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PENNSYLVANIA
Julius Duhcck of Frcelnnd, hail an
eye badly Injured, a blank cartridge
belnfr discharged In his face from n tar
Bet rifle tho hands of a companion.
Ilev. J. R. Merrlman of Lewlsburir,
nged 76 years, Jumped at Bloomsburg
from a train running- at a high rate of
iipeed and was seriously, If not fatally
Injured.
The name for Wilkes-Barre'e new
theatre will be the Ncsbltt, In honor
of Abraam Nesbttt. president of the
board ofd lrectors and one of the larget
stockholders.
An attempt wns made to burglarize
the cafe of Benjamin Dllley early Mon
day morning. In their operations the
burglars alarmed the family and es
caped without booty.
While working In tho boiler house at
X,uko Fidler collery Edward Roth, of
Shamokln. stepped Into a heap of hot
ashes and sank Into the burning fuel
to his knees. Both legs were badly
burned.
Mrs. William Steely, of Beaver town
ship. Columbia county, aged about 40
years, committed suicide at her home
Monday by cutting her throat. Previ
ous to this attempt she had taken three
ounces of laudunum. Insanity from Ill
ness was the cause.
Commissioners Wheelock, Chase and
Brown of Wyoming county, have made
a contract for a J9.000 soldiers' monu
ment of granite, with four bronze tab
lots, with Edward Gallagher, Jr., of
I'hlladelphla. The monument Is to be
ereetcd on Court House square within
r.lx months.
William Patterson, of Stroudsburg.
recently came near meeting death In a
peculiar manner. He fell while en
gaged In his uork and landed on a
lathe machine, hi bark striking the
Iron frame of the machine and his
he.id falling directly across a sharp
knife. The blade cut a deep hole in
tho back part of the skull.
A laige number of the unemployed
resident's of Mt. Carmfl held an Indig
nation meeting the other day against
the Mount Carmel Water company and
Contractor Cleary, for employing Ital
ian laborers on the. new reservlor to the
exclusion of naturalized residents. A
committee was appointed to wait upon
the water company directors and Con
board of directors and one of tho largest
COUNTY OFFICERS UNDER FIRE.
Charged with Illcgnl Expenditures
and .Misdemeanors.
Pottsvllle, June 8. The Taxpayers'
association of Schuylkill county, an
organization banded together for the
purpose of lowering the expenditures
of the county, so as to lower taxes, has
filed a bill in equity to restrain the
commissioners from the further expen
diture of county funds for public im
provements. The bill makes the com
missioners, 'the controller and county
treasurer respondents.
The petition is sworn to by William
L. Sheafer. It sets forth, among other
allegations, that a petition purporting
to have set forth certain matters as re
(julied under an act of the leglslatuie
to secure the approval of the cauit for
the erection of an hospital, steam-heating
and electric light plants and laun
dry at the almshouse, cannot be found
after a diligent search for It among
the records In the clerk of court's ollicc,
where It should have been filed, and
upon further inquiry of the commis
sioners, controller and solicitor, all
hav- failed to discover or bring ti
light the petition or a copy thereof.
There Is a box In the clerk of court's
c-tlice, labeled "Petition of County
Commissioners for Almshouse Improve
ments," which Is found to be empty.
The petition further sets forth that
bids were asked for the construction
of tho several buildings and improve
ments, and the proposals aggregated
$56,929.33, which were approved by
court. Subsequently further bids,
amounting to $11,515.30, were agreed to,
but which, the 'complainant is In
formed, have never been submitted to
court for approval, as required by law
whereby, it is alleged, the commission
ers have committed a misdemeanor In
the execution of said contract.
Furthermore. In addition, the county
commissioners have, with the approval
of the controller, Illegally set apart
and appropriated from time to time,
for sundry unauthorized and illegal ex
penditures in connection with the alms
house, Impiovements aggregating $7,
013 91, nil of which, It Is alleged, Is
in direct violation of law. The com
plainant also avers that County Sur
veyor Geary, who Is drawing a salary
of $500 per annum, was paid $1,689 In
addition for alleged services as sur
veyor for erecting public works. The
chaiges a're also made that the re
spondents paid out $1,294.50 Illegally to
William D. Hill, architect; also $1,
301.47 for excavation.
FOKKST CITY.
P. II. Bums, the Great Bend Insur
ance mnn, was among the business
visitors in Forest City on Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hugh K. Vaughn Is visiting
friends at Thompson.
Henry F. Manzer, of Susquehanna,
whp will probably be the nominee of
the coming Republican county conven
tion for the office of prothonotary,
spent yesterday among his many
friends in Forest City.
George Maxey, who has Just re
turned from Mansfield Normal school,
where he has been taking a post-graduate
course. Is very 111 with typhoid
fever at the home of his parents, on
North Main street.
