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THE SCltANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1900.
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buy thein, from ($5.00)
five dollars upward.
Records are 50 cents
apiece or ($5.00) five dol
lars psr dozen. We have
a fitto lot of good Records
now oa hand, of the lat
est songs and instrumen
tal selections published.
Is your Talking Ha
chine ont of order?
Bring it to
PERRY BROTHERS
As we make a specialty of
repairing nil kinds ol Musical
Instruments.
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ice Cream.
i:nsr in town.
&c Quart
UCEAWMWl DAIRY CO
'Jclai Iimse Order Promptly He Ivoroi
;sy327 Ailann AveniiJ.
Scranton Transfer Co.,
Always Reliable.
All kinds ol ti answer work
promptly and satisfactorily done.
Office 100 Lackawanna Ave.
Office Phono 525. Barn Phone 0082
HUNTINGTON'S BAKERY.
(lEIll 1(18 FID (Elfil ins
i'iO Fprnce Street.
Masonic Temple.
C S. SNYDER,
The Only Dentist
lii 11 c City Wlin In n Urudun'o In
Medicine.
42C-422 SPRUCE STREET.
Reduced prices for tho next 1" days as
follows:
(Jold Crowns $2.50.
Gold Fillings SOc.
Best Set of Teeth $4.00.
Silver Filling 50c.
Crown ami bridge work n sped iltv. If
ou h'ive nn Dental work to bo dotio call
and have, your teeth examined free of
chaise. Painless extinction.
Dr. Edward Reyer
CM SPRUCC ST. OPP. COURT HOUSC.
DR. H. 13. WARE,
SPECIALIST
rye, B'nr, Nose and Throat
Cfllco Hours 9 a. m. to 12 30 p. m.: 2 to 1
Williams Building. Opp. Poatofflce.
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CITY NOTES
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I). & II. PAH.-Thn IVl'iwnro and
UudMin .iir.i imv i.ilil tin- ti.ilmiiin jmiuiIi
ot Seiunton cslcnla.
';N MA'teil U.-John Hovl O'Reilly
oiincll, Wing Mi n't- Institut-, has de
cided to five u public ciUiit.ilmiii lit on
the night u f Munli IT.
pri:-li:ntj:n soci.r..-Tho nid.iy
Nlwht Dancing cln's win hold a pre
l.iuti'ii hin i il in nuns Men's institute
Jut 11 on I.aikawaniia avenin on IVli. 2j.
ACl'I'SBD OP LARCBNV. - Harry
Coi-lmi was uii.iiguid beforo Alderiii.ut
y. S. Millar ycsteuljy on tho chatge of
stealing a eiiiie of eggs fiom Cleveland's
maeket. Ho was held In $3uu bail.
suppbr and kntkrtainmbnt.-
Thu ludlis of tlio Anthr.icllo Pilgilm
Willi will kq a hiipper and t iitertalnment
at Malta hall. In tho (impiii v building,
'IJiii'sday fteuing, Febiunry 20. Supper
will bo setved fiom b to 10 p. m.
'ASSAVLTBD CONDUCTOR.-John .Mc.
Lane, of Ash street, was arraigned befoia
Alderman Muvvo last nlsht. charged with
its.wltltig Ituubtn Youngs, a ttieet ear
noncltiilor ,fn the Petersburg line, and
throwing lilm off tho car. Ho was held In
IJOO (ball.
"NBW 4.AW FIRM.-Tho law pnitner.
flilp'of Dunn &.- Walker bus been ehs
solved. Mr. Dunn lias formed a p.irtntr
hlp with his brother, John G. Dunn, esq
The new llrm will be known us Dunn A:
Dunntnidwlll have olllccs at No. Hi
(Jonnell building.
"TOOT CnUSUDD.-John Jennings, nf
Kingston, was yesterday taken to tho
."Ios Taylor hospital with one of his
feet badly Injured us tho remit uf a fall
of i oaf In one of tho mines. It occuircd
about a week two and Jennings' foot wa3
hfc'vetely crushed.
"fillPPKR THIS j:'KNINCl.-.The La.
dies' Aid eocloty of tho Second Presby.
rrrlan church will elvo a supper tnls
evening In tho(parlors of the ehureh.
Tlio first tallies will be served at MS
o'clock. iMuslc.will be furnUhcd by tho
tjiincktyxkCbool orchestra.
