THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1900.
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
A PLEASANT FAMILY REUNION.
Descendants of Wilbur Gardner Meet
to Exchange Reminiscences and
Itenow Acquaintances.
Special to tlic fccranton Tribune.
rnctoryvllle, Pa., Sept. 2. What
proved to he one of the pleasantest
annual reunions that lakes place In
this locality Is the Gardner family 10
unlon, the descendants of William
Gardner, ho settled In this country
near Waverly, Pa., In 1S17. This Rood
natured and generous crowd of Qard
neis assemble annually In a grove on
the farm of A. J. Gardner, located
near the tunnel, and last Trlday, Aug.
31, one hundred and thirty relatives of
Uncle Wilbur hied themselves to the
aboe mentioned spot, bent on spend
ing a day only such as can be spent
at a Rood old-fashioned family le
unlon. The day was nil that could be
wished for an occasion of this kind,
the grove one of the finest In this sec
tion, and n beautiful spilng of lino
water bubbling from Its midst, all go
to make up one of nature's beauty
spots for a family picnic. Upon ar
rival everybody lent a helping hand to
make each other happy and soon long
tables weio spread with such an abund
ance of delicious lands that the pangs
of hunger soon began to get In their
work. One hundred and six sat down
to the 111 st table. A notable and re
markable fact that It might bo well to
mention right here Is that there are
no dyspeptics In the Gardner family,
as evidence of the table after the re
past was finished. Secretary Charles
Gardner, after being removed from the
table by the united efforts of two
strong men, announced that In the
afternoon the programme would be
carried out. It was as follows: Reci
tation, "Grandmother's Ueau," Miss
Maud Gardner; recitation, "The Old
Man's Trip to Town," Miss Genevieve
Ehrgood; exercise recitation, Miss Bes
sie Broadbent; song, Misses Vlda and
Genevieve Gardner; letter, Mr. Hueben
Gardner; recitation, "Bridget's Gone
to the City," Miss Vlda Gardner; reci
tation, "Why Sammy Left the Farm,"
Miss Bethel Broadbent; "Uncle Wil
liam's Story," Mrs. Dorcas A. Van
Sickle; remarks, A. W. Gardner, Wll
hur Gardner, Charles Gardner.
A business meeting was held dur
ing the day and new officers for the
ensuing jear were elected. Mr. Wil
bur Gardner, a namesake of the man
In honor of whom the reunion was
held, was the oldest relative present,
his age being 76 years. The oldest de
scendant present was Mr. George A.
Carr, his age being 81 yeats.
A general visitation and renewal of
acquaintances maue up the balance of
the day and as the shades of night
reminded us that the time to part
had ariived the good told hymn, ' God
Be with You," was sung by a general
thoius, after which a genet al good-bye
was haid, and as each one left It was
unlvei tally acknowledged that the re
unions were growing more successful
each j ear, and that this was the btst
one et. With the assistance of the
Supreme Being, It is hoped that each
one of us may be permitted to meet
again at he same place In August,
1301.
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Sept. 2. The Klark
Stovllle theatilcal company will re
main in town another week.
The banks will bo closed on Monday
Libor day.
James Munson's line Oakland side
lesldonce Is gradually approaching
completion.
At the barbecue to be held on Mon
day, In Rlveislde Park, 1 the Lanes
boio fire department, theie will be a
parade of the Lanesboro and Susque
hanna departments at 1 o'clock, led by
the Lanesboro band. The dinner will
bo served at 2 o'clock, when a whole
ox will bo seived. Doian's Susque
hanna orchestra will furnish music for
the dancing, afternoon nnd evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tyler, o Bing
himton, are visiting Susquehanna rela
tives. E. R. W. Seaile, esq., and Dr. W. S.
Mitchell and families have returned
home from Columbia Grove, where
they have spent the summer In their
cottages.
Keystone Hook and Ladder company,
No. 1, lias the second chemical firo
engine built hy a Baltimore firm. A
Scinnton company has the first one.
Miss Frances L Madden, of Sjra
cuse, the new teacher In the Susque
hanna High school, has arrived In
tow n.
A number of Susquehanna peoplo
picnicked at East lake on Satin day.
Mrs. Thomas Farrell and children, of
Binghamton, are -lsltlng friends in
tow n.
Miss Pearl Barnes, of Scranton, Is
visiting Susquehanna relatives.
Hon. Amos J. Cummlngs, of New
York, has purchased five acres of land
at Columbia Grove, five miles noith of
Susquehannn, which ho will transform
Into a beautiful park. While all of
Nature's handiwork will bo retained
intact, plants from California and
rioilda and the national hortlcultuie
garden at Washington, fountains, and
heids of buffalo and deer will be added.
This will be tho foreiunner of a large
summer hotel and scores of cottages
at Columbia Grove, and of an cluctrlo
rallioad between Susquehanna and the
popular summer lesort.
The Erie shops will bo closed on
Monday Labor day.
