The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, July 26, 1895, Page 5, Image 5

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Tina SCRANTON TBIBUNIS FBIDAT HORNING, JULY 26, 1815.
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020 Wyoming Avo.
BIG BARGAINS IN SHOES
. I B8SSET SHOES IT COST
C0""0NWEALTH SHOE STORE
Washington Avenue.
OUR WAGONS CALL
Rafularlr la all Mrts of tbs city. Hav
W missed yoof I5rop a pootal.
I ACKAWANNA
L. THE LAUNDRY,
308 Paaa At. A. a WARsUX.
SPECIAL
S fowthear-
rival of onr mi
fall Curtains and Dn-
i peries we will sell all odd
lots of one and two pairs
ot Lace and Heavy
, Curtains at
less than
cost
nnsaiiuiTY
127 WY01ING AVENUE.
CITY MOTES.
Th regular weekly meeting of colored
Republican voters was held last night In
the Central Republican club rooms.
Conductor Barney McGUl avers that he
did not run away from the scene of Wed
nesday's accident, but was the first to pick
up the Injured woman.
A special meeting- of the Sir Knights of
Pleasure will be held on Friday evening.
July 88, to take action on the death of
Joseph Wrtflsy. By order of the secre
tary. The Delaware and Hudson mines In this
alley will work three-quarter time until
Aug-. 1 to fill orders for certain sixes of
coaL The miners have been making- but
half time.
' George McCloskey, of Greenwood, will
likely live and will enjoy the distinction of
recovering; after having bts skull crushed.
Reports from the hospital say that he Is
getting along nicely.
The funeral of Miss Jennie Wills, of Mul
berry street, will take plaeatfrom her late
-thjS morning at 10 o clock. Miss
Wills was an employe at the Olobe store.
and had been 111 for several weeks.
Street Commissioner Kinsley has a force
of men at work repairing the Plttston and
Prospect avenue culverts. Owing to the
recent heavy rains tha damage to the
masonry Is mora than at first supposed.
The South steel works of the Lacka
wanna Iron and Steel company will shut
down for repairs Saturday. New machin
ery will be put In at the rolls and various
other Improvements made. It will be Idle
Cor a period of about ten days.
Letters of administration In tha estate
of Lucretla Clark, lata of the city of
Chicago, were yeserday granted to Jennie
A. Oakes, of this city. Nearly all of Mrs.
Clark's property was located In this city,
In the estate of WllHam Hlvenburg, late of
Carbondala, letters of administration were
granted to Mary E. Rlvenburg and Elmer
B. Finn.
Ladles' Attention.
On Saturday and Monday w offer la
dles' Shirt Waists worth from tl.00 to $1.95
for 75c.: Waists worth 50c. for only 25
celts. Wash Goods at half price, flee our
adV
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vertlsetnent on third page or this paper.
HEARS HAOE.V.
CONCERT AT CITY HALL.
It Will B Glvaa Tonight by Bsaar's
Band.
At tha concert to be given by Bauer's
band at tha city hall tonight the fol
lowing programme will be rendered:
i March, "Tha Honeymoon" Rosey
' Overture, "Nach Slavlschen Melodlen,"
Tltl
"Before tha Footlights," a Comedy In ,
Eight Acts Bendlx
Oornet Solo, Emmet's "Lullaby,"
with Variations Short
' . - Joseph SummerhllL ,
Dn the Plantation Puemer
Overture, "Zampa" (by request.. ..Harold
Patrols, "Dat Caka Walk" Lamp
A Musical Eplsoda (descriptive). A
Hunt In tha Black Forest Voelker
Synopsis Break of day. Singing f
birds. Crowing of roosters. Huntsmen's
call to arise. Chimes In the distance.
Huntsmen's horn In distance, to assemble.
They mount and start Call to halt and
dismount as they arrive at tha forest
blacksmith) shop. Tha smith at work.
CsH to assemble. Thar assemble, drink.
and sing 'thai Champagne aong. They
mount and start again. After game, firing
of guns, barking of hounds, ate. Home
ward bound.
. THE STATION ROBBER.
Raid for Co art by Alderman Wright on
Clrsamstaatlal Evldsnee. .
f, The hearing In tha cose of Aaron Lee,
Charged with robbing the Ontario and
'Western ticket office at Providence,
took place before Alderman "Wright
yesterday.
One of tha railroad employes, named
James Cusick, testified that ha saw Lea
prowling about tha depot at tha time
tha robbery la supposed to hav been
aommltted juiA this evidence coupled
With tha fact that Lee's reputation Is
Bona too good led tha alderman to be
lleva him guilty. Ha accordingly held
him for court. '.:..
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Cheap excursion to Niagara Falls Sat
urday, July 17. Train leaves Bcranton at
Lei a. m. Fare only JSV Tickets good for
return on any train within three days,
t a
.Buy fee Weber
: aad gat tha best At Qssrnsey Bran.
