TJIE SCKANTON TKIBDNE-SATUflDAY MOKNINO, DECEMBER 28, 181)5.
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Caucus Notice.
Scran ton. Pa., Dec. 23, 1891.
The Republican voters of the First and
Second districts of the Hlxlith wurd, city
of Scranton, will hold a t-nut-us ut the reg
ular polling places on Monduy, Dec, 80,
IHM, between the hours of 4 and 7 1. m.,
lor the nnminntlon of ward und district
ofllceni. By order of
. iff. 8. Millar,
, ,. . Oeortfe Schufr,
T It. T. Bleok,'
II. Pousu
t Igllanpf ' committee. Second olstrlet.
city mm.
Thomas naldrldge, of irolllday.burcr, la
the Kiiet of A. If. Christy.
This afternoon 'at 2 o'clock the board
of revision and appenls will hold a meet
ing In the city olerk'a office.
. The rlty engineer's corps was ensnKed
yesterday maklnK surveys for the Went
I.nckawunna avenue viad.net. ,
Dr. J. N. Rice has purchased from
fhnrles Schlnijer the htilldinn on W'yom
lnK avenue occupied by Hols, the furrier.
Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Jermyn, of Oswepro,
N. Y., are spending the holidays with Mr.
Jerinyn's parents, .Mr. and Mrs. John
Jermyn.
A marrlnpe llcenso was granted yester
day by the clerk of the courts to Ueorue
J. Sless, bfl'lttston, anil Emma LuU, of
itcrunton. .
The Clerks' association is very gratified
to l'-arn that the merchants of the city In
tend to resume closing their establish
ments at 6.30 p. m. on Jan. 1, K.
There will be a special mcetlne- of St.
John's Total Abstinence anil itunevolent
ocloty, of Pine Urook, Sumliiy, Dee, 29,
at 230 p. m. Business of Importance,
i At a meetlnff of the directors of the
Scranton and I'lttston Traction company
held yesterday mvrnliiK the following offi
cers were elected: President, I.. A. Wat res;
vice-president, Lemuel Amerman; treas
urer, Charles II. Mullin; secretary, Robert
'. Adams.
John Pavles, of Mlnooka, a miner In the
Oreenwood colliery, Injured himself yes
terday momluK while trying to lift a large
piece of rock and was taken to the Lack
awanna hospltnl for treatment. Last
nisht he was resting quietly, but the hos
pital authorities consider his case a serious
one, . -,
Iwortender Thomas McOlnley, 14 years
old, employed In Brlfrgs' shaft, was
BQUeexd between enrs yesterday afternoon
At 4 o'clock, and his right leff was frac
tured below the knee. He was taken to
the Moses Tnylor hospital. The boy is
fc son of Patrick, McOlnty, of Keyser val
ley. The will of Mary Sullivan, late of the
city of Scranton, Was admitted to .probate
yesterday 'by Register of Wills Hopkins
nd letters testamentary were granted to
J. F. McDermntt and John J. Sullivan. In
the estate of Mary J. Atherton. late of the
nnroimh of Taylor, letters of administra
tion were granted to Wlllard Atherton. ;
' Katie Reagan, Arrested for street walk
ing on South Washington avenue, was
given ten days in the county jail yester-
drunkenness and abuse to his parents was
sent up for thirty days in default of J20
Inc. The boy. Mike Larry, who wan
coght purloining brass from the Arcade
rnlns,.was given thirty clays.
. EXERCISES FOR CHILDREN'.
Coadnetod I-ant Evening In the Second
Presbyterian chnrch.
' The seating capacity of tho Second
Presbyterian church was not sufficient
to seat the hundreds Who gathered
there last night to participate In or wit
ness the Christmas exercises of the Sun
day school. The music was a splendid
feature and was conducted by E. G.
Coursen, the regular leader of music In
the Sunday school. There were solos
by Miss Black. Miss Oaragan and Mr.'
Beynon and selections by the augment
ed Sunday school orchestra, whlch.wlth
the choir, participated in the singing of
anthems and carols which had been re
hearsed during the last few weeks.
a Drier anoress was maue Dy ltev. vr.
Charles K. Robinson, the pastor. A reel
tatlon by Miss Bessie Blair was, with
the exception f recitations by the pri
mary department, the only Individual
number In the attractive programme
of carols and roponsive reading. The
,rn,iw;n rit.ltu villi! UIBIIII'U Ul
irlrnVOtf fnntnftllnr. on...... n wA flirta-
mai mementos.
Tor Oripepsla ,
t ee Horeford's Add Phosphate.
Dr. J. R. Schwarti, Harrlsburg, Pa
says: "I have used it in dyspepsia,
with charming effect, - and am wl
pleased with It."
Roast Tig, Potato Salad, and Frank
furters for lunch today at St. Cloud
noteL" .,
S1IHS
Sure.
late Ohio Foo Commissioner.
