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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-28
NICHOLSON.
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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Nicholson, March 27.-On Friday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock there will he a
meeting Of the fifth sub-district of the
Binghamton district held in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church in the interest of
the twentieth century movement. The
fifth sub-district includes Nicholson,
Foster, Hartford, Gibson, Factoryville,
Dalton, Newton. Falls and West Mich
olson. Henry Tuckley, H. B. Benedict,
w. j. Welsh. John Wentz and l.. G..
Floyd include the conference commit
tee.
Mrs. Retta Snyder Harris has been
visiting friends in Scranton for the past
few davs.
Mr.. William F. Shields family have
gone to New Milford to live.
There will be- ten cent supper
served in the Presbyterian church par
lors Wednesday night from to
o'clock. for the benefit of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eley have moved from
Steele hill into Mr.. Frank shick's
house.
Mr.. Merritt Oakley and youngest
daughter are boarding with Mr.. Spen-
GER Sweet.
Mr.. A. E. Rodney and family. of
Starkville. who were recently burned
Hinkley's tenement house soon.
Miss Rose Lynch, of Clark's Summit.
has been spending a few days with
Miss Nellie Thompson.
Miss Hawkins. who has been making
an extended visit here with Mrs. Wal
ter Williams, has returned to her home
in Scranton.
Mrs. A. o. Thompson has been spend
ing the past month in Luzerne county,
visiting among friends.
Mrs. Della Sprague, Of Scranton, and
daughter. Mrs. Omer Conrad, of Lenox,
Pa. were callers in town todav.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Wilkins have
been entertaining their friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Weinshank, for a few
daYS
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ar.. pastor Of the Fint Congregational

flrst pastor Of the F'irst Congregational
church In Oakland.
Miss Lou Ball, Of jackson street, has
returned home from n visit with Car.
bondale relatives.
Among the clergymen present at the
church today. are: Rev. DIR. Edward
Taylor and Rev. Macy Magee Waters
Of Binghamton. and Rev. John Mars
land, Of Franklin, N. Y.
A new Erie order compels employees
TO save all waste paper, to be sold to
junk dealers Envelopes are to be
saved, for figuring, and no more pencil
tablets will be furnished. Empty ini,
bottles are to be returned to the sup
ply department, to be refilled. Ship
ping cases, heretofore broken up for
kindling wood, are to be shipped to a
certain point, where they are again
used in shipping supplies.
The milk producers Of this section
expect to receive better prices in the
near future. Quite a number of farm
ers have decided to venture making
butter instead Of shipping their milk
to the citv.
The Erie is .equipping its fast ex.
press trains. Nos. and 2, with ele-
CANT smoking and day coaches.
who, a few nights since. bombarded an
Oakland side house. have paid for the
damage done to the building. The re.
mainder Of the case will probably be
settled out Of court.
Reject nearly all Of the new" maple
sugar. unless 1t Is accompanied by afr
davits.
The plans for the erection Of the new
chair factory at Hallstead are nearly
completed. and the work Of building
will soon commence. The factory will
be quite boon for Hallstead. Great
Bend and Binghamton merchants,
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FACToRYVILLE.
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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Factoryville, March 27.-Mr. s. H.
Briggs, Of Peckville, was in town over
Sunday.
James Winters has moved his family
Factoryville encampment, No. 246,
confer the third degree this evening,
and D. ID. G.. p. John r. Sickler, of
Tunkhannock. will be present and in
stall the newly-elected officers for the
ensuing term.
George Oakley will occupy the Nell
son Cobb house on Main street the
coming year, and has entered the en-
ploy of v. r. Gardner.
Mr.. Henry Crisman, who has been a
resident OF Newark. N. j., for several
years and who has been here spending
a few days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Crisman, will leave for
New York next Saturday. where he Will
spend week. and then go to Colorado
for his health.
Miss Bertha Crisman Is spending sew
eral weeks in Scranton.
Miss Blanche Stark spent Sunday
with relatives near East Lemon.
A. c. Bliss has rented rooms in the
Foster block at Thompson. Pa, and
will on April open first-class gen.
eral store.
Mrs. Sallie Knapp one of the oldest
residents Of our town. lies critically i'll
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Rule Capwell. on Main street.
