THE SPRANTON" TKIBUiNE-MONDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1898
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The
Great
Calve 's Opinion
r.ninin C'nlvi Hie wonderful
lirlnm ilomiit, wlmi-o hucti'M In
'I'ainu'ii" will bo rcinemlicrril
for it tfcririitlon lei com?. In
siiciikhiK of Hip WuNliburn In
ptruiifntH, (ujh: "1 Imvc liovcr,
In nil tnv travels foiiml uny
tliliiE Hint ecrim-il to mo uh neiir
prrfpf Hon In tlio vtay of a mu:i
ilollu fin Hip Witphlnirn." Tills
Ik IiIkI' iirnlMO lii'lccil. hut tho
WiiHhiiurii iicHprvuH It. an you
will imrpp If you test into of -lip
iipw 1S Wnplitmrn InntruniuntH
that wo hnvp recently towIuhI,
We .irp irnl" nsentu for thrxo
liiniiinn'iitc. t'oinp mill exam
ine. UourIi Ultlcri- Ik "tint out. It's
n fine two mep.
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DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, Kar, Nose aucl Throat
t'ltlco lioilM tin. 111. to l'J.30 run; Slot.
Williams litilldlng, Ojip. t'oBtolllce.
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CITY NOTES I
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TO I'OIlM AN ASSOCIATION. An nx
(opIuHoii which will conduct hasp hall In
till city m-xt isi-iimm will hi- formed Tues
day nlulil.
TII'STAVI'S KKMKMUKUICD.-Attor-Jie8
Wlllnril, Warren ti I'n.ipii distrib
uted orders for I'hrlstinuH turkeys to ia;U
ol the court tipstaves on Saturday last.
UKIVi'lt IN.iriti:D.-nilcr KdRerton,
of the Hotel Jcrmyn 'hus. was injured
Saturday hy Ih-Ihk thrown to the (.'round
1. the liieiikliig of the UIiim holt of tho
'UHi-.
KI'MOVI'U I'llOU ,IAII..-Aleander
Smith and Henry Nylander, pilsoners at
t'u- county jail who have b"en declared
.-.lie. Were iciuoved .-'iiltll d iy to tho
llllls-lde home.
nil! HIS SI('lNI TI'I'M.-.IiiiIk
r.
W. (Sinister on Saiimlax Ml
nIHce lor his secotiil luni
u nismiti oi j
as iioiiuiouai
Ihw .ludTc of l.:a'!;awaima i ouuty which
bclin nn .Ini r.ni -.
'U.I. OK lti)OI--IJ a full of roof In
Hit Hellevtli- sh-ilt. Hen .Jenkins, of IJell"
Mi" Heights, snslaltiicl a mmI uound
end sprained mikle Saturday. He as
token lo the Moses Taylor hospital.
i.i.i;ndi:i: ixiriii'ii. -a eaniase
I'i which A. I.. Cullender of HJ! Dlrkson
i vinte. as ion Into hy a lrolle ear on
i'atiou-e iivc hi Saturday niuriilim and
Mr. 'alli:der was thlowu out and had Ids
hip iujuieil.
a tion in iji't.mint.--.i. h. mt-
tenhoiKe and I'. I.. I'hllllps nie plaintlits
in nn action hi ejectment lieKim Satur
d is .iriiIiim hilsll.ili.t li. Lindsay and
the Hii-sell i "mi I (ompany to obtain pos-seh-ion
of tlfiy in rf of coal land in I'i'II
township.
HAD ClimST.MAS JDV.-HIkIU men.
each ilrunli and nearly all enmited with
Muni' milled offeii-e. Mich as ilriuikt-nness
i-r bthm dlsoideii.x . were arrested by tho
police yestt rilny. On Saturday seven ur
lests wit" made, Kxtrn fhristinas n
thiwlasii! .i.ipeiitcil to b the reason inr
the wroiiK-doliiK of almost ul! ot them.
i:i'iiANt;i:s at clkahinh norsic.
At the Scranton Clearing house lust week
the exchaiiKes wore us follows: Mondav.
ls.:!1n.sr: Tucs-duy. r."L'.u.:;:.l;!; Wednes
day. $1W,KS.1."i: Thursdn.. SI7I.C.r..rd: Fri
day. flT.V.)C1.2.: Saturday. SlMi.ssti.ti.'.; to
tal. $1. 1M2.10I. K The exchanges lor tho
lorrespondlmc week of !V.ii were tsJ'J.lP.'.
IIIIOWN IS INSANK.-Ai order w is
made Satin da by Judjfc IMwards which
provides for tiiiiilwf over James Hi own
to the poor authorities of I'ittstoii and
.tenklns township, Itrown having been de.
ilared Insane. Ilrowu was committed to
lall a short time apo by 'Siiiili I'roail
head, of Old Koice. for threnflilnK tu
kill and to commit arson.
