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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
A STREET CAR INCIDENT.
In Which a Chivnirous Iittio Man Makes
Fig Mistake.


He was little man, but his firm,
quick step and erect head showed that
he weighed 10 ounces to tho pound and
had all the confidence Of man weigh.
ing 200 POUNDS
he stopped on the corner till street
car came along and stepped aboard
The car was full, and several people
were standing. He took hold Of strap
and lookoL over the crowd and saw that
several woilen were standing while
number Of men were occupying csmfort-
able seats
IL riled him 10 see II, and when his
eye fell upon pale faced little woman
holding on TO a strap. while large,
lazy looking man sat near by, he could
not remain silent.
"See hero" said he to the big man,
"hcre is u lady standing whlls you have
seat
"Yes," said tho big man.
well, don't you think you ought to
give up your scat to this woman, who
has probably been hafd at work during
the dgyY"
mo"
1ou uOn "
az do not.
"Woll," said the little man as he
bracod himself, 81 do, aud am going
TO yank you clean out OF this car.
He grabbed the big man by tho collar
and proceeded 10 drag him Off the seat,
hut was interrupted by the woman. who
grabbed him by the hair.
bod on" cried the little man.
That's what I'm doing" said the
woman.
but | mean lot up ON this What do
you mean by attacking mo?'
"LooE-a-hcre, said the female, 81
didn't ask You TO get mo seat. Besides
l want you TO know that man you have
hold Of is my husband.
The littlo man let 20 Of the big man,
and the woman let so her hold ON the
hair. and order was restored, but the
little man was quiet until he reached
the end Of his route, when he left the
car, when he was heard 10 mutter,
"Ard such Is iifo!'-Peck's Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
can Rilo as wen as Record.

Miss Sadie Monroe Swift, the clever
official reporter of the Middlosex and
Barnstable terms Of the supreme court
of Massachusetts, who won the dislinc.
ton of being the first and youngest wo.
man to be officially recognized in Bos.
ton as court stenographer, has made
another record. The past summer she
rode ON her wheel to Yarmouth from
Boston, over route 8s 4 miles long, IN
less than 10 hours on an extremely hot
day, being the first woman to make the
run.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
For Louisiana Nynmen-

The Christian Womsn's Exchange OF
New Orleans encourages an art interest
and opens new avenues Of remunerativs
work for women in Louisiana by otter.
ing, as il does. two medals-a gold one
and silver one-for the best decorative
design for wall paper, textile fabric,
fresco carving, pottery, book covers,
wrought iron, stained glass. tile floors,
tile mantels, ert embroidery and the
rest of the list Tho competition closes
March 1, lS95.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
Mormon Wealth.

The great wealth, either Of the Nor
mon church or Of the individuals at its
head, has been again demonstrated by
the recent investment Of $40, 600, 900 by
the first presidency" in new corpora
tion called the Utah company. This new
company is TO operate coal mines, rail
road, a bathing beach and pleasure re-
sort Mt the Great Salt lake, and build,
equip and operate telegraphic and tele.
phone lines. This is purely church
scheme, in which gentiles have no part,
and is like tho Zion Cooperative COM
pany, to be managed to add 70 the
wealth Of the church. Springfield Re-
publican.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
Arrival and Departure U. s. Mails.

south bound mail closes 5:i5 p. m.
South bonnd mail arrives 6:l3 p. IN.
North bound mail closes 10 a. IN
North bound mail arrives 1920 a. m.
Night mails are closed at $50 p. ~.
Money order department is open
at 5 a. IN. aud closed at . p. IN.
Oiiice hours frCm a. m, to 6 p. IN.
SUndays from 2:30 p. M, to $3.50 p. M
john > HAMMEB, L. NJ.
SUMMERS HARDY. Deputy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

Miss Alice Sanger, the only woman
employed in tho executive mansion in
clerical capacity. has boen transferred
to the postofiico department Miss San.
ger has been employed at the White
House since the beginning of the Harri.
son administration. There is not enough
work at the Whis House to justify q
continuance of the present force, and
tho vacancy just created will not bs
filed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

1t is said that after the first incen.
diary articles of Tolstoi the czar sent
for him and advised him TO dosist
"Will your majesty, " Tolstoi is report
cd to have said, "dof for an instant
your imperial mantle and judge my
works rs mere manY II a single word
OF my writings offend your majesty's
human sense, will cut Off my right
hand. Alexander III Became very
thoughtful. did not reply and affably
dismissed the greatest living apostle Of
the social Christian idea New York
Journal W
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
cha.ed tue chipmunk Down nj. Throat

