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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20

! Ontario and Western road. and its single
track will be taxed 20 its utmost capacity
In handling this business n addition to its
, regular work. 1t Is understood that the
delivery of the coal Is to begin in the near
future. and that the road has already
placed orders for several hundred ned coal
cars and 1--WE new consolidated locomo-
! tives. All the heavy motion power which
the road owns Is also being overhauled
and eight Mother Hubbard engines on
the line are now in the shops being thor
oughly renovated.-Carbondale Herald.
Until within week the sibley Coal
company has been shipping the coal from
its colliery at Sibley over the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western road. it being
delivered to the latter by the Lehgh Val
ley road at Lackawanna and blooms
burg Junction. A change has been made
however. and now the coal is transported
by the Lehigh Valley road over the Noun
tain Cutoff TO jenkins Junction, whence
It is carried over the Wilkes-Barre and
Eastern. The two Jermyn colieries on
the Sbley branch of the Lehigh Valley
road also ship coal by this routc.-Pitts-
ton Gazette.
The Supreme court heard argument
Thursday in the case of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad company VS.; the
Commonwealth of Kentucky. involving
the right to one railroad company In that
state to purchase and consolidate with 1t
parallel and competing line. The pro-
ceeuiHS WIS DeSln lOT lne purpose OF en-
joining the Louisville and Nashville COM
pany from coming into the control of the
Cincinnati and Ohio Southwestern Sys-
TEN under the provision of the new con-
stitution of Kentucky.
The board of control OF the Joint Traf-
iic association met Thursday at their Of
tices, the meeting being the first since
the declaration by the Interstate COM
merce commission that the proposed plan
of the Joint Traffic association is illegal.
There We're present Chauncey NJ. Depew.
OF the New York Central: George Il. Rob-
erts. of the Pennsylvania; Samuel Sloan,
OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern; j. X. Maxwell. of the Central Rail
toad of New Jersey: c. +. Mayer, of the
Baltimore and Ohio; c. NJ Hays. of the
Grand Trunk; f. B. Ledyard, of the Mich
igan Central: j. w. Spicer of the Chicago
and Grand Trunk; y. W. Caldwell. of the
New York, Chicago and st. Louis; O. ID.
Ashley. of the Wabash; L. B. Thomas, of
the Erie; +. B. Bacon, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern, and Il. l.. Wilbur
of the Lehigh Valley.
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NEW YORK'S BIG FIRE.
Sixty Thousand Dollars Worth Of Prop

SHY InOUSuuU DOIIHTS Worth OF PTOp.
crty Burned.
New York. Jan. 19.-The interior of
the two-story brick building at Park
avenue and Forty-second street was
entirely destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning.
over a dozen firm who occupied the
building suffered losses which aggre-
gated about $4,000, which are partially
covered by insurance. The damage to
the building is $15,OOO
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Lost.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT GER
~ jifcate No. 26G dated April IL. 1891. for
20 shares of the capital stock OF the Scranton
Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company, has
been lost or mislaid. All persons are eau
toned against buying or negotiating the same.
as its transfer has been stopped and q new
certifica-e applied for
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$ peclal Notices.
Stoe khoIde RS Meeting.

T'HE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCK
holders OF the Lackawanna Lumber Co.
will be held Tuesday. January q. 1896, at 10
Scranton Pa, for election of directors for the
ensuing year and the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the
meeting J. l.. CONNELL. Secretary
Y'HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
l. stockholders of the Lackawanna Trust
and Safe Deposit Company. for the election
Of directors for the ensuing year will be
held at their banking rooms. on Monday,
February ord. 1896. from 3 to 4 p. m.
HENRY BELIN. JR.. Secretary
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20

