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R ANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8. 1808.
DAY'S DOINGS (ft
NORTH SCRANTON
William Thomas Nnrrowly Gscapcs
Death In the Cayuga Mine.
CAUGHT IN A FAM. OK HOCK AND
HXTIUCATUD 15 V I'llI-LOW WOHK-MKN-WACKl.N
I.OAU OF SUI'l'l.IIM
AND 1'llOVlSIONS SUNT TO COIL
l'ANY It HOVS HV A MllMUMlt
IIOM1S OX A rritU)fl5U-3AI,OO.N-KRCI'KH
Ili:t.l IN 1IAII. l'OIl SUM.
JNO ON SUNDAY TO M1NOHS.
William Thomas, n com puny hand In
the CnyiiRa mine, bad a narrow escape
from Instant death yestculay.
Thomas was ciikhkciI In standing n.
prop In the KiiiiKWuy when 11 quantity
nf rock fell from the loot. He was
knorkod down nnd was pinioned I)"
nrnth the debris. Fclluw-woikinen ex
tricated htm and he was afterwards
ronvoyed tn his home on Keidlnand
stieet, where ho received medical at
tention. Thomns escaped without sustalnliiR
liny broken bones He received some
Fvere contusions about the face nnd
body.
Soi.niKit hoys iinMUMnnunn.
Iflchnrd JenklnM, a member of Com
pany It, Who has been here on n short
furlough, leturned to Camp AlRer
Monday. Accompanying him was a
wagon load of provisions and supplies
of every description fiom the people
of this end, who wished to remember
the NOldler boys by these tokens, Prom
inent among the nrtldes was forty
pounds of n poular lnand of tobacco.
PAI.OOX MAX AltlinSTHD.
Peter I.tnnwlcz, n North Main ave
nue) nJoonkeepi'r, was arrested yester
day at tlm Instnnee of Thomas O'Mal
ley, who alleges that T.lpowlcz sold In
toxlcants to nilnois nnd on Sunday.
Alderman Hoberts held the defendant
In ball for his appearance at court.
TOLD- IX A FEW LINKS.
A largo number of people will nc
cumpany Colonel T. P. Lewis council,
Junior Order of American Mechanics,
on their first annual exclusion to
Mountain Park next Saturday.
The funeral of Mrs. J. V. 'Waterman
will be held this morning at an early
hour. Hrlef services are to be con
ducted nt the family jesldence on Mey
lert avenue. The remains will be tnken
to the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad station, whence thoy
will he conveyed on the 9 o'clock train
to Nicholson, where Intotment Is to bo
made.
Wllllnm Hurke, a boy, was arraigned
before Alderman ISdwnul FIdler yes
terday on the ehargt of stealing some
base ball supplies. Patilck Midern
appeared as prosecutor. The case will
be continued this afternoon.
Miss Phoebe Smith, of North Main
aenue, Is visiting friends In Carbon
dale. The Ladles' Aid society of the Pres
byterian church will hold a supper In
the parlors of the church tonmrrow
eeni!lg.
Mrs. Nicholas Jenkins and Miss Hat
tie Lloyd, of Spring stieet, lift yister
dny for I'tah, where they will lie the
guests of the fomi'TS sun, J.hn
ft n to.
L&oies a
Life without solid comfort Is scarcely worth living, but there's
""'"' ,han """"fort to b,- .onsideied. a well dressed woman Insltts on
style and elegance alto, and until you hae combined all then per
fection hns not been reached.
is perfection. We have reached It
this season, and in asking your at
tention to our display of
Ladies' Summer
Suits
Skirts and
Waists
wo feci that we llap something
worthy your closest scrutiny. All
tho nobbiest fabrics are represent
ed, whllo the get up nnd finish of
all our garments Is quite equnl to
tho best that tho highest priced
labor can ptoduce.
In Suits
and Skirts
Light weight White Ducks and
Piques have lirst call. Daintier gar
ments ncMT left a workman, and
when you consider the fact that
thuio Is not it suit or skirt In the
lot that will not look Just as well
nfter It has been through the laun
dry a dozen times ns It does in our
storo today, thero Is practical econ
omy about them which cannot be
doubted.
Ulazor Jacket Suits, with or with
out colored piping and cord finish.
Skirts, with or without flaring
flounces, In colors or white, whllo
not a fow aro hemstitch finished.
Skirts from 85c to $4.
Very Handsome Suits, $5.
but many come much lower.
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Globe Warehouse
)Kli
Lloyd, who left this section several
ypurti nito. Thoy expect to bo absent
the entire summer.
An Important business meeting was
held by Miirqtiotto council, Young
Men's Jnstllue, lust uvenliiR.
Thnmns Joliu, nr Wuytic nvenue, will
be iniirrlPit In Plymouth tills uvcnlifc.
Jlis. H, V. Mnhcack nml hlldrcn, nf
Church avenue, left yesterday for Cin
cinnati. Ohio, where they will Join Mr.
IJabeuck.
GREEN RIDQE.
