HIE SCRAMW TKl BUNK-TUESDAY MOltNINGt, DECEMBER 29, 1895. 3 Norton's. Deep cut in prices , all this week of all Holiday Articles, Toys, dames Blackboards Desks, Toilet Cases and Fancy Articles Holiday Books and Fancy Stationery, to clear out balances. Bargains for New Year presents. NORTON'S, 323 Lackawanna Ave. Shavings The ue of Shavings for bedding lor horses or cows is not New But put up like straw In Small Bales Is toincthiug new. Cheaper Than Straw. Cleaner Than Straw,' Better Than Straw. We keep It. SCRftNTOII. OLYPHMT, CARB0MM.L ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN . EXTRACTION OP TEETH WITH "ANAESTHENE." FINEST DEN TAL WORK IN THE CITY. DRS. HENWOOD & WARD ELL 3 6 LACKS W11N1 171. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. I Hiring the holiday season of every re cent yniir Hrranton lias ! t) favored with a ruuiiii of nightly social pleasures among the city's best known people. The present week Ik no exception. Last night took place the leap year dancing party to Hcrnntun lilcyele club members, given by their wive uml lady friends; tonight ut the bicycle club house un assembly will hi" enjoyed by "the hill" element; a lea will be given this afternoon by Miss Louise Matthew, of Olive street; tomor row night a dancing party will be Riven by Mr. und Mrs. Henry ltclln; on Thurs day afternoon Mm. N. Y. Lect gives a tea; the Wilkes-liurre assembly on Thursday night will be attended by a party of tsVraiitonluus am) all those men tioned are not a complete resume of what Is koIiik on and which will conclude with the grand tlnule, the Huehelors' ball, on Friday night. The first social event to take place In the new addition to the Hcranton Bicycle club house since its recent smoker open ing was last night's leap year dance to the members by their wives and lady friends. The Interior was decorated with the club colors and evergreens. About forty couples were present. The commit tee who arranged and directed the affair were Miss Helen Stevens, Miss Esther Fames and Miss Mattle I'arton. The patronesses were Sirs. H 8. flodfrey. Sirs. K. H. Davis, Sirs. Alex Dunn, Jr., and Sirs. 8. H. Stevens. Lunch was served at midnight by Ilanley. The music was fur. nlshed by Lawrence's complete orchestra. The dance will be followed by a series of hops, one each month, to be given by the club until next summer. The tea lo be given by Sllss Louise Matthews this afternoon will be for her guest. Miss Gilbert, of Troy, N. Y. Tonight's assembly at the Illcycle club house will be the Mrst event of Its kind to signalize the use of the excellently ar ranged dancing hall, cupper room ami connecting apartments by a party of non-club members. The assembly will be attended by nearly all the young people of the city's prominent families now home ' from school anil college, their class chums and a large number of guests now here. The dancing party to be given by Sir. and Sirs. Henry lielln, jr., at the club house tomorrow night will be for their Son. Charles, und will be a very delight fully arranged affair. Sirs. Leet's Thursday tea Is to be given Holiday Slippers We have just What you want. Come now and get the best assortment ever known. All Kinds. , All Prices. All Winners. For Men, Boys, Youths; for Toadies, Misses and Children, All Leathers. All Shades. All bizes. IK t 410 Spruce Steal for her guests, the Misses InYkerson. of Hiooklyti, N. Y., two young ladies who have frequently visited here and have been popular members of the out-of-town holiday social coterie. . There has not been In the past few years any large number of Uerantonlans at the annual W'llkes-Kurre assembly at Concordia hall because of the contlictlon of dates of that event and the ball of the Scraoton Bachelors. This year, how ever, the Wllkes-Karre ball will take place Thursday night and the Scranton ball on Friday night, and the. arrange ment will permit a. change of visitations. Air. and Sirs. A. H. Storrs and Sirs. O. It. l'arke chaperoned a skating party to Kingston yesterday morning and after the return to Scranton In the afternoon. Sirs. Storrs nerved a lunch to the party at her home on Jefferson avenue. In the comittiny were Mr. and Sirs. Storrs. Sirs, l'arke, Sliss Welles, Sllss Anderson. U S. Fuller. John H. ltrooks, T. F. Archbald and J. W. Decker. A party of about fifteen persons, mem bers of the Country club, gathered at the