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THE SORANTON TniBUNTS-TirUKSDAY MORNINU-. MAT?CII 11. 1S57.
iMm t.,..- j3" n J'ifr
West Side
Department
FRANKLIN'S TROUBLES.
Have Been Revived by Action of Com
pany In Striking Fred Warnkc's
Name from the Roll.
Trouble lius HEaln bioken out in the
Franklin Engine company. At Tues
day iiIkIU'h liiootliiK cIiiuros were lite
feiied jRnlnst Fiedi-rick 'W'miilto liy
Kuieinnn Jmnrs 1.. HenviM.i, nnil Ills
I1U1111' Will DtllrlilMl fiom tho roll oC till?
oisanlziitlon. The chaises nindt wore
lefeiied to u coinmlttiM' for coiisldpin
tlon which found that they vvi'te tiue
anil the Htrtklntr of Wai tike's nnine
fiom the roll's followed.
Mr. Wilt tike Is the assistant chief
imikIumu for the Second dlstilel and
thut lie may not lose his standing In
the department has been elected n
member of the Columbia company.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
Tendered to.MiU No mm Williams, of
Aeiidmiiv Street, Lust r.veiiin;;.
The talented dnusrlit'. of Select
Councilman Ulchuid 11. Williams,
.Miss Xol mil Williams, a sutiulsi'd
by the aiiiieaiance at hei limiip last
evening uf Heveial filends liom amiiiiB
the younger membei.s of the Cnncie
t'utloiiat chinch The fVoninn wu
passed in the pleasant illvei stuns of
eoinersatlcm, nitislo and singing He
fieshments weie buived befoie the pai
ty dispelled
1'iofessor John Clailce played many
faoilte alia upon the banjo, accompa
nied ujjon the piano b -Mlbs Williams.
David .luhn.son bung a pleaslnu miIo.
William MoiKuns, William Kviins and
Dm id Davis sung and played. The
Misses Nouna Williams and Annie
Humphieys ably nsfclsted In the enter
titliiing '
Thi'ie weie )1pspiH Hip Missps I.lzn
Jones, Small and Kstbor Abiaham,
Lizzie Jenkins. .Mattie vVllllanis. Annie
llumplncs, lizzie Lewis, Cassle Jen
kins, Uebecca Watkln, Chailotte Da
ls, Margaret Haiiia, Jennie Davis and
J It. Jones, D.ild Johnson, William
Thomas, W. J. Da Is, William Ksans,
Da id Davis, David Jenkins, Thomas
ltlchaids, William Moigan. Piofesoi
Livvis Watejn. Piolessor John'Claike,
Osbuiae llleliaids, Watkln Moigun,
Tliumiw Lewis and 1'iotessoi Jones and
Rife, of l'ltthbuitr, Pa.
the iNJi'iscn Aitn'sAFn.
The boys who weie bitten by the
rampant bulldog on Monday lu.st aie
doing nicely. Alexander Webei, of 1!!.'
Mouis couit, was seen, and lie stated
tunt the dug i an up to him and bit ills
leg as he wns on his way up Washburn
stieet to his home Ills injuiles do not
pain him and lie will soon be opr the
accident. Little Ivor Williams, of 1017
Jackson stieet, was soeiely bitten on
his right nim, while ciosslnir the stieet
near Ills home, but will soon lecover
from his Injuiles. Willie Joidnn, or )2
West Liicluiwannc avenue, wus bitten
on his wiist and lost some blood. Di.
Coinepjs tieated Ills wounds and de
clared there was no danger. lleniy
Biodhun, who owned the dog, says that
his dog was only temporal liy "out of
his mind." Upon the letuin of the dog
to the lior.se, wit'ter and'tood weie glv
en to him and he acted in a peifeetl)
itatuial manner. Mi. Brodhun con
sented to hint' the animal shut to sat
isfy the patents of the chlldien Injilteil,
but Hi inly believes thut Ills dug never
was "mad."
ORGANIZATION POSTPONED.
. On account of small attendance at
the meeting called foi the puipoe of
fanning a choir laHt evening, no per
manent otg&nlzatlun was effected. Fur
ther notice of the foi motion will he
Eh en later on. Daniel Thomas Is men
tioned as the leader.
NOTES AND PEltSONALS
Mr. Evans, of nt Xi uh Sumner ave
nue, is ionfliic to Ids home by a slight
attack of gilppe.
At the home of his ten, J. J. Davis,
the plano-tuuii of South IJtoinley ave
EfreiK?s Meet
Extreme elegance in headwear,
combined with extreme littleness in
price. 20o first-class der.bys, such
as usually sell for $2.00, today for
ine For tuose
flats like to wear
a stiff hat.
Black's and Browns are
the favorite colors, though
we have them in other
shades, too. These are
high-grade goods, such
as you usually paj' $2.00
for. This week you bit'
them for two-thirds their
value.
$1.39.
There's a cheaper hat
that some folks make a
great ado about because
the' sell them for $1.00.
We sell these for 87c,
regular, if 3'011're looking
for a cheaper hat.