Mr. nnd Mrs. O. S. Atkins havo returned
from tin Ir nodding tour through the
southern p,m nf the state. They will
reslile ut the rorner of Wj omlng uvouuo
und Urotn Itldrtu stieet.
Walter Wllllnm. of Nicholson, wus tho
gUPait of Ureen Itlilco friends yesterday.
5llis N ttle Kiripp, 't Cipouse ave
nue. Is spending a few days at Deposit,
N. Y.
Miss round, of l'rrmptnn. who hns beu
the guest of Mrs. L T. Hellamy, of Del
nwaie street, has letunud home.
A. II. U'Mone. of Dickson uemic, Is
clitntiilillin (lev. Mr. Auus, of Iluffalo.
D. 1. Scius, of Capouse avenue, who
h.is been spending a few dnys In Hones
dale, retained homo yesterday.
The wedding of T. J. Loftus. of Car
linndale, nnd Miss Annie Xllnnd, of Ma
i ton street, will be eelehr.ited this noon
at St. Paul's ehui eh.
A. (1. Thimi.ison cntertnlned n tiiim'jor
of friends nt his home on Mousey avenue
Monday evening.
Mrs. lleoige Sanderson. of Washington
nxenue. has returned from a islt In
Philadelphia.
II. A. Ward, of Oreen Itldge street,
has returned from a pleasure trip to At
lantic lily.
15. I! lllshop, of Ciipouse nvenue, Is
spending a few dnys at Blnghnniton,
l.ell (Iremer. of Samlet sun avenue, has
returned from n visit In Stroudsburg.
John Doherty, of St. Paul's school, hns
accepted a position In the Colliery Engi
neer. The Philip II. Sheridan Council, Young
Men's institute, will hold a picnic at
Laurel Hill P.uk on Satutdny, Juno 11.
OBITUARY.
Andrew Johnston, of Krt 15at Market
street, died at i o'clock Tuesday morn
ing June 7, aged v) years 1 month and S
days He was a well-known business
man, having been In the butcher busi
ness for about twenty yenis previous to
starting a grocery business about ten
enrs ago at the above ndilress. Mr.
Johnston was a devoted Chilstlnn and
no arii nt Prohlbltlciiist. He is survived
by a wife nnd three children. Funeral
Thursday nf lei noon at 2.30, Juno 3. from
the house.
Dennis Hallstead. for jears n familiar
character about the streets of the North
15nd. yesterday died at the Hillside
Home, wheie he was taken n few days
ago. The deceased was about 50 years
of age, and Is survived by a brother,
Chailes Hallstead, who resides In tho
North End.
KNIFER GETS OFF EASY.
Slnlis u .linn; Is Arrested; Settles the
t'nso for 81(5.
It cost Felicia Luorcmlon only $16
for stabbing Jtaeph Canella In tho
back while the latter was under ar
rest and in charge of a policeman on
the West Side Sunday night.
Luorcmon made his escape but was
anested Monday evening lu rhinmoie
N)ii a warrant Issued by Aldeininn John,
of the West hide, lit fore Lunremlon
was given n bearing yesterday, ho
settled the ease with Canella for $1G
and was discharged.
Joeph Margntta who was arrested
during the dlstuibanee Sunday night
was lined J3 by Aldoimnn John for dis
orderly conduct. Ho did not take part
In the as.-.tult.
uitimer barments
Crash
Huitd and Skirts,, tho coolest or air
iest of the correct fabrics for hot
weather wear, are here In abund
ance. Pome are braided, somo
piked, some tucked and frilled,
somo entirely plain. Your taste
must guide you heie. Prices for
suits
$2.25 to $7.50
Shirt
Waists
New Ideas are coming to hand
daily, but there's no good reason
for your waiting. All that fashion
demands Is here now. Full lines of
the popular block chock, in all tho
right ways and shudlngs, besides
fancy plaids or gingham effects In
light nnd medium weaves. Then ns
to these dressy white lawn waists
there's no btich stock ns our's In
town. I'lnln or elegantly trimmed,
as you may prefer.
M. -tMft-H--tM--t
Waists
Btill hold sway, and there's our
stock which ought not to bo over
looked. Its made up in handsomo
French black silk, black nnd white,
and many fancy color effectB. No
better .wulst In thl3 city at $7.00.
Our price
$5.00.
LIVE NEWS OF
WEST SCRANTON
Dedication ol the Washburn Street
Presbyterian Church.
THE HEHMON WAS DELIYKIU5D II V
P.HV. D. K. FHEEMAX, D. U, WHO
WAS PAt-TOll OF THE OIUMtCII
IX 1S73--TWO OT11EP. l'OHMEU PAS
TOnS OF THE CHliU'lt WEIII5
PltESHXT-EVAX EVANS 1NJCKEU
IN THE DODUE MINE WHILE AT
WOHK.
