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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE.
miDAY, JANUAUY 7, 189.
FIUDAT, JANUARY 7, 1809.
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CITY NOTES.
kubject of Hev. T)r. Chapman's
at tho Linden street temple to-
Kll be "IJnfadliiB Hope.
I will be a special meeting of tho
bt health, nt their rooms In tho
Lai building, Saturday, Jan. 8, at
Ik.
Iif tcrnoon at the Academy of Music
In Osten company will present A
Kiipy cement, and tonight "A
111 Liar.
Is Gillespie, the man who stole nn
l.it from a "dummy" on Laokawan-
hnue, wa, went to the county Jnll In
It of $301) ball.
Irlace licenses were granted yester-
o Stephen Martin nnd Annlo Warne,
Iranton; John J. Irving and Mary
lick, of Scranton.
la Delaware, Lackawanna and West-
I company will pay nt the machine
Js and the Storrs mines today. The
(ware and Hudson company paid yes-
nay at the Olyphant, Eddy Creek nnd
Issy Island mines, nt Olyphant.
lie most beautiful calendar distributed
uuts this Reason has been Issued by
Itable Life Assurance boclcty of
Ited Stutes. It Is being Riven out
C. L. Hlce, of the Coal Exchange,
tho general agent for tho company.
The Trlbuno has received from E. I.
Du Pont de Nemours & Co., of Wilming
ton, Del., through that company's local
representative, Henry Belln, Jr., a hand
home calendar advertising the smokeless
powder produced by that firm. The de
slg shows two handsome hunting dogs
tupping at the leash, while bordering It
arc u. number of wild ducks.
Tho Young Women's Christian associa
tion gymnasium classes leoDened Jan. :'.
The tee has been reduced to $3 for tills
term of four months. January, Februarv,
March and Apill. This Includes two les
sons a week. A schedule of tho r.Hsses
tun be obtained at tho rooms. It Is Hoped
that many will take advantage of theso
rntcs nnd recelva the great benefit of tho
gymnasium this year.
-Professor II. V. Buck's class of the Elm
Park Sunday school will hold their an
nual meeting for the election of officers
for the ensuing year at the Scranton
Business collese tonight, after the busi
ness meeting the newly elected officers
will bo given a reception nnd supper. Ad
dresses will be made by Professor Buck,
II. C, Haak, C. H. Genter, Dr. James
Stein, II. H. Lesllo and others. Music will
bo furnished by the Imperial orchestra.
Members and immedlato friends Invited.
MOTORMAN JAMES' WATCH.
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Tonnd nt tho IMncn Where Ho Hur
riedly Left His Car.
w The collision of a street car with P.
"J. Jordan's wagon Tuesday night oc
cui H at 7.40 o'clock. At least that is
tha le told by a watch' which Is sup
ped X to have stopped going ut the
time of the accident.
To be exact the watch stopped run
ning Just a few seconds previous to the
crash. It was the property of John
James, motorman of the car. When he
saw it smnsh-up was inevitable Motor-man-
James took a llylnff leap into a
snow bank on the side of the track.
In the excitement following James for
got all about time, He was a way be
hind, he knew that, but he never
thought of looking nt his watch.
Wednesday evening Motorman Jame3
discovered that his watch was lost.
He didn't know where nnd -he had a
certain horror about visiting the scene
of tho smash-up.
The sequel follows: A car on tho
fl'aylpr line wns passing the spot yes-
iiiim,v Hiiui uuuii wuen t-onuucior
Barney McGlll suddenly caught the
bell rope and gave It a Uvar.g. Before
the car was off ConductorjMcGIlt was
oft' and digging hla hands Into a heap
of snow. He brought up a silver watch
on a long gold chain. His eagle eye
had detected tho bar shining on tho
surface of the snow. The watch was
down a foot deeper on the ground.
The watcli hands showed 7.40 o'clock.
The time piece was returned to Mo
torman James, none the worse for its
experience.
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ls drug store. Hours 0 a, m.. 5
E. & W. collars, 17c. Waters' bank
rupt Bale, 205 Lackawanna avenue.
