"'yo' m,'" 'TO.rV' " -"irtN" THE SCRANTON TRlBUNK-THUBSDAir, ABBUJ 27, 1890. Connell Building DESIRABLE OFFICES FULL PRIVILEGES OF Law Library APPLY TO J. L CONNELL, Knoni 302 Connell Uuilillng. For Sale A I'ciiiiy-lM-the-Slot Music Box. This box is worth $75. We will sell it, including twelve tunes, for $45 cash. Just the thing to make money in a saloon or hotel. Washburn Guitars, Mandolins and Banjos At greatly reduced prices, while they last. You can save from $3 to ?io on an instrument. New Music at 25c Per Copy. "First Offense March," which from Its popularity is not so offensive lifter nil. "Molly, 1 Iajvo You," Wooler'a hit. "The Gibson Olrl March" .Miss Beamish. "Just One Olrl," .Song. And thousands of other new plrce3 We sell the McKinley 10c Music. Perry Brothers 205 Wyoming Ave., Scranton. E M R SELLS .ODAKS And Photo Supplies 103 Wyoming Avenue. DR. H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose aud Throat (aire Boms -ll a.m. to rj.no p.m; 'J to 1. Williams lliilldlns, Opp. Postolllce. I CITY NOTES FANNY MLNDIB.SSOHN HICUKAKS Al.. The lehcni'snl ol the Funny Men-dt-lssnhn soilety tills- evening will be held In the Lyceum theutu beginning at 7 o'clock. Sl'ICCIAL MRKT1NU.-A special nie.-t-ing of the Newman Meclizine club will lie held tonlKht in Guernsey hull at f o'clock. Kvcry member Is requested to attend, us business of lniportarcfc Is to be consld ci cd. VAN BF.ltC.KN FUNKHAL.--Tha re main! of the late Hon. Jului li. Van Ber gen can bo viewed at the First Presby terian church, C'arbond.ile, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The funeral will tiirfe place at L' o'clock Saturday afternoon. Interment will be made hi Maple ceme tery. ADDITIONAL UKCUriTS.-Tho fol lowing men were sent to Fort Columbus, New York luuhor, yesterday from the u crultliig station on Spruce street, to be asslmied to tlio cavalry service In the legulur army: John Cuslek, Bobert Jones and ChuiVs J. Collins. Scranton: Daniel K. Ha. Ashle.x ; William James Hudson, Fell township. JIHS. CLAItKirS rti:i'ITATIONS.-A delightful prolamine or dramatic leclta tlous will be given by Mrs. Helen 1'. Clarke, of New York, on her tlrst ap pearance In Seriaiton on Thursday even ing. May I, at St. Luke's parish home. As already announced she will have the assistance of Mrs. 1'aul Gardner and Messrs. Soulliworth. Will Watklns and Thomas dipped, Insmlng a thoroughly satisfactory miislenl as well as literary programme. The tickets, which are but !S cents, are now on tale at Powell1 music store and by nn mbers of the OiilM of St. Margaret. IN THE HOSPITALS. Patients Received from the Mines nnd Shops Yesterday. Martin Verick and John I'ortsuz, em ployed as laborers In tho Avondale mines, operated by the Delaware, Uickiuvanna and Western company at Plymouth, were painfully burned about tho hands and face yesterday at noon by a small explosion of gas. They were brought here to the Moses Taylor hos pital. Their Injuries are not serious. vrthur Lang, one of tho press boys employed in The Tribune Job oillce, had the little finger of the right hand crushed while feeding u press yester day. He went to the Lackawanna hos pital and the finger was amputated. Charles Mnzalka. of Green Hldge, employed ns a laborei In the Dickson mines, was struck by a flying piece of coal while at work yesterday und there by two large cuts were Inlllctcd upon his head and face. lie was removed to the Lackawanna hospital. DEATH OF JOHN BARRETT. Father of Editor John E. Barrett, of the Scranton Truth, John Darrett. of Plttston, one of thi oldest residents In Luzerne county, illpil at his home yesterday at 12.30 o'clock. Deceased whs born In Dully castle, County Mayo, Ireland, and t-umo to this country with hlH wife many years ngo, and settled In Pltts ton. Ho was a graduate of Dublin col lege, Ireland, and was considered one unkjjA?jiSbei of the best authorities on Irish history, nnd could rend, write und speak the Irish language fluently. Mr. Barrett tnught school In Plttston for many yearn, nnd had been nlllng a long time, lint was able to be about until a few duyo ago rive sons nnd two daughters survive him. They are: Hon. John K. Bar rett. editor of the Scrnnton Truth; Thnnius F. Ilarrett, ulso of this city; Dr. r J. Barrett nnd Merchant ICd ward llairett, of 1'lttston, and Michael Barrett, of London, KnglntuP Jlr.l. Martin Durko nnd Miss Marie Darrett, of Plltston. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 9.30 o'clock, A high mnss of renulom will be sung In St. John's Catholic church, Plttston, and interment will he made In the Market street cemetery. RUMOR OF A DIG SALE. Scranton Railway Company Reported Sold to a Syndicate. A report was current here, yesterday, to the effect that the syndicate of New York, Philadelphia nnd Boston capitalists, which purchased the Wy oming Vnlley Traction company had also secured the Scranton Hallway company. color was lent to this report by the fact that theie were heavy dealings in Scranton Tinction stock in the Philadelphia exchange, on- Tuesday, when It opened at 31 and sold at 3". General Manager Sllllman stated that ho knew nothing of the reported transfer. THE ELECTION CONTEST. First Anniversary of the Sitting of the Commissioners Expenses of the Contest Up to Date. Yesterday was the first anniversary of the sitting of the commission In the I.angstaff-Kelly contest. It Is esti mated the proceedings thus far have entailed an expense of $6.,,000. And the end Is not yet. The contestants were engaged In tak ing testimony one hundred und ninety seven days and examined !,000 wit nesses. The daily expense of the com mission, not counting travel allowan ces when .sessions were held In other places, is $30, $10 upiece for the exam iners nnd $,'i.00 apiece for the steno graphers. The $9,000 witnesses got $1 apiece in fees and 10 cents a mile for travel allowances. Just what this Item will umount to cannot bo known until the hills are all In, but it will very likely not fall much short of $18,- ooo. The fees of ofllcers for serving the subpoenas on these $9,000 witnesses is $4,300. This does not Include travel allowances. The respondent has been sixty-five days In taking testimony and is en gaged In summoning 11,000 witnesses, How much longer the respondent will be allowed Is a mooted eiuestlon, but It Is very likely the time will be no less than that allowed the contestant. Appended Is an estimate of what the contest will eventually cost. It was prepared by an official engaged In as sisting one of the parties to the con test : Two exumlners, Kit days at V0 a day lU.SL-U Two stenographers, 391 days at $lu a day 3,6)0 Twenty thousand witnesses at U apiece 20.H) Witnesses' travel fees SJ.UH) One hundred thousand pages type written transcript of testimony at 15 cents a pace in,w.i) Two extra copies at 3 cents a page., 10iiu Constable fees for serving i,O0o subpoenas 10.UO0 Expenses of constables j.OHi) $9."i.7W In the above computation the cost of serving the respondent's subpoenas Is figured at 50 cents u piece. It may be that only 13 cents apiece can be col lected. The new constable's fee hill wuh signed Just as the work 'if serv ing these subpoenas was undertaken. The rate that was In force when the court placed the subpoenas in the hands of the ofllcers. It Is contended, was the old rate of 30 cents and the ofllcers are chnrglng up that amount. They will have to sue for it, of comse, but they are determined to leave no stone unturned to collect It. SOME CITY IMPROVEMENTS. Several Sewering nnd Paving Jobs Now Under Way. Work on the repairs of the Hyde Park avenue and Academy street sew ers was begun yesterday by Street Commissioner O1 Boyle, under the super vision of City Knglneer Phillips. The Hyde Park avenue portion of tho sewer will be attended to llrst and when it Is completed the Alcntraz Paving com pany will commence the work of pav ing. Donahoe it O1 Doyle yesterday began work on the private sewer that Is to extend from St. John's church, on Fig street, to the Hurvey silk mill, where it will connect with another private sewer emptying into the river. Tho work of paving Dlx court in tho rear of the city hall will be entered upon this week or next. Notice of the certification of the contract was re ceived by City Knglneer Phillips yes terday. The Forest court, Dreck court and Von Storch avenue nnd Honesdnle street sewers will be started as soon as the contracts are certified. THIRD DISTRICT WILL ELECT. Convention Called by Chairman Nichols for May 8. A. A. Nichols. Democratic chair man of tho Third legislative district. Issued a call yesterday lor a conven tion to be held at the St. Charles hofl, Monday, May S. to elect delegates to the state convention In June. The primaries will be held betw m-ii the hours of 4 und 7 o'clock p, in., at the regular polling places. Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, HV. The "Angelus," a Piano Player iulte dlffeient from the mechanical devices put on tho market. Is creating a stir among lovers of good mimic, With Its use nno can get the most delicate touch and expression. We cannot ull be Sauers and Bosenthuls, but with the "Angelus" we can be come, after a little practice, very good performoiH, far better than ninoty-ninu out of every hundred, besides having tho advantage of a repertoire of threo thousand pieces. New music Is added every week. Those Interested should call at Perry Brothers' music store and hear this twentieth century wonder. Smoke The Pocono 5c, Cigar, VAN HORN IS VERY COOL AND CALM HE DID NOT EXPECT MUCH FROM BOARD OF PARDONS. Was Not Greatly Disappointed by Its Refusal to Intcrveno in His Case Death Watch Has Been Or ganized Execution Will Take Place One Week from This Morn ing in the Jail Corridor Con demned Man Says