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THE SCRAjSTON TRIBUNES-SATURDAY, AlAJLtCH J.G, 1001.
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BURKE ,
B13ILDIMGH L
IHE HME'S EXCHANGE
A rorrbui rt i aiiisci iiovi: for tiie nm
v Hi nl All Who Hue II um I lt( 1 1. II l
IMili ol OUifr I'rinly In svl or t'xcluuid, or
Mlu Wniit iiiiu'loiH oi llolp TIipm "null W.
v" ttljfinclitn (ml lino t lit i Wunl M 1nr
t; ii for I"l (rut, n llm I In t bitiuti'ru
Watte I, Wli rli ic Ii-imI I Irt
WANT IT) N I vl'Hill t I 1) M (.0(11) IO0K
nt I mrrKfiiiv 1 1 il il
HANGED HIMSELF IN JAIL
PETER M'CANIT, THREE HOURS
AriER BEING PUT IN,
COIIMITS SUICIDE.
Ho Was Ane&led in Wllkes-Bano
nml Brought Hcto nt Noon Yes
tcidiy on a Chaigc of Lnreeny.
I-Indo n, Nooso of Hio Suspendeis
nnd Slowly Strangled Was Dead
When Found.
IV tor MiCmin, thhty-two (uis old,
of Giecntltld township, (. niiuiilt til sui
cide vesteidiy ufti inonii In llm city
Jail liv hanging himself with n hij
lotniid of his suspendois and lustiu
lllg It to til top (-1 UlllgS of hlii tell.
II wns discoid id by Chief of Police
Mi Andrew i Ilttlu uttci I o clock, who
1'ioniiilly ( ut him down, but the dls
niuri came ton lite to uo McC inn's
llfi How long ho had horn hanging
If. n mutter nf eonjcottiio, hut his dtiith
uit have In. on slow, as the nooso was
slmplv puusid utuli t tho Jaw and tip
h hind tho tais, nml ilkl not go mound
tin throat. 'ihopnoi follow must hac
broil (lcspci.ltt, llldcoll, llll Ills Slllfcl-
Inss must lime hi en uoutc, and he
could hao tuvul himself .u nn time
hy leaching out with his loot to his
hunk or grasping tho bus at tho top
! the cell.
little nftLi t ocluiK Chlif Mt Au
di cw was pissing out of the ilty build
ing when ho thought ol Mtlmn and
wont into the Jail back of tho building
to speak to him and to sec If In wnnti 1
tun thing When ho pooled into tin
Ml, the bCLOiid fioiu tho end, In. at
ouec saw n llguio hanging f.oiu tin.
middle of the oil. with tho head close
nil against the top bai. lie opined
the coll door quickly und taw that the
l'U swung clear of the lloor. Ilo took
out his knife, nit the body down and
(amlned It to see If thoic wa1 lite in
it The body was wfiim, and hi hast
ened up to the major's mom to ttlt -Phone
for a. doitot Maoi KllpatiM;
was In his loom, and at the chief liui
iledly told of hi" ghattlv llml he enlli d
ov.r tho 'lihono for a cloitoi. 'the
nuivor i an up Main s.ticct to Dr. Nllcs'
olliie, hut tho doLtoi was out. Then
Hi Kelly was tilled on tho 'idiom,
ttti(l ho icspondcd ah qulckl. us pos
sible, vbut when ho i amhiod the budy
he louYul that llu was extinct.
Tho Causes Radius up to the suicide
01 substantially as lolluws. Mii'ann
ha 1 bit mi omplujed on tin laini nt
John rjUitiu.v Cobb, of Gicenildd. foi
i-oin time, and fiequmtls the twain
h.ni had depute. Mi. Cobb has been
Mm,' mmiiy foi quite a little while.
ulriff It away in a lainaa hair and
I luis tho baj- in a ilusn in hu bid
i 'oui. Ak'-OKllin; to Cobb, he had iic-
uni'iliud ?ju In iiia uuiMiB bunk up
t Tliumlav in.iiulng: At that time
"Mwidiin imndtd tho In d-dminhei, oe-
iik I ut tin tlnn. bv .Wis t'nl 1, am
i Uwth&tandiiiK hu pu(iiio, biuaii to
i iiradj the loom fm the ticiMire.
H found il und ti.ui-ft.iiert the (.on
' nt- or th.. hinu to hiw ovouoat
' iwlets and si.uu.i tnwuid Clltioul
(' Jth was away ftoni homo at tho time
il did not i (tin n until cvonlin,', when
wife InfoiniLil him oi tho excltlnu
' j,ii- r tin. dm He immoillatelv
- i-i d i r i his ui), leaihlni,' Inn u
i 'I hof no mldiiigiit. and tound Con
sf iule i; ,r Ncaij' Th" oonstublo .sur-
i T
i.ii it Jli( aim mislu r0 tm.aid
l'
-!kJII ind illlOltlll'll tho tifillrn
1 that iovmi, .sumtoii ,.,.,1 liinirbimi.
' in b on the lofikmu telilihynllli?
ii di'uijjtion oi thi mun tu tin thie
( IU-
U 7 o'eloi k .volorduy moinlii? tho
1 a of Wllkos-Uarii (.Mtheied 51c
ami ah ho was bulnK a tlekot to
J- Ki tl8 and t lophoned to Constable
N " y ui the mrest Ho took the m.M
tialu down and tho police' handed him
("I to N'euj Tin onstoblo and
jifiu-r le.uhrd hero about : il) und
V.yim, w, loli,, I , the elt Jail
On th uuv Vi on the train ho hud
I ' I N'. i lor th. Unlit tlnn had
n uikni fmiij him In Wilkes-Tlnn o.
i Xeaiv iiliihid l'ii requosl It M
1 lolablo ilmt Wil'nnil'B thouqhls W010
to o mi nuii In a in ody eln
vhon MiCnnn uim sMiiehed nt
Wilki'S-Uatro i,v i U. pollio they lound
a little oor $50 on him. besides n now
v nj.li. The nnstabl. n that when
1 ' put him In ih. ,lt Jail a Uttlo bo
l.ll ncloil. Mau.in ui liei inlugly
' U?u,ja MI'.iKo Wllliiitn T. Km ,n
lurki ,u ,f the dt jail ..poko t
bim; i i nipl, or tin i limine, tin, ut
tiiminn. m I "Wcf'unn wnh appiieutly
jal'au I t, Ntiimi tin .iinsaiutiiceh of
"jtnim. if, hud admitted taking
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IF YOU
: OR m
. IT'S Y.UR OWN FALLT
BREATHED
DAILY
WJLL CURE YOU
.r vc refund your money.
trE31iii;'iiti or irnt by niaili dmiltc Oil.
