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AT THE CHURCHES YESTERDAY.
Berean Baptist Church.
The morning service was devoted
wholly to the observance of tho Lord's
Hupper, The attendance of. tho mem
bership wis very gratifying, as was
als'o tho nttcndwnco of. tho general
congregation. 'The ofllcers nre espe
cially gratified that the Introduction
of this special communion service hits
not proved In tho least exclusive to
the many who art? not members of the
church, but who are regular attend
ants. Hew V. B. Grow assisted In
the service and by Invitation the pas
tor and descons extended the hand nf
fellowship to live members recently
received. During the pastorate of Dr.
Whalen new members have thus been
welcomed at every communion season.
The usual congregation was present In
the evening, when the pastor preached
upon "The Hilling of One's Own Spir
it." Congregational.
At the First Congregational church
Hy A. Parsons, of Scranton, spoke at
. both the morning and evening services,
In the absence of How SI. C. Klllott.
' the pastor, who occupied the pulpit
of the Pilgrim Congregational church
In Plymouth. At the evening service
Sir. Parsons spoke on the subject of
"Divine Truth" and used crayon
.sketches to bring out and emphasize
' strong points in his discourse.
, Second Presbyterian.
. The Rev. William A. Brown, of Ar-
not, Pa., preached a scholarly sermon
In the Second Presbyterian church yes
terday afternoon after Sunday school.
Welsh Presbyterian.
At the church home of the Welsh
people of this section yesterday Rev.
D. C. Phillips, of Hyde Park, spoke
yesterday morning. This church is
just now without a regular pastor, but
it is the hope of some of its zealous
workers that at some time in the very
near future the Welsh Methodists,
Presbyterians and Baptists will unite
and form a Welsh denominational body
and in this way have a pastor and
congregation of Welsh birth or ex
traction, where the traditions of their
dear home beyond the sea may be kept
up.
Young Men's Union.
At the Young Men's Gospel services
yesterday afternoon in the First Con
gregational church building, Sir. Hy A.
Parsons, of Scranton, made an earnest
and forcible address to tne young men.
He was greeted by a large audience.
Dr. Lansing's Lecture.
Tomorrow night is the time for Dr.
Lansing's lecture at the Berean Bap
tist church. He will undoubtedly be
greeted by as large and refined an au
dience as has ever been given to any
lecturer In this city. The ushers are
arranging to take care of a large
crowd and to have every one comfort
ably seated. Do not stay at home be
cause you want to leave your seat for
another; he may not attend, and thus
you will lose an opportunity of hear
ing the most elociuent clergyman In
our half of the state, and the trustees
will be deprived of your presence and
Hiipport in this laudable undertaking.
Silver offering, as usual.
The Amateur Contest.
A week from tonight, Dec. 10, is the
time set by Slanager Daniel Byrne,
of the Grand Opera House, for the
contest open to nil mateurs of this city.
This means that all or any who have
a knack (or fancy they have, which is
not always the same thing) of enter
taining their friends by dancing, sing
ing or elocutionary effort will have an
opportunity of demonstrating to a
large audience what they have In them
that appeals to public favor. Slana
ger Byrne hus offered several very
handsome prizes for this evening. The
inly stipulation that is made In regard
to the contest Is that the act must be
sultablo to bo presented before an audi
ence of which ladies form a part.
A Fine December Sunday.
Yesterday was like a spring day in
its mildness and mellow sunshine. The
balmy air and blue skies brought out
large congregations at tho city
churches, and the streets of the town
were tilled with a well-dressed, contented-looking
throng of promenadors
during the afternoon. Many enjoyed
walks to neighboring towns and seemed
delighted to have one more opportun
ity to enjoy themselves this way before
tho cold weather, so long overdue, sets
in.
Mora Cases of Measles.
Two more cases of measles were re
ported to the board of health by city
physicians yesterday, as follows:
Leslie Kvuns, aged thirteen, of 74
Laurel street, First ward.
A son of L. L. Lovelund, aged six, of
Seventh nvdntto, Third ward.
Jt ki said that In one school district
oT'tltlfti-MtV ."there are forty-five ohil
tttJn ahsunt from school on account of
LfUs malady. .
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",?; Meetings Tonight.
i, Select council, J"
School board,
,OUvo Loaf lodge, No. loti, I. O. O. F.
. Typographical union, No. 239.
."P. W. Nully chili.
.Federal unlonf -No, 7204.
."''Br.anch No". 136j National Association
Letter Carriers.
, Young Slcn's Institute.
Takfng Up Bonds.
"Saturday morning a number of the
holder's of thp (Irst and second mort
gage' bonds of the Klots silk mill pre-
Trinity Guild's National Apron Sale,
UO.VT P.Mt'ToTvfTENU Tin:
National Apron Sale
To Ue Opened
" December 4
At
Trinity Parish House.
'' 'Attractions to Suit All PurchutW.
; Refreshments Will Be Served.
"... Oyster s
(SUwcd, Panned and Haw).
t'Um Chowder, Cottce and Hollj.
4 ). , Bale Opens
At '5 O'clock and Continues or Two' KffhU.
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CARBONDALE
DEPARTMENT
settled their bonds at the Slitters' und
Mechanics' bunk, In accordance with
the advertisement of the company, who
desire to retire these bonds ns soon lis
possible. Saturday was the last day on
which Interest will bo paid and those
who still hold lite securities would do
wqll to realize on them and Invest their
money In some other way.
