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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
RULES FOR RIFLE RANGE
They Are Contained in General
Order Issued by Inspector Of
Rifle Practice Carter.

First Lieutenant Lewis b. Carter,
inspector of rifle practice of the Thir-
teenth regiment. has just issued Il
general order containing rules and reg
ulations for the guidance of the MEM
bers of the regiment during the rifle
practice season of 1901.
The season opened yesterday and
will continue until Oct. 81. All quail
fying scores must be made under the
supervision of either the Inspector
the range master on an assistant range
master, or which latter there are to
be three to be detailed from Com
panies l. r and G. by the commanding
officers of these commands. Regimen
tai Commissary Sergeant Harry j.
Hermans is appointed range master.
The Dickson City range Is to be
opened for use on afternoons only.
Candidates who have never qualified
as marksmen will be first required to
classify at three ranges. viz: 100. 200
and 300 yards. \ candidate intending
t.. ul,alify-will be allowed two sighting
or warning shots in addition TO the
fire 10 be counted in the score,
Company commanders are directed
to instruct their commands in sight
ing and in the proper manner of hold
ing the rifle for different ranges. They
are also directed to insist that their
men qualify early in the season. Lieu
tenant Carter insists that this regi-
ment must regain its former prestige
of qualifying every member
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
No REASON FOR It.
When Scranton Citizens Show
the Way,

There can be no Just reason why
any reader of this will continue to suf-
fer the tortures of an aching back, the
annoyance of urinary disorders, the
dangers Of diabetes or any kidney ills
when relief is so near at hand and the
most positive proof given that they
can be cured Read what a Scranton
citizen says.
Mrs. r.. s. Jones. of 1910 Lafayette
street. says stiffness of the knees,
bloating around the ankles. pain
across the loins when STOPPING lifting
anything or when 1 eNerted myself
clearly proved had kidney COM
plant. Doans Kidney Pills were
brought to my notice through an adj
vertisement / saw in one of our pa
ners. and ! procured a box from Mat
thews' Bros. drug store. ] followed up
the treatment until used several
boxes. The lameness and the bloating
disappeared l know of others in
Scranton who used Doan's Kidney
Pills and obtained great relief"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster NIilbuln Co.. Buffalo.
n. y, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name---Doan sand
take no other.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES.

The remains of the late Mrs. Anna
Clifford We're given interment yester-
day morning at . o'clock in the Ca
thedral cemetery. The funeral was
held from the family residence on Or
chard street and was largely attended
by sorrowing friends and relatives of
the deceased. At ST. Peters cathe-
dral a requiem mass was celebrated.
The Scranton Saengerrunde met for
rehearsal last evening in Athletic hall.
Branch No. 226, Ladies' Catholic
Beneficial association, will meet in
regular session this evening in Phar-
macy hall All members are requested
to be present.
Mrs. John Neais. of Beech street,
met with distressing accident yes
terday afternoon. being kicked by Il
mule on the left side of her head. The
accident occurred near her residence.
The kick which she received rendered
her unconscious. She received an ugly
wound and her left ear was split so
badly that several stitches We're nee
cssary to close the wound
The 10-year-old son of Mrs. Staeng-
lein. of 926 Grown avenue, fell down
flight Of stairs yesterday and dslo-
Gated her right elbow joint. DR.. J.
j. Walsh re-set the dislocated MEM
Der.
The Loyalty club of the Young Wo-
mems Christian association will meet
on Friday night. The meeting will be
of special interest as a gospel song SER
vice will be conducted by James Main,
assistant secretary of the Young Mems
Christian association. The Young
Mems Christian associa ton chorus will
sing. Every member of the club
should be present
The Ladies' Aid society of the Ce-
dar Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church will hold a rummage sale at 211
Wyoming avenue. beginning Tuesday,
May Il. Those having contributions
may have them called for by sending
word to the secretary. Mrs. Dalton. go
Pear street, or to the parsonage. on
Cedar avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Cannot Learn Particulars.

