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THE SOTtANTON TlUUUiNK-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1899.
Ti
Children's Carriages
nnd Sleeping Coaches,
ao-Oarts, Express Wagons, Etc.,
M9UI Wheola with Rubber Tires,
Elchly Trimmed, Handaome Uodles,
Xnrgo Vnrloty, Attractive Trices.
Window Shades, Curtain roles,
AH Styles and All Sizes,
Ready Made and Fitted to Order.
Wnll Papers and Decorations,
All Grades and All Styles
from Cheapest Kitchen Pattern
to Finest Parlor Styles Made.
Suitable Designs for Churches,
Public Halls, Offices, Stores, Etc.
Iilncrusta (Imitation Carved Wood).
Wall Mouldings to Hang Pictuies on.
M. NORTON,
322 Lackawanna Avenue, Sctnnton.
32 S. Main St., Wllkes-Barre.
1 The KOSY I
;-S A new Camer i tokK &
5s up like a book
Misi j'Hs Your Pocket, si
U& 1 arc the sole agents S;
IS for Scranton. cL1
5T- 1
THE GRIFFIN ART STUDIO
20Q Wyoming Avenue.
(fMiyJXIMfMfXOflMOW
WE DELIVER
Fresh Pure Mi
5c a Quart.
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
.H'JJ7 Adam Avenue.
DR. A. A. LINDABURY,
Suclalilcs Surgery, Elseasea of Women
CfflceHours . . . .lllol.'n in
.' to t 11 in
At Itcaidence 7 to in
(Jlllco 'J JO Conned IIiiIUIIdk Ucsiileure
JlOboiilh Main Avenue.
Chas. McMiillen & Co.
Hnvo opened a General Insur
nnce OIIlco In tho
Traders' National Rank Building
Best Slock Companies represented.
Largo lines especially MiUclted. '1'clo
phone 1SCJ.
P. J. REAP,
Plumbing, Steam and Gas Filling
Jobbing Promptly Attended to. Corner
ofl'oiiii Avenue nud Linden Stroet.
Under "Hie Windsor."
KEELEY CURE
lor t.uinor, Drusnml Tobacco DlHeuse.
I'amphlitt frte. 1 III' KI:liLl:V INSTITUTf.'.
81 AUdison Ave..SCRNfOV, PA.
Scranton Transfer Co.,
HUtlll J. KHUNAN, Manager.
( hecks llusguue direct from resldonco to
nny part or the United States.
Oillcc 109 Lacka. Ave. Phone 525
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A Neat,
Clean Laundry
If you wro for your health
,ou -v. Ill tend our earments
to ii laundry that is particu
lar In tln.lt- methods and uo
care in dolnpt their work. Wt
hae u clean laundry and lo
neat, careful work.
L
AGKAWANNA
i ntv
AUNDRY
,c8 I'cnn Avenue. A. II. WARflAN,
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PERSONAL.
( olontl u. H. Itlppio is, coiillnid to hit
homo by s.erlous Illness.
Josclill Dnne.m. tfrt nml a .....i. ......
Jeisle anil Helle, hao Kone to licncr'
Col
Ux-Maynr William I.. ,onitull and i
Khcritt r II. demons at0 n New York
citj.
Rev I'. F. Broderlik, of SuMpioiuiina.
was amont' tho Ultora In tht uij es
teidai. Mrs. A T. Hcarli. and Mls i:iUabe'h
Lcntlej, of Uouesdalc. ore vtsltltiK friends
in tho cit
Major W S Milltu, or the Third bilg.
udo, was in .Slilckshlimy laht night and
conducted tho Inspections of the comp.my
of thu Seventh leglinent nt that place
Itiv Joshua Llppincott, of Philadel
phia, was In Mm clt ihtcrday calling
on old fiieuds la whs nt ono tlmo
principal of the Serunton hlylt t-chocu,
and Judges Alehbald and CJuastcr wero
anions his puplR
Mes. Cflle Iowis, only daughter of rx
Shorlft W J. Lewis, of IMu.i nM.mie,
will bo married to Arja Williams, Ji..
of Webfcicr dcnue, suurday morning
nt 10 oloik at tho btldu's lesldcnte.
unly Hie imnitdlato relatives will bn in
attendance
James H. Powell, a member of tho
Eleventh Unltfd Htatef. Inf.intiy. bus ie
joined his company at (loernor's Inland
He hus been ut Ills hunie In this ntj
.Ince October owing to sickness 1'rlvato
Powell la a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chnrles
J PhWftll, of Green ltldgc.
MU Schaeffer, of Cleveland, O, who
h connected with tho School of I'cdi
T.ogy nt that place, is here visiting the
publlo "schools. Miss Schaeffer Is ninidn?
a special study of child fiiowth Pi
llftlt and sixth years" work. She uul
vcslerday afternoon nt No. 23 school ex
i. mining the puplla in tho primal y looms.
