THE SCltAJSTON TRIBUNE--SATURDAY, MARCH 11', 1890.
10
STORY OF THE MAN
IN BEECHER'S PULPjT
INTERESTING CABEER OF REV.
NEWELL D. HILLIS.
Not Yet Forty Years of Ago Yet Is
in tlio Most Prominont Pulpit In
American- Has Won His Own Way
Through Life-Early Struggles.
From tho Washington Star.
To crip the hnnd of Newell Dwlglit
311111m. to meet his alert, kindly eye, to
talk with Him, tn Know nun m iiu -..
hs he given himself unreservedly to his
clofcr friends, Is to go awny convinced
that he Is not only n great man among
men, but. that he is a genius. Those
who have heurd him lireaeh havo felt
the intellectual, the spiritual mnn;
those who have met him in quiet dis
cussion of books or of social conditions
have Keen tho keenly nllvn, the brond
Ihlnklng man, but thm who know him
best, who understand what life means
to litm, who know of his early struggles
and of his later responsibilities, who
are In touch with him na n charitable,
loval, warm-hearted friend, have seen
the man himself, and they know that
ho is greater than any quality or qual
ities which may havo brought him
tame.
To be called at thirty-nine years of
aire to occupy a pulpit that Is larger In
tradition and in requirements" than any.
other In this country. If not In the
lhigllsh-speaklnsT world. Is a rare dis
tinction. Dr. Htllls will step Into the
place built up by Henry Ward Becchor
and ndded to by .Lyman Abbott, with
the authority of a man who has suc
ceeded already far beyond the dreams
of the country boy who struggled hard
for mi education, and who denied him
self many comforts that Ids little
library might gradually expand.
A. .MAN' OF TUB WEST.
Dr. lllills the degree of I). D. was
conferred by Northwestern university
In 1S91 Is an Iowa man, fo far, that Is,
na birthplace and early education go:
tho son of a preacher; but after his
seventeenth year his circle of work was
broadened so materially as to make
him rather a man of the west than of
any single state. He was born of good
old Puritan stock. In Magnolia, whither
bin parents had migrated, the father
to devote a rugged life to spreading Ills
own conception of: education and of re
ligion. Thus the hoy was brought up
In u home which, though, plain and
barren of luxuries, pave him tho im
petus to follow the scholar's life. He
began life, real life, much earlier than
is usually the case nowadays. When
but seventeen, after teaching a country
school and managing to save a pitiful
sum, lie left home for Grlnnell college
and an education. How he strove and
struggled and all but starved, how he
pinched and worried la known to few;
tho full story may some day be told It
may not. Dr. Hlllls himself Is Inclined
to pass over this period of his life with
a reminiscent smile.
"Yes," he said, in reply to a question,
"It was a little hard at times, hut it
didn't lant long. Oatmeal gets mon
otonous for a steady diet, you know."
ORGANIZED SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
It is with considerable quiet amuse
ment that Ire tells of hard knocks nnd
odd experiences. While nt Grlnnell,
hanging on to lire and work by sheer
nervous persistence, he Interested him
self in organizing a Sunday school.
Though but a boy he showed such
marked aptitude, and his labors
brought such immediate success, that
tho nttention of a. man of means was
focused upon him. An olter was made
him to leave college and to drive
through the west organizing Sunday
schools', at a salary of $G0 a month.
Tills would give Jiton a double oppor
tunity to gain experience in his chosen
Held, nnd to enable him to start a
library, so lie accepted.
From the start he was successful. Ills
zeal and fervor, his magnetic person
ality, his remarkable gift of eloquence,
all were concentrated upon this work.
He drove from village to village in a
covered buggy, stopping nt each long
enough to get the new institution fair
ly under way before driving on. From
the middle wesrt he continued into the.
mountains, mingling with all kinds of
men, sometimes identifying himself
with the lowest giades of society. One
incident In particular he likes to re
call: PREA'CHING IN A SALOON.
"In one mining settlement I had a
strange experience. 'Probably some one
of my former pupils hnd preceded me,
for on entering the village I was hailed
by a beetle-browed villain who an
nounced himself as the mayor and
tavern keeper. lie asked me If 1 ivac
the preacher. As I had not been or
dained, I said no.
" 'You do preach sometimes, don't
you?' he Insisted. I told him that 1
talked on occasion.
"'Well,' he said, 'I'll tell you, mo
haven't heard any talking; for a good
while, nnd the boys would like It If
you'd preach to them.'
"It was a little outside the line or my
experience, hut I agreed. The tavern
keeper entertained me until the ap
pointed hour, when he led me to the
barroom. Seuts had been made by lay
ing planks across heer kegs. The room
was dimly lighted with kerosene lamps,
and tho air was heuy with tobacco
smoke and the odor of liquor, I'ou
boys hod been sent to scour the near
country, and everybody hud tome. TIip
REE
Medical
Treatment
FOB
Weak Men
; Who are Willing to
Pay When
Convinced of Cure.
A iclentlfle combined medical nd
mechanical cure baa been dUcor
ered lor " Wealtnen ol lieu." The
proprietor announce that they trill
enJ HWl Mm-inuuuAtj, v "IT"
ancewlthoot advance paynient
toonr houet man. If Dot all toil
la claimed all you vrliu tend it
Uct-ttmt ends it-pa? nothing I
This combined treatment cures
qulcklT, tnorouirbir. and toretarall
ettecu ot early evil habits, later ex
cesses, overwork, worry, eta. It cre
ates health, strength, Titallty, tut
talnlng powers, and restores weak
and undeveloped portions ol boor to
natural dimensions and Junctions.
Any man writing in earnest will
receiTO description and references
in a plain sealed eutelope. Profes-
Innil mnfldtnee. Na 0.0. D. af
p '."pg'tetf.1. jsk nv?j&.. A
&leMi!lclC9,,Bu.fa.i,H.Y.
room was packed with men, nnd two
or three women were in tho rear, ono
of whom held a baby.
