THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1899. 9 THRILLING ACCIDENT. Valuable) Horeos Full find 81iilo Down Ninth Avonue Badly Crippled. Ninth menue, between Ohuicli mid Terrace Btreets, Is nhoit unci almost perpendicular Vctei dny. shortly bu fore noon, II. .1 Williams tried to tutu the corner at Teirure stioct with one of lohn Itnuth'8 uiluubln teunw and two tuns of eonl. The -tin-t was hu ley that the hoim-n fell, unci, Milking the Btoop stack' of Ninth nvemte. wen punhed to tin- bottom by the heiivj load behind thuin. Iloth ultimata were lmdl cilpplcd and may not teeovei. One wixb wcdRed be tween the wafjon and a fire Mclrnnt and RUffeted several minute? befote a force of men from Kumiss' blew cry were nblo to release It. The ilrlwi escaped Injuiv b Jump In K. FUNERAL OF J. Y. AMMERMAN Burial of tho Engineer Who Droppad Dead in This City Sunday. lte. CI. A. Place l'h t, and Uev. V C Smith conducted the funeral net -vices of John V. Animermun. who died so suddenly Sunday, at a 30 o'clock es toidny moutlng. Dr IMaec those the twenty-thlid psalm for hU text Me inonounred n line cuIors The temaliw weie tukt it to llonc dale, where a luiRe numbet of people Joined tho procession that followed the remains to the menu of Interment at Olen Dybeny cemeteiv. The burial services wpio conducted li the P and A M , of Honesdule D. & H. CHANGES. I'he Delaware and Hudson nfllc litis who have been In confeience In this eltv.llnlshed their work vesterdaj. As :i result these changes h,ue been an nounced: llxerythlniT peitalnlntr to the gravity bus hem done away with as r part of the cravlty detiartment and will be conducted as n part of the Dennsvlvanla division .Mastoi Me chanic Johnson will have chante of all the machine shop" and Chief Cleik Major's duties will be proportionately enlaiffed. No. 3 breaker will be aban doned and a new one erected on the south side In the spilug to take Its place. Engines, ropes and other giav itj equipment will bo used in bieakeis and along the line of the steam toad. and Mrs. Jaincfl Ooombe and Joseph lllrd and son, William Prynn, of Frnck vllle, and William Lnnyon, ot Green Itldee. The little child that was so badly binned at Mnyflold Tuesday evening, as fully described yesterday, Is In ciulto a critical condition, and but little hope is entertulned for her recovery. Clarence Ulakcslcc has teturned home after a ten days' visit In Now York, The members of St. Agnes Guild, of St. James' episcopal church, met last evening at thu home of Miss Gertrude Vail, of Thltd street. The meeting to consider the propos itions received from tho silk weaving ilrms desirous of locating here will be laid before tho citizens of the borough at a public! meeetlng In JJnterptlsc hall Ihls evening and tho subject Is an In tel estlng one, and the hall should bo well tilled. Dr. H. D. Davis and Clatence Wakes lee weie Carbondalo vlsitois hist even ing. TAYLOR NEWS. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. The l!aptlt choir will meet socially Prlday evening. The Junior Society of Cluistlan V.n deavor held a vooi.il In the llaptlst hapel last evening. G 11. Samson, foimeily ticket agent at the North Main fitted gravity sta tion, hus been given a situation In the sales department of the Delaware and Hudson at Sctanton. Professor JJiyden Is able to be out again. L,. L. Loveland and family have taken possession of their tecently acqulied piopetty at Eighth avenue and Sptlng street. Fiank Poster Shannon, son of Mr. and Mis. William Shannon, ot Wyom ing dieet, entertained a number of little folks yesterdav afternoon In com memoration of his blith. Among those present were- Delos Lewslev, S. Hav not Meaker, Winthtop Mellon, Hexfoid Uennett, Kltk Stansbury, Edward Pur ple, Wesley Dennis. Cecil Smith, Vera Abbev, Wells Loveland, Hex. Meyers, Tillman Moon and Frank Uenscoter. Chailes I lagan, si.. Is III with gilp V. D Gritman, of the Lcndei, Is on the s.li-1; list. Miss Mame Dovlne, of St rantou, Is visiting her parents on tho West Side. Among