THE SCRANTON " TRIBUNE TUESDAY MORNINGS" JUNE 10, 1896..
Pure
Baking Powder,
"I prefer Cleveland's baking powder because it is
pure and wholesome. It takes less for the same baking,
it never fails, and bread and cake keep their fresh
ness and flavor." , '
Mits CoKxicuA Campbiu. Bedford. Sufit. Kern Vert Cuiing StboL
(lorrman & Moore
FIRE INSURANCE,
120 Wyoming Ave.
Lackawanna
THE
aundry.
306 Pcna Ave
A. B. WARM AN.
SPECIAL SALE .
SOFA PILLOW COVERINGS
15c. PER
18c. PER
20c. PER
25c PER
30c. PER
35c. PER
40c. PER
YARD,
YARD,
YARD,
YARD,
YARD,
YARD,
YARD.
The above prices are for
' this week only.
Carpets, Draperies and Wall Pap:r.
Ill WYOMINO AVE.
cm KOTO.
Brian Cooney, of Ounmore, was yester
day granted a peddler's license by the
court,
The executive committee of the Fourth
Of July celebration will meet at Hotel Jer
niyn tonight.
Th excursion for deaf mutes under the
auspices of the ttphphatha guild will go to
Karvlew today.
In the matter of a road in Spring Brook
township the report of viewers was yester
day confirmed finally. .
The Keystpne Republican club, colored,
of this city, will have an Important meet
ing at Cenral Republican club rooms at S
o'cloo kthls evening.
The bond of J. (J. Bailer, tax collector or
Lehigh township, was yesterday filed In
court In the sum of $368, with E. D. Alel
vln and Usbern Dotter as sureties.
The entertainment committee of the
Toung Woman's Christian association is
going to give a strawberry social and en
tertainment at the rooms this evening.
All young women are cordially Invited.
Two additional cars have 'been placed
by the Traction company on the Ureen
Ridge and Dunmore Suburban lines. The
change gives a seven and a half mlnute
service to Adams avenue and North Park.
Andrew Brum, the Hungarian who brut
ally assaulted William Orauman's 8-year-old
boy Sunday night, was held In I3U0 ball
In police court by Alderman Howe yester
day morning. In default he was sent to
.the county jail.
There were 24 deaths In the city last
week, six of which were from contagious
diseases, two each being from typhoid
tevef, scarlet fever and consumption.
Five new cases of scarlet fever and four of
diphtheria were reported.
Recently S. L. (lallen, proprietor or the
Penn Clothing and 8hoe house, agreed to
give one-half of one per cent of his gales
to the charitable Institutions of the cl?y.
The tool amount of the percentage was
$aj. St. Luke's kindergarten acknowl
edges the receipt of their share of the
amount.
'. Mrs, Sarah Ulrtch Kelly is a candidate
for president on the single gold standard
iff and immigration laws, and will ever
or Ul-melalllo platform. Ir nominated
Mrs. Xelly promises to look after the tar
favor a round currency. Airs. Kelly Is
against free coinage of silver and claims
to be unsurpassed as a political economist.
The application of Tenth ward voters for
a division of the wurd in two districts
will be argued befor the cou )on Frl.
Hay, July 8, and notice of the petition
must tie made by posting six printed hand
bins In conspicuous pluces In the wurd.
The petition asks . that Ridge street be
made tho dividing line between the two
districts.
County Treasurer Charles H. Schadt
conducted a tax sale yesterday In the ar
bitration room of the court house. There
are 233 pieces of seated and unseated lands
for sale for unpaid taxes for the years 1893
and 1894. The sale was going on three
hours yesterday, hut all the properties
were not disposed of and it was adjourned
until Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
; The WU of Margaret Cavanaugh was
probated yesterday and letters testamen
tary were granted to Catherine Flynn, of
Trenton, N. J. In the estate of Mrs.
Catherine T. F. Barnard, late of this city,
the will was admitted to probate and let
ters testamentary were granted to George
P. and MontroBe Barnard. The will of
Honora Kelley, late of this city, was
probated yesterday.
