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A vwy l.use number of couples as-
, tt-ilitefl :il Ihr, sJcivi ntfin "Rl,-,1, t-litli'c
liiiu.-e mi Wellington avenue last night
iinl enjoyed n most pleasant time as
tlic gneMs of the Uacheloi- girls. Bau-i-rV
oivlientru whm in attendance, and
fiii'iiihlied ilie musi" to which several
m-uio eouplch swuns about in the in-tricu-ies
of the waltz ami two step.
-AMhS Oertrudc Sliopl.uiil and Jll.ss Lida
Wiier ir the eummlttee in chance
iI th ulTaii.
'I'luifl r. A. Wain-., nml Ad.im.tnt
1'. 15. Athi'ituii. ol' the Thirteenth regl
iiniH, leturiifd homo yesterday atter
nioii tium K.iMun. lieif they. Mon
1 iy nlnhi. .uientli-il Company I's ball,
"uloiiel W.itu's led the grand inarch
ullli the win- iif Captain Robert T.
ilorn, of Company I. Majo "Jeld, of
K:ish;i. and .Mr.-, ('lemons. Itlch
monds, Ya.. ww the next le In
line. Mi.-. clcmon. who Ih tl. riotli
(". rif oii ut' tin- rnmp.iiiy'M Hem ants,
!s 1." yiai.'i of jiki', and fame 01 from
lif!- a jine fipcelally to attenif ilie
duin'" Adjutant Atherton and Mrs.
"Walti"-. u.' i:.i.-,tou, were the third
couple. The affair was held In the
Crand Opera ilni.-e anil proved a great
t'Ufi'i'f-.
I'hi' i I.im. of u'm'J of the Sihiiol of the
l.aeKawnmin rii'i- a well attended and
thoroughly enjoyable ,-oelal last nlglu
it (iiu-riiht-y hall, Thf hall was appro
pi ial Iy deeoiated and aeinss the htage
were ill aped the i-lnsr culms, gold and
black and nuini-ralh. A largo number
of eon pies were pwMm and danced lo
the nutflo fuinlslied by p.nt of Ban-ei-V
orchestra. The coainilttee In
charge ronsihied of Homer ltli-e, ,.
Pulph. Taylor ''otll and Mih Kioise
1'JK-Ips.
One of ilie pretlle.-t of i:ater wed
i'!v g.s wac i-oieninlised Monday at Hav
i"Atn.w, N. V., a liiirinlnsi little city,
situated on the Uudion thirty miles
fieni New iU city, when Stanley .1.
i-'toveno. of i 'larks CJreen, and Mis
Allet. Smith, of lluveistiaw, uoio uni
ted in mar.liiRi.
The mairiage eeremoiiy was peii'orin
od at hlRh noon by Iter, Dr. William
Masker, at the home of the bride's
intent?. C'lmrlea A, Fruyfogla was
bifct man and hih hisier, Miss J3va D.
i'Yayi'ocila nttendvd the bride. Koth
are. residents ot Havei straw. The cer
rtnuny wb vety quietly conduoted,
ther'; bi.ltift' nn one piesenl 'but the lm
niddlat lamll.
Tho bride in a itrikingiy ntetty
vouut lady and comes from u cultuied
f.nd hlKhlj' Intluentlal family, Stanley
I. BtevenB Ik well Known locally, lieim
apetlal asetit lor the state dairy and
food commissioner. Mr. and Mrs, Stev
im.i returned to ricrauton Monday even
luv and Iook up their residence In their
hndsoiurly tuinfshed riuarteis ut "Ot
t.'ulncy avenue.
William Jones cMertitluril u few of
hU friends Monday evenlnK at the
homo of hU sister, Mis, William Orue
uer of 'ill tlutrison avenue. Those
present were: JUIsiies Uay Lloyd, Llx
s:! Lloyd, Sadie Davles, Sarah IJvanfc,
ilertiude Williams Annie .MiGulin,
William H, ,ioik, John .MeDow
ell. Tho:nan Pnllllps, Stephen Nolan,
Vrnji); LewlP. Clarotiee Farrell, J, W,
Hiydeu and Airs. t'Jmiies Hehlagor and
Mr. r.r.d Mru, William Gruener.
