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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-02
MOSCOW.

Sunday morning Children's Day ex.
ercises were held in the Methodist
church and were largely attended. The
church was decorated with ropes of
daisies. On the stage was a bank of
ferns and laurels, cross of ever
green's and daisies, also many bou-
quets and potted plants. The service
was opened with song by the school,
followed by a responsive reading and
prayer by the pastor, Rev. q. II. Prem
tice, after which the following pro-
gramme was rendered: Song, by th'
Sunday school: recitation. "Children's
Day" Mabel Hathril; diologue. "Oh.
Robin Dear" Laura Chubb and Levi
Ware; solo. The Holy city" Mrs.
Worden; exercises, by five girls, Mar
garet and Mary Wardel. Maola
Chubb Elsie Loveland and Lou
Travis: motion song. three girls. Helen
Dixon. Freda Kinds and Lou Travis
dialogue, THE Little Foxes" Max
Bush, Allen Clouse, Russell Seglin,
Willie Ehrgood and Ralph Wardell;
song, three girls Lena Dixon, Mary
De Peu and Jessie Travis; recitation,
"Our Heroes" Frank Noack; exercise.
"Garlandng the Cross" ten girls re-
citation, Keep the Path of Honor
Bright" elena Miller; exercise. Loyal
Soldiers" primary class; song. by the
Sunday school; recitation, They
Came from Jerusalem" Grace Ed
wards; solo. Mrs. Worden; song, by
the Sunday school.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Griffiths and chill
dren, of Scranton, were entertained
at the home of Mrs. Fannie Brown
over Sunday.
Howard and Mary Yeager, of Green
Ridge, called on friends here Satur-
day.
| Mrs. Sayre, of Stroudsburg. is visit
| ing her daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel
| Eschenbach.
Mrs. Horace Jones and son, Law
renee, are spending a few days in
| Daleville.
Howard Robinson, of Scranton, Is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Haywood and daughter, Miss
| Lulu, are being entertained at the
home of the formers sister Mrs AL
bert Miller.
Mrs. Vaughan was the guest Of
| Scranton friends over Sunday.
This (Tuesday) evening Miss Lolita
NJ. McHose, of Ohio university, the
missionary Compaigner for Honesdale
District Epworth League, will speak
in the Meathodist church. All are in
vited to attend.
Miss Alice Wells. of South Canaan,
is visiting at the home of her
| brother. T.. y. Wells.
| Rmemher the Fourth of July cele-
bration here. A fantastic parade Will
take place in the morning Dinner
will be served in Russian park for %
| cents. A. A. Voshurg. of Scranton
will deliver an oration. The amuse-
ments will consist of various games.
A good display of fireworks in the
evening. All are invited to come and
| have good time.
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Select Council.

Light, fire and water committee re-
ported favorably on resolution to place
fire hydrant near Anthony Walsh's
property on Powderly street. Council
approved the action.
An ordinance ordering the street car
company to have their track placed In
the center of Belmont street, between
the points of Clark avenue and the
city line was also approved and or
dered printed.
A resolution was passed to turn on
water in the drinking troughs between
the hours of 6 a. m. and p. m.
The appeal of Martin Dougherty to
have a fine refunded for fast driving
on Belmont street, was referred to the
judiciary committee and the city So
licitOr.
The following We're passed upon
favorably:
Authorizing the use of "A room in the
Municipal building for the use of the
Centennial committee.
The city clerk was authorized to
| crown and ditch Clark avenue.
City clerk was empowered to secure
| eighteen assessment books.
A communication from John Rafter,
of South Main street to have an ami
cable settlement of his damage suit
was referred to the city solicitor and
the judiciary committee.
| The ordinance to compel the tran
! sient retail merchants to pay a city
license was referred to commmittee,
and being approved was passed on
first reading.
! ReouiSitiOn of city engineer passed
| by the common was conCurred in.
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A ROMANCE
SUDDENLY HALTED
Herman swingle, of This City, and
Miss Buelah Stevens, Little Lass
from Jersey, Who Won His Heart,
Halted by the Police in This City
While Eloping The Old Story of
the Course of True Love, Etc.

