THE SCBANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 24, 1894.
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BARGAINS
, At NORTON'S
Webster's large dictionarycloth cover,
A reprint of the old edition, 97c
Large pocket edition, cloth cover, 15c.
50-cent books, cloth cover, 35c.
50-cent books, cloth cover, 25c.
35-ccnt books, cloth cover, 17c.
, 25-ccnt books, cloth cover, 15c.
25-cent paper cover novels 5c.
- Children's picture and story books,
Fancy pasteboard covers, 10c. upwards.
Holmes' Autocrat Breakfast Table,
New edition, half price the old, 75c.
Webster's new international dictionary,
Increased in size and quality,
And reduced in price,
Is a small library alone -Teloubets
notes on Bible lessons, 1805,
Subscriptions received for all periodi
cals at the publishers prices.
Xcw store, 115 Wyoming avenue.
Old store, 3:2 Lackawanna avenue.
A Foe to Dyspepsia
GOOD BREAD
USE THE
FLOUR
And always have
:.' i Good Bread.
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MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE
S :. TO THE TRADE BY
The Weston Mill Co.
THE GENUINE POPUHR '
Punch Cigars
HAVE THE INITIO LS ;
G. B. & CO.
. IMPRINTED ON EftCH CIGAR.
Qarney, Brown & Co. Mf r's
Court Houto Square.
PERMANENT CURE OF
RUPTURE
All formi of Hernia specialty. Wall
known Sorauton physlouai in chart.
SCR ANTON
GERMAN RUPTURE CURE CO., L!M.,
203 Washington Aveniia.
1 PERSONAL.
Joseph Hoylan, of Carbondale, was In
this city yesterday.
Charles Twlss and T. H. Qonware, of
Klmlra, were here yesterday.
Dr. William Stanton, of Whitney's
Point N. Y Is at the Valley House.
Congressman J. A. Scranton returned
Saturday morning from Washington.
O. M. and C. Y. Hanes, of Toledo, have
1en the guests of O. H. Johnson at the
Wyoming since Saturday.
Mrs. Rogers Israel has been appointed
organizing secretary of the Women's aux
iliary for the Archdeaconry of Scranton.
John J. Murphy, T. J. Duffy, Frank
Leonard and John Brown, of this city,
and John P. Manley, of Dunmore, re
turned Saturday from . Georgetown col
lege at Washington, to spend the Christ
mas holidays at the homes.
George B. Carter leaves for western
New York this morning, where he will
fill several engagements. New Year's day
Mr. Cartel1 will give his first twilight re
cital at 4 p. m. and will be assisted by the
noted soprano of the Kngllsh Lutheran
church of New York. One of the organ
selections will be the Pastoral Serenade,
by Kbelnberger.
Davldow Rros.'
Line of fruit knives Is the largest and
most varied in the city,
.
Coll Yourself
And be convinced of Davldow Rros. hand
Rome line of sterling silver novelties.
The Bcctcra-Gruhara Contest,
for the diamond ring In the interest of the
Church of the. Sacred Heart, at Plains,
becomes more Interesting daily. The
friends of Hon. John Graham, at Wilkes
Barre, are making earnest efforts in his
behalf and it looks as though Scranton
would have to hustle in order to secure
the prize.
$3.90 Is the Ridiculously Low Price
That Davldow Bros, are selling a set of
solid Bllver teaspoons at.
Do You Want Solid Silver
Teaspoons? If you go to Davldow Bros,
they will sell you a set at $3.90; others
. charge $6.00.
The Busiest Place
on the avenue Saturday night was the
shoe store of the B-Bros. Some of their
10,000 pairs of Xmas slippers will hang on
every Xmas tree in the Lackawanna val
ley. The remaining lot will be sold at a
Bacrlflctf today. Trade early and get a
pair. Extra clerks.
bur Line of Genuine Tortoise
And shell hairpins Is the handsomest In
the city. Davldow Bros,
Visit the G-Bros. today. '
"Wiener Beer."
During Christmas and the Holiday week
the K. Koblnsons Son's Brewery will put
upon the market for their customers an
Kxtra Brewing of the finest Beer ever In
troduced in this section of the country.'
Drink "Wiener Beer" from the E. Robin
sons Son's Brewery.
Watch Boxes In Sterling Silver . '
and silver-plate. Davldow Bros.
Snonhte
IFOR.
Scenes on the Business Thorough
fares During" Saturday Sight.
