THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1809.
SIX VOTED AGAINST
PROVIDENCE PAVE
ORDINANCE IS KILLED IN COM
MON COUNCIL.
Selectman Roche Instigated nn In
vestigation to Ascertain What Be
comes of the Interest on Balances
In the City Treasurer's Depart
mentMr. Oliver Joins with the
Demociats In Pieventlng the Elec
tion of a Member of the Boaid of
Revision and Appeals.
Common council lust night Killed tho
Providence pave eirdlnnnie. In select
council a resolution wits parsed mo
vlding for nn inijulry as to what Is
done Ith the hutu-st on monthly bal
ances of city Mind. The joint session
kf councils, to 111! the vneanev on the
lourd if lovislon and uiiue-m fulled
In ni;iteilallo owing to Jlr. Oliver's
liotlon In Joining with tin- tteniouutn
of common council in bieiiiciiiR a
ijuoruni.
The Piovldetiie pave oidluauce mot
Its death on Until reading. It received
only thliteen of the noci-PMirv three
tourths vote Those who voted against
It were"
.lumen filler. Third word.
M 1' Ulltoj. Seventh ward.
J J. Monaghau, Twelfth wntel.
K J. roloman. Sixteenth ward
15 J. Sheridan, Nineteenth ward
M .1 I'uslck, Twentieth ward.
Mcssts. Keller and Norton were ab
sent Tho vote was not preceded by
any discussion or comment, and none
of the members offered any explana
tion of hl vote. Six of those who
voted In the nfllrmatlve. seeing tint
the 01 dimmer Mas beaten, chanced
their votes befoie the result wai an
nounced, in order that they may move
for It" reconsideration at the next
meeting. These weie Messrs. M. V.
Moni, Oriinth-. Wnlkei, Jackson,
Wonzcl and Oliver
Mr. Finn, who had charge of the
oidlnance In select council, stated un
hesitatingly for publication that the
death of the ordinance was due to
anti btlck Influences, and that Iniptop
1 1 imliicomi nts had been ottered to
KM ure Its killing.
MINOR TRANSACTION'S.
onimon council did very little else
of Impoitanre on llnal reading were
parsed ordinances foi four oleetilt;
lights In the riftecnth ward, and for
r pairs of Washburn stieet culvert. On
thlid leading there vvcie passed or
dinances establishing grades on Fif
teenth wntd streets: for two electric
lights in the Second wind; for a sewer
basin on the corner of Luzerne street
and Rallioad avenue and for an addi
tional man lot the Crvstal Hose cotn
l'Jnj A U's-nlution was passed awarding to
M J Gibbons the contiact for the sew
er in the Nineteenth dlstilct, tit 2.?,
per lineal foot, house connections, fl.'J"
Iter lineal foot This sewer Is In the
Fifth, Fourteenth and eighteenth
wind Members htraggllng out singly
broke n quorum and caused an ad
journment. The monthly balance matter In select
council was brought up by Mr. Roche.
Tin monthly report of City Treasurer
Roland showed a cash balance on hand
Feb 1 of $20').781.81, and March 1, $103,
064 30 In the statement of leeelpt no
mention appeared of Interest on these
balances. '
Mr. Roche asked the chair If the
banks holding this balance paid inter
est on them, and If so what was done
with that Interest.
Chaitman Chittenden answered that
he Introduced a resolution some time
ago, directing the city controller to
Inform councils on this matter, but,
although the resolution was passed and
a copy of It sent to the controller,
nothing had over came of It.
"What can wo do about It?" queried
Mi. Roche
"Set tho grand Jury after them.
That's our only lecouise, I guess," an
swered thu chair.
Later on Mr. Roche lntioduced the
following icsolutlon, which was unan
imously adopted:
MR. ROCHITS RESOLUTION.
Ilo-olvid, By the seoct council, that a
special committee ot three be appointed
lor the purpose of ascutalnlng If the city
funds have earned Interest during the
past three years, und for this purpose
the commlttto shal) have tho right to ex
amine the books of tho heids of the fimn
il.il departments of tho elty government.
The committee Is directed to report at
tho earliest il.tto possible.
The chair appointed Messrs. Roche,
I.anslns and Schneider as this com
mittee. A summ ry of the monthly re
pot t of tho treasurer is appended:
Uilance cash on hand Feb 1
J.W.7S3 f 1
i,7ji s:.
114 un
It 7;
Receipts ftom collectors
Kecelpts from park commlFhlon-
'18
Receipts from board of health .
