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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1900.
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We Have a
Big Line of
Second-Hand
Pianos and Organs
which wo will be Bind to soil off
VERA" CH13AI', ns wo must mako
room for our NEW STOCK. One
Rood CHtCKL'RINO SQUARE, but
recently exchanged for a BlllUQB
UPRIGHT. It will pay 0U to ex
nmlno them bargains In 1'IANOS
nnd ORGANS before you conclude
to miikp a purchase. Wo have also
a SECOND HAND ANGELUS
which we will dispose of for cash
or oil rii"' ptjmcnts. This 1 a
1IA1U1AIN for somo music lover,
at
PERRY BROTHERS
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ice Cream.
BESr IN TOWN.
j- Per
Oc Quart.
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
lelepboneOrderi Promptly Delivered
33 y 37 Adam Avenue.
Scranton Transfer Co.,
Always Sellable.
All kinds 01 transfer work
promptly and satisfactorily done.
Office 109 Lackawanna Ave.
Office- Phone 525. Barn Phone 6982
HUNTINGTON'S BAKERY.
COM ICES UD m FRUITS
420 Fnruco Street.
MiMonU Temple.
C S. SNYDER,
The Only Dentist
lu the City Who Inb Uradua'e lu
Medicine.
42C-422 SPRUCE STREET.
TEETH
Reduced prices for the next 15 tlus as
follows:
Gold Crowns $2.50.
Gold Fillings 50c.
Best Set of Teeth $4.00.
Silver Filling 50c.
Crown ami bridge work a spoclulty. If
3.011 have any Dental work to In done call
mid have j.nur teeth e imlncd free of
charge. I'nlnlcss eM1.1c.tio...
Dr. Edward Reyer
Bia SPRUCE ST. OPP. COURT HOUSE.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat
Office Hours 9 a. m. to 12 30 p. m.: 2 to 4.
Williams Building. Opp. Postoffloe.
tOT3TpjABe
V..cl-vVWJ9' -. J
I CITY NOTES ;
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MEETING TODAY.-Tho meeting of
tlio Republican clly eommlttiu will bo
laid today instead of on January 1, us
announced in tsterdu'o Tiibuuc.
LARGE ATTENDANCE. Tho special
meetings at the. Second l'reslilcilau
church this week sio lamely attended,
'ihe meeting tonight takes pl.11.1j at &
o'clock.
INQUEST TONIGHT.-Cotoner Roberts
lll hold un lnqut st at 7 o't lock this even
Ing in thu case of Tlioiius Duvanney, who
wan killed in the mints iieeiitly. Tho
li.fiuest will bo held III Alderman Fldlcr's
Blllce.
USED PROPANE languagc-im-ttolman
Pied Katlus arrested at 7.15
o'cicck last evenlm, .1 man for dtunkcu
Dess und dlsordeily conduct and using
profane language. In a loud and ubuslvo
tiuunci.
PAY-DAYS. The Dcluwaio. l.aek.l
Minna and Western compiny p.ild vester
luy ut thu ear shops and today tho em
locs of the Cauga and Urlsbln wilt
be paid. The trainmen win bo paid to
morrow, commenting ut b o'clock.
ACCUSED OF LAECENV.-Pcter Mun
ly, of Cuibowlale, wus jesterday com
tiltted to tho county Jnll by AMciman At
llnsoii, of that city, charged with the
arccny of two coats and two vests. Jlo
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QRANDCST DISPLAY AT
"THE MODEL," X
4. OEUCATESSEN EMPORIUM.
Fresh Invoice of finest tnblo dell- -f
caeles. Imported liarcs, Landjugcr
Sausage. Nova Scotia Salmon,
J lino of fancy Brocerlcd for tho
hollda' c Cntcrlnc r.rders tnken
4- now for the hnlldavp. Dinner 4
Table d'Hote. nrtakfast. Lunch- 4
f eon nnd Supper a la carte. Oys-
f ters nerved In eny Htyle, 4.
f 821-223 Washington Avenue. 4
A 'CC9 Ol Hit tl(UR, 4l(Jtll VU U1II4
4. CallfotnU rriitls and Jellies, Ndld- X
4. melstet Dell' utess JtHrrin in
T Wine Pauce, Italian Chestnuts, J
T l.eb nuehen. Marzipan nnd Honey
fi1faa nf 111! 1KC rhltlniw nnH ftill
wan brought down by Constable Michael
Moran.