Ir ."0. Tilal Oi iftj ',5c,
ICR&I tlv l)i' Treatment rorPI
J$W& mil Aleillcal AJu.c 'WL?
ThotR. T. BOOTH CO., Ithatn, N. Y.
COUGH
CATARRH
HYOMEI
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Cadbondale Department.
tho money and told how tho police In
W'llkeH-Iljtrc had cuuglit him.
Peter wns one of n fuinllv of llo
boys and way botn In Carbondnk. HH
niothor died when ho was eiy youiiB
and hlH fiithcr mauled ana In. Soon
nftciwiud, It wan nald, tho bon wcio
tuijicil out to nhlft foi thtniH',los, and
ho wont tn woik as a farm laboici. llo
w.ih n haul woikor most of the llm
but (Ko.iHloimily ludiiiKod in xptccs and
was noiial times an iiiimilo of the
city piImiii on ai i mini of this falling
It Ih (.aid that his father committed
sulilde by drowning soveial years hko.
Peter was unman ltd He wiih about
5 feet T inches in helRhl and weighed
about 1"0 pounds. Ho had a sandy
moustache, Unlit eyes und blown luili.
The marks of the noose 'W'to plainly
discernible about his Jaw and up under
his oai.s lust nlKht, n buckle Imltiff
cut Into tho Hi ill, but his faec wa.i as
peaceful iih If ho had had a pleasant
dream at the time his foul tool; its
lllfilit
I'oioner Itoboits was notified by
'plion', and lit will piobably coinu to
this ilty this moi iiinr,. The body wns
u moved nt about o'clock to McIInlc s
liuirt'lle. At the time it wns leadv In
be biouht out fiom the jfill to thu
uifjim In waltlnif the sticet In front
of the city bulldliiK' was consested
with the cm lolls eiowds, tho majoiltv
of whom weto school children and it
was ncresunij tn diho the wagon
mound to the loar of tho hulldlnp to
osiapo tho elled itiiwiI1
An far as cm hi nscti liilnod this Is
th Hist time that n pilsonor has eu
committed suicide In the cltj Jail. An
attempt was niado several jeais ago
bv a iihonor to hang hlmsolt, but
ho was cut down In tlmo to no him.
POOR BOARD MEETS.
The Bonul Deadlocked on AwauHnp,
Bids and No Action Taken.
It was S JO last night vlitr f'hiili
liuin JIif'abo talli d the pool ljo.ud to
oidii All nnmbeis, wok put.eiit. 'I he
mi .ting w is u speilal one for the con
fldeiallon of the bldh fm steuuid and
matioii ol the film, uttoiiuy and do -tor.
Tho gathiilng, howeu, wound up
in a wi.uigle mi p iillaiui ntmj law,
and no ai lion was tiikrn M( -'. JIc
Cabo, AVIlllalilh and Thomas toinied
one side and I.Miih, Itlvenbllig and
r"ook who the Instil gents At the last
liuetlng Mi l:tonbU!ic i.illod tin loll.
1" ginning with tho dlteitor tnmi the
HI th waul To this Chalimm Mi Cnbo
objected, but wahed tho question In
the meantime, he Ins postod himself
on pailluinentaiy Iiw, and he an
nounced htbt night tint tin toll must
he called Ike Inning at tin i'nst w.ud
and (onlinulng In ordei
A doyon lC'oIutloiis wcio qub kly III
tioduced .mil as quickly defeated,
'there were sovciul clashes between the
i liuhiiinii and niciiihei, and llnally the
hoaid adJouiiKil 't meet at tin (all
of th majoiity of tin dhcitoi."
Sunday Sei vices.
SI Pauls t.utheian i Iiiuoli-Ilcv. I
HhiUigit, pastoi Kouith Siindaj In
I,i nt. Hibbath school, y.yo a. m , sor
viie", lf 30 a. in Piom now teuton
scivIks dining tho week will be held
on KiUIn. evenings, lutoad of "Wtd
ilcsda.v, and till shall piepiio for com
munion i elobi.itlon on (Snnd Pildliv
evening at 7 30 ocloik. All me wel
coino to attend
Ilncaii Uiptlst ihtiich ltev. H .1.
Whaleii, V r,patoi Tho pistol will
puuih In tin moinlng on the themo,
"I'lfti 'Wins In the Chili eh and PKU
Vons In Publli I.lte," a ll Unite- In the
lute Hon Heniamin Htiitlson In tho
evening lie will speak- on tho subjoit,
"Tho Public I.lbi.uy as a 5loi.il
Pot.- "
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A Slight Blns.c.
An ahum of flio was sounded fnun
Un r.s at lo oj hist night Thu (lie
wns In I he MtthMi ol 5I.uk Can oil,
m Pike stioet Tho Columbia Hos
eompau pitimptlv lctpondid, but
iiuno ory near gitting ttnlkd in the
hcuv mud on tho stiop hill gnlng up
PIl.o stieit lust utter they had
it-mhod tho sunnnit and the hmscs git
hw..y on u gullop down tho Incline,
tliv woic slnpie'l bj tho infill lillitlou
that tho Hie had boon put out by a
buikot hi Undo ot tho nelghbois of
Cm i oil The damage was slight.
