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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-07
SHORTER PARAGRAPHS OF NEWS.

A meeting of Roaring Brook Conclave
of HeptasOphs was held last night at
StOrr's hall and two members were in
itiated.
The first work on the bridge across
the Stafford Meadow Brook on Reming-
ton avenue was commenced yesterday.
The Casey & Kelley Brewing company
Is having the bridge built.
The funeral of Mrs. w. d. Williams.
of 416 Breck street, who died Sunday
evening after an illness of three years,
will be held at o'clock this afternoon.
a brief service will be conducted at the
house. and the services proper will be
conducted at the Tabernacle Congrega-
tiOnal church on South Hyde Park ave-
nue.. Interment will be made in Wash
burn street cemetery. Mrs. Williams
was Al years old and was a faithful
worker in church circles before the de-
cline of her health. She Is survived by
her husband and five children. Lizzie
NJ. David c., Edith, Hannafs and Will
lie j.
Mrs. Thomas COyne. of Cedar ave-
nue., Is visiting in Buffalo.
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Next time you go to Cleveland. Fort
Wayne or Chicago. try the Nickel Plate
Road. save money and secure unsur-
passed service. ~
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Get n Bargain
DUNMORE.

at Davidow Bros great auction sale,
217 Lackawanna avenue.
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II have suffered very much with
dyspepsia and sick headache and I did
not obtain relief until I began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods Pills.
l gained very rapidly after began the
use of these medicines" Mrs. ]. H.
Cartright, GaletOn, Pa.
Hoods Pills act harmoniously with
HOOdS Sarso ma rilla
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DEATH OF MARY TAYLOR.

Mrs. Mary A. Taylor, aged SO years.
died yesterday at l a. m. at the home of
her husband. George Taylor, Of 1914
Hampton street. She had been ailng
for long time, but death was unex-
pected. The deceased Is survived by
her husband and the following chill
dren: Emma and Maggie. The fun
eral will be Thursday afternoon at $50
o'clock. Rev. AP. DOty will otiiciate
and interment Will be made at Forest
Hill.
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FATHER BALoUGH HERE AGAIN.

Rev. Valentine Balough. the first pas
tor of the Greek Catholic church on
Irving avenue, but now in charge of q
parish out near Pittsburg. Is the guest
of John Kramer, of Irving avenue.
Father Balough was here a few months
ago before and at that time his pres
ence was coupled with rumOrs that
there was an effort under way to have
the man now in charge. Rev. N. Chan
ath, removed. His visit at this time
revives those stories.
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IrHou Want.

IfYon Want.
q fine diamond. visit Davidow Bros.
great auction sale. -
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Our Job and Binding

Try Jordan's one-half minute stews
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SOUTH SIDE NEWS.
Body Of Conrad Steinh0f, Father .in.Law
Of Dr.. J. B. Amanu, Taken to Phila.
delphia for Cremation.

At s o'clock yesterday morning the
body Of Conrad Steinhof, father law
Of DR.. j. b. Amann, of Cedar avenue,
was taken to Philadelphia for crema-
ton. Mr.. Steinhof was one of the oldest
residents Of the city. being in his eight
ieth year. He came to America from
Austria when Scranton was in its in
fancy, and followed the shoe trade
until nine or ten years ago. when failing
health made him give up.
After dinner Sunday he dropped off
suddenly Of apoplexy and his death oc-
Cured about an hour after he was at
tackled. 1t was his wish that his re-
mains should be cremated; in fact all
of his family belongs to the Scranton
Cremation society. DR.. Amann's wife
and two sons accompanied the re-
mains TO Philadelphia and they return
ed home in the evening with the ashes
OF the dead man in an urn.-
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT EARLY.
A year ago last night the South
Scranton Wheelmen's club was organ
lied. Arrangements were made to cele-
brate the first anniversary in apprOp-
riate style. At 7.l5 the club members
We're to meet at Germania hall to take
run over the principal streets of the
city, and they We're to return to the hall
at o'clock. where a literary and mu-
sical programme was to be carried out,
one Of the features of it to be an
address on good roads by ex-COunty
Surveyor a. b. Dunning. The efforts of
the wheelmen did not meet with the
success that they deserve, and as there
was only a very small audience present
the programme was cut as short as pos
sible and the lights were turned out
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West Side Business DIRECTORY.

