Pittston Gazette

              KHTA HUSH Kin 850. ♦ VOI.. XI.VI. NCD. 13 I Oldest Newspaper in the Valley. P1TTSTON, LUZERNE CO., PA., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25, IM).",. A Weekly Local and Family ournal. J 91.00 I'ER ANNUM 1 IN ADVANCE j usprovo iuoh s to uie oaiawj, auu what else can lie do?" "There's the mischief of it," answers he. " 'Tis liecanse you know not how be may attack you that you have no means of defending yourself. 'Tis over the unseen trifle in our path which trips us up." And dismissing this part of the subject with a hunch of his shoulders ao advises 1110 seriously to sell as many more farms as I may for ready money and keep it in some socret convenient corner where I may lay hands on it at a moment's warning. This discourse coming atop of a night's ill rest depressed my mind to such a degree that I could take no interest in my work, but sat there in my naked room with my accounts before me and no spirit to cast 'em up. Nor was I much happier when I gavo up work and returned to the court. For, besides having to wait an hour later than usual for dinner, Moll's treatment of me was none of the best, she being particularly perverse an'd contrary, she having dressed herself in her best in expectation of her lover's return, and he not coming, when at last she permitted supper to be dished. We were scarcely seated, however, when she springs up with a cry of joy and runs from the room, crying she hears her kichard's step, which was indeed true, though wo bad heard nothing more pleasant than the rattle of our plates. j Presently they come in all radiant with happiness, hand in hand, and I thenceforth naught but sweetness and mirth on the part of Mistress Moll, who before had been all frown and pout. At ' supper Mr. Godwin tells us how his sweC«heart hath certainly dispelled the clouds that have hung so long over him, he having heard in London that Sir Peter Lely, having seen one of his pieces, desires to see him at Hatfield, where he is painting, on good business, and to Hatfield he will go to discharge this mutter before his marriage, which ploaseth Moll less than me, I being pleased to see he is still of the same, stout disposition to live an active life. In the evening ho gives Moll a very beautiful ring for a troth token, which transports her with joy, so that she cannot enough caress her lover or this toy, but falls first to kissing one and then t'other in a rapture. In return she gives him a ring from her finger. " 'Tin too small (or my finger, love," says he, "but 1 will wear it against my heart as long as it beats. " After that ho finds another case and puts it in Moll's hand, and he, opening it, fetches her breath quickly and c:u» say nothing for amaze*u*nt. Then, turning it in the light, she regards it with winking eyes, as if dazzled tiy some fierce brilliancy. Then, closing the case as if it were too much for her, she lays hor face upon Mr. Godwin's breast, he having his arm about hor, murmuring some inarticulate words of passionate love. Recovering her energies presently, sho starts np, and putting the cast! in hear lover's hand she bids him put ow his gift, therewith pulling duwu her kerchief to expose her beautiful bare neck, whereupon he draws from the box a diamond collar and clasps it about her throat with a pretty speech. And truly this was a gift worthy of a princess, the most beautiful bauble I have ever seen, and must hare ' cost him all he had um to the last shilling, 'A Set of Rogues" of good cheer, for her lover wonld return in a day or two at tho ontside. last tare wen wj an mat was near to him on earth, and grotesque as his appearance might be there was yet something pathetic in it. But even at this moment his ruling passion prevailed. her lover's hand, "this is Mr. Godwin, my cousin, and soon to be my husband." | A HANDSOME CHURCH. NOTES AND COMMENTS. HEATH OF WILLIAM 8LOCDH "No; liot of hiin—not of him!" sho entreats. "Talk to nio of indifferent tilings." Mr. Godwin holds .forth his hand, but ere he would take it Dawson looks him full in the face a good minute; then, taking it in his gre;it grimy hand, and grasping it firmly, "Master," says Jack, "I see thou art an honest man, andnone lives who hath over sold mo tar for pitch, be he liovcsr so double faced, and so I wish you joy of your sweet wife. As for you, mistress," turning to Moll, "who have ever been kind to me beyond my deserts, I do wish you all the happiness in the world, and I count all my hardships well paid in bringing you safely to this anchorage. For sure I would sooner, you were still and all a mollah and a. slave in Barbary than the queen of Chinoy and ill mated, and so Lord lovo tho lDoth of you 1" The UemixloltMl Presbyterian Edifice at Touching T'mely Topics of Local and 1'anseil Away Suddenly at His Home In The new remodeUd Presbyterian Church opened for service for the first time Wyoming. General Interest. Exeter Saturday Horning. So, thinking to turn her thoughts to another furrow, I told her how I had been to visit her father at Greenwich. "There is no need," says lie, "to burst these goodly locks by force. I do bethink mo the keys are here"—opening a drawer and laying them upon the table. Then, dropping his head, he goes slowly to the door, but there ho turns, lifting his head and fixing his rheumy eyes on MolL "I will take nothing from this house, not even the chattels that belong to nie, bought from tho mean wage I have allowed myself. So slialt thou judge of my honesty. They shall stand here till I return, for that I shall return 1 am as fully persuaded as WHERE THE nOME LIGHTS SHINE. William Slocum, the well known gardener of Eueter borough, dlad very «oddenly Saturday morning, and the sad news shocked the community when It became known. Seemingly, Mr. Slccum has been In the best of health. Ceitalnly none of those w ho met him in town nearly every diy thought of him as a enfferer from heart tronble. Two weeks ago, however, while absent from home on a four days' business trip, he contracted a cold and when he returned it was notised by hla family that he was trou bled with his heart. He consulted a physician at the time, but it was thought that it was but a temporary attack. Sni d»y morning Rev. W Scott Stites, the pastor, preached an elf qn-r.t sermon appropriate to the occasion Before the serin n, however, the paitor took occasion to r /view the hlet Dry of the chnroh sl ice l's orgaaizit'.on. He also spoke of the improvements made on the chu ch, which loclu ed new pews and cushions The tt Dor has been lowered and rebuilt on an inline. The plat'orm has been lowered and a pretty new pnlplt placed therein. New carpets cover the entire church. The walls and ceiling have been greatly beautified. A beautiful new Vocation organ, t'ue pi t of the pastor's wife, was heard for the firtt time. The whole presented a bright and pleasant appearance. The exterior has also undergone noticeable oranges. The ro Df has been rais d, a new porch built at the entrance, and new oak doore placed at the front. The lawn has oeen graded, and a new steam heating apparatus furnishes heat for the eutlre bnllding. Rev. Stites, the pastor, has been doiDg gocd work among the piop'.e of Wyoming, and he Is well liked by his con gregatlon. The