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The Conservative, 1900-12-13
The annual re-
port of Postmaster
General Smit h
POSTAL
REVENUES.

General Smith
shows deficit of So, 1856 1888 for the year.
While it is gratifying that the deficit is
less than preceding years it is dis
appointing that the department cannot
be brought to a paying basis. The
postal service should be self supporting.
Our postal laws should be amended to
prevent abuses now 80 fragrant in the
transportation of second class matter.
The laws are so lax that tons of bulky
advertising literature, gotten out in
magazine form, are registered as second
class and passed through the mails at
great loss to the government. If the
law was amended and these abuses
abolished the Postmaster General esti.
mates that the saving would be between
$12, 100000 and 20,OOO,0OO annually.
This would enable the revenues of the
department to meet all expenditures and
at the same time afford the means of
making many legitimate and needed
improvements.
Speaking of the proposed change in
the postal laws, Postmaster General
Smith makes this
timely comment
''The measure of reform naturally en-
counters the strenuous hostility of the
limited special interests, the expense of
whose private business is now largely
paid by the government instead of by
fho,, P,,% ~
is not enough to defeat it. There is
opposition of different character which
rests on a misconception and which
ought to be removed. It is founded on
fear that the proposed act is aimed in
part at some legitimate publications of
the second class, and that it's enactment
would deprive them of the privileges
which the existing law intends they
should possess. This is complete mis-
apprehension. It is not sought to change
the policy of the present law or to
abridge the privileges it confers upon
regular and legitimate publications for
the dissemination of public intelligence.
"It is only sought to cut off the abuses
| Which the law never contemplated and
which have crept in through the am
biguity of it's provisions or through
doubtful interpretations that have
opened a wide door for wrongful en-
tries. It is aimed at the serial paper.
covered books, at the private "house
organs" at the spurious trade jour-
nails, and sheets of an exclusive adver.
tising character, at bulk distribution
which is falsely called subscriptions,
and at the repeated turn and overturn
by news agents of unsold periodicals.
There is no objection to serving these
purely private enterprises through the
mails, but there is no reason why the
government should carry them at the
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HIS ORCHARD.

