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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1901.
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THE ORGAN RECITAL.
A Delightful Entertainment nnd n
Large Audience.
The first ot the series of three organ
mcltals given under the auspices of the
Trinity Guild for the oigan fund of the
Trinity Protectant Episcopal chuicli
'Mae rendered hint evening In the new
ehurch edifice. A very laige audience
whs present and the programme pro
rented was heartily enjoyed. The well
known player of sjernnton, Charles II.
Doersani, presided at the keyboard unci
he deployed nlmi.st faultlens technique
nnd van llbcially applauded. lie
whs assisted by Mlt-s Citungan, so
prano, Miss HIarK, contralto, and
rtalph H Williams, lurltotie, all of
the Second Pitsbyterian church choir
In t-cuinton. Lacii of these vocalists
war In excellent voice and gave pleas
uro to their auditors.
New Telephone-Connected.
On Monday the Carbondale Tele
phone company completed their con
nection with the new exchange at
ter.inton, and Manager S. S. Jones
hld the first com creation over the
new line. Setnnton connections will
not bo given the public for a month
et, the wire being for the private ue
tif the telephone officials for some time
lo come Local subscilbcia will have
use of the line just ns soon as the
cranton telephone list can he com
pleted. Pat l of It Is now In the hands
"I" tlio pilntei and It Is expected that
within twenty days, at least. It will be
In the hands of the subscriber
A Birthday Paity.
A number of the Juvenile ft lends of
.era I'.issett ufscmblcd at the resi
dence of Mr nnd Mir. Julius I A.
Tlngley, on Washington avenue, yes
terday afternoon to help Zeia cele
brate the tenth anniversary of her
birth. Thcic weie ten In the ii.uty of
callers, and the had a loyal time
pla.vlng games and making meny. and
In tllsposlng of a veiy nice luncheon.
The little hostess Is a niece of Mr. and
Airs. Tlngley and the daughtei of Mis.
H. E. Morris, of Scranton.
Doctois Will Banquet.
The regular monthly meeting of the
I'aibondale Medical society will take
place next Monday evening. Dr. Dald
W. Bailey Is to be the host this month
and he will cntettaln at the Hotel
American. The business poition of the
evening1 will bcsln at S o'clock and
professional topics will be discussed
lor an hour or so, after which the M.
D.s will adjourn to the dining hill of
the hotel, where a banquet will be
served.
The New Disinfector Tried.
The new formaldehyde gas dlslnfec
tdr which the board of health has re
cently purchased, as tola In The Trib
une jesteiday, was given its initial
test jesterday afternoon at the lhner
gency hospital and successfully demon
strated Its worth. The matron of the
hospital and two of the staff physi
cians who witnessed the ttlal were
veiy much pleased with it.
Mairied in Denver.
Word has been received In this city
that Frank Lott, formerly a popular
.voung man of this town, was married
on Christmas day to n Denver young
lady. .Mr. Lott was compelled to go to
the Centennial state because of ill
health, and his many friends will bo
glad to Know that he has fully recov
ered and entered upon maiital life.
To Study Embalming.
William J. McHale, son of Undeituk
er Edward J. McHale, of Noith Main
utreet, expects to go to New York
city on Friday, where he will -take a
pourse In embalming under the tutor
ship of Professor Benouard, a well
known Instructor In this science. He
will be absent about two month.
An Anniversary Address.
Dr. II. J". Whalen, pastor of the Re
rean Baptist church, will deliver an
anniversary address at his chuich on
next Sunday morning In commemoia
tlon of the completion of his first year
there. In the evening he will exchange
with a Scranton cletgjmnn.
To Pieach at Trinity.
Rev. Mr. Boot, of Susquehanna, will
deliver n sermon at Tilnlty Protest
ant Episcopal chinch at 7.10 o'clock
this morning. Rev. Charies Fpspcii
den, rector of St. James, church. Jer
myn, will be In the pulpit thcto on
Friday afternoon at 4 SO o'clock.
Suffeied a Relapse.
Mrs. Georgo Robinson Is again veiy
111 at her apartments In the Anthracite.
Two phjslclans have had to be called
In. fche reccntl underwent an opera
Hon for appendicitis and was well
along the load to tecovery when this
unfortunate turn came.
Hon. H. J. Millaid Dead.
Hon. Humphrey J. Millard, a former
member of the state legislature fiom
Hutuehanna county and a Baptist
cleigyman. died at his home in Bush
yesterday morning of pneumonia. He
was a veteran of the Rebellion and
prominent In Grand Army circles.
Is an Eiie Fireman.
Ernest j. Blxy. of South Terrace
meet, has secured a position as Die
man on the Erie ralltoad, with head
quaiteibat Susquehanna, whete he has
lemovcd
Fortnightly Club.
The Fortnightly cluh was entertained
t the home or Ml is Flora Hanlsop,
nn "yyomlng street. Monday evening.
Amputated His Hngei.
