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Christmas
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B and best crudes and B
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5 I lolday Slippers. 5
b Prices to meet all. Look b
s us ovei before you luiv. Our B
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CITY SOl'HS. I
A iiRiilar nttthiK of the Ontr.il Wo
man OlirlMl.iu Tempi i uiiv union will
bn In lil till aft, i noon at ". o"i lot k.
The olllrrri-ilipt of l'ctc r Williamson
1 nilt'i". No 1." I' nml A. M. will '''
in-tcllcd at Masonic hall toniKht
ronunl & Soii, iiKcnti for f.i'im.inl.i
7 If. liiHiir.iuc,. lomp.im an- dlstrlhut
hut ,i liiantlful p.id rah mhir for b't"
Jiillux llupcivill was jcsti'iilay ilN
rliniRin lioni tin county j.ill after M'lV
li u a thltty-du ti'im for tt-uiilt and
li Itti IV.
Mr. T. ' HIHii'ii. tiiivclliu? silo-m.m
foi tin? I'opp MnmiliietiirliiK ,'ompaiij. N
clllni; mi llic-lt mti-nti. JIM. Helium
& Con rad.
SinuUtv h I'hll.idHlphlii l'rivs nntiilnttl
Wi'll-i'Mouti-il plrluii' of Clili'f of tin
I'lr. Dcpaitimiit llli-kcy and the a-slst-nnt
hli'fs
John A .Mi'ins Ivik nimoimr-p-1 hi" '.1 1
iiM n fin i onioinn vtiuiidlmiin hi Hi
Mi filth vtniil, sulijipt io .'iP uicNIoh
ui the KopillilliMli ,'l, tin x.
liors" ownid hv Hip pioprli'tnr of iIip
I.inclc-n muikt't. on Mulberry sticet. ran
awiiv yi stPtilny inoriiliiK It was stopped
neai Adams awmio by K. It Hlrd
Thi'iv wpip thlrtj-nliip deaths from all
r.iiios and twthc ni'W c.im of dlphth
f rl.i In tho pit last wppk iircmdltiir to
ri polls in. nli Io tin boinl of lii'iilth
l.i!S,'Cl Mauipil chaiRid bv Joseph I'al
libirsp with pinlipzlemi nt, was ypstpi
d iv nlp.ispil on 30) ball fiiinNhul he
Xoip Judge Aii'hb.iM In Janus Costa
Tin ip will bi u llftprn-roiinil 1:0 lie
twiin SiiuIiipI Flnmity of VoiliiKStown.
fUilo ami 1'ipil J DiiKKxn t Olvpi'.int,
nt Company II aimor. TIiiiim1.i 1 v, -nliiB,
Dec. J3. In addition to the abovi
bout tlurp will bp spoial other minor
COllUstH.
On Tiipm1.iv afternoon. Die. s, at .'.31
0 cloek the Woman's Christian Timper
nnip union, of On pii Itlilp. will hold
in cMiiiKillstli' mtPtlnK at the honip of
Mis J. S. Mlllu eonipi of I'elill iinpiiup
and Deluwaip .strut. It he lug piiis.uIp
da of pi.ijer.
'I'Iip pail-ililoiu 1 111I fill-tide of Si
1 uKi y paiiyli alp hotlllpil to pp isi make
t'ilr iloii.illniis of pnullt.N 1111.it and mo-
Minis tor the pom op 'i-ilii' da. the
"M Inst at the p 11 lib loom. 1.'-' W aslant
ion in .-title . Inrtpid of Thill s.la.
An pJi'Ptmpiit suit foi 11 patrel of lind
on III 00k hire, 1. nunmoii v,i bicuii
N-stirday In Atloiupy J V. Oakford
.1 tini; lor William J Rlnip-on ,Ips(i.
of Ciioikp W Hlmiison ileet isimI, Jumi s
K Kptehiini nd Thomas .Munroi aip
tin allPRid UliKiil iiosspssois of thr dls
pntid lard.