CALL TOR CITY CONVENTION.
Headquarters Republican City committee,
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 27, 1S!'.". .
Pursuant to a resolution of the Uepubll
can city committee adopted at n meeiliiK
heldon Saturday, Dee. 21, lS'Ji, the Hepubli
can primaries for the eluction of delcKates
to the Repuolican city convenilou will be
held throughout the rlty of i Scranton on
Saturday afternoon, Jan. 4. between
the hour of 4 und 7 o'clock, and the con
vention of said delegates will he held on
Tuesduy. Jan. 7, J M5, ut 2..T0 o'clock, p. ni..
In .Music Hall, Lackawanna avenue, for
the purpose of pluclnk in nomination one
person fur. the oUice ot mayor, one. person
for the otllce of city treasurer, oiie per
son for the ollice of city controller, and'
three persons for the otflce.of city asses
sors us the candidates of the Republican
party to be voted for at the coming city
election to be held on Kco. IS, 1st). The
representation from the various wards
will be u follows: ,,
Relegates.
First ward. First district.,. 2
First ward, Second district." 1
First wurd. Third district 2
Second wurd, First district 1
Second ward, Second district 2
Serond ward, Third district..., I
Second ward, Fourth district 1
Second ward, Fifth district...' 1.
Fourth ward. First district 1
Fourth word. Second district 2
Fourth ward, Third district 2
Fourth ward... Fourth, district.. 2
Fifth ward. First district 2
Fifth ward, Second district 2
Fifth ward. Third district.. 2
Fifth ward. Fourth district 2
Sixth ward, First district 1 -
Sixth ward, Third district 2
Seventh ward, First district 1
Seventh ward. Third' district 1
Flchth ward, First district ; 1
Kiuhth ward. Second district 2
Ninth wurd, First district 2
Ninth ward. Second district 2'
Ninth wurd. Third district...' 2
Tnlli ward 2
F.leventh ward, First district 2
Klvvcntli .ward, Second district.. 1.
F.leventh ward. Third district 1
Twelfth Ward. First district 1
Thirteenth' wa'rd. First district..'. 1 '
Thirteenth ward. Second district 2
Thirteenth word. Third rll'itrlct 1
Fourteenth ward. First district 1
Fourteenth ward. Second district 1 .
Fifteenth wnr.l. First district 2
Fifteenth ward. Second district 2
Sixteenth ward, First district 2
Sixteenth ward. Second district 2
Seventeenth ward, Find district.... 2 "
Seventeenth ward, Second district... 2
Klghteepth ward T
Nineteenth ward, First district I
Nineteenth ward. Second district 1
Nineteenth ward, Third district 1
Nineteenth ward. Fourth district 1
Twentieth ward, First district 1
Twentieth ward. Second district 1
Twentieth ward. Thrrd-district...... V
Twenty-first ward. First district..., I
Twenty-first ward, Second district... 1
Total ' TO
The vli'llnncf committees as returned to
the lost Ret. ubllcnn county convention and
who wll' Mold the primary election for
delegates Jhcj. 4.,1S. are us follows:
First ward First district. Thomas Wat.
kins, Daniel H. F.vans; Second district,
Nelson LaRose, Harry C. Hughos; Third
district, -L. H. 'John, John W. Shaffer.
Second ward First district, John B, Gil
lespie, Reese ICvans; Second district, ( V.
Terwllliger,-. Marshall Preston: Third dis
trict, Kvan R. Morris, Charles Pcarcn;
Fourth district. T. J. flynne, livan Simms;
Fifth district, V. J. Crosby, John J.
Leneghan.
Fourth word First district. Thomas P.
Daniels, W. Bromley Williams;' Second dis
trict, John A. Thomas,' William m James;
Third district, James Jeremiah, "iseph P.'
Oibbons; Fourth district, David C.
Hughes, Themas Davis.
' ' Fifth wai rf-Flrst district,' John C. Mor
ris; Wllllnnv .Madden; . Second district,
Charles K. Daniels, Joseph H. Dnvlec;
Third district, John Merchant, Daniel
Beynon; Fourth district, William R. Rees,
Albert Carson.
Sixth ward First district. Oeorge Shu
maker, Jr., Adam L. Bonn; Third district.
Benjamin Howen. William T. Williams.
Seventh word First district, Theodore
Lleb. August Peuster, Jr..Third district,
Herman Hagen, Frederick H. Winter.
ICitrhth ward First district, George
Sfhlager. W. S. Millar; Second district. It.
T. Black. Harry S. Poust.
Ninth ward First. dlstrlcV Charles K.
Chittenden, K. M. Vernoy. Second district,
Fred Price, C. P Jadwin: Third district,
F. W. Flelts. George Millett.
Tenth want -Charles Ray nor, Louis J.