Six-year-old Thomas Evans, son of
Mr. and Mis. Charles O. Evans, of C3
Terrace street, made u call on the chll
dien of George Giles, next door, yes
terday afternoon. A small bicycle bo
longlnC to the latter chlldien waa a
meeiic-t tor the admiration of Tommy
and he commenced turning tlio icur
wheel, at the same time leaving his
Dr.Buli.
COUCH SYRUP
Cures it Cough or Cold at once.
Conquers Croup, whooplnff-Co'icb, Froucbllla,
Ctlppe and Coutumpttan. Quick, tuc trtultt.
r. JiMll's I'lIU cure Cntliatlon. COrllU 10c
fliiRPis on the chain as It spun around.
Somehow his fluiser Rot under the
chain nnd went hetweun It and the
spiocket wheel, The little fellow set
up nn agonizing howl and made direct
for the nfllce of Dr. David W. Bailey
In the i car. Dr. Italley found that the
squcere of the small hand between the.
sprocket and Hip chain had cut off the
first Joint of the foiefinger on the left
hand and had laceruted the second
tinker so badly that the nail had to be
extracted. .Mis. L'vuna was away ut
the time the accident happened, and
the small chap displayed astuteness by
going direct to the medical man to
have his wound diessed.
One Game Last Night.
At the Cep club last night one
game una played In the pool turney.
I,. R. Roberts (thlul class) beating V.
It. Dot by by the score of f0 to If).
The standing- to date Is:
Clasf. Won I pjt
Krcti SwinRle 1 T 1
C. Iluinphrrv S 1
M 0. Clifford i t 'l 1
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I., t: linbrrM 3 r 'J
J. Ollhoct a
C. 11. bmlth 3 " "
A. h Mcart 5
Has Resigned.
Tht many filendH of John Newton,
tin coiuteous assistant librarian of
the Caibondnle Public Labiaty, wll
lcgrtt to learn that he has tendon d
his tcsignatlon which will take effect
on Thursday. Miss Ihabclle Yai ring
ton will succeed him. Mr. Newton has
been connected with llbiary tor live
yeais and Is one of the most popular
young men In the city He e-specH
to lake an examination foi entrance
Into the Annapolis Nanl academy, lie
was selected as nn nltpinato it the
competitive examination held bv Con
giessmnn Connell, and he nnd the
1'ilnilpal candidate will pass entrain1
examinations next May. He if a. son
of Mr. and Mr". John Newton of Wil
liams nvenue.
Miss Lawience 111.
Word has been iccelvetl In this city
of the extreme Illness of MIfs Mil
dred Lawrence, who is confined to a
hospital In Tea, tufferlns with tj -phold
pneumonia. .Miss Lawrence wni
a conspicuous member of Dan Hurt'.,
company when it pl'tjed "The Pailsh
Pi lest" hi this city a few weeks ago.
She was ohllged to leave the com
pany and seek tieatment in n hospital.
IW condition Is so critical that death
Is expected at any moment.
Has Gone to Soldiers' Home.
Anthony Walbh, a member of Set
geant William U Davles Post, No. 1&7,
Grand Army ot the llepublic, sturte 1
for the S'oldleis' Home, at Danville,
III., yesterday afternoon, on the E le.
Mr. Walbh lived on McDonough ave
nue. He is an Invalid soldier, and U
now suffering from the effects ot ter
rible wounds he received while light
ing lor his country In the Civil w.ir.
He seived about four years In the
Union army dm lug the "late unpleas
antness." A Lively Scrap.
The habitues of a Simpson saloon
weie treated to a lively scrap last
night. Two of the loundcis became
engaged In a dispute and fot half an
hour the air vwis blue with cuss woids.
Unable to settle their dispute in this
manner, they decided to have it out
then und there. Thev wen ahout
evenly matched as to sl nnd weight,
but weie so unequal In bilencn that,
as a witness put it, there wasn't a bit
of fun In it. No auests were made
Was Visiting Friends in Town.
Fiank fomnndo, an Italian, 3 yens
ot age, living on Diamond avenue,
Seianton, who nns reported mlsliig
on Feb. 12 and for whom a general
nlaun was sent out by the Seianton
police, lelurned to that city on Mon
day. It developed that Mr. c'oinun
do's absence was due to his making
a piotiacted call on filends In this
city.
At a Banquet.
Hon. .1 J. O'Neill and Frank P.. PUf-
foid weie In Scranton last evening
vvheie they nttended the banquet of
the Newman Magazine club and I'atho-
lie Historical society. Ex-Mayor O'Neill
delivered an address on the hlstoiy
of the Catholic Chuuh In the United
States.
Special Seivice.
There will be a special teuhv In
the lecture room of the First Pres
byterian church this evening. It will
be prepai.itoiy to the quarterly com
munion next Sunday. Tomoriow
evening, the pastor. Rev. Chut lea Lee,
will deliver the usual pnfotoiy lec
tin e
Meetings Tonight.
