THE SCI?:ANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY MORNING. MAY -4. 1897.
10
IMglwrp Counties
JORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
The Kile simps nt Susquehanna nro
now on tcvtn hour time.
Tin- Florence breaker nt Smlthvlllo
Vim bndly Injured by lire Saturday.
Tht 9usiiuolianna, Count MuMi.nl so
ciety will meet nt Montrose todny.
It l lepnited In Wlltos-Barre that
c-x -Judge llhono will defend Hanker
lloekn fellow.
Unless there are late frosts, there
vlll be an Inimeti-Jo fruit crop throiiRli
out Susquehanna, county.
Joseph Tinner, a resident of White
Mills, was iltounnl In tho c-nn.il b-Movv
"While MIIN lock Saturday nlitht.
John tnsiahuni, of HurIics street,
Vilkes-Harre. has been sent to Jail In
default of $10tH) ball on a chaiirii of
bUrainy.
Muilc hall, "WHItei-tlai no, has seen
Its last thentilca'. peiforinance. It
will be toin down to make loom for
the new hotel
The Kile l.illroad Is putting n new
scale. fort feet loi k In place of th"
old thlity-live foot scale near the Kile
pockets In Honc-sdiile.
The twelfth annual convention of the
HitHqu'',ann.i Count v Huiidav School
nocf. '. will be held In the liaptlst
church .it New Mllfotd teidnv.
Theodore Hart and James 11 Moler
nplre to the I'lttstcn postolllce Con
gressman William W undet stood to
have Dledsed his Mirnort to Mr. Unit.
The corner stone of tho new St.
Stephen's church In AVIlkes-Uatie will
In- laid .it l.oon toelnv w lib brief cvei -clsos.
No Invltntlons bnve been Issued.
P. t Miller, llsh warden nt MeMlch-nel'.-t
and pitllcv-niun for the I'ohoqu.i
llne rishlnir nsboi Iation, has placed
jili.mi iVOOO brook tiout In Pocono eic-i-k.
Jultics Kill, of Stockton, was placed
under at rest Sunday, charred with
stabbinir Jameo Devlnncy In the back
at Stockton. It Is feared Dcvlnney will
die.
John Hooney, of Plymouth, while- in
cbilated, tiled to wnlk off with Oott
frled's meat market In Wllkes-Haite
and must now face a tilal for bur
pi a rv
Thlity small Lehigh Valley cars weie
dostioyed liv lire In tho Old Huek
inountaln hldlnc. The destiuctlon was
due to tho biuhh llres which raged In
th.it vicinity.
ltiadfoid county's soldiers' monu
ment will mind elite ctly In fiont of the
main entiancc of the new court house,
midway- between the doorway u-ul
sticct .sidewalk.
Chaile.s Scanlon left ye'teiday for
J.os Angeles, California, wheie he will
attend the convention of the Order of
Hallway Conductois as a delegate from
the lodge at Hallste.ul
At a iccent meeting of the congrega
tion of the Ilallstead liaptlst chinch
it wfs decided to letnin Ilev. John
Davis as pastor for another year and
nl-o to Inoioase hl salary $100.
John Zcburltv, until recently a clerk
In TScnjainln Itauei's clothing stole at
Jlnzlotem Ins di'anncaied. It is al
leged that he dabbled In stocks and
ot over $1000. although his friends
relute this eh uge.
Andtew Atwatcr, of flreat Bend, was
quite seilouMy Injuicd In a lun.ivvny
necldent Ills heiise too!c flight at a
passing blcclist and threw Mr. At
water out dislocating his shoufder and
breaking several rib"
A tiollev ear ran into thn wagon of
runic T. l'atteison at Plttslon cster
day moinlng snia-ihliig the vehicle and
scatteih.ga big lend of llom nncl gio
ceiles abou; the stieet. The horses
nnd drhcr escaped Injury
An lipltcopal eliuich oiganUation has
been effected at 1'ast Stiotldsbuig, the
llrst of the kind In Monroe county.
Klshop Hullson is expected in Stiouda
lmig in a few days to peilc-ct plans for
the oiganUation of the new chinch.
At Montio'o, John Itlce, of Forest
City, the cell-mate of Altfeld, the con
lidenee man, nloniled guilty to a
charge of conspliacv to break jail, and
was .sentenced to pi a fine of JriO, costs
of pi execution, and nuclei go Impiison
ment in the county Jail for three
month''.
The Lehigh Valley lallioad has le
celved 1,110 tons of fio-pound steel inl's,
which nre now nt Towanda and Horn
et's retry, nnu which will be used to
replace the mils on the cavt bound
track between Hornet's Feiry and
AVyaluslng. Tlie work will be done
next month.
Mine Insjieetor Divis of the II isle
ton legion, it-poits for the month of
April 2 fatal nnd S non-fatnl neclden(s
In that dlstiiet. leaving 2 widows and 4
orphans., lloth the fatal accidents re
Milted at the Stocktor coUicty, one
fiom n fall tt coul and the second from
n fall of lock.
The executive committee htu Intr in
chaise aitungements for the Five
County Volunteer Fliemen'-. conven
tion at Athens have changed the dute
to Thursday and Fridav. Sept. 2 nnd "
Thla wat. done to avoid eonllict with
fair dates and lot othei icabons
thought to be best for the meeting.
Judge AVoodvvaid has le-appolnted
I)i. CJ. H. Sen mans. Louis- Selbel and
Pnul llohin, dliectnrs of the Plttston
poor boaid. Dr. J. I,. Mahou was np
polnted auditor. "With the ilato of tho
.last fiscal year of the dlstiiet Paul
Holian, of I'ltthton, comoleted twenty
one vears as n dliector of the lioaid.
c. Ktteilck. of New Yoik, has leased
tho plant of the "Wllhes-lSane Gun
cnmpan and will start up the woiks
vlth tt huge fence of me.i. Mr. Htti'i
Iclc litis Invented n gun which contains
many ood polnis and ho claims to
have oi del s lor about 2,000 nt piesent.
