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1 7 rn "7 1 38 THE PHUADELPHIA INQUIKER-SUNDAY MOHNING, OCTOBER 17, 1897. i -1 a 1 I i r-. .11. TOWANDA THE THREE BETHLEHEMS EASTON WILKESBARRE HAZLETON SCRANTON ALLENTOWN Special to The Inquirer. ALLENTOWN, Oct.

18. MAYOR LEWIS Is receiving congratulations from the better class of citizens of this city on the firm stand which he has taken to en-fore the laws of. the city. There was a time when Lehigh University students came up from South Bethlehem to "have fun with the Dutch," as they termed it. They had their fun, and, as a general thing, no one attempted to check them.

If, perchance, one did fall into the clutches of a guardian of the peace, whcti the ofTender was presented at Mayor's Court he was given a Tot of fatherly advice and fined $5. This was no punishment in the eyes of the student. The giving of advice wa3 like the casting cf pearls before the swine, while the planking down of $5 was even less of a punishment, for tho average university student does not hesitate to pay that amount for a night's fun with the Dutch. When Mayor Lewis was elected there were these who believed that because he- had been a student not so many years before that he would shut his eyes to) their transgressions of the law or merely impose the nominal punishment which had the effect of making Allentown the Mecca of boisterous Lehigh students. Tlnere was a slight error in their calculations, however.

On the contrary, Mayor L-jwis at once determined to put an end to tbls nuisance, and the first Lehigh Special to The Inquirer. TOWANDA. Oct. 16. POSTMASTER Dr.

D. W. ylle, were bt OSTMASTER GEO. JOHNSON and Studevant, of Lacey- usiness men in Towan- da Wednesday. Bass fishing is at its best here now, a number of large catches are reported daily.

Rev. W. E. Daw and J. R.

Decker seldom fail to land some good ones. George Ridgeway attended the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor, which met at Erie on Tuesday last. Miss Jenny Roach gave a dancing party in Means' Hall Thursday evening. The new Court House is receiving a thorough inspection by the teachers of the county this week. The squirrel! season opened Friday and nearly all our local sportsmen spent the day in the woods.

E. J. Angle and I. McPherson are spending a few days in their old boyhood home, at Herrick, hunting squirrels. ECKLEV.

Special to The Inquirer. ECKLEY, Oct. 16. Mr. and Mrs.

A. H. Vananker entertained as their guests during the fore part of the week Mr. and Mrs. Osmond Rickert, of Wilkesbarre; Mr.

and Mrs. George- Berner and Stanley Rickert, of Mt. Carmel; Mr. and Mrs. George Rickert, Miss Stella Smith and Elwood Rickert, Hazle-brook, and Eckley Klingeman, of Audenried.

Mr. and Mrs. Willis Swanic, of Lattimer, were the guests of Mrs. A. Mocha-mer.

The young ladies of Laurytown will Special to The Inquirer. HAZLETON, Oct. 16., A WAVE of industrial enthusiasm is now sweeping Hazleton and the desire to change the order of things, make the city a manufac-. turtng as -well as a mining centre, has become general. The past week has witnessed more agitation in this respect that has been the case during the previous several years, and as a result a big mass meeting was held in the Opera House Tuesday evening.

The scarcity of work at the mines, together with the general depression in business, is now being felt with a greater force here than at any time since prostration in industrial circles so largely reported throughout the country during the past eighteen months. The views entertained on the subject -of agitation have been divided, as was demonstrated at the meeting referred to, and that the alarmists had been unduly apprehensive in reports circulated was aptly shown. The embarrassment among Hazleton business men, a comparison proved, was less than In most other towns of Its size and population and the intimation? that the community was fast approaching the stage which would make it irredeemable were forcibly refuted. The discussions in the public hall developed some little acrimony and threatened at a time to create a rupture, but happily such was averted and an active movement towards practical industrial development was inaugurated. It was rather a novel spectacle, too, to see such distinguished gentlemen before the public as C.

N. Kline, former State Senator from this district; Hon. E. P. the Democratic State chairman of former years; Hon.

P. F. Boyle, an ex-Assemblyman, and other leading citizens involved in a spirited debate. In their zeal to stir up an interest In the Industrial line the champions overstepped the line of prudence and along with harshly and unjustly criticising the moneyed men of the city threw out the intimation that the town had gone to the bow-wows. The result of the meeting boiled down was the appointment of an Executive Become a city oi me tnira ciass wui oe Committee with full power to act and i fought out at the spring election.

The who will open negotiations for establish-I town is -now governed by a special Ing mills and factories. The committee charter which is very unique in seme of embraces twenty-five of the citv's lead- lts provisions. For instance, the Coun-insr and most enternrisine citizens and cl1 and rot tne Mayor is the controlling WYALUSING Special to The Inquirer. WYALUSING, Oct. 16.

