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THE fiC'lUNTON TIUBU-NE-WEDN129QAY JANUARY 8, 1002.
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Jlluti prltps or poor quality can't Mai" In IliU
lorn. Our rnllrc rtoik o( PltTMtKH, KHAMKS,
WAWj l'AI'Elt, etc., Is sold on Its mrrlt. It li
our rule to ahviug kIu lull value That'll ilry
our nulomrra come ngjln unci ncriilti,
Jacobs & Fasoid,
200 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
Pictures, I'rnirc, Art Goods, Wall Paper.
City Notes.
IMAOIIAM roll I'AIMl COXCIIKT. "Hip ilU
Rimn tor llio Pnur S.unphony concert "111 Ip
oprncil tomorrow motiilnir ot !) o'clock at Pow
ell's music stoic.
MIXTS 'MHIAi. LkIIch AM Sorlot o( tlic
All SottlV t'liUci-bjllit iliuitlr, mppt'i at the
liroiie of Mi. W. IMcrhrook, (ItT Pine strict,
WcdiiCMlay afternoon.
MIIKT THIS i:Vi:.VIX(l. Local Team Owners'
nscl,itlon, o. Vii, will hold a a iniTtlnir nt S
o'clock this ewiilii;: in Nautili's hall, Wyoming
eniie. A lirjri; attend mco Is rceiicitid.
Sl'IXl.U. MI:i:TIX(!. llicre will he a ..pedal
inciting of fie Hook ami Ladder company held
in 1'nil Hun's hall this cicnlns. Jlcinhcia of
the cuiiipany me rciiie-tcd to he present.
rim: i.v a m:wi:ii.-iiu1iui1i iinon into u
fewer oprnlujr in the old Noitli mill, which la
hcinjr (li'inantli'd, took fnc at !) o'clock last
night, mid occasioned an alarm from bo 21.
The lil.ic was tlngiilliicl by one of the clictn
leal companies.
VILAS 01' llli: IHIItM). The Tiad-ih Xi
llon.il bank is presenting to its patioin and
Mewls a lery liteful little icmenihianie, ion
tdsting of a concise new atlas of the ttoild, is
tncil by the- ltand-McXally company, of t Ihc.ijjo.
Tliere arc 1X5 pages, with all the maps cireiully
levlsed jnd ninth ttatisiical nutter.
RMOKKIl IILL1). In St. John's hill Monday
night the new officers of the Manvllle Keg I'und
weie Installed. They ale as follow.-: Picsiilcnt,
Kdward Barrett; lice piesideut, Uotiiiniik llemp
sey; financial sceietaiy, Patrick Tolan; leconl
ing secietary, Thomas Itcill.i ; tieasurer, Timothy
llurkc. After tile installation .1 wuoKer van
held.
lXUI.'CTKf) IX'IO OKl'ICi:. 'Hie following of
ficers of Upchmih lodge. No. Ill, Ancient Older
of United Wotknicn, luxe been instilled: Past
master workman, John I.jiin; mister woikm.m,
P. t Schuler; foreman, Charles I'hok; lecorder,
H. I'. Illrncsj financier, W. 1 Lottus: receier,
Julius Wolner, jr.; owioecr, John McKinney;
guide, James Long; inside watchman, John
Kirclier; oucidc watclunan, John Malur; icpie
tentative to grand lodge, W. 1'. I.oftus.
I)., ,. A.VU W. PAV DAYS. The eiuploics of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western stores
ilepartnicnt and machine shops were paid ji--tei-day,
and tho employes of the car shoi will ho
piid todaj. Coinniencin? tomorrow, the mine
woihoi.s will be paid is follows,: Tlnnsday, Jan.
! Aiondale, Auchlncloss, lli, IlalMe.ul, Hunt,
Pcttcbone and Woodward. Priday Jan. lu Dia
mond, Diamond washery, Mamille and Storrs.
Saturday, Jan. U Arehbald, llclleme. liellevue
washery, Drisbin Cn.wicra, Continental Dodge,
Hampton, Hnnpton wasiier.v, llolilen, lljdj
Park, Ovfoid, I'.wic, Sloan and Taj lor.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
List of lettciii remaining' uncalled for at the
Scranton postolllic, Lackawanna lounty, January
-. 1002. Peisons calling for those letters will
please say adcitlcd and gho dite of list. V.ivj
II. Itipplc, postmaster.
Amend, P. It AIcAndrew, Thomas M.
