, THE SCBAKTON TBIBUUE FBIDAY 2XOIININQ.- DECEMBER 6, 3895.
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NORTON'S
READY FOR "SANTA CLAUS.'
Our display of Goods
:V for Christmas Gilt
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We Invite attention to
the finest assortment of
' goods in oar special lines
that we have ever exhibited.
Three bright Sales rooms,
nil of desirable articles,
all new and np to date.
Come In and look around.
See as in our " New Home "
and bring the children along.
We are fully " Settled " now.
Everything new and attractive.
M. NORTON,
323 LACKAWANNA VVL
Open Evenings until Xmdsk
A Foe to Dyspepsia
QOOD BREAD
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SnouWe
' FLOUR
And Always Have
Good Bread.
MANUFACTURED AND fOr. SALS
- TO THE TRADE BY
Thb Voston Mill Go.
PERSONAL.
George Stevenson, of Waverly, was In
the city yesterday.
Miss Vida Johnson, of Nicholson, called
cm Scranton friends yesterday.
lin, D. H. Lake and daughter, of Kings,
(on, are the guests of Scranton friends.
it. P. Klnielto, of Trenton, Ontario,
pent Wednesday with friends In this city.
A. Edgar Shoemaker registered yester
lay as a student at law with Attorney M.
W. Lowry.
Miss Katherlne Hough, of Cleveland, Is
Che guest of Miss Williams, of 444 Jeffer
son avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Tiffany and sons, of
Ocean Grove, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
O.. Moser, of Lafayette street.
Miss Mamie McNiel, of Carbondale, has
returned to her home for a three weeks'
Visit with friends on Meridian street.
James F. Doyle, of the St. Charles, goes
to Elmira today to secure control of the
Falrchild hotel at ' Hammondsport, of
Which he will assume charge on the first
f the year. .
Milton R. Hurst, formerly proprietor
t the Windsor restaurant In this city
and later engaged in conducting a hotel
In Plymouth, is now representing Qeorge
H. Bittenbender, of Plymouth, manufac
turer of mining drills. Mr. Hurst is in
town this week Introducing Mr. Bitten
bender's patents to mine operators.
Oorham'e silverware
Makes a grand Christmas present, and
it really is not as expensive as most
people suppose. Turnquest, the jeweler,
206 Washington avenue, carries a full
line of it and will be glad to tell you all
about It .
The Nov Trilby
Wo .have Just received them;
. , uiaue ui ine oest vongol, But
ton and Laca. with patented
' teainer tips ana back.
CT.VZST SKAFE LAST
Which will fit any foot, and
will warrant rvery mir to Rive
. satisfaction, or a new pair will
;: replace them. Can only be bad
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CASE CaAVL.'G TO A CLOSE
Prisoier Says lie Is Prank LaBracka
and Not Merolo.
KILl BE GIVEN TO JURY TO-DAY
Attorneys for Defendant Asked the Court
to Withdraw Juror d Continue
Case oa Aeconat of a Newark
Made by the Dlstriet-Attorsey.
The man on trial for his life for the
murder of Emanuel Loro at Old Forge,
says he la Frank La Bracka. The ue
The prisoner went on the stand and told
a very straightforward story, claiming
that he is not the murderer.
When court convened in the morning
District Attorney John R. Jones in
formed Judge Edwards that the com
monwealth's case was at an end. At
torney Martin pleaded surprise and
asked to be allowed to call Detective
McSweeney for cross-examination. He
was sent for and took the stand. Mr.
Martin asked him What he did with
Merolo's pay check, which wes taken
from him on the way here from Boston.
Mr. McSweeney said he gave the paper
to the district attorney.
Mr. Jones offered In evidence two let
ters found on the prisoner's person when
he was arrested. The defense objected
to them and the court refused to admit
them for the Jury's inspection, 'i'he
papers found by Detective McSweeney
in Merolo's satchel in Mrs. Graeco's
boarding house. Old r'orge. a week after
the murder, were not admitted by the
court. The military certificate, which
was one of the papers, had Merolo's
fafher's name as Domenico and )..s
mother's name as Nunzlo.