Caibondulfl lodge. No. :ii, v and
A. M.
Boaid of health.
William II. Davles post. No. 1ST
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A R.
Pioneer castle, No. 205. A. U K. M. i
Fidelity conclave. No. ISO, 1 O H
Gordon Lee Recoveird.
Little Gordon Le. sn of Rev.
Cliarlts Lee. of the Flist Prebb terlan
church, who was severely Injured bv
being knocked down by a bob-sled on
Feb 10, has now iccovered, and li
attending school.
A New Yard.
The Del i ware and Hudson Coal com
pany has purchased the Rouse pjop.
erty on Gordon avenue, located near
No. 1 chaft, which they will use as a
yard. The price paid for the tr.u t Is
not stated.
Have Situations in Scranton.
Misses Maiy Laikln, Alice Crcegau
and alary Collins, 'who have lecently
been employed In the Fair stoie, have
accepted positions in Scranton.
Is Pay-Day.
The Delaware and Hudson com
pany's South Side employes will ic
celve their pay today. It has been a
pretty good half month
At the Opera House.
Friday "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Born.
To air. und Mrs. James Drum, of
Upper Bcl.nunt stieet. a son.
Instituto at Mont dale.
Theie will be a teachers' Institute at
Montdnlo Pa tut day afternoon and
evening. The firt session will begin
ut 2 o'clock. Essays will be lead by
Misses Neyhart, Carglll and Foster.
PiofcSROr Barrett, of Jermyn, Is ex
pected, and ulho Professor Graves, to
take pait In the afternoon.
The evrnlng session will commence
at 7.30 Essay, "Jvanhoe," Miss Annie
Cute,. esay, "Whlttlor, the Poet nnd
Hcfoimer," Miss Ruth Miller; an ad
diest. "How Parents May Assist the
Teacher In the Moral Development of
Their children," Professor W. n.
Climes, nddicss, "Education of Far
mers' Sons and Daughters," by Italph
Miller; imitations by Miss Tyler; mu
sic by the choir.
The Clerks' Union.
The Hetnll Clerks' Protective asso
ciation, No. lit!, met last evening In
the uudltoilum of St. P.osu hall and a
laige number of new names were add
ed to the toster of charter members.
A general Invitation had been extend
ed to all the cl&iks in the city to he
presen. and from appearances the 'n
vltatlou was accepted by the majori
ty The new mercantile unions stalls
out with rosy prospects, as a great
many of the oinplojers look upon I.
v til the kindliest feelings and have
urged their enip!oes to Join.
Btoke Her Leg.
A woman named McDonald fell on
the walk on South Chuich stteet cs
teiday. She w.ik taken to her home m
a c.iiilage and the leport was brought
bark that she had suffered a broken
leg
St. Davld'3 Day.
The nnnlvcrmry of the blith of St.
David (hi Dew el), the patron saint of
Wales, falls on Filday. it Is said
that the Welshmen of this city city
will obrervc the day in a foimat way.
The Passing Throng.
Al Moon, of Belmont 3ttcet, Is ic
polled to lo ill.
Miss Grace E. Munn is 111 at her
home on Chuuh stieet.
Mrs V.Tp-'ri Cnshnle, id Upper
Belmont sile'Pt Is nously l.
Ileniy Collins, of Biooklyn stteet,
la visiting f i lends In Hairlsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Burr will leave
on thalr southern tour tomorrow
Miss Elizabeth Moonc, of littston,
Is visiting filends on Sand street.
Miss Elizabeth Gallagher, of Wood
lawn avenue. Is visiting In Mayfleld
Mis Trank Fltzslmmous and son,
Willie, spent jesterdav in the Electilu
City.
Dr. M. .1. Shields, wife and daugh
ter, of Jermyn, spent yesterday In
tow n.
Mrs. David Robbing, of BIrkctt
stieet. Is visiting filends In Wilkes
Baire. Mr. and Mis. L I. Bunnell, ot BIr
kctt stieet, am visiting lflutlvcs in
Seianton
Misses LUzle nnd Winlfied Welch,
of like street, nic visiting friends in
Dunmoie.
Mrs. T. A Horan, of the West Side,
Is greatly Impiovetl from her recent
critical Illness,
Michael McCinwnn, of like street,
will leave on April I to visit his native
home in Ii eland.
Miss Dalsv Corbetr. of Cleveland,
O, has hi en s-peudlng several clava
with Mien Is In town
Misses Agnes Craig and Nilllo Mul
len have letuined to heir homer. In
Aiehbald nttei a week's visit heie.
Michael Hennlgan, of this elty, nt
tended a blithday party at Peter Mc
Cartv's, in ju field, on Monday night
Mr. and Mr. Charles McCann und
M. L. McCann. of this city, attended
the funeral of Mis. Janus McHule In
PUtston. Mondnv.
Mis. P.. M. O'Jluio and Miss Ethel
Reese, of i'njlor, who have been visit
ing .Mr. nnd Mi W. B. Jones, of Wy
oming stieet letuined to Tn!or yes
terilns JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.