"I talked as Informally as 1 could,
and apparently was holding their In
terest somewhnt, when the baby began
to cry. The mother wns crowded too
closely to be able to move at once, so
f waited while she tried to soothe the
child. The fact that I was compelled
to wnlt seemed to anger one of the
men, for he sprang up and demanded
that the child be removed. Another
answered him hotly, und In n moment
the crowd was divided nnd tho situa
tion began to get exciting. I had no
Idea of what I should do to quiet the
disturbance, so I said tho only thing
that enme into my head:
TPKNING- THE TIDE.
" 'Hoys, I like to hear thnt child cry.
It reminds me of my little niece ut
home. I'd give $r right now to hear
her cry.'
"For some reason it seemed to touch
them, for they stopped ulmost immedi
ately. It hns since occurred to mo that
my accidental remark probably aroused
memories of better days in each ot
them.
"After the meeting, as I stood out
side tho tavern to get a breath of pure
nlr, my host came out and approached
me awkwardly. He started to speak,
then hesitated, finally thrusting a bill
into my hand.
" "Here's that $."," he snld. 'Some of
the hoys say you've got to take it.'
"I was prompted to refuse, but he
would not permit It. Others saw the
net, nnd they at once took up a collec
tion of nearly $80. Of course, I could
not, as they urged, keep It for myself,
hut It helped the work nlong. From
their looks I almost feared that they
would shoot If I refused."
JANITOIt FOil COLLEGE FEES.
Hut though this work was congenial,
he could not relinquish the idea of nn
education, and on his return he en
tered Lake Forest University. Here
occurred some of the hardest struggles
of his life. Ho secured n position as
janitor of it local church at a salary of
$1,110 u week, the appreciative but business-like
committee stipulating that
one of the tasks should o to address
the weekly prayer meeetlng. Some
how, by living on next to nothing .mil
by accepting every job that offere 1,
ho managed not only to eko out a )l
ing, but to accumulate a library of 4''0
books. He was finally appointed as
sistant In the university library, an 1
then It was that he set himself to the
task of reading nt least partially every
book on the shelves In the order of
their alphabetical arrangement, begin
ning with Addison. It was hero that
he built up the habit of reading, which
so largely accounts for his wide Infor
mation; that he learned to get out the
gist of a book and Its style of structure
without taking time to read It througii,
for such time he did not have. It tonic
him three years to go through the li
brary. At Lake Forest he had had one ex
perience which at tho time prabably
came closer to tragedy than his pre
sent laughing account would lead one
to believe.
FOR. TWO DOLLARS A AVEEK.
"I got down to bed rock," he said,
"down to whore I had neither money
nor the prospect of earning any, nnd
naturally was a little blue. One day,
through an accidental meeetlng, I he
cured employment on a farm near the
town. Tho agreement was that I
should receive board, lodging nnd $2 n
week. 1 got the board nnd lodging,
such as it was, but when the time was
up my employer refused to pay mc."
He paused while his eyes twinkled.
"If there ever wus any time in my life
when I gave way to unchristian
thoughts" but a smile closed the sen
tence. In spite of his modesty, enough can
be gleaned from his own statements t'j
convince one of the terrible cnrnejtness
of the man through his trials. His
indomitable spirit, his nervous vigor,
his practical optimism, nil kept him at
It with a persistence that perhaps was
partly outside of himself.
After college came the McCormlck
Seminary in Chicago, where ha re
ceived his theological training, anl af
ter that the great life work. He
preached llrst at Peoria. His success
there was so pronounced that he was
called to the First Presbyterian chinch
of Evanstown, a position in so close
touch with Chicago church circles that
his name grew rapidly. A few years
more and David Swing died; then Dr.
Hlllls stepped into his place in CVntiu1
church, Chicago. Many there were who
said that he could not do it, that he
was too young, too inexperienced, that
It meant the decline ot ChlcagD'.; most
prominent church organization. But
how he silenced his critics Is a matter
ot too recent history to call for com
ment. HIS SIA1IKED SUCCESS.
Dr. Hlllls has published a number
ot books, compilations of sermons and
addresses, und all have met with re
markable success. His wiitln-; it like
himself, keen, logical, foiceful, and,
better still. Intensely human. Though
not yet forty he has seen more thii'i
falls to the lot of most older men. He
has lived through hardships into suc
cesses; and the hard treatment which
might have made n cynic or a iiillure
of a smaller man has mellowed lilm
und ripened him into strong, vital
manhood. And there is In all his
work a gentle, tolerant humor that of
ten crystallizes into wit.
Dr. Hlllls Is a very careful wr'te
Ho gives minute attention to evry de
tail of style, and his study ot the mas
ters Hhows in every line of his writing.
Even when curried away by the ilow of
his ideas lie constructs each sentence
with the precision that long practice
has developed Into instinct. Tn deliv
ering a sermon, however, he is .lot
bou n.l to the manuscript, nnd often he
uses the written pages merely for an
outline, breaking away from them In
to extended lllghts of eloquence.
The history of Plymouth chutch Is
built upon the lives ot two grat men.
Dr. Hlllls, tho third to occupy its pul
pit, will bo watched with absorbing
interest by tho whole country. Those
who know him best feel euro thai the
noblest efforts of an already noble Ufa
w'll be devoted not only to continuing
the work, but to carrying It lnf larget
fields.
aVEER ANIMAL AGREEMENTS.
Unlike Creatures That Get Along
Very "Well in Common Quartors.
From tho Washington Star,
An Jntimate connection subsisting
between different animals is known as
commonsallsm, commensals being crea
tures which may be said te ait at the
same table, but which do net prey up.
on ono another. Of lato years natural
ists have become acquainted with num
erous examples of this form ot animal
partnership. In one of the Chicken Is
lands, off tho New Zealand coast, a
curious lizard known aa the tuatara
General
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Beware ot Imtlallonm
and certain species of the petrels were
found Inhabiting the same burrows,
apparently on tho best ot terms. In
rare cases tho burrow, which consists
of a passage two or three feet long,
ending in a chamber a foot and a half
long, one foot broad and six inches
high, is tho work of the bird. As a rule,
however, the lizard Is the excavator.