Farber.
Kleventh ward First district. Fred Mil
ler. .William Zsng; Second district, John
Schtuer. Jr., Auitust Welmeyer; Third dis
trict, Charles Stone, August Schmidt.
Twelfth ward First district, Louis Fol
let. Fredrick Khrhardt.
Thirteenth wurd First district, P. K.
Potter. Charles. Nothacker; Second dis
trict. (ieorRe B. Dlmmlck. R. If. Shurt
leff : Third district, W. M. Franklin, P. M.
Smith.
Fourteenth ward First district, 0ors
L. Peck, Pavld Jones; Second district, J.
T. Jones, J. F. Jordon.
Fifteenth ward First district, John M,
Kdwardg, David M. Jones; Second district,
William Williams, Fred Leber.
Sixteenth ward First district, George A.
Connor, William Suydnm; Second district.
W. Kugene Davis, A. H. Shoplnnd.
Seventeenth ward First district, Harry
C. Barker, F. M. Spencer: Second dis
trict, H. K. Hand, F. II. Clemons.
Klghteenth ward Fred Gardner, James
MeBrler.
Nineteenth ward First dlstrct. Charles
Hnmm, Joseph Schrleber; Second district.
Henry Kammer. Oscar Strausch; Third
district. George F. Schwenker. Fred We
ber: Fourth district, William Hoffman, Jo
seph Wolf.
Twentieth ward First district .Tullin
Conner. Fred Jones; Second district, Jo
senh Shorten. Mathias Gard: Third dis
trict, James Shorten. .lames Kd wards.
Twentv-llrt wa pi First district, W. H.
Lnngstnff, William Conghlln: Second dis
trict, Charles Parry. Kvan Thomas.
(Signed) ' ' F. H. Clemons, chairman.
Attest,
Thomas H. Dale, .
W. S. Millar,
Secretaries ' ' .
MISMONOTSK INVADED.
Bellevne Heights Toughs Have lilt on a
New lion of Causing F.xaltcment.
A disgraceful scene occurred Thurs
day night on the West Hide, when a
band of . young toughs from Bellevue
Heights caused a pandemonium In the
Band of Hope Mission house on Land Is
street, anil during which Keese Grif
fiths, of South. Main avenue, one of the
mission party, was painfully hurt.
The Band of Hope conducts the mis
sion of the Welsh Baptist church and
was holding. Christmas exercises In the
mission house when the turbulent scene
occurred. A gang of young toughs,
whose ages range from 16 to 20 years,
entered the doors and disturbed the
meeting. When requested to desist
they became nolser than ever, and one,
bolder than the rest, turned oft one of
the lights. The act was a signal for
others, who immediately turned off all
the lights In the rear of the room.
There were present many women and
children who screamed and made a
stampede for the righted portion of the
hall. There was a moment of scuf
fling In which several men of the mis
sion tried to eject the toughs. In the
scramble Griffiths fell upon the pieces
of a glass shade, which had been broken
during the excitement, and was severe
ly cut on the face and hands. All the
toughs got safely away.
Warrnnts were Issued yesterday for
the ringleaders of the Intruders, and Jt
Is probable they will be locked up be
fore tonight.
Th Joyful Anticipations '
Of a hhppy New Tear will be realised
by those w,ho attend the annual ball of
Division 3, A. O. H. of A.,' at Music Hall
New Year's eve. .. .
Globe Hotel.
Between the Academy of Mus'e and the
Froth ngham. Special rates made to the
atrical people and Jurors. Rates $1.00 to
ItOD per day. Bird ec Flanaghan, Props., .
, , tt Wyoming ave, Scranton; Pa.
EDWARD LYNN SET FREE
Nv Evidence to Sustain the Charge
'"' . of Arson Against Him.
AN OIL CAX WAS 0VEKTI KXCO
But No One Was Prodncsd Who Could
Snj That Lynn Ued Anything to Do
With It Mrs. Linn Is in a ,
Precarious Condition.
Kdward Lynn is again a free mnn.
The eoronejr'g jury last night exoner
ated him from the charge of having set
fire to his house on' Irving avenue caus
ing the death of his eleven-year-old
daughter, Belinda.
In an upper room of the house the
little girl was sleeping, at the time of
the fire and she was suffocated by the
smoke. After the tire was extinguished
kerosene oil was found sprinkled on tne
floor and this led to the arrest of Lynn
on a charge of arson.
Nothing developed at the inquest last
night to Indira te that Lynn caused the
tire and arter the verdict of the coro
ner's Jury was rendered he was dls-i
charged from custody.
Lynn's own story relates that ho v.-as'
less than two blocks from his Ul-fated
home when the smoke was discovered
Issuing from the windows and doors.
