'J7IE SCRANTON TIH BUNTS-TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 0, 1807. 3 NORTON'S New Wall Decorations for coining Season aie now at riving frequently. Wc invite the attention of persons desiring choice coming for llielr vails to see our excellent assortment of Decointlvc Novelties, which will be checi fully shown to all Cillers without inclining an) obligation to order. All grades of stock, ecltisie patterns, aitistic, up-to-date coloilngs at popular prices. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave. $S$iSS(JS. ..$.$ &? $ ,: 4053$S $S The Finest ? BUCKWHEAT FLOOR o o Ye Ever Had in the Mill. We s 5 S3 It. ?,0S$55 04 $ 3SS0O$jj DR. W. B. HENWOOD, DENT ST 316 LACKAWAHH1 AVE. riDUSONAL. 7. WoliiRiit, of i.ai.l.avvdiiiiJ avenue, Is In New "Voik cltv. Miss lio Cinnvfin, of the Writ Side, Is in New "V.oik cllj. Ah McKtf, of tile Scianton Heef com lain, left jLStuulTy foi Chicago "liss Jennie Diilinm has ictiii nel to h' i home In Ilonesdalo ufte.1 vl<liitj with H tuntuu f I lends. lit Itev. Iilshop O'llata his lotmned fiom J'hll ulelplilu, vvltcto ho went to -v Ii t his Inothei, Hi. Michael U'lluia, v ho vv is heilously 111. Mis Thomas and .Mis. Dougheit.v, ol llu Hi in ot 1-e.ih Jonis &, Co, mid .Mls JVmlimi Thonms and Mls Jetuilo Moigan, tninmiis, an In New Yolk city. Alis Trod Titus "pent Sunila and e t( i lu nioniliiK with hoi Ihi-ImihI. who Is In Snaiitoti In the- Interest of tho new IIocm le (.omjiativ. Mis Titus Is a. niem bu of Hojl's "A Discontinue Woman" luminnj, now plaInj? In l'hllaiUlphla. Tin jil.ij will bo inesenttd at the t a 1 rm iitt Monday nlttht and a theati 1 paii is bolus oiKanleU fiom among the lminbeis of tho G tt.cn Itklho Wheelmen to (,1m Mis Titus .1 lectiition as ,m v liosMon of tho popularity In -which her 1 u-liaiul Is held. Iiefoie her depuituio foi riilladtlphi i veslotelay "Ii and Mis 'Hum wiie sliown thioiifjh the 1'lne Uiook mine SEVEN DIVORCES YESTERDAY. In ,Si Out ol tlie Seven the WifnWns the Seekei lor .Scpuriitiou. T-, icknwanna county will jet put Oklahoma and South Dakota In the Bhaile in them attei of gi hiding out dl oues. Hue is esteidn's lecoid Maty Jungle ns gi tinted a dhoice from Cube it K. Iingle; i:ilin Jones fiom Hlchaid K. Jones: Phoebe II. Quick fiom James, S. Quick; Hninm Jlaj Van lloiti fiom John S. Van Horn; Idlly May Itoss fiom V. Jtoss; Maigaret Mm gun fiom James P. Moi gan, Clmiles i:ans fiom Muiy Hans. In the dKoice case ol "Will I.. Jones ngalnst IJllian May Jones, it was tn deied by couit that the petitioner pay the lesimndent's counsel a fee of $.!0 and that he also pay to hoi $20 a month pending the dhoice pioceedings. In the case of John Hoin against Ma tilda lloin the lespondent was al lowed SS0 for counsel fees and $ir a month duilng the pendency ot the suit. To Cure ti Cold in Ono Day. Take laxative Uromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money It It fhds to cure. 25 cents. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 oooooooo Those special values in ladies shoes. If the store was larger these shoes would cost j'ou $3.00 or $3.50. That's what they're worth. But we must have room for the incoming goods. vSo x away they go at The new nickle and dime toes. Common 0 sense toes, too, for com a fort seekers. V oooooooo I SCHAHS h SPENCER, 110 Spriict) Street. v v oooooooooooooooo HI S NEW SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEES FOR 1897 President Jennings Remembered Demo, cratic mid Republican Friends. FINANCES ARE IN HAD CONDITION So Indicated in this Itcport ol'u Spec ial Coniiiiitteo"ltulcriotl to Uco ii I in Committee mill llouid Attorncv to Suggest (i l'lau foi Titling tho Board Over tlm l)lliieiilti--.11iuij llhls ltcccliccl to llrrrt tlic New Aos. (!, l.r n lid JiH Iluililint;s. Tho first meeting of the lionul of con tiol slnci Its iccLMd leoignnlzntlem vwis held ltiHt night. It was luotluetlve ol two limtttM ol linpoi tunic, tho im liiiuiicotnent liv lMesldent T. .1. JcuiilliKH of the