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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1900e
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Tim AJodbii tUiitnTAttuHrom
WHEN
IN NEED
of fine cutlery don't forget
thtit we lmvc the largest
stock In the city to select
from. We soil the celebrat
ed Hinckles "Twin Brand"
Cutlory. Every piece war
ranted. Scissors, Shears, Razors,
Pocket Knives, Carving
Sets, Manicure Sets. A
glance at our window will
tell more than we can In
su:h short space.
Foote & Shear Co.
JJ9N. Washington Ave
:oooooooooooi
L. R. D. & M.
A SHOE SAIL.
Toople who count in propel slioos iiopc&Mrj to
roncct drc-i will lie ilclinlileil with n.ir raw
Vail anil Intrr Shuc now mi cvliil.it ioti.
plnrc lull of tirw llrs and crry iliac .1 prize.
l'or Micll foolucir tills 11 Hip htoic.
LEWIS, RUDDY,
DAVIES & HURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
Lackawanna
the"
aundry.
,-cS I'cnii Avenue. A. B. WARA1AN.
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.
i.n.'al il.il.i fur No. I.1-. IWK.I.
lllslirtt iriniioi.ilui
l.uWCht Ulliper.ltlllt'
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PERSONAL.
Olto N-lnniriiM, of V nil., is i-itmj In tlic
Dr. and .li. 'I'. . K.i. lull' lulnint'il fioni
a liiuiitli's (lip ilnniiuli llu' miiiIIi.
'I ho (iip,.;:iiii( nt U .iniiouiiu'il of 'lhoii..i Mint
dm anil Ml" ,iiiii li. liillo-pic.
MU-, 1.,-im.i Nittiili, iif Like Ari I. i-. lie uni-l
ut Misi UiMhm II, ot Cl.iy aM-miL'.
JINs .May Hull i III- KlloM, ilmlli Mil' put
Vuk, ol Mr. .Inliii T. llmw, of Miillniiy blml,
MiU'iin.in ami Mi. V S. illllir, of I'ciin .ic
Mic, hip rntiit.iiiiini. :il tlicir lionic, Mi. .nnl
Mi". (!. T. Kn.ipp, nt :.'ih Villi.,
Mr. nnil Mi. (Somite MiiIIij, .Mi. .mil Mi. II.
IJ, ('onlr .mil V, I., (.i.inc who usil-iiiul .11
tlio Ilolrl All'dl 111 "Sow Ymk tlii-, uvk.
Tlip lioiiip nt Mi. .mil Ml-.. I'l.mk Ml itlnn, .it
Nil. 1T7 ( llPll.lllllll Mlllt, ..H I III1 -IP11P ol .1
plcttj llfillli' Pili!llK .11 K'M List PM'llllliJ, wllPIl
Ml. Ulli.iii H. W'pul, ol Niantuii, .Win ut Mi".
Mutton, i.s unitpil in tn.ui i.iifi1 In Dr. .loiipli
s. Van ?iiii, of MI1MI1inv.11, . V. 'I lie un
niiiny .ik pel tot iiuil by ICr . I-, ll.uipoik. The
luliUl p.nl.i pntcicil tin1 p.iiluii iupiciIpiI li)
Dr. anil Ml", I'Pii,, nl Si-iiititnn, to tlip slialiH
nl ilpiiil(.I"lmV uriMmi; pi.mli, ipmlcu'd li.
Mr. Alilne Miatlnn, mpliiw ol I lie Iniile, on tlio
liip, adoiiip.inipil lt li. Vditli K. Dimillni;,
Duiini; (ho i(ipinon, .1 i'lii(iim tinin ( .i,illpii.t
lln-lliuit.i ia- iriwn. Mi. 11ml .Mi-. V.m .Sml
upip tlio udpipitls ol iti.my liiitiUouii1 pipMiii-.
I'liilajN lliniiluiiiliiii Kimlm; IIpimM.
MEETING OF MUSICIANS.
It Wns Held Yesterday In the Rooms
of Local No. 120.
American reiltiiutitin oC Miinluiani
' of Luenl Xo, ISO. met In tlicli1 hall, :!3J
Cedar avenue, at n p. in. yesterday.
Presided W. V. Otlllltlis iir 'ed, Tlio
untlnlslied liulnohs of tlifc 'ovluus
meetltiK msih taken up and ewinpletfil.