- THINK OF THIS. Hood's garsaearltla
hi tha only tree blood purifier prominently
In tha public eye today. It cure disease
when all ethers fail, because it makes
,- pure blood. v;...... - , , a. v.;;. i-.
fmTa etna ....-.'. t..i
m tmam vuiw javnuiw,. 011I9US-
ess, sick headache, constipation and all
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affective, so sot pais ar gripe.
BIRD CF ME C0IO
Stockriders Wfco Have Subscribed
Erect It Orgaatzetl Yesterday.
to
IT WILL BE TEN STORIES HIGH
Site Will Ba at Linden Street and Bis
Coart Opposite tha Court House
and Will Cost $ISO.OOO-Work
Will Begin Within a Month.
A special meeting of he Scranton
board of trade was hehl on Monday
evening, Aug. 20, 1SS4. convened for a
most imnort&nt tmroose. Ten emrr-
prtelng Scranton men ot means. Dr. L.
m ibim nr. n. it. Hand. J. W. Peck,
J. W. Guernsey. G. R. Clark. Alfred
Harvev. S. N. Cullender. J. D. imams,
Attorney A. D. Iean and C. Parker
Davidson, had lust purchased the site.
75 y 120 feet, on the northwestern
corner of Linden street and utt couri.
nnnuslte h court house, for I45.WO.
Mr. Davidson was delegated by them
to appear before the board of trade
with the proposition .tnat a structure
eight or tten stories hiffh, be built on
the lot, the money to build It to be
raised by Ptock subscriptions, and at
the end or five years the board of trade
might buy tho entire property, paying
for K only the actual cost oi
md bulkllnsr with 6 per cent. Interest.
To take atena tn regard to this matter
the meeting of the board was caned ana
resulted to considering It a very feasi
ble scheme. The following agreement
was adopted unanimously by tho Doaru,
and tt was left for Mr. Davidson to
raise the money by subscriptions:
Articles of Agreement.
First. S-at-d building shall be known
Tii,i4niv marked In etone or Iron
" .Z "T.. i "Tk
ltoard of Tradm Uulldlng." or words to
that effect. , ,, .
Second. The plans therefor Bhall be
cimroved bv the building commtttee of
the board of trade before any contract
are made or Instalments collected on the
stock, except the llrst payment of 1
per cent.
Third. For five years from comple
tion no portion of the building shall be
re-rated to tenants except Dy appro
of said committee or a majority of it.
FoiirtK The t wo upper etoriee are to
be reserved for the exclusive use of the
board at an annual rental (until option
to purchase stock be exercised) to be
agreed upon by the building committee
of the board end tne presiaeiw oi
corporation to be organized.
Fifth. CaJls sh-all not be made farter
than 15 per cent, per month. Interest at
6 per cent, to be allowed on all advances
faster than is per cem. per muuiu.
sw.h within one war from the com'
oWtlonorgen5raioccupatton;of the build
ing, the stock may be purchased by the
board of trade lor IMOwn purposes anu
control for the amount actually paid In
with interest thereupon at 8 per cent.,
end at any time within four years there
after at 10 per cent, interest, ad upon
aid purchase the title shall be trans
ferred to the properly constituted offl
or nf raid hoard, i ubject to any bonded
or other Indebtedness that may be
thereon. A clause to the eoove eneci
shall be Inserted in all stcck receipts and
certificates. . .
Seventh. 'Xo subscription hereto w
binding unttl $100,000 in bona flde sub-
soriptln9 be secured.
William Council's Amendment.
Before the report was adopted Clause
4 was chantred by an amendment
made by William Connell that the board
shall occupy only such space of the two
upper stories as they decide upon, the
rent to be GO per cent, less than the
uame amount of space In other portions
of the building.
The par value of each share was fixed
alt $30, and dir. Davidson assumed the
responnlblllty of raising the amount of
money necessary to erect the building.
The following gentlemen comprise the
list of stock, amounting to the rum re
quired, $100,000, and, It shows them to be
representative men In business: C,
Parker Davidson, Dr. D. B. Hand, J.
W. Guernsey, Dr. L. M. Gates, Attorney
A. D. Dean, Attorney J. W. Oakford,
J. D. Wllllamn A Bro., 8. N. Callender,
Attorney E. B. Sturges, Conrad Schroe-
der, William Law, George R. Clark,
Jmea Bros., J. W. Peck, D. B. Atherton,
Captain W. A. May, Stephen Jones,
Samuel MdBachen, T. H. Watklns, C.
D. Simpson, E. 8. William. E. 8. Peck,
John J. Van Nort, John T. Porter, F. I
Peck, T. I. Lacey & Son, Daniel Will
iams, iR H. Davis, Attorney K. A. Zim
merman, Attorney George M. Watson,
Major Everett Warron, Foote, Shear ft
Co., Alfred Harvey, George B. David
son, O. A. Fuller and Frank Carluccl.
