THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1808. V V ts V V 6 $i V V V V V V " V V V V V V ' V it ti THE UifljpiK Don't delay your Christmas ig V Do it now while assortments are complete and choice greatest. Many lines of holiday goods cannot be duplicated. Many of them are imported and or ders must be placed by us as much as six months in advance. Last summer when the weather was swel tering hot our buyers made their selections for the thousand and one novelties that are here now, ready for final owners. Take your pick of these before the rush is on. You will get better choice and much more satisfaction. You can rest assured that you will see the wisdom of this suggestion during the last week before Christ mas if you do not see it now. Bric-a-Brac and other items of interest Bohemian and green glass ware stamped "in gold vases and cups of every description Disque ng ures and small ornaments in profusion the newest designs and coloringsthe best and most desirable goods. Foreign markets have been ransacked for just such things as you will want for this Christmas tide. Immense assortments in shaving and manicure sets collar and cuff boxes comb and brush sets handkerchief and fan boxes. 39c to $6.98. Beautiful novelties in jewel cases, large and small, some open and others with lids, all of them with good lacquered trimmings, 75c to $3.50. Photograph albums in plush or fancy leather.gold lacquered or sterling silver trimmings, plain or upright, 98c to $4.98. Lebeck & Cor in ft ft .t ft .h .i ,t . ft ft ft ft x ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft X ft X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X THE MARKETS. Wall Street Kevlow. New York, Dec. C.-Kractlonnl Rains throughout the lint were the result or the day's trndlnir. The decided Mrermth of tho early market was In sympathy with London Improved prices mid London wuo n. imnll purchaser on balance. Total sales wero 337,(100 share. Furnished by WILLIAM LINN ALLKW (fe CO., stock broker, rooms 7U&-7W Mear tmlldlnr Open Melt- Low- Clos Inir. rut. est. Inff. .. 31 :ilH 3 "' fi-IL 19Tt 1 15ST4 '.'. ir(i ion i'i iii .. 40 4fr' ..ir,t:4 ::;9H .. 121,4 Hft . . t,7Ji cs .. f.S4 CJ'4 .. r. r,i .. M Mis .. r, it. llVi ' CMC. & N. W ltt'i ChlC, U. C US Chic, MM. : SI. 1' ..Iiro, Chic, H. I. & 1 107 CMC Mt. 1'. .VI. c U. N Am. Cot. Oil Am. Sue. Ilo'c Co Atch., To. & H, l'e A., r. & a. v., ri Am. Tobacco Co Am, Spirits Halt. & Ohio llrook. It. T Hay State Gas .. Can. Southern .. N. J. Central .... Ches. & Ohio .... Chic. & O. W lHi ?. & N. W ltt'i 40 12t r.7ft Ms r.' M Wl Sfli 114 4 W as; M to r.i'.i 9.1 uv. UK The People's Exchange. POPULAR CLEARING HOUSE for the Ucncflt of All Who Have Holmes to Kent, Heal Estate or Other Property to Sell or Exchange, or Who Want Situations or Help These Small Advertisements Cost One Cent a Word, Six Insertions for l'lve Cents a Word Except Situations Wanted, Which vs In scrtcd Free. A C. C. C. & Ht. Ij .... 42 Con.ll Gas 1Wi Dataware & Hud ...101 .. L. & AV nr, Urn. ICI-ectrlc Mi Int. I'aparo Co ni',4 Louis. & Nash Kft, Manhattan Kip ! Met. Traction Co ..lstf; M. K. & Tex.. IT .. r.'i Mo. 1'aclflc 37'i Nut. Load Ml N. Y. Air Brake ....1WU N. Y. Central US' Ont. & Wet K North, racttlc 40'. Nor. I'ncllic. I'r .... 7r.i IMcIflc Mail llVi People's Gas W 1'hll. & Head lS'fc I'. & II., 1st I'r 4-1 Southern It. It 10 Southern It. It . I'r.. 11i Tciin., C. & Iron .... ill's Texas ft Pacific M' I'nlon Pncllle 7 I'nlon l'ac I'r i;9's 1'. H. Tlubher I"i V. fi. llubher. IT lOS'a I'. S. Leather 6'i tT. H, Leather, IT ... iW Wabash, IT 22 West. I'nlon W W. & L. K "i W. & L. Ii. IT -2'i 1W4 infl'i 1304 1W 107 i'k 12 lS!t 101 ir. Wt lS". Sli ?. loo'.i 1M 10',i 7.-.', 41 IfIS, 1SU 4:. 1014 II 31 'i 37', 1 (',!' , 'i t'.T'i, ill 10( S3 4.Ui lor. 147 sr. vi u :: fv O.S :::.' j 3 lOil'i icu 4IU - 42", W. in ""1. 10', 41 32 13 ::s !.' 4rt tOS'i in-: 1"S M 42 l&'J 101 147 S3 i'Hi b: .' : 3tl RS?4 IW'4 m 16 10 5t4 ."- 22U 03 11 10S 1S 45 10' i tl'.i 31 13 37 f.!' 43 IOS',4 Bj ra FOR RENT , K1NI5 HOUSES ON AVKNU13. BAM tary plumblnc: every convenience, ranpe, boiler, kitchen sink. Uutlcr s ; Hlnk. laundry, bath, hot and cold water en third lloor: buffets In dlnlnB roon ur tl er drained and cemented cellar; two ;nter closets; larco yard: low down uruto unit wood mantel in back parlor. Jones, 311 Hpruco street. FOIt of chnnee. Call nt room 13. ItRNT-rKSIC KOOM Oil 8HAUK oniccs second floor front. Coal 1.x- FOIl IlENT - SECOND Qulncy. FLOOR, 701 WANTED. "SWNl"W WANTnD-CABE OF BAD J1HALTH that H-I-P-A-N-S will not benefit. Bend G cents to Itlpans Chemical Co., Now York, for 10 samples and 1,000 testimonials. HELP WANTED. PLEASANT HOMfl WOlllC FOIt MBK or women, day or eVeiiltiR; JO to $13 weekly; no canvassing or experience needed; plain Instructions and work mailed on application. Urnzltian MfB. Co,, New York City. PROFESSIONAL. DCNTIBT3 D1L I. O. LYMAN, BCItANTON PIU vate Hozpltal, cor. Wyomlne ami Mulberry. DIt. II. F. ItBYNOLUS, OPP. P. O. tm. C. C. LAUnACII, 115 Wyomlne nve. WELCOMR C, SNOVER, 33 Washington avenue. Hours, 9 to l.and 2 to 5. HAT MANUFACTURE!. TOLLE. 