MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 18&S. THE SCRANTON T1UBUNE. MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1893. JANUARY MAGAZINES, Centurj, Munscy, McCltirc'.s, Cosmopolitan, Scrlbncr'H, Harper's, Ladies' Home Journal and others arc ready now at Norton's Hook Store. Subscriptions received tor all periodicals at the publishers rates. Pcloubcts' Notes on the Sabbath School lessons for year i3. Calendars and Diaries for i8gS. The balance of our Holiday Goods at deep cut prices to clear them out. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave. ft Fire Insurance, 120 Wyoming Ave. $fc $ THE fft-miLXi LAUNDRY 308 Penn Ave. A. B. WARMAN. DR. W, B, HENWOOD, DENTIST 216 LACKAWANIU AVE. X Haveopened a General Insurance Ottlca In llAtf 11101 BiK II. West Stock Companies represented. I .ruga Incs cepccliilly Eolkiteu. Telephone isii:i BEFORE BREAKFAST. ) She had begged nd supplicated for months for him to s"ij Tint he'd make one resolution On the Ulesfctd Nem Year JJ.i Hut with woman s own K'iiriwitss She preceded to look slum When ho Mwoie "I'll give up poker If jou'll leavo oft chewing gum ' Udgar, the little hon of Mi. and Mis. Max Troutfelf, won the (list pilze of fered by Dr Chapman Inst week to his Sunday school for un csu on a doc trinal subject concerning the Hebrew faith. The effoit wai u notably lit erary production tor t,o jouthful a wi it er, the boy is less than eleven jeais of age. Mr. Chailes like, of Minneapolis, was the guest of Mr Julius none over Sun i day. Mr. nice is the son of a Methodist I clergyman, Ite. Charlts Itlce, who. I with his family, were well-known les Idents of this city twenty years ago. Kev. Mr. Hlce now lives in Cot Hand. IN. Y, His son, who wns renewing ac- lualntance with old friends yesteidav fn Elm Park church, Is the westetn iiepresentative of the great lh m of pet- irumers, iazeu & Co. Miss Annie AVatson will gle a lun cheon this afternoon nt the home of her mother, Mrs. AV. AA AVatfcon. If II C. DuIJols, dispatcher foi tho Scrantou Railway comp.inj, Is half to llable as a weather prophet, plans bliould bo made for morf snow. Ho saj s ho no ticed during yestcrdaj storm signs will h never fail. "Knough snow?" he trueiicd to a Tribune reporter; "oh, no. Tho sins nro dllTerent, 1 noticed two today vvliLh can't be beaten for rellabllltv 'Red in tho morning, scillois take warning.' A Vol I, jou Just ought to have seen tho skv In the east red as flannel And this after noon there waH a 'dog sun.' Don't know what a 'dog sun' Is? Why, tho ballots swear by It, fasten down tho hatches. reef things, and get lpady foi a leguUt Jiowler wnen tliey beo It. Sure thing. I haw one over In the west this uttcrnoni- r streaks Hanging down from tho sun whiskers, vet slr-ee, Ilh going to be riiummer. Mark my words and lav In a lipply of black Olamonds So long. ' PEHSQNAL. Attorney Richard Uurko spent Sunday In Archbald Alderman John T. IIowo spent New Year's Day with Rlakely relative. Miss Tereasa Keating, of Dover, N J , Is the guest of Miss Maiy Duffy, of Price street. Miss Hauling of Rlnglmmton. and Hurry Horton, of New York city, nro the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. P HalUtead Sister Mariana, of St Cecelia's conent, was called to Honesdalo Saturday bj the Illness of her mother, Mrs. Patrick Well Miss Rono Lane and nelce, who have bean tho guests of Mr and Mis, Thomas Lane, of Spruce street, returned Satur day to their homo In Honesdale iA hh T- Regular price on nil Hollduy X UUOUft Maulers, I'ull Diet Hblelds, Night Robei, PalnnuiN, Hllk Pin. brellan, C'unes, Undervvcur, Suit Canes. Wafers, f h? Hatf? 30,5 Lack. Ave. JlED mi m OBSERVANCE OF NEW YEAR'S PAY. Heavy Snow (iae Opportunity Sonic Rare Enjoyment. For THEATRES HAD Bid AUDIENCES At tho V. M. C A. nnrt tho Y. W. C. A. There Wcru Itccoptiotis mill I'.n tcrtniiunenU ol llmntiiil Merit mid tho Ilnildiugs Wore I'liroiigeil with