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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1902-11-20
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
The Vote as Declared by the EIec.
ton Commissioner.

UOn commissioner.
Official recount of the vote polled
in the municipal election held in the
city Of Hattiesburg. November IS,
1902:
For Mayor--C. W. Rich, $50; T.
A. Hightower, lO6; J. ". Bolton, 81
and K McInnis, IA.
For Marshall. M. Moffett, 1879;
Charles Pool, 81; o. E. Bufkin, rs;
J. A. Beaumont, 6.
For Treasurer-M Galbreath, 1879
E. B, George, So; E. N. Pack, 90;
W L. Logan 90.
For Clerk-A. Farley, ia; W. fl.
Wainwright, 1879.
For Alderman-at Large-John w.
Montague, ia; John G. Carley, 1871.
For Alderman, Ward Wv. A. Nc
Leod, 81; S. c. Eaton, 30; R. E.
Rawls, 80; W. w. Massengale, 10.
For Alderman, Ward 2-H. G.
Greer, 43; J. L. Roberts, %; T. J.
George, %; r. H. Holmes, 10.
For Alderman, Ward 80. J.
Bowen, 49; H. H. Orr, Al; M. Dunn,
"a; r. ]. Collins, 49,
For Alderman, Ward 1T. M.
Fuller, A; Dan Farley, AZ; G. E.
Pickel, "a.
We, the undersigned, certify that
the bove is a true and correct report
of the vote cast at the democratic
municipal primary held in the city
of Hattiesburg on the 18th day of No.
tvember, 1902. Witness our signatures
this 18th day of November, 1902:
W. M. CONNER,
M. l.. THOMPSON,
A. T. POWE,
A. E. HOLLOMAN.
Democratic Executive Committee of
the City of Hattiesburg,
List of candidates who received the
nomination in the first primary held
November IS, 1902:
For Clerk-A Farley.
For Alderman at Large j. W.
Montague.
For Alderman, Ward Is. c.
Eaton, w. A. Mcleod.
For Alderman. Ward 2-H. c.
Greer
For Alderman, Ward so. j.
Bowen.
For Alderman. Ward 1T. M.
Fullers Dan Farley:
We, the undersigned, certify that
the above named candidates received
the nominations at the first primary
eleetion held November Is, 1902
IS W. NJ. CONNER,
s NJ. L. THOMPSON,
A. T. POWE,
A. E. HOLLOMAN.
Democratic Executive Committee of
escity of Hattiesburg, Miss.
List Of candidates who will be re-
quired to make the second race;
For Mayor-C. W. Rich, T. A.
Hightower.
For Marshal-Chas- Pool, B. NJ.
MofFett.
For Treasurer. B. George, NJ.
Galbreath.
For Alderman, Ward ct. J.
George, J. l.. Roberts. Vote Cor one
only,
For Alderman, Ward S-H. H. Orr,
M. Dunn. Vote for one only.
We the undersigned certify that the
above named parties are required to
make the second race to be held No
teuaber 20, 1902. Witness our sigma
tures this the 10th day Of November,
1909.
W. NJ. CONNER,
NJ. L. THOMSON,
A. T. POWE,
A. e. HOLLOMAN.
Democratic Executive Committee Of
the city Of Hattiesburg, Miss.
NOD EREE MATT, nET TVERY
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Herman, the Great.