lecent grip victims aie Mls Laura Donnelly, Miss Kate Walsh, ot Wyoming street: Mrs. David Ltwls, of Pike street; Misses Jlary and Si's-an 1 lagan, Miss Lydla Cody, of DundafC street: Jlrs. George Correll, of Canaan street Mrs Jnmes Walkeit of Pelmont street. Mis. Maiy Ciane and Mrs. Isabello Lathrope, of this rlt. attended th luncheon given by Mrs William Phil lips, of Green Hldge. vsteidny. John D-vanev has again taken t lurge of Hotel Anthiaclte bus. Miss Allle Gllmnrtln, who was oper ated on lor appendicitis, Is recovering. JERMYN AND MAYFIELD. A Republican caucus was held In Windsor hall last evening for the pur pose of placing in nomination borough ofllcers. Tho meeetlng was fairly well attended. W. C. Nicholson was elect ed chaliman. Frank Depew, secietary; II. A. Williams and David Williams, tellers; W. B. Svvlcli. W. H. Menitt and Thomas Walkey were proposed for the olllcc of justice of the peace, and on the llret vote Swick was nominated. For high constable, George Williams obtained the nomination over his op ponent, David Reeves. Lincoln Green wob nominated for the office of audi tor by acclamation. The funeral of the late Elizabeth Coombe took place at 2 o'clock yester day afternoon. Services weie held ot the home of her daughter, Mrs. An thony Prynn, of Bacon street. The Jtev C A. Benjamin, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, officiated The pall-bearers were Philip and Frank Baker, Henry Sobey, Thomas Henwood, Michael Roberts and William Moicom. Among thofte fiom out of town who at tended the f uncial weie AVllllani Prynn and daughtei of Scranton, Mr FREE FOR Weak PJfen Who are Willing to Pay When Convinced of Cure. A scientific combined medical and mechanical cure lias bceu discov ered lor " Weakness of Men," The proprietors announce that they will tend U on trial remedies and appli ancewithout advance payment toanr honest mau. If not all that li claimed all you with eend It back that endi It-pay nothing I Thla combined treatment cures quickly, thoroughly, and forerer all effects of early evil liablti, later ex cesses, orerwork, worry, etc. Jtcre atea health, itrenfth, vitality, sus taining powers, and restores weak 'mmM uu unaereiopea iwruoni oi uoay co f natural uimensions ana luncnoni Any man writing In earnest will receive description and references in a plain sealed envelope. Profes sional confidence. Ho C.O.I). de Mptlon nor Imposition of any nature. A na tional leputatlou tacks this Oder. .Address Erie Medical Co.,Buffolo,H.Y. Social for Now Parish Wedding Anniversary Other Notes. The entertainment and social which Is to be held in Weber's link on Feb. "'. under the auspices of the congre gation of the new parish, promises to be a Hi st class affali. The propitia tions, whlLh have boon under way for otne time, aie neatly completed, and the Ladles' Aid socletj, which Is te ponlble for the affair, has spaied no elfoils to obtain good lesults. The piogtamiue will appear later Rev. 1"). D. Hopkins, of Wales now occupying the pulpit In the Welsh Bap tist chinch. Hde Purk, was the guest of Rev. .1 M. Lloyd, of (Jtovo street, on Tuesday. All membeis of Lackawanna lodge, No. 11 J, Amoilcm Piotestant associa tion, aie icMiuested to meet In their h.ill to attend the fuueial of theli late brother, James Nash, this afternoon at i'.SO o'tlock Membeis will please wear budges and white gloves. Miss Mary Jenkins, of this plac, spent Sunday with fi lends In Olyphant. Tho school bouid will meet tomorrow evening to consider the question of the boaid of l. The fuueial of James Nash will oc elli this afternoon at 2.10 o'clock fiom his lute homo on Union street. Ser vices will bo held in the Methodist Epis copal chinch, of which tho deceased was a devoted menibei, by the pastor. Rev. William FrHby, and Rev J. M. Llo.vd Builal will be made In the Presby lei Ian cemetery. Mr George But school, of West Set .in ton, vKlted filendti hole on Sunday. Lackawanna Valley Council, No St, Junior Older of Ameikan Mechanics, will meet this evening. The