club lodge last night, where a chicken and waffle supper was followed by a period of dancing. The demand for tickets for Friday night's ball of the Ilachclors Indicate that the attendance will lie large ami that but comparatively few of those whose names aiv contained In the Invitation list will tie absent. The tickets are issued by only the members of the ball committee. Some one nicmlier of the committee will he at the Frothlngham box oftice on Fri day to issue tickets on that day. The caterer, John V. Holland, of l'lilladelphia. was in Scranton yesterday arranging for the. preparation and serving of the supper. He will bring here on Thursday a chef and the hitter's assistants. The waiters will be from the Hotel Jermyn force and will be under the direction of Head Walter Carter, of that hotel. SI is. Elizabeth Lew is gave a social to her pupils and their friends at her danc ing ai-udemy in Excelsior hall last even ing, liaucr furnished the music. . PERSONAL. MENTION: Sllss K. Sutto. of Madison avenue. Is spt piling the holidays In New York. .Miss Sarah A. Joues. of Hampton street, Is visiting friends In Nw York. William A. Avery Is entertaining his father, Thomas Y. Avery, of New York. Sliss Julia Flood und Nellie Slooncy, of Elm street, arc visiting friends In Pitts ton. , Sirs. A. Thompson and Sites Thompson, of Honesdale, were legistered at the Jer myn yesterday. Poor Director James Lynch, of the Plakely district, was the guest or W. S. LaiiKstafl' yesterday. .Mr. and Sirs. Justus Coxe. of Philadel phia, arc the guests of Mrs, Uakford, wdio is .Mrs. Coxc's mother. Mrs. ltalll. lt. wife of Major Hartlett, of the I'niled States army. Is the guest of .Major and Sirs. Everett Warren. Frank Williams returned to Williams port yesterday after spending Christmas with his parents on the West Side. Sllss Edith and Sllss .Martha Smith have returned to Scranton after spending Christmas at their home In Wallsvtlle. K. 1. HeiijHinln, of Alletihurt, N. J., well known In the machinery trade In this section, was In the city yesterday. Judge Edwin Albright, of Alleiitown, who Is presiding In criminal court this week, is stopping at the Hotel Jermyn. Mrs. E. D. Hayes, of Philadelphia, is spending the holidays with her mother, Sirs. Alice Falkenbiiry, of Adams avenue. Mrs. I. C. Parry, of Howard. S. D., Is the guest of her brother, David W. Evans, of l--'D Slulberry street, whom she had not seen in eighteen years. ltev. P. J. SlcSlanus, of Oreen Ridge, and ltev. M. 11. Doulan, of Dunmore, at tended the funeral of the father of Rev. J. I. Dunn aL Wilmington, Del., yester day. Frank J. Sllraian, A. It., a student at Allegheny Theological seminary, who has been visiting friends In this city dur ing the past week, returned to Allegheny yesterday. Dr. .Martha 8. Everett, of Washington avenue, has just returned from a visit to the Woman's Siedlcul college, Phila delphia, from which Institution she was graduated. The Sllsses Mauri laderbaugh and Hat tie Alliertson, of Dallas'; .Miss Etta Kem aly, of Luzerne; Sliss Nell Coilghlln, of Wllkes-P.arre, und tleorge Itemaly, of Lu zerne, and Harry Alliertson, of Wilkes Ha ire. spent Sunday with the .Misses Seward, of SI 111 st reet. Among the Scrantonlans who attended the funeral of the late Sllss Matilda Hat tic, at Plttston, yesterday, were Sirs. Philip Coyne und daughter Hortense, .Mrs. SI. F. Wymhs, Sllss Fitzgerald, .Mrs. William Kelley. Sirs. Robert Wills, Sits. SI. J. Walsh, Sir. and Sirs. T. J. Carroll, .Mrs. T. Murke, Sliss O'Malley, F. H. Hrowp, P. J. Casey, P. II. dllgallon, John Fluuiiaghau, SANQ THE TAR AND TARTAR. Capacity of the Frothingliuiti Was Taxed l.nst Might. AVaite's Comic Opera company opened a week's engagement at the Krothing liam last night . by singing "The Tar and Tartar" in a very acceptable way. A performance that Is practically con tinuous was given. Between the first und .second ucls fitereoptlcon views Were shown and the wait between the second and third acts wus filled in by the Lily quartette composed of Misses Sanford, Powers, Dodge and Kiijg. with songs and dancing. At the con clusion of the opera Mildred Dempsey, a very clever dancer, wus uvea. A spec tacular march concluded the evening's performance. In the company which sung "The Tar and Turtar" list ni::lit are Milton Ahum, formerly of the A born opera company; Miss Marie Laurens, who possesses a