THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, APRIL 17. 1900.
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Never Before
Have wo enjoyed uuch a good plnno
trndo ns we are having now.
Knabe,
Briggs,
and Vose
Are nil getting their share. Where
can you And three such good pianos
in ono storoP KNABE pianos have
teen made for sixty-three years.
The BIUGGS has been mado thirty
years, while the VOSE & SON has
heen on the market forty-nine years.
Call and see our specialties, the
Angelus is almost a perfect piano
player. Music Boxes, Phonographs,
Ofaphophones and Supplies.
Piano tuning and repairs.
PERRY BROTHERS
205 WYOMING AVENUE.
Ice Cream.
BEST IN TOWN.
r Per
Hy Quart.
LACKAWANNOAIRY CO
Telephone Orders Promptly Dell rare J
Zig-lf Adm Avenue.
Scranfon Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Private Residences.
Office
Etation.
D., Ii. & W.
Phono 525.
Passenger
C. S. SNYDER,
The Only Dentist
3d the City Who lea Graduate la
Medicine.
420-422 SPRUCE STREET.
TEET
If you have nny work to bt call
and take advantage ot the following
prices:
Gold Crowns, Best $5.00.
Gold Fillings. $1.00.
Best Set of Teeth $5.00.
Silver Filling 50c.
Crown and bridge work a specialty. All
tho latest electric appliances used for
the alleviation of pain. Call and have
your teeth examined free of charge. Ab
solutely painless extraction.
Dr. Edward Reyer
B1A SPRUCE ST. OPP. COURT HOUSE.
Open Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Hours 9 a. sn. to 12. p. m.: I to t
Williams Building. Opp. Postofflce.
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i CITY NOTES
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aiAniUCS MEETING. The Board of As,o
clittd Clarities of Scrsntcn will mct tUU ccn
Inic at 8 o'clock, in the pcstituster's room, post,
office bulldlnj.
OPENING SOCIAL.-The Elite Dancing tlaj
will nie the openlne social tomorrow night in
the rooms of John Jloyle P'Reilly council, Young
Hen's Institute, on Lackawanna aenue
T1IKKK MEN HONI.I). Minitjor Bumliam last
night anuouueed the Hgnr of three new play.
for the Sainton truu. Tlicy are Kwond Pt.
man J. .1. O'Uricn, Catcasr Jjhn Tolt and Pitch
er I. II. Miller.
O'MALLEY TO ItESICN.-It is understood
that Plumbinit Inspector Michael O'lialley will
. tender his resignation to the major to take effect
) May 1. Mr. O'Malley contemplates starting in
business for himself.
ANtJIVEItSARY SERVICE.-The eighth an.
nlrersary serrice of Mr. Williom I'rjim win 10
held In tho Rescue mtslson tonight at 8 o'clock
All aro inrited. Refreshment will be trrved at
the close of the service.
MEET TONIOIIT.-St. Peter's Total Alistlncnoe
and Oeneroleut society of Iielleme will n,ect
at their ball toi'Ight to arrange matter per-
taming to attending mass and receding tAy
1 communion next Sunday.
PAY-PAYS.-The Trainmen and drllliner on
toe Lackananna road are being paid. The pay.
master will complete the payments in this region
today. The Delaware and Hudson trainmen
south of Soanton were paid jetterday.
ABUEED THE HORSE.-Thomas Riley, of
South Scranton, was atrested at tho lnstanco of
Liveryman William Hell., and arraigned oeroie
Alderman Myron Kasson on tho chaigc of abus
ing one of Belles horses, and was committed.
to the county Jail.
CO. II INSPECTED.-Major V. 8. Millar last
night inspected Company H, of the Thirteenth
regiment. This is a Providenco company and is
led by Captain Huff, First Lieutenant Mills and
Recond Lieutenant Finn. Company C will be
Inspected tonight.
