THE SCRANTON T.RIBUN13-TUESDAY. NOVEMJ3E11 1. 1898. How About Your Shoes? When you nro In need nnd don t look .round to sro the styles, how aro you to know what proper Shoeo for full nmi winter aro worn? We aro now showlnK all our Now Winter RUKsets TJox Cult nnd Oil Ornln. Double Hole, C.ilf-Untd. Blucher Cut nnd lleieular Laced. Hroml. Round Toes, up-to-date torni, n-wft '; er, ure the real thltuj for autumn and rainy weather. Our prices, $3,00, $3.50, $4.00 SC1I i SPBNGER, HO Spruce St. DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Offlcolloun Oa.m. to 12.30 p. mi 1 tol. Wililutun Bulldlns, Opp. t'ostofllco. 4-f-f- CITY NOTES TUB CONDOI.I12HS. All future re hearsals of the "Gondoliers" will be lienl in Guernsey's hall on Waidilntjton ave nue SMOKER TONIGHT. The Scranton Bl cyclo club will conduct a smoker tonlsht In the club houso on North Washington avenue ANOTHEK HOHSH SECURKD.-The Nay Aug Engine company yesterduy re ceived another horse to match the big iron gray they have had lor some time. EVENING SERMON. Rev. James Hughes, of Jackson ptreet, preached last ovenlng at tho Presbyterian church, cor ner Adams avenue and New York street. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. St. Luke's In ilustrlal school will reopen for this season on Saturday next at 2.30 o'clock. In tho parish building, filG Linden street. Chil dren please take notica of tho place ana hour. MEETING THIS AFTER NOON.-Tteff-ular meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance union this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Reports of the state convention lecently held at Reading will bo given. Everyone interested is invited. WANT A CHARTER. Attorney Thos. V. Duffy yesterday filed with court an ap plication for a charter for tho Italia Mu tual Benefit society, tho trusties of which are Frank Carlucel. Salvatorc I). Martina, Nicholas Carlucel and J. A. Cassese. HEALTH REPORT. The report of the board of health for the week ending Oct. 23 Is as follows: Deaths, 31; diphtheria, 2; membraneous croup, 1; typhoid fever, I; contagious diseases, 22; diphtheria, 19; scarlet fover, 2; typhoid fever, 1. PAY-DAYS. The Delaware and Hudson company will pay today at tho Manvillo colliery, Green Rldtro, and the superin tendents, agents nnd clerks. The Dela ware, Lackawanna and Western com pany will pay Hampton, Hyde Park and Continental collieries. SLANDER SUIT. Krank .Singer brought a $.",000 slander suit against Jud son E. Long, of this city.- yesterday, be cause Long called him a forger in the presence of a number of persons on Sep tember 19 last. Vosburg & Dawson rep resent the plaintiff. THE MEMORY.-In tho high school auditorium Friday evening Welham Clarke will deliver his lecture on "Mem ory! How to Improve It." The lecture will be Interspersed by many practical il lustrations. Admission will be by ticket. SOCIAL SESSION TONIGHT.-Thore will be one of the old time social sessions held at tho Elks' club rooms tonight. Among the entertainers will be tho mem bers of Walto's Stock company, tho Knickerbockers, and a number of selec tions from the phonograph. The festivi ties will commence at U o'clock sharp. .MARRIAGE LICKNSES.-Clerk of the Courts Daniels yesterday granted inir riuge licenses to Stanislaus Zaslenleski nnd Sophia Rutkowska, of Scranton; Mi chael Uyhunuka and Mary Smith, of May field; Harry Wtedow. of Wilkes liarre, and Daisy Elsworth, of Scranton; William Dalzcll, of North Ablngton, and Susan Green, of Ronton; John P. ISur nett and Mary S. Dougherty, of Carbon dale. FIRE AT GREEN RIl)GE.Tho alarm of flro sounded from box 61 at 5 o'clock Inst evening was caused by tho burning of a binall frnmo structure In tho rear of tho residence of A. L. Spencer, 1534 North Washington avenue. Martin Heers, coachman for Mr. Spencer and family, resided in the house. The llro started In tho kitchen and burned with rapidity, it w.u completely guttid, Beers saving but little furniture. ON THURSDAY EVENING. An en tertainment will bo given for the benefit of tho Ladies' Aid society of Grace Lu theran church Thursday evening. Nov. 3, corner Madison avenue and Mubjrry street. It will consist of graphaphono selections, recitations, also on allegorical representation of "Rock of Ages" by