The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, August 30, 1899, Morning, Page 7, Image 7

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    THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1899.
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Waldron's
BIG HORSE SALE
Friday, Sept. 1, at
Cusick's Old Stables, Washington Ave
CARBONDALE
HIGH NOON WEDDING.
At noon yesterdny Miss Anna Weir
nnd Frank Clune, of this city. vert
wedded nt St. Rose church by Rev. J.
J. Grlflln. The contracting parties
were attended by Miss Tlllle Kenton
and John Chine, Jr., a brother of the
groom. The bride was attired In u
magnificent gown of white duchess
satin with peart and lace trimming
and tulle veil caught by n brooch of
diamonds, the gift of the groom. Miss
Keulon was also beautifully gowned In
white silk, organdie, ribbons and lace.
A "reception followed at the homo of
the bride's mother on Dundaff street.
Mr, and Mrs. Chine left at 3 o'clock for
an extended wedding tour. Among
the out-of-town guests were Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. McTlghe and J. C. Melvln,
of Scranton: Edward Gruslln, of Great
Bend: E. .f. Doyle, of Susquehanna,
and Miss Anna Hodman, of New York
city.
NEW LAUNDRY FIRM.
Several days ago It was stated that
Alexander Mitchell would soon stnrt
a steam laundry In this city. Since
then negotiations with D. H. Burt, pro
prietor of the c'arbondale Steam laun
dry, have resulted In the purchase of
that plant by Mr. Mitchell and M. I..
Hayley. The latter has been connect
ed with the business for several years
and Is a hustler In that line. The ne.v
llrm took possession yesterday. ,
HURRAH FOR CAMPBELL.
President Thomas Campbell, of the
Mitchell Hose company, will be a can
didate for vice-president of the State
Firemen's association which convenes
In Scranton on the third of October.
Mr. Campbell is one of the most en
thusiastic and popular ilremen In this
part of the state and he will find many
loyal friends supporting him on the
day of flection. .May his majority 1)3
overwhelming.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
"Mnrty" Swift, the popular base ball
manager, was a caller In this city yes
terday. Mrs Mrs. Frank Love, of Comotety
street, Is entertaining Miss Menta
Campbell, of Starrucca.
Miss Julia Cavanaugh returned yes
terday to New York city.
Mrs. Kstabrook. of Garfield avenue,
is visiting her son. Vivian, at Harford.
Miss Julia Kllhullen, of Brooklyn
street, is entertaining Miss Lizzie
Riley, of Wilkes-Bane.
Mr. and Mrs. Anson Bayley and
daughter. Nettle, have returned from
Boston, Mass.
M. J. Judge has returned from Fer
moy. Mr. and Mrs. James McMillan; of
Church street, are visiting In Rochest
er. N. Y.
Several hundred picknlckers accom
panied the Ladles' Catholic Benevo
lent association to Farvlew yester
day. The Mozart orchestra was In
attendance.
A tow belonging to Thomas Kllleen
Mas killed on the O. K- W. yesterday.
Miss Anna McLaughlin, who has
been a guest at the home of George
Spall, of Washington street, has re-'
turned to her home in llonesdale.
Miss Flora Carpenter, who was tho
guest of Mrs. Frank Millard, of Bel
mont street, has returned to Buffalo.
The Sixth avenue bridge is being re
painted. John T. Watklns will render a solo
nt the funeral of Wlllard EvanH today.
Mrs. C. F. Rose and son. Clarence,
have returned from rntondale.
Henry Klotz, of New York, arrived
In the city this afternoon.
We have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In our home for many years
nnd bear cheerful testimony to Its
value as a medicine which should be In
every family. In coughs nnd colds wo
have found It to bo efllcaclous nnd in
croup and whooping cough In children
we deem It Indispensable. H. P. nit.
ter, 1127 Fairfax avenue, St. Louis, Mo.
For sale by nil druggists. Matthews
Bros., wholesale and retail agents.
AV OOa..
Cards n ru nut announcing the mar
riage of George Kennedy, of Main
treet, and Miss Mary J. Davis, of York
street. The event will take place at
the home of David Davis, on Sept. 6,
at S p. m.
The school board met In special ses
Ion Monday evening nnd appointed
lanltors for the ensuing year. They
are as follows: No. 1 building, Mrs.
Edwnrd Burns; No. 2, Martin Reagen;
No. a, Mis Kate McGowan. The sup
ply committee recommended a sot of
text books, which were adopted by the
board.
