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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
LITTLE BOY BLUE,

The little toy dog is covered with dust,
But sturdy and staunch he stands;
And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
And his musket moulds in his hands.
Time was. when the little toy dog was new,
And the soldier was passing fair,
And that was the time when our little Boy
Blde
Kissed them and put them there.
"Now don't you go till I come" he said,
"And don't you make any noise;"
So toddling off to his trundle bed
He dreamt of the pretty toys;
And as he was dreaming. an angle song
Awakened our little Boy Blue;-
Oh, the years are many, the years are
long.
But the little toy. friends are true.
AYE. faithful to little Boy Blue they
stand,
Each in the same old place,
Awaiting the touch of a little hand,
The smile of little face!
And they wonder, as waiting those long
years through.
In the dust of that little chair,
What has become of that little Boy Blue,
Since he kissed them and put them there.
Eugene Field.
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He was the only happy fellow yes
terday-the thermometer, and the ther-
mometer received encouragement from
only the sun. 1t was the hottest day
of the year. That will possibly be an
old story later, but it's a new one now
Some said the weather was siZzling;
others called 1t a scorcher; many called
1t frightful hot, while the great major
ity of sweltering, dripping humanity
described the heat in adjectives that
We're pardonable but would not look
well in print.
The fact that there We're so few pros
trations is accounted for by the gradual
and several days approach of the high
temperature which eliminated at
o'clock in the afternoon and which will
not be approached today-not il the
weather predictions are fulfilled. While
extreme registrations We're recorded by
the mercury in unprotected positions or
where it was effected by local condi-
tions, the average record for the day
is probably correctly shown in the fol-
lowing from the Tribunc's thermome-
ter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
ELKS' ANNUAL OUTING.
Over Three Thousand Persons Went to
Lake Ariel Yesterday...Many Ex-
citing Athletic Contests.

1t seemed as if the entire population
OF Scranton was transferred to the
shores of Lake Ariel yesterday after
noon. Nearly every person that one
usually meets during business hours on
the principal streets of the city bobbed
up serenely at the lake yesterday. The
intense heat in the city was instrument
tai in sending not Il few of the three
thousand persons there to participate
in the festivities incident to the Elks
annual excursion.
1t was cooler by several degrees al
the lake than II was In scranton, pul
nevertheless II was warm enough there
10 MAKE uahciHs almost ih'oierapie' anu
only the more enthusiastic Oh .he
younger eMcursioiiis's i''ou'Se" ~ '''''
i'as'ili'e' mere were e'iousn VI .n,',
noWe,e, W nesp Wv n, ' ao,a rho
~ VI 'i'N' ". IA -" ~. a,,
, - , 80, h,,,,,,,.,as, 70
80 In. oo' u.". na.n 'nu ont ;sIa,a ~ ,ho ond
- -, aaaIi,,a La,ar,gos
,,,oro ,,;snan,od
Thora ,,oro ,,,rv .xci,,py athletic
oon...ts Of which Roland Rned was The
rosaroe Contain A II Rusb and John
NJ u,rris acting ne iudres and A. Rose
and George T. Davis as supervisors of
games. There was a tug-of-war be-
tween the single and married men,
which pefare. Raea decided was a
,,,,,, ~,, r,,,, ,vo;ot,o, ,,a
Wliiiam Crais' Cnaries "e'cne' anu
a. Il. Rogers, Al. Schrieter anu 1ohh
Nallin We're entered for the 5o-yard
dash Mr.. Weichel was declared the
winner he beinr the last man to finish
A., af,,, ,,,rds Tho rat mens bicvcle
.''N c,,,,.h caor,,o.
race Drought so' poius"'i'''
r.. Davis ana A. T.. Strohs 10 inc
scratch, Mr.. Strong winning the
event
About 7 o'clock Billy Craig was
.,.ao, ,,,o . st,,r,n ond for ton min
p."eeu up s,,s,I,..;n, ,,,o q,
utes haraisueu III ""'
upon the money question. lie qulckiS
gathered an audience of several num-
dred persons. There was the best of
order during the day and no accidents
,,,Iaa.o,t ino,5.rts marred tbc
80 .,,a oaa,s,or
pressure VI TIC .>
Ihe o1ncers Oh 'he eAcurs'oii We'e
Alex. Il. Conneii, chairman; Alex
Duh'i' Ji' a,',. ,, MI
secIe'a,s' - '@'
eoOii''ee'
frihthg ana Au'er.is.ns NJ q "'rn, c,,a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
WHAT THE THERMOMETER SAID

