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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01
Good Investments.

Special opportunities exist today for
furniture and other woodworking
plants, for all factories using iron and
steel and for textile mills of all kinds
and for shoe and leather manufactures
in the South, along the Southern Rail-
way. In many places there are open
ings for electrical plants, for whole
saleTS and other business men. Men
seeking investments in manufacturing
industries, in iron, coal or timber
lands, in farms or in other ways, or
desiring homes in good sections and
healthy, pleasant climates, investigate
the Southern Railway territory. 1t lies
in eight states and extends along 5000
miles of track, stretching FROM the
Potomac and the ocean to the Missis-
sippi. and the Ohio to the Southern
seaboard cities.
Send for our publications. Tell us
what you are looking for and We can
locate you advantageOusly.
NJ. V. Richards.
Land and Industrial Agent, Southern
Railway. Washington. ID, G. 90
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PERSONALS.

Arthur Gray. and Walter Lorenz spent
Sunday at Olyphant, the guests Of the
formers grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Cannon.
Attorney Russell Dimmick went 20
Honesdale yesterday TO visit his parents.
G. F. Miller and family left for Daw-
son City yesterday.
A. l.. Francois and Charles Du Pout
Breck left for Buffalo and other points
west yesterday on business trip, which
will necessitate their absence from the
city for a fortnight.
Rev. Samuel a Marquis, a former
curate at st. Luke's church, was in the
city yesterday. lie spent a few hours
with Rev. Rogers Israel. Later in the
day Rev. Marquis left for his home Gt
Boston.
Sergeant Iona i. Day, who has been
in St. Joseph's hospital, Reading for
some time suffering from typhoid fever,
will arrive in the city Saturday evening
at 7.5S over the Delaware and Hudson
railroad.
Major Theodore ]. Wint, a brother to
Mrs. S. w. Edgar, OF this city, who was
badly wounded when leading his COM
mand, the Tenth cavalry, in the charge
up San Juan hill, has been breveted by
the army board a lieutenant colonel
Governor Stone yesterday appointed
Colonel Il. II. Ripple assistant adjutant
general Of tho state and George NJ.
Hallstead assistant commisslry general.
Both positions carry with them the rank
Of lieutenant colonel and place on the
governors staff.
At the banquet OF the knights Of CO.
lumbus in Wilkes Barre Monday night
District Deputy William T. Shean, OF
this city was ono of the speakers. lie
responded TO the toast, "Our Soldiers 20
The Wilkes-Barre Record Of yesterday
said: 1T was one Of the most eloquent
addresses of the evening and received
liberal applause. When our forefathers
set up nation OF high ideals, he said,
the European nations regarded the
young giant as precocious and as as
suming too much. But after a hundred
years II has become the most glorious
nation ON earth, Even the European
nations, which a few years ago pic
tured the United States as a hog COW
cred Ell over with dollar marks, have
now come 20 regard II as a giant and
with reverential awe. II was incompre-
hensible 10 European nations how l25 900
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MEETING OF THE W. G. T. u.
Midyear Convention Will Be Held in
Elm Park Church This Month.

a most interesting meeting of the
Central Woman's Christian Temper
ance union was held yesterday after
noon. After devotional exercises, Mrs.
Howell, county superintendent of Jail
work, gave a touching account of some
prisoners who are about to leave the
Jail and stand in need of friends to
help them upon their release.
Several members will write to Rev.
G.. w. Welsh, president Of the city
union of Christian Endeavors, thank
ing him for his efforts to have the law
regarding boxing matches enforced in
this county.
The mid-year meeting OF Lackawan-
ma county will be held in Elm Park
church the last of February. Mrs. An
mabel Morris Holvey, of West Pittston,
will be the evening speaker. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The Women's Christian Tenn
pcrance union has been organized as a
society laboring for the higher educa-
ton Of women, and the bettering of the
conditions of humanity in general, ana
Whereas, We believe the training and
education of our children could be much
better and more efficiently and also
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01
General Agency of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of milwaukee,, Wis, w. j. Welsh,
General Agent, Scranton, Pa.