ton station for Carbondale and interme-
diate points at 30, 5a5, 100, So and 10 10
a. M, 1900, go, 1885, SIS, els. 725. $40 and
For Farview. Waymart and Honesdale
at 700, S.25 and 1910 a. m. 12.O0, go and 5.l5
y. m.
For Albany, Saratoga the Adirondacks
and Montreal at 5.45 a. m. and 30 p. m.
For Wilkes Barre and intermediate
points at 7.45, S.45, 9.3S and 1045 a. m.. Il. 05
90 23S, 400. $40. sos. 9.15 and 1l.3s p. m.
trains will arrive at Scranton station
from, Carbondale and intermediate points
Mt TW, $40. 9.3i and 1910 a. M, 1900, liz
pa. 40, 454, 5.55, 7.45, 9.l1 and 11.33 p. m.
From Honesdale, Waymart and Far
view al 9.34 a. m, 1900 LII, $40. 5.55 and
7.45 p. ..
From Montreal, Saratoga, Albany. etc.
at AGA a Hl 11.33 p. m.
From sNilkes-Barre and intermediate
points at2.15, s.O4, 1906 and LES a. m, 1.16
2.1I 3a, k10. Sos, 720. 9.09 and 1116 p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20

LEA DER
124.126 Wyoming Ave.
January Sale cclipses all previous
sales. Never before has dollar had
the purchasing power it will have
during this sale.
so dozen ladies' corset covers, in five
different styles and all sizes,
CLEARANC EsALE PRICE. &c.
% dozen ladies' corset covers,
trimmed with embroderies,,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 12lsc.
20 dozen ladies' gowns, trimmed with
nice rufiie, cut full,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE, SOC.
19 dozen ladies' skirts, lace trimmed,
cut full,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 49c.
MERINO UNDERWEAR.
100 dozen ladies' spring and summer
ribbed vests.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 4c
MEMS FURNISHINGS.
40 dozen mems silk shot web suspen-
ders, worth 25c
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 12lac
go dozen mems fine quality tecks,
four-n-hand and band bows, all
new designs, regular SOC quality,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 25c.
&c dozen mems seamless mixed half
hose, worth 1Oc.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE SC.
GLOVES.
so dozen fine 4-button real kid gloves,
In tan and brown, every pair war
ranted, worth $l.25.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE, 69c.
IS dozen ladies' black cashmere.
fleece lined gloves, also ladies' and
misses cashmere mittens. worth
25c.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 14c.
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS.
IS pieces of fine all-wool 4O-nch dress
goods, real value soc.
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 25c.
One lot of all wool plaids, real value
Soc,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE l9c.
SPECIAL
10 pieces of fine jet trimming, goods,
that were 7jc per yard
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 29c.
9-4 unbleached sheeting,
CLEARANCE SAIL. PRICE 1Oc.
A. best unbleached muslin, Clear
ance Sale price
> CENTS PER YARD.
Just received, so pieces more of white
shaker flannel,
CLEA RA NOE SALE PRICE SC.
100 dozen 36-inch towels,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE &C.
pieces of unbleached table damask,
worth % e,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE, 15c,
10 pieces of real oil red table damask,
worth 50c,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE 26c.
900 remnants, best quality striped
outing flannel,
CLEARANCE SALE PRICE Sc.
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Medical.

1ADIEsi chichestsf's English Penayroyal P4s
Il Diamond s,snds are the Best. s.te. H:l.ts .s!;
Chi SSichs..er chsncsir ssrtG e.. fEilaaa.. s.' Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
RAILROAD NOTES,

The Central Railroad of New Jersey car
ried 2,559, $50 tons Of coal over the Lehigh
and Susquehanna division in 1885,
G. II. Wilkins, assistant chief conductor
of the Order of Railway Conductors, will
visit Lackawanna division tomorrow.
1t Is authentically reported that the Eng
lish government has contracted with the
Ontario and Western Railroad company
points on Lake Ontario. As this will all
haye to be hauled the whole length of the
ro3d from Scranton to Oswego, 1t means
vastly more activity along the line Of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20

The Weather Bureau.
You'd bring relief to many a brow
II you would only try
To furl that blizzard signal now
And flaunt 1t in July.
Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-20
DELAWARE AND
hudson RAIL-
ROAD.

Commencing Monday.
July 80. all trains will
arrive at new Lacka-
wanna avenue station
as follows:
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INDUSTRIAL.

