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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-07

tity weak in the nourishng clements
required to offset the waste and wear
of the tisstics Directly YOU begin to
put strength into the blood. you put
strength into the weak organs which
are fed by the blood. The healing
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tics the blood from the waste and
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kidneys and liver have not been able
to get rid Of II puts into the blood the
right materials for building up the
body, all ready for use. It strengthens
the stomach, increases the activity of
the blood making glands, and restores
the digestive and nutritivc organs to
condition Of sound health.
FREE CONSULTATION.
Sick people are invited to consult DR..
Pierce by letter absolutely free Of
charge. Every letter is read in private,
answered in private and it's contents
guarded as Il sacred confidence. No
third party need know of the nature of
the correspondence as all answers are
sent in plain envelopes, closely sealed
and without printing or other advertis-
ing upon them DR.. Pierce has nearly
a score Of skilled specialists in chronic
! diseases to assist him i'm his practice.
| Write without fear and without fee to
| DR.. r. V. Pierce, chief consulting ply
| siCian to the Invalds' Hotel and Sur
| gical Institute, Buffalo, n. Y.
| Substitutes are dangerous. When y
| substitute is offered i'm place Of Doctor
| Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. re-
! hat .,,I
| as DR.. Pierces medicine there could be
! no object for substitution. Why not get
what you have chosen instead Of let
! ting somebody else force on you what
you do not choose The whole secret
/ lies in the fact that the substitute costs
/ the dealer less because there's no re-
/ sponsibility behind it. He makes bet
ctr profit ON the substitute, and he
makes it out of you. Don't let him.
WRECKED UPON ROCKS AND
SHOALS.
The government marks the rocks and
| shoals which are a peril to naVigatorS
by certain buoys and bells which warn
the mariner away. No man can be "A
| pilot until he knows the location of
every one of these marks and just
! what they signify. Nature marks the
shoals and rocks of the sea Of life
! Whereon men may be 5hipwrecked.
Every man who is to pilot the frail
vessel his body, over this sea should
know these marks and signs. This
knowledge plain and clear is only a
part of the information given in DR.
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser. Its 1908 pages are full of wisdom
and of counsel and many a life would
he saved if this book We're in the hands
of every man and woman. This great
work is given away by its author and
sent absolutely free, ON receipt ol
stamps to pay the expense of mailing
only. Send n One-Cent stamps for the
paper edition, or 81 stamps for the
cloth-bound volume. Address DR.. r.
V. Pierce, Buffalo y. Y.
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CARBONDALE.
ABBoTT-WEAvER NUPTIALs.
Ceremony Performed at Brides Resi-
derce by Her Father.

At noon yesterday the handsome new
residence of Rev. and Mrs. Il. II. ABB
bott, of Spring street, was the scene
of a pretty nuptialistic event, Their
daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Alb
hott, was welded to William q. Weav-
er. NJ. D., of Wilkes Barre. The
brides father performed the ceremony,
assisted by Rev. Y. 4. Sawyer, of Trim
ity Episcopal church.
POtted chrysanthemums ard cut
flowers formed beautiful bower of the
bay window in which the couple stood
unattended during the ceremony. The
bride was attired in a travelling gown
of blue and carried pink roses.
A wedding repast was served ana DR.,
and Mrs. Weaver left on the 1.42 o'clock
train for an extended tour. Only a
few of the most intimate friends We're
present at the wedding. Among them
We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hubbard
Mrs. N l.. Moon, Mrs. r. c. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs j. r Wheeler and Mrs. r. \.
Sawyer. Those from out of town We're:
Miss Weaver, sister of the groom and
Charles Weaver, nephew, of Wilkes
Barre; Miss Rankle, of Plymouth
Louis Abbott, of Lehigh university and
John Abbott, of Wilkes Barre.
Dr. Weaver, who occupies a promi'
nent position professionally in Lu'
zerne's capital, has married a wife OF
admirable qualities. Her heroic work
as nurse among the soldiers of oul
late war mCrited the high praise be-
slowed upon her by the press. While
helping suffering humanity she con,
tlacteu typhoid fever from which she
only recently recovered.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