Each builds Its nest on opposite sides
of the chumber, the lizard almost In
variably choosing the left and the
petrel the right side. The lizard feedn
partly on worm" and lwtW and partly
on the remnants of fishes bnught to
their common table by the petrel, L'lth
animals being thus benefited by the
partnership. This Is probably more
than can bo said of tho prairie dog,
whose underground home Is frequently
shared by the rattlesnake and the bur
rowing owl. Three were at ono time
supposed to form a "happy family,"
but considerable doubt has been cast
on the point by the discovery of young
prairie dogs In the stomach of the
rattlesnake, which seems to Indicate
that commensallsm in this particular
case has been a one-eddo affair so far
as tho benefits were concerned.
It Is among marine animals, how
ever, that tho most striking examples
of commensallsm have been observed.
A feeble fish called the remora owes
Its success in life to the powerful al
liances It forms. Ono of its fins has
been transformed Into a sucker placed
right on top of its head, by means ot
which It attaches itself firmly to any
passing shark, whale or even ship, no
doubt mistaking the latter for some
huge sea, monster. Hy these It is
transported without any exertion on Its
own part over great distances, mean
while picking up such food as may
come In Its wny.
Several umall llshos havo been found,
also, to habitually lodge In the mouth
cavity of a Brazilian catfish, sharing
such food an the latter succeeds In
capturing. The enemies of the smaller
fishes arc so numerous that It Is only
by retreating to places inaceseible to
their foes that they have a chance ot
survival. A favorite shelter for many
small tlshes is the round disk of the
larger sea jellies, the stinging prop
erties of which probably cause them to
be avoided by the other denizens of tho
deep. As many ns twenty fishes have
been counted swimming within the
fringed margin of one of these pul
sating umbrellas. Tho sea cucumbers
are another lowly group of marine
forms which afford shelter to fishes.
Other Instance? might be given, such
ns that ot tho little pea crab, found In
mussels and other bivalve shells, which
In return for the protection given them
hy the molluskau shell gives Its host
a share of the food it captures.
EDUCATION IN GERMANY.
The Modern Tendency Away from
the Classics Is Beginning to Reflect
Itself in Prussian School Methods.
Tho Prussian ediuatlon department
has just sanctioned the establishment
of a number of so-called model, or re
form, schools. This step, which has
been taken on the lecommendation of
the teachers' congress, held at Dresden
last summer, marks an epoch In the
history of education In Oermany, It Is,
In fact, nn odlclal recognition of the
modern idea that an equally good edu
cation can be imparted by the teach
ing of living languages and real or nut-
utiil Kclences as by the old method of
studying the two classical languages.
A brief review of higher edu
cational Institutions in Germany)
will show mot clearly the slgnlllcaneo
of the change in question.
The oldest Institution for the educa
tion and training of the German youth
for tho university Is tho gymnasium.
This the pupil enters at nine years of
age, having previously passed three
years nt a public elementary school, or
having received the necessary prelim
inary Instruction either at a prlvato
preparatory school, or at home. Tha
course at tho gymnasium lasts nine
years, which are passed In working
through six classes, the third, second,
and first being divided Into lower and
upper, and each, therefore, occupying
two years. Latin Is begun In the low
est class the sixth and eight, seven,
or six hours per week are devoted to
this language during the nine years'
course. French Is begun In tile fourth
class, and Greek Is tho lower third.
English is optional, as Is Hebrew,
which is usually only tuken by intend
ing theological students. Until tho
middle of tho present century uli high
or education was conducted on these
purely classical lines. It Is true that
in Hallo a mathematical-mechanical
real-schule was opened at tho begin
ning of last century, followed by an
economic-mathematical real-schule In
Berlin In 1747, but theso can only bo
considered as supplying a special want,
and not as the result of any movement.
Early in this century Germnn school
men had begun to feci the necessity of
reckoning with the requirements of
technical callings, nnd with tho Increas
ing demand for nil cducntlonal system
that would prepare young men for
practical life. It was not, however, till
1859 thnt the Prussian government wns
prevailed upon to pass a law allowing
the establishment ot the rcal-gymna-slum,
which underwent further reform
In 1SS0, and in which tho basis ot the
education Is still Latin, but the Greek
Is omitted from tho curiculum and its
place taken by English. More atten
tion Is paid also to mathematics and
sciences than In the gymnasium. A
further modernization Is tho Obcr-rcal-schule,
where neither Latin nor
Greek is taught. Tho pupils begin
French in tho sixth clous and English
in the lower third, while great promi
nence Is given to mathematics and nat
ural sciences. The real-schule, though
it was established before the Ober-rcal-schule,
is exactly like tho latter
without the three upper classes, and
has, therefore, only a six years' course.
The leaving certificate of the gym
nasium gives the right to study In any
faculty In any German university or
polytechnic. Intending students of
medicine, law, theology, and, In the
philosophical faculty, classical lan
guages and history, must have passed
through a gymnasium. A student from
tho real-gymnasium may take a degree
at nny German university, but only in
mathematics, natural sciences, or mod
ern languages. The gymnasium and
reul-gymnasluni are tho only schools
which give the right to follow a mili
tary or naval career, as the govern
ment will not accept candidates for
theso services unless they have studied
Latin. A student from tho Ober-real-schule
may take a degree at any Ger
man university In mathematics or nat
ural sciences. He may also study at a
polytechnic, but cannot go in for tho
army. Tho leaving certificate of the
real-schule gives the pupils tho right
to serve ono year in the army. This
certificate is also granted to all stu
dents of a gymnasium, a real-gym
nasium, or nn Obor-rcal-schule, on
their being promoted by examination
to the upper second class. The real
schule Is Intended for the sons of such
families as think the one year's service
In the army Indispensable to their sta
tion In life, and wish to give their sons
an educnton which, though not so ex
tensive ns that obtained in the three
previously mentioned institutions, is
yet complete in itself. Tho pupils pass
from these schools mostly into tech
nical and commercial pursuits.
