THE SCRANTON TEIDVNE SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2l, 189.
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THE SUBURBAN ELECTRIC LIGHT 00.
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bed;
Comelay on your pillow yor tired little head."
"Why. Auntie, how funny. I don't go by day,
The eun la oihiny, I'll go ont to pUy."
The mm U not ihlning, my child, it is nlcht;
But oar people nee the Suburban Light."
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Lackawanna
THE
aiindry.
Drop Ini WE will WIN the doubtful by our
work.
Special Notice
ABOUT Sept. 20th our
new store will be .
completed, which will be
the largest Carpet, Wall
Paper, Drapery and Cur
tain Store in the State,
and we will show the
largest stock of new
goods in each department
ever shown in Scranton.
to
Carpets, Draperies and Wall Papjr.
lay WYOMING AVE.
CITY NOTES.
In the estate of L. U. Potter, late of this
city, letter of mlinliilKlruiion were grunt
ed to ttit. wtilow, MMien i rotier, yester
day by aieuister Hopkins.
Rimmi Hvei-ir Aifnil 17. vcMterilav had
riiarlcH Huron, ate-il IS. urialnntil Before
AlUerinun Mlllur on the ch:u x of being
thn t'uthi-r of t.-r child, lie nave ball tu
answer at court. ...
Simon Arushiis, Polish, one of tho
Lloyd xtrePt erowd that erarkeu a. com
tiatrlQt'M Mkull with a. lillllard eiie. last win
ter, was releaseil from jail yesterday alter
Servian nve inontns in the oouniy jail.
The tea'hers' committee of tlie board of
rohtrol met last nlulit to hp ui't uiultllonal
teui'liera to preside over annexes that will
Dave to be opened In ceveral umtririx. ow
ing to the overurofe'uYd condition of the
A drunken man who Rave his name r.a
John tlreen and hi residence. Waxnlliic
ton avenue, was run over by a carriage
on Fenn avenue at 11 o clock yetderday
niuruliiir. He was uninjured, I'ulrnlniuii
Dan Jones locked him up for gate keep
llltf.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Hamilton Pressed Urirk company of this
city waa held yesterday and tho following
KfiitliMiii'ii were elected as officers for the
ensulliK year: president, A. at. Atherton
vice-president, William Alherton; treas.
lirer, l!. O. Cutton; secretury, Arthur
Jiltihcoi-k.
MarilBKe licenses were granted yester
day by Clerk of the Courts John H. Thorn-
us to Oeorpe Ureeley and Anna K. Fisher,
of Oreentield; John Swete and Maria drill,
of Blakelv: IMwurd lewis. of North
Abltigton. and Lillle Tinklepaugh, of Scott
township. Lewis ia 21 years old and the
Kin is oniy jj.
A reheursul of tho 1'nlted Christian En
OravW choir, to prepare for Hinxing at the
rally on Thursday evenlmr next, will be
field Monday evenlmr nt o'clock in the
rein Avenue Haptlst church. This is the
linal rehearsal or the United choir, and
therefore should be a. Inrge one, as Thurs.
(lay evenlnir will lie the only public nu-
Jiearance of It. Notices of importance to
ell numlieis are to be Riven at that time.
J. 11. Karui h, a Jewish Kabbl of Jerusa
lem, will lecture in Jluwlry Hros.' hall,
corner I'enn avenue und Mnliwrry street,
tomorrow eveniiiK nt 7 o'clock. Subiect.
"Moses and Washington." Admission
tree; au welcome.
SCRANTON BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Thirty-Nine Towns Represented.
, Students have already enrolled from
Tne following towns. Scranton, Provi
dence, Hyde Park. Green RIUbo and
the South Side are nut included in the
list:
Dunmore. Olyphtmt. Plttston.' Mi
Jiooka, Chinchlllu, Paotoryville, Peck-
vnie, ualeville, Moosic, Schults-.ville,
Brooklyn, Throop. Lovelton, Kouth
Jttetnirnem, Lake View, Now Columbia.
