,' ,' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MARCH 10, 19U1. v I I Carbondale Department 1 ' I ! Olilcc: BURKE BUILDING i .- GILBY TRIES HANGING. MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUICIDE LAST NIGHT. Fhst Ho Tried SuBpemleis, Then His Necktie nnd Then His Shirt The last Tiint Nearly Suspends Career of tho Giant Constable Removed to Hospltnl After He Is Revived. Constable Stephen A. Oilby niado .hroc attempts to end his life last nltht, while a ptlsoner In tho city Jail, and was as many times pi evented bv tin- watchfulness of William Killed!, the custodian of the city jull. He was so iienrlv successful at tho last ttlal that lie lial lapsed Into unconscious, and the saviors of a ph, sic Ian wen iiccessarv. Thin in was leinovod to the hospital. About T o'tlork lestciduv afternoon (illliy was ntiosted by Policeman Fledeihk Huddy. on lSolmont "licet, while In an advanced statu of lntol iatlon. Twice hcfoic dm ins: the uf tor noon be had brecii w allied to go homo oi orf the ktiecls, us he was ciy li link md was making a big nuisance of himself. After each warning he would strut touaid home, but did not so far on his Jounio. On Jtclmoiit sited be was followed bv a largo iowd of school (hllilrcii, who ultii n.itel chafed him .md weio pursued, rum II v to the outigsteis' inciilnit nt. The Blunt constable would telgll to haw un Imaginary ieoler out of his hip ponki i iiml pictend to point it at thi' little ones hut he was uuai tiled. Then Huddy tools him in chnige and afti rn Rood ileal of double landed him at tho city pilson. Ho was thru quite Mlbiiihshe, and lust liefoie he w.is usheied Into cell No b he gave Chief Mi Andiew a ji.iir ot handcuffs that seemed almost largo enough fin an o "l:o Then iwiylindj. went nwa.v Shortly nftci 7 o'clock Mr. Klllcen look a look Into the cell and was as tounded to see (Sllby piep.ulng to put Ids head Into a noose supeud d fiotn the top of the i ell b.us and foiincd of a pall of biispendeis. Just the same as 'etpr McCiiiin lud done to iatally on Prldnj. le iiished Into the cell, mt llu suspeudeis down and gave Cillby n good talking to. Thin lie went Into his amrtnicuts with the suspendeis and told some ot the pollie about it. They thought that Oilby wus shamming, so that he might win his leleas-o Horn the ell. Then Klllcen and P.itilck Fov.-mall cleik In the postolllce, tiptoed to the Jill door and pecicd in to sec what (Sllby was then doing. They saw him haul at woik IKIug something to tho top of tho i ell The waited bienth lessly and the uet minute saw Ollbv put his head Into anotlur noose. Thev lushed in and Steve s.mk b icU on his U. Hed to tho top lmr wus Steve's blue litiktle. with it neat nooso made ( in it and slnped by the piessuie of the weight of his head Into ,i lound i"l In the pievenoe ot a uuiubei of M claims Killecn climbed up to the top ot the oi 11 and untied this mi olid noose f i;iii,v i, htHn loU nlnn), ,t would ptohably have .ittompllshccl hie purpo-e illbj oiled in a miudllii war when he s,n the tiovvd sun minding him and beggul to be let loose, .soemnl piom Islng ho would not take another di Ink In two j mis. To quiet him all left the bill pi etc ndlng to hunt up the nuiviir hi In could be set at llbcity. Ho ai I- ft alone so as to seo If ho would not loigu Ills doubles and fall Into a quit I M l The to ,i neaily fatal en or was mnmlttid. The minutes had elapsed when ivoi mi went b.uk again to tho Jull. h oumd the doot he saw the. "i i mi a bulf feet of huinaiilty damr- "or, In the ah. This time thote was mi oufhiimi ut his sh miming. He hid ' 'li oil his undet.shlrt. tied the Mf'X-s torTitImi over the iop if the gtauiig and put bis head in tho loop He was hanging limp, neailv utile. v itl a wlilto l.u mid aims down b 1 is frldi, and was motionless Kllle n lushed into the nil and died to ie. leas. him. but th huge bulk was too much for him to move H iulud up siuli Into tli lo.nmoii iouiipII loom, where that bod w is holdltiR a session, "in! Iinploicil 'ouiiellmun Ki .rl 'llionipson to lomu inilckh. T'ho'up ser followed without question nnd lushed down stairs. .Mrs Killecn had Hhi inched aftir lulp and enroun t.icd i 'it Tieisuier Connoi, to whom si appoilcd She was so eil(ed h H"t uncle iMiiiul In r. but follow (d I i III!! Into the j'lll s soon as he tlteied lie i iw tilt M1S eitdi d mull f,h. tail dual was op.n, h'tl so by i ili n In In 4 hustr. nnd Connor open- 1 is penknife and inn in. lie did not its to ie) asr dilbv, Inn hacked at the ' ndei dilit and pulliil on tin body with ii ' his stroiiRth. In a second tin sleeves weic i ut 'oi.se unl the body tell with a ciaMi i tin cement ilnoi Theie It lay, limp and s-till. A lepoitei wns dis pute lied on Hit. inn tin a doctor ana cut Dr Killy Th.