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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-14
A w1FE's TALE OF CRUELTY.
Thomas o'Neill. of the West Side.
Gravely Charged by His Help

mate.
Thomas ONcill, of the West Side,
was arrested and jailed yesterday on
the complaint of his wife. who told a
pitiful tale Of WOE and suffering which
she charged to cruelty of her husband.
Mis-. O'Neill recited n long story of
abuses She was beaten regularly by
her husband. she declared. and was
unable to protect herself from his
onslatlghts. A few nights ago he came
home and at some fancicd grievance
flew into a passion and tiercely as
saultcd her. His fury did not abate
until she was about exhausted under
his blows and when she appeared in
Alderman Atkinsuns office her face
was fearfully dscolorcd as the co1se-
puonce Of this latest encounter. She
was sore in body and mind and had
suffered. she said, until life was in
tolerablc and she was forced to seek
the law TO restrain her alleged brutal
husband
Alderman Atkinson issued Il warrant
for ONeill'S arrest and gave it to Con-
stable Moran for service. The con-
stable set out for ONeill and was
standing in front of the city hall yes
terday afternoon when he observed
man on the opposite side who an
*Wcred O'Neils description. Consta-
bic Moran didn't know O'Neil. but he
was successful in spotting him. for
whcn lie approached O'Neill acknowl-
edged his identity.
He was placed in the city Jail to
await a hearing and on his way tn the
cell he remarked to the officer that he
didn't give his wife half enough of a
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DUNMORE.

The members of the High school
Alumni are requested to meet in the
Central building tonight at 7.3O o'clock
to arrange for their annual banquet.
The members of the Ladies' Catho-
lie Benevolent association and the
Catholic Mutual Benefit asSocia ton
have completed arrangements for their
annual banquet and dance which will
be conducted in Washington hall next
Thursday evening.
Miss Gertrude Price returned to her
home at Canadcnsis on Saturday. after
spending the past week with friends in
town.
The Dunmorc High School Alumni
associate will meet in the high school
building Tuesday evening at 7:30. All
members are requested to be present.
+. p. McHale has returned from u
short stay at Wiltes-Barre.
Mrs. William Simpson, Mrs. Elmer
Nickers and daughter. Gene. are
spending some time at Atlantic City.
w. X. Steamer has resigned his
position with the Erie and Wyoming
Valley Railroad company.
The residence of George Williams. OF
Bloom street, is being very much inn
proved by Il coat of paint,
Henry Bcyea, who recently re-
signed the position of raymaster with
the PENNSYLVANIA Coal company. has
been appointed superintendent Of the
Dunmora cemetery and will in tho
future devote his entire time to this
work.
Roy sly, of Cherry street, spent
some time recently with friends in
,IermNn
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JERMYN AND MAYEIELD.

Alfred Mountford. of Priceburg, has
opened a handsomely fitted NJ ton
sorial pa,or in the Morgan building
on Main street.
Professor Rlimsby. ,ol Ithaca. y. ",
was u caller in town yesterday.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. irifliths of Second
street, who has been confined to his
home on Second street for several
weeks with Il severe attack of rhcunn-
tiSm, was taken worse on Sunday ana
had not improved yesterday.
The Hillside company's employees OF
the Glenwood. Erie and keystone col
lieries will be paid to-day.
Harry Griiliths aud Miss Mary Swicl1
were among those from this borough
who attended the concert at the BE
rean church. Carbondalc. last evening
Councilman Badger has been con-
fred to his nome on Cemetery street
the past two days with eye trouble.
Samuel Prior has secured Il position
with Nelson Norris & CO., the whole
sale meat dealers. George Oakley
has been promoted to salesman for
the company.
The Pun-American orangeadc is the
latest soda drink.
Edith. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. 10
seph Waters. of West Maylield is con-
fined to her home by illness.
Miss Ada Lutcy, Of Second street, is
ill.
Rev. s. ID. NIoller. the new pastor
of the Primitive Methodist church,
preached his first sermon here on sun
day morning and mad" Il very favor
able impression on the congregation.
Rcv. John M"tiuinness. of Frceland,
who was pastor of the local church
several years ago. preached in the
evening and afterwards spent som
time in greeting his old friends in the
congregation.
Mrs. Fred HorsWell and Mrs. Hugh
E,bdon have received the sad news of
the death of their father, Daniel Par
kcr, of Dorsctshire, England.
Rev. Theodore Cook has assumed
charge of the First Primitive church
at Plymouth. The new charge is one
OF the most fiourishing churches of this
district. His many friends. while re-
GREETING the departure of Mr. Cook
and his estimable wife. unite in their
best wishes for his successful work in
his new field
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| Office
| BURKE
| BUILDING
Lighting CONTRACT
POSTPONED TWO WEEKS
Bids Were Received at Meeting of
Both Councils Last Night.