A number of young people were en
tertained at the home of air. and Mrs.
retcr .McCarthy, of Maylleld. In honor
of their daughter aiadeiine's eighth
birthday. During the evening air. and
airs McCu thy presented their daugh
ter with h beautiful diamond ring. The
evening as spent in a veiy enjoyable
manner, and luncheon was seived.
Those piesent weie Misses Anna Sulli
van, Elizabeth alack, Loretta. Grady,
Agnes and Kate Maloney, Sarah aicn
delson, aiumc Gradv. Anna Greene,
aiaiy .Movies Lillian and aiadellne
Wnlkei aiamlc aicGulnnes, Gertrude
Edmunds, Ella alack, Eva and Beatrice
Hutchlngs, Doloiet Cunningham, Ella
and Clara Neaiy, Ethel Usher, Belle
pinun, .Mamie Cole, aiatgaret Pugh,
JIaigaiet IJennlgan, of Caibondale,
and ailss aiadellne aicCarty; aiessrs.
Hai old Greene, James Edmunds, Carl
Cunningham, Leonaid Walker. Edward
and Walter Edmunds. Francis Cole,
John Grady, Gaylord Edmunds, Joseph
aicDonald, Philip .McGouldrlck. Will
Ihiii and Joseph Hait, Eat I Matthews,
Jamch and Edward Daley, of Ma field;
Michael Hennlgan, of Carbindale.
The tegular monthly meeting of the
Woman s Home ailsslonary society will
bo held at the Methodist Episcopal
pai&onage Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock
Miss Emma Held and brother, Harty.
of Philadelphia, spent the pnet few
days with friends here
The Delaware and Hudrop company
will pay their collleiy emplove.s hero
on Thursday.
aits. Pijor, of Second ttreet, who is
spending me winter with her daugh
ter. .Mis. H. J. DeGraw, at Poyntelle.
has been quite sick for some time. Her
little grandchild, Keith DcGiaw, Is also
sick with measles.
aiis. Van Gonler, Of Scranton. spent
yesteiday with friends in town.
Theie will be a teacheis' Institute at
Muiitdule. Satutday arteiuoou nnd
evening The Hist hesslon will begin
nt 2 o'clock. Essaja will be tead by
Misses Neyhait. Carglll nnd Foster.
Pi of. Banett. of Jeimvn, Is expected
nnd also Prof, Graves, to tuke part In
the ufternoon. The evening session
will commence at 7.S0 o'clock nnd will
be as follows: Essay. "Ivanlioe," ailsa
Aimlo Cure; essuy, "Wimtler. tlio Poet
and Reformer," .Msn Ruth Miller: ad
diess, "How Parents May Assist the
Teacher In the Moral Development of
Their Children," Piof. W. R. Graves;
address. "Education of Farmeis' Sons
and Daughters," Ralph ailller; reclta
tlon, Miss Tyler; music by the choir.
The condition of ailss .Minerva aic
Laughlln, of the Powder mills, who
underwent nn operation At Emergency
hospital, Carbondale, last week, la not
Improving.
J&mca O. 8heppard, of Scranton,
opent yesterday with friends In town.
The first of a serleB ot Lenten ser
mons vvm preached at the Sacred
Heart church Sunday evening by nev.
Father Carmody. The services were
concluded with the benedlotlon of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Miss Grace Vail spent Saturday with
rtlatlves at Archbald.
Michael Butke, ot Mayfleld, spent
Sunday in Archbald.
PECKV1LLE.
Mr. Joseph n. Hughes, district de
puty ot Modern Woodmen of America,
was at Peckvlllo Monday evening for
the puipobo of instituting a local
camp. He was assisted In the vvorK
by Mr. Whitney, of Scranton. The
camp starts out with twenty charter
member?. The following officers were
elected nnd Installed: Venerable con
sul, O. B. Reed: worthy advisor, D. R.
Lathrop; excellent banker, Charles H.
Benttys: clerk, O. M. Pierce: escort,
William Gunn; Inside watchman, W.
J. Broad; outside sontty, B. E. Fa
gon; camp physician, Dr. J. B, Gra
ver: director, one year, William Frear:
two years, H. J. McCormlck: three
years, Fred Benjamin. The camp will
be known as Camp 6099, Modern
Woodmen of America. They will meet
semi-monthly, on every second and
fourth Monday evenings, at Lcdyaul
hall.
3Irs. W. F. Mott. who has bten
spending several weeks with friends
at Bound Brook, N. J., returned home
last evening.
A young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Day is quite 111 with tonslll
tls. Mrs, Ira Jenkins, of Piospect stieet,
Is quite 111.
Miss Emm i Carpenter returned
home yesterday after spending a week
with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Aldrlch, of
Scranton.
Work wan again resumed at the
Dolph colliery jesterday morning, af
ter n strike of two dnys' duration.
