rmrvAY, rnnnuAnY 4, ijji.
THE SCH ANTON TJRU3UNI3.
rniDAY, risum'AUY i, ivs.
NORTON'S', BULLETIN.
Blank Account and Kcconl Hooks,.
All desirable sires ami styles,
Tor all soits of business
l'rom vest pocket memorandum
To the large bank Ledger,
Mercantile and Office Stationery,
riling Cases and Office ciiiUltci,
Choice Stationery lor Social uses,
Engraving and I'r'utlui; Imitations
to order on short notice.
Law Ulank Forms, Leases Deeds, etc.
I'oikct Dlaiies for 180K,
Ait Calendars and Almanacs, iSuS.
Wall Decorations and Mouldings,
Window Shades and fixttiics.
Large Variety. Popular Prices
M. NORTON,
322 Lackawanna Ave , Scranton.
32 So. Main St, Wilkes Dai re.
,
P.ni IIMRIAN nFTFirriVF AnFNP.Y .
DIME BANK BUILDING,
SCRANTON. PA.
Mlter" DlU-lteil Nlieie Other Kullecl.
Moderate ( hirgc. ,
c
II V
Uuveopcucd n Gener.il Jnsurntico (Hike In
ienf
UcM. Block Companlc? rriirO-.ei.leL l..ira I
i ch tsjitcjaiij huihiuu. ii i I'liuiie iiirs.
fl IJDFORE BREAKFAST. ))
It lx "iiiialj necessaiv to leniind the
c Itlzens of Si i. niton of the einpt.v ireax
llluL-ll ,11 7Jl i.iiiiiiu ,11 nit- ruiii iii'.i- i
my of the Home tor the rikudkxx.
norof the iiii-elflxhelloitx or the laig,-!
nunibei of oui Scranton aitixi Aho I
hnve giM'ii of their time and talent
to make the (oneeit on the ISth of
Februai.v a unex. See in It thnt the
I.jceum theatie Is u.u Iced that even
ing With (heeiful glveix Tile boxes In
the hands of Mi II p Simpson ate
selling leadllv TU ketx ( an be secuu-d
from any of the manager
Rev. Foster I uifl. paxtor of the
Grate Lutlieiau hun.li. nnd Mlsx Cm.
rle W. Sw easel weie mauled Wednes
day moinlug at Ihe home of Miss
Svvengel.- paienf', ltev. and .Mis. .1 G.
At. Swengel, of Willlamxtown. Pa. The
title's father peifonned the eeiemonj
ev. and Mis. (Jift will be "at home"
Monday evening at fiU Washington
avenue fiom S to 11 o'dotk.
The piepaiatlonx that aie being made
for the annual masquerade of the
Sci anion Uederkranz. which will be
held next Monday night in Music Hall.
Indicate that It will lie the mo-t clab
oiate In the lilxtoiy of the oiganl.a
tion. Gieat jialnx die being taken to
pievent objectionable peisons fiom get
- & poxsosxlon of any of the (aids of
admlxxlon The muxie for the ball will
be furnished by Hauei.
C. Luther, the Wjomlng avenue Jew
eler, has a photograph of the tlty taken
in the euilj nttle- which he pilzes
veiy hlghlj The photoginpher when
taking the pkiuie stood on the West
hiii". in the vicinity of what Is. now
Seventh xtieel. The nlctuie shows tin.
iold Catholic t lunch which .stood nt the
roirr or Iiankliu avenue and Spiuce
Street The oulv othei buildlnir In Ihni
Immediate vicinity was occupied by'
Zeldlei a bnkeij on the site of the stole i
now- occuplcil in .1. L Hauling. The
only luldge ovei the Lackawanna tiver
spanned that sticum a xhoit distance
belcvw the picsent West Lackawanna
nve Me xti inline nnd wn- erected by
i tli- Deliivvtii l.nckawnnna and West
ern nnllmud compnn. All eiound the
henrt of Sciiinton a.e acies and n. . X
I LAUNDRY j
h 308 Penn Ave. JJ
. A. B. WAKMAN. f
ir fatm Intnl. fuinlshlng a sulking con 7" ""' V " .?' "" !,.i"' "r c!l"
tin.xt with the conditions that exist i . tvTrinB "M tllP slx Itepubllcan randl
day. The pictuie N most Intercxtinc Uutt'H r,, hchlo1 tontioller with u view
and valuable nx a lellr and as a demon- I to. ""?unl8lB thu municipal campaign,
stratlon of the wondeiful piogiexx J ,wf en ; T " Urooks.
Scranton has made In less than half h.",lM Jf ? hchasi John
a centui ' Scheuer, O. H. Schrelfer. W. S Millar.
