TILE SCBANTON TBUJUJSJG-WEDNESDAY MORNLNGr. DECEMBER 4, 1895.
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GOOD BREAD
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And Always Have
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MANUFACTURED AND FOB SALS
TO THE TRADE BY
Tho Weston Mill Co.
CAUGHT A BURGLAR.
Tor Down Collar Wall to Gain an
Entrance.
At S.1S o'clock yesterday morning,
Martin Clark, the West Market street
hotelkecpar, rushed out on the side
walk shouting; "police" at the top of
his yoice. Lieutenant Spellman, who
happened near by, hurried to the scene
and discovered that the cause of the
commotion was a burglar, which Mr.
Clark had trapped In the house.
Summoning Patrolmen Reese Jones
and John Hawks, he made a search
of the premises. Hiding in the cellar,
among; the boxes and barrels, was
found Aaron Lane, who was not long
ago Jailed for breaking into the On
tario and Western depot, at Provi
dence. .
He had his pockets filled with cigars
and cigarettes, and had a package of
cigars tied up, ready to be carried
away. He offered no resistance, and
on the way to the station house ex
pressed himself as being desirous of
pending the winter In the county jail.
Investigation showed that Lane se
cured entrance by tearing out a part
of the cellar wall.
In default of $300 ball, Alderman
Millar . committed him to the county
Plllsbury's Flour mills have a capac
ity of 17,500 barrels a day.
Columbus stands with outstretched
hand
And points right to our door.
He's hard as flint, but take the hint
And visit Turnquest's store.
Tho flou Trilby
We have just received them;
made of the beat Dongola, But
ton and Lac, with patented
,. leather tips and back.
CEWEST SHAPE LAST '
: Which will flt any foot, and
will warrant every pair to give
- eatisfactii n, or a new pair will
, replace them, .Can only be had
TV .," at our store. ,'
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BO IS IDENTIFIED
Several Witnesses Testify That They
Saw Him Kill Loro.
MR. JONES' Ol'EMNG REMARKS
Describes the Manner in Which the
Murder Was Committed Uraphie
Story of tho Crime from -an Eye
Witness Witnesses Examined-
District Attorney John R. Jones
opened the Merolo case to tfte Jury yes
terday morning. On Sunday, June 17,
1M)4, he said, the prisoner left his board
ing house in Old Forge, armed with a
revolver. He waited In an alley near
Fallon's hotel for Loro to pass by.
Loro was a barber. 45 years of age, un
married and a most quiet and Inoffen
sive citizen. He came from Philadel
phia and opend a shop opposite that of
Joseph Salvl on Main street. Old Forge.
ilerclo came three times and got
shaved; Loro charged but five cents a
shave, yet Merolo did not pay this pal
try sum; so that on the Sunday above
named when Loro met Merulo and re
quested payment, the latter answered
by taking out his revolver and empty
ing the five bullets in it into the bar
ber's body.
Merolo escaped, was hotly pursued
by the authorities, but he got away
aid crossed the ocean to Italj'i where
he talked about hl3 crime. The au
thorltles were after him there and ho
got no rest. He eventually re-crosed
the ocean, came to New York, and was
afterward located In Boston by the Bar
ring & McSweeney detective agency
The defendant denied that he Is the
man, but the dlstriot attorney said that
his Identitv would be established be
yond question by competent witnesses
and letters found on the defendant's
person. The district attorney's prom
ise is being fullllled. The common
wealth Is making out a strong case
against mo prisoner.
Testimony for the Commonwealth.
Coroner J. A. Kelley was the first
witness. He described the wounds
found on the body of the murdered
man. One bullet passed throuirh the
lert lung and severed a large blood
vessel carrying life fluid back to the
neart. That was the fatal wound. Pul
monary hemorrhage was the result and
oeain was the natural consequence.
The coroner extracted tho fntnl hmiet
District Attorney Jones offered it in
evidence.
