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GONE TO LAST HOME
After Several Weeks Sickness Of Typhoid
Fever Jerome WiltSe Died Last
Thursday.
The Impressive Funeral Services Were
Largely Attended by Friends Of
Deceased.
Masonic Lodge GaVs Its Solemn Ritual
Burial Service at GraCeland
Cemetery.
DEATH OF IFROMF VIII TSF.
DEATH OF JEROME WlLTSE.
The People of Mitchell Saddened by
the announcement of His Un-
timely Death.

1t is with great regret chat The RE.
PUBLICAN announces the death of
Jerome Wiltse, which occurred last
Thursday at 1880 O'clock, aged 43 years.
For the past four or five weeks Mr..
Wiltse has been very sick with typhoid
fever, but it was hardly thought that
death would follow. Last week he
showed some improvement, and there
was every Indication toward recovery,
but he unfortunately had q relapse and
there was not much hope for him after
that, although he at times seemed to
gain strength. Within the past few
days his condition varied from one
point to another, and it seemed that
there was possibility of saving him to
his family and to the community, but
death interviewed and took him to his
home on high.
During the afternoon he was in q
semi conscious state and at times was
able to talk with his family briefly.
Late in the afternoon it was evident
that he could hardly live through the
night. He seemed strong several hours
| before death and his fever was about
| gone. His System was unable to, throw
off the, poisons which had accumulated
as the result of the fever, and this
eventually caused his death, which
came on swiftly. His wife and sister
we're present at his bedside when death
came, his mother failing to arrive in
the afternoon as was expected. She
was visiting in central Michigan and in
some way the telegram miscarried.
Mr.. Wiltse has been q resident OF
Mitchell for number of years and has
followed the photography business, in
which he was successful artist and
had good run of business. He was a
popular gentleman with all GLASSES and
served for several years as member
of the board of education to the duties
of which he gave his oest efforts. He
was member Of the Odd Fellows.
Masons, knights of Pythias and Modern
Woodmen lodges, and not only was he
highly respected by the members of the
orders but by the people in general as
we'll. The announcement of his death
brough with it a wavet of sadness, and
while the people were in a measure
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Funeral Services Saturday.

The Methodist church contained q
large crowd of people Saturday morn
ing who gathered there to attend the
funeral services held over the late
Jerome Wiltse. The Masons and Odd
Fellows marched in body to the res
idence and accompanied the procession
to the church and occupied seats in tho
front part of the edi6ce. AS the cor
tege marched into the church the
low tones of the organ in funeral march
were heard, while the casket was de-
posted amid bank of beautiful flowers
as the tokens of sympathy from many
kind friends and of the organizations
to which the deceased belonged. The
services were conducted by DR.. W. I.
Graham and the music was furnised
by Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Shaw, and r. N.
Kratz, and W. E. Lott, one number of
which was furnished especially for the
sad occasion. DR.. Graham preached
helpful sermon pertaining to the
changes of man. In closing he paid
splendid tribute to the deceased as to
the life he had lived and to the use he
had been to the community. Many
hearts were saddened at the thought of
the death of Mr.. Wiltse. For many
years he moved in and among the social
and business circles and the thought
had come to none practically that his
life's race was nearly run. He stood
high among Ills fellows and was respect
ed for the many noble qualities of his
manhood.
At the conclusion of the servicas the
remains we're taken to Graceland ceme-
terry for interment and long line of
carriages followed to the last resting
place. AT the grave the ritual of the
Masonic lodge was given and it was an
impressive service. The following
gentlemen acted as pallbearers: Wm~
M. Smith, DR.. j &c. Mccartney, G. W.
Adams, n. L. Bras, j. E. Wells, and
j. T. Morrow. The other organizations
to which the deceased belonged were
not represented 10 q body but many of
the members attended the exercises.
The people of Mitchell will extend
their sincere sympathy to the family of
the deceased, the memory Of whose life
deeds will be cherished long and
pleasantly.
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Memorial Day Order.

