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17 WYOMING AVENUE.
W1LLI1S f IMTY
cite botes.
There will be n met-tlmr of mnnuBers of
Florence mission this moriiiiiK ut 10
o'clock.
The challnx-cllsh luirty of a number cif
(julilry uveinu' yoiniB men uml which wns
umiiuiiih'CiI lor luwt night will be fe-lven lo
iilKht. The boarl of mummers of the YoutiK
Women's I'liriKtiuu association will nu'.-t
tit the I'ounm on Wednesday nioriiitifa',
.March 4, ut o'clock.
The Grwn Ki'lKc Women's f'hrlstinu
Tciiii.tiuni'c union will hohl their niotit'i
ly IniKliiess mei-Unir Tuesday at 'J.30 1). in.,
ut liilu Dickson avenue.
Charlen Decker, tin oy ntT opener lit
Hockiifellow'M, wux llneil 15 In police court
yestrrduy for klckini? In the iloor of Kin
mu Junes' place, on i.uckuwamiu avvmie.
v The 'Women's Christian Temperance
unluii of Ihe central city will hohl their
reKtilur meet Inn .this nt'ternoon at a o'clock
In Ihe looms, Jewell building. All wel
come, Street Comml.-tsiom-r Kinsley had three
(oains ami a Kanif of men at work y stcr
lay IIIIIiik In the cistern on the l'latt es
tate, which was opened up by tho rains
Huiulay.
11. K. l'lilne. of this city, delivered un
Uildress lo the Jackson I.Susqiieha.nii.t
countyi iost of the cirand Army of the he
public at Hie post's annual cauipllre, Fri
day night.
The f'ale of the personal property of A.
B. Williams on the tlu.iiuo bond and mort
gage held by W. W. Watson, trustee, was
jiowt pnned lrom yesterday until a week
today at 'I p. in.
To prevent cinders and dirt from fall
ItiM upon the pedestrians, the iMdaware
and Hudson company Is haviinr Its -tresli"
on l-Upoune hvcuiio covered with plunks
and galvanized iiuii.
The nrlnern' examining bo:ird, Jliles llili
lion. VV. P. Urimths and Willii.ai .Moi '-is.
met at the court house yesterr'ny In the
urbMrutloii room and nrantd miners' cer
tificate to nineteen miners.
The lire yesterday uftornoon at 2.o'-l. -k
wus in the house of Henry Uinni. at IP!
Kmniet street. Tho KaKle Ilost cutnpany
rilcceeilcd-ln exllnBlilf hlii(f the names he
fore much damage resulted.
MarrhiKe license), were Issued liy Clerk
of the Courts John H. Thonum .ve.terd:iy
to CicnrKe -M. Thomas and Kusle Marsli,
'Vaylor: IMward .M. Cal'ferty mil J. Hire il.
Skllirnan, ilitiKlutmtoii, X. V.
Kvnn Walters, of the Fifth ward, has
" been appolatetl chairman on the city emri
neer's rorp. piicceedhiK JaniiM Smith,
who has been made rodman, the position
held by the Into Hubert .Moir.
James Corcoran, of 309 Dodge court,
riled yes'erday momhiK. He is survived
by n wife and n ll-year-old ilauchler. The
funeral will take place in St. Peter's ca
thedral at 9.30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
There were thirty-one deaths In the c liy
lust week. Benrlct fever caused one, diph
theria, two, und consumption, one. Four
new cases of scarlet fever were reported,
three of diphtheria und one of typhoid
lever.
lCev. TjeHoy Stephens, TX 1., of I.ewl.
bur, Pa., will preach In the Dudley Strict
iiHptist church. TUmmore, Tuesday even
ing. .March S, at 7.-I5 o'clock. All are cor
dially Invited to come and hear lr. Steph
ens. No collection.
Alderman J. Wnfrham Kord. of Wilkes
Barre, formerly of this city, has loused a::n
nvresof coal lund in Schuylkill county and
is forming a company to begin mining
opeiullons. The tract is estimated to con
tain ltt.uuo.0ut) tons of coal.
The membership committee of the
Young Women's Christian association has
Idanned a tete-u-tete social to be fclvon ut
he rooms this evening at 7.30. All young
women are invited to Join in the very
ldeassnt lime which Is anticipated.
