THE SCRANTON T1UBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH .1.8, 1899. tt.0 Wanted it fell uiiuii a day Unit tlu worthy gov M-nors of the grammar sthnol ut Pendlebury wore culled upon to fulill th" onerous duty of selectlrfg ami elect ing a new liend master, By tho out lay of it row paltry hundreds a year they expected to retain the services or or much Intellect, culture, knowl edge and experience as could he packed into some sis feet of human llesh: and they further demanded that thin six feet of packing-case should be endowed with tho tnnnners of n mnrquls and the cricketing prowess of a professional. To the inhabitants of another planet it might appear that the governors of Pendlebury school exacted a good deul for their money; but anybody who knows anything nhout this "bet of nil possible worlds" will readily perceive tiiat a sum whereat a prize-fighter or a ballet-dancer would he justified In turning up their respective, noses Is K'Mierour nay. extravagant compen sation for the services of .1 mere wrangler or double-first. Ho wisdom s'us justified of thosi of her children lio had a place upon the governing body of Pendlebury school. And the expectations of the gover nors were fulfilled. Numberless schol art and gentlemen applied for the de- ! c.inl.l,. n.Mil. niwl tlm lnt flnnllv fell ! ilium John Mortimer. esq., M. A., whose I these things were an yet hidden from l' stlinonlals tend llko a Mobile's Ex- J Kmmellne, and so. conversationally, nart of the "Lives of the Saints," she went wrong from the beginning favored with the essence of Bacon's "Ponds of lioyn, are you, Miss Oio ',.ivn.i(,m.Mit r,r T.f.!iniintr." Theio I ver'." remarked .Tut'l:. perversely; "I seemed nothing that John Mortimer could not do still loss thnt John Morti mer did not know: In addition to which unparalleled virtue and knowledge he possessed a handsome nppenranco and a chnrming manner, and stood six feet one in hla stockings But even this ilse among schoolmas ters wns not without the Inevitable thorn; and in tbls case the Inevitable thorn took the form of bachelorhood on the part of John Mortimer, esq., M. A. Now, the governors of Pendle bury school were a kind, fatherly set of old men, who held thnt It was In dispensable that there should be some one at the school who could be (as they said) a mother to the boys; and for all his strength and learning there wns nothing in tho slightest degree motherly about .Turk Mortimer. Tho most vivid imagination could hardly succeed In regarding as a mother a big. black-bearded young man of two-and-thlrty, who wan a llrst-elass classic and a llrst-rate cricketer: and school hoys are not as a rule remarkable for the vividness of thulr Imaginations; but on this account it was all the more necessary that Jack Mortimer should take upon himself a. wife, who could be to his scholars a snlgn and a symbol of tho loving klndiu-ss reserved for them by their respective three hundred mothers at home. The governors there fore officially Informed John Mortimer, esq., M. A., that they hud great pleas ure in appointing- hint headmaster of Pendlebury school on one condition viz., that he could undertake to become a married man within twelve months of his election. .lack Mortlniu- wus a -man who didn't trouble his head about women at all. He regutdod a wife very much as he regarded a sideboard viz., us u useful piece of furniture whldi no middle man householder should be without, but which would prove a ridiculously troublesome and cumbrous trinket for a young man to drag all over the coun try with him. lie was naturally at first somewhat staggered ly the con dition of his election; hut he reflected that after all. In this overcrowded country of ours, appointments nre in creaslnglv hard to Hnil and wives In creasingly easy; so, after due deliber ation, he nccepted the hendmastershlp, with a Mlcawberish hope that some thing would tuni up ere the vear of probation was over. The governors were kind enough to say that, falling a wife, they would graciously accept n sister In her stead; but Juck had never had a sister in his life, and realized the fact that though n man Is n.ever too old to take a wife having a sister, like playing on the violin, is a thing which one must begin in early youth or not at nil. At first he was very happy in his new position. He had a charming house, he liked his work. Jie was full of ambition as to the reform) he would effect In the school committed to his charge; and for a time he quite forgot the wife dif ficulty. But tho governors and their better halves did not forget It; they regarded the vacant post as the pre rogative of one oJ" their own unmarried progeny, and thoy straightway com menced a lively competition as to which of their domestic goddesses should re ceive tho apple which this tutorial -Paris was about to award. This plan of campaign consisted of a round of dinner parties, -whereat Jack In turn took In to dinner the various candi dates for his eoiisortshlp. Sometimes this arrangement amused the head master; but ut others he longed to fall at his hostess' feet, and implore her that for once he might take an Inelig ible female in to dinner, and imbibe his nourishment in neaee. Hut this would not have been business: and the wives and mothers of Pendlebury were nothing If not wonriii of huslnest. Mortimer's llrst dinner party his debut, so to speak -was under the hos pitable roof of Mr. and Mrs. drover. 