Emillo Plloso was an eve witnnoa nr
me muruer. He knew thf dead man
wen ana was similarly acquainted with
Merolo. Ho described the Incidents
that led un to the Bhooting. Merolo
was standing near Fallon's hotel. Loro
came along accosted him and asked
mm ror the 15 cents owln to him
Merolo said, with an oath, that he
would not give It to him and struck
him In the breast with his first, knock
ing nun down, and when Loro arose.
the defendant whipped out his revolver
una shot him. Then Merolo escaped.
e ran towaru Haivra house.
Ludovlca Barherinl. an Italian wo-
man, saw the shooting. Merolo nur.
pued Loro and kept pointing the pistol
unm ne KUiea his victim. She recoir
nized the prisoner at the bar as the
one who did the shooting. The hus
band of the witness was afterwnrd
called and testified substantially the
same as tits wire.
Mrs. Moron Saw tho Shooting.
Mrs. Mary Moran was rworn. She
said that Merolo boarded In a house
owned by her, next door to where she
lived. They called him Frank. She
saw the shooting. The barber ran
from his pursuer, but Merolo followed
him until the man fell dead.
Pasqualle Passello, Mrs. Felice Sal
erno, Lulgl Cerlana, Charles J. Keogh.
Aiicnaei capsicco knew Merolo. and
they were sworn in the order named.
They Identified the prisoner at the bar
as me ngnt man. (
John Oakley, the man with whom
Merolo worked In the mines previous
to me murder, was mit on the ntand
He was told by Mr. Jones to look at the
man at the defendant's table. "That's
the man," said he. Mr. Oakley's Hlber
nlclsms were so witty that the audience
was threatened by the Judge with ex
pulsion for laughing.
The pleasantries that passed between
the district attorney and the defend
ant's counsel tickled the other members
of the bar who were within hearing
range. Once when Mr. Jones was In
terrupted by Mr. Martin he told the
court that the latter did not know the
rules.
I forgot more law than you ever
learned," was the rejoinder.
Mr. Oakley said that he went to Bos
ton, and saw Merolo. the prisoner did
not recognize him. Merolo worked with
him eight months and three days In
the Dunn shaft at Old Forge. He went
by the name of Frank Miller. The
last day the prisoner worked was the
Saturday before the murder, which was
committed on Sunday. The witness did
not see his laborer after that until he
saw him in Boston.
Merolo Had a Scar.
Oakley noticed that there was a slight
scar on Merolo's head when he worked
as his laborer. Mr. Martin was ques
tioning the witness closely about the
scars and took occasion to admit that
he had scars on his own bend. District
Attorney Jones turned mischievously
around and said In an undertone some
things about wheels. "Thanks, very
much," said Mr. Martin. Mr. Oakley
fixed the period that Mero'iO frorlCed as
his laborer from Oct. 13, 1893, to June
16. 1894.
Oakley was at home the afternoon of
the murder: his home Is only a short
distance from where Loro was killed.
The five shots were fired In quick suc
cession. When Oakley got out on the
street the man was dead and the mur
derer had made good his escape. It
was an undented impression through
out Old Forge that Merolo did the
Bhooting. The witness took It for
granted that his laborer was the mur
derer since he did not appear at work
on the day after the aft ray. He knew
LorS well and regarded him as a peace
ful and quiet cltlsen. That was Loro's
general reputation among the people
of Old Forge. Mr. Oakley said his la
borer had a scar on his face, but he
failed, to point it out on the prisoner's
face.
Merolo Positively Identified.
John Nese, an Italian, who claims to
have been well acquainted with the
prisoner, positively Identified him.
Tea," said he In answer to District
Attorney Jones, "that's Crizenso
Merolo." He knew the prisoner for two
years before the murder. Merolo
worked with him three days In the
mines and learned how to separate
rock from coat. Nese was a witness
of the shooting after the first shot
was fired. Loro shouted out "Virgin
Mary, I am shot!" and fell dead at
Merolo's feet ' He was shot five times.
Loro was s peaceable and quiet man.
1 The witness and Merolo were mem
bers of the same lodge, and for that
reason he was able to state positively
that he knew him well He used to see
him at the meetings.