Installation ot Ouiteis.
Tho new 1; -elected otllceis of I.iekn
waiinii oiiiampment, No lij, wero In
ilnlled bv tho following staff of Scian
tilda canton, No. I pist evening; DIs
nkl hi puty Chid Patilauh Philip I.
eitei fcinnd high priest, Gcncial Kd
i' Dcmiia, gland senior w.udou, J, n.
Hauls, ciand iutiloi' mmhI,h t. ir
Ntihkap, ciund suIIk, 51. V Jthoilcn:
Bunu tnahiiiiir Philip Gllbeit: giand
KiiaidH, H V. Pliidlemmi, 1 o. "WH.
Hams
To Be Wedded.
On .Monday next Willaid Ci other, of
this cltj. will bo united hi niniikigcj tu
5IIes Hattii Smith. The eeieniony will
he peifotmed at the home of tho brklu's
parents In Unlnndulo by Huv Cinm ot
that plnco. A iiception will follow the
ce lemony Uoth vouiirT iieoplo mo well
known. They v III loslde in this pity.
' In the Lockup.
A man named Walsh, helnlosbly
diunk, was nuiklug n nuNumo of him.
sch on Klvcr .stieet last nUht, and
word wiib sent to jiollco heuduuaitois
Oincer Caidcn was ih tailed tu take
caro of the tellow, and ho was soon
landed In tho city Jail. Ho will be
litai d hy the muui this liioinlug
An Old Resident.
Mis Jesslo Thoipe, of Canaan, Is oiiu
ot tho oldest ie,hUntH of Wayne coun
ts., being In h'l ntnety-thltd e.u. bho
has be n contlned to her I cd for nearly
llllto etits Mio is ho uinthei of
Mis. Wlllhiui Mi Mullen, of this city.
To Elect Ico Machlno Casing.
V J Illy left ycsteiday morning to:
Philadelphia, when, ho will elect the
oak tubing tor the liugq ico machine
elected for th'o Ofoul maiket thcro hy
the Cuihondalu Machlno company.
In Houetdale.
Jt(V It A feuwyor, oi tho Tilnltv
P. H eliutch, pleached in Ciuico chinch,
Honcudalc, liibt evening.
Bom.
To 5Ir. und 5Iih. James Smulovnl, of
Pllte sticet, n son.
Thonc :
NEW, 286
OLD, 0423
TIFTY YEARS OLD,
Goveinor William r. Johnston
Signed the Incorpoiatlon Papets
Maich 15, 1851.
Yestotdav the city ot C.tthoiiduli'
reached Its Uftloth ulithdoy. On
5lai(li IS, lsSl, Governor William P.
Johnston signed the net inioipontlnB
tin- Anthiaclto city nml the township
advanced In one stop, without m In
tel medlato borough govjrntiu nt, Into
the fouith cdty of tho stut' U ul
tint time wns not ncirlv so far mi d
oinlzed ns it Is today, hut It stoid we'l
nhioast of tho other cities In legal d
to piogrcssho method", puhllc-splilted
men and hnd as brilliant a futttic be
foio It us any municipality In tho
state
The lower end of the valley wns
unsettled, or neatly o. The city of
AVUkcs-nniio was undicamod of, and
the grout city of Scrnntnti was deMg.
nated by the title of tilocum's Hoi
low Vtt these communities have ex
panded nml become Bie.it cities, oul-i-tilpphig
the Pioneer City in many
things Thev have diavvii upon us for
the mutoilal to dhect that expansion,
our ottth have gone tiom their caily
homes and hotoinp the foremost i 111
7eiis of tho grontci towns, mid Cni
boi.dulo Ins but a few thotisiud moie
Inhabitants than It had ilfty eats
n go
(ine teiiFon for this Is pot hups to h
lruiid In the fiut that the city has
loaned too stiongly upon one gieat In
d ti spy, Instead ot reaching out attor
"thi is. as out nelghbois have done
Yet this Is the nutuinl Hold for maiiu
fuctuilng iiiteiprlse, with Its cheap
eoal, its mill oad facilities, and Its In-(hifcliiou-
population. A hustling tom
mllloo on ttnde and tiauspoitatlnn,
with the co-opeiatlon of some ot thi
hading land owneis and taxpayor".
could pi font arguments to prospect
ing 111 ins that would Induce them to
come hue and make this bcnutltul val
ley tiansfoimed Into n teeming bee
hive of indiiMtiy, This will have to b
iloiu boloio many cuis, il the Pioneer
Cltj Is t (ontlnuc to glow The mi
ihiaeiti veins uu not Incvhuustlhle;
some of the on Host woi kings hat
bun abandoned nhmd.v The nilhoad
i oiiipany that furnishes iinplnmeiu
foi ,, irany f our tolleia may extend
Its tei mil, ils mid move Its shops Hut
a iiianufui tilling i outer would hold tho
uillio.ids mid induce otheis to o.xttnd
their lines,
Todaj this city stands wdl nbicust
m the spirit of modem times mid
thought, and thoie Is much fm its
citizens to he pioud of. its police and
health statistics show It to be a eleiiu
and onleilv plae. Its schools and
hiu dies mo Institutions that nm hj
polntid tn with fee lings of dustlllablc
esteem Hut Ameiloa. Is the gieatest
mmiiilai tilling eountiy in the woild,
and Ihcieln llts her pit-einlneiipe
I'mboiiilale should have her shaio ot
II i so Intel i sin Tolu shu Is not gel
ling It tsoine cities have moio tlnn
tluli sluti": why not thH one'
X" public loloumtlon of th- dt.v's
little th blithday was hold vostoid.'iv.
this oveiil being dofened until tho
llm loin davs in Seplimbei, when a
iniunmoth jubilee and demoiisti alien
wll' be held, with fcatuies that will
fmbi.ieo evoij depaitmont of the dvil,
idlgintis. munklpil mid social life.
