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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 190
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Ice Cream:
nnsr IN TOWN.
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LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
3 tltpiioiit order Promptly r)ilvrd
f&7 Adam Avenuj.
Scranfon Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Private Residences.
Office D., It. & W. Passenger
Station. Phone B2B.
DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Offle Roar a. n. to K.M p. m.: 5 to 4
Williams Building, Onp. Pojtofflc.
CITY NOTES
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COXCKKT TOXKill'r. A conceit nn.l niter,
(.ilnmcnt will liu !i.-ld in the .d.inn incline
(lupcl, New Yoil; sticet, this cutilur, .a 7, '
u'clock.
TIOWJ: KXTIMiTAINMIINT. TIikeM foi the
Will ml D. Howe onleitjliuuint .it M. Luke's
I'aiikh liouc, tomorrow I'vcnliiir. can now lie
li.ul at L. It. rowcll't. iliulu Mine.
POn THANKSCIVIXO. Mki Hawhy will l
.il the reading loom of Kim I'.uk ihurih
nesd.iy, from 0 oVIod: until VI t(i lecciie con
trihutloua for 'riijnl-.-gUing ilinutis.
WZOl' WAS CtlM.IITTi:i. .lo-cph Wzop was,
list night, rnniiiilttcil In the comity j.iil hy
Justice of tliu IV.uc t'llUllllitlg-i. of 01) pliant,
lie is charged with iuu--nport by hi wife.
liCMMAGIl SVI.i:. "Hie ninnn.ige (.'ilo fot Hie
ticiicfit of the Minimi r Home tor wit--importing
prirls, Mill open 1'co. I. .it t'l IVmi .iiinni'.
I'husu lining .irtiilci for this piupo-o c.iii Mini
ilinn there Dei.'. 1.
l.CItO MKr.TIXC An "etho" m-etincr wilt lw
lield at the oiowl l'iesh.)teilaii i hurch lids
! cnliifC to hear lcporls of tin: delcgatc-i vim
ntliiidcd the Chri-ti.m Kndertor rl.it--1 comtn
limi at PIiiUiKlphix
L1XTUUC AT Cl.AUK'S PfMMI l-l!i. W.
f!. himpson, I). n., of Nr.inloti, will tlcliitr 1 i'i
pupuLiT lecture on "Life in the lllghlmds ot
t-ootland" in the Clarks Minunlt Metltdlt llpis
op.il clnircu this (.Tuesdii) cu'iiing .it i
o'clock.
ITALIANS Vj:itU nNTII.--n.inU Zonelr mil
SaIvatore Mole, the to Italiins win wile ir
irjted jestereliy morning lor shooting out the
icjr window ot No. '.'d I. leleiw.itm.i amine, nor
arraigned liefore Major Moir jeslctdjy inoriiliv;
tind lined $j cai.h.
1MPOIITAXT JllXTINfJ. The ntll.ers and go
crnesscs of the Catholic 1IUtnile.il Nuiuy .mil
TtLnmiui Miga.ino oluli will hold .ill imporl.nit
Hinting this afternoon at :!.:;u nMod, in ih
parlors of the Knight of Loliiniluis io"in,, on
Washington uvinue.
HOME DOXATIOXS. Iho follow ins don itions
were yesterday recoiled by the Home tor th?
1'iiendless W. L. Connell, HMj W.ishiiiglt n
ramp, Xo. "Jj, Patiintic Older !wl, of imrii.i,
M; .Mrs C. S. Weston, lUu; Mi-. .1. li. liini
uiiik, $o; total, $120.
'I HAXlv01VI,TJ Si:itVH.i:. The llei. .lime,
Hughes will conduct :i 'lh.inkgiing mhIio in
the Adams aviimc ihipel, Xew Yml street,
'J'huri-ilay morning at HOi, to which the people
of the nelshlioihood are imited. TIij miWio
rv ill lie one hour len?.
H:i1B lini.H IX HAH,. Uoe. & Loiik, the
AelUkiiowii centi.ll lly bill po-ter-., wue )e--fciday
held in 'i() hail culi, hy Aldeiiuin
Mllhr, on the (luiKe ot t'O-litiic liiimoi.il litho
graphs. They were ar.e.slul ill the in-t ince of
the asciits of the Men's union.
PPI:AK!:ASY CAM:. Anthony linth was
In M in stjOO ball yestcrdiy by Alilenii.ui Millar
on the charjje of Kelllinr liquor without n
lii'iiise. Ho was ancstid at the instjiue nf
AKilit Unbelt WiUnn, of the Men's union. 1l..;
is the worn! lime he has bun aiu.-tul tor
Kcepins u f.wal.e.i-y.
i'trxi:n.L or wii.liam lmoxd. -iho
fill ici I of Iho late William .atuond, who was
moiled to death in the Vine lliool. mine but
I'llday, km held icteiilay inoiiilui; fioin M.
