THE SCR ANTON TK1 HUN B-THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1898. EVENTS OF DAY IN WEST SCRANTON NOVEMBER, TAKEN ALTOOETH EH, VERY SATISFACTOIIY. Workmen. Havo Had Unusually Steady Employment, Accidents Havo Been Few and the Death Rato Very Low William Saul, of North Main Avenue, Painfully Injured by railing Miss Mc Laughlin Entei talnod a Number of Her Trlends at Hoi Home on Sev enth Street. November has iln-i'il. ami the lust month of the ureatent ear In our hl.s toiy bt-KliiH. lIKcwhcie the itiimth Ju-t dosed was ftniiKhi with Ki'-al i-vonls. Hire on this fbh sVvi'iul Imw nc I'lirred. In looklnrc ioi the lciou! of eac?i day one would Unit nian Intel et liiK things "omeuhat out of the nrelln aiy, Which luuipeiieil nt linns rirst and roti-ninst .m.. nl the thliiKs which appeals to all most leiullly would be tilt ii -til 1 1 or tile mouth's btandtiiK so fai as the l.iboilni; nun-sH'S mid merchant ate i oim ineil. In this ienpect It was a tju.u mouth All the collieries In shape to woik wen- iuii liliiB full time. In unun Instances nlKlit and day and two shifts in a Unit. Railroaders lesldlm; on this side hae njoyed a month of mure vwnkiiiK dun than there are d.is In the nionth, havIiiB been given utia time Other Industries peculiarly nssoe luted with West Heianlon hae uijoviel almost unbounded prospeiity. The nierehants. luiidlonK eii , are nil In happy moods. Many old aieountfl have either been ontltely denied up or nt least liaitly so. Anothei sure Indi cation of that rehtfulni m that rnmes when times nie good, Is found In the fact that though theie weie main so il. it affairs and cntt i t.ilnmetits diiilnu the month, jet all weie well attended. Also the Seianton ISallway eoinp.inv's "West Scr.inton lines have paid great returns durhiB the thirty davs of No Mmlicr. Again a glaiue nur the "per nonal" (olumiis of the newspapeis would Indicate that many moie per sons than usually do have visited the laiger cities, elthei for business ir lileasuie. The liulleleis and contractors v ere very bus.v , too. In the political woild things vote lively. One general election and two ward caueubes were held, and the In terest theieln has not yet waned. In iact, as each day goes by. It gets gt eat er as the position of alfaiis for next spring Is talked ovei. In the police and iildi-i manic (licles, it has been a cise ot almost absolute quiet. The aldeimen. one and all, fall to recall so quiet it month so far as i rlinlnal cases aie innceined, and the civil list in each w.ud mint was not a long one by nnv means Only nineteen cases aie lecorded on the police docket tin this .side. Tluee el.iM-. show eai h two cases, the ict aie one a day. One woman and eighteen men. the woman being the llrst on the Hist d.i.v, too. JJrunk, lighting and Isoulcil, out de- Hh 0i aBB9f Wll cure incipient con UIbBLBII 5'-i"iitioti, bromiulK T ,cT vK"Pi.. asthma aimall VUUgll OJ 1 U predion without fail You can always rely on it. Price only 25 cents. Vitfijm liiW . i S-N Globe WareboOs I I y 1 ttiVV,WS,tVVi.yVVSSvSuNVywV A Downright Slaughter Of Fine Fancy Dress Goods Not a yard of old styles or a single undesirable shade, nor yet a weave that is not fully hi touch with fashion's fullest requirements; consequently there's no question about the desirability of these special offerings. Of Course There's a Reason for such sweeping reductions. It's one you've heard before, and probably profited by. We believe in clean ing up stocks while the season is at its height and you have need for the goods. fl Feu) Wtisfrafions from a Mass of Facts : 10 PIECES DRESS PLAIDS, In lovely, new effee is, 10 inches new wide. Value tm 4-'c Sale Piice !J5c. GREAT ASSORTED LOT of funt Ui esses, Including silk and wool weaves, poplins, elegant depes, eti., In the most eliaimlng of piesent season's effects. Many 73e grades among tin- bundled and odd pieces