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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-18
JERNIYN - MAYFIELD.

, At the last meeting of the Artesian
Hose company the following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Frank Burns; vice president, ID. j. Nee
han; recording secretary, William Null
doom; financial secretary, Anthony Null
heran; treasurer, j. j. Meehan: fore
man, j. j, Stanton; assistant foreman.
Joseph Flanagan; pipeman, Mike Null
hearn, Richard Hughes, Peter Mcdonald,
David Bruce and David Moon; master
at arms, William Ilosie; trustees. Mich
ael McIIalc, Michael McDcrmOtt and
T.. j. Meehan
The family of Martin Stevens, OF West
Muylield, yesterday had a marrow escape
from death by asphyNlation, The chin
ney had become clogged with SCOT ana
the house was filed with coal gas. Mrs
Stevens fortunately awolie early in the
morning, and with good efforts managed
To arouse Mr. Stevens and the children.
They We're all so badly overcome that n
physician had To be sent Tor. Dr. /. s.
Graves attended them, and with the en-
ception of Mrs. stevens they quickly re-
covered. Mrs. Stevens was still suffering
from the effects last evening.
Misses Mary Swick, Jennie and Cora
Battenburg We're visiting in Scranton
yesterday,
The infant child OF Mr., and Mrs John
Forschner of Main street, Is i'll OF bron-
chitis.
AT the last meeting of Aurora lodge. No
80 Free and Accepted Masons, officers
We're elected for the ensuing term, as
follows: Worshipfui master, James Al
len; senior warden. Frank q. Winter
junior warden. Ralph w. Rymer; treas
urer, Calvin Vail; secretary. sumner ID
Davis; representative to grand lodge
David ]. jenkins. The installation viii
take place next Monday evening.
AI 4 .zf.l
Mrs. C. Il. Baker attended "A thlmble tes
given by Mrs. ID. w. Humphreys, al
Carbondale, yesterday,
Fernley Woodward, of Third street, i;
! III of tonsilitis.
! Edward Davis, of Scranton, was the
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A FINE DISPLAY.
Women of Berean Church Offer
Christmas Gifts.

\ visit to the bazaar. now in progress
in the Box building. on Church street.
under the direction of the women work
ers of the Berean Baptist church, is
quite Indispensable to holiday shop
ping. if one desires 10 procure Il dainty
gift for a Christmas gift. such as an
exquisite lace handkerchief. hand
work, which shows the expression of
ones best taste ana skill: IL sofa pill
low for a cozy corner. or almost any
thing in the line of fancy articles.
One can sec and admire In this var
led, artistic display an all-linen en-
brOdered handkerchief from Mrs. John
Mitchell, wife of the mine workers
president; another from Mrs. Potter
Palmer. of Chicago who is noted
among the women Of the land. Mrs.
George Kimball sends all the way
acrdss the continent. from California,
where she is winlering, several hand
kerchiefs, with hand-worked designs
The most striking articles in the dis
play are the handkerchefS donated by
William a. E.verson. of BoZemau, Mon
tana, Il former Carbondalian. They are
quite unique. Along the edge and COR
ners are pen sketches illustrative of
life in Montana, the seal Of the state, Il
wigwam gold mills and animals COM
mon to that state.
A beautiful handkerchief was sent
by the Chase & Sanborn Coffee COM
pany, of Boston, Mass. Its value is Sc.
From the employees of the Co-Opera-
tive store at Oberman, South Wales. is
a handkerchief. with the words Merry
Christmas" in colored silk embroidery
in one corner. These are but a few Of
the numerous articles on exhibition and
for sale, which would certainly repay Il
visit
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The News of Cafbonda1e.

be mentioned, he took French leave
while under arrest In the office of the
late Alderman Morrison on the charge
of getting goods from Singers cloth
ing store on false pretenses and dashing
down Eighth avenue gave Constable
Garden the slip. Scott went to Plttston
or some other Luzerne town and though
Constable Neary sought he did not find
him. Like the cat, Scott came back
last night and was arrested on Salem
avenue by Constable Neary, who was
given somewhat of a surprise to thus
run upon his man.
The constable took Scott before AL
derman Jones. Blackenburg was on
hand and easily identified the coat.
The prisoners defense was that he
bought the garment from a Snowman.
Blackenbuig took his Overcoat and
went home rejoicing: Constable Neary
took Scott to the city Jail, as he had
not the 5000 bail that Alderman Jones
required in the face of the evidence
against the accused.
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WAS SOMETHING DOING.
Street Foreman Killeen Makes Troll
ley Company Employees Hustle.

