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THE SCKAKTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 18J)T.
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Marco riorrow, in The Lotus.
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The 13eulah ramp-meeting grounds
were; ankle-deep In mud and water, and
the rain still fell, not In lively showers
that are energetic and Interesting, but
with a dreary, penetrating persistence
that promised long continuance, and
boded 111 for the success of the nnnual
camp-meeting. Elder dolefully shook
his head at elder and sighed:
"Well, brother, there ain't no signs
o' lettln' up ylt!"
Those families who camped under
canvas folded their tents and stole
awny-not silently, like Arabs but
with much grumbling and loud com
plaining. Some few took refuge with
friends who woru more fortunately
lodged In rough tenements of wood, but
the majority went home, discouraged
and disgusted.
Elder Jenkins, who was a member of
the board of trustees and secretly felt
personally responsible for the excessive
moisture, stood at the big gate as
Brother Hank Hawkins and his family
drove up to begin the unwilling home
ward Journey. The elder tried to seem
cheerful and resigned, but the smile ho
forced was a sickly one, and had It
been ever so hearty. Its effect would
have been spoiled by the water that
accumulated on his face, ran down the
bridge of his nose and dropped with a
bplash to his chin. '
"Well, ye're gom. Brother Hawkins?"
he said. "I'm terribly sorry, I am so.
But," he added piously, "the ways of
Trovldence are considerable past nnd
in' out, an If He wills wet weather, I
reckon we've got fo take It along with
the dry."
"But I reckon," came a thin, high
voice from the rear seat in the wagon,
"that's no iason fur settln' the meetln'
when ye knowed It were a-gorn to rain.
Provldpnce may be mysterious, but the
ways o' some men are a mighty sight
mysterlouser!"
"Why, Sister Hawkins!" exclaimed
the elder, in an aggrieved, injured tone.
"What on this yearth do ye mean? One
would think we'd a-done It a-purpose,
to hear ye talk!"
"Well," came back the voice, "wheth
er It were a-purpose or not a-purpose,
all I say Is that there ain't none so
bllne as them what won't see, an none
so deef as them what won't hear!
Didn't I tell ye It were gorn to rain?
Say, didn't I tell ye?"
"I don't JIs' rlcollect, Sister Haw
kins," said the elder slowly, shifting
his feet In the mud, "whether you
told me it were gorn to rain or not. I
hain't got no call to keep track o'
what all the wlmen In the county say,
an' I reckon that you hain't got no call
to keep track of the weather, nuther.
We sot the meeting in a dry time, an'
at every Wednesday-night prayer
meetln' we prayed for pleasant weath
er. We done our part. Sister Hawkins,
an' the Lord hain't &een fit to favor
us, that's all; an when ye set there,
proud an' stiff-necked, a-findln' fault
with the humble servant In the Lord's
hand, the meek Instrument o' His will,
it hain't me that ye're angry with,
Sister Hawkins; It hain't me that
ye're flndln' fault with an" a-castln'
slurs at. but the Lord'"
"No, I hain't" began the woman
in a still higher voice than before.
Her husband, who had sat In an un
easy silence throughout the conver
sation, suddenly said:
"Now, mam, don't! Stop yer argyln'
an' let the elder git in outer the rain."
The man's Injunction was seconded
by a look of appeal In the eyes of the
eldest of the seven children In the wag
ona pale-faced youth of 1C or 17,
who seemed too frail for his surround
ings. But the woman, if she heard
her husband's words or saw her son's
look, gave no sign.
"No, I hain't a-filndln' fault with
the Lord." she said, "but with His
unfaithful servant. Ye didn't know It
were a-gorn to rain? Well, ye might
a-knowed. Didn't Hick's Almanac
prophesy It a year ago? 'Rain an'
stormy weather the first two weeks In
August. Look out fur fallln' weather;'
them's the very word.", an' now ye
stand there In yer bllneness an' try
fur to fine some excuse for yer short
comln's. I tell ye. Elder Jenkins, the
souls what's lost on account o' the
failure o this meetln' will cry out
ngln ye at the Judgment Day, an'
I shan't lift up my voice to shield
ye, 'cause I tor ye It were gorn to
rain."
Elder Jenkins almost doubled up his
fist In anger.
"An' I tell ye. Sister Hawkins," he
shouted, "that I'm not a-gorn to give
ye many more warnings agin thorn
what shows you signs and mysteries,
an' If ye don't forsake the evils of yer
ways, an' cease fur to toiler after false
prophets nn' sich, I'm a-gorn to have
ye before the church for discipline, I
am so. Hick's Almanac! Well, I'll
never stir! One ud' think ye read that
an' Its prophecies mor'n yo do your
Bible."
Sister Hawkins was ready to annihi
late the elder with her Indignant reply,
but the pale-faced lad at her side put
his hand on her arm and said, in
weary, drawling tones, to his father:
"Hadn't ye better drive on, pap?"
The heavy man suddenly bethought
himself of the fact that he hold the
lines and might have ended the trying
conversation long before. He clucked
to the horses, which with difficulty
started the heavy wagon that had
been sinking deeeper and deeper Into
the mud before the gate.
As the wagon pulled out of the sticky
clay, upon the hardly less sticky big
road, the woman burlst lrto tears.
Hank turned around and looked at
her In dull surprise, and the pale-
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faced lad put forth his hand again and
laid It on her shoulder. One of the
youngest of the seven began to whimp
er. "Hero ye," growled Hank, courage
ous enough to the little one, "ye shot
up. One bawlln' nt a time's enough."
"Don't ye mln' Jenkins, mam," said
the boy tootlilngly. "He's only put
out 'cause It's so wot an' they hain't
a-gorn to have- enough money to pay
expenses. Don't mln' htm."
"Mln" him!" sniffed the mother con
temptuously', drying her eyes and wip
ing her nost on the lower hem of her
bedraggled skirt. "Do ye think I mln'
him? Humph!"
