Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly Record from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 5

THE RECORD OF THE TIMES: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1 887. SIX PAGES, I taken to the hospital, See Item elsewhere. HISTORICAL COLUMN, JOBS BQtfJB O'BElIXT, Intrln of the Doxoldfff. The spirited would be saved and millions of national treasure. It is hoped that the day is not far distant when the guards will be rewarded by encouragement, financial and LOCAL AFFAIRS, HOW TBK DA WAS OBSKBVKO CXPAJP STATE TAXES.

Judgment Entered Against the Delaware nd Hudson Canal Company. The praBSipeg issued by Auditor-General Norris to Prothonotary James M. orris to enter judgement against the Delaware Hudson Canal reached Wilkes-Barre Friday and were duly filed. According to the praecipe the gross receipts of the Delaware Hudson BS. for the week ending June 30, 1888, were Ea.J (Correspondence, Nov.

20. Peter Wolcott has plaoed fine Brewster carriage in ids livery. Miss Mathers, who has been visiting Miss Jessie bink, was taken suddenly ill yesterday. Ben Mitchell, of Kingston, and Mrs. IL W.

Lee, of Pitt-ton, visited their sister, Mrs. Jennie Hoadley, in Tunkhannock, the fore Dart of the week. New Aae, tug ouufcRM iui v. aj m. v.

ji was concluded last night in Keller's Hall 1X7 004 ft and netted $300. Alex Watts drew the gen tleman'e gold watch. Miss Duckie Wolcott the lady's eold watch, and Charles Lohmann and Nelson Kelly, of Larksville, won lodge badges. Mr. Elliot R.

Morgan, the genial and ef ficient secretary of the Kingston Coal transacted business in this place last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. E.

Wells and children, of New York City, are visiting Mrs. father. Thomas Beaver, at the "HilL" Montour American. Correspondence, Nov. 28.

Pierce Butler is absett on a trip to Phila- adelphia. Misa Louisa Reeves spent Sunday with her brother Robert at Scranton. Fred Flanatran returns to school at Bor- dentown. N. this morn in Miss Daisy Buckland.

of Gravity, is visiting Miss Heath, at the Seminary. Mrs. Emily Evans, wire or iter, wonn u. Evans, died at her home, in yoming, on Friday. H.

G. Miller and family took tneiribanKs- giving dinner at their lamuy garnering The Blaokwell property was sold on Satur day last. A. B. Tyrrell was the purchaser, Consideration SI.

250. The students that remained here enjoyed an old-fashioned candy pull Friday evening in the dining room. W. A. Mover.

Kingston's popular school superintendent, is enjoying a few days with bis friends in White Haven. Edward Dunning, son of the late Dr. Dun nine, former pastor oi the jrresoyterian church, was in town a few hours the other James S. Williams and Mary Ann Jones were made happy. November 23d.

by a few words spoken to them by Rev. T. O. Ed wards. Heacef orth they will live together in a new bouse of theirs in' Larksville, and many good wishes follow them.

Many of the Seminary students went home for their Thanksgiving dinner. They will return in time for the closing examinations of the fall term, which takes place on Monday and Tuesday. The winter term will ooen on Wednesday. Nor. 30th.

The concrresationai cnurcn oi ja warns ville has granted their pastor, Rev. T. C. Edwards. a vacation of several months, whioh he will spend in Colorado.

He has been suffering more or less with malaria for some some. and hopes the change of climate will be beneficial. He expects to start about Jan. i. E.

F. Kohler, of Page street, met with an aooident while workinar at No. 5. D. H.

breaker. He was putting up a scaffold near the track when a train of ooal oars was run in on the switch, striking a projecting timber, which threw him to the ground, in juring his back. He was able, with the as sistance of two of his fellow workmen, to walk home, and will probably be out again in a few days. PARSONS. Correspondence, Nov.

20. The people coins to and from armory hall, Thursday afternoon, led one to believe that our Baptist friends' treasury has been materially added to. At a recent pleasant surprise party at Capt. Wallace's some 30 ere present and fortunately the captain's spacious rooms proved to be just the thing for the gay crowd. A goodly number of married people spent a most enjoyable time at the odrd wedding anniversary of Mr.

and Mrs. Harvey Alston An excellent supper was served by the hostess. There was a very happy lime at Thomas Howell's Thirsday evening. The cause was the wedding of his oldest daughter, Jeanette, to Timothy Davis. A delicious supper was provided.

Mrs. G. Wallace. Mrs. H.

Elston. and Mrs, J. Williams with daughter were at Pittston Thanksgiving, and Mrs. S. Rhodes with Misses Buchanan were at HKes-marre.

The young folks had a pleasant time. Correspondence, Nov. 28.J Freddie, son. of Mrs. J.

Keats is very sick. The Salvation Army meeting at Jeremy's hall Tuesday evening will be conducted by Major Miles and Brigade Major Briton of New York. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Ridelhover was buried from toe uerman cathouo Church, Wilkes-Barre.

Mrs. Ridelhover is a daughter of John Sohumaoher. Three things Parsons ought to be loans ful for 1st. its water supply. 2d, its general healthfalness and 3d, the religious aooomodations.

It can boast of 5 churches and the salvation army detachment; The Methodists were delighted with two sermons on Sunday from Rev. Mr. Wright of Le Raysville. He is an uncle of our genial ticket agent, Wm. Bryant, The latter is at present enjoying a visit from his father, Chauncy Bryant, of New York.

Considerable impatience is manifested at the delay of the council in the matter of the Mills Street bridge. There seems to be no ex cuse for the oounoirs delay, as the money for the purpose is ready. Bat for the kindness of John Davidson, who permits travel through his premises, there would be no possible way of travel on that Street. ASHLEY. From aa occasional correspondent.

Mr. Bradshaw will preach to the P. O. S. of in the M.

E. Church, next Sabbath morning. Rev. Mr. Van Schoick will Dreaoh in the evening.

Utiando neiser and miss Maggie wens, or Mountain lop, were married in the M. Parsonage at 2:45 o'clock Thanksgiving Day by Rer. J. Bradshaw. The supper at tne presDyterian unuron, the last two evenings, was not perhaps as successful as it would have been if the un usually heavy load oi money in the pay oar ooming to Ashley had not broken a rail and flown the track, but on the whole it is pro nounced a success.

It is now decided that Mr. Day will be- me the pastor of the Presbyterian Churoh in Moosio. This was entirely unlooked for by bis people, and it seems impossible or them to get reconciled to it. Mr. Day came to Ashley from Princeton Seminary when a mere boy 22 years ago.

Ashley was but a small place then. There was no churoh in the town. Methodists and Presbyterians worshipped in a little building whioh still stands behind the Presbyterian Churoh and is now known as the Presbyterian lecture room. By his zeal and labors he succeeded in building the beautiful ennrsh in which the Presbyterians now worship. Nearly all who are now members of the church if not all- were brought into it by bis labors, and many who are members were baptized by him in their infancy.

He is gcod company, genial, sweet spirited man of God. who never has anything bad to say of any one. He is a faithful worker, always alive to the needs of his church, and a good preacher Of the truth aa it is in Jesus. No wonder his people act as if- there were one dead in every house. All who know him regret decided purpose to leave.

his EDWAKDSTlLtE. Correspondence, Nov. 23. Miss Vinme Nevus has returned from a visit to friends in Danville. The Edwardsville band are highly pleased with the result of their festival.

Dr. Lake, J. H. Evans and J. II.

Edwards spent Thanksgiving day at Scranton. Howell Hams assistant foreman of the Tripp shaft at Scranton, was in tows on Thurs ay a guset of -one of -Edwards clerks. jc Geo. Lewis met with a eenons acoident bn He fell from the trestling at the Kingston Coal Co 'a breaker, a distance 25 or SO feet, striking on his head. Dr.