AT 9l5 o'clock councils met IN joint
session to receive bids for the light
Ing contract
The bids which were read by the
city clerk were as follows.
From the Carbonate Gas company.
to install the improved Wclsbach
lamps: 100 lamps with the patented and
improved Welsbach lamps. mounted on
the approved boulevard lamp-posts. at
n cost of So per lamp per year; $3l
for three years. and $50 dollars per
lamp on a iivc-year contract.
The company iii presenting the bid
offers to- erect the lampposts. to keep
the lamps in order but the posts. etc,
arc to remain the property of the bid
ders.
The Lackawanua Valley Electric
Light and Power Supply company.
which was the only other bidder, and
whose LIGHTS supply the city at pres
cnt, bid AS follows:
SiXty-cight 200O-candlc power arc
lights at S1i per year per lamp OH II
ono. year contract: so per lamp on a
thrcc-ycar contract; $3.50 on II five
year contract. and s6i per lamp per
Nr.i" on = tcn-rear contract.
rJLnl" power. on the basis of one.
ihr"c. five or ten year contract $50 per
l'mp pCr year.
In the event of receiving Il three
year contract the gas company agreed
To furnish free of charge three lamps
for Memorial park,
When the bids were received, colln
ellis allowed Superintendent Guern. of
the gas company. the privilege of adj
dressing the meeting in behalf of the
rnnp1nN Mr.. Gucrin arose. but only
10 introduce Andrew =. Maloney. of
Philadelphia the travelling representa-
tive ot the Welsbach company. who
has been foremost in Introducing the
Welsbach method of illumination in
- many cities in this couGtry.
Mr.. Maloncr aimed at refuting the
statements that he learned were made
by the electric light company. that the
adoption of gas would be a backward
step. Mr. Maloncy pointed out that il
such would he II backward step. that
the cities of st. Louis. where the arc
light has been entirely displaced; Bal
timorc. Brooklyn. Boston. Cleveland
and other cities. where thousands of
Welsbach lights have been in opera
tion for several years. would scarcely
commit themselves tn such n policy.
Mr. Bevan. of the electric light COM
pany followed, but contcAt,i himself
with pointing out the difference in
the candle power. which was $4,000 in
favor of his company: the better dis
tribution of light coming from the arc
light, ana the fact that the figure In
their bid was the lowest received for
electric lights in Lackawanna and Lu-.
aerne counties.
The light committee retired. and ar
'cr fifteen minutes deliberation. re-
turned and asked that the matter be
put over for two weeks in order to
allow sufficient time to so into the
details Of the bids.
Councils agreed to this and the con-
tract will now come up on Wcdnes-
day evening. May 2S.
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Sterrict Creek these gentlemen have
made Il host of friends. ON Saturday
evening large number of the ON.
HioNeS met at the home of Mr.. Nc
l.auShln and gave him Il most agree
hblc surprise; along with them was
Mr.. Hayes. At the proper time John
~ Reilly, in Il neatly wordcd speech.
presented to Mr. McLoughlin n new
double -barrellcd Remington shot gun.
with hunting coat. AS soon as the
presentation was mace, Mr.. Reilly
turned to Mr.. Hayes and presented
nm Il similar outfit. Both came from
the employees of the StcrriCk Creek
MesSrs. Hayes and Mclaughlin re-
sponded and in glowing words thanked
the donors. The evening was most en-
loyably spent. Refreshments were
served, and at a late hours those r1rcs-
ent departed for home. one and AL
wishing Messrs. Hayes and McLough-
lin success in their new positions.
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THE PASSING THRONG.

