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iHE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY MORNINGr, AUGUST 0, 1897.
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THEY'RE
GOING
Those Ladies' Shoes
are going. And no won
der, when shoes that cost
$3.00 at wholesale are
sold for $2.50 somebody's
going to buy. We've
sold as many Summer
Shoes as possible at a
profit. The balance must
go at a slight loss. Carry
them over we will not.
That's why we offer these
tan and oxblood shoes
(not ties) at
Don't doubt tho statement until
you've seuu tlio shoes.
410 SPRUCE STREET.
Linen Slip Covers made
for parlor furniture.
Visit our Drapery De
partment, the largest and
most complcto in this
part of the state.
FOURTH DISTRICT PRIMARIES.
Notice Is hereby siven to tho Republi
can voters of the Fourth Legislative dis
trict, that convention will bo held in
15urke's hall. In the city of Carbondale,
on Tuesday, the 17th day of Aur-., 1897, at
3.30 o'clock p, m., for tho purpose of
chooxlng three delegates to rcptesent said
district In the Republican state conven
tion, to he held at Harrlsburg, Aujusit
Sdth, 1S97, for the purpose of nominating a
Mate treasurer nnd auditor general and
to transact such other business as may
cjmi beforo It.
The respectlvo ward's nnd elo?tlon dls
trlcts of said Legislative district will
bold their primaries on Satuulav, Aug.
Hth 15H7, at tho regular polling places,
between the hours of 6 nnd 7 o'clock p.
m., to elect delegates to attend said dis
trict convention.
K. A. Jones, chairman
Attest. Samuel S. Jones, secretary.
CITY NOTES.
The Elk excursion to Lake Ariel will
take place Friday. .
Rrlan Collins entered ball In the sum of
5200 for disturbing the peaceful residents
of the Twelfth ward.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company will not pay any of Its em
ploye In 'his vicinity today.
A man nanW Claik who was driving
from Tcnnehseo to this city, was cared
for by the authorities In Hazleton Fri
day night. Ho drove tho entire distance.
John Deans, William Hailstone nnd
John Holding announce themselves as
candidates for delegate to the Republi
can county convention from tho West
district of Lackawanna township.
In the estate of S. W. Arnold, late of
this city, letters of administration were
gianted to Joseph Coop. The will of An
nie Manley was also probated SaturJay
und letters granted to MIcNiel J Keliey.
liurglars took HC0 from the office desk
In Wolf & Wentzel's hardware store on
Adams avenue Filday night. No clue has
been obtained.
Tho thoughtful paper on "The Value of
Commercial I'aper us Quick Astetf,"
which huh read by William II. Peck,
cashier of tho Third National bank or
this city, befoie Group Three, of tho
Bankers' Stato association, ha been Is
sued in neat pamphlet form. The paper
uas read at the meeting of Uroup Threo
in Wl'.kes-Hano July .'I.
Tho, Zenith Literary and Missionary
society enjoyed a pleasant day at Nay
Aug park last Saturday. Those present
wero Mrs. Latnge, chnpeione; Misses
Florence Doud, F. Mabel Ross, Lillian
MIi:r, Ma-y lleberlnis. Cora Pickering,
nille Relden, Minnie Utnge, Leona Greg
ory Kdlth Wagner. Elizabeth Hansom,
Minnie Lltchner. Phoeba MaoQuaw; al0
Messrs. Dr. William McDowell, Dr, Joe
McDowell, Dr. Lunge, W. II. Coar, Geo.
Coar, P. Hlssell, William G. Peaison,
Richard Richards, Duvld Giiniths, Arthur
Btuffer, George Rvans. William Francis
Rrandemore. Edward Maycock, 1 :d ward
Frear,
WISE MEN KNOW it Is folly to
build on n poor foundation. Relief oh.
talned by deadnlng symptoms Is short.
Jlood's Sarsaparllla cures and gives
lasting health.
HOOD'S PILLS euro nausea, sick
headache, Indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists. 23c.