Tlility menilieis took I ho olillgiitfnu
to siijijioii the c'liiiHlltiitlon and liy
luwp, A .'oninuiiilcatlon wa.i ivnd
iiom II. Itotinuuelmoyer, of tlio Mu
zi.rt hand, of Caihoiidiilo, usUInt," I'm1
Information leKtitdlni, the newly or
ganized American Feileimlon of Jlusl
ehins nnd It monilKTrt of the Mo:',itri
hand would ho ellglhlo to Join Serun
ton IoimiI.
It was doelded hy Uoeai U'd fop them
to organise a local ("ov theiuVelves,
tlio illstaneo heltiK: over ten miles,. Tlio
recording secretary was here Instniei
fd to write Mr. ISouinmelmoyap fun
particulate requlivd to nrt;uiilo a
local. Tliu next ordur of biiHlneps was
the adoption of the (.'oustltution nml
hy-lawa to govern Local 120, which wan
finally accomplished. The local then
adjourned to meet again next Sunday
at 3 p. m,(
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS,
Rev. Dv. R. F. Y. fierce Yesterday
Spoke at Y. M, C, A, Meeting,
Ttev, Hi: H, V, V, Pleu-o, of thu I'eiiu
Avcnuo Ruptlut church, mldresseil it.
largo audience at yesterday's meetliiK
nf the VotuiK Men's Chrlsllan associa
tion. Ho Rave an eloquent, thoughtful
talk on tho necessity of leading a
btiiftly puro ami honest life, and laid
stress upon the fact that If one sur
leuders himself to tho cure of the Lord,
lie s suro to succeed,
"Conscience, reason, Justice und will
power," he said, "are all necessary to a
I'hrlstlun life. You know there Is a
(iikI, and you know there Is a good
Jod. If you only give yourself Into His
power, He will bless you, uml make
our endeavors successful."
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WAS AT WYOMING.
Rev. W. H. Williama Filled the Pul
pit of the Methodist Church. '
"The Drummer KVnngellst," Hov. W.
If. Williams, put In another full day
yesterday, speaking Unco times. At
10.30 a. m. In the Methodist church,
AVyonilng, subject, "Uicnklng Homo
Ties!" 3.30 p, m., ctinpel Wyomlnjr
seminary, timlei the auspices of tlie
VnuitB Men's ('hrlntlnn nssuclntloti,
suhjeel, "The Young Mnn and Ills
Company;" 7.30 p.m., Methodist rliurch,
subject, "The Last ISomp with the
Tiger."
Hew Mr. Murdoch, the pastor of the
Methodist church. Is spending a month
In Cuba, so Mr. Williams illled his pul
pit for hlni.
Mr, Williams and his wife will con
duct on Autl-Hitloon league meeting In
the Young Men's Christian association
hall In Plttston tonight at 7.30 o'clock;
subject, "The Object and Work or tho
Anti-Saloon League." Tomorrow night
at Curbondale a meeting tvlll be held
to perfect tho league organization, ills
dates now are as follows:
Friday, November L',1, 7.30 p. m., opera
house, Nicholson.
Sunday, November L'.", tin ee addresses
ut three different points on (he Wayne
circuit of the Kvangellcal church.
Krldny, November 30, 7,30 p. m Bap
tist church, Klinhurst.
Sunday, December -, 3 p. in.. Young
Men's Christian association, Keystone
academy, Pnetoryvlllt;; 7.30 p. m., union
temperance meeting.
Tuesday, December 11, 7.30 p. m.,
Presbyterian church, Mehoopany.
Wednesday, December 1U, 7.30 p. m,,
Daptlst church, Iltissell hill.
ANOTHER CASE OF
WINDOW BREAKING
Glass Panel at Foulke's Diug Store
Was Shatteied Yesterday Morn
ing $20 Stolen.
The mysterious wlmlow-biuaker, who
only .i shoit time ago effected, an entry
Into FlorNl Davis' shop and Tlelsman's
news stand, on Spiuce street, by break-in-;
the glass panel In tlie door, and
who after entering Tilled the cash
(ltawcrs, has usaln made his jjiosence
In the city felt.
