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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
GENERAL, NEWS NOTES.

The Columbia Hose and Chemical
company held a well-attended meeting
last evening and arranged for the en-
tertainment of one of the visiting com
panies during the fremen's convention.
A special souvenir badge was also
adopted, and several other minor mat
ters passed upon
st. Leo's battalion met in their quar-
ters last evening and acted upon sew
cral matters pertaining to the Father
Mathew day parade. The drawing con-
test, which will be closed next month,
also received some consideration.
Mrs. w. w. Ross. of i52 North Eighth
street, died yesterday morning. She is
survived by her husband and two
daughters. The funeral arrangements
have not been made.
The remains of Philip Jones, who
died in NantiCoke yesterday, will be
brought here tomorrow afternoon at l
o'clock and inferred in, Washburn
street cemetery.
st. Brenden's council. Young Mems
Institute, held a regular meeting last
evening and decided to open the liter
airy season in the near future with
debate.
The Ladies' Home Missionary soci-
ETY. of the Simpson Methodist Episco-
pal church met last evening and Sc
lected members to conduct the initial
teas during the coming season. The
ladies will visit one of their members
at Dalton tomorrow.
The entertainment and WeA tea
party to he held at the Bellevue Calvin
ing promises to be a most enjoyable
affair. Rev. d. d. Hopkins, the new
pastor of the Welsh Baptist church.
will preside over the entertainment. An
admission fee of twenty-five cents will
sbe charged, which will include-the en-
tertainment and tea party.
4 regular meeting Of the West Side
Board of Trade will be neld at o'clock
this evening in their rooms on North
Main avenue.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary n
Lee will take place at . o'clock this at-
ternoon at the house, 532 North Lin
ccIn avenue. Burial will be made in
Forest Hill cemetery.
The Phoenix Hose and Chemical
company will hold picnic in the
Round Woods this afternoon and ev-
cning.
The ladies of the Washburn street
Presbyterian church met last evening
and organized for church work during
the winter months.
The Bertha La Monte society viii
meet in the Washburn street Presby-
terian church this afternoon at
o'clock.
Rev. ]. B. Whclan, pastor of St Pat
ricEs Catholic church, will dispose Of
his valuable horse by chance to help
pay off the Indebtedness Of S15,6OO on
the parsonage.
The choir of st. Patrick's church will
meet this evening in the parsonage
All members are requested to be pres
ent.
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A surprise party was rendered w. F.
Dusenbury at his home. 715 South Main
avenue, by a large party of friends,
which resulted in a very enjoyable time
for all present. Music, singing. dane
ing and other diversions were INDUCED
in, and flashlight pictures of the party
were taken by II. A. KuCk. Music for
dancing was furnished by Mrs. John
Harris and Edward Murphy. Mr.. Dunn,
on behalf of the friends present. pre-
sented Mr. Dusenbury with a beautiful
watch chain and charm, which was
accepted by the receiver in a clever
speech. Mrs. Dusenbury was assisted
in receiving the guests and serving re-
freshments by Mrs John Lewis and
Miss Nellie Delmer
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. w.
+. Dusenbury, Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Dunn and daughter Name. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Sprague. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frisbep, Mrs. William
Beck. Mrs. Gibson, Misses Nellie Del
mar. Minnie Reese. Tessie keegan,
Lizzie Jordan, Anna Thomas, Florence
owens. Kate Luton, Kate Gallagher
Kate Morgan. Annie Williams, Agnes
Williams. Nellie Flynn. Mary DAVIS
Rebecca Watkins. Gussie Ronge Anna
Shay. Lena Koch, Elsie and Annie
Dusenbury, and Messrs. II. &. Walters,
John Bechtold. Patrick Gerrity, Harry
Kelly. Leon Newbrick. James McDon-
ough. Edward Murphy. John Grimes
Homer Artmam Joseph Libman. II. a.
Kuck. Thomas Norton. Frank Dusen-
bury and Will II. Harris
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Nelson Krotzer and daughter
Emma, of Shoemaker avenue and South
Blakely street, who have been the
guests of friends at Great Bend, have
returned home.
Miss Jennie Foley. of Mt. Cobb, who
has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
James Ellis, of Church street. returned
home yesterday afternoon.
George Ellis, of Church street, left
yesterday at noon for Wyoming semi
nary, where he will take a college pre-
paratory course.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fays. of Car
bondale, spent Sunday with relatives
in town.
Miss Nellie Black, of oxford. n. j.,
who has been visiting in this vicinity,
returned home yesterday
Miss Olive Swartz. of South Blakcly
street and Shoemaker avenue, who has
been indisposed for the past few days,
is able to be around.
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TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The monthly tea served by the ladies
whose initials are $. and T. will be
held in the Darlors of the Methodist
Episcopal church, Thursday evening
between the hours of 6 and o'clock.
a special invitation is extended to all
to be present. A musical programme
viii be rendered during the evening.
st. Agnes Guild of st. Marks Epis-
copal church will conduct a "husking
bee in the parish house on Sept. 20.
The feature is something new in town,
and a grand time is anticipated.
a social will be held at the home of
Mrs. Alex. Dryden, on Dudley street
under the auspices Of the Ladies' Aid
of the Presbyterian church. All will
be welcome.
The following timetable went into
effect on the Erie and Wyoming Valley
railroad yesterday: Trains for Hawley
at I'll a. m. and 230 p. m. Train tfrom
Hawley at 1917 a. m, S,12 and 9,04 p. m.
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VERDICT IN THE FRANCIS CASE
It Is to The Effect That He Took His
Own Life.