1 nth Treatment FOR Weak Men Who are Willing to Pay When Convinced of Cure. A scientific combined medical and mechanical euro his been dijoof crefl for "WwikueHof Men." Tho proprietors announce, that they will tend It on trial-remedies and appli ance without advanco payment to any lioucst man. 11 not all that is claimed all you wish-tend it back that ends It pay nothing I This combined treatment cures quickly, thoroughly, and forcTcr all efloctt ot early evil liablu. later ex cenies.oTerwork, worry, etc. ltcre atti health, itrenftb, vitality, sus taining powers, and restores weak and undeveloped portions of body to natural dimensions and (unctions. Any man writing in earnest will receive description and references in a plain sealed envelope. Profes ilnni.1 confidence. No U.O.D. de ception nor Imposition ol any nature. A na- a Wife 1 and of eotiis" ihelr dnughler Kmme'lno (ell to his lot us u partner at meat, lack was a poor hand ut talking to girls, even when he wns not conscious that they were hunting lilm down ami now felt his lips were doubly sealed. Hut no so Fmmellne. She began tho bombardment without wustlng a mo ment. "Oh" (titnniellne's renmikp, llko the Itlsh nvlstoetney. were never without the prefix Oh), "Oh, Mr. Mortimer! how fond you must be of those dear little boys of your. Bo tell me "oinethlng about them, pleas", for I am fond of bol'M. ' Now, Kmmellne Q rover was a nice looking girl, with a kind heart and nn amiable temper, but she had failed to learn two of the prinoiplo. rules of the game of dinner conversation: first ly, that until the entrees have passed from the jeglon of hope to the llinb of memory, and the edge Is thereby taken of:! the gentlenmn's appetite, the lady should talk to him without oven ex pecting him to listen: find secondly, that If the gentleman Is over forty i years of age ho likes tho lady to agree j embellished with corrections and mar with him: but If he Is under forty he j ginal notts In red Ink. Thee rosy lire fens her io differ, as ho Is still young enough to believe that his arguments ( Will IlllVP tlOWPI' to OOllVerl lief. I'Ut wish I were!" j "Oh, nren't you Mr. Mortimer aren't i you really? How shocking of you!" i Jack tpooned up his soup In silence, not feeling, called upon to reply, but Emmellne was not to De uaunteu. "t read your testimonials, with sueit ; interest, Mr. Mortimer, and they Fnld what n wonderful man you nre with boys, and how you aie 'one of them In their games as in their studies.' Those were the exact words. I learned them by heart; they seemed to be so j beautiful and so expressive of what is leally neened in the proper training of boys." .Inck laughed. "Rood gracious, Miss Grover, you don't mean to say that you are taken In by testimonials? They nre tho greatest rot In the world: and, of course, the more people want to get rid of n man, the better testimonials they wilte for 1dm." "Oh, Sir. Mortimer, how naughty of you to say a thing like that! Surely, surely, It cannot be true. It would destroy all my faith in human nature I If I believed it and it Is s-o sad to lose one's faith in human nature, don't you I think'."' ! Jack wished that Miss Grover's knowledge of human nature equalled her faith therein; but as he did not feci called up to repeslal that young lady'n tottering Idols, he remained dull and uninteresting for tho remainder of the meal; and though Kmmellne bravely continued to gush over boys in general, and to treat Jack as If he wero nn en thuslasillo Sunday school teacher, her efforts only weeded In making him less communicative than usual. The next aspirant for Jack's vacant half-throne wns Sophy Slater, who, of course, fell to his lot at the Slaters' dinner partv. Sophy was one of those useful little women who seem to be made of horsehair hard and prickly, but warranted to stand nny amount of wear and tear. She talked very sen sibly to Jck about the school and every thing that appertained to It, and gave him most sound advice on many mat ters. "The first thins you ought to do is to build a sanatorium," she remarked. "Do you think so?" "Of course I do. How should you manage if an epidemic broke out among the boarders'.'" "I'm sure I don't know," answered the headmaster, feebly. "You will have to build a sanltorlum that Is the only thing you can do and you ought to lose no time in setting about it. Bo sure you have it at "least a hundred and fify yards away from the other school buildings, or it will be worse than useless. That is the great disadvantage of a school where board ers and day scholars are mixed: the day boys are sure to bring childish and Infectious complaints from their vari ous homes, and the boarders are equally ture to assimilate and disseminate the iame. Jack felt ns If ho were listening to a medical lecture, and ousht to be tak ing copious notes Instead of eating and drinking; and he asked humbly: "How, then, should you advise me to go about it. Miss Slater?" "I should advise you first to call n meeting of the governing body to ills cuss the matter, and after they have formulated a scheme, that scheme should be submitted to the Town Coun c II. You will have no difficulty about funds, 1 Imagine, us mans of tho school governors and Town Councillors have. boys ut the school, and so In their own interests would Ijp glad to Insuie im munity from epidemic disease there; for which reuson the parents of board ers would probably liberally subscribe! also." ! "Yes. yes, of course." "You will not want a very largo sum ot money for you must not go in for nnythlng extravagant or ornamental; just a plain, square, red brick build ing, with plenty of windows for ven tilating purposes, will be all you need." Jack shuddered as he thought of tho beautiful school building, of which he was already so proud, being supple mented by a staring, red-brick sana torium; but he wisely held his peace. As he sat smoking in his study lats that night, ho medltuted upon what n helpmeet for n schoolmaster Sophy Slater would prove. Her commonsenso nnd elllclency knew no bounds; but ns for making love to her! Jack remem bered two old horsehair sofa cushions in the nursery nt home, which ho pre tended were n llttlo brother und sister, named respectively Hlackle nnd Week. From his third to his sixth year he loved them with a devoted though un requited affection, nnd felt deeply their harsh response to his fond embraces. It now struck him that making lovo to Sophy Slater would bo quite as uohlll work as performing the part of a lov ing brother to Week nnd Hlackle; and he decided that ho could not begin to play that long und dreary game over ngaln. Time would fall to tell of all the various fair claimants to Jack Mor timer's hand. Borne of the maidens of Pendlebury sought to attract tho headmaster by putting on Minerva nnd nil her wisdom; while others nftected for Ills' subjugation an infantine inno cenco and ignorance, for which their mothers would hnvo slapped them had they been under five Instead of ovr five and twenty. Over one particular damsel, Julia March by name, the headmaster very nearly lost his head, and thereby secured his mastership: but ho caught a side light olio day of the handsome Julia's temper the light was lurid, and the headmaster iegnliift-1 