new lii'J" ciniiniltti es iitul the lo pnit of u Hpeilul ( oiniiilttie uppolnted tit the last nipt t,liiu to lioiiovv iieinc and ill Ise us and means foi tiding the bnaiil oei a Ilnanclal deth.it pend ing the unlv.il ul the oeidue appioptl ntloii fiom the .state. Atiothei mnttel id Intel est huh the l ending of miineious bids foi the building "C the new Nos. 0, 13 and L'b schools In reletting his ( ominlltees for the flsial eai of 1&')7 Pi tsldeiit .leaning did not fot get iltlier Uenioeiats oi Re publicans whose lilendlluess made his (lection possible The i oinuilttees ulc us follows. High and Ti lining School Committee l'.J. I.tngiin, ch ilininn, 11 Not, .1 II. Willi mis, iJeiison .M.'D.ivlb, A. I. 1'ian- CoK Teicheis' Committee (leoi,'e It C.u hon, Lhalimnn, John Gibbon", A Walsh, II I O.M.illiv.n U Si hiiiiu, John Di am v, I'. J J.ansan. lluilcllng Committee Hinon M llavK ill ill man, C J Com ad, John M Casej, W. .1. Wilsh, John Gibbons, H NoU, George H. C ii son. riimme Committee 1". Tj Woimsei, ehaliman, II Not A I.,. Traniols, John Gibbons, r. S H uker. Supplj Committee John Devinev, ehaliman: John M Casey, A. Walsh, fl J. O'Mttllc, r. 1-. Wounsii, Gioujl 11. Shlus TKXT l?OOK COMMITTHi: Ti t Book Commlttet John M. Caspy, chili man, P J 1. uiKun. c". J Coniail, JkoI) Sihaifpi. W. I. Walsli. lnsiuanie Connnlttte C J. Com id, (hall man A Walsh, John 11. William", C S J.Kobs, John Ueaiie. Units t omnilttLe John Gllihons, chait m m H M I)il", GiorKP H. Shins Audltln Committee 11. J O'Mulley, chiiliman, Jaiob Sihaefei, W. S 1. uiK statf Tlie lepoit of the special llnance (oinmlttee did not Indicate u eiy ilomlshluK condition, but In consldeiins II, It should nut be oei looked that theie Is still due about $10,000 fiom tho state for the lKoal e.ir 1S90-1SM7 end ini? June 1. The lepmt "as: "W'e ilnd a deficit In eny nccotint." The leport was nail und pic-eiited by JIi. Woiui'-ii, i lialiinun of the coininlt tee, who moM d tint it be lefeiied to tlie llnance lommlttee, when appoint ed, foi action and icpoited foitliwith The nmtion pi e ailed, 'Kl ltl('1" ll'e liU7 committees had been appointed the, finance commit lee letiied with the lepoit. The soon letmned with ail appicml ot the tec oinnieiidallon nl taihtd to tlie speilal committee's lepoit lo tlie efltit that the boaul uttoiney instinct tlie tn (ollecois to inuke le tuins of duplicate tax leooipts within sistj days. Theie then pi e ailed a nm tion bv Mi. Gibbons, of the llnance committee, lo the ellect that the com mittee in conjunction with Hie boaul utteiine (onsldei a means of piold iiiK n-hool funds foi tlie next lle mouths und leputt at the nel meeting: ot the boaid SOJII3 I'ltOPOSAI.S. l'lopo&als fiom cunttactois to elect Nos, ti, l.'i and -: buildings wete opened and lefeued to the building committee iis follow h, theie beliiK with nenil ev eiy bid a piopo'-al at Inci cased cost to add eltbei slate or tiled loots, the 11b' uies below belntr toi fehlngled loots. Conttactoi. E. G. Hughe liulldlng.'Ainoimt 1. 17,31U 13 K,m Peck Lumbti Mf'g, Co 13 J1C0 ij l.t.'j 2s -'! S7J Pi'ter Stlpp HiXK) j L'l.'jOO 2 JI.7UU M. J. ltuddy 3'i,Si"0 Mulheiln 1 Jiulgo ( 3'M.jj Ij JU.UUO i: S. Williams -Mi7 11 l.ulU 1,71b A. IJ. KielStead M -M.WW Giccn ItUlgo Lumbei Co (j I'Mtl- IB 3S.5.J7 3 Sykes i: Sons e. L'o.niO 15 ai.TJii 2b L'u.Uli J. 13. Woolsey A: Co 0 10.K0 H 20.7SO 23 J4,SUb Dzra Finn &. Sons n 22.711 lj -'.',(,1,0 2b 2b, l.'i Coniad Saluoeder ii 20,217 13 20,411 2S 21.W! John Denote i. Son 0 21,, U3 V, 21.J1I 23 2i,UtW A letter from tho city tioasuier nomi nating waul collectois of taxes was lead and the nominations weie continu ed as follows: Klist and Thhd wauls, A I O'Hoyle: Second waul, C H Tei w llllger, Fouith watd, AVIlllam Fiantz; Fifth and rifteenth wauls, Thomas D. Davis. Sixth and Hlghteenth waids, OwenT O'Mallev: Seenth and Hlghtli wauls, Dennis Tleiney; Ninth waul, P. H Oilgallon; Tenth, Kle until and Twelfth wauls, Clecnge "SV Hombaket; l'ouiteentli ward, Thomas