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Formulas that WIN Help the Seeker In
Second nnd Third Avenues.

~ stood on the corner OF Third avenue and
Forty-second street for just about Ave minutes
the other night" said the police Sergeant, and
during that time three persons approached me
and wanted 10 know how far up town certain
numbers on Third avenue were. In the back OF
tho City Directory there is list OF streets, and
one can always get such information there, but
know a better way OF finding the location OF
certain numbers than that.
was brought up on the east side and when
was boy remember that when We wanted
10 nnd out where number OF three numerals
was on Third avenue, we'd just halye the first
two numerals and add nine TO the result. Thus
you see know that sS4 Third avenue IL near
Fltty-third street One half OF ss is A, and
adding maxi IL So. IL the number Is one OF
four numerals halye the first three and then
add nine. Now take ,2O3 Third avenue. Half
OF 100 Is go and the added tells me that II Is
near Sixty-ninth street.
ION Second avenue you follow the same sys-
TEN, adding three, however instead OF nine,
Thus l know that BS4 Second avenue Is near
Thirty; seventh street, and that l,725 on the
same thoroughfare Is near EIghty-ninth street.
It's very simple system, and | wonder people
don't know 1t. We used TO have systems for
Fifth, Sixth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth
avenues. but I've forgotten all about them now.
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THE DRF GOODS DISTRICT.
ITS boundaries. Its Development. and tho
Firebugs Who Haunt IL.


Next to the wholesale diamond and jewelry
region OF Maiden lane and its network OF
narrow, crowded tributary streets, perhaps tho
richest area commercially in New York is the
dry goods district. bounded for some years past
by the north side of Duane street. the west side
OF Elm and Crosby streets. the north side OF
Bleeckcr, and the west side of South Fifth ave-
nue. and West Broadway. The area OF this dis
trict Is considerably less than half Il square
mile, though its greatest length is about mile,
and II occupies about One-slXth OF the whole
area south OF Washington square.
The dry goods district like the various ma
tional quarters, is shifting. 1t has hurst its
northern bounds and is sprinkled as far up AZ
Washington square, Broadway is the back bone
OF the district, and it is reached either side in
. few minutes from the stations OF the Sixth and
the Third avenue elevated roads. II is hardly
an exaggeration 10 say that this region clothes
the United States. Millions OF dollars worth of
dress goods, ready-made clothing, cloth, hats,
caps "Oollens, honnets, trimmings of every sort
cloaks, underwear, and what not are stored
mere ana yet other millions of dollars worth of
all these things are ordered through agencies
established here The samples Of hats alone in
thls district sell for many thousands Of dollars
Inc northward movement OF the dry g0ods
district Is seen in the presence OF several large
"oollen houses about and just below Union
square The finest woollens, those sold 20 the
lallors' are found there. Along with the north
srn movement there Is much internal turmoil
ana change. The region hAs seen men 20 out OF
with fortunes and others slink out In disgrace.
it is seeing now Ah astounding physical change
AZ ia 0"A aspect Tho larger part Of ths area Y
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ucts OF the Austrian stud and those that do not |
come up to expectations will be discarded.