Cottage prayer meeting was held last
evening at the home Of George Pipher.
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FOREST CITY.
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Forest City. March 27.-Enterprise
Hose company. No. 1, will hold a fair
In Davis opera house. during the week
commencing on Monday, March IA.
President Pentecost announced the
various committees, who will cooper
ate In making the fair a success, at the
last regular meeting, and already act
I've work has begun. Many of the ar
ttcles that will be disposed of have
been secured. A finely finished. high
grade sewing machine is displayed at
y. c. Cars, and eight-day clocks at
Lee & Wells restaurant, Pentecost's s
store, Gardellas, Dunnier's news stand
and A. G.. Lilies boot and shoe store.
Chances are also being sold on an up
to-date bicycle and a handsome gold
watch. A model double -barreled shot
gun will interest the nimrods of the
vicinity and will be disposed of to
some lucky ticket-holder the last night
of the fair. Tickets and chances will
be sold by all members Of the COM
pany. 1t is expected this will be the
most successful fair ever held in For
est City, and that the people will all
aid the firemen to the extent Of their
ability and means.
Miss Louisa Clark is very i'll with
pneumonia at the home Of her father,
w. M. Clark, on Main street.
Mrs. Lafayette Decker, Of Dunmore,
paid a visit to her children. Lafayette
Decker and Mrs. Frank Hollenbeck
last week.
H. Stoddard. who has been spending
the winter with his daughter, Mrs
Henry Weed. on Delaware street, has
gone to Starrucca.
Miss Bessie Melvin was a Carbon
dale visitor yesterday.
The commissioners of Susquehanna
county will not pay bounty on foxes
| wild cats and minks. after the first OF
April.
The Democratic county committee
will meet in Montrose today.
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the Sadie Kaiser Concert company will
give an entertainment under the aus
ptces Of the WOmen's Relief corps of
this place. In addition to Miss Kaiser,
the company consists Of Miss Parker,
az wyoming seminary, elocutionist, "a nd
Miss Albright, of Pittston, pianist. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the
treasury of the corps and will be used
IN charitable work among members of
the local Grand Army Of the Republic.
Mrs. F. ]. Billings, who has been III
at hospital In Wilkes Barre for some
time, is reported better and will be
brought home soon.
John B. Jennings, of Mehoopany, was
In town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Allen and Miss Tomkins. of
West Pittston, are visiting at the home
OF Wallace Jennings at this place.
tuesday was the last day for filing
OF remonstrances to the granting Of the
applications for licenses for the vari.
Gus hotels in the county. There were
thirty-one applications filed and no re-
monstrances. so that those represent
Ing old houses will be granted, as of
course. and the new applicants will re-
ceive their licenses upon showing ne
cessity for the house.
3. b. Stone. a railroad postal clerk,
now running on a route in the south
ern part of the state. was in town over
Sunday visiting his brother, f. N.
Stone.
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BRADFORD COUNTY.
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Towanda, March 27.-Arthur Loudon,
Of Sayre, a United States cavalryman
and stationed at Niobrara, Nebraska,
died on Friday. His remains reached
Sayre yesterday.
Arbor day will be observed in an
elaborate manner by property owners
at the popular summer resort at Lake
Wesauking, on April 20.
Elisha r. Cox, formerly of this coun-
ty, has been indicted at Owego for
manslaughter in causing the death of
young man.
Miss Grace Rogers is visiting rela-
tives at Avoca.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Gaylord visited
friends at Sayre over Sunday
Judge Durham is presiding at court
in Troy this week.
Edward Johnson is in Jail on the
charge of threatening to kill his wife,
while in drunken frenzy.
Barton Warner, of Auburn Center,
while riding on a freight train near
Wyalusing. on Friday night. fell off
and his body was badly mangled. He
was about thirty-five years Of age and
unmarried.
Frank Vose, of SINNERS Eddy, has
purchased and will soon take posses
sion of the d. o. Hollon residence at
North Towanda.
The late report current that Pay
master ]. H. Wilhelm, Of the Lehigh
Valley, was to resign his position, has
been denied by the gentleman.
The Buffalo friends of Division
Freight Agent Bert Haydn. Of Sayre
have presented him with Turkish
prayer rug, as a memento Of the Thrift
eth anniversary OF his connection with
the Lehigh Valley.