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HOPKINS In Scranton, Wednesday, Jan
5. .1803, Mrs. Patrick Hopkins, aged Si
years. Funeral on Saturday at 3 p. m.
from her late residence, nil Clover
btrect. Interment In llvde Park Cath
olic cemetery.
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MAYOR BAILEY'S
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Submitted Last Night, and Is to Be Sup
plemcntcd by Another.
IS RECEIVED BY SELECT COUNCIL
It Is Not nn F.xhatiitivo Document,
but Covers Many ot the Problems
Now Confronting tho City. -Some
Pertinent I'ncts About tlio I'ollco
and Street I)epnrtments--Urc;cs a
Unit on tho Ilond Imilo Until tho
Itcsult of New Assossmont Is Known
Mayor Bailey's annual message was
submitted to select council last night.
It wns a document ot eight typewrlt-
, ti nnirut if 1m.nl rntv lull wna Hot llfl
nylmnallvn n will lit another messaue
to bo submitted In April, although It
covers In a general way many of tho
present municipal problems.
Tho message wns rend by City Clerk
I.nvelle Immediately utter the opening
of the fcsslon and was ordered "re
ceived nnd filed. ' It is not likely that
Its sub-dlvlslons will receive unv par
ticular nttentinn or action by commit
tees, councils or departments as It has
lieen the custom to await the spring
message, excerpU from which lire dl3
ttlbuted among the committees and
departments for whatever considera
tion or action may be deemed proper.
Following1 is the message in full :
To the Select nnd Common Councils of
the City of Scranton.:
In accordance with tho requirements of
the Act of 19 relating to titles of tho
third class, I present heiowlth for your
consideration my annual message. Tho
language of tho statute in question Is
this: "He," the mayor, "shall communi
cate to councils at their first stated meet
ing In January of each year, and from
time to time, as ho may deem expedient,
i statement of the condition and affairs
of tho city In respect to Its government,
finances and Improvements, together with
suggestions and recommendations of nil
such measures as ho may deem conducive
to tho Interests urid welfare thereof." It
N my purpose In this message to follow
closely the spirit ot tho statute nnd tho
first consideration will therefore b
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY.
Scranton occupies n unlciuc position
nmong the cities of the United States in
the matter of the number of police officers
nnd tho efficiency with which tho few
policemen do their work. In proportion to
Its area nnd population Scranton has tho
smallest police force In the United State.
When the number of Its policemen and
Its area and population arc considered to
gether, It shows foith as iho test gov
erned city end the freest from crime nnd
disorder in the nation. These ure not Idle
surmises, but facts founded upon careful
ly complied statistics.
Under the command nnd guidance of
Chief of Police Frank llobllng, Jr., tho
Scranton police force has during lS'JT.
proved Itself a terror to wrongdoers and
an Invalunblo piotectlon to ihe lives,
safety and riorcrt of the citizens of
Scranton. It Is neither fair, reasonable
nor Just, however, to ej.peet that tho
mere handful of men now dolus patrol
duty shall continue to be held uccdunt
able for the jieace nnd good order of so
great a city as this Scranton of ours.
Their numbers should be speedily and
substantially augmented. In a caso of
this kind. It Is false economy to delay
making provision for so apparent a muni
cipal need.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The 11 ro department of tho city of
Scranton Is ulso to be congratulated upon
tho remarkably good record made by it
during tho past year. So prompt, so
nrave and so faithful has been Its ser
vice that but few large fires have oc
curred und the example of fearless devo
tion to duty by Scranton's firemen have
attracted tho attention of tho entire coun
try. I would briefly refer to the action
of tho firemen of the Scranton lire de
partment at the Olchcfskl fire, when tha
men, at the risk of death, from frightful
explosions, successfully fought what
threatened to bo a disastrous conflagra
tion, and also to the heroism of the mn
nt the Von Storch mine fire. The fact
that the department Is still, for tho
greater part, a volunteer body adds to tho
credit which must be attached to the .Ino
record of 1S37.
Tho advisability and the fairness of
making Scranton's fire department wholly
paid has been urged by mo In previous
messages. I tnko this opportunity to
apnln ursro councils to take this action.
I also approve of tho idea of raising the
wages of the permanent men. The wago
of JW per month Is entirely too small for
men who nre on duty twenty-four hours
In overy day and three hundred nnd stxty
llve days In every year. To Chief P. J.
