THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 189.
A Shower of
; Books for Xmas
would be surprising, but no more so
(ban the collection of prices we have
here. Your favorite book all the
latest publications we have.
Fine Illustrated Books,
' ' ' Fine Bound Book's, -'
In single vols, and sets,
All the desirable New Books,
All the desirable Standard Books,
( ' In cloth and leather covers,
Children's and Youths' Books,
la great variety of styles and prices,
Bibles, all sizes and styles,
from the small pocket size
to pulpit size,
Sabbath School Books,.
: Library Books, all grades,
Calendars and Booklets, all sorts
, Prayer Books and Hymnals,
Fine Stationery In Cabinets,
Gold Pens In Pearl and other Holders,
Gold and Silver Pencil Cases,
Gold and Silver Watch Chain Novelties.
Leather Portmonnies and Wallets
Toilet Cases, Writing Cases,
, Photo Albums, Scrap Albums,
Games of Amusement,
large Toys, in Wood, Iron and Steel.
NORTON'S
... . 322 Lackawanna Ave.
Shavings
., , The use of Shavings for bedding
lor horses or cows is not
New., ;
; - But put up like straw In ,
Small Bales
- i Is eomething new. a i
Cheaper Than Straw,
' Cleaner Than Straw,
Better Than Straw.
' i ,, We keep It. . , '
The Weston Mill Go
.'ttRANTON, OLVPHANT, CAR80T.DALE.
ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN
EXTRACTION OP TEETH WITH
"ANAESTHENE." FINEST DEN- .
. TAL WORK IN THE CIT7.
DRS. HENWOOD & WARD ELL
. 3!6 LACKAWANNV AVE.
PERSONAL.
August Robinson U in the metropolis.
Dr. J. K. Bentley and Dr. Lackey, of
tne North Knd, are Dome irom iNew lorn.
Mrs. Newland TSardner, of Main avenue,
Is the guest of relatives In Brooklyn, N.
P. J. Casey, of Casey Bros., retifrned
yesterday from a two-day visit l Mew
W. H. Rmallrlilire ami Wllllnm Markov
have returned from a hunting trip to Her-
noK center. '
. Hon. and Mrs. W. L. Connell returned
.last evening front a lew .days' sojourn in
-jxw iorK cuy. -
Mr. and Mrs. B, B. Atherton. of North
Main avenue, are entertaining Miss Drake,
of I,ackawanna.
Miss Lizzie Tompkins, of Plttston, was
the guest of friends in this city for tcv-
ral days this week.
Miss Mary Dourhertv. of Foster. hn rr.
turned to her home after spending a few
nays wiin inenus in mis cuy.
l i. '"v. 1 1JePew mu Mrs. war.
fn uepew nave Deen in New York the
ew days doing Christmas shopping.
Mrs. H. E. Mnnmo whi la Ailing
jMBiiiB eiiKttKemeni lecturing at tne r Totti
lnham. Is stopping at the Faurot. House,
on Washington avenue.
-.R.LV" P A, Dony WM calwi to' officiate
at the wedding of George D. Da vies and
Miss Fannie Stanton, at Carbondale,
Wednesday. The ceremonies took place
at 6 p. m. at the home of the brkle's par
ents. and was attended by friends from
Wyoming, Avoca, Unlondale, Waymart
fna flcranton. . .
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; : V Keep Warm. -
, . A Very flne ' assortment ' bf single
blankets, suitable for bath or loung
ing robes, also white wool blankets of
superior quality ranging- In price from
13.00 to $10,00. Mears & Hagen.
HELD AT THE P0ST0FFICE.
'tterchaa'dise tor Earope Has Beea
Improperly Mailed.
Nearly a scorevof mail packages con
taining Christmas presents and ad
dressed to points In European coun
tries are held at the Scran ton post
office because the packages have been
Improperly prepared. It is not gener
ally known that merchandise destined
for most foreign, countries should be
sealed and stamped at' letter postage
rates. That is required by the interna
tional postal -laws.-
The packages held do not contain the
names of the senders and . will even
tually be sent to the dead, letter office
If the owiiers do not call hd Identify
them. Many of the- -parcels are
strongly wrapped and if destined for
points In this continent would pass
inspection. Among the lot are sev
eral newspapers with merchandise con
cealed Inside.