Having completed their apprentice
ship, several young men were dis
charged from the Erie shops on Sat
urday, Tho great success of Chamberlain's
Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea Hemedy
In the tieatment of bow-el complaints
has made It standaid over the greater
part of the civilized woild. For sale
by all diugglsts. Matthews Bros.,
wholesale and retail agents.
BROOKLYN.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Brooklyn. Sept. 1. Miss Kornmann,
of New York, Is visiting at C. H.
Bailey's.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Uni
versal church met ut Dr. N. S. Sage's
Thursday. They aie planning for a
fair to bo held early In tho winter,
also nn Ice cream social Sept. 7.
Miss Gertrude Lee, of Moscow, Is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Loomts,
C. II. Perrlgo, who has been qulto
111, Is able to come down stairs.
Miss Ethel Sterling started Friday
morning for Portland Mlll.Elk count ,
where aha will teach this winter.
Leslie Kinney has returned to Blnlrs-
town, N. J., after spending his vaca
tion with his parents.
Dr. A. J. Alney visited Scranton
Thursday.
A meeting of the school Inurd nnd
teachers was held Tuesday tuning to
decide upon new text books
Miss Llllle Kyratn has been spending
a few days In Brooklyn.
Terry Whitman Is doing some car
penter work for Kmerson Sterling.
Jay I'eckhnm nnd family ate visit
ing his brother at Waverly, Pa.
Miss Maud Waldle visited fi lends In
Factory vllle and FleeUllle last week.
The Susquehanna Association of
Uhlversallsts will meet at Klngslcy
next Wednesday and Thursday.
TUNKHANNOCK.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhnnnock, Sept. 1. The Wyo
ming County Bar association met here
this afternoon for the purpose of mak
ing up the trial list for the October
term of the couit of common pleas
Tho cases oulercd on the list for trial
at that time were as follows. II. B.
Keeler er.sus W. E. Little and A. H.
Frear, ejectment, Mary A Bundle ver
sus McKlnney & Stephens, issue, As
signed to Got don Canlleld versus
Joshua Zacharlas, issue, Mis. George
W. Stark versus James P. Harpe, is
sue; Fred C. Ney versus Edward and
Grace MacKnlght, Issue, II. J. Shay
lor versus N. H. Dals, Interpleader;
Mary E. Adams, versus N. II. Davis,
Interpleader; Warren Alexander ver
sus J. F. Everett, replevin, John
Connell versus I C. II. Matthew -son
et nl., scl fa ; Judson Lutes
versus McICown Brothers, leplevin;
Henry Heynolds versus Seth B.
Squlers, appeal; Althe.i S. DeWltt vs.
Arthur L. Lacey, ejectment; A. L.
Wnltman versus Horace Ruger, tres
pass; George White versus Frank Mul
ligan and John J. Sherwood, trespass,
George Harley veisus Frank Mulligan
nnd John J. Sherwood, trespass;
George Harley versus Trank Mulligan
nnd S. W. Baker, trespass; Elliott
Bunnell versus John J. Sherwood, Ar
thur Hampsey versus Frank Mulligan
and John J. Sherwood, trespass, Lester
A. Davidson versus Frank Mulligan
and S. W. Baker, trespass, C. S. Hill
versus A. Semon, appeal; J. P Harpe
versus T. H. Kan and R. M. Piatt,
appeal; W. S. Hubble versus Clara B
Schooley, scl fa. The above cases will
come on trial the week beginning Oct.
15, and give promise of giving a full
week's work. The homicide case in
which James Terry Is the defendant
will be tried dutlng the flist week of
October teim and may consume most
of the week
Triton Hose company goes to the
firemen's convention at S.iyio next
week about thirty-live strong. They
will bo accompanied by tho Hornbiook
band The i made will be held on Fri
day and the company will go up from
hete Filday morning by special train
O. H. Kennedy is tho delegate from
this company and he goes to Sajie
Wednesday morning to be present at
the business meeting of the association
on Thursday
L. S. Bailow, who lias been icpre
sentlng tne mm of Paul Billings &
Companv, hay and grain deaieis, In
Wilkes-Bane and Scranton duiing tho
past two j ears, goes this week to
Michigan in the inteiests of the same
firm nnd will locate piobably at De
troit. Miss Lucia Gallagher, formerly a res
ident of this place, but now living In
Philadelphia, is visiting In town for a
few days.
Maigaret Stevens, of Towanda, and
Miss Tidd, of Washington, D. C, aie
visiting Mis. Elizabeth Ross
The canning factoty is running over
time nearly every day now. They aie
engaged In canning torn nnd tomatoes
and run sometimes up to midnight
They aie shoit of help and seem un
able to get a sufficient number of hands
to do their work.
Ex-County Commissioner A. M. Do
Witt, of Falls, was In town this aftei
noon. FOREST CITY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Fotest City, Sept. 2. The viewers
appointed by AVayne county's couit,
Messis. H. Stevens, Andiew McKee
and Richard Watson, to report on the
necessity of a new county bridge
across the Lackawanna liver at this
place, viewed the ground last week.
