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Courtship by Wire.
I HAVE often boon nsked whether
V we telefirnph operators in busy
offices 'are nblo to pay attention
to the sense of the messages we are
All day receiving and dispatching, or
whether Cub Is said to bo the case
with copying clerks) we fall Into the
habit of performing It like machines,
without conscious) apprehension of tho
meaning of tho words which wo trans
mit. Speaking for myself, and for
those of my fellow operators with
whom I have discussed the matter.
I should say that almost always tho
truth lies In the latter alternative.
Bometlmes, however, one Is able to
read between the lines of messages
Ifres Interesting thnn more buslncsi
dispatches. Any number of amatory
telegrams nre sure to pass through
your hands. Most of them (as I have
already said) will be received, or dlj
patched, by you with callous uncon
sciousness. Hut onco perhaps In 53
times your mind will condescend to in
terest itself in ono of these romantic
messages. A case In point (It occurred
to myself) Is before me now; and
as I think you may find it both amus
ing and instructive I will make bold
to relate it.
I was' then employed as telegraph
clerk in one of the larger offices. One
morning a young man came up to the
counter and handed In a message. He
was r well-dressed, good-lonlMng
young fellow, with a pleasant, Ingenu
ous face. He handed ine his message
with an elaborate, though hopelessly
futile, affectation of nonchalent Indif
ference. Poor young gentleman! His
.voice distinctly trembled as he said:
"I wish to pay the reply."
I took and read' the message. My
mind, as it chanced, was then very
much awake. This was his telegram:
Mia Maud Hampton, SIS Ttcgvney Tcrrice, hi.
John's Wood Meet mo, I implore you, Albert
Memorial, fix this ocnlnir. Wire reply to this
F. ,0. ltescle.
"One and sixpence half-penny," I re
plied, looking up at him through the
wire screen. His Yoy!sh face was
fresh and good to look at, and his em
barrassed blushes did not ill become
him by any moans.
He handed me a coin and I gave hltn
his change. Then raising his hat po
litely went away. In a minute, how
ever, he was back again.
"I say, you'll you'll send that wire
at once, won't you?"
I assured him that It would be dls
patched without delay.
When he returned, at the end of an
hour, I had Just received the answer.
It was addressed to Reginald Tee!,
care of our office, and was extremely
Short and sweet:
Shunt.
Miiud.
When he came I bunded It to him
of course without any comment. He
tore it open eagerly. lie turned pale.
He crushed the telegram in his hand
and thrust it into his coat pocket. Hut
even in his mortification and disap
pointment he was not forgetful of his
politeness. Again he raised bis bat to
mo and hastily quitted tho office. I
did pity him very much indeed.
It was three or four days before I
saw him again, and then he brought
another message addressed to the
came lady. It ran thus:
Won't you ever write?
HcrrIc.
"I will pay the answer," be said
'(his expression of face was quite pain
fully woe-begonc), "and 1 will call for
Jt here later on."
"Very well," I replied.
He did not, this time, go away quite
Immediately, but leaning his elbows on
the counter, and casting furtive
glances to his right and loft to make
sure no one was near enough to hear
him, he murmured, with nervous ra
pidity: "I say, I'm glad it's you, and no":
any of the others, who have taken my
message again. You're not the sort
to make fun of n fellow over an an
affair of this kind, aro you'.'" ,
"Indeed, no!" 1 assured him. "On
the contrary, I am very sorry I mean
It is no business of mine, nnd I see
nothing whatever to make fun of."
"Thanks, awfully," he murmured,
with a grateful look, and speaking
even faster and more nervously than
before. "I spotted you ns the right
eort. I I liked your face, you know.
I will call by-and-by for the nnswer."
The answer, when it came, made me
really very angry with te unknown
Maud. It ran thus:
No, I won't.
Maud.
He called soon afterward, nnd t
handed it to him. H read it. I saw
him set his teeth tight, as if repress
ing some explanation of pain or chag
rin. I did feel dreadfully sorry for
Jiim. He was such a boy, nnd i took
It all so to heart.. I suppose I must
have expressed my sympathy by looks.
At any rate, he said to me in his in
genuous, natural way:
"I say, Its awfully good of you, who
nre a perfect stranger, to to feel for
me. They my friends, I mean all
laugh at me nbout it. They call mo a
fool for persisting in a hopeless at
tachment. But I don't care. I shall
never love any girl but her. You you
must think It rather strange," ho went
on" hurriedly and with artless confi
dence, "my telegraphing to her like
this; but she won't see me when I
call, and she won't answer my letter;.
So the only way of getting her to no
tice me was to send her ft reply-paid
wire. You see how she has answered
me. But It doesn't make any differ
ence. I love her just the same, and I
would rather have a cruel reply from
her than no reply at all I would, upon
my soul!"
Then this ingenuous boy lover lifted
his hat to me and was gone.
Two days later he came again. He
jiauucu hid in nuuiwr iirvnaage ii
Maud. I noticed that his face was set,
determined, as of one who has taken
a desperate resolve. The wording of
bis telegram confirmed this Impres.
ion.
Will ou mrry me or won't you? II you re
fill I will propose to the very lint girl I
KMt Wire reply, Reggie.
I took It and read It through.
'"You you see what I've said to her,"
he remarked. "Tho fact is, I'm so
tnlierable that I can't stand it any
longer. And this must settle it one
wy or the other, If sho really cares
for me, ehe she won't drive me to
marry some other girl, will sho?"
"Perhaps not. But isn't It rather a
rath threat?" I could not help saying.
"It may be. I don't care. If she
level me, she won't drive mo to It; and
If the doesn't love me, then It won't
matter. Nothing will matter," he an
swered, In gloomy desperation.
"You'll send It off at once, won't you?
An! I'll call again for the reply,"
I despatched the message. I await,
ed the reply In pbiitlve luapense. I
felt so awfully sorry for the poor love
lorn boy, Tho reply came. I quite
wished that I had Miss Maud handy,
so that I could have boxed her car?
soundly for being so cruel nnd Inso
lent to him.
No, I won't. l'ropoe to the tint girl you met,
Jnil welcome. Maud.
Hu came. l gave him the heartless
reply. He tore It open. Ho scanned
It.
