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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-08

A LADY DLSIRES A POSITION AS
| n stenogra pher, bookkeeper or as copyist;
ANXIOUS to secure employment. Address H.,
Tribune Office.
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REAL ESTATE.
Advs. Under This tHead One Cent Word.

OTIS FOR SALE ON NICHOLS HEIGHTS
IL and Lorraine. Address A.A. NICHOLS,
Agent, Clark's summit, Pa.
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AGENTS WANTED.

TLONDIKE - AGENTS WANTED FOR
N large illustrated book of Klondike, five
hundred pages; price S1.5O; outfit 1Oc. Ad-
dress NATIONAL PUBLISHING co.. Lake
side Building, Chicago, Ill.
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CITUATlON WANTED-BY A COLORED
- man, in wealthy private family; can
Address in the rear OF an Madison avenue,
City. Call at D y. m.
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SITUATION WANTED-BY A COLORED
- man who has had several years expert
ence as coachman; can give good reference.
Address JOHN BROWN, Tribune office.
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NTANTED-A SITUATION, BY AN EX-
w perienced young lady as clerk in store
or assistant in Office. Address, NJ. b., 90l
Price street.
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CITUATION WANTED-BY A WOMAN
- to go out washing and cleaning offices
by the day. Address, 633 Mineral street,
sand Banks.
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VNTANTED-BY A MIDDLE-AGED MAN,
w employment of any kind; can run
small engine; also used TO boiler work; will
accept 8 or days week; also low wages
Address j. w. f., Tribune office.
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CITUATION WANTED-AS A SECOND
- hand bread and cake baker In city, or
first hand in country. shop experience, ten
years; sober; intelligent; married. Address,
GEORGE Nj. NoLL, 1905 Price street,
Scranton, Pa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-08

SITUATION WANTED-BY A YOUNG
- married man as janitor or fireman; ex-
perienced in running small engines; not
afraid of work, Address II C., SO Lacka-
wanna avenue, city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-08

" "ANTED--POSITION AS BOOKKEEP-
w er, salesman or shipping clerk, by ex-
perienced man; well acquainted in Scranton
and surrounding country; want TO make a
change Oct l, 1897; references. Address
HARRY WRIGHT, General Delivery, city.
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NyTANTED-AGENTS TO SOLICIT BUILD
w ing and Loan stock; reference re-
ouired Address PENN, care Tribune.
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w ing, no collecting; position permanent
pay weekly; state age GLEN BROTHERS
Rochester, y. Y.
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TOR RENT-THREE UNFURNlSHED
Il rooms, with use of bath and heated by
furnace. Inquire at $40 Madison avenue.
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SITUATION WANTED-AS BUTCHER;
- flrst-class meat cutter and bologna
Address, BUTCHER, 1OlS Jackson street,
| City.
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AGENTS WANTED; NO
IL other need apply. Box 139, Scranton,
Pa.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Working the Merchants.

"The dealers in furniture, carpets and
house furnishing goods of Worcester" says
an exchange, ''have entered into mutual
agreement to do no more advertising in
transient publications for the benefit of
fairs or societies. They have also agreed
to refuse all requests for the donation of
goods to be rafied off at fairs, and for the
loan of carpets, rugs and furniture for
decorative purposes"
Said leading furniture dealer of that
city in explanation of the action taken !:
1.-The public has no idea of the extent of
this program and advertising scheme bust
ness. 1t has cost each of the good-sized
concerns hundreds Of dollars every year,
and the prospects were that it would cost
more from year to year. The number of
persons who call and ask for advertising
for the various schemes is very large. The
schemes are of all sorts and very often the
solicitor is some man or woman who trades
with you, or who has in the past"
Gin asking 50, So or SIS for card in a
church fair program, they are free to say
that they always trade with you, and that
it is only right that you should give them
an advertisement.
ga house always spends more than ii
gets back, and one concern advertises just
because others do. The results may be
trifing compared with the cost, which il
very large in the aggregate. Many schemes
are practically blackmail. Persons are as
signed by societies to call on such mer-
chant, because they trade there, and the
merchant will dislike to refuse what they
ask '"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Baptist Church Officers.

