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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
Mrs. Fordham's Burial.

Among those from out of town who
accompanied the remains of the late
Mrs. j. r. Fordham to this city were:
Mrs. David Zeiley of Brooklyn; Miss
Virginia Love and Miss Reeves, of
Pittston; David Boies and Harry Boies,
Scranton; Mrs. Peter II. Ballentine and
Mrs. RyersOn, of Newark, N. j.; Mrs.
Frelinghuysen, of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Linen and Miss Mary Lin
en-, of Scranton; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fordham and Miss Fordham, of Pitts
tom Miss Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Dickson, of Scranton; Miss Bessie Dick
son, of New York Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dickson of Scranton Miss Mira Ford
ham, of Montrose: James Kays, of
Scranton; Mrs. DR.. Pursell, of Easton;
Mrs. Swingle, of Ariel DR.. and Mrs.
Fordham and Miss Sarah Fordham, of
Green Ridge; Charles Law, of West
Pittston; Mrs. Henry Watts, w. j.
Watts, j. j. Williams, A. II. Nandling,
of Scranton; j. ID. Stocker, of Jedmyn.
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STRANGELY WARNED.
The Supernatural Visitor that saved
Her from the sting of the Cobra.

The following remarkable occurrence,
an aboslute fact, is related by lady
visiting friends in Hartford as 1t was
told her by her cousin in Meerat, North
western India. 1t took place in the
house of the sister of the narrator. Oi
its absolute accuracy there can pe no
question. The two sisters in India are
connected with families of repute ana
with officers in the British army IN
India. We give the story as the lady
here related it. She is a devout mem
Der of the Episcopal church, and is in
capable of misrepresenting in the
slightest particular
Her cousin, in whose house the oc-
currence took place, was se'ted at
lighted table engaged in reading, When,
thinking it about time to retire, ana
happening to lift her eyes from her
book, she was astonished to see seated
in chair before her, and between her
self and the door to the bath room'
q man, stranger to her, VINO calmly
regarded her. 1t was too great sur
prise for her to speak and demand who
was thus intruding unbidden upon her
privacy, and what was wanted. She
remained for a moment in silent aston
ishment.
that the figure was probably not that
of a person or real flesh and blood.
but a visitor from the unseen world of
life. She remembered having once, as
a child, seen similar figure, under
circumstances which seemed to pre-
clude the idea that it was any person
still in the body, and in later years.
in revolving those circumstances, she
| had remembered how the apparition
| had after little while faded away
| into inVisibility. Concluding that this
| new visitor also was not a person of
| flesh and blood, she sat silently gaz-
| ing at the silent object, while the in
| truder, whoever or whatever he was,
sat also in silence, steadily regarding
! her. Just how long this state of
| things lasted the lady did not accurate
| ly know, but 1t was probably not very
! long when the mysterious stranger be-
gan to vanish into a thinner and thin
! ner personal presence, until in mo-
ment or two he had vanished quite
away.
1t was the lady's hour for her eve
| ming bath, but she thought she would
| first let out her two pet dogs from their
| confinement in another room. They
came barking furiously and running
directly toward the bath room. There,
through the open door, the lady was
horritled to see on the floor a mon
strous cobra-.the snake whose bite is
certain and speedy death. Springng
forward to save her dogs, she quickly
shut the door, but not so instantane-
ously as to prevent her seeing the rep
tile turning and escaping down through
a hole in the floor where the drain
pipes of bathtub and washbowel went
a hole which had been Carelessly left
larger than was necessary.
If she had gone directly to the bath
room, as she would have done but fol
the intervention of her mysterious Wis
liant, her life would undoubtedly have
been sacrificed in the act
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
TAYLOR.