He ptoposcs to ikal onlj with the Job
b rs.
Olllcer J. J. tlayloid, of Athens, has
Invented nncl npplled for n patent for
a police club which Is no doubt nn ex
cellent nrtlcle. The stick Is made i emu
lation size. A leather eovci, a whistle
nnd encased dagger are the Inuxntant
featuies, In case of n tussle If the
club Is giasped the cover slips ort nnel
gives tho olllcer the elro'i on the ns
sallunt. If it Is grusped ugaln n spring
can be touched which releases the
club part. In which is enclosed an 8-Inch
dagger. The whistle Is attached to tire
handle nnd can be readily used.
Major Thomas F. Penman, of this
city, grand Junior wnrden of the Oranel
Commnndcry of Pennsylvania, on Fil
day evening last, nt Susquehanna, In
stnlW tho following ofllcets of St.
Andrew's commandery, No. 76, Knights
Templar: Imminent commander. Ho
mer i:. Spencer; generalissimo, Henry
F. Mnnzer; captain general, Choi lea
Sabln; treasurer, C. A. Miller; recoiel
er, John O. Ilrewer. Following the cer
emonies there were refreshments
licit Hnndolph, of Humpvllie, Hrnel
ford county, last week while suffering
from dementia, awakened his two
smnll children and had his wife elios
them nnd then he ordered her to trke
them to her mothers home, or he would
blow her brains out, displaying a big
lcvolver. She went. Randolph was
finally captuied nnd taken to Athens,
where phvslclnns succeeded In quieting
hint tempornrlly by the ue of opiates.
A huge butcher knife was found on hi
person.
A number of good catches of trout
nre being reported at Sttoudsburg and
It Is noticeable that a goodly number
of leal lnigo trout are belrg taken.
Adam Hit link, o Marshall creek, sue
ceceled In capturliif, thirty-live trout
averaging ten Indus Hdwaid "Berry,
a Savlor-ehiug lislieimnn, has to his
recoid fifty-two ti out, half of which
triasuicel twelve to fouiteen Inches,
and the balance fiom eight to twelve
Inlies.' c. H Haul.us and Hon. James
Kellngei secured slxtj-flve nice tiout
nt Muishnll's creel;. Cleoige Sorbeit
and 1. A. Gaidner, of L'aston, the oth
er clay, caught 120 fine tiout.
Jose ph It. Van Dusen, who died In
Fhllaelelphia Sunday aged 82 years,
was eine of the best known men In the
anthiaeite coal tiade He was one ot
the pioneers In the anthiaeite coal re
gions, opeiatlng llrst In Luzeine and
latci in Caibon and Schuylkill counties.
Fer some vears he opetated the famous
lilack Diamond colliery, at AVllkes
Hane, and earned the reputntlon of
being tlie most skillful mnnager of mn
In the coal legions. No strike ever
took place at a colliery of which ho had
chat go, though ho had In his emuloy
Jail; Kehoe and other members of the
notorious Molly Magulie gang, by
v. horn he was frequently threatened
with violence. At the time of his eleatli
he was the oldest coal dealer in Phila
delphia, having for slxt-tluce ears
been engaged In the mining and shin
ning of Cll.ll.
On Sunday afternoon, says the Nows
Dealer, east bound No C passenger
train on the Lehigh Vnlley, leaving
"Wllkes-Hane at 3 03 p. m., was nearly
llfty minutes late, due to Grand Tiunk
connection being late The- train was
unusually heav y, being made up of
eight heavy cars, viz.: one dining car,
one day coach, one combination car.
two Pullman sleepers, one drawing
loom car, one obseivatlon car nnd one
piivate car, containing a special partj
All the oats weie crowded and oets
weiont n piemlum. Owing to the tialn
being unusually long nncl all tho cas
heavy, tlnee enelnes instead of the
usual two, were attached to pull the
tialn tin the mountain as far as Fair
view. Hnglneer Hufford had chaige of
the tegular engine, engineer Cavan,
of Fail view, and Hnglneer Kelb, of
Wllkoh-liaiie, were in charge of the
helpeis. The train made a lemaikable
and wonderful tun from Wllkes-Harre
to Fall view. The customai time al
lotted for this run of sixteen miles is
thltty-fou. minutes, but this heavy
tialn covered that distance with ease
in thlity-nno minutes, thus gaining
thiee minutes on the up-ginele over the
usual schedule 'line. The train went
Into Kaston about on schedule time.
bratcel her ninety-seventh anniversary
last Saturelny nt the homo of her
daughter, Mrs. Lydln Hought. About
llfty assembled nt the house to show
their respects to tho eldest resident of
our town. The dnj wns very pleasant
ly spent socially, nnd the good things
to eat were such ns would tickle the
palate of the modern epicure. Those
who enjoyed the pleasure,- of being
present upon this rare occasion were as
follows: Mr. nnd Mrs. David Goodwin,
Mr. nnd iMr. A. IX Gnrdncr, Mr, nnd
Mrs. David Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs
llenjamln Goodwin, Mrs. Drayton
Cobb, Mrs, Kate Stlfcs, Mrs. Sarah
Reynolds, Mr. Hnrry, Jny and Hay
Gardner nnel Miss Anna Gardner, all
of Factoryvllle; Mr. and Mrs, Jesse!
Twining, Mr. nncl Mrs. Llewellyn
Franklin, Mr and Mrs. John Good
win, Mr. and Mrs G A. Goodwin, Mrs.