The Letters Found on Him. '
One of the letters found on the prls
oner the day of his arreiu in Boston
gave those names. . Mr. Jones proposed
to still further establish the man's Iden
tity by means of those letters. The let
ters were sent from Italy by some friend
signing himself Otomorlo La Porta.
They were addressed to Beniamlnl
Morrettl.193 North street, Boston.Mass.,
and they came from Italy.
Morrettl is the man who lived at Old
Forge, boarded at Joseph Salvl's house
at the time of the murder and was em
ployed after the crime to go to New
York to hunt down the criminal, but
who proved faithless and gave the
alarm to the murderer, thus enabling
him to get beyond the reach of the au
thorities. Attorney Joseph Brown made the
opening address in the defense. No
attempt would be made, he said, to try
to show that Emanuel Loro had not
been killed at Old Forge on Sunday,
June 17, 1894, by a man named Crezenzo
Merolo; but that the defense would
show that the prisoner at the bar is not
Merolo, that It is a case of mistaken
identity.
The prisoner he said Is Frank La
Bracka, a man who was born In Italy
29 years ago and who came to this coun
try in 18S9. He worked in New York
and Boston and in 1893 returned to
Italy where he was married on May
24, 1892. A few months before he was
arrested he came to America, worked
In Portland, Me., for a short time and
then came to Boston, where he was mis
taken for Murderer Merolo, and he is
now wrongfully on trial for his life.
Story Told by t he I Turner .
Mr. Brown called out, "Frank La
Bracka, take the stand;" the prisoner
stood up and walked to the witness
stand. Although he talks good Eng
lish, he desired to have an interpreter.
His story then followed: He was born
In Italy in IMS; his mother Is dead, but
his father la living and has married
the second time. He has a brother and
three sisters.
In 1889 he came to America and In 1893
he went baok to Italy. There he was
married on May 24, 1894. The priest's
name who performed the ceremony was
Father Peppo. He told about the per
sona who were present at the marriage
ceremony, and all the details with re
gard to it.
Speaking about returning to America
after his marriage In Italy he said he
took passage from Naples on April
27 of this year and landed In New York
on May 11. After a short stay In the
metropolis he went to Boston, and was
working there when an officer arrested
him and took him to prison, and to this
officer he said when questioned that
his name was Francesco La Bracka.
He gave a Boston lawyer $40 to assist
him, knbwlng It was necessary to have
an attorney to get out of the trouble.
He never saw the disciple of Blackstone
afterward.
The witness denied pointblank and
with emphasis that he was ever In
Pennsylvania before; that he ever saw
John Oakley, the miner with whom he
was supposed to have labored eight
months; and he put in an absolute and
unequivocal negation that he ever saw
or knew any of the Italian witnesses
who swore that they knew him well,
and saw him commit the murder which
ended Emanuel Loro's life.
Dlstrlot Attorney's Severe Rem ark.
District Attorney Jones finally said
to him, "Come down from the stand;
I don't want you to add perjury to
murder. 'I will not be a party to it."
Judge Edwards told Mr. Jones that this
was not an altogether proper remark.
Edward J. Fallon was the next wit
ness. Considerable vacillating has gone
on In the mind of Mr. Fallon. He was
taken to Boston to identify Merolo and
there stated positively that he was
the right man, he swore on Wednesday,
when called as a witness by tho district
attorney, that the prisoner was the
proper person, but It appears that he
sent word to Mr. Martin that the pris
oner was the wrong man, and he de
sired to be called by the defence to ease
his conscience for having hctped to put
the noose around an Innocent man's
neck.
Though Mr. Fallon was a witness' for
the commonwealth, he was called by
the defendant's attorney. Mr. Martin
asked him If he had not sent word to
him that the wrong man had been
taken Into custody, and had he not
wanted a chance to go upon the stand
to assist In removing the guilt of the
murder of Loro from the prisoner. The
witness was not sure of his own mind.