The new school building which the
school directors have carefully erect
ed on the same lot as the present Grove
street school is situated, will be dedi-
Gated this morning. The school will
hereafter be known as the graded
school of which Professor James f.
Foley, superintendent of the borough
schools, and Miss Edith VanBuskirk
will be the presiding teachers.
The members of First Wels.r Congre-
gational church of the First ward,
have extended call to the Rev. T, r.
Watkins, of Providence, to become
their pastor. Mr.. Watkins will respond
in a few days.
George Marsh, prominent young
man of this town, announces hmsalf
as a candidate for the office of auditor
on the Republican ticket. Mr.. Marsh
would make an excellent auditor, if
elected.
The Price Library association held
an important business meeting last
Friday evening when officers We're
chosen as follows: President, w. b,
Owens; vice president, Isaac Davis;
secretary. Frank Decker; financial sec
retary, Conner Davis; treasurer, Evan
c.. Watkins librarian, John \. Jones,
jr; board of directors, NJ. C. Judge;
John Richards, Louis Reinhardt, Oliver
NJ. Williams and II. j. Daniels.
Mrs John Weisennuth. of Grove
street, is seriously i'll at her home.
Superintendent w. b. owens, of the
First ward, is a candidate for the office
of school director. A more competent
man to take charge of the affair could
not be selected in the ward, as he has
the ability necessary for the duties of
the office.
Mr. Evan Lloyd, of Providence, spent
yesterday at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T.. Dawson, North Main street.
Card from Mr.. Watkins: There is Il
rumor prevalent throughout the bor-
my election to the Office of burgess
] will Immediately resign said office
in favor of some other person, in other
words, / intend to give it up to some
one else. | desire to state that such an
assertion, wrong in fact and wrong in
inference, is absolutely without foun-
datior, and l emphatically deny it as
being a base and unwarrantable false
hood. If the good people Of the borough
of Taylor elect me to the said Office,
shall faithfully and conscientiously en-
| deaVOr to performs the duties and as
sumo the responsibilities incident there
to which are incumbent upon me with
honesty, integrity and fidelity, and
| with an eye single to the welfare OF
| the borough, and an answering and
an unalterable purpose and determin-
alton to promote the interests of the
municipality. j. r, Watkins.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
LOCAL AND Personal NOTES.


a. C. Tolley, of Honesdale, was in
town Saturday.
Y. Z. fitzpatrick, of Philadelphia, is
in the city.
w. D. Boyer, of Scranton, was a cali
er in town Saturday.
Clarence Weiss, of Wilkes-B Barre
called on Carbondale friends Saturday
-. II. Huntsmaster of Scranton, Wis
tied in this city yesterday.
There have been nine cases of diph-
iberia in the O'Leary family. Another
case was reported Saturday.
Miss F. Bush, of River street, has
been entertaining her sister from
Honesdale.
The grocers are endeavoring to have
the early closing hour fixed at $50 p.
m.
II. c. Butler is in New York
Miss Anna Hudson has returned from
Scranton.
Miss Ella Flanagan is visiting friends
in Honesdale.
John Price has proceeded against
Jeweler Levene for the recovery of
two rings which he claims Levene has
defrauded him of.
Saturday the body of Mrs. Catherine
Wedeman, of Hyde Park, was entered
in Maplewood cemetery.
Bernard Heenan, aged q years, died
Saturday morning at his home in Simp-
William McMinn is home from the
Wilkes Barre hospital.
The funeral of the late Mrs. d. ].
Roland, is to be held this morning at
$3.50 o'clock. Interment will be made
in st. Rose cemetery.
The cycle club will meet tomorrow
night. Good Roads" will probably be
on tap. 1t is possible there will be a
club run.
The weather prophets are hitting the
nail-anywhere but on the head.
w. d. Evans is to be adjudicator at
Olyphant, st. Patricks day eisteddfod
Simon Spangenburg is on the sick
list.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Judge, a
daughter
Tomorrow night will occur the an
nual reception of the Ladies' Catholic
Beneficial association. The event Will
take place in Burke's hall.
Mr., and Mrs. j. w. Dimock We're in
Scranton Saturday.
The marriage of Mrs. Bridget Pen
warden, of Dundaff street, to Calvin
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FOREST CITY.

