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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-06
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Rev John Holmes, who for some time past has
been in charge Of a parish at Hazleton, has been
assigned as curate at the Holy Rosary church, TO
parish at Welshoro Tioga county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Won Storch and son, vii.
liam Of North Main avenue, left Thursday for
Montana.
Messrs Berton Love, Joseph Cornell and Charles
r. Hopewell have returned from a most successful
hshing trip at Lake Henry.
Mrs. John Thomas and daughter. oi Pittston
were the guests Of Mr., and Mrs Fred Mayo yester.
day.
Mrs. and Miss Nellie y. Benjamin, of North
Main avenue, are visiting friends in Athens. Pa,
versitv, where she will take a summer months
course.
Mrs, Henry Athertnr, oi North Main avenue, is
visiting friends in West pittston.
Mr.. and Mrs, 5. j. Owens. of Main avenue and
Throop street, are spending the summer on their
farm in Wayne county.
The ladies NJ the Providence PRESBYTERIAN Mis-.
sionary society held a pleasant meeting yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. W n Sldler. II was the
last meeting till September.
Constable Seth Smith, of Magistrate Fidlers
court, had fierce set.to with Arthur Davis. sr q.
Thursday night when the latter herccv demanded
OF him the reasons for the arrest of his son.
Davis didn't give the constable hall a chance 10
explain and when the smoke cleared. away after
the night he found himself in the police station
Both he and his son were held in bail by Magis.
trite fidler yesterday Tor a further hearing.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. w +. Thayer and daughter,
Grace, of South Main avenue, returned
home Yesterday from Lebanon, Madi-
son county, n. y, where they spent
the Fourth.
benjamin Allen and William Sea-
graves, of the Electric City Wheelmen,
Will leave today for a dip in the ocean
at Atlantic City.
Miss Catherine Feeney Of Hawley, is
visiting West Scranton friends.
Mrs. Green, of Syracuse, y. Y, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
lam Price, of South Main avenue.
Mailcarrier Eleazer Evans, of North
Bromley avenue, is spending his vaca-
tion at Atlantic City.
Thomas Hurst, of Tenth street, spent
the Fourth in New York.
The Sunday school Of St. Marks
Lutheran church will spend next Thurs
day at Nay Aug park. Chartered cars
will leave the church, Fourteenth and
" Nashburn streets, at $50 n. III.
The William Connell Anthracite Glee
club will meet for rehearsal tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock in Ivorite hail.
All members who expect to attend the
eisteddfod at Poultney, VT, in Septem-
Der, are requested to attend.
DR.. w. A. Paine, of Washburn
street, spent the Fourth at Lake Wi
nola.
The Loyal Crusaders are arranging
for an ice cream and lawn social in
the near future.
John d. Lewis, of Hampton street,
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Formerly Resided Here.

Edward McWilliams and family, who
were the victims of bolt of lightning
at Moncssen, Pa, on Thursday, were
former residents of West Scranton,
having resided on North Hyde Park
avenue. Mr. MCWillams left Scranton
with his family about four years ago.
settling in Pittsburg, and later moved
To Monessen, where he was employed
In a foundry as a moulder.
lie was employed at one time in
Finch's foundry, and before leaving
here he worked for McClave & Brooks.
His brother, John McWillams, resides
at 1910 SHETLAND street. When he read
the telegraphic dispatches i'm the
papers yesterday, he sent telegram
To another brother in Pittsburg asking
for information, and last night received
word that his brother, Edward, was
shocked and badly burned, but will
recover Mrs. McWilliams suffered a
similar fate, but two of the children
are dead
The McWilliams family were spend
ing the day fishing in the Monongahela
river at Monessen, and took refuge
under a tree when "A storm came up.
The tree was struck by lightning and
Mr.. and Mrs. McWilliams and four of
the children were struck. Two of the
children We're instantly killed. the
father, mother and baby being rem
dered unconscious. One of the children
has recovered. Two men who were
under the tree at the time were
stunned. but recovered.
A Scotch collie dog, owned by the
McWilliams children, was also killed
by the shock.
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Thief on West Locust Street.

