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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-03
OLYPHANT.

The 9-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Donnelly, of Grassy
street. died yesterday morning after
brief Illness. The funeral will be
held this afternoon at o'clock. In
terment will be made in st. Patrick's
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gwiiym Evans left this
week for Pittston, where they will
reside permanently.
William Patton has resigned his pos
ition in the electric light plant.
Miss Mary Mccormack entertained
a number of her young friends at her
home on Seventh street Tuesday even
ing. Games, music and other diver
sons helped to pass the hours pleas
antly until 10 o'clock, when light re-
freshments were served.
Miss Hattie Matthews is enjoying
her vacation at Susduehanna.
The following enjoyed a days out
ing at Nay Aug Falls yesterday: Mrs.
II. b. Hammond, Misses Genevieve
Hammond, Sallie Gray, Emily Jacoba,
Jennie Mason, May Gray, Cora Mat
thews, Evelyn Davis and Jennie Gray.
Miss Ella Swartz, of Carbondale, is
visiting friends at this place.
j. II. Mahon has returned from a
trip to Hawley and Port Jervis.
Mrs. Jane Bevan, of Hyde Park, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. p. Jones.
Mrs. Henry Dearie and daughter,
Miss May Dearie, have returned home
from a visit with relatives at Gilberts-
vile, n. Y.
Misses Tessie Nallin andl Loretta
Crossin, of Scranton, were visitors in
town Tuesday.
Miss Gertrude Watkins, of Taylor,
spent yesterday with relatives in
Blakely.
Miss Mary ]. Hughes, who has been
spending the past two weeks at AS
bury Park. has returned home.
Miss Dora Levy is spending a few
weeks at Lake Ariel.
Mr. and Mrs. Il. w. Watkins and
Mrs. d. L. Jones left yesterday to
spend ten days at Atlantic City.
John McAndrew and son, Joseph
McAndrew, are visiting relatives in
Paterson, N. ].
Miss Meta Powell, of Plymouth, is
the guest Of Miss Maggie f. Williams
of Susquehanna street.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

DR.. Wheeler paid Peckville a pro-
fessional visit yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. O. Abbey and Miss Pearl
Giles are sojourning at Atlantic City.
Miss Margaret Morrison, who has
been one of the Leaders most trust
worthy employees, has resigned her situ-
alton.
Miss Bridget McAndrew is visiting
in Wavmart.
Miss Olive Wilcox is visiting at Cry
stal lake.
Mrs. c. r. Smith, of Park street.
is entertaining Miss Edith Dennis, of
Bradford.
Frank jenkins, of Honesdale, called
on Carbondale friends yesterday.
Mrs. McAvoy and children, of Sixth
avenue, are visiting at Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. +. +. Fitzpatrick and
son, June, are visiting Rev. T.. Kilpat-
rick, of Cooperstown, n. Y.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an iniamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when il is entire
ly closed deafness is the result and un-
less the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an innamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Ca
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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WoRLO EAMoOS