The Pocohontas lodge will give a so
cial and entertainment In Ledyaid
hall this evenlne: AdmKslon, 10 rents.
Miss Nora McGlynn, of Mlnooka. has
returned to her honip, after several
da.vs spent as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. .T. M. Gallagher.
Mrs. Charles Craig, of Academy
stieet. is visiting her sister In Kings
ton. N. .
Class No. 9 of the Methortln Episco
pal Sunday school, are pieparlng to
give an cnteitalnment sometime In the
near future.
Mis. Arlie Jenkins in on the scl
list
OLYPHANT.
A dellghttul session of the Baptist
Young People's union took place In the
Susquehanna Stieet Baptist church
last evening. A programme which was
Instructive and entertaining was ten
dered. Theie was a large attendance
ailss alary Blikheisei'a class In the
Blakely Baptist Sunday school are ar
ranging for an entertainment which
will be held aiondav. aiarch 11.
air. and arrs. H. B. aiatthewson en
tertained the members of the Blakely
Social club ut their home on Main
stieet. Blakely, lust evening. After
several hours, .spent In card playing, a
dainty luncheon was seived by the
hostess. The evening was enjojable for
all present.
A large delegation of the Knights of
Pythias lodge from Jeim.wi attended a
meeting of the lodge at this place last
evenlne where a higher degteo was
tonferred on several candidates. After
the conferring of tho digiee, a sotlal
session was held.
The local teachers' Institute of Oly
phant, Blakelv, Jessup. Thioop and
Dickson will be held In the central
school building, Satmda, aiauii Ifi.
M. K. Hainden, of Blaki ly. Is con
fined to his home with an attack of the
Blip
aiis. T. B. Brown and air T L.
Williams, who have been visiting i da
tives ut Wllkes-Bane. rammed home
aionday.
Harry Ruddle is ill nt his home In
Blakely.
Mrs. J. W. Reynolds, of Hyde Patk.
spent eslerday with filends In this
place.
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MOOSIC.
ailss JeMe Reed entei tallied a num
ber of her ti lends on Filday evening.
airs. Jessie and Lucy Hessler. of
Wllkes-Bane, arc visiting their grand
mother, airs. Hesslei. of North ataln
stteet.
ailss Hutchlngs, of Bermuda, Is vis
iting at the homo of her uncle, aiis.
W, S. Hutclngs.
P. J. Hodland made a business tilp
to Seianton yesteiday
The Ladles' aihslomuy society of the
Presbyterian church will meet on Fil
day afternoon at the home of Mis
Frank Johnson. A full attendant e Is
deslied as there Is buslne?- of Impoi
tanco to bring befoie the meeting.
Mr. nnd aiis John Roheits have le
tuined tiom Now York state
The l.rfyal Temperance legion met
In the Methodist church last evening.
After the devotional cm nines, and
business, session a pi ogi amine was
lendcred consisting of a duel, mvciii!
recitations and a very eloquent ad
dress by Professor Haydn Oliver, of
Scranton
airs. William atonie and daughter,
Edna, of Iackawanna, spent aionday
ut Mrs. Alfred Smith's.
Ira Orr, of Scranton, called on trends
in town yesterday.
TAYLOR.
At the next meeting of the Price
Library association, on Friday even
ing, a mock parliamentary session will
he held for the purpose of giving th&
members an Idea of parliamentary law.
It will be conducted by James E. Wat
klns. formetly reading clerk e. the
house of representatives An addi
tional programme of literary and
musical numbers will be tendeied In
conjunction with the address
The membeis of tho Centuiy Hose
company, No. 3, aic wotklng assidu
ously for the success of their coming
fair, which will be held In Weber's
rink In Ea&tcr week.
At the Welsh Baptist parsonage on
Grave stieet, at high noon on aionday,
ailss Mary A. Jones and .Mr John T.
Jones, both popular young people of
Scranton, were united In nuuilage by
the pastor, Rev. D. C. Edwatds. At
the conclusion of the cei oniony the
newly wedded couple wns driven to the
home of air. and aiis, Anthonv Jones,
of Taylor street, where a reception was
held and congratulations extended. Mr.
and airs, Jones will icslde In Scranton.
Rev Dr. H 11. Harris, our distin
guished townsman, will participate In
the anniversary ptogramme of the
Robert Moirls lodge of Ivotltes on St.
David's day at Scranton.
No pains are being spared by the
nitnibcis of the Young .Men'a Christian
astotiatton to make their coining sup-
per, which will be held In Llewellyn'a
hall on March at, a pleasurable affair.
At the services In the Calvary Bap
tist church on Sunday evening special
muslo waa rendered. Solos wero given
by Miss Edith and Richard Watklns:
duet by Messrs. Richard Watklns and
Harry Evans. Two selections were
rendered by the church quartette.
Mrs. Richard Roberts, of Washing
ton street, who has been confined to
her home with rheumatism, haa suf
fered a relapse.