his head. At another time he felt h really could have fancied pretty Laura Grcgson, If only she hnd not been u performer on the violin; but Jack be longed to that not unnumcrous clans of men who hnto the women who (art ha expressed It) "make noises" that Is to sny, who are prollclunt In either vocal or Instrumental muslu. A wo man who played on the piano was an evil thing In Jack's eyes; and his hor ror of uny other Instrument was not less In Its Intensity. But ho had bin excuses; once ho possessed n grand mother who played "The Battle of Prague" on the piano every cvonlnjj; and though ho wns but n child at the time, ho had neither forgotten nor fo. given her, Nevertheless, though Mortimer was slow to woo he was quick to work and th school prospered greatly under his management. Moreover, ho followed In his predecessor's footsteps and gave lit erature classes to the young ladles of Pendlebury on Wednesday afternoons, which were a great success. Surely never teacher had a. more attentive audience. They listened with breath less Interest to catch every syllable which fell from tho lecturer's lips, and they wrote sweet, little, scented es snvs, which Jack duly returned to them comments of Jack's were regarded by ),s hearorn n3 almost Inspired and were read by them, quoted and requnled till they became as household words. All this was very pleasant to Jack j Mortimer until Violet Mnjendle joined the literature class: then n change camo o'er the spirits of his dreams, for a ghastly suspicion dawned upon his mind that this oleveiest of his pupIN was laughing at hlni. Jack was by no means destitute of a. sense of humor. and the terms of his election had tlck- led him a good deal at first; but as nobody else InPendlebury seemed to see anything grotesque In It and as jokes, llko dinners, are all tho nicer when they are not at one's own expense Jack Koon ceased to r-sgr.rd his position as being1 at nil unusual or absurd. But when Miss Mnjendle came horn to Pen ulebiuy after nn absence of some months, during which period tho new head-mnster had come and Feen nnd conquered the grammar school, n dis quieting idea crept Into Jack's head that Violet had n keener sense of humor-thnn all-wise Providence allots to woman, and thnt this keen sense whet ted Itself at bin nugust expense. P. was not that Miss Mnjendle was rude to him she was far t'-o well mannered lor that; but she had raised audacity to tho level of a f.ne art nnd could say the most Impertinent things In tho least impertinent manner. For Instance, once when they were studying Tenny son's "Ocnone," she asked him before the whole class, apparently apropos of nothing: "Whom should you have given tho apple to, it you had been in Paris, Mr. Mortimer?" Jack Curtly replied: "I am here to answer pertinent ques tions. Miss Mnjendle, not those which ure the reverse." But though he knew he had scored this time, he nevertheless felt hlmselt growing scarlet to tho roots of his black hair, and was Inwardly furious with the cause of this unwilling turn at rouge et noir on his pan. Vj1lI looked so sweetly unconscious of any rudeness on either her side or his that ho could, not feel quite sure If the girl had Intended to make fun of hlni after all, or If her question was tnetely stupid; but stupidity was not t beset ment of Miss Mejendie's, nnd Jock could not help wishing thnt he had been a boy, so that he might have given himself the benefit of tho doubt, and soundly caned her for her impu dence. Hut one half-holiday it came to pa-ss that an avenging fnte delivered Jacl 's enemy Into his hands. He was walking In Melton woods (the favorite rsurt of the inhabitants of Pendleburyj, when lie came upon Violet Mnjendle vainly endeavoring to deliver her pet dog from a trap into which the poor brute had unwarily stepped. "Allow me, Miss Majendl." said the headmaster, grimly, raising his hat, but not attempting to shake hands, i and after a great deal of tumble he succeeded In releasing the prhnner and drawing upon himself a shower of grateful speeches from tho pi Issuer's mistress. Hut Jack was not to bo be guiled out of his Ill-humor o easily, us ho was still smarting under a re mark of Miss Majendle's, which had been repeated to him by the never falling "kind friend" wImho duty and delight It Is to repent such unflatter ing comments. So in reply to Violet's profuse thangs ho merely said "You are unnecessarily trruteful for so slight n service, Miss Majet.dle. T tould not Jet a dog remain helpless In a trup, whomever it belong" 1 to, so i have in no wise earned jotu- special gratitude. Hut In return lierlmp-i you would not mind unswerlng a straight forward question. Did you, or did you not, say tliat no one but n buffoon would accept an uppolntmen: on the terms that I have done?" Violet looked up at the offended headmaster with an lugeliueiH smile. "I don't remember saying go, Mr. Mortimer, but I have always thought it." Jack grew pule with anger and mortification, and wished more dvout ly than ever that this Impertinent clrl had been a boy so that he might have meted out to her tho measure which she so richly deserved. "Thank you," he --aiJ, shortly. Violet, however, ,vns not coIiik to let so entertaining a subject drop. "But, Mr. Mortimer," sho nusgested, In a loaxlng volc, "surely you can see how klllliiKly funny It Is. It Is very sad for you to bo minus n wife, but It would be far woiso if you wero minus n eenfo ot humor. I thought you had t'one it for u Joke from the first." Jatk felt sllshtly mollified, for it is distinctly more comfortable, to bo tient ed as n spectator of a farce tnan as a performer therein. "Hut," continued Violet, bubblinsr over with laughter, "you don't go about It in tho right way. You ought first to set up un nge disqualification, and say that no one over twenty-flvo need apply This would double tho number of candidates ut once." "You ure very hurd on your own sex." "Not ut all, but I know their llttlo ways. I want our vicar to nnnounco that he Is going to preach u sermon to women under Jive una twenty only. The church would be simply crowded nnd tho offertory, consequently, enor mous, en thero isn't a woman within a radius of twenty miles who wouldn't make a point of attending thut service. "I nm glad to learn that you favor the church na well ns the world with tho benefit of your e-dvlce, Mies Ma-Jendle." "Oh, I nm not at nil atlngy with It, nnd you haven't hnd jour full Hlmre yet. Another suggestion 1 wish to mnko It? thnt you should Insist on all candi dates sending In written applications supported by testimonials. 