Those who were present immediately
after that say that . he was moving
about like a deaf and dumb man, andi
that he mado no real pretense that his:
child wns In the burning building until
the llanies hluzed through the roof and
then It was too late.
This apathy was what first' caused
persons to. suspect him and when he
odor of kerosene was detected. Lynn
was accused of being an arson-fiend
and lucked up.
Last Night's Inquest.
The hearing In the office of Coroner
J. A. Kelley at 7."') last evening was'
.confined to the testimony of .Chief En
gineer Ferber of the' fire department.
Attorney M,,A. McOlnley was present
in the Interest of the accused man.'
Lynn was not there,, but his brother
John was, and also John McDonnell, a
friend. Coroner Kelley first questioned
Chief Fcrbef about his knowledge of
the happening. Mr. McOlnley next
subjected him to an examination hut
what he had -to say was gi'en very
brielly and In substance was that he
went .into the house after the fire and
was attracted by the strong odor of kero
sene. That led him to susiiect that the
lluld had been, used .to ntai;t the fire
wlth. -The.vnn-was lying on the tloor
empty when Assistant Chief Louts
Hchwass found It'ond handed It to Mr.
Ferber.
Mrs. Swarte, a neighbor of the Lynns,
went into the burned house after the
fire and she smelt kerosene; so did
Thomas; Stackwater who wns present
after th'e lire. Hut In nil their testi
mony there wn,s nothing one wny or tho
other to connect the father wlth upsett
ing the kerosene can. No one saw him
around the house after he left It at 7
o'clock in the morning until It was on
fire.
" Verdict of the Jury.
The Jury deliberated for over -a hnlf
hour und rendered a verdict as follows:
"We find that Belinda Lynn came to
her death by suffocation and exonerate
Kdward Lynn from all blame."
;As soon ns the verdict was made up
Mr. McOlnley took It and went to police
headquarters with it. There Chief .
T. Simpson was In waiting and upon the
presentation of the inquisition pnper
to him containing the verdict, the chief
ordered Desk Sergeant Delter to release
Lynn from custody. When the accused
.was led out from his cell nnd was told
that he was free, he nearly lost his
balance and by turns smiled and as
sumed an opposite countenance. He
was dischaigcd from the station house
at .30.
' Mrs. Lynn, the mother of the dead
child, Is so overcome with the blow that
has fallen on her that she is In a very
precarious condition nnd unless she has
n change for the better soon there are
fenrs that she may not recover.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 2 o'clock. The remains will be
taken on the Delaware; Lncknwnnna
and Western train to Plttston and In
terment will there be made.
IN THE FIRST CHURCH.
Sunday School Chr'stmas Fxercisce Hold
in the Afternoon.
The Flr3t Presbyterian church Christ
mas Sunday school exercises were hold
in the church yesterday afternoon be
ginning at 4 o'clock. Santa Claus, Hor
ace K. Hand, reached the church at the
proper moment and In a distinctive 1 S!r
style; he ran uz the north aisle and
tugged a bicycle along with hlin. Dur
ing the exercises a mammoth pie on the
platform burst open and revealed a
number' of little human blackbirds.
Santa Claus was preceded by hla own
telegrams from the North Pole, Can
ada, Binghamton and Foster and the
contents of the messages created
among the younger element no little
anxiety.
For instance. In Canada he was at
tacked by Indians; at Binghamton one
of his reindeers died nnd he continued
his journey on a bicycle, and at Foster
he was having difficulty in making time
over muddy roads, but was determined
to keep his appointment. His bicycle
showed no signs of hard travel when he
arrived. Preceding the gift distribution
there was a programme of responsive
readings and carols in which the church
choir and Conrad's orchestra partici
pated. The greeting was made by A.
W. Dickson, superintendent of the
school. He was assisted In conducting
the exercises by the pnstor. Rev. Dr.
James McLcod, and W. J. Hand.
Y. VV. C. A. NOTES.
Programme That Has Keen Mapped Out
for the Coming Week.
The entertainment committee of the
Toung Women's Christian association,
under the leadership of Mrs. L.R. Stelle,
is making plans for a' delightful pro
gramme to be rendered on tho occasion
of their annual New Year's reception.
Both ladles and gentlemen are Invited
to visit the rooms at 205 Washington
avenue on this day, between the hours
of four and ten p. m.,' where they will
be cordially received by the ladles In
charge.
"A Praver for the New Year" Is the
subject of the Gospel meeting to be held
at the Young Women's Christian asso
ciation on Sunday afternoon at 3.45.
Miss Linn will lead.
The new term's work in the educa
tional department of the Young Wo
men's Christian association will begin
on Thursday evening, January 2. All
young women wishing to avail them
selves of this opportunity for self-improvement
should apply Immediately at
the rooms.
