TIIE SORAKTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY MORNING-, AUGrTJSl1 G, 1897.
A ' I
i UK i
A talc of too many Xa
dies' Summer Shoes.
They must quit our
shelves this week. Rath
er than run the risk of
carrying them over we
will sell these fine Choc
olate and 0:;blood Shoes
(not tics) that cost us
$3.00 a pair, at
410 SPRUCE STREET.
- Linen Slip Covers mado
' , for parlor furniture.
Visit our Drapery De
partment, tlio largest and
most complete in this
' part of the state.
CITY SOTES.
Charles Wnrtowsky is a candidate for
delegate from tin- Sicond district ot tlio
Sixteenth wind.
A marriage license was granted yester
day to Charles V. Li-mku, of Hlnghani-
tou, N. '., and Lauru richrocdor, of
Scrantoti.
Thore will be a regular meeting ot Crys
tal Hoso company tonight. All members
nro requested to be present. 11. It. Long,
f 01 email.
A commis-slon was Issued Tuesday from
tho state department at Harrisburg to
t. li. Sti'.hvcll, of this elly, as lNh com
missioner, ho having been reappointed to
that oillcc.
John (iaffney, of Hmmett street, was
lield In $-00 Wednet-day for his appearance
in court, on a charge of taking JH.Tj from
the pocket of Patrick Heap. Alderman
Kelly heard tho case.
A col! of lead pipe was stolen from tho
barn In the ivar ot Heeso O. Hrooks' resi
dence on Qtilncy iivenue, yesterday morn
ing. The iiliie was found on the sidewalk
on Monroe avenue. No a: rests lmvn been
made.
Tho board of levlslon nnd appeals yes
terday he.ai'd appeals from property own
era of th Klewuth, Twelfth. Nineteenth
Sllld Twentieth wards. Today the Eighth,
Ninth. Sixteenth and Seventeenth wards
v.ill be heard.
TIib Delaware nnd Hudson company
paid nt the Dickson mines In ProvMene"
and tlie Grassy island mines nt Olyphanr
yesterday. The Delaware, Lackawanna
und Western I'ompany pay today at the
lnuchlno shops nnd Stuns mines.
St. lirouden council's excursion to Har
vey's Lake tills year will be in line
with that very enjoyable outing to Laku
Arid last summer. The dato is Tues
day, Aug. 1'), ami tlrkcts are SI and "J
cents, for adults und children, respec
tively. In tho estate of Jenny 51. Van Herd
er, Into of Cnrbondnle, letters of admin
istration were granted to Gershom H.
Van Colder, by Iteglster of Wills Hop
kins. In tho istnte of Hannah Albrecht,
Into of this city, letters of administra
tion were granted to Peter Neuls.
The Zenith Missionary nnd Literary so
litty will hold its sieond annual outing
nt Nay Aug Palls, "Pine Woo-U," Satur
day, Aug 7. The society Is composed
of young n.en, and they huve Invited their
lady friends. The outing will be tinner
the chuiieicnrKe ol 51r&. P. W. I.anee.
5lliiinel Miller was ni rested nt 1.80
o'olock yesteiday morning by Patrolmen
I'Vcnoy and Gsehcldle. Miller went Into
the White Houso nnd asked change for u
55 bill. The bartender handed him tho
money ami Jliller nlso grubbed the bill
from tliH bar. He ran out und was ar
rested later on. In police court yesterday
morning 5tlller paid tho $3 bill as a tino
lur Ids fun.
John (Irmly dashed out of Hrennan's
lintel on Penn nvenue nt an early hour
yesterday iimniing and ran up the street.
Patrolman Peters attempted to stop hlrn
nnd Grady hurled an empty whiskey
bottlo at tho olllcer'B head. Patrolman
Peters escaped tho missile und gave chase
to Grady, He was captured. It was
afterward learned that Grady had
stolen u bilver dollar while In the hotel.
Ho was lined $5 by Mayor lialley In pollco
court yesterday.