Hailev, Deille Ik MoDulTee. Miss i:il.i M.
Adser, Jlrs. McDcnald, Mr. Daln
Itelcher, Mis. Kninii M.ukie, Lawieiitc
Dennett. Pied A., pkge. Mlcl.ulis, 1'. II.
(apion, Haliili D. Moshei, Miss Adi O.
Cassiih, James Miller, Mis. Min.i
Connolly, Miss M ug iiit.Mosier, Mi.s, Katie
Cnmiwell. .Mr. Maikie, Ijwiencu
'onIey, Tliomas MeNaelv, M. J.
Ciolp, Mr. 0(0. It. Madison, Maggie
Coniov, Mls Micniu Moll in, P. 1'., Csip
Carson, Hoy I). Melnir, Andiew
III) Vail, C. A. Vow ton, H. 1).
Die.u, John o'Xcil, MKs .Maggie
Donncgan, Miss M, o'llara, Tiio. Ksn.
Dohhs, P. A. Powell. Aitlnii
Dennis, Italpli Pull, W P.
Dugeliiiaii, John Ouiid, Oioigc
PaMeilincMi.-, Addie M.0uik, John (21
Pries, II, II. Ituilih, Mis Maiy
l'leeboin, Mi-s Louie Itobinson, Mr.
lalw.nds, C. A. Itiihard. John
Oahagan, Ml-s Mamc ltichird-on, John II.
fialhighci, Dennis ltudlcr, Louis
lield.teadt. Mis Aided ltobeuon. L. W.
lbtlc. Miss llinnu '-teains, Ibnold T,
lliitc, Alls. i:a Ik Solonin, Mis, Urn no
Hamilton, Lizzie Hianton l'i-li Co.
llelinaii, (leorge C. Scott, 111.
llJini), W, A. Muirei, William
llluzclin.iii, Wllliain Mhlng, Mis, Jjiiici
Hiibler, l)i. Simon ilici), (lie. s.
llaney, Iteltie Seiic, II. II.
llainmoiid. Ml". A. T. Tnibi-t, Stephen It.
Hauls, John Tajloi, llobcrt
Ilelztl, llnii'M . I uihel, Mur
Jones, Mi, Alliilu Van Iloiton. Mis. (J,
Joidm, Mfied WikolF, II. I..
Junes, llli'n Wlldeiiunn, I'liailes
Ki nt, Ik Ik Wclner, (,'eoige
Kark.r, Dr. It . Warffied, Mri, M. Ik
Kcllcy, Ml-s )isc, 1. Wnldiii. M.
T.iitton, J. T, Wells, rioMl Ar Co.
1 aiiiluu, Walter Waltiuplel, Mix. Jii-tav
L'wN, Llkton L. W.ilter-dol, Uiistave
Lutti'li, .1. T IMIinr, Xelhlcr, Plank
Ml Plieetim, Mis. W. .1
11'AI.I.W.
.-clu-ili l'iaiiie-co, Angelo Maila Oil'iauo,
(lill-i'ppi; Itiii a, ngcla Matetta, Vnlonlno Ibul
POLISH.
Mil hit Kotod7.eski. Jiui7ir Sakaliuckiv, Tlinui
lUiiiLs, K.iziiuir Siedlliki, Juzef llainatuujc (2),
Iii7iims l.ewleniwiiies, Jun Itmnowskl, Again
D.ilewKklii. AiiL'iiil (iiahowAI. I'lkicilla Paw-
toska, .loliinu Xinitjk.i, Kostautj Melewski,
John l.niik.liti. I, icon Kucc.ki.
HIXOAIIIW.