. J Hoss, J. S. Joncx, Alexander Alk-
Selden Mung i. of Montros,., spent a 'n". Chailes S. Fowler, Hvan V. Da
few bonis In the illy jesterdav He vU' ",Re -. Chat les Acker. Jo
was en mule for Hloomsbuig. 'where (,ej,h 01ler ,a,n(! Gc0,Ku Monies,
ho had some legal business to tiansnet U uaJ dec (,ed t0 l'loeuto nn active
Mr. hunger was fo- a time a membei ';va ,' "r " that end weie
of the "press gang" of Scianton and ! 'ilscu,-,e,1 .
nis rcnciy pen Hid much to enliven the I
columns of several of tlw Seiunton I
uuiuex. up iieciuecl that Journalism did
not hold the piomise of much m r.
.futuie for an umbltlous jnung man und
returned io ins linmo in .Montrose nnd
settled down to the study of law tr
will be admitted to the bar of Rim.
queliaiina county within n few months.
Klgiici' Del Puenlo and Madame
rnmpll, both of Philadelphia, have
beet engaged to sing at next Thuis
day night's conceit In Young Men's
Chilstlun association hall for the bene
fit of ihe Flounce Ciittenton mission
-
'lose Sc i union diugglsts who huvo
es which ill weigh anything as
It as a tenth of a grain, think them.
es foitunate A scale so line Is line
nigh for a phuimaev but not for in..
Fligli school laboratory. That instltn.
Ilnn has heulex which aie affected hv
1-lOOOth pait of a grain. The most
ilntlte speck" of dust scraped fiom the
' point of a Jeud pencil will affect the
High schooj's delicate piece of weigh
ing mechanism, A mlcioscope that
magnifies l'30 times is another highly-
prized npparatUH In the laboratory. H
Is claimed by the Hrhool's chemist and
ItiBtiuctor, rnitomor Well, that no
laboratory In this rcKlnn affotds greater
facMHicn for analytical work. Jn Its
other departments nlso, iind In Its gen
et nl equipment and convenience, the
High nehool would ptovo a revelation
to many ot Sciantnn's usually alert
(U17CI1H who have not yet paid a visit
to the city's chief scat ot learning.
PERSONAL.
Mix Unmmce, of Wllkca-tlnrre, I vis
iting friends In this city.
J! J. Murph. of this city, but now the
Inivellni" representative of William Nee
h of l.ynn, Mass., was In the lty jes
tenl.ij. 1 1 m 1 .
THIS EVENINQ'S LECTURE.
Will Ho Civcu in Ilia Auditorium ol
IIlpli Nehool'.
The lectin e to be dell vet ed this even
ing at the iiudltoilut of the Illsh
' Mlinol is undvr the offer ptevlously te-
polled lv the 1'nlveislty of Pennsyl
vania The title of the lei tine Is the
Huentgen llnvs, their philosophy and
pinc'tkal application The lecturer Is
Dr. Clnodxpeed, of the unlvetslty's fac
ulty, of whom one well qualified to
xpeak wilteo im follow i: "Dr. Good
speed' Itctuie l of the hlgheat pos
sllile older and presented In a way
whith makes It easily undei stood by
any Intelligent poison. I.oid Kelvin,
the ki cutest living scientist, told me a
couple of months ago that he regnidtd
Di Goodspted' vvotk on the Roentgen
Itaj pioblim u the finest he knew of
In Atnetlru."
The li'etuie W absolutely fue, and Is
given undei the ntliplee of the follow
ing piomlnent citizens and local edit
catois. Hon. and Mis. It. W. Arch
bald. Ituv and Mrs. P. S. llallentlne.
Colonel and Mis 11. M Hole.", Mt. and
Mis. W. H Hnell. Mr, and Mis A. V.
How ei. Mi. James Ulnlr. Jr, Mr Geoige
II IMvlcNon, ltev. and Mi. J. K.
Dixon, Pi of. and Mis. Gioige Howell,
l!ev. and Mrs. Hogeii Isiail, Hon. ami
' .Mix II A. Knapp Di. find Mi. II. V.
Logan, .Mr. and Mis. .1 A Linen, Cap-
...m and m.s w a. Mav. m.s. n. s.
Mollltt, ltev Di. .1 McGouldilck, Mi.
I .1. . Pike. Piof and Mix. George
J Phillip, Ilev. uml Mi- v. n. Plum
lev, ltev. and Mix. c i: Itoblnson, Mr.
and Mix. x. (S JSobntxon, Ml. and Mrs.
! .1. II T.itie. Mi. and Mix. T. H Wat
klnx, Mi uml .Mi. Hverutt Waiien.
FARAiERS' INSTITUTES.
.Nil in lie r of Them Am to lie Held
'1 Ills Mouth.