- Vito Cacell. another resident of Old
Forge, was the next witness. Merolo
and he came from Carleton, this state,
three years before the murder. They
came to Old Forge and worked In the
same mines down there. He said that
there is no doubt about the identity of
the prisoner.
The witness, along with knowing
Merolo, saw him fire the shots that end
ed the existence of Loro, the barber.
He saw Merolo when he started to run
away, and from that day to this had
not seen the prisoner, but he could
Identify him the same as If the murder
happened yesterday.
Storv Was Not Shaken.
His story was not shaken on cross
examination. He said he did not linger
around the scene of the shooting. He
was not taken to Boston for the pur
pose of Identification. The conversa
tion that Loro uttered after he was
shot was in Italian.
Frank Faro came forward next. He
lives In Mudtown and lived there when
the murder was committed. He was
out on the main road the Sunday of the
shooting and heard pistol shots not far
away. Without delay he went toward
where the shooting was and he saw
Merolo fire three shots. Merolo wasted
no time In escaping.
The witness boarded three months In
the same house with the prisoner, ate
at the same table with him, and posi
tively identified the black-bearded.
lazy looking fellow on trial, as Crin
zenzo Merolo, the man who murdered
Emanuel Loro.
IN COURT ROOM NO. 2.
Men Charged with Robbing and Gagging
Kcv. r.oohrnne and Wife on Trial.
In No. 2 court room before Judge
Ounstrr the trial of W. J. Van Dyke,
John Moran, Ellas Thomas, John Jims
and Anthony Jims for burglary accu
pled the greater part of the day. The
Jury retired to deliberate at 4 o'clock.
These are the young men charged with
breaking Into the parsonage of the
Stewart Memorial Methodist Episaopal
church at Rendham, on Aug. 21 last,
and gagging the pastor. Rev. W. R.
Cochrane, and his wife.
Assistant District Attorney John M
Harris represented the commonwealth
and the defendants had three lawyers,
Attorneys I. H. Burns, M. J. Donahoe
and A. A. Chase. Rev. Mr. Cochrane
testified that on the night In question
his home was broken into; he and his
wife were awakened by the Intruders.
Three of them had masks on. He rec
ognized Van Dyke, who had no cover
ing on his face. They bound him hand
and foot and gagged him. They did
the same to his wife.
After going through these ojierattona
they demanded money, and on being
told that there was none to be given,
they asked for valuables. Mrs. Coch
rane recognized Moran as the one who
tied her.
The clergyman and his wife could
not swear positively that the defend
ants were the ones who did tho deed.
but they stated it as the best of their
opinion and recollection. Moran's
father and three slaters swore mat ne
was home the night of the burglary.
He Is a son of the woman who was
killed a street car In Mlnooka last
June. The other defendants produced
testimony to prove alibis.
Judge Gunster Instructed the Jury to
find verdicts of acquittal in favor of
the two Jims. The case of the com
monwealth against Anthony Tougher
was called and a Jury was sworn but
no testimony was taken. The charge
against him Is receiving stolen goods.
STATE OF THE COAL TRADE.
Has Again Become Vnscttlcd Owing to
Unrestricted proa net ion.
"The anthracite coal trade has acaln
hNTimg snmpwhat unsettled, owing to
the continued unrestricted production
of coal ana me lair weainer ot ine pasi
month," says me fnuaucipnia meager.
"Tho month of November ends the fis
cal year of the Reading and several
other of the anthracite mining and
Knrrvlnff rnmnnnlps. and thev have
been actively engaged during the past
month In making all me tonnage pos
sible, so that their records for produc
tion would not suffer in comparison
with their competitors.
Notwithstanding the recent advances
mnde In the nrlces for anthracite, the
average prices actually received for the
past month have been but little nlgner
thnn those of Sentember. but this Is
owing to the large orders booked for
coal sold In anticipation of the In
creased prices before they were put
Into effect. There Is still a large ton
nage to be shipped at tho August and
Knntpmhpr auotatlons. and It Is only
J;he 'hand-to-mouth' sales for which
the November circular prices ior an
thracite are obtained, and that too only
at non-competltlve points.