SAMTER
nue, D.uili'1 Davis, funnel 1y of Taylor,
wns t'ikon suddenly ill on Monday It
was announced Inst night that Mi
Davis Is slowly leyoveilnii.
The vlto of Thoma" J. Edwnids, HIT
Hampton. Htieel, Is itillc 111 at her
home. r v'
Mofcjan iWan, of Hampton strout,
mom us the denth of his Infant win.
Death ccpiured on Tuesday uftetnoon.
A postponement of the conceit to bo
Kh"ii by the Jnembcis uf the Simpson
Methodist chinch choir to the caily
pait of May Is due to the occuiremo of
many slmlhu eventit dining this anil
tln coining mdntli. 1'iofessor William
Jones, the lender, pioiiiIncs a 'good
thins."
The colcbratlon of the thirtieth anni
versary of the u'eddlng of John Hale
and wife ocouried at the home, Sl
South Main avenue, Tuesday uvenlfiR.
A few intimate friends were Invited
and the ovi nlng wai-' spent In a happy '
manner Thev vvre tendeied the hope
of ninny enjoyable years to come by all i
pipsont.
LIzzle.daliRhterot Mr. nnd'Mis. David
J. Hatrl.s. of Eynon Ktteet, has lecov
eled iioin an Illness
The ecoild animal session of the
Lackawanna Pnsbyteiy, Soianton ilia
tilct, will convene at the Washblll u
Sheet Pi osliyteilc.il church on Tliius
oay and Friday, Aotll S nnd !. Dele
gate" will be piesent fiom the Piesby
teilan cliuiches between Avoca and
Haw ley.
The latest and best styles. Roberts,
12C North Maine.
Notice has uten glvn elsewhere of
the dissolution of the paitners'nlp exist
ing between Oeoige W. Jenkins and
W. A. MusrfHive The dissolution was
accomplished by mutual t iuimuii. Mr
Muwgi.ivo lin not signified any Inten
tion. on Ills p.nt as to Ills tutuie couise
In the diugllht business on tills side.
Liiwin A. 1'cteis is once moie with
the "boys" aftei a week's Illness.
The f. miliar countenance ol Joseph
D. Lewis Is once inoie seen on this
hide. He i chimed home liom Wash
ington, D C, on .Sntuiday last.
Choice cut flowers and flower de
signs at Palmer & McDonalds, C44
Spruce.. "
Miss Lillian Dm n. Of Philadelphia,
Is substituting for Miss Ga nor, In her
position In the Keyser Valley olllce of
the long distarce telephone. Miss Clay
uoi is ill
Tuesday evening a party was given
at the Koine of Mr. and Mis. Jacob
Schnll, of Seventh stieet, for their
nephews, Mr. William and David
Schall, ol Plttston. Thos6 preent weie
Misses Mabel Boram, Maggie Dais,
Blanche Cony, qeitiii'le Blddleinan,
Cooige Si hall. Maiy Lerp, Ow n Jones.
.Minnie Medii, Noia Schall, Josle Mad
enspai her, Bessie Schall, Mrs. Johns,
Mis. Muniiv, Mis' lilddleman, deoigi
iJIddlemiin, Aichle Cm win, Chin II
Kehall, Wllile Mundy, Lmmet Blddle
inan, Jo'epli Maddensii.icher. William
SlIi.iII, Wain Thomas, Da Id Si ball,
Addle M.uliiispaclii'r.Monlt Blddlcman,
Hi fi tshniehts weie sei veil at midnight
and a very enjoyable time wan spent.
The l Sid" Choral society, l'lo
fcssoi Li wis Wati yn conductor, will
meet tonight in the, basement of the St.
David's cliuich. i full attendance Is
lequcsted as time for leheaisals Is
shoi telling. .
David Matthews; of North Fllmore
avenue, has aprcaied after ooufllienient
consiiue"t upon an cpeiatlon for ap
pendicitis. I
Mis. Enoeli Hauls, of South Main
aenue, is slowly u coveting fiom an
illness.
We laundry stiff collars with soft
button holes. Ciysftal Laundry.
Suit for the colleiAlcn of a debt owed
Joh'n P.ebeiU, of New Yoilt clly, by
the late film of Davis A- Oilllln. was iu
.teutd befcu Aldeiliian Owen D. John
yesterday by Attorney John 11. Ed
w.mls, who is acting lot Mi. Huberts.
Dr. E. Y. Harrison, Dentist, Meara
Hall. 113 S. Main avenue.
West Side Business Directory.
JIARHIET J. DAVIS, FLORIST. Cut
(lowers and funeral designs a speelnlty;
104 South Main avenue, two doois fiom
Jackson stieet,
MOHGAN'S PHARMACY, 101 N. MAIN
avenue. Phjslcians' preset Iptions caie
fully prepaied Horn wan anted pure
diugs and chemicals. A fine assortment
ot misses, line stationeiy. blank books,
vai nlsli stains, mhed paints or fancy
woik, aitl'tb" matPilals, window glass.
wall papt-t and plctuie moulding Clerk
at stole all hours ot night.