heie Y0111 choice. Sale Piice 37,ic. 18 PIECES 50-INCH, Fine, All Wool Diess Flannels Uost hulf dollar goods in nobbv shaillugs. Sale Price 37.i,c. ALL WOOL CHEVIOTS, 4" inches wide In Navy only. A matchless COo cloth Sale Piice 37jc. 25 PIECES VELVETEENS, Complete line ot supeib culms In goods that me honestly wmtli 4'!i Sale Piice ZSc. CO PIECES 54-INCH COVERTS, IJxtta winter weight. Mled ettects. liest 78c cloth In this dtv Sale Price 40c. This remarkable bargain-giving sale of fashiona ble dress goods is now on. It's a genuine money-saver Globe Warehouse A Great Tonic. H or sf ord's Acid Phosphate Ranks no tho beat rometly for doblll totod men ond women. Tnkc no Substitute. Hi Hun tremens and one who put bis famllv out of doois. Vour weto com mitted for ten days each. The others weie fined from $1.00 up to $.1, making a total of $!U 50 for the month for lines. Only one suleldi for the month. Ill lellglotis elides, a constdcinblo vvaimth of spirit was displayed dining the mouth. Tluee churdies had si rial sei 111011s on loiilcs, applicable locally, two began spedal services nt the be ginning or last weoK, ami two are ou sel vlng advent Then, too, a move ment tow aids having a union voung men's meeting wns lunuguiated early In the month, and each Sunday after noon a meeting was held Plans hne already been set on loot to make tblH step a business nne by uelual oiganlzn tion Many man Inge have oecurud and the death late was mitliiablv low. Lit tle sickness lm so uneeiiaiu a month so far as weatho goes, Is concerned, wns reporteil ntul few lesult of mn taglous diseases. Othei sections veie not sn fortunate In this respect. Thanksgiving Dav was glmlniislv and fully olisei veil b West Seianton lesldents, and the lltsi hill of snow for this w Intel tame 011 that dav. The accidents In and about the mines, though full time was scheduled, weto wondeifullv few. All In all. this No vember was gieat In eomp.ulson with the same month of othei yeais past. SOCIAL AITAIHP A pleasant ullali was held Tucsdav evenln-j at the lesldence of Mls Kate M( I.aughlln. of 1d South Seventh street The puumim nf the affair was to enjoj the Immense 1 ,ike which wns won Thanksgiving evening at the Hist annual social and eiileilalninent of the Moses Taylor Slstt r lodge, No. 1JI, Auxlliaiv of the I'.rotheihnncl of Itall 10.ul Trainmen, In Meats' linll The cake was wiilUnl for and the "walk" dialed much 1111 11 liueiit. Itemaiks weie made lv John llnxtei nnd 'Squlio 15. V. Coolies Miss McKaimlilln le-c-ited Musle for data lug was piovlded bv Mis'. Avnes Malolt. Miss Kern and Mr. McLaughlin Mr Ki.ui'-e took sev 1 1 al flashlight photogiaphs of those piesent. The menibeis nf Columbia Chemical compaii. No fi have Issued neat in vltations feu theli banquet this even ing In honor of iheii nev chemical ap paratus The committee of au.inge lnents have toenail el lor a big ciowd and a flist-rl.iss time. The main elell c.hv will lie "ioat swine" Mis.. KoIm Ithodes, daughter of Mt and Mis l. li Kliodes, m nil Ninth Main avenue, mtei tallied a paity of her fi lends Tuesday evtnlng at the lesldeiu e of liei patents. The evening passd quiikly in the enjovment of many pleasant illveislons, the hostess having thoiouqhly piepaied for the coinfoit and entei tninineiu of her guests. iN.nmnn ins coot. AVillinm Saul, of Noith Main ave nue, met with a painful Inluiy last evening about ! in o'clock by falling em ihe slippeiv iiosswalk at Swetland stieet and Neil thllilel.iik ai'UUe Mr. Saul had been tailing at a fiiend's on Swetland stieet and ui on his way ii'iji!i 40-INCH BOUCLE CHECKS, A ei j skills. stylish, lien ulne Maki-s handsome ui quality Sale Piice 40c. 20 PIECES WAIST PLAIDS, With beautiful all silk stilpe.s In the most evuiislte coloi, combina tions. An 1 ceptlon ill 7Se. 1 loth Sale Price 50c. ALL WOOL, SPONGED CLOTHS, In modes, gies, gieen blues, gm. net, eti. An excellent S.'