He admitted he w$t at first unable to
discover the identity of Merolo In the
prisoner at the bar, but on Wednesday
his son pointed out cerf.Mn characteris
tics of the prisoner wolch refreshed
the father's memory ana enabled him to
realise that the right man was In the
toils. The defendant retted here.
District Attorney Jones called the
prisoner to the stand and questioned
him. as to his purpose In raising a
beard; whether or not It was done to
disguise himself, and make the task
of Identification more difficult. Merolo
said he is not wealthy enough to own a
rasor, and had to do without a shave.
Evidence Offered In Rebuttal.
Rebuttal testimony was offered by
the commonwealth. ' R. C. Simpson, an
operator In the employ of the Barring
McSweeney agency, swore that when
the prisoner "waa arrested In Boston
anal wJtaa taw' lawyer who fleeced him
out of 140 was holding; a conversation
with him In the cell, be admitted that
his name was Merolo, but he later re
tracted that and said- his name was
Morrettl.
Mr. Martin took the prisoner before
the Jury and asked them to look care
fully at his hands and on his face to see
if they could find any evidence that
he had ever worked In the mines. De
tective Bauer, who arrested the prison
er Identified tho letters which were
found on the prisoner. Their contents
are given above. The prisoner was
again put on the stand by the district
attorney, and asked who Morrettl Is
to whom the missives were addressed
which were found with him. He said
that Morrettl is his cousin.
Just before the case Anally closed, Mr.
Brown made a motion that a juror be
withdrawn and the case conttnued on
account of the remarks made by the
district attorney that the prisoner had
committed murder, and he did not want
to be a party to his committing perjury
in riidltlon. Judge Edwards refused
the motion and ordered the defense to
address the jury.
Mr. Martin began his speech at 2.30
and ko-rt on until adjournment. He
will resume this morning and continue
for two hours. District Attorney Jones
dot s not expert to take up more than an
h..ur. Tho defendant's attorney was
listened to with rapt attention through
out. His eloquence was at one time
Interrupted by a man In the audience,
who took a fit, and had to be hustled
out of the court room by the balllils.
Prisoner Not the Right Man.
His argument was clever, ingenious
and well prepared. He assured the Jury
that they were sitting In judgment
where an innocent man's life is In the
balance. A crime had been committed
and the perpetrator of It deserves not
only hanging, but he ought to be quar
tered. The prisoner now accused of tho
crime Is not the right man; it is a case
of mistaken Identity..
He reminded them that truth is
stranger than fiction. Citing the life
of John Boyle O'Reilly, the pRtrlot,
poet, Journalist and scholar, the speak
er said It is beyond the range of im
agination to write a fictional story with
incidents more thrllllnj and marvelous
than the true history of O'Reilly re
veals. His Imprisonment, his escape and
his safe landing outside the bounds of
British tryanny and oppreslon, contain
so much of the remarkable that one who
has not read about this man can scarce
ly believe that such an experience could
be possible.
Mr. Martin read from law reports
about a case that occurred in the six
teenth century In Franco. The hus
band there had left his wife; an Impos
ter appeared on the scene and succeed
ed In deceiving the wife and all her rel
atives for several years. He purported
to be hor lost husband. When the real
husband returned the Imposter was au
dacious enough to brand him as an Im
poster. Mr. Martin will finish his four
hour speech this morning.
IN COURT ROOM NO. 2. .
One Offender Sentenced to Six Months in
Jail.
Verdicts of guilty were returned
against Anthony Tougher, the Peckvlhe
peddler, charged with receiving Btolen
goods, and Frank Posdro, of I'rlceburg,
charged with getting a young boy to
go Into a friend's house and steal an
overcoat. Posdro will have six months
to spend in the county Jail. ,
Thrlay was taken up in the trial of
F Richards and Ernest Hope, two
ywaag boys charged with statutory
burglary. John T. Fitzpatrick was the
prosecutor. On June 21 last a drug
store owned by the prosecutor, situated
near the Dodgetown bridge, was burg
larized and cigars and other goods were
stolen. The defendants are accused of
the crime. They denied their connec
tion with it. The Jury haa not brought
In a verdict at adjournment.