Sr.COND HAND Ft'RNITURE-Cash for
anything ou have to sell. Furniture,
Stoves, Tools, etc. Call and tee the
stock of J. C King, 701 to "OJ West Lack
avvuiina u"enue.
,3Sri?.
Neck sPrh,s t?s
are here in
WCclT great profu
sion. The
stales run to plaids.
Shepherd's plaids and
Scotch plaids predomi
nate and makfc a truly
elegant tie. Come and
see the line we're show
ing for
'25C.
Madras
Shirts
Half
is a
deal
good
to cut on
as staple
an article as a shirt.
But the maker wanted
nione' more than shirts
and our cash offer was
accepted. So" that's the
reason they are here for
half. $1.00 shirts this
week for
56c.
BROTHERS.
OS ILil B ?9
nzps a
in the bud.
Suburban News
In GeneraS
DUNMOUK
The runeial of lillzaboth Young, rellrt
ol the late William young, who for jcuis
wns one ol the most trusted umplous of
tlie l'enns.v haul i Coal company, was held
ycsteiday afteinoon. The obseipiks v.'eie
hugely atti'iidcil, the ctiskol beluga tiiuus
ot lloweiu. Hev. W. P. (lllibons, of the
Piesbyteilan church, had charge of the
MRS. ELIZABETH -YOUNG.
si j vices, lnteinieni was made In the
Punmoie cennteiy The pall-hcnrers,
eight In number, were- John 11 Law,
William Bi.viIimi, Aichbald llrydcn, Ales
nndtr ill den, William Hiydeii, -Willi tm
Law, James UijO.en and Alos.nder lli
deti. In the death of Mis. young another
ni our old landiniiiks has been lemoveil,
an 1 hei genial piesenie will be r.reatly
missed by evelj one. Iter life was one cf
imelllshnes, her olilv de5lr beliut to
live foi others. She laid ulvvuvs a loving
Linlln and a kindly meeting foi all wllh
whom she came la contact, and In her
death a vacancy HaB been causeO, which
can ni-vei be filled.
Tin Injilileb of Patllck Bunks, who was
hint on Tuesday In the Nn Aug mine,
have bein found o speie as to necessi
tate his lPtnoval to the hospital.
(lit Vlntei , of Dl.ikely stieet, has re
tuined f I oin Washington, D ('., where he
witnessed the Iiiuugill.il festivities.
The cast, of diameters which will be
lepits-pnted In the diania, entitled "Tnf
WieeUei's DaiiKlitei," Is as follows: Cap
tain Bill Bowon, wiecker and smugKlet,
M. B. Blown; Phil King, lieutenant of
gunboat McAdams, ,1. P. Wilson; Jim
Douglass, landloid ami wieekei, E. .1.
Mllnei; Ned Iluiwood, a detective, P. 11.
Denlck; Pat Murphv, a young heio, P.
II. Denlik; Essie Brown, a waif riom
the seuj Ida M.ie Eden; Lucy Giay, Bow
en's servant, Jennie Eden,
A cob-web social will be held at the ipsI
denre of Edvvaid Osteihout, of Glove
stieet, Tuesday evening, March lli, un
der the ausnlces ot tile Chilstlan En
deavoi, of the Dudley Stieet Baptist
chinch. All aie coidlully Invited.
iuovillm:i:.
Special Olllcer Uolin oiiester Gulseppe
Dili lit and Domlnlco Dllwllle, of Paik
Place, yestelda on a wuiiant Issutd bj
AUleimuii Robcits at the lastaucc of Ital
lael 1'ianto When biought ui befuiu tho
alUtiman they weie accused by Pianoo
loi using piofano laugiiagt1, being v ul
jj.11 ami obstene. 'the) admlttt'it their
KUilt and weie lined o each, which they
paid. Artur pioinlslng tho aldeiinan not
10 be so liouble-umu in the futuie. they
Welt- dlscliaiged.
One ot the most lnteiestlllg cnteitaln
ments given In this settloa this season
was that ot the Sundaj stliool of tile
Welsh C'ongiegatlon il chinch last even
ing. The committee had seemed a ma
ph.iphono and ll piovid the decided alt
of Hit- evening. A huge ciowd was pit
tnt and iho school leaiUed a nice aum
fiom tlie entei talnment.
The funei il ol Lliovei Babeock, who
was killed Tuesdj) by being iiiu down
by a tiolley tar, will take place this atiei
110011. Sen lees will be conducted ut the
tumlh lesldence, on Chinch avenue, b.v
the Htv. D. M. Klntei, ot the Chilstlan
thuich. Inteiinent will be made In Uun
moie cemeteiy.
tleoige Cliuiier was tiled befoie Alder
man I'Mdler jestenlay on eliaiges pie
ftiied by H, D. (Jilenei. It was a case of
assault and battel y and thieatenlng to
kill. The aide! man held tlie accused In
$M) ball on the last cluue. Being un
able to lui nihil the neeessaiy bail lie was
about to be committed to the countj
Jail, when the piosouitor wlthdiew tilt
t lunges and Cllienei was allowed to go
upon p.ilng the costs of tlie case.
