The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

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All are welcome.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING.-Th
annual business meeting Of All Souls
Cniycrsaiist church Will ne held Wcdnes-
day evening at 40 o'clock. All members
are expected 70 be present, and all
friends are invited.
ANIMAL MEETiNG.-Thr First Prcs-
byterian church will mold its annual
meeting tonight at O'clock. This meet
ing will be the iiftieth annual. Pews will
be rc-rented and business of Importance
will be transacted.
ACCUSED OF ASSACLT.-On the COM
plant of Emma Nuthaker. Charles Moth
aker. of l347 Wyoming avenue, was yes
terday held In $500 bail on the charges Of
assault and battery and threats to kill.
They are husbg nd and wife,
EUCHRE AND SMOKE The Scran-
ton Lodge of Elks will. tomorrow night,
give II euchre followed by smoker at
their club rooms on Franklin avenue.
I he euchre will start at $50 u clock
sharp. and all members are invited to
attend.
ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT.-Thc
Home for the F'riendless will .>be held
Friday night In the Albright Library hall,
when reports will be read and addresses
will be made. The public is invited to be
present. as 1t will be a most interesting
occasion.
CLASS CULTURE SOCIETY.-'rhc
Glass Culture society which meets In the
Guernsey building every Monday evening,
t,o,. fnlk ha ~
question by Rev. James Hughes. former
ly of South Africa. on Monday. Jan. 10.
All young men interested In the subject
are welcome.
PAY DAYS.-The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company paid the
employees of the machine shops yesterday
and the pay ear will visit the Storrs mite
today. The Delaware and Hudson com.
pany paid yesterday at the Delaware
mine. Mil! Creek; Baltimore slope and
Cunningham shaft, Wilkes Barre.
REMINDER FOR CANDIDATES.
| Jan. so is the last day for filing city nom
| ination papers and Jan. % is the last day
| for filing city certificates of nominations
| Borough and township candidates have
until Feb. . for fling certificates Of nom'
| iration. Feb. Is their last day for filing
nomination papers.
HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN.-M
| MILAN Bros, of Dunmore, had horse
| and buggy stolen from them, Sunday. ir
| Olyphant. The horse weighs about Loo
pounds and the vehicle is a top buggy
| with a red running gear and light lininf
in top. The police have been notified thai
the thief is in the city and are on the
outlook for him.
BROKE HIS LEG.-Benjamin Saun
ders. of Hopbottom, was taken to tn,
Lackawanna hospital last night. with :
broken leg, the result of n severe fall
| lie was visiting IA sister in Providence
| at the time. and the hospital was imme
diately notified. MIR. Saunders Is n vet
,ran of the civil war; and lives at Hop
bottom with another sister.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.-Th
local discussion over the date of begin
ming of the twentieth century has reache,
Il point where Frank r. Coffin and H. A
Smith, at the corner of Penn avenue ant
| Spruce street, threaten to give a box o
cigars to every sane man whom the.
cannot convince that the twentieth cen
tury is now nine days old They STAN
ready to argue against all comers.
WANT A sEwER.--Property owner
residing in the Stipp court sewer distric
are about to appoint committee to IN
uuire into the causes of the delay i
the construction of this sewer. There
a belief that when bids were twice ad
yertised for without result. somethin
was wrong either in the specifications o
among the contractors: and next sprin
steps will he taken to bring the questio
to an issue.