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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-20
DON'T WAIT.
Take Advantage of Scran-
ton Citizens Experience
Before 1t Is Too Late,

When the back begins to ache
chronic,
Till serious kidney troubles develop
Till urinary troubles destroy nights
rest.
Profit by Scranton citizens ex-
perience.
Mrs. u. Davis, of 9lS Hampton
street, says: my kidneys troubled
me for three years, more or less, with
sharp shooting pain in the small Of
my back, less during the day than
at night. unless lifted anything or
strained my back or overtaxed my
self doing my housework. AT night
turned from side to side trying to
find a comfortable position, and 1t kept
me awake for hours. There was also
kidney weakness which was very
annoying and distressing at all times.
I became so bad that l was confined
to have q doctor. 1t was then that
saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised
and SO highly recommended by Scran-
ton testimony that I was induced to
get them from Matthews Bros drug
store. They proved to be just what
] needed and helped me right away.
My back was better and stronger than
it had been for q long time and the
kidney weakness completely disap-
peared."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Nrilburn Co., Buffalo.
N. ", sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
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AvOCA.

james McAndrew, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Terrence McAndrew, of the
| North End, was killed on Tuesday
afternoon in the mines at Beaver
| Meadow colliery, near Hazleton. The
circumstances surrounding his death
could not be learned. He left here
few years ago to work with his
cousin, Charles Merrick, foreman of
the colliery. He was employed as over
seer OF the timber men. The remains
arrived here at about 9 o'clock last
| evening. Besides his parents, he is
| survived by five brothers. The funeral
| arrangements are not yet completed.
Thomas McGlynn is Il candidate for
| school director in the First ward. Other
| aspirants are: Attorney NJ. j. Dixon,
James >McGlynn, Michael Brehony and
Benjamin Webb.
Another mound was made in Lang
cliffe cemetery yesterday, when Mar
garet, the siX-year-od daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Atwel, was laid
to rest beside those of her mother.
who died six years ago. Services at
| the p. NJ. church were conducted by
Rev. II. L. Wilson. assisted by the
| choir. The floral offerings were very
| beautiful. They were given by the
grandparents, Mrs. Rtdselly, Mrs.
| Jeffries, Mrs. Rowe, Jane Atwell, Jen-
ME Atwell, Mrs. Hughes, Wilkes
Barre; Mrs. j. p. Mitchell. Mrs. Hal
| bright Sunday school class, Joseph
| Taylor, Mrs. Evans and daughter
Maude, Mrs. Hateman. The pall-bear-
| ers were: Viola Smith, Stella Zengle,
Matte Deeble and Bessie Williams.
The piano to be paid for from the
| school entertainment will be used to-
| morrow afternoon and evening. Since
the programme is quite lengthy, the
curtain will raise at 2 o'clock and s
o'clock sharp.
A number of places were opened in
the Hillside colliery yesterday. The
colliery will be in full operation be-
fore New Years day.
Mrs. Eugene Mclaughlin will leave
tomorrow for her home in New York
city after several months residence
here.
The finance committee and Mrs.
Ford's Bible class will conduct ba-
zaar in the P. NJ. church on Saturday
afternoon and evening. Admission will
be free until Z o'clock, when 5 cents
will be charged.
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HALLSTEAD.