The Home Mission society of the
Primitive Methodist church enjoyed a
ride over the road to Nay Aug yes
terday. Mrs, John Struthera and daughter
Jennie, of Wyoming, were callers In
town yesterday.
Mrs. Andrew Wiley, of Carbondale,
was a vlxltor In town yesterday.
There wiih n pleasant atherlntr held
It the home of Marcarot TIbIip nt r.ln.
Ijiiii, lust evening, In honor of her
guest, Miss Anna Judge, of Scranton.
A very nice programme was rendered
as follows: Violin solo, Mr. Walter
Boylan; vocal solo. 'Miss Lizzie Hlnes;
duet, Messrs. Judge and Bresnahan;
mandolin solo, Miss Anna Judge; reci
tation, Mr. Jnmes McDermott; vocal
solo, Mr. Fred Rendle; recitation, Mr.
J. L. Nelger, of Taylor; vocal solo, Miss
Lizzie Boone. Refreshments were
served, nfter which n llashllght picture
was taken of the party, which was
made up of the following young people:
'Miss Anna Judge, of Scranton; Misses
Tighe, Spellmnn, Boone, Waters, Hlnes,
Corcoran, Boylan, Healy, Moore, Kelly,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tlghe, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. McGowan, Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. McDermott and Mrs. Ida Hart,
Messrs. Rendle, Bresnaham, Judge and
Moran, of Plttston; Mr. L. Nelger, of
Taylor; Messrs. Barrett, Houston, Dun
leavy, Tlghe, Boylan.
Miss B. Reap was a visitor In Scran
ton yesterday.
Miss Flora Poole, of Wllkes-Barre.
has returned aftpr a two weeks' visit
with Mrs. M, J. Bosley.
Miss LUlle Bosley will leave today to
spend her vacation with friends In Oly
phant. Misses Margaret Duddy, of Plains,
and Ella Doherty, of the South Side,
were callers In town yesterday.
taVlor news.
Building of the New Catholic Church.
Traction Company Using New Mo
tors Personal and Other Notes.
Mulheiin & Judge, who have the con
tract for the building of the new Cath
olic church In this town, are having
lumber hauled for the same. The
foundation lias been completed for
some time past, but owing to the griev
ance of the Building Trades council
further work was discontinued. The
plans submitted for the above church
are of the finest design and when lln
ished It will be an ornament to the
town and one of the which the pnr
Ishoners may well feel proud.
The Scranton Traction company has
Just placed the new Westlnghouse mo
tor on two of their cars on the Taylor
line. The new motors are of consid
erably greater horse power than the
ones used at present by the companv.
The motormen clnim that with half
the power on the cars can climb the
steep Incline to a better advantage than
with the full power of the old motor.).
The cars which carry the new ma
chines are In charge of Conductors
McGlll and Fuller.
Miss Josephine Hill, of Jcrmyn, Is
visiting nt the M. E. parsonage on
Main street.
Mis. Thomas James, of Providence,
was the guest of relatives In town on
Mondav.
The Taylor Hose company. No. 1,
will hold an Important business meet
ing In their rooms this evening. A 1
members are urgently requested to be
ptesent.
James F. Judge has returned from
his business trip to New York.
Improved Order of RedMen, No. LM7,
will meet this evening.
The different silk mlllsi of the bor
ough are preparing to go on later
shifts, as the employers are unable to
get out their orders by working on the
present nlans.
Miss Hannah Hughes, of Hyde Park,
visited relatives here yesterday.
Taylorvllle lodge. No. If.:', Knights
of Pythias, will meet In their rooms
this evening.
Mrs. Harry Hood, of Hyde Park, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. John G.
Price, of Ridge street, yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Owens and
family are sojourning at Lake Idle
wllde for the past few days.
The Odd Fellow:!' fair committee
will meet tomorrow evening at the
ofllce of Justice of the Peace William
P. Grlttiths.
The borougi schools will reopen on
Tuesday. Sept. .".. with the same corps
of teachers In charge.
Rev. Thomas Rutland, of North
Scranton, will occupy the pulpit at the
First Congregational church of Felts
vllle on Sunday next.
Mr. Walter D. Edwards, of Bellevue,
was a visitor here on Monday.
TUNKHANNOCK.