RNEST INGHAM, who has been spending some time at Stroudsburg and Brooklyn, N. has returned to his home in this place. Miss Mollie Rowan has been the guest of friends at Wilkesbarre. Mrs. Helen A.

Brown is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry E. States, of To-wanda. Mrs. Sarah Adams.

Mrs. A. Ruff and Miss Welles attended the Wo- men's Home Missionary Society at West Pittston. Mrs. E.

A. Colt, of Towanda, has been visiting relatives here. Mrs. Sarah Lewis has returned home after a three weeks' stay with her son, Mr. J.

M. Lewis, of Philadelphia. Mr. C. I.

VanDyke, of Lattimer, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Van Dyke. II AN OR.

Specla' to The Inquirer. BANGOR, Oct. 16. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Speer celebrated their golden wedding. Their home was thronged from morning till evening by friends who had come to offer their congratulations. The wedding of William L.

Parry and Miss Minnie Lobb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lobb, on Thursday evening attracted considerable attention in this vicinity. William Humphrey was a. visitor in Philadelphia this week.

Mrs. William H. Depue, of D. is the gnest of P. G.

Ott and family. Thomas Wardle, of Pottsville, was a visitor, in town this week. Helnrieh Lauke, of Berlin, Germany, is the guest of L. J. Rapp.

BERWICK. Special to The Inquirer. BERWICK, Oct. 16. Mrs.

Lydia Myers, of Plymouth, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Cordelia Kisner, on East Front street. Mrs. M. A.

Hicks and daughter, Martha, are visiting Mrs. Hicks sister, Mrs. C. V. Freas, at Depew, N.

Y. Miss Etta Solden, of Hazleton, is being entertained at the home of her friend. Miss Prudence Mendenhall, of West Front street. Mrs. J.

S. Wolcott and Mrs. J. S. Mc-Murtrie, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.

H. D. Albright, of Laurelton, are visiting at the home of Mr. Hudson Owen. SHENANDOAH, Special to The Inquirer.

SHENANDOAH, Oct. 16. Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Seltzer, of Reading, spent Sunday in this city as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. P.

D. Kirlin. Mrs. J. B.

Scheuling, of Philadelphia, is on an extended visit to her father, the Hon. Patrick Conry. Mr. and Mrs. Israel Refowich, of Hazleton, spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Refowich, on South Main street. A Matter of Kdneatlon. I was sitting on a keg of nails in a West Virginia mountain store watching a native dickering with the merchant over a trade of a basket of eggs for a calico dress. After some time a bargain was closed, the native walked out with the dress In a bundle under his arm and I followed bim.

"It isn't any business of mine," I said, "but I. was watching that trade, and was surprised to see you let the eggs go for the dress." "What fer?" he asked in astonishment, as he mounted his horse. "How many eggs did you have?" "Basket full." "How many dozens?" "Dunno. Can't count." "That's where you miss the advantage of With knowledge you might have got two dresses for those eggs." "But I didn't want two dresses, mister." he argued. "Perhaps not, but that was no reason why you should bave paid two prices for one.

The merchant got the advantage of you because of his education. He knew what he was about." He looked at me for a minute, as if he felt sorry for me. Then he grinned and pulled -his horse over close to me. "I reckon." he half whispered, casting furtive glances toward the store, "bis edication ain't so much more'n mine cz you think it is. He don't know bow many uv them aigs is spiled, an' I do," and he rode away before I could argue further.

W. J. Lampton, in Boston Herald. They Couldn't Keep Him. "Why do you keep so many dogs?" asked a stranger of a Worcester county mountaineer.

"Her?" "I asked why you kept so many dogs. It seems to me that you are rather a poor man an can scarcely afford to keep so many." "I haven't many dogs, strancer only eighteen. An' the reason I keep em is because they kain't keep me; 'cause they are poorer than I am." A Compromise. "I tell you, Dick, there's' nothing like knewing how to manage a wife. My wife- wanted to go to the mountains and I wanted to go to the seashore." "How did it come out?" "We compromised." "On what?" "On too mountains." Harpr'i Bazar.

Special to The Inquirer. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Oct. 16. HE Zinc Works Hose Comnanv celebrated its tenth anniversary by a big banquet in Dixon's Hall on Friday night. Covers were laid for fifty guests.

On Sunday evening the Rev. J. F. Feger. pastor of Bethany Lnad Evangelical Church.

-r- -special sermon to the Odd Fellows of the town. The lodges renresented were Wreath of Friendship, Monoquesy and Keystone. Miss Kathleen Luckenbach, of Main street, Bethlehem, on Monday evening entertained the members of the Bethlehem Whist Club. An elegant luncheon was served. Max Suess and Miss Hattie Fehr, of town, were married on Saturday evening by Rev.

W. F. Schoener. of St. Peter's Lutheran Church.

Robert H. Sayre, vice-president of the Bethlehem Iron Company, celebrated his 73d birthday on Wednesday. Mr. Sayre kept open house ail day and received a large number of his friends. Mr.

and Mrs. A. N. Cleaver, of Bethlehem, returned home from an extended trip to Europe. Percy F.

