TUKSDAT, JANUAIU 18, 189J.
Tllti S'JUAJSTON TK1UUJN15.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 180S.
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f jmlr IjidleiT and Men's Pointed Toj
-f Mhoc. Uur price lini been belownny
-f thing ever ollered. licit Krude of I.n.
-f die' Hhoen, Jurmrrly Hold nt ?l.uo
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Our price while tliey Inst
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CITY iNOriJS.
There will be n meeting cf directors or
Florence mission this rnornlni; at 9.30
o'clock.
The high and training school commit
tee of the board of control Mill meet
this evening.
The Woman's Keeley league will meet
this evening. All members aro requested
to bo present.
An inspection of the bocks in the public
Rchools will be made tomorrow by the
text book committee of the board of con
trol. Delton Dennlson, of South Scranton,
was held under $M0 ball by Alderman
Howe yesterday for as-sault nnd battery
on lili wife.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid yesterday at two of its largest col
lieries, the Coal Ilrook nnd Wilson Creek,
nt Carbondale.
There will bo business of importanco
nt the meeting this ufternoon of the
Central Woman's Christian Temperance
union at 3 o'ch els.
This is tho lr.st day for flllnf; certifi
cates of election fiom this city and Car
bondale. Jan. 1!3 will be tho last day for
tiling nomination papers.
City Solicitor Mctlltilcy was yesterday
furnished with the names of tho mem
bers of Itcllef Hose company for which
u charter will bo secured.
In the court houso yesterday Jerome
B. Kelly, of Avoy, Wayne county, was
married to Sirs. Frances K. Decker, of
this city. Pile Is CO jeais of ago nnd he
Is :d. Uolh have been married before.
The new kindergarten building, erected
by tho Delawuie nnd Hudson company
nt Oljphant. will bo opened with appro
priate exercls.es this afternoon at 2
o clock.
This afternoon nt 2.3o o'clock the Wo
man's Christian Temperance union of
tlrocii ltldgo will hold its meeting nt tho
lutne of Mrs. Stone, the secretary, 1.30
Ntiv Vcrlc btieet.
The dh. is cf Hie Third National
bank met yeatc. lay and elected tho fol
lowing oltlcers: President, William Con
nell; vlco president, Hcniy llclln, Jr.;
cashier and secretary, William 11. Peck.
Invitations have been Issued for tho
sixth annuil masquerade social of the
Knterprlse Dancins class nt Kxcelslor
hall, Wyoming avenue, Thursday evp
ning. Jan. 27. 1S.98. The affairs of past
yearn have been very tnjoyablo ovents,
und Instructor Hairy Taylor Is arrang
ing for a slmlllar att.tlr for this year.
The last evening of this month occurs
tho concert in the Young Men's Christian
association hall, on V owing avenue,
under tho auspices of the Young Wo
men's Christian association. Those who
sang at tho New Year leecption and
those who took part in the Ol'd Folks'
concert that was such a success two
years ago, will unite In giving n grand
concert of choruses, duetts and solos in
costumes. Admission only S3 cents.
Get your dinner today nt White's
New Cafe, 217 Wyoming avenue.
For 111 effects of
BEECHAM'S PILLS.
over eating
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Butter, Best Print, 21c
Batter, Best Tub, 20c
Butter, Best Crock, 18c
Butter, Good Tub, 16c
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SCRANTON CASH STORE
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ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF TRADE
OHlceri Were Elected and Some Unim
portant Business Transacted.
HITHER KELLER THE NEW PRESIDENT
John T. l'ortcr lllcctcd Vice-President,
A. Y. Dickson nnit I). It.
Atlicrton Reelected Trcnsuror nnd
Secretary, Kaspcctlvcly, und J. A.
Lansing F.lcctcil Trutec--Coni-raittoo
Ilcport on Commercial
Water Itntct nnd n Proposed In
crcnio In the Tnx on Poles.
Last night's nnmtnl meeting of the
board ot trude developed, In addition to
the election of olllcers, action In ref
erence to agitating for an Increase in
the present tnx on poles and a con
tinuation of the manufacturers' com
mittee Investigation of the water rate
question. Secretary Atherton's annu
al report, which la published in full
on another i.ge, was read and re
ferred to the publication committee
for publication.
Th'o following officers were elected:
President, Luther Keller: vice presi
dent, John T. Porter: treasurer, A.
W. Dickson; secretary, D. II. Ather
ton: trustee, J. A. Lansing. Mr. Kel
ler has for a long time been vice prcsl-
I.UTIJKR KKLLKR,
Tho Newly Ulcctrd President ot tho
Scranton Hoard of Trade.
dent and chairman of the most active
manufacturers' committee the board
h'ts ever had. He succeeds Captain W.