Dull nt the Theater.
The audience that saw "Ten Nights
In a Har-room" on Saturday evening
was probably the smallest ttiat actors
have faced here In n long time. Hy
actual count there were Just forty-four
persons In the orchestra chairs down
stairs and n comparatively small audience-
up stairs. The play Itself was
one which could Hardly be expected to
appeal to amusement lovers, for It was
a tract written In dialogue form. It
was almost too gruesome for a tem
perance lecture, with lis three mur
ders nnd Its depletion of the sufferings
of a drunkard with the delirium tre
mens. The company curried along
with them a brass band with showy
uniforms, which gave n street pnrad
at noon and a concert in front oftho
theater for un hour In the cvenlng."Th
next play scheduled to appear here Is
"The Woman In Block," and after the
amateur contest there are a number
of good repertoire and starring "oni
panles booked. After the middle of tht
present month the grand will have bat
few dark nights.
The Apron Pnh
The Indies 'of Trinity guild will open
their national apron sale tomorrow
evening in the parish house. The guild
has been preparing for this sale for a
long time. Besides the nitrons there
will be a very largo assortment of
fancy articles of all kinds for sole and
refreshments will be served. The
aprons have been collected from nearly
every state In the union, and a number
have come from foreign countries es
pecially for this sale. The commltec
who have had this bazaar in prepara
tion have done their work exceedingly
well, and us the Christinas holidays
are drawing near this will be an excel
lent chance for every one to stoclc up
on gifts at a reasonable figure. Stnny
pretty and desirable articles will be
displayed. The proceeds of the sale
will go toward finishing the church edi
fice. A Serious Charge.
Alderman Slorrisnn had a case belore
him on Friday evening that was of un
usual Interest. Sirs. Jlanutili Vouii,
and SIIss Llbble Young were tho de
fendants, and Frank J. Wayinan and
his daughter, Bertha, were the plain
tiffs. The Waymans charged the Young's
with enticing Bertha Wayinan to en
ter a house of Ill-fame. The evidence
adduced was of a sensational diame
ter. Alderman Slorrlson, after listen
ing to this for some time, gave nil tin
parties a severe talking to and dis
missed the case.
He Will Be Missed.
Mr. and Sirs. George S. Kimball, of
Spring street, are preparing to go to
Florida this week to spend the winter.
Sir. Kimball is one of tho foremost citi
zens of Carbondale. His public spirit
and progressive ways have brought
him prominently to the front and he is
always In demand as a speaker or an
honored guest at all public and most
private functions. His prolonged ab
sence will-be keenly felt and .sincerely
regretted.
Charged with Various Offenses.
George J. Slannlon, of Hill street, a
brakemau on the Delaware and Hud
son, was arrested on Friday evening
on the complaint of Lyman RaUi
driver for Dr. Slalaun, charged with
assault and battery, carrying con
cealed weapons and making threats.
He was brought before Alderman S.
S. Jones, who held him In $.11)0 ball.
Improving.
Fred Hubbard, who has been seri
ously ill for some time, is now on the
road to recovery, and hns greatly Im
proved tho past week. Ills sister, Sim.
George Miller, of New York city, who
was summoned here on account of his
sickness, returned to her homo on Sat
urday. Change in Positions.
Thomas Hudd, who for some tlnvi
has been stntloned at the local coal
pockets of tho Delaware and Hudson
company, has been given u position as
foreman. His place wIlL be filled Itv
his brother, Richard Budd, who for a
few weeks has been a brakeman.
At Home.
Sir. and Sirs. William (Jlhbs, who
were recently married In this city, have
returned froip their wedding tour und
have taken up their resldinee at the
home of Sirs, Glbbs' patents, Mr. and
Sirs, p, SI, Tallinun, on. Seventh ave
nue. A Temporary Position,
Joseph Gleniion, a recent graduate of
the commercial department of tho
High school, Is lilllug temporarily the
position of C. P. O'Connor as stenog
rapher In the olllcu of the llondrlck
works. Sir. O'Connor Is in Philadel
phia, A New Engineer.
James SlcCawley, of River street,
who for a long tlino has been employed
on tho Delawaro and Hudson In the
cupuutty of llrHiuan, has been pro
mated. He will now handle tho throttle
on one of the locomotives,
A Foot Ballist Recovering.
James Sluson, who was injured in the
Cnrbondale-Dunmoro foot ball game In
this city on Thanksgiving day, lb Im
proving. His foot still troubles him,
and he will not be able to attend to his
business for several days,
f
Money.
The miners employed at thu North
west breaker were given their' sem
montlily pay on Saturday by flio
Temple Coal and Iron company,
A New Clerk.
Byron S. Clark, the grocer, of Salem
avenue, has engaged Harry1 Hrownell
cs clerk. Sir. Broynell enters upon his
duties today '
E.L. Hatfield, man
ager of the Carbon
dale edition, will be
pleased to receive
callers seeking Infor
mation or desirous of
Imparting It. Tele
phone numbers! New
386! old, 0433.
MINISTERS' MEETING.
The Pastors of the Ablngton Baptist
Association Assemble nt Berean
Church Today.
