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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Broke Into the ONCE Of Palmer 4
Company.

The office of Palmer e Company,
dealers in candy, cigars. ETC.. In the
Arcade building, was yesterday morn
ing entered by burglars. who got away
with several boxes of cigars and other
booty. the exact amount of which is
not yet known.
The burglary was discovered yester-
day morning by two newsboys, who
notified Mounted Officer Burke, who
was passing by. The latter, in COM
pany with Patrolman May. then went
into the Arcade and found that the
window of the door had been broken
and ingress effected by the burglar
reaching in his hand and opening the
door from the inside. The attempt had
first been made to force the lock and
a large piece Of the wood around 1t
had been cut away.
When they entered the police officers
found the place filled with cigars and
other stock. and in one corner a small
safe. which had apparently been tam
pered with.
Mr.. Palmer, the proprietor, who lives
in Dalton, has not visited his office
since It was burglarized and until he
does 1t will he impossible to know just
how much stock was removed.
The proprietor of the Elite Photo
graphic company, who lives above his
apartments in the Arcade, says that he
heard the crash of the breaking glass
and thought it to be his show case.
When he got down stairs. however.
he soon found out what the trouble
was. but did not see any sign OF bur-
glars. The police believe that the
breaking into the place was done by
bows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
GOVERNOR In NO HURRY.
Indicates in a Telegram to Senator
Vaughan That Appointment Will
Not Be Made Immediately.

In q telegram to Senator J. G..
Vaughan, received Saturday Governor
Stone indicates that the judgcship ap-
pointment will not be made till the
latter part of this week at the earliest
The telegram was in response to a
query from Senator Vaughan as to
when it would be convenient for the
governor to receive the petition for
Hon. John p. Kelly's appointment and
the transcript of the proceedings of the
bar meeting which was ordered trans
mitted entire to his excellency. The
answer read as follows:
Atlantic City, N. j.. Feb. TO- 1900.
Hon. j. c. Vaughan, Scranton, Pa.
I will see you in Harrisburg Tuesday
or Wednesday. No reason exists for i'm
mediate actor, w. A. Stone.
Senator .ughan and John NJ. Har-
ris. who Is secretary oe the Dor meet
ing, will go to Harrisburg tomorrow
to wait on the governor.
Deputy Attorney General +. w.
Flertz was in the city yesterday and
made the following statement with ref
erence to the judgeship:
Il am sure that Governor Stone de-
sires to carry out the wishes of the
Republican party in this county in
making this appointment. The en-
dorsement of Mr. Kelly will have great
weight with him, as it properly
should. ! may say that as q consis-
tent Republican I favor the appoint
ment Of n member Of my own party
for the place. Mr. Zimmerman and
Mr.. Carpenter are both good, active
Republicans. and either would make
q good judge. Further than that
have nothing TO say"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
METER CAUSES SUIT.
Jennings & Neary Are the Plaintiffs
and Casey Brothers the Defen-
dants-Cause of the Trouble.

One Of the results of the installation
of the water meters is a spirited war
between two prominent business firms,
in the relation of landlord and tenant.
with a $4,000 trespass suit as the main
feature of the conflict.
Casey Brothers are the landlords
and Jennings & Neary, proprietor Of
the restaurant at 1O5 Wyoming ave-
nue., the tenants, The yearly lease pro-
vides that the landlords shall pay the
water bills. Last December the Scran-
ton Gas and Water company put
meter in the hotel and simultaneously
the landlords had all the faucets fitted
with spring cocks. The hotel-keepers
deemed it necessary to have running
water behind the bar and in the toilet
room, and to effect this, tied down
several of the spring cocks.
The water from these several open
faucets splashed merrily day and night
for thirty days and thirty nights. At
the end of the month the meter man
came around, did his tabulating and
figured it out that Neary & Jennings
had used $S643 worth of water. The
monthly rent is $1O0.
Casey Brothers wouldn't pay it and
Jennings & Neary wouldn't pay it. The
| water company said some one had to
pay it or the water would be shut off.
shut it off, then" said the landlords.
The company shut off the water and
after some proceedings succeeded in
| collecting the bill from the landlords,
| but the latter gave the company to
distinctly understand it would pay no
| more such bills. The water company
| could give no assurance that such bills
would not be regularly rendered. Jen-
| nings e. Neary refused to order the
| water on their own responsibility.
Casey Brothers served formal notice
that they would not be responsible,
and the consequence is that the water
was allowed to remain turned off.
For nearly three weeks now the hotel
tenants have been unable to maintain
wash room or serve beer or ales on
draught, their trade being compelled
to satisfy itself with bottled goods.
Such water as is essentially necessary
is brought to the hotel by a drayman
who has contracted with the hotel peo-
pie to furnish the same for cent a
gallon.
The fight promises to continue till
April /, when the lease expires. NJ. A..
mckinley is Neary e. Jennings attor-
ney in the trespass suit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
A Busy Saturday.