An inquest into the death Of James
r, Francis, whose body was found
hanging from a tree in a lonely woods
above Nay Aug Park on Sunday as
detailed in yesterday mornings Tri-
bune. was held last evening in the ar
bitration room of the court house.
Only two witnesses were examined,
Henry Pilger and Flora Iisk, the two
young men who found the body. They
testified that they came across the
body accidentally and that they had
been greatly frightened The corone"
said that there was hardly any doubt
but that Mr.. Francis was suffering
from temporary mental alteration
when he took his life.
The jurors after consulting for a
short time agreed upon the following
verdict: We the undersigned Jurors,
emparelled to investigate into the
death of James j.. Francis, agree that
he took his own life by hanging in the
woods known as SnoolTs addition, near
the Elmhurst boulevard, between the
9Th and 10th days of September, 1899.
(Signed) ]. y. Ferber. Theodore w.
Keisel, William Geckman, A. d. Will
Jams II. f. Sloat and p. y. McMan-
mama.
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OBITU AIRY

Mrs. Eliza Campbell, aged As years, died
at the Moses Taylor hospital at A.5O
o'clock yesterday morning. Deceased had
been suffering from an abscess for sew
cral months, and two weeks ago was re-
moved from her home on Mulberry street
to the hospital where her illness became
more serious and she steadily grew
weaker Mrs. Campbell resided in this
city many years and was loved and re-
spected bv all who knew her. She is
survived by the following children: Lau-
Ia, Maud, william, Walter Wright Law
renee and Robert, The funeral will be
held at o'clock tomorrow morning A
high mass of requiem will he celebrated
i'm St. Peters cathedral and interment
will be made in the Cathedral cemetery
Mrs. Charlotte NJ, AsslOn died Satur-
day at the home OF her niece Mrs. j,
Zurhuih. g CAB Clay avenue, Deceased
was 70 years of age, and for many years
was n resident Of South Scranton, where
she was highly respected. The funeral
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
WRECK AT AVoCA.
Train on Cutoff Parts and Two Men
Are Seriously Injured.

Last evening at about 4:30 o'clock o
wreck occurred on the cut off at AvoCa
which resulted in serious injury to
John Frue. a brakeman on the road
and who at the time was returning to
his home in Avoca and Joseph Nc
Carthy, son Of j. d. Mccarthy Of the
West Side, who was returning from the
Barnum shaft. where he Is employed.
Engine sos east bOurd. running extra
in charge of Engineer Manaman and
Coductor Banks was sidetraClSed at
Mosier's switch to allow another coal
train to pass. They had just left the
switch and fortunately had gained but
little speed when the train parted and
applied the brakes.
Frue and Mccarthy were caught be-
tween the bumpers and in that pos'-
ton they remained for one-half hour
before they could be released. Two cars
Of merchandise were dcrailed and traf-
fic suspended for about two hours.
Frue is painfully injured about the
hips and there are a few ahrasi1ns
about the body. NcCarthy's leg is
frightfully mangled. the flesh being
torn away from the ankle to the knee.
Neither are considered dangerously
wounded.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.