It may be mentioned that the teach
ers in these four classes of schools nre
all on exactly the same level, must
havo passed tho same qualifying ex
aminations, ami arc paid on one uni
form sonic. The object o1" the reform
schools Is to give ns sound nn educa
tional training as that obtained by
passing through the gymnasium, but by
a different and, it is claimed, a more
practical method. In the llrst place,
French, Instead of Latin, Is made the
basis of the curriculum, ns the uphold
ers of tho system contend that the
study of the French grammar and lan
guage Is much more adapted to the in
telligence of a boy between the ages
of nine and twelve than Latin. The
same authorities insist, too, that if it
is intended to give the pupil a classical
training, he will learn quite enough
Latin if he commences in his twelfth
year; while tho grounding In French
he obtained during the llrst three years
of his school life will always bo of prac
tical advantage to him. The second
feature In tho new system is that, nt
tho beginning of the fourth school year,
parallel classes are formed. In ono
class the pupil then commences Latin,
and follows a classical course while the
other then commences Kngllsh, and
follows tho course of tho above de
scribed real-schule. Ten school hours
per week are devoted to Latin during
the first two years of tho classical
course; Greek Is commenced in tho third
year (the sixth school year), and for
the remaining four years of the course
eight school hours per week ure taken
for each of these languages. In this
way and this is the third feature of
tho new scheme the decision us to
what course the pupil shall follow is
postponed till his twelfth year.
The first reform school was opened
at Altona In 1878, but the modified sys
tem initiated by Frankfurt-on-the-Mnln
in 1S90 proved more successful,
and is the model which the new ones
aro to follow. There aro at the pres
ent date in Prussia nineteen reform
schools with six thousand two hundred
and nlnetv-seven pupils, nnd it is
further noted, ns supporting the claim
for a more extended modern side to
higher education, that while In 1S90 the
proportion of pupils in Prussia attend
ing high schools without Latin, as com
pared with those attending schools with
Latin, was 1.53, it was in 1&93 1.37. The
conservative classes have strenuously
opposed the new movement, and con
tinue to do so. The new system may,
Indeed, be considered as a conciliation
between the two parties, the one of
which will not allow thut any system
of real education Is possible without
Latin and Greek, while the other con
tends thut Latin und Greek must give
place to modern requirements.
In view, however, of their succes-s In
such typical and Important towns ns
Frankfort, Hanover, IJreslau, Hremen,
Dresden, and Kiel, of their having been
Introduced Into the two most modern
suburbs of Derlln, viz.. Schoneberg and
Charlottenburg, und of the government
decision referred to above, it muy safe
ly be concluded thut the reform-schule
Is destined to be the high school ot tho
future in Germany.
Spveewald's Hair Market.
From tho IsVw Voik Herald.
in the lower German Sprecwald there Is
a famous market for women's hair, tup
idled almost entirely by peasant girls, es
pecially thoso between the uoes of 12 and
Pi. The industry Is carried on clilelly by
old women, who secure orders tram
wealthy patrons, nnd, with a sample of
the sort desired, set nut among the Kpree
wnld pensantii and tempt the girts, or,
rather, tlielr parents, to glvo them what
they seek. The reason for the selection tf
girls ot tho ago mentioned In that they
are young enough to hav perhaps n sec
ond or even third "crop" of hair to re
ward othpr Journeys Into the region. The
sum usually paid for a "crop" ranges
from JI.W to J7.M. according to color,
thickness and lmzth.
Thero Is un understanding among the
wnnion in the nature of a "trust" to keep
down prices umong the peasants as much
as possible.
Thes women go to a town or village
and Htop ot tho chief tavern, when the
news of iholr arrival quickly spreads, and
girls toon appear In long lines, under the
caroof mother or other relutlves. Drld-s
uie tho easiest victims, for the sum re
ceived Is a very material aid In the es
tablishment of a new peasant household.
When tho bargaining time comes tho
huyors nro not abovo tho use of Influence
ot tho baser sort. They usually supply
somo strong drlnkB, mid tho "hospltullty"'
thus offered Is not without its Influence In
securing porno protty hard bargains from
tho unlucky girls, or, rather, from their
parents, who ure tho ones to piotit In tho
great majority of Instances,
SHERIFF'S SALES.
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Minima's sale.
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ValuableRealEstate
-ON-
rniDAY, MARCH 24, 1899.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Fa
cias, Lovarl Facias and Venditioni Ex
ponas, Issued out of the court ot common
plras of Lackawanna county, to me di
rected, I will expose to public sale by ven
due or outcry, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, nt tho court houftc, In
the city of Scranton, Lackawanna county,
on Friday, tho TWKNTY-FOUIITH DAY
OF MA11CII, A. D. ISM. at 10 o'clock
In tho forenoon of said day, all tho right,
tltlo and Interest of the defendants In and
to tho following described lots, pieces or
parcels of land, viz: . .
No. 1-A11 tho right, title and Interest of
the defendants, Frank 12. Thurston and
Nora M. Thuratnn, In and to all that cer
tain lot. piece or parcel of land, sltunte,
ijriiiK nnu Deing in tno uorouisn oi dihhc
ly, county of Lackawanna and state of
Pennsylvania, Identified nnd described
as follows, to wit: Being lot No. eight
(S) in square or block No. four (1) and
situate on Fourth street In Hull's Addi
tion to said borough of Blakcly, a map or
plot of said addition Is recorded In tho re
corder of deed's ofuco In tho county of
Lackawanna aforesaid, In Deed Book No.
115, page 578, Slid lot being fifty (50) feet
In front on said Fourth street and ono
hundred and forty (140) feet In depth.
Coal and minerals excepted and reserved.
All Improved with two slnglo two-story
frame, shtnglo roof dwelling houses, out
buildings, etc.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of Republic Savings nnd Loan asso
ciation vs. Frank K. Thurston and Nora
M. Thurston. Debt, J1.570.S9. Judgment
No. 699. January Term. 1S99. Lev. fa to
March Term, 1S99.
WATSON D1EHL & KUMMHP.KR,
Attorneys.
ALSO
No. 2.-AU tho rlcht. title nnd Interest of
tho defendants, M. D. Huntsman, Kmma
Huntsman and Morris D. Huntsman, ad
ministrators of the cstato of Charles K.