DrtUNK AND DISOHDKnhY.-Thoma-i
Geriltt, of Kerdlnnud ntreot, Prvoldcnce,
wua yculerdav sent to tho county Jail
for thirty da by Alderman Tidier, of
North Hcrnnton. Oerrltt was charged
with drunkenness nnd dliordcly conduct
and abusing tho police ofheer who ar
rested him.
nAit WAS roitFEITED. - Mlchnel
Mnlomy, of Kim street, was given a hear
ing by Alderman Howe, November 2V, on
the chnrgts of non-support and threats to
1:111, as preferred by Mary, his wire. At
thu time ho was held in bait and found a
bondrmnn. Yesterday the ball wai tor
felted nnd Mulonoy was committed to the
county Jnll.
ANNTAT, MA8Qin:'Atr: IJAT,L.-The
Scranton I.lcderkranz soclet on Wednc
day eer.lrg, January 21, will give Its
thirty-Ill nl annual mayciiiert de ball at its
hull on I.acknwnnna nvenuc. U mcr's full
orchestra will be In attcnilaneo. Tho com
mittee in charge of the affair Is mado up
of Frank llrekcr. George Nelson Tcets,
Victor Wrnzol, Charles Wrnzel nnd Isi
dore ltoos.
NOTICE.
Tatrons of the Scranton City Di
rectory nto warned to sign no con
tracts not signed by Taylor's Direc
tory Co. J. James Taylor, Mgr.
THEY LACKED THE NEEDED 98.
Young Couple's Tot of Happiness
Was J?ive Dollars Shy.
There have been those posing as cal
culating huges who haw- contended that
no young1 couple should think of get
ting man led on less than ts. Tilden
Hoover, of Pocono Summit, nnd S'ndli
Vur. Horn, of Lopez. Sullivan coutitv,
who evidently never encountered this
prououni'l.unento of the calculating
sages, had nn expetlencp jestenl.iy
which went to prove that the wise men
who figure were light to the very cent.
Tilden Is twenty-time and Sadie
twenty. Tilden boards at 514 Oak stieot
and Sadie Is emplovcl there as ,1
domestic. Thev thought to get mar
ried nnd yesterday sought out the clerk
of the touit's nfllev to procure a license.
When it was made to appear that tin
git I was tinder uge, Cleik Klmer Dan
iels was compelled to 1 of use them a
license. Thev weie told that the con
sent of the girl's paienti or guardian
was necfssaiv. The gill said she had
neither parents nor guardian, and didn't
know of anyone who would take on the
lesponsiblllty of becoming her guard
ian. The cleik suggested that they hire a
lawer to help them out of their di
lemma, and Attorney II. D. Carey, hap
pening along Just then, war, engaged.
It was planned that Ml. Carey should
go before court, have himself appointed
guardian of the gill and then give the
icfiulied consent.
"Tint will cost JS75." the hi.wj.cr re
mat Iced, after having Ilgmed out his,
own and the Oiiihans' court fees.
"Qee-whldliker, 1 can't pay that,"
tn Id the piospecthe gioom in aston
ishment and dismay.
"Well" and the lawyer pontleitd for
11 moment on the possibility of provok
ing speeches about the need of an ethi
cal text book "I'll throw off half mv
fee. and that will biing it down to
$4.50."
"I can't pay that, neither." sorrow
fully remarked the groom-to-be.
"You can pay something, can't you?"
tho bilde-elect nskec
"No, I ain't got any money with me
except to pay the parson. That'll be
U. won't It, and that'll all I got."
"Well. I ain't got any. either. We
didn't know you had to pay anything,"
said the bride-elect, or rather brlde
nomlnated, and away the two went to
patiently woik und wait till such time
us they hud amassed eight dollars.
SMART WAS ARRESTED.
Falsely Represented xilmself to Be
nn Agent of Colliers' Weekly.
An impoitant an est was made Tues
day night when City Detective Johi
Molr went to Wllkes-Harre, and re
turned bringing along H." F. Smart,
who falsely reptesented himself as an
agent for Collier's Weekly.
Smait was accused of obtaining
money under false pretences and on
that chaige was yesterday given a
hearing before Alderman W. S. Mil
lar, who committed him to tho coun
ty Jail. He Is n man 38 eats old. and
a native of the Pacific coast, being
bom In San Francisco. He eamo to
this city fiom New York state, where
he succeeded In swindling a huge num
ber of people. He then came to Scran
ton and heie managed to dupe about
thirty persons.
