The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-09

western company paid the employees of the car
and machine shops yesterday. The Delaware and
Hudson company paid at the Powderly and No. |
Collieries at Carbondale.
BURR FUNERAL.-Thc funeral of the late DIR.
A. J.. Burr will take place this afternoon at . 10
from the residence of his BROTHER Charles f.
Burr. corner of Madison avenue and Mulberry
street. Funeral private. Burial in Dunmorc
cemetery.
HEARING AT HARRISBURG. The hcari.,- of
the city's protest against the issuing Of a
boulevard charter to the Abngton Boulevard
company Will be held tomb before the Sea-
retary of the commonwealth at Harrisburg, IN.
stead Of today, the date first agreed upon,
PLACE OF MEErING-All mine workers in and
around Pine Brook and Manvillc mines breaker
boys. drivers, runners and gate tenders men
and boys are requested to be at st. Johns hall
Pine Brook, on October 10 at l O'Clock sharp to
take part in the demonstration which will be
held.
HEALTH REroRT.-Thc report of the sccr,
tary OF the board Of health for the week end
inr last Saturday shows that there were thirty
deaths in that time. There were seventeen cases
OF contagious disease reported as follows Scar.
les fever, 8; diphtheria, s. typhoid fever, j;
Eeases, !.
UNDERTAKERS MEET TODAY.--Th, Tri.
County Funeral Directors association will hold
their ni-ann'al meeting III the parlors of tho
1ackawanna Valley House today. The sessions
will be from 10 H. IN. to IL M. and from . to 4
p m. During the meeting Albert e. Miller,
OF kingston will read paper on 'Emhalming.
MORE SPEAKEASN ARRESTS. Warrants were
yesterday served two more alleged; propric.
nj Pat S,,i
Meadow avenue, and William Stemplnger, of
1l0l Meadow avenue. Both warrants were is
sued at the instance OF Chief of Police Rob.
ling and there will be hearings in the cases
before Alderman Kasson today.
POPULATION OF COUNTY.-The board y,
trade at its October meeting to he held ncAt
Monday night will take up the question Of the
passing Of Lackawanna county from the fee to
the salary system of compensation for county
officials Secretary Athcrton has written to the
census bureau for the exact population of the
county and expects to have the figures ready
for the meeting.
HEARING WAS POSTPONED There was to
have been hearing in Alderman Kasson's Of
fce last night in the case OF A. Apostolico
against Martin MaDonouch. of Bellevue, whom
he charges with impersonating an officer and
placing him upnder arrest. Plaintiff. defendant
ana q host OF witnesses appeared, but the hear
ing was postponed account OF the non,ap.
pearance Of Apostolico's lawyer.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS RECEPTION-A re.
ception and dance to mark the opening of the
new home OF the Knights OF Columbus, will be
held in Columbus hall, l.oomis building. Wilkes.
Barre, Oh Thursday evening, October II, The
affair promises to be elaborate social event.
The hall will he handsomely decorated by
Flcrist Marvin oppenhcim will furnish music
and lunch will he served by Caterer Redlng.
ton. The social will be exclusively for knights
Of Columbus and their ladies' number OF
Knights from this city will attend.
MEETING OF PASTORS The Baptist minis.
ters met yesterday morning for their weekly
conference in the Penn Avenue Baptist church,
this city. Rev. Maynard r. Thompson. of Jcr.
myn, read All excellent paper on "Cun Christian.
ity Learn Anything from Iieathen Religions2"
The paper was thoroughly discussed after being ]
read. Those present were Rev David Spencer
d. D.. DR.. II. +. Y Pirce ID. D., Rev. q. II.
Smith, Rev. II, ]. Whalen, D. d., Rev. r. II.
Thompson, Rev. H. G, Spauldng, Rev. w. j.
Ford, Rev. j. W. Williams, Rev, d. j. will. |
',ps, Rev, Frey, Rev. Macarthur and Rev. 5.
>. Matthews. Rev. II, G.. Spaulding, who has
been connected with the conference ior some |
time. was elected vice president.
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