funeral of Soloman Goint.in oe cuired jesteiday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Inteiment was made In Plttston. School Diiectnr II J. Daniels is lap Idly lecovtrlng fiom his lecent sick ness. Tho membeis of Eilv Lodge, No. 930, I. O. O. I, will meet this afternoon at thclt hall to attend the funeral of their beloved brothel, James Nash. A cordial Invitation to the Talorvlllo Lodge, No. Gfi to Join with them In paing their last tilbute to the memory of tho deceased. Is extended ilr. Hugh Hughe, of the film ot Hughes l!i owing company, of Plttston, was a business caller In this place es terday. Mr. Alfred Rundle. of Nicholson, was the guest of i datives In this place yes terday. Miss Annie Ilobab, of Olyphant, Is vlfiltlng friends In this place for the pat few days. Taylor Castle, No L'07, K. of G. E, will meet this evening in their rooms In Reese's hall Mrs. John Watklns, of this place, was the guest of fi lends In West Scran ton jesterday. TUNKHANNOCK. the fees accruing to Mr. Drake for 1898, the said amount and did not pass through tho county tieasury, and docs not appear elsewhere In this state ment." The following Is a short num mary of their flnunclal statement: Face of duplicate of county tax, $22,219.90; addltlonnl on same, $20t.G5; abatement, $625.29, exonerations, $353. .IS; commis sions to collectors, $740.29; amount paid In, $20,700.19; on which tho county treasurer's commission Is $310.B0; amount paid In on state tax, $3,456.72; county treasurer's commission, $31.85; received from the twte ot bonds, $4,0812.41; treasurer's commission, $012.49, state tax, returned. $2,806.81; cash i evolved from county commis sioners, borrowed money, $6,000; treas urer's commission on $1,500 of this, $G. 50; received from liquor licenses', $G75; tieasurcr's commission, $10 12; received, vatlous Items, $67.34; treasuret's com mission, $1 01, treasurer has paid orders duilng year, $67,916.91; his commission on same, $1,018.76, paid county HUper Intendent of schools, $200; treasure! s commission, $3 There Is balance ot state tax due from Nicholson, $5,543.20, the Indebtedness of the county on Jan. 2, 1899, was $47,700.48. the county ex penditure, $49,310.79, which Includes $27,134.11 paid for Tunkhannock bridge and $2,2.10 paid on soldlois' monument contract: the sheriff received from the county $1,0S9 97. of which $19.25 was overdrawn nnd ha been paid back; the piothonotary lecelved from the county $739.60, which includes a balance due him fiom 1S17 of $300, and there Is a balance duo him of $151; the thtce com missioners lecelved $1,SS7.51, and there Is still clue them $318.0",, the treasurei received fiom dog tax 91.17J.SS, on which his commission was $17.50 Oi deis paid, $731.53; commission, $10 97. Balance In sheep fund, $1,676.43, tieas mer received fiom unseated land $1, 151.76 and fiom peated land $14..1J; commission imi MERIT MAKES IT FAMOUS. HONESDALE. at Mis. Harry Gietter spent Sunda Wllkes-Baire with her husband. Mi. Daniel C. Osboine went to New Yoik on Sunday for a few das. Undei the new Delawaic and Hudson gravity set vice tho uptown station Is abandoned. Tialns do not stop either way Passengers on Incoming ttnlna must gel oft at the clown town station Miss Florence Wilbur Ham Is at tho home of her parents on Third street. Miss Elizabeth W. Bontloy Is the guest of friends In New York cltv Mrs. Andrew Thompson and two eons, Augustus and Charles, have gone to St. Augustine, Florida, for a few weeks' stay, A numbei of Cnibondale Masons vis ited the Honesdale lodge Monday even ing, where Instructions in the unwi It ten work was given. A new musical organization with a blight future befoie It Is the Lawyer band, under the leadership of Mi. Ed ward Lawyer. It Iri composed of sev enteen lnstiuments. The musicians aie all young mon possessing musical tal ent and have made lemaikahlo pro gress. It will be a pleasure to listen to their music In the park during tho summer evenings. A meeetlng of the executive commit tee of the Wayne