schools of this place are anticipating
an enjoyable day in visit to the Nay
Aug Park of our own Electric City,
Scranton, on Thursday, and is truly
may be said that the "Methodists and
the Baptists are just going along" with
their friends.
Joseph Ribble now occupies his re-
Gently completed residence which pre-
sents a very fine appearance.
At meeting of the official board of
trustees and stewards of the Methodist
church, it was unanimously decided to
make repairs to their church by put
ting in steel ceiling, papering anew the
side walls, making a place for the
choirs, and other minor changes at
once, and last but not least by laying
new carpet throughout.
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CLARK'S SUMMIT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Aldrich spent
Sunday with the parents of the latter
Mr. and Mrs. Judson Wells.
Willis Austin, of Newark, n. J., sur
prised his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. y.
Austin on Saturday night by his sud-
den appearance, and is now spending
his week of cation with them.
James Pentecast was the guest Of
his father, T. w. Pentecost, on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theron Hinckley. OF
Glenwood, were visitors at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Mead the lat
ter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer, Of Benton,
We're the guests of the family of Clar-
enCe c. Cook on Saturday last
Mrs. Edward Lutsey and Mrs. NJ. II.
Coon returned from a weeks sojourn
at Ocean Groce on Wednesday evening
last.
\ large picnic of the two Sabbath
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tomorrow for a week or ten days visit
in New York.
Miss Charlotte Reynolds will leave
today for a few days visit with friends
at Clifford, Lake Idlewild and Welsh
hill
Miss Estelle Killam has become
strong addition to the double quartette
of the Presbyterian church. The young
lady possesses beautiful alto voice.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Forrest, of
Delaware street, are rejoicing over the
arrival of n baby boy. The little
stranger made his appearance on Sun
day morning.
Mine Host Martin Mutich paid the
Pioneer city a visit Tuesday.
Miss Eliza Gardner, of Blossburg, Is
visiting Miss Cora Jones, Of South
Main street.
Thomas Waters, of Clinton street,
Vandling, visited relatives in town on
Monday.
Sidney Waters and Willie Rowe, OF
Jermyn, wheeled to town on Tuesday,
visited relatives and returned home in
the evening.
We have had large number of vis-
itors in town since the recent fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mott and fam
lily. of South Delaware street, visited
in Vandling on Sunday.
The Presbyterian double quartette
was entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John II. Hughes, of Lacka-
wanna street, on Tuesday evening last.
Several anthems were sung, and a
pleasant evening was spent. Lemonade
and cake were served.
Earl Bonham is visiting relatives in
Carbondale.
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STEADY WORK UNTIL 1900.

The erection of the 10000 ton coal
storage plant for the Delaware and
Hudson company at Anthracite park is
q big undertaking. 1t is estimated
that the work. which is now we'll un-
der way, will be completed before the
first of next year. With 100000 tons
of hard coal stored there the name of
Anthracite park will be more fitting
than it was while two columns of
black diamond ornamented the en-
trance to the playground,
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FOREST CITY.

Prayer meeting this evening in the
Presbyterian church. Subject, will
Ing Workers." leader, Samuel j. Jen-
nings. Immediately after the prayer
meeting a business meeting of the
Senior Endeavor will be held All mem
bers are requested to attend, as busi-
hess of importance will be transacted.
w. II. Bates is having the exterior
his house, No. II, corner of Rail-
toad and Forest streets, beautified by
coat of paint
William Brown, of Olyphant. called
1t the homes of several of his long
Handing friends on Tuesday.
Foreman and Mrs. V. L. Peterson
md sons, Ernest and Victor, ana
daughters, Meta and Nellie. win Leave
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CARBONDALG.
HocKENBERRY PETITION.

Numerous petitions were circulated
yesterday in behalf Of Prof. II. !. Hook
enberry, who will be a candidate Mon
day night for reelection to the prln-
cipalship of the high school. The
prayers were circulated at the instance
of the Alumni association and have
already been subscribed to by hun
dreds of the most influential profess
sional and business men and taxpayers
of the city.
BY Monday night, judging from pres
ent indications, list of several thous-
and names will have been prepared
for submission to the board. Mayor
Fitzpatrick is among the signers. In
view of the little consideration given
by the board to the petition regarding
the school addition, action on this one
will be awaited with much interest.
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A PLEASANT EVENING.

George Colvin, of Cemetery street,
was pleasantly surprised Tuesday
evening by a number of friends Mu-
sic, dancing and refreshments ocCu-
pied the time of the guests.
Those present were Emma Davis,
Alice Hedden, Maggie Watkins, Flor
ence Jones, Cora Loomis, Kate Davis,
Martha House, Sadie Watkins, Blanche
.Colvin, Mary and Anna Doyle; the
Messrs. Roy HOllenheck, Paul Resi-
ger, Charles Carr, Willie Price, John
Wedeman, Leon Hine, Willie stephens,
and Ophie Bengough, Willie Hobson
and Arthur Tiffany, of Jermyn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-03

About one month ago my chid,
which is fifteen months old, had an at
tack of diarrhoea accompanied by
vomiting. ! gave it such remedies as
are usually given in such cases, but as
nothing gave relief, we sent for a ply
sician and it was under his care for
week. At this time the child had been
sick for about ten days and was hav-
ing about twenty-five operations of the
bowels every twelve hours, and we
were convinced that unless it soon OBJ
tanned relief it would not live. Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy was recommended, and l de-
cided to try 1t. ] soon noticed a change
for the better; by its continued use
complete cure was brought about and
it is now perfectly healthy.-C. L.
Boggs, Stumptown, Gilmer Co., w. Va.
For sale by all druggists. Matthew
Bros, wholesale and retail agents.
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Left Behind.

