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For Sale.

One family driving horse, 5 years
old, kind and gentle. Enquire at this
Office.
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The Hoeffier Company.

~. IIo,fHer show, which played here last sea
s,n under the name u the Gibncy'lioefher show
will play a return engagement at the Academy
opening next MoLday evening and remaining two
ycrks. The company is so well known here that
II l. sufficient TO say that this company Is not
o,ly recognized as ;hc largest, but the most
extensive repertoire company in America. On
Monday evening ladies' tickets will bc recog'
nized 10 the number at 200 Seats now on sale.
The following notice from WilEeS'Barre paper
OF recent date, speaks ior itself
"Jack Hoeifcrs great New York success, The
Woman in Black received its initial perform
arce in this city last night, and notwllstand'
ing the heavy rain, vas greeted by lmge
audience. II was given 4 most snmptuous pre''
ertatiou by the Jack Ioerier Stock company.
The play deals with politics, hypnoilsm, crime
and corruption as found In great city like
New York, and is rcpletc with situations dramatic
in effect, but departing somewhat from the con'
lnetionaI Helen GIaycc sustained her we'll
me,ited reputation OF the night previous by
giving a special and artistic performance oI
Madam Zanda, the woman in black The hand
some costumes worn by the ladies lent an add
tional charm The Mill Hal band appeared in
the parade scene in the third act and Mas
enthusiastically received. The Juggling OF De
Hollis and yalora in the vaudeville portion OF
The programme is simply marvellous aud alone Is
worth the price Of admission"
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HOLLISTERVILLE
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Hollisterville, Jan. ca larger
amount of ice is being stored here for
summer purposes than in former sea-
sons.
During the winter. the lrayer meet
ngs will be held in the Baptist church
on Saturday evenings instead of We'd
nesday.
Miss Clara Stevens. who is teaching
at the Brown school, near Moore's Cor
ners, is preparing for an entertain
ment to be given by the pupils of her
class i'm the near future.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Primitive Methodist church gathered
at the home of Miss CCrnelia stan
ton today for dinner
An aged lady. Mrs. Sayre. who has
been living at the home of her daush-
ter, Mrs. William Fueglein, dropped
dead of heart failure the 29nd inst.
Funeral and interment Friday at Par
kersburg. The relatives of the de-
ceased have the sympathy of their
many friends in this their time of be
reavement.
Mrs. Andrew Blesecker. who Is dam
serously i'll, was moved from here to-
daS to the Moses Taylor hospital.
Scranton, where she is to undergo an
operation. Her many friends here
hope she will soon regain health.
The many friends of Mrs. Eliza
Fesenden will be pleased to learn sh,
is slowly regaining her health.
Mrs. Harriet Waite, Mrs. Betsy
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PAN-AMERICAN NOTES,

There will be an extensive display ut Won'"h ;
manufacturers at the Pan.hmcIican exposition.
Two hundred ard thirty.siX ieet is the height
Of the Horticulture Building, which l. 2'u iert
square.
The great pipe organ TO he used in the Tent
pei OF Music at the Pln.Amulican exposition was
built 10 order at cost of $1,000.
Did YOU ever see a house and its contents up
side down? The novel sight will be feature
OF the Pan.Amercan exposition Midway
The New York state sidepath couiini i,,ioneis :
will hold their annual session ion 1901 at Buffalo,
the city OF good roads during the Pan american
exposition
Three hundred and nincty.onc feet Is the dis
tancc lrom the base Of the Electric Tower TO the
top OF the figure smmountirg il, representing tue
Goodies oi Light,
The sculpture Tor he Pan \mcrioaI exposition
, is being put in position. There are more than
I1j niece. OF statuuIy and model'group@ by the
b,st sculptolS in America.
A. J. johnson, forestry commissioner OF Oregon
! TO the Pau.Amcricdu, is working hard 10 gather
an exhibit that will properly represent the sl't"
| in this important industry. one hundred and
! forty varieties OF woods viii he represented.
Ninety.rour large,sZcd search lights will be
| placed under the water Of the basin of the Court
! OF Fountains TO cast colorcd lights on the foun'
! lans and cascades and lcighlen the beauty OF the
/ electric and hydraulic clect-.
One million three hmdlcd ana ninety thou
sand square feet is the approximate area OF The
! courts Ia be Illuminated, This is two and one
| hall times the area Of the courts al the Worlds
/ Fair. twicr the area OF those at the Paris ~
| position. and thrr' times those at the Trans
Mississippi exposition at Omaha
In achieving the grand illumination about thf
! Court OF Fountains, Electric Tower, Esplanadc
| and Plaza, 2OO0Oo ncondCscent lamps will he
used. -Four hundred miles oi wire will be used
! in the installation OF the lamps tor this ilum
| nation Two hundred and fifty tons viii be
| about the weight OF this quantity OF wire,
| Thlrty.hye thousand gallons OF water per min
ute will be required Tor the fountain display o
| the exposition, which will be the most claboi
ate OF any ever undertaken Tor similar purpose
Fifty feet will be the height OF some Of the jet
| in the Court Of Founlans. The Jets will IN
electrically illuminated al night seventy fee
is the height Of the cascade falling from the from
| OF the Electric Tower into the basin below
Five hundred and sxty.6ve by two hundred an
twenty-five are the dimensions OF the basin Of tn
Court Of Fountains, which equals 0s,sI2 squs,
feet.
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The County Fair. 7"