The second boy, on the front seat
with his father, was watching the fam
ily dog that splashed along beside the
wagon, and when Hank was not ab
sorbed In keeping the wagon out of
chuck-holes, he, too, looked at the dog
and talked alternately to him and the
loy. The rain continued its steady
fall: the horses went slower and slow
er; two of the littl-o girls began to
sing, over and over again, "There Is
a fountain filled with blood;" one baby
went to sleep In the pale lad's lap,
and one kept pulling restlessly at the
mother's hat.
The boy looked at his mother again
and again. Finally he said, half un
der his breath:
"What was ye cryln fur then?"
The mother turned and looked at
him.
"Hennle." she said, "I was JIs' un
done 'cause we had to come away. I
wanted to stay so much, Hennle, nn'
if Elder Jenkins had a-beon the kin' o'
Christian ho perfesses, he'd a-took us
up to his cottage, astld o' standln' at
the gate a-talkln' about the myster
ious ways o' Providence".
"Oh, mam!" Interposed Hennle, "ye
know he couldn't a-dono that. They
hain't room fur us all."
"Boom!" sniffed the woman. "Room!
Why, there's seven rooms in that cot
tage. If there's one, a-sayln' nuthin'
of them divided off by sheets."
"But, mam," said Hennle, slowly,
"he's got all the preachers there, an'
Jennie."
The woman turned upon him sharp
ly. "Jennie!" she said: "an" who's Jen
Jenkins? I never saw people make such
fools o' theirselves. Half the camp
ground was JIs' about turned crazy by
that girl, 'cause she's been away to
school astld o' stayin' to hum a-helpln',
as girls ort."
Hennle flushed a deep red and said
nothing.
After a few moments his mother said,
In a softer tone than she had used be
fore that day.
"But, Hennle, that weren't why I was
disappointed. I thought If we'd a-stay-ed
mebbe mebbe ye might a-gorn to
the mourners' bench. Why didn't ye
go, Hennle? Ye know ye hain't strong
ye never was, an' yo never will be
ye won't las' long, Hennle, an' it's aw
ful if ye hain't prepared."
Hennle's blush was all gone, and he
caught hold of his mother's hand and
squeezed It tightly.
"I was a-gorn to tell ye, mam," he
said; "I Tillers tell ye everything, ye
know. I wanted to go, or thought I
lid, mam, especially when I saw saw
her there a-workln' among the mourn
ers an' a-prayln' nn' a-beseechin'. An'
then, mam, I was afeerd afeerd that
mebbe It was on her account that I
wanted to go. I was afeerd that mebbe
1 was a-thinkln' about Jennie Jenkins
ruther than about Jesus Christ, an' I
was afeerd."
The Hash of anger came again to the
woman's eyes.
"Yes," she said, "the father drives uc
away from the grounds an' the girl
drives ye away from salvation. The
hussy"
"Oh, mam'" walled Hennle.
"The hussy, I say! I seen her n
drlvln' away In the rain this mornin'
with that 'ere dudish young preacher
that wears kid gloves. Oh, Hennle,
Hennle! ye're worth' a dozen Jen Jen
kinses, with all her fine airs. Don't let
her keep ye away. Don't let her drive
ye to damnation."
The wagon suddenly came to a de,d
stop, and Hank excitedly sprang up m
the seat.
"Good Lord!" he shouted, "the bridge
Is a-gorn, an' there's somebody on It!"
The family tumbled out beside the
banks of a swollen little river, In time
to see th'e old rickety wooden bridge go
to pieces before a big tree that the
Hood h'ad undermined As the timbers
of the bridge fell apart, Hennle gave an
agonized yell.
"It's them!" he shouted. "It's them,
mam' It's Jen an' the preacher!"
And before his mother could reach
him, he threw himself headlong into
the water.
Hennle could not swim. He had nev
er been allowed to go with the boys to
the river, he was so weak. And the
flood tossed him for a moment, like a
tiny chip, and then swallowed him
from sight.
As the big tree that had swept away
the bridge floated down stream, the ath
letic young preacher, who was at camp
meeting on a summer lark, swung from
the buggy that had not yet even over
turned, and pulled the tenlfled Miss
Jenkins after him up on the tree's broad
trunk. A furlong below the tree struck
the bank and before It swung loose
again, he clamored ashore, effusively
helping the young lady, and sustaining
no more damage th'an a drenching of
hlH mornlns suit. And Miss Jenkins did
not qven faint.
But they saw something tangled
among the tree's branches. The young
theologian caught at It barely In time
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to save It from the flood. He drew It
ashore nnd laid It on the grass.
"Poor boy." said Miss Jenkins, turn
ing her head away. "I used to go to the
same school with' him. He was a
strange, sickly boy. It's too bad a
great blow to his mother, though they
are very common folks, you 'know."
And sho shivered with tho chtll and
turned away.
CHOPIN'S "rU.VI'.UAL MAKCII."
How It Wns Composcd--Zlom's Hoc
ollcctioiiR. Very few people know that Chopin's
"Funeral March" was at first perform
ed by a skeleton. It Is thanks to the
painter, Zelm. that wo nre now ac
quainted with tho fact, says one of our
Parisian contemporaries. On the first
day of November Hallowe'en of last
year, while accompanying 5?lem to his
studio In Rue Leplc, I noticed that he
was drying some tears from his eyes.
Just as he was crossing the threshold
of his home. In the artist's heart tolled
tho knell of the funeral march, that
awful lamentation of the Immortal
Chopin. "It is here," said Ztem, "that
this march was composed,
"We were four at dinner, 39 Rue de
la Tour d' Auvergne, at Paul Chovand
ler de Vnldrome's, son of tho peer of
Frnnco. Besides tho host, the guests
were Prince Edmond do Pollgnac,
Comto de Ludre, and myself. Paul was
a painter of no little skill, and It was
In his studio that we spent the evening.
