TILE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-EfllDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, lSi7.
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A Few
Patterns of
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Closing at
45c. Per Yard.
Carpets, Draperies and Wall Pap3J
I27WY0A1IISCI Avn.
CITY MOTES.
The tencheis and jinltois of tho di)
ind night public schools w ill be paid this
afternoon
At the Instance of Dominic Kllleen, of
Carbondule, nn execution for $260 was Is
sued yesteiday ngulnst the Ciuuondale
Traction company.
The New York, Ontario and Western
liallwa) companj has reduced its mini
mum package late to -'3 cents the late
which mev ailed piloi to Jan 1
Washington eamp, No 101, Pntiiotlc Oi
dei of Tiuo Amciicnns, will hold an en
teitainment and lee cie.nu social at Ful
ler's hall Frlda) e tiling, Jan 20, at 8
o'clock
The effects of William II Dav is S. Co ,
lloiists In their stoic on Spmco stieet
and hot houses on Uashbuin stieet wcio
sold hj tho slierilt )csteidn) The West
Side bank became puichasei foi $1,00".
The building committee of the boaid of
control will tonight contei with Calvin
W. Pat sons who lceentl) applied to the
boald for an appointment as sanltaij en
gineer and Inspeetoi of school buildings.
Trank Moyei, the builder, will In the
neii futuie erect loi himself a line lesi
denru on Monioe aenuo on a lot pui
c hated yesteiday of r Gibson and Mcie
dlth Jones, through M H. llolgate's agen
cj. At yestet day's session of the Pennsjl
vanla Photographers' association, those-,
ond giand pilre, a dlplom i, was awarded
to Clmfes 1. Gilltln, of this cltj. Photo
giaphei rrltch, of PittMon, took second
pilze In Class li.
The following dliectors of the Thin on
Coal companj wete elected by a meeting
of the stockholder Wednesday Alfred
Hand V J Hand, T. II D lie, J T Will,
lams Daniel Williams William T Davis
and William It Williams.
Albitratois W. W. I!alor, 'M I" Snnlo
and .lost ph Ollilen Msterday liled nn
nwird of Sl.Ut) S" In favoi of Phoebe Hai
r, udmlnistiatiK of the estate of John
Hunt), dieeaed, In hei suit against the
lion Clt) Mutual Pile Insuiance companj
of Pittston
The annual convention of the State As
sociation ot School Dlieetois will be held
In Hatilsburg on the second Wednesday
In ribiu.il) Prom this countv tin dele
gates will be William Ilepp, Old Foi Re,
James J. O'Mallej, Olj pliant, Oscai Hill
sttud, limton, J I!, Mooie, Jeffeison, 1'
I.. Can, Flmhutst The proposed new
school law will bt discussed.
The f uncial of William J. Cassldj took
place Wednesday at the home of his bto
ther, J. M. Cassldj, on Mulbeiu stieet
Theie were sci vices at St Petei's cathe
dral. The pall-btaieis weie James Ilea
mlsh, John Keainej, John Penis Hob
ert Kleinan and Piank Scnnlon. 'the In
tel ment was In Hjde I'ark Catholic ceme
teij. At a meeting of tho Holes Steel Wheel
companj stockholder jesterdnj at the
companj 's ollko In the Commonwealth
building tho following dlieetois woie
elected Colonel II M Holes Thomas P
Tone), J. D Shciei, I, M Hoi ton, J M
Holes, Judge H N Wlllaid and C S Wes
ton The dliectors organised b) electing
Colonil Holes piesldent, Ml Tone) vice,
piesldent, Mi Sherei tecietaij aiid -Ml
llorton tieasuiei.
REGIMENTALS WIN AGAIN.
Pittston Team .Moots Its I'nst Defeat
at Their Hands.
uasket hall teams with lecords of
nevei having been defeated aio ndv Ised
to steer cleat of the Scianton Regi
mental team if they wish to keep theli
recoids unbioken Last night unothei
of the, nevei-heietofoie-vanqulsheil
teams was added to the Heglmentalb'
long list of victims. It was the Pitts
ton ciacka jacks, and the tiicl; was
done at the Scianton City Gunul aim
ory In the piesence of a bilge and en
thusiastic crowd.
