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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1890.
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NORTON'S
February Specialties,
AH the Monthly Periodicals,
for Fob'y. nro now horo,
lso nil tho Fashion Books for spring
Pocket Dlarios for 1800,
good Variety yet.
Art Calendars for 1800,
nt cut prices.
VALENTINES
An elegant assortment of
new and attractive love goms,
for nil agos and conditions.
Blank Account Books,
all desirable sizes nnd styles,
from vest pocket Memorandums,
to Bank Lodgers.
Morcnntilo Stationery, all sorts,
Office and Desk Requisites,
nil worth having.
Ladies' Stationery,
all desirable styles.
Engraving and Printing to order.
Games of Amusement
for winter ovoniugs,
tho standard sorts nnd now things.
All the now nnd Standard Books
in various bindings
at populnr prices.
IV1. NORTON,
322 Lnckawnnna Ave.
A Good
Square Piano
Is nhvnys preferable to u poor upright.
"Wo have a good Equnro piano In per
fect condition for
$125.00
Spot Cash
There are plenty of chenper ones, but
not like this. Tho ense Is elegant
highly polished rosewood, beautifully
carved legs nnd lyre, now strlnss, ac
tion in best condition, nnd our price
includes a fine stool, book nnd elegant
cover. "We have nnother for $75 spot
ensh without cover, nnd a good little
upright U t" cash.
These pianos were
Rrlggs and Ludwlcs.
exchanged for
PERRY BROS
205 Wyoming Ave., Scranton.
1 THE CARBON I
X Is the finest and most
J3 permanent photograph !
-5 known to the profess- &
B ion, to be had only at gi
I II GRIFFIN II STUDIO 1
DR. A. A. LINDABURY,
Srcclaliles Surgery, Diseases of Ycnien
oniee IIouis I) to to n. m
I to !l p. m
At Kesideneo 7 to 8 p. m
Office William Knllillng, Opi. l'osiolllce.
Residence. 210 South Main Avenue.
COLUMBIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY
l Hit LANX BUILDING,
SCRANTON, PA.
Mnltrrt 'nllelted Wliero Others Failed.
Mrdrrnte Cbaiccx.
I mi opened h General Insurance Ofllmj tn
bis iiim
Hot Block Companies represented. I.nrz3
i.th especially solicited, Telephone 1HOU.
LACKAWANNA
"THU"
AUNDRY
jo8 I'enn Avenue, A. . WARHAN.
PERSONALS.
Arthur Gray, and Walter Loreuz pent
Sunduy at Olyphant, the uuests of the
former's grandparents, Mr. and Mri.
Martin Cannon.
Attorney Ilusaell nimmlck went to
lloncsdalo yesletdny to visit his parents.
C. K. Miller and family left for Daw
son City yesterday.
A. L. Francois and Charles Du Pont
Breck left for Buffalo and otlur points
west yesterday on n business trip, which
will nccessltato their absenco from tho
city for a fortnight.
Hev. Samuel H. Marquis, a former
curate at St. Luke's church, wns In tho
city yesterday. Ho bpont a few hours
with Ilcv. Holders Israol. Later In tho
day Ilcv. Marquis left for his home r.t
Boston,
Sergeant Lona U. Dnv. who has been
In St. Joseph's hospital, Beading, for
some time suffering from typhoid fever,
win arrive in tno cay Saturday evenini;
at 7.53 over tho Delaware and Hudson
railroad.
Major Theodore J. Wlnt, a brother to
Mrs. S. W. JMjjar, of this Pity, who w.is
badly wounded when lending his rom
mand, tho Tenth cavalry, in the charso
up San Juan hill, has been breveted by
tho army board a lleuteni.nt colonel.
Governor Stono yesterday appointed
Colonel n. II. nipplo assistant udjulant
general of tho state nnd ileorKO M.
Hnllstcad assistant commNsiry general.
Both posltlrns carry with them tho rank
of lleutonant colonel and u placo on tho
Kovernor's staff.