Richards was tried individually for
stealing a pocketbook from a child at
the Erie and Wyoming; Valley station
on Washington avenue. The purse con
tained $2.50. The child's mother Is Mrs.
John Grady, of the Nortu End. She
was waiting for a train when the child
was robbed. Richards denied that he
had anything to do with this case. The
jury was out deliberating on a verdict
when court adjourned.
Then the boys were put on trial for
statutory burslary for breaking Into
Blume's carriage repository on the 8th
of last September and stealing two bi
cycles. They were caught a few days
afterward by Detective D. P. noche.
The case was Just opened at adjourn
ment. Assistant District Attorney
John M. Harris represented the com
monwealth and O'Brien & Kelly, the
defendants. '
SUPERIOR COURT MEETING.
First Session in Sara nt on Will Be Held
on Klrot Monday of Jannsrv.
The superior court will hold Its first
seslon in this city on the first Monday
of January and It Is probable that the
meeting place will be the Federal court
building. For three weeks the court
will continue In session and during the
first week appeals from Luzerne, Co
lumbia and Montour counties will . be
heard. During the second week those
from Lackawanna, Monroe, Carbon and
Wyoming counties will receive atten
tion and the third week will be devoted
to appeals from Bradford, Susquehan
na, Wayne and Pike counties.
The cases that have already been ap
pealed from this county to the superior
court are William Staples against the
Borough of Archbald, Delaware and
Hudson Canal company against the
Lackawanna Street Railway company,
Scranton and Pittson Traction com
pany against the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company, Thomas Davidson
against Thomas Sanders and James H.
Jenkins. '
Mnnraven's Kccrcts.
Lord Dunraven has had a great many
regrets over his recent American visit
and among others he regrets that he did
not come on to Scranton to look over
Turnquest, the Jeweler's, stock of dia
monds, etc., and as we are assured that
the noble earl thinks too much shame
to visit our shores again, the loss to him
can never be made up. That's one re
spect In which you are ahead of his
English nibs. -
FIRE ALARM IMPROVEMENTS
Location of Keys to lie Designated on
Tablets Placed Ovor Each Box.
Chief H. F. Fcrber, of the Are depart
ment. Is putting up brass frames over
each alarm box containing directions as
to where to find keys. .
In the central part of the city the
chief will place a key enclosed In a
glass-faced caso over each box. To se
cure the key it will be necessary to
break the glass. "
New keys were sent out yesterday for
box 25 to be kept at the premises of Dr.
C. L. Frease, MS Adams avenue;
Thomas J. Moore, 648 Adams avenue;
Everett Bros., Adams avenue, and C.
H. Miller, (39 Adams avenue.
' Tho Armenian Atrneitlss
Are a subject of universal conversa
tion and condemnation, but we'll bet
a new hat that the man who hints at
diamonds as a Christmas present In
terests his listeners far more than the
orator on Armenia. Turnquest has an
Immense diamond stock, at 29t Wash
ington avenue. . .
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Select Councllmea Resist a Strong
Temptation and Do Their Work
SWIMMING POOL PROVIDED 10R
Park Commissioners aad the Landscape
Arehltset Anticipated Council's Meri
torious Action Sooth .Side Sewer
Project Dies-Bids for Sewers.
Select council last night resisted the
temptation to attend the police Investi
gation and sat patiently an nour and a
half In their chamber up stairs deliber
ating for the city's welfare.
In regard to City Solicitor Torrey's
recommendations regarding the Twelfth
district sewer, the judiciary committee,
through Mr. Lansing, introduced an or
dinance repealing the ordinance provid
ing for the sewer in question. This
same committee approved of the propo
sition to settle for $160 with Henry Re.f
enberg, Mrs. McCarthy and John Geh
erns who, each, claimed that amount of
damage to their properties by reason
of the Ferber court sewer being ex
tended through their land. A resolu
tion accompanied the report requesting
the estimates committee to make pro
vision for the payment of the same,
which resolution was approved.