T
t Have conehided to close
t 'out our stock of
I FLOR DE WASHINGTON
t CIGARS
I AT 85o. A BOX.
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I IHE SUM m STORE.
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$250
W LUAHS
NcANULTY
WE
PAUL, A SERVANT
OF JESUS CHRIST
Topic of Rev. John R. Davis' Sermon la
the First Presbyterian Church.
SOME BGAUTIFUL WORD PICTURES
In Redemption God Answered tho
Universal Vcnmlng with tho Cilltof
His SoifOur Own Times Aro tho
llct-(lrcnt Possibilities on lUory
Slilo in This CoiiittryMornl nnd
Spiritual Riches Mo About Close
at Hand.
A large congregation was present at
the First Presbyterian church yester
day morning, the pulpit of which
church was occupied by Rev. John It.
Davis, of the Fourth Avenue Presby
terian church, New York city. Rev.
Mr. Davis In a former Scrontonlan, who
has bein heard many times by resi
dents of this region, particularly when
he was located at Pleasant Valley. He
Is a fine speaker, with remarkable
taste and culture In his choice of dic
tion. Previous to tho sermon, Rev. Mr.
Johnson, representing tha Urooklyn
Home for Orphan Colored Children,
made a brief address. Mr. Johrtcn, who
is hlmsslf a colored clergyman, well
known here, whsr.3 he has spoken be
foie, gave an eloquent plea for tho
Institution named, which he wild Is
greatly In neeJ of aid os It has grown
from a little refuge In a sh'anty to a
line property occupying twenty lots,
valued nt $50.COO, and having 183 In
mates. He has been connected with It
for twenty-nine years. Recently the
State Boaid of Charities advised more
room In the dormitories, and to meet
these expenses additional contributions
were asked. He spoke of tho fact that
a number of Scranton children have
been In the Institution, also that for
tho past nine years the First church
has been the only source of aid in this
city. A collection was taken.
After this Mr. Davis spoke from
Romans 1, 1: "Paul, a servant of Jesus
Christ, called to be an Apostle, separat
ed unto the gospel of God." He said, In
part:
RDV. MR. DAVIS' SERMON. .
IJIography is one of the most fascinat
ing studies known to man, but in no other
biography than that of Paul can wo
climb such steeiis of splendor and view
such valleys of sacntlce. It is a biography
not bulky but brilliant, not words but
deeds. The keynote of It all Is this fact of
being separated. It Is a life which for
beauty of soul, greatness of self hacrl
Ilee and permanent lniluence on the race,
stands pie-eminent abovo tho sons of
men.
Reyond the Euphrates, In the desert In
iIib mountain, in tho darkest recesses of
Africa, men thought much and awaited a
revelation to answer lifo's question. In
redemption, God answered the universal
yearning with the gift of His Son. The
chief argument that this gospel Is of
God Is that Christ Is inshrlned there.
Standing In the Gate Heautlful the beg
gar received strength and health through
faith In His name, and wherever tho
gospel was borne the same gracious re
sults wcro recorded. It was not only to
the poor, but to the ones who In pov
erty of soul upheld their vaunted wealth
or boasted learning. The programme pro.
claimed by Isaiah, symbolized nt Naz
areth, was carried on by generation after
generation.
Tbero aro those who lament of tho dif
ference and tho loss between tho old
times and the now and yet If they would
gather all the fllth and soil of today and
bfmtro the canvns, nnd then collect all
the light and beauty and wlnsomeness
of tho beginning of the era and present
tho two pictures before n candid Judge or
Judges, it would bo decided that tho pres
ent Is far superior to anything that was
then. There aro thoso who talk much of
tho dear old times, but wo notice that
they lovo and cling to the days that nre
now and although they prate of fore
J.ithers and ancestry thoy ate gladder to
live with tho little ones that lean upon
their knees today.
BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.
