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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
BRADFORD COUNTY
pecial to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune,
Towanda, Dec. 1.-The majority OF
Eastern Bradford's people now have
access to the telephone system as well
as in the more thickly populated dis
| tricts. The continual growth of the
venture Is due TO the untiring efforts
| of Hon. f. n. Moore, OF North Oswell.
The line now covers four townships in
| this county and TWO counties in Tioga
| county, y. Y.
Robert Drake, Lehigh Valley conduc-
! tor on the Bowman's Creek branch has
had a cancerous growth removed from
his lip. The operation was successful
ly performed at the Mercy hospital in
Wilkes Barre.
ii. A, Lyon, of Sayre, whose name is
Incoming famous as a music composer,
is a member of class '9S of Cornell uni
versity, and now besides being AN at
tache of the civil engineers depart
ment of the Lehigh Valley is a prom
inent trombone player of the we'll
known X. A. Packer band, also OF
Sayre. Mr. Lyons popular BLACK Dia-
mond" march and twostep is meeting
with large sales in many towns. His
Company f" march made grand hit
at the Pan-Ameriean exposition last
year All lovers of music would make
n valuable addition by addressing Mr.
Lyon for his selections.
Nj. C. AIercur and Miss Lillian Mer-
eur have moved from Eldredsville to
Towanda.
Maurice T.. Stout (nee SMITH, form
eriy employed by the Bell Telephone
company. at Towanda, has been arrest
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
COLES FOR DECEMBER.

From Storms and Signs.
Our prediction last month. that No
vember would be Il remarkable month,
that accidents would be numerous,
plots planned, etc." were fulfilled TO
the letter.
December will be ruled by the high
tifuI, although there will be many dis
saiisfactons. Business will gradually
boom and the Christmas trade should
be unprecedented. We should still
keep our eyes on Marsthe red war;
ror, as he is directly opposite Of Ju-
piter. our financial fndica tor, and
Earth is about midway between them
both, therefore keep prepared for any
financial difficulties that may present
itself. The evil and blighting influ-
ence that he showered down upon us
last month. will continue during this
month; accidents, murders, plots and
crimes will occur throughout the
world, which will astonish the people.
Great connagrations will occur. Eng
land may receive a sore afticton.
Earth will pass out of the House
of Children" into the "House OF Sick
ness" in opposition with the great
planets on the east side of the Sun,
excepting Mars and Neptune. which
will cause disease epidemics to bring
us more trouble, causing sorrow in
many homes. All those born under
the planet Mars should avoid the cold,
chilly winds of December, during the
Low E,bb days.
The weather will be rather change
able, there will be many beautiful
days. but winter is liable to give us a
surprise. Regular storm conditions
will prevail at the opening of Decem-
Der. The probabilities are that rough
wintry weather will prevail over many
sections of the country at this time,
also at and after full Moon on the
14th. Destructive gales. blizzards. ETC.,
both on land and sea, may be expect
ed. Continued, unsettled weather will
develop during the last quarter of the
moon-21st.
Many of the storms may vary from
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
BEFORE JUDGE j. P. KELLY.

.:John Livingston and George Ryan
two boys who live at Olyphant, were
tiled for throwing stones at Fra nix
Mhitback on September 1S and ~. The
prosecutors are. drivers for the Della l.
ware and Hudson company and they
testified that they identified the two
ssccuSed youths as the ones who had
calle{l them "scabs' and thrown stones
81 Il EN-. The boys entered a total de-
NAL Nof the charges against them and
said they were engaged every day dur
ing September picking coal on the Eddy
creek culm pile. The jury had not
agreed upon n verdict at adjournment.
Mrs Ellen Duggan was put on trial
charged with keeping furniture which
her brother. John Burke. placed in her
possession when he Went to Buffalo.
She alleges that he owes her 800 70,
storing the furniture. Judge Kelly
ruled that the case is one for the civil
courts and directed verdict of not
guilty.
Charles White was put on trial
charged by Constable NJ. j. Gaughan,
of Olyphant. with assault and battery
and obstructing the execution of a legal
process on August Q, last. Gaughan is
the man who was revealed by a search
light on the hillside above the camp of
the Thirteenth regiment while the lat
ter was at Olyphant. Gaughan was
armed with a gun and was placed un-
Her arrest by the soldiers but was sub
seQrently released. Prior to the arrest
pf |aughan the camp had been dis
turb. i nights by the firing of shots on
the hillside. Gaughan's story was that
with Constable Murray he went to
Serve an execution on Paul Wargo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
BEFORE JUDGE WHEATON.