The sale of mems collars in this city
on Saturday formed one of the most
striking examples of what it is possible
to achieve in merchandising. 1t was
no small experiment to bring thirty
six thousand collars to Scranton, yet
Jonas Longs Sons risked it. and sue
cessfully. The sales of Saturday APP
proximated nineteen thousand. requir-
Ing the continuous services of thirty
seven clerks, two special and four reg
ular cashiers and six bundle wrappers
Never did the big store entertain such
a continuous crowd. The selling con-
tinues today and while the collars last.
As yet, the sizes and styles are quite
complete.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
RAFTER'S FATAL FALL.
Tumbled Down a Flight Of Steps in
Building at 43o Raymond
Court Yesterday Afternoon.

Thomas Rafter, a man 80 years of
age who resides at 536 Gordon street,
was fatally injured about o'clock
yesterday by falling down flight of
steep steps in the building at 439 Ray
mond court.
Raftcr is a well known man who did
contracting in a small way. For sew
eral weeks he has been drinking to
excess and it had the effect Of some-
what unbalancing his mind. Yester-
day afternoon he left his home and
soon before o'clock was seen by
some children emerging from a pas
sageway leading froT Penn avenue
into Raymond court between Mulberry
and Vine streets. H., asked them for
pail evidently intending to get some
beer in one of the saloons of the neigh
borhood. The children could not get
him the pail and he went to the house
Of Nathan Suravitz and asked for one,
talking in a maudlin kind Of a way.
Again he failed to get the desired
vessel and evidently remembering that
he knew Jacob I.oveland, who lived on
the second floor of the house, at 439
Raymond court, he went there. The
stairs are steep and narrow and about
5 o'clock Mrs. Loveland heard a great
noise in the stairway and going down
found Rafter lying in Il pool Of blood
at the foot OF the stairs. There was
a great cash in his head and he died
few moments later, evidently from
fracture of the skull.
The body was taken to the morguc
Of the Lackawanna hospital. where 1t
was viewed by the coroner and the
following jury, which he empanelled:
| John Peuster. Matthew Dougherty,
| Matthew Latham. Matthew Scanlon,
! Stephen McKane and Leon Levy. The
coroner will perform an autopsy this
morning.
| Rafter Is survived by a wife and the
following children: Mrs. George Bask-
erville. of Carbon street: Thomas,
Michael A., Joseph and William Raj
| ter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
AMOUNT OF THE BLAIR ESTATE
It Is Said to Be Only Three Millions
of Dollars.

According to an article in yesterdays
New York Herald the estate Of the
late John Inslee Blair, which was var
iously estimated at between si5,0O,000
and 100000 200 at the time of his death.
now transpires to be only 100000. at
least that is the par value of the
amount disposed Of by his will just
filed with the surrogate of Warren
county. New Jersey. There are some
who now believe that Mr.. Blair's
wealth was overestimated.
1t is also said that everything is not
satisfactory to the heirs and that
legal complications may follow. The
will was drawn up some twenty years
ago and the question has been raised
as to whether gifts of real estate made
during his life and not recorded at the
time of his demise do not lapse. His
only son, Dewitt G. blair, has been
made executor Of the will.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12

erect and put In operation a telephone
system sufficietly large to supply at least
five hundred subscribers and the maxi
mum rates to he charged by the said
company for the use of the telephone In
the city shall be as follows. viz: Thirty
six dollars each annually for. business
phones, twenty-four dollars annually for
residence purposes and fifty dollars am
nually for two phones for business and
residence purposes combined.
Sec. 3. The said company IL also
granted permission to construct, lay, op-
crate and maintain under and over tho
streets, avenues, courts and places of the
city, conduits. ducts. mains or pipes with
the necessary manholes, poles and other
appliances for the purpose of maintain-
Ing and placing therein and thcreupon
It's wires, cables and appurtenancos
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
THE gooK-KEEPERs' CLUB.
Topic to Be Discussed at Tonight's
Meeting.

