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    THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- MONDAY, AUGUST 1", 1898.
Crash Suits
L
aundered Right
At THE
ACKAWANNA.
One Fine Square Piano, newly
finished case, new strings, perlcct
condition, $100.00.
Oue High Case, 6-Octave Organ,
in splendid condition, good as
new, S80.00.
One Low Case Organ, perfect
order, $30,00.
Organs and Pianos at $10 down,
$5 per month.
A Fine Stewart Banjo at half its
, value.
All Regular Sheet Music half
price.
3,000 Copies Choice Music at 10
cents per copy.
PERRY BROS
205 Wyoming Ave.
COLUMBIAN DETECTIVE AGENCY
DIME BANK BUILDING,
SCRANTON, PA.
Matters Pollcltcd Where Others Failed.
Moderate Charges,
SOLUBLE.
.Prepared according to tho prescription
a prominent speciality. 11 imtanuy re-
Lves and permanently cures Catarrh,
Ihma, Hay Fever, Cold In the licid,
to Thrnaf and ninnsv Harmlc",
sant, effectual. Read this tcstlmon-
rown Catarrh Powder relieved nnd
11 my case of Catarrh, which was a
aggravated one or ion? standing."
T. couchlln (Department or state).
St., N. E., Washington, D. C.
fnco bO cents, Soid in ml tlrst cl.iss
rutr stores. Liberal samnle. with powder
lower complete, mailed on receipt of 15
pecnts.
Crown Catarrh PowJar Co,
I 5 Clinton Place, New York.
I
Ilaveopened n General Insurance Office la
nil
Een Stock Companies represented, l.arja
-ecu especially tollcltud. Telephone. ISi'i'J.
M!i.J.l!juj J.I.J.- i'ii.
Write or Call for Price List
KEMP, 103 Wyoming Avenue.
THIS AND THAT.
In a recent letter from Consul O. F.
Williams, formerly of this city, to his
family In Rochester, he mentioned a
number of facts which are of such
general Interest that the following ex
tract will doubtless be read with much
pleasure by the consul's Rochester
friends: "We are havins perfect
weather cool breezes and frequent
showers. I never knew n liner June In
New York state. The German warship
Cormorant left this morning. (Jermnny
has now hcie the Irene, Kaiserlne
Auguste and Kaiser, but all seem
friendly, and all foreigners leprcsented
here by warships so declare. Some
days ago Agulnaldo asked me to se
cure permlsslonArnm Admiral Dewey
to have transpoi ... come from Manila
under Red Cross ling, to take wounded
Spanish soldiers to better hospitals in
Manila. The admiral agreed, nnd this
morning two tugs, each with large
transports In tow, came down, nnd
about 350 wounded Spanish soldiers
will be sent from thp rebel hospitals
to Manila. Agulnaldo Is very kind to
prisoners. I have Just received letters
from a friend in Manila descriptive of
ships, forts, food, conditions, etc. Tho
admiral pronounces them invaluable.
One notifies me that the governor gen
eral has promised an Italian SJn.OOl) if
he will kill Agulnaldo. I go in an hour
to Inform Agulnaldo, nnd to protect
him If I can. I go all over Cavlto alono
and unarmed: have not carried my re
volver at all. This afternoon I went
through tho hospitals, and all seemed
to be doing quite well. The Spanish
forces In Manila are trying to strength
en the old city walls by piles of sand
bags, but It Is useless. "We can destroy
the walled city in an hour or two, and
make it uninhabitable. I have Just re
ceived letters from home, written April
16. The malls are Interrupted. Letters
received today were stamped 'Dis
patches to Spain or Spanish colonies
prohibited on account of war.' "
She was a stranger In the city nnd
was walking up Spruce street with an
other lady who was also a stranger.
Said the first: "I always pick out an
Intelligent looking man if I am In u
strange town and want to be directed
to Borne point. Now. to illustrate, there
comes a man now who looks as If ho
knew something. I'm going to make
an Inquiry Just to show my discrimin
ation." "I beg your pardon, sir, can
you tell me what statue thatTs?" she
Immediately demanded of the said
man. "That? Oh, that's the Columbus
statue," replied he promptly. "Colum
bus? Who wns ho? asked the lady In
nocently. "Wh why," he remarked
hastily, "he was one of tho generals In
the late war." Then the expert in dis
ci tmlnatlng Intelligent men passed on
In ullence.
