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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.

A. H. Vandling, of Scranton, was in
this city Saturday.
Jacob Hithinger returns this week to
his duties at the Point Airy institution,
New York, after visit with his fami-
ly in this city.
Miss Helen Harvey, of Canaan street,
was a visitor in Scranton Saturday.
Harry 0. Lister returns to the Will
hanson Trade school today after a
weeks visit with his mother Mrs. Har-
riet Lister, of Washington street.
Funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. James Reilly will be
held in Dickson City at o'clock this
morning. The body will arrive in this
city at 1852 o'clock.
DR.. Everett will remove from this
city to Philadelphia.
Chief of Police McAndrew ordered all
distinctions on the sidewalk on Salem
avenue and Main street to be removed
Saturday. The lunch wagon will have
company in the "move on" epiemic.
Stephen Whitmore. owner of the
Crystal Lake house, will build a dozen
cottages around that pretty sheet of
water this spring, it is said. They
will be for rental purposes.
Misses Gertrude and Nellie Murray,
of South Scranton, are visiting friends
in this city.
Mrs. Arthur Estabrook and daughter
of Alpine, n. Y, are visiting the form
er's mother, Mrs. Maria Thompson, on
Spring street.
Frederick Thompson has purchased
the dray business of the late Thomas
Fluellan.
n
Saturday for Harrisburg, where Mr.
Reynolds will today take the oath OF
office as representative. He will leave
his Office in charge of w. +. Watt, who
is completing his law studies with him
The funeral of Luke White, jr., the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. John White
of No. 2, was held yesterday. Inter.
ment was made in st. Rose cemetery.
Annie, the 6-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Sweet of Carbondalt
township, was buried in Maplewoot
cemetery yesterday. The child died o.
membraneous Group Friday.
The Christmas music was repeated
at the Baptist church, yesterday.
T. ID. Rose, of the Quaker City, is il
town on business.
Hon. 7. V. Powderly, of Scranton
spent Saturday in this city with hi!
brother, eX-Postmaster Joseph Pow
derly. The Leader says The erst
while master workman has a practic,
at the bar which all his brother law
yers envy, and he is without a doub
the handsomest man who practices il
the Lackawanna courts"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Atkinson and sol
William, of Susquehanna, spent New
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04

Among the most afflicted families of
the city is that of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j.
Skinner of Terrace street. Diphtheria
had attacked the three young children
of the family and Friday it claimed
the two little girls, Lucy and Martha,
as it's victims. on returning from the
funeral of the two girls the grief
stricken parents found their last child,
a boy, in the arms of death. The lad
was buried beside his dead sisters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04
Zero Weather Needed.

The Delaware and Hudson locomo-
tive, gravity and car shops, the Hend-
drick Manufacturing company's works
Van Bergan & Co.'S foundry We're shut
down both New Years day and Sat
urday. Commencing today the Della
ware and Hudson shops go on only nine
hours time. There seems to be an al
most general depression in all the dlf-
ferent industries. IF we could have
some zero weather business would
build right up" is the opinion eX-
pressed by one man.
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THE END.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04

The Republicans of Fell township
will hold a caucus in the township hall
tomorrow evening at o'clock. Can
ddates will be named for the offices
to be filled at the coming February
election. The party is drawing on its
strongest material and mean to wage a
winning fight this spring. Henry Car
ter, Of Vandling, will be chairman and
A. T.. Nicol secretary of the meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04

1t is proposed to erect in New YORK
statue of the late j. A. MacGahan, de
signed and to be executed by Charles II.
Niehaus, one of the most gifted OF Amerl-
can sculptors. The movement Is one that
must command the interest and the corulal
support not only of every newspaper
worker but of the general public as well
for MaCGahans lite-story, when tod
never fails to stir the blood. Born IN
Perry county, o., in 1874, and forced from
the first to hew his own way in the world,
he was at law school in Brussels When
the Franco-Prussian war burst upon run
ope in 1870. Having had some experience
writer for the press he entered the
field as a correspondent for the New York
Herald, and the close of the war found nm
in journalism for life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04
CARBONDALE,

tReaders will please note that advertise
ments, orders for job work, and items Tor
publication left at the establishment OF
Shannon & Co., newsdealers. North Main
street, will receive prompt attention; OF
hce open from a. m. to 10 p. MI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-04
PRICEBURG.