MlS. BURNETT WILL SPCAK.-Mrs
Rururtt, formerly known as Miss Hatha
lino Jones, who vvotked so meccssfolly
among the young people's societies, will
TEETH
spenk at tho lecture room of the First
l'resbytfi Inn church this afternoon nt I
o'clock. A cordial Invitation Is extended
to every woman Interested In mission
work.
18 OPT OP DANUP.n.-Jolin Senkls,
tho miner who was seriously Intcrnallv
Injured in tho Delaware. & Hudson mines
nt Olyplritil, lest week, and who ut dor
went nn oM'iallon nt tliu Hahnemann
hospital, Is now out of danger nnd will
recover from his Injuries.
TONIGHT'S LlXTtKB.-Tlie lectures
on '.Sanitation, by rii.nles P. Wlngnlo
nnd Colonel W. P. Mm so, sanitary en
gineers, of New York city, under tho
nusplcts of the household economics sec
tion of tho Women's club, takes place lu
night, ut tho board of trade rooms.
SOCIAL IN SKiaiUS.-Tho married
folks' dancing ilnss which meets once a
week In SpIkcI's Dancing nendemy. gave
an Informal social last nlfi'it for the un
married friends of the members of tho
clahs. H was a vcrv plenvant cAcnt nud
wns tho first of a nerles of fruch socials.
INQUPST POSTPONED. The cor
oner's Inquest in tho cafe of Patrick Iffo,
who died Tuesday In the central police
station, which was to be held yesterday
afternoon, was postponed until a o'clock
this afternoon when it will be conducted
by Coroner lloberts in the iii.ioi'h olllco
In the city hall.
DISOnnP.ULY CHAltACTP.R.-PaUol-
man I.ona Day anested eti'nlny after
noon nt the Delawaro and Hudson elcpot
a man who came down fiom CnrboncUlu
and who acted In u vry dKoiderly man
ner on tho ear. lie iefui-ed to Kle up 1 Is
ticket, used vulpar laiiKiinBO und ni.ido
hlinhclf Kcitcrnlh obnolotis,
INIIPMAN HfSllAND.-John Mill, of
ft! Ulteh htteet. eharsod by his wife.
Kate, with assault, threats to kill and
niin-suppoit, wns niralKned last rvui
Iiir befoto Alderman Howe. One of the
Instances meutloied of his brutality was
o revoltliur as to be absolutely dlsRUst
lni?. Ho was held In $s(W ball,
THIIKW UltlCKS-Patrolmen MeMul
len und Thompson .esteid.iy brought to
the central pullce station a ouur man by
thu name of Collins', who In company
with some oilier nunfr fellows entered
the Windsor hotel on Ponn ineiiue nnd
became ery abusive, that llnally they
wen- put out, when at they returned and
threw bileks nnd stones nt the bartender.
Collins wai- tho only one anested.
TUANSPP.U STATION' -A portion of
the main li illwav In the Delaware, I,acl:
aw anna nnd Western station has been
pattltloned off nnd will be used by Mr.
Kecnan, of the Scranton Transfer com
pany, for his main oltlce This new de
rrrluro which brlncx the olllee of llm
transfer line In the station will be ot
gnat convenience to the public as to tho
company. The Trnnsler company will
take nossefslon ct the row ofllec tn a
day or two.
BARTENDERS ARRESTED.
James Surkin and James Thompson
Accused of Pouring Vitriol
on Minooka Men.
James Durkin and James Thompson,
two bnrtendcis In the Grand Central
hotel, on Lackawanna avenue, wore
anaiBned before Aldcinun John T.
Howe ye-steiday em thu chut'RC of pour
Ins vitriol on the feet of Mai till rhil
bln anil William C'onry, of Minooka,
while they weio lying asleep in the
place.
Uoth weic hold In $l,ono ball. Conry
was present nt the healing, limping
painfully, but Philbln was unable to
appear, ns he is lying in a cot at the
Lickawnnna hospital, with terrible
burns on both feet, extending half way
tip the ankles. Durkin and Thomp
son, w'nn were arrested jesterdav by
Constables Cole and Penman, of Al
derman Howe's court, both protest
their Innocence.
The piosecutors allege tliat about 2
n'eloci. Saturday moining, Feb. ", they
entered the (It and Central and lay
down In the loom hack of the bar, in
tending to sleep there, ns It was too
late for them to get n car for home.