Ml.-:i Hftbtlht .loiie', of Moniey ave
uiie, save iv '.Salanipriyida" pirty to
"!. nici.iherx nf the K. T. J', club last
i mi ,. Tbo r,iit!t were; MUseo
'".auila l.ln-leuy. itrace Atherton. Julia
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Hltr.heoet.i Wturlet Lindsay, riorcnce
Klr.tuer, Helen Wlnlon, Jesse Mitchell,
and Messr.. llariy Connolly. Roy Lid
stone, JumftH lU'a. i.Iulvrr Hurley, tfred
Atherton, Oron Cnvr. Ralph Siiowdett.
Donald Oitllfl:, ntiisell Hhiiflloff. 1'attl
Wllllumn, Kloyd l-'ullor and l-'ted UA
stone. MN3 Mtulon Uryden nntut tallied n
party of friends at her honm on North
Blithely Mtreet. Dumuove, Monday
nl?ht, Promos'lve Pttchte us In
dulscd In by those prosonl until a
Into hour, when lefreshmeut were
served.
Miss I'Moience Fowler and Krnct
Close won fh st lady's and gentleman's
prir.es, Among those present were:
The MbsPH Klorence Fowler. Lydla
Kaner, Jane King'. I'earl ritaffoid,
Flora ijtafford, Mary, Messle and Al
lle Tart. Marie Bronson: Messrs.
Charles Ctown. Clayton l'ollr. Clay
Osboine, fSeutKO N.ve, Krnesl. Close.
Clinton Drydeii. Gilbert Close, C. .H.
Reed, Charles French and Robert na
luoii, of T'ltlslon.
PERSONAL.
W .V. Colo, deputy constjlile e( the Svicn
tecnth wild, i bcrloiWy 111 ivllli pncuinouij.
Mir. D. T. Uwroii. ef Ihl. city, bm ictiniifil
licnn niter .01 fleinlc lour tlnougli tlic (oiin
U. 111. .ii,ti4 ( UU lu iclinnoil how a llirfn
ncel.1 lacjtlon fpent in New Yolk and oilier
eastern cltlr.
Mr. aiiJ iht, A. I). IlljrUtilon. JII- OmiflU
Oalpln Md .tolin Oalpin, hae lctuinod Horn
southein ttlp.
Ahnrn i. CJuiI.e and wltc and their d-uiRlilrr.
EUle, Jtc guels at the home oj Aldciman and
Mrs. W. S. Mlli.11.
15. .1. lloiun, M. .1. llor.an, .1. r. .Mjnley, dai'oh
I'ttlffei and Cli.iil 1". t-'ajgr weio registered
at the HntM Albert in New Yolk this week.
Ml. nnd Mif. P. P. Henderson and (hildrrn, cf
Biooklui, X. Y., liaM! relumed homo after a
iv.cl.'s'llt Hh MIjs M. S. i:rly and Mlv A.
Uiny, of tliifl cltv.
Ilil'-ey Punwoody, of W.nhlngloi!. anhed in
tlic tll.v jraterdiy .Mid lll Jet as student assist
ant to"Ohenir Clatl: nt the lwal rtatioa of I'no
ivealhci buiciii. Mi. Dmiwood, ho will ie
Iiort lm duty tcd.ii, is the sou of Colonel II. 15.
C. DuiiHoodi, ol tin' sisn.il toip, v,o xi now
tocat'd .it Havana,
'I he Kirt Melliodi-t 15pl-top.il cougifs.ition
l;ni seemed Rev. Dr. nhford, ot (ho Smith
foul Street Methodi-t Kpisoopal clmicli, 1'IUs
buig. to take the pulpit madi- acant hy flic
nlgiMtlon of tt l)r. V. II. Peaice, lio will
go to ninglutnton in about two wek. to take
charge nf the Crntennary i lunch at Hut, place.
Wllkc-n.aie Xcf.
Pi l'ted II. (iieen, of We-I Lheslei. who
spoke e.tciday at (he teachern' institute, "
noi. j1.is a man phenomenally familiar ilh
hookf, an authority on literature a speaker of
fan-inating ability and a rritiu of oquiitc
purity of t.uto and tatr di.erimination. Hi.
Green K a ditoeiy of Dr. Heniy Hoinl:, the
a'itant stale -uprinlendent of school', who la
now iu Poilo niio. Wars ago Dr. llouck saw
a faiiii noy. thin .mil little and poor, but ot
a bov of muIi unu-ual mind, uneducated HioukIi
it , that he was ttinclt with the latent possi
bilities of cucli an inlcllrct. He mnnageil to
put the farm buy into Hip way of school ad
vantages width he had neier enoed. Ihr boy
giaped the oppmtunitieo with ha itliiy and tie
result may he gathried hy dropping into the
city in'titule some day and hi.irinr this fanner
hoy who is jouns enougl. to gie a raierr jmlliy
ing In the last degiee tlie intuitions of Ilie fa
lorile of all lonheis. Dr. Iloink.