A boxing tournament will bo held In
Davis' Opera house on Friday evening,
Juno 18, commencing at 8 o'clock. The
.affair will be under auspices of the
Forest City Athletic association, which
Is composed of gentlemen who will
see that all that is advertised will be
performed. The principal event will be'
a fifteen-round bout between "Jnck"
Chamber, of Forest City, and "Reddy"
Connolly, of Philadelphia, for a purse
GREAT WALL PAPER SALE.
Wo aro going out of the Wall Paper business and oar stock raus
bo clpsed out at onoc, ag wo want the room for other goods.
Tveiity-lIvo Thousand noils to be closed out at tho fol
lowing prices:
10c Wall Paper fic
15c
20c
, 8c
,10c
J. SCOTT INGLIS,
Counties.
of fine. A number of other contents
will precede tho chief attraction of the
evening. According to agreement Con
nolly is to atop Chambers inside of
the fifteen rounds, but tho Forest City
contingent are betting their sesterces
tho't he hasn't the motive power to
do it, Tho youth who bears the very
appropriate cognomen of "Reddy,"
however, Is said to be n "bad man,"
If he Is from Philadelphia, and his
friends, of whom he 1 not destitute,
even in this vicinity, claim thr.t his
staying powers and slugging qualities
will make him the easiest kind of a
winner. Among ithose who will take
part in the preliminary bouts are James
Doollttle, a young man of more than
ordinary fistic ability, and John Boyle,
who a little more than a year ago
fought tho redoubtable Jnck Waltz to
a draw In Fleming's hall, this bor
ough. No doubt Jack would enjoy be
ing present, as a participant, or any
other way, at the'comlne carnival of
knuckles, but Just at present he is in
seclusion at Montrose, awaiting his
trial on the charge of knowing more
about the death of Jabez E. Lemon
than he cares to tell. Much interest is
being taken In this set-to by the sport
ing fraternity from Scranton to For
est City, and a large concourse of the
ndmlreis of the "manly art" Is ex
peoted on the 18th of June.
RETURNED TO KILL.
After His Release from Prison This Con
vict Ooes After His Accuser
with a Meat Cleaver.
Shamokln, June 8. The tinkle of a
little bell early yesterday morning was
one of the main causes leading to the
instant death of a burly negro bur
glar. Alexander Plerson. who had
been but one week out of Jail, (ieorge
Biewer and John Gelm'jy, of Irish val
ley, discharged five shots at the des
perado. The bell was In a stable, and a cord
connected It with a tlmtlar bell In the
kitchen of the Brewer homestead. The
burglar In prowling ibout the kitchen
struck the rude pollie alarm, wliich
set Brewer and Clelmby upen his
tracks. He was heavily armed, and in
his dying agony held firmly to a large
meat cleaver. It was evidently bis
Intention to murder Mr. and Mrs.
Brewer, but he arrived too late.
A TERROR FOR YEARS.
For years Plerson had terrorized
various portions of the state with his
midnight depredations. He started
from Tower city at an early age to loot
houses, and was signally successful
until last year, vhn he dropped off
at Ir'sh Valley on his w.xy from WIN
llamsport to Philadelphia He then
entered Mr. Brewer's home and appro
priated $'!C. Mr. Brewer, who had a
big dairy, started his men In pursuit,
and Plerson, finding resistance una
vailing, surrendered. He was sentenc
ed to nine months, and while in Jail
conceived a violent hatred for Mr.
Brewer because the latter had caused
his Incatceratlon.
The convict made threat1?, and ns
soon as his time was served he started
for Irish Valley, two miles northwest
of here.
ALARM AND BATTLE.
Mr. Biewer arose earlier than usual
yesterday. Daylight had not yet set
In. The hired hands were put to work,
and Brewer and Gelmby repaired to a
milk house, leaving Mrs. Brewer alone.
She grew timid and Joined her hus
band Just as Plerson stole from the
mountains close by. He hurried to tho
bedrooms of the Brewers, and, not find
ing anybody about, ransacked a num
ber of rooms for booty. Finally tho
burglar visited the kitchen, and when
the party In the st'abla heard the bell,
Brewer and Gelmby rushed to the
house.
Plerson made ready for battle, and
ducked when n shot ivhlz.ed past his
head. Farm hands hurried to the
scene, and the burglar saw he was In
the hottest fight of his lite. He ran
back a few steps, and then sprang
through a closed window, the glass
cutting his face as he leaped.
BULLETS IN LEG AND HEAD.
As he landed a bullet brok a leg;
then another went through his head.
He staggered forward, cursing his
pursuers and shouted defiantly as the
weapons cracked away. Brewer
reached his side as the burglar glared
at him and died.
The corpse was left lying where It
fell, while Brewer and Gelmby deliv
ered themsehes to the authorities.
District Attorney Shlpman told them
to return home to attend a cot oner's
ine,ue&t, wherein the Jurors declared
them blameless.
LOST HIS NOSE FOR LOVE.
Successful Aspirant for Woman's
Hand Disfigured.