The appointment of August Raynor
and Peter Ross as Inspectors respec
tively of the Soruce and Linden street
bridges was approved by the streets
and bridges committee and confirmed
by council. I
Pnbllo Bath st the Park.
The resolution providing for a public
bath In Nay Aug park, at the terminus
of the street car line, was returned by
Mayor Connell, with the request that
it be reconsidered Inasmuch as Colonel
E. H. Ripple, president of the board of
park commissioners, at the suggestion
of the park gardener, had suggested
It. Accompanying the mayor's request
was the following letter from Colonel
Ripple:
Nov. SO, 1895.
Hon. William L. Connell, Mayor:
Dear Sir: The enclosed resolution re
ceived your approval Oct. S. 1805. At the
time of Its passage we (the park com
missioners) were In favor of It, because
we thought the location named therein
was the most available spot In the park
for a public bath, and that such an Insti
tution would be very desirable. Today
our landscape architect, Mr. Egcrton,
came here to make an examination of
some portions of the park and came to
know of the existence of this resolution.
He says he has, In his design, made pro
vision for a public hath In another portion
of the park, where It can be placed to bet
ter advantage; and that he designs the
spot named in the resolution for other
purposes; and, as -to carry out this reso
lution would be to destroy the harmony
of his design, he would ask that the reso
lution be reconsidered. As Mr. Egerton
is pretty nearly through with his design
and the location of a swimming pool at
the point named would destroy his work,
I would respectfully ask that his request
be granted. Very truly yours,
Eira H. Ripple,
President Tark Commissioners.
Request Will Da Compiled W ith.
The matter was referred to the park
committee with Instructions to bring
in a resolution authorizing the change
recommended. City Solicitor Torrey
called attention to the fact that the
time would expire on December 26 for
making an appeal from the award of
the viewers appointed to assess dam
ages resulting from the grading ot New
street, which work was done six or
seven years ago. A resolution empow
ering the city solicitor to make an ap
peal was passed, Mr. Roche being the
only dissenter.
Bids were read for constructing a
lateral sewer on Larch street, Capouse
and Monsey avenues, as follows: Hart
& Gibbons, $1.59 per lineal foot; Peter
F. Miller, $1,250 for the work complete;
A. H. Koons A Sons, $1.68 per lineal foot.
For constructing the Hyde Park ave
nue lateral sewer the following pro
posals were received: Hart A sitbbons,
$1.98 per lineal foot; Peter F. Mullen,
$1,945 for the work complete; A. H.
Koons A Sons, $1.94 per lineal foot. The
bids were referred to the sewers and
drains committee, with Instructions to
award the contracts.
Mr. Oliver's resolution for the West
Lackawanna avenue viaduct was con
curred In, only one or two members
voting on It.
In order to grade the city engineer's
corps, Mr.Ross Introduced an ordinance
creating the office of assistant city en
gineer, which office Is to be filled by the
city engineer from his present force.
Durrt Proposition Laid on the Table.
Mr. Durr, chairman of the fire de
partment committee, wanted to dele
gate to the joint Are department com
mittee the power of selecting plans and
engaging an architect for the proposed
lire engine house on Franklin avenue,
but on motion of Mr. McCann the meas
ure was laid on the table.
An ordinance providing for the con
ut ruction of a lateral ff-wer on Penn
avenue, between Green Ridge and Dela
ware streets, passed third and final
reading.
NO. . 27 SCHOOL DEDICATION
Elaborate Arrangements for the Exor
cises This Afternoon.
The dedication ceremonies of the new
No. 27 school building In Green Ridge
will begin at 1:30 o'clock this atternoon
In the school's auditorium. The pro
gramme will be as follows:
Overture School Orchestra
Chairman's Address.
George Carson, President Board of
Control.
Recitation Julia Hay
Military Drill,
Company A, No. 27 School Brigade
Address Mayor Connell
Trombone Solo ..John Turn
Address,
Professor George Howell, City Superin
tendent. Remarks By School Controllers
Remarks By Cltlsons
Song, "America" By School
Inspection of Building.