BUECHAM'S PILLS for Stomach ana
Liver ills.
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t out our stock of f
I FLORAE WASHINGTON I
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SCHANK fi SPENCER,
McANULTY.
RAVEN BEATEN IN
THE FREE-FOR-ALL
Scrnnton's Black Flyer Disappoints Many
Local Admirers.
ELLA T. WAS AN EASY WINNER
The (Jrny Jersey .tlnro Lands tin) Hie
l'limo in Thrco Straight Hunts.
Snm Krlng's fllctn Wins the S.3
Trot--Wlillc Ihc Winner of the
TwoOIilo Mlcyclo i:vcnt--Kldors
Ifnvo a Unit l'nll--Tlils Hill llo tlio
rinulDuy oftho Jtccl.
Nearly 2.0C0 admissions wero ild nt
yesterday's horse nnd bicycle racep and
these, with the several hundred who
entered the cnto on coinplimcntnrlcs,
swelled the nttendunce to nearly the
2.G0O mark. Such a large crowd was
due to the attractiveness of the free-tor-nil
event, which illd not. however,
l.rovo a very entertaining piece of sport,
as Kiln T won It with ease in three
sdrnlght li'oats.
Meta, owned by Rani Erlng, was nlso
a one-threo winner, capturlnu the 2.23
trot with ridiculous ease. "Bobby"
Whlto, of this city, won the bicycle mile
championship event. The two horso
and one bicycle race comprised the curd
for the afternoon.
The track was not In Rood condition
owing to tho hctivy rnln of tlio pre
cedlnff nliiht which made the course
very cuppy and left two bis patches,
of mud around the turns. Because of
these bad spots the two-mile open bi
cycle event was declared olf. As on tho
opening days the bicycle flyers furnish
ed the Introductory entertainment.
Then followed the heats of tho 2.23 trot
und the free-l'or-nll.
A coincidence of the freo-for-all was
the fact that both Klla T and Haven
had won seven straight races, though
the pair had never met. Dlstnnce wus
waived In the race in consequence of
the special offer of $100 for lowering
the track record. Hal Pointer (2.04),
Haven 12.10), Ella T (2.0SV,), Moonstone
(2.09), Allen Dare (2.13!4) and Grace
G were the six horses that were sent
to the post.
HAVEN'S HAD WORK.
The first heat was marked for tho
bad work of Raven and the time of
2.15 by Ella T which was within a
quarter of a second of the track pac
ing record which', by tho way, is held
by Haven. Moonstone drew the pole,
Klla T second position, Allen Dare
third. Raven foutth. Grace C fifth and
Hal Pointer sixth. Raven got the best
of the htart and was first around the
turn. The pace was a warm one.Moon
stone and Raven showing together nt
the quarter with Ella T next on the
pole nnd Allen Dare outsiJe. Raven
broke and was in the air around tho
turn and past the stand, hopelessly
last. Moonstone and Ella T were first
at the half with Hal Pointer third live
lengths away. This was the order to
the head of the stretch where Ella T
made a grand drive and was first by a
length, Moonstone second four lengths
ahead of Hal Pointer with Riven far
enough In the rear to have been dis
tanced had the ifr.g been up. Time:
SI, 1.0714, 1.41, 2.13'A.
The track record was equalled In tho
second heat, which was a race between
Ella T, Moonstone and Raven whose
relathe positions did not change after
loundlng the first turn. Ella T won by
a half length, Moonstone being the
same distance before Raven, three
longths before Allen Dare, Hal Pointer
nnd Grace C finishing together four
length's behind Allen. Time: 3Hi,
1.07H, 1.42. 2.13.
THE LAST HEAT.