SECOND HAND FURNITURE.-Cashf for
anything you have to sell. Furniture.
Stoves. Tools. etc. Call and see the
stock of ]. C. King. 7Ol to 100 West Lack
awanna avenue.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-12

new home on the Ohio river whore
Lakes father had been told there was
coal lying almost on top Of the ground
and where instead of having 10 delye
down thousands of feet a. tn y ala IN
England. the miners simply dug
straight into a hillside and brought out
the mineral on wheelbarrows. To
Jake this kind of work was play, ana
for six or seven years he labored happily
with his father But while Jake work
ed h,s was thinking. He was earning
good wages but why go on all his lie
simply earning wages, why not nave
mine of his own. AS soon as this idea
came into hi: head he began TO save.
When he was about twenty-three years
old h. had enough money to make
first payment on eigh, acres OF coal
land and to buy his own wheelbarrow
and tools. Then he went to work Tor
himself wheeling out his coal alone and
taking it down to the river bank where
he sold it by the barrel to tn steamers
which went Up and down, This went
on for some time, Jake regularly max
ing his payments on his land ana
every week putting by bit extra. he
was saving now for another purpose,
thoueh nobody knew just what until
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on the hilltop poured a deadly fire
into the advancing British calvary
and grenadiers.
This gave Washington time to form
the main army, they were drawn UP
on the hill to westward OF the hedge
row. Green's division on the right,
Sterling on the left, and Wayne in the
center.
Now the enemy under Cornwalis
came around upon the left, while
Clinton advanced from the court
bous5. There was a swamp between
the two hills. and Varnum had to fall
back across this. Captain Cook fol-
lowed with his guns, and little later
the British infantry and artillery were
i'm possession of the lost hedge-row.
The battle had now begun in earnest.
Behind the American lines was the
meeting-hous and in front, down the
hal toward the swamp that separated
the two armies. were the parsonage and
harm. an orchard, and a bit OF woods.
| These places of shelter bristled with
! Washing5on's skirmishers. From be-
4 hind trees and fences, from the crevices
and loopholes OF the barn, they poured
a ho.-fre on the red-coats
The Pennsylvania regiment to which
/ the Wyoming troops belong occupied
the strip of woods near the morass.
Nathan was crouched behind a stump,
and next to him Barnabas Otter, an old
friend and neighbor. Captain Stan
bury was twenty fest away, and from
time to time he looked back to see
that his son was all right.
Overhead bul,ets whistled, sending
down fut.ering showers OF twigs and
leaves. Shells went Kissing and
screeching by, some bursting close at
hand with a deafening report, others
/ exploding far off. But Nathan kept his
place like an old soldier, steadily load
/ ing and firing, and shifting the hot
bne,ach of his musket from hand to
hand.
AT first he was nervous under fire.
but that feeling had long since passed
away. His head was cool and his
nerves steady. He felt that he had to
/ do his par. in winning the battle, and
I he regretted that his place was with the
sikismishers instead of one of the TANKS
Of The main army. Men died around
him by shot and shell, but these dread
frl sights only made his hand seadier
and his aim Jruer.
BE careful. boy" mis- father called
TO sim. Keep your head down"
"All right, sir," Nathan shouted back,
but I've got to see the fire
Aim low, Had" mutter;h old Barna-
has. You know its the material ten
dency of musket to carry high
And who taught me that but your
self. BarnabaS?" reJOrted Nathan.
Have YOU forgotten all the fat deer l
killed up on the SusQuehanna? I'm
shooting just as carefully now"
H went on loading and firing. peer
ing this way and that through the
smoke 10 get a glimpse Of the red-coats.
Far off he saw officers galloping to and
frc. and he wondered if one of them
could be Godfrey Spencer. He hoped the
cruel fortune CT war would not bring
them together on the battlefield.
So for hour after hour through the
long afternoon the fight went on, the
skirmisherS bravely holding their posi-
ton. To right and eft, where the mo-
rass ended, there was a constant piano.
rama of moving cavalry, infantry and
guns. The roar Of battle echoed miles
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ms Mainly unwilling to disclose
,.,sDs and the lad did not care 10
LIS NJ him So with a hearty hand
49, thew separated, the deSer,er
s.r;5ine OF toward the west, while Ma
5ban turned nOrthward.
To roach the Germantown road nom
~ Iad,s present location would have VI.
Nne on ~, q recrossing Of the SchuylklI
M long detOur out OF his neaTeS.
1uu plan not be be contemplated
eOul1 ,,,,n,ent. After parting from the
1 Ey.' : On he squeezed the water out oil
heSS 1,1tbes dried the dispatches as
lie. LIZ rs he could. and then Jrampeo l9t
i ilIS'. an hour through the dark woods
ma l1s onsn fields. Coming to ROAD mat
ana . opv- he pushed on more rap
ne Ie 80 v.os soon knocking at the door
loIy 60 fqrm house. Down came the
OF - nieht-cap on head and mus
~ %. IN hand. and learning "h9t was
hes ., - h. willingly loaned the LAD MS
w. va mare and a pistol, on condition tAat
Ola ul Nno,,Id he returned within day or
two. .4,5 in haste and rode
- Nile after mile slipped irom I'M
Oh. .ha fIving hoofs, and no enemy par
ue5 -. - Wv As dawn was breaking ne
reu . ~ IN tSs nickel lines at Valley Forge.
IeaeA l'.''. 'eo,ducted through the camp 10
ana wa 80 the commander-in-chief,
' Raron Steuben and UereI~ h40S
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I'll after his partner had sen .. :
made a great fete on the lawn an, =
vited all his neighbors. Then IT, :
presence OF them all he led .Jscl. =.
his stable across the lawn I'd -ts
into the new house. From ro.-.
room went the two old friend. ~
leading the way and explaininq i,,s
ly all the conveniences and ,rv.r~
which henceforth he and his f-
wsre to enjoy. He always decls-. -
Jack understood and enjoyed il an =
long after he toiAhow the mule -r.-
his nose against the fine wocGwe-, e.
peersd into all the closets and HIS
up his heels at the mirrors and c.-.
around the great drawing room .,t
tually bounded up the broad
three steps at a time. NO s -
appreciated this house like J...r .
ciar;d Jake.
When the house was built JACK -
already old for a mule. He Was d.
fact, but happily he still had q lonv...
of years before him. No prince ..
received more homage and Iva
greater comfort than did he IN tl,t
days. Jake himself cared for
whole community petted him 4a Y.
visitors from far away cane 20 log.
his white hairs. AT las, WI . g.
40 years and 10 days old, Jack
His death was the one grea, sor
Jake's life. The man buzz 81
friend under a favorite tree. al. g.
he W Mt there to sit by his gray gr
visitor was taken out to see -.e ST.
and TO hear the tale Of Jacks l..o.
life.
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WESTON.