Cosgioye; Sixteenth waid, 11. H. I'enman; Seven teenth waul, C. 11. Bedfoid, Nineteenth and Twentieth "Winds, M, P Donohue, Twenjy-tli.st ward, John AVard. moM hoaiid or nnAini. There- was lead a communication from the boaid of health which was ouleied lllcd nnd a pait of its contents refened to the High hchool committee. The let ter suggested that the board of contiol comply with the state act leguidlng wieclnntion and leglstiy and iccom inended that an elevator be placed in the new high be hool building. The i eat-on foi tho lattei sutgestlon was that the climbing of stairs was Injuilous to th health of the gill pupils. The meeting adjourned to meet In legulat session two weeks hence. REORGANIZATION BOTHER. Wiulon llorougli mid l.ackiiwiiiiiiii Township lltuo Hijiinhlili's. John P. Cuinmlngs, who claims to hae been elected seeretaiy ot AVinton boiough, complained to court yestei day that Thomas P. Walsh, whom he succeeds lefuses to give up the seal, books and papeis of the boiough. Court gl anted an alternative iiiundamus on Walsh, 1 etui liable Murch 15 at ITo'clocU a, in. Down In Lackawanna they ate hav- InK hotlior over the looiKnuli'atlon ot the boaid of nudltois, The lionul met nnd oiciunls'.ed last Snttnday, fceittlnir James MaiiKun, who, iiccoidliifj to the lettillis, was defeated by I'atilik J. DtiKKiin by one ote UtigKnn went be fore Judge Atchbald yesteulny mid complained, He wus dliected to qual ify and ncaln niescnt himself to the boaid for ncceptuiice. lie ciualilled In Cleik Thomas' olllco yesterduy afternoon, and last evening wont to tho hotel In Mlnooku. wheie tho boaid wns lu session and demanded lecognltlon. He was asaln lefused a seat on the lioiid. Today he will apply fot a muudainus. IN LICENSE COURT. Fill Township and Newton Center Have People Who Would Limit tlie Number of Hotels. Idcense court opened with all three judges on the bench jesteiday morn ing and nt adjournment neaily LT0 ap plications had been piesented and passed ovei. The dlstiicts wele cnlled in alphabetical older and us Judge Atchbald called out the name the ut toine foi the applicant would answer "new house" 01 ' old house" us the case might be If It was tin old house, and theie was no leinonstlance against It, it was passed oet without discus sion. It a new house the attorney would lie called upon to show the neces sltj foi It. Theie was a blttei fight against a nunbei of places In Fell township, W. 11. Richmond heading the list of n lnoiistiants and Attomej W W. l.ath loiie leinesentlng them. The vnilous attorneys who had to contend against these lemonstrnnces hi Id that the thli teen men who signed the lemunsti antes weie employes of Mr. Iliihmond and onl did It on "geneia.'Vilneiples " Newton Centci, which bus gotten along loi twenty eai- without a sa loon, lgniouslv opnused the applica tion of Holoinon Van Sickle who seeks to establish a hotel theie. Attoines Vosbuig and Akoily ieinesented tlie objectois und Mi. lloin the pctlttoneis, Sentiment, It would seem tiom the slg natuie on the petition, Is about een ly dKIded as to the desliahilitj of the hotel, but the opponents showed that they weie the 11101 e nggiesslve, lot they weie In couit lo gle leusons foi allKing their slgnatutes to the le monstiance. Judges Alchbald and Hdwaids both said 11 would be supei lluous to atgue on the necessity of a hotel theie ns they wue poisontilly acquainted with the need of itiih an Institution at that plate, both haing Milnly nought, at soiiK time 01 another while dthlng thiough that tenitoiy for a ))lace to get a bite to eat and lneasuie of oats for tlieli hoises The quallllcatlons ot Ml. Van Sickle wiie taken up and most thoi oughly discussed. Doctor Coopei, Mi Koons, Mr. Ulesecket, Ml. Klccher and Squlie Whltlock all aetied that Mi. Van Sickle was a mun ot intein peiate halills Some could not posithely say In an swet to Mi Horn's questions, that Ml " an Sickle had dianlc anything since torn yeais ago tlie liStli of December, but otheis