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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
Requests to Be Amended.

Court on Saturday directed the re-
spondent in the Langstaff election con-
test to amend his requests to the ex-
aminers. At the end of the respond
ent's l29 pages of requests are inserted
the names of the 5000 voters origin
ally attacked in the bill of particu-
lars and not specifically attacked in the
requests. and the examiners We're re-
quested to find their votes defective
for the various causes assigned In the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
Lehigh Valley Earnings.

The gross earnings Of the Lehigh
Valley railroad for the month of March
were $l,9S0,232. an increase of 1925, 2?3
over March, 1899, The net earnings
were slS2,651, d decrease of $l36.734.
For the four months ended March 81.
gross earnings S7,957,247, increase over
same period last year, $l,3l4,4 ,465; net
earnings, sl,023342; increase, $23l ,074.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30

original bill. This drag-net method
was objected to by the attorney for the
contestant, and court ordered 1t to be
excluded. Ten days were allowed to
file an amended bill.
The 5000 votes specifically attacked
are not to be disturbed. The hitching
on of the 5000 names not specifically
attacked was simply a formality.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
MAKEUP OF THE D., L. & w.
BOARD FOR TODAY.

Comparison of the Earnings and Ex-
penses of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company-Lehigh Valley
Gross Earnings-Changes Which
Will Be Made in the Lackawanna
Schedule-Ravine Shaft Purchased.
Superintendent Russell's Return,
Engine Dispatcher Jennings Sue
cessor.
Following is the makeup os the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
Saturday, April IS.
WILD CATS SOUTH
y. NC. Rafferty,
5 =. MI. Bmkhart
10 y. m.--A L. kctchrm.
II 2. MO I. kearncy.
sunday. April 90.
WILD CATS SOUTH
l2.%O q. NV. II. Bartholomew.
a. mr.. Castucr
: a. m.--F. IIallctt
I p. m --John Gahauan.
$50 r. MI. Gcrrity
) =. MI. Bush -
II l.LINN'
s a. n.--LampnG.
PCsIlERS.
ll.30 a. M, South--IaBIr.
a. M, south--E NcAlli-tCr.
I p. M, sOuth--J. llcnuiGan.
PASSENGER ENGINES.
: q. ND. Wallace.
$50 y. m.-MagoyCrn.
Monday, April 30,
WILD CATS NORTH
! y. M, Q cngincs-.I. T.. Masters.
4.45 y. m, , cngincS-M. lcnnigan
$50 p M, . cngincs-W. j. Musicr, with II. Me
Cams men
10 p. M, , rgincsD. Wallace with Brooks
men.
SUBMITS.
II a. M, north-G, Frounickcr.
p. M, southMcLanc.
PULLERS
10 a. Nine Allistcr.
PUSIIERS.
a. m. south-llouscr.
Has d. M, southMOIan.
: p. m, south-Murphy.
10 p. M, south--C. Cawley.
PASSENGER ENGINE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
Crisp, LuStrOuS Linens
At Most Exceptional Prices

There quite of affairs the Linen Store today
welcomed Here could to
make
linen? Here
by enewsa all downhe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30

The gross earnings of the Lehigh
Valley Coal company for March were
S1,2S2697. a decrease over March, 1899,
of $60,690; net loss, S162S2, increase in
net loss over last year, SSS,232.
For the four months ended March
81, gross earnings were s5,976532, de-
crease over same period last year,
slS6. 6.715; net loss, S204507, the net loss
in the corresponding four months last
year was $246,37S.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
PRISONERS WILL BE
COMPELLED. TO WORK
BOARD MAKES ITS FINAL AR
RANGEMENTs.

At Meeting in the County Commits
sioners' Office, 1t Was Decided to
Proceed at Once to Make the
County Jail Inmates Earn Their
Board-Two Supervisors Elected to
Take Charge Respectively of the
Roadmaking and Weaving-other
Court House Matters.
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Critical Period Of Life.