A. May. In accepting the presidency
Mr. Keller thanked the board for its
compliment in electing him. The past
year, as shown in the secretary's re
port, had been, he said, the most grat
ifying in the 'board's history. No little
credit was due the letlrlng president
and It would be the speaker's aim to
do as well as Mr. May had done. He
would at th'e February meeting ap
point the standing committees and
have something further to say.
Mr. Dickson, who succeeds himself
as treasurer, enters his twenty-first
successive teim In that office. All the
elections were without contest. The
nominations were m.iJe at the Decem
ber meeting ot the board.
MANUKACTURE1W REPORT.
Th report of the manufacturers' com
mittee on water rates was as follows:
Scranton, Pa., Jan. 17, 1B0S.
To the President und Members, Scranton
Hoard of Trade.
Gentlemen. Your Manufacturers' com
mittee respectfully submit the following
statement of water rates to manufactur
ers in seventeen of the principal cities
of the country. These rates are per one
thousand (1,000) gallons for the dally
average consumption indicated by tho
figures at top of each column, to wit:
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In view of havlns received the above
Information, and for which we aro In
debted to the secretaries of the several
Boards of Trrdo In these cities, we rec
ommend that this board Join with tho
d'fferent manufacturers and consumers
of Scranton In petitioning the Scranton
Gas and Water company to reduce their
present rates to munufacturciB! and we
further recommend that the president
nnd secretary be Instructed to sign tho
petition for this board.
Respectfully submitted,
Luther Keller,
Chairman.
Mr. Lansing believed the committee
should have recommended a uniform
rate of about t cents to all commer
cial customers. In response to Mr.
Lansing's question, Mr. Keller, chair
man of the committee, eald the com
mittee had considered the matter and
wero of tho opinion that a uniform
rote of C cents per thousand callons),
Instead of the present scalo of from
?0 cents downwards would he fair.
Scranton consumers, he said, were
paying greatly In excess of the Buf
falo and Philadelphia rates of 2y nnd
4 cents. The committee, he concluded,
deemed it best to leave the stipulated
rato to the wisdom of the board.
A motion offered by Mr. Lansing
prevailed, that the mutter be referred
to the committee for further investlga
Ion and a report on a uniform rate
for this city,
THE POL13 TAX.
The legislation and taxes committee,
through its chairman, II. E. I'alnr.
presented the following In reference to
the pole tax:
Oolnc back a few years In tho history
& At
of this board, It will bo remembered
that this committee made Quito ft full
report upon the udvlsnblllty of levying
u tax upon all poles In this city carrying
electric, wires, Tho conclusions of that
report were that all poles should bo
taxed $2 annually. This report of tho
committee was approved of by unani
mous action on the part of this bonrd.
Subsequently councils took up tho sub
ject nnd passed an ordinance taxing nil
polos fifty cents annually, which said
ordinance Is In force nt the present time,
und yields an annual revenuo of about
$3,000.
Thls'nctlon on the part of councils was
In tho rUht clrcctlnn, but fell far short
of the rnte of taxation recommended by
the committee. Councils evidently wish
ing to go no farther than to Impose a
nominal tax. The conditions of the cities
finances hnvo changed cry materially
since that time, nnd It now seems advis
able for councils to take up tho subject
nnd ,levy thn full amount of tnx rec
ommended by tho committee. There Is
no disposition on tho part of this board
to urge nnythlng Improper upon councils,
but our cltv Is In urgent need of money
to take care of tho absolute necessities
of tho city governimnt. Tills being to
it seems only right that the Electric
companies of this city should beur at
least n very smell proportion of the bur
dens of taxation.
In conclusion we Invito any proper
committee of ccurcllc to meet with our
committee that wo mn h.ivo n personal
conference on the Biibject, as we believe
that we will ! able to show that Scran
ton should Impose tho snme amount of
tax upon all poles that Is levied by other
cities of the same class,
We therefore urge that the president
of this board see that tho matter Is
properly presented to councils.
Mr. Paine remarked that the supreme
court had upheld the pole tax In the
case of the city of Easton whose coun
cils established a $2 tax. liethlehem,
he said, operates a tax of ?l per pole
and $1 for each mile of wire. The re
port was adopted.
Peter Stlpp was olected a member.
The application of John A. Mears
was by lule, iuid ovev i.mll un. .....i
meeting. The resolution of R. M.
Scranton was, on motion laid over un
til the next meeting.