Tli' iitleniion of out faimeis is called
to the INt of liistliu'rx, in be hld In
this eount.v thl vvlntri, by lh State
Depaitment of Agikulliue, u"d-tid liv
the louil he.ud ot luxtlfite ni.tnageis
for the eountv Thexe ni.ellligs ate in
tin Inteiest ol all out ruiiierx, and
ai( oik n to all. The expenses of eon
il'ti llnir them ix Inline by th" stale and
loillity. No inllei tioii aie allowed or
the ailveitiMlpy ol any biiMnexx. The
olxi ii-'ilonx me men film t filx lor
tie 1 1 m 111 of r.timeix An. in,;.' our
Inixliii - "-i 'x to annul .Mid t.ilv ,),itt
In tin- im.iIx , All i l.i-xex ol cltl
nisait vvti. oi.ie and Intel estlii-; pi"
giaminex lievt If u pit iiared
The count.v e!. ilnn in If. II. Ninth
up, of Glenbiun, I 111 be Jil.nl to
send prngianiin u infm million to any
on who will tiiak tli" lequisl. The
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Mal! fl y" ly """
x-S-ennt i- N. P. C. lu hfii ill l.nox H.
,,1'-H an'1 ''" ' A ,K'"- - . IiiHtltuUa
will be h 'Id at the lollowin? dates and
placex; Telj 17 and Is Madlxonville;
Feb. IS and 1!, Clukx Summit. 21
and 'IX Paid Mount, r.l an 1 1, Pleet
lll and 1'4 and i3. Tomnklnsvill-.
(1ATIIERINQ UP THE BALL01S.
Coition of TIilmii Deposited Milli
t lerU ol the t'oiirl Itri liicl .
Altoine .1 It. Huinelt and .losenh
Jc lilies, tl-e commlxloiicii. appointed
by the ''oui t to gathei and pn serve thi
ballot cast at the Novembet election
estoidn deji islted with 'MclU of the
Coin ts Daniels the billots taken fiom
the ballot bovs ot thj city of Cntbon
rttilc, Carbondale township, Ma field
boiough and Fell townxhlp.
Tlio ballots of eacli dislilit aie care
fully sealed In bagx They aie being
pitscived for uxi; n the Langstalf
Kelly contest for Ihe otllte ot count v
iteasuier. The commissioners -will
bilng in the ballots fiom eveiy ills
tiki in the count
AMICABLE ACTION IN EJECTMENT.
Ilegim by .Mrs. .Mi tin Itoblnson
Against Heiubold l. krriuiberg.
An amicable ac' Inn lu ejectment wan
commenced vstrday by Mi. Mlna
Itoblnson ngainjt Itembold P. Kieim
lieis to obtain pniut'xslon of a lot at
ihe cornet of Willi mTi and Trill d stieet,
Dunmoie.
Kielmbeig puichnsed ih piopeity
fiom Mi. Hobliiion, but failed to keep
I up his paviifutx according to the teims
ot the aguement between the parties,
Iki ce the action to . 'covet possession.
REPUBLICAN CITV CAMPAIGN.
.Meeting of the ':nndidnlCH and t It o
r.verutive Coinnilllee.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Republican committee was held
lu,t ?v"nl"-. t the Cential Itepubll-
ppoluted Gunrdinii.
Mlchi'-I Corcoran was yesttlday ap
pointed guai llan of Maij, Margaret
and Janus Gallagher, minor chlldien of
Tliomas Gallashci, deceaed.
Semi Viinual -'l Price Sale
Of fine Clothing. Suits at nii-hnlf
price; all goods matked lu plain flg
tue Collins S: Haekett. 2.'0 L'tcka.
av e
H. S. C0RIY1AN CO.,
Eufiied Out Last Night-
Read for Business Again
This moruiug. Telephoue
3043, itistead of 14 14, aud
you willj(K2ceive prompt at
tention, as usual,
SANDERSON'S RULING
WAS SET ASIDE
Action Was Taken at Last Night's
Meeting of Select Council.
THE CITY SOLICITOR'S OPINION
It Wns to the J'.llect Unit Awarding
ol the Contract lor Iliilldliig the
Sower to Dunn mothers I)ia Not
lllnd tlio Cltj"Mr. Siiiulursan Was
Not Present nnd Mr. Tliomns Wns
Cnllcd I pon to Preside.
ii..,uian.,i si.nwli.i khii'h declxlon which
tilled out of older the icsolutton award
lug to Dunn Hios. the contract, ior
building the South Side sewer, wns pet
aside In select council last night.
