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THE SCRAOTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1902J
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Insures
Pearly Teeth
Healthy Teeth
Sweet Breath
and a
Clean Houth.
FRAGRANT
SAPONACEOUS
ANTISEPTIC,
25C A BOTTLE.
Prepared Only by
Matthews Bros.
320 Lackawanna Avenue.
J. P. COULT, D. D. S.
Surgeon Dentist.
1 110 WYOMING AVI3NUE.
OVER THE GLOUE STOKE.
Twenty years' successful prac
tice In this county.
Gty Notes. J
SI'KCIAIi MI-XTINC A spntljl meeting of
tin1 Knights of Columbui will bo held at b
o'clock this ciciiirif.
II., U AND W. PAY DAYS. 1 lie Scranton
yatdmen Merc paid jcstcrd.iy for lVbruary and
the tr.ilnmcn will be paid today anil tomorrow.
DIAGRAM ron CONCr.UT.-Thc diagram for
the Perry concert to he given at Guernsey h.ill
tonight may he seen at the ofliee of the Con
tervatory of Music.
WANS 31 nXTIOXI'.l). Common Councilman
Joseph I'. Kv.m.s ii mentioned as the probable
successor of M. I'. O'Malley ns a minibrr of the
plumbers' boaul nf examiners. He recently ten
dered his resignation.
i:.NTi:rtTAIXl EST. Colonel W. X. Monies
rirrle, Xo. 10, Ladles of the CJranil Army of the
Republic, will liolil an cntrrlalnment in the
Memorial lull, Linden stieet and Pcnn aronue,
Saturday night at 7.fi(l.
!AVi: HIMSIJi.F Ul'.-J. W. Ross, an enlisted
nun in tho I'nltcil States coast artillery, who
troke nut of the (nurd Iioiimi at Fort Hamilton
Mi March ', leave himt-dt up early yesterday
nnrninp to Patrolman Potter. The army au
thorities ha-c. been notified.
TOR RIDING ON TRAIN". I Veil Vili-lniniins,
if Xy Aug a'cnuo, and .lames Drown, of Wilkes
Parre, wrre arrc&ted yesterday by Special Offlicrs
ililra McDonald and M. t Ppellman for riding on
.'i Lackawanna freight train. Alderman Ruddy
committed each to the county jail for tlilily days
iu default of a fine of $.",.
LUNTHX Sr.ItVIOn. At the Lenten Ren lie
this evening in the new Grace Lutheran church,
torncr Mulberry ttreet and I'rrcott avenue, tho
Frrmon will be peached by the pastor, Rev.
Luther Ile.ss Waring. Sevral mil-deal sclrrtlnm
will bovftirnished by the Young Men's Christian
nuoclallon male lwir, under the leadership of
the a.sdihtant fecrctary, .lames 1). Main. The fier
locs will begin at T.tiO o'clock. Kvciyliody wel
come. DIED IN NEW MEXICO.
Remains of John F. Cumm Will Be
Brought to This City.
.lohn F. Currau, son of Thonia.s Cur
ran, of :!45 Phelps street, illeil Mqudny
at Los Ounces, Now Mexico. Mr. Cur
ran hail not been in robust health for
some time anil Nov. Ifi left for Den
ver, Col,,. In the hope that the change
of climate would work improvement.
jVrnin Denver ho went south Into New
Mexico, and there the end came Mon
day. Last Friday :i message announcing
that ho wns in 11 crlti:ul condition was
received by his fafic, and his brother,
Thomas Curran, left for New Mexico
Saturday to bring the Invalid home,
lie will reach l.os Cruecs tonight and
nt onco start for this city with the
remains.
The deceased was 113 years old and
had n host of friends in tills city, by
whom his deatli will bo greatly re
gretted. He was n member of Scran
ton council. Knights of Columbus, nntl
Division No. 21, Ancient Order of Hi
bernians. For a number of years he
had been employed In the car account
ant's ohico of the Lackawanna com
pany, In this city, and was highly re
garded by his employers and co
workers. Besides his father, he Is sur
vived by the following brothers and
sisters: Thomas, Ilnrtley, Marie, Kate,
Agnes and Margaret.
SEARCH MAY BE REWARDED.
.'armor Mason's Runaway Wife
May Be Woman Seen in Avocn.
Amos Mason, a cattle Uenler and
(armer from Johnson, Orange county,
ST J yesterday nuked the local police
or assistance In recovering his wlfo
and two little children. The woman
ran away from home on March 3 with
Levi Kelly, n funn hand, and Mason
Heard that tho couple had bought
tickets for this city.