('Al.l.AIIAN KINiCHAL.-The fumral
of the late (Jcorne Callahan was held Sat
urday afternoon trom the residence of his
i ousln. ex-Sherlrf John J. I'lihey, of 71:1
Jefferson avenue. Many friends were In
attendance. Interment was made at Ca
thedral eciiletpr.v. The pall-healers were
John l.avelle. J. Ollroy. M. Callahan. T.
Hoach. II. Uousherly and J. Ward.
lil'ltC.I.AIt AUltKSTKD.-Thoma? Ilur
roiiKhs was iirrcsted In this city Satuiday
l.v neteeil'-p Molr for the nllPSed bur
MlarlzlliK of the ilrint stou of K. A.
Hayes at Helvldere. N. .1., on Tuesday
last sccurlni; '' In bills and a eheei:
for $2.'.. Up formerly resided In this city.
HurrniiKliM Is helliK hijd here ptuilliiK tho
nriiMil of r"iuislt'''ii papers for his te
mnvnl to New .lei- .
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Men's
Romeo Slippers
Don't ho out ot slippers. Itn
incog arc becoming more and
more popular nnd you cannot
afford not to have a pood pair.
Mens Black Kid llu- C j CQ
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Men's Black A'lfl Kid
Borneo
Men's! Hussla Cult Bo
rneo Moil's Busset Vlcl Kid
Borneo
2.00
2.00
2.50
All tho liowost Hht.pc. All hlzp.
"t not rlKlit your money re
funded." Open pvenlngb.
Schank & Spencer,
4 10 Spruce Street.
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IsTWlUr' 1 1 i'i iTlWi I ii i I 'In "if'.'i'"-
CHRISTMAS DAY
IN THE CHURCHES
SERVICES BEPLETE WITH SPEC
IAL MUSIC AND SERMONS.
As on Provious Holy Days, Scrnn
ton's Congregations Emphasized
tho Repute Thoy Havo Givon
Scranton as a Church City Many
of fio Sunday Schools Had Their
Exerpleos Others Will Cclebrato
This Evening-Prominent Features
of tho Services Yestorday.
ChiWmiiH ilny, uh titmnl, nffordo.l Hip
Scranton churchen nnotlier of tlio yev-
ernl otiportunltlcK which come each
yenr for ellnclilnff the reputation
Sernnton has nil allied ns it "clittroh
city." Its scores of c'oinjrcKiUloiis and
many of the Sunrtny schools celehrateil
at srvlces overflowing with carol and
other special mush; nnd pastoral com
ment upon tho lessons of the dn.
In several churches the nrlRlnnl pro
grammes hnd to he somewhat altered
on account of the larse number of per
sons 111 from the prip.
Thirty voices were hoard In the cho
rus at the r-;nn Avenue Baptist church
where nn exceptionally vell-lvtlance'l
programme of musk wns rendered un
der tho direction of I'mfessor Unyden
1'Jvnns. In the evening the sermon wan
for Mnons, to whom a general Invita
tion hnd been extended by the pa?lor.
Hev. Hubert P. . fierce. He preached
on "Masonic Light" from the text, "Let
There He Light," and spoke particular
ly of the relationship of ancient scrip
ture to the Masonic organization. He
referred to the three great lights of
Masonry and remarked upon thtee les
ser ones calculated to attend one's
mental, moral and spiritual life.
The music In St. Luke's Knlscopal
church, nlwnys Inspiring and of excep
tional (uallty. was well rendered yes
terday under the direction of Organist
J. Willis Conant, hy the choir of twenty-five
men and hoys. Holy commu
nion was celebrated in the morning at
6 and 8 o'clock and during mornln?
prayer.
CENTHAL OITV IMtKSUYTUHIAN.
At the Second Presbyterian church
the (iiiartPtte, Misses Black and Onr.i
gan and Messrs. Morgan and Bey mm.
were assisted by a special choir. Tin
principal music programme, entitled
"The Nativity," was sung in the even
ing. All the congiegatlonr.l selections
were choreics cud stately hymns. The
exercises of the Sunday school will b;
held this evening.
The First I'resbytetlrin congregation
had but one service. In the morning.
The Sunday school exercises were hr.ld
In the afternnoii. In the evening the
church was closed. The Sunday school
contrihutlon
was for foreign missions.
I Superintendent A. W. Dickson address
ed the school.
The most eiaborat" Christmas pro
I graninm ever given in this city was
that of last evening at Klin Park
chinch, under the direction of 1'rofessnr
IVnnington, who has labored for weeks
In Its preparation and to whom Im
mense credit is due for the many beau
tiful and original feature." included nnd
the Huished manner in which the music
was rendered.
A most desirable and delightful por
tion of the programme was of the
splendid chorus of twenty, comprising
some of the finest voices In this region.
Their excellent training was proved in
the dllllcull anthems, and It Is to b)
I hoped tliHt this chorus will remain a
permanent organization.