Carlyle, In talking to Emerson, said:
"The cross of Christ that built yonder
church In thu glen, brought you and mo
together." You cannot settle the great
problems of the past or present without
(he cross of Christ. We aro not looking
toward a setting sun, but we are turn
ing our faces toward a rising orb. Tho
larger and grander things of the church
bio yet to be done. May Ood's grace stand
by us and make us worthy and strong
to do, and wise to take tho far off vision
and lay plans for tho coming days.
Paul In his sufferings, temptations nnd
trials kept a loyalty to Christ, like a
river, deepening nnd widening to flow to
the sea of completeness. At tho laf.t,
when ho stood there In prison, listening
to tho preparations of his execution, ho
wrote to Timothy: "I have fought n good
fight; I hnvo relished my course; I have
kept the faith, henceforth there Is laid
up for mo a crown of righteousness,
which tho 'Lord, the righteous Judge,
shall give me at that day; and not to ma
only, but unto all them also that lovo
His appealing."
We ate living In times peculiar to tho
ago, with paganism In thu world, skepti
cism In the school, laxity In the church,
when tho multitudes dissatisfied with
skepticism, weary of false promises, nre
searching for tho foundations of faith.
The retlcssncfcs in social centres, tho
earnestness of humanltarlanlsm looking
toward the uplifting of mankind, betoken
u new Older of things. In this tempest of
titanic propoi lions, tho church must ho
truo to her mission nnd commlsiinn,
leady to take and mould tho world Into
tho llkcnesH of tho kingdom. You must
bo separated In all the power of your
heart, mind nnd soul. If you realized tho
truo meaning of tho holy mcss.igo you
could not do otherwise, not for tho sav
ing of self, but mankind for Christ.
GREAT POSSIR1LIT1ES.
Thero are great possibilities on every
side In this country, not only tho c'onl
and Iron, tho silver and gold aw a;' de
velopment, but moral and spiritual ilchca
Ho about close at hand.
Paul, as an Apostle, was separated unto
tho work of gospel In tho crisis ul his Jlfo
as were all of God's great leaders. David
and Peter, when called to follow Jesus;
Luther, when ho wroto "Tho Just shall
live by faith." Thus Paul at Damascus,
when the Voice came at noonday, knew
ho was tho chosen vessel to bear His
name, which ho did through tho many
Vicissitudes, to tho Imperial city, to the
gatewny of the west and down to mar
tyrdom, and thus borna ns a silver cord
across tho generations wo have cntero3
Into his labors.
Thero can bo no work for Jesus npnit
from this separation and experience,
Thero must bo a closo personal relation.
Tho king of Bohemia boro on his shield
tho motto "Ich Dion," "I serve." Paul,
enteilng Into this personal experience,
snys: "I am a servant and bondsman,"
Romarkablo was the pi ogress of Christ's
people in thoso early years. In tho third
century Tertulllan said: "We are a pco.
plo of yesterday, but yet we havo gonu
into your forum and Into your senate."
whllo Gibbon also remarked upon tho
miraculous growth. They were those who
li.ado little of themselves, but much of
tho Master,
Tho speaker then said: I havo Just re
turned from a trip across t.19 continent.
Should you ask me what made tho gieat
csc Impression upon me, I should not
speak of tho mighty mountain p-aks, of
tho Sierras, not of California's flowers
and fiultage, not of developments of
Washington nnd Oregon, although T shall
alwuys remember these, but I should tell
of the man who said to mo that ho lived
eighty-five miles away from a church;
of tho woman who longed to hnve her
child baptized, of tho little ones who had
never seen a Sunday school, of tho re
ligious destitution In our great West,
Northwest nnd Southwest, Our great
church with Its wealth, an 1 brain, and
courage, should cross tho Mississippi and
mako that land God's land.
May tho Spirit como Into this congre
gation and speak to ono In tho pulpit nnd
thoso In tho pew snyl igs "I havo como to
repnrato you unto tho gospel of God."
A VALLEY OF DEATH.
That Is the Wny Rev. Levi Bird Re
ferred to the Wyoming in Ills
Startling Sermon.