The Iti'publlenn t-aui us of the Thii
t.inth w.uii will hold thilr caueus till
iiiilm; to iiomlniitp a hehool coi.tiol
li t anil illstijpt olllpi'in H T Javm and
C ri Jneobs arc lanilldntps for Hip sehool
I ontiolliishlp TIip eaiieus will bp laid
bitwein Hip hours of t and 7 p. in. at
tin tiKiilar iiollhw pin e
lialulel .Muiphv bli w tin- horn of riot
v sti nlaj moinlnt,' and htRnn hs p.im
pilRil by Klel.liiK in a plate kI.ihs win
ilow In I. It IIIckIiis hntil. on Licka
w .1111111 lupnup Up was aftirw.nd ar
lpstpd b Patiolman iipor,;p Joins on a
wariant swcin out before Alderman John
T IIowp cliniKliii; mall"!ous nilsehli't
III i'r fault of fjn bill (lain hi was placid
wllhln tin w.i'ls of Hip central pollie
M it Ion until he wakih up.
The annual CluihtiniiH number of the
1'rn 1'iess was Issuul Piiivlu. It eon-t-lstrd
of tueiitj-four ii.ikii- nelo-pd In
a h.indsomp llthonrnphid unei the emtte
I'll 11 of willed was a well-, , cuti d pie
tun ot the lite K A He unMi founder
ot the Tup ITpss Thr. Cliiinnins niitn
bi 1 rontaliud tli news of the ila In at
tuutiM' foim and iniinv sioilcs and
poi ms appiopiinti to tin Mason, lis ail
m rilsluK poluniiis fnirlj hrhtlcl with tin
iiuiiouiiPi'inints of the best buiiniss
liuusis of the elly.
Manlnse Him ni wile pstpida Kraut
id to Alluit i: MoKian. of Mliiooka. and
1'Ivlin HlPhards, of Sei.ititon, John Hop.
kins and .MorpaiPt Ilowi-ls of Spr.iutnn,
Jimis .Mi'lioniiell and Mm I-'laiuu-li 111!
ot iJiinmoie Aithui i: ruller and Mary
(irimth. of Sciantoe Cli irlcs Klelts nnd
3Ia Mellna. of Hi 1 'niton James I. O.nl
anil Maiy i: Cinlnn of Scott, William
II Caidnei, of S'ott. and Mabel Jtob
insoii, of Juinvn Uilbiit II. .M.irjnnrd
and IMtlin C H.lpel. of ST.intou, Wll
11am ileiinell, of .Mojsp, nnd Mary Hi eve
of Jeimjn; A'fril Tajlui and MJv mil"
of Old l'oiijp; William Sheldon, nt Tay
lor, and Annie Joins, of .Mlnooka, Lairy
Muiun and Maiy Kianuy. of Scianton
l.i'wiv. Iti'illy - Dnvies'
llusy Shno Storo. will he open even
iETd dnrliiK Uecemher.
Books ut n (llseouut, Heynolds Hi oh.
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Mixed HntJ, lb,, 9c
Mixed Candies, 11)., 9c
Citrons, lb,, - 10c
Raisins, lb,, fie
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MR. KELLER, NAMED
FOR PRESIDENT.
Board of Trade Nomlmlcs Officers nnd
Transacts Much Oilier Business
RCPORTS OP NATIONAL DtLtQATHS.
St'inutiin Member Wrro Honored
tMth Appointments on Kcxcrnl Ini
portnut toiintilttcps ot the n t lomt I
IJonrd ot 'Irnilc--Mr. Duiiulut: and
I tin Oprn lii'ttcr--l'n Iiir ol Alleys
in Again I'ntlcr llicilinlon-ltf-poit
on tho Armor t'lnto riant
feenre
At lt final 1897 meetliiB last tilsht
tlu hoard of trade had a ety well nt
tPtided and bus session. Olllcets were
nominated, Important repot ts wore
read by committees and tho delegatcfl J
to the national hoard of trail" pre
sented a eiy Interesting repot t.