Vlsitors'-Tcnst ol Circumcision Observed ly Catholics unit I2pl copullniii. ThV New A'oiu's day was oheicd In this city after the modest fashion of fcrmer years. There were m Imnor lant public assemblages excepting the leceptlms of the Christian associa tions and meetings in sevouil chuicht. Many persons enjojed the pilvilegcs of the first good snow fall: thev who did not either remained within doors or attended tli'o services or public cn toitnlnmeuts. Th' thenties In the afternoon and evening attmcted crowded houses. At tho two Christian associations in this city, the Young Men's and the Young Women's attendance" was ie maikably lame. Mrs. Nellie A. Low ij. geneial souotuty of the Young Women's Cl.ilstlnn association, stated vest-nday thut 1000 persons, estimated, culIM it the rooms during tho limits of ntPit:iinm"nt. The lcceptlcn at the Young Men's Christian association In poln' of attendance was piobably even gieiter than this. No Dievlous New Year's day lecop tl n In the hlstoiy of the ussocintlon w is so geneiously iutlonizcd and so mi rssfullly nrmaged. The looms had been ti.intforin(l Into bow en of gicon. Along the walls, drooping giacofully ficm the celling, weie sticamor of eveigieen with banks of holly pr ifuse lv soatt'ned about in the looms The intciior of the commodious building never looked luettier. RHCHPTION COMMITIUE. Th- isltors weie received between the houis of J and 4 p. m., by a recep tion committee composed of the fol lowing liieinbeis" John Kemp, Philip Ilaendlges, Louis Smithing, Charles Veglaid, Geoige De Wilde, George Scluoedtr, G. A. Walter. D. L Wilson, Chailes R. Broome, AVIlllam Long. William J Griffiths. Alfied Outheinz, ,T Prink Ricliaids. W. M. Cuuy, J. M. all. John L Phillips, Edward Frear, W. J. Douglas, Doctor Hlanchaid, Piai'k P. Benjamin, O. R Wolf. Pied Bchllns, Haivey Wilbur, Ralph Weeks, W Clayton Banister, L. V. Fiantz, Truman Surdam, Doctor Zaehman, Chailes Fox, D. J. Joiclun, Pied Buntz, Pattl A. Dlseon, Arthur Sancton, I'd win Giles, AValter Jones, AVIlllam Bianlainoie, D L. Fickes, Joseph Joseph Jennings, Pijor Thomas, Isaac Haslam. After the geneial leception the ath letic exhibition was given In the gvm namim from 4 to C o'clock. This pioved to be piobably the nest over given oy the issoclation. The enteitainment war ailed and in tome lespects really temaikable lecoids weio made. in tho .lumping contest F. S. Fieasr i'lid G. Glbbs were ile ut 5 foot 7 Inches, which is but little below the world's tecoid. Mr. Pine' is assistant secietniv of the association. II Diimulck and 13 W R-ibuits also participated in this rontest. Mr. Glbbs jumped 10 feet C Inches In the pole 'vaulting' exhibition. The world's leeord is 11 feet. The lest of the gymnastic entertainment in cluded dutr'.l bell exercises bv the busi ness men i.lrected by 12. AV". Roiieits. George Hgbeitson gave a lenmkahle exhibition of bag punching and a class under J. Aimstrong gave an Indian club dt ill. SIX F13NCING BOUTS. Six fencing bouts by Hairv Dlin niotk and fctewnit Plumley lesulted in n tie, each winning three bouts. Fol lowing tl'ls came the pole vaulting and jumping mid 13. W. Robeits did Bcnie high kicking. The wiestllng bout by Harry Claik and AV. II. Decker was an Intel estlng incident of the exhibition Classes demonstrated the Geiman gymnastics apparatus woik concluding with a llg ui e dilll. Tho last number was the basket ball game between the young mn and H'e businessmens' club. The oung men won by the scoie of 11 to 'i The excellent showing of the athletes relleetad particular ciedit upon A. r. Kennedy, the lnstructoi. Piofessor Kennedy has been with the association but a few months and the exhibition was the Hist under his direction. Dur ing tlu enteitatnmenl Professor Ken nedy gave un Intel estlng demonstia tlcn of the cavalry sword dilll and cavahy pui suing drill in whlcli he is e,ty nroflcient In the evening an enteitainment