Th building will be a steel ribbed,
granite block structure, most likely ten
stories Wghw It will be on one of he
most commanding sites In the city. The
first floor will be given up to stores, and
with the exception of tb two upper
floors for the board of trade, the rest
of It will be for offices, meeting halls,
libraries, reception rooms and a stock
exchange board.
Permanent Organisation Formed.
Tha first meeting of th stockholders
waa held yesterday afternoon In the
board of trade rooms, the attendance
representing $69,000, more than a ma
jority of tha etoek. , Captain W. A.
May was tinmen temporary chairman
and D. B. Atherton secretary. A com
mittee on coneitituttorr and by-laws,
consisting of A. D. Dean, D. B. Ather
ton and Attorney Zimmerman, waa ap
pointed, after iwhfcK Meears. Guernsey,
Foote and Van Nort were appointed to
condiKit the election of a board of nine
directors.
B. B. Sturgea, A. May, T. H. Wat
kins, Everett Warren, L. M. Gates, D.
B. Hand, J. W. Oakford, C. Parker Da
vidson and1 A. D. Dean were nominated
and? they received 1,00 votes, that being
the number present and proxies rep
resented. The direct era elected C.
Parker Davidson president; D. B. Ath
erton, secretary, and A. D. Dean, treas
urer, and paraed a resolution to the ef
fect that the treasurer will proceed at
once to collect IS per cent of the stock.
U la necessary, according to the act
of areembly In such coses made and
provided for, that 10 per cent of the
caipttal stock muot be In Che hands of
the treasurer before an application for
a charter can be made.
The committee on constitution and
by-law waa empowered to act In tha
matter of procuring at charter. The
dorporaite title will be the Scranton
Board of Trade Building company; the
directors will begin to look over plana
which, according to the) agreement with
tne board of trade, must be satlaf actory
before being finally adopted. Tha di
rectors, however, will adopt tha plana,
but win malre any changes or revisions
necessary to suit all concerned.
About tha Dlsktasea Law Sakoel.
At the suggestion of Captain May the
directors were notified by a resolution
the tenor of whdefal was thai 1,600 square
feet, or about -half of the upper floor.
shall be regarded as the quarter of the
Dickinson Law aehool, the rental to be
$600 ft year for nv year
Th board of director, or raiiier th
company, will bold its next meeting at
tha call of the praaldeoa. They expect
that 10 per. cent of the capital stock
will be paid In today and the charter
can be applied for immediately.
. (After tha company secures its charter
bunds to tha amount ot $100,000 wlH be
floated. Tfanit will bring the money
avilaJble for bufkUo; purpose $100,000,
but the stockholder who tiave bougjht
the ground on which It win be erected
will be reimbursed to tha extent ot
$46,000 and Interest whktfi will leave
only $150,000 for the bulletin.
CALLED niM A RASCAL.
Therefore Mr. Bolaad Wants to Obtala
SA.OOO Damaaes.
' P. S. Botend began an action In tres
pass yesterday to recover $5,000 dam
ages for defamatory words spoken.
In his declaration, Mr. Boland set
forth that on May 25 and July 17. the
present year; the defendant, Charles
and Maria Gaffney, charged him with
bolng a thief, a rogue ana a raacej.
AU of these charges, Mr. Boland says,
are untrue, but they have, nevertheless,
greatly Injured him,
FAD OF THE 1I01B.
Trolltosls :is th Name tha Latest Diver
sion Is Known By.
"Trolllosls," the new name for the
trolley party fad can very properly be
used In Scranton after last night's
kaleidoscopic rhleof seventy-lx persona
and a band of twelve pieces in two cars
laden down with Incandescent lights
of every color Imaginable. It was a
realy-tiruly trolley party comprised of
employes from the Linden street car
barn and their wives or sweethearts.
Juat before 8 o'clock Peckvllle cars
Nos. 3 and 4 were boarded by the pleas
ure party and band' ot the corner of
Linden rtreot and Wyoming avenue,
near the car barn, ami a trip begun
which Tasted until after 11 o'clock. The
oars were connected, and each was
trimmed with 1C0 small colored lights
and a quantity of bunting and flags
w.hleh completely hid the woodwork of
the cars Inside and out (Even the trol
ley poles were wound with tho stuff.
Huge electt-lc stars blazoned the front
of the first car and the rear of the lost
one, while two lighted (transparencies
shone out "Trolley Pairty." It was
the real Philadelphia "Trolllosls" in its
most pleasant form.
Arrangement of the Lights.
The lights were orrangredi by the eke
itrlcians in the car barn under the di
rection of Frank Wampler, superlriten
dent of the barn, who was on board last
nteht along with General Superlnten
dent R. F. Fox and Division Suptvln
teindent8 Giles Schanck, and Charles
Powell.