Kostintlii "InkcHlic, Siiiuiaii K.i.sil.un n, Dul
ll.ij, UIulis llalogh, Keleiucn .bino.siiak V-), Pal
Szunjaii, IVillii M.iikan, Adro llomlik, Jozcf
Miro, Vllhelni .lnril(uk. Wuwiiil Ikopk,
Wusil Kalka, Wasill) llilieraz., Mlcliat S.crurl.o,
Andiln Hi.lawlizin, lierbor nul, Adam St.uk,
Wllini stiailiikki, Mike Mm ikm, IVak .hisl.o,
Simon Maizciku, Kutaiz Marcin, Mis Mary Clu
fal.i, Adalhcil .Motlcka, John Ilalogacs, Juo
Jli)lczl.iu, Mil liai'l llljp.in, VukII, Zgiiiuu, John
(iiijczir, Michael Kuiaiir.
West Scvnnton Station,
l, Crews. Mi.s Anna 1'urdDullz, Mis, Ham
iiiou, II, S. Muihcm, Stuart Pur.oiK, Mrs
J.llnabctli D. Willlaim.
' M00SIC.
The priiuar.i elcitlon of Hie borough of Mooic
rill bo held at thq logular polllnt; place on the
iSlh of January between tlui liouit o( 1 unci " p.
in., lo place in iiouiiualioii candidates tor the
following ufiliit: lluigtta, las lollcclor an I
lilgli (on.tiible, Wjid omu'3, S'ecoud ward, ivo
I'oiinciliuch; 'third waul, two loiincllmni, two
Kpool dlifctnrn; Poutlli ward, one school cl 1 1 co
lor. Confcrece, I.'. Ilrojdhcad, preddent; t). S.
tn.uler, tmcUiy,
ilicmus 'lliouuis in. I with an accident while
on his way lo the Old forge .halt with a load
itf powder ilenlaj. 'hc road being to ley
the, w a coil was upset and ponder u thrown
out but no mtIoiij damage tcullrd.
.Mb l.auia ShliCK, of birantou, it (pending 4
few days with Mr. Jennie (iroirr.
Miss Lucy llollciibick U .lowly fiujiroi lng after
n operation (yr uppcudlcitU
ft
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ST . 1. t - -1-""" Ili
2li
WOULD REDUCE
THE ALLOWANCE
CONTROLLER AND THE FEED
OF PRISONERS.
Investigation Discloses the Frtct
Thnt In Counties of the Same Sizo
ns Lncknwfinna tho Allowance Is
ns Low ns Eleven Cents n. Day nnd,
ns a Consequence, He Would Hnvo
the Mntter of Lowering the Com
pensation Looked Into Other
Court Matters.
Kx-JtitlRo .1. V. Cnrnontcr wits ycstci'
ilny i-ettitnod to represent County Cr.n
t toller .tones In the hearing next Mon
day on Shcrl'ft Schudt'H potltloii lo
have the qtiurtpr sessions court fix
his compensation for feeding prlson
et s,
The controller proposes to linve tho
allowance cut down If possible. At
present It Is twenty-live cents a day.
A number of persons have called the
attention of the controller to thin nl
lownnce alleging It to he largely In ex
cess of what It should he. The con
troller made extended lmiulrles nntl
learned (hat In some counties of the
same size ns Lackawanna the allow
ance Is ns low ns eleven cents a day.
lie called the attention of the county
commissioners to the mntter with a
view of having them consider the pro
priety of making n reduction,
Hofore the commissioners could take
nny notion, the sheriff, through his attorney;-:,
O'nilen & .Mat tin, halted them
with :i notice from court to appenr
next Monday and jshow cause why the
power of fixing the compensation
should not bo transferred from them
to the judges of the court of quarter
sessions.
As explained In yesterday's Tribune,
the sheriff claims the county has been
proceeding irregularly, ever since Its
inception, in the matter of fixing the
allowance for feeding prisoners. "We
have been acting under the provisions
of a law passed specially nt the In
stance of Luzerne county, which law
makes it the duty of the commission
ers to fix the compensation. Sheriff
Sehndt's attorneys now contend that
this law applied not to Luzerne coun
ty but to the Luzerne county prison.
If it was a law for Luzerne county,
it could be applied to Lackawanna
county, but if it applied specifically
to the Luzerne county prison, ns
O'Brien & Martin contended, its pro
visions can not be extended to tho
Lackawanna county prison.
The general law is that the compen
sation shall be fixed by the court of
quarter sessions, and it Is this law the
sheriff Is now Invoking. Under the con
stitutional1 provision that an official's
emoluments can not be diminished dur
ing the term for which he was elected.
