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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-10
RIVER ON TIE RAMPAGE.
Lackawanna Is Higher Than 1t Has Been
FOR Nn,rc

for Years.
Reports from all low points between
the towns of Honesdale and Wilkes
Barre are to the effect that the rivers
and streams roundabout, having been
fed by the recent rains, have overflowed
their banks and done considerable
damage
The most serious story comes from
Jermyn where waShout on the On
tario and Western railroad was re-
sponsible for a wreck that occurred to a
freight train yesterday morning at 3
o'clock, and resulted in the death of
Peter Farrell, brakeman of the train.
a heavy volume of water swept down
Rushbrook Creek and washed away n
portion OF the roadbed. Farrell was
riding in the cab of the engine and
jumped to save himself, but he jumped
to his death.
In Honesdale the rain poured down so
necessarily Sunday and Monday that
all the streams in the vicinity over
flowed their banks. The water had
risen SO high that persons living along
the Dyberry creek became fearful Of
being washed out, and the live stock
had to be removed from stables along
the river. Cellars were flooded, out
houses washed away, roads submerged
and the havoc Is widespread Until
Sunday there had been three feet of
snow in the woods. The water damaged
the stock in the box factory of Wooden
& Blackney, and the flood has reached
higher mark than ever before. except
when ice blockades occurred. The
flats above Honesdale are all flooded,
and below the town a dam on the Lack
awanna river and two on the Dyberry
were carried down the stream. This
will cause delay of two or three weeks
in the navigation on the river before
these breaks can be repaired.
Up In Cnrbondalc.
Reports from Carbondale state that
the flood has caused great havoc in
many parts of the city. The supports
of the bridges on Sixth and Eighth ave-
pues have been swept from their posi-
tions and the press room of the Herald
office had over nine inches of water
Two of the local mines were reported
to be flooded.
Along the Lackawanna river south to
this city the water has backed up on
the lowlands and submerged considera-
bic territory At Archibald, Peckville,
Olyphant and Dickson cellars of houses
contiguous to the river are filled with
water. And in this city the water at
Nay Aug avenue and West Market
street is two feet deep on the street
The river has swollen to such an ex-
tant that tbn foot htidpe nt Wood ctrept
Is unsafe, and at Court strickland AL
bright avenues the cellars are all full.
The houses of Hugh Coggins and
John Cunningham. near the Base Ball
park, are flooded; the cellars are
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separate apartment for the selling of

separate apartment for the selling of
pools.
appointment OF GranGStaEd.
A balcony is to be built above the
seats and projecting from the caves,
and will be used as n bandstand. Be-
meath the balcony and outside the main
building will be built a box containing
room for seven press representatives.
The seating part of the stand will be
reached by two double flights of steps
from the lawn, and a broad stairway
leading up from the basement.
A new judges stand is to be erected,
and new fences will enclose the track
and will be built entirely around the
park. AS soon as the weather permits
the track is to be put in first class con-
dition and will be kept SO during open
weather.
The old sheds have been torn down
and replaced by forty stalls. One of
the large exhibition buildings Is now
being completely renovated and when
the work is finished will contain fifty
large box stalls In fact, the entire
property is to be built anew. and when
the season opens the park will haye
lost all resemblance to its former self
The management and the association
Is in purpose and person a complete
change.
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her at the asylum, and he adjudged
her insane and a certificate of lunacy
was made out and signed by Drs. I'm
derwood and Oglesby.
His Closing Remarks.
Judge Acheson explained to the jury
that he would not recite the testimony
over again to them; but he mentioned
the occasions of Miss Dicklnson's COM
plant regarding the pains in her toes;
the allegations that she was subject to
the liquor habit; the wounding of her
sister Susan with the scissors; chasing
the servant out on the street: her ac-
tion In tearing up kilograms at the
Pittston depot; her conduct at the
dressmaker's, exposing her person to
show scar where an operation had
been performed on her, and several 9TH
er minor Incidents, We're brought to the
notice of the jury by the court.
III these occurrences establish any
proof of the plaintiffs unsoundness of
mind the jury is bound to accept them
as indications of her mental condition.
Court impressed strongly upon the
minds of the jury the action of Miss
Dickinson In locking herself I'm her room
FOR three days and refusing to eat.
What opinion, asked the court can be
deduced from this action? In summing
up his charge Judge Achcson instructed
the jury that they must weigh well all
the circumstances, and a safe rule to
so by would be to deliberate upon what
they themselves would do under the
circumstances.
Before Judge Acheson began his
charge to the jury he received tele-
gram announcing the death OF the wife
or Juror Green. of McCray, Forest
county. In closing his charge the Judge
said that he would be ready to take
the verdict up to midnight, that Juror
Green might return to his home as
soon as an agreement was reached.
The jurors had stormy sessions during
the evening and at midnight retired to
their cots unable to reach a conclusion
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-10
CITY NOTES.

