THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY MAY 2S. 3 SOS.
X5
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF EPWORTII LEAGUE
Three Very Interesting Sessions Held In
First M. G. Church, Wllkcs-Unrre.
keport or slmiitahy sTt-unn-
VANT HHOWUP THAT Jirc'll WOHK
was AcroMi'i.iHiinn immuno tiii:
YBAn-rONVKNTlON si:iimon WAS
m:i,ivi:nnii last night hy iwv.
I- M DAVKNl'ORT, or N11W OKK
IT WAS A VllltY SCHOLARLY UP-rOHT-MANY
GOOD PAl'IMS
111 the riist MrilmrtlBt rpUropal
church nt Wilkos-HaiiP joslciilnj, tho
annual coincntlmj or Hi" l-Poith
lrnfiiic e.f the- Wyoming district una
h hi After the ilolfgntrs lml ri hIh-tere-el
In tho irninini; It ni shown that
tlicro wns n frcnil n pre ntntlnn. Thnso
from Srrnnton won llonrv Twining,
"W .1 DntlKl is, .Miss UmbIkb, MIH
Cmvfnrel, .Mi.s ClitU". Miss ll.rn
loan's Lonnncl Pillion'. Mr. W. A.
I.r-tclur. Ml lMlth l.itihor, Pi Pln
ir Mi. Annttmm;. Mi. Connor. Mr.
S-'tellrr, Mi. htuil int mill Mr. Cunol-
illfT
The report of "so-rotiirv Sturilc vnnt
nai pirspntcil iifln tho lpslstl.lti'in u
tin delegates mill pmveil u otv Inter
estlnc ih linn nt In tho tuoiity-two
ch-intori from which ioiortM lino born
rrrpUixl thou lllo l.S'.T llioilllii it. Of
thr e 1 l"l or iitHc nnil IS! an ussn
fiito Smith Ki mhos tin- hail with
H nitiorrlliori to tho I'punitli lloi.itd.
although Liizernr hii8 in. Junloi work
Is t) propeiouH 'I here mi In nil
271 inoinhiii- N.intUoKo mill Slllip-s-rni
rhmcii -Viautoii, rich hao 200
Tunmis I.U701HO chaptoi li.m ilone c
rollrnl woik 111 tin Merer find Hrlp do
paitmont. Avoca has li.ul n civ sue-ccssf-il
lertino rmnso. Tailor, onlv
onj.inlr.od sino .lanuarv, lins G attlo
mmil ori and 4 ."oolato.
Tho wi ik niontr all lines Is ory on
couiasliift Lenpirt uf 1'lrst church,
Wllki-s-Parro Is limit Islilng In nil de
partments ?iinpon tongue, S Linton,
has helped to i.ilsp the mm t evict nil tho
c liui ill and has elcuie cpplltnt wnik.
both In Iho spiritual mid inruy and
help di p.iitinonts Asluny Ihrui,
S ronton, his done stoidv, helpful
ttmk Cl.uk's Summit has bun of
spirltinl and tlnm.ital help to tho
chureh Pnlli Hint 'pniju . AVIIkia
Umr" has helped to in iKe iiryircnts'nn
the p.ir-.oti,iRe debt Forty Tort Io.iruo
has helped the (Inn eh llimiclullv.
IIiinisillp oli.iptir h.is helped to cm pot
the church mid pay the seton's -,il.uy.
Car irnn i lnpter has ninde a donation
to the I'leachor'H Aid ocluty. Aldei-t-on
has done inuili woik In tho mercy
nnd help elcpiitmont.
WILKL-BAHRP.'S "WOKK.
"U'ilki F-IIirre has done irueli alone;
binevolent .mil spiritual lines and has
helpnl to rai-e inonev tow a id the new
chinch A few of the chapters hae
organized leadliiK elides with m ry
Rood r suits Tho woik In all depart
ments of our leagues has been good,
espeelillj In the meny and help and
Hiltitual depu tinents.
After the n port of the secretary had
he-pn recelxed, President Hjion O
Hahn, of Wilkes-1? in e, named the following-
rommitUcs.
On ItPFnlutloii" X J Hnlo, AkTm.
MUb Mabel Slionk, Plymouth, l!e-,alo
Sumner WiimiI).
On Xnmlmtlons f" H. Hour), Abler
Fon AHtcIo rorrt. I'mirtilulc, MNs M
1 wis ProlfloiHP
UiUllnK Mi- O J. I.IpwpIIj n. A ilkrs
Barrr, Mrs l'ure Mountain Top. Mrs
falmpon. Woi Plttston
Hrrcptmn Ml-h "Mabel Stcller chnl'"
min MIfs Cnol Slurilev int MIfs .ln-r.
phliK CoiitlrlRht, ?illis Until CnurlrlRlit,
MIfs Ruth (( nniir, MNs Oeitruile Unit ,
Miss Mint he JI iipv, Mr. Ir.l Allen, JIWs
Xelin Mot pm
PhiouiUpr Cr inmlltec- Ml Sahm, Ml.