.e uualltv. Sale Pr ce 00c. 25 PIECES 50-INCH, STORM SERGE, Illues and blacks only. The nicest 7.'ic cloth in stock. Sale Piice 50c. 40 PIECES VIGOREAUX BIEGE, In delicate ml.xtuies. Another S5c line. Sale Piice 08c. THERE'S MUCH MORE TO TELL Time's shot t though. Why not visit the dcpmtmeiit Dutlng the SaleP 0S9 . l; homo when tho accident oceuneel. In trylnc to recover lilmRelf u lie was falling, ho tulflteil uikmi his rli?ht font, nnd bolus n heavy man, the Rttnln wan too event. SevtMitl h inn 1 1 holier were bioken In tho font. He was re moved to tho West Side hospital, whero th" broken bones were net. Mt'SICALt! THIS nVP.NINO. Folli'ivlng Ih the piogi.iinmo of tho muslcale to bo given this evening nt the Sunday school 100111 ot St. llavld'a church, coiner IJroniley avenue and .tickson stieet, ut.der Hit auspices of the conscivatory. I'AHT 1'IllST, "Grand Valso de Mclkan," Clark S Thoiiui", Director "CoiiHcrvnloty Woik," Itev. Uclwtiril .1. Mellenry "Maiden's I'raver".. ..Mlts Sadie Cramer lUcitutloli, fcVllo-Comle. Mr. James If. (Jrlllln Violin lluot, "Uoumanliili ' IlclHch J1Imcs Mav Klshct and Lillian iVetiward Halm Solos (al "Slumber So'ig"' Clourlett (bl "Hour of 1'l.iy" Lelclmer Miss Vcrn i rislui. "Hells of rrtedom," Sight Shifclng Class i'AItT Si:CONP. J'lano Diu-t. "Qui Vive Onlop," Misses l'annle HlttenbenilLr and Lama Ilnllett. Itecltntlnn, Selected. ...Mr. .Ins 1 1 ilrlllin Vcinl Solo, "Aligels' Serenade." with Violin Obligate Miss Maud I'islicr Violin mid, ' .Ml'lsi.mimr Night's Dreim" Mcuili'lssnlm Mlses Mav l'lsher and Lillian Kenwnril. l'latio Solos la) The Urolci 11 llln".. .Joseph Law (Ii) "Hemp Hnlllng" .. Scharwe-iika Miss riora Kaulhold. Mlssrs Shifter and Kmifliold are pupils ot Mis. K i:. Ill icklnton. A'ocnl lluot. Selected. MIsM-s Margaret 1'hllllps nnd lMIe Dun- ketlj. "The Sunbeams Are Olinclng' N. HarKor The Sight singing class with voral oli Hgnto by Ml-ibCs Maig.uet riillllps, little Dimkerly Mnmie Lewis, Mirtlc Dors(y nnd Minicl THiel Aecompanlsts Mr. Harry Storms and Mrs. Msrtlo A. Selbert. Silver collection taken. Commence at s o'cloik sliaip. PERSONAL MHNTION. Misses Cora nnd Ella Ace, of Dela ware Water Clap, have letmned home fiom n visit here with Ml Ida Ace, of South Lincoln avenue. William Wheeler, of South Sumner avenue', is visiting In New .Tetsey. Mr. Hairy liurrus, of Noith Lincoln avenue, visited friends in Claik's Sum mit esterday. Miss Mai Jenkins, of Jac ksoii street, has as her guest Ml.u Noia Williams, of Stioudsbutg. Misses Lillian Itojle and Annie Kear ni. of Wilkes-Hai re, have leturned home from a visit with Miss Mayme T.aikln, of Van Hut en avenue. Miss i:iia Lewis, of North Main ave nue. Is visiting In New York citj. Mis Fiank Plote, of Noith Lincoln avenue, has an hei guests tin' Mls L.un.1 and Ueitha Whittle k. of Lake Ariel. Miss Sarah Kiesge, of North Hjelo l'aik avenue, has letmned from 11 visit nt Falls, Wjomlng county .T, W. Reese, of South Fllmote ave nue, has as bis guest Humpluey Will iams. Misses Hannah nnd Maigaii't Kll leen, of Carbondale, have letuineil from a lslt with Miss Catheiini' I..11 kln. of thlsi side. Mis. John A Moigau. of Mori is court, has letuined home fiom Ilaston, when- she attended the funei.il of hei lnother-ln-law. Hvan Thoina". who ie membered her In his will b giving her J.'.OUO. Dr. Lemuel K. Davis, a West Sir.in tiin boy, calleil on fi lends heie "i' teid.i.v Di. Davis 1 a lepie-e nl.it Ivv of llorikk, Hunvou and I'mesty, manufai tuiers of llonieopathlc Hin di s, ()f New Yoik AMIIl.im Daniels, ot Spilug .liiook, Is ciiticallv 111 al the lesldence of bis biutliii -in-law, W (!. Phillips, of 1'iice stKHi, whom he was visiting when taken 111. Miss Marv Mnngan, ot Ninth stieet, has 1 etui 111 d fiom a clt at Pai-sms Mr. and Mis. M t'laiki'. of Parson", have letmned hoi te nfie-i visiting Mi. siiul Mis David Souther, of Ninth stieet Miss Sndlf Pete is, 01 Ninth Lin coln aveinii, has letmned fiom n vis. it at liloomsbuig William Pi lee Si , ol Wllkor-Iiarie. b u ltturiU'ii home fiom a visit with Mr and Mis. John T. llvan-, of Wash burn stieet Miss Mailha J. Kvans. bookkeeper for rapwi'll In os is iiciiiiiisiv ill at bin- homo on Ninth Oailleld avenue. MINOR NEWS NOTE.