At tho banquet of tho Knluhts of Co.
lumbus In Wllkes-Barre Monday nlcht
District Deputy William V. Shenn, of
this city, was ono of tho speakers. He
responded to the toast, "Our Soldiers.''
The Wllkcs-Barro ltecord of yosterdly
said; "It was one of tho most eloquent
addresses of tho evening and received
liberal applause. When our forefathers
sot up a nation of high ideals, he utiU,
tho Kuropean nations regarded tho
young Riant as precocious and as as
suming too much. But after a hundred
yenrs It has become tho most glorious
nation on earth. Kven the Kuropean
nations, which a few years ago pic
tured the United States ns a hog cov
ered all over with dollar marks, have
now come to regard It us a giant and
with rovorentlal nwo. It was tnrompre
benslblo to European nations how 125.000
jnen gathered from tho workshops, mines
nnd Hold could successfully confront
trnlncd soldiers ot n European rann
nrohy. llut It wns no question to tho
American. American hoys liavo been
tntiKht Hint right Is something that must
be renncctod nnd nro nlwnys wlllhiK to
Maintain what thoy bcllave. American
soldiers) nro always ready to ito forth
nnd derond Jiutlce, liberty nnd Immunity,
and being Imbued with u high sonso of
duty never lock tho courngo to emerge
from bnttlu victorious. The speaker to
viewed the Santiago campaign, wnslns
eloquent cm ho described tho chnrso up
Sou Juan hill ugnlnst an Intrenched eno
my. What was distinctly American, ho
said, wnu that they inpturcd what they
went up for. 'The spirit of tho forefath.
crs still Hvo3,' ho concluded, nnd Inhu
manity nnd tyranny have been forovr
expelled from tho western hemisphere."
TOLD ALL ABOUT FORESTERS
Entertaining Way of Presenting,
Ordinarily, Dry Datails.
A large assemblage nt Guernsey's
new ball, 314 Washington avenue, last
night listened to un entertaining ex
position of the workings of the Inde
pendent Order of Foresters given by
Dr. Charles CI. Frowert, of Philadel
phia, Eiiprome grand woodward ot tho
organization. He used n stereoptlcon
to aid him In Illustrating his tall;
showing tho grand temple of the order
In Toronto, the ofllce3 contained in it
and thu principal oillcers.
Foresters' songs were sung by the
lecturer nnd nlso by C. W. Barton, of
Philadelphia, state organizer. A rccl
tntlon by Miss Gussie Schumann nnd
n zither nnd guitar duet by Messrs.
I.eai-e nnd Hughes were pKislns fea
tures ot the entertainment . 'oqrntnint.
James Uody, deputy gr;..id chief
ranger has been assigned to tho city
uh organizer for tho order. Two courts
have already been Instituted here,
Court Scranton, with Joseph W. Con
nell us chief ranger, nnd Court Ca
pouse, with V. C. Cowlei ns chief
ranger.
General Agency of the Northwestern
Mutual Life- Insurance Company,
of Milwaukco, Wis., W. J. Welsh,
General Agent, Scranton, Fa.
To the Policy Holders of the North
.vestern Mutual Lire Insurance Com
pany; It in with pride that I announce to
the policy holders of the above company
that today I start my twenty-first year
as the airent of the Northwestern. I
wish to say In this connection that the
Northwestern has been represented in
this county for thirty-seven years, nnd
during that time but one change has
been made In tho management of this
agency, nnd then by the promotion of
the former ageni, Captain J. W. How
ell, to the agency In San Francisco.
It will no doubt be very gratifying
to tho policy holders nnd the public to
review tho history of this company for
the past twenty years. On the first
day of .lanuarj, 1S79, the assets of tho
company were $ 1S.000.OuO w
In 1S99 the assets are 115,446,013 00
The surplus in 1S79 was.... 2,9S7,7S3 81
Tho surplus In 1S99 is 2.".,37,C0a 02
The total amount of In
surance bi force In 1S79
wan
The total amount of tn
TO. 177, 110 00
surance In force in 1899 is 457,712,733 00
Tho total number of policy hold
ers in 1S79 was 3G.993
Tho total number of policy hold
ers in 1899 is 195,022
While such wonderful results have
been accomplished, the supreme satis
faction is, that their accomplishment
hna not been at the sacrifice of the
most conservative and prudent meth
ods nnd practices.