Cntitnln W A. Mn ileellneil a re
elected as picsldcnt, and J. A. Lans
ing made the announcement, nomluat
rd I.uther Keller, the ptesent vice prrs
IdPiit. to succeed him. Theie weie nny
number of seeondeis to the nomina
tion, and the nominations were closed
with Mr ICeller the olil lioinltne In
the Held t'lianlnious nominations weie
also tendeied John T. roller for vko
piesldent. naniid by T II, IJ.ile; I) U.
Attn i ton for neci. tiny, suiiKested by
the nianutnctuii'is' eonimlttpe. and
foininlly lionilnatiSl by Wnlt-r lien-
wood; A. W. Dickson for treasuier,
named by Luther Keller, and J. A.
Lansing to suiceed himself on the
boaid of tiustee, Jlr. Utile makliif, the
nomination.
T. II. D.ile wns later honoied with
an unanimous le-electlon as thu
. board's repl'SoiitntKi' on the boat d of
1 tuistees of the Sct.inton Public II
! hi at y
j MACTtItHS committuu.
' The IoIIowIiir leport fiom the man
1 tifiirunero' coinmltteu was lead and
I adopted:
To the 1'iesi lent i nd Mnnbers of th"
I Scijuton ISo.iid ol Tiado.
1 (iputlnnen: Youi ni.iniif ictiirini; rum-
mlttie rc-i ictfuPy ucominend the noml
I ii.ttlon anil pltetlon i t Mr. 1) II Atlniton
as sectpt.iiv ot no iio.ilil ot tr.iup tot ill-en-ulns
jear. and we fill tin i reconimtnd
that the sal.nv lie tin saaie as lasl ."ir
ItclatlM to tin- mattti ot ihi'iuitr water
rates to rraniiffii'tiiris i ate ri ttint?
fill titer data on the xiihlect and hopp l
our next ineplns to bp nbto to piosent a
complete report
As to the at mot plate from Information
nt hand wo bellcp that the poirlhllity f
the k rnni, nt erretlnK such a works
Is ery reinutp. We hap. howeer, re
ft mil the matter to cer'.iln parties In
this city wltl a ropiest that thev sub
mit proposils to tin tiaw depaitinent
for the eri'i'tlon and eomoletlon of the
1 pi nit In this lelnlt. tlpspoitfull.x,
1 (Signed) Luther Kcllei C'h.iliinnn.
I Col. r. I, Hitchcock, In reference to
I the in ttter of nn armor plate nlnnt,
i said that while In "WnMilniston he met
a tepiesentathc of the Caineyrie coni
panv and was told by him that theio
' was litth hopes of the tro eminent do
lus anythint? In the matter. Itoth the
'CatiiPirie and Hethlehem companies had
olfeied theli plants to the (jovei i incut
for les-s than thrlr aitttal cost, the
Cm n vl" man said.
Th ii'ooit of tlv di'lp'Mtes to the
I national board i f tiade lueetini; In
Washington, I'lesUlent W. A. May and
Col. F. L Hitchcock, was rtad by
Col. Hitchcock. It was an Inteiestlns:
and valuable document. The ineetin,
t the i"pott went on to say, far exceeded
j all piecedinpf ones In the nnttcr of at-
I tend tine and Interest, one bundled del-
ORiUe lepresentltiK forty commi-ii'lal
oranl'tatlons In Inn 'lrerent and lift v
eight subjei ts beiiiK olfeied foi consld
eiatlon. The body ot the rtport wns a
conciso and well pieented lestmie of
th" ti.inaetlons o the nuetliur. Col
onel Hltihcoik wrs made n member of
the I'onimltteis ei banking and nuance
and htmkitiptcy, and Car lain Ma wai
chosen a member of the standing com
mittee en reciprocal tiade ioIntlnn, tho
new depaitnient of comnieice mid man
ufacture and the tariff committee.
PAVLMIiNT HIIPAIHS.