To the Policy Holders of the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany:
1t is with pride that l announce to
the policy holders Of the above company
that today start my twenty first year
as the agent of the Northwestern. 1
wish to say in this connection that the
Northwestern has been represented in
this county for thirty-seven years, and
during that time but one change has
been made in the management Of this
agency, and then by the promotion of
the former agent, Captain J. w. How
ell, to the agency in San Francisco.
1t will no doubt be very gratifying
to the policy holders and the public to
review the history OF this company for
the past twenty years. on the first
day of January, 1879, the assets OF the
company veterinarians lS,0OO,O00 w
In 1899 the assets are....,. 115, ,446,643 90
The surplus in 1879 was.... 2,9S77S3 "a
The surplus in 1899 ISL. 25,367,602 52
The total amount of in
surance ~ force in 1879
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IO,fI, ,44O 90
The total amount of in
surance in force in 1899 is 457, ,712 73S 90
The total number of policy hold
ers in 1879 was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 36,993
The total number of policy hold
ers in 1899 is ...........,.......19 1876, OPP
While such wonderful results have
been accomplished, the supreme satis-
faction is, that their accomplishment
has not been at the sacrifice of the
most conservative and prudent meth
DDS and practices.
Only three companies, one of which is
younger than the Northwestern, exceed
this company in size, and their field of
operations cover practically the entire
civilized world. 1t must be remem-
bered however, that the business Of
this company is strictly United States
business; that strictly United States
business is the most desirable for a
United States company, and that the
Northwestern new business has for
years been largely in excess Of that
written by any other company work.
ing exclusively in the United States.
No old member of a lie insurance
company is benefited by large trans
actions unless the rate Of expense at
which the new business is secured, and
the old business cared for is moderate.
Careful scrutiny is invited to this fea-
ture of the work OF the Northwestern.
(Send for annual statement)
Commencing with today, the COM
pany issues a new form of policy con-
tanning all the most desirable features
that can be asked for in life insurance.
Quoting the worCs Of a very prominent
business man, "This policy is certainly
the perfection of life insurance"
Mr.. A. L. Duncan, who has been in the
service of the company for many years,
is now connected with the Scranton
agency. He is a gentleman of charac-
ter, and any and all statements made
! by him can be thoroughly relied upon.
That the large volume Of business on
our books shows the confidence the
people Of Lackawanna county have
placed in the management of this
agency and for which return my most
| sincere thanks.
Hoping to merit the same confidence
| in the future, ! remain
Yours truly,
aa w. j. Welsh, General Agent
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scHADT is THE CHAIRMAN.
Named by the City Candidates of the
Democratic Party.

The Democratic city candidates have
organized for the campaign by elect
ing Charles II. Schadt chairman Of the
city committee and John j. Murphy
secretary. The name of the treasurer
has not been announced. The commit
tee will consist Of one member from
each ward
Rooms have been secured in Liberty
Hall building on Washington avenue
for headquarters and We're being fitted
up yesterday. They will be opened to-
day, and tonight the first meeting Of
the committee will probably be held.
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FIGHT WILL BE ABANDONED
Manager Jack Skelly Has No Desire
to Run Counter to the Law.

No effort will be made to pull off the
Black Griffo McWinter fight in this
city, Thursday night When Manager
Jack Skelly was seen last night by a
Tribune man, he said:
II have no desire to go counter to the
laws applying to this county, and al
though I have expended about $500 in
arranging for this fight. paying train
ing expenses, etc, will obey the law.
1T has been my endeavor ever since
/ became manager of the American
Sporting club TO give clean, honest
sport, and 1 think / succeeded. Every
fight was on the square, and was con-
Quoted in the best manner possible.
We had no disturbances of any kind
and no unpleasant scenes.
Il see by the papers that it is against
the law. to have such contests in this
city and that being the case, I am
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01