409 SPRUCE STREET. MAKES your hat to order and they fit. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS THE ELK CAFE, 123 AND 127 FRANK lln avenue. Rates reasonable, P. 2EIGLER, Proprietor. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. B aaAmvm SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D.. L. & V. passenger depot. Conducted on the Eu ropean plan. VICTOR KOCH, Prop. FOR SALE - - aj - FOR SALE-A FIRST CLASS i'Ay lit 11 verv low price; It must bo sold. Address P. O. Uox 217, Hcraliton. FOr"sALE-AN EIGHTY-ACRE FARM In Susiiuchanna county two miles from railroad station, at very low price Good house new barn, well watered and desirable. Apply to Pattetson & Wil cox, Traders Hank building. FOR SALK-DESUIADLE "KSIDIJNCK lot. on Qulncy avenue betwoon ine and Olive streets. Patterson & llcov, Traders' Rank bulldlUK. CHICAGO l-OARD OF TRADE. , open- men- i.ow- i-ios- inc. esi. esi. in-. ni Cl 2 23 11.33 9.CO r,o' 31 :.', 23 1.-10 :).G5 (11 31 !.2.i V.30 Ii3 Cl 33 34 fl.23 . 30 'A''' 'A 'A '4 'A ' ' ' ' ' ' '" " ' "A " ' "A ' ' ' ' ' ' IN THE PLAY HOUSES. "Tho Man-o'-War's Man." An audience that taxed the cnpnelty of the Academy of Music was present last nlKht to see the Shea-McAiiWTn company produce "The Man-o'-Wnr's Man." It Is a patriotic flwina full of I'lmiitre of peeno and action and was Ki'catly enjoyed by Inst night's atiill en'.'p. This afternoon the toinpany will produce "Kidnapped' and tonlnht 'Way Down in Mnlne.'' Bauer's Band Conceit. liauei'H band wns twenty-two years old last July. In all these years tho personnel of the organization has on pcrienced many chanscs.yet their man net lc conductor remains, and some will ns.1; why this unqualified success and pros' nt popularity" Mr. Bauer conies of a musical family, who have for sen eratlons been recocnlzed as musician of ability. Mr. Bauer, undled In mu sic and sous, has been an ardent stu dent of tho Divine nit since childhood, and received his Orst instructions at his father's knee, and was later placed under the pble Instructor Heir Zens, of New York city. When 11 mere bov ho was made a member of tho Klein ripera House orchestra. Later became director of Bauer's band and orchestra and liar, continued to this day In thH capacity; with tho above thorouRh school and practical experience he Is pre-eminently fitted for tho leadership of the peerless band we can our own. The selections for Thursday ovenlng'si concert ut the Lyceum have boon se verely rehearsed and the playlnpr of the hand is superb. The boxes and logos aro. all sold and a Kreat demand for seats Is unprecedented. The diagram opened yesterday morning and the de mnnd lor seats was brisk. Those who will occupy boxes and locos nro: Henry Bella. Jr., A. V. Blacklnton, Colond A. B. Blair. K. L. Fuller. Colonel George Sanderson, ex-Shcrlff Charles Robin son, Conrad Sehroedcr, A. J. and 1 J. Casey, Hon. L. A. "Watres, c. G. Bo land, We M. Finn. W. P. Bol'ind and party, John Jerimn, Theo. M. Miller, Jonas Long'a Sons. Dr. W. E. Allen, Edward A. Clarke and Hon. E. II. r.lp- pie. "Rupert of Hentzau." Tho first annual tour of Jnmes K. Hackett under Daniel Frohman's man agement Is now progressing. Mr Hackett comes to this city shortly nt which time ho will make a production of "Rupert, of Hentzau," Anthony Hope's diaiiintlnaUoir-of his now fam ous book of that name. For the past three years Mr. Hnckett has been a member of the Lyceum Theater com pany la New York .fraying, made, his lltst success In the. "Horae Secretory." following this with a sultmitliil lilt In the title rolo of "The Prisoner of Zen da." Shu ihen he has nppearod to nil vin luge i 1 'The First Gentleman of l-huopi." "'J",,' l.ato Mr. Cnhtello," The Miiyflowti." "The Courtship ot I.vonle" and "Tin Princess and the Mutterfly." Lust in iimiii he played In The Tree of Knon ledge" at the Ly ceum In New York. Mr Hackett and company will present 'Rupert ot Hant aan" at tho Lyceum tonight The Old Homestead. Thoso who liavo hllheito rttfnserl to acoopt "The Old Honiosisad" wlthoul Its prototype and author. Denman Thompson, will he pl"ased