Only throe companies, one of which is
younger than the Northwestern, exceed
this company in size, and their Held of
operations cover practically the entire
civilized world. It must bo remem
bered, however, that the business of
this company Is strictly United States
business; that a strictly United States
business Is the most desirable for a
United States company, and that the
Northwcstorn's new business has for
years been largely in excess of that
written by any other company work
ing exclusively In tho United, States.
No old member of a ll.'e Insurance
company Is benefitted by largo trans
actions unless the rate of expense at
which the new business is secured, and
the old business cared for Is moderate.
Careful scrutiny Is Invited to this fea
ture of tho woik of the Northwestern.
(Send for annual statement.)
Commencing with today, the com
pany Issues a how form of policy con
taining all the most desirable features
that can be nsked for in life insurance.
Quoting the worcs of a very prominent
business man, "This policy Is certainly
the perfection of life Insurance."
Mr. A. L. Duncan, who has been In the
service of the company for many years,
Is now connected with the Scranton
agency. He is a gentleman of charac
ter, and any and all statements made
by him can be thoroughly relied upon.
That the large volume of business on
our books shows the confidence' the
people of Lackawanna county have
placed In the management of this
agency nnd for which I return my most
sincere thanks.
Hoping to merit the same confidence
in the future, I remain
Yours truly,
W. J. Welsh, General Agent.
Notice
The banks of this city will be closed
on tho following clays of this month,
thoy being legal holidays; Monday,
Feb. IS, Lincoln's birthday; Tuesday,
Feb. 21, election day; and Wednes
day, Feb. "-', Washington's birthday.
C. w. Gunster,
Secretary Scranton Clearing House As
sociation. Is a Railroad Man.
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 27. 1S99. Mr. C.
V. Lown, a clerk in tho freight de
partment of the 13. nnd AV. C. railroad,
In this city, nays he has been taking
tho well known medicine, Hood's Sar
saparllla, and it has given blm a bet
ter nppetito.
Lewis A. May & Company,
of No. 31 Broadway. Now York, who
are members of tho New York Consoli
dated and Produce exchange, havo
opened a branch office in the Mears
building. M. S. Jordan is the local
manager.
T.Iederkrnnz masquerade ball at
Music hall tonight. Tickets can be
had at Loula Drlegen's, 228 Lacka
wanna avenue, until S p. m.
F. L. Crane offers all cloth Jackets
nt half-price.
A Card.
V.'c, tho undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund tho money en a W-cent bottla
ut Ureone'u Warruntcd Syrup of Tur It It
falls to cure : ou cough or cold. We ulso
euaranteo a "S-uent bottle to prove sutls
luetory or money refunded. J. G. Bono &
Sun. Dmimuie, Pa.; John 1. Donahue,
Scranton. l'a.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FIRE HEMS IN LARGE CROWD
IN PRICE BUILDING.
Republican City Candidates and Ex
ecutive Commlttco, and tho Scran
ton Rotall Butchers' Association,
"Wore- Holding Meetings on tho
Third Floor When Firo Broko Out
in a Dangorous Spot on tho Second
Floor, Compelling Thorn to Fight
Their Way to Safety.
That the recent test of the Crawford
county system was not rendered
nil for naught last night is due to a
very simple circumstance. The same
circumstance also possibly saved tho
city from a meat famine. At this dis
tance it can bo treated in a Jocose
vein; at the time of occurrence It wasn't
a. bit laughable.
It was this way.
A meeting of the Ilepublicau city
candidates and executive commltee was
being held In the Central Republican
club rooms, on the third floor of thu
Price building, on Washington avenue.