Another plriifluu feature was the ex
ceptionally good chorus of men, by
whom a number of rar' old Kngllsh
carols were sung. A girl's chorus,
under the direction of Mrs. Penning
ton, rendered in their sweet, fresh
young voices other carols fioni their
station In the oxtieiiie end of the gal
lery. Mlt. THO .AS' SOLO.
Hichard Thomas, who not only has
a place very close to the hearts of the
people In Klin Park congregation, but
Is perhaps the favotlte banso of the
city, had a prominent place In the pro
gramme. His solo, Christmas Morn,"
was sung with chnrmlng effect, and his
work In detail was most satisfactory,
Mr. Alfred Wooler was In excellent
voice and sang, as he always sings,
with artistic and expressive effect. Miss
Thomas, accompanied by Mr. Wld
mayer In a violin obligato, and Mr.
Pennington and Mrs. Price, with tho
organ nnd piano, gave one of the gems
of the evening In her solo, "The Christ
mas Iletald,"
Fred. 'Widmayer played the offertory
number, n Cavatlna, by Baff, and an
exquisite interpretation of the rellned,
tender theme was given. Another solo
ist was Miss Margaret Jones, the con
tralto of the church uartette,who sang
most sweetly a Christmas song by Do
Koven, No numbers were more dis
tinctly enjoyed than the noble organ
.solos rendered by Mr. Pennington, while
Mrs. Price's work ns an accompnnlst
added much to the programme.
Bev. Dr. Grlllln, the pastor of the
church, who was expected to make an
address, announced In his characteris
tic way that he wished to be excused
from saying anything, because of the
lateness of the hour, nnd would give
the evening to the song service. He
also nnnounced Mr. Pennington's organ
recital for Saturday evening.
There werw three services at Holy
Trinity Lutheran church, Matins at G
a. m morning service at 10.30 a. m.
and tin.- vesper set vice. Professor !!.
Protheroo conducted the musi?. Thi"
evening the Sunday school will havo Its
celebration under the direction of Hie
superintendent, Blchard Bradcr.
Two special service, In the mornlnij
and evening, were hold In Grace Luth
eran church on Mulberry street. This
evening tho programme entitled "Great
Joy" and consisting of twenty-two
numbers, will be rendered by the Sun
day school, whoso superintendent Is M.
" Landt.
Calvary Reformed church's Christ
mas service was held lust evening. It
was conducted by tho pastor, Itev. G.
"W. Welsh and included n number of
beautiful carols and solos.
BISHOP O'HAHA ABSENT.
For tho llrst Christmas since ho lias
been bishop of the Scranton diocese,
HI. Hev. Bishop O'Hara yesterday
failed to sing pontifical high mass tit
tho Cathedral yesterday. Owing to his
Increasing years ho requested I', Itev
Bishop Ilolmn to ting the muss, but
unfortunately a severe cold front
which Bishop Iloban is suffering ren
dered It Impossible for him to bo tho
central figure of tho Impressive cere
monial. Ho celebrated masses at 0 and
0.30 and found his voice vory much
affected by his severe cold. In tho af
ternoon he went to his residence at
Ashley.
At 5 o'clock in tho morning a sol-
emit high mass was celebrated In the
Cathedral by llev. .1. A. OT.ellty. Itov.
James tilllogely was deacon and Hov
V. J. dough stib-dencou. The choir
nsslsled at the mass. Many low muss
es were read between fi and in n. in.
and at in.3.) it in. Id v. P. .?. t lough
celebrated n solemn high mass. Itev.
Jatncs dlllotfely was I'eaeon; lte. J.
.1. It Fecley. sub-dc'ieon, it ltd Hev.
Mlchnel Lofttis was mnst"r of c remoli
les. The serniou was delivered by Ilc.
1). .1. Macdohiiick anil wits an eloquent
and thoughtful effort bused on the fes
tival of th" day.
At the loKH mass the hulr. under tho
direction of . 1'. Schilling and assist
ed by Lnuers otchestr:i, sung Lainbll
IoII'h grand mars In D. Tho solo pnrts
were taken by Mr. Walsh, Miss P..
Lnvlle, I.lrsh- Snow. Margaret Kane.
Peter Snyder, W. I!. Ilrndhurv, James
Hnvrs, Hits Itop'Mi and John Sheridan.
Tin- interior uf the C'lihedtal was
lavishly dei orated especially about the
sanctuary and presented a very beau
tiful tippenrance.
At St. Paul's Catholic church. Green
Uldgo, Hev. P. .1 AIcManus, pastor,
five masses were celebrated, at B, 7.30,
S. !i and 10.3H o'clock. The llrt and the
last were high masses. Father Me
.Mantis otlkiated at the U nnd 10.30
o'clock ser Ices and his assistant, Hev.
James Martin, at '.he llrst three. At
the 9 o'clock service there was singing
by the childr-n. Father Mc.Manus cel
ebrated mass nt the convent nt 7
o'clock and preached a special Christ
mas ernmn nt the late mass.
IN PBOVIDKNCK.