to learn that during Its presentation here nt the Ly ceum Friday evening, they will have an opportunity to witness this famous actor in his original creation of "Joshua Whitcomb" the S'v.nnzey farmer, who goes to tile metropolis to look Tor an erring son, finds him, and returns for a I If... that will be presumably one of peace and quietness. The case Is the b"Ki the play has ever had, and the settings arc realistic of the vlewn speci fied. MAYOR SIGNS DOCUMENTS. WHEAT. May July CORN. May July OATS. Muy July PORK. January .. May Scranton Board of Trade Exchange Quotations All Quotations Based on Par of 100. STOCKS. Uld. Asked. Scranton & Plttston True. Co. ... First National Hank !00 Elmliurst llouievaro Scranton Savings Pr.nk Scranton Packing Co Lncku. lion & Steel Co Third National Bank Throop Novelty Mfg. Co Scranton Railway Co Dlmo Dop. & DIs. Rank Economy i.igiu iieai low er Company Scranton Illuminating. Heat Sc Power company Scranton Forging Co Traders' National Rank Lacka. Lumber Co Lack. Trust & Safe Dep. Co.. Moosle Mountain Coal Co .... Scranton Paint Co Cl.uk & Suover Co., Com Clark & Snovcr Co., I'r BONDS. Scranton Pass. Railway, first mortgage, clue 1920 People'R Street Railway, first mortgage, due IMS People's Street Railway. Gen. oral mortgage, due 1K21 .... Dickson Manufacturing Co ... Lncku. Township School W,'r.. City of Scranton St. Imp. !.. Mt. Vernon Coal Co Scranton Axle Works Scranton Traction (Tc bonds... 233 383 1U3 20 ij) 't3 "si 13 FOR SALE-TEN R-I-P-A-N-S FOR 5 cents at druggists. One gives roller. REAL ESTATE. CHOICEST CITY (CENTRAL) AVKM1. lots and houses; sowers. Mag side walks, gas, water, bent mains, electric street lights, llro plugs, street oars; 7 minutes' walk from court house square. title perfect and guaranteed. Jones, oil Spruce street. HELP WANTED-MALE. BOY WANTED TO ATTENDI.LINcTl counter. Apply this n. m. St. Cloud Hotel. WANTED-EXPEIMENCED DRILLERS to operate compressed air drills In tun nel work. Apply at tunnel. Burnt Bridge Dam. Scranton Gas & Water Co., Robt. Reaves, Superintendent. LAWYERS FRANK E. BOYLE, ATTORNEY AND Counsellor-at-Law. Burr Building, rooms 13 und 14, Washington avenue. WILLARD. WARREN & KNAPP. AT torncys and Counsclloni-at-Law. Re publican Building, Washington uvenue, Scranton, Pa. JESSUP & JKSSUP. ATTORNEYS AND Counsellors -at - Law, Commonwealth Building. Rooms 1, 20 and 21. WANTED - RESPONSIBLE FIRM wants oHleo manuger ut Scranton; sal ary. $1,200 year; JtiOO cash and best lefor ences required, commercial reference fur nished, Address Postofllce Box 312, Phils. JAMES W. OAKFORD.ATTORNK-AT-Law. Rooms G14, 515 and 516. BoarJ of Trado Ilulldlng. HELP WANTED-FEMALE. WAJTEDGIRL TO DO (lENERAL housework; smull family; call blS Marlon street, cltv. WANTED AT ONCE-A RELIABLE Ex perienced ludy us cashier, ot town. Myer Davldow. 307 Lackawanna avenue. FOR SALE-MYt RESIDENCE AT Xj Colfax avci'ue; Just cc mpleted. All modern improvements. Herdwood nnlsn. sanitary plumbing, electric lights, etc. Price reasonable. Address Frank X. Okcll, 220 Broadway, Now York city. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SAFETY IN SPECfLATION. $100 IN vos'od lu grain or stocks by m safe method plan will pay $1,000 prollt within .",0 (lavs. References furnished. Write for- particular. RICHARD OLIVER, Banker anil Broker, Chicago Stock Ex change, Chicago. WANTEDPARTY WITH TWO IUN dred dollars to Invest In repertoire company; sure winner; handle your own money. Ad.lress P. O. Box TO6 Blngham ton, N. Y. S3 ... WO 130 130 130 ... 1131 SO 100 123 ... 115 ... 115 ... "ll3 ... V"' ... li'2 102 S3 . . 100 103 LOST. LOST-A LADIES' GOLD WATCH LAST evening nfter 3 o'clock, between Spruce street and West Scranton. Finder rewarded at 131S Price street. WANTED-TO BUY. WANTED-GOOD SECOND HAND CI'T ter; state price. Address Tracy, Tribune. ROOMS AND BOARD. ROOM" WITH "'iWARDi'srTrIMlOR man and wife, or two gentlemen. so;t Mulberry stieet. D. B. REPLOGLE. ATTORNEY-LOANS negotiated on real estate security. Meals Building, corner Washington avenue and Spruce street. JaS. J. Tl. HAMILTON. ATTORNEY-at-Law. 301 Commonwealth Building, Bcramon. EcIuduUIn filled Miy J9, 189J. Trains Lcavo Wllkos-Darro as Fol. lows: 7.30 n. m,, woolc days, for Sunbur Harrlsburg, PhlladolphU, Bait), more, Washington, and for Pitts, burg and tho Wo it. 10. IS a. m., week days, for Hozlolon, PottBvlllo, Reading, Norrlstown, and Plilladololila; and for Sun bury, Harrlsburg, Philadelphia, Baltlmoro, Washington and Pitts burg and tho West. 3.12 p. m , dally, forSunbury, Harris- ourg. Khiladolphla, Baltimore, Washington, and Flttsburg and tho Wost. 000 p. m., wook days, for Sunbur, Harrlsburg, Philadelphia and Plllsburg. . ...J-.K-WOOD, Oen'l Pass. Agent . J. B. HUTCHINSON. Ueneral Maimer. EDWARD VT, THAYER. ATTORNEY. Rooms M.VJ0I, 9th floor, -Mcars Building. L. A. WATRES. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 502 Beard of Trade Building, Scranton, Pa. C. R. PITCHER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Commonwealth Building, Scranton, Pa. PATTERSON & National Bank WILCOX. Building. TRADERS' C. COMEGYS, Building. 9-13 REPUBLICAN A. W. BERTHOLF. Atty.. Meats bldg. Del., Lncltu. und Western. Bftect Monday, November 14, 1S93. Trains leave Scranton as follows: Ex. press for New York and all points Eai, 1.40. 3.00, 6.10, 8.00 and 10.03 a. m.; 12.35 and 3.uu p, m. Express for Easton, Trenton, Philadel phia nnd tho South, 6.10, S.W and lO.Oo a. m.. 12.33 and 3.33 p. m. Tobyhaniia accommodation, CIO p. m Express for Blnghamton, Oswego. Kl. nilru, Corning, Bath, Dansvllle, ilount Morris and Buffalo, 12.10. 2.35, 9.00 a. m 1.60 nnd 6.50 p. m making close connec tlons ut Buffulo to all points in the West. Northwest and Southwest. ' Washington accommodation, 3,40 p. m. Blnghnmton and way stations, 1,05 p. m. Nicholson accommodation 6.10 p. m, Express for mica and Richfield Springs. 2.33 a. m., nnd i.r-5 p. m. Ithaca, 2.33. 9.00 n. ni and 1.55 p. ni. For Northumberland, Plttston, Wilkes. Barrc, Plymouth. Bloomsburg nnd Dan ville, making close connections at North, umberland for AVIlllamsport, Harrlsburg Baltimore. Washington and the South. Northumberland and Intermediate st.i. tlons, 6.00, 10.03 a. m., nnd 1.53 and 6.40 p. m. Nanticoko and Intermediate stations, 8.0S and 11.10 a. m. Plymouth and liileV. mediate stntlons, 8.35 and 8.50 p. m. For Kingston, 12.53 p. m. , Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on all express trains. For detailed Information, pocket time tables, etc., upply to M. L. Smith, Dis trict Passenger Agent, depot ticket of-flee. MIDWIFE FURNISHED ROOMS. von miiryKKYi.Lyvr.'- nlshed room; sicuni. 710 Adams avo. FOR RENT-PLEASANT "FLRNISIIED rooms; conveniences. Rooms from 1.50 up. 522 Mulberry street. SCALP TREATMENT. MRS. L. ment, massage, Qulncy. T. KELLER, SCALP TREAT 50c; shampooing. 30c; facial manicuring, 25c; chiropody. .01 MRS. GABLE. GRADUATE MIDWIFE 1513 Washburn street, Scranton. En gagements solicited. Rooms and best attendance for a limited number nf patients. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS DR.. C. L. FREY, SCRANTON SAVINGS Bank Building. 122 Wyoming avenue. MARY A. SHEPHERD, M. D.. 110ME opathlst, No. 228 Adams uvenuu. DR. W. E. ALLEN 512 NORTH WASH Ington uvenue. POLITICAL. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY NAME for the ofllco of common councilman from the Ninth ward of Scranton. If. E. PAINE. AGREEABLE TO PROMISES MADE last May to a committee ot citizens, I announce myself us a candidate for the olllce of Mayor of the City of Scranton. Subject to tho vote at the Republican primary election under the Crawford county rules. A. B. STEVENS. Asphalt Repair Contract Resolution Not Among Them. Mayor Bailey has not signed tho as phalt repair contract resolution, but he will, his ndvisors say. In a batch of resolutions and ordinances which his honor signed yesterday wero these Instructing the street commissioner In Issuing peimits for excavations un der sldewnlks to reserve sulllclent ot th" sidewalk to allow tho placing ot the round curbs at tho corners, anil directing the commissioner to enforce this reservation; for a llro hydrant at the coiner of Wyoming and Grand View avenues; a resolution regulating the system ot furnishing sidewalk lev els' foi nn electric light at the cor ner of Wyoming and Grand View nv. nues; for a stove in the Wllllnm Ccn lvll hose house; for Hying sldewalki and curbing in the Ninth ward- for es tablishing grade on Lee court; for a permanent man for Columbia Hose company; for a. pavement In Brcok court. Pains In the chest wlier a person has a cold Indicate a tendency toward pneumonia. A piece ot flannel damp ened by Chamberlain's Pain IVilm and bound on to the chest over the seat of tho pain will promptly relieve the pain and prevent tho threatened at tack of pnevmonla This panic treat ment w 111 cure n lame back In a few hours. Sold by all druggists Mat thews Bros., wholesale and ivtall agents. GAVE HEAVY BAIL The Creditors of This Dishonest Mer chant Swoop Down and Seize His Stock All Being Closed Out at 124 Penn Avenue Store Open Evenings Until 0 O'clock. When n merchant tries to defeat his creditors ho tries to get 1 til of his goods as quickly