About forty-live ycats ago n smnll
congiegatlon was win shipping In u
Kinall ehuich ut the coiner of what Is
now Hyde Park iivonuo nnd Wash
burn street, but wus then but n large
open Held. Later, us the congiegatlon
giew stlonger, u lefiuest for n pastor
was made, nnd on Aug. 20, 131. the
First Presbyterian chinch of Hyde
Paik borough was supplied by Itev.
llaldwln, olllclntlng as general mis
sionary of the then Montrose Presby
tery, and located at Dunmore. Fiom
this time on the pulpit was occupied In
succession by Itev. T. It. Townsend
form lSfir.-fiO, Itev. A. L. Clnilc from
lMil,;o. and new W. H. Culllss from
1S71-;;!.
In 1S73 Itcv. D. K. Freeman, D. P.,
took charge, and on Jan. of that year
the corporate name was changed to
"The Washburn Street Presbyterian
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WASHBURN STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
church," by which name It Is still
known. Slnco tbnt time Hers. W. I.
Stains, D. W. Skellengcr and the pres
ent pastor, J. 1'. Moffatt, have had
charge. In 1891 11 mine cne seriously
affected the old structure, and It was
decided to erect a now und more mod
ern edillce. This wns done Immediate
ly and at considerable cost.
Hev. J. V. Moffatt took charge Nov.
24, ISM, and since that time ho hns
labored zealously to free tho encum
bered congregation. Last fall the
supreme elfort was Inaugurated and
success was his. Money enough wns
raised to cancel the debt of over Jl.nOO
1 standing against the church, nnd the
! long postponed dedication of their
bi.iutiful edillce was now a possinn
lt Last Sunday and Monday eve
nings services were luHd which were
of a preparatory and thanksgiving na
ture. Last evening the nctual dedica
tory Fervlee was observed.
The main nnd sub-nudltorlums were
beautifully decorated for the occasion
with flowering plants, bunting, palms
nnd the national Hags. Bauer's or
chestra of six pieces nnd a double
quartette comprising the Misses Myrtle
Perry, Ljdlu Sailer, Hrewster and Hel
tenauer, ami Professor Stone, Thnmns
neynnn, W. Evans and Professor C. 11.
Derman, assisted In the exercises.
Three of the former pastois. Hev. A.
L. Clark, of Kingston. It. I.; Itev. W.
I. Stains, of Danville, Pa., and P.ov. IX
K. Fieeman, of Huntingdon, Pa., wete
present. Hev. P. W. Skellenger. of
Washington, D. C, the only other sur
viving pastor, was unable to attend.
The above divines nnd IIcvh J. W.
Fntd. L. It. Foster. M. A., C.eorgo E.
flulld. S. C. Logan. V P.. William A.
Not ilt. I J. Lansing. P. P.. all of this
city, and Hev. P. II. Hroohs, 1). D., of
Wllkcs-Ilarie, were seated with the
pastor, Hev. J. P. Moffatt, upon tho
pulpit platform.
1 egrets were sent by Itev. W. F.
riibbons. of Wllkes-Harre; Hev. N. (5.
Pa'rke. P. P., of Plttston; Hev Jnmes
McLcod, P. P., Chailes E. Hoblnson,
P. P., and P. W. Skellenger, of Wash
ington. P C, nil of whom were to havo
been present but were detained for
vnilous nnd necessary reasons. Miss
Cordelia Freeman, snprnno soloist, wns
nlso to have tnken pint but wns taken
suddenly HI yesterdny and could not.
The exercises were opened with tho
prelude by the orchestra and the sing
ing of the doxology. Hev. J. W. Ford,
pastor of the Oreen Hldgo Hnpttst
church, offered the Invocation. Hev. O.
E. Guild read the responsive reading
and the Seilpturc lesson was read by
Itev. L. It. Foster. Hev. S. C. Logan,
P. P., ottered the prayer.
The dedicatory sermon wns preached
by Hev. P. K. Freeman, P. P. It was
eloquent throughout. The speaker
chose the "Adoption of tho Westmin
ster Confessions" as tho subject of Ills
dlseouise and gave It lu the form of a
narrative review. The two hundred
nnd llftleth anniversary of the adop
tion of these confessions, which over
forty millions of peoplo now use, was
but icccntly celebrated by Presbyter
ians, hence the association of his topic
with tho service of the evening.
Hemarks wero made by Hev. S. C,
Logan, P. D and Hey. I. J. Lansing.
P. P. A solo was sling by Thomas
IJejnon and throughout tho exercises
nntheins by the choir and congrega
tional singing were Interspersed The
Lord's Player was recited by nev. Wil
liam A. Nordt and Rev. W. I. Stains
lend a passaso from First Kings,
il::2-30, and lx:l-3. which had peculiar
sltinlllcunco In referenco to the exer
cises. Pedlcatory responses wore mado by
pastor anil people. Tho dedicatory
prayer was offered by Hev. A. L. Clark
and the benediction wus pronounced
by tho pastor. Previous to concluding
the services, a financial statement was
rend from E, A. Clark, church treas
urer, by the pastor. It showed that
St. 371 hud been raised und $1,153 used
to raise the church mortgage. A 1ml-
nce of SIRS 9(1 romnlned unevnnn'ci1
hut about JSCiO moro would soon be
placed to the church credit. A mort
gage of M.OOO still stood ngnlnst the
pnrsonage lot nnd upon this $1,000
would be applied In tho nenr future.