In a room on the ground Moor of the
Carter building, at Adams avenue and
Linden stieet, last night Rev. Levi
Bird, pastor of the now organizing
People's Prohibition church, preached
a sermon on "The Wyoming Valley; a
Valley of Death."
The subject was not any more pro
nounced than Rev. Mr. Bird's views of
civilization hereabouts. He meant by
tho Wyoming valley "that fifty mile
strip, four miles wide, from Shlckshln-
ny to Forest City." He took as the
biblical simile of the condition of
things In this "strip" the passage in
Ezekiel: "Tho hand of the Lord was
upon me and carried me out In tho
spirit of the Lord and set me down in
tho midst of a valley which was full
of bones," thirty-seventh chapter, first
verse.
After explaining that bones Indicated
the absence of life, Mr, Bird likened
this valley to the one "full of bones."
"I don't believe," exclaimed the divine,
"that search ns you will, you can llnd
on God's earth a counterpart to this
Wyoming valley, with Its physical,
moral, and spiritual decay." This
startling statement was fololwed by a
discussion of the physical decomposi
tion of the valley, which he said could
not "bo matched In Ood's kingdom."
By physical death Rev. Mr. Bird meant
that the laboring classes In this region
ate down-trodden and subservient to
a startling degree.
He referred to the frequent murders
in this valley and said It was "a stench
In tho nostrils of humanity."
It is a murder valley from Shlck
shlnny to Forest City!" He said that
no tributary of'elther the Nile, Yukon,
Amazon or Niagara rivers could com
pare with the vice In this valley. "Are
not our courts winking at crime; I'd
like to know what our policemen are
doing," said the speaker.
He referred to the Increase In
the population of Scranton as "the
addition of a few more victims
to the stillotto." Speaking of the
moral aspect Mr. Bird called Council
man Sweeney's Vice and Immorality
commltteo "A spasm of piety." "Not
a preacher In the city," exclaimed Mr.
Bird, "has the moral courage to stand
out nnd denounce vice." In sarcastic
words he spoke of the "spasm of piety."
"Lo and behold," he said, "some ono
has started the ball rolling. I thank
God that ostensibly nt least the peo
ple aro waking up."
Mr. Bird spoke of the spiritual decay
and attributed nil this bad condition
of things to liquor and Its consump
tion. His remarks on the Pittsburg
strike, which will be treated more at
length In a future sermon, were to the
effect that the success of tlje strikers
will rest with their restralng from
whisky.
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
The .pulpit of tho Green Ridge Presby
terian church was lllled jesterdaj by Rev.
S. A. Walace, of Minneapolis.
Rev. Thomas Hell, former pastor of the
Plymouth Cor.giegatlenal church, deliv
ered a sermon lest evening at the Hlmp
son Methodist Episcopal church.
Rev. Ransom Harvey, of Germantown,
Philadelphia, pleached at tho morning
service of the 'Penn Avenue Baptist
ohurch. ills topic was "Remedy for Dis
satisfaction." Rev. Thomas De Gruchy, pastor of the
Jackson Street Baptist church, preached
at both services yesterday. After the
evening service tho Lord's supper was ad
ministered. Rev. Mr. De Gruchy leaves
on Wednesday for a vacation.
Rev. J. W. Randolph, .pastor of St.
Peter's Lutheran church, occupied his
pulpit yesterday as usual. Rev. Mr. Ran
dolph returned last week from a trip
through Europe.
Rot-. J. B. Sneet, pastor of tho Simp
son Methodist church, conducted baptis
mal service and leceptlon of members by
letter and from probation at the morning
service yesterdaj.
Tho regular church services were re
sumd ysterday at the Grace Lutheran
church. Tho pastor, Rev. Foster U. Gift,
preached. The chuich has been under
going needed it.lerior repairs and en
largement for beveral wteks.
At tho evening service of tho Scranton
Street Baptist church, the board of mis
sions conducted a (.pedal service in ad
dition to the regular sermon of the pas
tor. Papers bearing upon the mission
work wcro read by sevrat members.
