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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-03
FUNERAL OF A. b. DUNNlNG.
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon in
Providence PRESBYTERIAN Church.

The funeral of Hon. A. 3. Dunning
was held yesterday afternoon. At liz
o'clock the remains We're taken from
his late home on North Main avenue
to the Providence Presbyterian church
where services We're conducted by Rev.
d. NJ. Killter, former pastor of the
Christian church, assisted by Rev.
George f. Guild. Mr.. Guild began the
services with a fervant prayer, after
which he delivered a brief and SYM
pathetic address. This was followed
by an address by Mr.. Kinter, whose
remarks We're upon the exemplary life
and character of the deceased The
remains rested in handsome casket
which was literally covered with many
handsome floral designs.
After the services the relatives and
friends and members of Hiram lodge,
+. and A. M, We're conveyed in four
special cars TO the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad station,
from where the remains were then TAX
en- to Elmhurst for interment in Far
view cemetery.
The services at the grave were in
charge of Hiram lodge and were con-
Quoted by A. B. Stevens. The pail
bearers were burlington Won Storch,
Robert Won Storch, Charles Zeeler,
David Christman, George Griffith and
Alexander Simuson.
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AND 10 JOHN BROWN.
His Name Leads the Arrests OF 1898
and Was First on the Police
Docket.

Even the dockets at police headquar-
ters turned over a new leaf. With the
close Of the year the old books showed
their last pages and the new books,
which had been in readiness for the
past few days. were opened for husi-
ness 10y Mayor Bailey in police court
yesterday.
There were no arrests on New Years
day, but at , o'clock yesterday morning
one John Brown, like Abou Ben Ahmed,
earned for himself the distinction Of
leading all the arrests. Saturday
Brown celebrated the making of his
annual resolutions by getting serious
ly intoxicated. At the corner of Penn
avenue and Linden street he had the
audicity to assault Isadore Finklestein,
wagon lunchman, who was strolling
along peaceably with his wife.
Patrolman Perry dragged Browns S
body on to the glory of gracing the
lirst space in the new docket. He paid
So for the honor and was discharged
yesterday morning.
Next to Brown" came the more eu-
phonious name Michael shipper
snack" Michael was tramping in an
unsteady manner along Penn avenue
dow which he thought he ought to
have. SO Mr.. Shippersnack proceeded
20 pound on the door. He followed
| Brown in the escort of Patrolman Sar-
| tor and Special Officer Seidman to the
| police station and paid So for his fun
No. 3 was Anthony Trillani. He
| was intoxicated on the avenue vester-
| day morning and by the assistance OF
Patrolman j. ID. Thomas was taken tc
| the police station in eX-Judge Ward
new cutter. 1t was the first sleigh ride
to the police station of the winter and
when Trillani was charged So livery
| fees he considered the magnificence OF
| his equippage and settled like a SEN
! sible man. He lives IN Dunmore.
The last arrest was that of Thomas
! Murphy who was fighting in Centre
| street. He paid 49,
This closed the days work on the
new docket. The department this yeal
will keep three sets of books-one FOL
complaints, one for calls and the reg
| ular dOckets,
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have the registers office and the pres
ent recorders office.
THE MESSIAH REPEATED.
Sung With Marked success by Hay
den Evans Chorus aud SoIoists.

"The Messiah" rendered at the Penn
Avenue Baptist church Saturday night
by choir of seventy-five voices, under
the direction of Haydn Evans, the
church organist and music conductor,
was heard by large audience. The
oratorio merted the attendance and
the favor with which it was received.
Mr.. Evans proposes to establish a per-
manent large choir in connection with
the church and Saturday nights en-
tertainment was step in that direc-
tion. 1t is the second time the oratorio
has been sung by the choir within a
few weeks.
The bass solo, But Who May Abide,
by Lew Herbert, and the bassos and
chorus, And He Shall Purify" in the
first part were exceptionally well rem
dered. Miss Jones sang the aria, &C
Thou That Tellest." with splendid ef-
feet, as did Mr.. Herbert in the follow
| ing aria, THE People That Walketl
| i'll Darkness"
The soprano solos of Mrs. Brundage
| were deservedly well received, es.
| pecially her Rejoice Greatly" solo
| The tenor solos were sung by Thomas
| Beynon, who gave new and confirming
| evidence of his worth and great prom.
! Use in the vocal field.
| The quartettes and many of the solo,
and choruses were for the sake o
| brevity dispensed with and in conse
| quence the audience had the pleasur,
of hearing the most popular parts o
HandeIs wonderful work. The concer
! lasted two hours and twenty minutes
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PERSONAL.