John R. Thomas, of North Scranton,
waa the guest of relatives here on
aionday.
Mm. Alfred Welsh, of Hazleton. Is
the guest of her daughter, Ml a. Thomp
son, of aialn street,
Thomas J. Powell, of the Century
Hose company, No. 2, Is a candidate
for tho appointment as chief of the
fire department.
Mrs. John Service, of Wllkes-Bane.
Is visiting her parents, Contractor nnd
airs. J. F. Tlnr, of aialn street.
airs. Richard O'Horo and Miss Ethel
Reese, of .Main street, are viMtlng
relatives In Carbondale.
DALTON.
Rolland Charles, a student at East
Stroudsbtirg Noimal school, spent Sun
day at his home In this place.
Rev. A. W. Cooper preached In the
aielhodist church at Kingston on Sun
day. His pulpit here was occupied by
R. ai. Johns, a mlnlstetlnl student of
Wyoming semlnaiy.
How aid Kresge, Grace Von Storch
nnd Ralph Sheimnn are ill with
measles.
The members ot- the Dalton High
school gave a pleasing enteitalnment
In the Baptist church on Friday even
ing last. Over 537 wus leallzed, which
will bo used for the benefit of the
senior class.
A wieck oecuired yesteiday moraine;
on the Delawate, Luekawiinna and
Western railroad tit La Plume, by two
engines colliding. No one was Injuied,
but trntllc was blocked for some time
on the noitli-hound track.
Mr. and .Mis. T. A. Puidon airived
home from Tiinkhannock on Munilay,
where they hod been visiting their sick
parents, air. Pin don wns quite III dur
ing his absence.
The Women's Clulstlan Temperanc"
union will hold Its regular meeting on
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of airs. O. W. Mason.
Theie Is an Incieased attendance at
the public schools this week, owing to
the abating of the epidemics of grip
and measles.
air. and airs. S. E Finn aie entei
t ti In In er the former's slstei, from cut
foi d
Mis. Frank Von Stoich was a visitor
In Seianton on aionday
A supper will be served in the Bap
tist chuich on Tilday evening fur the
benefit of the Sunday school The sup.
per xx 111 be ready at 5 o'clock, lind the
price will be ten cents.
airs. Theodore .Miller Is eiiteitaln
Ing her tulhcr and mother, air. nnd
aiis. Reeesp.
air. nnd Mis. Coleman entei tuluod
friends on Sunday from Scranton
Tred Snyder, who recently puichssed
a camera, Is becoming quitcMn expett
photographer.
On Sunday mottling at the Baptist
church the foi tj -fifth annlversaiy of
the oiganizMtlou of the chuieii will lis
iclebratcd. The pastor will pieach a
sermon appiopilate to the occas'on,
and the choir will render some speeUl
musle In the evening the sen Ice will
be In chat Be of the Women's Home
and Toielgn aissonai society of the
chuich
ails aiollv Blown, win has bi e i
confined lo her home with measles, ts
Impioving
OLD FORGE.
The pastor ot the Ililck Methodist
Episcopal chuich, thinking tint fomiei
membeis of this chuuh anil ciieult of
the olden davs would like once moie
to visit the 'old Hrlek chuich' and
meet the filends and pastois of fonner
dajs, has ut ranged for n home gath
ering to take plnce on Tuesday, aiiiuh
!i, l!'l All foi met members of the
chuich ate eoidlallv Invited to attend
The follow insr Is the programme
aioining Sei vice 'The Past." t30,
Love Feast, led by Rev J. It. Wagner,
111,30, pleaching sei v ice devotions.
Rev. .1 L Race, sermon, Rev. r, ,,
King; 11 1"., after seivice. Rev Austin
Gilfiin, D. D. Dinner served In the
basement bv the ladles of the chuich
Afternoon Seivice "The Present;" '.',
pialso seivice, led hy Rev, J. B. Sweet.
V. V.; 2.30. historical sketch, pastor,
3, preaching -eivlce, devotions, hew
Joieph aiadlson, sermon, Rev. E L
Santcc, twentieth century sei viec. Rev
W. H. Pearce, D. D. Supper served In
the basement at 5.30. Evening Seivice
"The Futuie." 7. preaching service;
devotions, k'd by Rev, N, J. Haw ley;
sermon. Rev. T. N. Shlpman, consecra
tion service. Rev. Austin Gilflln, D, D
William Drake, of p.ueison, N. J.
who has been spending a few das with
his patents In this place, has icttunecl
home
The Ladles' Home MIsMonntv oclety
will meet nt the home of aiis Edw.ml
Bin nes on Thutsdny afternoon.
Ml. and Mrs. William Foote of
Wllkes-Baire. spent Sunday with ula
tives In this place.
The cnteitalnment at Drakes hall
was well attended last Satuiday even
ing. Alex. Campbell, who has been con
fined to his home the past week with
quinsy, Is Improving slowly
BRITISH TAXATION RECEIPTS.