ucts of the Austrian stud. and those that do not
come up to expectations will be discarded.
American faddists have pursued their hobbies
until they have horses that horses only In
name. The Western product is heavy and
coarse. ieaden OF foot, and SO dull of compre-
hension that main strength is the chief requi-
site In handling them. The Southerner, save
where the PAGER is propagated. seems to take
morS kindly to the mule, and his horses are gen.
orally poor specimens indeed of a noble family,
Kentucky. the home of many ue-blooded
thoroughbreds and trotters. furnishes some
splendid specimens OF a breed Of which every
body is fond, but there are many monstrosities
and i.is sad to say that in the main everything
Is sacrificed to speed, and where size, beauty
ana soundness arc found az well as the very
necessary adjunct OF get-there-ativeness II is
piteh the result or accident as little care has
been taken in the mating or the blending ot
families that would be desirable.
Inc thoroughbred race horse in his perfection
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nearly seventeen hands high and weighs almoa
l.4OO pounds. glance at the immense shoul-
ders, short, powerful back, and tremendous
OF the horse that he is big enough to be put to
any use for which the horse is intended. In ad-
dition he has world OF quality, not as much,
perhaps, as Hanover, one OF the greatest of race
horses, now owned at McGrathiana Stud, but
enough to warrant his selection as a type OF the
horse that we should try to produce. Horses
with the finish possessed by Hanover are seldom
seem and II is doubtful whether his head and neck
are not the finest TO be found Throughout the
length and breadth OF the land. What would
a pair OF sixteen-hand carriage horses as beau
tnuIly topped as Hanover, capable OF trottinR q
mile in three minutes, be WORTH Just as much
as any man would care To pay for such horses.
as much as $4,000. or course $5. 900 is an ex-
travagant figure, and only men OF means, with
money to crafty every taste, can afford to pay
such u sum.
. The United States must look we'll TO their
laurels IL they want to keep pace with Canada.
There are half dozen thoroughbred stations
in the stud in Canada TO one in this country
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for beer and little lunch, but as rule the
grind Is supposed To go on up TO sharp IL, In
fact, however, beginning perhaps fifteen min
utes before that hour, there Is a movement OF
preparation. Either openly or surreptltiOusly,
the shop boys are comm issioned with orders,
aud the neighboring lunch counters and beer
saloons have rush of trade. When the whistle
blows, the quitting OF work Is not marked by
any irregularty. Were there no whistles, clocks.
or bells, ~ o'clock would be known, and not by
country in which the help haven't other meth
ods than these to tell time, and the ingenuity
displayed in the study OF lime Is noteworthy.
The sun Is often utilized, bnl there are times and
places when this natural advantage cannot bo
taken. II there Is an outaide Window available,
may be made. The street gives the clue. IL
may DO that truckmAn has regular hour for
feeding his horse, or that somebody may he In
the habit OF taking a tonic at time approx
imNting noon. IL is hardly necessary to specify.
There are dozens OF ways OF telling the ap-
preaching noon hour.
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still occupied by the commonplace six-storv.
iron-iront structures of twenty, twenty-five
ana thirty years ago. There are still whole
blocks OF these and their like fronting Broad
way, but at the lower end OF the district and at
what was recently the upper end, great towering
structures OF ornamental stone and buff brick
have recently been built They are going up
raster than ever since the steel beam frames
came into general use, and when the region
shall have been completely rebuilt on the mod
ern plan its skyward rise will have almost
doubled its effective area. less recent inter-
nal change IS the swRrming OF Hebrew mer-
chants IN the dry poods district. This manifes-
tatol was sun new enough ten years ago to
make II the subject of frequent and general re-
marx, though there had long been u considers-
ole poaS OF Hebrews In the trade. Even yet men
chll attention to tho number OF Hebrew names
dqTn broadway as II il were new thing,
:, ne ury goods district Is one oil the most heav-
u! insured areas In the world. There il, how
eyer' IN the dry goods dstrirI race of noInuds
Tno yino ma alnlcuty In obtaining fire Insurance.
incSSNuihil Pm Is busines, in parts of the dry
goods district, and mysterious hres have prcn
on on the increase since concerns that were long
nnshle 10 obtain Insurance have recently found
Underwriters The ugliest feature ot tile whole
insurance scandal that has given rise To somuch
gossip Ia the dry goods district is the fact that
mere are men who make a comfortable living
Dy preIlcting fires. Weather Prophet Dunn
with the same certainty as these CssS"ndrss
OF OF Tue dry goods district, The warning comes
and s1 Sn IL, n,t n.SeIamso company Keep OF No. -
nre comes. Owners OF buildings take the ut
@ mos nrrcaution against reputed irehugs. and
rent ralhtr than risk a tenant uf evil or UnCer-
tam reputation. Sometimes a laRdlurd applies
eligi0ility OF a would he tenant. and SO careful
Is the watch kept upon the hrcbugs that trust-
nthnrS T1hu.hS snswsr Is usually afforded. only lhS
lord whose property had been long vacant. The
sdyies ,ntS Of the Insurance man was against the
was nro AZ the lGtter's old place Ot bustnoEAs
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chancal devices are not generally used. Usually
a book is kept at the Olhce entrance, and the
employee writes his name and the hour and
minute of his coming. Hardness hasn't the
same penalties here, but the man habitually late
is noted, and may not expect the same con-
sideration when promotions are in order.
by 10 o'clock even the law offices are supposed
TO 90 ready for business, and the stenoErapher
poyer may be an hour later. but this is no griev-
ance to her, for she will occupy the time not by
reading law or the paper, but by regaling her
neighbor's clerk with al account OF her doings
OF the evening before or By finishing up a novel.
ting help to work promptly in the morning.
there remains unsOlNed the problem of holding
them TO their tasks until the noon hour or quit
ting time at night. In some establishments.
where the employees are mostly Germans IA few
moments are allowed between 10 and IL o'clock
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general rule. Various plans are used for check
ing Off the help they pass into their places Of
employment and some very ingenious mechan-
ical devices are now common. In the morning
the people who earliest outdoors are bound
for the shops. Eight O'Clock brings the greatest
throng Some factories and the big department
stores expect all their people on hand by that
hour. and few moments before and even m to
the stroke. there is n hurryinG and rushing
The slow pokes are crowding forward to make
up for an extra five minutes snooZe. Sales
women. cash girls. men. and boys are all or the
double quick. In the neighborhood OF some big
factory or larger store one can see some pretty
good sprnting. A warning whistle tells the
hurrying, people that time is precious, 1t is
either fine or a run. The run is not so difficult
for the men and boys and they dash forward re-
gariless of obstacles The dignity of the prcpOs-
eessing saleswoman is not so easily to be sncri-
feed. but though hampered by skirts and wraps.
she makes run for her money.
Banks. insurance offices. and the like. though
they commence business an hour later find the
same difficulty in assembling their forces al
o'clock and il is now the general rule to require
. self-made record OF the time of arrival. Me-
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THEY MUST MIND THE TIME.
WORKING PEOPLE TBo COME AND
90 At THE CLOCK STROKE.

