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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
BANQUET AND BALL
OF SCHILLER LODGE
II Was Held Last Night Ia the Excelsior
Club Rooms.
WAS AN ELABORATE SOCIAL EVENT
The Affair Was Exclusively Con.
fined TO Members and Their La
dies, Well Known German and
Jewish Men and Women. Music
Furnished by Bauer's Full Orches-
tra-- HanIsy Was the Caterer.

What was probably the most elab-
crate and exclusive lodge social event
of the present season was the annual
banquet and ball of Schiller lodge, No.
3i5, Free and Accepted Masons, in the
Excelsior Social club rooms last night.
1t was distinctively a membership af-
fair and was attended by some of the
best known German and Jewish men
and women in the city.
Ali the club rooms on the two floors
were utilized, including the parlors
and dressing rooms. The dancing hall
on the upper floor was beautifully dec
Grated. Potted palms, ferns and other
tropical plants were banked on and
before the stage and q vast quantity
of handsome bunting completely con-
cealed the walls and ceiling.
Bauer's orchestra furnished the mu-
sic for twenty dance numbers and
played during the banquet. The cater
er was Hanley who served the large
company with a splendid repast. Fol-
lowing are the names of the commit
teemen who arranged the event: Isa-
dore Goodman, chairman; Jacob d.
Ferher. ]. w. Warnke, Joseph ]. Kline,
Charles p. Armbrust and Frederick
w. kirchhoff.
Among those present were the fol-
lowing: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Armbrust,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Armbrust,
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs G.. a. Briegel, John Blatter, the
Misses Batter. Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Barnes, Miss Barnes, E. A. Bartl, w.
II. Brutzman. Miss Colbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Boettzer, Louis Conrad,
Frank Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dim
Ter, Miss Gertie Wall, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. c. Dimler, Fred Diver, August
franz, ]. d. Ferber, Miss Jessie Her.
mans, Charles C. Ferber, Willow Her
mans, Isadore Goodman, Miss Colbert,
Albert Graf, Miss Annie Dreischer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Gomeringer, Miss
Lizzie Swolbach, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
g. Colbert, Miss Colbert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Holrigel. John Horn, Mrs. j.
Fahrenheit, Miss Viola Fahrenheit,
Miss Minnie Stegg, New York; John E.
Hontz, Miss Annie Clemons, Charles
a. letter, Victor Koch, Miss Koch,
George Koch, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kies-
| ling Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keller, Mr..
and Mrs. i. c. Lange, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
II. Miller Mr.. and Mrs. S. Morris, Mr..
| and Mrs. Joseph Madenspacher, Miss
| MadenSpacher Miss Lizzie Stegg, New
York; /. Mendelssohn, Mayfield Mr..
| and Mrs. Charles Nier. Mr.. and Mrs.
p. Robinson Miss Lena Robinson, OF
to Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Schnell, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Stipp, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter StipD. Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
| Snyder, Adam StoeclleL Miss Mary
StoecEer. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Nocroch,
| ST.. Mr.. and Mrs. John Van Berger,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Warnke, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Woichel, MI and Mrs, l.,
| n. Zimmer Mr. and Mrs. c. y. ZiZel-
mann, Mrs. II. F. Iizemann. f. w.
| Zizclmann. Miss Gilbert, Mrs. Robert
| SchmDff, Miss Schimpff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
CHARGE IS WITHDRAWN
Mrs. e. l.. Rhinehardt Decides Not to
Prosecute william II, Wright.

The docket in Alderman John T,
Howe's office shows that the charge Of
criminal assault preferred by Mrs. e.
S. Rhinehardt against William II.
Wright has been withdrawn. wrights
wife, formerly Miss Annie jeremiah,
of West Scranton, has at the present
time a suit Tor divorce pending in
court. She bases the action on Wright's
alleged criminal intimacy with Mrs.
Rhinehardt.
When the matter of the withdrawal
of the charge against Wright was
mentioned to Alderman Howe yester-
day, he said, "Yes, the case is settled.
I did not send the transcripts into
court for Mrs Rhinehardt came in and
withdrew the charge"
"Who paid the costs?"
Il don't know; I'm sure they were
paid however" said the magistrate
of the Seventeenth, significantly.
Wright stated to Tribune reporter
yesterday that he would meet the di-
vorce proceedings with the charge Of
conspiracy.
The case against Wright, at the time
of its hearing before. Alderman Howe,
Wednesday, Jan. 12, attracted much
attention. Mrs. Rhinehardt, who had
been married only snort time. tes-
titled that Wright at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 4, entered
her room in the house at the corner of
Jefferson avenue and Linden street,
where Soth young couple lived and
committed the assault. Wright denied
the charge. He furnished bail in the
sum of $500 to appear at court.
AS Wright sat in the aldermans Of
flee the papers in divorce were served
upon him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
SMALL-SIZED BLIZZARD.
There Were Some Drifts on the Po-
como Mountains in Consequence.