Karly yestetday morning the ding
store ol S. I,. Foulke, at ,3f) Linden
stieet, was entered, the cash drawer
bioken open and over $1'0 secured. The
mysterious malefactor pin sued the
same methods as In the other two
eases. The glass panel in the door was
broken, and the arm of the sharper
then thrust Mitougli the opening. The
lock was easily turned, Mr. Karly
Morning Blul was Inside the place, ami
In the twinkllmr of an eye burst open
the cash drawer and took possession or
?20 in bills and change.
The broken window was dlscoveied
about fi o'clock yesterday mottling. As
yet the police have no clue to the Iden
tity of the window-breaker.
ANOTHER WRESTLING MATCH.
M. J. Dwyer Accepts Frank Her
rick's Challenge:
The following has been received at
The Tribune olliee fiom M. ,T. Dwver,
announcing his desire to wicstlc Flunk
Horrlck, of Providence, R. 1.:
Sii.intun, Xm. IT, looo.
I hpriiiy jiippt tin- i liilleiip wnt liy 1'i.iiik
II. iii. I,, nt IMoiiili'iiip, II. I., to nip :mil In tliu
wiimoi nf Ihp D.viii-I.iniiiiil limit, lu (puns
In l.c JlnO .1 iic, Km two onl of thiei1 till",
-li.irli liik lulled. 'Ihc until) to t.iko plat p
Tli.mk-Kblii!; nisl'l, Nn, 'J'l, .il tin- s'li.mton
Hi",' ili ilnli looni- M. .1. Dw,pi.
We are also in leceiiH ol a letter
fioni Mr. llenick, which leads as fol
lows: -No. Ill, l!K
Spoitiui; I'lliier 'lillniiip.
-il : I Imp i ii.illi.'UKnl M. .1 Dniir, IIiiuiikIi
.miiii pipu, 1 -pp by tlio Now Ymk .luniiil bo
i-, imiiiicil to l.iku mi I'.n (IpIIp. Xow if lip iloi
not (.up to miimIi1 me let him eiy a-i innili. I
.mi jnppaipil in mu -.tic Mm for 10 a -iili aiul
will put up ''' m .Mine I1.1111I-. to bind tlio in.ilili
for "Sinn oi nioip .i tlo, a-. -ogn ,u Mr. Du.ipr
allows (b.il lip is willing to wrpsllp nip.
I will vi, slip Mm miller any tail- innilitioii
Hut be .j in n.ini'. I lliinlc I i.in defeat biln
and wl-liHi" ili.iini1 In li, il.
Vi.ink llpiibk.
A SERIOUS RUNAWAY.
Miss Margaret Gould and Miss Ella
Walter Injured.
Miss Margaiel a, Ciouhl, of I0S Clay
avenue, and Miss Klla ;. Waller, of M7
Olive street, were the victims of n seri
ous runaway, Satutday afternoon, as
the result of which they aie both under
the physician's cure. Miss Could has a
very ugly cut on her head, and Miss
Walter sustained a very severe shock.
The two weie driving down Plttston
avenue, in Miss Gould's smart turnout,
When :i delivery wagon belonging to u
Lackawanna avenue linn collided with
their horse. The animal bioko Into a
wild inn down the avenue and, collid
ing with the curb, overturned Up.
buggy and tluew out bulb of the fair
occupants.
Miss Gould lecelvi-il .null a severe cut
In the head that it v. a necessary to
take twelve stitches. Miss Walter also
was badly bruised and shaken up. The
Vfhlnln was completely wiecked.
Pejiect Service to Florida via tho
Southern Railroad.
At present two through trains leava
Philadelphia, Uroad street station,
dally, carrying through Pullman
diuwinq room sleeping curs to Flop.
Mu points, via the Southern railway.
In addition to tho above, on January
Uth the Florida Limited will resunio
service, This famous lialn has been
operated over the Southern railway
for several seasons pact. The equip
ment of the Florida Limited this sea
son will bo superb' In fact the very
(Ipesi cars built by the Pullman coin
piuy will he operated on these trains,
Tlio Southern railway has dining car
service on all through trains,
Charles L, Hopkins, district passen
ger agent, Southern railway, S'.'S Chest
nut strwJl, Philadelphia, will tako
pleasure In furnishing all Information.
Spend Your Evenings Profitably,
Young men and women who are em
ployed during the day should qualify
themselves to earn larger salaries by
spending their evenings at the Scran
ton liuslness College night school.