1 don't mind telling you that I'd write nn excellent testimonial for Sophy Sinter." "Mlfn Sinter Is n most ndnilrubld young lady," eald Jack, stilly. "Or course who Is. Do you think she would get n testimonial from mo if she wasn't? Then, ngaln, Kmmellno Grover Is a treasure. You couldn't go far wrong with either Sophy or Km mellne." "Indeed, those young ladles nre for tunate In hnvlng secured your good opinion," remarked Mortimer, satiri cally. But it was beyond the power of schol astic sarcasm to abash Violet, so she calmly continued: "If Emmellne has n fault, she Is nl most too adaptive. I remember once, when she wanted to make herself spe cially agreeable to Colonel Delnware, n great racing man, she told hint that she 'adored jockeys; they were a'.wnys such big fine men.' I supposo she mixed them up In her own mind with guards men, but you should just have seen the colonel's fnce of uttor bewilder ment!" "I do not think it is very kind of you to laugh at people behind their backs,'' said Jack, in his most headmasterly manner. "Still, they don't seem to ca-o for It much when I do It before their fnces. do they?" replied Violet, looking up nt him llko a puzzled child. Jack grew rather red, but having no answer ready, took refuge In silence. 1.00k here, I really don t want to bo too rough on you," continued his tormentor, magnanimously, "but It really is awfully funny, you knowl I can Imagine your writing to tho fathers of Pendlebury as one writes for the character ot a kltchen-mnld, nnd in quiring if their respective dnUKhte-s are steady, sober, honest, clean and obliging." "You are very rude!" cried Jnck. angrily; and then ho marched homo in n ferment of righteous Indignation, feeling that he did well to be anf,ry with such nn insolent young woman. After this what with meeting him at dinner nnd garden-parties, and 'sit ting under" him at lectures Vlo'ct Mnjendle saw a great deal of tho new headmaster, nnd the two became quite intimate enemies. She never givw weary of teasing him and putting him into a had temper, and this custom of hers Interfered with Jack's pea?o of mind more than a little. He contin ually writhed under her politely veiled ridicule, nnd felt It grow increasingly distasteful to him to select a wife from among the maidens submitted to his inspection. And, alas! his year of pro bation was fast drawing to a close. "Of course you'll take no notice of that ridiculous stipulation of the gov ernors," remarked Violet, nlrilv. or.o day at a garden-party. "I should trout the whole thing as a huge Joke if I were you." "Hut I cannot treat it ns a joke; I nm bound in honor either to conituv with the condition under which 1 i cepted the appointment, or else to re sign It." "Bother honor! There Is no one more stupid and tiresome thnn a man of honor; he Is selfishly oblivious of every thing nnd everybody else, and gener nlly ends in sacrificing himself and nil his friends on tho altar of this most unsatisfactory Moloch. Hut if you cling to this effete tradition, why mt marry Sophy Slater, and be happy as well as honorable?" "How dare you say such things to me?" "I could not love Sophy Slater so much loved I not honor more," mis quoted Violet; whereat Jack turned on his heel In high dudgeon. Not long afterword It happened that Jack Mortimer again met Violet in Mel ton Woods. "I hnvo something to tell you, Miss Mnjendle," he said, after tho ordinary greetings: "I have resigned my up- polntment, nnd nrranged to leave Pendlebury at the end of next term." "What on earth Induced you to do such nn Idiotic thing as that?" cried Violet, In amazement. "You partly, and partly my own common sense. After you had once pointed out to me what a ridiculous figure I cut, I realized the force of your observations, and decided that I could not go on mnklng a fool of myself any longer. So you see you were unjust when you said I had no sense of humor. Miss Mnjendle: it was merely dormant till you roused It." "I certainly made a Joke at your ex pense, but I didn't menu It to be at the expense of your whole Income, my dear sir; you ure carrying my Joke too far, believe me. Besides, what on earth can it mutter to you whether I laugh nt you or not?" "It mutters so much that I would rather throw up my means of livelihood than submit to it any longer." For a moment Violet was silent; then, looking up with a very penitent face, she said softly: "I am so awfully sorry. It was a shame of me to go on like that, but I never thought you really minded." "Well, I did mind, you see; moreover, you were right, und your temnrks though hardly pleasant hearing were salutary. But thero Is Just one thing that I must say in my own defence; when I consented to that most undig nified stipulation I knew nothing at all about the sucredness of love, and I thou-jht that if I must have a wife, one woman would do ns well ns nu mber. So I really was more Ignorant than base after all." "How did you discover whut you call 'the sacrednoss of love?' " Inquired Vio let, with mu'.-h Interest. "1 Khali not tell you. "You needn't because I know; 1 dis cos ered It myself about tho same time. Wo are llko the two astronomers I forget their names who discovered the planet Netpune at the samo moment frjm opposite sides of tho gioue. "Hut wo uro not at opposite sides of the globe you see; otherwlso this mu tual discovery might not have occur red." said Jnnk, very tenderly too ten deily. in fact, lor a head-master toward a pupil whom ho had once longed to cane. After a hiatus in tho conversation which it Is unnecessary to desctibe, Violet renmrl'.ed: "So you needn't throw up your ap pointment after nil, you silly boy." 