THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1'. 1898. Thli Vol Not Qood After Oct 3. ISS. Ludwig Pianos Are Favorites. WHY? Hocauso they ore well made. Because they have a beautiful tone. Because the action is perfect. Because they stand In tune. Because the cases are most artistic, Because we sell them at a low price. Because we guarantee them In ever; particular. Because our euarantee Is wort; something. PERRY BRO: 205 Wyoming Ave. THE CARBON W Tho finest and most permanent! A, Photograph known. 8eo thorn i 7 the CRIFFiN ART STUDIi j. No Stalrj. DR. A. A. UNDABUR1 Specialties Surgery. Diseases of Women Offloe Hours Oto Iol 1 (0 At nesidenco 7 to Office Wllllann Bulldluc. Opp. Residence-?! O South Main Avon! 'COLUMBIAN DETECTIVE 'AGENCY DIME BANK BUILDING SCBANTq IN, PA. Matters Solicited Whi .era Ota ten Faded. loderato Charge. fiaveopencd a General It ura.; Offloe Id -Best Stofi?Cotnpante Btjresentaa. larca -nc epeiniiv aHfJi'k felephona 1863. Rale cm ii sin in ik & EM giS&lito ItelfrsrKW'' Write or Call fori List. KEMP, 103 WytJ fa Avenue. PRICES not th. west yet low consul iff the CHAR- A CHER of our woru. BEST, UEQULAKLV. ly convinces tUo most L'THO' ACKAWANNA 1 0 mrnisu me TltlAL usual- ejiUcal. Laundry. 308 PENN AVE. A. B. WARMAN he Wllkes-Barre Record can be had icranton at u. rws stands of Hels ca and 503 Llndsn -ta; Mac, Lac anna avenue. AN OVEMjAT SHOW. Richards, Wi & Lewis Make Ei isplay. clothing buyers The, attentio is called to the gnlflcent display of overcoats bel. de hy the young clothing flrn" Richards, Wirth & Lewis, 326 L.S aw .anna avenue. The stock embraces all the new fabrics, tne garments ai. handsomely made have mat keel the ybody can afford to up. and the fir pries so that ev wear a nobbx o coat this winter. In connection wit! nelr overcoat display a large line of J all and winter suits are being shovj of this season's! everything new and ittern. No one should 'miss Richards. Virth & Lewis' exhl- bltlon. We II ve for Sale On the 400 bloc of Clay avenue a fine new home wltl 'all Improvements, In- eluding city am heat, at the low price .of $11,0(1 $6,000 may stand on mortgage at 51 er cent. Come quick. Charles Schlager. Records. - WeJchel, the Jeweler, has Just re ceived a fine lot of Phonograph Rec ords. Call and hear them, 205 Lacka Iwanna IhHWUe, opposite Delaware, Lackawanna"Vnd Western depot. Trans-Misf, ilppi and International , Omaha, Nebraska, tickets on sale June 10th Exposltj Reduced! to October! h, via Lehigh Valley rail- road, to Oil ha or Kansas City. In- quire of tlckl agents for particulars. LETTERS iFROM THE PEOPLE. Under this' leading short letters of In rerest win b nuhllsncd when accornpa riled, for publication, by the writer's nhine. The Tribune will not ho held re sponsible for opinions hero expressed.) In-Jli Way Connected. Editor of 'll Tribune. Sir: In th? Dunmore Items of today's Issue you had an article stating that tho young ladjes of the Kplbcopat church were eoipR.to orcanlze a dancing class to be called.-the. Twentieth Ceotuiy club. As a member of both tho church and club 1 would stato ttiat they are In no way con nected with each other. L. S. Marsh. Dunmore, Ta., Sept. SO. 4B!pp 'ija Mm BURGLARS WORK ' AT OLD FORGE ntered the postoffice at i that place. lifter Forcing Tbclr Way Into the Building They Blew Open the Safe and Secured Three Registered Let ters, Two Money Orders and Eight Cents Burglars Were Pursued by 'Squire Broadhead as They Were Making Their Escape Shots Were Exchanged. Old Forge once more has passed through the throes of a thrlllng post office robbery. Some time between 3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning three, bo far unknown, men broke Into tho building, blew open the safe, and after smashing open the locked Inner drawer, removed therefrom three registered letters, two money order advices, and eight cents. Th registered letters are not of much -alue so far as nn actual money value Is concerned; the money order advices are of no value to the present holders, and that leaves but eight cents to mourn. The burglary was done by ex perts, and three men comprised the gang. They had previously surveyed the premises the