Rev. J. W. Randolph, of St. Peter's
Lutheran church, has a dog who Is al
most a "personage" In the llttlo sphere
of Petersburg. Ho Is a coach dog, very
broad and fat and good tempered, but
what Is most Interesting nbout the an
imal Is his name, which Just now has
BJpd slrnMcnnce. It Is "Tyras," In
cm lie mm m m House
asS&S&WW
honor of Ulsmnrck'n famous mastiff,
the "Dog of the Empire," which, next
to hla family, wna perhaps the dearest
possession of tho man o blood nnd
lion.
PERSONAL.
Attorney D. 11. Rcplogle wns In Mont
toso Saturday.
John Sunn els, of Atchbald street, Is nt
Lake Idlcwlldc.
Thomas Oallrghcr, of New Jersey, Is
visiting rclnlhes here.
Miss Annie M. Watson Is tpcndlng some
weeks nt Helirar, N. J.
Forest Don-httj cr, of Dynon street, Is
visiting nt l'actcryvllle.
J. (Inltiighcr, of Luzerne street, Is so
journing nt Harvey's lake.
W. O. Moscr, of thr Republican, Is to
Journlng at Lake Sheridan.
Mrs. W. W. Watson und daughter. Can
dice, are visiting nt Upper Lehigh.
R. Inmost Comcgys, tho real estate deal
er. Is nt tho sea thore for ten days.
Lyman Giles nnd family, of South Main
avenue, are vlcltlng at Uiooklyn, 1M.
Mlrs I'hoebo Shlffer, of South llydo
Park avenue. Is visiting at Stroudsburg.
Jesso Harslrr, of North Hyde I'urk ave
nue. Is visiting at Hackcttstown, N. J.
Miss Kathryr. Price, of Kcy.,cr avenue,
has returned flom a l8lt nt Dallas, Ph.
Joseph Foy, of Fourteenth slrott, has
returned from a visit nt Clark's Summit.
IMward lltmhcs, of Kaston. formerly
ol West Scranton, Is Mtlng friends here.
Thomas McIIugh, of Luzerne street, has
returned from n visit nt Washington,
D. C.
Mrs. R. F. Fvnns. of South Hyde Park
nvenue, is sojourning in tho While Moun.
tains.
Miss Rachel Jonts, of Lnfaetto street,
has teturncd from n t-ojouin nt l.a.te
Carey.
Miss Grace Acker, of South Main nve
nue, has returned from a sojourn nt Lalte
Wlnola.
Howard Davis, of South llydo Park
nvenue, has returned fiom a sojouiu at
Lake Wlr.rra.
Miss Belle Vlpor.d. of South Hyde Pa'k
avenue, has returned from a sojourn at
Asbury Park.
Misses Jcsslo nnd Jennlo Hurlow, of
North Hyde Ptrk avenue, are sojourning
nt Lako Ariel '
Hugh Johnhton, of Forest City, Is the
guest of Samuel Coyne, of North Van
Duron nvenue.
Mrs. T. M. Williams, of llarrlsbtirg. Is
tho guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Clarence
Smith, of Eynon street.
Mlses Maud Mann, of nionmnurg, and
Hrown, of Wllkes-Parrc, nro tho guc3s
of West Scrarton friends.
Mr. I. L. Dartlne. who has been tho
guest of Mr. K. L. Fuller, has returned to
his home In Trenton, N. J.
Miss Leila Parsors, of Sydney, N. Y
hns leturncd from n vIMt with Mrs. John
McKcever, of Jackson street.
Mrs. Jacob Hotzel, of Olive street, has
leturned from New Yotk city, where 3ho
has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Wright Bioadbcnt nnd daughter.
Miss Anna, of Lafayette street, have re
turned from a sojourn ut Lake Carey.
Thomas O. Dvans, the well known 'et
Scr.inton choral leader, has icmnved his
family to Greenwcod to hereafter reside.
W. V. Habbltt, Scranton manager for
tho Cudahy Packing company, nnd Mr.
Itahhltt. have returned from a visit of
sevral weeks In Vermont.
Miss Anna Ferguson, of Capouse nve
nue, gavo n fla.dilicht party In honor of
her cousin. Miss Winnie Haggcrty, Thurs
day night.
