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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
Home on a Furlough.

Oscar Pittack. Il private in the
Eighty-thlrd company of United States
Coast artillery, which is now stationed
ut Governors Island. n. Y, is spend
ing short furlOugh with his parents
at GIT Willow street. Prior to joining
the regular army, Pittack served In the
Spanish American war as member of
Company C, Thirteenth regiment, Penn
sylvania volunteers, of this city. from
which he was honorably discharged at
Augusta, Ga, March l3, 1899.
A little over two years ago he re-en-
listed and in that short time he has
seen much active service in China and
also in the Philippines where he served
several months. He has a large collec-
tion of relics from foreign countries at
his home, which he is proud to display.
His furlough expires on January H.
when he will re-join his command,
which starts in a few days after for
our eastern possessions. Pttack Is
fond of serving Uncle Sam. and will re-
enlist next year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
NUBS OF NEWS.

The Junger Maennerchors entertain
ment committee will meet tonight to
make final arrangements for their
Christmas drawing and social, which
takes place in Germania hall next Mon
day night
The Saengerrunde's committee will
complete arrangements tonight for
their annual Christmas Beescheerung,
which takes place in Athletic hall next
Monday night.
Services at the various churches are
being arranged by the pastors, and at
the Church of Peace the Lords Supper
will be administered by Rev. l.. j.
services will be followed by exercises
appropriate to the season, for the bene-
fit of the little ones.
According to some of the papers,
Charles T.. Phillips must have stood on
his head when injured a few days ago.
Instead of his left arm being broken it
was his right leg.
Thomas Gritfiths, of 2107 South Web
ster avenue, who is employed as en-
gineer at the Axle works, fell on Il
slippery sidewalk yesterday morning
and sustained q fracture of the wrist
Get your smokers supplies. pipes,
cigars and tobacco, at Miller & Doeh-
ler's, COG. Cedar avenue. The best goods
at the lowest prices. ~
A meeting of St. Johns choir was
held in the church basement last even-
ing.
Another interesting game of basket
ball will be played in st. Johns hall to-
morrow night.
The Stars and the Twentieth Century
Athletic club are matched to play in
door ball, in Callerys hall, Friday
night
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18

A well-attended session of Electric
City council, No. 1541, Royal Arcanun,
was held in Storrs' hall, on Alder
street, last night and officers for the
ensuing term were elected. Much other
important business was transacted, and
action was taken on Il joint member
ship rally and initiation to take place
during the month of April. The coun-
Gil is in a prosperous condition, and
has membership of seventy-eight. 1t
was organized in 1898. with twenty-six
members.
The ofticers-elect are: Regent, Oscar
Grambo; vice-regent, William Robling;
orator, j. +. Murphy; past regent, AM
brose Herr; secretary, A. G. Hewitt;
collector, Charles L. Phillips; treasurer,
Emil Bonn: chaplain, Charles Keifer,
jr.; guide, John Jankoski: warden,
Wlater Kafchinski; sentry, Alvin
Barnes: trustee, for three years, STAN
ley Klonoski; medical examiner DR.. j.
Manley.
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Laid at Rest.

The late Anthony Nealon was laid at
rest yesterday morning from the home,
on Prospect avenue, which was
thronged with sympathizers of the af-
ilicted family. 1t was one of the largest
funerals ever seen on this side. and
nearly every member of the Plumbers
union was in attendance. A requiem
mass was celebrated at st. Peters
cathedral, and interment took place in
the Dunmore Catholic cemetery.
The high mass of requiem was cele-
brated by Rev. Father O'Bryne. The
flower bearers We're Michael Kerrigan,
Thomas May Edward Costello and
Michael Thornton. The pall-bearers
We're Daniel Murray, James Dempsey,
Patrick Reap, Edward Kelly, Anthony
ODonnell and Henry Wolsifer, all or
the Plumbers union.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Welsh
CONGREGATIONAL church are working
hard for their annual tea party which
Is to be held on New Years day in the
parlors of the church. Tickets are for
sale by members of the Ladies' Aid
society.
The keystone Dramatic club are
practicing hard for their beautiful
drama, entitled, 1.-The Flag of Truce,
James Kettridge was fined So before
Alderman Fidler last evening for
fighting and being nuisance.
The First Christian church of North
Main avenue will hold their Christmas
exercises on Christmas eve, An eX-
cellent programme has been prepared
consisting of several recltations, solos
and songs.
On Christmas eve the Crystal Dram
attic club, consisting of several well
known young men of this section, will
present to the public for the first time
in Scranton, 1.-The Senator's Daughter"
Mrs. Solomon Dawes left yesterday
for Atlantic City, where she will reside
during the winter,
Mrs. A. IT, Dryden, of Ithaca, n. j.,
who has been visiting her parents on
Stl'tl, lt'uiii'i Hoiif y'SN'i-
day, together with her brother, Irwin
Dawes.
Mrs. Kate McHale, of Wilbur street,
wishes to announce that she is inno-
cent of all charges circulated concern
ing her
The funeral of the late Mrs. Martin
Walsh, who died Saturday morning af-
ter lingering illness. took place yes
terday morning from the family resi-
dence on McDonough avenue, and was
largely attended by friends and rela-
tiyes of the deceased The remains
were conveyed to the Holy Rosary
church, where a high mass of requiem
was celebrated. Interment was made
in the Hyde Park Catholic cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
WEST SCRANTON