I availed myself of a moment, when
conversation was beginning to flag, to
steal behind a screen, to take hold of
a skeleton one like those frequently to
be found in an artist's studio and I
feigned to be wrestling with thlsfoo
of another world. Prince do Pollgnac
enjoyed immensely the oddity of my
notion. In turn he snatched tho skel
eton, made It execute all kinds of dis
tortions and ghastly postures; lastly
causing it to sit down In front of a
piano. Standing by its side he guided
the fingers of the unexpected performer
nnd made them run on tho keyboard.
"We had out out all the lights and
ceased all conversations so as to relish
fully this weird music, which seemed
to arise from some far distant grave.
We were there In deep silence, when
suddenly we heard quite distinctly
three loud knocks. Was it the advent
of spirits? We did not know what to
make of It, when a lamenting voice
was heard crying, 'God of my forefath
ers, do not forsake me!' Wo burst out
laughing, for we had recognized the
voice of Paul, who was trembling. The
Joke had lasted too long: we lighted
the candles and Comte de Ludre ex
plained to us about the three knocks.
It was he who, lying on the lounge, had
struck tho wainscoting with his feet.
The skeleton was replaced behind tho
screen.
"Some time after that Chopin came
here looking as George Sand has so
well depicted him, 'his Imagination
haunted with legends of the misty re
gions, besieged by unnamed phantoms.
After a frightful night spent strug
gling with spectres which had been
clinging to him, threatening to oirry
him to tho lower regions, he had come
to seek some rest with me. His re
lating his nightmares reminded me of
the evening spent at Paul Ctevand--ler's.
I told him about it; ho shudder
ed at mv words and did not raise his
eye from the piano that I had bought
precisely for his use. 'Have you a
skeleton?' was his Inquiry. I had none,
nut i promised that ho would find one
there that evening. I asked Paul
Chevandler de Valdrome and the paint
er RIcard to dinner, and during dessert
I acquainted Paul with the wish of
Chopin. Paul sent his valet to get the
skeleton and wo rehearsed the scene
that had so much frightened our host
of Rue de la Tour d' Auvergne.
"What had been a mere Joke then
was transformed now, through the in
spiration of Chopin, into something
grand, awful, nnd painful. Pallid, with
Immeasurably distended eyes, Chopin,
wrapped in a long shroud, was hugging
on his panting heart, the spectre which
had haunted him so often In his
dreams. From afar we cast on that
union of man and death a light which
caused the fantastic shadows to quiver.
Suddenly we were all moved to the very
marrow of our bones; In the deep si
lence of the studio spread mournful
notes, broad, dull, depressed, deep
music unheard until now and slowly
the funeral march was developing into
life, enchanting us in its diabolical
ring. The notes beginning to waver,
we ran toward Chopin; under his
shroud he was on the verge of collasp
ing." JUSTiri.VHIilJ KEVISNGE.
Fifty-Cent 1'lcco Wns Had, lint So
Wns the Man to Whom It Was I'nld.
From tho Washington Star.
He looked apprehensively up. and
down the street as he and his wife
emerged from tho restaurant. His steps
were rapid, and It was not until after
the corner had been turned that he
said:
"Maria, I don't want to go through
life with a secret in my bosom. Rather
than that, I will risk forfeiting your
esteem."
"What Is the matter? Have you been
robbing anybody?"
"Don't talk about It in that way!
Thre were mitigating circumstances.
You remember the counterfeit fifty
cent piece that I got last fall?"
"Yes. It's the only money you ever
succeeded in saving."
"It's gone with the ivst. I gave It
to the cashier In the restaurant."
"By nccldent?"
"No. I did It In cold blood. I have
been thinking about doing It for a
long time. Ordinarily I am not vin
dictive, but I got to brooding over the
matter till I yielded to temptation."
"How did your conscience permit you
to do such n thing?"
"That's the worst of It. Every time
I think about tt it seems to make my
conscience feel better. We have been
patronizing that restaurant on occas
ions for a year at least."
"Yes "
"The proprietor has given us veal
in the chicken salad, codfish In the de
lled crabs, chlekory In the coffee and
water In the cream."
"Thero has been reason for suspic
ion." "We havo had evidence that would
convince any Jury. After I had given
him a fifty-cent piece with some lead
In It, I tried to be ashamed of myself,
but I couldn't. It may nave been con
trary to the statutes of the United
States, but It was Justice,"
lUCVCLINO "iV DAKOTA.
A Hook Agent IIuw An Exciting Ex
prrionci) with Two Inquisitive Steers
From the Northwest Magazine.
While In South Dakota last summer
a book agent had occasion to cross
one of the great cattle-range districts,
He wan making the trip on a bicycle
and up to this time the Journey had
been very enjoyable. Now, however, he
was destined to meet with trials and
tribulations that would bo worth tell
ing to his unborn grandchildren. He
knew nothing of these untamed range
cattle, and, alas, the cattle were
equally as Ignorant of scorching bicy
clers. According to our correspondent a
veracious chronicler of South Dakota
happenings tho agent was making
good time and lifting a free and easy
soul to heaven, without a slnglo fear of
tho browsing herds upon tho rolling
plains, when all at once tho proverbial
ehango came o'er tho spirit of his
dreams. One of tho Btecrs, more cur
ious and observant than the others,
spied tho strange-looking vehlclo and
waa tempted to follow It. By and by
other cattlo Joined In the chnsc, and
them tho entire herd becamo Inter
ested. The agent began to grow nervous and
Increased his speed, but this only
whetted the curiosity of tho cattle, and
they pounded along after him at a rato
that was Incredible to tho agent.
Tho situation grew decidedly alarm
ing. The mild lnquisltlveness of the
steers had changed to anger, and they
were going to run that peculiar species
of cowboy down If It toolcall summer.
Fortunately for the agent, tho cowboys
on tho range saw the peril, rode to his
rescue, and succeeded In divrting the
cattlo from the hapless rider. It Is
probable that ho will not care to can
vass In that part of tho country any
morenot on his bicycle.
WEIGHING AN ENGINE.
A Locomotive Weighed to Ascertain
Its Loss by Wcnr nnd Tcnr.