At a business meeting of the membcis
of thePiesh tuilan church last evening
an eleitlou was held to select cldeis lo
till tho vaeuntli.s cieattd by the esplra
tlon of the ttims of olllce ot iast ear's
eldeis. The lollowlng were elected:
Thomas S. Moiuau, II. H. MiKeehun, H.
A. Hej nolds and V. J. Kishei. After the
election a meeting of the congieghtlon
was held to hear the icpoit of thu com
mittee on the seneial piogiamme to be
itndeied in tounecllon with the ftllluth
anuivir.-aiy of the foi motion of the
chinch, which falls on .May 1, 1SU7. A Very
lengthy ami elaboiatc piogiamme will be
piepaied. After selecting vailous pel sons
to act upon tho committee the meeting
udjouiued.
Joseph Cohen, son of tho West Matket
stieet clothlei, is seriously HI at his
home.
A game of basket ball will bo played at
the uimoiy this evening between the
Piovldeiieo and Ninth End teams. An
eKcltlng game is looked for, as both
teams aio about evenly matched.
Tho Llteiary cliciu of tho Young Moil's
institute ilellveied a woll-piepaied pro
aiaminc at their looms last oveulnn.
Bach number was well received by those
piesent.
Dr. (letecke, of H.izleton, was entei -tallied
by Dr. Me Leon yesteiday.
John Conniis was aiiesied luie last ev
ening by Olllcoi Palmer foi being help
lessly diunk.
south sim-:.
One ot tho horsps ot tho Cpfitury Hoso
compaus Is disabled by leason of an Ut
ility to tho hoot caused by its becoming
fastened In tho planking of Its stall,
John Lentes, music dealei, has lemoved
his stole to 12a Cedar avenuo from 41 J
1 Pedal avenue.
Ulchaid Hutler, supeilntendent of Simp
sou and compuus's silk mills on Cedar
avenue Is In Patoison, X. J., on business.
Devotions weie held last evening tn St.
Jlaiy's (Jet man t'athotlc chinch.
Tho funeral of Mis. Michael Cogglns
will tako place this moinlng fiom her
late home 011 Cienet stieet. The lemalns
will be taken to St. John's chinch, whole
a high mass of lequlem will be lead at !)
o'clock. Inteiinent will lie made In the
Hide PuiU Catholic cemeteiy.
Tlie James Council lodne, Independent
Uider of Odd Pellows, held a meeting lust
evening in Fieiihan's hull.
William Kelly, of Stone avenue, Is visit
ing In H.iltlmore.
i:, It. Cotiley, of the Itepubllcan, Is suf
feilng ft out an attack of acute lhuuina
tlsm at Ills home, cm Cedar avenue.
At tlie South S'do Young Women's
Chilstluii association, 10-1 Cetiar avenue,
A. V. llovver will glvo a most Inteiestlng
lecture on "Thought' Do not fall to
IfvitV'i' 'Vih- U JiH
hoar Mr Bovvr, as he fs ti charming
speak! I. Eveiy olu Is Inv Itpd tu lome.
Miss Ijllllse .tollll'ull Will lender scvtull
pfano seleitluns. Come and hi lug some
one with juii.
The comtregatlull of the Hickory Stieet
Plisbtu!an cliutcli Monihiv lilitltt etei t
ei,' Gpoigp Maker, elder, and Philip Klrst
nd Carl Linn, triiBlpe. The annual re
ports of TtcHHiirej llililillir?Hhri Seciptaty
Chailes llank vveici irad, The tteaJurer's
leport slinwpd th At dining the year a con
sldciable poitlpn of tho chutch debt was
eMlligulslied.
At toiilttht's melting or the Scranlon
Athletic club the new hall project will be
considered.
We laundry stiff rollars with soft button
holes. Crystal Laundry.
T'ip following have organized nil orches
tia at the IllPkory Street Prcsbyteilan
church: Chailes llahi, Charles Schnei
der, Paul Nojdt, Chtlst Hcheiicr, Pi"d.
Letilps, I'red Hasten, lleniy Muteliman,
John P. Schneider, Pied Near, William
Tel pie, Jacob Clulstopher, I lei man PL
lleli,
Chnlre cut flowers and fiowpr designs
at Palmei : McDonald's, Git Spiuee.
.n I NOOK A.
The O'Cnnnell council, Voung Men's In
stltue, will hold an Impoitont meeting
this evening. Joseph P. Kealy, of Louis
ville, Ky will ciiteitaln the nuinbeis
with a lectin e. Mr. Kealy Is one ol the
most active young Men's Institute men In
the Blue Grass legion, and a Heat Is In
store for the members who attend the
meeting.
Mis. Patllck Lafty, who has been 111 for
the past few weeks, Is lecoveilng.
Tho employes of the Pync, Taylor and
Balden mines ieeJ-vi.il their monthly sti
pend j e.Meuluy.
Some of the memb'Us or the Star club,
which was the cluck nmatcni team of the
comity In 1 &'i.', aie making aiiaUKenipnts
to reorgiinbe the team the coming season.
