TlITC SCRAOTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1898.
Sec X0HT0VS
New Wall Decoration",
'o cities and odd things;
Hu.-l.ipM, plain and decorated.
Crepe SHU I'llire lnralns.
lioston Specialties In
Vciy Choice I'apcr Hangings.
Uucrusta, (Imitation caned wood),
for halls, ilinlnu rooms and lihratics
Aiogljpta, (English pressed
paper pulp).
'c make a specialty of finest
and hest Wall Decorations
ind can supply tltcm at about half
the prices same goods arc
sold lor in New oik.
Hoom Mouldings, all sorts and sizes.
Window Shades, read made
and to oidct.
Wc futnish good decorators,
when desired.
We initc examination and comparison
M. NORTON,
3:2 Lack. Ave., Scranton.
?: S. Main St. Wilkes-IJarrc.
F
A.MOUS
For the
i.cMin.n
IMSII
I'alronlc ACKANVANNA
"The" JLAUNDRY.
ft
ALL IS FAIR
IN LOVE AND WAR."
We trust, lor their s.ikes. th.U the
above rule will apply to those piano
agents who go about stating tli.it
Mr. Frank W. Ri.ynoids is no
longer in the piano business, and
that S. R. PLRm, well known to
be the most expert piano turner in
this pait of the state, has also
retired.
Both o( these gentlemen are em
ployed by
PERRY BROS
who handle the most complete line
ot Musical Merchandise of cverv
descuption, and who have stores at
205 Wyoming Ave, Scranton,
and
JO S. .Main St.. Wilkcvliarrc.
COLUMBIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY
DIME BANK BUILDING,
SCRANTON, PA.
Mailer Follclted Where Other) Foiled.
Moderate Charges.
SOLUBLE.
rrepnred according to the preset Iptlon
of a prominent bpecl.ilHt. It Instantly 10.
Ileves and permanently cuies Cntttiili,
Athma Hav Iocr. Cold In tlio Hold,
Soro Thinat and Qulnsv Harmless,
pleasant, effectual. Ituad this testimon
ial "Crown Catarrh Fowder relieved and
cured niv case of Catarrh, which was a
cry ageraated one of loiiff standlns."
John T. CotiKhlin (DepaitmLnt of State).
M4 B St . N. i: . WnshhiKton. D. C.
Price 50 cents. Sold In all nrt,t cla?s
dnm stoics. I.iher.il sample, with powder
l lower complete, mailed on receipt of 13
cents.
Crown Catarrh Powder Co.,
35 Clinton Place,
New York.
8
Uae opened a General Insurance Ofllce In
iiieis'Mioiieieu
Best Btoclr Companies represented, l.nrgo
-titx especially solicited. Telephone 1 bill).
GUI me COI
Write or Call for Price Ut
KEMP, 103 Wyoming Avenue.
BEFORE BREAKFAST. jj(
The Binslmmiuii inpublu .111 tiled fi
br funny vu-nlaj in . uminetitliiR
ahum the 1 JLO Usiu.i.s win, ut.nt f.m
r-uuiitn to the I'miui city (.11 Wed
nesday Anting Hip oihn Miiy thliiRS
In the funnj" ccimmcntrf wan tlm lol
ly lug:
Ac tlie uaihi'd the ouuMlls of tha
u many ut the Scr.utoni;ins weiu i)
tered to watch out fur fcume l(,lu that
would look familiar, mull us plun and
lews dlfportliiR thcinnlve in the hti ,
or coats cllinhliix over lmutl ..) n ,i.
In Kiiik In the li.uk jiiidn. The noon m
leitulnod. huwpt'i that mtrli IglitH tc
luMitles famlll.11 only to icnlunts who
hn.k ard lino Is marked by mini dunil',
mid who nlshtly letlre Monde-ling how
mam feat their domicile will ttle Into
Borne mine dming the nislu.
As a. final cNanipIo "f DltiKliOtntoti
luuitesy Is reiniukcil that "laklfc al
together the vlaltuiH wpio not at 1m it a
lot an might hno been i-npi-cipiI in
ronie fioni the milling town." N..v a
still fiiiinlut plume of the sltuutlon tr
nut tunc "Liutied tn the iiitci of
these cuuipliincntniy llii" anil that
was the condition of the -'land hlaml
at the ultjclo lau-s. Of all tlu- filthy,
lion IU unspeakably unclean plaies In.
HRlnablo that giancl stand hub tin ill
mar l'ailor Cltj Indeed: If s'liuntun
'Tuoteis" had to wit In mi U a ileeieiilt
and dirty stand as Ulngliutntrui tolcr
atis tliev would not only l.lll tJie uni
Vlfrt but massucic the pat It iibsucIu
tlou Ilveiy ono fioin this town who
went to the racan ccunpluliit'cl blttuily
of the conditions which they fuuntl.
