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Items from the Altoona Mirror, Monday Evening, September 18, 1899

COMMON PLEAS COURT.

  Special common pleas court convened in Hollidaysburg this morning, 
Judge Bell presiding.
  A panel of thirty-six jurors was summoned to select a jury to try the 
damage suit of G. V. Gardner vs. Juniata Borough, for the appropriating 
of the waters of Homer's Gap stream.  After the following jury had been 
selected, the remaining jurymen were discharged: David Bower, George R. 
Wright, J. D. Ridenour, J. C. Oswalt, Frank Irvin, Henry Kunsig, A. C. 
McCoy, J. J. Mock, Fred Gonsman, Geo. S. Hoover, John Wineland, W. H. 
Hoenstine.
  The plaintiff is the owner of a grist mill along the stream which was 
taken by the defendant borough by condemnation proceedings.  
Arbitrators had been appointed, and they awarded the plaintiff damages 
in the sum of $6,500.  The defense appealed from the award and the case 
is now before the court.  The jurors were taken to view the premises 
this afternoon.

MOTIONS AND PETITONS.

  Lemuel Elway was appointed guardian of Blanche and Clara Replogle, 
minor children of the late Calvin Replogle.  His bonds for $1,000 were 
approved.

DOINGS OF THE CITY POLICE.

  During the absence of Mayor Giles, DoByne will preside over the 
police court.
  Samuel Beardsley charged with drunkenness was fined $5.80 by Acing 
Mayor DoByne last evening.
  Mrs. Rose Wise, charged with keeping a disorderly house and the 
inmates arrested in her place, forfeited their security by not 
appearing for hearing.
  John Castroner, charged with skipping a board bill, was arrested 
today on a warrant issued by Alderman Raymond. 
  Patrolman A. A. Cherry who has been off duty for a long time on 
account of illness, resumed work this morning.
  George (Foxey) Miller has been arrested on a warrant issued by 
Alderman Raymond, charging him with disturbing a meeting of the 
Salvation army.
  William Kineard and Denver Ditch were arrested at Union avenue and 
Eighteenth street at 1:20 o'clock this morning for being drunk and 
disorderly.
  Frank Geen, who resides in the Fifth ward, was taken into custody 
last evening and locked up for safe keeping.  His mind is affected and 
he became violent at home.  He will be taken to an institution in 
Philadelphia tonight.
  Marie Blontz and Sadie Isenhour, of Bellwood, will have a hearing 
this evening before Alderman Raymond on a charge of disturbing the 
peace and quiet of Edith Piper and Grace Nipple of the same place.
  Jerry Sheehan, arrested Saturday night for drunkenness and disorderly 
conduct was fined. $5.80.  Joseph Ayers, for drunkenness, was given 
twenty-four hours on Saturday.  William Harris, a Saturday night drunk, 
was discharged.
  J. E. Hughes, J. E. Johnson and Joseph Ionio, three Bennington 
miners, came to town on Saturday and filled up with whiskey.  About 
midnight they entered the railroad yard at Seventeenth street to board 
a freight train to ride home and were arrested.  Ionio paid $5.80 fine 
at a hearing last evening, and Hughes and Johnson, in default of $5.80 
apiece, are serving seventy-two hours.
  Charles Doak was arrested on Saturday night on a tie pile in the 
railroad yard where he was sleeping off a jag.  He was locked up.  
Yesterday morning Patrolmen Kolley was called to the lockup to remove a 
razor from Doak who had threatened to commit suicide.  The razor was 
found sewn in the lapel of his coat.  Last evening Doak was given 
seventy -two hours in lockup in default of $5.80 fine.
  Officers Carney, Baird, Kolley and Vaughn raided the disorderly house 
conducted by Agnes Houck at Ninth Avenue and Ninth street, Saturday 
night about 10 o'clock.  Besides the proprietress, three inmates were 
captured - Sarah Smith, Harry Ferguson and Maggie Lear.  They left the 
usual security for their fines and failing to appear for a hearing, set 
for last night, their security was forfeited.
  Foxy Miller, the well-known Salvation Army soldier is wanted by the 
police.  He aspired to be captain of the army and when the new man, 
Captain Mars, was sent here to take charge of the local army, Miller 
got mad.  He got a good load of whiskey on board and went down to the 
hall, broke up the meeting and whipped his new superior officer.  An 
information has been sworn out before Alderman Raymond, charging him 
with assault and battery.
  M. P. Levitt, manager of the "Spider and Fly," company, last night 
caused the arrest of J. T. McEnery, in Johnstown, for retaining several 
costumes.  McEnery had been with the company but on Saturday was 
discharged because of his intemperate habits.  He did not turn over his 
costumes, claiming they belonged to him and Levitt ordered his arrest  
The company arrived here yesterday from Johnstown and appears in the 
opera house tonight.  Mr. Levitt will try to affect a settlement today.  
All he wants is the company's property.
  George Daugherty, who is wanted in Altoona on a charge of highway 
robbery was apprehended in Johnstown on Saturday afternoon.  He was 
brought to Altoona yesterday by Patrolman Bender.  It is alleged that 
Daugherty recently held up Charles Vaughn in this city and robbed him 
of $20.  Another man who was supposed to have been implicated in the 
robbery was arrested and locked up this morning.  Since his arrest, 
however, the police have come into possession of information that leads 
them to believe that the man is innocent.  Daugherty is having a 
hearing this afternoon.
  Miss Orvie Leonard called at Alderman Ramey's office this morning in 
a greatly excited and tearful mood and said her fiance, Silas Malone, 
had struck her in the face and knocked her in a ditch and she wanted 
him arrested.  She accordingly swore out an information, charging him 
with assault and battery and an officer was dispatched after him.  The 
girl says she promised to marry him if he would be good, but he had 
been far from being good lately and when he called this morning she 
said she would not marry him and then he struck her.  Malone is wanted 
by the police on another charge and he will probably be in limbo for 
some time as a result of his latest escapade.