girls industrial school was opened
in the lecture room of the Presbyterian
church on Saturday afternoon. In
character the school is undenomina-
tional, it being the purpose of those in
charge to educate the young girls so
that they may become useful women.
The school will be open on Saturdays
at p. m. All girls who desire to attend
will be welcomed.
On Friday evening, the 18th inst, the
ladies of the Methodist church will
serve supper in the basement of the
parsonage.
AT meeting of the Hillside Fire de-
partment on Friday evening it was de-
cidedto purchase a new wagon from the
firm of A. f. & S. C. Stewart, of Ro-
chester, N. Y. The wagon will be fitted
up with all modern improvements. in
cluding chemical eXtinguishers. 1t is
expected that it will arrive here about
two months after the order reaches
the firm, which will be in a few days.
st. Anthony's Lithuanian society will
hold a ball in Peter Walshs hall, near
the Erie depot, on Saturday evening,
the 10th inst.
Ann Llewellyn is trying to obtain a
divorce from her husband, William
Llewellyn, through her attorney, L.
p Wedeman, in the Scranton courts.
on Friday, the 18th inst, Il Sunday
school institute of the Second district
of Susquehanna county, which includes
the towns of Uniondale, Dundaff and
Forest City and the townships of Ar
arat, Clifford and Herrick, will be held
in the Baptist and Methodist Episcopal
churches at Clifford. The following is
programme of the event: 1890 a. M,
devotional service. Rev. G. b. Stone
address of welcome, Ralph Miller; re-
sponse, Rev. p. b. Kennedy; self Sac
rifce in Christian Work." Rev. Il. j.
Vaughn; Early Conversions" Miss Sa-
die Potter; verbal reports of spiritual
| conditions of schools. Afternoon ses-
sion: Song and praise service, Rev. ].
l.. Williams "The Teachers Trials
and Triumphs," Rev. NJ, Bevan; us
the Tendency of the Present Day
| Teaching to Tone Down the Threaten
| ings of Gods Word Conducive to Spir-
! ituality," D. c. ]. Kephart; open par
| lament. Evening session: Song and
| praise service, Rev. j. G.. Evans; an
them, by united choirs; address, d. j.
| c. Kephart.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
A PLAGUE OF THE NIGHT
ITCHING PILES AND OTHER RECTAL
TROUBLES EASILY CURED BY A
NEW AND SAFE METHOD.
A Remarkable Number of Cures Made
byth Pyramid Pile Cure.

About one person in every four suf-
fers from some form of rectal disease.
Themost common and annoying Is Itch
ing piles, indicated by warmth, slight
moisture and intense, uncontrollable
itching in the parts affected.
The usual treatment has been some
simple ointment or salve which some
times give temporary relief, but moth
ing like a permanent cure can be eX-
pected from such superficial treatment.
The only permanent cure for itching
piles yet discovered is the Pyramid Pile
Cure, not only for itching piles, but
for every other form of piles, blind,
bleeding or protruding. The first APP
plication gives instant relief and the
continued use for short time causes
a permanent removal of the tumors or
the small parasites which cause the
intense itching and discomfort Of itch
ing piles.
Many physicians for long time sup
posed that the remarkable relief af-
forded by the Pyramid Pile Cure was
because 1t was supposed to contain
cocaine, opium or similer drugs, but
such is not the case. A recent careful
analysis of the remedy showed it to
be absolutely free from any cocaine,
opium, or in fact any poisonous, in
furious drugs whatever.
For this reason the Pyramid Pile
cure is probably the only pile cure ex-
tenSiVely recommended by physicians,
because 1t is so safe, so prompt in the
relief afforded and so far as known the
only positive cure for piles except a
surgical operation.
In one year the Pyramid Pile Cure
has become the best known, the safest
and the most extensively sold of any
pile cure before the public.
Nearly all druggists now sell it at so
cents, and 81 per package
Address the Pyramid Co., Albion.
Mich, for book on cause and cure of
piles and also hundreds of testimonials
from al parts of the United States.
If suffering from any form of piles
ask your druggist for a package of
Pyramid Pile Cure and try/it tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
Ifthe Baby Is Cutting Teeth.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mill
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success, 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums
allays all pain, cures wind collie and Is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Sold
by druggists in every pert of the world
BE sure and call for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle. "
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Barber, has just leaked out The SER
vices were performed at st. Rose rec
tory about two weeks ago. They are
living at the home of the bride on Dun
daft street.
son. He is survived by his wife and
two daughters. Interment will be made
this afternoon in st. Rose cemetery.
f. b. Hitler spent yesterday with his
parents in Susquehanna.
Miss Carrie Price was visitor in
Scranton yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
PLAYS and PLAYERS,

The Darkest America" colored COM
pany closed its third successful per-
Torrance at the opera house Saturday
night. The darkies gave a good per-
formance to big house. Tonight and
tomorrow night they play in Scranton.
Tonight Freeman's band of funmakers
will hold high carnival at the opera
house. The company has been here be-
fore and needs no introduction. Laugh
ter is to be the menu tonight. Thurs
day night George H. Adams will give
us the Sporting Craze" The greatest
of all clowns comes we'll recommended.
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The Paris
4OO-4O2 LaCkaWanna Ave.,
Opp, Wyoming House.
SLAUGHTER SALE
ClOakS and
Trimmed Hats.