Chorister Bees Watklns directed the
singing nt the North Main Avenue
Baptist church where a splendid pio
gramme was rendered by an cnlnrged
choir.
The singing In the Providence Metn
odist Kplscnp.il church was conducted
by Ml iv Clara Sanders. Then pro
grammes, morning and evening, wars
elaborate and the latter Included thre?
anthems.
Souvenir programmes of the services
were used ai the Providence Presby
terian church, Hex. (leoige K. Oulld.
pastor. The Christmas music Included
mlos by Mrs. .;iiarles Metzgar, Miss
Smith, .Mrs. D. M. Brundage and
Joshua John. The chorister was Charles
P. Whittemore.
A lnrge choir ant! a number of solo
ists rendered the music in the Green
Bldge Presl x teilau cliutch under the
direction of George F. Whittemore.
The choir was one of the largest that
ever sang In the church
Xshfnrd's in w cantata, "The Light of
Life" was sung at the Green Hldg"
Bapl'vi churi-h xvheie Thomas 'Watklns
Is conductoi. The cimtata was In two
pints of vex -!i numbers each.
In the South Scraiiloii churches there
was an abJeuce of elaborate musical
programmes. Hev. W. A. Norcli olllci
ated at the morning and evening ser
vices at tie- liukoiv street Presbyter
inn church. The church choi:' xvas aug
mented by tlio orchestra connected
with the church. Hev. Nordt chose
for Hu text of his morning sermon, St.
Luke. 1:78: 'Through the tender mercy
of our God, whereby the daysprlng
from on high hath visited its." Hev.
Mr. Xnrdt preached a scholarly ser
mon touching nn the solemnity of th
occasion. Ills evening topic xvas taken
ftom the words or St. Luke, 11:1-14.
At St. Maiy's Catholic chinch Itev.
G. J Stopper celebratid the llrst mass
at ." o'i lock, which xvas u high mass.
Father Christ was the celebrant of the
10 30 o'clock high mass The choir un
der the illre-'tlnn of Professor Acker
man sang Has dn's second muss in G.
Hev. K. .1. Melley outdated at the
late mass at St. John's chtlf h, assisted
by the complete fhoir xxhiib too ren
dered I'a.vdnV beautiful mass. Father
Medley's sermon was In keeping with
the day and was a brilliant effor.
Hev. J. C Schmidt conducted the
services both morning and evening at
the Hickory Si reel liaptlst church. Tre
regular choir gnx-' a programme o
special music.
Services at the C-iiur Vwnite Mollm
dlst Episcopal church xveiv very Inter
esting, and attended by hundreds. The
pastor, Hev. F. I. Doty, preached an
edifying discourse at the two sevvi(e.
An excellent programme xvas given b.x
the choii.
At the Church of Peace on Prosp, ct
avenue. Hex. K. J. Schmidt outdated,
preaching to large assemblages.
Bev. George Huleich conducted the
services at the German M thodist Epis
copal church and Hev. Mr. I.l-'sc at the
Christ Lutheran church.
WEST SIDE CHl'HOHES.
Three services weii- conducted at St.
Mark's Lutheran chimb yesterday,
viz.: Main service at ti.30 a. in.: main
service at 10."0 a. rn and Vespers at
7.30 p. in. The Vesper service wns
participated In bv the members of the
Sunday school. The new chapel organ
xvas consecrated ai the morning ser
vice. Misses Kva Kittle. Ella Godshull,
Itachel Jones and Anna Jones, and, V.
Long, W. Whitman. T. Abrams. AV AV.
Jones and H. A. rlgley were the so
loists at the special services rendered
at both services yesterday at the Simp
son Methodist church. A. K. Morse,
saxaphonlst, also assisted. Sex-eral line
anthems xvere perfectly rendered.
Several anthems xvere sung hy th?
choir of the Hampton Street Methodist
church nt the morning service yester
day. In the evening in addition to an
thems, f-olos xvere sung by Mrs. Ran
dolph Jones and Mrs. AV. G. House.
A double quartette rendered an ex
ceptionally lino choral service yester
day nt each of the regular services of
the Washburn Street Presbyterian
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right.
REVENUE REPORT
FOR THE YEAR
YEAH ENDING DEC. 1 A GOOD
ONE FOR UNCLE SAM.
Owing Mainly to tho War Rovonue
Bill tho Collections in This District
Are $480,853.31 More Than Thoy
Were During the Fiscal Year
Which Ended Docembor 1, 1807.
Amount Collected from tho Various
Sources for Each Month of the Yenr
An Inspection of the report of the
collections for the llsial vear of IS'iS,
ending Dec. I. for the Twelfth district
Internal revenue, of xvhlch T. F. Pen
man Is collc'lor. rurnisnes interesting
data. It will be reinenibereel that a
war xvas conducted during this period
nnd that a xvat tax xvas levied. A
comparison ot this district with others
would undoubtedly result favorably for
the former.