I'etci'u cathedral, wlure a lileli nu-s of lupiiem
iu.i tolomnieil by Itev. 1'. J. floiif;b, Jntriuieiit
was made in the dihedral umetciA.
HISTOniCAL SOITCTY MKIITIXti. - The
r.'ilholic Historical soiicty ami New nun M.is'i
idnc dub will meet this cieiiinjr. 'Iheiu will b"
u iniislc.il proKraminu and n very iiimli im
portant nieetint,'. Itev. .lohu fliltllu, modeia
lor of the society wlshei to nieit all the mem
bers. A lart'o attendance is earnestly icipie-ti'd.
lXQUHir.ns Kon johx iii:i:i:. i,o-.ttii.itt r
Hippie receded a letter jcstinl.iy morning froiu
Kitr ltcesc, of IT'J Huron hlrtet. .Milwaukee, in-.
qutrlnir for inform ilton riiurillns; hW le'phew,
.It hn Ilcei-i'i wlionj lie In Here, to be III this ilty,
There are M) tinny John lleesis tint the post
lu.ister decided it would be a pietty bl? t.uli lo
look them all up.
Thanksgiving Day tit Niagara Falls,
One Fare for the Bound Trip, via
the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Tickets on Bale and eooa going No
vember 2S, limited for return imssiiEo
to December 3 inclusive, anil will be
honored on uny train, except the Ulaek
Diamond express. For additional infor
mation, consult Lehigh Valley ticket
agents.
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HEADQUARTERS
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IMPORTED AND KEY WEST
CIGARS
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TIIANKSU1VING SUM.
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GREAT FOOT BALL GAME.
St. Thomas and Fordhnm Will Play
Here Thanksgiving Day.
LttRt Thanksgiving tiny saw the first
foot hall game between college elevens
ever played In this city. Another game
between .college loams hnti been nr
ranged for this Thanksgiving. The con
testants wilt bo leimthnm college, of
New York, and St. Thomas college, of
this pity. Last Thanksgiving's gamis
between at. Thomas and Villa Nov.i
provided the most sensational gunlc
ever seen In those parts, nnd Thuja
day's gnme promlseit to fur excel It.
Fordhum has boon scored upon onlv
once ilurlng the last Iwo years and
that occurred lost yenr, when West
l'olnt scored a touchdown. Her men
have tho reputation ot being the fast
est In tr.ilnlng, both halfbacks and
both ends being famous sprinters'. She
will rely upon end runs behind psrfcct
Interference and upon goals from the
Held. She hopes, by tlnvc means and
by tt superior autittty of defensive work,
to run up a high score,
Tho St. Thomas team does not In
dulge In predictions. It has well earned
tho title of "Tliu Silent Woven." It al
lows the other team to do the talking,
while It Is doing the playing. From
tho coach to thu subs II Is preserving
a reticence ns to Its methods of of
fense and defense that bodes little good
for Fordhnm. Seeiet practice has al
ready begun ttntl trick plays are sold
to be a feature.
Thu team vlll be selected from the
following players: V. O'Horo, McAu
drew, J. O'itorn, Hndglns, J. McDonald,
A. McDonald, Mauley, Vaughan, Ken
nedy, Fnrrcll, Gallagher, O'.Mnlley, Har
rett, llurke, Ltiugun, Thointts, Hug
gi't'ty, Kolliher. This Is an aggregation
of foot ball talent good enough to go
tip ngalnst the best In the laud.
tOlabornto preparations have been
made for the convenience of spectators.
The grlditnti will he doubly rotted and
tfsqtiad of ten policemen will keep the
Held elcurand provide an uninterrupted
lev for all spectators-'.
OUGHT TO BE PROUD OF IT.
Our Congress the Most Interesting
Body of Men in the World.
A. !.. Coolldze In Uiishe's.
"The niiigiv-H of the United States
is the most interesting body of men in
the world. It comes nearer t being a
rcprsentutlve body than any other
thai ever existed. It is tho microcosm
of the lepubllc, presenting In concen
tration till the extraordinary peculiari
ties of the nation whose work It Is se
lected to perform. Its average of abil
ity is higher than that of any other
parliamentary body on earth. L2ach
of Its members represents a larger con
stituency than Is represented by any
-litgb. member of a Kuropean parlia
ment, anil with very few exceptions
each member is a good representative
of the constituency for which he
iit'.inils. Those who sneer at congress
and at congressmen sneer at the voters
who selected them. Luckily that sort
of thing Is going out of fashion. Peo
pb' are beginning to appreciate emi
gres for what It really is, and It Is get
ting belter all the time.