The Elks' and the Christian Endea-
Vor excursions to Lake Ariel and Far
view, respectively, attracted thousands
who Were fortunate to get the benefit
of an atmosphere tempered by the pres
ence of water-and other liquids-and
by cool mountain breezes. In the city
it was different The breeze here,
though it prevailed from noon was too
lazy and sluggish to be of much relief.
1t was noticed that the avenues in
the business section of the city con-
tanned a pronounced reduction in the
usual number of vehicles and pedes-
trians. Apparently only such business
and only such shopping as was abso-
lutely necessary was transacted:
There was scarcely large de-
partment store but what shell
tered one or more women VINO We're
temporarily overcome but none of the
cases were serious. The same was true
of the railroad yards and mills where
the heat was almost unbearable. In
these localities several prostrations
were reported but none were severe
enough to warrant being sent to the
hospitals.
PASSED THE HUNDRED MARK.
From different sections of the city re-
ports were received of thermometers
registering from 80 to 102 degrees in the
shade. Many of these were reliable but
it may be inferred that in nearly all
the instances the registration was af-
fected by the presence of iron, asphalt,
or the position of the thermometer
near the ground.
For today the government prognosti-
cation for this locality is, cloudiness,
local thunder storms and lower
temperature. The prediction is quail
fled by the word probable" howeer.
In Dunmore valuable horse hitched
to one of NJ Robison's beer wagons be-
came exhausted from the heat and
dropped dead i'm front of Quinnan e.
Greavy's meat market. A number of
persons were overcome in that section.
On Wednesday afternoon little s.
year-old Mary Nolan was overcome
by the heat while playing in front OF
the home of her mother, Mrs William
Nolan, in DunmOre. DR.. Bernstein was
called to attend her, but his efforts
were frutless and she died at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
GRADE CROSSING CASE CLOSED.
Judge Gunster Heard Arguments Of
Counsel ON Both Sides,

Arguments We're made yesterday be-
fore Judge Gunster in the equity suit
of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad
company against the Lackawanna VAL
ley Traction company and the Olyphant
Suburban Street Railway company. Ex-
Judge Jessup represented the plaintiff
and Hon. Lemuel Amerman and Attor-
ney I. II. Burns represented the de-
PENDANTS.
Mr.. Burns argued that the routes pro-
posed by the railroad company are i'm
practicable and impossible, and more
over they would take the street car line
out of the right of way through private
property over which the defendants had
no right to construct their lines.
Judge Jessup argued that If the de-
PENDANTS are given ownership Of the
land through which their line runs there
is nothing to prevent them from going
through it. AS to the routes proposed
by the plaintiffs, Judge Jessup said
that one could be adopted that will
be agreeable If the defendants desire to
select a feasible one. Judge Gunster
did not announce when he will hand
down an opinion.
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IN FAVOR OF THE DOCTOR.
Damages Refused Against DIR. Peter
Winters of .Jprmyu.

Attorney j. NJ. Walker. who was ref
cree in the trespass suits of George
Cummings and Blanche E. Cummings,
against DR.. Peter Winters, filed his re-
port yesterday in the office of Prothono-
tary Pryor and found in favor of the de-
fendant.
Winters was called in to attend Miss
Cummings, who is a daughter of the
other plaintiff, and after prescribing
medicine for her and treating her, it
was alleged that his service injured in
stead of benefited her. They brought
suit against him for damages in the
sum of $4,000. Referee Walker finds
from the evidence that the plaintiff had
no cause of action. DR.. Winters re-
sides in Jermyn and was represented by
Attorney Nj. w. Lowry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
HIS HEAD CUT OFF.
John Carroll Decapitated by a Coal
Train ON the d., l.. n w. Railroad.