Across the hallway tho Retail But
chers' association was conducting its
regular semi-monthly meeting with a
full nttendance. Both sessions were
behind closed doors,
On the second floor ore u number ot
untenanted offices, temporarily occu
pied by F. P. Price, tho grocery agent.
Ono of these rooms, fronting on Wash
ington nvonuo, has a cupola surmount
ing It which extends Into the corridor
nnd atop of this cupola Is an adjust
able glas3 covering for ventilating and
lighting purposes. In the recess with
in this cupola was placed a number
of boxes and barrelc containing waste
material and In this very inflamable
mass, located In this ventablo chimney,
a lire broke out at S.30 o'clock last
night, while the meetings uforcmon-
tluiied were In progress,
WOULD BURN) QUICKLY.
Tho building offers advantages for
tho quick spread of fire. Had the
flames that broke out last night gained
any kind of headway at nil, It Is not
venturing too much to say that all of
tho two-score or more of men on the
upper floor would never havo escaped
by the single narrow and winding stair
way that offered an exit to safety.
But the fortunate circumstance was
at hand.
A street urchin was nmbllng alons
Washington avenue. His feet were
cold, nnd, seeing the lighted hallway,
he went In to find shelter for a few
minutes.
Hearing a crackling sound nbove him,
he glanced up and beheld smoke pour
ing forth from the top of the cupola
Jutting above the second floor. He ran
upstairs, yelling lire, and then, satls1
iled that It was a fire In earnest, he
ran out agnin nnd told a policeman,
who hanened near at hand and who
sent in an alarm from Box 20, corner
of Washington and Lackawanna uve
nues. Tho Republicans heard the cry of fire,
nnd, rushing out, encountered the hall
way rapidly filling with smoke. The
stampede startled tho butchers a nd
thoy followed tho politicians pell-mell
down the narrow stairway. About halt
of them made the descent on their feet.
The other half came down on others'
Hhoulders or other portions of their own
anatomy. At ull events, they all got
down, but not without bleared eyes and
smoke-filled lungs.
HAD A HOT TIMK.
The last ones to come down the step
were compelled to cover their faces to
protect them from the flames which
were by this time shooting across the
stairway. So hasty and excited was
the retreat that the butchers' secre
tary left tho collections for dues lying
in a pile on the table in the meeting
room. He secured the money, however,
after the excitement subsided.
The Phoenix Chemical company made
one cf the quickest responses ever
credited to it nnd were nble to check
the flames before they had spread be
yond tho cupola. An investigation by
Chief Hickey failed to reveal the orig
in of the lire. A lighted cigar stump
dropped from the third floor through
the ventilator was one possibility, bo
thought. The damage can be repaired
for a couple of hundred dollars. Tho
building Is Insured in companies rep
resented by W. T. Hackett. The loss
to Mr. Price's stock is trivial.
FIGHT WILL BE ABANDONED
Manager Jack Skelly Has No Desire
to Run Counter to tho Law.
No effort will bo mado to pull off the
Black Grlfto-McWlnter light in this
city, Thursday night. When Manager
Jack Skellv was seen last night by a
Tribune man, he said:
"I have no desire to go counter to tho
lawa applying to this county, and al
though I have expended about $300 in
arranging for tills fight, paying train
ing expenses, etc., I will obey the law.
"It has been my endeavor ever since
I became manager of the American
Sporting club to glvo clean, honest
sport, and I think I succeeded. Kvery
fight wna on the square, and was con
ducted In the best manner possible.
Wo had no disturbances of any kind
nna no unpleasant scenes.
"I see by tho papers that it is against
the law. to have such contents in this
city and thtit being the case, I am
Reduced
Courscn's Print Batter and
5-lb Box Creameey Butter,
Jersey Eggs.
y days laid, at 25c per dozen.
Finest California Lemon Cling
Peaches, 25c, $2.90 dozen. Value
35c can.
Sliced Lemon Cling Peaches 25c,
S2.90 dozen.
Armour Baked Beans, 3.1b cans,
IOC.