It Is held by the sheriff that the judges
must fix his compensation at the same
figure as obtained when he took office.
Ex-Judge Carpenter does not agree
in all that the sheriff's attorneys con
tend and an interesting argument Is
likely to result.
In Equity Court.
Only one case was heard yesterday
by Judge Kelly In equity court. It
was the case of Thomas Leyshon,
Elizabeth Leyslion, his wife and Wil
liam P. Thomas against Thomas H.
Phillips and Mary Phillips ills wife.
Mrs. Leyslion, Mis. Thomas and Mrs.
Phillips are children of Mary Thomas,
deceased. Their mother left them all
her property to be divided equally,
providing, however, that $1,000 bor
rowed money should be deducted from
the share of Mrs. Phillips. The latter
are trying to prevent the deduction, al
leging that the money was not bor
rowed, but given for a lot which the
defendants transferred to Mrs. Phil
lips' mother.
The father of Mr. Phillips was the
only witness who could testify to the
alleged transfer, Mrs. Phillips' lips be
ing sealed by the fact that she was
one of the patties to the alleged agree
ment and that the other paity was
dead.
The case of Jennie Dean against
Franklin Howell Is on the list for a
hearing today.
More Court Decisions,
President Judge Edwards yesterday
handed down decisions in eight cases,
as follows:
In re road In Cniboudale township:
Report of viewers annulled, The judge
says: "The leport should have' been
(lied at the October sessions. The pro
ceedings nro dead and we can not in
ject life Into them."
Angus Cameron against Angus C.
Gray, et al,: Exceptions dismissed and
former decree affirmed.
Scranton Knitting company against
John J. llowley: little to set off judg
ment is discharged.
City of Scranton against Henry T.
Koehler, William Delko anil Hulph
(rant: Utiles granted to strike off
paying Hens. Ucturnablc at argument
court.
Elizabeth Avery against Henry Car
ter: II, I), Carey Is appointed master
to make partition.
O, E. Winuus against Hannah 10.
Schllffor, el al.: The Lackawanna
SPLENDID SHOWING MADE AT ANNUAL
MEETING OF PENN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
Everybody was bright nnd smiling
at host night's annual meeting of the
congregation of the Ponn nvenuo llnp
list church because for the first time
lu its history the church Is entirely
out of debt, nil bills being paid and
a small balance leniaining in the
treasury.
The repot t ( Treasurer J. W.
Hrownlng for tho year just ended
rjunveil that the receipts from general
sources had been $tl,b09,72 nnd the dls
mirseinents $ll,"80.77, leaving a bal
iinco of cnbh on hand amounting to
$18,95. In addition to the amount
abovo mentioned us having been raised
thero was $1,072 raised by tho Ladles'
Social Union and mtillcient sums fioni
other hources to bring the lotul rev
enues up to nearly $14,000,
At the annual meeting held last
January there were deficiencies
amounting to over H.GOO lentalnlng to
h.o paid. Not only were these all paid
dm lug the year Just ended but some
$1,500 worth of other deficiencies creat
ed during the year were also paid In
ii'Mlllou to the regular running ex
penses of tho church, nmnuutlng to
over $7,000. It was the banner year In
Hie history of the church and last
night was the Hist time the church
ever started out on a new fiscal year
Trust nntl Safe Deposit company Is np
poltUcd trustee of the fund's of the
Wlnnim' cstule due the defendants
Marriage Licenses.
William P, Inland , Scranton
Lucy P. Ujinond i ...... ......... ...... ,!'crnlon
Adam Vompliofsky ......,...,....,.. .Sirniitoii
Josephine Htrauimkey (.ii.ii..t.i..n...Scranlop
Vernon C Me.icrii (..i.,.......nn..mtlicrnloii
Margaret A, Horsey i,i, ,,....,. ...... i.Seranton
.lame Pcrguson ,,,,.,,,,..,,..,. .,.... Srrantnii
Nellie Judge ..,,, ,...,,, .....SVtanton
Mike Krlmlnsky ..Tailor
Anna Kar?jak ,, ,,..,.,,, ,.,,,. Tajlor
Anthony Mechcl .,., ..TTajtnr
Mary ZolmU ..,..,,., ,,, h'rranlou
Alexander Itailow'kl ,,,, ,,,,... St rantou
Teitula Vak ., .....Siinnlon
Mori Is Mecliloilcs ,,..,.,, Keranton
Mall (Irinnbcrgrr Scranton
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
John Keiitly was jestcnlay appointed poor ill
irclor of the Vamlllng district.