Heceipts lrom street loinmlo-
Hlonrr
Iter ijitH fiom building inspcctoi
Receipts from city licenses
Receipts from sewer aes-
mentK
Receipts from pivlns nshes-
menls ,
It "'.
S-.0
7"l Ml
HI ".1
W7 id
Total
.JI2 7t!l
.i 17.' 07
. 20 ') ! 32
5 i i 01
-.
101 VS
DISBITRPEMRNTS.
Tax collectors' commissions...
Oeneial city warrrnts
Sower warruntx
Grading warrants
Street Improvement bonds
Interest paid on munlclp.il build
Ing loan
1 rw) no
Balance- Mutch I, US? . . J 2J,i0l til
On motion .C Mr. Iloche the chair
was dlteeted to appoint u special com
mltteo to consider and make tecum-
mendations on the senate bill piovldinjj
amendments to thlid-class city char
ters. Messrs. Roche, Sandeison mid
McCann were named as this commit
tee, Mr. O'Hovle lntioduced u icsolutlon
ictiuestlng the Scianton Rallwaj com
pany to establish a waiting station at
home convenient point on Lackuwann.i
avenue for the accommodation of pa
trons. It was apptoved. Mr. O'Royle
served notice that If the request was
not sianted 11 eluuse ptovldlng for suoh
a station would be made a part of tho
next franchise ordinance that cume up.
MATTER OF CHARITY.
Mr Schioeder Introduced an otdl-
i.iko leleaslnc tho Luckawunna hog-
'tul ftom tho Mulbeiry stieet paving
iscssmcnt. It was rcfetrcd to the
udlclary committee.
The Sanderson avenue pave 01 ill
'unofj experienced another delay be
aUre 110 profile of the grade was at
iuched to the measure. It would have
been postponed, at any rate. It Is safe
to Judge from tho discussion whit h pre
ceded Its iHistponument, because of thu
unsettled condition of affults regard
ing damages from a contemplated
change In grade.
Tho ordinance for the Seranlon Rail
way company's Country club extension
was passed on third leading,
A resolution was passed awarding to
O'ltovle &, Donuhoc tho contract for
the Ninth Muln avenue, 1'iovltlence
Road and Phllu stteet sower. Their
pi lie Is $21,700.
All the common t otitic Itme 11 except
Imr Mi. Norton and all the selectmen
with the exception of Messrs Wagner,
Sandetson und Ftable were about the
council chambers or adjacent coiiidots
when the effott to convene u. Joint ses
sion to (111 the vtiiancv on the boiud of
revision and appeal was under way.
Mr. Coleman, the Demoeiatle caucus
choice for the jiosltlon, kept the Demo-
ruts of the lower branch from t uter
Ing the council chumbei and as Mr.
Oliver, vi ho lefuses to suppott IMcinls
V. Munis, tho Republicans' choice for
the position, could not be ptev ailed
upon tu go Into the meeting, the lower
blanch was left without a quotum, the
other ten Hepubllcon membeis being
the only ones to respontl to roll call.
The 1olnt session was adlourued to
net Thursday night, and then the
Democrats and Mt. Oliver came in and
proceeded with the business session.
Select council stirtcd In with Its busi
ness session nnd took a leeess to go
Into Joint session. When the joint si s
slon was adjourned It lesunied busi
ness. AN ALDERMAN'S IDENTITY.
What He Is, May Be, What He Was
Called and What He Did.
I may be 11 Republican, 1 am a
Rresbyteilun, but I am not a tramp,"
quoth Major Millar, the genial and
long forbearing alderman of the Rlghth
ward, last night. Tho Hist pait of his
statement was made mildly, the .sec
ond part positively nnd tho culmina
tion vehemently, and John Mjets, of
West Scranton, was lined $" for In
sinuating that the aldeiman was a
tramp. In default of the tine y,oung
Myeis was committed to Jail for thlity
days.
The above episode grew out of .1
case which was being heard by tho
alderman, In which Henry and Jam. s
Myeis, brothct s of John, were defend
ants. The latter was wont to make
shoit speci lies anent the merits of ttif
cae and other things at the most ln
oppottuno moment. He was warned
of his danger several times but either
would or could not understand or had
nc vet met the alderman befoie.
At one time he remarked to a spec
tator "I'll have a case befoie some
aldeiman nivself yet." He did, for
in reply to the answer "Well, here's
one now ; you needn't go away," Myeis
said in a pompous manner. "Oh, I
don't want any tramp tiylng cases for
me." "How hath the mighty fall
en," would tetsely describe the events
which rapidly ensued and ended with
Mvers' committal.
The case Itself was one of larceny.