The annual fair of the "Wyoming
County Agricultural society will bo
held this year on Sept. 12, 13, U and
15. The premiums In all classes have
been Increased over thoso offered last
year and a lule adopted confining
competition tor premium-, on stock, to
stock owned In Wyoming county. This
should result In bringing out a larger
number of entries and is the only fair
rule to go by. The races on the last
three days promise to be very Inter
esting as the different classes are al
ready well filled. The entries for these
clcse on Sept. 2. On the 13th and 14th,
there will be on additional attraction
In the shupe of a balloon ascension and
parachute Jump. The directors ure
endeavoring to mnko this the most
successful fair In the history of the
organization.
Morris Swisher, son of J. S. Swisher,
of Scranton, fornwrly a resident of
TunUhannock. Is visiting frlpnds here.
II. F. Metcalf and family, who have
heen spending the Inst two weeks at
Lnko Carey, have returned home.
There has been considerable talk vt
different times ubout the feasibility of
the borough buying the strip of land
nlong Tunlthnnnock creek nt tho lower
end of the borough nnd converting It
Into n public park. Councllmnn Anron
Brown with n commendable public
spirit, comes forward with tho offer to
donate that portion of tho strip be
longing to him to the borough, for tho
purpose of a public park, provided
the borough cm obtain tho balance
of the strip. It could le mnde very
attractive there.
F. J. Snmpson has returned from
Now York city, where he went to meet
his father, 'Squire Snmpson, whojs on
his way homo from Brnzll. While ther
he received, n cablegram from Ml".
Samfcnn stntlng that his ship had
become disabled and lind been put Into
Rnrbadoes for repairs. They will bo
delayed for two weeks probably.
J. W. Stack, of West Nicholson, was
In Tunkhnnnock on, Tuesday.
JERIUYN AND MAYFIELD.
A Business Man's Troubles, Crazed
by Drink A Hungarian Painfully
Injured Band Concert Tonight.
Scrantonlan Arrested Interesting
Happenings.
Considerable excitement was caused
on North Main street last evening by
the actions of a local busl'ss man
who. half ernaed by drink and threat
ening to drown himself, rnn down be
tween the Sweeney house nnd Dr. I. S.
Graves' residence towards tho river.
Some men who had heaid the threat
procured a lantern and nfter searching
the river for some time, found him
lying In the thick underbrush. Ho
was brought back and persuaded to go
to bed but would not listen to the
friendly advise given him and later
again dashed down towards the river.
Chief McOlnlcy, who came nlong, Join
ed In the search, nnd after about fif
teen minutes tho chief discovered him
In the bushes. The presence cf tho
chief seemed to sober him sorhewhat
and he had the alternative of going to
his hotel and to bed or the lock-up.
He nccepted the, former and the large
crowd who had been drawn to the vic
inity by the report of the contemplated
suicide dispersed.
Aleck Mulholllek, a Hungarian, em
ployed nt the Delaware and Hudson
breaker, was painfully Injured yester
day, having his lip and other parts of
the face cut so badly that It required
the services of Dr. I. S. Graves to dress
nnd stitch his Injuries. The accident
wn caused by the breaking of a plank
upon wlilch a pillar block was being
unloaded from a wagon. Mulholllck
was standing behind the heavy casting
when the plank broke and In falling
his face came upon the sharp edge or
the block.
The Mayfleld band will give nn open
nlr concert this evening nt the resi
dence of J. J. Walker, nt Mayfleld,
when the following excellent musical
programme will be rendered: March,
"Detroit Free Press," Chambers; med
ley overture. "A Tickler," DeWitt;
scgttlsche, ' chimes of Normandy."
Plaiuiuette: waltz, "Postillion," with
whip, bells and song, Fnshback; Negro
oddity, "Down Among the Niggers,"
Snyder; medley overture, "A Gay Old
Boy," DeWitt: march, "The American
Guaid," Brooke.
Tho Ladies' Aid of St. James' church
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Barnabas Carter on
Cemetery street.
A well known Scrantonlan wh came
up on Monday to visit an old friend
here, had a glorious celebration for
which he paid the burgess $." yesterday
morning for a night's stay In the cooler.
Miss losephlne Hill, of Main street,
who has been visiting Taylor friends,
yesterday returned home, accompan
ied by Miss Lena Oondall, of Taylor,
who will spend a few days with her
parents.
Owing to the breakage of a portion
of the machinery tho Delaware and
Hudson colliery worked but a few
hours yesterday.