"Hy heaven," he exclaimed In sav
age determination. "I'll take her .it
her wordt I will I will!"
He turned and hurried away. Ho had
gone as far an the door, when he
came back. There was now a curious
look a look of puzzled embarrass
ment on his handsome face.
"I say," he began confusedly, bend
ing over the counter toward me, and
Bpenklng In low, rapid tones, "you
know what I told her I'd do if sho
refused me? And nnd I mean to do
It. But well, you sec In fact I
menn to say that Is you were the
first girl I saw after receiving her re
ply; and If I am to be bb as good as
iny word I 'hem I've got to to pro
pose' to you."
He blushed furiously as he Btam
mered out these words, nnd averted
his gaze in the utmost embarass
mont.
I could not help smiling. The humor
of the situation tickled me immensely.
I saw how It was. Ho did not want
to propose to me, but he felt In honor
bound to enrry out his threat, more
especially as I myself was acquainted
with its exact terms and had been a
witness of his fixed resolve to execute
It. However, I could easily extricate
him from that little dilemma.
"Very well," I said, laughing. "In
order to satisfy your sense of honr,
you may propose to me. You need
not be afraid that I shall take ad
vantage of you. Ask me to marry
you. I will refuse. You have done
what you threatened, and there's an
end to It."
But he did not jump at this simple
method of evading the consequences
of his rash undertaking ns readily as
I had expected.
"The fact is," he said quickly, "I I
thought that If I was engaged to an
another girl Maud might be sorry
when she found that she had lost me,
and and well, you see, It might
bring her around and all might come
right."
"Rather rough on the other girl,
though," I replied, smiling, "to throw
her over and go back to Maud."
"Ah. you don.'t quite understand!
me!" ho murmured. "I thought that
If I could find some some kind, sym
pathetic girl or the right sort who
who wouldn't mind pretending to be
engaged to me, I I might"
But at this critical point my atten
tion was claimed by othor senders of
telegrams; and so his' remarks were
brought to a prematura conclusion.
He did just say, however:
"I'd like to talk this over with you.
You have taken such a kind interest
in the the affair. When when do
you leave off work?"
"Not until 8 o'clock," I replied,
j "May I wait for you then at the
corner of the strest?"
Ills request was made so pathetical
ly that I had not the heart to refuse.
I nodded assent. It was perhaps 111
advised of .-me, but he looked so un
happy and I was so sorry for him.
When I reached tho corner of the
street soon after 8 p. in., there he was,
Mure enough, awaiting me.
"Let us go into the park," he said.
"We can talk there quietly."
AVe went Into the park and sat down.
It was a beautiful summer evening,
but only a few people were about. AVo
hud our seat to ourselves.
"You you remember what 1 was
saying to you this afternoon'."' he be
gan with an awkward, nervous air.
"Oh yes." I replied. "You said that
you wanted to find some girl of the
right sort who would pretend to bo
engaged to you, in order to muke
your sweetheart sorry that she had
lost you, and so to bring things out
nil right."
"Yes yes! That Is it!" lie said
hurriedly. "I say don't don't be
vexed, but I've been thinking that, as
you have boon so kind in taking an
interest in me, and as you're the the
sort of girl I feel that I can trust,
perhaps you wouldn't mind I mean
ybu might might let me protend that
I was was engaged to you!"
"But we are strangers," I protested,
"and, alothough of course I fuel flat
tered by youu expression of confi
dence, still well, I really do not see
that 1 can put myself In such a false
position."
"Are you afraid of my not not act
ing on the square with you?" he cried
in disappointing tones.
"Not in the least. I have no doubt
of your honor. But a girl, such as I
nm, ' living alone, must needs walk
very circumspectly."
He sat silent for a minute or two
after that, looking straight in front
of him.. Then suddenly he blurted
out:
"I say, don't don't be angry with a
fellow, but if there was to he no no
humbug about it It it was to be a a
real engagement?"
"What do you mean?" I demanded.
"I I oh, hang It! I can't keep up
this this shamming any longer. I
must tell you tho truth. Those those
telegrams to Maud were nil bun
combe." "All what?" I ejaculated.
"All buncombe,"he repsutod, "Tho.
fact Is oh hang It, I hurdly know
how to explain! But well, I couldn't
help It, you know. I I fell in love
with you the first time 1 saw you,
three weeks ago; and don't bo angry
with a fellow, but I'm such n shy,
awkward, bungling fool when It cornea
to love-making that I hadn't the cour
age to to go about It In ths straight
forward way, Besides, I was afraid
that, even If I could screw up chruk
to address you, you'd think me an Im
pertinent puppy and shut mo up, fa
I hit upon a a dodge for gottlnir you
to take an Interest in me and be sorry
for me, and serve aB an an introduc
tion, My brother helped me, and
and I toy, aro you awfully angry
with a fellow?"
I was so paralyzed with astonish
ment that I ncutally let him gather
me up in his arms, and when he flip
ped a ring upon my finger I way loo
much taken aback to resist; nnd the
engagement was held good till our
wedding. Truth.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Twin Brothers, Twin Bisters and
Two Bets of Triplets.
W. E. Curtll Jd Chicago llecord.
Down in West Virginia the other day
I learned of an aotonUhlnir domestio
incident which Is worthy, the atteu-1
tlon ot biologists and believers in the
doctrine of heredity, About a year
ago, Dorothy and Parthenla Freeman,
twin ulsters, living in Broaden, a min
ing village near Huntington, were
married to Walter J, and Howard E.
swanson, twin brothers, engaged in
the lumber trade. Tho ceremony took
place in the village church. The
doublq wedding was attended by the
entire population for miles around,
nnd was widely commented upon In
the tiewpap.-rs because ot the, pecu
liar circumstances. It is not often
that twins marry twins.
On the 16th of October last at 4 p.
m., Mrs. Walter J, Hwnnsoti gnvo birth
to three babies, all girls, weighing to
gether twenty-seven pounds. Hnlf an
hour Inter, he sister, Mrs. Howard )2.