A meeting of the Book-keepers' club
will be held in Guernsey hall this even
ing. This society is very helpful to
hook-keepers and young business men
generally, as it affords a meeting place
for social enjoyment as well as the
diccussion of topics relating to actual
business. higher accounting and the
practical work of the office. The So
ciety is fortunate in having secured
the free use Of rooms in the proposed
new Y. NJ. &. \. building, thus secur-
ing for its members all the privileges
of that association, while the expenses
are made very low.
There are some inducements offered
To book-keepers who join before the
opening of the new building. The topic
for discussion on Monday evening is
Forms and Uses of the Ledger"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
FLORIDA.
The Direct Route to Florida and All
Southern Resorts, Including

The Direct Route to Florida and All
Southern Resorts, Including
Aiken, Augusta, Summerville, Ashe-
vile and the Land of the Sky" is via
the Southern Railway.
The New York and Florida Limited
leaves Broad street station, Philadel-
phia, daily, except Sunday. at 3.14 p
m. This magnificent train is composed
exclusively OF dining, library, compart-
ment, observation and drawing-room
sleeping cars between New York and
St. Augustine, also carries Pullman
drawing-room sleeping cars to Aiken,
$. c., Augusta, Ca. and Tampa, Fla
Three other through trains leave Broad
street station, Philadelphia, daily for
Florida and points south via the South
ern Railway. Dining car service on all
through trains of the Southern Rail-
way. Charles l.. Hopkins, District
Passenger Agent. S2S Chestnut street,
Philadelphia. will be pleased to fur
nish all information. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
DIED IN PUERTO RICO.
Remains Of Alfred HecEel Will BE
Inferred at WASHINGTON,

The remains Of Alfred Heckel, who
enlisted in the Thirteenth regiment at
the outbreak of the war with Spain,
afterward serving in troop l. of the
Fifth cavalry at Puerto Rico. were
on Friday received in New York, ami
from there We're sent to the Arlington
National cemetery in Washington.
where interment will be made.
The cause of his death was a horses
kick, which resulted in lock-jaw. His
sister Miss Sophia Heckel, left for
Washington to attend his funeral.
Smoke the Pocono &c. cigar. %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
TRIP WAS IN VAIN.
Return Of Constable Cole, Empty
handed from Hazleton.


Constable William Cole, Of Alderman
Howe's court, returned empty-handed,
Saturday morning, from Hazleton,
where he went, armed with a warrant,
for the arrest of one Frank MalOski,
who had run away from here with a
Mrs. KowkOwski, whose husband
promptly swOre out warrant for his
arrest.
When Cole reached Hazleton, he
found that Maloski had left. and was
no longer in town. He met Mrs. Kow-
kowski. but was unable to learn from
her the whereabouts of her lover, and
whether he had cast her aside or was
merely absent to evade arrest.
Kowkowski did not wish to prosecute
his wife and accordingly. she was not
brought back to this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.

by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t SOOrHES the
CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS, kLLAYS
the best remedy for DIARRIIO;A Sold
by Druggists in every part of the orld
BE sure and ask for airs. W,,slG WIS
Soothing syrup. and take no ctLer
kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
Our Great
Inventory Sale

Now is the time to purchase
seasonable desirable goods cheap.
This is no ordinary sale. It is
a genuine stock reduction.
An exceedingly mild December
has operated to your advantage.
We will lose sight Of the regu-
lar retail values and during this
sale will retail goods at whole
sale price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
COUNCILS PASSED IT,
MAYOR SIGNED IT
LACKAwANNA COMPANY HAS
SECURED FRANCHISE.

At Saturday Nights Special Meeting
of Select Council the Ordinance
Passed on Third Reading and I'm
mediately Went to the Mayor and
Was Approved by Him-what A.
P. Bedford Has to Say About the
Plans Of the Company for the Fu-
ture-Details Of the Ordinance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
Still in Business.