carpenter end brick work Wis done by B F. Crawford, of West Pittiton, and the painting by Dennenberg & Weiss, of JWilkesbarre The heating apperttas was placed by J. M Ash, of PntstoD, and the organ was purchased of Perry Bros , of Wllkesbarre. The pnlpit in the eveniDg was occupied by Rev Dr Weller, of Philadelphia. The Installation of the p*btjr, Rev. W. Scott Stites. will take place on Wednesday, Oot. 30. When the light of day is fading O'er the landscape faint, and far. And amid the shades of even Thore appears a silver star. Ah, what pleasures thrill each being And what memories 'round us twine, As with eager steps we hasten Where the home lights shine. - By FRANK BARRETT, Author ct "My father I" says she, stopping short. "Oh, what a heartless, sellish creatnro am 11 I have not thought of him in my happiness! Nay, had ho been doad I could not have forgot liim more. You saw him. Is he well?" "The Great Hesper," "A Recoiling Vengeance," "Cut of the Jaws of Death," Etc , Etc There is peace and glad contentment And a welcome not In vain, Thore is faith and love unchanging Gleaming from each window pane: Be it manslOD, house or cottage. Crowned with minaret or vine, It is hallowed as onr refuge Whore the hojae lights shine. "As hearty as you could wish and full of lovo for you and rejoiced beyond measuro to know you are to marry a brave, honest gentleman." Then I told how wo had drunk to their health, and how her father had smashod his mug for a fancy, and this bringing a smile to her cheek I went on to tell how he craved to see Mr. Godwin and grip his hand. COPYRIGHT lit/ \tacMU.LAH A CO CEL i ft .m. sides a press i need tiias \vm tako niC I returned tC • F uourt tho following day in the forenoon, and there 1 found Sir. Godwin, with Moll olnsfT'ip to his arm, in ail upper room commanding a v -*• of i'-f northern s'opes, uo Loiiiwu boi.iorrtiw { own poir?*!nn;: to a friend hero that I would fain dis'b 'rjTB " After staving a couple of hours with us, he was for going, but not before he had given us the instructive history of the torment he had endured by telling his wife, in an unguarded moment, of his gallantries with Sukey Taylor, nor would he bo persuaded to sleep at the court and leave next day, maintaining that while he had never a penny in the world he could very honestly accept Moll's hospitality, but that now being well to do, thanks to her bounty, he thanked Heaven he had sufficient good breeding, and valued himself well enough not to take advantage of her beneficence. However, hearing I had a house of my own, and could offer him a bed, he willingly agreed to be my guest for the night, regarding mo as one of his own quality. We staid to sup at the court, where he entertained us with a lengthy account of his late voyage, and how being taken in a tempest his masts had all been swept by the board, and his craft so damaged that 'twas as much as she would hold together till he brought her into Falmouth, where she must lie a-repairing a good two months ere ho could again venture to sea in her. And this story he told with such an abundance of detail and so many nautical particulars that no one in the world could have dreamed he was lying. Un»o happy youth and maiden As they wander arm in arm. Unto age with feeble footsteps There is ever still a charm; There is something sweet and tender, Something mystical, divine, In the ca'm and peaceful glory Where the home lghts thine. ill Sanchez waived Ins h avi;» "Oh, if ho could seo what a noblo, handsome man my Richard is!" 6he cried. "I do think my heart would ache for pride." Thie morning at eix o'olock, Mr. Slocum left his home and went into the yard close by to prepare for hit. usual Saturday morning trip to market. While there he wm stricken, and was found lying nnconscious on the ground. He was carried to the honse, and for a few minutes revived sufficiently to eptak_a few words, but soon sank and paes-id ally away at about 6: D0 o'clock. His death, so unexpected, was a severe blow ti his family, though the affliction was tempered by the knowledge that he was prepared for the end and that hie passing away was as peaceful as though he were but falling asleep. cussing their end Mcll t.-!:? r lierlv. riont'h I bt!o with glee how tiiis room was to bo her husband's workroom, where he would paint pictures for the admiration of all the world, saving that he would not, nor would sho have him, renounce his calling to lead the idle life of a country gentleman. "Why, bo it shall," says I, "for your father does intend to come hither before long." Tho' the cold world frowns upon as In its enmity and greed, And binds us with its fetters T'll fur spirits faint and bleed, We can look beyond the shadows Where no evil hearts malign. Finding balm for every sorrow Where the home lights shine. "Hois coming to see my dear husbaiid," says she, her face aglow with joy. "If the world admiro my pictures, the world shall pay to fcavo them, says lie, with a smile. Then, turning to her, ho adds very tenderly: "I will owe all my happiness to yon, sweetheart. Yet guiird my independence in more material matters. No mercenary question shall ever suspicion on my love.'' "Ayo, but ho does promise to be most circumspect and appear as if, returning from a voyage, he had come but to see how yon fare and will stay no longor than is reasonably civil." When our earthly day9 are ended And wC3 journey down the west. May the Heavenly Father guide us With His angels unto rest. And safe amid the splendors Of His mansion house sublime, We shall sing and dwell forever Where the home lights shine. —Moneit Gag? Shirley. "Only that," says she, her countenance falling again, "we are to hide our love, pretend indifference, behave toward this dear father as if he were nanght to me bnt a friend.'' Seeing I was not wanted here I left them to 6ettlo their prospectives and sought Don Sanchez, whom I found reading in a room below, seated in a comfortable chair before a good fire of apple logs. To please me he slmt up his book and agreed to take a stroll in the park while dinner was a-dressing. So wo slap on onr hats and cloaks and set forth, talking of indifferent matters till we had come into a fair open glade, which sort of place the prudent don did ever prefer to holes aiid corners for secret Conference, and then he told me how Moll and Mr. Godwin had already decided they would bo married in three weeks. William Slocnm was a member of one of the oldest and bast known families of the Wyoming Valley. His forefathers were Quakers and came here in 1776 from Rhode Island and Connecticut. His grandfather, William Slocnm, after whom he was named, was the second sheriff of Lucerne, at the time when the connty incladed, besides its present territory, part of Bradford, atd all of Susquehanna, Wyoming and Lackawanna. l/VNl* He mode no reply to this, but bending "My dear," says I, " 'tis no new part yon have to play.