To meet the demand of those who desire
permanently . to preserve "Our Woman's
Paper" because of its valuable historical
and other local matter, Ave hundred cobles
were bound In a heavy satln-flnlshed paper
on which Mrs. L. A. Watres' beautiful
cover design shows to great advantage.
These copies are ten cents each. A num
ber of them are still on sale, and can be
had of the secretary of the Young Wo
men's Christian association at the rooms.
' Marriage licenses were granted yester.
day to Louis L. Hubbard, of Ureen Rldga,
and Eliza Beard, of Carbondale; Francis
H. Albright, of Boston, and Nora Lind
say, of Scranton ; Elsie A. Lorlng and lis
ther Harmer, of tjcrsoton; James Kerri
gan,' of Dickson, and Mary McNulty, of
' Throop; Daniel J. Kelleher,, of Scranton,
and Mary E. Kerrigan, of Dickson; George
H. McHale and Mary Bammon, of Scran
ton; Etcra F. Gray and Annie Thomas, of
Scranton.
' These Are New Arrivals. -'
We orter the greatest bargains of the
season In fine wash goods, Belfast Dim
itles.Silk stripe Challfes, French Organ-
s.Biiic stripe
s. Rubv Silk
les, Rubv Silks, all at U cents. Come
may have the first selec-
wlndows.
MEAR8 ft HAGEN.
out Dealer.
nseet Powder. IS and
ever sold In bulk.
and Sure."
NECESSITY FOR
GOOD CITY STREETS
Commissioner Kinsley's Interest! ng M
dress Before Coard of Trade.
PRACTICAL IDEAS HE ADVANCED
Manufacturers Committee Reported
Adversely on the Proposition to Es
tablish a Seamless and Weldless
Steel -Tobo Manufacturing Estub.
lixbment Ilere.-No Meeting to Be
Held During July or August.
An Interesting feature of last night's
meeting of the board of trade was an
address by Street Commissioner Kins
ley, who is also chairman of the streets
and highways committee of the board,
on the necessity of Improving our streets
and the best method of bringing about
such Improvements Mr. Kinsley spoke
as follows:
Mr. President and Gentlemen:
Mr. Athertun, your secretary Invited
me to uddrpuH your meeting on thut Im
portant subject, 'The necessity of Im
proving our streets." The necessity
may br taken fur granted without any
arguments on my part, nevertheless, I
think thatthework accomplished during
recent years in this city In the way of
improving paved streets Is one that the
citizens may Justly be proud. One il
lustration will Bhow thut considerable
headway Is being made. The visitors to
the city are being shown around under
the direction of the board of trade, with
a view of acquiring some Idea of the city
before locating any new Industries, Mr,
Atherton always gives the same order
to the driver, "Keep on the asphalt"
with the result that the visitors return
home speaking of Scranton and her
model Btreets, and pointing to ber as an
example where dirt streets are things of
the past. The time Is, however, coming,
thanks to the public spirit displayed by
the citizens, when Scranton may fairly
claim the honor.
In speaking of my subject, I think It
will be more Interesting If I dwell upon
the present condition of matters, and
like Mark Twain, leave the rest to the
Invagination of my hearers.
PEWEHS ARE NECESSARY.
In the first place It Is an accepted fact,
that the city should be thoroughly and
systematically sewered, before we can
hope for good, permanent ' streets.
'While on this point let me impress
that I do not mean the small pipes that
have been dignified, if the term is good,
by the name of a sewer. It is of para
mount Importance that all sewer pipes
wherever laid should have a sufficient
capacity to take off all the water, storm,
or otherwise. At present, strange to
say, we have but one sewer In this city
namely,-that on Linden street, all the
others being simply pipe drains. '
Having disposed of this essential pre
liminary, the question of paving would
be in order. All the business streets of
such an important and progressive city
like Scranton should be paved, but the
paving material should be decided by
the class of travel to which the street
would be subjected and also the expense
of maintenance.