sweet soprano voice, of w ide range; James Donnelly, comedian: D. R. Cunduker, John A. Iiewey und Marie Hiilln and a number of others. The opera wus correctly costumed and well staged and the singing of the chor us was good. There was an audience present to hear the Initial opera sung which taxed the capacity 'of the house. This afternoon the company. will sing "The Two Vagabonds" and tonight "The Uohemlan tllrl." FOR A NEW BOROUGH. Pyne Secession Hearing Occurred Yesterday Before n Full llcnch. Arguments were yesterday heard by Judges Archbald. (lunsterond Edwards on the petition for the establishment of a new boroiteli of the territory locally known as the Pyne, situated iti old Forge und Lackawanna townships. . Major Kverett Warren urgueri for the Incorporation .and Attorneys 1. II. Hums and II. M. Hannah appeared fur the protesting townships. One of the principal contentions of .Messrs. Hums und Hannah was that Pyne was de stined in a few years to utter ruin us the coal there will soon be mined out and there .will be nothing- left but a lot of cruinlillng company houses. They also averred that the secession Is being urged by the Dcluwure, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company In or der to lighten taxation. I'or Dyspepsia I'se Horsl'ortl's Acid Phosphate. Dr. J. R. Schwarts, Harrlsburg, Pa., nays: "I have used it III dyspepsia, with charming effect, and am well pleased with it." MORE TEACHERS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL Prof. L A. Lan;e and Mist Mary L Masoa Appoiated. BOTH ARE ON THE PRESENT CORPS Prof. I.aage Hat Beca Priaripal of No. 23 School and .Mis .Masoa Taught ia Ho. U.ltadolph lincazli Appoialed Jaaitor of No. 5 School liuildiug Insurance Committee Increased to Five .Members. Two more teachers were added to the faculty of the High school at last night's meeting of the board of con trol. Sir. Wormser for the high and training; school committee, recommend ed the appointment of Prof. I.. A. Lunge as assistant in the classical de partment at a salary of $1,000 a year, and Sllss Mary L. Mason, a teatdier in No. 14, as assistant in the English brunches at a salary of $7ii0 a year. The committee voted $73 to Secretary Fel lows for taking stenographic testimony In the Lucy ilooth case. The recom mendations were adopted. John Gibbons thought that the board ought to know something ubout new appointments. Jle hud nothing to say against the two teachers appointed, hut it was the principle of permitting the committee to have all the say in the matter that he was opposed to. Sir. Wormser said for the benefit of Sir. (illd.ons that the appointment of two more teachers in the High school was brought 'up ut a meeting of the board six weeks ago. II K WAS AltSENT. "Oh, that's the meeting 1 was absent from," said the gentli'iimn from the Twentieth. "I'll lake it all back, but I'm right all the same." Sir. Marker for the teachers' commit tee recommended the appointment of Prof. Wm. K. Schimpff as principal of No. 2." to till the vacancy made by the promotion of Prof. Lange, The recom mendation was adopted. The teacners' committee will meet hereafter on the Thursday preceding the nrst regular meeting of the board, instead of at the call of the chairman of it. Sir. Jacobs for the building commit tee recommended the appointment of Rudolph Ituenzli ns anitor of No. !, school with a salary of $:!." a month und of Sliss Augusta Schuwer as Jutiitrlx of No. 5unnexat flu a month. The appoint ments were conllrmed. The board wus invited by Sir, (lilibons to go over to the South Side to look over the lot he proposes to buy fur school purposes. Sir. Marker resigned from the insur ance committee und President Schrlcfer appointed Herman Notz to till the va cucy. Sir. Not suggested that the committee be Increased to live In view of the proposition now under consider ation for the board to do its own in suring. The Idea met with approba tion Pnd Messrs. Casey and Carson were added to the committee. MEETING OF LACKAWANNA BAR. Action Taken on the Dentil of Attor ney F. N. .Miller. A meeting; of the members of tho Lackawanna bur was held yesterday morning in the arbitration room to take action on the death of Frank, Seward Sillier, who died at his home In Oreen Ridge Saturday. City Solicitor Tor rey presided over the meeting und Her man Ostiums was secretary. An elo quent tribute to Mr. Miller's worth and high character was paid by Mr. Torrey and a committee on resolutions consist ing of Richard Husteed, Jr., K. C. New comb and C, R. Pitcher wus then ap pointed. The resolutions reviewed in brief the history of Sir. Miller's short but brill iant career und closed as follows: Resolved That In tho death of Frank Seward Sillier, esq., our liar association has lost one of Its ablest und brightest young members, and the community In which he lived an honorable, useful citi zen und a good man. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with his family In their great bereave inetit, und that a committee of six mem bers of the bur be appointed as pall-bear ers at the funeral. Resolved, Thai a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased, as an expression of the sympathy and sorrow for our com mon loss. Resolved. That another copy be filed on record In the courts of Lackawanna entity, and that the press of the city be requested to publish the same. Remarks eulogistic of the deceased were made by Attorneys Charles L. llawley, J. W. Curpenter, T. J. Dug gan, George P.. Davidson, Kfchurd Hum teed. Jr., SI. W. Lowrv and Mr. A. E. Shirks, of Dunmore, brother-in-law of the deceased. The funeral will take place today and interment will be made in Clifford, Susquehanna county. - - DEFECTS IN MINING LAWS. A. Movement to Plnce the Mi no, Iu upcclors I'nder State Supervision. To correct tha defects in the state mining laws a general act will be Intro riuced in the next legislature which will apply to the anthracite and bituminous regions of Pennsylvania. The measure will have the sanction of the state all thoiities and will cstubllsh a bureau of mines in the Internal affairs depart ment with a chief whose qualifications will be similar to those required of mining engineers and mine inspectors. The creation of such a bureau with a properly qualified chief Is thought to be necessary for the reason that no super vision by the state is by law author ised over the mine inspectors of either the anthracite or bituminous mines In Pennsylvania. Complaints are constantly being made to the governor and other state officials by operators, miners and others connected with mines airainst the In spectors for alleged failure to comply with the duties InipoFcri upon them by law, but the state authorities have no legal right to Investigate such com plalnts und nothing is ever done in the matter, except to refer them to the In spector who Ims been complained against. As it is now theve are to all li tints and purposes eighteen differ ent departments of mining in tills state, each mine inspector transacting the business of his district according to his own Ideas without Indue; accountable to a superior ollicer on the part of the commonwealth, and yet all Inspectors are paid directly from the state treas ury. The state authorities back of the proposed act claim there is need of ad ditional mining legislation on account of the alleged unconstitutionality of the present law and of the necessity for state supervision. Harrlsburg Putrlot. WANT TARIFF LAWS REVISED. Resolution by F.xreu.'ivn Committee uriManulucturcrs Aviocialioti. The executive committee of the Na- tlonal Association of Manufacturer? met In Philadelphia. Decemlier IS. Their proceedings were preparatory to the annual convention which will occur in Philadelphia on January 26. :7 ami IS, 1HH7. The convention will lie held In the new Horticultural hall, which will provide ample accommodation for a large assembly. The executive committee extends a cordial invitation to all manufactur ers of the I'nited States, nieinliers or non-members, to attend this conven tion. Those holding certificates fit membership will be entitled to the privileges of debate and voting. , An important matter dealt with by the executive committee was the adoption of the following resolutions: Jt. solved, That It Is the sense of this executive, committee that the tariff laws should be revised ut the earliest possible moment. In order that uncertainty be ie moved, confidence restored and business permitted to revive.' That rates of duties should be made as low as possible, consistent with the fair protection of our Industries and the labor they employ. THE KINSLEY VERDICT. .Mayor Bailey and tho Investigation f'omniissioa to Meet. Mayor Mailey and his associates form ing the commission