His modus operandi Is as follows:
Armed with a sample copy of Collier's
Weekly, u magazine which has a large
circulation In these putts, and a printed
certificate lepiesentlng him to be an
ngent of the paper, he would enter tho
various olllce buildings, banks and
places of a like nature and thei-i soli
cit subscriptions. There is offered as
a premium with Collier's Weekly by
the legitimate agents, three volumes
of rtudyard Kipling's works. Smart
magnanimously went this eleven book.
better and offeied a complete sot of
fouiteen volumes of Kipling's woiks.
He would, however, alua;, flint get
a cash payment of one dollar In ad
vance, promising to deliver the oooks
later. On Information given by Mr.
Bloomer, the local agent for Collier's
Weekly. Chief of Police Kobllng swore
out a watrant for Smart's arrest and,
hearing that he was In Wllkes-Harre
nf tho same game, Detective Molr last
night went down there.
Chief of Police Kline, of Wilkes
Dai re, arrested Smart and he was thn
bi ought to this city, whete, after pass
ing the night In the central polha
headquarters, ho was yesterday gWen
u hearing.
m
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
Anthony Reynolds Passes a Good
Day at Lackawanna Hospital.
Anthony Keynolds, of Anthony
street, who was run over bv a street
car, Tuesday night, and his left leg
so badly mangled that It had to he
amputated, is gettjnir along very nicely
at tho Lackawanna hospital.
The boy passed through tho opera
tion Tuesday night, very successfully,
and yesterday rested quietly.
Smoke the Pocono Ec. cigar.
DIED.
URUNi;. In Scranton, Jan. 10. 1900, Mrs.
J, J, Drum', of Clti lireck street, aged 34
aiB. 'Tho deceuhed Is suivived by hor
hu.b.ind and ttueo chlldicn, Jojeuh,
Madtllno und Loutcc. Funeral Friday
forenoon. Benlccii In St. John's church,
liilcuncr.t In tho C'uthedral cemetery.
PROPOSED LICENSE
TAX ORDINANCE
FULL TEXT OF THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE,
Business Men of All Kinds Are by
Its Provisions F.equired to Pay a
Specified Amount Into the City
Treasury The City Treasurer Re
quired to Register All Vehicles to
Be Licensed Under the Provisions
of This Ordinance Cabs to Have
Illuminated Signs.
Tho license tan ordinance tecently in
troduced In common council by T. V.
Morris, of the Klghteeiith ward, is now
lecclvlng the careful attention of tho
license committed of thut branch of
councils, und it Is consldcted vety prob
able that they will repot t on It at the
next meeting. The following la the
text of the tueasuie:
Section 1. Ho it oidali.cd by tho select
and common councils of the clt of Scian
ton, und It is hereby ordained by tho au
thority or tho saint), tint uciy person,
llim und corporation engaged In, or about
to engage In, uny celling, Vocation or
business named in this ordinance, snail
procuro u. license from tho city treasurer
and pay for the Kimc at tliu lolluwlng
intes respectively:
Clause 1. i:ety telegraph com -puny,
tclcphoi u company, ex
press company, electric light or
power company, steam heat
pany, gas company, water
comMii, natuial i,as com
panj, prlvato bai.ker, money
brokir and pawn bioket shall
pay annually thu sum of Jluo 00
Clause II. i:ery slock bioher shall
pa annually thu nun of 25 in)
Clauso III. Kcry broker shall pay
annually tho sum of tu w
Clauso IV. 12ery cwmr ol a hall
01 place ot publlo amutement,
having 11 capacity of one thou
sand or upwatds, shaH pay an
nually tho stun of luo no
With a cap icily of 5W to l,iwo shall
pay annually tho sum of 75 00
With a capacity of less than 5W,
annually the sum of My
Cluiiso V. Keeper ot public bil
liard, pool, bagatelle end pigeon
hole tables shall ,iy tor each
tablo annually the sum ot b (JO
Clause VI. Kcepc-s of bowling al
lejs shall pay aniiu illy lor
each alley the sum of 10 00
ClaUbo VII. Auctioneers shall be
rated according to the total
amount (In dollais) of their ic
spectivo sales mado lor tho
ear Immediately piccccllng thu
tax car; to be erlttcd by altl
clavlt llled with the, city treas
urer, and shall pay unnually
us follows:
.Not exceeding $2"i,0l)0 'J, 00
Fiom 135,000 to S'A'iw ; w
11 0111 t V,W0 to 7.i,000 J5 it)
From $750W to I'jO.ijOO 00 00
For every 5."i,uu0. or fraction there
ot in excess of $J ki. shall be
added the sum ot $", m) not to
exceed In the aggrcgitu on nnv
one auctioneer the nun of onu
hundred dollars per annum.