Now, ono would think tlmt when a
thousand or nuuo peoplo wore uuiiiIhk
to see tlmlr city Mini Hpand tnnrn ur
JUu'i money tlierv, they would Jtuvc hail
10 10 Sin lose
n. trlrnnlnl tlcnnliiK up of tlmt grand
ptund mid loltiit . nud nftef all the
udvt'i Using t gave them, tool Wi-11,
M- won't so theie any iiioip.
.
A reklrnt of tjulney nonue. whose
lawn Irt imp nf tlio most beautiful In
tin- city, Kiild ypstfidny that iho ulei
tile light whli'h cails a. strong radi
ant o over a irtliiln sluulcd rnrner hns
a niiwt Ijciiclleent effect on the Rinsa
'11 that Hpnt. A few jeais uro It was
linpiisxlble to seruie 11 tine cowth of
till f tllpre, but under the electlle llRht
It Is ItiMiilaut and civetv. Thlii niuv
be 11 hint to those, who lnve found their
handsome trees to iio dHciiuiMKltiK li.
their roses and other blooming plant".
Jtifct null ti wlie on 11 couiii'lluiun it
you don't happen to own a corner lot
and tet him to put a blp; nre light
wheio it will do the most good to your
flowers and etas
31r. ficoi'KP M. Hallslenil has per
haps the handsomest llaK In the eltv.
ilylnc 'int fiom the rlclKe pole or the
cm nice of his teldeuce mi uiav ave
nue, but fiom ti Hue sturdy pole ipt
on the lawn, wheio the stuvr.v folds
can wave to an unlimited dcKtee.
A very small pon In an open box
labeled. ".My tinnio is Belle. Olvn 1110
water nt nutTiiln." ntttneted much at
teullon on the plat foi 111 at tin Uela
"aie. I.aeKuwaiiiia and Westein sta
tion the other niornliiK. The pony .ii
dli cited to .Mr. Chailea Spencer and
vas cstpiilu.v si en runteilnK on the
Mteetn, im If it had ind Just llnlshed
a long Juutnc.
Profesmr Amr.s Whitney, the widely
known Milie teathri and rluiinl ion
dm tor, funnel ly nf the Iloston C011
suvatmj, l In 1I1N rlt. to which ho
has come fin his health and wheie he
will pioliably lninte. Professor Whit
ney Is the In other of the pioinlnent
oisnuli of tlmt name and has had foi
hln pupils some of the moat famous
slnseis In the loiintiy. At piesenl Jlr.
Whilnej Is at the Nash.
PERSONAL.
Ur. C. .1. Hun it. ot rittston. visited
ftielldi hi'ie j 1 Mi nla j.
Chailes McMeaus has letttriinl lrom
f'uilisic, wh.ri In has bei n nttendliiB
Dlcklnsun J. aw Mhoul.
1'. S. Harutt 1 memliei of Creston
Clarl.i's puinpaiij iIuiIiir the eahon Just
rlnxpil, is linini! to speiiil tlio summer
aeailoii.
Mjtr riklow. the I.aikawanna nvr.
nue shoe man. 11 turned jcstelday Mom
N' w York. IJoslon, l,nn, litockton and
llaxerhill shoe mnrkits.
.lohu Jordan, of this eitj. son of tlio
Into X. Jiinltiii. graduated Wednes.Iiy
fiom the law ilcnattiuviit of tile I'tiler
hy of t'cnnsjli.inla, at Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs W. J. IMwauls, D. TI.
Taj lor and famll. 3Ir. and Mi. A. I:.
Council. ..Mis C. j Sllkmnii and Mr. mil
Mis 11 Cum sen wore ipglstoipd at the
St. Denis. In New Yoilt, this, week.
Charles n Daniels leerUed his diploma
from ihr DI'Mneon Law school at Cai
hl 1'a , at th- Buduntlrm oei
1 1-s eilnpil.i. Vpon motion of At
loinev Ji.lin 11m k, n nienibi r of tin Cum
bei land Inr. Ml. Daniels was admitted
to the bar of that count.. .Mi. Daniels
is iipr. -Miiiiu' thi Tuith at Camp A1k r
a" vpcilal loiKspuniinin ,lt pum-nt. and
after mlml-dun to the lui of Lacka
wanna iiHiuti ho will Im'kiii Hip pi. u the
of law hue .linlce Auhli.ild was made
a iriisu- ,if Diiklnon Law m Ihhu ,t
Wiilins.in.s i,us,s 10 nil iho a
ciiinv 1 nisi d ,, t. au,,h of Jacob
1'oin,., of .M.iiiliiinl.