Wihnp J. W. Joce returned last night
roni the conference at Kingston with
i Is friend of many jears, Dr. C M. Glf
I -i and Is ut Elm Park parsonage llo
was cxtremily tired, ns he vvaa engaged
wi.b hit cabinet until 3 a. rn. jesterday.
but will leavo for New York this morn
in, rwturnli'p litre lat-r In the weok, as
he will occupy ti.n pulpit at Uliu Park
church Sunday Mglu. Tho bishop Is u
groat traveler nnd will npcik on lilt ex
perience In utrnngn lands on till oc
casion. It will bo nn event In the his
tory of tho church lOul no iloubt a Mr
(iinlleiicc will bo present.
"COUNTRY" BANKERS TO MEET.
Group Threo Will Take Action on
the Collection Charges.
Uruuii 3, of the Pennsylvania Hank
er' association, which reiiresenta
over fifty hanks of Northeastern
Pennsylvania, will meet In WIlkeH
llnrre, Thursday, to take action on the
recent rule adopted hy the Now Yotk
Clearing houbu association making n
charge for collecting country chock.
Kvtniiton'fl representatives will favor
a i evolution advising their depositors
to pay no heed to the announcements
of the New Yotk ineiclinntH that the
collection chaise will be filtered up
against the 'coltntiy' merchant, nnd
to follow this up by lPtilsltiK to iuh
inlt to the exti.i charse.
This, It Is tlKined, will r online the
operations of the mle to New York
illy nnd will make It so onerous that
tin1 clearlnR hoiihn association will he
onipelled to repent Its rullnn or qient
ly modify It, ut least
NEV MEN PROBABLE.
Boltets on Both Sides In Sollcltorshlp
Tight Attorney P. W. Gallagher
Is the Dnik Hoit.e on the
Democratic Side.
notlu-i tut ill uttcniiit wiih made to
iiit I ii tltj mill Itor last nli,ht None
of tin Denioci.Us attended, and of the
Kepublituns llieta were absent Select
man .latin h of the Sixth ward. Select
man Sihtoedt r, of the iNtt fiitli warii,
nnd t'ontmonei .Izleniun, "1 tho
i:iKhth ward. . imr Hiluoedci'
Xlleinuu weie not expected.
.Klines absence Was unexplained
IMIoWh. who, with Mi Srhroeder,
und
Mr.
Mi.
ts
aliment from the last pes-don, wa In
attendant e l.it nluhl and unsweicd
lull call.
Mr. McAndiew, the one Democrat
who attended, aKteoil to help make ,t
(Itioiiiui, hut was not expected to vote
fur the Kepublican nominee. Mr. Vos
buij,'. Had tin eleitlon been uttempt
ed Mi. McAndiew would have nom
inated a candidate of his own unit east
111 ote for lilm.
It wits the Intention of the Vosbtirfr
men to no ahead with the election If
twenty-one votes werp in slfjlit. Oi
dlnarlly twenty-two -otes tue noco
nary to a choice, but ovvlntf to the fact
that the Twenty-llrst w'nrd Is iinreuii
.senttd In common council, twenty-one
would be .1 majority of the niembcis
eleit, It Is contended, nnd this Is what
Is called for l the law pnornlnir the
election.
It Is not outside the bound of pi oil
ability that two new candidates will
bo picked upon Mr. Vosburtr, it is
feared, will not be able to eruie the
full Republican puppott, and Mr. Mo
Olnley, It is freely admitted, wul not
bo able to conttol even the full min
ority. Mr. MoAndtew and foui othet Uent
oddts. It Is, understood, ltat openly
declared that they would niofer some
other candidate. Mr. MiAndiew hits
even stone so far ns to htato that he
will not under any tlicumsfinees ote
for Mr. McCilnley.
In eas-e of an election having ujon
attempted Inst nlttht .Mi. McAndiew
would hao oted for Attorney 1' W.
Oallagher. Theio wiik considetnblo
Oallagher talk anions; tho Democrats
who hung about the corridors, and
when election coine.s It Is ory like1
that Mr. Gallagher win be the Demo
cratic nominee.
When the matter of naming a day
to width the meeting s-hould be ad
journed wan being dlocussed, Mr. San
derson and Mr. Keller both announced
that they would make no tromlus to
attend any future meetings
If it was convenient for them to do
so, they would attend, providing theio
Was hope of making an election if it
meant that they had to sactilke im
portant business engagements to come
to the meeting they could not proml.io
that they would. They did not like tlpj
prospect, they said, of running to 'lie
city hull n couple of evenings naeh
week all for no puipoae.
Adjournment was made to T SO
o'clock tomonow e enlng.
SOME MORE CHANGES.
Mnde in the Coal Department of the
D., L. & W. Company.
