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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
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CARBONDALE.

The annual election Of officers for the
Methodist Epworth league which oc-
Cured Wednesday evening resulted as
follows: President, Frank Fitzpatrick;
secretary, Homer Smith, treasurer,
Frank l.. Smith; organist, Frank
Couch. Those assigned to special work
are: p. G. Oliver, spiritual work; Clara
Moon, mercy and help; Jennie Butler,
literary work; Olivia Herring, social
work
Tonight in the Baptist chapel will be
held an entertainment under the aus
pices of Mrs. Jepson's Sunday school
class. The proceeds of the entertain
ment will be devoted to the Christmas
Offering. At this entertainment the
Kimball Glee club, under the leadership
of Bert Hall, will make it's first appear.
ance. The programme to be rendered
is as follows: Chorus, Kimball Glee
club; solo, Miss Lizzie Abbott; recita.
tion, Miss Ella Purdy; selection, High
School quartette; vocal duet, Mrs. Mul'
ligan, Mrs. Nicholson; clarionet solo
Elwin j. Bly,; bass solo, b. r. Hall; reci
tation, Miss Mabel Fuller; solo, Mrs. ]
b. Nicholson; duet, Misses Ella Purdy
Maud Hubbard; recitation, Helen Pat
terson solo, Mrs. John Mulligan; chorus
Kimball Glee club.
G. NJ Caswell of Alton, N. Y, was c
Carbondale visitor yesterday.
Tonight will occur a meeting of the
park commissioners in the store of
M. Alexander, on North Main street.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock will occur
the funeral of William Williams, whC
died on Wednesday morning at the hos
pital ServiceS will be held at tn,
residence of his father 129 Park street
Miss Carol Sturdevant, of Wilkes
Barre, is the guest of Miss Stella Hun
ter, Of Spring street.
Frank Berry, of Canaan street, whC
left this city about two weeks ago, ha,
| secured a position in Philadelphia will
the National Safe company. Mr.. Berr!
is now visiting his parents in this cit!
| for few days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
FOREST CITY.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Presby-
terian church will hold a turkey supper
this evening in the basement of the
church from to 10 o'clock. This effort
will eclipse all previous ones. Price, 2J
cents.
H. X. Vaughn, of Carbondale, was a
caller in town yesterday.
Charles Freise, residing in this place
and Thomas LAWN, of Vandling, met
with an accident in the Delaware and
Hudson mine at Vandling yesterday
afternoon about o'clock. Freise was
making a cartridge in his chamber, and
without thinking placed the powder
close to where his mine lamp was lying
The powder ignited and LAWN was
quite badly burned about the hands
face and body. Friese, his laborer, was
slightly burned about the hands and
face Friese was conveyed to his homo
in this borough in the Delaware ant
Hudson ambulance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
HALLSTEAD.

A business meeting of the members
of the Presbyterian church was held
the first of the week for the purpose Of
hearing the report of the committees
that had been appointed in the interest
Of the new church, which the society in
tends to build. The report of the COM
mittee on plans and specifications was
adopted Only two of the committee on
solicitations reported. They had about
$4,000 pledged.
Morris Baxter, of this place. has
moved to Montrose, where he has taken
position on the Lackawanna and
Montrose railroad as fireman, made va
cant by the death of Douglass Mitchell,
formerly of this place.
Ora Van Loan and Myrtle Van Loan,
who are attending the Normal school
at Bloomsbury, are expected here next
week to spend the holidays.
"A Society Belle" four act drama,
will be given in Kistler hall in Great
Bend on Monday evening, Dec. II, 1894.
The funeral of Mrs. Millard, of Scran-
ton, wife of the late A. w. Millard,
lol HlClly VI tllS Gltyi WAS Iclu lOudy
(Thursday) at the Baptist church and
was largely attended. The services We're
conducted by Rev. NJ. j. Watkins, of
Factoryville, a former pastor of this
church, assisted by Rev. John Davis
Among those from out of town We're Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Owens, Mrs. Mary
A. Street and children, all of Scranton
The eleventh annual ball of w. F.
Hallstead lodge, 120, Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen, will be held in Kist-
ler's hall in Great Bend on Monday
evening, Dec 81. A supper will be
served in Roosa's hall. Mahoney's or.
chestra will furnish the music. Tickets
S10O.
Miss Jennie Sawyer, of Candor, is Wis.
iting friends in town.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western pay car will visit this place or
Saturday to pay the empoyes on that
road.
Gilbert Davis, of Nicholson, was ir
town today and with his brother, James
the popular hardware dealer of this
place, attended the funeral Of thell
cousin at Upsonville today.
r. N. Ives, of Binghamton, is in towr
today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
ELMHURST.

Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Buckingham en-
tertained visitors at their home yester-
day.
F. L. Carr and family have moved
into the house occupied until recently
by Mrs. Mary Snyder and family.
Mrs. George Detrlck left Wednesday
in care of DIR. ]. C. Bateson for Belle
vue hospital, New York city, where she
will undergo an operation.
C. C. Clay made a business trip to
Factoryville last week.
Burke Bros, have contracted to repair
the dam on the Curtis reservoir and
have large force of men and teams at
work there now.
H. G. Lake recently purchased a fine
building lot of Byron Buckingham on
the East Side.
O. B. Grant, president, and George L.
Adams, general manager of the Union
Tannery company, paid visit to Their
| tannery here last week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
DIR. DOYLE TALKS.
Gives His Views of America and American
Customs.

Gives His Views of America and American
Customs.
From the New York Herald.
Just before he sailed for Europe DR..
A. Conan Doyle, the English author,
was interviewed. 81 have not attended
any of the sessions of your Lexow COM
mittee investigations" the popular
novelist added but l have read all of
the testimony in the newspapers, and
the evidence of official corruption has
made my blood boil / can not under
stand why the people have not risen
and crushed the police force out of
existence. 1t seems to me almost in
credible that such a condition of bribery
and blackmail should exist in a civilized
country without popular uprising. In
England such a condition of affairs
could never reach the magnitude it has
assumed here.
II find certain philosophical resig-
nation about the Americans which as
tonishes me-" DR.. Doyle continued
Your tramways deliberately tear up
the streets of your cities, leave huge
trenches for citizens to ride or drive
into. The companies run their tram
ways to suit themselves and the public
calmly looks on and bears the annoy
ance. In England, should the tramway
corporations attempt to ride roughshod
over the public, one man would cry out
and the cry would be heard in three
hours from London to Liverpool. The
cry would be taken up by the news
papers and there would be a stop put to
the annoyance without delay. But here
| find the tramways pay dividends of
"a per cent, run things to suit them
selves and, in fact, the citizens are
continually under the thumb of the
corporations"
DR.. Doyle said that he was not pleased
with the American bar, referring to the
saloon. He said that in England all
| drinking was done at tables, but here
| one had to stand up to bar and drink,
pay and get out. There was no comfort
in the American custom.
He spoke in praise of our buildings
and dwelt upon their height and hand
some architecture. The Brooklyn
bridge, he said, would dwell long in his
memory as the finest bridge he had
ever seen. The American hotels, he
said, would compare favorably with the
European hostelries, but the hotels in
provincial towns were what interested
him most. He said that, while the
hotels in London and other cities might
be as elegant as those in the large cities
here. the hotels in the smaller towns
could not be compared with those in
America.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
PITTSTON.

At o'clock yesterday an alarm OF
fire was turned in form box 56, located
at the corner of Main and Market
streets. 1t was caused by defective
flue setting fire to the woodwork or
a dwelling located at the rear of John
j. Barrett's restaurant and occupied by
colony of Italians and Hungarians.
The fire was eXtinguished before much
damage was done. A second alarm was
sounded about 6 O'Clock from box 70,
located at the corner of Main and Cur
tbs streets, and was caused by the dis
covery of the Newton Coal company's
trestling to be on fire. The firemen
responded quickly and eXtinguisher the
blaze in short time. The blaze was
caused by a spark from passing loco
motive. The loss sustained was slight.
The many friends in this place will
learn with pleasure of the recent mar
riage of DR.. Charles Hendrick, former
ly of Avoca, but for the past two years
resident of Brooklyn. His bride was
formerly Miss Agnes Nallon, of that
city. Miss Nallon is well konwn here,
having visited her sister, Mrs. P. j.
Gibbons, formerly of this place, now a
resident of Syracuse, N. Y.
Joseph Carpenter, son of V. NJ. Car
penter, is visiting his parents on the
West Side. Mr.. Carpenter, since leav-
| ing Pittston, has made his home in
Chicago.
Tip" Sake, formerly of this place,
now resident of West Virginia, is
visiting friends here.
After a lingering illness of several
| years, Miss Lizzie Langan, aged p
years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Langan, of Cork Lane, died yesterday
morning. The funeral will occur Sat
urday at 2.3O o'clock.
| William Ruddy, age IL years, en-
| ployed in No. breaker, had one of his
| eyes injured while at work yesterday.
He resides in Oregon.
The Byrne Brothers, in their latest
success, Eight Bells will appear at
Music Hall this evening The perform
ance is pronounced first class wherever
it has appeared.
| The Traction Railway company re-
sumed work on Parsonage street yes
terday. Several members of the street
railway committee We're opposed to the
company continuing the work, but as
the property owners to man wanted
the switch, a majority Of the coun-
ell respecting their wishes, voted at the
last meeting to allow the company to
proceed with the work
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
WAVERLY.

