8 THE SCItANTON TRIBUNE. MONDAY, FEBnUAttY 7. 189J. JXONDAT, VEOXDVATX 7, IBS. Fine Carpets, New Wall Paper, Fine Lace Curtains, Artistic Draperies The Largest Stock. liilflii 1'1 Wyoming Avonue, HAPPENINGS IN WYOMING COUNTY Two Well-Known Tunkhnnnock Citizens Pass Away. DOINGS AT THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE Jtoport of tho County Auditors. Movement lor n Toll Bridge nt .MolioopiillY--.N'ovs Concerning llio l'olitlcinns.-EdUor Alvln Unv In IIonorcd-'Lclilgli Vnllov Changes. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Tunkhannock, Feb. 6. The past week was an eventful one, and while It was enjoyable to some, .there are oth ers to whom Its remembrance will al ways be painful. Death wns lurking about, and with his usual disregard for llllal ties, smote tho paternal head of two families who have long been resi dent In the community. We refer to the sudden death of Paul Billings nnd James M. Kelley. Both men were well advanced In year3, and held a warm pluce In the esteem of their fellow townsmen. Tho former was the head of the business houses of Paul Billings & Sons and Paul Billings & Co., the tine a long-established hardware house, the other doing an Immense business In hay, grain and produce. Mr. Bil lings was also vice president of the Wyoming National bank, a director In .tho Montrose P.alhvay company, a di rector In the Wyoming County Agri cultural society, and also allied with local Interests, both civic and relig ious, In many other ways. Mr. Kelley did carting and express delivery for many years, and also conducted a coal yard for some time. Both men were so long In touch with tho people generally that they will be greatly missed. The farmers Institute, closing Tues day afternoon, was principally con ducted by practical men and women, and was a success. The people are coining to understand that it takes a farmer to farm, and the city chap with patent leather shoes, a seal ting nnd a first-class bunco scheme don't get tiif floor In a cenventlon of that sort as often as hr once did. The Nicholson Methodists, to the amount of a couple of slelghloads, drove to Tunkhannock Saturday and took dinner nt Wall's hotel. They were a Jolly lot, and evidently enjoyed tho trip. Tuesday's blizzard blockaded the Montiwe railway, and tho train crew that left here that morning were hope lessly involved In the drifts before get ting scarcely half way to Montrose. A relief expedition was formed on Wednesday and they were rescued and brought In Thursday morning. The report of the county nudltors was handed In on Thursday. The fact that the county commissioners were surcharged something over $3,600 oc casioned but little surprise. These of ficials Intimate that an ulterior motive was back of the movement that brought It about, and say that .the end is not yet. It Is the prerogative of the people to know the Ins and outs of every transaction of public offlclals, so far as relates to public business, however, and the matter Is likely to get a more thorough sifting finally. in tho meantime Judgment may be sus pended. ABOUND THE COUNTY. Notice Is given that a charter will be applied for on Feb. 24, for an In tended corporation .to be called the Mehoopany Bridge company, the ob ject of which Is to erect a bridge across the Susquehanna river at Mehoopany. If built, it will he a toll brldtre. of course. The people of that section have long needed a bridge, and the project of getting the county to erect a free bridge is now hanging fire In court. Tho application Is to be made In the name P. S. Page. E. G. La France, A. L. Llndsey, W. n. Chopin nnd K. R. Laycock, who are said to be Scran ton and Wyoming men. The Mehoop nnyltes do not take kindly to a toll bridge when there Is a free one in prospect. Laceyvllle Baptists are carrying on evangelistic meetings. Brnlntrlm township pedagogues at tended the recent teachers' institute at Tunkhannock and carried homo tho measles. And now they are kicking at the "new and progressive feature" In troduced at that meeting. Some people aio hard to satlsfv. The house of William Donahugh, at Meshoppen, was destroyed by tire a few days since. It was ono of the finest residences