Robeit Foster, the ptosecutor, eharcid
James and Homy Myers with stealing
two hogs ftom his pen. The defend
ants were held in S200 ball each for
their appearance at couit. The parties
concerned nil reside near the Oxford
shaft.
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Have Been Added to the Soldiers'
Reception Fund.
The following additional contribu
tions to the Thliteenth regiment recep
tion fund have been received.
Chfirics Robinson ,
Barber Asphalt company
Williams t McAnulty
Scranton Tribune.
L. B. Row 1 II S. Co
i:. .1. Lvnett
. 2" 00
. 10W
. WOO
. 10 W
. B 00
. JW
. S0
. COO
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. D00
. SCO
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. ri 0)
. r00
. ,- 00
5 0)
. rj no
. 5 '10
32 00
c 1:
J. w.
I'oote
I'. I..
.loms
l'ior
Gucrr.sey
& Shear
Crane
I.oi.r's Sons
Richard O'Brien
S V Stlllwell
William Bit mo
Scranton Transfet company .
II. S. Goimm
Hev. J. A. O'Reilly
ClirKo Bros
A. W. Dickf-on
William H. Storts
Smaller amounts
HE SOUGHT IN VAIN.
Scranton Ha Not the Panacea for
His Ills.
William II, Selders, a police sergeant
of Reading, Pa, was In the city yes
teiday looking Into the regulations gov
erning the Scranton police department.
There has been a change In admin
istration in Reading, and with every
change of admlnlsttatiou the police
fence is changed lit one grand sweep
He understood that they didn't do that
sort of thing In Scranton, and came up
here as a pcclal committee ot the
Reading force to learn If possible how
to prevent the impending catastiophe
He was much disappointed to ells
ioer that there was no law legulat
Ing the thing here. He had hoped that
the Scranton ollleeis wete in posses
sion of the knowledge of some- book
01 woik on the law by which they ie
talned their positions during succes
sive changes ot administration
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.
One Suit Grows Out of Another and
Defendant Becomes Prosecutor.
Stanislaus Kos-.atek, of 1914 I.ueine
stieet, wus atialgned before Alderinuu
Howe last night charged with petjuiv,
Fiank Ko.loskv, of Keyser avenue, an
eistwhlle friend of the defendant, was
pioseculot. He alleged that Kosatek
had committed perjuiy by testit.vlng
befoie Aldeiman Kellow on Jan. 7 last
that he (Kozloky) owed him a lirge
sum of money for boarding. In Utat
suit Kozatek was prosecutot.
A ciowd of witnesses am! it lends
of both men weie nt the healing, and
shortly after It was under way the dis
covery was made that the interpieitr
was also a witness for the piosecutor.
A huirlcaue of objections, stated in
good Sluvlsh, was hurled at the aldei
man. He ptomptly adjoin tied the case
until next Mondaj night
CHARLES BENNETT'S DEATH.
Coioner's Juiy Will Hear Testimony
In West Scranton This Evening.
The 1 01 onei 's Jury In the ease of
Chacon Ueinieu, the blind man who
was found dead In his home In As.
vi ell t out t some time ugo, will meet
this evening in the West Scianton
police station ut 8 o'clock.
Mounted Oflleer Dyer will go to Lu
zerne today ond bring Mis. Hennett
to this city to glvo testimony In th
case. Other witnesses are lequestod
to present themselves at the hourlng.
The Juiy Is composed of Messrs. W.
W. Jones. John Flanagan, T. T. Mor
gan. Reese Morgnn, Richard Prlco and
William Gibbons.
WELL PLEASED WITH
THE SITUATION
COAL MEN SAY AFFAIRS ARE
VERY SATISFACTORY.
President of Coal Companies Sums
Up the Situation In This Way:
There Is no Combination in the
Sense of a Titist; There Is Simply
iv Community ot Inteiests Among
the Holdeis of the Coal Stocks
Which Enables Them to Have a.
Better Undemanding.
"The coal men toditv epress them
selves as well pleased with the situa
tion, which, the.v say, Is 'veiy nails
factoty.' Hevond this they will not
go und definite news as to the allcKtd
combination of Inteiests representing
fVOO.OOO.OOo 01 i-itpltal Is not proeutable
ut this time," intel the New York Com
mercial Adveltl-er of last ltlcht.
