10 THE SOBANTON THIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 3897. The Lady There was no doubt about It. Zeno bla avenue needed repaying nnd need ed It badly. The street, Blumborlng for years In blissful unconsciousness of its rutted cobblestones bad become Important. The East Palmyra Land nnd Improve ment company had taken poscsslon of the sleepy suburb to which It led and, by the arts which modern advertise ment knows, caused rows of smart cot hages to spring up ns If by magic, anil to find ready purchasers. An Increas ing volume of traffic rolled along Zono bla avenue not more smoothly than tho course of true love, nnd proficient mas ters" of profanity grew eloquent In Its dispraise. A thin, blue, sulphurous haze of unparliamentary remarks hung In Its placid atmosphere and slowly settled with the dust upon Its Iniquit ous surface. Bicyclists fell foul of It not seldom, and added lurid language ns they paid toll In broken spokes and twisted tubing. The Improvement com pany, grown a power by the use of brass bands In hunting customers nnd tent picnics ns a means of proving tho homelike quality of thin sllccu of'mcd der," fretted over tho delay. For It was only a delay. The special committee of tho common council was nblo each fortnight or so to report pro gress whloh no one olse could see; and the nysterlmis '"they" ngreed that work would begin Immediately. But It didn't. "Really, It makes mo feel almost like a thief to be taking their money," James Halsted Otis said, for about tho third or fourth time, to Miss Stoddard. Otis had quickly become confidential with Miss Stoddard, partly because he was.ilorioly nnd a stranger, moro be cause ho Had nothing In tho world to do, but most of all because she was un deniably pretty. "I'm supposed to be something of an expert on paving," Otis went on In a grumbling tone, "or I wouldn't be here. Of course old Murdoch's incomprehen sible neglect of his business is the real reason. By rights tho city, engineer ought to be able to manage a little thing like this well enough. It's a month's job at most, once started, whether you pave with asphalt or brick or granite block or Dutch cheese. Yet here I've been for six weeks submitting estimates for the use of every known and unknown rond metal, nnd the be ginning of the work Is no nearer than before. Of course I get my pay Just the same, but " "But you find your stay In Palmyra tedious?" suggested Miss toddard, de murely. "Tedious!" cried Otis. "Why, Faith, you must know I beg your pardon. Miss Stoddard. You do know very well that I am walking In a fool's paradise In Palmyra, and that tho ground you walk on Is Is paved with bricks of pure gold, for me." There was In his voice the cadence that touches the heart that is willing to be touched. Faith Stoddard looked up at his face for a moment she was a little thing with a demure, Madonna like beauty that made no enemies and then the long, dark lashes swept down upon her cheek again and she flushed and was so silent she fancied Otis could hear the beating of her heart. "Perhaps perhaps I do know It," she said at last, so softly that he had to bend low to catch tho words; "but I think you might might tell me." Otis was not moro hopelessly Idiotic than most young men In love. lie octed upon the suggestion so energet ically that presently a rosy glow stole upon and conquered tho blue haze over Zenobla avenue and It and all the world looked bright. n. Now, It might as well be plainly stated before going further, that Faith Stoddard, bb sometimes hnppens In the case of prlmly-named, demure-eyed little maidens, was a perfect Machia velli of deceitful arts. But Mnchla vellt had to wait some centuries before his grateful fellow-countrmen rescued his name from obloquy, put up a monu ment to his memory, and declared that his political career was actuated by the most lofty and patriotic motives. Faith was more fortunate In an utter lack of mallgners. People called her "a nice little thing," with the tolernnt condescension of Intellect for lowly gifts, coupled with pleasant manners. Palmyra is one of those small cities which are In effect but overgrown vil lages. Every one knows every one else who Is worth knowing, that Is and Faith Stoddard's family was one of tho oldest and most prominent In the place. This was the Machiavellian method. A week earlier but really the time doesn't matter John Van Brunt had stopped to chat with Faith at the gate of Judge. Stoddard' s old-fashioned yard. He was In bicycle costumu and carrying a broken handle-bar. He be gan to" speak In disparagement of Zen obla, lavenue, using terms suitable for a lady's car, but energetic. Ho men tioned asphalt hopefully. "But Is not asphalt slippery In wet weather?" asked Faith. "Yes, Jt Is;" but that's, better than cobble-stones, so full of ruts (that you could lose a cow In them." ;How stupid of me!" cried Faith, puckering her brows. ''Isn't there a kind" of brick vltvlt something?" "Vitrified?" suggested Van Brunt, "Yes,, that's It," replied Faith Stod dard, who knew tho word perfectly. "It's delightful. There are a few blocks of Jtln Brooklyn; I used to go over there last winter when I wns In New York vUltlng Uncles Jonas. It's never slippery, eveo In wet weather, and though It's smooth and easy riding, Jt ee'ems to grip tho tiro and If I were a Going to Better stay at home atid get GOLD DUST 'from your grocer. where mill Sold every- Cleans Everything MADB 0NI.Y BY THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY. Chicago. St. I.ouU. New York. Iloiton. Philadelphia and the flunicipality. IHItlllUHIIIHHI John Lnngdon Mcaton, in The Illustrated American. man now, nnd knew about such things, I'd go to the committee, or whatever It Is, and tell them all about It. Why don't you do It. Oh, I wish you would 1" And .though sho .changed tho subject soon, Van Brunt wore a pre occupied air when ho bade her good day. Ho headed a deputation of wheelmen In the council committee chamber not thirty-six hours later, and talked learnedly of vitrified brick. Faith had an uncle whoso public spirit was one of his