We huve In Scranton the asphalt pave,
the stone block pave, the vitrified brick
pave, the stone cobble and the remnants
of the wood block. Without taking Into
consideration the cobble pave, the total
cost of paving up to the present has been
r.58,585.23. No record has been kept of
the cost of the cobble pave.
There was in the city on January 1st
a total mileage of 14.176 miles of pave,
made up as follows: Asphalt, 9.96'i;
stone block, .923; brick, .772; stpne
cobble, .163; wood block, .354.
In good paving the first consideration
Is the queftion of foundation, and the
sub-dralnlug which must be determined
by the nature of the ground, then fol
lows the question of a foundation for
the pave Itself, and lastly the Import
ant question of the wearing surface.
' ONE GREAT TROUBLE.
The great trouble with our streets Is
the continual excavations for repairs of
water pipes, gas pipes, steam heat ser
vice, sewer and water connections. In
this respect the principal consideration
in selecting a pave should be to bear In
mind the facilities for taking up the
pave when necessary and replacing
In a large number of cases the asphalt
pave has been disturbed, and the cost
of cutting and relaying Is $2.65 per
square yard. This, however, has to be
accomplished by a special process, re
quiring skilled labor and various cook
ing utensils to prepare the hot poultice
for the wearing surface. The result has
been that the streets have been continu
ally cut up, owing to the fact that but
one company has the plant In this city
necessary for carrying out of the re
pairs, and as this company have work
on hand in adjoining cities, the delays
are at times quite lengtny.
As an instance of the Inconvenience
caused I will direct your attention to
one ease where a cut was opened on
Adams a venire on May 1 and two or
three dan afterwards was refilled. A
load of rubbish was left on the street
and remains until the present time
awaiting the relaying of the asphalt.
The asphalt company's men are other
wise employed or out of town, and the
poultice could not be placed, thus in
terfering with the cleamlng of the street
besides being detrimental to the looks
of the thoroughfare.
it must be admitted that one of the
drawbacks of the asphalt pave Is that
If the cut Is made during winter or dur
ing the fall, that It cannot be repaired
until the spring or warm weather As
an instance of this, I had to repair a
cut on Lackawanna avenue during last
winter with cobble, as a precaution
against accident.
STONE BLOCK PAVES.
Stone block paving is made in several
forms, the dimensions best known now
being 3x4x6 or 8, or by 6 or 12, laid In
courses either on a bed of sand or con
crete. This kind of paving undoubtedly
stands best the severest test of the
heaviest traffic, and it possesses one
great advantage, In the fact that It can
be taken up at any time of the year and
relald Immediately, and workmen with
sufficient skill can always be found at
any time of the year to carry out the
work.
Brick paving has the same qualities
as far as the question of repair Is con
cerned, and in addition the benefit of
a smoother surface. It will stand a
large amount of wear, and Is the easiest
to keep clean. It can also be flushed
or swept without detriment to the sur
face of the pave.
Cobble stone also has. Its place and
has the merit of being tho cheapest of
all paving. In Scranton, however, It Is
too well known to require any explana
tion. I wish to say, however, that on
very steep grades coLMe stone paving
Is the best, for In a year or two after
the stone block has been laid the cor
ners and edges wear. . Thus on steep
grades cobble stone gives a better foot
ing for the horses and prevents the
side-sliding so objectiouable In the mo
tion of carriages.
Another question Incidental with the
Improvement of our streets Is the mat
ter of Inlet basins. At present the
water Is carried two blocks before the
basin Is reached. This, I venture to
think. Is a mlBtake, as a basin should
be placed on each block.
I presume that the question of clean
ing streets would probably come within
the range of my subject, so that the
cost of cleaning the pave, cost of main
tenance, and the amount of the appro
priation will be of interest.
ASPHALT OUT OF BOND.