WAS MURPHY MURDERED?
Peculiar fine Tlmt Coroner I.oiik
strcot Is InvosliRntiiig.
Anthony .Murpli.x, lu jenrs old and
s-lliRlc. of Uljphant. died at the Lai k
.iwanna hospital at I.JO -steulay
niotnliiK. l'atilik Caw ley, "of oij.
pliant, is In tlio uuiiitj Jail under sus
plilmi of beinp; institiineutal in the
uiitu's death. Counter l.onnatreet con
illlcted n piellniinary post niorteni e
aiiilnatiuii jcstenlay atteruoon. and as
far a ho has roiiq Uieie was no tan
Rlble evldenio that Muiphy died fiom
violence. The cm oner will complete
the postmortem this fotenoon, empam 1
n Jui y. and piepare to hear tcstlmon.v
Jluiphy, thete heenis to be no doubt,
dlid fi mil Injuiles to the bialn, but
the skull was not fiaetmed. and there
Isn't any contusion or laceiutlon on
the scalp.
.Stories weie afloat In Olyphant that
he had been Inutility beaten Satuiday
nlKht by IatiUk Caw ley. and on the
stienstli of these n waiiaut was wmn
nut for thr attuned man by County
Detective Leishon bpfoie Justice of
tho Peace .I. W. CunimliiKs. and he
was committed to Jail, ponding the In
vettlKatlon of Dr. LoncstrcPt.
FIFTH ANNUAL MEETINQ.
Tlioso Interested in MnderRartcii
Association Will Asse-mblo 'l'oui(;lit.f
The Scranton Tiee KlndprRaiten as
nociatlmi will hold Its filth nnnunl
inbuilt; In the AlbrlKht .Meniuiiel
l.lluaij hall this evenliiK at S o'clm k
All Inteicuted in flee kinderRarten
woik, nr who think they oiiRht to be,
111 o cordinll invited to attend. Jli.
l.anRzeltel. of the Piatt Institute-, Sew
Yoik, who Is a most gifted woman, will
delhii the address of the eNenins- We
Rle the pioRiiiiiiine below nud trust
it may be sufllclent to Induce the atten
dance of the Indict and gentlemen uf
Scwnton:
Addlesx Mis. M. 11. 15. LuilEZPttel
Jluslc IvlndiiRurton club
Imports K'lndrrRininers.
MUs IMlth Hull. .Miss Plorcnco Ituil.
Miss Vnderwood.
Treasurer's IJpport Mrs. 1. L. KullT
Kle-ctlon of Ullkers
Ittceptlou to .Mrs. l.uugi'.cupl
s'nnil- 1111lverMirv Celelirnlion.
The following; programme win be
rendered by Pi of. Manor's onhestrn t
the seinl-unnlversiiiy day celebration
In Jonas hone's Sons' depaitnunt
stoie this Friday afternoon:
1 uveiture. "Poet and Peasant.
J Selection from Seieimdi.
:i. Man h "Ciulser Columbia."
i Waltz. ' HI Capltan "
n Man h. The Urlde-eleet "
B Habble Waltzes
7. Selection. "Isle of Champagne."
S. March. "fp-a-Tiee.'-'
...
CI mini; Out X11I11 nt Oilcutnl Ituu'"
ami Carpel..
Ti. day and tomorrow onlv wo will sell
four fine Shlrin rues at J 12. worth $18,
and Japanese ru cst Como and &eo
our India raipets. Mlchn-llan Uios. &
Co., 14S Wash, five, Meais bids.
.
Stnle Herc.iiillle Tax
Is now duo and must bo paid on or
hofoto Juno 10. 1S0S tu nvohl csts.
I' C. O. lloland, city trea.iutor.
Ladles' Stilt. St5.tti and JJO.OO: re
. ducd to S10.00. b L. Cran.
IS A QUARTER OF
A CENTURY OLD
Crystal IIojc Company Celebrated Us
Silver Jubilee Last Night.
Tinu:i: cu.r.Tt:it MKMtiuns op tiic
. ona.vNiXATiox wi:nn puuslnt
TO PAllTlClPATn i.v Tin; CUl-U-llUATlO.V-ONi:
OP TlllIM is pitne
IDKNt' OP COMPANY, D. J. NUW
J1A.V. WHO WAS PttESlJNVUD WITH
A HANDSOMt: PUN AND INK POlt
TRAIT OF UIMSi:i.,P.
