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8 HgHg FROM ElFBRgH "VjSWflOM IM MKHgWAHIA HINTS FOR THOSE WHO GO BY STRIKE DOES NOT HINDER CUPID ENGINES TELESCOPED; RESULT OF COLLISION TO CELEBRATE ITS CENTENNIAL MANY HURT IN TROLLEY CRASH REWARD IS OFFERED FOR GIRL'S SLAYER Vacation Planning Made Easy by The Inquirer's Resort Information Bureau Miner Finds Leisure to Take a Bride Many Other Happy Couples United Bloomsburg Will Put on Gala Attire in Honor' of Its Hundreth Birthday Runaway Car Filled With Passengers Collides With Another Near Easton 'H-ilU -r- EASO NOW OPEN FOR THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1902 Detailed Information Furnished Free sat -2 WAS Special to The Inquirer. EASTON, June 4. Two heavy trolley cars, each filled with passengers, collided at .1.30 o'clock this afternoon on a steep grade of the Lehigh Yalley Traction Company's line between this city and Bethlehem. The westbound car, which was going down the hill, was running away, and struck the other with a terrible crash. The passengers in each car were thrown about the coaches, but only ten or a -dozen were injured.

The most serious were Mrs. Lydia Hall, 70 years old, of Waldwick, N. who was returning from a visit to Allentown; Mrs. Christopher Dalton and her five-year-old daughter Alice, of Greens-bridge, N. and Mrs.

Milton C. Maurer, of Easton. Mrs. Hall is badly cut about the head, and may die. Mrs.

Walton's right leg is severely injured, and her daughter, who was thrown half the length of the ear when the collision occurred, is seriously bruised about the head and face. Mrs. Maurer's right knee is fractured and she is badly bruised about the body. Her babe, found under a seat after the crash, escaped without a scratch. A special car sent out from Easton carried surgeons to the scene and the wounds of the injured were dressed by the time the wreck was cleared away.

Special to The Inquirer. ELKVIEW, June 4. Thousands have to-day visited the scene of the wreck where a Pullman special ran into a freight engine yesterday. The terrible force of the collision is shown by the manner in which the engines are Mary Qumn WIDOW WINS SUIT FOR BREACHOF PROMISE HOLLIDAYSBCRG, June 4. The jury in the case of Mrs.

Emma Wel-ker, the widow who sued Colonel H. Z. Metcalf. of Altoona, for $l(ViHI damages for breach of promise of marriage, rendered a verdict this afternoon for the fair plaintiff of S3 M). SEASON OF COMMENCEMENTS IS NOW IN FULL AND MERRY SWING Regarding All Summering Places Going away? Of course; everybody is either going away or about it.

The r'it hot days naturally make the mind turn cool spots in the country, the mountains ami at the seashore. It is safe to tny that at the present time there are very few men, women or children in fairlv circumstfir.ces of life that arc not tinning over several puzzling problems connected with the gomg-away proposition. Among these are: Where to go. How to get there. What it will cost.

Connected with these are a multitude of minor questions of detail which the avfrpge man or woman hates to worry owr. It -s longer necessary to woiry owe them, because The Inquirer Resor. Information Bureau is at the free an 1 unliu'itcd service of everybody to answer such questions as these. This institution is now optn ior the current sci on, better equipped than ever before for the furnishing of all necessary riforin.itnn regarding the Hummer resorts of the United States and Canada. A comfortable and handsomely furnished room on the second floor of The Inquirer building, 11(10 Market is stocked with time tables, booklets, hotel and railroad guides, boarding house lists tind every manner of data regarding the places which everybody visits or wants to visit during the summer season.

The bureau is in charge of an expert, who will aid all applicants in finding just the sort of place they want to sojourn at and furnish promptly the details as to how to get there, what it will cost, hotels and boarding phves, pates and every other obtainable detail. To those who live out of town it is only necessary to write to the Resort Information Bureau for the (lata wanted, being sure to mention the name of the pra or locality that it is intended to viit, together with the rate per. week, that it is preferred to pay, and inclosing a two-cent stamp lor the reply. Absolutely no chaige is made for the information furnished fir for supplying applicants with reading matter relating to the different resorts of the country. The Resort Information Bureau is for the benefit of the readers of The Inquirer and it is never too much trouble to furnish what the readers of the paper desire.