swote that they had seen him eli link within the last yeai Squlie Whltlock went so far as to say he smtilcd llqtioi on him as late as one day last tall whin he walked alungsldeo f Mi Van Sickle on his way to get his cows. The applicant will be lieaid to day In answei to those allegations. NICE PEOPLE ARE THEY. Quarrel Bclwccn the Fennel!, Rhoades and Ike Families Reveals a Sad Condition of Affairs. "If you go to jail, mama, I'll see that you get good things to eat," .said Nel lie, the 11-yeai-old daughter of Mis. Josephine Ike, who was cliaiged betoie Aldei man Millai last evening with as saulting Lain a Pennell, the 13-yeat-old daughter of Mis. Hester Penned, who In tuin was cliaiged with telling for tunes for gain. Lizzie Ike, the lii-y ear old daughter of Mis. lice, tuinlshed infcn inution against Mis. Anna llhoades to the eftect that Mis. Khoudes keeps a house ot an unsavoiy chaiau tei into which the complainant was enticed Nellie Ike, the 11-yeai-old daughter ol Mis. Ike told Mis. Duggau of tlie Associated Cliailties a stoiy con cerning the vile manner In which she had been debauched. The an est ot a young negio will lollow. , This wns the tiwltil condition of af taiis levealed befoie Aldeiaian Millai at the healings. The tumble begun In the moinlng when Mis. Ike was at listed for as saulting and llu eatmlng to kill Lain a Pennell. She was held in $300 bull. Mis Ike thin biought about the nuest of Mis. llestci Pennell foi foi tune tell ing and, also, the uuest ot Mis., Anna Hhoades foi keeping a dlsoideily house. The whole batch eke out an existence on the South Washington avenue Hats. Mis Hhoades is a southern woman and pioud ol 11. She has thtee sons, who live at AVIlllamsport, wheie she lcshled until a lew months ago, Mis. Ike has been mauled twice and has two e Illicit en. both ot whom llguied In yesteulay's pioceedings Mi Pennell, Is a poitly woman of 4ri summeis, all of which hud bettet days than 1SU7 will have foi het. She ad mitted on the stand last evening that she told foi tunes ' to ft lends only." It legaul to Mis. Hhoades and the chaige against her she had a dozen young men piesent leady tosweai that the Khoadis house was peifectly Im maculate Mis. Ike, however, alil that she had pusonul Knowledge to Hie contiaiy und aveiietl that .Mis Hhoades boasted to hei of the kind of a place she conducted. Hoth aie inai lied women and have husbands living The tluee women weie held lu $.S0i) bail each. They could not furnish and weie sent to the ceiuntv jail to await ti lei. The two Ike chlldieii, LIzsMe, aged l'J, and Nellie, aged 11, will keep house while theli mothet Is in jail The Pennell glil will do likewise. Nei ther of the husbands of the women weie piesent at the heating. Teachers mid Students Should Take Horsford's Acid I'hosphiitc. It supplies just the muteilal that Is most wasted by bialn woik and netv ous exeition the phosphates. Hctiulilul I'lowers S'ico and stiiwlieules to be had for the picking Cullloinlii only foiu days dis tant, and lutes lowest of the low Leave tilts land of snow and Ice and take the Nickel Plato load, with Its supeib ser vice, to the Golden Onto of the SutiH'H Seas. For all infoimutlon of lutes and weekly exclusions, call on your neniest ticket agent, or addiess P. J. Mooie, geneial agent, Nickel Plato Iteiad, ii nxchunge street, iiultalo, N. V. p 1 When dlrzy or diowsy taken llKnCII AM'S PILLS. ARE INVESTIGATING THE HOLD-UP STORY Hoard 0! Trade Committee lk;ins the Work ot Probing. STATEMENT AUDE BY MR. MAL0NEY Sti)s Tli tit nt tho Time Mr. Dickson ."Made His Clinrgn llcforo the Honrd Tlicro ns ?to(lilug to Hold Up. Position ol tho ('iiiiipany Ho ICcp rcsuuts in the .11 title r--.11 r. Jitinsiti!; Talks to the Committee. The now legislation and tnxes com mittee of the beuutl of tiude held Its 111 st meeting yesteulay afternoon when the chaige made by A. W Dickson at a lccent meeting of the boaul of Hade that a cei lain oidlnance was being 'held up" lu council, was consldeicd. Mi. Dickson, nt the meeting, stilted that a new telephone company had been 01 ganlKed In this city and Intimated that theie was tin effolt being made to pie vinl councils ft om giantlng It 11 Han dlist1. He deploiod this us he believed opposition would be benellclal Mi. DUksons leinaiks implied tint the boaul should Investigate and, on motion, the legislation und tuxes com mittee was empoweied to look Into the mattei. The meeting was held yestei day at -I 10 o'clock Hvety lnctnbei of the committee, c onslstlng of 11. 