An entertainment and cantata will be
given Monday afternoon and evening In
the school building. Besides the can
tata the programme will Include a va
riety of numbers In which the following
will. take part: School orchestra, a
little tot, Helen Hay, sixteen girls,
Arthur Teal, Fred Lldstone, sixteen
young ladles, Eva Dorsey, Maud Cap
well, Hasel Hopewell, Professor Arthur
L. Dorsey, David Bush. Pupils and
children's matinee tickets will be sold
for 6 cents each. Evening tickets, good
for the matinee, will be sold for SS
cents each. People's line street can
pass near the door.
''A MILK WHITE FLAG. ,
Scored Ssslded Success at the Aeadesay
of Masie.
The name of Hoyt In connection with
a theatrical performance Is sufficient to
draw large audiences In any town In
the . country. "A Milk White Flag."
presented by the Hoyt and McKee
Comedy company at the Academy of
Music last evening for the flrst time In
this city, was witnessed by one of the
largest houses of the season.
The original New York company waa
nn the stage and executed the various,
manoeuvres In marching, dancing and
drilling with a dash and cleverness that
Is tarely seen here. The comedy, like
all of Hoyt's plays, Is gotten up solely
to please and make the people laugh.
There Is no attempt at legitimate or
even plausible plot, but nevertheless
the situations are extremely ludicrous
and the dialogue so replete with wit
and repartee that It cannot fall to am
use and entertain.
Dancing and other specialities were
all that could be desired and the singing
enlivened by the accompaniment of a
brass band on the stage made the per
formance a success from the rise of the
curtain until the fall.
IUILROAdFrs WH.L MEET.
L'nlon Meeting Will lis ed la Haslcton
Next Sunday.
Next Sunday a union meeting of the
different organizations of railway cm-
DlOVea Will ha hat4 In TT-1 t.
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is expected that there win ha nun
fully 2,000 railroad men representing
the following organizations: Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen, Order
of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, Brakemen's
Brotherhood, Switchmen's Mutual Ben
efit association and Railway Telegraph
union. National officers of each of
these organizations will also be present
A large delegation ot railroaders
from this city and vicinity will attend.
Special trains will be run from various
points In the middle states to accom
modate the delegates.
If Yon Can Afford It
Buy diamonds as Christmas presents.
There is nothing else on eartu that you
can buy, except real estate, that will so
fully maintain its par value through
life, and nothing else that can be so
easily or quickly converted Into money
if necessity should ever demand it.
1 umquest. 205 Washington avenue, has
the largest and best value stock of dia
monds In this city.
FRENCH FOLLY COMPANY.
Opened a Three Days' Engagement at
Davis Theatre Ycsterdov.
Miss Pearl Bradburn leads the new
French Folly company Tvhlch opened a
three days' engagement at Davis thea
tre yesterday afternoon. The show is
not up to the usual standard of per
formances of Us kind, though It has a
few desirable features. The monologue
work of Comedian Tom Ripley brings
but some new and old Jokes. It's the
manner In which he springs them that
takes.
The acrobatic work of the Herbert
Brothers la another good thing. Miss
Bradburn Is sufficiently chic and effer
vescent. The show opens with a trav
esty called the Tally Ho Club and ends
with a burlesque on "The Merry World"
with the word "wicked" added to the
title. The performance will be re
peated this and to-morrow evenings
with afternoon matinees.
MEETING OF KEELEYITES.
Knmber of Them Will Attend the Con.
, ventlon at Indianapolis.
At a regular meeting of Keeley league
at their rooms on Madison avenue last
evening, President Blcwltt read an in
vitation extended by the prominent
business men of Indianapolis for the
annual convention to be held next
August. About thirty of the members
present signified their Intention to at
tend the convention. Committees were
appointed to confer with railroad peo
ple as to transportation, and to secure
speakers for the next meeting,
The feature ot the evening was a
recitation by Mr. Lynch, of New York
city, entitled. "The Old Soldier," in
which Is described one whose Aght with
drink was worse than the one with
smoke and fire. A meeting ot the Ladles'
auxiliary and Men's branch will be held
next Thursday for the purpose of hav
ing a banquet during the holidays. Thir
teen new members were enrolled.