was given in the auditorium by the Man hattan Tilunuliate, of New York. Re freshments weie seivcd during the re ception At the Young AA'omen's Christian as sociation looms on AA'ashington avenue a leception was ir progtcss from 4 p. in. to s o0 p. in. Tho attendance was icmaikably laige. Thi' ladles who leceived tho guests weie I to fi o'clock, .Mis. Jackson, Mrs. liar ley, Mis Gates., r, to fi o'clock, Mrs. Dei man, Miss S C. Krlgbaum, Mis. "W. D. Kennedy; G to 7 p. in., Mis. J A. Lansing, Mis F. D. AA'atis; 7 to 8 o'clock, Mi. It. J. Matthews, Miss Rlch mnnd, 8 to ! o'clock, Mrs. 13. It. Rip ple. Mr. V. llanley, Mis. AVIlllam Con nell. Y. AV. C. A. I3NT13RTAINMI3NT. Beginning at 4 o'clock . running pin giaiinne of entertainment was lendeied as follows' 4 to S o'clock, Miss Clara Long, violinist; Miss Gertiude Tcney, pianist; Misses Grace and Anna Rose, Miss Llllllo Joseph nnd Delia Penwar den and Miss Vic Jones, vlollnlfct; tho Imperiil quaitette, instrumental mus ic 1 to 6 o'clock, Mis. Joseph O'Bslen, Mr. John T AVatklns, Ml. Thnmns Beynon, soloists; Mies Florence Rich mond, piano, air. Haivey Blackwood, cello; Mi Rlcluud Areisenllue, violin; Miss Maud Williams, elocutionist. 7 to 8 m , Miss Anna Salmon, Mis. Biewster, Miss Huber, Miss Ruth Hun ley, Miss Huirlett Steele, Miss Bessie Bloat, elocutionist, Mlsa Alice Peck, lilnnitt 8 to 8.30 p in., gymnasium exercises under tho direction of Mis. Knthaiyu Hills, physical director. .10 to 9.30, entertainment under the diicctlon of Mr J. Alfred Pennington. Mis. H. O. AVordeu and Miss Neville, soloists. The leception was under the diicctlon of MtH. iNellle A, Lowry, tho associa tion's secretary; Mrs. L, R. Steele, dec oiatlons; Mls Blanche Dolph, pio gr.imnime and decorations; Miss Hnn nsh Deacon refreshments. In the Cathollo and Kplscnpd churches Ih'o Feast of the Circumcision was observed. At St. Peter's cathedral, inhftscH vvcro offered at C, 7, 8 and 9 o'clock, the lest belnff o lilgli mass. Hew J. J. U. Fooley uah celebrant. Muslo was rendered by the cnthcdrnl choir under Professor Shilling's or cliestra. At St. Luke's rhurcli the ser vice was held nt 10 o'do?k n. m., the rector, Itev. Itogern Israel, celebrating at that hour the holy communion. HESS RESIDENCE BURQLARIZED. While (ho Occtipnnt Were Absont llntruiico N'n Lllccted. The residence c' Mr. and Mrs. Geoige AA'. Hess, of S22 Qulncy nvenue, Dun more, was burglarized some time dur ing last week. The house had been closed for the winter, Mr. and Mrs. lloss being In the south. When their bon, Charles P. Hess, teller nt the Dime Bank, visited the house Saturday he found evidences of a burglaty. Tho lear door had been forced and follow ing this r. setond door had been biok en In. Tho thlees escaped with a quantity of bed spreads, linen and clothing. The matter was reported to the police In this city by Mr. Hess yesterday. AND L0 JOHN BROWN. His Name Leads the Arrests of 1898 and Was First on tho Police Docket. L'ven the dockets at police headiiuar teis tinned over a new leaf. AVIth the close of the year the old books showed their last pages and tho new books, which hud been in readiness for the paft lew days, were opened for busi ness b Mayor Bailey In police court yesterday. There wne no nrrests on New Yeui's day, but at 2 o'clock ycsteulay morning one Juhn Biown.likeAbou Bui Ahmed, earned for himself the distinction ot leading all the ai rests Satutdav Brown celebrated the making ot his annual lesolutlons by getting seilous ly intoxlcnted. At the corner of Penn aveini" anil Linden stiect he had the audlclly to assault Isadore FInklestelu, a wagon lunchnian, who was siti oiling along peaceably with Ills wife. Patiolman Peny diagged Biovvn's body on to the glory ol gracing the llrst space in the new docket He pnld $? for the honor and was dlschaiged jesteiday men ning. Next to ' Blown' c-aino the moie eu phonious name "Michael Shipper snack." Michael was tiainplng in an unsteady manner along Penn avenue when he saw something in a stoic win dow which he thought he ought to hae. So Mr. Shlppersnack pioceeded to pound on the door He followed Brown In the escort of Patrolman Sar toi and Sueclal Olllcer Seidman to th" police station and paid $5 for his fun. No ." was Anthony Trill.