-. Evan Jones, j v. ill known AVest Si 1. niton young man. has op"ned a tonsoilul pailoi In fiout looms, seennd lloor, of the .Meals' hull buildlnif, on South Main avenue. Eveiy 1111 mbei of tit coinmiitee se lf led at the union met ting fo: oimg min held lust Sunday aftei 1100,1 at the Aa'4libuin stu-et I'leslivteilm . huiili. foi tl'.f pin pose of ai lunging f o a peiniunet.t oiganlaiioii of the voung nun for evangelistic wick nil this hide-, will please in be piesent ut the paisonage of the AVishbuin street IV'sb.vieilan cliiiuh this evening. GREEN RIDGE. Mis. Souls, of Wlndsoi. N. A'., Is vis. Itlng A. 15. Stevens, 011 Caponse avi'iiue. Mis. Dean, who ha" been abioad, has leturned home lleibeit Iilngham, son of CI. 11 Ulng Jium, Is veij low with diphtheiia. Miss t'lnia lilbbs, of nauisoii ave nue, Is teaihlng night school ut No 2S Di. Denn, of Madison avenue, Is veiy low with a computation of diseases. Dr. Council Is attending. Walter Jones Is the possessor of a veiy line King Chuiles Spaniel. Call at LnrenzTt foi hot soda. Oieen Hldge Conclave ot the llepla sophs will hold election of officers next Monday evening. The Odd Fellows will Initiate a can didate this evening. Mrs. If. M. Simons, of East Muiket ptieet, who has been 111, Is slowly ie lowilng. The Oieen Hldge AW C. T. 1T. will not nuvt thl-j week, on account of the county e.xcmtlve meeting, whltli is to be held this afternoon The concert nt tho Baptist c lunch, which wns announced for the evening of Nov. 17 and unavoidably postponed, will bo held on Monday evening. Dec. (i. A llrnt-ilass musical piugraiume has been prepaied. and Miss Carolyn Couk Un x 111 lender some ot her choicest us llntlons. Tickets, thlity-llve cents. The programme will be published latei. John Chniles AVInko and JIIss Nellie Chai lotto Chaileswoith will be united A SENSIBLE MAN Would use Kemp's llalsam for tho Throat nnd Luiikh It U tuiing more cases of Coughs. Colds, Asthma, llronclilt's, Croup and all Throat unci Lung Troubles, than any other medicine, Tho proprietor baa authorized any druggist to give you a Sample) llottlu Freii to convince) you of tno merit 01 mis ureal remeuy, rnco .ic, ana wc. Tired Men Wear out their lives quickly nown (lays. Their brains ntitl bodies nro overworked, nnd then como sleep lessness, nervousness. dyBiiopslanud general doblllty. Tho system gives out Theso troubles, If neglected, hasten the cud. Strength nnd health will como back with the nlil of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters It help the food digest, makes nerve ot Iron, and Induce sound sleep. In tnatilago nt the Presbyterian church at high noon today. Itev, I. J. Lansing will pLifotm the ceremony. NORTH SCRANTON. Aie'li Johnson, formeily ol A, F. Kier's cash store, Sciunton, has 11c- tepted tho management ot the grocery depaument of Chappell's etoie, on Ninth Main nvenue. C. J Chinch, of Main Btieet, Is talk ing of going south for ills health. As a great many politicians ot this section Imagine that Aldetmnn llob eits' teini expires In May, 1S93, we an as'"d to stat" that bis term does not explie until May, 1000.' The members ot the AVest Ridge Coal company nnd the Electric City Land Impioveiuent company will have a hearing this morning at 10 o'clock at tho tnuit bouse Irefoio Judge CJun stcr, leganllng the removal of the shaft bouses on North Main Htreet, opiated by the West Ridge Coal com pany. These buildings, the supreme couit Ceclded, must come down. The benring this moinlng Is