Tnmqnest Never Said It.
Turnquest, the Jeweler, 205 Washing
ton avenue, denies having said that he
sells at half price, as he's not In busi
ness to give money away. But he does
say that he undersells competitors and
that he's got the finest stock to select
from.
Best goods for least money. Coursen.
The 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 fire
pot. Call and see them at
Thos. F. Leonard's,
606 Lacka. ave.
Open until 8 o'clock until after Jan
uary 1, E. G. Coursen.
DIED.
SHEA In 8cranton, Dec. 4, 1SS3, Mrs.
Catherine Shea, aged 42 years. Funeral
from her late residence, 816 Beech street,
at 9.30 o'clock Saturday morning. In
terment In Hyde Park Cathollo ceme
tery. HALDEMAN In Scfanton, Dec. 6, 189.,
Charles I. Haldeman, son of Joseph
Haldeman,' age 19 years, 10 months, 15
days, at the residence, 125 Oak street.
Funeral announcement later.
We Have
Reduced the Price
ON ALMOST EVERYTHING IN
Ladies'
Jackets
Capes
OUR GARMENTS ARE ALL NEW AND STYLISH
If in need of a Coat yon can save money in
buying of us.
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415 LCOlOTM AVCO
HAS GONE TO BOSTON.
Professor Lindsay Called to That Mace
by Death of His Aged Father.
Professor Richard Lindsay received a
telegram from Boston, Mass.. yester
day announcing the death at that place
of his father. R.-F. G. Lindsay, who
was In his 82nd year. The news was a
severe shock to Professor Llndsaywho
left at 1.45 this morning to attend the
funeral of his father, which will take
place on Saturday.
Mr. Lindsay was a printer and came
of a family that for nearly 200 years
had been engaged In that branch of
trade. He was for thirty-five years a
member of the firm of Rand & Avery,
of Boston, state printers, retiring from
that firm eight years ago on account
ot advancing years.
He Is survived by his wife and two
children, Mrs. A. W. Nickerson, widow
of A, W. Nickerson. of Acheson,To
peka and Santa Fe fame, and Profes
sor Lindsay, of this city.
Dr. Cnns. II. Parkhurst,
Who Is to lecture in the Frothlngham
December 17, 1895, stands at he head of
all civil government reformers of this
or any other country. In the short
period of three years he has revolu
tionlzea the municipal government of
the city of New York and awakened a
sentiment in the interest of pure civil
government in all the givat cities In the
land. The lovers of good government
will be delighted to both see and hear
the man who is the embodiment of
sound judgment and unflinching hero
ism in the prosecution of his noble
work. The tickets are on sale as per
advertisement of this paper.
See the fancy articles In our window
given away Saturday only with one
pound of baking powder. Grand Union
Tea Co., 311 Lackawanna avenue.
WONDERFUL are the cures accom
plished by Hood's Sarsaparllla and yet it
is only because Hood's Sorsaparilla, the
one true blood purifier, makes pure, rich,
healthy blood.
HOOD'S PILLS for the liver and bow.
els act easily, yet promptly and effi
ciently. Plllsbury's Flour mills have a capac
ity ot 17,500 barrels a day.
As Easy's ABC.
No man or woman runs any risk of
being fooled or taken In when he or she
buys diamonds or Jewelry at Turn
quest's, 205 Washington avenue. After
you've bought it, take it to an expert,
and If they say it is not as represented,
or that you have been charged too much
for it, bring it right back and Turn
quest will refund the money.
Bargain
That poor word; how it
is misused. We promise
you when we say bargain
it will so be.
A
Watch
American works, 15 year
gold tilled 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 $S
Frames, they would fool
even the foreigner. , SI
THAT BUSY STORE,
P 213
0i Lacki, Ave
and
REXFORD
Wise
Customers
Are making their Holi
day purchases now and
having them set aside,
having more leisure to
make their selections and
a better assortment to se
lect from.