At the Providence Methodist Episcopal
church, tho pastor. Rev. William Edgar,
occupied tho pulpit at both services. Tho
topic of the morning service was "He
llglous Assurance;" thnt of the evening',
"The Scribe's Declaration "
Rev. r, P. Doty, pastor of the Hamp
ton Street Methodist chuich, has re
turned from his vacation and yesterday
occupied his pulpit at both services. In
tho evening ho spoke upon the topic, "Our
Drink Is Legalized." His sermon was for
the Sons of Temperance societies and
thero was a largo attendance.
Row David Morgan, of Goole, England,
preached a good sermon at the morning
service of tho Plymouth Congregational
church yesterday. He was greeted by a
largo audience. In tho evening tho piflplt
was occupied by Rev. Hugh Davles, pas
tor of tho Welsh CalvlnlMlo Methodist
ohurch, South Main avenue.
A Successful Picnic.
Saturday afternoon and evening
John Boyle O'Reilly council. Young
Men's Institute, held a picnic In Laurel
Hill path, which was largely nttended
and very enjoyable. The Institute rea
lized a neat sum of money on It.
Arrested lor Trespass.
Special Ofllcer James Durkln made nn
arrest for trespass Saturday. The vlc
tlmo was It, Jordan who boarded
a frelslit train on tho D L. & w.
railroad. Aldermnn IIowo discharged
Jordan upon his paylntr the costs.
Notice
We are still dolnc buslnens at the
came old stand where we have been for
twenty-two years past and most re
spectfully solicit the patronage of the
public as heretofore in awnings, tents,
Hags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations,
S. J. Fuhnnan & Bro.
CASTOR I A
Tot Infants and Children,
PATROLMEN HAVE
A RED-HOT TIME
Experienced Much Difficulty In Making
an Arrest in Dellcvuc.
WERE BATTERED WITH CHAIRS
In Ordor to Got Their Prisoner
Through n Lnrgo Crowd Thnt Had
Gathered, tho Olllccrs Wcro Com
pelled to Draw Their Revolvers and
Tiro In tho Alr--I'clte(l with Stonos.
Patrol Wngon nnd Reinforcements
Culled to tho Scene.
A red-hot riot, participated In by a
crowd of 300 persons, followed the ef
forts of Patrolmen M. J. Walsh and
Tom Jones to urrest Edward O'Mal
ley, a young man. In Dodgetown, last
night. During the melee both ofllcers
were struck with a chair In the hands
of O'Malley, who himself was cut and
knocked Benseless by a blow from Pa
trolman Jones' club, and six revolver
shots were llred In all; Ave by the of
ficers, one from some one In the crowd.
Patrolmen Jones and Walsh made
their way with O'Mnlley between them
from Second street to South Wyoming
avenue, a distance of two blocks, the
crowd hurling at them volleys of sticks
and stones. Besides O'Malley, Thomas
Caffrey, a one-armed man, was arrest
ed for Interfering with an ofllcer. Pa
trolman Walsh stated last night that
today he would swear out wai rants for
the arrest of four or five other resi
dents of Dodgetown, who he noticed
in the crowd.
The exciting affray was started In a
simple manner.
Complaint had been made to the po
ll department that Sunday night cor
ner loafing had beconle too general.
Last night the patrolmen In the Dodge
town district, Jones and Walsh, decid
ed to make a systematic tour of the
principal streets. Each olllccr took
separate sides of the streets as they
proceeded.
TROUBLE ON BROADWAY.
Several gangs were broken up with
out any trouble, but In going west on
Broadway at 10.05 o'clock tho patrol
men experienced difficulty. Standing on
the sidewalk In front of John Coar's
saloon, corner of Second street and
Fifth avenue, were three or four young
men. Patrolman Jones was cm that side
of the street. He ordered the crowd
to disperse and move on. O'Malley did
not move at once, saying: "I live right
hete."
"I don't care where you live, you
must move on," said Patrolman Jdne.