C. L Franklin, Miss Jessie Frnnklln,
Mr Hrnest Franklin. i-MIss Florence
Franklin, Master Floyd Heemcr. Mr.
A. O. Twining, 31lss Ina Twining.
Mrs. Abner Alger, Misses Annie nnd
Gertie Goodwin, all of Clark's Summit,
Mrs. Hrnest Snyder and child, of Dal
ton; Mr Wallace Walter, of Scranton,
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwin, Mr. Wil
liam Goodwin nnel son. Jessie, Mr.
Homy Goodwin, Mrs. Hstelia Cm Us,
Mr. Floyd Curtis, Mr. Harrry Good
win, Mr. Oeorge Goodwin, nil of Ta
lor; Mrs John Meyers. Miss Mnmle
Meyers Mrs. Hmmett Movers, of Wy
oming sick niece who hns typhoid fever
Mr. Daniel Langstaff was In town
yesterday.
I OKi:ST CITY.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Dr. C. K Tnylor visit
ed relatives In Jermyn and vicinity on
Snturdnv and Sunday.
Thomns lloblnson and Giles Hovle,
foiinoily lesldents of this boiough, but
loeently of High Lake, Wavno county,
advertise, that they will sell their
faun, f aiming utensils nnd stock on
Monday, May 17. They will letuin
hero to live. They have had a suf
llclency of bucolic enjoyment.
Mrs. Hlizabeth Hlgglns spent Satur
day and Sunday with her daughter,
Mis, Moyle, of Scranton.
Mis Samuel Seeley Is dangeieiualy III
with' the moasles. The disease has
been epidemic heie for several weeks,
but has been confined nhnost entire
ly to chlldieii and has been of a verv
mild foini.
The Ladles' Aid society of tho Moth
)dlst l-plucopal church will meet with
Mrs. Homy llox, of H.illioad stioot, on
Wednesday afternoon next at 1 o'clock.
A meeting of the stewnids of the
Methodist church will be held Friday
.veiling next.
Mls GtiFsle Fanta, of Hinghnmton,
N. Y., Is the guest of her slstei, Mrs.
S. 11. llouliam
Frank Faatj, of Catbondale, visited
boiough relative's Sunday
It. H. Alexander v.ns a bus-lness visi
tor In Scrante n ye-teiday.
The twelfth annual convention of tho
Susquehanna County Sunday School
association w HI be held in tho llautlst
ehuich at New Mlltmel today and to
ill ji low. May 4 and 5. The otllceis of
the association nie as follows: Presi
dent, 4L. W Chuicli, Ilallstead; Ice
pi esldents, ': J. Matthews, Susquehan
na, C. C. (II lett. New Miltotd; K A.
Warrincr, "Ionti-ose; statistical secre
tary, Miss Ella Woodhouse, Llk L.ako;
leading screiiiry, Ml Hose Smith,
New Mllford, tieasuter, Hev. II. J.
Ciane. Unlondale. The piogramme
Uiat will be ob'eivfel follows:
HOW TO FIND OUT.
Fill a bottle or common glass with
urine nnd let It stand twenty-four
hours; n sediment or settling Indicates
nn unhealthy condition of the kidneys.
When urine stnlns linen It Is positive
evidence of kidney trouble. Too fre
quent desire to urinate or pain In the
back. Is also convincing1 proof that
the kidneys and bladder arc out of or
der. WHAT TO DO.
There Is comfort In the knowledge
so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's
Swamp-Hoot, tho great kldnsy rem
edy fulfills every wish In relieving
pain In the back, kidneys, liver, blad
der nnd every pnit of tho urinary pas
sages. It corrects Inability to hold
urine nnd scalding txiln In passing It,
or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that un
pleasant necessity of being compelled
to get up many times during the night
to inmate. The mild and the extraor
dinary effect of Swamp Hoot Is soon
realized. It stands tho highest for Its
wonderful cures of the most distressing
cases. If you need a medicine you
should have tho best. Sold by drug
gists, price llfty cents and one dollar.
You iray have a sample bottlei and
pamphlet both sent free by mall. Men
tion the Scranton Tribune and send
vour address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Ulnghamton, N. Y. The proprietors
of this paper guaianteo the genuine
ness of this offer.
Is entitled to two delegates besides tho
siipcilntondent and pastor. Delegates
aio icquostod to bring note book and
pencil, and Nos. 1 and 2, "Finest ot th
Wheat." A meeting of the Susquehan
na County Illble society will be held In
the Haptlst ehuich at 1.30 today for
re-organlzatlon The Finest City dele
gates to the convention ns far as chos
en are: Ftom the Methodist ehuich,
Miss Pentecost, D. Stanley Uvans;
Haptlst church, John L. Hairls.
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Itcilow.
New York, May J. There was a greatly
Improveel tone to tho clenllnKS In sto;ks
to.lay and value hold npprininb!y firmer.
The volume of trading also lncrcaoel
ftcmewhat, but It Is still extraordinarily
tmiill. TMs reflects tho Increased confi
dence of tho tock market concernlnir the
shlpTiieiits of god to lluroiw. The total
alcs of Mocks todiy wcro 105,600 shares.
Furnljhcd by WILLIAM LINN, AL
LEN & CO., stock brokers, Mears build
Ins, rooms, 70J-70C.
Open- HlBh
lng. est.
Am. Tobacco Co. ... 70 70
Am. Sug. Hcf. Co. .. JI3 114i
At., To. At S. IV .. 10S llii
At., To. & S. To I'r.. 19 19M.
Ohos. ft Ohio . ...
Clile, Gas
Chic. & N. W
Chic, It. & ')
C. C. C. &. St. L ..
Chic, II. I. & S. P.
Chic, II. I. Si I'ac..
Del. & Hudson
I).. L. & W
Dial. & C. F.