All Resorts Covered It will readily be seen what a saving in time, money and annoyance is afforded by making use of The Inquirer Resort Information Bureau. All resorts are covered by the systematic collection of data kept constantly on hand, and, when possible, additional facts will be obtained for applicants within a reasonable time. It is no longer necessary for a man preparing for a vacation to go chaing about from place to place, haunting railroad ticket offices, writing to landlords and boarding-house keepers and piling up vexation for himself before his vacation begins. By a five-minute visit to The Inquirer Resort Information Bureau, or by means of a letter of inquiry, with a two-cent stamp inclosed, all these hitherto annoying matters can be cleared up sat isfactorily without any The mountains of Penn-ylynnia, New-York and New England, the beautiful lake resorts of northern New Jersey and New York, the always-attractive seaside places that dot the coast of New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maine, the thousands of country places scattered up and down the breadth of the land and the novel cities, lakes and rivers of Canada are all fully covered in the all-embracing equipment of the Resort Information Bureau. It is an.

unique establishment for the benefit of the people and its unqualified success in past years leads to the certain belief'that the present seasetn will prove the value of the institution to more thousands of The Inquirer readers than ever before. James A. Gilmore Dead Special to The Iuuuirer. HARRISBURG. June 4.

James A. Gilmore, one of the best known citizen of this city, died this afternoon, in hi eightieth year. There is a pathetic connection between his death and the destruction of the old "Cam el' back bridge during the February flood. For over twenty-five years he had been the carpenter in charge of the repairs of the bridge and with it's destruction his occupation was gone. Badly Bitten by a Horse Special to The Inquirer.

SCRANTON, June 4. Thomas Markey, 14 years old, of North Bromley avenue, was this afternoon quite seriously bitten by a vicious horse. He was shaking the dust off some goods in the rear of the Globe. Store, when the horse caught hint by the arm, shook him and then raised him from the ground and threw him against the building. Stryker Declared Not Guilty Special to The Inquirer.

WJLLIAMSPOICr, IV. June Aftr being out seven hours, the jury in the case of ex-Chief of Police Stryker, charged with assault on Patrolman Simmons, le-turned a verdict of not guilty. Summer Energy and Activity. If You Are Sleepless, Irritable or Out-of-Sorts in June, PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND Will Give You Nerve Force, Fresh Energy, Vigor, and New Health. June should be the banner month of the year for the enjoyment of nature and life.

If men and women are not physically capable of enjoying the gooel things of nature and home so oountifully provided by an All-Wise Creator, the fault is their own in the majority of cases. Our nervousness, insomnia, despondency, and irritableness are continual and forcible reminders of ill health and disease. Their continuance in June means unhappinesa and misery; their banishment by the use of Paine's Celery Compound means energy, activity, vigor, and full ability to enjoy Heaven's best gifts. Thousands are now acquiring rugged health anil buoyant spirits through the use of Paine's Celery Compound. Ihe blessings of health, home, and nature will be your portion if you wisely use the great medicine this month.

It truly makes peo- Special to The Inquirer. BLOOMSBURG, June 4. Bloomsburg i- preparing to celebrate its centennial," August 28 and 21. The movement is under the supervision of a committee of management chosen from, among the town's most progressive business men. More than has already been subscribed, and sufficient funds are assured to make the celebration the largest ever held in this section of the State.

John R. Townsend, president of the Board of Trade and Town Council, is president of the centennial committee of management. The town is already making active preparations for the celebration. The work is being placed in the hands of efficient committees. ident of the seminary, who is over eighty years of age.

The members of the class who delivered orations were Charles X. Arbuckle, oi Newark, X. Evaris Clancy Conover, Hamilton Square. X. Eben Fisher Francis.

Up. ke. Nova Scotia; Edmund V. Garrett, Bridgepoit. W.

a George Walker Johnson. Cincinnati, John William Morgan, Egsbornville, a. Tobias Timothy Myers. Philadelphia, and Rittenhouse Xeisser, Philadelphia. Wilson College CHAMBERSBURG.

June exercises were held in Wilson College chapel this morning. The following is the graduating class: Candidate? for the Decree of Bachelor of Arts Mabel Cleveland Alcrert. Watsontown. Evelvn Atchison. Ixindon, Ohjo; Sara B.

Cameron." Chanihorsburit. Mary Jean Davison, Chainbersl.urz. Lorena Thaw Ehrenfeld. Gn-ensburc, Pa. Mary Krskine, Xew-ville.

Margaret Ruthraiiff Fletcher, Green-castle. l.ydia Husrus GreenBbur. Janet Scott Galbreath, Chestnut Level, Caroline Arnold' Gardner, ChnmbersbuiB, Frances Lauretta Geiger. Shippensburg, Hannah Adella Glass. Allegheny, Isabella Harwood Jepson.

Wheeling. W. a. Edna R. Leonard.

Beaver. Adelaide Leiper Martin. Baltimore. Helen Patterson Martin Baltimore. Md.

Margaret Mosser. Carlisle. Edith May Oellig, Greencastle. Mary McCoy Patton. Greencastle.

Mabel Pember-ton Saltsburg. Carrie Espey Phillips, Wilkes-Barre. Rose Montgomery Russell Derrv Station, Helen Ballard Schmitz. WashingO-n. Sara lionise Shaw.

Believne. Margaret Clark Smith. Martin's Ferry. Ohio; Jessie Hasiet Spielnian. Greencastle.

Pa. Candidates for the Degree of Baehelor of Mu- Francos Lauretta G-iger. Shippensburg.Pa. Clara Harglcroad. Shippcnsburg.