Fancy Boneless Sardines, 25c,
$2.90 dozen.
i8-ounce Bottle Olives, 25c.
GOURSEN,
through with tho business, I, of course,
must make good tho loss Qrltto nnd
McWlnter mistaln, for they were nil
ready to go Into the ring. They leave
town tomorrow."
Rkelly had no complaint to make
against any person, und tho loss bo
wilt sustain did not seem to rausc him
much worry. Flnco his advent Into
sporting circles here, bo has given the
city sonic of tho cleverest boxing ex
hibitions ever witnessed In Scrnnton.
SQUEEZE AT STORRS SHAFT.
Work Had to Bo Abandoned in Part
of tho Mine.
The squeeze which has been troubling
tho men nt tho Storrs, No. 3, thuft,
North Scranton, developed into a veiy
bad. affair Sunday, when a large sur
face of roof in the "Diamond" vein, .11 1
feet below the surface and 600 feet
north of tho shaft, fell In, blocking tht
entrance to twenty chambers. Thero
was no ono working In that part of tho
mines, ns tho roof was known to bo In
a dangerous condition, being composed
of firo clay, nnd tho men havo not been
allowed In these workings.
A flro clay roof is the worst tho miner
has to contend with, for It cannot bo
held by timbers. Somewhat like quick
silver, it will run through a very .mnall
space. As booh ns tho roof censes to
settle, work will be commenced toward
re-opening the workings. No damage
was done on tho surface.
CLOSING UP KELLY CASE.
Evidence for tho Defense Is Now
All Presented Witnesses Who
Wore Heard Yesterday by
the Commissioner.
The defence in Kelly Impeachment
proceedings concluded Its presentation
of testimony yesterday. The prosecu
tion will come in later with somo re
buttal testimony and then the case will
be submitted to the secretary of tho
commonwealth, to bo referred by him
to the state legislature, which will take
action upon it through its judiciary
committees.
Yesterday's testimony wae along the
same lino ns that adduced at the pre
vious sessions. John Kelly, Sr., fath
er of the aceused alderman, testified
that Andrew Paucusln, one of the star
witnesses of the prosecution, waited !
upon him before tho investigation and
offered to testify for the defense it he
BOt G.
Gearing on the case of the common
wealth against Kate Lewis, in which it
was alleged the alderman charged for
swearing witnesses when no hearing
whatever wns held, Jeffrey Powers,
who conducts a barber shop In the
Kelly building nnd Special Ofllcers Pat
rick Morris and P. F. Ryan, attaches
of Alderman Kelly's court, swore that
there was a hearing and that eight or
nine witnesses were examined.
One of the witnesses for tho prosecu
tion gave her employment us house
keeper and angrily resented an Imputa
tion dealing with her reputation. Desk
Sergeant Heeso G. Jonm was nut on
the stand to attack her credibility and
in answer to Mr. Baylor's questions, ' struments. The heavy oaken doors are
stated that the woman in question was , badly marred nnd considerable damage
not considered by the police to bo a , has been done. Mr. Piatt bus placed
real lady. tno matter in tho hands ot Detective
The defense has made answer to Molr.
about everything excepting the charge "
that fines collected for violation of city I COMPANY TO QUAKBY STONE
ordinances were not turned over to the)
city. The alderman admits pocketing . Number of Scranton Men Are Intor
these, and sayn it has been the custom ested in It
of aldermen to do this ever since the ! . , ,',.,,.
city was organized. He m defend his ' .Aniiouiieenieiit is made of he Inten
sion In this regard by taklrTg the pos -
Won that there Is a question In tho '
1.11V 111 t)ir MIU.i l u in i ItnlliA.. r... ...,l
aldermen nro supposed o give over
these fines and that be was sin ply glv"
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111K mnifi'il mc ucnoiil OI me doubt.
Attorney P. K. I.oughran, who repre
sents tho prosecution, says ho will con
fine his rebuttal to the presentation of
evidence attacking the credibility of
Constable J. W. Clarke. Special Officers
1'. F. Ilynn, Jake Klman, Patrick Mor
ris, Hurry Jacobs and Ike Xtwman.