IIe-&Icr and MIfs Grace Moignn.
Ite a. A Hnlduin, of Diew Thoo
loRlenl semlnm , wns intioducoil nnd
delivnod an addroKs un "Tho i:aiiRol
Ization uf the AVotld In This dent ri
tlun ' One of tho thoughts ho Rae
utterance to was to tho effott that the
mass of the Amcilean people aie not
Interested to ,inj extent In the dlison
of the Chlnoso empire becaiisp they
hac no knowledpo of tho situation.
The aie intorosted In the Maine dis
aster nnd In the Cuban lellef because
they nail the pnpeis, and know about
It Up Kiid thete was not enough In
terest in the conorsion of tho heathen
world, in which ton times as manv ro
to a hopeless Rrao oery jenr as hao
been stare(i or ini'-FTcied in Cuba in
twenty-llo e.us Accotiiincr to Mi tho
dlst doitrine the hoatlu n hhall In u
ardod for haiiiR Ihed up to the light
hlfh he his. Ai cording to tho samo
doctrine how shall Americans be n -warded
for not liming liod up to their
light reRnrdlng fniolgn mlhsluns?
ArTKKNOOX si:psiox.
The afttrnoon oxoiclhes opened with
Player b Itev O I. KeerMin. of Plj -mouth
He whs follow oil l Miss Kjn,
of Plttston whi lrml an inti rr sting
history of tho Mitlirulist rhunh Tho
next on the pmgrninini was a paper
b Itev. Charlm Mnilh of llki -Uarre
n ' s i .1 m Tin ILingus
AMil-h Thrtai n M 1. m h ty and
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ANn
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choking or suffocating sensiit'ons when
In a lying posture, dimness of vision dots
or webs before rt sight fever and dull
pain In the head, dcnloncy of pe.-.plra-tlon.
yellowness of the skin nnd eyes, piu
in the side, chest, l.mln nnd sudden Hush.
en of heat, burning In the flesh.
A few doses of HAmVAY'3 PILLS will
free tho system of all tho abavo named
disorders.
Price sac per box, Sold by Druggists or
sent by mull.
RADWAY & CO..
55 Elm St, Now Yorfc
5
1
the Signs of l'ncoutnRoment." Among
othet things ho wild:
"Sociology Is u scleiuo which treats
of tho uctlotiM of men Using together
in society mid of tho Institutions, thus
created All natural forces in this big
woild about tin are supposed to have
u soilolngknl lulluemc, mid nil Intel
lectual, aesthetk and nioinl iidvanins
mo ugarded ns psychologknl pto
1 1 scs di tot mined by soilnl londltlous.
In sinpo soilolog onibriues tho whole
history f innn fiom the mlgln "f lnn
guiigo to the latest develoimient of
model ti tIMIIrttlnn."
"Tho toudiniioH of modetn life nro
towards the aggiegatlon of people In
tlie titles mid thl.4 liicllnntlnn Is lapld
1 growing bouitiso of the facilities at
loidod b eleetrli- cms and inpld tian
sit. mid because of tho Increasing de
mand for nianufnctiiied artlcks, to
gethor vMth the fascinations which tho
oMitomont nnd pleasures of i it Ilfo
aHoid. In 17 only one-thlrtloth of
our tinpulatloti lled In cities of S.nno
Inhabitants nnd ocr, In 1S00 one-twenty-fifth
and now one-fourth of the
people of tho United Rtitos llo in
cltlen and tho population of the city Is
Increislng more than four times as
lapltllv as tint of tho Milage and
tommy. History proves that the In
line nic of cities upon the minds and
lives of tho masses of Foclety has nl
was been corrupt Gieit cltlori like
.Vow York and Chli ago clamor ovoi the
Sunday opt nlng of saloons, Sundny
thcateis, licenses foi pilzo tights anil
the nllownuio of the municipality of
evils which enervate cnclety, oneoiir
age deprvlt and make mnio complex
the great soilnl questions of tho day.
nAxonrt or inti:mpi:kaxci:.