many good traits. Tho old gentleman had leisure and brains, and delighted in writing letters to tho newspapers Blgned "Pro Bono Publico." Valuable letters they usual ly were, containing information or sug gestions few others would have taken tho trouble to work out. To him Faith carried one day a number of newspaper clippings concerning tho uso of wood blocks for paving material in London and other European cities. There wns an account also of the laying of experi mental pavement In New York of Karri and Jarrah woods, which come from Austrnlla and "last like Iron for things like these." "I thought you might like these, Un cle Jim, on account of Zenobla ave nue," was all that she said. But sho wns not surprised to see, two days later, ' nn exhaustive essay In the "Morning Post" about the advantages of wood pavement. Us nolselessness, Its case of repalrnipnt nnd Its probable Ilrst cost. And the writer backed up, as was his wont, printer's Ink with per sonal appeal. Tho vitrified brick bicycle party was promptly opposed In committee by nn equally energetic delegation sounding the praises of asphalt. This might bo taken as a matter axiomatic; for, as In the material world action and reac tion are always equal and In opposite directions, so strong advocacy of poli cies always develops tho party of dis sent. The concrete-block faction cost Fnlth some trouble, howover, Sho had through her Uncle Jonas In New York, who always obeyed her orders and asked no questions, procured a sheaf" of circulars relative to block pavement as laid experimentally upon some of the park walks In the cities. These she had lying upon her table, quite by accident, one day when May Benson called. May was born to be- a "managing woman," nnd was nlready hatchet-faced and vociferous. "What's tills?" she demanded, pouncing upon the papers. "Oh, dear," sighed Faith, weakly, "they seem to be some circulars about paving, but I'm sure I don't know what to do with them." Miss Benson, who rode a bloycle also several hobbles with savage ener gy, was deep in their perusal. "Capital Idea," she commented after a minute's absorption. "Ordinary ns phalc wears In holes and ruts, and Is dimcult to repair. Hexagonal concrete blocks of uniform size can always bo urn lira-let me have these circulars will you. Faith, dear?" "Of course you can have them, May; they're of no use to me. And I do think It would be nice If somebody would poke up the the Mayor" "Common council committee," cor rected May Benson, who attended meetings of the Woman's Health Pro tective association. "Well, tho committee, then; but I could never do a thing like that. I should just faint right away. I know I would." "Oh, you dear little goose! I think It's about time wo women took a hand lr. this Zenobla avenue business. Tho men have bungled It long enough." She went away with the exalted feel ing of. a reformer. Faith ran to her mirror, inclined her head Jauntily to one side, and slowly and Impressively closed her left eye In n wicked wink at her reflected personality. Then she went about her business. What that business was, at the time whereof this history speaks, Dobbs & Harding would have been the last to conjecture, although they were to her as clay In the potter's hands. Besides being the leading merchants of Pal myra, Dobbs & Harding were close prson'al friends nnd lived ns near neighbors on Zenobla avenue. Neither of them, after they had plunged pell mell Into the paving controversy as advocates of "Just plain macadam, sir," would probably have remembered that It was Faith Stoddard's soft voice, chatting with the senior partner Just nt the psychological moment when he had checked up a considerable bill of goods purchased by her, which had suggested to Henry F. Dobbs the fear lest the thrashing out of the pave ment controversy might Involve the choice of the most expensive material and construction, nt the cost of the abulttlnhr owners and for the main benefit of a suburb beyond the district of assessment. Indeed, her suggestion was made so carelessly, and with such charming Ignorance of technical terms, that Dobbs would have been quite Jus tified in scorning the idea that her words could have had serious weight with him. "It'll be so nice to have your street done over," she had said, "but I won der why they don't begin work. It's awful, the way It Is." "They don't seem to agree upon the method," replied Mr. Dobbs, "but I presume they will settle upon macad am." "Do you really think so? Why, a whole lot of people have told me that they were going to put down the most expensive pavement of blocks of con crete or asphalt or something. Every body says that's the way It will end. You know Annie Scott, who lives In Klondike? sssSTs g, rgscgs; HI fflNfo r : East Palmyra? Well, oho says It Isn't going to cost her papa one cent, be cause he lives Just a block awny from tho street.. Isn't that nlco7 I should think It would cost an awful lot for those who do live on tho street." "Maybo It will; and maybo It won't," Dobbs had replied with closely pressed lips. As for tho loud-voiced and explosive Individuals who argued In the sacred namo of economy Sor tho repair and relaying of the existing cobblestones, they belonged to tho conservative class usefully present In every community ns a check upon too rapid progress. With their exception, which might have been reasonably anticipated, the simple truth Is that Faith Stoddard had, In her quiet and modestly self effacing way, not only furnished the Initial Impetus to each of the contend ing factions, but put Its leaders In the way of finding their nmmunttlon of facts and figures, thought not a soul had the slightest suspicion of the fuct. Indeed It would seem little less than Impossible even to tho present chron icler, who knew her only ns a quiet and apparently not aggressively Intel lectual little creature of five feet two, with soft brown eyes and a soft voice nnd wavy brown hair. If he had not become possessed of the whole story, Including the motives for such extra ordinary action. in. City Engineer Murdock, who was no body's fool, was