as possible. This merchant was detected, his stock was seized and all Is being closed out by the creditors. Flft per cent, less than actual cost. M0Q men's business suits, worth $12, at $4.25; 5,000 elegant full overcoats, $0.9S. worth ?1fc; men's Scotch cheviot sack suits. $5.73. worth $H).5u; three button cutaway lie suits, $7.25. worth $20; all wool pants, $1.8!), worth $4.5li; nnhh.v youths' suits, $3.25, worth $15. Don't ho misled by signs and banners nthei merchant'' may display to decelvo th public. Be sure you are nt the credi tors' sale, 124 Penn uvenue, 11 few dinns from Kl, Charles hotel, Sirautou, l'n. I lining IhiH sale the store will he kept open until '' v. m.; Saturday until 11 p. 11".. Philadelphia Grain and Produce. Philadelphia, Dec. fi. Wheat Fn ch.uigcd; contract gr.id. December, i-'a 72'ic. Com Steady; No. 2 mixed, De cember. 3S4u3iic. for old; December. SSa Av. for new. Oats Firm; No. 2 whlto clipped. 33'fcc: No. 8 do. lo.. 32032'ic; No. 2 mixed, do., 32c. Wool I'nchangiHl. Provisions I'nchanged. Butter Dull nnd 2c. lower; fancy western creamery, 21c; do. prints, 22c. Eggs Firm; fresh, near by. 23c; lo. western, 25c; do. southwest ern. 22c; do. southern, 22c. Cheese Firm. Rellued Sugars Dull and unsettled. Cot ton t'nehanged. Tallow Dull and bare ly steady; city prime In hogsheads, 3'jc ; oountrv. do. do., barrels. 3V'.; dark, do. 3toc; c.ikes. 4c; grease, 2a3'jc as to color. Llvo Poultry Dull: fowls. SaOc; old roosters, ti'-c; spring chickens, Ra9c; ducks, 8a'.ic; geese, 8a9c; turkeys, fl.ilOe, Dressed Poultry Dull and lowor; fowK choice, Oc. ; do. fair to good, SaS'.fcc ; old roosters, CaG'3c. ; spring chickens, west em choice, large. Ic; do. fair to good, S.iV'.ic; small ami Inferior, do.. 7aSc; tur keys, choice, llal2c; do. fair to good. 10a lie.; ducks. 8aHc. Receipts Flour, 1,300 barrels and 24.UV) sacks; wheat, 30,000 bushels; corn. 115,000 bushels; oats, 12,000 bushels. Shipments Wheat. 4.0H0 bush els; corn. S7,fw bushels; oats, J0.OO0 bus-h-els. New York Grain and Produce Market. New York. Dec fi. Flour Very dull and lower o sell. Wheat Spot easy; No. 2 red, 75c. f. o. b afloat; No. 1 north ern Duluth, 74!c, f. o. b.. aollat; No. 2 do. do., 72'fcc, f. o. b,. afloat; No. 2 hard western. BliiC. f. o. b., afloat; options opened steady on adverse Aigeutlnc news and was iriegular but generally steady all dav, easing off finally under liquidation and closing He. net lower; No. 2 red, Jan uary, closed 7.'i'i,c ; March, 7.TUc ; Mail. TO'jaC ; uecemuer. r-i,c 1 urn spui steady; No. 2, 10V. t. o. b afloat: op tions opened steady with wheat, wero neglected all day and closed easy under realizing at 'iaV'- net decline: May closed SO'.ic. ; December, 39c. Oats Spot dull; No. 1, 31c; No. 3, 30'jc; No. 2 white, 32','e. : No. 3 do., 32c; track mixed, west ern. 3hi32',sc. ; tiack white, western, 32a 3Cc; track white, state, 32a3Cc; options dull and nominal. Butter Firm; western ereameiy, ll',ja20c; do, factory, 12al4',t:c; L'glns. 20c; Imitation creamery. 13al7c; state dairy, 15alM4c; do. creamery. ll4a 19'sc Eggs Firm; state and Pennsyl vania, 2Ca27c. ; western fresh, 20c; south ern, 22.125c Chicago Grain Market. Chicago, Dec 0. Large lecelpts, a big Increase In world's stock ot wheat ml flour and lack ot speculation wero the features in wheat. Compared with last night prices show a decline of i,c In May nnd iu3ac. In December wheat; corn 'tn ac -In oats and 2'.ia7!4c In provisions,. Cash quotations wero as follows: Flour- steady; iso, ; spring wneai, t. o, i.. ..&a Olhc. ; No. 2 red. f. o. b.. tiSafiDc; No. :! corn, 331; No. 2 yellow. Ulc. ; No. 2 oats, f. o. b 2Gsu27c. ; No. 3 white, f. o. b.. 27',ia 2S'ic ; No. 2 rye. 53c; No. 1 flax seed, Wic. al.n2'i: urlmn timothy eeed, $2.23; mess pork. $s,iR.05;lard. $3u5.1"'i: short ribs, Jt.W 11 1.70; dry salted shoulders, 4'4a4ae. ; short clear shies. Jl.:iu5; whiskey, $1.28; sugar, cut loaf. $3.93; granulated, $5.13. IEGAL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A meeting of tho stockholders of tho Mount Vernon Coal company will be held on the 27th day of December, 189S, at 'he. olllce of tho company, Mears Building, city of Scranton, Pa., at 12 o'clock m.. for tho purpose of authorizing the Directors or mo company 10 matte lease 01 ine coai underlying the lands held by them under lease, and also for the purpose of leasing the culm banks or coal banks being upon nnd over tho same. At the call of the Pres ident. W. H. W1NTON. Secretary. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR, WARTS AND moles removed by electricity; painless, permanent; charges moderate: consulta tion free. Helen Buchanan, Dermatolo gist, 312 Washington avenue. CITY SCAVENGER A.B. BR1GGS CLEANS PRIVY VAULTS nnd cess pools; no odor. Improved pumps used. A. BRIGGS, Proprietor. Leave orders 1100 North Main avenue, or Elcke's drug store, corner Adams and Mulberry, Telephone C010. CHIROPODIST CORNS. BUNIONS AND INGROWING nails cured without tho least pain or drawing blood. Consultation and advlco given free. E. M. HETZEL. Chiropo dist. 330 Lackawanna avenue. Ladles at tended nt their residence If desired. Charges moderate. DR. It. TRAPOLD. SPECIALIST IN Diseases of Women, corner Wyoming ineuue and Spruce street, Scranton. Olllco hours. Thuisdays und Satur days, 9 u. m. to 6 p. m. DR. L. M. GATES. ROOMS 207 AND 20S Board of Trade Building Olllca hours. 8 to 9 a. m., 2 to 3 and 7 to S p. in. Hl denco, 309 Madison avenue. DR. C. L. FREAS. SPECIALIST IN Rupture. Truss Fitting nnd Fat Reduc tion. Olllce telephone 13ii3. Hours, 10 to 12, 2 to 4. 7 to 9. DR. S. W. L'AMOREAUX, OFFICE S39 Washington avenue. Residence. '31S Mulberry. Chronln diseases. lungs, heart, kidneys and gcnito-urlnary or gans a specialty. Hours, 1 to 4 p. m. W. G. ROOK, VETERINARY SUR geon. Horses, Cattle and Dogs treated. Hospital. 121 Linden street, Scranton. Telephono 2G72. E4WaVG. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE SITUATIONS WANTED would like a position as assistant bookkeeper or clerk In store; reference Address Ml Pi Ice street, city. SITUATION WANTED BY A SOBER, Industrious man at any kind of work; llrst class llreman und engine hand. G. W. A., Tribune olllce. SITUATION WANTED-BY man as driver or barber. C , 443 N. Ninth street. A YOUNG Address C. nt Scranton, In the State ot Pennsylvania, at the close of business. December 1. 1S9S: UK8UU11CISS. l.jans and discounts $l,6l,912 03 Overdrafts, secured and unse cured LIU U. S. bonds to secure circula tion W.uOO 00 U. S. bonds to secure U. S. de posits 621,000 00 U. S. bonds on hand .3W 00 Premiums on U. S. bords :;u,200 2j Stocks, securities, etc 313,33i i0 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 'WW R-i Stamps and stamped checks.. . 2,ik. -3 Due from National banks (not r reserve agents) uo,l41 4i Duo from state bunks and bankers 3,313 uj Due from approved reserve agents jlj.hH it Checks and otl.ci cash Items... t,Us ! Exchanges for clearing house.. ll.Su 22 Notes of other national banks.. I.OUi) 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents i52 CI Lawful Money Reserve In Bank. vis.: Specie JS9.720I!! T.frnl-trniler notes.. 45.S00 00 JoJ.tltoU LI SITUATION WANTED-BY A MIDDLE aged German woman at plain house work. Address M. II., Tribune olllce. SCHOOLS SCHOOL "oF THE LACKAWANNA. Scranton, Pa. Courses preparatory to college, law, medicine or business. Opens Sept. 12. Send for catalogue. Rev. Thomas M. Car.n. LL. D., Walter II. Bucll, A. M. SEEDS Delaware mid Hudson. On Sunday, July 3rd, trains will leave Scranton as follows- For Caibondale 6.20, 7.53, 8.53, 10.13 a. m.j 12 noon; 1.23. 2.20. 3.52, 6.23, 6.26, 5.57, 9.15. 11.00 p. m.; 1.1G p. m. For Albanv. Saratoga. Montreal. Bos ton, New England points, etc. 0.20 a, m., 2.20 p. m. For Honesdalc-r..20, 8.63, 10.13 a. m.; 13 noon; 2.20, 5.25 p. m. For Wllkes-Barre. G.45. 7.48, 8.43. 9.3?, 10.43 a. m.: 12.03, 1.23, 2.18, 3.33. 4.27, 6.10, 7.48, 10.41. 11.30 p. m. For New York, Philadelphia, etc., via Lehigh Valley Rallroad-S.43 a. m 12,03, 1.28, 4.27 p. m.; with Black Diamond Ex press. 11.30 p. m. . , . . ,- For Pennsylvania Railroad points, s.u, 9.38 a. in., 2.18. 4.27 p. m. . . . ,, For Western Points, via Lehigh Va'lcv Rnllroad-7.18 a. m.; 12.03, 3.33, with Black Diamond Express. 10.41, 11.30 p. m. Trains will arrive In Scranton as fol- From Carbondalo and the North-fi.lO. 7.43. 8.3?. 9.31. 10.38. 11.5S a. m.. 1.23, 2.15. 3..', 4.23. 6.43. 7.43, 10.3S, 11.27 p. m. From Wllkes-Bnrre nnd the South-6.1.. 7.4S. 8.48, 10.08. 11.55 11. m. ; 118."". 3"' 5.20, C.21, 7.53, 9.03, 10.05 p. m. ; 1.13 a. m. SUNDAY TRAINS. For Carbondale-9.07. 11.33 a. m.1 1-33. 3.52. 5.53. 9.53 p. m. , . , ., For WIIkes-Barie-9.38, 11.13 a. m.; 1.5'. ""Lowest rates' to' all points In Unltel States nnd Canada. j. W. BURDtCIC. G. P. A . Albany. N. Y. II. W. CROSS. D. P. A.. Scranton. Pa. Central Railroad of New Jcrssy (Lehigh and Susquehanna Division.) qtsiilmm in New York Foot ot Liberty st?eet. N 11.. and South Ferry. Whitehall street. , . -.,,, ,0i..oi. in.t.. Anthracite coai mm i,,t, ..,.