The second danger to which roricty
is cNpreed is Intempeiani e Miiuoilal
b.iv will bo crlebiated Mondiv and we
will be reminded of men i.lOO.Ontn who
gave their lives for their inuntry,
7"i.0")0 men for every jear of the war,
but let us lemembor that dining those
fiw ears of wai tho TTnltnl States
lost nioie men bj nun thin iieiished In
tho t'nlon nrniy, and fiom tho close of
that ioat strug'lo to the piosent dny
iroio than 75.000 men h.ivo gone to
drunkard rt glaves every ear. At a
voi low OFtlinato 2.000,000 diuukaiils
gnu en have been dug since the Civil
war. It Is ostlmntnl the liquor bill of
this nitlnn Is $1,000,000,000, nemly $3,
000.000 a dnv
'iur eountiv Is divided into classm,
honiu rolling in luxuiy. otheis starving
for hi i, id, snino elml in sllli, others In
rags, homo living In pnlnies, others
In hovels, others sutftilng the i until
of surfi it, others tho desnotntlon of
starvation, romo lending lives of ldle
nriss and pluisuto, othtis tolling ntght
i ml day to keep tin soul and body lu
ge t her. While the piosent strife be
twiin the e lasses nnd masses evlsts
the iloploinblo conditions of unlvoisal
Feelety rannot bt icimdlod. Xot until
tho golden nilo has berome the nilo of
life will tho dli-itiii bailees of soeletv
be effectinlly quelled. If all lliu s weio
governed bj the answei to the lnqulrj :
What Would .lesu.s Do?' this gulf
Would bo speedllv litiilged"
Mis. dem-go Mevvllvn, of Wllkes
Il.n ii', lead "What Would Jesus Ho""
A paper on "High Idealo for Hpwoith
lans," was i okI bv Mrs C II. Cham
beilain of Kingston, and TIov C. II
Heniv, of Aldei-on, dlst ussed the
"Itesponslblllty of the Kpworth Lea
gue to the Chun hin "
A SOXd KHUVICH.
Tho evening meptlng oppned with a
song service which wns followed by
the rending of the treasuier's leport
and the lonsldeintlou of other busi
ness The convention soimon, a very
able effoit, v isdellvired by Itev. V M.
Davinpoit, of New oik. His topic
was -The Christ Life" Rev 1, C.
Muidoik of Kingston, conducted th
eon'-eeiatlon meeting, which closid the
i esslon,
.
REARGUMENT ORDERED.
Action ol Miipromu Court itli l!el
nrencs to I'lttnton Cusp.
Tho Supremo t out t Ins made an
oieler diii'cting a liargument in tho
l'ittston -i In ol board case. Whin the
ease vas aigued only tlvo membei.e of
the couit vviio on the bench Tin full
1 lull of seven justlns will listen to
the i ('arguments It is tho belli f of the
nttouujs iuti tested In the ease that
tho leatguintnt moans that tho court
I e ellviili'd as to the piopi r disprnitlon
to make of the case.
In almost eveiy respect tho Plttston
case is lib titldil to that vvhlih has
mlsen In this city. Plttston had twin-tj-tvvo
school inntiolli rs, but .ludgo
licnnett, of Luzerne, county, eb cldi d
that the act whlili e-alled them into i.
istence wart not goeid li and a bnanl
of sl iiovs- transacts the business of
the dlstilct.
'Iho bond that wns ousted took an
appeal u the Sltpiemo court nnd It
vas aigued some time ngo Tho opin
ion of tho Supremo court lias been
awaited with much interest here ns
tho decision would apply with equal
force to this citv. Thla action of the
eourt may prevent the- boaid of, sl
from taking chaigo of the school nf
fulrs of Scranton for eomo tlmo at
least.
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FLAG FOR TUG HOSPITAL.
It ill Ifn ltnlsed With Appropriate
LvnrrtM's .llondnj.
A hari'somt lirgo American flag was
last ivtning pnsilitcel to the Laekl
wanna hospital, and It will In taisoel
on a st. iff on the main building Mon
div morning with nppiofc-i uo eer
eis s. The Hag was presented by Mis.
A J. Casov and Mts P. .1. Casey. U
was suit to Miss Kiln Kinomet, the sti
pe i Intrude nt, und she Is veiy proud of
It
Jaines P. Dickson, president of the
hospital, was lnfniimd and he mid Miss
KmetiH'r will foimulato a progt.immo
for the eci tines.
It will bo veiy opportune. Monday
being Monuuiat llnj. Tho Hag In id
fett wide and 111 feet long and Is one
of the best that could bo purchased.
A band would be very acceptable to
the excuses and a ehmus to hlng pat
liotlc alrh .MIhs Kinemer Is dcslious
ot having a nice piuginmmc In Uioplny;
vlth tho beautiful Hag.
THIRD DISTKICT DEMOCRATS.
Dnti) I'lxid (or the- Convention In
i;ieci Stntii Delcgiitoii.
Tho Himopiatlo standing committee
of the Thlld leglHlutlvo dlstilct met
este i day afternoon nt John J Coyne's
hotel Minoul.a. to fix a tlmo for hold
lng the convention to elect two delt
giti'E to tho ensuing state convention.
Mr. Cojnc pieslded, nnd John T. Ilrown
di ted iiH secretary.
It was decided to hold the- prlmmlos
nt rilday afteinnon nnd tho conven
tion on Satutday uftoinoon. Tho con
vrntlon will bo at Coyne's hotol Mossra,
Coyne and ill own aro tho two mot
likely candidates for stste delegates
Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
FUND REACHES $65,000
About $40,000 More Is Wanted by the
Hoard ot Trustees.
WOHK OP SOLICITING HAS IIIIP.X
HALTHD HUT WILL 1)H srAUTLD
AGA1X IX A ITAV WLCKS -UHLAY
has di:lx capsi:d hy tiii: rx-
SHTTLKD STATU OP P.PSINLSS
POLLOWING TIIK DLCLAHATIOX
or wAn-ii!in:i: washingtox
AVLNUi: SITL'S IX PROSPECT.