three of tho young ladles. This has been glvn nt vailous entertainments. The selections on the graphaphone will be tho very best. TONIGHT AT RESCUE MISSION. The committee uppolnted by the board to secure somo ono to succeed George Sanborn, who for six years so faithfully carried on tho work, but wan compelled to resign on account of falling health, have secured the services of John K, Uendsey from tho Rescue mission of Wn. torbury. Conn,, where ho has done nn ex cellent work. Mr. Uendsey comes with the best of recommendations. He will iissuine charge of the work today and will bo at the meeting tonight. Every body interested In tho work will bo wel come, CHANGE OF TIME.-The present sys tem of the running time on two lines of the Scranton Railway company will un dergo a chiinge commencing this morning. On tho South Scranton lino cro car will bo taken off, and n fifteen minute ser vice established instead of a ten mlnutn f n O r G 1 7 t Positively cures coughs. Prfc&uil sgjl-1jb..bpefi Cough Syrupi:s;i Aiwjg far children. Tntteacood. Jimarrmall, aw. - Borvlce. ns In tho pant. Providence enrs will run to l'rovldonco pquara only. 1'ns sotiKcrs bound for points further on will bo conveyed on tho Olyphnnt nnd 1'ec.k vlllo corn. To tho termlnim of tho l'rovl denco linn curs will Ip.ive tho u-nlr.il city Hovcn and n half minutes opart. To Oly phnnt enrs will bo over lltte 'ii minutes. Tho uhuiiI linlf hour trip to I'eckvlllo will lomiiln unchmiKed, UHLKASBD KllOM THK "i'KN." Chnrlo Field, a colored youth, was re leased Saturday from tho Kastern peni tentiary, where ho served a, year minus n Rood behaviour nllowaneo of ono month, for steallnc an overcoat from a dummy In front of n Penn avenue cloth ItiB Btore. He plead Ktillty before JikIko Archbnld nnd further ndmtttcd that ho had been In Jail before for a similar or feime. Ho was sentenced to ono year in tho county Jail, but nt his own requent tho plneo of Incnrrcrntlon was ch.tnped to the penitentiary, his reason for tho pref erence belntr that he had a phy.ilcnl iiim ublllty which would bo better cured tor .u tho penitential y than at tho Jail. LAST EVENING'S KECITAL. Musical Treat Offered at tho l'rovl denco Presbyterian Church. A L.rge nnd enthusiastic ailillenco 7' io,i .mihs Richmond. Mrs. Joseph O'JJrlcn and Miss Tlinbcrmnn nt tho ' im,iionru Presbyterian church Inst evening at the recond orcun recital. The many friends of Miss Richmond, as well ub those who have known her throuph her many public appearances principally as an accompanist, were evidently surprised and dellRhtcd with her appearance as a concert organlft. Her versatility. dnshltiK and brilliant execution taxed tho resources of tho beautiful organ to its utmost. Tho programme ns printed In the musical notes of Saturday wns of pleas Ins variety, nnd elevating character! at once n pleasure and dcllnht. Mrs. O'Urien, who too seldom appears to n Scranton audience, wns In exquisite voice and In the llorld and beautiful Cavatlne, from Gounod's "Queen of Sheba," portrayed this dramatic nrln with thrlllliifr power, captivating tho nudlcnce, and after frrquent and per sistent encore responded with u sweet lullaby. It was n matter of rcsret that Miss Tlmberman was not heard In solo; In the ever acceptable "Quls list Homo" her glorious eontralto voice shone out In perfect blending with the soprano of Mrs. O'Hrlen and brought to n fit ting climax the vocal work of the even ing. Upon insistent demand, a portion of the duet was repeated. The Providence people are to be con gratulated in presenting to the public two such recitals as have been given po far in tho series. WANT TO CLOSE THEIB PLACES. Committee of Butcher; Waited Upon the Mayor. Nearly ull of tho retail butchers of the city are anxious to keep their places of business closed on Sundays and yes terday a committee representing them waited on Mayor Bailey to ascertain If It would not be possible to secure some assistance from tho city author ities In closing up the places of the grasping merchants who insist upon keeping their shops open. The conunlttee represented that dur ing the summer months It is necessary for butchers to keep their shops open Sunday morning for the accommodation of persons who have no means In their