A description of the couple was tele
phoned to several of the surrounding
towns, nnd last night a strange man
nnd a. woman with two children were
located In Avoca by Constable Michael
Ilealey. The couple arrived In Avoea
on Monday night, and after being re
fused admission nt several hotels, fi
nally secured lodgings with a private
family,
Constable Henley felt so sure that
tho man nnd woman were tho ones
wanted that ho went to Plttstnn last
night and secured a warrant for their
arrest from Squire Loftus. Ho left
Plttston for Avoca to nrrest tho pair.
Good for the Babies.
There Is no better medicine niude for'
babies than Chamberlain's Cough Item,
eriy. Its pleasant taste mid prompt uud
effectual cures make It a favorite with
tli? mothers of small children. It
((ulckly cures their coughs nnd' colds,
preventing pneumonia or other serious
consequences. It not only cures croup,
but when given as soon as the croupy
cough appears will prevent tho attack.
Chamberlain's Cough Hemedy contains
no onlum or narcotic In nny form, and
may be given as confidently to a baby
as to an adult. It always Slttg. For
Bala liv nil rirlla'frlqrq. Htei 1
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"FXORODORA" MATINEE.
Manager Duffy Succeeded In Secur
ing One for Friday.
Owing to tho big advance sale of
peats for "Florodora," Manager Ai J.
Duffy has been bending every energy
toward getting a matinee performance.
Yesterday ho became convinced by
tho long line of sent purchasers at the
box ofllco window that not oven two
performances would sunice, nnd for
several hours he kept the telegraph
nnd long-distance telephone wires hot
to New York, giving tho most potent
arguments for un extra matinee per
formance Friday afternoon. At Ilrst
Managers John C. Fisher and Thomas
V. liylcy would not consent, but
when they got the third message they
weakened. This telegram read as fol
lows: Scranlon, Pa., March II,
Mrssru. l'Uhcr and liylcy, Cunirm Theater, New
York.
Line o! "I'lorodor.t" neat buyers tor Thursday
ami 1'rlilay i veiling nuuliK unbioken, Could
sell out also for n nu'.luee I'ltd.ty. Kindly plvo
your consent. A. '. DitlTy,
The telegram brought this answer:
A, .1. Duffy, Manager Lyceum Theater, Scl-an-
ten, Pa.
Cannot irti!u one so tnslstant. Uc ordoicd
company to play cxti.i matinee in Sctantou.
I'lsher k It ley.
The sale of seats for the nintlnee per
formance will open tills morning at 0
o'clock.
EVENING WEDDING
AT "CONGLOMERATE."
Miss Elizabeth Parke, Daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Parke,
Wedded to Percy Ballantlne.
At "Conglomerate," the city home of
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Parke, last night,
was solemnized the marriage of' their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, to Percy Bal
lantlne, of Newark, 'While It wns
strictly a family wedding, with only
half-a-hundred guests In attendance,
the ceremony was of an especially elab
orate character.
The bridal party was composed of
twenty-seven young people, members of
representative families of several states,
and Included a bevy of girls of grace
and beauty, quite in consonance with
the rare grace and beauty of the charm
ing bride.
Miss Helen Parke, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Carrie Rogers, of Boston,
Mass.; Miss Mabel Kingman, of South
Orange, N. J.; Miss Nancy Lovls, of
Cleveland, O.: Miss Louise Atherton,
of Wllkes-Burre; Miss Dorothy Cor
nell, of Ithaca, N. Y.; Miss Louise
Mayo, of Richmond, Va.; Miss Antoi
nette Hewitt and Miss Juanita Hewitt,
of Ardsley-on-the-Hudson.
Eleanor and Elizabeth Atherton, of
WIlkes-Barre: Anne Parke and' Helen
Strang, of Plttston, were ribbon girls.
Master Bosworth Parke acted as page.
The best man was Herbert Ballantlne,
of Newark, the groom's brother. The
ushers were Norman II. Parke and
Grler Parke, jr., brothers of the bride;
F. B. Hussey. of Pittsburg; P. S. Ross,
P. C. Downing, L. B. Lampman, E. B.
Sutphen and W. Clark Symington, of
Newark.
The ceremony was performed, In the
reception hall, at S o'clock, by Rev. N.
G. Parke, D. v., of Plttston, grand
father of the bride, and Rev. I. J. Lan
sing, D. D of the Green Ridge Presby
terian church, who is the family pastor.
The bridal party, during tho ceremony,
was assembled at the front of tho hall,
which was embowered with tall palms,
ferns, smllax nnd white carnations. The
bride and groom stood beneath a globe
daintily woven of maiden-hair fern,
studded with white carnations and en
closing nu incandescent light. Ropes of
smllax radiating from the globe formed
a canopy covering the entire party.