Special to tie Scranton Tribune
Hallstead, Dec. 1911. Il. Perry. the
merchant, is selling out his goods. Next
year Mr.. Perry expects to devote his
entire time to the stone quarrying
business.
James Snover is suffering from an at
tack Of the grip.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tion here recently purchased three pair
of fine new crutcheS, to be loaned out
to injured railroad men as they become
convalescent.
This week two large barrels of cloth
ing We're shipped to North Carolina.
where they are to be distributed among
the poor mountain whites.
The funeral of little Regina Hays.
who died Sunday from the effects of
tubercular meningitis, was held Tues
day afternoon at o'clock. Interment
was made in st. Lawrence cemetery at
Great Bend. Out-of-town friends who
attended We're A. +. Duffy. Miss Mar
garet Carrigg, Miss Name Grove, Miss
Kate Eustice, Mrs. Nellie Connolly.
Mrs. Edward Austin, Miss Nellie Cahill
and p. H. Eustice. all of Binghamton,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hopkins.
James Long, Mrs. n. Kinney and Miss
Mary Fitzsimmons, all of Scranton.
Ira Mcleod, a Lackawanna fireman,
while at work on engine No. 1852, seeing
that collision was about to occur,
leaped from the cab window. ~ mo-
ment later the engine collided with a
caboose. In jumping, Mcleod sprained
his ankle by striking upon the frozen
cinders.
Reuben Barnes, of the Mount Her.
mon school, is to return home to spend
his holiday acation.
B. +. Bernstein returned home from
a New York business trip Monday.
Page Lyman, of this place, a WELL
known blacksmith, has killed forty-one
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room as he pleases. The electricity
Is let into the rail by a. tiny wire from
the battery or dynamo and is picked
up by motor concealed in the boiler
of the engine. He can back the engine
by reverse lever or he can start and
stop it at will. Fl can run it at a
speed Of $50 or 200 feet Il minute, or
he can just make it crawl. There are
passenger cars and freight cars:switch-
es and signal towers; stations and
sidetracks..
If the boy wants to be in the coal
business there is a complete reproduce
ton of the engine and cars used in the
coal mines. He must learn all about
positive currents and negative currents
that is, In their practical significance
as to machinery, and ilf< ising his
storage batteries--for there are Iks
batteries in the equipment--he' must
learn how to do it and what will and
what will not kill his dynamo. Then
if he chooses to string electric lights
at the crossings or all along the line,
there are the lights to string and he
must learn how to connect and discon-
meet them. 1t is fairly bewildering what
fun boys may have and are having
with the electric railroads that are now
made for them. OF course they are get
ting useful information all the time,
and useful information in Connection
with fun on general principles would
revolt the soul of any well organized
boy. But he doesn't know he is get
ting it. in this case, and even il he
does-Why, of course there are offsets
of some kind to pretty much every
thing in this! world. ".F
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NEW MILFORD.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

special to the scranton Irlhtlne.
New Milford. Dec. 19.-Miss Lizzie
Johnson, of Binghamton, is a guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Heitzman.
Mrs. F. G. 1nderlied spent a few
days with relatives in Binghamton
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. J. Tiffany called
on Hallstead friends Tuesday.
Twenty Of our jolly young people
enjoyed a skating party at Pages
pond, Lakeside, on Monday evening.
Upon their return, q, bounteous sup
per was served them at Fl. ]. Browns
restaurant. 1t was beautiful even
ing, and fine skating, and all reported
having fine time. Those who went
were: Misses Kate Quinn, Ina AID
rich, Henrietta Hayden, Maggie Hay
den, Eeatrice Howell, Nell Quinn,
Julia Dearborn, Maud Brown, Mabel
Elbretch and Helen Hutchings;
Nessrs. Roy Hawley, Arthur Hawley,
Thomas Brick, Lee Swackhammer,
George Mcconnell, Charles Benjamin,
Bert VanBuskirk, Clyde Pratt, Ray
Aldrich and Theron Shay.
The members of the Presbyterian
CHURCH choir will be entertained at
the home OF Mrs. VI. q. Bradley
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Albert Heitsman is seriously
i'll with rheumatism.
School will close on Friday for two
weeks vacation.
Mrs. File and daughter, Gertrude, of
Callicon, are guests at the home of
+. G. Inderlied.
Mrs. Stella Hamilton entertained q
number of her friends at her home on
Church street last Saturday evening.
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Week of Repertoire,