Gen, lllectrlc ...,,,,
Lake Shoro
Louis. S. Nash
M. K. & Tex. I'r. .,
Man. Illcvated
Mo. I'ac
Nat. Load
N. J. Ontrnl
N. Y. Central
N. Y.. S. & W. IT. .,
Nor. Pac; Pr. ......
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Phil. & Heading .
Southern It. It. ...,
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Tenn C. & Iron ...
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AVOCA.
FACTOUY VILLI-:
Mr rrank L. Ciuno wns a visitor
heie lart Sunday.
' Funeral Dliector Geoige W. Stanton
Is kept very busy of late. Sunday he
conducted the f uncials of Oscar Will
iams, of Nicholson, and Miss Von
Storch, of Dalton.
Dr and Mrs. J. A. Hlller accompa
nied Miss Minnie Rev nobis to Philadel
phia last Saturday. Miss Reynolds
has been In poor health for some time,
nnd acting upon tho advice of her phy
sic Ian. she decided to go to the above
named city for medical tieatment.
Langstaff Hoso company. No. 1, held
their regular monthly meeting In their
looms last evening.
Our fmlt trees Indicate now that we
nre going to have a bountiful supply
of ftult again this year. Wo ti list the
fiost will not Intel feio with the ta
voiable outlook.
Red Jne-ket loeige, No. C21, Independ
ent Oidet of Odd Fellows, worked the
Hist elegtie em on.- candidate last meet
ing night
The piimaiy depaitment of our grad
ed school will close with appropilate
exeiclses, the teacher, Mrs. Haul, hav
ing nn Interesting piogiamme ar
innged. The other grade? will close
the following week.
The way some of the news Is com
pounded ana dished out to the pa
tterns of certal i periodicals that reach
this town Is enough to give one the
"St Vitus dance."
Tho dentil of Hairy Hruce Reynolds
cause a vacancy In the boaid of bor
ough nudltois. Mr. Reynolds having
enteied on the- last jenr of his olllce,
he- having been elected for thiee ycais
and had served two
Tho Keystone Athlltc association
have announced n giand conceit to be
given ne-xt Filday evening for the bent-lit
of their base ball club. We believe
that the association has n good club
this season and Is worthy of our sup-pott.
Rev. Dr.
D. C was
Theio is
that a few
llthla water;
would much
Gntwnld, of Washington,
a a Isltor here .last week.
no question In our mind
gallons of "Hast mountain
shipped to Susquehanna,
Improve the many snnki-
stories Issuing from tho pens of some
of the versatile scrlbc3 of that I emote
"neck of the woods."
Nest Saturday afternoon tho Key
stone base ball team will compete In
tho national game for suptemiy with
the ttrong AVyomlng seminary team.
The many friends and relatives of
Mis. Sarah Goodwin very fittingly celo-
CARPET SALE
1,000 yards Ingrain Carpets marked to 18c, 23c,
25c, 29c, 35c, worth from 25c to 50c.
OIL CLOTH SALli-500 yards Fluor Oil Cloths miirlccd to 15c, 20c,
25c, !)l)c, UUc Sciuuro Yard, worth from 20c to 50c.
.MATTING SALU-200 yards, assorted iUattitiK, 8)c to 25c. Just one
half their value.
This sale to last one week only. Tapestry Carpets at cut prices.
SCOTT INGU
Carpets, Draperl83 and Wall Papers,
419 Lackn. Ave.
AFTERNOON MAY 4.
Free discussion of a'.l the topics.
2 0c) Opening yen loo conducted by Rev.
C. V. Uabeock.
J 20 Adilics of welcome. Rev. R. N. Ives.
3 C'J Re-spoTOu by.the president.
:i 25 Addict, Rev. J. It Colelough.
i 50 "The Sunday School', Its lmpoitnncc
in Church lAto and Work," Rev. D.
I. Sutherland.
Singing.
Recess.
IWRNING SESSION.
7.20 Song service.
7.43 Appointment of temporary commit
tees. (j) On li-iminitlotis.
(b) On resolutions.
(e) On place ot next convention.
(d) On audit of tie.usurci's account.
Solo and collection.
S 00 President's neldiess.
i..'0 "Open Doers," pnper pieparcd by
Mis. I'. L,. Wakelee.
8.40 Aeidress.
Nolice-e.
Singing.
Item-diction.
MORNING S11SSION, MAY 5.
9 CO Dev otlonal Services Conducted by
Rev. C. C. Gllle-tt.
915 UurllHi:
(1) Repot t ot district corrmlttec.
U) lb pot of statistical -ccretary.
13) Report of delegate to statu con
vention. (1) Report of committee on nomina
tions and election ot new oltl
cets. (5) Proposed amendment to constl
union. 10.15 He'.ps and lllndeiances:
la) Help' W. L. Thatcher.
(b) llludcrunccs U. U. G'llet.
11.00 Address by Mr. L. V. Itower, Scran
ton, I'u president State- Dlstucl,
No 3.
11.30-"Hov to Get the l!os." R. it. Little.
QiiMtlons gathered and auswoied.
Singing.
Recess.
AFTHRNOON SESSION.
l.SO-Slllglllff.
1.35 Uuslness:
(u) Renort of treasurer.
(7) Hh-etion of delegates to state con
vention. (S) Report of committee on letolu-
tlotis.
(9) I)leiiF.ion of stato nnd county
work.
(10) Repot t of committee on place of
next convention.
2.20 Induction of new pteslelent Into of-
tlce.
2.30-"Chllel Values," Mrs. nil McKln-
lii-y.
;.)-) "Tempeinncn in the Sund.iv School,"
Alf llove:i
"How to Te'neh Temperance in tho
Sunday School," Rev, T. J. Vaughn.