Knight and bride returned home Monday evening from their wedding trip to Niagara Falls. Miss Lizzie Bitters and Miss Blanche Button, of Easton, are visiting friends in South Bethlehem. Miss Helen Columbia Home gave a reception-to a few friends on Tuesday afternoon in honor of her fifteenth birthday anniversary. Among those who attended the reception were the Misses Jennie and Julia Wickert, Miss Annabel Barton, Russel Barton, Russel and Arthur Collins. Miss Emily Trumbore, Helen and Grace Home, of town, and Rev.

Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Home, of Allentown.

Mr. and Mrs. Hasbrooke, of New York city, are visiting J. Walter Lovatt and family, Market street, Bethlehem. Before His Honor.

The following is reported from a crossroads justice's court: "Now, jedge," said the witness "I'm about ter tell the truth!" "Do you mean ter tell me," said the justice, "that you've been lyin' these last two hours?" "Jedge," replied the witness, "I wuz raised in yo' settlement, an' both, of us has drinked outen the same jug, but I'm gwine ter tell you right now. Ef you call me a liar I'll "knock you clean off that bench." The justice regarded him sternly for three minutes and then said: "John, ef I didn't think that you wuz drinkin' I'd fine you $10 for contempt court!" Atlanta Constitution. Meeting: Both Ends. Smith walked up Market street the other evening with a box of candy under one arm and a big package of meat under the other. "Hello, Smith," said Brown, "gone to housekeeping? I didn't know you were married." 'Tin not yet." "What are you doing with that candy and meat then" "Going to see my girl." "Do you have to furnish the family with meat already?" no; the candy is for the girl and tbe.

meat is for the dog. I have to square myself with both." San 'Francisco Ai- Special to The Inquirer. EASTON, Oct. 16. HE deerree team of Minnehaha Council.

No. 3, Daughters of Poc i ahontas. of this city, has been asked to work the newly-reviled ritual of the order at Scranton next week, during the annual sessions of the State Council at that place, and the in vitation has been accepted. The team is composed of Mrs. C.

A. Rogers. Mrs. Firman Houser, Miss Lizzie Dcichman, Mrs. Anna Laros.

Mrs. Elmer Bende Mrs. Herbert Hartzell, Mrs. Nora Smith, Miss Jennie Baker, Mrs. Jacob Vannatta, Mrs.

Edward Volkert, Miss Julia Hookey, Mrs. Frederick Frey, Mrs. Charles Pix-lev. Mrs. Peter Stocker.

Mrs. Charles Bornmann and Thomas D. Danner. With them will go to Scranton C. A.

Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Miller, Mrs. S.

C. Jones, Mrs. Lydia Nicholas and Mrs. Clarence Miller. The party will leave Easton Monday morning on a special car over the Central Railroad.

Miss Bertha Aten entertained twenty-five of her friends with a card party at her home Tuesday evening. The prize winners were Miss Nora Thume, Miss Nellie Thume, Charles Weaver and Harry Drew. In addition to the games the guests were entertained with music and refreshments. The Easton Library Association, an or ganization established by women of the Triple City with a view to having a free library and free reading rooms opened here, held its second annual meeting Monday evening. Encouraging reports were read, showing a list of 225 subscribers to the fund, a large number of books already on hand and a good-sized cash balance in the treasury.

Following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. E. D. Warfield, wife of the president of Lafayette College; first vice-president. Miss Wikoff; second vice-president, Mrs.

Herman Simon; treasurer Miss Katharine Swift; trustees. Mrs. J. J. Detwiller, Mrs.

R. E. James, Mrs. H. W.

Scott, Mrs. J. I. B. Reiley, Mrs.

Walter Lawall and Miss Ella Smith; Advisory Board, Joseph S. Rodenbough. Fred R. Drake, John Maxwell, S. R.

R. C. Stewart. N. A.

Johnson and Rev. L. Eckard, D. D. Theodore Oliver, the newly-appointed chief of Easton's Fire Department, entered upon his duties Monday evening.

He is one of the city's leading business men and is proprietor of a large sheet iron mill at this place. The local Committee of Arrangements is making elaborate preparations for the annual reunion of the Forty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, to be held here on the 22d inst. The survivors of the old Humane Fire Company are arranging to visit Morris-town, N. and take part in the firemen's centennial celebration at that place October 20. There are no more enthusiastic anglers in all the Lehigh Valley than Mayor Hartzell and City Engineer Fehr, and when they lay aside their official duties to try a day's outing at one of the many near-by lakes or to lure the gamey bass from its rocky fastness in the waters of the Delaware, they are sure to win alike the congratulations and envy of their friends.

That was the case on Wednesday, when they returned with a fine catch, taken from Budd's Lake, over in New Jersey. Mrs. William H. Riegel and Mrs. Peter U.