The Ladies Benevolent society of the
Baptist church held their annual meeting
Tuesday afternoon when the following Of
fcers were elected President, Mrs. A.
Whitney; vice president. Mrs. A. R. Rob
inson; secretary, Mrs. w. o. Kemp;
treasurer, Mrs. w. A Ferguson collector,
Mrs. E. E. Ferguson. A free supper was
served at o'clock to members OF the
church and congregation. In the evening
the annual meeting OF the Baptist society
was held, Rev. C. R. B. Dodge, president
of the society, presiding. Reports were
read from all the organizations connected
with the Baptist church. Reports from
the various officers of the society were read
and accepted. The following officers were
elected for the year ensuing: President,
Rev. G. R. B. Dodge; clerk, II. C. Bacon :;
treasurer, w. A. Ferguson; solicitor, j..
o. Spring collector, E. W. Brown; trus-
tees, II. c. Bacon. E. c.. Fairbank, E. W..
Brown; ushers, E. E. Ferguson, o. r..
Butterfeld, F. H. Mark, l. A. Adams.
The meeting was enjoyed by all present.
and the society start upon another year OF
activity under very favorable circumstances
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
its Own
Exclusive Class.

Welcome Soap should not
be compared with other laun-
dry soaps
1t stands in class by
itself, and should be sold
without reference to other
prices.
1t is absolutely free from
harsh alkalies, corrosives, and
other authorizations.
1t outsells all other laun-
dry soaps in New England,
and yet no prizes have ever
been given with it except
the prize in itself.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
DROWNED IN THE ST. LAWRENCE.
Two Men and a Girl Lost In II Storm While
Crossing to birthstone Island.

Two Men and a Girl Lost In u Storm While
Crossing t" birthstone Island.
Clayton, N. Y, Dec Saturday af-
ternoon Edward c. Rogers, superin-
tendent of Calumet Island opposite
Clayton, the summer residence of
Charles G. Emery, of New York ely,
accompanied by his young son, Frank,
and Miss Minerva Robbins, left Caiu-
met Island in an ice punt for Grind
stone Island, where Miss Robbins re-
sides. squall and snow storm came
up while they were crossing, hiding
them from view. They were not seen
again, and, as they did not reach Gril.d-
stone Island, it is feared that their boat
was capsized and they were drowned.
The river is full of drifting ice.
search vas begun yesterday morn
ing and resulted in the finding of the
empty punt, with the muff of Miss Rob-
bins in it.. There is no doubt that the
three people were drowned. Mr.. Rog-
ers leaves a widow and two daughters.
The body of Miss Robbins was found
in 80 feet of water. Dynamite is being
used in a neffort to recover the other
bodies.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02

bilty, Mr., Williams says that IN his case
the state has not even squandered a penny
in purchasing postal card to notify him of
his appointment.
The engagement is announced of Jennie
Harlow, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II.
Richards of Holyoke, Mass. to James Alfred
Briefly, formerly of Holyoke and now gen
eral secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tan association of Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Miss Richards is the daughter of Mrs. Elite
Harlow Richards and granddaughter of the
late Lucius Harlow, whose home was in
this place for many years previous to their
removal to Holyoke. Mr.. Briefly gradu-
ated from the International Y M. c. A.
training school last June, and is friend of
Secretary Freer OF this place.
The Keene Sentinel has this to say of
the company with which w. B. Carpenter
of this place is connected:
The success which has attended the
manufacture and sale of the Keene Wood
Rim company's non-splitable bullt-up rims
for bicycles and vehicles has been most
gratifying and has exceeded the expecta-
tons of the company. Orders already re-
ceived for this season are much greater
than the present capacity of the machinery
and the company has ordered duplicate
set of machines, which will double the
product of the shop, increasing the output
to about 1000 rims day.
The basket ball game Thursday evening
between the town and Y F.. M. CA. teams wa
a close contest but resulted in victory for
the latter by score Of - to 8; town team
Campbell, Lawrence, Dennison, Jennison,
Moulton; Y. M. G. A. McKinnon, Dan
forth, Chandler, Butterfeld and Burr
Goals from field Campbell 2, Moulton l
Chandler 2, Danforth, 2, Butterfeld l.
McKinnon 1 goals from foul, Campbell
3. Referee, McKewen; umpires, Brady
and Whitney; scorer, Finlayson; timer
Wilson.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02