evening before be tween 7 and 0 o'clock. Postmaster P. J. Judge nnd 'Squire Samuel Brod head are positive they can Identify two of the three men. This last burglary was performed more systematically than the first one, which occurred September 10, 1S3S. Then some amateur burclars did the deed and got even less than these last "professionals." Then the front door was pried open and the locks were broken. Yesterday operatlon& began and ended In the rear. WAY THEY GOT. IN. An inspection of the premises Indi cates the following: The building In which Uncle Sam's postal service Is transacted Is a 16x22 frame building and ten feet high. It stands about two blocks on the left coming up from the Lackawanna station of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad. It has two front windows and a front door; two side windows; one rear win dow and a door. The windows are all heavily shuttered and barred. The doors, formerly double thickness, are now triple thickness. The space in which the building stands Is all open, the nearest building being a large two-story store and dwelling, occupied by 'Squire Brod head and famlly.standlng about eighty live feet distant above. Thursday even ing about 7.30 o'clock two men walked Intu the postofllce and mailed wo let ters. These Individuals were of ordi nary height, one smooth-faced, the other wearing a moustache and side burns. The smooth-faced man wore a brown checked suit, the other a dark suit. Both wore slouch hats. About S.4B o'clock, or Just as Agent C. L. Ludgate, of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western station, was taking the mall bag away to send it off on the 8.4S train up to Scranton, the dark suited mar. returned. Ie wanted a letter sent to Michigan with that mall. It being the last for the night, and after the cancellation he asked to have It marked "after five days return to Nantlcoke," saying he would know it by the address. About 3.3!) o'clock 'Squire Brodhead, was awakened by an explosion. He dressed, took his revolver, and walked down to Drake & Stewart's store, a distance of 300 feet below the postofllce building. Nothing being wrong there, he re turned and started to look about the postofllce. DASHED OUT REAR DOOR. Two men dashed out of the rear door and, blng joined by a third who had been standing near an out-house thirty feet to the rear ofthe postofllce buld lng, they dashed down the road toward the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern station. The 'squire followed, tir ing his five chambers. The men re plied with their 'shootln' Irons," and managed to escape. The man who was nearest to the 'squire when the dash was made was he of the dark suit. Postmaster Judge was aroused at his residence, a block above, and an ex amination was made. Entrance had been effected by tearing a panel from the lower part of the rear door. Bolts were shot open and the lock was broken. The till, which contains noth ing at night and Is left unlocked, was broken. Then attention was turned to the safe, which stood in the left-hand corner, facing the rear. The handle was unscrewed. The combination key was pried open, a charge of powder In serted and off It and the facing plates came. The bars were pressed back and the door opened. The inner drawer, always locked, was pried out, the woodwork being badly shattered. From this drawer was taken what was gained by the operations. There was fifteen cents In this drawer, but In smashing things apven were spilled onto the safe bottom and were left there. A four-Inch length of the fuse was found clinging to a letter-box In the delivery frame, about three feet back and to the left of the safe. The tools used comprised two splke llftlng bars, a rail-cutter, one 6x10 spike and a heavy punch. The section gang's tool shanty, standing sixty feet below and across the tracks from the Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western sta tion, was broken into by breaking tho hasp and there the tools were procured. A carpenters chisel was found in the postoftlce building and this was used to break out the drawer of the safe. WAS A SMALL SAFE. The safe Is a small one, manufactured by William Farrell & Son, of Philadel phia. It Is the "Dexter" style, and Is now practically useless. Postmaster Judge took charge May 20, 1S9S. This Is his second experience. He has had the doors double planked In and out side, and says "If they do It again It will not be my fault," One of the gang wore a pair of light-weight pointed-toe shoes. On the sole and heel of each shoo was fastened a piece of rubber to deaden sound. The tracks around the door outside Indicate this fact. Postmaster Judge has notified the Washington postal authorities und wants a small 3x3 safe if he can get it cheap. All moneys and stamps he keeps clBewhei-e over night than in tho post ofllce. BOY DRAGGED TO DEATH. His Poot Became Entangled in the Harness of a Mule. While Robert Hopkins, a driver boy at No. 8 shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal company at Plttston, was taking his mule to the barn Thursday evening the animal suddenly became unmanageable and threw him to the ground, the boy's foot becoming entangled In the traces. He was thus dragged about the barn, yard for about an hour. He was taken from this position by Edward Nellon.but life was already ex tinct, The body was horribly mangled. Deceased was 17 years of age. The body was removed to hl home on Searle street. ANOTHER FOR SCRANTON. Next Convention of Carpenters Will Be Held Here. Delegates Devlne, Price and Glarner, who have been attending the carpen ters' convention at New York city dur ing the last twelve days, returned home last night. The delegates state that after a stiff fight they secured the next convention for Scranton. The most vigorous rival for the hon or was Detroit. The convention will be held In 1900. DINNER BY COL. WATRES. Complimentary to Officers of the New Eleventh Regiment Was Served in the Assembly Hall of the Board of Trade. Colonel L. A. Watres, of th? new Eleventh regiment, gave a compliment ary dinner last evening to the com missioned officers of his command. The guests were about forty In number and represented all the cities which have companies In the regiment. Sev eral ex and present officers of the guard, but not members of the Elev enth, were present. The dinner was served In the assem bly hall of the board of trade by O'Neill, the Scranton club steward Rarely In this city haw the details for nn event of the kind ricn ar ranged with such good la3ti. The table was In the shape of a kevstone. At Its head sat Colonel Y titles, on whose right and left respective y were Colonel F. L. Hitchcock, of this city, and Lieutenant Colonel M. A. Gherst, of Lebanon, and others. Inside the table wore two Flacks of palms on a pedestal. Candelabra, smllax and potted mniden-l.nlr were used In the table docoratlom. Two largo flags were diaped from the cor ners of the hall Ylear the hi.ad of the table. Following are the names of those present, tho persjns being from Fcran ton whore not otherwise indicated: Colonel L. A. Wutres, LleuttPan Col onel M A. Gherst, Lebanon; Colonel F. L. Hitchcock, Colonel E. II. Ripple, Major V. S. Millar, Major B. Rush Field, Easton; Major J. W. Oakford, Major W. F. Riley, Carlisle; Rov. Charles Schall, chaplain, Easton: Cap tains II. M. Phillips, Reading; C. G. He.vd. Carlisle; F. R. Drake. Easton; W. A. Raub, D. C. Osborne, Hone&dale; M. E. Phlnney. Harrlsburg; J. M. Graff, Scranton; Fremont Stokes, J, O. Dimmlck, James Archbald, Potts vllle; First Lieutenants F. -. Arndt, H. J. Wendler. Reading; G. M. Hays, Carlisle; Nicholas Tack, Harrlsburg; C. G. Allen, Pottsville; Q. O. Reitzel, Lancaster; C. F. Pross, R. T. Horn, Easton, nnd D. W. Davis, Second Lieu tenants F. A. Branda, R. M. Cooper, G. W. Lane, Honesdale; A. J. O'Hara, Reading; George Wirth and F. H. Bowen, Pottsville; Adjutant D. B. Atherton, Inspector of Rifle Practice Rees Watklns, Quartermaster F. M. Vandllng. Sergeant Major E. H. Rldg way, Harrlsburg. The me.nu was as follows: i Blue Points Sou) Green Turtle Clear Lobster a la Santiago in Cases Celery Olives Radishes Roast Tenderloin Beef Larded with Mushrooms Stuffed Tomatoes.Potato Croquettes Spinach Roman Punch a la Dewey Boiled Squab Tomato and Lettuce Salad Fancy Ice Cteam Assorted Cakes Coffee After the dinner there were brief speeches by Colonel Watres, Colonel Hitchcock, Major Field, Lieutenant Colonel Gherst, Major Oakford, Major Millar, Major Riley, Chaplain Schall. Adjutant Atherton nnd others. Wanted. 