in the town, ana a serious loss to the family, as nearlv all their household goods wero destroyed, uleo. The Russell Hill Baptists have re cently remodeled their church and will re-dedlcate it, with appropriate cere monies, on Tuesday, POLITICAL DRIFT. Several men with falrlv Rood quali fications would like to represent Wyo ming country In the stato legislature next season. Among tho possible can didates nro Hon. S. R. Brunges, who served his constituency well In that capacity at tho last session: James K. Frcar, esq., one of Tunkhnnnock's af fable attorneys, nnd Charlei Gardner, of Factoryville. The latter Is said not to be actually In the race, however, owing to the fact that one of his neigh bors Is un aspirant for tho ofllco of county treasurer. James P. Harpe, who wears crutches 09 a result of a recent fall, announces that he will run for the ofllco of county treasurer. Being a llttlo lame, he starts early. Politicians are keeping their weather oyo upon the Independent movement in. Philadelphia which la making war up on Quay's sovereignty. This county has been kept pretty well In hand for the HshliiK senator of late, hut there is nothing certain In politics. SOM1J SHOUTEU STUFF. Argument court occupied tho atten tion of tho attorneys the latter part of the week. Judge Dunham presided. Daniel U. Loderlek, who was hurled nt Plymouth Friday, was a brother of Mrs. C. A. Little, of this place. Alvln Day, senior editor of tho Wyo ming Democrat, was elected president of tha Northeastern Pennsylvania Press association at Its recent annual meeting. He Is a veteran printer, hav ing been fifty-one years at the trade. Various people In this vicinity are stockholders In tho company that owns the llthla well at Carpenter Hollow. A few attended the nnnual meeting at Fartoryvllle, Thursday. The new management of the Lehigh Vulley are In for retrenchment, evi dently. Fifty men were laid off last week, and others nro anticipating tho hlue envelope. The New York Journal stated Satur day that an arm an J foot of a h'uman being wero found on tho pilot of a Pennsylvania express train at Jersey City. There was a portion of a coat, nlso, In the pocket of which was a letter neveral years old, addressed to Albert Harbor, Sayre, Pa. Albeit Ear lier was a. native of this county, wns In tho mercantile business here for sev eral years, removed from hero to Sayre, ar.d th"nce to Elmhurst. Whether he Is the Albert Barber to whom the let ter was addressed, or whether he wns the victim of the accident Is not known to friends here. Humor hns It that the morning and evening trains on this division of tho Lchlgli Valley ure to be abandoned. WYOMING. W. 11. Pearce will give an exhibition of the electromotoscopo In the Baptist church on Wednesday evening of next week. Mr. Penrce has appeared before many audiences with tills Invention of Edison's and has delighted them on every occasion. The price of admis sion will bo 15 and 25 cents. On Monday evening, Feb. 21, a grand entertainment will be given In Music Hall under the auspices of the Catho lics of this place. The price of admis sion will be twenty-five cents and tho proceeds will be used for the erection of their church In this place soon. Miss Altheda Lloyd is visiting, h'er sister In Danville. Mrs. Jessie Schooley was In Scranton on Wednesdav. Revival services have been conduct ed several evenings this week In the Methodist church. A son of James James had one of his eyes removed the other day, which hnd been long troubling him. Dr. Tay lor, of Wllkes-Barre. and Dr. S. R. Barton, of West Plttston, performed the operation. Rev. Robert R. Thompson has gone to New Jersey to visit his mother for a few days. Harry C. Jones, the candidate for school director on the Republican ticket In the East ward, has been very much Indisposed tho past few days with a cold. A cottage prayer meeting wns held last evening nt the home of Mrs. II. F. Hughes, on Fourth street. Mrs. John A. Ilutchlns returned home from Blnghamton this week, where she had been spending a few days. Communion service will bo held in tho Baptist church tomorrow. Miss Millie Kelm, who has been mak ing her homo In this place, left yester day