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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-22
Letter from the Orient.

Mrs. W. T. Atkins has received letter from her son, Richard Atkins, from the Philippine Islands. He joined the navy about two years ago. He writes very entertainingly of what he has seen and gives a graphic description of the taking of Pekin and the stirring scenes that oc- cured on the way to the capital of the Celestial Empire. He says that the Rus sian soldiers are very cruel and heart" less. He saw them execute Chinaman They hanged him by ropes and then placed a lot of guns under him with the bayonets fixed and after torturing him for a lono time cut the ropes and im- paled the poor fellow on the points of the bayonets.
 He says that he has been detailed from the regular service to the chemical lab oratory, in the hospital department. as he had some knowledge of chemicals. He has been to Australia twice. but does not like that country very much. He gave description of the Japanese and Chinese farms, and says 1t is beautiful country.
 Mir. Atkins says that he has three more years to serve in the navy before his time expires and that he expects to locate in the Philippines at the expiration of that time. as he regards the chances of a young man making his fortune there very fattering. He has net been In the best of health, but at the time the letter was written was improving.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-22
Accident to Mrs. Nunnelee.

Center vile, Oct 21.--(SDeciaD-Last night Mrs. S F. Nunnelee. wife of Cap I4ain s. F. Nunnelee. the Nestor of the Alabama Press, and mother of l.. H. Nunnelce of The Centerville Press. sus. tained severe fall. She Is not thought
 to be dangerously hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-22

TA.-. q, hut one political district in Great sr,ts,r WbieS @ has not eroyssss the , excitement of contested election since tsoo' inst is Eit- Ni MT TO IeE- ,,, du-aE those years, al ,bo,,rh tber. have bean eight general cleo nad to nght for his seat only onesa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-22
WILL CROSS SWORDS AGAIN.
Graham and Denson Will Meet 1T nahafa af Annisfnn

Anniston, Oct. 21.-((SpeciaD-Chai s. J. Bowie of the Calhoun County Dem ocratic Committee has announced that Colonel w H. Denson, who will speak in this city tomorrow against the rati- dcation of the new Constitution, will be met in debate by Hon. Joe Graham
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31

he has thus been engaged. besides look
ing after the enormous business of his
court. he has found opportunity, which
II Il did not come to him. he created.
IN show his philanthropic spirit. evil
dence Of which is strikingly shown in
the great work of Emergency hospi-
tai of which he was one of the founders
and one of it's present officers.
Alderman Jones can he righty
cIassed among the self-made men,
men whose opportunities TO acquire
education were limited, but who had
in them the right stuff to presevere TO
glorious success under the most ad-
verse circumstances. Aside from MS
other qualities, the alderman has
humorous side which, while brought to
advantage in ordinary conversation. is
best seen at a public function, say In
the position of POSTMASTER at an after
dinner session. The alderman, how
ever is at home on any topic and one
always feels that ne has heard somc-
thing worth hearing and heard 1t
rightly told, after chat with him'
Or. u. l.. Bailey is another man be-
fore the public who has becoming
appreciation of the beauties of nature,
for he delights, when the opportunity
comes during a sort of lull in his
big practice, to take himself TO the
country, select a stream where hsh
abound in plenty, throw aside the
thoughts of the ills that are with him
night and day in his ministrar1ons TO
the suffering, and there enjoy himself
as any sensible doctor ny any one
should, when the enjoyment is there
Doctor Bailey Just returned from one
of these trips 90 Montroso, to spot
where he has visited again and again.
and where the fish have such friend
" feeling for him that they jump to
get into his genial company.
The doctor was unfortunate in catch
ing the heavy rain storm OF Monday
night, having driven the entire jour-
ney; but though he was as wet, he
was not as mad as was the proverblal
"wet hen: the doctor is too much of
| the true sportsman to become ruflled
over such a trifle.
The doctor is whole-souled and gem
lial, ready of wit and firm believer in
| the philosophy of sunshine; a ply
sician who believes and practices that
cheerful spirit and hearty laugh
are often more effective than bot
tie of pills. His friends are to he
found everywhere and he is constantly
increasing his friendships.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
Ex-sLAVE DIES AT A HUNDRED
AND TEN.