A postludo by the orchestra ended
tho services which inaik an epoch In
tho history of the Washburn Street
Presbyterian chinch.
FIXCEIl ENDS PINCHED OFF.
Kvan Evans, of South Docket's court,
was painfully Injured yesterday morn
ing In the Dodge mines while trying to
"sprng" ri loaded cat. Evans Is it driv
er and part of his duties Is to sprag nt
ceituln points. At one ot these places
It is close to the lib nnd a largo piece
of coal had fallen unnoticed by him.
Just us In was putting the sprni.' In tho
wheel parsed luur the lump ut coal ami:
his lift hand was aught between tho
spiag nnd coal.
Tho tops of th" third nml fourth lin
net :i wtv literally ground off and his
hnnd badly lacerated. He came nut
and bis wounds .vero dressed by Dr. 1
C. Hall. Evans Is about foutteen yms
old und It Is only a shoit time slnco ho
wns Injured by being squeezed. It was
bis Hi st "Hip In" yestetday morning.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mm. John It. Jones, of Jackson street,
has leturned fiom it visit nt Tunkhan
nock. Miss Margaret McOhee, of Shaniokln,
Is the guest of Mrs. Andrew Itobcrtson,
of Xoith Eebeccn nvenue.
Mrs. William Edwards, of Price
street. Is seilously 111 ut her home.
J J. Kearney, of lacltson street. Is en
tertnlnlng bis brother Frank and 1'. II.
Kearney, of Haw ley.
Misses Maine Dougherty and Mary
rJmtm
WfrBim
d'.
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Gllleeple hav- retut ned home after vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hughey, of
Nmth rilir.ntc avenue.
Mrs. W. S. Peck, and son Harold, of
Towanda, nie visiting Mr. nnd Mis.
John Heese, of ashburn street
Mis. Joseph P Phillips, of Suetlnnd
street. Is vlsitlns friends In Wllkes
Harre. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Randolph, of
South Hyde Park avenue, uro visiting
friends nt Helvldere, N. J.
Wllllnm MeAndiew, of North Sum
ner avenue. Is entei tabling his brother,
James McAndrew, of Wisconsin.
Anthony McAndrew, ot North Main
avenue, hns us his guest his brother,
Frank McAndrew, of LcaiHille, Colo
rado. MINOR NEWS NOTES.
Hrlggs shaft did not lesume opera
tions Monday as was expected owln
to some sllglir accident, but eyorythlng
worked all right yesterday and the
mine Irf again being operated.
The funcial of the Infant child of Mr.
nnd Mis. Thnmns Campbell, was held
yesterday afternoon fiom the parental
residence on Giant nvenue. Ii'terinent
wjs made at the Cathedral cemetery.
Tho funeral of the late Henr Mey
eis will lie held from the residence,
12.1 Jackon stieet. at 40..'!0 this morn
ing. Services will be private. Inter
ment will be made at Forest Hill ceme
tery. '
The funeral of the Infant son nf Mr.
nnd Mrs. Patrick Knight was held from
the residence, HIS Jackson stieet, yes
terday afternoon. Interment was mado
at the cathedral cemetery.
John Hurtle, of North Sumner nve
nue, is under the care of I Jr. 11. G.
Roach, suffering fiom serious Injuries
which were received Monday nftetnoon
on Lafayette street. Mr. Hartley was
delivering goods along the above street
when his horse took fright anil dashed
otf. Tho wheels struck an obstruction
and wns upset. He wns hurled to tho
ground and three ribs were broken,
beside mnnv smaller Injuries.
A largo nudlence listened to Frank
lln Carr, the reformed burglar, last
evening nt the banacks of the local
Salvation Army corps. The speaker,
who has had a varied and exciting
caieer. is nn entertaining talker. Ho
bpoke upon the "Paik and Blight Sldo
of Life" ns ho found it.
CHRISTIAN COMMISSION WORK.
Its Ellbrls for tlm Soldiers Arellighly
Appreciated.
Tho work of the Army Chilstlnn
commission is heartily welcomed nnd
appreciated by the army In the Held.
At Tampa General O. O. Howard,
Major P. W. Whittle nnd Pr. A. C.
Plxon hnve been preaching to Immense
audiences, und mnny of tho men have
been converted. Tho soldiers take hold
of the singing with great enthusiasm.
Mr. I. P. Sunkey and Mr. J. H. Burko
uie there to lead them.
The commission also distributes
quantities of good reading mntter to
tho men, nnd they are moro than glad
to get It. It Is the deslro of this com
mission to extend Its work to every
camp and regiment In the army. Thnso
who wish to help do it may send con
tributions to its secretary! . L. Moody,
East NortlUlold, Mnss.
Graph 11 phono Concert.
Every evening from 7.30 to 10 p. m,
nt Heisman's ignr nnd News Stand,
luS Spiuce street.
Substitute for Lemons.
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
I Is cooling, qu ncliea thirst, and octb
as a Tonic.
Shun Imlutloni. Bald only In bottlei.