Real blizzardy weather, although not
extremely severe, came in at about
midnight Monday and stayed around
during yesterday and last night, to the
discomfort of steam and trolley traffic.
The latter suffered most from smashed
schedules, but the llres. with one eX-
ception, were kept open.
That line was from Dunmore to
Throop. The storm began to assume
respectable proportions about mid
night Monday. At this time the Iher-
mometer dropped and the fine snow
which had been falling through the
day was blown about by a strong wind.
On the railroads leading into this city
there were no remarkable delays.
Trainmen on the southern division Of
the Delaware, Lacl1awanna and West
ern company reported light drifts on
the Pocono, which is the favorite camp
ing ground of storm bother in this
region.
The Delaware and Hudson road was
not affected by the storm. No trains
coming into this city were behind.
The gravity from Carbondala to Homes
dale, however, became blocked during
the night and trains were not run
yesterday,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
MESS RATHER THAN
MASS OF TESTIMONY
Difficult TO Get at the Story Of the
Noyak Murder.
EIGHT DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Only One of the Commemorative
Witnesses Positively Identified
Kohut as the One Who Dealt the
BIow..A witness for the Defense
Says the Assaiiant Spoke Polish.
Some Character Testimony.

Thirteen witnesses, in eight differ
ent languages, yesterday described in
a dozen different ways Just how the
Novak murder happened. Such n
mess of disconnected, unintelligible
and contradictory testimony was pos
sibly never before adduced at a mur-
der trial in this county. 1t Is safe to
say the jury had very decided kind
of n reasonable doubt about Kohuts
guilt even before the testimony for
the defense was opened.
Nine witnesses in all were called by
the commonwealth yesterday. All of
them knew that there was beer, music,
dancing, singing, fighting and more
beer on every floor of the three-story
Kosmiritis tenement on the night of
the killing; that there was q man
struck on the head with a stone and
that one Of three men committed the
deed Two of the eye witnesses of the
assault were positive that the one OF
the three assailants was Kohut or at
least man dressed in the same COL
ored clothes that Kohut wore. One OF
the witnesses and the only one that
positively connected Kohut with the
delivery Of the fatal blow was Jacob
Gazenda. He saw the three men ap-
proach Novak and distinctly saw Ko-
hut bring g. stone down on Novak's
head.
KOHUT'S GOOD CHARACTER.
The defense opened with character
testimony from three witnesses, Mrs.
Betsey White, Michael Doubronchuck
ard Joseph Paulovitch, who in broken
| ~ 1iGh oh In a + n
Woyshner told that Kohut was So
ber, Industrious, peaceable, all around
good man, full of virtues and without
vices.
Mrs. Annie Dominchle, a Moravian
woman, who lived next to the Kas-
miritas tenement, told an altogether
new story of the assault. She was sit
ting in her garden at IL o'clock at night
listening to the goirgs-on next door.
She heard Novak challenge somebody
on the third floor to come down and
fight and then saw him come out by
the back way. Three men met him as
he came down the steps and one of
them hit him on the head and knocked
him down. Then they kicked him and
jumped on him and ran away.
KCHUT IS AN HUNGARIAN.
| She was positive that Kohut could
not have been one of the two for she
listened 10 them talk when they were
behind the corner of the house. pre-
sumably planning the assault and all
three spoke in the Polish tongue and
with the Polish accent, or as she put
it by their voice and language she knew
| them to be Poles.
| When Mrs. Dominchile's testimony
was concluded court adjourned for the
day.
| Polish, Mazur, Russian, Czech, Lith-
uanian, Slavish, Kroat and d mixture
of Czech and Kroat We're the languages
Interpreter WOyshner had to contend
with yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
OUR SCHOOL POPULATION
Shown by a Census Which Was Made
Under the Direction Of the
County Commissioners.