village are reported from Finar del
Rio Province
Princess Chimay told delegation OF
Budapest reporters why she eloped
with a gypsy.
Count De Moltke-Hultfeldt and
Louise Eugene Bonaparte were mar
ried at Washington by Cardinal Glib
bons.
Representatives of the cotton and
silk industries appeared before the
Ways and Means Committee to plead
for higher tariff.
Cracksmen broke safe In the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company's Of
flee, on West forty-second street New
York, and stole $4,000.
A dispatch from Frankfort, KY, to
the Courier-Journal says Governor
Bradley intends to resign the Office
of governor at ar early date. His
health is poor.
The Columbia National and Wash
ington Banks of Minneapolis, the Com
mercial National Bank of Roanoke,
Va, and the Van Nortwick Bank at
Batavia, H., closed.
The president amended the civil SER
vice rules so as to include in this SER
vice all employees of government peni
tentiaries in the United States who are
subject to- classification.
The Metropolitan Street Railway
Company made contracts for turning
the motive power on several of it's lines
in New York city into electricity, the
underground trolley being the system
to be used.
Thursday. December 81.
Spain secretly sought for European
support against America, but found
none.
Insane Isaac Dougless, of Voluntown,
| Conn.,, attacked his weak-minded son
with an axe.
President-elect Mckinley expects to
leave Canton on Saturday for Cleve-
land to visit Chairman Hanna.
Permission was granted to two we'll
known filibustering vessels to take car
goes of war material to Cuba.
Gen. G. w. G. Lee resigned as Presi-
dent of Washington and Lee University
and was appointed President Emeritus.
Maria Barberi saved the life of Mrs.
Hogan, whose dress was on fire, by
rolling her in blanket on the balcony
of their Bowery home.
A Brooklyn newsboy was found or
the street suffering from poison sup
posed to have been eaten in candy OF
ice-cream. He will recover.
4 Representatives of the Sugar Trus
appeared before the House Ways ant
Means Committee and appealed for
higher tariff on their manufactures.
Martin Leonard, of New York, VIII,
has served time for counterefiting, wa
!, arrested, with several men and womel
: who are believed to be his confederate
in counterfeiting scheme.
E. E. Runyon, of Elizabeth, who wa
carrying parcels, was dragged from
Jersey Central train by Pinkerton &c
) tectives employed by the road. He wa
believed to be aiding private expires
messenger.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Electric Road.
CA CoMMUNICATIoN.)

We can see no objection to letting the
Burlington Company have the stock in the
proposed Saxtons River electric road in
full for if they put in the road they will
complete it and if it does not happen to
pay they have capital to back it; while if
stock is controlled here some one will
funk out and the road will be like the
Springfield one. The Burlington company
know what they are about and it would be
better to let them have the charter under
proper conditions Some of our people
are of course against the road, but the ma
ority hope to see it and when we do get IL
all will be pleased. Al S,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
SUICIDE OF A CHICAGO BANKER.
otto Wasmansdorn, of the Suspended
Bank, Taxes His Life.

otto Wasmansdorn, of the Suspended
Bank, Takes His Life.
Chicago, Dec. 28.-Otto Wasmans-
dorff, of the banking firm of Wasmans-
dorff & Heineman, which failed here
last Monday, as result of the collapse
of the National bank of Illinois, COM
mitted suicide at his home, $40 Cleve-
land avenue, yesterday morning by
shooting himself in the right temple
with a revolver.
The constant worry and mental anx-
iety for the past week consequent up
on the failure is bel eyed to have been
the cause. He had scarcely slept dur
ing that time and although it is gener-
ally believed that the Oank will dis
charge it's obligations in full, Mr..
Wasmansdorff saw that his standing in
financial circles had been imperiled.
Insomnia resulted from his troubles,
and it is thought his mind may have
been temporarily deranged. Wasmans-
dorff was born in Prussia in 1910. He
came to America in 1868 and has been
a resident of Chicago ever since.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Notice.

The annual meeting of the Bellows Falls
section of the Milk Producers ITr6on will
be held at Bellows Falls, on the first
Wednesday OF January 1897, at P NJ.
The business to be transacted will in
clude the election of president and sec
rotary for the ensuing year, decidency
upon the number of delegates to be sent to
the annual meeting of the Central Union
held in Boston, and the election of the
same. There will be other important
questions to be decided and it is earnestly
requested that all milk producers whether
shippers or not will attend.
JOHN p. HOLMES, secretary.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02

Of three offences, j. G. Harvey for the
state; W d G, Stickn y and W, f.
Johnson for respondent,
On this Tuesday morning the case Of
the state against Frank b. Slack and
Romeo Clough OF Norwich, an indictment
for an attempt to rob peddler named
John ESQ, at Norwich, on the 10th of
September, 1896, was taken up. The
prosecution will be conducted by States
Attorney Harvey, assisted by w. W..
Stickney. Mr.. Slack wi be defended by
Gilbert A. Davis and David Pingree and
Mr.. Clough by W. f, johnson and Will
liam Batchelder.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Public Notice.

We are hereby authorized to refund the
money on a so cent bottle of Hustena, the
new discovery for consumption, if it does not
cure your cough and prove the best medicine
used for severe coughs, lung troubles and
asthma. Also 25 cent bottle.
S. L. ANDREWS,
j. F PIERCE.
H. II. DAVIS,
w. B. GLYNN, Saxtons River,
S. p. CUSHING, Cambridgeport.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Resisted a "Hold-up' and Was Shot Eead.

