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THE SCI? ANTON TiroirNl!l-fv EDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 10. IS!) 7.
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West Side
Department
EIGHTY YEARS OF AGE.
IntcrcslInK Ucnt Cclebrnicd Yesterday
by Hiram Slark at Ills Home on
North Main Avenue.
"Wo nm&t licat thorn today or tomor
row Holly StnrU I a widow!"
livpiy pattlotlc Ameilciin knows who
spuko thlh linmottnl appeal to thu little
band of Utei'ii Mountain bens on the
?vc of buttle In thu hUukrIu for Amci
lcan Independence. Today, The Tii
liune pi events a plrtiuo of llliam Staik.
n blood descendant of the famous old
revolutionary guncial. who i"itcidny
celebrated in a quiet way, his SOlh birth-
HITtAM STARK.
day anniversan at his home,
Main avenue It the aitlbt
on North
has been
true to the photoioaphlc lesemblanco
nu can see In the stionp I'uiltanlc face
of the Tged Rentleniun the maiks of
that peel less tvno of manhood, loiined
by the hardy asot litl'ins of ploneei
das The Him chin, the nose of con
quest, the soldleis' ce and the heavy
ejebiows that end In tin two inceshe
linos the lines ehaiacteilstlc of leadei
slup It Is the face of old CSoiipi.i1 Staik, ho
must have looked just about as did
Hiram Staik .1 few eais uro when age
had not whitened the hall 01 softened
the voice Mi. Stalk lives with his
dnURhter, Mis MeiiHleld He washout
In Plains, a few miles fiom "Wllkes
Caiic, In 1M7 Ills molhei tame fiom
the famous old Duchess county, New
Yoik state, and his fathet was a Gieen
Mountain bov.
Mr. Staik thinks that his fathet lived
at Plains dmlng most of his long life.
He must have been In the locality at
the time of the WjoniinR niassicte
When Hiiam Staik came to Ilvdc P.uk
he lived just win-to lie lives now In the
Old wooden house on Not th Main ave
nue, 'outh of the Slmoson Methodist
Upheopal chinch Ills memoiv , natut
allv, Is not so Good as It was l!0 jeais
ago, but ho lecolelcts that Seiauton
was only a hamlet when he came heie
There wete a few buildings on the West
Side, the Washburn lesidonce on South
Main avenue, the old Pillows' coinei,
I'ostolllce, the Omni and Mutt home
steads and fauns, the White tnveui, the
lolling mill "up In the noith," as lie ex
ploded it and othet landmatks, only
a few of which ate left Theie was also
a school li'ouse on the site of the pies
ent Simpson Methodist Kplbcopal
church. .
Mi. Staik was a "Squlie" In the eailv
dajs of Hjdi Paik borugh Bj his old
ei friends he is still called b that
quaint title Mis Staik died about one
j ear ago at an advanced age Yestei
day many ft lends called and extended
congiatulatlons to Mi Staik on the
pi Iv liege glv en to lilm of celebiatlng his
eightieth annlvetsaty.
COMPANY T INSPECTION.
Compnnj V, National Guatd of Penn
sjlvattln, passed thtough a piellmlnaiy
Inspection last evening .it the St Da
vids hall aimoiv Major O A. Whtt
ne. Colonel II. A Com sen and Adjut
ant f. W Mason, jt , weie the otll
cials who conducted the Inspection. Kv
ei v membei of the compnay was not
piosent, -ct the show ins was good.
Major Whitney thus epiessed himself
at he close ot the ill ill The companv
has come into inomlnenco of late ow
ing to the fact that Its captain, lUiRene
D. Fellows, Is entitled to the rank of
major of the Second batalion, vice M.i
joi Montioe liainaid, leslRiied, the
piomotlon being his b light of sei
ice The 1jo s of the companj ate al
most positive that their poptilai com
mnndei will be elected to the honoiable
place "Nothing shoit of tank iobbei
will deny him the election," said one
of the pilvatcs last evening Lleuten
nnt David J Davis Is the lending can
didate at piesent to succeed Captain
Pedlows If he becomes majoi.
PLKASANT SUP.PHISD. PARTY.
A pleasant surprise paity was ten
tleied to Mlf-s Lillian Oiass last Mon
da evening, in honor of her fifteenth
blrthdav, at the homo of hoi parents,
Mi. and Mis. W L Glass, on Noith
Lincoln avenue Those piesent weie
Mr and Mis Geoige flehlet and
daughtei, Anna Bella Mi and Mis iz
XV. Housei, Mis John Dlehl, Mis Mai
gatet ICoin, Miss Imma Kragei, Miss
Lauia Lewis, Miss Mar Schadt, Miss
Katie Watklns, Miss Henilttta Pleh
ler, Miss Dva Phillips, MisH Geitiude
Hammond, Miss Sally Moigan; Messis
Geoigo Krager, Fred Kiager, Chaileb
"Weber, Geoige Allen, Tud Bohllng,
John Deun Otto Aveij, Thomas James,
Andrew Kulbeig, Abe Wukelleld, Chas
BuiUcl, Samuel Weston, Itobeit Glllis.