There Is an opening for new members
In the embroidery class, which has been
doing such beautiful work under the
Instruction of Miss Harris during the
past term: also in the chart-cutting
class, taught by Mrs. Wilson, as well as
In several other of the various branches
taught.
TEACHERS IN TABLEAUX.
Will Give an Entertainment for. Their
. Asioelstlon Jfext Month.
Professor D. A. Stone, Miss Anna C.
Malta and Miss Elisa Chase, a commit
tee of the Teachers' Mutual Benefit as
sociation, met In the board of control
rooms yesterday to arrange for a bene
fit performance for the association.
It is proposed to have an evening of
tableaux at one or the' other of the
theaters during the coming, month. A
Philadelphia party has made an offer
to direct the affair on percentage, and II
the teachers are willing the proposition
will be accepted. ....
FOREIGN HAPPENINGS.
From the Sun.
One of tho most important sales of coins
heid in London iu rcuut years tu that
ol tho Anxio-Suxen und British coins,
forming ttte ilret jar: of the collection of
the late Mr. Kyman Montagu, vios-pn?-ident
of the Numismatic society. It last
ed six days, &7 coins, gold, sliver and cop
per, bringing in JJI.li.". an avvrage of near
ly S!i apiece. The highest prices paid were
iJoi) apiece for a penny of King Alfred, tho
only coin on which he is styled "Kex An.
Slorum," and for a penny of King Hclf
clan, Ktruck on his entering; London. An
Kppllus siater of gold fetched 1222. an
F.paliccus stater. 4212: a Ceolwulp II
penny, 2"0; a penny of Offa. king of Mer-
la with the name of Kthelheard on the
cbver.-e. $182: a penny of Kthelred ami ono
of liuldred, each $15t. Ave pennies of Cyn
ethreth, widow of Offa, averaged $114
apiece. A sceut of Heonna brought $132,
a copper etyca of Kcgfrilh. king of Northl
umbrla. $!n2; a copper coin of Cunobeline
with the head of Janus, overse, f'JS.
William Collard. a distinguished English
railway engineer, unfolds a plan for re
ducing the schedule time between I.ondon
and Paris to four and a half hours. It
leaves out of view nil the old projects for
bridging or tunnelling the Channel, but
proposes to Improve the existing means of
transit there. His scheme includes a
straight railway between Maidstone and
Hover, a service of fast steumers to Ca
lais, und another straight railway from
Amiens to Purls. The trains from London
to Dover are to make the slxtv-eight miles
In sixty-three minutes, uml the 14S'i mil'-s
from Calais to Paris are to be run In 137
minutes. This leaves aii hour nnd ten
minutes for the Channel passage, and the
calculations of Mr. Collard are that It
can be mudc In that time. The estimated
cost of his scheme is about fciOO.iiw.'W'j. The
trip takes eignt hours now.
On Pntnllea, an Isolated mountain near
Syracuse, the remains of a prehistoric city
with a great necropolis have been found
There are nearly 5.0UO tombs cut into the
rock, scattered over a suuee more ihnn
four miles in clrcumfeence. They belong
to me cronse ami nrst iron ages. They are
not very rich, but a great many hronxe
objects and some earthen vessels have al
ready been discovered In them. In one
place Is tho only megallthlc building found
in the eastern part of Slcllv, probably the
palace of the king. It is 120 feel long by
forty feet wide und divided Into many
I UV4II9. 0
A Dr. Aubry in writing a book on "The
Contagion of Crime" used as an example
a notorious family sprung from criminal
parents who died early in the centurv,
nearly all of whose members have records
in the crrlmlnal law reports. A respecta
ble grandchild of the criminal couple re.
..cuu.v nueu me oocior lor damages, nnI
obtained them, the court hnl.lln.r it,,.
scientitic research Is no excuse for causing
imni mm oiscnmiort to an innocent person
by defaming his grandmother.
In tearing down a disreputable hottse
near me iioinorn restaurant. In London,
recently, a watch and seals of the last cen
tury were found In a chlmnev bearing the
crest and arms of Simon Frnser, Lord
livat, the last man who was beheaded In
England. He was one nf the most pictur
esque ruffians of the eighteenth centurv,
was twice condemned to death for his
crimes, hut lived to the age of 77. and was
beheaded on Tower Hill for helping
Prince Charlie.
A method of silvering mirrors, producing
mirrors of much greater brilliancy than
those made bv ordlnarv nmct.scn
been discovered by Herr Hans Boas of
imci. u is Duseti on lnp rllrt ,nat wnpn
a heoVy metal forms the cathode of a
vacuum tube containing a trace nf hydro
gen, the electric current volatilises the
metal, which Is deposited as a llrmly ad
herent and highly polished layer on tin
walls of the tube.