There are vety few membets either of
the hoti.se or of thu senate who are not
of native birth. To be exact, there are
just sixteen ropres'ciUalivis and six
senators who wore not born in the
1'nlted States. In the Fifty-sixth con
gress, euilotisly enough, one of the
niemlior.s is Tlondcismi, the speaker,
who is a Scotchman. lint lie is as genu
ine an American as there is in the land.
Considering the proportion of foreign
to native-born In tho 1'nited States, the
percentage Is insignificant, especially
when it is remembered that the aver
age member of congress is one who
lias been given to moving about the
world ami shifting: his environment.
Out of 352 members of the present
liiittSv! only '217 represent the states In
which they were horn, and of this
number only a few still live in the con
gressional district where they first saw
light. The average congressman is a
hustler. lid has been unibltlous or else
he would never have found his present
place. That he has been successful In
come measure goes without saying, and
the fact that so many of them hive
broken away from their early sur
rnundlmrs, and have gained new suc
cesses in new fields, simply goes to
show something of the energy and force
that have bellied to make the Ameri
can congress what it Is.
California Excursions.
Leaving Washington every Monday.
"Wednesday and Friday at 10.45 p. in.,
via Southern Hallway, New Tourist
Sleepers, personally conducted, go
through to San Francisco with out
change of cars, conductors or porters.
Tho route is through Atlanta, Mont
gomery, Now Orleans, Houston, San
Antonio, New Mexico, Arizona and
Southern California. The cars are the
very latest pattern of Pullman Tourist
Sleepers, birch-wood finish, hlgh'-back
seats, sixteen sections, supplied with
linen, etc., same as standard sleepers,
lighted with Plntsch gas, wide vesti
bule, double sash, roller curtains,
lavatory nnd smoking room for gen
tlemen, and two retiring rooms for
ladles.
Three and one-half days to Mexico
nnd Arizona, four days to Los Angeles
and live days to San Francisco. Tho
Tourist Car faro Is less than via any
cither route, saving fiotn ,'Jo.OO to $30.00
lor thu trip.
Chos. L. Hopkins, District Passenger
Agent, Southern Hallway, 828 Chest-
nuo street, Phllndulphla, Pa,, will bo
pleased to furnish all Information.
Niagara Falls, Thanksgiving Day
Excursion.
Ticket agents of tho Lackawanna
railroad will fell special excursion tick
ets to Huffalo and Niagara Falls at
rato of $0.9o from Scranton. Tickets
will be on salo for any tegular train
Nov, 2S, and limited for return until
Deo. 3 inclusive. Tho new buildings
for Hie Pan-American exposition, to bo
held In Hulfulo In 1901 are now about
completed and by special arrangement
with tho director goneral, holders of
Lackawanna tickets will be ndmlttcd
to the Pan-American grounds Nov, 20
and 30, free of charge.
Fine Bon Bons and Chocolates
For !!Co per lli. This is not n 20e can
dy, but Is sold in many plaoes for tilo
per lb. Courson'p. "
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How's ThlsP
V offer One )liimlrcd Dollars Howard (or any
case ot Catarrh Hut cannot be, cured by iUll'n
Catarrh Cure. ,
P. J. CHKM'.V & CO., Toledo. 0.
V, tho iindt'r.liicil, liavo known V, J, (Jhiney
for the la 15 wr, and lclleo him peitectly
honorable in all biitint'M tituiaacttoiu and lliun
clallv able, tu cany out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & Trujx, Wholesale PrusulsU. Toledo, 0.
Waldlnif, Klnnan d Marvin, Wholesale Drug
pints, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, is lul.cn internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucoid bin (aces ot
the system. Testimonial!! sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle, gold bv all t)ruggi$t.
JUll'a family Pills aro tho best.
BOTHER OVER
BASSETT POND
RIGHT OF PISCARY ATTAINED
BY PRESCRIPTION.
That's What the Defendant in tho
Glbbn Against Sweet Trespass" Suit
Says He Hns and on That Ho Will
Make His Defense Another Trol
ley Company Case Bottled Arthur
Frothlngham Falls to Appear to
Prosecute H1b Ejectment Case for
the Lyceum Theater.
lhnset's pond, up in licnion town
ship, bids fair to become iiullu ns fam
ous its n source of law suits, Inspira
tion of poets, etc., ns lis neighbor, the
celebrated llaylor pond.
