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,THI3 SCIUNTCXN" TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, MARCH U, 1002
Mefaose
DentiMce
Insures
Pearly Teeth
Healthy Gums
Sweet Breath
nud a
Clean Houth.
FRAGRANT
SAPONACEOUS
ANTISEPTIC,
25C A BOTTLE.
Prepared Only by
Matthews Bros.
320 Lackawanna Avenue.
A New Art Store
Mi. O. V.. Trail wishes In itnnoiinuc to the
l.lillos of Scranton lli.lt she will give
PREE LESSONS
In lace work until April 1.1th, nl lirr store,
No. 220 Wyoming avc,
Opposite "TI10 bjecunt."
J. P. COULT, D. D. S.
Surgeon Dentist.
113 WYOMING AVENUE.
OVER THE GLOBE STORE.
Twenty years' successful prac
tice in tills county.
Gty Notes,
KlXfl'S nArfitlTKUS' MKKTINO. Tha K Iiir'h
Daughters of Klin I'.irk church will meet Friday
owning. .Mrs. Hlonis Is home and would lie glad
to sec all the. members.
l.V.li:i(i: IV WKhT ItlDfli:. .lolm Zoobriski, a
laborer employed in the West ltldgc mino, was
caught by a fall of coal while at wnrk yn.tcnl.ny
nnd sustained a fr.iilure of tin- riclit femur, lie
was taken to the Lackawanna hospital.
SOMK SlUTS LT:KT. i:changcs fiom night
to lfVitlnee peifoinianccs, left a goodly number
of seats on hantl for tonight's pcrfoimance of
"I'lorodora." At tho closing of the. box ofhVc
la.-l night there were also choice scats for the
tnatinee remaining undisposed of.
I"OU STIIAMN'O IKON'. Mrs. Annie Sihwaitz,
of of the South Srranton flats, was committed to
ibe county jail last evening by Alderman Hud ly
'ri default of $200 bail on .1 charge of larceny pie.
(erred by Special Officer Miles McDonald, of the
Polauarc, Lackawanna ami Western company,
"lie woman is accused of stealing old iron from a
crap heap near tho car shops.
LADIES OF G. A. R.
Oirclo No. 19 Will Give Entertain
ment Saturday Night.
Programme of entertainment to be
Kiven by Circle No. in, Ladles of the
G. A. II.. in Memorial hall, Saturday
evening-, March 13, at S o'clock:
Piano solo Mrs. niackman
llcoitallon Mis Anna Kcisllng
Tableau, "Night Scene in Hospital Ward"
Misses Udna sjiciinan and Azuba Swiutr.
Singing Nelson Family
Dancing Miss Cicitic T.ifc
Phonograph selections Harry Hill
Tableau, "Hock of Ages" Miss Lola Shennan
Solo Mrs. T.ifc
liecitatlon Miss Nellie MacArlhur
Duett Mrs. Illaektnan, Miss Sherman
Phonograph selections Henry Hill
Vocal solo Frank .1. Lvans
Tableau, "fiiuidian Angel"
Misses Swartz and Shcunan.
ficcitation Mis.- labia Sherman
Inslmmenlal mimic Miss C. Noble
Duett Mrs. W. Letchum, Mrs. 11. Miller
liecitatlon Mis H.ichcl Powell
Solo V. .1. Lvans
liecitatlon Mb Hose Schilder
Tableau, "The Angel of Hie Itrglnicnl"
Misses Swartz and Sherman.
Dialogue, "Gossiping Neighbois"
Mis. Blackmail and Miss Shcriuan,
Cake walk. ,
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED.
Annual Meeting of Scrnnton Bicycle
Club Held Last Night.
At the nnnual meeting of the Scrnn
ton Bicycle club, held last night, tho
tallowing officers were elected: Presl
lent, 15. P. Connolly; vice-president,
Thomas II, Dale: treasurer, Dr. F, C.
Wardell : ' secretary, Frank J. Foley;
captain, Dr. O. E. Hill; directors, John
DnsenburyC, F, Peters, F. AV. Still
well, George 11. Mitchell, C. A. Godfrey,
II. S. Gorman, P. Kilns Walter nnd
Charles IE, Fuller. This Is the filth
time the club has honored Mr. Con
nolly by electing him president.
Immediately alter the election of oill
eers, n light luncheon was served and
a pleasant social hour enjoyed.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OFFICERS.
Melita Commrintlery Has an Election,
Reception and Banquet.
Melita coinmandery, No. CS, Knights
Templar, last night elected the follow
ing officers; Eminent commander, C.