on July Is at Basklng Ridge. n. j.,
Nathan Woodward, "a colored man.
famaliarly known as Uncle Nate"
died at the age Of 10 years. Nate"
was born at Whtehouse, Hunterdon
county, and was owned by Simon
Wyckoff, who sold him to Matthew
Woodward. The record of the sale fix
ed beyond dispute the age of the old
man.
Some years later Woodward sold
Nate TO $. BarCkalow, who owned
the Lord Stirling Farm, for a yoke
of oxen He married Sarah, a slave
owned by Mr.. Bedell, of Basking Ridge,
ana became Bedells coachman. Sarah
died about eighteen years ago, at the
age of ninety.
sarah was ono of the three slaves in
the state to he freed by Lincoln's Em-
anclpation Proclamation, not having
been affected by the law of lSOS and re-
naming a slave until the general abol-
tion of slavery. She had been, how
ever virtually free for years,
Mate" had been supported by Ber-
nards township since he had been un-
able TO work. His death occurred at
the home of George Apgar. He enjoyed
excellent health until July 4, when he
complained Of the intense heat ard be-
came prostrated. He slowly sank un-
Ill this morning, when the end came.
The body will be entered in the grave
with his wife, in EyerGreen cemetery,
at Baskins Ridge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
ALPHABET ON A PIN HEAD.
This Difficult Task Has Been Ac-
complished in Baltimore.

From the Baltimore American,
II. A. Houseal, an engraver, has ac-
complshed a task in the engraver's
art which eclipses the engraving of
the Lords Prayer upon a silver dol
lar, which was supposed for a long
time to be the triumph of fine work in
engraving. He has managed TO en-
grave the alphabet complete on the
head of a common pin. Mr.. Houseal,
who rarely uses a glass in his work,
can read the letters with the naked
aye. and although there are few per-
sons whose eyesight is so strong, a
common magnifying glass serves to
make them easily distinguishable. The
letters range from left to right and
are all capitals.
In the first circle around the edge
of the head of the pin are the letters
from A to NJ, inclusive. Within this
is the second circle beginning at n and
ending at u, and directly in the center
is the &C. mark, The diameter of the
pinhead is barely sixteenth of an
inch and It can he understood how
small the letters must be. They are
about one fourth the size Of the letters
in the Lords Prayer engraved on a
dollar. The work occupied about an
hour and a half, and was done during
an afternoon about month ago. Mr..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
OLYpHANT.

The obsequies of the late Anthony
Walsh. whose sad death occurred on
saturday last. took place yesterday
morning. There was an unusually large
attendance of persons. who were pres
ent to attest the esteem in which they
held the deceased and to show SYM
pathy for the bereaved family. The re-
mains were taken to st. Patrick's
church at 10 o'clock, where requiem
high mass was sung by Rev. John Nc
Loughlin. who preached an impressive
funeral sermon. Burial was made In
the West Side cemetery. The pail
bearers were Michael Mclaughlin, Pat
rick Dempsey. Thomas Lyons. Charles
Beatty, Thomas LAWN and James Muir
ply.
The funeral of the infant daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lawler, of Hill
street. was held yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock. There was large attend
ance of friends of the family. Inter-
nent was made in Blakely
Joseph McAndrew, Of Paterson. n. j.,
is the guest of relatives in town.
The funeral of the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. John Brooks. Of Lackawanna
street, will be held this afternoon at
o'clock.
Miss Maggie Davis. of Hyde Park.
spent yesterday with Mrs. T. p. Jones,
on Lackawanna street.
The remains of Mrs. Dewitt, who died
| in Blakely on Sunday, were taken to
Tunkhannock yesterday, where inter-
ment was made.
Daniel Matthews is i'll at his home on
| the West Side.
Robert Lewsley is visiting relatives
a Carbondale.
The appropriation set aside by coun-
| Gil, to cart away the refuse from the
| Lackawanna street pave, has become
exhausted. and as a result the pave has
not been cleaned the past week. II is
hoped that the council will devise some
| means by which the work can be con-
| tinued by the street department. Up 10
| the present time the street has been
kept unusually clean, and II is to be
| regretted that work in that line has
been stopped.
a large crowd from here will accom-.
pany the Browns to Pottsville on Fri
| day, where they will play Pottsvile' $
strong professional team two
games.
The school board will meet in special
session tonight.
| A telegram was received here last
night. announcing the death OF Michael
Lennon, a former resident of this place
at Newton, n. J. The funeral will be
announced later.
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MOSCOW.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. La Touche. of
Scranton, were visitors last Sabbath.
Miss Bertha Mitchell spent Sunday
with her parents at WINNERS.
The Ladies' Aid society met in the M.
f.. church yesterday.
Mrs. George Smith, of Gouldsboro,
was a visitor in town part of this
week.
Mrs. Henry George and Mrs. Chubb
and children spent Monday at Clifton.
The Misses Sarah McANdrew and
Nellie Scanlon left here Saturday to
attend the convention OF the Ladies'
Catholic Benefit association held at
Detroit. Mich.
Miss Sue Pyle is at Lake Bonaparte
Miss Donovan, of Scranton, is spend
ing a few days with Mrs. II. L. Gaige
An Epworth league prayer meeting
will he held at the home Of James
Hathrill this wednesday, evening.
The Womans Christian Temperance
union will have parlor meeting
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
PLANS FOR THE
SEMI-CENTENNlAL
Progress of the Work Assigned to
tho Various Committees-Decora-
tors Submit Their Bids Features
of the Loan Exhibit.

