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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-12-19


Butter-nuts 20c per peck a, Walk
er's store.
Princeton is pretty, progressive and
prosperous.
All our merchants are enjoying a
good holiday trade.
The earth is the child's and the full
ness thereof at Christmas time.
Christmas toys, chinaware and novel;
ties of all kinds. at Jesmer's depart
ment store.
Crokinole and combination game
boards of all kinds from IS cents to
$4.95 at Scheens.
See that your friends get copy of
this weeks UNION, and advertise the
country in which you live.
7. O. Larson of Choteau, Montana,
came back last week to spend the holi-
days with his father, Ole Larson, near
OrrOck.
Every child making purchase to
the amount of five cents at Scheen's on
Monday will receive a pretty Christ
mas card.
Rogers Bros. 1917 knives and forks at
Caley's, the genuine article and the
price is the lowest in the city. Come
in and look them over.
H. Gerdin of B. D. Grants hardware
store will leave Saturday for Gotha,
MIMI, where he will spend Christmas
with his wife and her folks.
Clocks.
Go to Caley's and buy a frst-class
clock, one that is guaranteed to run
and keep good time and require no
tinkering.
The new steel files for the vault in
the clerk of courts Office were put in
last week and are great i'm Improvement
on the old wooden files. There are
III file cases.
Say, do you know that Galley has
more clocks and better clocks than any
other merchant in the city, and he will
sell you one at a price that will suit
your pocket book.
The Catohlic order of Foresters will
elect officers for the ensuing year at
their meeting to be held week from
next Saturday. The installation will
occur the second week in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace E. Chase went
to Minneapolis yesterday morning to
remain oyer Christmas. Mr.. Chase will
return after Christmas to assist his
father at the lumber yard for WHILE
The annual sale and supper of the
Dorcas society will be held at the G..
A. R. ball tomorrow (Frday) The
doors will not be open for the sale I'M
til i P M. and supper will be served
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23
HONESDALE.

Special to tho scranton Tribune.
Honesdale, March 22.--Hon. and Mrs
o. :. Purdy entertained number Of
their friends on Thursday evening.
Miss Katharine N. stanton is spend
ing two weeks at Virginia Beach. Va.
Mrs. II. n. TORY has returned from
New York city, where she spent sew
eral weeks
Andrew Thompson is in New York
and Boston this week.
The ice moved out of Park lake on
Friday morning for the first time dur
Ing the past winter. An ice gorge
formed, but soon passed out without
doing any damage. The ice bridge has
been great convenience to pedestri-
ans for three months.
John Finnerty. who has been critic
ally III. Is somewhat better.
Robert 7. Fowler. aged fourteen
years. died of Bright's disease at the
home Of his mother. Mrs. Thomas
Fowler. of upper Main street. Thurs
day morning. after an illness of seven
weeks. He is survived by his mother,
three brothers and four sisters. The
funeral services will be held at his late
home on Saturday afternoon at .
'Ni''N' INtN. W llliliNl SNhl VIII
ofilciate. Interment in Riverside ceme-
terry.
The Rev. J.. X. Bateman, of Scran-
ton, preached in Grace Episcopal
church on Friday evening.
Miss Matte Colum Is the valedic-
toran and Miss Florence Noight the
salutatorian at the commencement eX-
ercises Of the Honesdale High school
Mr.. and Mrs. II, G. Hand have pre-
sented to the Presbyterian church d
complete set of individual communion
cups.
The members of the Amity club and
few guests enjoyed u smoker in their
club rooms. Thursday evening. Music,
games and plenty of fun is what the
Antilles always have
Miss Grace Corey, who has been en-
tertained by friends in Scranton the
past four weeks. returned to her home
Thursday evening.
For three nights, commencing April
-. the attraction at the opera house
will be "A Jolly Affair"
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John C. Langford, Henry G. Langford
and Miss Emma NJ. Fessenden. both
OF Oakland, were united In marriage.
The Century club held a, pleasant hop
this evening in Hogan opera house.
Deposit camp of Modern Woodmen
this evening paid Susquehanna camp n
fraternal visitation. A smoker" was
enjoyed. "a
Professor Pierce. Of Binghamton, will
hold n social hop In Hogan opera house
on Monday cvenig. April \.
The Ladies Auxiliary TO the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, held a
supper last evening In knights of Py-
thias hall,
George II. Downing, of Binghamton
this evening met with the new chorus
choir of the Presbyterian church and
conducted it's first rehearsal. II Is ex.
pected that the choir Will furnish
music In the church Easter Sunday.
The newspapers of the town are
printing the portraits OF some of our
handsome and talented gentlemen. to
the great deectation of their readers.
Such enterprise Is very commendable
The proprietors of patent medicines
have too long had the monopoly of por.
trait publishing. Let the good work
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23
PHILADELPHIA Grain and Produce