Knf the committee on hichwajs, to
which wns eiittuted the tsk of Stir
ling up the street commissioner with
regird to the lepaliing of asphalt
pavements, T. H. AVatklns tepoitcd
huvltij; eonferred with Mr. Duunlm;
and that Mt. nunnliig' stated he had
begun the wink befoie the boaid of
ti.id-'s awakener camo
Mr. K'liuneier took occasion dutlng
the discussion which followed to tak"
Issue with Mr DunniiiR on this state
nunt. He began tho work of repaitiug
the "cuts" made bv telephone i oinpany
and other corporations before the boaid
of trulo stlired him up, slid Mi. Kem
meicr. but It was even some weeks if
ter our committee waited upon him
that he stinted to tepalr worn nut
pavements.
Mr Wntklns brought up Hip subject
of paving centi.il city courts, which he
Introdined (xitller in the year and It
ungeudered u lengthy and lively tlls
1 tu.'-slon. Colonel Hltcheoek said that
the alleys In the 'business portion of
Scranton weio a standing menaco to
'the liulili' of the commutiltv and a
lasting dUcieillt to tho novel uinent of
the cltj.
Messts. Lanslnu and Keller In their
eapnelty as city fatheis weie called to
task by Piesldent May for not having
induced council!- to hrlnjf about the
pavlnv: of the alleys ns rfconimended
by the hoard nt tho beginning of the
j car.
Tho two members teferred to made a
defc ni to tho ofect that the eouncll
mPii fiom the outlying wards take such
a deep Inteiest In tho n'fnlrs of the
central city wards that It Is not always
the cislcst mattei In tho woild for a
centtnl city councllii an to carry out
his ld;is or thrs.e of his io"stlluents.
Hoth asi-ed, howecr. that It was a
good thing for tho boaid of trtde to
agitate these nnd like matte is as it had
a cnotl effect.
Ht'ILDINO AMi:Nn.MKNT.
At the suggestion ot Mr. Kommerer
the committee on legislation was ill
ncted to move for the adoption of an
amendment to the hiilldins ordlnnnc.
which would icBuhtto tho election of
party-walls. At ptesent If a man
wants to dig a ten. foot cellar net
dror to a building ha'lng an eight-foot
cellar there Is no end of unnecessary
hothei nnd epenso over the constiue
tlon of tho foundation walls. If the
depth to which all walls must ho built
was rr.de unlfoim It would do away
with much Inconvenience nnd expense.
Mr. Kemmeior argued.
A letter was teeelved from the Ulnpt
hamton hoard of tiade calling attention
to tho fact that the Chicago mall which
Ipaves this clt on Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western train No, 1 for thu
West, Is rrot distributed until aftct
business hours the next day, instead of
the next mornlnor at heretofore. The
rms scranton TmJBU"yiE--TPr2sr)AY morning, i)ECEri5rarc lm, rain.
committee on postnl nffulis was In
stttictfc! to Join with the Dlnch'amton
hoard In ctilirltiK foi mat complaint
with It. C .lackwon, superintendent of
the railway mall service, nsnlnct the
change which hi might about thl delay.
An application for mcmhetshlp was
tetelved fiom Peter Stlpp.
ARCHITECT WILLIAMS DRINQS SUIT J
Su)n Ills Iliilniiuo is Due lliiti Tor
Deslu'iiliic lleiirs Itnl'dlns.
Architect I. L. Wllllnmss Instituted
a suit throuuh Attorney 13. c. New
comh yesterday to recover on a dis
puted hill for the designing nnd In
spection of tho wotk on tho Mettra
building.
In his dcclniatlon Mr. Williams re
lates that Mr. Mears first engaged him
to design a $70,000 building. He did
this and Just nhout the time the plans
weie completed Mr Mears abandoned
his design and concluded to erect a
larger and costlier building, the Mears
building as It now stands, with the
exception of a $1,000 roof house.