~ 1t was bright
balmy morning in
April, more than a quarter of a century
ago. The sun was nursing the young
grass into verdure and the prairie was
just beginning to put off it's winter coat
Of sombre colorings, Tranquil skies
and morning mists were redolent at
Arbor Lodge of the coming resurrection
of the foliage and flowers that died the
autumn before. All about the cottage
home there was hope and peace; and
everywhere the signs of woman's watch
full love and tidy care, when suddenly,
toned with affectionate solicitude, rang
out:
"Carl Carl! I" but no answer came.
Down stairs, up stairs, at the barn, even
in the we'll, everywhere, the mothers
voice called anxiously again and again.
But the silence, menacing and fright.
ening was unbroken by an answer from
the lost boy. At last, however, he was
found behind smoke house busily dig
ging in the ground with small spade,
though only five years of age, and he
said: "I'm too busy to talk. I'm
planting an orchard" and sure enough
he had set out tiny Seeding apple tree,
small cottonwood and little elm.
The delighted mother clasped him in
her arms, kissed him and said: ''This
orchard must not be destroyed"
And so now
II hear the muffied tramp of years
Come stealing up the slopes of Time;
They bear train Of smiles and tears,
OF burning hopes and dreams sublime"
The child's orchard is more than thirty
years of age. The cottonwood is giant
now and it's vibrant foliage talks, sum-
mer after summer, in the evening breeze
with human like voice, and tells it's life
story to the graceful, swaying elm near
by, while the gnarled and scrubby little
apple tree shaped, as to its head, like a
despondent toadstool, stands in dual
shade and bears small sweet apples, year
after year, in all humility. But that
orchard must not be destroyed. 1t was
established by the youngest tree planter
who ever planted in this tree planters
state and for his sake and the memory
of the sweet soul who nursed and
loved him, it lives and grows, one COT
tonwood, one apple tree, one elm.
"But o, for the touch Of a vanished hand,
And the sound of voice that il still"
The memories that live and bloom in
trees, that whisper of the loved and lost
in summer leaves are as imperishable az
the seasons of the year-immortal as the
! love of mother.
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HoNEsDALE.
to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, Sept. 19-Miss Mollie
Menner left on Tuesday for Vassar
college, where she will become a stu
dent.
The locomotive and crew that did
the switching in the Honesdale yard
were laid off yesterday. There is no
coal moving on the Honesdale branch.
Three cars were received yesterday for
the retail pockets, which was very soon
delivered. Now the pockets are empty.
Next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday the thirty-eighth annual fair
of the Wayne county Agricultural So
ciety will be held. The programme for
the races is as follows: Wednesday,
300 class, $75; 2.25 class $500; 2.4O
class, $3.50. Thursday-2.30 class, S175
free for ALL 5000. There will be bicy-
Gle races also, and a balloon ascension
on the last two days.
The princess Rosebud" which is to
be given in the Opera house Thursday
and Friday evenings, and matinee
on Saturday afternoon, by home talent,
will include one hundred young people.
Mr.. II. Il. Bruyere, the manager, is
here now conducting the rehearsals. 1t
is an elaborate production of fairy and
military extravaganza, with orchestra
accompaniment, and is given under
the auspices of the Honesdale Improve
ment association.
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SPRINGVILLE.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Springville. Sept. 19.--Mr. Cyrus Car
ter and wife, visited Mrs. Cyrus's
parents on the South Side on Sunday.
VIII West and wife took drive on
Sunday and visited Mrs. Vests par
ents, VIM. johnson and wife, over in
Lathrop.
Between here and Lynn, a distance of
two and one-half miles, there are seven
silos, all of which are of recent build.
N. S. Brown and wife, were recent
visitors at the home of N. Il. Travis
and wife in Auburn.
School is in full progress with a good
attendance. Many pupils come from the
farthest parts of the township and
some from outside.
5. o. Culver raised twenty bushels
of muskmelons this season. planted on
little garden patch about three by
five rods and the conditions were very
unfavorable. The lot sold for about
SIS.
Mrs. Julania Bush has purchased a
horse and carriage, and Is prepared to
take life easy in her declining years.
Elias Titman has been painting the
roof of his residence. Elias is getting
a little proud in his old age.
Vesta Lodge has decided to have the
long-talked-o dinner on Thursday,
Oct. 4, at Grange hall.
Treadaway Kellogg is having a well
dug on his farm over in Auburn. Eli
and Clark Barber are doing the job.
G.. p. Stang will move to the house
recently occupied by the late e. B.
Scott as soon as he has his garden
produce and other crops harvested.
5. Gregory is contemplating digging
a we'll soon. He had water witch
looking over the ground the other day.
Clark Strickland and wife, of issouri.
are visiting relatives in the eastern
part of the township.
Glen Titman drove over to school
this morning and put his horse in the
stable, and it was taken sick and be-
fore noon was dead.
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KINGSLEY.

Special to the SCranton Tribune
Kingsley, Sept. 19.-Mrs w. Steele,
of Scranton, was recent guest at c.
G. Steele's.
C. Il. Greenwood, of Minneapolis, Vis-
tied relatives here Thursday.
John Evans, of Missouri, called on
friends here recently. He is a guest
of his aunt, Mrs. NJ. Perigo.
Miss Adelaide Jeffers returned Satur-
day. to resume her studies at Syracuse
university.
John and Will Mccarthy, of Hall
stead, spent Sunday with their parents
in this place.
Last Saturday night three barns,
sheds and several outbuildings, togeth-
er with sixteen cows, hay. grain and
farming utensils We're consumed by
fire on the Otis Grinnell farm. 1t is
supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary.
G. f. stanton and son, Bernard, OF
Factoryville, We're guests at A. ]. Ad-
ans, Monday.
Mrs. Charles Waters and children re-
turned to Pittston, Monday.
Mrs. w. Jackson is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fancher, at Montrose.
Quite a number from this place at
tended the Montrose fair Wednesday.
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were smothered todeath when the fire
was first discovered. Part of the stock
belonged to Mr.. Jackson and he had
no insurance. Mr.. Grinnill had $500
insurance on the buildings.
Miss Clara Lindsey has returned
from visiting her sister in Little York.
Mrs. Guss Tiffany had the misfor-
tune to sprain her ankle Sunday night.
There will be a lecture course under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor
society this winter. The Fisk Jubilee
singers will give a concert at the
close.
T.. l.. Jones. Il. NJ. watson, T.. ],
Whitney and wife and Frank Tiffany
and wife, attended the Montrose fair.
Charles Reynolds, of Dimmock, visit
ed A. G. Salisbury last week.
f. r. Tiffany and wife, l.. Hawley
and wife, attended the Wallsville fair.
Frank Hepburn attended his broth
er's wedding In Scranton last week.
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BRADFORD COUNTY,