TALKS TO THE TEACHERS
Miss Libbie J. Eginton, T. C. Men-
denhall and Dr. Fred H. Green
Were the Speakers.
The attendance at yesterday's ses
sions of the teachers' Institute was
even laiger than that of the opening
day, several of the tpachers who were
absent on the first day putting- in an
appearance, in addition to several
hundred visitors who came and went,
durlnff the day.
Miss Libbie .T. Kginton, of Brooklyn,
began in the morning a series of talks
on "Reading," explaining the details
of what Is known as the "rational sys
tem" of teachhifr this subject Intro
duced in Brooklyn public schools by
lOdward S. Ward. By this system. Miss
Kginton claims, it is possible to teach
a child to read correctly over 3,000
words within a year's time.
T. C. Mendenhall, president of the
AVoieester Polytechnic school, and one
of the ablest geographeis in the coun
try, gave two lectures yesterday, one
In the morning- and one In the after
noon. In the morning he spoke on
"The Figure of the Karlh." He ex
plained a number of oilginal experi
ments which prove conclusively thaL
the earth Is round.
In the afternoon Professor Menden
hall gave a fifteen minute talk on the
highest mountain in North America.
Dr. Fred H. Green, of the West Ches
ter Noimal school, gave two delightful
talks during the day on "Kngllsh
Literature." Dr. Green, while a young
man, is vs. most accomplished hcholar
and levelled that he is possessed of
a really wondeiful knowledge of Kng
llsh and American lileratuie. Ho de
nied the asset tlou maiW by Mime ei Hies
that. Aineiiea has no Ilieiatuio and
stated iu most emphatic tonus that
theie tis a dhtluctlw literature be
louiilmr to this eountiy.
In the afternoon ho conduoted what
he called n "literary ramble" and looi;
hls listeners on a Journey in fancy to
the homes of some of the distin
guished iin'-n of lettei.i which this
country has produced.
The musical features of yestetday's
pmsramines were- excellent. Mrs. Will
Harvey, who is the possessor of a so
prano voice which has fow etiuals In
this city, sang two solos, and a vocal
duet was rendered by Miss Irene Kami
and Miss Phoehe Smith, The sing
ing' of the teachers was led by Prof.
David Owens.
Plot'. Mendenhall. Dr. Uteen and Miss
Kginton will continue their leetutes to
day. Tonight Prof. .Mendenhall will
lecture op "Weighing the Karlh." He
was one of the commissioners sent by
the United States government to Japan
to undertake the weighing of the
cat th.
MISS JACKSON ARBESTED,
Mary A. Jackson, a, young coloied
woman, was yesterday urrested by
Deputy United States Marshal Clark
Lowry on a chaige of bending an ob
scene letter through thu mall. It uvas
addressed to a man led coloied woman
with whoso husband Miss Jackson hud
iomo tumble.
The ni'inibPil was given a heailng be
fore Pnlted, States Commissioner
Geoige D, Taylor nnd held In 500 bill.
Her cast) will bo considered ui. th.,
present term of United Stales court
,
Organs for Sale Cheap.
Von can buy a fjood second hand Of
gan as low as 510.00 at Guernsey Hall,
j. W. Guernsey, ljop 314 Washing'
ton avenue, Scranton, Pa.
May Patterns and Designers jeady
today, neranr, lis Wyonii.ng avenue.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
SMALL LISTS
IN U.S. COURT
ONLY ONE CRIMINAL AND TWO
OIVIL CASES HEADY.
Grand Jury Grinds Out a Few Ad
ditional Indictments, but in Every
Case It Is Understood Beforehand
That It Will Bo Disposed of With
out a Jury Trial Anna Dickinson
Case Discontinued and the Bogart
Case to Be Dismissed Judges
Acheson nnd Bufnington Present.
The adjoin nod March session of the
Fedeinl court of the Western district
the last that will be held In Sornnto't
opened yesterday morning In the
Federal building. Judge Acheson, ot
the circuit court, nnd Judge ilutlluRlon,
of tho district court, were both pres
ent. The grand Jury was called and swotn
and after Judge HuflhiRton had
charged them as to their duties, they
retired to consider tho bills presented
by United States Attorney D. R Heln
er. Charles J. Harrison, banker, of
Somcset, was named as fcicman.