FIRE DESTROYS PROPERTY
WORTH 8100,000,
.v i:uluiii' Wlie bom 'Hie AwucLlid Vims.
rhiunport, Jowu, ov. 18, 'flic llcnnkk lilotk,
otrupirii by tlio 1)ji enport I'mnlturc coiiiponj,
and adjacent buildings occupied by the ILroM
lMcrsou Wall PuiKr company, the JaivN While
Art company nnd hc J'crry shoe lioudc xuro
bullied thin afternoon, Losi, $100,000; Insurance,
?M,000.
s-.--3eMVjAtin,UJ
DON'T NEED A
FIREC0MPANY
RESIDENTS OF HILL PROVED
THAT CONCLUSIVELY.
"What 'to Do Till the Firemen Arrive"-
Exemplified by Some of Our
Prominent Citizens in a Manner
That Covered Thein with Glory nnd
Their Sunday Clothes with Mud.
Paid Firemen Who Exnsperatingly
Refused to Properly Enter Into the
Spirit of the Occasion.
Some few years ago the residents of
"the hill" petitioned for the location of
li fire company somewhere In the neigh
borhood of its summit, claiming that
the downtown companies could not
reach them In reasonable time on ac
count or the series of long, steep climbs,
and that the Petersburg company was
too far away to be relied upon In every
emergency. ,
The petition, .which Is still pending,
received a black eye yesterday, from
which It scarcely could' bo cured by the
application of a whole steer and it
couple of tu'lis of oysters', The petition
ers, unwittingly pat-haps, unmistakably
nevertheless, gave conclusive proof that
they don't need a lire company. They
showed that In the matter of llre-llgbt-Ing
they aie Just a few themselves.
At 413 Clay avenue, next door but one
to Vino street, n house owned by W. T.
Ifackott and occupied by George II.
Dliiipfet, chemist of the Colliery En
gineer company, was recently supplied
with gas. In laying the pipe the work
men evidently failed to propoily prop
It, and when the earth began to settle
there was u breakage. Yesterday after
noon th gas commenced to escape
through the giound and make life bare
ly endurable in all the region round.
Some one. who thought "he knew,"
conceived the Idea of abating the nasty,
noxious, noisome nuisance by setting
Die to the gas. He did, and it did.
'Twas a grand success. The nuisance
was completely eradicated and, thanks
to the amateur firemen, the cost of re
pairing the house was kept down to
little moio than the actual damage
done by the explosion.
K13PT DAMAGE DOWN.'
What damage would have been done
by Ihe lire, thut followed the explosion,
during the Interim bptween Next Door
Neighbor Sam II. Stevens' telephone
call for the Phoenix company, and the
:n rival of the same, some minute?
later, can not be fixed with any degree
of accuracy, but it is fair to estimate
that It was not much more than one
hair what the fiie-flghting in the afore
mentioned interregnum cost of the fire
lighters, substantially and in lost vital
ity. Old Aldetinan lloesler isn't at hand
to tell us whether or not Congiessman
t'onnell, Colonel Boies, Sam IL Stevens,
Colonel Ripple, AV. T. Ilaekett, George
Ilackus. Stephen Fenner, N. E. Tlice,
Luther Keller, J. A. Lansing, Herbert
Coston, Charles P.. Sehlager. A. P..
Gould, and the other boys of that
neighborhood "ran with the old ma
chine" In the days of the Lady "Wash
ington, but the way some of them
went at that fire yesterday indicated
that they were surely not novices at
the business. They seemed wholly re
gardless of personal sacrifices, as long
as there was lire to bo fo.ught.
It wouldn't have been so bad If the
recent excavations in the Dimpfel yard
hadn't been aided and abetled by the
mute iccent rains In making the yard
anything but a favorable place for eco
nomical flre-fightlng In broadeloth,
Prince Alberts, white vests and patent
leather shoes.
Colonel Ripple wouldn't' have cared
for it splash in the back from a gar
den hose because It was clean wnter,
and Colonel Coles couldn't be expected
to be more than 90 44-100 per cent, cool,
calm and collected at a time like this.
Hut to get a splash of mud all the way
up t'he front to the neck and own but
one pair of trousers that are fit to
wear to church ls.no fun.
AVANTED HIS ADVICE.