Very Rev. r. II. Coffey was in Scran-
ton Yesterday.
w. A. Bunting, of Scranton, was in
town Yesterday.
George IT, Lance spent Sunday with
his family in Scranton.
Frank Boyle. of Wilkes Barre. was Il
visitor in town Sunday.
Nj. l.. Barrett, of Scranton, was a
CarbonGale visitor yesterday.
AIrs. W. W. Watt, of Church street.
il; confined to her home by illness
Mrs. Joseph Nicol and son. Andrew,
spent Sunday with Scranton friends.
DR.. ana Mrs. n. e. Perkins. of For
est CITY, We're callers in town yester-
day
r. j. Hughes, of the Foote Il Shear
company was here on business yester-
day.
Miss Sallie V. hughes, of Wilkes
Barre. is the guest of Miss Nellie Ly-
mott.
Miss Kathryn Adams, of Port Jervis,
has returned home after visiting with
Mrs. j. n. sullivan.
Division Superintendent p. j, Kelly.
# the traction company, went to
Scranton last evening.
Georgf w. Gillies, of the mtcrna
'onal Correspondence Schools. was in
Wayne county on business Saturday.
Jchn Nj, Manley, of Dunmorc, who
represents The Listman Mills, of Wis
consin, was here ON business ycster-
day
James iorman, the South Main street
grocer, accompanied by Mrs German,
enjoyed a drive To Lake Lodore on
sunday.
Miss AGnes Butler, of Moosic. re-
turned home yesterday after short
Visit here, She was the guest of Mrs
j. +. Sullivan.
Miss Agatha Reilly. of South Main
street, returned from Pleasant Mount
Yesterday, where she attended the
funeral of her grandmother,
John III. Jordan and Il. W. Jordan
OF the Lake l.odore Improvement COM
pany, and Horace Jordan, son of the
latter were in Carbondale last even
ing on their way from Lake Lodore.
Frank Wettling, of the J. 7. Porter
company, Scranton, was about town
yesterday with Frank NJ. Fox obtain
ing orders for The Saegertown Springs
Mineral Water company's products, of
which ihe latter is the representative,
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-14
JUNE DAY AT THE LAKE.
Pupils of Carbondale and Scranton
High Schools Will Join in an Out
ing at LodOre

ing at Lodore.
The pupils of the Carbondale and the
Scranton High school will join in a
June Day celebration ut Lake Lodore
on Saturday, June |.
The outing is being looked forward
TO with hurried auticipatio and the
pupils of the High srrool in ,h,s city
feel assured of a delightful uay with
their Scranton friends beside the
pleasant shores of the beautiful lake
which this year presents a splendid
picture of woodland beauty. Pro-
grammcS for the days enjoyment are
being prcnarcd and among the diver
sions which will claim Il goC,, deal of
interest is tho game of base ball. which
will be played between teams from
each school.
Numerous other pastimc@ are being
contemplated and day of rare enjoy
mtnt seems to be i'm store for TIE
gathering at this pleasant lakeside T. =
sort.
This will be among tn earliest Of
the outings at Lake Lodurc and Ma
turc will greet the young people III
all the livcincsS of her summer attire.
The outing viii be particularly well
come, as the schools feel the need of
Il day among the brightness and glory
of the ncwly-robcd landscape, after
the study and toll of examination
days.
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Phone |
I. NEW, 2s6 |
OLD,0423|
WHEELMEN's ANNUAL MEETING
Interesting Session of the Carbon
dale Cycle Club to Be Held This
Evening.


dale Cycle Club to Be Held This
Evening.
| The leading social organization OF
| tlis city, the Carbondalc cycle club,
will hold an interesting meeting at the
| club house on North Church street this
| evening.
The gathering will he the annual
| meeting of the club ant attention TO
this fact has been called to the mem
bcrs notice In the following notice
| sent out by George +. james. the Sec
| rotary:
Dear Sir:--rhe annual meeting Of the
Carbondalc cycle club. aud election of
| officers for the ensuing year, will take
place at the club house. - North
| Church street. Tuesday evening. May
1dth. at $50. The candidates for the
principal offices are: President,
George :. kmbdll; vice president. IL.
u. Briggs and \. II. Crane: secretary,
George T.. James; treasurer. Frank r.
Derby. Eleven new members will also
be admitted. \ full Attendance is re-
uucsted. The annual reports of tn"
officers will be read showing the prog
ress of the CLUB, or tho past year.
As indicated in the above there is
Il contest on for the office of vice.
president. and this spi tied, but fri .ndly
rivalry lends interest to the nights
program. Zach of the candidates, n.
Il. Briggs and Albert H. Crane has
warm adhercnts and there has been
considerable activity among the sup
portcrs of each for .he past several
Weeks.
he announcement that eleven candi-
dates will be received into membership
is a good indication of the standing of
the club and of its popularity among
the Young men of the city.
After he business of to- nights meet
ing there will be q social hour or two.
Among the othc. officers are the fol-
lowing. together with HE candidates
for the same:
riptain-A II. Crane. r. h. Van
Bergen. ~. W. NJ. Fletcher and &. y.
I'ulkerson.
Board Of iiovcrnors--D. w. Hum
phl"y James A. Hocln, George NJ.
Patterson. DR.. j. d. Day. Claude Il.
Smith. NJ. H. Toppen. John s. Purtell,
Dr w. NJ. Fletcher. Harry b. Erisgs,
Clinton a. Morgan. The hoard of gov
elnols is composed of four members.
Auditing committcc--M. II. Toppcn.
f.. G. Ely. p. \. Scury. Joseph A.
HoOlc. OF these three are to BE- elect
Ell.
The list of candidates who will h.
proposed at this evenings meeting in
clud" som" of Carbondale's most
prominent and progressive citizens.
whose membership will greatly in
crease the standing and prestige of this
organization.
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A NIGHT WITH THE FAIRIES.
The Story Of "The Mystic Midget"
to Be Sung by Young People of
Trinity Church.