Sammy tawls was arretted yesterday at
Knirna Jones' house, on lower Lackawan
na avenue, at the instance of ills newlv
wedded wire, who is huusckef 'er at ihe
place and who wanter her Samrr r locked
up to .prevent hint from demolishing the
furniture. She relented, bewver. when
phe saw him arraigned beforo Alderman
Miliar and agreed to take him honm and
nun vv u. tiuoij Doy.
Sixty Pinnus and Organs
IWUSt fc old before the twentieth of
Wreh. We retire from business then
Arid Will positively refuse no reasonable
of,'!1. Oerflt terms to suit the buyer's
tiKCsure or extraordinary inducements
snot cash. tJuernsey Bros., T'i
-V fo!&'iS avenue.
K are prepared to show the latest
decerns Huts and bonnets at Has
lacher'n llllnery, 324 Lacka. avn. H.
LangrW, successor.
Befora tit&itig Inv-entory March Jst, I
will r.ell Fur Capes and Cloth Jackets
at a great sawHlce. F. L. Crojne, 324
l.ncku. ave.
' If you're responsible and want m piano
on credit at your own price and on your
own terms call on Ouernsey Bros., 224
-Wfomlug aveniM.
and Sure."
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SUPERVISORSSWOHN IN
Cusuk Fuiind a uy of Suimutint int
the Obstacle.
COYNE KXTEKUD A TKOTEST
Clniuicd That Tern's Election as
Supervisor Was Contested lla Had
No Hlght to Act -IMattor Will Uo
Called to Attention of Court
When the auditors of Lackawanna
township assembled yesterday after
noon to organize for the present year
mid tiV swear in two new supervisors,
Patrick Coyne was present to Insist
against the qualilication of William 11.
Fern, pending the contest which bus
been Instituted in court, and notice of
which was served upon the auditors
by Constable Michael Thornton.
Mr. Coyne was one of the outgoing
supervisors and be was defeated for re
election by Mr. Kern, by six votes, but
lis stated, the election has been con
tested. Attorneys C C. Donovan und
M. J. Donuhoe. v lio represent Mr.
Coyne, hold that while a contest Is
pending, the Incumbent holds over, ex
cept in ollices commissioned by the gov
ernor. Tho board of auditors lis it
is now
nmdi uj consists of .Michael
Kuncne- Drlscoll and Michael
M. J. Kauan is township clerk.
Hokhu,
Cusick.
Cush-k
nnd Drlscoll were present at 3
o'clock.
the time llxeil for the meeting, but llo
Kiin wns absent. Tho two supervisors
elect. Jumes Ward and .Mr. Fern, were
present, the latter being represented
by Attorney Charles K. Olver, of this
city.
NKW MEMHER OP THR BOAItD.
Mr. Drlscoll Is a new member of the
board, succeeding 1. J. Foley, of Green
wood, and he was in favor of waiting
until Jlogan put in an appearance.
Ctir.ii k wunted to go on, there being a
majority of the board present, but Mr.
ICnuun. the clerk, advised a continuance
until ltonau came at 7 o'clock In the
evening. He had sent word that he
could not be around before then.
Attorney Olver was given the floor
nnd argued that Mr. Fern should be
sworn in, that he had his certificate of
election and his bonds dnd was right
fully entitled to the seat. Cusick took
the law into his own hands nnd admin
istered the oath to Ward and Fern, de
spite Ihe protest of Messrs. Drlscoll and
Kagnn. He went on und received the
bonds. Messrs. Driscoll and Kgan re
fused to take any hand in the proceeding-
ut all. Mr. KR-an refused to take
tiny minutes and thus ended the mut
ter. WILL APPLY TO COURT.
Mr. Coyne's attorneys will now apply
to the court to have the matter righted
und have Cush-k's action revoked.
HiiK.tn came around after supper, but
the supervisor were from- home then.
Tin- bonds presented by Mr. Ward
were signed by Janifs Itutlernnd M. W.
Loftus, of Miioslc; Mr. Kern's sureties
were John Fern, his i'utlier. John illynn
mid Murgaret Kgwrt. llolh lire in the
sum .f Ji'.aoo. Patrick Fitzheiuy, of
.Mluooka, was sworn in as treasurer. He
will ive bonds to the? supervisors.
TWO Y01XKEF0BMEK3.
Assaulted ("hurlds Heck llccuuso Ho kept
a Kcpuhlicnii Saloon.
Kmll Curris and John TJernillne, two
Nineteenth ward youths, committed a
brutal und unprovoked assault on Sa
loonkeeper Charles 1 Seek and his wife
at u late hour Saturday night. They
said the place was a ltepubllcan house
and they intended to clean It out. Then
they pitched into the proprietor and
when his wile interfered j,, rave jm
she was also assaulted.