The Tilhiim (oilk'Kllill.itos tho oltc-
on atlahlng lis gulden Jubilee -ind
ho.utUy CNtonds Its best wMios tor its
Plispeiily am' lutuio welfnio
ON ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT.
Tine Ptoginmme to Be Rendcied by
St. Rose Singing Society.
A musical and llteiaiy entertainment
will be given In honor of St P.itihk's
least under th auspices of hi. Hose
Niiglug .socktv. Monday evening,
Mai ih IS, 10(11, at St. Kose hull, loi the
boneilt ot the pailsh funds. Doois
"Ptn at 7 o'clock ontei talnment nt S
Tho lollowlng excellent pioginmme will
bo icndeiod.
1'MIT III!) I
skull uliliw m Itn r 1 follov
Pmlilo iiiiilill(, suniii.n, W,t,"
st Ilov hlnciiirf mli-ti
S pwiiu nli, nili lioni "suliuinr I! r.a". (.01110,
'Iim Alnc llrlUitt
Miilln iblleato Iv vii Ivni-tt.
lliiitltlon "lllBir" Xliliol, n
Mln 1. 1 l.i IIiIjihI, with plum miinipjiilniciit
( iilrallu tuk, lorl.lML' IIjiK" . . . suii(U
MI- Vim i brown
ouI tuo, "riio Mcnniiir Soiu" . Olovu
MUms Povilcily nil V,si (jiimii
crnn H.lu, "Ihe Njic lliat Uciclicrl Mj
hut" BdaJ
Jim IIU I'owiluh.
1'Altf s.LOMi
T'-i'lllH . Hcnrj utt!c
sijijiu .cl.i, "I lower Son," Mulkn
Ml itlo 1 Ijiindh
m.il iliift, "si, the pj0 jioon" . rimpiiu
Ii.is War; nml l,mc puwilcrlj.
Sopuno folo, "VI ivomnieii" Croiii.li
MI'i Mji Mifllll
Mollu solo, III limiore" .. . .slnuelnj
W. I. Ivnott with (lino accoinpinliiinit
tonii iito olu, lnitlns" Mlllanl
JIU Mn.ic Piiirr.
I)un!io niiiilrlU', "CiuUkisn biwii" llcnuliil
st. lioo snKljr nct,( W,, Ep0 )l1t
bv lr llittlc In (o,tnm,
llu uiciiiIkih o( s nofp sm-nj Mulct) jrr-
llie NhM Allm Hridjott. Miy Mointt, J,uc
I'owilcily iii'l Katie llannrll.i, biipunta, nna
llown, ilaij I'owiluh. Muiy Mc(iarr), Mum
raniiiii. Millie liuflv diul Jlan I'uwilttlj ilio
Mti I nun I. IiIIik, illrrrtrni
Meetings Tonight.
Division Xo V' Ancient uider III
boinlaiib Couit Kll, No, CO, Koiestois . of
Ameilca.
Diamond lodge. No t'i!. Shield of
Honoi.
At the Opera House.
.Monday matinee "Tho liluc of
rtuscla "
.Mondav night "Pallcu A.aong
Thlovfs"
Anuibements.
oi tun many icpeitoiie tompanle
tiavellns none Is, spoken more highly
nf then the Lester Walter Stock mm.
ranv, which conies to thu (hand Opeta
House all next vv(ok, opening with, a
special St. Putilck's du.v rnatlnoe on
Monduy at whuh tlmo thev v.-lll pit
bnt foi the Hint tlmo in this ilty the
fittna nil Ptttnnf nml lunrr iflrlliMot
COUGH SYRUF
Ik Cctllicgeuulue. Kcruscrubslltiitcj. A
Vss SURE
.SuhuitonOII core; Kl'aiiiiatU-:. $i i j rti
UrBiHirsft
beautiful comedy drama, "Tho Trinco
of Russia."
Monday illicit they will produce tho
sonsatloral ciomcdy drama, "fallen
Among Thlovvs." Jtatlnces will also
he given Wednesday and Saturday.
Chnngo or play nl evciy performs ncc.
1'loaslni; and up-to-date specialties
wilt ho Introduced at t'ach perfor
mance. L lilies' tlcketH will ho hon
ored In exchange for 15 cents openln?
rlKht, If rcstni d hefora U p. m. 5Ion
ihiy. Seats on sale Saturday moitilnij.
Mntlnec prltos, It nnd 20 cents. Night
pllccs, 10, JO and HO ernlp.
HIT WITH A SLEDOB.
Blacksmith Jones Got His Head in
tho Way and "Was Badly Hint.
While John W. Jours, of South
Churrh street, a blacksmith employed
ut the Delawnro mnl lludon North
5Ialn street shop, was vvoiklng a piece
of Iron on his mull on Thursday
morning, und bin In lure. f'lnilAa tTnl.
I.. '" -.,..., ., Wl-
, iis, was sinning, jonss got his head
too far over the unvll. The fomtocn
pound sledge wielded by Hollln came
down on Jones' skull, knocking him
almost senseless mid Infllctllng quite a
(hop cut. Pillow woikmen lushed to
I his nld and made him us comfortable
ns lofislblo. nnd then took him to Dr.
Whtelei's liospttnl, Tho doctor dleos.
od the wound and then Jones went
nome. ine iiocldent will coniluc him
to his home foir so..cl flne.
Funoral of an Old Pastor.
To the Hdltor
Tho liov. (i. A. Hlnterlelttur, pas
tor emeritus ol Tilnlty Lutheian
church, Pottsvllle. Pu died Mai oh 13,
WOI. Kuneral 5Ionduy, .Maich 18, In
Trinity (Jerman Lutheran church, at 2
p. in. Intel ment nt Charles r.aber
cemetery.