Klremen. city ind county officials and
men piomliuin In almost every walk of
l'fo tlueimoil tho aiiaitments ot the
Ciytul Host company on Linden street
last nlcht to help the menibeis 1 ele
biate the twenty-lllth muiKersaty of
the oiRinlzatlon of the companj. Dur
ing the iitiatter ot a centui that the
Ciystal boys have been flRhtlr.R fires
thoic have been few blp; blazes In the
city at which they did nut lender dis
tinguished services Uy icason of their
location in the centre of the business
dlMiict n Rront portion of the woik has
iiluios fallen upon them.
The Crystal conipanv was foini-d on
the nlRht of June 3. 1S7.-:. in the olllee of
Hon It. 11. .Mi Wune on the second floor
of the bulldlinj now occupied by M.ui
gan's hotel at Lackawanna and Pcnn
avenues. At that lime the centic of
Ihf iltv had but two flic flslitliiR 01
frauiatloiis. the Nay Auks and tha
Clrod "VVI II Hook and L.iddet company.
The latter sunn nftet went nut of ex
istence Aft-r orpaiilzun; thp lnst-r of the
Ciy.stnl companj was as follows:
"leslilent. Hon. P.. II. StcKune. lo.
piesldent. ''mi VV .McKlnni'j ; foreman,
Dihlel J. Newman: Hrst assistant fore
1111111. J. M Kellei ; second os-lslant tore
man. Ucoirp S, Throop, leiordini; sceie
tui, i: A Nititham: tluitii hil seiietuty,
John P. Urn. . tiensiirer. 11 It. Puklns;
Plpcmnn. T. J. Newman; assistant plpo
inati, llusene Repp; M. J. Huntsman.
Dnnlol t.titiday. Samiiil H. Talle, 0. P
Pehrcirer. Illlns KoIiIIhtr. William Phil
lips, II. P rerli"i- A. M. DelJnrM. Uar
rcu M. Teets, Charles .Maddox, Pied. P.
Pike. ficniRp HiiKlies, W. L. KrlRbaum.
Naae The. John White. David Tiirnliull.
D M. P.istpr. JtKpph Phillips, Kdward
3Iuna II. Cojne. Charles p wa.
tils. Peter Roth, A. Dlack. A R. P.ead.
tiusui: CHARTi:tt 51KJIP.KRP.
Daniel J. Newman and inaae Tlce
aie the- only ehaiter nicmbeis of the
companj Mho ihiw- beloiiR to It. V.
Chicf Weni F. Ferliet. another
charter meinbei, was alo present lust
nlRht Hon. R. H. JIcKune the llrst
piesldent of the rompany. died thiee
enrs .iro Soon after the company
as oiRanlzed he was elected mayor
of Siianlon and seivrd durliiR the
troublesome sliike polled of 1S77. Since
the company oiRiinized. niaivelouH to
say, it has had but two presidents.
.Mr. MiKune scicd fiom 1S73 to 1SS'!
nud D. J. Newman funn 1SSJ down to
tho pieent time. Fio times the com
pany has been honored by liming a
chief eiiRlneer for the depaitment sel
ected f 1 0111 amouR" Its members. They
weie II P. Korbcr. S. V. I. Hunting
ton, Hnoeh Page, 13. Zlzleman and H.
R. .Madison.
At last night's nnnivoisary many of
the former meinhcir. of the company
weie piesont and lemlnlsceiues of foi
mcr das flowed in a nener-i ndlng
stieam. The histiulan of the Scianton
Fire department could hae obtained
some mighty Intel esllng data last
night If ho had been pi Ivlleged to hear
the htorles of the veteians who gath
ered under the Crystal's hos-pltable
loof.
It was iigiceil by the veleians that
the laigcst and fli rcest fire the com
pany has attended since It was or
ganized ocouued In 1876 when the
Clllf winks was entlicly destioyed by
ill n. After organizing, the llrst flie
attended by the company was In the
Hagle hotel on Penn avenue. A ear
after organizing the company seemed
a steamer and the flifit lire It was used
at was in the tear of what is now tho
White house at Penn avenue and Cen
ter stieet.
pri.sidhnt iu:Mi:Mm:nnD.
L'.uly lu the evening the members of
the company and the guests who ni
lhed eaily Rntheied In put lor on
the second floiu whue II. R. Long,
chnliman of the anniversary commit
tee In a neat speech piesented to Piesl
dent Newman an aitlstlcally executed
pen and ink poitialt of himself nui
lounded by a handsome oak frame
heavily ornamented with gold. The
plctuie was the woik of Aitlsl P. W.
Costello, w ho l.s a member of the com
pany. A feeling 1 espouse to tho pio
sentatlnn speech was made by .Mr.
Newinun.
That was the only toim.il number
on last night's piogiainme.