While the Murray family, of 1923
West Locust street, were enjoying
music from a phonograph and watch
ing the fireworks Thursday evening on
their front porch, a thief entered the
house through a dining room window
and ransacked the house in his search
for money and valuablcs.
The contents of bureau drawers were
scattered over the floor and a suit of
clothes belonging to Daniel Murray
were found at the bottom of the stairs,
where the intruder had evidently
dropped it in making hasty exit.
\ small bank belonging to Miss Ella
Murray, the school teacher containing
a sum of money and some valuab
papers, was taken, together with sew
eral other articles of value.
The family were very much surprised
To find such a state of affairs when
they entered the house. The thief evil
IDENTIFY entered the yard from the alley
in the rear Of the house, and easily
gained an entrance by removing the
screen from the window.
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Two Weddings.

Wednesday evening, July 3, at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. John
Harris, Archibald street. Miss Jessie
Harris was quietly married to Amos
krauss, Of Pleasant Hill, Maryland.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. w. Davies. pastor of the Belle
vue Calvinistic Methodist church,
after which dainty refreshments were
served by the brides mother, who. to-
gother with her daughter. are we'll
known and popular residents of the
West Side, where they have a large
circle of friends, who join in wishing
the happy couple a long and prosper
Gus life. Mr.. and Mrs. Krauss Will
reside I'm Bellevue.
Mr.. Mark T.. Spangenberg and Miss
Tessie f. Finn were married on Wed
nesday noon, July 3. at - Corbett ave-
nuc. by the Rev. w. Davies. of Belle
Vue, in the presence of number of
friends and relatives Of both parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spangenberg will reside
in PeCkVille.
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.

entertained the stockholders of the
Anthracite Camping club at his home
last evening.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Simpson Methodist
Episcopal church held their meeting
last evening at the home of Mrs. John
Hale. on South Main avenue. They
were pleasantly entertained.
Joseph Kern. of Scranton street. is
a member Of a camping party at Lake
Sheridan.
Constable Timothy Jones denies that
he was injured while chasing an es-
Gaping prisoner through a vacant lot.
The Dodge and Continental Mine
Funds will run a joint excursion to
Lake Lodore next Monday.
Prof. George Howell, wife and
daughter Annette. of South Bromley
avenue, are at Lake Chautauqua.
Samuel Gibbs, of Hampton street, is
convalescng after a long illness.
Rev. J. +. Moffat. of the Washburn
Street Presbyterian church, and Rev.
f. a. Boyl. of the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church, will exchange pulpits
tomorrow.
The Lady Crozier lodge will conduct
an ice cream social in d. D. Evans
hall Monday evening.
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DUNMORE.

Pstrolman Frank S1cco was called upon yester.
day to remove couple Of troublesome characters
from yard on Drinker street, where they had
taken lodging, The officer landed the pair in the
borough Jail, where today they will have an op.
portunity Of explaining their action to Burgess
Buschell,
Mrs. J, b. Holiday is spending some time with
her son at Blooming Grove, in Pike county
Mr.. and Mrs William Mills, Of Philadelphia,
are visiting at Mrs, Mills parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Moffatt, Of lin street.
John Davis, Of Philadelphia, is visiting his
cousin, Jack MoiTatt, Of Cherry street.
Mrs. Fred Townsend leaves today for an OK.
tended stay at Lake Ariel,
Born, TO Mr., and Mrs. +, NJ, Conmy, Of Drinkcr
street, a son.
Christian church--Preaching both morning and
,6nng by the pastor Rev. J. D. Dabney. Morn.
inP topic, 'ln the Beginning' evening topic,
"The Gospel Ever the same; Sunday school al
10 o'clock Everybody made to feel welcome,
The First Methodist Episcopal church-~Rev
Charles Henry Newing pastor The usual sunday
services. The Rev, G. b. Stone, Of Grant univer.
sity, at Athens Tenn, will preach in the morn.
ing at 1880, A short sermon in the evening at
$780, sunday school at ESQ p. nj prayer SER
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FETE DAY OF ST. JOHN.
An Observance That Has Gradually
Ceased in Pennsylvania Coal Re-
gions Kept UP in Chicago.