The late D. C, Olbbs. who bail n
paper title from the Commonwealth to
most of the pond nnd claimed title to
the lemaltider of It by purchase or
li use from squatter owners, did con
siderable lawlutr with the adjacent
property holders about the light of
llshlng nnd the like and two years
ago a number of them canto back at
him with 11 suit to prevent htm from
exercising "the right of llow" or, In
other wotds, from damming up the
outlet tti raise the water for mill pur
poses. Cllbbs won out and upon tho
strength of this verdict proceeded to
eveiclse full nnd complete ownership
of the pond.
One Dr. Wilton Sweet, who persisted
In llshlng In lite pond, was vt tinted to
desist and when ho refused, CSIbbi
brought a trespass suit against him
to recover $.ji0 damages. After the
btinging of the suit, Ciiblis died, but
the suit did not die with him. Ills
two sons, George 5. and Herbert 0.
filbbs, had themselves substitutt d us
plaintiffs nnd after several delays, suc
ceeded in getting the case lo trial yes
terday before Judge Edwards in the
main court room.
Attorney W. W. Haylor, son of the
Haylor, of llaylor pond fume, who, ns
may be believed, Is an expert In these
cases, and S. B. 1'rico tire represent
ing the plalntifls. Attorney Aaron
Augustus Chase, whose Benton home
is: on tho shores of Bassett's pond,
and his partner, Attorney James Mil
lion, appear for the defense.
PROVING PAPEU TITLE.
Yesterday was given over entitely
to proving' the plaintiffs' paper title
and nn examination of a map of t!v
pond, tnttdo by County Surveyor A. "2.
Stevenson. Judging from the occu
pants of the witness' seats, seine In
teresting testimony Is tu be expected
when the or:l examinations are be
gun. Mr. Sweet will defend on the ground
that he attained the right of piscary
by prescription, .lust what this is will
develop today. Around these purls,
that's rather tlreeky, but up Benton
way nny child can tell you all about
it. I'rom a cursory Inrptirv among
tlie attorneys, it was made to appear
that it is to a body of water what
squatter sovereignty is to land. If ft
man has llshed In a pond, for itistaife,
for twenty-one vcars, without moles
tation, and has done his tMiiug open
ly, adversely and notoriously, he etui
keep on fishing in that pond as long
its- he sees lit, ,110 mutter what changes
of ownership the pond may mulct go.
Incidentally, it will bo contended that
Mr. Sweet did his recent fishing from
oil" :t promontary that a third party
owns, and not from olf the Gibbs'
land.
Arthur Frothlngham again failed lo
appear to prosecute his ejectment suit
for the Lyceum theater against Charles
II. Welles, trustee, and again :i non
suit was granted. AVhen the case was
last up for trial, a year ago, Mr. Froth
inuham, by Ills non-appeaiance, suf
fered a non-suit, but a few hours later
instituted a new suit. This new suit
was regularly ordered on the trial list,
but, ns in the pievlous case. Mr.
Fiolhingham was not at hand m back
ills claim. Welles &,Torrey ami Wil
Inrd, Wart en & Kunpp represented the
defendant. ,
Other cases In which non-suits were
entered because of the failure of tlf
plaintiff to put in an appearance, were;
Martin Furry against Mulhorln &
Judge; M. .1. Mangnu against F. C.
rilgor, and Annie C. Xoplenski against
Frank Sygnoka.
BEFOTti: .Tt'DGK KELLY.
Tho .suit of Mary McGlnnlss and her
husband, Michael McClinnlsr, ngnlint
the Scranton Hallway company, was
settled b?fore Judge Kelly. The de
fendant agreed to give -Mrs. McOlnnlss
$900 nnd her husband S2.", each party
to pay its own costs, and tills being
acceptable lo the plaintiffs, n verdict
to that effect was directed t be en
tered. Mis. MoCilnnlss was injured in Sep
tember, li'iij, by the derailment of a
Bollevuo car, on which she was a pus
iimiuruu cur, tin men ue hum u. pus-
senger. Site sued for $10,000 damages
and her husband asked to bo recoup
penseil to the extent of $5,000 for the
loss of his wile's services nnd the
expense to which ho was put in car
ing for her.
I Hon. John. P. Q.tlnuan and M. J.
Donahoe were the plaintiff's attorneys.
HYOMEI
ASK
YOUR
DOCTOR
ABOUT HYOMEI
If he Is nn honest, up to dulo physician
HE WILL TELL OU
'Hint without HYOMEI there is
no hope for the Consumptive,
That without HYOMEI, Catarrh
and Br nchilis cannot be perma
nently cured. ,
That HYOMEI is the only sure
piotection against respiratory dis
eases known to the medical profes
sion, .