Swanson, In the same houw, gave bllh
to three boys, whose combined weight
was thirty pounds. Both tho motnots
nnd the entire team of babies are as
well as can be expect.'! under the cir
cumstances. Mr. Swanson, the father of the girls,
is a Democrat and has Bhown his de
votion to his candidate for president
by naming them Willie, Jennie and
Brynnle, while his brother nnd
brother-in-law is a staunch Republi
can and has named his thi?e boys,
Hanna, McKlnley and Roosevelt. A.
B. White, the Republican candidate
for governor of West Virginia, nnd
Judge John H. Holt, the Democratic
candidate, held a Joint debate at Bree
den two days after the six little ones
came into the world and acted as god
fathers at the christening, Mr. White
standing sponsor for the throe Repub
lican boys and Judge Holt for the
three Democratic girls, although the
judge declared that It must not be,
taken as a precedent or ns evidence
that 'ho Is in favor of trusts.
Judge Holt, who Is, tho authority for
tl.'ls story, rii-ys '.hat !i is Just the or
dinary luck of the Democrats party in
West Virglna, whose majority Is be
ing rapidly cut down by immigration.
He says that nearly every voter that
comes into the state nowadays is a
Republican.
CHILE'S SILVER KING.
Richest Yankee in South America.
How George P. Chace Found a
Mine Through Friendship With a
Spanish Priest.
Douglas White, in Ainalec'a.
The most successful North Ameri
can in Chile, and probably the wealth
iest of all the Yankees who have
sought fortune in the southern conti
nent is George B. Chace. known In the
mineral markets of the world as
"Chile's Silver King."
But Mr. Chace was not always a
Croesus. Thirty-five years ago he left
California after a long and futile
search for a paying prospect. In 1865
he landed at Iquique, Peru. From
there he went to Tarapaca, Chile,
where he got work in the nitrate beds.
Ho made friends with old Padre Mig
uel, who read mass in the little church
at Pozo Almonte, a little town in the
interior, surrounded by the great ni
trate deposits. The priest taught
Chace the Spanish language and help
ed him to acquire an acquaintance
with the geography of the locality.
As soon as (Chace had laid aside suf
ficient from his earnings he would
start on a prospecting tour. For nine
years he searched and tolled in vain.
Chace was beginning to lose heart.
One day when he was talking to Padre
Miguel about his luck, the old prtest
told him of a wonderful silver mine
in the neighborhood that had been
worked by the Spaniards a hundred
years before. "Where was this won
derful mine?" was Chace's first, query.
And the old priest told of Its location
somewhere in the northwest of Pozo
Almonte, exactly where Miguel could
not say, but if memory served him
rightly, there was among the archives
of the little church a map of the mine's
location. The Spanish discoverers in
their gratitude had given to the
church an Interest in their fortunate
find, and with much devotion chrlst
opned it "El Minas do San Pedroy
San Pablo" (The Mine of St. Peter
and St. Paul). So it happened that
the map was filed in the old church
at the corner of Pozo Almonte's plaza.
The old priest gladly promised to look
up this map on the morrow.
The following day from the church's
archives was brought an old sheet of
parchment, yellow with age, traced
with the rough outline of a mining lo
cation. Down In the corner were the
names of the original owners, the date
of discovery, and the dedfeatton of a
portion or tne mines production to
the church. One line, and one only,
gave anything like a distinct clew by
which the mine might be traced, and
that was a straggling mark stated to
be the road to Huantajaya.
Chace presented a request for a trac
ing of the map, 'the padre accommo
dated him, and with the next dawn
the prospector wns away on his
search.
A STRIKE AT LAST.
The antique map-makers had draft
ed better than first appearances indi
cated, and further to aid the seeker
after wealth, there had been no
change In the trail leading from
Huantajaya past the mine's location.
Fortune was at last with the Yankee
miner. Inside of three days his pick
was delving into the abandoned and
forgotten pile of tailings. Tho mine
itself was uncovered from the midst
of a thick growth of underbrush. De
lirious with his great find, Chace made
his way back to Pozo Almonte and
thence to the coast.
An assay proved that the half-work-rd
'tailings of the Son Pedro y San
Pnblo were richer than many original
discoveries, nnd it was not a hard
matter to secure the required capital
for working the find. But the good
fortune did not end In the pile of
tailings. With his now plentiful sup
ply of money, Chace reopened the
mine itself, and with little trouble
picked up the lost lead. For years the
once abandoned property has paid
sums even more fabulous than In the
days when the Spaniards crushed their
ores under the pressure of patient
burros' hoofs and stamp mills were
unknown even to the inventive Amer
ican. The relocation of San Pedro y San
Pablo was but the beginning of the
Chace millions, for in the past twenty
five years he has located several prop
erties which have rivaled tho old
Spanish find. Among these may be
mentioned the Discobradora and San
Augustln mines In tho interior of tho
province of Antofagasta, both of
which have yielded millions. His
latest enterprise is a bunch of claims
n what is known as the Chuquicu
jnata, a wonderfully rich mineral dis
trict well back In tho mountains of
Antofagasta, These claims promise to
be the richest of the Chace properties
when their extent Is considered, as
they number twenty claims in all.
With all hla good fortune, Chile's
silver king has not been allowed to
accumulate his millions in pence.
First came tho change in government,
when the province of Tarapaca pass
ed from the hands of Peru into thoso
of Chile at tho settlement of the de
vastating war between these two re
publics. This meant nn overhauling
of titles nnd consequent disputes. Ono
of these centered on Chace's proper
ties, with the result that ho has dur
ing tho Inst twelve years spent morn
time In the courts of Chile than he has
nt mining, nnd after a long, tedious
legal hntlto has at last wiped out tiny
possible question against his owner
ship. Meanwhile his great properties
have been producing wealth, tint! In
Hplto of tho fact that a Chilean law
suit Is oven more expensive tlinti a
struggle of the same kind In tho Unit
ed States, ho has placed to his credit
with Kngllsh bankers a fortune esti
mated to exceed live hundred thous
and pounds,
In his affluence ho has not forgotten
the nource of his wraith, nnd Is a
constant contributor to tho funds of
the church.
ANECDOTE OF MODJESKA.
Forgot Her Lines but Saved Herself
by Rendy Wit.