Prlcebura;, Mooeow, Newfoundland,
Avooa, Taylor, Clark's Summit, Klzer'a,
Nicholson, Forest City, Stull, Arling
ton, Mt. Pleasant MIIIh, Brandt, Mont
rose, Vandllnjr, Orangeville, Bpring
Ville. Glenwood, White Mills, Thorn
Jiurst, Liberty, N. Y.; 8. Lake Linden,
Mloh., (2); Arequipa, Peru, 8. A,
CAUSED BY GAS EXPLOSION.
at Night's Fire nt the L.I. & S.
C ompany's Illnst Furnaces.
Hot cinders set fire to an accumula
tion of gas In a r'dead" furnace at the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company's
Want furnaces at 8.10 last night, and
the explosion which ensued Ignited the
timbering on the charging platform.
The company hands extinguished the
waste with the aid of the hose used
about the furnace.
An alarm was sounded from box 21,
But before the Are companies arrived
(he flames were under control,
FIFTY DOLLARS FOR THE BOVS.
- lobn Jermyn Appreciates Work Done
at Coal Kichange Fire.
Chief P. 3. Hlckey, of the fire depart
ment, received the following letter yes
terday from John Jermyn:.
. Scranton, Sept. 23, 189S.
P. 3. Hlckey, esq.
Dear Sir: Inclosed find my check for
150. Please treat the iioys who worked
on tbe Coal Kxchange.
Yours respectfully,
John Jermyn,
' Per George B. Jermyn.
EX-SHERIFF FAHEV SUED.
John 8. Luce and the Rrranton Knit
r ting Company Want Damages.
John j. Faheywa sued yesterday
for damages for "something dating back
to when he was sheriff of Lackawanna
county. The suit Is brought by Attor
ney O. B. Partridge, representing John
8. Luce and the Scranton Knitting
company. The amount of damages Is
not specified In the papers filed, but It
will be probably about 11,000.
The Knitting company bought the
machinery In the factory In the up
BtaJrs of the Howley building on Penn
avenue and Mulberry street. Mr. How
ley claimed that the sale of the build
ing to htm included some machinery
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claimed by the Knitting company, and
there was a replevin suit In court to de
termine the ownership of the goods.
The damage suit against Mr. Pahey is
for some alleged failure on his part to
exact a sufficient bond for the custody
of the property at Issue pending th
suit.
HE DID NOT BEAT THE BILL
A Boarder Released from Jail on a
Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Attorney James J. O'Mulley secured
the releuse of Theodore Dunkle from
jail yesterday on a writ of habeas cor
pus. Dunkle waa boarding wun jura.
John Nelson, of the North End, and
made arrangements to leave and go to
a house across the street, but he owed
her 13.S0 and ahe had a warrant sworn
out charging him with beating a board
bill. He was Bent to jail in ueiaun oi
bail.
Mr. O'Mallev took the case before
Judgo Edwards and a hearing was held
at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. The de
fendant's petition alleged that He nau
mailu no attemnt ut all t' leave the city
or county, he simply quit boarding with
Mrs. Nelson and had no imemiuu ui
defrauding her. He asked to be re
leased on the ground that it was sim
lly a debt and the only action that tun
be taken under me circumaiumw
would be a civil one. Judpe Kdwards
discharged him.
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED STOCK.
Frank P. Christian Wants to Put in
an Entirely New Stock.
ka ,inv i-Mntra nre now awure
that the large hat und gents' furnish-
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Spruce street, has been damaged by
water owing to a receiu nre n
fourth floor of his building, it will be a
... k,i,.ii Hint hlu entire stock.
slightly damaged, will be sold at a very
reasonable llgure.
Tills is not u "lire Bale," but owing to
the past reputation of Mr. Christian for
handling nothing but the best line of
goods. It is his desire to replenish his
u,, n'ltii uiitii-.-iv new stock, and ev
erything, regardless whether damaged
or not, will be sold at a great reduction,
and this will only be uone to cure inu
oblivion the Idea that Christian the
hatter has In store uuythliig but new
goods.
The Insurance adjusters are now
b Inir j, n iViu utiu'lr Htlil the Qll-
nutinceiuent of the beginning of the sale
will be nitaue in a lew uuvs. i ut? cou
at,i,ti'i..i,i ii,f,iii,ifr ,if iin extensive
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reudy-made, up-to-date clutlilng de
partment on tlie second m'or over ino
gents' furnishing store, which was to
be iu shuie for owning yesterday, has
been postponed for a few days, it will
be to the advantage of everyone to
uu.nlt th,i s,iiinliia nf tli fluHlIng- but
and gents' furnishing departments.