Hon. W. W. Watson nnd sons, Albert
L nnd Wn.tcr L. Wnts.on, have left on an
extended trip to Nova Scotfa and a crulre
along the cost of Maine.
It Is said that Dr. G. R. Beach, of Sout'i
M un nxenue, who rettntly underwent an
orciatlon for appendicitis at the Germfin
hospital nt Philadelphia. Is very HI, not
having recovered as rapidly as looked for.
Attornev M. J. Donahoe. Will Taggnrt,
ot tne .-sewarK rsews, and Jnmes Tag
part, of Mulberry street, took a trip to
the glacial pet holes at Aihchbnld es
tcrday. Mr. Taggnrt, of Newark, Is at his
mother's home on Mulberry street on a
vacation.
Tho following guests wcro nt tho
Hotel Plne Lake Ariel, over Sunday;
R. S. Hartzcll, Kaston; Georgo Fisher,
Scranton: Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles R. Con
nell nnd children. Thomas P. Gordon,
Miss Morton. John R Rrydcn. Mls Chris.
tin1 Brvden. Master Robert Brvden, SIls
Doris Bryden, of Scranton; Charles H.
Runyon. New Brunswick, N. J.; Mr. and
Mrs. John A. DeWInt, Miss Grace Do
Wint. Rrnoklvn. N. Y ; Mr. nnd Mrs. M.
F. McDonald nnd children, Mr. and Mts.
C. Conrad, F. H. Wldgway and J. F. Cor-
rlgan, Scrantrn; H. Hess, Scranton; Miss
Klrkner, Plalnfleld. J.
INCREASED MAIL SERVICE.
Has
Been Arranged Between
New
York and This City.
Superintendent V. J. Bradley has ar
ranged to Increase railway mall ser
vice between New York nnd this city
and Intermediate points on the Dela
ware, Lackawanna apd Western rail
road. Beginning today a postal car will be
attached to the train leaving New York
at 4 p. m.: nnd due at Scranton at
S.lf. p. m. From Scranton a postal car
w.ll be attached.to tho eight a. m. train
due to arrive in New York at 12.30
p. in.
This will provide a double dally mall
service to and from Scranton nnd
the vatlous summer resorts along the
line, nnd It Is intended that the addi
tional postal cars shall be run through
out the year.
,
POLITICAL JOTTINGS.
Dr. William N. Stein, of Shenandoah,
has announced himself as a candidate for
coroner. Dr. Stein Is 31 years old nnd is
a son of Mine Inspector Stein. He has
resided In Shenandcah for twenty years
nnd with his father nnd brothers, has
always been an energetic party worker.
Dr. Stein stands high In his profession
and Is lespected by all who know him.
Ho Is making an actlvo canvass and ho
will certainly bo a strong candidate If
given the nomination. Pottsvllle Miner's
Journal. Dr. Stein is a brother of Dr.
James Stein, of this city.
Coroner Longstreet said to n Tribune re
porter yesterday: "I wish you would an
nounce that 1 am not a candidate tor re
nomination. His reasons ate that It does
not pay him for tho time ho has had to
glvo to tho olllce: and his practice had to
suffer In sonsequencB of the time he nad
to devote to the coroncr'B calls. He said,
too: "I have been urged by manv friends
to run again. They huvo assured me of
their biipport: nnd I am sure I would
havo pretty plain sailing, but I am out of
It positively."
At a meeting of the Democratic coun
ty committee of Monroe county Satur
day afternoon tho resignation of John
M. Hill, as county chairman, was accept
ed and Charles B, Staples was elected to
(111 tho vacancy for tho balance of the
term. A vote of thanks was tendered Mr.
Hill for his careful attention to the du
ties of tho otllcck (inudo Shull was elect
cd secretary ot the county committee.
Chairman (Jarman, of tho Democratic
stuto central committee, Is preparing for
the notification of candidates, which Is
to take place at Bedford Springs curly
this month.
i m i
Still tho favorite with discriminating
.smokers, the Pocono fin.
SUNDAY MURDER IN
DUNMORE BOROUGH
JOE KELLER, KIDDLES PETER
MAYER'S BODY.
Mayer was About to Mako Good Ills
Threat to "Fix" Koller When tho
Latter Shot to Kill Ho Surren
dered Himself to tho Borough Au
thorities and Is Now In Jail Kel
ler Hnd Shot Some o Mayer's
Pigeons, which Led to Quarrels,
Threats and Killing.
