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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
TUNKHANNOCK.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, Oct. 1.-THE regular
October term of the Common Pleas
Z. NJ. Dunham presiding. The trial
list for the week was gone over and
cases disposed Of as follows:
C. A. Jayne VS.. Shoemaker and Greg
Dry: issue, for trial.
Mary A. Rundle VS.. Mckinney and
Stephens, issue. passed.
Warren B. Stevens VS.. George c.
Brewster, issue: continued.
Miller Culver VS.. Melinda Wagner,
issue, for trial.
Samuel Arnold, admir-, VS.. I.avina
Wagner issue, continued.
Allen Jayne VS.. Ira Baker, issue, for
trial.
Judson Lutes VS.. r. f. Cooke, adm,
issue, for trial.
Shoemaker & Eursch VS.. L. q. Steph-
ems, appeal. for trial Thursday at 9
o'clock.
A. Simon VS.. A. Fl. Sterling, appeal,
settled.
A. H. Sterling G. Co., VS.. A. Semon,
appeal, settled.
Comstock & Carey VS.. + ]. Kintner,
appeal; settled.
Mckinney, Enerts & Co, VS.. L. G..
Stephens, appeal; FOR trial Thursday.
Dora Peer VS.. James Michaels, ap-
peal, passed
Attorney +. F. Cooke of Wilkes
Barre, was in attendance at court On
Monday.
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GAME SEASON OPENS.
Hunters Seek Haunts on the Pocono
Where Birds Are Plentiful.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Stroudsburg, oct. 16.-The seascA for
pheasants, quail and wood duck
opened today Many hundreds from
this town went out in search of game
and came home with a fairly good
number of birds. Among those VINO
hunted today were Judge james Ed
niger, George Gordon Hi. Shiffer John
Shiffer Theodore Wilter, NJ. f.. Mills,
Charles Srockelton, Sigmore Jones and
James Van Kirk. Sportsmen say that
the season which has just opened wi"
be a very successful one. Scranton
hunters will be pleased to know thai
plenty of game this year will be found
all along the PoCono mountains. Re
ports coming in from the wooded dis e
tricts of the county tell of great
plentifulness of squirrels. The grey
squirrel are particularly plentiful this
year. 1t has been a practice in this
section for many years for half-cut
sportsmen to steal into the woods a
few days before opening day 70 Sc
cure this class Of game. This year
the matter was given some attention
and unlawful hunting, it is thorght,
was not practiced as much as in for
mer years. There is a noticeable scar
city of wood duck in Pike county. Re-
ports from Pike county indicate an
unusual abundance of birds, as well
as squirrels and there appears to be
no reason why the season should not
be highly successful.
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DEATH OF HON. ]. G. PATTON.
Passed Away at the Home of His
Sister Early Yesterday Morning.

Towanda, oct 16.--Hon. Joseph G.
Patton died at 2.15 o'clock yesterday
morning at the home of Mrs. !. j..
Gritiiths. his sister, after an illness of
several months with paralysis. Fun
eral services will be held at 3 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Patton was born in Towanda
in January, 1925. He was educated in
schools in New York and Ohio and
graduated from Allegheny college at
Meadevile.
After teaching school in the west he
returned to Towanda in 1850 and for q
few years was engaged in shipping
lumber down the Susquehanna. In
1855 he purchased drug store and
established what is now Turner's drug
store in the Patton block. In 1867 he
dealt in books and stationery, retir-
ing from mercantile life in 1870. In
1872 he was elected a member of the
constitutional convention to revise the
organic law of the state and intro
duced the system of numbered and
indorsed ballots used under the consti-
tuition of 1878.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs
]. j. Griftiths.
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Philadelphia Grain and produces.