Lake reports that he is doing as well as can be expected. The nineteenth century has provided the greatest Roman of tbem all. Salvation Oil. I kills pain. a I -r Items pertaining- to the history, bloerapfcv and rnealoyof Wroraimr YaiW.

lUwdiww of Uie bsooRD are invited to ontribote thmr permits! reminiBOanora of ol times, copies of old Intters, memoranda from old account books, early pl-tapha and any other matter whioh wuold be suit able for this department. The matter container! in this column, as also other similar matter, im incorporated in a monthly publication of 34 pages, issued from this ouioe, railed the Jlutori. coU Aecord. BubecnpUen 1 per rear, CAPT. TT KEN'S RECOLLECTIONS.

The Attempt to Katabllah Irwa. VTerka In 1849 Sam of the Oontraete Iletweea Then and Wow. Letter to the Editor. Having read some interesting reminis cences relating to Wilkes-Barre and the Valley of Wyoming in your valuable ilkes- Barre Rkcorzs 1 was more especially in te rested in the vast ohangea and improve ments whioh have taken plaoe. The early history of our coal and iron boalnese is not only interesting, but very instructive.

Com paring the past with the present help us in our anticipations, hat we might expect the future to be is the principal theme of this article. And inlookingback forb-flve years. land the prosperous oity of Wilkes-Barre of ltittf very different from the country town of ilkes-Barre of l4a. the date of my nrst visit. I was at that time yet an apprentice to the firm of Haywood A Snyder, of ottsville, Schuylkill and was one of a number of machinists sent by tbem for the erection of the rolling mill whioh waa located at South Wilkes-Barre, of whioh they bad tbe oontract to build the machinery, engines, boners, mill works, etc As there is sot a vestige of the mill re maining to-day, a short history of its career may not be out of place, and although it would appear that blast furnaces and rolling mills have not been a suooesa along this part of the valley, yet to my mind the quoauoa has never been satisfactorily answered.

why they should not be made one of the leading industries, comparing the advantages surrounding this locality with other iron districts. I believe the day will come when iron works will line the banks of the Susquehanna' resembling those in Scotland on the banks of the Clyde. Hav ing assisted and taken an active part in the ereotion or nine roiling mills i reel insu fled in saying all honor to the pioneers of the ooal and iron business. By the un daunted energy and perseveranoe of Penn sylvania she stands to-day a beaoon light to even state in the union, after many severe trials still advancing, step by step upward, demonstrating that what was considered an experiment 45 years ago la to-day a reality in the handling and manufacturing and maniDulatins of iron and steel. The South Wilkes-Barre mill i nod by my memoranda, made at the time, was first put in operation October 1, 1842.

Its motive power consisted of one one hundred horse and one sixty horse power engines made very Btrong. but no ornament, and they would not compare with the highly finished and beautifully designed machinery made by the Vulcan Iron Works and the Dickson Go. of the present day. The starting of the mill was a gala day in Wilkes-Barre. All the honest men and bonnie lasses were assembled to witness the operation, as, in deed, it was a novelty at that day.

I felt rather proud myself as I bad the honor or starting one of the engines. Many questions were asked and the good old farmers and their wives asked some puzzlers. The machinery moved off well and thus far was a success. Tbe mill was superintended by Mr. Ellis, assisted by his sons.

Tbe prin cipal workmen. heaters, puddlers and rollers were English and Welsh. The heating and puddling furnaoes were then ordered to be fired up and the blast applied. This done, weak points were ex posed, showing the badly constructed fur naces. The flame that should reach the iron to beat-it was blowing out at every opening.

The furnaces were a failure and had to be re modeled, and, although improved, sever were what they should be, suoh as the suc cessful furnaoes of the present day. An other drawback was badly constructed rolls. the grooves of which would not reduce the iron properly. The rails made were very imperfect, being finned and ragged on edges like a cross-out saw. it took several years in all our mills to overcome making bad rails, but by per severance this trouble has been suooessf uUy overcome.

Rails now oan be rolled 00 feet long without a flaw. I was was going to say a mile but that would be a pretty long rail, and reminds me of an anecdote. Commo- doreStockton once visited a factory for max- ing shoe lasts and he thought to have a joke on the proprietor before he left and said: "Sir. if give you an order lor a v-a gun sojd oan you turn it on on your "Yes. Commodore, I can do it if you will furnish me with a block big enough." The Com modore owned the cyra, and so it is with our improved maohinery, we oan do almost anything.

For instance, 45 years ago our rollbousen weighed some 4 tons and was then considered a monster casting. I re ceived a letter from a friend the other day. stating he had completed 2 tousenfor the Cambria Iron and Steel Johnstown, weighing 20 tons each. But and I am getting away from the site of the old milL The changed surroundings show that many of the old landmarks have gone, even the old canal has been converted into a nuiruau. no more is ueara we sonna-ing horn of tbe Packet Boat, Capt, Weill commanding, where you could get a good supper on board for 25 cents, whistles are all the go now.

On leaving tho canal bridge and going up the street towards Public Square one saw then green fields and blooming oroharda. We find in 1887 these scenes are changed. There are large buildings of a variety of styles machine shops, foundries and factories, making up the list, on both sides of the street, with the locomotives whizzing up and down, reminding one of some orderly at full gallop, carrying some important dispatches. xou nave omy to iook around and see both the useful and ornamental as far aa the eye can reaoh. Perhaps one of the most imposing structures, whioh will always adorn Main Street, Is the magnifi cent armory of the Ninth Regiment, N.

G. P. This is oertainly a substantial improvement, one that reflects credit on the oitizens of Wilkes-Barre and a great honor to the of rtoers and men of the National unard. Nothing but a genuine patriotic American spirit could ereot suoh a noble structure. It It cannot fail to inspire every true Amerioan with greater love of country, both in time of peaoe and in time of war.

It is bulwark of strength inspiring oonfidoooe and an assurance of safety to all our citi zens and tbe influences whioh may emanate from the ranks of tbe National Guards as they arrive at the high standard whioh they are fast approaching will not only help to protect our best interests in our own region but may in oase of an emergency form a grand centre around which a great Union army oould rally qtdokly. nipping all enemies in the bnd. The poet Bursa truly said, "Tbe soldier is tbe country's stay in day and hour of danger." have reai faith in the guards. They may help to save us from any more hurried Bull Runs and I oandidly believe should grim visoged war ever dare make her appearance in our land our experience of the past and present in war discipline would be so combined in our National Guards that thousands of valuable lives tfverfiMn Send farmedieiijal i. for at fceatftiYul colored blcture.ffiei IS for SttAlns, bain.

i bacAr.sfdeorrtrit am': fofWeateess.cofdtSc. "flTHLOPBQRQS (D 3F? EWCESt otherwise, from every state and oounty to the Union. This again refreshes my memory of the good old military spirit of Wilkea-llarre in the year 1310, July 4th, at the dedication of Wyoming monument. Th Colombia Guards, of Danville, were Invited to participate, of whioh I waa a member. Wilkes.

Barre bad several eplondiJ military companies, and made a grand display, and had made royal rrovi. ion for invited military guests and oitisena, and among tbe large assembly, tbe oo. caMou waa honored by the commanding presence of His Excellency, Governor bhonk. then Governor of Pennsylvania. Jle arrived by racktt and waa escorted to the grounds by the Columbia Guards who ware detailed for that honorable doty.

The warm and genuine hospitality extended by the military and olUrens of WiUaa. Barre made a deep and laaUog impression on all. Prayers full of thankfulness were offered Pp. patriotio ad- a 1 Al. i areaaea were maae ua tne Quinary rvviewea by tbe Governor, and as we returned home our canal boat rejoicing, tbe dedication was pronoonoed a grand saooesa.

The military on that oocaaionwaa fully equipped and were beautifully uniformed. Tbe fair ladtea presented our company with a beautiful wreath, whioh we highly priaed as a token of the friendship and beauty of the ladies of liaea-iiarre. On leaving the armory we reach another of Uncle Sam's fortifications, the beantlful ball of Ely Post 07, Grand Army of the Republic They require no eulogy al bands. They are the boya who were ready to draw their words in the defense of the good old flag, and when drawn have never yet sheathed them with dishonor. It is always a pleasure to meet with them and see and hear them light their torohrs at the old camp fires, merely to keep from rusting.