The list of rases In the district court
was then called. Only one wa.s ready
for court, that of Martin Mlglln. tins
Archbald moonshiner. 11 was reported
to court that Mlglln had made an
olfer to pay the revenue license and
costs, nnd that tho Internal revenue
ofllceis were agreeable to a settlement
ot the case. It was continued until an
order can be prepared for Its final dis
position. While waiting for the grand jury
returns, the judges look up the civil
list. The case ot Anna Dickinson
against Dr. .Tames Ogelsby, trespass
on the case, which lias been on the list
tor n number of terms, was reported
settled by ex-Judge Jessup. Dr.
Ogelgby was charged with trespass be
cause he signed the certificate ns to
Miss Dickinson's mental condition be
lore her commitment to Danville asy
lum. THK CONTINUANCICS.
Continuances were granted in the
case's of the Krie F.ailroad company
against William F. Dodge, and the
Keystone Coal company, assumpsit;
George Wilkinson against the Dela
ware and Hudson Canal company,
trespass: Scran ton Axle company
against the Sheldon Axle company,
trespass: Bridget Cheovers, et al.,
against the Delaware and Hudson Ca
nal company, trespass. The last three
cases were continued for settlement.
The case of the Davis-Colby Ore
Ttoaster company against the Lacka
wanna Iron and Steel company and
Henry Wehruni. was stricken off as
belnjf improperly on the list.
In" the case ot Kllsha A. Coiay
against the New York, Susquehanna
and Western Railroad company, et al..
arguments are to be heard on a rule
to show cause why the bill of com
plaint should not be dismissed.
The case of Margaret Russell, et al.,
against the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company, trespass, and the case
of Michael F. Walsh, executor of the
estate of Patrick Butler, deceased,
against the Royal Union Mutual Life
Insurance company, of DesMoines, Ia
were the only civil cases ready for
trial.
INSURANCE CASE.
The latter was taken up befoie Judge
Bufflngton. It is a suit to recover $10,
000 on an Insurance policy. In October,
1896, Patrick Butler, of Edwardsvillo,
took out a policy on his own life for
the benellt of his estate, paying a
first premium of $437. He died Jan. 7,
1S97. The company refused payment
on the policy, on tho ground that its
agent, T. F. Gwlllim and Its examin
ing physlcien, Dr. L. It. Edwards, had
entered Into a consipracy with Butler
and his heirs to defraud the com
pany.. In "the policy ii was s-t forth that
Butic-r way 49 years of age and per
fectly healthy. The company contends
that he was over 60 years of age and
so giievously afflicted with minors'
asthma that his demise was at the
best only a matter of a few months.
Yesterday the company was engaged
in" trying to show that Butler hail one
foot in the grave when he was In
sured. Witnuesses weio put on the
stand who testified that some few
years prior to his death, Butler had
to give up (mining and take a. job as
door tender, because of his ill health,
and that lor five years previous to
death, he was stooped, hollow-chested,
emaciated and when walking compelled
to move at a slow pace.
The case was tried in this court last
year and a verdict relumed for the
plaintiff In the full amount of the
claim.
W. S. and Geoige R. McLean ate iit
toin'eys for the plaintiff. The defen
dant company Is represented by City
Solicitor G. M. Watson nnd Nathaniel
M. Hubbard. Jr., general counsel for
the company and also for the Chicago
and Northwestern railway. Governor
Jackson, of Iowa, is president of the
defendant company.
THK TnUK HILLS.
Following me tho tine bills u-turned
by the grand jury.
Imilfd Stutci, asaln-t N I. Hj)iic, f 'llo!;a
i utility ; making Ulw leililicitlon of a pen.lon
voucher.
l'liltrd state, agaln.1 May Heiu-coter, pottoRnv
cleik at Mulilnbeg, l.iuemo couiitj; opening
and detaining a letter addicted to f.enna lien,
nuttr, of Uloomslngdale, taurine count.
United Mates against Jlarllu U, Ke.tfv, of
te union; u.liig tlw malls to ill.tilbiile matter de
lgiied lor imuiuial mipoc. I'ie imJkliuenU
and toity count..