Mrs. Hattie Titman, of 1928 Jackson
street. whose daughter. Theresa Rus
sell, was so seriously injured in a wild
west performance in Indiana on Mon
day. telcgraphed yesterday for further
particulars about the young women $
condition, but the only information she
received was that she was dangerously
hurt. and is not likely to recover
There is no doubt about the girls
identity. as her mother received q let
ter from her recently in which she
said she was going to join the show.
Miss Russell has been Il circus per-
former ever since she was fourteen
years Of age. She is now twenty-five,
and during her career earned the sohri-
quct of "Queen Of the Cow Girls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
MINOOKA.

\ very pretty wedding was solemn-
lied yesterday afternoon 1T , o'clock
in st. Joseph's church, when Mr.. Peter
Buckley and Miss Catherine 'eeney.
both popular young people of this
place, We're Joined in holy wedlock by
Rev. Father Rea. The bridesmaid was
Miss Lulu Mcdonald, of the West
Side and the groom was attended by
John Holern, of Minooka. The bride
and her maid We're charmingly attired
in very becoming costumes, and pre-
scented a pretty appearance, After the
ceremony, short drive was taken
Upon returning, the party repaired To
the home OF the brides parents, Mr.
and MIS-. John Feeney of Main street,
where a slmptuous repast Was served.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

The Ladies' Aid society of the Ply
mouth Congregational church. held
their regular weekly session yesterday
at which much needle work., was oc-
Complished.
The members of the Washburn
Street Presbyterian church met after
the prayer meeting last evening in
an open parliament session on Bible
school work. and discussed the need OF
increased efforts along this particular
line.
Miss Mary Kauchers class of the st.
Marks Lutheran Sunday school, con-
Quoted an ice cream social in the base
ment Of the church last evening, which
proved to be an enjoyable affair and
was literally patronized.
Burglars entered IRA Bennett &; Co.'S
meat house. on West Lackawanna ave-
nuc, Monday night. and emptied the
contents of Il money drawer, which
amounted to a few coppers.
Two valuable pups owned by Clem
Marsh, Were stolen from his place OF
business recently.
The /. w. H. circle of the Hampton
street Methodist Episcopal church will
give an entertainment this evening.
under the direction of Mrs. Randolph
Jones. An excellent programme has
been arranged.
Mrs. Charles .Auer. of oxford street.
is entertaining Mrs. James Conroy, OF
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Baptist Young Peoples union
of the jackson Street Baptist church
served Strawberries and ice cream to
Il large number of patrons in the base
ment Of the church last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison w. Chase. OF
North Main avenue and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Chase, of North Bromley
avenue, left yesterday morning for Il
few days visit TO Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and the Pan American eXposi-
ton.
Horatio Price has opened n barber
shop at 1O% North Main avenue, next
to Musgrave's drug store.
Members of the William Connel An
thracite Glee club are requested to
meet at o'clock this evening at the
Robert Morris lodge rooms.
A regular meeting of the West Side
Central Republican club will be held
in their rooms this evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

A large audience witnessed the pro-
duction of the cantata. "Jephthah and
His Daughter" in Mears' hall last
evening. and the performance was a.
creditable one in every respect. The
chorus work was exceptionally good.
and the solo singing was in Keeping
with the excellence of the general pro-
duction, staging, costuming, etc.
Prof. Harry j.. Jones as "Jephthah." ="
and Miss Phoebe Smith as "Iphigenia."
his daughter. gave an excellent inter-
pretation of their respective parts and
the remainder of the cast were equally
good. \ squad from the Thirteenth
regiment assisted in the production.
Conductor Davies deserves much credit
for the work he has accomplished in
drilling the singers. The performance
will be repeated this evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
DUNMORE,