Tho score left no loom for doubt us
to the supeiloilty of thu local 14 to 1
and the one that the vlsltois made was
given to them thiough the chailty of
the lules, which allow half the logular
scoie on a "basket" that is thrown
foul. It was an exciting game, if it
was not close, and the Pittston men
pioved themselves haul and plucky
plnyeis, though outclassed fiom the
first and compelled to play up-hill all
tho time.
The participants and scoring follows:
Zang home Hlackbum
Posnei light forwaul ....Hi)den
Mulott left forwnid.Von Valkenbiug
Mitchell center Uuckle)
'Mob ....'.. right center Young
Huicher left center ... Anthon)
C'olernnn (McGoldrlck). right guard Piancls
Pahienholt . . left guaid . .. . Sheets
Hei I) Boal . .McUuillo
floiils-Zanif. 3, Huichei, 2; Mitchell, h
1'osiiHi. l, HefereeGeoigo Kerl t'm
p'lts Mi, AlcGolt'O'k and Mi. Wllhelm.
Time Two SO.mlnatu halves.
HANDLEY EXECUTORS APPEAL.
Inhcritnnee Tn AppritUeuicut to Ho
Taken to .Supremo Coutt.
Hon. Lemuel Amerninn, Hon, H. W
1 aimer and John T. niehnrds, execu-
l a of the Handley estnte, yesteiday
h italed to the Supieme couit the de-
on of Judge Archbald on the oilgin-
oi II
B&BD
nl appeal fiom the collatornl Inhoilt
nnce tnx appialsetnent. A bond of
$5,000, with Messrs. Amoiman anil
I'nlmer as sureties, vvus given to covet
the eoits.
Allegation1) of en or are made against
almost every lltullng of thc-couit. Judge
Atchbalil cut the tax down fioi)Toer
$GO,000 to $44,314. 40, or nenrly one-thlid
The executors purpose to have It cut
Mill lowei.
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MR. PENNINGTON'S RECITAL.
Mr Pennington's lirth lecltal nt Mm
Paik church last uvenhiK wns well ut
tciulcil, notwithstanding tho lntlement
wiuthor An ndinlrnbly nrmngud pro
gnimme was ptcsentcil -Mr. Penning
ton's plnjlng was up to the high stumlnid
set by hlmfctlf In his previous conceits.
Brilliancy, solidify, musical skill of a iuic
J ALFHFD PHNN1NGTON.
order these are characteristics which
unite to make him an oiganist of the Hist
rank.
Mls Kitlmlne Timbcrman cicated a
decidedlj favoiable Impression with hei
singing Hei tlrst ntimbei, "O, Thou That
Fealest," fiom the "Messiah," was sung
In a mannei that mule it appaient that
slu was decidedly at homo In oiatorlo, foi
which hei poweiful, lich and caiefullj
tialned voice and her eleai enunciation
and stiong musical feeling emineiitlj lit
her.
itir si.cnnd numbei. "Angels' Sere
nade " b) Joidan, a delightful composi
tion, was charmlngl) sung On the whole,
slngcis of Miss Tlmbei man's tvpe nie
heaid fai too seldom, and the Scianton
liubllc would like to heai hei again
It Is always a pleasuio to heai MUs
Julia C Allen, who, notwithstanding hei
numeious social engagement c in alwujs
find time to devote to hei bi veil violin
In hei lendltlon of a Hei const Vv Godanl
and Hungailan Melodies bj Na v? MM
Allen showed a marked Imni emcnt,
both In tone and stjlc, and poitiied tho
tiue aitlst n ituie
DOCTOR'S CARRIAGE RUN DOWN.
JIo .Now- Seeks to Ilecovci S.'iOO llitin
nges lor 1 ii it rj Done
An action in tiespnhs to lecover COO
damages was begun jesteidn) by Di.
William P. Ill ady against Mis. Mlna
Hoblnson, the ow net of the South Side
lnewelj. Di. Hindy alleges that on
Febumiv -0, 1S90, his cm l Inge was inn
Into b) onev of the bieweiy delivety
wagons ot Mis. Hoblnson's Ineweiy.