We have 10000 Dollars worth of
JACKETS, CAPES, SEPARATE SKIRTS
AND TRIMMED HATS, and in order to
dispose of them in time not to carry them
over, we will not wait until March, as
others do before they really reduce their
prices to any extent.
We have already put the knife into our
prices and cut them right into half.
Not single garment can you find in our
handsome, cheerful and we'll lighted store
that does not come up to the full stand
ard in regard to STYLE and QUALITY.
our store is lighted not by gas, or any
other light that makes your garment look
one way in the store and another when
you get home. Our store is lighted by
NATURAL, DAY LIGHT and with
PLENTY of it,
We handle NO TRASH. If you want
trash, then go elsewhere and you'i find
plenty of it there. We handle FINE goods
only, and would not keep in our store
anything that is not FINE IN QUALITY
and tP-TO-DATE in style, even if we
could never sell garment.
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An Entertainment.

Friday night the Teachers associa-
tion of Trinity Episcopal church Will
give an entertainment in Watts hall.
Among the numbers will be selections
by the Mozart orchestra, the Hunt
Mandolin club and Professors Rumsby
and Alderman. Miss Griffin, of Scran-
ton, will recite. A graphophone eXhi-
biton will be given under the direction
of j. e. Blackridge. The proceeds are
to be used for Sunday school work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

Union Stock Yards, H., Jan. 9.-Cattle-
Receipts, 500 head; market steady; COM
mon to extra steers, $3.5Oaj45; stockers
and feeders, $3a3.j5: cows and bulls, $1.75
a3S0; calves, $4.2jaG.l5; Texans, $35Oa4 so
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; market firm
and cents higher; heavy packing and
shipping lots, $3.l5a3.lj; common to
choice mixed, SO. 25a3. .i5; choice assorted,
$3iOa3.5O; lighr $S.Soa3IO; pigs, $3a35O.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; market
steady; inferior to choice. S2.5Oa3.75 lambs,
$3 5Oa5.25.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
A Correction.

A mistake was made in Fridays issue
giving Frank Colwell the Republican
nomination for councilman from the
Third ward. 1t should have read w
d. Lewis and F. Colwell. 1t was also
stated that William Passmore was
nominated for alderman in the Fifth
ward, whereas his nomination is for al
derman in the Third ward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
BATTLE ROYAL.
Much Interest Manifested in the
primprv FiCcii"ns.

MUCn interest muuiits''u III NV
Primnrv FiCcii"ns.
That local politics are of more inter-
est 70 the Orulnary voter WAS PLAINLY
demonstrated Saturday. The Dem
ocratic primary election was hot one.
The offices to be filled are not high ones
but the different men in the field put
forth all their strength which, of
course, resulted in a big vote. The
principal skirmish was that of w. j.
McDonough and Thomas Boylan, who
each want to be school director from
the Third and Fourth wards.
The second ward fight was between
Fire Chief p. f. Motlitt and j. w. Kill
patrick, who both sought the nomln-
alton for the poor dictatorship. The
chief received much assistance from
the firemen. The convention of the
delegates promises to be an interesting
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
CARbONDALE,

tReaders will please note that advertise
ments, orders for Job work, and items Tor
publication left at the establishment OF
Shannon G. CO., newsdealers. North MAN
street, will receive prompt attention. OIL
lice open from a. IN. to 10 p. MI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
StOn1 aCh

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. l had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe. !
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from trial of Hoods Sarsaparilla, that /
took several bottles and mean to always
keepit in the house. / am now able to
do all my own work, which for six years
/ have been unable to do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
fitted by Hoods Sarsaparilla - for pains in
the back, and after the grip. ] gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine"
Mrs. PETER BURBY, Leominster, Mass.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

Oil Market.
Oil City, Pa, Jan. 9.-Option oil market
closed 80 cents. Credit balances 80 cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-23
A HAT MADE OF CORN.
Wonderful HandiwOrk of an
AtchisOn MilIiner Sent to
Mrs. Mckinley.