Tho Scranton Baptist Sllnlsters' con
ference will meet at the Berean Bap
tist church In this city today. Tho or
ganization Includes nil the pastors nnd
clergymen residing within the bounds
of the Ablngton association, At It a.
m Rev. O. R. Smith, of Factoryvlllo,
will rend tt paper on "Church Disci
pline." At 1 o'clock the ministers and
their wives will be banqueted by tho
Ladles' Aid society of the church.
During the dinner nnd the toasts that
will follow the High school orchestra
will furnish music. Rev. W. B. Grow
will preside at the after-dinner exer
cises, and Rev, S. F. Slathows, of the
First Baptist church, of Scranton,
who Is the president of tho conference,
will preside at all other exercises, So
cially and otherwise this is likely to
be a notable meeting of the Baptist
clergymen of this county and vicinity.
A New Locomotive.
The Delaware and Hudson company
has receded another new locomotive
from tho Dickson company, of Scran
ton. This makes the thirteenth In the
scries nf llfteen ordered from the
Dickson company and with the for
mer series of ten, makes the twenty
third locomotive delivered to the
Delaware and Hudson company within
a few months.
Opening Delayed.
Rev. n. A. Sawyer, rector of Trinity
Hplscopul church, iast evening an
nounced that the opening of tho new
church building will not take place
till late in January. He had hoped
to hold services in It Christmas, but
owing to unforseen delays, It seems
impossible to get the new edifice
ready In time,
Miss Blair Buried.
Tho funeral of Sliss Slargaret Blair
was held Saturday afternoon from the
homo of her brother, on Sixth ave
nue. A large number were In atten
dance. Interment was made In Sluple
wood cemetery.
Back to College.
Thomas Loftus left yesterday to re
sume his studies nt tho University of
Pennsylvania. Newell Van Bergen
and John J. Nolan leave today for Le
high university.
The Passing Throng.
Francis McAndrew is ill with pneu
monia. Roy Foster, of Plttston. Is visiting
his parents here.
Joseph Utley spent Sunday with his
mother tit Greenfield.
Guy Little is afflicted Willi several
painful bolls on his urni.
Clarence Bali, of Jermyn, spent Sun
day in town with friends.
Born To M,r. and SIrs.v George Da
vis, of Park street, a son.
Charles Townsend. of Wilkes
Barre, spent Sunday In town.
Charles Honbam, of Forest City, vis
ited friends in town yesterday.
Sirs. T. J. Sluxey, who lias been vis
iting in Slontrose, has returned.
Sirs. John K. Slorgan, of Washing
Ion avenue, is in Susquehanna.
Sirs. M. L. Chapman, of Shnmokln, Is
visiting her brother, D. C. Van Scoten.
Conrad Walble. of this city, spent
Sunday with his mother nt Unlondale.
John O'Brien has returned from New
York, where be spent a few days last
week.
Sllss Hthel Wagner has returned
from a visit with relatives In Wayne
county.
Sllss Slamo Burke has returned lo
Susffuehanna, after a pleasant visit In
this city.
Sirs. Truman Utley and daughters,
Lena and Bessie, are visiting friends In
Windsor. N. Y.
J. K. Blgart and family have returned
home from several weeks' visit in
Wayne county.
Sliss Mamie oiennon has returned
from Olyphunl, where she has been tho
guest' of friends.
J. 10. Dennis has accepted employ
ment on tho new silk mill and will re
main In this city.
Annabel Gardner, of Clifford, has re
turned home, after a few days' visit
with friends In this city.
T. jr. Headley and wife, of New
burgh, N. Y nre. visiting their sister,
Sirs. William Hollenbeck, on Copelund
avenue.
Henry Rattle, who was operated on
at tho Carbondale Emergency hospital
some time ago, hus recovered and Is
out again.
Sirs. Dr. K. A. Holmes and her two
children, of Downsvlllo, N. Y are tho
guests of Sir. and Sirs. Claude R.
Smith, of Patk street.
Henry Warner, of Cadosla, formerly
of this city, employed on the Ontnrlo
and Western, has removed his family
from the former place to Stnyileld.
C. II. Rettow and wife left yester
day lor their home In Brooklyn, N. Y
nttor a few days visit with the lat
ter's mother, Sirs. C. K, Rottew, on
John street,
TAYLOR.
The service over tho remains of tho
late Sirs. Robert Coombs was held at
her late home, on Washington streot,
yesterday afternoon und was conducted
by tho Rev, O. B. Henry, whoso sec
tiiou was touching and eloquent. At
tho close of tho service tho remains
wore conveyed to the Forest Home
Lemutery, where Interment was made,
A quartette from tho Culvary Baptist
church sang several excellent anthems
during tho fuuorul service.
Sirs, John R. Lowls and Sirs, W. R.
Williams, -of Hyde Park, visited friends
hero yesterday.
Sllsses Jessie and Lizzie Owens, of
Oak street, weie guests of friends In
West Scranton yesterduy,
Tlw funeral of thu lute Sllss Edith
James, of Hampton street, Hyde Park,
took place yesterday afternoon and
was largely attended.. The funeral ser
vices wero held in the Calvary Baptist
church nt 3 o'clock. Rev, James Bun
uitignr outdated. Sluny liorul offerings
wero received and wore of a very beau
tiful variety, Tho church choir ren
dered several appropriate anthems dur
ing the services.