men gathered from the workshops, mines
and fields could successfully confront
trained soldiers OF a European man.
archy. But It was no question to the
American. American boys have been
taught that right is something that must
he respected and are always willing to
maintain what they believe. American
soldiers are always ready to 70 forth
and defend Justice, liberty and humanity.
and being imbucd with q high sense of
duty never lack the courage to emerge
from battle victorious. The speaker re-
viewed the Santiago campaign, waxing
eloquent as he described the charge UP
san Juan hill against an intrenchcd enc
my What was distinctly American. he
said, was that they captured what they
went up for. The spirit of the forefath-
crs stll lives he concluded, and inhu-
manity and tyranny have been forever
expelled from the western hemisphere"
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through with the business. J. of course,
must make good the loss Grifo and
McWinter sustain, for they were all
ready to go into the ring. They leave
town tomorrow"
Skelly had no complaint to make
against any person, and the loss he
will sustain did not seem to cause him
much worry. Since his advent into
sporting circles here, he has given the
city some of the cleverest boxing ex-
hibitions ever witnessed in Scranton.
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SQUEEZE AT sToRRs SHAFT.
Work Had to Be Abandoned in Part
of the Mine.

The squeeze which has been troubling
the men at the Storrs, No. 8, shaft.
North Scranton, developed into a very
bad affair Sunday, when a large sur
face of roof in the Diamond" vein, 3li
feet below the surface and 800 feet
north Of the shaft, fell in, blocking the
entrance to twenty chambers. There
was no one working in that part of the
mines, as the roof was known to be in
dangerous condition, being composed
or fire clay, and the men have not been
allowed in these workings.
A fire clay roof is the worst the miner
has to contend with. for it cannot be
held by timbers. Somewhat like quick
silver, it will run through very small
space. As soon as the roof ceases to
settle, work will be commenced toward
re-opening the workings. No DAMAGE
was done on the surface.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01
TOLD ALL ABOUT FoREsTERs
Entertaining Way of Presenting,
Ordinarily, Dry Datails.

\ large assemblage at Guernsey's
new hall, 3l4 Washington avenue, last
night listened to an entertaining eN-
position of the workings of the 1nde-
pendent order of Foresters given by
DR.. Charles G.. Frowert, of Philadel.
phia, supreme grand woodward of the
organization. He used a stcreopticon
to aid him in illustrating his talk
showing the grand temple OF the order
in Toronto, the offices contained in it
and the principal officers.
Forcsters' songs were sung by the
lecturer and also by G. w. Barton, of
Philadelphia, state organizer. A reci-
tation by Miss Gussie Schumann ana
a either and guitar duet by Mcssrs.
Lease and Hughes were pleasing fca-
lures of the entertainment ogramme
James Body. deputy grand chief
ranger has been assigned to the city
as organizer for the order. Two courts
have already been instituted here,
Court Scranton, with Joseph w. Con-
nell as chief ranger, and Court Ca
pouse, with w. c. Cowles as chief
ranger.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01
Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup

by MILLIONS Of MOTHERS for thc!r
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING. with
PERFECT SUCCESS. II SOOTHES the
child, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLANs
all PAIN; CURES WIND collie, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA.
Sold by Druggists in every part of the
world. BE sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01

The newest and most inspiring piece
of sheet music, arranged for piano. is
"The Pioneer Limited March" COM
posed by Captain Frederick Phinney,
bandmaster United States band, pub
lished by S. Brainards Sons Co., Chi
cago, ILL.,; distributed only by the Chi
cago, Milwaukee &, ST. Paul railway.
Enclose fifty (5O cents and address,
George II. Heafford, general passenger
agent, 555 Old Colony building, Chi
cago, III. 80
Finest wines and cigars at Lanes,
800 Spruce street. 80
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CHILD FATALLY BURNED.
Her Sister Set Fire to Her Clothing
with q Match.

The two-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Spangenburg, of Little
England was burned to death yester-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Spangenburg left the house for
a short time and placed the little girl
in care of her sister. who is a few
years her senior. The oldest of the
two girls found matches and began to
play with them, and accidentally set
fire to the clothing of her little sister.
The latter was fatally burned before
help arrived.
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more economically carried on II the
mothers as well as the fathers were rep
resented on our school boards, and
Whereas. In other cities women are
serving most satisfactorily and efli-
ciently in this capacity. Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That we most heartily en-
torse the candidacy Of Mrs. Margaret y.
Roberts for school director and call upon
our brothers, husbands and sons to en-
dorse her at the polls.
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Notice.