I'nlted State against Maud Bolton jud I damp
Kellei, of Lowertonn, l.u.cme tounty, and Paild
Itldler, of Lailutille, laucinn tounty; lounter.
felting five-cent niikcls. '
United stales agaitut Vianlc II. .1one, of
SeraMon, demjlng and detaining a letter .ind
tecictlng and embezzling the Mine,
United States Attorney Helper stated
to the couit yesterday that none of
tho criminal cases to come up nt this
session will demand a Jury trial as
pleas of guilty or nolle prosequles will
likely be entered.
The case against ex-1'otlmaster 15,
F. Bogert, of Wllkes.Barrc 111 likely
bo dismissed today. When It was tiled
one year ago last September, In Wll
Ilamspoil, tho Jury dlsugieed. Attor
ney Helper says theie has been no new
evidence discovered and that he will
ask for the enliy of a nol pros.
Tho district court buslnehs, It Is ex
peoted, will be concluded by this even
ing and It Is not Impiobable that thu
circuit court will huvo finished by to
mori ow,
The olllceis of the court who aie In
attendance are United States Attorney
Daniel B. Helner, Assistant United
States Attorneys P. M. Miller and J.
N. Langham, United States Marshal
Fr-jl C. Leonard, Deputy Marshals Joe
H. lions and J. W. Snyder, Clerk W.
T. Lindsay, Deputy A. J. t'olboin, Jr
filer J. it. Snyilc
LICENSE WAS REFUSED.
Rev. W. H. Williams Made a Win
ning Fight in Fnctoryvllle.
Rev. W. lit Williams, local sunetln
tendent of tho Anti-Saloon league, as
sisted by the Women's Christian Tem
perance union of Fnctoryvllle, have
succeeded In preventing the granting
of a license to a Mr. Howell, Vtho
wanted to tun a salooon In Fnotorv
vllle. Mr. Howell has been conducting u
saloon In La OraiiKe ami as It wns ru
mored that he was not rciuductlntr II
according to law. Mr. Williams neiil
two men on a lecent Sunday to Inves
tigate. These two gctitlifinpn tepoiicd that
Mr. Howell wits selling drink. Mr.
Williams states they spent no less than
S..0 In procuring drinks for them
selvps. On this ground the granting
of the license was successfully con
tested. Mr. William will deliver a lecture
In Factoryvllle next Monday night for
the purpose of lalstng money to tic
fuiy the expenses Inclined.
DISCUSSED THE RIPPER.
Recorder James Moir and Former
City Solicitor A. A. Vosburg
Spoke Before Men's Society.
Recorder James Moir and Attorney
A. A. Vosburg. the recently deposed
city solicitor. vero the speakers last
night at the last meeting of the Scrnn
ton Men's society, of North Scrnnton,
which will be held until next October.
The recorder devoted himself to a
general discussion of municipal gov
ernment, while air. Vosburg explained
some of the principal fentures of the
ripper bill, under which this city is
now operating.
Recorder Moir, In opening his te
nuities, stated that he felt called upon
to correct an erroneous Impression
which had gone abroad regarding his
reasons for removing Mr. A'osburg
from otllee. It had been stated, he
said, that he cut the city solicitor's of
llcial head off because he had on sev
eral occasions failed to render the kind
of an opinion that he, as mayor,
wanted him to lender.
"Nothing could be further from the
truth," said the recoder. "I want to
say that whenever Mr. Vosburg was
called upon for an opinion, he inter
preted the law as he found it, with
out fear or favor, and I and every
man who knew him, respected him for
it. J feel sure that be will soon have
the opportunity to interpret the law as
a, judge of the court of common pleas."
The recorder said that the municipal
ities of this country are dependent too
much upon legislative enactment. All
cities should have a special charter of
their own, he said. In order that they
might be free fiom legislative inter
ference. "A city." said he, "should be as In
dependent In its sphere of action a?
the state and nation nre in theirs. The
state should have no right to impose
its judgment upon a municipality."
He referred, in passing, to the rip
per bill, which he bald was a compila
tion of the best ideas In municipal gov
ernment from all parts of the coun
try. The public, under the ripper,
knows who to blame whereas for
merly the executive was checkmated
all the time.
"I like this idea ot non-partisan so
cieties," said the recorder, in conclu
sion, "such as this one. They should
he organized In every part of our city
iu order that the people of all parties
may be aroused to a sense of their
civic duty and that a civic conscience
may be developed which will render
every public service a public trust."
Mr. Vosburg outlined the principal
features of the ripper hill and said
that apart from the schedule, it was
a good measure, and contained many
tilings which are commendable. He
was not very lavish, however, In his
piaise of the bill.