]. NJ Romig, of PHILADELPHIA, fore
man for the Pencroyd Bridge works
met bad accident on Saturday while
working on the Lehigh Valleys new
bridge over Sugar creek. which will
result in the loss Of his right foot, and
other injuries
Last Friday, as the local freight
train on the Bernice branch was near
Dushore, the crew noticed two lads
standing near the track, one of then,
having a shotgun. AS the train passed
the gun was fired, and several shot
! lodged in a brakeman's shoulder and
face. No serious injury resulted.
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

bridge. In Grand Army of the Repub-
lie hall. where the Salvation Army
services are held, she was seen with
a bottle of chloroform In Ter posses
sion. 1t is now known that the young
lady attempted to commit suicide about
three years ago. IT is believed that
when she went to the Pocono bridge
on Sunday evening she was deter
mined to end her life, but for some
reason she lost her nerve and after
being ducked she went tc the Nevl
house to spend the night
An organization was effected by the
hoard Of health on Monday evening
r. Fl. Kintner was made president,
DR.. w. F.. Gregory, secretary. and
Amos Schoonony health officer The
secretary's salary was made $4S peg
year and the health officers $50. Some
consideration was given the garbage
question, but TO action was taken.
Constable Kinney and Policeman
Welter took into custody Joseph Birch
Of Tannersville. yesterday for compli-
city in the Crystal Springs robbery,
Birch was committed to the county
Jail in default cs $500 bail.
The Epworth league OF the local
Methodist Episcopal church rendered
a reception tn Rev. and Mrs. ROber:
Crawford last evening. Rev. Crawford
was married some weeks ago and was
recently returned to the Stroudsburs
charge by Bishop Fowler. His mar
riage at this time recalls the great
fight made by the local church two
years ago to have Crawford sent Il
this place. The argument then made
was that Rev. Crawford being q single
man could not fill married mans
charge such as Stroudsburg. His mar.
riage now settles the question det1-
nitely,
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The Hand That ROCkS RuleS.

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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review,

New York. March 27.--The stock mar
kot continued very active and varied to-
day. but there was an appreciable check
to the upward movement of prices and a
demand. As consequence the market
came to that condition which the prefesZ
slonal operators grew tired.
sorptive power was impaired a
weight of profit taking proved to
for many stocks which have b.
promine1t In the ,Is, recent 11oY
Pennsylvania and
Baltimore and V(9 49, OF the
latter company fiuctudsell Widely all day
and were under very palpable manipula-
large amount of realizing and the south
ern and southwestern groups were az
fected by the same cause. The bitumin-
Gus coal roads also came to halt.
Other points of strength developed In the
list and the net changes show a large
Of the market however, was by no
transactions were on. smaller scale.
The Coalers and the high priced indus
trials, the iron and steel stocks and local
fractions all showed evidence of strength
and there were some conspicuous ad-
vances in stocks not usually ,Gr traded de- rs IN
The bond market was not so active as
yesterday, but a large business was done
at advancing prices. Total sales, par
value, $4,SS5.0O0. United States IS regis
tered advanced V and do. coupon and new
Is u in the bid price: the old Is declined
" and the 5s u per cent.
The following quotations are furnished
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SUSQUEHANNA.
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Susquehanna, March 27.--A council of
Congregational ministers and churches
was held today in the First Congrega-
tional church in Oakland, which was
formally recognized and given the hand
Of fellowship. A large number of cler-
gymen were present, and the services
We're very interesting. This evening,
Rev. Macy NJ. Waters, pastor Of the
First Congregational church in Bing-
hamton, preached an able and eloquent
sermon to a large congregation. The
new church begins with membership
of over one hundred.
Miss Winifred Frazier, of Montrose,
| en- route to New York, spent Sunday
with Susquehanna relatives.
Charles Mccarthy. the Erie SWITCH
man. who bombarded the Hotel Euro
pean on Sunday afternoon, was on Mon
| day afternoon arraigned and given a
partial hearing. He gave bail in the
sum of $500 for his appearance before
the justice on Monday next. for n
| further hearing.