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WEST SIDE VIADUCT
:? VIRTUALLY KILLED
4V
M Ovefpur jen$4 Witji Death-Deal.
Jt AmeifdBjioti. .
PROCEEDINGS BECAME. FARCICAL
After Mr. Noon Asked to Have In
cluded a Viaduct for Bcllevno Mr.
Keller Proposed expending a Mil
lioa Dollars for Constructing Via
ducts Over All Kallread Crossings
and Wound I'p by Attacking the
Present Viaduct Project in a Very
Vigorous Manner.
Councils last night got the awfullest
dose of viaduct it . ever experienced and
the viaduct got in return an equal aw
ful dose of councils. The ordinance
passed on first and second reading but
it passed in such shape that the West
Side itself' will toss up a penny to de
cide whether or not it is favorable to
it.
Mr. Gilroy amended It by talking on a
$40,000 amendment for the opening of
Wyoming avenue. Mr. Reagan loaded
on 112,000 more for the opening of
Hampton Btreet Mr. -Gordon moved to
put in a $30,000 clause for opening North
Sumner avenue; Mr. Noone wanted
$30,000 added for a viaduct over the
tracks between Meridian and Emmet
street and as John R. Farr, A. M. Morse
and E. M. Clarke, the viaduct com
mittee of the West Side board of trade,
was being carried out limp and life
less, Mr. Kellar offered as an amend
ment to Mr. Noone's amendment that
viaducts be built over all railroad
crossings and that $1,000,000 be aupro
prtaed for the purpose. Captain Moir
was looking around for a slip of paper
on which to write an amendment calling
for $10,000 to fix up the old Center
street police station and Mr. Keller
fixed ud one for IHO.OOO to extend Vine
street, but there was no more room on
the ordinance for the Insertion of
amendments and council called a halt.
Just as they go through with all this
a resolution came over from Select
council, looking to the erection of a
viaduct from the lower end of Lacka
wanna avenue to Nealls court, where
It Intersects Ninth stret.
MR. OLIVER'S MOTION.
The bother was started by Mr.
Oliver's motion to take the viaduct
ordinance from the hands of the streets
and bridges committee. Mr. Gilroy,
whose property will have to be pur
chased if Wyoming avenue is opened.
Bald he would oppose this motion un
less the promotors 01 me projri
restrain their objection to having It
ij t vaults thoueht the
ordinance had' been In the hands of
the committee long enougn hi u ""-"":
ments or no amendments It should
" h4 hmme. Mr. Oliver beg-
ged them not to tinker with the
ordinance as sum ""
jeopardise It. It has to be passed through
both branches of councils And adver
tised, thirty days prior to the election,
he said, and any delay would be dang er
ous. A vote was taken and the motion
to place the ordinance befove the house
carried.
Aves R E Thomas, Simon Thomas, Ro
gM Moir, Ventel. O. Wlrth Sweeney.
Nealls. Oliver, Norton. Orler-ll.
Nays-Loftus Gordon, Gilroy, Hana
ghan, Zeldler, Noone, W lrth-7.
Then the ordinance was called up on
first reading. Mr. Regan offered an
amendment that the amount be in
creased $12,000 for the purpose of open
ing Hampton street, between Meridian
and Fellows street. It was adopted,
o f-w f the Hvde Park members vot
ing In the negative.
Mr. Gilroy then orterea an amenumeiii.
Increasing the amount $40,000, to open
Wyoming avenue, . between Pine and
Ash streets.
Mr. Nealls pleaded with his colleagues
not to burden the ordinance with these
deuth dealing amendments. The city
could only be bonded for about $200,000
and the ordinance with the proposed
amendment would'exceed that amount.
If the limit is exceeded the ordinance
Is Illegal" and tha whole thing must
fall.
Mr.Flanaghan made a lengthy speech
in which he accused the West Side of
the basest selfishness, because, after
being given the Linden Btreet bridge
only a year ago and now expecting
the West Lackawanna avenue viaduct
it Is not willing that the central city
and Pine Brook should have a little
(hint, lllro tti4 evtennlnn of A. street.
I nless the Wyomlrtg avenue amend
ment is attached, he said nls constitu
ents would assuredly vote againBt the
viaduct.
IT WAS THE CENTRAL CITY.