The nrlces at present may ne termed
weak, but tidewater buyers and deal
ers on the line trade can, If they know
how to buy close, obtain concessions.
The lake shipments to Western dls
frihntinir norts have nractlcally drawn
to a close for this season, but the Read
ing nnd some of the other sompanles
have still a large number of unfilled
orders for coal to be shipped to me
Eastern markets."
Common I'rudcnco
Will tell every thoughtful man and wo
man In this city who intend to spend a
cent on Christmas presents that they're
better to make their selections now.
Turnquest. the Jeweler, will lay any
thing selected aside till wanted, and as
the holiday rush has not yet started,
stocks are complete, and you can have
all the time and attention desired In
making your purchases.
IT FELL INTO GOOD HANDS
Valuable Diamond Pendant Found by
Patrolman Thomas I.owry. ,
Yesterday morning's papers con
tained an offer by W. W. Berry, of a
reward of ?25 for the return of a dia
mond pendant valued at $250, which
was lost Sunday night somewhere on
the "hill."
Soon after the papers were circulated
Mr. Berry recovered the Jewel, which
was found by Patrolman Thomas
Lowry, while on his beat, and turned
over to Chief Simpson.
The pendant belonged to a lady who
was a guest at Mr. Berry's residence.
1.000 gem rings to select from at Turn-
quest's, 205 Washington avenue. .
Comfort In Travel
Is realized- In the highest degree on
the famous fast trains of the Michigan
Central. "The Niagara Falls Route." be
tween Buffalo and Chicago, In connec
tion with the through trains from the
east Passengers are granted the priv
ilege or stopping on en route at Ni
agara Falls, or. If time will not permit,
can obtain from the car window or the
platform, at Falls View, the grandest
and most comprehensive view of the
great cataract. All day trains stop from
five to ten minutes. For full Informa
tion Inquire of local ticket agentsi or
address W. H. Underwood, Eastern
Passenger agent. Buffalo, N. T.
Taylor's Sew lades Map of Seraatoa sad
' panmore
For sale at Taylor's Directory office.
Tribune building, or given with an order
for the Scranton Directory ISM. .
TRAVELS THROUGH till
Graphically Described by Prank' C.
Carpenter in l. M. C. A. Halt
AMERICANS ARB- - NOT LIKED
All Kinds of Contemptuous Remarks are
Directed Toward Them-It la a Country
of Great Possibilities Educated
Class Cans All the Trouble.
Frank O. Carpenter, of Washington,
D. C, a widely-known Journalist and
an extensive traveler, lectured on China
at Toung Men's Christian Association
hnll last evening under the auspices of
the standard lecture course. His audi'
ence comprised the prominent and liter
ary persons of the city. The stage was
arranged with a large curtain on which
were exhibited stereopticon views that
showed interesting scenes of persons
and places in the land of Confucius.
The empire of China is a wonderful
world in Itself, he said; It Is as undis
covered to the rest of the world today
as It was when Columbus started on his
voyage across the trackless sea. The
Chinese are not degraded in intellect,
but they are In a dormant state. The
struggle with Japan, however. Is going
to open up a new era in that empire's
history. It contains one-third of the
population of the globe and its people
are surpassed only by the Caucasian
race. Its mountains are rich In coal
and Iron; and the speaker shuddered to
think of the possibilities of the future,
when Its workmen will toll twelve
hours a day for ten cents.
It Is as unfair to Judge China from its
seaport towns as It is to form an es
timate of the American people from the
slums of New York. LI Hung Chang
Is the ablest man In China. General
Grant on his travels around the world
said that Gladstone, Blsmark and LI
Hung Chang were the three greatest
men he met. Mr. Chang Is 72 years
old and stands six feet two Inches in
height
Poor Aeeoramodations for Sleeoers.
The Chinese hotels are like barn
yards; the beds are like bakeovens and
the rooms are heated by spasmodic
straw fires, which burn up fiercely and
then go out. The sleeper rolls over
and over again to find the soft side
of the bricks. Upon arriving at Pekln,
the lecturer was startled at the high
wall surrounding It. The mammoth
wall is four stories high, sixty feet
thick at the base, and on the top four
hay-wagons can be driven abreast. It
Is twenty-seven miles long and encloses
an area of twenty-five square miles.