Morgan, s1.55; Miss Hutton, .95; Miss
Evans, Al; Miss Davies, sl.ei; Miss
Kellow, sl.07; Miss Wade, ~; Miss
Flynn, "A; Miss Murphy. Sill; Mrs
Ferber. Sass; Miss Peck, SAT; total,
$14.0S.
School No. 13--Prof David owens
.25; Miss Alice Evans, .55; Miss Edna
Evans, .25; Miss Eliza Lewis, .25; Miss
Nellie Richards. go: Miss Catherine
Phillips, $1.O4; Miss Edna Lewis, $l.19:
Miss Eliza Price. SILL; Miss Sarah Nc
Donald, ~: Miss Florence Freeman,
40: total S6,0i
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Sporting News.

Much interest is being taken in this
section in the coming wrestling match
between Abe Cochran, of this place,
and man named Jones, of Hyde Park,
to take place at st. Mary's hall Jan
uary l3. 1902, for 800 ii side. Cochran
is the man who gave Prof. Dwyer such
a tussle at the Scranton Bicycle club
last winter when Prof Dwyer was Civ
ing exhibitions their.
The Crackerjacks will play the
bloomsbury state normal school basket
ball team Il game Of basket ball at the
auditorium Friday night, and Il good
game is expected as the Normal boys
always play clean scientific game.
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Funeral of Mrs. Smith.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Phoebe
Smith occurred yesterday afternoon
from the house, 292 South Decker S
court. The services We're largely at
tended by relatives and friends.
Rev. David Spencer, of Blakely,
preached the funeral sermon; Rev. S.
L. Mathews, of the First Baptist
church, read the Scripture, and Rev.
James Benninger, of the Hampton
Street Methodist Episcopal church. Of
fered prayer.
The remains We're laid at rest in
Forest Hill cemetery by the following
pall bearers: William Corless, Will
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
OBITUARY..

MISS WILHELMINA BERG, an
estimable young lady, passed away at
the home of her parents l225 Birrh
street. yesterday morning after long
Illness. The deceased was only IS
years of age and is survived by her
father, mother and one brother. Funeral
win take place from the late residence,
1926 Birch street, Thursday afternoon
at 9 O'Clock. Services will be held at
the house. The remains will then be
taken to the Christ Lutheran church,
on Cedar avenue. where Rey. Witke
will ofliciate.
EUGENE MAY. the 1-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene May, died Mon
day night, after short illness, at the
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liam Reese, William Fowler and Will
liam Freeman,
Broke Arm at Elbow.

Mrs. Mary Davies, of Twelfth street,
was the victim of peculiar accident,
while busting her home on Monday.
Mrs. Davies had swept the parlor and
was taking down the pictures to dust
them. In putting them back in place
she was standing upon II chair, which
tipped, throwing the unfortunate lady
to the floor with much force.
a member of the family hearing her
fall, fastened to her assistance and
found her in an unconscious condition.
DIR. William Rowland Davies was i'm
mediately summoned and found her
suffering from Il broken arm at the
elbow and severe contusions.
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Funeral of Miss Hayes.

The funeral of Miss Julia Hayes,
whose death occurred on Monday at
the home of her brother. Thomas
Hayes, of S29 Pittston avenue, will take
place today at 8 a. m in Hyde Park
cemetery after requiem mass at the
cathedral.
The family of the deceased lady are
somewhat exercised over the fact that
the death notice in the various papers
stated her to be a married lady with a
family. The truth is that deceased was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
Annual Election.