The Greenough tract, consisting of
was 6,OOO,0OO tons, coke, 1,Oo0,OOO tons; an
increase of the two combined of about
l,SOOOU tons over 1894. Railways in the
state hauled during the year over 1000, 900
tons oil iron ore, coal, coke, pig iron, and
limestone.
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Miscellaneous.

FRANK p. BROWN & CO., WHOLE
sale dealers in WOODWARD. Cordage and
OIL Cloth. 720 West Lackawanna ave.
THOMAS AUBREY, EXPERT AC-
Williams Building, opposite postofiice.
Agent for the Rex Fire Extinguisher.
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CONNOLLY s. WALLACE.
Situations Wanted.

ClTUATION MANTED-BY A YOUNG
~ man; will do anv kind of work: store
work preferred. Address Store, Peckville,
Pa, p. o box BIB
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
EVENTS.

The Prohibitionists win hold their
county convention tonight.
The Auxiliary Ladies' Committee Of
the Catholic Club will meet at the club
house tonight to complete arrangements
for the pink tea.
A Norwegian. entertainment will be
given this evening at the Whittier House
by some of Miss Bradford's MontcIair
friends.
Mr.. H. Theodore Chamberlain will give
an illustrated lecture on Ben Hur', in
the Wayne Street Reformed Church this
evening.
h Home Missionary Society Of the
North Baptist Church will elect officers
tonight at a meeting held in the church
parlors.
Major James B. Pond will lecture at the
First Presbyterian Church. this evening.
The Westminster y. P. S.. G. E. win
have a literary entertainment tonight.
h Second Battalion WIN drill at the
Armory tonight.
The Fourth Company. Boys Brigade
will hold an entertainment at Crescen,
Hall tonight.
The Golden Rod Bowling Club win
hold . ladies' night on the Belvedere
alleys this evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
MUNyO Ms
RE EDIES
DOCTOR YOURSELF
. Separate Cure for Each Dis
ease at All Druggists,
Mostly Is Cents a Bottle.

Munyon's Improved Homeopathic
Remedies act almost instantly. speedily
curing the most obstinate cases. Rheu-
matism cured in from / to 8 days. Dys-
pepsia and all stomach troubles quickly
renewed Catarrh positively cured.
eadache cured in 5 minutes. Nervous-dis-
eases promptly cured. Kidney troubles.
Piles, Neuralgia, Asthma and all Female
Complaints quickly cured. Munyon's
Vitalizer imparts new life and vigor to
weak and debilitated men.
Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1905
Arch street. Philadelphia. Pa, answered
with free medical advice for any disease.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
THE WANsER STAG.


q ~ LA - 10 ~ LttO
Audfe ncs-Announcer Higgins Hff.
The stag of the Wanser Cfib at Bergen
Hall last night was a success. The hail
dience, and their feelings were shown by
the applause which was generously show
cred upon the performers.
Frankie Higgins made a decided hit
as master of ceremonies, and showed his
baritone could be heard in all parts Of
the hall.
The programme opened with an over
ture by the orchestra under Professor
Teese. followed by Jersey City's favorite,
James Court, who made the strange an
nouncement thai he would simply break
the plano. He then played several classic
selections, after which he brought two
oaseballs into play and with one in each
hand rendered Ben Bolt" He then took
the front out of the piano and with his
left hand played the base on the keys,
while with his right hand he picked the
tune on the strings.
Charles J. Duneombe, a vocal comedian.
followed with a few comic songs. After
he had finished Announcer Higgins Great
ed q stir by asking the Indulgence of the
audience till the piano could be remove
from the stage to give more room for
what was to come next The mex" was
Miss Dot Clawson, a golden-haired SOU
brette, who tick1ed the hearts of the bald
headed row by some clever exhibitions
of fancy dancing. Frank Riley, a negro
comedian, followed the blonde soubrette,
the accompaniment of a banjo. ZAP Will
son. a German comedians formerly with
HaNen and Hart. showed his ability in
rolling his RS and twisting them into all
conceivable shapes, forms and sound in
a German monologue. Miss Leona Lewis,
the little gem" made the hit of the
evening with a new song, entitled 'The
Pride of Shantytown." The audience went
wild when Miss Lewis in a charmingly
sweet tone sang the verse, n before
she could finish had caught the melody
and Joined in the chorus. The Cartons
next appeared in a sketch. entitled '@The
Western Man and His Girl, This team
came direct from the Bon. Ton Theatre.
who composes ali the songs he sings f1esai ap-
peared III an original monologue. This
completed the programme The Wanser
their stag.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
RIFLEMBN CAN BOWL
Greenvilles Proved This BY
Giving the Kaisers
Pointers.
LAST NIGHTS LEAGUE GAMES
Clever Work BY Turn Verein
Gymnasts- Catholic Club
Pool Games.
NIGHTS LEAGUE GAMES