A letter from a committee of the Na
tional board of trade asked the Scran
ton body to petition the Congressman
from this district nnd Pennsylvania's
two United States senators to support
the 1' rye bill which provides for the
creation of a department of commerce
and Industry. A resolution presented
by W. A. May and adopted directed
the secretary to comply with the Na
tional board's request.
A half hour's debate followed the
reading of a communication from Civ
il Service Reform league. It urged
the board to send a memorial to con
gress asking adverse action on the pro
posed modification of the civil service
system. Mr. Palne's motion to table
was lost as was Mr. Fuller's motion
to defer action until the February
meeting. Mr. Lansing's motion to
grant the league's lequest was adopt
ed. Immediately before adjournment
unpaid dues amounting to $790 were
referred to the finance committee.
DINNER GIVEN BY JUDQE WILLARD.
It Wits in Honor ot His Lute Associa
tes on Superior Hrnrh.
The most august and Influential body
of men who have gathered together In
this city for many a day were guests
of Judge E. N. Wlllard at the Scran
ton club In the board of trade build
ing last night. The occasion was a din
ner given by Judge Wlllard to his re
recent associates of the superior court,
the three Judges of the county court
and several of his intimate business
and personal friends.
The dinner was served in the priv
ate dining room on the upper floor oc
cupied by the club. Covers were laid
for twenty-three persons as follows:
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C. D. Simpson.
John Jermyn.
Hon. F. W. Gunster.
T. It. Watkins.
Hon. II. M. Edwards.
Hon. II. A. Knapp.
Hon. L. A. Watres.
Everett Warren.
Hon. W. W. Porter.
General James A. Heaver, of the
superior court, had been an expected
guest but was unable to ho present
and sent his regrets yesterday ufter
noon. In the arrangement of the table, ser
vice and menu, the club's steward,
George O'Neill, had been rven nn or
der almost carte blanche "nd the re
sult was a dinner which has not been
surpassed in appointments In the
club's history. The table was lavishly
decorated with a large quantity of
roses and smllax and the adjoining re
ception room with tropical plants.
The menu was us follows;
Blue Points.
Green Turtle Soup.
Olives. Iladtsh. Salted Almons.
Celery.
Vish.
Boiled Salmon. Hollandalse Saube.
Parlseum Potatoes.
1'ntiee.
Terrapin a !u Maryland.
Itnast.
Filet Beef. Larded Fresh Mushrooms.
Potato Croquette. French Pens.
Sorchet Klrsli.
Game.
Canvas Back Duck.
Lettuce Tomato. MayonaUe.
Commenbert Chceac. Tonst Crackers.
Fancy Ico Cieam. Calto. Coffee.
Get your dinner today at White's
New Cafe, 247 Wyoming avenue.
FEUS-NAPTHA soap takes
the sting out of wash
day. No boiling clothes
nor hard rubbing. In
cold weather use ' with
lukewarm water.
PELS & CO.. Philadelphia
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SECOND WEEK OF
SUPERIOR COURT
Counties from Which Appeals Will Dc
Heard.
CASES CONSIDERED YESTERDAY
Appcnl from the Judgment ol tho
Cnrbon County Courts In tho Cnso
ol the Commonwealth Agnlnst
Michael Lewis, Appcllnnt, Was Ar-guod--Vcry
Complicated Cnso from
llrndforil County Occupied n Con
siderable Amount of Time in Court.
The supetlor court re-convened at 11
o'clock yestjrJay morning to henr ap
peal? from Monroe, Carbon, Wyoming,
Urndford, Susiiuehnnm, Wnjne nnd
Plko fountles. There was one case
from Carbon, two from Bradford, two
from Susquehanna and two from
Wayne. All but the last two were
reached yesterday. It Is expected that
the hearing of appeals will be conclud
ed today. Judge Reeder still continues
too 111 to attend tho sessions.
The first ense argued was that of
tho commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
apalnst Michael Lewis, appellant, an
appeal fiom tho Judgment ot the court
of quarter seaslont of Cnrbon county.
Frederick Uertolette and It. Y. Kauf
man appeired for the apoollant and
the commonwealth was represented by
District Attorney E. O. Nothstoln and
Hornce Heydt.
Michael Lewis was u cartner of
Lewis Frank In the clothing business
at Lansford. Mosed Miller, a creditor
of Lewis Frank, Issued an execution
against the stock In the store on Jan.
27, 1S97. During the night Lewis re
moved nearly all tho goods) from the
store and secreted them In tho houbt
cf a relative In Uerks countv. He
was convicted and sentenced to pay a
fine of $10 and spend three months In
tin- county jnll "Ho tried for a new
trial on specifications of errr by the
trial Judge but was refused and'' there
upon appealed.