for a sojourn at Bloomsburg. TUB LOW imiici: OF COFriJH. An Annual snviiig ot 810,000,000 in Our I'nvor. From tho Philadelphia Record. The farmer who Is not happy this year must be a very Ill-conditioned sort of person. Big crops nnd good prices are not all ho has to be thankful for. The staple luxury- of his table, coffee, is so cheap that it must be a very poor farmer, Indeed, who cannot afford to drink the exhilarating beverage with out stint. The proceeds of a bushel of wheat wll now buy twice as many pounds of coffee as in some former years when wheat was worth even 25 cents to CO cents a bushed more than at present. No 7 coffee Is quoted un der C cents a pound at importing points the lowest price on record, excepting possibly that In 1882. Large profits heretofore when prices ruled high greatly stimulated the coffee Industry. The areas of production were much extended; nnd as the young trees are now beginning to bear the yield Is becoming excessive. The next crop promises to be even larger than that of this year. It Is stated that much of the new growth will yield Its first berries next season. It Is, there tore, probable that for some time to come we shall have an abundance of coffee, and at prices that will not only gladden the farmers, but also the hearts of all the good housewives In the land; and experts say that Its quality will be superior, as the young trees yield a better product than do the old ones. These assurances should also be comforting to those who count tho country's Income and outgo, nnd who are anxious nbout trade balances. This country buys annually more than 4,000, 000 bags of coffee, which In times quite recent cost $30,000,000 to $40,000,000 more than It Is costing now. In other words we may now keep nt home that much gold, or an equal value In products, which we formerly sent abroad In part settlement of our coffee bills; or ve may sell the usual surplus and get that much cash. Coffee Is but one of the many Import ant articles of Import we nre now buy ing nt low and greatly reduced prices, and which are telling factors In the ex traordinary foreign trade balance ac cumulating In our favor. This influ ence Is of greater consequence than Is generally supposed. Large exports of breadstuffs and Increased sales abroad of the products of our mills, with due allowance for decreased quantity of Imports, do not account for monthly balances exceeding $CO,000,000. We are selling to these countries an unusual amount of many articles, some of them at gcod prices; on the other hand, we nre buying less from them than usual. But of still greater moment In the long run Is the fact that many things we buy cost less than formerly, and will probably remain cheap Indefinitely. If In the future the prices of grain shall be lower, and the demand less, we may accept the situation with better grace and less anxiety so long as coffee and sugar and many other Important ar ticles of Import can be obtained at present low values. Dr. Joliiiiinn' Widow. tr. Johnson believed In the exchange of prematrimonlul confidence In regard to disagreeable matters, so ho told the widow ho afterward made his wife that he was of humble extraction, that ho had no money and that ono of his uncles hnd been hnnged. Tho sensible woman responded clovcrly that she had no moro money than he, and that, though none of her relatives had been hanged, she had several who ought to be. THE MARKETS. Weill Street Jtovlcw. Now Yoik, Feb. C Today's stock mar ket was lifted to a higher level by tho conspicuous strength of comparatively few stocks. It was noteworthy that tho VanderbiltB which gave tho Initial Im petus to yesterday's advance, showed tho effects today of profit taking, Lake Shore losing 2 points and Now York Central a nmall fraction. Michigan Centrul after bounding upward at tho opening, reacted over a point, but closed with a substan tial gain. Pennsylvania was coiuplcu ously affected and tho long sustained ad vance In tho stock of Its subsidiary com pany, Pittsburg, Cleveland Cincinnati, Chlcngo and St. Louts, Is pointed to as nn uvldenco of closer relations to como. General Etectrlc, Lake Brie and Western preferred and Lackawanna wero mark edly strong nnd Norfolk and Wcstorn preferred contlt.ued Its upward move ment. Thcro wns a reactionary tendency In tho Brio and tho Su.q.uelinnna. and Western stocks on realizing. Tho re cent advance Is accounted for by well de fined reports ot a plan for exchanging tho Susquehanna stocks for an undetermined percentage of tho Erie stocks. Tho to tal sales of Btocks today wero 2J0.400 shares. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN ALLEN & CO., stock brokers, Wears building, rooms 703-706. Open- High- Low- Clos ing, est. est. ing. Am. Tobacoc Co .... 83'i W' M'i Di Am. Sag. Ro'g Co ..137T lKi 337 133ft Atch.. To. & S. Fo .. 1.T4 13s 13'4 1SU A., T. S. F., l'r .. 3t III, 31 31-fg Can. Southern C7 C7-la CGI'iz Gtill t'hse. & Ohio 2I'& 2l'4 2I!4 21U Chicago Gas ir, MJi H7 i, Clllc. & N. Y 12S 12S 12li 128 Chic, B. & Q 100 lOlig 100 101 O. C. C. & St. L .... 37 37 36ft CG, Chic, Mil. & St. P.. MTJ M'4 937 &6' Chic, n. I. & P M 03 PI 93J D., L. & W 13S US 153 138 Dlst. & C. F ST4 84 STi STi Gen. Electric 37ft 39 37 33 Lake Shoro 191 lDI'i 192 192 Louis. & Nash Oft OH r9ft G9i M. K. & Tex., Pr .. 33 39 39 39 Manhntan Lie 117 U7li 116ft 117 Mo. Pacific 3H 36 30 30 N. J. Central 97'i 97ft 97ti 97ft N. Y. Central 119 119 ll&ft HSft N. Y., L. E. & W .. 16 16 16 16 N. Y., S. & W 1.-, ir, 11 15 N. Y., S. & W.. Pr .. 3: 36 ,r 33ft Nor. Pacific, Pr .... C8H CS 6S GS Out. & West 18 is IS 1S Omaha 74ft 73 "4ft 75 Pacific Mall 32 3J 22 32 Phil. & Head 22ft 22 22ft 22 Southern U. U 9 9 9 9 Southern R. R., Pr.. 311 31 31 31 Tonn., C. & Iron .... 2i' 23ft 23 23". Union Pacific 31 3.1 31 31 Wabash. Pr is ls ISft 18 West. Union 92ft 92 92ft 92 W. L r. 3 3 3 U. S. Leather, Pr .. fi.1 G6 63ft 66 U ,S. Ruber 17 17U 17 17 CHICAGO BOARD OP TRADE. ..rr,. . Open- High- Low- CIos. MIEAT. ing. est. est, ing. May f.3 91 91 9.1 July S4 81 81 84 OATS. May 21 21 24 21 JU1.V 23 23 21 23 CORN. May 29 29 29 29 July. 30 3u 30 20 LARD. May 4.93 J.97 4.92 4.92 FORK. May 10.23 10.33 10.23 10.29 Scrnnton Itonrtl of Trade Kxchnngc Quotations--All Quotations lliibed on Par of 10(1. STOCKS Did. Asked. Scranton & Plttston Trac. Co. .. 20 National Boring & Drlll'g Co. ... o First National Bank 7uo Elmhurst Boulevard Co 100 Scranton Savings Bank 225 Scranton Packing Co 13 .I.ncka. Iron and Steel Co jji) Third Nnttonnl Bank 373 Throop Novelty M f'g Co &0 Scranton Traction Co is Scranton Axle Woiks 75 Weston Mill Co 230 Alexander Car Replacer Co 100 Scranton Bedding Co 100 Dime Dep. & DIs. Bank 150 Peck Lumber M'f'g Co 175 210 Economy Light, Heat & Pow er Co 45 Scranton Illuminating, Heat & Power Company 85 BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, first mortgage duo 1920 115 ... People's Street Railway, first mortgage due 1918 115 People's Street Railway, Gen eral mortgage, due 1921 115 Dickson Manufacturing Co 100 Lacka. Township School 5 102 City of Scranton St. Imp. 6 102 Mt. Vernon Coal Co 85 Scranton Axlo Works 100 Scranton Traction Co., first mortgage, 6's, due 1932 103 ... New York Produce .llurlict. New York, Feb. 5. Flour Quiet but firmly held; city mill patents, $5.U3a5.iO; city mills clears, J3.40a5.rw; Minnesota pat ent, $5.10.15.25; Minnesota bakers, ?4,i5a 4.50; winter patents, $I.S0a5.23; winter straights, $4.55a4.i;5; winter extras, $3 50a 3.90; lower grnde3, $2.90a3. Wheat Spot firm; No. 2 red. $1.03ft, f. o. b., afloat to arrlvo; No. 1 northern Duluth, $1.08, f. o. b afloat to nrrlvo; No. 1 hard Mani toba, $1,07, f. o. b nfloat spot; options opened easier on disappointing Liverpool rabies but aftei wards recovered and closed unchanged to c. net higher; for eigners bought considerable wheat and local covering was stimulated by Rus sian famine news and bullish Australian and California crop reports; No. 2 red, February, $1.02; March. $1.02; May, 93 a96c, closed 9Gc; July, SS 7-10aSSc, ccsed 88c. Corn Spot firm; No. 2, 36c, f. o. b nfloat; options quiet but firmer on some export Inquiry nnd sym pathy with wheat, closing c. net hlKher; May, 3la31c, closed 3lc; July, closed 33c. Oats Spot btrong; No. 2. 