YOUNG AXD OLD WERE HAITY
They Thronged tho Streets I mil It Bo
came Almost a Physical Impossibility
to Move Ahout-Clcrks Were
Tired and Weary. 1 ;
It Is probable that never before did
Lackawanna avenue contain such a
hurrying, dense and gay crowd of shop
pers as that of Saturday night. Even
for busy Scranton It was an unusual
sight; it was. not .the lugging, station
ary, unmovable gathering of a circus
or parade day, but it was a shifting,
seething good natured mass of men and
women and boys Rnd girls, who, with
more or'less gaiety, were taking a last
crack at the cheaper kind of Christmas
gofids.
The throng offered an admirable op
portunity for studying character; there
were persons of high and low degree,
pug-nosed girls and sallow-faced men,
weary-eyed women and troops of laugh
ing factory girls and of course ,the om
nipresent boys of the street, who, with
out the possession of a copper cent
among them, got more fun out of the
excitement than many who jingled J-0-gold
pieces against fattened pocket
books. Surely, a Saturday night crowd
and a wage-earning crowd did not buy
as valuable presents as did the fashion
able shopper of the afternoon, but the
number of purchases made and the way
clerks were compelled to mo(ve at a
lively pace kept an observer wondering
where all the dimes and quarters came
from. ' '
Stores Were Crowded.
An Idea of the crowd may be Inferred
from the fact that at several of the
cheap goods stores men were stationed
at the doors to prevent people entering
until a batch of thirty or fifty had b'een
permitted to pass Into the street. The
sidewalks were so densely packed that
many persons chose the roadway as the
easiest way of progress. What with
the troops of persons crossing and re
crossing the street, the clanging of
street car gongs, the murmur of con
versation, the Jostling and shoving and
the bright lights and holiday decora
tions the scene reminded -the traveler
more of gay Paris on a shop night than
life in a small inland city.
It was quite amusing to observe how
some people with very little to do made
an awful fuss about it, while others
with more to think of In a minute than
many are occupied with In a day
seemed to wear their tribulations, with
ease.
A sour-vlsaged man with his fore
head wrinkled like the ridges on a
washboard came bumping along down
the avenue. He had a medium sized
bundlo In his left hand and with his
other hand was pulling along a young
American of eight winters, who held
like grim death to a little 10 cent wagon
painted red, of course. The boy's ex
perience might have been likened to a
boat In mid-stream, trying to make
sldewlse progress against a strong cur
rent. He was being pulled along vio
lently by his father and in his flying
career was being smartly bumped and
thumped about; his little red cart was
forever getting tangled In somebody's
legs and at every such experience the
father tried to overcome the difficulty
by a' Vigorous Jerk, with the result
that the boy fell to the sidewalk three
times In one block. The pair probably
reached home safely, but out of temper
and sadly in need of repair,
A Family Party.
In marked contrast was the experi
ence of a happy family party, father
and mother and three children, who
trooped along at the heels of the pair
with the red cart.- They were evident
ly poor, but were well-fed and happy;
the man weighed over 200 pounds and
had cherry cheeks like Santa Claus; In
his arms were a half dozen bundles of
various sizes and shapes and two of the
children were clinging to his coat. The
mother, with hat awry and hair dishev
elled and carrying a number of pack
ages, trailed the procession with the
youngest child. All were good natured
and did not seem to be In the least con
cerned by the Jostle of the throng.
The father with beaming face and
large avoirdupois forged slowly along
like a snow plow In a packed drift; he
was oblivious and nonchalant to every
thing save his own brood and laughed
and Joked when after passing the
gauntlet all stood waiting on the cor
ner for a South Side car.
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We Are Showing Complete Lines of Silks.'; s ' '.
Ki Kia (wash).
ncy Taffetas (for waists),
Haskell's
DRESS PATTERNS AND SUITINGS
Fancy Handkerchiefs and Fans, Pocket Books,
id Gloves and Gents' Furnishing Goods.
Store Open Evenings.
MEARS &
415 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
"IP AT FIRST 10U DON'T SIC
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In one of the stores while the little
boxes were dying along the elevated
carrier system at a lively pace, while
every minute meant several dollars of
profit, while shoppers stood several
rows deep along the counters and atfhve
the din and confusion arose the callope
voice of a man, saying, "pass out to the
right; now, don't shove" In all this
bustle and turmoil someone asked a
weary clerk how long the store would
be open.
She Wat Ready to Faint.
"Oh, lordy, don't ask me," she said,
"I hope it will stop soon; I'm ready to
faint." '
Whether she collapsed or not was not
learned, but such an ending would not
have been surprising. To a man, the
fortitude of those girls was something
Incomprehensible, and any attempt to
understand how they could even chew
gum so vigorously after the day's hard
work was a question bordering on
magic. Possibly some of them looked
yery attractive when they began work
in the morning; maybe their hair was
then frizzed to excruciation, their
cheeks naturally tinted, eyes sparkling
and bright and every ribbon, buckle,
drapery and apron In Its correct placf,
but later in the evening well, the girls
had much sympathy; they were not
In the least like a thing of beauty and
a Joy forever, nor were they fair to look
upon.