Hlckey is duo the greater part of tho
credit for tho harmony which exists In
the department and the efficiency of lis
service.
BOARD OF HEALTH,
Tho board of health has done its work
well during tho yeat 1S97. Sensible sani
tary regulations I.ae been prescribed and
their observance has been In r.o way bur
denrome. 'the reports show that "he
health of tho citizens, as a whole, has
been remarkably good, nnd tint tho laws
of sanitation have already borno good
fruit, Tho city's crematory has performed
an unobtrusive but none tho less an Im
portant part In tho bringing about of this
deslrnblo condition. I would lecommend
that Its good work be supplemented by a
system of scavenger carts which would
daily or twice a week convey the city's
refuse to tho furnaces.
STREET DEPARTMENT.
Street Commissioner A. B. Dunning has
accomplished much work with little
money Blnce he assumed office. Ho has
Introduced several novel Ideas Into the
work of his department, and, even with
tho experience of only a few months,
they seem to have Justified tho experi
ments. In this connection I would call
attention to the necessity which exists
for an Increased nppioprlatlon for this
department. There Is not o cltv in the
United States which does not make better
piovlslon for the clcanlns of Its strsots
limn Scranton. When tho cnnmvtlon be
tween clean streets nnd the health of the
city Is coi.sldered. It wou.d certainly seem
that we cannot afford to bo parsimonious
In nu.klng piovlslon for this dep-irtmenf,
I would suggest that tin t-ytem ot scav
enger carls, which 1 mentioned In con
nection with tho hei"'h department,
mlfilu le directed by the street commis
sioner and, under his dtrcrtlon, mlrfhi be
nn Important factor lis the dentil ig ot
the city's streets.
In iclutlon to street repilia, I would
call to tho attention of council the con
dition of tho streets In rwr-ltnnH of the
South bldo and tho North End. I need
only to refer to the counuilnieii from
these sections for uimle corrobotntion
for this statement. Another matter which
deserves your attention Is that of per-
mancnt and prominent signs at street
corners for the Information of our own
citizens nnd of strangers. The blgns which
were put up some years ngo huve, In
liion cases, disappeared and the fnv le
malulng are In an almost obliterated con.
dltlon. The care of the city's sewers also
comes within tho work of this depart
ment. 1 Ind that some of the older sew
ers are giving the street commissioner
nnd the city engineer and their men
much trouble. Faulty construction Is the
main cause of all this.
DODGES THE LIGHT ISSUE.
While Scranton is behind other cities
of its class In tho matters I have enum
erated, It Is Just as pronouncedly In ad
vance of these same cities In the matter
of the lighting of Its streets. It has the
deserved reputation of being tho best
lighted city In the country. This Met ac
counts, In great measure, for the' ease
with which It is governed, und I would
call this clrcurostence to the attention of
the authorities of other cities ns n mat
ter worthy of note and of experiment.
Whllo neither tho light nor tho water sys
tem of Scranton Is under municipal own
ership, each is still rendering excellent
servlco nnd Is nppnrcntly satisfactory to
tho citizens of Scranton nt this time. Tho
question of municipal ownership of light
nnd water plants Is ono which Is receiv
ing general attention nnd one which you
will, undoubtedly, be called upon to con
sider. THE CITY'S FINANCES.
I understand nnd appreciate tho fact
that the resources of tho city do not ad
mit of the appropriation of tho sums of
money necessary to carrv out the Im
provements suggested above nnd others
which will readily suggest themselves to
tlione who have made a study of muni
cipal affairs, Tho question how to pro
Udo for theso necessities must be solved
by you.
A bond Issuo ha.i been suggested ns tho
proper proceeding. If It Is, In our Judg
ment, the best remedy, It should bo np.
piled nt once. If, on tho other hand, It
is your opinion that tho Increased reve
nue arising from tho newly made triennial
assessment shall prove sufficient to take
care of tho city's needs, you should let
theso Improvements remain In abeyance
for a year.