The following officers were elected at
the regular business meeting of the
Plymouth Congregational church, held
on Monday evening:
Dcacons, Richard Owens and Elias
Evans: recording clerk, Lizzie "A. Evans;
financial clerk. John X. richards;
standing committee. Samuel r. Powell,
John r. Jones, Henry A. Parsons;
music committee, Glass A, Mrs. John
\. James: Glass z, John Phillips: Glass
c. John r. Thomas; Glass d. John r.
Richards: Class T., Miss Jennie Lewis;
auditors, David S. Reese and Hayden
Oliver,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
GREEN RIDGE.

The Green Ridge Women's Christian
Temperance union will meet this ar-
ternoon ut O'Clock ut the home of
Mrs. Winant's, Monsey avenue and
New York street. Mrs. j. S. Miller
superintendent of evangelistic work.
will have charge of the meeting 4
cordial invitation is extended to all in
tereStud.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18

Prof. Silas RosSers junior and senior
pupils will give a piano forte recital at
Washington hall, North Main avenue,
tomorrow evening, assisted by Mrs.
Randolph Jones, soprano; Miss Bessie
Slote. elocutionst Miss Nellie Mark
wick, contralto: Thomas Abrams, tenor.
and David Jenkins basso. The follow
ing programme will be rendered:
Lillian LanSan.
3crcCuSc...... ......... ...... ...ielbel
Miss Bertha Armstrong.
'village Blacksmith ........,.............Cl .Clein
Miss Lille Bccvcr.
COntlalto solo Selected
Miss Nellie Ma!hwick
Slltarcllo observation-disclosures. .............lSons
Miss Gladys Jones.
"thccrfulncSs' .........' ......\ OSS
Miss Edith Morris.
"Iicather Rose Observation-Disclosures. .Langc
Miss Catherine Paine.
Tenor solo .SeicCt2u
Thomas Abrams.
sontina, op. 81, No. l ...................Nu .Nulan
Miss Rose Langan.
"Nymphs at Play ......................O'N
Miss Maud Jones'
"Rc,c,ic Exile" .......................llcc Hickman
Miss May Roberts.
Bass solo ....... Selected
David Jenkins
s'Evcning Calm .......................G Gansc!cl
Miss Laura Jcryis.
'Thc Fountain Observation-Disclosures. Boln
Harold Evans.
"Frolic Of the 8ntt rfys' ..............Bo BONN
Miss May Jones.
Recitation ........ ...... ........ Selected
Miss Bessie SlOltc
''tylEv NOnuo ....................... .tiyIcn
Miss Alma Jones.
"Sylphus Impromptu Walse .......... Bachnlln
Daniel Lewis.
pulrtetc. "rcll Me Thou Pretty Dec. ..prothcroc
Mrs. Randolph Jones, Miss Nellie Ma,kwck.
Thomas Abrams and David jenkins.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
SOUTH SCRANTON
MEMBERS OF ARCANUM ELECT
OFFICERS.

Important Session of Electric City
Council in Storrs' Hall-Herman
Schwenker rendered a Surprise
Party by a Number Of His Young
Friends-The Funeral of Anthony
Nealon from His Late Residence
on Prospect Avenue-Oscar Pit
tack Is Home on a Furlough.
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Weekly School Deposits.

The weekly deposits for schools No
10 and No IS We're as follows: School
No. 19-Prof. d. w. Phillips, 10: Miss
Nichols, 80; Miss Beanish, is; Miss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
PROF. ROSSER'S
Clever PUPILS
WILL GIVE A PUBLIC RECITAL
TOMORROW EVENING.

They Will Be Assisted by Mrs. Ran
dolph Jones, Misses Elizabeth
Markwick, Bessie slote, Thomas
Abrams and David Jenkins-The
Funeral of Mrs. Phoebe Smith
Yesterday Afternoon - Caucus of
Fourth Ward Republican Voters.
Other Matters of General Interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
Funerals.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Margaret
Davis will take place this afternoon at
8 o'clock from the house, 2.5 Ninth
street Rev. Hugh Davis will oficiate,
and nterment will be made in Wash
burn street cemetery.
The funeral of Richard w. Evans,
who died from injuries received By be-
ing burned in the Mt, Pleasant mine,
on Monday, will take place this after
noon ut O'Clock from the house, 1853
North Bromley avenue. Services Will
be held i'm the Tabernacle ConSrega-
tional church. and will be conducted by
Rev. ID. =. Jones, lnterment VIII he
made in the Washburn street ceme-
terry.
The funeral of the late James Sheedy,
of 221 Mulberry street, will take place
this morning at $50 o'clock from 81.
Peters cathedral. lnterment in cathe-
dral cemetery.
The funeral of the late Roger Dunn
will take place this afternoon at $50
O'Clock from No. Railroad avenue.
Services will be held in Holy Cross
church, and interment Will be made in
Cathedral cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
LAckAWANNA

never married. She was over GO years
of age at death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18
NORTH SCRANTON NEWS.
Stars Defeated the Allentown Team
at Basket Ball in the Auditor
ium-Personal Mention.