The Scranton Railway company's
snow plough piled up great heaps OF
snow alongside the Church street
switch. which Street Foreman John
Eilleen believed should have been car.
ried off in order to make the roadway
passable. Yesterday forenoon he Wig
orously started to work to dispose OF
the so-called "beautiful' throwing the
snow over on the tracks. There was so
much Of it that when II car came along
ANA tried To go through there was q
blockade The trolley company'S labor
ers were soon Johnny on the-spot" >"
but as fast as they Shoveled 1t back
onto the roadway. the city's men re-
turned the compliment. Then there
were few words, not of learned
length. but laundering sound. The re-
suit was that the street car service was
tied up for the greater part Of the
forenoon. Conditions returned to nor
NAL after the trolley company's "oN'
was loaded with the troublesome snow.
which was carried away.
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FUNERAL OF JOSEPH scHAFF
Services Were in st. Rose Church
Yesterday

The late Joseph Schalf was laid at
rest in st. Rose cemetery yesterday
forenoon There was a, multitude of
friends at the bereaved home on South
Wyoming street. and Il long procession
followed the deceased to ST. Rose
church, where a high mass of requiem
was sung by Rev. Walter Gorman. An
impressive service. in which tender ref
erenSes were made to the life of the
deceased was preached by Father Cor
man.
The pallbearers We're =. II. Baker,
George Dubois, Charles Moon, John
Hoffman. Owen Coleman, James Cor
man, William Thomas. The beautiful
floral offerings We're carried by Louis
Rosenblatt, 1Hv Haven. Conn, and
jeremiah Walsh. The flowers We're the
remembrances of the employees of the
Delaware and Hudson locomotive shops
and the Improved Order of Mechanics,
No. 2O3, of this city, To which the de-
ceased belonged.
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PECKVILLE.

Many cellars were flooded by the heavy
rain and thaw on Tuesday, Several mer-
chants in this vicinity had large quanu-
ties of goods damaged that had been
stored i'm the cellars.
Floyd Greiner left yesterday for North
umberland county, in search of turkeys
for the holiday trade.
Mrs. J. r. Gilroy left yesterday for
Carlisle, where she intends spending the
holidays with relatives.
Mrs. William Warheld is quite Ill at
her home on North Main street.
J. ID. Peck was visitor at Scranton,
yesterday.
List OF letters remaining unclaimed at
the Peckville postoffce for the week
ending Dec. 16. 1902: Mrs. f. III. Rich
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CONDITION IMPROVED.
Frank G.. Crouch and Walter Bennett
Manifest Encouraging symptoms.

The condition of Frank G. Couch, the
Insurance agency owner. who has been
dangerously i'll of typhoid fever, is
somewhat improved, though his physi-
elan is saying he is not out of danger.
Mr.. Couch was making good progress
toward recovery when his temperature
rose again and remained at IL point that
was alarming. Now. however, the indi-
cations in his case are exceedingly
hopeful.
The apprehension which vas felt in
the case of Walter Bennett, of Laurel
street. whose whole family was down
with typhoid fever. is disappearing in
the face of the improvement in his con-
dition. He is not regarded as out of
danger as vet. The other members of
the family are convalescent. an an
nouncement which will be cheerful
news to the friends of the family. whose
sympathies were awakened by the sore
q aff1iction which visited this household.
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SERVICES APPRECIATED.
O'Connell Estate Sends Checks te
Both Hose Companies.