Gertrude Marv Keek. Butler. Harriet R. Rhodes, Chambersburg. Elsie Jeaum-tte Snyder, Wilberton.

Pa. Candidate for Certificate in Art Rachel Isabel Shields. Edenville. Pa. Pennsylvania College Special to The Inquirer.

GETTYSBURG, June 4. The Gies prizes offered to the students of Pennsylvania College for the best essays in English composition have been awarded as follows: First prize, E. C. Ruby, '02; second prize, XV. M.

Robenolt, '02; third prize, H. L. Stifel, '03. with honorable mention of W. H.

W. Reimer, '02, and E. B. Hav, '03. The committee who examined the essavs consisted of Revs.

A. R. Steck, D. XV. Woods, and M.

Coover. Freeland Mining Institute Special to Tire Inquirer. HAZLETOX, June 4 Rear Admiral W. D. Melville, of the United States Xavy, was the orator at the commencement exercises of the Freeland Mining and Mechanical Institute to-night.

George D. MeCreary, of Philadelphia, also addressed the large audience which was present. Sayre High School SAYRE, June 4. The Rev. H.

A. Blake, of the Church of Christ, preached the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the high school here to-night The music was furnished by a chorus of high school pupils and Mrs. W. G. Xay-lor, soprano soloist.

The graduation exercises will be held on Friday night and the young people who will take their diplomas are Ethel Bush, Anna Callaer, Anna Kersey. Estella Sacket, Christine Reeves, Grace Youtz, Clara Shoop, Genevieve Ijoux, Elizabeth Llsie Seward, Nina Lewis, Iva Springer, George Mc-Xamara, Alexander Winlach, S. Louis Driers, John Watkins, Joseph La Plant and Howard Johnson. Alexander E. Win-lack is the president of the class.

LEWTSTOWN. Christopher C. Price, Chief of Police, died very suddenly here, aged 55 years. Consumption Cured BY THE KOCH INHALATION. tUr.

ROBERT KOCH, DR. EDWARD KOCH the discoverer of the germ polaoQ that produces con and hisgreat inrention, the Koch In halation, which converts the Koch Tubercu- sumption and of the K.ocn Tnner-ouline that kills the nerrn and cures lung diseases. cullne into bealinz ouy vapor that can be breathed directly into the air passages Xearly a thousand actual and complete cures have been made in New York and Philadelphia. Testimcnials from grateful patients are on file. Call and see the testimonials and caH on the patients themselves.

Home treatment given if preferred, with specially prepared Inhalation Apparatus, without extra cost. No charge for consultation, examination and trial treatment. Call on or write to Koch Lung Cure, 1334 Arch street, Philadelphia, for illus-1 trated booklet containing symptom blank. 1 Xt I i -1 I 'I L- i jr. Special to The luquirer.

SHAMOKIN, 4 The great toal strike aided Cupid to another tally on the matrimonial score sheet. When the miners" tie-up began, 1). M. Reichley, a young loader bos, teased work at the Cameron Colliery. Miss Mollie Oyster, of Cumberland, who for many years made her home with Rev.

L. D. Renscoter, at present stationed here at the Second Methodist Episcopal Church, was the striker's sweetheart. Having lots of time at his disposal the miner told his sweetheart that he would be glad to at company the pretty young girl on a visit to her parents in Cumberland. The clergyman gave Ins orisent for the jaunt, and the couple left on the pleasure trip.

A letter was received by Reiehley's parents to-day announcing that he and Miss Oyster had become man and wife. Keffer Poist Special to The Inquirer. HANOVER, IV, June 4. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, McSherrystown, was the scene of a fashionable wedding today when Miss Kstella A.

Poist. daughter of A. Poist, and John William Keffer were married by the rector, Rev. P. P.

llemler, assisted by llev. -lames Clark. Holloway Woo ley SiiPi isl to The Inquirer. DANVILLE, dune 4. Miss Cor delia G.

Wooiey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. Wooiey, was united in marriage today to Dr. Thomas R.

Holloway. of Philadelphia. The ei einony was performed at the residence of the bride's parents by Uev. Krskine Wright, rector of Christ Episcopal Church. Deem Beaver Special to The Inquirer.

GIRARDVILLE. June 4. Miss Sadie Beaver and William Deem, two popular young folks of this city, were united in marriage in the Zion's Luthern Church to-day by the pastor. Rev. W.

F. Heldt. Jack Lewis Ttie Inquirer. MEDIA, June 4. Miss Mary-Miller Lewis, daughter' of Mr.

and Mrs. George Mv Lewis, of Media, and Dr. Charles S. Jack, physician, of Philadelphia, were united in marriage this evening at Christ P. E.

Church by Rev. W. F. Ches-ley Morsel, rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter. Philadelphia, who, while rector in the Media church, performed a similar ceremony for the bride parents.