The cars were run out Madison avenue
to Pine street and on Adams avenue to
Gibson street, after which the main
trip of the evening was mode to Peck
vMle and return.
The party was composed of Mrs. R.
F. Fox. Mr. and Mrs. iMullIngton, Miss
Mary Powell, Miss Llllle DuBols, Miss
Edith DuBols, Miss Sarah Durkln, Miss
Annie Stringer, Miss Kittle Johnson,
Miss Annie Judge, Miss Maggie Kaney,
Miss Mary Cooper, Miss Agnes Kelly,
Miss Ratita Gordon, Miss Martha Con-
ley, Miss Sadie Durkln, Mrs. William
Grady, Mts Trudse, New York; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Ehrgood, Miss Ehrgood,
Miss Minnie Bareiss, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Herflelcher, Mr. and Mrs. James Mc-
Haile, -Ml", tandi Mrsv Joseph Archer,
Miss Minnie Reane, Miss Lizzie Dallas,
Miss Lizzie Sweeney, Miss Mary Ev-
aim. Miss Maggie Carrroll, Miss Mattlo
Kennedy, Mr. and -Mrs. Andle Conlon,
Miss Jennie Burnett, Miss Lizzie Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mullen, Miss Mag
gie Oolden, Mrs. Giles Schanck, Rob
ert Long. Frank Ei.le, Frank Mays,
W. P. Boland, James Devlne, James
Burnett Evan Bebb, Frank Mullen,
Thomas Reil, Joseph Hiestand, Ellas
M. Jones, John Durkln, Edwa.rd Reed,
James Walsh, WilUlam Jennings, M.
T. Howley, P. F. Nealonv George Ray,
Frank McHugh, Frank Cooper, Mich
ael MoCann, W. J. Vantom, Thomas De-
lacey, George Laybourn, Joseph New-
house, W. J. Neaiis.
The cars were in chargo of Conduc
tors B. V. Bogert and Harry Reynolds;
Mortormen W. Northrop and Frank
Spetwer, and Switchman B. F. Marsh
all and Frank Polmatler.
SEVEN COUNTY REUNION.
It Will Be Held at Montrose
on
August 21.
An excursion committee of Lieuten
ant Ezra 8. Griffin Post, No. 139, Grand
Army of the Republic, have mado ar
rangements with the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western Railroad com
pany to run an excursion from Scran
ton to Montrose, to attend the seventh
annual reunion of the Seven County
Veteran association, on Wednesday,
Aug. 21. They have secured liberal
rates for the round trip, and cordially
Invite all comrades of Bister posts,
north, east, south and west of Scran
ton, from Honesdale to Mooslc, and
from Moscow to Dalton, to join them
at Scranton and share in the cheap
rates secured by the committee.
All old veterans of the late war are
earnestly pressed to fall In line. The
reunion Is not a Grand Army of the
Republic Institution, but a veteran re
union, Including all soldiers and sailors,
who served In the Union army or navy
to suppress the rebellion of the south
and save the life of the nation. The
several auxllllarles of the Grand Army
of the Republic are warmly Invited to
go with the "old boys" and have a
grand, good old time.
These Include the Women' Belief
corps, ladles' circles, and hut but not
least, the Sons of Veterans. This train
will be the only excursion train made
up at Scranton for Montrose on the
date before stated.
Tha host of friends of Griffin post,
who always go on the annual excur
sions, are not forgottens Without them
the day would lose much of Its en
joyment for the old vets, for It gives
them unalloyed pleasure to be sur
rounded by friends who show that they
appreciate the service rendered by them
to their country during the dark days
of the rebellion. The committee will
give full Information later.
WANT PROBATE TAKEN OFF.
Latest Mov la the Now Fsmoos Mlebols
Will Cass.
Attorneys Hulslander A Vosburg yes
terday asked Register of Wills Hop
kin to strike off the probata of the
will of th lata Dr. Hiram Nichols, of
Clark Summit, who died- In 188S. This
Is th case 1a which th caveat was
found a few day ago.
The petitioner, claim that th will
which was probated An 1886 was not the
wlH of Hiram Nichols, 1ecause at tha
time that Will was made he did not
have testamentary capacity. Another
reason, upon which they ask the probata
to be sat aside la that the win was
mad at th Instigation of Mary Davis
and Asa Nichols, who did not make
known to the testator the full content
and Import of th document which they
Induced him to sign. 'Register Hopkins
has not yet acted upon th petition. .
VEEH MLJIS STC?
Comrnoi Cot-icU's Ladicrous Wres
tliag Mitch StIU Oa.