Un reaching 1'oblio Cfcjoar we nnd the greatest change; tbeold wooden court house is gone, and iu its plaoe stands the oomroo-dioas brick structure, with stone pavement leading into it from the different points. The court house is surrounded on very aide by extensive atoms and hotels. Nearly ail the eloquent voione whioh made the oourt house ring in 184U have become ilont, I spent many happy hours In bearing them debate, bs bs then was com-posed of suoh men as tbe Hon. Judge Oon. Jneham, Lawyer judder, arterwarda lion, uage Harrison Wright, and I think Caleb Wright and others.

I listened to several im. fiortant oases tried and was very favorably repressed with the talent of the Wllkea. Barre bar, and so reported on my raturn to The many railroads leading into tbe town of Wilkes-Barre will always make It a grand oentre, and for miles around it a wide field is yet open for capital to develop rloh re sources, other towns as the are reached by railroads will expand, Inviting capitalists causing the now barren places to be dotted over with business enterprises ana nappy homes. Capt Am Joan YWara, Plymouth. A Veteran Clergyman Dead.

Rev. James MoDowell Tutlle, father of Rev. A. IL To tile, of the Franklin Street M. E.

Oburob, who died on Nov 23 last, was born June 12, 1800, and lioensed to preach in 1834. Tbe next year be was oalled into the itinerant service. He filled many important stations, among them Jersey City, Bordontowo. Trenton, Madison, Rah. way and Bloomfield.

He was corresponding secretary of the Conference Tract Society for four roars; presiding elder seven lesrs.four of them in the Newark District; about two years agent and corresponding secretary of tbe United Slates sanitary commission; twelve years master of the oonferenos seminary and one year financial agonti a mrmber of the Board of Managers of the Mission Society of the M. E. Churoh nearly twenty years and several years a member of the General Missionary Committee. He was a member of the General Conference In loUUi one of the corporators of the Drew Theological Seminary at Madison, N. and severs! yean secretary, trustee and managing agent of the Executive Committee.

He also filled various other responsible positions in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a eon of Jabes Tattle, who waa the fifteenth and youngest ohild of Daniel TutUe, who with five of his son served in the Revolutionary army. Daniel Tuttle was a son of Timothy Tutlle. of Woodbridge, N. who waa the son of Stephen utile, who was or wood- bridge in 10U5.

Stephen Tattle the son of Joseph Tuttle and was of New Haven In 1040. when he was baptised. Joseph 1 ollls was the son of William Tuttle, who was bora in England and emigrated to New England In 1U3I. He was a passenger on the ship "Planter." OUT OF SORTS? Yes, Sick all Over BLIver torpid, bowels oohUvo, blood alnei(lh, stomach wek and fall, yonr dUrmlion is Impaired and ttis organ inactive, yoor ireoettlon are dull and atapoiind, your temper irritabi and peevish, yonr are unlit --r bnoinoM or oompas-ioDBhtp. What you need is to ST" I kava naml many remedies ff.r drtnenala.

liver attraction anildithility.botneverhava fonmi SDTthinx tt bemtlitto the exiout tlmt Hlmmona Liver iWnlator has, 1 sent from MlnmoL U) Ueorgia for the remedy and vnnld have tent farther for snoh a mmliolne. I would alvlM all who are similarly allctd to give it a trial, aa it eeems the only tin rH that never fails to relieve." r. M. JAWWXT, Minneapolis, Winn. How a Dying Mil Was Saved Cicrao, nn.To Sept.

it, 1WX Th following a true aooonat of what yoor a. a. bu done for oar lltUa daoshUr JIaaal. bow four years old. Whea 13 months old a lamp appeared on her heel, whioh slowly grew larger.

Tha family phyiiolaa thought It was eaused by a piece of broken flaM or acedia, bat faded to bring anything to tight. The child beoama feebler all time, seeming to Iom tbe of her teg, and Anally Unit walking entirely. Tbe middle nngsr and thumb Of either hand became enlarged, tbe Aeh be-ooming bard. The blp Joint became Involved, so that when seventeen Months old the eonld not atand, having loat tha of leg and arm. Partial eorvatore of tbt ptne alee followed.

The nervous tyilem was wrecked, muscles Contracted, and there was general waUng of neh and nmncle. At otgbteea months of age she was placed under tbe treatment of a prominent phyibilaa of Boston, but at tha end of ton month he bad declined to such a degree that nhe was la a dying condition. Tblt was la April, im We took tha child away not knowing what to do. In litis dreadful dilemma we were over-pernuiuled by fricoda to try one bottle" of SwirTs apitcrvio, which we did, and ln-fore It had aU twrn taVon we snw a chanire for the better lii Uor gymptflm. We kept it op, and have done en to thu day, and will keep It up, If the Lord will, for many days to pome, for has bronsht onr dying Tlaael to life, to vigor, to and haltb again.

The anhf-n hue of ber cheekt ha ebanged to a rosy tint. Aha Is aide fo walk anywhere, ber languor and trielnncholy have panoed away, and abs 11 now a bill he, eheerfol. happy romping chfld. Uliould yon wlxh to to-creaee your teaUmAnlals of proof of the virtue of S. our niune and what we have said la but a portion of what we owt to you, should yon wkb to use then.

I Kindly years, I Oebthcdc K. JwirT. P. O. Box m.

Treatise on Blood and Skin Pisceses mailed rM. TBaawflrrarantnoCo. Drawer 3E3ES.r3 Kkwtowb, Nov. 23. Edttob Rboobd: The following amount of money has been collected from the members and friends of Longfellow's Local Assembly, No.

1,988, Knights of Labor, by the following collectors, appointed by the above named assembly: Oct. 6 M. F. Nocton, P. Quinn and M.

Moor. S33.60: Chaa. Me Dade. J. W.

Gittings, D. B. Thomas, $33 85; J. B. Fox and ii.

Smith, r. jjermoay ana rfoan McGraw, S18.95; Patrick Reynolds and as. McMahon. S23.27: total. 8130.43.

Oct 19 Collected bv same committee S20.10. Mar tin MoGlauffhlin. James Baily and William Brown were then added to the committee and at next report, Nov. 2, oollected So7. Joseph Lloyd and Wm.

Lavelle were then added to the committee and Nov. 21 report ed havim? collected S93.50. making total up to date 5301.03, which was forwarded to John J. Meighan, Freeland, for the relief of the Lehigh region strikers. A donation of S10 was also made by this assembly and to Chaa.

H. Li teaman, in answer to the appeal made by the Ueneral Executive Board. Patbick E. Fabbxxx, Reo. Sea, Miohaks F.

Nocton, Fin. Sec, Chas. MoDadb, Treas. Foot Hall at the Conyngham. An interesting game of foot ball was nlaved Thursday afternoon at the Cocrnsr ham Breaker, between the Albian Club and the Lace Factory Club.

The gams resulted in a soore of two to nothing in favor of the Albiona. This is -the first work for Doui clubs, and as both are made up of good ma terial, the public will probably hear from them again soon. In act the Albions have already sent a challenge to a second game, to be played on the same grounds to-mor row, if the challenge is accepted. The offi cers of the Albion are William Mahoney, President; Charles Gardener, Treasurer; William Cooper, Secretary; James Waller, Captain. Two Men Mangled.

On Nov.24, about 4:30 a badly injured man was brought to the City Hospital from Kingston, where he bad been hurt by the oars of the D. L. W. RR. The unfortun ate man is Franz Emering, a German, speaking no English, so particulars were not obtained.

One arm was so badly mang led that amputation was found neoessary and he was badly cut about the bead. On Wednesday James Vanesky was terribly injured by a fall of coal in Sharp fc Weiss's mine at Alden. He was brought to the hospital where it was feund that his left leg must be amputated at the Knee, and ma right leg was broken at two places. Closed for Ten Minutes. Lincoln's pharmacy on Market Street is passing through a little financial embarass-ment.