II have a good mind TO renew my ef-
forts to annoy people who publish car
toOnsv
exclaimed the ambitious legislator.
whats the trouble now?' inquired his
colleague.
They're showing partiality. 1t has been
at least two weeks since any of them
have promulgated my portrait.
ing Star.
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Very Fine.

"Fine morning, your worship" affably
remarked the man who had been arrested
the night before for being drunk and
disOrderly
Eyes, indeed" responded the Justice,
"quite a fine morning-in fact, a $40 fine
morning. BLACK and White.
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A Living Torture.

Attendant-This patient imagines he is
at a comic opera all the time
Visitor-You have him pretty well tied
up.
Attendant-Oh, yes! II he got loose he
would kill himself.-Judge,
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Literal Truths.

Finnissy lin the dltchl-Ol wouldn't
lower mcsilf t schIap wild yez."
Killehan (begrimed with coa)-An' OF
wouldn't dirty me hands on tn loikes av
yOu-I.ife,
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He Was There.

Seen my boy, Tommy, anywhere, Mrs.
Rook?"
"Well, no, hain't seen i'm, but there's
a fight at the other end of the street,
Black and White.
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His Bent.

Mrs. Flint (suspiclously)-"Hav you no
bent for anything?
Seldum Fedd Cat the door)-Yes, ma'am; f;
I'm a contortionist by Professionalism
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Notions.

Genuine Seal Leather Belts, soc
goods. for. r........................"..l9c
White Kid Belts, covered buckle. ..l5C
White Pique Puff Ties sc
Ladies' Linen Collar, odd StyleS.... &c
Ladies' Fine Muslin Night Dresses
58c garments, SOC 88c garments, 60c
75c garments, soc $Ioo garments, 75c
$I.25 garments, 95c.
Torchon Laces, all WidthS........... 41zc
Embroideries, large selection...."... &c
Coverts, good light weight......... .25c
CovertS, pink, blue and ecru white..50c
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White Goods.

LaWns-large assortment of open
lace and lawn stripes at......"....lOc
Piques, fine cord, at...................lOc
PiqueS, extra heavy, wide welt......l9c
Piques, very heavy and soft, CSC
goods, at......... ,.....................Z5C
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Dress Goods.

Large assortment Dark and Light
Fancy Taffeta Silks, 75c quality. ACC
Black Brocade Taffeta Silks, real CSC
goods, for.............................. 6Sc
Fancy Silks for Waists, high grade,
in single patterns, no two alike:
SI.25 and SI.5o goods for...,..... 95c
SI.oo goods for........ ............. 75c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-03

We have nearly reached the end of most successful
season. Leoves not popular store In order to
clean up stock have determined upon big reduction
prices The goods offer all of this seasons and of
fine quality
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-04-21
Petitions.

A petition was received from twelve
property owners, asking that something
be done to carry off the storm water
from Fourth to Broad streets by way of
Madison avenue 1t was referred to
the street committee.
Lorin Cray asked the council for per-
mission to build the stone sidewalk
along the Warren street side of his
property five feet wide instead of six
feet, as the other stone walk in that
block is only five feet wide. President
Porter endorsed the petition by saying
that it was reasonable and for the best
appearance of the city. A resolution
granting the petition was adopted, after
the street committee had reported IA
Yorably upon it
The familiar petition for the grading
of Fourth street from Spring to jack
son with forty foot roadway was pre-
sented, together with remonstrance
against anything less than fifty-foot
roadway. 1t was referred to the street
committee, after James Shoemaker had
explained it.
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ORGANIZATION FORMED.
Citizens Will 20 Into the Raising of Sugar
Beets.