A trlvlnl accident brought about n
curious condition of affairs in the third
and last heat. After receiving the word
on the first attempt to score, Moon
stone who was in second position struck
her foot against Ella T's wheel about a
rod from the wire and pulled up. Col
lins, who was driving Raven, also pull
ed up and Hal Pointer followed the ex
ample ot tin other two. The three re
turned to the wire after the oilier three
had finished the first half but on being
told that the word hnd been given and
in consequence of the "no distance"
agreement, they swung into the course
and finished the mile In order to decide
position money,
Ella T's onlj real competitors in the
heat were Grace C and Allen iDaro. The
latter is considered a faster animal
than Grace C but he broke badly and
was third, Ella T winning by only it
length from Grace C. Time: 37, 1.1314.
l.iS'i. 2.21.
Summary:
Free-for-all: purse, $300
Ella T. g. m. (2.014). J. W. Tllden.
Red Oak. la 1 1 1
Moonstone, bl. m. (2.0'J), I. W. Jones,
Wellsville, N. J 2 2 3
Grace C, b. m., Frank W. Hitting,
Shlllln-jton, Pa. 5 0 2
Allen Dare. g. g, (2.13Vt), J. L. Wag
ner. Hassleton, Pa 4 4 3
Raven, bl. m. (2.10), J. L. Wcntz,
Seranton, P,i 0 3 4
Hal Pointer, b. g (2.01'i), J. T.
Chambers. DuPols, Pa 3 3 C
Time: 2.15'i. 2.13, 2.21.
WERE SEVEN SCRATCHES.
For tho 2.25 trot there were seven
t-cratrhes, Lontolus, Billy, Bruce C,
Bonnie Betsy, Orlanna, Spring Light
and Josephine. Thsre wero six starters,
however, and they inclu led tho horses
wiilLh tho crowd particularly wanted to
sco nt tho past: Prince 51, Sheba, Fay,
Myrtle S, 51eta and Cal.
After the first half of the flr.n heat
the contest was between 5Ieta, Sheba
and Fay. 5Iyrtlo got the best of tho
start and mado tho pace for the hulf
and was on the' pole with Sheba, Fay
and Meta In a perfect lino across the
track. In this order they passed the
three-quarter post with 5Ieta showing
a alight first. Myrtle fell back on th'o
turn and the other thrse mado a hard
dilve for the wire, 5Icta winning by a
length from Sheba who was the same
distance from Fay. Time: 37, 1.13, 149,
2.2PJ.
51eta walked aWay with the second
heat. With the polo advantage she was
never headed and had from six to a
dozen lengths between herself nnd the
field nt all stages of the game. After
tho first half Sheba and Fay had a raco
for second, the former getting the place,
by a half length. Time.: CCVi, 1.12,
1.50, 2.253't.
The third hqnt was a repetition of the
other two, Meta winning tho heat and
race. Time: 37, 1.12, 1.48. 2.21U.
Summary:
2.23 trot; purse, $300
5Ietn, cli. m S. 13. Erlng I 1 I
Sheba, b. m J. L. Wcntz 2 3 2
Fay. b, g., Elwocd Smith 3 3 3
Myrtle 8, b. m It. B, Westlnko.,1 5 dls.
Cal, b. c, J. Atherton S t dls.
Prince 51, b. ., Stewart Fletcher. dls.
Time: 2.21U, 2.2.1, 2.2114.
IN TIIE JUDGES STAND.
With Starter Frank 'Smith In the
Judges' stand were H. A. Oroman. nf
f Allentownj C. S. flenmans, of Seranton,
uim ur, j, w. iiouser, or Taylor,
Only one bicycle event, tho two-mllo
championship of Northeastern Penn
pylvanln, was run off, owing to tho
exceedingly heavy and slippery track.
The riders were compelled to ride about
eight feet from tho polo during nearly
the whole distance and much farther
out In some places,
At tho call the men lined up ns fol
lows: Oswnld, White, Gregory, Pal
mer, Keller, Sownrd, Strong, 51nrsh,
Dunn nnd Krntz. At tho pistol BhoU
Seward Jumped to pace, with Palmer
and Krntz second and third, with the
rest well bunched, close up. At tho
first half Sewnrd was still leading, with
Krntz, Strong and Oregon trailing
Just ahead of the bunch.