From the Chicago Record Herald
French-Canadian residents of Chica- =
go yesterday celebrated the fete of ST,
Jean Baptiste with pontifical high
mass at the Church OF St. John. a pa =
rade of 1,SOO men through the streets
OF Englewood, a grand fete at Os-
wald's rove. Fifty-second and Halsted
streets, and banquet last night in the
church hall of Notre Dame parish.
The pageant. resplendent with Stars
and Stripes, the tri-color of France
and the Union Jack of the Canadian
provinces, assembled at 7.3O O'clock AZ
west Forty-seventh street and Union
avenue. A platoon Of mounted police
led the march and six bands of musi-
clans, playing the "Marselleise," God
Save the Queen" and the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" at intervals,
gave harmonious evidence of the cos
mopoltanism of the patriotic sons of
sunny France who marched in the pro-
cession.
Louis Courchene, years old, at
tired in the sheepskin of the precursor,
with crook in hand and bare headed,
marched In prominent place in the
column. At a dozen stations in the
parade the little impersonator of John
the Baptist was cheered and caressed.
The eliminating point of the piCtur-
esque parade was at the Church of st.
John the Baptist. where pontifical high
mass was sung by Monsignor Legris,
of Bourbonnais college. Kankakee, Ill.
Rev. Pere Marsil. director of the col
lege, delivered the sermon, which was
patriotic and religious plea for the
perpetuation of the day celebrated.
From the church the augmented con-
course, led by the uniformed paraders,
marched to Oswald's Grove, where a
fete, al fresCo, with concert, speeches,
games and refreshments, made up the
days programme.
Edgar Theribault, n. Descha telet, T.
p. Brosseau, A, NJ. Belle. A. Lapointe
and Jean MarcouX made speeches cal
culated to stir the religious and patri-
otto feelings of the assemblage. Mr.
Brousseau presided and among the
distinguished guests was Alexander
Beaubier, a French Canadian police
man, the first white child born in Chi
Cago outside the walls of old Fort
Dearborn.
The songs and hymns of France,
England and America were sung at in
tervals by the animated crowds of
merrymakers. In the company were
the children of the settlers of the val
leys Of the Ottawa, the Sorelle the
Chaudiere and the Saguenay. Tele-
grams were received from half hun
dred settlements and cities along the
banks of the great St Lawrence, where
similar festivities were held. Protest
ants, Roman Catholics and unbeliev-
ers all met in a uniform holiday Of
French national enthusiasm and the
day was fittingly closed with songs,
speeches and prayers.
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NORTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Many Cases Heard in Alderman
Myers Court Yesterday.
Other Notes.

Yesterday was busy day in Alderman Myers
court, where three assault and battery cases were
heard The FIRST was that Of Mary Quinland
against Katherine Timcley, arrested for commit
ting assault upon her, pulling the plaintiffs
hair and striking her in the face. The defendant
was committed to the county Jail in default OF
500 bail.
The second was the case Of Mary O'Ncil, Of
Albright avenue, who claimed that Jane O'IIoro,
Of the same avenue, threw pail Of water on
her and struck her on the head with a stick;
Mrs O'Horo was held in 500 bail, for which
Edward Neary qualified as bondsman
The third case was assault and battery and
highway robbery, in which Martin kolinsh acted
the plaintiff, and Joseph Gosetes was the
defendant, Kolanish claimed that Gosetes struck
him on the head with an iron and robbed him of
a large sum Of money on Thursday evening The
alderman not finding enough evidence against
Gcsetes discharGd him on the charge Of highway
robbery and held him under 500 bail on the
assault and battery charge, which he could not
furnish, and he was committed TO the county Jail.
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jackson Street Baptist Church.