After that everything that was said
and done was distinctly Informal The
Lawience band, which wns .natloncd
on the fiist Hour, played patriotic alis
and pupulai dlttltn with gtentr Impar
tially and a delegation of the mom
heis of tho lompany who had donned
white npions seived substantial and
liquid lelreshmciiis to tho hundteds
of VihltlllS
When the meetings of pele-et and
common 1 nunc II adjoin nod tho mem
bers of these bodies pioceeded to the
hose hotiFe lu a body mi thoic wus
a gicat Influx of KIKs when tlmt body
ndjouined after Its legular weekly
meeting.
Then came n peilod of lmprmuptii
speeches II. R. Long acted as chali
man and shoit nddiesi.es were made
b many of the city fathers and cither
notables present.
That the Crystal company Is com
posed of patilots Is demonstiated by
tho following large list of Its membeis
who are now with tho volunteer nrmy:
W. S Could. Company C; John OalncH.
Company It; Charles Hamilton, Com
pany B: Charles Hlnes, Company 11.
George Robllng, Company C; Call
(funster. Company C; Jucob L. Moser,
Company A.
WEDDINO AT DELAWARE WATER GAP
IMwnnl W. (ween 11 nil .Him .llnry It
HroKilhenil 1'niled.
In the present e of Invited guests that
nearly filled the Piesbjteilan chutch
of the mountain, at the Delawnro
Wutet Gill . at 1 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon the marriage of Dr. L'dgar
M CJrcen. of Haston. to Allts Alary II.
Riodheatl, of the Water Gap. w.es sol
emnized. Dr. Gieen Is the only son of
the late Dr. Traill Green, one of th
fiiundcis of Lafayette college and him
self h trusteo of that Institution. The
biido. Alary Rarcroft Rrodhead, Is the
second daushter of Air. and Airs. IM
ward L Hiodhead, of the Klttatlnny.
The bride's only attendant was a sIh
ter. Allw Helen Hiodhead. who, as tho
inald of honor, was gowned In white
orcundlc over pluk bilk, She woic 11
plctuie hat and can led a bduquot of
pink loses. The best man was Charles
tit ecu, of Kastoti, 11 cousin of the
groom, and the ushcia wete Dr. LMgat
Fritz. Heni Slatx. Mnula Kltkpat
lick and HerhPit A. Hiodhead.
Dr. and Alii tlieen will null for
Fin ope lu a few days on a tlnco
months' tour. Thej will icslde In Kni
ton on thcli letuui.
NO MORE MEN FOR ENOINEERS.
TIiojb Already Lnrollotl Mill Ho
llTnmln.id nl Oiicp.
The following telegrniii wasuecelved
last night from Lieutenant C. C. Conk
lln. who Is lu Philadelphia:
"No mine men villi bo enrolled for
Seiantoii detachment nf enslneeis, but
those aheadv cut oiled will be exam
ined nt Scianton In a shoit time and
those coining up to the lequlrementa
will be mustered In."
CONVENTION OF WOMEN
Was Held In tbe Church ol the Good
Shepherd, Green Rldgc Ob
ject oi the Meeting.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Arch
dcaconeiy of Scianton, held Its fourth
tegular meeting nt the 1 liurch of the
Good Shepetd In Gteon Rldgc yester
day. The 111 st session begun nt 11
o'clock with Holv Communion. Rev,
J. I. Mooic, of Honesdule, Rev. Rogcis
Iuiel, of St. Luke's chinch and Rev.
F. S. ttallentlne wcte In the chant il.
At the conclusion of this service- elab
orate luncheon wus served In the par
ish 101111W by the Indies of the diunli.
.Musses of beautiful loses adoined the
tables and the occasion wns most pleas
ant. Thee In charge of affaiin weie Mis.
J. 12. Cormalt, Alls. J. Gardner Sandei
son, Alis. J. Hen Dlmmlck, Mrs. J. A.
Roboit.soii, Mrs. It. 11. Re nolds, Mrs.
P. S. Rallontlnc, .Mis. W. D Russell,
Mis. T. H. JoncH, Miss Siunlort-ou,
Mis. Suteth, Mrs. 11 11. Dal, Mis.
Snjder. Mis. AVInt, Mts Robinson,
Mis. Guernsey, Mis. Osbiune. Mif.
White, Mrs. Co.M. Mis. Slim ell. Alts.
Hunting, Alls. Reobe. Mrs. Ackeily,
Mrs. Dennett, Allss l!ubinon, Miss
Alooie
At the afternoon session Alls Rogers
Istael pieslded. Alls. J C Carmalt was
chosen secretin. After 10II call. Alis.