Special revival services are being held
in the Methodist Episcopal church. The
interest is increasing. Rev. ]. L..
Thomas, of New York. has been aiding
Rev. Parsons, and the people have
greatly enjoyed his manner of singing
the Gospel.
The Baptist people have secured Pro-
fessor w. N. Manchester, of Factory
vile, to give their young people music
drill once a week They have also furn-
ished their church with new hymn
books.
The Baptist church will give to their
pastor, Rev. A. Bergen Brown, an old
fashioned donation visit on Wednesday
afternoon and evening, Dec. 10. They
have given "a general invitation, and
hope for good social time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
NOLYPHANT.

Professor Sprague delivered a very
Interesting and instructive lecture in
the Blakely Baptist church Wednes-
day evening.
The members of the Kingsbury lodge,
Free and Accepted Masons, will hold
their snnual banquet at the Lacka-
wanna House this evening.
Miss Edith Hull is spending the holi-
days at her home in Blakely.
John Ferguson left yesterday for
Bloomingrove, Pike county, to spend
the winter
The marriage of Miss Isabella Pen
man and William w. Watkins Is an
nounced to take place at the brides
home Dec. "a.
The Olyphant dancing class have
made elaborate preparations for So
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
MONTROSE.

f. II. True has returned from New
York.
Frank Pepper, of Elk Lake, was in
town yesterday.
Albert Rice Is building a dwelling
house.
The interest in the revival meetings
seems ITO increase.
Four Brothers post, Grand Army Of
the Republic, will elect officers at their
meeting this evening.
The condition of Miss Winnie Frazier
was somewhat improved yesterday.
A long distance telephone for Mont
rose seems to be among the possibilities
in the near future. We can soon sit in
our homes here and visit with friends
in Scranton or New York, providing
both parties are rich enough to SECURE
" phone.
All the business men in this neck O.
TIM, Der are wishing for sleighing for the
holiday trade, but the prospects for 1t
are not encouraging.
CololSel James West, of Silver lake,
was here yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
CLAIMS SPANISH THRONE.
A Fourteen.Fold Grandee More Interest.
ing Than Don Carlos

The most interesting of the Spanish
pretenders Is not Don Carlos, but a
man whose name is seldom mentioned
outside of the Iberian Peninsula. He is
the Duke of Medina Cell, Chief Defend
er of the Faith, fourteen-fold grandee
of Spain, first of all Castillian knights,
and direct descendant of Ferdinand and
Isabella. For him and his family, the
race of Bourbon-Anjou, who now rule
Spain, are nothing more than usurpers.
AS often as a new king of Spain is
crowned, the Dukes herald appears in
the palace, and, in the presence Of all
the grandees of Spain protests in the
name of his lord against this usurpa-
ton, sets forth the claims of the Med
ina-Celis to the throne, and challenges
every knight who may venture to dis
pute the legitimacy of the Dukes rights
to defend his opinion in a duel to the
death.
AS no grandee Of Spain has ever seen
fit to take the Duke and his herald seri-
ously, the head of the house of Medina
Cell has been left free to spend the in
come from his enormous fortune on
beautiful Spanish girls and to make
perennial tours of his estates. 1t is said
THAT he can travel from one end of
Spain to the other and sleep every night
in his own house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
KITCHEN HINTS.

To test eggs put them in a smooth, level
bottomed vessel filled with water; if they
are good they will lie on the side, if bad
they will stand on end.
In cooking turnips the small white ones
should be boiled. if cut in thin slices, for
thirty minutes, but if they be cooked whole
forty minutes time will be needed. yell
low turnips, when sliced, need forty-five
minutes cooking.
A salad should be light, fresh and crisp.
Celery, lettuce and tomatoes should be
thoroughly chilled before being combined
in salad. All meats and fish that are to
be served in a salad must be seasoned with
salt, pepper, vinegar and oil before being
combined with the green vegetable and the
dressing. 1t is well to have the seasoning
added several hours before the salad is TO
be served.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14

cial, to be held in Martins hall this
evening. Many guests from out of
town are expected.
Miss Katie Berkhieser returned yes
terday from visit with friends in
Shamokin.
The many friends of Miss Alice Lilli-
bridge We're delightfully."- entertained at
her home on the West Side last even
ing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the New
Greta South American Kidney Cure. "
This new remedy is great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re.
tention of water and pain in passing II
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy Sold
by C. NJ. Harris, Druggist, l25 Penn ave-
nue. Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
lie Needed to Study.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Have you translation of Elijah?" ask
ed the young man with the red necktie.
"Elijah? Elijah?' said the bookseller.
I'm afraid don't quite catch"
"Well, I'll tell you how 1t is," said the
young man. You see, my girl, she says
I've got to so to church, and you know
what feller's girl says goes. So / goes,
and the minister he talked on the transla-
ton of Elijah. And l thought I'd better
up on II bit"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14

Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and
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Its action upon Nthe system is remarkable
and mysterious; Mt removes at once the
cause and tne uise'ose Immediately disap-
pears. me iirst uoSe greatly benefits rs
cents. Sold by Mai tthews Bros, Drug
gists, Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
Mothers, Mothers.! Mothers ! I!