On the next lap Kratz dropped out,
White moving up, followed by Strong
and Gregory, In which position they
crossed the tape on the third Inp, but
a few yards past the tape tho entire
crowd hunched tight together, riding In
that mnnner until on the baok stretch,
nenr the quarter, where Strong, Greg
ory, White and Seward broke from the
bunch together with a. whirlwind
sprint.
They cut loose Just In time, as the
other eight riders, who were riding
well together, were brought to earth In
their effort to catch the four leaders ns
they stole around them with a rush.
A DRIVING FINISH.
Gregory and Strong ronched tho
homo stretch first, both riding wide,
closely folowed by White nnd Seward.
A driving finish for the tape ensued,
White iuishlng between Gregory und
Strong, und winning out by a good
length, with Gregory and Strong sec
ond and third respectively.
51aish was the most seriously Injured
of those who fell. Ho sprained hla
wrist nnd shoulder. Dunn was nlso
badly bruised around the heart. Sev
eral wheels were badly broken up, es
pecially those ridden by Keller nnd
5Iarsh. Keller made one of his circus
falls, for which he Is becoming far
famed. He turned a somersault, land
ing on his feet without a scratch.
Summary:
R. V. White, Seranton, won; Ralph
Gregory, Seranton, second; Harry Stronc,
Seranton, thlid. Time, 5.05.
This will be tho llnal day of tho meet.
One bicycle nnd two horse events are
on the card. For tho 2.24 pace, purse
$300, there are twenty-four entries, out
of which probably a dozen will start.
Among these may be 51111er Lee, Emma
G., Spain, Leota C, Duchess Igo, Wal
ter It., Hilly H. and Bellman. Sixteen
are entered for tho 2.0 trot. The bi
cycle race will be a five-mile handicap.
This event will be started at 1.30
o'clock.
WAS ASSAULTED AND ROBBED.
That Is the Statement Jnmcs Torsncy
.llntlo Before Aldeiinnn Wright.
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning three
young men were seen comlnir down
West Lackawannn avenue toward the
central city. One was complaining of
his head nnd his face was red with,
blood, showing that some wound had
'been lnlllcted.
The sequel came out before Alder
man Howe yesterday morning when
James Torsney swore out two warrants,
ono for the arrest of Thomas Durnan
on a charge of assault and battery, the
other against 5Ilchael Joyce, charging
larceny.
The trouble took place In a saloon on
Luzerne street. Torsney was struck
on the head with a club and two long
cuts were made. He bled freely and
after waiting In the central city all
night, In the niornlnar sworo out the
warrants. The blood had dried on his
face and his appearance was awful.
Durnan and Joyce went before Alder
man Kelly and entered hall.
BOVER MADE THE ARREST.
Saw Kciper on Wyoming Avenue nnd
Took C I i in Into Custody.
William Kelper was arraigned before
Alderman Howe yesterday on a charge
of larceny and embezzlement, prefer
red by Fred Boyer. Boyer himself es
corted Kelper before tho alderman.
Tho alleged theft took place some
months ago. and Immediately after
ward Kelper disappeared. Yesterday
5Ir. Boyer noticed him standing near
the Hotel Jermyn and at once went to
the pollco station for an ofllcer, and
from there was directed to an alder
mn's office.
Boyer returned to the pollco station
with a warrant and he himself went
to young Kelper, placed his hand on
the boy'H collar and took hlrn to Al
derman Howe's olllee.
Kelper was held In $300 bail to appear
at court. Ills father qualified as bonds
man. AN UNKNOWN ARTIST.
lie Sent Two Pieces of Coal to A
Holmes.
it.
A, B. Holmes picked up a mysterious
looking pncknifc from the desk In his
oflli-e In the commonwealth 'building
yesterday afternoon. It came unher
alded and Mr. Holmes was mystified
as to Its contents.