50 violin and mandolin players, boys and girls, to play In orchestra. A raio chance for those who wish to become proficient In ensemble playing. Par ticular attention given to those who baye dlscortlnued or neglected their music, no objections to those Ftudylng under other masters. Call within ten days on Harriet P. Ward, 604 N. Main avenue. Pianoforte School. The Jervls-Hardenbergh piano school offers greatest advantages to the piano students. Pupils may register at any time. Carter building, Adams avenue and Linden street. Half Hates to Pittsburg Oct. 8 to 13. via Lehigh Valley. He turn limit Oct. 17. Knights Templar Conclave. See Lehigh Valley ticket agent. Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis,. Teacher of Dancing. All classes open 0;tobei 1. Miss Hester A. Worthlngton, teacher of Drawing and Painting at the Scranton Conservatory of Music. Steam Heating and Plumbing. P. F. & M. T. Howley,231 Wyoming ave. CAHTELOUPES Fancy Colorado Maltm, California Tokay and Malaga Grapas PEACHES Fancy MicWgai Peacliss, 98c to $1.20. Good Fruit 70 to 85 Cults. E. Q. Coarsen Wholesale and Retail. COL. LOUIS Sketch of the Commander of the New Elev enth Regiment, N. G. P. The brilliant military dinner ten dered to his commissioned officers by Colonel Watres, at the ScrarUn club last evening, and the recent election of the ex-Lieutenant Governor to the command of the nowly organized Elev enth regiment, N. G. P., brings once more to the military one of the most popular officers ever identified with the Pennsylvania guard. Lieutenant Governor Watres was among the first of the famous Thirteenth regiment, of Scranton, and while he has not been In the service for the paat few years, he has ever taken a lively Interest in tho welfare of the organization. His return to tho active service as colonel of the Eleventh is an encour aging Indication that the standard of the militia of the Keystone state Is to be kept at a high water mark. Colonel Watres began his military career as second lieutenant of Company C, Thir teenth regiment, ( In August of 1ST", and for fourteen years served succes sively and successfully as first lieu tenant of Company C, captain of Com pany A, Thirteenth regiment, and gen eral inspector of rifle practice, with the rank of colonel. He was the first officer in the National guard to dis charge men from his company (A) as physically disqualified, who were un able to qualify as marksmen. For sev eral years, he qualified every man in his company (A) as a marksman. When he was appointed general In spector of rifle practice, there were less than 1,200 marksmen In the Na tional guard of the state, and when he retired as general Inspector there were between 5,000 and 0,000 marks men, with a good percentage of sharp shooters. The father of our subject, Lewis S. Watres, was born In Phoenlxvllle, Pennsylvania, In 1808, and when 27 years of age came to the Lackawanna valley, locating at what Is now Win ton, where he purchased four hundred acres of land, ana began developing his timber interests. In 1837, he erect ed the first church in the valley, at Pecktown. To him also Is due the credit of opening one of the first coal mines In the valley below Carbondale. At the outbreak of the rebellion, he re cruited a company which was mus tered In at Harrlsburg, and assigned to the Fifty-second Pennsylvania In fantry. He died In 18S2. No man, per haps, ever lived In the valley who had, more friends than Lewis S. Watres. In every relation of life he was tender, sympathetic and loyal, and he possessed a strength of char acter which served him well. His POLITICAL JOTTINGS. J.jA. Stober, who defeated C. C. Kault tnan for nomination lor state senate in tho Lancaster district, has been served with notice that application would be made to the courts ot Dauphin county to set aside his nomination. The petition alleges that there Is nothing on the cer tificate to show that tho delegates to the convention represented the district for which the