animal while frightened ran
headlong against Il wire netting. It's
nose was broken and lower jaw badly
cut. DIR. G.. T.. i'll brought "Bily' from
Florida and presented him 10 the park.
SANDERSON AVENUE PANE.-The
contract for paving Sanderson avenue,
between Green Ridge and Market streets
was executed yesterday with Mcars &
Flynn by Mayor Moir, after the bond had
been approved hy city Solicitor NOsbIrE.
The pave is to be of Vitrihcd brick on q
concrete base and is to cost N.13 per
square yard The work is TO be entered
upon at once.
FROM SOUTH ABTNGTON.-The fol
lowing witnesses from South Abingdon
were examined in the Langstaff election
contest yesterday: James Ribble, G. {.
Cook, NJ. II. Coon, r. T.. Wheeler, A. +,
Bingham, Abraham Wilson, Roy Decker,
j. Il. Austin, Edward Lutsey, Andrew
Singer Joseph l.. Ribble, G. ii, Koerner,
j. H. Cook, Asa II. Decker and a. n.
Davis.
WILL NOT INTERFERE-Street Com
missioner O'Boyle has decided not TO in
terfere with the fence erected by the
Delaware and Hudson company along its
banks at the end of Poplar street. There
is no street opened on the westerly side
of the track, the commissioner discoV-
ers, and the company consequently has
been guilty of no infraction of the laws
or ordinances.
MACHINES MUST GO.-,Toseph Stock
of Forest City, will be arraigned before
Squire Cummings, OF Oyphant, today, for
a hearing on the charge OF maintaining
a nickle-in-the-slot gambling machine
Constable Bell, of Winton, who ARRESTED
Stock, states there is an organized move
ment up the valley to do away with Tho
machines. Stock it is alleged, has beer
placing the machines in various saloons
MADE ADJUDICATION.-Al 7
Miller, a former merchant of Tunkhan
mock, was yesterday adjudgcd a bank
rupt by Referee G. a. Van Wormer
This is the first time the referee eNer
csed this prerogative of his office, Th'
absence of Judge Burlington from th'
district caused the case to be filed di
rect with the referee, the law permitting
this in such circumstances, Mr., Mile
is voluntary bankrupt, His liabilitie
are 5000. He has no assets.
CLOSING REClTALS.--The closing re
citals of the Scranton College of Mus
win take place next Monday and Thurs
DAY evenings at the Penn Avenue Baptis
church. On Monday evening will be tn
Junior recital; twelve pupils taking part
assisted by a ladies' Quartette consisting
of the following ladies: Mrs. Brundago
Mrs. Arthur Long, Mrs. l.. NJ. Evans
Miss Sadie Edwards Thursday evenin
the seniors will give their recital 1'if
teen pupils will take part. The rocal
lists will he Miss Alberta O'NeiI o
Wilkes-Barre, soprano; w. 4. Roberts
basso.