Joseph Keller shot and Instantly
killed Peter Mnyer yesterday afternoon
on the Erie nnd Wyoming railroad
tracks a short distance ubove the Dun
more depot.
They hud quarreled earlier in the day
over Kellet'8 action In shooting some
of Mayer's pigeons which had fed In
Keller's gnrden. Mayer thtentoncd to
"do" Keller, nnd later in the day fol
lowed him nnd attempted to assault
him with Iron knuckles.
It was then that the shooting oc
curred. Keller fired several bullets
Into Mayer's body. He surrendered
himself to the Dunmore police nnd Is In
the county Jfii 11. He was atralRncd he
fore Justice of the Pence Krotzor nt
S o'clock Inst night nnd was commit
ted. In the absence of Coroner Longstreet
and his deputy, Dr. K. M, Pennypack
cr, from tho city, a coroner's Jury was
Impannoled by Justico of tho Peace
Krotzei.
Mayer was 24 years old, a slater by
occupation nnd the son of Sebastian
Mayer, of Maple street, South Side.
He lived with A. P. Render, sometimes
called "Pa" Bender, on Luke street.
The house is situated In art extreme
corner of the Tenth wnrd, cast of tho
Delaware, Lackawanna nnd Western
railroad tracks, Tho place has
heen n. frequent source ot com
plaint to Burgess Daniel Powell, of
Dunmore, who has been unable to net
against It on account of tho loca
tion of the house Just Inside the city
line, where Sunday drinking bouts nnd
carousals have been of frequent oc
currence. ABOUT TO BE MAP.RIFD.
Mayer did little nt his trade and
seemed to have no occupation beyond
that which required n man's presence
nbout the house. He wus considered
one of thp family, and on Friday this
week wns to marry Bender's daugh
ter, "Venle," nccordlng to a statement
made yesterday by the latter, who
seems to be tho one chleflv concerned
about Mayer's violent death.
Keller Is 25 years old and married.
He has no children. He and Mrs. Kel
ler resided with the latter's father,
Byron Davis, on Klrtz street. The lat
ter thoroughfare Is In Dunmore bor
ough, skirts the bluff ovei looking tho
Delaware, Lackawanna and Erie and
Wyoming Valley railroad tracks and
runs nt right angles to Luke street, on
which the Bender house Is situated.
The Davis and Bender properties are
about equally distant from the Inter
section of the two streets. The rear
yards run together, nlthough several
vacant lots He nbout the Intersection
made by the two thoroughfares. It
was this proximity which led to the
shooting, nlthough there was no cor
responding nfflnlty in the social stand
ing of tho two principals to the affair,
Judging from tho Interior and exterior
appearances of the houses nnd from
the personality of the friends ot the
occupants.
In the rear of the Davis homo Is a
garden in which Keller has taken con
siderable pride. His efforts to make
things grow were hnndlcapped, how
ever, by a flock of pigeons owned by
Bender and Mnyer. The pigeons dug
up much of the two plantings of seed
which Keller hnd sown, nnd have re
cently been scratching among the third
planting. Last Thursday Keller shot
four of the birds. He and Mayer had
angry words over the matter.
THE MEN QITARRELED.
Yesterdny morning Keller fired into
the garden nnd killed two of the pig
eons. Mayer came to the side of tho
Davis house and renewed the quarrel
with Keller, who could be heard but
not seen behind the blinds of a second-story
window. Mayer wanted Kel
ler to come down Into the lot and fight
Keller's non-appearance led -Mnyer to
threaten to "do" the man Inside. He
said he would "fix" him. Charles
Lown, a Dunmore special officer, whose
home is near by, told Mayor to go
home: Lown said there should be no
fighting. The Bender girl finally in
duced Mayer to return to the house.
The neighbors talked of the incident
nnd their attention was naturally at
tracted to Keller when ho emerged
from the house soon nfter 2 o'clock.
He walked down Klrta street, speaking
a word to several neighbors, and con
tinued his way to the path which leads
down the high bank to the Erie and
Wyoming tracks. He had hardly got
fairly on the roadbed nnd trestle when
someone remarked that Mayer was
passing behind the houses and headed
across the Delaware, Lackawanna nnd
Western tracks, which pass beneath
tho trestle.