Tt. Acker; generalissimo, A. II. Shop
land; captain general, Thomas Pal
mer; treasurer, Joseph Alexander, Jr,;
recorder, FranU Shedd.
A class of twelve, tho largest in
Knights Templar history In Scranton,
was admitted into tho Order of tho Red
Cross, A banquet followed the cere
mony, E. Robinson's Sons' Bock
Beer will be on draught nt all hotels
Saturday.
YOUNG GIRL ARRESTED,
Was Found with Two Young Men
in a Barn Last Night.
Nellie Summers, of West Scrnnton, a
girl about 19 years old, w-as urrested
late last night in a barn in Raymond
court In company with a young man,
who refused to give his name.
The police had to break down the
door to get Into the place and while
they were doing this n second fellow
who was with the couple arrested,
made good Ids escape.
Boat Bock Beer
On draught Saturday, Its E, Robin?
son's Sons', "
. WILLIAM CROWLEY KILLED.
Run Down by ft Train Near Scranton
' Street Crossing.
William Crowley, aged 2D years em
ployed as a switchman In tho Dela
ware, Lackawunint and Western yards,
was run down by tin engine nt 7 o'clock
last evening,- just beloW tho Scranton
street crossing, and was so badly In
jured that he died shortly afterwards.
Crowley was returning homo from his
day's work and was walking along the
railroad to his home on Luaerno street,
II was going along In tho middle of
the south bound track when n switch
engine backed down and struck him.
Crowley was carried Into Wheeler's
Htore on Scranton street, where he ex
pired before a doctor could be sum
moned. The remains were afterwards re
moved to his homo on Luzerne street
where they were viewed by Coroner
Sultry. An Inquest will be held In the
case. Crowley Is survived by his wife
and two children. The funeral an
nouncement will be made later.
DYER IS INVESTIGATING.
Special Agent Looking Into tho
Burning of Street Cars.
Special Agent Dyer, of the Scran
ton Hallway company, Is Investigating
the burning of tho street oars in Ml
nookn on Wednesday night and spent
some time there yesterday making In
quiries. It Is an .extremely dlfllcult
matter to Hud the guilty parties but
n strong effort will be made to run
down tho ringleaders of the mob.
One of the cars was only partially
burned tind It may bo possible to re
pair It. The other was completely de
stroyed by the Humes mid only a few
charred timbers! and it tangle of worth
less machinery was found yesterday
morning when the wrecking crew went
down to clear up the track. This car
wuh equipped with ti brand new sot of
motors and its value In placed at bs
tweeu $1,500 and $11,000.
MET PECULIAR DEATH
George Blain Was Run Over by the
Wagon with Which He Was
Hauling Manure.
George Hlaln, aged 43 years, a wid
ower, residing on Lurch street, was
killed shortly after noon yesterday by
being run over by bis own wagon, nt
the corner of Madison avenue and Ash
street.
No one saw the accident, nnd the ex
act manner in which It occurred can
only be aurmlsod. Ills body was found
on the corner by George Hess, who
noticed the horses and wagon, with
which Blain had been hauling manure,
some distance away up the field. There
were no marks visible on Wain's body,
but the blood was flowing profusely
from the mouth and ears. Mr. Hess
summoned the Lackawanna hospital
ambulance, and the surgeon pronounced
the unfortunate man to bo dead, upon
its arrival.
Blain was employed by P. II. Rozelle,
and was engaged in carting manure.
At tho point where his body was found
there is a big depression in the road,
and it is presumed that in going over
this he was thrown from the wagon
mid under the wheels, which passed
over his. chest, crushing it fearfully
and breaking his neck, as the post
mortem examination at the hospital re
vealed. The dead man is survived by
one daughter, who lives in Wllkes
Barro. MIX-UP IN DICKSON.
Two Councilmanic Factions Up in
Arms Against Each Other.
There are lively doings these days
in Dickson City borough. It all grows
out of the fact that James Held and
John'ltielly, opposing candidates for
council from the First ward, each re
ceived tho same number of votes at
the last election.
There are two factions in the bor
ough council, the McGarrity faction
and the Benton faction. There are
four of each, leaving the First wnrd
out of consideration, and when It came
to a re-organization on March 3 the
McGarrity faction ruled out Mr. Bed
doe, one of the newly elected Benton
Ites, and refused to seat him. They
then proceeded to elect Itielly as coun
cilman from the First ward, whereat
the other Ilentonltes left the meeting.
Those remaining proceeded to elect a
full set of all the borough otlicers
whom councils are allowed to elect.
The Uentonltes claim that the election
was Illegal and have been since seek
ing to effect another election,
The latest development Is the arrest
of Attorney P. F, Loughran, of this
city, on the charge of attempting to
bribe Councilman Cruisbunk to vote
with the Uentonltes. Tho latter waived
a hearing and entered bail. Ho denies
that he bribed Crulshank.