Attorney Richard Burke spent Sunday
In Archibald.
Alderman John T. Howe spent New
Years Day with Blakely relatives.
Miss Tereasa Keating, of Dover, n. j.,
is the guest of Miss Mary Duffy, of Price
street
Miss Harding, of Binghamton, and
Harry Horton, of New York city, are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. f. Halstead.
Sister Mariana, of st. Cecelia's convent,
was called to Honesdale Saturday by the
Illness of her mother Mrs Patrick Weir
Miss Rose Lane and neice. who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lane, of Spruce street. returned Satur.
day to their home in Honesdale.
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HESS RESIDENCE BURGLARlZED.
While the Occupants We're Absent
Entrance Was Effected.

The residence GO Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Hess, of S22 Quincy avenue, Dun
more, was burglarized some time dur
ing last week. The house had been
closed for the winter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hess being in the south. When their
son, Charles f. Hess, teller at the
Dime Bank, visited the house Saturday
ne found evidences of burglary. The
rear door had been forced and follow
ing this g. second door had been brok-
en- in
The thieves escaped with a quantity
of bed spreads, linen and clothing. The
matter was reported to the police in
this city by Mr.. Hess yesterday.
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churches the Feast of the Circumcision
was observed. At st. Peters cathedral,
masses were offered at 6, {, and Q
o'clock. the lest being a high mass.
Rev. J. J. B. Feeley was celebrant.
Music was rendered by the cathedral
choir under Professor Shilling's or
chestra. At st. Luke's church the SER
vice was held at 10 o'cfo,k a. m, the
rector, Rev. Rogers Israel, celebrating
a that hour the holy communion.
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OBSERVANCE OF E
NEW YEARS DAY.
Heavy Snow Gave Opportunity For
Some Rare Enjoyment.
THEATRES HAD BIG AUDIENCES

At the y. NJ. &. A. and the Y. W. G..
A. There Were Receptions aud En-
tertainments OF Unusual Merit and
the Buildings Were rhrongcd with
Visitors OF Circumcision
Observed by Catholics aud Epis-
copalians.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE ARRESTED.
Charged With Fraud by Mrs. Martin
Is. Daniels.

Charles Fuller was arrested yester-
day by PatrQlman Macker in West
Scranton and lodged in the central
police station on the charge of defraud-
ing a landlady, Mrs. Martin B. Daniels,
of the central city. Mrs. Fuller, the
mans wife, was arrested Friday on the
same charge and in default of bail was
committed to Jail.
The couple rented rooms in a house
on Adams avenue leased by Mrs. Dan
iels. After staying for ten weeks they
left by night, according to the prose-
cutriX, without paying the rent. Full
Ter will be given a hearing before AL
derman Wright today.
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~ q
& BEFORE BREAKFAST. S.