Many Interesting stories have been
related anent Mine. Modjcskn, the re
nowned actress. The following In Ans
wers is characteristic: "On one occas
ion when she was visiting at a friend's
house the conversation turned to the
subiect. of her native Poland, und she
spoke enthusiastically of Its musical
language and its beautiful and pathetic
ballad poetry. Tho other guests finally
asked her to recite a specimen ot
Polish verse, and she consented. Twice
she 'began, but each time, her memory
falling her, phe broke down. At the
third attempt, however, she found
somethlntr In which she was quite at
home, and poured forth a (low of Im
passioned though unintelligible elo
quence. Her voice rose and fell, her
gestures were now of pathos, now of
exaltation, now of quiet humor. Her
various moods were translated to her
audience with such power und vivid
ness that it was swayed alternately to
smiles and to tears. The recitation
ended nmid a storm ot applause.
"When the cheers subsided some one
askpd her what was the name of the
piece she had recited. Modjeska.
laughed heartily. 'I am sorry to have
deceived you,' she said. 'The fact Is.
my memory played me a trick. I
could not remember a single one of
the ballads I once used to know so
well, and ns I had to give you some
sort of a recitation I recited, as a last
resort, the numbers from 1 to 250 In
Polish.' "
Solemn Subject.
"I tec tti.it the sritui.t pill question lias liecn
made the mibjcct of a comic opera In London,"
said Cliimo.
"That's ull wroiiR," lepllvil Cawker. ''The
fcrvant cirl problem is no laughing nutter."
Harper's Itazar.
SHERIFF'S SALES.
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HEKIF1".S SALES
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Valuable Real Estate
-UN
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FRIDAY, NOV. 1G, 1900.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Fa
cias, Levari Facias and Venditioni Ex
ponas, issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Lackawanna County, to me di
rected, I will expose to public sale by
vendue or outcry, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, at tlie court house, in
the City of Scrnnton, Lackawanna, Coun
ty, on FRIDAY, the SIXTEENTH DAY
of NOVEMBKU, A. D., 1300, at 10 o'clock
in tho forenoon of said day, all the right,
title and interest of tho defendants In
and to the following described lots,- pieces
or parcels of land, viz.:
No. 1. All the right, tltlo and interest
of the defendant in and to nil that cer
tain lot, piece or parcel of land bound
ed nnd descrlhed as follows, to wit: Sit
uate in tho City of Scranton, County of
Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania,
and known ns Lot No. 2, in Block No. 1,
of' Thurston's Addition to the City of
Scranton, said lot adjoins corner lot on
Jones street, fifty (GO) feet In front on
Main Road to Providence, on tho west
side of tho Lackawanna river and one
hundred (100) foet deep, and is tho land
conveyed by Henry Thurston et ux.,
to Fannie Arnold, tho thirty-first day of
October, 1873. Recorded in Lackawanna
County Deed Book No. 3, paco 102, etc.
All improved with two two-story frame
uweuing nouses ana otner outbuildings
thereon.
Seized nnd taken in execution at tho
suit of New Schiller Building and Loan
association of Scranton, Pa., vs. A. W.
Bertholf, executor of Samuel Arnold, de
ceased. Debt, $800. Judgment No. 437,
November Term, 1900. Fi. ,fa. to Novem
ber Term, 1900. STOKES, Att'y.
ALSO
Nn, 2. All tho right, tltlo nnd interest
of the defendnnt In and to nil that cer
tnln lot, piece or parcel of land situate
in tho City of Scranton, County of Lack
awanna and Stato of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, viz.:
Being Lot No. 27, in Squaro or Block No,
2S, and situate upon street known ns
Stone avenue, upon tho town plot of
Scranton, being forty (10) feet In front
on Stono nvenua and ono hundred and
forty (HO) feet in depth, with tho usual
ten (10) feet privilege In front. All Im
proved with a two-story framn dwelling
house and other outbuildings thereon.
Seized nnd taken In execution nt tho
suit of New Schiller Building nnd Loan
association vs. Wladylaws Kawcynskl,
administratrix of Loon Kawcynskl. Debt,
J910. Judgment No. 453, November
Term, 1900. FI. fa. to November Torn),
1900. STOKES, Att'y,
ALSO
No. 3. All tho right tltlo and Interest
of tho defendant, Luella Blunchard, in
nnd to all that certain lot of land sit
uate lying and being In the Third ward
of tho City of Carbondale, County of
Lackawanna and State of Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at a point, the Inter
section of Seventh avenue with lino of
land of John Murrln; thence southerly
along said line ono hundred nnd eighty
(ISO) feet to line of lands of tho lata
nernhard Champman; thence In a west
erly direction along said lino one hun
dred and five (105) feet to lino of lands
now or formerly of John llausan: tlionco
along said line northerly ono hundred
and eighty (180) feet to the Bald Seventh
avenue: thence easterly along said Sev
enth avenue ono hundred and five (105)
feet to line ot lands now or formerly of
John Murrln, tho placo of beginning.
Being tho same property conveyed to
Luella Illanchard by Daniel E, Blanchnrd
by deed dated Jan. 31, ISOi), and recorded
In Lackawanna County. In Deed Book
No. 130, page 515, and Nov, 12. 169 1, and
recorded in Deed Book No. 121, page Si.
All Improved with a two-story frume
dwelling house, barn, and othor out?
buildings.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of Eagau & O'Donuell vs. Luella
Blanchurd.
Seized and taken in execution at tho
suit of Eagan & O'Donnell vs. l.uolla
Blunchard. Debt. JSS.73. Judgment No.
33. March Term, 1S9S. FI, fa. to Novem
ber Term, 1900.