Philadelphia March % Wheat ~; loW;r;
contract grade. March, 711saISc. 'o'h ~.
lower; No. > mixed. March. i(lgai5hc: o"S
steady; No. " whitc clipped, "3c B'tNs,-
Finn, good demand fancy western "'Iw ~
92il",; do, do prints, DE: exceptional 49,
neatly, 23ci lots, 23c. El;gs-firm, TAR dc'
nard; fresh nearby, l2a.c, l' western; n,.; '%. !;
DO. southwestern, he; do southern i2t 'neeSc,
-- rim hut quiet; " Y. full creams lan,y
small i2l.c; do. do. do. fair 10 choice lo.i
st2c. Refined sugars Firm, fair d'mind. '0t'
tOh-i'im, isc. higher; midd,ng uplaGdS'
8 i,i6c Tlllow-Dull and wcaN; 'ity prime
in hhds., i2ic.;. country 10, do" hhl,; "a
iaic; cakes. 5a6ic. Live poultry DuH. ana
tcwl, lower; fowls, iDlilc.: old roos;crs. "a
1iac.; CHECKERS. 1o'aaI,hc: ducks, ,9a'|ci ;
geese. liai2c; turkeys, lO1't(. i'r'sCd Ioh'.
iry--rim but quiet; fowls, choice, iO'2liic' I;
do. ,air 10 good, oIalo2.; Old f""sters. 70. :
realty chickens. Halle; western do, lolE',. :
,lYN,t,. We tern choice e. fancy lOrl-c; "'r KS
nearby liaf;,c. western do. loal2c.
Rcccirts-flour. 900 barrels: aud l'dl,,W'
pounds in sacks; wheat 1900 b'iShesi corr
iiG,OOO bushels; oats. 5000. Shipments W neat :
i.5Oo bushels corn, "a, 600 bushels; oats, l2'0'O
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23
BROONLYN.

Special to tlc scranton Tribune.
Brooklin. March 22.--Alrs. Name Pal
mer, of Scranton, is spending a few
days with Mrs. Snadduck.
Miss Jennie Tiffany Is teaching for
Miss Wright, who is with her sister.
Mrs. Taylor
Miss Hattie Mcmillan is spending "A
few days with her brother in Nichol-
son.
Work on the tciephouC to Foster is
beng pushed as rapidly as possible.
About three-fourths Of the poles are
h'W set.
Harry Richards SAKE. of Pittston. is
visiting friends here.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, met this week
with Mrs. j. NJ. Whitman.
Roy Shadduck is quite sick at pres
ent
Miss Emma Eldridgc, of Scranton.
spent sunday with her parents here.
Farmers are making maple sugar
viii Coy. who has moved onto the
Sterling farm, is putting up ice
d. l.. Gardner, of the International
Correspondence school. was in town OF
Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank case has been quite III
with quinsy. Her mother Mrs. George
Sterling, is with her.
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NICHOLSON.
10 the scranton Tribune.

special TO the Scranton Tribune
Nicholson. March 22.-Mrs. Royal W.
age, of New York city. is the guest
or her sister, Mrs. Sarah Williams.
Among those from out of town that
attended the funeral Of w. w John
son on Tuesday We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Youngs, of Bnghamton;
Nr. and Mrs. Charles Tiffany, of
Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Y. John.
son, G. w, ohnson and D. l.. Wilson,
OF Scranton; Mr., and Mrs. J. ID. Ste
phens, of Royal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Taylor enter
tained a number of young people last
evening at their home on Pine street.
In honor OF their daughter Bessie's 8
birthday. The evening was delight
fully spent in playing games, and at
seasonable hour refreshments We're
served. Those present were: Misses
Florence wilkins. Vera Taylor. Virgil
Taylor, Florence Buck. Gertrude
Smith, Eunice Day. Ethel Shaw, Ethel
Brown. Lille Garland. Ruth briggs,
Edith Cisney. Cora King Rhea
Shields. Blanche Hoppe, Laura Van
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New York Grain and Produce.