- icseuers did not wall foi him lu,woor, but set hud at woik to te v tlje almost dead man. Watci was soused over him and Thompson, cn nor and Klllcen vigorously chafed his Jmost nuked body Just heroin thi) loclor arrived a lonR-drawn sUh sl alll"d uttirnliiR life and under the nhjslcl.ins tioatmeiit (Sllliv icturncd 'o consciousness. He was wenk as n sltten, showing how near his escape The Want of Working People. When the working man or woman feels sick liver, stomach or kidneys ' ore out of gear then Dr. A. W. Chnac's Kidney-Liver Pills do a world of good acting directly on these organs nnd the bowels. BAY CITV. Mr, I n. Mm, 1301 Columbus ATenue, Pay City, Mich , by overwork nnd too niskluous atteo. tton to Ids liulnefis, brought on an attack of klduey trouble, vcblch made It necessary for hlra to luivo off vrorKlns at times. Ho btutcs I "On tho rot mmendatiou of Mr. Oeo. Leyor, dru;;glit, of tlilc place, I purchased a box of Dr. A. W, Cbaso's Kldney.Lher Pills for my kidney trouble. They acted so well In relieving lay palu and hackoclie that 1 persisted In the use of tlieiu until perfectly cured of my trouble. I am a well man now, thanks to tho use of Dr. A. W, Chase's Jtldney.Mver Pills." XJIX. A.W.CHASE'S KIDNEY-LIVER PILLS. had been fiom death. The fall ho got while being tut down was i) sevrio one. It did not take long after this third attempt to decide that Oilby was not shamming nnd that he meant to end his life some way if left In Jail. So It wns diclded to icniovn him to the Kmergency hospital. Chief McAndrevv nnd Constable N'eary took hlin there, In u cab. At the hospital he was sewn tip In a sack with his head pro truding, so as to lender abortive any attempt ut self-destruction That Oilby was oiaxy drunk thcie Is no doubt. Tha cell where ho tried so hmd to commit suicide Is next to the ono wdieio Peter MrCann took bis llfu last Prldny afternoon by hanging. It was prolnbly from leading an ac count of this that Oilby wuo In spired. Constable Oilby has betn much In he nubile eve Mine ho wns made ronstnblc1. He has been In Innumer able scrapes, but has csenped wh-n died for pome of them. On New Year's night he shot Kddlo Oormnn, mi escaping prisoner, and was Pidlt ti d for It by the grand Jurv. Judge j,ich bald dlschirged the case on Ills dial Tho prtiit gland Juiy brought I't I" o il dlctments agalnt blni, one f t rof"i ble cntiy and one for laicony. lie h.t bed mil low escajies befoie, but thH Is the tightest squeee ot nil. BOTH COUNCILS MEET. Sessions of Common and Select Blanches Held L.i3t Evenhtr. Select council met In lcgul.ir session Inst night All lntiubei.s weie piestiit but Mr liuttle, ot the Second waid. The appropilatlon oidlnatue passed thlnl and limit reading. Ml. Mannlon alone voting no The pole tax oidlnatue was hi ought up for third and lln.il leading. Messrs. lavls, Mannlon and Fletch' r voled ve.i and IJiuett and Thonipson naj, killing the oidliistiKc. Mi. Thoinpson, who Intiodiited the otlglnil ordinance, objected because the tinettou com pany, undei the amendment, would have to pay but twenl.v-llve cents a pole. Mi. l'lelther otfeied a lesolutlon that the offer of Andiew Cainegle to build a llbraiy building, at a to-t of $J,uuO. be iicicpteil, ami that the cUy ilmk send u cortllled topy of the ltxolutluu and ask foi full details ot the olfor. The i evolution was adopted A letter fiom the insurant! undei w liters, asking tli.it the wiling In the ilty building be put In a safe condition, was lefciied to the building commit tee A lomniuuic.itioii tiomCitj Ilnglnecr Kupp stati'd that tho waste watci fiom the r.kuk Diamond bleaker, with the lefusc fiom the silk mill, Is blocking two tondtilts near tho Ontatlo and Western t uissing, and asked that some action be taken. The matter was ic fened to the street committee Select council then adjoin md COMMO.V COl'NCII, ('(million council nut In pirlal ses sion last nlghl. The leading of tlio iiiluutes was defeired. Time ilaluis for owneintlons were tefiired to the t oniilllttce tor Invcsti ratlon Walter Thoin Is a non-iel-dent. Mi.s. nclie, an Invalid widow, and Ton Costa, a nilnoi The lepoil of the olty cuutioltu- for the nine months undlng Deiembu 31. w is inelved and oideied lllpd, as was also the niaiu'h uiess.igp, which was mid ill select i oancll a week ago The oullnanee for the bond Issue for the constiuc Hon of a municipal water plant was lefuicd back to the com mittce Theie Is not sullhient time lei t to pass it thiough both branches of tho old lotnuil, so this action was taken It will hu lonowcd In the ic oiganlzed tonimoii lounell. Tho icsolutlon accepting Andiew ('ainegle s offer to eiei t a $J".