The North End Stars defeated the
Allentown basket ball team at the au-
ditorium last evening in Il rather slow
and uninteresting game by II score of
Is to 5. Skiff, of the Stars, dstin-
guished himself by throwing four diff
ficult baskets from the center of the
hall. The baskets We're thrown by Skiff
4, j. McCluskey 2, and Tigue l, from
field and j. McCluskey on foul, for the
Stars and for Allentowns, Wormer l,
and Sykes !, from field, and Sykes
from foul. The lineup follows:
stars. Allentown.
Skill ..............Iight forward Powell
j. McCluskcy ....lcft forward ......... Warner
r. Evans .........right guard .Lutz
T. McCluskcy ........lcft guard Moir
Reieree-Williams. Cmpire-Battin.
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home of his grandparents, Mr.. anl
Mrs. Michael Corby, of II Slick street
The funeral will take place this after
noon ut 80 o'clock lnterment ir
Cathedral cemetery.
MICHAEL LYMAN, aged 81 years.
n resident of the Sibey, died last even
ing at the West Side hospital, where
he had been confined during the past
week suffering from heart trouble. De-
ceased is survived by his wife and sew
eral children.
JOHN SHt.RWIN died at his home,
CO., East Market street, last night, aged
81 years. He is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs, Cora Slocum and
Miss Anna of this city, and Robert, of
Newark, y. j. Funeral notice later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-18

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TURKEYS
FREE.
Truth is stranger than fic-
tion," but factions speak louder
than words" so we shall be eco
. nomical with words and liberal
in facts and figures.
Our proposition is as simple as
it is generous.
Every purchaser of the follow
ing S. Combination Grocery Order
gets a ten-pound turkey abso-
lutely without cost.
If you desire a larger bird, add
the current price to the weight,
s. above the 10 1b. limit.
This Combination Offer alone is
a bargain:
q 2j.pound sack Joyce's Best Flour
superior brcad.maker ........... 5sc
a Half pound Durham Cocoanut, the
standard Of excellence .......... l2c
Five pounds Creamery Butter, real
bargain in itself .................Sl.2
Two pounds Best Teas-You've paid
$1.2O for poorer quality ......... 100
Three pounds 35.cent Empress Blend
Coffee, breakfast joy ........... LEO
One pound Joycc's Baking Powder
Try it; You'll use no othcr...... SOC
Two l5.cent bottles Extract, Lemon
and Vanla--Resular 3O-cent value 2jc
One pound Assorted Spices-Strength
in every one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SOC
Regular Prices (i5 Combination
Grocery Offer) ................ 500
1Opound Turkey, at 15 cents
per pound NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.5o
$3.50
We repeat this startling offer
to demonstrate the liberal trade
policy of the Joyce Stores"
Your money, spent regularly at
any of them will result in saw
ings exceeding the interest on
"gilt edge" securities.
I THE THE: I
u Stores u
Popular Priced Provisions.
~ NYKHNEFNr7UE 155Hu0 EIH UH8 III Q8
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
Don't Cheat Uncle Sam.

In looking through Il package of mer-
chandise in the Denver postoffice re-
Gently Il long letter was discovered en-
closed. The letter was signed by the
full name of the sender, so that his
identity was nothing of Il mystery, and
there was the further tip to the au-
thorities of a sentence in the letter
which read: Il am going to beat the
government out of > cents" When the
inspector confronted him with the let
ter and assessed him SO for the Of
fense, the culprit was asked why he
had put in the statement: oh" he
said, that was only joke" "Well,"
replied the inspector. that joke will
cost you So" ''Ten doIlarsw said the
astounded joker "Whew! Say, I'll
never joke again with Uncle Sam If
he can't take it any better than that"
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
DOUGLAS FACTORY
To Be Enlarged Before the First of July.
Will Make 5000 Fairs Daily.
Advertising pays.