SOUTH BEFORE THE WAR.
Good Performance at the Asudeniy of
Music Last Evening.
There are entertainments before tho
public that appeal more strongly to the
urtistlo sensibilities than "South Before
tlie War" which was seen at the Acad
emy lust night by a large audience,
but there ure few that furnish more
genuine umusenient. The great part of
the company is made up of colored peo
ple who sing and dance ln a way thut
their white brethren can never hope to
imitate. There is no let up and very
few dull ppots In the performance.
From the moment the curtain Is raised
until It Is lowered there is something
to entertain und hold the attention of
the audience.
The idea of the entertainment is ti
give people an Idea of the bright side
of slavery where the negro pursued a
happy-go-lucky kind of an existence
and spent his time mainly in singing
and dancing.
Some of the Very clever white mem
bers of the company wero Frank A.
Howard, Billy Williams, Frank White
and Thomas TO. Glynn. The perform
ance will be repeated at the Academy
this afternoon and evening.
DOUBLED ITS MEMBERSHIP.
Vouug Men's Republican Club Ef
. feels Permanent Organization.
By Initiating seventy-three new mem
bers last night at Its second meeting,
the Young Men's Republican club Just
doubled Its membership. Acting on tho
suggestion of Secretary Joseph Bau
melster, each member was charged
with the duty of 'bringing in a new
member nt next Friday night's meet
ing, n this way It Is hoped to Increase
the membership to 6t)0 within a short
time.
Permanent organization was effected
by continuing the temporary officers:
Nelson G. Teets, chairman; Joseph Bau
melster, secretary; F. Schroeder, treas
urer. Brief addresses were delivered
by John G. McAskle and James J. H.
Hamilton. Next Friday night William
Connell will address the club, and at
the following meeting John G. McAs
kle will again be heard.
GRAND JURY FINISHES.
Will Make Its Final Report to Judge
Edward This Morning.
The grand jury finished Its work yes
terday and will this morning make iU
final report to Judge Edwards. The
jury visited the county jail yesterday
afternoon, end will, no doubt, have
some recommendations to make as re
gards alterations and repairs of the
building.
Before going to the Jail the jurymen
grouped themselves In front of the fed
eral building and had their pictures
taken. District Attorney John H.
Jones, Assistant District Attorney John
.1. Murphy and County Detective
Thomas Leyshon had their pictures
taken with the Jury.
JAMES DUNN'S LECTURE.
Will Speak Under the Auspices of tbe
Women's Kecley League.
The lecture by James Dunn, at St
Thoman' college hall Tuesday, Sept. 2!,
under the auspices of the Women's
Koeley league, promises to be a very
entertaining event. In addition to the
lecture proper, there will be a shoit
address by Rev. P. J. McManus and
music by the Grace Lutheran Church
quartette.
Mr. Dunn Is highly spoken of as a
lecturer, and those who attend will be
well entertained. No charge will be
made for admission to the lecture.
A Hot Sheet!
That's what you'll say about the Sun
day News. Be sure and get It. Among
a host of other good things, next Issue
will contain the other slue and letters
In the Davldow-Auerbaeh case. Chris
tian Science frauds, "crochet" in Sec
ond Presbyterian church, Officer Bo
land's brutality, he nearly kills an in
nocent young man; then sneaks away
In tlie darkness. Reliable inside politi
cal gossip, women In itolitics, queer fun
In local swelldom, "Klrkbrlde," a prize
poem, first time published, Scotch dia
lect; Pastime's jottings of unusual In
terest, crisp pickings by Saunterer,
rich gossip from Dunmore, Watson's
harmony legion exposed, sketches of lo
cal politicians. City Engineer Phillips'
unfairness. Exclusive letters from
Hyde Park, North End, Dunmore, etc.,
and all the news of the week. Ask
your newsboy for It, or get It at the
news stands.
Keep cool and watch; It will surely
pay to see the new arrival, 217 Lack'a
ave. .
Fresh Sea. Trout, 6c, lb.
Fish Co., 118 Franklin ave.
Atlantic
Mrs. Bradley has added dressmaking
in connection with millinery.