- n. R. CLARK & CO. SEEDMEN AND Nurserjmen; store 146 Washington ave nue; green house, 1350 North Main ave nue; store telephone, 782 WIRE SCREENS JOS. " KUETTElT REAR" 511 LACKA wanna avenue. Scranton, Pa., manufac turer of Wire Scrcns. WANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE. ELD erly lady, a position bh housekeeper In a small family. Good leference; wages not so much an object ns a good home. Address Mrs. Newcomer, 601 Harrison avenue. WANTED - POSITION AS STENOG rnphcr or bookkeeper or either. Sal ary reasonable. Best of references. Ad dress Stenographer, General Delivery. A GERMAN MARRIED MAN WANTS employment as teamster or any kind of work; can give good recommendations. Address A. L. S 2.11 Reese street. SITUATION WANTED-BY AN ENPE rlenced salesman, speaks Polish, Hun garian, Slavish, German and English Pu ently; good sign painter. Address S. It., 3 N. Main street. Wllkes-Barre, Pa. SITUATION WANTED-TWO YOUNG want work; must have work this week. Apply 2-S Franklin avenue Redemption fund with U. S. treasurer (5 per cent, of cir culation) Due fron. V. S. treasurer, other than 3 per cent, re demption fund Total RGCS,0"j9 C4 1 IARILITIES. Capital stock paid In $ Surplus fund Undivided profits, less ex penses und laxe-i raid Natlonul bank notes outstand ing Duo to other National banks.... Dun to state banks and bank ers Dividends unpaid lndlvdunl deposits subject to hprk 2.0S9.93T, T2 Demand certificates nf deposit. 33.127 10 Certified clucks Cashier's checks outstanding.., United States oeposus ., Deposits of U. S. disbursing ot fleers Chicago Live Stock Marked. Chicago. Dec. C Cattle Slow and Jow er; good to choice steers, $5.60a3.73; com moner grades. $ln5; stockers and foolers. $3.40a4: fancy cows and heifers, $3,50a1.50: bulls, $2.10a4.10. Hogs-Weak nt $.!.40a5.43; pigs, $3.13a3.30. Sheep and Lambs Steady nt $3.75a5.50 for common to prime lambs: Jl.13a1.75 for yearlings nnd 2,noal.:w for sheep: western sheep, $3.50a4.10; west ern lamb". 4.7."a5.oO. Receipts Cattle. 4,010 head; hogs, i.i.oou neau; sneep. n.uou neuu. New York Live Stock Market. New Yoik, Dec. 6. Fair to choice stee's. $3a5.5o: vails, steady; gnissers, lower; westerns, dull; venls, $5a7.73; tops, J8; grussers. $2.73a3; common westerns, $2.23. ji,.(p Sternly; lambs. Hi in: sheep, $3a4,50: lambs, medium to pilme, $3.25u3.73. Hogs -Steady ot $3.63a3.75. Buffalo Live Stock Market. Kant Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. fi-Cuttle-Slow. Hov's Fulrly active, good to choice York CiM. t2.3Ua3.35; medium weights, M.3.Vi2.IO; elgs, fair to choke, 3.30.13.35. Sheep and Lambs Steady; lambs choice to extra. .'50 00 1.000 CO 200.000 CO 400,000 CO ci,2.-i; 2S 4.KiO 00 27.5VS 79 C.32 15 5S2D0 3.G91 24ft 63 491,191 10 3,178 15 Total $3,308,099 61! State of Pennsylvnr.ta. county of Lacka wanna, ss. : ...... I. Wllllnm II. Peck, cashier of the aboyn niuned bank, do solemnly swear that tho above statement Is truo to the best of my knowledg" and belief. WM. H. PKCK. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to beforo me this 5th day of December, 1S98. SAM'L W. EDGAR. Notary Public. Con cet Attest: HENRY BELIN. JR.. JMEH ARCHBALD, LUTHER ICELLEB. Directors. PROFESSIONAL. ARCHITECTS MISCELLANEOUS BAUER'S "bltUHESTRA-MUSIC FOR balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wvd illncs and concert work furnished. lor terms, adress R. J. Bauer, conductor. 117 Wyoming avenue, over Hulbert s music store. MEGARGKB BROTHERS. PRINTERS' BUDrdles. envelopes, paper bags, twine. Wa?ehouse. 130 Washington avenue. Scranton. Pa- RAILROADTMEJAES Louis" Valley Kallroail System tn Effect Nov. 13, 1S9S. TRAINS LEAVE SCRANTON EDWARD II. DAVIS, ARCHITECT, Connell Building, Scranton. E. L. WALTER, ARCHITECT. OFFICE rear of C06 Washington avenue. LEWIS HANCOCK. JR.. ARCHITECT, 433 Spruce St.. cor. Wash, av., Scranton. FREDERICK L. BROWN. ARCHITECT. Prlco Building, 129 Washington avenue, Scranton. T. I. LAC BY ft SON. ARC J 1 IT ECTS. Traders' National Bank. For Philadelphia and New York via D t H R R.. at 6.15 a. m.. and l.'.OJ, J.l(. 4.7 Black Diamond express and 11.30 p. .,.. Hinwl.-ivs D. H II.. 16b. 7.4S p. ni. For Whe Haven. Hazleton. Pottsyllle. mid nrlnclpal points In the opal regions, v n r & II R. R-. 6.15. 2.18 and 4.27 p. m. For' Bethlehem. Easton. Reading, llar rlihurc and principal lntcrmedluto stn- iv 4 'n HiacK ui.uiiuiiu "-m".-, ,. v. Himilnvs D. & H.. 1.6S, 7.IS p. in. avw Tunkhannock. Towauda Elmlra. Ithaca. Geneva and prlnclp.il '""m ate stations, via p.. L. & H. It. It., S.0S n m.. 12.63 and 3.3j P. Hi. For Geneva, Rochester. Buffalo, M.ig nm Falls. Chicago and all points west via tt , & 11 11. It.. 1203. 3.03 Black Diamond p'xtiress'. 