Thorn has been a halt In tho work of
spcuilng jmbctlptlons to the Voting
Men's Chilstlan Ast-nclatlon building
fund Alter about $i",000 liad been ob
tallied out of $l2r,.00n wanted war was
dei'.aled nnd tho trusters de-elded to
stop the snlldllnr; for a tlmo. It Is
probable, however, that tho woik of
spcuilng ploiles w 111 bo lesumed about
Juno U.
It was not because tho money could
not he obtained tint the soliciting was
discontinued, but It wns fell that th"
present unsettled state of affnlis was
not conducive to cheerful giving and
that It made the tnlleliluir too 1 ibor
lous This was tho view taken bv Trcd
H. Hhlpp. of Vrlc, the Intel national see
letary biought lieu- to elliect the fund
l.ilsing Mi Shlpp Ipft Ikio three woeks ngo
after tvio or more weeks of fruitful
laboi It ha 1 been intended to employ
him her' until well into the suuimpi.
'J he i inly war excitement, ho thought,
was a handle ip. lie suggesteel that
ltte i the woik !) icnowed. Then,
whothPi pparo ot war was in piospppf,
the condition1 would make little ellffer
oneo nusiiiets men and others would
bv tl'it time know' vlnt thrlr cltcum
staiics were to be and if thev could
not give they would av so unallv nnd
would not nccup the rollcitnr's time.
tiii: plax or work.
When the soliciting is lenovvoel each
member of the committee which has
that w-nk In oblige will devote h ilf
a daj for a work oi ton ejs to --ee tir
ing subscriptions If their ofioits mo
fiullfiil tlnv vill continue ii'itll the
limit of $IJ QOil has been reached
M.anwhllo the- old bull ling site is
for sale at $rl ortd The pi lee asked l
nt th." i no of $S00 pci fiont toot for !0
f 1 1 1. !et, than Is asked for rlnillr.r leal
oat iti In tint see tlon of the city.
As sen n as tho old site is s-nlel the
trust is will puiclnse one ct throe
sltos mi 'Washington avenue. Options
have ahead b' on FOeured on two of
tin so The one considered the most
available w ill bo bought, oven though
th amount noces-saii to erect the
building bus not boon si cute d.
Tho Tilliiiiin la not it llboilv to desig
nate the pints Jn piospcit, but each Is
so situ ttod that the new building
w mid lint nn open sp ioo for all time
on m least three sidi s. This Is a foat
ui o the tmstpps have considered ns .ab
solutely neccssaiy In looking about for
a new site.
UOIIK GOLS OX.
Whatovei im bo tho lmmedlato le
sult nf the suhserlptlon solle (tatlons
the active woik of tho association will
not bo clnngod With the piesint llm
it"d facilities it Is icalized that any at
tPirpt to oxtPiid thp association's lines
nf oieration would bo handicapped by
th" 'wmoiv of Its fotnipr adv intagps.
Tho hoadquartors in the old Fauiot
building vlll bo retained and the pres
ent plan of woik i ontlnued Indf llnltolv
On soinee of giallile ttln Is the mud
luin ottered foi i oiitinued Inlerpst by
th"1 ph'le.il el. paument's thleto
paik It Is doing much to keep alive
tho inteiiht of the active mombeis
MUSICAL GOSSIP.
The benefit on Jnm 1 at Hip Ljceuni
for the in w school biiilillng lor the bt
li is at C.iccii Klilgo Is an iinqiiallfliil sue
e There Is a fere it dun mil for poits
ami as in inv men boxr .mil logos eould
have- bun ellspc-ed of If lhe could bo
nippllid Those who will occupy the
bom and logi s upun thp pvening of tho
contort an Ulsbop llnban, Itev. P. J
McMunus Itev I, tin i lJnnn, Itev. Path
ei Mnfiat, Mr P.leh ird O linen, Ml Will
lim Koll, Mr. John Plnn. Mr A. J
Ciisoj, Mi. P J e'i"e, Mr Timothy
Iimke, Mi John lturkt , Mr M. 1.
W'Miibs, Mr. II J X- v.lle. Mr JosPpli
Urli n Mrs j:ag-ii Coum 11. Mr e'on
i id Sclirneiler Mr It O Wills, Cl.ul.o
Ilro, Mr. P J lim n. Mi. T. J Kellv,
Ml C O. Itolnud 'lhr Ljioum Is tei bo
ver Pl.ibniutelv iloci inted ami the ihoriiti
will In lie-.uu I f ull.v lostiimid, the vhoio
nffaii piemlscs to eclipiiL all of Mr. it
kliis tu'imr tffoits in this lint Pmno
lino mlniiLt drestcs aie b'lng sent on
from Now York and Plilladt Iphla The
Inttrs have I ton ihnn ohlv conchoel 'n
their respective parts unil the intertuin
inent wllliii'dm btedlv bo emp of billliinpy
nnd splpndnr Patilotir ulrs mid choiiiiipa
vslll Iip tho prpilnir.lt iitlug sentlinpnt and
iho Ited, White ami llluo will be in evi
dence on all Bides. The programme:
PAP.T I.
