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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
LOCAL AND Personal NOTES.

Miss Maud Taylor laft yesterday for
baltimore where SHE will make her
home
Mrs. Stillman Hadcocll, of Hancock,
who has been the guest Of her parents,
returned home yesterday.
Miss Lizzie EARLY, who has been the
guest OF friendS in Pittston, has re-
turned home.
F. j. INLAND. Of Scranton. was a vis-
itor ir town Wednesday evening.
The Excelsior club are arranging for
social to be given in the w. w. Watt
building April l6.
Miss Loretta Coleman was visitor
in Scranton this week.
j. f. Sullivan, who has been visit
ing friends in Moosic, the past two
weeks, has returned nome.
Miss Bertha Bell has accepted a po-
sition in the Office of DR.. w. w. Fletch-
er al bookkeeper and amanuensis.
Miss Jessie Watt, of Church street
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Baker
Of Scranton, Wednesday.
Miss Annie Duffy has returned from
New York city.
Mrs. William Isgar, of South Main
street, visited friends in Peckville this
week.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
tist church purpose giving a chicken
dinner April IA.
Miss Lizzie Morgan, Of South Terrace
street. Is the guest of friends in Scran-
ton.
Misses Barbara and Helen Mang, who
have been spending the past six weeks
In Washington and Philadelphia, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Randolph Mason and w. ]. Hamilton
are making arrangements for a dance
for April 20, 1t will be given in Burke's
han and supper will be served at the
Hotel Anthracite.
Mrs. Edward Loomis and daughter.
OF Ringhamton, n. Y, are visiting at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Lath-
rope.
Rev Charles Lee FitChett, the new
rector of Trinity church, arrived with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
AVOCA.

Miss Kate Campbell is visiting friends
in Wilkes Barre.
The usual Lenten devotions will be
conducted in st. Mary's church this
evening.
Mr.. James Mcintyre, Of the North
End, is seriously i'll Of lung trouble.
Mrs. ID. X. George, of Eaiiin, was a
visitor in town yesterday
Mrs. Samuel Decker of Nicholson, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. +. Lawler, OF the West Side.
Mrs Howard, of Dunmore, is the
guest Of her son, Patrick, of the North
End.
Miss Amelia Shulman, of Pittston,
was a visitor i'm town yesterday.
Rev. ID. ID. Smythe, the newly in
stalled pastor of the LangCliffe Presby-
terian church, has moved his family
from Hamilton Square, n. j., and are
now domiciled in the manse on Main
street.
Born--On April l, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Manhire, a daughter.
The choir Of the Primitive Methodist
church are requested To meet tomor-
row evening for rehearsal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
.JERMYN.

one Of the social successes Of the
year was the reception given by Mrs.
r. G. Robinson, Mrs. william Moon
of Carhonddlc and Mrs. Charles r.
Baker. of this town, on Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Robin
son on Robinson avenue, Carbondale.
Mrs. II. A. Willman, of this place. as
sisted in entertaining. Mesdames NJ.
j. Shields and w. S. Badger helped pre-
side over the table. Misses Mundane
Rymcr, Jenrle Moon, Clara Davis and
Eva Wheeler assisted in serving. About
ninety people from Jermyn were pres
ent.
James MeIrick, the tonsorial artist,
was transacting business in Scranton
yesterday.
f. +. Hayden, of Uniondale, is visit
ing in town.
Council will meet in regular session
this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Oakley. who some
months ago moved here from Chicago,
have returned to that city.
Miss Bertha Bell. of Bacon street,
began her duties yesterday as an am
anuensis in the office of Doctor FletCl-
er.
The Mayfeld Yard hotel is nearly fin
John Caffrey, will move into it about
April Is.
a daughter was born on Wednesday
to superintendent and Mrs. William
Walker.
The funeral Of Myrtle. the youngest
child of MI. and Mrs. Jacob j. Heller,
of Bacon street, took place yesterday
afternoon. and was quite largely at
tended. Services were held i'm the Bap-
tist church. lnterment in Jermyn cem-
etery.
Mr.. Charles II. Baker. the North
Main street merchant, has retired from
that business and is as yet undecided
as to what occupation he will pursue.
large number Of> members of Car
| bOndale branch. Independent order Of
odd Fellows, visited their brethren
here last evening.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church met yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Burton Parks, of
Third street, and transacted business
Of some Importance.
Michael Haggerty is confined to his
home with the grip. Fears are enter
tanned that it may develop into pneu-
| monia.
Ralph Rymer, a student at Wesley
an university, is spending a few days
| in town.
James Gardella, of Carbondale, has
| opened confectionery store in the
! building of William Fl. Lutey.
The string social given in the sun
| day school rooms of the Methodist
church under the auspices of the Ep-
worth league last evening was largely
! attended and proved both a financial
and social success. The programme
was rendered the same as published in
a recent issue of this paper.
| W r. Dodson was Scranton visitor
| yesterday.
Misses Phillips and Wilcox, of Car
| bondale, spent last evening in town
Miss Mabel Jadwin, of Carbondale,
! spent yesterday afternoon with her sis
ter. Mrs. NJ. j. Shields of Main street.
A. B, Dunning jr. f.. J. Northup and
| C. a. Battenberg, the viewers appoint
| ed by court to define a line between
Jermyn and Mayfield boroughs, will
meet on April Il at $50 at the corner
Of Main and Division streets.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
PLEASING RECEPTION.
Three Hundred Visitors Entertained
nj The Home of Mrs. Robinson.