2Jc; No. 3, 29ftc; No. 2 white, 31c; No. 3 white, SOftc. ; track mixed, western, 30a31c. ; track white, western, 31a3lc; track white, state, 3lu3lc. ; options moderately active nnd firm on higher spot property, closing c. net advance; May, 29n29Vc., closed 29e. Beef Firm; family, $Hall.50; ex tra mess, $SaS.50; beef hams, $23; packet, $9al0.50; city extra ndla mess, $15.U0. Cut Meats Steady; pickled bellies, 5aCc; do. shoulders, 4c. : do. hams, 7a7c. Pork Firm; mess. $1.2ral0.50; short clear, $10al2; family, JlO.EOiill. Butter Firm; Those Dreadful Sores They Continued to Spread In Splto of Troatmont but Now Thoy aro Hoalod-A Wonderful Work. "For many years I have been a great sufferer with varicose veins on ono of ray limbs. My foot and limb became dread fully swollen. When I stood up I could feel the blood rushing down tho veins of this limb. 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Application for membership should be made at the office of this newspaper, where a be examined. western creamery. 14n!0o.; ilo. factory, Halle; Elglns, 0e. ; Imitation creamery, 13al"c. ; state dairy, 13alSe. ; do. cream cry, 14al9c. Hieese Dull; lan;e white, September, S'ic; small do., 9aDUc; Iaiv;o colored, September, h1. ; umall do., !U fl',ic. ; large October, SaS'tc ; small do., Mi aSUc; light Kkln s, CaGHc: part ultima, 4n5Vfec. ; full Rkhn, Siuic. Uses firm ; state and Pennsylvania. lOVic. ; western fresh, S'ic. Peti oleum -Dull; refined Now York, r.10; Philadelphia uud Baltimore, $3.33; do. in bulk. J2.S3. Philadelphia Provision .Market. Philadelphia. Pel). 5 Wheat Pirm and He higher; contract crude, February, !iU.a9i34C. , Maich, April nnd May, nomi nal. Corn Steady; No. 2 mixed, Pebiu nry nnd March, SSiuSlc. ; April unil May, nominal. Oats Steady; No. 2 white. February, 20.:n3h-. ; March. 30'iaolc. ; April nnd May, nomli'al. Potatoes. Firm; white, choke, per bushel, iTa&Oc. ; do. fair to Kood, 7(U73c. ; sweets, pi Imp. red, per basket, 75aS0c. ; do. yellow do., TUa'Sr.; do. seconds do., KOalOc. Butter-Firm. -a lc. higher; fancy western creamery, 202.-; do. Pennsylvania nnd western prints, 2Jc, Ekrs Dull mid 'jc. lower; Irish, nraiby, and western, lS'c. Cheese Quiet but steady. Hctined Sugars Firm and at 'J.30 a. m. nil grades, crown A, 52c. ; granu lated. SViC. ; crystal, firmer; confectioners" A, CVsc Cotton Unchang.ed. I.iev Poul tryFirm; fowls. lOalOc; old roosters, C'.-aTc. ; spring chickens, DalOc. ; turkeys, 9.il0c; ducks, P.ilOc; geese, 8a9c. Dressed Poultry Film; fowls, choice, lOallc; do. fair to good, 9Unl0c ; chickens, large, ll",3 allc; choice do., !i',&ul9c.; common and scalded, do., SaOc. ; turkeys, fancy, 13a 13c; cholco do., 12al2Hc; do. fair to good, Italic; ducks, good to choice, Sa 10c Receipts Flour. 1,71ft barrels nnd S, S34 sacks; wheat, 23,232 bushels, corn. (1, 719 bushels; oats, 19.S02 bushels. Ship mentsWheat, 2.2C1 bushels; corn, 1,21s bushels; oats, 2,133 bushels. Chicngo Live Stock. Chicago, Feb. B. Thcro was tho usual Saturday lack of offerings In cattle, and the market was largely a nominal one. The market this week has been n fairly strong one and prices have advanced 10 n 15c on beef steers, there being sharp competition for fat cattle. Sales wure largely at $1.23d3.10. tho extreme range of prices being .Ma3.4i) for common to strict ly cholco grades. There' was an active demand for hogs. Prlmo heavy hogs, Jl. From that flguro sales wero mado all tho way down to W.70. Tho bulk ot tho hogs crossing tho scales at $lS5n3.92. Of ferings of sheep and lambs wero light and prices wero steady. Lambs, ?1.73a 5.90 for common to prima flocks; sheep, $3.33a4.73; fed westerns, J3.COai.50; year lings, $l.C3a5.2.. There wns a good de mand for feeding sheep and lambs but suitable lots wero offered sparingly. Re ceipts Cattle, 3u0 head; hogs, 21,000 head; sheep, 3,000 head. Philadelphia I.lvo Stock. Philadelphia, Feb. 6. Beef Cattle In good demand, extra, SV&nt-Kc: good, 4Tna Be; medium, 4n!5ic. ; common, 4!ia4Vtc Sheep In fair request and steady; extr.i, Ca5!4c; good, 4;al?c: medium, 4nl',4c; common, linage; lambs, .GaGVjc. Hol;h Active and higher at DvimJc. for best west ern and nsa5?4c for other western. Cows Fnt cows, nctlve nnd higher, at 2',ia 2c; thin cows, RalSe.i veal calves, ac tive. 4Ha7',ic; milch