The statement made in some of the
local newspapers to the effect that the
Boston Tea Party company, No. 127
Penn avenue. had retired from busi-
ness, was erroneous. Manager Phil
lips wishes the public to understand
that they are in Scranton to stay. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12

McClintock delivers carnations for rs
cents dozen. Telephone $500. ~
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12
$4,000 Worth
Of Winter Goods

Will be sold cheap during this
great sale. Sale will be in oper-
alton in every department. It
will pay you to come miles to
attend this inventory-sale, as
you will save money by so doing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12

Smoke the Hotel Jermyn" cigar loc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12

Finest wines and cigars at I.ane's,
500 Spruce street %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12

Smoke the Pocono &c. cigar.
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n aCkaWanna
f. THE"
Naundry.

.ts Penn Avenue. A. d. WARMAN
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Work for the Exposition.

Gen. E. ". Noise aod Measrs R L. Nan.
ning, T. O. Ssn1ers aad C. :. Mason, Com
niss:ouers for Su5ater County for the Charles
ton Exposition, he,d meeurg 10 The Court
aoose last Saturday aad forEul=.ed plans for
working up uore general interest 10 the Ez-
position in this coarty and for ;be preparation
Of g complete and creditab!c exeioit from this
county. They will begin active work and
out of the sbaodance Of resources that Su n
ter county possesses they should oaSe no
trouble ip preparing sn exhibit toat will De
a magnificent advertisement o. The coup'r.
The commissioners viii need the cooperation
snd assistance of tee enterprisiog and Pre-
gress.ye citizsos of this county in this work
eod it is TO oe hoped that they Will have il
to the fullest extent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Bicycle Recovered and Thief Cap.
yured.

On toe night of December lsta bicycle owned
by Mr.. G. A. Lennon was stolen from the
bicycle rack near the side door of the Sumter
Dry Goods Co.'S store, and as nothing had
been heard of the wheel or the thief it began
to look 80 if ,he thief had ridden clear out
of the country on bis stolen mount
Friday morning Joho Lewis, negro from
the Herio,'s X Roads neighoorhood, carried
a wheel to foods bicycle shop to te repaired
and be was forthwith arrested, for the wheel
was Immediately identified as Mr.. Lemnon's,
although the Cleveland name plate had oeee
removed. This precau.ion on the part of toe
thief might deceive some people, but oicy
Gle man can recognize a 'Cieav.laod or any
other wheel without name plate 10 aid bim
The number afforded all tho proof necessary
tha. tie wheel was the one stolen Saturday
night Lewis vas arrested BY policeman aod
committed to Jail oy the sheriff Instead OF
charging around with 6ne bicycle be Gill
spend h,s Chr,stman 10 Jail
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Masters Sale.

10y VIRTUE Of Decree of the Court OF
- Conmon Pleas. for Sumter County 10
toe State of South Csrolin., in the cese Of
Elizabeth Sbular, against kaoniog Richard
Moore, ao iofapt uncer fourteen years of age
ard John Iabam Haore, will eel AT public
auction. to the highest bidder, at the Court
House, in ,be City OF Sumter IN said County
aud State, ou suieeoay lii Jauusry 1901,
beioe tie seveoth day of said monsb. at The
usosl bou:s of sale, th. folio~ing described
real estate, TO wit:
'.Al. that tract of land allotted to " Percy
Moore, con.aioirg one buodr.d and tso
acres, situated in the County O. Sumter acd
State OF South Caroiina, bounded % the
oor,b bv on the eas: oV
land Of 0 2om; on the eosih bv lscd CT J
Moore and west oy Estate Of Ishsm Moore,
beiog part Of the lapd conveyed BY John D..
Moore to Isbam Moore fourth of August 1899,
Beck s. C page 60. More fully represented
on plat made o. Harmon Noise, dated
Nay 1896"
Terms Of sale cash If the terms # sale
should so, be complied with in the course ct
two hours after said property is koock- d
down the same shall ne Immediately resold 20
the highest bidder Purchaeer TO pay for
papers and revenue siampe
FRANK WILSON,
Naeter fer Sumter County.
Dec 10 1900
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Anniversary Meeting at Magnolia
Street Church.