"So far as can be learned the sit
uation Is this An atiangement seems
to have he-en leached between the'
leaellng tailroads engaged lit the coal
business that Is, between the Morgan
roads on the erne hand and the Vun
dcrbllt lines on the other; the Iuka
wanna, which has hetetofore occupied
the position of a free lance, making
and cutting lates without regatd to
the othei Inteiests, having been
whipped in
"The nriangement was biought about
by the Influence of the large operators
ve ho used the pioposcd Independent
road f 1 om Scianton to New Ycuk,
known as the New York, Wj outing
and Western Fnless some unexpect
ed obstacle to the ptesent aiiange
ment appeals that road will not be
built. Simpson & Watklns, the largest
operators in Scranton. have merged all
their coal companies Into one- large
concern to be known ns the Temple
Iron company This firm was one of
the piinclpal backets or thu piopobed
load, but Mr Watklns now savs that
they have 110 fuither interest in it. as
there Is no longer nn necesslt.v for it.
"In btief tie situation may be pinn
iped up In the words of the piesldent
of one of the oal companies, who said:
'There ate no pipers in any fotmal con
solidation to he signed no t omhlii'i
tion In the iene ol o tiut and no
new compam to take ovei the present
coal companies, evept In th case of
Individual operalopi There is simply
a community of lntnrc.ts among the
holdeis of the coal stocks whlc-n enables
them all to have a better understand
ing of the sttuitloii. thereby Insuring
bettei busineso roi all the coal proper
ties.' "
INTEREST UNABATED.
Elks Lodge Pool Tournnment P10
giesslng at the Rooms.
The meinbi rs ot the Scranton lodge
of Klks met in regular session last
night and enrolled two new membeis
1'. S. I'letlcnburg and David Levy. It
was also agreed that tho lodge should
turn out In a body to parade on Match
23, at the reception to bu tendered
to the Thirteenth regiment. A com
mittee was appointed to make artange
ments. The attendance was large and
lunch was seived.
The pool tournament among the
members of the lodge, In which twenty-two
plavcii. aie entered. Is ptogis
Injj with, added Interest. The scote up
to and including Inst night's plav is ns
follows. Keese vs Cohen, BO ..2. Reese
vs SImrell, r0 23; Reese vs F.ig.m CO
22; Reese vs St liumaun, "a 21, Reee
vs. McCann. 50 Hi, SImrell vs Gould
15 15, Stmiell vs Limits 45 17 SImrell
vs. Kagan, 45 2i, Simrell vs. Coyne,
50 25; SImrell vs. Jones, .'5, Ttuddy vs
Jones, 25 24 Fagan vs. .McCann, 49 20,
Fagan vs. Gould 50 14 Gould vs J.of
tu, 20 15, McCann vs. Gould, .10 10;
Coyne vs Gould, 20 2'5.
SCARLET FEVER IN JESSUP.
Neglected Child Dies fiom the Dis
ease After Five Days' Sickness.
Coroner Robetts was notified yester
day by an Olyphant undertaker of the
death ot a fifteen-months-old child of
Frank Jadunsky at Jesstip. The child
was taken sick last Saturdav, and the
family, being In poor clicumstantes,
the father went among his friends anil
tiled to lalse money to secure the ser
vices of a doctor, and falling tu this,
neglected the child, and it died Wed
nesday afternoon at t o'clock.
The cotonet went to Jessup yester
day and made an Investigation The
lielshbois wete eiuestloned, nnd It was
learned that several children were suf
feiing ftom what they supposed wus
measles, but when Dt. Roberts Investi
gated, he found that they weie suffer
ing ftom scarlet fevei, and came to the
conclusion the chllel died from the of
leetg of that disease He decided that
an inquest was not necessary and
granted a certlllcate of btitlal to the
patents.
DEATH OF MRS. EDILDA SLOCUM
She Was One of the Pioneei Resi
dents of Tills Region.
Mrs Fdllda Sloium, alduvv of the
late Joseph Slocum. died at 11 !()
iVlock last night at hei home, so;
Slocum stieet She was ill years of
age ami is suivlved by one son. J. W.
Sloe uni
Mis. Slocum was the daughter of
Rodolphus and Saiah Itlnghaiu of
Palmy 111, Pike county, and on Dee, 22,
1J0, she mairied the late Joseph Slo
cum. They sittled in Sloeum Hollow
In IS12 hud In tho tollowing ye.11 Mr.
Slocum was I'leeteel township collector
In I8"i0 he was oluon as tin. tliwt
butgess of fnunton and aftci wauls
held nttmeions other offices. He died
June "2. lSOO.
The nirangements for Mis. Slocum's
f uncial have not yet been nuteie.
FELL INTO A CELLAR.
Two Diummeis Met with n Seiious
Mishap,
Two diummeis, who aie quattetetl
at tint Rudolph, walked off the side
walk on Penn itvcnne Into the open
cellat back of tho Lyceum Inst night,
falling u distaiico of ten feet.