our excursion will take place next
Thursday. Let everybody come. Trains
leave Delaware and Hudson depot at
8 o'clock.
Brother Mauto Jacobsin, a converted
Jew, will relate his experience next
Sunday morning. Come and hear him.
The social at Ethel Lewis was a
great success. What have you done
with your talent? One man hid his
away in napkin and another brought
five more Which of the two are you
going to he?
Be all ready. July Il will he the
night 10 make your returns. See who
will bring the most talents.
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The coroner's inquest in the case Of
Mrs. Bridget DuGgan, who died in the
jackson street police station early
wednesday morning attracted a large
crowd last evening 20 the station house.
Attorney John J. Murphy was present
on behalf of the sons Of Mrs. DuEGan.
He succeeded IN a measure IN disCled-
itlne the theory that the woman was
intoxicated.
The first witness called was Mrs.
Roberts. of IN North Rebecca avenue.
She testified 10 first having seen Mrs
nucsan leaning on the fence in front
of p"v.' rs house. on North Rebecca
avenue, near Frice street. about i30 r.
m. She afterwards saw her on the
slors behind No. 10 school. lyine down
in the shade While there Mrs Rob
ertS famed her, and detected the odor
OF LIQUOR on her breath.
The next she saw of her was when
Mrs. pusCan got up and walked down
Rehccca avenue to jackson street
where she fell. She became unconscious
and was bleeding at the nose Mrs
Roberts t,.tihed that she was positive
Mrs. Dusean was intoxicated.
THORN ASSISTED HER.
George w Thorn. Of 126 North Re-
heccd avenue. testified to having picked
Mrs. DugEan up from the sidewalk On
Fehecca avenue and assisted her To- The
school house steps. He saw her arise
from the steps, walk about twenty-five
feet, hut did not see her stagcor or
fall. lie would not say she was in
toNica ted but was positive that he did
not smell liquor on her.
Druggist John l.. Jenkins swore he
knew Mrs. DugGan five or six years
He saw her stasger and fall on Re-
hecca avenue, near Price street He
picked her un. and later saw her fall
on the sidewalk near Jackson street.
She was conscious the second time he
saw her and he sponged her face with
water.
He did not detect the smell of LIQUOR
m her, although he was quite positive
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WEST SCRANTON

that she had been drinking. lie also
testified to having seen her drunk be-
| fore.
| John Duffy, Of Price street and Re-
becca avenue. testified that Mrs. Dug
| gan acted like drunken woman. lie
| helped to pick her up and carry her to
| a shady place in the rear of the school
! He saw her get up from there, walk
| down the street and fall against the
| wall He did not smell liquor on her,
| but thought she staggered little.
| Or. David j. Jenkins testified to
| having seen the woman lying in
| stupor, with blood oo2ing from her
| nose. II appeared to him to be a case
| of drunk. When questioned by Attor-
| ney Murphy, the doctor said he based
| ihs opinion on the expression of the
| people around the woman and her gem
eral appearance.
EXAMINED THE EYES.
When he examined the pupils of her
| eyes they appeared equal and did not
| indicate any depression. He telc-
phoned TO police headquarters that
| there was a case of drunk for them
| to look after.
Patrolman Lowry testified that he
found the woman lying on the side
walk in an unconscious condition.
| That he stood her up on her feet AMI
| after she walked few steps her knees
seemed to give away and II was neCcs-
sary for him to stop Il passing wagon
and take her to the station house.
He further testified to having locked
her in a cell, but could not say that
she was conscious. lie admitted that
Mrs. pugcan was in bad shape, that
she had been bleeding at the nose. and
that there was a slight abrasion on
her forehead. He placed her in the
cell at $50 o'clock and left the station
at $50 o'clock. He did not see her
again until the next morning between
3 and II o'clock. when she was dead.
Lieutenant Williams was next
sworn. lie first saw Mrs. Dugean in
the cell at $50 o'clock. She appeared
then To be sleeping comfortably. He
next saw her at $50 O'clock, when
she was still lying in the cell. breath
ing naturally. He did not notice any
thing unusual in her condition until 3
o'clock the next morning. when he
heard her gasping for breath.
NOTICED A CHANGE.
He Immediately went to her cell and
noticed a change in her condition. and
summoned Patrolman Thomas Evans,
who called Or. Raymond. The latter
pronounced her dead. The Lieutenant
sworc that he formed the impression
that the woman was drunk from the
charge entered on the docket.
He testified to having watched her at
intervals during the night. She did
not receive any aid from the time she
was put in the cell, as she seemed to
be breathing naturally.
Patrolman Evans testified 10 re-
spending to the lioutenant's call and
to summoninC Or. Raymond. He said
the woman appeared to he dead when
he looked at her in the cell. Lieu
tenant Williams was recalled by At
tornev Murphy and said that in his
opinion the woman was dead when
he went into the cell to look after
her.
The jury rendered a verdict to the
effect that Mrs. Duggan came to her
death on Wednesday morning, July
1901, in a cell in the West Scranton
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May Was Discharged.