mcllOI1dl Dtty OIuCI.
Gen. Palmer, department command
er G. A. r. has issued the following
general order;
Headquarters Dept. of South Dakota,
Grand Army Of the Republic,
Carthage, S. D., May 3, 1900.
GeuerRl Order No. s.
Another year has passed into history
and again we are called upon to observe
in solemn and appropriate manner
the beautiful ceremonies of Memorial
Day and to pay our tribute of love and
affection to our dead comrades.
Among the graves of the veterans of
'6l to '65 are to be found many of those
of the heroes Of '98. Let US cover their
mounds with choicest flowers in appre-
citation of their noble sacrifices and val
iant services to our beloved nation, and
renew again our pledges to aid and
comfort widows aud orphsns OF our
worthy comrades who answered the last
roll call and are today tented upon the
eternal camping ground.
A new and beau iful custom has been
instituted by many of the eastern de-
partments in their services on Memoir
ial Day, that of casting flowers upon
the streams in memory of our comrades
of the navy and veterans who sleep be-
meath the waters on foreign shores. 1
hope this feature may be adopted and
observed by the posss of this depart
ment.
Comrades, let us, with the Women's
Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans, in l..
vite every ex soldiers and ex-sailors,
organization, veterans of '9S, teachers
and scholars of our schools, and the
public generally, to join with us in do
ing honor to those who never faltered
at the call but gave up their lives to
uphold the stars and stripes-the en-
blem of liberty which floats today over
our glorious, grand and undivided ma
| tion.
trust, comrades. you will not neg
lect your duty and will enlist the pub
lie to join with you in attending special
] services on the Sabbath preceding Me.
mortal day.
The memorable speech OF President
Lincoln delivered at Gettysburg should
be read bv Post commander and made
a part of the services on Memorial
Dav. BY command of-W. L. Palmer,
Official: Department Commander.
Asher F. Pay, Assistant Adjutant
General
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Postmaster Clark has received orders
from the postottice department which
will permit the two carriers in this city
to sell money orders at the houses in
the residence part of the city. This
will be quite a convenience to people
who do not have time to come down
town.
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The delegates TO the state cOnYen-
tion we're instructed to cast the full
vote of the delegation.
There being no furthhr business
appearing before the conventian an ad.
journment was taken. The delegates
expressed themselves as highly pleased
with the result of the conventions
work aud the endorsement of the can
didacy OF 81. G. Preston for the United
States senator.
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Base Ball BrevitieS.