YOUNO RErUlH.lCAN8.-A meeting will
held at the C.iitrsl nmiMi.nt i..u . ..
the Price building tonight, to reorganize the
i wen. jirpuuiican chid jor Ilia work
of
in? ivinui i-ampaijni
are invited to attend.
AH young Republicans
IN BNOVER'S IIALU-The X-Ray Dancing
class gae its first annual danco last night at
Pnorer's hall. Profetsor Johnson furnished tnt
rlsnce rou.io and a cry large number of couples
were present. The committee In charge of the
affair consisted of tho Messrs. Roland, Morahan
and Kelly.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. - The eucutlve
committee of the City Christitn Endeator umon
held a brief session last night in the Grace Re.
formed church, but adjourned shortly after trans-
acting only routine business on account of the
annual muting of the church held later In the
stme room.
ATTEMPTED nUROLAnY.-John Toland, Will
iam Burke and Robert Migutre, of Pine Urook,
were arrested list night by Patrolman Thomas
Jones and J. D. Thomas, on a warrant Issued by
Mayor Molr at the Instance of John Brennan, of
132 Crcen place, charging them with attempting
to burglarize his house.
T0URIST8 DANCE. The Scranton Tourist
club gae Its first ball last night at the Economy
hall on Wjomlng avenue. 1hoe In charge of
the affair were! Master of ceremonies, Daniel
Siillhanj assistant, Joseph Kerrigan; committee
of arrarpoments, William McDonough, John
Mayoclc, Michael Murphy.
PATRIOTIC GITAUDS.-Musto hall was gay lint
night with tho members of Company A, of the
Patilotle Guard, o( South Ecranton, in full
icglmcntals, .it their Enstcr ball. Oor one
hundred couple took adantage nl the music end
wero In lino nt the grand inarch. Ihc commit
tee in charge o( the aflalr consisted of! Charles
Murach, Aug. Whinier, Prank Thompson, Ceo.
Wlith, jr.
A NARROW i:CAPt:. John Jenmn, the 8-Ji'jr-old
son of George Jern'jn, ol JcOcrsoi ato
mic, jesleriliy aflriroon had a narro.v e'ser.pe
fiom being seriously injured. He wai riding
through the court in the icar of the Jcrinjn real.
eleneo on his blcjtle and cclliiliiif with a de
livery agon of the Laekauanna laundry a
thrown from his wheel. He escaped vltlt a illfht
cut on the head.
yOR IlECORni.lt OK HKKD3.-Ilald M.
Jones, a West Side citizen, announces, In another
column, his eancliJaey for the nomination of
recorder of deeds of this lounty, subject to the
Republican prlinailes. Mi. Jones is well knon
thioughout the 'oun'.y, nnd belongs to the
Knights of I'jllil.i", l'alilotlc Older Sons ol
America, Robert Morris lodge of lvoiltcs bnd
Electric City Wheelmen.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS. The Spanish
American War Veterans' association at ji meet
ing held in the Grand Auuy of the Republic
rooms on Lackawinna avenue last night elected
the following officcis: Captain A. 11. Vorhls; first
lieutenant, James Sullhan; second lieutenant, W.
(!. Watklnsj chaplain, Cjrl Ounster. Twenty
two new members were mustered in last night.
It was decided to call the organization General
Gobin command.
RltlTON VS. ROER. An illustrated stereep
tlcon lecture on "Briton . Boer," treating on
the history and customs of the people ol the
Trunsaal, the Orange Tree State and other
Scuth African countries, with especial emphasis
on the causes leading up to the preent war,
will be given in Guernsey hall on Friday night
by J. S. Lane, mechanical engineer, n former
resident of South Africa and father of II. II.
Lane, of this city, Mr. Lane has delivered this
lecture In many cities and it has been pro
nounced most Instructive. A small admission
fee will be charged to defraoy the expenses.