MIiipis employed by tho Del.iv.aie,
I.nekuwann.i and Westein company
will hereafter receive ten cents for a
powder keg instead of four cents, as
heretofore paid. This money is paid
into the treasury of the Mine Acc'
dentnl Fufid at the colliery whei. tnc
keg is turned In, and la a dlieU beno
llt to the members of the Vunil.
Another order which is far i etch
ing In Its iffects Is that hereafter all
supplies used in nnd ubout the col
lieries must bo accounted for by tho
foreman theieof. Tor Instance, If a
pump runner wants n pl ce of pipe, u
washer or t-oine lottr.u he must write
out an older and pterin to the insldo
fntemnn befoie gating the stuff. The
same must be done b the outside men
tluough the outblde ton man.
MUTOSCOPE EXHIBITION.
Will Bo Given Saturday Afternoon
and Evening at the Lyceum.
rue jonn lioyie O'llcillv council.
Young Men's Institute, under w hosts
niiFploe& the American Mutoseope nro
to give nn exhibition at the Lyceum
on Saturday afternoon and evening,
an fortunate in bringing to Hcranton
for the first time this wonderful ma
chine which pi educes moving por
tiulturp In such a manner as to make
tho scenes like real life.
Thousands Journey annually to Rome
to pec- tho I'ope and the Vntlcun. The
opportunity will be aflorded a Scranton
audience to witness life-like views of
Pope I.co XIII in his dally llfo about
tho Vatican gardens on Saturdny next
The mutoscopo will also exhibit tho
latest und very beta war views and
also many miscellaneous ones.
Announcement of Davidow Bios.
Owing to the prosperous outlook
throughout Ihe country lu general we
have decided to remain at our old
stand, 227 Lackawanna avenue, nnd
contlnuo business as pawnbrokers und
Jewelns. Will put In a now line of
diamonds, watches, Jewelry, etc., of the
latest designs ut pi Ices that will excel
nil competition.
A Caid.
We, tho undersigned, do hereby agree
t lefund tho money on a Co-cent bottla
of flreeues Warinnted Sjrup of Tar if it
falls to euro )our cough or told. We also
guarautcQ a -ccnt bottlo to prove. sittU
futtory or money refunded. J. O. llouu &
Son, Dunmorv, I'a.: John P. Donuhu,
Hciuntoo, Pa.
MENTION OF SOME
MEN OF THE HOUR
SCRANTON HAS A WELSH NOV
ELIST FOB, A GUEST.
Ho Is R. H. Williams, of Michigan,
Who Has the Distinction of Being
Ono of tho Few Writers of Welsh
Fiction Reference to W. D.
Boyer in the Last Number of the
Dlckinsonian Judge Smith und
the State Supreme Court Judge
Halsey Is a Gieat Worker.
it. It. Williams", of 1Anse. Ml.lilgun.
Is a visitor in the cltv. Ml. Williams
has the unique distinction of having
wiilten and published a novel In tho
Welsh language. It Is R.-tfo to say ihat
there ai e not ovet halt u dozen Wel!i
novels While Wnles Is rich In legend
ui y lore and the Arthurian legends
have lurnlshed themes tor the gi cutest
of Ilnglish poets and for many Kng
llsh novelists, yet the Welsh novels
are few. The leason nsslgned for this
deal th In the held or Welsh llctlon Is
that the minds of WeWh wi Iters have
been bent In other dlteetlori
About two jeais ago un eisteddfod
In the state of New Yotk olferod n
ptlze for the best novel wiltten In
Welsh, lion II. .t. Udwards, of this
city, was the adjudicator or judge. H
awarded the prize to Mr. William, of
Michigan, w bote novel was by fur the
bebt In the competition. Mr Williams
has now published his woik and Is
visiting his countrymen In the various
Mates The distinguished author Is a
pleasant getitleinnn. has been (ountv
treusutei of his toiint) tor two teinis,
and Is teeognlPil bv ills coiititiyiueii us
a line Welsh siholni and wtltei
The lnt.Pt numbei uf Th. Oh kln-t-onlan,"
the olllelal paper of the Dick
inson college at I'atlMr, contained the
following about a well-known Scinn
tonlait. "Last fall we nnnotinivd a gltl of
seventy-live i.otlais to tho college ath
letic association trom Wllllum D. Hoy
er, e.i , nl Scianton, class of "SS. It
now gives us still gie.tter pleasuic
than It did then to teport another gen
eious contribution to athletics by Air.
Hoyer, of llfty dollais, twenty-live ot
which Is to be added to the base hall
rund and the temaliiing twenty-live
Is to be divided Into eciuul pi lues to
be given to the live men who make th.j
leluy team These pnzes, in addition
to those offered to all the competing
teams by the tmlveisity, should Inspire
eveiy man of ability to tiy for the
team, s-o that we can senu to Phila
delphia the best matetlal possible an 1
bting back victotj to old liuklnsoi.