homes of keeping meats fresh. This argument does not hold good In the winter nnd the merchants' who keep their shops open as an accommodation to customers rather than because of the prollts that accured, want to keep their places closed on Sundays from now until warm weather sets in again. Mayor Ralley said he would consult with tho city solicitor ubout the mat ter. There Is little that can be done, however, unless the old blue laws aro revived. IN NEED OF FUNDS. S. F. C. A. Finds Itself with a De pleted Treasury. The Society for tho Prevention ot Cruelty to Animals met In regular ses sion In the board of trade rooms yes terday afternoon. There were pres ent Mrs-. W. L. Henwood, Mrs. W. E. Anderson, Mrs. Conklin, Rev. Rogers Israel, Thomas Sprague, William Illume, Agent E. H. Knapp and Sec-rttarv-Treasurer D. 13. Atherton. Mr. Sprague presided in the absence of President J. M. Kemmerer. The accounts of tho treasurer show ed the society to be sadly In need of funds, there being but S13.9S on hand as against liabilities amounting to over SiO. An appeal to the members for a prompt payment of subscriptions was decided upon. Mrs, Sprague and Mr. Kemmerer were named ns a committee to look after the replacing of the watering trough on Providence square. The moetlng time was changed from tho fourth to the second Monday of the month. At the next meeting, two weeks henc'.', olliccrs will be elided. BONTA PATENTS SOLD. Valuable Rights Bring Only 0.00 nt Sheriff's Sale. The patents for tho Honta Inventions held by the Bontu Plate Glass com pany were sold under the sheriff's ham mer yesterday for $6.50. Tho purchas ers were W. O. Doud and E. E. Miller, representing the trustees of tho com pany. George O. AVlnans, for himself and family, who own $.15,000 worth of stock, sought to have the sale stayed by In junction, but Judge Gunster would only Interfere to the extent of grant ing u rule to show cause why the sale should not he set aside. Mr. Winans, through his attorney, Hon. W. H. Stanton, set forth that the sale was being conducted for the ben etlt of a few favored creditors to tho great injustice of tho stockholders at large. The favored creditors already have tho plant, he goes on to say. and ought to be satisfied. He further nl leges that the sale' of these lights, granted as they were by a federal court, can not bo legally sold by pro cess of the local courts. An Inspection Solicited of our brand new stock of winter suits and overcoats. We have been receiving new goods all week, and we think we have the finest stock of clothing In the city. Hlchaids1, Wirth & Lewis. EKsisTtwnxirBriia DIED. BTANTQN.-ln fc'crnnlon, Oct. SO. im, Mrs. Crcolla A. ritmuon, oged 4" years. Funeral will take plnco from 2.IS Arlamj avenue this momln; at 11.3m o'clock. Remains will bo taken to New Mllford for Interment. DAVIS.-ln Scranton, Pa.. Oct. 5, 1S9S, Edward, son of Mr. nnd Mrs. B. H. Davis, aV tho family residence. 1013 San del son avenue. Funeral Wednesday morn I Hk' at 10.30 o clock and will ba pri vate. Interment is to be mads In Cer ent Hill cemetery, COUNTY TEACHERS MEETINJNSTITUTE MAIN KOOM OF COUKT HOUSE IS THEIR MEETING TLACE. Thero Will Do Two Sessions Today, Tomorrow and Thursday, nnd on Friday nt Noon Adjournment Will Take Effect An Unusually Large Attendanco Was Present at Open ing Session Superintendent Tay lor Has Substituted Holt Call for Ticket System. Different In several ways from the Institutes of old Is tho twentieth an nual Institute ot tho county teacher which opened In the main room of tho court house yesterday afternoon. For merly tho Institute was put In the catalogue of amusements. It wns hold around Christmas holiday time; the teachers prepared themselves before the glass of fashion; and if tho thoughts awakened by tho lecturers had passed away from memory the next week, there was less disappoint ment among the majority of the teach ers than It tho weather was bat and pleasure was scanty. Superintendent Taylor has Introduc ed some Innovations that serve to re duce the feeling of ennui that was gen erated from tho method of conducting the old-time Institutes. The sessions aro not so dry and statistical, and the topics aro treated by speakers who can make themselves entertaining, In