A short time ago the Columbia and
Mitchell Hose companies each received
from Druggist II. f. Clark Il check for
$l0 in recognition of their services at
the fire which damaged his store. The
appreciation of the tiremen on this oc-
casion was renewed when a few days
ago the O'Connell estate sent checks
for the same amount TO both COM
panies, as evidence of appreciation of
the work done al the fire in the old
postoftice building, in Park Place.
owned by the O'Connell estate. This
substantial appreciation is valued by
the firemen who are always ready and
willing. and for no. selfish reason, TO
respond 10 the call of protecting prop
er,y and life. Both companies have re-
quested that this method of thanks be
expressed in their behalf.
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Unclaimed Letters.

The following is u list OF letters re-
naming in the Carbondale postOfilce
December is. 1902, for persons m-
known: Charles NJ. Belts &, Co., James
Casey, James Dalton, w. p. Gregory
DR.. Y. j. Lamb, James Langan, Henry
l.. Naylor, Michael LOTUS, j. Il. Neil
son, II. j. Richardson, T.. g. Robinson
James II. Smith, B. f. Stanton. w. II
Swingle. l.. f. Warren, ID. II. Wagner,
Mrs. May Davis, Mrs. Lizzie c. Moore,
Mrs. j. NJ Saylor, Mrs. Minnie Sheerer,
Mrs. Maria j. Smith, Miss Mary
Thomas, Wludylslaw Wisocki.
j. II. Thomas, Postmaster.
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WOn1en'S
Wraps

In Paris they call them envcl
opes--those long beautiful wraps
that women wear at night to the
theatre or over evening dresses.
SD to $50.
And the velour three quarter
coats, SO to SO, surpass very
thing that France has ever done
before in velour-tllou::,l not all of
them are from France. which
partly accounts for the prices.
We have perhaps the haudsom-
est collection that has ever been
got together, because velour wraps
OF every sort arc better this year
than ior long while.
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DALTON.

A meeting of the w. C. II. L. will be
huld at the Baptist parsonage ON Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, Mrs Nolan of
Green Ridge is expected to be present
and speak,
Rev, a. j. Van Cleft is conducting re-
vival meetings at Fleetyille. lie Is be-
ing assisted by Professor Buck.
The choirs Of the churches here are
practcng for the Christmas exercises
of their Sunday schools
AIR, Greene. the father of Mrs. S, II.
Finn and Mrs. Fred Snyder, is very i'll
at the formers home.
Attorney Fred Scott and wife, OF
Scranton, visited Mrs. David Brown of
this place. on Sunday.
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"LosT RIVER" AND oVERCoAT
Edward Scott Found with Garment
Stolen From the Grand.

Charles Blackenburg, of Belmont
street, lost his overcoat while attending
the production of Lost River" at the
Grand ON the evening of November 2S.
In other words, the garment was swip-
ID while Charlie was adniring the hero
who was some of "Chuck" Connors
shucks at swinging his arms la Will
lam Faversham and muttering so tha {
the women could hear him, Get busy
to the fact that I'm it,"
Though Blackenburg lost his oyercoat,
you couldn't lose Charlie when it came
TO having suspicious, He suspected
Edward Scott, OF the West Side, and
put Constable Edward Neary next. The
constable sought for Scott, hut Scott
nas a hankering for not being about
when wanted. Last summer, ii might
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-18

There is more Catarrh in this section of
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For II great
many years doctors pronounced IL n local
disease and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incnrable. Sci
ence has proven catarrh to be eonsti-
ronstitutionai treatment. Halls Catarrh
t,nre. manufactured by +. J; Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio. is the only constitu-
iionai cure on the market; II Is taken
Fpoonfui 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces or the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
ease 1t fails to cure. Send for circulars
'"u xddress, f. ], CHENEY 8 co,
Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists 7ic.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-18

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last evening.
DR.. s. d. Davis has II record he should
be proud of. On Tuesday evening his
brother Masons elected him for the twen-
ty-ninth consecutive year secretary OF
Aurora lodge.
The fair of the Ancient Order OF Hi
bernans, opened in Assembly hall last
evening, and will be continued tonight.
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ards, Mamie Geriity Persons calling for
| the same will please say "advertsed'
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Trinity Church Choir.