Two Englishmen made a match recently
to walk from La Turhle to Nice, the win
ner to take 2,."nM francs from the las.-r.
stake them nn the red at Monte Carlo, and
divide the winnings with his onnonent. In
half an hour's place, during which ne won
i.,!;0,,im'!, n.V",mK on ''he red. he won
SWl.t francs the large-t sum wor In a
single day this year. The winner Is n
dealer In South African gold mines.
Superstition has JuV7kllle.I a ohemlin
liride. A young woman was standing tin
to be married in the church at l'lsek, when
one of the tuners on the side of the altar
nearest her went out. She shrieked "My
candle Is extinguished"' and fell down
rtead. The popular belief Is that If one of
Jhe tapers goes out It moans calamity for
the person on whose side t stands.
Belglums proposes to facilitate marrlngo
bv reducing the legn ngo for both sexes
21 vears. In stead of ?.i for the man and
1 for the womnn. ns .the low Is now. and
by making the consent of the father alone
necessary. Instead nf that of both parents,
Oxtv.-d has made a new denortiiei.. that
the older American colleg.s might Imltote.
rv nffe-tnir a course o' lecture, on "Tho
F.arlv Hlstn-y of the diversity" among
ts courses In modern history.
A SARCASTIC REBUKE.
And the Young Men Found That Telling a
Story wns Not Always a Safe Tiling.
From the Now York Weekly.
A young man who held a political
position one day appronched his su
perior with a long face, and requested
a week's absence, that he might go to
bury his father. This was readily
granted. A day or two afterward there
arrived a visitor, who wished to see
Mr. A., the orphan. Mr. A.'s chief ex
plained that be was not to be seen In
fact, he had gone away to bury his fa
ther." "Hut." said the stranger, "I am his
father."
"Well," replied the official, a man of
few words, "I don't know anything
about Mr. A.'s private affairs I only
know he has gone to bury you."
At the end of the week of mourning
Mr. A. returned, looking very disconso
late. When asked by his chief how
he fared he pulled a very long face,
nnd said he had had the "melancholy
satisfaction of seeing the last rites
properly performed," and so on, add
ing that, of course, he felt very deeply
on the subject, but that no doubt time
would lighten the load of his affliction.
"Ah," replied the other, "I can sym
pathize with you! I lost mv father
when I was a young man. When
you lose your father, you lose your best
friend. I hadn't the pleasure of your
father's acquaintance during his life
time: but he called here a few davs af
ter his death and I had a short con
versation with him. Now this was
most Irregular; and my object in send
ing for you was this when next the
poor old gentleman dies, do, if you pos
sibly can. arrange to have him buried
and be back here to meet him In case he
calls again. That's all. Good morn
ing." Exit Mr.. A'., not perhaps an outward
ly sadder, but certainly a much wiser
man.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany's car shops -at Pavonia, N. J.,
commenced last week to run on full
time. Instead of five days in the week.
Over 460 employes are affected.
"For two weeks the Michigan-Peninsular
Car company, of Detroit, Mich.,
has been employing 3,500 and 4,000 men,
a substantial Indication that business
is booming. The increase In orders has
been growing steadily, and at present
both plants are. being operated, with
almost a full force of men.
The Baldwin Locmotlye Works have
an order from the Jacksonville, Louis
ville and 8L Louis Railway company
for an eight-wheel engine.
The Boston and Maine Railroad com
pany has placed an order with the
Rhode Island Locomotive Works, of
Providence, R. I., for twenty-five en
gines. The Richmond Locomtlve works, of
Richmond.: Vs.. have delivered four of
their compound engines to the Mis
souri, Kansas and Texas Railway com
pany. Five locomotives are- to be ordered
very shortly by the Midland Terminal
road, of Colorado, i
: The Boston and Albany Railroad
company is about to order several loco
motives. The Lehigh Valley, It Is said. wl'.V
soon contract lor twenty-five Ip'mo
tlves. . , ' '
GOODS WERE SHIPPED ftWAY
Tart of Lehman & Company's Stock
Seized in Brooklyn, X. Y.
THE KEAS0X FOR THIS ACTIOS
Lewis It Bennett. New York Creditors.
Want to Mesovcr the Money That
tho Firm Owes Them-Have Begun
Legal Proceedings in Brooklyu.
It. Lehman & Co., the clothing firm in
business at the corner of Lackawanna
and Franklin avenues until their recent
failure, are not apt to make a success
of this coup d'etat, which it U alleged
they have resorted to.
The firm hud been in business- some
time at the place aforesaid. They fail
ed last Saturday and the store was
taken possession of that same evening
by Deputy Sheriff J. D. Ferber. The
seizure of the stock was made on exe
cutions entered up in the office of Pro
thonotary Pryor that day which am
ounted to $11,114.15 and were held by the
following persons in the amounts
named: Lesser Bros., $2,159.15; Max
Judkowitz, $1,500; Goodman & Weiss,
$525; Max Lehman. $1,500; H. Levy, $505;
Esther Weisbergor. $2,000; Matilda
Aaron. $600; Samuel Llpson, $215; ner
man Kchman, $50. The sale on these
executions will take place this morning.