teresting, and Instructive. A liberal amount of time 13 set aside on the programme for intermissions, atul a musical or literary feature is provided to Interlard the addresses. Attendance will bo more punctual by abandoning tho ticket-punching sys tem of recording. Mr. Taylor has a list of alt the teachera nnd calls tho roll every session. The programme Is arranged to distribute the weighty lec tures, so that not moro than one Is given In each session. Mr. Taylor selects the subjects that tho speakers must discuss Instead of the old way of letting them choose whatever they desired. In a word the institute of to day is for the benefit of tho mind and the Intellectuality of the teachers, without casting aside the social feature which swallowed up nil the time in other days. ATENDANCE LARUE. The attendance yesterday wns lack ing only twelve of being perfect. And It remained so from the beginning to tho close of the session, This Is a very good showing in tho whole county, ex clusive of the Scranton and Carbon dnle teachers. Every teacher is re quited to enroll nnd secure a ticket which costs $1.23 to go Into the fund for defraying expenses. The enroll ment committee consists of Professors T. J. Coyne, of Lackawanna township; John J. O'Hara, of Throop: C. R. Hanyen, of Dalton; William H. Gaughan, of Archbald; II. R. Drum, of Gouldsboro; P. A. Whltlock. of Newton; and John J. Judge, of Wlu ton. Mr. Taylor Is assisted In the ex ecutive work by Superintendent 13. b. Bovard, of Dunmore. Professor The ron G. Osborne, of MooMe, is general Secretary, and Miss B. T. Moonoy, of Dunmore, assistant secretary. Profes sors R. H. Martin, of Maalson; Thomas I'. Joyce, of Lackawanna; and John A. Moylus, of AVinton, are the audit ors. All the preliminary work was over with In the forenoon except the enroll ment of some tenchers who did not ar rive In the city until afternoon. They enrolled after adjournment. Profes sors E. A. Delaney, of Pell; E. B. Rogers, of Elmhurst; V. S. MeCarty, of Mayfleld; Carl Tiffany, of Benton; Ralph D. White, of Scott; and AVI1 llam 13. Jamieson, of Glenburn, were appointed ushers. Their duty Is not so much to find seats for the teachers as to get tho teachers of each district seated near one another. Superintendent Taylor called the opening session to order nt 1.30, and In troduced Professor Cogswell, of Blng hamton, formerly of Scranton, to con duct the musical exercises. The sing ing being through with Mr. Taylor made some announcements, and intro duced as the first speaker Dr. J. C. Batesnn, of this city, who was heard by the teachers last year. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES. His subject was "Contagious Dis eases." lie has a great Interest in the work of tho teacher because ho was once a teacher, nnd now he has little ones. The teacher ho said has a won derful Influence on public morals and public opinion, for he Inculcates the one and shapes the other In the pupil. Plato, the great heathen philosopher, gave all the credit ot his success to his teacher. The prosperity of the country depends mainly upon the edu cation of the children. On It depends the health, wealth and happiness of the people. Teachers who labor for tho sake of praise or the money obtained are lack ing In appreciation of their work. It Is to,be regretted that better salaries are not paid. That, Dr. Batoson. said, is chargeable to corrupt politics and legislators. To overcome this he ad vised that good men be elected to su persede the corrupt ofllee holders. Upon the health of the pupil depends its life, morals, and mind training. The health in school jears Is subjected to grave dangers from contagious dis eases. Comruon complaints are head- Just a Coisgh i quickly connuersyonrhackingcough. There is no donU clout tho cure now. For over half u cenury Ayer's Cherry l'ectoral has been curing coidi aro coupa ana preventing con sumption. Two siios ; if 1.00 : COo. Xrtp ccc it Dr. Ajer tstr.-y IVctim ritiicre orer joor iag(i u ya ijn. Yfrlta tho Boater. It jonhoay oimplalnt TthateTer, i write the doctor frttiy about It. You ' will receive n pfrmi'b rrrir, wunoui cent. Addreil,Dk.J. C. AYr.lt, ,oweu, diass. ipj?j?