All the churches of tnis city uoited in the
services heid Sunday night 10 the Magnolia
Street Methods, Church The occasion was
the Ere. anniversary of the dedication of the
church
Rev. W. Kelly, the pastor, was n
charge On the rostrum were Rev. H. q.
Cnrington, of tie Episcopal Cnurch, Rev. W
a. Riser, of the Lutheran Church, Rev.
A. Clifton, of toe Fret Methodist Church,
aod Rev. T. J Clyde, presiding elder of Sam
ter district for the pas. year. After snort
cong service the opeciag prayer was made by
Dr. Clifton.
The scripture Lesson was read by Ar. Gov.
ing,on, selection from the book Of Psalms.
Short addresses wers made by the following
representatives, of the various Denominations
of The city: Hon. r. L. Manuing, of the
Episcopal Church, Mr.. A. G. Flowers, of the
First Baptist Church, Mr.. A. G. Ducker, of the
Lutheran Church, Dr.. j 8 Hughson, Of the
Bartlett Street. Church, Gee E. W. Noise, or
the Jewish Church, Mr.. Neill O'Donneil, of
the Catholic Church, aud Mr. C. II. Hurst,
Jr., of the First Methodist Church.
The speeches oil abounded in words OF
encouragement and good cheer. DR..
Saith made happy response on behalf
OF his c5urcb. The occasion was, as
characterized by one of the speakers, veri
table love feast, aud marks in an unusual
way the fesling of perfsc, cordial,ty which
prevails among the various denominations.
SIR. Kelly was called upon, aud in short
speech gave an interesting account of the is-
ception aod development OF his work, which
has been aided by the entire community re-
gsrdless of creed.
Mr. Clyde, the venerable Preside. Elder
vas called upon, snd responded IN pathetic
speech, full Of timely admon,tioo.
He spoke OF the many kiodnesses received
by himself and faniy st the hands Of the
people of Sumter, aud returned bis shaoks in
a hearty way. Hc. Clyde has endeared him.
self TO all who have met him, and bis hosts
of friends Did him good bye as be goes to his
new field Of labor
The meeting altogether Wes uniqae ard
interesting, aud will long be remembered as
very pleasant occasion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Masters Sale.

DY VIRTUE of Decree Of the Court ol
ID Common ?iess, for s inter County 10
rne State o: South Carolios, in the case OF
Susan S Tiodai, individusily. AID 90 Ad
rpiuis.ra,ri1 of the Estate of Mary E T,ndal,
deceaeed. against L Beulsh T,ndal suhsii,ut,
cd for Jobo l. Neal, Charlie, n Neal. s Lula
HeKnigat, Charles L. Cuttito. Thomas
Cu.,;no and S JameeCutuoo, will sell Al
public auction to the highest bidder, at the
Court House in the City Of Sumter, 10 satd
County aod State, on ssleday IN January,
1901, being the seyeotb day Of said mouth.
at the usual hours Of sale, the following de-
scribed real estate, 20 wit:
81. A tract Of three nundred aud fifty
acres, more or less, situate in said County
snd Srste, bounded, north bv lands Of Ars
Susan s. 1lodal (the pla:ntif), on the east
By lauds Of The Estate OF Jared Norton, south
Or l.nds Of "es Srean S Tiuda and on the
v.st ov land. nus: or formerly Of 'he Estate
ot II y "cl!s
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u. u s.,' io.siv al STA. keewn as
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
MAYORS COURT.

Charles SEQ. and Wayne Scott. white, we're
before toe mayor last Wednesday for drunk.
eouess and d,sorGerly conduct. They plead
guilty aod paiG 6ae of So each.
Anna Scott, negro woman who has her
name on the police record in number OF
plaees, was up foe creating disturbance and
6rioe pistol Soc was found guilty and
sentenced TO pay fac OF IS or zen daye
Imprisonment
Th. following cases we're tried by Mayor
Pro Ten hurs, Monday:
John Belcter, Tom Spain aud Eddie Bos.
sard, 6gh,irg All were fond guilty Bel.
cher paid So. Spann 81 aud Boessrd S5.
Ben Sanders, public Drunkenness, 81.
Willie Lowry, disorderly conduct, S..
W,lliam Leonard, riding bicycle without
lighted lao,ero, SO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
Fire Last Friday Morning.

Atoat O'Clock Friday morning the house
of Policemaa Peter Gallagher on Liberty street
vas found to oe on IRE and the Ere depart
meot turned out az soon as the alarm was
ruug Tie Ere started between the ceiling
and roof OF the ki,cnea, which was IN
wing a, tins rear of the body of the house
The fce vas coo6ned TO the kitchen and only
the roof was burned of. TIE two reel sqaads
did quick aod efficient work and one more
house saved may be placed to their creclt.
The damage to the house vas not serioas
and il IS tniiy covered oY insurance.