THE st. Louis club Is making
strong bid for the National league
q championship. The signing of Nc
Gam to play first base, followed short
ly by negotiations being closed with
the Brooklyn management for the re-
lease of McGraw, Robinson and Shecl,-
ard, look as though the Browns are
after the pennant and intend to Sc
cure it. A big hitch has occurred.
however. in the refusal Of the ex-
Orioles to play in st. Louis, and Just
what will be the outcom, 1t is inter-
'esting to imagine. There has been
big demand for McGraw. nearly every
team in the league being after the
pugnacious little baseman. New York
wanted him, Chicago was eager to se-
cure him, and several other magnates
We're on the lookout for i chance to
sign him.
st. Louis will need the services of
the new men however, as a break has
been made in the strong iniield Of last
year by the sale OF "Cupid" Childs, the
fast second baseman, to the Chicago
team, where he will play second. Me-
Cormiek third, Clunsman short. and
Everitt first. constituting a very fast
infeld.
Cunningham has at last secured
place. The ex-Colonel has been signed
by LOTUS for the Ch. ago team AMI
10 expected to display championship
form this season. One of the princi-
pal reasons for his being signed was
his invariable success against the Chi
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which Is to be decided by the total
number of pins scored, will therefore
probably go to them.
The Backus team stands alone with
out single defeat to it's name, and
bowled clean, steady game through
out the entire tournament They put
the same five men into every game. not
making a single change in their per-
sonnel. Although they only once
reached the 500 mark, that occasion
being at Wilkes Barre. when they
scored slS in one of the matches, they
have rolled a uniform, consistent style
Of game and come through the league
with flying colors.
The Elk team on the contrary did not
bowl such a steady game. but rolled
at times very heavy scores. on several
occasions going over the 900 mark. In
their last game on their own alleys,
with the Bicycle club, they averaged
100 1-s for the three games. and In their
first game with the West End club
went even higher by scoring, In the
first match S3s. In the second 739 and
In the third s%s. a total OF 2,425, and
an average Of COS i-3.
This was the game. however, in
which old pins were used ana which
was at frst contested by the Bicycle
club and Backus team, and which was
settled by those teams rolling again
the first game played In the tourna-
ment.
some very fne bowling has/ heen
done so far. Wright. of the West End
club, leading In high scores with 2l2,
and Bartl. Of the Elks, being q close
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cago nine and, as Lotus whimsically
expresses it, I'VE would rather have
him with us than against U.S." The
Chicago team is getting in practice at
West Baden, Ind, and the men are
displaying good form.
The Pittsburg team is carrying
something like two dozen men with
them to their happy practice grounds.
there being pitchers enough alone for
nine. Among them are TannsAill,
Waddell, Chesbro. Leever. Flaherty.
Woods and Phillips. These are all
newcomers. but every man Jack Is of
splendid ability. Woods is we'll known
in this city, having formerly played
here with the Springfield Eastern
league team and Chesbro is likewise
a familiar figure. owing to his having
been the winning pitcher on the sta"
Richmond team In the Atlantic league
last year, on which club Flaherty also
played. The infield will probably be
made up Of Jimmy Williams at third.
Ely at short, Ritchey on second and
Dillon on first. Leach, the crack third
baseman Of last years Louisville team,
will probably be sold or traded. Be.
hind the bat the team is not all that
y desired. Lattimer being a new and
almost untried played, while Zimmer
and Schriver though both experienced,
hard working players. are not In the
same class with Robinson. Farrell.
Mcguire or other of the backstops
playing with last years winning teams:
The outfield will be exceedingly strong.
there being Wagner. Beaumont, Dex-
ter. Fred Clarke and O'Brien to choose
from,
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second. with 209. Charles Weichel, of
the Elks. rolled one of the most con-
sistent and steady games Of any of the
men engaged, and Captains Davis,
Hopkins and Wardell. of the West
End, Backus and Bicycle clubs, all
bowled strongly, while Moore, Of the BIZ
cycle club, in the few games he played,
did great work. After Tuesdays game
a new series may be inaugurated and
It IL likely in such an event that still
another team will he taken into the
circuit.
Great bowling was done in the early
part of this week at Bliss & 6hafer's.
In Chicago one evening when two
picked teams met and In three games
the one side aggregated 2.74O pins and
the other 2,733. One Bangart went
through the evening without an error,
and, as a result, averaged 1Ss, with a
high score OF 215, while Ulrich. of the
same team, went through with a
perfect record, averaging 20S and hav-
ing high score of 20. The detailed
scores were ~ follows:
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tic league took a wonderful rise
u yesterday. Thursday the idea
had been practically abandoned,
and M. e. Sanders, who was engaged
in furthering the scheme here. gave
out as his opinion that sufficient funds
could not be raised, and that the COM
ing season would behold no team IN
Scranton.
Yesterday, at the meeting of the di-
rectors Of the teams which will make
up a league. in Allentown, Scranton
was represented by proxy. President
Fogel taking care of the local end of
The deal. as the result Of q converse
Ion he had over the long distance tele.
phone with Mr.. Sanders. Renewed ef-
forts will be made to raise the neces.
sary amount to start q team, and
Wednesday or Thursday Of next week
President Fogel and Walter Burnham,
OF Portland. Me-, will visit the city and
confer with local enthusiastic. Mr..
Burnham, who is . tried and expert
enoed base ball manager, would be
glad to be at the helm Of a nine in
Scranton and would be willing to in
vest largely In 1t himself.
He 10 well and favorably known to
the base ball public throughout the
country. and has managed successfully
several teams In the New England
league. and was also at one time man
aeer OF the Louisville club. He has
several players under reservation, and
1t u reasopably thought that with
man Of bis ability at the head Of a
fesm, and, moreover, being financially
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The whole story. Mr.. Connell said, IN
his quiet, good d-natured way, 10 made
up with the least possible basis to sup
port It, 20 far ~ any reference to him
In Il ID concerned. The old story about
the machine" 10 q very old one, he
says, and the Press correspondent has
got 30 In the habit Of writing about It
that his effusions on the subject are
perfectly harmless, and everybody in
Pennsylvania who reads them under.
stands his force ~ q versatile writer
Of action. Mr.. Connsll expresses some
regret that the correspondents weak
ness In this regard led him into the
fatuous error Of writing him down as
an "ex-congressman." because some-
body. possibly. who does know the cor.
respondents distinguished characteris-
tics, might infer his retirement to the
luxury and ease Of private life.
PeunSy.
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Among the PugS.