A very peculiar accident hal pened re-
Gently 60 EbeL White, farmer living
about four miles northwest Of ST. Johns,
Mich. He had been working in the
woods and lay down to sleep under a
tree and must have slept with his
mouth open. A common mongrel pup
and small boy were his companions.
While the old man slept the boy and
the dog started chipmunk and proceed
ed to chase it, That chipmunk mado
tracks for safety. and seeing Whites
mouth open lodged in. 1t was new
sensation to White to have a chipmunk
trying to get down his throat alive. and
he woke up in hurry. He nearly
choked TO death before he pulled that
chipmunk out, and then he killed the
little animal and brought Il into town
TO prove the truth of the story he tells
A doctor who examined his throat and
mouth found it badly lacerated and says
he believes Whites story is true. Chi.
cago Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
A Boston Opinion.

1t is very sad to read Of the wrath o.
the woman suffragists of New York over
their defeat in the constitutional con.
vention and Of their announced deter
mination to blacklist every delegate who
voted againrt them. 1t seems to dem
onstrate anew that the women are un.
fitted for the ups and downs of political
strife. Boston Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

Wife-Dear me, you can never find q
thing without asking me where il is.
How did you get along before you were
married?
Hushand-Things stnid where they
were put then. New Yor' Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
TIME TABLE.
Calf, Colorado and Santa Fe R'y.
RUIITu Enlf NI1

SOUTH BOUND.
Saiveston and Chicag go Express asa m
Clcburns aad Kansas City Express AIM. ~
NoETH BOUND.
Gn,vc,ton and Chicago Express lg GOA. m
Clebarne and kaneas City Express ana. m
|. Il. MAsoH, Ticket Ag't.
w. ). KEENAN,, Gen Pass. Ag't.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

fipsr BAPTIST CuuRcu.- -Rroadwny Street
Services every sunday NJ n % o. m. Pnd ; o..
p. m Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings
al so'clock sunday school AZ lna m. IhOif
practice Friday evenings at O'Clock C.
siubblehsld. Pastor. u H. Bruce, Cltrk. {.
HUI, Superintendent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CuRtsrtAS CuuHCu. Frenalev Street Ser.
Vices every Lord's day nj n Ooa IA. and : a.
4. IN. SUNDAY school. - A. m. PRAYER
Meeting every Wednesday, s Is y. ~. Uhoii
practice cycry Friday evening. = rs u. m.
Ladies' Ala society every TUESDAY afternoon al
the chnrch, Sp. m. Mite ami Social meeting
every lucsday night nt place announced zach
Lords day. Officers meeting nrst Lord b
day Ia each month Al are cordially invited
O. all servicea. X Mason superintendent
sunday schools NOlney johnson. Pastor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

Arimore Chapter, No II. Royal frch Ma
sons, meet in their hall over Whlttin ifon 4
store the fourth Thursday night IN each iavnth
IL bHucE, III yh Priest
A. II. SILLIAAS Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08

Ardmors Camp No. ~. woodinen OF the
world, meets In their forest at Whittngior
Hall every second and fourth Monday niyht,
attend.
4. U. kESDRIcK. consul commander.
L. o. BHfDoNAN. CLERK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-11-08
Csytc SOCIETIES.

Myrtle Lodge No !. X OF T., meets aver;
house. Court street. Visiting knights CO...
diAlly invited.
W. T. MoKKLvEr, &. Q,
J. 4. HowHru X a. n s.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
.JERMYN.