Rev. D. C. Kdwurds officiated at
Wllkes-Burra yesterday,
'Reports como from the bedside of
Sllss Lizzie Hodge, of the Sloses Tay
lor hospital, that; she has slightly im
proved. Emblem division, No. G", Sons of
Temperance, will meet this evening In
regular session.
Tho adjudicators for the Christmas
eisteddfod, under the auspices of the
Welsh Congregational church, nre as
follows: On music, Pror. C. C. Kvnns,
of Wllkes-Barre! on recitations, poetry,
etc., Rev. David P. Jones, of West
Scranton. The committee In chargo of
the event are laboring unceasingly for
Its success and undoubtedly will be nv
warded.
A lecture will bo given lit tho Stolho
dlsl Episcopal church on Thursday
evening by the Rev. W. G. Simpson,
D. D.
Sirs. JiuIboii Smith and daughter, of
Lincoln Heights, visited relntlves here
yesterday. x
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Council, of
Green Ridge, visited friends In this
borough yesterdny.
Sllss Delia Williams visited friends In
Hyde Park yesterdny.
OLYPHANT.
The La Porte Comedy company will
open a week's engagement at tho
Father Slathew Opera House this
evening, when "A Gnmbler's Wife"
will be presented. The compnny Is a
large one and composed of a number
of clever performers. The prices dur
ing tho week will be 10, 20 nnd SO
cents.
P. J. SlcCormlcU. of Blakely, has
been appointed check woighman at tho
No. '2 colliery of the Delaware and
Hudson company. He entered upon
his duties Saturday. The appointment
was made in accordance to a recent
order Issued by the company, which
gives the miners tho power to select
and employ nt their own expense a
check welghmaster. Any disagree
ment between the regulor welghmas
ter and the check welghmaster will
be referred to tho foreman for settle
ment. No eheck welghmaster has
been appointed at the Eddy Creek col
liery as yet.
J. A. Wurlng, of Slott Haven, has
accepted a position in Atherton's cash
store.
P. V. Donnelly, of Carbondale, was a
visitor In town yesterdny.
At a meeting of Kingsbury lodge.
No. 466, F. and A. St.. Friday evening,
the following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year: Dan
iel G. Jones, worshipful master; Frank
L. Northup, senior warden; Charles
Houser, junior warden; Elmer E, Da
kin, treasurer; H. B. Slatthewson,
secretary.
Sllss Alice Patten spent yesterday
with Plttston friends.
Sllss Mary J. Davis has returned
from New York.
Sirs. James Strong, of Wlnton, was
the guest of Sirs. Robert SIcKlnley, of
Scott street, yeslonlay
DUNMORE.
Council No. 102:!, Junior Order United
American Slechanics. attended servi
ces nt the Baptist church, on Dudley
street, last night. A largo number
were in attendance nnd were much
pleased with the eloquent sermon of
Rev. J. L. Kreumer, who addressed his
remarks to those present In his usual
happy vein.
Rev. W. H. Williams, the drummer
evangelist, had charge .of the services
at the Dudley Street Baptist church
yesterday morning. His remarks were
addressed especially to young men,
his subject being "The Young Slait and
His company."
The remains of Ernest, the 6-year-old
child of srr. and Sirs. Friend Hal
lock, who died on Friday as the result
of a recent attnek of diphtheria, wefe
interred on Saturday afternoon In
Dunmore cemetery. This family has
been sorely afflicted, having seven
children 111 with dread diphtheria at
one time. At this time the rest of the
family are reported as doing well.
The Republican club will hold an
Important meeting In Frost's hall this
evening. All Republicans In town nre
urgently requested to be present.
The Knights of Slaltu will hold an
Important meeting In their hall on
Thursday night. At this meeting the
"Murk" degree is to ho worked and
several candidates will be initiated.
It Is hoped a large number will be
present.
The collection taken at tho union
Thanksgiving services, amounting to
tU.L'O, has been given to the Home
for the Friendless.
The Ladles' Aid society of me Pres
byterian church will meet with Sirs.
Daniel Swartz at her home on Blakely
street on Thursday afternoon next at
3 o'clock.
The school board will hold their reg
ular monthly meeting In the High
school tomorrow night.
Sliss Cornelia Galpin leaves for New
York this morning, where she will re
sume her studies at Miss Graham's
school.
Sir. und Sirs. T. J. Warg have re
turned from a week's tour of the east
ern states, where they spent their hon
eymoon, The ninny friends of Sir. and Sirs.
Joseph VIckers, of Cemetery street,
will be sorry to learn that they will
removo to Johnstown during the pres
ent week, where Sir. VIckers has se
cured a lucrative position.
Sir. and Sirs. William Stevens have
returned from their wedding tour,
which embraced a number of western
cities,
Chris VIckers, who has bsen located
at Johnstown for several months,
spent a part of last week with his
family on Apple street.
Sllss Lynch, of New York, Is being
entertained by Sirs. A. D, Blucklnton
at tho "Homestead, 'L on Elm street,
Sir. Raymond, of South Norwalk,
Conn., who has been spending a few
days with Row A. J. Van Cleft, of
Blakely street, hus returned home.
Frank Wert, of Wllkes-Barre, Is vis
iting his brother, Sir. E. -U, Wert, of
Blakely street.
Sir. and Sirs. O. R. Winters are
spending a few duys at Vurden, Wayne
county.
Slarcus Tuthill, of Huwley, Is visit
ing his school friend, Sir. George Ellis,
of Church stroat.