There are at present 8.46 miles of as
phalt In this city out of bond, that Is,
they have been laid longer than five
years, during which the pave was main
tained by the company. For the repair
of this asphalt the sum of $4,600 was ap
propriated during the present fiscal
year, and the sum of $11,000 was like
wise appropriated for the cleaning of
all the asphalt pave, making a total of
$15,500 for the maintenance of the as
phalt puve.
For all other pave, viz: 4.214 miles,
the sum of liflo was appropriated for re
pairs and 12.000 for cleaning, making a
total of $2,500 for the maintenance of
all stone block, cobble stone, in streets
and alleys. I might Incidentally re
mark that the cobble stone alleys are
fast becoming business places and re
quire as much attention as the streets
and avenue3.
These figures, therefore, show that
the average cost per mile per annum
of maintaining asphalt pave Is $1,640 as
compared with $fi3 the annual cost per
mile of maintaining other paves.
The sum of 115,732 is appropriated
for street repairs In the various wards.
As the mileage Is 80.075 miles, the an
nual average cost per mile Is $246.
against $595 for streets paved with
stone block, etc., and $1,540 for asphalt
ed streets. There are In the city 365
traveled Btreets and highways, and the
general appropriation Is divided among
the v.irlfus wards, but It Is really not
sufficient to maintain the rtreets In re
pair, as earth roads require constant
and considerable repair on account of
the washing, especially In places where
no sewers are constructed. The most
conspicuous places In this city showing
the folly of attempting to repair dirt
roads or wasting any money upon them,
arc North Main avenue, Providence
road and Capouse avenue. There is a
heavy travel on each of these thorough
fares and we may consider as wasted
every dollar expended until the roads
are paved.
CLEANING THE STREETS.
The system, if It may be so called, of
cleaning the Btreets is shifted and
changed as necessity requires. The
most satisfactory one known is the
block system, by means of which a man
Is assigned to one or more blocks, as
the traffic necessitates, and Is employed
all day In keeping that thoroughfare
clean. The streets are thus kept con
stantly in the same neat and cleanly
condition. On several residental streets
In this city the system has been adopt
ed with success, the city paving a por
tion of the cost per month.
Washing or flushing the streets which
Is regarded as the best system In this
city, has some drawbacks, but It is not
the cheapest. For stone or brick pave
ment luld on a concrete base there can
be no objection to the flushing system,
but where the pavement Is laid on sand
it Is not safe to wash the pavement.
There Is no doubt that the water Is
detrimental to the asphalt pavement.
A large numbe.' of cities do not allow
even the sprinkling of asphalt pave
ments. In this city, however. It has
been the rule for years. When I llrst
began the Hushing of streets. I followed
the old style of having the scrapers on
the day turn and the washers at night,
but the result was that two or more
gangs of men were necessary to clean
the sewer basins. I then made a change
and arranged that the scrapers be
placed on at night Just ahead of the
washers, thereby carting away all the
luavy material, and leaving the fine
material only, which could easily be
carried Into the sewer. During this
summer about 50 blocks have been
scraped and swept at night and about
30 blocks have been washed. On an
average about 22 cart loads have been
removed each night from the streets,
this necessitating the employment of
a scraping gang of ten or twelve men,
one foreman and two horses,
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
In concluding, permit me to thank yiu
for the honor of addressing you upon
this Important subject. In regard to
the future development of our great
city in this respect it would be out
of my province to make any remarks,
except to observe that the additional
paving of our streets rests nlmost en
tirely on the Individual citizens,' who
proud of their city, and desirous of In
creasing the value of their own proper
ty, may at any time petition councils to
carry out such paving schemes as they
muy desire. Glancing back at recent
years I think we may be satisfied that
the citizens are fully alive to the value
of good streets, and 1 believe thnt the
time Is coming when It will be unneces
sary for Mr. Atherton to order the
driver to keep on the paved streets, ns
we shall then have so many of them
that the driver will be unable to find
any of the old dirt roads, which are so
inconsistent with the record In other
respects of the most enterprising city
in the commonwealth.
,At the conclusion Mr. Kinsley was
interrogated by a number of the mem
bers and asked to explain In detail a
number of the Ideas he had advanced.