Tower Taylor Special to The Inquirer. NORRISTOWN. June 4. The wedding of Miss Elizabeth Ratcliffe Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Isaac Taylor, of West Main street. and Rev. William Barnes Tower, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, Wvncote. took place at 5 o'clock this afternoon in the DeKalb Street M. K.

Church here. Garr Smith Special to The Inquirer. EASTON, June 4. Rev. Jerome Garr, pastor of Bethany Evangelical Church, at Lansdale.

and Miss Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith, of this city, were wedded at thel residence of the bride parents on Rer-witk street, at 4 o'clock this afternooon. Presiding Elder Smoyer, of the Evangelical Church at Lancaster, was the officiating clergyman. Darling McClintock Special to Tbe inquirer.

PITTSBURG. June 4. The wedding of Miss Emma Childs McClintock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McClintock, of Amberson avenue, and Thomas Darling, of Wilkes-Barre, took place at the Shady Side Presbyterian Church to-dav.

DETECTIVE ON TRIAL FOR MURDER I S-ppoial i The Inquirer. SCRANTO'X. Fa-, June 4. Two days having been taken up in the selection of a jury, court to-day began to hear testimony in the case oi Sylvester F. Cos-grove, the New York detective who is on trial for his life for the shooting of Daniel McAuliffe during the street car riots in this city.

John Dunlevy, who was shot at the same time, admitted that the detectives were backing down the street at the time of the shooting, holding an angry crowd at bay with their revolvers. Other witresses gave similar testimony. The defense will be heard tomorrow. KILLED BY DIVING IN SHALLOW WATER Special to Tho Inquirer. POTTS VILLE.

June 4. Clay Reber. a well-known athlete and expert swimmer, died here to-day from injuries to his spine, received while diving in shallow water. His head struck a rock, causing wounds which wete fatal. Reber was a prominent business man of Pottsville, and was 22 years of age.

KRIK. O. H. P. McDonnell, a wealthr farmer.

instantly killed ly a fall in his barn. His skull was fractured Eczema How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes, dries and scales! Some people call it tetter, milk trust or salt rheum. The suffering from it is sometimes intense; local applications are resorted to they mitigate, but cannot cure. It proceeds from humors inherited or acquired and persists until these have been removed. Hood's Sarsaparilla positively removes them, has radically a'jd permanently cured the worst cases, abd is without an equal for all cutaneous eruptions.

(oob'8 Pills are the Lest cathartic. Price 35 cents REVOLT IN A REFORMATORY Two Boy Prisoners Bind Electrician and Make Daring Attempt to Escape Special to The Inquirer. HUNTINGDON, June 4. Elec trician Isenberg, of the Pennsylvania In dustrial Reformatory, while seated in one ot the offices of the institution was sud denly pounced upon by two of the inmates, Robert Black, of Fayette county, and Clyde Walker, of We-stmorelahd county. The prisoners told Isenberg that they had for mulated plans for their escape, and in order to carry out their plans it would be neeessu-y to tie him.

If he resisted or made any outcry they would kill him with a large hammer which one of the convicts had in his jKissession. After the prisoners had bound their vie tim they took from his pocket t-everal keys of ihe institution. The boys then pro ceeded in their plans of escape by screwing together several pieces of pipe and scaling the outer wall. Isenberg, however, was in treeing himself, and immediately telephoned the officials. The convicts escaped to another part of the institution where tiicy came contact with Xight Officer Stever and after using a piece of lead pipe with telling effect over the officer's head, were overpowered and taken back to the reformatory, where they were placed in solitary confinement.

ASHLAND MEN CHARGED SHOPLIFTING Special to The Inquirer. ASHLAND, June 4. For some time past the firm of Peter E. Buck ic Sons have been missing goods, and a member of the firm was designated to keen an eye on the warerooms and shin- ping department. The result was their shipper, Albert Schlegel, was placed un der arrest, charged with the theft of the missing goods, and Charles Runkel, of Ashland, and James lomson, a one armed man, of Centralia.

were arrested charged with receiving them. While the officers were taking Tomson in quest of bail ne escaped ana has not been seen since. SISTERS PLEAD FOR ERRING BROTHERS Special to The Inquirer. XORRISTOWN, June 4. A pa thetic scene was witnessed in court here this morning, when five sisters of Samuel and Charles Simons, who pleaded guilty to stealing telephone wires, implored the court to be lenient with their erring brothers.

hen the udge sentenced the men, respectively, to one and two years in the penitentiary, one of the young women laintea. TOOK STRIKER'S PLACE AND MET DEATH Special, to The Inquirer. ERIE, June 4. A non-union line man, D. C.

Kartell, of Baltimore, recently took tbe place of a striking Mutual Tele phone Company lineman, in spite of vigor ous moral suasion of the strikers. This afternoon he fell trom the top of a sixty-foot pole, striking head foremost on the stone pavement below. Death was instantaneous. JUDGE OBJECTS TO SHIRT WAIST MEN Special to The Inquirer. MIDDLEBURG, June 4.