Train ON the D.. l.. n w. Railroad.
John Carroll, of Keyser avenue. North
End, was killed on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad near
the Cayuga shaft at o'clock last even-
ing by a coal train. His head was sew
cred from his body as If it were done
with an axe, and the left arm was cut
off above the chow. The accident was
within a stones throw from where he
lived. He was walking on the track and
was run down. When the engineer saw
the man struck he put on the air brakes.
but before the train was stopped the
engine and several cars had passed over
the body.
The deceased was 23 years old, and
was employed as footman at the Cayuga
shaft. He lived with his widowed
mother. A few days ago she buried a
little child, and another son was in
jured three months ago and has since
been laid up unable to work. Coroner
Longstreet will empanel jury and hold
an inquest this morning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
CITY NOTES.

Another good sized audience was enter
taned at the rockingham last night by
the vitascope. The exhibition will be re-
peated tonight and tomorrow night and
on Saturday afternoon there Will be
matinee.
David Williams, the South Side boy who
riied the till of an Italian fruit stand
Wednesday night, swas yesterday COM
mitted b, Alderman Howe to the county
Jail in default of $500 bail for his appear
ancc at court.
The heat and the absence from the city
prevented a quorum of select cOuncilmen
from appearing for last nights stated
meeting No meeting will now be held until
Thursday, the 10th. Common council
meets next Thursday. the 18th.
Two committees of the board of control
met last night. The building committee
received the plans of Architects Davis &
Won Storch for a new No % six-room
school building in the Third ward. The
high school committee discussed electric
and other wall and ceiling fixtures for the
new high school building.
Marriage licenses were granted yester-
day by Clerk of the Courts John II.
Thomas to John Alaska and Anna Jeska,
of Scranton; Michael Stracha and Mary
Checkons. of Peckville; Michael Bechig.
OF Olyphant. and Annie Hidochi, of Jes-
sup, Mlcnael SOuka, OF scranton, ana
Susie Botschka, of Binghamton; Tim
othy Steed and Bridget Ferrick, of Scran-
ton.
The Lackawanna road will make q spe-
clal rate to New York on Wednesday
next. returning within ten days, for the
Bryan and Sewall club and their friends
who attend the notification meeting To
this end arrangements must be made
Immediately. Therefore all who intend
going should notify the undersigned to-
day, or be enrolled at the meeting of the
clug at No. 4Os Spruce street, this even
ing. Joseph OBrien, X. J. Beamish, D..
j. Reedy, c. G. Boland.
The Honesdale Citizen in its last issue
says: "Mr. and Mrs. J. T.. Richmond
leave today for a summer tour through
Canada. Mr.. Richmond having been in
duced to travel over the various railroads
OF the Maritime Provinces to write up'
the places of interest for publication in
the Scranton Tribune. will probably spend
some time in the Provinces of Quebec,
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and pos
sibiy Newfoundland. His Canadian se-
ries, From Ocean to Ocean Through tho
Queens dominion" will begin at VAN
couver. B. c.. on Aug. s, and appear week
ly In the Saturday edition of the Scran.
ton Tribune
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CADDEN RELEASED ON BAIL.
His Father Became His Bond ma n
for His Appearance at Court.

Michael Cadden was released from
the county Jail yesterday on bail. His
father qualified In the sum of $500 for
his appearance at court. Hon John p.
Kelley has been retained to defend him.
Bail was taken before Alderman Howe,
who was the committing magistrate in
the case.
Cadden and a young man named
Rush were caught about two weeks
ago burglarizing Howley Bros. hard
ware store on Penn avenue, Prior to
this he was regarded as a we'll behaved
young man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
Saturday Bargains.
$500 Persian and fancy Parasol