Another meeting of those interested
in raising sugar beets was held Satur
day night and company was formed
with the following officers:
President Shoemaker.
Secretary-C A. Chapman.
Treasurer-C J. Macbeth.
Executive committee-James Shoe
maker, DR.. J. w Andrews, Leo s
Lamm, D. L. Rose and Ed. Schu'
macher.
Committee on by-laws-Geo. M.
Palmer, H. A. Patterson, j. t.
Brandrup
Thus far, sixty acres have been sub
scribed for, and in order to get the land
best adapted for the purpose, T. u,
Sukey, superintendent of the ST. Louis
Park beet sugar factory, was asked to
come to the city. Mr.. Sukey arrived
today and set about making a selection
of land. A report on this will be made
at another meeting to be held tomor-
row night.
1t is intended to hold weekly meet
ings and to assess the members for the
expense of the crop as it is incurred.
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THE LUCKY ONES.

In the recent civil service examina
ton held for the examination of appli-
cants for letter carriers and postoffice
clerks, Mr.. James II. Girvin received
the highest number of points in the car
rier list, and Leroy c. Curtis took like
rank among those examined for clerks.
1t so happened that Messrs. Girvin and
Curtis were some time ago selected to
fill temporary appointments pending
the report of the civil service commits
sion, and they will now be recommend
ed for permanent appointment by the
postmaster. The names of those now
on the eligible list as returned by the
civil service commission are as follows:
Letter Carriers-James Fl. Girvin,
Frank w. Bates, David R. Morgan,
Robert j. just.
Postofice Clerks-Leroy G. Curtis,
Geo E. Osborn, Geo. F. Bangerter,
Roy w. Bates, Fred G. Harkee, Chas
Keith, David Thomas.
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FOUR APPOINTMENTS.
Mic BruelS is Named Chief of
of Police.
The Council Refuses to Confirm the NOm-
nation Of M. B. Haynes for
City Engineer.

The anxiety of those who have been
waiting with more or less patience for
Mayor Currier to name some of his ap-
pointees was in a measure relievedThurs
day. After all other business at the
council meeting had been disposed of,
Mr.. Currier stated that he had conclu-
ded to appoint Nicholas Bruels chief of
police, to assume his duties as soon as
practicable. The council Immediately
confirmed the appointment.
Mayor Currier then announced the
appointment of M. B. Haynes as city
engineer. A vote was taken on the APP
prevail of the appointment, but it seem
ed to be lost. The roll was then called,
and the appointment failed of confrma-
tion hy the following vote: Ayes, Aid.
Meyer; Nays, Aids. Deebach, Jordan,
Leonard, Taylor and Weed.
The appointment of S. A. Anderson
as street commissioner was then an
nounced, to work under and report to
the board of public works, the salary to
be whatever thes council agrees to pay.
Only Aid. Jordan voted against the
confirmation.
After an informal conference of some
length, Aid Jordan moved that the
council" elect Geo. May janitor of the
city hall and public library, he being
the only applicant. A ballot was taken
and five votes were cast for Mr.. May,
and one was voted blank. The mayor
intends to appoint Mr.. May poundmas-
ter, so as to. combine the offices, as has
been the custom lately.
Mayor Currier suggested that the fire
station should have a janitor. The
matter was left to the committee on
fire department, to report at the next
meeting, and the council adjourned.
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The AppOintees.

Mr.. Bruels, the new chief of police, is
we'll known to many of our citizens,
having served as chairman of the board
of county commissioners, and as mem
Der of the legislature. He is compar-
atively young man, and was raised on a
farm in this county, and conducted a
farm a few miles north of the city for
many years. Last year he sold it and
moved to this city. He owns consider
able farm property yet, however. He
has been chairman of the town board of
Lime for many years, and will make a
thoroughly loyal and upright official.
Mr.. Anderson was the unsuccessful
Republican candidate for alderman in
the First ward. He has been foreman
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Standing Committees.

Mayor Currier announced the stand
ing committees as follows:
Claims and Accounts-Alds Meyer,
Weed and Deebach. ...
Ways and Means-Alds. Weed, Taylor
and Leonard.
Streets, Alleys and Grades Aids.
Jordan, Taylor and Meyer.
Health-Alds. Leonard, Jordan and
Weed
Fire Department. Jordan, Dee
bach and Meyer.
Markets-Alds Leonard, Meyer and
Taylor.
Taxes-Alds. Deebach. Leonard and
Jordan.
Printing-Alds Weed, Meyer and
Taylor
License-Alds, Weed, Jordan and
Leonard.
Hospital-Alds. Taylor, Weed and
Deebach.
Building and City Property-Alds
Deebach, Meyer and Taylor.
Waterworks- Aids, Taylor, Deebach
and Jordan
City Lighting-Alds. Meyer, Taylor
and Weed.
Sewers-Alds Taylor. Jordan and
Deebach.
Ordinance-Alds. Meyer, Leonard
and Jordan.
Parks-Alds. Deebach, Jordan and
Weed.
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City Recorder Bro