Mrs. James Riley, of Main street.
died Friday morning. Mrs. Riley was
an estimable lady and her sudden
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08

more; Mrs. NJ. V. Hammond, Miss
Anna Hammond, Mr.. Ernest Boyer,
Mrs. Lysander Etchison, Miss Mildred
BarthOlow, Mr.. Chiswell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Maynard. Mrs. Fannie Brom-
well, Miss Mary Talbot and others.
A very delightful dance was given on
Dec. 30th, at Odd Fellows Hall. The
chaperons were. Mrs. Samuel Brown,
Mrs Charles Wood. Mrs. Howard Hop
kins, Mrs. Frank Downey. The COM
mittee were VIM. Hood, Henry Rus
sell, Lynn Wood, Morgan Kimmell
and Jinks Kimmel. Among the many
who enjoyed it were Misses Alice, Mar
garet and Louise Wood, Margaret Hop
kins, Bessie Downey, Annie Russell,
Addie Sponseller, Lenore Stone, Ger
trude Wood, May Kemp, Nellie Kim
nell, Nellie McCaffrey, Fannie Lare;
the Misses Warfield, of Carroll County;
Mr.. and Miss Gather, of Howard Co.;
Misses Allnutt and Davis, DIR. Stone
street, Mac. Waters, Montgomery Co.;
Mrs. N. NJ. Waters and guests, Misses
Seigle. of Baltimore; DR.. Sellman. Ed
ward Hobbs. Kemptown; DIR. Howard
Hopkins, Jr., DR.. William Hopkins,
DR.. B. J. Stone, Liberty; Miss Downey
Jones, Misses Ida Sitter and Marsaline
Stier, MIR Potlinger Dorsey, DIR. Jay
Sitter, Mrs. J. w. Downey, Stuart
Dean, Bruce Howard, w. Blinks, Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Russell.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
Decision by the Court of Appeals in
the Frederick Electric Light Case.

The decree of the Circuit Court of
Frederick County in favor of the Mayor
aud Aldermen of Frederick City and
Lewis Lewis M. Nixdorfi, CITY tax
collector, against the Frederick Elec-
eric Light aud Power Company was
affirmed 10y the Court of Appeals. The
opinion is by Judge Boyd, Judge Fow-
Ter dissenting.
A bill in equity was filed by the APP
pellant TO enjoin the Mayor aud Alder
men of Frederick City aud the city tax
collector from collecting certain taxes
alleged by them to be due. In 1882
the Legislature passed an act whereby
ii au hoIizes the Mayor and Aldermen
to exempt certain property designated
as manufacturing Industries" from
taxation, the object being to aid mu-
nicipal authorities in building up their
towns, to increase the population and
to provide ample occupation for the
unemployed. In 1891 the City Author
iJies of Frederick passed an ordinance
providing that "the machinery and
manufacturing apparatus of ali manu-
featuring industries established within
the corporate limits of Frederick with
in two years next succeeding the date
of the passage of this ordnance and
actually employed or used in the BUSH
ness of manufacturing in Frederick
City," shall he exempt from taxation
for five years.
The appellant located his plant in
Frederick within the prescribed time
and claimed the benefit of the dispen-
sation allowed by the city in the mat
ter of taxes, which has been told of be-
fore in our columns. The question
which was to be decided, was, accord
ing to the appellants brief, whether
or not electricity was a manufactured
product. The Court in giving its opin-
ion does not regard the necessity of
scientific definition of electricity AS per-
tanning directly to the solution of the
case at all. The only thing required is
to define the intention OF tue aldermen
and the law.
"In doing that we should not be too
technical or wholly governed by the
strict definitions of words used by the
the Legislature, but we must ascertain
the purpose OF the law, so far as 1t IS
disclosed in the statute and ordinance,
and then see what its language means
TO the average mind, keeping in view
the general principles of Law applicable
10 all statutes aud ordinances which
are intended to exempt from taxation
properly which would otherwise be
liable TO itn
Decree of court affirmed with costs
to the appellees.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
Fountain Mills.
Jan. 6. 1896.

Jan. 6, 1886.
Mr.. John H. DERRICK, of near Mon
rovia, this county, died at 8 O'clock
a. m, on last Saturday, and was bur-
led on the A. h inst, in Mt. Olivet Gem
etery, Frederick. Funeral services
were held at the home of the deceased.
Elder Samuel Ulz preached the fun
eral, assisted by Elder Miller.
The New Years entertainment of
Pleasant Grove M. p. Sunday School
was held on New Years night and was
very much enjoyed by all present.
The recilations We're very good and the
music was heartily enjoyed.
Mrs. John f. Davis, of near Green
Valley, has returned home from Balti-
more, where she had been under treat
ment for two weeks. Mrs. Davis APP
pears to be getting along very well.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Browning have
returned from their bridal trip and
are keeping house in Evansville, this
county.
There was very good shower of rain
on the night of the 4th inst. II is very
dry in this section and many springs
and wells have dried up and persons
have to haul water from the creek and
drive their stock off their farms to
creeks to get water.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
Middletown Matters.