in legnrd to time It will be taken to move them. A stiipilbe party was tenedeul AVil linm Dale, of West Maiket street, last evening Among thoe present were Mr. and Mis. AVest, Mr. and Mrs. Snydei. Mr. unci Mrs. Max Dorseh, of Pittston. Mr. aim Mis. J. K Lamble, Mr and Mrs. Hill and family and John Dale Sele t Councilman Flnley Doss' daughtei. Tessle, wll be united In mai lings tc Dr. Hairy C. Dawson at the bride's home this 11101 nlng at S o'clock by Hev. Guild, of the Presbyterian chuii h. Alter a wedding breakfast Mi. and Mrs Dawson will leave for u .lournej In the south. AVoik will be commenced todav In tho Leggett'.s Creek mine putting In 11 large pump to chain tho Claik vein In the Dickson and Lrggett's Creek inln. The pump lr one ot the largest In this icctlon and will pump 3,200 gallons per minute. A surpilsj part war tendeied Miss I.lz7le Williams, of AVUliam street. Tuesday evening. A pleisant even In was .-.pent In social games and 10 treshments Those piesent wore Ml. and .Mrs. Mack. Mi. and Mrs. Tuthlll. Mr and Mrs. Kintnei, Mi and Mrs J. M. Faillnger, l'rank l.rlinger ami Hemy Daweis. The Noith End dancing class, Pi of. T.ivlor leader, held theli morthly meet ing last evening The choir of the Hint I' t chinch Is loquosteel ti meet at the home of E AW Miller, on North Main stieet, this veiling to practice Christmas mu sic. John Slinms bus placed his name bo fine the people for constable of the See onil w.nd. The Couiitiv Social club, of the North End, will conduct their Hist annual country cHnce at St. Mnty's hall. Wednesday evening, Dec. 14. The N01 th End station house Is a veiilalde iiulatln hole. The Hocus aie we-t and on one side of the stove a stie.nn ot water winds its way down to the lower tonldor of the station. The count lis should see that this place b' nut In a sanltaty condition. Anthony Veakes was aiiested bv Patrolman Palmer on a e'haige of thieatenlng to stab Audicw Koiesky at E -w ion's saloon, coiner of Oak stieet and lirlc k avenue. At the station house a, large open pocketkulte was taken trom him. Pali lik Oiler, of Caibondale, applied at the station house for lodsiug last night Lieutenant Spellman gave him a tell, and at lei leciuesting to lie let out at 4 o lu the morning, lay down to sleep. Lieutenant Spellman was called out for about ten minutes, nnd while' he was out Oiler s.iid u The Tilbune man that he had poisoned himself. Dr. Hureth wns tailed and diagnosed the case as puie bluff. Remedies weie used and after a shoit time be came around enough to go Into anothei cell Oiler made sui h a good game ol bluff, how ever, that Di. Hei man Hessey was tailed and his diagnosis coincided with Dr. Suteth's. At 12 o'clock Clilei iousciI up enough to awk permission to sit by the stove, which pi Iv liege was given him. He said be hud taken poison, but would nut tell who he got It fiom, but sale! he got It In Dunmnre, REORGANIZING THE NINTH. Field and Staff Have Again Re potted for Duty. At the armoiy in AVIIkes-IJaiu Tues day the Held and staff if the Ninth leglment agiiln went on duty as mem bers of the National rjuaid ot the state-, they having bte-n giver, thlitv days to leport, and, that time having ex jilied, Colonel Doughtily, Acting Ad jutant Lines ami heigei'iit Major Fianz met at the nimoiy Tuesday evening and piepaied some papeis to be pent to Hairisbuig. The pilvates of the leglment who enlisted in the stivlie oC the United State-, aie given thlity moie cki.i to signify their Intention of tejolmug tho state gunttl, or until Dec. 2. The of ficers all leninln mtmbeis of tl:e guaul with the same lank they had betoro the war with Spain, having only been gianted leaves of absence, i,m tlio pil vates having been dlschaigd or mus teted out ot the service, do nut need to Join unless they want to do so. They must, however, signify their Intention of doing so within tho ne.t thirty