OUR WOMAJTS PAPER, THURSDAY, MAT 14, 1898.
10
G. W.DAVIS, PI). G.,
Druggist
AND
Chemist,
PBOVIDENCE SQUARE.
Headquarters foe
Water and CHgan.
FiM Soda
SOUNTOIt
A Historic Sketck froa tte Oeotoflc
Times of the Old to tlie Present Day.
Almost before tint Itself thl region
u ona broad plane lying In a sone
hotter than the torrid, and sloping
gently toward the sea, covered with
vast marshes, shallow fresh water lakes
and sluggish rivers. There were no
birds, no flowers, only a few Insects
and fish, and wonderful tropical plants
which were so luxurious In their
growthb that they made a junfcle of the
marshes, and aa they died down filled
them with great beds of reeds and
fernlike trees. To quote from Homer
Greene: "Year after year, century after
century, this process of trrowth and
decay went on until the beds of vege
table matter thus deposited had reachrd
a (reat thickness. But condensation
was atlU In progress In the earth's
body, and In consequence of It, her
crust, ot necessity, at times contracted
and fell. When It did so the land sank
throughout vast areas, these beds of
Incipient coal went down and over
the .treat marshes the waters swept
again, bringing drift of vepetatlon from
higher levels to add to that already
burled. Then over the., depoplts of
vegetable matter, the sand and mud
and travel were laid up anew, and
the clayey soil from which the next
growth should spring was spread out
upon the surface. This process was re
peated acaln and again, as often, In
deed, as we And seams of coal In any
coal bed. Thus the final condition of
the formation of eoal was met. the ex
clusion of atmospberls air from this
mass of decaying vegetation was com
plete, 'and under the water of the
ocean, under the sand and silt of the
shore, under the new deposits of suc
ceeding aces, the transformation went
on, the wood of the carboniferous era
became the coal of today - oove
and below It the sand and clay were
hardened Into rode and shale." In
the succeeding age when the mountains
and the valleys were brought forth,
the pressure and heat were so Intense
as to expel the volatile matter from
the ooal thus changing It from bitumin
ous to anthracite, and to conceal it un
til long afterwards when some brook
or river disclosed Its hiding plaoe.
For eenturiee this place was the
R01IB OF THD RED MAN.
Hera "the Indian hunter pursued the
panting deer, her 'raring on the same
moon that smiles for you, the Indian
lover wooed his dusky mate'; and here
'the rank thistle nodded In the wind
and the wild fox dug his hole ungeared.'
When the pale face explored the Lack
awanna Valley In 1753, he found on the
flats east of the Diamond breaker, an
Indian village called Capoose, after a
noted Delaware chief of that name.
.This was selected as the site for the
first Connecticut settlement in 1771,
established there.
Later the higher ground toward the
north was chosen, and a small village
after the township of which It was a
part Around this settlement grew two
others. One toward the went called
"Hyde Park," after a town of that name
In the colony of New York, and one to
ward the south on Roaring Brook
called "Dark Hollow," "Unlonvllle,"
and lastly "Slocum Hollow," after a
family of that name who had there a
grist and saw mill, and later a small
Iron forge." The settlers were gener
ally engaged In clearing up the land
and farming, hence the growth in
population was very slow." Very little
coal was mined and that for private
use, as the methods used were so primi
tive, and the means of transportation
o difficult
In 1840 a new era began for this
region when through the Influence ot
an enthusiastic geologist some east
ern capitalists were Induced to come
here to develop the mineral resources.
In IKS they war Incorporated as "The
Lackawanna
IRON AND COAL COMPANY." ,
They purchased a part of Blocum
Hollow, changing the nam to Har
rison, then ficrantonla, and lastly to
Boranton, after the" family of that
nam who were among the most In
fluential members of the company, and
started their extensive Iron works. The
following Is an Interesting example
of the good order preserved In those
early daya
PUBLIC MEETING!.
Of the Proprietors and Operatives of the
Lackawanna Iron Works.
Hold In Boranton, Dec, 1, ItSO.
Pursuant to previous notice, a large
lumbar of workmen, (estimated fully
KO) assembled In the Odd Fallows' Hall
fat this place, and organised by choos
ing John R. Williams, chairman, and
Hiram M. Call, secretary.