ANNIVERSARY. This oening at 8 o'clock, the
nlieteenlh anniversary exercises of the Rail
road Department of the Ycung Men's Christian
association will be held In their lull. The rail
load department has had a prosperous )r not
withstanding the trying times caused by the re
organization of the Lackawanna railroad. Hie
department Is in good financial condition and
has a membership at piescnt of 312. President
Truesdalo has encouraged the building commit
tee to cNpect definite action with reference to the
new building early next spring. It is hoped that
Trjfllc Matager Caldwell will come but the
committee cannot definitely an. ounce him at
this time. The speakers already secured are' C.
J. llicki, international railroad secretary, and I'
ll. Buckalew, assistant state secictary. The
nivsio fcr the occasion will be furnished by ths
Lawrence orchestra.
NEW JUDGE SEATED.
Tendered an Ovation When He Came
Upon the Bench Will Sit
Next Thursday.
Judge Kelly's personal popularity,
coupled -nltli tho fact that his appoint
ment was by way oj compliment to the
wishes of the members ot the bar. re
sulted in a possibly unprecedented
event, a burst of loud and prolonged
applause as he made his first ascent
to the bench yesterday morning-.
Judge Archbald, who escorted lilm
to his seat to Introduce him to tho
assembled lawyers, remarked when the
applr -0 had subsided: "This Is rather
well unusual, but It Is in order." He
then added: "Gentlemen of the bar,
allow me to Introduce Judge Kelly."
The attorneys arose and remained
standing till tho judges wero seated.
The commission of the new Judge,
which was received by Recorde,
Warnke, early In the morning, was
presented and read by Clerk Williams,
Judges Swartz and Gordon came on
the bench while this formality was be
ing proceeded with.
Judge Kelly's first official act was tu
attach the approval of the court to au
application for a charter for the Tripp's
Slope Accidental fund, petitioned for
by Hon. M. B. McDonald. He will sit
in criminal court Thursday, relieving
Judge Gordon, who has a civil case
scheduled for that day.
FOR RECORDER OF DEEDS.
David M. Jones Presents Himself
date for the
.David M. Jones, tho subject of this
sketch, was born on what used to be
known as Bellevue Heights, now called
tho Third district ot the Sixth ward,
In the year 1865, and has always lived
In the Lackawanna valley, except for
about two years, which ho spent at
Nantlcoke, Luzerne county. Mr. Jones,
like most self-mado men In the coal
regions, began his career in and about
tho coal mines, eventually drifting into
tho drug business, which ho has made
FOURTEEN MILLS IS
SCHOOL TAX LEVY
THAT'S WHAT FINANCE COM
NTTTEE SAY IT MUST BE.
School Board Will Act Upon the
Committee's Report nt a Special
Meeting Tonight Tho Committee
Say Fourteen Mills Will Be Neces
sary to Pay Simply the Expenses
of the General School Account.
They Recommend Issuance of
3100,000 Worth of Bonds.
Ab has been prophesied In The Trib
une before, there will be no reduction
In the school tax levy for th coming
fiscal year It will remain at fourteen
mills, ns for the past two years. That
Is, providing, of course, the school
board at tho special meeting to be he'd
tonight adopts the report of the fl'iance
committee printed below.
In this repot t it Is shown In b'ack
nnd white that n fourtcon mills lovy
will be necessary to meet tho estln.ato 1
expenses of the sneral school account
alone without tnhlng Into consideration
the building account. Fjr the pay
ment of the estimated expiiB0B of thh
latter account, which aro $37,118 x4,
without providing for any new schoolu
whatever, the committee recommends
the issue of $100,000 ot ' per cent
bonds. The icport of the committee l.
as follows:
f-cranton, pj April II, l'0.
To the President and Members of the hcranton
Board of Control.
Gentlemen! The flnanie committee beg leave
to submit the following report of tin: financial
condition of the district, and tho means they
lecommend to provide for the necessjry expense
of maintaining the schools of the city during the
ensuing ear.