O'Mnlley stepped quickly from tho
sidewalk to the saloon porch, and turn
ing to the officer ho mado an Insulting
icmark to Patrolman Jones, adding an
oath. Patrolman Jones made a leap
for O'Malley, but the latter turning
quickly opened the side door of the sa
loon and rushed In. Patrolman Jones
followed as far as the doorway, where
O'Malley's companions pushed their
bodies against him and he could not
pass.
Patrolman Walsh saw and heard the
racket from acioss the street nnd he
rushed over to the assistance of his
brother officer. Jones threw one of
O'Malley's companions into . lsh's
arms, telling hi to hold the follow
while he mado after O'Malley, who, by
this time, had passed through the bar
room and into a rear apartment. Ho
was about to escape by a rear door
when Jones grabbed him. O'Malley did
not sMw fight at this time, saying:
"Oh, I'll come along."
t that moment Patrolman Walsh
was having a tussle In the hallway with
O'Malley's companions, and was call
ing for Patrolman Jones to assist him.
Jones'left O'Malley and rushed to where
Walsh was wrestling with two or three
young men.
USED A CHAIR.
O'Malley followed Patrolman Jones
through tho bar room, and picking up
a chair struck the officer on the head
while his back was turned. Another
blow from the chair struck Patrolman
Walsh on the left shoulder. Walsh drew
his revolver and fired one shot Into
the celling of the bar room. The blow
that struck Patrolman Jones smashed
his helmet and felled him to the bar
room floor. He arose and turned upon
O'Malley, who made another blow with
the chair.
It fell short, the chair breaking,
O'Malley holding one of the legs In his
hand. This he threw nt Patrolman
Jones, who dodged. O'Malley picked
up the broken chair and swung again
nnd again he missed. As he did so
Patrolman Jones felled him with a
blow on the head from his club.
The three fellows who were scuflllng
with Walsh escaped. O'Malley lay
senseless on tho floor, the officers drag
ging him to the rear door. A trail of
blood shows where his head rubbed
along the floor. Outside a crowd had
collected and In front of the saloon
Patrolman Walsh filed two shots from
his revolver into the air. Patrolman
Jones also drew his revolver anl dis
Wb Offer a Very Fins Assoitmanl
MONDAY
At flic Following llciliiccil Prices:
Lawns and Challies, they are
well worth Sc 3c
A great quantity ot 1 2 4c Jacon
ets, Dimities, Mulls and
Lappets, your choice 5c
Very fine quality of Lace Stripe
Grenadines, Organdies and
Batiste, all 15c. goods, for... 7c
-: wide Percale, 10c. goods, for... 6c
Yard wide Percale, best quality.. 9c
Plain and Striped Outings, 10c.
goods, for 7c
Wool Challies, dark and light,
15c goods, for 8c
MEARS &
charged two shots. By this mennfc
they managed to clear a passage
through the excited people and made
their way across the bridge to John
Mnjernlks' saloon, corner of Hickory
street and South Wyoming avenue.
All' tho way over the ofllcers were
hooted and Jeered, while a running fire
of small missiles was kept up. One
shot was 'fired.
OBTAINED REINFORCEMENTS.
Once Inside MnJernlks' place, Patrol
man "Walsh telephoned for the police
patrol wagon and flvo men, Lieutenant
Davis, Desk Sergeant Delter and
Patrolmen Bloch, Peustor and Quln
nan went down.
They found a crowd of several hun
dred persons In front of MnJernlks"
place. Patrolmen Walsh and Jones,
with drawn revolvers, mado their way
out when the door was opened. O'Mnl
ley was placed In the patrol wagon
nnd taken to the police station.
Lieutenant Davis and Patrolmen
Peuster, AValsh and Jones then went
down to the scene of the struggle.
Patrolman JoneB' hat had disappeared.
The blood on the floor showed plainly.
On returning, Thomas Caffrey was rec
ognized as an Interferer and wob placed
under arrest.
O'Malley's brother last night deposit
ed $25 for his appearance before Mayor
Bailey at 10 o'clock this morning.