Tile prim. irolcsomc and loveable Miss Abigail
prue /, sharply defined theatrical dclneation
ot eccentric female character and all due to the
mmCry. skill and talent OF a man. That man
Is Neil Burgess, who will be seen in this city
tomorrow afternoon and NIGHT at the Lyceum in
the character. named in connection with the big
revival of that great success, 'The County Fair"
on the stage Mr.. Burgess is as manly and vigor'
ouS fellow as one ever shook hands with and
yet behind the footlights he wears petticoats as
II nature intended them for his apparel. How
different this iS from the usual run OF male
performers who attempt to portray female char
aCteis.
They caricatme, but Neil Burgess acts. His
Interpretation og this character and the general
atmosphere OF the production all the way
through gives one sort Of indefnablc pleasure.
1t is a feeling OF satisfaction cannot analyze,
yet 1t is like catching breath of country air
and beinc introduced to good old.iashioncd folks,
hearing honest voices, witnessing kindly actions
and being told an humble story, which goes
direct to ones heart Matinee at 2.l5, - and
% cents: children TO any part Of the house, p
cents, Evening performance at o'clock.
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SUSOUEHANNA.

Special to the scranton Tribune.
SusQuehanna, Jan. 2i.-Editor Pride,
of the Journal, is i'll with grip.
The Oakland township Democratic
caucus was attended by but one man.
The Erie boilermakers held a meet
ing on Wednesday afternoon, to con-
slider their contention with the COM
pany.
The Erie shop appropriation is now
$S5 900 monthly.
The funeral of the late Captain d. T.
Whitney, a prominent resident of Glib
son, who died from injuries sustained
by falling upon the ice on Thursday
took place and was largely attended
on Monday.
Erie Conductor John L.. Mcknight
| formerly of Susquehanna. is i'll at his
! home in Port Jervs.
Miss Julia Cruiser, the talented Mont
rose reader, visited Susquehanna rela-
! tives on Wednesday. She gave n read
! ing at North Jackson last evening.
Creditors of Miss Maggie Firnan,
who recently went into bankruptcy,
met today at the office Of j. d. Miller.
esq.
L. l.. Decker is i'll at his home on
/ w tSl Mdll StttcL-
/ Miss Nellie Wood is i'll at her home
! on Grand street
! There is a steady increase in the
number OF grip cases.
Charles X. Wallace and family are
at Elmira, attending the funeral of
Mrs. Wallace's mother
For second time during the present
month, the l25 boilermakers employed
in the Erie locomotive shops in this
place are on strike. Recently, the
| Boilermakers' union sent 10 the head
offices of the company in New York a
number of demands, including: The
abolition of the piece-work system: a
rate of p cents AN hour for each hour
of service. time and a half for over
time, etc. The company made answer
to each demand. giving a reason for
not acceding to It. The company made
no concessions, and the men refused tc
| work. The chief officials of the Erie
have been in town for several days, In
conference with prominent officers OF
the Boilermakers' union and with the
committee from the local union, but
there has been no agreement. 1t Is
believed that the strike will extend to
all of the boiler shops on the Erie sys.
tenn. The strikers are quiet and or.
derly. 1t Is to be hoped that the seri.
Gus matter will he smicablv arranged
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FOREST CITY.
Special "a tho Scranton Tribune.