-1 nl He was intoxicated on the avenue vester da moi nlng and hj the assistance of Patiolman J. D. Thcinas was taken to the police station in ex-Judge AVard's now cutter. It was the Hist sleigh llde to the police station of the winter and when Trlllanl was charged $." livery fees he considered the magnlllcence of his equlppage and settled like a sen sible man. He lives in Dunmorc The last anest was that of Thomas Muiphy who was fighting in Centie btieel He paid $'3. This closed the days woik on the nv docket. The depaitment this year will keep thiee trots of books one for complaints, one for calls and the rog alai dockets. FUNERAL PF A. B. DUNNING. Wns Held Yestciduy Mtcrnoon in Providence l'rcbyterinn fliurrli. The funeral of Hon. A.' B. Dunning was held yestciday afternoon At 1.11" o'clock the lemalns wtie taken fiom IPs late homo on Noith Main avenu to the Piovldence Presbyterian chuich wheie services wete conduced by Rev. D. M. KInter, foimei pastor of the Chiistian chutch, assisted by Rev. George 13. Guild. Mr. Guild began the tervlces with a feiant prayei, after which he delivered a brief and sym pathetic address. This wa3 followed by an address by Mr. Klntei, whose rrmaiks were upon tho exemplaiy life and cl cracter of the deceased. The lemains lestcd In a handsome casket which was llterallj covered with many handsome lloral designs. After the set vices the relatives and friends and mmbeis of Hiram lodge, F. and A. M., weie conveyed in four special cars to the Delawate, Lacka wanna and AVestern railroad station, fiom wheie the lemalns were then tak en to Elmhuist for interment in Pai viow cemeteiv. Tho s.-i vices at tho giave were in chaige of Ilium lodgo and weie con ducted by A B. Stevens. The pall- pieaiets were Cunlngton Von Storch, Rnbeu NTon Storch, Charles Zeigler, David Chrlstinan, George Griflllh and Alexander Slmnson. HUSBAND AND WIFE ARRESTED. Chnrgcd ith 1'riind by .Mrs. .Martin II. Daniels. Chailes Fuller was arrested yester day by Patrolman Macker In AVest Scranton and lodged In the central police station on the charge of defraud ing a landlady, Mis. Martin B. Daniels, of the central city. Mis. Fuller, the man's wife, was ai rested Filday on the same chaige and In default of hall was committed to Jail The couple lented rooms in a house on Adams aenue leased by Mrs. Dan iels. After staying for ten weeks they left bv night, according to the pro.se cutilx, without pajlng the lent. Ful ler will be given a hearing before AI deiman AA'ilght today. VALE DINNER TONIGHT. It Will llo Served in tho Honril ol 'I'rniln UooiiiH, The dinner of Yule students and graduates will be held tonight In the board of tiado looms and will be served from the Scranton club under the di rection of Steward O'Ncll. It will be gin nt 7 o'clock. The guest of honor will be Itev. "Joe" Tvvltchell, of Hnitford, Conn. The members of tho committee are not cer tain that nil etaduates In this vicinity havo been gent Invitations, but any who havo been overlooked tuny obtain tickets fiom Paul 11. Belln or Joseph M. Holes. WILL 00 TO CUBA. Scldlor Hot a Aro Colng Dawn to right tho Spnnliirds. Charles Svveltzer and Jacob Rclmffer, two I'etersbuig younjr men, announced to their friends Saturday that they were cnlnjT to Cuba to ent.er the in sutgent army. Hath ure members of Company D, Thirteenth regiment. The young men ate ariauglng to leave In February and at once enter 1 the Cuban apny an volunteers. MOVING DAY IN THE COURT HOUSE New County Officials Will Uc Sworn In at High Noon. WHO THE ASSISTANTS WILL DE irltinlly Complete Roster ot tho New