()10 llbiary building was conciiiicd in The appiopi Iatlon oidliiaiue was ie itlved Hum selei t council and dis cussed at length Mr. Xmlou objected to It on the smiu that it did not pro vide tor seveial osimtlal Items, and us otlnr niembeis wanted moio tlmo to consider it it was icfoiitd back to the estimate committee. This piacth all.v kills the otillnaiiee in thin council, as llieie will bo but one mole nitotlng befoie the i eoiganlatlon. Common council ailjournt d to meet net Mon day evening, their itgular meeting ulgbt A Diivet's Mishap. One ot the dilvcis lor the KiunU bicwciv. while In Poiest City cstei day iltcinooti, met with a disastious mlshnp. While backing his team into the station he mbguidul them and they b.ukcd the wagon, loaded with ban els of biei over a steep embankment. The contents of the wngon weie scatteicd promlEiunusIy nvei the embankment, spilling much of the beer. Tln hoists weie badly cut and the diiver, also, icceived seveial pa In till biulse.s. Mis. Blnckmoio in Jail. Mis Minnie niatl.niore. who has llguti il In police and newspaper cir cles hem seveial time, was urresie.! jest-idav afternoon by Chief MoAn dievv foi being so chunk nhe could not care for hot. self. She was loilcid up toi the night. A Caul Pnity. Miss Helen Meehan entei talned a numbei of her fi lends at a card paity, glvtu nt her homo on Itiookljn street, last evening The time was veiy pleas antly spent DETROIT. Mr. Levi r.lfey, 803 McPougal Avenue, Petrolt, lived for jears expecting death fiom heart fall, lire nnd Rrlght'a disease, but was cured by a few boTes of Pr. A. VV Chase's Kidney.I.lver Pills He wiltesi "Forjoars I lived In constant fear thai should meet death through l.ldney trouble. I was troubled terribly by pains In my back and about tho heart. My t roubles ore now ov er, for Dr. A. W, Chase's Kidney.I.lver Pills have wade me will again. I will gladly answer auy letUrsnbout this vvondcifutmedlclno." S3 cts. a box. All dealers, or Dr. A. W. Cbaso Medicine Co., Buffalo, N, Y. 'Phone : NEW, 286 OLD, 0423 MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD. Routlno Business Ti ansae ted Con trnctor Dowe'a Heating Job Ac ceptedNew Water Company Will Install Fixtures. Tho regular meeting of the school board was called to meet at 7 o'clock Inst evening, nn hour earlier than tho usual time. It was Just 7.12 when the ptesldcnt of the board called tho mein beis to order, with Messis. Hockcn betiy, Hughes, Swlgert und Kervvln present. Tieasurer Moon came In a few minutes later. After tho leading of the minutes Mr. John .Shannon appeared In tho Interest of Itoynshanhurt Water company and stated that the. company had their plant In working older and could fur nish the Central High school and Xos. 1 and 2 with water. The companv asked for the pntrouago of the schools us laige taxpajers and as tho stock holders were residents of the city. He offeied some tlguies for their consider ation of whatever other tapayeis aio saving by having their water supplied by this company. Ho was requested to put his proposals In wilting lie did so and the pioposal made was: Foi High school, 31 a month; No 1 school, $21: So. 2 school, $21; oi, by the meter, at tho rate of in cents a thousand gal lons. The company will make all con nections fiee of expense to the city and If tho service is not satisfactory they will lemov'p the IKtures absolute 1 without cost. It was moved that the written proposition bo accepted, and It was unanimously can led. Tho building committee lecominend ed palng Contractor Dovve his bill for extias in connection with installing the heating plant in the High school building. The hill was $113 02. and it was unlet ed that tt be paid In four ( qual payments. The committee wai well satisfied with the woik of the contiaclor and were of the opinion It was well done. They also allowed him $15 for whitewashing tho bollei loom and tlxlng It in good shape, ul thnugh he made no iliatgc fin this soi vice The boaid also oideied that the balance due on Mr. Dowe'H con tract ho paid. Mr. Uowe said that the boaid should stand one-half the cost of an enlarged blow-off. as It was absolutely ucccs v.ny. although not In the contract, and he would pay half The extta cost of Ibis was $.".0 Theie was no net ion taken on this matter. Then Mr Swlgert put a question. Ho wanted to know If the Janitors inn tho school boaid or the school boaid lan tho Janitors He spoke In legaicl to niembcis of tho board oideilng cer tain iauitoi j to clean snow off tho side walks and the janltois refusing to do so. The member was informed that Ihe Janltois weie governed by a set of pi luted titles, and If tlio did not do their woik they should bo le-plaeed by