County Christian En deavor union will be held In the Pres byterian chapel, Honesdale, Satuiday, Feb. 11, at 2p ,m . Special meetings aie continued this week In the Piesbjterian chapel. At the Republican borough caucus Saturday evening the following ticket was nominated. Town council, E. II. Bauman. J. M. Ljons, W. O. Blakely; school directors, II. R. Salmon, R. II. Brown; Justice of the peace. Peter S. Barnes; Judge of election, W. H. Lee; Inspector of election, Charles Bentley; constable, C. J. Blown; auditor, A. C. Lindsay. The following were nominated at tho The Oaly Remedy In tho World, Ex copt a Surgical Operation, That Will Certainly Cure Any Form of Pilos. Tho study of physicians, the experi ments of chemists, tho loudly adver Used pretensions of quack, have been for years expended In one direction! to find a pile euro that will cure. Tho lesults have been u number of harmless, and In moat cases useless ointments, suppositories and even In ternal remedies, which the public have weighed In the balance of experience nnd found wonting; nearly all of them gave some relief, but nothing npproach Ing a radical cure resulted from the preparations. The remedy required Is one that Im mediately stops the pain so severo In most cases of piles, and then by con tracting the small blood vessels (capil laries) to their normal size, produces a radical cure by reducing and finally absorbing the tumors nnd healing the Inflamed, raw mucous surfaces. Until two yenrs ago, no such remedy had been produced, but at that time suppository was placed upon the j market, which has since proven ItBelf ! to be the long sought petmanent cure for this common and distressing trouble It has lapldly become famous through out the United Stutes and Canuda, and is now sold by nearly all diugglsts un der tho name of the Pyrumld Pile Cure, It I now the best known, because Its merit nnd safety have advertised It wherever used It hus been advertised by woid of mouth, from one sufferer to another, people who had tried every thing else, even submitting to painful and dangerous surgical operation with out avail finally have found that piles may be cured without pain and without expense, practically, da tho Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold for the nominal price of 50 cents and $1.00 per packuge. The Pyiamld instantly stops all pain and ut the snme time contain no cocaine morphine or narcotics; the acids and healing piopertles contained In the re medy speedily remove, cause a health ful, natural contraction and absorption of tumors. It will euro any form of rectal trouble except cancer and ad vanced llstula, which by the wa. nearly ulways rtwult from neglecting proper and timely treatment for piles. As above stated, can furnish you with the Pyramid Pile Cure at 50 cents for ordinary size or $1.00 for large package. A book on cause and cure of piles sent free by addiesslng Pyramid Co., Mai shall, Mich. Democratic boiough caucus on Mon clay evening. For town council. A. M. Leine, John Kubauch and Graham Watts; school dlrcctore, Perry A. La Buir and Dr. Edward Burns: Justice of the peace, W. II. Ham; judge oi elec tion, C. A McCaity, Inspector, Tolley. F. J. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in Chicago. Hisgen Bros., the popular South Side druggists, corner 69th-st. and AVent-worth-av., say: "We sell a great deal of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and find that It gives the most satisfactory results, especially among children for severe colds and croup." For sale by all druggists Matthews Bios, whole sale and retail agents. CASTOR I A Por Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought lf&z&tf&&: Boars tho Signature --4--f 4 4- -- 4- -f-f-f-H- Tho Electric Light companj turned on tho street lights last evening for tho first time under the new contract. They will inn the old clicult, including the nics, until such time us they aie able to make the change to lncandes cents called for In the now contract. They will be obliged to