3.00 Children's Rally, conelucted by Mrs.
J. R, Han e, Now .it k, N. J.
100 "How to Teach next Suneliv'H Ics-
ton," Rev. IMwnrd Taylot, D. L)
lSliighimtcn, N. Y.
Singing.
He cess.
Wotkers' conferences:
(a) I'rlm.uy and Junior, conducted
ley Mr. H.irneg.
(b) lllblo and Intel indjte, conduct-
eel by Udwurd Tuylor and Tro
f.fsor Itoov,
HVDNINO 8I5SSION.
7.3e5 Song and devotional Erlcs led by
Rev. John lavls,
7.10 HuBlness:
(11) Audit oi a' report.
(12) Appointment of district commit
tees. 03) Miscellaneous.
Song and collection.
UlblH symposium:
8 OO-Ca) How to Read the lllblc, Rev. J.
1'. Man well.
8.15-(b) How to Study tho Hlblc. Rov. I.
N. Shlimian.
8.45 (c) Ho to Teach tho nible, Rev. .
C. Tiiden.
Singing.
8.CO-CIos.ngaddtosss'Our Rloieed Wort.,
Rev. H. J. Crane.
Singing, "To tho Work, to tho ork.
I'renldeint's parting words,
lra er of thanksgiving,
Singing, "Ood Ho with You,"
HereOiction.
The association la Interdenomination
al nnd nil Sunday school vvoi Iters nro
welcomed, Each school in the county
Tito Ladies' Aid society of tho Meth
odist Episcopal chut eh will meet at the
home of Mis, I-'ted Dommeimuth to
monovv nfternoon.
The monthlj meeting of the school
board took place on Snturdny evening,
with nil members present. Conslder
nble business was transacted. The
committee on graduating exercises was
authorized to secure the Saisileld Opera
house for the grnduatlng exercises Tho
new members-elect were extended nn
Imitation to attend the next meeting
The following bills were ordered paid:
Mis. A. H Cut ley, $4, Avoca Algus,
$2.50; James Doran. $19.10. Adjoin ned
to mee.t Saturday, Ma 22
At a recent meeting of the Hmvoith
league the- following olllcers weie chos
en on nccount of vacancies- President,
Kate Campbell; foutth vice-president,
Mis C. N. Hairls.
Solomon Deeble Is doing Jury duty
this week
Miss Mnrgatet Shaughnesy, of Wlll
lamsport, Is the guest of her sister, Mis.
T. P. McOrell.
J. J Gibbons, of Scranton, was a vis
itor at the lesldence of his parents on
Sunday.
The marilage of J. J. Doherty and
Mary Pltzpatiick both i esldents of the
West Side, Is announced.
Mi. and Mrs. James Connolly and
family, of Dtininme, have letur-ied
home after n few days' visit with
friends In town
Miss Knte Daley, of Scranton, Is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fiank McDer
mott, of Grove stteet.
Miss Hlla Craig, ot Plttston, nnd Mrs.
VT. C. McDonald, ot Wllkes-Hane, were
vlsitois at tho Callahan residence on
Sunday.
Rev. I. Jonns Is attending the Primi
tive Methodist conference ut Scianton
this week.
Misses Laura Nealon and Maiy Hag
geity, of Scianton, were visitors nt the
Snmmon residence on Sundav.
Jnmos Ward and Finnk Reamlsh
weie among the debate-is at the tem
perance convention at Plains on Sun
day Roth gentlemen used vety good
niguments and their discourses weie
of such a diameter as to convince their
hearers that the topics discussed were
catofully studied by the principals.
James Word was nwaided second prize
In the competition.
The funeral of Edward McDonald
took place on Sunday nfternoon from
tho lesldence of his mother, In the
North End. A large number of friends
fiom Scianton and suToundlng towns
assembled to pay final respects to the
memory of the deceased. The remains
were encased In a handsome casket en
tirely covered with llornl tributes,
among them being n benutlful wreath
ftom Avoca conclave, Ancient Older of
Hibernians, of which deceased was a
member. Services were conducted In
St. Mary's church. Rev. J. G. MeCabo
oillelntlng. The pull-beareis were Dr.
J. J. Doherty, J. J. McLaughlin, Frank
Jennings, William Fernwald, John
Moian and William English. The dow
er bearers were Henry Franey, Peter
Walsh and James Wnlsh. Inteiment
was made In St. John's cemetiry, Plttston.
WHEAT,
July
Srpti-Tib'-r
CORN.
July
Seep t ember
PORK.
July
September
OATS.
July
September
LARD.
July
17
lS'i
2i;i
4.12
1.22
174
4.1 r
4.22
17'i
1S'4
4 10
4.20
17!,
18',
4.12
A l
8 30 8.3 8,30 . S.02
f50
Asked.
20
8)0
ioo
200
350
Scranton Hoard of Trndc Exchange
Quotnllons.-AIl Quotations Hascd
on l'nr of 100.
STOCKS. Did,
Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co. ...
National Ilorlng & Drlll'g Co.,
First National Hunk
Klmhurst Houlevard Co ,
Scrunton Savings Hink ,
Scruntor Packing Co ,
Lacka Iron & Steel Co ,
Third Nntlonal H-ink ,
Tliroop Novelty M'f'g Co
Scrunton Traction oC
Scranton Axlo Works .....'....
Weston Mill Co
Alexander Car Replaccr Co..
Scranton Redding Co
Dime Dep. & UK Bar!
Lncka. Trust & Safe Dcp. Co.
Ttaders Nntlonal Rank
Economy, S. II. & P. Co
IJONDS.
Scranton Pa-s. Railway, first
mortgage duo 1913 110
People's Street Railway, tlrst
mortgage due 1918
Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co.
People's Street Rnllwa, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920
Dickson Manufacturing Co ...
Lacka. Township School f...