Congressman Connell was succeeding
admirably In keeping himself well to
the rear and out of harm's way until
.some one appealed to him to give the
benefit of his experience gained in the
mines at lighting burning gas and then
he, too, was in it. Tho maid who an
..swered his ling when he returned from
Ahe lire coveied with glory and other
things didn't say it, but a free trans
lation of the look she gave tho master
of t'he house would surely have been
milling short of "People in that con
dition ought to go aiouiul to the back,
I think."
The fragments of an Imported Jar
diniere, that must have cost not much
less than three llguies, lying In tho
mud near wheto was an Imprint In
dicating that some portly man hud sat
down squat ami forcibly, told another
stoiy of valor, sacrifice and so forth.
"Why any man with his senses should
pass by sill kinds of buckets and select
a Jardiniere with which to fight a fire,
etc., etc," was what the selfish, un
neighbotiy owner of the broken Jar
dljilqro had to say about it, She forgot
that there was a house afire and the
hose company not yet In sight.
It was posltvoly rutin the way the
Phoenix boys and Chief Zlzelmann
'acted. Usually they are very cool but
on this occasion, all unmindful of
harsh contrasts, they were exasperat
ingly cool. . Jim George actually
whistled as ho mixed up the "Hat" In
Cheese.
Full Cream, Sage, Philadel
phia Cream, English Dairy,
Pineapple, Roquefort, Edam,
Parmesan, MacLareu's Im
perial, Club House and
Camembert,
Fruits.
Florida Oranges, Florida
Grape Fruit, Calitornia
Grapes, Malaga Grapes and
Native Grapes,
E. G. Goursen
4S0 LACKAWANNA AVE.
.wrurVM. Awrtfef f?r tu, Jtaig, ,a. t.fcafrj.
tho reserve tnnk nnd ."Link" Tillniim,
once, when he found, himself momen
tarily unoccupied, took a chew of to
bacco, Hut the trusty Phoenix lutU forocaw
Its finish. A splosh here nnd a splash
there and a few hypo-sldlng Injivtlnns
nml It would bo all over. And It was
Just that way.
LET THII GH lUHtX.
Then they Jammed a few holes Into
the soft clay of the trench, a safe dis
tance from the side of tho house, nnd
tho (lames shooting up from the ground
wore extinguished at all points exrept
whore It shot up from these holes.
Chief ZlKclmunli told Mr. Hackott to
dig down nnd, plug tho pipe nnd leis
urely drove away,
The Phoenix boys stnyed mound a
while In see thnt everything wn's safe,
and then reeling up their hose Jogged
on back to their engine housu. Some
cpt-tnln persons watched them depart
ing who hadn't much respect for their
way of being firemen. .
PRESIDING ELDER
LED THJ SERVICES
Rev. Charles Reuss Conducted the
Communion Yesterday Morning
nt German M. E. Church.
Itev, JJainrleH lletiss, .of Syracuse, N.
Y presiding elder of what In known
as the Philadelphia district of the
German Methodist Episcopal church
circuit, yesterday morning conducted
communion services ut tho German
M(thodfst Episcopal church. This ills
trlct takes In Pennsylvania. New Jer
sey, Delaware and part of 'Now York,
and P.ov. Itetiss has officiated as pre
siding older for the last four years.
In his sermon yesterday morning hi
spoke fiom Luke xxlli: 39-43, "Tho
three crossos."Ho eloquently described
the heart-rending scenes on Calvary,
the three great crosses with a suffer
ing figure pinned to each. "In the
middle," said ho, "N tho gentle suf
fering form and the kingly, noble
head with Its sorrowful look, of tlu
martyred Savior. Ho oasts glances of
mingled pain and regret at tho throng,
ihllc on either side of him the form
of u degraded man.
"The one, hardened and debased to
the Inst, continues to the end to ctirso
nnd blaspheme, to even revile lite fellow-sufferer,
the gentle Christ. There
Is no hope of salvation in his small,
glittering eye, no though! of a future
lite In his sin-cased soul. Wicker!
throughout life, Hie life ebbs tinny,
leaving a wi etched "spirit to meet its
Creator.
"On the other eros Is tho figure of
the repentant criminal. Not so black
in vice was he that the shafts of
truth and pity could not penetrate tho
exterior and enter to his heart. Even
nt tho last he saw the error of h!-s
ways and his heart turning to the lru.
God. lo! he was saved.