THE REGIMENTAL REUNION.
Officers Elected Saturday Afternoon - Next Meeting at Tyrone.

  At Saturday afternoon's meeting of the survivors of the 125th 
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, the following officers were elected:
  Captain W. W. Wallace, president; Captain F. M. Bell, Lieutenant 
Thos. McCamant and W. T. Miller, vice presidents; J. D. Hicks and A. M. 
Laport, secretaries, and J. R.? Simpson, treasurer.
  The committee appointed to confer with the Twenty-second cavalry and 
consider the ways of procuring a monument to the memory of the late 
Colonel Higgins, made report through Chairman Hicks that some progress 
had been made in the work and the committee was hopeful of success.  
The committee consisting of Hicks, of K; Gerst, of G; Spielman, of K; 
W. T. Miller, of D; Huff, of K; Alfred Fulton, of A; Curtiss, of G; 
Diehl, of E; and Cozzens, of C, was continued.
  Tyrone was selected as the next place of meeting, and the 17th of 
September, 1901, as the date.
  After the business had been disposed of, a campfire was held, short 
addresses were made by a number of visiting comrades who had seen the 
regiment in its battles and marches.  Major Crozier, of the old Sixty-
second; Burchfield, of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth; General Knipe, 
Lieutenant Householder, Comrades Warfel, Leedom, Allender, Carls, 
Wyland, Dr. Dunmire, Cozzens and R. B. Hunter, of the regiment, each 
had a few words of interest.  Comrade Gerst recited the German version 
of Barbara Fritchie to the edification of all present.  Before final 
adjournment, the comrades all stood around President Wallace with bowed 
heads in silent prayer in memory of deceased comrades.
  A short parade, headed by part of the old regimental drum corps, 
Friedley, Lord and Miller, aided by Fifer Comrade Hench, of the old One 
Hundred and Tenth, and led by General Knipe, wound up a most eventful 
and delightful day of pleasure and reunion.
  The one Hundred and Twenty-fifth regiment, out of a possible 700 that 
went into the battle of Antietam, lost 54 killed and 175 wounded, a 
grand total of 229.  It was attached to Crawford's brigade (afterwards 
Knipe's), of William's division, Mansfield's corps, and in the 
reorganization of the army it was in Kane's brigade, Geary's division, 
Slocum's corps.  While its loss at Chancellorsville did not exceed 
forty, its behavior at that battle was also creditable to its officers 
and membership.
  There were 100 survivors of the regiment in attendance at the reunion 
on Saturday.