In order to complete Nos. 2, 0 and 38, and to
pay the small balance still due on No. 34. it
will require, ai per contracts which haic been
executed, the sum of f5D,tM.33: $17.0.11.81 will
fall due between the present date and thsjrnd
of tho next fiscal jear on sites for new school
buildings, as shown by statement hereto at
tached. This makes n total of fs7,HS.U tor
building purposes, without allowing for the cost
of the metal ceilings which were ordered to be
substituted for plaster in the new buildings at
the last meeting of the boaid, for the expense
of finishing up the ground around Nos. and
0 after the completion of those buildings, or for
any other expenditures foi building purposes
which may be found necessity duilng the coming
)car.
Although there is son e $10,ui0 in the building
account at the present time, thcie Is a large de
ficit in the general school account which will
piobably amount to at least $)j,(RPt) by the end
of the present year.
Your committee, after careful consideration,
hae, thieefore, decided to recommend to tho
board the Issue of $100,000 of 4', per (Tin.
coupon bonds to pay the boc named obliga
tions and for any other nvccuaiy and prorer
cipenses of the diilriit.
As we are paying 0 per cent. Inteiest mi the
real estate contracts, and would also luw to 1J
the nine rate tu the banks fur money which It
will be necessary to borrow for pa)mrnta on tin"
conttacls and for current expanses bifoie tli
taxis for the next jear are paid into the treas
ury in the fall, the iisuf of thti.e bonus would
not only lesult in ihc saWng of a considerable
sum to the district in intnest, but would also
ilhiile the burden of pacing for tlu-ite pernia
ment improvements Utuitn the present and die
next generation, .which will enjoy the beutfils
equally with the present.
'Die law permits n li.unk.al corpoi.ilion, by
a vcte of Hh eolporate authorities, to increase
.ts Indebtedness to an amount in the agregale
not exceeding 2 per centum upon the jSMtcd
aluo of tho taxable propel ty therein, nnd n
careful cxamlnatipn of the amount of tin- bond
ed and Heating indbtedresn of the diitrict at
the present time and the rrport of the city
treasurer upon the school fends on hand has
shown the committee that the said amount of1
bonds can 1h IkucJ without evceediug tho limit
lived by law.
SINKING 11NI).
Ilv the Usui- of bonds lo the exttnl oi ?100,UnO,
as recommended by the committee, the bonded
Indebtedness of the district v ill be lmtca-(d In
the aggregate to fjOil.tsiO. Hut Hli.Oou of these
bonds arc In tho hinds of the ttcmiicr, pur
chased with finds from the titiklig lund. Mo
recommend that these lie cam Hid; l5,0t lame
of the orUtandiug bonds will be ledecmed upon
their expiration on July 1 of the present jear
with rash now- In tho sinking fund. So that the
bonded indebtedness of the district at the be
ginning of the next heal .sear will amount to
r 110,000, providing the lecoinnieudatlon of tie
committee to Issue the $100,0 shall ile adopted
by the bojrd.
The lav.- provides that for Ihc pa.viutnt of In
terest on bonds and to piovide n fund fui then
redemption at ivatunty, a Itvy shall be made
each vear suflieictit to lealize a sum nnial to
at least 8 Ier centum of the amount Ihtronf.
As the total valuation for the present ear,
upon which the next year's levy is to le made,
according lo the figures obtained fiom the of
fice of the city nssesson, unovmt lo i1,02",flSl,
It will require a levy of 19, mills fur the sink
ing fund, which, after allcwlng for collation
as a Candl
Npmlnatlon
his life's business. He Is the propri
etor of tho pharmacy located on South
Main avenue and Hampton street.
Mr. Jones has always been a staunch
Republican, at all times loyally sup
porting tho party nominees. Ho has
given of his time and has met every
call to further the interests of Repub
lican candidates. Ho now presents
himself before the people of Lacka
wanna county as a candldato for the
ofllce of Recorder of Deeds, subject to
the will of tho majority of his party.