They had come down to see a friend
of theli'v, William Kelly, leave the
city and had beer. In the Grand Cen
tral oailler Pildny night. About a
half hour after they lay down Philbln
was wakened by an awful burning sen
sation in his feet and was In Just in
time to catch a man, who he says wns
one of the bai tenders, pouting the con
tents of a bottle on his friend. They
then lose, and after some angry words
went out nnd had their injuries dressed
by Dr. Qulnn, of Plttston avenue.
The defendants deny that they
burned the prosecutors and say the vit
riol was poured or. them in some place
other than the Grand Central.
HE TORE DOWN THE SIGNS.
Tall, Slim Man Evidently Believes
In the Viaduct.
Whether the tall, slim man about
whom we wilte Is a member of the
Wcsc Side board of trade or not Is un
known, but it must l)u sild for him
that he is strongly In favor ot the
proposed West Lackawanna viaduct.
A number of those opposed to the
improvement have clubbed together
and have paid for tin- julntinu' and
tiicuing up all over the city of signs
be.ulng "Don't Vote for the Vlnilift."
"Don't Incuase the Cltj's Debt to $1,
OvlUiuO," j no Viaduct Is a Meie Poli
tician's Scheme," and other similar pre
cautionary legends. These have been
placed on telegraph poles, bill boaids
and any place whete they could be
easily tucked up.
The tall, slim man above mentioned
could be seen yesterday atteinonn with I
a ,ong stlti? In hin hand lnilustilnus.lv '
lipping down these signs whetever lie i
seen one. Ho seemed to have a sys
tem about the work and would go caie
fully along one block looking on both
bides and then down the nest.
LECTURE ON "FRESCOING.'
Delivered in Board of Tindo Rooms
by Pi of. Nelson.
Prof. William .WWii), of New- York
city, gave nn cNceedlngli able lecture
esterday afternoon in the board of
ttado rooms bcfoio tho architects and
contractor of tho city on "Frescoing"
und "Stereo Hellef Wotk."
The lecture was larccly attended
and was profusely illustrated with
specimens of the fresco wotk of son-
of the leading docon'tots of the coun
try. TO SUCCEED JUDGE GUNSTER.
Mayor's Appointment Meets with
Unanimous Favor.
Kxerclslng the power vested In the
city'3 chief executive, Mayor Mor
yesterday, at tho suggestion of tho
library trustees, appointed City Clerk
Martin T. Lavelle, to succeed the late
Judge tlunster, on tho directorate of
the library.
Select council, last night, unani
mously concuned in tho appointment.
Mr. Lavelle is the only South Side
resident who Is a library trustee.
STRIKING SPEECHES
MFORE MEN'S UNION
CAPTAIN W. A. MAY ON THE
SCHOOL BOARD.
Will Never Become n Better Body
Than It Is Until There Is a De
sire on the Part of the Voters to
Send Better Men Attorney James
H. Torrey Referred to the Neces
sity for Reapportioning the City
Wards to Secure Fairer Rep res en
tion Letter to Authorities.
Captain W. A. Mny, school contt oiler
from tho Ninth wnid, made some very
strong remarks; concerning tho Scran
ton board of control in an address on
"Contrasts," delivered Inst evening be
fore the Men's union of Green Hldge.
In beginning Ms remarks the cnptaln
spoke of havlngrecently read a book
by the son of Lord Macauley, describing
the old-time town meetings held when
this country was in Its Infancy, and
he stated Hint he couldn't hell) con
trasting the sturdy honesty ptcvnlllng
then to the methods now In use In the
civic life of tho city of Scranton. He
Immediately took up the board of con
trol and among other things said:
"Have any of you gentlemen ever at
tended a meeting of the Scranton board
of control. If you have you undoubt
edly know v hat It Is. It Is a body
without law and without rules of order.
It is composed of men fiom all sec
lions of the city, who well leprescnt
the wards they come from, but do they
icpresent the Interests ot tho people at
large?
"If a member of the school board
has Javo of his daughtets teaching
school. If his brother gets a Inige per
centage of the coal contracts, and If
his employers get a laige percentage
of another class of work, as Is now the
case, It Is because the people who put
that man In his place think he's doing
the right thing. If a member comes
Into the meeting drunk, ns is done, It
Is because the people of his waul hnve
no objection to his conduct,
FAULT OF VOTKItS.