GANNON'S CASE
COMES UP AGAIN
An Effort to Be Made to Have Him Re
leased from County Jail.
HAS BEEN THERE OVER TWO YEARS
Attorney Richard linefeed, Jr., Was
lletained by Some of Gannon's
Friends and Has Filed a Petition
in the Supreme Court for a Writ of
Habeas CorpusIt Will Be Ar&ued
at Pittsburg Neil Month.
Attorney Richard Bustecd, Jr., lias
been retained in the case of James Oan
non, the old man who for the last two
years and four months has been In
carcerated in the county Jail for con
tempt of court, and who declares that
he is willing to stuy there, to use his
own words, until a very improbable
thing occurs, before he does what the
court wants hirji to do.
Gannon Is without means, or it is like
ly thut before now he would be ut lib
erty. Mr. Busteed has riled a petition
in the Supreme court for a writ of ha
beas corpus, and Justice McCollum has
granted a- rule, which -will be argued
before the Supreme court at Pittsburg
some day during the second week of
October. When seen, at his office by a
Tribune reporter yesterduy, Mr. Bus
teed said:
"There Is very little In It for me. ex
cept that us a member of the bar of this
i-ounty 1 feel I ought to do all that lies
iu my Hiwer to secure the release from
Jull of a man who has committed no
crime and who is there only because he
refuses to sign over a deed to others
for a piece of property that is his by
light und Justice."
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The story of the old man's Imprison
ment has uppeared before In The Trib
une, but it is such a peculiar owe "that
It is worth repeating now. He was
committed on June lit, 1894, by order of
Judge Edwards for refusing to obey
an order of equity court. A lot of land
on Swetland street Is the cause of the
trouble, and the litigation over it was
instituted first in the qiayor's court of
Scranton In lttio.
Margaret Gannon was the prisoner's
mother. She hud two other children,
Mrs. Sl.irgaret Ford and Mrs. Thomas
Hiel. Many years ago she bought the
lot in question from Willlum Swetland.
then a real estate dealer of the West
Side. Her husband passed to his re
wurd long before her, and subsequent
to his death she lived from one to the
other of hei" children, principally with
Mrs. Hiel.
Antecedent to her death there was a
long period of sickness, with' ronse
uuent large expense. Mrs. Rlel paid
the funeral expenses, too, and In con
sideration of these things her mothpr
left her the property In her will. But
then- was a balance of $28.71 due to
Mr. Swetland on the purchase money
on the lot. The prisoner went to Mr.
Swetland, paid this amount and. got u
deed In his own name.
WAS IN POSSESSION.
Mrs. Rlel was In possession and she
refused to vacate, setting up her claim
on the ground that she had supporttd
the old womun for a long time, paid
for medicine and doctor bills, and last
ly the funeral expenses. She being In
possession, the prisoner began an ac
tion of ejectment. It came up for trial
in January. 1M. after many ins and
outs through the mayors court and
the courts of Luzerne county, and on
the Huh of that month a verdict for
Gannon was directed by the court.
The claim upon which the prisoner
rested his right to the lot was that
he bought the lot himself and gave
his mother the money wherewith to
mnke the payments. He lived at home
with her and the savings from his
earnings went to pay Mr. Swetland
When she died, nnd he paid the bal
ance due, that, he argued to himself
gave him a right to claim the lot
that every penny paid on it was his
earning.
But the verdict directed was in fa
vor of the plaintiff only on condition
that Mis. Rlel th .uld neglect or fal
to pay to him the $28.70 balance due,
and also the Interest cn It from the
time he paid It. On March 'Si following
Mrs. Rlel's attorney paid Into court
the $28.70 and interest and all c sts,
and by the terms of the verdict, juJg'
ment was recorded In her favor.
GANNON ASKED TO SIGN.
She then applied to the prothonotary
for a deed and Gannon was called
upon to sign it over. He refused and
an attachment issued from the court
and he was brought in and directed
to execute the deed. He bade defiance
to the court and the result was his
Imprisonment, He was soon released
however, because the equity court was
the one In which action should be
brought to compel Gannon to execute
the deed.