Queer, mysterious woman may enjoy
Christmas shopping, but a man can be
pardoned for preferring a prize fight
to a holiday night melee in a store.
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Purchase One
Of those handsome collarettes for your
sweetheart. You can have them at Davl
dow Bros.
QUICK PIECE OF WORK.
Quarterly licport of Third National Bank
Prepared in an Hour and A Quarter.
Saturday morning at 1,0.45 the Third
National bank of this city received no
tice from AVashlngton to furnish the
quarterly statement of Its financial con
dition required by the government of
all national banks. An hour and a
quarter later the report was ready for
transmission to Washington.
This is a wonderful record and shows
the perfect condition in which the
books of th Institution are kept at all
times. It Is a notable tribute to the ex
act business methods of the cashier,
William H. Peck. .
The report, which appears In another
column, shows that the bank Is in an
excellent financial condition.
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Ourl.inc of Muntcl Clocks
Comprises everything from the plain oak
to the imported Venetian onyx clocks.
Davldow Bros.
When Silverware F.nters
Your mind for Xmas presents call at
Duvidow Bros.
The $40,000 School House,
for Columbia avenue has been let and will
be commenced Immediately. There are
still a few more lots left at a low price.
Arthur Krothlngham,
Office, Theater Lobby.
Our Line of Corsage Pins
Is complete. Davldow Bios.
Great variety of Sleds, Clipper Wagons
and Doll Carriages.
PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
Silver Shaving Cups and Brushes,
Quadruple plate. Davidow Bros.
,
Our l ine of Corsage Pins
Is complete. Davidow Bros.
Fern baskets at Clark's for Xmas pres
ents. Purchase One
Of those handsome collarettes for your
sweetheart. You can have them at Davl
dow Bros.
Palmb at Clark's for Xmas presents.
When Silverware Enters
Your mind fur Xmas presents call at
Duvidow Bros.
Brush and Comb, Manicure, Toilet and
Shaving Sets.
PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
Watches Silver or Mcklu
Plated, Gold Filled or Solid Gold.
Watches for everyone. Watches that ev
eryone run for and Watches that ure
guaranteed. Davldow Bros.
Santa Claus couldn't make a wiser
choice of a gift for his little friends than
to present them those funny, .droll and
mirth-commanding "Queer People." All
parts can now be had at The Tribune
business office.
Duplex Link Buttons
New patent. Latest designs. No more
trouble, gentlemen, if you have a pair of
Duplex Link Cuff Buttons, at Duvidow
Bros.
Davis' Automatic Inkstands.
PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
AY TRAD
liijj
Black.
HAGEN,
BEAT IIS HV
Patrick McGee Does Not Believe In
the I'eace-on-Earth Idea.
NEITHER DOES MICHAEL liUKXS
The Latter Became Intoxicated Saturday
Night and Turned His l umlly Out of
the House- Ho Now Awaits a Hear
ing in Central Station House.
An early start toward celebrating
Christmas was made by Patrick Mc
Oee, of River street, near South Wash
ington avenue, Saturday morning. He
got boiling drunk and wound up the
celebration yesterday morning by beat
ing his wife and mother-in-law.
A hurry call was telephoned to the
central police station at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and when Policemen
Haag, Burke and I. F. Jones arrived
at the McOee residence with the patrol
wagon, the mother-in-law had received
an ugly cut extending nearly across
her forehead, and McGee and the In
terior of the house were covered with
blood. Mrs. McGee had been very bad
ly beaten.
While arresting McGee tho officers
were Interfered with by a neighbor,
Michael Kelly, who was also drunk.
He was taken along with McGee to the
station house.
Turned Thcin Out of the House.
After getting drunk and turning his
entire family out of doors at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning, Michael Burns, of
Irving avenue, was arrested by Patrol
man Coleman. Before turning the
household out into the cold night Burns
beat his sou and daughter severely.
In yesterday morning's police court
the wife failed to appear against her
husband, who was remanded by the
mayor for a hearing this morning. All
yesterday different members of the
familyincluding a nephew, were Inter
ceding for Burns with the mayor and
chief of police.
SHEA ENGAGEMENT CLOSES.
Hip Van Winkle and Suarcs of New York
' Produced Saturday.
Thomas E. Shea and company closed
their engagement at the Academy of
Music Saturday night, when "The
Snares of New York" was produced in
an excellent manner. The house was
crowded, even standing room being at
a premium.
In the afternoon "Rip Van Winkle"
was given.
Cout Clusps, Coot Hungers. Hut Marks.