In consequence of the collision Di.
Hi nil) S can Inge was badl) wieeked
and he was tin own out and seilously
Injuicd
The accident, he fuither alleges, was
due to the caielessness of the dtlvei
of the dellveiy wagon and for that iea
son he asks damages in the sum of
$00 Attorney William M Cull) died
the dcclaiatlon In the ease.
VERDICT IN BEAGLE CASE.
it
Sets I'oith Tliut tho Hot Died
lioni Toxic tiiistro-enteritis.
, The juiy empanelled b) Coioner S. P
Longstieet to Investigate the cause of
the death of Albeit Heagle met at
Hendham Wednesday evening and
agu'ed upon the following veullct:
Wi, the uiulei signed juiois, llnd tint
the afoipsnld Albeit Hoigle camt to his
death fiom Toxic Gastto-enteiltls, Jan J,
1SD7 The post-mortem and ante-moitem
sjmptoms wtu thost that Indicate an li
ritatlve poison, but the uatuie of the
same and the method In which It was di
mlnlsteitd tannut be deteunlned bj llie
juij with the evidence piesoutcd
We fuitheimoie believe that theie has
been a foul nlme committed which nneds
nioie Investigation that we have been ible
1o make Adam Stegnei, C H Hamlin,
O M. Custaid, G J. Powell, M. Mullliall,
and M. Hvans
LOST MAN FOUND.
Descited His I'iiiiuI) nt Tbroop nnd
Went Mi it tb.
Joseph Hlchaidson, the Tluoop vocal
ist, whose dlsnppeaiance fiom home
two weeks ngo caused much specula
tion In that locallt) , has been located
He Is winking in the mines at Powell
ton, W Va , according to a letter fiom
John I Absalom
Tho lettei stated that Hlchaidson nd
mittid having mil awn), but that he
would send foi his wife and child.
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
Today is tho last du) for filing eeiMII
cateo of nomination fiom townships and
boiou,ihs Feb 1 is the latest that nomi
nation p.tpcis, can be Plod
Couit jesteidn) lixed Feb J ab the time
foi taking depositions In the dlvoico cast
cf Hmma May Van Hoin against John S.
Van Horn
Samuel Coopei jesterdaj Instituted pie
ce edlngs In ejqetment against the Hillside
Coal and lion companj to secure posses
sion of two GOx-50 lots, one on May htieet
and the othei on Lackawanna nvenue, In
the boiough of Majlleld.
OO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
0 Hesl goods for least monej. Peo- A
plo w ilk blocks to buj here It A
must paj them.
Jersej Hggs c.
l'auc) Hams !)c.
fehred HIscuIt lie.
Aunt Jemima 10c.
Java Cofiee, No. 1 liSc.
Hieaklast llltnd 3Jc.
Trlplfc Uleiid .He.
Coursen's Glen Flout best patent
Hour In Ameilca.
Twent) pounds extra lino G
sugar, 8sc.
y n g, coursiln's,
Q 129 Lackawanna avenue
A ooooooooooooooocO
Art.
Mr Moise, aftei an absence of a
month, has returned, bilnglng some
new paintings All ait loveis aie coi
dlally Invited to visit his exhibit wheth
er they wish to puichuse oi not No
132 lltnr building, Washington avenue
The light Is lino evenings
Shooting illiitcli nt itundhniii.
There will be u shooting match on
Tilduy at Keogh's hotel, Itendham, be
tween C. J. Keogh and Edwaid Appal
nap Each will shoot nt seven blids.
The stakes aie $25 a side. The match
will begin piomptly at 2 p. m.
Great bargains In hair switches at
Konecny's, hair dtesser, 317 Laeka. ave.
SOUTH SIDE WARDS
WILL BE SEWERED
Seventeenth District Ordinance tins
Pabseil Third and Final Rendinx.
PROMINENT RESIDENTS WANT IT
Tin1) Clinic in it Hod) lluloro Common
Council mid Demanded the I'lissugc
oftliu ()nllniinet'--.11r. Sttcutiu), ol
th Twelfth, Opposed It to the Hud
but Cast the Only Negnthu Vote.