Tho total bonded Indebtedness of tho
city of Scranton at this time Is but 1012.-
W0. This Is remarkably smnll for n city
of this class. Wo must tnko Into consid
eration, however thnt other cities whoss
debt Is compared with thut of Scrnntou
own their own wnter works nnd light
plants. Comparison, therefore, with these
oltles Is scr.rcely fair.
It is difficult ut this time to estlmalo
tho city's net Indebtedness becauso of
the fnct that tho books of the city treas
urer have not yet been baluuccd for tho
year Just closed, nnd tho cit controller
Is llkewho unable to furnish definite fig
ures which will bring the report of tho
city's finances up to date. At a rough
estimate, I would cnlculnto tho city's
net Indebtedness at fci'O.POO. On this
showing, a bond lesuo of more than $W0,-
000 Is posilblo under tho law.
Before pissing this subject of finance,
1 would ndvlso tho councils and particu
larly the board of rovlslon and uppeals
to scrutlnlzo carefully tho now trlennlnl
assessment mid to ascertain' nnd maio
public whatever of Inequality or injustice
they may find therein. The matter H ono
which concerns every citizen, and, if
wrong has been done either Intentionally
or by neglect, tho time for its remedy Is
now.
THE CITY'S IMPROVEMENTS.
Scranton's Improvements during 1SD7
have been neither many nor notable. It
wns unreasonable to expect othctwlse
with a sum of money at your disposal,
barely sufficient for the maintenance of
tho city's propel ly, the payment or Its
officials nnd employes nnd the construc
tion if absolutely necessary works. There
s much to be done and the amount which
your estimates committee will have ut
Its disposal will be entirely Inadequate to
supply the needs.
There Is one thing, however, for which
It should make provision, Thut is tho
cleaning of the walls of City Hall and the
tiling of the City Hall corridors. The
existing condition of tho building, which
Is supposed to bo representative ot the
city's prosperity, good taste und thrift.
Is a disgrace to any municipality. The
Impression which a visitor receives on en
tering this building must reflect discredit
upon us who have the care and the re
nulr of this property In our charge. A
good rule for public officers Is: Guard
and care for the public money and tho
public property as jou would If It were
your own. None of you would allow your
home to nssume the seedy uspect of tho
City Hall at the present time.
Under tho head of Improvements must
nlso come the consideration of the fitting
up of the city's parks It has been fre
quently said that Scranton Is a young
city, and that all these things will coins
In tltno. I am not a believer In this do-nothlns-sIt-down-aiul-Halt
policy. Ifthese
things are good for posterity, they are
equally beneficial to us. There Is no good
reason whv tho child of the poor man
of today should not enjoy the parks and
the sources of health und pleasure which
will contribute to the welfare of tho child
of a later generation. Wo who believe In
Scranton s growth and in its permanent
nnd Incisaslug prosperity should not hes
itato to give to our fellow citizens nit tho
necessities and refinements of civilization
with which tho most advanced cities are
equipped. No good business man would
allow his property to stand still If It pos
sessed one-tenth the possibilities ot
Scrntitun, Ycu should let up-to-date
business sense govern you In this matter.
SOME REASONS.
The Imorovemcnts, which I have sug
gested would cost much money. It Is true,
but they would make of Scranton a city,
they would attruct outside capital, and
best of all, they would greatly and stead
ily Increase our population by tho acces
sion of families now residing in small
cities and towns and In the agricultural
districts, whero the fume of our progress
and our refinements would reach them.
Theso are considerations which must ap
peal with great force to every man who
loves his city, und who de.dres not only
the exaltation of his city's name, but the
safety, health and pleasure of hlmselt
nnd of thoso who nro near and dear to
him.
Following Is a statement of tho differ
ent lmprovemerts and the cost of the
same, constructed under the supervltion
of the city engineer's department from
April 1, 1S97, to Jan. 1, 189S:
Grading ; S 1.S02 3
Retaining walls .,.,. WOW
Pipe drains, SU lineal feet 714 tu
Culverts Cl'JW
Inspection on culvert l.'J so
Pavements, 17.2S9.S7 square yards.. 32,SS &3
Inspection on pavements ITJl 00
Sewers, 11,517 lineal feet 1S.CJ1 41
Inspection on sewers . l.LIU 00
Total 5M,C: 12
It will bo observed that the greater por
tion of these Improvements, such us pave
ments nnd sewers, were mado by the
property holders residing along tho line
of uaid works.