Representatives of the Eile, Ontailo
and Western and Dplawaie and Hud
son railroads weie piesent and a good
ly number of Forest City business men
also went over the giound with tho
viewers to point out the most con
venient spot for the structuie. Tho
viewers did not give out any infor
mation as to their probable report.
A clambake was last week given by
the members of the Hillside Hosa
company In honor of their foreman,
John F. Gallagher, who has been pro
moted to the position of foreman of
the Hillside Coal and Iron companv 's
collieiy at Mooslc. A handsome gold
watch was piesenled to Mr. Gallagher
by the firemen.
School w 111 open tonioi n All pupils
will leport at the o1 1 1 1 .hllng, and
anancements will th n be made to
transfer the necessaiy number to tho
new school building.
Mrs. W. H. Wildenbeiger Is In Chi
cago. A dime social will be held on tho
lawn at the Methodist chinch, Wednes
day evening.
Miss Mame Budd Is visiting ft lends
In Peckville
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Bell have been
entertaining their daughter, from Buf
falo, the past few days.
Mrs. Patrick Ruddy, of Scianton, is
visiting friends In town.
T. H. Phlnney Is In Chicago.
Hiram Watklns, while employed
about an electric motor In the mines
here last week, had three lingers
taken off by a cog wheel.
A letter from Hamlet Oortljran In
the last Issue of the Forest City News
cqirects the statements that have been
going the icunds of the pi ess that an
Intoxicated man named Jonathan Da
vis nariowiy escaped death or Injuiy
by tho electllc cais last week. Those
who know Rev. Mr. Davis did not be
llove tho report for an Instant, but the
statement will coriect any false Im
pression that may have been created.
Mrs. Win-low's Soothing Syrup
Ilai been used for oscr FIFTY Vf:ng bv
MILLIONS of MOTIIMtS for their ClIILUni.NT
WHILE TEhJillNU. with I'KW'l CT bL'( CI.VJ
It SOOTIIIS th CHILI), EOF1EVS (he tJUMs'
ALLANS all 1'AIN; CUIUS WIND COLIC, and
la tho bet remedy for DIARHIIOEA. Sold by
Druggist In every nart of tho world. Ue sure
and ask for "Mr. Winslow'i Soothing Sirup,"
and take no other kind, Twenty-die ctnU a
bottle.
PITTSTON.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, Sept. 2. Joseph Hill, aged
seventy-six years, died Saturday at
the home of his niece, Mrs. John Cu!
kin, of Centre street. For the past
year he had suffered from a cancer on
his lower lip, Deceased was well
known here, having for many years
been a stable boss for tho Pennsylva
nia Coal company. The funeral will
take place Monday nt 9 a. m.
Itobert J. English, of this place, con
tractor and builder, has been awarded
tho contract for the erection of the
now Catholic church at Exeter.
Domlnlck Lumbert, aged fifty years,
an Italian miner at the Fcrriwood
shaft of tho Butler Coal company, was
fatally Injured by a blnst on Satur
day. George Powell, of Ohio, a profes
sional tramp, was arrested here Friday
night, charged with committing a day
light robbery at the store of Patterson
& Co. Ho was sent to the county Jail.
F. D. Fullmer, of Philadelphia, Is
tho new manager of tho Nelson Morris
Beef company's Plttston branch. He
assumed his duties Friday, succeeding
Charles Dietrlck.
The Plttston boaid of school control
at a recent meeting adopted the Dr.
Brooks arithmetic nnd the vertical
system of writing.
Rev. Mr. Robinson, of Conldale, Pa.,
formerly of this place, Is spending a
few days In town. Mr. Robinson has
accepted the pastorate of the Congre
gational church at Hopklnton, St.
Lawioneo county, New York, and will
commence his new duties there next
Sunday.
The Young Men's Christian associa
tion secretaries of Scranton, Plttston,
Wllkes-Bnrro and other ne.oiby places
will hold a prayer service rind confer
ence nt the Wyoming camp ground,
Monday. State Secretaries Bard and
Buckalew will be present.
Mallcarrler W. A. Gillespie Is at At
lantic City for a few days In the hope
of recuperating fiom the effects of an
operation for appendicitis, performed
at the German hospital, Philadelphia,
a few weeks ago.
AVOCA.
The school board will meet this even
ing. Postofllce hours today from 9 to 11 a.
m. and from G to 7 p. tn.
The death of Mrs. Charles Doran
occurred on Friday evening at the
family residence on the West Side,
after suffering several months of
dropsy. Deceased Is survived by a
husband and six children. The funeral
took place yesterday afternoon. In
terment was made In St. Mary's ceme
tcty. The pall-bearers were Jaitips
and Patrick Murphy, Edward Gib
bons, Andrew O'Brien, William Mar
le and Thomas Cosgiove.