cows, unchanged, at J20a40; dresesd beeves, CaSUc. Unit Liberty Cnttlo Market. East Liberty, Pa., Feb. B. Cattle Steady; prime, $4.00; common, $3.25aT.i5; bulls, stags nnd cows, J2u3.70. Hots Steady; prime assorted mediums, Jl.lBn, 4.20; best heavy Yorkers. J4.10al.15; light Yorkers, Jl.50a5; piss, J3.90a3.93; roughs, J2.D0a3.60. Sheep Steady: choice, J4.70a 4. SO; common. J3.20a3.7G; choice lambs, Jl.75a4.95; common to good, Jt.7Ba5.25; veal calves, J7a7.40. lliiltnln Live Stncl;. East nuffalo, N. Y Feb. 5,-Cattle Fulrly active. Hogs rather slow; York ers, good to choice, Jl.12a4.13; roughs, com mon to choice, J3.5'0a3.65; plrs, common to choice. $3.S0n4. Sheep nnd Lambs Ite celpts, 13 car; slow; lambs, choice to extra, J3.S0a5.80; culls to common, Jl.'Ba 5.23; sheep, dhnlce to selected wethers, J4.C3a4.90; culls to common, 3a3.90. New York Live Ntc!c. New York, Feb. B. Beeves Receipts, 149 head; no trading; cables quoto Amer ican steers at lCViallc; refrigerator beet SViaSic Calves Nominally slow. Sheep and Lambs Quiet but steady; sheep, J3.&3 al.SO; lambs, J5.25a6.25. Hogs Weak ut Jl.15u4.19. k BV. 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Philadelphia JOHN WANAMAKER NEVV RAILROA ) TIME TABLES mmm mum bcheduteli Effect Nov. 38, 1807. Trains Leave Wilkes-Barro as Fol lows : 7.30 a. m., week days, for Sunbury Harrlsburg, Philadjlphia, Balti more, Washington, and for Pitts burg and the West. 10.15 a. m., w'iok days, for Hazleton, Pottsville, Reading, Norristowi, and Philadelphia; and for Sun bury, Harrisburi, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pitts burg and the West. 3.12 p. m , dady, for Sunbury, Harris burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Pittsburg and the West. 5.00 p. m., week days, for Hazlston and Pottsville. J.U.WOOD. Oen'IPa Ajent. J. It. HUTCHINSON. General Murmur. Lehigh Valley Railroad System Anthracite Coal Used, Ensuring Cleanli ness and Comfort. IN EFFECT JAN. 10. 1S93. TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON. For Philadelphia and New York via D. &. II. R. R. ut ii.43, 7,30 u. m., nnd 12.03, 1.23, 2.21. 4.41 (Black Diamond Express; und 11. -0 p. 111. For Plttston nnd Wllkes-Barro via D. L. & W. R. It., 6.0O, 8.0S, 11.10 a. in., 1.53 3.35. COO p. m. For White Haven. Hazleton, Pottsvile, nnd principal polntH in the coal regions via D. & H. R. R., 0.43, 7.50 u. m., 12.05, 2.U and 4.41 p. m. For Bethlehem. Easton. Reading, H.ir rlsburg und principal iutcrmcdlnto sta tions via D. & H. R. R.. C. 15. 7.30 a. m 12.03. 1.23. 2.21, 4.41 (Black Diamond Ex pi ess), 11.20 p. m. For Tunkhannock, Towanrta, Elmlra, Ithaca, Geneva, and principal Intermedi ate stations vU D., L. & W. R. R., 6.00, 10.05 u. m., 12.45 and 3.35 p. in. For Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Nlag nra Falls. Chicago and nil points west via u. & 11. u. it., 12 un, 3.3J (uiacic Diamond Express), 10.2S and 11.30 p. m. Pullman parlor und sleeping or Lehigh Vnllej parlor cars on all trulus between Wllkes-Barre and New York. Philadel phia, Hulfalo and Suspension Bridge. ROLL1N H. WILBUR, Gen. Supt. CITAS. S. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt., Phlla., Pa. A. W. NONNEMACHER. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.. Philadelphia. Pn. Scranton otllce. 009 Lackawanna avenu. Central Railroad of New Jersey (Lehigh and Susuehauna Division.) Stations lu New oik Foot ot Liberty street, N. R and Whitehall Terminal. Anthracite coal used exclusively. Insur ing cleanliness and comfort. TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 14, 1S97. Trains leave Scranton for Plttston, Wllkes-Barre, etc., ut 8.20, 9.15. 11.30 u. in., 12.43. 2.00, 3.03. 5.00, 7.10 p. m. Sundays, 9.O0, a. m., 1.00. 2.15, 7.10 p. m. For Lakowood and Atlantic City, S.-O a. m. For Now York, Newark and Elizabeth, 8.20 (express) a. m., 12.43 (express with Buffet parlor car), 3.u5 (express) p. in. Sunday, 2.15 p. in. Train leaving 12.15 p. m. urrlvos nt Philadelphia, Reading Ter minal, 5.1 p. m. and New York 6.00 p. in. For Maunch Chinuc, Allantown, Bethle hem, Easton uud Philadelphia, 8.20 n. m., 12.45. 3.05. BOO (except Philadelphia) p. m. Sunday. 