"I took Hoods Sarsaparilla during
the critical period of my life, and now
at the age Of so years, am strong
and healthy. 1t is a great medicine
for the blood. l find Hoods 10 be the
best" Mrs. II. PoMRoY, 22 Lansing
Street, Auburn, N. Y.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla of
any druggist. Be sure to ask for Hood's
and do not accept any substitute.
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Dinner Cloths

with napkins to match, in setts, as
follows
yds wide by 2 long, with FL inch
napkin .............. ................D D@./o
The same with "a inch napkin SIS. so.
? yds wide by ? "a long with ID inch
napkin .................. ..........DO.UO.
2 yds wide by 3 long with "a inch
napkin ......... ....................SO.SO SO
Table Linen by the Yard.
Cd iuch cream damask sk..................40c.
90 inch heavy loom damask ........".5Oc.
GO inch extra heavy damask .........SOC.
65 inch extra heavy full beached
damask, Restaurant linen. ......55C.
66 inch full bleached damask ........ 75c.
6S inch full bleached damask .........S5c.
u inch full bleached damask ....$l.OO.
Toweling--By the Yard.
Extra wide cotton crash ............... &C.
IS inch gloss crash ....l lOC, l1c, l2hc.
"a inch gloss crash h..................12hC
Heavy Barnsley crash ........,.....12Hc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-30
The Absent
Minded Beggar

Is the man who puts off or
dering his Spring Suit It'll the
old one is uncomfortable and
then rushes off to the tailor
expecting to have one made
the next day. Don't delay
too long. 1t takes time to do
good work.
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Following is the makeup of the
Delaware, Lsckawanna and Western
board for today:
SaInrdlN. Anril ..
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Annual Reunion,

The following notice has been sent
to the Pioneer with request to
publish: ''The annual reunion of the
survivors of the Ninth New Jersey
Veteran Volunteers will be held at
Easton. Penn, Wednesday Sept. 19,
1900, on which occasion handsome
granite monument to the memory of
Brigder General Charles A. Hickman
(second colonel of the Ninth) and
commander of the Red Star Brigade,
will be unveiled with appropriate
ceremonies. The Veteran ZouaveS of
Elizabeth, N. j., General J. Madison
Drake commanding, accompanied by
their famous band, will act as escort
to the Ninth, and take part in the
exercises of the day. Deoicatory
speeches will be made by General
James Stewart, Jr., of the Ninth.
General Josiah Pickett of the 25th
Massachusetts, Vols, and a represent
ative from the 23d and 9th MaSsa-
chusetts Vols, of the Red Star Bri-
gade. Single rate fare for the round
trip has been granted by all the rail
roads in New Jersey-tickets good for
two days.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
THE CHURCH
ITSELF WILL DECIDE
Upon the Proposed Improvements
to the Church.

Plans and specifications have. fol
sometime been in the hands of con-
tractors, to figure upon, for the re-
modelling and renoyating of the
First Baptist Church building.
The contractors have figured upon
the proposed work and the lowest bid
was furnished by Harry Hankins,
the rising and successful builder.
The committee took the proposals
and will submit the matter to the
church body and the decision will be
left with the organization.
The proposed plans call for a gen.
eral renovation, and remodelilng, to-
gether with the removal of the high
spire which has for years surmounted
the church. The pulpit will be
changed, the organ moved to another
location, the seating will ..ssall be
re-arranged. and the building will be
made modern in every respect
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Merited Acknowledgements.

The following is an article which
was published on Monday evening,
July %, 1900, in the Daily Record.
leading journal of the colored race
in Washington, D. e..
''Hon II. G. Loudenslager, Eastern
Manager of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee, knows a thing or
two about politics, and we feel con-
fident that no interest in the hands
of Mr.. Loudenslager will suffer for
the want of good management. He
has large colored voting population
in his district, and they give him
loyal support, because they have
confidence in him, and because he
never fails to look after their best
interests. Hon. William f. Powell.
Minister to Hayti, the best paying
position accorded any colored man
under this administration, is one of
Mr.. LoudenSlager's constituents.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Hunt Brothers.
TRENTON AND
PHILADELPHIA
Will Be Connected BY Trolley
Line Now.