The three- eai -old daughter of Mr.
nnd Mis. David Cranston died on Fri
day evening, after a brief Illness of
cholera. Intel ment was made yester
day In Langcllffe cemetery.
Patrick Doran, a member of United
States nrtllleiy, Battery M, stationed
nt Fort Morgan, Alabama, has been
called homo on account of the death
of his mother. Since his enlistment,
about six years ago, he has seen a
considerable amount of service, having
been In a few conflicts about Havana
nnd Porto Rico. His regiment is now
listed for China, should there be any
need for more soldiers.
Miss Agnes Morahan spent yesterday
In Jennj n
Tho funeral of Lester, the thh teen-months-old
son of Mi. and Mrs. W. J
Williams, took place on Saturday af
ternoon. The little mound In Lang
cllffe cemetery was covered with flow
eis, placed theie by the little ones in
the neighborhood.
The funeral of Kate, the nine-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Philbln, took place on Snturday after
noon. The remains were borne to the
grave b eight companions of the de
ceased There were many beautiful
lloral offerings, which were carried by
twelve little glrs Interment was
made In St. Mars cemetery.
Mrs Eugene McLaughlin, of Now
Yoik city, Joined her husband here on
Friday nnd will remnln until the Erie
contract Is completed.
Frank, the five-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robeit Mllllgan, Is convalesc
ing, after undergoing a critical opera
tion for the removal of an abscess
neai the lungs. Drs. Beige and Wat
son weio the attending physicians.
FACTORYVILLE.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Factoryvillo, Sept 2. Wo are In re
ceipt of the premium list of the Malt
land Tnlr nnd Driving Park company,
which Is the best one that they have
ever put out. Time slips around so
fast that befoie we know it, it will bo
fair time September 11, 12, IS and 14.
Everybody In this region ought to help
make this year's fair a good one. Now
is the time to begin thinking of what
you shall take to the fair. Tarmers
should be on the lookout for some
thing among their products that would
be a good exhibit.
TROM A CLERICAL SOURCE.
Some Good Stories Well Told by an
English Clergyman.
l'lom the Washington Post,
"An Irishman of tho full blood can
not leslst an opportunity for lepiitec,
no matter how solemn the occasion or
what his surroundings," said an Eng
lish clergyman, a visitor in Washing
ton, the other day, when the conver
sation turned on the funny experi
ences of clergymen and the humor
that creeps Into matters connected
with the church.
"I was assisting an old friend of
mine, the rector of a church In Ire
land, one Sunday, and before the ser
vice wo were In the vestry room put
ting on our robes, with the old sex
ton, a shrlvelled-up Irishman of the
peifect type, assisting. My friend,
who was somewhat old, wns a little
testy that morning and somehow the
sleeve of his surplice got mixed up.
Notwithstanding the nssidlous efforts
of tho old sexton to direct his arm to
the right hole the two would not con
nect. Finally, losing patience, mj
friend said sharply; 'Ach, the diva's
In tho thing.
"The old sexton bilghtened up nnd,
looking over at mo with a twinkle In
his eye, said as quick as lightning,
'Not jit, your Rlverlnce.'
"It restored the good humor of tho
situation, and the vestment was prop
el !y adjusted.
"A good story Is told on the other
side of the late Bishop Beckwith, of
Georgia, which I do not think has got
Into print, though some of the witty
sayings of that Immensely popular and
most excellent prelate of the Episco
pal church have been retold. Some
years ago the bishop visited England,
and during his stay there was for a
part of the time a guest at a country
houso In the middle counties. A large
number of people were In the party,
POINTS SCORED BY
LEADING CONTESTANTS
The Tribune's Educational
Contest and Its
Workers.
S.ANDING OF FIRST TEN
The Number of Points Obtained by
Each Published Today for the First
Time All Are Close Together.
One Yearly Subscriber, Counting
Twelve Points, Would Move Any
of the Lnst Three Up Three Places
In the List.
This morning Is the fiftieth day of
The Tribune's Educational Contest,
nnd It will be observed that there is
a new departure In the form of
chronicling the standing of the contest
ants. There have been numerous re
quests on tho part of the leading com
petitors, as well as their friends, thnt
-r
Standing of the Ten
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2.
3.
4.
5.
G.
7.
8.
O.
10.
Charles Rodriguez, 428 Webster avenuo, Scranton 103
David V. Blrtley, 103 West Mnrket street, Providence .. 113
Oliver Callahan, 415 Vine street, Scranton 87
David C. Spencer, Bloomsburg, Fa 58
Eugene Roland, 235 Walnut street, Dunmoro 41
Harry Reese, 331 Evans court, Hyde Park 37
Miss Fannie E. Williams, Peckville 33
Arthur Kemmerer, Factory ville 30
Miss Qrace Slmrell, Carbondale 28
Sidney W. Hayes, 022 Olive street, Scranton 22
The Tribune publish ftom day to day
the number of points of the various
leaders, as well as their positions, and
today The Tribune accedes to their
wishes insofar as printing the names,
positions and points of the young men
and women who fill the ten highest
positions. Those who are below the
rank of tenth will be mentioned dally,
but their points will not be made pub
lic until they are able to make their
way higher and displace those In the
lower positions In the roll of honor.