"If money Is expended by secret un
derstandings any way a member so
desltes, ns is tho cuse, ltls the fault
of those who send these controllers to
represent them. It Is due altogether
to the low state ot the public mlndln
rcfeience to the public duty.
"If a man of honesty and honor an
nounces himself as a candidate for
the school board or councils ho is
wondered at. When I went Into the
board of control a man said to me:
'What do you want in that body, you
need nothing?' 1 replied that I thought
I might bo of some service to the publls
nnd ' he answered me back: 'You're
a tool.'
"What the citizens of this city need
to do is to take an active interest In
public affairs If they want an honest
administration, They must take off
their coats and work for tho public
good. They must put not aveiage men
but the best men In oince, so that we
can in time be as pioud of our school
boaid and of our councils as our old
time fathers were proud of their town
meetings."
Cnptaln Mny was followed by At
torney Jumes H. Torrey, who spoke on
"The Itesponslblllly of Scranton Cit
izenship." Ui stated in beginning that
he took an optimistic view of the fu
ture and had n llim hope that existing
evils would be lighted In time. Mr.
Toney spoke In part as follows: ,
NEVKlt KNDING CLASH.
"Since thu eaillist b"glnnings of this
country there has been a never-ceasing
clash between the professional
pollt'clan, who seeks to smother tho
Individual voter and tho individual
voter, who will not bo smothered. Th-i
methods tired by tbo professional poli
tician for controlling the volets nro
many. Tho Jiirt method is to control
the will by rousing the party spirit and
getting the voters to elect men with
out any regard for their personal
wot th Theio are many men who aro
foolish enough to permit issms to be
forced upon them which have abso
lutely no connection with municipal
matters whatever. The.' way to defeat
this method Is by the ir.dependent voto
und the Independent voto has grown
maivellously In all patts of the coun
tty within the past few years.
"Tho second weapon used by thn
politician Is to seek to contuse and put
the voter in a quandary by having
two men nominated, neither ono of
whom Is a good man. The way to de
feat this weapon is by the Crawford
county system, by means of which
every man selects his own candidate'.
"The third weapon usd Is to seek
to win over the ofllceholder after elec
tion by means of btiboiy and corrup
tion. The only means to he used to
prevent this is the rigid enforcement
of existing laws against these offenses.
One of the gieatest responsibilities of
citizenship Is the holding of public
seivauts, from the president down, to
account for their nets. It Is the people
ut latg" who make and unmake public
setvants. The tlueo elements of suc
cess in an oiganlzatiou like yours atet
A definite purpose, encigy in pursuit
of that putpoe and peisevcrar.ee.
KUFOHM. OF Allt'SKS.
"Another lesponsllilllty Is tho icforni
of abuses. Tho gicat trouble with re
fill nicis Is that thev want too many
things. They want nil or nothing nnd
they want all right away. There la
nothing In which n half n loaf Is bettcf
than no bread as in refoim. After you
get the half, however, always strive
for tile other half.
"A eiuestlon to which I have given
not little time and thought In years
gone by is the necfssltv for n re-ap
portlonment of the wauls of the city.
When the city was divided Into twenty-one
w.uds yeais ago it was dons
helter-skelter and nn wisdom wni
UK-rt. It might have been a falily even
division then, but It Isn't so now.
"Take, for instance, two sets of
wnuls. In tho first set place the Third,
Seventh, Tenth, Twelfth, Kiahte.nth
and Twenty-tlrst, and In the leeond
set place the First, Fifth, Klghta,
Ninth, Thliteenth und Seventeenti.
Tho first bet tepresents those wards
In which lack of enteipilse and public,
splilt Is most apparent and tho second
set those In which nubile spirit nnd
intelligence is nt tho highest.
"The average voters per ward In the
first set is 678, nnd, In the second set,
Dr.Bnll'i
COUCH SYRUP
Cures Croup and Whooping-Coug;
Unexcelled for Consumptives. Give
quick, kiire rt.ulu. Kcfu.c tub.ttlulc..
I Luirthllicurtililiouinti!, Trial, icsrs.
1,450. In tho first group the average
assessed valuation per ward Is $484,000,
and, in tho second group, $2,189,000.
Yet the wards with the small property
Interests have the same number of
representatives as have the wards with
tho largo property Interests. This Is
a crying evil which should be remedied
and which Is well worth agitating by
an organization rucIi ns yours Is.