From the Albany Express,
A peculiar scientific experiment has
been made with the famous engine 870,
of the New York Central railroad, at
the shops at West Albany. Some
months ago this large engine, which,
in the opinion of many well-informed
railroad men, excels even the famous
309, was taken into the shops and com
pletely overhauled. It was taken apart
completely, and every part of the en
gine, from the massive driving wheels
to tho very smallest bolt and nut, wns
separately weighed. The heavy por
tions were weighed In tho shops and the
small parts were taken to a Watervllet
avenue pharmacy, where they were
weighed on the pharmacist's scales.
The greatest care was taken by the
machinists under the direction of Mas
ter Mechanic Buchanan to see that the
weighing was acurate. When every
part of the engine had been weighed
a force of the best skilled mechanics
was nut to work to re assemble the
engine. When it was complete again
It was put Into active service.
A short time ago the engine was
taken back to the shops and mechanics
were put to work dissecting it again.
Once more every part was weighed.
The scales of the pharmacist were
brought Into service again. When every
portion had been weighed the record
was compared with the former one.
Then Master Buchanan knew just how
much the engine had lost In weight
through the wear of a known amount
of work. The records of the weights
of the separate parts showed which
parts were subjected to the most wear.
The test cost many hundreds of dol
lars, but the New York Central was
willing to snend the money In order
that it might be able to know what
parts of an engine wear out most
quickly and In what ratio the several
parts wear out. The exact figures have
not been made public. There is no
doubt that they will bo interesting
to mechanics and scientists.
JONES COUNTY JUSTICE.
How Ills Honor. Maintains tho Dignity
ut'thc Court in Divorce Cases.
From the Jones County News.
When his Honor, 'Squire Balkcom.
called the court to order this morning
in tho spacious umbrage of the trees
that shadow his yard, he noticed a
dusky son of Ham and his wife stand
ing among the spectators with an anx
ious look upon their faces.
"What can I do for you?"jasked his
Honor.
"I'se come to get you to 'vorce us,
Jedge."
"You have?" said his Honor.
"Don't you know that such an act Is
beyond the pale of this court?"
"Yes, sah; shore. She 'tacted me wld
de pall, an' it wuz full or watah, and
busted hit over mah head, an' I airt
gwlno lib wid her no moh she shore
did, Jedge."
"I say, you woolly-headed Imp of
Ethiopia, don't you know that the
Constitution of the United States, em
bodied In Its laws, denies to a justice
court the power of annulling the mar
ital vows; that it belongs to a higher
tribunal? Is that any plainer?"
"Yes. sah, boss; she shore did null
my constitution; why"
"Oh, go to Gehenna. I say I can't
and won't separate you. Do you un
derstand, now?"
"Say.Jedge, I'se got de money to pay
you, boss, for God's sake"
"How much you got?" asked his
Honor.
"Six dollars and a half, boss."
"Then I fine you $1.50 for taking up
the time of the court and $3 for at
tempting to sully its Judicial ermine
by a bribe."
The Roman
mother who with
her mantle de
fended the bodv
of her child from
the ravenous
birds of prey is
a perfect type of
motherhood in
all times and
among all peo.
ile. To protect
er offspring
from harm Is the
overwhelming
instinct of moth,
erhood.
Modern moth
ers are coming to
understand that
the best protec
tion they can
give their chll.
. v. fit'ia uicu aKuuiBi inc
preying acci
dents of life is to transmit to them an
abundance of natural health and hardihood.
But a mother cannot confer health and
strength upon her offspring unless she has
it in some measure herself.
Prospective mothers should know that
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is a sci
entific medicine, which giies perfect health
and strength to the special organs con.
cerned in motherhood.
Taken early during the expectant time, it
makes the coming of baby entirely safe and
nearly painless. It insures cheerfulness
and recuperative energy to the mother and
constitutional vigor to the child.
It is the only perfect and positive specific
for all weaknesses and diseases of the femi
nine organism,
Mrs. 1'. H. Forgey, of Cams, Keyapaha Co,,
Neb., writes: "I write to you again concerning
my daugther, Mrs. D, Hillings. 8he hat taken
two bottles of 'Favorite prescription.' She
thinks the medicine did her a world of good.
She was confined the ijth of February, Was sick
but a ltort time and has a io pound daughter.
Got along nicely afterward. ooks good, com
plexion looks dear, and she says she never felt
io well.
Willful "i-fm5r I
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SHERIFF'S SALES.
OIIKUIFF'S BALE.
-OF-
Valuable Real Estate
-ON-FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER, 17, 1597.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Fa
cias, Levari Facias and Venditioni Lx
ponas, Issued out of the court of common
pleas of Lackawanna county, to me dl
dectcd, I will expose to public sale by ven
due or outcry, to the highest and best
bidders, for cash, at the court house, in
the city of Scranton, Lackawanna coun
ty, on FRIDAY, tho SEVENTEENTH
DAY OF SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1897. at 10
o'clock In tho forenoon of said day, ell
tho right, title and Interest of the de
fendants In and to the following described
lots, piece or parcels of land, viz.:
No. 1 All the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Ann Morgan, formerly
Ann Davis, now Ann Reynolds, In and to
all that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land sltuato In tho city of Scranton, coun
ty of Lackawanna, and state of Penn
sylvania, known nnd distinguished on J.
Heerman'a map of South Hyde Park, as
revlsod by survey of P. M. Walsh, bear
ing date tho 23d day of April, A. D. 1883.
as lot number twenty-two (22) in block
number sixty-six (66), being fifty (50) feet
In front on Fifteenth street, the same
width on the rear and one hundred and
fifty (150) feet in depth. Coal and other
minerals reserved. Being tho same lot
of land conveyed to said Ann Davis by
Peter Weber and wife by deed dated
April 2, 1801, and recorded In the ofttco for
recording deeds, etc., In and for said
county, in deed book No. Ill, page 251,
etc. All Improved with two single two
story framo dwelling houses and other
outbuildings thereon.