EX-Mayor e. l.. Hendricks, Mrs. Eva
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. l. y. Bassett
are in Boston.
Mrs. Michael Hart, of Brooklyn
street, has returned from New York,
Wherr she spent two months with her
daughter, Mrs. J. +. Lamb.
Rev. Charles Lee has received news
of the serious illness of his mother,
who resides in Kansas.
Postmaster Nealon yesterday reCeiV-
ed an official bulletin from the post
office department stating that the Fif-
teenth infantry was now located at
Nuevitas, Cuba, and giving that as
their rOstolIice address. This is the
regiment in which SO many Carbon
dalians recently enlisted.
DR.. Baker, Messrs. Isaac Singer, Ju-
Illus Sparth, Ike HOllenbeCk. George
James, Frank Derby, constituting the
Cycle club orchestra, and w. +. VOL
colt, the clubs expert gramophonist,
went to Vandling last evening where
they were delightfully."- entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Mitchell.
Mrs. William OXendale, of Vandling,
who has been undergoing treatment at
the Private hospital i'm this city, went
homo yesterday.
Frank Kerins, Of Richmondale, was
admitted TO Emergency hospital yes
terday. He sustained broken leg by
having it caught between the bumpers
of coal car and door.
Miss Helen SWingle has been engag-
| ed as night nurse at DR.. Wheelers
hospital
The Toy meetings are being largely
attended at the Methodist church.
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FOREST CITY.

ON Saturday. December u, at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon, Sheriff Ward Denell ad-
vertises that he will sell the home and lot
of 5. G. Kelsey. on Susquehanna street,
upon an execution issued by the South
ern Building and Loan association.
Mrs. John Nicholas and Mrs, Thomas
Davies, of HazletOn, are visiting their
brother, w. j. MaXeN.
A. T. Wheeler, OF this borough, has
taken the contract from the Nay Aug
Coal company to build trestle over the
Delaware. Lackawanna and western rall-
way tracks and Roaring brook, and Mon
day he left here to start the work, ac-
companied by d force of carpenters, con-
sisting of Joel T.. Haynes, c. l.. Rose,
Charles II. Bartholomew ana T.. f.. IIor-
ton.
MIR. Edward Bennett, of Lake Como,
Wayne county, has been guest for sew
eral days at the home of Mr.. and MSS'
Herbert Knapp, on Maple street.
As "a result Of the knetoscope entertain
mcnt held under thir auspices the fire
men will clear about $40.
Elizabeth Lee. of Winwood. Wayne
county, is pending a few days at the
home of her aunt. Mrs. Thomas Cafferty.
The Dewey Glee club is the name of a
recent musical organization that will meet
| every Wednesday evening in rooms in
the Forest City House. 1t consists of five
first tenors, five second tenors, five first
hassos and five second bassos. The ot-
| GERS chosen ny the club for the ensuing
| term are given below: President, Alfred
| Waters; vice president, Richard Jones
| secretary, William Evans; treasurer, Ma
| thaniek Davis conductor David j. Jones,
| The membership of the club is made up
| of residents of both Forest city and
| Nandling.
| A severe storm ragged here Sunday, Mon
| day and Tuesday, but no damage was
done with the exception of a few signs
being blown down and here and there a
pair of outside stairs ripped away from
| a house
| Professor Collins dancing class is pre-
barring to hold a social some night during
| the Christmas week.
| Miss Eva Mclaughlin, of Jcrmyn, spent
| the ffrsL of the week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. John Mclaughlin, on West
| Dundaff street
Miss Louisa Wostpate entertained q
number of her friends at whist party
| last evening
| James SmthSon, of LaCkawanna, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Waters
the first of the week.
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FUNERAL OF DAVID DAVIES.
Remains of the Unfortunate Fire
man Laid to Rest

Deeply impressive services We're con-
Quoted yesterday afternoon over the
remains of TiaVid Davies, who met an
untimely death in the Ontario and
Western wreck at PeCkVille Sunday
evening. Rev. r. +. Jepson, of the
Berean Baptist church. ofiiciated. He
was assisted by Rev. Mr.. Lewis, The
pastors remarks We're full of cOnsOla-
tion to the bereaved ones. lie pro-
nounced a fitting eulOgy on him whose
chief delight was the pleasures of
home.
Alarge concOurse of friends indicated
the measure i'm which deceased was
esteemed. Among those who paid their
1inal respects We're the knights of
Pythias, who had charge of the fu-
neral, and the Brotherhood of LocomO-
tive Firemen. The pallbearers We're
chosen from these organizations, and
were: James Willems, G. b. Van Cor
der and David Orr, of the former, and
Reuben Lewis, owen Lewis and John
Hopkins, of the latter.
A large number of barOuches and
three extra street cars were employed
in conveying the cortege to Broadside
cemetery, where the remains We're laid
at rest
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MOSCOW.