The last legislature passed a law
which was approved by Governor
Hastings on July Is, 1897, which pro-
vided that one-third of the school
funds of the state should be distrib-
uted on the basis of the number of
public school teachers regularly en-
ployed for the full annual term Of the
district; one-third on the basis of the
number of children of school age, and
one-third on the basis of the number
of taxables in each school district.
In accordance with the provisions of
that act the county commissioners had
the assessors of the county make a
census of the children Of the county be-
tween the ages of and 16 years. The
figures obtained from the census books
have been carefully compiled and will
be forwarded to the state superintend-
ent of public instruction today. The
report shows that there are 33, ,106 chill
dren in the county between the ages
of and 16; of this number 1876 reside
in this city and 1920 in the county
outside the city.
The school population of Scranton by
wards is as follows;
First ward, 1866; Second ward, 1928;
ward, $50; Sixth ward, S02; Seventh ward,
$50; Eighth ward, 49,. Ninth ward, GA;
Tenth ward, 5S4; Eleventh ward, 1l46;
Twelfth ward, 527, Thirteenth ward SSS;
Fourteenth ward, 29I; Fifteenth ward,
l,0S3; Sixteenth ward, 47G; Eighteenth
ward, 32l; Nineteen nth ward, 1,S11; Twen-
tieth ward, 1906; Twenty-first ward 999.
The school children in the districts
outside the city are;
Archibald, S3S; Blakely, borough, GA
Benton township, 2lS; Covington, 2l0 Car
bondale township, 275; Clifton township,
| II; Carbondale city, 2,449; Dickson City
borough 707; Dunmore borough, 2,l61;
Dalton borough, 107; Elmhurst borough,
"a; Fell township, ass: Gouldsboro, 90;
Greenfield township, III; Glenburn bor-
ough, 43; Jefferson township, LOG; Jermyn
borough, 500; Lehigh township, 81; La
Plume borough, 40; Lackawanna town
ship, LAP; Mayfeld borough, 4S9; Madi-
son township, 20G; North Abingdon town
ship, ~; Newton township, 139; Olyphant
| borough, 9S6; Old Forge township, 1868
Ransom township, 1850; Roaring Brook
| township, 46; Spring Brook township, III
| Scott township, 24e: Throop borough, 365;
! Taylor borough, $780, Waverly borough, 81;
| West Abingdon township, As; Winton bor-
! ough, 6Si.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
BABY'S BODY EXHUMED.
Autopsy May Result in II Coroner's
Verdict Of Murder.

The miner homeward plodded his
weary way and left the world to dark
ness and to Coroner S. p. Longstreet ct
al, last night, in a cemetery in Blakely
borough. 1t was 730 o'clock. The Ian
terms in the hands of the men cast
gruesome and graphing shadows from
the tombstOnes-and the county's cor
oner and his jury were opening a grave
The body in its coffin was that of an
unnamed babe, whose mother. Mrs. Jo-
seph Vaytika, alias Mary Solomon" 4"
was suspected of numbering the child
after it's first few breaths of life. For
some unknown reason Undertaken
Swallow, of Blakely, had failed to COM
ply with the coroners directions and
exhume the body during the day. So
under the cOroner's direction the body
was raised to the surface and an au-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.

William Grammar yesterday obtained
an attachment execution attaching
money due Max Meinhardt in the Trad
ers' National bank.
The deposltions of z. f. Blewitt in the
suits of John Koch and Robert Savidge
against A. d. and F. NJ. Spencer, were
filed yesterday with Prothonotary Cope
land. The suits were instituted to re-
cover royalties for coal. Mr.. Koch
claims s3647l, and Mr., Savidge $780, 5S.
The dispositions were taken before Mr..
Blewitt's departure for Mexico,
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PREACHED TO THE PRESIDENT.
DIR. Gifin. of Scranton, Occupied the
Pulpit at Metropolitan church.

Rev. Charles M. Giffin, ID. D., OF
Scranton. Pa, preached yesterday at
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
church. The president was present,
unattended. DR.. Gihin's text was
Luke, xvii:21, Neither shall they say,
Lo here! or, 10 there! for, behold, the
kingdom of God is within you"
The sermon was not formal in its ma
ture, abounded in anecdotes, and was
built on three thoughts-that the king
dom Of Christ is within the soul of the
Christian; that the Spirit is an in
ward, ever-present force, and that this
inward, ever-present force exists In
the church as well as in the individual.
Washington Post.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Burke and son
leave for Los Angeles, Ca, via Washing
ton, ID. c., today.
DR.. J. L. Wentz and Frank II. Jer-
myn have returned from u hunting trip
to North Carolina.
%. b. Replogle has gone to North Caro-
lima on legal business. lie VIII stop at
Washington en- route.
Charles II. Schuester, formerly nignt
clerk at the Hotel Terrace, left yesterday
for his old home, Shamokn, which he
has not visited for seven years.
Among the Episcopal clergy and lay
men from this city and vicinity who have
gone to South Bethlehem to attend to-
days enforcement of Bishop Talbot, and
the reception which follows. are: Rev.
Rogers Israel, Rev. +. j. MciIenry and Q.
d. Sanderson, of this city; II. H. Rus
sell, of Honesdale; Rev. DR.. II. l.. Jones
and s. l.. Brown, of Wilkes-Barre.
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c. l. HAWLEY'S LETTER.
Expresses His Approva, OF the Bene-
fit for Mr.. Davis.

