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


/ COMMITTED TO JA1L.-Frank Kar-
darles, Of Fell township. was yesterday
committed to the county Jail by Justice
| Of the Peace Nicholas Glynn on tho
| charge of larceny and receiving preferred
by Mary karsariks.
AT THE COUNTRY CLuB.-A handi.
cap golf match, open to men and women,
will be held today at the Country club.
weather permitting. The greens commit
| tee will give a silver cup. Cards may be
handed In any time during the day.
| CONSTABLE HURT.-While Constable
John Tierney was descending the steps In
| front of Alderman Miller's office Satur-
day morning he slipped and fell to the
| bottom. He was given n severe shaking
up and his back was wrenched by the
| fall.
| TURNPIKE HEARING. - A hearing
was conducted on Saturday In the old
Ridge turnpike case before Arbitrator
| Clarence Ballcntine. j. w. Carpenter
| represented the petitioners while the
| company's representative was Everett
| Warren.
| T1GUE DIDN'T FIGHT.--Only n few
people were In attendance at the Pelican
L
urday night. and all the bouts were de-
| clared off. Among the number was ole
In which Jack Tigue. of Scranton, was to
be "a participant.
| SMOKER TO BE GIVEN.-The Scran-
| ton Clerks association will conduct their
regular meeting Tuesday night at the
new Carpenters hall, Wyoming avenue.
They will follow the routine business :
/ "A In "a mr. nd
| friends Of the association.
PRISON BOARD MEETS.--A meeting
| of the Lackawanna county prison board
| was held Saturday morning i'm Judge II.
| w. Archbalds office. Reports were read
of the various kinds of machinery used
| I'm the different iails of the state for the
| employment of prisoners.
| ENTERED BA1L.-Rcfore Clerk of the
Courts Daniels. Saturday. Hugh Winklcr,
| of CarboTdale. accused Seymour purdy
| of stealing his bull dog entered bali in
| the sum of $500. Purdy claims that Wink
| Ter stole the animal. took II to HCnesdale
and then by express sent 1t to Scranton.
| NOT YET LOCATED-Thc site for the
new soldiers and sailors monument has
not yet been decided upon. Surveyors
Bartl and Smith have made surveys to
| locate rock and coal pillars under the
| court house square. upon which the man
| umert will be built but they have yet
| some more examinations to make.
| PROBABLE POOL MATCH.-It IL
| thought that Jerome keogh. of this city,
| and Alfred De Ooro will meet in SYRIA
cusc soon TO contest for the pool cham.
| pionship of the world. Keogh formerly
| hc,i the medal but DE ORC recently won
ii from him and ii the latter holds in
| until next May it will become his per-
nlanent property.
| AT Y. W. &. A.--A very fine musical
| programme has been arranged for New
| Years evening at the Young Womcr'
| Christian association. The first hour will
| hr in charge of Mrs. B. T. Jayne. and
the hours following will he filled by Mr..
| John II. Watkins. Miss Florence Rich
| mond and Mr. Thiclc. Tho Eymnas site
| exhibition will be given from to 6.
| MLAIGHTIN ARRESTED. Late Sat
| ulday night Patrolmen Feency and NJ. j.
| Walsh we're called into - house on South
Seventh street. where they found James
Mclaughlin. who lived at the place.
| drunk and engaged in smashing every
| thing on the premises. Yesterday morn
| ing Mayor Moir gave him n hearing in
police court and fined him s.. lie paid.
| EXCURSION TO HAWLEY.--A spc-
| cial train will be run from Scranton and
| Dunmorc next Wednesday. January ,, on
| the Erie and Wyoming Valley railroad.
| This has been obtained at the request
| of large number of people of the val
| ley, who desire to visit the fair for the
| benefit of a now Catholic church In llaw-
| lay. The train leaves Scranton at Z
| o'clock and returns at "a convenient hour
| the same night.
| WEEKS CLEARlNGS.-Clcarin at
| the Scranton Clearing House association
| for the week ending December 80, are rc-
| ported as follows by the Traders Ma
tional bank: Monday (Christmas); Tues
| day. December % S3ll, ,l13.55; Wednesday,
| December -. 254,20i.62: Thursday. De-
| cember 2S, $3.50, Sl9.Sl; Friday. December
-, S2322, 1888. III Saturday, December 80. $l9i,-
1850; total. $,1s2,6os.T. Total for the
year, $50, ,SO4,39.
ENGINES COLLIDED. Saturday
| morning Il "Mother Hubbard engine on
| the Lackawanna railro ad ran into Il yard
| engine on the West l.ackawanna ave
nuC crGss ing. The large engine was on
| its way frCm Great Bend in charge of En-
| Gincer Eugene Bittenbcndcr and Fireman
| Arthur Dcnning. while the small o..e was
| run by Engineer John Stone and Fire
man Robe rtson. The yard engine was
| considerably damaged.
WORD FROM MAlIANON CITY
| Chief of Police Robling Saturday after
| noon received a communication fr,m
| Nahanoy City which shows up cnnsid-
| erably more of the past hist Dry Of tho
| burglars arrested on Christmas day.
| Among the things found in their possess
| ion which so far are identified as Scran-
| ton property were several articles. the
descriptions of which were Immediately
recognized by the Mahanoy authorities
as the plunder secured at the house of
one of the towns physicians, DR.. Reilly
| about two weeks ago Grove and Fitz-
| gerald were identified by the chief who
| said that Fitzgerald was a man known