*' "I know it," she answers botly, "IVIicrc ore your kcDis;" demands Afott. that a just God doth dispose of Ilia creatures. Thee hast might on thy side, woman, but t liee h:ist right as well sli;i 11 yet- lie proven, not by the laws of man. which arc an invention of the devil to fatten rogues upon tlie substaneo of fools, but by the law of heaven, to which I do appeal with all my soul," lifting high ins shaking hands. "Morning and night 1 will pray that God shall smite with heavy hand which of us two hath most wronged the other. Offer the same prayer, if the© darest. " forward he gazed into the fire. Spaniard had hinted at this business as much for his own ends as fur our assur- » * "but The laet Legislature passed a bill of special value to the firemen of the State The bill has been mentioned In tae Gazette before, but It will do no haim, and perhaps some good, to recall the fact that it appropriates for the relief of firemen who are disabled or injured in service, one per cent, of the moneys paid into the State treasury by foreign fire insurance companies doing buiinees in this Stats. The olll provides for the organlzt tlon of firemen's associations in cities and boroughs, it being required that the earn* be tneorporat d. The moLey is paid by the State to the councils, And by them tothfiremen's associations. Scrantou has already moved to form the required association and the Note and Comment man thinks it would oe a tiret-rate for Pittston firemen to be in a position m avail themselves of the benefi s of the law. We have now a city firemen's association, regu'arly organ Ized with a president and a secretary. Why not have this organizitlon incorporated, and U wonld then answer every purpose It is expected that the money for 1893 will be pail to the various municipalities ab ur Dec. 31. It is time, therefore, for our firemen to De moving in the master—that is, if they feel disposed to aocept the bene fits so graciously oonferred oy the lawmakers ht HiriiBonrg. that makes it only the worse." "Well, what would you?" "I will have it ready against wo meet in the morning," says L anee. "Anything," with passion. '«I would do anything but cheat and cozon the man I love." Then, after some momenta' silence o* both sidos, "Oh, if I were really Judith Godwin!" THE CONTEST COURT. "You are no certain of horsanction?" he asks in delight as if he could not too much assure himself of his cousin's devotion.Judges Evidently Determined to Draw the Amur to a Coucl isioD. (Wilkesbarre Record.) The subject of our sketch was a son of Lay ton and Grateful Scovell Slocnm, and he was born on Jan. 9, 1829, in the Slooum homestead in Exeter borough, which still stands. His mother died at his birth, and his father four years later. He was raised by hie guardians, and attend?d school in Wyoming Seminary for two years. "If you were she, you'd be in Barbary now and have neither father nor lover. Is that what you want?" says I, with some impatience. Toe Sittser-Dnnham j idlclal contest court held a session at Lipute, Sullivan county, on Oct. 15 and 16, at which the exceptions ti the preliminary finding of the contest jndges were argned by the several ■»ttome) s for the cott*e'ant and respondeat—the arguments fu ly occupying the two days' session. There were no new developments of any particular interest, and no indicat'on that the preliminary ficdlngH fil»d by the jndges will be mDDt*rUlly onanged, although *he Dunham attorney* say that they expsct s-Dms modifications will be made, and exprees themselves as confl lent that any changes wl 1 be In their favor. The ccurt adj urned on Wednesday to meet again In L«p3rte on Taeediy, Ojt 29, at 9 o'clock a m , and the attorneys were notified that they should be prepared to remain at that time for two weeks. Thl« looks as if th-j judges were disposed to hurry the miserable affair to a conductor. "She has boon guided by mo in all matters relatin,; vo her estate and will be in this, I arD „i: "inced. But here's another quest i, • • which, while we He explained to me later on that he had refused to lio at the court for fear a glass or two after supper might lead his tongue astray, telling mo that he had touched nothing but penny ale all his long journey from London for fear of losing his head, and on my asking why he had fabricated that long history of shipwreck he vowed I had put him to it by saying I had a house of my own where he could lie. "For," says he, "my ship being laid up will furnish me with a very good excuse for coming to spend a day or two with you now and then. So may I get another glimpse of my own dear Moll, and see her in the fullness of her joy." "Three weeks?" says I. "I would it were to be done iu throe days." To which desire the don coincides with sundry grave nods, and then tells me how Moll would have herself cried in church, for all to know, and that nothing may bo wanting to her husband's cfignitv. "After all," snys I, "three weeks is no such great matter. And now, seoor, do tell me what you think of all thij." with me," says she, with a humility as strange in her as those newhorn scruples of conscience. I do confess that this parting shot went home to my C !eiice and troubled my mind co ;«(eralily, for, feeling that lie was in the right of it as regarded our relative honesty, I was constrained to think that his prophecy might come true also to our shame and undoing. But Moll was afflicted with no «uch qualms, her spirit being very combative and high, and her conscience, such its it was, being hardened by our Lite discussion to resist sharper slaps than this. Nay, maintaining that Simon must be dishonest by the proof we had of his hypocrisy and double dealing, she would have mo enter upon my office at once by sending letters to all her tenants, warning them to pay no rent to any one lately in her service, but only to mo, and these letters, which kept my pen going all that afternoon, she signed with the namoof Judith (ikntwin, which seemed to m« a very bold, dangerous piece of business, but she would have It to and did her signature with a §trong hand and a flourish of loops beneath like any queen. are fOnmt b might be discussed witl. advan'dKe- £'.y rulMhetv is nearly at i J end. Hip j yun doc i tied who shall go D-erii the eD to when I am gone?" "You may be sure of this, my dear," says I in a gentler tone. "If yon were anything but what yon are, Mr. Godwin would not marry you." In 1852, he went to California and spent three years aaong the gold diggings. Returning to' Pittston, he entered Into the mercantile business on Sonth Main street, and then went to Scranton. Here he spent about five years, first in Fuller's drug store and daring the last year of the war as a clerk in the provost office in that city. "Only that when I have authority thu: n'pcal'Dimon shall be turned from his o' /e » C*:k and crop. He loves me as Uit1 as ,e loves his mistress that he W' id i t iiAiiy the ears fur his own adtry"Why, then, not tell him what I am?" asks she boldly. "That moans that yon would be tomorrow what you're not today." "If ho told me he had dono wrong, I could forgive him and love him nono the loss." "If you had hud the ordering of /onr own destiny, you could not havj contrived it better," answers he. '• "j. is i most excellent game, and you caurat fail to win if" (here ho pauses to b'.ow his no46) "if the cards are playud y; op ofiy" ' a, honest man nevertheless—in his riar way," observes the don. Ia 1865, he was married to If las Mary Hoyt, daughter of Abel Hoyt, who then resided in Osseol., Tioga county, N. Y., and the newly-married conple at once began housekeeping at the old Slocnm