Mr. Joseph H. Scranton being present
at the request of the chairman rose, and
Stated that the object of the meeting
was to promote the better observance of
the Eabbath, by agreeing to discontinue
certain kinds of labor, heretofore
deemed necessary on the Sabbath, and
moved the appointment of a committee
Of flv to prepare a preamble and
resolutions for the consideration of
the meeting. Whereupon the chair
man appointed Eugene T. Henry,
William Earp, Edward Collins, Thomas
Strickland, and Martin Henderson
aid committee. The committeo retired
a abort time, and on their return re
ported, through the chairman, Mr.
Henry, the following preamble and
resolutlona
Whereas, It has been the custom at
the Lackawanna and almlllar establish
ments, both In this and foreign coun
tries, to do, upon the Sabbath, certain
kinds of work which may have been
deemed necessary, but which upon due
reflection, w are satisfied Is unneces
sary and Its performance a violation
both of human and Divine law, and
whereas, (recognising as we do the
truth that th Sabbath was made for
man) we believe It to be the duty of
all who claim to V good and respect
able olttsens to observe that day. In ac
cordance with th convictions of an
enlightened understanding, and the
Plain teachings of th Bible, "Remem
ber th Sabbath day to keep It holy,"
and whereas, from th experience of the
past, and the light of the present, we
are led to Infer that evil In Its endless
Variety of forms, must follow all
violation of suoh laws as are di
rectly calculated and designed to se
cure th greatest good to the human
family: And whereas, We learn with
pleasure, that the managers and pro
prietors, of the Iron Work at this place,
are disposed most cordially to unit and
co-operate with us In securing th pro
posed reformation herefore.
Resolved, That w will not go
Into, or about th work upon th Sab
bath, either for th purpose of labor,
fill I PCDIP'C
1 sUaULw?r 1 U 7,
CHOICE GROCERIES
tfFnll and aomnlata Una of
enable Prte, Call and saanlae
recreation, or th gratification of an
Idle curiosity, nor will we by act or
word give countenance to other In any
such violation of the Sabbath.
Resolved, That we request the mana
gers of these works etrlctly to pro
hibit the entrance of any person to th
work upon th Sabbath, under any
pretext whatsoever. .
Resolved. That we will, by all honor
able means, do all In our power to
promote a more general and uniform
observance of the Sabbath, and that
we do most respectfully and earnectly
recommend to all, the regular attend
ance upon some place of publlo worship,
and the gathering of all children Into
th various Sabbath schools.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary,
and published in all such papers as are
friendly to the objects which w aim
to accomplish.
After a frank and full discussion of
the subject. In which Messrs. Charles
Puller, Joseph H. Scrsnton and Joseph
C. Piatt participated, urprlng, with
great force and effect, the propriety and
importance of adopting, and carrying
out In practice the above resolutions,
they were adopted, without a dissent
ing vote.
JOHN B, WILLIAMS
Chairman.
HIRAM H. CALL,
Secretary,
Through th Influence of the Lacka
wanna company the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western and Delaware and