One of them. W. R. Blown, ot Bos
ton, was con led out unconscious, with
two ugly cuts on his head. He was
taken to the Lackawanna hospital, The
othei escaped with slight bltilses.
PARK PLACE.
A 'poverty" social will be conducted
at the Piovldenco Methodist e hut oh
parsonage this evening.
For several mornings elurlng tho past
two weeks sopio person was taking tho
I milk left at the veldnco of n, p.
Atherton, on Providence load. Yes
terday morning watch was kept and
the thief caught In the act. Ho, how
ever, managed to get away, but whs
recognized and preisccutlon may follow.
Sterling H. Tripp, of Providence road,
Is quite 111.
MR. VIRGIL'S BIG NUGGET.
It Weighed Nlnety-iilght Pounds
nnd Worth Moie Than SI 1,000.
Fre m the Morning Oimuiiltiu
A single chunk eif gold weighing
lilnetv-elght pounds and woith til, 750'
This Is tlie slirc and ulite of the uuk
get that 13. U. Vltgll, of Fast I'oitland,
found In Fieneh Utile h. near Gold Hill,
Columbia count v. California, In IS37
"1 tell you," lematki'd Mr Mtgll, as
his eyeh lighted ui with the reeollec
tlon of that famous Und, "that was
the event ot it lifetime and caused
ni'lch excitement all over the countiv.
Up to that time It whs the largest nug
get that ever had been uneoveied In
California It was a nine incident,
and some one eNe might have ben
the lutkv one.
1 had n lmilnct narnetl Weil and
we had been mining en Fi 'itch Gulch,
but wero not elolng much, and we de
ilcled to go over to the Fraser river,
and wo void out the vis rlalni wl ere
1 afteiward found the big chunk of
gold We'll, I went up 1101th. but that
did not pun out verv well and T decid
ed to ti'luin west and 1 aetuall went
hack and bought bic k our old lalni.
We wont to woik again on the old
ground. One tlaj t w is woiking away
with my pick taking out pieces of dull
led stone that was so light and poiotis
that it would lion l In water While I
was digging In the "tiiif mv plik Htruck
aralnst something haid. I vvotked
away ami llnally the lump was exposed.
My pick hud creased one side, expos
ing the color of gold. I could not be
lieve my eves t took off mv hat and
threw It on the giotind and llvn tiled
to lift the chunk, but It was too heavy.
It seemed fust to the enth. I cut my
linger severely. I called to West
and us he came t thought 1
could hang my coat on his
e.v T. Miners gathered from all elltec
tlnns. It vi ns a custom for a miner,
when he found a big nugget, to st
down on It, and, with a dlsn of beans,
wait till he could make a afe disposi
tion of It. In this ease we formed a
procession and took the chunk to the
express ofueo, where the amazem mt of
the olllc laK was greit Indeed The
chunk had some quarts' In It, but I re
ceived 111,750 tor it. I suppose. H must
have been thrown where I found It
from ome distance I ind othei s had
passed ovet the place mtinv times but
never dreamed that It wa.s underneath
We sold out the ilalm but It never
paid veiy much afteiward"
INDUSTRIAL JOTTINGS.
Owing to the enotmous shipments
of coal now being made over the D.
S and S. mllroad to Perth Amboy for
the Fast and Buflalo lor the West, the
tialntnen are wot king ovei time. The
etews tunning to Perth Amboy alone
moke thi eo tilps a week
Piospects for the futute of the In
dustrial life of Weatherly Pa., ate
glowing btighter It Is expected that
a laige gun (small aims) factory will
soon be located there. Atiangements
are now being made to secuie the
building formerly used as a bicycle
factoi y.
The Reading lion company Is ex
periencing consldotablo elllllculty In se
i urlng enough cais to make their ship
ments The Reading i.illtoad. in order
to pattly meet this and like calls upon
them, are having 1,000 gondola oars
built at different establishments, about
half of them being "rush" 01 dels. The
demand for this class ot cats the past
y ear has been great
Ohvet'.s sheet Iron mills, at Fasten.
Idle the past five vears, ate to be
plared In operation In a week or two
The large plant of the Vulcan Iron
company, at Tnmaqua, will shoitlv ie
sume opetations attei .1 years Idle
ness. Seveial colored mlneis are now em
ployed at the Hazle .Mines eolllety,
located near Hazletun, and from what
their employ eis say they ate excellent
miners It is somewhat of a novelty
to see coloied men employe el lu the
mines In this region nlthough when
the Jeddo tunnel was built most of
those 1'iigaged In the woik were ne
gioes. It Is Hid on good authoiiiv that
heteafter the f'entral Rallioad of New
Jersey will operate the Mauch Chunk
"Switch Back," Instead of leasing it
as heretofore This seems plausible as
no steps have been taken as yet to
renew the lease for this year, though
theie aie five applicants The Mum
ford lease expired Match 1 last.