The creditors agreed upon Geo. P. Loomis, as trustee and the place was accordingly closed on Wednesday night, but for only 10 minutes. The establishment was immediately reopened and will continue business under the oversight or -trustee Loomis for the joint benefit of the creditors and the owner, whose embarasement, it is hoped, is only temporary. The 10 minutes closing was a novel experience for this es tablishment, it being kept constantly open, both day and night.

A Girl Almost Hanged. N. J. Nye keeps the Ashland Hotel cn Market Street, opposite the L. V.

station. There is a dumb waiter running to the base men t.Mr.Nye'8 6-year-old daughter was down stairs playing Nov. 24, and she managed to twist the hoisting rope around ber neck. Some one up stairs thought the carriage was ordered up and accordingly hoisted it. It seemed heavier than usual, and the cause was explained when the little girl was found hanging by the rope, black in the face and nearly strangled to death.

She was released from her perilous position and soon revived. An Alleged Pittstbn Man's Arrest. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph says a man giving his name as James O'Neil, of Pitteton, was arrested Tuesday night. charged with stealing horse and buggy. It seems he took a long drive, seeing sights, and in the meantime became drunk and went to sleep in the buggy.

The horse returned home with the sleeping man in the buggy and he was captured. Aiv)2d Lady II art. On Wednesday morning, Mrs. King, living on Smith Street, Forty Fort, met with an aooident from which she will probably never recover, bhe is about SO years of age, and while preparing breakfast for her son, William O. Smith, she fell, striking against a chair, breaking her left thigh and one rib.

The doctors think it very unlikely that she will ever recover the uee of the injured limb. A Little Victim of Croup. Minnie, the infant daughter of John Becker, brother of J. J. Becker, of Miles Becker, took place on Thursday, Nov.

24, trom at. uoman (Jatboiic Church. In accordance with a good old German cus tom all the friends went to the cemetery on foot. -The only carriage was that occupied by the priest. The little girl fell a victim to membranous croup.

Firing: a Horse. This is not slang. The process consists of applyiDg a red hot iron to a diseased part of the body, called in human practice, the actual cautery. Dr. C.

W. Adams, of Syra cuse, a well known veterananan, has just been in Wilkes-Barre W. J. Harvey's trotter, Stephen to head off a threatened bone trouble of the leg. NANTICOKE.

Correspondence, Nov. 25. Most of the stores had a half holiday yes terday. Joe Wells went home to spend Thanks giving with his oiks at Bloomsbure. Fred Lecher and lady friend took in the matinee at Music Hall yesterday afternoon.

Miss Grace Bennett, of Broad Street, has' gone to Danville to stay until after the holidays. Quite a number went to Wilkes-Barre yesterday afternoon to see the Bandit King at Music Hall. A number of strangers were on the streets yesterday, evidently ooming to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Arthur Kennedy and Will Kimball, from Danville, spent yesterday with their friend, oe Jjira, on walnut street. Miss Ella Swainbank.

of South Wilkes- Barre, spent Thanksgiving with her friend, Miss Mattie Rinker, of the Centre. Diok Glanville, who left here a few weeks ago to work for T. A. Murphy, of South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, spent Thanksgiving with his on ttroad street. Two young men from Danville, accom panied by Fred Lecher and Joe Bird, made a tour or in o.

breaker Wednesday afternoon, and they -have been trying ever since to get themselves clear of coal dust. Little Clara, tho adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. K.

Bennett, who died- on Tues day afternoon, was taken to Auburn, N. yesterday morning and will be buried there this morning. The funeral service was preached by Rev. G. H.

Ingram yesterday morning at Mr. Bennett's residence on Main Street. There was a family reunion at Nantiooke yesterday at the residence of Dr. S. L.

-Hol-ley, on East Main Street. His relatives, Wesley Richards, Frank Richards, Wm. Richards, Harry Richards and Miss Mame Richards, his nephews and niece, were all in attendance. Dinner was served and) a good time had. The dinner given yesterday afternoon by the ladies of the English Baptist Church in Broadway Hall was a financial success, as there were about 200 people took dinner there, and on Wednesday evening their fair was largely attended, the attraction that evening being musio by the German and singing by the Lafayette Quartet of Wilkes-Barre.

Correspondence, Nov. 20. Dr. W. B.

Brader and wife spent Thanksgiving with friends in White Haven. Migs Mame Marshall spent Thanksgiving with her friend, Miss Jennie Lee, of Pitts ton. Egan Roberts, a miner form Lansford, was killed yesterday by a trip of cars which jumped the track on the incline in No. 1 Deep Shaft. He was instantly killed.

Two companions narrowly escaped. He was about 85 years of age and leaves a wife and two children. He had obtained a permanent situation and expected to bring his little family to their new home in Nantiooke next week. He was compelled to leave Lansford owing to the strike and seek work elsewhere, Correspondence, Nov. 28.

Walter Bees and wife, of Scranton, spent Sunday with Mr. Rees's mother. John Kreb and daughter, of Mahanoy City, is visiting the family: of John Search. Mrs. Daniel W.

Thomas, formerly of Nantiooke, but now of Mount CarmeL is a visitor at his old home. Superintendent Abednego Bees, of the Susquehanna Coal was mode happier on Thursday, a baby girl has brightened the home, and shows rare qualifications for making a good Welsh singer. KINGSTON. Correspondence. Nov.

25. B. F. Dilley, of the Valley Times, left for Boston last evening. L.C.

Darte has broken ground on Princle Street for a new home. Wm. Hart had the misfortune to have his hand mashed while coupling ears yesterday. Rev. E.

R. Lewis yesterday united Duncan MoTavish and Miss Eliza tiamen in marriage at the Wyoming Hotel, Edwardsville. An unknown man was struck by a switch engine yesterday afternoon while walking the L. W. track to Luzerne.

He was More Aid for Those Oat of Work. a of It manner in which this request was complied with, made one and all feel interested in the services of the day. and this interest re mained unabated to the close. An invocation by Rev. Mr.

Griffin followed, which was couched in most appropriate language, and re-echoed the sentiment of all who had the ecirit of Thanksrfvinir in their hearts. A ehoras. "Lift no Your Heads." from was splendidly sung by the Oratorio Society under Prof. i. J.

J. Mason's leadership. Fully one hundred minM innk ratrt in it and the well balanced voices singing responsive one to another produced a very pleasing effect. The sing ers occupied a portion of the gallery and were accompanied by a superb orchestra. The reading of the proclamations of the President and Governor rouowea, toy Rev.

Mr. Griffin. An aria (St. Panl) was effectively sung by Miss Lizzie Parry ames, after which Rev. O.

R. Gregory lead in responsive reading of Psalms 119 and 150. Mr. David E. Miles next sang I praise Thee, Lord," from "SC PauL'f chorus by the society.

Rev. Dr. Frear then led in a prayer of thanksgiving, and scripture lesson was tpmA bv Rev. O.L Jonkin. followed by beautiful and well sang chorus, "How Lovely sre the Messengers." The apostle's creed was then recited in concert and the Oratorio Society sang "Te Deum Juaudamus." An appeal for contributions for the City Hoenital met with a liberal response, and eoodlr sum was gathered in the baskets.

While this was being oollected the audience was delightfully entertained by a cornet solo, Softly Rang the Bells of Heaven," by John Hashes, with full orchestral aoeom- The hymn. "The God of Harvest Praise," was next sung in a spirited manner by the congregation who then settled themselves to listen to an address by Rev. Dr. Hodge of the First Presbyterian Church. Dr.

Hod ire's remarks were brief, pointed and admirably snited to the oooasion. Dr. Hodge's remarks were listened to with great attention, and met with universal and marked approval. All seemed in just the right spirit to eing the hymn "America," which followed, and the vaulted roof of the great church seemed hardly able to contain the volume of melodious sound, M.B. Austin residing at the organ.

At the dose of the ymn. Rev. 0. B. Gregory offered a short rrsver.

A chorus from Handel followed, and the audience was dismissed by a bene diction from Rev. Dr. Frear. The program was carried through smoothly and with great promptness, so promptly that Dr. Hodge was interrupted by the last hymn, just as he was about to make acknowledgment of the indebtedness of the several churches to the Oratorio Society for the excellent assistance it bad rendered.

tbx jxwrsa conqbxoatiox. At the Temple on Washington Street Rev. Dr. V. Rundbaken preached a forcible sermon, of which the following is a condens ation: The text was from Ps.