Sllss Slarjory Lewis, of Plttston, Is
being entertained by Sllss Cornelia
Galpin, of Elm street.
Sirs. John Ellis, who has beou visit
ing her father, Sir. Stephen Richards,
of Rlgg street, tho past few weeks,
hus returned to her home in Newark,
N. J.
The funeral of Lionel, tho young son
of Sir. and Sirs, Clarence Hedgelln,
took place on Saturday morning. The
remains were tnken to Holllstervlllo
by Undertaker Letohworth for Inter
ment. PECKVILLE.
Mr, (ieoige, Wi'iiott, of S ronton, u-fa a ulloi
in town yrsteidjy.
JU-6.-H. Theodoie Dikcmau, Walllc Krtin and
Emory llrung relumed Saturday from St. Clair,
where they hao Wen employed ut I'-iifciitcr
work for the ut luo mouths.
Tlii' Vi'idwui .iiiH-i- kIhii hy tin- Wilms t'iit
enmpany Saturday vr.i largely attended by out
ol town people, tlio nipper was oni of the besl
ever nhen In t'cchvllle, nmt wna urejll.v en'
Joyed by those who p.trlook the excellent rlUlien.
The ladle deserve ateat ircdlt tor their enter.
prising efforts.
Mr. William Kncillcor Is irndlnic a (ca d.iji
with Honeaditle relatives,
Mr. William Vatulerxuort, who hit hcen very
ill. Is reported much improved,
Mrs. O. 1. Sectir, who lus heen dangerously
III of typhoid fever, Is now ImproilhR.
Mrs. Colli Tanner Is vWlliuc icUthes In Sain
ton. JERMYN AND MAYFIELD,
lloii. P. !!. Timlin has, lately, presented tin
local miners' union with a valuable collection of
books fo l their reading room. The men appre
ciate the kindness nnd at their lat incetlii(
paised a otu of thanks to Mr. Timlin.
Sir. and Mm. Ahc Wllderrmitlt, of Wll!;es-llirre,
are tho guests of Mr. aid Mrs. Arthur Pay, of
Cemetery street.
Mrs. Allied (IrlflUhs It confined In her home
on Second direct with slrkness.
llev. Williams, the "Ditmnner HvatiRillit," will
preach In the Methodist Kphtcopal chinch next
Sunday mot nine;.
A child of Mr. olid Mis. Patrick Doutier, of
the i:.it Ride, Is III of bronchitis.
Will llray, of llnzlcton, who lus been altend
Init the funeral of his father-in-law, the lute Mr.
Klrby, of (been Itidtro, Is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Samuel bangman, of fourth street, It
quite strk.
The many blends of Mrs. i:d. Merrllt, of Scott,
will be sorry to hear of her serious Illness of
an abscess of the ear.
Mrs. lll.ikislec nnd claupliter, of Coal Olcnn,
X. V., mi! tho Rueats of Mis. ('. D. Winter, nf
.Main street.
Miss .lanet (Jaidner, cf Scranton, spent jester,
day In town with friciitls.
Mrs. flratfnnl, of Vandllng, Is the fttiedt ol
Mrs. T. K. rSrllHIU c( Xoilh Main stieel.
Mrs. Marl.i Jay, nf Third street, who has been
puidlng scvei.ll weeks In Straiilon, tins li-turned
lidiue.
Mr. lliiilc IVIrrMin, of forest City, wuVjpter
ilay tho guest of Mine Foirnun Davis, of Second
street.
Mr.", ltnwllng, of liaeon street, who lus been
upending a few dajs with her son at Siranton,
iclurni-d heme yesterdny.
MI-IP (iiace ami Gertrude Vail and Mrs. fiank
lleiiiebighl were Cuboiidale visitors Saturday.
Mm. W. .1. Ilaker. of Caibond.ile, 1 a l'llnr
luri? Satuiday,
MI'S Ada I.utey. of Carbondale, sp?nt yester
day with bee pan nisi.
JESSUP.
Two hundred children were eonttrmod at St,
.Limes' church yeslc vday by the Rl. Itev. Bishop
Hr.lKin. assisted hy Itev. (irlftln, of Scranton j
Itev. O'lbira, i,l Art.lili.itd: Itev. I ,t. Murphy,
nt Olyphant. nnd the pastor. II J. Latierty.
The High school fnot ball team was defeated by
a ulvkeil team from Scrantn yesterdny, whlili
was composed mostly of St. Thomas rollege
players. In the flisl ten minutes of tlm Inst half
Hie visiting team made two touchdoun. The
.Icviup team jil.iycd an excellent g.uue after that
but failed to score, leaving the score 0-0 in
finor of Scranton.
Prof. M. .1. O'Uoylu, of Archbald, was i. caller
in lunn yesterday.
I. .T. Conroy and sister, Kiln, of Dunmore,
fonneily of this place, weie callers in town
ye-lerd.iy.
The foot bail Ham's kocial will be held to
nijlht at Sweeney's.
Misses Ortrtwle and Xorah Coghlin ami Mis
Collins, of Pmp Ilrook, wen callers in town yes
tei day.
Miss Monlun, of Wllkes-Barre, is iltlng at
tho Kelly residence on Depot strecr.
The council will bold their usual meeting at
the borough building tonight.
Miss Maine Wall, i'f Washington avenue, Scran
ton, is visiting nt the Wright re-idenre on I.aue
si l eel.