Jacob Smith. a Penn avenue junk
| dealer. was convicted of not keeping
books as required by law in which will
| appear a record of all purchases of
! junk. While the old armory was being
| transformed into the Dixie theater, =.
| +. and NJ. II. Howley had charge of the
| plumbing and tore out 1,100 feet of
lead pire. This was stolen from the ar
mory and found in Smiths junk yard.
| His books contained this record. Re-
| ber. 1,100 pipe. $3.50"
When 1t was shown to Smith that the
pipe was stolen he turned 1t over to
| the police. Smith explained yesterday
| that one of his men, who has but a
| meagre knowledge of English, pur-
! chased the pipe from a man named
| Smith. who lives in South Scranton.
| Tho man made the best record he could
but because of his limited knowledge
1T was somewhat deficient.
Simon Schoen. who runs harness
store at Taylor was tried for commits
| ting an assault and battery on S. NJ.
Friedman. who runs a gcntlemen's fur
nishing store there. He was also
charged with the theft OF a necktie.
F'redman's story was that on August
is Schoen came into his store. picked
up q necktie and walked out without
paying for it and went to his harness
store. Friedman followed him to de-
mand payment and Schoen struck him
over the head and threw him out of the
store.
Schoen's version of the affairs was
that he got a. tie at Friednan's store
and intended to pay for it. Friedman
followed him down to his store threat
ened him and then took a whip and
broke it. Thereupon Schoen put Fried
man out of his place. A verdict had
not been agreed upon when court ad-
journed for the day.
At adjournment William Lisk was on
trial charged with selling liquor with
out a. license in the Exchange hotel at
Dunmore. After the license had been
revoked by the court nearly year ago.
The case was tried or October Q. last
and the jury disagreed. Robert Will
son, of the Municipal league is pros
ecutor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
TAYLOR.

The funeral of the late Burgess Will
liam p Griffiths will occur this after
noon from the family residence on
Washington street Services will be
held at the Welsh Congregational
church at 2 O'clock. Rev. d. c. Ed
wards, Rev. DR.. Harris and Rev. 3. I.
Evans will oficiate. Burial will be
| made in the Forest Home cemetery.
The Taylor Hose company. No. /, are
making arrangements for their annual
ball to he held at Weissent1uh's audi
torium on New Years night. Tickets
can be had from the members.
The members of the following lodges
are requested to meet at their respec-
tive halls this afternoon at I o'clock to
attend the obsequies of their deceased
brother, w. p. Grif1iths: Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. knights OF
Malta, True Ivorites, Improved Order
of Hepta sophs. knights of Golden
Eagle and Taylor Mine Accidental
Fund.
The remains of Benjamin G. Jones, OF
Providence, were inferred In the For
est Home cemetery in this town yes
terdav.
The business places of this borough
will be closed a half day today in COM
memoration OF the death of our bur-
CESS, William =. Griffiths. whose fu-
neral will occur this afternoon.
All members Of the Taylor base ball
team are requested to meet this even
ing at the parlors of #. j. Powell's
hotel. Business OF Importance to be
transacted.
Misses Jennie Harris and Mamie
Francis have returned from their visit
to Bloomsbury.
Misses Cordelia Owens, Kate Ohm.
stead, Anna Phillips and Matte Fran
els returned to resume their studies at
bloomsbury State Normal school yes
terday after spending the holiday with
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Theophilus Davis,
Of Grove street, left yesterday for DAN
vile to attend a funeral of relative
there.
Miss May Price, of Plains, spent the
Sabbath as the guest of her cousin,
Miss Sophia Thomas, of Grove street.
Druggist and Mrs. w. w. Watkins
and son. Morris, OF Providence. We're
guests of the formers mother, Mrs. w.
w. Watkins, of Grove street, on the
Sabbath
Mr.. John Richards. of New York,
visited relatives in town on Sunday.
Miss Sarah Watkins returned to
Ithaca, N. Y, yesterday, after spend
ing the holidays with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. NJ. j. Watkins.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
CLARK'S GREEN.

Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Decker ant
SON, of Honesdale. left here on Satur,
day last for their homes.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willard p. Coon at.
tended the wedding of the latter's
brother, Clarence T.. Decker. at Greer
Ridge, on Saturday evening.
! Miss Belle Il. Stanton returned here
| on Saturday morning last from a
! months visit at the home of her sister
| Mrs. William Walker, in Chicago
Attendance Report of South Abing-
ton High School.
Pupils perfect in attendance for
month ending November II, are as fol-
lows:
Senior Grade--George Isby, Raymond
Smith, Mary Colvin, Gertrude Guyer.
Junior Grade-Walter Leach. Carry
Stearns, Inez Bailey, Myra Williams,
Clara Greene.
Ninth Grade-Annie Symons, Mary
Custard.
Eighth Grade--Maude Bostedo, Grace
lsby Gladys Mann, Luella Williams,
Sadie Bronson. Eva Van Kirk.
Seventh Grade-I.oretta Bowlby,
Ethel Bright, Mary Guyer, Ella Gods
hall. Cora Leach, Hazel Sharpe, Lester
lsby Roger White.
Sixth Grade-Susan Arnold, Emily
Leach. Flossie Lynch. Florence Norton,
Lena Pedrick, Grant Cook. Harry Will
Jams.
Fifth Grade-Virgie Cooper, Edna
Guyer, Alice lsby. Luella McGeehin,
elsie Walker, Gertrude Walker. Cert
rude Williams, Clement Bright, Lee
Taylor, Frank Custard, George O'Con-
nor, Harry ii. Smith
Fourth Grade-Leo Bowlby. Charles
Barnum, Ruth Colvin, Leon Cameron,
Harry DALEY, Roy Deats, Emory
Hinekley, Harold Norton, Walter
O'Connor Carrie Ribble, Lydia.
. Staples, Sterling Singer. Fannie Singer,
George Titus, lnez Taylor, Iva Wallace,
Jennie Westgate.
Third Grade--Mary Arnold. Frank
Barnum, Loyal Bunnell, Harry CATER
son, Harry Custard, Emily isby. Lee
Kimble, Guy Staples, Everett Titus,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

Georgia Twining, Cecil Walker, Edna
Hail. Cecil White, Cynthia Barnum,
Maud Bright, Maud Carmody, George
Cooper, Earl Dunlap. Horatio lsby,
Tom Lynch, Hartha Tinkham, Howard
Townsend, Flora Van Horn, Leroy
Wells, Egbert White.
Second Grade-Stanley Jennings, Carl
Cameron, Burt Rhodes, Howard lSby,
Joseph Evans, Glare Stark, Otis Garitt,
Earl Hobbs. Helen Pallman, Nictorine
Pedrick, Elizabeth Crump, Eunice
Lynch, Blanche stark, Veronica Swan
lex.
First Grade--Orville Cook, Roger
Fahringer, Archie Bostedo, Daniel
Crump, Clark Evans, Bryan Case, Mar
shall Singer, Sally Bright, Hazel Ash,
Myrtle kittle, Bertha Mutchle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

summer like shower TO real winter
blizzard.
Watch the many beautiful sunset
scenes.
The best days to fish and go hunting
will be the Sth, 9th. cath and 26th;
the next best days will be the 11th,
18th. 18th and 23rd.
Honey should be taken up on the
High Flood days as marked upon the
Storms and Signs Calendar; il taken
UP on the Low Ebb days it will be
almost sure to spoil in keeping.
Beef. pork and fowls killed any time
between the 18th and 22d, will be soft
and unwholesome. For the best time
to kill pork. beef. fowls and all kinds
Of meat: when to make sauer kraut.
and all such Information, send ten
cents for Il copy of Prof. c. Coles
Storms and Signs.
Prof. u. G. Coles, Editor,
Nov. 81, 1902. Kingston, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

ed by Detective q. G. Hollen at Bins-
hamton, charged with bigamy and per-
jury. When in Towanda the past sea-
son he married Miss Mary sullivan
and soon after left town, his where
abouts being unknown. The officer
learning that he had IA Wife in Milton
Pa, and after a search traced him to
the Parlor City, where he is in jail
awaiting recuisition papers.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
of Towanda cleared over SlI7 from
Mrs. Wigs" entertainment, which
was held THANKSGIVING night.
John Nyarburton, prominent resi-
dent of Leroy. was found dead along
the roadside, caused by heart disease.
He is survived by his wife and sew
eral children.
james Carroll, of Philadelphia, a
former resident of Athens and Elmira,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