Ralph Rymer. of this borough, yes
terday registered as a law student.
Attorney C. S. Woodruff, of Scranton,
Is his preceptor.
Mrs. Kvn Woodslde and son, Harold,
of West Plttston, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Moon, of L street.
Misses Hannah Collins and Maggie
Roche spent Sunday evening with
friends In Olyphant.
Ontario and Western Dispatcher
Badger and family, who have been
spending a week In New York state,
returned home yesterday.
"AN EMPTY SACK CANNOT
STAND UPRIGHT." Neither can
poor, weak, thin blood nourish and
sustnln the physical system. Hood's
Snrsaparllla is tho standard purlller
and true tonic for the blood.
HOOD'S PILLS do not gripe,
druggists, 21?.
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NEW MILFORD.
All
Our graded school opened Monday,
August 28, with K. A. Benson as prin
cipal. Mrs. D. linger has been entertain
ing Miss Lou Kennedy, of Elgin, 111.,
the past week.
A number of our people enjoyed the
Dlmmlck camp meeting lust week Sun
day. Mrs. Eugene Osborne nnd children,
of Harford, were pleasantly enter
tained at the home of .Mrs. Osborne's
parents, JJr. and Mrs. J. M. Vail, last
week.
A musical entertnlnment will bo
given In tho opera house on Thursday
eVenlng, August 31, for the benellt of
St. Mark's church. Ice cream and cake
will be served at tho close of tho en
tertainment. Miss Lee Moss, of Detroit, spent Sun
day of last week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Moss.
Miss Minnie Coleman, of New York,
visited friends In town recently.
Mr. and Mis. David Davenport en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown, of
Blnghamton, one day last week,
Mr. and Mrs. IT. B. Glllet took n
pleasuro trip to Chautauqua, N. V.,
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matthews, of
Blnghamton, visited at tho home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seymour last Hun
day. H. A. Lyons, of 'Montrose, and Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Hinds, of Scrnnton,
spent last week Sunday with Miss
Belle McCollum at her pleasant homo
on Main street.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. II. Bell, of Great
Bend, visited Mr. Bell's parents, Mr.
and airs. S. Bell, tho first of last wek.
Ileulth Free to Weak Men.
Burned-out nerve, weakened
brain force, drclltitnc vital enenry
ami nil tho consequences ot tlictt
conditions nrocuredbyouripcrtal
tot. Counto of treatment on trial
unrt approval, anil a marvclom de
veloping appliance sent for the tub
liiK, We trust your honor if von
honor our kill and follow direc
tions. rrlcelcialnrormiulonl'KKi:.
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TO
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ERIE MEDICAL OO., DUPTALO, N.Y.
PITTSTON NEWS
Off to Europe Officers Run Down a
Noisy Gang Some Political Whis
pers Improvements On and Up
tho River, and a Chapter of Local
and Personal Intelligence.
W. L. Watson, cashier of tho First
National bank, with his brother-ln-luw,
James Johnston, of Now Bruns
wick, X. J., will sail today from Now
York for a tour In Europ", and a trip
on the Mediterranean. They go for
tho Improvement of their henlth.
A vi.'lt yesterday In tho vicinity of
Coton revealed that work on tho now
structure that will span the Susque
hanna below that point for tho Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western com
pany, and In course of construction
by the Phoenix Bridge company, Is
progressing rapidly. Two spans have
already been completed and tho third
Is well under wny.
'Squire McLean, who has been suc
ceeded by Roscoe Keating, will spend
tho next week down nt Capo May, If
the Plttston township pays off, nnd If
not Harvey's lake will till the bill for
his vacation.
The Wllkes-Barro and Wyoming
Traction compnny nre busy with Im
provements, nnd among tho promin
ent features In this lino is tho painting
of tho poles and granting an Increase
of wages to their employes, which will
be an advnnce of ten cents a day, and
ftllownnco for all overtime. This Is
Improvement with the right snnp to It.
and could be followed by others with
good results.
Judge W oodwnrd nnd John T. Lenn
han passed through this cltv yestpr
day on their way to Buffalo, where
thev will represent Luzerne county nt
the convention of the Nntlonal Bar as
sociation, while Martin Howiey, one of
the most adept polltlclarff wont down
to the lower end In the Interest of his
filend, Patrick Finn, who Is desirous
of securing tho Democratic nomina
tion for county commissioner.