THE BRIDGE STILL ON TOP
Mr. OllverTrles to Take a Fall Oat of It
bat He Receives Poor Eaeoaragement
Evaa tha Ieaoeeat Ordlaaaee
Files Plays Trloks oa Theou
Joseph Oliver last night In common
council began the work of resuscitating
the old Lackawanna avenue viaduct
ordinance, which proposes a viaduct
which will not occupy the entire street,
but simply make a sort of bridge which
teamsters and pedestrians may option
ally use.
If, In the full flush of confidence of
having discovered the longlost key to
the situation that now confronts those
who are trying to find some way of get
ting to Hyde Park, he felt that his fel
low members would rise up and call
him blessed, he was sorely disappointed.
The words "and the cltV engineer is
hereby directed " werftscarcely out
ot Clerk Hutton's -mouth before Mr.
Keller arose and smote the ordinance a
stern blow.
In unmistakable terms ha dubbed It
a foolish movement that did not rise up
the emergencies ot the 'occasion, and
one that could not pass. He said he
would be willing to allow Mr. Oliver
to go ahead with his harmless scheme If
it was not that it piled work on the
city engineer. (
"The courts have decided already
that it cannot be built," continued Mr.
Keller, 'and the only thing left to do
Is to build a viaduct the full width ot
the street and settle with the property
holders for the damage that might re
sult. This is the only way a good road
to Hyde Park can be secured; anything
else will be useless and I will fight it
to the bitter end."
Council Let It Uo.
Mr. Neaiis Interrupted Mr. Keller
with the remark: "Let it go for the
present, it won't do any harm." Coun
cil decided to "let It go" and It was
placed In I'he regular order.
It developed last nlgiht that the com
moneera have failed thus far in their
dlaousslon of the approaches to the Lin
den street balloon landing to distin
BU'itCi between -tlhe ordinance fixing the
grade of S wetland street and the ordin
ance providing for the work ot con
structing the approaches to the bridge.
If anyone saiw fit to oppose the matter,
te-cfhnlcally, It would have to be all gone
over with it againv tAinother blunder
wihlch was pointed out during a discus
sion following the meeting was ttiat
the ordinance fixing the grade was de
tective because there Is a grade fixed
there aflrrady, and the present ordin
ance should provide for a re-establishment
of grade. If no one takes the
troulble to qifJUble over these points Vhe
SweMand street grade, with its dip to
the brewery, awaits only the signature
of tlhe mayor to imake It the accepted
solution Of the approach to tlhe Linden
street bridge, as both ordinances, the
one fixing the grade and the other providing-
for the Work, passed fhlrd.and
final reading.
SSr. Sweeney, under the head of new
business, arose to remark that Gould's
carriage factory, an Immense wooden
structure, had been recently erected
within the fire limits, a-r.d through the
Instrumentality of a resolution he re
quested the mayor to Inquire of Build
ing Inspector Nelson why he had grant
ed a building permit for this structure.
Gibbons Did Not Know.
When the resolution awarding to
Peter Stlpp the contract for construct
ing the approaches to Roaring Brook
bridge came up for concurrence, Cap
tain Moir called attention to the fact
that a lower bid had been received from
Hart A Gibbons, of Wilkes-Sarre, and
asked that the bids be read. Upon
reading the full report of the committee
and attached proposals it was learned
that though the Hart ft Gibbons bid waa
$50 lower than Stlpp's bid, it was not
considered because they had not ac
companied their bid with a certified
check for 5 per cent of the amount, as
required by tha ordinance. ,
Mr. Gibbons, who was present, 'was
given the privilege of tha floor, and
stated that he wfts Ignorant of the cus
tom here, and If he had been notified
would have been ready to give any
appropriate bonds. Mr. Noone and
Mr. Battle fought to have the matter
referred for further consideration to
the streets and bridges committees, and
succeeded against the opposition of
Messrs. Sweeney and Oliver.
The John Conmy bill as at came from
select council was read and referred to
the streets and bridges committee with
Instructions to consult with the city
solicitor regarding Its validity.
The proposal of the Fenton Metalllo
company to place file cases in the city
clerk's ofllce for $954 was accepted.
The streets and bridges committee re
ported favorably an ordinance estab
lishing the grade of lower Hampton
street, which was referred for print
ing. Council gave the poperty holders
on Center street, west of Wyoming
avenue, for a distance of ninety feet,
permission to pave the street with sheet
asphalt
An Appeal Raeommended.
A communication from Mayor Con-
nell recommending that the case of the
Ablngton Turnpike company against
the city be appealed to the supreme
court, In accordance with the advice
of the attorney In the case, was referred
to the judiciary committee.