II. D. CAREY, Att'y,
ALSO
No. 1 All the right, title and interest
of the defendant. S. Jay Austin, in and
to all that certain lot, piece, parcel or
tract of land bounded nnd described ns
follows.and situate in Lackawanna Coun
ty, Pa., to wit: Commencing nt a point
In the center of the Croat Bend and
Philadelphia Turnpike, where the
Prickly Ash Road crosses .tho guid turn-
SHERIFF'S SALES.
pike, being ns near as may be the cen
tral point of this crossing; thence along
tho Fnctoryvllle Road north , eighty,
threo (83) degrees west, seventy-five (75)
perehas to a corner: thence by lands now
or lute of Edward Reynolds south thirty
(30) degrees west thirty-nine (39) perches
to a post; thenco south twenty-six and
one-fourth (20H) degrees east thirty
eight nnd six-tenths (33.6) porches to n
post: thence north forty-five nnd a hnlf
(4B,4) degrees east twenty-nine (is)
porches to a post: thence sojlth
forty-four and n half (IIV4) degrees
rhst, seventy-eight (78) perches to
a point In the renter ot tho Ctrent
Hend and Philadelphia Turnpike
thenco along said turnpike north seven
nnd one-fourth (7',i) degrees cast thirty
two (32) porches to n corner: thence
south eighty-two and three-fourth (82)
degrees east forty-soven (47) perches to
a corner: thence north threo and n hnlf
CUi) degrees west, twenty-four (24)
porches to a post: thenco north sixty-two
G2) degrees cast, nine nnd six-tenths
(9.0) perches to a post and stones!
thenco north forty-three and throq
fourths (4.11) degrees west about fifty
(50) porches to a corner: thence north
elghty-threo (83) degrees west slxtoon
(10) peiches to a point In tho center of
tho Oront Bond nnd Philadelphia Turn
pllio; tlionco along sold turnpike north
two nnd a hnlf (24) degrees west one
hundred nnd twenty-one (121) foot to the
point of commencement, containing fifty
(50) acres moro or loss. All Improved
with two frame dwelling houses, a barn
nnd other outbuildings,
Seised nnd tnken in execution at the
suit of Assigned to W. IT. Seamnns vs.
S. J. Austin. Debt, $2,000. Judgment
No, 3S3. November Term, 1900. FI. fa. to
November Term, 1900.
NEWCOMB, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 5. All tho right, tile nnd Interest
of tho defendant. In nnd to all those
forty-seven lots of ground sltuato In tho
Township of South Ablngtnn, County of
Lnclmwnnna nnd Stato of Pennsylvania,
known and designated ns Lots Nos. 28,
4S, 49, 50. 51. 52. 5.1. 91. 95. 97. 101,
112, US, 123, 121, 12.', 15,-, 171, 175. 176, 177,
178, 178, 185, 188 189, 190. 197, 198, 199, 200,
201, 201, 205, 200, 207, 279. 283, 284, 285, 286,
291, 292, 293, 294; all in a certain plan of
lots called "Summit Park" surveyed for
Wood,( Harmon ft. Co., by O. S. Miller,
civil engineer, and recorded In the ofllce
for recording deed, etc., 'in nnd for
I.nckaWanna County aforesaid, in Deed
Book No. S7, page 482, etc.
Also all thoso sixty-two (G2) certain
lots of ground situate In South Ablngton
township aforesaid, known and designat
ed as Lots Nos. 397. 424. 425, 427,-430, 431,
432. 433, 434, 443, 444. 447. 471, 472. 480,
483, 4SC, 489. 492. 499. 500. 503. E06. 510. 623,
525, 520, 529. 530. 535. D3fi, 544. 513, 540. 517, 548,
549, 550, 558, 559, 500. 501, 572, 573, 5S0, COO, CIO,
C13, C15, and all those lots numbered from
nnd Including C4I to and Including C56;
also that one-half of Lol D71, which ad
joins Lot 80, In a eortnln plan of lots
called "Summit Park Annex," surveyd
for Wood, Harmon & Co., by O. W.
Mllnes, civil engineer, and recordsd In
Lncknwnnnn County ns aforesaid In tht
recorder's ofllce. in Deed Book No. 100,
page 398, etc.
Seized and taken 1n execution at the
suit of WHIInm E. Harmon, Trustee, vs.
Henry S. Alworth, Debt. $2090. Judg
ment No. 408, November Term, 1900. FI.
fa. to November Term, 1900.
SHtjaTLEFF. Att'y.
ALSO
No. 6. All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, E. L. Lord, in and to
nil the following described two certain
pieces, parcels or lots nf land known and
described ns "Miller Block," being Lots
Nos. 21 and 22. in Block No. 3, tn Park
Place, formerly called "Wlnan's Addi
tion," situate in the Second ward of the
City ot Scranton, County of Lackawanna
nnd Stato of Pennsylvania, said lots be
ing each forty-six (4G) feet wldo front
and rear, and one hundred and forty
(140) feet In depth, fronting on Rail
road avenue, with an alley in tho rear.
Excepting and reserving therofrom the
coal and other minerals. All Improved
with a three-story and basement brick
dwelling houso block, ono barn, one
two-story wood framo dwelling house
with basement, also outbuildings and
fruit trees.
Seized and taken In execution at Ihe
suit of the Glrard Firo and Marine In
surance company, assignee ot I. J. Post,
vs. E. L. Lord. Debt $5,G20.91. Judgment.
No. 575, September Term, 1896. Lev. fa. to
November Term, 1900.
WOODRUFF, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 7. All the right, title and Interest.
of tlin defendant, Louis Spitz, in and to
all tliat certain lot of land, with tho
improvements thereon, lying nnd being
in tho Borough of Wlnton, County of
Lacltawnnna and State of Pennsylva
nia, known and distinguished as Lot No.
1, ' upon plot of lots designated as Pat
terson's Addition to tho Borough of Wln
ton, as described and designated in his
survey of the same, accompanied by a
map thereof, being In front fifty (50) feet
on street called und known as Jessup
Road street, nnd In rear fifty (BO) foet,
and In depth one hundred (100) feet. Ex
cepting Coal, etc. Improved with a two
story frame building used as store and
dwelling.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of George Hosly & Son vs. Louis
Spitz. Debt. $76.50. Judgment No. 178,
November Term. 1900. Vend. ox. to
November Term, 1900. CAREY, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 8 All the right, title and interest
of tho defendant, Howard AV. Hull, In
and to all that certain piece, parcel or
lot of land, situate In the Vllhigo of
Dnltou, Dnlton borough, In the County
ot Lackawanna, nnd Commonwenlth of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at the northeast
(north) corner of lands deeded by C. R.