Special "a tho Scranton Tribune.
Forest City, Jan. 2i.--The first an
nual banquet and social of the Ladies'
catholic Benevolent association last
evening was without doubt the most
elaborate az we'll as one Of the most
enjoyable ever given in Forest city.
Fully three hundred people were pres
ent, many of them being from out OF
town. At the Davis opera house Pro-
fessor Firth furnished music and Pro-
fessor Collins was prompter for the
dancing and in the banquet hall at
the Young Mems Institute rooms a
very appetizng spread wa served by
IA corps of willing ladies. The affair
will long be rendered with pleasure
The funeral of Mrs. Hugh Pohren
took place yesterday morning. The
last rites were observed in st. Agnes
church and interment was made at
Starrucca. The Enterprise Hose COM
pany attended the funeral in n body.
There were many pretty floral tributes.
A large number of out-of-town people
attended the obsequies.
Saturday will probably be payday.
The Republican caucus Tuesday
night made the following nominations:
Auditor, three years, j. I. Naters'
one year, Jack Alexander Poor direc-
tor, two years. j. r. Budd; one year.
J. G. Brown. Council, First ward,
Martin Muchitz; Second ward, julius
Freedman, Il. \. Rimron. School di-
rector. First ward. w. j. Pentecost:
second ward, Alfred Davis, G. F. Tay-
lor. Auditor. First ward, l.. J. Wells;
Second ward, n. L. Brundage Judge
of election, First ward. j. w. Jones;
Second ward, J. NJ. Brown. Inspector,
First ward W. II. Westgate: Second
ward, w. A. Weber.
The Democratic cauCusses will be
held Friday night at O'Clock in the
.tmes and Manning buildings.
There are about twenty-five cases
of grip In town.
Miss Elizabeth Hartung and Claude
Taylor are suffering with pneumonia
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TAYLOR.

Mrs. Melinda Biesecker wife Of the
deceased Joseph Biesecker of South
Main street. died at the family resi-
dence on Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Besecker was aged eighty y-eight years
and eight months, and was a WE'LL
known and highly respected resident
Of this town, having lived here many
years and during that time she made
many friends. The funeral will occur
tomorrow Saturday. Services will he
held in the Brick church at p. m.
Interment will be made in the Marcy
cemetery.
Mrs. David Martin, a much respected
woman of North Taylor. died yester-
day morning after a lingering illness.
Deceased is survived by IA husband and
large family of children. Funeral an
nouncement later.
The members of the Price Library
association will hold an important
business session this evening, when all
members are requested to be present.
The Sanderson Hill Stars and the
| representative basket ball team will
battle for supremacy at Webers rink
on Monday evening. A social will fol-
low the contest.
The members of the Taylor Hose
company, No. /, are laboring hard TO
make their coming masquerade ball,
to be held in Weber's rink on Febru-
AIRY :, one of the srandest affairs vet
attempted in this town. 1t is to be
hoped that the public will literally
patronize the boys in this affair. Tick
cts. fifty cents.
The Young Mems Literary society OF
| the Catholic parish will hold an i'm
portant busienss session this evening
| in the church parlors.
All ladies interested in the fair OF
| the Century Hose company, No. 2, are
requested to meet at the home of Mrs
! Henry Howells, on Main street, this
morning at 9 o'clock.
Miss Mary Jenkins, of Main street
was the guest of friends in Olyphant
| the forepart OF the week
The Epworth league of the Old Forge
| Methodist Episcopal church will hold
a fair in the church parlors on Janu.
ary 20. 30 and 81. An entertainment,
will be given each evening. The young
people are worthy Of patronage az the
proceeds will so to liquidate the debt
On the parsonage furniture. Admis.
sion, ten cents.
Invincible commandery, No. 252
Knights of Malta, will meet in regu.
| lar session this evening.
Mrs. II. B. Jones, of Priceburg. Wis.
tied relatives in this borough recently
Mrs. George Hood has returned
home after visiting relatives in Pitts
ton
| Washington camp, No. 492, Patriot,
order Sons of America, will meet IL
| session this evening.
Thomas Evans, of Pittston, vlsite,
in this town yesterday.
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CALRk'S sum NIT.

A pleasant surprise was given Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Ackerly on the even-
ing of January II by a party of young
people from Justus. Games and other
amusements were INDUCED in till a
late hour, when they returned to their
homes, wishing Mr.. Ackerly many
happy returns of his natal day.
Arthur Brown, of Justus; W. d.
Smith and Miss Bertice Tibbetts. of
Scranton, spent Sunday at the home
of ID. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs John Twining attended
the funeral of Jacob Gable, in HYDE
Park on Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Chambers called on
friends here on Wednesday.
Frank Miller is in Philadelphia on
business.
Mrs. Harvey Fritz and son spent yes
terday at Dalton.
A number of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. Il. Atherton gathered at their
home on Wednesday evening and spent
a few hours in dancing and other en-
joyments.
Mr., and Mrs, Walter Leonard have
moved to Green Ridge, where Mr..
Leonard is engaged in the milk busi-
ness
John Daley and granddaughter, Miss
Laura Arnold, have returned from a
visit In Green Ridge.
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HARTFORD.