YOU KCW THE
BEST THINGS GO FIRST
To the husband a nice
Dinner Set will please
your wife. Forewarned
is forearmed.
China Hall
WEICHEL & MILLAR,
m uYomss averul
Walk In and look around.
Wl P. 1'CAI
Is Now at His New Store
with a
FULL LINE OF HATS
-AND
Sole Agent for Knox Hats. Como
and fcJee Me.
205 WYOffllSQ AVENUE.
Have
You
Seen
Them?
Our
Chenille
Curtains
at
Pair.
P. M'CREA & GO,
Cosl
Exchaage.
123 Wyoming Are.
ON THE LINE OF THE
IAN PACIFIC R'Y
ar located tbs flnoit flsbing sal hasting
grouii'li in tho world. Descriptive books on
application. Tickets to all points in Usins,
Canada and Maritime Provinces, MiunaapoUa,
St Paul. Canadian and United States No;tn-
cats, Vancouver, Seattle, Tacomi, Portland,
Ore., Ban PrancUox
First-Class Sleeping and D!nlng Cars
attached to all through trains. Tourist ears
fully fitted with bedding, curtains and sp a
tally adapted to wants of families may be had
with secoadelass tickets. Kates always lei
than via other lines, For full information,
time tables, etc, en application to
B. V. SKINNER, Q. E. A.
353 BROADWAY, NEW YOU
THE RECEIVERS
MARTIN &
CLOTHING
Are still offering the
fill IS IK
$2.50
a5 to 5o per cent, below cost. . s '
. ' ' ' " .' A- :.-,''':..'-
Thoso Goods Must
And if you want bargains corns and f.l tl.:m
at once.
Mil
IS HQ
Mark Twain says "cauliflower Is noth
in but cabbage with a college educev.
tlon." That's about ttie dlffcreooa ut
the present time between made to or.
der and ready made clothing. The
name's different, but as far as practi
cal service and actual appearance are)
concerned It would take an expert to
tell one from the other If WE sell you
the ready made. We've mflde a repu
tation In this line and couldn't have
done so, had we not nad better goods
to offer than the other fellows and at
lower prices. We've a stock ot goods
that an artist would revel In full ot
blending colors and suggestive strong
ly ot the latest fashion plates.
Which Will Ton Have?
Not wnsre shall you buy will be the
question to decide after you've paid
us a visit. You'll see what you Uka
right at the start, and the further you
look tho more that you like will you
see. Ths prices will be rlfc-ht we've
attended to that: marked them lor
enough to have no questton about the
selling. And the plain, the fancy, the
gay, the neat, the gauiy, will be found
here In great variety and to suit any
taate
1U.11ULWS
WYOMING AVE, SCRANTOHV
iTEiirwir 1 son
DECKER BROTHERS
KRINICH I BACK
STULTZ i BAUER
ad
Othera
PIANOS
Alaui at lamra atAelr nf ftraflaaai
ORGANS
CUStCAL nERCHANDISSt
MUSIC. ETC.
We HavS :r
On Hand
THE BEST STOCK
IN THE CITY ,
AIM the Newest.
Also the Cheapest
Also the Largest. '
Porcelain, Oays, Etc
Silver Novelties la Infinite Variety
Latest Importation.
Jeselrj, Watclies, Diamonds.)
fl. E. ROGERS,
w.t, lilUeUiutrln
TAR GUM
Cures Colds, Lays Out LaGrlpp
Cures Inclnient CnneumntlorL.
Manufactured by Q. ELKEXe
DORF, Elmira. N. Y and total
by the trade generally. .'v
MEGARQEL & CONNER
Wholesale Agents, Scmtca, Ft '
Tnk-F MRP
wmA uwMit mi mm eillt
take care ot you. If
yon are troubled with)
OF YOUR EYES -farar
theeity. mofcei spectacles front HoHl golf
from It tat.
305 Sprue Streets Scranton. P J
OF
DELWS
STORE
large stock of ccodi frchi
Do Soli
Clothiers, Heltem&fumisiTera
HI
HI