Greens relieved with while carnations
entered exclusively Into the color
scheme of the whole house, with the
exception of the red library, whero
American beauty roses supplanted car
nations. Tho bride was attired in white satin
and lace. Tho costumes of the muld-of-honor
and bridesmaids were uniform
of white point d'esprlt, excepting that
that of the maid-of-honor was trimmed
in green, while those of the brides
maids had pink trimmings.
The costumes. were designed by Mad
ame O'Donovan, of New York, and tho
bounucts were by. Tharloy, of New
York.
Supper was served by Morrlssey, of
New York, to the accompaniment of a
choice programme of music by Bauer's
men.
Tho guests were: Mrs. I'. II. Ballan
tlne, Mrs. J. II. Ballantlne, Mr, nnd
Mrs. Henry Young, jr., Mrs. R. W.
dimming, Miss Isabella Ballantlne, of
Newark; Mr. and Mrs. William II.
Ilulluk, Mrs. Anne Y'oung, of Easton;
Mrs. Abner MoKlnley, of New York;
Miss Catherine Symes, of Denver, Col,;
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H, Atherton,
Henry Atherton, Miss Melnno Ather
ton, Miss Sarah Atherton, Miss Ellza
zeth Atherton, or Wllkes-Darre; Mrs.
Lorenzo Ackley, Mrs. Charles Strang,
S. M. Parke, of Pittston; Forest G,
Pearson, of Germnntown: Dr. William
E. Parke, of Philadelphia; Mrs. I. J.
Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Linen,
.Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Simpson, Sir. nnd
Mrs. II. II, Brady, Mr. nnd Mrs. T.
II. Watklns, Miss Gladys Wutklns, Mrs.
Jnmes P. Hosle, (Miss Eugenie Hosic,
Miss Eleanor Hosle, of Scranton,
The brldo and groom left last night
for u six months' trip In the Orient.
They will spend most of their tlmo in
Japan. On their return they take un
their residence In u beautiful summer
home, which Is building for them on
the Parke farm, near Montrose,
MENDELSSOHNS ENTERTAINED,
Pleasant Evening Spent at the High
School,
A delightful entertainment was given
nt tho High school last night by the
Mendelssohn quartette. The entertain
ers were J, X-lncoln Newhull, first tenor;
William O. Smith, second tenor; How
ard S, Burnett, baritone; Urban Leo
Alklre, basso; Helen Faye, soprano;
Marguerite Smith, child Impersonator,
Tho programme presented follows:
(a) "King Death" Homcley
tbj "Mecniiun, I.ej vt- the Wuleli," (.from
I'binir Dutchman) Waym'r
Mi'iitlclfeoliiis.
"Sons of Ilbri44, ihc Cir tan" Klllo'.t
Mr. Alklic,
Personation MIvi lljfsueilte .Smith
(a) "Sweet nnd Low" , Ukliiion
(b) "Old Kentucky Home" Poster
Mendelsohns,
Sore W '! Lovo TluV , Fischer
(b) "The Koury" Xevhi
Mlu Helen Kaye,
"Soldiers' ClioruV' (from l'just) Gounod
Mendelsohns.
Personation , , Ml.su Smith
Bona "Barque of Dreaina" Gray
Mil. NEWIIALL.
"Jubilate Amen" , ,.,C'.'lkke
Miss lye and Meudelbsoims.
Tho entertainment was one of the
Ilich school .course.
LAST LECTURE
OF THE SERIES
DELIVERED BY CONDE B. FAL
LEN, LL. D.
Third of tho Addresses on Druito
Before tho Catholic Society nnd
Newman Magazine Club Accord
ing to Dante, the Earth Is tho
Center of the Universe Complotely
at Rest Around It Revolve Nine
Spheres First Heaven Is tho
Sphere of the Moon.
Condo B. Pnllen, LL.D., delivered
his third nnd last lecture of his series
before the Catholic Historical society
and Newman Magazine club at their
rooms In the Knights of Columbus club
house last evening. The lecturer said:
Wo left Dante on tho summit of the'
mountain of Paradise, which ascends
from tho ocenn ut Jerusalem to the
first of the heavenly spheres, nt the
conclusion of his last lacture.
According to Dante the earth Is tho
center of the universe completely at
rest. Around It revolve nine spheres.
Dante stands on the top of Paradise
and looks Into the eyes of Beatrice
from whom he receives the light and
grace that trnnscenduntly cnrrles him
from the earth to the first heavenly
sphere. With trepidation, the speaker
approaches the celestlnl spheres, on
account of the difficulties that beset
and the subtlety of thought and speech
noccssnry to picture to the Imagina
tion tho scenes of the heavenly plane
tary spheres.