Administrative I'oruo nt tho County Tmnplo of .limtlroSlierliT 1'rjor Will Mnlio Niunoroits Chungcs ui Will Also Recorder Wimike--Clori. cr.l l'orco In Noincnl tho Olliccs Will Ho Onl) Slightly Changed. Today will witness a sweeping change about In the administrative force of the couit house. In every ofllce ex cepting that of district uttorney, where there was a re-election, and in tho nudltors' and suiveyor'.s olliccs, some disturbance will occur. Prothonotary C. 13. Pryor will move over Into the sheriff's ofllce, succeed ing Sheriff Frank 11. demons, who will lesumc the personal supervision of his many and extensive business In tel csts Mr. Pryor will continue ex Chlef of Police AA' T Simpson as war den at the jail, and the keepers will be John Melvln (ie-appoInted), Geoige B. Thompson, AA'llllnm A. Phillip 4, president of the AVest Side Re publican league; Jacob AVelssmnn, of the South Side; John J. Aim strong, of Ptlcohurg, and Geoige 13. Pryor, son of tho sheriff-elect and at present u cleik in the prothonotary's ofllce. The letlrlng keepers are T. J. Price, Charles Hamm, John Reese, Heniy F. Ferber and AV. S. AVnrd. Mis. M. Huid, of the South Side, will be appointed matron to succeed Mrs. Coia M. Johnson An effoit will be made this mottling to have point ap- piove of the appointment of two illa tions, one lor day and the other night. In case this Is done, Mis Johnson will he lctnlned. Deputies F, 13, Rvan, J. D. Ferber and Robei t G. Colboin will be retained. J. F. Cuminlngs, one of Mr. I't. vol's deputies in the piothonotaiy's ofllce, was to go Into the sheillC's ofllce, but the Incoming prothonotaiy was desli ous that he should continue his ser lces in the prothonotary's ofllce, wheie he is exceedingly valuable, and it was accordingly arranged that he should stay wheie he Is. PROTHONOTARY'S OITICH. The onlj change In the prothono tary's ofllce at present will be in its chief. Deputy Myron G. Kasson w 111 lemaln until the ofllce of Ninth ward aldeiman is leady for him, and with him and Sir. Cummlngs, Sir. Copeland Intends to cany on the affairs of the ofllce, giving nil his ovv n time to the woik, nnd theiebv filling In tho place of the thlid clerk SI. J. Kelly will succeed C II. Schadt as treasuier, and John A. Schadt will be succeeded as deputy by P. H. Coyne, of Cedar avenue, bookkeeper for a South Side bievvlng company. John A. Schadt will be associated with his mother in the Insurance business. I AVIlllam Koch, jr, will go into the register of wills' ofllce with Henry T. Koohler as his deputy, succeeding AA'. S. Hopkins and Deputy James H. Hop kins. The lattei is undecided ns jet as to what line ot employment he will take up. He may go Into the whole sale ptoduce business, his loimer oc cupation, or move to Colorads to take personal chaige of some business in terests he has theie. In the lecorder of deeds' ofllce, where theie Is a big working force and wheie a Democrat, Fled. AV. AVarnke, suc ceeds a Republican, Charles Heuster, there will be quite a general change Mrs. Hattle Taylor, who for a number of yeais lias been chief cleik and who Is virtually indispensable to the ofllce, will be letalned, as will also Aliss Mar gaiet Linett, sister of Editor 13 J. Lynett, of the Times. Miss Agnes CrossIn,sister-In-law of Joseph O'Brien, Miss Margaret A'an Camp, now in the employ of J. D. AVilllams & Bio., nnd a sister-in-law of Mr. AVainke, and Anthony Irwin, of Dunmore, formeily in the ofllce under Mr. Healey and duilng the eaily part of Sir. Heuster's teim, will succeed Miss Rose AVormser, George Heusner und Elmer Daniels. AVIlllam Heuster, son of the lotlilug lecorder. Is also to go, but who his suc cessor w 111 be could not be learned. IN THE CLERK'S OrFICE. The retiiinir of Cleik of the Couits John II. Thomas, the succession of Thomas P. Daniels and the promotion of Emll Bonn to chief deputy will be the piogiamme in the tleik's ofllce. With