City of Scranton St Imp. G7c.
Mt. Vernon Coal Co
Scranton Axle Works
15
14".
HO
110
110
93
15)
80
17
80
250
100
103
iii
115
50
to
100
102
102
85
100
TUN'KIIANNOCK.
New York Produce Market.
Now York, May 3. Flour Steadily held,
but quiet and lower to sell. Winter pat
ents. SI.MMt&u, winter straights, $IJ3al 10
Wheat ispot faltly active ljut eaj , No. 2
ted, No 1 noithern, 81V-, f. o. b , alloit,
No. 3 liaid winter, TVtt. f. o. b , Jlloat, op
tions opened weak and declined utider
lower cables, finally rallied en expoi t de
mand and a Hi go reduction in tho Eng
lish visible, clo-dug dull at 7ali,,c net de
cline, No 2 led, May, 77Ha781e., -locd,
7818'- ; .tune, 77ii77'kC., cloed, 77c, July,
73 9-lia7fl 7-lfic , closed, 7b1ie- ; Septe-mbe",
72'4a73e, closed, 72?ic; December, IVU.i
71 7-1Ce , closed, 7l'iC Corn Spot qulot;
No 2, 29'4e , elevator; 30'4c, .itloat, options
njiencd weak and was dull all day, closing
line-banged to -V. decline; Mnj, 2STii29t.,
closed, 19c: July, ejteei, 30'2c , closed,
31c; Oats Spot dull, No. 2, li'jc., No. i,
21ic; No 2 delivered, 23'-c; No 2 whito
nominal; No 3 white, 21c ; traik mixed
western, 22a2lc. ; track white western, 23a
30c; options dull and easy, closing un
chonged to He. net lower; May, Jl'.aJHsc,
closed, 21'ic; July, 22i8a22VjC , closed, 22' c.
Heef Steady. RuttcrQulet; vvcstetn
creamery, 13al7c; do factory, 8al2c ;
Imitation creamery, lOalUfcc ; state dairy,
llnlGc: do. crenmcry, 13al7c Chesse
Steady; large, O'ialOc ; small. 'Oi.all'iC ,
part skims, 4.i8'.jc ; full skims. aS-iSc Eggs
E.iy; stato and Pennsilvanta, 10al0'4c ;
western freih, OalOc; southern, 9. Tal
low Steadj; city, 3Hc; country, 3'4c.
The Koynl-Whlte nnel Puro
m tho Driven Suotr.
POWDER
Absolutelr Puro
R0VAI MKINQ POWOCn CO , NEW YORK.
LEADING HOUSE FOR MILLINERY
&4m$
413 Lackawanna Avenue
T
dccllno of 5c; choice beeves scarce and
firm, f3.E0.it for common dress beef steers,
to $5a5.10 for choice to exitia cattle; rto-k-ers
and feeiler animated, $3.7314.40 Hogs
Decllneel. 5-alCc per hundtvd pounds,
sales, $3 S3a3.90, heavy packing lots, $J Mxi
3.75, and primo llglit neldhts, J TV4 Sheep
Active, unchanged; lambs, 10c per hun
dred pounds hlRher; common to cholco
Colorado lambs, $3 50n5.5O, she-ep, $2.3i)a3.7"
for culls up to $1 S3 for cholco export lots,
cholco to prime heavy native ihocp J3v
5 25 Receipts Cattle-, 17,0)0 head, hogs,
40,000 head, sheep, 21,000 hea-J.
HufluloLhi- Stock.
ftnt HiKTalo. N. Y., May 3 -Cattle-Dull
and 10a2ic higher; cho4co llnlihed smooth
fat steels, $l.90a5.15, conrre roll'!i steers.
$15034; cholco Ftnoolh fat hellers, $3 75.1
4 15, good smooth vv-ll fattened .ows,
$1.40a3C0, Etockers and feeders, nallio
stook steel!., good to choice-, $3 83al; fecil
ers, goud to bet, $3 'Mal.lo; milch cows
lend springers strictly faiu-v mllkcK,
$3COiI.80, good to fanay i ringers, $J40v
4 30 Vculs and Calves clood to extra
choice veals, $1 23a! 30; heavy fed and
bnttPi-milk. 2.5O.i3 50. Hosrs Knlr ele
mnnd, good to cho'cc Yotkers, $l.20al 25,
mlxtl packers' gr.ids, $l23n4 35; medium
weights, $4 13a4 10; l-avy hogs, $1.1015.15,
roughs, $3 59a3 75. Sheep nnd lambs l'alr
demand, stci ly, native lamb, choice to
prime, $5a5 10; culls and common lambs,
$2 73a I 33, fair to choice mixed she ep, J173a
4.25; culls and common, $2a3.50; export
sheep, $1.4 23.
Now York Livci Stock.
New York, Mav 3, Reeves Aotlvo tnl
firm; native steers, $1 25af 07'4 stags nnd
oxen. $3 50a3 25; bulls, $2.91a3CO; drj cows,
$175i3 5ii. Cables quoto American steers
at lmallHo , dierkcd weight; sheep at
10al2c. dressed weight; refrigerator le,f
at 9a9'ie Calv es Actlv es 4aM-c. higher,
veals, $,ja5 Sheep Firm, lambs, 'e.
higher; spring lambs dull, 2."a50c lower,
urn-horn sheep, $!23a3 23, clipped do,
$3.30a4 60, unhom 1 imbs, J5.25&G 25, clltpe 1
do, $1.75 15 45; spring lambs, Wa3 cac'i.
Hogs I Irmcr at $5 2ia4.50.