'By Jove, I never thought ot that! I suppose I needn't. Hut you won't bo at all a sultnble wife for a headmas ter, you know, Violet?" "Of course not. Nobody but a fool would marry a 'suitable' wife und even he couldn't lovo her. Besides tho word suitability' wuh not In the bond, so any kind of a wife wilt fill tho requirements of the governing body. Even a child or a man ot honor would have tho capacity to seo the sense of that." And Jack nxw it, The Woman at Home, SHERIFF'S SALES. OltHIUIT'S SAliK. -or- ValuableRealEsfate -ON- FH1DAY. MAUCH 24, 1S99. Hy virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Fa clas. Levari Facias nnd Venditioni Ex ponas, Ixsued out of tho court ot common pleas of Lncknwnnna county, to mi di rected, I will expose to public sale by yen due or outcry, to tho highest nnd best bidder, for cash, at tho court house, In the city of Scrnnton. I,nckriwnnnn county, on Friday, the TWENTY-FOUHTH DAY OF MAHCII. A, D. 1809, nt 10 o'clock in mo iorenoon or said nay, uu inoi , title and Interest of the defendants In and to tho following described lots, plecas or parcels of land, viz: . , , , No. 1-A1I tho right, tttlo nnd Interest of tho defendants, Frank K. Thurston and Nora M. Thurston, In nnd to nil that cer tain lot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying nnd being In tho borough of Ulukc ly. county of Lackawanna and state or Pennsylvania, Identified nnd described ns follows, to wit: Being lot No. eight (S) In square or block No. four (I) nnd sltuato on Fourth street In Hull's Addi tion to said borough of Blakely, a map or plot of snld addition Is recorded In tho re corder of deed's olllco In tho county of Lackawanna aforesaid. In Doed Book No. 115. pago D70. Slid lot being fifty (W) feet In front on snld Fourth Btreet nnd ono hundred nnd forty (110) feet In depth. Coal and mineral excepted nnd reserved. All Improved with two single two-story frame, shlnglo roof dwelling houses, out buildings, etc. Seized and taken In execution nt tho suit of Republic Savings and Loan asso ciation vs. Frank E. Thurston nnd Nora M. Thurston. Debt, $1,570.80. Judgment No. CM, January Term. 1S00. Lev. fa to March Term, 1S99. WATSON D1EHL & KEMMERKt?, Attorneys. ALSO No. 2. All tho rlcht. title and Interest of the defendants, M. D. Huntsman, Emma Huntsman nnd Morris D. Huntsman, ad ministrators of tho cstnto of Charles E. Huntsman, deceased, in and to nil that certain piece or parcel of land situate nnd being in tho Second ward In tho city ot Scranton, county of laeknwanna nnd state of Pennsylvania, hounded and des cribed as follows, to wit.: Beginning nt a corner of this lot and John Walsh's lot and on tho south side of Breaker street, thence along lino of suld street CI degrees east fifty-one (Dl) feet to a stake set on line of said street for a corner, thence south 47 degrees west ono hundred und forty (1 10) feet to n stalco set for a comer ono and one-half feet from tho south cor ner of tho barn, thonco south 6.1 degrees west fifty-seven and one-half (i7H) feet to post of lino fence of Daniel McShano's land, thence nlong said McShnne lino north 51 degrees west seventy (70) feet to tho corner of W. J. Lewis and It. Crlppen lot, thenco nlong lino of said lot nnd other parties north 56 degrees east two hundred (2u0) feet to tho place of begin ning. Containing twelvo thousand (12,000) square feet of lund he tho samo moro or less. Coal und minerals reserved: also passago way from Breaker street to tho barn to bo used In common by parties re siding on each side of tho snld passage way us It has been and now Is used. Be ing tho same premises which Win. A. Halsteud and wife by deed dated 31 March, 1S01, nnd recorded In Lackawanna county in Deed Book No. 112, pago 101. etc., conveyed to Emma Huntsman und Charles B. Huntsman (now deceased). All Improved with ono two-story double tram uwciung nouse, one lrnme nam, chlckory and outbuildings thereon. Seized and taken In execution at tho suit of W. A. Halstead vs. M. D. Hunts man. Emma Huntsman and Morris D. Huntsman, admlnistiators of the es tate of Charles E. Huntsman, deceased. Debt, $2,203.92. Judgment No. 51, March Term, 1800. Fl fa. to March Term. 1899. WATSON, DIEHL & KEAIMEUEB, Attorneys. ALSO No. X All the defendants' right, title nnd Interest In nnd to tho following de scribed lot or parcel of land situate In tho Sixth wurd of tho borough of Dunmore, county of Lacknwanna und statu of Penn sylvania, being lot number two hun dred nnd eighteen 21S In square or block number twenty-ono (21) and sltuato upon Quincy avenue, formerly called Sev enteenth street, upon the riot of "Dick son's Addition." In said boiough, duly re corded in Lackawanna county In Deed Book No. 47, pnge II. Said lot Is rec tangular nnd being forty (40) feet In width on said Quincy avenue, forty (40) feet in width on said Quincy avenue, forty (40) feet in rear and ono hundred and fifty-two nnd live-tenths (1J2 5-10) feet In depth, the measnrcment of tho depth of said lotonQuIney avenuonndof the width of tho same on Delaware street to com mence ten (10) feet from the Insldo of tho sidewalk on Quincy avenue nnd Dela w.irn Htrcet with the right to enclose, oc cupy nnd use ten (10) feet In front of tho front lino of said lot on Quincy avenue and Delaware street for yard nnd shrub bery. All Improved with a two-story frame building, used ns storo room nnd dwelling nnd outbuildings thereon. Coal und minerals reserved. Seized and taken In execution at tho suit of assigned to J. L. Hull vs. C. M. Butts. Debt, $1,000. Judgment No. 817. November term, 1898. fl. fa. to March term, 1S99. HAW LEY, Attorney. ALSO No. 4, All tho right, title und Interest of tho defendants, David Cushlno and Margaret Cushlne, In and to all thoso following pieces or parcels of land. First thereof sltuato in city of Curhondilc, county of Lackawanna, stute of Pennsyl vania, being lot No. 1 on the coiner ef Throop avunuo and Belmont street In Reynolds und Lathrop's addition to said city, being CO feet fiont nnd rear and 150 feet deep. Being on the easterly or southerly sldo of said btreet excepting and reserving nil coal ond minerals there on with rlcht to mine and removo the samo. Improved with ono two-story frame dwelling with basement and out Diilldlngs. Second piece situate in Fell township, countv nnd stuto aforesaid, und fronting on tho old Turnpike rond on tho south five rods nnd tour und one-half teer ex tending back to lauds owned by the Dela ware and Hudson Canal company In a northenstcdly direction; thence on tha east adjoining tho line of land of suld company from tho Turnpike road back ono hundred rods or poles, thence run ning north adjoining said company lino live rods und four und one-half fee- to tho comer of land owned by James Byrno now or formerly, thenco north