Miss HOLSTERS orcrestra gave concert
i'm the East Sterling church Wednesday
evening, Nov. 49,
Miss Nellie COnboy spent Sunday with
friends i'm DunmOre and Olyphant.
4 cottage prayer meeting will be held
at the home of Mr. j. NJ. Bennett this
evening.
Miss Sue Pyle is confined to the house
with rheumatism.
Memorial services were held i'm the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday last
Rev S. Guy SnCwden preached a sermon
on "Our Heroes; Their Legacy to Us.
Alon7o Kinds has accepted a position
as clerk in Scranton.
Rev. j. h. Sweet ana Mr.. Fellows, of
Scranton, are spending a few days with
Byron Evans ard family and making
good use of the hunting season.
Cottage prayer meeing was held laSt
evening at the home of Lance Depew.
The Ladies Aid society met Tuesday
afternoon and made final arrangements
for the fair
Mrs. |. c. Depew is able to be around
again after three months illness.
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TAYLOR NEWS.
Coming Eisteddfod-Miss Howells
ertained-Personal News.

The congregation of the Welsh
congregational church will conduct II
grand eisteddfod in the church audi
torium on Dec. 20
Mrs. Katie Wescott, of Providence,
was the guest of friends in this place
yesterday.
Miss Lillian How ellis was rendered a
most enjoyable birthday party Monday
evening at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William q. Howells, of
Main street, by large number of her
young friends
A new bolt factory is about to locate
in town. The board of trade has re-
ceived several communications.
Sergeant Leslie Fruchie, of Company
T., Thirteenth regiment, who has been
home on sick leave, expects to rejCin
his company in Georgia next week.
Professor David l.. Jones, director OF
the Calvary Baptist church choir, is
making preparations to perform the
operetta entitled, Merry Mlkmaid."
Taylorville lodge, No. 462. Knights of
Pythias, will meet in their rooms in
I;eese's hall this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Potter Price, of Dor
rancctown, were the guests of relatives
in this place on Monday.
The employees of the Archibald coll
liery received their monthly pay for
November yesterday.
The Taylor Water company have a
gang of men busily engaged placing
large pipes for the supply in North
Taylor.
\ large delegation Of members from
Emblem division, No. 81, Sons of Tenn
perance, will pay fraternal visit to
the Ripple division in Hyde Park this
evening.
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OLYPHANT.

An attempt was made to burglarize the
grocery store of Andrew Moryosk on
Jones street at am carly hour Sunday
morning. Officer MCAndrcw was making
his usual rounds in that vicinity about 2
O'Clock and noticed a man acting sus-
pciously near Bosak's hotel and dart into
an alley near by. The officer went eau
tiously to the rear of the building TO in
vestigate further and was just i'm time
to see three men taking to their heels,
The officer gave chase but the men were
too feet-footed for him and was outdis-
tanCed When the officer returned he
found the burglars had made an attempt
10 get into MOryOski's store through a
window In their haste TO get a way they
left a xii Of burglars tools, which the Of
iicer now has in his possession,
No meeting of the council was held
Monday night on account of a lack OF
quorum.
MY Partner" will be produced at the
Father Mathew opera house tomorrow
evening by the G, Y, NJ. L. A. and B
Dramatic society. After the performance
a social will be held in the club of I95 hall
The obsequies Of Willie Martin occurred
yesterday afternoon at his late home on
Hudson street, The final rites were
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crossing Tinklepaugh creek President
Smith informed Mr.. Elliot that the bor-
ough had decided to eXpend 800, the
Traction company having agreed to
pay the balance as the extension was
more of a benefit to the Traction COM
pany than to the borough. a contract
was signed as above A cOmmunca-
tion was received in reply to one sent
to the Johnson Water company relative
to placing of fire hydrants in the Sec
ond ward. Mr.. Clarence Il. Sturges,
in his reply. stated that as soon as the
company elected n president. which
would be In the near future, the mat
ter would have immediate attention.
Upon motion the secretary was in
struCtcd to have recorded the deed of
the lot occupied by the electric plant.
President Smith stated that he would
for one go 800 security for the pur-
chase of transformers so that the COM
mercia lights could be put in opera
tion. Councilman Moules stated that
h" was willing to take the responsible
ity Of another hundred. and that set
the bah a rolling and nearly all of
the councilmen pledged their willing
ness to thus help the borough out. Mr.
I'll II tlllS also Slhleu ne was Wlllln3
to help the borough out by going secur-
ity for "a hundred. A committee of
three, consisting of w. $. Bloes. First
ward; William Taylor. Second ward; 1;
r. j. Reese, Third ward. were appoint
ed to solicit from those who We're will
ing TO go security for the borough and
to purchase the necessary transform
ers at once. The money set aside for
the erection of the electric light plant
has been exhausted, and there is no
legal way to secure contractor unless
the people are allowed q vote upon the
| matter of bonding the borough for an
Increase of cash The matter will come
| up at the February election. To facil-
| itate matters the above method was
adopted so that the plant would not
| have to be idle without no money COM
| ing in. Upon motion the Wilson Fire
| company was granted free electric
! light. 1t was moved that Engineers
| Barnes and Jones remove some of the
| electric lights from Main street and
| distribute them elsewhere in the bOr-
! Ough. Smith, of the First ward: Parry,
| Second ward, and Moules, Third ward,
were appointed to make an estimate of
| the number of lights and material that
| 1t Will take to light up all streets in
| their respective wards. The secretary
| was instructed to have an ordinance
| drawn up to increase indebtedness of
borough to finish the electric light sys-
! tenn. The road commission was in
structed to grade sidewalk fronting the
| DR.. Kelly property and to present The
| bill. He was also notified to put in
! force the snow cleaning ordinance, and
| If property owners did not clean Their
walks to have same done and collect
from such property owners. Meeting
adjourned to Monday. Dee II.
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PITTSTON NEWS
The Last Sad Rites to the Memory
of the Late M. F. Corcoran-other
Funerals and Deaths-other Pitts
ton News.