He commended particularly the sec
tions which make tho city tieasuivr
and city controller directly lesponsl
ble to the people: giving- the police
magistrates power to settle pettycases.
and extending the power of the city
to tax quasi-public eorborations.
Al tho conclusion of the meeting a
rising vote of thanks was tendered
both speakers.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION.
Green Ridge Wheelmen Last Night
Chose Officers.
At the meeting of the Green Ridge
Wheelmen held last night the annual
election of ofllcers was held.
The following weio chosen: Presi
dent, C. S. Seamans; vice-president,
,1. B. Williams; treasurer, O. W. Payne;
lecordlng secretary. A, N. Fine; li
brarian, Morris Shannon; directors, AV.
L. Carr. Howard Davis. C. S. Fowler,
Jr., K, M. Gieen, C. H. Pond, Conrad
Scluoeder, A. G. Thoniason, H. A. Van
Horn and J. M. Walker. U. T. Jayne
acted as Judge of election.
After the election refiesluneuts were
served and short addresses made by
the retiring president, P. P. Smith, and
his successor.
Students of High Schools.
Scrauton. Dunninre and Taylor, will
bo given an opportunity to work, tak
ing names for the city directory, dur
ing their vacation and Saturdays,
(must be good writers), by calling on
W. F. Smythe, ;)i;j, :in. 313 common
wealth building. "
We beg in infoun our customers
that we have on hand a largo stock of
.Matting, which we would like to dls
post of at prltes considerably low,
Mlchaelian Uios, & co U'( Washing
tun avenue,
-
Ask for Kelly's union crackers.
.The Scranton Oas and Water Com
pany and the Hyde Park Gas Com
pany. In Hcrpidauce with the policy of these com
naniet to reduce rates tiom time to time ai
may be warranted by increased consumption,
notice U hereby given that, on and after April
J next, the nilco ot gas will be one dollar per
one thousand ruble feet consumed, tubjett to
the following discounts) Fire per cent, on all
bill wheic the consumption foi the mont'i
amounts to lji than twenty-the dollars; ten per
mit. on all LI I Is nheie the lonJiunptlon for the
month amcunti to twenty-Hie dollaia and up.
'. ai is.
Proildcd the bill li paid on or befoie the
VOth day of (he month In which the bill ii
icndeicd. fly older ot the boaid.
K. U. 11 WD, Secietary.
SPECIAL.
fcCUAMOV (!AS AND WATER COMPANY ANP
Hide I'ail. (!as u-nipanylu order to encour.
ajc the use of eJ (or fuel pui pose, notice is
bciiby ghen that on and after Apill I next tl.v
price ot eti bo utd Mill be one dollai per ono
thousand feet consumed, subject to the following
special discounts: Ten pel c'jiit.on all bills v. hue
the consumption (or theinonthamounUto lessthan
tncnly-the drllaie; twenty per cent, on all bills
uheie the consumption for tne mouth amounts
to twenty-Hie dollar and upwatd.
Provided the bill is paid on or before the 30th
day of the month in uhkh the bill U icndcied.
A tcparitv; mctei, fumUhcd by the company, it
ijcicd.aiy. Hi older of tho Km id.
ii. H 1IANP, feciietai;.
TEN AT LEAST
WON'T GO ALONG
ESTIMATES COMMITTEE GIVES
"CHASER" A THROW DOWN.
Refuses to Make Appropriations for
the Officers Provided for in Re
corder Moll's Supplement to the
Reorganization Otdinnnce Salary
Raising Turned Into a Farce Li
brary Appropriation Cut Allow
ance of $2,000 for Local National
Guard Companies.
Sekcttneti Wagner, (lllver, Meril
inaii, Viiuglian and Shea, nnd Com
moners Norton, Coleman, Phillips, Kel
ler and Patrlilgc, comprising the ap
propriation lonmilttce of the new
councils, met for the llrsl time last
night and proceeded to frame an ap
propriation oitllnancp with Hie ordi
nance drafted by last year's commit
tee ns fi working basis.
TliB committee was practically unan
imous in cleaving to the original le
organizatlou ordinance nnd giving no
consideration to the demands of the
"chaser," and very short work would
have been made ot the task of dis
tributing Ilie estimated assets, had it
not been that some of the clerks nnd
subordinate offlelnls had done success
ful lobbying for Increased allowances
for salatles and the like. Mr. Vnughiin
nnd Mr. Keller became disgusted with
the way tho committee was allowing
Itself to be Influenced by the lobbyists
nnd proceeded to make a farce of the
salary budget by voting a ridiculously
big inciease every time an item ot
this budget was encountered. The
consequence is that while the whole
oidinance was gone through with, it
will all have to be gone through with
ngeln.