The above sad news wus iccelved
heie yesteiduy moinlng and the pas
tor of the Lutheran chinch decilVi to
attend tho funeral, as he held tl de
(cusmt us uiie of the most fuithttil nnd
stuunch old hemes and defenders of
the Lutheian chut eh within the boun
dailes of the Lutheian ministry of
Pennsylvania and the general council
a man with the "tiowel in one hanl
and swoid In tlu other." an Indoninlt
u bio foe against every and nil latltud
inarl.inlsni and compromise in docttine
and practice of the churi h.
Hut another citizen of this city will
fiel aggrieved with me, one of his sons,
(! A. llnterleltnor, assistant foionuin
or Coiibiook colliery, housi, PO Ttlver
sttoet, nnd In so far I thought it proper
Ir, nient'on the sad news In tho ixul
Paper F. Hhilnger
Pastor of the Lutheian Chinch.
Special Music for Sunday.
The following is the progiammc for
tho .special musical services at the
Fhst Congiegatlonal church tomorrow.
Thsre will also be a special sermon In
tho moinlng and evening:
MOItXINH SLr.VICK
Mithcin "We Hill the Piy" A Bclrly
nth"m "llicjk I mtli Into Jot" ..R. HluniiiiUt
KM Mf! SLRV1CC
ODcrtf'iy in n mmoi, M. ( rrele No .?,
h'Jouiril Hitlstc.
"Mr 5alor
nlhctn"riicv That 1mt ' U Illoiflqult
Duel "Mv 1 ilth l.fKilsH I p tn riirr". I. Tiilincr
Anthem "link, link My Sml'-
llairi Ilnwc shclli.
Solo "Tl p lliavrnh hirim ' . siiul0
VIi- llui-ui
Pi.lhiile, "Itillclujjh" chorus ... llaiuld
Mr. Nnjloi
runeral of Mis. Oichaid.
Tho 1 uncial sei vices over the re
mains ol JIis. 'Iliomas H. oidinid
vveio hold esteiday moinlng tit 10
o'ohek at Tilnlty Piolestant Eplsi opal
ehuidi, they being the flrt obsequies
to be lit Id In the new odlthe. Th"
stivleo was bilef and tho lemnlns were
taken to Salem, Wayne cnitntj , the
native home of 5tts. Oi chard, and
whole her daughter Is hurled, The
pall beaiers woie Climlos Hoiton. U.
II, Itejnolds, John Oichaid. William
5Iois. Fi ,111k Hubbtid nnd (Jeoige
Daw son
Diaymen Organize.
'Ihe Draymen's Piotcctlve associa
tion oiganled on Thursday night,
with about a dozen membois. 'the
object of the union Is the itgiilatlon t f
prices. A number of new mMiibeis aio
expected to etitoll In the nsir lutuio.
The oillcors dcttcd weie.
Piesldont, A. I'. Thompson; financial
secietary. William Heddi ir cones,
ponding secietniy. Hemy Pludlen:
tieusuier, Samuel Vnll.
Contract Awaided.
Voti Heck Hrothois have boon award
ed the tontiaet for the plumbing wot I:
In the new hmtiO to bo elected by
.Trim fnnioion The fixtures will bo of
the ltitist design,
Pay Day.
The Dclawaro and Hudson company
paid the einploes in their shops and
on the tallroud jesterdnv.
The Passing Tlnong.
Piunk Conuuughton Is on the sick
list.
51lss Llzlo 5Ialone, of Pike stieet,
has tho Blip
5Irw John Kaso spent Tluusdu with
friends in Honesdule.
Architect r. L. mown, of Siranton,
was in town .otetday.
WIss Ella Penwutden, nf Honesdule,
Is visiting friends In town.
5Ils Allto McNulty, ot Susquehanna,
Is lsltliig f 1 lends in town
Mrs II J. Wlmlen Is confined -to tho
Baptist parsonago" by Illness.
Mis John Hums, 01 South Canaan,
visited fi lends In town Thuisduy.
Dr J R. Sltterly. of Stranton, a
tormer icsldent, bpent jesteulay In
town.
A son or Counellmun-elPct and Mis.
Roboit Whltlleld, of south Washing
ton stitet, I1 ll.
JIis Michael Cannon, lof Pike
htieet Is confined to her homo with un
attack of thu gtip,
'.Wlss Clura I'. Speleher, of Scrunton,
who has been visiting her cousin, 5Iss
5Iolllo Nolan, on Pike stieet, for the
past two weeks, leturntd home today
Mrs A, W. JJeiiHcoter, of Caibon
dale, visited telatlvcs In town j,cstPi
duy. 5Ilss Anna llllhool, of Carbon
dale, was the guest ot her filend, 5Ilss
L"vu Kell, rseently. Olyphunt Hec
nid 5lis James Lindsay, of Curhondale,
Is enjojlng a few dajs' visit with her
husband at "The Onto" Mi. Lindsay
Is u Dc'luwatu ami Hudson tnglmer
itmplojed In tho HonesduU yuid
Honesditlo Citizen.
How to Cuie a Cold.
Don't go to bed. Don't slop woik.
Don't tnku u Tuiklsh bath und render
youiself liable to an attack of pneu
monia. Kiause's Cold Cuie, In con
vtnlent capsulo foim, will ouro you In
'il hours. Thev uio pleusant to take
and cuuso no ilnglng In your hend 01
other dlsagteeablo sensations. Pi lee
'JV. Sold by 5Iatthews Ilios.
AFTER EFFE
Pe-runa a Specific Restorative
the Test of Time.
Mas"''''''' '' "''$ -5-:r s::.svWM
HON. .FAMKS II C4U1LL. OMAHA. NEB.