Thomas McCann, of New street, died
suddenly yesterday of an affection Of the
heart.
The Volunteer Firemen's association, Of
this city, will hold a meeting in Durr's
hall tonight.
The contest for the bicycle and kodak
will close tonight at Young Mems Chris
tian association hall.
The Scranton Electric Light and Heat
company yesterday paid to the city treas
urer Sl,155, the amount of the company s
first tax on its 2,3l0 poles.
A regular meeting of the County Medi-
cal society was held at the court house
last night, when medical topics We're dis
cussed by a large number of members.
Mary Snyder, George Berarth and Jo-
seph Zurneny, county jail prisoners who
have been at the Lackawanna hospital for
treatment. were taken back to the county
Jail yesterday.
Sailor Jordan, who fell from the Hotel
Jermyn several weeks ago, was discharged
from the Lackawanna hospital yesterday
and taken to the Hillside home. Jordan Is
slightly demented
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by the clerk of the courts to Patrick
McAndrew and Maria Mulorka of Arch
bald, and James b. RowIson and May u.
Schlager, of Carbondale.
Thirty-five liens against Pine street
property owners were filed with Prothono-
tary Pryor yesterday by City Solicitor
Torrey. The liens are for money due for
the paving of Pine street.
William Martin stole a satche from
Muscat's store on Penn avenue yesterday
afternoon and ran down the avenue. He
was caught by Patrolman Day and Is
locked in the central police station.
The remains of Miss Eudora G. Fuller
will arrive at the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western depot from Elmhurst at Il 80
tomorrow afternoon, and from there will
be taken direct to the Dunmore cemetery.
Applications were made to the court yes
terday for charters for the First German
Baptist church. of Scranton and the
Christopher Columbus Slavonc Roman
Catholic Beneficial association, of Arch
bald.
Elmer +. Isby, who was held in bail by
Alderman Wright on Monday to appear ut
court upon a charge of bigamy. attended
at the alderman's office yesterday with his
brother, Malcolm Isby, who qualified as
his bondsman in the sum of $500.
The members of Moses Taylor council
No. 15l, Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, intend having a pleasant time to-
Dmorrow evening at their hall on Wyoming
avenue. Regular business will be discard
and the evening given up to music and
kreshments.
be rockingham box Office Is now open
Frank Siegel's promenade concert
pail to be given on Monday evening
pnd parties holding tickets for the
( may have seats checked II they
re. The boxes and 1oges will be sold
concert on Saturday at ! o'clock
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Driving PARK AGAIN SOLD
L. j. Goodwin, II. Is. Reynolds aHd
Thomas Moore the New Owners.
EXTENSIVE CHANGES IN VIEW
Plans Already Made for Large New
Grandstand- BE IL Modern Opcr.Air
Resort-TwO Four.day Racing Meet.
ings Have Dccn Arranged.