At 10 o'clock the remains of the la
mented Michael F. Corcoran were con-
veyed to st. Mary's church. near the
Junction and after the solemn service
of mass an address was delivered
which bore words of consolation To- the
friends assembled. When the remains
arrived at the Minooka cemetery, where
interment took place, the members of
the Young Mems institute and the Or
der of 1Glks were present. The eXalt-
ed ruler, Attorney Gelispie approached
the bier, and i'm solemn words proceed
ed to read the last sad service over the
dead. This concluded. the members
deposited an emblem of green upon
the graves of their deceased brother.
The following were the pall-bearers:
From the Elk society, Oliver Burke,
John J. Donnelly, Alex Thompson,
Dolph Glennon, NJ. Marcus and George
Llewellyn; from the Young Mems in
stitute, John King, Thomas Lahey, NJ.
f. Golden, John Reel John Green and
DR.. Gilbride. The floral emblems were
numerous. The flower-bearers were:
James CorCoran, Ed. stark, Charles
Wintle and Richard Hughes.
The funeral of the late Walsr Banks
took place yesterday afternoon and was
attended by a large number of friends
from this and the surrounding town
ships. After the usual service at ST.
Johns church, the interment took
place in the Market street cemetery.
The St. Aoyisus society of which he
was a member. attended in body
The members Of the several clubs
who hold forth in the keystone hall,
on South Main street. should, as soon
as possible clean out the useless young
people who every night occupy those
rooms to the dctrment of them as or
ganizations.
Yesterday morning occurred the
death of Miss Louise Lintern, at the
age of is years. at the home of her
father. John Lintern, of NafuS street.
Her father has for many years been
an employe of the Pennsylvania Coal
company. and his wife, deceased sew
eral years, makes this afiliction very
severe. The funeral will take place on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock, with
interment in the Pittston cemetery.
The condition of Charles Gowan, a
young man of the West End, who is a
victim of appendicitis. is serious.
1t is seldom we copy the contents of
! a hotel register, but this is an idea Of
| how business goes i'm this town: w. ].
| Martin, j. $. Drake, Lloyd Bailey and
| G. +. Thompson. of Philadelphia; j.
| l}. Wallis, jr. Ashley: George Mitchell
! Il. w. Davis, II. Mission, George t.
| Smith and ... Keller, of Scranton; H.
| = Freas, \. Won Sanlin, j. j. Harvey
| Hazleton; A. walters, Johnston, n. y;
4. +. Rennig, of Allentown; n. #
! Seible. Wilkes Barre: 6. w. Feln
Montgomery. Pa; Andrew f. Adams
| Newburgh. y. j.; Frank Law, Nor.
| wich, n. Y; William Il. Ash, Lehigh'
ton, Pa; c. :. Farrer Dunmore; Steph
en- Reedy Calawssisa; f. \. Waldo
| Wyalusng.
James Blanchard and Potter Clark
of Hazleton, were the guests of Perry
Noll. of the Eagle, yesterday.
Eva and Topsy are due today, ant
that is no guy"
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more can be done for you" 1t Is Just
such cases as these which have been
cured by Golden Medical Discovery"
Were they cases of consumption? We
know only what is said Cf them The
local physicians said it was consump-
ton. There was weakness, emaciation.
hemorrhage, night-sweats, cough. The
doctors said Nothing more can be
done. 1t is n hopeless case" And
after thus passing sentence on Che vic
tim somebody suggested DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and the "in-
durable" case was cured"
The action of the discovery" is en-
tircly philosophiC Life begins and
ends with the blood. The independent
life of the child be gins with the first
heart beat. When the golden bowl Is
broken life is ended. The difference
between health and disease may be-
stated as the difference between poor
blood and pure blood. 1t is the blood
which gives strength to the vital
organs. When the blood grows weak
the body must grow weak with it.
Weak lungs mean inevitably weak
blood; weak i'm quality, weak in guam
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JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