Huntsman, deceased, In and to all that
certain pleco or parcel of land situate and
being In tho Second ward In the city of
Scranton, county of Lackawanna nnd
stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and des
cribed as follows, to wit.: Beginning at
a corner ot this lot and John Walsh's lot
and on the south side of Breaker street,
thenco along lino of said street 51 dcgreeB
east fifty-one (51) feot to a stake set on
Una ot said street for a corner, thenco
south 47 degrees west ono hundred and
forty (110) feet to a stako set for a corner
ono nnd one-half feet from tho south cor
ner of tho barn, thenco south C3 degrees
west fifty-seven and one-half (57',i) feet
to post of lino fenco of Daniel McShnno's
land, thence along saia .icsnana nno
north 61 degrees west seventy (70) feet to
tho corner of W. J. Lewis and 11. Crlppen
lot, thenco along lino ot said lot and
other parties north 58 degrees east two
hundred (200) feet to tho place of begin
ning. Containing twelve thousand (12,000)
squaro feet of land bo tho same moro or
I let", com ami minerals resorvcu: nio
pa? .o v.v lroni Breaker street to the
i barn to bo used In common by parties ic-
I siding on each side of tho said passuge-
VU Utl 11 UU UUU11 UtlU 1LIJW in U.l-U. ...i:-
lng tho same premises which Wm. A.
Halstead and wlfo by deed dated 31
March, 1S9I. and recorded In Lackawanna
county In Deed Book No. 112, pago 101,
etc.. conveyed to Kmma Huntsman and
Charles B. Huntsman (now deceased), All
Improved with one two-story double
framo dwelling house, one frnmo burn,
chlekery and outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken In execution nt the
suit of W. A. Halstead vs. M. D. Hunts
man. Kmma Huntsman and Morris
D. Huntsman, administrators of the es
tate of Charles K. Huntsman, deceased.
Debt, $2,20X92. Judgment No. 51, March
Term, 1899. Fl. fa. to March Term, 1S99.
WATSON, DIEIIL & KKMMKKEH,
Attorneys.
ALSO
No. 3. All tho defendants' right, tltlo
and Interest In and to the following de
scribed lot or parcel of land sltuato In tho
Sixth ward of the borough of Dunmore,
county ot Lackawanna and state ot Penn
sylvania, being lot number two hun
dred and eighteen (218) in squaro or block
number twenty-one (21) and sltuato
upon Qulncy avenue, formerly called Sev
enteenth street, upon tho plot of "Dick
son's Addition," in said borough, duly re
corded In Lackawanna county In Deed
Book No. 47. pago 14. Said lot Is rec
tangular and being forty (40) feet In
width on said Qulncy avenue, forty (40)
feet in width on said Qulncy avenue, forty
(40) feet In rear and one hundred and
fifty-two nnd live-tenths (152 5-10) feet in
depth, tho measurement of tho depth ot
said lotonQulncy avenue andof tho width
of the same on Delawaro street to com
menco ten GO) feet from tho inside of
the sidewalk on Qulncy nvcnuo nnd Dela
waro street with the right to enclose, oc
cupy and use ten (10) feet In front of tho
front lino of said lot on Qulncy avenue
nnd Delawaro street for yard and shrub
bery. All Improved with a two-story
framo building, used as storo room nnd
dwelling nnd outbuildings thereon. Coal
nwil tnlnnrnl'i reserved.
Seized nnd taken in execution at tho
suit of assigned to J. L. Hull vs. C. M.
Butts. Debt, $1,000. Judgment No. 817.
November term, 1S93. fl. fa. to March
term, 1S99. IIAWLKY, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 4. All tho right, tltlo and Interest
of tho defendants, David Cushino and
Margaret Cushino, In and to ull thoso
following pieces or parcels of land. First
thereof sltuato In city of Carbondale,
county of Lackawanna, state of Pennsyl
vania, being lot No. 1 on tho corner cf
Throop avenuo nnd Belmont street In
Reynolds und Lathrop's addition to said
city, being 50 feet front and rear and 150
feet deep. Being nn the easterly or
southerlv sldo of said street excepting
und reserving all coal ond minerals there
on with right to mine and removo tho
same. Improved with one two-story
frame dwelling with basement und out-
Diiildlngs. ...... , .
Second pleco sltuato in I' ell township,
county und state aforesaid, and fronting
on tho old Turnpike road on tho south
five rods and four and one-half feet ex-
,nml ni. lmnlt in inmit owneu V lilt' JJl'lu-
ware and. Hudson Canal company In a
northcastedly direction; thence on tho
east adjoining tho line of land of said
company from the Turnpike road back
ono hundred rods or poles, .hence run
ning north adjoining said company llnu
tl-o rods and lour and one-halt feer to
tho corner of land owned by James Byrne
now or formerly, thenco north adjoining
said last named land one hundred rods or
poles to tho old Turnpike roid contalnfig
about threo acres of land.
Third pleco situate in Fell townsli'p
aforesaid bounded and described us re-lows:
Beginning at a corner in tho old
Turnpike of land belonging or lately be
longing to Helen Byrne, thenco north
westeily along said Turnpiko road four
rods and fourteen feet to a corner of
other lands lato of Amzl Wilson estate
thenco northeasterly along land fit ald
estate 100 rods to lino of lands of the Del
aware and Hudson Cunal company,
thenco In a southwesterly direction nlong
tho lino of land of suld company tour
rods and fourteen feet to lino of land
owned by Margaret Cushlne, thenco In a
southwesterly direction nlong said lost
named land 100 rods to place of beginning
containing three acres more or less. 1 wo
Inst described pieces adjoin and form ono
plot Improved with framo house, barn,
fruit trees, outbuildings, etc.
Seized und taken In execution at tno
suit of assigned to J. B. Shannon & Co.
vs. David Cushlne nnd Margaret Cimhlne.
Debt. $1,137.50. Judgment No. C13. March
Term. 1S99. Fl. fa, tn Mnrch Term, 1SU9.