This publicity, The Tribune feels sure,
will stimulate more active competi
tion, as the various leaders can see
Just how many points separate them
from those above or below them.
A STUDY OF THE TABLE.
As will be seen by a study of the
table above, the leader of the contest
this morning is Charles Rodriguez,
who has thus fai registered' 193 points.
He has been In the lead ever since the
contest opened Although he Is em.
plojed In an oHlce during the day, be
keeps himself busy after working
hours in an active dally canvass, and
It Is soleiv owing to his Indefatigable,
tireless efforts that he Is so far in the
van today. David V. Blrtley, who Is
in second place, with 113 points, is also
engaged In business, yet he hn found
time during his leisure hours to make
an effort to advance his interests Oli
ver Callahan, who Is in third place,
with 87 points, is still another joung
man whoso hours are limited bv being
employed Thus It will be seen that
it is the boys who are In business life
who seem most to appreciate the bene
fits that this contest will bestow. Da-
ns the shooting season had Just com
menced. "On the morning the bishop left he
was driven to the station with n young
man who was also taking his depart
ure fiom tho hospitable mansion.
Bishop Beckwith ensconced himself
comfortably In a first-class carriage
and waited for the train to stait.
Leaning back In his seat, ho became
aware of loud and angry talking Just
outside his window, and looking out
bow his young companion standing
with a hnnd on the carriage door,
while he used strong language to the
porter, who, It seemed, had niHniil a
gun case and It could not be found.
The young gentleman was angry and
expressed himself In unparliamentary
language. Just then the sign was
given, and, opening the door, the young
man Jumped Into the caulage f.nd
seated himself In front of the bishop.
He was shocked to find himself con
fronted by his reverend companion,
who he had supposed was somewhere
else on the train. He at once apolo
gized for the language he had used.
"'I really beg our lordship's par
don,' he said, 'but I am a plain sou of
a fellow nnd call a spade a spade.'
" 'Indeed, sir,' questioned the bishop,
with uplifted ejebrows, 'I should hav
thought from what you have Just said
that you would call It a damned old
shovel.'
"The only time I ever heard a con
giegatlon laugh unrestialnedly dining
the regnlai services In a cathedral
was back In the SO's, when I was a
resident of dear, dirty Dublin. On
one Sunday morning the Bishop of
Cork preached. He was a splendid
man, an Irishman to the backbone
and possessed of ns fine a brogue ns
ever distinguished n son of Erin. His
congregation was made up of tho very
essence of fashion In Dublin, which, In
those das, was one of tho greatest
social centers of tho world. Notor
iously, people were living beyond their
means, for the Income from tho landed
estates of Ii eland had taken a big
tumble. But that made no difference,
and good dressing went ns a matter of
rourse, and wns one of the smallest
of the extravagances. The bishop
preached on the subject of extrava
gance and spoke particularly of over
dressing. Ills sermon wus a bitted
urralgnment of the sin of debt and the
wickedness of setting the heart on
fashion and dress. He attacked tho
oveidicsed woman, and wound up
this particular referenco this way.
"Now supposing eveiy one of ye
every one, man and woman, should
stand up In this church, take off the
clothes ye have iot paid for, Just
walkln' out with the things on your
back ye havo paid for a pretty-lookln
lot of bcarecrovva ye'd be.'
"There was a pause until the real
significance of the suggestion had per
colated through the members of his
congregation, then soma one snickered.
Every one was picturing to him nnd
herself the real scene that would oc
vld C. Spencer, of Bloomsburg, 'whose
CS points entitle htm to fourth place,
probably lives further nway from
Scranton than any of the other con
testants, nnd seems to bo able to In
terest the residents of his section In
The Tribune oven though ho Is far
removed from tho placo where It Is
printed. Tho fifth place In the contest
Is the one that witnesses the most
Incessant change, having had n new
name In It nearly every day during
the past week. This morning Eugene
Boland, of 235 Walnut street, Dun
more, holds It, with 41, (points, lending
Harry Reese by four. The distance
between Harry Reese In sltth place
and Sidney W. Hayes, In tenth, Is but
15 points, so It Is quite probable there
will be dally changes In this position
of the table.
CHANGES IN TODAY'S STANDING.
The changes this morning In the
standing show Eugene Boland In fifth
place Instead of; seventh, as on Sntur
day, he having passed both Harry
Reese and Miss Fannie Williams, who
each drop down one position In conse
quence. Miss Grace Slmrell Is In ninth
place, Instead of tenth, having taken
the foimer position away from Sidney
W. Hnyes nnd leading him this morn
ing by six points.
Of those who are not In the first ten,
--
Leading Contestants
Richard Roberts holds down eleventh
place, Edward Murray and John P.
Smith are tied for twelfth, and Robert
Campbell Is the fourteenth contestant.