Or. &. J. Chamberlain and wife left
yesterday for Philadelphia. where the
doctor goes as a delegate % the gen
eral assembly Of Presbyterian church.
being held there.
Messrs. Hopkins ana Reed. OF The
transportation department of ,he Erie
railroad, We're in town yesterday.
T. f.. Swartz. of Church street was
able to he about again Yesterday. after
his recent accident.
George WintcrStein entered upon his
new duties with the Erie company
yesterday.
Mrs. A. l.. Rice Is i'll at her home
on Mill street.
Miss NIollie Carney. Of Drinkor
street is suffering from an attack OF
tyhpoi feyer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Board Bill Jumper Caught,

a short time ago a travelling man
named Maurice =. Maitland.who board
cd at Fairchild's hotel. skipped out.
leaving sl6 board bill for Landlord
Alldorf to ponder over. The latter Sc
cured warrant from Alderman John
for Maitlands arrest. and yesterday 1T
was learned that he had been arrested
in Reading.
An officer in that city communicated
with the alderman, who sent message
back to the effect that il Maitland
settled the bin with costs, he could be
released. II he does not do this, the
prisoner will be brought here to await
the disposition of his case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
GRADING IS UNDER WAY.
Five Gangs at Work on the New
Trolley Road.

Work on the section OF tie Ldcka'
wanna and Wyoming Valley Rapid
Transit company's road between here
and Pittston has now begun in earn
est.
rive gangs of laborers under five
different b-contlactors are engaged
i'm the grading at different pcints along
the ten-mile stretch between the two
cities
These contractors are: NJ. III. Dale,
of scranton; Page & son, of scranton;
Dolan & CO., of Philadelphia; John
Neville. of Scranton, and Patrick Me
Gowan, of AVoca.
The King Bridge company, os Cleve-
land o.. which has the contract for
ali the bridge work. is making rapid
ISogress with the abutments OF the big
bridge AT Avoca.
The company is adveI Using today
for bids for tearing down and clearing
away the Gutheinz Ice company's
plant. at the corner of Crown avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
BETTER Street
CAR SERVICE
RAILWAY CoMPANY'S CON.
TEMPLATED CHANGES.
Through Cars from West Scranton to
Petersburg and Dunmore Will Be
Abandoned, and All Cars Will
Have Their Terminus in the Gen.
trail City - Board Bill Jumper
Caught in Reading-Cantata in
Mears Hall Well Received-In-
quest in Fritch Case.

4 number of changes in the West
Scranton street car service are con-
templated by the Scranton Hallway
company when the new summer schcd-
Tile goes into effect on June 10. In
stead OF running cars through from
West Scranton to Petersburg and Dun
more, as is now done. all cars will
have their terminus in the center city.
the same as the South Scranton. Green
Ridge Providence and SuburbanS cars
now have.
Transfers will be made at Penn and
l.ackawan avenues for all lines. AT
present only the Duryca and Lafayette
ears run around what is known as the
Washington avenue loop. by the new
arrangement the Eynon. l.iHcrne and
around tn" loop.
Under The present schedule the Ey-
non street cars rum through TO Drink
or street the WaShhurn street cars
,un To Petersburg ana the LuZerne
street ears run through to Dunmore on
the Laurel Hill line. These through
cars will be abandoned and each line
will have separate cars. Instead OF
tho Eynon street cars running only to
West Locust street. as is now done,
the signs will be changed TO read Lin
coin Heights" which is the city line
terminus
This innovation will give the resi-
dents of that locality additional car
service to that already enjoyed on the
DurNea line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Reception This Evening.

The Robert Morris lodge of lvOrites
will tender a reception in their rooms
this evening to the visiting delegates
to the Grand lodge. now in session at
Taylor. The reception will be of an
informal nature, at which addresses
will be delivered by several Of the visi-
tors and local Ivortes.
A. number of selections will be ren-
dered by the William Connell Anthra-
cite Glee club, and there will be other
features of an entertaining nature. Re-
freshments will be served and smok-
or will be enjoyed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

on May 1 in the "Rising Sun" tene-
ment at the corner of Scranton and
Seventh streets. Several witnesses were
examined, including his bride of few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Linko, with whom
F'ritch lived. and Alec F'ritch, a brother
of deceased, were also examined, but
their testimony shed no light on the
mans sudden death. There was no evi-
dence adduced to Indicate that any foul
play occurred in the case. and the jury
rendered q verdict to that effect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Funerals.