Miller are spending a week with friends at Lynn, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

R. Shimer gave a party Tuesday night at their home on South Main street, Phillipsburg, to about fifty of their friends. DR1FTOS. Special to The Inquirer. DRIFTON, Oct.

16. Lincoln Cunningham, of Michigan, who has been the guest of his Mr. and Mrs. Joh.i Cunningham, left Monday for Baltimore, where he will enter a dental college. Mrs.

Charles B. Coxe and son, Eckley, are at PhiladelpHia. Cards are out announcing the coming marriage of James Brennan and Miss Sarah Carr, two popular town people. Master Mechanic A. J.

Belt and David Phillips were at Lehigh University on Wednesday erecting one of the miniature locomotives of the late Daniel Coxe, which have been donated to that institution. MIXERS VILLE. Special to The Inquirer. MINERSVILLE, Oct. 16.

Miss Ella Larmey, of Bethlehem, is spending a few weeks in town the guest of her cousin. Miss Mary Roehrig. Miss Jennie James returned to St. Clair last after spending the past three months with her mother here. Frank Torey spent last Sunday at Mahanoy City, the guest of relatives.

Mrs. Daniel Laudeman spent the past week at Easton. Mrs. Mary Cosgrove, of Middle Creek, spent last Sunday in town wi'h friends. LEHIGHTON.

Special to The Inquirer. LEHIGHTON, Oct. 16. Miss Mame Weidaw spent the week with relatives at Wilkesbarre. Miss Annie Allech, of Green Lane, was the guest bf Mr.

and Mrs. P. M. Graul. Miss Ida Nichols, of Northampton, is beingg entertained by Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Best, on Coal street. Mr. and Mrs. Searfoss, of Albrights-ville, spent several days here withr Mr.

and Mrs. William Hawk, at the Fair-view House. i Special to The Inquirer. WILKESBARRE, Oct. 16.

JUDGE M'CLURE, of Lewisburg. Union county, one 01 tne youngest judges in the State, presided in court this week. He came at the invitation of Judge Woodward, who is indisposed. The Wyoming Conference of the M. E.

Church is mourning the death of Rev. W. B. Westlake, who aied at the parochial residence at Dallas last Monday afternoon. He was a victim of heart Helen Harvey and Miss Leona Gilder, of Carbondale, were visitors in town this week.

Ammg the Wyoming Seminary graduates who are students at Wesleyan University are Charles H. Seward, of West Pittston; "Grub Gannon, of Nantfeoke; Emory H. Westlake. of Dallas. Ralph W.

Ryrwn, who was captain of the Seminary football teana in '96, is now one of Weslcyan's strongest men. The delegates from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to the Diocesan convention at Bethlehem to elect a successor to the late Bishop Rulison are Dr. F. C.

Johnson, S. L. Brown, H. A. Fuller, A.

R. Brundage and John R. Lee. Charles D. Harrower was a visitor in New York this week.

I. G. Hufford, of Chicago, is visiting bis brother, M. L. Hufford.

Dr. J. J. Grover, of Ashland, was a caller in town on Wednesday. Dr.

Noah Williams, of Meherbert, Rhomdda Valley, Wales, is the gue3t of Attorney Evan Thomas. Miss Lena Schneider, of Pottsville, is visiting Miss Frances Saner, of South Grant street. The Republicans are confident of electing their entire county ticket. Chairman Holcomb said on Wednesday: "The outlook for Republican success in Luzerne was never brighter. The party is well organized, and I expect every Legislative district to give a good account of itself.

The local Republican papers are also confident that the party ticket will; bo elected by a good majority." I The- question whether Wilkesbarre will power. The council elects all the city efficers, including the police. The Mayor has no say at all. He is merely a figurehead, and his duties are those of a police magistrate. He is paid by fees.

Of late a fctrong sentiment has sprung, up in favor of a change of city government. A fashionable wedding took place at the First M- E- Church on Tuesday evening when Robert Cabell, was united in marriage to Miss Eva Patterson. The decorations in the church and house were very complete. Rev. Dr.

Pearce, pastor of the church, officiated. Miss Helen Patterson, was maid of honor, and W. P. Walker, of Philadelphia, was best man. Alexander Miller, of Philadelphia, was in town this week, the guest of Attorney William 0'Neill.

Cards are out for the marriage of Frederick Krell. of Tamaqua. and Miss Helen Bowdfn, of Wilkesbarre. The ceremony wnl take place at the bride's home on the 20th inst. J.

Ridgway Wright will attend" the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania German Society at Lancaster October 20. Lancaster is the birthplace of the association. The following delegation from Wilkesbarre attended the Luther League convention, at Gouldsboro, this week: Rev. Eugene Stetler, Edward Eyermen, H. L.

Hungerford, Rev. H. F. J. Seneher, Miss Frances Kentner, Henry Stein-hauer.