11 Paine, ehaliman, I P. Megaigle, H H. Pat teiscn, D M. Hellly. and Pied J. Wld mayei, vas ineselit J. A. Lansing, 1 hall man ot the judicial y committee of select council, also attended the meet ing. Supeilnteiidont 11 J. Maloney of the Centjal Pennsylvania Telephone and Supplv company, was piesent to make a statement foi his company. He siltl that the linpiesslou the pub lic leeched fujin the news tepoits ol the boaid of traders meeting was thai the Ceuttnl company was lespon sllile loi tin attempt to hold up a. nieas ui u In councils Mi Maloney then said" NOTHING TO HOLD UP. As this statement was made to the boaid of tiade on Monday, Jan. lb, 'ind as 110 such ftnm 1i!m. 01 oidlnance hid been asked foi until the nice ting of the select louuell on tlie following Thuisdtiy, ,hn 21, It Is cleai that Ml. Dickson had been giossly Imposed upon. Let us hope that he may be tin only one Imposed upon by the cheap telephone scheme In dofeiencr to this committee, I will, how evil, sty th it we hue done nothing whtitevei In this mutter, excepting to advNe our fi lends not to put theli money In where they aie (irtiln to lose it. Our tea'-ons foi this ndvke ale given In the following copy of a letter wilttiii bv one of 0111 stockholder to a gentleman w hosu name was being used by the piomotets ot the new tutu pi Ise. Deal Sli As a piudent business man, you know that the tlmu to Investigate Is he foie vou Invest. My object In wilting vou Is to get vou to Investigate a little befoie vou put money Into a sent me tint will do us hai m without benellttlng vou, foi voli are piettv certain to loe tvuv doll it you Invest It you stay In until the light Is ovei 1 have bet 11 In the business since Its In ception and am famllln with all Its de tails. W'h it I "-av to you 1 can piove to vou. The stockholder of the piesent tcimp inj have not reeelvcd an uvciago of 1, pel cent pel annum on their monev I'oi two e lis pikn to S'Jt they lecelvcel nothing Dining IS'll and 1S01 thoy le eched only I percent, and slnio then onlv r, pc 1 cent. W'e have within the pist tin 1 e years hoi 1 owed and put Into Impiove nunts $l.'S,0iX) "WHAT TH11Y WILL SAT. The cheap piomoter with Int tinging telephones, poles 01 othet mutulul to sell, or a contract or position to giln at your expense, will tell you that the reason of this Is because we pay too big a royalty to the Hill company I will be glad to give you convincing pi oof tint this is not tiue. Now, If with a monopoly of the busi ness and a nominal loyally on the lust ltistuuaent, we havo not been able to onn a lair lnteiest on the niomw actual ly Invested, elo you think it possible foi a second company to do so.' Tho nattiie of the business Is such that two telephone companies cannot piosper even modei atcly In the jnmo town; they will loses money fiom the stait, anil continue to loe until one of them goes under, no matter vvh it tho Cheip Piomotei m ly say. I assuie you that eveiv switch and tle lco that gois to make the best stivico of todav Is covered bv intents In pos session of tlie Hell romp my; among those aio 010 patents on the tiansnilt tet, 211 on leceheis, 11" on switches, 1 tc. liven It It weie possible to buy a tele phono equipment, which would not 111 f 1 Inge on these patents and cause end less litigation, we know bv yeais of cx peilence that it neeessarv It would be far e Impel and bettei to pay a much laiger 1cnl.1I than th Hell company chaige us for furnishing tho most pei ftet instiument