Hon James H. aulll Is one of the oldest mid 1111 t t'lteeniPtl moil of
Omaha, Neb. coming to that city In Its cail d.ijswheu It little die lined
of being 11 metiopolls. He has done much to make It wliat it is, tuning
on public boat ds a numbei of tinicj
A leeont letter wiltten lo hlni to The Pel una Mcdhhie Co, of Co
lumbus, O, endotslng their leinodv, Peiuiiu foi cutailh, 'opseqilcntly
curies with It ionldeiable weight mid lnipuitunce. Thu following Is his
letter
Omaha, Neb., Jnnumy 20, 1000.
The Peruna Medicine Cmnpinv, Columbus, Ohio:
Gentlemen "I nm 08 years old, hnlc nnd heaity. and reiuim
has helped me attain it. Two j ears ago I had la g,ilppc my life
was despalied of. Peiuua saved inc." J. R. Guill.
Without 1 .Using the discussion as In
whether la gilppu is pi minted bv a
specltlo inleiobo nt not, at least this
much Is peitaln nnd admitted bv nil.
that it will pioduce chronic e.itmrh If
not promptly and piopeily cuied It
leave, 11 person haggnul. weak, sallow
fruzzled-out, mucous luembianes all
congested, appetite changeable, dlges
Hon capilolous, and Just about oinptks
Ufa of all moaning or (leshublliij
Theie Is no remedy In the woild that
meets the conditions pioduted hj, la
gilppe bettei than the leniedj, Peruna.
Peiuna strengthens as It icnovntis,
soothes vvhllu it stlmulatei, heals as it
okpui gates. Peiuna is not a pui na
tive, or cothni tie, 01 spiIiUIvp 01 stimu
lant, 1101 a egetublo or mineinl pc'sou
it leaches the somen of all diseases of
the mucous membranes by Its action
on the v.io-motoi ssteiu of neives
Hvery pci son who has had la gilppe
dining the last eai should take a
com so of Peiuna No one need expei t
JERMYN AND A1AYFIELD.
The Jeimyn boiouth council held .1
special meeting foi the puiposcs of
granting a new franchise tor the
Cii'sient lllectilc Light tompnn Tin
nieetlng was quietly planned and suc
cessfully eaiil"d out The now tnm
p.ui was lepiescntid by J D Stocker,
Attorney Piunk Stocker und William
Walker, of May Held, Thu Jetinyn
LTectilc Light eoinp.my, who got wind
ol tho meeting, weie lopiesent d bj.
W. II. Hutehlugs. Attorney W. W
Hand and Superintendent Gebhnul,
and tho meeting was notable as one
of tho stoimlcst sessions ot the council
foi many jeais. At Ihst mild Insinua
tions were made, but as the meeting
piuceedcd slioiiif peisunalitlcs wcte In
dulged In and theie was quite u seen."
foi 11 few minutes alter tho meeting
was ovei. Tho Ihst pioposltlon was
made by tho Ciescenl company, who
olteied to light the boiough on 11 teu
car contract lor T7S per light and pa
Into tho borough tieasuiy thu sum of
51,00 for the privilege. Tn this the
Jennjn company made u countui piu
pohltlon, oifetlng tn supply tho lights
lor ten e.us at $7J "0 and pay $1,'JS0 In
to tho boiough tieasuiy, Thenupoii
tho Cleseetlt 1 'Plesoutatlves raised
their original offer by lowering the
price of the llghth to $72 SO mid pa lug
into the boiough trcasuiy the bum of
$1,100. Tho Jcnun loinpunv weie
piepaicd to make nn additional olfei,
but it was not entei tallied and a mo
tion to luy the mutter over bdng de
feated, the second otter of the des
cent company was can led by tho tol
lowing vote I'm the motion, Thciun
5loon, Davis, Sullivan, Hadgei, Albeit
Moon und Cuhmittj , against the mo
tion. Hauling and Whcelei,
Thu opening of the Debt 1'und Lco
tuiu louise Thuisday evening wiih
most atisphlous Henry J. Wlmlen,
D. D , of Caibondale, dcllveied in thu
riist Baptist chinch his popular 1. c
tuie on tlu "Wit and Humor ot the
Irish People," to a huge audience, 'llu
ordinal. seating 1 up iclty nt thu (hutch
wus taxed well nigh to llu limit Dr
Whalen moro than tulfUlid the high
expectations of his audience nis
picsantatloii of tho glorious euily his
tory und of tho genius and posslhlll
ties of the Irish lace wns convincing
nnd poweitul nnd levelled a chop and
powerful love foi his peaple. Ills por
ti.ij.al of tho Irishman In his woild.
famed wit and humor kept the audi
eiieo In a toar of laughtei This Hist
evening demonstrates that tho people
of .Teimn und Mn field enjoy thm
oughlv a flrjt class eouiso ot leetuicj
und the Haptlst people me to bj 1 on
giatulated on their success lu pldclng
befoio tho piibllo such an cxictkmt
course. Thomas do (iiuihy, 1. D., of
Seianton, will glvo tho seituul of the
eouiso on Match -9 on "Tin Pilgrims'
Piogisss."
The Crystal Kite eompnny held 11
meeting lust evening foi the puiposu
of making iiiraiigemcnts for holding 11
clam bake ut Lake Chapman on Deco.
ration duj.
John W Jones, of l'muili stieet Is
III of neuralgia.
ARCHIBALD.
Mrs. Peter Gillespie, an old tosldoiit
o( this place, died at 8 o'clot k jester
day niuinlng, aftci n short Illness. 51 in.
Ulllctiplo tame hero from Iieland when
OF Ih
ym
petfeet 11 cnveiy null ss Ihey do so. The
grip bus pioducod t itniihul lnllaiuinu
tlon of tile wholj mui'oiiH membiane,
and good health Is Impossible until
these aio u dined In a nniiuul condi
tion. This Peiuua will do. A gie.it
manv tc'iucdh 1 hive been suggi sled
lni this inndltlon fi um tlmo to time,
but l'eiun.i appeals to be the only
lemody that bus any sitbstnnll.il value
ill lll'sc (uses It lius stood the tost of
lot ty cuis' c cpoiloiiie and still occu
pies the unique position of being tho
li tiding (If not tin only) specific lemo
dv for the ulti l-t Itec ts ol It gilppe.
