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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-13
DEATH OF GEORGE BISHOP.
Well Known Resident Passed Away
Yesterday Morning.

George Bishop, of South Main street,
one of the best known residents of
Carbondale, died early yesterday morn
ing. Mr. Bishop was born in Germany
about fifty-five years ago. He came to
this country with his parents when
but lad and settled in Archibald. He
was at that time about seven years of
age. He resided in Archibald until he
moved to CarbOndale, about nineteen
years ago. Since that time he has lived
in Main street, where for years he was
engaged in the plumbing and timing
business. In connection with this he
manufactured a mine lamp on which
he and his brother held a patent.
During his residence in this city Mr.
Bishop made many friends. He was a
whole-souled, jOvial companion and
was liked by all his acquaintances.
For the past two years Mr.. Bishops
health has been bad; and for several
months he has been confined to his
bed. During his last weeks he suffered
agonies and for several days has been
practically unconscious. Death was a
relief to his sufferings.
The immediate survivors are his
wife, four daughters and two sons, as
follows: Mrs. Marshall Kellar of
Scranton; Henry, Edward, Grace,
Louise, Florence
The funeral will he held Saturday af-
ternoon at O'Clock. Rev. Father
Ehinger, of st. Pauls Lutheran church,
will conduct the services at the house.
lnterment will be made in Archibald.
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DRINKER.

\ very pleasant party was given in
honor of Aunt" Polly Mitchell. nee
Mott, at the home Of her son, Butler
NJ, Mitchell, at Drinker, Pa, on
Wednesday, it being the ninety
second anniversary of her birth
day She was born in New York
state in 1'0G and is the only one sur
Vlving Of her family, which consisted
or thirteen children, she being the fifth
child, With her husband, the late Eli
mitchell, she located at HullisterVille,
ia" about 1926, where he engaged in
milling. For "A number of years he
operated the only grist mill in that
part Of the country, and became very
Wen known. Mrs. Mitchell is enjoy
ing very good health for one of her
years, After dinner had been served
a photograph was taken of the party,
which comprised twenty great-grand-
children, fourteen grandchildren, one
son, one daughter, and a number Of
friends of the family. Notably among
those present was Jerias Mitchell, aged
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OBSEQUlES.
Remains of Miss May Barrett Laid in
81. Rose Cemetery.

Final rites over the remains of Miss
Mary Barrett were conducted by Rev.
w. A. Nealon, who celebrated sol
emn high mass of requiem at st. Rose
church yesterday.
The following were the floral de-
signs: Scale of life" by pall-bearers;
Gates Ajar," by Barrett family; pill
low." by sodality of the Blessed Nir-
gin: basket by Willie and Clarence
McHale: carnations and roses by young
lady companions boquet by Mary X.
MAXWELL large casket boquet by Rev
]. V. Hussie, Ashley; roses by Burke
family: Faith, Hope and Charity"
by schoolmates; CarnatiOn and roses by
Junior class: roses by J. J. O'Boylc,
Scranton roses by John J. f. Moran;
boquet, Mrs. r. Connell; cross by Ella
Horan, Millersville: carnations by Mrs
J. c. Andrews, Scranton.
The flowers We're carried to the
church and thence to the cemetery by
the following:
Hannah and Margaret Killaen May
Garden, Mary Monahan, May Monitt,
Katie MOnahan, Anna Madigan, and
Grace Clarke, of Honesdale, Joseph
Moffitt, James Garden, Maurice Kelly,
Thomas McDonough, Frank Bridget,
Michael Horan, Martin Gallagher and
Mathew Murphy
The pall-bearers were: r. A. shan
non, Charles CaVanaugh, John Early.
Joheph Walker, Joheph Monahan and
Charles Bridget. Among those from
out of town, the following persons
from Scranton attended: j. j. O'BOylc
and family, Mrs. Philip Coyre Mrs.
McGarry, Mrs. stephen Hope and Mrs,
j. ]. MCGrahn.
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96. who participated in the festivities
with as much fervor as anyone His
"reminiscences of the pioneer days was
a source of great entertainment to the
younger members. Among those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs Butler Mitchell
and five children, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Mitchell and four children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva
Bird and three children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Bird and three children, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Bird and two chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Beers and
two children, Miss Verna Beers, of
Drinker, Pa; Mrs. Charles Mitchell,
Mr. and Mrs. M Mitchell, Mr., Jerias
Mitchell of Hollistervile, Pa; Mrs.
George Beisecker, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli
Mitchell and three children, Mrs. Luz
Gina Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. S. s. Stone,
Miss Blanche Mitchell, Miss Lizzie
Beisecker Mr.. Harry Slack, of Dun
more, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Stone
and five children, of Hawley, Pa.
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AVOCA.