Mr. Oliver once and for all wanted
It understood that It was the central
city and not Hyde Park that projected,
promoted and secured the Linden street
bridge. Hyde Park favored It at the
solicitation of the central city. It was
of little benefit to Hyde Park and in a
mnnner was jUBt the opposite to a
blessing as it is proving a detriment
to the viaduct project, in which Hyde
Purk Is Interested as It was never be
fore Interested In any improvement.
Mr. Oliver characterized the contem
plated amending of the ordinance as
a fatal over flooding and said It was an
injustice to jeopardise at this time
when everything looked so rosy, for an
Improvement which the people had
been clamoring for continuously during
the last twenty years.
Mr. Gilroy would not admit that his
amendment would overload the ordin
ance,, but contrnded that it would be a
great benefit inasmuch as it would
bring l.fiOO votes to Its support on elec
tion day, w hich would be against it. if
the amendment was absent. He also
argued that the people down his way
had been clamoring for the opening of
Wyoming avenue for twenty years and
the city at large was unanimously in
favor of the extension, as Wyoming
avenue Is the widest, most beautiful
and easiest street in the matter of
grads In the city and when opened
through to the North End will be the
city's most prominent thoroughfare.
Mr. Zeldler spoke In the same strain.
Mr. iVealis said he would be satisfied
to accept the?e two amendments, as far
as he was concerned, provided the two
districts affected by the amendments,
would guarantee a hearty support for
the measure on election day. - Mr. Gil
roy answered that the amendment was
accompanied by the pledge of his con
stituents. Mr. Moir was afraid the ordinance
wouldn't pass with the proposed amend
ments. There was no precedent for
adding various foreign amendments to
specific ordinance. He was In favor
of opening Wyoming avenue, but he be
lieved the proper way to go about was
to have the estimates committee ap
propriate money for.lt. He and ex
Councilman C. H. Bchadt one time In
terested themselves in the matter and
figured that Wyoming avenue could be
opened for $7,500. Mr. Gilroy 'owned
property there however and was better
prepared to say what U would cost.
At all events he didn't think the figure
would he too high to be handled by the
estimates committee. It council Insist
ed in sending to the people the question
of bonding the city to 6pen streets.
there would be general disgust and the.
whole protect would be defeated Mr
Gilroy. admitted that the improvement!
could oe maae ror ku.ouo possibly, but
he thought it better to ask for enouirh
while he was at It,' '
AROUSED OLIVER'S IRE.
Mr. Flanaghan said that he wasn't
altogether In favor of the viaduct, or
any other' project that was virtually
ror tne o?nent or a couple or corpora
tions. This aroused the ire of Mr. Oli
ver who responded very tartly that the
corporations referred to Instead pf be
ing back of the viaduct wero unfavor
ably lisposfd towards It, It is the IS,-.
lout people passing. over the West Lavka-
whiiiiu utt'tiut; ciminK Ullliy w no pn:
demanding the viaduct.
, Mr.iilruy'n amendment was then put
to theshouMf and carried. Only a Small
Jiumlter vjitei tat it and Captain Moir
was the only memlicr to vote against
It. The West Side members, seemed
to have lost all interest in the viaduct
und everything else.
Next came Mr. Gordon with his
amendment to extend North Svimner
avenue to Putnam street In the Second
ward, In order to open a way to the
school house In course of erection there.
He pledped the support of Providence
for the viaduct if his amendment was
adopted. It was lost however on a tie
vote.
Mr. Moir wanted a few minutes grace
to lix up an amendment for the repair
of the old station house, tut there
were too many behind him waiting with
amendments to permit any delay. Mr.
Keller In order to help along the force
Introduced an amendment for opening
Vine street at a cost of $20,000 but It
was lablfd. because It was defectively
drawn. Then Mr. Noone, in all serious
ness, proposed adding a $30,000 viaduct
to span the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western tracks between F.mmelt and
Meridian streets. Mr. Kellar. verbally
offered as an amendment to the amend
ment that viaducts be built over every
railroad crossing in the city and that
the city be bonded In the sum of $100.
OOC.OOO to do this. This nettled the gen
tlemen from Uellevuo but they stuck to
their measure and succeeded in giving
it tho support of two votes.
MR. KELLEY'S ARGUMENT.