adjoining snld last named land ono hundred rods or poles to tho old Turnpike road containing about three ucres of lund. Thhd nlcco sltuato In Fell townsh'p aforesnld bounded and described as fol ows: Beginning ut a corner In the- old Turnplko of hind belonging or lately be longing to Helen Byrne, thence north westerly along said Turnpike road four rods nnd fourteen feet to a corner of other lands Into of Amzl Wilson estate, thenco northeasterly nlong land of ald estate 100 rods to lino of lands of the Del aware and Hudson Canal company, thenco In n southwesterly direction along tho Hun or land of said company four rods and fourteen feet to lino of land owned by Margaret Cushlne, thence In a southwesterly direction along said last named land 100 rods to place of beginning containing thrco ncres more or leas. Two last described pieces adjoin and form ono plot Improved with frumo house, burn, fruit trees, outbuildings, etc. Seized nnd taken in execution at the suit of assigned to J. B. Shannon & Co. vs. David Cushlne nnd Margaret Cushlne. Debt, $1,137.50. Judgment No. 613, March Term, WOJ. ri. iu. xo .inircu Menu, io;". J. F. REYNOLDS. Attorney. ALSO No. 5.-AU the right, title and interest of the defendant, Joseph Hlgglns, In nnd to all tho surface or right of soil of that lot or parcel of land sltuato In the city of Curbondale, county of Lackawanna and state of Pennsylvania, bounded on tho i-outh by lands of Thomas Kennedy, east by lands of John Klleen, on tho west by lands of Thomas Hlgglns and north by lnnda of Thomas Hlgglns. Being one hundred nnd thirty-eight feet In longMi north and south, and eighty feet in width from lund of Thomas Hlgglns on tho west to land of John Kllleen on tho east. Coal and other mineral rights re served. Also tho free and uninterrupted use, llborty and privilege of und pnssnge jointly with Eliza JUgglns, Thomas Hlg glns. jr., and Joseph Hlgglna In nnd nlong a certain nllcy or passage of twenty feet In width nnd extending In depth from the publlo lane on the north of said Eliza Hlgglns' lot In a southerly direction tuiross tho easterly cuda of lota now SHERIFF'S SALES. owned by said Eliza Htgelns, Thomns Hlgglns, Jr., and Joseph Hlgglns In tho city of CnrbonOnle, Pa,, nnd nlong tho westward line of John Kllleen's land to lot of said Joseph Hlgglns. Being the snmo property conveyed to said Joseph Hlgglns by two deeds, ono from Thomas Hlgglns et ux. dated January 17, 1895, re corded In tho offlro of tho recorder of deeds of Lncknwnnna county. II. B. No. IBS. pago HC3, tho other from Eliza Hlgglns nnd Thomns Hlgglns, Jr.. dated Septem ber .Id, 1S98. Improved with a frame dwell ing house nnd outbuildings thereon. Seized nnd tnken In execution at the suit of Calvert Building nnd Loan nsso elation of Baltlmnro cltv vs. Joseph Hlg glns. Debt, J31S.75. Judgment No. rl, March Term, 1899. Fl, fa to March Term, IK. J. F. REYNOLDS, Attorney. AISO No. D.-All tho right, title nnd Intercut of tho defendants, Knto Korl nnd John iveri, in nnu to nn tnnt piece or parcel m Innd In tho city of Cnrbondnle, county of Lncknwnnnn nnd stnto of Pennsylvania, bounded nnd described nB follows, to wit: Northerly by lot now or Into of Evan Tucker, ensterly by land of T. Davis, southerly by Innd of Julius Budwlll, west erly by Wyoming street, being thirty nlnn nnd ono-thlrd feet wide In front nnd renr nnd about eighty-two feet In depth. improven wun n, two-story iramo uweu lug houso and outbuildings thereon. Seized nnd taken In execution at tho suit of tho Co-Operntlvo Building Bank vs. Kato Kerl and (Jeorgo Kerb Debt, $889.59. Judgment No. 582. March Term, 1899. Fl. fa. to March Term. 1S99. J. F. REYNOLDS, Attorney. ALSO No. 7.-AI1 tho right, tltlo and interest of the defendants, Michael Sharak nnd Annlo Slinrak In nnd to nil thoso certain lots, pieces or parcels of land sltuato in Lncknwnnna county, Pn. First All that certain lot of land situ ato In tho Fifth ward of Scranton, Lnckn wnnna county, Pn described as follows: Being a part of lot No. 4 In block No, C2 on J. Heermnn'B mup of Hyde Park nnd being 43 feet In front on Twenty-second street, samo In tho rear and 1W feet In depth, being the same property conveyed to M. Sharak und John Nlplk by deed re covered In Lackawanna county D. B. 113. page 505. Improved with ono two-story frnme lintel nnd hull, nlso ono tWO-St iry frame- dwelling house, und outbuildings thereon. . Second All that lot or piece of land sltuato In the borough of Jluytlcld, Lack nwanna county. Pa., distinguished as lot No. 6 In block No. 10 on property of Hill side Coal and Iron company, being In front CO feet nnd In rear CO feet nnd 150 feet deep. Bounded northeast by lot No. 7, southeast by lot Nc 1. southwest by lot No. G nnd on tho northwest by Hill street. Being tho same property con veyed to M. Sharak by M. Flck by deed recorded In Lackawanna county D. B, No. 127. pago 81. m , , Third All that lot or piece of land sltu nto In MayfleM, Lackawanna county, Pn., Being lot No. 5 In block No. 10 on mnp of Hillside Coal nnd Iron company's plot of Maylleld. being CO feet in front. CO feet In rear and 150 feet deep, bounded on tho north by lot No. 6, on the southwest by lot No. 4, southeast by lot No. 13 and north west by Hill street. Being tho samo pro perty conveyed to Suslo Sharak by doed recorded In Lacknwanna county In D. B. No. 131, pago 414. Seized nnd taken In execution at tho suit of Mulherln & Judge vs. Michael Sharak and Susto Sharak. Debt, $100. Judgment No. 78G. November Term, 1S9S. Fl. fa. to March Term, 1S99. DEAN, Attorney. ALSO No. 8. All tho right, title and Interest of John J. White In and to all that cer tain lot, pleco or parcel of land sltunted, lying or being In tho city or Scranton In tho county of Lackawanna and state ot Pennsylvania, described as follows, to wit: Being lot number one In plot of lots made by J. 3. Lawrence, C. E., ort tho 10th day of March. A. D. 1S91. of certain lands in tho First ward of tho city of Scranton. Said lot number one is forty- two feet In front on North Main avenue nnd tho same width In tho rear on Hol llstcr street und ono hundred nnd sixty four feet In depth. All improved with a two-story frame dwelling house and other outbuildings thereon. Being the same lot of land sold to tho above named John J. Whlto by Wllltnm O'llara by deed dated tho 15th day of May, 1891. and