Bert Barnes, resident of Gelatt.
| Gibson township. died on Sunday. aged
| about twenty-five years. He is sur
vived by the widow and Ave children.
The funeral took place today from the
| Union church. in Gelatt.
| The Erie paymaster today scattered
about $50,000 in Susquehanna.
| isaac Bond. Erie master mechanic in
| Hornellsville, spent SUNDAY with his
! family In this place.
And now watch for another fierce
struggle for the postmastership of
| Montrose.
Hassett & Houlihan's Susauehanna
orchestra will furnish music for a ball,
to be held in Kistler's hall, in Great
Bend. on Tuesday evening. April II.
Miss Kittie Doran Is I'll at her home
| on West Main street.
| A Gulf Summit farmer discovered q
wild cat in his hen-coop. and. having
no weapon handy. ne jumped on the
creatures neck and stayed there, shut
ting of its wind until 1t choked to
| death.
| The Dorcas society will hold a sup
per In the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday night.
| The meeting of the grand jury called
quite large number of our towns
people to Montrose on Monday and
Tuesday
Rev. c. C. Mckay. Of LeRaysvills,
Bradford county. will probably be the
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, March 2I-Cattle.Generally
steady; best on sale today, $40; good to
prime native steers, steady. $5a5. Is; poor
to medium, steady TO slow. $4a4.75: select
ed feeders, slow, s4a4.SO; mixed stockers.
$3 40a3.90; cows, best steady, others slow,
a4GO; Gamers. weak and lower. $2.25a2 70:
bulls. dull. .$2.5Oa 4.l0: calves. 25a50c. below
last Tuesday. .$t5Oa575. Texans-Tcxas
fed steers, steady, $3.S5a4.90: Texas bulls,
about steady. 81. 3.20a3S0 Hogs-Activc. &c.
higher: top, $3.50; mixed and butchers.
$495a5,25; good to choiye heavy, S. l0a5. 90:
rough heavy, Ma5a505; light. N.s5a5. 20;
bulk Of sales, IS. I2lsa5. 22h. sheep-Strong:
lambs, slow to 10c. lower; good to choice
wethers. $575a6; fair to choice mixed, X75
a6.5o; native lambs. s5.5Oa7.s0; western
lambs, $6a7W.
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ALMOST PAST BELIEF.

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New York, March 27.-Flour-Quiet, but
&c. eievator; No. red. Sec. I. o. S b. afoat:
No. / northern Duluth, 75%c. +. o. b.
afoat: No. / hard. Duluth. size. (: o. b:
closed steady at nc. net advance: March
!slsc,; September. ,s2kc: COrn..spct easy;
vator; options market opened firm and
closed about steady at unchanged prices;
May closed 4Sasc; July, 1850. Oats..Spot
white 32c.; No. 8 white. 3liRc.; track
mixed western, 29a30c.; track white. 3l1sa
35c.; options narrow and featureless all
May oats, 2sihc. Butter-Steady: imita-
tion creamery, 1slaa221ac.; state dairy. 10
a24c.: do. creamery, 2la25c. Cheese
at mark, l21sa12Nc.; southern do, liza
12Mc.; western do, 12Ac.
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FUNERAL OF W. ,. SToDDA1D.
Largely Attended at Montrose on
Monday.
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Special to the Scranton Tribune,
Montrose. March 27.-On Monday at
o'clock the last sad rites over the
remains of the late w. b. Stoddard
were held at his home here. Rev. E..
A. Warriner. of st. Paul's church, read
the beautiful Episcopal burial service.
assisted by the Rev. A. l.. Benton. OF
the Presbyterian church. Chapter No.
116s, Royal Arcanum; Rough and
Ready Fire company, No. 1; Montrose
Fire company, No. 2, and Rescue Hook
and Ladder company, No. 1, attended
the services In a body. The following.
all cousins of the deceased, acted as
pall-bearers and flower bearers, re-
spectfully: N. G. Warner, w. H.
Warner Nelson warner,N. A. Warner.
r. II. Little. Charles Warner and
Misses Eliza Warner, Mary Warner.
Anna Little. Susie Warner. Louise
Warner and Emma Lott.
Out of respect and showing the es-
TEEN In which Mr.. Stoddard was held.
every business house in the village was
closed during the services.