The case was referred to Attorney
George S. Horn as master and exam
Iner to report n the law and facts
In the case. Mr. Horn decided that
Gannon should execute the deed, but
Judge Gunster refused to confirm his
report. It went to the Supreme court
then and Judge Gunster's ruling was
reversed. Gannon was then directed
to execute the deed and he refused.
An attachment was Issued fur his ar
rest and on June 10, 18M. he was
brought before Judge Edwards, nnd
still refusing to comply with the or
dcr of court, was committed to Jail
He has been there ever since, and
though he has been Importuned time
nnd again to relax and obey the court
he is ns steadfast in his refusal now
as the first day he was sent up.
PETITION NOW FILED.
The contention in the petition now
filed Is that Gannon bought the prop
erty himself to furnish his parents a
home until they died. He subsequent
ly married, nnd with his wife went to
live In Providence, leaving his parents
In the home he had provided for them.
During his absence his sister, Mary
married Thomas Riel, and with her
husband came to live with the old peo
ple. His ownership of the property
was not disputed for many years, nor
un' family dissensions arose.
Then his father, Patrick, and Thom
as Riel set up the claim thnt it was
the property of his mother, Margaret
Gannon, basing that claim upon the
fact that she had made the payments
to Mr. Swetland for the property. Here
the dispute arises. Gannon clulms
that while It is true she made the
payments, yet they were made for him
with his money, she acting as his
agent. The entire litigation has grown
out of this one question.
Mr. Busteed reluctantly spoke of th ;
case, anursald he had taken It up only
after he was appealed to do so various
times by some friends of the prisoner.
He felt great diffidence In entering
upon a case that had been so long at
issue, and was persuaded to take it
up more from his own belief In the In
justice of Gannon's confinement.
HE WAS ADJUDGED INSANE.
John Llerman's 'Wife Died and It
Drove Him Crazy.
' In chambers before Judge Edwards
yesterday afternoon there was an In
uulsltlon in lunacy in the case of John
Merman. A- Jury of six, consisting of
Martin Price, John Cogglns. Thomas J.
Gerrlty, Edwin Hodgson, 8. P. Williams
and Malachl Kelley was sworn to de
termlne whether or not Lierman Is
capable of managing his estate. These
Jurors were taken from the regular
panel in common pleas court.
Evidence was adduced to prove that
he has been Insane since Aug. 10, when
his wife died. He became melancholy
and Imagined ahe was murdered and
that the same persons who caused her
death were lying In wait for him also.
He Is 3o years old and possessed ut a
farm of ninety acres In Madison town
ship, on the road between Moscow and
Drli.ker. There is a mortgage of $2,oou
on It held by Barney Slocum. He
owns the property at the corner of Irv
ing avenue and Hickory street on the
South Side. That Is encumbered with
a mortgage of over $1,600.
The Jury decided that he Is not cap
able of managing his estate and he was
adjudged a legal lunatic. Attorney M.
J. Martin represented the Inquisition.
Judge Edwards approved of tho find
ing.
GILLETTE'S SECRET SERVICE.
Strong Cast Interpreted the Drama nt
Frothingham Lnst Night.
A strong cast did for William Gillette
last evening what a poorer one would
have failed to do, namely, made suc
cessful a war play that requires bril
liant acting to save it. "Secret Ser
vice" suggests comnarlson with "Held
by the Enemy," und Is even more drnm-
atio and strenuous in construction, but
lacks the fine shading brought out in
the oldi'r play and Is especially defi
cient In humor. But for Odette Tyler's
Incomparable Ingenue work as Cun-
line, ably supplemented within the limi
tations or his part by vi alter Thomas
as the boy soldier, there would have
been no rift whatever in the drama's
somber environment.
Odette Tyler, In other words, really
Is the play; although Miss Busby and
Mr. Gillette himself deserve our thanks
for admirable Interpretations. The au
dience at the Frothingham last evening
was largo and enthusiastic and there
were numerous recalls. The drama
will be repeated tonight.
TIRELESS ENDEAV0RERS.
Are Still Hard at Work Arrant lag for
the Big State Convention Rally
Next Thonday Night.
Yesterday the Christian Kndeavor
convention executives and committees
continued the activity that has been
so apparent diA,ig the recent past.
Their concern tlt the big gathering
shall be a success and Its anticipated
magnitude are alike foreshadowed by
the amount of preliminary work.