Thix action was In puisuance of a
communication fiom City solicitor .mc
Olnley, which contained his opinion
thnt Piesldent Sanderson wns lit error
na to the effect or the rcsilutlon nnd
In not pet milting its pasxuge. The city
solicitor held, fill titer, that the leso
lutlon did not Involve nn lncrenxe In
the cltv debt, nor would It make the
tuntiact binding until money had been
uppiopilaled theiefor and the city con
troller had cei tilled to such appropria
tion on the contiact
City Solicitor McGlnley's letter was
as follows:
Scianton P.i . I'eb. 3. jyis
To the Honorable the .Members oL Hie
s,a....t i-miiu.li nf tin. Cltv of Scranton.
Gentloinen: In the matter of resolti
i,.., uuiini tli.. timtr.iLt foi the con-
structloii of the Seventeenth dlsltkt
malll WOI to Uillin mox, reicrrcu cu
the sewers uml drains committee, I
would texprc tfullv submit tli it lu my
aplulon the ptexldeiit wax In en or re
Kiiiillio; tho ttfoct ol the lesolutlou and
In not eateitiilnlng the motion for Its
pisdge. rite mea-nie wex properly be
lore the meeting nnd was si legitimate
xiilieci for thu conldeiatlon ol tliu
boilv.
DID NOT HIND CITY.
The paxx.m'c of the irxoluMou iivvaid
In-- the I'ontrnet would not bind the clt.
Io the. pavment of anv monej nor would
It bo an mciease of the debt; xucli lla
bllltv ind Ineica- wo.ild occur only
when the contract Is actually executed
In the mniier irnulieil bv i iw. It lx
wltliln tli piuvliicoof tounells to xlnilv
II x chnlce of coiitr.Htoix and to awird
the cimtmet to such choice, the uwaici,
however, would be subject to the con
stitutional pmvMmi making un appio
litlallou a pie-miulllt condition beforu
a coiituiet could In ltgallv execute ii.
The munUlpal act ot ISxt. article 9
bi'illim 5 ptovldex ax tollows: "l.verv
contract Involving the appropriation of
monev shall d xj;i ate the item of np
piopiiatlon urou which It ix fntinded,
and the estimated nmuiiiM. of tile ex
Iienclltuie the teimdei' shall In chained
against such Item and so certified by
the ccmliollei on the contract lietoie It
shall take elfctl u a contiact nnd thei
lM.Miientx icouliid bv xiuh contiact shall
be made fiom the fund appropriated
Iheiefoi."
Thlx vt,iim of the net has lit e n de
elded bj the Supieme court in the ease
of Ihe cltv of Kile vs .Mood v. iTc Pa. J
to be maudatorv and thnt even 11 coun
cils awaid the eontinel and it has been
aituiille e. culed by the piopei ottlcc.-x,
t-t . If theru 1 no appiopiliitlou aud if
the ecmtiact has not been ccrtilied b
the eoutroller in ncconliuee with the
ubove act, it hns no legal oi ijlnillug e.f-
lect ax a routine' and attaches no liabll
11 to the cit.v
It seemx. tin I (fine cntlielv nipei
for the prixiiKnt to entcitaln Hie motion
to awaid the contiact nnd fm council to
. I ii j ii til., luitt.. In itnjliwr tliu r un.
t i Ii" ii 'iv;ii-tv (ii N-i-"iiih mr -vf-liillnie
nu w.iw li r tlnti ii.ittli.il in lies n
liltiuii i ciivu m fciwu iiviiiii i vmn' 13
ll.iltiUtv (v Inert asi'M the .niiiiit. Ipit UtUt
II ton nc'i I p,i-ps ine io-oiuiinu tivvimuiiK
I ho c out i art to Dunn liiu-w a Krf it
a'H1. incut ttinnot be tntci.Ml Into 1k
lti. tho i it v mul tho ontrirlurs for
Ihf onnytiiutlou of the wojk until Mah
t I mu ' u Hiniwn' J i tiiiriMtl I i f nrl t liarufit
llllll. (.(? IIKMIV I i-t I1'lll''l IUC.V CI ltl . "
and the conn oiler ceitifltx to such ,ip-
.....! .1.. .1... ........... 1....,
I'lvpi J.lliuii un iur eiiiui ii;l iisuti.
Voius Very Respect fully,
M A MiGlnley Cit.v Sullcllor.
mu SANnnnsox abskxt
Pii'-ldcnt Sandetson wa not piesent
at km night's sesskn. Councilman
AMIIIam .1 Thomax, ()f the Fouith
waid. was unanimnusb cho-i-n picxl
denl pin ten,
Vheti i ne loin Hi cider of buxlnexs,
was rtarhed, ic units and communica
tions fnnu tin nmtu .mil heicls of elr
I'aitments, .Mi. Ma.nl uffi-wd a mo
tion that the cnntiai. ,e uilun he
tukeu liom the comuilUi . m i id lu
connection with tl.e n) inlon e e,..v
solirltoi The motion in n'l i'
After the leading Mi H . In . I
a motion that the communication he i -eelved
and tiled ind the n 'olut'ou
adopted. Ml. Chittenden announced
that he wax opposed to the msolutlon.