All In sterling silver. Davldow Bros
Solid Silver Thimbles, 25c.
60c., 75c, 11.00 and (1.25. Davldow Bros.
Gold Pens and Pencils.
' PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
Rings for the Duby,
Rings for the MIsb, Kings for the Lady,
Wedding Rings for your sweetheart,
Rings for yourself or friends. Davldow
Bros.
Vases, Something New, IC. quislta Designs.
Nobby and neat patterns. Duvidow
Bros.
Oxford, International, Bagster and Hol
man's Bibles.
PRATT'S BOOK STORE.
Silver Shaving Cups and Brushes,
Quadruple plate. Davidow Bros.
Those
Queer
People
There's
No Better
Christmas
Present
for the
Little Ones.
All parts on sale now at The
Tribune business office.
NOVELTIES
. FOR THE
HOLIDAYS. . ,
Books, Booklets, Art Calen
dars and Xmas Goods of all
descriptions. Ulgh Class
Framing a specialty.
PRATT'S,
312
Lackawanna Ave
A STORY WITHOUT WORDS.
We've had a big trade on Smoking Jackets during the past week. Folks say
our prices are lower than other dealers ask. Our styles are all new. They make
very appropriate gifts. Materials are Flannels, Cheviots, Tricots, Velvets and Im
ported Figured Silks, lined with Silks and Satins, some quilted, others plain.
- Drop in and look at 'em. No charge for that. ,
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PE1 CLOTHING AND SHOE HOUSE
137 AND 139 PENN AVENUE,
S. L GALLEN, CompleteOutfitters.
A Souvenir presented to each purchaser of a pair of Ladies' Shoes, In our Shoe Department.
PRESENTS
You intend to make some
' one a Christmas Present.
DO Not Worry
Do not lose your temper,
but make a bee line for
China Hall
As they have such an array
of Goods suitable for Gift
Making that it will be a
pleasure instead of a worry
to make such selection.
SILUERWflRE,
DINNER, TEA
and TOILET SETS.
Bric-a-Brac, Cut Glass, Lamps,
Tables, Chafing Dishes, 5
O'Clock Teas, etc.
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NEW. STORE,
NEW COODS,
NEW PRICES.
You buy your
shoes of Schank
you wear the lat
est styles.
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4I0 Spruce St.
A SUGGESTION
Of course you are in a
quandary what to give
for a Xmas present. Now
your mind will be great
ly relieved by visiting
either of our stores, where
our lines of Bath Robes,
Canes,Umbrellas,Leather
Goods, Neckwear, Gloves,
Suspenders and Night
Shirts are complete.
Our assortment is cer
tainly the largest and
best in the city.
Christian,
THE
li HATTER
4I2 SPRUCE ST. AND 205 LACK. AVE.
We're pleasing an
a ran ui ucimmc aitrci tiuu
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MILLAR
MUm
REEFERS
LARGE VARIETY, GOOD
We want to show you
MEN'S 5TRICTLY
woolen
Colors, Grey, Black
MARTIN &
Custom Tailors
THE FASHION
308 Lackawanna Avenue.
GREAT REV011 IN PRICES,
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
Felt Hats, worth 49c, for - 25c
Velvet Hats Trimmed with Jet and
Tips, worth $5.00, for - $2.98
Frosted Egrets, worth 39c, for 15c
CLOAK DEPARTMENT
New and desirable goods in Jackets, Plush
and Cloth Capes, Fur Capes, etc., arriving
daily and are sold at the Lowest Cash
Prices.
HI CHAINS FOR
Something nice for a Christmas Gift.
some dear mend's hair. Leave orders uh early an possible.
E. M. HETZEL,
TO
WITH EVERY PAIR OP ICE
SKATES BOLD BY VS BETWEEN
NOW AND NEW YEAR'S, WE WILL
GIVE FREE ONE TICKET GOOD
FOR ONE ADMISSION AT ANY
TIME TO EITHER OF THE ICE
SKATING RINKS.
C. M. FLOREY
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING,
222 WYOMING AVENUE.
army of boys with
Mams iit'uuiiiudmcs vacu mi
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REEFERS
STYLES AND LOW PRICES.
our A
ALL
and Oxford Mixed.
DELANY,
and Clothiers,
WYOMING AVE.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Chains made out of your own or
230 Lacka. Ave,
NEW STORE,
,133 FRANKLIN AVE.
We are now doing a general Drug, Paint
and Oil business at the above location,
during the erection of our store building
recently destroyed by Are.
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
OUR TELEPHONE CALL, NO. 223.
All orders promptly tilled and delivered la
any purt of the city.
133 FRANKLIN AVENUE.
our gift presentation.
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