HURT AT A CROSSING.
An Altoona Lady's Father Probably Fatally Hurt at Carlisle Last 
Thursday.

  Saturday night Mr. Joseph Soyster and wife, of Fifth street and 
Eighteenth avenue, went to Carlisle, having been called there by news 
of a railroad accident in which Mrs. Soyster's father, Mr. Martin B. 
Miller, was so seriously injured that he is not expected to recover, 
and was reported to be dying at the last word received from Carlisle in 
this city.  Mr. Miller formerly lived in this section, most of his 
earlier life having been spent in Morrison's Cove, where almost all of 
his relatives live.  The story of the accident, which took place last 
Thursday evening, is thus told by the Carlisle Sentinel:
  Citizens in the First ward were greatly excited last evening by 
reason of a most serious accident that occurred at the C.V.R.R.R. 
crossing at Bedford street, beyond the Carlisle shoe factory.  The 
story as told a Sentinel reporter by a gentleman who was one of the 
first at the scene of the catastrophe is about as follows:
  Jerry Glatfelter, an aged resident of Middlesex, and his housekeeper, 
Miss Mary Jones, came to Carlisle in order that Miss Jones, who was 
ill, might consult a physician.  After making a number of purchases in 
town, they drove to the residence of M. B. Miller, the well-driller, 
who resides on Penn street, the second door from Bedford, for the 
purpose of taking him to Mr. Glatfelter's place, where he drilled a 
well.  Mr. Miller got into the vehicle, which was a top spring wagon, 
and the three proceeded toward Middlesex, for some reason or other by 
Bedford street.  From what can be learned, Mr. Glatfelter, whose 
hearing and eyesight, we understand, are impaired, was driving.  Some 
people say the alarm bell rang and some say it did not; in fact, one of 
the close by residents informs us that it has been out of repair for 
some months.  There is no watchman at this crossing, which is one of 
the most dangerous in Carlisle.  At any rate, when the team had gotten 
half way across the tracks, the locomotive of a freight crashed into 
it, freeing the horse from the wagon.  The animal dashed out Bedford 
street, and ran to one of the Kutz farms below town, where it was 
captured.  The running gears of the wagon were carried by the pilot up 
the tracks as far as Hanover street, the top having been torn off.  
Miss Jones was on the running gears, and at the end of Thompson's coal 
sheds (between Hanover and Bedford) she was picked up by Joseph Shafts, 
a contractor who lives close by, and one of the brakemen.
  Mr. Gladfelter was found lying along the tracks opposite the yard of 
George Thayer, about forty feet from Bedford street, and Mr. Miller was 
picked up at the switch light, about seventy-five feet from Bedford.  
His leg lay crushed on the tracks, half the train having gone over it.
  By the use of a stretcher from the house of William Grube, who 
resides along the tracks (his house fronting on Bedford street), Mr. 
Miller was taken to his home.  Charles Lesher and others assisting Mr. 
Grube, Miss Jones and Mr. Gladfelter were also taken to the Miller 
home.
  When a Sentinel reporter visited the miller home shortly after the 
accident occurred, the sight was even more distressing than at the 
scene of the accident.  Doctors Reily, Kriss, Allen, Brixler and 
Spangler, and Mac Shepler, a student of Dr. Heminger, assisted by kind 
neighbors, were busy attending the injured.  Mr. Glatfelter, who is 
about 68 years old, lay on a cot in the sitting room, with his right 
arm broken between the wrist and elbow and suffering internal injuries.  
Miss Jones lay in a bed upstairs, with a deep gash in her head.  It is 
thought that she is also internally injured.  Mr. Miller, who was the 
most severely injured, and whose injuries may result fatally, was in 
the dining room.  His leg was crushed, and his internal injuries most 
severe.