On motion of Mr. Nealls the ordin
ance as amended was called up on llrst
reading. It was about to be passed
when Mr. Keller took the floor and In
a flow and deliberate manner tore
up the viaduct proposition from stem
to stern. A viaduct with an 8 per
cent. Trade and a sharp curve at its
landing, situated as this one is to be
will be of no beneflt. Teamsters and
pedestrians will continue to use the
old roadway. The viaduct will cause
the watchfulness at the crossing to
be lessened. The crosslnz Itself will
be more or less narrowed and blockaded
by reason of the viaduct. The danger
will be Increased instead of diminished.
The only one to derive any benefit from
the viaduct will be the street car com
pany. He was In favor of a viaduct
hut he would no longer favor any via
duct project that contemplates doing
the thin: in a cheap John manner. It
would be better to spend $400,000 in
building a viaduct that would be a
viaduct, one covering the entire width
of the street and havlns room for
something more than merely two street
car tracks, than to waste $200,000 in
building a viaduct of no practical use,
and in many ways an Injury, rather
than a benefit. The thing to do is to
kill the present ordinance and wait
until the citv can afford to build one
that will do for all time. . .
This was a cold shower h h to the
chilled West Slders and tl V voted
only In a half hearted mann for the
passage of the ordinance on rst and
second readings. About th ? votes
were cast for It and no one 10k the
trouble to vote against it. I
The ordinance for bonding . he city
for $200,000 to establish a municipal
electric light plant was favorably re
ported from the llsht and water com
mlttee and passed on first and second
readings,
OTHER BUSINESS.
An ordinance for fiasstone sidewalks
and paved gutters on Emmet street,
between the river and Railroad ave
nue, and an ordinance providing for
two electric lights In the Sixth ward
also passed first and second readings.
Mr. Gilroy introduced a resolution dl
rectlng the city engineer to make
plans and an estimate of the cost of
opening Wyoming avenue as provided
in an amendment to the viaduct
ordinance. Philip Worth Introduced a
resolution dlrectln? the Traction com
pany to guard Its "T" rails with plank
ing or suffer the street commissioner
to do it at their expense. Mr. Noore
Introduced a resolution permitting the
Economy Steam Heat and Power com
pany to extend its mains from Spruce
street to the new Nay Aug engine
house, providing that extension Is of
no expense to the city. All three reso
lutions were adopted.
Adjournment was made until Wed
nesday, Dec. 30.
SELECT COUNCIL MEETIN0.
Big Batch of Business Considered by
the City's Senators. ,
There is to be no rest for the lunch
wagon proprietors apparently. At
last nlirht's meeting of Select council
Mr. Chittenden Introduced a resolution
making It unlawful to station a lunch
wagon on any of the public streets of
the city. The mayor was directed to
revoke the permits for the lunch wag'
ons that now exist and to enforce the
provisions of the city ordinance. This
resolution passed without debate or
opposition of any kind.
Mr. Fellows, the member from the
Fifteenth, came forward with a plan
for a new kind of a viaduct. The plan
was exploited in a resolution instruct
ing the city engineer before the next
meeting of Select council to prepare
plans and specifications and an esti
mate of cost of a viaduct to begin at
the south end of the Lackawanna ave
nue bridge and end at the intersection
of Robinson and Ninth streets. The
city engineer is also asked to report the
damage to property that would result.
The resolution passed and was im
mediately sent over to the common
council where It was also acted npon
favorably.
The Sproats matter came up for an
airing azaln when a communication
from Mayor Bailey was read appoint
ing John Lowry to succeed William
T. Sproats as permanent man at the
Franklin engine house. Mr. Kearney,
the member from the Third and Mr.
Manley of the Twelfth made an effort
to have the rules suspended and the
Holiday
Slippers-
We have just What
you want.
Come now and get the best
assortment ever known.
All Kinds. All Prices.
AH Winners.
For Men, Boys, Youths; for
Ladies, Misses and Children,
All Leathers. All Shades.
All Sizes, -
410 Spruca Street
SGUflHK SPKIt,
appointment confirmed but It was un
successful. The appointment went to
the fire department committee for con
sideration. .
Immediately afterwards the mayor's
appointment of Rudolph Cuenzli as In
rperto'r of the Kellura court sewer and
the appointment of illluin Pickus as
permanent man. of the Neptune engine
company to succeed Charlea Wlrth, re
signed, were read, the rules were sus
pended by a two-thirds vote and the
appointments were forthwith confirmed.
FOR AND AGAINST PORTICOS.
Under the head of reports of commit
tees a committee reported favorably on
an ordinance allowlnc porticos to be
erected on certain kinds of buildings.