"Mj Country 'Tin nf Theu "
"The Minstrel I5oy" Clniru3
Duet. "Tho Two Pishprmen."
Tom Ibynon rnd J 'V. Jones
Piano Solo, "Recollections of Home,"
Miss Jennte' O I5o le
Soprnno Solo, "Ccmo Hack to Lrln,"
Mrs. Joseph O'Crlcn
"Cobwebs, ' .
"Terence' rorevvcll to Kathleen '..Choir
Hancc, "Minuet" Siesel
PAIIT II.
Truth'H Prize Song, "The llnmiPr of
the Spii" . . Win A Krlly and Clionu
It-merr Hand and Plunn Aceoinpanitiient.
Violin Solo Uatrlet Ward
Quartette
"Kathleen Mavournccn,"
"DUIe"
Contraltu Solo. "Hcauty's, Kvcs,"
MUa Alleo J. Fliirko
reinnlo Chorus
".Spinning Clioius" Wngner
"Liillab" Krmlnlo
Ladles' Volies.
"Tho Olrl I Left Holilnd Mo."
"Dlpkoij, Dlekoiy Hock" .Chorus
firand "Allegorical PlnalO."
The Star Spftnglcd Hanner Chorus
Piano and Hand Accompaniment.
Tho nuillei.co Is requested to sing the
chorus.
! II '
'J he concert given In Tilnlty Lutheran
church Prldaj cvenlig last wns one ot
the llncst musical treats nf the seaso i
Miss (iiirngan and Mi N. A. Croft do
serve gicat pralsn In enanglng tho pro
grainnu'. ovcrj number was a gem anil
was given with artistic llnlfh MlHtcs
Illaek and (iariiRnii were In cxcclhnt
vnlit, tho blci ding of their voices lu tho
duct, "Quls est Homo" could not bo Im
proved on Mr. Croft moro tlnn sur
prised tho nuilli pro. his volco was never
lieurd to bettu inlvailtaKC. Xo ono Uoulits
a bright futiue for this talented oung
man The Orpheus club vvoll deserves tho
pialso they mo recolvlng. Thoy aro solo,
lots of great ability. Wo hopo wo may
hear fiom them lu concert again in tho
near futuie.
II II 'I
Tho Oerman residents of 'Wllkos-Ilarro
have organized n singing society to bo
known as tho Mnonnerchor. Profcesor
Prnetorlus wilt bo tho director,
II II II
Professor Edward Trice, ono of the
best known pianists In Wyoming valley,
received a telegram jestrrelnv from tho
proprietor of tho Sea Heneh hotel, Coney
Island nsklng his terms for tin season
They were accepted and Mr. Price will
leave Juno 1 'lids Is the third sonsni
he hns followed the saiuo cniploj nu nt
Wllkcs-Ilarro ltcrcrd
il ! II
"My Cniintty, 'TIs of Thro." our in
tlonat lij inn, to wlili h Is given tho
nnmo ot the country Itself, wns tho
tesiilt of u dingle spontaneous burnt of
intilotlo eloquence The author Is nil
eminent Hnpllst minister, now living
within n few miles nf Hoston. lip is
Ilev. S P Smith. V. 1), nnd ho is nNo
the ntithnr nf tlilitv other h tuns.
While writing the nbove mentioned
vrrso of music, Hi v, Smith novel' de
signed It tor u nntlonnl hymn.
JI II II
A very Important question which tho
ndvancrd nenl directors of this emtn
try hnvo to work out Is ns to the quick
est and best manner of tialnlng a
clioius to rend modem music, whlrh
tnodulnte-e fioelv without the formal
ity of a "sharp four" or "lint seven."
It is well known, to nil who have tried
It. that the tnnlc-sol-f.i principle ap
plies very Imperfectly to the etietno
modem works, ouch as those of Wag
ner nnd the gieat choral choruses of
Ilrahnia.
II 'I 'I
Tho Scrantnn Lledoiktana Is ppoeted
to enter contest nt Lancaster Sangor
fest nn Juno 27, 2S nnd SO. nnd will In
cieno Its membership to thlrti-flvo
v ol s.
I II II
"Sntll of Tnrruis" will bo reproduced
bv the X-nth I'nel Clulstlnn r.ndoavoi
choir, under thp leadership of Itoose
W.itkliis, who so ruccpsstullv i ei form
ed It on Monday evening, March 14.