homestead in Exeter. There they Have resided ever since, though a new residence was bui t some years ago, in which the family has since resided. Honest!" cries Mr. Godwin hotly. " Your conditions are not the same. He is a gentleman by birth; you but a player's daughter. Come, child, be reasonable. Ponder this matter but a moment justly, and you shall see that yon have all to lose and naught to gain by yielding to this idle fancy. Is ho lacking in affection that you would seek to stimulate his love by this hazardous experiment?" ' Tie honest who would liavo suffered Juditli to die in Barbary? Ho shall go!" He eould not sufficiently cry up the excellence of Mr. Godwin, his noble bearing, his fr;uik, honest countenance, his tenderness for Moll, etc., and ho did truly shed tears of gratitude to think that now, whatever befell him, her welfare and happiness were assured, but this was when ho had emptied his bottle and had go« to that stage of emotion which usually preceded boisterous hilarity when he was in his cups. This somehow brought P-twroj i"co my thoughts, and J told tb D don of CCy visit to him, and ha# he did pmyse to come down to see HoL\ where-.t the don, stopping short, loo ked at jr very curiously with his ynksovrj r s- d, but Baying nothing. ''Then you will tako in your own hands the control of your joint estate?" "I? Why, I know no more of such matters than the man in the moon." "With all respect to your cousin's abilities, I cannot think her qualified for this office." C. T. A. I'. CONVENTION. * # These are, indeed, wonderful d»ys ; and the wonders, it shou'd be borne in mtnd, are not onfiaei entirely to the subject o f locomotion, though electricity has done so much in this direjtlon as to attract special attention to that wonderfnl power. What think yoa, reader, of glass plpee, for use both in houses an 1 underground ? Smile, If you will, bat there are glass men who say it's coming. J. DV. Binta, the inventor of the wonderfnl process of producing pUte and embossed glass in use at the M josin works, Is one of these His ideas on the subj set are highly interesting. Writing on the subject a few days ago, he said: "Now that the water famine is over and quiet reigns over our entire land, is it not the part of wisdom to take a retrospective view and calculate what might have been—if—If there had been doe care taken by, the d.fferent water companies all over the land In keeping their reservoirs clean from filth i If the plpee which convey the water fr m the reservoirs had been of suoh material as to prevent the lodging of geims of disease, these to multiply by millions and float from their lodging places through the pipes into our houses to be drank by men, women and ohlldre ? It" It had not be?n that the homes of millions of our inhabitants had been fl joded for mont is and years past by water from oesspools through pipes whlr.h by oxidation foil i lodgment for poisonous accumulations to feiment, germs of disease to hatch, thrive and st»rt off on their mission of death If it had not been for the self-satisfaotlon i shown by corporate authorities when they should have been on the wateh for better equipment the dead list would not have been as appalling as it now appears. Even now, since th9 drought is past, many gentlemen representing water :ompDnies are travelslug the hills and uplands to find a mors abundant supply of water to prevent another famine, calculating at the samtime the ooet of iron plpee as a eondult— not for one moment giving a thought to the prison which follows the disintegration or oxidation of iron as the water passes through it to our homes. Is there no better material to be used for water conduits} It is estimated that over one half of the ora»t of the earth is composed of sillcn, In form of conglomerate rock, sandstone or fine pruned sand. This material, the moo* plentiful of any mat-rial known, One which can be melted and rolled :ktishetts or pip*; one which is a non- Hbaorbem, ono whicn neither time nor the 'elements deface nor decay; one which is ! stronger in pipe form than cast iron and can be made mnch cheaper, and is as durable as time; one which gives no lodgment to disease germs; one whloh is ever pure Look for the plass plpel It is oom'ng! It is the pipe for cocd lc.ing water, or oil, or for insulating the electric wires for long distances." A reelden plumber tel B us he knew of the nse of glass w*ter mains in Liverpool as long as fifteen years ago. Ever since returning to Exeter In 1865, Ur. Slocnm has followed the gardening business, occupying the fine lands which have been in the family since Revolutionary times. He was always quite active in religious work. Firet he was a member and elder of the old Pittston Presbyterian Church, and later, when the West Side Church was established, he became a member and elder of that. He also has been a t'.ve in the work at Slocun Chapel, ballt by his brother, James S Slocnm. For eight years he was a member of the Exeter Borongh Sahool Board, and held the office of preeldent during his entire service us director. Well supplied with this world's goods and of a cheerfal and con. tenttd disposition, his life was a hippy one, and he counted all men as his friends. Delegate* of the Third District Meet Id " 'Tis no more than Entnr-.l that a fathwr should want to w what kind of jnan is to be his daughter's hnsband,'' fay I in excuse, "and if he will come, what, are we to do?" "Surely another steward can bo found. "Oh, no, no, no I" pries she. "■fyonld he be happier knowing all?" She shakes her head. "Happier if you foroe him to give yon up aud seek another wife?" She starts as if flicked with a whip. "Would yon be happier stripped of your possessions, cast out of your house, to fly from justice with your father?" She Jooks at me in pale terror. "Why, then, there's nothing to pe won, and what's to lose? The love of a noble, honest gentleman, the joy of raising him from penury.'' Wllkesbarre. ' Undoubtedly,!' says I. ' • But surely, sir, you'd not trust all to him without some supervision;' Large sums of money mast pass through his hands, mid this must prove a great temptation to dishonest practices. 'Twould not bo fair to any man." And while I am shaking of bottles it will not be amiss to note here, for my futnre warning, a grave imprudence of mine, which I discovered on leaving the xoom to seek more wine. On the flame of my candle blowing asido I perceived that I had left my door unfastened, so that it now stood ajiir. And truly thia Was as culpable a piece of oversight as I oonld well have committed, for here had an enemy, or even an idle busybody, been passing he might very well have entered the little passage and overheard that which had been oft- undoing to have made known. About forty delegates, representing the Ctthollc Total Abstinence Societies of tbe Tuird DUtiict of the Scranton Diocese, met in Wllkesbarre JSonday, in quarterly convention D. B. Qildea, district, president, presided. There were several songs. Addresses were delivered by J. J. O'llira, of Plains, president of the Dhcesan Union ; Vice President McCawley, and Prof T. M. Uonnlff, of Plains. William Tjole, C. J. Boyle and J. J. Q'Hara were appointed a committee to advocate the formation of temperance societies among C-ttholica of all nationalities. Nor was this all. for the next morn- ing she would have me go to tha$ Mr. Goodman who had offered to buy her farm for ready money and get what I Could from him, seeing that she must furnish herself with her gowns and make other outlay for her coming marriage. So to him I go, and much haggling, having turned from Simon that the land was worth more than be offered for it, I brought him to give £0,000 instead of £5,000, and thia waa better business on bis sine than on mine at thai, for thai the bargain might not slip from his hands ho would have me take £3,000 down as a handsel), leaving the rest to bo paid when the deed of transference was drawn up. Due. 10.