Three cities are built within Its con
fines. One of them is the holy ot holies,
where the emperor lives; one Is the
commercial center, and the third is
where the laws are made. On the
streets there ia an everlasting bustle
and the Jam at the World's Fair was
like a Sunday In Glasgow compared
with it. The Pennsylvania avenue of
Pekin is 250 feet wide and a veritable
mud puddle. Decent language cannot
describe Its fllthlness. The streets are
subverted Into sewers.
The popular color for mourning Is
white: a bride walls nt her marriage,
and when an alinond-ejed Celestial
tells about death in the family he
laughs heartily. Long finger nails are
the sign of culture. When a visitor en
ters a friend's house he keeps his hat
on and shakes his fist at his host. They
call names last, first. Mr. Smith is
styled Smith, Mr. Their books begin
at the last page.
Ill 2k Kesoeet for Learning.
There Is no other land in the world
where learning is more highly respect
ed. The humblest boy can attain the
highest position If he is competent. The
emperor meets the literati in the temple
of Confucius every year. In It there are
300 tables on which are Inscribed the
proverbs of the sages of the empire for
ages. The portal of the temple Is made
of porcelain. Here Is where gunpowder.
printing, and the mariner's compass
were Invented. For centuries this in
tellectual mill has been kept going and
the future possibllttes are Impossible
to conjecture.
The average Chinaman thinks the
other countries are subject to his em
pire. The literati of the country are
the cause of all the trouble. They
spread the doctrine that foreigners
ought to be killed. They have cartoons
posted everywhere advocating the mur
der of missionaries and travelers. The
learned men were the cause of the riots
of 1891 and the massacres ot a few
months ago.
The Americans as a nation are thor
oughly despised. Mr. Carpenter had
great trouble to get a guide to go about
with him and among the contemptuous
utterances that frequently greeted him
were: "See the redheaded, . blue-eyed
devil," "See the baby kidnaper," "See
the palefaced barbarian."
Grout Kotcrenee lor tho Emperor.
When the emperor goes out he is at
tended by a large retinue. Along the
route where the procession marches the
blinds must be tightly drawn over the
windows of the houses, and any curious
Celestial desirous of taking a furtive
peep from under cover at his royal
highness is very apt to get his eyes shot
out by the expert archers who attend
the train for that purpose. The em
peror is called the son of Heaven.
No Chinese blood flows In his veins.
The emperor for centuries has been a
Tartar. He comes out once a year to
pray and then a bulloc Is offered up as
a burnt sacrifice In a furnace nine feet
high. The place where this service Is
held Is called the temple of Heaven.
It was struck by lightning a year a so
and is in process of reconstruction. Mr.
Carpenter was surprised to find that the
material being used Is Oregon pine.
The government is notoriously cor
rupt. The larger part of the public
revenues find its ways into the Dockets
of the officials. A rich Chinaman who
was Impressed with the macadamized
roads In the parks of some of the
principal cities of the United States,
went back home and donated $200,000
to repair the Pennsylvania avenue of
Pekln. The board of public works
gobbled up every dollar of It. This
stealing goes on from center to circum
ference and the government Is rotten
to the very core.
The Power Behind the Throne.
The ennuch who combs the hair of
the empress dowager has such Influ
ence that he levied a tariff of $250,000
recently on a politician who desired the
appointment to the mayoralty of a
large town. The dowager is the pow
er behind the throne.
The speaker described In amusing
and entertaining; fashion the barbarous
custom of binding up the women's feet.
It dates back, he said, many centuries
to the time when a certain empress
had a club foot, and the ladles of the
court began to Imitate the shape of the
congenital malformation.
Speaking of the diet that Is pro
vided In that country, he said that the
better classes dine as sumptuously as
any Fifth Avenue nabob. They do
not live on lice, puppy dogs' talis with
cat and rat soup. He had dinner with
LI Hung Chang:, given . In honor of
John W. roster, minister to China, and
testified to the epicurean menu that
was discussed thereat
Glorious Future for China.