The Great HERMANN the prince OF magiCans,
had considerable iun with Il street car conductor
in 81. Louis, Mo-, recently, Herman was on a
downtown Washington avenue car, the conduc.
tor came through collecting fares and Hermann
had in his hand TO give him ten dollar gold
piece, The conductor glanced at the coin and
said II can't change that; is that the SMALL
est you haveF "You can't change that2" said
Hermann, and in his hand was fifty cent
piece, The conductor glanced susplcousy at
him, reached out, taking the coin, when TO his
surprise, it was again ten dollar gold piece
"Did not tell YOU" he said savagely, hand
ing the coin back to Hermann, IL could not
change ii. You will have TO give me some
thing smaller or else get off the car The COM
pany docs not make change Tor anything over
5000
well, you have to change this them" said
Hermann, and there in his hand was fifty cent
piece.
SAY, what is this, anyway" said the conduc.
tor. Have | got them"
Don't know" said Hermann, "whether you
have OF not, but ii you don't change this coin
and stop annoying me- | shall report you 10 the
company"
"Well, III be damned" said the conductor. as
he rang up several faxes by mistake, and the
crowd, who had recognized Hermann, loared
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SpRINGVILLE.
al to tie scrnnton Trihnne.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Springvile, Feb. 1S-On Tuesday
evening last the members of Vesta
Lodge, No. 1877 D. of r. met at the
home of Mrs. Anna r. Grattan for one
of their popular socials. There was
good company present and the occasion
was a Very enjoyable one. There will
be others in the near future.
Little Coral Culver is still confined
to the house by an attack of infama-
tory rheumatism.
Dell Hendershot and wife are enter
tanning friend, Mr.. Harris of Phila-
dciphia.
The stone bushes is likely to prove
quite q large industry the coming sum-
mer. There are four quarries within
two miles of Springville, and shipments
are all made here and at Tyler. The
Lott plant viii be pushed. Several men
are now there stripping for spring OPEN
ing,
Last Wednesday afternoon the body
OF Hal Stone was brought here for
btirial having been shipped from the
West. He had relatives living near
here and others in Wyoming county,
who came with the body. Interment
was made at the Newton cemetery
where a number of others of the Stone
family are buried. If our informant is
correct his age was about twenty-five
years. He was Il son of Benjamin
Stone who owns the farm on which the
cemetery is located.
1t is safe to say now that the papers
transferring the Springville hotel from
y. E. Rodney to Theodore Williams
huNe been signed and delivered. The
transfer will be made April /.
Leda Terry and Mary Thomas visited
friends at New Milford, over Sunday
Jack Baker works over at the Moody
farm ON AIeshoppen creek. Thursday
he came here with "A horse and cutter
and went toward Kasson hill Over
there his horse got n little "hy" and
ran away, overturning cutter and
liver. Jack came back Friday with
the cutter badly broken up and left 1t
III the shop for repairs. No other
damage was done.
Notice has been given that the build
ing now used as a post office will be
rented to other parties after April /.
This means that the Office will be
noved away and into a place where it
vii! be an Inconvenience to nearly every
one but the postmaster 1t is claimed
the reason for moving ii is that the
party now using il will not be allowed
to sell confectionery after April /, as
il will be contrary to the terms of the
lease given by c. A. Hungerford to
the parties who rent his store. Hunger
owns both buildings and he could not
rent the store unless concessions were
made,
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TUNkHANNOCk.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Tunkhannock, Feb. 17.--There will
be regular meeting of j. w. Reynolds
Woman's Relief corps this Tuesday
evening, February IS, at o'clock, in
the Grand Army hall.
Charles Marcy, of Altoona, travelling
salesman for Philadelphia drug
house, spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Marcy, on Slocum street.
Mrs. Frank Coleman, of Towanda,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Callahan, on Harrison street.
Mrs. John DePue is i'll with pneu-
monia at her home on Putnam street.
Mra. William Sterling, of Russell Hill,
visited friends at this place on Satur-
day.
Rollin Frear, of Toledo Ohio, is
spending some time with his mother,
Mrs. William Brewer, al this place
Robert Bardwel, who was operated
on about three weeks ago. at the
Wilkes-Bare City hospital, for appen-
dicitis, returned home on Saturday very
much improved.
Misses Mary and Josephine Boyce,
who are employed at the International
Correspondence school at Scranton,
spent Sunday with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Boyce, on Second
street.
Joseph Armstrong, an aged citizen,
Is very i'll at his home on West Tioga
street, in the township.
There will be necktie social at the
residence of Edward Wintermute near
the Brown grist mill, on Wednesday
evening, February 10, for the benefit Of
the Evangelical church.
MI and Mrs. William n. Reynolds
entertained friends at their home. on
Tiogo street, from Wilkes-Barre over
Sunday.
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"The Bonnie Brier Bush.n