Newton nnd wife to Julia S. Brewster:
thenco nlong tho lino between lands of
C. R. Newton, now Hull (being tho
lands hereby mortgaged) and lands of
Julia S. Brewer south thirty-two (32)
degrees eighteen (18) minutes west ono
hundred and forty-soven (H7) foot;
tlionco nlong lands of Randolph Crlppen
north sixty-live (05) degrees two (2) min
utes west fifty nnd seven-tenths (50.7)
foot to a corner in lands of Randolph
Crlppen and C. D. Mackey, th west
corner thereof: thenco north thirty-two
(32) degrees eighteen (18) minutes east
ono hundred and fifty-four and ono-half
(15l',j) foet to the north corner hereof
and a corner of C D. Mnckey on tho
public street in front of tho premises
hereby conveyed; thenco along sntd
street south fifty-eight 5S) degrees fif
teen (15) minutes oast fifty (501 feet to
tho place of beginning. Containing seventy-four
hundred and twenty-live (7,423)
squnro foot of land, more or less. All im
proved with a two-story frame dwelling
house, fruit treets and othor outbuild
ings thereon.
Seized nnd taken In execution nt tho
suit of Charles R. Newton vs. Howard
W. Hull. Debt. $1,408.51. Judgment
No. 247. September Term. 1900. Alias fl.
fn. to November Torm, 1900.
PATTERSON & WILCOX, Att'ys.
ALSO
No. 9, All tho right, tltlo and Interest
of tho dofcnduntH, Ocorgo Boczur and
Mury Boczur, in and to all thoso two
certain lots, pieces or parcels of land,
bltuute, lying and being in tho Village
ot Jessup, in tho Borough of Wlnton,
County ot Lackuwanna, und State ot
Pennsylvania, bounded und doscrlbed as
Lots Nos. 13 and 14, in Squaro or Block
No. 1, and situate upon street called und
known as Dolph street, upon Plot No.
2, of "Wlnton, Dolph and Sturges' Map
of David Brown's Survey," which Bald
man is recorded In the recorder's ofllce
of Lackawanna county, in Deed Book
No. 59, pago 570, tho said two lots are
contiguous, being rectangular in shape,
und each of said lots Is titty (50) feet In
width in front on said Dolph street, the
xamo In rear, und ono hundred and fifty
(150) feet In depth. Coul and minerals
oxceptcd and reserved as tho same aro
excepted ami reserved in a deed of tho
said premise, from tho Anthracite Build
ing and Loan association to George Boc.
zur und Mury Boczur, dated tho seventh
duy of March, 1M)S, und recorded in the
recorder's ofllce of Lackawanna County,
in Deed Book No. 1C1, page 211. All Im
proved with two double framo dwelling
houses and outbuildings.
Seized und taken In execution at tho
suit of Aulhrucltu Building und Loan us.
uociatloii vs. George Boczur ami Mary
Boczur. Debt, $100. Judgment No. 279,
May Term, 1898. Alias II. fa. to Novem
ber Torm. 1900. ZIMMERMAN, Att'y,
ALSO
No. 10. All tho right, tltlo and Interest
of tho defendants In nnd to all that
certain lot, pleco or parcel of laud slt
uato In tho Borough of Wlnton In tho
County of Lackawanna and Htato ot
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
folows, to wit: Situato on what Is
known as "David Brown" tract, being
Lot No, 2 la gquuro or Block "G.," and
BHmmlFF'S SALES.
MMMWlMMWi
AMMMAAMVMSAMWVMiVWWMM
situate on Church street, as shown In
map intended to be recorded, snld lot
being fifty (69) feet In front hy one hun
dred and fifty 1150) feet In depth nnd la
reetanrular. All Improved with two two
story .frame dwelling houses dud other
outbuildings thereon,
Seised. and taken in execution at tho
suit of New Schiller Building nnd Loan
association vs. Theophlla Konecsncy and
Joseph Konecsney. Debt, $2,100. Judge
ment No. 482, November Torm, 1900. .FI.
fn. to November Term, 1900.
BTOKKS, Att'y.
AI.&O ,
No. U.-Alt tho right, title nnd interest
of tho defendant In nnd to nil that cer
tain 'lot, piece or parcel of land, sltuntc,
lying and being upon Grove street, in tho
City of Scranton, In tho County ot
Lnckawannn nnd Btate of Pennsylvania,
bounded nnd described nn fallows, to
wit: Being Lot No. 10 In Squaro or Block
No. 11, In Wlnnn's Addition to the City
of Scranton, said lot being forty-two
nnd, four-tonths (42.4) feet in width In
front on Grove street, tho sumo Width
In rear, and one hundred and thirty
eight (138) feet In depth. All Improved
with a two-story frame dwelling house,
and other outbuildings thoroon.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of New Schiller Building and Loan
association vs. Charles Bllllnrn. Debt,
$991. Judgment No. 494, November Term,
1900. FI. fa. to November Term, 1900.
BTOKE8, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 12, All the right, tltlo and Interest
of tho defendants, W. II. Sunt and Jen
tile Bant, in nnd to all that certain lot
or pleco of land sltuato on tho southeast
erly side of Fillmore avenue In tho
Fourth word of the City of Scrnnton.
County of Lackawanna nnd Stato of
Pennsylvania, being the rear half of
Lots Nos. 1 nnd 2, In Block No, 1G, of
Price nnd Puncoust's addition to tho
City of Scrnnton, .nnd further described
as follows, to wit: Beginning at a cor
ner on tho southeasterly side of Fill
more avenue at tho distance of seventy
five (75) feet northeasterly from the
northeasterly side of Price street: thenco
southeasterly and nt right angles with
said Fillmore avenue fifty (50) foot to a
corner; thence northeasterly seventy-live
(75) feet to a corner; thence northwest
erly fifty (53) feet to a corner on said
Fillmore avenue, and thence southwest
erly along said Fillmore avenue seventy
live (75) feet to the place of beginning.
Seized and taken In execution nt the
suit of the West Side Bank vs. W. II.
Sant and Jennie Sant. Debt, $232.i.
Judgment No. 76, January Term. 1900.
Lev. fa. to November, Term, 1900.
THOMAS, Att'y.
Also at the suit of J. W. Slocum vs.