Miss Katie Walton, of brianton, is visiting
friends in town.
LAST GAMES OF SEASON.
The Army Downed by the Navy at
Philadelphia.
Tn one of tho most excltinp foot ball
games of the season, the Army and
Navy clashed Saturday afternoon
on the gridiron at Franklin Field,
Pennslyvunln, and at the 'close of the.
second half, the Annapolis Naval
Academy's representatives had ably
demonstrated their superiority, and
the West Point Cadets were defeated
by the score of 11-7.
The frame was n. very spectacular
one, and mnde very Interesting- to the
spectator by the fact that the kicking
same was played throughout. There
was a vast amount of attempts at
drop kicks for goals from the Held,
and Long-, the Navy quarter back,
made six unsuccessful trials and at
last put the oval between the posts.
A touchdown, made by Land, with Its
subsequent goal, Ravo the Navy its
eleven points, all of which were scored
In the second half.
The Navy scored five In the flivt
half, by a beautiful ijoal ivoni the
field, kicked by Half Hack Clark. Tn
tho latter part of the gnme, the Ca
dets secured two more points by forc
ing: Long back of his own line for a
safety. Throughout the entire game,
the sailors proved themselves tho
stronger team, and their victory was
well earned. A great number of
United States naval and military cele
brities attended the mutch. The de
tailed score follows:
West Point. Annapolis.
W. 1). Smith left end Read
l'mii.m'oith, film ..left tackle Williams
ItoKt-rs left guard Fremont
liclliion center Whitlocl:
Uoodspecd right giurd Belknap
Hunker ,., right tackle Adam-
llurnett, 'M right end Nichols
I.aliin, f, Williams .quarterback bong
C.iad, llai-krtt ..left halfback- Lund
(.'laik, Pliipps , ..light lull back fowler
Phillips, Xlcholi.. full back .('. K. Smith. Mauley
Touchdown, Laud. Coal from touchdown,
fowler. (Joali from field, bong, Clark. Safety
touchdown, Long, Referee, Edgar X. Wilglitlng
ton, Haivaid, Umpire, Robeit P. Wreun, liar
Mild. Timekeepers-, .1. P. flardlncr and T. Trot
ton I lure, Pennsylvania. I.lue-mcn, X. 7.. Braves,
.lr., and Wilson A. Potter, Pennsylvania, Time
nf babes, thirty-Hie lulmitis each,
Other Games.
Ihiiic-tie ('. and A. i bib, 10; Wa-hlutstou and
Ji'tl'er-on, '-',
Chicigu All Stars, 10; Vale aw School, 0.
cleaning: out center street.
Chief Robling Engineered Three
Raids on Saturday Night.
A few months ago Mayor Slolr suc
ceeded In clearing out Center streHt,
between Pemi and Wyoming avenues,
and ut that time ho served notice on
the proprietors of all the. disreputable
resorts on the same street, bet ween
Ponn and T'rnnkllii avenues, that thev
would have to move out.
They didn't heed bis udvlce, ami ns
a conse(tieu e three of tho houses were
raided on Suturduy night by Chief
Holding, Detective Slnlr and a squad
of nine patrolmen. Clara Welchel's
place was lirsi visited, and here ohrlU
women and two men were gathered In.
At Lll Henry's place three women and
two men wero cuptured, while ut Kate
Klndler's rmort four women wero taken
Into custody. The "Little Krnadwuy"
was also vlsllt-d, but the pluco was
empty. Tho prisoners were ull arraigned
yesterday morning before Sluyor Slolr,
who collected Jtint $180 from the crowd,
Ho lined tho Welehel woman $30, and
Lll Henry mid Kate Kindler $25 each.
The inmates mch puld $3. Two of the
men paid the $10 lino Imposed, while
the other t wo were committed for thirty
duys, not huvtng any spare cush. The
names givon by all tho putties arrested
were the usual fictitious ones, Jn')i
Smith, Ueisiu Jones, Slay Thoinus, etc.
AM09
lettek Congress Again
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(Copyright,' 1000, by Amos ,t. Ciimnitnit!.)
Washington, Dec. 2. Tho whirligig
of events Is again dropping congress
ln(o the wings of the ctlpltol. The na
tion Is on tho qui vlve. It will watch
Its proceedings with interest. Curloua
events preceded it, curious events
awult It, nnd curious events will Inevi
tably follow It. A, president hns been
chosen; n new congress elected. All
the emotions that can stir the human
heart entered into tho contest whole
some, vile, virtuous, und vicious. The
new president is not new, but the now
congressional machine awaits a trial.
The old machine Is to run three months
longer. It hus been cleaned nnd ren
ovated by tho results of tho election.
Its cogs, valves, cylinders, pumps, and
pistons are still in tine working prder.
Its steel screws and plates shine like
silver, and Its brass ornaments have
lost none of their luster. Today the
great fly-wheel of legislation Is poised
on its axlo awaiting tho action of the
man at the lever. On Monday It will
move ns easily and gracefully as tha
down of a dandelion. The chief engi
neer of the bouse left Dubuque a week
ngo, and has been poring over the
work before him, dividing his time
between his hotel nnd tho capttol. A
glance at the calendar of the house
will give an Idea of the work before
him. It contains already four special
orders, Iftl bills reported to the commit
tee of the whole house on the state of
the union; 97 on the house calendar.