one of the prosecuting attorneys, John
j. Murphy. who is Of counsel for the
defense, will be engaged before the
strike commission and would not be
able to assist in the trial of the case
If called this week.
The trial of Dominick Burke, of Car
! bondale, charged by Miss Hattie JEFF
frey, of that place, with criminal as
sault and in,personating an officer was
continued until next Monday. Mrs.
Mary Lukon was to have been tried
yesterday for selling liquor without d
license, but on account Of her illness
the case went over until the final day Of
the special term. Robert Wilson, of the
Municipal league. is prosecutor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
WINNERS.
Special to the Scranton Tribune,

Special to the Scranton Tribune,
WINNERS, Dec. Miss Mary Cobb,
OF Simon. Wayne county, and Air.
Black. only son Of Clinton Black, of
Warden, We're united in marriage at
the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.
and Airs. Joseph Cobb Nov. 26.
Mr.. Van Gorder, of Drinker, died of
heart disease on Thanksgiving day.
Interment was made at Hollistervllle.
He Is survived by TWO sons and one
daughter, the eldest son and the
daughter are married and live in
Scranton. The other son, Bert, lives
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

White interfered and pushed Gaughan
out Of the house. The execution that
Gaughan was to serve has since been
lost and consequently the charge of OBJ
structing fell as legal proof OF Gau-
shan's mission could not be furnished.
White testified that Gaughan was not
present and that Ii was Constable
Murray who had the execution. He
had not seen Gaughan and therefore
had not struck him. The Jury went
out Il few minutes before adjournment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

The December term of Criminal court
opened yesterday morning with Judge
T. y. Kelly on the bench in the main
courtroom. and Judge f. 4. Wheaton,
h \ Luzerne county, in No. 2.
\ The men charged with the murder Of
nJames Winston at Olyphant will not be
ried at this term of court. BY agree
ueii. { the district attorney and the
torneys for the defense the case has
Ieen continued until the next term.
ATTORNEY Joseph OBrien, who is to be
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02
CASE
is CONTINUED
PUT OVER UNTIL THE NEXT
TERM OF COURT.

First Day of the December Term Of
Criminal Court--Judge Kelly Is
Presiding in the Main Court Room
an Judge F. w. Wheaton, of Lu-
zerne County, in No. 2-Number of
Small Gases Called and Tried
During the Day-verdicts That
Were Returned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-02

was arrested at Athens on charge OF
passing a worthless check. His case
will be settled in court.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-03
The Coaster Express:

is not TOW wagon, but scrvicable vchi-
Gle for sturdy boys, as useful as wheelbarrow
and as strong and durable in proportion as the
best made farm wagon on earth. 1t is cheap.
Buy the boy one, and he will save its cost in
work, and have whole lot OF fun with it be-
sides.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-03
A SERMON TO SUIT.
TAe Folks Who Paid For the Dis
course Got What They Wanted.

L Me FOLKS VINO fI1C FOR the DIS"
course Got What They Wanted.
Many Maine people who live in a
certain part Of Cumberland county will
well remember one Abner-so he was
always called in his town. Abner was
the wit Of the village, and he was
commonly selected to take charge of
funerals because he was about the
only man in town who had time hang
ing on his hands. A citizen died, a man
who never amounted to much, who
was never positively wicked. because
that would have required more of an
effort than he was willing to make.
He was, however, far enough from be-
Ing good citizen, and Abner knew it
as well as anybody else.
ADner was requested to ask a certain
minister to conduct. the service, and he
hitched up his old horse and drove to
his house. The minister said he would
attend and then tried to get little in
formation concerning the late lament
ed.
"What sort of a man was he?" he
asked.
"Well, about the same as no sort of
, man at ALL" replied Abner frankly.
Il suppose his loss will be deeply
felt in the community" said the min
lister.
They're all bearing up well under
it," said Abner slowly.
"Was he a Christian" asked the
minister.
eff he'd been accused Of it, the YER
dict would have been not guilty and
the jury wouldn't have left their seats"
replied Abner cheerfully.
"Did he attend church," asked the
minister bit anxiously.
81 never heard of his doing it." said
Abner.
How did he dieY continued the
minister.
"Just the same as he lived, sort of
naturally" said Abner.
81 don't see how I'm to preach much
Of a sermon under such circumstances"
said the minister.
''The neighbors all said they didn't
think they wanted much of sermon,
and so they sent me over to see you"
said Abner.
The minister pocketed his wrath and
a five dollar bill. and after the funeral
the satisfied Abner said. well, we got
just what we wanted. 5'gosh"-Lewis-
80. .-s~---
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-03
JULY 3. | 9O2.
STRONG PULSE BEATS.
Cases In Which They Are Perceptible