Is the best med
icine for the
stomach, blotd,
liver and nerves
It cures
Constipation
.Indigestion
Dyspepsia
Biliousness
Invigorates the
liver and
strengthen1; the
kidneys. When
you atk for it,
be sure you get
the genuine.
P CtLEBRATEO tS
Hitter
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and exoneration", will produce the sum required.
And this levy your committee hereby recommend.
GKNERAL SCHOOL ACCOUNT.
We havo carefully compared tho estimates,
placed before us by the various committees, with
the rvpeiiditures of the past jear, and find that
In most cases, tl.ey are no higher than will be
necessary to meet the various needs of the
schools. The follow Irg tabulated statement ot
the estimates, the amount recommtnded by the
flianee conmltlee and the appropiiatlon of last
jear will place the entire matter before the
board In a complete and comprehensive man
ner, especially when It is boino In mind that It
has been found mVessary to exccd several of
the appicprlatlons.
The largo Increase In the appropriation for
high school (ureses Is unavoidable on account
of tho rapid growth of the high school, 'jhls
a proprhtlcn of IS,100 Is not larger than the
actual expenses have been during the past jear,
and would hare to 1h greater than the figure
named were it not far the fart that several im
provements have been made in the hign school
during the past jear which will not be re
quired during the coming vear.
The siiiii nl tt'.OOO has been added to the ap
propriation for teDchers' salaries 'Mils Is to
provide for the natural growth of the schools
from j-ear tn jear.
In th matter of r.ight schools, he appropria
tion has l.ecn tut down by the teachers' com
mittee from $9,100 to KOTO, in the hope that ij'
u diffeient s;stim of conducting night mIiooIs
next winter, they can be mtlntalncd on a more
economical basis.
The ineiease In the appropriations lor officers
and clerks is made necessary bj- the addition o(
the salary of the city controller, MOO er .veal In
the salary of superintendent o lepairs, il.'i per
month to each of the clerks and an allowance
of $S0 for the attendance olliccr for night school
vi oik.
Janitois' salaries on the basis of twelve
months pay will be at least equal to the on
pioprlatlon. The increase in the appropiiatlon for repali",
labor and material is cnty fl.000 over last jear,
nnd its not nearly as much as have been the
erpenditiires under this head during the past
jear.
The Increase for new furniture is tendered nee
ecfary by the election of three new buildings.
Rents, by the number of annexes, and tin
lefs No. B shall be completed before September,
this appropriation will fall t.hort by over $1,01V,
as we are now paving $M per mouth for an
nexes to that building. It Is therefore very lm
lortant that the contractor of No. 2 be informed
that he will be expected to complete that build
log in lime for the opening of the next term, as
lequlred bj' his rontrjet.
Three thousand dollais have been added to
the nppiopriatiou for supplies the amount f-et
aside for this purpose last jear pioviug insiilll
elint for the growing needi of the district.
V large inctcjse is asked for by the insmani'c
(OTiimittce, as theie ate nii.nj- policies exphimr.
dining the. coming jear. It is possible that a
portion of tliis upptopriatiou my be saved for
olhei putpc.se. if tli- lule limiting the amount
of Insurance on the dlflcrcrt Imltdimrs to 40 per
cent, of their valie is flnctly ci.fcucd.
No vcrv maiked change has lieen nude in the
othir appiopriitions.