At the opening oi cour yesterday Judge II. M. McClure gave strict orders to- the tipstaves to exclude from the court room all persons not having a coat on. Judge JlcClure is evidently opposed to the shirt waist man. SMOTHERED TO DEATH IN HIS OWN BED Special to The Inquirer.

LEWTSTOWN, Pa.s June 4. John Smith, a native of England, aged about 65 years, was found smothered to death in his bed this morning. When found his head was buried in the mattress. Team Struck by Train Special to The Inquirer. LANCASTER, June 4.

A four-horse team, owned by J. L. DeLong, of Rossmere, and driven by Albert Wertz, was struck by a fast freight on the Pennsylvania Railroad cut-off at the Hubley Manufacturing Works this evening, the horses being instantly killed and the driver seriously hurt. The team was thrown fifty feet. Impure Water at New Castle Special to The Inaulrer.

NEW CASTLE, June 4. State Chemist Professor F. T. Ascljmann, of Pittsburg, has pronounced the water supply of this city unhealthy and unfit for domestic use, and the community is arouseTover the matter of pure drinking water. Professor Aschmann finds a heavy percentage of bacteria in the water, which is also charged with a large amount of ammonia, with traces of, alum.

Sfrtsl to The Inquirer. SCRAXTON, June 4. A negro is suspected by the police as being the principal of the atrocious outrage and murderer of Mary Quinn, of this city, on Monday night. The suspicion is due to the ferocity displayed by the murderer. One negro who was suspected of being in the neighborhood was placed under arrest by the police last night, but has succeeded OPINIONS OF SUPREME COURT Decisions in a Large Number of Cases Are Handed Down HARRISBURG, June 4.

The Supreme Court to-day handed down the following opinions: Per Curiam: Siegler vs. Mellinger, C. P. Lancaster; affirmed. Long's estate, Lancaster; order for reargument.

Goodman vs. Coal township et Northumberland; order for reargument. Commonwealth vs. Keystone Laundry Company, C. P.

Dauphin; affirmed. William E. Baker vs. Robert Manley, C. P.

Xo. 2, Philadelphia; affirmed. John Wholeben vs. Warren Mica Lubricant Company, Warren; affirmed. George XV.

Keefer vs. Sunbury school district, C. P. Northumberland; affirmed. Pennsylvania Canal Company vs.

Lewisburg, C. P. Northumberland; affirmed by divided court. Michael Mooney -vs. Pennsylvania Railroad, C.

P. Luzerne; affirmed. Commonwealth vs. Guthrie et C. P.

Luzerne; affirmed. Spring Brook Water Company vs. Pitts-ton, C. P. Luzerne; affirmed.

Spring Brook Water Company vs. Pittston, C. I'. Luzerne; affirmed. Doud vs.

Delaware Railroad Company, C. P. Luzerne; affirmed. Andrew B. Ledwith vs.

Mary L. Reichard et C. P. Fayette; affirmed. Lewis estate vs.

Hillards appeal, O. C. Luzerne; affirmed. Lewis estate vs. Phillips appeal, O.

C' Luzerne; affirmed. Wright vs. City of Lancaster, C. P. Lancaster; affirmed.

Borough of West Chester vs. West Chester Street Railway Company, C. P. Chester; affirmed. Goodman's appeal, O.

C. Berks; affirmed. Plymouth Cordage Company vs. Pennsylvania Wood Company, C. P.

X'o. 3, Philadelphia; affirmed. By Mitchell, Sou-ders estate vs. Union Trust Company's appeal, O. C.

Lancaster; dismissed. Locks estate vs. Myers' appeal. O. C.

York; affirmed. Messender vs. Clay and Hinckle-town Turnpike Company, C. P. Lancaster; affirmed.

Heiss vs. City of Lancaster, C. P. Lancaster; affirmed. Commonwealth vs.

McDougal, C. P. York; dismissed. Gitts estate vs. Gifts' appeal, O.

C. York; affirmed. Grubb vs. Galloway. C.

P. Blair; reversed. Brock vs. Pennsylvania Steel Company, C. P.

Lebanon; affirmed. By Potter. XV. F. Eline vs.

National Tube Works Company, C. P. Allegheny: affirmed. Lewis J. Lewis vs.

Samuel E. Lewis, C. P. Schuylkill; reversed. By Dean, Joseph Stevenson vs.

The Ebervale Coal Company, C. P. Luzerne; reversed. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Relief Association vs. Emma E.

Wolf and Alice R. Young, C. P. York; affirmed. By Mestrezat, G.

X. Grow vs. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railway Company, C. P. McKean; order reversed with a procedendo.

Willoughby et al. vs. Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg, C. P. McKean; order reversed with a procedendo.

The court adjourned without fixing any time for meeting. FATALLY BURNED WHILE CURLING HER HAIR Special to The Inquirer. LANCASTER, June 4. Mrs. William Robeson, a prominent society woman of Davenport, Iowa, was fatally burned here to-day at the residence of John L.