MOthVTS WUIHVIS' NUIICIN : :
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children while
teething, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all
pain; cures wind colic and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. BE sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents
n bottle
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
GORMAN'S
GRAND depot.
BEAUTIFUL
SILK SPECIALT|ES
Very Handsome Assert
ments of New Silks are
Shown for the Holiday
Season. The prices are
more interesting than
ever, while the general
stock is at its height.
ladies' COATS

Two essential points to remember:
Our styles are invariably in the
best taste and perfectly correct,
whilst in every instance our prices
are considerably below those rnl-
ing in other stores. Notice the
splendid specimens in Blue or
Black Beaver, Kersey and Cheviot,
with tight-fitting and loose fronts,
81 and 80 inches long.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
PRICEBURG.

william Shaffer, who was hurt In No.
2 shaft the fore part of the week, is
improving slowly.
Work was commenced yesterday on
the cross-walks.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Logan
son,
James Lavan was injured while al
work in Storr's shaft Tuesday. He Is
doing nicely.
Lawyer Dimmick made business
trip here yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
[AE CURTAIN IS DRAWN

And Grand Holiday Display is ushered before you
in all its brilliant glory. Don't be dazzed when you
enter store as it's far superior to our last years
display, and goods much cheaper Come here
any day and take your time to look. Our store is a
GRAND FREE FAIR without the rattle and wheel
of fortune 6ends. Go upstairs. There you will also
see beautifully fitted up departments. And in the
basement the same way, but more of the solid and
substantial. Our Credit System? Oh! yes that's
in the same working order heretofore. We want
you to make use of it. We extend goods to you as
literally that way as though you paid cash.
Hundreds upon hundreds of Onyx Tables Lamp
Stands, Lamps, Shades, Clocks Ornaments thous-
ands of Chairs, Fancy Gilt Chairs, Rattan and Up
holstered Rockers, Solid Oak, Birch Maple and Ma
hogany Rockers, in antique and novel designs. Book
cases with desks and without; Ladies Fancy Desks
in different woods, Music Cabinets Ladies' Toilet Ia
bes, etc, ETC. Nearly five thousand of the handsom-
est and loveliest things you set eyes Come
and walk through Well welcome you
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
DRESS Goods
Down go the prices and up go the
sales like rocket.
HANDKERCHIEFS

The values here are simply mar
velOus. In this connection it can
be truthfully stated that we have
never shown a better assortment
for the Holiday Season. Silk and
line are all selling at reduced
prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-14
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-04-19
TROUBLE TO SPREAD.

Strikes to Be Inaugurated on Several
Northwestern Roads.
CHICAGO, April IA local paper de-
clares that it is now settled that within
the next week or 10 days strikes will be
declared on several Northwestern roads
running out of Chicago. Arrangements
are about completed for the Inaugural
ton of struggle with Pacific coast
lines which is expected to result in
the settlement for some time to come of
the differences existing. The contest
will lie the more interesting in that it
will involve all the existing brother
hoods after the manner of three-cor-
nered fight in which the older organize
tons will seek to annihilate the Amer
can Railway union. Conferences were
held in Chicago Sunday in regard to the
situation on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific lines and Vice Presi-
dent Howard of the union left for St.
Paul, from which point orders are to be
issued making the Great Northern strike
general.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-04-19
CHAIRMAN RIcKER's CIRCULAR.
Statement Of Great Northern Onlciala
Branded as False.

Statement of Great Northern Omcials
Branded a. False.
GREAT FALLS, Mon, April 17.-In
answer to the circular issued from the
Great Northern headquarters at st.
Paul announcing the abandonment of
trains on the Montana Central railway
through the strike of employees, Chair
man Kicker has issued a counter cir
cular, stating the strike was practically
the same; that President Hills assertion
that the strike was run by man never
in the employ of the company was
false; that complaints made by en-
ployes were never attended to; that no.
tice of the strike was not given to the
company because the employees did not
expect themselves to strike until
they heard the railway was
going to ship in men and
it was not policy then to give notice and
that no intimidation was intended to
any branch of the service, as the men
all struck. He says employees have
been slaves until forbearance ceased to
be virtue and that the strike is sane
toned by the whole community. He
veriies statements made by Chief
Hogan. He says no train has left st.
Paul since Saturday evening and state
ments made by railroad officials are
false. He concludes by stating that if
the strike is not settled within "a hours
it will be protracted one.