Wllkes-Barre, June S. Samuel Mel
lon, tho successful aspirant for the
hand of a Plymouth young woman, was
horribly disfigured Monday night by
rivals. Four other men, had, with Mel
lon, been suitors for the girl's hand and
had been paying atentlon to her some
time. They all boarded together and
were friends. A few nights ago Mellon
proposed and was accepted. When the
news was announced. Mellon was
warned by friends to take care of him
self, but laughed and said tho men wero
all friendly to him and would soon get
over their disappointment.
Late Monday night, ns Mellon was
returning with the young woman from
the home of a friend, he was accosted
by three men, supposed to be his rivals,
who without a word, threw him down
and deliberately hacked off his nose
with a sharp chisel. In his struggles hsl
face was horribly lacerated. The young
woman did what she could to aid him
and was roughly handled, but not much
hurt. As soon as Mellcn's nose was cut
off his asasllants fled and Mellon was
assisted by his fiancee to a physician's
office. Tho police were then Informed
of the outrage, but have not yet been
able to find any of the three men. It is
supposed they have left town.
25c Wall Paper,,. 15c
35c " " 25c
50c 35c
Carpets, Draperies an! Wall Papery
419 Lacka. Ave.
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
True Fish Story Is Related by an Oak
land Citizen.
A SEA SERPENT AT LANESB0R.0
Eipcrlonco ofn Sucquchnnnn Tarmor
in NobrnftkifA Cascade School
Tonclicr Is Trcntcd to a Surprise
Gront rrult Crops Aro Promised.
X row Items or Interest to tho
Railroad Hoys.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, June 8. Two Oak
landslde fllsherman, whose ' affi
davits would be accepted In any court
and who are not direct descendants of
Anar.!n3, report having seen a marine
monster in the river nt Lanesboro, a
few evenings since. While sitting in
the boat, angling for catfish, tho
strange creature suddenly appeared
moving through the rnplds below them,
sending up a volume of water like a
porpoise and groaning like a sea Hon.
It was about sixteen feet long, and as
largo around as a Hour barrel. It had
a head like an otter and Its eyes looked
like bicycle lamps. Its back was cov
ered with scales, and when it moved
Its tall the waters weie greatly agi
tated. The monster foundered about
on the sands for a few moments, then
with a moon he dlsapeared In tho deep
water near the eddy, and was Been no
more. It is possible that the peregrin
ating Nahant sea serpent has arrived
In these parts, coming overland, by
easy stages.
A PASSING GLANCE.
Ed Vrooman the night porter at the
Hotel ZSijgford, at an early hour on
Monday morning tapped the cash regis
ter, abstracted $55.70, and Immediately
levanted to that unbounded and unde
fined section commonly designated as
"parts unknown." Ere another moon
waxes and wanes, the erring Edward
will realize that It doesn't pay to be a
small thief.
The death of Hannah, wife of J. W.
H. Bradford, occurred on Sunday after
a protracted illness. Her age was 77
years. She 1b survived by the husband
and a daughter, Mrs. U. B. Glllet, of
New Mllford. The funeral will occur
this afternoon, from the family resi
dence. At Sanitaria Springs, on Saturday,
the Susquehanna club downed the homo
nine 3 and 2
James Graney died suddenly at
Itellly's hotel, on Front street, at noon
on Wednesday. The funeral will prob
ably occur on Wednesday.
Architect C. R. Patterson, of PIttston
Is preparing plans and specifications
for the new Presbyterian church edi
fice. It Is expected that work will be
gin about July 1.
IN A LINE OR SO.
The editor of the Forest City News
has a "clubbing list." It ought to in
clude the chaps who never pay for their
paper.
The recent frosts have had no per
ceptible effect upon the crop of June
marriages.
June 7 eighteen years ago, there was
a fall or snow throughout this section.
Having retired from the business, our
mutual friend, Editor Psalmud More,
of the Great Bend Plain Dealer, ad
vertises his baby carriage for sale.
A Susquehanna county farmer, who
went to Nebraska two years ago, has
Just blown away with the county. A
gentle zypher scattered his buildings
and stock over the face of the earth.
Nothing remained except a mortgage
which was fastened too securely to
blow away.
Farmers at Hickory Grove are receiv
ing only forty-five cents for forty
quarts of milk. That is enough to make
a self-respecting cow commit suicide.
A Susquehanna man Is perfecting an
improvement upon the cash register.
His register is intended to record the
cash which the bartender puts into his
pocket. It will also collect old debts.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Will J. McConnell, the famous tem
perance lecturer, has become insann
and is incarcerated in a western asy
lum. A wonderfully gifted man, he can
not control his appette the old, old
story.
Hon. Amos J. Cummlngs arrived at
Columbian Grove on Saturday even
ing, and has since been fishing for bass
with his usual good luck. He will leave
for Scranton today.