Immediately after the failure, the fob
lowing attachment executions under
the fraudulent debtors' act of 1869 were
tiled against Lehman & Co.: Max Drie
son. of New York, $225: L. M. Jacobs &
Bros., of New York. $486.50; Lewis &
Bennell, of New York. $249.76; Snedeker
& Boynton. of New York, $505.13; Jacob
Gludke, of New York, $178.50; A. Lesser,
of New York, $.188.23; S. Wilson & com
pany, of New York, $309, the foregoing
represented by Warren & Knapp; Jo
seph Schoneman, of Philadelphia, $987.
50. represented by Attorney John Shea,
of Wllkes-Barre; Raymond, Hawes &
Co., of Danbury, Conn., $123, represented
by Jcssups & Hand.
The sheriff's sale of the stock will
take place this morning and whatever
is realized nn the stile will be paid into
court and the attachment creditors will
endeavor to get a share In the assets
of the firm. The Drlesen and Jacou
claims In the hands of Warren & Knapp
were settled by Lehman & Co.
Check Was Not Honored.
Lewis & Bennett, manufacturers ot
clothing at Nos. 127 and 129 Bleeker
street. New York, last July sold to Leh
man & Co., clothing to the value of
$300. Lehman several weeks afterward
sent a check for the amount to the New
York firm; they deposited it In their
bank and when it was sent here for col
lection, it was returned with the trade
mark "No funds."
A letter was sent to Lehman which was
answered in a very apologetic tone and
a check for the amount on another
bank was enclosed. The same luck
happened with this check; It was
was branded as worthless, and this
brought Mr. Bennett, of the New York
firm, to Scranton, to effect a settle
ment, If possible.
Mr. Lewis, the other member of the
firm, came to to Scranton last Satur
day with suspicions that Lehman &
Co. were not treating him right, and
a short Investigation rewarded him
with the information that on that very
morning seven large trunks had been
shipped by the failed firm. They were
billed for Brooklyn. N. Y.
Detective Roche, of Brooklyn, was
set at work to ferret out the where
abouts of the trunks and he
was successful in locating the
drayman who carted them at
No. .170 Nostrand avenue. In
the city of churches. They had been
removed by him to a warehouse; and,
accompanied by Detective Roche, Mr.
Bnenett of the firm, went there and re
quested to see the trunks. The man In
charge refused to let them see the
trunks and he refused to state whether
or not they were In his posesslon.
Detective Stood on Guard.
While the detective stood watch at
the door. Mr. Bennett got an attach
ment and Deputy Sheriff Casey, of
Brooklyn, - took possession of the
trunks, hlch were found In the ware
house after a search was made.
They are now In the custody of the
sheriff of Kings county.
SCRANTON BUSINESS COLLEGE
Both Sessions Will Heopen ..Monday,
Jan. 0.
The new Journal Is out. Send for a
copy of it.
Another application for a bookkeeper
a good position. A young man has
been recommended.
The building will be open every day
next week, excepting New Year's, for
tho accommodation of students and in
spection of visitors.
The shorthand room has been con
verted for the time being Into an adver
tising department and presents a busy
scene.
The many handsome Christmas pres
ents Elven to the members of the fac
ulty by both sessions evidences the cor-
Tons of the
Finest Candy
AT
4 lbs. Choice Mixed Candy, 25c
3 lbs. French Mixed Candy, 25c
Bon Bons, per pound, 10c
2 lbs. Extra Cream Bon Bons, 25c
3 lbs. Christmas Clear Toys, 25c
Fancy Boxes of French Candy, 20c
4 lbs. Mixed Nuts, 25c
3 lbs. Choicest Mixed Nuts, 25c
Jamaica Sweet Granges,
, 2S:
to. seis ousa u
toeUdlajr the tables estraettag ef
S; G. SNYDER, J). Dr S.,
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dial and friendly feelings existing be
tween teachers and students.
MAKKIEO.
SHIFFER-BATT-iTeernnton, P., Dos.
2, IfcM, at the Hampton Street Meth
odist Episcopal purnunage bv Rev. F. P.
Doty, Irwin Sniffer and Miss Elizabeth
Irene Butt, both of Scranton.
.MLD.
HILDEBRANT In this city. Dev. 27. 1S95.
Justice, son of J. J. Hlldebrunt, at the
home of his parents. 612 Cedar avenue.
Funeral Monday at 2 p. m. Interment
In Plttston Avenue cemetery.
SCHAFFKK In Scranton. Pa Dee. 2!!,
1836. Miss Adella L. Schaffur. Funeral
Saturday afternoon at 2 p. m. from her
late residence. 537 Adams avenue.