"TbeToioe of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous." sr. jokr's enqusb luthxbah. Rev. L. IL Geehwind preached in the morning to a highly delighted congregation, his text being from Dent.

"Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." AT ST. STXPHXS'S. A good sized oongregation assembled at St. Stephen's Episcopal Cnurob. at 11 am.

The collection was for work among the deaf. The choir rendered an enjoyable musioal program and the rector. Rev. H. L.

Jones, preached a timely and interesting sermon. I he discourse was based on all 14tith Psalm, in which David exhorted the celestial, the terrestrial and the rational creatures to praise the Lord. waxaa oosaaxoAnoNALiSTS. The eleventh annual fair and festival under the auspices of the young men of the Welsh Congregational Church, was held Thursday. The spacious basement was un comfortably filled, and between oOO and TOO people feasted during the evening.

The lady waiters were as follows: Tea table No. 1, Mrs. Lvan X. Thomas and daughter. Mrs.

John Evsns; No. 2 table, Miss Mary Hughes, Miss Bosser: No. a table, Mrs. Uwillym M. Evans.

Miss Mary Jenkins. table No. 4. Mrs. Pritohard, Mrs.

Thomas Williams, Miss Esther Owens; oyster table xso. 1, Miss Annie liewis. Miss Jane Jjloyd; table No. 3, Mrs. Henry J.

Cox, Mrs. Rowland R. Lloyd; No. 3 table, Mrs. David R.

Davis, Miss Carrie Davis: No. 4 table. Miss Rebecca Williams, Miss Phoebe Davis, Miss liizxie imams; candy table, Mrs. Cowling, Miss Hannah Da vies. Miss Sarah Jones; fancy table, Misa Elizabeth Ann Hughes, Miss Jane Hughes, Miss Maggie Jane Da vies.

The oooks who kept culinary matters steaming were Mrs. IL Pickerel, Mrs. Rich ard Thomas, Mrs. Goem, X. Thomas, Mr.

John George, Mr. Bees L. Dew is. The matrons who arranged and took charge of the supplies were Mrs. Richard George, Mrs.

welkins Hams, Mrs. lewia Xiewis. CTioe Jones filled the position of carver. Con- testa took place for fancy artioles. Log Cabin cushions, eta The festival will be re peated this evening at 7 clock.

ZIOS'S HXFOBUXD CHUBCH. In the Zion Reformed Church Thansariv- in services were held Thursday at 10:30 am. 7. he pastor, Kev. If.

K. Lev an, was as sisted by Rev. S. Meckel of Plymouth, who delivered the address. Mr.

Meckel's remarks were not in the form of a sermon, but rather of a friendly talk to a friend whose joys and sorrows the past year were known to him. In the course of his address he referred incidentally to the personal circumstances of this and that memberof the congregation, pointing out how even present affliction may become cause for thanksgiving. The services were reasonably well attended. Mass was said at St Mary's R. Church at am.

The Welsh Presbyterian Church held Thanksgiving prayer meetings at 2:30 and 7 o'clock, and they were largely attended. Thanksgiving semoes were held by the Welsh M. E. Church and the sermon was de livered by Rev. Wm.

R. Griffiths, of Utioa. Williams' 11 all was well niied. A sermon will be delivered at the same hall this evening by Rev. Mr.

Griffiths. FTTT8TON. A Union Thanksgiving service was held in the Water Street Baptist Church at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. W.

J. Hill, of the Broad Street M. Jk. Church, preaohed the sermon from the text, "He has not dealt so with any nation; Praise the Lord." A collection was taken up for the benefit of the Home for Friendless Children at Wilkes-Barre. The annual Ihanksgivuir services on the West Side, were held with the Luzerne Avenue Baptist Church.

Rev. P. 8. Everett delivered the sermon, and Revs. Crydenwise, Nichols and Cooper assisted in the services.

A collection was taken for the poor of the town. Death of a Merchant. Henry N. Sherman, the well known com mission merohant of this city, died at his home 71 Northampton Street- Nov. 24 after a protracted illness from a kidney affec tion.

Mr. Sherman came from an old Con necticut family his great-grand father hav ing been a brother of the historic Roger Sherman. in Washington, be made his way on foot to Pennsylvania when a mere lad, determined to win success in a region where so many from his native State for a hundred years had found fame or for. tune. His birthday was Nov.

25, 1832, and had he lived a day longer he would have reached his 55th birthday. settling in Wyoming oounty, be became au extensive and successful merohant af Tunkhannock. Some fifteen years ago ha went to New York and engaged in business for two or three years, ooming to Wilkes-Barre, however, in 1875, and engaging in the commission business, as Sherman 3c Lathrop, hia being his life long friend. Dr. I.

B. Lathrop, of Sprin grille, Susquehanna an extensive and popular practitioner of medicine in that region. The business oontinued without interruption up to the present, though for the last three years Mr. Sherman has been in poor health. Hia malady attacked him three years ago and slowly but surely undermined his health and dragged him down.

'He sought ohanse of air at mountain and seashore, but without avails He spent last summer under the medical care of his partner, but returned in September. His condition was known to bis family, so that his death was only a matter of. time and does not oome with that painful suddenness whioh crushes so many families. He is survived by his widow who was Misa Stella Handriok, of Washington, Conn. and by two sons, both living in New York City.

Henry 8. is a lawyer by profession and is private secretary to Mayor Abram S. Hewitt. Augustus is a law student and is private secretary to Polioe Commissioner Voorhis, of New York. Both were called home by telegram but were not apprised of their father's death until their arrival.

Mrs. E. 8. Kelly, of Tsnkhannook, is a sister of deceased. His correct habit of life, his genial disposition, together with a cultured mind made him a favorite with all who knew him and a large circle of friends will mourn the fact that though ooming from a family of great longevity, he should have fallen by the wayside comparatively so young.

Mr. Sherman was a communicant in St. Stephen's Church. Rev. H.

L. Jones read prayers at the bouse at 1 pm. on Saturday after which the body was taken to Tunkhannock on the 2:15 train, at which laoe he was buried with Masonic honors by Temple Lodge, of which he was a member. Akvskhkhts. Theatre goers are very liable to oontract a severe cough or cold.

A safe and reliable cure is Dr. Bull's Cough oyrup. race tn cents. TTie Feet Editor the Bostoa Pilot Ad. dresses at Wilkee-Barrw Audience A Rnbeeoaent Keeeptlon at the Valley Hease.

Tha well-known editor of the Boston Pilot, Mr. John Bovle O'Reilley. now on a lectur ing tour, reached on Friday, At DHL from Carbondale. He was met at the Valler Station by Dr. Doyle.

John S. MeGroarty. and others, and driven to the Wyoming Valley Hotel where a committee of citizens were in waiting to greet him. He was awarded a cordial reception. The callers engaged Mr.

O'Reilly in pleasant conversation, dunnff which, in answer to request, told how be escaped from the Eng lish prison in Aaatraua eighteen years ago Thanksgiving Day; He directed attention to the fact that be owed his escape across the ocean exclusively to New England Yankees. They were poor men who could have received a large sum for turning Mr over to his pursuers, but on account of their love for liberty they spornei the offer and hmnffht him safely to America. In the evexdnir prior to the lecture Mr. O'Reilly received in the hotel parlors. Among the members of the citizens' reception flommittee were Judoe Woodward.

Dr. Doyle, Gen. Osborne, A. 3. Davis, Major Roberts, O.

Ben Johnson, John a. Mc-Oroartv. Dr. Kirwan. Senator Williams, William O'Malley, M.

J. Stephens, Paul Bo-han, B. B. Brundage, O. Bow Dougherty, G.

P. Strome. Coroner Mabon. P. A.

O'Boyle, F. Bohan, D. M. Jones, R. R.