Hartford, Jan. 2i.--Mr. and Mrs.
holloway and d. NJ. Farrar visited
friends in Lakeview Thursday.
Miss May Sweet, was called to
Nicholson by the sickness of her sis
ter
Mrs. Lew Burdick returned home
Saturday from n two weeks stay in
Scranton
The many friends OF Dr. Hoven are
glad to know he is able to be out again
Mrs. W. c. Cow is suffering with
grip
Mrs L. &. Pick visited her sister,
Mrs, Henry Whitney. who is sick at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Alma
Chamberlain. Friday.
Mls. Il. II. Wilcox is visiting her
sister in Binghamton.
The remains of Captain Everit Whit
ney. of Gibson, was brought here for
burial Tuesday.
Frank Hepburn. who has been clerk
ing for E. NJ. Watson for the past
year, has returned to Scranton. where
he has secured a position.
There will be a donation at the home
of Rev. q. d. Fisher Friday afternoon
and evening, Jan. %. Supper will be
served.
Bert Allen has bought the Lou Haw.
ley farm. Consideration 81 900.
Republican caucus was held Jan. %
The Democrats will hold theirs Satur.
day evening in odd Fellows hall
The concert given by the Fisk Jubilee
singers was grand success. This 1,
the second time this famous troop has
been in Hartford, and we know that II
is purely missionary project that
they may get money, not for them
selves, but for the education of theil
own rnre.
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pECKvILLE.

The First ward primaries will be
held at the office Of s. w. Arnold on
Saturday, January 20, from 4 to 1 y.
IN. The following candidates have
registered with Chairman w. IL. wal
ker. of the vigilance committee: Coun-
Gil, James w. Smith, S. II. Briggs;
school director, T.. II. Ritter auditor.
George B. Reed: justice of the peace,
5. w. Arnold; Judge of election, w. j..
Broad; inspector. I. II. Dewey; as
SCISSOR, w. j. Bonner.
The glass blowers, who have been
giving nightly exhibitions at Olyphant
for the past week. will begin a weeks
engagement at Flremen's hall. Mon
day, January 2S.
Frank Ledyard returned yesterday
from visiting trip with relatives at
Clinton.
J. c. Reynolds, of Scranton, will oc-
cupy the postofiice building, recently
vacated by Mr.. Swingle.
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HALLSTEAD.

Special to the scranton Tribune.
Hallstead, Jan. 24-The Republican
borough caucus resulted in a great
victory for Quay. The following ticket
being unanimously elected at the eau
Gus Tuesday night: Assessor. j. III.
Van Loan; school directors, J. l.. Ross,
and N. j. Brown; auditors, Il. B. Hem
drick; councilmen, Jas. Snover and
Thomas Shannon; judge, e. Il. VAN
Wormer; inspector, John Coddington;
high constable. w. l.. Squires; Door
master, c. II. Knoeller.
An early morning fire and the quick
| response by the Hallstead firemen,
caused much excitement Wednesday
| morning. BY the timely efforts of the
| fire department Lackawanna box car
was saved from total destruction.
| VIII Kelly has secured u situation
in the barbaring establishment of ".
| ID. Shaw.
Miss Julia Cruiser, OF Montrose, cap
tivated u large audience by her recita-
tons at the Methodist donation held at
! the Y. NJ. G. A. hall Tuesday evening.
| The amount realized from the donation
J was $3.50.
| Miss Mary Mahoney. young lady
1
mother. died Saturday morning. She
had been i'll for some time with linger-
ing consumption. The funeral was
held Tuesday morning. The remains
| We're taken to Silver Lake for burial.
The Lackawanna special car for test
ing the eyesight and hearing of rail-
| road men is now stationed al the
| Church street switch here.
| ho-
upon the town council that they must
at once remove the borough Jail from
O his lot on Church street.
Charles Hall was on FRIDAY night
rendered party by "a number of his
young friends. The affair was held in
Y. NJ. G.. a. hall and was much en-
joyed by all attending. Those who at
tended from SusQuehanna were Archie
Burr, Florence Martin, Leon Sloat. Ida
Barry. Elmer Knise. Lucy German,
and Thomas Church.
William Schmidt was in Philadelphia
on business Saturday.
| At the meeting of the Town council
held Wednesday evening, the project
of erecting a town hall, Was talked Of
1t was proposed to bu!'u structure
that could he used for toWn offices and
for borough elections.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Hays attended
the funeral OF the late Margaret Gal
lagher at Scranton Wednesday.
Monday was pay day on the Lacka.
wanna here.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers, of Elmira. wer,
recently entertained by Mr. and Mrs
NJ S. Lowe.
G. w. Capwen was out doors for tn,
first time since his recent acciden
Monday.
: Charles Sands has accepted Il posi-
ton with a Chicago firm and left fo
the West Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Curriur are visit
ing their daughter in Washington thi
: | week.
! Miss Bessie Wrought, Of Bingham
ton, is being entertained at the pleas
ant home of Mr. ana Mrs. j. III. Val
| Loan.
Thursday evening a dona ton is Z
! be held at the Baptist parsonage 70
the benefit of the pastor, Rev. NJ. j
| Watkins.
Miss Hazel Ross. student at
: | prominent New York conservatory q
I music, is home for several weeks Visi
: with her parents here.
Conductor Norton Wolcott and traii
: crew, were called To Scranton Monda,
! to appear on the carpet" over an in
vestigation into the recent Nicholso
| wreck.
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Arizona"