Philadelphia, Oct. 16.-Wheat-Dull and
lc. lower; contract grade, October, 711aa
l212c. Corn-Ac. lower; No. mixed Octo-
Der, 3S%a39c. Oats-Steady; No. 2 white
clipped, 32c.; No. do. do, 3Ol2a31c. No 2
mixed, do, 3Oa301ac. Flour-Dun and
weak; winter superior. $2.25a2.40 do. ex-
tras, $2.5Oa2.75; Pennsylvania roller clear,
$3.lOa32O; do. do. straight, SO. 2Oa3 35; west
ern winter clear, $315a3 25; do. do.
straight, S.35a3.5O; do do patent, $3G5a
$50; do. straight, S3.5Oa3.75; do. patent,
$5.SOai; do. favorite brands, higher Po-
tatoes-Dull and weak; Pennsy ylvania
choice, per bushel, 45a4Sc.; New York and
western do. do, 4Oa42c. do. do. fair to
good do do, S5a9Sc. Butter-Steady;
fancy western creamery, 24c.; do. prints,
2ic. Eggs-Firm; fresh nearby, 19c do.
western. lSl2al9c; do southwestern, lSc. /:
do. southern, lie Cheese-Firm. Refined
Sugars-Unchanged Cotton-Steady Tai
low-Firm; city prime, in hogsheads, 424a
i7sc.; country do. do, barrels, &c; dark
do, 4aa45sC.; cakes, Size; grease, 3a4tC.
Live POultry-Steady; fowls &C.; old roos,
ters, 6a7c.; spring chickens, Slaa9c. ducks,
S12a9c. turkeys 9a10c. Dressed Poultry
Dull and weak; fowls, choice, 1OalOl2c I;
do. fair to good 0a9i2c.; old roosters, 7lac 4:
chickens, nearby large, 12c.; do. small
and medium do, 9allC.; western do,
large, lOallc.; medium do, &C.; small do,
7aSc, Receipts-Flour 100 barrels and
1900 sacks; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn,
1861 600 bushels; oats, 1900 bushels. Ship
ments-Wheat, 5000 bushels; corn, IS, 900
bushels; oats, 10000 bushels
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MONTROSE.

special to the Scranton Tribune.
Montrose, Pa, Oct. 16.-Will Deans,
of Jersey City was here the past week
visiting his parents.
William Crossin, aged % years. son
oI Dahlel Crossin, well known far
mer living about two miles from here.
uled FRIDAY from the effects of a Sc
we're accident which occurred on Sep
tember 3Oth. A heavy log which he
was trying to place from a skid" onto
his wagon, fell on him. The injuries
received resulting in his death. The
funeral services were held on Sunday
at p. m. from his late home.
MISS Halsey, who has been spending
the summer here, has returned to her
home in Philadelphia.
Miss Millard, of Hallstead. is the
guest of friends here for a few days.
the sale of apples by the farmers in
thls district during the past week has
peen the surprise of every one. The
best judges of crops have fallen far
short of the estimates made earlier in
the season. From reliable parties we
are informed that so far about 10000
bushels have been delivered, with about
A0''OV D"oielS yet 10 arrive at the
average price of zoe per hundred paid
1t means that the farmers in this sec
ton will receive about $4,000 for their
crops, The principal buyers are Cur
trle & company, Rochester, Whitney
& company, New Milford, and the
EVap GRATED company on Depot street.
Mrs. j. r. Raynsford is being en-
tertained by her sister, Mrs. w. S.
Danolds, at Albion, N. Y.
Colonel j. II. Horton, western agent
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company at
Buffalo, and daughter, Mrs. j. H. Trow-
bridge, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Beebe.
DR.. and Mrs. Ainey, of New Milford,
have been the guests of friends here,
w. w. Olmstead, of Fairdale, was in
town on business Saturday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
FOREST CITY.

Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, Pa, Oct. 16.-On Satur-
day morning Truman Westcott, a
brakeman on one of the electric mo-
tors in No. shaft was caught be.
tween some cars which jumped the
track and received very painful in
juries about his leg and foot. Dr..
Knapp was summoned and dressed
his injuries.
Mrs. Chris. Werts, who has been III
for some time, will today go through
an operation for appendicitis. While
her condition is not as we'll as i:
might be for such a strain, yet the
doctors have hopes of her recovery.
w. w. Inglis, Of Scranton, was a
visitor in town Sunday.
Doctors Wheeler and Bailey, % Car
bondale, are frequently here on pro-
fessiOnal business.
The Hillside Coal and Iron company
paid its employees yesterday.
Yesterday John Marsland run rus
ty nail in his foot almost an inch. 1t
Is not considered dangerous.
Mr.. Ben Milton, who was injured
about the head in the Vandling mine
last week, yesterday underwent an
operation to save one Of his eyes.
The gentlemen of the First Presby-
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DISASTROUS FIRE.
The Residence of John Butz, at Reed
ers, Totally Destroyed.

Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg, oct. 16.-Fire from de-
fective chimney totally destroyed the
house Of John Butt, at Reeders on
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Butz enter.
tained some friends at dinner and the
party were just about to eat when the
cry Of fire was heard. In their best
Sunday clothes and from we'll filled
table the family and their guests
turned out to fight the flames, assisted
by their neighbors. So rapidly did the
flames spread that very little was
saved from the dwelling. The fire
broke out on the roof and had burned
some time before the dinner party
discovered it.
About 200 bushels of this years po-
tato crop were in the cellar and these
were roasted to a crisp. All Of BUTTS
family clothing was burned together
with their furniture. The total amount
of insurance is not known. Loss $4,000.
1t is believed that a hot fire, necessary
to do the cooking for a large dinner,
set fire to the woodwork about the
chimney.
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1EATH ROLL.
Mrs. William Kirk.

Wilkes-Bare, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Mary,
wife Of William Kirk, ex-alderman of
the Thirteenth ward, died at 4 O'CLOCK
this morning at her home on Metca}f
street of typhoid fever, after an i'll
ness Of four weeks, aged 81 years. She
was born in Mauch Chunk June T.
1886. Her maiden name was Ryan and
she was married 10 Mr.. Kirk about
thirty-eight years ago, Shortly after
marriage they removed to this city,
where they have resided for the past
thirty-five years Besides her hus-
band she is survived by the following
children: William, Patrick, James,
Hugh, Michael, Mrs, william Blaine
and Mrs. Donnellson; also by one
brother, Michael Ryan, Of East Mauch
Chunk, and the following sisters: Mrs.
Everett, Mrs. Sherry and Mrs. Nor
man, of New York city, and Mrs Ger
ry OF East Mauch Chunk The fun
eral will be held from the house Wed
nesday morning, with services in st.
Mary's church.
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PITTSToN.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston, Oct. Recommending today all
kinds of game are now in season, with
the exception Of deer and rabbits Game
Is reported to be quite plentiful this year,
and number of local huntsmen We're out
today trying their luck.
Arrangements are being made for a ball
to be held in Armory hall Friday evening,
November p, by the Leek Cornet band.
An exhibition drill will be given in
front of the Eagle hotel on Wednesday
evening, October 25, by the Eagle hose
drill squad.
Frank Brundage. day clerk at the Eagle
hotel, has accepted a similar position at
the st. Denis, Scranton. Charles Colony
succeeds him at the Eagle.
Charles Narguson, of this city convict
ed in the county court of rnansaughter,
was today taken to the Eastern peniten-
tiary by Sheriff Harvey.
Mrs. Van Allen, of Schenectady. and
local visitors and delegates to the state
Women's Christian Temperance union
convention at Philadelphia last week.
will discuss the work of the convention
at the meeting to be held at the home of
Mrs. {. II. Cool, in West Pittston, Tues
day evening at 730 o'clock.
Murray and Mack appeared in "Finni-
gan's ball" at Music hall Monday night
before packed house
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

the English language or the Welsh
tongue, his error can be righted III va
peaceable, decorous and Christian man
ner, by an appeal to the proper eccles-
iastical authority Ii the trustees, or any
of them, or any members OF the cohsrc-
cation feel that they cannot worship Goa
under the ministration Of their present
pastor, they are at liberty to formulate
their grievances and bring the case before
the proper conference or committee, ana
then, in the regular and proper manner
If their complaint is sustained, the bishop
will make new appointment. But mean
while they must keep the peace end abide
by the law of the church of which they
are members, and of the land In which
they live.
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terian church will hold a chicken sup
per In the basement of the church to-
morrow evening from to 10 oclo ,k.
The public schools are closed this
week on account of the teachers in
stitute at Montrose. The corps of
teachers are in attendance.
Forest City will soon be represented
py military company. Charles
Burdtck, captain of the II. II. COM
pany, and F. NJ. Gardner, esq, who is
member Of the Thirteenth regiment,
are the organizers. They expect to
nave their numbers completed in a
tew weeks, when they will commence
drilling.
MIR. and Mrs. John Brown, Mr.. an1
MRS Hugh Brown, Misses Edith ami
Lettie Brown, Grace Menneblett,
James Jennings and Stanley Evans at
attended the reunion of the Brown
family at Como on Sunday.
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New York Grain and Produce Market,