Comparative Yield of Dliect and In
direct Imports.
P," Elduihe Wiic from The ,noditl Pi
London, Feb, 2, Repl Ing In the
house of commons today to Sir How
ard Vincent (Conservative). Sit .Michael
Hicks-Beach, chancellor of the e
chequet, bald for the ycat ending
aiarch "i, 1000, direct taxation contrib
uted IS.4 per cent, and Indirect tax
ation 51.6 per cent of the public icve
nue. He was unable to give the figures
of foreign countries, and pointed nut
that In the case of countries like the
United States and Germany a lotnp.tii
son was apt to be misleading
During the couise of n statement on
public murine, ait. A. J. Balfoui, the
government leader, mentioned the faet
that the supplementary estimates foi
this year would be ver hcivy, Includ
ing over il.ono.OOO for the navv and
in.OOO.OOO for the auuj
EARTHQUAKE If HUNGARY.
Dnlmatla Seveiely Shaken Ships
Wrecked at Spalato.
fl.v F.ulusl.e Wire horn The AuocUtal Pie
Vienna, Teb, SO. A seveic eailh
quake wus experienced ihtouglout the
piovincu of Dalinatln toda. A chuich
tower collapsed at Zaui, and In the
upheaval of the sea which icsulted,
numerous crnft were wrecked at Spa
lato. The peasants at many places tell on
their knees, believing tho end of the
world had come
PROMINENT LADIES
Use and Recommend Pe-ru-na for
Catarrhal Weakness.
All Readers of This Paper Should Be, Sure to Read and
Heed the Following Statements.'
t
H P5?S -" IHPvVMKfvEarv
Postmistress Airs
This piomiiicnt ladv writes? the ration inc letter to The Pcruna Medicine
Co., Columbus. O., in i.'gnid to their medicine. Perunu
"Perunn has for aome time been the only medicine I have used for
myself nnd family. I have found It very good in cases of la grippe, as
it seems to thiow the illness quickly and effectively out of the system.
In cases of extieme weariness or ficquent back ache It dispels the un
comfortable tecling, nnd by occasional use it maintains the body in a
healthy condition."
Lucy A. Clnik, Postmistiess, Farmlngton, Utah.
Mis. l.uc.v A Claik Postmistress of Farmlngton Utah, has held man
prominent positions In her state. She s Vice-President of the Utah State
Council of Women, chuilcr member Utah Women's Piess Cluh, wa vice,
piesldcnt lad inamiKCis ot Utah Columbian Exposition, and was h
delegate to National Woman's Association at the convention at Washington,
D. C
Backache.
To be fiee fiom backache Is a lu
in j that many women hardly ever re
allre. "It seems a If my back would
bieak." l an epuston often heard.
Of course Ihfie are many other
causes for backache besides pelvic ca
tairh but this Is by fat the most fic
quent cause. The backache becomes
to bitch women a sou of phjalologirnl
baro ueter by which thev can tell the
appt j.ich or it stoim, or the recunence
of a mcnstiual period.
Th" large muscles ot the back have
become so weakened bv the exhaust
ive ill am that Instead of sustaining
the delleat" mechanism of the woman's
anatomy, the imnln loose and flalb,
serving onl.v as the seat of myalgia or
neuralgia, or else muscular ihcunia-tl-.ni
Ache and pain seems to be the
onh use such muscles aie good for
Mis Caiollne Sundhclmer. Grandln,
afo, writes the
following lo Di
Hartman In re
gard to Peruna
"I nm feeling
quite well now, I
tun v,oik again
and am stronger
than I hue been
lor ear- and I
do believe that
Pel una saved my
life I am very
thankful to ou
tor jour advice. I
will advise all T
ean to take your
medicine " - airs.
Caroline S u n d -helmet
Vr- I arullpe
s.iiillicinei
aiis. alalia Goett7,
of Cleo, Okln-
homa Ter., w rites
Di, Iltuimnn'x remedies, have proven
to be tellable and wondeiful. Their
effect upon the sjsteni Is remarkable.
Pei una quiets the neives, and Is a
gieat specific foi all foims of ehionlc
catatrh.
"I nm very glad to say that I can
write von th.it I am cured In every
way of eatnirh, with which I suffeied
teirlblv for ten jeais. Ten eais ago
mv llvei, stomach and kldnejs began
to rim-t mo tiouble For iwo ycais I
had colli and cramps, which giew
worse I had lie iv oils fevei- and It
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF THE RAILROADS
One Faie to Washington D. C, and
Retuin via the Lehigh Valley Rail-
toad,
On 'iccount of the inauguration cere
monies nt Washington, the Lehigh Val
ley rallioad will elt tickets to that
point and return. March 1. 2 and 3. at
thi low rate of one fare tor the round
trip Thcje tickets will be good to r
tu n to Match Inclusive, and will
be honoied un any train except the
Black Diamond Espies Stop-over al
lowed nt PhllJdelphU and Baltlmoie.
hy deposit of ticket provided ticket
Is used within original limit For fur
ther infoimatlon rom-ult Lehigh Valley
ticket agents.