not because he was opposd to the Im
piovement but becaubo the method
pioposed was entiiely illegal, liver
member of councils, he said, knew that
the contract could not be executed and
I hat the conitcller would be personally
liable if he countersigned it
M,r. Koehe warmly dlsagieed with
tho foregoing view. He said Air. Chit
tenden attempted to cloud the real Is
sue and could not dispute Hie fact
that the resolution did not involve 01
suggest any illegallt-,. He remarked
that Mi. Chittenden "as he alwavs
does" was setting hlx opinion against
that of the city folk Hot, an olllcial
whose duty it was to advise councils
on legal points.
'It's covvaidl nnd contemptible". Just
the same, to tl.iow the responsibility
on the cliy controller and you know
it." responded Mr. Chittenden.
' The gentleman shifts his argument,
as he dee eveiy time he takes his
feet," was Mr. Roche's letort.
Then occurred the ndoptlou. by n vote
of 14 to f, of the resolution which pass
ed common council three weeks ago,
The members voted as follows:
Ayes Rosx, Finn, Kenrnes, Williams,
Clarke. Rocli", Durr, Robinson, Manlev
Fellows, Scluoeeler, Hums, Frnblo and
Coj nc.
Xnvs Chittenden. Wagner McCann,
McAinliew, Thomas,
ASPHALT I.XC1.UDI.D
Mr. Chittenden, chairman of the
stieets and bridges committee, repoit
cd favorably tho common council or
dinance, gl anting to Dunn Street
Spi Inkling company the exclusive right
to sprinkle the city streets, but with
an amendment that asphalt pavements
were to be excluded. Mr. Clnrko of
fered a minority leport approving the
oilglnal oidlnauce
When the oidlnance was called up
for fit st leading Mr Clnrko moved to
Indefinitely postpone action on the.
amendment, which was vlgoiously
championed by Mr Chittenden, Mr.
Dun nnd Mt Wngnei. The foimer
Instated that the mtxtuie of water and
dust would wear the surface of the
asphalt and shot ten its life at least
10 per cent., while the othei s contend
ed thut the sweeping franchise, piovld
ed by the oidlnance would lesult In n
use of the city's (lie helrants and their
prnbuble, wear and breakage.
The motion to postpone action on the
amendment was losl by a vote uf 13
to C.
The Dickson Mnnufnctuilng com
pany was given pei mission to build a
switch across Oakford court nnd Olive
street, between Penn nnd Wyoming
avenues, but the tesnlutlon wns amend
ed to provide that the work be tinder
tho city engineer's direction.
A resolution Inttodueed by Mr. Me
Andrew and udopted directs the city
engineer to confer with Scranton Rail
road oinclals lulntlvn to tho building
of a viaduct for street railway pin
Posch over the Delaware, Lackawanna
nnd Western Hacks on Laekuwunna
avenue, from 'Seventh to Xlnth streets.
The orcllnnnce ci eating the ofllco of
plumbing Inspector was amended, te
iluelng the snlary rrom St.fiOO to $1,000
and the experience of the Inspector In
the business from ten to seven eais,
and was passed two readings.
The two West Side and one Xoith
Knd sewer oidlnnnces parsed third
reudlng.
Coneuttent resolutions weie adopted
l evoking the ptiinlt Issued by the
street commissioner to John Hull to
build a fruit stnnd on the pnraquet wall
of the Lnckawnnnn avenue bridge; di
recting the t Ity engineer to make pro
file of guide of all stieets and alleys
In the city, whole glade has not been
established; dliectlng the city engin
eer to lun grude on Union street.
The public building committee,
through Mr. Wagner, tepirted a leso
lutlou awarding to Jnme.s Kearney the
contract for fuinlshlng coal to the city
d( partmetits at $2..ri0 per ton for sizes
linger than pea coal, and V M for pea
coal. Tlie lfiulutlou wux adopted.
An ndverse leport fiom the same
committee was received on the resolu
tion changing the location of the of
llco of the chief of the file depaitment
from the third floor of the city hall to
the teceptlon room, on the second lloor.
The ndverse repot t wns adopted.
The following ordinances were re
ceived from common council and le
feired to committee. Providing for the
annual tiansfer of the fund lecei.'ed
from the stnte tieasuier as icvcntie
fiom foreign Insuurnce companies, to
the Scianton Firemen's Relief associa
tion; ptovldlng for the laying of flag
stone sidewalks, and for the setting
of ctllb stones on Mtllbeity stieet, be
tween living and Aitliur avenue, und
on Pieseott nvenue, between Jlulbeuy
and Vine stieets.
CONTEST FROM OLYPHANT.