Miss Bertha Kentner and Oscar Kentner. A pretty wedding took place at the Central M. E. Church, Tuesday evening, the contracting parties being Edward Lathrop Hungerford and Miss Anna Lee Miller. Rev.

Dr.Mogg, the rector, officiated. Among the guests were: J. Howard Hungerford and wife, of James D. Main, of Williams-port; Mr. Charles Getzenger, Easton; Miss Essie Miller, Stroudsburg.

John R. Davis, of Johnstown, is visiting friends in town. A sad scene was witnessed in court Wednesday, when the aged ex-banker, F. V. Rockafellow, was sentenced to pay a fine of 31400 and undergo an imprisonment of one year in the Eastern Penitentiary.

Mr. Rockafellow is now in the seventy-second year of his age. He shook like a leaf when the judge pronounced the sentence. This is Mr. Rock-afellow's first conviction and much sympathy is expressed for him.

If he should live his sentence out and an attempt made to arrest him again, it will not meet with public The sentiment of the community is that the old man has been sufficiently punished. Alvin Mackle, of Hazleton, was in town Wednesday. Miss Emma Fernfcle, of Easton, who has been visiting friends in Wilkesbarre, for a week past, returned home this week. Rev. H.

C. McDermott, presiding elder of the Chenango district of the Wyoming Conference, was a visitor in town thia week. Mr. and Mrs. H.

Russell and daugh ter, Dorothy, of Easton, attended the Cabell-Patterson wedding in this city, Tuesday evening. Mrs. A. W. Raudenbush is visiting friends in Lehighton.

CATASAl'ftlA. Special to The Inquirer. CATASAUQUA. Oct. 16.

Mrs. William H. Scanlin is visiting friends and relatives in Philadelphia. W. Arrison Roat, of Philadelphia, spent several days this week in this place.

Miss Sallie Church returned home this week after a week's visit with friends in Ear-rton. Processor James Prescott, of Pottsville, was in town this week on business. On Wednesday evening last Miss Lucy B. Heilig, of this place, and Mr. Arnold Livermore, of Wellesly Mills, were united in marriage in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by Rev.

Dr. G. W. DeW. Hudson, the pastor.

LAXSFORD. Special to The Inquirer. LANSFORD, Oct. 16. Robert Gillespie was given a surprise party in honor of his birthday anniversary.

Those present were Misses Clara Williamson, Mame Johnson, Minnie McCready, Kate Kline, Jennie Blackburn, Mary Treharn, Jennie Arthur, Mattie Stewart, Jennie Kurtz, Mrs. Frank Davis, Charles Stewart, Bert Kline, David Robert Gillespie, Esther Walker, William McCready, Joseph Williamson and James Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones, of Bethle hem, spent Monday among relatives here.

DlSHOR. Special to The Inquirer. DUSHORE, Oct. 16. Dr.

William Wad- dell and Miss Laura Pomeroy, of this place, were married October 8. Dr. Crandell, of Philadelphia, was here to see Dr. Waddell last week. Miss Winnie Jackson has returned from a visit to Shlckshlnny.

Mrs. Backer, of Watklns, is visiting Dr. Wraddell. Mrs. Peter Babl is visiting in Philadelphia.

C. W. English, of Wyalusing, is in Jiev Kllngler visited Sayre Wednesday. Special to The Inquirer. SCRANTON, Oct.

16. AS foreshadowed in last week's let-, ter, there is to be an independent Republican column on the local ballots to be criss-crossed November 2 next. George W. O'Kell, for Sheriff; Charles W. Westphal, for Recorder of deeds, and James M.

Atherton, for Register of Wills, all of whom were I overwhelmingly defeated in convention, have filed nomination papers and George M. Watson, who received 23 of the 220 votes which figured in the choosing of a candidate for District Attorney, declares himself as still in the race and indicates that he will distribute "stickers" among his friends on election day. To add to these all too numerous woes Mr. Watson on Monday last went into' court with a lengthy and sensational petition alleging that John R. Jones, his successful opponent, secured his nomination by bribing "upwards of 225" of the delegates, and asking on the strength of this that Jones be ousted and be (Watson) declared the regularly nominated Republican candidate for District Attorney.

Thissensatlon was followed by another the next morning when the local bench split on the motion to quash the petition. Judge F. W. Gunster (Democrat) and Judge H. M.

Edwards (Republican) agreed that the petition was vague and indefinite and undeserving of consideration; and further that even though it was not defective Its matter was not within the jurisdiction of the court. President Judge R. W. Archbald (Republican) dissented from his brothers and In no uncertain words publicly told the other judges that there were overruling precedents established by themselves. He even went so far as to quote a recent ruling by Judge Edwards, which he averred made this latest decision appear incongruous.

It was an unmistakable criticism and a caustic one, too of his brother jurist and has been the one subject that has held the front and centre of the public stage ever since. James R. Burnett, well known in Pennsylvania newspaper circles, has severed his connection with the Truth and will soon enter upon the practice of law. His action leaves a big gap in lo cal journalism. C.