Martin, where she was a guest. She was in her bedroom arranging her toilet when an alcohol lamp for hair curlers was upset, setting fire to the carpet. In Mrs. Robeson's efforts to stamp out the flames, her clothing caught fire. She was so fearfully burned that recovery is impossible.

A BIG EARNER. Good Food Pays Better Than Any Other Investment. Money put into properly selected food that brings health and maintains it is better invested than any other way. A man who had spent hundreds of dollars in medicines to try and get well writes that the past year he has used 150 packages of Grape-Nuts. He says, "Sev eral years ago I had two severe shocks of paralysis, bringing on general nervous debility.

I w-as not able to do work of any kind for several years. I doctored hundreds of dollars away. About a year ago I began using Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food and have so steadily gained in strength and health that since last July I have worked every day at collecting for a large company, walking several miles a day, and have not enjoyed better health for over 20 years than I do now. I am able to use all kinds of food, but do not eat much besides Grape-Nuts and Postum Food Coffee." W. F.

Albro, 207 Chestnut Scranton, Pa. Don't overlook the recioe book in each in demonstrating his innocence and was released. The County Commissioners this afternoon offered a reward of $." I for the arrest or conviction of the murderers. The city will offer a like amount, it is stated. Coroner Saltry, who performed the autopsy, says it was a wonder the girl lived as long as she did.

Her skull was crushed almost to fragments and the brain penetrated and lacerated. New Jersey i News Summary UGLY PRISONER GOES TO TRENTON Special to The Inquirer. BRIDGETOX, X. June 4. One of the most desperate prisoners ever incarcerated in the county jail here was taken to Trenton to-day to serve a sentence of three years.

His name is David Jones, colored, who was caught pawning, in Philadelphia, articles stolen from the summer residence of Miss Elmer, near this city. Jones had freouently made the boast that Sheriff Hendee would never take him to prison. To-day that officer took no chances. The Sheriff put the handcuffs on the prisoner and pinioned his hands behind him. A search of his cell disclosed an old knife, that had been sharpened like a razor, and it is believed that Jones had been waiting a favorable opportunity to attack the Sheriff or jailer and make his escape.

NEW JERSEX NEWS NOTES CAMPF.N. Koshnor Kinitski. 27 years old was drowned while swimming In Cooper Creek yesterday. He was neistert with eramps and sank before assistance arrived. Oharles (Xmcel, colored, 70 years old, fell from the third story of the Butler -Masonic Hall yesterday and received injuries from which he will dio.

All tint two small-pox patients were discharged from the Municipal Hospital yesterday. Flfty applications for naturalization papers are on file thus far. The Naturalization Court will hold a special session June 24.The local Hoard of Assessors have practically completed their work after goinfr over 118 miles and vicwintr 2H.OO0 properties liesliles many hundred Th" Kxeise Commission lflst-Tiiftht grant ed 42 pool table licenses resulting from the crusade of the I-aw and Order league. PLEASANTVILLE. Mrs.

George K. Adams. aged 38 years, died here yesterday, after two davs' illness Trom lockjaw. Mrs. Adams was the wife of George K.

Adams, a hardware mcr chant of Philadelphia, nnd she leaves a baby only three weeks old beside three other children. The funeral will take place on Friday. Interment in Philadelphia. Jury in the Mercer county court yesterday aquitted John W. Kelly of the charge of murder.

Kelly shot and killed An drew Morrell at Princeton on November 2 last. Both men were waiting for a trolley car and had had an altercation. Kelly was Intoxicated and was returning from a gunning trip. He was accused of bavins deliberately shot Morrell. His defence was carelessness in handling the gun.

MILLVILIK. The strawberry festival is al most a thing of the past in South Jersey. Some years ago, almost every church or secret society in a town would hold one of these at this season, but now a genuine strawberry festival is seldom heard of. CANTON'. William Keeves.

living near Canton, has found a new remedy for rheumatism. While pulling tomato plants, near Samuel Murphy's hives of bees, the latter resented Reeves' seeming familiarity and gave him several hypodermic punctures. This caused him to do all sorts of contortion acts, and when it was all over Reeves fouud his rheumatism had left him entirely. BRIDGETON. A Bridgeton man nearly frightened his wife to death Tuesday night when he fell out of bed on the floor.

He awoke and explained that he had been dreaming of being in bathing at Atlantic City and thought he was diving into the breakers. BORDKNTOWN. The Bordentown Mobile and Transportation Company, that for some time has been making preparation to operate a line between Bordentown, Columbus. Crosswicks and Allentown, made its first scheduled trip yesterday. WOODBURY.

During a game of hall in Woodbury yesterday, Edward Joyce, catcher of the High School team, had his nose splintered by being struck with a ball. Funeral of Mrs. Frank W. Taylor Special to The Inquirer. NORWOOD, June 4.