Democratic .Nomination l'rom the
l'lrst Wnrd (Juustioncd.
The certificate of nomination fiom
the Fiist waul of O!) pliant of Michael
J. Xealon and Edwatd J Unwind, for
council, John J Walsh foi school di
rector, Edwuid F McGlntv foi u.xex
soi, Peter A. Cannon foi judge of elec
tion and Hdwaul J. Gilhooly for In
spector on the Dcmoc tilth ticket, was
contested yosteidnj. the Inst day for
filing contests, b Patiiek F Demp
sey. William Gibbons, John Heffeton
and James Colllei.
They allege that the nomination!,
weie Illegally made, and that the al
leged piimaij at which they weie
made wax the most flagrant violation
of the election laws ever known in tin
borough. Diagram for Davis' Ileiirlit.
The dlajTinin of stats fm the lu uellt
foi Geoige K. Davis will open this
moinlng at the Lvceum box ofllee. The
benellt neifoimante Is to lie given
Monday night at that theatie.
Kugs--ltiig-ltiig.
If jciu like to have a fine Oilental l tig
or carpet at a gieatl i educed pi Ice,
get one now, a we hnve to sell mu old
stock to make loom for our spilng Ini
poitutlon. Mkhaellan Bios & Co,
t"l Washington avenue.
l-ii Price Sale ol Clotbiug
At Collins v HaWjott's, Jd Lacka.
ave.
Nolan Unix., ol.", Linden Street.
Plumbing, Steam and Gas-fitting
.Men' Stills nt .-. 00 nnd Alt). Oil
P.educcd fiom $10 and $-0; nt Colli im
& Haekett s eJne-half Pike Sale, 220
Lacka ave.
Slenm licntiug and Plumbing,
P. F. & M T Howley.L'U Wyoming ave.
The best ot all Pills aie BEIXHIAM'S
DILI).
VI XNDRKW In Moxeow P. b 1 is",
Vlnrtln VliAinlnw iilioul "., ve.us 0
:t nl III- . -.c nee I't lie I'll S Ii II
i i n , pinr at III i" " liie'U I ut 'i 1. .
oi ifioiiim will bi ceKlilalei i.i ,S
I'ntlieuiii 4 ilmitli Inie'iuKiit oi civ
Mot cow ceiiutcl.v.
MKRItlXG. Ill Mtiplew ooel. Feb. .', ls'l,
Vktoi .MenlliK. 2i jears ot ai.e, at liix
reside rice. Funeral this nftcrnonu fiom
the uxiilenee Interment 'it the Mnplt
wood cemet(l
ROSAR. In Soutli Scranton. Fib. j, ivi
George. 10 i'.irs ot ase, at the licinie of
his parents. Mr and Mis. Joseph J
Roxar, 41j liirch street l'linctul an
nouncement lute r
SCHRANKR.-In South Scianton. IVb ,
ivis. Prams. the Infant son of .Wis
Louisa Sclirane r. of cjM Cheirv stieet
at the parental home'. Funei il S.elur
ilny afteiuoou at " o'clock at Si .Mnr s
e hurch. Interment al the tinman
Catholic cemetei v
WILD In South Scranton. IM J is-s
.1 Michael Wild. Ol jeais of age at ihi
lebldence rear of "II L'ulai avenue
Funcial Saturday afternoon at J o clock
Horn the residence. Latei at St Pctei s
Lutheran church. Interment at Dun
moie cemeteri
WILLIAMS -In West Sei.enion I'eb, 3,
W'N William Reese. Williams U(j,. j.
month, son of Mi. and .Vtis. John
D. Williams, at the parental resilience
13 Acker avenue Funeial Baturilav
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence
Interment nt Washbuiu stieet eeme
ters AibutusCorn, ioc, $1.00 doen.
Franklin Corn, 8c, 8oc dozen.
Fancy York State Brands, 12c,
.$1.40 dozen.
McMurr.iy Coin, sc, soc dozen.
Fancy Sugar Peas, 1 c, ioodo.
Coui sen's Sugar Peas, 19c, $2. 2s
dozen.
Leggett's Garden Silted, 17c,,
$1.75 doten.
Early June Peas, 10c, $1 jlozen,
Fancy Brands of HubbarSBos
ton and Marrow Squash and"' Cus
tard Pumpkin, 10c can.
Tomatoes, ioc, $1.00 doen.
E. Q. Coursen
Wholesale and Retail.
ACQUITTED OF THE
MURDER OF NOVAK
Mike. Koluit floes Out ot the Court
House a Tree Alan.
VERDICT CAUSED NO C0MA10TI0N
Wns Received by IColuit In n Vcrj
.llnttcr-of-l'tict tVnv-Tho Jury
Stood Nino lor Aciulttnl mid Three
lorn Verdict ol .llnnslntiglitor t'ntll
Vcstcrilnv nt Noon Mhen tho Ma
jority l'rnuilled.HIx Guilt Mns
Not Proved.