Mr. Carpenter predicted a glorious
future for China. He bad an Interview
with Mr. Chang and the latter spoke
at great length about the Industrial
possibilities of his country. He said
the day will soon come when China
will make ot only Its own goods but
also - It would become the center of
manufacture of the world.
The speaker told the capabilities of
the Chinese in. the manufacturing line.
They can make anything from a collar
button to a locomotive. They are par
ticularly skilled In the manufacture
of firearms. They are yetunlettered
In the art of warfare, rlor to the recent
engagements at Corea with the Japan
ese, the Chinese warriors were the re
cipients of thousands of boxes of smell
salts and cooling pills from tho empress.
That shows how they realize the task
ahead of them In war.
The Japanese are now a modern na
tion and every man In it can be called
to help the Mikado. The Chinese are
like a big elephant with the gout. The
only railrofid in the empire is a military
one, 200 miles long. The speaker dwelt
upon the colossal task required to
build the great wall and Judged that a
people capable of such preponderous
achievement will yet make Its mark
on the world.
A Blank Book
Can bo made In Scranton as well as
In New York If the same material Is
used. Workmanship mere is Just as
good as in the large cities. Why then
ahnnni neonle seek to benefit the me
tropolis to tho detriment of their own
city. The money paid out to employes
at home is distributed to the grocer,
butcher.etc., and very often comes back
to enrich yourself. That is protection
in one sense. We do all kinds of bind
ing, employing 12 hands. Have you any
binding or ruling to aid us In keeping
this number of people regularly em
ployed? PERMITS FOR NOVEMBER.
The Cost of the Improvements Will Be
$8.1.930.
Permits were Issued by Building In
spector John Nelson during November
for new buildings and additions to old
ones, the total cost of which will be
$83,939. Those to whom permits were
granted are:
J. D. Hackett, single dwelling, wood;
Quincy avenue. Seventeenth ward.
J. W. Llsk, single dwelling, wood; New
York street. Thirteenth ward.
John Casey, extension to dwelling, wood;
Brick avenue. Second ward.
Estella Brings, barn; North Main ave
nue. Second ward.
George B. Smith, dwelling, wood; Clay
avenue. Tenth ward.
J. 8. McAnulty, dwelling, wood; Clay
avenue. Seventeenth ward.
Charles S. Oelbert. single dwelling,
wood; PIttston avenue, Twentieth ward.
Misses Catlrey, double dwelling, woou;
Clay avenue. Tenth ward.
Patrick Walsh, double dwelling, woou;
Olay avenue, Tenth ward.
Caroline Spruks, dwelling, wood; uiay
avenue. Ninth ward.
K. Nelson, double dwelling, wood; ciay
avenue. Tenth ward.
John J. White, double dwelling, wood;
North Main avenue. First ward.
R. A. Wenzel, store and dwelling, wood;
Prescott avenue, Tenth ward.
Charles Schlatter, double dwelling, wood;
Webster avenue. Seventeenth ward.
Charles Schlager, double dwelling; wood;
Linden street. Seventeenth WHrd.
Alonzo Tappln, double dwelling, wood;
Mulberry street, Seventeenth ward.
Spruks Bros., single dwelling, wood;
Stone avenue. Twentieth ward.
Mrs. J. L. Northup, single dwelling,
wood; Quincy avenue, Ninth ward.
W. S. Klonowskl, store and dwelling.
wood; PIttston avenue. Nineteenth ward.
Richard Ztileger, store and dwelling.
wood; PIttston avenue, Nineteenth ward.
Sebastian Klein, single dwelling, wood;
Luzerne street, Fifth ward.
Valentine Ankcroycz, store and dwell
ing, wood; Prospect avenue, Nineteenth
ward.
Handsome gold filled necklaces with
breast pendant, $1.15, at Turnquest's.
Guaranteed ten years.
LARRY GOT IT IN THE NECK.
lie Says the Breaking of the Gate was
Aceldontsl.