Arthur Teed, the well-known artist,
recently of Rome, will spend the sum
mer In a cottage on Mount Manoto
nome, overlooking Hallstead. Mr. Teed
Is a graceful writer as well as a gifted
artist. Hallstead is honored.
IN THE COUNTY.
The Republican county nominating
convention will be held in Montrose on
Tue3day next.
A large number of Susquehanna
county members of the Royal Arcan
um will go to Harvey's Lake, June 23,
to help celebrate "Arcanum day."
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Kane
occurred at St. Joseph's on Eaturday.
Thomson expects to have electric
lights In the near future.
Susquehanna county has sixteen
Grand Army costs.
Susquehanna county will send large
delegations to the seven-county sol
diers' reunion, to be held In Honesdale,
June 20.
Cards are out announcing the coming
marriage of Miss Gwennle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thomas, of
Wllkes-Barre, to John B. Tobias, of
Gibson.
SOME NEWS MATTERS.
A few mornings since a Cascade
school teacher opened a drawer In her
desk and was horrified to find a rat
tlesnake snugly ensconced therein. One
of the big pupils dispatched the' "crit
ter" with a poker, and the class in
fractions resumed Its work. '
A clergyman in Great Bend handed
his wife the envelope whloh contained
the customary present from the groom.
She discovered that it only contained
six cents. The minister had been called
out of bed to perform the ceremony.
There la one postmaster in Susque
hanna county who contemplates a. pos
sible removal with complete satisfac
tion. The receipts of his ofllce for the
year have been 4.68, while the ex
penses have aggregated $5.72, leaving
him $1.01 out of pocket.
It Is proposed to hold a grand pic
nlo and reunion of the grass widows
and widowers of Susquehanna county
In Montrose, In August. It will be a
remarkable gathering In many re
spects. RAILROAD ETCHINGS.
Ther was a big run of freight over
tho Erie on Saturday and Sunday.
The dynamonetrical car, tn charge of
B, G, Wray, of the Erie motive power
department, Is being run over the Jef
ferson branch,
The Erie's summer time-table, an-j
nounced for Juno 13, has been post
poned until Juno 20.
A special train of Uwenty-flv cars
of "Quaker Oats" will pass through
Susquehanna on Friday. t
The handsomo summer residence of
Superintendent C. R. Manvllle, of the
Pennsylvania division of the Delaware
nnd Hudson road, at Farvlew, over
looks some of the finest scenery In
PMinsjlvanlo. Thfe brushes of gifted
artists and the pens of ready writers
alike fall to do that section Justice.
Notwithstanding the somewhat rocky
times, the Eric Is improving its tracks,
stations, etc., along ther line.
New telegraph poles will be erected
along the Jefferson brnnch at once.
The poles are being distributed.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
The funeral of William Dwyer was
largely attended on Saturday morning
from St. John's Catholic church.
Without solicitation, the congrega
tion of tho Presbyterian church has
raised the salary of the pastor, Rev.
D. I. Sutherland, from $900 to $1,000
and parsonage.
The borough attorney has been re
quested by the common council to draw
up an ordinance to regulate fast driv
ing and bicycle riding on tho streets
also an ordinance to prohibit the throw
ing of rubbish, burning papers, etc.,
on the streets.
UnlesB there comes a nipping frost,
there will be an immense crop of fruit
throughout this section.
All of the railroad boys would be
glad to see our stato senator, Hon.
E. B. Hardenbergh, elected auditor
general of Pennsylvania. He is an
Erie conductor, running for year3 on
tho Honesdale branch, and Is most
popular where he is the best known.
Whitney.
HONESDALE.
The Baptist pulpit was occupied on
Sunday evening by Rev Dr. Luther,
secretary pf state missions, who deliv
ered very "able sermons both morning
and evening.
Rev. W. H Swift preached the Bac
calaureate sermon before the gradu
ating class of the High School on Sun
day evening in the Presbyterian
church
Our mayor believes In protection at
least In protecting our merchants, by
requiring transient clothing firms and
others to pay the proper license be
fore doing business in Honesdale.
Dunning & Kimble are the new firm
who are succesors to Donevan. They
have remodelled the store room and
are ready for business.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
hold their children's Day exercises next
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mason, of Green
Ridge, spent Sunday here with their
daughtet, Mrs. Dr. C. E. Foster.
Mr. A. J. Rehbeln made a business
trip to Scranton on Tuesday.
The German Lutheran Sunday school
will run tho first excursion of tho sea
son to Farvlew on Wednesday, June
16. The Honesdale band will furnish
music.
Rev. J. N. Lewis, who Is stopping
here with his family, will occupy the
pulpit of Grace church next Sunday
This (Wednesday) evening tho band
boys hold a social and dance in the
Opera House.
The lunch wagon that was to occupy
the vacant space adjoining R. T.
Whitney & Co's., store does not put In
an apearance. Is our mayor to blame?