2.15 p. m. For Baltimore und Washington nnd points South und 'West via Bethlehem, 8.20 a. m., 12.45 p, m. Sundays. 2.15 p. ni. For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc., at 8.20 a. ni. and 12.45 p. m. For Reading, Lebanon and Hurrisburg, via Allentown, 8.20 a. m., 12.45, C.00 p. m. Sunduy, 2.15 p. m. For Pottsvile. 8.20 a. m., 12.45 p. m. Returning leave New Yoik, foot of Lib erty street, North River, at 9.10 (express) a. m 1.10, 1.S0, 4.15 (express with (turret parlor car) p. m. Sunday. 4.30 a. m. Leave New York, foot Whitehall street. South Ferry, at 9.0S a. m., 1.00, 1.25. 3.55 p. in. Passengers urrlvlng or departing from this terminal can connect under cover with all the elevated railroads. Broadway cablo cms. nnd ferries to Brooklyn nnd Staten Island, making quick transfer to nnd from Grand Central Depot und Long Islnnd Railroad. Leave Philadelphia. Reading Terminal, 9.C0 n. m., 2.00 and 4.30 p. m. Sunday, 6.25 a. m. Through tickets to all points nt lowest rate may be had on application in ad vance to the ticket agent ut the stntlnn. If. P. BALDWIN. Gen. Pass. Agt. J. II. OLHAUSEN. Gen. Supt. Delaware and Hudson. On Monday, Jan. 17, trains will leave Scrunton us follows: For Carbondale 0.20. 7.55, S.55, 10.15 a. m.j 12.00 noon; 1,21. 2.20, 3.52, 5.25, G.Z0, 7.57, 9.15. 11,00 p. m.; 1.16 a. in. For Albany, Saratoga, Montreal, Bos ton, New England points, etc., 6.20 a. ni., 2.20 p. m. For Honesdale 6.20, 8.55, 10.15 a. m.; 12.00 noon; 2.20, G.25 p. m. For Wllkes.Bario-a.43, 7.50. 8.45, 9.33. No other history contains onehalf as many essential facts of the world's past No other history ever recorded the progress of the Races of Mankind from the beginning down to the present day in fact, then is no other history of mankind today in any language. True, you can procure histories of some of the greater and a few v of the minor races separately partial records for the most part bv various histo rians. True, also, you can consult the encyclopedias for abstract facts and incidents of various times and countries, though no consecutive or accurate record can thus be obtained except by the student. But in Ridpath's History of the World you read page after page of the most delightful un-history-like narrative In which Is told connectedly the story ot man from the original stock, through every one of the many ethnic branches of the black, the brown nnd the ruddy races till without effort of memory, you've a clear Idea of all the existing branches of the great Human Family as well as the paths they've followed down the centuries from the beginning. You'll know why some nations have declined why others nave risen why others are yet destinid to rise and fall. You'll read of every important incident in every nation's history of every age with no cumbering of unnecessary detail. 10.43 a. m 12.05. 1.25, 2.21, 3.33, 4.41, 6.00, 7.50, 10.2S. 11.30 p. m. For New York, Philadelphia, etc, via Lehigh Valley It. R 0.43. 7.50 11. m 12.05, 1.23, 4.41 p. m. (with Black Diamond Ex press) 11.30 p. m. For Pennsylvania R. R. points 6.43, 9.38, n. in.; 2.21, 1.41 p. in. For western points via Lehigh Valley R. R., 7.30 a. m., 12.05. 3.3,1 (with Black Diamond Express), 10.2S. 11.30 p. m. Trains will arrlvo at Scranton at fol lows: From Carbondnlo and the north 6.40, 7.15. 8.40, i).i, 10.40 n. ni., 12 00 noon: 1.20, 2.1S. 3.23, 4.37, B.43. 7.13, 10 25. 11.27 p. m. From WllkcH-B.irro and the South 6.15, 7 5". 8.50, 10.10. 11.53 u. in.; 1.10, 2.11, 3.4S, 5.20. 0.21, 7.C3. 9.05. 9.45 p. m,:Ul n. m. Complete Information regarding rute to nil points In the United States und Canada may be obtained at tho ticket of fice In the depot Special attention given to Western and Southern reort business. J. W. niJRDICIC. G. P. A.. Albany, N. Y. H. W. CROSS, D. T. A.. Scranton, Pa. Del.. Lacka. and Western. Effect Monday, Nov. Jl. 1E97. Trains leave Scranton as follows: Ex press for New York and ull points East, 1.40, 3.00, B.15, 8.00 and 10.05 a. m. ; 12.55 and 3.3.1 p. -m. Express for Easton. Trenton, Philadel phia and the South, 5.15, S.00 and 10.20 a. in., 12.53 and 3.33 p. m. Washington und wuy stations. 3.15 p m. Tobvhunna accommodation, 6.10 p. m. Express for Blnghamton. Oswego, El mlra, Corning Bath. Dansvllle. Mount Morris and Buffalo, 12.10. 