The annual examination for mine
foremen and assistant mine foremen
will take place in Butler Hill school
house on May 1920 and 21.
The employees of the Pennsylvania
Coal company win be paid in this sec
ton tomorrow morning.
\ remnant Of Frances Willard's S noble
work was taken up by the members
of the w. c. II. L. society at the home
of Mrs. Hattie Bell yesterday after
noon. Several months previous to her
death the deceased president under
took to raise a fund sufficient to de-
fray the pending debt on the w. c. r..
L. temple in Chicago. The amount
donated yesterday will be sufficient evi-
denCe that the cause of temperance
in Avoca is not lost and that the or
ganization will be strengthened each
year is the earnest wish of all interest
ed in the good work An excellent
repast was served by the hostess, Mrs.
Hattie Bell.
Mr., Philip Hartneth, of Ashley, is the
guest Of Francis Kane, of the West
Side.
Miss Mary A. McGoff, of Jermyn, re-
turned yesterday after few days
visit at the home of Miss Mary Cor
don.
Mr.. John j. Mcdonald, of the North
End. is Convalescing after a critical
ILLNESS of pleuro- pneumonia.
Misses Emma and Nellie Schlager,
Of Olyphant, are guests of Mrs. Pier,
of the North End.
G. w. Lower, ticket agent at the
Delaware and Hudson station, is
mourning the loss of valuable cow
which strayed away several days ago.
Any information concerning the ami
NAL will be gratefully received.
Mrs. George Carey, of Lincoln Hill,
is critically i'll of appendicitis.
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JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

Insurance agent Patrick Mutually was
initiated into the bicycle club on We'd
nesday evening. Patrick with two
companions, was in Carbondale, and
when the whistles blew for fire down
the valley they thought it was in
this town, and started off at II very
rapid rate. When near the Walker res
idence in Mayheld, Patrick was some
distance behind his friends, who no.
tiCed u horse and wagon approaching
i'm time to escape an accident by turn
ing short and running into the en-
bankment of the Delaware ad Hudson
track. Mr. Mutually, who was coming
close behind, did not notice the horse
and wagon until he collided with them.
lie received Il large cut on the fore
head and the body was badly bruised.
lie was taken TO Dr. Peter c. Manley,
who found it necessary to place Sev?
eral stitches to close the cut wound.
Fast riding was the cause, he said, and
would net participate in an exhibition
of that kind again.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Willard
Gordon took place from the home Of
her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pedrick, at . o'clock yesterday
morning. The remains were taken to
Olyphant, where services We're held in
the Presbyterian church. lrteiment
was made in Clarks Green cemetery.
Mrs. James Scutt and her daughter,
Helen, was visiting in Carbondale yes
terday.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Davis, of Second
street, was visiting his mother IN Car
| bondale yesterday.
Another burglary was committed in
IL.
one more TO the list of burglaries that
have taken place here in the past few
weeks.
There seems to he well organized
gang at work i'm this vicinity, and this
is the strongest. The store of John Me
Dermott on the East Side was blollen
into. The burglars gained an entrance
through a window which they had
| broken and then barred open the door
in the rear of the building They took
about a hundred, dollars worth of dry
goods from shelves. The amount taken
would require several men TO carry it,
Miss Mary Ann Rist and Mr. Will
! liam Evans, two well-knowr young
/ people Of Taylor, who were united in
! wedlock yesterday afternoon, are now
| spending their honeymoon at the home
| of Mr.. and Mrs EnOCh James, of May
| field
Mrs. BrynferCh Roes viii preach in
! the Congregational church this even
| ing in Welsh All the Welsh speaking
| people should he present.
The Hillside Coal and Iron company
| VIII pay their employees here tomor-
row.
Willie Evans and Edward Straf ford,
! of Forest city, was visiting Mr.. and
! Mrs Thomas l.. Grliths yesterday.
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TAYLOR NEWS.
Miss Mary A. Risk and William
Thomas United in Marriages. Wine
Party--PersonaIN News.

Yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock
Miss Mary A. Risk and Mr.. William
Thomas were united in the bonds Of
holy matrimony at the Calvary Bap-
tist church parsonage by the Rev. II.
II. Harris, Ph.D. The bride looked eX-
ceedingly well in a gown of Lansdown
and carried a bouquet of carnations
The bridesmaid was Miss Sarah Ann
Risk, sister of the bride, who was
attired in costume of blue cloth, and
also carried large bouquet of flow
ers The best man was Mr.. George
Marsh. The marriage was quiet af-
fair. After the ceremony the newly
welded couple left via the Delaware
and Hudson on wedding tour, which
will. include Philadelphia and other
pleasant resorts. on their return they
will go to housekeeping in a neatly
furnished house on Storrs street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nyhart enter
tanned a number of friends at their
home on Main street, the forepart of
the week.
The Tribune branch office in Taylor
is in the Cobleigh building. Local Rep
resentative f. G. Evans in charge.
Thomas Jones will leave for Ply
mouth on Sunday, where he will rep
resent the Welsh Baptist church at the
convention to be held in the above
place.
Hugh Hughes, of Pittston, was here
on business yesterday.
A number of the young people of
this place and the Archibald made a
pleasure visit in the Pyne mines on
Wednesday evening in care Of Super
intendent william Thomas. Those who
enjoyed the journey were: Misses
Clara Sipple, Sarah Jones, Maggie Sip
pie, Edith Thomas, Pearl Gaul, and
Messrs. Adolph Urweider, Thomas
Thomas, Stanley Miller and Frank
Decker.
G.. G. Thomas, a former resident of
this town but now of Louisiana, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Erastus Jones
of North Taylor.
This afternoon will occur the funeral
of the late Mrs. Mary Williams, OF
| Bellevue. The remains will be brought
! to this place for burial.
Martin Luther lodge, No. 66S. Loyal
| Knights of America will meet this
! evening in Reese'S hal.
Mrs. John Hughes, Of Main street, is
| sick.
The members of the First Welsh
Congregational church held a grand
| social at the church rooms on We'd
ncsday evening. The affair was well
! attended, and much credit is due the
| young ladies for the way they served
| the guests.
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FOREST CITY.

a bali will be held tomorrow evening
in PrOkopOVits' hall, the proceeds to go
to the treasury of the Greek Catholic
church.
A. l.. Morgan has been appointed as
SCISSOR in the Second ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Henry Ording
This evening the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavor will hold
a seed social in the lecture room of the
Presbyterian church. Refreshments
will be served and short entertain
ment given.
Rev. and Mrs. II. II Dresser, of
Duluth, Mimi, are the guests of their
neiCe, Mrs. j. NJ. Brown. Mr.. Dresser
was formerly a member Of the Wy
oming conference, among other places
having been stationed at Montrose,
Pittston and Scranton.
a fagot and ice cream social will
be held in the Manning building this
evening. The proceeds will go to the
Welsh Congregational church.
Rev. Thomas Watkins, of Scranton,
will conduct services in Bethany Con-
gregational church on Sunday next In
the morning sermon will be preached
in Welsh and in the evening MI Wat
kins will speak in English.
The Fell township school board ex-
peCt soon to erect a school building
at Vandling to take the place of the
one recently burned
The football games between the
Vandling and Providence players and
the teams from Richmondale and
AvOca, which were to have taken place
at Anthracite park, Carbondale on
May p, have been postponed until the
2Sth. The proceeds will be donated to
the Emergency hospital
The Hillside Coal company will pay
it's employees today.
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MAS0NS BANQUET.
Third Degree Work the Occasion of n
Pleasant Social Gathering.