DnPAHTHD POH EUROPE
Will Johns, ot the shoe firm of Johns
Bros., on Noi th Main avenue, and Will
Mnish, the Lit vclc iacei, left on the 1 40
o'clock tialn last night for New Yoik,
whence they will sail today for Eutope
Both are joung men and aio well
known on thlh side. Ml. Johns pur
poso In ciosslng the seas Is to at range
thu estate In Wales of his father, the
late L T. John Mi Mnish goes as a
companion and fiom puioly pleasurable
pin poses Thev will be gone tor a pe
liod ot six weeks, duilni; which time
iVff-viMts will be paid to London, Paiis and
other famous cities. Bon voyage nnd
a happy bojoum Is wished them.
WHEELMEN ARE ALIVE.
The West Side Wheelmen met
evening with a good attendance
last
Tho
club Is heie to stay. This Is pioved by
tho fact that It has showed sine signs of
life dining this winter and u bicycle
club has a deadly time of it nbout this
season of thu yeai Tho cocklo supper
It) bcheduled for februaiy 20 A smok
er will be glen In connection with the
supper.
MISS TAYLOR SURPRISED.
A pleasant auiprlse party was ten-
ffftes 't
dcred Mlsq Gnrtlo Taylor Monday even
Iiib at her liomrv?31(l lift 11 road avenue.
Tlio vouiiR people who enjoyed the af
fair weie: Mfkliel Bool em, Mnttle Wln
tei stein, Ilattle Koons, Ucssle WnKstnlT.
Ida Hushes. Mhy Davis, Unit a Scott,
Adallno Salnsbury, Ciertlo Taylor, Mrs.
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. OeorRo Zlilc, Mr.
and Mih. n. XV. Tayl()r, Uort James,
UeoiRo Green, i:dwad H. I'etorH, Chas.
VaRStalT, Tom Gilfllths, Hurt Hint,
llnrty Costat(iader, Charles Kelleron,
Clmilcs llollv, IVter Lew In, John Thom
as, Joseph Anderson, llatiy Hancock,
Aitlnti Oiceii, Ilrnest Mll'es, Hany Tay
lot. llefushnlonts were Reived
NHWS NOTKS AND PKHSONAI-S.
The levlval hoi vices ate being con
tinued this week at thc Simpson Meth
odist Dplscopal church, Tim meeting
nie well attended,
Thu funeinl of the lute Thomas J
Bevun will lake place at 2 o'clock this
nfteinooti fiom the coiner of Noith
Main avenue and Swetland stteet.
The funeral of the late Mis C'hailes
N. l"o will tnko place this afternoon
at 2 o'clock fiom the late lesldcnce on
Noith Main nvenue.
Supeilntondent of Schools Oooiro
Howell will rIvq a lectin o on "Wolds"
nt a meeting this evening of the West
Side conclave, lleptnsnphs.
Kev. D .1. Mrdouldilck will leclmo
this evening belore the membeis of St
Uionden council, Young Men's Institute.
Choice cut llowers and (lower do
signs at Palmer & McDonalds, 5U
Spruce.
Wi-st Side Ilusinu'.s Directory.
HABUIDT J. DAVIS, FLOHIST.-Cilt
flowers and funernl designs a specialty;
301 South .Main avciluo, two doors fiom
J.ickBon sticet.
MORGAN'S PHAUMACY, 101 N. MAIN
avenue Physicians' piescilptlons care
fully prepmed fiom warranted pure
drugs and eheinlcnls A lino assortment
of liusses, line tatloner blank books.,
Mimlsli Btnins, mixed paints or fancy
woik, artlits' mutcilal, window glass,
wall papei and plctuie moulding. Cleric
at store all hours of night.
SncON'D HAND PUUNITUltn-Cash fot
anything von have to ell furniture.
Stoves, Tools, etc. Call and see the
fctoek of J r. King, 701 to e West Lack
awanna avenue.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Ruth McCnbe, widow of William
MeCabe, died at the home of her son,
tsle McCoJje, in Betei, nt about S
odoek Siturdiy night Mis McCabe's
illness dates back foi mole than n eai,
when she sufteied an attack of pneumo
nia Since then -die hus been declining
This togithet with hei advanced age,
which would be "b veals In Jul next, nmj
bo given as the eaue of hot death Poi
the p.ist live months she has been almost
hclpliss and death came as a relief fiom
hei suffeilngs Mis McCabe's maiden
name was Ruth Townei She was boin at
Rome Pi, Julv 2il, 1SJ1, and on Dec S,
IS 12. was unltcHl in m tillage to llll.im
VteCibe, who died about four eais afeo
To them weie boin sit chlldien, but two
ot whom ate now )lv ing Wesley T and
James VIcCabe. Hei fathei sas the
Plttston Gazette, was a noted Methodist
pieichei of maiked abllltj, vho ti.ivelcd
on cit cult woik foi thlrtj-one jeais All
the Towneis ot this, lino wile noted loi
theli llteiaij qtiallllcatlons Deceased,
with her hiiMuind continued to leskle in
liiadfoid eounji for seveial jeais after
their m.nilage Ml McCabe's pertect
knowledge of fanning fot thit was his
ocrupitiou, attracted the attention of the
Lehihh Vallej ollklals, and he was Induced
in 1S71 to move his f.imlli to Betcr and
tnki eh irge of tho companv 's lands Since
then thev continued to lesldo In tint com
munltj The funeial of Mrs JlcCabe took
place Mondnj aftemoon, and Intel ment
was made Jtsteiduv at Townei Hill.