Mike Koluit went home to I'rlcnbuig,
ycsteielnj, u ftee man. The uiy that
was tiylng him for the minder of An
drew Novak eanie In at the reconven
ing of couit ufter dinner with a verdict,
of acciulttiil.
The vote stood nine for acquittal anil
tlnee for a veuliel of manslaughter
11 oni the fiist ballot Wednesday even
lug until noon time, vestenho, v lien
the majoiltv pievallt'd.
When the vjidbt had been reiideied
and rerouted Judge OiiustiT called the
prisoner fiom the "pen" and told him
thrt he was flee lie admonished him
to keep out of biollx In the future und
then tolel him he cmuM go home
Kchiit was not ultecled one way or
the other to iin.v visible extent nor wns
there nnj of the mual stones Hint fol
low such Incidents He got his hat,
nodded giiocl live to his nttmnev) und,
lollowi'd bv Ills wife and some of hi
U lend:!, lelt th' com I loom.
The veuPet was quite gtueiallv ev
pecteel The e ommonwealth tailed to
make out a eMe tint would vvi'niit
conviction In the ill it th-giv nnd the
killing wax iiii'iuestlona dy a 111 si elegies-
mm do.
Tin fuel U.ot tin aulhoiiti'M il.d not
lelllll of the e-ix,. until I month after
the clime wns comnillled Is nialnlv ue
e nuntable loi llm vve.tk mse llm v as
made out
Theie is no q'iextli)n but that theie
ute a number ol ihpuih vviii v ltnus.. 1
the ii'x mil nnd v 1m if i e-ii liilin diui -lv
uftei the aliia.v could have b n
made1 to tell tli tnii nt iiy.
Willi it montn's time to wink in lb
etilpiit and Ills file mis could, aid w
this It'xtance evvli'iitly did, iimkv Ii i
lll.ltlei il i he 'ileitest illitlillll: I I
the 'iuthoiltlrn to get at the i.ii
Onlv one 1 .ill could be found v ii
would xuy positively thai K.ibtu
Ilk ted ihe fatal blow iiiul ills uiini
iKhoialcd testlinonv was mi v .t K n -d
bv the defendant's evidence that the
Jut v, ax Us eulle t Indleltes, dlxp gaiel-
ed II -lit )ge tiler
Ward .v.- Hoi n and tVIMIam Voknlek
weie iittoiPiv for Id hill.
MANY DXCELLhNT ADDRUSSFS.
Dellveicil by Mcinheix ol High School
Litcini) .Noeictv.
At Hit mi'i'lli," 1! the Hh;h Si ho d
Llt'lUJ .lillelv v.si nlav 111' ll.llnu
lUK r-pe.lki'is u.ie ubl uddle'ss on llH
iHibJi'-ts Hvsl-ncd t" them. Hooveii
"liumlmation:" ''uai, " The Hientest
Llvkij: Mm.' Fili'Ki'iald. ' tndi m
(Jllestl 111," F.lc . Class Sph It," llllll,
Hazkton St- IL " Sinn1:. "Inipuis
Flons." The I.lteiarv Mieitv U a vali'iible
nditmct to the vvntk if tne IUkIi school.
tltiinllU the meinbi'ts as It does I
lliln'c tor thenif'ilves nnd deve lopim;
the abllltv to irrc-ent Iheli Ideas b"f.)ie
the nubile.
- .
I-V. 1'iiee Sale orciolliini:
Chlldlen's Suits lediuecl one-half in
iniee dliiiliQ this taL'. Collin1- -Tl.vkott.
2-0 Lai'ka. ave. '
Tv inlllir, iipticlaii 12.1 renn avenue, lu
Han N" dtiiB stoie. Houis !i a. in. .',
P. 111. "
UPHOLSTERIES
Figured VeSours
Now vetv popular loi turniture coveungs: bciiitiltil designs in
newest coloimgs, 2, ; and d coloi ligmes: cxtiemely choice and every
vaul woith fiom $1.00 to Si. 25.
Our Price, '"JKfj Per Yard.
1 able Center Pieces. Pillow Shams and Bui eau Scarfs. Some line
Hemstitched Pieces in this lot.
CheniHe Curtains
New line just nt rived all the popular colors. $2.00 to $4, 00 pan,.
SIEBECKER
PAINi l!KIAKTA!I.NT.-!.luxee4 Oil,
VurnWh, Hryeis, Jnp.m nudHblnlo.suiiu
Mm OIL M9 MANyPACTURINC CO.
1 11 to III Meridian .Mrect.crnntou, l'n. 'Jtleplione IHiHr.