Mr. Grant W. Lane was a visitor In
Wllkes-Barre yesterday.
l Is due to the Honesdale cornet
band to say that they have furnished
orchestra music to the church societies
without charge, (reports to the contrary
notwithstanding). They are making
an effort to procure new uniforms
which they need very much. The
money received Decoration day Is to be
used for this purpose. They deserve
encouragement in this matter by our
citizens. All money received by them
Is put In use at home. They should
have homo patronage.
TUNKIIANNOCK.
C. E. Frcar, of the Lake Wlnola
house, has given notice that his open
ing ball will take place on Friday
evening, June 18
Mlf,s Eleanor Little Is studying law
with W. E. and C. A. Little.
Miss Helen Orr has returned from an
extended visit with her grandparents
at Dallas.
Web. Amis moved Into his new bar
ber shop in the Jennings block on Mon
day. Miss Mary Cornell has returned from
Newark, N. J where she has been
visiting Mrs. Maggie Renshaw.
Mrs. Charles Graham has returned
from an extended visit with Scranton
relatives.
Rev. John Rendall. who occupied the
Presbyterian pulpit last summer, vis
ited Charles Swisher on Saturday last.
H. A. Mack, of Weatherly, spent
Sunday In town.
County Treasurer William Avery is
shipping large quantities of strawber
ries. Mrs. Ed. Harding, who has been seri
ously ill for the past two weeks, is
reported no better.
This evening at Piatt's Opera house
the closing exercises of the high school
will take place. Declamations have
been arranged in place of the usual
essays.
Frank Miller, of Wyoming seminary,
spent Sunday in town.
Walter Tewksbury has returned from
the University of Pennsylvania.
The ,last lesson of the dancing clasa
was held on Monday evening.
Henry C. Prevost has been spending
tho past six weeks in Washington,
D. C.
Robert J. Little has entered the Wy
oming National bank as assistant
bookkeeper.
Now
Is tho time 'when you should tako a
Spring Medlclno to purify your blood,
give you good appetite, 6ound sleep,
6teudy nerves and perfect digestion.
That scrofulous taint, that skin trou-
blc, that liver dlf-
T Ir flculty.thatbllious
I C&Kw tendency, that
tired feeling, aro
all cured by Hood's Barsaparllla. Glvo
this medloino a fair trial and you -will
rcallzo its positive merit. It is not
what wo say, but what tho pcoplo who
aro cured say, which proves that
Hood's
Sai-saparillaISS
cine. O. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Hnn,l niifn cure Lirer IUji easy to
nOOCTS Fills take, eaiy to operate. ic
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THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.
New York, -June 8. The fono of to
day's market for stocks was distinctly
reactionary throughout, though not to
a marked extent.' The itendency was
made tho more marked by the failure
of tho market to rally with any
marked degree of vigor under the
strong Impetus of the upward bound
of sugar. Sugar was strong all morn
ing on Washington advices foreshad
owing the action of the senate caucus
on tho sugar schedule of the tariff bill,
but It surged upward with a bound
when the formal decision of tho caucus
and tho terms of th substitute be
came known. The extreme rise was 4
and ithe close was only slightly below
that. The preferred gained 1. Tho
covering of shorts and long buying
induced enormous transactions in this
stock, the total sales for the day num
bering over 90,000 shares out of a total
of all sales of about 260,000 shares. Tho
Grangers were sold to take profits, and
to some extent, on the beliefs that
crops have been damaged In the north
west. Missouri Paclflo gained a frac
tion. Leather preferred gained 1 on
tho supposition that tho proposed duty
on hides will be defeated. Chicago Gas
sold down 1 on profit taking but
recovered in sympathy with sugar.
General electric showed strength in
the closing hour. Canadian Paclflo
nnd Lackawanna also gained a point
each. In the general list small losses
were general, the early decline beln
led by the Grangers and Internation
als, but the' rally left losses generally
very narrow. Baltimore and Ohio lost
a point, Laclede Gas 114 and Long
Istei d 1. Third Avenue Street Rail
way declined 6 points on a Judicial de
cision Invalidating a proposed exten
sion. The total sales of stocks today were
266,900.
Furnished by WILLIAM LINN AL
LGN & CO.. stock Brokers, Mears build
ing, rooms, 705-706.
Open- High- Low- Clos.
, tng. est. est. In?.