The poet himself warns those who
have not followed him closely nnd
thoroughly to the summit of Paradise,
not to go further until they have
perfected their way. The first heaven
of the planetary spheres is known as
the sphere of the moon, where may be
found spirits of a low order. Those
whose wills were not perfect and were
Inconstant through some slight de
fects. They are seen as through a
cloud dim and vague. Although It is
true as a sensual fact thnt there aro
graduations of spiritual spheres, yet
they are all spirits In full sight of
God.
DEPENDS UPON INDIVIDUAL.
The capacity of the different souls to
enjoy the Divine truth depends upon
the merit of the Individual soul. The
souls having a locus in the first or low
er heaven of the moon have no enmity
whatever for tho spirits of the other
and higher spheres, for they reason that
their wills arc disposed of by the law
of charity. They aro satisfied with
l what God wills. To will otherwise
i than what God wills would be to offend
against Him. "In His will lies our
tranquility."
The second heaven known as Mercury
is the abode of those who sought high
things and have done noble deeds, but
whose motives were not entirely pure;
! not always moved for tho glory of God,
but mixed with their own vain glory.
In Venus, the third heaven, we find
those who have fallen away from Div
ine love, the nbode of lovers. Those
; who have not entirely abandoned them-
selves to passions, but by the means of
Divine grnce have redeemed themselves.
These first three spheres constituting
tho first division of the planetary heav
ens, as Dante says, contains "the
shadow of tho earth." Next come the
' heavens of the sun, Jupiter, Mars and
.Saturn. In the sphere of the sun wo
I tlml such souls at St. Thomsa Aquinas,
who have taught prudence, revelation,
etc. Tho great rulers of the earth and
, exemplars of justice may be found in
I Jupiter. Those possessed of fortitude
like the crusaders have a locus in Mars.
In Saturn wo find such spirits as St.
Bernard and other ronteinplntives. As
the poet proceeds from the second or
planetary division of the heavens Into
the stellar heavens, tho light becomes
brighter and purer; the semblance of
spirits departs and they become as
perfect rays of light. The various vir
tues as represented by tho abodes of
the different spheres havo their sym
bols. Tho eagle In Jupiter is express
ive of justice.
SIGN OF FORTITUDE.
In Mars tho souls take the shape of
tho cross, signifying fortitude oven
unto death. In Saturn wo see the con
tomplatives a golden ladder, symbol
izing tho ladder of contemplation
reaching; up into the ninth heaven, be
ing nn extension nnd continuity of tho
ladder from the first or earthly divis
ion, Tho ninth sphere is known as the
heaven of angelic Intelligences.
Beatrice is the light thnt gives Danto
the power to see and endure the light
of each succeeding heaven. She tells
the poet to look upon tho face of Hlni
whose fnce mostly resembles God, vlas..
Christ, in order that he may be able to
look upon the face of God and behold
the divine essence. To gain access to
the ninth heaven, tho locus of the an
gelic Intelligences, Dante Is nlded by
tho Blessed Virgin and Christ, as well
as Beatrice,
The nine heavens are moving
spheres. Iu the ninth sphere all time
and motion begin and it Imparts In
turn to the other spheres all life, mo
tion and time to the other spheres.
The tenth heaven does not move. It
Is the heuven of heavens; God's divine
presence Perfect Being, Truth, etc. i
There Is no motion there; no poteu- i
tlnllty; no time or space. Hero in the I
tenth heaven we see figuratively a
rose, in the center of which Is the lu- I
men glorlae or dlvlno light; the leaves
signifying the souls of nil the blessed
whom Danto had seen lu the nlno !
heavens nro all seen by him In tho
dlvlno presence, reflected by the lumen
glorlue. Beatrice, the light of revela
tion, now disappears, ns did Virgil
when he left Dante at the summit of
Paradise,
The whole host of souls join In a
prayer with St.. Bernard, after which
St. Bernard leads Danto Into tho
prefc-enco of tho divine essence, Ho
sees God its tho Archetype of all be
ings, the prototype from tho highest
to tho lowest typo of all beings, etc,
of which humanity is but thu external
manifestation.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN,
Man Named Andrew Freedman Bad
ly Injured Yesterday,
A man who gives his mime as Andrew
Freedman, but from whom nothing fur
ther can be elicited, was struck by a
Delaware and Hudson pussenger train
yesterday morning, near the Steel
Works station nnd was budly injured.
His skull was fractured and he was un
conscious when picked up.
At tho Lackawanna hospital he re
gained consciousness for a time, but
was unable to tell where ho lived or
worked. His condition Is reported to
bn soHq'jr-
INTENSE SUFFERING,
From Dyspepsia nnd Stomach
Trouble.