Over tho seas every week como
latest model a from PnriB in Trim
med lints of OriRinal nnd llech
crcho EiTocts. Thero is not such
another Millinery Stock in town
as oura, nnd nowhoro such hand
some nnd becoming styles nt such
moderate prices. Tho usual 88 to
$ 0 Hats of other stores always
hero at
$3.98 and $4.98
UNTMKD MILLINERY
Fifty salespcoplo to sell TJntrltn
med llats alone 1 Looks us though
wo had tho trade of tho street Ev
ery now style at our famous prices.
M4Rr nnd 7 "Kc I'nncy Hrnld nnd
tOlv ailU OLntran HiitM in red,
iiuriile, vreeii, cnelct, nnvj, lirown, llnc-k,
walking lints, Toepie-s nnd strnlxlit Itlm
Huts, helling ev er w here at $1 nnd fl.'25.
At$1.23and$1.48-;h
sneelal
hiiIo of un
Importer's entire line of llntid-madnStrnvr
Untie in evety ntvlo unci color. Rcgiilu
prices S'J tosjl.
Flowers Tips
;tleSlllc Poppies, a In bunch. Worth fiOn,
-Jfti- LiimeSilic l'oppj and bud. Worth ",i)a
ille Double I'niiiiitioiiH, all colors. Worth
ll'.'e-.
(He Morning Glories, colors nnd black.
Worth 7fie-.
tlftc Largo huni-hes of Clrrnnliitn it, with bud
nub lollnge. Itcel nnele nrnls. Worth noe.
fine Hir Spei-lul Ontrli li Plumes, blnck nnd
while. Wen th 7"i-c.ieli.
Mllltnrj HriiHhes, I'ntiitccl Wings, etc., fotf
Walking and Hie) cle lints.
'S.
A 1 3 Lacka. Ave.
Proprietor.
Oil .Market.
Oil City, Pn., May 3. Thero was no
transactions In ccrtillcato oil, bint S3c was
bid at tihe close, yrcdlt balances were ad
vanced 2c a barrel, making Pennsylvania
oil S3e Runs, S0,33S barrels, s-nlpnients,
118,913 barrels.
L A D B E S DO YOU KHO'.V
DR. FELIX LE BRUM'S
Steel Pennyroyal Treatment
is tho originnl nnd only FItKNOlI
nnfnnnd rnllnbln enro on tho mor.
ket. Price. $t.(X); eont by mail
Genuine) sold only by ,
Wm. fl. Clark, 326 Penn Ave, Scranton, Pa.
THE GREEKS !
tincl Turks, with their dogs of wnr
iinhished, linvo nlmidj ndvnneed
tho prices of provisions.
OUR "STRAWBERRY" HAMS
nro Mill sold at tho lowest prices
ever known.
9lz Per Pound.
KLLET'SIUIET
Next to Academy ol Music
A Wide Choice.
A vast variety from, which to select 19
one oT tho advnnt.igcsi ot our establish
ment. You (Mil hardly fnll to find In out
t-tock the kind of goods 1011 want. Wo
wish to call your especial attention this
week to a line of suitings ut $18 that for
beauty, durability and stjle has never
been surpassed in thla city for less than
W. J. DAYIS, merctSiaunotr.
213 Wjomlng Avenue.
THE
I0SIC POWDER CO.,
ROOlUS I AND 2, COuVLTH B'L'ITG,
SCRANTON, PA.
Miss Elizabeth Runnell, of the
Stroudsbutg Noimal school, spent Sun
day with her mother In Tunkhannock.
Charles Little has enteied a. law of
fice in Scranton.
Fiank Miller and Miss Outbrio
Thompson, of tho Seminaiy, spent Sun
day with their patents here.
Rev. S. C. Hodge preached nt Me
shoppen Sunday. Rev. Murdock occu-Dlc-d
the Presbyterian pulpit here.
Major II. W. Uardwell Is home fiom
llaiiltburg for a few days.
The water has been turned on at the
public drinking fountain.
Manager Rrooks, of the Wilkea-Ilarre
Muslo hall, has oignnlzed n tioupe.
Tiiey will be In Tunkhannock tor a
week, and lehearse In l'latt'fa Oyera
house-,
Marey Miller, agent for the Ameri
can Tobacco company, has been spend
ing a few cia s In Tunkhnnonck.
Mifc. Hannah O'Urlen will Bpend the
week with Mrs. John Turn, of Sc.an
t)n, Mrs. Dr. Denlson lias been In Scran
ton lor a few days.
1'or olhcr .Neighboring County News
see pngo t).
Liver ESI
Like biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti
tution, sour stomach, Indigestion aro promptly
cured by Hood's Pills. They do their work
I'lillnelelpliin Provision Market.
Phlldd"lphla, May 3. Wheat ic lower;
contract grade, May, S0aSP4c ; June,
nominal; July, nominal August nominal,
Oats Steady, No. 2 white, May, Ka.'S'-e ,
June-, 2ji25'-..c , July, 25a2j'ie ; August,
Kalj'c. riour Quiet, but steadj, win
ter super, $.'71142 90, do extras. $3a3 23.
Pennsylvania, roller, clear, Jlal 15, do. do
sttalght, Jl.lSajij, western winter clc-ar,
Jlal 13; do. straight, $1 15n4.Su; do. do pat
ents, $1 50il C3; spring clear, $3.50a3.80 Rut
tetUull anl easier, fancy western
creamery, 17c, do Pennsjlvanla prints,
20c ; do do do , Jobbing at 21a2lc. Rggs
Steady, but eiuiet, fresh nearby, 9V , do.
western, 9'4al0c. Cheese Unchanged
Re lined sugars Firm but quiet Cotton
Unchange-d Tallow riteaely; city prime
In hogsheads, 3a3'c ; country In barrels,
2'8a3c ; do. dark, 2a2ic; cake, 3i,a3V
grease, 2'ic Live poultry Quiet, but
fteadj; fowls, Sa8ic ; old roosAtrs, Ce ,
winter chickens, 15alSc; sptlng chlekcns,
L0a25c.; ducks, Ual2c. Dressed poultrv
Vnchangeel, fowls choice, 9c ; do. fa'r to
good, 8aSisc ; bro'lere western deslrablo
sizes, 20a20c., do large, 13alSc ; neat by do.,
as to Ui and ciuallly, 23a3i)c ; ducks, near
by. 12al3c ; western, (ialOc Receipts
1'lour, 4, (KK) bairels, 10 000 nicks, wheat,
150 bushels; corn, 59,000 bus-hois, oits, 17,jU0
bushels Shlpmt-ntt Wheat. 7eK bushels;
cam, 00,000 bushels, oats, 19,003 bushels.