Hudson Railroads, were Induced to ex
tend their lines, thus opening a mar
ket for our coal and Iron. This
COMING FROM THE RAILROADS
brought hundreds of people, and soon
the three village became boroughs,
Providence In 1S49, Hyde Parle In 1SU,
and Bcranton In lttfc By 1170 all three
had become so large that they were
Incorporated as the city of Bcranton,
with an area ot lf.JOO acres and 141 mile
of streets. The next Important step
In the progress of the city, was accom
plished by some ot our leading olttsens
In 1878, when Lackawanna county was
erected out of Luzerne, and Scranton
made the county seat Her growth
since her Incorporation has been some
thing phenomenal, from 16,000 to 103,
000 In twenty years.
A stranger on entering the city will
be at once struck by the bustle and
metropolitan air of the place. If he
arrives early In the mornlrg he will note
the amount of wholesale business car
ried on on lower Lackawanna avenue,
and be surprised to find so many
splendid manufactories, especially
those of Iron, where more of that metal
Is manufactured than In any other city
In the world. Ho will admire our pub
lic buildings, our banks, one of which Is
fourth strongest In the United States,
and he will take a second look at our
I'ubllo Library which Is a work ot art
In Itself, As he goes along our broad
avenues , looking at our beautiful
homes, he will be Impressed with our
system of trolley cars, which we are
proud to tell htm were the first run by
electricity east of the Mississippi. Then
as these carry him to one of our num
erous suburbs where he can get an ex
tensive view of the city, the admirable
situation of Bcranton will pleas him,
sheltered by mountains whose springs
and lakes supply her with the best of
water, and built upon hills which make
the sanitation all to be desired, and
consequently the death rate lower than
that of any city In th state. He will
enjoy looking at the breaker
where the coal is broken up tor the
market, and the forbidding piles of re
fuse coal beside them, monuments to
thelndustryof our people, both or which
make the seen so characteristic. And
If he stay until evening he will under
stand why this is called "The Electrlo
City" when Scranton Is lighted by
2,000 arc lights looking Ilk strings of
diamonds.
Rut when this stranger shall ask the
cause of our prosperity, with pride we
will tell him that It Is not to our coal
alone, nor to our manufactories alone,
but to both; one forming a safe guard
against the other, so that In times ot
depression, when the eastern cities are
suffering cither from over production,
or low tariff, we have our mines to
counteract the effect, or when there is
no market for our coal our manu
factures keep us from feeling the de
pression. In great measure all this is
due to th
BOARD OF TRADE.
Incorporated In 1871, and composed of
all ot our active business men, a ma
jority of whom are young men, and
whose constant aim Is to better our In
dustrial condition. This board, real
ising that power can be generated here
Inexpensively by coal as In other loca
tions by water, because of our cheap
fuel have Induced manufacturers to
Invest I2C, 000,000 of capital in this place.
Bom of them have even become so am
bitious as to try to develop the re
sources of our conservative sister,
WIlkes-Barr. When th money Is paid
out as frequently by th corporation
as it Is in Scranton, It Is spent freely,
hence there Is more of it In circulation,
and very little tendency, as In th cities
of th South, to the trust system. With
all our success we have many needs,
but as the years go on our cltlsens
who have responded so generously In
the past will continue to do so In th
future.
KATHARINE MAT WINTON.
PHILIP HONE.
(By Mrs. Alfred Hand.)
Honesdal derived It nam from
Philip Hone who was born In New York
City, on October 25th, 1780. He was
educated In the common school. When
seventeen year ot age he entered th
mercantile business as a clerk. At
nineteen years he was admitted as a
partner. At forty year he had accu
mulated a fortune. He wss publlo
spirited and a philanthropist, self mad
and sealous for self Improvement In
every direction. He waa Interested In
untold Institutions of charity as well
as a leader of society. He was th
president of the Delaware and Hud
son Canal company, and thus assisted
In the wonderful development which
has resulted In bringing millions of cap
ital from New York Into North East
ern Pennsylvania.
The first ground for the canal waa
broken In July 13th, 1825 on th "sum
mit level," forty miles from Nw Torjk,
by Philip Hone himself.
He was a friend of literary men, and
In the early success of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company, he, with
John Jacob Astor and other eminent
gentlemen. Invited Washington Irving
to Honesdale. The plcturesqueness
of the village with th "beautiful
blending of rock, lake and stream,
elicited many expression of delight
from Washington Irving, and he In
sisted on scaling th rocky height In or
der to study the surrounding scenery.
The entire company climbed to the
summit by a clrcutous course. The
delight of Irving was so great when he
reached the summit from which the
country for nearly a hundred miles
around Is spread beneath the eye that
Philip Hone insisted that the ledge be
known as Irving Cliff, and that Wash
ington Irving christen It as suoh. This
he did by breaking a bottle of cham
pagne on the rook. Mr. Irving waa
asked to name a beautiful wooded walk
that threaded Its way along th base
of the cliff beside th Laokawaxm.
At one he suggested "Lady Wood
Lan."
Th first locomotive run In this eoun-
117 W. Market Street.
Providence Square.