What the poet said about the course
OF true love not running smoothly was
given another verification in the case
of Miss Buellah Stevens, of Richards,
n j.. and Herman Swngle, of this
city, who had all of the romance taken
out of their love story by the inter-
ference of the police department of
this city early yesterday morning.
fwingle is a young man 81 years old,
whose home is in Carbondale. where he
Is employed by the Delaware and Hud-
son company in the wreck crew of
Bernard Brennan. Three weeks ago
he departed on his vacation, going to
Atlantic City, where fate brought him
in the company of Miss stevens, who
says she is just 16, though she is said
to he even two years younger than
this. Sly Cupid was about and he
proved his skill as an archer, for with
in few days there were two young
people planning to worship before Hy-
mems shrine, Swingle and his fair Bue-
ldh.
Parental objection, however was
feared, and to get away from this oh
stacle they planned an elopement
Swingle's thoughts turned homeward
and soon he and his prospective bride
were speeding away from the Jersey
meadows and towards Carbondale.
They reached here on the 11.35 Della
ware and Hudson train Sunday night.
and Swingle, filled with hopes of the
future, hustled after a cab to take his
fiancee to his mothers home. Here
is where the romance was dealt "A
fell blow. A telegram was received
shortly before their arrival which was
sent by the aunt of the eloping Jersey
maiden. apprising the police that she
was a runaway and to hold her on her
arrival in this city.
Patrolman McAndrew located Miss
stevens in the depot, while her gallant
.over was in search of the cab, and
when Swingle returned he was inform
ed that his promised wife would have
to remain in the care of the police.
The painful tidings were received
philosophicaly by Swingle, when he
saw that objections We're as senseless
and useless as protests against the
Scranton mans continued high tenn
perature" weather. So he, too, went
long with the officer.
Swingle was not depressed by the
udden break in his programme, and
&C was exceedingly hopeful that after
he storm would come sunshine and
hat he would eventually be welded
o the little lass who won his heart.
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ACTYLENE GAS INVENTED By
ACCIDENT.

In the heat of the electric furnace,
lime and coal combine to form calcium
carbide. This, Stacked with water, re-
solves itself into lime and acetylene
gas Acetylene is one of the most
fascinating of illuminants. Its flame.
composed almost entirely of purple
rays, glows white to the eye, and is
many times as brilliant as that of
street gas. Yet no way has been found
to make il available for general light
ing. 1t is used in isolated plants, but
better appliances are still needed to
render it safe and satisfactory. Mr..
Wilson, at his old mill in Virginia,
made calcium carbide by accident and
discovered 1t only when a piece, kick
ed into the stream, began TO bubble
furlously. Gas-makers paid him half
million dollars for his patents, be-
lieying that acetylene could be used
as a substitute for naptha as an en-
richer for water-gas. They were dis
appointed. There are millions still watt
ing for the man who finds the needed
substitute.-Everybody's Magazine.
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TAYLOR.

The Children's day exercises at the
First English Congregational church,
Feltsville, were held on Sunday even
ing. The musical part of the pro-
81 anime, under the direction of Pert
Prestwood was we'll rendered. The
choir. although young, is making rapid
progress and promises much in the
future The programme rendered con-
sisted of the following: THE Happy
Children Band" Sunday school; re-
sponsive Scripture reading, school;
chorus, "Hozanna to Our King" church
choir: recitation, THE Child of Bethle-
hem;" chorus, Natures Many Voices"
Sunday school; recitation, The Lily of
the Field" solo. Happy Little Daisy"
chorus. Workers for Jesus" primary
class: dialogue. by five little girls; solo,
"Once a Sower Went Forth Sowing"
recitation. "Children's Day" bass solo,
"All Hail the Power" John Crocker;
recitation License to SELL" duet,
"Tramping Through the Woods" reci-
tation. BE Grateful" Ray Jones
chorus, I'VE Bring Our Offerings"
choir; SOLO when / Shall See Him,
Face TO Face" Rev, r. II. Butland:
recitation, THE Messenger Boy" Oscar
Morris; chorus, Lead Us, Savior"
Sunday school; address, Rev. r. II.
Butland; chorus, Bring the Bells, "
choir, Much credit is due Mr.. Bert
Prestwood for the able manner in
which he conducted the exercises.
Moses Bellies, an old and much re-
spected resident of No. 4, east of
Greenwood, and well-known here, died
on Sunday evening, after suffering
from a severe attack of pneumonia.
Deceased was II years of age, and was
held in the highest regard by his many
acquaintances. The funeral will be held
this afternoon. Services at the home
at $50 p. m. Interment will be made
in the Marcy cemetery at Old Forge.
This evenings meeting of Pride of
Lackawanna lodge, No. Is, Americ an
Protestant association, will be of i'm
portance and every member is urgent
| ly requested to be present,
Now that Street Commissioner Har-
ris has been making improvements on
the roads in North Taylor, it would
also be advisable that the borough
council authorize Mr.. Harris to lay the
contemplated crosswalks in the differ
ent sections in that vicinity especially
on North Main street. No better time
| than the present could be selected for
the work, as the roads are in a favor
able condition.
There will be handicap quot match
at the Parker house, on Union street
Fourth Of July morning.
Tickets are now on sale for the union
excursion of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies union of the Welsh Baptis,
churches of Northeastern Pennsyl-
vanis, which will take place at Glen
Onoko on August 90. Tickets may be
had on application TO the pastor Rev
d. c. Edwards, and John G, Richards
of the local Baptist church. Adults
25; children, 75 cents.
Acacia lodge, No, 579, Free and Ac.
oerted Masons, worked the master
Mason degree on several applicants
last evening,
Tallie W. Jones, of North Taylor. was
apr ointed by court last week as guard
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CARBoNDALE TENNIS CLUB.
Annual Tournament at the Court on
North Main Street July Fourth