CONTRACT IS LET.
Philadelphia. Company Will Build
Big Printing Plant.
The contract for the erection of one
half of the International Correspond
ence School's nuunnioth printing plant
at the corner of Wyoming avenue and
Ash street has just been let to a Phila
delphia contracting company, and
work Is to begin as soon as the wpmMi.
or permits.
The part of the structuro to be built
will be four stories high and will be
240xl5u feet in size. The contract calls
for tho completion of the work by Oct.
1 next. The other half of tho proposed
building Is to bo built next year. Tho
entire plant when completed will be
tho largest printing establishment In
the world.
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Drunken Man with nn Axe and
Razor Held Up John Smith,
Louis Abbey and Matthew Leueh
were arraigned before Magistrate
Howe yesterday morning on a charge
of assaulting a chap named John
Smith in Centre street early yester
day morning. Abbey was urrested
with a hatchet and Leach was nour
ishing a uzor when the pair were
urrested by Lieutenant Feeney and Pa
trolmen KuriUH and Thomas. .Smith
escaped unpunished because of the out
cry he raised und got away before tho
police could leuru anything except his
name.
Magistrate Howe fined each of the
prisoners $10 each. They pleaded drunk
enness as an excuse.
Fishing Tackle Cheap.
Florey & Brooks lire sale, 022 nnd 524
Spruce Btrcet.
E. Robinson's Sons' Bock Beer"
On draught at all hotels Saturduy.
WIDE VARIANCE
AS TO VALUES
SOME DISCREPANCY IN OPPOS
ING CLAIMS.
Thornton Alleges That Ho Lost
$7,000 Worth of Property in the
Fire While Witnesses for tho De
fense Fix tho Amount nt Loss Than
82,000 More Evidence Tending to
Support the Allegation That the
Blaze Was of Incendiary Origin.
Seventh Day of tho Trinl.
The cases of l M. Thornton, of
Wllkes-Bnrre, against the Security In
surance company of New Haven, and
the National Assurance company of
Ireland, which have been on trial be
fore Judge Archbald In United States
circuit court for the past seven days
moved with a little more celerity yes
terday. Fourteen witnesses In all were
examined,
All except one of the witnesses were
for tho defense. The exception was
L. A, Darle, of Kingston, who on ac
count of Illness could not attend tho
day before. He was called to corrobor
ate tho claim of the plaintiff that the
Insurance companies kept possession
of tho goods rescued from the burning
bouse for at least a month. Ills tes
timony was that tho building In which
the goods were stored wan hired from
him by Insurance Agent Hobun und
that John T. Lenah'an, attorney fur
the companies paid the first month's
rent. On cross-examination, Mr. Lenn
hnn brought out testimony from which
It might be Inferred that the defense
'paid the rent only when Mr. Thornton
refused to do so, and because Mr.
D.trte would not let the udjustors en
ter the building v.itll the rent was
paid,
THAT INVENTORY.
Much stress was laid by the defense
on tho alleged self-contradiction of the
plaintiff as to the time he made the
catalogue and Inventory of his library
and household goods. On the witness
stand, Mr. Thornton testified that they
were made seven or eight days before
the fire. Tho stenographic report of
his examination in Mr. Lenahan's of
fice a month after the lire showed that
ho then testified they were made eight
months before. When the stenograph
er's report was shown Mr. Thornton on
cross-examination Monday last, he
averred that he had never said eight
months and strongly maintained that
the report had been tampered with.
This intimation was born of the fact,
possibly, that his signature was at
tached to each page of the report at
testing its accuracy.
Adjustor Hemniingwny, when on the
stand, yesterday morning, testified that
Mr. Thornton told him a few days after
the fire that he had no memoranda of
his library and catalogue. Frank Bat
tle, stenographer in Mr. Lenahan's of
fice, read from his original notes to
prove the correctness of the disputed
report of Mr. Thornton's testimony,
regarding the time ho made the Inven
tory and catalogue.
This report of the examination in Mr.
Lenahan's ofliee was submitted to Mr.
Thornton in typewriting, nnd he made
various corrections nnd interlineations
before signing it. His testimony at the
trial and his testimony at the exam
ination did not harmonize, and in one
of these instances a correction of the
report in handwriting contributed to
the discrepancy. Mi Thornton denied
that the correction was made by him.
Mr. Battle, yesterday, testified that
every correction and Interlineation ap
pearing In the report was made before
Mr. Thornton returned it to Mr. Lena
han's office. On cross-examination, Mr.