HKYNOLDS, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 5.-AI1 tho right, title and Interest
of tho defendant, Joseph Hlgglns, hi nnd
to nil tho surface or right of soil of that
lot or parcel of land situate In tho city of
Carbondale, county of Lackawanna and
state of Pennsylvania, bounded on tho
south by lands of Thomas Kennedy, cast
by lands of John Kllccn. on the west by
lands of Thomas Hlgglns and north by
lands of Thomas lllgglns. Being one
hundred and thirty-eight feet In length
north and south, anil eighty feet In
width from land of Thomas Hlgglns on
the west to land of John Kllleen on tho
east. Conl and other mineral rights re
served, Also tho freo und uninterrupted
use, liberty nnd privilege of and passugo
Jointly with KHza Hlgglns, Thomas Hlg
glns, Jr.. nnd Joseph Hlgglns In and
nlong a certuln alloy or passage of twenty
feet In width nnd extending In depth from
tho public lano on tho north of said Lllza
Hlgglns' lot In a southerly direction
across tho pautariy ends of lots now
SHERIFF'S SALES.
owned by said Kltzo. Hlgglns, Thomas
Hlgglns, Jr., and Joseph lllgglns In tho
city of Cnrbondale, Pa., and along tho
westward line of John Klllcen's land to
lot of sold Joseph lllgglns. Being tho
samo property conveyed to said Joseph
lllgglns by two deeds, one from Thomas
Hlgglns ct ux. dated January 17, 18D8, re
corded In tho ofllce of tho recorder of
deeds of Lackawanna county, D. II. No.
158. pngo 3G3, the other from KHza Hlgglns
and Thomas lllgglns, Jr., dated Septem
ber 3d, 1898. Improved with a framo dwell
ing houso and outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of Calvert Building and Loan asso
ciation of Baltimore city vs. Joseph lllg
glns. Debt, $3t5.73. Judgment No. 683,
March Term, 1S99. Fl. fa to March Term,
1899. J. F. REYNOLDS, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 6. All tho right, title nnd Interer.t
of tho defendants, Knto Kcrl and John
Kerl, In nnd to nil that pleco or parcel of
land In tho city of Carbondnle, county of
Lackawanna and state of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
iNorineny oy lot now or lato or isvan
Tucker, easterly by land of T. Davis,
southerly by land of Julius Bud will, west
erly by Wyoming street, being thirty
nlno and one-third feet wide In front and
rear and about eighty-two feet in depth.
improved wnn a two-story tramo dwell
ing houso nnd outbuildings thereon.
Seized nnd taken In execution nt thn
milt ot tho Co-Operatlvo Building Bank
vs. Kate Kcrl and Georgo Kerl, Debt,
$S9.09. Judgment No. r.. March Term,
1899. Fl. fa. to March Term. 1S99.
J. F. REYNOLDS, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 7. All tho right, title and Interest
of the defendants, Michael Sharak and
Annlo Sharak In and to nil thoso certain
lots, pieces or parcels of land sltuato In
Lackawanna county, Pa.
First All that certain lot of land sltu
ato In tho Fifth ward of Scranton, Lacka
wanna county. Pa., described as follows;
Being a part of lot No. 4 In block No. C2
on J. Heerman'a map of Hyde Park and
being 43 feet In front on Twenty-second
street, same In the rear nnd 150 feet In
depth, being tho same property conveyed
to M. Sharnk and John Nlplk by deed re
covered In Lackawanna county D. B. 143,
pago 603. Improved with ono two-story
frame hotel nnd ball, also ono two-story
framo dwelling house, and outbuildings
thereon,
Second All thnt lot or pleco of land
sltuato In the borough of Mayileld, Lack
awanna county. Pa., distinguished as lot
No. C In block No. 10 on property of Hill
side Coal and Iron company, being In
front CO feet ond In rear CO feet and 150
feet deep. Bounded northeast by lot No,
7, southeast by lot No. 1, southwest by
lot No. C and on tho northwest by Hill
Rtrcet. Being tho samo property con
veyed to M. Sharak by M. Flck by deed
recorded In Lackawanna county D. B.
No. 127. pago 81.
Third All that lot or pleco of land sltu
oto In Mavtleld. Lackawanna county. Pa..
Being lot No. 5 In block No. 10 on map of
Hlllslda Coal nnd Iron company's plot of
Maytleld, being CO feot in front. CO feet In
rear and 150 foet deep, bounded on tho
north by lot No. C. on tho southwest by lot
No. 4, southeast by lot No. 13 and north
west by Hill street. Being tho same pro
perty conveyed to Suslo Sharak by deed
recorded In Lackawanna county In D. B.
No. 134, page 411.
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of Mulherin & Judge vs. Michael
Sharak nnd Suslo Sharak. Debt, $100.
Judgment No. 7SP. November Term, 1SJS.
Fl. fa to March Term. IS99.
DEAN, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 8. All tho right, title nnd Interest
of John J. Whlto in and to all that cer
tain lot, piece or parcel of land situated,
lying or being In tho city of Scranton in
tho county of Lackawanna and state of
Pennsylvania, described ns follows, to
wit: Being lot number ono In plot of lots
made by J. S. Lawrence, C. 13., on tho
19th day of March, A. D. 1891, of certain
lands In tho First ward of tho city of
Scranton. Said lot number ono Is forty
two feet In front on North Main avenue
nnd tho samo width In the rear on Hol
llstcr street and ono hundred and sixty
four feet In depth. All Improved with a
two-story framo dwelling house and other
outbuildings thereon. Being the samo lot
of land sold to tho above named John J.
Whlto by William O'Hara by deed dated
tho 15th day of May, 1891, nnd recorded In
tho ofllco for recording of deeds In and for
Lackawanna county, In Deed Book 82,
pago 1C0, etc.
Seized and taken In execution at the suit
of Thomas Moloney vs. John J. White.
Debt, $110. Judgment No. COO. January'
Term, 1899. Fl. fa. to March Term, 1899.
CAWLEY & SHEAN, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 9. All the right, title and Interest
of tho defendant, William H. Campbell,
In nnd to all tho following pieces or par
cels of land each of which Is on tho or
iginal warranty of Seth Pearce, now sit
uate In tho borough of Olyphant, county
of Lackawanna and stato of Pennsyl
vania. Tho first pleco upon River street
being occupied by William H. Camrbell
and tho tenants of William H. Campbell
for residence and business purposes. Tho
second pleco upon Delaware street being
occupied by said William II. Campbell us
a residence.