Among the 111 mv piomliieut people
who lutvi Km clued of the altti-et-foits
nf gilp aio tho following
Congiessman Howatd, of Alabama,
snys: I have taken Fmini foi tho
nrip and iccommenl t .13 mi excel
lent leinedy to all fellow buffeieis."
M. W. Howaul, Congiessman fiom
Alabinm.
she was quite young, and she Ind lived
in Auhbald i.e lib flftj yoais sho
was the inothii ol James and ruiul:
aillcsnle and 5Iis. August Wilt, ol
this place, and Andiew filllesple, of
Si Paul, Minn llei tuneial v.lll take
plat e Sunduj. afteinnon at L' 30 o'thx k
fiom the homo of her sun. Prank. In
tel ment will bo lu Aichbald
51. T Ilutlci bus moved his fuinlttuc
and uinlt'i Utkln.f estahllshment fiom
the 5lcllale building, on Chinch stieet,
to his own building on P.ildgo stieet.
Toiuonow evening Ihe (nngiegatlon
of St. Thomas' chuiih will conduct a
grand sailed (unci it hi ihe rather
Muthew hall in this place Peter A.
O'Hoyle. esq , of Pulsion, one of the
most eloquent cnatois In Noitheastein
Pennsylvania, will deliver n lectin e.
Piof. J. H. Hums, of Wllkes-Hane, tho
well-known baritone singer, will also
put tli Ipute. The following pi ogi ammo
will bo tairicd out Oveitiue, Glhnj's
oidiostia addtess, Chilrmaii J. I' 5tc
Audievv song, Heithu llovcis: duet
Tiisle and Nellie Caw ley. lecllutlon,
Hliindie llkllj, ilolln (uiedlej 1, James
5luip'ij, sopianosolo, I.'athai vii 1'oote,
baritone solo, Piof. C. A. l'.iuke, inun
dollii selection, Ttlchuul l'ooto solo,
Cecilia Swift, lemaiks. Hev. William
0 Hum bis'o sohrtluns, 'Tho limp
Thut Onto Tluougli Tain's Hull,"
Tatlur OI'lMui, ' Piof. J. p. Hums,
Wllkis-Hnne, leiltiie Pctei A.O lloyle,
esq, 1'ittston; belectlons, Celtic nli,
LUxlo White, basso si lections, "Nil
ltuiiev." ' Otf to Philadelphia hi the
Moinlinr. ' Piof. .lujeph P. Iluins, uc
cmiipinlst. 51 It's Mmy A 1'ooto. tin tlu,
Glli o '11 ok host 1 a
-
OLYPHANT.
Th" Hi st ntuilvci8iry of Kej stone
camp of the .Modem Woodmen 01
Ameilia was he lei at their tocnis In
IMwaids' hull 01 Thuisdaj. and It
Piovcd tu hi one of the must in lov
able afialis held hem for sonio time.
About uno bundled gin sis weto pies,
out. Dm hit," thu evening a prognnimo
ot Wile excellcllie was itmlfied J. H,
I'ummliigs was thahmnu of the tun
ing 'Ihe unenlnc numbei was a solo
by 51lss 51aigutet l'vans, vvhldi was
1 curiei id in her usual dimming lujn
ii! r. 'I ho ehalnn.iu then inisuduccd H
H Hobithan, of Stiautuii, n former
ui pliant young man. dm diliveicd 1
short iiddii'ss. Tin 11 xt nitmboi was
a snjn bv .Wis M H Diidls wblih
was well fxeuitcd A 11 llutlou bj
Wlss .Way Lvana was huppllj. leielvel
Piof (ionigo Hiiuill ol fi i.intiin, ib -Ilvend
un eloiuuit uddn ss, aft 1
Willi ll the lUdglimimi was bioughl to
u clo.su Willi a hdictlon h .Wis. John
.1 O Malic) ivhli h was exoiitUnglj
well loiitliud A dainty ltiiuh was
then sonetl by the lollowlng commit
teo. James II Lall It N Hi Ink,
William Kdl C 11 Ostiandn and A
ll lloffiumi. The lorul camp of Wood
men, tllthouich only it I'm old, Is one
of thu most llouilshlug oij,anlu(lnns
In this place, and i eomposid of some
of oui mod luiliu niliil dtlons
A 11 ininnhip ofSnantmi will di
llvir uu uddiihs at tin Pie divtnlaii
oliiii.h u mot low ivitiliiR in the Ymm ?
Pcopli s toelilies of the different
chill (lies,
IMwmd Uiiike, ot P.uk Phne, was a
visitor lu town i vtiiiluv.
Thu thlld of a soihs of seiiuons on
tin "Life of f'hllst" with sluenptlenn
Illustrations, will bo glvui b A V
QRIPPE
That Has Stood
Congiessman While, of Noilh
Carolina, says "I llnd Peruna to b
an excellent lemcdy for tho grip. 3
liiH'o itbod it in my family and thoy
all join mo in lccommeiidlng it."
Georgo H. White, Congtesmnn fiom
North Caiollna.
Miss J'lancls M. Anderson, ol
Washington, D. C, datiRhter ol
Judge Anderson, of Vhglnia, Bays!
"I was taken very ill with the grip.
I took Peruna and wns able to leave
my bod in a week."
Mis. Hiuriot A. S. Maish, Piesl
dont of the Woman's Benevolent An
soclntlon, of Chicago, writes: "I
suffered with grip seven weeks.
Nothing helped mo. Tiled Pciunn
nnd within Unco weeks I was fully
icstored. Shall never be without it
again."