j. II. Stoddart, who is starring this year, under
the management OF Kirke La Shcllc in drama.
tizaton Of Ian MacLaren's Scottish idyl, Beside
the Bonnie Brier Bush" has been addressed hun.
dreds OF times by hundreds of different people,
on the question as to whether lie was a Scotch.
man. In each instance, Mr.. Stoddart answered
atfirmatively. His very temperament and nature
seem to have all the gentlcness, beauty and what
one might call sombre sweetness OF the High
land folk.
When Ian MacLaren (ltev John Watson, d. d.
irst came to America. especially to witness the
initial performance of his play, he met Mr..
Stoddart, and in the course of the conversation.
asked him if lie was Scotchman. Mr.. Stoddart
replied that lie would rather DR.. Watson would
wait until after the performance.
Az the curtain went down Oh the last act, DR..
Watson asked to be taken Immediately to Mr.
Stodda,t's dressing room. lie grasped him by
the hand and said: "Sir, you are not Mr.. Stod-
dart, you are Lachan Campbell. and If / ever
had the slightest objection to my book being
dramatized. it is now absolutely dispelled for
here on this stage | have been taken back to
catch II breath of Drumtochty atmosphere" Mr..
stoddart turned to him, and with that sweet
smile said: "Ai, lad, yc dinna ken ! were
Iielander myself" ''rhc Bonnie Bricr Bush''
comes to the Lyceum next Saturday afternoon
and evening" Seats go on sale Thursday morning
at O'Clock.
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BRADFORD COUNTY.
epecIal 10 the serantcn rrlbunc.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Towanda, Feb 1S.-Mrs. A. c. Mason
and daughter, of West Pittston, are
making an extended visit in Towanda,
having taken n suite of rooms
a.. W. Haslam, of Scranton, is in
town showing fine display of the
International Correspondence schools
work. 1t is learned that the institu-
tion contemplates opening an office
here.
Frank Lantz, of Franklindale, but
OF late working in the Bernice mines,
met his death In an accident on
Wednesday. He was twenty-one years
Old and unmarried.
A bee tree was found in Wysox town.
ship a few days ago that contained
fifty pounds of choice honey.
The tobacco warehouse at Sayre, now
gives employment to 100 people.
T. II. Bushnell died suddenly of apo
plexy. while removing a telegraph in
strument from u building. He resided
at Auburn, and was superintendent of
telegraph repairs for the Lehigh Valley
rairoad company.
The German Medicine company closed
their weeks engagement here last
night and gave frst-class perform
ances
Mrs. Betsey Tracy died at her home
IN Smithlield township, aged ninety
four years.
4 six year. old son of S. Fletcher of
Armenia township, this county, while
playing in the house. knocked down a
gun which was discharged, the ball
entering the lads head and causing in
stant death.
Beginning March ], mails at Athens,
Sayre and Waverly will be carried on
the trolley cars.
w. c. Baker, for several years an en-
ploye of the Review, left on Saturday
for Burlington, Vermont, to accept a
position on the Daily News as solicitor
and collector.
The following sad case comes from
Waverly, only a step over the state
line. The funeral of q mother and
child was held at that place, whose
deaths are alleged to be due to Chris
tian Science ministrations. The mother
had been under "healer' treatment for
some time for asthma. A daughter
was born to her about two weeks ago.
1t is alleged that a few days later the
"healer" threw open the windows of
the room in which the mother and
child lay, despite remonstrances Of the
nurse, and allowed the cold winds to
blow on the patient, saying "God has
charge of the woman, and no harm
can befall her." Pleuro-pneumonia
and death followed. The babe in the
meantime, received little attention. 1t
wss placed near the stove when the
mother was taken worse and when
taken up the child was dead.
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Chicago Grain and Produce Market.