For the year oii'llng Dpi. 1. 1S97, a
total of $Sl!7l4 ivJil was Indicated as col
lected dining the yenr. For the year
ending Dec. 1, 1S9S. u total of l.'JU.
3S.1.9'.' Is accounted lor. thus Indicating
that the year 1S9S Is Just .fl8,sr.3.31 to
the better. This phenomenal Increase
can largely be utttlbuted to the xvur
tax. Txvo divisions alone of this levy,
that of documentary and proprietary
stumps show a total of M00,!)8S.f'S.
From Dec. I, 1S37. to Feb. C. 1MW, the
collections were made by ex-Collector
Grant Herring, and the total collec
tions for that period wns $129.i43 31, and
a grand total for the year 1S"7 and odd
months of J3,12fi,G:!7.,jr. Feb. C. J S"I8.
came em Sunday and the following day
Collector T. F. Penman took charge.
The total loi the remaining nine,
months nnd txventy-txx'o days of the fis
cal year is $l.lil.740!l.
During th" year only il.'U of stamps
for playing cards were purchased. This
Is the lowest sale for the year, the
highest being SSiH.771.37 for liquor
stamps. Tin net largest sale Is J133.
!3G.7fp being recorded under the head of
."special stamps" For the month of
April, the sub- of stamps for cigars and
cigarettes Is worded is amounting to
$11,413.01. being $2,t!t.".2l' more than the
highest other record for any one month
(June) during the vcur. This would
seem tu Indicate that the dealers In
these lux u lit" wer- preparing lor xvnr
times anil a raWe in prices for their
commodities.
THE IVAU TAX.
nn June n. lMtS, the special war rev
enue bill xveni into "fleet nnd on June
13. IS'iS. the Hrs- ,s:iit. of documentary
stamps Is recorded. The amount for
the day was sio. The llrst sale of pro
prietary stamps Is recorded for Julv ',
and amounted to JC9i'.7- Fr in this
time the sales under these heads were
regular.
The report for each month's collee
lions and lespecthe totals are as fol
lows: December, 1Mi7 Collection:' on lists, $1.J;
beer stamps, fl."..iii'.:i; bplilt stamps, Sl,
::tri.3r; cigar and ciKurette. ?:'jl'.!ll; to
bacco stamps, $l,nvi.:ll; pclal tax, 1..
lb. 13. Total. SCi.Ulu.nl.
January. IS'jS Lists. J'.m.yi; beer. J'Si.SIt;
i.phils, $2,sn.:i7, cigar and ilgarette, y:.
l.'7.3ii; tobacco. II.1NJ.2I; sp.'Clal tax, Sl.
0i:'.71i. Total. .!. I27A7.
February Lists. $i.i.'jl ; peer, $:'.7.::M..'i0;
spirit, $3,iai.l'''.: elgsi and clgalelte, ;.
w:sa. Total. t..l.l's7.7l.
March Lists, $:.ii:i.0."i ; beer. ..!s,3ir.; splilt,
$.i.w;s.ol; cigar and cigaiette. J7.i'ji.isj to
linceo, S:!,77i;.:i7: spiclal. Sl.nos.lU; playing
cards. .I'I. Total. ;,.!,(Jii.i:i.
April l.ll. JW.Im; beer. $I:'.S!iii.3H;
spirit. t","XW; cigar and cigarette, II,
II.S.H7: tobacco, jri.ns-.: special, Il.iil4.li. To
tal, $i 1,279. W.
May Lists. fclKi7.3ii: beer. IIU.S1U.17;
spirit. j:!.3.is.3i); clgai anil cIkiim tte. 57.
esl.Sti; tobacco, $.",7v; special. .:iil..'7; play
lug cards, J:'. Total, r'i.07::.!'.'.
June Lists, $29.1s; beer. M, 727.0.!; splrtl.
Ml.lll.iit;; cigar and cigaiette. $"i,7:'7.79; doc
umentary, $n, tobacco. 4ii.s:jl.i7: special,
S'.'2,:l2"i..31. Total. 1!.S'.I2.H.
July Lists. $H.i;.Ci; Peer, $Iui;,t7ii.S;
iplril. $.!.i7.:i2: cigars and cigarettes. .'!,-
Ti-;. ir : iinciiiiifiiinrj. .2i.;-: t.t'.r. ; lobatco, i,-
'.i.N.ll; special, .2.".013.I2; piopnetary, !,
7.3s.:il. Total, Jl!ioji.C.irti.
August Lists, $lfl.2.".!s: hecr. JH1,'.I9I.7.;
spirit. $2.i21.l:i: cigar and iig.ir.tte. J7.
.".::s.M: iloleicintary. .ls. n,M7: lobi.cco, Si,
eC7,77; special, JI.07-..71: propriliiry, "-2,-.til.CI.
Total, J177.237.S3.
SIU'TEMHKH SALES.