10.11 and 11.30 p. m. Sundays, D. & II 1U3 . ni.. 7.18 p. m. , I'uiiman parlor and sleeping or Lehigh Vnllev parlor cars on all trams between Wllkes-Barre and New York. Phlladel nblu. Buflalo and Suspension Bridge. P ROLLIN H. WILBUR. Gen. riupt . South Bethlehem. P.i. CHAS. S. LEE. Oen'l Pass. Agt.. 20 Cort- landt street. New York. AW. NONEMACHER. Division Pas:i- eager Agent, South Bethlehem. Ta. For tickets and Pullman reservations apply 309 Lackawanna avo.. Scranton, Pa. ,....,ii,,,ed nnd rnmfort. TlMF TABLR IN EFFECT NOV. 20. 189. T1-1L11V leave Scranton for Plttston. Wllkei-Bn're. etc, at 8.30, 10.10 a. m.. 1.20. 235. 3.20. yo P. m. Sundays, 9.00 a. m.. 1 Kor"Lukewood and Atlantic City. 8.10 aVS" New York. Newark and Elizabeth, s-Vlms)a. m.. 1.20 (express). 3.20 (ex 8.0O tex,c' Sunday. 2.15 p. in. Train KfvlnclWP- m- anlvcs at Philadelphia. BeadlnB Terminal. 7.03 p. m., and Nonv Y2w 7Maueh"chunk. AlhMitown. Bethle i,lm vaston and Philadelphia, b.30 a. m., '?'"ln ra Sundays. 2.15 p. jn. l'&' u.it moie and WaMiliifctpn. nnd ,. niith and West via iieinienein. P2A"iR , 1.20 p. in. Sundays. 2.15 p. m. 8Ko?'l ong Branch. Ocean Grove, etc.. t,t 8.3Q : ".V Vi-Phaiion and Harrlsburg. ..K,BS 8.30 a. m., 1.20 P. m. Sun- OV "11, D. I". Foi Ret erty streti. . (cx.ucss) p. m. Sunday, 4.30 a.m- v ,. Sollt, Ferrv. foot LcaLii street, at 9.03 a. m., 1.25 p. m. Whltehal st eej - tl(ip!,rtlnB fron, Passcngeis t rriv - t'undpP covtr W. 2.JI" p- i g.2o a. m., 1.20 p. m. Er VS t cave New York, oot of T.lh- n5'Xorl. River, at 4.00, 9.10 fox- and from Grnnu v..-..... --. ''vnPhfladelphla. Reading Tcrmlnil. . I'eav" l 3 00 P. m. Sunday, iU3 a. m. SS-fe tickets to all points i:as,. outh and West nt it lowest rate at thu station. . .....ar-.M. Gen. Sunt. II. P. BALDWIN, Gen, Pass. Agt. Sou la J I II Requires 1 nuugiiL g Eric and Wyoming Valley. Timo table In cltcct Sept. 19th. 1S33. Trilns lcavo Scranton for New ork. Nowburg and Intermediate points on "SHft .BIS. 'and1' ?ymnmVrS a? "v2'aat Scranton from above points at 10.23 a. m., and 3.13 and 9.08 p. m. .SCllA.VrilN DIVISION. lit r.ffce! Ootolier iiotli. idlift. $3.43; culls nnd common. $ln.i.l0; sheep, choice to selected wethers. $4.10a4.ft); culta and common, $1.75a3.23. Oil market. Oil City. Pa., Dec. 6. Credit Lalances, $1.13; ceitllicates. cash oil, no bids or sales; shipments. 105.47C barrels; iiins, fo,,- tSO barrels. LITTLE BRAVES.-Old time a quarter-a-box "Pursers" ure quitting the field In whole battalions. Dr. Agnew's Liver Pills at 10 cents u vial ale dllMng them out at all points. Because they net Rtnt ly. more effectively, never pain, and aro easy to tuko. Sick Hcuduche succumb, to one dose. Sold by Matthews Bros, and W. T. Clark.-74. W V To buy carefully nowadays S'. requires thought. You must j guard against shoddy and yet J; must not pay too much. 51 Good clothing is cheap and looks well, but poor clothing 5! is dear and looks cheap. If J; you do not know the differ- 51 ence come to us, and you will 51 be sure to get the best and 51 cheapest. 51 Xorlti Hound. Houtli Hound. 205 2011 joiaoa m lo& Stations 1-5 ' 3 la I ig na Zi p m Arrive Leavei a u T2S.N. Y. Franklins:!.... 7 40 .... 7 lowest 4nd streeti.... 7S5 . . 700 weenawken .... 810.... a u p n' Arrive Leave' r m r m 10 45 10 40 10 31 10 21 1015 10 00 0 50 0 40 )E6 9 23; 910 9 9 8 f0 8 46 H 42 . 8 401, 8 . 83V. 8 :t .' 8 30, A Ul 10 . .. I 1 ' 1(19 12M 18 tfi IK 40, ISJSV 12 H 12(3; 1159 1149 1131, Imso 11 18' 1115 1111, 1107 11 0J 1101 1101, 11057 10 a u Leave caaosJa Hancock StnrllKbt Preston park Wlnwood Poyntclle Orson Tleasant Mt. L'ulondale Forest city Cart) indale Avnite linage Jiayneld .lermyn Archibald Wluton PeckMlle olvphant l'rlceburlf Throop rrovliVence l'ark I'lace scranton Arrlvel a I S; I Hi) a ii 4 3t S 23 4 Hi s:u ir.5 a 4i, 5 at SM 5 14 2 58 r.:i .im r. so 3C9 KSt 3 19' 6 41 3 34' 6M a 38 R M 13 43, 8 01 3 45 fiM 3 51 A 09 S541 flli 3 59, Id 4 04' A 31 4 07 C2I 4 10, e 7 4 14' 6 31 (4 171 8 91 4 20-6 3.. F 111' U UP-TO-DftTE CL0TH1ERI, HATTERS AtD FdRMISHERS s 223 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. g 'M(0(tMt(ff(fMfMf((Mt!'l(,MtM0(t(t()l(t(tMM0(t(tsi i GRIFFIN & COLLINS, t. 8undayonlr. f slgnlnea that trains stop on signal for r1" sengers. Ti ulns aoi and 203 Sunday only. Other trains dallr except Sunday. i-ecure rates via Ontailo & Western before rurchaslnit tickets and bate money. iuoul'U Wagier oufftt simper und free re clining chair car New York to uhlciro rcl'hout chanire- I'liajeiiurr tC.tjj Et...KSCt to 'o Ccnttil rr Allle, J. O, Andcrcon, Uen. Faas. Aft, T, Vlltcrott, l)lv, lv.sb, .gt.bcranton, Yk
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