M. Clark, of Philadelphia, president of the Scranton Railway Company, was in Scranton during the week. The two afternoon papers are deter mined that one shall not scoop the other In anything. Announcement is made of the engagement of John Power O'Connor, of the Truth, brother of T. M.

editor of the London Standard, to Miss Anna Kennedy, a prominent and cultured young West Side lady. The engagement is also an nounced of Chamey H. Derby, assistant city editor of the Times, to Miss Flor ence C. Hunt, of Falls, Pa. A pretty wedding occurred Tuesday evening at the Jackson Street Baptist Church uniting Frederick Decker, of Price street, and Miss Cleopatra Pearce, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Frank lin Pearce, of Front street. Rev. Thomas De Grutchey performed the ceremony. It was attended by many of the representative younger society people of Hyde Park.

The social event of the week was the reception at the Scranton Conservatory of Music Thursday evening. Mrs. H. M. Boies.

Mrs. E. N. Wlllard and Mrs. E.

H. Ripple were among the prominent society women who assisted in enter taining. Four-Dollar Pieces. The attention of the Director of the Mint, R. E.

Preston, has been called to the appearance in Cincinnati recently ef a $4 United States gold piece. He sighed heavily and smiled a sickly smile, remarking: "Well, has that coin turned up again? It is like Banquo's ghost; it will not down. "This coin," continued Mr. Preston, "was simply an experimental piece and there were only about 450 of them minted. They (never became legal tender, and few persons ever remember their minting.

During the Forty-ninth Congress William Wheeler Rubbell importuned members to Issue a series of coins of his designing, which became known as the goloid dollars because of having a percentage of gold in their compesltion. His suggestions as to the composition of these coins, as well as the design for the dies, were finally accepted by the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, and a favorable report on the scheme was made to the House by Alexander Stephens. The proposition to coin a limited number of these pieces was put into the form of a Joint resolution, and In that ehape passed the House of Representatives, and subsequently was adopted by the Senate. As before stated only a limited number of these pieces were struck off and these did not get into general circulation. The joint resolution provided that members of Congress who so desired could purchase samples of the new coins at about their cost price, and in consequence the greater part of the issue was brought in before the general public even became aware of the existence of such coins.

The experiment did aiot, therefore, prove to be as catch ing with the public as the designer antic ipated, and the government abandoned the goloid dollars and the $4 gold piece. At very rare intervals a 54 gold piece bobs up serenely, entailing a great deal of explanation and correspondence on the part of the officials of the Mint Bureau." Director Preston to-day turned to his letter book, where a description of the oloid coins appears, the description hav ing been sent to a gentleman in Alabama seme years aso, when the last of these coins came to the surface. "The so-called goloid dollars were struck at the request of the Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives, and bear the date of 1878-9. The first goloid dollar contained one part of gold and twenty-four of silver, making a total of twenty-flve parts, nine-tenths fine, the weight of which Js 258. "The goloid metric dollar of 1878 contained one part of gold, 19.1 parts of silver, ,1.9 parts of copper, making in all nineteen parts, weighing IVt grammes.

"The standard metric dollar of 1879 contained one part of gold, 16.1 parts of silver, gold and 100 of copper, or a total of 100O parts of the weight of twenty-five grammes. "The Stella, or $4 gold piece, which belongs to the same series, contains six grammes of pure gold, three parts of silver and seven parts of copper, or a total of seven grammes. "There were about 450 pieces of these coins struck." The description of the design of the $4 gold piece which turned up at Cincinnati a few days ago is as follows: It Is almost the size of a $5 gold piece. On tbe face around the outer edge are the words: "United States of America." Just underneath this, In small type, are the words: pluribus unum." In the centre is a star bearing the following: "One Stella, 400 cents." Underneath the star, in small letters, are the words: "Deo est Gloria." On the obverse side, in the centre, is a head of the Goddess of Liberty. Above this, on the outer edge, are thirteen small stars.

Between the stars are the following letters and figures: 6, 3, 7, G. S. Underneath the head is the date 187. Washington Correspondence St. Louis Globe-DemecraC man that faced him was fined $25.

Since then, when Lehigh men feel that they must have fun with some one, they seels the article elsewhere. The Allentown brand comes too high, But this is not the only reform which. Mayor Lewis has instituted. Although handicapped by an insufficient number of policemen, he has well-nigh put a stop to corner loafing and the using of profane language In the street. The latest move has been to close up the concert halls which were run in connection with saloons.

The police department received, so many complaints concerning th'esa places that the Mayor decided to put a stop to them. He sent the proprietors one notice, and the same evening there were no serio-comic singers with freckles on th-ir attired in short skirts. no discordant strains from "dizzy" pianos and no ribald songs by fourth-class comedians. Instead, the halls were dark. The proprietors knew what the order meant.