1Mb Rffcun- List
nule-s. ineiidi'd. ear.
llinh scho.il evpinvs, In
cluding tiainin and
diavvlng fli.Kri 'rll.lOO :0,.".77
Teachers' salaucse Mi,tn Kil.usl l.'.i.onf)
Siitht hlllOoN S.ihm S.IHO ft,4)
eVlHccnc and cluks ti.luil ii.lWi 7,)
Janltcis' salaiies UI.ihx, Sl.tmO 19,'U)
Hi pairs on buildings -
Labor 7.001 ei.l)
Miteri.il JI.OOij ll.iKXi
(In machinery, etc .. ,l)i !,ii le.KU
New furniture ".(iOI 5,000 :i.tK)
Rents 2,;00 '.'.VOJ J,",
Mlipi 1 1,0.111 1J.W0 1(1,010
Coal and wcie 7,0tl 7.0W1 T.OOi)
U.IO, wiu-r and telephone a.nts) :s,x t,'M
Dcllvcrj of supplies :fi Ml 300
l'linling mil advertising., l.tuu 1,'Wi l.Wsi
Steiini heat for No. .'11 and
lid II IM lis) eil
Legal expense Ni SOU I. 'Hi
T.i lefimding 'Jno '.il -m
Tet lok ll.tVU lLfSl ii.ti'
Insuianio .',l) .S) ')
Incidcnlal liiio 1..VKJ 1.000
Kindergarten, rlcd hi the boaid.... l.tsO
Total appropiiations s,,IO,020
Addii g In Ibis .imoi. nt lln estimated dell, it
of ?-n,m, makes a Utal to bo pioviikd for of
1.0O. If e receive the same .ippiopiiatioti
f om the- hlalc this year a last. vir.. t7.l,37.:,
theie will itmain to be. iin.ed b.v taxation 111"
mm of V-S7,OI7. It is lliciefore impossible to
make an.v tcduclioii In the tax lov.v, and ,c
Iherefoie Kcoiiuuciid the r.itn" levj .is la.t vehr,
14 mill for the total, lliluetlng ,thn 1 ui'lU
levied for the unkii g fund, time will 'icniwin
for geicrul Mhool puipe.vs n nilll. whicn
will pindr.ee levcnuc of SJ70,A!0 10. Tins is
nit sUNi'iint to meet the requirements as shovvii
Thove, especially as the stale uppiopiiutiou mav
b" reduced en iieeouul of the goveiuor' veto to
a uirtioi! of it, but fa time is tlo.ojo ubove
refeired to in the building account .vhith cm
be Used In pviug on buildiigs and lots, it is
probable that tin' said levy will be laige eiioi.ib,
with earetiil uijuagiiiiriit lo meet tlie expenses
of the e'lstilit.
We- would, however, luge th recossitj of con
fining the o'peiidituics strict! within the up
propriatlons, and of potouing iiuproveiiKiils,
even when needed, until such time as there sluitl
be funds available to pay foi tlum.
Statement showing amoi.nts which aic no- due
Oil sites for school buildings or which will be.
tome due before the fiibt day of Julj-, 1901
first waid
May 1, lW, pijment and in
terest !r70 67
Mav 1, 1901, payment and in
terest 018 07
$l,i0 SI
Second ward
April 13, 1900, piintipal and
interest 3,312 PO
Tenth ward
May 1, 1900, pajment and in
terest 1,475
May 1, 1901, payment and in-
inteiest 1,400
2,675 00
Eleventh ward
April 13, 1900, principal and
Interest 4,168 07
Twelfth ward
December 1, 1900, principal and
interest 1,100 00
Thirteenth ward
April 13, 1900, principal and
interest 2,3:9 40
Sixteenth ward
September 23, 1900, interest. 198 00
September 23, 1001, interest. 198 00
. 890 00
Twenty-first ward
May 1, 1000, payment and in
terest 737 50
May 1, 1901, payment and in
terest 700 00
1,437 60
Total $17,031 81
Everybody Is Talking
about Gerson's beautiful hats. Have
you seen them? Tho gracefulness,
comeliness and low prices will astonish
you.
Smoke Tho Hotel Jermyn cigar, 10c.
Such an Array.
of Easter Hats as shown at Gerson's
Millinery has never been equalled In
this city. -
The Plumbers' Union, No. 00,
Will hold a special meeting of Import
ance Wednesday evening, April IS.