If this is not enough to satisfy
you, send for five days' treatment
and medical advice fiee,
HYOMUl s told by all drussfets or sent by
mill. Price $1.00. Tilnl Oulfita, 23c.
The R. T. Booth Co., Ithaca, N, Y,
Tho company Was represented by Ma
jor Everett Warren.
In the case of C. It. Sears against
tho clly of Scranton, cnlletl for trial
before. Judge Kelly, tho plaintiff asltod
for ntvl wits granted permission to
amend his declaration, nnd tho de
fense plcndlng surprise, the ease was
continued. Mr. Scais cues for $10,000
damages for personal Injuries. Ho
was driving along West Market street
In the fall of 1$97 and hlit horses be
came frightened at it steam roller that
was being operated by the city's em
ployet In repairing thu sheet. The
horses ran away, tmd Mr. Sours was
tin own out. sustaining Injuries to his
head and back. Charles E. Otvcr is
tho plaintiff's attorney. The defenso tu
looked lifter hy City Solicitor A. A
Vosbnrg.
In the Hhcilff's Interpleader case ot
A. Mnllnowskl against Simon Stenor
field, n verdict was directed for the
plolnltlf bv Judge Kelly for" ths full
amount of the claim, $S. There wai
no appearance for tho defense, ttalph
L. Levy represented tho plaintiff.
In the case of Fenner eo Uhiippclt
iignlnvt E. It. Orlfllths, defendant, and
the Jitcltsoii Street Baptist church, gar
nishees, the present trustees of tlte
church asked to be Included -as de
fendants, nnd a rule to show cause
why they should not be, was allowed.
The petition was presented by Attor
ney W. Gnylord Thomas.
GASES CONTINUED.
Tito following cases were continued:
Continental Trust company against
William H. Wluton, administrator,
sclie facias; Annie L. V.o.ss ngalnst It.
Boss ngalnst It. M. Uuland, ejectment;
Northern Coal and Iron company
against the Scranton Gas nnd Water
company, trespass; N. W. Soggs and
otheiH against W. Gibson Jones and
M. L. Jones, trespass: Hurt lev & Gra
ham against Allen D. Bingham, ap
peal: Kres Stationary company
against the School district of Fell
township; George Cosine against the
Scranton Hallway tompany.
The case of F. M. Hull-lend ngahvd
C. D. Winters was reported settled
and marked off the list.
Two Divorce Hearings.
Testimony In two dl voice eases,
Anno Davis against James Davis, and
AVUIIam A. Harvey against Lucy Hur
vev, were hard yesterday In oham
beis, by Judge Kelly. Desertion is
ohnrgod in each instance.
The Davlses were married in l9t
and lived together in Old Forgo until
three years ago. when. It Is alleged,
the wife run away. In the lturvey
case it Is alleged that the wife de
serted In rebtuary 1W. after they had
been mntrted three yens. Slit is now
in Bellwood, Pn.
John 11. Homier and Lewis B. Car
ter weie attorneys, respectively for
Mrs. Davis and Mr. Harvey.
Will of Thnniel C. Snover.
The will of the late Thaniel C. Sno
ver was probated yesterday in the of
fice of Register ol Wills William Koch'.
Letters testamentary were granted to
the widow, Mary A. Snover.
The sum of $10,00 is hefrupnthed to
each of the four children. Dr. Wel
come Snover, May Sophia Snover, Jes
se Snover and Elizabeth Snover. The
latter two, being minors, are not to
receive their legacy until I bey reach
the age of twe:ily-fivo yeats.
The remainder of the estate, with
the exception of a few minor bequests,
goes to the whlow, with the proviso
thai at her death or te-niarriage it
reverts to the children.
The minor bequests include two of
S'.oo each to his sillers, Mrs. Electa
A. Ktene and Marietta A. Snover, and
Sltn tu bis nephew. '.unlit Snover
Keene.
Applications for Charters.
Tuvtor Lewis vestcday made ap
plication for a charter for tho Con
gregation of Anshe Amos, of Scranton.
The trustees aro David Tounginan.
Samuel Friedman and Morris Feigen
btium, all ot Emmet street.
Application was made by the same
attorneys for a ohnrfr for the Jos
eph B. Dickson Hose company, No. 2.
o'l Priceburg, of which William Mc
Loughlln. John Slivinskl and William
Snyder at" tiustees.
Marriage Licenses.
P limit I .1. Sixton
Mjiv ford
P.itiitl: fleirily ...