When "'Thc LiliputianS" was pre-
s"nted last fall, under the auspices
of the Ladies' guild of Trinity church,
Calbondalc was given "A treat in the
capable manner in which the Young
people in the production tod the story
in rhyme and music of the wee little
folks of Lilliputa. This year the
same clever young people will afford
an equally enjoyable treat in the story
of The Mystic Midgets." which they
will sing at the Grand Opera House on
Thursday and Friday nights Of this
week.
For weeks the young people of the
church have been practising for this
musical production and they have dis
played an interest in their work that
indicates Il performance worthy of
crowded audiences on each evening.
The night of music AMI song will
he under the direction of Fred II.
Decker and Company. of New York
city. who control the piece. Miss
Decker is now in the city training the
cast and chorus.
The story of The Mystic Midgets"
deals with the doingS of fairy folks,
who are as free aS the air, and their
adventures as they roam about are
interestingly related The merry,
dancing music of the piece adds to the
pleasure Of the story, and as the Mo-
zart orchestra will be the accompanies
the success of this feature is assured
The sale OF tickets has been brisk,
ana the ladies of the church feel en-
couIaSed that the production will net
an acceptable sum to the fund that
is being raised To remove the obliga =
tions that rest on their imposing
,.lurrh
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pRICEBURG.

There VIII bc class meeting held in
the Il. NJ. church tonight. All kindly
invited to attend.
Miss Loretta George and Misses
Jennie and Mary Mlinaric. of Scranton.
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Gus
Schmidt. Of Carmalt street.
Mr. William Robinson and Mr.. John
Jarvis of Scranton spent Sunday with
friends i'm town.
Tho drummer evangelist, w. If. VIII
liams, has during the past week been
conducting special cvangelistic mcct-
ings in the Presbyterian mission rooms
at Priccbure. with good success.
Mr.. Arthur Davis of Main street
was at Scranton yesterday TO have u
piece Of steel extracted from his eye.
MI George Decker has returned, af-
ter visiting friends in the country.
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and will net the organization about
500. This sum will be added to the
fund already in the companyS keep
ing and will be used in the construc-
ton of tho home for the company
which it is proposed to erect during
the summer months and to have ready
for occupancy before the cool days of
autumn.
The prize of 800 in gold. over which
there was SO much speculation was
won by Edward ]. DOusherty. of the
firm of Dougherty & Martin. of Park
Place. Ticket No. S91 was the winner.
Ticket No. 1902 drew the dinner SER
vice. but as yet the lucky holder has
not made himself known.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-14
Among the Labor Unions.

Last night the plumbers union re-
Gently organized, were affiliated with
the Federal union.
ON Saturday night a large number
of carpenters and joiners met in Gale
donian hall and perfected The organ
ization of that craft, This union takes
in the bridge builders and other like
employees and promises TO he one of
the most substantial unions In the city.
Last night the garment workers met
in st, Rose hall and completed organiz-
alton The members enter the ranks
of organized labor with an enthusias-
tic spirit
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NOT BACKING THE BRIDGE.
Pennsylvania Railroads Position
Concerning North River Project.