janltois who would. Tho matter was it fen oil in tho Janitors' lonmiil tce Tieasuiei Moon lepoited that Tax Collet tor Watt had turned In $3,000 ot school taxes on Mai ill is, but that nothing had been turned In by other collectors Mine e the last meeting. It was oideied that collectors having ap peals for exoneiatlon fiom taxes be present nt the next meeting of the boaid, so not as to have a congestion of these nuitteiM lulu In the season. A bill ol A. W. Reynolds foi supplies to the central school amounting to $14.1 !, was oi doted paid while a lequls itlon from the .siipeilnteiident loi sup plies was also hnnoied Siipeilnteudeiit Cian submitted his mouth)!, lepoit. At 7." the boaid ad journed to meet on Monday, April 1 Can't Affotd to Lose It. (iulv v few days ago Andiew Cninn l,lc made an offer of $.'.',0u0 for a pub lie llbiaiy tot th i ity of Oatbondalo, piovlded tin councils of that ilty con d Unite $-',",00 annually lor Its suppoit. The matte" cf ncceptlng Ml. C.uncgiu's olfei is still iintier consideration. Car bt nd'ile cannot nffoid to let such a Milden oppoitunity pass and It is to bo hcq d thut her people v III taku ad vantage ot it Aichbald Citizen. At the Opera House. Tonight "The ratal Wedding." Wednesday matinee "Tho ratal Wedding " Wednoedny niglit'Tulleii Among Thieves." Tliuisdav "Amiss the Tiall" Pilday Down in Louisiana." Saiuulay matinee "Tho Two Sh- teis." Satuidav night "Undo ham In China ' Meetings Tonight. William H Davles Women's Hellet e otps, Xo lot. St. Vincent do Paul. Lackawanna, tiilic, No. HOS Impioved Older Red Men. Catbondulo conclave. No. y."., lin pioved Older Heptasophs. t'leiks' association. A Biokon Ann, Mis. 1 tennis Oilhool, of Uiooklyn f-ticot, loll and broke both bonen ot liei light foieaim, vvhllo going out ot her house on Satuiday afternoon. Dr. Kelley, of Mouth Chuicb riticot, fet th arm In n plaster pailH bendago and i-ho Is getting iilong nicely. Meeting Tonight. Tho CleilvB' Protectlvti UhriKlution -vv 111 meet tills ovcnlng at St. Koso ball at KM o'clock. Impoitant buslnesn will come up and every elf ik shoul 1 be piOKcnt. Impioved. The condition of Miba Allneiva Mc Laughlin, of Joimn, who Is nt Pr. hceltr'H pilvuto hospital, has gicat l Improved. Read a Paper. Pi of. John V. DoLuney. of tills city, toad n paper at a teachers' Institute held at OI pliant on Satuiday after 1.0011 Draymen to Meet. Theie will 1 e a meeting of tlio Diay men's Piotectlvo as&oclatlon at St. Itoso hall this evening at S o'clock. Bom. To Mr. and Mrs. Piank Tlinnions, of Seventh avenue, on Siinduy, Jlnich 17, a Hon. . Cars Hit Him. P.Jtilelc Moiilsou, pinployod In a mine In Porcht CUy, -vvbllo wpragglug cum yestortJay nfternoon, vrai injured bad ly. The cars Jumped the track, knock ing him down and mangling his right arm and bruising his left side. Ho was brought to tho Emergency hospi tal, where his ann was amputated Just below the shoulder. THE SCHOOL REPORT. Superintendent Garr Submits His Monthly Statement. At the meeting of tho school board last evening Superintendent Klmer B. Outr submitted his monthly repot t, as follows. ( irlwiHialr, rJ., Match l, lfOl. Unapt of l.'itiicatioii. ric-ntl'tncni Herewith l mibmittul tlio repeat of the tilth -.flwol muiitti, fnilinR 1-rti. 27, Vol: The nmnlcr uf pupils enrolled hy (-Miles 11 M follows: IIIrIi Mlioot tv! A cirimirar K0 11 " 117 (! " HI. A IntrnncdUte Hi II " lilt C " . .., 251 A rrlmnr.l .") II " 341 O " :.M 'loUl utlriuljr.ie S.'.'VJ The liumbcr hi attendance b) x ii as follow1! Male 1,07(1 l'cnulu 1,179 Total 2,!M Aceratie attemUnic Male. 7.Vflj female, 7"i Total averasr, 1,031. The averjue Kreentaife f iitteiidante is 8.1. 'flic number ol puplU perfect in attendance, 40''. Numlicr of puplli mptniled, 2; e-orporal (mil Itlinit'iits, D; limes luiplls. wcro tard. u(1, ivn. iwldcnt pupils, S; to.ulicis alfent, (I; teailicis t.ncl.t, 1; visits ot rltycn, 52; vulu ot dlur. tor, s, vUlt of mperlnlendcnt, 1(M; tjm ol triuniy, 20, dav Uuht by nulutltntes, 17'4, dajs teaclicnt vccie tlisent, 17U; meeting of teathen, 7. Itesptcttullj. Miner K. (,'dir TO START IMPROVEMENTS. As Soon as the Frost Is Out of the Qiound City Work Will Begin. In about two weeks City Kngincer Kupp expects to begin the several Im provement Jobs which have bean pro vided for by councils. Tho steel woik for the bildgo ovei Kurkot Hiook Is on poo ted to turlvt! in about a week, as the engineer has given permission for its shipment. As soon as the fiost la out ot the giound he will start verk on that Job. Immediately alter tho fiaiuework is in tho woik of con necting tho pavements on Chinch and Cat nan stieets will bo rusbeJ thiough. Just an soon its tho weather per mits, Mr. Kupp