$500 Persian and fancy Parasols
for ...................... Csc
90 cent Ladies' Night Gowns for =. :. 39c
I.50 Ladies' Night Gowns for 5000. 79c
$2.75 Ladies' Night Gowns. Cambria,
very fine. beautifully embroidered
fASA ''.'.... Sl 20
tO-cent Silk Gloves and Mitts for =. 29c
25-cent Silk Gloves and Mitts for =. 17c
White Duck Shirt and Jacket for. 81. .95
25-cent Teck Band Bows and Club
SILK Ties, 2 for ................. 25c
4 Madras Club Wash Ties for ...... 25c
Closing out of our Summer Under
wear and Hosiery at a great reduction.
MEARS & HAGEN,
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DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
No One to Blame in the Case of
william Carpenter.

An adjourned hearing of the jury en-
paneled to inquire into the death Of
William Carpenter, of Prospect avenue,
who was killed near the blast furnace
Monday. was held yesterday morning in
the Office Of Coroner Longstreet on wy
oming avenue. The following verdict
was rendered:
We, the undersigned Jurors. find that
William Carpenter came to his death by
being struck by a Delaware, Lackawan-
ma and Western switch engine>at the
bast furnace Of the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel company. We furthermore
find that all necessary precautions for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
DIED.

NOLAN.--In Dunmore. Aug. 6. 1896, Mary
Nolan, age years, daughter of Mrs
William Nolan. Funeral Saturday at
p. m. Interment in Hyde Park Catho-
lie cemetery.
DOLAN.-IN Scranton, Aug. 6, 1896, NJ. F.
Dolan, at his home, 1908 Kellerman court
Funeral Saturday morning with a re-
uuiem mass at st. Johns church South
Side. at $50. lnterment In Hyde Park
Catholic cemetery.
KELLER.-In Scranton, August 6, 1885,
Lewis f. Keller. aged &C years months
and days. of interstital nephritis. Flu
neral Saturday afternoon at p. m, 13S
Miff1in avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
MAJOR LOTHAIRE'S TRIAL.
Accused Of Illegally Ordering the
Execution nOfeX.MissiOnary stokes.

Brussels. Aug. 6.--The trial of Major
Lothaire, the officer of the Congo free
state, who was accused of illegally or
dering the execution in Africa of the
English trader and eX-missionary
Stokes, ended today in his acquittal.
Major Lothaire was tried at Bona,
Congo free state. on the same charge
and was acquitted.
The British government was not sat
isfied with the verdict and it's diplo-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
ITALIAN LABORER KILLED.
Buried by a Fail of Rock at EdgertOn
Mine.

BY being buried under fall of rock at
Edgerton mines at 3 O'Clock Wednes-
day afternoon, Ferdinand Diago, an
Italian laborer for William Clemons, was
instantly killed. The first report was
that the two men had lost their lives,
but this was proven to be false.
The work of recovering the dead body
Of the Italian was one of considerable
danger, owing to continual after-falls.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
SCRANTON A GREAT
TEMPERANCE TOWN
Two HOn0rs Conferred At the National
7. A. B. Convention.
NATIONAL CONVENTION COMING
1t Will Be Held Here i'm August, 1897.
st. AlOysius Young Mems 4. A. b.
Society Of st. Johns Parish, South
Side, Won the Silk Banner for the
Largest Increase Of Membership.