AND PROVISIONS.
the Beat Famllv Snnnltaa' at Bean,
yoursell Prompt Delivery, Fair
t? - Z li
try waa th Stourbridge Lion at Hones
dale, August 8, 182. At first th oo al
was moved by horse from Carbondale,
the head of the CanaL From th days
ot Hon and Irving natural beauty,
business enterprise and good Influence
have characterised th place. It la
picturesquely situated In a beautiful
valley, and with local pride, it rest
dents Invito friends and strangers to
Chora their hospitality and enjoy Its
rare beauty. From this aulet vale
many son and daughters hav gone
forth to benefit enrich aad gsac th
world, H,
WOTS VISIT TO R0NESDAL&
Washington Irving visited Hones
dale In U41; at that time he clambered
to the top ot the massive ledga of rock
overlooking the town, and to this day
It bears hi nam, "Irving' Cliff." Not
long afterward he wrote th following
litter, which I to be found In th I5th
volume of his works, and which gives
such a glowing and enchanting descrip
tion of th scenery of the vicinity:
Honesdal. August 1. 1141.
My Dear Sister:
I write from among the mountains
In th upper part of Pennsylvania, from
a pretty village which has recently
sprung Into existence as the deposit ot
a great eoal region, and which Is called
after our friend, Philip Hone, who was
extremely efficient in dlreotlng enter
prise Into this quartar. I cm here
along the Delaware and Hudson Canal
which extends from the Hudson river,
near the Catsklll mountains, upward cf
a hundred miles Into the Interior, trav
ersing some of the most beautiful parts
(as to scenery) of the State of New
York, and penetrating the Stat ot
Pennsylvania, I accompanied the di
rectors ot the Delawaro and Hudson
Canal In their annual visit of examin
ation. Among the directors are Philip
Hone and my friend I'revoort. I do
not know when I have made a more
gratifying excursion with r.'spsct to na
tural scenery, or more interesting from
the stupendous works of art. The
canal Is laid a great pert of th way
along the romantic valley, watered by
th Rondout, the Lackawaxen, eta
For many miles It Is built up along
the face of perpendicular precipices
rising Into stupendous cliff with over
hanging forests, or Jutting out Into
vast promontories, while cn the other
side you look down upon the Delaware,
foaming and roaring below you at the
font of an Immense wall or ombuikment
which supports th ransl. Altogether
It Is on of the most daring undertak
ings I have ever witnessed, to osrry an
artificial river over rooky mountains,
and up the most savage and a'mo.it Im
practicable defiles; ar.d .ILUjISUoo, lias,
been achieved by the fundi Of an (Mo
clatlon composed of a hatMltaJ of, Indi
viduals, For upward of nicety mFes
I went through a constant succession
of scenery that would have been
famous had It existed In any part of
Europe; the Catsklll mountains to the
north, Bhawangunk mountains to the
south, and betwen them lovely valleys,
with the most luxuriant woodlands
and picturesque streams. All this is a
region about which I had heard noth
ing a region entirely unknown to
fame; so It Is In our country. We have
some main routes for the fushlr-nabio
traveler, alonr which he Is hurried In
steamboats and railroad cars; wh'l.i
on every side extend regions of beauty,
about which he hears and knows noth
ing. Some of the most enchanting
scenes I have beheld since my return
to the United States, have been In out
of-the-way places, Into which I have
been accidentally led.
WASHINGTON IRVING.
CONCERNING SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL
HOUSES.
When our New England ancestors
came hither with all the self-reliant
qualifications Inherent in their strong
and resolute characters, they came en
couraged by a grant, voted at Hart
ford, which not only included nn 'ap
propriation for "proper material, sus
tenance and provisions," but also a res
ervation in each township "for the pub
llo us of a Gospel minister and
schools." Even to this day a small
amount of Interest come annually
from th "Proprietor's School Fund," a
quiet reminder of the forethought and
wisdom of Connecticut, when she sent
forth th pioneer settlers of Westmore
land. The names of the five original town
ships laid out In 1769 were Wllkes-
- .
THE FIRST
Barre, Kingston, Plymouth, Hanover
and Plttston, Providence or the "Sixth
town of ye Capouse Meadows" being
added ono year later.
Notwithstanding the land originally
reserved In Providence for school pur
poses, for forty- eight years after th
settlement of the valley no school build
ing was erected within its limits. This
was owing to the prolonged Wyoming
struggle and also the change of Juris
diction. The first school house
built in 1818, on the tight hand side of
the road leading from Griffin's Corners
to Providence, now West Market street
Is still standing, though somewhat
changed and considerably enlarged. It
Is now occupied as a dwelling.