AN INGENIOUS PATENT.
Devised by Charles Sulzbacher, of
Wilkes-Barre.
An ingenious patent h.-ld by Charles
Sulzbacher, of Wllkes-Ilarre, has re-
cently been brought to the attention of
a number of Scranton business men. !
It Is an nppliance to keep Hies outi ot
the cream prtcher.
The patentee, Mr. Sulzbacher, for
many years resided at a hotel and, In
me summer tune, nau uaiiy oojeet les
sons In the natatorial proclivities of
the common house rty. Ono day after
an unusually heavy run of files ho
vowed he would dedicate his remaining
days to solving tho problem of abating
this nuisance. Success came to blm
through tho 1'nited States patent otllco
on Jan. 17.
Mr. Hulzbacher's device consists of
an ordinary cream or syrup pitcher
with a special lid sliding horizontally
on a pivot. In front of this lid, in the
spout, Js a vertical wedgo of glass or
metal filled with small holes through
which the fluid In tho pitcher may ho
poured. When the lid is properly ad
justed not a 'fly can get In.
It is tho patentee's Intention to begin
at once tho manufneturo of these fly.
less plchers and he has no doubt that
thoy will fill a long felt want.
SCHADT IS THE CHAIRMAN.
Named by tho City Candidates of tho
Democratic Party.
The Democratic city candidates havo
organized for tho campaign by elect
ing Charles II. Schadt chairman of tho
city committee and John J. Murnhy
secretary. The name of tho treasurer
has not been announced. The commit
tee will consist of ono member from
each ward.
Rooms have been secured In liberty
Hall building on Washington avenuo
'for headquarters and wero being fitted
up yesterday. They will bo opened to
day, and tonight tho first meeting of
tho commltee will probably be held.
Steam Heatinp; and Plumbing.
P. P. & M. T. IIowley.'J31 Wyoming avo.
The Wllkcs-Barro Record can ba had
In Scranton at tho news stands of Her
man Bros., 401 Bnruco and C03 LlnU:n
Veet-u Mac, Lackawanna avenue.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Has been used for over 1'IFTV YUAHS
by M1I.MONH of SIOTI1KRS for thi'h
(.'IIII.DKRN WHH.M TUl'THINO. with
PERKKC'T SUIVKSS. It HOUTIIKS thu
CHILD, SOITKNS tho HUMS. AI.Ul
nil PAIN; CURBS WIND COI.IC. nnd
Is tho host remedy for DIAltRIIOHA.
Sold by Druggists In ovcry part of the
world. Bo euro und uxk for "Mrs. Wins
low's Soothing Syrup," and tako no other
kind, Twcnty-llvo cents a bottle.
BURGLARS ARE
AGAIN AT WORK
ENTERED THE RESIDENCE OF
MISS ELLA Q. PLATT.
It Is tho Socond Timo the Building
Has Beon Entorod Within a Short
Timo -Miss Piatt Is in Europe and
Hor Home Hns Been Closed for
Somo Timo -Rooms Woro Thor
oughly Ransacked and Many Ar
ticles of Vnluo Carried Away Tho
Exact Loss Unknown.
This city will bo cnunl to Philadel
phia soon in having certain residence
districts terrorized by reason of con
tinuous burglaries. For the past few
months Scranton has been the rendez
vous apparently ot several gangs ot
crooks who havo worked systematical
ly on the Hill. Many of these burglaries
have not been made public and In var
ious cases no report has been made to
the police.
Ono of the houses most persistently
entered has been that of Miss F.lla G.
Piatt on Webster avenue. Miss Piatt
is in Kuropc and before leaving homo
In October she packed many valuables
in tho way of wearing apparel und
treasures of art picked up In foreign
travel, In trunks and chests. The
house, which Is one of the handsomest
In the city, was but recently built nnd
is closed during tho owner's absence.
SAW WINDOW OPEN.