TN SPEAKING Of the fight to take
place at the Hawthorne club in
Buffalo. between Mike Donovan
and Jim Judge. the well-known local
fighter. Maurice Adams. sporting editor
of the Rochester Herald. says:
In Jim Judge, Donovan will have
hard man to contend with. Judge has
been up against all the top-notchers
and although he has had tq be content
with the short end OF TIM mone3- on
one or two occasions, he has always
given q good account ct himSs,f. He
fought Mysterious Billy" Smith nine
teen OF the hardest rounds the Mys-
terious one ever engaged in. Smith
won by knocking out his man, but up
to the moment the decisive blow was
struck. 1t was nip and tuck as to who
would be the winner. After this Judge
was matched to fight Joe Walcott. the
appropriately named Black Demon
He lost to Walcott, but only after siv.
Ing the black 'un the fiercest kind OF
an argument. -.
"These two battles serve to show
what kind OF game Donovan is going
against. Nike 10 more than confident
Of his ability to dispose Of the Scran-
ton man inside the limit OF twenty
rounds. Donovan has been training
for q week endeavoring to get on
enough weight to be able to meet
foungs, therefore he will not do much
work In preparing for Judge. A large
party Of local followers of the hstic
game will go to Buffalo with Dono.
van"
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CHURCH REUNION,
The Third Reunion and Roll Call Of
the Msthsdist Episcopal Church Of
Tactoryvills Very Enjoyabls A.

fair.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Factoryville, Pa, March 16.-Owing
to the inclemency of the weather
Thursday afternoon, there being q
heavy snow storm raging all day and
evening, the number of members of
the Methodist Episcopal church that
answered to the roll call was not as
large as was expected. The opening
services were conducted by Rev. ]. c.
Leacock. OF Dalton. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Fred Hitler, of Dryden,
N. Y. Music, calling of the roll and
remarks from visiting clergymen,
members Of the church and other visi-
tors made UP the balance Of the after
noon service. A very appropriate poem
entitled Reunions" written and read
by the Rev. p. n. Tower, of Thomp-
son, Pa, and by request of the men,
oers OF the church we publish 1t be-
low in full.
The ladies Of the church served u
bountiful supper in the lecture room
from $50 to p. m.
There were present as former minis
ters Of the church the following: Rev.
]. g. Lewis, Of Pittston, pastor here
twenty-seven years ago; Rev. P. r.
Tower, of Thompson, pastor here twen-
ty-five years ago; Rev. H. c. McDer.
mott, of Oneonta, N. r., who was pas
tor here sixteen years ago. There
were also the following visiting clergy
men present: ]. c. Leaoock, Dalton:
Rev. Fred Hitler, Dryden, N. T.; Rev.
e. L. Sanford, Nicholson.
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REUNIONS.