On Nov. 25 a teamster broke one of
the safety gates at the Bridge street
crossing of the Delaware and Hudson
road. Th" compnny's officers set out to
look up the matter and yesterday ar
rested Drayman Larry Stone for the
offense on a warrant sworn out by
Roadmaster R. W. Kellow, In which It
was charged that he maliciously broite
the gate.
Stone had a hearing before Alderman
O. B. Wright yesterday and was held
In $300 bail to answer at court. Ho
says that the gateman let the gate
down on him and that It was broken by
striking him In the back of the neck.
Money as a Christmas Gift.
There are many reasons why one
can't offer money as a Christmas gift,
although In many cases it would be an
easy way of solving the difficult prob
lem of wnat snail l Duy. Turnquest,
the Jeweler. 205 Washington avenue.
suggests diamonds as suitable In such
cases. If properly bought they are as
good as money at any time and lose
little or nothing of their original value
by wear.
A Cut
IN THE PRICES OF
(h
ildren's
A LARGE ASSORTHENT OF
Ladies' Coats
And Capes
415 Laclranai Avonuo.
FILLING THE JURY WHEEL.
Karnes of One Thoasaad Six Buadred
a rirty citizens Plaeed ia It.
Judge R, W. Archbald and Jury Com
missioners T. J. Matthews and J. F.
Mannlon yesterday placed In the. wheel
the names of 1,650 citizens who will be
called upon to do Jury duty during the
year 18W. The work of filling the wheel
was begun at 8 o'clock In the morning
and was not completed until p. m.
A list of the names placed in the box
was compiled by Edward Williams
who acted as clerk for the commis
stoners. '
Before beginning the work of filling
wie jury wneei judge Archbald and tho
Jury commissioners subscribed to the
following oath: "I will use my utmost
endeavor and diligence in making an
Impartial selection of competent per
sons for Jurors for the year 1896, and
I will not suffer partiality, favor, af
fection, hatred, malice or ill will In any
case or respect whatever to Influence
me In selecting of turnm hut will in
all respects honestly conform to the
true intent and meaning of the acts of
assembly in such case made and pro
vided." All's Not Gold That Glitters,
But If Turnquest. the expert Jeweler.
says It's gold, you can safely take his
wora ror it. At his store. 205 Washlne-
ton avenue, all Jewelry Is sold under a
positive guarantee, and the buyer takes
no nsKs.
liKOKE OPEN THE DOORS.
Cigars and Wine Stolen fnom a Railroad
Station at Olyphant.
By forcing open the doors burglars
affected an entrance Into the New York,
Ontario and Western station at Oly
phant Monday night.
They secured a large package of
cigars In the express room and a small
amount of money from the ticket office.
BLOOD AND NERVES ore very closely
related. Keep the blood rich, pure and
healthy with Hood's Sarsaparllla and you
will have no trouble from nervouuness.
HOOD'S PILLS are the best after-dinner
pills, assist digestion, prevent consti
pation. Sic.
Tho World's Best.
Quality is what we claim for the Gar
land heating stoves. They are made
from iron mixed with aluminum, and
will not crack. They are nickel-plated
on copper and have the revolving lire
pot. Call and see them at
Thos. F. Leonard's.
506 Lacka. ave.
A
Bargain
I
That poor word; how it
is misused. We promise
you when we say bargain
it will so be.
Watch
American works, 15 year
gold filled case; had to
buy a lot to do it,
$10.
Ring
Four real diamonds and
opal; the makers say
they lost on them.
$5.
Salt
Cellar
Set. Two real cut glass
Salt Cellars, with gold
lined shovels in satin
box. Early buyers get
what put off folks miss.
50c.
Photograph
Frames
So like the imported $5
Frames, they would fool
even the foreigner. $1
THAT BUSY STORE,
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Oi Lacka. A?o
Today
(oats
AT REMARKABLY LOW PRICES
Wise
Customers
Are making their Holi
day pnrchases now and
having them set aside,
having more leisure to
make their selections and
. a better assortment to se
lect from.
YOU KOW THE
BEST THINGS GO FIRST
To the husband a nice
Dinner Set will please
your wife. Forewarned
is forearmed.