New York, Oct 16.-Flour-Quet but
firm with low grades still tending upward
on scarcity, closed steady. Wheat-Spot
easy; No. red. 7G3sC, f. o. b., atloat
1850, elevator; No. l northern Duluth,
1850. +, o. b. aflOat to arrive; options
opened weak at a decline of l3c. rallied
partially but again turned weak ana
after varying closed steady at %c. de-
cline; March closed 79Hc.; December,
76ssc. Corn-Spot easy; No. 2, iOlac o.
b. afioat; 40c, elevator; options opened
dun at sc decline, further declined l4c,
but rallied partially before the close ana
closed easy at Ac, net decline May closed
SOsc.; December, 3SAc, Oats-Spot duh; ;
No. 2, 29c,; No 3. 2Sl2c.; No. white, SOC. ;
track mixed western, 29a3Olac.; track
white S0laa25C optiors inactive and NOM
inal, Buttcr-StCady; western creamery
l7a2ic.; factory, li1a17c,; June creamery
l9a2ll2c.; imitation creamery, lja20c. !;
state dairy, 16a2lc, do. creamery, l7a2ic
Cheese-Firm; large white, ll%a12c.; do
small, l2lac.; large colored, 12a12i2c.; do
small 12%c. Eggs-Stcady; state and
Pennsylvania, 2ll4a23c; western, un-
graded, at mark, l5a1Sc.
New York Live Stock.
New York, oct, l6 6-Beeves-Good cat
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Ministers Organize.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Stroudsburg. Oct. 16.-The ministers
of Monroe county today organized
themselves into a ministerial ass )cta-
ton to be known as the Monroe COun-
ty Ministerial association and is for
the purpose of discussing plans for
the furthering of church work The
temporary officers are: President,
Robert Crawford, pastor Of the
Stroudsburg NJ. e. church; vice 'prest-
dent, Rev. H. G.. Main, pastor OF Cher
ry Valley circuit; secretary, Rev j.
A. Bennett, pastor of Water Gap NJ
e. church; assistant secretary. Rev.
F. w. Sloat, pastor Of Middle Smith
field church; treasurer, Rev. L. i.
Dixon, of East Stroudsburg.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
FATAL RUNAWAY.
Philo Hamlin, an Old Resident of
Great Bend, Is Killed.
cial to the Scranton Tribune

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, oct 16.-Philo Ham
lin, an old and esteemed resident of
Great Bend was thrown from his
buggy and killed on Saturday after
noon.
His horse became frightened at a
"skttish" horse going in the same di-
rection and became unmanagable and
Mr. Hamlin was thrown heavily upon
the sidewalk. He was carried home,
where he died in a short time, never
regaining consciousness.
Deceased leaves wife and step
daughter, the former of whom is very
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, Oct 1G.-The stock market
showed firm undertone all day and end
ed with vigorous UPWARD movement in
progress i'm n number of prominent stocks,
which arrested a reactionary tendency
and made the closing firm. Net gains eS-
coed a p6nt I'm only a few cases. The
principal activity was in the prominent
specialties. Brooklyn Transit continued
to attract a large share of attention.
The range of today's prices for the ac-
tive stocks of the New York stock mar
kets are given below. The quotations
are furnished The Tribune by ]. A. RUS
SELL & CO. members of the Consoll-
dated Stock Exchange, Al0 and All Con-
nell building, Scranton. Pa.
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tie steady, medium aud common duh and
easier, bulls ana COWS, l0al5c. lower ,
steers, $i62i2aG: half breeds, Sj2j; oxen,
$ljOa4 bulls S2.2ia3.GO; COWS, 81 5OaS,SO
Calves-IIigheri yeals }iaSi grassers, S27O
a3,25; westerns $l37la, southern calves,
$3.50. Sheep-Slow and common grades
lower; lambs, dun and lower, Sheep, S225
a425 choice and extra, $i40a4,55; lambs,
$4.5Oa5. 65; Canada lambs, s.. 5.iQa5.6j, Hogs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-17
FIRE AT HoNESDALE.
Building Owned by Frank Myers
Badly Burned,

Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, Oct. 16.-At 9 O'Clock this
morning fire broke out in the building
of Frank Myers, near the covered
bridge, which was so badly burned by
the fire a few weeks ago. The Alert
Hook and Ladder company and Pro-
lection fire company were promptly
Mt tho fire.
The upper part of the house was
burned before the fire was under con-
troll.
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Scranton Wholesale Market

Corrected by II. G. Dale, 27 Lackawanna
Avenue)
Butter-Crea 23a24c.; print, 25c.
dairy, firllins, pc. tubs, 23c.
Eggs-Sclect western 17Iac.; nearby,
state, 1Slac.
Cheese-Full cream, new, 1715c.
Beans-Per bu, choice marrow s225;
medium, $1.S0; pea, $1.Su.
Onions-Per bu. Soc
Potatoes-Per bu., Soc
Lemons-$iasi5O per box.
Flour-Si50.
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if You Need Any Winter Clothing
or Furnishing Goods.
Thousands of persons have visitel
the great sale during the past week
which is being conducted by the New
York and Philadelphia Consignment
company at AIS Lackawanna avenue,
between Wyoming and Washington
avenues, in the building formerly Oc-
cupied by the County Savings Bank
and Trust company These bargains
are all genuine and the assignee says
all must go at once. Bear these prices
in mind and remember everything is
guaranteed as represented. Now is
your chance for winter clothing, gents
furnishing goods, hats, etc. Every
thing is being retailed at forty per cent
less than cost of manufacture.
Mems Shifting Suits, $l.9O, worth $S.
Mems Imported Scotch Suits. $4.5i,
worth SIS. Mems Silk Mixed Suits, 81. %,
worth $16.50. Mems Driving listers.
from 50 to $3.50. Mems All-wool Pants.
S149, worth $3.50, Imported Carr's
Melton all silk-lined, $685. worth $2r.
Boys Harris Cashmere Suits, $?g5,
worth S12 Boys Sawyer's Cas- mere
Suits, $3.50, worth $40, Yong Mems
Cheviot Suits, 1896, worth S12. Nobby
Youths Suits, Imported. $465, worth
S15. Elegant Irish Frieze Cvercoats,
$685., worth $22. Children's Elegant
Scotch All-Wool suits, $195. worth S.
Mems Elegant Dress Suits, $3.50, worth
from $1S to $22. Mems Elegant Pilot
Dress Beaver Overcoats, black, blue
and brown, $6,75 worth SIG. Cutaways.
silk lined $7.95, worth from 500 to $50.
Children's Finest Dress Suits, S2.65,
worth from s. to 80. Elegant Suits,
S2.95. Silk Suspenders, 1Oc,. worth 75c.
Overalls, 22c. Hats, Soc, worth $3.50.
Silk Umbrellas, 49c., worth 81. Neck
ties, 15c., worth 25c, Handkerche2s,
&c., worth 25c, Socks, 4c., worth 15c.
All kinds Of Gloves for less than one
third value Blue flannel Overshirts 29c
Pay no attention to any other slSns
or banners displayed by other mer
chants to deceive the publi,, but come
direct to the building, 42S Lackawanna
avenue, between Wyoming and Wash
lngton avenues, i'm the building former
~ occupied by the Scranton Savings
Bank and Trust company.
p. S.-Store open evenings until
p. M, Saturdays until II r. m.
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Oil Market.

oil city, oct, 16-t'redit balances, 81. so
certificates opened a.47i?; closed SLAIN biz
for cash oil; no sale, shipments. 95,176 bar
rels; average, 76,730 harrels runs, ll2,6
barrels; average, ,553 barrels
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Depressed and lower; estimated to sell al
81. 7Oai.Sj; few early sales higher,
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THE JAM TREMENDOUS.