In 18.14 th erection of the Bell school
house wa a most Important event. Mr.
W. W. Wlnton taught ther tor a brief
period and many of our older resident
wer called to their tasks by It bell
which was th first to ring out over the
valley of. th Lackawanna, Th old
school house 1 clearly pictured In many J
a memory, out n m iv in re.reuea mat
It, too, could not hav awaited th ar
rival of th kodak. '
It .wa torn down about 1J78. Th
hall vna teg a Urn ia th belfry of tha
KATHARINE MAY
graded school building at Providence,
but was sold by the board of control a
few years ago. Fortunately It remain
In the city, but the sale of so Important
a rello was severely criticised at th
time and will be more keenly deprecat
ed a the year go by. About 1149 a
spirited controversy took place between
the adherents of the "Pay School" and
"Free School" parties. Feeling ran
high, but the election resulted In th
triumph ot the "Free school" party.
Immediately following this In 1850 th
first public school building In the town
ot Providence waa erected. This build
ing (abandoned for school purposes, la
still standing at the corner of th Oly
phant road and the street leading to
the Capouse works.
There may have been other school
buildings erected within th limit of
th city of Scranton between th time
of th first on In 1811 and th erection
of th Bell school house In 1834, but dili
gent search and many Inquiries brought
none to light Ther wer at least two
in Hyde Park and two In Scranton pre
vious to the building of Capouse school
house, but tha difficulty ot finding rec
ords of those early days renders It Im
possible to give the date ot their erec
tion. It Is to be hoped that some other
hand will take us th work and fill In
th missing links.
THE GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEM
marked a new era. When th first of
the graded school buildings was com
pleted, at Providence, In 1867, its open
ing was celebrated with grand cere
monies and much rejoicing. Even
Scranton and Hyde Park participated
In the general jubilee.
Up to this period Providence had
taken the initiative in educational mat
ters. The first graded school buildings of
Bcranton and Hyd Park war erected
a year or two later. In referring to th
secretary's books of th Scranton
Board of Control th faot was brought
to light that th early records ot th
Scranton district were many year ago
destroyed by fire, and also that th
records ot the old First district Provi
dence) Becond district (Hyde Park) and
Third district (th Notch) hav never
been placed among the paper of th
consolidated school district wher they
certainly ought to be, for purposes of
historical reference.
It is probable that they or among
tho private papers of former school di
rectors, many of whom ax no longer
living. Th school board would do a
good service to future generation by
gathering them In, or, would It be suit
able missionary work for th InstltuU
of History and Scieno to engage la?
THE FIRST RECORD
book of Bcranton district now extant
dates back only to 1857, when tha "new
bchool house" on the site ot the present
magnificent structure at the corner of
Washington avenue and Vine street
waa In course of construction. At that
time twenty dollars per month Beema
to have been the average salary paid
to'teachers. Oneof,the earliest-records
is In regard to rtioOon that "the town'
council shall be aafced to attend to the
grading -oT Vine street."
Notwithstanding th fact that th
boroughs ot Scranton, Hyd Park,
Providence and a portion of Provldenc
township were Incorporated Into the
city of Scranton in 1S66, the four school
districts remained separate, each under
control of Its own board of directors.
This was apparently well pleasing to all
concerned, but the act of May 28th, 1874,
disturbed the serenity of the four rival
boards, for previous to this time it may
safely bo asserted that there was a lit
tlo spirit of rivalry, possibly a slight
feeling of antagonism between them.
On April 16th, 1877, an Informal meet
ing wan held to discuss the question of
consolidation under the new law. All
the districts were well represented. The
representatives from the old Provi
dence frankly stated that the First dis
trict would decline making any move
toward consolidation and would do all
It could to prevent It. In fact, all
present generally expressed the wish
"that the schools might be carried on
as heretofore it It could be done legal
ly.' After several meetings a letter waa
addressed Attorney General Lear,
whose response settled the question be
yond dispute. Scranton must become a
single school district The recommen
dation ot the attorney general that
there "should be a spirit of harmony
among the school boards, with also th
sage advice that they accoramodat
themselves to circumstances by the ex
ercise of sound judgment and the appli
cation of good business qualities" seem
to have been duly heeded.