Mis Herhoit I! Matthew on, of West
Plttston, wife of tho outside foiennn at
the Stevens mine, died Monday morning
after nil Illness lasting i jear. Mrs
Mathcuson was Jl jeais of age and had
hem i life-long lesldint oC that vlclnltv
She vas a daughtei of Richard Jeffivs, of
Linibei stieot, whose vlfe. It will bo le-
mimbcied, died vei suddenlj in the Pltts
ton Congi i Rational chinch about a v eai
ago Dot eased was an active woikci In
the West Plttston Congiegitlonal chinch
up to the time of her lllnes Besides hei
hush mil, an tuteiestlng family of live chil
dren sui v he, as follows Mabel, Raj
inond Ethel, Plossle, and Marjorle, the
joungest being but one jeai old The lu
neial will take place this afternoon, with
sei vices at the fanillv homo at 2 30, con
ducted bj Rev D. VI George.
Alls Ellziboth Ann Tripp, widow of
Isaac Tilpp, one of the best known ipsl
dents of Clllfoid Corners, died AIonda.
Deceased was M veais of age and was
a most estimable woman Two weeks ago
she couti acted n mwoio cold which latt r
developed Into pneumonia, and she grew
i ipldly woiso until death ended hei snr
feilngs The funeial will be held this
morning at 11 o'clock Interment will bo
made In Cllffoid cemoterj.
Michael Walsh, n piomlnent resident ot
Stuinerville, Lueine couut, dltd Mon
ilij night. He is survived b a wile and
thipe chlldton Ho was foi tluee jeais
tieasinei ot Eveter boiough, and foi eight
voais a constable Tho funeial will take
jjace nt 2 30 this afternoon' with sei vices
at St John's chinch, Plttston. The inter
ment will bo In Alaiket btieet cemetcij.
William Castles, of Wllkes-liaire, aged
21 jeais, died Mondnv moinlng fiom klil
nc trouble He Is survived bj his mothei
thieo In others and tluee slsteis funeril
todnj at 9 a m The doeease el was aldei
man in tho Second wild of Wllkcs-Ilarre
and was Mippoed to the bo the oungest
nldeiman In tho countrj lie was elect
ed to thoolllce in Ftbtuarj, lSIK,
Mis Susan A. Glover died Monday at
120 Blackmail street, WIlki'S-Baire, ijl
par.ilvsls, aged DGiears Sho leaves two
sons and two daughter" James, D inlel
nnd Alls Eekenrode, of Wllkcs-Iiaiie, and
Mis Ida A' Elliott, of Luyeitiu boiough
The funeial was held vesterdaj
'I ho soungest child of Air. nnd Airs
Ileiboit Smith, of lermjn, who has lniii
sick but n shoit time, died jpsteiday
moinlng funeial will bo held this altor
noon at 2 o'clock and sci vices will be
conducted by tho Rev fiancis Uonckill.
Interment In Jermjn ccnietciy.
Edwnid R Davis died nt his home In
PI j mouth on Sunday night of mineis'
asthma He was r,3 jeais old and Is sui
vlved by two chlldien, Tho funeial took
plaeo vesterdas moinlng The lemnlns
wero tnken to Jeansvlllo for Interment.
Mrs Morgan Landenhurg died on Sun
day at hei home, in Wvomlng aged 20
ears Sho leaves thuo small daughtei s
nnd an infant boy. The funernl wns held
yesterday aften.oon. with Interment in
Wjomlng cemotciy.
Rev Raymond Wider, aged t5j ears, pas
tor of tho New Haven Slav Catholic
church and piesldent ot tho National Am-orlcan-Slav
union, died on Alondnv ntCon
nellsvllle, Pa. Ha formoily laboied at
Wtlkes-Barre.
Mrs. Thomas Walker, of William street,
Plttston, dleel Sunday evening Sho was
23 vmiis of age''' She Is suivlved by her
husband and seveial brothers and slsteis.
Tho funeral will bo held this moinlng at
0 30 o'clock.
Airs David Reese, of rive Points, Allnoo
ka, died Monday after a shoit Illness Tho
funeial will take placo this afternoon.
Si'iutio Rlinuuintism Cuii'd.
L. Wagner, wholesale druggist, Rich
mond, Va., says "I had a feat ful
attack of Sciatic Rheumatism, was laid
up almost two months; was foitunato
enough to get Mystic Cure for Rheuma
tism, This cuied mo after doctor's
piescriptlons had failed to have any
effect. I have also heaul of line lesults
f i oni otheis who have used It,"
Suburban News
In General
ikoviui:ncij.
A first class entoi talnmcnt wan hold
last night In the church parluis ot the
Presbyteilan church. It was Under the
auspices of tho Ladles' Aid suclety.
After the enteitnlutuent Ice cieam and
caku weio set veil. An admission fee ot
15 cents wns chiuged. The following
excellent pioginmnie was lendeied:
Piano solo, Miss Besslo Henwooil! ucl
tntlon, Hael Hopewell; tableaux, "Sing
a song or bK pence," Loo Morss, Geitle
Guild, Ilolen Roderick and Carl Ander
son; bass solo, Philip Thomas; recita
tion, Clali Sloctim; piano and mandolin,
Miss Lewis and C. Di tnko: ; tnblenux,
"Soiirs of Seven," Mis. C. II. Von
Storch, Mis. B. H. Athetton, Mis J. R.