HAPPENINGS OF
SOUTH SCRANTON
Officers of Federation of 'Singing So
clctles Visit Jungcr Maennerchor.
THEY WERE GIVEN A PITTING RE
CEPTION Hi' 1HE LOCAL SINGERS.
CAME HERE IN THE INTEREST OF
THE FORTHCOMING SAENGER
FEST IN LANCASTER -IT WILL HE
A NOTAHLE EVENT-TON V GOR
PON RELIEVES HE HAS A RELIC
OF THE MAINE.
Otto Robinson received n telegrnm
yestetday afternoon from Hnzteton an
nouncing the fact that a committee of
prominent men of Lancaster, connected
with the coming Sangerfest of tho
Germnn singing societies, would reach
tho c ity at y.UO o'clock, nnd visit tho
members of tho Junger Mnennerchor.
For a moment Mr. Hoblnson wns some
what at sea as to nrrange a lifting re
ception for the viHltora, owing to tho
fact that the icgular rehearsal of the
society Is on Friday evenings of each
week, but he Jumped Into bis carriage
and drove nbout to tho mills, stores
and olllces where the members of tho
Mnennerchor nre engaged, nnd In
formed them of the coming of the un
expected guests.
A committee wns organized and
shortly nfter supper nil details for the
reception wero perfected, and when tho
P. IS train on the Pelaware nnd Hudson
reached the city the delegation wns
mot by Charles Herghauser nnd Fred
llermnns and cscoited to tho Mnennor
chor rooms. Introductions occupied
the nttentlon of tho gathering for sev
eral minutes. Tho gentlemen were:
Paul Heine, secictary and manager of
tho Sprenger Brewing company;
Chnrles J. Sand, manager of the Maen
nerchor hotel, nnd William Wohlsen, a
lumbermnn, all of Lancaster. Tho pur
pose of their visit was to meet the
Maennerchor young men. who will
compete for prizes nt tho snngerfest.
Tho evening was passed In nn enjoy
able mnnner.
A sprend was laid for thirty nnd a
lunch consisting of coffee, cold tea,
sandwiches, cream and clgais was
served. Informal nddt esses were made
by tho visiting gentlemen, nnd severnl
of the local men. Selections. In Eng
lish nnd Germnn, were given., and
George Fruehan, leading tenor soloist
of tho society, sang In a manner that
elicited gioat applause "Happy Pays"
nnd "Tho Aged Minister Who Is Just
Behind the Times."
Mr. Sand In speaking to The Tribune
reporter stated that the sangerfest,
which will bo conducted at Lancaster
June 27. 2S and 2. will bo the fourth
nnd largest event of the federation of
singing societies of this state, and
thousands of dollars will bo given In
prizes. .Miss Maile Mattfeld, the Ger
man prima donna, who leaves for an
extended stay In Europe next month,
will bo among the soloists nt the san
gerfest. One of tho mnny special fea
tures of the occasion will be the sing
ing of a mixed chorus of -150 voices.
Mr. Sands is president nf the federa
tion, and Mr. Heine Is treasurer. The
visitors stopped at Hotel Best last
night, nnd today they will go to
Wllkes-Barre.
Nl'BS OF NEWS.
Tony Gordon, who leturned from
Now York city recently. Is exhibiting
to his friends and acquaintances 11
piece nf copper Its dimensions being
two inches wide nnd throe Inches In
length, that, It Is said, is part of tho
plating In the Interior of one of the
powder magazines of the battleship
Maine. While in the metropolis Mr.
Gordon put up nt the Newburgh house
on West street, and Anthony Cnnwny,
proprietor of the hotel, and his Scran
ton guest nre warm friends. Mr. Con
way received a large piece of copper
from the Brooklyn navy yard, a relic
of the Ill-fated ship, and from It was
tnken the small fraction now in the
possession of Mr. Gordon.
Hotelman Henry Bonttchor was rob
bed of about SIS in money early Mon
day. The cash was In the drawer he-
hind the bar and thero Is not a clue
or suspicion as to who took It.
DUNMORE.
The council met In the liotnugh building
l.it nlKlit, all tlie membeiH being present.
The minutes of tin. past meeting ueio
und and nppioved. The various com
mltties then made their reports. Mr.
McAllister, of tin- bo.ud of health com
mlttrc, repoiud several pl.ic"s that had
been hiouglii to his attention. Health
Olllcer O'ltoro. who was picspnt, ie-
uorten nuisances on Smith. Elm nnd
Iilakei) Htreets. Tho council Instructed
the stieet con mlssloner to muko the me
expiry rip ill's. Tho committee on bonds
rtpoited that gcod progress hud been
made. The committee on rules und pi Int.
ing reported that they h id a set of rules
print) el and had the samples. It was de
cided to oidcr two hundred copies Bur
gess Powell reported t lint the nollce suo-
kplle" had been received. Huinimh Altur-
ne McAsitio 11 potted that the ease of
ltenjnmlp vs. Barton was contimnd A
I'omniiuili atlon was leeeived from Jiuncx
I. Wi.U.er, burgess of Forest city, saving
that lie had puichsnecd two of the bor
ough bonds finni the. Plmo bank, request,
lug thu council to make a lec'ord of them.