Clause VIII. Col, tractors shall bo
rated according to the olumo
of their business foi the ear
immediately pie ceding the tax
jeur, to be crl(1ed in like man
lit r as auetloneets, and shall
pi.y annually into tho city
treasurer as follows, to wit:
From f.'.oon to 5,ooo r 00
From to.f to JlO.wO 10 00
From jiv.ooo to J."0.u00 15 io
From f.i),(n to fJJ.OiiO 2000
Fiom $!0,000 to 5,0OO SO 00
From XM.OfO to $75,(iOO SO 00
From $7,U00 und upwaids 10U 00
I'luuse IX. Ucrv butcher or person
selling "flesh" 11 eat within tho
city hints not of their own rais
ing 1 hall ray annually thu sum
of 10 to
Clauso X. Uvciy lumber dealer,
whether Jobber, wholesaler or
retailer, shall pay annually tho
mini of 10 00
Cl.iusu XI. Sample meichants or
pcfoiib sollcltlig uieleis fiom
otlu rs, not merchants or eleal
eis lu this city, shall each pay
ui.m.nlly thu sun, of 100 00
(,'lausij XII. Hool. (igent! or can
ussurs for perloe'lcals or other
publications slinll each pay an
nually the sum of 25 00
Clauso XIII. The f.wnci of eery
dray, hack, canl. go. omnibus,
cart, wi.gon or other m hlclu
used for hlro or pay, shall pay
unnually as follows, to wit:
For every dray 100
For every 0110 horso ciirloge 1 00
For eeiy cart 100
For every one horse wagon 1 no
For eery hack 2 M
For every two horso cairlago .... 2 00
Foi every two horse wagon 2 oj
For every four horso wagon 3 00
For every omnibus or other wagon
used regularly for carolng
passengers or merchandise .... 6 00
For '.very other omnibus 2 00
Tho e Ity treasurer shall keep a
beiol. wheieln ho shall teglstcr nil
vehicles licensed under this ordi
nance, and shall turnlsh all appli
cants for license with tags plainly
nnd distinctly numbered, which aia
to be put in a conspicuous place on
tho outside of each ehlcle. Cabs,
hacks or cariiuges shall at night
display an Illuminated sign, which
shall plainly and distinctly show
the license numbei.
Clauso IV. All persons who sh'ill
sell fish, shell fish, fruit, vege
tables and other products, not
of their own raising, fiom curt
or wagon, shall pay annually
for each cart or wagon tho
bum of 10 00
Clauso XV. Push cart peddle! s
shall pay annually 0 00
Clauso XVI. Owncis of peanut
stands, frull stands, candy
stands and llsh stands shall
caeh pay anmnlly the sum of.. .10 00
Clause XVII. Kvery paiscnger rull
way, traction or other company
operating a sneet passenger
railway shall pay Into tho of
fice of the clu ticusuur a li
cense tax for each und uery
car run or operated within tho
limits nf said city unnually the
sum of 100 OJ
A license shall bo exhibited in ev
ery car run caitjlng passen
gers, and shall beat a cone
spondlng number to tho num
ber of the oar in which suld li
cense Is exhibited.
Clauso XV11I. Merchants of all
kinds coutciiiplitcd by clauso
IV, section V, act of assembly
of 1S0O, not specifically classi
fied herein, shall pay to per
cent, of the umount paid for
statu license.
Clauso XIX. All merchants not
taxed under tho laws of tho
stuto relailw; to mercantllo tax
1110 licit bv mode a distinct
class and shall each pay an
nually the sum of 100
Clauso XX. Ilery pel son who
bus, sslls, leases or exchange
real est ito or collects or pays
rent us a business un commis
sion or for any eonsldeiatlon,
fees or k wards, bhall be held
to bo a real 1 jtato agent under
this ordlnar'c, nnd shall pay
annually tho sum of 10 0)
Clause XXI, livery lit o Insurance
agent shnll pay unnually tho
sum of 10 00
Clauso XXII. Lvery non-resident
fire, life or accident insuiapce
agent, solicitor or broker do
ing business in tho city shall
pay annually the sum of 10 W
Clause XXIII. 13m ry lire Insurnnco
agent shail pay annually tho
sum of 300
To cure a weak
Stomach tike a
dose of the Bit
ters three times
a day. It has a
refreshing taste
and will effect
ually cure
Dyspepsia,
Ind geition,
Constlpn.on,
Biliousness
and Liver or
Kdney
Trouble.
