The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-07

Patrick j. Conway with Violating
the Law.
Seventeen remonstrances were filed
with Clerk of the Court Daniels yes
terday against the granting of liquor
licenses for which petitions have been
filed. Yesterday was the last day for
filing remonstrances.
Among those filed yesterday was the
one against granting a l,"uSe TO Jul
ius Ecreszky, who wants to open
place for the sale of liquor in what is
known as the Calender building in the
First ward Of Blakely borough The
retailS of the remonstranCe were set
forth in The Tribune of last Friday.
Attached to the remonstrance is the
following:
AT meeting of the Blakely Baptist
church it was unanimously resolved to
instruct the officers of said church to
sign herein written petition remon-
strating against the proposed hotel liz
cense as herein described and as asked
for by julius Ecreszky. Rev. ]. n.
Ellis, pastor, G. NJ. HUI. 9. NJ. Hatha-
way. 5. c. Mitchell. William r. Ed
n.
tets; John j. Priest, church clerk.
The remOnstranCc has forty-se ven
names attached to it and many of them
are the most prominent residents of
Blakely. The names of three clergy
men appear among the objectors.
Wilmer f. Hoffman objects to the
granting of a license for the hotel of
Patrick Conway at zoe North Washing
ton avenue in the Ninth ward of this
| city. Mr.. HOffman's reasons are set
forth in the following affidavit
HOFFTMAN'S AFFIDAVIT.
"Wilmer F. Hoffman, being sworn,
! deposes and says: L am citizen of
the United States and resident Of
| the city of Scranton, Lackawannl
| county, state of Pennsylvania. That
up to within a month ago, for lor&
| time prior to that ! resided in the
| Ninth ward, city of Scranton and at
| tained my majority becoming twCnt y
| one years of age on the 18th day 0s
| January, 1899, that prior to ihe attain
ment Of my majority, Notwithstanding
| the fact that Patrick J. Conway was
| acquainted with the fact that ! was
| a minor, he sold to me for money
| yinous and malt LIQUORS upon Sanday.
| the 25th day of De 'crnher, tS.E. and
| many other Sundays the said patric1
| j. Conway sold both to me and a num-
| ber of other minors vinous and malt
| liquors. And further, that said Pat
| rick j. Conway is at the prcsaat time
under bonds for his appearance at the
next term of court upon the above
| charges and that since the above ar
rest and bonding over, Patricl, J. Con-
| way still continues to sell liquors up
| on Sundays"
| Three well-vouched remohstranees
were filed against granting a license
| 10 John j. Martin, of tire First ward
| of this city. 1t is alleged tna. :na
place is unnecessary and that thu court
has heretofore affirmed this A further
| objection is that it is close to
| church and will have a tendency to
| corrupt the morals of the children at
tending Sunday school al1 viii greatly
| interfere with the church services. Rev
| William Edgar, Rev. r. :. Jones and
Rev George +. gull are among The
thirty-seven names attached TO one
of the remonstr lnces. F1rty-rmt
names are attached to the seconI ana
FIVE AGAINST RAINE.
Five remonstrances were liled agains
granting a license to Charles ISdn(
for a hotel at the boulevard and llV,
phant road in the First ward of thi,
city. unnecessary" is the ground up
on which the court is asked to refuSt
the license. Altogether, 227 names ar,
attached to the petition.
Nnety-two names appear on the re
monstrance against granting licens
to John Il. Phelan, Of the First war,
of this city. Unnecessary ald build
ing totally unfit for hotel purposes ar
the objections to the granting of tn
license.
Ten residents of Old Forge hav
Joined in a protest to the court agains
the granting of a hotel license to Jacol
I Goodman, for the reason that the plac
he proposes to conduct at Maple ant
Williams streets in Old Forge town
ship is entirely unnecessary.
There is a remonstrance signed b.
twenty-five Polish residents of Fe
township against granting license t
! Anthony Galavitz, Of that place. be
, cause he is an unfit person and IN
sold liquor without 4 license and Cor th
further reason that the place il unne
: | cessary.
, Peter Bezewitch wants a license 10
n hotel in the First ward of ArchbalC
? but the application is opposed by seve
| ! residents Of that place, who say tn
{. house is unnecessary.
TWO FROM MAYFlELD.
:. Twenty four residents of Mayfel
4 protest against the granting of a /
y cense 10 Jacok Adamiak because tn
h place is unnecessary, house is insult
able and because it is within a fe
{ feet of the Greek Catholic churcl
g Theodore WaChina has also applied fC
n a license to conduct a hotel in Mayfiel
$ ana it is objected to for the r,liOwin
@ reasons: Unnecessary he is not a I
+ person, building not suitable for hot
n purpose, place is very noisy, fish
being frequent there.
7. Three remonstranCes came from Dun
| more. They are against Edward Nj