Tin y ii ftet wards went outside and
broke in the doors and windows with
stones. Mrs. licck. who Is in it dell
cute condition, has been coniined to her
bed hince the assault.
They were arrested yesterday on n
warrant from Alderman Millar's ofllcp,
charnliiKr Ihein with aggravated assault
Mini buttery and malicious mischief.
They waived u hearing and entered
bull in the sum of $f!0 each before Al
derman Storr, of thi Nineteenth wurd.
IS IT A CASK OF SMALL-POX?
Pooplo of Priecbiti-it Is tircntly Agitated
Over the Matter.
Prlceburg Is greatly njtitatod over n
case of sninll-pox. which Is reported to
exist in a house on Lincoln street, oc
cupied by i'olanders.
The house has been quarantined ami
everything is being done td prevent a
possible spread of the dreaded disease.
An effort was made to keep the matter
secret so that the people might not be
unnecessarily alarmed, but It had to be
made public Sunday, when a special
meethiK of the school board was called
to adopt precautionary measures for
the protection of the school children.
Professor Lloyd was instructed to re
ceive no new pupils and to warn the
children not to pass near the Infected
house going to or coming from school,
under penalty of suspension.
Health Otllcer Kennedy was also In
structed to disinfect the school and
building's and to vaccinate the children.
MANY WILLS PROBATED.
llusy Day in tho Office of Register of
Wills Hopkins.
Register of AVils W. 8. Hopkins was
busy yesterday issuing letters of ad
ministration nnd probating wills. The
will of Amos Carroll, colored, late of
Moscow, was probated and letters tes
tamentary were Kianted to Agnes R.
Nelson. The will of Windier Oswald
was probated and letters testamentary
were granted to C. fr AVhittemore.
Letters of administration were grant
ed to Mamie C, Hulslandor In the estate
of Mary Coyle, late of Hoosle Fnlls. N.
T. Letters of administration were
granted to Matilda J. Woodward, the
widow of John Woodward, late of
Blnkely, in her husband's estate. The
will of Herman Stalilheber, late of the
Smith Side, was probated and letters
testamentary were granted to Caro
line btahlheber. widow. In the estate
of Catherine Wetherhy, late of Scott
township, tho will was probated and
letters testamentary were granted to
Alviu Ji. Wethcrby.
I'onndMng Homo Fund.
Keecnt contributions make the 8t Jo
oepri'H Foundling Home fund as fol
lows: Frank McDonnell, Franklin ave
nu'. -S5: tTeorge McCarty. $10; Ellen Mc
carty. $.": A friend, $5; Jacob Scull. $1;
Dennis Hughes, A friend, $"; Mrs.
Thomas Brlggs, $1; John Boyle. l; Wil
liam Ruane, $!; Mrs. Hennlgan, II;
total. 137; previously acknowledged, $1,
7U3; irrand total, I1.8U0.
Th finest line of wines, cigars, malt
and other liquors lit the city at Loh
mann's. Spruce street. E. Robinson's,
Milwaukee and Feigenspan's beers on
draught.
INSPECTING THE GUARD
.Major '. S. Millar Has Entered
I'poa His Uitj Tusk.
BEGAN WITH THE THIRTEENTH
Companies A and 11 Wero kevicwed and
l iamineJ by Inspecting Officer Lost
Mghi-Companies C. and U Will Uo
through 1 heir i'uccit Tonight
In the armory on Adams avenue last
night a large crowd witnessed the In
spection of companies A and B. Thir
teenth regiment, by Major V. S. Mil
lar, Inspector of the Third brigade,
which, in addition to the Thlitcenlh.
Includes the Fourth, Klghth, Ninth and
Twelfth regiments. It was the tiisl of
Ihe annual spring Inspections and was
attended by un apparent proficiency
which must have gratllled Colonel 11.
A. Coltrseii, commander of the regi
ment, who, with his stuff, witnessed
the affair.
Since the winter drill season opened
the officers nnd men have been filled
with the purpose of so perfecting them
selves that the past enviable rank of
the regiment would at least be main
tained and possibly bettered. This
spirit was so prevalent that from the
colonel down to the rawest of raw re
cruits the regiment was as a unit.
Week before lust the preliminary, or
regimental Inspections, were linished
and everything pointed toward splen
did results from the ordeal which be
gan witli Companies A and B lust
night.