In the group of watchers were Spe
cial Officer Lown, Harvey Swingle and
Lemuel Jones- All expected trouble
when Keller nnd Mayer met. Keller
crossed the trestle nnd met Frank
Skinner, an Erie nnd Wyoming section
boss. The latter knew of the bad blood
between Keller nnd Mayer and told
Keller he had better return home ns
Mayer was crossing the tracks below
them and would meet Keller farther
on. Keller remarked significantly that
he would take care of himself and con
tinued toward the Erie and Wyoming
depot. Skinner remained at the trestle
and saw, as did the watchers on the
street above, what followed. Another
who saw the shooting was J. E. Shuler,
a butcher, who was walking on the
tracks and saw Mayer coming up the
embankment.
QUARREL RENEWED.
Mayer traversed a path leading up
to tho Erie tracks and reached the top
In time to see Keller several rods
ahead of him. Mayer overtook Keller
near tho first switch leading to the
railroad yard and round-house. Then
followed much gesticulation and evi
dent harsh words.
Finally It nppeared as though Keller
was trying to hurry away from Mayer
nnd that tho latter was determined on
keeping the other company. Between
tho second nnd third switch they halt
ed, Keller pushing his companion away.
Tho latter again approached and struck
Keller, who struck back nnd gave
Mayer a more forcible shove.
Mnyer drew something from his
pocket. It was clinched in his hand ns
Ihe again started for Keller. It was
then that Keller whipped out hla re
volver nnd began to shoot. Mayer's
hand wns encused In iron knuckles,
which wcie later found lying near his
body.
At tho first shot Mayer halted a sec
ond ns If hit, but whether this is so
or not will never bo determined ns nt
least two other shots In quick succes
sion were heard from Keller's revolver
and Mayer toppled over the high em
bankment. Ills body tolled along tho
cinders about llftecn feet and stopped.
Mnyer was dend to n certnlnty. After
the sliding stopped, the position ot the
body did not chnnze until it wns dis
turbed by onlookers.
WOUNDS INFLICTED.
Keller used a 3S-callbre revolver.
One bullet struck the angle of the left
Jaw. another entered the body near the
left aim pit and n third glanced the
Beventh rlh, nlso on the loft side. There
wns a bullet hole through the left
hlsocps nnd nnother In the forearm.
Either of tho wounds on the arm might
have been made by tho bullets which
entered tho arm pit nnd glanced the
seventh rlh: nr the wound on the fore
arm inlzht have been caused by the
bullet which struck the Jaw.
The men who saw tho shooting agree
that there were three shots, but they
disagree, ns Is usual in the excitement
of such cases, ns to tho number of shots
above that number.
omcer Lown' stnrted for the scene of
the shooting. He met Keller return
ing near tho trestle. Keller said ho
was going home and would give himself
up to the Dunmore police. Ho did go
home, where he reloaded his revolver
and, accompanied by his wife and
Lown, went to his father's house on
Mill street. There Mrs. Keller remained
while Keller wns In the custody of
Policeman Fritz Beaver, to whom the
revolver wns surrendered; Lown nnd
Pollcemnn Jacob Plotcher, went to tho
Methodist church. Burgess Daniel
Powell was summoned from within and
directed that Keller he locked up.
KELLER'S STATEMENT.
Keller was Interviewed In tho lock-up
by a Tribune reporter.
"I shot In self-defense," said Keller,
when asked what had prompted him
to commit the deed. He said ho had
"license" to carry u revolver. When
nsked what he meant by that ho said
the weapon was not conce-ilcd, that he
carried It In a belt, although It was
hidden by his coat. The weapon Is a
good one It Is a 6-shot, hammorless
Smith & Wesson.
Keller did not seem at all worried or
concerned over his situation. He
looked nnd ncted like a man who had
done something nbout which people
would talk, but which he had been Jus
tified In doing.
Keller was one of the men with Ruth
ven on the night of the riot
In Dunmore, when Special Officer
Mink wns shot. Keller received a bul
let In the leg. He loft the city Eoon
nfter the affair and was absent about
a year.
Justice of the Peace Krotzer, in the
absence of the coroner, gave permis
sion to remove Mayer's body to the
Bender home. It was taken there In
an undertaker's uncovered wagon. Tho
Justice impanneled the following Jury:
James O. Masters, Henry Koch, Alonzo
Price, P, C. Langan, Georgo Kunz nnd
A. J. Wlnebrake. The Jury will meet
In Justice of the Peace Krotzer's office
this evening.