Progress--the most satisfactory pro-
grese--is the report made by the vari-
Gus committees OF the semi-centennial
as they come to headquarters with the
news of their doings each day.
At the meeting of the committee on
decorations and civic parade on Mon
day night, estimates were received
from Fuhrman Bros" of scranton.
Superintendent Clark. of the Lacka-
wanna Valley Electric Light company,
was present at the meeting and dis
cussed the plans for the electrical dis
plays and illumnations. The bids from
both parties will he considered at
later meeting of the committee. Inc
plans for the decorations and illumin-
ations il can be said, are elaborate,
and il can be predicted that the towns
people will be treated 10 some pleasant
surprises Yesterday. Abe Sahm, the
director of the department of promo
tion and publicity of the celebration
made a survey of the places where the
principal decorations, the arches, etc,
and in company with Scranton decor
ator. gathered some new ideas, which
viii he suggested and likely adopted by
the committee on decoration.
The reunion committee has met with
such a great response 10 the invita-
tions sent out that II is somewhat en-
harraSsed in the arrangements made TO
accommodate and entertain former resi-
dents
The loan exhibit will be held, likely,
in Trinity parish house. The commit
tee in charge of this work will he
formed during the week. This exhibit
will consist of the display Of old relics
Of the city. now in the possession OF
residents and former residents of Car
bndale. There will he a great colleC-
tion of articles Of historical value, and
there will he no more interesting fea-
ture of the celebration than this one.
The semi-Centennial association ac-
knowledees additional favors from the
Carbondale Gas company and the
Scranton Railway company The for
ner donated the illuminants for head
quarters, and the railway company pro-
vided transportation for the agents
who have been delegated to advertise
the celebration in towns up and down
the valley.
The school hoard is showing an inter-
est in the students proposed demon
stration that is a bright augury of its
success
Captain George f. Randolph post,
Sons of Veterans, took Commendable
action At its meeting Monday night,
when it contributed s. to the general
fund. and accepted the invitation to
fire the salute of fifty guns on the
morning of September ..
An indication of the interest taken by
the Red Men is shown in the report
received from Lackawanna tribe that ii
proposes to invite all members of the
order within a radius of thirty-five
miles. will rent hall and care for and
entertain the visiting brethren after
the manner Of true Red Men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
Death of Former Resident.

Word has been received by Carbon
dale relatives of the death at her home
in Cleveland, o., of Mrs. Henry Fitz-
simmons, former resident of this city.
Her demise occurred Monday afternoon
and so far the particulars have failed
tc reach this city.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was formerly Miss
Ellen Riley, of South Canaan. but for
many years she resided in this city.
About thirty years ago. with her hus-
band, she went to Cleveland, where she
had resided continuously since. She is
we'll remembered by the older residents
of CarbondalC She is survived by her
husband and several children in Cleve-
land and one sister, Mrs George Shree-
han, of Farview, and one brother, Will
liam Riley, of South Canaan. Mir.
Fitzsimmons' mother resides on Ca
naan street, this city.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
TAYLOR.