PRELIMINARIES OF INSPECTION.
The orders directed the company
commanders to h:re their men In read
iness at 7.30 o'clock, but it was fully
a half-hour Inter before Major Millar,
nccompunied by his orderly. First Ser
geant Scctt, of Company H, linished
participating In a transfer of papers
and other formalities in the headquar
ters room. Company A was in readi
ness when the headquarters party
reached the drill floor nnd was the
cynosure of maybe fifty ladles in the
gallery and three times that ninny of
men on the drill Iloor. Attending Col
onel Coursen were the following of the
Held und staff: Lieutenant Colonel C.
C. Mattes, Major Barnard, of the Sec
ond battalion; Lieutenant L. T. Matt?s,
regimental adjutant; Lieutenant
Tracy, quartermaster; Lieutenant H.
M. Straiten, adjutant of the Second
battalion; Sergeant Major Bice, t-ond
battalion; Chief Mupiclan Fdward D.
Richards, Sergeant Major Harry Cour
sen and Headquarters Clerk Joseph
Davis. The colonel and party took no
part In the Inspection other than as
witnesses.
In command of Company A were
Captain F. W. Stillwell, First Lieuten
ant James O. Dimmlck and Second
Lieutenant S. S. Derman. The roll call
revealed a 100 per cent, attendance.
What followed In drill, marching, setting-up
exercises, etc-., gave the in
spector his material for Judging the
company In school of the soldier, school
of the company, extended order, guard
duty, condition of arms, equipment and
tit of clothing. Much of the detail work
such as accounting for knapsacks,
overcoats, canteens and the like was
performed by the Inspector's orderly.
What the men had to undergo nmv he
Imagined from the fact that for an
hour each company was kept steadily
nt work, and ordered to do pretty near
everything from gymnastic exercises
to guard duty and all else that would
serve as a test of knowledge and ef
ficiency. COMPANY B S INSPECTION.
Company 11 was In command of Cap
tain J. W. Kamback and First Lieu
tenant John Sample, and was Inspect
ed beginning at 1 o'clock. Heretofore
the spring Inspection has included
headquarters, and the field and staff,
but these will hereafter be. inspected
In camp.
The other companies of the Thir
teenth will be inspected as follows:
Companies C and D.'tonight; Company
K. Wednesday at Honesdale: Company
II, Thursday in the Providence armory;
Company ll, Friday at Montrose; Com
pany F. Saturday on the West Side.
Then Major Millar will tour down the
state and Inspect In turn the Fourth
regiment, headquarters at Alleiitovvn;
the Ninth, headquarters at Harrisburg,
and the Twelfth, headquarters nt Wll
liainspoi t.
TO AMEND THE LAWS.
Scranton Will lie keprosented at the
Municipal Convention In KcaJInc
Mayor Connell yesterday approved
the resolution accepting the Invitation
to the convention of cities of the third
class to be held In Reading next week,
beginning March 11. This convention
proposes to bring together representa
tives of the cities of this class In Penn
sylvania and to draft amendments to
the net of IKSIt, or to frame nn entirely
new net for presentation to the next ses
nlon of the legislature. H. 11. Hummer,
city clerk of Reading, who has the ar
rangements for the convention in
charge, unnounces that twenty-five
cities will be represented, and that ion
or more delegates will be in attend
ance. This city Intends to send six dele
gates, and will select them next Thurs
day night at n Joint session of councils,
which will precede the separate meet
ings of the two branches scheduled for
that night. It Is likely that the mayor,
city solicitor and city clerk with three
cotincllineu will represent this city.
WEATHER IN FEBRUARY.
Contained tho Warmest and Coldest bay
in l-'lve Years.
The February report of lAical Weath
er observer H. K. l'alne records the
curious fart that the month contained
the coldest day in any February for
live years back and one of the warm
est February days en record.
On the seventeenth the thermometer
registered 14 degrees below zero nnd on
one day was &2 degrees above, the aver
age for the month being 27 degrees.
The rain and melted snow combined
amounted to four Inches or double that
of January. This is In part explained
by -the H'i Inches of snowfall which
was three times the amount in Jan
uary. The greatest rainfall In any one
day was 1 inches on the sixth of the
month.
EMMET ANNIVERSARY.
The John Mitchell Club Will Celebrate It
Tomorrow Night at Musis Hall.