July Fourth will be an interesting
day for the Carbondale Tennis club,
for it will he the occasion of the ap
nual tournament, an event that is al
ways keenly anticipated by the deft
handlers of the racquet who belong to
the club.
The prizes that have been offered
have quicEened interest among the
contestants and some clever playing is
looked for.
Play will begin at s a. m. and will
he restricted to the members of the
club.
In the singles the first prize will be
a handsome military brush and case,
while the second prize will be a solid
silver match case. In the doubles each
winner will receive a travelling case.
The players have been classified as
follows: First class-Aitken and Ruth
erford. Second class-Swigert and
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Lathrop. Third class-Morgan. Oliver
and Geary. Fourth class-Jones. Ret
tew. Shepherd and Art. Rutherford.
Crane will be scratch man.
The singles will he matched as fol-
lows Art Rutherford VS.. shepherd
Crane vs. Geary; Aitken VS., Rettew;
Lathrope VS.. Jones; Swigert VS.. OIL
yer; Rutherford VS.. Morgan.
In the doubles Lathrope and McMul-
len will play Swigert and Geary; Nor
gan and oliver will play Crane and
Lathrope. and two players not yet Sc
lected will play Aitken and Ruther-
ford.
The fall tournament for the cham
pionship cup will be held on Labor
day and will be made one of the fea-
lures of the semi-centennial, there be-
ing entries from all over this part of
the state. The cup is now held by
Carlton Shafer, of Montrose.
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NEWS FROM THE
TEXAS OIL FIELD
Joseph Powderly, of This City,
Brother of Commissioner of I'm
migration Powderly, Writes of His
Experiences Among the Texan Dis
coveries Chance for Diamond
Drillers from This Section to
Secure What Mr.. Powderly
Says.


Joseph Powderly. of Terrace street,
this city, who has been in Texas for
the past three years in a letter writ
ten from Eagle Pass. to his family,
sends news of the rich oil field that
has been struck in that land of
prairies.
Mr.. Powderly has become member
of a company that proposes to develop
lands which have been found to con-
tain oil, and his letter conveys valu-
able information to diamond drill men,
who, he says, have splendid opportun-
tiles for employment there just now
In his letter Mr.. Powderly says:
About the oil lands and oil company
! mentioned in a former letter, we are
to meet and organize a company to-
night. We met last Friday evening
and formed a temporary organization,
with Judge Snyder, United states con-
sui in Diaz, as president,
You may let the press have the
news that |, in company with few
others, have secured lease on about
two thousand acres of oil lands in
Iavalla county, and that we are about
to commence boring. just as soon as
we can get tools on the ground. My
reason for making this known is tha t
in this way we may get some offers for
boring from experienced drillers. Just
now il is hard to get good drillers here,
because of the demand for them at
Beaumont. The article might say that
we are ready to receive bids for drill
ing a $500 foot we'll
The information want from Mr..
| Loveland is: How deep he can drill
with a diamond drill, and what size
hole he can drill; also his price per
| foot for different size holes, and about
| what progress he can make per day.
The oil indications are very good
and there were and are several ex-
perienced oil men from California Sc
curing leases adjoining the lands we
secured.
There are thousands of tons of as
phalt in sight on the land, but another
party has an option on the asphalt
until September 15."
| Mr.. Powderly writes Interestingly OF
the observance of the Feast of st. John
by the MeXicans. He says of it;
Yesterday was the Feast of st
| John, called by the MeXiCans, Sar
Juan. Their way of celebrating the
NdN IL ny Tlulls d1Oulll Oh HoTStDdCh
one of the party carrying a live chicken
All of the others strive TO catch the
head of the chicken as they PASS the
man who holds it, The rider who car
catch and pull off the head of tht
chicken as he rides past the holder /:
considered the hero of tht day, and il
entitled to wear the bloody head as 6
trophy.
II forgot to mention above that the
man who holds the chicken is gener
ally the best mounted of the lot anC
usually rides at the head of the party
all of the others striving to ride pas
him. Such is the sport with the Greas
ers, / am getting very good health
now and don't suffer any inconveni
enCe from the heat"
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four of his Golden Medical Discovery
three doses each day, also taking one bot.
tie of DR., Pierce's Compound Extract OF
Smart Weed and some Of his Pellets, l
ceased coughing, and am noU e,yoytng
splendid health and hare gained thirty
= fve pounds in ,Oeight. ! again feel like
my former self, thanks to DIR. Pierce and
Ibis great medicines"
: Sick women are inHted 10 consult Dy.
-Iseyes Sy letter FREE. Al correspond
.eace sacrsdly confidential and all Uon-
~anly oonfdences gnarded by strict pyofes.
@sionak brivacy. address Dr.. R. y.
-Feyee, Buffalo, ~ Y.
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ian over the children of the late d. NJ