Harry Bovard who has been studying
shorthand and book keeping at Wyom-
ing seminary, returned home, Satur-
day, having graduated with honors.
The funeral of the only son of Will
lam Clemon, took place yesterday. in
terment in Rose Hill cemetery.
Mrs, James G. Shepherd has issued
invitations for a missionary tea" on
Tuesday evening. May 30.
William Hunter Post, Grand Army
Republic and Oscar Smith Camp, Sons
of Veterans, attended services in st.
Mary's Catholic church last evening
and listened to u very fine discourse by
the pastor, Rev. Father Lynott.
Elias Snyder. one of the Oldest resi-.
dents of Scott township. died Friday
night, aged s. years. Mr.. Snyder was
well known to all the residents 10 this
vicinity, having lived on the farm
where he died nearly all his life. He
leaves II wife and a large family of
grown up children. The funeral will
take plac' from the house Tuesday at
II a. IN. Interment In Scott.
P, t. Flaherty is entertaining a
younger brother from Deposit, N. Y.
Those who were fortunate enough to
receive an invitation to the Red Mems
social Saturday evening report a very
enjoyable time.
A number of the prominent politi-
clans of Scranton addressed the mem
bers of the William Mckinley club
Saturday evening.
John Shay, of Plymouth, WAS killed
at Mayfeld Saturday night by u car OIL
the Carbondale electric road.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
H0NESDALE.

Two hundred people enjoyed the
dance given ty Company E at their
armory, Friday evening. Metzgar's or.
chsstra furnished thu music.
Miss Lila A. Stewart, of Kingston,
N. Y, who had charge of the Kirness
here, and Miss Name Mason, of Scran.
ton. were among those who enjoyed
the dance.
The prizes which were left over from
tho Kirmess week were CHANGED off be-
tween the dances. Margaret Dol.
metsch won the dolls house, Antonette
Dunland, Marietta Sackaye, Stella
Wefferling and Harold Van Keuren, a
doll each, Frank Farnham drew the
cake dish and Charles Weston o pic
ture by Miss Bronscombe.
Thomas Fuller, +. B. Whitney, T.
Frank Ham, DC. Osborne, CT. Browp,
Fred NJ. Spencer, j.. Kirk Rose and
Dubois Weston passed Sunday at Lake
Ariel.
A previous issue Of THE TRIBUNE
contained II list of names of persons
who had been mentioned as being can-
didates for the Honesdale p~ostoifice,
among them being Hon. John Kuh-
bach. Mr.. Kuhbach says that be never
was Il candidate for the Office, is not a
candidate for the office and does not
intend to be.
Miss Jennie %Schoonover is riding Il
new bicycle.
Street Commissioner Krantz is again
removing superauou3 dirt from Main
street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
STROUDSBURG.

William Van Buskirk. a young m an
living on Main strset. shot himself in
the hand with u revolver. The weapon
was an old-fashioned one. and Van
Buskirk was trying to remove the
charge when the weapon went of.
East Stroudsburg post office now
dispatches a direct pouch to Philadel-
phla on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western train, No. 172, leaving at
8 32 a, m.
w. S. Albert and ]. Fl. Sbotwell
have returned from u two days fishing
trip to Hunters Range. They report
the creek as being high. They caught
altogether 1903 trout, 10 cat fish, 3 cells
and 10 perch.
Senstor McPherson's son George Is a
guest at the Kittatinny at the Gap.
He has settled the paper mill trouble
amicably and operations will be re-
Moved on Monday.
M. Savacool and wife are visiting
friends in Scranton.
Robert Coolbaugh recently purchased
a handsome pacing mare in Philadel-
phia,
Constable Mart Smith returned from
Milford last night, where he had taken
the two Frieden burg brothers.
A pension under original widows act
has been received by Mrs. Mary A.
Drake. The amount is 80 per month.
Llyod V. Cramer and Miss Alma
Deroach, of Tobyhanna. were married
on Wednesday last by the Rev. N.
Turner. Of East Stroudsburg.
The Democratic State convention
will be held at Harrisburg on June 81,
at 10 a. m. Monroe county will be
represented by three delegates.
District Attorney John B. Williams,
Thursday morning, received a check for
$500 from the North West Mutual In
surance company of Milwaukee, being
the insurance on the life Of Aaron
Huff, the insane negro who died in
Danville asylum recently.
Miss Addie Florg, Of Bangor, is visit
ing her neice. Miss Blanch Ingler.
There is talk of a bicycle parade on
Decoration day.
The present case that Of Miller vs..
the Wilkes-Barre e. Eastern railroad IL
attracting IA great deal Of attention ut
the court house. Land owners from
up on the Pocono have been interested
listeners and follow the evidence with
great relish.
Owing to an accident to a boiler the
East Stroudsburg creamery has bsen
compelled to close down until Monday
next,
The following is the program for
commencement week: Baccalaureatt
sermon Sunday. June "a. COM
mencement concert. Tuesday evening,
June 2G. contest for prizes. We'd
nesday, June a. m. 81, class dav
exercises, Wednesday,, .. m June 81
commencement exercises, Thursday,
| June 20.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28