An ordinance providing for tha erec
tion of an electric light on the corner
of Hickory street and Irving avenue;
an ordinance providing for the pur
chase of (furniture and fixings now
owned by the Crystal Hose company
and used In Its hose house; an ordinance
narrowing Wyoming avenue between
(Marlon and Larch streets to fifty feat;
an ordlnairjseiprovidlng for (Die construc
tion of a lateral sewer on Irving avenue
above (Mulberry street; an ordinance
providing for a lateral sewer on pa
pouse avenue between Marlon and
Green 'Rfdge streets; an ordinance pro
viding for the removal of the street
car track on Rdbinron street to the
center of Dhe roadway passed first and
second readings.
An ordinance providing for tha heat
ing of Franklin Br.lne house, and an
Saturday, July 27
Ends the CUT
Artistically Upholstered
Turkish Divans
and Chalro
J. L . BENTON (
ordinance establishing grade on Davie
treat passed third reading;
NW Messare latrodaoed.
Tha following new measures were In
troduced: A resolution directing an In
vestigation into the . advisability ot
opening -Emmet street to (Meridian
street; an ordinance for asphalting
Webster avenue between Olive and
Pine street; a resolution requesting th
Delaware, Lackaiwanna and Western
Railroad company to lay curb along
their property on Adams avenue; a reso
lution providing tor the palntme of the
Crystal hose cart and m resolution pro-
vtdtag for a fire hydrant on tha corner
of Prospect avenue and Genet street.
Cni'BCn FOB BELLEYCE.
It Will Be Located oa Land Donated by
the Coroner Heirs.
A plot of land at Bellevue has been
donated for the erection of a Catholic
church and It Is probable that a build
ing for church purposes will be erected
on it In the near future.
The land Is on Third street facing
the Lackawanna river, and is situate
between Fellow and Luzerne streets.
It waa the property of the Coroner es
tate, and has been deeded to Rt. Rev.
Bishop O'H-ara to be used for church
purpose by Rev. J. J. Coroner, of Forest
City, and his sisters, one of whom I
a sister In the order of the Immaculate
Heart The other Is Mrs. Robert (Wills,
of this city. The property was for
years the family residence of the Cor
oners, and there Is ample ground for
the erection of a large church building
to accommodate the Catholics of that
rapidly growing portion of the city.
The church that will be erected on
this plot is to ba known as the Church
of St. William. To provide a oongre
gatlon for it a new parish will be
erected out of portions of the Cathedral,
West Side and South Side parishes.
REED'S STRANGE DEATH.
Fouad In the Road Leading to Scnulti
vllle with a Bullet Wound In Ills Body,
Died at tha Lackawanna Hospital.
Lying unconscious by the road lead
ing from this city to SchultzvUle, and at
a point about two miles this side ot
the Hillside home, Ezra Reed, a young
men 19 years old, was discovered before
dark Wednesday night. A large quan
tity of- blood had oozed from a bullet
hole In his body, and a few feet from
him was a thirty-eight calibre five
shooter revolver, with but one chamber
empty. He died yesterday afternoon at
tho Lackawanna hospital.
It la a mysterious case, but all the de
tails so far developed go to show that
Reed shot himself accidentally. That
Is what he said about It himself, and
there does not seem to be anybody else
that knows anything more about it.
He was employed by Dr. 8. T. Neal,
of SchultzvUle, around the stables. His
slater, Mrs. Dostner, lives about a mile
from where he was found, and he left
the doctor's home early after supper
that evening to go over to her house.
Removed to Hillside Home.
The man who found him notified Dr,
Ben F. Evans at the home, and Super
intendent Beemer sent a conveyance to
have him removed there. Dr. Evans
did not attempt to probe for the bullet
on account of Reed's weakened condl
tton, but administered opiates and the
wounded man slept soundly until morn
ing. Ho was then removed to the Lacka
wanna hospital.
There the surgeons made no attempt
to extract the bullet, but did all possl
ble to Invigorate him. He recovered
consciousness for a short time and it
was then that he made the statement
that the wound was accidentally In'
dieted. He claimed to be handling the
revolver, It exploding while he had the
barret pointing toward his abdomen,
which the bullet entered.
Coroner J. A. Kelley was notified of
the case when the man died and went
to the hospital with a jury empaneled
to investigate. The body was viewed,
but no testimony was -taken, there not
being any witnesses around.
Telephoned for Witnesses.
Th coroner sent a telephone mes
sage to Schultzvllle, requesting all those
who might be able to throw any light
on the subject to be present at 9 o'clock
this morning, to which time the Jury
adjourned.
Coroner Kelley performed' a post-mor
tem examination and found the bullet.
It was necessary to cut through a good
deal of the muscular tissue, as the mis-
sle had passed into the abdominal cav
ity. The remains re still at the hos
pital, but 'the relatives of the deceased
have been notified and are expected to
take charge of the body this morning.
Tha Reason.
The Judge Have you any reason to
offer why sentence should not be pro
nounced upon your
The Prisoner I ain't gat much to say,
but it's right to the p'int. When I shot
the feller I was only doln' It fer fun; an'
here you fellers are wantln' to hang in
cold-blooded malice, so you air. Indian
apolis Journal.