EHADFORD APPEALS'.
Two Bradford county appeals were
next called. The first was Hubert
Rockwell appellant, against S. H. Tup
per and others, an appeal from the
judgment of common pleas. D. A.
Overton and .1. C. Ingam urgued for
the appellant nnd I. McPherson for the
appolles. Rockwell was the president
of the Stevcnsvllle Creamery associa
tion, limited, of Pike township, a Joint
stock association, orsvu.lzed nmlnr the
Act of June 2, 1S74. Tupptr had a
claim against the association and
brought suit before a Justice of tho
peace. The association did not wish
to appeal the claim and made no ap
pearance. Judgment was given in favor ot the
plalntlt and some time later he caused
an execution to Issue against the
household goods and other personal
property of Rockwell. Believing that
the record showed no personal judg
ment against him, he applied for a
bill of injunction. Judge E. M. Dun
ham, specially presiding, refused the
Injunction and an appeal from this
Judgment was taken.
The other appeal from Bradford was
a complicated case nbout a Judgment
note. It was entitled John Sullivan,
Jr., to the use of J. P. Klrby, appellant,
against Emily Coolbaugh, A. D. Cool
baugh, Edward Walker, administrator
of F. II. Coolbaugh, appeal from the
judgment of the court of common
pleas. T. McPherson appeared for tho
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Hon. George B. Orlady.
Henry Bclln, Jr.
A. D. Holland.
W. T. Smith.
Hon. R. W. Archbald.
Hon. John J. Wlckham.
E. L. Fuller.
Hon. P. P. Smith.
For
Remember
You can buy a
Stylish
Cheaper of Us Than Else
where. Come and See.
MEARS &
nppellant and W. J, 1!ounB for the ap
pellees. The note In question was for
$1,100 nnd was loaned to tho Cool
baugh estate and applied In the (settle
ment of Its debts.
VARIOUS CLAIMS.
Wh'on everything had been paid and
an accounting made It was found that
only $431.21 remained In the adminis
trator's hands. Klrby, the holder of
the Sullivan note, claimed It by vir
tue of another Judgment of $400, which
he held against F. It. Coolbaugh. Em
ily Coolbaugh also claimed It on her
right of subrogation in the Sullivan
Judgment as a. surety of the other
defendants therein. Tho question at
Issue Is whether or not this second Hen
of Llrby's takes precedence over tho
subrogation of the sureties on tho llrst
lien.
The next two appeals were these of
Lo Grand Wells from tho decree ct the
orphans' court of Susquehanna coun
ty In the estate of Erastus Potter, de
ceased. Ills first appeal wan from th'e
decree of distribution and his second,
from the widow's Inventory nnd ap
praisement. It appears that tho deccd
nnt owed Wells $300 on some Judgment
notes. The widow who was bequeath
ed the whole estate arransed for an
extension of time on the notes, but
after a delay of three years laid claim
for exemption from the real estate.
An auditor sustained exceptions made
by Wells to this claim but wurt over
luled the exceptions. Hence the op
peal. T. J. Davis appeared for the
nppellant and A. B. Smith, Jr., for th'e
appellee.
No opinions were handed down yes
terday. "A Winter in Florrnco."
Colonel Ezra H. Ripple has cons"nted
to deliver his exceedingly Interesting
and valuable lecture describing his Im
prisonment during the Civil wnr In
Florence prison, on Tuesday evening,
January 18, for members of tho Rail
road department. Young Men's Chris
tian association, and their families.
The lecture will be Illustrated with for
ty etereoptlcoii views mnde specially
for Colonel Ripple. Lecture begins at
8 o'clock.
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I Lamps I !
Will sell today at
about half wbat
they were marked
yesterday. We
need the room tor
other goods.
5 A Rare Chance
To get a good
lamp cheap.
OiUi&YfeVVi
MILLAR PECK
1 34 Wyoming Ave.
Wnlk In nntl Ionic nrnund "
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For thi
BABY an.
Baby
Bazaar.
DRESSES, Long and Short,
Skirts, Sacqucs,
Umlcnvaists, Hampers,
Shoes anil Hosiery, Baskets, Etc.
In great variety and dantlest designs.
512 SPRUCE ST.
a Few Days
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SALE OF DRY
Coat or Cape
HAGEN.
: Day 2 of the
Crockery Sale
Booming Day w.is yes
terday. One day's extra
selling has already made
vacant spaces. That's
what we want.
Such selling proves thai
the way' to hurry merchan
dise out is to chop the price
in half.