under ordinary cir cumstances tho last man to let a young engineer come In from outside to su pervise such an Important Job as tho paving of Zenobla avenue. The circumstances wero not ordi nary, however. A combination of the street car lines of tho city was In con templation, which would involve changes In operation nnd lead to con siderable extensions. Murdock ex pected to become superintendent nnd practical manlager of the combination with a good salary and a fair block of stock nt ground floor rates; nnd he wns so busy arranging tho new deal that he simply didn't want to be both ered with the city work for which he was hired. So he left small matters to his assistant, draughtsmen and of fice boy, nnd asked for tho temporary employment of an expert to look after the paving job. This was one of the facts which Faith Stoddard had learned, assimi lated, correlated and used In her cam paign. She had recognized soon after meeting Otis, the new engineer, that he was the man who was likely one day to become her husband, and she resolved to keep him In town until after Murdock's resignation was sent in. "Ho knows ever so much more than that hateful old Murdock and he might Just as well have the place as not," she used to Inform herself, privately but positively. Her campaign, It may be remarked In parenthesis, was well under way before Otis even knew he was in love. Men are so stupid! That was some time ago. Otis had been an accepted suitor for a month. Judge Stoddard had made some fuss about his daughter's wish to marry a young man of such wandering ways as a civil engineer's must be at first. However, tho fond parent was pacified by an agreement that the wedding should not take place until Otis had secured a permanent and profitable berth, and tho happy couple walked on bridges of rainbows. Sometimes the young man became despondent over his Inability to hear of such an engagement as he wished, but his sweetheart found means to cajole him out of his pessimism. Faith had In her own right a small sum of money, a very few thousand, left to her by a bachelor uncle who had died In tho West. In the capacity of a possible Investor she had become possessed of tho confidence of the fore most operator In the street car deal, whose daughter was her most Intimate friend. The magnate was a stout, dark man with a short, stiff black beard and an Incisive, breezy manner. Meeting him one day by a carefully arranged acci dent. Faith made most minute inquir ies about the plans of the comDlnatlon, eliciting no Information new to her. "About how much money would you like to put In, Miss Stoddard?" asked tho operator at last. "I suppose Nel lie has told you that I am taking a few shares for her. I can assure you It Is a good thing." "Why I don't know," purred the de ceitful minx hesitatingly; "I have $200 I'd like to Invest, If you're really and truly sure It's perfectly safe, but may be I could have fifty or a hundred moro If would you mind telling me exactly when it will be?" "Just like a woman'" thought El bert Janney, as he replied, not a lit tle amused but with grave counten ance; "The deal goes Into effect Sep tember 1. but I must ask you as an Investor to remember that It is an ab solute secret." "Oh, I won't breath n word of It to any living soul," cried Faith Stod dard, "and does Mr. Murphy resign then?" "Who? Murdock? About a week or ten days sooner, probably. But that's his funeral. We shall be glad to have you with us for luck, Faith. I don't think your Investment will be so heavy as to disturb the balance of power in the company," he permitted himself to add with a chuckle. Faith forgave tho chuckle. That fame evening Otis was grumbling ngaln about his forced Inaction In tho matter of paving Zenobla avenue, al though he held Faith Stoddard's hand even ns he spoke, and should have been content. Unfortunately ho had tho New England conscience and was fretted by Inaction. "All good pavements Is good," he growled." I can't imagine what makes them quarrel so about it. Of course tho cobblestones are a relic of barbar ism, and ought to come up, but either brick or wood or asphalt or macadam would bo better than this delay," "Well, why don't you tell them so and get to work?" asked Fnlth, Inno cently. "Because I'm neither tho city engl neer nor a taxpayer," Otis replied, rather testily, whereat Miss Stoddard, with much dignity, withdrew her hand from his, "Still," said she, resuming tho sub ject, utter a quarter of an hour de voted to discussion of Irrelevant mat ters had ended In the resurrender of tho hand, "If anybody asked you for your opinion you could glvo It, just attend the epeclnl meeting, anyhow. And I've been thinking It would bo a good Idea to pavo tho street with sev eral different kinds of things, so as to see which Is best." "Well, you will see. Of course, It's foolish for them to quarrel so, and most of them nro probnbly tired of It by this time, only they don't want to bo beaten. Four-flftha of them would bo satisfied It they could get part of It ns they want It. Oh, dear; that sounds mlxy, but you know what I mean." "I. don't know but you're right," said Otis, reflectively, "It has become a question of politics rather than of engineering. And tho experiment of testing different materials side by side under equal conditions of soil and traf fic would hnvo some value ns a guide In tho future. Really, you'vo hit by chance upon rather a clever Idea." By chance! Remembering her nl most two months of arduous scheming in his behalf, Fnlth wns so vexed that sho relieved her feelings by adminis tering a sharp slap upon Otls's car. There was a sculllo of brief duration, In which she was kissed thoroughly and sternly, and a strand of her hair was caught on one of Otls's waistcoat but tons nnd badly pulled, and both her hands wero held In a mischief-preventing grip. "Discipline must be preserved In the Otis famllji," said lhe young man airily. IV. Events from that day moved rapidly. Otis attended tho meeting of tho com mon council committee, and a mem berprompted thereto by a friend of Fnlth Stoddaid asked him for nn