2,33, 9.00 a. m., and 1.53 p. in., making close connections at Buffalo to all points In the West, Northwest and Southwest. Binghumton and wuy station. 1.03 p. rn. Nicholson accommodation, 5.15 p, m. Blnghamton and Elmlra express, 5.65 p. m. Express for Utlca and Richfield Springs 2.25 a. m. and 1.53 p. in. Ithaca, 2.S5. 9.00 a. m., nnd 1.55 p. m. For Northumberland. Plttston, Wllkes Barre, Plymouth. Bloomsburg and Dan ville, making cose connection at North timberund for Wllllnmsport, Harrisburg, Baltlmoie, Washington and the South. Northumberland nnd Intermediate sta tions, 6.00, 10.05 a. m., and 1.55 und 6.0u p. m. Nnntlcoke and Intermediate stalons, S.0S and 11.10 u. m. Plymouth and inter mediate stations, 3.S5 and 8.50 p. m. For Kingston. 12.45 p. m. Pullman parlor nnd sleeping coaches on all express trains. For detailed Information, pocket time tables, etc., apply to M. L. Smith, DIj trlct Passenger Agent, depot, ticket of fice. Eric and Wyoming Valley. In effect Sept. 19, 1897. Trains leavo Scrunton for New York and Intel mediate points on Erlo railroad, also for Hawlcy and local points at 7.03 a. m. und 2.25 p. m. Arrive nt Scranton from nbovo points at 10.23 a. in., 3.15 and 9.38 p. in. SCUANTOIV DIVINIOX. In r.ffect December litU, 1807. i88s Kortu Bound. Houth Uound. k J BLtlons j 2 2 (Trlns Dally, Kx. ! z, 1 ecpt undr.) v mAiflvE teave x u 7S.SN. Y. Frandlu St. .... 7 4) .... "! 7t(VVesi nd atreet .... 753 .... "" 70); Weehawken .... 810 .... p iiiAnlve Leart i- m 1 is' .,&doia .... '-' ft, .... ti Hancock .... 2 1 .... I! .... ii'6 starlUUt .... ssa .... -an, rresiou rark ..,. sal .... W40 wiuwooii .... 841 .... 122 I'oyotelle aw .... ...! ... 18 1 nrson ... 25-S .... 12i8 rie:V't. Mt. .... 3,6.... rml Unloudale ... 3i9 .... 11 tv Hnre-jii'Hy .... mo .... II Sll Caruoadi'e .... a .11 (no Wh'tumiJii .,..13 38 ... "niajl JiayiiMa .... ts is .... 1IW Jciuvvn .... 3 45.... "' 1118 Arcblbild ,. 361 .... ' ms Wiutim .... 354 .... 11 11 Pecknlle .... S&o ... 1107 OlMlJHnt .... 401 .... 1105 ITIottmru ... 401 .... 11U3 'lUroop .... 410 . .. 110) PruUllMCO ... 4 u .... !t7 park race .... fi 17 .... iuu bcrantou .... 4 ... a nXaTe Arrive r n All trains run daily except Rurnltv. t elriltlwi that trellis &top on signal (or pas. KJIlft'JS ccaro rates tla Ontario Western before Rurclitslo? tlKketit and save money. Pay and bjnt K pros to the West, J, C, ADdorsoD, Gen. pass Agt. T. Flltcrof t, iJlv. pans, An t, Bennian, Pa, complete set of the books may Q (J C O C Q Q O I Save I These S By buying Carpets, Drapery Fabrics, and . other furnishings for spring now. The dif- fereuce between Febru- ary prices and April fig- ures will not be less than 25 cents on every $ dollar spent. S s 3 iiCiiii O $ $ 408 Lackawanna Avenue, $ 0 O V O O J O O NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS "TEBTH MADE PERFECT." ORIGINATORS OF PAINLESS DE.ITISTaY. We hate all the lateit disco verlei for alle viating pain. We extract teetb, fill teeth andnpply cold crowns and bridge work without the lea.it partlrleofputn, by a method patented and used by us only. NO C11AROE for pulul&n extracting when teeth ure ordered. Full Set Teetii, Sd.OO. We Ruurautco a fit. Gold Crowns, Sli.00. Allother work at propoitlonntely low prices. -Uold Crowns and llrldje Work a SrecUlty. Heine tho oldot nnd largest dental parlori In the norld, wo ure so ucll equipped that nil vork done by mli ,110 best to lie hnd. Our operations aro positively palulesi. All work guuruutced for 10 years, NEW YORK 'DENTAL PARLORS Corner Lackawanna nnd yomlnj Aves., (Over Newark Shoo Store.) Hours, S to 8. Runduy, 10 to 4 THIRD NATIONAL BiK OF SCRANTON, Special Attention Given to Bust ncss nnd Personal Accounts. Liberal Accommodations Ex. tended According to Balances and Responsibility. 3 Per Cent. Interest Allowed on Interest Deposits. Capital, Surplus, - Undivided Profits, $200,000 360,000 79,000 WJI. CflNNRL!.. President. HENRY BKL1N, Jr., Vice Prcs. WILLIAM II. 1'KCK. Caslilcr. Tito vnnlt of this bank is pro tccted by Holmes' Electric lro. tectlvc bystem.
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