One of the meet popular organizations in the city is the Young Men's Temeperance Society of the Sixth ward. Less than a decade ago the section of the city in which the organization has its home bore a reputation of which the better class of residents were heartily ashamed. There was an unusual amount of drunkenness among the younger element. Among those who recognized the. necessity of doing something to check this evil was Patrick Herrity.

the present Chief of Police. The result was that he and a number of other young men organized the Young Men's Temperance Society. This organization has performed a remarkable reform, and In point of respectability the Sixth ward is to-day the equal of any other section of the. city. On Tuesday evening the society celebrated its seventh anniversary by giving a hop in Lehigh Valley Hail.

The grand march was led by Michael A. Brown and Miss Kate Gallagher. After this addresses were made by Mayor Lewis and Chief Herrity. The committee in charge of the affair consisted of the following: Master of ceremonies, M. A.

Brown; floor manager, John T. Laugh-man; assistants, Charles O'Brien, Joseph O'Donnell. William McOrath; Committee of Arrangements, John Mullen, Joseph O'Donnell, John Herrity, William Mc-Grath, John T. Laughman, William J. McLaughlin, Charles.

O'Brien, M. Brown and James McMullen, The Democratic State candidates, Messrs. Brown and Ritter, chaperoned by Secretary Matt Savage, of the State Committee, were here on Tuesday, and it is well known that they went away with little encouragement. The truth of the matter is that the gold Democrats of Lehigh are very coy. They are not saying much, but are heaping up piles of wood.

They positively refuse to accept the plank adopted at Reading indorsing the Chicago platform. That they are not in sympathy with the candidates of the party is plainly evident from the fact that hardly a gold Democrat of prominence was present at the meeting on Tuesday evening. On Wednesday the Prohibition candi dates were here and, although their meeting was held in th daytime and la the open air, they had by far a larger audience than did the Democrats on Tuesday evening. Unless all signs fail, the returns from Lehigh county will furnish "some mighty Interesting read ing," as Horace Greeley used to say, the morning after election. Wedding bells chimed right merrily this week.

Tusday evening- at 6 o'clock Dr. Irwin F. Huebner, of this city, wias mar ried to Miss Lucy Mosser, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James K.

Mosser, of EUst Allentown. The wedding was de cidedly the most brilliant for many years, and by It two of the oldest and most Influential families are united. Rev. Dr. S.

A. Repass, pastor of St. John's Luth eran Church, officiated. The maid of honor was Miss Mame K. Anewalt, of this city.

Thore were no hrideemaids. The best man was Dr. James Holland, of Mass. The ushers wer William H. Anewalt, William G.

Keck, of this city; Dr. Thomas Cooley and Dr. Henry C. Haden, of Philadelphia. Dr.

and Mrs. Huebner left on a wedding tour to Philadelphia, Old Point Comfort, Asheville, N. and the Nashville Exposition. An elegant wedding dinner was served by Wimley, of Philadelphia. On Thursday evening Louis Solaiac, superintendent and general manager of the Adelaide Silk Mills, the largest concern of Its kind In Pennsylvania, and Miss Cleora Bonneville, daughter of the late A.

B. Bonneville, who In his time was one of the leading cement manufacturers in Pennsylvania, were married. Rev. R. H.

Kline, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, officiating. It was one of the society events of the season. Mrs. Asa Keck, of Akron, who visited her parents. Mr.

and Mrs. Jonas Kline, has returned home. Miss Margaret Dillinger, daughter of Colonel Jacob S. Dillinger, has gone to Centralla, where she will visit her sister, Mrs. Albert B.

Jessup. Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Barton, of Philadelphia, who visited friends in this city, have returned home. William J. Fenstermaker spent Tuesday in Philadelphia. Mrs. John 8.

Moyer left on Wednesday for Kansas City and Atchison. Rev. Dr. S. A.

Repass is attending ths meeting of the Lutheran Minister! ura at Erie, Misses Cora Hartman and Miriam Runs left for Philadelphia. Miss Mame McGinley has returned from a pleasant visit to Philadelphia friends. uiarence ayne ana imisa way Pi-itcliiard, of South Bethlehem, were married on Tuesday evening in this city by Rev. J. F.

Pollock. Wheels Within Wheels. Mrs. Flatleigh (surprised) "What on earth possessed you to get a Woodwock wheel. Reginald? Why, it has absolutely no reputation whatever." P'latleigh (miserably) "I know It hasn't, Antoinette.

I got It because I is the make our Janitor rides." Puck. if they are at all encouraged the indica tions are something of material value to the community will develop. The discussion of the company store system which has been led by The Inquirer has excited no little attention in this locality and no little curiosity is manifested over the possible outcome The Lehigh region has been particularly fertile in producing this species of busi ness establishments. Just at present the complaints made against the company store are not so numerous and emphatic as they had been prior to the strike and the Lattimer affair, which directed such widespread attention to these Institutions. The matter is in a quiescent state now because the officials are exercising a little more care that the under bosses do not openly compel miners to deal therein.