At the meeting of the council Thurs
day City Recorder Brown presented
statement showing how the city stands.
He said that the city treasurer's report
showed balance on hand April 1st of
Sc, 10000. Since then warrants to the
amount of So, 352 05 have been drawn,
and there were on April 1st warrants
outstanding to the amount Of $99537.
This leaves only $13 Is in the treasury.
The different funds are in the follow
ing condition on the books: Current
fund, on hand, 81, 1894 II; road fund,
overdrawn, $499S. 49, waterworks fund,
on hand, $5425 Az; interest fund, over
drawn, $S7.11; library fund, on hand,
81, 800; sinking fund. on hand, 81, 1876. 10;
park fund, overdrawn, S62 81; fire de-
partment fund, overdrawn '$4, $50; fire
station fund, overdrawn, $7,32417;
sprinkling fund, overdrawn. $3.50;
sidewalk fund, overdrawn, 1882. 81.
There is due on the tax levy of 1896,
81, 044.44; on that of 1897, IS, 746 Sc; and
on that of 1898, $2S, 344, 80.
The bills payable, otherwise known
as the floating debt, foot up to s57, 228 O3.
There is due from the Silver rayine
improvement $1,77S.4S, but none of it
is expected, to be received, There is
due on local improvements $12, %,
one-third of which is in Judgment bear
ing twelve per cent interest.
Mr.. Brown stated that aside from
such current receipts as may
come in there will be no in
come until the tax levy is made in
August. From current sources, 81, 500
could be counted on by May 10th from
water rents, and 5000 by June 1st for
saloon licenses To June goth, when
the settlement with the county treasurer
is made, the city will have $4,000 to
So, 600 to go on.
Mr.. Brown stated that he had not yet
begun work ON his annual report for
the year ending March 31st. He had no
time, but would go to work at it at
once. In order to allow him to COM
plete this. it was decided to delay the
qualification of his successor until next
week.
On motion of Aid Weed, the report
presented by Mr. Brown was referred
to the committee on claims and ac1
counts.
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Aldermen interviewed.

The turning down of one of the may
or's first appointments by the council
was general surprise, AS it was some
thing almost unprecedented, and never
done except for decided cause or from po-
litical motives. The aldermen were
asked after the meeting to state their
reasons for failing to confirm the ap-
poirtment of IN. B. HAYNES as city en-
gineer.
Aid. Jordan replied that politics did
not enter into the matter at all. He
said that when Mr.. Haynes held the Of
fee before he and the council were con-
stantlysjangling, and the present alder
men did not want to have a repetition
of this He said that change in engi-
neers also means an upsetting of grades
previously made and the establishing of
new ones, to the detriment of the ap-
pearance of the streets and sidewalks.
Aid. Weed replied that he had no
preference between Messrs. Haynes and
Thompson, and that as he was the last
to vote. hes had voted with the majority,
as the matters was already settled.
Aid. Taylor said that Mr.. Thompson
had made a good engineer, and he did
not favor making a change unless an
Improvement would be made, which he
did not thinkswould be the case if Mr..
Haynes was elected. There was no pol
itics in it, The aldermen had not been
consulted ,Sand the matter had come
upon them suddenly, and they voted &C
cording ito their preference, without
previous consideration.
Aid. Leonard said that he saw no rea-
son for making change, and was salts
fed let Mr. Thompson continue in
the office.
Aid. Deebach thought that change
would not!bring Dany improvement, and
that the council would get along better
with MI. Thompson.
Mayor Currier states that he has been
DESTROYS of dividing the offices about
equally between the political parties,
and as the appointment of chief of po-
lice went to a Democrat, he thought it
no more than right and proper that the
office of city engineer should go to the
Republicans. Many leading citizens and
heavy tax payers had urged that Mr..
Haynes be, given the appointment. He
did not know why the council had failed
to confirm him.