The one hundred and eighteenth an
niversary of Robert Emmet will be cel
ebrated Wednesday night. March 4. at
Music hall by the John Mitchell club,
of Scranton. The programme which
will be rendered Is as follows:
Irish selections on the piano.
Miss Katie Reunion
Opening remarks. ..Senator J. C. Vuughan
Vocal solo K. .1. Mcintyre
Recitation Miss Rose Hradley
Vocal solo ,....M. J. Coyne
Heeitalion Miss Mamie Roland
Duet Misses Rose and Kmma. Kradlry
Vocal solo F. J. Johneim
Piccolo selections 10. J. Melmyre
Vocal solo M, Donnegin
Voeul and instrumental selections. -
il. J. Coyne
WORKING FOR TIIE MISSION.
Executive Committee Heard Encouraging
Keports nt Monthly Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Rescue mission executive committee
was held yesterday afternoon in the
mission building on Franklin avenue.
The report of W. J. Hand, treasurer,
showed that the current bills are paid
to date and that the prospect is bright
for at least keeping - up with the ex-
Iienses and of possibly reducing the de
ticlency of lust yeur.
letters Indorsing the mission and its
work were read from many city pas
tors, among whom were the following:
Revs. Foster V. Olft, a. L. Aldrlch. U.
T. Price, O. K. tlnlld. Dr. James Mo
Leod. Dr. W. II. Peurce and Dr. C. E.
Robinson.
LEONARD MAY RECOVER.
The .Man Whn Was Injured Lost Friday
nt tho Leader Annex.
James Leonard, i.f Ninth street, who
was dangerously Injured lust Friday
afternoon in the basement of the addi
tion to thi leader building, is pro
gressing very well at the Lackawanna
hospital, where the operation on him
proved successful, It is hoped, by the
doctors.
He wns injured by a heavy load of
blicks and timber 1'allilUT on hiin. At
lirst it was thought I. Is spinal column
was fractured, but a later diagnosis re-vtult-d
that the vertebrae were only dis
located, and lie Is now resting comfort
ably. The doctors think that he will
recover completely, but It tuny take a
long time, us Ktieh cases nre slow.
KVIDKXCK PILING VP.
.Many persons Want to Givo Testimony
Against tli 2 Constables
The warrant:', for the arrest of Deputy
Constable P. F. Ryan and James Clark
were not served yesterday, as the at
torney who Is to prosecute the case for
the Smith woman asked to have the
hearing delayed in order that he might
hove time to get his evidence In shape.
Fresh evidence, to support the charge
of extortion against tho men came to
light yesterday, and some of the new
evidence implicates two other con
stables. When it bet-nine known about
town that the prosecution of Ryan and
Clark was on, a whole Hock of people
who claim to have had dealings with
them, came forward to offer themselves'
us witnesses.
One woman who appeared before Al
derman Mlllur yesterday stated that
one of the officers visited her place
about three weeks ago and tried to in
timidate her, but she drove him out
with- an axe. Lottie Smith also told
that the second time she was arrested,
the warrant was served by Constable
Hennlgan. of the Fifth ward. He want
ed to take her to Alderman Milieu's
court, hut she refused to go, claiming
the privilege of going anywhere she de
sired to enter bull. After much reluct
ance Hie constable agreed to accom
nany her to Alderman Millar's offlce,
on the way thither she told Hennlgan
that she knew It wus only a case of
blackmail that was being attempted
upon her. nnd claims she succeeded in
buying the wnrrant for 3 and secured
her liberty. Other constables and a pri
vate detective ure also mixed up in the
aft air.
UNITED STATKS COURT.
II us Been Adjourned I mil Monday,
.March
According to luw the X'nlted States
district and circuit courts would open
In the Federal building- in this city
yesterday, but the judges are so busy
at present that the session has been ad
journed until Monday. March 2:!. Court
Crier Jacob Snyder, the county olllclul,
acted In a similar capacity for I'ncle
Sam yesterday.
After he convened the session United
States Marshal Walker read a docu
ment handed to him by Clerk of the
Courts Lindsay, which was on order
from the judges setting1 forth that the
term will not begin for three weeks
yet.
The hearing In thp case of ex-Cashlor
A. IS. Williams, of the Traders' Nation
al bunk, will be before ITnited States
Commissioner a. J. Colborn, jr., Thurs
day morning ut 10 o'clock. It will
probably conn' before the grand jury
when the court meets. Deputy Marshal
Robllm; has taken out subpoenas for
the witnesses in the case to appear be
fore the giand Jury on March l'.",.