&bdfi!l K This is Its story : ij At first, a Flight cough. (f, if At last, a hemorrhage. X ft At first, easy to cure, t. At lut, extremely difficult. k HI TS ) 1 I IEa a mm A vM 1 S 9 a m. a I aches, nervousness and Impaired eye sight. AVhat Is tho teacher to do to prevent ailments among tho pupils? First, care should be (nlten to guard ngainst Improper ventilation. Enough air should be It. tho room to provide 300 cubic feet of pure wholesome supply for each pupil. Let the teacher take tins dimensions nnd figure out the cap nclty. However, the draught should not be strong enough to blow the pu pils out of tho room. Hood light Is also very necisary. It should como over the left shoulder upon tho hooks and writing page. Tho drinking water by all means should bo puiv. This can be very readily seen when ono knows that 2 per cent, of the human body Is composed of water. In schools where there are no sterlllz Ins vessels, the water may be purified hy using absorbent cotton nt the iplgot and letting the water soak through it. ABOUT TYPHOID PEVER. Dr. Batoson dwelt during tho rest of his address upon contagious dlsenses. Typhoid fever, he said, Is not con tagious; It is infectious, and la gener ally caught by using food, wntcr, or a vessel In tho room of a typhoid patient. The germ of typhoid is first developed In some decayed nnlmnl or vegetable matter. Scarlet fever Is both contagious nnd Infectious and may be transmitted rods or miles and even In a letter sent 100 miles uwny. Diphtheria is tho most terrible scourge that may come to children. It Is insidious in Its approach and spreads with such rapidity that the strictest precautions are necessary to arrest Its progress. He spoke briefly on small pox, chicken-pox and tho mumps. As to whooping cough It Is most common among children of from 2 to & years of age, and ns children are not admit ted to school till they are six years old there isn't much danger. Itch, ring worm, and uncleanliness of the body were tho last topics of unhcalthful ness. Dr. Batoson touched upon. Professor A A. Kelley, supervising principal ot the Archbald schools, charmed the Institute with his rendi tion of "The Holy City." The plnno accompaniment was by Professor Cogswell. Intermission of ten minutes was fol lowed by roll call, after which P. H. Oreen, professor of English In AVest Chester Stale Normal school, was in troduced. Professor Green wns here last year ard made such a good Im pression that Mr. Taylor wns petition ed by a large number of teachers to get him for this institute. The pro fessor is a fluent talker, and he Is bubbling over with dry wit. He Is never at a loss for a good story and mokes frequent use of them by way of illustration. PROP. (SHEEN'S REMARKS. His subject for thf afternoon was "My Book and 1," but he transposed It for tho subject assigned to hi in for this forenoon, "Guiding Principle In Teaching Language." He laid down ten rules for teaching language: 1. Learn to appreciate tho beauty and worth of the language we speak. 2. Remember tho true purpose of the study of grammar. X Remember the true purpose of the study of language. 4. Begin at the right place and de velop at the light order. 5. Make teaching of larguage con structive rather than destructive. (J. Don't put words Into sentences for parsing or analyzing which would make other than smooth English. 7. Be not n slave to a text book In teaching language S. Study the text book well and ab sorb only the things worth absorbing. 9. Define and Illustrate fully and sensibly and leant that It Is not so much the things we don't know, but the things we know that are not so that make fools of us. 10 Don't fret and fuss over trifles. THE EVENING COURSE. The first entertainment of the evening course will be held tomorrow night In the High School auditorium, when Marshall P. AVIlder will delight the nudlence. He will be assisted by the Schubert quartette, led by Prof. John T. AVatkins. On Thursday evening the Slayton Jubilee Singers will give a concert. Of this company tho AYichlta, Kansas, Daily Eagle says: "The entire pro gramme was of the higher order of music, the old melodies' being sung In a very tasty manner and the pieces of the more classical type were render ed with all the grace and expression which could well be npplled. The com pany have been