W. H. Snnt. Debt, $410. Judgment No.
SO, November Term. 1900. FI. fa. to
November Term. 1900.
WILLARD, WARREN & KNAPP.
Att'ys.
ALSO
No. 13. Alt the right, title and Interest
of the defendants, Eliza Lown and
George Lown, In and to atl the follow
ing described lots, pieces or parcels of
land situate In the Townshin of Madison
County of Lackawanna and State of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows:
First Beginning at an original stone
heap for a corner of Lots Nos. 193, 194
and 203 respectively; thence by Lot No.
194 fifty (50) degrees west one hundred
and thirty-two (132) perches to a stono
heap corner, a corner of Lots Nos. 193
and 201; thence by last mentioned lot
north forty (40) degrees east sixty-one
(61) perches to a stone heap; thence by
land sold to Jacob Blesecker south fifty
(50) degrees east sixty-five (65) perches
to a stone henp for a corner; thenco
north forty (40) degrees east by tho
other parts of said land one (1) perch
and two (2) links to a stone corner;
thence south fifty (50) degrees east sixty
five (61) perch js to a stono corner;
thence south forty (40) degrees west sixty-two
(62) perches and two (2) links to
the place of beginning. Containing
fifty (50) acres of land, be the soma
moro or less. Improved with a one and
one-half story frame dwelling house,
threo barns, ono shed, one orchard and
outbuildings thereon.
Second Beginning at a post and stone
corner, the west corner ot land contract
ed for by Horatio Sager and Charles
Blesecker's land; thenco by the same
south fifty (50) degrees east one hundred
and four (104) perches to a post and
stones corner: thence by land sold to
Jacob Blesecker and land of Henry Yea
gor Bouth forty (40) degrees west thirty
three (33) perches to a post corner;
thenco by land Bold to John Coon north
fifty (50) degrees west one hundred and
four (104) porches to a corner; thence bv
part of orlgnal Lot No. 200. north forty
(ioj degrees west tnirty-tnree (33) perch
es to tho beginning. Containing twenty
ono acrss and soventy-two (72) perches
of land more or less. Improved with n
ono Jind ono-hnlf story frame dwellng
house, outhouses and orchard.
Seized and taken In execution nt the
suit of W. R. Bevan. assigned to Thom
as R. Cummings. Debt, $400. Judgment
No. 312. November Term, 1899. Alias
fl; fa. to November Term. 1900.
COMEGYS, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 14. All the rlght.tllle and Interest
of tho defendant. John J. Snyder, In and
to all those two certain lots or pieces
of land situate, lying and being In the
Twenty-first ward of the City of Scran
ton, County of Lackawanna, and State
of Pennsylvania, known and designat
ed on the map or plan of lots called
"Eureka Lawn." ns Lots Nob. 13 and 14,
having r. frontage on the southeasterly
side of Summit avenue of seventy anil
five-tenths (70.5) feet, and being ninety'
nnd fcrty-six one hundredths (90,40) feet
in depth nlong tho southeasterly side of
Pasadena street, soventy-nlne and fifty
six nno-hundredths (79.56) feet in width
at the rear on the southeasterly side of
said lots along the line of an alley, and
ninety (90) feet In depth along the north
easterly side line of Lot No. 12, in said
plot, situate in the southerly angle
formed by the junction of Summit ave
nue and Pasadena street. Being tho
same premises which MIna Robinson
granted and conveyed to John J. Snyder
by deed dated March 1, 1898, and record
ed In tho recorder's office of Lackawan
na county, In Deed Book No. 162, at page
219. Coal and minerals excepted and
reserved, a In said deed, All Improved
with a two-story frame dwelling house
and large barn.
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of Citizens' Building and Loan as
sociation vs. John J. Snyder. Debt,
$2,454.23. Judgment No. 503, November
Term, 1900. Fl. fa. to November Term,
1900. ZIMMERMAN, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 15.-AU the right, tltlo mid Interest
of tho defendant, George Fabst, in and
to all that certain lot, piece or parcel
of land situate in the Borough of Dun
more, in tho County of Lackawanna, and
State of Pennsylvania, and bounded and
described as follows: Beginning on Irv
ing avenue at a corner of lands of Mich
ael O'Hara; thence southwest along said
O'Hara's land one hundred and fifty
soven (157) feet to an alley; thenco north
east along said alley thirty-one (31) feet
to a corner In lands of W. C. D. Pabst;
thence northwest along said W. C. D.
Pabst's lands one hundred and fifty
seven (157) feet to a corner In Irving
avonuo aforesaid; thenco southwesterly
nlong Irving avenue thlrty-ono CJD.feot
to the place of beginning. Being tho
same lot of land conveyed by W. C, D.
Pabst to the defendant, in deed dated
Nov, 26, 1895, and recorded In tho office
of tho recorder of deeds of Lackawanna
County Deed Book No. 134, nugo 30, etc,
Coal and minerals reserved, All im-
One Cent
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SITUATION WANTKD AHC iNttltTtO
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SHERIFF'S SALES,
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proved with a two-story frairm dwelling
house nnd outbuilding thereon. U
Seized nnd taken In execution at-tha
suit of Gormnrt lIulldliw'Ji.isoclatlbnrNo.
B, vs. George Pnbsb ,'Debtf $2,tXW. Judg
ment, No. 481, Novohtber' Term, 1900. Fl.
fa. to November Term, 1900.
HANNAH, Att'y.
AI.SO
No. 1C All tho right, tlilo and 'interest
of tho defendant, Tho Speedway Dnnd
company, tho defendnnt within named,
In and to nil tho surface or right of soli
ot the following described lot or patrol
of land sllimto in tho Fifth wnrd of the
Borough of Dunmore, County of Lnckn
wnnnn nnd Stnto of Pennsylvania, bound,
ed nnd described as follows: BeKlnullis
nt a stnke nnd stones corner which Is nl
the lutcrsrctlon nf tho northerly side ol
the Nny Aug Falls nnd Elmhurst Hottle
vnrd, us conveyed by tho .Pennsylvania
Coal eomtmny, and tho southeasterly
side of tho township rond, which nrosscB
tho snld Boulevard at tho Klto Track.