Sitters
Clauso XXIV. I3vcry nceldcnt In
surnnco ngent shall pay an
nually thu sum ot COO
Clauso XXV. 13very industrial In
surunco agent slinll pay un
nually tho sum of 5 00
Clauso XXVI. Kvery collector or
solicitor of Industrial liisutaneu '
shall pay annually tho sum of.. 2 00
Sec. 2. No license) shall bu giuuteil for u
less sum than herein specllled, whether
tho sumo ii taken out ut tho beginning
of tho license car or ut uny tlmu there
after. Sec. .1. Callings, vocations or business
or a transient character entirely shall
pay as follows:
Clause I. 'Mlustiel or other con
certs nnd theatilcal and oper
atic performances, when not
given lu u llctnscd ball, shall
pay for each pcrlormanee tho
sum of $ 10 00
But this clause shall not bo so
construed as to 1 entitle a II
ccne from nny society or as
sociation giving eoneerts or
dramatic or liteiary exhibi
tions fico of charge or for
e hnrltablo purposes.
Clauso II. All keepers of museums
und side shows charging utl
mlsslons shall nav the sum of
ten tlollats ($10 00 or part
thereof.
Clause lit. Kvciy circus alone shall
pay per day the sum of IX) 00
Clause IV. Kvery menagerie ulono
shall pay per day the sum ot.. 100 00
Clause V. 13vcry combined circus
and mei'agcilo shall pay per
day thu sum of 200 00(
Clause VI. Small shows or exhibi
tions in sepuruto tents or en
1 Insures (when not tinder tho
sumo management us the com
bined chcus und menagerie)
shall pay per day the sum or... 60 00
Cluuso VII. 13very unimal exhibi
tion, such as dog shows, etc.,
shall pav per day the sum of .. 10 00
Clauso VIII. I3veiy advertising
ago cy or agei cles nnd bill
posters shall pay unnually tho
sum ot 10 00
Clause IX. Hawkers, criers or
inert hundlso veiulois selling
good wares, medicines, no
tions or other articles on tlio
streets, sidewalks or in nny
public or orn ground in said
city slrill p ly for each and
every day tho sum of 10 00
Sec. 4. All nntu'.il license taxes shall
be duo und pa.vablu to tho city treasurer
on tho first Monday of Aptll In each year,
and if not paid by the Hist day of June
next ensuing thu city treasurer shall
causo a, collector, to be by him appoint
ed , subject to the upprov.,1 of council;,
who shall receive 5 per cent, commission
for his services to make out a list of nil
pel sons who may bo liable tor said li
cense tax us piovideel in section 1, and
give fifteen dais' written or printed no
tice to all delinquents to pay up. If at
tho expiration of said notice an ono bhall
have iltfaulttd, suit shall be brought fur
tho collection of the same. The said col
lector shall lilc with tho cltv treasurer a
bond in the sum ot 1,000, with two suf
ficient suietles, to bu upproved by coun
cils, tor the l.ilthful accounting accord
ing to law of llceino taxes collected by
him, and ho shall pay over to the city
treasurer ut the end of each and every
week nil monejs he may have by that
time collected, mid shall make n tctuin
herewith showing by whom said license
tiiM s welo paid: Provided, councils slnll
hiiAo tho power to cxoneiato upon tho
passage of a concurrent resolution np
piovcd by tho maor.
Sec. S. All pel sons desiring to engage
In any calling, voeitlnu or business, as
piovltlcd for in section 3, shall procure
a license from the city treasiinr before
iittcmptlng to cngago In said calling, vo
cation or business.
Sec. !. When ver shall violate nny of tha
provisions of this ordinance shall, on con
viction thcleof, befoio tho mavor or nny
nldeimnn or the t itv, be punished by a
lino of not lesj than ten dollars, und not
moie than one bundled dollais, anil In
default of the payment thereof shall bo
imprlsonctl In the county Jail until such
fine Is paid, not exceeding thirty days.
See. 7. All ordinances or parts of ordi
nances Inconsistent herewith be and tho
same are hereby repealed.
See. S. The chief of police shall nt all
times have posted at headquarters and
nt the various precincts, a copy of this
ordinance, and It slvill be the duty of tho
police to see that the provisions of this
ordinance nro compiled with In detail.
This ordinance shall tako effect and be
In force on nnd after the first Monday
In April. 1900.