Chester DeVonde, supported by an excellent
company, and under the direction OF Chares
Il. Walters, will begin a weeks engagement at
the Academy OF Music Monday evening, Dee. "a.
Matnees will be given daily commencing Tues
day.
Mr.. De Yonde spent part OF the summer in
New York selecting the very best talent He has
a company now second to none. Messrs., Walters
and DeVonde are carrying this season the larg-
est amount OF scenery carried by any stock COM
pany.
The repertoire will include all new plays with
the single exception of that phenomenal sue
cess "Ten Ton Door," which went into New
York city and played to high prices and received
the very highest mention from the critics of
any melo-drama seen there last season.
IIigh-class specialtes will be introduced. For
Saturday matinee an elaborate production OF
"Robinson Crusoe" will be given.
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FACTOpYvILLE.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Factoryville, Dec. 19.-News reached
here yesterday of the death of the
Oldest daughter, Thelna, of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. -. Chase, of Gebo, Montana.
Mrs. Chase and children left here two
weeks ago last Sunday night for the
above-naned place to join her hus-
band, where they had decided to make
their future home. The next day. af-
ter their arrival at their destination
the daughter, Thelma, was taken Ill
with scarlet fever, from which she
died.
Rev. w. M. Hitler was in Scranton
Monday on business.
Quarterly conference will be held
this afternoon at the Methodist Epis-
.eopal church and Rev. l.. c. Floyd will
deliver the sermon.
Prize speaking tomorrow evening at
the Baptist church by the young men
OF keystone Academy. Nine or ten
young men will contest
The two lower grades of the graded
school will have a Christmas treeb at
the school building. A good pro-
gramme will be prepared and every
body welcome.
L. Byron Green, of Benton, for many
years a solicitor and collector for the
Scranton Republican, has severed his
connection with that paper.
The weather for the past week has
been making ice very fast and already
some of our local ice men are start
ing to cut ice. 1t is from six to eight
inches thick.
Mrs. Lellah Robinson, who has been
seriously i'll for the past two weeks,
is much better and her many friends
hope for her complete recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. +. Gardner, who
have been making a tour of the West
and South, are now on their way home
from Galveston, Texas. via New York
city.
Miss Edith Davis was in Scranton
Wednesday attending the wedding of
her brother.
Paulowna Rebekah lodge met in
regular session Tuesday night and
conferred the Rebekah degree on zone
candidate.
Mrs. George Snyder, of Nicholson.
spent Wednesday here with relatives.
Mrs. n. A. Gardner and Mrs. Emery
Avery were in Willies-Barre today,
attending the wedding of their
botbor
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SUSOUEHANNA.


|
Susquehanna. Dec. 19.--Clark b.
Smith and Miss Myra McCannon. Of
Oakland, were married in Binghamton
on Tuesday by Rev. DR.. Edward Tylor.
The Delaware and Hudson still has
large force at work on it's Nineveh
branch, strengthening curves, reducing
grades, etc. The work progresses night
| and day. 1t will be completed in the
spring.
The several Sunday schools of this
place are preparing for Christmas eX-
ercises.
Several Of the churches Of this place
are preparing to hold extra meetings in
January.
The funeral of the late Theodore
Whitney will occur on Thursday.
Mrs. George Skinner is on the sick
| list
Several foxes have been killed this
| week near Red Rock.
1t is generally believed that the great
coal deal in the Lackawanna valley will
increase the coal traffic on the Erie and
materially benefit Susquehanna.
Albert Falkenbury, of the First Ma
tional bank, left this morning to visit
relatives II Washington, d. c.
SoHe3 CSSlHuh NllSHI StHu lalully W LII
return home from Washington on Sat-
urday, to remain until after the holi-
days.
Canawacta chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will elect officers this
evening.
The High School Record, u very cred
liable production, has appeared.
Conductor Decker has been appoint
ed conductor of Erie trains No. l and s,
to succeed the late Conductor Hepburn.
| Rev. William M. Bouton, pastor Of
the Avenue Methodist church, is this
! week assisting Pastor Newing in the
extra meetings in the Susquehanna
Methodist church.
Susuuehanna talent will give an en-
tertainment in the Methodist church at
Jackson, on Friday evening, Decent
ber 2S
Erie Conductor William Carter con-
tnues to improve.
The Delaware and Hudson paid it's
Nineveh branch employees on Monday.
Colonel William H. Telford is still i'll
at his home on Broad street.
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FOREST CITY.
special to the Scranton Tribune.

Forest City, Dec. 19.-It is .pected
that Herbert II. Reynolds, VINO has
been in the hospital at Carbondale
for the past month and half, will be
allowed to sit up for the first time on
Christmas This treat will probably
be the most welcome one that he will
receive and betokens a condition that
will bring rapid recovery. His friends
will he greatly pleased to hear of the
improvement In his condition.
Fred Reynolds has been assigned to
one of the collleries Of the Hillside
company in Luzerne county.
George w. Hughes, of Carbondale,
was in town yesterday.
j. ID. Nsalon, of the Anthracite
City, was business visitor here to-
day.
w. ]. Morgan, the Tribune represen.
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GIBSON.
Special to the Scranton Tribune

epeclll 10 TIE sCIantpu
Gibson, Dec. 19.-E. A. Sweet and
wife, were in Binghamton one day last
week.
Walter Lewis visited friends in
Kingsley one evening recently.
" J. Lamb and family expect to
move in town in the spring.
b. w. Suiter visited in Carbondale
last week.
Walter Lewis in his blacksmith shop
last week.
Simon Kicker and family moved in
r. j. Bonner's house last week.
II. c. Scott, of Scranton, is here help
ing care for his mother, Mrs. r. S.
Scott, who is very sick.
G. G. Gelatt and son f.. t., of Gelatt,
We're in town on business last Satur-
day.
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