Yesterday the postman In his nfter
noon rounds, noticed a laundry window
open nnd spoke of the matter to a
member of F. E. Piatt's household. Mr.
Piatt's residence adjoins thnt of his
sister and he nt once made a search
when he found the interior In groat
disorder having evldcnly been thor
oughly ransacked the night before, as
ho dally goes about the premises. The
contents of trunks, boxes, bags nnd
bureau druwers were scattered In the
wildest confusion. Nothing had escaped
the vigilance of tho marnders and even
moth proof receptacles containing furs
were ripped open from end to end.
Valuable camel hair shawls, laces
and furs werj tumbled upon the floor
having apparently no attraction for
the burglars.
Mr. Piatt Is unable to say whether
the loss sustained has been great or
small ns he has no means of knowing
tho list of goods left In the house.
What is worrying Mr. Piatt Is whether
the gang which entered Miss Piatt's
home Monday night is tho same which
entered the same placo two weeks ago.
That burglary occurred between Satur
duy and Monday when the house was
nlso turned topsy turvey from top to
bottom.
THE SAMK GANG.
Thu Impression given Is that prob
ably the same gang was then at work
as trunks then left untouched In the
third story were gone through on this
occasion.
A determined entrance must have
been persisted in as every window and
I ilooe bad boon lammed bv heavv in
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thu ,Pen"SylVa,,,,11? QUa"y ;mP y V
pl' '"'V?,11 W,U b "f Tuesday. Fob.
' '21. bv Attorney A. V. Dean, as fiollo-
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' 111,1, tlllU IIIU IIIUIUUUUI 1111V1 l.lU U1V
August Itoblnson, D. 15. Hand, John
W. Baylor, C. P. Davidson and L. L.
Major. It is expected that the new
eompan will capitalize at $100,000.
Though tho men Interested are from
this city the city will not receive any
direct benefit from the work upon
which the new company is about to
enter. As the company's title Indicates
quarrying will be done and the field
of operations lies jut below White
I iiaveu, 111 i.uzeino uoumy. tor some
BayIor ,mve beell operating a valuable
stone (,uim.v at that placo. but only
lllllt'n .Hl'SHI. JIUUIUSUII, JltlUU unu
a private 111111. tne tnree men being
1 partners. The business having in
creased sufficiently, those interested
felt warranted In taking stepa to wid
en their scope and seek u larger mar-
jiet.
Thus It conies about that a company
wns proposed and Messrs. Davidson
nnd Major were Interested. As soon as
tho charter Is granted tho company will
organize, elect officers and issue stock
to the extent of the capitalization.
The quarry to bo controlled by the
new company Is part of a 308-acro track
and contains a very fine, hard, red
sandstone. It is easily adaptable to
the building of bridge piers, abutments,
large stone buildings, etc. The quarry
is reached by a branch from the main
line of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, and this gives a very direct
connection both with the seaboard and
the main cities Inland. Several large
contracts nro already under consider
ation, nnd Immediately after the char
tering of tho company Increased facili
ties for a larger output will be placed
and operations continued .
MEETING OF THE W. C. T. U.
Midyear Convention Will Be Hold in
Elm Park Church This Month.
A most Interesting meeting of tho
Central Woman's Christian Temper
ance union was held yesterday after
noon. After devotlonnl exercises, Mrs.
Howell, county superintendent of Jail
work, gave a touching account of somo
prisoners who are about to leave tho
Jail and stand In need of friends to
help them upon their release.
Several members will write to Rev.
O. W. Welsh, president of tho city
union of Christian Endeavors, thank
ing him for his efforts to have the law
regarding boxing matches enforced in
this county.