She had begged and suppliCated
For months for him to say
That he'd make one resolution
On the Blessed New Year Day
But with woman's own perverseness
She preceded to look glUm
When he swore "I'll give up poker
If you'll leave off chewing gum"
Edgar the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Troutfelf won the first prize Of
fered by DR.. Chapman last week to his
Sunday school for an essay on a doc
trinal subject concerning the Hebrew
faith. The effort was Il notably lit
erary production for so youthful a writ
er. the boy is less than eleven years of
age.
Mr.. Charles Rice, of Minneapolis was
the guest of Mr.. Julius Bone over Sun
day. Mr. Rice is the son of a Methodist
Aclergyman, Rev. Charles Rice, who
with his family, We're well-known res
idents of this city twenty years ago
Rev. Mr.. Rice now lives in Cortland
N. Y, His son, who was renewing ac-
quaintance with old friends yesterday
in Elm Park church, is the western
representative of the great firm of per.
fumers, Lazell & Co.
Miss Annie Watson will give a lun.
cheon this afternoon at the home of hei
mother, Mrs. w. w. Watson
If II. c. Dubois, dispatcher for The
Scranton Railway company, is half le,
liable as weather prophet, plans shoult
be made for more snow. lie says he no
.ticed during yesterday storm signs which
never fail. Enough snoW?' he uuerict
to Tribune reporter; "oh, no. The sign.
are different. l noticed two today whicf
can't be beaten for reliability. Red il
the morning, sailors take warning. Well
you just ought to have seen the sky il
the east-red as flannel. And this after
noon there was dog SUM- Don't know
what dog sun is? Why, the sailor,
swear by it, fasten down the matches
reef things, and get ready for a regular
- bowler when they see it. Sure thing.
Saw one over in the west this afternoon -
- streaks hanging down from the SUI
|e whiskers. Yet stree, its going to b,
hummer. Mark my words and lay in
Lpply of black diamonds. So long"
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. r. & NJ. T. Howley. 23l Wyoming ave
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YALE DINNER TONIGHT.
Ii viii BE Served in the Board Of
Trade Rooms.

The dinner of Yale students and
graduates will be held tonight in the
board of trade rooms and will be served
from the Scranton club under the di-
rection of Steward O'Nei, 1t will be-
gin at o'clock.
The guest of honor viii be Rev. Joe"
Twitchell, Of Hartford, Conn. The
members of the committee are not GER
tain that all graduates in this vicinity
have been sent invitations, but any
who have been overlooked may obtain
tickets from Paul b. Belin or Joseph
M Boies.
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WILL GO TO CUBA.
Soldier Boys Are Going Down TO
Fight the Spaniards.

Charles Sweitzer and Jacob Schaffer,
two Petersburg young men, announced
TO their friends Saturday that they
were going 10 Cuba TO enter the in
surgent army. Both are members of
Company p. Thirteenth regiment
The young men are arranging to
leave i'm February and at once enter
the Cuban army as volunteers.
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Nolan Bros, SIS Linden Street.
Plumbing, Steam and Gas-fitting. ~
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AT THE CHURCH FAIRS.
Big Crowds and Excellent Entertain
ments on New Years.

The fairs being conducted by Holy
Cross and st. Pauls churches were
among the places most literally pat
rOniZed by New Years pleasure seek
ers.
At Holy Cross fair in Bellevue the
door prize, Il barrel of flour, was won
ny Miss Nellie Coleman and another
prize, q pair of boots. was won by Mi
chael Lynch, Of Providence, and Will
liam Larkin won q valuable toilet set.
Recitations were delivered by Will Gill
roy of the West SIDE and solos by
VIII Lynott, Of Providence. The fea-
lures of the evening at st. Pauls fair
in Green Ridge were mandolin and
guitar solos by Messrs. Foote and
Morse and recitations by Attorney w.
F.. Shearn.
Both fairs have special programmes
for this evening and every evening
during the week.
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Twining, optician 125 Penn avenue. in
Harris drug store. Hours 8 a. M. 5
.. m. 50
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
IRISH BELIEF IN FAIRIES.
The story of "A Lost Child Who Was
Found Recently by Smoking
Out the Sprites.