The'Mlnooka band Is making extonalve
airaiiHPinents for an entei talniuunt to
be held May L'l.
obTtuary.
The death ot Chailes Thcpns occulted
yesteiday at - a. m. at his home on
McUoiioiigh avenue. Death lesulted Horn
the ltljllllcs he leielVed on Tuesday at
tho Von Stoii h nihu The dec eased vv.is
W yems of age and wns a native ot C.u
mai thelishile, South Wales, but came
11 om the above place about ten years ago
lo this section unci has been a lesldent
since, lie was known foi hlsTionesi ol
purpose and was a true and earnest
Chilstlan, being a deacon 111 the Welsh
Baptist church of West Muiket stieet.
His death will be tegictted b.v all who
knew him. Deceased was a membei ol
the Older of I'oiesters In the old country
for thiity yeais, and was also a member
id the Von Stoidi Accidental Pund. He
Is survived b five gi own-up childl'n,
nami ly, John, Fnnn.v, Small, Mis. Oieg
oi y Sandeis, all of this cltj, and David,
a student at liuchnell itulvci ltv. Tho
ftinoal will take place Ratuiduj at 2 p.
111. Services will be conducted at th
W'eish Baptist church by the BeV. W. I''.
Davis, assisted b Hpv. It. S. Jones, 1).
P., and Bev. W. IS. W'atklns. Intel meat
will be In W'ashbuin Stieet eemeteiy.
Mis. Ella Leekie, the esteemed wife ot
Dr. J. W". Leekie, passed quietly away at
her home, conic! ot Chinch and Chestnut
street, Hnalcton, at I.IU o'clock yesteiday
moinlng. She was bom on March 10, 1&.W,
het maiden liamo being Study, and was
Just 01 yeais of age About thlity-Ilve
eais ago she united herself In nmrtlage
to Dr. ,1. V. Leekie, and lor the past toui
teen yeais lias been a lesldent of Hnzle
ton. She was a devout Chilsti.in and a
member of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
chinch. She was a lady that was highly
esteemed and possessed of many laie
qualities. She is sin v lv cd b hei husb.u.'l,
tluee daughteis and one son, . Mis
Iia Mandevllle, and Mis. Com. id Hall, uf
Pel tn Ambo, N". ,1 , MNs .Maine, who is
at home, and Dr. J. W. Leekie, Jr.
David It. Jones, ot Piieebuig, was In
stantly killed by n fall of roof In John
son's slope Tuesday mottling. He was
bom In Wales, fifty jeais as,o. Ho leal led
In Providence seven yeais befoie he came
to this plite. lie Ipavts a widow and sl
chlldien, vvo or whom are mauled. They
aie David, Matgaiet, Ann, Maltha, Thom
as, Willie and Annie The funeial will o.
cur this afteinoon fiom his home, on
Main stieet, at i o'clock. Interment will
be made In lis do P.uk.
Martin Xealon died yesterday at the
Lackawanna hospital, wlieie ho has
been two weeks leeolvlns tieatmeut foi
injuiles sustained in olio of tho West
Side collieries. He was 33 eats of age.
The remains weie taken to the lesldencc
of Michael fUiane, In Pine Biook, fiom
which place the funeral will take place
on Prldaj. Intel ment will be made In
Hyde Paik Cathojle cemetery.
MKs Ciaia Jacke died yesteiday at 7-T
Cpdnr avenue. Sho was 21 jeais of uc,
and a young woman who was much ad
mit ed by a lame circle of fi lends. The
funeial services weie conducted at ? 20
o'clock last idKht at tho lesldence, and
at midnight the lemnin's were taken to
Miss Jacke's home, at Buffalo.
Mrs. Eliza Ann Shltfer, widow ot the
Into Alfied Shlffpr, died ypsteidny at hei
home, 30.1 Pianklln nvpuiip, aged lil yeais.
Puneral Satin day iifumoon at 2 o'clod;
fiom her late home; inteiinent In Dun-
moro eemeteiy.
Annie, tho S-mnnlhs-old twin child of
Mr. and Mis. Stephen Javne, of Mill
Htivet, Peckvllle, died yesteidas moinlng.
The luiiPial will be held tomoiiow (Pil
day) afternoon.
A ll.VltD-liEADIHI PAit.lllHt.
"Miss Minnie lleithu Leained will now
glvo us .some Veiy Inteiestlng expel 1
meiits In cheinlstiy, showing the caibon
Ileioiw cliaiaetei of many oidluai suh-i-tances,
aftei which she vvllfi ntei tain us
with u short tieatise on iistionomv, and
an illustration of the geological foimallon
of certain siibstantes, and close, with a
hilef essay entitled 'Pliilosoph) 'vs. Ita
tlonnllsin.' " Thus spoke the piesldent of
a young ladles' t-emlnary on the class
show day.
A haul-headed, old-fashioned fanner
happened to be among the examining
boaid, and ho electrified the faculty, and
paialyzed Miss Minnie by nsklng:
"Kin Mips Minnie tell me how much
sixteen and thiee-fourlhs pounds of beef
would come to at lS'-j cents u pound?'