Attorney Charles L. Hawley yester-
day wrote letter endorsing the COM
ing benefit for George +. Davis, of
Davis theater. The communication was
addressed to Harvey r. Long, manager
of the Lyceum theater and Academy
of Music, and one OF the executive
committee which is arranging for the
benefit. The letter was as follows:
Scranton, Pa, Feb. |, lSlS
Harvey X. Long, ESQ.
Dear Sir As AN admirer of the gem
erosity, rugged honesty and adherence
to principle of George T.. Davis, | feel
grateful as every good citizen should,
to all who are working, as YOU are do
ing for the success of the benefit to pe
rendered him at the Lyce;m next Mon
day evening. A man who has given more
than one thousand dollars to our asso-
ciated charity deserves some recognition.
How can / help? Very truly yours,
Charles l.. HaWley.
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O'NElL DIED SUDDENLY.
Suspicious Circumstances Led to an
Autopsy by Coroner Longstreet.

Michael ONeil, aged 60 years, of
Railroad avenue, died yesterday morn
ing at the Lackawanna hospital. O'Neil
on Monday night, while walking along
LackaWanna avenue, near the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western sta
ton. fell to the sidewalk. When Patrol
man Louis Goerlitz reached him, O'Neil
was unconscious. He was taken in an
express wagon to the hospital, where
DR.. Webb attended him. The aged man
did not recover consciousness and died
in great suffering.
The cause of the death not being ap-
parent, Coroner s. T.. Longstreet was
notified. An autopsy was performed
yesterday, the result of which will be
made known to the coroner's jury,
which meets tonight at Coroner Long
streets Office on Wyoming avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
NORTON'SI BULLETIN.

Blank Account aud Record Books,
All desirable sizes and styles,
For all sorts Of business
From vest pocket memorandum
To the large bank Ledger,
Merca autiIe and Office Stationery,
Filing Cases aud Office Requisites,
Choice Stationery for Social uses,
Engraving and Printing Invitations
to order on short notice.
Law Blank Forms, Leases, Deeds, etc.
Pocket Diaries for 1898,
Art Calendars and Almanacs, 1898.
Wall Decorations and Mouldings,
Window Shades and fixtures.
Large Variety. Popular Prices
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Begins Next Thursday.

The next term of the Scranton Con-
servatory of Music, Adams avenue and
Linden street, begins Thursday, Feb
ruary g. Students may register now
One hundred and fifty-one students
now in attendance. Pupils received at
any time.
T" j. Alfred Pennington, Director.
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opsy held afterward in John Howells'

topsy held afterward in John Howells'
hotel.
The autopsy indicated the fact that
the child had once been alive, contrary
to the death certificate made out by
DR.. J, w. Beck, OF Blakely. None of
the witnesses of the several who had
been summoned, except Undertaken
Swallow and his assistant, were pres
ent at the inquest. The case was ad-
journed until Thursday night. The
Jurors are: A. E. Vorhis, Patrick
Cusick, John Murray, w. G.. Moses,
George Prokopovitch and George Mich
OILS. No arrests have been made.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
RONs Wore DISCHARGED.

Harry Goodrich and Eddie Grl}hths,
the boys charged with forgery and
false pretense by Mrs. DR.. Fisher Of
West Scranton, were discharged by AL
derman Millar yesterday, the evidence
against them being insufficient. The
Griffiths boy was taken from the coun-
ty Jail by his mother and will be given
another chance to be good.
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DIED.

CANNON.-In Scranton, Jan. 81, Miss
Kate Cannon, daughter OF Mrs. +. c.
Cannon, of 429 Railroad avenue. Fu-
neral at ESQ o'clock today. Burial in
Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
JONES.-In West Scranton, Feb. ], 1898,
Edward r. Jones, % years OF age. at
the residence, Is Bloom street. Fu-
neral annoUl cement later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
TROLLEY CAR ON FIRE.
Passengers We're Frightened aud the
West side Lines RIockrd.

4 burning trolley car blocked traffic
on the West Side lines yesterday af-
ternoon. A Taylor car became ignited
from a burned fuse while descending
the Swetland street hill.
The flames enyeloned the front plat
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a solemn high mass of requiem was
celebrated.
Rev. ]. I. Dunn was celebrant; Rev.
w. Nealon, of Carbondale, deacon;
Rev. ]. A. Mofitt, sub-deacon, and
Rev. =. ]. McManus, sub-deacon, and
monies. The absolution and sermon
was by the latter. The remains were
taken on the noon Delaware and Hud-
son train TO Carbondale for interment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-02
ROLL OF HONOR.
st. Thomas Coll ege Students High in
study and Department.