Advertising pays.
w. l.. Douglas is going to increase
the capacity of his factory to 5000
pairs Of shoes per day. The addition
will add $4,000 square feet OF space for
manufacturing purposes. At the same
time new 400 horsepower engine and
an additional $50 horsepower boiler
will be installed. which will afford ade-
quate power for the present and an
other addition to the factory, which
will no doubt be necessary later on.
When the factory starts up the first
Of July it will be on an output of 500
dozen or 5000 pairs Of shoes per day.
and the weekly pay roll. exclusive OF
office help. superintendent, foremen,
etc.. will be $4,000 per week. Tho
Douglas statesmen on the road are SELL
ing rs per cent more goods than last
season. The increased sales is the di-
rect result of good shoemaking and ex-
tensive advertising. The advertising
expenditure of Mr.. Douglas Is now
larger than at any period OF his busi-
ness, and this Is to be still further in
creased. Beginning this week half
page advertisements of the Douglas
shoe will appear in all the principal
newspapers Of the large cities, as we'll
as such papers as the Youths Compan-
ion.-Brockton. Mass. Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
Cider Cure
for SMALLPOX

Arizona physicians have just COM
pleted exhaustive tests and found very
satisfactory results from the use of
for smallpox.
The past winter, an unusually severe
one in the southwest, has seen a wide
spread epidemic of smallpox in the ex-
treme southern part of Arizona and
northern Mexico. Six weeks ago an
attendant at the pest house in Jerome
discovered by accident that the use of
pure apple cider was helping his pa
tients.' one of them having received a
quantity from the east and distributed
it among his fellow sufferers. Drs.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
The Marriage Knot.

How few Of those that talk of the
marriage knot realize that the knot
was ever anything more than mere
figure of speech? Among the Babylo-
mans tying the knot was part of the
marriage ceremony. There the priest
took thread of the garment of the
bride and another from that of the
bridegroom and tied them into knot,
which he gave to the bride, thus SYM
bolizing the binding nature of the
union which now existed between her
self and her husband.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
COLLEGE
MEN COOKS

One of the features of the recent
prom. week of the Yale juniors at New
Haven was the entertainment OF guests
in the rooms of the students who oc-
cupy gorgeous suites in the handsome
dormitory buildings throughout the
town. Not only were there bountifully
spread tea tables for the o'clock en-
tertainment of the fair guests, but
many of the more progressive stu
dents provided elaborate luncheons
suppers and even dinners which had
the charm of novelty for the young
women and their chaperons from out
or town. Many of these feasts were
provided by caterers and were accom-
panied by flowers and orchestras in
regulation fashion, but by far the jol-
llest were the impromptu spreads
"here magic dishes over which the
hosts presided with the air of conf
dence that comes only of successful
experience In fac: chafing dish cook
cry has become fad with the college
boys of Yale, of Princeton and of Cor,
nell and there are rumors that many
amateur chefs have taken courses in
the culinary art from private instruc-
tors Many Of the boys possess not
only one chafing dish, but series in
diHerent sizes. utilizing one specially
Ior nsh, one for the cooking of birds
and others for vegetables and these
dishes combined with the salad bowls
and the tea services give thoroughly
domestic look to the rooms of some of
tne students. In the making of tea
there is high standard of excellence
maintained, although the pouring of it
Is always given into the hands of some
kindly chaperon. There is consider
able rivalry among these amateur
cooks as to the results which they nut
forth and for this reason some of the
feasts were marvellous in the variety
and extent Of the viands served as
well as the cleverness with which thew
were prepared above the flaming
lamps. Tho laurel was awarded to the
man who actually succeeded in serv-
ing spring dinner in a chafing dish
or rather In the series of chafing dish
es which he boasts, all of silver, bright
and shining. the largest being big
enough to accommodate a good-sized
steak and the smallest being a pigmy
dish no larger in circumference than
saucer. The spring dinner began with
= littleneck clans, infant bivalves, be-
low the legal size for service, but nev-
ertheless appetizing. These were served
very cold on blue china plates. A
bisque of asparagus followed 1t had
been sent all the way from New York
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
To Breed Giants

The late Count st. Ouen de Pierre
court, recently deceased, whose family
dates back to William the Conqueror,
bequeathed to the city of Rouen his
fortune of 1OOOO,OOO francs on the
novel condition that the city annually
give a marriage gift of 100000 francs
to a couple of giants. in order to re-
generate the human species. The can
didates are to be medically examined
and the healthiest couple will be
chosen
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
Chinese Woman Lecturer.

Extraordinary events have been oc-
curing with remarkable frequency in
China during the last year, but one of
the most remarkable vet recorded was
the appearance upon public platform
at Shanghai Il few weeks ago of a Chi
nese woman. who delivered an elo-
quent address before an audience of
her fellow countrymen in opposition to
the Russian treaty for the control of
Manchuria This is said to be the first
time a woman ever made 4 public
speech in China.