No. 1. Tho business property fronting
upon River street being about 15 feet In
front nnd extending back in dapth to tho
line of low water mark of tho lacka wan
na river, according to a plan or map en
titled "Throop's Map of Olyphant," said
lot being tho land lino between Lacka
wanna street nnd tho land lately con
veyed bv Dr. Benjamin II. Throop et al.
to J. W. Kennedy. Excepting nnd re
serving from nnd out of the said prem
ises all coal and minerals beneath the
surface thereof, and all mlno rights us
set forth In tho deed from the said Ben
Jamln H. Throop et. nl. to tho said Wil
liam II. Campbell, dated September 10.
1S93. and recorded In Lackawanna county,
in Deed Book 143. page 101. All Improved
with a three-story frame building used
for shops and waro-rooms. ano aiso a
two-story frame building used for stores
nnd dwellings.
No. 2. Residence upon Delaware street,
beginning at a corner ot lot No. 22 upon
Delawaro street, thenco southerly along
tho lino of snld lot No. 22, 83 feet to a
corner, thenco southwesterly nlong land
now or late ot Right Rev. William
O'Hara. now of Scranton. and parallel
with Delaware street 3S feet to a corner,
thence northwesterly along land now ot
lately of Rev. P. J. Murphy 85 feet to a
corner upon Delaware street, thence
along tho lino of Delawaro street 38 feet
to tho place of beginning, and comprising
a portion of lot No. 2o upon Delaware
street In the snld borough, as tho same
appears upon a map of and of the Dela
ware nnd Hudson Canal Company. Ex
cepting and reserving all. coal and min
erals beneath the surface of said lot. to
gether with all the mine, rights ns same
tiro set forth In deed to William H. Camp
bell from Rev. P. J. Murphy, dated April
Kth, 1892, and recorded In Lackuwunna
county In Deed Book 107, pago 301. Im
proved with a two-story framo dwelling
houso and outbuildings und other Im
provements. Seized nnd taken In execution at the
suit of Mutual Guarantee Building nnd
T.nnn AKxnclatlnn vs. William II. Camp-
i.ii. nniit. J4.D04.SS. Judgment No. Gil,
January Term, 1S99. Lev. fn. to March
Teim, 1899. J. J. O'.M ALLEY.
Attorney.
ALSO
No. 10. All tho light, title nnd interest
of tho defendant. Cornelius B. Hnslam In
nnd to all tho following described lot.
piece or parcel of land: Part of lot num
ber twelve (12) In square or block number
hfty-four (54) upon the plot of Scranton.
Lackawanna county, Pa., intended to bo
duly registered and recorded. Tho por
tion of suld lot commences nt a point m
Ollvo street sixty-three nnd one-hulf (til's)
feet from tho Intersection ot the eastern
building lino of Adams avenue with the
ooutherly building lino of Olive street,
thenco easterly along said Olive street
twenty-six and one-half iSfi'.i) leet.
thenco at right angles with last line and
extending back of tho pnme width forty
feet (40) and rectangulur In shape; with
tho privilege of using ten (10) feet In trust
of tho front lino of Bald lot on Olive street
for yard, vault, porch, piazza, cellar-way
and bav windows, but for no other pur
poses, tho top of the vault In no case to
bo higher than the sldowulk in front of
tho same. Excepting und reserving oal
und minerals. Improved with a two
story frame dwelling house.
Seized nnd tnken In execution nt the
suit of W. K. Barker et al, trustees, vs.
Cornelius B. Hnslam. Debt. $1,500. Judg
ment No. 471. March Term. 1S99. Fl. fa.
to March Term. lbS9.
WELLES & TORREY,
Attorneys.
ALSO
No. 11. All tho right, title and Intorokt
of tho defendant. Margarnt Lewis, tho
ilf.fwnil.itit within named. In and to all the
1 uurfaco or right of soil of all that certain
SHERIFF'S SALES.
rtiiv
lot or parcel of land sltuato in tho town
ship of Old Frgn In said Lackawanna
county, bounded and described aa follows,
to wit: Beginning nt a corner of Jame
Reese on Edith street nnd by said Iteeso
one hundred and llfty feet to unsold land;
thenco llfty feet to corner of lot No. U7
and by It ono hundred and ntty feet to
corner tho place of beginning, and con
taining seven thousand flvo hundred feet
of land bo tha tamo moro or less nnd be
ing lot No 136.
Second thereof being nil the follow
ing lot or parcel of land situate, lying
nnd being In tho township of Old Forge,
Lncawunna county, Pennsylvania. Be
ginning at a corner of draco and Edith
streets, being tho westerly corner of said
streets: thence north 40 degrees and 23
minutes west 60 feet along said draco
street to a corner; thence south 43 de
grees nnd 11 minutes west nt right angles
to said Grace street 150 feet to a. corner;
thenco nt right angles to said last men
tioned comer parallel to Graco street
south 40 degrees and 23 minutes cast 60
feet to said Edith street to place of be
ginning. Being lot No. 192 on Jane O.
btniurs audition to Old Forgo township
Intended to bo duly recorded. All Im
proved with a two-story frame dwelling
and outbuildings thereon. Coal and min
erals reserved.
Seized and taken In execution at tha
suit of P. F. Coyne vs. Margaret Lowls.
Debt. $51.C0. Judgment No. 424, November)
Term, 1S9C. Alias Vend. Ex. to March
Term, 1S99. OKELL & DtINN,
Attorneys.
ALSO
No. 12. All the right, tltlo nnd Interest
of tho defendant, Conrad Vernon, In and
to nil that certuln lot, pleco or parcel of
land situate, lying and being In tho bo
tough of Archbald, county of Lackawan
na and stato af Pennsylvania, described
as follows, to wit: Being lot number two
u in square or biock number three (3),
and sltuato upon street called nnd known
as Main street, laid out upon a tract of
land In tho warrantee namo of John
Prudilen, nnd conveyed by Docker and
wlfo to Edward Jones, Georgo Simpson
and Alver Eaton by deed dated Septem
ber 21, 1871, and recorded In tho recorder's
office of Luzerne county In Deed Book
No. Ill at page 209, etc. said lot being fifty
(60) feet In front and ono hundred nnd
llfty (150) feet deep. Being the samo land
conveyed by Edward Jones et ul to Con
rad Vernnn by deed dated tho 11th of Sep
tember, 1891, and recorded In Lackawanna
county In tho olllco for recording of deed-
In Deed Book No. 81, pago 528, etc. Coal
nnd minerals reserved, with the right to
mino nnd remove the same to the said
Edward Jones et al. Improved with two
framo dwelling houses, farm and othor
outbuildings.