Trenton, July 27.-The New Jersey
and Philadelphia Street Railway
Company, which is backed by Boston
capitalists, has secured the upper
Delaware River bridge in this city.
and by the first of January next ex-
poets to be running cars over it from
the center of this city to Philadel-
phia. The bridge was sold for 5000,
900. A representative of the COM
pany says that it owns all the right
of way from Morrisville, Pa, to Ed
dintgon. A branch will go off at
Emile to Bristol, for which right
of way has also been acquired. Con-
structiOn of the road will be COM
menced as'.soon'' as few minor mat
ters concerning the right of way are
finally settled.
1t is reported that the capitalists
of the company now have in their
possession majority of the bonds of
the Morrell system, which runs from
Bristol to Philadelphia, with the
exception of about mile, near Croy-
den. 1t is the purpose of the new
concern to absorb under the Morrell
system and be organized under the
General Railroad act of the State of
Pennsylvania, so as to secure the
right to condemn land for the pur-
pose of steam railway, in order to
output the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which has prevented the running of
a trolley connection near Croydon.
When the road is built the trolley
passengers will be transferred to a
car run by a dummy engine, or else
the cars will be hauled by such an
engine over the part of the road that
cannot be used for a trolley. The
road will be built the same guage as
the Trenton road, with a view to
making a traffic agreement with the
local company
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Work of Inspectors.

Elmer Times, July 27.-Elilot Har-
don, of Bridgeton, who is one of the
examiners in the employ of the State
Department of Banking was in FL
mer Wednesday afternoon making ar
rangementS for the examination of
the Books of the second Elmer Mu-
tual Building & Loan Association.
1t is expected that two of the Off
cials will begin the work early next
week and that the bookkeeping ac-
county will be changed to the latest
appoved method as recommended by
the Department. The examination
will enable the new Secretary to be
elected, to make a fresh start with
the books and the Association to file
with the department an exact state
ment of its financial condition as re-
quired by law The examiners are
kept busy all the time looking after
the different building Associations of
the State.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
EARLY FIRE
ALARM SATURDAY,
Third Ward Residence Threatened
Seriously.

Saturday morning, shortly after 3
O'Clock, an alarm of fire was turned
in from box No. 38, which is sit
uated at the corner of Atlantic and
Hampton streets, and the Fire De-
partment quickly responded to the
early call.
Chief Kinkle found the conf1agra-
tion to be in the residence of LAWYER
Robert Schiller, at 156 Fayette street,
but the fire had been gotten under
control to such an extent that only
the fire extinguishers of the company
were needed to be brought into use.
Mr.. Schiller has in his attic fine
pool table and with this amusement
he and his friends pass many a plea
SAINT evening. Friday night he went
up into the room about o'clock and
Immediately upon entering it he
thought he smelled smoke, but after
a careful Investigate he decided
that the fumes perha ps came from a
UhhCAl lIdO JulnCd 1DoC1l OuD vi
oil. He went down stairs and the
family retired about 1890 O'Clock.
About o'clock his wife was awak-
ened by one of the children calling to
be covered up as it was getting rath-
er chilly. Mrs. Schiller thought she
heard a strange cracking noise as OF
something burning, proceeding from
the garrett, and she Immediately
opened the door leading to it. She
saw what appeared at first to be the
attic in light blaze and she quickly
called her husband who summoned
his father and brother with the result
above stated.
The fire started in coal box in
which there was some paper. sawdust,
ETC., The box stood in one corner Of
the room, but Mr.. Schiller can give
no idea how the fire started. The
damage done was something like SIS
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Has The Contract.

Benjamin f. Maull, the carriage
painter, has for the last few years
done a good deal of work for the
Bridgeton and Millville Traction Com
pany, having painted nearly all the
cars and making them look fine. Now
Mr. Maull has the contract to paint
and stripe all of the engines and
machinery of the new power house.
This will be very considerable of a
job as well as very particular one.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
DIR. I'LL. w. ELMER
TO SUCCEED DIR. GAUNTT.
New Member of State Board of
Health is One of a Remark
able Family of
Physicians.