—Finding among Simon's quittances a bill for law expenses of one John Pearson, attorney, at Majdstonw, I concluded this must be the most trustworthy man of kmd in the country, and, set forth early this morning to seek him—a tedious, long journey, and tho roads exceedingly foul py good luck I found Mr. Peaiwon at home, a very civU. shrewd man, as I think. Having my business before, him, he tells mo there wiU bo no difficulty in dividing tho estate according to the Wish of Mr. Godwin and Moll, which may be done by a simple deed of agreement, and this he promises to d: aw up and send to us for signature in a oouple of days. But to get the seal to MulVs. succession will not be such W easy matter, and unless are willing to give £700 vf £*oo in fees we may be kept waiting a year, with the chance of being put 10 greater expense to prove our right, for he tells me the court and all about it are so corrupt that no minister is valued if he do not, by straight or crooked ways, draw money into the treasury, and that they will n\thw impede than aid the gl justice if it be to the interest, and that none will stir a hand to the advantage of any one but the king, unless it be secretly to his own, etc. And, though he wiU say nothing against Simofl, save, by way of hint, that all men must be counted hon«st till they are proved guilty, yet he do apprehend he will do all in fcis poww; to obstruct tho granting of this seal, whicfy i( is on\y reasonable to supposo he will. So, to close this discussion, I agree he shall spend much as £1,000 tn bribery, and he thinks we may certainly look to have it in a month at that price. Home late, and very sore. "I know what I should do in your place, Mr. Hopkins," says he quietly. "Pray, senor, what is that?" "SqtM'eaa all the money yon can ont at old Situon before he comes," fuiswer* ''And it wouldn't bo amiss to make Mr, Godwin a party to this business by l£ttiiiK him have a hundred or two for bis pres»nit i + ssities at once." "This is true," says ho. "And yet piim natural disiiK-lHiation, ignorance and other reasons I would keep out of it." Then, after some reflection, he adds: "My cousin has told me how you have lost all your fortune in saving her, and that 'tis not vet possible |o repay you. May x at-K, sir, wituont ortense, 11 you have any occupation for your time when you leave ns?" "Oh, say no more," cries she Iu passion. know not what madness possessed mfD to overlook such consequences. 1 kiss you for bringing me to my senses" (with that she catches up my hand and presses her lips to it again and again). ''Look iu my face," cries she, "and if you find a lurking vestige of irresolution there, J'U tear it out." Acting on mis hint, when Moll left ns after supper and wo three men were Seated Jwtore the tire, I asked Mr. Godwin if 'he would jx-rmit me to speak Upon a matter which concerned his happiness no less than his cousin Jndith's. Mjfay, sir," repliwn he, "I do pray yon to Pe open witii me, for otherwise I must consider myself unworthy of your friendship." PRETTY CHCRCD WEDDING. DEATH OF ROBERT BLANCHARD. Mr. Slocnm is survived by his wife and one son, William G., and also by his sister, Mrs. Francis Oakford, of Scranton, and his brother, James S. Slooum, who has always made his home with his brother's family. "I went to J-ioiulon when I left you to seu what might be done, but a merchant without money is liko u carpenter without tools," Seventh Victim of the Dnrrance Mine Ex- .lolia Ofcertiarfer anil Elizabeth Mill* plosion. Indeed 1 con id see nothing but Bet determination there, a most hard expression of fixed resolve, that seemed to ago her by ten years, astonishing me not less than those other phases in her rapidly developing character. '*'"'Now," says she quickly, and with not a note of her repining tone, "what was that you spoke of lately? You are to be our steward?" And now as I jogged home with all this gold clinking in my pocketB I did feel that I had thrust my head fairly into a halter and no chance of drawing it out. Look at it how I might, this business wore a most evil aspect, to be sure*. Nor could I regard myself aa anything but a thorough faced rCyfue- United In Marriage. Robert Blanohard, one of the victims of the explosion In the Djrranoe colliery, last week, died at a:30 Saturday morning at tie Wllkesbarre Hospital. This Is the severti death as a result of the explosion. Young B'.anchard was s venteeu yetrs of age and was a member of the Lehigh Valley E wineer C Drps. He was a son of David Blanchard, of Parsons. "Then, sir, till your debt is discharged, or you can find some more pleasant and profitable engagement, would you not consent to govern these affairs? I do not ask you to stay here, though assuredly you wjli ever pe a welcome guest, but if you would have one of the houses on the estate or como hither from time to time as it inDRht iit your other purposes and take this office as a matter of business J should regard it as a most generous, friendly kindness on your part." John Oberdorfer, a popular young man of this place, employed as a salesman for Boss & Co., was milled In marriage Oct 16, to Mks El'sabeth Kills, daughter of llrs Jane Mills, of Franklin also a well known young lady. The ceremony which united these two young people In marriage was performed In Trinity Cbnrch at six o'o'ook by Rev. E H. Eckel, in the presence of a congregation of relatives and friends that completely tilled the church The altar »ad l»een prettily decorated with flowers and presented a ple-slng sight. As the bride, looking beaqrifnl In a handsome suit of pearl gray allk, advanced up the ilsle on the arm of her uncle, William Hall, and led by the ushers, Harry Pdilllpe and Harry lUines, a pretty wedding march was playud by Lauren Wolfe. Arriving at the altar, tae wedding party were met by the groom and his be .t man, George Oberdorfer, a brtther. Tde Episcopal ritual, with a ring, wrs nsed. it the conclusion of the ceremony the wDdding paity were driven to the h m-j of Lewi* Schulthsls, on Washington street, where a reception was held. After congratulations had been offered « delectable w ddirg supper was served, which lnclndtd all the delicacies of the season. The remainder of the evening was spent In general soclabll tty, and at }1:18 the bridal party left am'd a shower of iloe and old sho»a on a weeding trip whloh will include Buffalo ai d Niagara Palls. Upon their return they will make their h( me for a time with Mr Schultheis. Mr. and Mrs. O-Jerdorfer re celved some handsome pr$Cenia, botb use ful and OTQ»mectal. They have the beet wMlSa