GOOD PROSPECT FOR BEGINNERS
There is still almost a month re
maining befoie the contest closes, to
day beginning the fourth week from
the last. Those who are hesitating
about entering are urged to study the
table carefully and ascertain from It
that their chances of seeming enough
points to obtain one of the special
rewards are still very bright. No con
testant Is so far ahead that 'he or she
cannot be overtaken, and the month
of September Is a very short space of
time In which to labor for the large
remuneration offerea in any one of
these special lewards. Any one enter
ing now and working with a will can
speedily catch up w Ith some of those
whose names are printed above and
even if thev should not succeed In
getting one of the first rewards, still
there Is not one of the whole ten that
would not more than pay for the effort
and time expended Full particulars
of the contest, ns well as a description
of the ten special rewaids, can be read
on the fourth page of this morning's
Tribune.
NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS
Contestants will please take notice
that on account of Labor day they
must file returns of new points secured
by 12 o'clock, noon, today. In oider to
be ti edited with them Tuesday morn
ing. If any are secured after noon they
will be credited on Wednesday morn
ing. cur should the bishop's Idea bo car
ried Into effect while wife looked at
husband and members of each family
nudged one anothei. The ludicrous
sldo wns Irresistible and the laugh was
gneral.
"I once attended church nt Whalley,
a. little village on the holders of Lan
cashire and Yorkshlie, In England.
The church, which had been n part of
the oil nbbey, was built in the year
1066 and la today one of the most In
tel estlng sacred edifices In Great Brlt
nln. The rector was a Mr. Whlttaker,
very old, very stout and very deaf.
He had occupied the living for thirty
years, and while he generally appeared
In chuich and took some pait In the
services, he wns able to afford tho
luxury of a cut ate and was always
glad to secure the services of a friend
to pi each On one occasion n gen
tleman I knew very well was to offi
ciate. It was his custom to limit his
sermon to twenty minutes, preaching
x tempoie, nnd always took out his
watch nnd his ''pocket handkerchief,
placing them beside him before com
mencing. This he did as usual, and,
finding a very convenient little round
receptacle, stuffed his handkerchief
Into It, laid the watch on top and
fired awny.
"The congregation was surprised to
see the old rector, who wns sitting nt
tho bottom desk of tho 'three dckei'
erection, which I suppose still stnnds
light In the center and half way down
the aisle not In tho chancel, as In
the modern churches become very un
easy In his seat. He squirmed nround
and looked up, though 'every one
knew quite well that he could not
hear a word of tho sermon. Finally
he beckoned to the black-gowned old
verger, who cnrrled a long wand, and
whispered to him. Th verger as
cended the pulpit, nnd In turn inter
rupted the sermon by a whispered
conversation with the prencher, who
was seen to suddely grasp his pocket
handkerchief and watch, smile and
nod, and then proceeded with his ser
mon. He had tilled the teceiver of tho
old rector's tjnr trumpet, which con
nected with a tube to the lower desk,
and the rector had been unable to
tell whether any seimon was going
on or not."
Deafness Cannot be Cured.
bv local application, ai they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear TJiere is onls cme
way to cure deafness, ond that is by conatltu
tlonal remedies DealneM is caused by an In
flamed condition of the. rowcous lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube jet inflame
jou hase a rumbling sound pf imperfect bear
ing, and when It is entirely closed deafness
Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this lube restored to Its ner
mal condition, hearing will bt destroyed for
escr; nine cases out of ten are caused hi catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces
We will gttc One Hundred Dollars for any ease
of Deafness (caused by catirrli) that cannot bo
cured by Hall's) Catarrh Cure. Send for circu
lars, free. cilENKV Si CO , Toledo. 0.
Sold by Druggists, i3c.
Hall's Family Tills are the best
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
Our
Closed Today, Labor Day
Tomorrow We
Commence Our Annual
School Sale of
Boys' Clothing:
To dress the boys like little gentle
men is our hobby, we've made the de
signing of becoming dress a study have
learned all the little details that will give
the little fellow's suit a stylish appearance
and we've learned how to give them
quality, correctness of cut and durable
ness at little cost. Bring the boy here
for his school suit, and save enough on
each purchase for an additional pair of
trousers and a cap.
Boys' Vestee Suits, $1.48
All-Wool Vestee Suits, 1.98
Double-Breasted Suits, 1.98 '
Double-Breasted Suits, 2.25
Vestee Suits, 2.48
All-Wool Blouse Suits, 2,98
Vestee and Blouse Suits, 2.98
Fine Worsted Suits, 3.98
School Caps, - - 25c
Fedora Hats, - - - - 45c
Rough Rider Hats, - - -75c
Long Peaked Eaton Hats, 25c
dooas Long's Sods
THE MARKETS.
Scranton Board of Trade exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS. Bid. Asied.