Misses Martha Chamberlln and Ber
tha Gaylord, of "Wyaluslng, who have
been tho guests of R. E. Bennett, will
return home tomorrow nnd the latter
will return with them for a short vaca-J
tlon.
The Crystal Social club gave one of
their delightful soirees last evenlnsr nt
their rooms. There was n large at
tendance of young people.
"Why Jones Left His Wife" will bo
enjoyed and explained tomorrow night
at Music hall.
Word has been received from Porto
Rico that Captain Dentler and family,
of this city, passed through the awful
cyclone luckily. They saved their lives
by taking refuge In the cellar of their
home.
A team owned by D. D. Durlan, ot
Wyoming, started from the Forest
Castlo brewery yesterday while receiv
ing a load of grains, being frightened
by u. locomotive whistle. It went up
the river road towards Exeter In tho
most reckless fashion, nnd several
light conveyances which happened on
the narrow turnpike fared badly, and
It Is miraculous that no one was killed
or Injured. It will be n dear load of
grains for Durlan after he gets through
paying tho expensive and unexpected
trip.
There was an informal dance at the
armory of Company M last night, and
those In attendance had an enjoyable
time. The Elite orchestra furnished
the music.
Attorney P. A. O'Boyle and wife
havo returned from a two weeks' visit
to Albany and Saratoga.
John Williams, of Water street, who
keeps The Tribune on his counter for
sale, has accepted the agency for the
Wllkes-Barre News and will also fill
out the Plttston column for that paper.
He Is welcome to membership In the
press gang.
Joe Burke Is a success as manager
of the Study and Is doing nn Increas
ing business. He deserves It.
Eddie Bechtold received a letter from
Sly pond, where the Merry Camping
party went for a week's outing last
Saturday, and they report that Joe
Lotz catches all the fish and keeps tho
balance busy furnishing the bait.
Tho never-work society of this city
spend their time basking In the shady
spots on the west side of the Susque
hannn, between the Ferry bridge nnd
the Forest Castlo, but they do not for
get to return when the electric lights
begin to blink. This fact was more
than noticeable yesterday by the re
porter. The friends of George Reap tendered
hint n reception last night, and nn en
pagement elsewhere prevented us from
enjoying the occasion, which, no doubt,
was carried out as was Intended It
should bo.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Richard
Hughes took place yesterday afternoon
on the West Side, and the services
were conducted by the Rev, O.' L.
Severson. The Interment was In the
West Plttston cemetery.
The Sunday school of the Melane
chapel will go down to Hanover park
tomorrow morning, the occasion of
their annual outing.
Wllfnrd Watklns, a carrier for the
Gazette, fell from a wagon and had
his wrist broken. Dr. Jennings re
duced the fracture.
There Is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until tho lust few years
was supposed to be Incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced It
u local disease, nnd prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it Incurable. Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured bv
F. J. Cheney V Co.. Toledo, Ohio, Is the
only constitutional cure on tho murket.
It Is taken Internally Iti doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly
on tho blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer mio hundred dollars
for any case it falls to cure. Fend for
circulars nnd testimonials. Address
F. J. CHENEY, d CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills arc tho best.
HALLSTEAD.
George A. Chuse, of Baltimore, Md.,
Is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Chase.
Captain James Taylor, of Ithaca, N.
Y., wus visiting relatives In Hallstead
Monday and Tuesday.
Rufus Smith, of Blnghamton, was In
town Saturday to see former acquaint
ances. Bralnard II. Warner, of Washington,
D. C, accompanied by his son, was vis
iting friends here Monday.
Mrs. Tiffany, of Blnghnmton. spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. H. Lowo, on Main street.
Arthur Sprague has returned home
front a visit to New York city.
William Pike Is enjoying several
weeks nt Atlantic City.
Mrs. Addle Maynard has been at At
lantic City for several days,
Miss Edith Trowbridge and Miss Jo-
sephlno Millard will leave" In October
for Chicago, where they will attend
"the Moody Training school,
J, Madison Gathany left for school
nt Mt, Hermon, Mass., on Tuesday.
All the engines stationed hero on
tho L.icknwanna line, havo been re
numbered. Mr. and Mrs. John Long, of Scran
ton, nre visiting their daughter, Mrs.
F, P. Browne. '
Mrs. Jnmes Du Bols Is spending a
short time as tho guest of Mrs. S, S.
Wright In Montrose.