Florence, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Flor
ence Sullivan, of Grove street, and who
is employed as tlcketing cars at the
Archibald colliery, had his left arm
badly lacerated yesterday, by having
it caught between the bumpers of two
loaded coal cars. He was taken to the
Moses Taylor hospital. where the hos
pital physicians said that amputation
would not be necessary. At last re-
ports he was resting comfortably.
The Lilacs will cross bats with the
Pyne team at the latter place today.
Tickets are being rapidly disposed of
for the excursion of the Young Peoples
union Of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
which will he run to Glen Onoko, on
Tuesday, Aug. 90.
Thomas Coyne. of Minooka, was the
lucky winner of the $500 lot at the ex-
cursion of the Catholic church to Lake
Lodore on Monday. Miss Johanna
Clarey was the winner of neck lace.
She collected S1O3,
The excursion of Old Forge castle.
No. 339, knights of the Golden Eagle,
to Lake Lodore yesterday was largely
attended. A large number from this
place accompanied the outing. The
Union Drum corps were also in attend
ancc
Richard Williams and Daniel O'Bri-
en-, two local quot men, defeated two
West Scranton players in quot match
at the latter place on Monday for S2j
side. Score 81 to 10.
All members of the Taylor foot ball
team are requested to meet at the cor
ner of Union and Main streets, Thurs
day evening at s o'clock.
Edward Fox, of Grove street, left
yesterday for a weeks visit with
friends at Starrucca, Pa.
Taylor lodge, No. 462, knights OF
Pythias. will meet in session this even
inc.
Miss Jennie Harris. Of Main street.
visited at the home of Foreman and
Mrs. II. f. Harris, of the Archibald
mine yesterday.
Edward Harvey of Union street, is
spending two weeks at Lake Carey.
Minooka tribe, No. 247. Improved Or
der of Red Men, will meet in regular
session this evening.
Mrs Henry Lewis. of Dover, y. J..
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Thomas NJ.
| Howells, of South Taylor.
Mrs. Thomas L. Jones and family, OF
Main street attended the funeral of
Mrs. Page, in Scranton, yesterday.
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THE POLES ALL COUNTED
Interesting Tour of the City En-
gineer and Representatives of the
Various Telephone and Telegraph
Companies-About 1900 Poles in


The tour of the city engineer and the
representatives of the different tele-
graph companies to ascertain the num-
Der of poles each company had erected
along the city's streets was completed
yesterday. The city engineer will now
devote himself TO figuring out the num-
Der of poles, quite a task in itself, and
he will certify to this to each company,
together with the sum that each one
will be assessed under the provisions of
the recently passed tax ordinance.
I The task Of making n count Of the
poles was not without interesting fea-
lures. There are seven companies
whose poles are along Carbondale's
streets. These Companies are the Cen
trail Pennsylvania Telephone company.
Carbondale Telephone company and the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, which is the corporation that
operates the long distance telephone,
and whose wires stretch from Schenec-
tady to this city; the Postal Telegraph.
the Western Union, the Lackawanna
Valley Electric Light and Power Sup
ply company and the Scranton Railway
company. AS each of the companies has
wires upon poles belonging to the other,
representatives OF all these companies
had to accompany the city engineer in
order TO make certain what poles were
| to be assessed against each company.
The count among other interesting
facts showed that the Carbondale Tele-
phone company had the greatest num-
Der of poles, and will. as a result, pay
| the greatest amount of the pole tax of
any one company, something over 500.
The Western Union company was the
most fortunate of any in escaping the
| tax 1t was found to own only one
solitary pole. by reason of which it will
| pay fifty cents yearly to the city treas
| ury. This pole was located in the Della =
ware and Hudson yards. This company
uses the poles of other companies after
ii enters the city, and this accounts for
its freedom, almost, from taxation
The humorous fact developed that the
ancient railway company. with which
| Constable Moran and BILLY" Gordon
of the traction company, had something
to do, has four unused poles near the
| city line,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
THE PASSING THRoNG.

