The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-20

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$500 bail before Alderman Howe to ap-
pear before Alderman Mlllar at the
hearing this morning. A. j. Casey was
his bondsman.
WEEKS CLEARINGS. The folio wing
were the cearngs for the week ending
Nov. IS: Monday, $2I4,090. 0.55; Tuesday,
$246, 23S.I1; Wednesday, $2l4,jSSA; Thurs
day, $l66, ,2S9.Sl; Friday, 2Ol, 9i.J6; Sat
urday, $222, ,9274S. Total, S1,295, 32S.95.
CALL ACCEPTED.-Rev c, S. Long,
Of Lock Haven, has accepted the pastor
ate of Calvary Reformed church of this
city, lately held by Rev. G.. w. Welsh.
He is the editor of the Christian Worker
and is chaplain of the Twelfth regiment,
National Guards of Pennsylvania.
NEW MAN ON DUTY.-The new pa
trolman, Thomas NJ. Connery, started on
duty Saturday night on beat on San
derson hill. 1t is wise move to place
another man in this district, as the two
officers in charge had more than their
hands full.
ANNUAL MEETING.-The annual
meeting of the New England society of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, will be held
tomorrow evening in the board of trade
rooms officers will be elected, reports
of committees heard and arrangements
for the annual dinner of the society
made.
FISTIC EVENT TONIGHT. There's
going TO be a prize fight this evening in
Throop and the local sports are all agog
as a result. The contestants VIII be
ANDY" Golfer, of Dunmore, and col
ored gentleman from Scranton. 1t Is
generally understood that the event viii
be pulled off in Pilger's hotel
ANNUAL SUPPER.-The misses gym
nasium class of the Young Womens s
Christian association gave their annual
supper last Friday evening in the asso-
citation rooms. An exceedingly pleasant
evening was enjoyed by the large num-
Der present The other classes are to
hold their suppers later in the season.
EYE DESTROYED.-Fred Roder, OF
West Scranton, who was taken to the
I.ackawanna hospital, last Friday, with
the eyesight Of his right eye entirely
gone, as the result of being struck by
live wire left the hospital Saturday. He
went to his home iu Hyde Park, but
will continue going to the hospital for
treatment.
PERMANENT MEN ORGANIZE-The
thirty-two permanent men of the Scran-
ton fire department held a meeting in
the Hook and Ladder house yesterday af-
ternoon and effected permanent or
ganizaton. officers were elected and 9TH
er business transacted. The meeting was
held behind closed doors, and nothing
was given out for publication.
DISORDERLY HOUSE RAIDED.-At
12 o'clock last night a disorderly house
at 1923 Center street, kept by a woman
| by the name of Lewis. was aided by
| Patrolmen Day, McMullen and Goerlitz.
There was fight in the place, and the
officers accordingly made the raid. Thi ee
men and four women were arrested and
taken to the Center street police station.
| TRIPPED OVER A STAKE.-A suit
| for $4,000 damages was instituted Sat-
| urday against the city of Scranton and
| the contracting firm of Mears & Flynn,
| by Attorneys John NJ. Harris and John
NJ. Gunster, representing Mary A. Stull,
| who alleges shc was injured to that eX-
| tent on the night of Aug. 20, 1899, by
| tripping over a grade stake, ncgligentty
| left standing at the corner of East Mar
ket street and Sanderson avenue, where
paving operations were in progress. The
| plaintiff claims that her head was badly
| cut and that since the accident she has
suffered from neuralgia and deafness.
| NON-COMS. APPOINTED.-The fol-
| lowing non-cOmmissioned officers have
been appointed by Captain Foote, Com
pany d, Thirteenth regiment: First SER
gcant, Thomas Russell; sergeants, Rich
ard Kelly, Joseph Cleary and Charles
| Adams; corporals, Ralph Gregory, John
| Connell, John Muller George StuCkart,
and Edward Finnegan. These vacancies
were caused by the election of Sergeant
| Ripple to lieutenant; discharge of Ser
| geant Iona Day; enlistment of First
| Sergeant Vail in the volunteers and APP
pointments of VIII Jennings and Tru-
| man Surdam to non-Com. staff positions.
| BETTERLY RECEIVES AWARD -
Referee j. Elliott Ross, Saturday morn
ing, filed his supplementary report in
the case of A. T.. Betterly against the
city of Scranton, awarding to the plain
tiff the sum of 81 ,746.24 on condition that
the court is of the opinion that the plain
| tiff is entitled to recover for any neGli-
gence on the defendants part. The case
is brought against the city by Mr. Bet
terly to recover damages which he alleges
were incurred by the construction Of a
| sewer by the city in front of his house
| on Bromley avenue and by building the
1 sewer higher than his cellar bottom. once
| before Referee Ross reported on this
case and it was re-submitted to him.
| MUCH-ACCUSED MAN. - Alderman
| Howe issued warrants Saturday after
noon for the arrest of Thomas Smith, OF
| the South Side. proprietor of the Glad
stone house, charging him with selling
liquor on Sunday, selling liquor without
| a license and selling to minors. Jonr
Gaughan SwoTe to the information. Con,
| stable Cole served the warrant and
Smith gave 5000 bail before Alderman
| Ruddy. Gaughan also swore out a war
rant charging Smith with larceny by
bailee. He alleges that he left watcl
and chain, valued at $25 with Smith
and the latter afterwards refused to give
them back. Alderman Ruddy placed
Smith under $500 bail on this charge.
SERIOUS CHARGE.-Hannah Brady
who is generally known as Nora Corbett
was arrested on Saturday by Mrs. Dug
gan, agent for the Associated Charities
on very serious charge. Mrs. Duggar
says the woman has been in the habit ot
employing a young girl about II years tC
entice men to disreputable places. The
young girl, who is very attractive, wa:
present at the hearing, but did not en-
tirely substantiate this story, breaking
down in a passionate burst of tears
The alderman committed the woman tC
the county Jail for thirty days on tn,
general charge of vagrancy. The girl hc
committed to the charge of Mrs. Duggan
directing the latter to place her in
proper institution.