Now Awaits tho illiivoi's Mgnntiuu.
In common council last night wns
settled the sewer agitation which has
been going on In the Eleventh, Twelfth
and Nineteenth wauls since 188S Those
wauls will have a sevvei s) stein to be
known as the Seventeenth Sewei dis
till t, cieated by u select council oidln
nnce which lnU night passed third and
llnnl leading oefoie the common
btnnoh. It now lacks only Mayoi Hal
le) 's slgnatute
It was not without a long and splilt
cd season of fencing that the oullnnnce
passed Foi the major purt of two
houis Moigan Sweeney, the Twelfth
waid representative, combatted the
measuie In the Intel est of his
constituents, ns. he claimed, and
he -was aided bv Pntilck .1. Noall, of
the Fourteenth Hut when the ote
was taken All Sweeney was alone In
the hopeless mlnoilty of 15 to 1.
A Biilnxy of prominent, citizens fi'om
the district affected weie piesent, anil
a nuinlici ot tnem veie niiowcu tne
pi lv liege of sneaking on the mattci.
In the pait weie John Scheuei, Chns
Westpfahl, Thomas fopiuks, Philip
Klist, Peter Hlltz, Jacob Oelgher, Iia
Klaumlni'ei', -Ohniles Klrst, Chnilcs
Sclnlvei John Schi level, Fiedeilek
Muifcih, Heni) Klein, Andrew Miller,
Chailes Schoiich, Clmiles dangler,
Henry Spruk, John Zang, Petet Hob
ling and Mr Lang
Tluee oidinanees, Including tho pies
ent one, for the cientlon of the sewci
distilct have been Intioduced In coun
cils within tho last ten yeais One was
debated and anothet was passed, but
was lendeicd invalid In couit on a
Mil
LOPTUS, THi: A1KMBRR PHOM
Till: FIRST
teehnleallt) Much of the past and
piesent opposition has come fiom those
poitlons of the Twelfth and Nineteenth
wauls l)lng on high giound. The
lefuse Horn those localities has made
the dlstilets l)lng on lowei ground
hotbeds of disease and filth.
shouted ron hflh:f.
While the affected piopeitv owneis
have shouted foi the lellef and cleanli
ness that would come with a sewei,
the losldents of the tippei blocks have
been opposed to the Impiovement chief
1) hecaue theli piopei ties weie dinlnf d
bj the nutuial slope of the stieets and
the) rebelled against pa)Ing foi the
sew oi lug of othei localities, no mattei
wheie the sewei came fiom.
Mi Sweeney called foi the thlul
leading of the oidlnance Mi Ollvei's
motion fot Its passage was seconded
bv Simon Thomas. Mi Sweeno) le
celvcd lecognltlon and debated at
length against aillunativo action He
lepicsented that a huge majoilty of
Twelfth waid lesldents weie opposed
to the oullnnnce and thnt at least 10
pei cent, weie too pool to nay the as
sessments. Theie was not, he said, in
the other wauls sulllelent apntoval to
wan ant the passage of the oulinniice
He claimed that Geoige Wllth, ji , the
Nineteenth waul icpiesentatlve, might
advocate the measuie, but he would
not claie vote loi It
Mi, Nealls did not question the ne
cesslt) of the seweis, but he was posi
tive the majoilty of the piopeit) hohl
cis 'veie unable to beni Its expense.
He Insisted that if elthei Philip Wiith,
of the Eleventh, Mi Sueene), of the
Twellth, oi Geoige Wiith, ji , of the
Nineteenth, voted loi the measuie it
would not be beiausc they weie actu
ated b) the Interest of the majoilty
of thdli constituents
VIFAVS OF MR W1HTII.