"The responsibilities of Scranton citi
zenship today are great, the opportu
nity Is great and tho field Is great.
Let us tlo our utmost to havo truo
manhood assert Itself and let us do our
utmost as citizens of this city to puri
fy its civic life."
SAW THE OFFICIALS.
Tho committee appointed at the Inst
meeting of the union to see District
Attorney Jones and Mayor Molr with
a view to awakening these officials to
what the union considers their duty,
presentee! a report and a copy of the
letter sent to both officials was read by
the chairman.
This letter didn't mince matters In
the least. It told of the flagrant vio
lation of tho liquor law and the wide
open manner In which gambling and
bawdy houses are run In the city and
asked that Immediate steps be taken
toward their abolition. It referred to
the county detective as "a man who Is
paid to detect (7) what everybody
knows" and spoke of his neglect ot
duty.
The chairman stated that Mr. Jones
had told him that what he wanted
most was the moral support of the
community. Tho district attorney had
further stated, he said, that a latgo
number of the constables vveie woe
fully negligent of their dtitv
The committee appointed to atouso
Interest In the Crawford count v sys
tem of conducting primaries presented
a. report in the shape- of a booklet
containing the complete lul nnd the
principal reasons for their adoption by
all parties. This booklet is to be dis
tributed to voters at the expense of
the union.
RODERICK'S REPORT.
Gives Details and Figures About
Coal Mining in the First District
During the Year 1809.
Mine Inspector Rodeilek, of the First
anthracite district, has completed hi3
report for the year of 1 509. The report
is very lengthy and goes Into minute
detail regarding almost everything.
There were 7,374,517 tons of coal mined
In the First district, ot which amount
only 6,123,20" tons was shipped. Thta
Is an Increase of 838,731 tons over lSW.
There was a maiked Increase In th-j
average number of days worked over
1S98. The nvcrage for 1898 was 133,
while 1899's average wns 1R7. Tho
Johnson Coal company stands nt the
head of the list In this respect, Its men
having worked 23".3 days during tho
year.
There wero 1S4 accidents In the dis
trict, of which sixty-eight wero fatal.
The larger number of accidents wero
caused by falls of rock and coal. The
occupation of the killed and Injured Is
shown in the following table:
Killed. Injured. Total.
Miners :,7 57 91
Laborers is 25 .",9
Drivers G V 21
Runners 1 3
Door tenders 14 5
Toot men .1 1 2
Timbcimcn 0 2 2
Allno foremen 0 2 2
Slate, pickers 11 2
Outside laborers .... 0 2 2
Stable bosses 10 1
Pumpmen 10 1
Welghmastcrs 10 1
Culm men 10 1
Locomotive firemen.. 10 1
Locomotive engnecrs 0 1 1
Fire bosses 0 1 1
Assistant foiemen ... o l l
Headmen 0 1 1
Total 68 116 181
There wero 214,876 kegs of powder
used, an average of 10,203 1-6 kegs for
each mine. Of dynamite 121,wS0 pounds
were used. Nine out of every ten ac
cidents reported were found to be
caused by neglect.
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED.
Richard Joyce, of Minooka, Victim
of Another Toy-Gun Accident.
Klchard, the 12-ycar-cld son ot
Thomas Joyce, of Minooka, was yr3
terday taken to the Moses Taylor hos
pital with his left hand terribly swol
len, and himself suffering great pain,
as the result of another dldn't-know-lt-was-Ioaded
prank.
A few days ago the boy was playing
with some comrades, one of whom had
in his hand a toy gun. This was
pointed at young Joyce, and by acci
dent went off. The bullet striking the
left hand, imbedded Itself in the flesh.
During the following days tho hand
began to swell and the swelling vva3
accompanlsd by a stinging sensation
Dr. J. J. Wal3h was; called In and
examined tho hand, but owing to its
swollen condition could not lemove
the bullet and unless this can be soon
done blood poisoning. It Is feared, will
set In. At the hospital it has been
decided to turn the X-rays on the
hand and If the bullet can bp discov
ered by that process to i amove It.
FUNERAL OF THOMAS RAFTER.
Remains Interred in the Cathedral
Cemetery.