wait until the ground softens up as theio will be a number of new polos to bo placed. Justices of the Peace Charles Gard ner, of Factoiyville borough, and A. D. Gardner, of 'Clinton township, were In Tunkhannock Tuesday on business connected with the estate of the widow or Tied Wheeloek of Factorj vllle. County Commissioner Charles Whee loek, of Eaton township, Is confined to tho house, threatened with an attack of pneumonia. Sehuler Gornon, of Scranton, was In Town on Monday. Piofessor Cair, of Scianton, Is hav ing great success with his banjo and guitar classes In Tunkhannock. He comes here Fridays and Saturdays. E. N. Stone, teller in the Wyoming National bank, was at Montrose Tues tlay. Thomas Harding was nominated by the Republicans of the borough for high constable and also by the Flist ward for constable. He now with draws fiom the latter ofllce and D. J. Scutt has been named as tho candi date. County Auditors Plckeit, Young and Wright have finished their business for the year and their lepoit was filed esteiday. They make the following statement: "To the Honorable, (the Court of Common Pleas of Wyoming County We. the county nudltois of said county, do ceitify that wo met at the court house In Tunkhannock bor ough on Mondav, the second day of January, 1899. and after duo notice to the seveinl ofllcers whose accounts we aie required to audit, settle and adjust, we did proceed with our duties, and our report; hereto annexed Is a truo statement of the accounts of said of ficers" nnd of the iecelpts nnd expen ditures of said county for the yeai 1S9X The account of A. G. Gregory, sheriff, showed that he had received fiom the county over and abovo the amount to which ho was legally entitled the sum of $19 25 The county commissioners had paid uut by mistake on common wealth costs $1. to which the party re ceiving tho same was not entitled On the 2lst of March, 1S9S, the commlsslon eis paid to Samuel Hawke, $15 for erecting a heath'tone at the grave of Harold Davidson, un Indigent soldlei, who died nt Meshoppen. Tho head (.tone was not elected by Mr. Hawke. Tho attention of the sheriff and com missioners being called to the abovo tlnee items they caused the same to be lefunded into the treusury. The county commissioners have collected on Judg nient No. 24, Apill Term. 1898, ngalnst F. H. Chare, Charlen Wheeloek and Michael Brown, $61, being the amount surcharged In the auditors' report of last year as having been overpaid to F. F. Drake, district attorney. This sum was collected by retaining out of fsrAfiia V . . .y7X i A-JlririiliffCM V jfSr im Jm A JmMl flaw jSJ sa&r Wv vv.iiir lS' m& - ' X As Usual After the Season's Trading We have a general closing out sale, which occurs August aud February. Our Fifth Semi Annual ale Begins Wednesday, February 1st It is a well-knowu fact that our sales are genuine opportunities for saving money. We do not buy goods for these sales, but offer our ENTIRE STOCK AT GREATLY RE DUCED PRICES, aud any one buyiug Shoes of us this month is sure to save some money. We start this sale with a large assort ment of goods. The early buyers will find the best selections. The success of our pre vious sales aud the regular trade leads us to believe that the people of Scranton appreciate good values. Our eudeavor is to give the peo ple thi best goods for the money they wish to pay ? j -4- Corner Lackawanna and Wyoming Avenues, x r m g mir iilfr m w l ffWi XrBrjYwr& V Im M I Jm ml M mm m A Jonas Long's Sons The Power of Cash Is the Main Force That Gives You Such Wonderful Values at r L AT 10 JJ V.OCL0CK f close: IL. ,AT6r I WocdocKy viLiBi v We buy for cash. We sell for cash. Fancy prices and profits find no place here. Thus in these Great Friday Sales you get our very best efforts. For two weeks now these sales have been making a great record. While people were astonished at the little prices they were more surprised at the high quality of the goods advertised. " Wonderful," exclaimed one lady. "Don't sec how they can do it," said another. "I'll bo here every Friday," another told us. And so it goes. This Friday shall be a wonder. Judge for yourself. Not an item but what you'd pay a half more or double for at any other time. Friday Sale Goods have Red Price tickets they're ready for you at 10 o'clock. Don't miss this week's Sale. A wonderful bargain in Greystone Enameled Ware Friday. 