Mi Wiith, of the Nineteenth, was
lequested bj Mi Nenlls to saj some
thing of the wishes of the Nineteenth
wnul piopeit) ovvnets Mi Wiith ic-
&T7$&mb
MP.. SWFCNFV OIUECTS
SUWillt
TO THE
mnil.ed thnt the lower pait of the waid
plainly needed seweis and that the
lesldents of that Heetlon favored them,
but that the lesldents of the uppei poi
tlon of tho waid weie not so well to do
and many of them weie opposed to the
meusute. Peisonnlly, liu leulized the
necessity of the pioposed Impiovement
Then took place a tilt between Piesl
dent Oiler and Mr Sweeney In le
sponse to the latter's leanest that the
Nineteenth waid councilman designate
tho peicentage of people In favor of the
sewer, Piesldent Oiler lenuuked thnt
tho question hud ulready been un
sweied. 'I'm not usklnir the chair for any
mi q i
S' Jl.kH." X.
y
opinion 'whntsomever' " letoited Mi,
Sweeney.
'Piosldtnt Orler's gavel beat a latoo
with an nrcompa.nvlni; nod from the
wleldur which meant that Mr. Sweeney
should be seated. He did to. Mr.
Flnnnagan then debated In favor of the
oullnnnce.
Mr, Olivet's suggestion that some of
the nroueity owners piesent be heard,
mot with no objection and there was
a succession ot speeches by Mi. West
pfahl, Mr. Schcuer, Mr Hobllng, Mr.
Kluumelnoer, ex-Street Commissioner
Klrst and Sir. Zang. The remarks of
all left no doubt of their opinions favor
ing the passage of the oullnnnce.
SHNTIMHNT IN THH TWIlbPTII,
Mr, Sweeney disputed the asseitlnns
that many Twelfth waul losldents np
pioved the ordinance. "Not one per
son," he said, "In the ward and with
whom I have tulked on the matter Is In
fnvoi of It "
Ml. Moli suggested that on sanltniy
giounds alone, the oidlnance should
pass. Mr Neuils and Mi. Sweene) had
piovlously moved that action be post
poned, and amendment to the oilglnnl
motion. They finally vvlthdiow the
amendment
The motion that the oidlnance pass
thlul leudlng then pieMilled by a vote
of 15 to 1, Mi. Sweeney alone voting In
the negntlve. Those piesent and who
voted alllimatlvely weie Mcssi. Lof
tus, Gotdon, Gllei, S. Thomas, ltcgan,
Flnnnagan, Moll, Wenzel, I'. Wiith,
Neuils, Oliver, Zeldlei, Noone, G. Wllth,
Jr , and Not ton,
Theie was a disposition shown b)
some ot the membois not to concur in
select council's! action in awarding to
the Hunt & Connell company the con
tiact lor the heating appaiatus for the
new Nuv Aug engine house. The con
cunent lesolutlun was lefertcd to com
mittee with Institutions to icpoit foi th
with. The committee letlied and a ic1
cess foi live minutes was taken, but
the minutes lapsed to fifteen befoie the
committee leturned. The) lecom
mended concuiiont action and the icc
omniendatlon was adopted.
ItnFHRItnD TO COJIM1TTHC.
The select council oidlnance foi a re
taining wnll on the east side of "West
Maitiet street neni the Lackawanna
liver, was lefeued to committee, ns
was, a select council oidlnance piovld
Ing foi sidewalks and cuibs on the
south side of Pine street, between Mon
ioc and Qulncy avenues.
A lesolution Intioduced b) Mr. Nenlls
was adopted dliectlng the city engineer
to piepnie plans and specifications for
sldewnlks on the west side of Ninth
nvenue and Hoblnson sticets, between
Lackawanna avenue and Jackson
stieet.
Hefoie adjournment, action was
taken on a number of exonerations und
other minor measmes.
WORK OF ST. JOSEPH'S S0CIEIY.
Set Foi lit in the Annual Itoport Pre
pared b .His. V. .1. Ho in ii.
In the annual lepoit of St. Joseph's
society, which has been piepared by
Mis P. J Horun, the societal), sho
sets foi th that vvoik on a building foi
the roundllng Home will begin In the
spilng. The stiuctuie will be elected
on a plot of ground at Noith Paik do
nated by the late John H. Smith for
that put pose The building will cost
about $2",000 During the )ear 1S9G
seventj-llve destitute chlldien weie le
celved at tho Foundling Home; twent)-
flve weie sent to St. Patilek's orphan
as)lum, nine weie Indentuied Into
homes, eight wayward bojs weie sent
to conectlvo institutions and seventy
enlng women weie taken Horn haunts
of vice and placed In the Home of tho
Good Shepheul
The leport of tho tiensuter, Mis D.