Instantly Roliovcd and Permanently
Cured by Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets.
A Now Discovery, but Not a Patent
Medicine.
Dr. Redwell relates nn Interesting
account of what ho considers a re
markable case of acute stomnch trou
ble nnd chronic dyspepsia by tho use
of the new discovery, Stuart's Dys
pepsia Tablets.
Ho says: "Tho patient was a man
who had suffered, to my knowledge,
for years with dyspepsia. Everything
ho ate seemed to sour and create gases
In the stomach. He had pains like
rheumutlsm In the back, shoulder
blades and limbs, fullness and distress
after entlng, poor appetite and loss of
flesh; tho heart became affected, caus
ing palpitation and sleeplessness nt
night.
"I gave him powerful nerve tonics
nnd blood remedies, but to no purpose.
Ah an experiment I finally bought a
50-cent puckage of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets at n drug store and gave them
to him. Almost Immediate relief was
given, and after he had used four
boxes he was to all appearances fully
cured.
"There was no more acidity or sour,
watery risings, no bloating after
meals, the appetite was vigorous and
ho has gained between 10 and 12
pounds In weight of solid, healthy
llesh.
"Although Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets aro advertised and sold in drug
stores, yet 1 consider tliein a most
valuable addition to any physician's
line of remedies, as they are perfectly
harmless and can be given to children
or invalids or in any condition of the
stomach with perfect safety, being
harmless nnd containing nothing but
fruit and vegetable essences, pure pep
sin and Golden Seal.
"Without any question they aro tho
safest, most effective euro for indiges
tion, biliousness, constipation and all
derangements of tho stomach, however
slight or severe."
OBITUARY.
CHRISTOPHER BRAHL, one of
Wilkes-Barro's best known nnd most
widely liked citizens, died early yes
terday morning at ills homr, 287 South
Main street, of general debility. His
ago was 8ti years. He was tho father
of Mrs. F. W. Gunster, of this city,
widow of the late Judge Gunster.
Mr. Brahl was born Oct. 2,", 1813, nt
Huenfold, near Fuldu, Germany. His
parents pursued what was then the lu
crative trade; of linen weaving. Be
sides himself there were five other chil
dren. Mr. Brahl attended' tho common
schools of his native land and for a
while was occupied in tho same pursuit
as his parents. Having had the good
fortune to escape being drafted for tho
army by drawing a blank lie decided
to come to America. Thou ho was "
years old. After working in various
capacities Mr. Brahl came to Wilkes
Barre in 1810, whero Oliver B. Hillard
engaged him as a clerk In the grocery
department of his store, then situated
In the old Hillard block on tho corner
of North Main and Union streets.
Through his experience with his em
ployer Mr. Brahl was enabled to pur
chase a pint of ground on the southeast
corner of Hazle and Main streets, where
upon he erected and established a gro
cery store, conducting tho same suc
cessfully for twenty-eight years, or up
to 1882. In 1SG7 Mr. Brahl was elected
a director of the First National bank,
In which he has an Interest, gained
through tho competency amassed dur
ing his successful business career.
Tho Wllkes-Barro Deposit nnd Sav
ings bank was Incorporated In 1S71, Mr.
Brahl being elected one of Its charter
members. In 18S0 ho was elected vice
president of tho Deposit bank, resigning
on account of advanced ago In 1S97. So
high a value did the board place on
Mr. Brahl's services that It presented
him with ft set of embossed resolutions
testifying to his faithful connection
with tho board. Since 1882 he has been
living n quiet life ut his South Main
street home.
On tho fourth of January, 1852, Mr.
Brahl was married to Louise Baer,
daughter of Casper and Marguerite
Baer, of Wurtzburg, Bavaria. Nine
children were born from this union, five
of whom nro living. They are Mrs. F.
W, Gunster, of this city; Miss Lulu
Brahl, at home; Rev. William Brahl,
rector of St. Mary's German Catholic
church, Plttston; Miss Mary, known as
Sister Cecelia In the Malllnckrodt con
vent, Paderborn, Germany, and Charles
Brahl, of Elizabeth, N. J. Tho widow
of the deceased also survives. Last
Janliary Mr. and Mrs, Brahl celebrated'
their golden wedding,
Mr, Brahl was a member of St. Nich
olas German Catholic church, The fu
neral will take place Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock.
TIMOTHY LYDON, of Stafford street
In Mlnooku, died at his homo yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock. Ho Is survived
by his wifo and thu following children:
John,, Charles and Timothy Lydon, of
Mluooka. The funoral will bo held
from hla luto residence Thursday
morning, After a high mass nt St.