Rnub, Mis XV. II. Sadler, Miss Hello
Wlnton, Miss Geitle Wllllnms, Miss
.Nellie Pleieo, Miss Ruth Sadler and
John Atheiton; duet, Misses Gertie nnd
Mnud Williams; lccltatlon, Miss Leila
Potter; duot, Miss Davis and Alt.
Evans
An entertainment wns held at the
Puiltan CongioRutlonnl church last
n onlng. Some of the leading vocalists
nd elocutionists took pint and those
who attended were nmply lopnld for the
payment of a small admission fee.
A pleasant family gathoilng took
place esteidny afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Antoinette Richmond In Dick
son Cltv, near the city line. The df
fult vvus in honoi of the seventy-seventh
blithdny of Mis P. A. Snvdei,
Mrs. Richmond's mother Theie weie
jnesent her children, grnndchlldien nnd
great-giniidchlldten, leptesentlng fom
generations. Mis. Snvdor v as the le
clplent of many useful gifts Tho-e
piesent weie: Mi. and Airs N English,
ef Caibondnle; Mr. and Alls A. Holmes,
Mis. r E Holmes, Mi. and Mrs. P. F.
Snjder, and son, Alllton, of Jcimyn,
Ah, nnd Alis. William Atlllar, of Dalton;
Air and Airs. Snydei, Alls Caiollne
Nicholson, AH and Alls. A 11 Ilartwlck
and daughters, Caroline and Lauiancn,
All s Cai l lo Mov er and sons, Alai tin and
Hniold, Alls O. W." Lloj d and son,
Leonnid, Alis. B. W. Alllls and Lulu
Richmond
George Kelnzlnlskus was nualgncd
betoie Alderman Robeits chaiged with
the embczlcment of $20 fiom Gem so
Pinttish, who was the piosecutoi.
Piattlsh was one of the men sentenced
nt the last term ot court to spend thli
t davs In tho county jail for committ
ing an nssault and battel y on Joseph
Rlbbltch At the piellmlnaiy he.iilng
befoio Aldeiman Robeits about four
months ago, Kelazlnlskus went bonds
man for Piattlsh upon 'voiy peculiar
conditions. Kela'iuiskus ngieed to
give ball If Prattlsh paid him si foi Jils
tiouble aiid also give him $200 as so
cuilty Both ngieed to the conditions.
Yestoidnv 1'iattlsh was ielened Horn
jail and he Immediately went to Kela
7lnlskus' for his twenty dollars, but
the lattet lefused to give it up, claiming
that he novel leeched It. He was held
iindet $100 ball
Wndc Finn, of North Alain avenue, Is
seilouslv 111
AIlss Annie Twlss, of Race stieot, anil
Daniel Bums, of Aithur street, weie
mauled last night at the home of the
initio's patents on Race stieet. A laige
niimbei of filends and lelatlves weio
piesent.
The Pnnookn lodge. Knights of Pv th
ins, will conduct tt conceit this everting
in Companj 11 nunoiy for the benellt of
AVilllnm Jones, one of Its membeis
The membeis of Inst jeai's active
base ball team will meet this evening
foi the ptupose of reoiganlzing foi the
coming season The team will be un
dei the management of Jnmeo Hazaul
who, with the addition ot seveial new
men. expects to make it one of the best
teams in th" city
Caioljno Williams, of Chinch avenue,
Is lapldly recovering fiom hei lecent
seiious Illness.
Alaitln McCuity. of Williams stieet,
is dangeiouslj ill
Alis. Philip O'AInlley, of Bloom ave
nue, Is quite 111
Andiew Rellly, of AIcDonough ave
nue, is lecoveilnj, fiom his lecent mine
Injuries
Thomas Tnomns, of Noith Alain ave
nue, Is tecov eiing fiom his lecent seii
ous illness
Alls John Reese fell last night and
seiiously spi allied her ankle. She wns
stepping fiom a stieet cai at the squat e
and In homo mannei slipped and fell
with the nnovo lesult. She was picked
up and cairled into the Blislol house.
Shoitly afterwaid she vv.ih taken to hoi
home on tho coinei of Spilng stieet
and Robeit avenue. Sho suffoied In
tense pain
DUNiMOKi:.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Burgess Dan Powell.
Tieasuret Louis Bugle.
Tux Collcctoi William E Correll.
Couiicllmen C. S Weber and William
AleCulloch
School Directors At. K. Kellum and Jer
ly McPeek.
Stieet Commlsslonei Geoige Jackson.
Auditois Hnuy Winters and H. f. Alar
shall. Jusctlce of tho Peace A. A. Krotzer.
The boiough council held nn ad
join ned meeting last night In the bor
ough building It was called to order
at S 20 by All. Aledway. w ho acted as
chalunan pio teni. All the membeis,
with tho exception of Chalrmun IIn,g
geity, being piesent. The (list matter
of discussion was the Dan Powell com
pensation claim foi damages done to his
propel ty All Powell stated that in
consideration of the sum of 1300 he
would be satisfied to lelease his claim
against the boiough Ho would also
lelease the boiough fiom a lien of $126
The boiough attorney gave his opinion
on tho mattei which was received and
placed on (lie. The matter was le
feued to aibltiatlon. All. Waul moved
that the council exonerate Alis. Pui
cell, of tho Sixth ward, fiom her taxes
foi 1&9G, the-amount of which was $10 10
The oxoneiatlon was gi anted. All
Aledway lepoited that the Dunmoie
Electilo Light, Heat and Powei com
panv weie causing u laigo amount of
dissatisfaction thioughout the boiough
In the placing of their poles. Peter Sle
gle, of Elm stieet, and A. Hildebrand,
of Gieen Ridire stieet, petitioned the
council to have the Elect! Ic Light com
pany remove two tfoles which weie ob
stiuctlng their dilvewny The council
was trlvun power to act In thp mattei.