Itev. J, J. Loughran conducted tho
funeral services over the late Thomas
Itafter at St. Peter's cathedral Wed
nesday afternoon. The remains were
Intel icd in the Cathedral cemetery,
Tho pallbearcis weiu: A. J. Howiey,
John Hlewitt, Henry Kenney, Patrick
Walsh, James Moran and James Dur
kin. Relatives of deceased from out of
town who attended the funeral were:
Mrs. Mary LeSage, Mrs. Hellnda Ham
mond, Mrs. Mury Scott, Mrs. Charles
Tautie and children, and Mrs. Daniel
Leonard, all of Philadelphia; Mr. and
Mrs. John Heed, of Camden, X. J,;
Miss Annie Durkin, of Carbondale, and
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Coniln, of Avoca.
OBJECT TO THE STEAMERS.
An Action to Prevent Them from
Running on Harvey's Lake.
Equity proceedings were begun yes
terday In Luzerne county against the
Lnko Transit company, of Harvey's
lake, asking for an Injunction to to
strain the company from maintaining
Piers on the lake and from onetatlng
steamboats on the wutcr and dumping
rubbish Into tho lake,
Tho jilalntlffs are Annlo A. Wright,
Carrie a. Wright, deorge It. Wright.
Thomas Graeme and Ellen H., his wife:
C, E. Haw ley, Madeline H. Rarnum.
U. F. Rarnum, Harriet B. Farles and
Frank L. Farles. The defendant com
pany has been notified to answer the
bill within fifteen dayB.
SUPREME COURT IS
SAVED THIS TASK
SETTLEMENT EFFECTED IN THE
KELLY-CLARK CASE.
Bondsmen for Kelly Settle Up and
the Appeal Is Ordered Withdrawn.
It Was a Suit That Was Compli
cated by the Big Fire on West
Lackawanna Avenue, a Year Ago.
Auditor Was Too Strict with the
Administrator Says Judge Arch
bald Other Court Matters.
A settlement was yesterday effected
In the case of J. J. Kelly against Mich
ael Clatk, which is or.o of the Lack
awanna cases set down for argument
before tho supreme court next week.
Kelly was proptietcr of tho West
Side laundry. He necdeel rniiie! finan
cial backing and Induced Clark to help
him. A mlMiinderstandlng arose and
Clark procrcded to get possession of
the laundry by attempting to replevin
the llxtures. When the sheriff ap
peared with his writ, Kelly elected to
keep the goods nnd gave a bond to
Insure the Clark claim, A. R. Warman
and Ira T. Rrown becoming sureties.
Hcfoi e the case came to trial the
launeliy, with all Its contents, was
desttoyeel by the. Roth Kelly and
the boneistnen neglected to take out
any insurance and when a trial wag
Anally had and n verdict of $1,702.30
returned in Clark's favor, tho bonds
men found themsetves liable for tho
whole amount, ICelly having lost his
nil when the laundry was destroyed.
An appeal was taken to the supreme
court, but after the case was put on
the list negotiations for nn amicable
settlement sprung t-p nnd yesterday
they were consummated. Ths bonds
men paid tho amount of the verdict
and it was agreed to order tho casa
discontinued.
Attorneys John F. Scragg and John
T. Lenahan represented tho bondsmen
and Hon. J. C. Vaughan was Clark's
attorney.
Auditor Was Too Strict.
Tho decedent, Jennie Wert, In her
life time mortgaged her real estate for
$B00, and after her death the mortgage
was foreclosed, and a sheriff sa'.p
had January 12, 1893, A. D. D;an, the
attorney for the mortgage creditor, be
coming the purchaser at a bid of $1,100.
Out of the proceeds of this sale, Mr.
Dean receipted payment of the mort
gage and costs, and the balance, $59J.j,
was receipted for by the administrator.
Four years later. May 2 1899, the
administrator filed hts nccoun. in
which he churged himself with th's
amount, and after taking credit for
sundry disbursement, renottcd a bal
ance of $232.92 In his hands.
On exceptions take.i, this sum wns
enlarged by the auditor to $309.17, by
disallowing commissions to the m -countant,
fees for himself as attornev
and certain taxes pail. The auc. lot
further charged hlni with $50.41 Inter
est on the balance so fund, firm
Jan. 28, 1893, tho date he receipted for
the fund, to May 11, 1S39, the time of
filing the account.