gathered from sev eral different parts of the country, two being from Ohio, two from Ken tucky, one each from Alabama, Ten nessee, Maryland, Texas and Canada. They leave for Sterling this morning where they appear tonight." RELAYING ITS TRACKS. Scranton Railway Company Trying a New Method of Construction. On Qulncy avenue the Scranton Rail way company Is relaying its tracks be tween Pine and Gibson streets with a new method of construction that is be ing tried in this city for the first time. That block is to be paved with asphalt and in preparation for this improve ment the company decided to relay its tracks. The old tracks have been torn up and new eighty-pound T rails are being put In. They rest on channel iron bars set firmly In tho concrete. The ties nre ten feet apart and the rails aro bolted to them. Under the Joints of the rails a double thickness of concrete is placed and It Is also packed firmly under tho rails after they are In position and then allowed to set, giving the rail a firm bed for its entire length. AVlthm the rails brick will be uned for paving and the concrete will be Hush with the top of tho channel iron tie. Outside the rails where asphalt will be used the concrete will be thicker and will cover tho flange and reach half-way up the shank of the rail. This will make the track much firmer. The asphalt will be laid flush with the top of the rail. The usual edging of stone between rail and asphalt will not be UFOd. It Is expected that the work of pav ing this block of Qulney avenue will be completed In about two weeks. The Railway compuny'o part of the work will bo completed much fooner. At present passengets aro transferred at that block. TRIP OP INSPECTION. Eric Officials AVent Over the E. & AV. V. R. R. Yesterday. A party ot Erie officials made a trl'i of Inspection over the Erie nnd AVy ontlng A'nll-y rnllroid yesterday. The trip wa made because of the recent arrangement between tho Del awaro and Hudson nnd tho Erie by which the former takes advantage of the truckage rights of the Erie over tho Erie and AVyomlns A'olley railroad. ADMITTED THAT HEJTOLD A LIE WILLIAM MAY DECEIVED HIS MOTHER AND UISTER. Said He Had to Give That Bum to Select Councilman McCnnn to Pay to Mayor Bailey tor Signing Ordi nance That Provided for Settling May Claim Under Oath Last Night Ho Retracted What Mo Had Said, and Exonerated tho Accused. Testimony In Detail. AVIlllam May, the young man who circulated the story that $100 were paid by him to Select Councilman Mo Cann for Mnyor Bailey for signing tho ordinance settling the May claim against tho city, made n clean breast of It last night and admitted that he I led and that he wanted tho money for his own u-50. His testimony and that of his uncle, mother and sister, nnd of Mayor Bnlley were heard In tho may or's oHlce before Councilinon Plnn, Lansing and Robinson, the special committee appointed to Investigate the charges. John Power O'Connor took a stenographic report of the testimony. Mayor Bailey took tho witness stand llrst. On AVednesday, Oct. 19. Thomas Cummings, uncle to young May, canto to the olllco for Information concern ing the May claim against the city. The mayor told him he did not recall It. Cummings put It clearer then. He told the mayor that Willie May drew $100 out of the bank which he repre sented at home was for getting the claim passed through councils, and that the money wus to be paid to Mr. McCann to turn over to the mayor for signing the ordinance. O'hls Information dumbfounded the mayor. He sent for young Mny the next afternoon to see what ho had to say about the matter. May came and uublushingly stated that he gave $10.) to Mr. McCnnn to give to him. That was on Thursday, the 20th, and that night at the mayor's lnstnnce AVnde Plnn introduced a resolution directing that a special committee be appointed to Investigate certain charges that money had been paid to city olllclals for settling damage claims against tho city. Mr. Finn, Mr. Lansing nnd Mr. Robinson were appointed on (that commltttoe. The next day May came around again and retracted all he had said the day before. He explained that he batched the story up to get the money from his folks and never thought It would come to the pass It did. This