Joseph's church, Interment will be
nmdo in Mlnooka cemetery,
MRS. ALBERT CHANDELL, of 512
Breaker Btreet, died Monday evening
about 0 o'clock from Brlght's disease,
aged 35 years. She Is survived by her
husband. The remains will bo taken
to Klngsley on tho 9 o'clock train
Thursday mornlstfr. . Interment will be
made at that place.
FUNERALS.
The funeral of the late CelU Kriedncr will
take place tomorrow mornin; from the house, 15a
Meridian btreet. The remains will be taken to
tiwnw for It)ttuuint.
WILKES-BARRE
PEOPLE MOVE
ALLERLEI ABOUT THEM BEING
AT A STANDSTILL.
Colored Gentleman, Who Declares He
Follows the Profession of Dray
mnn, Swears to More. Titan Three
Hundred Personally Conducted
Refutations of tho Long-Lived
Slander, and, Incidentally, Enter
tains a Court Room with Some
Language
Since Thursday Inst, Judge Archbnld
nnd twelve jurors have listened to wit
nesses being examined on tho quuntlty
nnd quality of what Is claimed to bo
$3,000 worth of books and $1,000 worth
of household goods, which comprise tho
subject matter of the $6,000 suit of P.
M. Thornton, of Wllkes-Bnrre, against
the Security Insurance company, of
New Haven, and tho National Assur
ance company, of Ireland.
Every one of the 1,200 books und
every single article of the household
effects nro detailed In a cutalouuo und
Inventory, nnd each witness Is not only
telling that all these things had actual
existence, but, ns far as possible, de
scribes tho appearance of the article
before the fire, nnd Its appearance, If it
had nny, after the fire.
Eleven witnesses have already gono
over the list in whole or In part. They
did It, too, In a dry, uninteresting,
matter of fact way. That tho listeners
were looking for relief wilt bo believed.
Thnt they got It, will likewise be ac
cepted as fact by those who can np
preclnto the Importance of a colored
drayman, who Is called to tho witness
box and given to understnnd thnt ho Is
a principal witness, with much depend
ing upon his testimony.
OVERTON WAS THE MAN.
George C. Overton wns the witness.
He Is proprietor of the Overton Dray
ing company, of Wilkes-Barre, and a
well-to-do citizen. He was engaged to
move the plaintiff's belongings, and
personally supervised their moving on
the day preceding tho fire.
Mr. McGahren took him In hand first
and after the usual preliminary ques
tions, tho following colloquy ensued:
Q. What business ore you enffarjed in? A. I am
considered u professional drayman.
Q. How many years have you followed that
profession? A. I was born in it, my father be
fore me.
Q. Whether or not you wete cnip!ocd tonioio
Mr. Thornton's furniture and household effects
from his house on Main street in the city of
Wilkcs-Mairc, to Maple street in Kingston in
April,' lOOt? A. I was. He requested me person
ally to attend to Ills movintr.
Q. Now, tell us about what time In the day, at
morning, you commenced to do the work of mov
ing? A. Well, during April wc work night and
day, and it was about )ialf-iast two or three
o'clock, I Riieas in the morning, and we came
up to Mr. Thornton's, and we rang tho bell, and
couldn't get anybody up. 1 was cry anxious to
get him moved, because it was a greater way to
move, than I cared to bother with; and wc
couldn't get art body up, and thru we went and
did another moling on South Main street, and I
sent another man back without my presence abstit
flic o'clock, and couldn't get any answer ngaui,
and wc came back about seven1, between 3cven
and eight o'clock, myself and two men.
Mr. Overton then got In trouble be
cause of his insisting on slating his
general custom of doing business, and
that people who didn't move and
didn't understand movings, couldn't
understand what ho was talking about,
nl lof which brought upon his head
objection from Mr. Lcnahan. Ho was
rescued by tho court, who said that it
was his way of telling tho story. And
it wns.
"I couldn't explain to you gentlemen,
unless you understood what moving
is." tho witness rejoined.
Q. Stale briefly what 3011 found, what you r.iiv,
and what you did? A. I found the nirejt fur
niture f mou'd out of three hundred inolugo.
lll'.D OLOTHI'.S PKRKr.CTiOX.
Q. Describe particularly what Kind of furni
ture it was? A. The beds were white enamel
with hr.is.-i furnishings, and stands, polished. The.
bed clothes were u. matter of perfection, llvory
thin? neat, and everything clean, lint when it
came to their furniture and locking cluir.i
their mirrors were a bevel glass, and hat racks,
and ho had book cases that you never see in .1
private house, hassocks, mattresses, carpets, end
in fact all of the furniture is superb; and when
it tomes to books, I will mention those specially,
because ho had a half van full of books. I
couldn't enumerate them, that Is, what they were;
but anyway there was fifteen shoe boxes full,
Q. What kind of books were they with refer
ence to the binding? A, There is gilt edge, some
were, you know, 1 know what they call the bind
ing, Morocco and half Moroccu binding; in fact,
it was just a picture to the eyo that library was.