on Wednesday afternoon a large re-
ccption was given by Mesdames 4. c.
Robinson, w. X. Moon and Mrs. G. F.
Baker, of Jermyn, at the home of Mrs.
Robinson, on Robinson avenue. Dur
ing the hours from 3 to nearly three
hundred guests were welcomed. About
ninety came from Jermyn and others
from Binghamton, Scranton ana
Wilkes Barre.
The house was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. Pink and white car
nations with an abundant supply or
smilax made the dining room especially
attractive. Mesdames ID. Scurry, NJ
a. Harrison, Adelbert Wilson, OF TINS
city: Mrs. II. A. Wilman, of Jermyn,
and Mrs. Dr. Baker, of Duryea, as
sisted in entertaining. Mesdames A,
pascoe, q. A. Peace, of this city, ana
NJ. j. Shields and w. S. Badger, OF
Jermyn, presided at the table. The
Misses Grace Hathaway Lou WilllamS,
Anna Berry. Eta Phelps, of carbon
dale, and Mundane Rymer Jennie
Moon. Clara Davis and Eva Wheeler
Of Jermyn, assisted in serving. Misses
Hattie Pascoe and Jennie Butler had
charge of the frappe table, assisted by
Miss Pearl Oliver.
The cards were received by Claude
Oliver and Tillman Robinson Moon
gave needed direction to the guests at
the cloak room.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
NO INTEREST in DETAILS
The Judge aud the Bank President Got
the Fight Returns Entirely
By Accident.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
81 am not particularly interested in
that fight" remarked the bank presi-
dent who had dropped in at a newspa-
per office. "Still | have a little curios-
ity to know which of the two brutes
whipped"
THE report has just come over the
WIRE" replied the circuit Judge, who
had happened in few minutes before
him, that Fitz-Fitz--what is the rest
of his name?"
Il think his name is Fitzsimmons %
"lt sounds like It, At any rate, the
dispatch is to the effect that he has
whipped. | don't take much interest
in this sort of thing, but l was passing
the office and stepped inside to see what
was drawing all this crowd"
How many-what do you call them
did they fght?"
Il think they call them rounds. They
fought fourteen"
Rounds, if | remember is the word.
And Fitzsmmons knocked the other
man out in the fourteenth round?"
Yes. the other mans name, they say,
is Corbett."
"Corbett? He is the man who fought
Sullivan some years ago, isn't he?"
The same man. He would have won
this fight, too, | judge from the bulle-
tins. if he had not been too confident"
Wasn't he overtrained?"
Not bit Of it. He was in the pink
of condition"
He must have weighed at least fif-
teen pounds more than Fitzsimmons."
Yes, but Fitzsimmons's enormous
chest and shoulders offset this differ
ence. He had taken better care of him.
self, too"
Il know, but if Corbett had been the
fighter he claims to be he would have
knocked him out inside of ten rounds"
"Corbett had him whipped, didn't he,
up to the tenth round?"
Not by a houseful. Fitz was get
ting stronger all the time"
The bulletins show that Corbett
landed three times to his once"
Yes. but his blows lacked steam.
FitZ was waiting for a chance to hit
him once. good and hard. and when the
chance did come he was ready. He
never lost his head a single time during
the whole fight He's the gamest man
and the best fighter in the world today,
and I'll bet money on it,"
He's game enough but if ever the
two fight again my money will be put
up on COrbett. He's the most scientific
boxer and the greatest pugilistic gem
eral that ever stepped inside a prize
ring. 1t was chance blow that
knocked him out"
mo, it wasn't. He had waited for
that blow. He"
why. look at that sixth round! Cor
bett had fought him to his knees,
and
He wasn't half as badly done up as
he appeared to be. You can bet on
that. He wanted Corbett to rush him,
and he would have been ready"
Rot! Anybody that knows a box
ing glove from baked turkey knows
that"
"A man who couldn't tell the differ
ence between prize fight and a Quaker
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02