recorded in tho office for recording of deeds In nnd for Lackawanna county, In Deed Book 82, page 1C0, etc. Seized and taken In execution at tho suit of Thomns Maloney vs. John J. White. Debt, $410. Judgment No. C09. January Term, 1699. Fl. fa. to March Term, 1S9J. CAWLEY & SHEAN, Attorneys. ALSO No. 9. All the right, title and interest of tho defendant, William H. Campbell, in und to all the following pieces or par cels of land each of which Is on tho or iginal warranty of Seth Pearce, now sit uate In the borough of Olyphnnt, county of Lackawanna and state of Pennsyl vania. Tho first pleco upon River street being occupied by William II. Cnmpbell nnd tho tenants of William II. Campbell for residence and business purposes. The second pleco upon Delaware street being occupied by said William II. Campbell as a residence. No. 1. Tho business pioperty fronting upon River street being about 73 feet In front nnd extending buck In depth to the lino of low water mark of tho Lackawan na, river, according to a plan or map en titled "Throop's Map of Olyphnnt." said lot being the land lino between Lacka wanna street nnd the Innd lately con veyed by Dr. Benjamin H. Throop et ol. to J. W. Kennedy. Excepting and re serving from und out of tho said prem ises ull coal and minerals beneath tho surface thereof, nnd all mine rights us set forth in tno ueeu irom me sum eii Jamln II. Throop et. al. to the said Wil liam II. Cnmpbell. dated September 10, 1895. and recorded In Lacknwanna county. In Deed Book 143. pago 101. All Unproved with a three-story frame building used for shops nnd ware-rooms, and also a two-diory frame building used for stores and dwellings. No. 2. Resldcnco upon Delaware street, beginning nt n corner of lot No. 22 upon Delaware street, thenco southerly ulong the line of said lot No. 22. S3 feet Jo a corner, thence southwesterly along hind now or lato of Right Rev. William O'Hant. now of Scranton. und parallel with Delaware street 38 feet to a corner, thenco northwesterly along land now of lutelv of Rev. P. J. Murphy S3 feet to n corner upon Delnware street, thenco along tho line of Delaware street 3 feet to the ltluco of beginning, nnd comprising a nortlon of lot No. 20 upon Delaware street In the said borough, as the samo nnneurs upon a map of and of the Dela ware and Hudson Canal Company. Ex cepting and reserving all coal and min erals beneath the surface of said lot. to gether with nil the mine rights ns samo uro sot forth In deed to William H. Camp hell from Rev. P. J. Murphy, dated April Cth 1892. and recorded In Lackawanna county In Deed Book 107. pago 301. liu nroved with a two-Ktory frnnio dwelling houso and outbuilding and other Im provements. Seized nnd taken In execution at the suit of Mutual Guarantee Building und Loan Association vs. William H. Camp bell Debt. $4,904.88. Judgment No. 033. January Term. W. Lev. fa. to March Term iS99. J- J- O MALLEI , Attorney. ALSO No. 10. All the right, title nnd Intel est of tho defendant, Cornelius II, Hnslum In nnd to nil the following described lot, piece or parcel of lund; Part of lot num ber twelve (12) In square or block number llftv-four (51) upon tho plot of Scranton, Lackawanna county, Pa., intended to bo duly registered nnd recorded. Tho por tion ot said lot commences ut a point on Olive btreet Blxty-threc and one-half (63',fc) font frnm the Intersection of the eastern building lino of Adams avcuuu with tho southerly building lino of Olive street, thenco easterly along suld Olive street twenty-six and one-hnlf (2iiVi) feet, thence ut right angles with last line and extending back of tho samo width forty feet (401 und rectangulur In shape; with the privilege of using ten (10) feet in front of the front line of said lot on Olive street for yard, vault, porch, piazza, cellar-way and bav windows, but for no other pur poses, tha top of the vault In no case to be hither than tho sidewalk In front of the samo. Exteptlng and rebervlng coal and mlnerul. Improved with a two story framo dwelling houie. Seized nnd taken In execution at the suit of W. E. Barker et al, trustees, vs. Cornelius B. IliiAlum. Debt. $1,500. Judg ment No. 471. March Term, 1399. Fl. fa, to March Term. 1899. WELLES & TORREY, Attorneys. ALSO No. 11. All tho rlcht. title nnd interest of tho defendant. Margaret 1ewis, the defendant within named, In nnd to all the aurfaco or right of eoll of all that certain SHERIFF'S SALES. VNVWiWVW''W lot or parcel of land sltuato In the town Blilp of Old Forgo In said Lackawanna county, bounded und described as follows, to wit: Beginning ut a corner of Jmiim Recfo on Edith street nnd by said Reeso ono hundred nnd fifty feet to unsold mnd; thenco fifty feet to corner of lot No. 187 and by It ono hundred und fifty feet ta corner Iho plnce of beginning, and con talnlng seven thousand five hundred foe! of land bo the same moro or less nnd bc Ing lot No 150. , Second thereof being nil tho follow Ing lot or parcel of Innd situate, lying nnd being In tho township of Old Forge, Lacnwuntiu county, Pennsylvania. .Be ginning at a corner of draco nnd Edith streets, being the westerly corner of said streets; thenco north 40 degrees and 27 minutes west CO feet along snld Orac street to it corner: thence south 43 d Rrces mid U minutes west at right nnglci to snld Grace street 150 feet to a corncri thenco nt right angles to said last men tioned corner parallel to Grnco street south 40 degrees and 23 minutes cast 54. feet to snld Edith street to place of be ginning. Being lot No. 192 on Jane O. Smith's addition to Old Forgo townshlj intended to bo duly recorded. All Im proved with a two-story frame dwolllnf and outbuildings thereon. Coal and mln erals reserved. Seized mid tnken In execution nt till suit of P. v. Coyne vs. Margaret Lewis Debt. J31.G0. Judgment No. 424, Novembci Term, 1S9. Alias Vend. Ex. to March Term, 1899. OKELL & DUNN, Attorneys. ALSO No. 12. All the right, tltlo and inter) of tho defendant, Conrad Vernon, in nnd to all that certain lot, pleco or parcel ol land situate, lying and being In the bo rough of Archbnld, county of Lnckawnn na nnd state of Pennsylvania, described as follows, to wit: BMng lot number two (2) In square or block number three (3). and sltuato upon street called and known as Main street, laid out upon a tract oi land In tho warrantee name of John Pruddcn, nnd