Don't Forget '
tha Hotel Elmhurst for families during
the hot August. Home more rooms yet at
fair prices. Look aster them soon or
wait
BORN.
BHAEFEn Wednesday, July 24, 1S95, to
Mr. and Mrs. William Shaefer, 7 Ad
ams avenue, a son. i.
DIED.
'.In Scranton, July 15, Joss
MALONET. In Scranton, July 15, Jossnh
Leo Maloney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ml
ehael Maloney, aged 1 year and 8 month.
Funeral Saturday at 1.J0 from the fari
lly residence, 1405 Stone avenue. Inter
men In tha Hyda Park Cathollo corner
tery.
SMITH.-In Dunmore, July 23, Mrs. M. K.',
Smith, of Grove street, aged 47 year.
Funeral Friday at 8 o'olock.
WILLS. In Scranton, July 24. IfttG, Miss
Jennie R. Wills, aged 21 years. Funeral
tomorow morning at 10 o'clock from the
residence of Mrs. Whltford, at 616 Mul
berry street. Interment In .Washburn
Street cemetery.
PRICE Sale of
5 Per Cent
Off
List Prices
331 Adam Av.,
Opp. tH Armory,
mm AM SETTLES
Work Had to Be Sispeided li Mine
oa Accoaat of Caiiag.
HUNDREDS OP TONS CAME DOWN
Males Takaa Oat of th Caatrsi Mis
Three Valas Ar Iaaladed la the
Sqnesia, Which Covers aa Area
of About Twenty Aerea.
As predicted In Tuesday Tribune
the cave-In on the West Bide t a dan
gerous one.
Yesterday the settling was so great
that miners in the Oxford mine discon
tinued work at noon and attl came out
Fourteen Central mine mules were also
taken out by way of the Washburn
street air ehajft, and, as th effect of the
"squeeze" Is felt In three oh'airiuers at
the Hampton mine, that place is in
danger.
The region affected by th cave Is
Luzerne street, and streets adjoining
near Fourteenth street, or an area of
albout twenty acres. Though damage
to buildings la but perceptible, within
tlhe mines the destruction is great,
Three veins are In the "squeeze." which
Is not a new qne, but a continuance of
the settling that happened lat winter,
affecting the houses cf J. Plummer Ack
er and other Rock street residents.
Trouble in the Oxford.
In the Oxford mine the Clarke vein
is the s?ene of the trouble. This pas
sage Is the lowest vein and Is operated
from 'the Itfg vein, where fhe Central
mine 1s touched, by the Ryder vein. At
tlhe Hampton mine the Hook, or second
vein, is In the squeeze.
It -will be remembered that at the
cave-in of six anon'ths ago the squeeze
suddenly stopped and this If the first
movement rtoce then. The present one
was noticed on Monday, when the
ground at Fourteenth street cracked
In several places. Yesterday the larg
est fall occurred. The greatest diffl
culty was experienced at the Central
mine. At this place the water In the
vein above fell down yesterday after
noon and flooded the underlying vein.
Last evening pumps had gained con
siderable on the flood and the mine is
considered out of danger.
The squeeze at the Oxford mine
stopped last evening, and the colliery
is in condition to immediately resume
work. Aralstant Superintendent Thos.
W. Phillips was on the spot all through
uie danger.
Hundreds of Tons Cnrae Down,
The fa.ll was heralded iby rumbling
noises and crackling sounds as tlhe
squeeze progressed. Hundreds of tons
of coal and rock fell yesterday morning,
and of the thirty-two chambers in the
Central Rock vein, only two are free
from the pinch. Over eighty men were
thrown out of employment temporarily
at the Central arJi as many more at the
Oxford owing to te danger.
Thomas D. Davles, assistant superin
tendent of the Delaware, Lackawanna
ar.d Western company, stated that the
severity of the squeeze Is exaggerated
What Is given 1 vouched for iby miner
and otlhers who have been in the mine.
IMr. Davles was seen last evening by a
Tribune reporter and fne offered the fol
lowing statement of the situation:
What Mr. Davles Says.
"The extent of the damage Is un
known. Neither do we know how much
has come down-. -We have overcome the
influx of water in the Central mine,
and will ihave little troulble in tlhe fU'
ture. We expect to have Mie mines
open y Monday for work. Damage to
the mine is very light. On the outside,
of course, we are unacquainted with
the extent of the damage. We hope
mere win ibe no more damage."
Mr. Davles says that the squeeze is
a new one, despite previous statements
fo rhe contrary. It has no connection
wltih Vhe one ot six months ago.
PECULIAR ACCIDENT.
Charles Packard Struck on the Back by a
Bundle of Shingles.