Court ,etrrday allowed the ihlni of John
Murray for $20 for rapturing n l,or'' "'I' '
Charteis were granted el(rda to the Dllzlo
Llthuinlun Vltaiito llrneflilal association and the
Junger Martinet rlior.
Comity Suneyor M, P. Mitrlirll, Attorney J,
M. Walker anil D. M, Pails weie lestcrday ap
pointed lowers of the new road in Xewton
towmhlp,
PASSED MDMONEV.
Joe Strnte Arrested Near PIttston
for Disposing of Counterfeit Sil
ver Dollars.
Deputy United States Mnrshnl J. W.
Snyder, of this city, made an im
portant arrest in Pittston on Mon
day night, when he look Joe Stratc,
a Husslnn Pole, In custody on tho
charge of circulating counterfeit sli
ver dollars. Strate was arraigned be
fore United States Commissioner Tay
lor yesterday afternoon and was com
mitted to the county jail for n fur
ther hearing on Saturday.
Chief of Police Loftus, of PIttston,
for the past two weeks has boon re
ceiving complaints from saloon-keepers
and small merchants of counter
feit silver dollars which had been
passed on them, nnd after making a
little Investigation of his own, he noti
fied Deputy Marshal Snyder last week.
The marshal went down to Pittston
and nianpged, after some little dllll
culty, to trace the coins to Stratc, who
lived in a house on the main road,
just a little this side or Pittston. He
waited for Strate to leturn on Mon
day night and arrested him shortly
after he entered the house, about mid
night. None of tho counterfeit coin was
found in his possession and he stren
uously denied having iiassed any of
it. Marshal Snyder and Chief Loftus
managed yesterday to gather up
fourteen of the bad dollars from per
sons upon whom they had been passed
and these were brought up to this
city yesterday and produced before
Commissioner Taylor, with the request
that Strate be held for a further hear
ing on Saturday.
Marshal Snyder say that the dollars
are the best countet felts he has ever
seen. He thinks that they are made
of babbitt metal and black tin, a
combination which produces a ring al
most equal to the silver. ,The en
graving is almost fautlens and tho
only apparent outward defect Is the
milling on the edges, which is done
rather badly. The marshal says that
the dollars could be passed on nine
out of ten men.
Strate had been living near Pittston
for only two weeks, and the source of
his supply has not been discovered.
It is believed that he had nothing to
do with the making of tho money,
merely acting as the agent of the
counterfeiters.
EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE.
Contractors' Tool House Wrecked.
Watchman Blown to Atoms.
Il KmIu-Iio Wite fioni The Associated Pies.
Philadelphia, Jan. 7. An explosion of dim
mite oceiu led todaj in a contiactoiV tool boii-p
beside the Penns,il.inia laiboad tiaiks in West
Philadelphia. "Poo" .Mullen, .1 watchman em
ployed bj P. Mc Maims, the contractor, was lit
erally blown lo atoms, and a dozen pcisops ihing
ill the liiinlly were tut by filing glass fioiu the.
iJiittcicd windoi.s of their lmu-es.
A number of laboicls cmploiid by MiMauus
were .it woik miking cxc.nati.nis along the
line of Hie railiojil. 'lie sticks of ihnimile
used for bla.stiug bid been fiocen and Mulliii
placid lliiiu iieai a stye In the hut to thaw out.
'the cplo-ion followul, killing Mullen in-l.iutly
and luecking the chaiiti.
The paiemints for bloiks weie emoted with
lnokeu glass fioni the shatteied window panes
of Hie dwelling. Twinty empty passenger
loaihes htandiiig on a tiding ot the Ponii-ylvanla
l.iilioad weie damaged. Xone of the laboieis
wine injuicd.
Miners Burned by Gas.
B Kxelusiie Wire from The Associated Pi ess.