"My liiends, Christ's eros divides
mankind into two classes. Everywheie
may bo found those persons who like
the wicked malefactor, levlle and
r urs at all that is good and holy,
and seal their cars to tho benign coun
sel of the Gospel.
"But the proper position w 'liould
take towards Cluiut is outlined beau
tifully in the conduct of the repentant,
dying sinner on the cross. His hands
and feet lacerated by Hie cruel steel,
and every moment feeling hii life
blood flow from his oitis, yei he felt
that it was not too late to endeavor
to expatiate his ill doings, and in that
supreme moment felt lepontance. It
is never too late to atone for past sin-1.
No sinner can be sunk so deep in
crime thnt by true repentant e he can
not again, come Into the fold. From
the lepentant sinner we can learn that
the gates of paradise are always ready
to open to him who conies with a
humble and penitent spirit."
During the morning and evening re
vival services were conducted. "What
Must I Do to Be Saved," was the
theme upon which the evening services
wore based, and of a very solemn and
enthusiastic nature they were. Testi
mony was offered by several members
of the congregation.
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
Number of Important Matters Are to
Be Considered.
The Scranton board of trade will
hold its regular meeting this evening.
The manufacturers' committee expects
to be able to report the location of a
desirable manufacturing establish
ment. The legislation and taxes com
mittee will submit a leport on the
organization of a Taxpayers' league
and will recommend some .action In
leference to a second class city char
ter. Questions to be submitted for the
consideration of the national board of
trade, which meets in AVashlngton in
January will bs presented for discus
sion. Following the meeting Caterer Han
ley will serve lunch to tlio members.
The onicers of tho board hope to sea
a large number of the members nt
their looms tonight, as no doubt a
very enjoyable evening in store for
those who attend.
CRAIG WAS NOT MALICIOUS.
Verdict in the Fox the Blrdmnn Dog
Case.
A verdict for tho defendant wits re
turned Saturday In the caso of U. A.
Fox against AVilliam Craig. The lat
ter had Fox arrested on the charge of
stealing a dog. Fox claims ho bought
It, not knowing It was stolen, Tho
grand Jury Ignored the bill and Fox
thereupon sued Craig for malicious
prosecution. Craig denied that ho was
actuated by malice, and against the
allegation that there was no probable
liiusu fop tho urrest he put the plea
thut he acted under the advice of an
attorney.
Alfred Mickel, charged with forging
tin marriage certllleato by virtue qi
which young Frank Compton and
Carrie Hedglin presumed to live aa
man and wlfo came before. Judge Kelly
Saturday to bo released by habeas cur
pus procsedlngs, but was remanded to
jail for a further hearintf,
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H. L. FRANK ARRESTED,
Ho Ws Suspected of Larceny of
Silverware,
H. L. Frank, a young Raymond
court junk dealer, was arraigned be
fore Mayor Molr In pollcu court yes
tcrday inornlg on the charge of sus
picion of larceny. Ho was arosted by
Mounted Officer Joseph Block, but
was discharged after his heating, as
theie was not sufficient evidence to
hold.
'Iluee binall articles of plated silver
ware were found In his po&seralmi, a
cigur tray, a cream pitcher and sugar
bowl, and In one of these was stamped
Hie Hotel Westminster mark. Frank
declared thut they were in his posses
sion for a long time and 'had been
Biven him by his mother.
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AN ODD PLACE
IS OLD FORGE
MUNICIPALITY WITH NO FORM
OF GOVERNMENT.
Remnant of the Township from
Which Old Forge Was Carved Is in
n. Number of Respects Extremely
Remarkable nnd in One Is Posi
tively Unique No Taxes, No Offi
cials, No Employes or Anything
Else of That Kind Total Popula
tion of Almost Three Dozen.
Old Forge township came In for con
siderable comment since tho election
returns showed It to bo capable of mus
tering only fifteen votes and It won
the distinction of being unique In hav
ing cast an unanimous vote for one
of tho Democratic candidates.
But that's .only a small part of Its
unlqulty.
it is positively teeming with remark
able and peculiar features.
In one respect it Is unique, not only
locally, but among nil the municipal
ities of the civilized world perhaps. It
is absolutely without oven the sem
blance of a government.