For steep grades he gave It as his opin
ion that cobble stones properly laid
make a better pavement than asphalt,
brick or stone block because It gives
the horse a firmer footing.
THH PROPOSITION IGNORED?"
The manufacturers committee report
ed adversely on the proposition of
George D. Hedlan, of New Tork city to
organize a $500,000 corporation In this
city, for the purpose of manufacturing
weldless and seamless steel tubes. The
committee did not deem It advisable ow
ing to the present condition of business,
to ask our capitalists to go Into an en
terprise of this character at the present
time. The report of the committee con
tinued:
Since our last report, a company has
been organised In this city for the pur
pose of manufacturing bicycles. The
company 1b capitalized at M,0w. Mr. J.
A. Mears has been elected president, W.
J. Hand treasurer, Edward Vernoy sec
retary, and F. C. Holmes superintendent.
They have leased the old Wlghtman plant
on Washington avenue, and are now put
ting In place the necessary machinery.
They expect to have the "Black Diamond"
wheel on the market In a week or ten days.
Messrs. S. G. Barker & Son's have also
added bicycles to their product. They ex.
pect soon to place on the market a wheel
to be known as the "Anthracite." Both
concerns will make high grade wheels
only. The manufacture of bicycles In this
city promises soon to become an Indus
try of no little Importance.
We also bg to offer the following reso
lution, and recommend its adoption, to
wit:
Resolved, That the July and August
meetings of the board be dispensed with.
Respectfully submitted,
Luther Keller, Chairman.
This report was unanimously adopted
and A W. Dickson, chairman of the
board of trade building committee, re
ported In favor of accepting the follow
ing proposition from the Scranton
Board of Trade Real Estate company:
To rent to the Scranton board of trade
certain rooms In their building now In
course of erection, being one assembly
room approximately 70x30 feet, ceilings
M feet high, and two adjoining rooms on
the Dlx court side of the building, be
ing each 15 feet 4 inches by 26 feet
Inches all on eighth floor, at a yearly
rental of $500, and 60 per cent of the
revenue realised from sub-letting of the
assembly room. The sub-renting of the
assembly room to be under the exclu
sive control of the Scranton board of
trade. We further recommend that up
on the completion of the building tne
Scranton board of trade take immedi
ate possession.
This report was also adopted. Albert
Kramer called the attention of the
board to the condition of the wood block
pavement on Wyoming avenue.between
Linden and Mulberry streets. The
streets and highways committee was
asked to do what lays In Its power to
secure a new pavement for the block.
MAYOR BAILEY'S POLICY.
Attitude He Will Adopt with Reference
to the Board of Health and
Positions It Has to Fill.
Mayor Bailey yesterday gave out to
a Tribune reporter his policy regarding
the board of health appointments which
are to be made next month ,
The mayor says he will confer with
the board of health and if the board
agrees with him as to who should be ap
pointed he will allow it to name its own
offlcers.as every board of health for the
past ten years has been privileged to do.
The offices of food Inspector and sani
tary policeman he proposes to All with
out considering the board of health at
all. The secretaryship, the position of
health officer and the superlntendency
of the crematory will be left to the mem
bers of the board of health to fill as they
may deem best. Keeping In mind, how
ever, that they must "agree" with His
Honor as to who are the proper men for
these positions.
The conference at which the members
of the board of health are expected to be
present and aureeable will take place
during the coming week. The board
starts next 'Monday or Tuesday on its
annual Inspection of the reservoirs and
upon the completion of this task they
will be called in to talk over the ap
pointments. Reorganization occurs on the first
Friday in July, which will this year,
fall on the third of the month. Colonel
Ripple Is the only member of the board
whose term expires) on that day. He
will most likely be re-appointed. The
administration expected that . there
would be two appolntmens to be made,
believing that membership on the poor
board and board of health was forbidden
by the law relating to Incompatabllity
of offices, and that Dr. Paine would have
to re-sign, but contrary to expectation,
and doubtlessly wishes City Solicitor
Torrey ruled that the offices ore not
incomputable and Dr. Paine will hold
over.