Upon opening It he found two pieces
of anthracite coal. On one was engrav
ed a sketch of a man and woman ap
parently out for a promennde. The
other Is really a wonder. It bore on
Its surface a likeness of 5Ir. Holmes,
which would be Instantly recognized
by even his remotest acquaintance. The
picture was cut In relief with a polished
surface. The rest of tho piece of coal
w.s In Its original state of roughness.
Who was the workman and who the
giver Mr. Holmes can not guess.
Through Car to nnd from the Scnshoro
The Central Railroad of New Jersey
now runs a through coach from Seran
ton to Long Branch, Anbury Park,
Ocean Grove, Point Pleasant and In
termediate stations und return on
trains Nos. 10 and 9.
On going trip this train leaves Seran
ton 8:20 a. m., Wilkes-Barre, 9 a. m.,
5Iauch Chunk 11 a. m Allcntown 11:50
a. m Bethlehem 12:11 p. m., Easton
12:32 p. m., arriving ni Long Branch
3:50 p. m Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove 4:05 p. m Belmar 1:11 p, m
Point Pleasant 4:30 p. m.
On tho return trip train leaves Point
Pleasant 11:40 a. m Ocean Grove and
Asbury Park 12:05 noon. Long Branch
12:24 p. m., arriving at Easton 3:42 p,
m., Bethlehem 4:01 p. m Allcntown
4:19 p. m 5tauch Chunk 5:18 p. m.,
Wllkes-Barro 7:07 p. m. Seranton 7:53
p. m.
By this arrangement no change of
cars, nor transfer of passengers or bag
tfuge Is necessary.
Trains Nos. C nnd 12 also connect for
seashore points, with but one change of
cars ut Ellzabethport.
WILL YOU GIVE UP all that henlth
menus to you? If not, look out for Im
pure blood. Cure bolls, pimples, hu
mors and nil scrofulous tendencies by
taking Hood's Snrsaparilla.
HOOD'S PILLS are purely vegetable
nnd do not purge, pain or gripe. All
druggists.
CONDITION OF THE
HARD COAL TRADE
Set Forth in the August Letter of the
Anthracite Coal Association.
AN INCREASE IN TIIB SHIPMENTS
There Is n Scarcity ofllio Small Sizes
ofStciim Conlsiiuil tho I'rlceof Pen
IIus Itccu AdvniicliiR---Woiitcrn
.llnrkut Is in Kxceptloiinlly (Sooil
Conditio' for Now Iltisines--Trnilo
lias liccii Brought to u Sound Basis.
The August letter of the anthracite
coal operators association hns this to
say nbout the condition of the coal
market:
During tho past month tho anthracite
market hns shown a stendy gain both In
volume of business nnd advancing prices.
Wlilio most of tho shipments were to fill
orders received prior to July 1, and ut
prices then current, thero lias been a
noticeable Increase in tho small volumo
of new business on tho present circular.
Tho Association said In Its July letter:
"It can safely bo said that nnthracltu
will not sell for less than Its present
price during this summer or early fall,
and that purchasers linvo overythlng fa
voring a profitable Investment." The
truth of this assertion hns been clearly
shown during th past month nnd tho
market conditions Justify Its repetition.
Domestic consumers have been slow to
laj In winter supplies and consequently
retail dealers nre unablo to movo their
stocks nnd unwilling to materially In
crease them. This might cause a slow
market In August, but should there bo
nn ndvnnco In the circular, to take effect
September 1, as Is likely, there will un
doubtedly be Increased buying. This
would be of decided benefit, as otherwise)
thero will bo nn abnormally active de
mand In September, which neither rail
roads nor collieries nro in a position to
meet.
J.UNESHIP5IBNTS.