Don't Poll
To attend the Annual Mnsaupinu" i
of the Rciantoti LIcdelkinriK, to be hcla
nt their hall, Monday nlglil, Feb 7.
Tickets rnn be had at Dtksen', Hi
Lackn. ive.
MEN'
IB Ml
In blue and black
Chinchilla, extra
well made, blue flan
nel lining, large
storm collar, iron
cloth sleeve lining,
perfect style ; actual
value, $12. Clearing
Sale Price.
$
8.98
Fin
At special prices
in all the leading
shapes.
H.tttcrs and Purnlslier.s.
-i 12 Spruce Street
BEST SETS OF TEETH. $8,
Including tie piiulcss extracting ol
teciu bj an cntiralr now proeesi.
5. C. SNYDER, D. D. S.,
.- Spruce bt., Opp. Hotel Jernr.n
& WATKINS
TurpBiUlno, While l.-ud. Coil Ttr, 1'ltoh
I
MSI ' IUi
1
ik m
820 Lackawanoi Ave., Scranton Pa.
Wliolctiilc and Retail
DRUGGISTS.
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD,
FRENCH ZINC.
Ready nixed Tlnied Paints,
Convenient, Kcoiioinlinli Dunvbla v
Vnrnlsh Stains,
I'loihiiliiR I'crrecl lr iltntionof 12tp3nlT--Woods.
-,
Raymiitis' Wood Finish.
LsiiCelall.v leiiiied Toi lli'lda VVorlr.
flarble Floor Plrvlslt,
Uiualile and Dries Quickly
Paint Varnish and Kal
sominc Brushes.
PURE LINSEEO OIL AND TURPENTINE.
KuLJINU UP YOUR IMAGE,
No 1,1:1 1) ot taste or rellneimnl nn s to
IroU ut Ills own Lice tliroUL'O il mirror uml
tlml 11 leil til Inlinrmoiiloiis eolors unci dlecu
ililres. N'otliliu; Is nioiu Inipoitiitit tlmti
V 0111 lieekvvear. "-eo tbnl it Is rislil, and the
nest aj in nn Hiiro It Is rlqlit is to buy II or
us v0l oni now line.
HAND '& PAYNE,
iiAnni's am
MAISLKIJAbllUlt!
2IW WiMiliiffton Aui.
.J -i-JI
THE JEWELER.
Diamonds, Watches, Clocks,
Jewslry and Silverware,
Novelties and Sp.cialti.;,
Bric-a-Bras, Fine China,
Cut Glassware,
Onyx Tabbs, Lamps,
iu endless variety. The lat
est productions always found
in our assortment. We are
now showing the finest line
of China ever exhibited, iu
rich aud cheap decorations.
213 Lsickiiwaniui Avenue
SOUND ARGUflENT.
BARBOUR'S HOME CREDITHOUSE
is tho jiliice to set our riirnltuir; w
can p.iyn little uv cry motitli nnd have tlio
sooelsiill thutlme wo ure inliuj foi them,
and Ihut s vv hem we're coliu.
425 LACKAWANNA AVE.
S1LVERSTONE,
The Eye Specialist
W1
HOSKoniee H it
I I.110U.IHUH.
IMPQOPLB
W
na avenue. In Will,
lams' VA Ulto Kiont
hlioa More, eiiuiina
tlio eo fieo In tin
most iiceur.ito veiiy.
--v. J-f (, 111111 on pnem ior ion.
-3? C l '"I"" ro cheap. r
yU rwJ) llnl A .n.. I,.ln A I,.
VjC
Xji I'UUPLVsl jnunliililulnellni
nerone
to the) pioper uiroor
rneties nem io io.
ns inot peoplej until
tlio ttino eume n Imn
neaclaelies, I in portent
xlslon.or other lesiun
of such ncslect Rtvo wnrnliiu tlmt natuiu U
rebellln' nir.ilniit nueli in turnout or ona of
the most precious j?lft. Noriliiil vision Is k
Wesslni unapprecliitcd iinlll It li.n bccalu.l
and restored, its lull vuluo in then nuiUa I,
'lherefore, jomliould nol loeia diy Lierora
having your ej es oMimlned. iuUiiurvloa wa
Elndly rendor lice of cliaii".
R13M13M11URTIIB I'LACI!,
215 Lackawanna Avenue
In the W lilts front blios htors
i!iiii;t9iii!iiiiiii!iiuniiuiii!iifii:i.
That Cut Ice,
Bi
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ffMJ
1 1 I ' 1 V -'"
11 i M, s ut
fV Jr9v L
I Price. That Cu! Mora Is., . 1
t"
S AND Jf-
tut II ' I
! BICYCLES 1
That Set the Pace, g
S Mil u.N U.v V rf
I mm. w sun si,
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