McGnhrcn tried to have It appear that
Thornton said "a month" instead of
"eight months." as the stenographer
had it.
DISCOVERED THE FTRE.
James L. Finncii, a Kingston boy,
told that he discovered the lire at 10.15
p. m or about a quarter of' an hour
after the plaintiff and his wife locked
up the house and went back to Wilkos
Burre. Captain H. II. Holmes, chief of police
of Kingston, testified to having broken
in the door and helped carry out the
goods. He also told of being sum
moned, eight days after the lire, by
Adjuster Hemmlngway, to witness the
packing up of some of the debris gath
ered In the hallway, where the fire Is
supposed to have started. He told that
a kerosene can that had evidently gone
through a fire was picked up In the
house, and that some of the articles not
wholly consumed smelled of kerosene.
Sixteen photos of the bouse were sub
mitted by Photographer Woolworth to
slfow that the fire was confined lo the
hallways, stairways and attic, and that
no names got inside any of the rooms.
This was to support tho defendants'
claim that the only goods consumed
were such as were in the hallway.
Wheelwright Wright, chief of Kingston
lire department, fixed the time of the
sounding of the alarm at 10.25 p. m and
corroborated the claim that the tlnmeu
did not enter the rooms. On cross-examination
Mr. McGuhreu brought out
the statement that water was poured
Into the building for nearly three hours.
J. S, Mack, a contractor nnd builder,
who repaired the house, also gave tes
timony to show that the blaze was cou
llned to the hallways and stairways,
VALUE OF GOODS.
A raft of testimony was produced to
show the value of tho goods collected
after tho Hie. The plaintiff claimed
thut-he hud $7,000 worth of books and
household effects In the building, and
that an auction of the remnants real
ized less than $200. The defense main
tains that only a few hundred dollars'
worth of goods were entirely destroyed
by lire, and that tho value of both tho
books and the household goods not con
sumed was less than $2,000 when bran
new.
AV. H. Phillips, a furniture dealer, of
Wllkes-Hnrro, and F. G. Daniels, fore
man of tho Scranton Bedding company,
testified to appraisements they made,
at the Instance of the defendants, of
the furnlturti saved from the fire, .Mr,
Phillips fixed its sound value at $731.20,
and Its damage at $234.60. Mr. Daniels
appraised tho goods as being- worth
$800.70 when new, and $332.32 as they
were when he examined them after tho
llm,
Mr. Puekey, of the ilrm of Puckcy
Bros,, book dealers, of Wllkes-Uarre,
testified to an examination of the books
saved from the lire. He took a list of
them, noted their condition, nnd esti
mated what they would bring la a
second-hand store. There were 048 vol
umes, he said. Many of them were wet,
some were discolored by mud and some
had their covers torn or wurped, Most
of them, however, wero In good con
dition, he declared. The original price
VALUE OP TKSTMONV,
Greater Than Assertion.
Thero Is none of Us so hardened but
that when wo have been able to aid
our fellow creatures by conferring a
benelll or bringing a little comfort Into
their lives wo like to have appreciation
nhown. This generally affords more
pleasure than the performance of the
net Itself, and In this connection the
following letter from a Paris, Texas,
lady Is of more than usual Interest!
"Dear Friends: I address yon as such,
for you have been such to me. I suf
fered for three years off and on with
piles, I wnil treated nt the hospital,
and the new nud elegant hospital, of
Memphis; they bnly gave me tempor
ary relief. 1 came west, thinking the
change of air and water would benefit
inpj live mouths ago, tho bleeding plies
came back on mo, and bled bo much
that I thought' I would die, I have
had four of the finest doctors In this
section of Texas; all they did was to
finally nearly let mo go to my grave;
all they wanted was a big sum of
money from mo and to operate on me.
1 said no, no surgeon's knife would
enter me; If It was my time to die God
knew It, and when I died I would die
all together. I began henrlng about
your medicine. I had no faith In you,
but I sent and got a box of your Pyra
mid Pile Cure; in two days the blood
How had slackened to one-halt tho
amount, and in one week T felt so
much better I walked four blocks and
did a little housework. I was not
bleeding then; In three weeks I was
well. God bless you for putting such
a wonderful medicine within the reach
of sulferlng men and woiicn. I shall
never cease to recommend your medi
cine or bo without it; also I usccl your
Pyramid Pills. Sallio A. Hourudom"
Testimony like this should be more
convincing thnn all claims hnd asser
tions, and should leave no doubt in the
mind of the reader as to tlie merit of
the remedy. Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold
by druggists for fifty cents a package,
or will bo moiled by the makers to any
address upon receipt of price. Write
Pyramid Drug Co., Marshall, Mich.,
for their book on cause and cure of
plies.
or the 548 volumes, he said, was $932.87.