In the woild The people would not long continue to uo the oth ers nt any pi lie Tluy will use the si tern tint gives them the best sctvUe to OUR SPRING STOCK OF TABLE LINENS, litis nt rived For n few dtiys ve olTer tliein ut hjit'cltil iirice-. JVe linvo the follcivving ilesiyiis: Cuitmtionf, l'uimleri, Pond Lllius, Clover Leave, Itiplu iitul Oak Leuved, Snow Drops, Cluster .Spots, etc. 350 Cream Damask 2nc 40o C i cum Damusk 4.r)C Creuin Duinusk COe Cream Damtiblc (Joe Ctetini D.imusk oju Ciemii Unituisk r5e iileuulicri totiow White 05b lllcuchi'tl, now jmttuiiH !vh lilenchcd, now patterns $1,00 .Bleached, now patterns $l.i!5 Blenched, now patterns And a lurire ussortinent of hlgher-priced atgrutly 1 educed prices. bOe Ktipkins, S btiuare iSOc Napkins, g fcininre . $1.00 Napkins, J square 1 ."id Nnplvins, latnodiuuer 2,00 Napkins, large dinnet . 12.L'cj Napkins, liirj:e dinner 2.50 Nupkins, ltugo dinner .... A gteat "vailety of mot o expensive the grentest number of people and widest extent of cotintiy, ALTOONA'S I1XAMPLI1. Take Alloona as an example. About two yitns ago (in opposite exchange as huge us ours was built there. W'e, of eoiiiso, met t licit iate. The I'toiuoter and the Instrument maker may have got ten Foniethlng out of It, but 1 do not be lieve that the honest Investors will evet sco a dollar of their money. W'e would not buy such a fume hlse or plant ut any price, as that would establish a bad pie eedeut. It Is bettet to let tho shtilrt get lu his woik In nil such ease?. Mr. Latisinsr disclaimed any cffoit to waylay the oidlnance He stated that he was not avvnie that theie was such an otdlntince until he lieaid of It tht ouch the newspapeis. Yesteulay he looked through the committee box and, sine enough, found the much talked of document thete, coveted Willi dust, lie was not ptosent at the meet ing when the oidlnance came up In se lect council. Theie was no one 111 es ent nt the meeting to lepiesent the "ptosectitlun" ns It was facetiously spoken of. Secietiuy Alheitoti stated that he had been Infoi tiled that tlie new eompunv- consisted of Com ad Sclnoeder, ptesldeiit; Mis. Minn Hob iuson, C (1. Holiiud und othets and that Attorney (leoige Hoi 11 was cotili uel fot tlie new topiniinv. The commit tee decided to hold atiothei meeting at 1 o'clock Wednesday iifteinotm. This wns done with the Intention that the "new company's" side of the case could be hea id fiom. DICKSON NOT PHHSHNT. A W. Dickson was not piesent at the meellngand w hen called up by telephone he said he made tho statements at the boaid of tiade meeting fiom Infoimn tlon that was cm tent geissip at the time In consequence ot tlie Illinois that eri titloat he deemed the matter ot Millie lent iiii'ioitnnce to call the at tention of the boaul to it. REESE G. BROOKS NAMED. Will Be flic Successor of Mrs. Frances B. Swan on tbc Scranton Poor Board. As announced In The Tiibune that he would, Judge Aichbultl, yesteiday, at the opening of couit, appointed a successoi lo Mis Piantes U Swan on the pool boaul. llx-Clly Tteasuiet Heese O Htoohs is his choice foi the olflce. In appointing Mr. lliooks Judge Alchbald said About six weeks ago to mv lcgiet Mrs Swan piesented hei leslgnition as one of the elliectois of tlie Sc 1 niton pool elH tiictt. That having been made public stveial applications have been piesented to me, some fonnallv ami some lufoinial ly, to supply this v nancy It his cost me consldunble tonaldc latlon to know Just who would be best to anpolut foi that plate. Natmally the names of a number ot Ladles have been suggested to follow on la Mis Swan's footsteps In some cases In two e ises at leist there havo hee'i formal applications made, one by Mis Moycr and anothei bv Mrs Petttgitw Outside or this the names of Mis Plane T. Vail, Mis "Vlol tutl. Mis Duggun, Mis Holes, Alls X Y Led, Mis. Klikpitiick und Mis J P Connolly have all been suggested. Othet foimal applications In addition to these have been nuiele by S Mollis, Simon Kite, J H