The banks Of this city will be closed
on the following days of this month,
they being legal holidays: Monday,
Feb. 10, Lincolns birthday; Tuesday,
Feb. n, election day; and Wednes-
day, Feb. %, WashingtOn's birthday.
c. w. Gunster.
Secretary Scranton Clearing House AS
sOCiatiOn. ~
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Is a Railroad Man.

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 27, 1S99.-Mr. c.
d. Lown, n clerk in the freight de-
partment Of the Il. and w. c. railroad,
in this city, says he has been taking
the well known medicine, Hoods Sar-
saparilla, and it has given him a bet
ter anDetite. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01
BURGLARS ARE
AGAIN AT WORK
ENTERED THE RESIDENCE OF
MISS ELLA G. PLATT.

1t Is the Second Time the Building
Has Been Entered Within a Short
Time Miss Platt Is in Europe and
Her Home Has Been Closed for
Some Time - Rooms Were Thor
oughly Ransacked and Many Ar
ticles of Value Carried Away-The
Exact Loss Unknown.
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Lewis A. NAV & Comnanv.

Of No. 81 Broadway, New York, who
are members Of the New York Consoli-
dated and Produce exchange, have
opened a branch office in the Mears
building. NJ. S. Jordan is the local
manager. -
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This city will be equal to Philadel-
phia soon in having certain residence
districts terrOrized by reason Of con-
tinuous burglares. For the past few
months Scranton has been the rendez-
vous apparently of several gangs OF
crooks who have worked systematical-
ly on the Hin. Many of these burglaries
have not been made public and in var
ious cases no report has been made to
the police.
One of the houses most persistently
entered has been that of Miss Ella G..
Platt on Webster avenue. Miss Platt
is in Europe and before leaving home
in october she packed many valuables
in the way of wearing apparel and
treasures Of art picked up in foreign
travel, in trunks and chests The
house, which is one of the handsomest
in the city, was but recently built and
is closed during the owners absence.
SAW WINDOW OPEN.
Yesterday the postman in his after
noon rounds, noticed a laundry window
open and spoke of the matter to u
member Of +. L. Platts household. Mr..
Platts residence adioins that of his
sister and he at once made q search
when he found the interior in great
disorder having evidently been thor
oughly ransacked the night before, as
he daily goes about the premises. The
contents of trunks, boxes, bags and
bureau drawers were scattered in the
widest confusion. Nothing had escaped
the vigilance of the maruders and even
moth proof reccptacles containing furs
were ripped open from end to end.
Valuable camel hair shawls, laces
and furs wers tumblad upon the floor
having apparently no attraction for
the burglars.
Mr.. Plat is unable to say whether
the loss sustained has been great or
small as he has no means Of knowing
the list of goods left in the house.
What is worrying Mr.. Platt is whether
the gang which entered Miss Platts
home Monday night is the same which
entered the same place two weeks ago.
That burglary occurred between Satur-
day and Monday when the house was
also turned topsy turvey from top to
| bottom.
THE SAME GANG.
| The impression given is that prob
ably the same gang was then at work
as trunks then left untouched in the
third story were gone through on this
| occasion.
! A determined entrance must have
been persisted in as every window and
door had been jammed by heavy in
struments. The heavy oaken doors are
badly marred and considerable damage
has been done. Mr.. Platt has placed
the matter in the hands of Detective
| MOir
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
OF GTecne's Warranted syrup of Tar II it
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded. j. c. Bone &
son, Dunmore, Pa John T. Donahue,
Scranton, Pa.
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Steam Heating and Plumbing.
p. F. & NJ. It. Howley.2Sl Wyoming ave.

The Wilkes-Barre Record can be had
in Scranton at the news stands of Refs.
man Bros. 4O4 Spruce and 5O3 Linden
Teets; Mac, Lackewanna avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01

LiederkranZ masquerade ball at
Music han tonight. Tickets can be
had at Louis Driesen's, 22s L4acka-
wanna avenue, until D. m. -
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REPUBLICAN TICKET
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FIRE HENS IN LARGE CROWD
IN PRICE BUILDING.