Michael Grlften, of White Haien, the
elilclent load bed supervisor on the
Iehlgh and Susquohannu division on
the Central Rallioad of New Jersey,
has had his tenitory extended and Is
now supervisor nlo of the Jeisey di
vision. Thete seems to be a possibility thlt
with tho exception of Paymaster J. If.
Wllhelm, of the Lehigh Valley lallioad.
and his usslstam, Mr. Haines, the
whol foieo of eleiks In the paymtis
tet's ollke and the ofilee Itself l be
tiansferted Iieun Mauch Chunk to
Bethlehem. The ti mister will bo made
on or about April 1, airoidlng to tho
runiot
WYOMING.
A C Antilm, assistant agent ui tim
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad depot, has gone tu Dainlllu for
a short visit
An "Old Tymi" Singe' was held in
the leetute loom of the- .Methodist
church on AVednesday evening. A vi ly
Interesting programme was ic-ndi ted by
the voung people under the dliectlou
of Mrs. Wilson Tileble. Pievlous to
tho euteitiiluuKiit a supper was seived,
of which many partook
Mrs Helen DeWltt. the milllnet, has
gone to New Yoik city for a week
Miss Lauin Dnvles was a visitor In
Fmty Fott on Wednesday.
William II. Puttetson Is visiting lela
II vex in Dallas and vicinity.
Time will bt no sei vices In the
Methodist and Baptist t hutches on
Suneluy mot ping, owing tu the union
service or the Wyoming Bible soele-ty.
Rev W H. Menfei. of Tunkhun
nock, was a caller In town em Wednes
day. On Wednesday Mis. Hentv M Uur
land entertained at ellneni Mis 13. M.
Itoelle, Mrs J B, Kitchen of Wyo
mlng, and .Mis Alton Hoflson, ' of
Wilkes-Bart o.
Mis. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Hub been used for over Firry YIJAItS
by MILLIONS of MOTHBRS fur their
CIULPUI3N WHILIJ TFLTHINU Vvltlt
PKIU'KCT RITCCBSS. It SOOTHI3S the
CHILD. POFTBNS the GUMS. ALLAl
nil BAIN: CURBS WIND COLIC, and
Is tho best remedy for DIARRUOI2A.
Bold by Drofftilats in ovory pan ot tho
world Bo .euro nnd auk for "Mrs. Wlrm.
Inn's Soothing Sjtup." and take 110 other
kind, Twenty-live cents tt bottle.
PITTSTON NEWS.
What Pittson Township Does with
the People's Money Death of a
West Plttston Disaster Survivor.
What the Ladles' Aid Society Ac
complished A Column of Local
News Carefully Collected.
Heic Is ,1 eoiket that should last
feu all time, as nn exhlbtt ot what
the ollleeis of PIttstou township did
with the people's money. The' tieasuv
er, hiving received $1,200 fiom liquor li
censes and J.' 024 from special taxes,
has been paying some ot the teivvnshlp'i
old scoics. He placed $!,S0n yti'iiluv,
leaving the treasuty almost empty
again. II Is wurty of note that of tills
amount all eioept about 800 was paid
for bills inclined In litigation, the law
yers lecelvlng the bulk of th" money
A ft lend at our elbow gently makis
the suggestion that no wondet cot tain
lawyers at the county seat ure erect
ing handsome residences Alas, Cork
Lane' Mm mi' eettnlnly entitled to the
whole bakeiy.
Joseph LutU'foid and wife. Mm. C.
Sutherland. Mis. J. M. Aimstrong and
Mi und Mrs. J. N Thomas wore le-gNti-icd
ut tho St. Dennis hotl, New
York, yestoidtty.
Mis. Mabel Evans, ot Tompkins
.street, hud th misfortune to fall clown
j. flight of stalls yestei day nnel ftaeturo
hot aim.
F. F Meuimau, of Duninorc, Was In
tlie city yesteiduy on a business mis
sion William R Davis, who has been a
resident here (or many yeais, died yes
let day morning at his home on I'm her
street, a vU tim of mlnet's asthma,
at the age ot 59 yeais. He wis one
of the sin v Ivors of the West PIttstou
dls-astei aril when this occuriecl had
it very narrow escipe from death, as
he was very weak when found by the
rescuing pirty When he recovered he
lesunied wot It in the mines and con
tinued until the disease which termin
ated lib life took fast hold upon him.