'We deshe to olllclally thank Mr.
Hoyer for his liberal gift and most
heartlh commend his laudable Intel -est
in the athletic- of his college. The
gieat advance made in Dickinson atlt
letlcH (luring the past thiee or tour
vears should awaken a lively concern
among all the alumni as It has In Mr.
Hoyer, and we hope further iceognl
tion, fcuch ns his, will be forthcoming.
Sut h expressions of inteiest and de
sire for success on the patt of the
alumni go tar to Inspire the undei
gradttates to lenewed effuits and
gi eater tilumphs"
Hon. V. V. .Sinllh Is uiiihittouH. 'tis
said, to occupy a seat on the bench of
the state suptemo coutt. Ills e.xpetl
ence as a member of the superior court
has given him a love for the woik
of the appellate coutts and he would
not be at all averse to beiomlng a
member of tho state's, highest tribunal.
Next fall two supreme coutt Justlets
ate to be elected and one of them
must be a Democtat, for the luw so
stater. Otherwise then would not
be much hope of electing a Demon at.
As the proposition stands, the Demo
cratic, candldute will have a straight
load to a twenty year term on the
supreme bench.
Judge Smith would accept the Demo
ciatlc nomination, and so would a
number of othei judges of the hWU,
Judge I.vneh, of Wllkes-Haiie, among
the number. His fi lends ate already
actively engaged In his behalf. There
has been no fotmal launching of a
Smith boom and it Is not likely that
there will be any such event, but from
vaiious parts ot the state comes Inti
mations that his friends aie not In
diffcient to the opportunity that It
presented tor his advancement. Since
he went on the bench of the superior
court. Judge Smith lias earned a wide
reputation as u luust. In a superior
court case leviewed bv thu supreme
coutt seveial months ago, the opinion
wan wiltten by Judge Smith. Chief
Justice Steultt perused the document
with evident inteiest and then re
marked to Justice McCullom, whose
homo Is at Montrose, that Northeast
ern I'ennsjlvnnla has the fatuity of
giving tho appcllato couits, of the
Mate some line It gal minds.
Judge fleoigo 1.. liaise), who has
been on the Luzerne county bench
but a few months, Is making a gieat
leputatlon ns a wotker. He recently
handed down a bunch of twenty opin
ions In cases lieaid befoie him a shoit
time btfoio and nil of them showed
evidences of careful and conscientious
consideration. The Judges of Lii7
line an engaged in the commendable
business of indeavorlng to 1 educe tho
number of actions In the various
couits awaiting til.il, to tho end that
moio exact justice may be done liti
Coursen's Boom on Coffee,
Wo offet 3 lbs special blend for Jl 01
With 5 11)8 lino stand, gum. sugir ll
i.ii
We offer Irt lbs speilal blend for $2 CM
With 10 lbs fine stand, gtan sugar 15
Wo offet W lbs special blond foi tl 01 "
With SO lbs lino stand, gian bugar s.
... 4 s;
Wo offer W) lbs special blend foi tiooo
With W lbs lino stand, gran sucar 2(jo
.. . , Vi ro
Or 0 IDS l ouilH'U n j.iu coin e
With i" lbs tin gum. sugai . ..
SI 25
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Or 10 lbs Courcn's Java irffro.
With 10 lbs lino gran, sugar ....
Or 20 lbs Coursen's Java coffee.. 6oo
With 20 lbs lino eian. sugar 43
Or HO lbs Coursen's Java coffee. ,J2M
With M lbs line grim, sugur 2w)
14 to
This Is only for a limited tlmo to in
troduce theso coffees. The price on
coffee Is less than you can buy It nnv
whuro nnd the price on sugar Is much
less than refiners' prices.
E,
G, Goura.
120 I.arluuvariiia Avenue.
gants who, under the baneful Influence
of a long eouit calendar, with business
from two to thieu jenrs behind time,
nit Intimidated ftom piosecutlng mat
tits of vatious kinds thnt In the In
teiest of the rntntnunlty nnd good
moials ought in he Iegal1 tiled and
detei mined.
Judge Halsey Is a Imnl, systematic
woiker who has bi ought to the duties
of the Judicial y not onlv thu trained
mind of the student, but the trained
ability to svstetnutlcnlly dliect his en
etgles This Is n pi line reitilslte ot
a Judge who would successfully keep
nbieast of the vast utuount of work
that Judges of this pan of the state
ate called upon to perform
Luzerne's new Judge Is a linn exam
ple ot the possibilities ot America, He
began life as a bleaker boy at Nrsquc
honing and whllo yet In tho prime of
life hus been called to one of the most
exacting nnd responsible positions thnt
can devolve upon a law yet, a position
that rompaiatlvely few men aie In
tellectunlly and plivslinlls mutinied to
successful!) 1111 He was appointed to
till the vucunr) euused by the death
of Judge Heiinelt.