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, Sept. 19.-Levl Burch, an
old and respected citizen of Newark
Valley, committed suicide on Friday
afternoon by hanging himself in his
sawmill. In the report which comes
out, it seems that he had been plan
ming this rash deed for some time, and
in the meantime had settled his busi-
ness accounts. On the day of his death
he selected his casket of an under
taker, although there was nothing
thought of his idea. Later in the day
he drove to a neighbor's, hitched his
horse and went to the mill, and re-
quested his neighbor to come over IN
a little while. In a short time he went
and there found Mr.. Burch hanging
and already dead. He had also sey-
cred an artery in his wrist with a
razor, to make sure job of it.
An elaborate programme is being
prepared by a committee in charge of
the next annual meeting of the Cen
tral New York conference of MethO-
dists. which will be held at Cazenovia,
N. Y, week after next. The district
comprises the western portion of Brad
ford county in part as membership.
The meeting, which will be attended
by nearly three hundred ministers, will
be presided over by Bishop McCabe.
of Minneapolis, MINI.
Miss Eugenia Dodge has gone to the
Bermuda Islands for a visitN,
Mrs. Il. w. Gaylord is visiting rela-
tives at Cory, Pa, for a few days.
Mrs. II. II. Braund has returned from
an extended visit in West Virginia.
l.. A. Thompson, a flagman ON the
Northern Central railroad, was run
down and instantly killed by the cars
at Canton last Saturday. Only two
years ago he lost an arm in a freight
train wreck.
ID. j. McClarty died at his Athens
home on Sunday from injuries previ-
ously received in the furniture factory
at that place.
II. n. Belts has returned from a trip
TO Ireland. England and Scotland.
Jesse Coolbaugh, of WysoX, is in a
Philadelphia hospital, being treated for
appendicitis.
The Bradford county teachers had a
Fuccessful programme at their outing
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

at Lake Wesauking on Saturday. Sew
eral speakers were present.
The colored people will observe rally
day" at their church next Sunday
evening, with appropriate exercises.
The local recruiting station has just
forwarded two more candidates for
Uncle Sans service.
F. c. Campbell, wife and a young
lad Of Leona, while returning from the
Troy fair, last week, were badly in
Jured in runaway accident.
The chestnut crop will be light in this
section this fall.
The county officials have been tear
ing out eel racks along the river the
past week.
Preparations are we'll completed for
the annual fair at East Towanda next
week. The races promise to be more
exciting than in former years, and the
grounds have just been put in excel
lent shape. Exhibits and loans will be
large. Premium lists are sent out by
B. Kuykendall, jr., and excursion rates
ara offered.
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FACToRYvILLE.
ecial to the Scranton Tribune.


Factoryville, Sept. IA special
meeting of the Sarah Rice circle will
be held at their hall, Monday after
noon, September "a, at o'clock. De-
partment President Mrs. Ella S. Jones
Will be present. A full attendance is
desired of all members.
Mr.. Willet Reynolds, who has been
living at Moosic for some time, is
moving into Mrs. Stiles house, on
Church street
Assistant Postmaster Sherry Taylor
is confined to his home with erysipe-
las.
Mrs. Henry Bedell is seriously ill at
Bunker hill.
Paulowna Rebekah lodge, No. 5S, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows, cele-
brated Rebekah day at their hall, on
Main street, Tuesday evening in a very
appropriate manner. After the usual
lodge ceremonies were gone through
with, the committee on entertainment
announced the programme for the
evening, which consisted of literary
and musical selections by the mem
bers. The programme was followed by
banquet, which was all that the
name implies. The members of Nav
Griffin lodge of Rebekahs, of Clarks
Green, were invited to be present as
honored guests, but through some un-
known cause they did not arrive, which
caused much disappointment. The fol-
lowing programme was carried out:
instrumental music, Miss Helen Smith:
Our Order" Mrs. N. A. Gardner; THE
Original Rebekah Lodge" Mr.. j. G..
Capwell; graphophone selection, George
w. Stanton; "Rebekah Day" Mrs. A.
A. Brown; odd Fellowship" Mr.. NJ.
c. Rhoads; graphophone selection,
George w. Stanton.
Today is the second day OF the Wyo-
ming county fair, and many of our
townspeople will be over there today
and tomorrow.
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HARTFORD.