Am. Tobacco Co. .... 71 72H 71 72-i
Am. Cotton Oil 11 11 11 11
lAm. Bug. Ref. Co...,118V4 322 118 122H
Atch.. To. & S. Fe.. UTi 1114 11 11
At., To. &S. Fo Pr.. 23 23 23V4 23i
Canada. Southern ... 49 49 Vi
Ches. & Ohio 17& IVA 17 17V4
Chicago Gas 86 8 85 85
Chic' &. N. W. 110 110 110 110
Ohio.. B. & Q 7Sii 79 7S 7S
C. C. C. &St. L 21 23 23 23
Chic, Mil. & St. P. . 7754 77 77 77
ChlC, R. I. & Poc. .. 69 69 68 08
Del. & Hudson 104 101 104 104
D., L. & W UtVj 1 118 145
Dlst. &C. F. 10 10 10Vi 10
Gen. 'Electric 32 33 32 32
Lake Shore 165 169 163 169
Louis. & Nosh 48 48 48 48
M. K. & Tox. Pr... 29 29 28 28
Man. Elevated 87 88 86 87
Mo. Tac 16 17 16 17
Nat. Lead 28 28 27 27
N. J. Central 76 77 76 76
N. T. Central 100 100 100 100
N. T.. S. & W. Pr... 22 22 22 22
Nor. Pac. Pr. 38 39 38 39
Ont. & West 11 ' 14 14 J4
Omaha 58 58 58 68
Pac. Mall 27 27 27 27
Phil. & Reading 20 20 19 20
Southern R. R. 8 8 8 S
Southern R. R, Pr. .. 28 28 27 28
Tenn. C. & Iron 21 21 20 21
Texas Paclflo 9 9 9 9
Union Paclflo ". 7 6 7
Wabash C 6 5 6
Wabash Pr. 14 14 14 II
Western Union 79 80 "9 79
W. L 1 i
U. S. Leather 7 7 7 7
U. S. Leather Pr 68 68 56 68
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE TRICES.
Open- High- Low- Clos.
WHEAT. ng. est. e3t. Ing.
July 67 69 67 69
September 63 61 63 64
CORN.
July 15 18 18 18
September 18 18 18 18
OATS.
July 21 25 24 21
September ........ 25 26 20- 25
LARD.
July 3.55 3.60 3.53 3.55
September 3.62 3.70 3.65 3.63
PORK.
July 7.70 7.73 7.67 7.67
Scranton Board or Trade Exchange
Quotntious--All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS. Bid. Asked.
Scranton & PIttston Trac. Co. ... 20
National Boring & DriU'g Co 80
First Notional Bank 630
Elmhurst Boulevard Co ioo
Scranton Savings Bank 200
Scranton Packing Co. .. 95
Lacka. Iron & Steel Co 159
Third National Bank 330
Throop Novelty M'f'g Co SO
Scranton Traction oC 15 17
Scranton Axle Works SO
Weston Mill Co 250
Alexander Car Replacer Co 100
Scranton Bedding Co 105
Dime Dep. & Dip Bark 145
Lacka. Trust & Safe Dep. Co.. 140 145
Economy, S. II. & P. Co 50
BONDS.
Scranton Pass. Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 110 ...
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage duo 19(8 110
Bcranton & PIttston Trao. Co. ... SO
People's Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920 110
Dickson Manufacturing Co 100
Lacka. Township School 5 102
City of Scranton St, Imp. 6 102
Mt. Vernon Coal Co 85
Scranton Axle Works 100
Now York Produco Mnrkot.
New York, June S. Flour Firmer and
held higher without actual change from
yesterday's figures. Winter extras, $3.35a
3.65. Ryo flour Quiet; Ccrnmeal Steady,
Rye Steady; No. 2 western, 26e c. I. f
Buffalo, Barley Quiet; feeding, 27a
27c; c. 1. f., Buffalo. Barley malt-Dull.
Wheat Spot firm; No. 2 red New York,
77c, f. o. b, afloat to arrive; No. 1 Du-
luth, 79c, f. o. b., afloat to arrive; No.
1 hard Manitoba, 79c, f. o. b,, afloat to
arrive; options opened Arm adn advanced
all day, showing particular strength at
tho close of a squeeze of July shorts.
Other bull factors woro light northwest
receipts, Indifferent crop news, strength
at Berlin closed, la2c, net higher; July,
75U75c, closed, 75c; July, 73a74C,
closed, 74c; September, 70 3-16a70c,
closed, 70c; December, 71a72c, closed,
72c. oCrn Spot steady; No. 2. 29c, ele
vator; 30c, afloat; options opened firm
and advanced on bad crop news, but latw
reacted 'under better weather predictions
and olosed olny ac. net hlshor; June
closed, 29c; July, 29c; August, 30o ;
September, 30a31c., closed, 30c. Oats
-Spot firm. No. 2. 21c; No. 3, 21c; No. 2
white. 25a25c; No. 3 white, 2la24c;
track mixed western, 21a23o,; track white,
23a31c; options firm and a trifle more
active, closing c. 'higher; Juno, 22c; July
22o. Beef Steady.. Cheese Quiet; large
state, 8c; small family, 7a8c; part
skims. 4a6c; full sklmn, 2a3c. Eggs
Steady; state adn Pennsylvania, llal2o.;
western, 10allc; southern, J2.65a2.70.
Tallow Quiet; city (12 per package), 3cj
country (packages free), 3c.
Philadelphia Provulon.Hiirket.