Friends are invited to the funeral ser
vices. ,
RINKER In Scranton, Dee. 26, 1895. Mrs.
K 8. Rlnker. wife o'f Frank 8. Rlnker,
of 631 Madison avenue. Funeral will
take place Satunrday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Services at the hoiibe. Inter
ment In Forest Hill cemetery.
WHEN ORDERING COCOA AND
CHOCOLATES be sure and ask for
HUYLER S. They have no superior.
Come and see the Brownie bend,
Marching to the good old stand.
Bargains there lor one and all,
Come with them and give iu s call.
Now is the time to buy your
gifts. Don't put it off.
Come early.
BERRY, THE JEWELER
Is Right Up-to-Date,
With All tbc New Goods.
REMEMBER OUR NUMBER, .
417 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
flflPPY NEW YEAR
In observing It don't you re
qmre anything liko a
Punch Set
Bowl,
Punch ot
Wine Glasses,
Lemonade or
Wine Set.
Large Assortment at Low Prices.
Rupprecht's Crystal Palace j
mi roan ave. wpp, enptlst I'Burcu.
THE
SCRANTON CASH STORE
Commencing Thursday, De
cember . 26, and continuing
until -New Year's Day, will
give' a discount of 10 per
cent.
On all purchases made at the store.
This reduction will hold good in the
Butcher Shop, Fish and Vegetable
Markets, Grocery,, Tobacco and Ci
gars, Confectionery, Flour, Feed
and ' Meal, and Wood and Willow
. Ware departments. . The object of
giving this big discount, is for the
purpose of reducing stock before
taking Inventory at the first of the
new year and will only, last until
January 1. Every customer during
the above time will be handed back
10 cents on every dollars' worth of
goods bought. The already very
low prices prevailing will be contin
ued, which, with the additional 10
cents off. on the dollar, will make
the cost of goods lower than ever
. known In Scranton. A full arte ot
all goods will be brought from. the
warerooms into the store on Thurs
day, the 26th Inst. The holiday
force of clerks and drivers will be
kept on during thlB special sale, so
that the crowds can be waited upon,
satisfactorily and. their goods . de
livered promptly. There wl... also
be offered for sale 1 Safe, 1. Black
Walnut Desk, 1 Buggy, 1 Phaeton,
' 2 Single Delivery Wagons,' 1 Horse,
1 Florida Steam Heater and 1 Mar
ble Office Wash Stand.' These goods
can be bought for much less than
they are worth if bought ' before
New Year's. We want toy sell the
above and we want to reduce our
big stock before having to inven
tory It. , .-
COflE AND GET
BARGAINS AT
THE SCRANTON CASH STORE.
F. P. PRICE. ACT.
mm
n 7 Bl
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Dunn's
m EXCELLENT
IN
MUSICAL HOLIDAY GIFTS
STILL TO BE HAD AT
POWELL'S: MUSIC STORE
32S.230 WYOMINQ AVENUK
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We will begin tbc largest sale of
Ever offered p Northeastern
Pennsylvania.
French Coney.' Capes, 30
inches long, 3 yards sweep,
$4.98, reduced from $12.
Astrakhan Capes, 30 inches
long 3 yar(Js sweep, $1 1.98,
reduced from $24.
Electric Seal Capes, 30
inches long, 3 yards sweep.
$9.98, reduced from $20.
Electric Seal Capes, 30
inches long, 3 yards sweep,
trimmed with bearskin and
bearskin collar, $14.98, re
duced trom $30.
Muffs and Neck Scarfs for
almost nothing.
Sleigh Robes for $2.98,
reduced from $6.
Fur Gloves for $ 1 .98, re
duced from $4.
Fancy Floor Mats, $1.98,
reduced from $6.
Have your Furs made new
by the only practical furrier
in the city.
J. BOLZ
138 Wyoming Avenue.
OPEN EVENIIfR
High.
Grade
Shaw,
Emerson,
Malcolm Love.
dough & Warren,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
And Lower Grades at
Very Low Prices.
J. LAWRENCE STELLE,
303 SPRUCE STREET.
Economical
Underwear
Costs more than cheap .
stuff but worth it
keeps you well, strong (
. and happy. A full line
to select from.
CHRISTIAN OUTFITTER
412 Spruce, 205 Lack.
Scranton
School of Elocution
and Oratory
MR. AND MRS. L J. RICHARDS,
Directors.
Ut DEPARTMENTS OF ffl!
Send & Ciiy cl fluiHi.
ROOMS 27 AND 28, BURR BUILDING,
Waihington Ae., Scranton, Ps.
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m healer eat
Mat rreaal tsejljj. A
Werereeout OppeslteOeltwibsslleaemest
90S Washington Av. 8oranten.rj
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FURS