The G~reenville Rifle Club and the
Joseph Kaiser Coaching Club began the
second series in the bowling contest last
night. The Greenville Rife Club won
by a close score, only nine pins separat.
ing the two teams at the end of the
game. The Rifle Club took the lead at
the start. In the first frame they had
the Coachers safe by 16 pins and at
the end of the fifth they were 60 pins to.
the good. Then their opponents rallied.
AT the end of the sixth they had cut
down the Rifle Clubs lead to 20 pins and
in the seventh frame themselves led by
26 pins. In the eighth they lost 6 of that
lead and in the ninth the Greenyille Rifle
Club again turned the tables and took
a lead of 20 pins. Then the Coachers
braced, but it was too late and amid
the greatest excitement the Rifle Club
won. Joseph Filoramo Of the Riff Gu
made high score with 1S4, and Zeiger
of the Coaching Club was second high
with ia.
The noise was not so great as on former
occasions. and Ulrich's band was quiet.
much chance to make a noise and the
sharpshooters are naturally of a quiet
disposition. About the time the defeated
team began to overhaul the Rife. Club
an electric bell in the rear of the alley,
Just over the pits, began to ring. There
button was. but the sCommittee soon
located it with apin-boy's unclean digit
glued thereto. The committe consisted
of E. Wuestner. F. Wuestner, w. Char
lock. F, Miller and j. Hovendor. They
made things hum from the beginning
to the end of the game.
which many of the members made
speeches, The orator of the night was
aovial Jack Hovendon. who delivered
himself as follows:-"With all due re-
gard to the scheme which the Coaching
Club arranged to let US jog along until
the seventh frame and then beat us. /
must say they were not In It. If they
had waited a little longer it might have
succeeded. but they showed their hands
too early in the game and woke US up
Mr.. Hovendon then began to bestow a
few slaps upon the different members of
both clubs which were received by the
"~unslapped, with great glee and the
rival Aldermanic candidates were both
present and Mr.. Hoyendon had a word
for them. They are Edward Schultz, Re-
publican. and Edward Mari, Democrat.
candidates for the two year term. Both
bewled on the Rife Club team. The
next game will be rolled on Thursday,
April 8. This wa the score
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
Local Entries for the lnters ch6Iasti
ga meg.

The in~terseholastlc games on Saturday
at the Madison Square Garden under tht
auspices Of the New Manhattan Athletic
Club VIII have several representatives,
from Stevens School Of Hoboken and St.
Peters School Of this city ara entered.
st. Peters athletes VIII be w. Van Wag-
enen, @. M, Mitchell, S. 4. Starr, H. j.
Brown, a.. Robinson and r. s. White
Stevens School, Z. L. Blum. w. E. Mey-
e., I. F. LIE Prince. b. ]. Walter. c. H.
Well. w. r. sldenburgs TIL team races
are creating an unusual amount of In
terest. The university race between Har-
ward and Pennsylvania will be the feat
ure. The teams will be composed as fol-
Harvard-p. Grant, Newell, Mat
theMs. p =. WILLIAMS 3. A.. Starprick.
more, Pennsylvanta-G. w. Orton, j. c.
Steele.
The race FOR schools will be by these
tsams:76t PauIs-WMVa Wagenen, "A.
Hall, III L. Johnson Brooklyn High.
Burlingame, Gierasch, w. Pentz. r.
Goetting Berkeley. N. Y.-C. R, Irwin
Martin, f. B. Lefferts, w. Doudge, G.
w. Young, r. Bien, Jr., N. Fox.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
WEST SIDE CITIZENS CLUB.