Cases In Viii en- They Are Perceptibie
to the Eye.
ut is not such an uncommon thing"
said physician, ito find a person
whose pulse beats can be plainly seen,
and yet l suppose there are but few
outside of the profession who realize
the fact. In most persons the beat
Of the pulse cannot be perceived, but
the mere fact that the beating is per-
ceptible does not mean that the pulse
is other than normal. | have come
across a number of cases where the
throbbing of the wrist could be plainly
seen, and yet the persons rarely gave
evidence of abnormality in tempera-
ture. They were rarely feverish and
We're in good physical condition gen.
orally. Pulses Of this kind, from this
view, which is based upon actual OBJ
servations of cases, do not indicate
anything more than an abnormal phys
ical condition in the formation of the
wrist veins.
81 have met with one case which
was possibly a little extraordinary in
that it was palmer and much more dis
tinct than any had ever seen before.
1t could almost be heard. The artery
would rise to Il point almost as large
as the ball of the little finger of q
child and would change from the white
of the skin to blood purple with each
beat of the pulse. 1 found it easy to,
count the pulse beats without touching
the patients wrist. could see plainly
enough to keep the record, and in order
not to err in my calculation tested it
in several ways and found it was cor
rect and that there was no mistake in
my counting with the naked eye."-.
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
A church is to be erected at Alder
shot, England, in memory of the Ro-
man Catholic soldiers-mainly Irish
men-who lost their lives in South At
RIGA.
Telephone wires have been strung
through the San Gabriel forest reserve,
California, for the purpose Of warning
the rangers of the presence of forest
fires.
From the census of 1890 the United
States department of agriculture esti-
mated that we had within our Dor
ders 100000 trotting bred or roadster
horses.
If one were to swallow a bee or
wasp while eating fruit and the little
beastie were to sting one iii the throat,
decidedly the best thing to do is to eat
a small onion.
The Midland Counties England
Trades federation has voiced it's opin-
ion that if works were started with
the money that would in the usual way
be spent in strikes there would be no
strikes to spend money on.
The cereals (wheat, corn, oats, rye
and barley raised in the United States
during the past five years represent n
value to the farmer of $3.50, 100000
or an increase of nearly $1,O00,0O0,OO0
over the preceding five years.
Intenperance in anything brings it's
own punishment by lessening the
pleasure that thing can afford. One
practical lesson appears to be this: If
a favorite oder or flavor is no longer
fully appreciated, it should be fOregone
altogether for period.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-10

An electrical inventor named n. 3,
Stubblefeld, of Murray, Ky, claims to
have discovered an instrument by
which not only sound can be transmit
ted through space without wires. but
that the voice can be transmitted and
understood as clearly as with the tele
phone now in ordinary use. The in
ventor claims that the ground Is n mag
net and that with the proper use of his
instruments, when they shall have been
perfected, ships at sea can be commune
Gated with or battles directed from ons
ship to another. He claims that bulle
tins could be sent from Washington to
every home in the country telling all
the important happenings of the day,
at slight cost. AS yet 300 yards IL
the longest distance he has talked.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-07-10
Best In States History.

Chicago, July 2.-The Chicago,
Burlington K Quincy crop report,
issued today, compiled from reports
0 nearly a thousand correspondents
shows that In Nebraska the corn
crop is in better condition than ever
before in the history or the state;
the acreage is about the same as
last year not less. The crop Is well
advanced, and all conditions most
favorable.
The Nebraska acreage Of winter
wheat is larger than ever before,
The crop is ready for harvest and
the yield will be heavy. Compare
lively little spring wheat was sown.
Oats are in excellent condition.
In Iowa good prices tended to in
crease the corn acreage. All reports
covering corn, oats, wheat and ppta-
toes are most favorable, and the
same applies to northern Missouri.