The oidlnance Is modelled after the
one now In use In Hairisbuig, copies
of which weie obtained by Maor Molr,
who Is really the man behind the gun
In till", instunee, he being an anient
believer In the necessity for such a
measuie.
Some of the clauses will, perhaps, ho
amended by the committee, but It is
undei stood that tho larger portion will
not be. The tax to be placed upon the
cms of the Traction company will prob
ably be fixed at $50 Instead of $100. as
in the original measure, and the tax of
$100 op commercial tiavelers will also
be reduced.
It Is estimated that between S3O.000
and $40,000 can bo yearly added to the
city's revenues by the adoption of the
ordinance. Tho mayor has a number
of arguments In favor ot It, and when
any one offers an objection he opens a
book, showing that Newaik, with a
population of only two and a half tha
size of Scianton, collects over $300,0f)0
a year by u similar ordinance, while
Wllkes-IJane, with only half tho popu
lation, adds $12,000 yearly to her city
treasiuy by 11 like measuie.
OLD MEXICO.
Twenty-threo Days' Tour via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Tho Pennsylvania Itallroad Company
has arianged for u special personally
conducted tour through Old Mexico by
special Pullman train of parlor-smoking,
dining, sleeping, compartment,
and obseivatlon cais, to leavo New
York and Philadelphia February 12,
visiting ull the principal points of In
terest In tho "Land of Montezuma,"
and spending five days In the City of
Mexico.
Kound-ttlp tickets, covering all nec
essary expenses, $300 fiom all points
on the Pennsylvania Itallroad.
For fuither Information apply to
ticket agents: Tourist Agent, 1196
Bioadw'uy, New York: 4 Court street,
Brooklyn; 789 Broad stteet, Newark,
N. J.; B, Courlaender, Jr., Passenger
Agent, Baltimore Dlstilct, Baltimore,
Mil.; Colin Studds, Passenger Agent,
Southeastern Dlstilut, Washington, D.
C; Thomas 13. Watt, Passenger Agent,
Western District, Pittsburg, Pa,; or
address Oenigo W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Philadel
phia Finest win and clears at LanVa,
$20 Spruce street.
40STHTEK?
8 CIIHBATCD HI
POLE TAX CASE
IS DISCONTINUED
APPELLATE COURT WILL NOT
HAVE TO PASS UPON IT.
Appeal of the Postal Telegraph
Company from the Decision of the
Lackawanna Court of First In
stance, Affirming the Power of
a Borough to Tax Telegraph Poles
on Public Highways Is Not to
Be , Argued Other Lackawanna
Cases That Were Heard.
When the Lackawanna list was
called In tho superior ceturt, yester
day, announcemdnt was made of tho
discontinuance of the appeal of the
defendants, In tho case of the borough
of Taylor agnlnst the Postal Tele
graph and Cable company. This is tho
suit brought to test tho power of a
borough to collect a tax from a tele
graph compuny maintaining poles and
wires In thu boiough hlghwa8, which
was decided In the Lackawanna courtJ
In favor of tho plaintiff. There has
never been a decision on the question
In either of the appellate courts. Other
cases were dealt with us follows:
Dlscontliiucel Hurry L. Shlffcr against
George F. Jacobus and Thomas Moore,
appellants ; J, S. Luce and the Scranton
Knitting company against John J. lluvv
ley, uppcllant; Charlotte J. Sykes. cxecil
tr.xl against Dr. Augustus Van Clecr,
appellant.
Continued Henry Snder assigned to
W. A. Me rrlson, appellant, against tl. II.
Fuller; Aid Parsons, administratrix,
against tho Scruulon Caramel company,
appellant.
The Lackawanna caes will be
leached today, all but two of those,
preceding it on the list having been
disposed of. All of eit"rda's cases
were from Luzerne county.
The case nf Oalhighcr Bro". against
Catherine Burke and others, appel
lants, was the tltst to come up for
hearing yesterday morning. John T.
Lenahan represented the appellees, and
the iippcllintp were represented by
John McGahron and O. tJ. Troutnian.
It is 11 tiespiss case In which a ver
dict of $S0O was given the plaintiff for
damage resulting from un eviction.
The Gallaghers leased a double store
from Mrs. Buikc, March :.0, 1S90, for
one year. On one side they conductcl
a grocery store, nnd on the othr
a liquor store. At the end of tho
year they decided to give up the llcpuor
business.
AN ALLEGED KVICTION.
Mis. Burke had the license icnewcd
in her own name and itlcmpled to pu:
In another tenan. hut when the vvert
on the premises to have the Gallagh
ers temove their stock from the clored
storeroom, they set up an alleged otal
agreement that they were to continue
to occupy both stores' lis a gtocery.