dns. Already n laige num ber of members have tlecidei to go back Into the state guard and their names havo been taken by the olTleeis. Members ol the old stato guaul who did net go to the ft out. but Joined the Seventh leglment, may also make uppllcutlon to get back Into the Ninth, but theli applications must go through tho icsular chami'l. OBITUARY. Mis 5Iiury llrovvn, a will known and estimable renldellt of Wist Sit 1, niton, died Tuesday nlelit ut thu icslelime 40.' Twentieth stieet, after a long llliii.su DeccuKod was ."4 years of ago and has re. sided In West Sernntoii for oyer eighteen curs. To know her was to rcspett her She Is survived 1) sl children, tluco daughtei h and threo sons They are Mrs. John Convey, Margaret and Mary Brown, J. II., Mlchail and John Brown Tho funerul will bo held Frldn) morning. A solemn high musn of reaulim will ho celebrated ut 8t. 1'atilck's church at 9 SO o'clock. Interment will bo made ut tho Cathedral cemetery. GATHERED IN SOUTH SCRANTON ANNIVERSARY OF HICKORY STREET TRESBYTERIANS. Will Bo Obscived Sundny with Elab orate Sei vices It Is Also tho An niversary of the Beginning of tho Pnstornte of Rev. W. A. Nordt. James Cafferty Injtucd In the South Mill Mat tin Jordan, Who Died nt Pittston, Well Known Heie. The most Intel rating nnd impressive of the many special sei vices held at the Hlckoiy Stieet Presbytetlan chuich this year will be conducted Sundny In honor of the tenth nnnl veisary of the dedication of the pres ent, or as It Is called, the now church ot tho congregation, nnd the foutth nnnlversnry of the pastorate of Hev. AW A. Noidt. The pi ogi amine, which Is yet being arranged, will be of a most elaborate natuie. The exorcises will comprise the 11101 nlng, nfternoon and evening. The chinch choir, under the direction of Professor Schlmdt, nnd augmented by the Lawrence orchestra, will assist In no small degiee at the services Pastor Nordt will pteach seimons be fitting the dnv moi nlng and night. It ir. Intended thnt the evening services shall be the most elaboiate. The work of various chuich societies will bo ac corded merited attention Those In chnige of the apptnachlug evunt ex pect to have every detail ananged by tomoriow. JAMES CAFFEHTY INJFItED. James Caffeity, of Cheirv street, is confined to his home, suffering from a badly biulsed hand, the Injury being sustained while at woik at the South mill yesteulay. He is employed at the rail bank, nnd while assisting In load ing a car with rails, one of the heavy pieces fell, a slight portion ot It hitting Cnfferty's right hand. The Ungeis were ctushed to some ex tent. He wns taken to his home and given medical attention. REPAIRING HOSE AVAflON. Com ad Pell, the wagon-builder, ls busily engaged In getting In shape the hose wagon until recently used by the He lief company, which, when finished, will by sont to Neptune Engine com pany. Mr. Plel is re-letteiing and painting the wnson. It Is expected it will be In service In ten days. The hoi"e which will be purchased to be used with "Joe" on the hose wagon will an he In a day or two. NUBS OF NEWS. At n meeting of Itoatlng Brook con clave, Impi oved Order of Heptasophs, w hlch w ill he held Tuesday night next at Storr's hall, nominations and the election nf olfltets foi the ensuing tot in will be the Inteiestlng featutes of the session. Tt Is not impiohable that the piesent stall of etllclent ollheis will be chosen for another term Mai tin .Toulon, of I'lttston, who die el at his home In that 1 ity, Mondav, at an advanced age, was veiy well known heie. His death will be generally le gietted The f uncial will take place this afternoon nt li o'clock from bis late lesldence. A large nunihtr of South Seianton ptople will leave lor Pittston at noon to attend the funeial. The Welcome Dancing ilass will con duct u masiiueiade hall nt (lei muni 1 hall Wednesday night of the coming week The committee of management is making much pieparatlon for the nffair. lnstiuctoi AValteis has engliged the descent Cake AValk club to give an exhibition The Blessed Vligln Sn lalltv foclety will ho'd a speii.il muting this oven Invc In the chin eb -if St John the' Evangelist. House. icir lent at 1710 (Vi'nr avenue, D. J. Lundy. A meeting was held last night of til- executive 1 oiiinilttte ill f bulge nf th-. appioathlng fair of m John's c ongiegatlon. Kepoils liom the s.