The trespass suit of Anna Dickinson
against those whom 0n. alleges con
spired to put her in Danville asvliim,
may come up for trial in the circuit
court. Dr. Cldeon I'mlorwood. of Pitts
ton, one of the defendants, died since
the case was tried the first time, when
the Jury disagreed.
FATAL FALL OF ROCK.
One .Man killed und Another Injured
at ArchbatJ.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning a
fall of rock occurred ut No. 4 mine of
the Delaware and Hudson company nt
Archbald. which caused the death of
Thomas Maloney and serious injury to
John Connors.
Moloney wus instantly killed nnd his
body wns burled under tuns of for k.
Connors, who was caught by the edge
of the fall, will recover unless It de
velops that he is internally injured.
NEARLY A MILLION.
Largest Amount of Money Handled In
An Year bv the It v treasurer.
Last year was a record breaker In the
city treasurer's office, the total amount
of money handled neat ly reaching $1,-
(IHII.IIIMI.
In addition to the usuul revenues,
which were the largest of nny year so
far. the bridges issue of bonds piled up
another quarter of a in 11 lion, making
lust year's business not only the largest
un to dale, but the largest probably for
some years to come.
lllcyele kidine AcadertiT.
Learning to ride a wheel hns been
annoying to many who must practice
on tile streets. You fan now go to
Bitteubender & Co.'s Billing Academy,
205 and 207 Wyoming-avenue, and have
the assistance of a good teacher. When
you wish to purchase a. wheel you can
have a trial In their Academy, before
purchasing. After you have purchased
a w.neei trouble usually begins for a
wheel is Intricately mode and needs
cure. Hltlenbender e Co. have a first
class repair shop under the supervision
of D. T. Slowe, In the rear of their par
lors. Temple Court building. Spruce
street, they have n very huge line and
variety to select from. High nnd med
ium grades, as well us juveniles. W. K.
Hitteiulbender and V. A. Kcrr.nitrer,
inanag'-rs Bicycle department.
I or Hyspcpsia
!.' Ilorsford's AciJ Phosphate.
Dr. W. S. Leonard, Hinsdale, X. TI..
says: "The best remedy for dyspepsia
that hus ever come under my notice."
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Il'lider this heading short letters of interest-will
lo piihhshcd when accompa
nied, for publication, by the writer's
name. The Tribune will not be held re
sponsible for opinions here expressed.
WHAT CONSTAHI.K RVA SAYS.
Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Allow me space in your column to
say that the ptatemervt made hi your is
sue of March 2 Is not true la all Us details.
I did have u warrant issued for Lott i
Smith and gave It to t'raiKi'ib Ilennigan
to serve, something he ill. I nut do. I never
was hired by any nod-looking nun to re
cover S! 17 and defy any one on ear;h to
say so. After all that has been raid in
the newrparers. I defy ore of the class
mentioned to snv they paid me one dollar
ill'r,'itlma:ely. What I ilo will stand;
what I did not do 1 don't care to be.ir t lie
burden of. P. K. Ryan.
Twelfth ward, city.
March 2. 1W.
V? How Oysters tirow.
Dr. Shueorn says that 1he oyster, at th"
commencement of Its ean-er, Is so small
that 2.w,M million would only occupy
a cubic Inch.' In six months each separate
oyster Is large enough to cover half a dol
lar, and In twelve months a silver dollar.
It hears lis age upon its back, anil It Is as
easy to tell the age of an oyster by looking
nt Its shell ns t is that of horses by look
ing at their teetl.
Organs at hal t price. Guernsey Bros.
Mil.' COYNE WHS SATISFIED
Learned That rentiers Arc Not Con
structed Entirely of Kublicr.
HE MADE A PRACTICAL TEST
To Hccido a W ucr Ho Mood on the Track
and Allowed an t.lcetrio Car to
Itun Illra Down with
Painful kcsults.
Michael Coyne, of Minooka, Is cer
tainly a bravo man. lie resides on a
hack street of the place, but there are
so many Michael Coynes in Minooka
that ll Is necessary to explain who this
particular person is. He is below the
usual height, but is well built und has
every appearance of being solid and
muscular.
A f.-w days ago Mr. Coyne and several
friends wire partaking of some iood
chief In a hotel In Minooka. The con
versation wus llrst on this subject and
then that: but it eventually drifted
around to ail argument us to the prac
ticability of the. street car fenders in
lowering the death rate among that
class of persons who take chances on
crossliv,' the trucks ahead of an ap
proaching car.