INSPECTING THE PROPERTY.
Present Officials of the Logan Valley and City Passenger Railway to Be 
Retained.

  Mr. Turner A. Beall, president of the Produce Exchange Trust company, 
of New York, which recently purchased the Logan Valley and City 
Passenger railways, and the Altoona gas works, and Mr. John A. 
Patterson, a prominent railroad man of Lancaster, were in the city 
Saturday, inspecting the property.  Mr. John Lloyd, C. A. Buch and 
Superintendent B. C. Craine showed the gentlemen over the electric 
railways and through the gas works.
  A number of improvements, which will be of great benefit to the 
people, are being considered, but have not been definitely decided 
upon.  A number of changes will be made in the car service in order to 
make it more convenient to the people.  The purchasers of the roads 
have decided to retain the old officials.  These are: John Lloyd, 
president; C. A. Buch, secretary and treasurer, and S. C. Craine, 
superintendent.

LEFT FOR THE CONVENTION.

  The committee that will represent Altoona at the convention of 
American municipalities, which convenes in Syracuse, N.Y., tomorrow, 
left Saturday night.  The composed [sic] of these gentlemen: President 
Edmund Shaw, W. C. Brenneke, of select council; President Casey, George 
A. Klesius, Joseph Burgart, of common council.  Mayor Giels and City 
Clerk Hamor, Councilman J. P. Stouch, of the Seventh ward also 
accompanied the committee.  Before returning they will visit 
Bridgeport, Conn., where a new crematory plant is being tested.

ENGINEER W. S. ARBLE
He Met With a Misfortune While in New York City

  W. S. Arble, the well-known engineer in the railroad yards, in this 
city, accompanied by his wife, went to Philadelphia to take in the 
sights incident to the Grand Army encampment.  Mr. Arble had a pleasant 
time in the City of Brotherly Love and concluded to visit New York.  
While in the metropolis, however, he met with a misfortune.  Some 
light-fingered gentleman picked his pocked securing his wallet which 
contained about $40 and his railroad pass home.  Mr. Arble told his 
tale of woe to F. L. Sheppard, who is now located at Jersey City  and 
was furnished with transportation back to Philadelphia.  On his arrival 
there, it is said he called on General Manger Hutchinson and was given 
a pass to Altoona.
  While in Philadelphia a friend also helped out in a financial way.  
Mr. Arble, it is alleged, has been in the habit of twitting other 
railroad men for being easy victims for the light-fingered gentry and 
now they have the joke on him.
   
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS

  Mr. Robert Gamble went to Huntingdon on day express today.
  Harry McLaughlin of New York is visiting at his home in this city.
  Fred Wahl, of Philadelphia, formerly of this city, is looking up old 
friends here.
  Miss May Ross of Juniata left Saturday for a two-weeks' sojourn in 
the east.
  Messrs. Howard Fay, James Stoltz and Cecil Vaughn spent Sunday with 
friends in Johnstown.
  Dr. Alex Bruzelius, D.D.S., of Boston, formerly of this city, is the 
guest of Dentist Robb.
  Mrs. M. Lyons and a daughter, Margaret, left today for a weeks' visit 
among friends in Houtzdale.
  G. Story and Constables McFeely and McGinley made up a party who left 
for Ryde station today to fish for bass.
  J. Leon Replogle, manager of the Johnstown baseball club, and the 
Flood City's only real sport, spent Sunday in Altoona.
  Miss Lizzie Long of Juniata returned home today after a visit of 
several weeks at her brother, Robert Long's home at Mansfield, O.
  W. E. Smith and George Ernest, two well-known east siders, left today 
for a ten days' bicycle trip to Washington, Baltimore and New York.  
Charles Runk will accompany them as far as Hagerstown, Md.
  Phil Corlins accompanied by James Hartford spent yesterday at the 
home of the former's father, Engineer Corlins who resides along the 
railroad, a short distance west of the city.
  Yesterday Wm. Deardorff and C. H. Isenberg came from Chambersburg on 
their wheels, arriving in the city at 7:45 p.m.  They are the guests of 
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Isenberg, 129 Seventh avenue.
  A young colored man named Elfus? Mason, of Lexington, Kentucky, came 
into Altoona Saturday on a freight train.  He went to the mayor's 
office and said he was sick.  A doctor was summoned and said he was 
threatened with typhoid fever, and ordered him sent to the hospital.