Solzed and taken In execution at the
suit of Cambria Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Scranton, Pa vs. Ann Mor
guns, formerly Ann Davis, now Ann Rey
nolds. Debt, $1,050.0'). Judgment No. 1139,
September Term, 1897, Fl. fa. to Septem
ber Term, 1697.
TAYLOR & LEWIS, Attys.
ALSO
No. 2 All the right, title and Interest
of tho defendant, Charles Katzlnger, in
and to nil that certain lot or piece of
land, sltuato in that part of the city of
Scranton, Lackawanna county, state of
Pennsylvania, known as "A. B. SUkman's
Addition," being In block No. three and
bounded as follows; Beginning at a cor
ner and stake in line of tho Pennsylvania
Coal Campany's land, at a point two hun
dred and nineteen and eight-tenths (219.8)
feet north forty-nlno (49) degrees and
fifty minutes west from Third street;
thence north forty-nine (19) degrees and
fifty (50) minutes west, along said com
pany's line, about one hundred and sev
enty (170) feet, more or less, to within
twenty-five (25) feet of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company s railroad; then along the
same about eighty (SO) feet to a stake and
corner of James II. Master's, near a
chestnut tree, nnd recently purchased
by Mrs. La Frantz: thrnco south forty
nine (19) degrees and fifty (50) minutes
east, about one hundred and fifty (150)
feet, more or less, to a stako corner,
that is at right angles to the first named
point; then north forty (10) degrees and
ten (10) minutes east, about eighty-six (86)
feet, more or less, to tho place of begin
ning. Improved with one two-story frame
dwelling house, and outbuildings, partly
finished.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of Isaac Shuster vs. Charles Kat
zlnger. Debt to collect, J7.400.00. Judgmen
No. 1093. September Term, 1S97. Fl. fa. to
September Term, 1697.
D. B. REPLOGLE, Atty.
ALSO
No. 3 All the right, lltlo and interest
of the defendant, R. E. Bennett, adminis
trator of estate of W. C. Robinson and
Sarah C. Robinson, In and to all
tho defendant's right, title to, and inter
est in the following described piece, par
cel or tract of land, sltuato In the bor
ough of Blakely, county of Lackawanna,
and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows, to wit: Being a
part of lot number nine (9) on lots laid
out on tho Carr's estate, being five (o)
feet in front on North Main street on the
northerly side of said lot; and on the
eastorly side by the remaining part of
said lot number nine (9), about ono hun
dred and fifty-five (155) feet to lands of
A. W. Brundage; on tho southerly side
by said A. W. Brundage's land, a distance
of thirty-six (36) feet; and on the west
erly side by lot number ten (10) owned by
W. J. McKolvy, ono hundred and fifty
(150) feet.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of William Bell and son vs. R. E.
Bennett, administrator of estate of W. C.
Robinson and Sarah C. Robinson. Debt,
J9S.20. Judgment No. 313, May Term, 1S91.
Alias fl. fa. to September Term, 1S97.
VOSBURG & DAWSON, Attys.
ALSO
No. 4.-AU the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, D. W. Vaughn, execu
tor of the estate of Emma S. Watklns,
deceased, In and to all those certain lots,
pieces or parcels of land, situate in Hyde
Park, city of Scranton, county of Lacka
wanna, and state of Pennsylvania, known
and numbered 33 and 34, In square or
block 16, on Lafayette street, formerly
Washington street, being each 25 feet in
front by 157 In depth, on plan or map of
Price & Pancoast addition to tho city of
Scranton. All Improved with one frame
double two-story dwelling house and one
two-story frame single dwelling house.
ALSO
All those certain lots, pieces or parcels
of land, situate in Hyde Park (city of
Scranton.countyof Lackawanna, and state
of Pennsylvania, known and numbered
thirty-one and thirty-two (31 and 32), In
square or block numbered sixteen (16),
and fronting on Lafayette, fdrmerly
Washington street, being each twenty
five feet in front by ono hundred and fifty
feet In depth, according to a plan or map
entitled Price and Pancoast addition to
tho city of Scranton, Pa. All Improved
with two two-story single frame dwelling
houses with basement.
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of Margaret Richards vs. D. W.
Vaughn, executor of estate of Emma S.
Watklns, deceased. Debt. $800.00. Judg
ment No. 329, November Term, 1896. Fl.
fa. to September Term. 1897.
TAYLOR & LEWIS, Attys.
ALSO
No. 5.-AU the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, P. Hornbaker, the de
fendant within ramed, In and to all that
certain lot or parcel of land, situate in the
village of Moosic, county of Lackawanna,
and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows to wit: Beginning at
a corner on the westerly side of the main
road leading from Plttston to Scranton:
thence north twelve degrees and forty
five (13) minutes west, about three hun
dred and twenty (320) feet to a corner on
tho bank of the Lackawanna river; thence
along said river up stream In a northerly
direction seventy-two and one-half feet
to a corner of land belonging to William
M. Wescott: thence In a southeasterly di
rection along line of said Wescott's land
about three hundred and twenty (320)
feet to tho public road aforesaid: thence
in a southwesterly course along said pub
Ho read sixty (60) feet to the place of be
ginning. All Improved with a two-story
frame dwelling houEO and other outbuild
ings thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of Taylorvllle Building and Loan As
sociation vs. P. Hornbaker. Debt, $682.70.
Judgment No. 140, November Term. 1S92.
Alias fl. fa. to September Term. 1897.
HARRIS, Atty.
ALSO
No. 6. All the right, title nnd interest
of tho defendant, Norman Tuttle, In and
to all that certain piece or parcel of land,
situate in the city of Carbondale, county
of Lackawanna, and state of Pennsyl
vania, bounded and described as follows:
Northerly by land of G, P. Rogers, east
erly by land of Lodema Tuttle, southerly
by an unopened street Intended to be laid
from Archbald to Park streets, and west
erly by lot, now or formerly, of George
Alexander, being fifty (50) feet wldo in
front and rear and sixty (60) feet in depth
extending back from said Intended street,
containing three thousand (3,000) square
feet, more or less. All Improved with a
slnglo two-story frame dwelling house
with a ono-story addition, wing or kiteh
en attached thereto and other outbuild
ings thoreon.