Shipments In Juno largely exceed tho
estimated requirements of the market for
that month, but notwithstanding tills, the
tidewater stocks ut the close of tho
month were less tliun at any time since
January 31, 1SU3. Interior stocks were
ulso light, showing that the product was
taken by tlie market, nnd that, without
any concession In price. Tho July ship
ments will exceed the estimated 3,000,000
for tho month, by nbout 500,000 tons. It
Is now calculated that the market for
July and August will require 7.000,000 tons,
or, deducting the output for the past
month, 3,500.000 tons in August. This will
likely bo a little less than the actual re
quirements, but if It is not exceeded,
prices will become even stronger und pre
pare tlio market for tho probable ad
vance In the circular.
There Is a noticeable scarcity of tho
small sized steam coals. Prices for pea
have been advancing, but there has been
llttlo Improvement In buckwheat, al
though It has not nt any time this year
been produced In excess of tho demand.
The western market Is In an exception
ally good condition for new business.
While there can bo no doubt but that u
very considerable anthracite tonnage has
been replaced by soft coal and gas dur
ing tho spring and summer, yet the deal
ers' yards arc nlmost empty, nnd no
where are there nny largo stocks of an
thracite coal. This means that a heavy
tonnage must go forward before naviga
tion closes.
With reference to the status of the
trade the letter says:
PRESENT POLICY ENDORSED.
Tho Association has condemned In no
uncertain terms the policy which pre
vailed In 1SS1 und ISKi, and occasionally
showed In 1896. nnd It now as frankly en
dorses the present management of the
business. Tho change which has taken
place has been a radical one. It was an
evidence of sound business Judgment, but
none the less has required patience, and
even fortitude, to accompflsn.
Tho anthracite mining and carrying
railroads huve had a limited market for
tho fuel during the early part of this
yeur, and as their tonnage was held with
in the consumption there was necessarily
u decrease In traffic earnings. That they
faced this, after the losses Incurred dur
ing 1S95 and ISOfi, nnd tho reduction of the
dividend rate on several properties, shows
that they recognize clearly the gravity of
the situation nnd the urgent need of Its
permanent betterment, and further, that
those who have large Interests In several
ot theso properties, nre determined that
their operations shall be conducted In
such manner that their Investment In ono
shall not bo used to depreciate that In
ai other.
For tho first six months of this year
thero hns been a steady nnd determined
effort to bring the trnde to a sound basis,
and It has been accomplished. During
this period several of the railroad re
ports have shown decreased earnings ns
compared with the previous year, but the
benefits of tho work done nre yet to como
und, with duo allowance for tho Indus
trial depression and unfavorable condi
tions which bavo existed, thero is every
renson to believe that the nnthraclto
carrying roads will close the year with
far better results than In U00, und cer
tainly with a year of promise for 1S9S.
PARALLEL CONDI iUNS.
The conditions nro parallel with those
which aro met by the agriculturist, who,
for half of the year must labor diligently,
without return, thnt u bountiful harvest
may result and yield a munificent recom-
Best quality Percale and Lawn Waists,
all sizes, in many styles, reduced from
75c. to 39c.
Ext-a quality and finish Batiste and
Jaconet Waists and all our celebrated
Gueisha Waists, reduced from $i, $1.25
and $1.50 to 68c.
Linen Crash Skirts, very .full, good
material, nicely trimmed with buttons,
$1.50.
penso for nil work well nnd faithfully
done.
There Is ono nxlpm which may bo ac
cepted ns determining tho financial suc
cess of each of the anthracite mining
nnd transporting railroads! When they
show n profit In coal mining operations,
their Income from nil sources will bo In
excess of nil charges, and on tho other
hand, when tho mining department shows
a loss, the Income from other sources
will bo Influlllclcnt to meet the obliga
tions nnd pny Interest on tho Investment.
It Is tho former conuitlon that tho In
tctests nro now endeavoring to reach,
nnd their present course Is well Judged
to bring them to that point.
A UNIQUE REUNION.
Tho Seven Sisters, of" Itatisom, Enjoy
n Soclnl Tl mo at West Plttston.