M.iii;arot f'.iwley
.Toe f,'ii7ck
M.uy ll,mon-kl ..
Alfred Speed
Kathrcn K. C'nopir
f h ules P. Mitzitu
.lennle Sinilley ...
I) intel Jacob-. ....
f'.lllllllh! ItiWs ....
M'J Wyoming a.enue
tit.: O.ik stteet
:;.a) Fifth acnue
JO.'s'i Price street
Oljphint
Oljph.int
Ill Adinis iunue
Ililtl Mount
,,:mi Xoilh ISininliy annuo
,:ilil Xoith lliomley aumi"
, .".it Pino street
, 5JI Pine streil
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
In the c.ise of 1). 11. itepbule nsalmt .lames
V.. Sinner, the nil.' lo intiiple.nl, jestiiday wai
(ll-ehaiceil.
M. If. I.eiinon was ji-teiiliy lelcasCtl from Jul
on s:,nn lull furnished by Thomas J. Mollitl, of
Cm bond lie.
'I lie will of Tlioma Coo-jii, lite of Cirlionil lie.
.H admitted tu probate jesteiday :0"l letteii
i tctauictit.n y granted to the wiiiow, nose couk.iii.
The Ihpior llceme of II. 1. Mahonry anil .M. .1,
liniMi'. of Lackawanna aciiuc, .n yestctiuy
ti.nisfeiird by Jiukc Kelly to Huddy It Kane on
mot Ion of Attorney M. V. f'onry.
l)r, M, K. Melioii brought a suit in ai-iimp-lt
against the l'ell township poor district ycstenliy
to re-rot cr ijSIl for prolesslonil unites from
Xt'V. 1, U'W, to Xov. SI, I'KK). II. C. llullir .'i
Ills attoniey.
Ilv order of toiirt jesti'iday the eao of the
Cm'tiiientil Tnist iomHiiy aualust the Wlnton
isUIh was iliiectetl to be placed at the head'of
tho list for Urn lint well; t the Janiuny term
nl common plea.
On petition ot Moitiiiu M. William, of Taj lor,
represented by Atloine .lohu M. Hurls, tmnt
yesteiil.iy appoiiitetl Tlnnnn Ilaudley Rtiirtllan
of .lohn anil llobeit Ifinns, minor chlldien of
William .1. Hum ilucwil.
Tim ordir eudlmr llobeit Hand to Hie llouio
of Itefuue, at Philadelphia, wis jotuday e.
vokul upon it lieiiitr bliuwii that lie I above tlu
aire at whleli bo, me admitted to tliU iiiuitu
tlon. He will be' sent to the lliiritliigtcn lefotut.
ittory.
The iianio of Solotmn Slgllu wa islcrtlay tub.
uliluteil for that of Peter hlglhi on thn bond t,l
tiiwtiii appointed to vliw the new roid In Sprliu
tlruok ami Clllton. Il appears there I nn Peter
slllu ami that K1oin.iu .Siitllu U the one who
was orlitinally meant.
The nuiitl-iiniM to compel Jtuijfe-, It. 'Willis
ltecsc, of Old Punte borouith, tu show cause why
ho doe not fclttn the ten-year eleitrlo light co-e
tract provided for by oidinniuu ot councils', was
jrMinlay ilincletl to U'uo by .ludo if. M, IM.
wauls, It was niado returnible Pee, 3, at tt
o'clock a m.
Scrantou Business College,
Sineo the ending of the strike atu
dents have been securing positions al
most at the rate of one a day. Wore
Principals Buck & Whltmoro ablo to
fiuallfy them rapidly enough tho rate
would bo much higher, Tho demand Is
greater than the supply.
Wo Have Ji3t Received
A cajload of Poultry Turkeys Chick
ens, fmcks and Geese. The stock Is
very tine and will ba sold at low
prices. See us beforo placing your
Thanksgiving orders. Yv", H. Pierce,
110, 112, 111 1'enn avenue, 19 Lacka
wanna avenue.
SIZE OP THE
SCHOOL-BOARD
QUESTION THAT IS NOW BEING
DEBATED.
I, H. Burns Believes That When We
Becomo a Second Class City in Fact
Our School Affairs Will Be Con
eluded by a Board of Fifteen Says
That the Supreme Court Last
Spring Reversed Its Rullug of
1800 Extracts from the Opinions
of the Supreme Court.
The question of the hour with the
twenty-one members of tlte Scranton
hoard of control Just now Is, When
Scranton becomes a city of tho second
class, will the school hoard consist of
twenty-one members, one from each
ward, us at ptesent, or will lUconslsl
of fifteen membets elected from the
city tit large, as provided In the Act
of no:,?