ARMISTICE IS DECLARED
Fence War Is to Be Taken Into
Equity Couit foi a Settlement.
Ciimlunl Proceedings
Withdtnvvn.
The ttoiihle over Nathan Thompson's
leiue is to oj niijuuicaicu in tne civil i
our! When Mr. Thompson was ar- 1
rnUntd lor a heating yestcuhiv, before
Aldctiunn Millar, his uttoipej, S. H.
frite, piopnsid ns a cimptoiiilse that
thu itlnilual pioccdlngs be with
dinwu bv tic cltv und that his client
icfinln fiom lutther attempts to build
the luici until tin (outts have passed
upon the tnatlei. Mayor Molr agreed
to this, Aldeituaii Mllhil aniuleced,
and the luailng was iliilaied oil"
Mi Pilio will Institute for Mi.
Thompson, a ttespass Hult against the
city to give him an oppoitunlty of
proving ill'- claim to the land now cov
etd bv the sidewalk In fiont of his.
piopeitv. It is piobable that a case
stated mav he agieed upon
Mi. Thompson was Intent on tebuild
Inii the font" )ostetday befoie the ai
inl"tlie wits declined He even went
o hi us to have new lumber dellveied
on the giound.
Mr Trice also Intends to Institute a
damage suit against Street Commis
sioned O'Hi.vie and the city for tear
lug ilt Mi the S Tanhauser fence in
Cileeii Itldge. Mr. Tanhauser, It will
be it nvmbeted, ft m ed l:i an alley ad
joining his piopetty .lnlmlng thnt was
covered by his deed ami has never been
npeni J to public use. The city thought
otheiwlst and oiderul the fence le
nioved. Mr Tunhauser lefused, ivhuie
upon Street Commissioner O'Hovie tore
it down
LIVELY TIMES AHEAD.
Bonid of Control Will Split Up on
the Appiopiiations.
'the finance committee ot the boatd
of conn nl met last night nnd took up
the task of nlloting to the various
cnminltttes what the) ate to bp al
lowed to spend of the annual appioprl
utlons Seveial meetings will be re
liilred to complete the work and when
the lepoit i omes before the boatd ut
next .Monday's meeting thete will be
a very lively time.
Some members want to pay off the
balances due on building lots recently
purchased by the boatd. Othei s me
ter to (oiitiniic paying interest on the
$21,000 represented by these bilancrs
and use the money In the constiuttion
of new buildings. Other members nie
detei mined upon securing new sites,
Mi. Shlies, of the Flint ward, Mr.
Leon.ud, of the Twenty-Ill st, and Mr.
Schuefei, of the Tenth, having given
notlie that they will Insist on appro
pi lutions for this puipose. Still other
members favor increasing the pay of
teachers and will demand that this be
provided for before attention is given
to nnything else.
There must neeessailly be some dis
appointment ns tho revenues will not
permit of all these expenditures. The
chances aie that there will be n num
ber of combinations among the cham
pions of tin vaiious propositions and
that when Monday night comes the
board will be broken up into a number
of small fuctlons.
TWO NEW CONTRACTS.
B. S. Phillips Will Cut Two Planes
in the Fine Brook Mine.
H S Phillips, ot Wist Hint stleet.
bus been aw aided by the Scranton
coal company the woik of cutting two
shott Inside planes In the Tine Hrook
mines, owned by the above company.
Mi. Phillips Is nt piesent at work
sinking the shaft nt the Mt. Pleasant,
mines, the millet y operated by the
Fuller company. This latter woik
must be accomplished In three months.
Cheap Excursions, 1800.
Annual Meeting fienoral Assembly
Cumberland Ptesbytorlan Church nt
Denvei, Col, May IS to 26.
Annua) Meeting Oenerai Assembly
Piesbyteilnn Chinch at Minneapolis,
Minn , May IS to Juno 1.
Nntlona' Haptlst Annlversnrle.s at San
riauclsco. fal. May 20 to SO.
National Ikluiatlonal Association nt
Los Angeles. Cal . July 11 to 14.
Foi all these meetings cheap excur
sion intes have been made and di le
gates and othei s Interested should bear
In mind that the best louto to each
convention eltv Is via the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Tatil It'y and Its con
liectlnns. Choice of loutes Is offered
thosu golncr to the meetings on the
Pacific Coast of going via Omaha or
Kansas City und returning by St. Paul
nnd Minneapolis. The Chicago, Mil
waukee und St Paul It'y has the short
lino between Chicago and Omaha, and
the best line between Chicago, St. Paul
and Minneapolis, the route of the
iPioueer Limited, the only peifect train
In the w 01 bl.
All coupon ticket agents sell tickets
via the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
It'y. For tlmo tables and Information
its to latoj and mutes call on or ad
dre.sfi John I! Po't. District Passenger
Agent, 4Mi William Street, Williams
port, Pu.