Perhaps no play has attracted so much atten'
ton for lis happy combination Of inherent emo
tional strength and vraisembance Of character
portraitnre, atmosphere and wholesome interest
OF story as Augustus Thomas latest and greatest
pav, "Ariyona," which is to be given here
shortly with all the features that characterized
It's brilliant New York production. 1t is far from
an easy matter 10 strike the exact keynote in
a drama which deals with that borderand TO
which the telephone and the electric light are
going but slowly.
A step 700 much and the author finds himself
in the DEPTHS Of the melodranatc~-a step too
little and it becomes simply commonplace Mr..
Thomas has so guagcd his steps ahat he rests
between these Two undesirable extremes lie IS
strong and vrile without ever being sensational
and The story which he tells and the manner in
which n Is told are as fascinating as those
Arizona mountain tops, which are ever leading
one on and whose charms increase as tue we"
becomes more distinct, and the outlines deepen
into realities and details. At the Lycenm next
Monday night Seats are noY on sale.
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KINGSLEY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Kingsley, Jan. Pad. Il. Moore made
a business trip to Newark this week.
A. Babcock. of Binghamton. was q
visitor at #. =. Tingley's Tuesday.
Lee Whitney was called to Bingham
ton Wednesday by the illness OF his
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Bailey entertained
a party OF relatives Wednesday.
Tracy Webster, of Franklin, is a
guest of relatives I'm this section.
NJ NJ. Farley is suffering severel,
from the injury done to his broken leg
by n fall last week which cracked the
bone. lie is being treated by DR.. Tay-
lor of Hopbottom.
INLAND Estabrook has returned to
Montrose from four days visit al
r.. A. Bernard's. at Harrisburg.
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Philadelphia Grain and Produce.

Philadelphia, Jan l.Wheat-Fm, iat.
heher contract grade, Jan, 7jha7jiac. Corn
steady; No. mixed, JAM. 4Sat3kc. Oats
Steady: No. = white clipped, 32isc Butter
Cnchangcd fancy western creamery, 93c.; do.
prints pc. Eggs--Firm; fresh nearby, 20..
do. western, 2oc.; do southwestern. 2Oc.; do.
southern l9c Cheese--Steady: \. \. iul
creams, fancy small, llSSl2c.; do. do do, ta'r
10 choice, lOiaallisc. Refined sugars--Quet
Unchanged. Tallow-steady; city prime
in hhds.. &C.; tielces, jAc.; country primo
bbs., iiaa5c.; cakes, ji2c. Live poultry--Firm
lair demand; fowls 9alOc; some lots, lOtSc. ;
old roosters &C.; chickens, saloc.; ducks, II
al2e. geese, oallc. turkeys, DC. Dressed
poultry--Steady, iair demand; fowls, choice
0lac. do iair to good, sisa9c.; old roosters,
Ga7c. nearby chickens, l0al2c.; western do,
9allc.; turkeys, choice to fancy, 0allc; DUCKS,
llJl3c.
ReCeipts--Flour, ZOO barrels, and lO9j,U
pounds in sacks; wheat, 1900 bushels; corn,
l3l 900 bushels; oats. 10000 Shipments '
Wheat 1000 bushels; corn, 10000, oats, 10000.