Coroner Longstreet will go to Ben
der's house this forenoon at 10 o'clock
to hold a post mortem examination.
He Informed a Tiihune reporter Inst
night he would Ignore the Jury em
paneled by 'Squire Krotzer.
MEETING OF GRAND DIRECTORS
Twenty-four New Councils of the Y.
M. I. In a Year.
Attorney M. J. Donahoe came home
Saturday from Atlantic City, where the
grand directors of Pennsylvania Jur
isdiction of tho Young Men's institute
were In session four days. Mr. Don
ahoe Is president of the directors.
In nddltlon to the routine business
of auditing the books of the secretary
and treasurer, negotiations were mado
with the railroad companies for trunk
line rates for the delegates to tho con
vention at Altoona on Aug. 10. The
rates secured were ns follows- Each
delegate on leaving will purchase at
his home station a ticket one way to
Altoona nnd pay full fare. He will re
ceive from the agent a certificate for
which, upon presentation at Altoona,
he will receive a ticket home for one
third tho regular fare.
The reports of officers showed that
within a year twenty-four new coun
cils have been organized, making the
totnl eighty-four with a membership
of 8,000. The Pennsylvania Jurisdic
tion embraces this state. New York,
New Jersey, Delaware and the District
of Columbia,
A. O. H. CONVENTION.
Resolution Passed Favoring Branch
es of Daughters of Erin.
A quarterly convention of the An
cient Order of Hibernians of Lacka
wanna county was held yesterday af
ternoon In the rooms of Division 17 In
A. O. U. W. hull. "William Dawson pre
sided. An auditing committee consisting of
C. C. Donovan, C. T. Boland and James
McGulnness was appointed to examine
the nccounts Incident to tho recent
state convention.
A resolution was adopted empower
ing divisions to organize nuxlllary
branches of tho Daughters of Erin
wherever there Is a desire for one
among the ladles.
President Dawson made a report as
delegate to the btato convention, and
nsldo from that the business trans
acted was of a routine character.
LACKAWANNA'S DEBT.
Commissioner Qulnnan Will Hold
Next Hearing Thursday.
Attorney John P. Qulnnan, as com
missioner to determine the Indebted
ness of Lackawnnna township, had a
hearing Saturday at which a number
of Judgments against the township
were ptesented by Michael Gibbons, of
Mlnooka, by Attorney P. W. Stokes.
Mr. Qulnnan will hold his next hear
ing on Thursday forenoon, beginning
at 9 o'clock. The most of the claims
have been filed with him, nnd their
aggregate is not much more than
115,000.
FELL UNDER RUNAWAY TRIP.
Comparatively Small Injuries
Sus-
tnlned by Morris Davis.
Morris Davis, a young man 10 years
old, employed in tho Woodward shaft
at Kingston nnd living in Plymouth,
was Injmeil at work Saturday by a
trip of runaway cars, and sustained a
compound frncture of tho right leg
below tho knee.
Ho wns cut In a few places about
tho body, but escaped In a mnrvelous
way from being crushed to death. Tho
trip ran over him. He was brought to
the Moses Taylor hospital.
POLICE WERE CALLED.
Trouble at n Funernl In South Scran
ton Required tho Interven
tion of the Police
Joseph Soblskl did Thursdny nt tho
LnckawHnna hospital. The rigor of
death had no more than set In before
there was a scramble for 57, which
I'ondtltuted the sum total of his world
ly possessions. He boarded nt Frank
Grntchertz's house, 105 Elm street. Ten
days nco ho was en sick from dysen
tery that ho had to quit work, nnd ho
also had to quit his boarding house
and go to tho hospital.
A search through his effects after ho
had been taken away in tho ambu
lance disclosed the aforesuld amount In
cash rolled up in a red handkerchief.
When he died, the boarding boss en
gaged Undertaker Frank Bonln to go
to the hospital after the body. A gravo
was bought In the Ucrman cemetery
at Mlnooka, and the funeral was ar
ranged for 0 o'clock Saturday morning.
Soblskl had no relatives In this coun
try except a cousin who works for Rev.
Father Demblnskl, pastor of St. Mary's
Polish church. Tho cousin went to
claim tho body, but he was refused It.