Mrs. George O'Brien, of Scrnnton, Is
visiting nt tho home of Edwnrd O'Bri
en, on William street.
Mrs. Charles Head, of Scrnnton, Is
visiting nt B. C. Read's.
Mrs. D. Stnnford nnd son are visiting
nt Mrs. L. E. Tiffany's.
Miss Mary Scotten has left for a visit
with friends nt Clark's Summit, As
bury Park and New Yock.
Thomas Hutchlngs hod n finger In
jured by being bitten by a vicious
horse.
William Mc.Creary was visiting
friends In Montrose over Sunday.
PEOKVILLH.
Sir. and Mrs. James Jopllng nnd chil
dren and Mr. and Mrs. William Rook
and children were nt lnkermnn last
evening, attending the seventy-first
birthday anniversary of Mr. James
JopNng, sr.
Court Messenger Albert S. Newton
has returned from Wllkes-Barre, where
ho hns been visiting relatives for tho
past week.
Ralp Day, of Wllkes-Barre, is visit
ing his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. E.
II. Barber, of Main street.
The obsequies of the late Mrs. Will
iam Hill were held at the Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday afternoon,
The Improved Order of Red Men. of
which her husband was a member, at
tended tho funeral In n body. Inter
ment was made In the family plot at
Prospect cemetery. '
Mr. M. W. Callender nnd family, ot
Pittsburg, who have boon spending a
few days with the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Judsnn Cnllonder, re
turned homo yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Troverton returned
home Monday from a visit with rela
tives at Norwich, N. Y.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
picnic at Taylor's grove this afternoon.
MOOSIC.
Mrs, J. F. Schoonover nnd daughters
have returned from a week's visit it
Orange.
Miss Hattle Hollenbcck is visiting
friends In Forest City.
Miss Carrie Sleberhelm Is spendng
the week with Rev. nnd Mrs. John
Humphries nt McClure's, N. Y.
Mrs. B. F. Hayden Is visiting nt her
parents' homo In Stroudsburg.
The Ladies Aid society of the Metho
dist Episcopal church will meet at the
home of Mrs. L. D. Warner this after
noon at 3 o'clock.
Miss Loam, of Stroudsburg, is visit
ing at B. F. Hayden's.
Mrs. E. C. Berlew Is spending her
vacation In Wyoming county.
Jessie, Infant daughter of Mr. an 1
Mrs. DeWitt Stanton, died Monday
night. Funeral nt the house today nt
2 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dymond are
spending the week along the Susque
hanna river.
Mrs. C. S. Snyder and children are
at Penobscot for a few days.
FOREST CITY.
Miss Bessie Melvln has returned
from her visit to Mr. and Mrs. II. M.
Collins, of Dover. N. J.
Mrs. Sarah Waters, sr., returned to
her home In Jermyn on Mondav even
ing. William Owens has returned from his
Visit to his mother In Illinois.
The funeral of the late Thomas Mur
phy, of Hudson street, took place yes
terday afternoon. Interment was made
at Archbald cemetery. Mr. Murphy
died on Saturday. He had only been
sick for two or three days. Heat
failure was tilt" cause of death. The
deceased was Bj years of age and was
well respected. He Is survived by a
wife and the following children: Mrs.
Thomas Rowland, of Chicago; Annie
and Kntle, of this place, and three
sons, Edward, of Chicago, and Michael
and Hugh, ot this pfnee.
Mr. Lowery, of Scranton, has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. George Tnylor,
of Dundaff street.
THE BIGGEST TURTLE KNOWN.
Weighs 500 Pounds and Supposed to
Be 300 Years Old.
From the Philadelphia Press.
A tortoise weighing 500 pounds and
measuring twenty-seven Inches from
the tli of its tall to the end of Its
nose has just crawled Into the light
of publicity from tho island of Mau
ritius, its sponsor being Wnlter Roths
child of the zoological garden In Lon
don, The Mauritius owner of the tortoise
in uuthorlty for the statement that It
was In the possession of his family for
150 years, and experts who have exam
ined it declare that It li not less than
300 years old. Think of the events
that havo occurred during tho life of
this tortoise.
However old It may be. there Is no
symptom of decline either In Its np
penranco or actions. The tortoise nev
er vns notable for love of rapid move
ment or movement of nny kind that
could be avoided but this one is par
ticularly remarknblo for the lack of
desire to exert Itself. Still. In hot
wenthef It is always alert and animate,
responding pmmptly to a sharp tap
on the shell, which It evidently recog
nizes as the signal tor feeding.