Architect Williams, In consideration
of the original design being abandoned,
nduced his nrlce on the llrst set of
plans fiom ii per cent, of tho total es
timated cost to one nnd one-quarter
per cent., and on the inof house, which
was to hao cost $ti000, nnd which was
abandoned after being dcplgned, he re
duced the chat go from live per cent,
to one per cent
The total lost of the Mears building
was $.'n'i,"0." 9(1. A commission of fle
per cent, on this amount added to j
chatge lor tho abandoned plans for the
oilplnuUy designed $70,000 building nnd
the ubndoned $4,000 loof house, sums ,
up to ll.r,0.24. Of thl amount $,
IMS. in onlv has been nn'.d. Mr Williams I
alleges, and he claims $C,401.SI is still
due him,
M'CLUSKY AND JERUMIJ TO MEET.
Will I'icht Twenty Hounds Christmas
W'lcrnnon in Xusie tlnll.
Lllenwood McCluskey, ot Philadel
phia, will meet Hilly Jeiome, of Sytn
cue. In a SO-tound contest Chilstmns
nfteinoon In Music Hall, under the
au.splces of the Hxcclsloi Athletic club.
Iloth ipen have been In this city before
und their iccoid Is well known. Mc
Cluskey has fought mine battles than
nn man of his ns,e today In tho busi
ness and has met the best of them,
such men as Dickson. Jack Skelly,
Kentucky Kosebud. McMnhon, and he
put Mc'Manus out in one lound In this '
city last Or tober I
Jetome defeated Piof Heck, of the i
Schuylkill N'uvv Athletic club, In this
city last Match and .showed hlms-olf
to be qveij clever boxer. He has won
seveial battles since that time. Doth
men will reach this city Thursday
morning and do their final training
hole. Two preliminary bouts have
been arranged between local boxets.
A DIG SENSATION.
People Hardly Thought it Was Pos
sible But .Now Light Seems to Dawn
Upon Them und They nt Lust lten
lie it So-- 1 hoiiMintls lleneiitcd
by This.
Hver since the Chicago Combination
Clothing Co , of 211 Washington ave ,
had tho jelling of this great stock of
clnth'lng which the emit has oiclet d
the executors f the estate of the de
ep ised wholesale clnthloitf to he clnstd
out .it tetnll io i ii" have wnndeied and
marveled nt the bairft.rih tliy have
been offeilng. A i.ie.it pinny were In
doubt but the thousands who have been
buying and telling their friends aiu now
ft'Uy satisfied that It is so and they
now itall'n It These low piices for
high gr.uli clothing have been causing
a seunailnii; tin days moio to wind
up this estate Is all tnat's allowed,
so be (tulek nnd don't get left If ou
need any clothing.
Wool Pants, all sizes, tegular $2 SO
pants sale pi Ice, $1 :n. 9S cents buys
Men's- Neat Pants, .ill sizes, cost $2 00
to immuf.u'tuit s'llo pike, 9c. 3c.
btijs a pair of Men's Cotton Socks,
vvnith 17c a pill s.tle inlce, 3e. lc
citih Men's Kid Ilandken hlcfs, lc. 9lc.
buys Men's All Wool Sweaters, worth
$1 ,'5 ale pi ice. 9Sc. Men's Fine White
Laundiled Shuts. 41c and Co. Men's,
line Silk Ties, vvnith fiOc sale prle
fie. Men's liliie. Ovetalls and Jackets,
win th fiOc sale in ice, 37c. Men's Good
Suspenders, worth 2'jc tale pi Ice, lc.
Men's Fine Fedora or Alpine Halse.,
$1 21. $1 4!i. and $I.9S. Men's Fine Stiff
Hats, 75,'., 9s"., $1.21. $1.33. Kxtra Cov
et t CI ith Ov i coats fiom $3 to Jlfi.OO
Men's Ovcieonts in Haveri, Chinchil
las and Stcnmits, vvoith fiom $8.00 to
V200 sale pi Ice. $3 OS to $9 00. Chll
elien's Cape Ovei coats, woith from
$2.00 to $CO0-siIe pi Ice, 79c. to $2.73.
over 3,000 difuiPiit oveicoats will bo
slatigluued. Children's Ueefers In nil
colois for less than oito-half of their
value.