City Candidates and Ex-
ecutive Committee, and the scran-
ton Retail Butchers Association,
Were Holding Meetings on the
Third Floor When Fire Broke Out
in Dangerous Spot on the Second
Floor, Compelling Them to Fight
Their Way to Safety.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-01

T. L. Crane offers all cloth Jackets
at half-price. -
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NORTON'S

February Specialties,
All the Monthly Periodicals,
for Feb'y. are now here,
also all the Fashion Books for spring
Pocket Diaries for 1899,
good variety yet.
Art Calendars for 1899,
at cut prices.
NALENT TINES
An elegant assortment of
new and attractive love gems,
for all ages and conditions.
Blank Account Books,
all desirable sizes and styles,
from vest pocket Memorandums,
to Bank Ledgers.
Mercantile Stationery, all sorts,
Office and Desk Requisites,
all worth having.
Ladies' Stationery,
all desirable styles.
Engraving and Printing to order.
Games of Amusement
for winter evenings,
the standard sorts and new things.
All the new and Standard Books
in various bindings
at popular prices.
NJ. NORTON,
see Lackawanna Ave.
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Is always preferable to poor upright.
We have a good square piano in per-
feet condition for
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An elegant assortment of
new and attractive love gems,
for all ages and conditions.
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1t Beats the Rand.

Land and Industrial Agent. Southern
Railway, Washington, ID. G. 80
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-23
Monroe was first named New stratford

Monroe was first named New Stratford
when q part Of the same. Incorporated,
MAY, 1928, taken from Huntington, and the
latter taken from New Stratford. It was
named after James Monroe, the fifth
President of the United States. The
principal industry, agriculture. Wagons
were made extensively at Stepney and
shipped south. The old settlers were so
opposed to manufacturing, they would
not sell or rent any place at any price
Tor the use OF manufacturing. What Id
now East Village was called NonnYwogs
80 when the Methodist church was raised
the people wished the name changed to
East Village, but Hiram Hayes, who liv-
ed In this vicinity, drew from his pocket
a bottle containing whisRey and chris
tened it by dashing 1t on the church and
said, sN0nnyWogs 1t was, NonnywOgs ii
10 and Nonnywogs it shall be ~ There
was q house where Mr. Bliss's house now
stands and IN the basement was store
occupied by Andrew Clarke, and at Ia
ter date was another store occupied by
Rufus Wells, and still later another,
which was made into parsonage ana
burned about five years ago. About
1850 the I'D factory was running and
owned by Mr. argill. They manufactured
webbing, bats, Irvine and hoop skirts.
On the right hand side OF the road north
Of the factory was blacksmith's shop
owned by Mr Tucker. There was also
2 sehoolhouse which was north OF the
present one The whole eastern part of
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-23

the town was owned by Col Webb.
Down bV the Housatonic river was a
peppermint distillery where they made
peppermint to sell. There was bridge
about mile below z oar Bridae, called
Downe's bridge, which was swept away
by flood At present farming and
building seem to be the chief industries.
There has been many improvements with
in the past few years. Houses are going
up quite fast. Three fine mansions have
been built lately, one at Stepnev and one
at Monroe Center, and one on Barn Hill.
The erection of new Town hall at Mon
roe Center adds to the beauty of the town.
The New Y ork, New Haven and Hart.
ford railroad was built In the year 1888,
and Is very convenient and useful to
everyone. A new barn and feed mill
has been built at Stevenson, and there is
prospects of new house. Scythes and
pitchforks were made quite extensively
at Hammertown in years gone by. The
business was conducted bv Daniel
Sharpe and Col Richardson. A copper
smelling establishment was built at Il agn-
mertown few years ago, with q great
flourish and many promises, but soon
petered out. [ see in q dream the future
as follows: There ia to be dam at z oar
bridge, which will be about 80 feet in
height when completed, and will furnish
water power for great many factories,
and win manufacture cotton and wooden
goods, boots and shoes, to ship to all
parts of the United States. There will
be fruit canning establishment, sugar
beet factory, an iron foundry, beef-can-
ming, creamery, butter factory, and
artificial ice-making. The trolley cars
will run from Zoar bridge to Derby and
through Monroe Center and the eastarn
part of the town SO as to carry the East
Village students to the Hillhouse High