Mr. Chittenden moved that the report
be received and action on the ordinance
indetinitely postponed. "If we open th?
door to this sort of thing we can't tell
where It will etos." he said. This mo
tion percipltated quite a lengthy de
bae in which Messrs. Chittenden, Wag
ner, Durr and Roche participated. Mr.
Chittenden maintained that if the city
allowed the erection of porticos it would
eventually be "ompelled to abolish
them as other cities have. The re
moval of them after being erected by
consent of councils would probably
Involve the city in many suits for dam
ages to cause their removal.
Mr. - Roche said it was proper that
the ordinance should be read and come
regularly before the body that the
members might decide whether or not
it l good, bad or indifferent. He said
that porticos exist In New York, Bos
ton and many other large cities and if
they are good for these cities they
ought to be good for Scranton. If the
ordinancexwas properly safe-grounded
he thought its passage would be a good
thing.
Mr. Durr held that the ordinance
was unconstitutional for the reason
that It would be special legislation
while Mr. Wasner contended that Mr.
Chittenden's motion was Improper for
the reason that council could not In
definitely postpone action on an
ordinance that was not before it. He
held that the only thing before them
for consideration was the report of the
committee with reference to the
ordinance. Mr. Chittenden's motion
was put by the chair and was adopted
by the following vote:
Yeas Ross, Finn, Kearney, Thomas,
Clark, Durr, Chittenden, Robinson, Man
ley, Lansing, Burns, Krable, Coyne, Mo
Andrew H. m
Nays Williams, Roche, Wagner, Fel
lows, Schroeder, Sanderson 6.
Mayor Bailey returned without his
approval the resolution allowing the
deaf mutes of the city to hold a liter
ary entertainment in the council cham
ber every Friday night on the ground
that it would be a dangerous prece
dent to establish. Councllmun Will
iams, of the Fifteenth ward, moved
that the resolution pass notwithstand
ing the mayor's veto, but it was de
feated. The majority of the votes cast
for overriding the mayor's veto came
from Democrats.
CITY DAMAGE CASES.
The Joint special committee to whom.
In conjunction with the city solicitor,
were referred claims pending in court
against the city for damages, for the
purpose of securing, if possible, a
compromise thereof, presenieu a par
tial report through Chairman Chitten
den, in which they recommended the
payment of the following amounts to
claimants:
Domlnlrk Healey, 11,000; D. C. Gorman,
estate. 1150; James Healey. C0O; White, es
tate, 400; Catharine DeLaoy, 300; Thom
as P. Jones. $500; II. B. Lackey. $200; W.
P Gilroy, t)0; John Long, estate, $1,0);
Ann O'Hura, $1W; John Jones, $120:. Mrs.
N. Brennan, $7R; Anthony McHale, 7.V.
M. J. Ruddy, estate, $120; James Ruddy,
$120; Patrick Kutehen, $120; KVank Slate,
$100; Mary A. McCommon, $05; Helen J.
Henchler, $10; Patrick Crossln, $40; N. C.
Mayo, 50; A. W. Marlot, $90; Henry J. Da.
vis. $90; William C. Jones, $80; E. A. Bur
ras, $t0; lra R. Lees, $100; M. L. Lee, $100;
Fanny Aswell, $400; Fanny Aswell, $300;
John Aswell, $300; Rosser Reynolds, 25;
Amelia Goerlng, $50; William McWilliums,
$! D. H. Jones, $50; Alfred Payne, $2t);
Mary Hurst, $150; Mary Fisher, $50; Will
iam Maner, estate, $150; Wolfund Meyers,
$80; James Sniffer, $100; W. D. Jones, $75;
James Terwllllger, $50; Joseph Ansley, Jr.,
and James Sniffer. $350; Sarah Hale, $100;
Henry May, $200: William Glsner, $400 ; 8.
K. Addyman, 150; Theodore ghotto, $100;
Samuel Boorem, $150; R. M. Lindsay, I'JOO.
The total amount of these claims ap
proved by the committee Is $10,405. T'ne
amounts allowed by the viewers ap
pointed by the court In these cases was
$15,170.9.
The committee presented a resolu
tion agreeing to allow the amounts re
ported to be entered up as Judgments
against the city provided responsible
persons agree to take assignments cf
all such Judgments and permit the city
to pay the same at the rate of not more
than $5,000 per annum, beginning April
1, 1897, the city to have the option,
however, to pay more rapidly if It shall
see fit The resolution vas adopted.