Philadelphia, Juno 8. Wheat Firm and
lc higher! contract grade, June, 79a
79c; July, 73a73c; August nominal;
Beptember, nominal. oCrn Firm and c,
higher' No, 2 mixed, June, 2Sa29c; July,
August, September, nominal. Oats Steady
No. 2 white, June, 26alj740.; July, 25a:3c ;
August, 24a25c; September, 24a25c
Provision Steady adn In fair demadnj
hams, B, P, cured, In tierces, 8a9c;
hams', smoked, 9allc; rides ribbed In
salt, 5Vi5c,: do. do, smoked, 6a6c;
shoulders, pickle cured, 5a6c; break
fast bacon, 7aSc; lard, ipunre, city refined
tn tierces, 4alc; do, do. In tubs, 4aEc;
do, butchers' loose, 3c, Butter Firm,
fancy western creamery, 15alSc: do.
Pennsylvania prints, 16c; do, western da, j
atfj, feAii
THE LEADING AND LARGEST MILLINERY STORE,
aeUcrn aJm&
413 Lackawanna Avenue.
"' - ! .
Every Day in the Week
Is Bargain Day Here '
You can comoany day in tlio week and got tho samo bargains you
would got on any special day. Our regular prices aro much lowot
than othor stores' bargain prices. Wo'ro tho busiest storo in this
city. Thcro. must bo eomo reason for it. Hero aro a low:
One hundred and fifty dozen
UNTRIMMED HATS
in nil the new nnd popular shapes. French
Chip. Fine MUnn Straws, Fine Lace Straws
nnd Neapolitan nnd Hnlr Braids. None ever
sold for loss than 91.00 and ?l.BO each.
Take your choice here at
25c each,
TRIMMED SAILOR HATS
Fully trimmed nnd lined leather sweat,
most popular shapes.
19c, 25c, 39c.
One third of usual price.
Trimmed Hats at Half
9
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413 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
SMYRNA RUG AND CARPET SALE.
It is with a good deal of hesitancy that wo'vo at last brought for.
ward those Fino Smyrna Rug3 and Carpets for thd slaughter. "Wo
know that such expensive goods, in tho face of tho trado depression,
that has hung over this valloy, was no easy matter. Wo havo been
notified, however, to bring this sale to a close, and before it can bo
wound up these goods havo got to bo disposed of. "WILL YOU BUY
THEM AT HALF PRICE ?
SIZE. PRICD.
18x36 inches $ .87
21x45 inches 1.25
26x24 inches 1.75
30x60 inches 2.12
4x7 feet 5.12
6x9 feet 11.50
9x12 feet 25.00
Also a good assortment of medium grade 30x60 inch Smyrnaa at
$1.50 and $1.75 cacli.
S. Q. KERR,
Opposite Main Entrance
to Wyoming House.
CALL UP 3682,
MALONEY OIL and MANUFACTURING CO.,
OILS VINEGAR AND CIDER.
OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE, lit TO 151 MERIDIAN ST.
M. W. COLLINS, Manager.
15c. Egrss Firm and He. lileher; fresh
nearby, HHc; do. western, llalH&c: se
lected, 12. Cheeae Steady. Refined sugars
Firm; fair demand. Cotton Unchanged.
Tallow Quiet, net steady: city prime In
hogsheads, 3c: country Jo. do., barrels,
2T4a3c.; dark do., I'Jc; cakes, 3a3V4c;
grease, 2ysa3ic Llvo poultry Quiet,
steady; fowls, lOc.j old roosters, 7c.; spring
chickens, 12al8c. Dressed poultry Firm;
fowls choice, 9a9!J?.; do. fair to good, Ra
814c.; broilers western, 15a20c; narby do ,
2ja2Sc, as to blze and quality. Receipts
Flour, 2,6)7 barrels; 6,952 sack; wheat, 2V
000 bushels; corn, 123,000 bushels; oats,
15,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat, none,
corn, nono; o?.ts, 2C.O0 bushels.
Cbicngo Grain Mnrkot.
Chicago, -Juno 8. The leading futuics
ranged as follows: Wheat Xo. 2, July,
CTWc. 69Wc; September. 63?Jc., 64T4c; De
cember, new, 66Uc., C7c. Corn June. 21c ,
24Uc; July, W4c. 24c; September. 2SHC
25yc Oats-July, 18V4c, 184c: Septem
ber, 18V4c, 184c Mess pork July. J7.TO,
XJ.dl'A: September, $7.75, r7.75. Lard July,
J3.55, J3.65; September. 3.C24, J3.65. Short
ribs-July, J4.25, J4 27V4; September, $1.30,
$1.32,4. Cash quotations wero as follows:
Flour Steady; No. 2 spring wheat, GOVia
71Uc; No. 3 do., 6SV4a6S;c.; No. 2 red,
79Ue.; No. 2 corn, 24V4a2454c: No. 2 oats,
18V4c; No. 2. white, f. o. b 21a224c; No.