In regard M this part of the lerorr,
Judge Archbald saya he thinks the
auditor held to too strlc: a rule in
not allowing commissi jns.and In chiig
ing the account vvi:h Interest. While
there has Ken consid Table delay in
tho settlement of tVi estate It is th
result after all of an honesi effort by
the ndmlnlst-ator to io as well as pos
sible for all parties anJ he. Is not o
be deprive! of the small compensation
claimed as though derjllct in his ditty.
The Judge therefore restored the
$24.63 commissions, although not tho
attorney fee which stands on a differ
ent basis. The amount found In the
hands of the administrators for distri
bution is fixed at $2S1.S4 Instead ot
S3S7.61, as reported by the auditor.
The action of the auditor In awarding
the monev to the chltdicn of tho de
ceased Is overturned and it Is directed
to go to Anna Dennlson, a creditor.
Attorney C. S. Woodruff was the
administrator.
Another Divorce Is Wanted.
Mrs. Blckey Vlberg, of this city, Is
tho latest aspirant for divorce honors.
She alleges desertion against her hus
band, Abraham Vlberg, and asks to
havo the desertion made permanent.
They were married July 15, 1891, and
lived together till May 1, 1S94. George
S. Horn Is Mr. Vlberg's attorney.
' Marriage Licenses.
Wlllliam J. Bradley Carbondale
Lizzie Connors Carbondale
Paul Draubnyak Old Forge
Mary Mando Taylor
Levi Silllck Throop
Lulu Selple Scranton
Matthew W. McDean Mayfleld
Roslna Eastlakc Jermyn
Court House News Notes.
Court, yesterday, nppolnted John G.
McAskic auditor to distribute the
funds In tho hands of the assignee of
William Paiker.
The will of Oliver D. Shepherd, late
of Carbondale, wns admitted to pro
bate yesterday. His wife, Hannah J.
Shepherd, is made sole heir and executrix-.
Application was made to court, yes
terday, for a" charter for the First
Methodist Episcopal church of Vand
llng. The trustees aro Roger Ralley,
W. H. Vizzettrd, Richard Roberts, Wil
liam Wilson and Benjamin Milton.
Testimony was taken yesterday af
ternoon beforo Refeteo in Bankruptcy
Van Wonner In the bankruptcy pro
ceedings against Aaron Stoll, grocer, of
this city. Attorney Vosburg appeared
for Mr. Stoll, while Welles and Torrcv
repiesented the Intel eats of tho credit
ors. m
A FEMALE TRAMP.
Says She Mado Her Headquarters
in This City.
A dispatch from Franklin, this
state, is ns follows:
Tho first female tramp ih.it ever
visited Franklin conn In f.i i" New
Castle, a distance of fifty miles, this
afternoon. She was clad In a tight
fitting jacket, a calico dress, and ap
peared to be about 5 jears old I'he
gave her name at tho mnvn s odle
as Klsio Antoinette, and said li it- ilis
tlnatlon was Reading, Pt. .'.ho gave
quite nn Interostlng hlsUry ot liern.t
to the officers mound poiteo hea lqu li
ters. She was born In Sicily, where she
lived until 15 years old. At 14 she was
married, but her husband deserted her
Bhortly afterward. Her mother In lug
dead, she, with her father and brother,
took steerage passage for New Yoik,
whete they managed to llvo for a few
years by selling baskets and ornaments
made by Elsie.
Her father died when she was 20. and
her brother promptly left her. With-
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Quality as Well as Price ?
We simply ask you to come in
and let us show you our Jackets
before purchasing elsewhere. We
guarantee the prices lower than
the lowest.
Any Cloth Jacket in the House
From $2.50 to $10.00
Many worth $25.00. They all
belong to our reliable, up-to-date
stock.
F. L. Crane,
Calling Cards and
Wedding Invitations
Latest Styles a
D. IRVING SIMMONS,
720 Connell Building.
out any definite purpose In view she set
out for Scianton, Pa., and it was dur
ing this trip that she became fascinat
ed with tramp life. She said the free
dom and adventurous nature of thu life
pleased her. Heretofoie she had con
fined her trips to within n l.idlus of
100 miles of Scranton, and this is the
first time she ever got so far away
from her headquarters.
After a short stay In Franklin she
shouldered the bundle containing her
few belongings and started up tho
track toward Oil City.
NEW LAW BUILDING.
Opening Exercises Will Be on Feb.
21 nnd 22.