BY Rev. PlR r. Tower, and Read bv Him
at the Reunion of the Methodist
episcopal Church. Factoryville, March
Reunions! Yes, in olden times,
Gods children oft did meet,
with those who loved the Lord our
And worshipped at His feet;
They told their story DER and DER
They praised our God most high,
And He, well pleased to feel their Joys.
Most graciously drew nigh.
As iron maketh iron sharp
The countenance Of friends,
Doth make the heartsick glad again,
And Joy and comfort sends.
In every age has come good cheer.
And strength and vim and dare,
By touching elbows now and then,
with those who burdens share.
Yes. 1t is well to greet our friends.
Our friends of long ago,
To feel again their friendly grasp
And catch their eyes bright glow;
To list once more their words of cheer,
And see their bosoms swell,
With love to God, ana all mankind,
As they their story tell.
All streaming down with tears,
He shines away the darkest cloud,
And quells all needless fears:
How God hath brought them all the
way
Through storms and pleasant place
And conflicts fierce-to victory
Through His abounding grace.
How, when their earthly house seems
And totters toward the tomb.
They feel His Resurrection Power,
And find in death no gloom;
They see the opening heavens above,
All glorious and bright,
rnsy c .ssSs ssss Their ss ssnHs Ss. fsns them
They bide their time-thus living with
Our Savior and our king,
And while their steps halt feebly on,
Their hearts, all joyful, sing
RedeTptlon's sons-thro' Christ the
From sin and death set free
The song the angels brought to earth
Best song for YOU and me.
Then let Us meet WIENER we can,
Our old friends and the new.
And do our best to strengthen them,
Their Journey to pursue;
These times are few to some of us,
The moments fly apace.
We soon will join the bloodwashed
throng,
And ever see His face.
Reunions! Yes. We haste to one,
Why should we be so slow?
We have more friends beyond the flood
Than greet us here below;
Then let US watch and work and trust,
TILL Jesus bids us come,
With all the rapsomed of the Lord,
To our Eternal Home.
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interested personally, base ball here
Will have a most successful season.
A well-known local base ball man,
whose absence from the city during the
week served to cast a gloom upon
prospects, will also be back again and
is expected to give his support to the
club. Strenuous efforts will be made
by President Fogel and the other mag
mates to give Scranton a team, as in
case there Is no local nine. Wilkes.
Barre will not 60 into the league
either. Two thousand. three hundred
dollars has been pledged for down
the valley nine, but unless Scranton is
In the league, the Coal Barons will no.
enter the circuit.
Mr.. Sanders will now call on the
various parties interested In the move-
ment and renew the work Of securing
subscriptions.
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Strikes and Spares.

HE Eame scheduIed Tor last night
at Wilkes-Barre between the
West End club Of that city and
the Elks was postponed until Tuesday,
ana az result the question a. to who
carries on first place In the league will
remain unsolvsd until then.
After last Tuesdays game batween
the backus and Bicycle club teams the
result was az follows. the Elks and
west End teams having not yet played
tneir fuil quota of games however:
haekus, 1885, Bicycle club. 1888;
Eiks. il,2s7; West End club. ll,0a+. The
Eiks are likely to bowl another of their
nigh games and the championship,
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It's Just a Bite and q Sup

But It's deliclous-the luncheon that we are
serving this week; it's free and we tell you all
about Asnsus's Extract si Beet and how to use
ii making "lett.overs. Palatable, toothsome
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49,. NEWS OF THE WORLD OF SPORT.

RESPECTS for professional ball
team for Scranton in the Attain
, tic league took wonderful rise
yesterday, Thursday the idea
had haau pra otto q llx, O ho - rdoood
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