Seized and taken in execution at tho
suit of Safety Investment and Loan Com
pany vs. Norman Tuttle. Debt, $332 SO.
Judgment No. 1093, September Term, 1897,
Fl, fa. to September Term. 1897.
GEORGE D, TAYLOR, Atty.
ALSO
No. 7.-AI1 the right, title and interest
of the deftndant. William M. Hurd. In
and to all that certain piece, parcel or lot
S11ER1FPSSALES.
of land, situate and toeing In tho village)
of Dalton (now borough of Dalton), coun
ty of Lackawanna, and state of Penn
sylvania, bounded and described as fol
lows, to wit: Beginning at n corner In
middle of public road leading to the
Abington Valley Baptist church and at
the northerly side of public road lead
ing from Dalton to Waverly borough,
and north 67 degrees east twenty-five
feet from original corner of hotel lot:
thonco along the middle of tho aforesaid
public road leading to tho Abington Val
ley Baptist church north 29 degrees
east fifteen and three-fourths perches to a
corner In middle of said church road, said
corner being south elxly-fivo nnd one-half
degrees east twenty-flve feet from corner
of lands of tho estate of H. J. Colvln, de
ceased, also twenty-five feet from original
corner of hotel lot; then north slxty-Pve
and one-hnlf degrees west along original
line or hotel lot ono hundred and twenty
. vi , e.ct to corner In original line of ho
ipi lot; thence south twenty-nine and
three-fourths degrees west parallel with
first mentioned line fifteen and one-half
perches to origlral line of tho hotel lot
aforesaid; thence ilong north side of pub
lic road leading from Dalton to Waverly
south flfty-sovcn and three-fourths de-
frees cast ono hundred nnd twenty-five
eet to ploco of beginning, containing
ninety-threw, perah.es of land, be tho same
more or less. All Improved with a two
story frame dwelling house, outbuildings
and fruit trees.
Seized nnd taken in execution at the
suit of Barton Smith, administrator of
the estate of said Elizabeth Edwards vs.
William M. Hurd. Debt, $1,900.00. Judg
ment No. 912, September Term, 1897. Fl.
fa. to September Term, 1897.
EDWARD MILES, Atty.
ALSO
No. 8.-AI1 the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, Joseph Rudewlck, In
nnd to all that certain lot or pleco of
ground with the three-story brick store
and dwellng with the brick addition?
theroto thereon erected, sltuato In the city
of Scranton, county of Lackawanna, state
of Pennsylvania, bounded and described
as follows, to wit: Beginning at a corner
on Wyoming avenuo nnd nn alley, the
northerly corner of said lot, running
thence In a southeasterly direction along
said allt-y forty feet to a corner, the
easterly corner of said lot; thence a
southwesterly direction and parallel with
Wyoming avenue 73 feet 6 Inches to a
corner; thence In u northwesterly dltec
tlon In lino at right angles with said last
lino and parallel with said alley forty
feet to a corner on Wyoming avenue;
thence at right angles with said last lino
and along Wyoming avenue In a north
easterly direction 73 feet 6 Inches to a
corner of Wyoming avenuo and an alley,
the place of beginning: being the some
lot or pleco of ground which William
Stephens by Indenture dated the 20th
day of November, 1886, recorded In tho of
fice for recording deeds, ets., in nnd for
the said county of Lackawanna, In deed
book No. 37, page 569. etc., granted and
conveyed unto the said Joseph Rudewlck
In fee, excepting all coal and minerals.
Selzid and taken in execution at tho
suit of James P. Townsend, Jr., ct. r1
executor f Joseph P. Townsend, deceased,
vs. Joseph Rudewlck. Debt, $6,4(0.75.
Judgment No. 666 March Term, 1897. Lev.
fa, to September Term, 1897.
JESSUP & JESSUP, Attys.
ALSO
No. 9. All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, Thomas J. Dunn, In afd
to all of the following described lot or
parcel of land, situate, lying and being
in the Second ward, city of Scranton,
county of Lackawanna, and state of
Pennsylvania, described as follows: Be
ginning at the corner of Block street and
Bloom avenue; thence along Bloom ave
nue one hundred and four and five-tenths
(104 5-10) feet to lot of John Wells; thence
along said lot forty-nine and one-half
(49,) feet to lot of Patrick Langen;
thence along said lot one hundred and
four and five-tenths (104 5-10) feet to Block
street; and thence along Block street
forty nine and one-half (49') feet to tho
place of beginning. Coal and minerals re
served. Being lot No. 9 and one-half (,,)
of lot No. 8 on Block street, as laid out by
Thomas Smith, Esq., for Jacob R. Bloom,
and tho same premises conveyed to the
said Thomas J. Dunn by deed of William
J. Carrpbell, administrator of Mary A.
Campbell, deceased, dated February 19,
1697, and recorded in Laekawnnna county
in deed book No. 151, page 274. Improved
with one single and one double two-story
frame dwelling house and outbuildings
thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of Bridget Maxwell vs. Thomas J.
Dunn and Anastasla Dunn. Debt, $303.85.
Judgment No. 190, September Term, 1S97.
Fl. fa. to September Term, 1897.
A. W. BERTHOLF, Atty.
ALSO
No. 10.-A11 the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, Richard J. Richards, In
and to all tho following described lot of
land, situate In the city of Scranton,
county of Lackawanna, and state of
Pennsylvania, being lot number fourteen
(14) In block number twenty-four (24) tf
David Coghlan's survey and situate upon
the street known as Spring street. In tho
First ward of said city. Said lot being
fifty (50) feet In front and one hundred
and fifty (150) feet In depth. Being tho
same premises which Samuel C. Gelbcrt,
et, al., conveyed to Gwen Richards by
deed dated August 21, 1892, and recorded
in Lackawanna county In deed book No.
91, page 416. Coal and mineral reserved.