First Notional Dank 800
Pcranton Satincs Uank 800
Scranton Packing Co 65
Third National Uank 3
Dime Diposlt and Discount Hank .. I'W ...
l'conomv Light, II A. I'. Co 40
Lacks Trust i. Safe Deposit Co .. 150
birarton I'alnt Co 60
Clark k Snoer Co , Pr 12i
Scranton Iron Fence & Mfg. Co 100
Scranton Axle Works PS
lackananna Dslrv Co, Pr 20
County SaWncs Hank k Trut Co. .300
First National flank (Carbondale) 800
Standard Drilling Co SO
hew Mexico Ily Coal Co, Pr 40
Traders' National Dank US ...
Scranton bolt and Nut Co 110 ...
PONDS
Scranton Paengir Hallway, first
mortgairt. due 1020 115 ...
People's Street llaHttay, first mort
gage, due 1018 US
People's Street Railway, General
mortgage, due 10-21 113 ;AA
D-ckwn Xlanuficturing Co 100
lacks Township School 5 per cent, ... 101
City of Scranton 8t Imp. 0 per
crnt 102
Scranton Traction 6 per cent lis ...
Scranton Wholesale Market.
(Correct'd t 11 Q Dale, 27 I aekawanna Ave )
Putter Creamery. 21c . dairy tubs, 20e.
Egga Select we9tem. He; nearby atate, 14V4C
fbfee Full cream lew, HVtaUc
Dcanj Per bu , ..holce marrow, If2 45 medium.
$2.f0. pea I'iO.
Pctatis 45c.
D.rmuda Onions $1.75
Flour Uest patent, $1 25.
New York Grain nnd Produc
Wk ''ft 1 Hour Inactho with buy
era and ecll.ro SilOi. apirt, rloiim it-"",
winter uunu, $. Tul, winter etr lights, fifth
1(0, Mliinesnti ntent, 4 10i4 o, winter t
tra. ?2"0il, MlmiiMita tmkirn, ! Mil 25, win
ter low (Trader, S4Ui2b5 Wheat "-pot niaret
firm, No 2 nd, nl'-c f o li nlloit, No 2
led, KaW No 1 Nnithcrn Duluth. tfljWie
.ittoit, optiom film al 'U advance salei in
tin led No 2 red March, timed Mi , May,
M'li'a , NptcmWr, 7PV , OituWr, Sl't' . D
ccmber, H'c Curn !-iot firm, Np 2, 4.e
f o b nflnit and t"'c rl-nator, option mirket
win irmrralh tlni ill 'la but sevy ipiiet, Vp
tembir, 45's . liciember. 41V Oats Spot
iinlit, So i, 25' c i No .f, 2" . No 2 whi,
27c , track mixed wntirn, 2fu27i , track white
'iistirr, Ciii.ic , traik white Male, CHaHc ;
optima il'ill I ut slciclj with corn Duttei
biiailj, i reamers 17Hia22r , fictorv, 14il7c ,
Imitation treimiri. lS'aDn atate dalr, Ida
21c (heee-Duil, hrge white, PHJc , small
white. Ilk , lar' mlcrcd, 10'4al0c , sti ill
colored 10'4e Fgir Firm stcte and 1'ciin
siliami. lfialOc ; wettern, regular paiking, 10a
lit. western, loi-. QlT, IQ'alWUc
Philadelphia Grain and Produe.
Philadelphia, bept 1 -Wheat rirm, con
tract grade Siptfiiiber, 7WiVic. Com Firm
and c higher. No 2 mixed Septemlir, 45ha
40c Oils Mcadi , So 2 white clipped, 20 ,
No 3 do do, 2'" , No 2 milid do, 20c Hut
tpr Mendt , fam western creamir, 22c , do
printi. 2.1c l-ggs Hrm, freih ncarM, 17c i
do wiHtern, 17t , do Bnuthwf.tern, I5t . do
nirthern, 14c Cheese Quiet Hi lined Migara
Hnn Cotton I'nchangt-d Tallow Meadjj
tit primo In hogsheads, 4Hc , country do bar
rehi, 44c s dark, 4'e l.iie l'oultr Un
changed; fowls, lie , old roosters, 7aSt ; spring
chickens, 12al4c , diickn, Sa'eVic Dressed 1'oul
tdj-Firm, fowls, choice, lit , do fair to good,
lOalOVic , old rosters, 0Ha7e , nearby epring
cl Ideas. 14al7c , western do, 12al4e He
telpta-Flour, 1,200 barrels and l.SOO.eXlO pounds
III Haiku, wheat, 21,0110 bushels, corn, 6U.O0O bush
els; oat, 60,1)00 bushels Shipments Wheat,
d2,(i00 busheli, corn, 203,000 bushels, oats, 74,.
0i) bunhels
Chicago Grain nnd Produce.