MUST MAKK CUTS.
The next time it will be necessary
for the committee to cut deep and often
because there is now 534,000 more ap
propriated than the controller's esti
mate of the revenue. As the ordinance
stood before last night's session, $393,
37R.82 was appropriated. The esti
mated revenue lt $413,200. When the
meeting adlourned. the $19,700 margin
and $34,000 more were eaten up.
The committee started out by unani
mously tabling the $-",250 requisition
of Delinquent Tax Collector Jenkins.
He asked $2,."00 for his own salary,
$1,800 for the salary of a clerk and
$750 for printing, stationery and inci
dentals. Mr. Wagner, who was in the
chair, suggested to the committee that
the "chaser" provided for this depart
ment and It would be advisable to
make an appropriation for It. "The
'chaser' hasn't passed yet." Interjected
Mr. Vaughan.
It was a. motion of Mr. Phillips' that
started the wholesale salary raising.
He moved to increase the salary of
the lecorder's secretary rrom $900 to
$1,500. Messrs Oliver. Paitridge, Mcr
riman and Keller voted against It.
Messrs. Coleman, Norton. Shea, Phil
lips and AVagner voted for it. Mr.
A'aughan did not vole. He wanted to
compromise on $l,'J0O.
Then Mr. Oliver hod tho salary of
the treasurer's clerk raised from $1,200
to $1,500, and the salary of the assist
ant city solicitor from $1,200 to $1,500.
Someone auggested that the assistant
solictor asked for only $1,200, and that
the "chaser" provided that it should
bo $1,200. "That's all right." said Mr.
Oliver. "He'll take It. As long as we
are raising salaries, let's raise them
all around."
"Certainly," said Mr. Keller, and
when the department of city clerk was
reached he had the clerk's salary in
creased from $1,300 to $J"i00; Mr.
A'aughan increased the assistant city
clerk from $1,200 to $1,S00, anil the clerk
ot the common council from $900 to
$1,200.
The city assessors, who have just
had their numbers increased from
three to five and their salaries from
$1,000 to $1,300, came In with a requisi
tion for $400 for clerk hire. Mr. Keller
promptly had it made $S0O and then
followed It with a motion to supply
the assessors with an automobile. Mr.
Oliver amended the motion by making
it four automobiles. Chairman AVag
ner was beginning to color up and
threatened to go home. The threat
did not halt the farce. Mr. Oliver had
the salary of the dork of the director
of public safety raised from $780 to
$1,200 and Mr. Keller boosted It to
$1,500. Mr. Oliver, not to bo outdone
iu liberality, boosted the superintend
ent of parks' pay from $t!00 to $1,200
and Mr. Coleman tucked $900 on the
$1,500 allowed the con I roller lor eleiie
hhe.
MOltl-5 PATHOLMILV.
In the matter of items other than
', salaries the committee did .serious
work. .Messrs. Coleman and Phillips
were the only members to vole for tho
four additional patioliucu and city de
tective. Mr. Oliver vigorously attacked
the ollice of city deteutive, saying It
.demoralised the whole force.
The six assistant tiro chiefs wero
done away with. Tho health officer,
lood Inspector and plumbing Inspector
were each given a $200 raise. No ap
pioprlallon was made for the sttpoiln
tendent of tho bureau of health and
tint position of assistant sanitary ofll
cer was douo away with.
Other allowances weio made as fol
lows; Repairing city hull, $3,052; police
magistrates, $-.',000; thie new men for
city engineer's force, $J,4C0; furnishing
: Gorgeous
That's the word that
- best describes our nobby
ueckwear.
: Economical
X- Is auother good word
for tho they're worth a
f dollar they are yours for
4- 50 cents.
X Derby four-in-hands
and Butterfly ties are
4- the rage,
HHHtf tHtHttt
THE UNCERTAINTY
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CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
new otllccs, $S0O; Judgment held by
Scrauton .Savings bank, $24,1S1.1S,
The Item for an expert, book-keeper
to open up the new accounts In city
olllces was knocked out. Mr. Keller
tried to leave tho ward appropriations
lumped, but was defeated.