of numen us friends for a protpurous acd happy weddC d life. "Well, sir," says I, "my mind is somewhat concerned on account of what you said this morning—namely; that no pecuniary question shall ever lie discussed betwixt. you and yOtir wife, and that you will owe nothing to.her but fiappihcsii. This, together with your purpose pf painting pictures to sell, pieans, I take it, that will leave fonr wife absoluto mistress of her present fortune." A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. A Young Son of Judge Archbald Fatally "For," thinks J, ''if old Simon's prayer be answered, what will become of this ixKir Mr. Goodman? His title deeds will be wrested from him, for they are but stolen goods he is paying for, and thus an innocent, honest m8** will be utterly ruined. And for doing this villainy I may count myself lucky if my heCds save my nock." Shoots a Woman. A shocking accident at Waverly, Lackawanna county, Saturday evening, resulted in a probable fatal injury to Mrs. James Green, a far Jier's wife, at the hands of Hugh, aged fi'teen years, son of president jndge R W. Archbald, of Scranton. Hugh had been hunting with three ycang men and stopped at the farmer's house to get » glass of water. As he was t iking the gtass from the lady's hand his gna fell from his hand and wDs discharged and the ball pierced her lnngs. She ran iuto the house and was fonnd there unconscious with the blood poaring from her month. Medical assistance was summoned from Scranton bat her recovery is not probable. ♦'Yes," says I, "for Mr. Godwin has declared most firmly that the moment he has authority he will cast Simon out for his disloyalty." The Bingham-Eterlew Nuptials. The heme of Mr. and Mrs. H nry C Berlew, on Franklia street, was the scene of a very happy social event Oat. 17, when their daughter, Mlsa Margaret, a young lady whose many excellent qualities have endeared hei to a hust of friends on bcth sidei of the river, was nnittd In carriage to Adelbert M. Bingham, a former resident of thlB place who Is now engaged as telegraph operator for t!ie Erie and Wyoming Valley Bailroad Company in Scranton. The lsta estlng ceremony took plaoe at a few minutes af er eight o'clock, In the presence of a company of about 200 relttivea and friends. The parlor was prettily decorated with fl)wers, the work of Florist H Crris, and overhanging the wedding con pie was the old shoe, typical of the good wishes which were so freely bestowed by those present. Riv W. Q. Simpson was the officiating clergyman. TLe bride was attired in a btcoming costume of white, and carried a bouquet of roses. Tae bridesmaid was Miss Nellie 1£ tsworth, and the groomsman, £Di. P. H. Berscoter. Ceremony and congratulations over, choiC e refreshments were servtd At 10:45, the newly redded con pi- left OD the D & H Road forScrantOP, whence they were driven to their new resldencs In Dunmore, which has been fitt ed already for their nse, and will at once assume the responsibilities of housekeeping. They take with them many practical tokona of the eetCDem of Plttston relative* and friends, as well as the hearty good wiehee of all who know them Trefol lowing out of town people attended the w«dllng: "That is tne case exactly, Mr. .Hopkins." savs he. "I am not indifferent to the world s esteem, and I would give no ono reason to suspect that I had marmy dear cousju to posse« tier fortune."I promised him with some demur, and yet with the civility his offer demanded, to consider of this, ap4 so our debate ended, audi X went to bed very well content with myself, for thus will ■faulty blind us to our faults. "I will not leave that ungrateful duty to him, "says she. "Take me to this wretch at once and choose the shortest path." With this weight on my mind I resolved to be very watchful iviid C;uuf\U ulj my safety, and before iD fell asleep thatj night I had devised a dozen schemes for making good my escape as soon as I perceived danger. Nevertheless i  dream of nothing but prisons, scourgings, etc., and in every vision I perceived old Simon in his leather skullcap sitting on the top of Tyburn tree, with his handker?her a-hanging down ready to strangle me. I led her back across the common, and coming to Simon's lodge she herself knocked loudly at the door. "Nevertheless, sir, you would not bavo thought it that she begrudged you pa equal share of her possessions, Your position will necessitate a certain outlay. To maintain your wife's dignity filid your own you must dress well, Mount a good horse, lie liberal iu hospitality, give largely to those in need, and Bo forth. With all due respect to your genius in painting, I.can scarcely think that art will furnish you at once with supplies necessary to meet all these dc- (JHAPTER XXIV. Seeing who it was through his little grating, Simon quickly opens the door, and with fawning humility entreats her to ptep into his poor room, and there he stands, cringing and mopping his eyes |n dreadful apprehension, as having doubtless gathered from some about the house how matters stood betwixt Moll and Mr. Godwin. I got together ftiOO, out of the sum left 11s after paying Don Sanchez his£10,- 000, and delivered 'em to Mr. Godwin against his note of hand, telling him at the same time that, having slept upon his proposal, I was resolvod to be his steward for three months, with freedom on both sides to alter our position, according to our convenience, at the end of that time, and would servo him aud his lady to the best of my power. Thanking me very heartily for my friendly service to him, though, God knows, with little reason, he presently left us. And Moll, coming btiek from taking tender leave of }iim at jiergajos, appeared very downcast aud peusivp. However, after moping an hour in her chamber, she comes to me in her hood, and begs I will take hfx a walk to disj»el her vapors. So we out across the common, it being a fine, brisk, dry moruing and the ground hard with a frost. Here, being secure from observation, I showed her bow I had settled matters \yitti  Godwin, dividing the estate in such a manner an would enable her to draw Deo. 11.—Much astonished this morning on going to my house to find all changed within as if by enchantment— fine hangings to my windows, fcandsoinifurniture \n vvery room, all arranged in due order (with a pair of pictures in my parlor), the linen press stocked with al\ that is needful and more, anCl even thu cellar well garnished with wines, etc. Ami truly thus embellished my house looks no longer like a prison, but cheerful and pleasant a dwelling place as t)(p hC'iu t \)f man could desire (in pioderanon), apd bettor than any I have yet dreamed of possessing. And 'twas easy to guess whose hands had worked this transformation, even had I nol recuguized certain pieces of furniture as coming from the court, for £ pioco Ulul playful snifli (tTpSptre 1 his surprise for ine while I was gone yesterday to Maid- PATTERSON WINS. CHAPTER XXV Verdict Today In the Celebrated Land "Where are your keys?" demands Moll in a very hard, merciless voice. As your guide, showing yon an exhibition of paintings, will linger over the first room and then pass the second in hurried review to como the quicker to a third of greater interest, so I, having dwelt maybe at undue length upon