opinion on tho Zenobla avenue ques tion. He gave It In a strong and sen sible speech that won much favor; he made estimates, weighed probabilities, deprecated delay, and finally suggest ed trying samples of several different kinds of material. He was amazed to find what ready favor greeted the Idea. The compromise struck the fancy of nil but the cobblestone men, und they wero In a clear minority. Three days later the committee had reported to the full council and the work was or dered. It was pushed energetically. It was thorough. By reason of the sharp debates that preceded, It attracted at tention nnd men saw that tho young engineer knew his business. The "Morning Post" described the opera tions In detail. An Albany paper, one of whose editorial writers had married a high-school friend of Faith Stod dard, printed a long article upon the Palmyra paving experiment 'as an In teresting phase of Improvement In municipal management and a praise worthy effort to reduce the choice of paving material to a scientific basis of actual experience. Tho topic went the rounds of the country press. Finally, a great New lork paper In search of dull season topics devoted a half-page article to It, with illustrations Faith Stoddard kindly loaned some amateur photo graphs of the work to the local news writer who supplied tho article and the people of the town began to feel that they were persons of rate virtue, whose foresight was providing an ex ample by which future generations would profit. Tho paving was rapidly done, but before it was quite completed tho res ignation of City Engineer Murdock and the disclosure of the trolley com bination throw tho town into a fever of excitement. There wero within twenty-four hours more than as many applications for the vacated place. Otis made none, but he was at once discussed ns the Ideal man. His name occurred to hundreds who would never have heard It but for the delay and the unusual comment upon the paving., The long campaign was over, but Faith was at Its end obliged to face the fact that, though Otis was the popular candidate, tho members of the common council in whose hands the appointment rested, were about evenly divided. Some of them favored, for business reasons or family Interest, the claims of one or another candidate from outsido the town; and It prom ised to be a case of the field against Otis, with victory for the favorite by no means certain. On the afternoon before tho vote Faith paid a call on Edith Janey, whom she knew to be out or town, and encountered Edith's father, the president of tho new street rnllway company. This new but pow erful organization could Influence a vote or two directly and might affect others. It wns understood to favor Murdock's assistant, an amiable young fellow of no great force of character who, it was thought, would not when In ofilce cast too many difficulties in the way of new enterprises that his old chief might need to undertake In the city's streets. To Janney. therefore. Faith Stoddard made frank petition that the two corporation votes should, after a complimentary vote for the assistant, be cast for Otis on tho second ballot If one became necessary. "By Jove!" cried Janney, "It ought to bo done, and It shall be done, on one condition. I don't believe we could land our man, anyhow, and It might be well to stand with tho majority. But on one condition, mind you. How did you do It?" "Do what?" asked Faith, opening wide her Innocent eyes. "Come! Come! That won't do. You havo brought an absolutely unknown man to town" "The Idea! I never knew him at all." "Well, you have made an absolutely unknown man who drifted into town the chief candidate for a good office, and not a soul knows you had anything to do with It. I didn't suspect It myself an hour ago, by George! Now out with It!" Faith had made up her mind Janney wns a man to bo trusted, nnd she told the whole story without reserve to him, adding at the close; "And now you're to keep my secret as well as I kept yours about Murdock's resignation nnd tho formation of the company." "It's a bargain," cried Janney. "You can go homo now. Your candidate Is as good as confirmed, nnd If I ever want a particularly impossible political mat ter pulled off, I'm going to engage you to do the planning." "And we'll live right here, and papa will bo so glad I'm not to move away out West somewhere," Faith Stoddard said at 11:15 that ovenlng.Her lover had escaped from tho common council meeting to tell her about his selection as city engineer. "I never thought such a thing was possible until a day or two ago," ho cried, pnclng the floor excitedly. "Wasn't It lucky for me that old Mur dock resigned Just when he did and that the paving was delayed so long? I tell you, dear, good work always does mako somo Impression In tho end." "Yes, darling," she answered, "It did take, a good deal of work: but It was worth It!" Otis may not havo fully understood tho remark. But for that matter who does always understand what a woman says , SHERIFF'S SALES. onEMFFS SALE. -OF- Valuable Real Estate -ON-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 17, 1S07. By vlrtuo of sundry writs of Fieri Fa cias, Levari Facias nnd Venditioni Ex ponas, Issued out of the court of common pleas of Lackawanna county, to mo dl elected, I will cxposo to public sale by ven duo or outcry, to tho hlghe&t nnd best bidders, for cash, nt'tho court house, lu the city of Scranton, Lackawanna coun ty, on FRIDAY, tho SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1SD7, at 10 o'clock In tho forenoon of said day, ell tho right, title nnrt Interest of tho de fendants In nnd to the following described lots, piece or parcels of land, viz.: No. 1 All tho right, tltlo and Interest of tho defendant, Ann Morgan, formerly Ann Davis, now Ann Reynolds, In nnd to all that certain lot, pieco or parcel of land sttuato In the city of Scranton, coun ty of Lackawanna, and stato of Penn sylvania, known nnd distinguished on J. Hcerman's mop of South Ilyilo Park, as revised by survey of P. SI. Walsh, bear ing dato tho 23d day of April. A. D. 1SS3, as lot number twenty-two (22) In block number sixty-six (CG), being fifty (30) feet In front on Fifteenth Btrcct, tho same width on the rear and ono hundred nnd fifty (160) feet lu depth. Coal and other minerals reserved. Being tho same lot Of land conveyed to said Ann Davis by iJeter Weber and wlfo by deed dated April 2. 