er. In addition this company has. out
standing bonds to the amount of $5,-
1900. I'm the hands of 400 holders.
Thus the total capital invested Is $iO-
O0O,O 900, owned by 4,735 individuals.
in the year 1896 the total payments
In the way of interest and dividends
upon this capital amounted to $4,000, 600.
and I'm the current year. by reason of
the reduction In the rate of dividend,
they will amount to $2,lO0.0OO.
In the year 1896 the total amount
paid out by the company for labor was
$9,lS9O9i. The number of employees
among whom this sum was divided
was lS,5O0. In the past five years the
company has paid out to such en-
ployes the sum of $i4.0il,6S7. a sum
more than A,OO0,OOO greater than the
entire capital invested in the business.
During the same five years the total
payments to stock and bond holders for
dividends and interest amounted to
$14,O5l $50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
PECKVILIE.

Last Tuesday evening a petition of
sixty-seven names of Master Masons
and their wives and daughters was
filled out to be forwarded to head
quarters for a charter to constitute a
lodge of Eastern Star. Other COM
mittees were also appointed to make
preparations for the organizing. The
Pride of Orient chapter Of Eastern
Star was selected as the name.
ola, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. NJ. Rogers, is very sick with
bronchitis.
II. J. Taylor and family have moved
into part of the house of the Wise
homestead.
u. p. Traviss is beautifying his home
with new coat of paint.
Yesterday being the first Of April
several of our citizens here exchanged
there places of residence. one of the
notable changes was the family of j..
w. Mccormick from Main street to u
property he owns on Hickory street.
Mr.. Mccormick is one of the Oldest set
tiers i'm this place. He moved here
from York state thirty-seven years
ago and built a home in which he has
resided until yesterday when he moved
to give possession to the Sterrick Creek
Coal company.
Mrs. John Morris, of Scranton, called
on her daughter, Mrs. w. W. Watkins.
yesterday.
Bruce Nichol, Of Archibald, called on
| friends i'm town Wednesday evening.
Miss Kate Dodson, who has been Sc
riously i'll for the past week, is improv-
ing.
Leo. the youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. J. Holster, is very sick.
Charles Rolls, a runner at the Sturges
shaft, was quite badly hurt yesterday
| by being struck under the chin with "A
mine rail while in the act of putting
| on the track a derailed car.
Lackawanna lodge, ISL, Knights of
! Pythias, of Olyphant, have all arrange
ments complete for their tenth anniver-
sary with an entertainment and social
| which occurs next Tuesday evening,
| April 6, 1897. at Edwards hail. Blakely.
The programme Is as follows:
| Overture. Orchestra
| Quartette,
S. Hin, W. II. Matthews, Mrs. Prioke
Alfred Knuckey.
| Recitation Annie Burnett
| Song. Miss Clara McElroS
| Duet...Alr. and Mrs j. James. Peckville
! Song. Maggie Thoma!
| Recitation, "Pythian Flag
| Robert Jones
! Song .......................Ma Master Villa am'
! GraphaphOne. ne...................W. H. Pres
! Recitation. Miss Edith Jones
| Orchestral selection.
Recitation. ...........Miss Grace Winchei
| Address,
! IL. y. Dunnell, grand chancellor of Penn
| sylVania.
| Song. Master Delos Davis
| ReCita tion... ...............,......MlSs EnSlSl
! Song. .....................Nettie Mason
| ReCitation............. ......Jane ENah'
| Orchestral selection.
| Comic song. walter Evans
| America, England, Ireland, Dutch
land, entitled Jolly Jonathan"
Four Mac Brother.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
TUNKHANNOCK.

