The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-02


in the town. as, of course, everybody
knows" said Fred c. Hand yesterday,
chatting with Tribune reporter, "but
/ never fully realized how deep seated
was the friendship he won in Scranton
till he was taker i'll. My intimacy
with Mr.. Reed being quite generally
known, led to the suppositlon that I
Kept in communication with his family
and for the past two or three days I
seldom walk a block but some one
stops me to ask how he is getting
along. l have been receiving n daily
letter from Captain Rush telling of
Mr.. Reeds condition and 1 regret to
say there is nothing encouraging in
the reports. The chances of recovery
are one in hundred"
Mr.. Hand had dinner with Mr. Reed
two weeks ago yesterday and the great
comedian apparently never felt better
In his life. One week later. while pre-
pairing to go to Rochester to begin
his Christmas week engagements, he
was suddenly taken i'll and has since
been sinking rapidly. An operation
for appendicitis did not give relief and
1t is now feared he is suffering from
cancer of the stomach A second on
Grafton was decided upon and his ply.
sicians admit that it Is a case of kill
or cure.
Charles Il. Acker, who has been se-
lected as the Republican candidate for
school controller in the Fourteenth
ward. is the Oldest son of the late John
Acker. and a man well fitted to fulfill
the duties of such n responsible office.
lie is student of political economy
and thoroughly posted on city, county,
state and national affairs, and one of
the most public spirited men in the
city. For several years Mr.. Acker was
engaged in the coal and also the news
paper business at Pottsville, and upon
his return to Scranton became chief
clerk to w. +. Hallstead when the
latter was general manager of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad.
Mr.. Acker Is prominently identified
with several fraternai organizations.
and has been the secretary of Lack
| awanna Council No 1893, Royal Ar
| canum, for several terms. He Is also
an active member Of the West Side
Republican club and resides at 22j
Fairview avenue. He was secretary of
the Republican city committee when
the Crawford county system of con-
Quoting primaries was first installed
| In this county, and did much hard
work in connection with preparing the
preliminary arrangements for the elec
| ton.
Joseph d. Lewis, a member Of the
clerical force of the United States cen.
sus bureau. who has been spending
the holiday vacation at his home In
this city. returned to Boston yesterda,
to rcsume his duties on the staff OF
the director general of the census de.
partment. Mr.. Lewis served in a sim
ilar capacity when the census of 1885,
was taken. and was later engaged ir
special work for the department a
WASHINGTON and Pittsburg. Durina
eX-Congressman Scranton's last tern
he served ms secretary to the commit
tee on states and territories. OF which
Mr.. Scranton was chairman.
Mr.. Lewis was one of the few mef
who have been re-engaged by the cen
sus bureau. and at the completion o
the work in Boston next spring tn,
force will return to Washington ant
| DeSln tIe' cotlplidtlbl Oh tio genera
returns for the 1900 census.
Prior to his first engn cement in cen
sus work Mr.. Lewis was clerk in tn
county commissioners office and wa
elected to represent the Fifteenth ware
In common council but resigned bcfor
being sworn in, owing to his appoint
ment in the government service.
p. r, Calpin. common councilman from
the Sixth ward. who has lately beel
brought into public notice oi. accoun
Of his being the introducer Of the via