Improed with a two-story frame dwell
ing house and outbuildings and fruit
trees.
Seized and taken in execution at tho
suit of Gllmoro & Duffy vs. Richard J.
Richards. Judgment No. 406, May Term,
1896. Vend. ex. to Septembor Term, 1897.
TINKHAM, Atty.
ALSO
No. 11. All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, Richard Le Murry, in
nnd to the following described lot of land
in the Alfred Hand addition to the bor
ough of Hyde Park, Lackawanna county,
Pennsylvania, known as Park Hill (now
the Fifteenth ward of the city of Scran
ton). Being lot number thirty-four (31)
and situate upon street called and named
South Hampton street, upon the town
plot of said addition to the said borough
of Hjde Park, intended to be duly re
corded. Said lot being fifty-five (55) feet
In front and one hundred and thirty-three
(133) feet In depth. Improved with two
one-story frame dwellings and outbuild
ings. Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of Pennsylvania Savings Fund and
Loan Association vs. Richard Le Murry,
Debt to collect, $668.36. Judgment No. 1019,
HeptemDer xerm, iwt. n, la. to oeptem
ber Term, 1897.
D. W. BROWN, Atty.
ALSO
No. 12.-A11 the right, title and interest
of the defendant. Evan R. Hopkins, in
and to all the following described lot of
land In the First ward of the city of
Scranton, county of Lackawanna, and
state of Pennsylvania, being lot numbered
eighteen (18) In square or block num
bered four (4) and fronting on West Main
street, and being fifty (50) feet in ftont.
the same In rear, and one hundred and
fifty-four (151) feet In depth, according to
a plan or map entitled "Ltnd of Augusta
G. Genet, in First and Third Wards of
the City of Scranton." dated April 30, 1S92,
J. L. Lawrence, civil engineer; being tho
same premises conveyed by Augusta G.
Genet and her husband to Evan Hopkins
(the said defendant otherwise known ns
Evan R. Hopkins) by deed dated tho 15th
day of April, A. D. 1896. and recorded in
the office for recording deeds, etc., in
and for said county In deed book No. 138,
page 91, etc. All Improved with a slnglo
two-story frame dwelling house, with a
wing or addition thereto attached at the
front thereof, and outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of W. C. Cowles vs. Evan R. Hop
kins. Debt, $300.70. Judgment No. 899,
January Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to Septem
ber Term, 1S97.
GEORGE D. TAYLOR, Atty.
ALSO
No. 13. All the right, title and interest
of the defendants, Daniel L. Blesecker
and Hannah Estell Blesecker, In and to
tho following described lot of land, slt
uato In tho township of Roaring Brook
(now Elmhurst borough), county of Lock
wanna, and stato of Pennsylvania, and
bounded and described as follows: Being
lot No. 123 In block No. 11, on tho U. G.
Schoonmaker plot of Elmhurst lots, re
corded In tho recorder's olflco In and for
said county In deed book No. 19, page al,
etc., as by reference thereto will more
f ully appear, eald lot Is bounded as follows;
On tho northwesterly end by Elm street,
on the northeasterly side by land of the
Union Tannery company, on the south
easterly end by a public road, and on (lit,
southwesterly side by land of Emily P.
Keene. Containing three-fourths of an
acre, bo tho same more or less. All Im
proved with a two-story dwelling house
and outbuildings thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of the Cosmopolitan Building and
Loan Association vs. Daniel L. Blesecker
and Hannah Estell Blesecker. Debt,
$926.72. Judgment No. 1072, September
SHERIFF'S SALES.
Term, HOT. Fl. fa. to September Term,
1897. STARK, Atty,
ALSO
No. 14. AH tho right, title and Interest
of the defendant, David Allen, In and to
all that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land, situate In tho village of Moscow,
uounty of Lackawanna, and state of
Pennsylvania, on the northwest side of
tho Turnpike road lcodlng from Moscow
station on the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad to Sterling and
Honeidnlo. in Wayne county, and being
bounded and described as follows, viz: Be
ginning nt a post on eald Turnpike road,
and thence by lot number four (4) of Will
iam E. Dodgo's plot of lots, north sixty
degrees west thirteen and five-tenths
(13 6-10) perches to a .post; thenco by
other lamH north three nnd one-fouittt
degrees west four and six-tenths perches
to a post: thenco by lot number six (6)
south sixty degrees east sixteen perchea
to a post; thenco along said road south
thirty (30) degrees, west four perches to
tho placo of beginning-. Containing fifty
four nnd six-tenths perches of land, Le
tho ramo moro or less. All improved with
a two-story framo dwelling house with
outbuildings, lco house, barn and black
smith shop, pig pen, chicken coops, fruit
trees, etc.
Seized and taken in execution at the
suit of E. M. Hodgson vs. David Allen.
Debt. $1,000.00. Judgment No. 957, Scptem
ber Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to September
Term, 1897.
WARREN & KNAPP, Attya
ALSO
No, 15. All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant, Lcgrand Marcy, In and
to all that certain lot or parcel of land,
situate In tho Second ward of the city
of Carbondale, county of Lackawanna,
and stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows, to wit: On the west
by Church street, on the north by lot of
Francis Easter, on the cast by lot belong
ing to Thomas J. Skinner, on the south
by lot belonging to Mrs. Campman, be
ing thirty feet or thereabout In front and
rear and about ninety feet In depth and
containing about two thousand seven
hundred square feet, bo tho same more
or less. Being the same lot -conveyed by
Lucia Simpson to Legrand Marcy Novem
ber 11, 1887, by deed recorded at Scranton
In deed book 47, page 633. Improved with
ono two-story dwelling and business place
combined in front and one two-story
building In rear.
Seized nnd taken in execution at tho
suit of -the Co-operative Building Bank
vs. Le Grand Marcy. Debt. $978.69. Judg
ment No, 1006, September Term, 1897. Fl.
fa. to September Term, 1897.