Thousands Turned Away-The Big
Bargains Bringing the Multitude
to the Greatest Sale Ever Held in
Scranton-The Assignee Says All
Must Go at Once-Don't Delay This
if You Need Any Winter Clothing
or Furnishing Goods.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-01

Adams, Of sIstersviue; j. w. McDon-
aid, of Benwood; George NJ. Allender.
OF Warrington; i. N. Craig. Of Clays-
vile. Pa; John NJ Gamble. Of Clays-
vile, Pa; J. B. Barnes, of Manning
ton; T. B. Wiley. of Warrington; Geo.
W. Creel, of Grafton; T. T. Elliott, Of
Belington; ]. T. Koen, of Manning
ton; W. A. Mccoy, of Washington,
Pa; E. S. Easton, Of Warrington; j.
P. Cunningham, of Warrington; 0. J.
Fuller and A. S. Adams, of Marietta;
H. S. Cushwa, of Martinsburg; H. D.
Hickman, of Warrington; James F.
Davidson, E. F. Lathrop, John w. Sol
ley, j. M. Crawford and d. 5. Mackle,
of Parkersburg; E. A. Hobbs, of Mar
tinsburg; Philip Carol, of Charles
ton; H. H. Smith, Of Toronto, O.;
Charles Barrows, of Washington, Pa;
Joseph Better, w. J. Lynch, ]. L. Nc
Ilvaine, of New Philadelphia, o.; M.
l.. Blackburn, OF Bellaire, o.; o. E.
Roberts, of Wellsburg; NJ. E. STAINS
berry, of Wichita, Kas.; E. P. Stewart,
of Cairo. w. Va; C. A. Boyden, OF
Pittsburg; A. A. Stockpole, of Kenton,
W. Va; R. NJ. Francy, of Toronto, o.;
E. C. Shane, Of Pittsburg, Pa; w. t.
Stearn and w. ]. Hogan, of Broomfield,
w. "; E. B. Reeser, of Marietta, O.
The following temples were repre-
scented: Syria, of Pittsburg; Alladin,
of Columbus; Alkoran, of Cleveland;
Syrian. of Cincinnati; Isis, of Wichita.
Kans.; Abdallah, of Leavenworth,
Kans., and others.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-01

During the past week the following
railroad men have been in the city, and
most of them have visited the Street
Fair: d. L. Wells. travelling freight
agent for the Erie lines; Frank Hough-
ton, commercial agent for the Nickel
Plate: C. A. Egley. commercial agent,
Queen & Crescent; Parker Hunt. travel
ing freight agent Canadian Pacific: ].
c. Toynbee, travelling freight agent.
Union Pacific; o. NJ Conley. general
agent Frisco lines; W. W. Scully.
commercial agent Northern Pacific; NJ.
E. Newall, travelling freight agent c.
G. W: E. II. Smith. travelling freight
agent. C., B. & O.; C. A Boyden. com
mercial agent. c. NJ & st. p: A. L.
Talent. general agent c & n. w. and
c. II. Kingsberry. commercial agent for
the Norfolk & Western.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-01
THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE.
June 30. 1899.

WHEELING, June 80, 1899.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-Why does the majority Of the
Committee on Ordinances think il
right and proper to recommend TO
Council to grant the privilege 70 the
National Telephone Company. if it de-
sires to construct underground con
duits in our streets and alleys. to tear
up as many as three squares of a
street or alley at n time? When a
former Council granted a franchise
10 the present telephone company. the
telephone company was prohibited
from disturbing the surface or pave
ment of more than two squares at the
same time.
Even our honorable COuncilmen can
recollect the opening of too long a
line of trench is an intolerable nuis-
ance. Only overwhelming necessity
should justify as much as one square
at a time; then only long enough to
do the work promptly. AS long as a
trench is uncovered, or, if in a paved
street, the pavement is not relaid, the
inconvenience to the citizens and
property and occupants along
it is excessive. Three squares at one
time. That is an outrage on the pub
lie.
But why? Oh, why, this different
treatment of these companies?
Gentlemen of the Committee, was
this through carelessness or design?
CITIZEN.