Mrs. Buike thereupon went In and
removed a quantify of the liquor which
was stored there, piling It on the side
walk. Tho appeal In tht ense Is hared
on tho claim that there was no evic
tion under the definition of the law.
T. H. Mnrtln for tho appellee, and
E. V. McGovern fe.r the appellant, nt
gucd the case of Bridget Vtellly against
the 1'rudentlil Insurance company,
appellant. Tho defendant company
seeks to reverse the- rinding of the
lower court on the ground that a fatal
ciror was committed In allowing thj
title of tho case to be chanced from
"BUdget Itellly" to "Bridget Bcllly,
administratrix." The company claims
that this change means tho substitu
tion of an entirely new person. The
appellee claims It was simply the cor
rection of a clerical erior.
The cas' of the commonwealth, ap
pellant, against Plymouth township,
was atguetl bv Assistant Distiict At
torney Hush Trescott and D. L. Crev
ellng for the commonwealth, and W.
S. McLean foi tho township. A quar
lel between neighbors about a coal
shed resulted In the constable being
directed to leturn tho supervisors for
not icinovlntj some houses nnd a
fence which three parties, among them
ono of the disputing neighbors, had
built partly on tho lino of an old road,
narrowing it by these obstructions
fiom fifty to twenty-seven feet.
At the trial in tho eouit bslow, tho
Judge directed a verdict for the de
fence nn the, grcund that the width of
tho road hud not been regulnily fixed
when the road was laid out in 1.",
and consequently the commonwealth
was only entitled to legard as the
road so much of It us had been in ac
tual use as a road.
SUIT FOR AN "AD" BILL.
An Intel estlng question Is Involved In
the case of E. Freas Bogeit against tin
County of Luzerne, appellant, vvhlcli
was aigued by John T. Lenahan for tho
appellee and George S. Ferris, for the
county.
In 1S94 the law governing tho pio
clalmlng of nn election stipulated that
the sheriff was to publish the procla
mation in two newspapers, or by hand
bills. The proclamation of the fall elec
tion In that year was published In Mr.
Bogert's Wilkes-Barre Leader and also
proclaimed by posters. The county
commissioners it-fused to pay the StfiO
bill submitted by Mr. Bogert. on the
ground that the continct which tho
sheriff made was illegal. The appel
lee's contention is that he did not havn
to Inqulte whether 01 not a contiact
hud been made with some second news
paper. He fulfilled his duties, ho
claims, when he satisfied himself thut
an appropriation had been made to pay
the bills and that the sheriff was au
thorized to mako the contract.
August Stople's appeal from the re
port of the board of viewers which laid
out a private road acioss his farm In
Denlson township, near White Haven,
was aigued by C. 13. Keck and S. J.
Strauss. The complaint to the court Is
that tho road extends between his
house and barn, which is very unde
sirable. The actual cause of the dispute is a
long-standing feud between the except
ant and his brother and neighbor,
Julius Stople.
J. H. Van Luven was employed bv a
carpenter who contracted to build a
house for Alvin Holmes, of West Pitts
ton, Holmes made an agreement to pay
C. F. BECKWITH & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Mine and Mill Supplies,
Machinery, Etc.
OFl ICE-Uimo Bank Building.
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Twentieth Century
It doesn't make any difference to us whether it is the Nine
teenth or Twentieth Century, we were busy last year and ex,
pect to be busier this year. We are in the midst ot stock tak
ing now, and when through took out for bargains in odds and
ends and parts ot sets. We dare not allovfthem to accumulate,
as we need the room.
:
Millar & Peck,
VtvaTV0A
mmmmmmmmmmm
See the Goods
And you will appreciate the values. The prices ara
way down and the styles and materials are good.
All 85.00 Jackets go for 8 3 50
All $7.00 and 88.00 Jackets go for 5 00
All 10.00 Jnckets go for 7 50
All 15.00 Jacket? go for 10 00
All $17.00 and It,. 00 Jackets go for 12 50
All $20.00 Jackets go for 14 00
All $25.00 Jackets go for 18 00
Tailored Suits, Up-to-Date.
All $10.00 Suits go for $ 7 50
All $15.00 Suits go for 10 00
All $20.00 Suits go for . . '. 14 00
All $25.00 Suits go for 18 00
All $30.00 Suits gofor 22 50
All $35.00 Suits go for 25 00
F. L. Crane, reliable
m. - vcAmwi) Furrier.