COX'S CABIN SEARCHED.
A Large Amount of Stuff Found in and About the Place.

  Thomas Cox, charged with felonious assault and attempted highway 
robbery on Albert Gardner, and whose arrest was noted in Saturday's 
Mirror, was held in the sum of $500 for a hearing before Alderman 
DoByne this afternoon.  A search of the cabin near the new brick plant 
Saturday afternoon revealed the following articles:
  Five neckties, three pairs of pillow slips, fourteen pairs of cuffs, 
various sizes; six pairs of hose, thirty-one white dress shirts, 
bearing different marks; six undershirts, seventeen pairs of drawers, 
one pair overalls, thirteen full suits of clothes, all in good 
condition except that water had apparently been thrown over them to 
make them appear old; four pairs of mittens, two caps, one pair of 
bicycle stockings, seven good quilts, seven hats, two ticks, nine pairs 
of shoes, two pairs of boots, six loaves of bread, one crock of 
preserves, one crock of applebutter, two new towels, six pairs of cuff 
buttons, fourteen novels, two buck saws, twenty pounds of 6-penny 
nails, two separate coats, one being a clerical coat in good condition; 
two teakettles, eight tons of the best Pittsburg coal, four silver 
knives, two silver forks, two silver butter knives being the initials 
"P. McC.," three hams, partially used, and sundry other articles.
  One night last week Patrolman Elpern met Cox at Union and Broad 
avenues, going home with a crock of jelly.  He said that a woman named 
McCarthy had given it to him for doing some work.  Next morning it was 
learned that a crock of jelly had mysteriously disappeared from the 
premises of a Millville family the night before.  That perhaps explains 
how the jelly came to be at Cox's hut.
  Last week Cox was found trying to pry open the window of a residence 
in the west end of the city.  When discovered he remarked, "I guess I 
am at the wrong place," and deliberately walked away.
  It is alleged that Cox also attempted to feloniously assault a woman 
out in the western section of the city some time ago.  The police did 
not remove any of the things from Cox's domicile.  The door was 
carefully locked and the key retained by the chief.
  Cox says he can account for everything that was found in his cabin; 
that the articles were given to him by persons for whom he worked at 
various times.
  The silverware found in Cox's house with the initials "P. McC." on, 
was identified this morning by Mr. Patrick McCann, proprietor of the 
Rising Sun hotel, as his property.  The articles had been missing for 
over two years.  Cox said the silverware was given to him by a man 
named McLanagan.
  Officer Carney requests all persons who have had property stolen to 
notify him and go with him to the house of Cox and see if they can 
identify anything there belonging to them.
  It is said that Cox receives a soldier's pension from the government 
of $30 per month.

WILL RECEIVE $3,000 INSURANCE

  Alderman Stevens this morning received a draft for $3,000 from the 
supreme council of  the Royal Arcanum of Boston.  The draft is to be 
paid to Mrs. Anna Heargeist, of 1607 Eighth avenue as the insurance on 
her son, Francis X. Heargeist, who died of small pox recently.  He was 
a member of Council No. 580 of this city in which Alderman Stevens is 
treasurer.  The money will be paid over to Mrs. Heargeist tonight. 

  Mrs. W. S. Barnard gave a party on Saturday evening at the residence 
of Mrs. Myers, 916 Eighth avenue in honor of Mrs. George Winkler of 
Chicago.  About fifty guests were present.  Supper was served at 11 
o'clock which was enjoyed by all. 