This question revolves mound nn
otlier question, which Is this: Is the
Act or ISO.', constitutional or unconsti
tutional'.' The Supreme court in a de
cision handed down Itt ISUfl, or one year
til'ter the net went Into effect, un
equivocally declared It to be utieotistl
tutiottal, but Tin H. Burns and several
other focal attorneys contend that the
Supreme court reversed Its ruling in a
certain portion of thu opinion handed
down In April of this year in the case
of Cotnnionweallh versus Gllllgan, the
same opinion which .settled the oui'S
tion ns lo whether a board of twenty
one or a hoard or six was the legal
boa id In a city of the thltd class.
The Act of tSft.", above referred to,
provides for tlte election of fifteen
school directors at large In cities of the
second ola'-s, said directors to be elect
ed for throe years, and no two to come
from the same ward. It further pro
vides that tliey shall draw slips on the
morning of the organization of the first
board for the purpose of ascertaining
who shall serve for one, who for two
and who for thtee years, five slips to
be marked with each of these num
bers. CASE IN QUESTION.
The case in which the opinion of the
Supreme court, declaring this act un
constitutional, was handed down was
the case of Chalfanl vs. Edwards et
nl.. and has been widely quoted. It
was a bill in equity to restrain a cer
tain sub-school district in Pittsburg,
provided for by this same Act of 1S9.",
from selling and delivering certain
school bonds. Mr. Chalfnnt. the ap
pellant, was a citizen, and his attor
neys! contended that this act waft un
constitutional. The lower com t declared it to be un
constitutional and the matter was
taken to the Supremo court. In de
claring the act unconstitutional this
tribunal gave as its reason for so doing
that it was a violation of tho constitu
tional prohibition against local or spe
cial legislation for school districts. This
is what tho court then said:
In cicry inslanio we liaie asseitcd the tune
rule, sa.i'ins that the cftcd of classification
must not be t.-nrieil becond itl purpose as tie
tlireil in the original classification law and that
.t liw relating to any other subject, though
i initialing all the cities of a ghen elisi, or of
all the iiliej Into which i ities are dnjdtd, i,
local anil tuuitMlttitio!i.il if the subject be one
ru wliii li loi il and special legislation is forbid
dm. 'I he legulitiuii of the an.iiii of mIiooI ills
tllets h such a -ublict.
'I lie ait betoie ii was passed to establish a
locil -'..-tent. Its ic-iills were intended to be
lni.il iiiiil milt loe.il. Tncy i .in by no possibility
be .in; thing but loial. "llil-J act is therefore
Mpmriy within the wt.nls ol the cniistitutii 1
pioliiliitiun. it is litjond the power ot the Icgih
latino to mat L and is absolutely void.
It will be seen that tho Supremo
court at that time declared that when
the classilication of nehool districts
was based upon tho classification of
cities us in tho act ot IM'5, the act
classifying such districts is local and
unconstitutional.
MR. BURNS STATEMENT.
Mr. Burns admitted yesterday, when
seen by it Tribune man, that as fai
ns tho above-quoted opinion goes, th-;
net is unconstitutional. "But," said
he, "the Supreme court this last spring
has reversed its ruling on the question
of classilication and reversed It in no
cciutvneal manner. Tho opinion of lS9d
nnd this year's opinion cannot pos
sibly stand together, hecnuse one is
contradictory of the other."
Mr. Burns showed the Tribune man
.a copy of this year's advance reports,
giving tt complete account of the caso
of the commonwealth versus Gllligan,
of Plttston. In this enso Mr. Burns
was one of the attorneys and one of
tlte many points he raised was that
tho classification of cities wa. for mu
nicipal purposes only. In this he wivt
upheld by the opinion already handed
down. Here Is what tho Supremo
court said this year on thu classifica
tion question:
Till aits ileal with business! nivalis which,
though leliting to school, are In their nature
miinlcipil .mil pi m idea u iilmllir system for Uiujo
similarly rliinited. It does not mike tho school
boaul part of munlilpal Rouriinienl; they are
lift independent .ih betoie. lint, lecnirulzing
tint n Uige population coniprcsstd into a small
trtritory may have the mum necessity for a
honiinlial tlltfcioiit coii.tltiitul board of govern,
mint for the busbies affair of It sihools than
it In for It stiletly municipal affalis, it pin.
Htlci a special i.yitcin for di-lriets so speeially
situated. Till I tho legltliuitc olllcc ot classlll
cation, and, therefuie, 1 not local or pciial
within Hie prohibition of Hut constitution.