Theie nre thou.sauds of other bar
gains ton uuineioiis to mention, so call
and see for nun-elf. We call your spe
cial atiiPtlin that this stock Is ull
tilloi made and wo have a social line.
of extra now suits for large men. S'le
lasts only ten days to wind up this
i state. Chlcto Combination Clothing
Company. 211 Ynh!nr,tnn Avenue,
next to Connolly & Wallace's old
'land, direr tlv opposite the court
house, "cinnton, ii,
I'. H. Dining tills sale the store will
ho kept open evenings until 9 p. m
hatuida.vs until 11 p. m.
It.illioud fares of all out of town cus
tomed Paving $r..C0 and over, will be
paid b showing icturu thkot If jui
live i miles, come to thl3 gie.it sale;
If sni live 2". miles, come to this gi"at
sale, If veu live 5') irilcs, come to this
gient t-nlp.
CROW SllOJr AT HALL PARK.
live Itiindied ititds Have Hi en
s'iMir"l in Ke'itue'.v For It.
On Thin sday then, will be a unleiue
sporting event at the ball paik. It
will be a ciovv shoot and for the occa
sion 500 ciows have been impoited from
the state of Kentucky.
The shoot will last all day and prom
ises to furnish some utre sport and no
little excitement.
For sick Ili'iidncliu
Take Hor-fird's Uil I'hosnhnlc.
It temoves the cause by stimulating,
the action of the stomuch. promoting
digestion and quieting tho noivts.
To hurry up housework and
make every kind of
washing and cleaning
quick and easy in cold
weather, use
FELS-NAPTHA
soap with lukewarm
water.
rijLS a CO,, lliiiid:l?hln.
NEW SCHEME IN
MONEY ORDERS
Uncle Sam Moke A Concession to
Financial Patrons.
000D FOR DEPOSIT IN BANKS.
Holder of Postal Orders Need .Not
in I ii I ii re go to thu I rouble ol Pro
seiitiiig Thum lor Payment ut the
l'ot Oillco.- riiev Nny Ue De
posited on Account nt Any Clenring
llouau Hunk.
Holders of postal money orders can
In future save, tiienuclvea tho trouble
of going to the postolllee. An nriange
ment has been made whereby the ot
ders may be deposited In the haul:-:
for collection.
The following clicular letter presents
the plan In detail:
Postofllc", Scranton, Pa.. Dec. :, ivjf.
Gentlemen: Your attention Is Invited
to tho fact that what Is known as the
"Cleurlng House Hy stein" ot payment of
postnl money orders has been put into
opeiatlon at this postolllee. an arrange
ment having been nuiile with tho banks
fot tiling the dealing House titsoolntloii
Vmht this nrrangenit'tit nionev orders
drawn upon this postolllee aic leeeived
on ilepmlt for collection bv the secriit
banks the same as oidtnary drafts or
checks, and at once cudlted to the ue
count of the depositor who Is th is spared
the iiPi-OHslty of presenting them at tho
postolllee.
The postolllee department, desliotis of
accommodating the buslnes houses,
which ale the p.oeis of some millions of
these oiders, has recently modliled cer
tain of lt regulations, foi tho conven
ience of banks nnd the business public,
and under the method above desrilbtd the
prompt p.ijment of nidus will be gioatly
facilitated.
Money orders deposited In bank for this
put put,) need not be Indorsed to the
bank, but slmplj ipcelpteil on the taeo
ns when presented by the owner nt the
postothce.
TRIED DLSHWIIHIti:.
The following extracts fiom lepnrts te
celvod nt the postolllee department show
how this system, whlih, like the lett'T
carrier service, pt emotes public conven
ience, while It tenth to r lleve pressur"
at the postolllee, is appieiiated wheio it
has been tiled, and It Is suggested tint
you may ilnd it to youi advantago to
M$AiA$MJA$A$M$A
HKXI'OHD'S.
Buy
That
Piano
J5
Here today, chance of a
lifetime. A slightly used
Upright Piano, magnificent
mahogany case, used so
little it looks like new.