Sca York. March 22.-fiour Quiet and steady
all da, 1T o!d prices. Whcit--Spct trn; NO.
red. >l3sc. T. o. H. nd,at; No. rcd eo&tc
elevator; No. I rorthrn Duluth, "'sI. l. o. D.
,rou Oniion, AZ drst we're inclined towards
hca, ness, .ubSeQucnt stir IN expor: 'r'lcs'
however. alarmed shorts aud promoted afternoon
.t,ddncos. closing hrm at isahc. net decline
March closed sOisc., Nv. SO's".; jnIy' sac :
Scrt. iDGsr. Corn spot irmcr; No. :, sc.
elevator and iSiic. t. o. b aiioat. ooti"nS open
cd easy but later rallied coo'l firm at 4 Iar'
tial 'sc net decline. March closcd iDc.; Nay,
iGa4c.: July. iGa.c.; sept. i6S4c. oatS >l!"t
dull: No. ) SOIsc. w. >. SOC: No. white I.
S2a. ,l?r; No. > white. 32c.; track mNrd
wc,tcIh ~a9liac.; track white, |9a36c. optl"r-
Quiet hut firmly held. Buttcr-tim; tre'i
crelmcry. ida22c.; factory, lMilsr.; state
rnIorcd and white. llal1Ioc.. fancy small colorcI
IoIsc.: fancy small white, l2al2hc Egg -
Easier; state and Pcnna., l.'aljl2c; WESTERN
l2a!al?C; southern. l2al9'tc
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FOREST CITY.

special TO the scranton Tribune.
Forest city. March 22.--.B. +. Maxey,
formerly of this place. now located at
Wilkes Barre. was just elected presi-
dent of the Luzerne County Associa-
ton Of Retail Druggists.
Mrs. J. Il. Budd and daughter Mary,
are visiting friends in carbondale for
a few days.
John :. Harris has returned from the
Poughkeepsie Business college.
j. A. Wostgate and John Eicholzer
collected $50 in No. . niue for Her
bert Reynolds, who was seriously In
jured while running the motor last
fall and is not yet able to walk. Mr..
Reynolds is very thankful for the
gift
T. Alexander father of our towns
p,un. Jack Alexander. died in London,
England March :, after an illness of
seven weeks.
Misses Alice Melvin and Grace Men
hennett returned from the Blooms
burg Normal school Saturday to spend
vacation.
Cecil G. Manner has bought the feed
store of T. IL. Phinney.
Michael Monotick was thrown under
the cars at the new breaker yester-
day. One of his legs was broken and
he received sever scalp wound
Thomas Watts and family are eN-
rected from New Mexico today. They
have been there several years.
r. w. Budd and wife spent sunday
with their parents in town.
The senior editor of the Forest city
News, F. II. Gelder. and David Ilar-
| a ...,. sst. ll
The employees Of the Harvey silk
mill are stll out on strike and but
little hopes of either side giving in.
Mrs. Harry Morgan. of West Scran-
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs GeorS
Ledyard.
The public highways leading into
town arc nearly impossible
The water We are getting now Is a
great improvement on the river water.
Our supply now comes from Brace
! Bi ook. one Of our merchants has been
getting two cans Of spring water Il
day--ona to drink and one to COOK
with.
A meeting of the Forest City board
of trade was held in the council room
Thursday evening at $780, T. p. McCor-
mick, president, in the chair. In the
absence Of the secretary. J. Il. Budd
was chosen secretary pro tenn. the
committee on the bridge question, At
| torney 7. NJ. Gardiner and DR.. Dwyer,
reported progress. AS this is vital
matter for our town and surrounding
| country, il will be followed up to "A
| successful termination. The commit
! tee on bylaws reported: constitution
and bylaws read, and adopted as read.
| Permanent officers were nominated, TO
be voted for at the next regular meet
irg
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23
FACTORYVILLE.
TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Factoryville, March 22.-Mrs. Sarah
Sinrell, who has been spending the
winter at Binghamton with her daugh-
ter, has returned to her home in this
place.
Rev. NJ. ID. Fuller, of Jermyn, gave
one of his interesting lectures at the
Methodist Episcopal church last even
ing, under the auspices of the Epworth
league. Subject was "A Trip Through
Ireland"
Mrs. David Spencer and son, Robert,
Of Blooms burg, Pa. are spending a
few days at the home of Henry Pike.
Louis Dickson is seriously III with
rheumatism at the home Of his mother.
George. the onc-year-old son of DIR.
and Mrs. Charles A. Zeller. Of Dalton.
was buried here yesterday. The funeral
was conducted from the residence OF
u, ;. Kinds, father of Mrs. Zeller, at .
O'Clock.
spending week with friends in Brook
lin. Pa.
Mrs. u. =. Iindley has been confined
I" her home by Illness for the past two
weeks.
''i' anu NlIS' James bONd, OF West
scranton, were callers here on Tues
day.
Mrs. stephen Tilinghast, of T.aplumc.
had the misfortune to fall and break
her shoulder.
The trouble between the members OF
IN" firm once known as the Excelsior
lSar company, of Bnghamton. was
given another airing last Monday be.
fore Squire Charles Gardner. of this
place. The decision of the court was
reserved one week, The parties con-
cerned are ID. W. Stark and John 4.
Fsssett. of Tunkhannock; John Hal
lock- W. II. Allen and w, II. Allen, of
Scranton.
The milk condensery at I.aPlume has
come to life again, and 1t is expected
mat 1t will start up about April | or
before The Dairymens associa ton of
this place will withors a doubt sell
their milk to the Scranton company
the coming season. for which negotia- :
tions have been pending for some time.
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THOMPSON.
Scranton Tribune