The township Is the remnant of what
was once the fourth largest political
division of Lackawnna county. A trol
ley car company wanted to extend a
line through the township but as the
property holders at large are the legis
lators of a township and property hold
ers tit large being it rather unwieldy
body, the trolley company proceeded to
have tlie township changed Into a bo
lough so that il would have only a
borugh council of six instead of a
whole townspeople to deal with.
How it secured a franchise from the
borough which the town could not be
Indue orl to grant is another story. Suf
ficient to this tale Is it that the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western com
pany had a 000-acrc tract of farm land,
underlaid with coal, at the extreme
iiorthwoslein corner of tlie township,
nnd this tract was nob Included within
the limits of the newly created bo
ii'tigh, but allowed to remain by Itvolf
to constitute tho township of Old
Forge.
TAVO YEARS OLD.
It bus now been In existence ovi r
two years and In all that time Its more
than three dozen Inhabitants have been
mnleiit to worry along wllhott1 at
tempting to establish a government.
Almost all of the afores'tld mole
than three dozen Inhabitants an;
thrifty; economical German or Swiss
farmers who do not go in verv strong
for luxuries and as nothing has as vt
arisen to "necessitate any local govern
ment they have been satisfied to take
chances on scouting life, liberty ami
putsull of happiness without tho aid of
the usual municipal sureties 'o these
ends.
One of the tilings, in this happy con
dition is the fact thnt the Delaware,
Lackawanna anil Western company
owns eveiy square foot of the littn',
and is good enough to repair at its own
expense all of the mile and llitee-quur-ters
of public road In which the town
ship abounds. The second element
contributing to the township's enjoy
ment of lis unique distinction is the
fact that theie are not enough chil
dren In the municipality to warrant
tlio maintenance of a school. The chil
ciien are farmed out to one or the
other of the adjacent school districts.
Thlidly, there is no saloon, licensed
or otherwise, in tho township, and this
avoids the necessity of officers to
whom the county can turn over a share
of the liquor license fees, and inciden
tally, tho good, peaceable character of
the citizens mainly makes squires
and constables altogether uncalled for.
Tlieie being no expenses, there Is
no need of taxes, and without taxes
there is no call for supervisors, asses
sor, collector, Iroasuier, town clerk or
auditor.
AN OFFICE FOR EACIUA'OTER.
It is n pity, too, in one regard, that
Ihe good people of this queer little
township do not formulate a govern
ment and 111! the municipal offices, for
there would be just exactly one office
apiece for the fifteen voters: Super
visors, 'J; Justice of the peace, 1; treas
urer, I1 assessor, 1: constable, 1; tax
coll'ctor, 1, clerk, 1; auditor, 1; school
directors, 0. Having in mind tho 'fact
that there is only one Republican In
tho township, think of the magnani
mity tlio majority party would have
the opportunity of displaying! Not to
miir this delightful mental picture ono
should bonr not In mind the fact thnt
any two township offices are Incom
patible. Theie aie (our Nagells, four Woison
llttos, two Schtillholses, two Knehlers,
ono Taylor and two hired farm hands,
making up the voting population. Next
year it is expected the vote will be In
creased fully tthliiy-thrco and n third
per oenl., its' three young men of the
(own will in tho interim havo attained
tlicir majority, and the Sctuiltholsos
Intend to hire two more men and go
Into tho milk business.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Andrew Yetsenilc Severely Injured
Yesterday Morning.
Andiew Yetsenik, of the South
AVashlngton avenue flats, was struck
by a train on the Deleware and Hud
son railroad tracks, near the Sau
quolt silk mill eaiiy yesterday morn-
Popular
Pearl
Alpines
Needs vary tastes
differ prices numer
ous. Here you And
a collection, which
we have no fear in
saying, will meet
with your approval.
Priced from $1,00
to $5.00.
All Records Broken.
Wc have broken all records with . f
our 3ale of
Scotch Whiskies
This week. It is because they sell for more money
elsewhere. If you want a case or bottle order today.
CASEY BROS
lug nnd received such severe Injuries
that lie was taken to tlie Lackawanna
hospital.
His rlghl fore-arm wns broken and
ho also suffered several serious con
tusions of the face. Yetsenik Is about
3S years of age and Is employed at tho
Dickson mine,
. . - . .
Personally - Conducted Tours via
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tlie Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces the following Personnlly
Conducted Tours for the season of 1900
1901: California A thlrty-llve-day tour
will leave New York, Philadelphia,
Harrisburg and Pittsburg, February II.