THE FOUR BOARDS
met Jointly until the next municipal
election. In February, 1879, with less
friction than might naturally hav been
expected, the new board of control held
lta first meeting and perfected organ!-
SCHOOL HOUSB
tatlon with William Connetl, of the
Seventeenth ward, president, and
Matthew Malta, of the Nineteenth ward,
secretary.
We can now see, at we look back over
the years, that great benefits have re
sulted from the act of consolidation.
There has been no relaxation In the
cause of education slnoe those early
days.
It would be interesting to trace down
the record of th past twenty years,
but space forblda W can but note,
that today, wtthln her limits, Bcranton
boasts nearly forty school buildings,
and a corps of two hundred and fifty
energetic teacher. Our school com
pare favorably with tho of other
cities of our commonwealth, and our
fine building ar Justly th prld of
our cltissna,
AMELIA It KENNBDT,
LADIES' COLLARS. CUFFS AMD
NECKWEAR,
Many shape of collar and cuffs for
ladles' war ar shown, ate a Una Una
ot Bow, to WLJSlZf
WINTON, Editor.
GLACIAL POT HOLE AT ARCHBALD.
Oat of Nature's Great Wonder Near
Scranton, Pa.
In nn nlin ran one more easily under
stand how, In prehistoric days, the
mountain ot ice, constantly wearing
away at th base by melting with the
ever added weight pressing down, could
fill up depressions, grind the rocks into
powder and dust and so form the earth
and soil. It gives one the unmistaka
ble evidence of the Glacial period, that
age ago covered all of northeastern
Pennsylvania with lc and enow. In
our March for places ot Interest, we
often forget those that II at our doors.
How many of th readers of our paper
hav ever en or neara or tne Arcn
bald Pot Hole? And yet among geolo
gist, Lackawanna County enjoy the
rare nonor ot naving tn largest Known
laoial Dot hole In the world. If any
of our citizen should chance to meet
some scientist of Berlin, or Vienna, or
any tar away place, who la a deep stu
dent of th mysteries that He under our
feet or of tho formation of mountains
and valleys with the wonderful depos
its of coal. Iron, or other minerals that
ar burled deep down In the bosom of
the earth, they could have no better
Introduction than that their home was
near th Arohbald Pot Hole In Penn
sylvania, The following I a brief history of th
discovery or this famous relic ot uia
clal action, as given by the Pennsyl
vania Geological Survey: "Arohbald
Pot Hole. No. 1. was discovered In Feb
ruary, 1884, at the Ridge mines of the
Eaton colliery on tho land ot Col. C. B.
Hackley; th colliery being operated by
Messrs. Jones, Simpson Co. The late
Edward Jones, tn the month tho Pot
Hole was discovered, writes a follows:
'Th discovery was mad by th men
at work opening a chamber from tho
air way. when they encountered a mass
of round stones, weighing from one to
six pounds, which were resting Ilka a
wall In front of them, and whlcb extend
ed across the face of the workings from
within about one toot of the bottom ot
the vein, up to the roof; worked around
It and found the coal regular, with this
pillar standing In an almost oval shape,
the greatest length being about twenty
feet Started to clean it out and found
It ran through the rock to the surface
a distance of over forty feet'
The hoi Is situated on on of th
head branches ot the Tlnklepaugh
creek, nearly three mile northwest of
Archbald. Ther has also been discov
ered about 1.000 feet northeast of No. 1
another pot hoi called No. J, not yet
cleaned out Th elevation above tide,
of Pot Hoi No. 1 la about 1,130 feet, It
depth 88 feet; the opening at th top,
which I somewhat oval in form, 1 tn
greatest width 42 feet, and shortest
width 24 feet. The hole Is cut almost
excluslvelyout of slate and sandy shale.
principally the former, and the face of
aame is very smooth.
Through tne courtesy of Col. Hackley,
who spent a.large amount of money to
build a wall around -the top -and clean.
it out, it. ISM bean yi iswutsft WBAWfl'
acre of ground Xd tne1 Lackawanriarth
stitute of History and Science, and was
formally accepted by the Society In th
early fall of 1(85, If I remember the
date, when nearly all the member of
the Society visited the ground, bealdM
many others.