f. p. Avery has beer spending a few
days with relatives in Philadelphia.
Harry Bardwell, Of Chicago, attended
the funeral Of his mother here on Tues
day.
Colonel n. A. McKown spent yester-
day in Towanda.
This evening the Bachelors club will
entertEin the Young Ladies' Shakes
peare club at Piatt's opera house. The
hall has been trimmed and decorated
and one corner of the room has been
fitted up with rugs and a parlor suit
Dancing and card playing viii be the
features of amusement. About forty
will partake of the banquet which is to
be held at Hotel Graham.
Fred Jennings will not have his new
building completed until the latter
part of May. In the meantime he will
retire from business, having stored his
stock of goods.
John Carey and family have moved
to Weatherly, where Mr.. Carey's two
sons are employed in the bobbin fac
tory.
Squire Kutz has moved his harness
shop into the building with Billy Camp
bell, which was at one time occupied
by Pierre Asheld as tailor shop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
BRICE'S EARLY DAYS.
The Ohio Millionaire Worked His
Own Way to the Ton.

A year ago. writes j. Il. Evans in the
Times Herald | spent the day with
eX-Secretary of the Treasury Charles
Foster at his home i'm Fosturia. In the
course of a very long interview he
spoke of ex-senator Calvin s. Brice.
Foster, it must be remembered. discov-
cred the iinancier. He told me that
Brlce was the shrewdest politician and
had the keenest perception of any man
he knew anything about. He told me
of Brice's life from the time he discov-
cred him as clerk at Lima up to that
period, and spoke about his days in
poverty and how he spent the night
one time at his home. There were
only two beds in the residence. Mrs.
Brice and the children occupied one,
While he and MIR. Brice slept in the
other. In the night the Stats broke
in twain and they were forced to lie
ON the floor until morning. He told
me this to Illustrate the scantiness of
Brice's furniture at one time in his
history. and then he went on to de-
scribe the gorgeousncss of his Wash
ington mansion. Foster took Brice
to New York in later years and
got him a Osition with a rail-
hOad corporation. Some months
later Foster met Brice's employ
er, who, talking about the young
Ohioan. said that he was the most Valu-
able man i'm the employ of the sys-
tenn. why" he said, II can't ask
him question that he can't answer.
He is absolutely indispensable" Fos-
ter told Brice about the conversation.
Brice was pleased, and told Foster that
he had never allowed "the old man."
as he called him, to interrOgate him
or ask his advice on any subject that
he did not give him an instant reply.
Then, when he had time, he consulted
some authority on the matter and if
wrong he would correct himself with
the old man." But he was never so
poor as to be without an answer of
some sort at the moment
Brice and his partner were origin
ally Republicans. When their rail
read interests grew so as to demand
political attention it was agreed that
one of them must become a Democrat
TO decide which one should desert the
Republicans a coin was tossed in the
air. Brice lost
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
MANY Orders Received.

The HendriCk company are now COM
pleting some of the largest orders that
have ever been received at the shops
and still there is an abundance of work
for some time to come. Two l00-ton ice
machines for the Manhattan Refriger-
ating company, of New York, are now
nearly completed. Work upon a ten
ton machine for the candy manufactory
Of Henry Heide. of New York, has
been commenced; also for like
machine for K. +. Dudley, of Owasso,
MiChigan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
LODGE ORGANIZED.
Pioneer City Castle, knights OF
Mystic Chain.