Tt all those bills ure passed, and the
amount of money appropriated In them
added to the amount required by the
regular appropriation bills, the govern
ment will be obliged to take advantage
of the bankruptcy law. And still the
sixty commlttres of the house will
continue to grind out bills until the
first day of March, at least doubling
the number already on the calendar.
On June 6 iRBt, Sir. Cannon summed
up the appropriations made by the
first session of the present congress
ns $7n!,729,476.Kn. If this session does
as well as the lust, the sum total will
be ?l,4l!1flS,!).!,3.7!. Add to this tho ir
rigation, the ship building bills, the
Nicaragua canal bill, nil of which are
being strongly pressed, nnd the out
look can be by no means reassuring.
Aside from this, everybody Is looking
for ii reduction of taxes. The brewers
are making an earnest effort to se
cure a repenl'of the tax of $2 per bar
rel on beer. They claim that it is a
double war tax, because the dollar
imposed during the civil war has never
been removed. There is also a strong
pressure for the repeal of the stamp
tax on checks, patent medicines, legal
documents, negotiable notes, marriage
contracts and burial certificates. The
revenue Is said to exceed the ex
penses by more than $90,000,000 a year.
This excess however would quickly be
wiped out by tho irrigation and other
bills just mentioned.
Aside from these great augers, a
thousand little gimlets are boring Into
the treasury. Tho speaker must care
fully survey the situation. He Is, Ipso
facto, the great brake on legislation.
Tho rules give him tho power to con
trol legislation In the house, and he
is responsible for Its excesses. His
judgment ought not to be warped by
bis sympathies nor clouded by predil
ections. With the volume of appro
priations now confronting him, aside
from numerous additional perplexities,
the outlook is appalling. Certainly it
Is not roseate. It took six months last
year to appropriate $70!),729.47G.89. If
the same sum or more is appropriated
this year, it nnist be clone in less than
three months.
Rut Chief Knglneer Henderson has
an experienced corps of assistant en
gineers. They have already been at
work applying their oil cans here and
there, nnd furbishing the bearings of
the machinery at every point. Sereno
Payne, ti fortnight ugo. was overhaul
ing the valves of the ways and means
committee, and lubricating Its ma
chinery. John Dulzell, Albert .1. Hop
kins, Charles H. Orosvenor, Charles A.
Russell, George W. Steele, James A,
Tawney, Samuel W. SlcCall and Ches
ter I. Long oltlcluted as oilers nnd
wipers. Sereno Payne Is a skilled con
gressional mnchlnlst. He thoroughly
understunds parliamentary Intricacies,
nnd knows when tn tighten or loosen
a nut or a screw so us to avoid fric
tion. He keeps his eye on the safety
valve, and never lets the water run
low In the boiler. lie has been In the
employ of the house for sixteen years,
and ho Is a perennial candidate for
governor of New York. If his familiar
ity with the New York machine, was
as perfect us his familiarity with the
congressional mnchlne, he would prob
ably huve been governor inttny years
ago.
The minority members of the com-
inittee, as usual, will be invited to look
at his Job nfter It Is completed. Jona
than P. Dolllver. an experienced en
gineer, bus discharged himself from
the working force, und roamed Into a
more dignified body of worktiigmen in
the United States senate, with no in
crease hi wages, but shorter hours,
greater opportunities, and more pon
derous honors.
It looks us If tho brewers would huid
ly be able to extract much of the es
senco of comfort from the nollticnl
marulizors of the ways and means. The
oilers, cleaners, and pollshois of the
minority miiy secure time to express
their Indignation on the floor of the
house, but even this Is piobleinatlcnl,
Nor ciui the brewers cast more than a
wistful eye to the nennte. Us prohibi
tion tendencies are even si longer than
those In Dip house, and there are no
Indications that they are to remove
either of the two war tuxes on boer.
indeed, the sale of stimulants Is for
bidden In the senato wlngof the rajil
tul. It Is nip und tuck us to the stump
tux, There will undoubtedly be- much
fiddling, fuddling and fuddling over the
matter, with the prospect that the peo
ple niay eventuully obtulu a slight re
lief. All the oilers In the ways and
means have heen leturned to congiess,
This gives them a certainty of retain
ing their Jobs until Sluivh I, 19U3, and
this certainly Is apt to stlmitlute their
Judgment,
The greatest of Uavld II. Hender
son's iibslstunt engineers, however, is
the lion. Joseph (1. Cunuuii, of Dan
ville, With shirt sleuves rolled up anil
u bedtlck upron, he bos' been hunt at
work In the room of the committee of
appropriations. Knglneer Cannon bun
dles thu oil can with neatness und dis
patch and can pack an axle in cotton
wusto with remarkable skill, ills oil
ers are picked men. Harry llliiglmni,
Old Stand
of Philadelphia, Is an exceptionally
conscientious workman, although not
a protege of John Wnnamaker. Nor
Is thru eminent stoker, William II.
Sloody, of Massachusetts, it whit he.
hind him, although he has been charged
with trying to run nn engine with nni
empty boiler. Another expert Is thu
Hon. William W. Grout, of Vermont.