II Fltzgeiuld, foi the jeai 1S9G, which
Is made a pai t of the secietaiy's repoit,
Is as follows.
HHCHIPTS.
Received fiom members
Fiom donations
From Rt Rev Hishop O'Haia .. .
On donation dajs
Fiom Hon J P. Kelt), ball com
mittee . .
Fiom bom lit peifounanee ut St.
Thoin is' L'olltge pall
Foi enie of inmates
Diocesan collections
Collections In eathedial palish . .
Total iccclpts $H,ij'J) 01
DISHURSF-MFNTS
To bills foi home expens
es
Rev J. A. O'Reilly
.? J, 005 00
21 00
Cential Pennsjlvanla Tel
ephone and Suppl) com
panj lusui.ince
50 00
U 50
Hxpenses of executive
committee SO 50
Leaving balance In treas
urv 10,7ul 01
-$US'J0 01
THEATRICAL JOTTINGS.
At the riothlngham )estetdny often -noon
the Summeis Comedy company
jileaed a laige audience with "Thiown
Fpon the Woild," a diama of stiong
human Interest. In the evening "My
Old Kentucky Home" was cleveil) pie
sented. This aftei noon "Little Toi
lett" will be seen and tonight "Guilty
Without Cilme "
4
A big and onthuslastlc audience saw
Eestei Wallack's mllltaiy diama, "Th"
Veteran, ' pioduced at the Academy of
Music Inst night by the Walte Comedy
compan) It deals wltn incidents In the
wai between the United States and
Tilpoli i.nlv In the centuiy and is ic
plete with exciting scenes In the af
tei noon ' Dilven liom Home" wns pio
duced This atteinuon 'Fiom She to
lion" w ill be the bill and tonight ' The
I.adv of Ly ons "
ft
The nttiactlon at the Fiothlngham
iii'M Tuesday evening will be the popu
Ini Iilsh-Amcil 'an comedian, Daniel
Sully, who will piesent his successful
play, ' O'HiU'ii, the Contiaetoi." In
this play, as the tuie-heat ted Iiisli
Ameilcun, Mi bully Is piovlded with
the best chaiaoter he has yet had foi
the display ot his steillng ability us
an uctoi The gieat lallwny building
bceno Is one of the most thillllng on the
state today, and Is entliely oilglnal and
unusually effective Mi. Sully has the
aid of a competent company
Next Wednesday pv enlng Wilton
Lncknye and a company which com
poses Mnile Walnw light, Alice Evans,
Fairest Hoblnson, C W. Couldock and
Joseph Allen will piesent ' Dt. Eel-
graft" at the Fiothlngham
Tailor made fall suits and overcoats,
latest styles, John Ross, 307 Spruce
street. "
250 XX White Envelopes for 17c. at 3c.
Store, E23 Lack'u. ave. '
BS5B2ZSSE3a3SB
DIED.
TIGHE-In Scranton, Jan 27, H97, Willie
Tlghe, Infant son of Mi anil Mis
Michael J. Tlghe, 113S Thompson stieet,
aged 1 yeai, 8 months and i day, Fu
neial Filday aftei noon at 2 JO o'tlpck,
Uuilal will be In the Hyde Paik Catholic
eenutety.
$ 178 SO
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200 00
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3,015 00
THIS BOG IS A
GREAT TRAVELLER
He Is the Pet of the Postotllcc Employes
ot the Country.
NOW AT THE SCRANTON OfFICE
Arrived Yesterday Afternoon it ml
Wns Clvcn it Corillul Reception.
Inscriptions on tin) Tug lie Wcnrs.
Ills Homo Is In Albuii) und lots
Hcgiuiiiiig to Uiovv Old--IIis Lik
ing lor tlie Postal People.
At the postollled In the federal build
ing yesteidav afternoon there was a
visitor whose fame extends fiom one
coiner of the United States to an
other nnd who Is ulwajs warmly wel
comed at whutevei postolllce he deign"
to stop a shmt time.