All. McAlllstei stated that the now
plant of the Dunmoie Electilo Light.
Heat and Power company would In all
piohablliO be In leadlness In a few
weeks. A resolution was Intioduced by
Mr AleAllster to have an extia ate
light placed In the Fouith wind. It
wus adopted Seveial petitions for the
placing of electi 1c lights weie lecelved.
Tho consldeintlon of this matter wus
defeued until next meeting An odi
nance was intioduced by All. MoAl
llster to allow thp People's Ti action
company of Lackawanna county to lay
tiucks thiough cettuln highways and
by-was of Dunmoie. The oidinancc
passed flist and second leading and
will be settled on Thursday evening.
The Cential Pennsylvania Telephone
company was given tho pilvllegp to
elect poles and place vvlics throughout
the borough. The council then ad
journed lo meet on Thursdny evening,
febiuaty 11.
The Guild ot St. Annes met In their
rooms Inst evenlntr and completed nr
i.uigemeiits for their social, which Is to
he held on Washington's blithdny, Feb.
?2. The affair will bo known as a
Alarthn Washington social and will be
held In St. Alnik's palish house. The
guild extends a coidlal Invitation to
everybody lo attend.
Cauls nie out iinnouncliiB the np
pioachlng man luge of A. 1 Atouls, of
Joffeison nvenue, and Atlss Bella Sltig
eis, nn esteoined and popular young
lady ot Reedets, Pn.
The Scranton Times seems to think
oui stieet commissioners position In
the botough Is a most Impoitunt one.
The majoilty of our tnpayots are of
the same opinion A good many of
our horses bent tho placnid "Good
Roads." ITnfoitunntely under the
pii'sent government our street commis
sioner Is simply the servant of file
council, they statins the nmount of
money that ho must spend moiithlj
upon tho stieets. Notwithstanding nil
the outlny made the stieets nie a dls
gtace tu our boiough olflelals and the
the way In which pome of the woik Is
done Is simply a waste of the tnxpny
cts' money. For Instance, jou will see
men cleanlns the gutters nnd tin ow
ing the dirt In the middle of tho load,
which lesults In Its being wnshed back
in again at the first lain storm It Is
neccssniy that Republicans mouse
themselves nnd vote lot .the boiough
cnndldutes of the paity next Tuesdav
and thus eiisuio a wiser nnd moie business-like
ndmlnlstiatlon of public nf-falts.
south sidi:ni:ws.
Airs, Joseph Bilck Is confined to hei
home on Cedar avenue by Illness
The South Side Cnipenteis' union will
hold a masqueiude bull In Woi king
man's hall tonight.
Toiuoiiow nlsht the South Scianton
basket ball team and the St. John's
team vv 111 battle foi the glory of v Ic
toiy In the laltei's hall.
Alis Benjamin Roller, of Beech stieet,
Is leeoveilnir fiom a seveio illness
Chailes C Hackeinan returned ves
teiday after a week's visit in Phila
delphia. This evening the James Council lodge.
Independent Oidei of Odd Fellows, will
hold a meeting In Fieuhan's hall. In
stallation of oflleeis will take place
T. R. rianaghun, who hus been the
guest of Andiew Best for the past
few dais, left last evening tor Phila
delphia. A motheis' meeting will bo conducted
this ufteinoon In the Young Woman's
Cliiistlan association rooms, 1021 Cedai
avenue Thuisdiiy night a social will
be given under the uusplces of the en
tertainment committee
Choice cut How cis and llovver de
signs, at Palmer A: AIcDonalds, 014
Spiuce.
iMINOOKA.
Alisses Alary and Rose Conner, of
Plains, aie the guests of AIlss Hag
gins, of Alain stieet.
Division No 9, Ancient Older of Hi
bernians, is making aiiangenients foi
a smoker on the evening ot Alaich 17.
Tho need of a supervisor who will
repair the sidewalks was plainly exem
plified the past few days.
William J. Buike, the well known
tempeiance advocate. Is atti acting no
little Intel est as a campaign spell
blndei. Although Air. Buike is young
In jeais he Is a veteran in the gieat
Ameiican name of politics and pos
sesses the happy faculty of making
hobts of friends Mi. Buike is a staunch
suppoitei of Al. P. Judge, and expects
his favoilte to emeige troni the battle
witli a handsome mnjotitj.
The Coin, Van Tassell Builesque com
panv of at tlsts w ill appear at the
Tather Alathew hall next Thuisda
evening undei the auspices of the St
Joseph's soeletv. The cast Is a stiong
one and the affair should be llbeially
pationl7ed.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Tax Colectoi S. J. Hinds.
Supeivisoise fiank Toole and XV.
II. rein.
School Dliectors William Thomas
and C. S Snj der.