Trenton, N. j., July 81, 19OO.-
Governor VOORHEES, yesterday ap-
pointed DR.. Ell. W. Elmer. of Bridge
ton, member of the State Board of
Health, to succeed DR.. Franklin D.
Ganntt, of Burlington, deceased.
The new member of the State
Health Board is brother to DR..
William Elmer, of this city. He is
about 81 years old and unmarried.
He was born in Bridgeton, where the
Elmers were among the earliest
settlers. In 1866 he graduated from
Princeton College, and in 1870 re-
ceived his diploma from the medical
department. of the University of Penn
sylvania. DR.. Elmer is an official in
the New Jersey State Medical So
ciety, and is member of the Ameri-
can Academy of Medicine.
DR.. Elmer comes of a remarkable
family of physicians. His great.
grandfather, DR.. Jonathan Elmer,
was one of the ten who, in 1865, were
the first to graduate from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. DR.. Elmer,
of this city has son, DR.. Walter 0.
Elmer, who is the fifth DR.. Elmer in
rotation. A nephew of DR.. William
Elmer, DR.. M. X Elmer, is surge
on in Uncle Sans navy, and cousin
DR.. W. Elmer, of Bridgeton, now
dead served as surgeon in the Union
army during the Civil War.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Await Court.

James Sutton had hearing before
Justice E. Mulford Appegate over at
the Court House Thursday morning on
a charge of selling liquor Illegally in
the club room in the rear of George
divers poultry store on North Laurel
street. The squire Thought there
was sufficient evidence to hold him
and in default of 800 bail he was
sent to Jail to await the action of
the grand Jury.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
TERROR IN ELECTRIC BOLTS.
Tightening Strikes Many Places Kill
ing Cattle, Stunning People and
Doing Much Damage.

The storm of Wednesday so far as
Bridgeton and vicinity is concerned,
was very pleasant. 1t was not ac-
companied by terrifying lightning
nor bursting thunder. The rain
came down nicely and there was no
resultant damage from the fury of
the storm. Elsewhere in South Jer-
sey this was different. The tele-
graph brings the story of injury and
ruin.
Barn Burned at Pennsgrove.
Pennsgrove, July 26.-Much dam
age to crops was done by the wind
accompanying a severe thunder
storm which passed over this section
last night. A large barn belonging
to j. Ford Thompson, about mile
from town, was struck by lightning
and destroyed with it's contents.
The loss was $1,000, which is covered
by insurance.
Peddler Stunned on the Road.
Clayton, July 26. Jeremiah Porch,
of this place, found a pack-peddler
living along the Malaga pike after
the storm last evening. The man
was soaked with rain, and was un-
conscious. Porch sought assistance
and after an hours work the man
regained his senses, and started that
he Mas stunned by a flash of light
ming.
Panic at Pitman Grove.
Pitman Grove, July 26. The sum-
mer residents of the Grove, who now
crowd many of the cottages, were
thrown into panic by last nights
awe-inspiring storm. The rain
came down as in cloud burst and
flooded the narrow avenues to the
depth of four inches. The lightning
came in such binding flashes. with
ear-splitting crashes of thunder,
that the colony was completely un-
neryed, and above the din of the
storm could be heard the shrieks of
women and the walls of frightened
children. In the awful din several
women tainted, but no one was in
jured, and after the storm passed over
songs of rejoicing could be heard all
over the grove.
Died after Binding Flash.
New6eld, July 26. George W.
Weatherby, an aged resident. few
miles below here, had been i'll for
some time, and while his son was
administering dose of medicine
during the storm last night a terrific
flash of lightning came. Mr. Wealth
erby became unconscious at once, and
death resulted an hour alter.
The entire family of George Rob-
inson, eight in number, were rem
dered unconscious for an hour by the
same flash.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Monthly Meeting.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Health will be held in
council chamber at the City Hall
next Thursday night. Much business
OF Importance will be transacted and
full attendance of the members is
requested.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Several Arrests.