II I II
The third season of the Araph con
ceit company, formerly In the Interest
of tho Pnyno Theological soininniy, nt
Wllbei force university, Ohio, will np
pear nt the Simpson Mothodlfit lJplsco
pnl church, of the West Side, on Mon
day evening of net week. Tho troupe
is highly recommended by the pulpit
and tho press, and mo six noted ar
tists. 1 I' II
Under tho direction of Miss Margaret
CI libs a literary mid musical recital
was given In the Cednr Avenue Meth
odist Ilplscopal ibiinli on Wpdtipsdny
pv ening Tho following well-known
participants cntcitnliiPd the nudienco
for tho evening Miss Mabel Itonlo,
piano solo; Charles Ilennet, Bessie
Sloat and P.iill, Jones recited, Mrs,
Llzlo Hughes Ilrundngp, Philip War
ion and I'dwln now en lendorcd solos
nnd quartettes.
I II II
W P Kvnns has charge of the com
mencement eerolseg til Caiboiidale
High school, and 13 piepailng an ex
cellent proBinmmp.
I II
Tho Anthracite qunilelto consisting
of Ira Mitchell, M P. Mitchell. H H
Holllslor mid Klojd Hoberllng will
6lng patriotic hvmns over tho gi.avos of
the homes at Holllstervllle In the morn
ing mid nt Hamilton In tho afternoon
of Memorial Day.
II "
Piofessor Piotherop's conceit on
Tlnusday evening was ono of the most
select of tho seuson. West Seiantnn
reople hive not had such a tieat In
sevti.il t-easons
II II II
Tho musical people w ho follow- up
elsteddofds on the West Side, ha,vo ,a
deslro to formulate .a. choir for the pur
pose of competing on tho ehornl com
petitions of mixed voices entitled
"Wnrthv Is the Lamb." and "Amen
Chorus." prl7o of $5(10 at the Xcw Cns
tle elsteddofd on Sept 3.
II II II
Mr. Alfred Wooler. tho well-known
dolo tenor of Him Park chinch, baa
been added to the faculty of the
Scianton Concrvatniy of Music as
teacher of sight singing. Mr Wnolet
will begin his woik in September.
II II I
The following Is the musical pro
Rinmme for tho nminlng nnd evening
services nt 111m Park chun h tomorrow
under tho ttirei tlon of .1 Alfred Pen
nington, oigantst and mimical director:
MOP.X1XC.
Organ, Uirgo In C, Handel
Oual tctto, "O Saviour of tho World "
el oss
Oigan Olfoitolre. In 13 Pint limbic
Quartette. "Turn Thy Paeo from Mv
f,lns ' Attvonl
Organ Postli do lu P Stem
KVILNIXG.
Organ. Variations on "America".. Hlnk
Quartette Sod Save Columbia Helilep
Organ. Cavntlnn Haft
Quartette "Civer Them Ovi with
lieaiitlful 'lowers' . Ruhsi II
Organ Crand Chorus III I) PI it . Dubois
QinrtPtte Mrs 1 C Kninedv ""
prnno, Miss Mnignrot Jonps, nlto Mr
Alfred Woolrr, teror, Ml. Ulcluud
Thomas basso
DART LEY'S NEW .MANAGER.
Is P. II. ritgeralil, U ho Also Man
ages Jim iim Hnrrv.
Since Trank Pauley's dnw with Tim
Judge he has had seven i,1ovp cent, sis
In tho west and lnd but one d isi m
against him. That was with In V
Case, who had tho advantage f m
teen pounds In weight
Hartley's mnnager Is P II 1'itg. t
ale, ot Chicago, who Is also tin mm
ngir of Jimmy Hairy, the bint .in
weight champion who tights e i i i
Leon Monday night befoio the I.en
Athletic club, Xew Yoik eltj l'iu
gernld will dlreet Hartloj s u .lining
for his mooting with Tommj Han be -fnro
tho American Sporting club In
this city June 13 Tim Huili, win.
helped picpnro Haitley for his go with
Judge, will assist him In the piosent
couise.
It an Is at woik with u sioio oi
moro of New Vork and Hrookl n box
ers at West Ilrlghton. Corny Isl unl
It Is 'int known positively but it Is
ptobablo that Hilly Muoie is naming
him.
DISPLAY WINDOW VRECKED.
Itiniawiiv Home ( rush Into u IHug
Mnre'n I'lnlq Jiis.
A team nf lunawny homes, owmd bv
T. V.. Carr & Son, dashed Into th. dis
play window of Hoiitmi'u drug stun . at
the coiner of Adams avinue and Pin
street, Thtnsday afternoon and made
the plate glass mid goods iiisplejid
thcie look as thuugh they had bt n
PewoUed. Tho tmm sustain, el nn
serious injury, though their hinds ac
companied tho wagon pole Int.. tin
w lockage.
TIip horses began their llight fr.nn
tho i:ilo and .WjomliiE Vullej eh put,
whero goods were bolng loaded fiom
n car Into tho wngon. Their dilver, It
W. Suartz, caught tho brldlo rein of
one of the homes ns thoy ran from tho
depot yard nnd wns caught between
tho wacon and fonco. Ho was badly
bruised but not severely hurt.