He hired Undertaker E. II. Jordan to
remove It from Gratchertz's, but the
latter's wife began hostlltles. Mayor
Bailey was communicated with. He In
structed Chief Gurrell to attend to the
matter, and tho chief sent Mounted
Officer Dyer to tho house. Tho oftlrer
warded off the belligerents while
Undertaker Jordan took charge of the
remains nnd Interred them In the nf
ternoon In the Polish Catholic ceme
tery, Father Demblnskl performing tho
services.
CONCERT AT NAY AUG; PARK.
Large Crowd Heard tho Muslo Sat
urday Afternoon.
Saturday afternoon's band concert at
Nay Aug park was heard by a large
crowd of persons. The crowd was es
timated to contain 2,000 persons, near
ly all of whom went to the park to
hear the music.
A vnrled programme was admirably
rendered by the Germanla band of
twenty pieces, led by August Schlmpff.
If on future Saturdays the intervals
between the band selections are briefer
the crowds will be better satisfied. Sat
urday's programme was as follows:
PART FIRST.
Admiral Dewey's March. ...Chris Burger
Oriental America C. H. Collins
Red, White and Blue Shaw
Primrose Overture E. Brep3aut
March, Hotel Hnrt J.L . Alexander
PART SECOND.
American Hymn M. Keller
(Anunged.)
Elsblumcn Waltz C. Arsmann
Eugenia Gaxotte W. Parl3 Chambers
March, Our Colored Tioops,
K. C. Ramsdell
Star Spangled Banner,
Arranged by T. T. Rolllson
The band occupied a temporary stand
near the recently-erected shelter pa
vilion In the picnic grounds. The
pavilion cost $1,000. It was built from
plans by Architect Harvey Blackwood
and is surmounted by a flag, presented
by City Treasurer Boland.
The new carriage road from the
boulevard to the picnic grounds has
been completed. It has nn excellent
roadbed nnd a drive over It does not
lack in plcturesqueness. Another road
Is being built south from the boule
vard and will encircle tho woods In the
vicinity of the menagerie, having Its
cityward terminus at Arthur avenue
and Linden street.
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION.
Meeting of the Committee Was Held
Saturday Night.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Labor Day committee was held Satur
day evening at 400 Lackawanna ave
nue. Tho general manager. P. J.
Thomas, reported that the business
men were freely subscribing for the
expenses of the celebration. A com
plete list of these subscriptions will
be published In tho Labor Day sou
venir programme, which Is now being
prepared.
Many more firms gave notice that
they would send wagons and displays
for the Industrial division of the pa
rade, so this division Is an assured suc
cess. It was decided that tho price of
admission tickets to Laurel Hill park
shall be 10 cents each, and the man
ager was directed to have the tickets
printed. Admission to the dancing pa
villlon was fixed at 15 cents. It was
Georgia
Peaches,
California
Fruits,
Oranges,
Lemons,
Berries,
Melons, Etc.
Headquarters
E. Q. Coursen
Wholesale and Retail.
A Good Set or Teeth for... $3.00
Our Best Sets or Teeth 5.00
Including the Painless Extraction.
DR.S. C.SNYDER
3JI Spruce Street. Opp, Motel Jcrmy n
MONEY OIL AND MANUFACTURING CO.
141 to 140 Meridian Ktreet.Scrauton, Va. T lionotcii
BURNING, LUBRICATING
AND CYLINDER OILS,
PAINT nnPARTAlENT.-Llnseed OIL
Varnish, Dryere, Japan and Shingle Statu
resolved that the order In which the
unions nre to march In the parade Is
to be decided by lot, so that there
will be no dissatisfaction.
The following committee on muslo
wns appointed: P. Hoi ton, J, Devaney,
Georgo Gothlcrj committee on refresh
ments, George Gothlcr, J. Orny, T.
O'Mnlley, A. P. iJrnke, Alexander
Glnner. Tho committee on games re
ported that good gnmes would take
place this time in the park. It was
also resolved not to admit any gam
blers.
LICENSE TWO YEARS OLD.
Marriage Ceremony Wns Deferred
Until Saturday.
An Italian couple from Petersburg
went to Alderman Howe's office Satur
day to be married nnd presented a
marriage license obtained nearly two
years ago, dated Aug. 17, 1835. The
groom's name Is Nicola Glordnnl. and
tho bride's Josephine Celebertl.