September Lists. S.n.Vi.'.is, peer, :',
3H.37: sphll. .l..2.2s; cigars and cigar
ette, K17il.lt; tlociimciitiir- l."i.0.".:i.'.i; to
bacco, $7,117.7:1; special. $2.llo.i; proprlo-
tar.x, $1. 317.33. Total. $M,-!,...t.3J.
October Lists, SiS'IUti; beer. $vJ.317."'J;
spirit. $3,3no.0i'.; cigar and cigarette. s,
.".ss.32; dociinitntary. J13.937: tobacco, JS,
LVS.17j special. ?2,3W.l'.i; proprietary, M,
177.50. Total, S12-.77H.32.
Vox ember Lists, $2,773.33; beer, $sS.
ind.43; spirit. $l.2s7.ii9: cigar and cigar
ette. K732.MJ; documentary. li;.l)2i;.32; to
bacco, .$7,312.12; special. $li;.U2C32; proprie
tary, fll3i;.12; special. 5130.WJ.43.
Total.' for yeai Lists. $r2.iM7.03; beer,
JmI3.771.37; spirit, $10,:a.37: cigar and clga..
ette. $9t.Kst.Cl: documentary. $90, 177.1."; to
bacco. $i;s.4il.72; special, JlKt,9.!i;.73; pro
prietary. $10,311.43; playing cards, $2,21.
elrand total, $1,3H,3S.1.92.
Special deputies appointed by reason
of the special xvar revenue hill of Juno
13, 1S9S. were H. M.IT Htltchlnson.AVells
boro. Pa.; Y. S. Kvans, Carbondale.
Pa.
REV. H. A. GRANT'S SERMON.
Delivered Last Night in the Howard
Place M. E. Church.
Bev. II. A. Grant, II. D., paslor of
the Howard Place African .Methodist
I'plscopal church, chose as a subject
yesterday evening "A Merry Christ
mas." He said, In part:
The.ro is one time in the rexolvlng year
when wo forget ourselves In Hie absorb
ing lox-e of making others clad. Hellish
ness give, place to happiness malting.
Thoughts are busy planning some sxveet
sui prises, hands aro busy pivputlng somo
dettly funned gifts, and the se.-ret places
aro Implored lo cover the henrt'h incrias.
lug joy until the dawn of revelation, j
the dawn of that happiest day of all tho
year, xvlen the Joy bolls xmtc hi to ring
ing and the aiitheni of pc.-iue floated upon
tho ,dr and men felt the throb of heaven s
gooil will, the clfts xvhlch express tho
devotion, thmuiit and alfcetlou aro de
lightfully exchanged amid tho many
Christmas greetings,
Whence came this beautiful home cus
tom? Surely It Is the continuum. o ot Unit
giving that began xvlth the great gilt out
of heaven, coming mar David's old inn
doxvn under tho hills, xvlth songs of an
gels and with a single star in tho sUy.
This gift had love In It, and love Is (lod.
Love goes xvlth the giving "flod ho lox'Cd
that Ho gave." It needs no admonition
to make the real Cliilstluu homo radiant
xvlth these Christmas delights.
Nothing can make the home blighter or
the day gladder than the salvation of
every member of tlio household and the
united songs of full hearts, "(ilory to
Clod in the Highest." The Hon of God was
born tho Son ot man. This solves the
relationship. Fatherhood begets sonslitp
nnd sonshlp Introduces the brotherhood
of man. Wo nro ndoptcd Into the family
of Cod. All tho fullness of the Father-
hood of God xvas focollzenl ll) tho sonshlp
of Jesus, xvho xvas the Logos, the Word,
(hex Intelligent utterance, the coming forth
of the mind of the Father, the embodied
unil personal Son of Hod and Hon ot man.
Ilo gave brotherhood to tho xvhole rnco
of num. Let us thank Ood on this Clitist
mas evening tli.it the child Jesus lifted
the xvhole status and fremexvorU or man.
kind to Hod The loxc of the Father Is
promised to all men only on the authority
uf the Sou.
TWO PERSONS KILLED.
Grade Crossing Accident nt Peck'
vlllo -Peter Wasnok and Joseph
Walsh Wore Killed Lewis
Weissborfjor Injured.
One man was killed Instantly, a boy
bud both teg'i cut off nnd died later In
the Lackaxvnnna hospital, a horse xvas
killed and a man's leg xvas fractured
In an accident nt tho Pecluillc cross
ing of tho Ontario nnd Western rail
road on Saturday.
The txvo men, Lcxvls Wclssbcrgcr,
driver, nnd Peter Wasnok, a Hungar
ian, xvere riding on tho seat, nnd Joseph
Walsh, the boy, xx'as on the rear part
of a grocery xvagon owned by Samuel
Weiss, of Peckvlllo. An engine hauling
n caboose backed noiselessly and with
I'onsldernble speed onto the crossing
Just as tha xvagon draxvn by txvo horses
had got full ly upon it.