Morgan and F. Johnson. A shamefully small audience greeted the lecturer at Musio Hall at 8 pm. barely 100 being present. Judge Woodward, in intro ducing the speaker, remarked that it might seem strange for a Boston man to be found this far from home on this Thanksgiving week, of all others.

The judge explained the mystery by reading an extract from a Bos ton paper complaining of a new law recently passed wmcn created a great scarcity or cur- key in the market. Boston was turkeylesa, hence the mystery. Mr. O'Reilly after remarking incidentally that ha bad had bis turkey and that it was good, entered at once into his subject, "The Illustrious Irishmen of One Century." He thought that one who studied the history of Ireland for the past 700 years might feel doubtful of Buooess in searohing for iliustn oua men. Illustrious men were supposed to be the growth of peaceful and prosperous times.

Ireland had been too busy for several hundred years in keeping from her throat the bands that would strangle ner. She had known the opposite of peace and prosperity and yet she was not without illustrious sons. Up to the year 1300 she had done her part in furnishing to the world students, poets, wonders of legislation and architecture. A grand monument to her powers was the wonderful code of laws; she had proven ber title to greatness by her poetry which has oome down to th9 present time as sweet and pure as the waters of these Wvominsr bills. The smallest nations have ever made the most lasting impressions on the history of the world.

Palestine, Greece, Rome, were proof of this. Size then was no test of a nations greatness. The true test is, has it produoed great men: and when we look at Ireland and her opportuni ties we may say she is great. The sneaker then briefly and graphically sketched the history of Ireland, telling the story of each oentury's wrongs in sharp, bitter words. The disfranchisement of Catho lics, the at temped extermination of the race, the outlawing of the people, the confiscation of the lands and their distribution among the soldiery of Cromwell were forcibly told.

So too the magical disappearance of the Cromwellians by the process of assimilation and the failure of this attempt were finely told. The lecture abounded in parallelisms be tween the oppressions of the past and present, and also showed the lasting effect of England's refined cruelty in suppressing the industries of the oounty. fcThe speaker then took up in succession the celebrities of Irish birth during the loth century. Jonathan Swift. Richard B.

Sheridan. Henry Grattan and Edmund Burke were portrayed in a manner as striking as it was agreeable. Many references to the political condition of Ireland of to-day were as instructive as entertaining. All together the lecture was a rare treat which the people of Wilkes-ttarre were wrong in slighting. THX BANQUET.

It was nearly midnight when the guests filed into the dining room of the Valley House. The distinguished visitor whispered into the ear ox. a Rxoosd man, "Do you know why the start is so late?" and to a negative reply Mr. O'Reilly remarked. "This is Friday and good Catholics may not eat meat until after the clock has announoed the advent of Saturday." The tables were arranged in the form oi a and were beautifully decorated witn various sized vases of flowers, besides con servatory flowers in pots.

There was elso a beautiful silver pyramid of fruit and the tables were sprinkled with pyramids of con fections. Behind the head of the table were draped the stars and stripes and the green flair of Erin with its harp of cold. John S. MoOroarty and D. M.

Jones, both Pilot poets, sat at the right of Mr. O'Reilly, Dr. Doyle, Judge Woodward and Alexander Farnham at his left. Another poetical contributor to the Pilot, T. G.

Osborne, sat a little further away. The other gentlemen present were ex-Sheriff O'Malley, Coroner Mabon, 0. Bow Dougherty, 0. Ben Johnson, John T. Lenahan, James L.

Lenahan, George P. Strome, Matt. Stephens, Roger McGarry, Tsrrenoe Lynob, Mr. Collins, Dr. Kirwan and a Heoobx man.

The discussion of the menn was accom panied with a degree of vivacity and sociability which was highly enjoyable. Dr. Doyle made the dining room ring with the merriment which followed upon narration of the funny incidents with which his reper toire is stocked. In the midst of the course of viands he vacated the chair and sum- moned Judge Woodward to the post of toast master. As the banquet drew to a close the company enjoyed speech-making and other hilarity, and had a royal time until a late hoar.

The menu was as follows: Bine Points Potage. Green turtle, au clair Poieeon. Boiled salmon, eance Hollandaiae Entrees Filet de bamf, piqne aux champignons Stewed terrapin, en cause Punch, a la Bomaine Roti. Quail, on toast Salade. Chicken Lettuce Deesert.

Ice cream, a la Napolitaine Gateaux, assortis Champsirne jelly Roquefort! cheeee Fruits Nuts Cafe The Coal Ontlook. Saward's Coal Trade There oontinues to be an active trade in anthracite coal, and prioes are made from day to day, as the supply warrants: the re ceipts should be larger, for the quantity mined is growing each week. It is beyond question that the demand for hard ooal this year has exoeeded the expectations of "the conservatives" in the trade, but with all in dustrial pursuits active, as they are and have been, with the people employed, it is' not at ali'an unusual result. In New York the trade is perhaps more active than elsewhere; "this is a market which can always be supplied," and therefore the supply was not kept up; the dealers complain that there is ooal due from all the producers from one of them since June, and that oonoern working full ever since. It is difficult to forecast the hard ooal situation, but the season of larger tonnage to tide is close upon us and we have no fear of any famine in coaL Philadelphia advices are that the local and line demand is argent, and consumers who have enough to see them along two or three weeks are waiting for something to turn up.

The talk is. that when navigation closes, thin as will be easier with the trade there and upon the line. Although the market is not easy at Boston, we have the- report, the dealers "are better able to stand a long siege of the present difficulties than other places of lixe importance." Who Gladdened the Hospital Sick. The managers of the hospital wish to ex press thanks for the following supply for ihanKBgmngDay: xurkey, J. V.

Darling; turkey, goose, a chickens, one-half bushel sweet potatoes, celery and cranberries, Chas. A. Miner; turkey, Miss Natalie Butter; 2 barrels apples, A. T. MoClintook; 1 barrel apples.

Mrs. riant: 1 barrel SDrlea. 1 case tomatoes, Mrs. W. R.

Maffet; 2 chickens, Alias Marti Bennet; turkey, Mrs. R. J. Flick; 6 cans corn, 6 cases tomatoes, Mrs. A.

A. Sterling: 1 oase tomatoes, basket Malaga grapes, A. H. MoClintock; 1 barrel apples, M. L.

-Pease; turkey, Wm. H. DeMun; turkey, Mrs C. M. Conyngham: turkey, 1 bushel sweet potatoes, GoL G.

M. Reynolds; A. Farnham; turkey, cran berries. Mrs. ju L.

Shoemaker: turkey. celery, sweet potatoes, turnips, cranberries, A Friend; 80 cases fruit, 9 glasses jelly, 2 baskets grapes, vegetables, and cran berries, St. Clement's Church; oranges, grapes, bananas and dates, Charles Par-rish. Rxrxws Has Youth." Mrs. Phoebe Cheslev.

Peterson. Clav Iowa, tells the following remarkable story, the truth of whioh is vouched for by the residents of the town: "I am 73 years old. have been troubled with kidney complaint and lameness, for many could not dress myself without help. Now I am free from all pain and soreness, and am able to do an my own nouseworK. owe my thanks to Electric Bitters for having renewed my youth, and removed completely all disease and pain." Try a bottle, 60c and 91 at Nesbitt Kutzner's drug store.

The Clerks Hit a Highly festive Urn: Mervy-Maklnt; Mystle KalghU. Th Killwtr Coadaetora Baa 91 a leal helale lid the Colored rea-pie rtoDMiadt All. Thanksgiving Day in 1887 ni marked by cloudy akiee and at intervale by a drizzling rain of utterly insi-niIiosnt proportion, ex-eeptthatit had body enough, to maae the ideaalas and crossing sticky and unpleasant. Moat of the business plaoea were closed daring a i-art or all of the day, and nearly every clerk in town had a vacation. In many pUcaa, towerer, the noise cf the rarpentar' hammer and the whizz of his saw was beard, for there are dozens of new hoa twin hastened toward completion by aoxioos contractors, in the iatereet of families cow roosting with more orleee discomfort until they can get under roof.