caused some decided improvements to
be made on the turnpike running
through the borough,
What this place needs and certainly
out to have is more street lamps SO as
to accommodate people who have to 60
out evenings, No sidewalks and very
few street lamps make it difficult to
walk through the town OIL a dark
night.
An enthusiastic meeting composed of
the citizens Of Elmhurst and vicinity
was held on Tuesday evening last, the
object-of the meeting being to organize
a board of trade. ]. T. Keene was
chosen chairman and B. d. Cooper sec
rotary of the meeting. A vote was
taken to get the sense Of the meeting
on the question which resulted in a
unanimous vote for its organization.
Committees were appointed as follows
A. B. Dunning. jr,. B. D. Cooper and
Byron Buckingham on bylaws and
constitution; F. B. Williams, Romeyn
Snyder and Charles Koch, ST.. on msm.
bership, H G. Thayer and Hugo Bur
neister to look after manufacturing in
terests until the board 10 established.
The next meeting will be held on Tues.
day evening. May 30. to which all in
terested are invited.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
PRICEBURG.

A pleasant evening party was ten.
dered to Abraham Margetson at the
home of his parents, on Carmalt street,
on Friday evening. Games, singing,
and other innocent amusements were
INDUCED in. refreshments were served,
and all had a COOL time. Those pres
0nt were the Misses Alice Barrett, Mary
BirkOeck, Portia and Isadore Jones.
Hannah and Ala Palmer, Clara and
Candelia Barrett, Gertie Watkiss, Sarah
A. Cooper, Maggie GRAY and Mary
Margetson; also Isaac Cooper, Frank
and Albert Perris, Ben Morgans. Bob
Birkbeck, A. Margetson, Fred. George
and John Bailey. Horatio Jones, Ed
Wieland and Willie Cooper.
Memorial Day will DO f~ittingly OBJ
served in this place.
T. f. Newton, formerly of this place.
but now of Williamsport, circulated
amongst frieuds in town on Saturday.
O'Hara's orchestra rendered their
services at an entertainment in Duryea
on Thursday last. The baud is oacom-
ing very popular and their selections
are always highly appreciated. The
members are John F. O'Hara. violin ;
P. Ketrick, claronet; Will Roberts,
%cornet, and Master George O'Hara,
pianist.
George Couutreman is in the retail
coal business.
George E Hunter. B j. Brice and
William Moran, of. Pittsburg. Pa.
registered at the Central on Saturday.
Squire Cummings, of ELEPHANT. was
IN town on legal business Saturday.
Grim death called away Nellie, the
beloved wife of Mark Lsnahan on Sat =
urday. she had only been married a
few months and was an esteemed sis
ter of the Rev, NJ. j. Conway, of this
place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
MINOOKA.

Miss B Coyne, of Port Griffith, is
Visiting Miss Mamie Coyne, of Murphy
street.
The Athletic Base Ball clubs social
will be held at Fasshold's hall tomor-
row night.
Ed Hughes and Miss Mamie Waters,
of Pittston, are visiting Miss Katie
Fealey, of Main street.
The game of base ball yesterday on
the Brick yard grounds between the
Never Sweats, of the South Side, and
the Modocs, of Taylor. was a very ex-
citing contest. Fully 1000 persons
witnessed the game. The prominent
feature of the game was the clever
pitching done by Flannery, the Modoc's
whirlwind, which resulted in a vict DRY
for the Modocs. Score, 5 to IS.
W. G. Thomas, Of West Pittston, was
visiting Greenwood friends yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
CARBONDALE.