And that U no exaggeration, not in the least,
Mr. Lenahau. Xo exaggeration at all.
Q. (low many loads of furniture did you take?
A. Three.
Q. About what was the size of each load of
furniture? A. There is no van in Scranton cau
handle what I can.
fj. That Is where you step ahead of Scranton, is
It? A, Wc beat Scranton, every tlmo; wo defy
Scranton; wc beat Scranton every time.
Cros9 examination by Mr, Lenahau,
Q. That wai a very magnificent llbraiy, was it
Oeorgc? A. Yes, it was.
Q. Hooks bound with gold? A, Some, l teen a
whole let there In the gold edges; 1 don't know
what that was, Hut I tell you It was a btrlklng
effect, especially to the e0. M
q, I guess you can go, (leorge; that is all.
The witness manner, coupled with
his eloquence, kept the whole court
room In laughter during his stay on the
stand.
Others who testified yesterday were
Mrs. Thornton, wife of the plaintiff;
Miss Maine McNealls, slster-in-luw of
the plulntlff; Attorneys D. R. Reese
and D, W, Davis, personal friends of
Mr, Thornton; A. A. Miller, a drayman;
Martin J, Geary, book" dealer; Charles
Strong and W. II, Benedict, furniture
dealers, and E, L, Crlsninn, real estate
dealer, who told of the condition of the
property In suit, either before or after
tho fire,
Mr, Geary, who upprulsed the books
thnt escaped the flames, placed a valuo
on them of $152.28. Mr. Strong, who
apprulsed tho remnants of thu house
hold goods and .auctioned oft' the books
und household goods, fixed the value
of tho latter at $117.M.
TO RESUME PRACTICE.
Former City Solicitor McGlnley Has
Almost Entirely Recovered,
Former City Solicitor M. A. McGln
ley, who suffered a loss of voice about
a year ago, lias so far recovered as to
bo ublo to resume practice.
Mr, McGlnley returned Inst night, af
ter an absence of several months Iu
New York and other pluces, whero he
went for treatment.
BODY NOT YET FOUND.
Father of Joseph Gallagher Has
About Given Up Hope.
Joseph Gallagher, the young Mlnooka
bnv who wax drowned in the Laclta-
$29.00
Theodore Hayiland&Cp's
French China l)inneVSet
A few years ago you would have paid $50,00 lor a set not Its equal.
It Is particularly attractive, shape Louis XVI, with pretty (lower decora
tions and stippled gold. Large Soup Tureen, 2 Covered Dishes, i 2
each Tea, Breakfast, Dinner and Soup Plates, 12 Fruits, 12 Individual
Butters. 12 Cups and Saucers, 3 Platters, I Uncovered Vegetable Dish,
I Gravy Bowl and Stand, 1 Pickle and I Covered Butler.
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GEO. V. (VIIL.L.AR & CO.
Housecleaning Time Approaches
Let U3 repair your furniture, make over your
mattresses aud clean your carpets before the rush
begins.
Scranton Betiding &?
Lackawanna and Adams Avenues.
!f SPARKLING WITH NEWNESS. g
1 Great Opening Display of
1 Fine Muslin Underwear I
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jj. 'flic newest rooiI-i In the m.irkctji
f cur 8lod. The brljrhteot Jnil liort
; examine tlir styles, the qiulUicYi, the
15 astonished at the little eot there
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ilia ucai iiucui is un
(Tonvenlenllv reinonl from hustle
jet easily accessible. li Inil-.t that u
will prove that those v.ho have w.iltcil
is Night Gowns
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Corset Covers
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Nlglit flown-i. Wc nilsht ndd neat, natty and all the lil of iidjeittvcs; the jjooiN
will stotid tlicm. They are plain and trimmed and evciy kind of ftjle, not foiset
tin; the "Marguerite." Take notice of the extra fullness of the tklrts.
Made of Dlinitici, Cambrics MnclWi I.nnir Cloth and I'loin Mmhn.
trimmed with new patterns of .tylt.vh embroidery and laces, or .ion can
plait; If you want llicm. AH kinds of pretty tliapos, including tho-e
the waist.
Chemise
US .lnt as cood, just as dainty, and inui.li cheaper dun they n-ed to he. They're
J made of Cambric, I,on;r Cloth, Dimities ami so forth, and not the "Hour i-icvc"
S kind either. All the different styles are here,
Skirt Chemise
Ug The demand for the?e handy Garments iiieica.c?. We won't piciinuc to tell you
mr why jot! should wear them, but they'ie lieic If ;ou want tlicm.