"Why, really, I 1 ," gasped .Mlts
Minnie.
"Kin j 011 tell mo who Is tho vice presi
dent of the Pnlted States?"
"Why-I-I-Mr. 11 , Isn't he? Or Is
it-"
"Kin j 011 tell mo whore tho Mississippi
liver lisps nnd sets?"
"I don't Just know."
"I lecltoned je didn't. Oimme tho good
old das when boys and gals went to
school to lain souse." Our Dumb Ani
mals. Spildg medicine is 11 necessity which
Hood's Sarsapiullhi grandly supplies.
It puilllPS and vitalizes tho blood and
thtiH gives tone and stiengtli to the
whole system.
Hood's Pills aie the only pills to tako
with Hood's Satsaparllla. Cute till
liver Ills.
To Cine, n Cold in Ono liny.
Take laxative rtromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists rcjfund the money if it
fu.ls to cure, 25 cents.
For Infanta and Children.
Til fli
linila
it ca
cietf
Biifisr.
slgcaturo
7Z4X
cf
r 6 - VSTrt
UICYCLK GOSSIP.
"Nov, that the ctlo taclng season If
lapldly ni)roathlng, a few hints to those
oiiiu; lldeis who lack experience, but
aie Ihluklug of beglnulhg to tialu, into
be of seivlce," shvb oh old rider. "It Is
best," liu continues, "to take plenty of
time to get Into condition nnd tu stall
with gentle load ililes at a pace ot twelve
to llftteii miles cm hour. Dining the ear
lier stiiKcs of h Hilling fast noilc should
not bo attempted, but after about tluee
weeks' steady woik the pace may lie 111
cicased and oi paalonal shoit bursts in
diiiqid In for tho purpose of linpiijvlng
tho speed and wind. A couple of weeks
of this sort ot woik should cuablp a man
lo tackle path tialnlng In pretty fair con
dition, ami her a dllU'tent style of woik
will ho lpqulied, A good tub down with a
coaise towel should never be omitted after
each ilde, and p.ue should be taken to
avoid standing about while In a heated
condition. Dumbbell pj,crcip is vety ben
cllclal, In model alloli, but alcoholic
Illinois of every deseilptlon should be
tabooed.'
Champion, a lit tin fellow 'who Is now
llellng In Eunice, bids fair, judging by his
perfot mullets, to llvnl Jimmy Michael,
tho famous Welsh midget. At a thiee
dnys' nice held leccntly In Patls he won
two Ihsts and a second out of tht'e
evpiits In which hp euteied hi the last
race every woild's lecoid fiom 51 kilo
nieteis upwnid was btokeu, the 1(W kllo
meleis (sltj-two and oiu-half miles) be
ing ilddeu In 2 houis. !) minutes, il" stc
olids. Although these times will not be
accepted by the authoiiiles who pass on
ic cords, having been blade on a coveted
Hack, tliej aie Interesting espeelall.v ns
an inillcatlon of the iccoid-bi caking to be
expected this jeai.
v. ' i:
The time has not yet nrilved when a
blceln innj be seemed as a bonus with
a pound of tea, but things ale i.ipldlv
dilttlng that wav. A gioeerln Clnelnna
II oll'eis lo piesent a blc cle with ea h
seventy-eight pounds of tea and forts -light
pounds of baking soda piiiehuseil
fiom him. It Is not stated, hovveier, what
the blcvcles ale like nor what the iniloi
Ulliiite customeiH ate evpeeted to do with
the biking soda.
The nuthoiltles which exeielsp Jlillsrtle
tlou over cycle lacing In tlie land of the
kangaioo must be pietts Htilet. Mat tin,
the Anipilcan piofeisloii.il cyclist, now
racing In Au'trulla, was recently lined ti'i
bv the Lpagup of Vlctoila W'heelmch for
suspected "roping." while another com
petitor, at the same meeting, was sus
pended for one month for using language
toward the ollli lals which thp could not
tiaee In the Standaul dictlonai.v.
An AMil!ing Conililion.
"Did yez rado about Mexico celebtalln'
her liullplndence day jlst i.icentlyV" suld
Mr. Dolan.
"Oi did," replied Mrs. Dolan. "Phvvat
av it?"
"Oh, nothln' much. Only Ol'm glad Ol
don't live thete. rl"lnk av a counthty o
much behoind hand that theM'ooith av
Julv comes in Slptlmbei !" W'ashlngioit
Star.
His Sourcs ol' ltieuil nnd liuttei.
"Aie you going to suppoit oar pnttv
In Its new platfotmV" asked the anlos
Inciulier.
"I suppoit my parly'.'" said the ptoles.
slonal pollth Ijin. ".Ms den sir, sou hi'Ve
gotten things mKed. W hat 1 expei I lq
for mv pints 'o suppoit me, ns it has
dono for sears." Washington Star.
MT. PLEASANT
JLv
,
ATRETAIL,
Coal of the best quality for domestic im
and of all sizes. Including liuckwheat antl
Blrdscyc. delivered in any part of tho city
ut tho lowest prfco.