ANOTHER MESSAGE.
The inessnse and the reports and sug
gestions herein contained will bo supple
mented by nnothcr message in April of
this year. In the meantlmo I would ask
you tr snrefully consider tho things which
wll' dvanc-e tho Interests of the tax pay
c whom you represent, nnd to nld mo
In the catrylng out of the Ideas here ad
vanced und such others as may from
time to tlmo occur to us. I appreciate the
faithfulness nnd tho disinterestedness of
your services during the ear Just past,
and on behalf of the taxpayers, trank
you for your efforts.
Jnmcs G. Pulley,
Mayor.
SONS OF VETERANS DELEQATES.
Ther Mill "old n Meeting in This
Tity Toduy.
Delegates from the several camps of
tho Sons of Veterans in Luzerne nnd
Lackawanna counties will meet this
afternoon in the rooms of Ezra Grif
fin Post In this city.
These delegates form a committee,
the duty of which is to look after the
Interests of the Sons In this district.
The meetings are held at the call of
the secretary.
Heavy and light-weight underwear
at one-half price. Waters' bankrupt
sale, 205 Lackawanna avenue.
It's the dipping of hands in
hot water that chaps
them in Winter. Luke
warm water and
FELS-NAPTHA "
soap avoids this.
PELS & CO., Philadelphia
EVERY LIKELIHOOD
OF A NEW TRIAL
Stenographer Coslon Refuses to Certify
to the Amended Charge.
VAN HORN'S NECK MAY BE SAVED
At All Events, tho Countv Will Ho
I'ut to tha Troublo nml Kxpono ol
Another Trlnl--If tho Lower Court
Holmes to Crnnt It tho Supremo
Court Assuredly Will, I.nwvcrs
Claim, In tho Face of tha Facts.
Tho Disputed Words.
There seems now little question but
thnt George Van Horn, the convicted
murderer ot Mrs. Josephine Wcseott.
will tret n. new trial. Ho may get It
from the local court, but the chances
are that he won't. Ho will almost as
suredly get It from the Supreme court
If the case is appealed, and the proba
bilities are that It will lie, In the event
of the lower court refusing to grant
the petition.
Four words In the Judge's charge Is
what will cause the county to be put
to the expense of nnothcr trial of this
ense, and possibly by some chance or
accident permit a murderer to escape
his Just dues.
These four words nre the disputed
utterance of Judge Archbald In the
opening part of his charge. According
to the stenographic notes of the official
court stenogrnpher, Willis D. Coston,
Judge Archbald said: "All unlawful
killing is presumed to be murder of the
first degree," which is an incorrect
presentation of the law as Judge Arch
bald himself says. The Judge contends,
nnd the note-book from which he read
this part of the charge substantiate his
contention, that ho said: "All unlaw
ful killing is presumed to be muider."
That he said "of tho first degree,"
Judge Archbald most emphatically de
nies, and further contends that It
would have been impossible to have
made such a misstatement without
either the attorneys in the case or some
of the lawyers sitting about the en
closure having noticed the mistake,
which anybody who is at all familiar
with the law knows would result In
a complete upsetting of the whole pro
ceedings, if not corrected.
WORDS SCRATCHED OI'T.
Upon reading over the typewritten
transcript of the charge Judge Arch
bald noticed the alleged misquotation
and scratched it out. With this amend
ment he gave it his official approval.
Attorneys L. P. Wedeman and E. W.
Thayer, counsel for Van Horn, had
been furnished a copy of the charge,
as Is the custom, and they, too, noticed
the error at once. Scarcely believing
thnt such a thing could be true, they
excitedly hurried to Stenographer Cos
ton's office nnd, showing him the false
stntement of law, asked him if he was
sui" he had reported the judge cor
rectly. Mr, Coston had not before this
noticed the very evident misstatement
of law and was somewhat surprised
that It had escaped his attention. He
wns not positive, speaking from mem
ory, that he had not Inadvertently
added the fatal words "of the first de
gree," but upon questioning his notes
he at once became positive that he had
not. There In its place, following the
words "All unlawful killing is pre
sumed to be," was the word sign for
"murder first degree" and above It in
long hand was written the preposlton
"of."