O'Malley is 25 years of age and lives on
Second street. Caffrey Is a married
man, living on Fifth street.
ARE FOND OF THE PLACE
Burglars Have Made Repeated Visits to
the Store of Frace & Parker
nt Clark's Summit.
Frace & Parker'B storo at Clark's
Summit, In wjklch the postofflco Is
located, was burglarized again during
Friday night. This makes the third
time In three weeks the place has been
broken into. On no occasion, however,
have the burglars secured enough
booty to repay them for their trouble.
On Friday night, July 16, the first
burglary occured. Entrance was gained
by prying open the front door with a
Jimmy. An attempt was made to blow
open the safe but the drill broke oft
in the door and the cracksmen left
without taking anything with them.
Tho next night they returned and en
tered by bursting In tho rpar door.
Tho safe door hadi been left open by the
storekeepers and when the burglars
discovered that there was nothing
within except books and papers they
helped themselves to some cigars and
left doubtlessly in disgust.
The last visit was presumably made
by the same gang. It being their be
lief possibly that the storekeepers had
relaxed their precautions and allowed
the money and stamps to remain In
the safe. But they were disappointed
agnln and the only loss resulting from
their visit was the disarranging of tho
books and papers In the safe, the
breaking of a pane of glass In the
front door and the taking of about $2
In pennies which was left In the cash
drawer.
The store Is located within sixty rods
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western yard at Clark's Summit.
When an engine Is blowing off steam
there, or when a train Is going past
the noise made by a burglar at the
store Is drowned. This circumstance.
coupled with the fact that the store
Is unoccupied at night and located In
a somewhat Isolated part of the village
makes It an Inviting field for burglar
ious work. The proprietors of the store
realizing this, have made a practice
of never leaving any money In the
store and the Junior member of the
firm, W. B. Parker, who Is postmas
ter, has taken the same precaution
regarding the postage stamps. As a
result tho thieves have had their
trouble for their pains.
The next time they come, the store
keepers say, they will get pains for
their trouble as a shotgun soiree
has been prepared for their re
ception. Just how the affair Is to bo
carried out they are prudently keep
ing to themselves. From the way they
talk, however. It would be Inferred they
would rather welcome an early return
call from their recent visitors.
None of tho employes about the
Clark's Summit station or yard remem
ber having noticed any suspicious
characters about on the nights of the
burglaries. It Is supposed that they
como up from Scranton on a coal train
and Jump off below tho town, taking a
cut through the woods and fields to
tho store. The village Is thoroughly
aroubed over the repeated visits and
everybody Is looking out to catch the
marauders If thoy come again.
Recently an unsuccessful effort was
made to enter Young's general store
and on another occasion twenty pairs
of shoes were stolen from AVeeks' shoe
store.
ACTION WAS IRREGULAR.
Old Forgo Constnblo Is Alleged to
Have Conducted nn Illegal Sulc.
An action In trespass against Con
stable William Davis, of Old Forge,
was begun Saturday In Prothonotary
of
GIAL
MONDAY ONLY.
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Men's Light Outing Shirts 15c
Boys' Percale, Lawn aud Ging
ham Waists, 25Q. goods for
18c, 50c. goods for 37c,
75c- goods for 50c
Children's Gingham Dresses, 2
to 6 years 10c
Gent's Summer Underwear, 25c.
goods 18c, 50c. goods 39c
Check Nainsooks, i24c goods.. 8c
White Dotted Swiss, 18c. goods.. 12Jc
White Stripe Grenadine 6Jc
LOOK All Fancy 50c. Dress Goods
$1.95 .for 7 yard patterns.
HAGEN
Pryor's office by Martin & Vldaver,
acting for Mrs. Carrie B, Morris, also
of Old Forge.
Mrs. Morris alleges that the constable
Irregularly seized and sold her house
hold effects, causing her great Incon
venience and Injury.
Stcnm Heating nnd Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. Howley, 231 Wyoming ave.