The following letter was toeclvcd
front 5lis. 51. Wright, stciutaiy flood
IcmphiiM Lodge, No. 17, ami Lady ol
llu- 5Inocabics
-'.111 Fllhnoic Stieet, N li,
Minneapolis, 5Ilun.
"I stillerod this winter with an at
titck nf thu la gilppe und having heuid
of Pciunn In such cases 1 decided to
tiv il, 1 tun still using Peiuna and
Und that It hdps me gieatly
"I have lulliti need icvetal ft lends af
flicted with chronic cut. in h to tnko Pe
ituiti and they till show woiideiful hn
plovement. I b'llevo g to bo the best
medicine bclon the ilille." 51is. 51,
Wilght
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.Mrs 51 Wilght.
At tho appearance of the (list smyip
toms 4if gilp people should stu Indooig
and take Perunii In small doses (toa
spoontul cveiy hout ) until tho .symp
toms dinappeui Thin will pi event n
long, dlsustiotis siiicnns and perhups
tatil losults
Il ou do not doiivo piompt and ".U-l--tactoiy
lestilts tipm the uto of Peiu
na, wilte at once to Di. Huitnuui, giv
ing 11 full statement of jour mso and
he will be phased to give ou his valu
able udVlcO JJlMtlS.
Pei una is the mkiiovv lodged cntuirh
lemody of the like. Dl. Haitmuii, tho
eoinpoundei of Pel una, bun wiltten 11
book on the phases of eataiili peeull'ir
to uumen entitled ' Health mid lSeuu
iv It will bo si'iit liee tn aiiv ad
dioss b Tho Peiuua Midlclue Co Co
lumbus, O
llovvi r, of Seianton, nt the Congicfra
tlotial diiiidi tomonow ev(nlng,
W IT Priest and Isaac Cillllths at
tended a mooting of the Haptlst Young
Peoples union, at Pittston, last even
ing 5U( Intel and 5Imtlll 5It,iiloj. of
Avoca, illumed home jesterdaj, after
a visit with their lster, 51is John
Lally, of Willow stieet.
5llss H. He.il, ol Iluffalo, In vlbltlng
at her home on Duniuoie stiett
William Loftus, of Caibondale, was
a callei at this plate jestcnl.is.
.Wis. John Oilei, or Pittston, Is
spending a few dtijs with lelatlvos
heie
The lummage sale in Hdw aids' sloro
hi Hlakely. which has been attracting
huge 1 row d for the p it two das
will dose tonight
PECKVILLE.
tin s,ahbith moinlng at 0 M tin qutir.
terlj inei ting son lees of Ihe Metho
dist llplsiotiii 1 hm di will hi gin with
the I.ovj Poast t loco Hi. pusioi
will piiMih, and .11 llo wdl adminls
lll' the saiuimeiit ot the Louis Slip
pei. In the evening Itov T I' in
ner, pic siding olilei. will pieadi c)l!l
er sen Ices 01 thu daj will b as usual
Tho foilllh quill toil) 'Uliloien. 0 of
the 5Utbodlht HpK'opul iliunh was
In Id hy Piesldliig Lldi r Wiuiur on
Thuisd.i evinlni; The niiotnig was
hatmonlous thioiigluuii and th ie.
poits shoveed a giallfvln-? piom ;, 1
most of the di pui tini ut4 du " t!i
e.u (1ei llv hi'lidied doll 11 hav
been raised about the tun on 1 x
ponses and pippuuitlons uu being
innde for the paviuenl of tin ihuiflt
debt In the ik.u lutuio it Is ptobabl
that tin ie will bo no 1 hiingo In th pas
torate this e.u
The con(elt ot the Sdiool ol Song
will ho held hi Ihe 5!ethodlst I pis u
pnl cliuteh 011 WodnoMluv next an I
will fuinl.'h out people with a gn it
siltpilsc.
S'lvhes In the Piosbjtoiiaii ( hiii'i h
Sundrtj at 10 30 a 111 and 7 30 p m
ltev S Tl Mo in D D piibtoi Sub
1oi t 111 ( 1 nlng AM'pnmi (.J11 'ion
All wi I uio
To Pievont Fneumonla and Grip
VITA PILU
Ke-itore Vllollly, Lost Vigor and Manhood
Cuiolmpotencj Mftht rmsiou Losso(Mem
""Hjesvoij 1111 wniin auentM
Ll '
si.. rliook nnd itstoro tlio
WWivlIro of 3011th H mnll
XOOo p'l box, 0 boioa for
J52. 150, with our banlrnblo griuranteo to cure
or refuud the monoy paid, .send for circular
find top) ot our bjukablo gum initio bond.
Nervita Tablets
(u.ei.ow i,tn:M
nTRA STRENGTH
Imraedlale Results
Poiltlrely rnariuitcil euro for Loj of Power,
iiicncoln, I'tnlrvelnpnd or Miritukon Orsm,
I'nro-li. l.oiomot ir Vtinlt. Nervoiu Protni.
lion, Uv. tul i 1 il In iinltv. Piu.iljjlsund tlm
Id ulti of I'scudvf. L'.iot Tnb it en Dnluni 01
kl'iiioi. By lr.stl In nbiln 1 nrkniin, 151.00 11
liox, 0 fur SS.00 with our bankable guar
emtio bond to euro in dO days or refund
money paid. A del 1 0 1
NERVITA MEDICAL CO.
Clinton A JTitwi ri ihicago, IU.
tolii by MiUjruh S. llionm, Piiigjluti, W
1 .11l.au ami. 1 41 11 , siMUUiii, p,
ftt-f -rif
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(giijlr nil cilects nt oir-oimo 01
VjiC- Jcxce s Hnd InJItcrotlon
iS73,Orv',A nerve tonic and
k ttfU'dood builder. Brinci
1 V-Jrtlin nink luw to nolo
6O
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