Wilkidl.iiie, Jan. 7. While at woik In No, 1
shaft of the Misquclianna Coal luuipany nt Xau
tkoke Ibis rwnlng. William Ohenski, a miner,
tired a Id 1st wlilili iguitrd a .Mil. ill hod of t..is,
Oben..ki and Pile lloss Milliard Price wue badly
binned, and in attempting to extinguishe tho
tile caused b.i the evploslon, Pile nos Ithhaid
Pi lie and I'oriuiaii David II. Jones who seilonsly
buined on the face and hands,
Thomas' P. Duffy Elected,
lty i:eltisic Wire frau The Associated Press.
Taiii.iiiu, lj Jan, 7. Tboniis P, Duffy, of
McAdoo, was todly le-elected picsideut ot Pis.
triit Xo. 7, cpf the I'nllcd Mine Woikeis of
Ameiica, by Hie delegates in comentlon hcic
Ileni Hill, of Mllnoll!e, was re-elected tieas
iii er. The icsult of the election tor the other
offices will not be announced umll touioirow,
without a batch of bills remaining un
iMld. Tho udvlsiry board which hnd been
considering the question of raising
funds for this year for some time past
reunited the budget amounting to $7,
tiOU and recommended the adoption of
tho plan of apportioning this amount
among the members of tha church ac
cording to the individual means of
en 3h,
Thu board lias compiled a list ot all
the members und each lias been charg
ed up with a certain sum to be paid
each month, The assessments run
from ten cents a month to $is upd it
wns tho unanimous opinion of thoso
prejent that thin Is tho proper method
of raising funds for the maintenance
of the church.
The report of Clerk II, J. Hall
showed that there are at present 788
members enrolled on the books of tho
church, n decrease of fourteen over
the number enrolled it year ago, There
wero thirty-eight new members re
ceived by baptism during the year,
fourteen by letter and two by expe.
rlencc, Thero were thliiy.nine dis
missed by letter und twenly.one whose
names wero erased from the rolls whllo
the deaths numbeicil eleven.
The reports presented by tho Wom
WITCH DOCTOR
HAS TROUBLE
INCANTATIONS TAIL TO PRO
DUCE DESIRED RESULTS.
His Patients Refuse to Bo Affected.
Deaths nntl Funerals The Man
with a Literary Life An Unappre
ciated Serenade Fright' Restores
the Speech of Albort Vnn Warren.
Mixed Matters.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Jan, 7. Of late, several
"witch doctors" hnvo appeared In
(Larkawnnna nnd Susquehanna coun
ties, reaping a harvest from the Ignor-
nnt nntl superstitious. A few dnya ngo
the members of u family near Forest
City were all taken sick, nnd the first
; thing the head of tho family did wns
to consult n "witch doctor," who told
him tlie sick people were bewitched.
Ho was told to drive a nail in tho sill
of his barn door, with a single blow ot
the hummer, three inornhiEs in suc
cession. Ho did this, but the sick peo
ple got worse nnd It wns necessary to
secure the services of a physician. The
limit insists, however, that tho woman
who bewitched his family was killed by
tho nails he drove into the sill, and ns
an old woman in the neighborhood hap
pened to give up the ghost, his super
stitious neighbors nrgue with him Hint
he killed the witch.
In the same neighborhood tt young
girl, who was in love with n youth,
went to one of these witch doctors for
a love-powder to give the young mnn
that would compel him to reciprocate
her affection, She got the powder, but
In giving It secretly to the young fel
low she Incautiously made known her
desire that he should marry her, where
upon he seized his hat and lied out Into
the wide, wide world, and he hasn't
been heard from slnOe.
THE NEWS GUIST.
The funeral of tho late Miss Mary V.
Hattou, a former popular public school
teacher, took place from St. John's
Catholic church on Sunday afternoon
and was largely attended. Interment
was In Laurel Hill cemetery.
The funeral of tliu late E. J. Fenton,
who died suddenly in Brooklyn, N. V.,
took place from St. John's Catholic
church, in this place, on Monday after
noon, with Interment In Laurel Hill
cemetery.
The sad death of Oliver A. Gilbert, of
.Montrose, brings deep l egret to many
personal and business friends in Sus
liuehnnna. Quite a number of Susquehanna
statesmen were In Montrose on Mon
day, attending a meeting of the Sus
quehanna county Republican commit
tee. SUSQUEHANNA A MODEL TOWN.
