The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26
THINGS OBSERVED AND NOTED.

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THINGS OBSERVED AND NOTED.
The fire Of yesterday demonstrates
toe necessity OF placing sn alarm box
in the vicinity OF tae Stove Works.
When Mr. BsDjamin'S residence WAS
found to DO on tire in order TO turn in
the alarm messenger was compelled
TO run fully three blocks distant 10
cover this distance req uired not little
time and Inconvenience. As result
the flames gained sufficient hsadwAy
to repal what few buckets Of water
would have accomplished had an alarm
Uox been close at hand. The necessity
demands that box should be placed 10
the vicinity referred TO-. when you stop
to consider that the Seventh ward pays
nearly double the amount OF taxes Of
any ward in tha borough. Pcopsrsiss
in the ward ranging il value from
ZOO to $4,000 apiece as the case
now stands are not accorded one bit
more protection than localities in
which the assessed valuation is not
ous.third ss much. By all means,
gentlemen Of tho couqcil, give the
locality an alarm box for it sadly
needs it,
1t would appear all is not settled in
the Ninth ward as yet aS to who will
I'll the offices Of school director and
councilman, if the correspondent of the
Truth is correct in his assertion. He
gays: COrcoran and Sweeney Intend
pushing the contest for councilman
and school director in the Ninth ward,
and have retained James L. Morris, OF
Pistston, and General Mccartney. Of
Wilkes. Barre, as their attorneys.
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Political contests are expensive lux.
uries While many say, why don't
you contest it?' they evidently little
know what such proceeding costs.
To enter contest requires an sxpsndi-
ture Of valuable time and an abundance
OF money Once begun there is no tell
ing where it will end and what will be
the result To begin such an action
the defeated candidate is required to
file petition containing the names,of
twenty qualified persons who are will
ing TO bear the expense which such au
action would entail in the event of the
contest aud losing his case. It would
be well, therefore, for those 80 inclined
to stop aud consider what they are
about to do before their rashness ovsr-
comes their good Judgment and not be
led aslray in such serious matter.
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It is apparent bsyoni question that
there ia something radically wrong
with the electric fire alarm service. It
is nothing but continued testing from
one snd OF the week to the other. so
that peaple are entirety at sea with
themselves when a fire really does oc-
cur Why this is. everybody is at q
loss to understand when it ia known
that in all the towns around IA there is
no such dilly dsllying. When the alarm
rings you can depend upon it there is a
FIRE. Not 30 with Pittston. Il Is doubt
ful if the majority OF the fremen were
not under tho impression yesterday,
until they learned otherwise, that it
was another case of testing.
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The Wilkes, Barre correspondent Of
the Hszlston Plain Speaker in com.
menting upon the carelessness or lack
Of knowledge Of certain election officers
in performing their duties says: Tho
election returns for tho year a5 filed
with the prothonotary show very
great lack of knowledge Gu the part Of
s1.nFfnw 1nln.r. - t,o,.
any office OF general importance were
stake the looseness ana carslessn ess
shown BY the returns filed would un.
doubtedly give rise to many disputes
and contests In the following dis.
tricts the returns were wholly wanting
or very faulty:
Plymouth borough. third ward Fair
mount township, & w. and Middle
districts; HarveyvillJ; Marcy town.
ship, N. and p. districts; W. Pttston
borough, third ward; Edwardsvllls .
borough, third ward; Nanticoke, third
ward; Plymouth township, fifth ward,
W. division; Foster township. N. W.
and W. Woodsids districts; Kingston
borough, third ward"
One Of tho prattisst pieces Of verse
seen in some time Is the following
from the pen Of Louis l.. Downing
mention Of whose work has heretofore
appeared in this column. It is entitled
Las Years Nest and is AS follows:
In the orchard long the road, where the
corn was stacked las fall
Where yOu sec them berry vines still a
elingin' to the wall,
In the far down eastern corner, where the
sun first meets tho day
Is little last years bids nest made out
o twig5 an hay.
II amt 80 much to look at ez IL hangs
there cold an drear,
But always look up at 1t whenever go
near,
Anti fills my heart with sadness every
time that pass by,
An it often starts the tear drops trinklin
from my eye.
In the summer when the birds waz O
buildin' OF that nest
An set meath the apple tree talkin' oil
rest,
A little light-haired maiden COM an
climbed upon my knee,
An laughed an chatted gally bout the
buildin' in the tree.
An she said ez we set talkin' 'mobgst
many another thing.
''An' pap. will these same brides live in
that nest nex' spring2
Coz ef they win III watch an drive other
hirAo atuau