Caimalt gave an Interesting and valu
able paper on missions In China. A
portialt of the child for which this
auxiliary provides, was Bhown. Alls.
C. R Wood, uf Wllkes-Uaiie. lead an
excellent paper on tho Nnvajos, and
repoils fiom all the pailshc vvei
licit d. Alls. Israel spuko of the 1111s
slonaiy fund.-'. A collection of $-.'J was
taken and was voted to be sent to Fort
Dellanee. wheie Allss Hllzahtdh Thaek
eiay l.s In charge ot mission woik Tho
next meeting will be held in To
wanda. A number of lepiesentatlves fiom
various towns weie punent. Among
them was Alls. .1 H. Phillips, a n,iy
whose lines being cast In what must
people would consider iinplcuMint
places, still Is accomplishing mcue
woik than peth.ips the most earnest
chinch woman In city parishes wheie
work abounds.
Airs. Phillips life Is the indiums one
which any woman must find whe.-e a
faun Is her home. Yet she seems to
get time for many things. She lives
nine miles limn a iallio.nl, at Stilling.
Wayne county. Yet In her small sphere
she Is detei mined to have those about
her Instiucted In the Pintrvitfint Hpls
copal faith, nud has services In a
chapel wheie she Is rector, sexton,
Sunday school supeilntendeiit, curate
and all tho other ollhials necessary
to louduct a chinch. She has a Sun
day school of 3.". pupils, besides look
ing nftei the spliltual welfare of other
little ones. With almost no fueilltles
for woik, with few book nud little
help, she Is tarrying out the Divine
will as she believes It to be, and is
weaving an everlasting Influence about
those In her vicinity.
Among the delegates present were:
Airs. i; (1. Siott, the dloiivaii ptesi
tlcnt; Alls. C. R. Wood, Alls. Wood
ward Leavonwoith. Alls. Alexander,
Airs. Howe, Allss Julia Hutler. Allss
Sterling, Miss Gerti title Jontv, Allss
Alajoile Rlcketls, of Wllkes-Hene;
Alls. D. W. Coe, wife of Alchdc.lcon
Coe, of Alden, Airs. Rollln Al.invllle.
Alis. William Leonard. Alts. H. II. Ab
bott, .Mrs. N. L. Aloon. Airs. C. H.
Reltew. Airs J. P. II. Tlngley. AIi. H.
IsRor. Alis. R. A. Sawjer. Alls S. N.
Ralley, of Catbondalo. Alis. G. L.
DIckr-on. Alis. H. S. Aloffatt, Alis. W.
11. Culver, Airs. C. It. Dei man, Alls.
Sidney Hioes, Mih. Rogcis lsiael, Alis
Hveiett Waiieu, Alts. Hiihleman, Mis.
Pettlgiew. Alis. llolllstei, Allss Dick
enson, Allss Halght, Il. Hmllv
Stevens. Allss Ihnnui Sandeison, of
St. Luke's pailsh.
Tlio Trader National Hank
has opened to the public a substilption
list for the proposed new Issue of
t'nlted Stntes Government Hoiids. Any
pei son doslrlnar to subscribe for said
bonds may now do so and subset lp
tlous will bo handled by this bank
without chaige to the subsciiber.
F. L. Phillips, Cashier.
Scrnnton Tialulna School for Kin
cleigiirtners. AIIs.s S W. Vnderwood. pi Intipal
Reopens September It. lvis Pur fui
ther Inloi matlon nddiess the pi Intipal,
loiner Alulbeny stieet und Pi nn nve
nue Ladles' Suits,
dm i d X $10 00
$15 00 and J.'niiii.
F. L Ciane
Flour
Coursen's Gem aud Cour
sen's White Loaf, best
brands of Minnesota Spring
Wheat patents. Price today
$98
PER BBL.
Guaranteed the lowest price
in the city on best spring
patents.
E. Q. Coursen
RELIEF COMMITTEE
IN REGULAR SESSION
Agent's Work and System ol Investi
gation Thoroughly Discussed.
Till: WORK OP THR AUUNT WILL
11U CONTINPLD INDRPINITRLY.
PLAN TO SIXTRi: PROM CHAP
LAIN STAHI. INFORMATION CON
CERNING: lAMII.lRS IN NRRD
W1IOSI3 PRIDH DRTRRri TIIRM
PROM ASKINO POR AID-FIND
HAS GROWN TO NHARLY Sl.SM.
Theie wns n largo re presentation of
the executive committee of the Sol
diers' Relief association at yesterday
aftei noon's tegular weekly meeting In
the hoard ot tiadu rooms. Captain W.
A. Alny pieslded In tho nbs-eiuo of
Judge Alfred Hand. The otheis pres
ent were II. H. Reynolds, Hon. L. A.