WAS NO MISTAKE

  Mr. Thomas O'Donnell of 503 Twenty-third street writes to the Mirror 
and says there was no mistake made in awarding the prize for the 
prettiest baby at the Blair county fair on Friday.  The prize was 
awarded to Mr. O'Donnell's baby, instead of Mrs. George Brandt's of 
Gaysport, as stated in Saturday's paper. 

McLAUGHLIN'S RATTLER STORY

  While returning home from Wopsononock on Saturday afternoon, Mr. D. 
S. McLaughlin of the Tribune press rooms, came upon a rattlesnake which 
was stretched out across the road.  Mr. McLaughlin dismounted from his 
bicycle and with a few well directed rocks caused his snakeship to make 
a sudden exit from this continent.  His body was wrapped around the 
handle bars and brought to town.  It measured 3 feet 9 inches and was 
the possessor of eleven rattles and a button.

THE ALTOONA SOLDIER BOYS.
A LETTER FROM FORT ETHAN ALLEN.
      Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.
          September 16, 1899.

Editor Mirror - Perhaps it may interest the readers of your paper to 
know how the Altoona boys are getting along in their new life.  There 
is about as large a delegation here from Altoona as from any city in 
the United States up to the present time, and the boys are all 
admirably adapting themselves to the life of a soldier.  Of course 
there are those who are feeling a little "blue" now, but that will soon 
pass away, as they are about as jolly a crowd as anyone could find.  
Among those of our number who are noticeably good humored are Privates 
Young, McClay, Winters, Steele and Anderson.  These members have 
organized a quartet, and yesterday while rendering some delightful 
vocal music, they not only made a "howling success," as described by 
some of the other boys, but were in imminent danger of going to the 
guard house for making a disturbance.  However, they escaped that 
humiliating ordeal.  There are now forty-five men here from Altoona, 
and the boys are wondering what the Altoona girls are doing in their 
absence.  Will McClay spends a few hours each day reading a copy of the 
New Testament.  When asked by one of his room-mates why he is always 
reading the Testament, he replied: "Because it was presented to me by 
my father and mother."
  Will (Brigham) Young is the life of the company.  He is always in a 
jolly good humor, and takes well with the rest of the men.  All the 
boys look well in their uniforms.  Frank Weibley, the biggest man in 
our lot, if not in the company, presents an imposing appearance in "the 
blues."  They are all learning to drill fast, and will soon be able to 
compete with any of them.
  We are anxious to leave here for the Philippines, and from 
indications it will not be many weeks before we do leave.  An idea can 
be had of the rapidity with which the regiment is being filled by the 
fact that from the time the first lot of Altoona recruits came until 
the second lot came, a period of two days, an entire company has been 
formed.  The first lot of us are in company A and the second lot in 
company C.  We are all ready to do our duty as Americans, and if worst 
comes to worst, we are willing to risk everything in order that we may 
show ourselves as belonging to the true type of Americans.  We 
understand full well what we are up against, and I think when we are in 
action we will acquit ourselves in a manner that will reflect credit on 
our country, upon our state, upon the community from which we came, and 
upon our respective families.  We are now in barracks.  We expect to 
move into tents soon.  We are not having summer weather here, by any 
means.  It is pretty cold through the day, and almost code enough 
during the night to freeze.
  There is some beautiful scenery around here.  The mountains are much 
higher than the Alleghenies.  There is some talk of taking company A to 
New York to participate in the reception to Admiral Dewey, but I don't 
know whether it is authentic or not.  We are all going to get our 
pictures taken in a group and send them to our friends in Altoona.
  Wishing all our friends in Altoona well, we remain,
           CO. A, 43d U.S.V.I.
              Fort Ethan Allen, Vt.
  P.S. - Send us the Mirror.

A Verdict For Thropp.

BEDFORD, Pa., Sept. 18 - The jury in the Haderman-Thropp libel suit 
rendered a verdict Sunday in favor of the defendant, Joseph E. Thropp.  
A motion for a new trial is pending.

LOCAL NEWS BREIFLY GIVEN.