Seized nnd taken In execution at tha
suit of Thomas Monlo vs. Conrad Vernon.
Debt, $9. Judgment No. 547, November
Term, 1S93. Vend. ex. to March Term,
1S99. BATTENBERG, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 13. All the rlcht. title and Interest
of tho defendants, Jncob Korbelak and
Catharine Korbelak, In and to nil the sur
face or right of soil of the following de
scribed lot of land, situate In the town
ship ot Old Forgo, county of Lackawanna
nnd Stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning nt a corner of lot No. 90, on
Edith street; thence 150 feet to unsold
Innd; thenco 60 feet to a corner of lot
number 1SS; thenco 130 feet to a corner
on Edith street; thence 50 feet to a cor
ner, place of beginning, nnd containing
7,500 square feet of land, bo tho samo
moro or less. Bel.ng lot No. 1S9. Tho prop
erty of Catharine Durkln, now Korbelak.
Also nil the surface or right of soil of
ono other lot situate In the, township,
county and stato aforesaid, bounded und
described as follows:
Beginning at a corner on Edith street
and lot formerly purchased by Catharlno
Durkln; thenco north 40 degrees 18 min
utes west 150 feet to a corner: thence
south 43 degrees 11 minutes west 50 feet
to a corner; thenco south 40 degrees 18
minutes east 150 feet to a corner; thenco
north 43 degrees 11 minutes cast 50 feet
to corner, plnce of beginning. Containing
7.500 squaro feet of land, be tho samo moro
or less. .Being tho property of Jacob Kor
belak. All Improved with a two-story framo
dwelling house nnd out houses thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at tho suit
of tho Now York Mutual Savings and
Loan Association of New York. Debt,
$S08.15. Judgment No, 603. January term,
1899. Lev. fa. to March term, 1699.
STARK, Attorney.
ALSO
No. 14. All tho right, title and Interest
of tho defendant, Joseph Torofskl in and
to all that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land 'sltuato in Prlceourg. county or.
Lackawanna and stnte of Pennsylvania,
being lot number four (4), In square or
block number two (2), nnd fronting on
Carbondale and Providence turnpiko; paid
lot being fifty (30) feet In front by one
hundred and ninety (190) feet In depth,
according to a plan or mup entitled
"Moore's Map ot Prlceburg, Pa." Coal
and minerals excepted and reserved. Be
ing tho same premtses conveyed to said
Joeph Torofskl by deed of Edwin Ban
Held and wife, dated Aug. 1, 1896, and
duly recorded In Lackawanna county. Im
proved with a two-story lrame dwelling
house and out buildings thereon.
Seized nnd tnken In execution at tha
suit ot Co-operative Building Bank vs.
Joseph Torofskl. Debt to collect. 1.14S.15.
Judgment No. 130. March term, 1899. H.
fa. to March term, 1691.
OLVER, Attorney.
ALSO
r No. 15. All the right, tltlo and Interest
ot tho defendant, c. .J. urosvenor, inu
defendant within named, In nnd to all thn
surface or right of poll of nil that cer
tain lot or pleco of land situate In tha
borough of Jermyn. county or Lackawan
na and htnte of Pennsylvania, bounded
nnd described as follows: Containing a
front of fifty (50) feet southeastward on
Fourth avenue; hounded southwestward
at right angles to said nvenuo one hun
dred and seventy (170) feot bv lot num
ber live (5) In block numher forty
four (It); northwestward parallel with
said avenue titty (50) feet by an alley
and northeastward at right angles to Hald
avenue one hundred nnd seventy (1.0) feet
by lot number seven (7) In said block
number forty-four (14.)
Comprising lot number six (t.) In block
number forty-four (41) fronting on fourth
uvenue as the same Is represented and
designated on a map ot building lots of
John B. Smith In the borough of Jermyn.
Excepting and reserving coal and miner-
improved with n two-story framo dwell
ing house and outbuildings.
Seized and taken In execution at tha
suit of Henry Sahm vs. C. J. Grosvcnor.
Debt. $500. Judgment No. 381. March term,
1S9S. alias fl. fa. to March term, 1899.
CAREY. Attorney.
ALSO
No. 1C All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, Thomas P. Durkln, In
nnd to nil that certain lot, rleco or parcel
of land situate, lying and being In tha
cltv of Scranton. county of Lackawanna
ami stnte ot Pennsylvania, being lot num.
ber thirteen (13) In block number flfty-Blx
(5) and sltuato on street called or known
as Luzerno street or Sixth uvenue In said
cltv. upon J. HeermatVs map of South
Hyde Park, Intended to be duly registered
.;.i tt.,.r.r,i!i. Said lot belnc rectangular
In shape and measuring llfty (50) feet In,
front on said Luzerne street or Sixth
avenue and measuring one hundred ana
llfty (150) feet In depth to an nlley.
Being tho same premises which were
conveyed to tho said Thomas P. Durkln
bv Thomas Durkln and wife by deed dat
ed Julv 9th, 189.1, of record In tho ofllce tor
recording deeds In nnd for the said coun
ty of Lackawanna In Deed Book No. 129,
nago 119. ete. All Improved with a two
Idorv single frame dwelling house und
out "buildings, etc. Seized ana tarnm In
execution at the suit of the Eastern Lnlort
Building nnd Loan Society vs. Thomas P.
Durkln. Debt. $990.57. Judgment No. 4.6.
March term, 1899. II. fa. to Mnrch term,
1S99
WATSON, DIEIIL & KKMMERER,
Attorneys.
TERHS OF SALE.
FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PROP.
ERTV IS STRUCK OFF, AND BALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALB
IS CONCLUDED. NYHEN SOLD FOR
COSTS, tOSTS MUST BE PAID WHEN
STRUCK OFF.
ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH AB0VB
TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED
WITH WILL BE RESOLD BEFORE AD
JOURNMBNT.
CLARENCE E, PRYOR, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, Scranton, Pa., March
1st. liw.
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