The police force were given special
orders on Fourth of July to prevent
the explosion of giant dynamite fire.
crackers and sulphur and potash tab
let's on the street car tracks.
Lieutenant Williams detailed PATROL
man David Davis to do some special
work in this respect, and the latter ar
rested a fellow named May i'm front of
Fdirchild's hotel, who was engaged in
placing tablets on the track.
May left a deposit of So for his ap-
pearance last evening, and at the hear
ing Police Magistrate Davis discharged
May and refunded his money. as he did
not consider that any ordinance had
been violated.
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SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES
Funeral of William Arnold from the
Home of His Parents on
Pittston Avenue.

The funeral Of william, the liyear.old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Arnold, was held from the
family residence on Pittston avenue yesterday al.
ternoon at $50 o'clock The home Of the he.
reaved family was thronged with friends and rela.
tves and the members Of the Sunday school
ciass were present TO pay their respects to their
departed brother
A. $50 o'clock the funeral moved 10 the Hick
ory street PRESBYTERIAN church, where services
were conducted by Rev. W. A. North who also
preached brief sermon. Az the conclusion Of
the services the funeral cortege moved 10 tine
Prtston avenue cemetery. where interment was
made.
The pallhearers were: Charles Arnhrust, Ma
thias Long. Philip Mcrtz and r Phillips The
fower'bearers were Christian Bsnnick Edward
hesslnger, Fred Hammer. William Kornscher.
Carl North and Fred Hamm.
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PARK PLACE.

Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Cut
ler of Brisbin street, a boy.
Charles Horten, OF Court street.
spent the Fourth with his mother in
Binghamton. n. Y.
Rev. q. c. Lyman. of the Court
street Methodist Episcopal church,
has returned from visit with friends
in Tunkhannock.
Harold Freas. of Providence road.
spent the Fourth with his grand
parents al Nanticoke.
c. 7. Terwilliger, of Providence road,
is in the butcher business in Green
Ridge.
j. F. Cosser, OF Court street, has re-
turned after a few days trip to
Bloomsbury.
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NUBS OF NEWS.

The drawing for s25 in gold will be conducted
this evening under the auspices nj the Young
Mems Institute and the sodality of St Johns s
church. The drawing will he in the basement Of
the church on Fig street
II. Vine was alragned before Alderman Lentes
last evening on charge Of assault and battery
committed on the child of James Monento. As
the charge could not be proved the defendant
was discharged with a warning
Ferdinand Muckley left for New York yesterday
to attend the funeral Of relative
Mrs. c. Boland and daughter Mary, are spend.
ing week at Harvey's lake.
William Boland left for California Yesterday
John o'Neil and Jesse Newton are spending
their vacations at Atlantic City
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Tin House Scale Settled,

BY Exclusive Vine from The Associated Press
Pittshurg July Sit has Just been officially
announced that the tin house scale has been set
tied by the International Tin Plate Workers asSo-
citation with the American Tin Plate company,
Advances in wages were granted ranging Il Iom
3 Ia 10 per cent The smslgamatcd association
scale, which was signed last month, went into
effect on July l. The scale OF the in house en-,
ployes becomes elective on July Is,
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THE HOMLIEST MAN IN SCRANTON

as well as the handsomest, and others
arc invited to call on any druggist and get
free trial bottle OF Kemps Bllsam for the
Throat and Lungs remedy that is guaranteed
TO cure and relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs,
Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price s5c.
and Soc
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precinct police station. Scranton, Pa.
Is a result of fractured skull at the
base Of the brain. due to fall, which
she received on North Rebecca avenue,
Tuesday, July ., at u. M"
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INQUEST IN The
DUGGAN CASE
CONDUCTED BY CORONER ROB-
ERTs LAST EVENING.

Testimony of Several Witnesses
Went to Prove That the Woman
Was Intoxicated When She Fell
and Injured Herself Edward Nc
Williams and Family Formerly
Resided Here Thief Enters a
House on West Locust Street.
May Was Discharged.
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Another Texas Gusher.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
Beaumont Texas, July 5,-Gusher No. ,, Hey.
wood oil company, was turned into a tank this
morning and flowed at the rate Of 1000 per hour
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vice AZ $50 p m; mid-week church PRAYER ser.
vice, Wednesday evening at 745 A cordial inyi.
tation is extended TO all to attend these services