Like the rest of tho genus, these
large tortoises apreur to be totally
deaf. Although popularly known as
tho "Alduhru tortoises," from their
sole habit, a small group of uninhabit
ed Islands between the most northoi
ly point of Madagascar untl Zanzibar,
the name Is yomowhnt misleading, as
popular nomenclature Is apt to be.
There are four species of lortolse be
longing to tho Aldnbran group, of
which the new arrival Is one, but not
the InrgeM. The Aldnbran tortoises
exce?d the better-known reptiles of
the Galapagos Islands In size, but, like
the latter, nro so highly esteemed as
food that they nre likely to become ex
tinct. The number still surviving on tho
low, bush-clad Islnnds of Aldnbra Is
very email, and the fact that there Is
no permanent population on tho Isl
ands leaves the creatures at tho mercy
of passing crews. That they continue
td exist Is chiefly due to the difficulty
of penetrating1 tho tangled thickets In
which thcy'concenl themselves.
But for man, the lives of these tor
toises would be tolerably secure. When
they attain a weight which places them
beyond the- strength of birds of proy
nnd wild pigs, they havo only human
enemies to fear; but unfortunately the
last are the worst.
SENSELESS SACRIFICES TO
SUPERSTITION,
The Human Sacrifices of the
Nineteenth Century
It wns tho custom ot the ancient
Britons to honor Woden with a glgnn
tic holocaust. A huge figure, bearing
the rude outlines of n man. wns fash
ioned of wicker work, nnd Into this
figure were thrust tho struggling forms
of men nnd women. Then tho priests
applied fire to tho structure and the
miserable victims ot human super
stition wore roasted to death We
shudder as wo think ot such bnrlmrlsm.
We give thanks that we live In tho
nineteenth cei(tury nnU In free Amer
ica. And yet, in this free land, super
stition has Its votaries nnd Its victims.
Stntlstlcs prove that each year one
sixth of all the men nnd women who
die uro victims of u. disease popularly
regarded as Incurable the dread dis
ease, consumption. It would bo absurd
to deny that In certain stages the vic
tim of consumption is beyond the help
of the scientific knowledge of the pres
ent day, though every year science
grows stronger to aid tho consumptive.
It is equally absurd to deny that there
Is abundant evidence that bronchitis,
obstinate, lingering cough, bleeding of
the lungs, and conditions In general
which terminate In consumption, nre
being cured dally by the use ot Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
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There Is no getting past a fact. You
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stands, challenging doubt and denial,
nnd Inviting Investigation. The fact
that "Golden Medical Discovery" does
cure bronchitis, does cure hemorrhages
of the lungs, does cure obstinate, ling
ering coughs, does build up the emaci
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is a fact as undeniable as thatthe sun
rises and sets. The proof does not rest
on a single euro, but on thousands of
cures. Suppose a man lost on the
trackless prairie stumbles suddenly
upon a path, tramped hard by' the
passage of thousands of feet. Will he
sit down and say I am lost? Or will
he take the one chance of help that
opens to him, nnd follow the trail which
points to safety? Every time ho will
strike Into tho trail and go on. stag
gering and stumbling, to where he may
find the help of human hands, the suc
cor of human hearts. There is sucli a
beaten trail to health marked for the
man who Is coughing his life away. It
has been trodden by thousands who
had given themselves up for .lost, nnd
who have found In It n way to henlth
and long life. Why, then, are men will
ing to accept tho theory that they are
lost to health and happiness? Why do
they accept a horrible doom with
scarcely a struggle? Because
THEY .HAVE BEEN ROBBED
of hope by superstition. Tho priests
of this superstition, tho medical men,
have said "Nothing can be done for
you." and they accept the dictum and
sit down and nwalt their fate. The
general attitude of the average medi
cal practitioner toward the suffiror
from lung disease Is cruel to the ex
treme. Havlmv no help to offer him
self, ho denies that there Is nny help
to be found. He pooh poobs a relia
ble remedy and says don't waste your
money, or, as Mr. McCawiey's physi
cian said of "Golden Medical Discov
ery," "You may as well take so much
water."