Several responsible persons . stand
ready to take an assignment of the
claims according to the terms of the
resolution.
NEW BUSINESS.
The following new resolutions were
adopted besides the ones referred to
above:
Williams Directing the city engineer to
prepare a mup or sewer cll-urlct to in
dude all territory In the Fifth, Sixth, Fif
teenth und Eighteenth wards that mxy be
drained oy a main sewer uiong Luserno
street; directing city engineer to prepare
plans or grading or snerman avenutt.
Wagner Directing the city clerk to re
advertize for bids for paving Mulberry
street.
An ordinance was Introduced provid
ing for narrowing the roadway and
widening the sidewalks of Columbia
Btreet from the Boulevard to Vvashing
ton avenue and referred to commit
tee. A number of ordinances were
passed on first and second reading.
There were no ordinances for third
reading.
The streets and bridges committee
reported in favor of awurdlng the con
tract for the erection of a culvert on
Bloom avenue to M. A. Donahue and
the report was adopted.
PRISONERS FOR THE PEN.
Six Will Be Takes to Philadelphia
This Morning by Kheriff demons.
Six prisoners will be taken from the
county tall to the penitentiary this
morning by Sheriff demons. The six
are John Hicks, Wm. Palmer, Clement
Arnold, Fred S. Rowland, John
Shumasky, and Murzlat Villard.
Hicks was convicted of robbing Bert
Cisco, of Green Ridge, and was sen
tenced to snend two years In Cherry
Hill. Arnold was convicted of shooting
Joseph F. Hocking, of Carbondale, and
will serve one year and three months.
Palmer was convicted of breaking open
a man's trunk and stealing therefrom
$15 worth of clothinc. His sentence
was one year and six months.
Villard was convicted of attempting
a criminal assault upon Antoinette
Otavlan, an 8-year old girl, of Old
Forge. He was sentenced to spend
three years in the penitentiary. He is
an old man, nearly 60 years of age.
Roland broke Into the butcher shop
of William Mason, of Blakely, .and
blew open the safe. He got three years.
Hhumsky was convicted of burglary.
He got two years and six months.
Sheriff demons will be In charge of
the prisoners and those who will act
as deputies are Warden . T. Simp
son, Dr. H. D. Gardner, Jacob Smith,
Robert Haag, Charles Wlggans and
John T. Brown. The party will leave
at 5.15 this morning over the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western road.
Notice.
The following Is a list of display cards
kept .in stock at this office and for
sale at ten cents each:
Rooms for rent. .
' For sale.
' This property for salts
Furnished rooms.
House for rent. .
'House to let, etc-
LADIES' NIGHT AT
THE WHIST CLUB
Large 0a.b:ricj In tfce Rooms in tbe
Mcars' Building.
WINNERS IN OPPOSING SECTIONS
Progressive Compass WltiM Was
Played, n 8rttcai Wherein There is
No Changing of Fnrtner8terliuK
Silver Coffee hpoous Tor the Lady
Wioncrs.Luuch Was Served Af
ter the PlayTo Scud Twelve
Players to Enston Dec. 28.
The 11 rst "ladles' night" of the
Scianton Whist club took place last
night in the club rooms in the Mears
building and was conducted with such
pronounced success and enjoyment
that several repetitions will no doubt
take place during the winter.
Mrs. C. R. Parke and Henry Bel!n.
jr., and Mr. and Mr. L. tl. La Bar
were the winners In thi opposing sec
tions. Progressive compass whist was
played, a system wherein there Is no
changing of partners. In the scoring
an error of one point was made which
will prevent the giving of the score in
detail. According to the record, how
ever, the north and south section made
1.552 points and the east and west sec
tions 1,491 points. The players were
divided as follows:
North and south section Mrs. C. R.
Roche and Henry Belin. jr., Mrs. John
Owens and F. 1. Price. Miss Scranton and
Charles R. Fuller, Mrs. Charles R. Fuller
and H. S. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
KlrkpRtriek, Mr. and Mis. Tnomas Dale,
Mr. and Mrs, Sidney Hayes, , Mr. ami Mrs.
C. D. Jones.
East and west section Mr. and Mrs. L.