which heard the evidence in the investigation of the affairs of Street Commissioner Kins ley's department, w ill meet tonight and come to a conclusion w hlch will be re ported to Thursday night's meeting of the councils. Mayor Mailey has the privilege of making a report Independent of the opinions tif his conferes. but it is cer tain that he will be governed by the concensus of opinion of the whole com mission, which consists of himself. President Hand. i sun, of select council: President James J. (irlcr, of common council; Charles E. Chittenden, chair man of select council's streets and bridges committee, und John J. Ijnftu. chairman of common council's streets and bridges committee. AUDITORS' REPORT. Was Filed Yesterday by the CourtIs for the Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 31. 1895. County auditors H. F. Sqtiier, John P. Rink and S. S. Spruks yesterday Hied their annual report for the lineal year cii.linV Dec. III. ma. They sny that they found that the county com missioners disbursed by warrant dur ing the year 1N!M, the sum of )ltU.!t7t!.42. ull of which wus legally und economic ally expended. The balance In the hands of the County Treasurer C. H. Ing the yeur 1SU'., the sum of ltl9,7tf.42, standing to the, credit of the severul funds us follows: Sinking found, $10. IHH); townships, 70; redemption, JJSl'.Sti; bridge, $S,4riti.54; county,, I,77S. 17. "We Und," the auditors say, "in the treasurer's department an excellent system of accounts, which huve been neatly and uccurutely kept by Deputy John A, Schadt. In the commissioners' (Vpurtment, the same standard of excellence has been maintained, re lit cling credit on Clerk Wanner and his efficient assistants. We also desire to commend the efforts of District At torney. John R. Jones and County At torney Henry A. Knapp for the thor ough manner In which they have ex amined the bills presented to them, be fore iiuynient." Then follows a statement of the coun ty commissioners of expenditures for ls:t of which the following is a sum mury : Assessments $ 8.K7S Nil Advertising 1.779 5 llrldges 1,SK)0 15 Htlllal of deceased Indigent sol diers 1.33S (HI County commissioners' uthVe.... ti.UI'i .i0 County auditors 2.KIW nil County officers 23.U01 37 County surveys & 3.1 Criminal court costs lA.Ktt U7 Court expenses 37, iW! 2 Court house grounds ,VM 07 Viewers for division of townships and boroughs tl ."I Eastern penitentiary 2,Mi lit Election contests 3 Si? Election expenses 12.379 37 Inquests J.44U 25 Insurance 31H mi Premiums on wild animals 229 2' Printing and stationary l.iwi 27 Public buildings expenses ti.Wo' 1)7 Prison expenses 2..MH mi Registration of voters K.32ii .11 Road damages 2, Ml (hi Itoad viewers and surveyors..,. . tt.'ll IITi State audit M w Insane convicts K w Sundry expenses l.'M f.7 Detective services l.bil 117 .Miscellaneous l.m 4S Total ..SltiWti 4: Thecounty treasurer's financial state ment is summarized as follows: ASSETS. fash on hand Jan. I. lS9t! t 2S.2.14 71 Court house building 2),IK:'i Hit Furniture und fixtures In court house f.. 30, inn) uo Court house grounds 17o,u.iu mi County prison 1XW0 IM Furniture In prison S.ikjo oi) Prison grounds 35.IHKI W line from collectors (estimated).. t3,UU0 W LIABILITIES. 4'i per cent, refunding bonds, Is sue of Dec. 1, 1S'J4 120.iWU "9 Assets in excess of liabilities $jtti,2J4 71 SIE.MOHANDCSI. Assessed valuation, IS93 $28,499,191 0") Amount of county tax dupli cate 171. 7iH 74 Amount of stale lax dupllcute 24.3U2 62 A Successful College. There are Business Colleges, and bus iness colleges. Some are more reliable und thorough-going than( others. One of the very best to be found any where Is the Sc run ton Business College of liuck, Whitmore & Co. There, seemed to be u demand for just such a thorough-going collcfe us this, and it has grown u: on Its merits, und is still growing fast. Montrose Democrat. - - - . LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. H'nder this heading short letters of In terest will be published when accompa nied, ror puiiueaiioii, by the writer i name. 'I he 'I rlliutie will not be held re sponsible for opinions here expressed.) Mr. Hour Kiplnius. Editor of The Tribune. Sir: In the issue of your paper dated .Monday. Dec. 28, INK!, there was published un article headed "A Ratlle for Poultry." Said article conveyed the Impression that 1 stole the poultry. The poultry 1 had und ruflled 1 purchased and paid for. I did not know that some of them were stolen ut the time 1 bought and paid for them, but I subsequently found out such was the case. p. J. Hoar. To Cure a Cold in Una Day. Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money It It falls to cure. 25 cents. - Hrlng your card plate to The Tribune for'prlntlng. SECOND WEEK OF CRIMINAL COURT Judje Edwin A. Albrisbt. of Alleitowa, Is Picsiding. IMPOSED v A HEAVY SENTENCE Patrick Tolaad, Mho Broke a Neigh bor's Leg ia a Fight, t.cts Nice .Mouth and a Fine of 9SO Even After Pleading tUuilty-Wvuiaa Accused of Healing DnrkvOpiniont by Judge Unnster ia a Nunibir of Cases The second week of the special term of criminal court opened yesterday morning in the Federal court room with Judge Edwin N. Albright, of Al Kntown, on the bench. v A female duck-theif was one of the defendants on trial. She was Annie Semeron, of Taylor. The prosecutor was James Subrick. Mr. Vldaver as listed the commonwealth and W. R. Lewis appeared for the defense. The allegation of the prosector was that Annie stole seven of his ducks. He missed that number one morning and upon making a search discovered one of them In the ixissesslon of the Semer on woman. It had a peculiar mark on It by w hich he readily recognized It a a part of bis Hock. The defense was that Subrick brought this prosecution in revenge for having been arrested several times ut the instance of Sirs. Semeron. Court directed a verdict of not guilty. Last Fourth of July there was bother down In Green's lane. The Tolands and them else bad their lighting clothes on and they didn't get them off for sever ul days. On the Sunday fol lowing the Fourth Patrick Toland tan across .Michael Reddington. Reddlng ton intimated during the course of an animated discussion that Toland never wanted for mutton in the old country. When the bystanders picked Redding ton up, it was found that his left leg was broken in two places. TOLAND PLKADF.D Ol'ILTY. Yesterday Toland w'us called to an swer the charge of uggravuted assault and battery. His attorney, John II. Monner. agreed to enter a plea of guilty of simple assault and buttery and Dis trict Attorney Jones usqulesced. Judge Albright did not, however, make much. if any, allowance for Toland s open confession for he sentenced him to a line of $."ii, costs of prosecution und nine mouths In the county jail. Vincent Krueger, his wife, Frances Ki tieger and Daniel Langowskl were on trial ut adjournment for assault and battery upon John Hash. The parties live on the South Side. Mr. Manning Is assisting the district attorney and Sir. Welsh Is for the defense. Constable Harris, of Priceburg, had a warrant for the arrest of Krueger and Langowskl and Rush went along to point them out to the officer. The defendants submit ted to arrest peaceably enough but when they got outside they pounced on the informer and gave him a severe drubbing. Krueger hit him on the head with un umbrella. Mrs. Krueger thump ed him in the face und Langowskl kick ed him, at least he so alleges. The de fense will be a denial of the assault and an allegation that the proseimtioii Is a spite action. Slury Denlhey was charged by her husband, Dunlel Denihey, with assault und battery. The Jury said not guilty but pay the costs. The parties live In Taylor and have had a number of casta in court. KISSED AND MADE VP. Stephen Cholnlnski of the South Side, was called to trial for beating his wife, but as they had kissed and made up nnd are now living happily together a verdict of not guilty was tuken. Ow ing to their extreme poverty and tha fact that the wife would suffer no mut ter whether prosecutrix or defendeiit was directed to pay the cost. The Jury on the suggestion of the Judge and district attorney placed the costs on the county. Andrew Kalczynskl. of Priceburg, was found not guilty of assaulting and battering Stephen Walelko, and the costs were divided between prosecutor and defendant. Mr. Olver appeared for the defendant. Mail was forfeited and capiases Is sued for Peter F. Fox, charged with REXFORD'S. No Store in Scranton Ever Did Such a Holiday Business as We Are Doing. What's the Reason ? REXFORD'S, 303 Lacka. Ave. assault and battery upon K. fl. Pxith. and Frank Mulesta. charged with i similar offense by Kate Farr. The case against Thomas Osborne charged with assault and