Yet Mr. McCawiey took "Golden
Medical Discovery" nnd was cured. He
saw n testimonial from n man who
had been cured of a diseased condition
similar to his own. The doctors
couldn't help him; they said it was "a
case of die anyway," a Mr. McCawiey
looked nt It. But he was a cautious
man. He wrote to the man who claim
ed to have been cured by Dr. Pierce's
medicine beforo he wrote to Dr. Pierce.
That wns business.
These testimonials are genuine and
honest, and one fact will be noted In
almost nil of them -that tho use of
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
wus not begun until the dor4.rs failed
to help or pronounced tho doom of
duath.
The one vital question to you If you
are sick will bo
WHAT IS MY CHANCE?
Can 1 bo cured' Look at the facts.
Read over the testimonials given be
low, and then answer that question
in tho light of common sense. These
people who were cured had lungs Just
like your lungs, nnd blood Just like
your blood. That's the main point t
remember. Tho symptoms may vary,
but tho body Is tho same always, nnd
tho work of healing to be done In that
body Is the same In every case At
tlio leapt your "chance" of cure Is as
good as any of those whose testimon
ials Lave been given. But there's a
blighter word of encouragemont for
you yet, In tho fact that Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medleul Discovery has cured
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given It a fair nnd faithful trial. Now
read these testimonials until you get
the facts by heart;
"Twenty-llvo years ngo when I was
thirteen yenrs old. I had. what tho doe
tor called consumption," writer, Mrs.
l'illa Tnylor Dodge, matron of tho
Homo for Missionaries' Children, Mor
gan Park, HI., Box lf,5. "He told my
mother that nothing could bo done for
mo excepting to make mo ns coin-
fortahleos pbst'lote. Tile pajdpk-litttH
M.E, church In the plnce where I lived
hoard' of fay. r'ondlUtii.'.'iind, although
ho Was nbl ucqtmlnteA 'with our fnm
lly, he called, nnd during the call ask'
.cd my mother If she -M-ould,,low ma
to take n medicine If he won hi send "it
to mo. She thought that It could do
no harm If It did no good, so lie sent nv
bottle of Dr. Pierce's Golden .Medical
Discovery. Before tlio bottle witK
empty my friends saw a little Improve
ment In my henlth, whereupon another
bottle was bought. I can't say now
Just how much I took, but r Improved
steadily, nnd today nm a well woman,
as you may Imagine I mutt bo to hava
tho enro of thin Home. I havo un
bounded faith In "Golden Medical Dis
covery.' "
"About live years ago," Writes Cor
nellus McCawiey, esq,, of Leechburg,
Armstrong Co,, Pa.. "I was taken with
hemorrhages, and I had elghty-ono of
them In nil; sometimes spitting five
pints of blood nt one time. It brought:
mo down so low that I could .not walk;
nor get any sleep. I'trled a great marly
things nnd went to doctors in Pitts
burg, but got no relief. My friends
SKc
gave me lip to die, nnd Indeed gath
ered two or three times to see mo die.
My doctor did all he could for me, wns
very attentive, but could not stop tho
hemorrhages and all gave me ud to
die. with consumption, I got a llttlo
book of Dr. Pierce's and while looking
over the names In tho pamphlet of
those who stated that they had been
cured by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery I found one case that seemed
to be exactly like mine tho case of
Mr. C. H. Harris. I sat down nnd
wrdte to him, describing my case. In
about one week I got an answer from
him, telling mo that Dr. Pierce's Gol
den Medical Discovery saved his life,
and he advised me to try it. I told my
doctor 1 would try It, and he said 'You
may as well take water,' but I thought
It was only 'die' anyway, so I wrote
to you and commejiced tho use of the
'Golden Medical Discovery' and Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. When I had taken
six bottles I bad eight bad hemorr
hages: wrote to you andj'ou sent mo
word to keep on with tho 'Discovery'
and the hemorrhage would stop nfter
a while. I thank the Lord It did. That
was over two yenrs ago and I havo not
had any bleeding since."
' If you nro suffering from disease In
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consult with him free, by letter. For
more than thirty years Dr. Pierce has
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the institution he founded In Buffalo,
N. Y. He has gnthored about him a
staff .of nearly a score of assistant
physicians, every man a specialist in
the treatment of some form of disease.
Assisted by his staff, Dr. Pierce has
treated and cured more than a mil
lion persons in the thirty nnd mora
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Golden Medleul Discovery."
THE PATH OF LIFE
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to tho peril of health ami happiness.
Dr. Pierce, In his Common Sense Medi
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