Said corner being sixteen (16) feet from
tho mtddlo ot said township road as now
used nnd nlso ono hundred nnd nlnoty.
eight (19S) foot on a courso north eighty,
two (82) degrees thlrty-flvo (35) minutes
cast along said boulevard from tin
southwest corner of lands of L. A. Wnt.
res nnd Celln A. Hill; thenco nlong north
sldo of snld Boulevard north eighty-two
(82) degrees thirty-five (35) minutes east
soven hundred (700) feet to n corner;
thenco nlong lands of Cells A. Hill north
seven (7) degrees twcnty-flvo (25) min
utes west three hundred nnd seventy-one
und live-tenths (371.5) foot to a comer i
thence along lands ot the Pennsylvania
Conl company south eighty-five (85) de
grees west four hundred and fifty-flvo
(455) feet to tho enstly sldo of tho afore
said township rond: and thenco nlong tho
easterly side of tho said road south six
(6) degrees fifty (50) minutes west ono
hundred nnd sixty-eight (108) feet south
thlrty-threa (33) degrees twenty (20) min
utes west ono hundred and fifty-eight
(158) feet nnd south thirty-six (36) de
grees twenty (20) minutes west ono hun
dred nnd forty-eight (148) feet to tho
place of beginning. Containing four nnd
seventy-eight onc-hundredths (4.78) acres
of land or therubouts, and being part ot
tho samo premises which were granted
nnd conveyed to Celln A, Hill by tho
Pennsylvania Coal company by deed
tinted the twelfth day of August, A. D.,
1S98, and recorded In tho olllco for record
ing deeds in and for said county of Lack
awanna aforesaid, In Deed Book No. 105,
at page 293, etc. And being tho samo
premises which Cellu A. Hill, ot. al by
deed dated tho twenty-eighth day of No
vember, A, D., 1899, and recorded in tho
aforesaid offico for recording of deeds In
Deod Book No. 185, pago 91, etc., granted
and conveyed unto the Bald Tho Spccd
wny Land compnny. Excepting and re
serving, however, nil conl and minerals
In, under and upon said described lot or
parcel of Innd, with the right and privi
lege of mining and removing the same.
And nlso subiect to tho reservations, ex
ceptions, savings, stipulations, conditions
and provisions us all aro contained in the
two above recited deeds. Together with
Hjl and singular tho buildings and im
provements right, liberties, privileges,
easements, hereditaments nnd appurten
ances whatsoever unto the hereby grant
ed premises belonging or in any wise ap
pertaining, or to belong and appertain,
and the remainders nnd reversions, rents.
Issues nnd profits thereof,'' and also all
tho estate, right, title. Interest, property,
claim and demand of every nature and
kind whatsoever of the said The Speed
way Land Company as well in law as
In equity of, In and to the same and ev
ery part nnd rarccl thereof. All im
proved with a one two-story frame hotel
nnd club house, one frame barn, ono ice
house, one shed, nnd ono crematory.
Seized and taken in execution at tho
suit of R. N. Labor and Frank Conneli,
Trustees, vs. The Speedway Land Com
pany. Debt. $3,0S9.07. Judgment No.
678, March Term, 1900. Fl. fa. to Novem
ber Term. 1900.
VOSBURG & DAWSON, Att'ys.
Also at tho suit of Casey Bros. vs.
Speedway Land company. Debt, $1,606 18.
Judgment No. 316, November Term, 1900.
FI. fa. to November Term, 1S00.
, HORN, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 17. All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, William Connor, in
and to all that certain pleco or parcel of
land sltuato In the City of Carbondale.
County of Lackawanna and State of
Pennsylvania, bounded nnd described a
follows: Being twenty-six (20) feet in
front on Dundaft street and twenty-sto
(26) feet in width In rear, nnd ono hun
dred (100) feot deep; bounded northerly
by land of tho estate of William Mo
Minn, deceased: easterly by Innd of
the estate of William Connor, deceased:
southerly by Innd of tho said estae of
William Connor, deceased, and westerly
by Bald Dundaff street. Containing
twenty-six hundred (2.C00) squaro feet or
land, more or less. Improved with a
two-story frame dwelling house and out
buildings thereon. Being tho some land
described In mortgage from William
Connor to Edward Clurkson, bearing
date March 26, 1897, nnd recorded In
Lackawanna County in Mortgage Book
No. 89, page 564.
Seized and taken in exeoutlon at the
suit of Edward Clarkson vs. Wllllnm
Connor. Debt, $850. Judgment No. 514,
November Term, 1900, Fl. fa. to Novem
ber Term, 1900.
STUART, Att'y.
ALSO
No. 13. All the right, title und Interest
of the defendants, Ida J. Grower and
Edward Grewer, In and to all that cer
tain lot, pleco or parcel of land situate in
tho First ward of the City of Scrnnton.
County of Lackawanna nnd Stnto of
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows: Being Lot No. 1, in Square or
Block A, as shown on plot of lots made
by Jordan and Hannah, nnd known as
Rlchmont Park, said lot being duly re
corded In the office of the recorder of
deeds, In nnd for the County of Lacka
wanna, In Deed Book No. . pago .
Tho said lot Is forty-flvo (15) foot In
width In front on Washington avemin
and forty-flvo (45) feot In width in rear,
and ono hundred and thirty-eight and
three-fourths (13Si) feet in length or
depth from front to rear. Coal and min
erals reserved.
Seized und tnkon In execution at the
suit of Alfred Griffin vs. Ida Grower and
Edward Grower. Debt, $1,810.10. Judg
ment No. 439, September Torm, WOO. Lev.
fa. to November Torm, 1900.
S. B. PRICE, Att'y.
TERHS OF SALE.
FIFTY DOLLARS C4SH WHEN PROP
ERTY IS STRUCK OFF AND BALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTQR SALB
IS CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR
COSTS, COSTS MUST IE PAID WHEN
STRUCK OFP.
ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOYB
TERMS HAYB NOT BEECOMPLIED
WITH WILL BE RESOLD BEFORB AD
JOURNMENT. J ',.
CLARENCE E. PRYOR, Sheriff,
Sheriff's office, Scranton. Pa., October
20. 1900. ' '
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