Mrs. Frank W. Taylor, who died here early Sunday morning, was buried this afternoon in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia. Funeral services were conducted at her late home on avenue by Rev A. B.

Runn Van Ormer and Rev. Mr Morrell. assisted by Rev. R. O.

Miller A throng of sorrowing relatives and friends attended the services. Widow Will Appeal Case Special to The iDqulrer. PITTSBURG, June 4. Mrs. Sarah McCloy is not satisfied with the verdict broueht in by the jury who recently held Rev.

J. M. Thomas not guilty of breach of promise to marry the widow, find she will appeal her case to the Supreme Court. Barbers Form a Union Special to The Inquirer. CHESTER, June 4.

The barbers of this city have formed a protective association and a permanent organization and decided to close their places of business on all nights but Saturday at 8 o'clock. The president of the new association is John Bauer. Cut in Two on Railroad Special to The SAYRE, June 4. An unknown man was found cut in two on the tracks of the Lehigh Valley, just south of here yesterday morning. He carried no means ot, identification and was fairly well dressed.

NEARLY CUT IN TWAIN BY CIRCULAR SAW June 4. Robert, the 17-year-old son of Thomas Nells, of Orangeville, here, fell on a circ ular saw while at work in a saw mill near his home to-day and was cut almost in twain. Death resulted. rid. vl nii DR.

HENRY G. WESTOX. President Crozer Theological Seminary. Carlisle; Edith M. Super, Carlisle; Lucy Trever-trn.

Carlisle; Helen Whitine, Carlisle. Modern Language Section Carl F. Xew. Baltimore. Md.

Walter M. Saee, Plainfield. X. William L. Sampson, Philadelphia; Harry M.

Shoemaker. Hazerstown, Gertrude I. Super, Carlisle. Scientific Section Charlotte S. Houser.

Danville. Senator Marcus A. Hanna, who had expected to be present to-dav, was at the last moment detained in Vashington on account of important legislation. Maplewood Institute MEDIA, June 4. About fifteen hundred peoule assembled at Manlewood Institute, in Concord, this afternoon to witness the most interesting event in the history of the institution, tor beside the commencement exercises hundreds of former students of the school were present to assist the principal, Professor Joseph Sliortlidge, in commemorating his fiftieth anniversary as a teacher.

Addresses were made bv Joseph E. King, of the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, of Xew York, where Professor Shoitlidge prepared for-Yale College; Dr. Edward Brooks, Superintendent of the Philadelphia Public Schools, in which Professor Shoitlidge taught years ago; Dr. Richard Darlington representing" Greenwood Dell Ladies' Seminary, Chester county, which was one of the Professor's charges; Professor George C. Butz, of Pennsylvania State College, of which Professor hortlidge was a former president; John D.

Reardon, Citv Solicitor of A dliamsport, and Frederick D. Morrison, superintendent of the Baltimore Institution for the Blind. Crozer Seminary CHESTER. June 4. The thirty-fourth annual commencement in the history of Crozer Theological Seminary occurred to-day and was attended by many people.

The exercises were held in John P. Crozer Hall, and the address to the graduates was delivered by Rev. Dr. Milton G. Evans.

The dinlomas were presented to twenty-three voung ministers by the "grand old man" of the Baptist denomination, Dr. Henry G. Weston, pres G. A. R.

OF THE STATE ELECTS OFFICERS Special to The Inquirer. GETTYSBURG, June 4. The first business session of the thirtv-sixth annual encampment of the Pennsylvania State Departmfent of the Grand Army of the Republic was held in Xavier Hall to-dav. The annual election resulted in the selection of Robert P. Scott, a member of Post No.

.103, of Butler, for Department Commander. Mr. Scott during the war served as a private in the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Yolunteers. E. L.

Schroder, of York, was elected Senior Yice Commander, and Ignatius Gresser, of Allentown, Junior Yice Commander. Dr. M. B. Hughes was re-elected Medical Director, and, the Rev.

John W. Sayers, of Philadelphia, who has been Chaplain of the Department for thirty years, was also re-elected. John L. Grim, Charles Rodebaugh, R. H.

Fratz, H. H. Benough, H. H. Stanwqod were chosen as a Council of Administration.

Union League of Altoona Special to The Inquirer. ALTOOX'A, June 4. The Republican League headquarters of Altoona, which were completely destroyed by fire January last, have been entirely refitted, together with an additional floor in the large building formerly occupied. Under the new name of the Union League of Altoona the doors of the organization will be opened to its 1500 members on next Saturday. -r 1 if- Dickinson College Spec ial to The Inquirer.

CARLISLE. June 4 closing exercises of the one hundredth and nineteenth commencement of Dickinson College took place to-day. The day was beautiful and the town was crowded with visitors anxious to see and participate in the event. They opened with special chapel services, which was followed by the last meeting of the Board of Trustees. The following trustees were re-elected for four yeats: General Horatio C.

King, Brooklyn, X. V. H. Besley, Baltimore, W. C.