He ascertained this by writing to tho
publishers. In their damaged condition
lie figured them to bo worth $600 less
than the selling price.
PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM.
The plaintiff claimed he had 1,200 vol
umes, valued at $2,1)00.
II. I'. Geddes, a clerk In Isaac Long's
store, Wilkes-Barre, testified to an ap
praisement he made of the dry goods
and clothing salvage. AVhen new they
cost $140.25, he said, and in their dam
aged condition wero worth $19.23.
The defense has three more witnesses
to examine, and the plaintiff will likely
take up half a day with rebuttal testi
mony. This will probably carry the
case into Saturday, and as the argu
ment of the law points and closing ad
dresses will consume the morning, the
case will continue into next week, as
Judge Archbald has an out-of-town en
gagement for Saturduy afternoon.
D0HERTY BACK AT WORK.
Member of Striking Street Car Men's
Executive Committee Returned
Yesterday with Seven Others.
P. H. Doherty, a member of the ex
ecutive board of the striking street car
men's union, returned to work yester
day for the Scranton Railway com
pany, together with seven others of
the strikers.
Mr. Doherty Is the first officer of the
union to return to work, and has been
long recognized us one of the brainiest
and most intelligent men in the or
ganization. He was a candidate for
the presidency just prior to the strike,
but was defeated by P. J. Shea. He
was one of those most active in the
interests of tlie strikers during the
strike.
Some twenty other strikers were to
return to work yesterday with the
eight who did go back, but because
they could not receive the runs they
wanted this week, they will not go
back until next Monday.
There are now back at work between
125 and 150 of the 350 men who orig
luully went out on strike. The larger
portion of the remaining 200 have se
cured other positions, In many in
stances superior to those they ,Ieft, so
that the actual number of men who
are now unemployed as the result of
the strike, or who are actually still on
strike, Including the officers and mem-
iybers of the executive board. Is not
much over fifty.
SERIES OF GOSPEL MEETINGS.
Rev. and Mrs. Clark Willson to
Speak at Dunmore.
Rev. anil Mrs. Clark Willson, the
noted exangellsts, will begin a series
of gospel meetings In tlie Dudley Street
Baptist church, Dunmore, on Sunday
evening next at 7:30 o'clock. Mrs. Will
son Is the sister of the late P. P, nilss,
who with his wife wero killed In the
memorable Ashtabula railroad disaster.
She is u gospel singer of rare talent
and wonderful pathos. Her husband,
who Is also a master of song, s a
preacher of great power. Both have
had u wide experience and remarkable
success in evangelistic work, for more
than a quarter of a century.
They huve conducted meetings In
most of the largo cities of this .country
and Great Britain. It Is a great op
portunity for the people of Dunmore
and vicinity that they ore tqhave them.
Meetings will bo held every night next
week except Saturday night.
Fire.
Ten thousand loaded shells for sulo.
smokeless powder $1.90 per 100. Black
powder at $1,50 per 100, Peter's smoke
less at $1.00 per 100. These shells have
not been wet. Florey & Brooks, 522
and 521 Spruce street.
Business Men's Lunch,
From tho noon lunch menu, at Han
ley's, 420 Spruce street, may bo or
dered: Oysters, chops or Just a cup of
excellent coffee.
Chips,
Twenty thousand poker chips for
sale at 20 cents per one hundred, Flo
rey & Brooks, C22 and 524 Spruce St.
Fishing Tackle Cheap.
Florey & Brooks fire ,ale, 522 und 024
Spruce street.
Finest Bock Beer
Brewed Is K. Robinson's Sons,
draught Saturday,
On
CONVENTION .
OF W. E. T. U.
HELD IN THE DUNMORE METH
ODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sessions In the Morning, Afternoon
nnd Evening Resolutions Adopted
Address to the President of tho
United States Asking Him to Stop
the Regulation of tho Social Vice
In the Philippines Address of
Rev. Dr. Whalen Benediction by
Rov. J. B. Dabney.
Tho mid-year convention of the
'Women's .Christian Temperance Union
wn.s held In tho Dunmore M. B. church
yesterday, the first session beginning
at 9:30 with devotional exercises led by
Mrs. J. N. Bailey, of Mooslc.
The roll call of officers and unions
was rather Incomplete owing to the
early hour, but was responded to by
those present with passages of scrip
ture, Mrs. O. K. Vaughn announced
the following committees:
Courtesies Mrs. AJIctnose, Mrs. C, 11, Stephens,
.Mrs. Cobb.