AVusnok xvas thrown under the engine
nnd cut In halves. He was 22 years
old. unmarried and hud lived several
yeais in the Uiilted States. Wtlssber
ger escaped with a broken leg. The
boy, Walsh, xvould have escaped com
paratively unhurt If he hnd remained
where he landed, on the pilot of the
engine. He attempted to jump to the
ground and fell on tho rulls. 15'ith his
legs xvere cut off. One horse was run
ox'er and killed: tho other xvas not in
jured. Walsh and clssberger were brought
to the Lackaxvannn hospital in this
city. The boy died Saturday night. Ho
was the son of Patrick C Walsh.
The case xvas reported to Coroner
Longstieet who will go to Peckvllle to
day and bold an Inquest, young Walsh'.
body having been remox'ed to that
place from the hospital. Only one body
xxill be xiexved by the coroner's Jury In
the effort to fix the responsibility of
the accident.
DEATH OF WM. HENRY PLATT.
He Was One of the Pioneers of
This City.
William Henry Plntt. xvho died yes
terday in New York city at the resi
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Millspaugh,
xvas one of tho pioneers In the nettle
ment of Scranton. He came here prior
to 1S4S and xvas engaged xvlth those
who came here and carried on the busi
ness of Scranton it Piatt, of xvhlch nrm
Joseph C. Piatt, Ills brother, was a
member. They xvere afterwards merged
into and Incorporated as the Lacka
wanna Iron and Coal company.
As long as his health and strength
would permit be remained In their em
ploy. He xvum active In the organiza
tion of the First Presbyterian church
of Scranton and became a member
thereof August -'., 1S49. having removed
here from Naugatuck, Conn. He was
chosen a ruling elder in the church
February 19, 1S71, and remained In that
otllce until his death. He xvas a, man
of sterling character, faithful in every
trust Imposed upon him, pleasant and
kind in Ills demeanur, unseltlsh and
active lu all religious work. He died
nt the age of 77. and leaves surviving
him three children, William II. Piatt.
Jr.; 1'mlly. xxife of Dr. Millspaugh, and
Catherine Scranton, xxife of Mr, Jen
kins'. He outlived all those xvho xvlth him
laid tile foundations of Scranton's pros
perity and xvho were for many years
the mainstay of Its xvelfare nnd moral
growth. He has left many here younger
than ho xxho xxill alxx-ays remember hi in
xvlth xvtirm attachment for xvhat he was
In himself. In his intluence over others,
and for the good he left behind him.
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
The Sunday school exercises of the Tay
lor Axvnii" .Mission Sunday school xxill be
held this evening at 7.W.
Tn Interesting programme of Christ
mas music xvas rendered yesterday in St.
Mark's Kplscoput church, Dunniore. At
the evening service the regular choir, as
sisted by Mrs. S. S. Scamans, soprano so
loist; Kugene Hem. flutist; Dr. George
Hroxvn, violinist; Thomas Matthews, cor
netlst; Llewellyn Jones, organist and
choir master.
The Hex-. Jcnies Hughes preached a
sermon last excnlng In the Presbyterian
church 011 Is'e.v York street en "Tim Ulrth
of f'hrlst." There xvas a large attend
ance and suitable hymns xx'ero sung by
tho congregation. "The world should bo
Idled," Mr. Hughes said, "xvlth sacred
joy and devout thanksgiving at this sea
son of the year." America had moro
reason than most nations to be Joyous
and thankful on account of unparalleled
prosperity and the happy termination of
devastating xxuir. He hoped that every
home In this vast country xx-ns redolent
with Inward felicity and resonant xvlth
e'elestlul harmony.
CHRISTMAS FIRE.
St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral nt Harris
burg Ruined,
liarrisburg. Dec. 2.". St. Patrick's
Pro-Cathedral, the church of the bishop
of Ilnrrlsburg Homun-Catholle diocese,
x-as ruined by lire this nfternoon.
Shortly utter 1 o clock a biazo was
discovered In the rear of the church
near the altar and the Christmas dec
orations xvere soon ablaze. The llames
ran up the rear xvall and got betxveen
the roof nnd the celling, pushing their
xvay to the front of the church. The
entire Interior x-as Hooded before the
lire was put out. The altar ornaments
and .sacred vestments xvere saved. Th
organ xvas ruined by heat and water.
Loss, $11,000 fully Insured. Klectric
light xvires crossing caused Hie lire.
MURDER SUSPECTED.
Mike Lndue Arrested for the Death
of John Mnllnck.
Wllkes-Hnrre. Dec. 2.1. John Mallack
and Mike Ladue, after a uuarrel in a
saloon at Stu'inerville last night, start
ed for home Soon after Laduo re
turned to the saloon and said Mallack
had been killed by n train.
When the body xvas found, the xvound
on Mallaok's head looked so suspicious
that Ladue xvas arrested pending an
Investigation.
Christinas at Berlin.
Ilerlln, Dec. 25. 1'mperor William and
the members of the imperial family fol
lowed their Christmas observances today.