The three-year old daughter of Mr..
John Stottlemyer, residing north OF
town, Was terribly burned on the face,
breast, arm and leg by her clothes tax.
ing fire at the kitchen stove while the
mother was in the yard washing.
Mr.. Charles Hoffman, of Myersville,
was attacked by an Infatuated bull on
Wednesday evening while visiting
at Mr.. John Harp's, near Mapleville,
Washington County. The animal
gOred him in the back aud injured his
right arm. His cries brought assis-
lance aud he was rescued before he
was further injured.
Ii is said that the municipal author
tiles of Middletown are deeply encom-
passed by The unruly conduct of pas
seDgers over the electric railway, who
come To the town to have good time
Last week several parties tried to run
things at the terminus of the railway,
and special officer was savagely set
upon and hit in the face while attempt
ing to quell the disturbance. One of
the men was held for trial at the recent
term of court.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
Rocky Springs.
Jan. 4, 1897.

Jan. 4, 1897.
Mr. William Kaufman and daueh-
ter, Eifie, of Washington County, were
the guests of Mr.. John w. Biser on the
Goth ultimo.
Mr.. Jacob Cannon and wife, of
GAINESVILLE, Montgomery County, were
visiting friends and relatives in this
section.
On New Years Eve, Mr.. John E.
Stone, of Yellow Spring., and Miss
Mary Roda c., Only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Linton. of same place,
were married by the Rev. A. w. Phil
hover.
Mrs. Elizabeth Correll is very sick
with cold.
The Rev. Barshlnger preached at the
Chapel last Sunday afternoon, the Sd
inst. He has just closed very success
full revival at vt. Vernon, this county,
and reports SO converts as the result of
his meeting. He is now conducting a
series of proiracted meetings at Walk
ersviIle.
The meetings of the Rev. Pilhower
are still in full blast-about 20 persons
have been forW ard TO the mourners'
bench During the past week persons
have been immersed in the Little Tus-
caroia at this place.
On last Thursday night, the 3lst ult.,
the Rev. Cross, of Sharpsburg, assisted
at the services. On last Sunday night
persons were received INTO the church.
In four weeks from yesterday the
Rev. Barshinger will preach at this
place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
PASTOR REMEMBERED.
Rev. J. U. Asper, of Lewistown,
Passes a Most Enjoyable New
Years Day.

New Year was gala day at the
Lutheran parsonage, Lewistown, Nd.
Near the hour of eleven, u delegation
from the Creagerstown congregation
of about thirty people, including Mrs
Elizabeth Derr, of Lewistown, arrived,
and after hearty New Years greet
ing, good naturedly made themselves
at home in the parsonage. The ladies
of the company at once possessed them
selves of the cooking department, and
ere great while bountiful dinner
wasprepared. Atthis juucture Brother
&. +. Derr, in the name of the congre-
cation, greeted the pastor aud family
by wishing them IA happy New Year,
and presented what he styled a small
New Years gift as a token of the con-
gregation's appreciation of their pastor,
which in fact was purse of nearly $40,
including personal gift from friend.
1t was now in order to dispose of the
rich feast in waiting, to do which, even
the gentlemen aided willingly. After
dinner the order was music and gen.
eral good time. Late in the afternoon
the company started on their home
ward journey, all expressing them
selves as having had delightful day,
which feeling the pastor and family
shared largely. A few hours later,
O'clock, p. H., the ears of the inmates
of the parsonage were again saluted by
the noise of the tramping of horses,
vehicles and voices. A moment more
and the vanguard was at the door. 1t
was delegation from the Walkers
vile congregation, twenty-five or more
in number. Baskets, sacks and boxes
well filled, they brought, containing
great variety and liberal quantity of
the necessaries of life. The harder, flour
bin, sugar barrel, the granary, etc.,
were all thought of in the makeup of
the gift.
The pastor was also presented with
small purse and cream silk muller;
Mrs. Asper with handsome bureau
tidy, and her little daughter, Nellie,
with beautiful New Years card, the
gift of her little friend, Maud Grabill,
also sea shell covered box, set of
toy dishes and a tri-faced crying doll.
The little innocent has since been fill
ing the house with its infant walls.
After IA few hours of social chatting
and some music, these good people of
Walkersville also wendell their way
homeward, leaving their benediction
of good will in "a substantial way with
the pastor aud his family. Thus passed
and ended the first day of the year '97.
The individual donors will PROBABLY
never miss the portion they contrib
uted to the gift, but tine sun total
makes "A considerable item IN tho ra.
cipients. But deeper than that lies
the good will, the tender regard, true
encouragement and the tacit promise
of future suIA bort. For all this kind
ness the pastor and family are most
grateful, and pray for Gods richest
blessings upon the kind donors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
LAWYERS FEES.