Weston. w. Va, July IA few OF
tho-e who were here in attendance at the
eleventh judicial convention held here
the past week were: g. NJ. Fleming, T. j.
Farnsworth, c. C. HigginboJham, VIM.
Post. C. w. Gibson, Paricasto; J. +.
Newton, w. H. Fisher G.. A. Newton and
DR.. r. L. Brown, CT Buckh3nnon; Win
ter Jackson. OF Jane Lew; A. b. Golden.
w. d. Rollyson, George Morrison, JOS.
Lorentz, John Berry and VIM. Green, OF
Braxton county; Alexander Cosar, VIM.
Woods, A. j. Salisbury, "Zack'' Lizeman,
p. J. Mcguire, l.. A. Armentrout, Chas.
Bell and Issac Woods, OF Webster cOun-
ty; j. A.. J. d. and \. G. Anderson, J. A.
Mearns and Edgar Starbuck, OF Nicholas
county. A great many more were here
whose names we did not learn.
Those who left Thursday for months
sojourn among the mountains near
Webier Springs were: Mrs. McClell2nd
and adughJer, Mrs. Mary Edmiston, Mrs.
n. B. Bland, Mrs. \. II. kunst and
daughter, Irene. Miss Gertrude Edwards,
Miss Mamie Kc0lgard. Miss Ernie Raj
ston, Miss Jane Maxwell and Mrs K. II.
Harrison and adughter.
J. d. Mosely received telegram l2st
Thursday announcing the serious illness
of his wife AT Webster Springs. He left
for her bedside the same day with a ply
stefan from here.
Mrs. Sc. Orr gave a social and dance
Tuesday night in honor of her guest,
Miss Daisy Orr, of Clarksburg.
Miss Biddie Foley, of the hospital
Tuocday last
Henry Brannon. Jr., returned Thurs
day from his Harrison county visit.
Carl Vance, OF Clarksburg, candidate
for State Auditor, and ]. S. Hyer were al
the Bailey House Wednesday.
The meeting of the Board of Directors
which should have taken place at the
hospital the past week., did not mate
rialize. owing to a quorum not being
present.
Miss Madge Bennett returned Wednes-
day from her visit to ClarKsburg friends.
She was accompanied by Miss Callie
! Duncan, who will be her guest for the
next week.
Prof. Webster entertained The younger
weston Elite" Thursday night. In
strumental and vocal music was the or
der Of the evening.
Miss Hattie Gaylord is slowly recover"
ing from an attack Of fever.
Hurry Vasser, a former Weston boy,
now of Sutton, was married Tuesday
night last to Miss Annie Berry at Sutton
at the home of the bride,
Farmer Tom Harrison had the misfor-
tune to cut his foot with an axe one day
the past Vice. The cash is a deep one
and very painful.
Judge ". G. Bennett was in Rich
mond. Va, the past week.
John Mitchell, Jr., and Earl Nicholas
have typhoid fever
A man named Golden was killed in a
railroad wreck near Hardwood Wednes-
day.
Mrs. E. G. DAVIDSON and family return
ed from Jacksonville Friday.
Patrick Malloy, an old resident OF
Lewis county, died Saturday last
Mrs. Jane BroaGhead, Of Waxahachie,
Tex, is visiting her brother, e. Ralston.
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away. and the smoke lowered overhaul
in the still air. The heat was terrihc,
End men dropped fainting and exhausted
10 the ground. Not since Bunker Hill
| had the American army shown sucn des-
perate valor In vain Clinton numbered
and stormed at the center In VAIN uiu
Lord CORVALLIS assail Stering's lnVln-
chile left wing.
The approach CT evening found DOTH
armies still holding the ground, ana now
| Clinton advanced with large force, MS
object being to turn Green's right. But
General Krox fastened up with MS
| spar guns. and a storm Of shot and shell
drove, the enemy back in confusion.
Part of the infantry brigade-mos-ly
grsnadiers-ipassed near the strip OF
foods. The skirmishers had just turnec
the fire in this direction when mount
ed officer arrived with orders to charge
on tn enemy's flank. With ringing
cheers the Pennsylvania regiment
poured out from the trees. Captain Sian.
burys Wyoming company in front ana
a doClo,e-quick trot brought them TO
close quarters with the rear OF the Brit
ish.