coons this season. He holds the pelts
as proof of the claim.
Rev. j, S. Pagan last Sunday an
nounced the coming marriage of Miss
Mary Scanlon, the gifted daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Scanlon to John
"A. Clune, of Carbondale, u promising
and well-known young man. The cere-
| mony will take place January ..
Miss Daisy Brown, the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. j. Brown,
and Charles Sisson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Sisson. will be married on Thurs
day at Binghamton. Miss Brown is a
popular young lady. Mr.. Sisson is a
rising, industrious young railroad man.
They will commence housekeeping in
the Van Ness block on Main street,
where a furnished home awaits them.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. S.
A. Hall will learn with much regret
that they have decided to move to
Scranton. Mr.. Hall moves there TO be
near his work.
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"Siberia" Tonieht.

No melodrama produced in years has produced
so forcible lesson as Siberia" BARLEY Camp
bells greatest play. which will be given a
srmptuous revival at the Academy this week,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, under the di-
rection OF w. }. Fielding. The incidents upon
which the story is founded appeal TO everyone
in this country where the greatest freedom is
enjoyed, and the SORROW, suffering and slavery
that depicted meet with the warmest SYM
pathy everywhere.
A carload of special scenery and effects is car
ried and new and beautiful costumes will he dis
played. In the first act picturesque view Of
Moscow is presented second scene shows the
same at night with the long bridge and the
city in the distance brilliantly illuminated, This
is followed by a view Of the governor-generaps
palace-a particularly handsome and effective set
The scene representing the mines Of Sibria Is
in keeping with the excellence OF the other
pictures.
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Nerve Slavery.

1t is present.day conditions - heaping
burdens of work upon the nervous system,
that tells the story-premature breaking up
Of health.
1t tells why SO many men and women,
who SO far as age in years is concerned,
should be in the prime OF health, find them.
selves letting go Of the strength. the power,
the vitality they once possessed. 1t is be-
cause that great motor power OF the body,
nerve force, is impaired. Every organ de-
pends upon its controlling power just as
much as the engine depends upon the steam
to put it into action. An engine won't 20
without steam. Neither will the heart, the
brain, the liver, the kidneys. the stomach
act right without their proper nerve force
supply. Let any organ be lacking in this
essential and troubles begin-some of them
are:
Throbbing, palpitating heart
Sleepless nights.
Sudden startings.
Morning languor.
Brain fag.
Inability to work or think.
Exhaustion on exertion.
Flagging appetite.
Digestion slow.
Food heavy.
Easily excited, nervous, irritable.
Strength fails.
Loss Of flesh and muscular power.
Settled melanchola.
Utter despondency.
A picture, hideous, but easily changed to
enc Of brightness by use OF DR.. A. w.
Chases Nerve Pills. They build up the
nerves and supply nerve force.
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tative, was in town yesterday, gather
ing in the shekels and scattering
smiles among The Tribune readers.
a. large number OF people from Foc-
est City attended the performance of
the Olcott company in Carbondale
Monday night.
w. II. Bates and wife attended the
funeral of Mrs. Milton Lawrence at
Bethany today. Deceased was a ss-
ter-in-law of Mrs. Bates.
f. p. Mclaughlin, OF Rock Lake, is
visiting in town.
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THEATRICAL.
"Mavourneen" at Lyceum.


Ii anything was needed to prove that Chaun-
cey Olcott is 4 great favorite in this city il
was furnished last night by the great audience
that thronged the Lyceum to see him in "Ma-
vourneen," play that has been one of his
standbys for many seasons. Although the week
preceding the holidays is usually one OF the dull
est OF the theatrical season the audience last
night found that the theater was far too small
Several hundred persons had to be turned away.
ocott was in good voice and sang "Pain
Molly o." "The Auld Countree" ''Mavourncen,
'The Little Christmas Tree and ''Shc and
Together in way that quite captiyated the
audience.
The company supporting the handsome sne ing
comedian is very evenly balanced and the per-
formance as a whole was very pleasing.
Mr.. Olcott and his company rchearscd at the
Lyceum in the afternoon the new play which he
will present in Philadelphia New Years week.
The title OF it is Garrett ONIash," and it WAS
written for Olcott by his manager, Augustus
Ptou. 1t is higher grade Of comedy, it is
said, than Mr. olcott has heretofore attempted.
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TERMS OF SALE.

FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PROP.
'ERTY Is STRUCK orr, AND BALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALp
Is CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD Fox
COSTS, L0sTS MUST BR PAID WIZ
STRUCK OFF. u.....
/ ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABoy.;
TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED
WITH WILL Bs RIsOLD BEFORE AD.
JouRkmaSr' n 81
CLARENCE {. PRYOR, Sheriff.
Der lS, 1900.
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ELECTRIC TOYS.
Some of the Newest Applications of
the Mysterious Fluid.

Fl ON the New York sun.
The electric railroad, equipped down
to the minutest detail. is one of the
features of this years playthings for
boys. The owner may get electricity
from an ordinary wet battery or NAV
generate 1t from a dynamo driven by
turbine connected with running
water faucet in the house. He NAV
lay as many steel rails around the
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Victoria Burlesquers.

For three days, opening with matinee this af-
ternoon, the famous Victoria Burlesquels appear
at tho ever popular Gaiety
An excellent performance is guaranteed when
ever this attraction is announced
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The Best Cold Cure

is one you can take without interrupt
tion to business. One that does not
effect the head or hearing-like the con-
tinued use of quinine. One that cures
speedily and leaves you feeling fresh
and clear-headed. Such one is
Krause's Cold Cure. Price 25c. Sold
by Matthews Bros. ~
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ALSO

No. 1o.-All the right title and interest
of the defendant, Ben. Arnovitz, i'm and
land situate in the Eighteenth ward of
the City of Scranton, In the County of
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of the defendant, NJ. w. Guernsey. in and
to all that certain lot. piece or parcel ot
land commencing at a point ON the west
erly side of Capouse avenue, at the
southerly corner of lot of I. TT. Burns, in
the Thirteenth ward OF the City of Scran-
ton, Laekawenna County. Pennsylyaniao;
I. II. Burns land i'm westerly direction
one hundred and eighty-one ana one-half
QSll9 feet; thence at right angles In q
southerly direction along lines of land
of Baptist church and W. W, I.athrop
fifty (50 feet; thence at right angles one
hundred and eighty-one and one-half
OSLO feet along land of Valentine Bliss
to Capouse avenue: thence along Capousc
avenue northerly fifty (5M feet to place
of beginning. All improved with a two
story dwelling house and barn, used as
deptS & Of a said lot next to- capoase @ use aVens @
may be used for yard, cellarway, porch
or piazza, but not for the erection OF
buildings thereon,
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of u. b. Decker VS.. NJ. w. Guernsey
Debt $6030.iSi Judgment No. 325 Novem-
ber Term, 1897 Alias ii. IA. to January
Term. 1901. ]. IL. BURNS. Atty.
No. 15.-All the right. title and interest
Irene Wedeman, in and to all that GER
tain piece of land in I.aPlume Borough
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Be-
ginning az corner or lot OF Mrs. 5, B.
south forty and three-fourths l404p de-
grees east ninety-six and eisht-tenths
S sS Psffshes sfe Rase tnsnee aorts fo aSng
eight and one-half (4SIs1 degrees east
tifty-siN (56) perches to land of E. c.
Hanson; thence north thirty-eight C3s)
assre9s ssrSs Ss % hSss a?d thence soss
forty-eight and one-half C4SIk) degrees
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No. 9.-All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, George Huntley, in and
TO all that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land situate in the Boroughs of Olyphant
and Throop in the County of Lackawanna
and State of Pennsylvania, and bounded
and described as follows. Containing a
front of sixty (GO) feet southwestward
ON Oak street, bounded northwestward at
right angles to said street one hundred
and eighy-feet by Lot No. on said
street, northeastward parallel with said
street sixty (60l feet by Lot No. 9 on
Line street. and southeastward at right
angles to said Oak street one hundred
and eighty QS0) feet by Lot No. 4, on
said street. Comprising Lot No. 6, on
Oak street, as the same is represented
and designated on map or plot of build
ing lots in the Boroughs of Olyphant and
Throop made by the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal company. Being the same
lot of land conveyed to said defendant
by the said company in deed dated
March 90, 1895. All improved with u two
story frame dwelling with an ell. and
outbuildngs.
Seized and taken I'm execution at the
suit of German Building association No
Z VS.. George Huntley. Debt $641. So
Judgment No. $780, September Term. 1900
Lev. ia. to January Term. 1901.
HANNAH. Atty