AVhen the millenium gets ready to
dawn, It will first descend upon Sus
quehanna. Three-fourths of our people attend
church every Sunday.
The borough lockup Is tenantless
nine-tenths of the time.
A brawl in the streets Is a rarity.
There isn't a trial in a justice's court
once a month.
You cannot get liquor on Sunday,
without cash or credit.
Citizens are arrested and fined who
dd not keep their sidewalks free of ice
and snow.
If we keen on nt the same saintly
pace we shall be ready to ascend be
fore our neighbors.
PARAGRAPH ETT1SS.
The board of health will not insist
upon people being vaccinated until It
becomes absolutely necessary.
District Deputy M. J. Duffy, of Hall
stead, on Monday evening Installed the
olllcers-elect of St. John's branch, No.
11, (J. M. R. A.
Harry H. Hunt succeeds Theodore
II. Curtis as Erie mechanical engineer
at this point.
The public schools of Susquehanna
and Oakland reopened on Monday,
after the holiday vacation.
The condition of the veteran Erie en
gineer, Duncan McDonald, of this place,
who sustained a serious Injury to his
arm in the Ilornellsvillo yard, several
weeks since. Is Improved and It is ex
petted that ho will regain the use of
ills arm.
The Laurel Hill Academy Altitun! as
sociation attended the funeral of the
Into Miss Mary V. Hatton, on Sundny
afternoon.
HE HAS A LITERARY WIFE.
A .Susquehanna woman has written
nn alleged poem of sixty cantos, which
she persists on reading to her hus
band every night nfter supper, He
has taken to drinking red wine, and
the chances nre that he will soon be
come n wanderer upon the face of tho
earth.
AN UNAPPRECIATED SERENADE.
Near Cascade Valley the qther night
a party nt young men vlBlted the
home of a newiy-wertiled couple to
give them a Calathumplan serenade.
Immediately following the opening
overture, nn attic window opened, n
shotgun protruded nnd the persons ot
tho serenaders were filled with rock
salt. The unappreciated nercnaders
en's Home nnd Foreign .Missionary so
ciety, treasurer of the Poor Fund and
tieasurer of the Henovolent Fund
showed a healthy and encouraging
condition of affairs.
The following officers were elected:
Additional members of thu ndvisory
board. O. F, Uyxbeo, William It, Mo
Clave, M, W. Lowry, II. E. Palno and
S, F. Weyburn; deacons for three
years, E, S. AVIlllams, A. D. Stolle, E.
A. Hush and F. M. Koehler; 'clerk, II,
J, Hall; treasurer, J, W. Drowning.
Other places were filled as follows:
Chairman of ushers, William It. Me
Clnvo; chorister for prayer meetings
nnd sociul gatherings, II, A. Drowning;
pianist, Miss Clara Hrownlng; assist
ant pluulst, Miss Gertrude Long; or
ganist, Mrs. U. F, Y. Pierce. The pas
tor Rev. Dr. Jtobort F. Y. Pierce
presided at the meeting,
Tho Sunday school office; s elected
last Sunday for this church wero ns
follows: Superintendent, Luther Kel
ler; nsslstant superintendent, .;, s.
Williams; secretary, L. M. Horton; llb
rnrlmi. F. N, Hullstcad; treasurer, Gil
bert Murphy; superintendent of prim
ary department;. Miss S. O. Krlghuum.
Tills Is tho sixteenth vear tlmt Mr.
Keller has been chosen superin
tendent.
fled down the pike before the enke and
crenm wore served.
JUST AS WELL.
It will be Just ns well If you muter
stand persons' motives before criticiz
ing their actions.
Understand politico before you at
tempt to explain them.
Understand that It Is not admirable
lo sneer at goodness or religion, or to
boast of your own Wickedness.
Understand that to be cnllcd " a
good fellow" Is liot desirable.
' Understand thut "thy friend hath a
friend, nntl thy friend's friend hath n
friend, before ynu tell it Bccret thnt
was confided to you.
FIttGHT RESTORED SPEECH.
Albert Vnn Warren, of Domvllle,
twenty years ago underwent a severe
nttnek ot pcnrlct fever. He became
practically speechless.