Impoitcil Bock Beer
on draught it Zenko's, 213 Pnn nve
ntte. Smnl.e The Pocono lie cigar.
CASTOR 1 A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho
Signature of
UK
, SZS7-tS.
"VV rvvv
MEETING OF THE
LUTHER LEAGUE
HELD IN TRINITY LUTHERAN
CHURCH YESTERDAY.
Three Sessions at Which Much
Business Was Transacted Ad
dress of Welcome by President E.
W. Lemnitzer Papers Read by
Miss Lillian Blnschke, H. L. Hun
gcrford nnd Hiss Mary Hnskins.
Evening Arldiess by Rev. Frank
F. Try, of Bethlehem.
The seinl-aniuial convention of the
Noilheastern Central Pennsylvania
Luther league was assembled In the
Tilttity Lutheran church, corner of
Adams avenue und Mulberr.v street,
esteiday. Thiee sessions weiu held
at which pnpeis were rend and dis
cussed, ollleeis elected and uddi esses
given. Ilev. H. M. He) slier pioslded
and Mlsa Fiances M. Kuutnei noted as
secretin). In the morning Miss Lil
lian Hlasihke, of Tilnity league, le-td
a paper 011 "Out Puipose as a League. '
At the afternoon session H. L. Hung
erford and Miss M.iry Haskinf, of
Wlllses-tlarre, pieeiited papeis. Hev.
Frank F. Frv, of Hethlchem, gave an
nddiess In the evening, and music was
iurnlRliid b a eiuuitetle
lite mottling session was opened at
iu JiO o'i lotk with dev otlunul vxeuises,
led by ttev. W. L. Uuntoii. or Wilkes
Harte. The uddtess 01 welcome was
mane bv V. M. Lenmltaei. ptesldent
or Tilnity league, and nev H. M Hey
sher. piesldent or the Northeastern
Centinl league, made the response The
committee on credentials appointed
comprised Messrs. Lemnitzer and Itau
und Miss Walteis The tieasurei's re
port was received, and the executive
committee made Its teport, which in
cluded several tlmel) suggestions The
work of the committee was approved
and In the matter of new badges th'
icqtiest was mnde that the seveial .111
oletles lepresented .subset ibe for the
number of badges necessnr).
After the rending of the minutes of
Ihe last meeting held In Wllkes-Harre,
.Miss Lillian Hlnsehke, of Tilnity
league, read nn .excellent paper 011
"Our Puipose us a League." The toplil
was discussed by seveial ot the dele
gates ptesent. The morning session
ndjouined at 1.1.45 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION
The afternoon session was called to
order nt 2 JO o clock, and Hev. 11. F.
J. Senekei, of AVilKes-Hnrre, led the
devotional set vice The committee on
ciedentials made Its icport, nnd
showed that about fifty delegates were
piesent. lepresentlng St. John's and
Christ churches, Willies-Hairo Oiace
rhureh, Gouldsboro, St. James' church,
Hobble; Zlon's, St. Mark's, St. Puul's,
and Holy Tilnity, Scianton. The mat
ter of paying dues to the nntlonal
league was refetred to the executive
committee with power to act. The nom
inating committee then leported the
names of candidates for delegates to
the state convention to be held In
Pittsburg In June. Hev W. C. Lauer.
H. W. Lemnitzer niiu Fied Muiphy
were chosen delegates, and F II. Oer
lock, William Stelnhauer and it. H.
Moser weie selected ns altei nates.
Miss Mary Hnsklns, of Christ league,
Wilkes-Untie, read a paper on "The
Hle-'scd Fiults of the Lenten Season,"
which showed excellent piepaiatlon.
Discussion followed by Hev. Mi Haul
er and Hev Mr. Kowala Hev. Mr.
He) slier, the chaliman, at this point
letiied und Hev. A. L. Hatuer filled
the chair during the remainder of the
nfternoon. H. L Hungerford, of St.
John's league, Wilkes-Dane, also lead
11 paper, his subject being "The Young
Christian nt Work." Tho subject was
thoroughly handled, and was followed
by a discussion by Hev. Ilunton, of
Wilkes-Hane.
The following ollleeis were elected
for tho ensuing )ear. President, Hev.
C. G Spleker; Ico piesldent, H. II.
Moser, lecordlng seciotary. Miss
Fiances M. Kantnet , corresponding
secretary, Mrs. H. M Heyshet , treas
urer, Miss Josephine Rohrwasser. The
topics tor geneinl discussion was then
taken up and the subject of commit
tees was biieiiy referred to by Hev.
Splekei. Hev. Hunton spoke on lec
tin e courses, nnti Hev. Rntner talked
on the subject of paramcntlcs.
DELEGATES ENTEHTA1NED.