will tlltect Contractor Killecn to begin operations on the hos pital niid I'allbrook street sowers, a owing to the citizens' complaints. It Is desired to havo that Job finished ns quickly us possible. Anothei job which will occupy tho attention of the sdoct department will be the tinlshlng up of thp Ninth uvenue woik, for which T300 is piovlded In Ihe appio prlatlon ordinance. OBITUARY. M. P. Biennan. John J Brennan, of Sand street, has received the news of the death of his biothci, Professor M. P. Hrennan, of Ponies, Ailz., who died ut that place Match H. He was born In this city foity-tlve jenrs ago and left for tho west twenty-five years ago. wheic he had prospoietl. He Is suivlved by his widow, one hi other, John J. Hicunau, and two slsteis, Miss Kate Prennnn, and Mis. Henry Kennedy, of C.ubon dale. The lemalns weie Intel led In Butte City, .Montana May Be nn Actoi. Patrick Kennedy huu icceived an of fer fiom a repeitohc theadical com pany to join Its ranks next season, and he has decided to accept it, bin lug signed a contract. He is a .voting man of talent, who has appealed at several amuteui pi eductions in this city, nnd bus bad seveial ofTcns to Join tinvcl Ilng companies which have been hor. The Passing Thiong. Tlio Misses Agnes McDonough and Katie Pulelcn. of this city, visited 1 1 lends In Aichbald i?unda. Thonu.5 P. Oallaghoi, of Powderlv load, lelt for White Watci, Wis, o't the Kile flyer on Satuiday evening. Ml. and Mis. W. M. T.athrop. foi meily ot this city, now of WIlHnms- poit, aie guests of Mr. and Mis. W. It. enas", on vv usnington sdeet. v JERA1YN AND A1AYFIELD. As prognosticated in out item ester day In tho Jermyn L'lcctilo company have commenced tho light against the ten-) ear contract given tho Ciescent Klecttlc Light company ut last Fri day's spcclul council meeting. Deputy She i Iff Perber camo to town last ever lug and served notice on the hut gcfrs. hecietarj and 11I110 nienibers of the counril, restiuinlng them from hlgnlug and executing the coutiin t. The healing for the Injunction, which the Jeimyn company 1110 seeking, will be heaitl at court on Friday morning. The bt. Aloyulus Total Abstinence society elected tho following ofllcers cm Sunday afternoon. Picsddent, P. P. Kilkei, vice president, Patilok Tal let, limine lal bcciutaij Thomau (itceiie. iccnidlng secietaiy, Jl. 1' Monahan tieasuier, James Davltt; Kigeant at aims, James Walkei, au dltois, Pattlck Mulheiin and John Mccb.in. trustees. William Kenned), Pi .ink limns and John Cuinpbell, delegates., William McCattney, Patrick Tallet and John Campbell; investigit lag coninilttee. Michael McClnone, AVillhim Mullall). William Tullott, Piank McCaitney und John Urud). School report for the month ending Mai eh 7. Those who have no muik below SO, aio as follows. Seniors, Maty Jenklinv, Ida Giles, Cora Patten beig; junior, Mumle Kvnns, euli-Juii-iors, Kddie Olles, AI0117.0 Dnvles, Mag gie Marsh Nellie P.vans, llrst )ear, William Gilbert, Stanley Hills, Hai old Davis, lJeglnald Houghton, Pula Spiugue, Kutle Jlemohan, .'elll Ulg lln; grommat, tenth giade, Piestnn Uudger, llelli.ud Pell. Heniy Shields, (leorge Whitnioie, Scth Sprague, Uei hie Jones, Ninth giad-, Nelllo Uuvnn, Nelllo Muiphy, Intot mediate, Llgbth giade, Mnijorle Muniford, Sadie How land, Winifred Shaffer, Timothy Cun ningham, Mniy Dempsey, Ada Pailey: Seventh gindc, Lee Stone, Stanley Uvans, Alvlia Day, Maggie McAndiovv, Mniy Davles, loretta Irving, Mlnnla Parhe. Kdnn Maynard, Delia Wade man, Minnie Oakley, Vei.i Whltmoic, Maiy Splllano, Sixth guide, Prank Loughney, fllen Steele, Mamie Furev, Pdlth Lastlake, Elolse Shields, pi I- DcBiill'tfN ' Cures all 1 hroat and I.uns Affections. C0U6H s,rm Gettlie genuine. Refiifesubstltutes. M s.lt tion Oil cures kiicumuUszi. 15 ft Jjj it. mary depirlment, Fifth grade, llnttlo Hill, Knto lloste, May Hoslo, Ma-y WhIbIi, Anna Puuchey, Willie David son; Fourth giade, Uello Piynn, Ida Morcom, Charles Meehan, Alice Kbdon, Itay Cramer, Alfred Hoi swell, Call Kelly, Herman Wood wot th, Sylvia Ulnke, Mlldied Nelbcrton, John Adams, Marie McCloshey, Muinlo Mann and Cbarlcs Wlnteis; Thlnl grade, John nurns, Mildred Conch, r.e?lth Conch, Annie Collins, Jniuet Dougher, Kmma Davis, Hnrolel Dod son, Uloclwln llvans, Doiothy Ebilon, Leah Farley, Mildred Forebner, Alloi Forkhlll, Oomer arllllths, Leslie Jones, Annie Lapatlui, Mniy Lnugman, John ,Mnne, Khca Onkley, Hcibtrt Puckv. I.'ddlo Ilcsfcr, George Ttovve, Oeno vleve Smith, Alta Wndeman; Second grade, Mary Ulglln, Thomas Doud, Al fred Vcnle, Malldo Venle, Mildred Gil licit, Ileglna Meehan, Iicno Smith, lllancho .Mcllale, Alfred Vcnle, Albert Long, Helen Davidson, Kosvvell Sauls bur.v, Joseph Dougher, Harl Ttcnnlo. Walter Herrymnn, WIIIIp Martin and Alev. Muldoon; First gindo. Joe Day, Willie Furoy, Jane Jlurpby, Hurry Da vie, Mnrcella Irving, Heitrlco Kelly, Flossie Aveiy, Stella GrllTlths, Jnno McKcrscher. Unymnnd Pcnnett, Willie Havvling. H. N noriott, pilnclpnl. 