It was refetitd to iho borough treasuier.
A petition, signed by OXi nume.., was re
ceived, proti&tlng against ordinance No.
t'l, known ns the cow cullnaiice. It w.is
placed 011 Hie. A petition was received
from the residents of West Drinker sir.vt
signed by thirty r.nmes asking for a
sewer. It was also placed on file. The
11 iw ordinance, ptohibiting animals fiom
running ut Inrgo hi tho borough, w.is
then btought before the council tor th
third nnd last rending. It was passcej !
a majority of four. Commissioner J-" It
son, through Mr. McAltlstir, reported
that ho had exumlneil the bridge on
Qulnov avenue and fourd It lu mi tinsite
condition. Mr. llubor, who resides on the
stuet, was picsent and stated that ho
and seven others had built the bridge at
a cost of 5173 and icquested tho council
to take action on It In sunie way. Presi
dent Med way appointed Messrs. H.irpn,
McAllister nnd Webber a special e-oin-tnlttee
to formulate plans for repairing
it. Commissioner Jackson was Insti acted
to grade Clay avenue. Bills amounting
to $1.5:U.1S Tin 10 being two vao.incies on
tho board of hculth, President Medwny
appointed Byron Brady to succeed Ber
nard Sweeney nnd Pr. Brown to succeed
Dr. Murphy, who resigned. The council
confirmed the appointments.
The school boa til met In No. 1 building
last night. All tho membeia being pres
ent. Tlm minutes of tho past meeting
wete rend and approved. Bills to 'he
Hnionnt of $311.05 wero ordered paid. Mrs
Nell tiulnn was exonerated from seven
eighths of her taxes. A motion made b
Glnlev, seconded by Swift, that Hie sei ie
tury be paid 123 per month. Tho motion
was carried. There being no forth r
business the board adjourned sine 'lie
The work of reorgRiilzlng th"n com
nienced. W. R. Wilson was elected tem
poral y chairman and J. II. Brouson tem
porary secretary. Messrs. Webber and
Spencer then took tho oath of olllco as
members of the board . Tho election of
olllccrs thon took place. W. It. WiUon
Iwns "leeted president, J. B. Ilionson see-
rntftry and Louis Englft treasurer. A
vote of thanks was tendered tho retiring
members, Messrs, flwlft nnd Glnley ror
tho excellent servko tendered during
their term of ofllee. AUer ikcldlng to
meet hero Juno 13 at S .in o'clock a. m., to
make their annual visit to the schools,
the board adjourned.
The funeral of Anthony Welsh, who
died Monday morning, will occur this af
ternoon at It o'clock. Interment will bo
made In th Catholic cemetery.
At tho regulnr monthly meeting of tho
rpworth lenguo was held In tho Meth
odist Episcopal church lust night. Tho
following prograinino was rendered.
Song, Arlington double quartette;
lccitutlou Miss Ethel Lltehenlium; linnjo
solo, Master Stanley Swiirtz; recitation.
Miss Marg.iret Swartz; long, Arlington
double quartette; hinjo solo, Stanley
Swaiiz. Refreshments will be served.
The following list of uncalled for letters
remain in tho postnlllcc foi week ending
June 4, ISO. Persons calling lor mine
will please say "ndwitlscil." Frank Bor
neo, care of T. Engim; Mrs. Amanda
Bailey. P. B. PonaldMin, ;j Clay avenue,
.Miss Iteith.i Fern. Miss Caroline Buss
ing, SI" RltUe street; Mls Belle Jonea,
Bunker Hill; Miss Lizzie Kelly. John W.
Kinney, Mm. J. Lynott, 107 Addison ne
liue; Mrs. V. C. Mcore, Eddie McUnnnld,
Anthony Mills. S'o. fi; Mrs. Alma P.iyue,
Miss M.iry Scovllle. Mrs. C. Selilottcr
beck. Mrs. A. J. Schnell, William Simp
son, Annie Walsh. Foreign: Vlncenzo
Lucia, Antonla Lucclndtl. Fclomen.l Cav
alliiio, Florlo Finiiceen.
Nathan Foster, of Brook street, re
turned from a tlshlng trip to Susqiielinnn.t
county Saturday with ubout 13 pound ot
the speckled beauties.
For Hie past few weeks drain water,
coming troin the house of Mrs. Tucson,
on ('lay avenue, has laid on tho ro.id dl
lectlv In limit ot the residences 011 the
opposite sMo. Snturdny morning the
residents, not being able to stand the
odor any longer, held an indignation
meeting and selected a committee to wait
on Biugess Powell to seo If something
could be dene. Buigeos Powell hail Road
Supervisor Jaclixon examine It and ho
found that nil that would be necessary to
propetly dialn It would lie to make a
gutter out to Groo stieet. Bargcus Pow
ell then telephoned to the members of
the street committee and got the desired
pcrmlsxion. Shortly afterward Super
visor Jaekson arlved with a force of men
nnd In a short time the evil was rem
edied. Mrs. N. E. P.ivls nnd children, of
North Blnkely stnet. spent Sunday with
friends In Plttston.