Mr. Coyne argued in favor of the
fender: he said It was a good thing and
the man who invented It Is entitled to
a granite shaft above his grave when
he dies. Me did not maintain that It
wus an ornament on the car, but with
much emphasis he contended that it
was a life and limb saver.
SAID IT WAS Rt'BBER.
Among other things he said It was
made of rubber. Issue was tuken with
him on thlsi assertion, but he was will
ing to hack up what he said, nnd he laid
down a government note for any one
in the crowd to cover; any person who
was willing- to .bet that the fenders
! i-rt lint itiii.l.. .if i-iitl.e Hi wit i Inlil
to put his money In his pocket, but he
kept on Inststint? that he was correct,
until finally sonic one laid down mi
amount erjual to the note and the
money was jgiveu to a stakeholder.
The next truest Ion was to agree on
some one to decide. Coyne said he'd
decide It. They asked him how and he
shook his hend knowingly. "Never
mind," he said, "leave it to me."
THI'J WAY HE DID IT.
lie walked out on the street, looked
tip and down the track, nnd then beck
oned them to come out. They cnine
und they saw- a street cut- wheeling
along ut the rate of fifteen miles nn
hour. Before they knew what Coyne
was up to, lie stepped to the middle of
the track, it was too late for the motor
man to reduce- the speed, and the fend
er struck the scientist such a terrlllc
stroke that the impact drove him oT
the lensth of a lot.
When they picked him up his face
was furrowed with cuts deep und long,
but he admitted that the fender was
not made of rubber.
THANKS 1 OR DONATION'S.
Those Who Contributed to I lorcneo
Mission During Last Two Months.
The managers of the Florence mis
sion are grateful to the following don
ors for gifts received during the mouths
of January and February:
Mrs. R. (J. Itrooks, Mrs. K. ll.
sen, .Mrs. A. A. Christie, Mrs.
Delhi, Mis. l. 10. Dean, Mrs. F.
son, Mrs. V. F. Hallstead, Mrs.
(Villi'
W. 'S.
E.
Jones, .Mrs. V. W. Matthews, Mrs,
Ij. 'Parker, Airs. F. Santee, Miss A.
K.
Sanderson. Mrs. Arja Williams. Miss
M. Tinner. Nay Aug; Mrs. F. Turner,
Huntington's bakery, .eidler's bakery.
Mrs. R. M. Strutton. F. W. Plercenll,
Curr's inai kct.Armbrusfs market. A yls
worlh's marked, F. P. Price's market,
Pierce's market. Miss Nettle Newell,
West Ridge I 'oil I company. Conrad
Co., Consumers' Ice company, Scran
ton Woodworking company, daily pa
pers, Dr. Connell, Dr. O'Brien, Miss M.
Hustle.
PAPER ON C1ILRCH POLITY.
lieod by Kev. I- .1. Williams lie fore the
Pus tors' Convention.
The Scranton Pastors' union met yes
terday morning in the Young Men's
Christian as-Jocluflnn building. Kev.
W. .1. Ford, lite new president, presid
ed. Rev. Leroy Stephens, of Philadel
phia, n rein cs. -Illative of the L-taptlst
Educational society, spoke briefly on
"The Adequate Supply of the Minis
try." lie contended that the field Is
proportionately larger than the supply
of ministers to (ill it nnd that the situa
tion Is of piillli-b-nt Importance to en
gage not only the aLtcntlon of the re
ligious world, but demands a remedy.
The paper prt lousv announced for
the meeting- was liy llcv. D. J. Will
iams, and was .entitled "Church Pol-
TRAMP TONERS
BEWARE
Of men traveling- lrom house to house pre
tending (o be Tuners and kepiiirers ol Piano
and Organs. They sometimes use our name
without authority.
The Only Tuners
Who do work for us ore Hessrs. C. F. and U.
F. WHITTKIViOKti;
All work done by tlu-m, or in our immense
repair department, is guaranteed by us.
You cannot afford to have your Instruments
ruined by incompetent workmen.
Gtimutes given for restrlnging or varnljh
Ing Pianos, making them almost good as new.
Your work is solicited.
Orders left In person or by mail promptly
attended to.
L ii, POWELL k CO
226.330 WYOMINU AVE.
M
uiiitULLul 0
mam
Removed from Washing
ton avenue to ,
142 PL1I AVENUE
And will be sold out at
auction. Sale every day
at 10 o'clock a. in. and 2
and 7 o'clock p. in.