The party will travel over the entire
route by tho '.'Goldon Gate Special," the
finest train that crosses the continent.
Florida Three tours to Jacksonville
will leave Now York and Philadelphia
February fi and 19, and March fi. The
first two nf those admit of a sojourn of
two weeks In the "Flowery State."
Tickets for tlie third tour will lie good
to return by regular trains until May
31, 1901.
Tickets for the abuve tours will bo
sold from all principal points on the
Pennsylvania Railroad. For detailed
Itineraries, giving rates nnd full infor
mation, address Thomas E. AVatt, Pas
senger Agent AVestern District, Pitts
buig; B. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger
Agent Baltimore District, Baltimore; C.
Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern
District, Washington: or George AV.
Boyd, Assistant Genvral Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
Scholarships.
Tlio combined scholarship (a contract
entitling tho holder to both complete
courses), now offeied by the. Scranton
Business College for" $100, is so liberal
a contract that very many are utir
chaslng il. This offer will soon be with
drawn. "
Abreast The Times,
Franklin
Shoes
For Men, Boys, Youths,
and Little Men,
You may pay more,
but you cannot buy a
shoe that will wear
better, fit better, or
look more stylish.
Quality and price
prove value. We have
it at last.
$1,25, J1JJ- $2.00
Clarke Bros
The Oriental
Cill'U mIuIciI nu', ii''neil until Chi 1st.
UMs eve.
The Unveiling
Of Crockery Values.
wlikli i-r a (Lilly muiticuco lierr, sees
tin1 oul'Ot limn shopper i.illnMil f.ne, of
limit1, atniulli.K tu tliu ''lo "f PIT'
'i lie" following quotatloni compute tlio
.tuivi
PARLOR LAMPS.
luiulsomcly ilccouli-d gloliei,
$1,50.
TOILET SETS.
of pottcl.iln 10 jilccr-. In sric-it a.
rloly of ilc.lgii.
52.50,
DINNER SERVICES.
II" pieces llnial oriuinuil.itlon,
$10,50.
Gruener & Co.'
205 Wyoming Avenue,
Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue
Receiving- daily, Fancy Domestic
Grapes, Concords, Wordens, Nia
garas, Delnwaves, nnd other varieties.
Also Malaga nnd Tokay Grapes,
Pears,' Pound Sweet Apples and
Quinces, Cauliflower, Lima Beans,
Spinach, Boston Head Letttuce, Cel
ery Etc.
Strictly New Laid Eggs, Fancy
Creamery Butter.
W. H. Pierce,
19 Ucktwnn Ave.
110, U2, 111 Pna Ayc
M. 1 & ., .......
216 Lackawanna Avenut,
Scranton, Pa.
.phone stes.
. 2 and 2 Are 4
As sure as 2 and 2 are 4, so
sure are you of securing an.
up-to-date hat at our store.
The style in soft hats has ma
terially changed this winter.
Come and see the latest.
CONRAD'S
305 Lackawanna Ave.
8"
The
House Beautiful
Ever realize how important
the
CARPETS
are in the furnishing of your
home ?
This stock is absolutely new,
each pattern selected not only
for its beauty of design and
coloring, but for its wearing
qualities as well.
It will pay you to investigate
DRAPERIES, '
f
RUGS,
WINDOW SHADES
P. McCrea & Co
427 Lackawanna Ave. 1
Won't Smoke
We mean the Miller- Oil
Heater. That's where its
different from every
other oil heater on the
market. That's why its
practically odorless.
That's why we sell so
many nt 5.50, $0.90 and
7.50,
, '
Foote & Fuller Co.
2IEAR3 BUILDING,
140-48 Washington Avt.
Are you prepared for
cold weather? Don't wait
to see the frost on the
windows to remind you
of blankets let this serve
as a hint. Soft, warm,
heavy, all-wool blankets,
in white or grey colors,
full size and an
extra good value A no
at, per pair. H--7U
All grades in stock.
Don't worry about the pay.
lug a little every week or
month the way you bought
your furniture.
Credit You? Certainly!
Ttffc
sCONQMY
231-223.f325.237 WyomlogAve
jrj jjj Tlie Popular HtuacfurnUhlag Store
I A Miller
itlf Blank"
iKf Plenty,