Raw Furs Bought. Furs Repaired.
orders for material and labor made by
tho contractor, the same to be applied
to the contract crlee.
When Van Luven presented his order.
Holmes had Just finished figuring up
his building account and discovered
thut the orders already cashed und tho
unpaid bills for material would amount
to more than the contract price. Hence
he tefused to pay Van Luven, nnd
hence tho suit. Van Luven secured
judgment and Holmes opposed on the
ground that the agreement did not con
template his paying overdrafts. Will
iam I. Hibbs represented tho appellee
and E. K. Little, the appellant.
ANOTHEtt INSURANCE CAFE.
13. V. McGovern, for the appellant,
and H. A. Fuller, for the appellee,
argued the case of James Wallace, ad
ministrator, against the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. The Insured
party died a ear after the policy was
Issued and tho company refused pay
ment. The plaintiff alleged that the
general ugent of the company, orally,
waived proofs of death. The company
partially admitted this, but contende I
that It had received a proof of death
which It w tinted to submit at the tt la!.
but which the plaintiff had ruled out.
It Is nllesed by the company that the
Insured puity was not In good health
when the policy was taken out.
In re estate of Silas Sutton, deceased,
Almira Sutton and others, appellants,
wus called for a hearing Just previous
to adjournment. Peter Sutton, one of
tho executors, paid $3,000 for the lease
of a farm which the decedent owned.
If the conditions attached to the pay
ments were not fulfilled, the lease could
be abrogated. When It came to a set
tlement of the estate, a clause was
found Interlined In tho lease reading,
"and In case the lessee Is compelled to
vacate the premises he shall be reim
bursed for any Improvements he has
or mav make on the farm."
In a suit In the Orphans' court, Sut
ton succeeded in establishing a claim
of $3,16S.73 for Improvements and nine
teen yeais' Interest, amounting to $G -902.03.
The appellants now attempt t"
overthiovv this Judgment on the giouml
that the unexplained Inteillneatlon Is
fraudulent, and that, at all events, tho
contingency on which the claim Is
based, the lessee being compelled to
vacate the fnini, has not eventuated.
The heirs would prefer to have him
keep the farm, It is said.
Homer D, Carey wns admitted to
practice before the Superior court, at
yesterday moi nine's session.
A Card.
We, the undersigned, de hereby agree to
refund the money on a RO-cent bottle of
Orecno's Wul ranted Srup of Tar If It
falls to cure vour cough or rold Wo also
guarantee, a SVcent bottle to prove satis
factory or monev icf untied:
J. O. Bonn Ac Son, Dunmoro,
O. W. Davis, Providence.
W. D. Davis Providence.
Iteiinlman & Co., Avcca.
W. It. Manners, Mooslc.
F. A. Kane, Minooku.
Joseph Davis, Taylor,
To Taxpayers.
Prompt payment of 1S99 poor tax bs
fore delinquent lists are made out will
avoid penulty. City tieasuier's oftlte.
Steam Heatine and Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. TIowley,23l Wyoming ave.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signaturoof
CaZTZi.
WAKLIIOUSE-Urccn Kldgc.
134 Wyoming Ave,
"Walk In and look around."
We Call
Your Attention
To Our
Immense Stock of
Horse and Male Sboes,
Bar Iron Steel,
Chaanells, Angles,
Shafting, Toe Calk Steel,
Bolts and Nnts,
Rivets and Washers.
An Endlsss Stock of
Blacksmiths'
and
Wagon makers'
Supplies.
B
120 nnd I2S Franklin Are.
DavidowBros.
Jobbers in J?u)elry,
227 LACKAWANNA AVE.
ATTENTION! To tho people of th
city of Scianton and Its vltlnity: Wo
havo th finest and laijidt stock of hol
iday goods, such us
Diamonds,
Watches,
Jewelry, M
Silverware
-I r
a .-A w j.
Pf - -
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nt very low prltcs. Wo invite rve.'y
bnly to call ami sco them ami uy so
doing j on will Und It will ho , jour ad
vantage to securo jour holiday , ""tents.
J3veiy aifltlo It su,MltiH to, bp a. p
relented, or money lefumlul.
Davidow Bros
227 Laokawaiu Avi, "
0.
Everett's
Horses and carriages are su
perior to those of any other
livery in the citv.
If you should desire, to go
for a drive during this delight
ful period of weather, call tele
pnone 794, and Everett will
send you a first-class outfit.
EVERETT'S LIVERY,
230 Dix Court. (Near City Hall.)