Allison, Philadelphia; Rev. J. A. Lippincott, Philadelphia; J. II.

Burk, Carlisle; Rev. Dr. W. Evans, Sunbury; Rev. J.

Z. Lloyd, Swedesboro. X. Alexander E. Patton, Lawrenceville; Rev.

W. A. Stephens, Carlisle; Rev. Louis E. Barrett.

Middletovvn, Joseph K. Holland. Milford, Hon. W. H.

Jackson, Salisbury, Md. The following new members were elected: Stephen Greene, Philadelphia; Lemuel T. Appold, Baltimore, and W. H. Heister, Newark, N.

J. The board organized by electing president, Rev. Dr. George Edward Reed; vice president. Rev.

Dr. W. V. Evans; treasurer, Frysinger Evans, executive committee. President Reed, Hon.

Charles H. Mullin. Dr. W. W.

Evans. J. S. Bursk. Rev.

W. A. Stephens, Judge E. XV. Biddle, YV.

Allison, and John Melick. The Investment Committee is composed of the same members, with the addition of Fry-singer Evans, Esq. At nine o'clock the commencement exercises took place in the James XV. Bosley Memorial Hall. President Georee Edward Reed presided.

The graduating class, which numbered1 feixty-nine, the largest in the college history, is as follows: Classical Section S. I.utber Bare. Westminster. Md. Frank T.

Bell. Lewistown: Walter C. Brewer. Fleminpton, X. Arthur H.

Carver. Stewartstown Georee G. Chambers. Ridley Park; Bertrand L. Chapman.

Fast Orange. X. Robert H. Comlv, Locust Grove. Md.

James Cunninehain. Philadelphia: James F.lvin. Paterson, X. Ko.v C. Flory.

Stroudsmue: William A. Ganoe. Jersey Shore: W. Howard Hake. Gettysburg: George W.

Hamilton. Upland; Horace L. Hoeh. Ien ia-Itod: Myron B. Hockenberry, Carbondale: M.

Hoffman. Villersbursr; Clyde W. Hoover, West Fairvievr; J. Walter Kelly. Reedsville; Katheryn Kerr.

Centre Hall; Clark D. lumber-ton. Carlisle: Frank T. Lawrence. Bridceton.

X. R. Max Iwis. Altoona: Willis A. Lewis, Carlisle: Mary C.

Love. Carlisle: Aeis A. Me. Crone, Carlisle; Walter L. Moore.

Moore; D. Walter Morton. Philadelphia; W. Flward Jlr-ers. York; Xewton Xelson.

Bridzeton. X. narry K. Adgers. Frostbnrc.

Georpe W. Peterson. Mt. I'nion: Florence Kothermel. Mose-lem Springs: Warren X.

Shuman. Arthur n. Sloop. Danville; James G. Steese.

Mt. Holly Springs: Ralph K. Steever. Millers-burs; Harry C. Wilbur.

Rloomsbure; t'lvsses S. G. Wright. Knoxville. Md.

Latin Scientific Section Kdwin C. Ammerman. Tanville; Melville Arthur. Rock Hall, Lewis M. Bacon, Phllapolis.

William W. Betts. Ocean View. Mervin W. Bricker.

Carlisle; William D. Burkey. Hamhnrg; Edith A. Cahoon, Dover. Ralph E.

Clepper. Carlisle; Wilbur A. Creamer, Sbippensburg; William H. Decker, Lewisberry; Thomas D. E.

Dillman. Harry L. Dress. Harrisbnrc; Martin C. Flejral.

Clearfield; Ethelyn M. Hardesty, Fred-erica. Roy D. Harris. Carlisle; D.

Kent McMillan. Gettysburg; Joseph W. Milburn, Washington, D. C. Reuben F.

Nevling. Smith Mill; Emma F. Reerue. Carlisle: Herbert Rhine-smith, Midvale, X. Howard H.

Shepler. IN MEMORY OF THE LATE FRANK THOMSON CHAMBERSBURG, June 4. At a meeting of Wilson College trustees today announcement was made by President Martin that the surviving children of the late Frank Thomson, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, would obligate themselves for the completion of the music hall. The trustees decided to ask the children to allow the music hall to be named "The Frank Thomson Memorial Music Hall." Mr. Thomson was born here.

His parents are buried in the Falling Spring Presbyterian graveyard. A memorial window to the parents was placed in the Falling Spring Church in 1S92 by Mr. Thorn- LOVE FEAST OF THE YORK RIVER BRETHREN Special to The Inquirer. LANCASTER, June 4. The greal annual love feast of the York River Brethren opened to-day on Henry Sea-christ's farm, near Buck.

Members of the sect in large numbers were present from all parts of Pennsylvania, and many attending from Ohio and Iowa. The services of the church were held in Mr. Seachrist's big barn, sermons and addresses being delivered by a number of prominent preachers. The feast concludes to-morrow. package of Grape-Nuta.

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