Cost short time ago, $400.
To sell at once the price is
ft
Another New J. & C. Fischer
Bargain Upf'K1", French wal
nut case, large sue,
liitt, at $1,000. The retail price
the world over is $475. Complete
witli scarf and stool.
$368
'if
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-IS 1'lano Department.
Useful
T
IE BARGAIW
We Have Others.
Ladies' new $10.00 Chev
iot, Boucle or Beaver Co:its,
Storm Collars, perfect fitting, (?C HC
at &usuu
This is the greatest bargain
of the season.
At Reduced Prices
Ladies' Capes,
Ladies' Coats,
Children's Coats,
Ladies' Suits and
Silk Waists.
hereafter deposit our money orders nt
tho hank nt which joii keep your nccoiint.
Instead of pteseiitlng them at the post
olllee for payment. At times the number
of applicants In lino at the money order
division prevents that expeditious pay
ment which Is desirable, hence tho above
e-tiggestlon Is made In the belief that It
Will he more convenlnit Io von to de
posit your orders. Respectfully
. Kzra 11. Hippie, Postmnstcr
From other cities teports loganllng
the money ocdet "dealing house sys
tem" have been made as follows:
I'lttJhurg, The system gives cnlite sat
isfaction, Chattanooga, It Is absolute
ly a nuotl thing; I'lovldonce. The sys
tem has given conmletp satisfaction,
Atlanta, The system works very satis
factorily, nnd wo do not see how we
could get nlong without It; Minneapo
lis, It works very satisfactorily, and
is of great convenience to the hanks
and business men; Atlantn, The plan
works to the entire satisfaction of tho
business public, nnd I do not see how
we could get nlong without It. Kan
Francisco, The business conimtinltj Is
very much lnten sted In tho Introduc
tion of tho Clearing House system.
There has been tin feature of my nd
nilnlstritlon of the olllce which has
been received with moio favor by thp
public than the system of paying
money oiders through the banks
City nnd School Tuxes Tor 18117.
A penalty of 7 per cent, will bo add
ed on all taxes remaining unpaid af
ter Dec. Ill, 1S97. and an additional
j penalty of 1 per cent, on the llrst of
each and every month thereafter un
til paid.
Taxes remaining unpaid after Dec.
31. IS!)", will be placed In the hands of
cnllectois, a' piovlded by an Act of
Assembly, npptoved May "1, 1S!9.
C G. Holnnd.
City Treasurer.
City Hall, Washington avenue.
Olllce bouts, 9 u. ni. to 5 p. in., Sat
utdays, 9 to 12 noon.
A Pleasant
And popular resort, Heldletnnn's Holi-
da store, Hoatd of Trade building.
--
Sterling silver Hat Pins
'I cents. Davldow Bros
rv llcirtburn, tiiii.
-J PPta sionuich IHsui
Ucrs noiltivelv cured drover Uii'liain's Ds
pepsfa Kcmsil.v ii ii Miei'itlc. One doie iff
moves all dlslreP", nndu permanent mreof
the must i hroule nml saver casts Is umau
teed. Do not sinter! V oO-ceat bottle vvdl
couv in fi) tint molt Hl;epttv.tl.
Matthews llios., DitijlstRi il'JO LacUa
vrnnnii avenue.
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Rexford Company g.
el
303 Lacka. Ave. 5T:
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Will find our store a pleasant
place to shop, as we give all our
attention to the Dry Goods busi
ness. Persons desiring to give
useful presents will find on our
counters large assortments of
Black and Colored Silks,
Black Dress Goods,
Fine Dress Suitings,
Fine Table Linen Sets,
Napkins and Table Covers.
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Days
More before Xmas day. J
Don't neglect the op-
portunity to get some X
of the good things in V
store for vou at CHINA Y
HALL. ' 4
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X so beautiful a collection of f
Fine Clilna, Silverware,
Cut Glass, Lamps, clc.
at such temptinclv low &
& prices.