I2zJ12QWjs HicsirioN? Ayenue;
N
Our extensive and choice new stock
1st
elor-iade
to be closed out at a substantial reduction in prices. Need of
money and a desire to reduce our stock of Suits, in order to
make room ior Summer Duck Suits and Skirts, are the prime
objects for this sale.
Its your chance to buy high class Tailored Suits of latest
effects at a price scarcely over "the cost of the materials, which
means a direct saving of the price you would have to pay a
tailor for the making.
The new schedule of prices is as follows:
Suits.
$ 7.50 to
10.00 to
13.50 to
1G.00 to
1S.00 to
$ S.50 Keduccd to $ 5.00
12.00 to 7.50
15.00 " to 10.00
1S.50 " to 12.50
23.00 " to 15.00
Connolly
127 and
VERY DETERMINED YOUNG MAN.
Mill .llnrrj Ctrl nt Ills Choico in
Spite ol livery Obicctinii.
John Loftus of lft',7 West Mnrket
strei t, and Katie Halt, of S" the same
thoioughfaio called at tho court house
jest oid iv for a marriage license He
claimed to have it ached his majority
on Mai eli 21, nnd the gill said sho was
21 on Juno 21, 1W. He works In the
Cnuga and she is a dressmaker.
Deputy Clerk ot the Com Is n.rnlcls
Informed them that his paients ob
Jei ted to tho lbense nnd forbade it
Thoy ilaimul he was not of age Lof
tus got veiy indignant and said he
would hi lng his paients with him to
day, and they will give theli consent
to the license Mo ald it wns not his
fothoi or mother, but his biothor who
objected.
The prospeitlvo groom said he was
the one that was going to live with her
and ns lone ns h' was satisfied th it
was sullloleiit And he added tint he
would marry hi r if he had a loglment
of bi otheis and they were all opposed
to him.
COMMON SCHOOL DIPLOMAS.
LuiminatioiiH V ill lie Conducted in
Are lilnitil High "-iliool loduv.
Tho advanced pupil.- nf Aichbal.l.
Jtrmvn, Cat bond ilf township nnd Poll
township si bonis will be tnmlinel at
the Alehbnld hiqh st liool today for
conitnon school diplomas
The i latlning committee consists
of Pinft sm W A Ki Up, of Archb ild,
Professor W I, Itogeis, of J.rinn
Piofee-sor J 11 Litiinon, of 1M1, Pio
fessor ("iscnr Hi ikot, of nreentl. Id, Pio
f. ssor Pi ink MeCaiihy. of Miyfleld,
Jliss Ll7ir Whlti of Arch'. aid. and
Mi-s Matv C latntt of Cirbondale
AKF0IITKBKLl:IO!
GIVES TftL
BrTLLGnTTWqRIP
ANPl5AK9iyTElY5AFE
FOR SALE BY THE
CO
SCRANTON STATION.
or. e. o. WEST'S
NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
ftfWVfiSitSrRcd Label Special,
Mfror
Extra Strength.
KliVfffCl?7 I.AHU WllbllUUI. PVd,-
V;Wl'or Iuipotemcy, Loss o!WW:3'
"SlflV l'owor. Lout ilunhood, Vjiirfl
rhwk Htorihty or narrennosi' YV
r-vrjtvi a dux! bis lur a, wiui.
,yfir'.nrlUva cuuruutcefw
" f.i.irnfn .UlrtTl.H. Afl.t.iri.jl
GEFOREur by mull. APXER
'. m 11 Clarke. JA I'enn Ave , bcranon, I'a.
1 lifk,, ilnv f Tiiimiili s itr
ri-Bt IU 17 DOUIM tlllUUUI,. .
to wWcb .1 iipiill.u, t'li.VUU'J
ibeon und Inlt-rllon lull. x
iSffunN
M'iUl
a m.m u.k imr imp
EDUCTION.
Suits,
Jackets
Suits.
129 Washington
the Main
thing about keeping a Bicycle In
perfect running order Is the
proper use of oil, also the quality
of oil used If you wish to keep
the bearings free from gum ou
must use as much care In buying
oil ns ou did in the purchase of
our wheel The oil we sell Is
guaranteed to be pure and is put
up for us under our own speci
fications, and after a test of Ave
years we can safely say that our
oil is the best. Full three ounce
bottles, 10c.
Florey & Brooks.
Opposite Court House,
211 Washington Avenue.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON,
Special Attention Given to Busi
ness .mil Personal Accounts.
Liberal r Accommodation, ex
tended According to balances and
Responsibility.
3Icr Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital,
Surplus, -Undivided
Proflt?,
$200,000
300,000
79,000
WW. COXXEM, President.
IIKXUYBKLIN.Jr., Vice Pi'cs.
WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier
The -vault of this bank is pro.
tccted hy Holmes' Klectric Pro
tective System.
E. Ill's M
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Alanufactu'rers of
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
loffiyiisunioiPo
Telephone Call, 2333.
Remember
MuC
b
of
and Capes
Capes and Jackets.
