The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-29
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Mayor Bailey receives some very funny
anonymous letters from persons not only
in Scranton, but even as far west as san
Francisco. One that came to him the
day before Christmas was from little
girl who urged him to appoint her pa on
the police force. The reason she made
the request was that her father promised
to buy her Il piano II the mayor should
see tit to appoint him. Here is letter to
his honor received yesterday:
Jersey City, N. j., Dec. %, 1886.
Mayor of Scranton and Board of Alder
men.
Gentlemen: We appeal to you to help
expose these blackguards against our peo-
pie. They charge us $5.25 a ton for coal.
1t is an outrage on our people. You gem
tlemen know the real price of coal. These
men sit in an office and want to rob us.
They do no work at all, but want to make
Sl.25 4 ton, while your miner gets only ~
cents a ton. 1t is a shame. Now, help
us expose the ID. l.. & w. r. X. gang,
also their friends here who are in league
with them to rob the hundreds of people
who have not pound of coal to burn.
say again, expose them. The d., l.. 4 W.,
the c. Il. r. of N. j., the Lehigh Valley
and other companies receive as freight ~
$50. Expose Sloan, McTwombley, Max
well, Williams. Baker, Wilbur, Harris 4
Son. The people of Jersey City call on
you for help against this railroad coal
trust. Let our people raise up and drive
this gang of railroad presidents off the
earth They are robbng the people and
the railroads and the stockholders. Help
US! Yours for Justice and the people.
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taln bod
man who does such clever work "ln Old
Kentucky" which was produced at the
rockingham Saturday, is very well
known in this city and has large fol-
lowing of warm personal friends. Al
though still a very young woman she mas
been on the stage quite number or years,
first attracting marked attention by her
work in blue Jeans She has two step
brothers who reside in this city. one Is
the Rev. Floyd Roberts and the others
is employed as car decorator by the
Delaware, LackawanNa and Western
company. Miss Burt is usually accom-
panied on her travels by her mother,
who has been in the city for week past
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Courier Nor
ris, of Madison avenue. She left the city
with her daughter Sunday for Trenton,
n. j. Miss Burt is pretty and very en-
tertaining conversationalist, but she is
young woman of strong common sense
withal and her success behind the foot
lights has in no way turned her pretty
head.
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Although workmen-an army of them
seemingly--are hustling and bustling
about the court house every day it is not
likely that the court rooms will be in Il
condition that will admit of their Occu-
pancy for at least another month. The
work has at this time progressed so far
however, that a fair idea can be obtained
of the appearance of the rooms when COM
pleted. The main court room Will be the
most lavishly decorated but the room that
will be occupied by the Superior court
will also present a very inviting appear
ance. Old No. . court room, which will
hereafter be known at No. 3, will be
severely plain by comparison with the
other two rooms. The interest the tax
payers take in the improvements that are
going on is shown by the large number of
men who daily visit the temple of justice
to observe the progress that is being
made.
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A case is mentioned in the Medical Rec
ord which ought to have interest for all
dwelers in cities. 1t happened in New
York. A music teacher and a sewer in
spector occupied adjoining flats. The
sewer inspector lacked an appreciative
ear for the sounds propelled by music pu-
pills straining for high notes, and as u
bane he hired a hand organ chorus, also
beating time with hammer on q coil of
pipes This led to litigation. The music
teacher sued the sewer inspector in the
criminal courts, where the case was
thrown out. Then he sued him in the civil
courts, and there the action Is still pend
ing. We suspect there are several Scran-
tonians living near music studios who will
await with eagerness the courts decision.
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Recently q report got abroad that DIR.
Dunnell was engaged in recruiting a COM
pany of soldiers to go to Cuba to aid the
patriots, and scarcely a day has passed
since that one or more men have not
called at his office to enlist. The doctor
says that there is no truth in the report
concerning his intending to take fighters
to Cuba, but he Is firmly of the opinion
that he could gather UP enough men for
two companies inside of two weeks right
in this city. He also unhesitatingly AYERS
that if he was free to act he would do
this very thing and do it willingly.
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Over in HYDE Park there is a hardware
Store and :; wet goods Store adjoining
Inst opposite the division line is a tele.
pranb mole From n point near the afora-
s.id diyidiny limo Of tho h,,;,dings 70 tho
aforesaid telepranb mole !. string was
str,ng and tbsraon IN. bardwora ,nor-
chant susnended a sign "Headnuortcrs
snr SLotas, Tha ,,at o,od, ,,,a,, a,
,,;oht ho ovnootoa ,,,ado :, ,,;oornns t,o,.