The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-22

Illustrated and most complete catalogue
of their 1899 model Scranton bicycle Like
the bicycle itself, the catalogue Is
credit to the manufacturers of the now
famous bicycle bearing the name of this
city.
WILL SPEAK TO MEN.--H. a. Fuller,
of Wilkes-Barre the well known law
yer, will address a meeting especially for
men at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd, Green Ridge, next Sunday evening.
The service Will be in charge of the Good
Shepherd chapter, Brotherhood Of st. An
drew.
MEET THIS MoRNING.-The confer
CnCe between the manufactures commit
tee of the board of trade and the prUprie-
tors of the bolt and nut works that con
templates coming here, will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock in the office of Sec
retary u. B. Atherton, of the board OF
trade.
SECURED BAlL.--William Strumpf, Of
Little England who was committed to
the county jail Saturday by Alderman
Howe In default of bail, Monday Sc
cured bail and was released from jail.
Strumpf is charged with crimnally as
saultng Miss Philippine Bender, IL
year-Old girl.
MARKET STREET PAVE. -- Mayor
Bailey yesterday signed the resolution
awarding TO Mears & Flynn the contract
for paving with brick, on a concrete base,
East Market street, from the river to the
Boulevard. The prices are: Paving, SIPS
per square yard: straight curb, 63 cents
per lineal foot; circular curb, o. cents per
lineal foot.
TO TEST ELECTRIC LTGHTS.--J. \.
Spain, of Dunmore. an electrical expert
was yesterday engaged by Mayor Bailey
to make a test of the quality of light fur
nished the city. The mayor was directed
to do this by a concurrent resolution of
councils. The arc light contract calls
for 200 candle power and the councilmen
want to know If the city is getting all
1t contracted for.
POSTOFFICE HOURS THURSDAY
Postmaster T.. II. Ripple having received
permission from the postofliCe depart
ment at Washington, the postoffiCe at
Scranton will close tomorrow in all de-
partments at u o'clock and will observe
the half holiday. The letter carriers met
today and decided to appear in body
in the parade i'm the place assigned them
by the grand marshal.
John Winshoski and Anthony Zclinski,
the two Maltby men who were arrested
Monday night for drunkenness and cruel
ty to children, in dragging Zelinslda two
little daughters from saloon to saloon un-
IL they were nearly frozen, were commit
ted to the county Jail for sixty days by
Alderman Milar in default of So fines.
The children are at st. JOseph's Found
ling home.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY. The funeral
of the late Leonard $. Abel was held yes
terday morning from the residence 1919
| Tripp street. The services were in charge
OF the Rev. Mr.. Lyman, of the Park
Place Methodist church. Many friends
were present and Washington Camp, No.
242, Patriotic Order Sons OF America, at
tended i'm body. Interment was made
at Stroudsburg. The pail bearers, taken
! from the lodge were William Stark, y. l..
| DOdendorf. Edwin FrantH and Harry
Crothamcl j, L. Johnson acted as flower
| bearer.
| MISTAKEN NOTION.--Lest some peo-
| pie may gain a mistaken notion of the
proposed Song Cycle" in which the
| Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam to be rem
dered in this city. it may be we'll to men
| tion that it is not to be danced" but
sung. OF course these quatrains of the
| olu ItISldli poet are just now lllc lttu VI
| the hour Everyone is reading the Rubai-
| yet and entertainments in which the ex-
| quisite poetry is woven are presented In
| various forms. In Scranton the interest
! awakened is in the Song Cycle"
! INHCMAN TREATMENT. -- Patrick
| Manley, Of Pine street, DunmOre ap
! pcared as prosecutor in suit brought
| by him against his wife and two chill
| dren before Alderman Howe yesterday
| afternoon The defendants We're Miss
| Catherine ManleY and Thomas and JOIN
| Manley. The charge was assault anC
| battery and threats. He alleged tha
! Thomas struck him; John threatened t.
! kill him, and Mrs. Manlay talked O
smashing him with a wash dish" De
PENDANTS We're bound over TO keep tn,
| peace.