J. F. REYNOLDS, Atty.
ALSO
No. 1C All tho right, title and Interest
of Hananh R. Peters, administratrix of
Elizabeth Roberts, deceased, and Kcze
kiah Peters and Morgan T. Lewis, oxecu
tors of last will and testament of Thomas
D. Roberts, deceased. In and to all those
two certain pieces, parcels or tracts of
land, sltuato In tho Fourth ward of tho
city of Scranton. county of Lackawanna,
and state of Pennsylvania, being lots
numbers twenty-nine (29) nnd thirty (30)
In block fifteen (15) on Price and Pan
coast's map of lots in Hydo Park, each lot
being twenty-flve (25) feet In front on
Adams avenuo (now Price street) and one
hundred and fifty feet in depth. Coal
and minerals excepted and reserved. All
Improved with a double two-story frame
dwelling house, two summer kitchens and
outhouses thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of assigned to West Side Bank vs.
Hannah R. Peters, administratrix of es
tate of Elizabeth Roberts, deceased, and
Hezeklah Peters and Morgan T. Lewis,
executors of last will and testament of
Thomas D. Roberts, deceased. Debt,
$50.00. Judgment No. 362, September Term,
1897. Lev. fa. to September Term, 1897.
TAYLOR & LEWIS, Attys.
ALSO
No. 17.-A11 the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Margaret Gerrlty, In
and to all those certain lots, pieces or
parcels of land, iltunte, lying nnd be
ing In the Eighteenth ward of the city
of Scranton, county of Lackawanna, and
state of Pennsylvania, known and dis
tinguished on J. Heerman's map of Hyde
Park, as the westerly or front part of tho
southwesterly one-fourth of lot number
seven (7) in block number 32, and the
westerly or front part of the northeast
erly one-fourth of lot number eight (8) in
raid block number thirty-two (32), being
together twenty-flve (25) feet In fiont on
Seventh street, the same width In tho
rear, and ono hundred and ten (110) feet
in depth, bounded northeasterly by land
of Adolph Ruth, southwesterly by land
of William C. Beaumont, southeasterly by
land of the Wllkes-Barre and Scranton
Railway Company, and northwesterly by
said Seventh street, being a part of tho
same land conveyed by Thomas Martin,
late of Scranton, deceased, by deed bear,
lng date the 13th day of September, A, D.
18S4, recorded In tho office for the record
ing of deeds in and for the county of
Lackawanna, in deed book No. 39, page
418. etc.
Seized and taken In execution at the
suit of John H. Fellows vs. Margaret
Gerrlty. Debt, $75.00. Judgment No. 197,
September Term, 1897. Fl. fa. to Septem
ber Term, 1897.
J. W. BROWNING, Atty.
ALSO
No. IS. AU the right, title and interest
of the defendant, Emllls Sardanello or
Emllls Sardlnell or E. O. Sardanelit, In
and to tho surface or right of soil of all
that certain lot or parcel of land, situate
in Old Forgo township, In the county of
Lackawanna, and state of Pennsylvania,
and bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Beginning at the southwest corner
at tho junction of Franklin and Spring
streets, in Austin Heights: thencp north
forty (40) degrees nnd thirty (30) minutes,
west fifty (50) feet: thence north forty
nine (49) degrees and thirty-two (32) mln
uates, east one hundred and fifty (150) feet
to an alley; thence south forty-one (41)
degrees and thirty (30) minutes, east fifty
(50) feet to said Spring street; thence
along said Spring street, south forty-nine
(49) degrees and thirty-two (32) minutes,
west ono hundred and fifty (50) feet to
the placo of beginning. Containing 7.500
square feet of surface or soil, and being
lot number ninety-one (91) as shown on
map. Coal nnd minerals reserved. It be
ing the same lot of land as was conveyed
to said ErolUs Sardlnell from J. Frauk
Smith et al d&tod December 22nd, 1893,
and is recorded In the office for the re
cording of deeds In and for Lackawanna
county. In deed book No. 109, page 271.
All Improved with a two-story frame
dwelling house with basement, and a two
story addition, and other outbuildings
thereon.
Seized and taken In execution at tho
suit of Georgo B. Foster vs. E. O. Sar
danilo. Debt. $173.50. Judgment No, 80S)
May Term. 1896. Alias fi. fa. to September
Term, 1897. Also at the suit of assigned
to O. B. Partridge vs. Emllls Sardanillo.
Debt. $29.50. Judgment No. 716, Septem
ber Term, 1694. Plurtes fl. fa. to Septem
ber Term, 1697.
O. B. PARTRIDGE, Atty.
ALSO
No. 19. All the right, title and Interest
of the defendant. George H. Fellows, ad.
mlnistrator of Benjamin Young, deceased,
In and to all that certain lot, piece or
parcel of land, situate In tho Twenty-first
ward of tho city of Scranton, county of
Lackawanna, nnd state of Pennsylvania,
known and distinguished on a map, or
plot of Jots of Fellows & Loomls, as lot
No. 6 in block No. 1. being 63 8-lu feet in
front on Kelser avenue, formerly back
road; same width In rear, and about 160
feet, moro or less, in depth. Improved
with a two-story frame dwelling house,
one frame barn and outbuildings thereon.
Seized and teken In execution at the
suit of John H. Fellows vs. George H.
Fellows, administrator of Benjamin F.
Young, deceased. Debt, $80.92. Judg
ment No. 712, January Term, 1897. Fi. fa.
to September Term, 1897.
' BROWNING, Atty.
TERMS OF SALE.
FIFTY DOLLARS CASH WHEN PRO.
PERTV IS STRUCK OFF AND 11ALANCE
IN CASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER SALE
IS CONCLUDED. WHEN SOLD FOR
COSTS, COSTS MUST BE PAID
WHEN STRUCK OFF.
ALL PROPERTIES ON WHICH ABOVE
TERMS HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLIED
WITH WILL BE RESOLD BEFORE AD
JOURNMENT. FRANK H. CLEMONS, Sheriff,
Sheriff's office, Scranton, Pa,, August
26, 1897.
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