candidate was nominated, and that the certifying officers are not citi zens of the district. This year certificates of nomination for coroner and surveyor are the only ones filed with tho county commissioners. The Republicans. Democrats and Prohibition ists of Lackawanna have already tiled their certificates of nomination for these offices and the Soclallatlc-Labor party has filed nomination papers for the same offices. Certificates of nomination and nomination papers for all other offices to be filled In Lackawanna mis year have to bo filed with tho secretary ot tho commonwealth. The state department at Harrlsburg was open until 12 midnight Tuesday to re ceive certificates of nomination, this be ing the last day for filing such. The time for filing nomination papers expires n$t Tuesday. 13.-Repiesentattvo John H. Fow raised the point that all certificates must bear a 10-cent revenue stamp, and was sustained by Secretary of the Com monwealth Martin. The Democratic conferees of Carbon and Northampton counties, a portion ol the Klehth congrerslonal district, have nominated Laird H. Barber, of Mauch Chunk, for congress. The Monroe county conferees refused to participate. 'ihe Republicans of the district have renom inated Congressman Klrkpatrlck. VIHIam R. Stroh, of Mauch Chunk, has been nominated for state senator by the Repbllcan conferees of the Monroe, PlKe and Carbon districts. He will make an excellent candidate. ST. THOMAS' NIGHT SCHOOL. The night school at St. Thomas' col lege under the control of the Christian Brothers, will reopen on Monday even ing, Oct. 10. Yriung men desirous of attending would do well tp call on Prother Andrew, the principal, to make arrangements for classification and books. The night school will continue for lx months. There will be two terms of three months each at $5 a term. The hours of attendance will be from 1 till 9 p. m. on the first four .nights of each week. The branches taught will comprise reading, spelling, penmanship, gram mar, arithmetic, geometry, mensura tion, bookkeeping, commercial law and shorthand, A. WATRES. wife, a talented poetess, under the pen name of "Stella, of Lackawanna," wroto many popular poems, some of which since her decease have been published in book form. In the family are four children: Mrs. John L. Hull, Charles, Louis A. and Carrie, who, be came the wife of Judge Edward C. Lovell, of Elgin, 111., and died in the winter of 1896. Colonel Watres was born at Mt. Vernon, what is now Winton. At an early age he was obliged to leave school and seek employment. Only by great effort did he prepare himself for the practice of the law. He was ad mitted to the bar In 1878, and for twelve years was in the active and suc cessful practice of hi3 chosen profes sion, nine years of which he was coun ty solicitor of Lackawanna county. His largo interest In local enterprises In terfered so much with his large legal practice that he has confined his prac tice to corporation, equity and orphans court cases. For twenty-five years he has now been an officer and director In the bank which he first entered as clerk and Is now serving as president of tho company, as well as of the Spring Brook Water Supply company, the Mansfield Water company, the Brookslde Coal company, and the Scranton and Plttston Traction com pany. He Is a stock holder and direc tor in numerous other enterprises In Scranton and the Lackawanna valley, and was president of the Scranton Passenger Railway company, which he assisted In organizing and which road he built. Public affairs have also claimed the attention of Mr. Watres, and from 1882 to 1890, he was a prominent member of the state senate. He was lieuten ant governor from 1891 to 1895, being elected to the latter position by a Re publican majority of 22.365, while the Democratic governor, Pattison, at the same time was elected by a majority of 17,000. Ho was ex-offlclo president of the Pennsylvania senate, and ex-offlcio president of the board of pardons, and by tho act of general assembly was made a commissioner from Pennsyl vania to the World's Columbian expo sition, and subsequently vlco presi dent of the board. In August, 1891, he was elected chairman