Last night the reception committee
met In the lecture room of the First
Presbyterian church, the committee on
decorations in the Young Men's Chris
tian association building and the cen
tral city members of the entertainment
conliittee in tlie Second Presbyterian
church. In addition there were as will
be the case until the eve of the con
ventionnumerous conferences during
the day between some of the commit
tee of '96, the body of nlneteeen chair
men und executives on whom rests the
main responsibilities.
Miss Delia P. Evans and E. 8. Wil
liams presided over the reception com
mittee's deliberations in the First
Presbyterian church lecture room. This
committee is one of the largest and
most Important of any. It is com
posed of ten members from each of
the city's twenty-three Endeavor so
cieties and Is cttlcerod by four captains
representing as many sections of the
city and one lieutenant from each so
ciety. On this body rests tho ardous
and responsible task of meeting every
Incoming butch of tl four or five
thousand delegates and escorting the.-n
to the particular churches which have
already been designated as the head
quarters for delegutes front certain
counties.
After being piloted to church head
quarters the delegates will b4 shown
by sub-committees from the entertain
ment committee to their hotels or home
quarters which have already been en
gaged. Members of the reception com
mittee will be .distinguished by white
caps of especial design which will be
distributed Thursday.
The schedule of societies assigned to
meet trains arriving at different hours
was announced as follows:
8 a. m. to 12 m., In charge of Captain
Klotz First Presbyterian, Penn Avenue
Baptist, Xorth Main Avenue Baptist, Sum
ner Avenue Presbyterian, Providence
Christian, Dunmore Presbyterian, United
evangelical,
12 ni. to 4 p. tn.. In chnrge of Cnotaln
Keenc Green Ridge Presbylerian. Adams
Avenue Chapel, Providence Presbyterl'in,
African Methodist Episcopal, Second
Presbyterian, Sherman Avenue Mission,
jjunmore uapusi, v eisn caivinistic JUetn
odist.
4 p. m. to 9 p. m In charge of Captain
Smith Washburn Street Presbyterian,
uracn i.uineran, j-iymouin congregation
al, Grace Reformed, Puritan Congreua
tlonal. Calvary Reformed, Welsh Congre
national. Providence.
9 p. m. to 12 a. m., In charge of Captain
Whltbeck First Presbyterian, Given
Klilge Presbyterian, Dunmore Presbyteri
an, Penn Avenue Baptist, Plymouth Con
gregutionul, Providence Baptist.
The final and big rally prior to the
convention a.nd when nearly every
member of ell the numerous commit
tees will gather for the lost general
Instructions, will be held Thursday
evening in the Penn Avenue Baptist
church beginning at 7.45 o'clock. An
hour will be devoted to service of
prayer, address and song; the new of
ficers of the city union will be Intro
duced and then will follow what is an
nounced as a "practical nieptin','." The
reception and entertainment committee
will perform with dummy delegates the
duties thatSvlll be required during the
convention.
During the evening the mammoth
United choir wall sing in concert and
each of Its three divisions will render
individual selections. The choir will
meet In the church Monday evening at
8 o'clock for rehearsal.
The decoration committee nt Its meet
ing last night In the Young Men's
Christian Association building complet
ed tts final contracting and arrange
ments for the decorating of Elm Pnrk
church, the Frothingham. Academy of
Music and the Young Men's Christian
Association building which will be the
headquarters of the committee of '9(1.
The trimming of the Interiors nf thoro
four structures will be nn a scale nevt r
before attempted, as far as bunting Is
concerned In relation to the three lat
ter and plants and bunting in the cuse
of Elm Park church.
A meeting of the property owners
interested In the paving of Mulberry
street, from Mifflin to Prescott avenues,
is hereby announced to take place nn
Monday evening. Sept. 28, 8 p. m. .t
council rooms. City Hall.
(Signed) J. W. Garney, ,
M. Norton,
Charles A. Burr,
Victor Koch,
Christ Minlck,
James Frltch.
KobtP. Koehler,
A. C. Nettleton.
Ask Your Dealer .
for McGarrah's Insect Powder, 25 and
10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk,
Take no other.
Opening. .
A dainty line of Children's Coats nt
the Baby Bazaar, 612 Spruce street.
Dr. H. F. Reynolds, Dentist,
Williams Bldg., opp. postoffice.