Mrs Mary Hammitt. Of North Re.
becca avenue has removed to lIcusers
Mills. whore she will permanently re-
side.
Mrs. David NJ. Jones and daughter,
Freda, of South Main avenue, left sat
urday for a months visit in the west.
Miss Josie Coleman. of Van Rurcn
avenue, is entertaining Miss Marie
Donovan of Plymouth.
viii II. Harris, Of North Hyde Park
avenue, is visiting friends in Allen
town.
James r. Williams, of Des Moines,
Iowa, who has been visiting his mother,
Mrs. Edward williams, of Eynon street,
will return to his home today.
Misses Elizabeth and Kate Booth, of
Elmira, who have been visiting friends
in Bellevue returned home yesterday.
Hugh Fitzpatrick spent Sunday with
friends and relatives in Carbonate.
Mrs Marcus O'Hara and son, John,
and Mrs Michael Lavelle and two
children, of Butte CITY, Montana, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Gallagh-
er. Of Jackson street.
Evan II. Williams, a theological
student at Marietta college, Ohio, who
has been spending the past three
months with his parents on Bellevue
street, will leave Wednesday morning
to resume his studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Swallow, Of Tenth
street, are sojournng at New York and
| the seashOre,
William Gerrity, of Third street, is
| among the board-W alkers at Atlantic
| City.
| Mrs. Christian Fiehler, of SHETLAND
| street and Bromley avenue Is visiting
| relatives at HaZletOn.
| Mrs. Michael Gallagher, Of Jackson
street, visited friends in New York dur
| ing the past week.
Miss Elizabeth Harris. Cf Atlantic
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ward, but Mr.. Price is a newcomer in
the field of politics.
He belongs to the new school OF
young men who are taking such an
active interest in the affairs of the
city Mr.. Price has been in the news
paper and barber business at los South
Main avenue for nearly ten years and
has met with remarkable success. Re-
Gently he had completed Il handsome
new home on North Sumner avenue.
Mr. Price is peculiarly fitted for the
office of school controller, owing to his
business relations with the board.
During the past six years he has been
a prominent factor in furnishing school
supplies and is Thoroughly acquainted
with the workings of the organization.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
FUNERAL OF A VETERAN.

The funeral of Charles Mellick, who
dropped dead in the parade incident
to the national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic at Phila-
delphia Tuesday last. was held from
his late home, 11O5 Stafford avenue,
Saturday afternoon.
Services were held at the house by
Rev. w. A. Nordt. of the Hickory
Street Presbyterian church. The cler-
gyman referred to the good life spent
by the departed man and the fact that
Mr.. Mellick was ordained to die under
the flag he fought for. The remains
We're taken to the Pittston avenue
cemetery and laid to rest Griffin
post of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie attended the funeral in body.
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city, ". j., is the guest of Mrs. RAN
dolph Jones, of Jackson street
Miss Margaret Gibbs, of South Main
avenue. is visiting friends in Nicholson
David Krcsge, of Falls, Pa, is the
guest of his sister, who resides on
HYDE Park avenue.
Misses Cora and Stella Hallet have
returned from weeks stay with rel
atives at Stroudsburg.
Hiss Minnie Roberts. of North Gar
field avenue, is entertaining Miss Pearl
Rafty, of Moscow.
Miss Mabel Morgan, OF Dodge ave-
nue.. is sojourning with friends at
Cresco.
Hon. Philip Griffiths, mayor Of Coal
Creek city, Col, is visiting his brot
in-la~, Thomas J. Phillips, of Mullen
street
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12

Washburn street, fell from a wagon on
the West mountain yesterday, where
the stone quarry is operated, and
large stone fell on him, cutting a deep
cash over his eye. He was driven to
his home. where DR.. Paine put several
stitches in the wound.
Thomas Coyneof Twenty-first street,
a miner employed in the Continental,
suffered paralytic stroke while at
work Yesterday morning. He was re-
moved to his home, where he lies in
critical condition, His recovery is
doubtful.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12

will he held this afternoon, with services
at the Hickory Street Presbyterian
church. Interment Will be made in the
Pittston avenue cemetery.
James Normile, of 3li Prospect avenue,
died yesterday afternoon. He is surviN-
ed by his wife and one child; one brother.
Matthew, and two sisters. The funeral
will take place tomorrow morning at $50
O clock Services in st. Peters cathedral
Interment will be made in Susquehanna.
Mrs Mary OBrien. OF Twentieth
street, aged 6S years, died yesterday at
her home Funeral this afternoon at 2SO
o'clock Interment in Cathedral cemc-
terry.
The many friends of Miss May G. can
will be panied t" learn of her DEATH
which occurred in New York yesterday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
NUBS OF NEWS.