Grout is to leave his Job at thcond o
tho session In search of another that
has already escaped hint. Hemenway,
of Indlnnn, und Harney, of Wisconsin,
nre first-class workmen under Cannon,
while the apprentices, Henry C. Van
Voorhls, of Ohio; Jnmcs T. SIcCleary,
of Sllnnesota.'ftnd Lucius N. Llttaucr,
of New York, nre progressing slowly
bubsurely. Cannon's committee is th
best drilled force In the house, nnd
Cannon himself tho best drlllmaster.
Cannon's crew manipulate the greatest
engine In the south wing of tho ciipl
tol. It makes Its own plans and speci
fications without competition, and Is
mnrvelotts In design and construction.
If it had appeared nmong the govern
ment exhibits nt Purls It would un
doubtedly have excited tho admiration
of tho world's grentest suvunts. No
triple expansion engine ever ran more
smoothly, accurately, and effectively.
Cannon himself Is nn expert In me
chanical congressional specialties. H
can match cogs, oil a gudgeon, line n.
shaft, bush n socket, and perform tho
thousand nnd one infinitesimal duties
so necessary to tho safety and thor
ough working of a perfect' machine. At
times he turns his attention to other
congressional machines and occasion
ally evinces a disposition to usurp th
prerogatives of brother engineers. On
the whole, he is a wonderful computa
tion. Joseph has been a valued em
ploye of the bouse for twenty-six years,
and appears to be a permanent candi
date for United States senator.
The ways and means and the com
mittee on appropriations are undoubt
edly the moat wonderful legislative
machines on the American continent.
One controls the revenues of the na
tion and the other Its expenses. With
two preoptions, all other congressional
machines pule into insignificance in
comparison with them. These excep
tions are the committee on mllltnry
affairs and tho committee on naval af
fairs. The assistant engineers In
charge of these useful legislative me
chanisms, unlike Payne and Cannon,
are young in years and service. John
A. T. Hull, who holds tho lever in
the committee on military affairs, is
five years 5'ounger than Cannon in
age and sixteen years younger In ser
vice. George K. Foss, acting assistant
engineer of the congressional naval en
gine, is sixteen years younger In agi
nnd twenty years younger in service
Foss has certainly had a remarkable
career in politics. A graduate of Har
vard, he left a country town In Ver
mont and began the practice of law in
Chicago. He had been there only six
years when he was elected to th
house. He was then thirty-one years
old. Tom Reed assigned him tn tho
committee on naval affairs. Death
and politics gave him rapid advance
ment. He was near the top ot thu
committee at the beginning of the
present congress, when the Illness ot
Charles A. Boutelle opened the way
lo the( new promotion. Foss has al
ready ' proved himself a careful an.!
trusty engineer. He has mude himself
conversant with all tho Intricacies of
bis mnchlne and works it like a vet
eran. An attempt to poach on his pre
serves at the late session met with
signal failure. Ho wears the jean
jumper of a true congressional me
chunk' and his overalls are spotted
with legislative oil. His engine has
been carefully overhauled and Is al
ready in good working order. His
oilers and cleaners are at. work In ear
nest and there is little doubt that
they will labor to tho satisfaction fit
the country.
Assistant Knglneer Hull has also not
baen Idle in the engine-room of the
committee on military nffalrs. Hi
started his machinery a few days ago,
und Its wheels and came are running
smoothly and without friction. At thu
late session he had considerable,
trouble. In racing parlance, the ma
chine picked up a null sent from Idaho.
Its cogs were bent and Its winches
were cracked. The wipers and oilers
of the minority were evidently not In
symputhy with the efforts of the as
sistant engineer to repair her, and th
machinery creuked horribly. There
wero riotous scenes In her engine
room. The trouble attracted the at
tention of the nation. Hull, howeve. r,
held the lever with u firm bund, ninl
turned out work that seemed accept
able to the country, judging from the
result of the lute election. The mech
anism Is now said to be In excellent
order. It ought to be so, for Its capa
bility will be strongly tested this win
ter. A bill for quadrupling the per
manent force of the regular army will
undoubtedly be reported to the house,
and stormy scenes will ensue beforn
Us passage, Hull, however, Is used to
Hitch scenes, and Is fully able to cope
with his enemies. Ills nerve Is udiuir
a bio; and his Judgment unquestioned
The minority of the committees run
ning these niuchlnt's are forced to con
tout themselves by uttering their pro
tests on tho floor of the house. Their
opposition In the engine-room Is al
ways Ineffective, There Is a bare
chance for them to retrieve themselves
on tho lloor, Radical measures re
ported from rommlltee.'k aro at times
toned down by the deliberate net Inn of
the house, but the ehunees are few nnd
far between, In the next congress tin
minorities of the great committees will
probubly each be shorn of n member,
ns the mujotlty of the houso has been
neurly tripled in strength.
When steam whistles and ringing
bells auiiou.fce 'the midday hour on
Slmulay, David It. Henderson, the en-glneer-ln-chlef
of the house of repre
sentatives, will deposit his crutches be
hind the speuker's chair ami seze Hih
lever of legislation. The great fly
wheel will begin Its revolutions, und
the shutt-wheels in each oommltte
move In unison, Kverythlng Is in gear
and there Is every prospect that tin
anticipations i those who control tin
machinery wllidie reulissed. Whether
this realization of tludr hopes will In
ttcct'ptublH lo the American people
however, Is another question,
Amos J, I'timnilngs.
Stops tho Cough
and works off the Cold.
Laxative Rromo-Qulnlno Tablet:
cure u cold In one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price 25 cents.
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