A most enjoyable event wns celebrat
ed at tho hospitable homo of Mr. and
51 ra. P. K. Richards, on Delaware ave
nue, yesterday afternoon, It being the
first re-unlon of the "Seven Sisters" of
Ransom. Those present wero 5Irs. N.
S, Sutton, Mrs. E. N. Decker. Mrs. I).
F. Jenkins, Mrs. W. D. Hopkins and
51lss Dora Htithmnker, of this place,
and tho Misses Ada and Mary Sax, of
Seranton. A programme consisting of
essays, singing, nnd the reading of an
original poem by one of the members
were Indulged In, after which they ad
journed to the dining room und partici
pated In a sumptuously prepared htip
per. Although In renlltv not sisters, their
childhood days wero passed In close
companionship at Ransom, thoy being
the daughters of P. K. Richards. D. 51.
Huthmnkcrand Amox Sax. all of whom
ut that time w'pre nrosperoun and In
fluential farmers, residing in the valley
of Ransom. Vn'e tltls. "The Seven Sis
ters," was given them by a teacher
under whoso Instructions they wc re
placed for a time. Tha first break in
the separation of them wau mado by
5Ir. Richards seven years ngo when he,
with his family, removed to West Pitts
ton, followed two yuiirrf later by 51r.
Sax, removing with Is family to Seran
ton. 5lr. Huthmaker still resides ut
Ransom.
The hospitality of 5Ir. nnd 5Irs. Rlch
nuls yesterday afternoon was but
a repetition ot that of former years and
wns unanimously voted to at the depar
ture If "The Seven Sisters." Wednes
day's Iiltston Gazette.
WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE.
Lookout Tor Those That Will Come
to This Town on Sunday.
One of the most remarkable collec
tions of wonders will be spread before
the people of this locality next Sun
day (August S), when the great Phila
delphia Sunday "Press" gets Into the
hands of the people. Tho management
of "The Sunday Press" promise great
things, and their promises are always
more than fulfilled. Adventures In the
Klondike gold fields which read like
tales from the "Arabian Nights," but
which are vouched for by tho special
correspondents of "The Sunday Press"
will be a leading feature. Women have
also caught the gold fever and some
are going from Philadelphia. Their
life stories are of absorbing Interest.
It has been discovered that some re
markable and prominent Ameicans
are making regular pilgrims to an
American shrine. "The Sunday Press"
will tell all about them, and also about
an animal wonder that has created
great excitement,
Tho L. A. W. meet In Philadelphia
this week interests hundreds of thous
ands of bicyclers. "The Sunday Press"
will have the best report and Illus
trations of this event, of course.
Then, In addition to all this, the fine
picture, "The Surrender of Cornwallls"
will be given free to every reader.
You had better order next Sunday's
"Press" today.
CLOSE USED A CHAIR.
Struck Filter Ksli When He
Wns
Avoiding tin' Ruin.
Peter Egll was caught in the storm
Wednesday night and in seeking shel
ter he wont Into a saloon on Prospect
avenue. Here ho met Edward Close
and a collision resulted.
During the fracas Close hit Egll with
a chair. Alderman Wright hold Close
In $300 ball to appear at court on a
charge of assault and Jinttery.
Don't Forget
That the D., L. & W. R. R. nre now
running through day coaches and sleep
ing cars, New York to Chlcairo, via
the Nickel Plato road. Ask nearest
ticket agent of the D L. & W. It. R.
FOURTH DISTRICT PRIMARIES.
Notlco Is hereby given to the Republi
can voters of tho Fourth Legislative dis
trict, that a convention will be held In
Burke's hall, Iu the city of Carbondalc,
on Tuesday, tho 17th day of Aug., 1S07, at
2.30 o'clock p. m for tho purposo of
choosing three delegate's to represent said
district In tho Republican state conven
tion, to bo held at Harrlsburg, August
';th, 1697, for the purposo of nomlnitlng a
state treasurer and auditor general and
to transact such other business as may
come before It.