Door-wnys OF Knowing the Approach
or the Noon Hour - Time for Beer.
The smallest country factory is equipped with
a steam whistle, provided steam IL used as a
motive power; otherwise n bell Is utilized. In
either case the use Is the snme It Is deemed u
necessity to make known throughout the burRh
tile hour for beginning and quitting work. In
the city nearly all plants have their own whistle,
but II they do not they can benefit by those OF
their ncighbors, for there is hardly location on
the island where the noon-hour whistles cannot
be heard.
To the man in comfortable circumstances VINO
carries a modern timopiece. tho work hours are
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. matter OF indifference. except he be large
employer Of help, but to the many thousands OF
men, women, and children there is marked
significance to the or half-past Z o'clock toot.
1t means in many cases something moro than the
loss of u moment or two in time. 1t is the expe-
rience Of all large factories, and for that matter
all concerns that employ many people, that
their best protection against loss of time by
their help is to establish n system Of fines for
those who are late, and rgidly enforce such
rules. When one considers that lack OF dis
cipline in this respect means an actual money
loss. and that the nelp has agreed to work GER
tain number of hours for a given sum. rule OF
fines cannot be considered hard ship. II may
be that some employers make profit out OF the
tardiness OF their employees, but this is not the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-29
JZ. RiI ~.