A hard battle Is being waged by Dr.
O'Malley for Health Officer Allen's place
but Is likely th'at the mayor if disposed
to favor Dr. O'Malley's aspirations will
have to use his most convincing argu
ments to Induce the board of health to
agree to Dr. Allen's displacement. The
board will also struggle against any at
tempt His Honor may make to have
them agree with him that Nnthan Vlda
ver, W. W. Baylor, Frank McAndrew
and his own brother, E. H. Bailey,
would make a better main than Walter
Brlggs In the office of secretary.
Henry Loftus, the superintendent of
the crematory, Is also giving excellent
satisfaction and the board will not will
ingly agree to his removal. While the
board would like to see Captain BuTke
retained as sanitary officer, the proba
bilities aro thut the members will not
even be consulted about him or Food
Inspector Thomas, John C. Roche and
Thomas Cullen being slated, respective
ly for these two offices.
he Saw paddy, he did.
Bad Man with Blood in His Eye Bans
Against One Who Is "Bndder."
As Patrolmen Flaherty and Lowry
were standing oh the corner of Frank
lin avenue and Center street about 2.30
o'clock yesterday morning Mike Duffy,
the famous, came out of the alley and
with blood in his eye Inquired if they
had seen Paddy Moran.
"Just gone into Ed Horn's," replied
one of the officers, who a moment be
fore had seen the familiar figure of the
ex-puglllst disappearing through the
screen door.
"He did, did he? Well, I want to see
him, see?" and with that Duffy rolled
up his shirt sleeves, doubled up his fist
and made a bee line for Horn's.
But he didn't go In. That Is, he didn't
go all the way In. The policemen saw
him step across the threshold, then
suddenly pause and then come out head
foremost, landing in a heap on the side
walk. When the officers reached his
side they found him unconscious and
had to work with him several minutes
before he could be brought to.
As he was being bundled Into a cab
one of the patrolmen asked him In a
gentlemanly sort of a way If he had
seen Paddy, but he would not deign to
answer.
Paddy came out a few minutes after
ward and Innocently inquired, "Who
was that fellow that bumped against
the door coming In a little while ago?"
TAX COLLECTIONS NOW ON.
Edward Swnzy, of the Fourth Ward,
the First to Settle Up.
City Treasurer Boland yesterday
opened his books and began the collec
tion of the city and school taxes for the
year 1896. The usual date for com
mencing the collections is June 1, but
owing to the fact that Clerk Lavelle
held back the duplicates pending the
decision In the Hotel Jermyn case a
short delay was occasioned.
Nineteen persons, thirteen men and
six women, called and settled their ac
counts the first day. Edward Swazy,
Of the Fourth ward, was the first tax
payer to get out of the city's debt.hand
lng over his occupation tax at 9 o'clock
In the morning, , '
Substitutes for Horsford's Acid Phos
phate Are Dangerous.
Because they cost less, many substi
tutes are offered, some of which are
dangerous, and none of which will pro
duce the same effect as the genuine. In
sist upon having "Horsford's" whether
buying a bottle of Add Phosphate, or
"phosphate" in a glass of soda.
The remnants of 14 mills to be sold
at auction oommenctng Monday, June
13th, afternoon and evening.
E. M. STRONG, Auctioneer.
Hotel Warwick. ;
Ocean end of South Carolina avenue,
Atlantic City. N. J. Fine lawn mil nrA
view of the ocean.
Daniel Coleman, Prop.
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM A MINE FIRE
Two Hundred Men and Boy Were in
Differ.
FLAMES IN THE WEST RIDGE MINE
aaatyof the Fire Boss aad the Tim
bering Burned-. Smoke Filled Two
Veins and Made the Men Scramble
for Safetya.Prompt Action of Mine
Officials Prevented Serious Damage.