A number of persons In this city
have received Invitations to be present
at the opening of the new building of
tho Department of Law of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania on Wednesday
and Thursday, Feb. 21 and 22. Follow
ing Is tho programme prepated for the
two days:
wddnkpday, rnn. 21.
1 20 Reception and Lunch In the New
Building ly tho Society of the
Alumni of tho Department of Law.
2 30. Inspection of the Building.
3.30. Opening Bxerclses and Dedication
of McKean. Sdiarswood nnd Me
Mutrie Halls.
Addresses by Provost Harrison,
Samuel Dickson, Bsq., Chairman of
tho Law Committee; Willlan
Draper Lewis, Ph. D., Dean of thu
Law Faculty; James llarr Ames,
A. M., Dean of tho Law School of
Harvard University.
8.30. Meeting at tho Ameilean Academy
of Music.
Addresses by tho Hon. John Mar
shall Harlan. Senior Associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of tho
United States: the Hon. Sir Chailee
Arthur Roe, LL. D., Representing
tho University of Oxford: O. B.
I'ineh. A. M.. Representing tho
Unlverfltv of Cambridge.
THURSDAY. FHH. 22.
Washington's Birthday I'nlvctslty Day.
11.00. At tho American Academy of Muste,
Address by Ills Kxcelleney. Wu
Ting-Fang, the Chinese) Minister.
Conferring of Honorary Degrees.
4.3i). Dedication of Prlco Hall, In the New
Building.
Addros by Hampton L. CaiEnti,
LU D., Professor of Law.
.. .
THE NEW KNAPSACK.
Said to Be an Iprovemcnt on One
Now in Use.
The new blanket bag or knapsack
adopted for the use of the National
Guard of the state Is slid to re quite
an Inipiovement over the old ono. It In
a canvas bag with a ll.ht wr.oilui
frame, square shaped and about the
size of the old knapsack, with the ex
ception that the oveicat can 1 c.iriii 1
beneath the knapsack histoid of mi
top, tho woolen blanket being 1 oiled
Inside the gum blanket, nnd tho whole
can led across the top and down both
sides of the l;nnp?aek.
The burden of weight in on the hips
and It Is more comfortable for the sol
elleis and It Is neat In appearance.
Thu entire guard will at once be sup
plied with the now knapsack.
Y. M. C. A. STATE CONVENTION.
Will Eo Held in Williamspoit Feb.
2a to 25, Inclusive.
The state convention of tho Young
Men' Christian association will con
vene In Wllllamspoit on Feb. 22 and
continue tour Uuys. A strong delega
tion fiom the uiilioad branch of this
citv will attend,
Among thcni will be Henry Curiy,
F. P. Bryant, J. R. Trocli, J. II. Swarf;,
W. O. Young. F. S. Robot Is and Sec
retary W. W. Adair.
Membeifi of tho Improved Order ot
Hoptnsophs of Dntimoio uiu teeiuested
to attend net meeting. February 13.
There Is to be Installation of officer'!
and other buslnes?.
Try a "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c.
Smoko the Pocono Gc. cigar.
The Well
Known Policy
Of this houro to sell only reliable)
goods, It is strange that a vvomun
should hesitate about coming
hero first, when bIio means to
buy something. Now vo havo to
offer you great 11AIU1A1N8 In
Lamps, odds nt el ends lit Dinner
and Tea Sets, Jardinieres, Vases,
etc. These must go to make
room for Spring goods. "First
come, first served,"
HALL,
13. wymlnt Av-
"Walk m and look f"u-H "
Consider
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LACKAWANNA
AVENUE.
'NOT IN A TRUST."
The 1900
Bicycle Season
Is Now On.
We wish to announce
that the
1900 Models
of
Both in Chain and
Chainless are now on ex
hibition. i
1
126 nnd 12S Franklin Ave.
Bicycle Manufacturers.
am still
TAILORING
at the old stand
IH
Would like to show you my
immense line of Plain and Fancy
Styles in
Serges, Flannels,
Woolens, Crashes,
Linen Crash,
Fancy Vestings.
I
Also a full line of Staple Goods
in all varieties.
D. BECK,
337 Hmi Aveirn,
Everett's
Horses and caniagjs are su
perior to those of any other
livery in the city.
If you should desire to go
for a drive during this delight
ful period of weather, call tele
phone 704, and Everett will
send you a first-class outfit.
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cps
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EVERETT'S LIVERY,
230 Dlx Court. (Near City Hall.)