BY Exclusive Vine fom The Associated Press.
Philadelphia. May lS.-'ourth Vice
President Rea, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, today gave out the
following statement II connection with
the report that the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road company was backing the North
river bridge project;
"rhe Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany declines tn say anything about
the North River Bridge company be-
yOnd the fact that the Pennsylvania
Railroad company has agreed TO use
the bridge terminal, when built, in
conjunction with other railroad COM
panies terminating ON the west side
of the North river, but the PennsyiNa-
mia railroad company is not backing
the North River Bridge company n
nancially, and has not been asked 10
do SO''
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JOHN SEARS INJURED.
Taken to Emergency Hospital. suf-
fering from Compound Fracture
Sustained in Runaway.

John Sears. Il driver. residing ON
Archibald street. was taken tn the
Emergency hospital yesterday after
noon suffering from Il compound frac-
turc of the leg near the ankle, an in"
jury which he sustained by being
thrown frm his wagon earlier in the
afternoon. He was also painfully
bruised in several places about his
body
Sears was driving from Jermyn and
when he was nearing the crossing of
the Ontario and Western railroad his
horse became frightened and, starting
suddenly, threw him out of tn" vehicle
and into the ditch along the roadway.
The happening was 50 sudden that
Sears was unable To save himself from
injury.
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Phone Service to Scranton.

The phone service to Scranton over
the telephones of the Carbondale Tele-
phone company was inaugurated Yes
terday 10 the satisfaction and delight
OF the patrons of the company and of
those in scranton of the new com
pany. who have been anxious TO have
communication between the two places.
Though no public announcement was
made of the opening service, it was
quickly and generally learned and
there was rush of calls for Scranton
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Gore to Soldiers Home.

Andrew Walsh, of the West side has
LETT the city for Danvlle, H., where
he will enter the Soldiers Home at
that place,
Mr.. Walsh is Il veteran of the civil
war and has lived in tarbondale al
most all his life. Recently he has be-
come somewhat inlirm and, almost
being alone here, believed he would he
more comfortable among his comrades
at the splendid home which the gov
ernment has provided for its disabled
sayiours.
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The Spring Fever.

at this season of the year The vital
ity Is usually overtaXed during the
winter months, and spring finds the
system all run down, The blood is
thnned ana impure. The Kidneys and
liver ate nactive--resulting in loss
Of energy and appetite, and de-
rangenvnt of the nerves, Lichty's $
Celery Nerve Compound will purify
your blood, ton" mp your nerves, and
leave YOU feeling fresh and energetic,
Sold by Matthews Bros. 80
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KILLED BY VIGILANTES.
The Fate of Dr.. Herman, of Topeka,
Kansas.

By ESyn,yr Nirr lrom IN Associated Press
Topeka, Kan, May l3.-Dr Herman,
colored, was fatally shot early today
by the members of q vigilance COM
mittee,
Herman lived at the home Of Mrs.
George IIamler, whose husband is sa ID
to have died under iierman's care sew
clal weeks ago \ mob visited the
place and found Herman armed with
shotgun and revolver After scur-
fe, the weapons were secured. Some
one then discharged the shotgun,
wounding Herman in the abdomen,
The crowd immediately disbunded.
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Funeral of the Late Andrew Booth

The obse0uies of the late Andrew
Booth We're held yesterday and were
attended by multitude of friends of
the departed man. to whom they were
attached during his conmendablc life.
Services were conducted in Trinity
church by the rector, Rev. Sawyer.
lnterment took place in Hillside ceme-
terry. The pall-bearers We're: James
Smith, Abraham Fluellen, Nicholas
Moon. Thomas. Simon, Michael Dug
gan, James Anderson
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Many Sehoo' Chill dre1 Al, SickIv

Mother Gtay's sweet Powders Tor Children u,cl
by Nnthcr Gray, nurse IN thildren's liomc
New York Break up Colds in - hours, cure Ec.
M'shlC>s, Headache, stomach Trouble, Tecthln.
Disorders. move and regulate the Bowels, and
l,eSnoy N"mS, Mrs Emily Muonu, Meridn
a. SAYS; 1T Is the hest rltdivinc in the worll
for cluildlen when lcycrial aud complainin. +"
Sold by an druggist, ~ b, mail. 2jr Slnrpl,
Int FREE, Nhnc-s Alien ;. oim,trd. icR1y,
n. Y.
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Mr.. Alexander to Lecture.

Another of the lectures arranged for
the benefit of the pupils of the Car
bondale High school will take place
on Friday next. The speaker will he
j. NJ. Alexander. of Commander Da-
vies post, who will speak ON some pa =
trOtic theme.
These talks have been found tn he
interesting and inspiring and are wide
ly discussed by the pupils. who duly
appreciate the purpose of the lectures.
Last week George ). kimball gave the
talk