Mr.. C. M. Anrett has been elected
President Of the West Side Citizens
Club, vice J. A. .Resch: resigned. Sew
their disapproval Of the scheme to change
the club into a political organization. The
next meeting will be held Saturday even
ing, when the question will be further
discussed. Arrangements are being made
for a stag. which will be held early in
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26

LINDENS.
SCORE BY FRAMES.
volunteer JOB 2n2 1852 347 422 497 SIS $40 1865 S57
Linden -. S. 100 236 81 403 4G6 572 675 765 $40

- - - 80 Wv ~
Another novel series has, been arranged
by the CATHOLIC Club, in which the bowl
ers met the Hudson Rifle Clu in the
hrSt part of the agreement. a match
at ten pins last night. on the Catholic
Club alleys. The next contest will be at
shooting on the Hudson range next We'd
be at just as great a disadvantage as
their opponents labored under in the
series last evening. 1t was very amusing
70 watch the efforts made by the rifle
men TO crack the headpin in the nose
ana then drive their ban In the gutter.
John Rebhan kept the crowd In a good
art of making strikes and spares. The
Catholic Club has several marksmen
among Its members, and these We're put
IN the. SECOND game to help out. as 1t
entitled them to shoot in the second
meeting. They were not much of d
success at bowling and mad poor scores.
are confident the riflemen cannot over
come 1t. The scores were:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
SCORE BY FRAMES.
15s $50 az 543 s7s $40 1905 1856 1878 1888

155 $40 49, $40 1888 $3.50 $50 11ss 1928 14f7
The Fairmounts won two games from
the Doolittle team last night in theS Jer-
sey City League by very small margins,
and they feed more confident thar ever
OF winning the prize at the end of the
season. They were at home, BIZ this.
counted but little to their adva~tage. as
they made poor scores. The Doolittles
had all the hard luck hat was going,
and worked hard for every pin. They
were behind in the first game. but cut
down the margin to 5 pins AT the close
The Woods Hall team made it lively for
the Fairmounts in the final game, and
in several frames forced them to the
men rolled. Coffman made a spare and
Lawrence needed a credit to win. He
made a strike. and the second game was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26

Regular meeting Of the Board of Al
derinen of Jersey City, at the Alder
ruary Is, 1896.
The roll was called at S;45 o'clock P. M.
Present-PFesident Simpson and Alder
men Dohrnnann. Guiton. Losel, Mccarthy,
Mitchell, Ross, Wilson and Witter.
Absent-Aldermen8 Calnon, Connolly.
Heritage and Verimilye.
The minutes of the regular meeting of
the 18th inst. were approved as printed
in mantFal form.
PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS. ETC.
Petitions. etc, were presented, recesv-
Applications OF Richard HI. Duff for
erection of 3 0ne-story frame carriage
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
10 shoot with Newarkers.

Ten members Of the Greenville Rifle
Club will go to Newark tonight to shoot
a match with the Our Own Rifle Club of
that city. The team which will represent
Greenville consists of Captain Cohn Boag,
w. G. Collins, G. Burkes, Joseph Flora
mo. William Charlock. G. Plaisted, J.
Boag, M. Dorrler, Frank Chase and Chas.
Agnew.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
CLEVER GYMNAsTs.
Jersey City Turner's Gave a Successful
Exhibition.