Today thousands of new
pieces of China a'dded to
the bargain tables.
Everything in China
MUST go. This depart
ment will be closed out en
tire. The sale is not one of
odds and ends. Choose
where you will the price is
less than Scranton ever
saw before.
Extra salespeople today
will save you the annoy
ance of yesterday's wait.
Hints of the many bargains:
Table No. 1.
Decorated China Cream
Pitcher, inc. value.
Qlius Vanes that wore
IB cent. MtiHtnrd I'ots
with China ladle were
ID Icont. Impoitcd
China Hnuce DlnheH
Mere t!l cen h. 1'lcklu
lthenthnt Hold for in
renin. Open lieeonited
VcRCtnblo lJlthca 12c,
16c, 11)0 vnluert.
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Table No. 2.
10
Imported Decora
ted t Ulna I'lutes
Hint Mere U'2 vis.
Oyter UowIh, dec
orated In three
colorn. Celery
Tray thnt sold for
'J.r cents I lull
vldual .Meat Pint
terM pny ileco
latlotix, ll)o. val
ue. I, urt'o Platters
reduced Iroin 'Jllc,
Fruit Platen, open
orlt cduc, decora
tions of daisies
were 125 cents.
Table No. 3.
About one hundred Tea
l'lutts, Mirluty of deco
rationswere 1'Ja i le
1 'lutes Imported China
reduced fiom 11 cents.
Oyster lion Is that wero
15 cents, huuee Dishes
that sold for 10 cents.
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Table No. 4.
Klne Dresden
1'itehers, old
triuedi that woio
:S5c. After Din
noi Cups nnd Sun
cere, loo designs,
were !IOo to noc.
Gold Htlpnled
Snuco Dlshet that
wjreitoo. liutter
Dlshex, with IUIh,
that were 36c.
Sugar liowl.Pltrh
erH, Vetfctahlo
Dishes, Vanes etc,
VHlinsano tofioc,
nil un this table.
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Tea Sets
Several pieces in this set
are broken. It sold for $7
at regular price. Real im
ported China body, desira
ble shapes, nicely decora
ted, $2.98
Toilet Sets
Just as we predicted,
these surprised evetybody.
There will be none left by
night, if we reckon the sell
ing by that of yesterday.
Ten pieces new style large
bowl and pitcher choice of
several decorations. Was
$5.00, now
$2.29
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Uverytnlng elao at pioportlonato
prices.
THE REXF0RD COMPANY
p !lo:i Lackawanna Avenue.
Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, Gas
tritis and all
.Stomach Disor
ders positively cured. Grover Graham's Dys
pepsia ltemedy Is a Biieclflc. One dose re
moves all distress, and u permanent euro of
the most chronic and sevore cases is cuuran
teed. Do not suffer I A60-cent bottle will
convince tho most skeptical.
Mntthans ilio-)., Unit-gists, 020 Lacks
waunu uvenuo.
We Continue
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At the Lowest
Prices Ever Quoted:
Muslins, Sheetings,
Blankets, Comforts,
Hosiery and Underwear,
415 and 417
Lackawanna Avenue. Scranton. Pa,
There ore
TOILET
and Toilet Sets,
some are sold
cheaper, some are
sold for more than
the prices we are
quoting below.
6 piece set, neat de
signs 6 piece set, gold decora
tions $1.39
1.98
io piece set, 3 colors and gold
stiple, 10 patterns to select
from. This is the one that
worries our com- ti nft
petitors 3Z.yo
10 piece set, Harvard shape dec
orations of roses, honey
suckles and geraniums, 3
patterns, with gold j
and stipled edge... 0.4."
Slop Jar to match S1..10.
12 piece set, solid blue body
with gold and tint rfj n
decorations py.Vo
See the most com
plete housefurnish
ing department in
the city.
Down stairs.
THE GREAT
310 Lackawanna Ave.
J. H. LADWIG.
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To those who are not acquainted with
the standing of the W. W. Kimball Co.,
the followl'ns will prove ot benefit:
REPORT.
Business established in 1S59 by W. W.
Kimball.
Incorporated June, 1E82, with capital of
$600,000.
Capital Increased In January, 1SS8, to
1.000.000.
Capital Increased from $1,000,000) to $1,-
:oo,ooo.
Statement, January, 1E95, showed sur
plus of over $1,000,000 overpaid In capital.
Tho company Is known as a first-class
houso in Its lino and Is in high commer
cial standing.
If competitors say the Kimball guar
antec 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 Agent,
0 West Market Street, Wllkos-liarro.
W. S. F00TK, Local Agent,
122 l'ago Place, Scranton, I'a.
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