O. La Bar, Mrs. Myron Kavson and J. W,
Dusenbury, Mrs. George B. Jertnyn and
Dr. C. R. Parke, Mrs. K. J. Parrot and
V. E. Wade, Mr. and Mra. F, W. Fleitz.
Mr and Mrs. I. F. Megnrgel, Mrs C. B.
Penman and W. J. Brown, Mrs. I. H. All
bach and Thomas Evans, Miss Dale and
M. H. Dale.
Sterling silver coffee spoons were
served to the lady winners. Lunch
was served following the play.
The club will send a team of twelve
players to Easton on Dec. 28.
STORY OF THE REFORMATION.
Told With Elaborate Settings at tbe
Frothinghnui Last Night.
The "Story of the Reformation, or
the Life of Luther" was recited last
night In the Frothlngham by Mrs. H.
E. Monroe, of Philadelphia, with the
assistance of nearly an hundred stere
opticon views and about 200 persons
from many of the city's churches. The
performers were In sixteenth century
costume.
The allegorical and dramatic part of
the entertainment occupied five parts
and filled In the intermissions of Mrs.
Monroe's views and lectures. A good
sized audience was present. The en
tertainment will be repeated tonight
and tomorrow night.
From an historical standpoint Mrs.
revealed careful sudy and extensive
revealed carfeul study and extensive
travel. She referred to all the most
Important periods of the reformer's life
and told the story In a wav that at
tracted Interest. The views shown
were apparently authentic and based
upon scenes the most generally ac
cepted histories. The more detail" d
parts of the lecture were illustrated
by tableaux, dramatization and pic
tures. The first of the five parts opened
with an allegorical procession and
chorus and concluded with a score of
views showing scenes concerning Lu
ther's boyhood and as q, student and
monk. The processional was led by
Miss Jessie Denike and Fred W. Her
mann. . A scene from the monetary at
Erfuth was the second part. In which
T. James appeared as an Erfuth monk.
D. C. Richards as the leader, and
Newton Croft as soloist. The lecture
and views which closed this part re
lated to the period of Luther's excom-
The
Busy Store
The year around this is every
body's gift store, and now, when
all buying is with loving thoughts
for dear ones, it is doubly so. A
royal welcome to you. Crowd in.
The store is yours. Twenty more
salespeople to help you select today.
Helping Hints
Assortment better this week
than next.
Easier buying in the mornings.
Help us by taking small pack
ages. Jewelry Three items to men
tion out of Scranton's
best and busiest jewelry store:
Rings Two hundred and sixty
, solid gold rings that came
to us as a bargain, some were $2,
some were more, all in two trays,
$i and $1.50.
Boy's Solid silver, hand en
VVatch graved, stem wind,
stem set. What would
suit that boy better? S4.48.
Lady's Case solid gold with 3
Watch diamonds inlaid in front,
Elgin works. When
you hold it in your hand you will
wonder at the little price, 25.
Lamps Hundreds to show you.
Best makers made them.
Buying in quantities is one answer
as to "Why so low?"
Lamps at $2.
Lamps at $7.
Lamps at Sio.
Lamps at Si;.
Lamps at S25.
A Lamp We sell so many of
all brass, onyx col
umn, silk shade or decorated china
globe. Looks like an $8 lamp; the
price is $$.
Crockery Crockery depei tm ;nt
is keeping step with
with the other 19 departments and
trying hard to beat. ... Won't you
go and see the real Haviland dinner
sets at 928.
Six sets of the English under
glazine dinner sets, full m
Sieces: are all that are left.
5.90 the set.
REXFORD'S,
'303 Lackawanna Avenne
munlcatlon and his summons to
Worms.
Luther's trial, or the diet at Worms,
was contained In ;iart third. In which
Attorney John M. ilurrls impersonated
the emperor. John U. Diets appeared
as Luther.' Rev. D. M. Kinter as the
elector,- and John E. Kvans as the car
dlnal. There were over tlfty persons in
the scene, including iletulU from Com
pany C, Thirteenth regiment, and
Company A. Patriotic Uuards. respec
tively In command of Second Lieuten
ant Wallace Mnlr and August Why
mer. The period represented in the
views covered that of Luther's con
cealment in Wartburz castle and the
events immediately preceding and fol
lowing his hiding.