1txNfD3s1OD.
The annual reception and gymnastic
exhibition Of the Jer1ey City Turn verein.
was held last night at Woods Hall in
the presence of a large crowd Of delight
ed spectators. The members of the or
ganization presented a remarkably in
teresting performance, and the intricate
movements executed on the gymnasium
appliances drew frequent applause.
than the last, and the organization de-
served all of the praise bestowed upon it.
me team is q strong one and well drilled
branches. The turner's were assisted in the
exhibition by member of the Hoboker
and Hudson City Turn Verein, and their
lence. The members of ~the-Jersey city
team are c. Miller, T. Miller, l.. Miller,
J Cromm. F. pay, I. Schmidt, a. Weis,
Graf and P. Graf. The first number was
q wand drill by the Jersey City Turner'S.
followed by an exhibition or the Book.
P aSidyy m 1,,aS were executed in the
segang. The Hoboken Turner's gave a
fine exhibition on the parallel bars. The
Oriental Musical Club followed with Sc
acrobats, rave an exhibition of tumbling
Jumping and other feats. The Jersey City
Turner's went through a lively experience
speech. The Hoboken Mandolin Club
played well on their Instruments. and one
Of the best exhibitions of the night was
given. by the Hudson City Turner'S, UNI
der the leadership of Instructor Winters
on the horizontal bars. Their work was
startling. The programme ended with a
fine display Of pyramid. building by the
jersey. City Turner's. Dancing followed
and the event ended very successfully.
The floor was under the direction of
Charles Muller, with Adam Weis assist
ant. The committee of arrangements
were #. Day. E. Belts, j. Cromm, e.
Schmidt and 7. Muller.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
SECOND GAME.

The Roseville A. c. will hold the Ath-
ietie League cup for this year, and 1t
IS the second time they have won it.
They opposed the New York A. G. in the
second competition on the North Enc al
leys Tuesday night and won by a fine
FIRST GAME.
Roseville A. A.-Wood. 100; Sayre, 200;
podger l76; Woodruff, 1873; Danneff, 1853
N. Y. A. C.-Carter, 23s; Cowperthwait,
lSS; Pell, 202; Ryan, IT'S; Clute, 1859. Total.
SECOND GAME.
Roseville A.. C.-Wood, 172: Sayre, III:
Dodger Boz 1856; Woodruff, 1863; Danneff. 1872.
N. y: A. C.-carter. 1893; Cowperthwait
lS6; Bell. 1853; Ryan,, 1852; Clute. 1872. Total.
THIRD GAME.
Roseville A.. C.-Wood, 49,; Sayre, 1866;
DpoagerS; o POI; Woodruff, 49, Danneff, 1876.
n. Y. A; c.-Carter, 14s; Cowperthwait.
lsd; Bell. ISL; Ryan. 1870; Clute, III. Total.
z 7
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
Baseball Pickups.

The Alva B. B. C. Of Bayonne has a
strong team for the season, and is ready
70 arrange games with all the teams of
players averaging IS to 20 years of age;
those offering guarantees preferred. Adj
dress w. B. Freeburn. manager Alva A.
G.. is Centre street. Bayonne, N. j.
The Metropolitan Insurance A. A. have
the following open dates. which they
would like to fill in with some good
club offering. suitable guarantee:-May %,
{. and 3. 3. 8. Montclair. and Mount
Vernon Y. M. G. A. preferred. The Met
ropolitans have booked some very good
teams for the coming season, including
New New ! Jersey 4 g. JEFFERSON A. {. Of
Railway, and Ridgewood Field Club Of
Ridgewood. N. ]. Address w. L. lawson,
Ordinary Department, Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company.
The young ex-college player who was
some time ago was Roy Thomas. ormerly
Of the Pennsylvania Varsity team. Ac.
cording to Arthur Irwin. Thomas is a
wonderful outfielder, and as fast a man
on bases as Billy Hamilton. AS his par
ents objected to his playing professionally
Thomas was compelled to refuse the New
York Clubs offer. and this year will play
with the Orange A.. c.. team.
Tom York was in town yesterday with
an application for the admission Of Albany
grounds and good backing and also stated
that the people of Troy were ready to put
a club into an eight-club circuit. IT Is
sad that Hartford. New Haven and Pater-
son favor Increasing the Atlantic circuit
according to Mr.. Freedman. is unaIterably
opposed to the scheme and will try TO in
sist upon six clubs only.