Washington, D. C., Oct -23-Among the
curiosities that Mrs. Mckinley has just
added to the White House museum is Il
hat made entirely of corn. The hat was
sent to the presidents wife from Atchi-
son, Kan, where it has figured in the
corn carnival which takes place annually
in that city TO celebrate the success of
the seasons yield.
The hat which has been sent to Mrs.
Mckinley was voted the most unique and
dainty production of the corn festival 1t
was designed and made by Mrs. II. J.
Cusack of Atchison. So tasteful and
original have been Mrs. Cusacks produc-
tions that her delighted tOwnspeOple have
dubbed her the ''corn milliner of Kan
sas.' The most peculiar feature of the
corn hat is that the corn, having been
treated by some special preparation,
shines like ivory and makes most at
tractive head dress. Worn at night it
would cause a sensation as one of the
prettiest and most striking hats ever de-
vised. and few would guess that the Won
derful and costly looking head covering
was made of corn husks.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-23
BY CLEANING SAFE LOCKS.
Burglar Learns the Combinations and
Robs Great Bend Merchants.

Great Bend, Oct 23.-During last
night the safes of Dickson & Shore,
and the Great Bend Grain company,
We're robbed, the thief securing about
S100 $50 OF which came from Dickson
& Shores.
The robbery is supposed to be the
work Ofg Tom Kanathy,whO made the
rounds of the business houses and
banks, representing himself to be an
agent for the Mosier Safe company. and
on tour of inspection. He succeeded
in hoOdwinking the two firms and they
allowed him to clean their safe locks.
While thus engaged he secured the
combination. His handling of the locks
showed him to be an expert at the bus
mess as he was thoroughly familiar
with the workings. After robbing the
grain company, he left the safe open,
but at Dickson & Shores he removed
the Paul washers and locked the safe,
thus necessitating the blowing open
of the safe this morning. Kanathy is
a tall, we'll dressed man with stubby
mustache and rather dark complexion
and a very smooth talkeT.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-23
Railway Mems Wives Gather in
Chicago.
Auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
TENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. Tom Mason of the Santa Fe
Promoted.
Railroad Mans Long Hunt For
Job After Blacklist.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Wives of locomotive
engineers, fremen, conductors and
brakemen gathered yesterday in the K.
ebrate the tenth anniversary of the
Grand international Auxiliary to the
b. of L. E. Although the organization
is restricted to the wives of the en-
g1neers, the families of all other branch
es of railroad service were invited to
participate.
There were 500 of them and they rep
resented every state in the union and
Canada and Mexico. Many members
railroad Conductors, the auxiliary to
the Brotherhood of Firemen, and the
auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen were among those who
responded to the invitation.
Mrs. w. A. Murdocx of Chicago, who
was the organizer of the auxiliary to
the Locomotive Engineers, delivered
the address of welcome. During the
session papers We're read by women of
the different organizations, showing
what has been accomplished by the
end today. Sunday they will be convey
ed by special train to Highland Park, to
the home for ged and disabled railroad
employees.
The women delegates last night were
provided with an entertainment at IL
EnOiS hall, West Madison street and
Ogden avenue. consisting of a series of
exhibition drills by members of the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of
Engineers and a division of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Order of the Conduc-
tors
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-23
FOR STEEL BRIDGES.
Big Roads Substituting Them for
Wooden Ones.

Denver, Oct. 23.-''Steel bridges are
slowly but surely taking the place of
wooden ones on all the principal roads
in the United States,'' said B. F. Bond
of Jacksonville, ILL.,, bridge contractor
for the Jacksonville, Louisville & St.
Louis road, last evening in the Brown
Palace hotel
Many roads cannot afford to make
the change rapidly, owing to the large
amount of money it takes. A good
steel bridge is like a stone one-it will
last life time, and in that way is
much the cheaper of the two.
Two of the greatest enemies rail-
roads have are fire and water and the
advantage of steel structures over
those of wood can easily be imagined
Do you know that very few people
know what the difference is between
bridges and trestIes? A bridge is con-
structed on abutments, built either of
stone, concrete or iron tubes filled with
concrete. A trestle has spans about Is
feet apart, and these spans are from
five to 40 feet high. Every railroad
bridge constructor appreciates the man
fold advantages of steel in bridge
building, but 1t is a difficult matter to
make the manager of the road see it,
owing to the enormous outlay of mon
ey necessary at the Outstart."