-v-eral coininltlois, thiough the thali men. weie lead. Theu hi eveiy leason to bellev that the fair will be 1111" of tho most success-fiil of such undei tnklngs ever held in this cltv. The Ladles Mel society, ol the Hick oi stieet T'lesb.vteiian churih. will me"t In monthly session nt tln church this alti'iuoon at three o'lloik At tonight's meetliiE of Moltke Cus tle. Knlehts of the (lolden Eagle, a elelegatlon from Taj lor Custle will be piesent to assist and templlfy the de gi ees ot the 01 tier A sot lal session vv HI follow the 1 oiicluslon of the meeting. Jnii-M Williams, nt company c. Thliteenth leglment. who Is home on a si k lui lough, was given 11 stnpilso partv at his home Tu 'sdaj night in bi.noi of lib nlnetocnth bli tliilay. The young -oldlti was wnimlv congrat ulated bv his MieudH over hl letuin to health J'lid the annlveisai v of his blub. veiy pleasant piogiamme was Ulvuu. Mrs. John llolt'iiau, of Ced ir ave nue, Ij ill. DUNMORE. Membeis of Dunmoie lodge, No. Slfl, Independent Older of Odd Fellows.iele brated the twenty-HlNth anniversary of the lodge tty epiletly last evening. Tho Ladles' Aid society of the Pies bteilan chuich will meet at the home of Mis. D. Blacklugtou. on Elm street, Filduy afternoon at the legulur time. Mr. and Mis. Albert Savage, of Va luslng, llindfoul county, uie being en tei tallied by Mr and Mis. John Cordy, of Noi th Blakely street. Miss Anna White, of Haw ley. Is the guest ot Miss Allle Taft, of Blakely stieet The Bon-Ton Social club will conduct GRAIN-O IS WHAT W DKINK NUT TAKES Tllfi 0 TM ATF IF ITHit7Xe- J COFFEE MADE FROM PURE GRAINS Grain-O tastes t ) like Coffee and M2d fntrc t;t CcMue. Nourishing Healthful non'ttilieimititioni. 'I liKiiuln l indbr The (inn""!-" l'nr 'noi Oo.Lall'ir, N.V. Boldtiyfruceri ererjnbera. f tifKZ -X cl , i-njrimyf fVZfi' if,:fi m&. iXTzmm 4skYour VA mC jtmt. - whose house is conspicuously clean, whose work worries her least, whose leisure time is greatest, how she manages. The chances are ten to one she will answer : " I do all my cleaning with HtfGifcKi&tfyy DUdl Sold by nil grocers. Largest package grcntcst economy. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chlrneo. HU Louis. New York. lloslon. Philadelphia AMUSEMENTS. A CADEMY OF MUSIC, nUROUNDUR & RI'IS, Lessee. II. It. LONd, Munuger. BALANCE OP WEEK New England Opera Co, MILTON ABORN, PROP. co0AMilKa Monday, Dec, 5, The Shea-McAulliffe Stock Co, Predentin; tho Ecceutrlo Comedian, JERE M'AULLIFFE, In Repertoire, Ladi3S Gut This Out ! It Is north IS cents, This ticket and 15 cents onllllpi any laJy to u 30 cents resorved sent nt tho Academy of Music, Monday night, Dec. 5, to seo the Atcullille Stuck Co. In The New Fire Patrol. Alt clippings must bo In before (1 p. in. baturclny. -J Evening Piices 10, 20, 30 cents. Matinee Piices 10 cents. its Hist weekly dance In KeytUono hall this evening Pilvate Martin McCoimack, of the Eleventh United States Infantry, who 4has been spending a sixty day fur lough with his patents In town, leturned to I'orto Rico yesterday to join his legl ment. The washer of the Pennsylvania Coal company has been shut dovv 11. Mis. Fied. Allen, of East Di Inker stieet, lu able to be mound again after her late Illness. Miss Maty McAndiow, of Tluoop stieet, was tendeied a surprise paity last evening by a large number of her young friends Services aie being conducted legu laily