The Young Ladies Social circle have
issued invitations for n BolloWc'cn
party in Enterprise hall, Thursday eve
ming.
Sunday a large class were confirmed
in the Sacred Heart church, by Bishop
O'Hara.
The sheriff's proclamation says that
the voters of the Third ward are 10
vote in James Timlin's hotel AS this
place has been burned for over 4 year
it would seem {" be mistake.
to Archibald, where he has rented o
larger store building
William Bell, who has bccr seriously
iii ut his home, on Third street, is able
to be out during this pleasant weather.
on account of the institute being held
In Scranton our schools are closed this
week.
Two pale faces will be adopted by
the local society Independent Order Of
Red Men at the next meeting.
A meeting of the directors of the
Jcrmyn and Rushbrool Water COM
pany will be held tomorrow at p. m..
at which time directors will be elected
for the ensuing year.
Rev. Manley s. Hard, agent of the
Church Extension society, will speak
in the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing next.
ianlcS laNlCSOn. the Main street
tailor, Is making preparations to move
Notwithstanding that over 900 re-
served seat tickets have been sold for
the Chaplain McCabe lecture tonight.
there will he plenty of room. Holders
of the 25-cent tickets will be given
seats in the gallery. The lecture be-
gins at 7.S0 doors open at Z. If you
want to hear all about Libby prison,
its hardships and its funny features,
you will have an opportunity this eve
ming
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EOR ST CITY.

Mrs. F. NJ. Dolph is visiting her
Brook.
VI. Graves ard Miss Anra Nc
Cleery, of Jermyn, visited borough
friends Sunday.
F. M: Dolph is spending a few days
with his PARENTS In Mcosic.
Mrs. Wiriam Anthooy, Of Mops.c
visited borouph relo,tives Sunday.
Mrls. Anrn Bailey, Of Schenectady. N.
y, Is visiting her rephews. John L.,
F. W.. j. n. AVID George G.. Woatqate.
All game Of ar'ey hall PLAYED this
week on Durn's stley at Rlclfnondalp
bo,w5tn =. w. Kelly, Of this Face and
John O'Kcofe of Dur~r'ah. the Fcrert
CITY ma,2 won by a score Of q to 10.
THE Misses Eva ar'l Lizzie Mel llu1ch-
I'm spot, SurCry AT the home of ,,t.iir
aur,.. MRS Wi.liam Agn2Ji, of Green
field
"ErGy" Ccna-n. of Carbondale, was u
visi.or here yesterday
Mls. Firct Frrt"n, of W,aymart. is
vislS.ng b-rcueh ra'9'tives
C-cnuirfprer T. w. Ntkirr0n, Of
SusquetcrEo, county; Ccmm.eia'ccar
Roberts,, Of Llckawia ma, Gn1 Ccclr,ty
Surveyor l.. ~. Benz-c, were Nora
yeDteriey working cn the bourl.l,.y
line ma tt5r.
Mrs. Ciauncey Goodrich. of thfs
place, Was struck by liefltning about
two months ago during a severe e,ec-
tric storm and Sustained such a neuv-
ous s,hock THAT 1t was fourd necer;,lpy
to take her to the Emergency hos
p.iaG yesterday for treatment.
Mrs. Herman Fsnres and daughter,
Eve, ard Mics Grace Winrer, of Pleas
aTt Mount, Wayne county, were v.s-
iltx,. f,,l l.nxx, cnt... Ia,
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HAL 5TG j. =.

Men were in town on Nor day from
New YORK with view Of caJ2bish,ng
a waSon works and foundry in town.
Tie subieol. for '.de E-bate next Sat
urday evening is "Ras,tved, that Amer
tc9n statesmarcinip is on the decline
The WCman's Ch.isl..cn Temperance
union will inset on Thursday afternoon
at O'Clock e.t the home Of Mrs. j. B.
McCIc aTy, Oh Ml.a street
Mrs. w. w. AGuir has returned from
q pleasant visit w'iln friends at Buff
ialo, n. Y.
Hon. James L. Du H3ies and Is. r.
Bernstein, the maraCer Of the Textile
company. have returned from a busi-
nSss trip to New York city.
The funeral Of Master Robert Mil
lard was held on Saturday afternoon
at $50 O'Clock and was very largely at
tended. The services were conducted
by Rev. l.. w. Church, assisted by
Rev. John Davis. The pall-bearers
wore Masters Robert Lamb, Milton
Simmons, Eugene Compton, Edward
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-29
INDOOR BASE BALL.
The Fever Has Struck CnrtOndnlc-Two
Teams Arc Formed.