16c We start this sale on Friday with the biggest offering of Greystone Enamel Ware that this city has ever known. There are 4-quart Buckets, with covers; 3-quart Sauce Pans, with han dles; 3-quart Kettles, with bail;2-quart Tea and Coffee Pots and'8-quart Dish Pans. The best quality we can buy, and sold by us rcgulaily at from 19c to 25c. A month from now , they'll be even more. For this Friday, ONLY 1 OC A tremendous offering in Fine Dress Goods Friday 21c yard There are 2,450 yards in the lot, all told. Fine Novelty Dress Goods in plain and fancy weaves, comprising 4 i-inch Jamestown novelties that are worth 49c yd.; 45-inch fine checks that are worth 55c yd.; 45-inch All-Wool Hop Sacking, value 44c yd.; 45-inch Storm Seige and Cashmeres, All Wool Sackings and Homespuns, worth from 35c to 49c yd. The biggest Dress Goods bargain of the year. Friday only, yd jC A great bargain in fluslin Corset Coverson Friday, 17c There are several styles in this lot of Corset Covers that have helped to make business for the big Muslin Underwear Sale. Some are trimmed with embroidery and inserting; others with embroidery have V neck and hemstitch. Still another has yoke with six clusters of tucks, with inserting and embroidery. They have sold as "special at the Underwear Sale for 25c. On Friday only they go at 1 7C 800 pairs Women's Fine $1.00 Walking Gloves on Friday, 81c These Gloves have helped to maintain the reputation of our Department, at one dollar a a pair. They are the finest English Pique Walking Gloves, two -clasp, and come in all Q the newest season's shades. Never sold under a dollar. On Friday only, take them at pr. 0 1 C A stupendous offering of Handkerchiefs 10c kind, 4c Friday In this lot are a trifle over twelve hundred Hankerchiefs, both men's and women's. They come in fancy printed boiders absolutely fast color are extra fine in quality and have . never been sold by us under 10c each. They're worth I2jic. On Friday only, they go at 4C K-fttt-t-f-f-ft-ftt-f-f-fi-f-f-ft-t-f-ft-ff f-fttt-t-f-t-t-f $1.00 Bedspreads Friday 64c. 8c Percales Friday, 4c About the Bedspreads There are several hundred of them, full length and full width, hemmed ready for use; new Marseilles patterns in large assortment. They've always . been a dollar. Ft iday only G4C About the Percales There are 75 pieces, about j.ooo yards; splendid In quality and a great vaiiety of very handsome patterns. They'd be cheap at 8c yard; we would sell them . oc. Friday only 4C Women's Fine Ribbed Underwear that is worth 20c Friday, 12c Women's fine quality Jersey Ribbed Fleece-Lined Vests and Pants. Vests are finished with crochet edge and taped neck. A quality that has never been sold under 20c by any house. Friday only 1 2,C A sensation in Hosiery 15-cent quality to go Friday at 9c A hundred dozen in all. Women's Fast-Black Seamless Hose, with high spliced heels and double soles; also Women's Seamless Jersey Ribbed Fast-Black Hose, all worth isc pair. Take them Friday at, pair Oc An unparalleled offering of Fine Pocketbooks on Friday, 17c The closing out ot a manufacturer's line of Pocketbooks in New York City gave us and you the biggest offering of the year. There are many styles to choose from of black and col ored seal, some with. gold, silver and oxydized corners; some of black seal with straps; others double in style, are of alligator with fancy corners of silver and gilt; then there are a lew plain black seal. Some in the lot are worth 50 cents; all of them are worth more than aquar- ter. On Friday 1 7C Don't Miss the Red Price Tickets Jonas Long's Sons Advertisers of Facts Only. i
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