Tailor mado fall suits and overcoats,
lateBt styles, John Ross, 307 Sprue
street,
CUVuaML.
Aluminum
Chafing Dishes.
Mndo of pure alumi
num. Aluminum does
not corrodo, This ia a
feature that will bo par
ticularly welcomed bv
those who have found
how easily tho tinned
llnltiK of tho ordinnrv
Chatlng Dish Is scrap',
ed nwny by tho stirring
of 11 spoon.
For
Hot
Days
Large Variety
Cheap aa tho nickel-plated kind,
Millar & Peck,
134 WYOMING AVENUE.
Walk in nml look around
RECORD
BREAKER.
Is
Our
Great
Improvement
Gratifying, indeed, to see the
trade we are doing these August
days. September our store gets a
complete overhauling. To keep
the store growing is our ambition,
and modern arrangements are
planned to make this THE Store of
Scranton in our lines. Watch us
grow. Today and all the week
prices are deeper; cut, sell at any
price, but sell.
Men's Small lot, sterling
Umhrellns m o u n t e d, fast
black, full 28-inch.
Sale Price, Sc
Trunks Beats all how we sell
trunks. Had we known
you had to pay so much for them
would have put them in long ago.
Good sized trunks, iron bottom, can
vas covered, brass lock, steel cov
ers and durable. Our Price, $2.!)S.
Telescopes New lot just came.
We have sold eight
hundred; not so many, though,
when you consider how handy they
are for a trip, and how reasonably
we sell a good one, 2l)l to 2. All
leather cornered.
The Rexford Co.,
303 Lacka. Ave.
B
o
2d
Week
5
BARGAINS.
415 and 417
Lackawanna Avenue Scranton, Pa.
HOT
Mil
I
Cut Prices.
1,,
'jtd
'mni
HTC 4
-. i
ltH
"ly- rn
'w il mw "
aL
srillNK LKHS-n-nunrt tin, wai 1 lc, Or.
reduced to V
l-minrt, painted green, was l()c, re- 1An
uuced to I tt
0-quort painted itreon Sprinkler, was 1 ft
21c, reduced to VG
1-nuart gnlvnnlzed Hprlnkler, wnn 1 0r
'illc, rcducod to IVO
HLAOIC TIN HAUCKPANS-A
quart size, wan 10c, reduced to...,
7c
4c
lUVriNNEI) HAUCUPANiD, !
was 10u, reduced to
quarts,
HAMMOCKS at Ridiculous Prices.
ICR CREAM FREKZERSat Reduced Prices.
TA 111.12 CUTLERY at Reduced Prlcos.
NO. 7 COPPER IIOTTOM WASH AOr
IlOILEIl, worth ole, reduoed to tvl
HANY OTHER
iarsains
This Week.
THE GREAT
310 Lackawanna Ave.
The Finest Line of
BELT
BUCKLES
Ever seen in Scranton. Silver
Gilt and Silver set with. Ame
thysts, Carbuncles. Garnets
and Turquoise, mounted on
Silk, Leather and the latent
Thing, Leather covered with
silk.
May be found at
MERCEREAU & CONNELL'S,
tGEfiTSFORREGINi mUilCEOXi;,
130 Wyoming Ave.
RED RASPBERRIES,
Black Raspberries,
Cherry Currants,
Green Corn,
Homo Grown Beans,
Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Eto.
1 1 PKE, PHI ML III
Mk y
4c
S ORE
YES, THEY ARE VERY DESIRABLE
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS
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We are still showing quite an as
sortment of stylish, perfect fitting
waists. Of course we have greatly
reduced prices. Come and see.
DOMESTICS.
Best Indigo Prints 4c
Good Dark Prints 3l4o
Good Apron Ginghams nS-
Brown Muslin, worth 5c 33,4c
Fine Brown Muslin, worth 7c... 5c
Heavy Brown Muslin, worth 7c. SJc
Good Bleached Muslin, worth 6c. 4c
Fine Bleached Muslin, worth 7c 5J4c
Heavy White Crash c