.Mr. nnd Mrs. E. A. Nethcrton nnd son,
of Wllkes-Bnire, spent Sunday with
friends in town.
.1, imes R. Gerhenrt. of Plymouth, is
vMttng filends 111 town.
William Beard, of Mill street, went
through a successful operation for ap
pendicitis nt Pr. Brown's hoppltnl yes
terday. IDEAS GALORE.
Many People Who Think They Know
J-ist How the Present War
Should Be Conducted.
Washington LcUer in the Sun.
A considerable element of the popu
lation of the United States nppears to
have constituted Itself a committee on
the conduct of tho war. The two mlll
tuiy establishments are simply Inun
dated with sugaestlons as to how this
thlna and that ought to bo done. The,
llood of suggestion has blopped over
the dikes, and the cleiks of the two
war blanches aie the sultciers. iney
uro woiklng overtime addresslnc cir
culars to the makei..ot suggestions
printed clrculcj-s, couttcously acknowl
edging the lecelpt of suggestions and
vnguely Intlmuting that, while the gov
ernment is getting along moderately
well with the tried and tested resources
aiieady at hand or In process of de
velopment, tho suggestions will "re
ceive pioper consideration" at the
proper time. Ninety-nine per cent, of
these suggestion!) may be termed rub
bish puie and simple; the remaining
1 per ctnt. of them are dreamful, im
practicable, but of the question dis
ordered mentnl eudatlons of the sort
known as pipe trances.
A man whose suguestlon Is dated
Sedulln, Mo., und who subscribes him
self "Selplo Caesar MacCord, War
rior," advises the secretary of war to
Immediately seize all the elephants
now In the I'nlted States with circuses
and forming p.ut of the menageries
of zoological gardens and to make up
an elephant battalion to assist In the
Invasion of Cuba.
"yu noe," he adds, "mr skertry that
a elefant Is a horld loklng bcest and A
hunnered clefants with gatl 11 guns
on '1 h r Inks wud slmpley uiic thunder
with Them greesci-s and skar Them
Into the nex Whiild."
"Selplo Caesar MacCord. Warrior,"
was duly Informed thiouph the medium
of a printed circular that his elephant
Idea would be consldeied luter. It pio
balily will not be, though, for tho war
department will in all likllhood de
cline to develop enthusiasm over any
tuturo expetlment with foreign unac
cllmateel quadrupeds after the llz
sllng out of that bunch of lelndeer
for tho Klondike.
Tho danger of yellow fever In the
army of Invasion has brought to the
war depattment n fow thousand let
ters on tho subject. A woman living
at Baker City, t)r., who writes "Faith
Curlst" after her n.ime, and frankly
confesses that she was never lu the
yellow fever country and never saw
j case of yellow Jack In her life, in
forms tho secretary of war that "this
yellow lev or scale is loally foolish,
my dear, brilliant, eir "
"Yellow feve r." she w rites, ' is, like
a good many other ills of this life.
puiely a matter of the human im.igina-
Hon, and the human imagination is
LEOTMA
MANUFACTURERS OF
Hill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Ralls
sawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled Hemlock
Prop Timber promptly 1'urnUhcd.
MILLS At Cross Pork. Potter Co.. on the Buffalo and fausque.
miinii Railroad. At Mina, Potter County. Pa., on Coudersport. and
Port Allccany Railroad. CapacIty-400,000 feet per day.
GENERAL OPFICE-Board of Trade Iiuilding, Scranton, Pa.
Telephone No. 4014.
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the t.ureit drugs
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They ro prompt, lift aoel certain In TMolt. The nolno (Dr. Fjal'i) o.Tardlu.
n"lnt. Boot an7Ue, SI. 00. Addreu I' SM. Mewcian Co., ClOT.Und, O.
For Sala by JOHN H. PHELPS,
Spruco street-
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Orlslnul an J 4)ulr flrnutne.
fi, ; it titbit iaoikb tik
Prujilil for ITitcHeMttn Inpluk '! .
won J lira Ha ltcd fcml 6 U mf ttlllu
bo Itl oiled wlih blut ribbon TuLn
Sno other. JUfta danctraut iniititu
lioHM and imitation At IrDiflm. tit tciiA la.
to ittiop for lartlcuUri, iMtlmoollU nl
"iieuei iup ianif, intrrwr. vj rriara
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Boll tj Alt Loctl t'iul.ti, 11IIL.VUAm IM
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notoriously deceptive. Teople Imag
ine they nre going to get yellow fever,
nnd they Just get It. All they havo to
do, when the yellow fever, with Its
frightful mien, creeps stenlthlty toward
them, Is to sny to themselves: 'I won't
get yellow fever; I can't get yellow
fever; I am yellow fever proof; I was
meant to die somo other way than
from yellow fever,' and behold, dear
Fir, they surely won't get yellow
fever. Too much Imagination Is nt tha
bottom of nil tioublo. With nil tho
trouble I havo had, 1 am sure If I had
not long ago said to myself, 'You havo
no trouble at nil you nro Just as hap
py aa can be,' why, I nm sure, dear,
high sir, that I do not know what I
would have done. If you will only
tell tho poor soldier men tho great,
noble things Mr. Secretary, to say to
themselves when they put foot on
Cuba Libre, 'No, sir. I ftm not going
to give wny to yellow fever,' why,
dear, high sir, I am perfectly certain
that not a ono of them will die from
that Imaginary plague. Will ycuj, dear
sir?"