The visitor was none other than
Owney, the famous tramp dog, who
like the deceased Hallload Jack has
tiaveled whenever he pleased, though
Owney has aillllntod himself with the
postal depaitment of the t'nltcd States
a&s. .
m . ' n'v,v
'mmmm
OWNHV, THE TOURIST
and spends his time excluslvelj In tid
ing In mall cais, following the deliv
ery wagons fiom depots to postolllces
and back again. He. Is an old dog, blind
In one eje, and appeals to he of a
mongicl type.
Years of petting nnd fondling by the
thousand and one people he has mot
has tended to give him a self-important
air, and woe to the peison not having
the postal odoi, who tiles to pet or tease
or become famlllur with him, foi like
most cnnlnes he has shaip teeth.
CAIiKIHD MANY TAGS
When he landed In this city ho had
nearly a dozen metal tags about his
neck. The Inscilptlons on seveial weie
as tollows "Owney, Alban), Homo,'
"Be good toOwne),nockland, 111 , 1S95, '
"Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 27, 1S9C, Owney
callugaln," "Theie's onlv one Hat Hai-
bor, June, 189G, J. G Blaine," "Ha)
City, Michigan, 1S9G," "Bon Vo)age
Postolllce, Malone, N. Y , 1S96 "
In the postolllce in Albany, which Is
Owne)'s home, theie aie about 1,000
metal tags similar to the above, and the
dog has come home, after being ab
sent neai ly two years, cairylng ovei
two pounds of tags Some of these nie
of brass, otheis of tin and coppet und
all ate neatly engiaved
Aftei Ow nev hud devouied all the
meat he caied to ) esteulaj afternoon
he pioceeded to bui) the lomalnlng
poitlou at meat in the snow neai the
iear enhance to the postofflee. In this
connection It might be Interesting to
state that Owne) has bones bulled in
Fdlnbuigh, Scotland, In London, Eng
land, Swansea, Wales, and in Innum
eiablo towns and cities In this counti).
DOES NOT NEED A GFIDE
When Owney, on his hoinewaid hip
leaches the cltv limits of Albany , he
stations himself on the platfotm of a
car and balks loudly until the tialn
stops In front of the station.
Then, conhaiy to his usual custom,
he ignoies the mail wagon as it guide
and makes a wild dash foi the postof
flee. Ai rived theie he is iclleved of his
tags and Deputy Postmaster Zellman
takes him Immediately to Kelley's les
tauiant, wheie a 75-cent poiterhouse Is
seived up to him.
Ownej Is glowing old, and libeial
feeding has made him so coipulent he
can bnielv jump Into the mail cai.
Nay Au? Park Colliery, Cantnan
k Stokes, Coal Operator.
Egg, Stoic and Chest nut.
AT MINES, $2.00,
DELIVERED, $2.50.
TELEPHONE, 3712.
Collier), Gibson St, Tenth ward
Olllce, 136 U'jotnTiig aciiue. Stiict
attention given to oidets by mail.
BEST SETS OF TEETH,
Including tho p.ilnlcsa tfctmctiut; of
tcetn by an entliclv now piocuaj
S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.
331 Sprue; St , Opp. UotelJcrnin
'Wh. w r -v-mVVJ- -' "
n. i If j v ' r J
X
Fflfl Pflfll M
HI. bill I. ill,
REDUCED, in in.
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rf .Ml i
(mh
Mr
rMmMZ
(LARGE
His friends lit Albany fear every tilp
will be his last, but the spirit of tiavel
v.lll nnlmnto the dog to the last and all
atlemplp hetotofoio mat'e to detain l:lm
In Albany that he might dip among his
best fi lends and leeelve llttlng Intel -t'nent
have proved futile.
RESIGNATION OP MRS. SWAN.
Placed In the Hands of .hid go It. W.
Ari'hliiild.
Mis Fiances H. Swnu has placed her
leulgnatlon a -4 a niembei of the Scian
ton poor boaul In tho hands of Judge
H W Aiehbald. The latter to a Trib
une tepoiler snld yesteiday that ho
would be In no httriy In appointing
Mis Swan's successm, Theie Is much
speculation as to whether or not It
will be a woman. Among those men
tioned ns hoi nosnlblo successor are
Uceso G. Hrooks, S. T. Jones and
Chailes Du Pont Hieck,
Mrs. Swan's leslgnutlon Is Inteiproted
to mean that she does not Intend to
letuin to Sei anion to reside.