. $ 5.00 Heduccd to $ 2.50
7.50 " to 3.75
10.00 " to 5.00
12.50 " to (J.25
15.00 " to 7.50
1S.00 " to 9.00
25.00 " to 12.50
Wal
SdlLG
Avenue.
DR. E. GREWER
Old Post-Omco Building,
Car. Spruce St., anJ Penn Ae , tcranton. Pa
lias roturned trora his Western lilp,
and will now remain permanent
ly at his homo otllce.
TUB DOCTOR IS A GRADUATE OP
T11U U.N'IVlHt&llY Ol' l'UNN&YlWA-
NIA. rOHMUKLY Di:MONbTRA-
loit or imsioLoo and htR
gi:ry at tiiu mi:dico-chir-
UHGir'AIi COLLHOi: AT PHIL,.
adi:m'iiia. his spkcuai..
Tirs ahu rmtoNic, ntr-
VOt'H. SKIN. jii:art
IVOMIl AND RLOOD
DISEASES.
Tho doctor nnd his staff of English and
German phslclnns make a tpoclalty of all
form of Chronic Nerous Diseases, Ski 4,
SVomb. Blood Dlsetses.
Including I pllcptlc Ills, Convulsions, llys
terld, St. Mtus' Dance, Wakefulness.
BRAIN WORKERb, both men nnd uo.
men, uhosj nervcus bbtcni3 hio been
bioken down and bhatteicci fiom over
work, no matter from whit cause, can
he ltstnred by my method
Alt who call upi p tho Doctor from now
on will recile adilce examination, ser
lco and examination free Dr. Grower 1
nlKh stanclinK In tho Stnto will not allo'V
him to accept any Incurablo cabes If
thoy cirinot, euro jou they will frankly
tell jou bo.
Diseases olllie Nervous Sjtem,
Tho symptoms which aio dizziness,
Hck of contldetice, boxual weakness in
men and women bull tiblns In tho throat.
Bpots tlo.itinK lieforo tho eis, loss of
mcmor. unablo 10 concentrate tho nitod
on ono subject euslly stanled when spok
en suddenlv 10, and dull, dl&tussed mind,
which unlits them for ticrtormlni; tho
actual duties uf life-, makiiiK happiness
Impoislble dlbtresRiiiB tho action of tha
heart causInK lluh of heat, depression of
spirits cll forebodings, cowardice, fear,
dreams mcluncholi tiro easy of com
pany, fccllnc as tired In tho mornlni; as
when retiring- lack of energy, nervous
ness, constipation, weakness of the lltnb3,
etc. Those bo affected should consult us
Immediately and bo restored to perfect
health
Lost Monhood Restored, Weakness ol Youni
Men Cured.
If you hive been clvon up hy your phy.
slclan call upon tho doctor and be exam
ined Ho cures ihe worst kind of Nervous
DeblUU. Scrofuli, Old Sores, Catarrh,
riles, romulo Weakness, Artectlons of tha
Kie Ear Nose Throat, Asthma, Deaf
ness and Cripples of every description.
Tumors. Cancers and Goiters removed
without Iho use of knife or painful caus
tics bv our newl devised absurbent mstn.
od known as tho "ELUL ntO-GERMI-CIDE
'
And our OXO-NITR GAS cures Catarrh
nnd Catarrhal Deafness.
Consultation frco and strictly sacred
nnd conlldentlnl OUlco hours dally from
in a m tnlp m : 7 to 8 00 p. ro. Bun
diy from 10 a m. to 2 p. m.
MADE MEA'MAN
AJAX TAULETS POSITlyELY CURB
AUsXmrvitua Jiaff FiUni Mem
ory, IppoUacjr, BIwoloMnwi, etc , caf J
vj auhq ur wvuer x.vmot iuu uiur
crettowt. 27y QUietstu ami turtu
tMtor Lott ItaUif In oldoryoBfftanJ
1 uiu ui awauH. buu
titauiklarttudrt biuiouor mrrUg.
treveei Xatanttr ant
unur snw
Conjumrtlon If
tuea'ld time. Tiirua khowt lm mod lata improve
ment nd ftSdeU a ODUB where fill other fait In.
uras fenowe ii
8 fchOWl
iR uheit
reonlns 1
a wtllcai
:a effftct a
1st owoa hennB the nonlne AJai lobleti. Thij
unfi uaera bii ;
i rtonlne AJfti
pmrecurea iDoi4naina wiucurvyuu. noum yg
, naEtvaspoe
inttoeactacuro RfipTC lu
dthainocej, PrlceUU U I OiMr
each caw or rtuntl the mooej,
tun wrtiua mMowi 10 buwv a uiu
paofai or eU pkgee (fall treatmentl fo
rrici
iron
i ior v.w. Uf
ricatCiroa)fcr
'twnA iuiuuui ww, ium lu.
uffftrorei.
For ! In Bcranton, Vs., by Matthew
Eroi. andll. 0. Sanderson, drugeuts.
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