Justice of the Peace J. II. Sutcllff.
Tieusurei Isaac Davis.
Town Cleik T D Alaschall.
Auditois Charles, XV. Gallagher and
David Davis
The Gieenwood Republican club met
Inst ovenlnc at the Gieenwood school
to discuss the spilng campaign.
Alls Patilck Glennon und family, of
Alaj field, spent vesteiday with AII
nooku fi lends
The school bonid will meet this af
ternoon. Township teacheis will le
celvo their monthly stipend.
The combined cliolis of the Avoca
and Gieenwood Piesbv terlan chinch
will pioduce a musical oiatoiio entitled
"Shlloh," at the Father Alathew hall
on Fobiuaiy 23 About 150 vocalists
will paitlcipate In the piogunn'me
The pioductlon will be given under the
dllectlon of John Geoige.
Piunk Toole Is looked upon as n sine
wiiinei on tho 10th Instant. Air. Toole
lb the Republican candidate foi supei
vlsoi and Is veij populai with the citi
zens of Allnooka, legatdless of polit
ical atllllutlon
AMUSEMENTS.
In Air. Bell's new departuie In Hoyt's
billlinnt comedv, "A Alidnlght Hell,"
he essays a lole In contia-dlstlnctlon to
any of its piedecesscus that of "Deacon
Tldd," a chaiacter Yankee sherllf, full
of dry huinoi and unctuous wit and
shiewdness, but with an under cunent
ot gcneious heait and klndlv feeling,
that In its development lecjulres a eei
tuln display of emotion. Hojt's 'A
Alidnlght Uell" will bo seen at thu Ac
ademy of Aluslc Thutsduy night and
there Is no question of doubt but that
All Hell's hosts of filends and adinlieis
will attend In full foice to witness his
latest tiiumph'and also to fecllltate
with him and lils dimming wife, Lauia
Joyce Hell, the eminent contralto. In her
equally successful poitiayal of tho
"Splnstei" In Hoyt'n inasteiplece ut
comedy.
The management of the Academy of
Aluslc with itb -vv ell known llbeiality
and enteipilse has spaied no expense
to render tho flist appeal ancc of AIlss
Pel thu Galium! In hei native city both
notable, lmpoitnnt and uitlstlc. The
house will piehent a gala appeaiance
on that night and the stage appoint
ments and pi epilations foi the comfoit
of tho lnigo audience to bo present will
be of tho most complete and satisfac
tory character. Special attention vv ill
bo paid to demands for bouts by tele
graph and telephone In the oidei in
which they nro lecelved AIlss Clalland
and her excellent suppoitlng companj
will bo seen In nets fiom "Romeo and
Juliet," "Tho School of Scandal," "Alac
beth" and "Jthh, the Foisuken." She
was founeily u resident of this city
which villi tend to lncieasq the Intuiest
vvhlth herapptoachlng engagement haH
awakened.
The scene of Lincoln J. Caiter'a now
play, "The Toinndo." Is laid In a Wis
consin Wage on the Fourth of Julf.
An appi'onclilnR stoun soon becomes
manifest, It turns out to lie a veiltable
tot undo, houses nre torn asunder and
blown nwny, gient ttoes are taken up
loots and nil, and wafled Into space,
lightning Hashes and thumb l pcmIh. The
scene Is oho of awful Intensity and
truthfulness. Then follows the deck of
a great oci in steamer, tho ginud tig
ging scone with six (.allots on the ynid
arm of a mast, foiling sail; a collision
of two steamships, a scene showing the
open ho.i toslng a lone man about on
tho waves which run as high an tho
stage Will pounlt Chlcugo haibbr at
night, a dissecting thorn In u medic ll
collpfe and a licailtllul autumnal scone
In the Wisconsin woods 'The Torna
do" Was urnnlmously pioiiotinced th"1
most claboiatelv staged molodiaiiui
pvpi scon In Chicago by the entile press
of that city. At Davis' theater the last
half of this weed..
ik
The musical extravaganza "Moulin
Rouge" will be piesented at the Acid
emy of Aluslc fildny nnd Satin day,
fob 12 and 1.1, by Tied Rldeis' callable
company of burlesqlieis In a "Pack of
Cauls" Tho visible qualities ot this
skit are piollllc Th" speelnltles intio
duccd arc the best In the maiket. The
music, cliouib and ballot nie good. The
costumes new ind elegant, special scen
eiy, etc, all combine to' foi ill a blight
enteitaltlment.
lT.CKVILLi:.