The escape of nuns from a convent
was represented in the fourth scene,
in which there were 'two score of nuns
and novices. Mrs. Arthur Long ap
pearing as Abbess. Miss Kdlth Henson
and the quartette of the Second Pres
byterlan church, Mls.-es Black and
Garagan and Messrs. Heynon and Mor
gan sang "Lead, Kindly Light." The
scene concluded with the display of
eleven views, involving a period from
the time of Luther's marriage until his
death.
An allegorical drill concluded the en
tertainment, about seventy men and
women taking part.
Bx-Aiayor John H. Fellows was
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments; William H. Relnhart, secretary,
and Cleorge U. Thompson, treasurer.
D. C. Richards was music director and
Charles Doersam accompanist. The
orchestra music was by Lawrence's
orchestra. The performers were pre
pared by Miss L. J. Yale and. Harold
Earhart was the sterescopist.
Choice cut flowers and flower de
signs at Palmer & McDonalds, 544
Spruce.
Christmas Presents
Are you careful when you buy china
or glass? You are when you handle
it. Why oot be still more careful
when you select It when you buy It ?
Isn't hard to select good either, not
when you have a stock like ours to
select from. Prices make it easier.
Many people have bought lamps of us
lamps that give light lots or It
We believe that lamps should give
light first and be beautiful afterwards
useful and then ornamental.
Dinner, Tea
AND
Toilet Sets
Silverware, Etc.
CHINA HAIL.
MILLAR & PECK,
134 Wyoming Avenue.
Walk in and look around.
Open Evenings.
THIELE
School of Music, 520 Spruce St
Mrs. Katharine Thiele,
Voice Training, Solo Slnginj.
Ernest Thiele,
Violin, Piano, 'Cello ensemble. Both
teachers at celebrate! Scharwenka
Conservatory, New York. Also other
competent teachers engaged. Mr Thiele
is the successor to the la'.j
HERR KOPFF.
Cuss th: Buttonholes!
Even Banta Claus would do It, If he had
to tussle with the shirts that some men
wear.
He a sensible little Santa Clans, Buy
your huxband something that he really
needs. For instance, a half-dozen good
shirts, and a really pretty tie. Instead of
the monstrosity he wears. Zero prices.
c
305
Lack Av.
g GREAT SLUMP
IN
I III IB
Mas beta predicted all throuch tht
season fust past. THIS IS THE WAV
NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REDUCED,
'06 Pnci.
07 Prlc
Roaiistsr, $110.00 $115.00
Tourist, 11250
Lady Humbsr. 117.50
Racer, 125.00
117.50
122.50
150.00
Prices seem IiIrIi, but then you
know it's I1UMBEK QUALITY.
CHASE & FARRAR
. 515 Linden Street.
1 .ar'
WM
QNRAD
SPE0AI
r.Jjrr.
' We' offer about to' Boys'
3-piece Suits, (short pants),
sizes 12 to 1 6 year3, at al
most nothing.
i ...
These Suits are . heavy'
weight, nice' mixtures, and
formerly sold for $7.00. $8.00
and $10.00.
Choice for
$5.00
EACH
O
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o
Of the best makes and styles at prices
that will astonish you. Everybody
buys at the same price.
416 LACKAWANNA AVEWL
ST. NICK
was agreeably surprised to find such a
tine line of overcoats and suits at liricei
lower than the lowest in this county at
Kramer Bros.,
POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE.
S2S LACKAWANNA AVE
EXAMINED FREE.
Ton can save money by buying specta
cles of Silvcrstonc. the eye specialist, at
309 Lackawanna avenue, onely one flight
over the. Lehigh Valley ticket office. Th
following prices will satisfy you that they
are the cheapest in the city: Solid gold-
rimmed spectacles at $3.50 per pair; tilled
bows at 2; nickle bows from 00c. to S1.50;
aluminum bows from 7c. to $2.00; colored
glasses from 25c. to $1.25. We have a larg
line of reading glasses, the best In th
market, at 2jc. per pair. Opera and mag
nifying glasses at reduced prices. Of
tics hours, 8 a. m. to 12m.; 1 to p. m.
Kemember that your eyes will be exam.
incd free and satisfaction is guaranteed.
AUCTION SALE
JAPANESE
WARE,
500 Lack Ave.. Cor. Wash.,
Today at 1.30 and 8 p. n. , by -
MICHAELIAN BROS. & GO
Do not fail to attend
these glving-away sales.
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