Special attention and private dining
rooms for dinner parties at Lohmann's,
Spruce street. Service and cuisine un
excelled in this city.
DIED.
HOPE-In Scranton. Pa., Sept. 25, 18M.
Bridget Hope, aged 1 years, at the home
of her parents, 42S Prospect avenue. Fu
neral notice later.
HIS HEAD CUT OFF
BY A FREIGHT TRAIN
Martin Kerwia, of Olyphaat, Placed His
Neck on the RaiL
SUICIDE OCCURRED NEAR MOOSIC
Deceased Was a Cripple and Suffered
an Attack ot InanityHo Uot
Down en His Knee When the
Train Approached and Let It Kill
HimItcmnins Identified by a Let
tcr Found iu His PocketCoroner
Lougstrect Will Investigate Today.
Martin Kerwln, of Olyphant, a crip
ple 28 years old. placed his neck on the
outside rail of the southbound track of
the Delaware and Hudson railroad, be
tween Minooka Junction und Moosic, at
6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the
fast freight train which was approach
ing cut his head off as completely as
If It were done with the guillotine.
His ltody rolled to the side of the
track from the cars, but the heud was
carried several feet and the fnce was
so cut up from contact with the ties
nnd balla.t thnt the features were hor
ribly distorted and unrecognizable.
Kerwln was walking1 up the track, and
when the train was ubout 100 yards
away from him he stepped out of the
way. Tho enujlnuer blew the whistle
mid Kerw in took off his hat and waved
it. He held It In his hand until the
engine came within 60 feet, when he
ti t It drop, got down on his knees and
waited for the wheels to decapitute
him.
There was no time to enable the en
gineer to stop, as he was going at not
less than twelve miles ail hour. He
brought the train to a standstill as
quickly ns he could and the crew pick
ed up the remains und brought tlienr
to the freight office at Mooc!c station.
IDENTIFIED BY A LETTER.
A search was made through his pock
ets to find something which might lead
to his identification, and a letter was
found that he had received in reply to
an application for work. A telephone
message was sent from, Manner's drug
store in Moosic toi Coroner Longstreet,
and he gave permission, to have the
remaiins removed to Olyphant, where
they were take.n on the pnssenger train
nrriving In this city at 9.15 at night.
Undertaker Sweeney has charge and
will prepare the body for burial. Cor
oner Ixngstreet will go to Olyphant
this morning, empanel u jury, and view
the remains. The testimony of tho
trainmen will be taken ut a hearing
some time next week.
Kerwln lived with a married sister
In Olyphant. About 5 years ago he
was Injured in the mines and lost his
liitht leg. Since that tlmo he was em
ployed us a slatetdcker boss, and he
was uddicted to the excessive use of
alcoholic, stimulants. His father has
been dead a long time, and his mother
died three months ago.
About a yeur ago his mind became
unbalanced but his attack did not
make him violent. He was in the habit
of going away from home without say
ing he was going, and he came back
whenever It suited his fancy. It Is pre
sumed that he was on his way to visit
another sisted living In Mill Creek.
SMILE ON HIS FACE.
Ho made frequent trips there and
nothing was thought of his absence
from Olyphant. His mind was never
such that h was not able to realize
danger whenever he saw It.
Jt was train No. 27 that killed him,
and tho engineer said that he had a
smile on his face as he was getU lg
down on his knees to lay his head cn
the rail.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If it
fails to cure. 25 cents.
Mil MILLINERY.
The exhibition of Fall millinery has
attracted such throngs as never before.
Even our large, commodious quarters
were too small for your comfort.
The store Is as packed with newness
gathered from every clime, and the
laiteet tips of Paris fashion are here for
your Inspection.
Very nearly three hundred trimmed
Hats and Bonnets attribute to this
unmatched exhibit, while artists are
at your bidding to take hints from
these and from you and thus produce
a Bonnet to your liking.
We don't let anybody give you quite
as much for yuur money as you'll get
nere.
A, R. SAWYER!
13a Wyoming Avenue,
REEVES JONES,
CONCERT PIANIST.
ulcal Director of the First Presby
tcrlun Church.)