He is suivlved by a wife and two
elanghtets and was a member of the
Thistle ljelgc and Gohonto Fncamp
inont I O O F Tlo f unci. U has lioen
niringed to take place tomorrow after
noon at 2,30 o'clock, with Interment
In the Plttston cemetery.
The condition of William Morrison
of Paisotiace street, is still critical
and little hopes tor his lecovety were
entetl lined lat night.
Tlie collletles of the Lehigh Valley
in this vicinity will be Idle today nnd
tomoi re w .
The diagram for tho sale of scats for
Monday evening's play, "Tho Sunshine
of Paradise Alley" will open this morn
ing at Andrews' book rtore.
The court has appointed James Gran
nliun supcu visor of Plttston townhlp
to fill the vacancy caused by tho resig
nation of A. Granahnn.
Rev Father G.uvey went to Wll
llumsiiort this morning on a business
mission. He will return tomorrow.
13 M Beyea, Janes Young, of Dun-more-,
also B W Strongman, of Hones
dale, dined at the Faglo yesterday.
John Kosman, of Duryea, had a mi
row escape fiom Joining the majotlty
when he was thiown fiom the top of
a moving train while going under the
bridge of the Lehigh Valley near that
place yesterday. John's team shied
at the appioach of an electric car,
and when lie took the lofty tumble he
landed on his head and wns found to
be badly injured He was conveyed
to his home In that vicinity and u ph -slclan
summoned.
A. C. Holden left last night on an
extended AVestern trip.
The young people of the West Sid"1
Methodist Episcopal church have In
preparation a musical", and the same
w 111 be presented on next Monday eve
ning. While RolandiH Blank was complet
ing the excavation of a gtavo In die
AVest Plttston cemotety, a plank fell
upon him nnd dislocated his .shouldei
Zedore Garnitus, a miner In the
Si hooley shaft, had one of Ills thighs
ft.ictured yesterday bv a fall of rock
Ho was lemoved to the hospital, wheie
his injttiles weie attended to.
The common council were supposed
to have held a legular meetlnir last
evening, but there was no Important
business to transact.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Wist
Side Presbyterian chutch held one rf
their semi-monthly meetings yesterdi'y
afternoon at tho residence of Mrs. John
A. Law, on Susquehanna avenue. This
particular society Is perhaps one ot
the largest and most Influential in
doing charitable work around this
vicinity. These meetings while of a
social nature, each member performs
a certain amount of needle woik, and
both the hospital and many poor fam
ilies, It 1 espec tlv e of denomination, have
been assisted during tho past winter
Mrs C. II. Cool Is the president, and
at yesterday s meeting after heating
the report of the committee, both
money and many useful at tides of
clothing wete donated to a number of
deserving families Mrs. Law cnt -
talned hei guests of yesterday with a
delightful and palatable luncheon.
Joseph Glennon, who recently pui-
based the old Tompkins propeity on
South Main street, purposes electing
seviual substantial lesldences upon tno
same during the coming summer.
The Ice has all passed down and o-jt
on the Susquehanna, tho water has
ill opped several feet, und all danger of
a seveie fieshet Is passed.
All the mall boxes about the 1 ity
and on the West Side have been re
painted. The change is both notice
able and nttractlvo.
Amongst tho changes on Apill 1 llm
Magnet will lemove to the Oliver
Butke bulldlnsr, 011 South Main stieet,
and AVeeks Brothers will occupy tho
Smith building, next door to the Peo
ple's bank
The- condition of Chailos Aivldann.
who has been scilously 111 foi the ust
week, was somewhat Impioved yestei
day. This evening the He Dr. Haishaw
will deliver the last of his hlstoiltal
lectures in the West Sido Piesbyterlau
ihurch, and those who had the pleas
ute of hearing the others will not miss
this oppoitunity, but only glad to be
icmlnded of the fait.
Tho ill st team of the Young Mens
Chilstlun association will go down to
Bloomsbuig tomortow und engage lu
a letuin same with the Normal school
team The boys havo been at diligent
piaclicu and hope to put up tho lieu
basket ball same of their lives In ie.
turn for the defeat thev met on tho
occasion when the Bloom team was
here two weeks atxo.
Theie ure severul candidates in tha
field for the appointment of health olll
cer, to succeed the lutu James Tigue.