statement was taken down by Stenographer O'Connor. CUMMINGS' TESTIMONY. Thomas Cummings, May's uncle, was sworn. Mainly through his ef forts the case came to a head. Mrs. May Is his sister. She told him she thought It was queer that money hail to be paid to city officials for getting the claim through. Cummings at once scented fraud nnd started to Investi gate. He met City Treasurer Roland on tho street and told him about it. Mr. Roland said ho would wager any amount that the mayor never got a cent of the money. Cummings next sought out young Mny. He found him on a street car on Lackawanna avenue. May told him he paid the money to Mr. Mc Cann, but advised him not to make any more fuss about it as it's some thing they nil do when they get a chance. Cummings then told May what Mr. Boland had said about the mayor's not getting the money, nnd he told him go and demand It back from Mr. McCann. Mrs. May was the next witness. At Mr. Cummlng'3 request she was not put under oath. Her memory was very defective. She knew almost nothing nbout the proceeding, but it was evi dent that she was endeavoring to shield her boy. Miss Katie L. May? her daughter, was sworn, She testified that the $700 was put in the Merchants and Mechanics' bank In her name when it was paid over last -May by the city. Some time after that AVillle, meaning the young man In the case, told her he had to have $100 to pay for getting the claim through. She trusted what lu said and the check was drawn. She and her mother never questioned the propriety of doing this. Mr. Mc Cnnn was never at their houso about the matter. And to her knowledge he never got any of the money. AVillle told her nfterwards when it came out in the newspapers that the story was a make-up of his own. The young man was then sworn. Ho was laboring under considerable emotion. Despite the humiliating plight In which he was he deserves credit for the open manner in which he con fessed his wrong doing, Messrs. Finn nnd Lansing made him wince with some of the questions they put to him. Mr. Finn said: SAID HE LIED. "And everything you said about the mayor and Mr. McCann about setting any ot the $100 was a lie?" He an swered In tho affirmative. Mr. Lansing nsked him: "What In the world possessed you to concoct such a story to blacken the reputation of two reputable men?" Ills answer to that was that he did not Intend to blacken their reputations. He fixed up that story to get the money and never dreamed It would get out. "Aren't you ashamed," said Mr. Lan sing, "to sit there and admit that you swindled your mother nnd sister out of $100?" He said he was. He said also that the money was all squandered but $15. Mr. McCann wns present and was asked a few questions. He lives near the Mays on North Ninth street, nnd had no conversation or understnndlng with the young man nbout the settli ment of the claim. He went with him to the city clerk's ofllee and Identified him and then to the treasurer's ofllee Mr. McCnnn ealrt he knew nothing nbout being mixed up In tho charg until after the resolution was passed In select council. Councilman Melvin was the only other person pment at RJ'ofl PEOPLE dMN-0' WHO CANT DRINK COFFEE IS A DELICIOUS .J", , SUB5TIJUJF " Good for Old and Young. Ylnn't tVn Imitation. 1 lie l.rnuln I- n.rt tar Tbt Uf nM!' Piir Votnl Co., Ilt(.l.N.V. Bold tl kiuui ,!) (via:- rrfis made rnoM PURE, GRAINS. ,.. trhJM -T , llT,gJS tho hearing, except tho newspaper re porters. LETTER PROM CAPT. ROBLINQ. Acknowledges tho Receipt of Photo graph of the Department. Tho following letter was received yesterday hv Mayor James G Bailey from Captain Frcttk Robllng, of Com pany C, Thirteenth regiment: Mlddletown, Oct. 1.", 1SHS. James O. Hnllcj,, Mayor, City of Scranton. Dear Sir; Please accept my sincere thanks for the photograph of the police olliccrs ot the city of Scranton. It will nlwass occupy a prominent place In my home Also exit ml my thanks and best wishes to tho police department for tho nutouraph idler that nceompunled Uio photograph. I shall never forget tho kindness you nnd the police department havo shown me when 1 was nt Its head, and slneo my enlistment in tho United Slaes A'olunteer army. I wlh you and the polleo department alt tho hucc'sh imaginable. Again