Cohen, Jos(ph Alexnndei, ji , W. J Walsh, Gtorge W Thompson, 11 II Paine, W. S. Hulslandei and Heniy T Koehler. The dllllculty that presents Itself to me Is fiom the wealth of mateiial fiom which I am given oppoi (unity to select I can hat ills ask any tommints upon these applications Theie aie none ol the names Hint have beta Miggt stcd th it would not make an accredltuble appoint ment, as It seems to us; I could baldly mako a mistake In appointing anv of these. Among the ladles, peihaps those who havo beui most piomintnth uigtd aie thosu I have mentioned, lltst Mis. Moyer, Mis Pettegiew and Mis Vail Without giving any veiy dillnlte lea son for my jiidgme nt I can only st no that at tho piesent time, It seems to me best not to appoint a 1 tdy to this po sition. Of the gentlemen who aie named S Mollis and Simon Hlce and .Mi. Cohen, lepiesentlng one class of the community, all stand vuy high not only In that class but In the community at huge If 1 weie going lo selei t .some one fiom our He ibipw biethien I h nelly would know which of these to choo-,e And Jo-cph Alexander Is again an applicant, and his well known standing in tho coinmunltv would give piomlse of his bring an ex cellent ditectoi !t I could see my way to appointing him. The same may be said with 1eg.11 d to W. J. Walsh, who has setvtd In othet olllclal capacities In this citv, and of Mi. Thompson and alo of Mi Pilne and Mi Hulslandei and Mi. Koehlei. Outsido of these dlicet applications the ix) havo been other patties named and theli nanus have been piosspd upon me by their fi lends with consideiablo eaui estntss Piom those Chillies Dupont Hietk Is one and M. II. Dale is nnothtt, but the one who his leeched tho stiong rst endorse nu nt ami whom I finally have consldeted It pioper to select, Is Hceso G Hiooks. He has scived bofoio upon the boird, and while from anothei pait of the dlbttlit, yit is acquainted fiom Wa Ara Showing Ativan cg Styles in Dress Goods, CirCB. UM.3 MA17 rr Cl) 2c ,5c :$!)c 58c (i!)c 5c (itic 7flo 8Sc AVe vill Khully show thcin tilthonsli jon may not be ready to buy. CoiiiiiiiMiclnu, ."March 1 we oiler the foi lowing prices 111 M05LIN5. You won't buy them bo cheap tigaln. Ciood Brown Muslin only Kino Brown Muslin only 01c Brown Muslin only 7c Urcivvn Muslin onlv... . . . lie Dockvv ooil, 5-4 P. O Muslin for . ... lrfc LcicUvvood, (-l P C. Muslin lor 10c Loekvvood, 8-1 sheeting Mtiblln for. ISc Loekvvood, 0-4 Sheeting Muslin for 20e Loekvv ood,10-l Sheeting Muslin for JUu Utlca, 0-4 Sheeting Mtislin, tor L'lu Utlea, 10-1 Sheeting Muslin, for goods 47c ()c S8c ....$1.15 . 1,50 HL. 1.75 1.05 goods. 415, 417 Lackawanna that cltcuinstnnce with the growing needs of this dlntilct. l'lom all thill has In en sulci with icgiuil to him 1 hope and tiust und conllduitly believe that his selection will meet with the approval of the cltlrctiH generally throughout the ells. tl let. That Is what 1 deslie to have nnd that Is the most I can expect, 1 the -foie now make a. foinnl appointment of lilm by the older which t lilt!. LECTURE TOMORROW NIQHT. I'lrst oldie Series to lie Dcllicicd in h(. Thomas' College. The Hist lectin e ot the course to bo given In St. Thomas' college will ho delivered tomotow nlsht by Kev D J MncGoldilck, who will speak on "Iiish Chaiacter Desctlbed by Irish Poets. ' A synopsis of the lcctute Is. The Irish man's love fot Iieland; the exiles yearning for his native laud: the null pati lot's love of llbeitv inid haticd of tyianny, the Iilshman's fidelity to I10 land's cause even In the hoin of defeat, the Iilslimaii and the landloul the Itlslitnnn and the aliens, the It Mi nimi's sympathy, gratitude, usefulness, the Iilshman's altltilsiu, the ltlshnuin In love; the lilshmini at the point ol death: young Iieland, oui paillament, dissensions, Piotestunt ascendancy, ed ucation, clinging lldelltv, Soggtnth Aiooti, the pull lot's vow, united lie land the putl lot's anpelil The lollow lug piogitnnme of music will be lenileied by Ilauei's oichestiu: Pi elude Selections fiom 1 "Tlie MUnd ol the Nile" ...Heihcit 2 "Civ.alleila Hustle-ana" M iscagul 1 "Maltha" Plotaw I "Miiillniia" Wallace 1'ostlude, Jlaich Wtlght The admission to the lecluie will be 23 cents. Hcetved seats e.xtia. Chioiilc lthciimatisiii Cured. Dr. H. B. Hettinger, Indlinapolls, Ind, says- "I'oi several months after spialnlng my ankle I wns seveiely af llicted with Hheumatlsm. I dually tiled Detchon's 'Mystic Cute' for ltheu matlsni, and In 1 days could walk without any cane, two bottles cuied me sound and wedl I take gteat ploasuio In lecommendlng the 'Mvstlc Cine' to all who ate alllltled with Hheuma tlsm" Sold bv Call Lotcnz, dtugglst, IIS Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, ATCHES that like With Elgin 01 Waltham Move ments, James Bass Case, wan anted to weai for fifteen ye.us by the Keystone Watch Case Company, of Philadelphia, fit ted with 1:1 gin or Waltham movement. A competent watchmakei tocoirect it fiee, should it no wioim. rford Co., 303 Lackawanna Aenue. ifPC flic . Hi .. 5 c .... n'u . Sj . 10c ... 12 le .Hi ... Kic . 151c 17c Avonoe, Scronfon, CI 0 DJLiljnbJlfiU COPENHAGEN Vases anil Flacpes New at t wni e wltli delicate shad ing under the glaze; all are copies of fatuous paintings fiom pulillc and private galleries. German Stines. New lot or Roods ns low as 75c. 'Hie stjle and tiitallty have been greatly improved. You can save money by making jout purchases now. Wc do not confine outsehes to any one make or kind. Wc ate closing out a Milliliter of open stock pat terns on which cost is not con sidcied when marking the prices aie made to sell them. lUI 1A ll imu MILLAR & PECK, 131 Wjoinlug Avenue. Walk in anil look around. Tott can save money by buying specta cles of Sllverstone, the eye specialist, at S09 Lackawanna avenue, onely ono flight over tho Lehigh A'allcy ticket offlco. Tha following prices will satisfy you that they aio tho cheapest In tho city: Solid gold rimmed spectacles at $3 50 per pair; lllloj bows at $2; nlcklo bows from 50c. to $1 50; aluminum bows from 75c. to $2 00; colored glasses from 23c. to $1 25. We havo a largo line of reading glasses, tho best In tho market, at 23c. per pair. Opera and mag nifying glasses at reduced prices. Of flco hours, 8 a. m. to 12m.; 1 to C p. m. Remember that your eyes will bo exam ined free and satisfaction is guaranteed. THIELE School of Music, 510 Sptttcc St. Mrs. Katharine Thiele, Voice Training, Solo Singing Ernest Thiele, Violin, Piano, 'Cello ensemble. Roth teachers at celebrated Sclhirwcnka Conservatory, New York. Also other competent teachers engaged Mr. Thiele ib the successor to the kit; HERR KOPFF. THE 10QS1C Piill i ROOItlS I AND 2, COftRTH Bl'ITfi, SCRANTON, PA. ullNiNG AND BLASTING MADE AT MOOBIC AND RUSE DALE WORIC3. LAI-LIN S. RAND POWDBR CO'3 ORANGE QUN POWDER r.lectrlc linttcrles, Hloctrio RTPlotlors. for oz plotllnt; blasts, batety 1 uso, aacl Repauno Chemical Co. 's r.xp"o"ivc& Why lot your home nnd business be destroy, cd through ejtron drink or niorphlna when you can bo cured in four wooks ut thu Ktoloy institiito, 728 MndUon iivnnuo Scranton, Pa. I he Cur WUI Dear !cv3tla!loa. Now Ss the Time to Buy EYES EXAMINED FEE, Miill 000000000 Co fiood Muslin for 7e I''curest Muslin lot 71c Hill Muslin fot lu Lonstlulo Muslin for 71c Ft nit of looui Muslin for lilo Pride of West Muslin foi llflu Lonsdule Cambtlc AIusllu lor 12o Loekvvood, .1-4 P C. Muslin for Me Loekvvood, (! IP O. Muslin lur 13o Loekvvood, 50-iiiuh Muslin lor 17o Lockvvootl, b-1 Sheeting ftu 20o Ijoekvvood, 0-1 Sheeting for 2-c Loekvvood, 10-1 Sheeting lor . .. 21c I'tiea, I) 1 Sheeting for 2Je Utlca, 10-1 Sheeting for fie Good Apion (linghaifi for . 7c Best Ajiion Gingham fot fie Beit Indigo Bluo Ualieo lor fie (Jood Calico fot Uc Shaket Flannel foi . 'f; ,.. 5Jc . (ic .. (ic ... Oc .. 10c .- c .. itc ...lie . 10c . lc ..Kic , lc ..17VC ...10c .. ilC ... 5c ... dc ... tic ... 'ic Pa.
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