China Hall
WEICHEL & MILLAR,
134 WY2BIJ3 AVEHIIL
Walk in and look around.
la
Ia Now at His Xcw Store
with a
FULL LINE OF HATS
AND
Sole Aacnt tor Knox Hats. Come
and Bee Me.
205 WYOSiING AVENUE.
Garpetings
And Draperies
Baby Carriage Robes,
Far Rags,
Table Covers, all sizes,
Stove Patterns,
in Oil Cloth,
Fringes, Loops,
Poles, Trimmings,
Lowest Prices.
It!
8!
P. M'&REA GO,,
12s wycmirg ftrnuz.
ON THE LINE OF THE
CANABIAM PACIFIC U
re loostad tbo flnust flutalng n,l hunting
grounds in the world. DescriiitlTa books on
ppliratinn. Ticket to nil point in Heine,
('Did sod Maritime Provinces, MinueepoUa,
El Paul. Canadian and United StatM North
wests, Vanconver, Seattle, Taootua, Pottland.
Ore.. Ban i'randaoo.
First-Class Sleeping and Dinlnz Cars
attached to all through trains. Tourist oars
fully fitted with bedding, curtains and ap o
iiliy adapted to wants of families way be had
with second class tickets. Kates always leu
than Tin other lines, For full information,
time tables, etc., on application to
E. V. SKINNER, G). K. A.
353 BROADWAY, NEW mt
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THE RECEIVERS OF
MARTIN & DELAtlV'S
CLOTHING STORE
Are still offering the large stock of good freta,
a5 to 5o per cent, below cost
Those Goods Must
And it you want bargains come and ipt tlrj
at once. ' '.' : " "I
moo
MADE
HP
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Is tall
Mark Twain cays "cauliflower la Both.
Ing but cabbage with e. college educsv
tlon." That's about the difference at
the present time between made to or
1er and ready made clothing. The)
name's different, but as far as practi
cal service and actual appearance aro ,
concerned it would take an expert to 1
tell one from the other if WH sell you
the ready made. We've made a repu
tation In this line and couldn't have
done so, had we not had better goods
to offor than the other fellows and at
lower prices. We've a stock of goods
that an artist would revel in full ot
Mending colors and suggestive strong
ly of the latest fashlou plates.
Which Will Yon Have?
Not where shall you buy will lie tho
question to decide after you've paid
us n visit. You'll seo what you Ilka .
right at the start, and the further you
look tho more that you like will vou
see. The prices will be right we've)
attended to that; marked them low
enough to have no question about thai '
selling. And the pliUn. the fancy, tho
gay, the neat, the gaudy, will be found
here in great variety and to suit any
taste
HBttersjLtaisfoa
WYOMING AVE, SCRANTQIfc
STEIRWIY I SOU
DECKER BROTHERS
IRIillCH I BACK
STULTZ I BAUE1
and
OtlMf
PIANOS
AIm a large stock o! flrstclaaa
ORGANS
CUBICAL nERCHANDlSBa
MUSIC, ETC.
We Have
On Hand
THE BEST STOCK
IN THE CITY ,
Also the Newest.
Also the Chesprst.
Also the Largest.
if a
Porcelain, Onyx, Etc
Silver Novelties In Infinite Variety
Latest Importations.
Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds.
fl. E. ROGERS,
flothicra.
ru. HURTS
111 811
Jeweler end ( .
Watchmaker, Z10 UCII1UH aids
TAR GUM
Cures Colda, Lay Out LaGrippe
Curea Incipient Consumption. ;
Manufactured by G. ELMEtf
DORF, Elmira, N. T., and for Ml '
by the trade generally.
MEGARQEL & CON NELL,
Wholesale Heats, Senates, Pt ''
TAKE CARE -HS'CS
VI 1 wwi sasw eaeaco teDR. SHIa
aiiace e4 here year eyes examined Area.
We hare reaaeed prtee aed are the lnwasttaa
J he eity. V loael spesta nets from i to Ui 11
roaniiteM,
08 9pruee Street, Soranton, Pa .
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