According to English etiquette, no
counsel can leave his circuit to plead in
another without a special retainer,
which in most cases cannot be less than
300 guineas. This is probably done to
discourage "poaching."
Nobody does anything for nothing,
especially lawyer. Lord Mansfield
was so sensible of this that on one oc-
casion when he had attended to soma
legal business for himself he took soma
guineas out of his purse and put them
in his waistcoat pocket to give him the
necessary stimulus.
would-be client once wrote to q
famous American lawyer stating casa
for his opinion and inclosing a $50
note. The lawyer did not reply, where
upon the client wrote a second letter
and received word from the lawyer that
he had read the case, formed an opin-
ion, but somehow it stuck in his throat.
The client took the hint and sent q
500 note, receiving the lawyers opin-
ION by the next mall
In England there are many fees to be
paid by the unhappy client of law
yer that are unknown here in America.
There is a retaining fee, which is one
guinea. and a half crown to the clerk,
besides the brief f,'. which is more inn
portant. Then there is he ''refresher"
of the leaGcr aul lie "refreshers" Of
the subcrd 1a'e l~rers. In England
tl,n Loo, 49,. y, -. 4
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Something About the Current
Events Transpiring in the Sur
rounding Agricultural
Districts.
Yellow Springs.

Jan. s, 1896.
The weather at present is clear and
warm.
December 3lst, weather clear and
mild.
We wish happy New Year to one
and all.
The public school resumed to-day af-
ter a recess of ten days.
Mr.. Peter Morgan, who has been SER
iously i'll, is somewhat better to-day.
The sportsmen's guns were heard all
day. This winds up the hunting sea-
sou.
Tuesday, the 9th inst, the weather
was warm in the afternoon and stormy
at night.
Abraham Michael, of near Bethel,
is still in sinking heoltd on account of
of cancer.
January End, the weather was
cloudy in the morning, but clear in
the evening.
Sunday, the 3rd inst, was cloudy in
| the morning, but clear and warm in
the afternoon.
Mr.. Frank Rice and wife, of Bethel.
paid a visit to their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. Finneyfrock.
There was temperance meeting at
Burkhart's Hall last evening, conduct
ed by the Rev. Myers, of Frederick.
the Sunday School of the Mission
of the Sacred Heart at Charlas A,
Kehne's this afternoon, at 1880 p. IN.
1t is sad that the weather for the
first twelve days will regulate the
whole year. 1t has kept rough ac-
count so far.
Miss May Rothenhofer, who spent
several days with her PARENTS. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. l.. Rothenhoter, returned to
Frederick this evening.
There was several more candidates
for baptism immersed in the Little
Tuscatora this afternoon, near the resi-
dence of Mr.. George l.. Twenty, Sr.
There was preaching at Pleasant
Hill on Sunday last, by the Rev. S.
M. Hench, aud Sunday School at the
same time by the Christian EndeavOr
Society.
Mr.. John E. Stone, of this place, and
Miss Rhode Linton, were married
this evening at the residence of the
brides brother, Mr.. Samuel Linton, by
the Rev. Pbilhower.
A double wedding took place at the
residence of the BRIDES parents when
Mr.. John q. Flanagan and Miss EN-
ma e. Summers were united in the
holy bands of natrmony by the Rev.
]. U. Asper, and at the same time Mr..
George l.. Twenty and Miss Sadie E.
Summers were married by Rev. J. U.
Asper
There is movement on foot by some
of our people who have friends buried
in the Old Brook Hill Cemetery to get
up a subscription to have the old
church rebuilt. 1t has been out Of use
since our new schoolhouse was bnilt
The house had been in use up to that
time for both Westinghouse and
schoolhouse and has since gone to ruin.
1t belongs to a committee in this vicin-
ity. and was built for house of wor-
ship.
A successful social was held at the
residence of Mr., Chas. Summers, and
many of our young people had an en-
joyable time. They were Hospitality
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Summers.
Music, singing and games were in
dulged in until late hour in the
evening. Among those present were
the Misses Addie and Carrie Shaffer,
Lola, Matte and Prince Young and
Estella Staley, of this place, and Belle
and Dora Staley, of Boyds, who are on
a visit to their uncle, Mr.. Joseph E.
Staley, Mr.. Allen Martz and Charles
Staley.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
To The Sunny South.