Snk tnm lir..
l.tD.y.VTOJjvi
REVBVG
RESTORES VITALITY.
Made a
Well Man
lBthUay.MTp of Me.
THE QPEAT .loth t)ay.
iPiiisra'oxi XvVEivraaia'sr
producn tho nbnvn revilt In 30 diiys. It ecti
powerfully and quickly Curr when ill others (ill.
You-emea 1.111 regua their lost manhood, and old
men will recover their joutMul vuor by uiloj
ItKVIVO. It quickly and surely rcitorciNertou
ness, Lost Vitality, Impotency, MUriitly Liulsilona,
Lost Power, I ailing Memory Wastlna Diet nee, and
til cITecU o( teltabuce or eicr.aand Indiscretion,
ttnirh unfits one tor atudy butinesaormarrlase. It
not only cures by Urtf nz at the irst ot d.3case, but
tsacrcat nervn tonic and blood builder, bring
ing back the pink glow to inle checks and re
storing the lire of jnutle. It wards off Jnninlty
and Consumption Insist en having IlKVIVO, no
other. It can be carried In Teest pocket. Jly mall,
(S 1,00 per packxre, or six f or tfS.OO, with a post
tlve written guarantee to enre or refund
the money. Circular free. Address
ROYAL MFDICINE CO . 63 Rlvor St , CHICAGO, Il
lor bule by .MA'lTlIBWb liKOa, uraji'
iilst scrautou, Pu,
MINING AND BLASTING
POWDER
MADE AT MOOBIC AND SU8Z ""
DALE WORKS.
LAPLIN & RAND POWDER CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Elcctrio Batteries, Eloctrio Einbdora. for ex
ploding blasts, bafcty Fuses and
Repanno Chemical Co. 's gxplosives.
HH e
easily nail thoroughly.
Best alter dinner pills.
25 cents. All druggists.
Vrepared by C. I. Hood Si Co., Lowell, Mass.
Tho only Till to take with Hood's Sarsaparllla.
Pills
Chicago drain SInrUet.
Chlcnjro, May 3.-Tho leading future3
ransed as follows- Wheat .Ma, 71c,
71'le , Jul, 70?.. 70Hc; September, CCVaC,
We. Corn May. SJc , 21e : July, Kc,
2JWe ; September, W.e., 2iV Oats
May, icc, 16e ; July. IVic , KHc Sep
tember, 18'c , l4c. Mess pork May, Jb W,
$sri.H, July, ti tt t6Vi Iarel JIay. JI03,
51 OT.. July. ! 126. H 126. September, II.M'u,
J122-.. Shot-t ribsMay. l CO. JlC'ij,
July. 1C0, JIC3; September, H.70, $170
Cash quotations vvero as follows Flour
Stead , No a sprlnff wheat. 7iy.a72Hc ;
No. 3 sprlnir wheat. 70e ; No 2 red, S7a
WUc , No. 2 corn, HaWiC, No. 2 o'Iow,
2i'ia2lc ; No 2 oats, 17c , No 2 white,
fob, 2:'a23Vic; No 3 v.hlte, do., lSI3a
2Je, No. 2 ie, 31c ; No. 2 barley, nom'mil;
No 3, f o b., 2Ea31c, No. 1 flaxseed, IZUa.
78c ; prime timothy reed, J3 10; mcf 3
pork, KMa8C0; lard, Jl 05; short ribs,
sides, loose, $1 Mai SO; dry salted shoulelers
boxed, &Uu5,4e.; short clear sides, boxed,
Caic: whiskey, Jl 19; suRars. cut loaf.
unchanKed Itecelpts-riour, 8.000 barrels;
wheat, 3,003 bitfhcls; corn, 131.000 bushels;
oai-.s, 201,000 buphols; rye. 6.000 bushels;
barley, 17,000 bushels. ShlpmcntsKlour,
11,000 barrels: wheat, 201,001 bUFhels; com,
171,000 buahe-l. oats, 109,000 bushe-ls; rye,
1S.O0O bushels; barley, 62,000 busehels.
FANCY RIPE
STRAWBERRIES
Bermuda and Southern Producs,
FKESH EVKKV DAY.
t II, PIERCL PI IK WHET
I I- EUDB BARMS
Itich French Tapestries, all silk, Satin Damasks, Finti
Velours atfil Supeib Silk Draperies in various weaves
and luxuries which one could yet along without if ueetl
bo, b'ut would williugly possess if co-.t was low enough.
Bankruptcy Makes ft Possible
for us to offer tho highest clais goods in tho nliovo lino
at HALF T1IKIK VALUE becauso wo bought them nt half
price when Korr, Son &
sheriff a week or two ago,
Co.'s htock vras sold by tho
Chicago I, ii) Stork.
Chlcapo, May 3. I'at steers 6Ufforcd a
Fine Carpets, Rugs, Etc,,
on tho samo terms.
Opposite Main Hntranco
to Wyoming llouie.
Q. KERR, Agent.
408 Lackawanna Ave
n