Inauguration Ceiemonles Washing
ton, D. C March 4th.
tin account ot the nbove, the Lacka
wanna railroad will send round trip
tickets to Washington. D. f . at one-
wnv taio for the toitnd. $7.7. Tho
route, either via Manunkn Chunk and
Philadelphia, or via Noitluunberhind
and Hniilsbuig Tickets will be on
sale nood going .M.uch 1st. .'ml nnd
aid. and will be limited lor teturn
leaving Washington not latei than
aiiiuh Mh, P01.
$7.75 Scranton to Washington nnd
Return for the Inauguration.
Central Ralltoad of New Jetsey will
sell excursion tickets to Washington
on Miu.il 1. 3 and 3, good to return on
oi borate Mutch S, at 17.75 for the
lound trip Stop-uvei will be allowed
at Philadelphia and Ualtlmoie within
the time limit of the ticket
The Grip due That Does Cute
l.jxatlw- Hromo wulnltie rrrnot the cuc,
fiym
Lucy A. Clark.
seemed ns If I was sick from head to
foot. I not only had catarrh of the
head, nose and throat, but the catarrh
had invaded the whole system; the
mucous membranes of the whole bod
were unable toperfoim their. functions
The pelvic organs were also affected,
and I hud female trouble so bad I
could not walk.
"But now I have regained my health
again and I cannot thank you enough
for your advice, aiay God give you a
lone life and bless your woik." airs
Maria Goertz.
Why Suffer LongerP
It would be well-nigh Impossible tt
enumerate all the consequences to n
womnn's life which naturally result
fiom a neglected case of pelvic catarrh
Whatever thev are there can be no
dohbt Hint In most cases it Is entlrelv
unnecessary for them to continue. An
Intelligent course of treatment with
Pel una will, In most cases, effect an
entlie cure.
Peiuna Pievented nn Operation.
.Mrs atlnnle Steeves, President Illi
nois Woman's Alliance, writes from 42
Delawaie Place. Chicago, HI.:
The Pet una aiodlclno Co.. Columbus.O
Gentlemen "Ever since my win, now
grown, was bom I have buffered with
some peculiar weakness of the pelvic
organs which no medicine seemed to
reach.
"My phjslclans finally suggested an
opi ration, which I was considering
when my sister nsked me to try Pe
runa as a last resort. She hod used it
and been gieatly helped Perunn
simply workeel wondeis with my whole
shtem. nnd In a few weeks the pains
began to go away. I felt so much bet
ter that I kept on taking it and am
now In perfect health. I give great
praise to this splendid medicine, and
certainly advise, suffering women to
try It w hen all else falls." airs, ailnnle
Steeves.
If ou do not derive prompt and sat
Isfnctoiy results fiom the use of Pe
runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman
giving a full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable ndvlce gratis.
Addiess Dr Hartman. Pieaident of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O
BEAUTY, 1M CCNQUERCR
BELLAVITA
Araenlo Beauty Tablets and P-l- A tw
feelly safo nnd auarRtitred treatment for all ekla
iltordere. Rettorci the bloom oltouth to laded lace
in drya' treatment SOot SO days' (1.00, br mall
.'"VITA MEDICAL CO., Clinton tt J.ckKW St., CekaT
Boll by McGarrah & Thomas, Drua
tlata,, 20J Lackawanna av., Scranton, Pa,
AMERICAN DOLLARS NEEDED.
Irish Parliamentary Party to Send
Here Again for Financial Aid.
0 EKlutho Wire from Tin Aisoclited Prm
London, Teb. 2ti -The Pa 7& Oa
rette this af let noon, commenting on
the alleged shortage of the Irish par
liamentary fund says.
"It Is becoming a serious matter to
the party that not a single American
dollar is teaching the official csclienuer
and It Is generally accepted among the
Irlh membeis that John Redmond
must soon undeituke n fresh visit to
the Pulled states to secure financial
help"
POPULATION OF GERMANY.
Now 50, 345,014, an Increase
of
4,000,000 in Five Years.
Ilv i:cliuhe Wire frtm The AttOcl.it: 1 frtu
lleriln, Peb. Jii. The census taken on
December 1, 1900, shown the population
ot the emplie to be r6,34(i,u24, of which
number 37,731,067 were males. Thirty
thice of the lntgest towns have popu
lations of over 100,000 each, or an np
gtegato of O.tOS.SH.
Slnco 1S05 the lucicasc In the popula
tion of the emplie has been about 4.
000,000. or 7.78 per cent., the highest
rate of Increase for any quinquennial
period dm Ing the last thhty years
Get man Politician in Jail,
flcrlln, I"eb, X-llur flueli, i member t(
tie Iteichstas, bi lin sentenced, to 4ere Ilv
monlliv In Jill foi loo mtjnite.