each evening by Hev. H. It. Bul gln in the Christian chuich on Tripp avenue. Miss Llllle Paundeis, of MllHin ave nue, Scranton, spent last evening with fi lends in town CORONER IS INVESTIGATING. Held an Inquest on the Body of Charles Aspeischlager. Col oner Longstieet vesterdav select ed a July to Inquire Into the death of Ch.ules Aspeischlager, who was killed bv an electric shock at the Cliff wcuks ot the Dickson Manufactuilng com pany Tuesiluy night The Juinrs weie C. A Miller, Isaac Bambaugh, F. L Teippe, Jacob Deniuth and Cluules Thlel. Coioner Longstieet and Dr. Kolb conducted an autopsy which dis closed the fact that Aspeischlagei hud a heait tiou'ile vvhlih made him an easy victim to the eli'itilc shock The jury adlouined to meet at the i runner's olllc e Thuisela night net, when the testimony of fellow' workmen of the elociMsed will be lu-niil The Uineral will take place tomonou after noon at ;.' 30 o'clock. Set vices will be nt the house, and londutttd b Hev W. A. Nordt. of the Hlekoiv Stuet Piesbjteiian ihuuh deneial (Jiant eoiumaiideiy. Knights nf Malta, and Camp .17.'. of the P O S of A , will attend the obseciules Intel ment will be made in the Plltston avenue eetne tei y. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho Signature of &&w 6 OUR GREETING IS Christmas They Are They Are They Are UR choice selection now ready for the inspection and approval ot alL who know a good thing when they see it. Come in and be pleasantly surprised. Nothing now to hinder you from having a merry Christmas as you can fjet the presents, you want for the person yon wish at a price you can afford pay. We have new novelties in nice but inexpensive goods. We have choicer and more costly gifts, ranging upward in paice as high as you cau go. In all grades and at all pric es we cau supply you with the nicest and most appropriate gifts for the little aud big, old and youug. We want you to come in and see the best ; we want you to know how much there is of it aud how cheap it is at the very reason able prices we ask. We have a merry, satisfactory and money saving Christmas and make your holiday purchases of A. E. ROGERS, JEWELER AND OPTICIAN, Diamonds, Watties, Clocks, Jewtlry, Sllvmaie, novelties, Etc. 11 1 tf asi Fowasr AMUSEMENTS TYCEUM TIIEATRK, "-' Klili. & 11 lltUllNDnK. l.eJi:j. II. K. I.ONll, Mannger. ' Thursday, Dec. 1st. Pint great tiisr-iU iveiil Pi tunny vesarv i:ih;ii,'iiih' 11 of Viuilniiic riODJESKA, 1 Siil,ep"i i'ki nuedyof MACBETH. M01IJesl.11 u I tid rolo. Mie'lietli her sren on Pilcci-'J-ic, Mic, 7 ,c, si.im, si. ,vi. Friday and Saturday Kwiilngs svn iii vi i ii:i, December 2 and 3, What Happened to Jones. lly Oeoie II ISioi Ilium FRICES 21, ."0, 71 .ni.l si iv MATINEE IT. CES- X and Wc. Gaiety Theater ONE SOLID WEEK Dally Matinees Conini-ncliiu Mem. Not. jH II YoiTlTOlLlE GO Willi 111- Vinpii i i l.ln irviEcz: MECUSKCR spic ii I nzii.sd NKr Wi:nk -Hi llnv-, l i-lciqiiir'. Plilng Uady Mill In cs GOOD iWS FOR T00R1STS THE CELEBRATED Sunset Train Will opeiale bet v eon New Oil.-ai'S, Los Angcli- and San Fin i is , i'ul . dining the s .mih of 1S9S-1S09 Thiough without hange f-o'i toe Cll'Sl I'llt CltV to till (illllKtl li.il lis hums tu l.i is Angeles, 71 hums to San Fiatiilscn Fine Snut'uin luute foi U'lntii tuivel Will f.ir p.'lltie ulais. E. HAWLEY. A. G T. M., L. H. NUTTING, E V. A., 49 IS road nay ur iljttrr I'lj... M!W VOkl., N V. K. J. SBUTH, AGT., A. M. LONGACltE. T. P. A., 109 South llilrd Strc.t. IMIILADKI.PItlA. I. S() rjASY A CHILD CAN OiircjUu In one ml nun by IK) II. I"llll! 1 roit ICEALINE 'I he Sen I rostlng. lteiiilrt s ueith-i mi 'i.r nor lliivoiing Costs liie pi.,;, Ijj urn I, I "il. AHk von groi'er fur It 1LKAI.IM: Ml ( ( O., Ileil'ovi Mm Many, Desirable, Reliable. mm Bargains of uew Holiday Goods art J 213 LACKAWANNA AVE. ! y '
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