The old Scranton Driving park was
yesterday purchased from the Williams
land syndicate by the Scranton Driving
Park and Land association, composed
of Il. j. Goodwin, secretary and man
ager, Thomas Moore and II. Il. Reyn-
olds On the board of directors are
Charles Du =. Breck, w. j. Lewis and
others. An application for a charter
was made by the association yesterday.
For several months the gentlemen
mentioned have had the privilege of
either leasing or buying the property,
and In anticipation Of getting posses
sion of 1t improvements have been un-
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N0NSuET in WELSH CASE,
Reasons for Which Judge Archibald
Granted It,

The suit of James Welsh, executor of
Mary Welsh, against the Dwelling
House Insurance company, was re-
sumed before Judge Archibald in the
main court room yesterday morning.
At 10 o'clock the plaintiff rested and the
defense asked for a nonsuit on the
ground that as the policy was not trans
ferred to James Welsh after the death
of Mary Welsh it became void. A
lengthy argument was made in sup
port of the motion for a nOnsuit by At
torney Lesser, of Lewisburg, who held
that as James Welsh was the sole
leSatee under the will. he at once be-
came the owner of the property, and
that in consequence of this change of
title the policy became void. Judge
Archibald endorsed this position and
granted the nonsuit.
In the action of John Hurn against
the city of Scranton verdict of $50
was taken by agreement
In Court Room No ..
Before Judge Simonton in court room
No. ? the action of Miss Lulu Gress
against Contractor T.. d. Nicholas. of
the West Side, was tried. Miss Gress'
father, Samuel Gress, was EMPLOYED
by the defendant as a foreman and
assigned to his daughter a wages claim
for $75.l0 against Nicholas. The latter
denied that he owed that amount of
money to Gress, and placed the amount
of his indebtedness at S3S,37. Attorney
Charles E. Oliver appeared fo.the plain
tiff and Attorney C. COmegys for the
defendant. a verdict of $5G.73 was re-
turned in favor Of the plaintiff
In the action of the Scranton Pack
ing company against H. \. Roche, no
appearance was made for the defend
ant and a verdict of SSH, was taken
for the plaintiff being the full amount
Of the claim with interest.
Witness became Faint.
In court room No. 5 the suit of L.
Slowther against his father-in-law, A.
RI. Harvey, was tried and disposed of
before Judge Gunster The plaintiff
brought the action to recover bin for
twenty-five months board at $40 IL
month. The plaintiff was put on the
stand to testify and almost tainted
while telling his story to the jury. He
was assisted to a window where he re-
vived. He then took the stand again
and continued his story. 1t appeared
that Slowthor was now in the county
Jail on a charge of breaking a sewing
machine that had been taken into his
house against his wishes. When the
circumstances were made known to
Judge Gunster he ordered that Slow
ther be released from Jail on his sons
recognizance in the sum of $500 The
jury rendered a verdict in favor of
Slowther for $273.75.
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der way for several weeks and plans
for a new grandstand have been made
by Lacey & Son, architects. The park
is to be used for open air shows and
outdoor sports, and the new association
has already Joined the Eastern Penn
sylvanla trotting circuit and will hold
four-day meetings in June and Septem-
Der.
The proposed new grandstand Is the
most important Improvement. 1t will
be placed twenty-five feet back from
Kept lawn. Fourteen rows of seats
will seat $500 persons. In the base
ment will be located q restaurant and
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Buffalo Bilrs Wild West show has
engaged the park for Saturday, May II.
held June 2, 8, 4 and 5. The races will
be trotting and pacing. A purse of
$500 will be given in each of the three
races daily. The other cities in the
circuit are Bethlehem, Allentown and
P.ttston.
1t is not unlikely that during the sum-
mer several open air spectacular shows
will be given. At all events ,ne park
will be used for extensive athletic and
other outdoor affairs, and seems bound
to be one of the most popular resorts of
its kind in this section of the state.
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~Or.Ou's Bulletin.