0LYPHA1NT. "The MIssouil Girl," a Ilist-class fatco-comedy, will lo presented nt tho Father Mathew opera house tonionovv evening by Miss Maalo Ritchie and her clever company. Tho play Is full of many laughable situations, and is suio to please evpryonc. The specialties given aio all up-to-date. Pi Ices, s", 35 and 50 cents. Mrs. Plvlra Jones Is spending a few days at Wilkcs-Parre. All tho young people In town Inter ested. In organizing a literal y society aro lequpsted to ntteiul 11 meeting which will be held In the Presbytorlun church on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The membeis of the Ilnptist Young People's union will meet tonionovv evening, Instcnd of this evening, on ,ip count of a number wishing to attend tho lecture by Dr. Shaffer, of Hanls hurg. at the Father Mathew opera house, tonight. St. Patilck's ilny was obseived by Ihe members of tho Ancient Older of Hibernians, who held a social session In their rooms last evening. A delight ful programme, which had been pievl ously arranged, was given, nftci which refreshments weio served. It was one of the most enjoyable affalis of its kind ever held by the membeis of this society. A necktie social, under the auspices of classes No. 4 and of the Suscuie hnnna Street Baptist Sunday school, will bo held Thursday ev'cnlng, Match 2$, In Lloyd's hall, on Laekavvnnni .stiect. Tickets, 10 cents Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and daugh ter, Miss Helen Millet, of Newark, N. .1.. are tho guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Mil ton Van Do Rogui t. of Plikely Mrs. John V. rnelden was removed to tho hospltnl at Scianton yestciday, to tecclve treatment Dr. Ross Lloyd, of Middletown Spilngs, Vt , li visiting his mother, on Scott htieet. Hon P. A Phllbln, of Archbald, spent Sunday In town. James Wheeler 1 etui ned to Caibon dale ostcrda), atter a week's vi-it with lelntlves heic. PECKVILLE. Pdwaid and William IJetts have gone to Poit .Tervls. N. V, wheio they havo tented a stoie and will conduct what is known as a Four-Cent stole. Tho Ladles' Aid society of the Meth odist F.plscopal church will solve 11 dinner at tho home of Mis. J. D. Peck ut noon, Wednesday, Match 20. All ai 0 vv elconie. Tho School of Song, undei the dlicc tion of Piot. Clink Thomas, of Scrnu ton, will give a gtautl conceit 0:1 Wed nesday evening, .Match JO. In the Methodiat Pplscopnl chuicb The school has been under the illicctlou of Pi of. Thomas for the past tlueo months and will give one of the finest entei talnments over given in this place. Somo outsldu talent will len der assislanco In executing the pio giainme, which will consist of solos, duets. 1 lionises iccitatious nnd instiu mcntal niusic The school's poitlon of the piocecds will bo turncei over to the tuihteeh of the- church fot their dis posal. Tho admission pi Ice will bo 15 and 2." cents Tile Ladles' Aid and Young People's societies of the Presbyteilan chuicb will conduct a lummago sale In the Men gait stoie.beglnnlng tonionovv. The salo will bo held both nftci noon and evening for thieo d.t)s OLD FORGE. Sir Joseph Marey Is the ovvnei of one of tho best polyphones and has klndlv consented to give several se lections on It nt the conceit In the Prick Methodist LplsT.opul church, on Match ::. Mi. und Mis. .Samuel lliodiiead, jr. who aio at Avon Pink, Pin, aie ex pected home home time next week. Mr. and Mis. c. F. Mlllaid, ot Mos cow, attended tho filtieial of tho late William Tinklepaugli laht week. The cholines by a class of glrU un der the tlliectlon of Miss Wealthy Hiodhead piomlses lo be a very pleas lug feature at the concert next Filday evening. Robeit, tlio little sou of Thomas Martin, Isvui) sick with pneumonia. Mis. Dew lit Reed is spending a fete days with her daughter. Mis John Wilbou, in Soi anion. Miss May Stale), of Pittstoii. will sing ot tho com oil next Friday even ing. Match J-' Mi. H. L. IMsall Is contlned to ills home by Illness. Rev H. A liiceii icceived 11 leltei fiom Hon and Mis William Connell on Satuuluy, e-M'icssIng rcgiets for not being able to attend the home gathering March fi. They uho en closed a check for $10. which was gieatly appreciated by tho pastor aim cougicgatlon Tho Ladles' Aid society will meet at tho homo of Mrs. tlaiy Gray Wednes day afternoon. A huge attendance is deslicd How to Cute a Cold. Don t go to bed. Don't stop wotk. Don't take n Turkish bath and rendor youiself liable to nn attack of