Thompson, March 22.-Mrs. A. NJ
Filewood is spending a week with her
niece. Mrs. II. n. Barrett. at Jermyn.
Miss Beatrice Mcintosh. Of Starrucca
spent Wednesday with friends in town.
Mrs. Lottie Potter and son, Leon,
after a few days visit with relatives In
sidney. n. V. will return home today.
Miss Hannah Latham is spending the
week with relatives in Scranton.
The new creamery will begin business
April /.
Rev. p. Il. Tower will preach in the
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church.
Oakland. next Sabbath morning and
evening.
Invitations have been received here
to the Clark Smith wedding at Green
Grove April 3. Arthur is "A Thompson
boy and while he has been from here
four years he has many friends here
still who will wish him continued hap
piness.
Emerson Tucker, Of jackson, whose
house was burned some months since.
has begun the erection of new house
on the old site
Miss Davidson is visiting relatives
a few days.
G. c. Wilmarth was doing business
in Susquehanna yesterday.
c. V. Larrabee. solicitor for the Sus-
quehanna Ledger, was looking after
the interests of that paper In town yes
tcrday.
William Benson, of jackson. was
called to Scranton yesterday to see his
brother. Nelson, who is seriously sick
there.
Those driving into town report the
roads Just horrid.'' and the bottom
has not begun to drop out yet.
1t looks now as though dwelling
houses would be at "A premium in
Thompson this year. We welcome good
people to our town.
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SUSQUEHANNA.

Sl'. ldl 70 INP scranton IIlDdne.
Susquehanna. March 22.-There is Il
report that number of striking Erie
boilers makers will take jobs elsewhere.
Colonel William II. Tclford has had
his pension increased from s2a to $50
per month.
Congressman G. Fred Wright last
week returned home from business
trip TO Washington.
Mrs. T.. II. w. Searle has returned
home from a visit with Montrose rcla-
tives.
The river is at high water marx, but
the heavy body of ice between Susque-
hanna and Cooperstown is still intact.
Colonel w. n. Telfords health, which
has been precarious for more than Il
year, is somewhat improved.
Maple sugar making has commence
in the vicinity camps, It is claimed
that the yield this season will be small
owing to the ravaGes of the maple
worm for the past two seasons and
last years drought
The Pleasant Mount line uf the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Telephono
company. has been connected with the
main line
- Hp'''dl "'i'usll p'iit"lndn mas h'cli
stationed on Front street and vicinity
The Associated Press states that Tim
Hurley of "Brooklyn," fought Mysteri-
Gus Billy" Smith to "A draw. at New
London, Conn. last night. All the
same. Tim belongs to Susquehanna
Brooklyn has one end of big bridge.
hence ii doesn't need Tins perform
ancc to bolster up it's reputation
Honor to whom honor" etc.
The work on the Gelatt line of the
Northeastern Pennsylvania Telephone
company's line vii be commenced on
Monday next, and before June il will
be extended to Montrosc.
I'm Windsor. on Wednesday. by Rev.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-23
AVOCA.