HiniCIIAM'S PILLS will dispel the
'blues "
.Strum Heating und Plumbing,
P. F. &. M. T. Ilovvley, 231 Wyoming ave.
8HNSATI0NAL PlilCKS IN
V
For l'rlda and Saturday Only.
Such prices asthesj nrs sonsitlonal bojond
anj thing you vomer known In JUUInory,
'J fat) hshTihnniod Hiits, legulai price from
$ I 00 to SJ iW,
Your Choice, S1.25.
13 Pino Ti Immod Huts, inrido of silk velvet
nnd Una rioiich felts
Your Choice. $1.75
Six tlozon Uuti Immod Hats, marked for
spochl sale,
At One Cent Kadi.
25 dozen Ccquo roatlieis all colors, special
salu piico
One Cent Each,
Snle Positively Prlduy and Saturday Only.
Wanted A tliorougldj' oxpoiienced sales
worauu, triuimt'L und maker.
A. R. SAWYER,
32
Wyoming
Ave
A Few Words
OF
From top to bottom, from
side to side, nothing but cut
prices appear in tin's depart
ment. Irregular markets have
given us, as prudent buyers,
chances to save you consider
able from usual costs. Op
portunities only ordinary do
not attract attention nowa
days. People are not spend
ine moiiev unless they get
great, big unusual values.
This accounts for the busy
appearance of our building
all the time, while trade else
where languishes.
SohiM Piano Stands at the Head
AM) J. W. OULRNSi:V Stands at the Head
In tliB Hiule truck. You can nlways get a
bettei U raln nt Ills beautiful waieroorns
tlun at sny utlibi placo In tho dty.
Call and sen foi j ouroolf hefoio buying,
205 Washington Avenue,
SCRANTON, PA.
J. V. OUEUNSHY, Prop.
e nave
About Our .
NEW 1MI11I
KITCHEN FBRNISHINGS
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3&J1 WiWwW"" ' -lg"Tl'tf
M EK3Sg339!ia
Ut k i VJ tVJ1 J. L. 1 & 1 I KIT ft t H ' "
home J I i '
. Very pretty goods that will
help to enhance the beant' of your
drawing room. If you have a piece
of furniture 3'ou have intended to
throw away reconsider it and let us
have it; we can make it look like
new at a very nominal figure, Or
if you want curtains, doorways or
mantel pieces draped, we we will
submit designs aucl do the work as
reasonable aud artistic as it can be
done in Scranton.
406 Lackawanna Ave.
9 Opp, Wyoming H01133,
WINDOW.)
W, W. BERRY,
I IjLlr
h
G
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423 Lackawanna Avenii),
Watches,
Clocks, Jewelry,
Sterling Silver
And Cut Glass.
Great Reductions in All
These Goods.
Watches and Clocks
paired on short notice.
Re-
Retiring
From Business
Our entire stock of
CLOTHING, HATS AND
FURNISHING GOODS
In both out stores, 112 Spi'llCC St.,
and 205 Lackawanna Ave.,
wilt be closed out at
PRICES EXTRAORDINARILY LOW
to facilitate a speedy wind-up
of our business.
STERLING
SILVER . .
Is a new addition to our stock
at Uottom Prices. Opened an
other new line of
ite China
l'rices and styles talk, as
arc belling lots ot it.
METROPOLITAN
CHINA HALL
C. J. 1VEIC1IEL,
Mears Uldjj, Cor. Wash, and Sprue: St.
THI
T Ii CONNELL CO.,
Builders' Hardware,
Gas, Plumbing and
Electric Fixtures,
Electric Light Wiring.
STEAM AND
HOT WATER HEATING
434 LACKAWANNA AVE,
A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store,
:n ucnwiiu aieij:
DIAMONDS, JEWELRV,
CLOCKS, WATCHES.
Look at our $10 Gold Watches,
Warranted 15 Veai'j.
21 3 Lackawanna Avenua.
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