The respectlvo wards and election dls
trlcts of said Legislative district will
hold their primaries on Saturday, Aug,
14th, 1897, nt tho regular polling places,
between tho hours of 6 and 7 o'clock p.
in., to elect delegates to attend suld dis
trict convention,
E. A, Jones, chairman
Attest: SnmueljfS. Jones, secretary.
Notice,
Wo nre still doing business at the
came old stand where wo bavo been for
twenty-two years past and most re
epectfully solicit the patronago of the
public as heretofore In awnings, tents,
Hags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations.
S, J. Fuhrman & Bro.
We have tlieni, low iu
price, with all the new and
pretty decorations and grace
ful shapes of the best ware
made Semi-vitreous China.
They positively will not
craze.
You can have a complete
set, your choice of decora
tions, for
Largo pitcher nnd basin,
small pitcher, bnmh vnse,
mug, covered soup und
covered chumbcr
$2.75
Millar & Peck,
134 WYOMING AVENUE.
Walk in and look around
Was the rule yesterday. To
day is the fifth day of the
Improvement Sale and this
morning we oil up the cash
carrier system for another
rushing day,
Holiday times.
Seems like
After the
carpenters are through the
store will suit us all better
and we can better serve the
increased business that seems
to come' our way. Selling
lots of trunks. Here's one:
A Good Trunk ,
Means durability as well as
good looking. Let us roll
out our "Armor Plate" trunk,
32 inch, canvas covered, ex
celsior brass lock, four . steel
straps all around, iron bottom,
12 hardwood slats, 2 inside
boxes and 30 heavy steel cor
ner braces. We hear of it
being sold for $6.50. During
Improvement Sale our price is
f
.29.
Lettered Without Charge.
The Rexford Co.,
303 Lacka. Ave.
Toilet
Sets0
w hB ES) re? E3 U m M
an a
WASH GOODS AID 11 GOODS.
Everything in these departments must be sold,
as we are determined to carry nothmg over.
All 124c Organdies, Lappets and Jaconets Sc
Rea! French Organdies 12Jc
15c Dotted Swiss 10c
12Jc Check Nainsook 8c
If in need of a TAILOR-MADE SUIT, it will pay
you to visit our department. All Suits iu Cheviot, Co
vert and Tweeds reduced to half price. Children's Light
Weight Coats at half price. Come and see.
415 and 417
Lackawanna Avenue Seranton, Pa.
HOT
1
:l 111
Cut Prices.
SPItlNICLKns-n-qimrt tin, wns lie, n
reduced to , VC
l-qiinrt. painted green, wns lfic, re- AC
U-qunrt painted green Sprinkler, was 1 r
'i tc, reduced to 1 V i
Pnimrt culvanlzed Sprinkler, wn) 1tr,
'20c, reduced to lyC
BLACK TIN HAUCF.PANR-A
quart size, wns 10c, reduced to...,
7c
4c
UBTINNKI) SAUCEPANS, 2 qunrts,
wns lOc, reduced to
HAJ1MOCKH nt Ridiculous Prices.
ICE CIIBA5I FUEEZKHS nt Reduced Prices.
TABLE CUTLERY ut Reduced Prices.
NO. 7 COPPER llOTTOM WASH
HOILElt, worth o lc, reduced to.....
49c
HANY OTHER
largams
This Week.
THE GREAT
310 Lackawanna Ave.
The Finesf Line of
BELT
BUCKLES
Ever seen iu Seranton. Silver
Gilt and Silver set with Ame
thysts, Carbuncles. Garnets
and Turquoise, mounted on
Silk, Leather and the latest
Thing, Leather covered with
silk.
May be found at
MERCEREAU & CONNELL'S,
fGENTS FOR REGM MUSIC BOXES,
130 Wyoming Ave.
RED RASPBERRIES,
Black Raspberries,
Cherry Currants,
Green Corn,
Home Grown Beans,
Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Etc.
3fc
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STORE