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Davis.
DR.. J. w. Houser, the popular physi-
clan, had one of his hands burned quite
badly in discharging fireworks at his
home, on Main street, on Saturday
evening.
The rattle for the benefit of David
Powell, who was injured in the Arch
bald mine, which was to have been
held on Saturday evening, has been
postponed until July %.
Miss Sadie Gordon, of Scranton, Wis
tied relatives in this place on the Sab
bath.
Lily lodge, No. 939. Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, will meet this evening
in regular session.
Lieutenant John II. Harris. who has
served in the United States regulars
for the past ten years or more, has re-
turned home his term having expired.
Mr.. Harris is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
David T. Harris, of Union street.
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OLYpHANT.

On Saturday the Emlyn lodge, No,
40, True American lvorites, of this
place, disbanded and the members,
sixty in number, We're initiated into
the knights of Pythias lodge by the
officers and members of the latter
lodge. The initiation services began
at p. m. and were continued until
after midnight, Refreshments were
served during the evening,
John Y. Williams, of Lee Park, who
has been visiting friends on Susque-
hanna street, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Thomas spent
Sunday with Providence friends.
The condition of Mrs. Spencer, wife
Of Rev. DR., Spencer, who is seriously
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DALTON.

Postmaster Frank NJ. Tiffany as
sumed charge of the postoffice here on
Monday morning. Miss Sallie Wher.
who has been acting as assistant post
master for some years, has been re-
tanned.
Mr.. Brown spent a part of last week
in New York city.
Mrs. f. Palmer Smith entertained on
Sunday her friend Miss Monte, of
Scranton.
r. n. Dershiner has returned from
State college. and has accepted a posi-
ton with the Scranton International
Correspondence Schools
Mrs. II. d. Swartz visited her par
ents in Scranton last week
Attorney Paul j. Sherwood, of
Wilkes Barre, spent Sunday with his
brother here.
On Friday evening unique event
took place in the Baptist church, when
all those having talents gave reports
of the amounts realized in their in
vestments. Fifty persons had been in
vesting talents to the amount of ten
cents each for the past three months,
and a sum of $220.71 was returned.
Each one told how they had made their
| money, by making sunbonnets. aprons,
sweeping caps, candy, handkerchiefs.
selling plow bolts. hair receivers, ice
| cream, bread. doughnuts. broom bags
and other useful articles. The largest
amount was turned in by Mrs Theo-
dore Miller. which was SIS. A short
| literary programme was rendered, in
which Mrs. Fred Snyder and Miss Lena
Northup recited, Marjorie Stone sang
and Merton Purdy and Maurice Dean
played two banjo duets. The proceeds
was utilized in paying the full amount
of the cost of the new barn recently
erected on the parsonage lot.
Jesse Cooper left on Monday for
Northfield where he goes as a dele
gate to the convention there from
Wyoming seminary
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap.
tist church will hold a festival on tine
lawn of Mrs w. A. Dean on Fourth
of July, all day and evening. Ice cream
cake, bananas, lemonade sandwiches
and many other things will be on sale
John Swartz is making arrangements
| for a parade on Fourth of July, anC
will furnish wagons for all children
and others who desire to join the pro
cession.
| Inc bHptlSt tnuTCH WAS CGONueu or
Sunday evening, when patriotic ser,
vice was held. Patriotic songs were
sung by the choir and congregation
Miss Marjorie Stone sang a solo, en-
titled our Flag" and Miss Duboi:
sang The Red, White and Blue" A
quartette, composed of Harry Finn, Mr.
Nicholson. Maurice Dean. and Walter
Purdy. rendered the Star SpangleC
Banner" The Declaration of Inde
pendence was read by Miss Mabe
Purdy, and Miss Lena Northup recited
The address Of the evening was mad,
by Attorney Fred f. Scott.
The Womens Christian Temperate,
union will hold an ice cream social a
the home OF Mrs, o. w. Mason, Frida,
evening, Everybody is cordially in
Vited TO attend.
Ira Kresge, who has been seriousl!
i'll with pneumonia, is recovering.
William Won Storch, who is fore
man for the Lackawanna railroad a
Richfield Junction, spent Sunday will
his family here.
The contract for the addition to tn,
school building has been let to Dali!
Bros, of Clarks summit The plant
for the addition have been prepared b.
Charles Won Storch.
Frank Tiffany has accepted a posi-
tion as driver for c. D. Finn & Co.
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DR.. WELLS LETTER MSt5Ss coNchRr1rc PE-RU-NA
She Says: ''Yo,r Wonderful Medicine Has Saved
r1y Daughter from the Grave.''