No matter how soft the glove may appear exteriorly the manner in which such patronage Is forced can be conducted and continued as long as the system itself obtains. The men who wish to hold the best jobs are examples which cannot be mistaken. But anent The Inquirer discussion at a meeting held here recently the matter was taken in a practical way. It was then decided to oppose the system by engaging the attention of the Attorney-General. Nothing having been done since, the people are becoming anxious.

It is but a short time since merchants of the city were prevented from delivering orders in the mining villages, and of course the merchants are as much Interested in the matter as are the workmen themselves, who. have good reason to complain about excessive prices and discourteous treatment. The big parade held here on Monday by the temperance societies of the Scranton diocese was the event of the week and has furnished the society folk considerable food for gossip. The 2300 men in line presented a magnificent appearance and their drill tactics commanded the admiration of thousands of spectators. This annual demonstration Is an event of particular interest for the fair sex, who formed not only a prominent feature of the throng lining the route of the parade, but of the procession itself.

Eighteen young ladies attired in white gowns a'nd carrying American flags, who occupied a float, came In for a 1arge share of the attention. They were a delegation from an Audenried society and can lay just claim to having performed excellent service in the cause of temperance and for which they organized. The picnic held at Ha zel Park in the afternoon and the ball at Hazel Hall in the evening it is needless to say were well attended, and as the initial events of the social season will figure conspicuously as the leaders. The demonstration was a success in every particular and the managers and temperance champions had good reason to feel gratified. The week in politics in lower Luzerne lias been comparatively dull.

The three candidates making up the county Democratic ticket toured the district during the week. They are Paul Dasch, who seeks the Prothonotaryship; Colonel T. R. Martin, for District Attorney, and Ed Lynch, for Clerk of the Courts. Mr.

Dasch, who represents this district on the ticket, the chaperone. He, of course, had much to occupy his attention, while Mr. Lynch was engaged denying that any trouble existed in the political family contrary to reports, and Colonel Martin busied himself denying that he was Sheriff Martin or a brother of his, as has been circulated. Colonel Martin was also 'in quest of the Democratic chairman of the district, but as the identity of that individual was lost during the fall landslide the trio found cold comfort in the Fourth district, which they had been led to believe was the hotbed of Democracy. Not the semblance of an organization could be discovered here and of course the party had some reason to feel disconsolate and could not well conceal it.

The Republicans have held off thus far from operations here, but the candidates are 'booked to arrive during the week and, the campaign will open in earnest. The outlook for a clean Republican sweep- was never brighter in Luzerne, and the standard set by State Senator Colonel Scott, who approached the 7000 majority mark, the Indications are, will be held on this occasion. GIRARDVILLE. Special to The Inquirer. GIRARDVILLE.

Oct. 16. Mrs. Lillian Williams gave a party to a large number of Ashland friends at her residence, on Mahanoy avenue. Rev.

Frank Fox, pastor of the Union Church, at Mahanoy place, has resigned to accept a charge in South Dakota. FREELAXD. Special to The Inquirer. FREELAND, Oct. 16.

Miss Ida Long. Of. Lancaster, is visiting in town as the guest of her former schoolmate. Miss Birdalyn Davis. Misses Nellie Herron, of Wilkesbarre, ancT Bridget Cunningham, of Mauch Chunk, are being entertained by ilisa Hose, Burke, BOUQUET OF PENNSYLVANIA BELLES give a banquet and dance to their many friends at Hotel Buck Mountain, on Saturday evening, October 30.

Miss Ella Campbell has returned from a visit to relatives at McAdoo. LOCK HAVEX. Special to The Inquirer. LOCK HAVEN, Oct. 16.

J. W. Smith has returned home from a visit to Port Deposit. i Rev. Mr.

Conkling, of New York city, is visiting his sister in this city. S. R. Peale and wife have returned from a trip to Europe. Elder Asa Winter and daugbter, Nettie, have left for Cumberland.

where the former will assist his son in a series or meetings. Mrs. Bloix, of Missouri, is the guest cf J. W. Furey and family.

Mrs. TV P. Beck has returned from a two months' visit to Altoona, He Knew. "Papa, what is a monocycle?" "What? A boy of your size don't know what a monocycle is?" "No; I know what a bicyelef arid a tricycle and a quad is, but what is a mono-cycle?" "Why, it's the name of tbe machine, of course." "What do they call it that for?" "Because ifs made in Mono county, of course. Don't you study geography?" San Francisco Post.

Concealed "Weapons. A police commissioner in Atlanta, has startled the force by declaring that every one of them was liable under the State law to arrest and heavy fine, or even- imprisonment, for carrying concealed weapons. An effort is being made to persuade the Legislature to so amend the law that the nolicemen can carry their pistols undar their coats. i.