ronveyed by Decker nnil wife to Edward Jones. Georgo Simpson nnd Alver Eaton by deed "dated Septem ber 24, 1874, and recorded In tho recorders otllco of Luzerne county In Deed BooH No. Ill at pago 209, etc. said lot being fifty (50) feet In front and one hundred nnd fifty (150) feet deep. Being tho samo land conveyed by Edward Jones ot nl to Con rad Vernan bv deed dated tho 11th of Scn- tember, 1891, nnd recorded In Lackawanna county In tho otllce for recording of deeds In Deed Book No. 81, page 528, etc. Coal and mlneruls reserved, with tho right to mlno nnd remove the samo to tho salip Edward Jones et al. Improved with two frame dwelling houses, farm and other outbuildings. Seized und taken In execution nt tho suit of Thomas Monlo vs. Conrad Vernon. Debt, $9. Judgment No. 647. November Term, isus. venu. ex. to Marcn icrm, 1899. BATTEN BERG, Attorney. ALSO No. 13. AH tho right, title and Interest of the defendants, Jacob Korbelnk nnd Cathnrlno Korbcluk, In and to all the sur fuco or right of soil of the following de scribed lot of Innd, Bltuate In tho town ship of Old Forge, county of Lackuwunna and State of Pennsylvania, bounded nnd, described ns follows: Beginning nt a corner of lot No. 90, on Edith street; thenco 150 fcot to unsold land; thence 50 feet to a corner of lot number 188; thence 150 feet to a cornor on Edith street; thence 50 feet to a cor ner, place of beginning, and containing 7,500 square feet of lund, bo the samo moro or less. Bel.ng lot No. ISO. Tho prop erty of Catharine Durkln, now Korbclak. Also all the surface or right of soil of ono other lot situate In tho township, county and state aforesaid, bounded nnd described as follows: Beginning at a corner on Edith street and lot formerly purchased by Catharine Durkln: thence north 40 degrees 18 min utes west 150 feet to a corner; thenco south 43 degrees 11 minutes west 50 feet to a corner; thence south 40 degrees 18 minutes cast 150 fcot to a corner; thenco north 43 degrees U minutes east 50 feet to corner, placo of beginning. Containing 7,500 square feet of land, be the sumo moro or less. Being the property of Jacob Kor- hplnk. All Improved with a two-story frama dwelling houso and out houses thereon. Seized and taken In execution at the suit of the New York Mutual Savings and Loan Association of New York. Debt, $808.15. Judgment No. 503. January term, 1899. Lev. fa. to March term, 1899. STARK, Attorney. ALSO No. 14. All the right, title nnd Interest of the defendant. Joseph Torofskl in and to nil that certain lot, piece or parcel of land sltuato In Prlcoburg. county oC Lackawanna and state of Pennsylvania, being lot number four (4), In square or block number two (2), and fronting on Carbondalo and Providence turnpike; said lot being fifty (50) feet in front by ono hundred and ninety (190) feet In depth, according to a plan or mup entitled "Moore's Map of Priceburg. Pa." Coal and minerals excepted und roserved. Be ing the Barae premises conveyed to salu Joseph Torofskl by deed of Edwin Ban field and wife, dated Aug. 1, 1896, and duly recorded in Lackawanna county. Im proved with a two-story framo dwelling house and out buildings thereon. Seized nnd taken In execution at tha suit of Co-operative Building Bank vs. Joseph Torofskl. Debt to collect, 1.14S.U Judgment No. 130. March term, 1899. I' I. fa. to March term, 1899. OLVER, Attorney. ALSO No. 13. All the right, title nnd Interest! of tho defendant. C. J. , GroBvenor, tho defendant within named, in and to all tho surfaco or right of soil of all that cer tain lot or piece of land situate In tho borough of Jcrmyn, county of Lackawnn na und state of Pennsylvania, bounded and described ns follows: Containing a front of fifty (50) feet southeastward on. Fourth avenue; bounded southwestward at right ungles to said avenue one hun dred und seventy (170) feet by lot num ber live (5) In block number forty four (44): northwestward parallel with said nvemm nfty (t-0) teei Dy ari unry und northeastward at right angles to said avenue ono hundred and seventy (liO) feet by lot number seven (7) in snld block number forty-four (44.) Comprising lot number Mx (6) In block number forty-four (14) fronting on Fourth avenuo ns the samo Is represented und designated on a map of building lots ot John B. Smith In tho borough of Jermyn. Excepting and reserving coal and miner- Improved with a two-story framo dwell ing houso nnd outbuildings. Seized nnd taken In execution at tho suit of Henry Sahm vs. C. J. Grosvcnor. Debt. $300. Judgment No. 381. March term, 1898. alias fl. fa. to Mah UrmlfflJ. ALSO No. 10. All tho right, title and Interest of the defendant. Thomas P. Durkln, In nnd to all that certain lot. piece or parcel of land situate, lying nnd being In the city of Scranton, county of Lackawanna and state of Pennsylvania, being lot num ber thirteen (13) in block number fifty-six (5) nnd situate on street called or known. as Luzerno street or Sixth avenue in said cltv. upon J. lleerman's map of South Hvde Park, Intended to bo duly registered nnd recorded. Said lot being rectangular In shape nnd measuring fifty (50) feet In front on said Luzerne street or Sixth avenue nnd measuring ono hundred and fifty (150) feet in depth to on alley, i!ic th same nremlses which were conveyed to the said Thomas P. Durkln bv Thomas Durkln und wife by deed dat ed July 9th, 1893, of record In the ofllco for recording deeds In nnd for tho said coun ty of Lacknwanna In Deod Book No. 129. naga 119, etc. All Improved with a two storv single frame dwelling houso and out 'buildings, etc. Seized nnn taKen In execution nt the suit of the Eastern Union rtulldlng and Loan Society vs. Thomas 1 Durkln. Debt, $990.57. Judgment No. 476. March term, 1899, II. fa. to March term, UWATSON. DIEHL & KEMMBRER. Attorneys, TERHS OF SALE. FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PROP ERTY IS STRUCK OFF, AND BALANCE IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALE IS CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR COSTS, COSTS MUST BB PAID WHEN STRUCK OFF. ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOVE TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH WILL BB RESOLD BEFORE AD JOURNMENT. CLARENCE E. PRYOR, Sheriff- Sheriff's office, Scranton, Pa., March 1 1st, 1S99. ' Medical Co.,Buffli,H.Y. V
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