A game Of base ball will be played
this morning at Q o'clock on the Simp-
son grounds between the Venus club
and tho Dirty Dozen. both clubs from
this place. Batteries, FOR former club,
Van Denmark and Carpenter; latter
club, Wagner and Chase. An inter
esting game is expected.
Eighteen trains Of coal were run
north from this city over the Delaware
and Hudson railroad on Saturday.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late George Mang took
place Saturday afternoon ut 3 o'clock
from the home on South Main street.
The funeral was under the direction
and according to the ritual of Frank.
lin lodge. Loyal Knights Of America, Of
which organization the deceased was Il
member. Rev. Charles Lee preached
The sermon. His text was, He hath
sent me to bind up the broken hearted, "
which is found in the first chapter of
Isaiah. The funeral was largely at
tended. The Mozart band, of which
organization the deceased was a Nom.
Der, attended and played appropriate
music from the house to the cemetery.
The pail bearers were Messrs. w. N.
Davis. Robert Tully, Edwin Peters, W..
R Thomas, James Harvey, W. E
Thomas. Elmer B~rokenshire and Louis
Brsner. jr. The remains were inferred
in Maplewood cemetery.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion Walking club, enjoyed a trip on
foot to Lake Ariel on Saturday. They
left this city at 8 o'clock a. IN.
Rev. P. 9. Kennedy. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of this
city. preached his frat sermon yester-
day.
Mrs. Boyd Case is spending a few
days with her parents at Waymart
during the absence of her husband
who is attending the convention OF the
Order of Railway Conductors, which
is being held in New York city.
J. H. Stephenson was visiting
friends in this city Saturday.
Painters commenced today to give
the fence surrounding Memorial park II
coat of olive green paint. A pretty
fig pole has been erected near the
center Of the park and from this will
be swung an electric light when the
present iron arch is removed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
OLYPHANT.

Memorial day will be fttingly OBJ
served here next Wednesday. The
Loyal Knights of America have charge
Of the parade which will take place in
the afternoon. starting from the Odd
Fellows hall at 1 80 o'clock. Many
societies have been invited to join the
parade and it is expected there will be
1000 men In line. The procession will
pass through the principal streets of
the town thence to Union cemetery
where services will be held over the
tho grave of W. W. Waters. From
the cemetery they will march Lacka-
wanna to the corner of Delaware and
Lackawanna streets where appropriate
exercises will take place. Tue speaker
of the day will be Rev. Peter Roberts.
The Hungarians will also celebrate the
day by the redediction of their church
on Willow street TO which excursions
will be run from Forest City and Nam
ticoke. 1t is expected that there will
be twenty priests in attendance. Bis
hop O'Hara, Of Scranton will be pres
emit.
Morris Mo,zkowits made a business
trip to town OH Friday.
The dam of the ELEPHANT Water
company, situated on the Hull plot,
burst on Thursday night, flooding the
vicinity of E ldy Creek shaft. The only
damage done was the washing away of
an ice house in front of the dam. The
dam contained 80, 900, 900 gallons Of
water.
Mrs. D. L. Berry, of the West Side,
and Mrs. r. e. Westlake, of North
Scranton, visited Mrs. Charles Lewsly,
of Carbonate, on Saturday.
d Misses Jennie Voyle and May Fergu-
son made a business trip to Psckville
on Saturday.
Mrs. John Taylor, aged CT years,
died Mt her home in Blakely at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon Of II complication
of diseases. The deceased was born in
Bleanavon, Wales, and came to this
country ifly-four years ago, and re-
sided at Carbondale for some time.
She came to Olyphnnt in 1854, where
she has since resided. Sne was the
daughter Of Johu and Mary Fox, and
is survived by a husband and four
children, Mrs. Frank Pickering, of
Peckville; Mrs. Victor A. Vinal, OF
Philadelphia; Mrs. William Davis and
r. W. Taylor, of this place, Funeral
services will be held at the Blakely
Baptist church on Tuesday afternoon
ut 3 o'clock. Interment will be made
in Prospect cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-28
ELMHURST.

G. @. Clay served az grand juror In
Lackawauna county courts last week.
W, @. Snyder, student of %Stroudsburg
State Normal, school, is spending a
short VACATION visiting parents in town.
The house of A. K. Yeager is fast
nearing completion and will soon be
ready for occupancy
Work on the Elmhurst boulevard is
being pushed rapidly. its completion
extending as far as Nay Aug.
This place was we'll represented at
the tri-county Christian Endeavor con-
vention held in Scranton on Friday last,
a number also attending the lecture Of
Professor Samuel Dickie at the Froth.
ingham in the evening.
The people of this place are looking
forward to some good base ball as soon
as the club is organized, We would
sugg ast that the captain Of last years
team circulate the paper, get the mem.
bers and the cash to meet the expenses.
B. F. Butterfeld, J. H. Snyder aud
Professor Aqnano visited Scranton on
Friday last.
J. M. Rhodes, president Of the Roar
ing Brook Turnpike company, has