Constable Frank J. Lore went out
to Carmel Wednesday and brought in
four of the residents of that place.
Last Tuesday night it seems that
something like three hundred people
got into a scrap out there and that
half bricks, clubs, revolvers, etc.,
lpayed prominent part in the mix
up. AS result of this affair COM
plaint wsS made by Carmelite
against four young men charging
them with assault and battery and
their arrests follow.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Happily Welded.

On Tuesday evening at o'clock at
the parsonage in Gouldtown, Mr..
Walter Hubbard and Miss Sarah
Lockman, both of Gouldtown, were
united in happy wedlock. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. James
E. Groves, pastor of Trinity A. M.
E. Church. After many congratula-
tions from their many friends they
retired to the home of the rgoom' S
mother where they will reside.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
WHOLESALE DEATH
IN OCEAN CITY WAVES.
Four Young Women We're
Drowned i'm that Place.

Ocean City, July 31.-One of the
most distressing accidents in the his
tory of Ocean City occurred here to-
day, by which four young women
were drowned, another was with the
greatest difficulty rescued and boy
only saved himself after hard Strug-
gle. The dead are:
Miss Jennie Lee Lonsdale, 2l years,
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
Miss Sarah Burton Lonsdale, 10
years, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
Miss Virginia Mitchell Lowe, "a
years, Pelman, Philadelphia.
Miss Elsie Mabel Lowe, q years,
Pelman, Philadelphia.
The saved are :;
Mrs. S. Mendelson Meehan, of Ger
mantown, Philadelphia.
Clement Wakelin Lowe, II years,
Pelman, Philadelphia.
The accident occurred shortly be-
fore IL O'Clock this morning. The
scene was in the surf at the lower
section of the city at point not fire.
quented by many bathers. 1t is said
that a gully, or hole, has been
formed just below the low water
mark through the recent erection of
a bulkhead along the boardwalk,
and it was in this gully that the
wholesale drowning occurred.
There was a small party stopping
at the cottage of Mr.. S. Mendelson
Meehan. a member of the firm of
Thomas Meehan & Sons. well known
Philadelphia nurserymen. The cot
tage is on Central avenue, near
Fourteenth street, close to the beach.
About half past 10 O'Clock, the
Misses Lonsdale, the Misses Lowe
entered the surf, which was run
ming very high. A few minutes later
all, with the exception of Miss Elsie
Lowe and her brother and Mrs.
Meelan, were swept from their feet
by an undertow or a large breaker
into the gully. Miss Virginia Lowe
sank Immediately, and so far as
known did not come again to the
surface. Mrs. Meehan made quick
effort to save one of her companions,
but she got over her depth. Fortu-
nately, she was able to swim a little,
and managed to keep herself up by
this means. and she shouted for help,
and Miss Elsie Lowe and her brother
attempted her rescue, but both were
swept beyond their depth and sank
almost at once. The two Misses
Lonsdale struggled for a short time,
and then went down close together.
In the meantime, the boy Clement
was making a hard struggle for life,
and after time was enabled to reach
shore. The cries for help brought a
crowd, and people ran for the life
guards, who were stationed more
than three squares away. They has
tened with lines to the scene, and
Mrs. Meehan was quickly brought
ashore almost exhausted
A few minutes later the bodies of
the Misses Lonsdale were recovered.
They were carried to the cottage
where several doctors worked hard
for some hours in the unavailing
effort at reSuscitation. A long
search was made for the two Misses
Lowe, but without success. Two
hours later their bodies were washed
ashore few hundred yards below
where the drowning occurred.
Happily Welded.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Shooting Crap.

Burdell Kline, Percy Robbins and
Alonzo Blizzard were before Mayor
Hampton charged with shooting crap
down along the steam boat wharf.
The Mayor held them each in 800
bail for their appearance at court.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-08-02
Not Satisfactory.

The Vineland "News'' has the
following paragraph:
"The new brick pavement has been
relaid by contractor Kilborn. The
residents are waiting until the sand
'sgeos worked into the crevices to see
how much it is improved. We hope
that better job has been done than
before"
Bridgeton hopes to have no such
troubles over the new asphalt paving.