Orders received at tho Office, first floor,
Commonwealth building, room No. '5;
telephone No. 2624 or at tho mln. tel
phono No. 272. will bo promptly attended
to.Dcalers uupplled ut the mine.
WW1.T. SMSTH.
NIJW YOKIC HOTELS.
Ct r 1 0 1,
-rrf7m?-3 C"
4? MJ- t
An cstablUhecl hotel under new manacement
anil thoroughly nlaiast nf the times. Visitors to
New Yorl. will fliicltlie r.verettln the vtry heart
of the Bhopplni; district, co:imlcnt to pmcca ut
aiuuseiiienl anil reii'lry accessible Irora oil parts
if tho city. EUItOl'ilAX 1'bAN.
Cor. Sixteealb St. and Irving Plac,
NEW N1 ORK.
AMERICAN PLAN.
Day anil Upwards,.
HUKOPKAN PLAN,
Day and Upwards.
.Sa.SU Per
S1.50 Pur
GEO. MURRAY, Proprietor.
The St. Denis
Urcadwny ami Kleventh St., New York,
Opp. tlruce Church. -Curopc-un Plan.
Ucoms Si. 00 a Day and Upwards.
n n moilut a'ul unobtrusive) way thoro are
fnvv hcttor comliH'tvd hotels In tlio metropolis
thmi thu bt Ui'iilK
Tho yrc:.t iim aiity it Ins "iiilred cm
icadily bo tiucsd to it uiiiquo luutinn, its
liouulilta iitmo.uiipic. th j pcculiir uxcullonua
uf 118 ouisiuo and srvico, and Its vory moder
ito pi ices
WILLIAM TAYLOR AND SON.
'Well Man
IBthU.r.'MUflMW 0f
rt;L ukeat :10th nay.
JPLEJItTOIC 3P2.3ii3VIE333'S"
producru the nboi 1. rcBUlts In at) ihiys. It acU
liOwfrtuliyauaqmclly Cures wlituallothcmfall
VoiVBCieimlllreualu their lost raanbooa.ainlola
uicu villi rccmor thur onilifiil vuor by uslug
Itl:VIU. It nulclilj miilMiiclj restores Nenom-iii-bs,
Lost Vitality Impolciicj. NtBUtly hiuliBlom.
Lottl'ocr, railing Jltmory, Wastluu DlBoa.cs, end
all rihets of self abuo or pioe.biind tnilUt-rcttoa.
which unfits otiu for stu ly, bubluesa or umrrlaiiH. It
uotcnly cures by s'.artlnuat the Bi-at of d.ieaso, but
iaaereat iictvm tiiulo auil blood builder, brinz
ine luck thu pink kIchv to pale I'hi'cUs and ro
btorliiii tho llio of jouth. It viards off Insanity
ami t'ouiuiniitioa. Iu6lst on havins Jli:VIVO,no
other. It can bo carried in ven tocltt. liy mail,
bl.uoperpaclaae.or tls iorSS.uu, vvlthu posl
tho viiittcn KiiinuitL'o to cure or rufuud
thomom-y, Clrcuhrfrte, Address
HOYflL MroiCIHE CO , D3 River St., CHICAGO. V
lor aulo b .MA'l'IllliWS Ukoj., urai
tiikt soruutou, i'u.
. . . 4 ' 'f
CO
A
1 A tv -ff.
VVI. M. HATES. "WFvyflJf-l D.L.M.BATLS
vSrnTiTj ""TrTot
1) C
WESTIHSTEK HOTEL.
riPf riN 'STORES VITALITY,
-..' r .7'1,'t. M'lI'l. 1
1st Uav. if ". fi .TW' j
THURLOW
u to ib Hr u a s3 ay u xj
INSTITUTE
To the More Desirable
Rooms,
DOS. 3, 4 AND 5
illiUlLl
225 ant! 227 Washington Ava
Consiiltnlltin Free.
Uerinuii jMedicities
Cent a Bottle.
Kn.nllsli niul
Mostly. 25
RAILROAD COMPANY.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURS
MA1CIILt:SS IN EVERY PEATUKB.
rALIFOKMA.
Tour to CAL1POUNIA and the PA
CIPK; COAST will leave New York and
Philadelphia .Match 27, letlirnlng on legu
lai ttalns within nine month. Hound
tilp tickets, Including all tour features
going apd transportation only returning,
will be sold at rate of S.'eS.lw fiom New
Yo:k, and $20,100 from Philadelphia; one
way tickets, Including all tour fentuies
going, SI 11.73 from Nejv Yoik, JHU.23 fiom
Philadelphia. Piopoitlouate rates ft 0111
othei points.
WARHINtiTOX.
Toms, each coveilmr a npilod of three
dass, will leave
New Yoik and Philadelphia
-March 11, Apill 1 and 22. and .May 13, 1&97
Hates, Including tianspoi tatlon unci
two days' accommodation at the best
Washington Hotels, 111 30 fiom New Yolk,
and $11 30 11 0111 Philadelphia
OLD POINT COMFORT TOURS
liETUlJNINO direct or via
ItirilJIOM) lllld WASHINGTON,
will leave Now Yoik and Philadelphia
Maich IS and April 13, 1SD7
Por detailed Itineraries nnd other infor
mation, apply at ticket agencies, or ad
dies Opo W Hosd, Asst. Oen'l Pass.