Sometimes it is called "murder In tho
first degree," and again it Is referred
to as "murder of the first degree."
Judge Archbald Is very particular in
his language, and knowing this and
realizing that he would be exception
ally particular In this charge, Mr. Cos
ton, ns If by some fateful direction,
resolved at the outset of the charge to
mark in the preposition that Judge
Archbald would use, instead of sup
plying it upon making the typewritten
transcript, as is done with prepositions,
articles and words that are easily Im
plied. In a number of places in the charge
the word .sign "murder first degree"
occurs nnd wherever it appears the
preposition is written In long hand
above it.
THE PREPOSITIONS INDICATED.
Sometimes the Judge said "in" and
at other times "of," but In each case
the stenographer mnde sure to Indicate
in long hand which was used. That
these were not afterwards Inserted by
the stenographer Is reasonably proven
by the fact that Messrs. Wedeman,
Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, Gas
tritis and nil
8tomach Disor
ders positively cured. Orover (Jrubam's Uyg-
pcpslu Remedy Is a suecltle. One iloso re
moves nil (listless, and u pormnnent cure of
the most chronic und severe case is cuunin
teed. Do not Miller 1 A AO-cent bottle will
convince the moil skeptical.
Matthews llros., Druggists, 320 Lucka
wanna avenue.
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Thayer and several others whose at
tention was called to them, saw them
there before Mr. Coston knew that
there was a dispute about tho four
words In question.
Mr. Coston has refused to certify to
the report of the charge as Judge Arch
bald amended It and has nttnehed his
slgnnturc and will subscribe an oath
to the copy that the defendant's coun
sel base their hopes on. When tho
matter gets before tho Supreme court,
ns It promises to, there Is little ques
tion, as before stated, but that a new
trial will bo granted, according to tho
opinion of nil lawyers who have given
nn expression on the matter.
BOARD OP HEALTH EXPENSES.
Estlmntes Tor IHOR to Ho Consldared
nt a Mooting Tomorrow Afternoon.
The board of health meet tomorrow
afternoon to prepare its estimated ex
penditures for 1898. For the current
year $6,530 was appropriated by coun
cils, as follows:
Wnges nt crematory (2,400
Crematory expenses 1,10)
Interest, crematory lot ISO
Salary health officer 800
Salary food Inspector 900
Salary secretary CM
Dockets, stationery, printing 2M
Incidentals 300
rotal
40,530
None of these Items will be-decreased;
some of them will bo Increased nnd
new ones are to be added. Fo,r crema
tory repairs $1,000 Is needed' and for
crematory expenses $150 additional.
Several hundred dollars will bo asked
for steel file cases for use in the sec
retary's office. Altogether the board
will ask for perhaps $1,500 more than
last year.
Councils will be requested to provide
for nn extra sanltury policeman. If
the request is granted the necessary
salary would be Included in the police
uppropriatlon.
The Detection ot Crime.
The Reliable Columbian Agency
of
Philadelphia have opened nn office In )
the Dime Bank Building in Scranton.
The modern detective to be successful
must be a man of more than ordinary
sagacity and be fitted by nature for
his calling. (He must not only possess
determination, nerve and great phys
ical courage, but above all must be
gifted with exceptional preceptive fac
ulties, enabling him to read character
with exactitude. Lawbreakers, except
ing the common classes of criminal,
ure shrewd and ingenious, and much
skill is necessary to capture them.
Many of them are of line personal ap
pearance and well educated and would
not be suspected of dishonest practices
by any but nble nnd experienced men.
Among the agencies that have
achieved distinction In this line Is the
Columbian Detective Agency of Phila
delphia, Pa., who have Just opened a
blanch office In Scranton. Mr. Charles
W. Levy is the general manager, with
an experience of twenty years. The
success that has attended this agency
Is due to the fnct that the manage
ment is in the hands of experienced
men who are thoroughly familiar with
all the details of the business. They
employ only first-class assistants to
work upon cases Intrusted to them and
are always prepared to undeitake any
kind of legitimate detective work on
short notice. They have been very
successful In the detection of criminals,
the recovery of property and the secur
ing of evidence for use in suits both
civil and criminal.