Last evening tho emperor, xvho taking his
solitary walk lu the neighborhood of Kan
rioucl paluco at Potsdam, entered freely
Into conversation xvlth soldiers nnd xx-orlt-men,
giving them Christmas presents.
UfPaEiSlJll Slug-cough, croup autl
7T , 77 iiieasleougli. Itiisafe
(.niirrll Svtlinud6ure. Mother you
Chlldrcu like It. Doses ate small, filcc ij cts.
CAUSED BY DRINK.
Shooting and Clubbing AfiVoy nt
Wilkcs-Dnrro.
"Wilkes. llano, Dec. 23. Kugetto Wel
come llred a load of shot Into Kdxvard
Klnsloxv's breast today und Klnsloxv's
ftiondp, Horace Logan nnd John Phoe
nix, took the gun tixvtty from Welcome
and beat him Into unconsciousness.
Neither man Is dangerously xx-ounded.
Tho trouble was caused by Klnslow,
Logan and Phoenix dragging Welcome
out of bed nnd trying to make him
drink xvlth them. All nro colored.
Smoke the Pocono cigar, Cc.
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F. & M. T. Hoxvloy.231 Wyoming ave.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Dlnrroboea Uemcdy can alxvnyp. bo de
pended upon and Is pleasant and sp.j
to take. Sold by all druggists. Mat
thews Bros., wholesale and retail
agents.
ft
Lamp
Chimney
That stands the heat
a source of comfort.
IS
It
the
for
and
it.
off
be
is the cheapest in
end.
Ask your dealer
the M. & P. Top,
insist on having
Don't let him palm
something said to
just as good.
Don't Forget
To go to Weicbel's
Jewelry Store for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
-IN-
Diamonds, Watches and
Novelties.
House Phonographs, $25,00
Records 33c, $4.00 ner dozen.
205
LACKAWANNA AVENUE,
Opp. 0. L. & . Depot.
We're Too Busy
To get down to writing
ads. with our usual care.
ALL WE'VE TIME TO
SAY IS THAT WE WISH
OUR MANY FRIENDS
THE GREETINGS OF
THE SEASON. AND
MANY HAPPY RE
TURNS. Guernsey Hall,
:ill-3l(i Washington Ave.
.. GUAUANTEEO-I
Milt
Christmas Attraclioi
We guarantee the finest display of diamonds
in the city. Beautiful goods at low prices.
Jewelry, silverware, watches, scarf pius, rings of
every description, silver novelties, opera glasses, etc.
Our stoclc embraces everything in the way of de
sirable and appropriate Christmas gifts for youug
and old, We cau supply you with an elegant art cle
at little cost. Call and examiue our stock and you
will see that we have just what you want.
Diamond Herchant.
Christmas
China
Mentiosiin
PlntO Set I'Vcnch China, three
color decorations, with
heavy gold band, worth .
4Qc. As long as they last. &4C
3111k Set Creamer, Bowl and
Plate, all worth 75c tc
$1,00. They must go be- .
fore Christmas at 49C
Tctc-ll-Tctc Scl Two Cups and
Saucers, Cream
er, Sugar Tea Pot on Tray, .
was $i.oo. Now OUC
Dresser Set Two Bottles, 2 Trays,
2 Boxes, all iicatl
decorated, worth $2.25.
While they last they'll 4 .
be 4)1.49
Toilet Bottles Bisque finish, all
hand decorations,
with gold tracing, were
81.00 and $1.25 per pair.
Brush Trays New decorations,
with full gold trace,
were 50 cents each. Here
now at 39C
Hair Pill Boxes Finest decora
tions, all tints,
were 25 cents. While , t
they last they're ZiC
THE GREAT
310 Lacka. Ave.
JOM II. LAUWIG, Prop.
Cupid Is Wise
Are You ?
Nothing adds more to good looks
than Fur. There is such a large
variety in both styles and prices
that every taste and purse may be
suited both for ladies and children.
You need only to call at
F. L. CRANE'S
lteuiemlx-r, Cranu's Knrs Aro Rellnlile.
? Quarts Cranberries
3 lbs Fancy Seeded Raisins. ...
5 lbs Fancy Cleaned Currants,
2 lbs Hvaporated Peaches
2 lbs Evaporated Apricots . . . .
3 Cans Fancy Tomatoes
5 Cans Fancy Corn
Cans Fancy Peas
Cans Fancy Pumpkins ,
.25c
.25c
.25c
.25c
.25c
.25c
.25c
..25c
.25c
A. F. KIZEIR
12(5 Washington Avenue.
ICEALINE
THAT'S TUB NAM II It front cake I n on
minute, without migur or Iluvorlng. Uh tlio
new Idea or tlio iluy.
AsUyonr grocera for It. 10c plcg., or by
mall, 15c, ICUALINB MPO. Co.,
Solo Maker,
llolyoUe, .Mass.
317 Lackawanna Avenue.'
gs
4c
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SCRANTON CASH STORE
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