she can now cat heartily of solid
foods-she had been. not living, but
dying on liquids; sleeps good; was
troubled with insomnia; menstruation
easy and comfortable had suffered
from dysmenorrhoea and ovaritis. She
is now on the third bottle.
Il wish this letter could reach the
whole world for the sake of brother
physicians, their patients. and the dis
tents.
with all my heart l think you.
Your wonderful medicine has saved
my daughter from the grave. I am
prescribing 1t right along for my pa
tients, and find that 1t soon besins to
give relief."-Anna Wells. NJ. d.
DR.. Wells daughter, Ethelyn Leslie
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CENTENNIAL HEADQUARTERS
Will Be Open in the City Hall in a
Few Days.

The headquarters of the SemiCen-
tennial association will be opened in
the city building today or tomorrow.
The quarters will be those formerly
occupied by the Lackawanna club.
Furniture is being placed in the rooms,
and there will be a clerk in attend
ance daily, to give what information
may be sought on centennial matters
The executive committee will meet
in the new quarters this evening.
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i'll at her home in Blakely. remains
unchanged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Evans have
returned from their wedding trip.
Mrs. Douglas Coles and children. of
Philadelphia, are visiting relatives
here.
Hon. John r. Jones and family re-
turned home yesterday after weeks
visit at the Pan American exposi-
tion.
Mrs. A. D. Haines visited friends at
Jermyn on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Brown we're
visitors at Hyde Park on Sunday.
Miss Mary Rogan is spending the
week at Hawley.
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Miss Katie Tighe, of Pittston, spent
Saturday in this city,
Miss Nellie Irwin, of Scranton, is
visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Ann Harte, of Cottage street,
and her cousin, Miss Carroll, of Ne
braska, are visiting in New York city.
Mrs. Henry Watts and daughter,
Margaret, of Scranton, are guests at
the home of l., A. Roberts, on South
Church street.
w j, Spall and daughters, Lucy and
Ruth, of Eighth avenue. will leave on
Thursday for a few weeks visit with
friends In Pittsfeld, Mass.
Mrs. Theodore Hessinger and sons,
Albert and Harry, from Cleveland, o.,
are visiting at the home of the for
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Anna Wells. NJ. D., writes from the
Park Gate Hotel. Chicago, ILL.,, the fol-
lowing letter to Dr. Hartman concern
ing his world famous remedy. Peruna:
II thank you most heartily for the
sample bottle OF Peruna. I prescribed
1t for my daughter Miss E. l.. Hus-
tom, who sadly needed 1t, as it had
proved. I was utterly hopeless and
discouraged. Nothing we gave her
would give her an appetite. A ner-
vous shock received two years ago
prostrated her. All the consulta-
tions and advices of brother physi-
clans had done no good, until your
Peruna was advised.
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Bank Declares Extra Dividend.

The First National bank of this city
will achieve an exceptional record this
year, by reason of its conservative
methods of management. The direc-
tors met yesterday and declared an
extra dividend on it's stock, which will
make a total of 10 per cent. in divi-
dends for this year, The banks off,
ers are correspondingly sratified over
the increase which warranted the ad-
ditional dividend.