At the close of tho afternoon meet
ing resolutions of thanks weie ofieted
und the delegates weie enteitalnod at
supper by the members of Holy Tiln
ity league at the Golden Gate dining
looms. The next convention will b
held at St. Maik's church, West Scran
ton, lit Ottobet.
The evening session was begun at
7.20 o'clock, with an anthem, "God Is
a Spirit," by a fuartene including
Misses IJlack and Garag.111, Messrs.
He) non nnd Morgan The opening ves
per seivlte was given and Misses
Hlnck nnd Garagnn sang a duet, "Lead
Kindly Light." After the singing of a
hymn by the assemblage, Hev. Frank
F. Fr). of llethlehem, gave nn Inter
esting address on "The Model League,"
which was replete with suggestions of
much mcilt. The quailette sang "Ho
Shall Come Down Like ISaln," and the
meeting was closed with the singing ot
the uillv iDinu and the closing vesper
service und benediction
RESCUE MISSION WORK.
Demonstiated nt Anulveisary Ser
vices Last Night.
There was a large attendance at the
Rescue Mission lust evening, to nttend
'tht anniversary service of William
ll'rynn. who seven yeais ago was saved
'nt the Mission on Fianklln avenue.
1 The voik that Is being done waj In
pait told by the wonderful testimonies
I of men and women who no longer live
I In homes where there is sin, mlseiy
nnti wain, i"ii 111 nappy, cniistlan
homer
Theie aie mini) btlght and us.-ful
lives In our city tndiy, madu and kepi
to, through tho fruitful work and In
liuencu of those vhu labor in this part
of our Mnstct's vineyard, fceive es are
held every evening.
DIED.
lttJOT, lu .touth Herantcn. April J. l.i.iv,
llurili-on itoot, aiicd TO eart ut bis
home, li&i Kclleiman toutt Funeral
tomoinm mornlnt'. Sri vie eh will bn
I11M in Mill City ut 1 o clock nnd lo
ll uncut will bo m.iUo lu the ct meter
there HKNimUW.-lii Wcht fatranton. Aiull
is. IK''. Jamr Ilcndiew, Kcd 61 ear!,
nt tlit home of hU bltr, ills. Churlri
1' AHhltmun, UJC Hock ncet runcial
nnnnuuceiiiciit Inter.
SOHNS-ln Pouth Piiinton, .pti is.
ltW, MIhu M.itlldu KoluiH, :' yeurtt of
age, ut tho rekidonce, Ui2 Neptunu plucc
1'unerul Krlcluy nfternoon. Interment
at the i'ittatoti avenue cemttery.
DENTISTS IN SESSION.
Luzerne nnd Lncknwnnna County
Association Members Meet.
A meeting of the mcmbein of the
Lackawanna nnd Luzerne Dental so
clttv was held Inst night nt Dr. C. O.
t.tuihnth'H olTice on Wyoming uvinue.
Th" attendance wus Inrjrf nnd 1'resl
dmt T. W. Thomas, of WHkrs-Haire.
pieslded. The pa pet oT the evening
was on "Necrosis of the Infctlm Max
illa," rend by Dr Cnrty, of Dunmon.
General discussion followed.
The dentists piesent were Or. 1'.
M. Gieen, Dr. P.. M. Straltoti, Or. P.
F. Strtipplcr. Dr. J L. Fnrdhnm. Dr.
P. J. O'llaia. Dr Tnlleson Phillips,
Dr P. C. Fern. Dr. T A. Kynon. Dr.
Genige Luxetubuiger, Dr. V. J. Donne
gnn, Dr. Flovd Frederick Dr. Gee. O.
Kr.nv, Dr. Wnlhr Fnrdhnm, Scranton,
Or. P.lehaids Mnosie; Dr. Catty, Dun
more, nnd Dr fleck, Dr Williams, Dr.
Smith. Dr Hntton, Dr. Thomas fiom
Wllkis. Ham
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Andrew Hayes
nfter an Illness of nearly 11 )ear.
wishes to inform his many friends that
his oichestin, well known ns Ilnye
Hrothers. Is open for engagements as
usual. :i.".t Plttston avenue, city.
Steam Hcntlnrj; nnd Plumbing.
r. F. & M. T. Howley,231 Wyoming nve.
Finest wines nnd clears nt Lane's,
J20 Spruce street.
Smoke The Popttl if Punch Cigar. 10c
Startling
Difference in
Dentists' Prices
The most we tun sa) for 0111 de-t ul
vork Is Hint then Is nothing to equal
It in Scranton The most mo can sin
for out tlmtal piiccs Is that the jre
much below till others
We do your work catetullv and con
scientiously. Wo avoid "hints b)
Heating the delicate patts until the
soleneis Is lelieved.