The Tribune received a telegram last
night from James j. O'Hara, of Par
sons, president of the Scranton Diocesan
Temperance union, who is eX-oflicio
delegate to the national convention now
being held In St. Louis. stating that the
next national convention of the Catho-
lie Total Abstinence union of America
will be held in Scranton in August, 1897,
and that St. Aloysius Young Mems
Total Abstinence and Benevolent soci-
ETY., of st. Johns parish. South Side, has
won the silk banner offered by the ma
tional union to the society showing the
largest numerical increase in member
ship between August l, 1895, and August
l, 1896.
Scranton has become famous as a
convention city. and this is due to the
progressive spirit and great liberality
of her citizens. The national conven-
tion of the Catholic Total Abstinence
union of America was held here away
back in the early eighties, so that this
will not be the first time for the honor to
come to Scranton There will be no
doubt Of the ability to receive the dele
gates in proper style, and local total alb
stainers are determined to make thor
ough arrangements and adopt every
facility to bring about the comfort and
pleasure of the guests when they come.
GREAT REJOICING.
There is great rejoicing among the
members of the st. Aloysius society over
the honor that has been attained. A
few years ago the national board of gov
ernment decided to award a silk banner
at each national convention to the soci-
ETY. having the largest increase from
August the year before.
st. Aloysius society was organized in
March, 1886. 1t is essentially young
mems society, no one being eligible FOR
membership except he is between the
ages Of Is and 20. On August !. 1895,
the membership was 80, and on August
/, 1896, it increased to 4O2 members in
good standing During that year 3O7
names were added to the roll.
Not long ago contest was instituted
on the same plan as the red and blue
of the Young Mems Christian AssOcia-
tion. William Daniels and John Ward
in 26S of the 3O7 members. 1t comprises
the prominent young men of st. Johns
parish. At its head as president now
Is Thomas A. Donahoe of the Truth,
young man of ability, well equipped
to lead 1t onward to still further sue
cess.
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
A meeting of the society was held
last night and the announcement was
made in the shape of a telegram from
p. F. Mulherin Of Providence, who bore
the papers to the convention and pre-
scnted them in the name of the society.
The list of members was certified to by
Rev. J. A. MofIitt Of st. Johns church,
who is acting spiritual director of the
union in the absence of Rev. Father
Melley, who is in Europe.
When the delegates come home and
bring the banner with them there will
be a rousing reception prepared by the
victorious society,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
WILLIAMS { NJ 'ANULTY
Third District Convention.

The Republicans of the Third legisia-
tive district will meet in convention, In
the arbitration room. in the court house,
Scranton, Pa, on Tuesday, Aug. H. ut 2.aO
p. m, for the purpose of nominating
candidate for the legislature. Primaries
will be held at the usual polling places on
Saturday, Aug. s, between the hours of
and -. m.
JOHN MCRINDLE, Chairman.
]. w. HOUSER Secretary.
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To Arrange for Convention.

The Democratic committee Of the
Fourth Legislative district will meet
this evening at O'Brien's hotel. Oily
phant. to fix the time and place fer
holding the convention. p. j. McCor.
mick is chairman of the committee and
John A. FOote secretary.
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matte protests resulted in Major Lo-
thaire being ordered to return to Brus-
sells to stand trial before Belgian
court. Stokes, the man tried and con-
demned by Lothaire, was charged with
supplying arms and ammunition to the
natives.
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60. and 3Oc.

First annual excursion OF Scranton
Stove Works employees to Lake Ariel,
August Z. Base ball game between
Barre and the West Side Athletic club
of Scranton. Train leaves the Erie
& Wyoming depot at $3.50 a. m.
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Meadow Inquest Completed.

Atlantic City Aug. 6.-The inquest into
the Meadow collision today was devoted
to hearing testimony upon the system Of
signals used by engineers in replying to
semaphore signals. The inquest adjourned
rendered.
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It's hot b'gosh an I'm glad b'gee-
See the sweltering humanitee--
But l don't care a rap
I'm jolly old chap
I'm the thermometer-See?
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Hotel Warwick.

Ocean end of South Carolina avenue.
Atlantic City, N. J. Fine lawn and good
view of the ocean.
Daniel Coleman, Prop.
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the prevention Of the accident had been
taken by the employees Of the engine.
(SignedD G. A. Millar. Joseph F. Woel-
kers, Conrad Peil, Joseph Schreiber and
John Schreiber
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
Ask Your Dealer

for McGarrah's Insect Powder, rs and
10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk
Take no other. %
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HOTTEST DAY
OF THE SUMMER
Thermometer Registered 81 Degrees at
3O'clOck in the Afternuon.
WERE NUMEROUS

But None Of the Cases We're Severe
Enough for the Hospital..Oniy
Business of Absolute Niece essity Was
Transacted..COOle Weather and
Thunder storms Promised for
Today..One Death in Dunmore.