The alderman asked them tho reason
for delaying so long, and they told
htm the Italian consul sent tho license
to tho old country to have a record
made, and It was not returned until
a short while ngo. No more questions
wero nsked. They were united, and
went forth to rejoice.
HONESDALE GUARDSMEN.
Fifty-four Men Mustered In for tho
New Company.
A Honesdale company for the new
National Guard was mustered In Sat
urday night by Major Cameron. It will
be a part of the out-of-town battalion
of the provisional Scianton regiment.
Fifty four men wcro mustered In.
They elected D. C. Osborne, captain:
Frank McMullen, first lieutenant, and
G. W. Lane, second lieutenant.
St. Luke's Summer Home.
Cash donations are thankfully acknowl
edged as follows:
On hand, laat report 5-3 11
Recelcd from Mrs. C. S. Weston 5
Total Ktt
Th.inks aro gratefully tendered also to
A. M. Storr for ono box groceries; Union
rash store, Dunmore, for one cheese;
Scheuer Bros', hakery, one barrel cakes.
Samuel Hlnes, Treasurer Men's Guild,
For tin Next 5 Days.
Unbleached Mmlln, Yard Wide.
Anderson L L Muslin,
per yard 314c
Atlantic P Muslin per
yard 4c
Atantic H Muslin per
yard 430
Atlantic A Muslin per
yard 54c
Bleached Muslin, Yard Wide.
Columbus Muslin per yd 4c
Hills Muslin per yd 5c
Fruit of tlie Loom Mus
lin per yard 5jc
Lonesdale Muslin per
yard SJc
Tine White Cambric, Yard Wide.
Berkley Cambric per yd..
Fruit of the Loom per
yard
6c
8c
Lonesdale Muslin per yd... 8c
Unbleached Sheeting.
Over io-4 Sheeting per
yard 9c
Loekwood Q-4 Sheeting
yard 12JC
Clarke Bro
A. BITTENBENDER.
J. M. KEMA1ERER.
NOW IS THE
TO
The best of the riding season
is here and the nights' dark.
Have a bicycle lamp that will
not jar out. BUY A
DIAMOND,
$2.00.
Bicycles and Sundries,
the best line in the state. Enamel
ing and nickel-plating a specialty.
We can rubber tire your carriage
any style or size.
Iron and Steel.
Wagonmakers and blacksmiths'
supplies. A large stock of cold
rolled shafting.
HL
M'f'r's Scranton Bicycle.
126, 128 Franklin Ave.
Turpentines White Lsai. Coal IMr, l'ltoU
UK UK.
20 Lackawanna A?a, Scranton Pi
Wholesale and Kctnll
DRUGGISTS
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD.
FRENCH ZINC.
Ready (llxcd Tinted Paints,
Convenient, Economical Durnblo.
Varnish Stains,
Prodnclnc Perfect 1 mttatlonof BxpaaslT
Woods.
Reynolds' Wood Finish,
Especially Designed for Inside Worlc
Marble Floor Finish,
Durnblo and Dries Quickly.
Paint Varnish and Kal
' somine Brushes.
PURE LINSEED OIL AND TURPENTINE.
HL
GOING TO MAKE A NOISE
In the Cravat stock this morning.
I he Hali-Uollar beans jum
bled together lor a "nre
25c
Out,"
Hand & Payne
203 Washington Ave.
Don't
Scold
Tour girl because she doesn't
have good luck with her bread.
Tho chances aro you aro not
furnishing her with "Snow
White" Flctir and she Is not en
tirely to blame. If you will
think next tlmo and order
"Snow White"
we are sure vou will have no
more trouble with your bread.
You will have light, sweet, de
licious bread.
Tho Best Cooks Use "Snow
White".
All Grocers Sell It.
We Only Wholesale It.
THE WESTON MILL CO
Scranton, Carbondale, Olyphant.
FIVE DOLLARS FOR
WRITING A LETTER
In 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 you
know of a neighbor who
talks of getting one send
the name in.
Address
George H.Ives
No. 9 West .Market Street,
WIlkes-Barre.
BARBOUR'S HOMECREDITHOUSE
Having added 1,3)0 feet to our store
room, we aro now prepared to show a
finer assortment of
FURNITURE
than ever. You are cordially Invited to
call and Inspect our goods and compare
prices. CASH on CREDIT.
'V w '"
X&'
Its M-5 fjl - ft
429 LACKAWANNA1 AVE.
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