April Prices
Are One-Half
During this ironth we have cut our
ptlees in two as is our annual in
tern All woik begun during April
will dcrlvo the benefit of this big
price cut. After Mav 1st tho old
prices ptivnll even then, )otl p ly
less hero than elsewhere
The Very Best
For the Very Least
That Is our modus opeiandl. If jour
wink Is not kdtlsfac tor). It costs jnu
nothing In all events, it costs ou
less than elsewhere
A lifetime devoted to the woik
light hero in Si r.inton Is our best
testimonial of public satisfaction mid
publlo confidence
Come In this month. The lowest
prices of others will be a half high r
that whnt wo charge jnu
DR. BARRETT,
Dentist, 3I6 Spruce St.,
Adjoining Hotel Jerinyn.
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4. cut nils Advertisement Out ana lor
f -irr rm" -. 1 . 4. -
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JFELTON'S
i Removed to 119 Penn Ave ,
4- Will Sell 1 Do.cn 23c Trout
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Hooks.
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sSSrsSTLT-J K-TiMl
The rroperiy of a Gentlem3n
Our name on an urtli Ic Is a guarantee
of Its good qtialit) (Hid stjb Wo cannot
affntil to m1I inferior gomN 11) 'l dolus
we would lose tutiiie ti.itk
BELL & SKINNER,
Hotel .Icrmyn
Uulldln.'.
Th? Ricinrt & S3nJ3rsin 01! Co,,
sti.i, nn:
CELUBRATRI) IIONA SAPGTY OIL
limiit on geltlnz it. Made entire y from
tho I'lDiin t imi'.Io
lllvli (iraJc LubrlCJtHt; aid ISariting OIN
ot tier) description. ijji CAI'uUat! AVU
flS il pS
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Manufactured by SituiU & JUGGINS, re 207 Lncknwminn Ave.
00?
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TCLEPHONE 622
141 to 149 Marldiai SW Sjniloi Pj
mm km immhiim
PAINT DEPARTriENT.-Purc White Lead
and Varnishes.
'.lS.225"lsJ'
i?Pli
POINTING TIME
lonies (Mound ficiUti.tly fot somethlns
ubout the house A cool or two of good
PAINT will bilghlcn and pievtut decay.
Hon t lieglei 1 to apply 11
Ihe cost of p liming nur bouse fiotn
top to bottom, outside and In won't 1)9
exprnslvu If we get the order for mate.
Illlls.
We have u thiuoughl) trlliiblo stock of
Paints oils milshes Colots nnti Whllo
Lead from which vo will make any shado
desired, or sill them In tjuanlltli'S to en
able jou to do It
MATTHEWS BROS., '"K.r"
The Traders
ationa! Bank
Capital
Surplus
$200,090,
70,000,
JOHN T. POR'IUK
W.W. WATSOiN
President
.Vice-President
Pays Liberal Interest
on Time Deposits.
PRANK L. PM LLIPS, Cashier.
lll!l!llllllIi!Iieili!IIIIIIII!!IIIIIIIIII
E TW 3 SUITED. S
You are often mllned bv deal- S
ns vno tiesiie 10 m ii wnuc tny 5
I HAND & PAYNE, "?JW.
Sole Agent for Knox llat. SS
5i:U!l!tI!tliE!llll!llIlllll!HI!llimiE5
CUsforR Tailoring
Is c f 110 ni't'ouul uiilosc It is
Good Tailoring;
WE DO GOOD TAILORING
We lit "hard to fit," or no pa v.
We also m.ike a specialty of Li
dies' Tailorinir.
London,
& New York
TAILOR.
The
433 Spruce St., Opp Commonwealth OUir
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Just Think
It Over ....
V e me rnmpleti linii.e MiniMier
Our prkix wlutliei ash or little
Bt-a-tluv , aie luiMi ill 111 thoe 01
the Fi-( died i .thli C) house1.
milke II -)i ' hilt til (llii'llll ll'i
put -is wl Ii -mail I111 unies l!tf, .
buv ng New hen mult" m 1 l-t
1SnI3 Ciirrlirji's Thiee dol
ailtl d'o-Cai'ts I r. r s in d
ninetv-eiftht cents to almost
fifty doll.iis, and a fine lotto
pick Irom. Tho comloit ol
the little rider is looked after
about equally well in all ol
them, but theie is a ditfeience
in appointments and appear
ances. Other summer doings:
Floor Mattings lie to tl)ea yd.
Refiigcrators and Chests, $2,9S
to '23.00.
Climax Window Awnings
MI..V to $'2.00 better than
the made-to-oider kind.
4-
225-227 Wyoming Ave.
T Cat il iguo 1 r ciiil-nf-invvn buj ers
TS"lld vuiil icJdic sf
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;illK C9,
Hint
OILS,
, Colors
iu IIHVO nil II lull, lUlllt'l IIJ.U1 1U uil
J3 )oti i snctlj Our aim t tho n- S
"j verse We still our customers with S
our furnishing gcods und then we 3
SS are Milted. 3
MILLER
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