the present two clerks, Charles Mlrtz and Miss Annie Altken, Mr. Dan iels believes ho will have sufficient foice to cope with the business of the office. Dlstilct Attoiney John R. Jones will continue AV. Gajloid Thomas as his deputy und Thomas J. Lejshon as county detective. As is requited by law, the county commissioners will hold an annual meeting at high noon for reorganiza tion. S. AV. Robeits will take a tum at the presidency, succeeding Giles Roberts. John Deinuth, the minority commissioner, will he continued as sec tetory. No contemplated changes have been announced. The npaitments of the register, le corder and county survoyoi will be changed today, as described in Satur days Issue. The surveyor goes Into a loom in the tower, tho leglster takes the suiveyoi's room and the lecorder, whose business lequlres much moie loom than Is now allowed him, will Fresh Vegetables In hermetically sealed packages, such as Ave offer under our oavii la bel, you will find BET TER than most vegeta bles in seasou. They are entirely different from Avhat are known as "Canned Goods," and as PURE FOOD PROD UCTS cannot be ex celled, Samples and prices on application, E. Q. Coursen Wholesale and Ketall. havo the register's ofTlco nnd the pres ent recorder's ofllce. THE MESSIAH REPEATED. .Slum With Marked Success by liny don I'. vims' Chorus unit Soloists. "The Mcsslnh," rendered at tho Penn Avenue Baptist chuich Saturday night by a choir of seventy-five voices, under the direction of Hnydn Evans, tho church organist and music conductor, was hoard by a large audience. The orntoilo merited the nttendanco and the fnvor wUh which It was received. Mr. Evans proposes to establish a per manent lntge choir in connection with the church nnd Saturday night's en tertainment was a step In that direc tion. It is the second time the oratorio hns been sung by the choir within a few weeks. The bass solo, "But AVho May Abide," by Llew Herbert, and the bassos and chotus, "And He Shall Purify," in tho first part, were exceptionally well ren dered. Miss Jones sang the arln, "O Thou That Tellcst," with splendid ef fect, as did Mr. Herbert In tho follow ing at la, "The People That AValketh in Darkness." Tho soprano solos of Mrs. Brundago weio deservedly well leceived, es pecially her "Rejoice Oieutly" solo. The tenor solos were sung by Thomas Beynon, who gave now and confirming evidence of his woith and gieat ptom Ise in the vocal Held. The quartettes and many of the solos and choiuses were for tho sake of brevity dispensed with and in conse quence tho audience had the pleasuie of hearing the most popular parts of Handel's wonderful work. Tho conceit lasted two bouts und twenty minutes. AT THE CHURCH FAIRS. II ig Crowds and Excellent Entertain ments on New Yrnrs. The fairs being conducted bv Holy Cios and St. Paul's cnuivlies weie duong the places most liberally pat innlKed bv New Year's pleasure seek eis. At Holy Cios fair in Bellevue the door prize, a banel of flout, was won py MIes Nellie Coleman and another pilze, a pilr of boots, was won by Mi chael Lynch, of Piovldenc, and Wil li tin Larkln won a valuable toilet set. Recitations weie delivered by AVII1 Gll loj of the AVest Sid", and solos by "Will Ljnott, of Providence. The fea tures of the even.ng nt St. Pnul s fair In Green Ridge were mandolin and guitar solos by Messis. Foote and Mofe and lecitntlons by Attorney AA. F. Shciru. Loth falls have special programmes for this evening and every evening during the week. Twining, optician 125 Penn avenue, In Harris' drug store. Hours 9 a. m., 5 p. m. .Nolan Bros., 515 Linden Street. Plumbing, Steam and Gas-flttlng. Steam Heating nnd Plumbing. P. F. & M. T. Howley, 231 Wyoming ave. Bl 'S GLOVES. POPULAR PRICES nm mm H n AfiCl' Inventory Dliy (Jan ist) we always mark down and close out all odd lots, lemnants, dropped patterns, and all of our regular goods of which we have a surplus. Beginning Monday, we will un load this stock, if prices will accomplish our purpose: Tapestry Brussels Hotly lliussels weave, vnluo Or. cents porjurd, for tbli week's sale 45c Best All-Wool Ingrains Hciulur pilce nnd value on cento, for till? week's Kilo 50c RUG SPECIALS. AV'lilto or Ore Gout Huss . Sm ma Hugs iJOMlo Inches .Smyrna Mats .SI. 10 . "j.ar. . .as SIEBECKER & W ATKINS 406 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. cf5 8x 1 M&mzP& iCf. If' jflAWi&f,V&Jfr&J?'