The grenadiers dogged!y kept up the
retreat. firing as they went, and many
fell on both sides. Most of the enemy's
officers were far in front and Nathan
felt sure that he recognized Godfrey's
figure at a distance.
But one mounted officer, seeing what
WAS taking place, p.uckily gallcped back
TO the rear TO try to rally the broken
lines. He ventured too far and shot
brought his horse and rider to the
ground. Before his own men could res
cue him the front line Of the Americana
was nearly at the spot.
Barnabas ana Nathan had seen the oc-
currence, and they ran up to the officer
,, just as he struggled to lis feet from
under the body of the horse. AT the
frs. glance Nathan recognized Major
Larlydon, and he was quick 10 observe
the half-healed scar on his left wrist.
"Surrenderr' yelled Barna5as, pre-
senting his musket a. the officers had.
Major Langdon glanced around, BIT his
liz passionately, and then dropped MS
haf-drawn sword into its sc2Dbard.
! The fortune Of war has made me your
prisoner" ne said proudly. i am an
officer and a gentleman, and demand
proper treatment
You Britishers never were backward
about demandin," snapped Barnabas.
Fall to the rear nOwu'
Though the bullets were flying thick
", Major Langdon showed no inchna-
ton to move. He had suddenly seen and
recognized Nathan and there was a
strange look of hatred on his deep,y-
flushed face as he stared at the lad. Ma
than returned the officers piercing gaze
for an instant, and then hearing couple
of loud shouts 10 one side, he turned
around in time to see his father fall
heavily.
The retreating grecadiers we're still
being holly pressed, both sides firing
steadily. out half a dozen men Of Cap
tain Stanoury's company at once ran to
him. 4 was lying on his back, death-y
pale. and with b!ood Cozing from the LETT
breast Of his coat.
He lifted himself to one elbow as Ma
than reached him and sank tearfully at
his side. Il am wounded, my boy, NOR
tally wounded" he gasped, but before
| die | have a secret to tell you-a Sc
cret that may change your whole life.
Listen, while have breath TO spe-G.'
(To be continued)
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were with Washington. The latter
opened and read the dispatches, and as
he passed them to his companions he
inquired how they came TO be WEI.
Nathan modestly explained, and by de-
grees the whole of his thrilling story
was drawn from him.
WaShington's look was more eloquent
than words. My brave lad" he said,
Il have MOI in my army a man who
could have done better. | thank you
in the name of the country. And what
will you d now? You dare not return
10 Philadelphia al present.
"Sir. l wish to be a soldier, replied
Nathan. but my father will not psr-
NIT me to enlist"
You will make a good soldier" de-
clared Washington; no doubt an OH
Ger in time. We have need Of such re-
cruits. Tell Captain Soanbury l wish
TO see him" he added 10 an aide.
Nathan's father quickly arrived, q
big. handsome man, bronzed and
bearded. He embraced the lad, and
listened with mingled alarm and pride
10 the tal- of his adventurous journey.
You have a noble son" said Wash
ington. He desires to serve his coun-
Try in the field"
He shall do so. sir" cried the cap
tain. Take him! can no longer
withhold my consent"
Thus il was settled, and in all the
camp that morning thsre was no heart
50 light and happy as Nathan's. After
a hasJy breakfast he went to bed be-
tween blankets and slept until after
noon. Then he was mustered as 4 pri-
vate into his fathers company of
Wyoming men. which belonged TO Cen
eral Mimin's division of Pennsylvania
troops. A musket and a supply of
powder and ball were given to him.
He retained his own clothes, for uni
forms We're scarce in the American
army at that time.
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CAPACITY OF ST. PETERS