The churches, such as held special aer-vioes, were attended by large congregations. There were ioar ball in the evening the Clerks' association, the Kniguta of the Mystic Chaio. the colored people and the Railway Cocdaetora, Ail were generously patronized. There were several festivals on Brewery A foot ball contest was played in North Wilkes-Barre, between the Albion and the Laoe Factory team, both new organizations, giving promise of an active future. At the hosnital the alien were regaled with a dinner of inch delicacies and substan tial as had been contributed by toe good people of Wilkes-Barre, and a similar repast was set before the bttle folks at the Home for Friendless Children.

At both these in stitutions the donations were generous to derree. We append some of the local doings: THS BAXX At an earlv hour in the evening the awnio vet the sidewalk and the brilliant tights in the nnrxMr atorv of the Loo mis Building. re- called to the minds of the very forgetful few the fact that the Wilkes-Barre ClerkV Association were to give a ball in the TL. M. H.

A. UalL The earlier guests were treated to quite a pleasant surprise by tne receiving members of the association, who, with no little pride, led the way to the room just tit tha lait and at the foot of the second stair-war. '1 he door thrown open, revealed the elegantly famished room of the association. Th room 18x07 feet and very pleasantly located. A fine Brussels carpet covers the floor, neat desks and comfortable chairs are distributed about the room, and a neat book-case contains a number of standard work in handsome bindings.

The work of furnishing the room thus creditably, was performed by a committee eonsistinirof Fred Kroop. Charles Finberg and William OoDeuheiuu The books were donatod by the salesmen of the Boston store and the salesmen of Simon Long's establish- manL. Nearly three hundred clerks and their friends were present at the ball. The ladies were attired in elegant costumes, and the gentlemen in full dress. Abcut eighty con pics participated in the grand march, which wm led bv S.

W. Schloes and his sister, Mws Pauline Sehlosa, The musio furnished by Oppeohoim'e orchestra was of a high orddr. The programs were beautiful and were in keeping with the order of things generally done the clerks. There were no intoxicating drinks at the bar. All in all the bnil was oce of the most suoceeafo! yet ffiven by thoi.

An elegant luooh was served from 13 to 2 o'clock, the dining room being Jochnraeof David Alurphj, of the VNjom ins Valley Hotel. Among thoe present from out of town wrra Mama Sharps, of Wyoming; Misses IrfTta and Aitoe4 Bryden. Dr. John Hughes, cf x'ittrfton; Hugh llughes, Luzerne Borcujrh. acci Stetnfelt, of Philadelphia.

The following were the oommitteee: Reception Louis Schloes, A. R. Devers, II. HinUriri-r. Edwin Btirk, Thomas Ryder, Fred Mntt, Oeorge Anderson.

Floor Committee S. W. Bchlos. C. Hsnes, Fred J.

Kropp, Jay Abrahams, Chas. Fioberg. Ii. F. Phillips.

James Buchanan. A pleasant feature of the evening was the presentation to the association of a nana some clock. The timepiece whs wss tne girt of the sales-ladies of Wilkes-Barre, and was presented in a brief speech by Mr. Jay Abrahams. The gift received on the part of the association by Mr.

Louis Sohio. who thanked the fait doners in a short address, which was couched in graceful language and was a most happy effort icdeed. The "Regulator" will occupy an honored position on the walls of their new hall and prove a useful monitor against late hours or tardily kept appoint ments. a. o.

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of the Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain, cave their first annual ball at Landmcsser a Hall in the even ing. The attendant, was large and all had a delightful time. The musio was by Kline's orchestra. Wm. Thomas was master of ceremonies and Harvey Comstook was prompter.

The floor committee comprised Frank Bauer, Herbert Brader, David Gates and W. Transue, and the committee of ar rangements oonsisted of Philip Robberta, George Cotes, Herman Eckert, David Gates, Frank Bauer. Herbert Brader, W. Transue, Levi Meek, illiam Thomas, G. W.

Emmons, L. L. Bevan, Frank Stivers, Bamuel Gilman, W. Transue, Fierce Lane and Louis Kolb. TOT RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.

The Wyoming Valley Division of the Order of Railway Conductors located in this city gave Their third annual ball at Ssenger- bund Halt lnursday night, and It was a most creditable affair, there being no leas than four hundred persons in attendance. The proceeds will be Quite large. The officer of the evening were: Chief Conductor, Joseph Winder; (Secretary and Treasurer, Josepn Keithline; Chairman of Reception Committee, Owen J. Gallagher: Master of Ceremonies, E. M.

MoAlpine; Chai-imau of Uining Kooms, James, umi-gan; Chairman of Refreshments, E. IL Robins; Floor Committee, Frank Mulherrin, R. J. Joseph Winder, A. K.

Law. John Cavanaugh, John Knaubel; Prompter, Joseph Culler. There was musio by Webb's orchestra and supper was served at the Lucerne House. James A. Sargent, of the Wyoming Valley Division 1(30, at Mountain Top, was stationed at the door.

He took the tickets as fast as they came and of course he punched mem. ROW TBX COLOBID rxOVtM CILIBIIXID. The Williams port Cornet Band, composed of colored people, arrived in town at noon Thursday over the Pennsylvania and were met a the depot by the Keystone Band of this city. They came up on an invitation extended by the colored citizens of Wilkes-Barre. Thu rsday night a ball was given by the Keystone Band of this oity at Soheidel's Hall in honor of their guests, and the Williams port band furnished the orchestral musio for daacing.

The hall was crowded and the affair was a pleasant one. The committee of arrangements were Edward Gates, Samuel Logan, Thomas Irwin, Alex. Long, Robert Stevison, Samuel Weloome and Charles Overton; the floor managers were Alex. Long, Robert Stevison and James Jackson; reception committee, Thomas Irwin and Samuel Weloome, and honorary members, Anthony Jackson, Thomas Downey, Levi Brown and George Griffin. An excellent lunch was furnished during the eight.

The Rjcohd was favored with an enjoyable serenade by the Williamsport visitor their playing being listened to by a large concourse in front of the Raooas office. PUIMITTTX MXTHOBI8T riSTTVAJU Jeremy's hall was thronged with smiling- faces around snow white tables laden with all that the most fastidious eooid choose. The tables were attended by Mrs. K. Williams, Mrs.

George Hand, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. Francis Baker, Mrs. Wm. Travis, Mrs.

Thomas Hayes. Mrs. John H. Gribble, Mrs. 8.

Jenkins, Mrs. O. Cross, Mrs. George Nee-bitt, Mrs. M.

Williams. Mrs. H. Williams, Mrs. Alex.

Hand, Mrs. EL Dunstan, Mrs. J. Buzzo. Mrs.

Thomas Allen, Mi-mi A. Tucker, Miss E. Bona, Miss A. Trevis, Miss B. Williams, Mits L.

Potts, Miss E. Bevan. At 10 o'clock the hall was still filled with, crowds waiting to be waited on. A contest took place for a gold ring between Miss Martha Allen and Miss Annie Trevis. About 600 persons were present during the evening.

The Scott Street Primitive Methodist Church held a Thanksgiving festival for the benefit of their pastor. Rev. Mr. Lees. The little church was crowded to excess, and had the building been double the size it would have been filled.

However, every one got on well sod the evening was pleasantly spent. The Indies who supplied the guests were Mrs. Walter Simons, Mrs. William Thomas, Mrs. I-aaJ Labaugb, Mrs.

Sarah Jane Poad, Mrs. Lees and a force of willing helpers. Rev- Mr. Lees was kept busy receiving guests. THANKSGIVING ISt THE CHCKCHE3.

TJnloa Service at the First M. KL Kev. Dr. Kundbakea en "Anarchy." Rev. Iw II.

Oeshwlnd on 'Croakers." Rev. II. I Janes on "Hablu of Christian Living." The Franklin Street M. E. Church, never held a larger oongregation than assembled yesterday to participate in the Thanksgiving services of the united worship of the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches.

Long before the hour set for the exercises to begin, the body of the church was comlort-ably filled, and soon it and the galleries also were crowded to overflowing. The attendance was fully 2,000, making the soene a most inspiring one. Promptly at eleven the eonducior of the exercises. Rev. A.