Many of the two hundred men and
boys at work In the West Ridge Coal
company's mine la the North End nar
rowly escaped being burned or suffoca
ted yesterday morning. The shanty of
the fire boss near the foot of the slope
was discovered afire soon after the men
began work and the flames spread to
the timbering. Several of the veins
were filled with smoke and there was a
great deal of excitement on the surface
while the men were making their escape.
The flames were extinguished by the,
city Are apparatus before any serious
damage was done. At 6 o'clock last
night the timbers that were weakened
by the flames had been replaced or re
paired and the usual work in the mine
will be resumed this morning.
The fire. In the shanty is supposed to
have been started by the flame of a
naked lamp or by a lighted match; at
all events the Interior of the little hut
was a mass of flame when Fire Boss
Neeson discovered It. Huge clouds of
smoke were pouring along the roof and
Into the three and live-foot veins which
commence at this point and In which
most of the men were at work.
UNABLE TO BREATHE.
Neeson tried to make his may Into
each of the veins but was unable to
breathe on acoount of the smoke and
so could not alarm the men. He made
his way up to the head of the slcpe and
a city alarm was sent in, the North End
companies responding. A long line of
hoso was put down the shaft, situated
near North Main avenue and back of
the residence of Postmaster Vandling,
and stretched to the shnnty which Is
about midway between the foot of the
slope and the shaft.
The firemen were not allowed to en
ter the mine but the stream of water
was dlrcted by Neeson, Inside Foreman
Richard Martin and Outside Foreman
Clngsley. Within forty minutes after
the fire was discovered and within
twenty-five minutes after the hose wns
run down the shaft the flames were ex
tinguished. Meanwhile the air currents had car
ried the smoke In among the chambers
where the men were working off the
three and five-foot veins. It was Impos
sible to attempt any rescue owing to the
dense volumes of smoke. About 60 per
cent, of those who had been at work
below reached the sur.ace by plunging
blindly through the Bmoke Into the
purer air near the mouth of the slope.
It was later learned that of thuse who
failed to come to the surface had either
preferred to take the chances of froing
toward the face of the workings or had
been working so far back that the
smoke did not reach them and they
worked on In blissful Ignorance of their
danger. V
CHANGED THE AIR CURRENT.
When the two foremen and Fire Boss
Neeson went down the shaft to direct
the stream of water from the hose they
changed the air current so that the
smoke was turned away from the fac
ings. Thus the men at work in the ex
treme chambers were protected and the
mine was soon cleared of smoke.
The fire created so much excitement
among the miners and their families
that there was no effort made to resume
work yesterday. However, this might
have been done In the afternoon, as the
damage was slight.
- Photos.
June 30th will be the Inst day to have
sittings on our tickets. Come In at
once. Starrier, photographer.
SAWYER'S.
Just from New York.
Trade reached high water mark last
month and June has caught the enthusi
asm of quiet sales. The values we're giv
ing are not to be discounted by any store,
and these goods Just received from Now
York won't be matched in a hurry.
25 dozen White Leghorn Hats, imported
from Italy to sell for 50c, at 19c.
8 dozen Trimmed Walking Hats, in black,
whlto, brown and navy, made to sell for
$2.00. at 38e.
13 dozen White Short Hlark Sailors, Rrr
nlna crown, fancy rim, made to sell for
$1.00. at -We.
24 dozen White Bell Crown Sailors,
trimmed with black velvet band, easily
worth $1.00, at tttc.
TRIMMED MILLINERY.'
The cleverest part In the Millinery busi
ness is to get the styles you like. All sorts
are here from the most moderate In prices
end style to the most exclusive novelties.
Shapes and materials In endless variety.
Come and see.
A. R. SAWYER, Wyoming A
BEST SETS OF TEETH,
Including the painless extracting of
teeth by as entirely new proocu.
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
al Spruce St, Opp. Hotel Jermyn.
Don't Stop to
SIEBECKER & WATKINS,
(Large Show Window.)
VERDICT FOR MRS. MARY LYNCH.
Traction Company Must Pay Her
IOO for a Broken Rib.