Resisted a "Hold-up'' and Was Shot Eead.
Newport, Ark, Dec. 26.-While re-
turning to town from their plantations
five miles distant, on Wednesday after
noon, A. F. Bateman and F. M. Leon
ard two wealthy farmers, were stopped
by three armed men in lonely part of
the road and ordered to hand over
their money and valuables. Bateman
resisted and was shot dead. Leonard
put spurs to his horse and escaped.
A posse with bloedhounds is on the
trail of the murderers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Foolish to Suffer.

Why suffer from aches and pains, from any
cause, when natures own remedy Neurotic
Oil which affords instant relief can be pur-
chased at any drug stores Neurotic Oil is
safely taken internally or used externally and
when directions are faithfully followed it
never fails to cure. Made by Neurotic Oil
Co., Burlington, Vt.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
A Chicago Bank Retires.

Chicago, Dec. 28.-The Atlas Nation
al bank of Chicago has decided to re-
tire from business and the clearing
house committee at special meeting
last night decided that the associated
banks of the city would advance the
amount needed to pay its depositors in
full The amount required is in the
neighborhood OF 100000.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Safety Strap Broke; Elevator Fell.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The safety strap
of one of the elevators in the new 15-
story Office building at 800 Broadway
slipped off the wheel Saturday morn
ing and the elevator fell two stories.
John Stearn, a passenger, sustained a
fracture of the left ankle and was re-
moved to Hudson street hospital
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
Corporation Notice.

Pursuant to an Act to incorporate the
Bellows Falls and Saxtons River Street Rail-
way approved November p, 1892 and amend
ed at the session of the Legislature of 1885.
Notice is hereby given that we win open
books for and receive subscriptions to the
capital stock of said corporation at the Office
of L. NJ. Read in Bellows Falls in the county.
of windham and state of Vermont. on Tues
day, the 5th day of January A. ID. 1887 at Is
O'Clock p. VI.
Bellows Falls, VT Dec. -, 1895.
A. y. SWAIN,
l.. NJ. READ,
JOHN T. MOORE,
WYMAN FLINT,
ZINA II. ALLBEE.
CLARK CHASE,
JAMES h WILLIAMS,
JOHN p. ALEXANDER,
L. III. PETTESGILL.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
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pages every Wednesday and Saturday.
Tell your neighbors of this great offer
and ask them to subscribe. Address,
THE TIMES,
Bellows Falls, VT.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-02
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news, more special articles and more read
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tant state event.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

The Report That Band of Negroes was
Approaching Causes wild Excitement.

Approaching Causes wild Excitement.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April PA tele-
phone message was received here from
Alexandria, Va, at ILLS o'clock tonight
stating that IL is rumored that 400 ne
groes from Arlington were near the city
and would come in between midnight ana
l oclock. At II o'clock the Mayor called
out the militia and from 1900 to 1900 wild
" excited men were parading the street:
the Alexandria Light Infantry which
had arranged 10 go to New York and TO
take part in the Grant Memorial ceremo-
nies, had been ordered by the Mayor not
70 leave the city until further orders:
that a mob OF negroes had attacked the
whites and police on guard at the Lacey
house and that one policeman was killed.
The rumor also went that the fire depart
ment Of Alexandria had been ordered out
and the trucks were being used 10 trans
port troops and citizen guards from one
point 10 another as the negroes had
formed in small bands throughout the
town.
When the news, however. was sifted
down II was traced to irresponsible ru-
mors and as the time passed and no at
tacking party arrived the excitement
Gained and the citizens realized they had
been the victims Of sensationalism. The
military returned TO their armory and
only the police OF the city remained on
guard. No attack was made on Lacey's
house and the reported killing of police
man is without fact for foundation TIE
only shooting was that Of some toughs
who were enjoying the turmoil Of the
city. The rumors OF the approaching
negro throng originated in the story OF
an old colored man who related to an
operator that a number Of negroes were
discussing the lynching Of Mccoy. He
exaggerated the story and wired IL TO
Alexandria. The excitement there was
intense and all the white male population
armed itself. the militia and fire de-
partment was ordered out and marched
towards the point from which the attack
was expected.
The sonseless rumors from one point
and another kept up the tension until
nearly & NJ. when the excitement SUBJ
sided for want OF fuel, the citizens be-
came tired and sleepy and accompanied
by the militia retired 10 the city.
At 2:30 a. NJ. the city was quiet and
no trouble Is expected. The agitation
was but repetition OF the hoax Of the
night before.