All secrets Imparted to them are
treated as strictly confidential and nre
faithfully kept.
The agency enjoys the highest pro
fessional reputation. The Scranton
branch will be in charge of Mr. Wilson
Bailey.
Friday
Picture Sale
We need dollars more than we need pic
tures that's wliy
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buys three dollars' worth today. Astound
ing bargains. Every one of the hundred
or so we have placed on table at that .price.
'JOXQ4 1'ustels White and Gold Frames.
Klxl! (I Artotypes Oak frutnci.
l-lx'JH Etcbln.'s Ouknnd hteel Frames.
ll!x!!H Yard lietures Enamel and Oold Frames.
Etd Etc., Etc., Etc,
THE REXFORD CO.
303 Lackawanna Avenue.
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fit the Lowest Prices
125 Coats for Ladies.
75 Capes for Ladies.
90 Coats for Children.
They are Stylish Garments. It
will surely pay you to see them
before you buy.
Mears & Hagen,
415-417 Lackawanna Ave.
CVuxv&Ma .
To start the New Year aright we
put on sale a number of
NEW
Dinner Sets
Seml-Vitiio'js China, Undar
glazj Decorations,
Trices range from SU to 810
for 112 pieces. They are good
value, too. Stock is limited at
these prices.
Millar & Peck
131 Wyoming Arc.
"Walk In and look around."
I TSGFULPRESENTS FOR AIEN
Dnth Robe,
- Night Mhlrts, Neckwear, Gloves,
us-
pendeis, etc.
CONRAD'S
PRICES
THE LOWEST
ATTEND TO YOUR EYES NOW
Eyesight preserved and headaches pre
vented by havliw your eyes prtpcrly und
scientifically examined nnd fitted. Byes
examined free. The latest xtyles of .Spec
tacles and eyeglasses at tho lowest prices.
DR. SHIMBERG
305 Spruce Street.
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Special
Bargains
for a few days don't forget to
look them over.
Big Drive in Toilet Soap
A large variety of brands to be
sold at the uniform price of. t pieces
for 10c. All extra large size, some
of it worth ioc a piece; look over
the list :
Black Prince Tar, White Rose,
Buttermilk and Glvcerine, Domino,
Heliotrope, Wild West, Oat Meal,
Elder Flower, Wild Violet, Glycer
ine, Wild Locust and Honey, Violet-Cream,
Sea Foam Shaving, Cas
tile and Cocoa, Brown Castile. Any
of the above your choice, 3 niece's
Tor 10c.
Sand Soap, i lb. size, 3 nieces
for 10c.
Jubilee or Hummer soap, per
doz, '25c.
Pure white, as good as ivory,
worth 5c our piice, 2 pieces Tor
5c.
Laundrv, extra large size, worth
8c, our price, 2 for 5c.
Ammonia
12 oz. or ijpt. bottle, always
ioc, our price, -le.
Skates
We give you the best for the
least money, 3l)c lip.
Pictures
About 40 different subjects, size
10 by 18, worth ioc, our price, -le.
Novels
Good reading, about 100 titles,
worth 10c, our price, 4c.
Lace Shelf Paper
12 in. wide, 25ft. in package.
per package, -lc.
THE GREAT
310 Lackawanna Ave.
J. H. LADWIQ.
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To those who are not acquainted with
tho standing of the W. W. Kimball Co..
the following will prove ot beneilt:
REPORT.
Business established in 1859 by W. W.
Kimball.
Incorporated June, 1E82, with capital or
COO.000.
Capital increased in January, 1888, to
$1,000,000.
Capital increased from $1,000,000 to $1,
200,000. Statement, January, 1S96, showed sur
plus of over $1,000,000 overpaid In capital.
The company Is known as a tlrst-class
house In Its lino and Is In high commer
cial standing.
If competitors say the Kimball guar
antee is not good, ask them for a mer
cantile report of their company and
see how it compares with the above.
GEORGE H. IVES, General Aereiil,
0 West Murket Street, Wllkes-Uurre,
W. S. F00TE, Local Ascnt,
1'2'2 Vase Place, Bcruuton, Pa.
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