Colonel L, A. Watres and Quarter
master P. At. A'andllng. ot the Thli
teenth roBlment, appeared before the
committee with a inquest ' an nP"
propria Hon for the maintenance of the
eight local companies of the Natlonat
Guard, In pursuance to a roecntly
enactod law allowing councils Iu sec
ond class cities to appropriate us much
as $500 a company to the permanently
quartered 'National Cluurd companies
stationed within the city limits. An
appropriation of $250 n company was
approved by a vole of live lo four.
Against the vigorous protest of Mr.
Keller, the appropriation for the li
brary was reduced from $l:i,lb0 to $12.
400, the amount appropriated last year.
Mr. Vaughan, who nrnde the motion
to reduce the allowance, said he was
moved to do this because tho expenses
for salaries and incidentals were crawl
ing up each year, while the cost of
books remains the same.
The committee adjourned to meet
Paturday night.
Guernsey Hall,
314 Washington ave.. Scranton, is the
best and most reliable place to pur
chase a good Piano. It will pay you
to call and got prices and terms. J. W.
Guernsey, Prop.
Asl: for Kelly's union crackers.
Dress
Goods
Special
There isn't a worthy want you
might wish for in Spring Dress Ma
terial which is not represented here.
The same applies to our silk stock
and dress trimmings.
As' a tip top special bargain we
quote this particular one from the
many.
25 pieces beautiful high finished
French Henriettas nnd in nil the
pretty shades your most exacting
taste might wish for, from the beau
tiful rich cream down to the purest
raven black. Every piece 45 inches
wide. For Waists, Children's Dresses
Ladies' Gowns, etc. They are ex
ceptionally appropriate. Special
Pi ice,
39c
a Yard.
Clarke Bros
Healthy and Wealthy.
The Patuca Plantation Company
offer inducements soldom heard of to
those who desire to make homes for
their families in one of the healthiest
climates in the world. The Patuca
Valley, Honduras, is famed for the
richness of soil, producing- four ciops
annually. The company offers two
shares of stock, and ten acres of land
on easy monthly payments. Employ
ment for those who desire to work.
Call or address for infonnation and
pamphlets,
PaNica Plantation Co.
Dime Bank Building, Scrnnton.
ALL WOOL
Ladies' Suits, to measure, $13,50,
of stuffs regularly worth $21.00 to
$25.00. Some stores are getting
those prices. Right they should.
King Miller, Merchant Tailor
I'lill I..MUKS AM) RI.MI.I'.MI.N.
435 SPRUCE STREET.
t -t t -t-t- t
Our New Store
: urn new oiuid :
- We muiiIiI ln iiUa-fil lo have on uv
in. ,i w.h ii, o-.i ivw don- j ml rfi unr
Hll'.l Ol Wh.it Ibll-lillllir U lll'illcill, lip
. tn il.i'i' sick f.l .
t FURNITURE I
4 Km nun) cji' ripciieiuf in ben iu
ll.c irulc I'l i.iiitnli iluliloi n In -
.x miow luvir 'i jiii., jiiu our ihiumii'i
10llli; lmil:lr 'IOM Olll
Prices Right.
Reimmiw Our Naw Location,
513 Lackawanna Aveniu.
M. L, BARRETT
t Utt HHH tt
Of the weather this tinte of
year makes one appreciate a
certainty, Your pocketbook
and fancy will be satisfied to
a certainty with our
Green Valley Rye
Cold type cannot do justice
to it.
Is what the baggageman
says, then away goes your
trunk slam bang across the,
platform.
If it was bought here it
will stand the strain. Suit
cases, grips and hand satchels
of all kinds.
CONRAD'S,
! 305 Lackawanna Avenue.
A Second-Class
City with a
First Class Stock
OF
Cut Glass,
Sterling Silverware
Clocks, Etc,
Suitable for
Wedding Gifts.
Mercereati & Connell,
132 Wyoming Avenue.
sffs
Lawn,
Timothy,
Millett.
Ill
325-327 Peon Avenue,
It's Off
Your Hind
When you place your order
for tepalring with us. No
watching us "like -a hawk" to
see your work is delivered,
Our by-laws provide abso
lutely for tho prompt delivery
of all finished work.
Perhaps we're a bit ''crauky"
on this point, but our patrons
are pleased, and that is what
we ate lteie for,
Our lino of Coverings is new
and complete all the latent
velour.
CREDIT YOU? CERTAINLY'
TH.
60NQMY
221.223.225-227
WYOMING AVENUE.
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