The indoor base bail craze has at last
struck Carbondale and the. result Is
tfat two clubs have been formed which
WIFI represent Carhondale. The game
rs said to be fully az exciting as the
outdoor aagne and considerable enthu-
stasm Us manifested by our cranks, who
WIN he given the chance to see their
game played during the winter. Sew
e:'al 'seams have been formed in Scran-
ton and Wllkcs-Rarre aril there will
probably be q league formed.
Ore OF the cluIhs orcnn;zeh will be
known as the Carbondale Indoor Base
Ball club and will be the one which
VIM represent The city In the games
with other towr,s. The team IA a good
one, many Of the Carhondale Base Ball
team. who did such gsod work this
summer. being members. Those who
belong and Their positions are: Luiby,
captain ard pitcher; Carpenter,
catcher: Anderson. first base: StaltZ,
Fecond hsre; Wetzel, short stop; Nc
Kay, taisi base: Barrett, left fitld: Ben
ton, censer field: Williams. left fell.
The flrsr game to be mayed VIII come
off tomorrow niqht vlIh club known
as the Altsnoras. The Alh@rrhrss are
@ good Ct''b and possesses abundance
OF go''i material. The club will 10 as
f~'lC'T'': CnX, catcher. Nunley, pitcher:
McH'oir short stop: C,or'y first base:
Ming. sCHcnd tnse; Pldeeon. third
base; Tr-i7n. captain and left field: Ro-
gan, ot-ter field and Lyrott right field.
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CARbONDAL.E
IN A SAD CONDITION.
icorgc Dennis May BE Blind for
life


Life.
The condition of George Dennis, who
was hurt so badly by = premature blast
Mt the Wilson Creek mines, is not much
improved. and the re- ults of the acci-
dent will probably cause him to go
through life without sight. His broth
or, William, who was hurt at the same
.ime is much improved, and is able to
walk about.
The injuries of C Gorge We're much
more severe, as he stood directly in
front of the place when the explosion
occurred, and thus received it's full
force He was taken to the hospital,
but later decided to go to Philadelphia
and have his eyes treated as 1t was
feared that he would lose the sight On
the way to the train, however, he be-
came so weak that he was unable to go
further and was taken to his home.
Here his eye has become worse, and
began to run. and it is feared that it
will effect the other. DIR. Bailey was
In Scranton yesterday. where he Sc
cured an oculist, and an operation will
be performed soon and the eye re-
moved
This Is done in order to save the
other If possible. and every effort to
preserve its sight is being made. 1t is
not probable that anything can be
done, and the man will be obliged to
go through life sightless. He bears
all his sufferings with the greatest for
titude, despite the terrible pain he
suffers. At one time it was thought
that his arm would have to be am
putated, but this has been saved
through great care
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PASSED AWAY.
Patrick Lnu"nr Dies ut His Home

Patrick L1rrar Dies ut His Home on
Fnl'hrOok Street
At 9 o'clock last evening Patrick
J,"rgan, highly respected citizen of
this city, passed away at his home, on
Fallbrook street.
Mr.. Langan was born in Ireland
forty-twO years ago. He came to
America In 1851 and settled in this city,
whore he has since made his home.
Pe Is survived by his wife and six
children, three daughters. Sarah. Mary
and Maggie. and three sons. Patrick,
Michael and Thomas. one brother,
John. one sister, Mrs. Patrick Murphy.
His father. who is very old. is very ILL.
The funeral services will be celebrat-
ed at ST. Roses church Wednesday
afternoon at $40 o'clock Interment
in ST. Roses cemetery.
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AN EXCITING DISPUTE.
A Woluan Defends Her Property with
~ tyc