Mr. Burns said that It Is n well
known principle of law thnt lite latest
decision of court is the binding one,
tmd expressed tho hellof that If tho
act of 1S95 was ever again brought
beforo tho Supremo court it would te
declared constitutional
It is very, very seldom, where ti
court has reversed itself, twice on thu
same matter, ho s.tld.
. .I
Y. W. C. A. NOTES.
Tho advertisement party In tho gjiiinnluni on
Siturday evening wa a tnot cujujable atfalr.
Tim nuking of fudge was uuo of thu fc.il iium
of the evening ami ptovid evy entertaining.
The randy was all viry well mule and wa pro.
iioiiiictil isi client,
The lltciaturo class, under Mi, l'rlidwald intel
tonight. The girls are Mill ttuditif "Iianliim"
und find II nioru intcnsling than they ever tup.
posed, liven the one who aio fond of Sir Walter
Seott' hooks my that they see a new beauty hi
"Ivanhoe." A most cordial invitation to Join
this cliii. i.s intended to all gill and women.
Thu giiU ihib eAietts tu begin a ditlnite lluu
of work In a hcrt time. They aro to have soma
light tooklng lessons, leirn to mako candy and
little fancy thing) for Cl.iUtuu. 'Ilia btlll
jounger girl are In a department by tbcuitch w.
'Ihry will also hive inucli of the same work and
also the waitress course, in which they will be
tnught how to prepato tho tablo for bieaKfat,
luncheon and dinner and to serva nicely at all
of these meal.
- .
Miss Clara E. Potter, eighteen years'
experience In teaching all branches of
art needlework, has opened women's
exchange at M. Norton's, 32a Lucka
wanna avenue.
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Blessings to Be
Thankful for. This Thanksgiving season has once more set as a- 5
thinking what it host of blessings mm has to be thankful for. JC
Right here In our store are many. When you can buy a 100-pteco Jp
Vllrcons China Decorated Dinner Set for $S; a 10-plcce decoiated m
gold stlpled Toilet Set for I'l.oO; it largo gold ruby etched Lamp Jp-
Willi LthlU: UltllL Mill lit'. HIIU Jl-lllllI Hi'""- -" illllUH Mil Ui JL
primitive forefathers hint little to ho thankful for ns monsuroil by
thco modern ItluaH ami lutvantnKov.
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Bridge Work (,SSW $3
set of Teeth $5
All woil: guarantied for 11 iur. llall
iit.il lu'v vo-.tr teeth cMimnul flee of
chaige. Satbf.iilion or no pay.
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Handsomely upholstered in finest
qualities of Velour, in both solid color
and fancy figured designs (mom
than twenty distinctly beautiful pat
terns to choose from). Until De
cember i st for only
$0.00
Sold in most stores at Twelve Dollars. Always consid
ered a bargain at Ten Dollars. Every Couch guaran
teed by us lor live years absolutely.
In Our New Store
406 Lackawanna Ave.
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(Steam or Hot Water;
is made extra heavy, with every joint iron to iron. There is no heat lost, and
at the end of the winter the heater shows no sign of wear. It is nudo for het
and wear. Iit ui ftoA mT i,o0.cietj, y() ,,m im,w
II about. iiotti'M tbU ia north IiuowIue,
I The Sperl Heater Company, Carbondale, Pa.
Iron Toys
Tin Toys and Dishes
We make better Irou aud Tin Toy3 here than
they do in the Old Country. That is why you pay us
so much less for them,
Kveryiliiiir?' in Iron aud Tin Toys is here.
And the D,shes. What a galaxy of pretty things
they represeut,; copies of the most cxcinisite designs in
real b;g sets. And all so little priced.
Look over the assortment while it is large aud
complete,
J. D. WILLIAMS & BRO.
312 and 314 Lackawanna Avenue,
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lai WrotnliHr. Avenue
VU Wnlk lnnndl)o' around 2
$5 SET $5 ,
Our Teeth Improve the ap- i
nearance of the lace; mid thecom-
lort of the mouth and make the
health better, too. A little time
spent here will benefit you
jjrcatly.
We make a specialty of Painless lix
tr.tctluti, anil II you lt.ive unv pain while
wc are pullltiK your teeth will guarantee
tu do all of your wotk free of charge.
Dr. Reyer, Dentist
514 Spruce St.. t)pp. Court tlou.se.
Call and Examine
Our Line of 55
I tt
A great variety of styles
constantly on hand. No
slipping and falling, No
more sore and contracted
feet.
126 and
Franklin
128
Ave.
50 Couches
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going and have the house heated
degree as you want it, day or
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