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Gcusentlter's Hard Iuck.

Edward Gensentiter, one of Neal!s' cab
men who was discharged from the Lacka-
wanna hospital where he had been i'll
with pneumonia, was too weak yesterday
afternoon to control a team of frightened
horses and in consequence he is again in
the hospital. He is not seriously injured.
On Linden street, just west of Washing
ton avenue, the team became fright
ened and in turning SHARPLY across the car
tracks the wagon was tilted and Gensen-
t.tal. was thrown to the ground, the wheels
pcgs.a% over his legs. The team was
caught on Frankline avenue and were not
injured.
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IS g REWARD
Q7 WYOMING AVENUE.

So many complaints OF irregular
delivery have reached us, which
we have traced to stolen papers,
that we now offer SIS reward for
information that will lead to the
conviction of any person caught
stealing The Tribune from the
OF regular subscribers.
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choked and all the stock in them de-
stroyed. The water has raised to a
heighth of two feet on the first floor.
Along Grove street the cellars are filled
with water and the flats east of the
Base Ball park is submerged.
On tho South Side.
The next place where any damage Is
done is on the South Side at the Central
Park garden. The hotel connected with
the garden is conducted by Proprietor
Charles S. Colbert in the basement of
the building adjoining the park and
the water has backed into it from the
Stafford Meadow brook and covered
the floor to the depth of two feet. The
cellar of the hotel OF Mrs. Andrew Glib
lin situated on the bank of the brook, is
flooded almost to the ceiling. The creek
is very high and the curf ent is rapid.
The water has pervaied the cellars to
the extent of from six inches to two
feet in several of the houses along
South Wyoming avenue and the river
bank. From up the valley the reports
are that the water is receding and
around the North End part of the city
there has been no perceptible lowering
of the water. on the South Side the
waters are abating, If anything.
From Wilkes-Barre the statement
comes that the water In the Susque-
hanna river was sixteen feet above low
water mark last night, the result of the
heavy rains for the past two days.
The lower flats are inundated and the
electrical cars have stopped running
between Wilkes-Barre and Kingston.
Coroner Kelley was notified of the
death of Brakeman Farrell, of Jermyn,
but he did not deem an inquest neces-
sary.
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Testimony in the divorce cases of Mrs.
Edith Carpenter against Fred Carpenter
and Mrs. Carrie Sherer against Ward
Sherer was taken before Judge Edwards
yesterday by Stenographer II. j. Nc
Andrew. Mrs Carpenter asks a divorce
on the ground Of cruel treatment and
Mrs. Sherer on the ground of desertion.
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Question for the Jury.


1t is for the jury, then, to decide
whether these allegations of the de-
PENDANTS are true. 1t not only appears
from the testimony adduced at the
trial, but 1T is n matter of common
knowledge that one of unsound mind
is said to be deranged, but that does
not necessarily imply the extinction of
the mental faculties. An insane per-
son may have memory. and may reason
along certain lines, and think and act
with remarkable cunning. The words
and actions of the individual are the
best points from which to form a CON
clusion as to his sanity; not one notice
ably glaring action, but the regular
train of apparently insignificant events,
which in themselves are not Of much
consequence, but when reasoned as
whole may indicate certain condition
of the mind.
Each ore of the defendants except
DR.. Underwood are near friends of the
Dickinson family, and what they had
to do with Annals removal to Danvllle
was at the instance and request of Miss
Susan. And there has been much evil
dence to show that Susan had been
warmly attached to the plaintiff. 1t
appears that on or about Thursday.
Feb. 10, 1891 Susan manifested an
anxiety on account of the alleged extra
ordinary actions of her sister, who be-
gan to conduct herself in strange and
unnatural manner. Three women the
plaintiff, Miss Susan, and Martha, the
servant, were the only occupants of the
house and being in dread of any harm
that Miss Anna might commit the as
sistance of Mr.. Eggleston and DIR. He'll
man was sought. and they came and
remained In the house during the night.
The Dickinsons being in Strengthened
pecuniary circumstances, Miss Susan
related that the poor authorities were
invoked, and DR.. Underwood, who had
n wide range of experience with insane
patients, was called by DIR. Heilman to
make an examination of Miss Annals
mntal condition, as preparatory step
toward removing her to the asylum for
treatment. DR.. Underwood examined
Miss Dickinson and made out certifl-
cate Of lunacy. 1t was signed by DIR.
Underwood and DR.. Heilman, but the
latter not having been medical prac-
titioner for five years before that time,
as required by the act Of assembly, DR..
James Oglesby, of Danville, a physician
Of wide practice, was called to examine
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Annual Gymnastic Exhibition of the Y.
M. c. A., April II.
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w. c. Bushnell, Leather dealer has re-
moved to 3l9 Spruce street, opposite Hotel
Jermyn. "a
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-15
NO. 13
MEDItINES OF OLD.