NV NHC.
The rerl'1nr's of Upper Belmont
street were given taste of real excite
Tent yesterday morning when Nancy
fliilon attempted to STOP the building
Of ferce On what she claims as her
property.
iNi'=. F7'lon has fenced in sore land
N'Fh-b be,crlEs Ito J. J. Albright. He
e'lld II. to Rernard Murphy. who at
tempted to Take possession of 1t yester-
cay. Accordingly some men were sent
~ buld a ferce across -he plot which
N~s. Fa!lon claims. She Threatened
ff1a worknen and a warrant was sworn
cut fer her arrest. The workmen in
ter'a.i to finish tha job while Mrs. Fal-
rrn wr's dsferT'rg herself before an al
f-~mln. J. #. Maxwe.l appeared upon
t.he s'Ncre about t''s time ard pre-
vo~i.e1 ,'hem in fl1a'~ derigns. He also
wen bN~l1sTan for the woman
Mr.. keprney claims that. his people
nave n1pers showing them to be nwn-
cHs Of the property, while fr,en1s Of
N1rcy say it is hers by squatter's
rlc'ht. She gave as her determination
to fight dlhe matter out and has secured
tina services of lawyer.
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s.Nty-five years ago. Soon after her
first marriage she came to It's ccun-
cry and has hveid here ever S.ace. The
DC oceasei was a woman Of mc2t Kind
ard genial d disposition and hsd made u
cos. of fIieEi1s vito VII srcc'.iy regret
her death by her winning ways. She
was member of the Clc'r0, churc1
and mes. regular and fG1taful in ell
nu'lsars Which per.aired % i. She -s
by cre daughter 2ad a son,
Mss Ka.t.er.ne and Thomas i-cr-sl.
His Hand Crushed.
Anthony Walsh, a resident of Rob
inson avenue, met with a most pain
ful accident yesterday morning. Mr..
Walsh, who is employed as o miner
in the Powderly mines, was about his
usual duties, and at the time was
carrying a large piece of coal toward
p car. In some manner he stumbled
and fell forward upon his face, tie
coal falling with great force upon his
left "nnd, and badly crushing it. The
little finger was nearly severed. Mr..
Walsh ut once came to this city where
he had his wound dressed by DR.. ellis.
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FOR FIRST-CLASS PLUMBING CALL.
on Wright & Co., 81 South Main street.
A new range for sale or eXcAlh%e' o.Ho
secondhand household goods, bought or
sold
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Ifthc Dahy Is Cutfino Teeth

MIS-; WinsloW SootninS syrup mas been
used for over Fifty Years by Millions of
Mothers for their Children while Teething,
with Perfect Success. 1t Soothes tho
Child. Softens the Gums, Allays all Pain: {:
Cures Wind Cole. and is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. 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 a
bottle. -
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An overheatel furnace pipe set FIRE
II some woodwork IN Evans Pros.
asps this morning, but the flames weic
eXli-t-uicdod before any serious dam
aga wlEd5ae.
iMaGasll Martha Polandcr, reS.d-
iaT en- the West Side, jumped from a
rowing trcf'sy car Sunday evening"
u-d received a fracture OF the skull.
re was taken - Ghe hospital for treu--
m>1t.
J. y. Thcrrls, naraCcr OF the West
ON Uri7n CTcc. .s laid Gp with an in
jury TO TITS hrr-d. Vr.'lc opening \ c2ll
Of ccnjcrs,i nrk wlth 4 knife II
slipped and ne received q severe cut on
the back Cf MS left ha-l.
Miss Tegzte 'Curk'r, of C3rhor5lle, IS
visiting her cous.n, MIS- Maggie
ICughney, on Market Stree.
Mss Lizzie NsHale. of Pine street, rs
oa,ling on Scranton friends.
Thomas Rowan is seriously III at MS
home on RIcQd street.