Some members of the Masonic frater-
nifty enjoyed a very swell LITTLE time
in the temple on Salem avenue We'd
nesday evening. The occasion was
the working of the third degree on
some candidates. After the degree
work banquet was served IN the arm
ory on the third floor. a palatable feast
was served, after which there was
speech making, toasts etc. II. b. Will
bur acted as postmaster. The follow
ing guests were present: c. V. Helmes,
Frank Love, c. V. EStabrOOk, H. b.
Wilbur, ]. NJ. Stewart, w. w. Fletcher
M. ID. Bailey, w. j. Baker, L. S. Med
land, q. F, Couch, j. p. \. Tingley
]. a. Cameron, r. w. Pethrick, Fred
Oglesby, William Shannon, II. Q. Wat
rous, Frank Hubbard, j. o. Miles,
Henry Carter, j. r. James, G.. Nj. Pat
erson, S. f. Carpenter, Samuel Sly,
William II Jllenbeck, f. c. Ely, NJ. II.
Tappan, Martin Hellstorm, Philip BEN
jamin, Ditchburn of this city; William
Carpenter. of Binghamton; c. A. Bat
tenberg, of Jermyn, and Mr.. Kiefer, Of
Pittston.
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Why is it that nearly all

Why is it that nearly all
aged persons are thin?
And yet, when you think
of it, what could you expecti
Three score years of wear
and tear are enough to make
the digestion weak. Yet the
body must be fed.
In Scott'S Emulsion, the
work is all done; that is,
the oil in it is digested, all
ready to be taken into the
blood. The body rests,
while the oil feeds and nour-
isheS, and the hypophos-
phiteS makes the nerves
steady and strong.
sos. and SI.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
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NEW SCHEDULE.

The Delaware and Hudson have made
two changes i'm their time table, to
take effect Sunday, May 18th. The
train that leaves this city going south
at las will leave three minutes
earlier and the train that left Nineveh
at 2.10 will leave fourteen minutes
earlier, leaving this city at $40 in
stead of i.03 i'm order to connect with
the Black Diamond express.
A new time table on the jefferson di-
vision of the Erie and will also so into
effect on Sunday
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WEST SIDE FEUD.
NeighbOTs DemoIish Mrs. Winifred
TeepIes Fence.

Mark Devine, Catherine Devino Pat
rick kllcullcn and Thomas Connell
were arrested yesterday at the instance
Of Mrs. Winifred Teople. All are resi-
dents Of the West Side.
1t seems that about three years ago
verbal agreement was made by the
parties named to move back their own
fences and open an alley Mrs Teeple
reclaimed the territory given up by
placing her fence i'm its old position the
other day. Early Yesterday morning.
it is alleged, the defendants in this case
razed the fence and for that unlawful
act Mrs Teeple had them arrested ln
a charge of malicious mischief.
At Alderman Jones last evening she
was represented by Hon. c. l.. O'NIal-
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LOCAL AND Personal.

superintendent @. W. Dove, of the
Erie, has had a handsome flag pole
erected in front of his Salem avenue
residence. Beneath Old Glory u small
Cuban nag has been unfurled.
Miss Clarke, of Honcsdale, was n
guest at the home of j. A. kirkwood,
Of River street, yesterday.
Mrs. G.. W. Dove Is entertaining
Mrs. Wordenherg. of Jersey City.
Frederick Darte has returned to his
home in Herrick Centre.
Miss Bessie Brownell, Of Wayne
street, is visiting in Wilkes Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Morgan are en-
tertaining Mesdames A. II. Simmons
ana Joseph Siddon, of Susquehanna.
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ALSO

No TO- All the right, title and interest
of the defendants, Mary A. Lewis and
Lewis w, Lewis in ana to all that cCr-
tain lot or parcel of land situate in the
Thirteenth ward of the city of Scranton,
Lackawanna county, Pennsylvania, be-
ing lot numbered six 60 in. block "A"
i'm Sandersons addition to the city of
Scranton measuring twenty-five (25) feet
in front on Dickson avenue, the same,
more or less, in rear, and measuring one
hundred and ten 0l0) feet in depth ON
lot number five 90, and eighty-hve feet
between said lot No. 8 and lot No. 7 on
the said plot, The said lot being i'm
proved by frame store and dwelling com
bncd.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of L. Milton Wilson, executor of
Iemuel f. L. Wilson, deceased, vs. Mary
A. Lewis aud Lewis w. Lewis. Debt, So
10000. Judgment No. 1ll2, March term,
1898. FL. IA. TO May term, 1898
REPLOGLE, Atty.
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ALSO