some passages in this history, must economize by touching lightly on the events that came immediately before Moll's marriage, and so get to those more pioying accidents which followed. Hero therefore will I transcribe certain notes, forming a brief chronicle, from that se-D cret journal which, for the clearer understanding of my position, I bogan to keep the day I took possession of Simon's lodge aqd entered upon my new office: Cec- 8-—Very bu6y alj setting my flow Jiotseln C&d5rfwnvey- WK. with the help of tie gtudoflfif, all those domestic and personal goods that beloug to Simon into the attic, but, Lord, so few those things, and they so patched and worti, that altogether they aro not worth 10 shillings of anybody "h money. I find tho house wondrous neat iknd oie;ui in overy part, but so comfortless and prisonliko, that I look forward. Case. Af er a trial of eleven days the mnoh mooted Patterson-Touhill land case is at an end, and the result is a victory for Mr. Patterson. The case was given into the hands of the jury at 11:30 last Friday and at 12:20 the verdict was placed in a sealed envelope. At 2:30 the verdict was announced in court. The jury gave to Mr. Pittereon all the land in dlspnte. According to law, the costs will be paid by tie losing pnty. jnands." ' "All this is very true, Mr. Hopkins," says he, after a little reflection. "To tell the truth, I have lived so long iu Want that poverty has become my second nature, and so these matters have pot entered into my calculations. Pray, pir, pontinne." Perceiving how the land lay and finding himself thus beset old Simon falls to his usual artifices, turning this way and that, liko a rat in a pit, to find some hole for escape. First he feigns to misunderstand ; then, clapping his hands it} his pocket*, he knows not where ho can have laid them, and after that fancies he must have given them to his man Peter, who is gone out of an errand, etc., until Moll, losing patience, cut him short by declaring the Joss of the keys unimportant, as doubtless a locksmith could bo found to open his boxes and drawers without 'em, 71 My cfcief requirement is," adds she, "that you loave this house forthwith and return no more " "Your wife, be she never so considerate, may pot always anticipate your needs, and hence at some future moment this question of supplies must arise, unless tbey are disjwsed of before your marriage." A Severe Reflectlin on Judge Lynch. [From the Hazleton Sentinel.] "If that could bo done, Mr. Hopkins," says he hopefully. When Wm. 3. McLsan, the Democratic cicdidite for jndge, over his signature Id tae Wtlkesbarre Laaier, stated that be oon'd not vot-j for John Lynch and that no honorable man could find fanlt with him, he made one big mistake. He did not say wby or how he reached suoh a conclusion It was a severe rt flection opon the judge of Lnzerne, and especially one of its favorite Democrats. No donbt McLean would retTact and have that letter purged if he could. The fact remains that he can't and that branch of the Democratic party in Luzerne which is recognized as the respectable portion will repudiate the redaction cast upon one of its favored sons. WheD Jndge Lynch'* friend* declared that they wonld remember the sine and canse its ant'ior to regret it, they had good canse for the threat. That threat holds good today. McLean does not even represent his own paity. How can he hope to succeed \ ''It may be done, sir, very easily. ritfa your cousin 'a consent and yours, sfl her elected guardian, at this tune have a deed drawn up to bo signed by yon .md her. Bottling ano half the jimuf upon yoa. and the other half on join Thi« will (Duke you not feet d'*'ior, bnt : er oenefwtor, for with this deeu i'l this, now become yours by legal rigii-. your ewt' .m, aud she could not Jbsti/ away a shilling without yowr pettHDsGxw, "''d thus you assure to her the same independence that you yourself would Mainpin.""Very good," says Don Sanchez in a sonorous voice of approval as he lies back in his high chair, his eyes closed and a cigarro in the corner of his mouth. • "I thank yon with all my heart, Mr. Hopkins," say,; Mr. Godwin warmly. '"I entreat you hay® this deed drawn up 5f it b© Cous.n Judith's wish." "You may court with certainty on that," says I, "for if my arguments jacked power I have but to say 'tis your (Ui*iirn, and 'twould lDe done, though it I V, |.V« i. tWbi. V\om ' ' FEtX DOWN A SHAW'. 7 - • » • v what funds she pleased, without let, hindraix'o or any iiiconvehiontquestion. Upon this, finding further ev.asion impossible, the old man turns to bay and asks upon what grounds she would dismiss bun without writ or warrant. Tlie Horrliile *'i»te of tinmen Sweeney at Hit n over. * * * At this she draws a deep sigh, fixing her eyes sadly enough on the ixjrspoctivo, as if she were thinking rather ot her absent lover than the business in hand. Somewhat nettled to find she prized my efforts on her behalf so lightly, I proceeded to show her the advsiytages of $fci£ adding that, to make :jU property the surer, I had consented ' 'ier affairs and Mr. God- Bd T'l'' n they were married. James A Sweeney, a single man twenty years of age, met with a horrible death on Oct. 17ih In the Bliss shaft at Hanover. He was ergaged In repairing the gnldes lu the shaft, when he slipped and fell to the bottom of the shaft, a distance of 400 feet, being Instantly killed. My son, thon hast entreated me these many days to purchase thee a bike. -Now. thou shalt have thy wish Bat tike heed t D my kindly warolng before thou ventured out upon the higliwav," argues tbe "Town Talker," In Ue Brooklyn Standard Union " Let not thy heart exult In the possession of a new and high-geared '95, for pride goeth before a fall, and It Is more desirable to have a whole ' 94 than a broken ' 95. Tike heed to thy ways, and nee to It th t thou rldest not where tacks are plentiful and broken glass la strewn apace. Bo not as the foolish ate, wbo Imagine vainly the; may soorch and make re ords when they have ridden but a week Behold 1 The lot of such is cast is with hospitals and ambulance surgeons. And when thon shalt ride upon the pathway that ?eadeth down to the sea, imagine not that thou art monarch of all thou surveyest, for verily there aC-e others, yea, many others, whom thon wilt encounter on thy journey, and who will rend thee and thy bike In many partu if t'aou ehouldtt bar their progress oy one j Dt or tittle In thine effort te own and occupy the whole roadway Biwate of him wbo hath his abode by the roadside and who bids you tarry while he repalreththy punctured tire, for of a truth he will demand of thee more recompense than thy bike Is worth Lastly, my son, let not thine heart incline toward the bloomer girl, for she ohewetb gum and her bike abldeth not in her own h use but is upon the roadway at morning, at noon and In the night tln.e She will canse thee mbny tears and much eor r Dw, and the end of her friendship is not gord. for thou shalt finally Fee her depart with him who can ride a mile in two minutes or less, whioh thou canst not do. My son, attend to theinstru tlon of thy father." " 'Tis sufficient," returns she, "that this house is mine, and that I will not have you a day longer for mv tenant or my servant. If you dispute my