Special to the Scranton Tribune
Hartford, Sept. 1.-Two barns. corn
crib, hen house, pig pen and seventeen
head of cattle, hay and grain. belong
ing to Otas Grinnill, were DESTROYED
by fire Saturday night. Mr. Jackson,
the tenant, has kept the cows in on
account of their breaking through into
the crops for several nights and they
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ALSO

No. 2l.-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Mary Shamrock, in
piece or parcel of lnad. situate, lying and
being in the village of PricebuTg, Dick
son City borough, Lackawanna County,
Pennsylvania, included in Block No. As,
an iron pin situate twenty (2O) feet from
the center of Dundaff road, also corner
of a lot, the property of the Priceburg
seventy eight CS) degrees four CD min
utes east along the westerly line OF said
lot one hundred and thirty-eight dSS)
feet six 90 inches to an iron pin, a cor
ner of said lot; thence south eleven QD
degrees fifty-siX (5Gl minutes east along
the westerly line of said lot, fifty (5Oj
feet to stake; thence north seventy
eight (TSI degrees four CD minutes east
five hundred and thirty-three (533) feet
to a stake: thence north thirty-eight (3S)
degrees forty-seven QO minutes, west
four hundred and sixty and slXty-hve
one-hundredths liGO.65) feet to a stake
twenty t2O feet from the center of Dun
daft Read; thence south thirty 500 de-
Erees thirty-fiVe 1850 minutes west along
Dundaif Road eighty-nine (S9 feet to a
stake; thence south torty-nine (49l de-
daft road three hundred and thirty and
one-half (S30i2) feet to a stake; thence
south thirty-four (3D degrees fifty-seven
t5O minutes west along Dundaft Road tit-
ty-four and one-tenth CAD feet TO a
stake; thence south twenty-five (2O de-
grees thirty-four (3D minutes west along
lJunudH iNodu one HuIluItu anu twenty
three and forty-two one-hundredths
(123,49 feet to an iron pin, the place of
beginning, according 10 plan entitled
Price, Pancoast and Throops Map OF
Priceburg. Being the same premises
which Henry G. Townsend ct al, granted
and conveyed to the said Mary Sham
rock, by deed dated fourth day of March.
1899 recorded in the recorders office of
Lackawanna County, in Deed Book No.
10, page 53S, etc.
Also all those certain lots of ground in
the Village of Priceburg Dickson City
Borough, LackawRnna County, Pennsyl-
vania, known as Lots Nos 10 and IL, in
Block No. 43 Said Lot No. 10 being fifty
(j0) feet in front on Dundaff Road and
Afty (50) feet I'm rear by one hundred and
seventy qI0) feet In depth along the line
OF Lot No. . and one hundred and fifty
C50 feet along line of Lot No. II, Said
Lot No. IL being one hundred and forty
FIVE 045) feet In front, more or less, along
said Dundafr Road 10 line of Lot No, 10
By one hundred and forty Q4O) feet III
del tn along line of Lot No, 10, and one
hundred and sixty-seven d60 feet along
the south line of Lot No. II, according to
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TERrlS OF SALE.

FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PROP.
ERTY Is STRUCK OFF, AND BALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALE
IS CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR
COSTS. L0STS MUST BR PAID WHEN
STRUCK OFF.
ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOVE
TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED
WITH WILL BE RESOLD BEFORE AO.
J0URNMHNT.
CLARENCE E. PRYOR, Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Scranton, Pa, August
IS, 1900.
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SHERIFFS SALES.
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No. i.-All the right. title and interest
OF the defendant. BENJAMIN A. Simpson,
IN and to all that certain lot of land sit
uate In the Borough of Vandling, late
Fell Township, Lackawanna County,
pennsylvania, being Lot No. 81, on Main
street. in the Northern Coal and Iron
Gompany's plan in the Village of Van
dllng, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Containing a front OF fifty (5O)
ieet ,southeastward on Main street;
pounded southwestwrd at right angles
70 said street one hundred QO0) feet by
Lot No. 80 on said street; northwestward
parallel with said street, fifty (50 feet by
INC northwestern line of lands of tho
said Northern Coal and Iron company.
ana northward at right angles to said
Street one hundred Q0O feet by Lot No.
~ on said street. All improved with a
Two and one-half story frame dwelling
mouse and outbuildings.
seized and taken in execution at the
SUIT OF Pennsylvania Savings Fund and
Lean Association VS.. BENJAMIN A. Simp-
son. Debt. $Si0.S1. Judgment No. 1906
September Term, 1900. FL ia. to Septem-
Der Term. 1900 CURRY, Atty.
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No 2O.-All the right, title and interest
of the defendants, Elizabeth j. Williams
and Zephaniah Williams, in and to all
that certain lot, piece. or parcel of land
situate in the Borough of Olyphant, in
the County of Lackawanna, pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows, 70
wit: Containing a front of sixty (6O)
feet northeastward on Culm street;
bounded southeastward at right angles to
said street one hundred and fifty $50
feet by Lot No. 20 on said street; south
westward parallel with said street sixty
(60) feet by Lot Nc. Il on Bell street and
northwestward at right angles to Culm
street one hundred and fifty $50 feet by
Lot No. 16. Comprising Lot No. IS, on
Culm street. as the same is designated
on a map of building lots Of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal company in the said
Borough Of Olyphant. All improved
with a two-story frame dwelling house
and other outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of New Schiller Building and Loan
Association VS.. Elizabeth j. Williams and
Zephaniah Williams. Debt, S75j. Judg-
ment No. 1858, September Term, 1900. III.
ia. TO September Term, 1900
STOKES, Atty.
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No. 19.-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Max klopfer, In and
to all that certain lot piece or parcel of
land situate in the Borough of Archibald,
County of Lackawanna and State of
Pennsylvania bounded and described as
follows, viz: On the east by the Turn
pike Road running from Carbondale to
Providence, and on the west by the Della
ware and Hudson company railroad; on
the south by land late of James Coolican,
and on the north by land now or former
ly of John Prendergast. Being the same
land which John Carroll ct uX., by decd
dated the second day of June. A. D.,
1885, and recorded in the office of the Re
corder of Deeds in Lackawanna County
in Deed Book No. 40, page 572, conveyed
to Max Klopfer. All improved with a
two-story frame dwelling house.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Christian Moller VS.. Max Klopfer.
Debt, 800. Judgment No sol, May Term,
1900. FL. ia. TO May Term. 1900.
O'NEILLI, Atty.
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ALSO

No. 1S.--All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, John j. Williams, in
and to house and lot located on the Old
Plank Road leading from Olyphant to
Peckville; Being portion of lot known
as the Vail property, and decided by
Michael Vail, executor to Ansil Carpen-
ter by deed dated Dec. %. 1892. Said lot
being forty-five (i5) feet In front and rear
and one hundred and sixty Q60) feet deep
to board fence, be the same more or
less. Said lot is bounded on the west by
land of William V. Seymour: on the east
by lot formerly owned by A. N. Brun-
dage. Improved with two-story frame
house and fruit trees thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of T.. A. BloXam, administrator of
]. b. Bloxam. Debt, 1884, Judgment
No. 1885, September Term, 1900 Fl. ia.
to September Term, 1900.
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No 27.-Al the right. title and interest
of the defendant Charles r. Stonier, in
and to all that certain piece of land I'm
the City of Scranton, Lackawanana
County. Pennsylvania, known ard desig-
mated as Lot No. 80, on Ferdinand street,
on certain property entitled Electric
CITY Park" according TO survey OF the
same made I'm August 1892, by Lewis Van
Duyne,. engineer and surveyor "a, map OF
which is recorded in the office OF the re-
Corder of deeds, etc, in Lackawanna
County. in Deed Book No. III; page II;
twenty-five C) feet in rear, and one
hundred and fourteen and fifty-three one
hundrcdths 0l453) feet deep fronting on
the westerly side line of Ferdinand street
and running, at right angles. herewith.
and the southeast side line of said lot IN
distant northwesterly fifty (jO) feet from
the northwest side of summit avenue.
Coal and minerals reserved Improved
with a tWo-story frame dwelling house,
outbuildings and fruit trees.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of John F.. Cool VS.. Charles r, Ston-
ier Debt, SI5950. Judgment No. 1910, Sep
tember Term, 1900
CARPENTER, Atty.
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SHERIFFS SALES,
Valuable Real Estate

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1900.
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No. A.-An the right title ana interest
OF the defendant, Hugh Marley, I'm and
to certain piece of land, situate In May
Vile, or Mayteld Borough, County of
described as follows: On the east by
the Lackawanna river; on the south by
the Mayville Road, or Main street near
the Lackawanna bridge; on the west by
the Main Road, and on the north by lands
of Horton Gardner; being fifty (50) feet
front and rear, and in depth extending
from the Main Road to the Lackawanna
river. Improved with a two-story frame
hotel building and outbuildings.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Michael Hand VS.. Hugh Marley.
Debt 1926. 80. Judgment No. 49, May Term
1899. FL. ia. to September Term, 1900.
ROBERT ]. MURRAY, Atty.