Readers of this paper can find no
more Interesting and delightful way to
spend a few hours than to visit tho Pot
Hole. Many parties are mode up dur
ing the summer who drive by way of
Peckvllle, or take the street cars to
Peckvllle and walk up the mountains,
some two to two and a half miles from
the street car.
FANNIE WATERS LANSING.
LACKAWANNA INSTITUTE OF HISTORY
AND SCIENCE.
A meeting of the cltlsens of Scranton
wa held on Novemer 27, 188S, at the
board of trade rooms, to consider the
question of forming a Natural Selene
and Historical association. The out
com of this was the Lackawanna In'
stitute of History and Science, which
was permanently organised February
Z, 1888, with Mr. J. A. Price as president
Th object of this society is to pro
mote general historic and scientific
knowledge, and to establish and main'
tain a library, museum and historical
record. During the summer of 1886 a
school In botany and geology was
formed, with Mr. W. R. Dudley and
Professor J, c. Branner for Instructors.
Mr. Frank E. Piatt Is now president of
the Institute, which has constantly
been growing and today has about 300
members. It has a museum of nearly
10,000 specimens and a library of 3,200
volumes. On account of the limited
space, only about one-fourth ot these
ran ba exhibited at the Green Ridge
Publlo library, where they hav been
removed from the rooms formerly occu
pied in tne court house.
Mr. Wheeler, the very able curator,
will kindly show these to any on, and
also give very Interesting information
while doing so. He will tell you that
tney are in need of a much larger build'
Ing and that Nay Aug park Is a most
aesiraoi location. This Is a most wor
thy object and one In which we ahould
all take an Interest and encourage and
help It so that soon the Lackawanna
Institute of History and Science may
oe one oi me most nourishing and tin
est ot It kind In Northeastern Pennsyt
van la, ANNA R. BUCK.
(Other Historical Articles will be
nana on page so.)
Mis 8. had been explaining th us
and meaning of the word coin. Money
had been ahown and talked about by
th children, and the teacher congrat
ulated neraeii on tn clearness of her
explanation.
"Now, children," she said, "who can
give m a sentence containing the word
colnt" Up went a hand. "Well, John"
"I know Mlokle Kllcoyne," answered
jonn reaaiiy.
TANSY.
For Our Woman's Paper.
Wherever tansy grow waa once a home.
what though lis walla hav wasted Into
air,
Nor left above the hearth a alnrU ton
Of tho warm temple bright with fcouse-
At kmg Invisible threshold, v pungent
etrange.
Dwells thl ol roll c th gardea's
rid,
Ot Ufa and werk aad joy to blaat fr
Tet swept aad hidden tn th dust aslda
While through th winters f a hundred
Tar.
TBI ro
twoeeiag teatta! c th miaed
heart a,
Stand at the
t vanished nail as
and tears,
lpaa ifem aad mm,
th
CHns.inoD.co.
DHUGGISTS,
AND DEALERS Hi
Books, Stationery, Wall-Paper,
aoa Curtains. Paints, Oils, Var
nish, Window-Glass, Rriuhea, lc.
Prescriptions Acrnratelj Prepar
ea ai an uoare.
PROVIDENCE SCRANTON, PA.
"THE ACME .
I Ready Pay Meat Marker
Handles the Finest Quality of
BOi DRESSED MEATS.
Your Patronage will be Appreci
atcd. S. E. AKERLEY,
1916 North Itln lTenne. Telepbou 8668.
Fenner & Chappell
PIONEER PROMOTERS OF
LOW PRICES
AND
Pifilyzsn of High Prtca
ETerjlnlng Guarantee or
money refunded.
1D08, 1910, 1912 N Main Ath
Providence Square.
A D. & A. E. Detweller,
Maaafactarer aad Dealer la
Harness, Collars, Bridles, Whips,
Saddles, Robes, Sheets, Kets, Blankets.
IS26 HUH 1VL, PROVIOZNCE.
' SCR1T01, tk
W 1 IS
SPICE FOR THE CIDSl
I DO NOT
ADVERTISE
If Every job of Plumbing I do, dset
not bring me another, I do sot dtservt
nor aat patronage.