Griffin, arose, and in a few sympathetic words, explained to the au-dienoe the absence of Rev. Dr. A. H. Tattle, owing to the death of his father.

The oongregation was then requested to join in the 669.63. At a tax rate of 8-10 of one per cent, this company owes the State The prascipe is as follows: Com. vh. The Delaware Hudson RR-: Enter judgment in the above against the defendant corporation in favor of the plaintiff, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the sum of interest as per act of March 30, 1811, Sec 12, P. I.

1810-1. 1431 and the act of April 16, 1827, Sec 4, TP. L. 1826-7, p. 472 that being the amount of tax assessed upon gross receipts of said defendant corporation for the six months ending June 30, 1886, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as per copy of the settlement herewith transmitted, to be entered of reoord in your office.

A. YVixfiOH nobbis, Auditor ueneral. To James M. Norris, Prothonotary. A dispatch from Harrisburg says: Auditor General Norris has sent preaeoipes to pro- tbonotaries of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Bradford and Philadelphia Counties, to enter judgment against the Lehigh Valley Delaware, Lackawanna western Pennsylvania fc New York Canal and Rail-wny and the Delaware Hudson Canal Co.

for their taxes on gross receipts due for the six months dated June 30, 1886. This summary process was resorted to under the provisions of the act of March 20, 1811, and April 16, 1827, whioh make the settlement of an acount by the Auditor General affd State Treasurer a lien when said settlement is not appealed from in sixty days, the time prescribed by law, and require the auditor general to enter a lien therefor. The settlements under which the other lines were held for gross receipts six months and no appeal was taken therefrom, and under the directions the Supreme Court suoh settlement is conclusive after the expiration of the time for appealr No appeal was taken In any of the cases until recently when the gross receipt decision was made by the Supreme Court of the United States, and the auditor-geDernl's department now maintains that it is too late to make the appeal, and that the companies are, therefore, without a remedy and must pay the taxes. Nearly S600.000 are involved in the cases referred to above, and the action of the auditor-general is only pre liminary to entering liens against a number of other companies; Death of Christian Rjropp. Christian Kropp, aged 43 years, diad rather suddenly at his home, 365 North Franklin Street, on Nov.

24. of sporadic cholera. The deceased was a shoemaker by occupation and did business for many years at 207 Academy Street. He was well known to this community, baying lived here nearly all his lifetime. He was a son of Peter Kropp, and his father and mother survive him.

He came with his parents to this city from New York when but two years of age. The deceased was married and leaves a wife and six children. the oldest being Charles, aged 21, who has for many years been a olerk at the store of Henry Hoffheimer. The others are Mamie, aged 19, Annie, aged 17, Eddy, 4Tged 9, Emily, aged 4. and a baby aored 13 months.

When the Volunteer Fire Department waB in vogue the deceased was a member of the Good Will No. 2, and for many years was an active and efficient fireman. He took an active part during the war in many incidents and was among the Pennsylvania Volunteers. His illness came upon him suddenly. He had been at work all day on Wednesday and was taken ill while going to his home in the evening.

He was seized with cramps of the entire body, passed into a condition of fatal collapse. The funeral of Christian Kropp took place from his late residence, North Fratk- lin Street on Saturday afternoon. Theie was a large attendance of veterans and friendp, who paid their last tribute to the deceased. Rev. Casper Gregory officiated at the residence and at the grave, and spoke in touching phrase of the dead veteran, the husband and father of a large and sorrow ing family.

The floral tributes from his comrades of the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. of which he had been a member, were many and in elegant designs. The casket was born to the hearse by Philip Reinaman. B. H.

Brodhun, and Adolph Frahley. comrades of the 9th Pennsylvania Calvary, and Alex Lendrnm, Charles Engel and H. D. Braning intimate friends of the deceased. The cortege that followed the remains to the grave was a large one, and interment was in the city cemetery.

A Christmas Eisteddfod. The Welsh Concrresational Sunday school and Welsh Philosophical Society of Edwards-ville will hold their annual eisteddfod on Deo. 26, under the presidency of Daniel Edwards. The conductor of proceedings will be tne pastor or the church, Rev. T.

C. Edwards, and the secretary will be William L. Myles. The committee of arrangements are John R. Davis.

William L. Roberte. William L. Myles, D. C.

Powell, Morgan D. Reese and with an army of veteran eisteddfoders, so that the annual gathering cannot fail to be a Bucoess. The adjudications of essays will be by D. Melyndwr of Morgan-town, Rev. A.

J. Morton will give judgment on the recitations, and the musical adjudications will be given by Thomas XL Davis, of Wilkes-Barre. A prize of $1 is to be given for the best worked slipper case, and a prize of S3. 50 will be given for the best knitted stockings. Mrs.

Win. L. Roberts has been designated as the one who is to pro nounce who is best in these exhibits. Two sessions will be held, at 2 and 7 o'clock, and an admission of 25 cents will be charged for the two meetings. Oelselman's Store Closed.

On Wednesday last Georere Geiaelman. the grocery man on South Main Street, made an assignment of all his property to William Reith, of East Market Street, for the benefit of hi3 creditors. The store will therefore be closed until such time as the necessary legal steps can be taken to put the affairs into the hands of the assignee. It is confidently stated that the assets considerably exceed the liabilities, and that the creditors will all be paid in full. It is the intention of the assignee, Mr.

Reith, to convert the assigned estate into cosh just as speedily as it can be done consistently with the interests of all parties concerned. and to settle the estate promptly. It is said that the refusal of a few creditors of Mr. Geiselmon to give farther time on his accounts with them has compelled him to adopt this course, in justice to his more obliging creditors. Wedded in Pittston.

Miss Mary Martin, of Pittston. and Mr. John Davis, of West Pittston, were married on Thursday night by Rev. N. G.

Parke, of the First Presbyterian Church, at the home of the bride. After supper, dancing and merry making were indulged in. Among the number from out cf town were Robert Wilson, and sister, of Wilkes-Barre: Na thaniel Ross, of Nantiooke; John Atkin and Miss Maria Evans, of Soranton: James Brown and wife, of Moosio: John Hostie and wife, Wm. Brown and son, Miss Belle Martin, David Brown and wife, and Mrs. James Brown, of Pleasant Valley.

The happy pair were the recipients of a large number of presents. Miss Kate Martin, sister of the bride, acted a3 bridesmaid, John Williams as groomsman. The young couple will stay with the biide's parents for a few weeks, when they will go to West Pittston. where the groom is having a house furnished. Jersey Hen on a Jaunt.

On Friday afternoon about arrived at the L. V. station, consistm? of the mayor of Newark, the Board of Alder men and the several city officials. The party numbered about 50. In the party were Fire Commissioner Bannon, Mayor Haines, water commissioner Seymour, Chief of Police Hopper, Polioe Commissioner Marsh.

Supt. Hopper, of the 0. RR. of N. J.

Supt. a. Stanley Goodwin, of the Lehieh Valley. There was no announcement of their ooming or they would have been pounced upon by a delegation of the Board of Trade and invited to take a look around. Supt.

Goodwin and Supt. Mitchell, however, made up a train and took the party to inspect some of the eoal works of the Lehigh Valley Coal uo. me return was made late in the after noon. The Hosier Strike Again On. From the Pittston Gazette.

After two days resumption of work by the miners and laborers at Mosier Collery, they all turned out Thursday morning. They claim that U. uenney sco. have not yet adjusted the differences- in the matter of weights and dockage. The miners add an other grievance.

A few days ago when the; were paid it is alleged the firm took out of the October pay the store bills of October and November. The usual custom is to charge the store bill of the current month up to the next month's pay. A meeting or the men employed in the mines was held and they appointed a committee authorized to worn. all miners and laborers against ooming to Mosier Colliery bo long 13 the late employes are out on strike. Hobstokd's Aotd PHOsPBAxa, As a Refrigerant Drink in Fever.

Dr. 0. H. S. Davis, Meriden.

aaya 'I have used it as a plseant and cooling drink in fevers, and have been, very much CM.