battery on John Murke was continued by reason of the defendant being confined to hi bed with a broken leg. Daniel Forbes. Her tha Rose, Patrick McAndrew, James McNamara and James Fleming were sentenced for costs. JUDGE GUNSTEP.'S OPINION. Judge Cu nster rendered opinions yesterday dischaglng the rule to strike out the municipal lien In the cawe ct the city of Scranton against the C. II. Welles estate: denying- a new trial in the "pulmonary disease" case of Jon t Kelly, administrator, against the Slet ropolitan Insurance company; dissolv ing the exceptions to the report of the referee in the case of the Alexander Medicine company against D. t.. Purr; discharging the rule for a new triul in the case of S. P. Coffey against Wil liam A. Sluianey. Rheumatism Cared in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia radically cures in one to three days. Its action upon the system is remarkable and mysterious. It re moves at once the cause and the dis ease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Carl Lorens, 418 Lackawanna ave nue, druggist, Scranton. Knows that the decorations of her dinner table will be regarded as ritlcctinu her good taste nnd j.nUmcnt. An artistic und hand some Dinner Set will add much to the effect. How much better your New YcarN dinner will taste with white table linen and dainty dishes. We can furnish tlie dishes at any price you want to pay. Come in aud look them over. LAMPS, BRIC-A-BRAC, .ETC. CHINA HALL, MILLAR & PECK, 134 Wyoming Avenue. Walk in and look around. Cuss the Buttonholes I Even Santa Clans would do It. If he had to tussle Willi the shirts tlmt some men wear. He a sensible little Santa Clans. Ruy your husbund something that he really needs. For instance, a half-do.en good shirts, and a really pretty tie, Instead of the monstrosity ne wears, zero puces. 305 Lack Av. THE LAST AUCTION SALE foo-goil.tcka. Ave., Cor. Wash. Wednes day and Thurila", Thie Week, at a.ju Before moving back to our store on Washington avenue uml packing part of our stock 10 send away, we would Ilk to get rid of a few inure rugs, ami all of our Japanese goods. Connoisseurs of Ori ental art having seen our collection, have pronounced this the finest ever exhibited here. Everybody is welcome to our man liltlcent exhibition and bargain sales. HICHAELIAN BROS. & CO EXAMINED FREE. You can save money by buying specta cles of flilverstone, the eye specialist, at 30!) Lackawanna avenue, onely one flight over the LjehUh Valley ticket office. The following prices will satisfy you that they are the cheapest In the city: Solid gold rimmed spectacles at 3.50 per pair; fllle-1 bows at 12: nlckle bows from 50c. to f 1.50 aluminum bows from 75c. to $2.00; colored glasses from 25c. to 1.25. We have a large line of reading glasses, the best in tha market, ot 25e. per pair. Opera and mag nifying glasses at reduced prices. Of fice hours, 8 a. m. to 12m.; 4 to 6 p. m. Remember that your eyes will bo exam Ined free and satisfaction Is guaranteed. THE KEELEY CURE Why let Tour borne and business be destroy. d through strong drink or morphine, when lou can 6 sored in foor weeks at the Ksaley luetltuta, 7 Madison ni Heraaioa, ra. he Car WUI Bear lavsstliatHM. ( ( iri' c8 V V JJPMSE X WARE, SPEGIA We offer about so Boys 3-piece Suits (short pants), sizes 12 to 16 years, at al most nothing. These Suits are heavy weight, nice mixtures, and formerly sold for $7.00, $S.oc and $10.00. Choice for $5.00 EACH Clothiers, Hdtsr& Furnisi Of the liest makes and styles at prices that will astonish you. Everybody buys at the saiuo price. if Hi LACKtWANM flVEVJL A. E. ROGERS' Jewelry Store il3 UCKAWANM AiE.TJZ. Te liavs nearly completed our Holiday Stock and are now prepared to offer as fine an assortment of JZAELRf, CLOCK,, WATCHI3, CUTCLACS, ARTFOTTEn,, BnlC-A-BRaC, SILVER WAS:, L5MP3, PLATED WAR!, as can be found anywhere. Look at our $10.00 Gold Watches, warranted IS years. Ileautiftil Baiitinct Lamp and Lnrqc SMI; Shad:, At $1.1 Kogers' Triple PlatcJ Knives and Forks arc fine, At S'3.0i) 213 Lackawanna Avenua. THIELE School of Music, 520 Spruce St Mrs. Katharine Thiele, Voice Training, Solo Singing. Ernest Thiele, Violin, Piano, 'Cello ensemble. Both teachers at celebrate I Scharwenka Conservatory, New Vork. Also other competent teachers engaged. Mr. Thiols is the successor to the late liERR KOPFF. hera m o Me ( W o nrr t 111