& Long Skirts
And .Shoit Skirls, too. 'Ilic cut
to the last stltcii the s.unieuts are
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Drawers
There is .1 style about these that you'll easily notii e. All the new shape.-, made
of flue Muslin. Cumbria und Knullsb Lons Cloth: plain and dimmed, embroidery,
tucks and nitflcs; extremely full width even In the cbeapc8t of them.
-r The Underwear Is All
Xnt the miissy remains of i season's scllinj: but new sood. new .styles, made
especially for our selling and all you want of tlicm. I'mlity good, make superior;
they aic sturdy as well, as stylish and they're low priced.
1 McConnell
5 The New Dry Goods House. Ladies' Outfitters. $i
"5 400-402 Lackawanna Avenue. S
wanna at tho llinooka bridge, March
1, has not yet been found.
All efforts on tho part of the boy's
father, Kdwarrl Gallagher, to locate the
body have proved fruitless and they aro
about KlvhiB up hopes that the body
will over be recovered.
Mountain Park, the Queen of All
Summer Excursion Resorts A
Few Pointers.
Ten thousand dollars in improve
ments nre to be made this spring. The
park Is to bo enclosed, thus dohiB
away with 'the anonyaiioe of fakirs.
There will be a now up-to-date bowl
liu,' alley, new up-to-dato Carousul,
Mirage, Coaster and now up-to-date
athletic sports. The refreshment stands
and kitchens aro to bo enlarged, and
now ranges and cooking' utensils
added.
The grounds aro tiled and covered
with red shale, thus avoiding water
and mud, no matter how bad tho
weather, or how hard it rains. An
abundance of pura mountain spring
water; no swnmps or malaria. The
Central Rullroad of New Jersey run
their trains direct to the park without
any "see-saw."
More has been made at Mountain
Parle for societies, churches, etc., than
nil other summer excursion parks.
You can take your children to Moun
tain Park with the assurance that
they will not bo drowned or lost in
swamps.
The grounds ure owned nnd con
trolled by the Central Ilallroad of
New Jersey. The running time of
trains to Mountain Park Is us follows:
Krom Scranton, G3 minutes; from
Taylor, 00 minutes; .from Mooslc, 43
minutes; from Avoca, 40 minutes;
from Plttson, S5 minutes; from Wilkes
Ilarre, iiO minutes.
A large number of excursions have
already been booked fiom Forest City,
Carboiidale, Scranton, Pittston and
AVIlkes-Ilaire.
We huvo a few choice dutes left. Ap
plication for dates and rates should
be made to J, S, H wisher,
District Passenger Agent, Scranton,
Pa. "
SMOTHERED IN A CULM BANK.
Teirible Eato of Two Miners at
Lykens Colliery.
Ily Culruire Wire (mm 'i'bo Associated 1'ien.
Hurrlsburg, Pu March II. Jerry
Murray ami John Hill, miners, were
smothered to death totluv In a culm
bank at the I-ykena colliery, at Will
lamstown. Murray and Hill were em
ployed on a separator, and thero was a
sudden rush of coal, caused by the giv
ing way of a mass weakened by tho
thaw. The hue dust fell down upon the
men and they wero burled lu an In
stant. Men wero Immediately nut to
work to rescue them, but their efforts
wero unsuccessful, and tho miners were
dead when reached.
The men lived In Willlainstown.where
Murray had a large family. Hill was
20 years of ace.
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Walk lu and look nround.
Both 'Phones
anil they tire ImiiRliI Id sell, N'o lieiil.ii.iii In
nl priuvi In m.iKe them to. Let .iu wotn.ui
geneimn ni.i", the (Mieltll niiklnl hc''l he
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careful comparison nt iiialiUc nnil pi Ice
for tills tale have ieaon lu he tlianktul.
f... 1. ..!. m, tilt-A l.n .InPL ll .if,, Vntl'
Tliev are
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thlircil at
if. liberal, the (loth rouiI. the Irlinininpr fine,
Miprrior. Theic's good clioo-ins as well.
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Thursday, March 13
from
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PORTION OF THIS DAY INSPECT
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FINANCIAL.
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We Offer, to Ylel.l About 5 I'er Cent.,
$250,000
O'otal Issue, $1,090,000)
Butte Electric & Power Co,,
Butte, riant,,
5 per cent, 1st Mortgage Sinking;
Rind Gold Bonds.
Denomination, $1,000. Matuiiug 1 to 30 yeirj.
Rudolph Kleybolte & Co.,
1 NASSAU ST., NEW YORK CITY.
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