The members OF the choir of Trinity
church are requested TO meet Organist
Jones at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the
parish house.
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Golf Vests

Red. green, black, sprinliled
with white. and white. Double
breasted, fastened with brass but
tons, plain colors in many grades,
Sl.I5 to 81 each.
Knit Blouses. all colors. $50
to 81.
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No Stop for Rain or Snow

Too late to stop for anything christmas shop
ping must be done
1t must be we'll DONE the store that's careless that
thinks the crowd will anyway Christmas, buy
anything trash not will lose your confidence
People know there is danger of buying trash at
Connolly Wallaces that if anything should go wrong
it will be made right that nowhere be found many
Christmas novelties and that prices rule, lower
than anywhere else.
No wonder the store could hardly hold the people
on Saturday, that crowds in such weather as
we had on that day,
A stranger in town wouldn't find it hard picking out
the Peoples Christmas Store.
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Holiday
HandkerChiefS

Handkcrchieis (ust1ally very
well behaved little things, indecd)
have been pushing and crowding
ior week, and on Saturday night
they burst all bounds-took pos
session OF a counter that belongs
by rights to Corscts and over
flowed into the Lace department
as well.
But its no wonder they feel so
important just now-wc sell al
most quarter OF million every
December lust for Christmas
presents.
These arc hints OF the things
You'll find here now:
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There is still a good selection OF
the l2Ic books; OF course some
titles are sold out and cannot be
replaced, but there are some 300
different subjects to choose lroni,
and everyone a good standard
book,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-12-26
WOODBURY..
TOWN TOPICS OF INTEREST.

~" N 4OI1C OE IN
Mrs Louis Perro is seriously ill.
Rev j. H. Lockwood and mother are
in New York for a week.
Mrs A. E. Knox and daughter, Miss
Ruth, are convalescing from bron-
chial trouble.
Justice Tuttle acquitted H. B.
Sanderson of WATERFOWL, Saturday,
for violation of the game laws.
The Y. NJ. G. A. mems meeting,
Sunday, was conducted by Rev A. R..
Lutz of Bethlehem.
Miss Ruth Smith of Washington is
passing the holidays with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Charles Smith.
There will be dance in the Town
hall, New Years night, in charge of
Raymond F. Stiles, Howard S. Allen,
Clifford S. ,Hicock, James L. LinSley,
Harry L. Blakeslee.
The Christmas entertainment of the
First Congregational church will be
given in the Town hall, Christmas
night.
The case of Daniel Barlow, injured
at Sandy Hook, is in the hands Hunt
ington & Warner. The young man is
said to have declined an offer of settle
ment of $1,000.
Miss H. B. Munro and Miss Barton
are passing the holidays in New York.
George Freeman of Waterbury is
passing the vaca tion with his parents,
Rev and Mrs J. A. Freeman.
Mrs w. Stiles and daughter, Mildred,
have returned home, after short visit
with Mr. and Mrs Frederick Borman,
468 Main street, Danbury.
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GREENFIELD HILL.
CHURCH NOTES.

Rev DR. Canes subjects for next Sun
day, December %, will be in the morn
ing, 1.-THE People the Church Needs, !"
sixth in the series on 1.-THE Great
Problems Of Daily Life" and in the
evening, 1.-THE Ideal Nation" sixth in
the series on tsIdeals." The evening
discourse will be followed by a short
address on "The Old Year and the
New
Next Sunday morning at 11.35 a
church meeting will be held for the
purpose of electing deacon. Those
who cannot attend may send ballot
for the candidate of their choice, with
their own initials on the back thereof.
the Offering in behalf of the Sunday
schools Christmas anniversary, last
Sunday,it will therefore be taken next
Sunday morning, conditions permit
ting.
The annual meeting of the Christian
EndeavOr society will be held Friday.
January 2, 1903, and not on the Goth
inst, as announced Sunday.
The Christian EndeavOr society will
give an unusually interesting sociable
at the parsonage on New Years eve,
please everybody is in preparation.
Admission 13c.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Union was held at the parsonage on
the 18th. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs Cane; vice pres
ident, Mrs John Hull; secretary, Miss
Meeker; treasurer, Mrs Simeon Pease;
executive committee, Mrs Willis N.
Bronson, Miss Sarah Banks, Miss Lydia
Perry; missionary committee, Mrs ST.
mon Bradley, Mrs William Hill, Miss
Mary E. Wakeman.
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NEW HAVEN COUNTY.
QUAKER'S FARMS.
A SCHOOL ENTERTAINER

A SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
A Christmas entertainment was
held at the Quaker's Farms school,
December 10. The parents and friends
were highly entertained by the school
in recitations and songs. After this
came the distribution of presents from
a very pretty tree, we'll ladened with
gifts for scholars and teacher. The
program was as follows:
A song,. 1.-THE Festive Time" by
school.
Recitation, ''Bells Across the Snow, "
Bessie Hawkins.
Acrostic, Christmas, nine pupils.
Santa Claus in Morocco (recitation),
Willie Reubman.
Song, 'Christmas Bells" school,
Recitation, "How We Spent Christ
mas" M. Ethel Beardsley.
From?" Elsie Roberts and Bessie Haw-
kins.
Dialogue, Christmas Thoughts, five
pupils.
Recitation, Christmas Day, Ralph
E. Davis.
Recitation, Merry, Merry Christmas,
Eta Human.
Recitation, Winter. Sarah Hawkins.
Recitation, ''The Way Chris Crinkle
Goes Over the EARTH" Willie Morris.
Dialogue, Different Views, August
Tilquest and Lila T. Hubbell.
Song, Christmas Carol, Louise Reub-
man.
Song, "Welcome Beautiful Christ
mas" school.
The Rotations and songs rendered
showed that they had had careful
training by an efficient teacher. A
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pleted, and he took possession of the
same, last Saturday.
The Christmas display, both at the
store of r. F. Smith and J. A. Coch-
rane & Son, is exceptionally pretty
this year, fine line of goods being
shown from which to select the con-
tents of Santa Claus pack.
Health Officer John w. Ives, M. D.,
has removed the quarantine from the
home of George r. Smith. Quaran-
tine has also been lifted at Frank
Joray's, and no other cases of scarlet
fever having been reported, the scare
about subsidized.
William D. Bosler has been appoint
ed district manager for Litchfield
county for the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society.
The Sunday school children will en-
terrain their fond parents and admir-
ing friends with their Christmas ex-
ercises, next Sunday evening. The
exercises this year promise to be very
interesting and we'll arranged. They
are under the management of the sew
eral teachers, r. f. Smith as superin-
tendent, and Rev Mr. Stackman.
While coasting down the main street
of the village, Saturday last, little
Nina Stevens ran into team belong
ing to T. S. Gold, which was standing
near the store of r. F. Smith, and re-
ceived several cuts about the head,
but is not seriously injured.
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GRANGE TOPICS.

AOS'
At the Grange meeting, December
8, the following officers were elected
for the ensueing year:
Master, p. S. McCOllam.
Overseer J. A. Sherwood.
Lecturer, J. B. Hill.
Steward, Clarence Jennings.
Chaplain, John z. Mellen.
Assistant Steward, Willard Gillette.
Treasurer, George Gillette.
Secretary, S. B. Turney:
Gate Keeper, Milton Williams.
Ceres, Miss Marjorie Corbett.
Pomona, Miss Florence Nichols.
Flora, Miss Blanche E. Doyle.
Lady Assistant Steward, Miss Stella
Bunnell.
Pianist, Mrs H., w. Osborne.
After the election of officers refresh
mentS were served.
The entertainment at Academy,,hall,
Friday evening, was much enjoyed by
all present. An interesting program
was rendered and cake and coffee
served. About $3.50 was realized
r. G.. Sherman is home for the holi'
days.
as milk carrier by taking Howard Sill
mans milk to him in Bridgeport,
where Mr. Silliman delivers it.
Elect A. J. Sherwood
met with something of an accident in
Bridgeport on Monday Of last week
while driving, a runner of his sleigh
caught in the car track, breaking
things considerably. AS Mr. Sherwood
never allows trif1es to interfere with
his business he still continues to de.
liver apples in the city without fear Of
serious accident. u.s.