1t needs $4,000 persons to make a
crowd in St. Peters 1t is believed that
at least that number have been present
in the church several times within mod
ern memory. but it is thought that the
building would hold S0,00O-as many as
could be seated on the tiers in the Col
isum. Such a concourse was there at the
opening of the Cecumenical council in
December. 1869, and at the two iubilees
celebrated by Leo Kill. and on all three
occasions there was plenty OF room in the
aisles. besides the broad spaces which
we're required for the functions them
selyes.-Century.
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Nathan found no imm date Opportu-
nifty TO tell his father OF the strange
customer he had seen at the Indian
Queen tavern, and the next morning the
camp was stirred by such thrilling and
exciting news as quite drOYe the matter
from the lads mind.
II.
The information contained in the DIS
patches Nathan had brought was
promptly acted upon. Toward evening
of the same day on which they arrived
the 18th of June-a trUs,y officer nam
ed Captain McLane LETT camp with Sc
ere. orders from General Washington.
lie was suitably disguised and in addi-
ton 10 his own horse he took along the
borrowed mare and pistol which he re-
stored TO their owner on the way. lie
also carried. a letter TO Cornelius De
Vr.es. acQuainting him with the facts OF
Nachan's safety and enlistment
The night was we'll advanced when
Captain McLane entered Philadelphia
unchallenged by a single sentry as ne
rode along. He found the town in fer
ment of excitement and joy. At 8 o'clock
the long delayed evacuation OF the Brit
ism army had begun. Down TO the Del
aware the troops marched quietly, reg
ment by regiment. and embarked in
the small boa-s. But instead of board
ing the big vessels at anchor they crossed
the river and disembarked on the Jersey
shore. The retreat was TO be by land
and rot by water.
CaDtain McLane found means OF cross
ing with the enemy. and all night long,
While the boats fitted from shore TO
shore. the brave man went here and
there unsupported He followed the
head of the column five miles into the
Jersies. to HaddOnfeld. ascertaired
General Cliuton's intended line Of march
and then retraced his steps past the long
train Of baggage, provisions. carriages
and saddle horses that brought up the
rear Of the retreating army.
He safely reached the city early on the
morning Of the 1Sth-whi.e the evacua-
zion was sill IN prOgreSS-and before ten
O'Clock he vas back at the camp with
the news. Two hours after the lasc OF
lIc L4aA4-A ny AA.NA NN pa NNA " e-~AA
ingtouS dragons were riding through
the streets Of Philadelphia welcome
sight 10 the oval and lOEg-suffering Cit
liens.
Before night the whole American ar
my was in motion, and the hutS at VAL
ley Forge were left TO solitude. The line
Of march was toward fremont 0eirg
the intention OF Washington to hang on
20 the rear Of the enemy-and so Nathan
did not get q CHARGE TO enter Philadel-
Dhia. But a day or two later a letter
reached him from Cornelius De VrieS,
stating ,ha, Timothy Matiack and An
thony Benezet had escaped 10 the lower
floor of the Indian Queen n the dark
ness and confusion that followed the
pursuit of Nathan and that jenkins con-
cealed them in the cellar until the dan
ger was over.
Major Largd0n was slightly wound
ed in The arm. postscript added. by
the bulle, that shattered his lantern ."
Mr.. Noah MaXpenny did not leave
with the British. nor did he appear again
at the Indian Queen. He was ignorant
Of the fact that Major Langdon had been
within reach. and he purDoSed later 10
Journey 10 New York in search OF him.
So for the present he installed himself