  Grant Bollinger of 2109 Fourth avenue has been presented with a fine 
baby girl.
  A reception was tendered Mr. James Bardsley and bride at the home of 
Mr. Harry Burley, 216 Howard avenue on Saturday evening.
  The Improved Order of Foresters paid over to Mrs. Margaret Replogle, 
widow of Calvin Replogle, $2,000 [?, illegible], the insurance due her 
from the order on the death of her husband.
  C. ?. Brinkhoff, the well-known life insurance agent, was made happy 
last week by the arrival of a new heir at his home on Beale avenue.  
It's a boy.

PURELY PERSONAL ITEMS.
Arrivals, Departures and Other Facts Concerning People Known Here.

  Mrs. Frank Heaver and children are rusticating near Lewistown.
  W. Metcalf and mother, of Tyrone, spent Sunday with Rev. Jacobs.
  William Kern of 1913 Sixth avenue left Saturday on a visit to 
Pittsburg.
  Mrs. Hattie Moore of Philadelphia is visiting her father, Yard 
Dispatcher, Blain McCormick at 533 Seventh avenue.
  Benjamin Boycott Sr., of 516 Second avenue who was stricken with 
apoplexy Saturday a week ago is slowly recovering.
  Francis X. Quinn who has been in the service of Gable & Co.'s 
department store has accepted a position at Johnstown.
  Miss Lyda M. Hench of Chicago is visiting in the city and is the 
guest of her sister, Mrs. E. O. Cooper of 731 Fifth avenue
  The Misses Verdi and Bessie Wolfkill of Fourteenth avenue have 
returned from an enjoyable ten days' visit in the west.
  I. J. Shelley and wife and Frank Nicodemus and wife left yesterday 
for Juniata county, where they will spend a week on a farm. 
  Thomas F. Dillon of 1913 Twentieth avenue who has been confined to 
his home for the past month with typhoid fever is recovering.
  General Superintendent of Motive Power, F. D. Casanave and two 
daughters arrived home Saturday evening from an extended visit to 
Paris.
  William Shively, 2016 Fourth avenue, formerly employed in the shops 
iron foundry has gone to Providence, R. I., where he has accepted a 
position.
  Mr. H. King McFarlane, advertising manger for Gable & Co., 
accompanied by his wife, will leave this morning for a week's visit to 
Philadelphia and other eastern points.
  City Solicitor George B. Bowers and ex-Chief of Police, James Foust, 
left for Scranton on Saturday evening to attend the meeting of the 
state council, Junior Order, U.A.M.
  Charles W. Kipple, general yardmaster for the Missouri Pacific 
railroad company at Texarkana, Texas, is visiting his parents, George 
W. Kipple and wife, of 312 Lexington avenue.
  Mr. Jos. A. Bailey left last night for Marion, Ind., where he will 
visit his home and will stop at Pittsburg and Indianapolis on his way 
back.  He expects to be gone for two weeks.
  Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Filer of Collinsville, left Saturday afternoon for 
Freeport, Ill., to visit Mrs. Filer's aunt.  On their return they will 
spend a week in Cleveland, O.
  Mrs. W. B.? Malone and daughter, Ruth, accompanied by Mrs. Malone's 
mother, Mrs. John Stewart, left this morning for Pittsburg to visit 
Mrs. W. F. Noble and other relatives.
  Jacob Otto and wife of 310 Walnut avenue accompanied by James Blair, 
his son, Abraham and daughter, Elia, deaf mutes, left on fast line this 
morning for Philadelphia where Miss Blair will be placed in an 
institution for deaf mutes. 
  Mrs. William Wareham and two daughters, Clara and Edith, of 930 Fifth 
avenue, left Saturday morning to visit her brother, William C. Smith of 
West Pittston who formerly lived in this city.
  Mr. Robert Conrad, the courteous salesman formerly employed by Stern 
& Bendhelm, has resigned his position with that firm to accept one at 
the Temple Clothing store, 1123 Eleventh avenue, where he would be 
pleased to greet his many friends.