No. L. All the right, title and interest
of the defendant Patrick Blewitt, in and
to all that certain piece of land in the
Seventh ward Of the city of Scranton,
county Of LaCkawanna and state oe
Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows, to wit: on the northeast fifty-
four (5D feet in width on Phelps street,
on the southeast one hundred and thirty
eight feet, more or less, by Lords court:
on the southwest thirty-nine (3D feet by
land now or late of Frances l.. Blewitt: (:
on the northwest one hundred, thirty
eight and seVen-tenths U3S 7-l0) feet by
Roche court, being all the premises which
Jaman II. Phelps and others by deed
dated December 3, 1874, and recorded in
the office for the recording of deeds, etc,
In and for said county of Lackawanna,
in deed book No. 25, at page 327, etc, sold
and conveyed to Catherine Blewitt, eX-
Cepung about one foot on the southwest
erly side thereof which said Patrick
Blewitt and his wife by deed dated Mo-
yember "a, 1896, and recorded in said Of
flee in deed book No. 145, at page SO. etc,
sold and conveyed to Frances l.. Blew
lit. All improved with a two-story frame
dwelling house. with additions thereto
and outbuildings thereon. Coal and min
erals reserved.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of James Burns vs.. Patrick Blcwitt
Debt $l0OO.00 Judgment No. 734, May
term, 1898. t'i. fa. to May term 1898.
HAWLEY, Atty.
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CARBONDALE,

tThe Carbonate correspondence of The
Tribune has been placed in the hands OF
Mr.. G. r. Mum, Salem avenue and
Church street, to whom news items may
be addressed All complaints as to ir-
regular delivery. etc. should be made to
w. ]. Roberts news aRent.l
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ALSO

No H. All the right, title and interest
Of the defendant, Thomas Aston, in and to
all that certain lot, piece or parcel Of
land. situate in the borough of Olyphant,
I'm the county of LaCkawanna, and state
of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as
follows: Being lot number one hundred
and thirty-seven 03) in square or BLOCK
number four CD as shown on plot or map
of a tract of land known as Throops ad-
dition to the borough of Olyphant, being
fifty (5O feet wide in front on New
street, the same width in the rear and
nifty (5O feet in depth from front TO rear.
Being the same lot OF land conveyed TO
deed dated the Goth day of December. 1891,
and duly recorded in the office of the
recorder of deeds in and for tie county of
Lackawanna I'm deed book - page -,etc.
All improved with a two-story frame
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ALSO

No. H. All the right title and interest
of the defendant NJ. O. Webster, i'm and
to all that certain piece or parcel of land,
situate in the Borough Of La Plume,
County of LlCkawanna, and State of
Pennsylvania bounded and described as
follows: beginning at the sOuthcastCrly
corner of land of f.. &. Hansen in the
center of the Factoryvillc and AbinGton
Turnpike road thence along the middle
of said road south 3S degrees east So
pCrCheS, south q degrees east 90 perChes:
theme" along the westerly ditch Of said
road as now located south forty-five and
ono-half (45l2l degrees east siXty-iivc (65D
perches to the right Of way of the Della
ware, LaCkawanna ard Western Railroad
Company; thence along said railroad
south twcnty-four CD degrees east sew
CntY-siX C76D Lerches to a corner of lanl
Of Thomas Woodbridge; thence along said
Woodbridge south sixty-sX and one-half
(6G&) degrees west seNcnty-nine tID
perches to corner; thence along said
Woodbridge and Myron Dean north fifty
and one-half (jOl2D degrees west thirty
three and sevan-tcnths (33 I-IOl perches 10
q corner; thence along said Dean south
thity-nine and Crc-half t39lal degrees
west Crty-eight and onc-half NSl1
perches to a corner of Oliver Cannon;
thence along said Cannon, the John Moore
estate and Horace Seamans north forty
one (4D degrees west one hundred and
forty-etght 049 perches; thence along
said Horace SeumarS, Irene Wedeman
and Il. c. Hansen north forty-nine (iY
degrees east one hundred and thirty-four
and eight-tenths Q34 $40 perChes to the
place of beginning. Containing one hum
dred and forty Gi0) acres of land, more or
less. Being the same premises conveyed
to the said NJ. O. Webster by Mrs. Sarah
G. Chase, ct. al. Improved with a two
story frame farm house with one story
addition barns, outbuildings, fruit trees
etc.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of use of Gordon S. Chase, ct al, vs..
NJ. o. Webster. Debt to collect. 81, $1,000.
Judgment No. $50, March term, 1898. III.
ia. to May term, 1898
NEUrOAfR Atty