1S9I. and recorded In tho otllco for recording deeds, etc., In and for slid count!', in deed book No. Ill, pago 231, etc. All Improved with two slnglo two story fro,mo dwelling houses and other outbuildings thereon. Seized and taken In execution nt tho suit of Cambria Mutual Flro Insuranco Compnny of Scranton, Pa., vs. Ann Mor. gans, formerly Ann Davis, now Ann Rey nolds. Debt, $1,D'0.00. Judgment No. 1133, September Tetm, 1897. FI. fa. to Septem ber Term, 1897. TAYLOR & LEWIS, Attys. ALSO No. 2 All tho rlcht. tltlo and Interest of tho defendant, Charles Katzlnger, In ar.d to all that certain lot or pieco of land, situato In that part of the city of Scranton, Lackawanna county, state fit Pennsylvania, known ns "A. 11. Sllkman's Addition," being In block No. threo and bounded as follows: Beginning at a cor ner and stako In lino of tho Pennsylvania Coal Company's land, at a point two hun dred and nineteen and eight-tenths (219.S) feet north forty-nlno (19) degrees and fifty minutes west from Third street; thonco north forly-nlno (19) degrees and fifty (50) minutes west, along said com pany's line, about ono hundred and sev enty (170) feet, moro or leys, to within twenty-fivo (23) feet of tho Pennsylvania Coal Company s railroad; then along the same about eighty (80) feet to a stako and corner of James II. Master's, nenr a chestnut tree, nnd recently purchased .by Mrs. La Frantz; thenco south forty nine (49) degrees nnd fifty (50) minutes east, about ono hundred and fifty (159) feet, more or less, to a stake corner, that la at right nngles to the first named point: then north forty (40) decrees and ten (10) minutes cast, about eighty-six (86) ftct, moro or less, to tho place of begin ning. Improved with one two-story framo dwelling house, ana outDuuuings, parity finished. Seized and taken In excciitlon at tho suit of Isaac Shuster vs. Charles Kat zlnger. Debt to collect, f7.400.O0. Judgmen No. 1093, September Term, 1S97. Fl. fa. to September Term, 1597. D. B. REPLOGLE. Atty. ALSO No. 3-A11 the right, tltlo and Interest of tho defendant, R. E. Bennett, adminis trator of estate of W. C. Robinson and Sarah C. Robinson, lr. nnd to all the defendant's right, tltlo to, and Inter est In tho following described piece, par cel or tract of land, situato In tho bor ough of Blnkely, county of Lackawanna, and stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Being a part of lot number nlno (9) on lots laid out on tho Carr's estate, being fivo (5) feet In front on North Main street on the northerly sido of said lot; and on tho easterly sido by the remaining part of said lot number nlno (9), about ono hun dred and flfty-flvo (153) feet to lands of A. W. Urundnge; on the southerly sido by said A. W. Hrundage's land, a distance of thlrty-slx (36) feet; nnd on tho west erly side by lot number ten (10) owned by W. J. McKelvy, ono hundred and fifty (150) feet. Seized and taken In execution at tho suit of William Bell and son vs. II. K. Bennett, administrator of estate of W. C. Robinson and Sarah C. Robinson. Debt, J9S.2C. Judgment No. 313, May Term, 1S94. Alias fl. fa. to September Term. 1S97. VOSBURG & DAWSON, Attys. ALSO No. 4. All tho right, title and Interest of the defendant, D. W. Vaughn, execu tor of tho estate of Emma S. Watklns, deceased, In and to nil thoso certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate in Hydo Park, city of Scranton, county of Lacka wanna, and state of Pennsylvania, known and numbered 33 and 31, In square or block 1C, on Lafayotto stroet, formerly Washington street, being each 23 feet In front by 157 In depth, on plan or map of Prlco & Pancoast addition to the city of Scranton. All Improved with ono framo double two-story dwelling house and ono two-story frame single dwelling house. ALSO All those certain lot's, pieces or parcels r.f lnn1 nltitntn In TTv,l Pnrl fritv ,if Lscranton.countyof Lackawanna, and stato or Pennsylvania, Known ana numuere.i thlrty-ono and thirty-two (31 and 32), In square or block numbered sixteen (1C), nnd fronting on Lafayette, formerly Washington street, being each twenty flvo feet In front by one hundred and fifty feet In depth, according to a plan or map entitled Prlco and Pancoast addition to the city of Scranton, Pa, All Improved with two two-story slnglo frame dwelling nouses wun basement. Seized nnd taken In execution nt tho suit of Margaret Richards vs. D. W. Vaughn, executor of estate of Emma S. Watklns, deceased. Debt, $800.00. Judg ment No. 329, November Term, 1890. Fl. fu. to September Term. 1S97. TAYLOR & LEWIS, Attys. ALSO No. 5. All tho rlcrht. title and interest of the defendant, P. Hornbnker, tho de fendant within r.amed, in and to all that certain lot or parcel of land, situate In tho vlllago of Mooblc, county of Lackawanna, ar.d state of Pennsylvania, hounded and described as follows to wit: Beginning at a corner on tho westerly side of the main road leading from Plttston to Scranton: thence north twelve degrees and forty five (45) minutes west, about threo hun dred and twenty (320) feet to a corner on tho bank of tho Lackawanna river; thenco along said river up stream In a northerly direction seventy-two and ono-half feet to a corner of land belonging to William M. Wescott; thence In a southeasterly di rection along line of said Wescott's land about three hundred and twenty (320) feet to tho public road aforesaid; thenco In a southwesterly rourso along said pub lic read sixty (60) feet to tho place of be ginning. All Improved with a two-story frame dwelling houto and other outbuild ings thereon. Seized and taken In execution at the suit of Taylorvlllo Building and Loan As sociation vs. P. Hornbaker. Debt, $CS2.70. Judgment No. HO, November Term. 1892, Alias fl. fa, to September Term, 1897. HARRIS, Atty. ALSO No. C All the