. SA V tlwSitffH Yter cwtiwi A yrjF O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Henry J. Collins, Lt., IUEY OIL AND liFACTIIHC CO. 1 11 to 140 Meridian Htreet.Sriuuton, Pa. Telephone INIBr, mmm, lubrigatsnq AND CYLINDER OILS. I, PAINT DnPARTMHNT.-Lluseod Oil. urnlsli, Dryers, Japan and HhlnuleHtulu. Special Bargains in All Departments for Monday, Jan. 3. TjSigSee Sunday Papers. Special Prices on Bath Robes Today to Reduce Stock. 'S Hatters and Furnishers. 412 Spruce Street BEST SETS OF TEETH, $8, Includlnc tho painless extractlnsof tcetu by an euthely now proct-'jj. S. C. SNYDER, D. D. S., ,121 Spruce St.. Opp. Hotel Jerm n. B HI UulPblo, UI). UPHOLSTERY. Lace Curtains Nottingham, ecru and white, per palr, """"" 50c, 7fic Chenille Portieres Dndo and frieze, a juids long, choice while, they last 90c each 65c Tapestry Table Cover lVj juids squiii e, four colois, heavy fringe WINDOW SHADES COCOA MA'lh ,10c to $1.00 each I'rom -10o up AriostSuitable 0 Christmas Gift Isagoodwaim Ulster or Over coat. Christmas weather means cold weather, and a warm outer coat is essential. We have Ulsters in the best Irish Frieze or Beaver, and our stock of Men's and Boys' Overcoats is varied in cut, style and niateii.it to suit the most cor icct and fastidious taste. 222 Lacka. Ave Turpentine White J.eud, Coal Tar, l'ltoli ii ., 320 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton Pjl Wholesale nnd Kctrtll DRUGGISTS, ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD, FRENCH ZINC, Ready nixed Tinted Paints, Convenient, Economical, Durable Varnish Stains, rroduclng Perfect Imitation of KvpomlT AVoods. Rnynolds' Wood Finish, Especially Designed for Insldo Work. Marble Floor Finish, Durable nnd Dries Quickly. Paint Varnish and Kal soinine Brushes. PURE LINSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE. SPECIAL TODAY P" f ) ASCOTS, .31 11 AH Colors, PUFFS. Ways Muff lets . We Have Them. You Want Them. Hand & Payne 203 Washington Ave. ROOKKRY BUILDINQ. INI Don't Avorry a minute longer. Come to our store and you Avill find something for one and all. Whether you Avant to spend 50 cents or a thousand dollars, or any sum betAveen, you'll find something rich and useful and ornamental, Watches', Diamonds, Silver Novelties, Clocks, Jewelry, Best of goods at lowest prices. WEIGH, JEWELER 408 SPRUCE STREET. Open evenings until after the holiday. IN JANUARY, 1898. OOOOOOOOOOOOOs T ,8 n owwvvvwvvv n MEIIIUtclLIIAN CHINA HALL, S WEICHEL BROS., J? 140112 Washington Ave., s Mcars Building, Z.0 Come In and Look Around. rXfiUX." ;il VPDCTOIMP The Eye Specialist at .. ..-'".J In VV lo J." . ,, 11 n lunnnnro tl nil Aniii. in ym Jmii' AV'e rr0I r-hoo Btop. oxnmlnei tlie eyo reo In tua most ucurivto vvuy, nndhiivrlceiforpeo. incite urn cUcaper than sevv here. A la iiifnublcluaitieronca to tie proper ruroot theoen geemto po .1.:. :.,. tannin until A$ig fte J? OT l$3b no time fSm'MWhen iii - ,iemiucnc. inn:.ii-v ilon,or other reilUi oliuchnegleot Rlva h amine that nwurois rebelling usaluiit ucli tuiitmo"' J,"? i the most preclom gin.. Norrnav Man ft blessing unappreciated until it has wc'iioy audrcstorednufiilt value I tho n lei led, Iberelore, ou .huld nol low UV hUora liavlug jour eyeiesaminwl. luuJrviw vro gladly render trea of cUaru. uiWMiTr.R mc i'LAcn. 215 Lafkawanna Avenue 'n thi White Pront blioo mure. I BR "nrynuiii P S SALE 1 1 " VW .. lusit-iy
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