The st. Thomas college January roll
of honor for studies was announced
at the college yesterday morning. On
the list were the following pupils who
attained at least the required PERCENT
age of 80 per cent. in general studies
and 80 per cent. in conduct:
CLASSICAL DEPARTMENT..
Senior Divisicn n Francis A. Kane, CIar-
ence P. Sammar, Stephen j. Gavin, James
G. Cullen, John j. Colligan, John A.
Ruddy.
Junior Division-Leo j. Clarke, Joseph
A. Weir, John e. McHale William f.
Connors, Thomas A. Needham, John j.
Lynott, Francis A. Flynn, Francis j..
o'Malley, Kenneth ]. Burnett.
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
Senior Divisicn-Aloysius j. Colligan,
William A Gibson, John A. Ford, Leo j..
Sommar, William j. Devine, John j. Me-
Cam, John A. Higgins.
Junior Division-Michael j. McCrea,
Thomas j. Durkin. Andrew V. Kozack,
Thomas j. Harding.
SECOND COMMERCIAL CLASS.
Dudley Tierney. Desmond Leonard,
George Altman, Joseph Jordan, Joseph
Regula, Joseph Savage, James +. Boland.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
John Ratchford, James Devine, John
Langan, John Kane. Robert Gilroy. John
Reap. Thomas Ruddy, Joseph OBoyle,
Patrick Ruddy, John Nallin.
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form, but were quickly extinguished.
The fire damaged the electric mechan-
ism, scorched the car and frightened
the passengers. Conductor Nicholson
and Motorman DeNike were in charge
of the car.
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Exhibitions of COpley Prints at the
Griffin Art Studio.

We have just received another very
complete line of these famous repro
ductions OF American artists, compris-
ing copies of the decorations of the
Boston Public library and Congression-
al library at Washington. ~
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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
FUNERAL OF MRS. MOFFlTT.
solemn High Mass of Requiem in St
pauI's Church.

The funeral of Mrs. p. M. Mohitt
was held yesterday morning. Follow
ing the service at the house, 6Sl East
Market street, at 8 o'clock, the remains
were taken to st. Paurs church, where
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Don't Fail

To attend the Annual Masquerade Ball
of the Scranton Liederkranz. to be held
at their hall, Monday night, Feb. 7.
Tickets can be had at Driesen's, 22s
Lacka. ave. 90
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Twining, opticlan 1876 Penn avenue, in
Harris drug store, Hours a. m.
p. m. -
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All Cloth Jackets at one-half of for
mer price. u. l.. Crane. -
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Nolan Bros, 5I5 Linden street.
Plumbing, Steam and Gas-fitting. ~
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MUSIC AT PURE FOOD SHOW.
Programme That Will BE Rendered
by Bauer,s Orchestra.

The following interesting programme
will be rendered today by Bauer's or
chestra at the Pure Food exhibit in
Jonas Longs Sons store:
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. f. & NJ. II. Howley, 23l Wyoming ave
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M. NORTON,

SEA Lackawanna Ave Scranton.
81 So. Main ST., Wilkes. Barre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
CASTING OFF n LINE.
mr.. Gii1by Meets with . LittIo EIDorisnes on
y south street wharf

"rm afraid there's one towboat Captain who
would not give me q job II 1 should apply"
said Mr.. Glimby. and that 10 tho man
whose line i cast on In South street tho other
day. The tug was lying along tho end of tho
wharf. hanging by q single line. with the loop
around the head OF q spile and the other end
made fast around tho forward bits aboard tho
boat. Tho Captain was in tho pilothouse and
no called to the deckhand that he guessed they
would go up to Pier 9l9. was standing u on tho
end of the wharf. and when the deckhand began
casting the line on from the bits / started for
the spile to cast IL OF there.
~ like boats. and I've loafed along South
street a good deal. and I've seen q million mon
cast of lines. but It's a funny thing l had never
cast OF one myself; but / was going to now.
All the mon l ever saw cast of alino just took
hold OF 1t and lifted 1t right on. easy. I took
hold Of this one with perfect confidence, but the
first thing l knew 1t Sagged down and stuck on
the other side OF the spile. and 1t did the same
thing again when ! tried. which / did somewhat
hastily, from another point. 1t didn't come on
easily 81, all, and finally had TO take hold oft
the SDis. while the Captain. looking out OF the