Chicago, Feb ls.--Corn showed pronounced
weakness Tor time today and worked against a
fairly good tone in the other grains, Dulness
still hung all pits, however, and at the close
May wheat was shade higheri May corn, Iaa
visions closed shade to 2lac up. Cash quota
tions We're as follows: Flour-Steady; No. 3
spring wheat, 73l75lsc.; No. 9 red, sli9as54c.; ;
No oats i3ac'; No . 45aiGlsc,; No. while
43Aal6c,; No, rye, Gllac, fair TO choice malt
ing, 60aG3c. No. haN seed, Sl.07la; No. | north
western, SIZE; prime timothy seed, $3.50; mess
pork, Sl5,7Oll5.75; lard S9,25a0.27la; short ribs
SS.3Jas,iO; dry salted shoulders Ta1Ac; short
clear Sides $S,75assj; whiskey, $l.2S.
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NEW MILFORD.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
New Milford, Feb. 1s.-AIrs. Charles Rose is
confined TO her home by illness. i
Mrs. Golfer and granddaughter, Miss Hazel
Cobb, visited in Nicholson Sunday
Miss Lette Woodhouse spent Saturday in Bing.
hamton.
Miss Beatrice Howell visited Binghanrtan
friends Saturday.
There will be union Temperance services in tho
Methodist church next Sunday evening. Mrs l..
+. Bailey, national lecturer Of the Woman $
Christian Temperance union, will deliver the ad.
dress. Everyone invited to be present.
j. v AStcll called on Binghamton friends Sat.
uiday.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union will
meet at the home OF Mrs. A. Adrich on Wcdnes.
day afternoon.
Miss Henrietta Hayden spent Saturday and sun
day with liallStead friends.
j. Wright Giddings, eX.lieuterant governor of
Michigan, will lecture at tile opera house Satur.
day evening, Feb. 22 subject, ''unclc Sans
People" This is The third lecture OF the course
OF lectures conducted by the Young Peoples
Baptist union.
Miss Maudc Trumbull visited friends in Bing-
hanton recently
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after an illness of several years. She
pneumonia, at the age of 81 years. She
leaves a husband, father and a sister
Bessie at home and a brother, Dudley,
OF Scranton.
Mrs Fl. j. Hallock, entertained the
Fo"tnightly club, Friday afternoon.
Miss Mary Hoag, is spending several
weeks in Laceyville, Pa.
Miss Georgia Smith, of Wilkes-Bar
is visiting her sister, Mrs. e. d. Lewis.
Mr.. Leonard Leach and son Frederick
OF Auburn, N. Y, returned home Tues
day after spending Il few days with
friendc.e '''r.' "~'
Mr.. John Decker. of Elmira, n. Y,
spent q few days in town with relatives.
Mr. Fay Burrows spent Sunday with
his parents at Stevensville.
Mr. and Mrs. L. d. Lewis, entertain
ed {. few friends at cards, Friday even-
ing.
~ number of children in town have
the whooping-cough.
Miss Clara Stowell, spent Sunday
with her cousin Miss Grace Brown, at
Browntown.
The Presbyterian choir will give Il
concert, Friday evening, Feb. 2l.
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FOREST CITY.


Special to tile Scranton Tribune.
Forest City. Feb. 17.-Haidascher e
Jones' moving picture exhibition was
given in the opera house last evening
under the auspices of the Enterprise
Hose company and Notwithstanding the
stormy weather large crowd witness
ed the performance which was q thor
oughly satisfactory one. The pictures
are up to date and IL large number
are given. The singing of Con Dilley
was a pleasing feature of the perform
ance.
Forest City and susquehanna county
generally was flooded last week with
anonymous circulars assailing the char
acter of Colonel Charles c. Pratt, the
only candidate so far who has publicly
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New York Grain and Produce Market

New York, Feb 1s,-Flour-A trhe more active
and firm on all grades. Wheat-Spot tirmer; No.
2 red, SSSo. /. o. b. atoat and 0O9se elevator;
No. l northern Duluth, s6Psc. t, o. b. ahoat; OPP
tlons met with successful bear attack after mid
day. All the carly rise was lost, closed steady
at lsc. net advance; March closed siasc.; May,
s4isc.; July, SiAc; September s3ssc. Corn
Spot steady; No. ?, 079sc, elevator and 60Mc. i.
o. b. atloat; options at first rather firm, but soon
gave way under persistent hammering. Just at
the close however it rallied with wheat and
lett OFF steady; May closed GG5sc.; July, GGBc.
September, 6jisc, Oats-Spot steady; No. .,
40c, No. 3, lsc.; No, white, 5la5lisc. No. 3
white, 5ol&a5lc,; track mixed western, 49a5oc.
track white, ja56c.; options irregular and gen.
orally easier with corn until the close. when it
rallied. Butter-Strong; creamery, G2a30c.; do,
factory, 1jaalc. June creamery, l7a25c; reno
waited, l5l2a231ac.; imitation creamery, lGa1ic.
state dairy, 2Oa2sc. Cheese-l'm; state full
cream small early made, fancy colored, ll%a
lee state full cream, small carly made, fancy
white, ll&al2c; large early made eolored, lOSs
allie; large early made white, lOIa1lc. Eggs
Excited, state and Pennsylvania, 37c; western,
SIC. southern, 36hc.
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announced himself for the state SEN
atorship. Although unsigned the source
OF the circulars is we'll known and
their effect is correspondingly nullified
MI Pratt is a gentleman of unusual
culture, integrity and ability and nc
assault that disgruntled ousted poll
tlclans can make will in anyway jeop-
ardize his success at the coming con-
Vention and later at the poles
Tuesday--election. Don't fail to get
out and vote.
Miss Rebecca McDermott who has
been i'll New York for several months
has returned home.
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The Ottumwas Coming.