Agent, Ilioad Stieet Station, Philadelphia.
Lodge and Corporation Seals,
Rubber Statnp Inks, All Colors,
Daters, Pads, Pockol Gullsr,
Scissors, Revolvers,
Razors, Strops, PatHojks,
Bicycles anil Supplies,
Umbrella Repairing
Athletic and Gymnasium Goods,
AT
222 WYOMING A'JENUI.
Strictly New Laid Eggs,near by, 25c
Fresh Egs, Jersey Stock 22c
Coo i Storage Eggs ... 16c lo 13c
Fancj Hot-House Hadlslics,
ltipv Toniiitocs, C'lifiiinMei's,
Jrei'ii Bean, caisllllowois
Muslirouins, Etc., Etc.
t 1 PIERCE. PE!i HL MARKET
AMUSEMENTS
ACADRMY OF MUSIC,
- MONDAY, MARCH 15,
HOYT'S Latest and Best Play,
1 COITEIITED WOIM
With Caroline Miskol Hoyt
VihI thf l.n-at M.W Miltlv ( at, Ith all thu
Vtti'iillousus to Di't.ilK Thf ruiinlfsl, tlio
VVIttlrai tlu Miw 1 vhllarntliiB l'ln of the
I'li'seut I 111.
I'ltli'KiS (i'iiIIcin, 'Jlr: lliilcon.v, !l5c. uud
mk' ; l'lul riooi.TOi' uud tu liu.
DAVIS' THEATER
TLursday aacl Friday, March 11, 12.
Mucin nu' mid lu'i Mm i Aui;ibtlti
NEUV3LLE,
And u Cult lu)i selected t'ompuu
uf 1'lllJ fl In
With lis Wcultli ut Speelal Sieueiy,
stno Heltliuts, 'rupeitiei lite.
SATURDAY, MARCH I3(
I hu ijieut i iimtU -Uiiumi,
cc
cell, a;
Ailmis&ion 10, 20 or 3r Cents .
Two performances daily. Doc. -3 open at
1.39 and 7. Curtain rises at 2,30 and 8.15.
olflllro,
THE
LEADER
124-126 Wyoming Ava.
Unbounded
Patronage
the
Result
Enterprise.
Every price quoted iu the
opening anuouncenientof
our great bargain sale
has proved to be a draw
ing card. The manner
in which the public re
sponded speaks volumes
for the keenness of the
shoppers of this entire
section.
has been planned to revolu
tionize prices, thus making it
one of the memorable occur
ences of this year.
SPECIAL LOTS that are
being closed out by virtue of
the lowness of the price are
replaced immediately by re
serve stock equally as good
and in some cases at much
lower figure.
LEBECK&CORIN
SHORT
WINTER
If j on luniint enjo.v the limiry ofo Florida
ti l)i, on will 11ml il tuliiperutu cllumteuud
eqtmllj uttiactlve icsorts ut
Old Point Comfort,
Uirginia Beach and
Richmond, Ua.
All of these pint en oiler Ideal hotel tiecorn.
luiiilntloiis and ijmit iiiitural altriicllons.
Ihev aie reached bj a dull.v set vice of the
Tickets, Include one and one-quarter day'
stuyut Old Point Comfort or Virginia Beach,
with accoiniuutlons at Icadlnu ItuteU, $17.00.
l'oi full lului iiiutlou, appl.v to
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.,
I'ler 26, North River, New York.
W.L. OUILLAUUIIU, Vlce-Pres. & Traffic Mgr
DUPONTS
lL'lllir,, BLASTING AND SPORTING
'Manufactured at tho Wapwallopen Mill,
Luzern county, Pa., and at Wll-
mlngton, Delaware.
HENRYBELIN.Jp.
General Agent for the Wyomlne Dlstrlat.
118 WYOMING AVGNUU, Scranton, P
Third National Bank Building.
AOICNCIKS;
THOS. POnD, Plttston. Pa.
JOHN n SMITH j SON, Ply10Uth, P.
E. W. MULI.IOAN, Wllkes-Ilarre, Pa.
Acenta for tho Itepauno C&endcal Cora.
pany'e Hlsh Uiploalves.
AMUSEMENTS
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
ALL THIS WEEk
Matinee liver) Day.
TIIEPAflOUS
Kennedy - Players,
I'liurida Matlneu "I he Midnight Hxprej"
'Ihuimlav .N'lulit "The Two Orphans"
I'lldii) .Matinee 1he Ho Ihleves"
I'llila.v MIU . "Intfoniar"
Hatuidiiy Matinee 'The Two Orphan"
MUUiilay Mht. "The IvvoOrphans"
I'WICliS -Matinee, lo Cents. No Higher.
liVliMMi-Uullcry. loci Ualcony, auci
First Fluor, iuc, und joe.
OUR
BrtHl
EVENT.