Whllo crossing tho Susquehanna
river, nenr his home, on Friday even
ing, he broke through the Ice und
narrowly escaped drowning. While
being drawn from the water he ut
tered nn exclamation of fright, nnd
his speech is almost entirely restored.
Physicians say thnt in a few weeks
he can talk as well as ever.
MIXED MATTERS.
The largest and longest stone bridge
In the world is over nn arm ot tin;
China sea, 300 arches, each 70 feet
high. This is considerably longer than
the Starrucca viaduct at Latnisboro,
but the latter Is twenty feet higher.
Tho good book tells us thnt "Whom
the Lord loveth, He chastenoth,"
That's undoubtedly true, but some
times one wishes he would not lay on
the rod quite so lively.
Women of every rank go bnreheaded
in Mexico. And they go bareheaded
In Susquehanna during the summer
months.
"Most men like to spo themselves lu
print," but women prefer silks and
satins.
In the days of tho Prophet Jeremiah
they used to "paint things red."
(Chapter xxl: 14).
If some people would pruy more
they would grumble less.
Dewnre of Hie man who apologizes
for any kind of sin.
THIS, THAT-AND THE OTHER.
Congressman Wright will return to
Washington during the week.
If Colonel Churles C. Pratt, ot New
Mllford, is not the next stute senator
from this dlstiict, nil signs fail In all
sorts of weather.
Theie are no additional cases of
small-pox at Hnllstead. and a further
spread of the disease is not expected.
Miss Coddlnglon, the one patient, Is
doing well.
In newspaper cards, sixteen Sus
quehanna county gentlemen, have thus
far declared their willingness to ac
cept a stitte or county otllce. This
number does not Include the Demo
crats, who are not supposed to hold
office.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
Freaks and curiosities In plenty
The various dime shows gather,
But here's one, 1 ween,
That never wns seen
And that Is the youth of twenty who
doesn't know more than his father.
Six women are proprietors of hotels
and saloons In Susquehanna county.
Women are rapidly fitting themselves
for political duties in anticipation of
the time when they shall achieve the
ballot.
"Are you the minister?" That person
addressed turned up his nose nnd cast
ing n contemptuous glance upon his
Interlocutor, replied: "No, I'm the
leader of the choir!"
A fishing party in Susquehnnna took
the following with them: Six fishing
rods, a loaf of bread, three cans of
snrdines, a frying pan, one towel, one
bar of soap, thirteen bottles and two
jugs. The question Is, what did they
want of the bread, sardines, frying
pan, towel and soap?
Many a woman is herself to blame
because her husband keeps late hours.
She encouraged him to stay out late
during the courtship days and mar
riage only aggravates the complaint.
Cain was the greatest murderer ever
known. He killed a fourth of the
world's Inhabitants. Whitney.
Wilkes-Barre's Republican Ticket.
Ily i:elilie Wile fioni 'I lip Awiciaiecl I'icss.
WilUoa-flauc1, .Ian. 7. The city llrpubllrjn
foment Ion mot today and nomfnatpil tho follow,
ini; ticket: Mayor, fli.ulci II. IVJicj contiol
Icr, rrcdcilck DunoK; toiaiiicr, Owrn 11. Jonos.
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TOILE1T SETS
Wc chow you over one hundred styles of TOILET SETS In a
great variety of shapes.
DECORATIONS run from plain prints to the most elaborate
hand painted.
If you need a set, no matter how much or how little you want to
pay, look our lino over. We have a number of filled In prints with
GOLD EDGE, which closely resembles HAND PAINTED DEC
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Are Your Beds Shabby?
Have you a brass bed that needs icfinishing, or a white Iron bed
that needs enameling ? We can make either look as well as the day it
was bought. Let us call and give you a price. We can polish gas fix
tures, too, or andirons, or anything of brass.
Scranton Bedding Go.,
F. A. KAISER,
Lackawanna and Adams Avenues.
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We will close out all our 27-inch
Jackets at yi -former prices. This
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10.00 Jackets
15.00 Jackets
20.00 Jackets
25.00 Jackets
And so on up to
new garments.
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It's started, and by all indi
cations it's going to be a record
breaker. Low prices are better
than all arguments. Come and
judge for yourself, either by our
windows or the price tickets in
side the store.
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Complete Outfitters.
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