3 wblte, f. o. b 20a22c: No. 2 rye, 33c;
nominal; barley, nominal: o. 3 t. o. b.,
27a33c: No. f. o. b 26V;a29c; No. 1 llax
seed, 76a76!4c; prime timothy seed. ?2.70a.
2.75; mess pork per barrel, $7.0a7.75; lanl
per hundred, $3.5a03.524; short ribs, sides,
loose, $.15al.35; dry salted shoulders,
boxed, BaSVic; short clear Bides, boxed,
4fcalMc: whiskey, $1.10; sugars, un
changed. Receipts Flour, 13,0u0 barreli;
wheat, 21.000 bushels, corn, 1,104,000 buih
els; oats, 701,000 bu3hels; rye, 5,000 bushels;
barley. 80,000 bushels. Shlpmcnts-Flour,
13.000 barrels; wheat. 132,000 bushete; corn,
C9C.0OO bushels; barley, 35,000 bushels.
Now York Live Stock.
New York, Juna S. Ueeves No trading.
Calves Steady; eals quoted, $4a6; but
teimllk calves, $3.50a4. Sheep and lambs
Steady; good lambs, firmer; sheep, $la
4.3714; lambs, I5.50a6.50; no yearlings. Hogs
Firmer at Jlal.33 per hundred pounds.
Chicago I.ivc Stock.
Chicago, June 8. Cattle Scarce; steers,
$4a4.2'; ptlme cattle, $5.05a5.15; Texas cows
nnd bulls, $2.50a3.50; heifers, ?3.S5; Texas
steers, llrm: Sllssouri fed lots brought
$4.15a4.75. Hogs Active, at $3.20a3.57,4 for
tho poorest to the best hogs, bulk goln
$3.45a3.55. Sheep Steady: Inferior to
choice sheep, $2.504.65; tho greater pan
goln? for $3.50a4.10; prime heavy export,
native sheep, $4.70a4.S3. Lamfas $3,2Ja".;
Clorado wioled Iambs, $3,10a3.45; sprln?
Iambs( 13.60a5.75. Receipts Cittle, 3,W
huid, hogs, 18,000 heud; sheep, 12,000 head.
llu Halo Live Stock.
Cast Buffalo, Juno 8. Cattle Receipts,
light and about u'j consigned through,
quiet. Hogs Receipts, 7 cars, about
steady; yorkers, gcod to choice, $3 50a3.75;
roughs, comnon to good. $3.15a3.40; pigs,
good to choice, 3.70a3.79. Sheep and
lambs Receipts, 17 cars, steady; lumbs,
choice to primo, $4 75a4.85; culls to com
mon. $3.7Sa3.60. Sheep, choice to selected
wethers, $4.15a4.25; culls and common,
J2.20a3.25.
Oil Market.
Oil City. Pa., June 8. Certificates, no
bids; credit balances, . 87c; shipments,
67,511 barrels; runs, 101,313 barrels.
Tho Most Importmit Pnrt.
"Have you ot all you want for the
cycling excursion?" aBked his wife,
"Yes, I think so; the lamp, the
wrench, the oil yes."
"I knew you'd forget It," she re
marked; "tho most necessary thing for
the trip. Here" And she handed him
tho cflurt-plaBter. Exchange,
One hundred doccu sprays
IMPORTED FLOWERS
Lnrge, full bunches In nil the newest styles,
flowers that were never sold under (1.00 be
fore. You can take your choice at
25c u bunch.
RIBBONS
An importer's entlro stock of Finest Bilk
Ribbons in Fnney Pinlds, Fnncy Moire,
Fnncy Stripe nnd Ilrocnde lllbbons, worth 70
a yard, our choice hero nt
25c n yurd.
All Bilk TciTctn lllbbons, 15c a yd.
liotnrln lllbbons, worth 40c, ioc a yd.
Other Stores' Prices.
JULIUS TRAUQOTT,
Proprietor.
i?
FORMER PRICn.
$ 1.75
2.50
3.50
4.25
10.25
23.00
50.00
Agent.
408 Lackawanna Ave
EXAMINE CAREFULLY.
EXAMINE CAREFULLY the garments mada
by ua. .See tho style, the nt, the finish.
Have you ever got any thing half as 1 ood at
ns low n price? Have yon ever got anything
better at n much higher price? Ave think not.
WI nAVI ARCADE
. J. Ut IJt BUILDINa,
213 Wyoming Avenue.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON,
Special Attention Given to Busi
ness nnd Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations Ex.
tended According to Ualnnccs and
Responsibility.
3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital, -Surplus,
-Undivided
Profits,
$200,000
320,000
88,000
WJL C0NNELL, President.
lIENUYBKLIJUr.,Vlcerrcs.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier.
WOLF & WENZEL,
240 Adams Ave.. Opp. Court Houis.
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
Bole Acents for Rlchardion-Bojntoa'i
Furntces ad Rangae.
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