Waties. Colonel V. 11. Ripple. Colonel
II. AI. Roles. Hon. John R. Fnrr. T. II.
Dale. C. G. Holand. C. R. Alum ille. J.
II. Dlmmlck, C. S. Weston und D. U.
Athetton.
Over a half hour was devoted to a
discussion ot the necessity of employ
Ins an ngent permanently and of the
proper method of ascei tabling the Iden
tity of families In need of aid but too
pioud to ask for It. The relief com
mittee wns finally given power to em
ploy the present agent for such lime
and lu such manner us the committee
deemed necessary. Action on the
agent's proposition to woik for $r,o per
month and street car faie unit to be
peimnnentlv engaged, was deferied.
Tho teims had been soiirIu In puisu
anco of action taken at a pievlous
meeting.
Seveial plans were suggested for as
certaining troin lamp the names of
families that might need help but
would not make application for It.
Some of the committee suggested that
the Infoi matlon be obtained through
Colonel Couiseii and by him thiough
tho captains.
CHAPLAIN WILL ACT.
Others believed communlcntlonshould
he opcratetl with the captains tllieet.
Secretary Athciton suggested that an
emlsai bo sent fiom heie to Camp
Algei for the puiposo of personally ob
taining the information fiom the men.
It was finally derided on Air. W.u-
res' motion that tho delicate ilutv bo
iiegated to the chaplain of tho regi
ment. Rev. N !". Stahl, and the sec
retary wns directed to wilte him nt
once concerning this lotuluslon. The
following financial statement was
made:
Total subscriptions fl.Ti.X 73
Cash subscriptions j.omx ho
Subscilptlons, monthly c; ii
i:pendltures. iclief and Incident
als 17J 'Kl
Hilance. cash on hand S.T OS
Subscriptions previously acknowl
edged $1,5:100
Allhs Alargiieilte Harker. piocecda
from a children's store 11
Rmployes, Ninth Steel works, bal
unco 11 nn ll.ig fund s .1
Siuquolt Silk mill employes M v,
Sauquotl Silk Mill company iO 00
Total subscilptlons
.. Jl.iOs- 73
The lontilbutlon from tho employes
of tho Sauqulot mill wa bi ought to
the meeting by Colonel Ripple. The
cash was contained in a big canvas
money-sack and lemained 011 the see
ictary's table dining the meeting.
PROPOSITION OF THE HAND
Through Major W. S. Millar and
Alajor Simon H. Comcnui. the latter
commlfrssaiy of the Third bilgadc, was
loeelvetl the offci of tho Third lui
gatle bantl to give concert lor the
benefit of the teller fund.
The band asked no t enumeration
above expenses. Secretary Atherton
wns direttotl to acknowledge the offer
with the thanks of the committee The
proposition was not furthei considered.
Killed bv Lightning.
Alls-s Annie Mulligan, eighteen yeats
old, of Ncsquehonliig, was killed by a
bolt of lightning Tuesday afternoon.
Her mother was so s-evetcly shocked
that it Is feared she may not recovei.
They weie working In the kitchen
when the bolt entered the house.
' linugn on tin Central.
The Central rallioad fi eight trews
limning opposite each other between
Jeisey City and Allentown are affected
A Good Set or TeeUiror...$:M)0
Our Ucst Sets or Teeth o.OO
Including the Painless Uxtractlon.
DR. S.C.SNYDER
311 Spruce Street. Opp. Hotel Jermjn
That Curtain Sale.
It's proving a great success. And why not ? When
ruffled muslin curtains arc sold at 48c a pair how can they
help but sell. But you mustn't lose sight of some of the
bargains in better goods. We'll mention a few.
MKA7 Ruffled muslin curtains, 2j yards long.
UU Worth $1.25.
A 4- Qfc ace f nucr grade of Swiss and worth
si. o
M& i OO 'wo styles Plain Swiss 3 yds long or
P I W striped Swiss 2' yards long.
Md! I i ( Fine dotted Swiss curtains at less than
P i J t g00C!s arc sold for by the yard.
A t fi 1 J Stripe and figure, three yards loug.
M( I 5C Beautiful Madras effects, figured muslin
p 1 ,00 jn delicate tints with white Swiss ruffle.
Three yards long.
SIEBECIER&WATKINS,
406-408 Lackawanna Avenue.
IL01Y OIL AND MANUFACTURING CO.
141 to 1 10 Meridian btreet, Scranton, l'u, I none bjj.