J. B. FISH.
w
E HAVE
A FULL LINE OP FIRST-CLASS
Groceries, Dry Goods,
AT LOWEST
N. P. OSTERHOOT0
H. . GRIFFIN, PL &,
Druggist and
Pharmacist
Prescriptions a Specialty.
Chas. T. Miller,
Groceries PtotWoik, Boots and BhoM,
Canned Goods, Butter, Cheese, Kre.h
Eem, Flonr, Feed, Hay, Confectionery,
Notions, etc. Teas, Coffses, Bploes. Via.
Table Luxuries.
721 Court Street, Park Place,
Scranton, Pa.
CARTER & Co.
MANUFACTURERS OP
Axes and Mining Tools,
SCRANTON, PA.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
; M. T. Burn, ! : J j
1 Fine Millinery, , i '
X Ml W. Market fit. '1 '
Call and Ret price en clothlngr, hats
and furnishing. Ready Pay Clothing
House. 1810 N. Main eve.
M. A. Stull, bakery and confectionery.
'Williams' Ice cream.
M. T. Burns, i
Vina Millinery, i
til W. Market St
Nellie O'Hsn. Fin Millinery, 10T W.
Market BL
'
im
MASON & SNOWDEfj, ""dealeTrs,
Cor. Wood St and DlanoaA Ato, Seraaton, Pa. ; , 4 .
MILnTATLaDll
Practical Death
PROVIOENCK SQUAII
Crown and
Bridge Work
LADY ASSISTANT.
WM. BRIGHT.
Manufacturer of and dealer la all
all kinds of Carrisgts, Wsgona,
Sleighs, Ac Hone Shoeing, B
pairing and General Blacksmith
in; Promptly Attended to.
1716 and 1718 North Mala Arenas.
SCRANTON DAIRY CO., .
Wholesale and Retail Dealers tn
Milk, Cream and BtrlcUr Fresh
Eggs. Manufacturers of Butter
and Cottage Cheese.
226 West market Street.
D. D. JONES & SON,
Undertakers and Enbalmen.
atst Tmamtl Ooaeaa at atari SeNae.
Lib E Mala Arena, awtta,
Jeremiah Belles.
Merchant Tailor.
iiu iorii nil nuns,
LckeT'e auUdjpg. ScraMen, ft.
W. C. COWLE8,
Hardware and Hons
Furnishing 2;
1907 W. Main Arena).
BDU'S HEAD CASH SlQ
FINE UNI OF
DRY GOODS AND
"-x rrnti aniry
At Less Than Cost
H. !X JACKSON,
Shoes, Hats and Caps,
CASH PRICES,
BRISTOL HOUSE
PROVIDB(Ca SRUARI,
G. W. MABEY. Proprietor.
The Tiiroop Street Cash Etore
A full line r Ue hlfbest trade. f Bra
and salt meat. Fonltrr la MMoa.
Fin. Grocerls, Pripi. B titter, tgm aad
neceire aanrai Kveaae.
C. F. CROSS MAIM
20 Throoo Street.
A. A. ATHBRTtM.
C. O. SUTTON,
y. HONS ft).,
RETAIL DBAJLBft
Fine Groceries u4 Priitdes,
Dry Bwti, 8tai
Crocaiij, Flill ui fca 2l
8tene Store, Con Msla Am ae
M Bffcstt 90 ePfeWMtaMe
CALL A
-Mi STORE
804 W. Market Street,
Far Hrate ParaMlng
8E0. MCHB1LD, fBOfRlITJX
WALTER B. GHBISTIUS
SEALS ur
Boots and Shooo.
11 W. JXaurlrai Street.
GEO. E. ATHEBT02S,
LIYERY
AND DRATIN6
fiooes Hartal III
JwfvfJ 0bmv w sase)
CtfilsfMrtPa
MtpkiMCtn, 1101
1807 N. Main Aye.. Scranton.
RUANE & CLARK
DBALBRS IN
Fine Groceries, Provisions;
Dry Goods and General lerc&asdlse.
401 W. Market It, 6craaton, Pa.
X. T. Burns.
Fine MllVnery,
W. W. MeJtMt t
J. M. Cornell
121 W. Market
Fine llttUasrf,
W. A. Kelloga souse palatini.
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