thank ing you one and nil t leinnln. Yours lespectfully, Prank Robllng, Jr. A Sure Sign of Croup. Hoarseness In a. child that Is sub ject to croup "s a sure Indication of Ilia approach of the disease. If Chamber Mln's Cough Rn.edy Is given iu yoan t'.s the child becoircs hoarse, or evtn nftir the croupy uugh has nppaved, it will prevent the attack. Many moth ets who have croupy children always keep this remedy nt hand and find Hint It saves them much trouble and worry. It can nlways be depended uiioii and Is pleasant to take. For sale by all druggists. Matthew Brothers, wholesale and retail agents. Incomparable. The limited train service of the Lake Shore railroad Is the most elegant In existence. No other western road can compare with it. Its line dining car service on all trains avoids the neces sity of taking a hurried snack at the stations along the route. Its AVngner Palace cats and sleepers nre tip top, and Its elegant day coaches aro noted for their comfortable high-hack seats. Its attendants are courteous, Its time fast and accidents rarely happen on thlii road. Travel by the Lake Shoie Is as convenient and pleasant as in genuity can make it. NOT A QTTARTBR.-Hut just 10 cents, nnd 40 doses In a vial of Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills. No pain, pleasure In every dose little, but awfully good. Cure Sick Headache. Constipation, Biliousness, Nausea, Sallowr.csM. Sold by .Matthews Bros, and AV. T. Clark. it. I4flon lllldllUCMClll Iv3 Q mirnPTX Chimnevs. Shades. Mantles, Portables, and Fixtures. ; 134Wyom'n Avenuj. "Walk In and loon around." Hon't Chatter yet about the new sheet music we havo In slock, nor Do the Street Urchins Whistle the catchy melodies of all mw senps? The Jlt.jji' craze has van ished, tho "fake" IitoIc niuic'il trash of a few months back has In ' swept .mny. Merit has at last tri umphed over cri'Millon. and tin mu sical s tns of the year aro lure f'ir your Impectlon. You Needn't Sing or PSay them on the premises unless yo,i want to. There's inuslc.it tab nt em ush In Gucimey Hull to let you know how they ro, for the asklns. We allow full trado discounts to all purchasers of sheet music. Guernse' Hall, 311 Sit Washington Avenue. Furs made lv me r repaired will be storeJ tlurinjj the summer tree of charge. Now Is the thiiB to have our Furs Repair eJ or Re-Dyed by a Practical Furrier. Furs Alade to Order. immmm-f wElSSftt:' .' I P 4 ll ZzSM K3rSrSB'- It -'ill fc -ti"3 i i CYvxTvaTVfaiW. MILLAR & Ml Electric Coney Collarette with P. L. I. quality s'.cins, lined with blua or brown satin to to ii-ln. long for $9.00. Heal Martin Collarettes with host lining to or is In. long $20.01). G. STRAUS, 201 Washington Avenue. Pressed -4 Decorations Newest, prettiest and most lasting. Bohemians arc the most proficient in this line, ami to serve the wants of our patrons we have our own im portation now on display. Bohemian Vase Green, violet or white glass, 6 and 7 inch sics, numerous shapes, at ioc Bohemian Vase 12 inch size, green or violet brush and pressed gold decora tions, values $i.oo, at 74c 24 Cents Will give you a selection of twenty styles, 7, 8 and 9 inch, values 35 and 50 cents. Toilet Sets 6 pieces English Porcelain, $1.98 values, three color selection, are $1.39 Just Six Toilet sets that have slop jars. They were $10, $12 and $15. These go at the price of $7-49 Dinner Set English underglazed ware, 100 pieces, brown or blue, at the ridi culous price of $4.9? THE GREAT 310 Lacka. Ave. JOHN LADWIG, Prop. ' Winter Opening. B AID IS With a special display of Seal and Persian Lamb Jackets. Also Latest Novelties in Opera Cloaks AND Golf Caps. L CRANE, .T21 LacUiuvannii Ave. Fur Repairing a Specialty New Buckweat Flour. New Honey Maple Syrup Home Made Sausages A. R KSZER, CASH STORE rrrrrsv. WILSON-FALL, '98 BROWN or BLACK rilRIlU DIMENSION'S. The kind th.it Is flilv ciririntea I. Ily MiV wo menu you can h-no another mil without cost II It duei not glvo eatlrus,itl4iiiotlon. CONRAD, H.ackXVenuo SELLS THCM AT $3.00- Pears, Grapes, Quinces, Oranges, Figs, Apples, New Buckwheat Flour, Haple Syrup Blue Point and Rockaway Oysters, Turkeys, Ducks, Chicken, Game in Season. 4c Pierce's Market
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