on Wednesday evening a very inter-
esting session was held of the newly
organized Pioneer City castle, Ancient
Order Knights of Mystic Chain.
The district deputy commander.
James Williamson, of Scranton, was
present and directed the impressive
ceremonies. The castle desired to make
acknowledgment of the appreciation
felt for the services that had been rem
dered by Sir Knight Thomas Lee, OF
Jelmyn castle, No. l62, in the institu-
ton of the order in Carbondale. Ac-
cordingly Commander Williamson pre-
scented him with a token of their regard
"a solid gold badge emblematic of the
order. The address was earnest and
effective, testifying to his own per
sonal regard and the high estimation
in which he was held by his friends.
Mr.. Lee received the gift with CRATE
ful thanks and was warmly greeted by
his associates
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02

his family I'm this city Wednesday af-
ternuOn. They win make their home
at the Hotel Anthracite until the rec
tory, which Is undergoing repairs, is
ready for their occupancy.
Mrs. John $. Law and Miss Law, of
New York city. were the guests of Mrs.
II. Manvillc Wednesday.
Mrs. J. r. Nanderford, Of Canaan
street, is entertaining her niece, Mrs.
VIII 4. Shiifer, of Pittstun.
Miss Eta VAIL OF Clifford, Is visit
ing friends in town.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
Interesting Meetings,

Rev II. j. Crane, of Uniondale, is as
ssting the pastor of the Second Pres
byterian church on Upper Belmont
street, in conducting revival services.
Large congregations nave attended
and much interest is felt in the SER
vices. The meetings will be continued
each evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
Improyemcnts at Hotel American.

Decorators are now at work IN the
upper rOonts of Hotel American. ana
Nill continue until the rooms above
and below are in complete order New
carpets are to be laid in many rooms
ana Railways, and material improve
mentS will be made where they are
needed. G. +. JaCObus assumed charge
yesterday and ia happy to be again
among old friends. He said that the
present efficient force of the house will
be retained with the addition of one of
his employees at Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
1t Was Short and Pointed But 1t
Proved Effective.

The little personal mention Of Judge
Roy Bean, of Langtry, Texas, provoked
a kind subscriber to send us this:
He was once trying a Mexican for
stealing horse, and his charge to the
jury was one of the shortest on rec
ord: Gentlemen Of the jury, thar's
a greaser in the box and a hoss miss
ing; you know your duty" And they
did.--LeSlie'S Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02

meeting has no business to talk about
pugilisml"
The judge recovered himself first.
"As | remarked when you came in"
he said, 81 don't take any interest in
this sort Of thing The whole business
Is distasteful to me. | only stepped in
here by accident. Good afternoon"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
PAID BY A CORPORATION.
Comparison of Wages and Interest
Paid by Delaware a Hudson.

a striking Illustration, says the Sun,
of the distribution of interests In the
operatives of a large corporation Is fur
nished in the case of the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company, The capital
stock of this company Is $35.00O,OO di-
vided among 4,S35 holders, or an aver
age of not quite 81 shares TO each hold
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
CARBONDALE,

tReaders will please note that advertise
nnents, orders for Job work. and items for
publication left at the establishment or
Shannon a. Co.. newsdealers. North Main
street, will receive prompt attention; OF
hce open from "a. m. to 10 y. MI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-02
CARPET SALE

900 yards Ingram Carpets marked to lSc, 23c,
Csc, 2oC, 35c worth from 25C to soc.
OIL CLOTH SALE5O0 yards Floor Oil
2oe 3Oc 33c Square Yard, worth from 2Oc to soc.
SALE 200 yards
half their value,
This sale to last week
J. SCOTT NGLIS Carpets 4iS 3'i'', sska and Avs S' Papers,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-02-23

Mrs. Dominis. Little good would it do
them in a legal contest. They simply
overreached themselves. No question is
ever settled until it is settled right, and
that the whole Hawaiian question should
be properly reviewed is the opinion of
great many people of the United States.
In an official history written by one
of the opposition party, w. d. Alexan-
der. published for the Hawaiian Board
of Education, I find on the first page
one of the best pictures I have ever seen
of Her Majesty, Queen Liliuokalani At
its close l l office three pages devoted to
showing her genealogy in 2 direct line
for unG-cd years or so from the rul-
ing family of Hawaii. The fronteSpiece
is well chosen, because Liliuokalanf was
known for years before her reign and
when upon the throne as a patroness of
music, education and fine arts. The only
reception she has been willing to give
in this city was to a school, and the only
time she has opened her lips in public in
America was to encourage pupils. But
in that history l read it was ancient and
common law in Hawaii that no chief
could ever be degraded from high office
to which birth alone is the passport The
friends of Liliuokalani in America or
Hawaii are willing to stand upon the
record"