1t is said that }. l.. Crawford and La.
ther Keller, of Scranton, are two MEM
bers of the new stock company that have
taken the planning mill.
Mr., Duncan Cameron will entertain his
cousin, Captain Dowse, of the British
army, during the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. y. y. Kerr, of Scranton,
spent Sunday as the guests of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Conner Davis, at
the Powder Mikls.
Mrs. Mary Osborne, of Main street, is
visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Gendall at Plains.
The Delaware and Hudson breaker,
which has been working three-quarter
time, went on nine hours yesterday.
Sergeant Smith, of the Thirteenth rogi.
ment who has been i'll of typhoid fever
is home ON a furlough,
Or. and Mrs. a. }. Baker Of Deuha
are visiting friends in town,
Miss Lizzie Collins entertained a few
of her friends at her home on South Main
street last evening.
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OLD FORGE.

Messrs r. ]. Stewsrt and George
Drake, jr., are hunting this week in New
York state.
Miss Maud Chamberlain, of salem, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. ID. G.. Reed,
Mr.. John A, Wood has presented TO the
Lawrence Hose company . trio of part
ridge cochin chickens valued at TO-
The Ladies' Home Missionary society
will meet ON Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs, Edward Barnes.
At a meeting OF the trustees of the
Marcy cemetery the following officers
were elected: President, Ebenezer Drake I;
secretary John A. Wood treasurer, f.. j.,
Wildrick.
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PECKVILLE.

Great Junior Sycamore A. A. Ayres
attended the district council meeting
held in the WigWam of LaCkaWanna
tribe No. EOS at Carbonate last eve
ming.
All members of the Wilson Fire COM
pany are requested TO attend a special
meeting of the company Thursday eve
ming, Dec. s, to arrange to attend the
parade and banquet Of the Dunmore
fire department.
a regular meeting of Blakely bOr-
Cugh council was held at the council
rooms Monday evening. Roll call found
all members present. The minutes of
the former meeting were read and ap-
proved. The following bills We're or
dered paid; Road commissioners time
to date, $75; $. NJ. Rogers, as secretary
of board of health, $40; Jones Bros,
printing contract books, Sc; High Con-
stable Gil Wormouth, burial of one
dog, 81; j. S. Rhoden, services as jan
itor, $40; j. w. Patton, one wheel
barrow, S1.65; G. w Sitgraves, station
AIRY and postage, $3.50; M. II. Harloe,
services Nov. 3 to Nov. so, 800; NJ. II.
llarloe, blue prints, $297O Maroon Will
liams, one arrest, 50: William Smith,
one arrest, 80; William Adair, stone
tagging, S63,2i; hauling same, $3.50
Tax Collector Williams reported that
he had turned over to the treasurer
81 ,O66S4; that amount having been col
lected on 1898 duplicate George Moules
and Secretary Williams We're instruct
ed TO look over tax collectors accounts
Secretary was instructed to notify Mr.
Platt to see that the fire alarm system
knocked out by the electric light wires
was repaired at once and TO make al
damages good. Acting County Survey
or Dunning, accompanied by Mr., f. V
| Elliot, a representative of the GrOtor
Bridge Manufacturing company, were
present and submitted plans and fig
ures for the widening of the new bridge
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DEATH OF MATTHEW KELLY.

Mr.. aud Mrs. ID. +. Mccoy and child,
of this city, went to BinghamtOn yes
terday. where they will attend, today,
the funeral of Mrs. McCoy's brother,
Matthew Kelly, who died Monday. He
was 80 years old, unmarried. and re-
sided in Bridgeport until about three
months ago. Another sister. Mrs.
Bartlett, and a brother, of Bingham
ton, also mourn his loss.
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LEBEcK & ooRIN's GENEROSITY

The following letter received yester-
day by Trustee Julius Moses explains
itself:
pital.
We enclose herewith our check for
80 which we wish to donate for the
good OF your Institution. We feel that
the cause is worthy of the effort OF