This faith curlst was told, In a writ
ten communication, that the soldiers
would be recommended to keep their
heads nbout them, but that the de
partment could not undertake to exer
cise any control over their Imagina
tions. A Raleigh, N. C, man suggests that,
In view of thou "discovery last year"
that yolldvv fever Is caused by a mi
crobe, the war department should
send n lot of ngents down to the coun
tries where the yellow fever now pre
vails, have them corinl a few billion
of the yellow fever germs, and begin
to Inoculate gradually tho soldiers who
are going to enter Cuba, so that by
the time thoy get there they will be
free from tho danger of contagion.
A Memphis, Tenn., man who says In
his letter that ho has had yellow fever
three times treats tho whole yellow
fever scare with derision. He tells the
secretary of war that, far from being
dangerous, yellow fever Is only a trif
ling ndllctlon, nnd the general tenor
of hlfl letter would seem to Indicate
that he rather enjoyed his threo doses
of It.
"Yellow Jack Is good for a man," he
says In conclusion, "it don't do no
hat m to nobody. Tho folks that dies
them when they git It. Now tho yel
Iiiib somethln' else the matter with
low Jack built mo up every time I
bed It. It nocked the materia out of
me, nnd I tuk on nbout thirty pouns
of flesh after 1 had It all thre times.
I'm ns hard aa a nut now, and I laugh
hard every time the folks I know git
scart when tho Jack gits up this
away."
A Kentucky gentlemnn, who per
haps has tho title of colonel prefixed to
his name for conversational use, In
forms tho secretary of war that good
mellow whiskey, and heaps of It, Is all
the isnldlers who are to enter Cuba
need to keep them sounds as trivets.
Plenty of gcod liquor, preferably the
article of liquor made In this state-. Is
what our good men need to ward oft
yellow fever or anything else Let
them have till of It they nsk for. It
won't do them any harm. These fel
lows that say that whiskey Is bad In a
yellow fever country e'n't know what
they nie talking about, I was In New
Oilcans during three yellow fever epi
demics, nnd tho yellow Jack did not get
me. I should think, too, that this treat
ment would be popular among the men
and keep them In good humor, which Is
moie than half the battle"
This KeiUucklen was Informed by tho
army medical department that while
the copious whlskev ration might no
doubt "be populnr with tho men nnd
keep them In good humor," It might
also Involve certain other serious dis
advantages, w hlch fact precluded tho
possibility of adopting the suggestion
Intact.
A Connecticut man, who adds to his
signature, "An American for twelve
generations back," demands that Sec
retary Alger pick out all the foreigners
In the Cnlted Stat army, form them
into a brigade, and send them Into Cuba
first, to bear the brunt of the Initial
shock nnd fever Infection. "Let them
work for the citizenship," this man
w rites.
A New York man writes to the sec
retary of the navy that he has perfect
ed n sort of overall device whereby he
Is piisltlv h? can convert the largest
vessels of war, even unto the flrEt-class
battleships, into submarine torpedo
boats.
"Thus." says this queer genius In de
scribing his contrivance, "we can take
th" Iowa, for instnnce, and sink her In
twenty fathoms of water, load her
guns, pull her to the surface, peek at
the enemy, nnd pop away at them, and
then sink Into the water for reloading,"
anil he desires Mr. Long to make a.
hard-and-tast appointment with, him
In order that he may explain his
scheme In detail.
C'hnpliiiii Appointed.
Hnrrlshutg Juno ".--Governor Hastings
todny commit Moned Rev. Dr. Cyrus
Townsend Brady, of Philadelphia, Epis
copal nrchdencon. of Ponniylvanla, chap
lain of tho First lament Pennsylvania
volunteers, on dutj ..l Chlcknmauga. Dr.
Brady fills a vacancy created when ths
regiment nas mustered into tho army.
I'riiil of Torpedo Rout.
Philadelphia. June 7 The torpedo boat
.Mackenzie hud her t a trip this morn
ing She is one of the speediest of hr
I Kind .end will uliiloubteQly be accepted
bv the navy department.
LUMBER CO.,
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monthly, reipiltlntt rocdlelt.e. Only karavlMi t&4
(beuld bo uscJ. U jou w mi tho but, gel
Pharmacist, cor. Wvomlng avenue nd
LIAMC Vflll "f3 TiiroAt, rtmple. Co
rlHVu TUU rerMoloret hiots, Aobo
Old Hures, IMcer In Mouth, Hair Falling r
Write COOK KUMUDY CO., 6i M aonls
Temple, Chicago, HI,, for proof of cures.
Capital, $500,000. Worn cases curodlo 11 to
35 day. ioo-jidge book (rep.
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