Theie could be no ntioncct testimon
ial of the wldcsptead icgiet caused bv
the death of Wellington A. Tnvlni
than the Immense concouise of friends
which attended the ubstqules of this
lamented lesldent nnd citl7en jostei
day ufteinoon Long befoic the houi
set foi tlie dcpaitiueof the (urn ral col -tegc
his laige usldence on Noith Mnln
stieet wns lllled bj mouincrs nnd svm
pathlzeis The funeial suvlces weie
conducted by the Rev All Allen, of
the Baptist chinch, of which the de
censed wus u membei, assisted by bis
founer pastoi, Rev. W. J Guest and
Rev. David C. William" Rev All
Guest lead In piavei. Rev. All. AVill
lams and Allen In their lemnikb made
llttlng lefeiences to the exeinplnn
chaiaclci of the deceased. Aftei the
seivlcc!B the icmalns vieie eonvejed to
theli last lcstlng place In Union ceme
teiy. The coitege wns pieceded bv
Oilental Star lodge1, Tree and Accepted
Allisons, which had full chaise, and
Blakely council, Junloi Oidei United
Amcilcan Alechnnlos The pall-beat cis
weie- Geoige A Bell, Alton V Klzei,
Allies Male. Gllbeit Al Pleue, AVI11-
lam Vandeifort and Itlchaul Uien The
llowei beineis wero Edwin II I'.lttei
and Rlchatd Reese A. H Jenklii" and
Beit Dlkemnn weio the llovver beui
ei s foi the Ameiican Aleuhnnlcs Alnnj
lloial offeilngs weie given b file nils
of the deceased, and they piesented a
most beautiful appeaiance Among
the pieces vns a compass and squau
with a laige letter "G" In the middle,
a beautiful pillow ot loses and elnjs
anthemuniR with tho wolds of Oui
Biothei" Inscribed In the center, bj the
Junior Oidei Uniltd Ameiican Ale
chanics The choir of the Baptist
chinch under the leadership of Beit
Dlkeman lendeied selections fiom the
Gospel Hymns
Rev S C Slmpklns and Ileniy Chap
man olllcluted foi the Alasonlc fi item
Ity at the giavo Bide, after which Beit
Dlkeman olllclated In a like uinniui
for the Ordei United American Ale
chanlcs The following At isonlc lodges
weie icpiesented In the piocesslon
Oilental Star lodge, DSS, Pa. Hiiain
lodge, 2C1, Pa , Kingsbuiy lodge, iGG,
Pa ; Union lodge, 201, Pa , Cressona
lodge, 420, Pn ; fieednm lodge, 32 1, N
Y., Afton lodge, 3G0, N. Y, and Excel
sior lodge, DI, N. J
Attorney Alwoith, of Scianton, was
cliculatlng among his iiuineious n lends
heie jesteiduy.
'A 1'. Tiaviss, vho has been indis
posed fen the past two weeks with
erjslpelus, Is Impiovlng
fiank, the little son of Homer Eng
lish, is ill of measles.
R J Tayloi spent Sunday visiting
lelatlves nt Honehdnle
Alis fiank Peck left jesteiday
visit her parents at Klzer
to
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
The Equity Impiovement compain, or
Scianton, esteuhij began an action In
assumpsit against tho Eqiiltj Impiove
ment compmi) ot Winehestei, Vu , to i
covei ?lr3JI20 The action hinges on a
a veibil agieeinent m ulo b the late Judge
John Hindle, who was the princiiiai
stockholdei in both coiporatlons
In the mattei of tho contested election
of Al P. Padden, Tied Kels, and otlieii
court jestcidnv mado the following the
oidei "Alondaj, fob ll, U97 Thopusiiit
custodian of tho ballot bo and ke the ii
to containing the ballots east on tin
eighteenth daj ot Pibruai, A D 1&, at
tho borough election In the1 Second waul
of tho hoioiihh of Dickson Cltv is hcnbv
dlieeted to tuin said billot bo and koja
ovei to James E 'Vv atklns and 11
Mulholland, the examlnei In said con
tests and the said examiners nie dlieeted
to take fiom said ballot bo tho contents
theieof and pioperlj ecuie anil seal the
simeand place in the custod of the clcik
of tho couits of quniter sessions ot LiuK
v anna countv "
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REPAIRCD BY
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1212 CAPOUSE AVE,
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HEKK THEY ARE:
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UNIONS $1.00
Tor u Limited liuc Select
Price to All, $75, Fully
Utitmmtccii.
For Rulbsr Stamps Patronize tlio
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515 I.ineleii St., Scranton, 1'u.
rfIGYCLlr
iMnnuf.ictttreil by
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AMUSEMENTS.
THE' FR0TI1INGMM.
Wagner &. KcK Minncjcrs.
John l Kerr, Acting Manner.
Week Cnmmenclng Monelny , I'cli, 8,
Tlio Winsotno iitid Tnlontod Kuiotloiial Ac
tress AIlss
FLOYCROWELL
Supiortid by hoi own suunrb company, un
doi tliodlie-e tion or Arinltao i: 1 itrtntrle k,
lnnrnrotiill Noleclcil lotieitolro of e nine lien
nnd elruiim. Hamlotrosc nurv, elovei apoe
Inltlos Clouded houses ovorywharo
I'rlros HI 21) itnl fJO icntH lllniu mntlnecs
Tuesdiiy VVcdiiesdHy, 'iluuslny mid IVIdnv.
Sntindiiv limtlilco 10 imd'20 emits llcsorvod
scuts now on i ilc.
iS' THEATEI
Thursday, Fililay, Saturday,
Feb. 11, 12, and 13.
TSie Tornado
Lincoln
J.
Carter's
riamanoth
Scenic
Production
The Awful Tornado
The Ureal Klpglnefhcene
blx Tnr4 I nrllng it Alon
flter hall. I lie colll;li)n
of rwnOccun f.lnsrs nt
Pull Speed llleMlfhtj
Oren hcu Scune. with
VVu c3 Running Mount
nln lllvli Directing
Kimni 01 11 niedical Cil
iLerc Chicago llailior
nt NIkIiI und ntnitj other
bcenlt Wonders
"To linlil n( well as to win xuecei
keep nil vour piav-lilll proiuHcs."