The funeral of Mrs. Iizelnann Will
take place this afternoon at o'clock.
Those who desire to view the remains
can do so today from II o'clock until
the time for the funeral services III
the Zion Lutheran church, on Miil1in
avenue.
This afternoon the funeral of Will
liam Edgar Plumley. late headmaster
of the Schoo, of the Lackawanna. will
take place. The services will be at )
y. IN. in the First Presby terian church.
Tnterment at Metuchen, n. j., on Fri
day
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

Peter Price of 1905 Lafayette street,
employed as a rock worker in the Ca
poiise mine, was severely injured
about the head yesterday by a fall Of
roof.
lie was removed to his home, where
Dr. NlcEeage was called and dressed
his injuries. MIR. Price will recover.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Initial Supper Tonight.

I'll" first initial supper to be served
by the Ladies' Aid society of the Smp-
son Methodist Episcopal church under
tine new paStoratc will take place this
evening in the lecture room between
the hours of 6 ana \ o'clock and pa
irons are assured of tho customary
excellent bill uf fare.
The occasion will also give many the
opportunity of meeting with the new
pastor. Rev. II. Z. McDermot, and his
Wife. The supper will be in charge
of the ladies whose nnmes begin with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow cough 10 run until il gets beyond ,he
reach oi medicine They often say, "oh, il will
wear away" but in most cases it viii wear
them away. Could they be induced 10 Try the
successful medicine called Kenp's Balsain, which
is sold on a positive guarantee to cure, they
would Immediately sec The excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price 2jc. aad soc Trial
size free. At all druggists
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
JONAS loves soNs.
JoNAs loves soNs.

Splendid value will be found in every
department. You can not afford to look
hastily at the fine offers we make. We
buy at low rates and can sell at less
prices than the ma jority.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
WEST SCRANTON

the initials Il. NJ. n, y, r. Q and r..
Ice cream will also be served after the
supper.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Pea Coal Sl.5o Ton Delivered.

to South Side. central city and centra!
Hyde Park. Address orders to j. r.
Sharkey, 1914 Cedar avenue. Phone
66S3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

Coroner Roberts held an inquest in
his office last night in the case of the
late Michael Frtch. who died suddenly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

ana Locust street, to make way Tor
the trolley company's power plant,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
OBITUARY..

JOSEPH SPENCER KNIGHT
Joseph Spencer Knight. n prominent
resident of Dunmore. died at his home
on Blakely street yesterday morning.
after an Illness oc one week. on
Wednesday he contracted a slight cold
which gradually developed into pneu-
monia. resulting in his death yester-
day. Mr.. knight was one of the best
known citizens of Dunmore, having
lived therc for upwards of twenty
years ie was born In Hancock, Della
ware county. n. Y. sixty-four years
ago, and lived there until 1878, when
he took UP his residence in this val
ley. Tn 1851 he enlisted as a volun-
teer in Company I, Seventy-second
regiment OF New York state, and
fought for his country under the COM
mand of General Sickles until 1854.
when he was honorably discharged In
1868 he was married to Laura Hull,
daughter of William Hull. of Mount
Pleasant this state. The deceased
was one of the prominent members
of the Dunmore Methodist Episcopal
church, and has been the teacher Of
a large Bible class in the Sunday
school for a number of years. He was
possessed OF quiet. happy dsposi-
ton. pleasant to everyone, a loving
husband and n good friend. He is sur
vived by his widow. who has the SYM
pathy of host of acQuaintances. The
funeral will be conducted by the
Grand Army of the Republic. and will
be held in the Dunmore Methodist
church on Saturday at . y. m.
PATRICK MURRAY.-Thc remains
of Patrick Murray, who died at Wheel
ing; w. Va, Saturday night. after a
brief illness of typhoid fever, arrived
here yesterday morning and were con-
veycd to the parents home. COS Min
eral street The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning from the
house. ut 9 o'clock, and from st.
Peters cathedral at $50. 1nteiment
will be in Hyde Park Catholic ceme-
terry. MIR. Murray was young man,
&c years, of age. and we'll known here.
His death was a complete surprise to
his friends. and especially to his par
ents to whom he wrote last week that
he would soon come home and start
in business for himself. He left here
about IA year ago. and for the past
two months has been in the employ OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at
Wheeling. Besides his parents. he Is
survived by his sister. Belle. and
brothers. j. J. and NJ. T.. Murray
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16