Miss Julia a. Donnelly, of Beech
street, entered the Normal school at
Stroudsburg yesterday to pursue her
studies
Misses Agnes and Katherine Battle
of Beech street, have returned from a
months stay at New York, Port Ches-
ter and Hawthorne Beach.
Mrs. George Hafnagel and baby, of
Pittston avenue, returned Saturday
from a visit at Oneida and Sylvan
Beach.
Miss Clara Boyer, of Hickory street,
is visiting her uncle, William Boyer,
at Philadelphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
POPULAR TOW NSMEN.

The current issue Cf Y Drych, pub
lshed at Utica n. y, devotes four
columns of space to four we'll known
West Scranton men. They are Benja-
min Hughes, eX-superintendent of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
cOmpany's mines, and three of the gen.
tlcmen who have been appointed to
district foremanships since Mr.. Hughes
retirement, namely, Thomas j. Will
liams, Evan j. Evans and Rees A.
Phillips.
Half-tone pictures of Messrs. Hughes,
Williams and Evans are printed in the
article, and sketches Of their career
are also given. Y Drych is now pub
fishing a special Lackawanna and Wy
oming Valley edition of the paper and
the publishers claim to have a circula-
tion of 900 in this region. 1t is the
recognized Welsh paper in the United
States and is edited by Thomas ]. Grif-
fiths.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
EVENTS OF DAY In
WEST SCRANTON
SURPRISE AND PRESENTATION
TO w. F. DUsENBURY.

Friends Presented Him with Gold
Watch Chain and Charm--Event
Enjoyed by a Large Number of
Guests-Two Accidents Yesterday.
Moonlight Assembly at Lake Ariel
Fourth Ward School Controller
ship-Prominent Citizens Eulo-
gized-other News Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
GATHERED In
SOUTH SCRANTON
FORTY HOURS DEVOTION IN ST.
JOHNS CHURCH.

Sermon Last Night Was Delivered
by Rev. John ]. McCabe, of Au-
burn Centre, Formerly Curate at
the Church-Funeral of Veteran.
John H. Burgess, of Cedar Ave-
nue., Placed Under Arrest-Per-
sonal Notes and other Items of
Intaract
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
THE SCHOOL CoNTRoLLERsHIP.

Since the retirement Of Benson Davis
as representative from the Fourth
ward on the board of control, ana IN
view of the expiration of his term of
Office in February next, many candi-
dates are looming up for the office.
The election Of Benjamin Williams to
fill the uneXpired term has caused
considerable surprise and comment. He
Is comparatively unknown in the ward,
although a gentleman of high standing.
The most formidable candidates men
toned on the Republican ticket are \.
T. Eynon. cashier of the West Side
bank, and Thomas +. Price, the we'll
known newsdealer and barber, Tho
former is too we'll known to need any
introduction 10 the voters of the Fourth
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
Pea Coal Delivered, s1,25.

TO South Side. central city and central
Hyde Park Address orders to C. z.
Sharkey. 1914 Cedar ave. Phone sSsa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12

will be sold during the continuance oe
the exposition and win he good for res
turn passage until Nov. 80,
- For specific rates and additional in>
formation apply TO nearest ticket
agent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
Feed the Fire

The food we eat is fuel. If the stom-
ach works properly it Is transformed
into health and strength. If 1t does
not, then comes indigestion, constipa-
tion, dyspepsia, biliousness, lazy liver
and kidneys, and Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is needed. 1t will build up
women as well as men. See that u
Private Revenue Stamp covers the
neck of the Bottle.
Do not HOSTETTER'S
Accept CTOM
Any ONhr
Substitute BITTERS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
MADAM:

The favor of a call from you during the first full
display of New Dress Fabrics for Fall and Winter wear
will be much appreciated The exhibition will continue
open till Wednesday of next week and forms of the
most complete and interesting fashion inauguratons in
the firms histery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12
ENTERTAINMENT AND SOCIAL.