pneu monia. Krause's Cold Cme, In con venient capsulo foi 111, will cuio 011 In 21 hours. They aie pleasant to take and cause no ringing In ynui bead or other dlsagreeablo sensations. PHce 2'ie. Sold by MatthowH Pros. M00SIC. The Voting Ladies' MJsblon c Ire lo will hold a blitbday social at tho Presby teilan paisonngo on Thuisduy evening Mvorjbodv Is cordially Invited. (lesngo Thomas spent Sundayln Unil inear. Itcv. and Mis. J X llallej uttendod JONAS LONG'S GOAS. Dress Goods and Silks TWO TIMELY TOPICS FOR EARLY SPRING BUYERS.... The approach of Spiing suggests the necessity of looking into the Dress Goods question. Fabrics adapted to the needs of this changing season are here. KQr Pe'- yaid will buy J ' " extra heavy allrwool Homespuns in greys, blues, browns and cadet blue. Would be good value at 75 cents. jrCf. per yaid will buy 50 sJW jnci, exna lKMVy Fiie.e, suitable for Walk ing Skiits or Tailor Made Suits; the colois aie blue, giey and brown. $1 0ft Pei vard will buy pi.UV the extra heavy riieze, M.25. usually sold for An ideal Spnng fabnc: 46 inch All Wool Meliose Suiting in the newest shades of old rose, leseda, grey, go met, cadet fLr blue and castor,yard J 40 inch All Wool French Ciepes. a beautiful, soft, flimsy, clinging fabtic; ex quisite for shit t waists, in shades of cream. sly blue, pink and navy ; CQp yaid sJL donas Lods's Sods the finifial of John Colvln, of P.usons, Moiiduj. Miss Jlniiw Minds Is visiting her sls tei, Mt. Joseph Snder. of Olyphant. Tho Ladles' Women's Clulstlan Tom peinnco union will meet this afternoon at tho home of Mis Y. C. Uialcc. Mi. and Mrs. Janice Lev an spent Sunday with fi lends In C.itbondale. Dining the absence ol Pi of. T. C!. Osboine, who Is on the juiy this vvceK, Miss Tliompsou, of Plttston. acts as assistant piluciiMl. The buhiness meeting of the Junior league will be held this evening ut 7 o'clock in the Methodist eliiu-eh. Rimer Huullck spent Sunday with his parents In Cuiiiptovvu. John Close has letuiueil, utter .spend in a lew weeks with his patents In Connei Kent AVOCA. John Hos.in. aged sevent-llvo Jears, died at the l.imlly residence. In the Xoith Pud, attei a prolonged lllue.es. lJccoased had b- e n a lesldcnt of Aviua lor inoie Hi in thlity e,ns, and dm inj that time he niado many friends and hut few enemies. lie was among the- ploncci inlntis of tlio town and his lenilnisccnccs weio amusing as well as Intel c sting, and mail) found picas mo In ll.itcniiig to tils quaint old stories of mining loio. About live .veins ago he was attackid with the old e neiny, miners' asthma, and since then has been c online d to lib- home. Ilesltles his wife, ho is suivlved by two son", Then doii', foreman foi the Pcunsvlvauia Coal coiupuu) , John, Mis. P. J. Hol laml. Mis Stmts, ot WUkes-ltatio, and Mis. Jumps MtXultv. eif Scran ton Tlie tuneial will Ink" 1 ice on Wednesday morning at 0.30 o'clock. Intel nieiit will he III St Mary's ecnio ton l.ltke Xiil.m has leturnc-cl trom Kcim iloi. South America, wheio he was cm Plovetl as niiti hlnlst for ihe ll.ihcork company, of Phlkulelphla. After a tow ' nujs lest no will Hsume jus lornier position ill Xlllltlinki'. Janet, tho nine-mouth old tiaiightcr of Mr. and Mis. Ahs. Piown, died on Sunday morning, aftei a brief llliiets of eonviilslous. The luneinl will take place this utt"inoon. Intcinient will bo in l.iiiigclifte ecmiicrj. Piof. C. P. Unban has been granted m, leave of absence foi ti n weeelo, and will leavo today to take a pnot-gradu-uto cnuiM ut the Muinticld Xnumit Mliool. XjM em he Intends to es tablish u complete High school course nnd hi i nn go a muluiliiui foi llio tluee jeitis' i oui.se. Division U. Ancient fndci of Hiberni ans, will nuet this evening Patrick IKsloii. a student at the Ot tawa sciuluuiy. Is home on ue count of a lulnful eje tumble. M. V. Munlej will leave lei(la to ie siinie his studies at Villa Xov.t college. Special senilis will ho held In St.' Mary's chin eh this uvmlng In honor of the IVast of St Joeph I'ather Pteley, of Montrose, will pi each the sermon. Ilntiv Steevcr Is attending tho funeral of his slstei. ut llaiiisbuig. todaj. JIIss Guttiude Cannon, of .scianton, spent Sunday ut tho Olbbons lesldonce. Miss Allco Conway Is visiting friends In Jet m n Josfddi Sullivan anil John MeCatthy, of Majncl'd. and Jamet Buike, of liiheruian, spent Suniht at the Kcni noy residence. Iteiv. M. P. i't .mo picachcd a beauti ful sermon In St Mary's chuiih on Sunday nioinlng at tho 10 30 o'clock mass, his subject biing "Tho Pulth of Out Poiclathets " Ills tllscouiso was JONAS LONG'S SONS. Some silk values that you won't overlook. A supeiior grade of black, puic dye. Swiss Taffeta, 24 inches wide, 59c, 89c and $1.00 per yaid. A high lustrous finish in Lyons' pure dye Black Peau De Soies Silk, 20 inch 89c. 2j. inch $1.00, 24 inch $1.25. 