or Fiie Re publican state committee. As is well known Colonel Watres did not seek the colonelcy of the Eleventh regiment; his time was too much occupied by private affairs. His ball to the com mand was unanimous, because it was felt that It would be a real benefit to the guard. Shopping and Sightseeing Excursion to New York via Lehigh Valley, September 30th, October 1st and 2d, Return limit last train Monday, October 3. Rate from Scranton, Pa., $3.00. See L. V. ticket agents. A Good Set of Teeth for... 3.00 Our Best Sets of Teeth 5.00 Incluilnz the Palnleji Extraction. DR.S. C.SNYDER 331 Spruce Street, Opp, Hotel Jermyn Maloney Oil and TELEPHONE 622. 141 to 149 Meriaidn BURNING AND PAINT DEPARTHENT. Pure White Lead, Colors and Varnishes. Chair Choosing We'll tell of five choice chairs that go to wise buyers for a fraction of their real value. These are all handsome chairs and are worthy of a place in any parlor. Don't judge by the prices. There's not a shoddy or cheap looking chair in the lot. HERE'S A BEAUTY Golden Oak or mahogany finish, fancy frame and upholstered in A -. Flemish Tapestry i)4.0 COLONIAL CHAIR High back and high arm oak or - s mahogany finish Z,Zo LOW R00KERS hogany finish -Ma- 3.00 I 406 Lackawanna Avenue. 1 Oil OF I MILLINERY On Sept. 20, 30 nnd Oct, 1. All that years of experience abundant capital and excep tional active brain can produce in the way of New Millinery creations will be found on ex hibit in our beautiful show room Original Pattern Hats, Im ported from Paris, will be shown on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. All are invited. All are wel come to our Grand Fall Open ing. 6ITTENBENDER & CO. Bicycles And Sundries, Iron and Steel, Wagonmakers' and Blacksmiths'Supplies, Sole Agents for the EASTERN GRANITB ROOFINGS FIRE AND WATERPROOF. More desirable than tin and less expensive. Sun will not make it run. Frost will not crack it. The only perfect roofing made. Prices on ap plication. 6ITTENBENDER k CO., 126 ana 128 Franklin Ave. OUR SPECIAL FOR FALL, 1898, FULL LINE OF NECKWEAR, BELL& SKINNER Hotel Jermyn Building. Manufacturing Go. Street, Scranton, Pa. LUBRIGATBN OILS. CORNER CHAIR Mahogany corner chairs, finely finished, fancy frames, upholstered by ourselves in handsome velvet designs $5.00 REAL MAHOGANY Inlaid Ma- hogany frame, upholstered in silk damask. Something rich in a fancy parlor chair, for only Z.D Clarke Bros XMlffiTmS-frffii &$! Ejii!iirj5j?v IAMiUcfft PK$frm& W ATKINS, ill II, E20 Lackawanni Ave., Scranton Pi. Wholesale nnd Retail DRUGGISTS. ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD. FRENCH ZINC, Ready nixed Tinted Paints, Convenient, Economical, Durable. Varnish Stains, Producing Perfect lraltiUlonof I3rpatlT Woods. Reynolds' Wood Finish, f Eapeclnlly Designed for Imlda Worlc Marble Floor Finish. Durable and DrlM Quickly. Paint Varnish and Kal somine Brushes. PUR LINSEED OIL AN3 TURPENTINE We aro offering an extra Inducement In fall shirts Just to start the season. Your neglige shirts will be out of date and you'll really need these good things wo are offering. Come in and look Into ths matter. Hand & Payne 203 Washington Ave. Corks Are light enough, but the.M Isn't much substance to them. The same may be said of somo broad. It is light euoueh, but has no tasto and no nourishing qualities. "Snow White" Flcur makes light bread, but it alto makes bread that is hunger-satisfying. It makes sweet tasting, SUBSTANTIAL bread. Every Grocer Sells It. Ve Only Wholesale It." THE WESTON MILL CO Scranton. Carbondale, Olyphant. FIT DOLLARS FOR TING II LETTE In order to introduce my new line of Kimball Pianos and organs I will pay FIVE DOLLARS to any one who will send me the name of any par ty who will buy a piano or organ of me. This will be paid when first payment is made on the instrument and to the first one who sends me the uame. If you know of a neighbor who talks of getting one send the name in. Address George Halves No. 9 West Market Street, WilkeS'Itorre. iiii FIRE SALES OF AMY KINO, StreigEit Business, Cash or Credit. Houses Furnlslnd Complsts. BARBOUR'S HOMECREDIT HOUSE 425 LACKAWANNA AV2.
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