The jury In the trespass suit of Mrs.
Mary Lynch, of Parker street, against
the Scranton Traction company for In
juries she sustained in December, 1894,
by falling from a Providence car, which
started as she was In the act of alight
ing, brought In a verdict of $400 In her
favor Saturday morning.
One of her ribs was fractured and it
was claimed that she has since suffered
from neuralgia. Her attorneys were
Hulslander & Vosburg and A. D. Dean.
In the uit of the Suburban Electric
Light company against John Laybourne
a verdict of $47.75 was taken.
Poor Tax, I00.
The above mentioned taxes having
been placed In my hands for collection,
all persons are notified to pay them at
once and save costs.
WADE M. FINN. Collector.
Is the month for
WEDDINGS.
BERRY, THE JEWELER
Carries a Fine Line of
GIFTS
IX
W. W. BERRY,
423 Lackawanna Avanua,
BABY
CARRIAGES.
A large and complete line of
BABY ' CHilES.
A regular $15,00 carriage for
THIS PICTURE
Is to attract your attention to our statement
that we have the largest and best stock of
Musical Instruments
. In the city. Csll and see.
POWELL'S
flusic Store.
126-330 WYOMING AVE
Think.
$998.
II BROTHERS
Come in and get these Pillow Sham
Holders we are now offering for 19c
each, and then you'll have lots 'of time
to congratulate yourself. They are as
good as those sold for 30c or 40c.
We lose money, of course, but then
Have you one of those little folding
work tables? They are always ready
when you want them, and may be
tucked out of the way when you don't.
For $1 we sell an excellent table
strong and durable. For $1.25, one
not a whit stronger, but just a little
bit finer.
-406-
LACKAWANNA AVE
Ml IIS II
II 18
111
The greatest salesman In the world
Is Price, and la tub final reduction
sale of
Ladies' and
Children's Hats
v
The prices will sell ir prices ever
did, or course. The cost of making
and material Is lost sight of.
150 Ladles' and Children's Trim,
med Hats, $3.00; sale price......$l.a9
100 Children's Trimmed Leghorn
Hats, with fancy edge, $3 60;
sale price $1.49
S30 Ladles' and Children's Un
trimmed Leghorn Hats, $160;
tale price. .47o
100 Ladles' Untrimmcd Hats, SSc;
sale price ..... 19o
10 dozen Children's Lawn Hats,
40c; tale price ... 1 5o
10 dozen Children's Lawn Caps,
25c; sale price ......10c
CO dozen Children's Bailors, 40c;
sale price .. I5a
Closing Out 1 lot of Ladles' Belts
at 19c Kach
ClAsing Out 1 lot or Ladles' Link
Buttons aud Studs at 9c a Set
J. BOLZ,
138 Wyoming Averm
High
Grade
PIE
Shaw,
Emerson,
Kalcolm Lou
1
Clongh & Warren,
CarpcDtar,
Waterloo
And Lower Grata at
Very Low Pric3i
J. LAWRENCE STELLE,
03 SPRUCE STREET.
Ill II
We keep 'in stock every Color, Qual
ity, and width of Shading, with
Fringes aad Laces to match.
We have SHADES two yards long,
mounted on spring rollers at
18 cents each.
We have anything else your tasts or
means may require, and tha BEST
VALUE for your money always.
Sampies and Estimates Submittal
P. H'CReT& CO.,
i:8 WYOMING AVENUE.
YOU SHOULD BE SURE
There arc other houses that
haveju9tas good an assort
ment as we have, but chatge
a little more. We limit our
profits to a small margin. It
always seems to be expected
of us to give better values
than anybody elso. We in
tend to keen It un. Call and
. . r r.
investigate.
;o:
recurs Gnrsiai Palace.
niADQUAnTna for
Fine China, Artistic Pot
terj,Glasswarc,Lainps, or Silverware.
231 FenQ Ay& Cpr Baptist Church.
Middle of thi Block.
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HATS
AT
Dunn's