Place of Meeting Mr. Iliiikiniitu Mrs, Belle
Von Slorch, Mrs. William ShjIIow, Mrs. Vrlg
k.v. Rev. Ncwlng, pastor of the church,
and Mrs. Swartz, of flic Dunmore
union, welcomed tho ladles with most
cordial and sincere greetings, which
were responded to by 'Mrs. William
Swallow, of Clark's Green, in u man
ner both appreciative nndhuniorous.
The conference on deportment work
was participated In by tho following
superintendents:
Loyal Temperance Union, by Mrs.
Beune, of Scranton and Mrs. Swartz,
of Dunmore; railroad work, by Mrs.
IX B. Hand, of Scranton, and Mrs.
Pearl, of Mooslc: Sunday school work,
by Mrs. Chandler, of Scranton; prison
and jail, by Mrs. J. M. Howell, of
Green Ridge; mothers' work, by Mrs.
Louisa Swnrtz, of Dunmore and Mrs.
M. P. Rhodes, of Providence. Mrs.
Butler, of Carbondale, led in noontide
prayer. '
MOTHERS' MEETINGS.
The discussion of mothers' meetings
was continued by Revs. Bailey and
Henry, of Mooslc, and Mrs. Yost, of
Scranton, recited Phoebe Cary's poem
of tho Crow and the Hunter, which was
especially applicable to the question
under discussion.
The committee on courtesies then in
troduced Rev. Bowen, Mr. Swallow,
Mr. Howell, Rev. Henry, Rev. Bailey
and Mrs. Bentley who all responded
with cheering and encouraging words.
Mrs. Bentley Is the wife of the pas
tor of the African M. E. church,' and
was formerly a teacher In the public
schools of Memphis and other places
in Tennessee.
The afternoon session opened with
the singing of "Abide with Me." The
devotional exercises were led by Mrs.
Bentley, of Scranton. Every union in
the county was represented in the af
ternoon session. 4
A paper relating to the Francis Wll
lard hospital in Chicago was read by
Mrs. M. E. Nolan, of Green Ridge. A
national hospital Is also established in
Illinois, and both these institutions
.need help, ns the demands are far be
yond their power to supply.
Mrs. Fred Snyder, of Dalton, recltPd
"Bring the Children with You," which
was In line with mothers' work. "Our
Browp Sisters" was the subject of a
paper by Mrs. Pearl, of Mooslc. She
emphasized the duty of Chrlstlla wo
men toward the women of the Phil
ippines and other Islands because, in
their Ignorance they are sinned
against.
ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Beck presented a resolution on
this subject, which was discussed and
ununimously adopted. Tho resolutions
are as follows:
To the President of tlie I'nited States.
Ilesolved, 1'iist. We the inembeis of the Wo
man's Cluistfan Temperance -union of L.nkawanna
county now assembled, do expie our hoiror of
the loose discipline in the army In the Philippines
which lias pcniiitlid such awful debauchery
among our soldiers and sailois.
Second. That as Christian women lojal'fo our
government, proud of our countiy and hiving a
deep interest in the C'hrlstianizatlon of Ilia people
of tlie Philippines, we deploic the Infamy thrown
on tlie national character and tlie powerful nli
sliuction put in the way of Americanizing and
evangelizing these people by the legal nennisiion
and regulation of this vice In our newly ac
quiied ten Holies.
Third. That c invoke your powoiful aid, us
the beloved president of our countiy and as gen
eral In chief of the armies of the t'nlted States,
to use all possible endeavor lo put u stop to (he
Infamy of tlie ruin of the young womanhood of
the Philippine islands and the claik stlgnu on
Hie national character involved in tills policy of
pet mission and legnUtion of the social vice.
Fourth. We need not remind you honoiablc
klr that tl.e seventh commandment is still In
foice, that no exigencies of cn-my life can Jiiitlf)
Its piactlcal abindotimcut and that nothing but
the curse of Almighty Cod can result from Its
violation In civic or military adiiiluistratUii.
lie It
llesohed, As the head ol the nation under (fod
f look to j on for help in this emergency iud
liust that as far as possible you will be 'he
panoply of voiu.in'.s honor and linn's purity,
owrj whelp under qui gloiloua Hag.
Mrs, Palmer, of Dalton, read an ab'le
paper concerning "Scientific Temper
ance Instruction," as It ought to be
taught In our schools,
HELPS AND HINDRANCES.
A discussion followed on "Helps and
Hindrances in Our Work," Opinions
wero given by Mrs. Van Gordor and
Mrs, Butler, of Carbondale; Mrs. G, II.