In village IN the west of Ireland n
few weeks ago a child wandered away
into the country and was lost. Its anN-
tous parents, after n weary and unavail-
ing search, reported the matter to the
constable in charge of the village. After
carefully questioning them he told
them that any further search for the
child would be useless without certain
preliminaries, Because 1t was clear to
him that the poor child had been car
ried off by the fairies, according To
their well-known custom. The consta-
ble told them to make a fire and burn
In it as much Of a certain herb as they
could find. They did so at once. Then.
according to his instructions, they went
again in search of the child. He had de-
clared that the smoke of the burning
herb would force the fairies to bring
the child back, and, sure enough, on
going over the ground they had preyi-
ously searched, they found the little
boy asleep beside O stream. says the
New York Sun.
The reputation and authority Of that
constable have now increased a hun
dredfold in all the countryside, and
very few househ6lders in those parts
now have the temerity to risk offending
"the good people," as they call the
fairies (much as the Greeks used to call
the furies 1.-The Eumenides," or well
wishing ones), by emitting to leave out
every night the traditional bowl of milk
and the griddle cake for their benefit
The constable himself believes his
charm brought the child back. Yet
IKE all the Royal Irish constabulary, he
has had 10 pass q fairly stif examina
tioR IN order TO be received into tn,
| service.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
COSTA RIGA BANANAS.
Delicious Fruit Comes from the Iveat
Indian ISLAM d-CrOrs the Whole
Year Round.

"The best bananas grown in the
world come from Port Limon, Costa
Rica," said New Orleans man to
Washington Post reporter.
"They are shipped from Port Limon,
and the country grower gets about 30
cents per bunch in gold. He is noti-
fed by wire from the seaport when to
cut, and has two days in which to gather
and deliver to the railway. Trains COM
posed of well-ventilated cars take the
fruit to a fast steamer, which is wait
ing to convey it abroad. The punches
will Average about IA hands each and
each hand has from II to IS bananas.
When tho bunch gets to New Orleans or
New York they are worth about four
dollars each, a tremendous advance over
the price paid the Costa Rican pro-
duccr.
"The planter, however, is surer of q
safe profit than any other person hand
ling the fruit. jamaica negroes do all
the labor attendant on the planting
culture and cutting, being better adapt
ed to the work than the native peon.
Jamaica bananas often make o finer
appearance, but are not 50 prolific as the
Port Limon product, The best planta-
lions Of Costa Rica are subject to over
aosv and the waters deposit silt that
greatly enriches the soil. Crops are
ready for cutting the whole year
round"
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
NOISE ANNOYs AN OYSTER.
The Slightest Disturbance Makes the
BibuI0us Divalves Close Their
Shells in Fenr.

A customer In a fish Dealers place
was leaning against a barrel of oysters
when he suddenly turned and addressed
the bivalves, says the Chicago Times
Herald
"Hello, there. What are you gaping
for? Getting tired of being cooped up,
are you?"
A woman standing near peered tim
idly into the barrel. SAY" she asked,
'are those oysters alive2"
81 should say they are, answered the
man. Look 40 them hua Ging for air.
Keep still a minute and you'll see each
one of them with mouth wide open
or shells, which amounts to the same
thing"
Sure enough, after q spell Of silence
queer rustling was heard In The bar-
rel and the oysters opened their shells
and gaped for air, but the slightest
noise closed them again MS tight az a
drum.
I'm used 10 their performance" said
the FISH dealer. "Why, you'd think
sometimes they were coming out Of the
barrel. but they are Just taking a new
supply Of air, and they can shut up
quicker than a wink. Oysters aren't so
slow after ALL"
Il should say not" saAd tho woman
customer, moving away from the barrel
as the rustllng began again.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
RABBITS PUT TO GOOD USE.
The Little AnintkIa Prove Useful "a
Freeing Irish Fields from
Duttcrcups.

At last the much-abused rabbit has
found a friend in the person Of q we'll
known Irish agriculturist, who declares
that the little animal has at least one
good trait, says the Pail Mall Gazette.
The gentleman imquestion owns large
tract of pasture land on the banks of
the river, which Of late years has been
so overrun with buttercups as to very
considerably interfere with the value of
the ground as pasturage.
A few seasons ago a few rabbits were
introduced on the farm near the river,
and these soon multiplied so fast as TO
threaten to overrun the whole estate,
but it was soon noticed that the butter
cups, formerly a scourge 10 the pastur-
age, had died down TO isolated clumps.
On examination into the cause the
farmer discovered that the rabbits had
during the winter scooped out the cen
ter OF the buttercup roots. with the re-
suit that these had disappeared beyond
all possibility Of further growth, and
grass had sprung up in the place OF the
flowers so distasteful TO the cattle.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
DELIVERED HER MESSAGE.
And the TnlIative Yound Miss Oblig-
ingly fingered TO Explain
the Note.