The Ottumwas, OF Chicago, consisting Of Ed
ward Weeks, first tenor; b. b. Brock, second
tenor and accompanist; Z. W. Paterson, baritone;
George H. lott, basso and musical director, and
Julia +. Van Deusen, rcciter, will give one CT
the Brockway course entertainments at the Ly-
ceum Friday evening.
The harmony of their voices, the richness and
volume OF tone, the scholarly rendition OF the
classics, and their abundant fund Of rich and
rollicking hunlor, in two hundred concerts and
eight Chautauqua assemblies the past year, have
so charmed twenty.seven states that there is no
hcsitancy'in promising that no similar company
will better please the public for the season Of
l90l.l002. The sale of seats opens this morning
at 0 o'clock.
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LEGAL.

IN RE: Incorporation OF the Scranton stonetiil,
ters' Local Union of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
In tho Court OF Common Pleas OF Laekawanna
county No. $40, March Term, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that an application
will be made to said Court ON Monday, March .,
1902, at O'Clock a, m, under the Act Of As,
semby OF the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
entitled, "An Act to authorize the charterng 81
associations OF employees and TO provide punisl-
nents for the fraudulent appropriation or use OF
their property" approved May 10, 1889, and tine
ed corporation 10 be called THE Scranton Stone.
cutters Local Union OF scranton, Pennsylvania"
The character and object whereof IL the main
tenance of an association for their mutual aid,
benefit and protection In their trade concerns,
and for those purposes TO have, possess and enjoy
all the privileges of said Act OF Assembly and iis
supplements The proposed charter Is now OF
file in the office Of the Prothonotary OF Lack1
wanna county, at the above number aud term.
TAYLOR & LEWIS.
- ---- .. o., Attorneys for Auplioanis
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HALLSTEAD.


Ilailstead, Feb. 1S,-Mrs. Johanna
Kane, of Great Bend, died Monday
morning. Funeral Wednesday morning
from The Catholic church.
John Neville is clerking at the Ar
lington.
Mrs. William Kunkle, of Bingham
ton, visited friends here last week.
William Swigert of Carbondale, was
calling ON friends here Monday.
Miss Leora Van Loan spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents in this
9lace.
Miss Carrie summerton, from the
State hospital. of Blnghamton, visited
her mother in this place over sun
day.
Mrs. Frank Gaskell, of owego, is vis-
iting friends in this place.
Charles Emmerson. milk dealers
team, ian away today They struck
the Erie crossing just as No. s fast
train was due. The wagon was total
wreck, but the horses escaped by fall
Ing dowQ The bank No one was in the
wagon at the time
Nj. T. Hand visited his parents in
New Milford Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Van Cott, of New Mil
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FOR RENT--From April l, store room occupied
by Gubin Diamond CO., 22j Lackawannl ave.
nue.; also floor above. Apply 1851 Sandcrson
avenue.
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STAGE NOTES.

Jennie Eustcc replaces Elita Proctor Otis as
leading lady of ''The Climbers" Miss Otis OBJ
jectcd to one night stands.
Amelia Bingham will remain in New York un-
til June l and will shortly put on new produc-
tion, entitled Heart Afame.''
Weber Il Fields will shortly put on two new
burlesques, one on madame Du Barry and the
other on ''The Gentleman OF France"
Alfred Klein, the diminutivc comedian, has
been in Long Island sanitarum for the past
two months, suffering from nervous prostration
Valerie Bergcre, formerly leading lady at the
Columbia tleater, Brooklyn, resigned her posi-
tion last week, and Isabel Eyesson took her
place.
Owen Davis has turned out a new war drama,
entitled, Marching Through Georgia." and it
will be given trial spin on the road in the
snling. - -
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ford, were visitors at B. Waterman's
Saturday.
The Baptist Aid society will hold a
social at the home of Mrs. Trowbridge
Tuesday evening.
B. w. Pease was O. visitor in Thomson
and Susquehanna Friday and Satur-
day.
At a meeting of the graduates of the
Hnilstead high school the following
officers were elected: President, Stephen
Tlngley: vice-president, Dell Simpson;
secretary, Maud Harrison; treasurer,
Edward Barnum; class colors, garnet
and white.