Charles Packard met with a serious
accident at the new Episcopal rectory
at Dun-more yesterd-iy morning. He
Was working on a scaffolding albout
twenty feet from the ground, when a
bunch of shingles became loosened from
the roof and struck (him in the back,
knocking 'him to the ground. He fell in
a heap of rufUblah and his face was bad
ly cut up and he also received a severe
scallp wound.
He was taken to the home of tils
fcrrotfher. William Packard, on Cherry
street, uunmore.
F.L Modclo, Key West Cigars.
We have been appointed wholesale dis
tributing agents for the above line of
cigars for Scranton end vicinity. Dealers
can obtain from us all the different sizes
in any quantity at factory prices.
CARNEY, BROWN A CO.
SHERIFF'S SALE,
C. W. FREEMAN'S
STOCK OF
Fine Watches,
Diamonds,
Jewelry, Etc.
Must be cloned out at once. Ev.
cry article will be sold at 1cm than
cost. No reasonable offer refused.
Now is your chance. Sale posi-
tive. Will open July 9 at 9 a. m.
and continue until the whole stock
is disposed of.
Auction Sate Each Easing it 7.30
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JOHN L HAKGI. ENGRAVER,
urriua anu snur
111 La a. Ay. sad Stewart's Art Store.
Photo. lagrtilnl far ClrtUin, taki, bit-
i
lofto, Rtnpipm. .
lf-Ton and Line Work,
BEST SI
SB
SETS OF TEETH. H O)
lba the aalaiaaa ailintln a
by aa entirely saw preasm
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
WH
The Scranton Cash
x Store is the best place
in Scranton to buy
Qroceries:
They sell only strictly first
class goods.
They sell at lower rates than
any house in the valley.
They deliver orders anywhere
in the city or up and
down the valley prompt
ly and in good order.
They guarantee every article
sold to be of the best
grade or money will be
refunded.
They always give good
weight and measure.
They carry the largest stock
of Groceries in North
eastern Pennsylvania.
WHY
They Can Do it.
They have no rent to pay;
buy for cash; sell for
cash; have no bad debts
and no traveling agents;
do business on an eco
nomical basis and give
the customer the benefit.
Try
THE
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'TIS THE BEST.
Have You
Lost a Purse
Or Is Your
Old One Nearly
Worn Out?
If So, Ws Want to
Remind You That
We Have Just Received a
. Line ot Ladies' Purses
' And Leather Books That
Are the Very Newest Shapes.
Prices Are
10c, 25c, 50c and $1.00
Each. They Cannot
Be Bought Elsewhere
For Any
Such Prices.
3!9 LICKAWINNA AVENUE.
8
VICTOR LEADS ALL
We are receiving a few daily,
and are prepared to (urnish Vic
tors, Gcndrons, ) nvoy, Fleet
Wings, Relay Special, Relay Road
tera. Crowns, LuMiNutns; H new
In both Ladies' and Gentlemen's
Wheels.
WE HAVE STILL SOME BARGAINS III
SECOND-HAND WHEELS
Call and Examine.
J.D.
li
314 LACKA. AVE., SCRANTON, PL
ELECTRIC, VAPOR AND
Qlrsa from I a. m. to 6 p. m. at tho
Green Ridge Sanitarium,
720 Marlon St., Qrn Rldgo.
for Ladlss Soffsriaf from KsrreniPlMato.
Catarrhal sad Rhsoaiatlo Complaint, ipscial
attention Is flraa.
MISS Vf B. JORDAN,
(Orsdnata ot tha Boston Hospital Training
School tor Mama). 8uprintndnt
TM3 CStlMsATC
era
SCRANTON CASH S
WOOLWOfiTffS
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I I IIS
sjWMMSJii OsssslWCalosifcqs Hiasmiit,
MflWMhinsnAv.StmiitM.Pa,
WE WILL OFFER,
Mackintoshes at half price.'
Fine Checked Mackin- $
2.49
tosnes
Formerly $i.5o
Blue-Black Mackin- $Q flfl
toshes, finest made, OiUU
Formerly $12.00.
CAPES.
A few more Ladies'
Spring Capes left, $4 QQ
will close them out at ,
Formerly Sold at $1.00.
MILLINERY.
i lot of Ladies' and
Children's Trim- QQsv
nieJ Hats at VOL
J. BOLZ,
138 Wyoming Ave.
tSrNow is the best tima
to have your furs repaired by
the only practical furrier in
the city.
Blue Serge
Coats and Vests
for
$5.00.
Whi
DucMts"15
for
$1.00,
l&lJaiBra. LMter3.& Furnis
P. CHRISTIAN
Hatter,
Shirt Maker
AND.
Men's
Outfitter.
412 SPRUCE STREET,
jscRmoLH.
E5LACUWAKKA AVE,
NOW HOW
ABOUT TBI
TO
Lake Ariel,
nuu ir
ARE YOU GOING?
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