Chicago, Si pt 1 Stead cablea and small ae
HwrlOH were a help tn a dull wheat market, Oc
tober cloning . higher Com closed Uaftc
I Igher and oats Ma V lower PioUsions closed
practically unclunged Cush quotations were ai
follows. Flour- snadi , No. 3 spring wheat,
74a75o , No 2 led, 75iia70V.c , No. 2 torn, 44a
4Uio 1 Vo 2 sellow, 41HHVie i No. 2 oats, 21H
a22c ; No 2 while, 24a24V4e , No 3 white, 23a
2o. i No 2 no, MH , N" 1 Bait, Jl 40V4; No
1 northwest, l 4H4. pork, $llall0i, hrd, fl 2714
ad.75, ribs, 7 Ua7 l. shoulders, eHaUHc; aides,
t7.50a7.bu; uliUk-j. ?1.24Vi; sugars, unchanged,
Chicago Livo Stock Market.
Chicago, Sept. 1. Cattle Nominally steady;
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
"vyxvv 1
Stores
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Ceneral Agent for the Wyoming
District for
UPONT'
R.
Mining, masting, Sporting, Smokeless and ttii
Itepauno Chemical Company's
High Explosives.
Safety Fuse, Caps and Exploders Room 101 Con
nell Dullding, Scranton.
AQEN'CinS:
THOS FOnn Plttston
JOHN H SMITH & SON Plymouth
V. E MULLIGAN Wilkes Darro
DR, DENSTEN
Physician and Surreal,
311 Sprue St
Tcrnp,e Ccurt Bonding
SCRANTON PA.
All acute and chrcnlc diseases of men, no.
men and children. CUItOMO NEHAOUS,
HHAIN AND WAS1INQ DISEASES A SPEC
IALTY. All disease of the Liver, Kidneys,
llladder. Skin, Illood, Nerves, Womb, Eye, Ear,
Nose, Throat, and Lun's, Cancers, Turners,
Piles, Hunture, Coltre, ItheuTnatlsra. Asthma,
Catarrh, varlococele. Lost Manhood, Nightly
1 missions, all Female Diseases, Leucorrhoea, etc
Gonnorrhea, Syphilis, Blood Poison, Indiscre
tion and jeuthfu! habits obliterated Surgery,
Fits, Epilepsy, Tape and Stomach Worms. CA.
TAIimiOONE, Specific for Catarrh. Threa
months' treatment only ?5 00 Trial free in
office Consultation and examination free.
Oftlce hours dally and Sunday, a a, m. to 0
p m.
DR. DENSTETN
natlscs, gooj to primo steers, J5 eOaO 10, poor
to medium, StUiifO, selected feeders, i Tt,
mixed Mockers, V 25a? 50, cows. $2a: 50; relf
era, $3aS, oners, 2a2 70; bulls, 2 60a4 50,
calies, 5j9, Texas fed steers, 4 25a5, TexS4
gras teers, sVi 25a4 20, Tcxis bulls, 12 50a3 40
Ho About steidy, top, If5 42H; mixed and
butchers, ?l 25a4 50, good to choice heavv, ?5a
B i7Vi; rough hcasy. $l SOat Oi, light. 5a5 40,
bulk of sales, !M W Sheep and Iambs Gen
erally stead, good to choice wethers, $3 50a
8 efl, fair to choice mixed, Vi 40a1 05, western
sheep, .' IM 7", Texas sheep, $2 50a1 30, nttlvu
lambs, $125.15 85; western lambs, foaS F5.
East Liberty Cattle Market.
Fast I iberty, Sept 1 Cattle Market steady,
cstra heavy. 5fiOj5 80, vrme, W40s5 60; good,
$1 15a5 30 common, flSOa!, heifers, J3a4 -Hogs
Market actlse and a shads higher, prima
mediums, light Yorkers and prime pigs, f5 Wi
5 70, best orkers, $5tT0a5t.3, common Vorker,
gra-ners and thin pigs, $S35a5S0, heavy me
dlums, $5 55a5 (10, heavy hogs, $5 45a5.50, roughs,
(VI S0j5 Sheep Market stead) , choice weth
era, 1 25al.15, good, I.10a 20; fair mixed, 25
a4, common, $1 50a2 50, choice lambs, J5 5U
6 SO, common to good, $3 25a5 23; ical calves.
) 50a7 50, heavs and thin, fla5
Buffalo Live Stock Market.
Fast Hulfalo, Sept 1 Cattle no sales, strong
Hogs Steads , heat, $5G0u5fl5, medium, 5 fkij
5 115, lorkers, 5 60a5 70, light 5flVi5 70, plga,
5(Ai5 05, roughs, ? 4 S0a5 Sheep and Lambs
lower; spring lambs, 5 75afi; sheep, f-1 25ll,
Call Lower, top calves, $7a7 50, common,
'5 50a 50
New York Live Stock Maiket.
New- York, Sept. 1 Heees Nominally steady;
raises, trade very limited; veala, steady, grass
era, sveak; city dresKed veals. OalHic. (Sheep
Dull and lower; lambs, 25a50c. lower; sheep,
'50al: choice, (125; lambs, 15 J0a7, Hogs
btcady at 5.75a5 M.
QWD