A Red, White and Blue entertain
ment and ice cream social will be held
at the Tabernacle Congregational
church on South Main avenue tomor-
row evening. Samuel Rogers will pre-
side and the concert will commence
at o'clock. Following is the pro-
gramme:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-12

ACCIDENTS OF A DAY.
Harold Jameson, aged IS years, son
of Contractor John Jameson, of 1904
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-05
Pretty Strong Proof.

"Well, " said Deacon Stu'J5lcs. "they
say your son Josh is gittin to be quite
a man up to the city
Yes Squire Sprogle assented, ''it
pears like he was. 1 didn't take no
stock in the reports till yistady.
Thought josh was jist atootin his own
horn. Always did like to talk about
hisself Il good deal, You know"
YES, Josh was never no hand to set
around and wait for folks to find out
about his good p'ints. But what hap
pened yistady to make You think there
was really somethin in the talk about
gittin to be a great man? Was his pho
tograph printed in some paper?"
mo, 'twan't that, but n reporter
come down here to asst if Josh didn't
used TO be all fired lazy, or always run
min away from school, or if he WASH
a queer sort of child that wanted to
be away by hisself and not have nothin
TO do with other children. When they
begin to try to find out whether Teller
was any of them kinds of a boy. You
kin make up your mind that he's gittin
TO be pretty considerable of a chap -
Chicago News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-05
His Life Was Saved.

j. L. Lilly, Il prominent citizen
of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had Won
derful deliverance from frightful
death. In telling of it he says: Il
was taken with typhoid fever that ran
into pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. l was so weak L couldn't
even sit up in bed. Nothing helped
me. 1 expected to soon die of con-
sumption, when 1 heard of DR.. Kings
New Discovery. One bottle gave great
relief. l continued to use it, and now
am well and strong. l can't say too
much in its praise" This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all throat and
lung trouble. Regular sizes 80 cents
and 81. Trial bottles free at HART ~
Ullemeyer's drug store; every bottle
Guaranteed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-05
Might Dcntroy Al Lie.

In signed article in The Electrical
Review Nicola Tesla describes some of
his experiments in the line of electrical
currents of high voltage and gives de-
tails of the coil which he used. 1.-THE
discharges of such a COIL" he adds,
when of an electromotive force of a
few millions of volts, excite powerful
affinities in the atmospheric nitrogen,
causing it to combine readily with the
oxygen and other elements. particularly
in the presence of aqueous vapor.
$50 energetic are these actions and
so strangely do such powerful discharges
behave that l have often experienced a
fear that the atmosphere might be
ignited, n terrible possibility, which
Sir William Crookes, with his piercing
intellect, has already considered. Who
knows but such a calamity is possibl 7
And who can tell with gertrude that
periodical cessatlons of organic life on
the globe might not be caused by igni
ton of the air and destruction of it's
life sustaining qualities. accidentally
or as a consequence of some accumula-
tive change? a lump of coal will lie
for centuries unaffected in contact with
oxygen, but. the combustion once start
ed, the process continues as long as
there are elements to combine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-05
COUNTY TEMPLE.


June Patrick II. Kelly to Au-
gust Peterson, W! lot ,, block ,,
George L. Davenport's add, Rock Isl
and. 5000.
Christian Andrews to Henry Bendt,
part lot II, Assessors plat II, II, 2w
81.
Henry Bendt to trustees Watch
Tower camp NJ. w. A, part lot Il
Assessors plat Il, Il, 2w, 5000.
Johanna Erickson to Andrew Erick-
son, lot I, block 8, Pitts. Gilbert Il
Pitts First add, Moline, 81.
"A. S. Wright and George II.
Edwards to Josiah Bonham, lot 3,
the Terrace add, Moline, SLIPS.
Ben I. Gable ct al to Bridget Grady,
part lot 2, block ?. Brackets add.
Rock Island, 81.
Samuel a. Lynde and c. F. Lynde
to Bridget Grady, part lot ,, block =,
Brackets add, Rock Island, $50.
3-George Butter to John L. But
ger, lot II, Lockers first add, Hills
dale, $500.
Glen W. LOCKER to John Butter, lot
IS, Lockers first add, IIillsdale. $50.
Joel NJ. Benson to George Butter,
lot II, Lockers first add, Hillsdale,
$355.
Peter Rosenthal to Frederick Lu-
dolph. ~ lot ,, block 20, old town oil
Rock Island, 81, 900.