right, title and Interest of tho defendant. Norman Tuttle, In and to all that certain piece or parcel of land, situate In tho city of Carbondale. county of Lackawanna, and state of Pennsyl vania, bounded and described as follows: Northerly by land of O. I'. Rogers, east erly by land of Lodema Tuttle, southerly by an unopened street Intended to bo laid from Archbald to Park streets, nnd west erly by lot, now or formerly, of George Alexander, being fifty (50) feet wide In front and rear and sixty (CO) feet In depth extending back from said Intended street, containing three thousand (3,000) square feet, moro or less. All Improved with a single two-story frame dwelling houso with a one-story addition, wing or kltch en attached thereto and other outbuild ings thereon. Seized and taken In execution at tho sutt of Safoty Investment and Loan Com pany vs. Norman Tuttle. Debt, J3S2 80. Judgment No. 1093, September Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to September Term. 1897. GEORGE D. TAYLOR, Atty, ALSO No. 7.-A11 tho right, title nnd Interest of tho defendant. William M. Ilurd. In 1 and to all that certain piece, parcel or lot SHERIFF'S SALES. of land, situato and being In tho village of Dallon (now borough of Dnlton), coun ty of Lackawanna, and stato of Penn sylvania, bounded and described ns fol lows, to wit: Beginning nt a corner In mlddlo of public road leading to tho Ablngton Valley Baptist church nnd at tho northerly sido of public road lend ing from Dnlton to Wavcrly borough, and north C7i degrees east twenty-five feet from original corner of hotel lot; thenco along tho middle of tho nforcsntd public road leading to tho Ablngton VM ley Baptist church north 29 degrees east fifteen nnd threo-fourths perches to a corner In middle of wild church roid, said corner being south slxty-flvo nnd one-half degrees east twenty-five foct from corner of lrtndM or tho estate of H. J. Cotvln, de ceased, also twenty-fivo feet from original corner of hotel lot: then north slxty-t've ana one-lmlf degrees wcat along original line of hotel lot ono hundred and twenty fivo feet to corner In original lino of ho tel lot; thenco south twenty-nlno and three-fourths degices west parallel with first mentioned lino fifteen und one-half perches to orlglml lino of tho hotel lot aforesaid: thenco along north side of pub lic road leading from Dnlton to Wavcrly south flfty-soven and three-fourths de grees east ono hundred nnd twenty-live feet to placo of beginning, containing ninety-three, pcrohes of land, bo tho snmo moro or less. All Improved with a two story framo dwelling house, outbuildings and fruit trees. Seized nnd taken In execution nt tho suit of Barton Smith, administrator of the estate of snld Elizabeth Edwards vs. William M. Ilurd. Debt, $1,900.00. Judg ment No. 912, September Term, 1897. Fl. fa, to September Term, 1897. EDWARD MILES. Atty. ALSO No. 8. All the right, title and Interest of tho defendant, Joseph Rudcwlck, In and to all that certain lot or pieco of ground with tho three-story brick utoro and dwellng with tho brick addition1! thereto thereon erected, situato In the city of Scranton, county of Lackawanna, stato of Pennsylvania, bounded nnd described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a corner on Wyoming nvcnuo nnd nn nllev, .tho northerly corner of said lot, running thence In a southeasterly direction along said nlli-y forty feet to n corner, tho easterly corner of said lot; thonco n southwesterly direction nnd pnrallcl with Wyoming nvcnuo 73 feet G Inches to a corner: thence In a northwesterly dliec tlon In lino at right nngles with said hist lino nnu parallel with said alley forty feet to a corner on Wyoming avenue; thence nt right nngles with said last lino and along Wyoming avenue In a north easterly direction 73 feet G Inches to a corner of Wyoming avenue and an alley, tho pUco of beginning; being the soma ioi or ptceo or ground winch wilimm Stephens by Indenting dated the 20th day of Novcrribcr. ISM, lecorded In tho of fice for recording deeds, ets., in and for tho said county of Tacknwunn.i, In deed book No. 37, page CW. etc., granted and conveyed ,unto tho said Joseph Rudewlck In fee, excepting nil eon and minerals. Selz;d and taken In execution nt tho suit of James P. Townsond, Jr., et. nl., executor of Joseph P. Townsend. deceased, vs,. Jeseph Rudowick. Debt, ?6,409.73. Judgment No. 5CG March Term, 1897. Lov. fa. to September Term, lS'.i". JESSUP & JESSUP, Attys. ALSO No. 9. All the right, tltlo and Interest Of tho defendant. Thomns J. Dunn, In and to all of tho following described lot or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Second ward, city of Scranton, county of Lackawanna, and stato of Pennsylvania, described ns follows: Be ginning at tho corner of Block street and Bloom avenue: thence along Bloom ave nue ono hundred and four nnd five-tenths (101 5-10) feet to lot of John Wells; thenco along said lot forty-nine and one-half (1914) feet to lot of Patrick Langpn; thenco along said lot ono hundred and four and five-tenths (101 5-10) feet to Block street; nnd thenco along Block street forty nlno and one-half (49') feet to tho placo of beginning. Coal and minerals re served. Being lot No. 3 and one-half 0,4) of lot No. 8 on Block street, ns laid out by Thomas Smith, Esq., for Jncob R. Bloom, and tho samo premises conveyed to tho said Thomas J. Dunn by deed of William J. Cnrrpbell, administrator of Mary A. Campbell, deceased, dated February 19, 1897. and recorded In Lackawanna county In deed book No. 151, pago 274. Improved with one single and ono double two-story frame dwelling house and outbuildings thereon. Seized and taken In execution nt tho suit of Bridget Maxwell vs. Thomas J. Dunn and Anastasla Dunn. Debt, $303.85. Judgment No. 190, September Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to Septcmbor Term, 1897. A. W. BERTHOLF, Atty. ALSO No. 10. All the right, title and Interest of tho defendant, Richard J. Richards, in nnd to all tho following described lot of land, situato in tho city of Scranton. county of Lackawanna, and stato of Pennsylvania, being