Nearly everything in the animal king
dom was formerly used in the healing art.
says Julius Stinde. German writer In
the oldest medical book now known, COM
posed in Heliopolis, where once Joseph
served in Potiphar, we find "A means for
increasing the growth of hair, prepared
for Schesch, the mother of Teta, the
King of Upper and Lower Egypt" Dogs
teeth over-ripe dates and asses hoofs
were then grated. AS Teta lived before
Cheops, this receipt for hair oil is older
than the great pyramid at Gizeh, and is
supposed to date back more than 5000
years. The heads of venomous serpents
have held an important place in medicine.
A strong broth made from them and mix
ed with salt and spices and hundred 9TH
er remedies, was employed, under the
name of Theriac, as a cure for every con-
ceivable disease. Three drops of the blood
of an angry black cat gave relief to the
epiletic. Even now animal preparations
are officially used, as sperm, wax, tallow,
swinefat, pepsin, musk, cochineal, leeches,
etc, but the nasty mixtures have disap-
peared. Even leeches are much less en-
plyed than formerly When bleeding and
cupping were considered important,
leeches held the third place for this pur-
pose; and in the Paris hospitals between
1929 and 1886, from 5,OOO,00O to 6,OOO,OO0
leeches were used annually drawing from
the unfortunate patients 100 hundred
weight of blood. These examples indicate
the degree of the changes that have been
in the science of medicine
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-15
EXERCISE FOR BOYS.

Nevertheless, this tive-minute exercise
hence | am going to make suggestion or
two regardingit. If you know any one
who can tell you the "setting-up" drill
practiced in the navy, get him to show it
to You, and then go through part or the
whole of that each night and morning. If
YOU cannot find out what this is make up
few simple movements for yourself, for
example:
First, standing erect with heels and
knees together, move the body forward
and gradually try to touch your fingers
to the ground in front without bending
either knee. This is Il familiar exercise to
all of YOU, but it is a good one neverthe-
less This will do for the back and front
leg muscles. Bend forward 20 times, and
then take up second exercise. Second,
standing with the legs apart swing from
side to side, bending either knee in turn,
and touching the floor on the right side
then on the left side, being careful, how
ever, to sway only sidewisc and not for
ward and back Do this 2Otimes andvour
sides will ache, Third, grasp one wrist
with the other hand holding both across
your chest Then, without letting the ell
bows 90 too far out from the body. pull
with all Your strength a steady, long pull,
aS if trying to pull your hands apart. Main
tain this pull for a second or two. Then
change abruptly, and holding arms and
hands in same position push with all your
strength for the same time. Again reverse
and pull, and so on 40 times-if you can
do it so long-and YOU will soon see how
all the arm and chest muscles begin to
ache Finally, fourth lie flat on tho floor
on your stomach, and keeping your body
rigid, push yourself up with the arms as
far as possible. OF course, nothing must
touch the floor but the palms of your hands
and your toes Do this 90 times.