Teacher of Piano, Organ and
Harmony; Also tho Art of Accom
panylng Taught. Studio ut Rcsl.
dence of the LATE HERR KOPFF,
302 Adams Avenue, Scranton.
BEST SETS OF TEETH, SM
Including the painless extracting of
teeth by an entirely new process.
S. C SNYDER, D. D. S.f
St Opp. Hotel Jetmyn.
CARPETS.
The Selections
Of the World
find their way to this carpet
stock. We are not content
with buying from one maker.
Each must yield up his best.
In this way we get a varie d
and beautiful stock. Our aim
is to give perfect satisfaction
to every one., Nothing is
misrepresented. You get solid value for every cent you
spend with us.
SIEBECKER & WATKINS,
Opposite Wyoming House.
FEARED HE WOULD SKIP.
Husband of Murderer Van Horn's
Victim Is Surrendered.
Ira Wescott, husband of the woman
murdered by George Van Horn, was
received at the county J:iil yesterday.
Some time, ago, he In company with
Chnrles Van Horn, a brother of the
murderer, was arrested In Carbondale
and committed to await trial for en
ticing young girls for Immoral pur
poses. . Through the lnlluence of Mrs.
Wescott, William T. Jenkins became
his bondsman and he was released.
When the grand jury -at Its session
just rinsed, brought In a true bill
against Wescott his bondsman fearing
he might be mulcted for tho bail, gave
him up.
Twining, optician 125 Penn avenue, in
Harris' drug more. Hours 9 a. m., 5
p. in.
Try Jordan's one-half minute stews.
Everybody benefitted, rich and poor,
so look for tho announcements next
week of Davidow Bros.
The King ot Pills Is Beecham's.
BEECHAM'S.
IS A SKILLFUL ART,
And the skilled repairer is close
akin to tbe manufacturer. We com
bine both. If you have any fine watch
and any part is broken or lost we can
replace it Do not have your watch
ruined by incompetent workmen, let
us til it.
NO CURE, NO PAY
We clean any watch for Jr 00 and
warrant it-
BERRY, THE JEWELER
423 Lackawanna Avenm.
GRAND
MILLINERY
OPENING
ON
Thursday, Friday
and Saturday
SEPT. 24, 25 AND 26
AT
arke
ros.
POWELUS
flusic Store.
PIANO SPECIALTIES:
Chickering
(The Standard of tbe World,)
Ivers Si Pond
(With Patent Soft-Stop,)
McPhail
(With Compensating Rods.)
Norris & Hyde
(With Transposing Keyboard.)
And . other excellent
makes. Prices and terms
on application.
406
Lackawanna Avenue.
I
11
J.
BOLZ.
Wonderful Values
this week,
The prices quoted are bat
samples of the saviug Items
through our store. Every thrifty
niau or womau will appreciate tho
gala.
Capes.
Early Fall Capes, which were
sold at $7; sale price - $3.50
Cape $5; sale price, - - 2.50
Cape $3-50; sale price, - - 1.50
Early Fall Coat, which were sold
at $8; sale price, - - 4.00
Coat, $7; sale price, - - - 3.50
Watch this space for our Fall
Openiug.
Have your Fum repaired by the
ouly practical furrier lu the city.
138 WYOMING AVENUE
I.
Of this week we will con
tinue Our Elaborate Dis
play of
Pattern
Bonnets
flats.
AND
Children's Headwear and
High Class ' Millinery
Novelties, Rich and Ar
tistic Headgear, evolved
and created by the lead
ing European modistes
as well as the product of
our own unexcelled work
room. ilER'S Id
II. LAKGFKLD, Successor,
324 Lackawanna Avenue
Sixty Candle Power
It is no use of liavini; an old style
lamowhen you can get (lie best for
little money. Call and examine our
stock.
1
231 Penn Ave Cpti Baptist Church.
Middle of the Block.
WILLIAM S. MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton
ROOMS 4 AND 9
OAS AND WATER CO. BUILDINd,
CORNER WYOMING AVE. AND CENTER ST.
OFFICE HOURS from 7.30 a. m. to 9 P.
ft). (1 hour lntermlsalon for dinner and
uppar.)
Particular Attention (liven to Collection.
Prompt Settlement Guaranteed. Your Mid
bbm I Respectfully Solicited. Telephone im.
Bl
HATS
AT
Dunn's
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