By order of Assignee.
A. HARRIS, Auctioneer.
Ity." It was followed by a lengthy and
interesting: discussion. . The meeting
transacted no business other than that
of a minor nuture.
SATOLLI MAY B12 HERE.
1 avoiublo Ausncr Uccelvcd, to tho Tele
grain Sent hv I uther lloban.
Rev. Father Ilohnn arrived from
Washington yesterday and spent the
greater part of the day at the eplscovul
residence, consulting with Rt. Rev.
Blshup o'llura regarding the details of
the consecration ceremonies.
The Invitation to Curdlnal Sutolll to
ofHi lnte at tli consecration, which Fa
ther Hoban left at the puid legation In
Washington, was forwarded by tele
graph t 'he cardinal, who Is now In
New Mexico favorable- reply was
received, and It Is now nrobuble that the
day of consecution will be set to suit
Cardinal Satolll's convenience.
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COLONr.l. RIPPLE'S LECTURE.
fn the (ireen HIH-e I Ihrnrr He kclntes
Ills An.lC"M)"vllle t-.TWcrleneon.
Colonel K. 51. P.lpple lectured In the
Cieen Ridge library last night on his
experiences in Andersonvllle prison. It
wus one of u regular course now in
progress and for the benefit of the1 li
brary. No admission la charged at any
of the lectures, a voluntary offering be
ing made at the door,
Colonel Itlpnle's life In the Confeder
ate prison was tilled with no end of ex
citing Incidents anil heartrending epl
Bodes which lie succeeds in vividly por
traying to his audiences.
Kobcrt l-jniitet Anniversary.
The John Mllchel club of this city,
always alive to that which Is pure and
patriotic, will celebrate the 118th anni
versary of Robert Emmet's birthday
Wednesday night next, at Music hall.
Admission only It) cents.
The latest spring styles and novelties
nre being received daily at Haslacher's
Millinery. 824 Lacka. ave. H. l.ang
feld, successor.
Is mnrlnge n failure? You will cer
tainly agree with us that It Is not after
you have taken a look at the choice
carpels and draperies at Siebeckcr &
Watklns'.
-
Second-hand grand upright pianos
but slightly used. Best makes. Cheap
at Guernsey Bros.
rillsbury's Flour mU:s have a capac
ity of 17.500 barrels a day.
W. W. BERRY
THE JEWELER.
Lackawanna - Ave.
DIAMONDS,
FINE JEWELRY,
CUT GLASS,
CHINA CLOCKS,
SPECTACLES and
WATCH REPAIRING.
ir.
13c. PES DOZEN
AT
Stop and
Consider , .
WHEN IN NEED OF
Dinner, Tea
-Toilet Sefs,Lamps -Silver-Plated
War?
THAT'S ALWAYS LOW
AND RELIABLE.
RUPPRECHT'S
CRYSTAL PALACE
231 Pen a Atc. Opp. Baptist Cliurcb.
BEST SETS Of ill IW
Iaeluding tba talnlM straetlaf ft
tMtk by an entlrlf bw prMM
S. C SNYDER, D. D. S.,
S3 suce uka.
ttA
uuu
UNI NO
Alffi
Should you neglect ail'
opportunity to get
$1.25 Sailor
For 25 Cents
All the newest styles.
FANCY
GRILL1T1 SKIRTS,
4 yards wide, with stiff
aierling, $2.50,
WE WILL SELL
THE BALANCE OF OUR
Furs
jr. BOLZ
138 Wyoming Aveiuii
High
Grade
Shaw,
Emerson,
Malcolm Love.
Clongh & Warren,
Carpenter,
Waterloo.
And Lower Grades at
Very Low Pries.
J
uniiAiunuu uiuuuui
303 SPRUCE STREET.
Spring Styles.
ON SALE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29.
4 12 Spruce Street.
Scranton
School of Elocution
and Oratory
MR. AND MRS. L J. RICHARDS,
Directors.
FI DEP1HS Of T
ROOMS 27 AND 28, BURR BUILDING,
Wasbmgtou Ae.. tttTAnton, Fib
PIANOD
in at rrwHl Hi. Mr4 Popular ud Pl.fril. ftf
Uemtiut Jmauv
Wiraroomi : Opposita Coluratm Maoumal,
205 Washington Av. Scranton, Pj
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Dunn's
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