A sweet little girl who wore blue
checked apron and whose hair hung
down her back in two big braids walked
into the Commercial office the other
morning, says a writer on that Louis
vile paper.
"Are you the Commercial?" she asked
the smallest man in the office.
He modestly said he was, and then
She handed over a short note bearing
these words:
''Wanted-A wife; must be beautiful
ind about five feet high. Address j."
"You see," said the little one, who
had fingered, "he boards near where
live, and one of the ladies in the house
sent me down with this. 1 don't know
a thing about it myself. But, law, he'r
awful old, and ma says he don't know
no better. She says that no girl that
knowed him would have anything to do
with him on account of his age. The
hired girl told my ma that he had false
teeth an he dyed his hair, but, law,
don't expect he's that bad OFF. They do
say, though, that he wears corsets and
that he's cracked two looking glasses
primping hisself. Course l don't know
myself, but that's what they say"
Then her blue eyes sparkled and she
went out feeling she had done her duty
in every particular toward the man
whom none of the neighbors seem tc
like
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
TOO MUCH FOR him.
So Long Since His Last visit He Had
FORGOTTEN How tO'Dehave Him
self in Church.

For ten long years he had not been to
church. One Sunday morning he con-
cluded to lay aside his heathenish ways
and surprise the rector. lie is naturally
Of timid disposition when it comes to
publicity, and with a sweet girl friend
hanging to his arms, his best suit of
clothes on, collar higher than usual
and the prospect of meeting a number
of friends who he knew would be ready
to guy him, he was anything but COM
Portable when he walked into the
church and was shown to a seat near
the front by the usher, says the Louis
vile Commercial.
For an hour he managed TO stand it,
but it was an awful strain. The per-
spiration oozed out and wilted his col
lar; it dripped from his finger tips;
there was hot time In the old church
for him.
He glanced behind him and noticed
that his friends were smiling. Then he
concluded something was wrong with
his apparel. He feared it might be his
hair had not been combed. At com
munion he could stand itno longer, and
he asked the fair girl If she was ready
TO GO. She assented and they hurried
out As he went the smiles on the faces
of his friends deepened, and here and
there one of them made peculiar mo
ton. lie had forgotten his overcoat IN
the excitement and they were trying to
call his attention to it.
Once on the outside he missed his
coat, and then 1t all flashed upon him.
But he would rather have lost his coat
than have gone after 1t. Just os he wns
about to abandon the garment to the
foreign missionary society boy came
along and he gave the youngster 25
cents TO slip In and get the coat. When
1t was once more in his possession and
he was on his way home he made n
mental resolve that he would not go Ia
church again until he was more com
posed.
Evening journal., 1898-06-02
THE PEANUT ROAsTER.
An Invention That Is Used Every
where and Thousands OF Them
AFRO Sold Annually.

The peanut roasters of black iron.
such as are commonly seen in the city
streets, are likely to have a capacity OF
20 quarts. Such roasters are sold in
sizes ranging from ten to twenty-eight
quarts. Peanut roasters are made to
hold three bushels, which makes q
roaster as big as a barrel Such pea
nus roaster would be set up at q public
resort at the seashore, or perhaps at
fairs, says the New York Sun.
There are combined peanut roasters
and warmers made in various sizes, the
warmer having glass sides and a hot
water reservoir below. Separate pea
nut warmers are made of various ma
terials or combinations of materials,
including tin, iron, steel and copper,
and they are made IN a variety Of shapes
and sizes, and equipped for heating by
charcoal or oil.
There is IN automatic roaster Of
which the cylinder is turned by q small
steam engine attached to the crank,
which serves 10 attract attention. and
Ia oftenest seen at the seashore and
Other places Of resort The most elab-
or0te and costly peanut outfit is the
peanut wagon, which is equipped with
a roaster and Warmer and Is drawn by
a horse.
There are moro peanut roasters sold
now than ever. Indeed, thousands are
sold annually. They are used all over
the country, and IN other countries,
too, for people eat peanuts pretty much
everywhere nowadays.