lot number fourteen (14) In block number twenty-four (21) cf David Coghlan's survey nnd situate upon tho street known as Spring street, In tho First ward of said city. Said lot being fifty (30) feet In front nnd one hundred nnd fifty (150) feet In depth. Being tho samo premises which Samuel C. Gelbert, et. al conveyed to Gwen Richards by deed dated August 21, IS92, and recorded in .uacKawanna county in need dook iso. 91, pago 146. Coal and mineral reserveJ. Improved with a two-story frame dwell ing house and outbuildings and fruit trees. Seized and taken In execution at tho suit of Gllmoro & Duffy vs. Richard J. Richards. Judgment No. 400, May Term, 189G. Vend. ex. to September Term. 1897. TINKHAM. Atty. M,SO No. 11. All tho right, title and Interest of tho defendant. Richard Lo Murry, In and to tho following described lot of land In the Alfred Hand addition to tho bor ough of Hydo Park, Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, known as Park Hill (now tho Fifteenth ward of tho city of Scran ton). Being lot number thirty-four (3D nnd situato upon street called and named South HamDton street, unon the town plot of said addition to the said borough of Hyde Park, Intended to bo duly re corded. Said lot being fifty-five (35) feet In front and one hundred nnd thlrty-threo (133) feet In depth. Improved with two one-story framo dwellings and outbuild ings. Seized and taken In execution at tho suit of Pennsylvania Savings Fund and Loan Association vs. Richard Lo Murry, Debt to collect, 0SS.33. Judgment No. 1019, September Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to Septem ber Term, 1S97. D. W. BROWN, Atty. ALSO No. 12.-AU the rlcht, title nnd Interest of tho defendant, Evan R. Hopkins, In nnd to all tho following described lot of land In tho First ward of tho city of Scranton, county of Lickawannu, and stato of Pennsylvania, being lot numbered eighteen (18) In square or block num bered four (4) and fronting on West Main street, nnd being fifty (50) feet In fiont. tho samo In rear, and ono hundred and fifty-four (154) feet In depth, nccordlng to a plan or map entitled "Land of Augusta O. Genet. In First and Third Wards of the City of Scranton." dated April 3U, 1892, J. L. Lawrence, civil engineer; being tho samo premises conveyed by Augusta G. Genet nnd her husband to Evan Hopkins (tho said defendant otherwise known ns Evan R. Hopkins) by deed dated tho 13th day of April, A. D. 1890, and recorded In tho ofilce for recording deeds, etc., In and for said county In deed book No. 13S, pago 91, etc. All Improved with a slnglo two-story frame dwelling house, with a wing or addition thereto attached at tho front thereof, nnd outbuildings thereon. Seized nnd taken in execution at the suit of W. C. Cowles vs. Evan R. Hop kins. Debt, $309.70. Judgment No. 889, January Term, 1897, Fl. fa. to Septem ber Term, i6i. GEORGE D. TAYLOR, Atty. ALSO No. 13. All the right, tltlo nnd Interest of tho defendants, Daniel L. Bleseeker and Hannah Estell Bleseeker, In and to tho following described lot of land, sit uate in tho township of Roaring llruok (now Elmhurst borough), county of Lack wunna, and rtate of Pennsylvania, and bounded and described a3 follows: Being lot No. 123 In block No. 11, on the U. G. Bchoomnalifr plot of Elmhurst lots, re corded In tho recorder's office In and for said county In deed book No. C9, page al, ic, ns by reference thereto will more fully appear, said lot Is bounded as follows: On tho northwesterly end by Elm street, on the northeasterly side by land of tho Union Tannery company, on tho fcouth ci&sterly end by a public road, and on the southwesterly sido by land of Emily P. Keene. Containing three-fourtha of an acre, bo tho same moro or less. All lin. pioved with a two-story dwelling house und outbuildings thereon, Seized und taken In execution at tho suit of tho Cosmopolitan Building nnd Loan Association vs. Daniel L. Bleseeker and Hannah Estell Bleseeker. Dobt, $920.72. Judgment No. 1072, September SHERIFF'S SALES. Term, U97. Fl. fa. to September Term, 1897. STARK. Atty. ALSO No. H.-All tho right, tltlo and Interest of tho defendant, David Allen, In and to nil that ccrtnln lot, pieco or parcel of land, situato lu tho village of Moscow, county of Lackawnnni, nnd stnto of Pennsylvania, nn the northwest sido of tho Turnpike rojd loading from .Moscow utatlon on the Delaware, Laekawnnna end Western railroad to Sterling nnd lloneiilnlo. In Wayne county, and being bounded and described as follows, viz: Be ginning nt a post on said Turnpike road, nnd thenco by lot number four (1) of W'lll i.ini E. Dodgo's plot of lots, north sixty degrees west thirteen und five-tenths (13 (i-10) perches to a post; thenco by other landi north threo .and one-fouitn degrees west four nnd six-tenths perches to a post; thenco by lot number six (6) south sixty degrees cast sixteen perches to a post; thonco along said road south thirty (30) degrees, west four perrht-s to tho placo of beginning. Containing fifty four nnd six-tenths perches of land, bo tho rnmo mure or less. All Improved tflth a two-story frnmo dwelling housd'Tflth outbuildings, lco house, barn and black. smith shop, pig pen, chicken coops, frulti irecn, etc. Seized nnd taken In execution aL-thel suit of is. m. Hodgson vs. Davici yviieni Dobt. $1,000.00. Judemcnt No. 937. Kenlcm-1 her Te-m, 1897. Fl. fa. to ScAttemberl Term, 1697. WARREN & KNAPP. Attys. ALSO No. 15. All the right, title nnd interest of tho defendant, Legrand Murcy, in and io nu mat certain lot or parcel or lana, situate In tho Second ward of the city of Carbondnlc, county of Lackawanna, nnd stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: On the west by Church street, on tho north by lot of Francis Ulster, on tho cast by lot belong ing to Thomas J. Skinner, on tho south by lot belonging to Mrs. Campman, be ing thirty foet or thereabout In front nnd rear and about ninety feet In depth and containing about two thousand seven hundred squaro feet, bo tho samo moro or loss. 'Being tho same lot conveyed by Lucia Simpson to Legrand Marcy Novem ber 11. 