Tho mid-year meeting of Lackawan
na county will be held In Kim Park
church tho last of February. Mrs. An
nabel Morris Holvoy, ot West Plttston,
will bo tho evening speaker. Tho fol
lowing resolutions wero adopted:
Whereas, The Women's ChrUtlun Tern,
poranco union has been organized as a
society laboring for tho higher educa
tion of women, and tho bettering of tho
conditions of humanity In general, ani
Whereas, We believe tho training nnd
education of our children could bo much
better und moro efficiently, and nlso
Wtjt E$i 119 T,,e 1,tsl remedy for
3 1 E Ull S whooping-cough. Give
Cough Syrup gS'WSi'Ji.M
euQcrcr will sooa be cured, Price ouly :j cts.
inn rMi 111
the child Dr. null's
moro economically carried on If the
mothers as well ns tho fnthcrs wcro rep
resented on our school boards, nnd
Whereas, In- other cities women are
serving most satisfactorily nnd effi
ciently In this capacity. Therefore, bo it
Resolved, That wo most henttlly en
dot so tho candidacy of Mrs. Margaret 13.
Roberts for school director nnd call upon
our brothers, husbands nnd sons to en
dorse her nt the polls.
CHILD FATALLY BURNED.
Hor Sistor Set Flro to Her Clothing
with a Match.
Th two-yenr-old duughler of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Lewis Spangonburg, of Little
England, was burned to death yester
day afternoon.
Mrs. Spangonburg left tho bouse for
a short timo and placed the little girl
hi care of lief sister, who Is a few
yeary her senior. Tho oldest of the
two girls found matches and began to
play with them, and accidentally sot
firo to tho clothing of her little sister.
The latter wns fatally burned before
help arrived.
OLD FAMILIES AT WAR.
Church Estato Suos Winton Estate
for Valuable Property Located
in tho Twenty-FirBt Ward
of tho City Scranton.
An equity suit was yesterday Insti
tuted by Attorney S. B. Price to re
cover from Charles J. Church, admin
istrator of tho estato ot Joseph Church,
deceased, a one-fourth Interest in what
Is commonly known as tho P. C. Griffin
plot, a tract of land fifty acres In ex
tent, lying In tho vicinity of Tripp's
crossing In the Twenty-first ward. The
suit is directed against tho Winton es
tate. The plaintiff sets forth In his paper
book that Joseph Church, AVIlIIam W.
Winton, Isaac Dean and Thomas Llvey,
purchased the land In the early '70's,
each paying one-fourth of the money
put down, with the understanding that
they were to share equally in tho earn
ing of the property. Tho land was
given to W. W. Winton in trust and
wan managed by him until his death
in 1SB4, and then by his wife, Cather
ine Winton, until her death a year ago.
Tho moneys earned by the land were
to be npplled to paying off certain in
debtedness standing against it, and
when these debts woro wiped out the
Joint owners wero to begin to share
in the profits.
The plaintiff avors that he boa fre
quently applied to the present execu
tors of the estate for an accounting of
the trust, but has been unable to even
secure from them an acknowledgment
that they held anything In trust for
the Church atate. In contradiction of
this, tho plaintiff recites that in 1S97
tho defendants refused to pay taxes on
more than three-fourths of tho prop
erty and referred the collector to the
Church estato for the remaining one
fourth. The plnlntiff paid the taxes.
In his petition he asks court to order
an accounting and direct that a trustee
be appointed to take caro of the In
terests of the Church estate. Ho also
asks that the Winton eetato be en
joined from collecting certain coal roy
alties from the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western company, which company
is now withholding nt his demand.
Good Investments.
Special opportunities exist today for
furniture nnd other woodworking
plants, for nil factories using iron and
steel and for textile mills of all kinds
and for fhoo and leather manufactures
In the South, along the Southern Hall
way. In many places thero are open
ings for electrical plants, for whole
salers and other business men. Men
seeking Investments in manufacturing
industries, in iron, coal or timber
lands, In farms or in other ways, or
doshlntr homo In unn.l ar.Ptlni, nnrt
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healthy, pleasant climates. Investigate
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miles of track, stretching from the
Potomac and the ocean to the Missis
sippi, and the Ohio to tho Southern
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Send for our publications. Tell us
what you are looking for and we can
locate you advuntageously.
M. V. Richards,
Land and Industrial Agent, Southern
Railway, Washington, D. C.
It Beats tho Band.
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