The death of John Cunningham ocs
CURED at the family residence in thu
North End, after n brief Illness Of
pneumonia. Deceased was about forty
seven years of age. of a retiring dis
position and ever mindful of his FAM
ily and their welfare. Besides his wife,
he is survived by six children. He was
a member Of the Catholic Mutual
Beneficial association, Ancient Order
of Hbernians and No. 13 Associated
fund. The funeral will take place on
Sunday afternoon. Interment Will la
in st. Mary's cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles Johnson
took place on Thursday afternoon from
the home of her sister, Mrs. James
Ryan. Services were held in st. Mary's
church lnterment was made in st.
Marys cemetery. The pall-bearers 4
were Michael O'Malley, James Fit1-
patrick. Patrick McDermott, Patrick
Fitzpatrick, Frank O'Boyle and Frank
Parks.
Misses Mary Gallagher, Margarar &
Farley. Margaret Cunningham and
William McAndrew. of Stroudsburg
Normal school, are spending tscir
spring vacations at their homes in
town.
Adam Clark and Frank Devers at
tended the taxpayers convention al
Wilkes Barre yesterday. The local
union will meet this evening to hear
their report of the proceedings.
Miss Nina Kiesinger, of Scranton. is
spending few days at the home os
her parents, on Mill street.
The machinery of the underwear fac.
tory is being removed to Scranton.
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New lVik, March 90 -thcfc was a great va.
rie,y Of movements IN the stock market today
under the shifting operations Of speculative pools.
The opening was quite strong, tie most potent
influence being the more cheerful tone in the
foreign markets on the agreements reached be.
tween Great Britain and Hussis over the diti.
Guilty at 1i,h 1sn. Tue irips seemed 10 have
appealed to the favor of the foreigners N re-
sponsc to tile late notable upward movement
l'crr Yesterday and they enjoyed good share
uf the opening strength, hut profit taking sales
were particularly directed against them after
wards and their reaction had a large Influence
in bringing about the subsequent Depression in
the general market, Tic local municipal stocks
were under decided rrcsy,tc and apparently y
very large lhe OF speculative holdings of all
the principal meinhcts Of TIE group was lidul'
atcd, making heavy inroads upon their prices.
Attempt, were made to hold the market Wy
advancing individual Stu,ks here aud there, but
they were only indinctcn,y successful, serving
SIMPLY rs cover Tor continued realizing. The
hchNt tone IN burlington the first Of the week
has had d marked hAtirhce IN the general
market 70 that II wds ii,ktd Uut as an effective
iallying point and was bid up within a Quarter
OF last Mondays high level. Il fell back ~
l'outs however and closed with a net gain II
only fraction. Among the leading railroad
stocks the only really substantial strength was
shown 10y tho trunk lines uhi b., the Wabash
issues, Pennsylvania led tic forincr group with
an extreme advance of two points. pennsylvania
was the only member ct the group that held well.
The buying ot the Wabash stocks on very
heavy scale and all offerings were confidently
absorbed. The preferred Va carried up an
extreme 37s. dosing At the top and the common
gained ~. Nothing definite is known a. to the
source Of the buying but the belief c,htiuu 5
that the property Is destined to absorption by
another system. There was some continued show
ot strength among tho group of minor railroad
properties which have iern Recently prominent,
but none Of them was well held. Tho Denver Eiid
Rio Grandc stocks moved up ~ tot the common
and 34 for the preferred on the belief that they
will pass into the control Of the Missouri
Pacific. Western Union moved up over points,
American Car pa. aud the preferred of tie
latter corporation 2fs on rumorS OF consolidation.
International Paper rose and the preferred 2li
on eportcd working agreement with a ,ompcti
tor Sugar moved very incgulaly both ny and
down on large dealings. Total sales today, L.
$50, 800 shares
The bond market continued active aud lri2Gu
lar. Total sales, par value, sj,ilIo0D, United
States bonds were all unchanged on the last
cali
Tho o. o., had Tbn
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ARIEL.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune
Ariel. March 22.--Mrs. A. Woodruff
of Honesdale. spent part of this week
with relatives in town.
The Ladies Aid met at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Jones on Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. Seymour Seeley, of Hawley,
visited friends in town on Tuesday.
Mrs. Salinda Jones. who has been
visiting in town for several weeks. re-
turned to her home in Salem on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. Bidwell, of Airing
ton, spent sunday with j. Noble and
family.
The members of the Womcns Chris
tian temperance union met at the
school house on Friday afternoon
when Miss Frances Willard's picture
was presented to the High school
Mr.. George Swartz. of Nardon, called
on friends on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Brundago spent
last Sunday with Mrs. Shaffrr ut
Gravity.
The Bible class win meet on Satljr-
day evening at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Morton Roberts,