Tho salaiy Is 150 a month, and tho
aspltants aio Constable Colony, Rich
ard Sheridan and John Tigue, son of
tho deceased.
Supeilntendeiit Alexander llrydon
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LETTERS TO MRS. PINKHAM FROM WOMEN
RELIEVED OF SUFFERING:
Mrs. George Osmun, of Belvidcre, Warren Co., N. J. .writes:
" Suffering as I had from weakness, irregularities mid back
ache for bevcr.il years, a relcake from this suffering was a
blessing. Oh ! how I wish more suffering women would accept
yonr kind offer nnd be relieved. There is no need for women
to suffer. Mrs. Pinkbam's advice and Lydia E. l'inkham's
Vegetable Compound -will relieve
them."
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Mrs. Ida Peters, MlInn.Tcnn.,
writes:
" Dlar Mrs, Plvkham When I
wrote to you the first time asking
your advice I was a great sufferer.
Menstruations were irregular,
sometimes 11 week too soon and
then a week or two late, and when
they appeared were veryprofnse;
great pain and tenderness in tho
bowels, pain in back and limbs,
leucorrhoea all the time. I was
weak and nervous and had no
appetite. Burning and ejioking
sc- nsation in my throat. I received
your reply and followed all your
instructions and now I am cured,
f owe my recovery all to Mrs.
Pinkham's advice and her wonder
ful remedies."
Mrs. Maggie P. Stlne, New
Berlin, Pa., writes:
"I have suffered with terrible
backache in the small of my back
for about seven years, and could
never get anything to help me.
I tried several physicians, but
found no holp. I have now taken
three bottles of Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, and
feel like a different woman."
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rrs. H. A., 134 Cedar Street,
Ovvosso, nich., writes:
"Nearly three years ago I wrote
to you asking advice in regard
to my health. I was so miserable ;
suffered from painful menstru
ation and backache, was nervous,
dizzy and faint. I received such
a kind letter from you, telling me
just what to do. I followed your
advice and I now am recommend
ing Lydia K. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound. I thank God
for this pain destroyer."
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Mrs Plnkham Saves
Mrs, MaOanlols' Lffo.
" Nearly all the time for seven
years I was confined to my room.
I consulted the best doctors in
my town, and tried almost every
thing I could think of, but
received no lasting benefit. My
whole body was diseased, and
the pains I suffered no tongue
can tell. I believe there is not
a pain that any woman ever
suffered but what I have had.
I was troubled with backache,
nervousness, a burning and con
stant distress in the stomach,
painful menstruation, leucorrhtx-a,
nnd at times very bad headaches.
At last seeing your remedies
so highly recommended I decided
to try them, and to write to you
concerning my troubles.
" After receiving your letter of
advice. I followed your directions
and have now taken four bottles
of Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetablo
Compound, one of Wood Purifier, one-half box of Liver Pills,
and one and one-half packages of Sanative Wash, and can say
that I feel like a new person. 1 think I should not have
been on this earth now, had it not been for your medicine.
I cannot thank you enough for your advice to me and your
wonderful medicine." Mrs. Georgia McDaniels.Vlewfiolds,
South Dakota.
Mrs. Pinkham's advice is promptly gi-en
without charge to all suffering women who
Avrite to her at Lynn, Mass. for aid.
. She lias helped ;thout-ands may she not
help you?
More Than a'Million Women Have Been ?
Helped by Mrs. Pinkham's Advice
and Medicine. ?
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and assUluiit James Young of Oun
miire, vuro In tho city yestei day
The RAetei club, whose decani eiuut
tors are on Lti'.eine avenue, on tho
West Side, held one ut their elelluhttul
bmolceis lift e venltK. Fienoh's loloied
oichestia furnished the music, and for
u stat; patty It vww a splendid stieces".
An appetizing lunch was sen eel by tho
chef of the club ut midnight, and those
who weio fortunate enough to bo num
bered ns guests will lemember the riv
eter club tor some time to lome as ex
cellent entertainers.
R. M. Hughes, of Hughes it aienuon,
has ictuiiii'd troni Syiacuse, where ha
leiuesunted the syndicate who will
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between Willves-Buue mid. Hiianton
John Hojle, who owns the Wyoming
allev Hniiii , has lor the past Oo
wevks been rephu Inir the foundation o'
the building mid laying a cement Hoot.
Tills was inaeli' uoccsuiy owing" to ih'
large uluiuu of water that Bitlnod ac
cess by the blocking up of thu sower".
He has a case pending agalnsl the city,
1 laltulug damnuos in tho extent of tun
thousand dollnis, und meaim to get as
much eif that amount as ha possibly
can.
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