22 inch, extia supeiline, beautiful grade, $1.50. Peau De Levant is the name of a 24 inch all pure silk, confined exclusively to Jonas Long's Sons. It is especially adapted for Ladies' Shiit Waists and Fancy Dress Costumes. It comes in all the newest Spiing shades. & A A Piiee, per yard plUV For Shirt Waists 29 and 30 inch All Wool Fancy Stiipes for Shiit Waists. This desirable line is being closed out at one-foui th off from regular price, Albatross Stripes EQr 69c, now O s Annul e Cords AC-r 75c, now UcL' Pei sian Silk Stiipes rfcr 95c, now ' patriotic and lull of that sentiment that stimulates eveny Iilshnidn Din ing the offeitoiy tho choir sang th "llMiin to St. Patilck" TAYLOIi. I liu s,u,ui Mdnnllal elunili lnui unVf tlic illiirlioii n( the l.tchtV Md soucte, iininl list evrnlni; unite r vir (jvorVile liriumstaiicii-, it 1iim 4tttmlinci llng preterit md tho attric tlon-i ut llu' cirlniH Iintli4 roii-bin much .U tuition Ihtio .in thrio IhoHi. tihjclt tro m tltiri!lt ilcturutrtl The LiiIIpV Vi I noirte booth his un dUpl o Kum putte nirdlo word llio .ipiuii mil minlorUhle liootls, in chatKn of the elioir mil Willing Workrrs' ocirtj, alo ittrjt t much aihiiiratlon V llnr mu.n;i pf RiJiniuc i lciiilcicd li-t evrnliiR liv lilfiit of iiiimuI niPtlt UIK-hinenls ennkisting of all the iMicselcs of tin nr.is.nii were kcnnl Much interest u lioinc likin in ilii ininiii. ot the 1 loelrii Citv W heclnif n' mlnstrrl iroupi, h ill alee then performance on MoniUv run ins In vt tiniltr Ihe iti-plces of the I'll c I.IHr.i r- '.ochtlon The I lei trie ( it Wheelmen hei' i popular md i Jeter inhiMirl Irmipe mil li n lUflllH lo .! tllJl till' p iflTMIIIlH lo III Kllltl will he ltleiill piiirnliil. ,i nlictilr jhnnt il tiikrt Into hetn ih-poeil of. Vilmiklon JS tlit" Vllvt Vlarmret M True jml Mr llrhrit f.iuvi'r hoth popubr vi imp; people of ltruilhim, were uiiileil hi nunlJKe ut tlic stewjrt VlctnorUI pjiioniKe t the pimot, Riv I I, Hue, on sttuulij etniinc Vllei the rrrenionv n per. toimril th nc vile vtulliil loiiph were clriem I i Ihe lirlile'n home, white .i weihllns mipper i. Kcrv.il in I lonsnliihtions elunli 1 tin llitit-iU nlnlit the ouns; Vlen t hrhtlm j-otUlioii li in 1 will hold frirlli wilh tlim Brind roiljl it I.IcwiIImi'h hill inilIin, l" mil V!l.i' l'.vi Miirtlriniii anil Vlmie lit ire if Ualiioni, hue been the sur.l. of Irien i in town foi till' pil fen ilii l.ih Iiidce, o U.'i. Inclfpcmietit (lulu 'f OH I'clluM, will in ct hi irgular K-loii Un iwen tut: Mts I'earl i.iul the Uihlnhl. I ici-e n,' tuatiurtit for an mjiiiv ut i I'hlladrlp'in lni til Vli. lohi Ilnkiin. ' Vtlitrlon tieet m been the cue.l of relative in W'ilki' Haire f.r the pant wefk. Vllni Mart Oweim, of I iilmi Mreet, p.nt ihf. sabballi Willi lclitlee" in I'llUton, Vra lohn ( I'lln. if llltlc stieet t. tnin pused VIh l.'hlli Powell, of Vct Srinton, vi ild relitlieit bite en the s,nth Vll, itiihel llivP, of Vvoi t. elulleil Vls un pai . ol Main utren. je.lcnljj. Vlu. btiMii HariU ol M lieef elMieri t ihe lionio of Inreinin and l". II I. Ilirrt t lh Vphtiitil jentciili.' viK.es 'iile i'nncll anil Mif Phillip Iiim i tiuniil lioni a Tew iIjji Ult vllh rehllee. In W like-, Ham koetl bunch N" l"W. I tilt d.1 Mine Worker? rf Vinciira, will luret In .tone' lull tin eeen itic Vh John (lOirtun and rlaiiajhlr-i of Lim-olu llriKliti. wtie (iiikK of hel urem, Mr no I Mr. Hlllinn heesi of I molt ureet, jeterdy. Will Consider the ?4,000,000. 1 l-X lll.ivi' Wits' Ir III lln VMi.lltnl 1e- I'ilUbuik, Manh 1. I'refltlent t VI cliHl ol tho 1'ntncklc iouiiaut, e niminoned to New Voik mi lii'.llie.'i cfltmtilcil with the bic in' loriiorallin ami left la.l nluht. lie epecU i ti turn iiml ittlcnil llu inietiiii; of the Imarl of dlrciturt of the Ciiiiigii' ic lupine In ilil l tuiioiriiw t lhi inelhiR, Il i "id. artnn will Ie lakm on the i fl er Vli ( atn'ele of t-4,(i0,cyl, the income of whlili t lo be appli I to tin. nllrf of men Injutcd In Ihe works of tbn lonipaiit Schmidt's Sentence Commuted. lit Iseladve Wire (loin '1 lie V-o, uted l'r Wadilnrtoii, Vlneh 1t--l'iivale John ft, tiiiiiiMi, C'onipnn V. llilrtj ilvlh vohintrer n fn.lr., wiu eoiieliteil b.t inutt maillal at Line' un, 1' 1 . of murder ami Mnlenttcl lo ilt.ni In lunKlnit Ihe puiuluii lia loininiitcd I'm enltnii to illehrtmriblp iliMlutee and iimllne nn ni nt lurfl labor lor hie. llm pnillttilUrj at Ion laaviiiwortb. hansni. has ieenk ilelC"atd at the l lace of miiunemeut To Ti event Pneumonia nnd Clip I uvatlii llioinn ijiilnini reuiiti', tlie 1 w
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