Stephens, of Peckvllle; Mrs. Howell, of
Green Ridge; Mrs, Huger, of Dalton;
Mrs. William Swallow, of Clark's
Green; Miss Turner, of Nay Aug; Mrs.
Downing, of Scranton; Mrs. Swartz, of
Dunmore; Mrs, VuukIiii, of Moscow;
Mrs. Walters, of Madlsonvllle; Mrs.
Cobb, of Whinners, and Mr:, Pearl, of
Moosie,
Mrs. Whalen, of Carbondale, next
favored tlie meeting with a vocal solo,
"In His Secret Presence." Fraternal
greetings were next In order, and were
responded to by Mr. Daniels nud Miss
Florey, of Sti'oudsburg, and Rev. Dr.
Whalen, o:' Carbiiudale,
Tho president told of the aid given to
tho Women's Christian Temperance
union by W, W. Luthrnp, who volun
teered to pay tho traveling expenses of
the county president for a year.
The following resolution was present
ed and unanimously adopted;
lteioheil, That the thanks of tha wonim u( the
Women's Cliilstl.ni Tempera rco union of Ijcln
waima. county arc beicby tendered to Hun. W. W.
Lathrop for Ills eliiclont help In our county woik.
Rev. J. N, Bailey spoke In behalf or
the "Arrow" which Is published at
.Mooslc. The price is only ten cents a
year,
Mrs. Howell presented the following
resolution on the Sabbath school leu
sons of tho International Sunday school
quarterly:
llcrvlrcd, Tint wc hoc lecord our vlgvU'W
I ' l5m Ditirier SefeJ
s5 r'SAwJYxtft C3
S J- TstbsJiKN'c vfcJii ""13 One of llie ninny open loel nnll-nif S
CUmgyVtaW. 134 Wyoming Ave. g
GJEo. V. IVIIL.tAR St CO. Walk In und look around. S&
- or
e NEW 'PHONE 1 37
.
Lackawanna and Adams Avenues.
Housecleaning Time Approaches
i Let us repair your furniture, make over your
mattresses aud clean your carpets before the rush
begins.
Scranton Bedding G9
We, Ourselves Buy I
1 Where We Can Get the I
a
$
1 Best at the Lowest Price I
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3
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" Tie more jou look about the Finer
I Beautiful Black Dress Goods
The lot is made up ot as handsome a group of this year's goods as one could
weft Imagine; the goods prove their elegance at u glance. The effects aio thfo il
!i goods that should cost about double and they are just ns good as they arc pretty.
i Drape d' Alma
j, Mohair Stripes
Princess Cloth
1 Prunellas
. Granite
And other
Orcnadincs in wool and all silk.
ill Is only fair to say that our offeiings
d 6tylih. As well bo out of the woild
iglit of it.
S3 ,
I Laces and Dress
Whateier milks a dutlnet advance
ntilic and elegant in Press Trimmings jou will find beie. An interesting .is.;uit
.'nicwit of what every woman admlies and needs.
Spangled Trimmings
Chiffon Applique'
Madallions
And All-overs to match
tea
Xevet and cleverest designs and
The artistic and useful, side by Bide,
It is a pity fo spoil a ptyltsli dress
it. You tisk nothing when you get
I McConnel
$ Dry Goods
X 400-402 Lackawanna Avenue. :
: ?:
and unqualified protest agaln..t leaving out the
temperance, lesson fiom tho International Sunday
School fjuarlcily and that the Lackawanna county
Woman's Christian Temperance union advise and
entieat that the temperance lesson be continued
and that this protest be forwarded to the com
mittee cm h-.son leaves winch will meet in Den
ver in June next.
THE PRINTED PAGE.
Mrs. rtliuc Blackman presented a
paper on "The Printed Pane," in which
she Rave statistics showing the pro
portion of the 14,000 W. C. T. U. mem
bership who take the "Union Signal"
to be small.
The committee on time and place of
next meeting reported an invitation
from the Taylor union for next Sep
tember, und the report of the commit
tee was accepted. The afternoon ses
sion closed with benediction by Dr.
Whalen.
The evening session was culled to
order by Mrs. Vaughn, and after a
song, "How Firm a Foundation," llev.
J. N. Bailey read the seventy-first
psalm and offered prayer, Tho ladles
of the Dunmore union presented the
president, Mrs. Vaughn, with a bentttl
ful bouquet, for which she expressed
sincere thanks.