-LINCOLN J. CAKirt.
Atlniissioii 10, 20 or .10 Ccut.
Two performances dnlly. Doors open nt
1 SO nnd 7 Curtain rlsoa at 2 30 and 8 13
Tl-c
ISIC POW
HOOtilS I AHD 2, COjTLTK B'L'D'C,
SCRANTON, PA.
MINING AND BLASTING
MADE AT MOOSIC AND nUBH-
dalu worucs.
LAPL1N 5. RAMD POWDER CO'O
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Lloetrio Uittorlos, Hloctilp PxploiloM, for Oj.
tiloellng bl ists, bnfety i use), unel
Repauno Chemical Co. 's
man
EXPLOSIVES,
Ylade and Sold in Six Months, ending larch 1, 1896,
Total Product of
Ill
n
u
The A Miil Alone produced 1,000,000 Barrels,
Largest Run on Record.
Washburn, Crosby's Superlative is sold everywhere from tho
Pacific Coast to St. John'-., New Foi null an el, anil in I uglanel, Ireland
and Scotland very largely, and is recognised aa the best flour in tho
world.
WHOLESALE AGEIMTS.
HWEYOUR HORSE SHOD WITH TH:
Removable, Sel.-Sharpsnini
Neverslip Toi CalV,
BITTEIBI
GENERAL AGENTS
And a full Hue of iron and
steel Blacksmiths' aud Wag
ouumlcers' supplies.
Hi it CO.
SCRANTON, PA.
To Publishers
THE DICKSON MANUFACTURINGCO
SCKANTON AND WILKES -
LocBiBotives
DiiiiBByfiaMrt hM&Mi
mmm tm popping machinery.
KTJ jifl.ryriti w ,""'" - - -
For salo by JOHN H. PHELPS,
Spruce Street, Scranton, Pa.
A CADHMY OF IIUSIC,
lllUlcSDAY, n.lllUAKV nth
HOYT'S
Greatest Comodj",
A Midnight Bell
With tlio Tnvoilto Comedian,
DIGI1Y UIU.I.,
nnd tlio Heinous Cnmcdlontia,
LAUUA, JOYCi: MVA.L.
Siipprh cast .,f nrknovvlodtccd nrtlits nnd
tho eolohrntol Mliln;lit Dell Qunrtcttc Com.
lilolii inuoc, nrrnnittd by Victor HorborU
I'V.l.l.r.".."Uwm ,u''i' I'l Aithur Voegtln.
l'KILI.S-(lallcr, Jscl llnlcnn, ,15c! Or
chcJtra Circle, sue. Orclic-itrii, 75c! Parlor
Chairs, $1,011
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
I'rldn livening, nnn A n An
Iner.
Suturdnv Alutjnco.
iz-id
baturilay livenlnif,
P-RED. RIDER'S
MOULIN ROUGE
Kvtravcjnnn Coinpanj. Allrth, Aluslc,
Dance und Hcniitlful bcirrotnullnns
VIOI.IJTIA, Dinplnu s-eimtlon: MAY Al).
AA1S, Vocillsf I.HW II CAKKOI.l., bAAl.
Ull I.INb, rilZUI.KAI.il AND Kl l.l.Y, four
p(iiiilai luerrj outoitniuurs, unel ti bovy of
h-inelsomc, shapelv gills.
Gallery, Inc.; Entire
Halcony, 25c; Tirst
rioor. !J5c 50;. Mat
nee, Ailnlts,20c; Chil
dren, LOc.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
TJVTrj A JWnnffoi Loin; has tho honor
EA.liv1.. nnel ileasmo to innounco tho
only iiiipoiianco hoto tuts sot
son of tliolicintiful, nc!oniillslicd Allis Ucr
thu (liillanil, ifoinicrlj of this cit,) at tho
Acaelomy of Jlmlo. Vlonelay ovoninjl. Toh IS,
accominnleel by 111 l eorgo nilgai. Ml. H
Clifton, Mr Cyril Yoiuir, Mi Loon Hall, Ml
John Do tier. Miss 'tioiiij and otheis. Urll
llant Dr-imitlc t-ociely Uvcnt. AlHs (lallanil,
as Juliet. Miss Onllnnel, lis Linlj Tcnle' AU.li
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l.eah, the I orsal.en. 'llioininclp.il tconos of
tlio fom vvoll known pi s wilt bo elvon, with
liistorlcilly eoiiuct eostuino iiul eiioful stigo
elotilK Hnsorvoel Sc it Halo opens llov. Olllco
!ln in l'rlelaj ?n v,onn tiia tun tick
ets riii n to eiM' i i.iison lent Tim iiiist
rum i iiolus l'nrlor ChairH, SI 50, Orchos
tra, $1.0(1, Oi chest 1. 1 Circle, ?"l , Ualcony.uUj. ;
Clilloiy, ije. lieeiue'sts to rcsuno seats, by
telephone, mill m tolemiph fiom out of tho
cit, will lotrfio attention aftoi tho salo it
opon, aceoielin' to tho thno of tholr roceI)t.
Doois oiiou, " .O Uvcrtmo, bW Cintnln,
8 10, when nuehonco vlll jilotso bo Be-atoJ.
Ciiil is'cs cm bo oreleieel for 10 li
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