...I
Smoko The Topular I'unch Cigar, 10c.
MORE JUDGES THAN
THERE WERE CASES
THREE OP THE FOUR, HOW
EVER, WERE KEPT BUSY.
Owing to Continuances, Settlements
and Non-appearance of Defendants
Only Two Cases Wero Open for
Trial at the Opening of Quarter
Sessions Herritt L. Jackson Ac
quitted of Arson, and JUL. J. Klsh
paugh Escapes Punishment on a
Technicality.
When the second week of tho April
quarter sessions opened yestcrdny
morning, and tho list for the day was
called over, it was found that there
wero only two cases ready for trial,
while four Judccs were on hand pro
pared to preside.
One of these cases was assigned to
Judge Bvvartz, in the superior court
room, and the other to Judge Gordon,
in No. 2. Judge Archbald attended to
some mnttcrs that were disposed of
summarily In the main court room, and
then entered upon the drawing of a
Jury for tho Bowman murder case,
which Is to be put on trial this morn
ing. Judge Kelly, having been associ
ated with counsel for the defendant In
this case, could not try It and retired,
to come on the bench again Thursday,
when Judge Gordon is to hear the
civil case of Dean against Church. '
Very little difficulty was experienced
In selecting the Bowman Jury. The
commonwealth gave notice that It
would not press for a first degree ver
dict and as the case hinges on points
of law rather than evidence, the make
up of the Jury Is not as important a
matter as It usually Is In murder trials,
Tho defense, as told nt length, yester
day. Is that Knlerlm dle'd from a
chronic stomach ailment, and that the
knlfo wounds inflicted six weeks pre
viously had not even a remote connec
tion with his death.
THE BOWMAN JURY.
Tho Jurors selected to try the case
are:
M". H. Keller, butcher, Gouldsboro.
Jacob Straub, carpenter, Scranton.
Marshall Keller, harness-maker.Dun-more.
Clarence Decker, farmer, Greenfield.
Thomas R. Brooks, paymaster, Scran
ton. John J. Feeney, Janitor, Scranton.
Thomas Collins, laborer. Scranton.
George Nealon, miner, Mooslc.
P. F. Calpln, contractor, Scranton.
M. C. Whalen, masseur, Scranton.
James Coollcan, miner, Dunmore.
Martin Mannlon, laborer. Carbonda'o.
Attorney Clarence Ballontlne Is as
sociated with Asslstunt District Attot
ney Thomas In the prosecution. The
defendant's attorneys are Joseph O'Bri
en and V. K. Kllcullen. This is Mr.
Kilcullen's lit st uppeainnce In a Jury
trial.
The case', tried before Judge Swartz,
was that against Mcrrltt L. Jackson,
of Dalton, charged with arson. Attor
ney C. 11. Super represented the com
monwealth, and Attorney George W.
Beale, the defense. There was u latg
delegation of Dultou residents present
as witnesses or spectators.
It appears that early last summer
Jncksun'H wife deserted him, taking
with her their children and all the fur
niture, save a few chairs, a stove, inn
old bed and bedding, a table and two
kerosene lamps. Jul' "0. between 0
and 7 o'clock In the evening, while
Jackson was carrying his washing to
a washerwoman living a mile and n
half away, fire litoke nut In his house,
and It was partly consumed. The
damagfamounted to $169, according to
the appraisement of the Phoenix In
surance company, of London, which
carried a $1,000 pulley on the house and
blackhinlth shop, und which wari made
nut in favor of Charles Dupont Bred;,
who held a $100 mortgage on the prop
erty. SOME CIHC1TMSTANCES.
There were a number of suspicious
circumstances connected with the fire
and the people of the village began to
discuss it In mysterious tones.
Sirs. Barbara White, who dlscoveiel
the lite and gave the alarm, which
brought out the lire lighters and saved
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Jackson's explanation -was that he
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