Mrs. F. 2. S. Knight. with her grand
children, Mr.. J. Knight McDannold
and sister, Miss Alexis McDannold, ex-
pect to leave Frederick within the
next week for the Sunny South TO
spend the remaining part of the win
ter. This is he first time in six years
that they have been north for Christ
mas. Mrs. Knights health lately has
not been sufficiently good TO stand a
long trip and the delay of days at first
has extended to months. Efforts are
heing made to secure private car, so
that the entire trip to Savannah, Geor-
gia, where they will remain for some
time, can be made without change.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
FREDERICK AND NORTHERN.
A New Railroad Company Organ
lied in Baltimore.

Says the Baltimore NeaUs of the 5th
inst: The Frederick and Northern
Railroad Company was organized in
this city yesterday, with Mr.. Samuel
Rea, assistant to the president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, as
the president and Mr.. Albert Hewson,
secretary and treasurer. This COM
pany is the successor to the Frederick
and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Com
pany, which was sold under foreclos-
ure proceedings last year. 1t was not
success financially, barely able to
earn its operating expenses and never
earning the interest on its $3.50, 900
bonds. The overdue and unpaid inter-
est on said bonds at the time of fore
closure much exceeded the principal
1t owned railroad from connection
with the Hanover Pennsylvania-Mary-
land State line, near Kiugsdale, to the
City of Frederick, % miles in length.
At the meeting an organization was
effected and initiatory action taken
looking to the consolidation of the
Frederick and Northern Railroad Com
pany with the Hanover and York Rail-
road Company into one Company, to
be known as ''York, Hanover and
Frederick Railroad Company" The
Frederick and Northern Railroad Com
pany is organized with capital
stock of $50, 900 aud no bonds.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
WOlfSVille.

Jan. 4, 1897.
The holiday season is about over in
this locality and the people have re-
turned tn their regular daily work.
Miss Della Hoover. who has been in
Baltimore, is spending few weeks
with Der parents in this place.
Mr.. Lemuel Stottlemyer, who is at
tending school in Virginia, spent the
holidays. here.
Mr.. A. 0. Young, of Mid6letown,
aud Miss Eda Wolf, of Shookstown,
this county, spent few days last week
with friends in this place.
Miss Edith Fogle, of Greensburg,
Washington County, spent part of the
holidays with friends at this place.
Mrs. Mary A. Hoffman, wife of JOS
Hoffman, whose death was noted
through mistake, some time ago, died
Monday last. Her funeral took place
on Wednesday last at Pleasant Walk.
She was aged 70 years, Z months and
II days, and was the mother OF IL chill
dren, Al grand children and II great
grandchildren. The services were con-
Quoted bv Rev. Byrd, assisted by Rev.
w. l.. Remsburg. James A. Grove
was funeral director.
Messrs. A. s. Smith and Geo. M.
Warrenfellz. of this place, who had
been spending the holidays with their
parents, returned to Baltimore on Mon-
day last, where they are studying
dentistry and medicine.
Miss Edith Fogle, nf Washington
County, was visiting, few days last
week. at this place, the guest OF Miss
! Effie Baker
Miss Sadie Wolf, of this place, spent
the holiday season with her sister at
Foxville.
Mr.. Satton Rowe, of Smithburg,
Washington County, and Miss Myrtle
Farmer. of Pennsylvania, are spending
few weeks with friends in this vicinity
Mr.. Evers Shroyer has improved his
property by walling up his new well
and Notwithstanding his stable.
One of our young men left here Dec
"a, last, on visit To his lady friend in
Washington County, and has not re-
turned yet. Perhaps he cast his lot on
the matrimonial sea.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-01-08
Employees, Banqueted.

The employees of the City Opera
House were rendered complimentary
banquet at the Carlin House Wednes-
day evening by Proprietor 2. e. Long.
who is also lessee of the Opera House
Mr.. Longs reputation as princely
entertainer as ably sustained and the
sumptuous repast was keenly enioyed
by THOSE present. OF all the evidences
of appreciation and good will made
manifest by toasts aud responses. etc.
none conveyed the point more aptlv
than a large sized roll.top which the
grateful guests presented TO their host.
the affair was an enjoyable one
throughout. and the extemporaneous
Toast q Mr. John, Grp'nhine was