1887, by deed recorded at Scranton In deed book 17, page 533. Improved with ono two-story dwelling and business placo combined In front and ono two-story building in rear. Seized nnd taken In execution at tho suit of 'tho Co-operatlvo Building Bank vs. Lo Grand Marcy. Debt. $978.09. Judg ment No. lowfi. September Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to September Term. 1897. J. F. REYNOLDS. Atty. ALSO No. 1C All tho right, title and Interest of Hannnh R. Peters, administratrix of Elizabeth Roberts, deceased, and Keze klah Peters and Morgan T. Lewis, execu tors of last will and testament of Thomas D. Roberts, deceased, In and to all thoso two certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land, situato In tho Fourth ward of tho city of Scranton. county of Lackawanna, and state of Pennsylvania, being lots numbers twenty-nine (29) nnd thirty (30) in block flfteon (IB) on Price nnd Pan coast's map of lotsln Hyde Park, each lot being twenty-fivo (Xi feet In front on Adams nvcnuo (now Prf.ce street) and one hundred and fifty feet "'Jn.depth. Coal nnd minerals excepted and rcaVrjd. All Improved with a double two-story ftvyno dwelling house, two summer kitchens annl outhouses thereon. Seized nnd taken in execution at tho suit of assigned to West Sido Bank vs. Hannah II. Peters, administratrix of es tate of Elizabeth Roberts, deceased, and Hezcklah Petcis and Morgan T. Lewis, executors of last will and testament of Thomas D. Roberts, deceased. Debt, $30.00. Judgment No. 302, September Term, 1897. Lev. fa. to September Term, 1897. TAYLOR & LEWIS, Attys. ALSO No. 17. All tho right, title and Interest of tho defendant, Margaret Gerrlty, in and to all those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land, situate, lying and be ing in tho Eighteenth ward of the city of Scranton, county of Lickawanna, and stato of Pennsylvania, known nnd dis tinguished on J. Hcerman's map of Hyde Park, as tho westerly or front part of tho southwesterly one-fourth of lot number seven (7) In block number 32, and the westerly or front part of tho northeast erly one-fourth of lot number eight (8) In said block number thirty-two (32), being togetner twenty-live (2o) reet in front on Seventh street, the samo width In tho rear, and ono hundrod and ten (110) feet In depth, bounded northeasterly by land of Adolph Ruth, southwesterly by land of William C. Beaumont, southeasterly by land of tho Wllkes-Barro and Scranton Railway Company, and northwesterly hy said Seventh street, being a part of tho samo land conveyed by Thomas Martin, lato of Scranton, deceased, by deed bear, ing date tho 13th day of September, A. D. 1SSI, recorded In tho olllco for tho record ing of deeds in and for tho county of Lackawanna, In deed book No. 39, pago 418. etc. Seized and taken In execution at the suit of John H. Fellows vs. M&rgaret Gerrlty. Debt, $75.00. Judgment No. 197, September Term, 1897, Fl. fa. to Septem ber Term. 1897. J. W. BROWNING, Atty. ALSO No. IS. All the right, tltlo and lntereatj of tho defendant, 'Emllls Kardanello on Kmllls S.irdlnell or E. O. Sardanelh. li and to tho surface or right of soil of all that certain lot or parcel or land, situate In Old Forgo township. In the county o Lackawanna, and mate of Pennsylvania and bounded and described as follows, tc wit: Beginning nt the bouthwest cornci at tho Junction of Franklin and Sprln' streets, In Austin Heights; thence jiort forty (10) degrees and thirty (30) minute west fifty (50) feet; thence north fort nlno (49) degrees and thirty-two (32)mln nates, east ono hundred and fifty (130) fee. to an alley: thenco south forty-0119 (41; degrees and thirty (30) minutes, east fifty (50) feet to said Spring street; thenco along said Spring street, south forty-nlno (49) degrees nnd thirty-two (32) minutes, west ono hundred and fifty (30) feet to tho place of beginning. Containing 7,500 squaro feet of surface or soli, and being lot number nlncty-ono (91) as shown on map. Coal and minerals reserved. It be ing tho samo lot of land ns was conveyed to said Emllls Sardlnell from J. Frank Smith et al. dated December 22nd. 1S93, and Is recorded In tho office for tho re cording of deeds In nnd for Lackawanna county, In deed book No, 109, pago 271. All Improved with a two-story framo dwelling houso with basement, and a two story addition, and other outbuildlnss thereon. Seized nnd taken In execution at tho suit of Georgo II. Foster vs. E. O. Sar d.mllo. Debt, $173.5n. Judgment No. SiS, Mny Term, 189G. Alias fl. fa. to September Torm, 1697. Also nt tho suit of nslgned to O. B. Partrldgo vs. Emllls Sardnnfilo. Debt. $29.50. Judsment No. 746. Septem ber Term, 1S9-I. Plurlos 11. fa. to Septem ber Term, 1897. O, B. PARTRIDGE, Atty. ALSO No. 19. All the right, title nnd Interest of tho defendant, Geoige li. Fellows, ad. mlnlstrator of Benjamin Young, deceased. In and to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situato In tho Twenty-first ward of tho city of Scranton, county of Lackawanna, nnd stato of Pennsylvania, known and distinguished on a map, or piot of iots of Fellows & Loomls, as lot No. 6 In block No. 1, being 63 8-10 feot In front on Kelser avenue, formerly back road: samo width In rear, nnd about 1G0 feet, moro or less. In depth. Improved with a two-story framo dwelling house, ono framo barn nnd outbuildings thereon. Seized and teken In execution nt tho suit of John II. Fellows vs. Georgo H. Fellows, administrator of Benjamin F. Young, deceased. Dtbt, $S0.9J. Judg ment No. 712, January Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to Sep-ember Term. OWNING. Atty. TERMS OF SALE. FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PRO. PERTY IS STRUCK OFF AND BALANCE IN CASH IMA1EDIATELY AFTER SALE IS CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR COSTS, COSTS MUST BE PAID WHEN STRUCK OFF. ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOVE TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH WILL BE RESOLD BEFORE AD. JOURNMENT. FRANK H. CLEMONS, Sheriff, Sheriff's ofilce, Scranton, Pa., Augun 20, 1897.
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