Mrs. Harriet Watt is very i'll at her
home on Salem avenue.
Mrs. S. Jennie Kahl has gone to At
lantic City for a few weeks,
Alderman $. S. Jones was a Scran-
ton visitor yesterday morning.
Miss Malone of Pike street, is spend
ing the week at South Canaan.
Max Troutfeit. of Scranton. was
among yesterdays visitors in town.
Thomas V. LOTUS is at Wilkes Barre
today as the guest of his college chum
Miss Mary Dugan is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. J. Carrick, of Susquehanna.
Miss Annie Hendrick, of Jermyn
spent Sunday and yesterday in this
city
Miss Annie Stevens has returned
from a visit with relatives at star
rucCa.
Miss Alice Box is home from "A
months visit with Wayne county rel
atives.
Miss Wilmarth. of Aldenvilie. is the
guest of Miss Elsie Manaton, on Ca
naan street.
Miss Anna Grady. of Eighth avenue,
who has been dangerously i'll, is slight
| ly improved,
General Agent Fair, of the Delaware
and Hudson company, was a caller in
town yesterday.
F. q. Hertzag and T. ]. Monaghan,
of the Central Labor union, were in
| Scranton Monday.
Miss Name Grady. Of Mayfeld, spent
Monday with Miss Name Nealon, on
South Main street.
w. r. Moon, the Belmont street
| merchant, has returned from a bust
ness trip to New York city.
Rev. Or. and Mrs. George L. Guild,
| OF Scranton, spent last week at the
Atherton cottage at Crystal lake
W f, Thayer. freight agent for the
| Central Railroad of New Jersey at
| Scranton. was in town yesterday.
| Miss Mary OMalley, of Pittston, re-
| turned home yesterday after q week S
visit with relatives in Carbondale.
Miss Mary Osborne, of Binghamton,
has returned to her home after a
weeks visit with Carbondale friends.
Miss McGarry, clerk at NJ. q. Watts
shoe store, has recovered from her re-
cent illness sufficiently to be around
| again.
Mr., and Mrs. Edward +. Atkinson
| and son, David, of Belmont street, are
spending their summer vacation at
Crystal lake.
James Jordan and sister, Miss Lou
Use Jordan. OF Scranton, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John B, Jordan, on
Pike street.
Miss Nerna Horn, a talented pianiste
OF Scranton, is "A guest at the home OF
A, w. Haslam, of Birkett street, local
representative of the International Cor
Iespondence schools.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Hallstead have re-
moved their household effects to Scran-
ton Mr.. Hallstead is employed as
shipping clerk at the Carbondale Ma,
chine company, but will go back and
forward every day.
Mrs. G.. w. bly, and sons, Leon and
Carl, and Mrs. Robert Whitfield ot
South Washington street, arrived home
yesterday from two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Binghamton
! and other places in York state.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
JERMYN AND MAYFIELD.

The Mayfield school board will hold
a special meeting on Thursday even
ing. The new board appears to be TAX
ing matters pretty easy and have not
yet made any attempt to elect teach
ers. The board will therefore have
plenty of business on its hands when
it does meet.
Henry Morcom, of Garwood, n. j.,
came hom ystrday 10 spnd II vacation
with his parns, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Morcom, of Second street.
Miss Ida Sly and Miss Mary Secor,
OF Dunmore, are the guests of their
aunt, Mrs. John Solomon, OF Main
street.
The Delaware and Hudson collery
after a seven weeks idleness on ac-
count of the partial flooding of the
colliery, will resume operations to-.
morrow.
Ontario and Western Dispatcher
and Mrs, Badger returned home from
a two weeks visit to the Pan -Ameri-
can exposition and Chicago and De-
| troit
Mrs, Alpaugh, of Dover n. J., who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
George Blake, of Second street, re-
turned home yesterday and was ac-
companied by Willie Gilbert, who is
going TO visit relatives at Newark.
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Forest City, is
the guest of Jermyn friends.
Mr.. and Mrs John Mellow, of Gene
terry street, returned home yesterday
from the Pan-American exposition
and the Thousand Islands.
| Mrs. Gilhool, OF South Main street.
was taken suddenly ill last evening.
a game of base ball between the
East Side Browns and the Cracker
jacks was played on the formers
grounds yesterday afternoon. resulting
in victory for the Browns by a score
of 5 to ?. In a game between the same
clubs Saturday the Browns were de-
feated badly.
Mrs. /" w. Fuller and two children,
Of Minneapolis, are the guests of the
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. ID. Fuller at the NJ,
T.. parsonage.
| An open air concert given by Ho-
garth's band on the lawn in front of
William Buckingham's residence on
Monday evening was greatly enioyed
by large concourse of people attract
ed by the sweet strains of music.
Miss Lyle May, one of &. ID. Winters
e. Co, S clerks, has returned home from
her annual vacation.
The large pump sent here several
weeks ago has been placed in the Hill
side company's coliery at Glenwood,
is in operation and will, it is expected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-31
TEACHERS WERE ELECTED.
Special Meeting of Fell Township
School Board.

At special meeting of the Fell town
following teachers were reelected:
Mary A. Brennan, katherine Healey,
Margaret Finneran, Katherine b. Kelly
Bridget Gethins. katherine Moran,
Agnes c. Brennan, Margaret McDon-
aid and Helen Judge.
The resignation of Emma McLough-
lin was received and accepted, and Miss
Anna d. O'Boyle was appointed in her
place. 1t was decided to close the two
rooms in the Warren tract This throws
two teachers Mary Lally and Eliza
beth Sheehan, out of a position
The term of Supervising Principal
John L. Delaney was fixed at three
years. The question of salaries for the
teachers was not discussed.