1t. 1t is yet uncertain as to whether
The sight of the eye can be restored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
Millinery

Our Millinery Depart
ment will offer exceptional
attractions today. We shall
show a special line of La
dies Hats of very superior
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-16
} Special Sale {
BlackSilkGrenadincSi )

Black Silk Grenadines,
as inches wide, 3 widths,
satin stripe: also 45 inch
iron frame, regular on.
price $I.25. Special, o7I
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
Mhy Webster's International
Dictionary Was Used.

Beside the lists sent in by the sue, e7s :
full contestants. whose names appear
in the accompanying table. there
were many very" hong lists Of
words received which failed to
have more than l,152 words, the
lowest on the honor role. after
hey were corrected. Some of these
aad as many as 1000 words, and no
doubt the majority of them We're found
in some dictionary, probably the STAN
dard. but they were not in ''Webster's
International Dictionary of 1898.
1t was absolutely necessary to choose
some one book to judge the contest by,
and The Tribune selected the one that
would be found in the majority of
homes. If some one book had not been
chosen it would have been the task
of lifetime to have ascertained if the
words on the various lists We're admis-
sable. There are probably half a dozen
different dictionaries on the market,
and where II word was in question, If
no one book had been selected. it would
have been necessary to look that word
up in each book. Under such circum-
stances it would have taken two or
three weeks to have verified each list.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
An Enthusiastic Contest.

The contest which closed Saturday
evening aroused the most intense en-
thusiasm among the boys and girls
(and some of the older folks. tool of
Northeastern Pennsylvania. Lists OF
words formed out of the letters in
Scranton Tribune" were sent in from
every section of the city and from
scores of towns throughout this sec
tion Of the state. Letters and pack
ages came in by the armful through
the postotfice and were brought in by
the contestants themselves or sent in
by parents or other relatives. In some
instances shy young ladies of IA OF 10
years would send in their lists by
younger brothers. preferring not to
meet the Contest Editor themselves.
In the majority of cases the rules OF
the contest seemed to be clearly under
stood. but there We're many amusing
incidents. Some little chaps would
bring in list of from five to twenty
words expecting to take Il prize home
with them right away. A few such
lists came by mail with full instructions
as to the mailing of the watch. But
all We're good natured and those who
failed to get in among the first twenty
six we are sure will join with The Tri-
bune in good wishes for the more for
tunate ones.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-24
How the Lists
Were Verified.

The Contest Editors first duty was &c
go through the dictionary very care
fully and make out what was termed
key list" This served as Il founda
tion for comparison with the longer
lists as they came in Every word was
verified. If the contestant had word
which was not on the key list. that
word was looked up and If found cor
rect was inserted in the key list. This
plan was followed right through until
the end. and as a result many words
were added to the editors list. Every
list that had more than l.752 words. tho
lowest in the table of winners, was cX-
amined with the greatest care. 1t was
a tremendous task, but it has been
completed, and the successful contest
ants can he congratulated that their
work has stood the test. Only those
who have been over the dictionary once
to get out the words can appreciate
what 1t means to go over 1t hundreds
of times
The Contest Editor knows Il great
deal more about the English languag
than he did before the contest, and no
doubt the same thing can be said for
the contestants.