BURNING. LUBRICATING
AND CYLINDER OIL
PAINT nt:iARr.MGNT-l.ln!.cccl OIL,
Vurnliti, UryciB. JjpaaanctbUlusloijiaia.
hy nn order Just Issued, to the effect
that each crew will mnke a round trip
Instead of 1 tinning fiom point to point
and laying over until the next day.
This change will cause the removal ot
one crew, three crows being nil that
will be necesjaiy under the new ar
rangement. Lawrence's full orchestra will render
the music nt the Clencrnl Sheridan's
council. V, M. t. picnic, ut Laurel Hill
on Satuiday, Juno 11.
General Sheililan'H council, T M. T.
will have a grand picnic nt Linn el
Hill park on Saturday, Juno 11.
Ladles.' Suits, JIS.OO and $20.00; le
duced to $10.00. F. L. Ciune.
Two through trains uaiiv. cranion 10
Chicago, via D, L. & w. and Nlcklf
Plate mails Low tales. Ulcgant
equipment. Fast time.
Menm Heating nml Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. Howley.231 Wyoming ave.
$1.23
per suit
Will conimnnd your choir e of
over ONE HVNDRED CHILDREN'S
REEFER SUITS, ages ?, to S years.
We seemed those suits from n l.ur
manufacturer nt about HALF THE!
VALVE.
You can buy Suits actually w.
$2:.0 and $1.00. made of stylish AI.
WOOL, PLAIN and CHECK AIATER
IALS, now for $1 '2.1 per suit
This special lot for a few days only
A Positive Proof
of Merit
Is the fact that all riders continue
to ar.k for the
CRANTON
BICYCLE
$35.00 and $50.00
The 1S9S STERLING has
many friends.
Call and examine the 1S98
FENTON.
Wc Have the LnrgcM and Most
Complete Repair .Shop
in the State.
Enameling and Nickleplat
ing done by experts.
The Largest election of Hlcvclc
Sundries to He I'niiiul in North
eastern Pcnn ylv.tnia.
We Can Rubber Your CHrrJai;e
Any Sie or Style.
Iron and Steel.
Soft Steel Hounds Up to 7
Inches.
Large .Stock of Cold Kollcd
Shafting.
BITTEUDuli if CO,
126 & 128 Franklin Ave.
Turpoullnu. Wlitto Ljlt t'uil Uf, I'llalj
IlfS 81.,
20 Lackawanna Are., Scranton Pi
Wholesale nud Kctall
DRUGGISTS,
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD.
FRENCH ZINC.
Rendy nixcil Tinted Palnt.
Convenient, Economical, Durab.a.
Varnish Stains,
rroduclns l'erfecl 1 inltatlon or CxpeailT
Woods.
Raynolds' Wood Finish,
Eapcclnlly DesiRticd for Inild Worlt.
Marble Floor Finish,
Dnrnbloniid Drloi Quickly.
Paint Varnish and Kal
somine Brushes.
PUR! UNSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE.
Many n! Hip clcKant tiling? In Tlte iirft
nn fidfiiitnlilc to cvcr-duy Leeds Thus
fnnnot lie iiilil of our cIorih. lino ef
furiilhlilncr-4 for men. They arn made to
lo worn In- trculti-mcn. hut tiny n1-.!
Hiiltcel by tlielr lino wealing qualltlefl
to our cvcry-iljy urcils.
Hand & Payne
203 Washington Ave.
Always
I'wr sack .inil barrel of "Snow
lilto ' Hour It exactly the
hinii' .i" ccr other sack or
l.irrrl of 'Snow White' flour.
No Hour 1 allowed to le.ivo
our mill und r this br.ind that
is nut fully up to tnndaid.
That s the rc.ii-on why
"Snow White"
flour cm he depended on. You
know when j on order It. just
what j ou nre Kolns to pet. and
that means jou will get GOOD
flour.
"Snow White" Is sold by YOUR
grocer.
"We Only Wholesale It."
THE WESTON MILL CO
Scranton, Cnrbandale, Olyphant.
WRITING fl LETTER
lu order to introduce
my new line of Kimball
Pianos and organs I will
pay FIVi: DOLLARS to
any one who will send
me the name of any par
ty who will buy a piano
or organ of me.
This will be paid when
first payment is made on
the instrument and to
the first one who sends
me the name. If ouy
know of a neighbor who
talks of getting one send
the name in.
Address
George H.Ives
No. 9 West Market Street,
WllkCvUiUTC.
BARBOUR'S HOMECREDITHOUSE
liming added 1200 feet to our stor
loom, wo mo now urcparect to show a
finer iikbortmcnt o(
FURNITURE
than cer. You nro cordially Invited to
call and Inspect our (roods and compart
prlccn. CASH on cni:DiT.
425 LACKAWANNA AVE.
I The Same
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