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MILLAR & PECK,
V 13-1 Wyoming Avs
Walk in and look around.
J0
THE
In making presents noth
ing could be more thoughtful
in the giver or bring more
solid comfort to the receiver,
whether man, woman or child,
'ian good shoes. We make
lese suggestions to our
ttrons in full confidence
nat thej' will derive and be
tow more pleasure in mak
ng presents of shoes and
.Uppers than in giving other
md less useful things.
Did you ever notice the
,ook of pleasure ou a boy's
face when he receives his first
pair of boots. We will make
it easy for you to gratify1,
your little ones' wishes.
We offer for this week:
500 pair Children's Rubber
Boots, at 97c
600 pair Misses' Rubber
Boots, at $1.18
250 pair Ladies' Rubber
Boots, at $1.21
.THE
32G Laskavanna Av3i'J3,
"Famous Old Stand."
KL1NB SHOB CO
Kl
II rJllulj Ull
415 and 417
Lackawanna Avenue Scranton,
ifluiieiiis
Our uss-ortituiit Is yet u,ulte com
plete hut it Httle too heavy on
candy nrnnniMilf.. Monday wo
cut them deep; regular 1 and
Cc. size, leduced to
2 for 5i
Our roRUlar Vie. Tinsel Ortianvntq
reduced today to
5c
XMAH TISKi: rANDIiHS. any
d?p. 48 In box, SO in box and 21
In bo, beijt wax make. Hc-
duccd to
10c u Box
SPUING C.NDI,H HOL.DEH3
reduced tcda
10c ti Dozuti
Full assortment of Tlnsell in all
colots, by the yard.
l.ooo Dozn.s siorro hand-
KKriCim:iiS. tnotto worked in
colors, worth 5c; redu-ed today
to ;
U for 10c
50ft dozen SILK FI.UNVP.U KW-
nRoiDiniHD iivni)ki:ii.
CHIEFS, seallopeil edtre, vvoith
10c; reduced today to
3 for 10a
lNITrAT, OHNTS' .TAI'ANP.TTH
HANDKHHCHIL.l.'S, worth 2Rc.
reduced to
Ho
Exceptional Values in Ladles'
White and Colored Border
I Handkerchiefs.
I PnrtFUMKKY. Cotton's Triple
Lxtract, by the ounce; bold
evcMywheic at lUc. ounce; our
price
2lc Ounce
Large bottles Rood Porf unies at
lOcHottlc
Ji:'KI.i;V. Stone ret rlnKi vvar
r.inlcd to wear v. ell for 3 years.
10c
HAND UINC1S. STONE SET
OILT HAT PINS .,
10c
Plu sets. Hronch Plus. Chllds'
Kings, Pocket Hooks at
25c
I.adles'Comhlnatlon Pocket Hooks
sterling sliver coiners, worth
GOe ; our price
25c
SHFHT JItr.SlC catalogue fiee.
Over 3,"0l copies, to select from
only
Gc a Copy
.MUSIC FOLIOS, lare tegular
JOc. Hooks, leduced to
3flc
Itesular 23c. Hooks reduced to .'..
10c
HE GREAT 4C STORE
310 Lackawanna Ave.
J. II. LADW1G.
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Millinery;.
STORE OPEN EVEN
INGS DURING
DECEHBER.
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224 LACK. AVZNUE.
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Girts.
Kin faPITO
Fi'A HI J H ll ii i t! a Hri
ALWAYS ACCEPTABLE,
Our M. & H. Gloves at $1.00,
are unsurpassed in fit and qual
ity. Jouvin Kid Gloves, $1.59.
The most flexible, best fitting
glove made, Gloves for evening
wear.
Handkerchiefs
Splendid assortment of Hem
stitched, Fine Embroidered and
Real Duchessc Lace Handker
chiefs, Ladies' and Gents' Um
brellas, Ladies' and Gent's Lined
Gloves, Irish Point Pillow Shams
and Scarfs, Gent's Fine Neck
wear, Purses, Boston Bags.
Pa.