claim, fib 1 am told you do, you may take what luw'ful rheans you please to dispossess mo of my estato and at the name time fulruss what wivng is done you." Mr. and Mrs. Theo Shaw, Mr. and Mrs E B Locgwell, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ro*f», Mr. and Mrs Jchn Berlew, Mr. and Mrs. David B rlew, Mrs. Wllllver, Orange; Mrs. H L Shaw, Mr. G. F. Harding, Kingston; Miss Adlllne Harding, Tankhannock ; ft'Ibs Minnie Ltsher, Falls, Edith Schoonover, Jenuie Eieseoker, Marios Eenney, Jennie Gulney, Grace Engil, Geo. Penney, Frank Bingham, Frank DeBow, Minnie Bingham, Danmore; Mr atid Mrs Slckler, Mr and Mrs. H. C. Hlnman, Mr. and Mts. G. H. Ding ham, Herbert Bingham, Either Bingbam, Chas Mordojk, May MoiJook, Soranton ; Mr. and Idro. D. Bingham, Hawley ; W A Sterner and wife, Wllkeebarre; Miss May Beaecoter, Muhlenburg; M!bj Leona E. Sutllff, Bloomingdale. with little relish to living here when the lime conies for run to leave the court, after this to examining hooks, papers, etc., and the more closely I look into these the more assured I am that never was any servant more scrupulously exact and honest in his master's service than this old steward, which put ine tu the hope that I may be only half as faithful to my trust as lie, but I do fear I tliall not. Seeing his secret treachery discovered, Simon falls now to hDs whining arts, telling once more of his constant toil to enrich her, his thrift and self denial— nay, ho even carries it so far as to show that he did but incite Mr. Godwin to dispute her title to the estate, that thereby her claim should be justified before the law to the obtaining of her succession without further delay, and at the exjieuse of her cousin, which did surpass anything I had ever heard of for artfulness. But this only incensed Moll the more. Death of an Old Resident. •♦And C»o," I in conclusion, "you may have what money you want and dispose of it as yoa will, and I'll answer for it Mr. Godwin shall never be a penny the wiser." In the death ot Michael Hoollban, of Oregon, who passed away at 5:30 a. m on Oct. 17th, alter a long il ness, Pittston loses one of it« oldest residents. Born in Silgo, Ireland, Mr. Hoollhan emigrated to this country when bat a yonng man. After a brief residence in Hawley, he removed to Pittston forty eight years ago, and has resided here ever since Be was a carpenter and woikrfd for the Penn sylvania Coal Co. np to 1878, since which time 111 health has rompalled him to live a retired life, though he wa* able t) be about until a few weeks ago. His wife died in 187b, and the followlns children survive: Peter, of Sebastopol; Mrs. Annie Longhlin: MissSarab; Mrs. Axurtaa Bloom, of Weet Plttstnii; Michael, Mrs. A1 bert Butterworth, of Jennyn John and Thomas. Mr. Hoollhan was Well known throughout the community. "Do what you find is necessary," says she, with passion. "But for mercy's sake say no more on this matter to me. For all these hints do stab my heart like sharp knives. '• Conversing privily with Don Sanchez after dinner, he gave nie his opinion that we had done a very unwise thing in turning out old Simon, showing how by a little skill I might have persuaded Moll to leave this business to Mr. God- Win as the proper ruler o£ fcer estate'; how by suc£ vie lay Mr. Godwin's resentinunt frould have abated and he have been willing to listen to argument in the steward's favor; how we should have made Simon more eager than ever to servo us in order to condone his late offense, and how by abusing our opportunities we had changed this useful servant to a dangerous enemy whos# sole endeavor must bo to undo us and recover his former position, etc. "Why, what have wo to fear of this miserable | old man?" says I. "Unless he fetch Mrs. Godwin from Barbary, he cannot -S- Dawxnn looks him full hi the f'.icc. stone. I am resolved i wiU s'w'P here henceforth—-llit-re being two Ixtlrooms all properly furnished—as being more in keeping with my new position. Dec. 13.—This dav a little before dinner time came Dawson to the oourii, quite sober and looking as like a rough, honest soamai\ an anything oould be, but evidently with his best shore going manners on. And when Moll very graciously otters turn her hand, he whips out a red handkercher and lays it over her hand before kissing it, which was a piece of ceremony ho must have observed, at Greenwich, as also many odd phrases and sea expressions with which he garnished his conversation. ' "Cantata Evans." savs Moll, taking Not reading rightly the cause of her petulance, I w;is at first disposed to re-1—! •'"flotilla ttot a maiden is no more responsible for lier tongue tliaii a donkey for his heels in this of life, but YDoth must be forfver_a-flving out at some one "when parted ftorn the object of their atfectidns, I held my peace, and so we walked on in sullen silence for a space; then, turning suddenly upon me, she cries in a trembling voico: Serions Fire at Foster. A rlous fire occurred at Foster, Susquehanna cou ity, Saturday night, being caused by the explosioa of a lamp in Wright's tt're. The following buildings were burned : Finn's general store, I. W. Wright's store and dwelling, G P. Tiffany's block, M A Blair's drug store, M. £. Church, J. Wright's house and barn, Charles Carpenter's house and bam, and a storehouse and barn belonging to G. P. Tiffany. The fire was finally extinguished by the HalUte&d firemen. Loea, $35,000. KM'u V' Died While at School. He made no reply to this, but bending forward he Hazed into the fire, with a rapture in his face, pressing one hand within the other as if it w ere his sweetheart's.''^Vliat!'* cries she. "You would make TjaC1 bloojl_ between two cousins, Hi the nil« and disgracu of one, merely (o save the expense of some beggarly feesi I'll hear no more. Go at once, or I will send for my servants to carry you out by force." Miss Mary Stackhouw, of Shlcksbinny, died at Syracuse, on Friday morning, of typhoid pnenxxionla, aged 23 years. A in Dther, three sisters and two brothers survive. The sisters are Alice, Mrs. J. M Frit?., and Mrs. D. H. Pelffsr. Tie brothers are E S. Staokhonse and C. P. Stackbonse. Deceased was a student of the Syracuse UnUerslty, taking a musical course,and gave promise of reaching prominence In that line. She was very popular among the students—Record. "In tho meantime," says I, "if you have necessity for a hundred or two in advance, you have but to give me your note of hand." He st'jod some moments in deliberation, and then he says, with a certain dignity unusual to him, "I will go." Then he casts his eye slowly round the room, with a lingering regard for his piles of documents and precious boxes of title deeds, as if he were bidding a "Can you do me this service?" cries he eagerly. "Can you let me have£500 by tomorrow?" "Won't you say something to me? Can't you sco that I am unhappy?" And now, soeing her eyes full of tears, her lips quivering and her face drawn with pain, my heart melted in a moment, so taking her arm under mine WMl nressinar it to niv T hwlt hw h* The Nlotel Plate Road is the shortest line between Buffalo and Chloago. There Is an u .surpassed a ning car M? vice on the Niokel Plate Road. "I believe lean supply yon to the extent of six or seven.'' _ "All that you can. " says ho. "for bo-