Mlsu N. O, Tague, of Luzerne, state
president of the Loyal Temperance
lesion, was Introduced. She described
the work dojie by the children, under
the guldancoof a president chosen from
the Women's Christian Temneranco
union, who plans the work. This work
is neglected in Lackawanna county, for
of the sixteen unions, only two have
the children help In tho work of tem
aernnce, Mrs. Whulen, of Carbondale, favored
the audience with a solo, "If I AVero a
Voice," and Itev, Dr. Whalen wan In
troduced, who proceeded to discuss tho
subject of temperance work,
SUCCESS OF AVOniC.
"The positive success of tho work Is
seen on every hand," he said. "We
tremble to think of tho result if this
work should stop. The missing link in
temperance work Is tho fact that wo
am, divided up Into societies, while the
liquor men present n solid front and
stand by each other. The only true
way that these teir.perunro societies
can mil to and present a solid front
against tho liquor tralllo Is through tho
church and ballot box.
If half the saloons could he closed
It would help some becauso a holf loaf
Is better than none at all. A judge will
sentence men to jail for drunkenness,
then he will grant forty licenses the
next day. This hi mighty poor cltlKen
shlp. Tho prohibition of the liquor
tralllo is the only solution of the prob
lem, it Is a sad fact that there ar
ministers who will not use their votes
agulntt the liquor truflle.
"Some day wo will bury the American
saloon and the W. C. T. U. will attend,
dressed In their gayest colored clothes,
nnd everyone will be satisiled."
A1 unanimous vote of thanks was
given to the pastor of the church, Itev,
(!. II. Newlng. nnd to tho ladies of
Ilumnore. Benediction wns pronounced
by llcv, J. D, Dabney,
One of llie ninny open loel imlf-ittv
tint wn vu.uld call lo jimr iillinllou Is
Hie 'Colon In I, l.tnUIIII.IN'S BI'.Ml VITIti:,
DCS CIII.VA-A IIAIII), Dt.NSt:, VlTltli
OI'S IIODV tor n foimil.it Ion, the design la
tllnsilc! In nulllti?, embellished with Cryv
iinlliemuiiK.
For .1 inodesl pilce pattern It has ho
equal, loo Vim:., l,Vnn. Yon n'cil
lull confine your puichaso lo the 100
pieces. It l.s in open stock Select what
you need.
j
Both 'Phones
wc aic where your buying will be done.
Etnmines
Voielle
Tameso
Mistral .
Batiste
Weaves.
of Black (Joods embrace everything rew
as out of fashion, and these aic the very
Trimmings
in refinement of taste; whatever is bright and
Braid Trimmings
Batiste Applique.
Spangles on Net
pattern. All the useful widths and qualities.
with economy ami elegance. ' '" - -
with common stuff; it is a sin, almost, to risk
the trimmings here.
1 & CyOo
and Outfitting:.
X .
I Sf&ANTMM";
BUSINESS HOUSES.
THSSS ENTERPRISING! DEALERS CAN
SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS OF EVERY
CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATIS
FACTORILY. FO? SALE
lUICfilKS and WAfiONS or all kinds; also
Houses anil Building Lots at bargains.
HOHSKS CI.IPI'i:U and GI100.M1ID at
M. T. KELLER
Lackawanna Carriage Work?.
J.B.WoOLSEY d? Co
covr?icro?s
AND
BUILDERS.
Dealers In
Plate Glass and Lumber
OF ALL KINDS,
SECURITY BUILOINQ 1 SAVINGS UNIO N
Homo Office, ZOS-'M Wears nulldlng.
Wo are maturing shares each month which
show- a net coin lo the investor of about VI
per cent. Wc loan money. Wo also issue
IT'LL PAID STOCK $100.00 per thare, inter
est payable! scmbanniully,
ALIHIIIT HALL, Secretary.
E. JOSEPH KUETTEL. '
rear 511 Lackawanna avenue, manufacturer of
Wiie Screens of all Utn.ls; fully prciuml for
tho spring season. Wo puke all Mud,i of
poich scieens, etc.
PETER STIPP,
tteneril Ccntiactor, builder and Pealer In
Ilu'lduig ."tone, Cvinenlins ol c Hau a spe
cialty. Telephone S.V.
Office, 537 Washington avenue.
THE SCRANTON VITRIFIED ORICK
ANOTILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Jlakir) of Paving Brick, etc. M. If. Pile,
(iencral Saks Agent, llfllcc .121 Washington
ave. Works at Juy Aits, !', K. & W. V. (I.It.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
Ctneml Agent for lh Wycinks District for
Du pout's Powder
lllnlng, niutin?, Sporllng. Finol elei nW th
Itepauno Chemical Coinpuny's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safely Fue, Capj and L'lplodcri. Hoora 191 Cou
ncil llulldlng .Scrr.itcn.
AQUNCIIIS.
TIIOS. I'OIID , PIlUtOB
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