He Is Not Afraid to Die. George K. Van Horn will die one week from this morning on a scaffold In corridor No. G of the county Jail for the killing of .Mrs. Josephine West cott, and he will die game. The shadow of his doom Is now upon him, but has no perceptible effect. That ho realizes the nwfulness of his position Is apparent from his calm, ser ious manner, but there Is no evidence that his wonderful nerve Is weakening. There is nothing flippant in his talk or manner. He gives those who are privileged to converse with him tho Impression that he has clearly made up his mind he must die and will walk on the scaffold to meet It with out any visible evidence of fear. A'an Horn on Wednesday afternoon llrst learned from his sister, Mrs. Fred Harper, of Dunmore, that the board of pardons had refused to interfere in the case. She received a telegram from Hnrrlsburg and Immediately con veyed the Information to him. Apparently he was in no wise dis turbed by the dire news. He went to bed Wednesday night at 9 o'clock and slept soundly until yesterday morn ing. During the day he was visited by his aged mother, who had a long talk with him. It was the llrst time he showed any signs of emotion. Mrs. Van Horn until now has never wholly lost faith in her son's case. Since he was brought back from Wadena, la., on July 9, 1897. she has been his de voted friend and has done everything In her power to save her son. At the Jail the greatest sympathy Is felt for her by .the olllclals. VISIT OF CLERGYMAN. After Mrs. Van Horn visited her son the Rev. R. R. Ihilgin. of the Christian church of Dunmore, was with him for a long nine. The clergyman succeed ed In turning the I'ondemnod man s attention to a consideration of tho hereafter. He has had several inter views with him of lute and will con tinue to visit him dally. A Tribune man had a talk with Van Horn after tho Rev. Mr. Bulgln left his cell yesterday. "I've Just had a long talk with a clergyman," said Van Horn, with a smile as the reporter was Introduced, "and my mind Is In somewhat of a, whirl. I was never very much of a church member, especially after I grow up, but this clergyman who was to se me has set me to thinking." Taking a Hlble in his hand, Van Horn con tinued: "He marked some things In here that he wanted me to road and think about, and I'm going to do It." "Have you any statement with lef erence to your case you would like to give to the public?" asked the reporter. "I don't feel Just In the mood to tnlk about tho case now," replied the con demned man, "and, anyway, I don't believe It would do any good. The board of pardons has decided against me, and I suppose that most of the peo ple have made up their minds as to what they think about the case." He said this in as indifferent a man ner as If It was a matter of no im portance' whatever to him that he was discussing. He was Indirectly asked if he feared to meet the death that has been allotted to him. There was not the suspicion of a movement of any of the muscles of his face as he answered that he does not fear death, but dis likes the manner In which It comes to him. C.ui' TO COMIC. "It's got to come, you know," he said. "My health Is excellent and has been ever since I have been in here, and my nerves have always been the best. They are yet," he added as he held out his arm to show there was not a sus picion of a nervous tremor. Reverting to ids case, he said: "I have had the services of good at torneys and they have done the best they could for me, but somehow things have gone against me from the be ginning of this case, and I suppose I must be contented. I didn't expect much from the board of pardons and I'm not much disappointed at their re fusal. I don't see that anything further can be done for me," and Van Horn laid down the pipe on which he had been placidly pulling nnd drawing some tobacco from his trousers pocket, be gnn industriously to chew a portion of it. The olllclals nt the Jail who have watched Van Horn closely for months are much Impressed by his wonderful coolness nnd nerve. They have no an ticipation of any disagreeable scenes on the scaffold. Sheriff 'Pryor yesterday began his preparations for the execution. A few days ago Van Horn was moved from the upper to the lower tier of cells in corridor six. He now occupies coll number eleven, near the western end. This is the corridor In which Merolo was hanged, and here, too, within Mmmt Do ou fret dd with n. heailaehn?! j j ini'rs n imu usie in Your mouiu y n t- iL - - : r . . r. r - - . , Then ou liave a noor aunetlto anil . a weak digestion, Youarolrenntntly kdltzy, always feci dull and drowsy, I 'and you get but little benefit from' , yuur ioou, nai is me cause or inu r.ouiuo ( coudtipated bowels. A 4Pf 6L 11 3 PILLS I will give you prompt relief and cer-. r ukiu i-uru, vpu, a uu. All ufuuH, , Keep Your Olootl Pure. If you liivo ncglocteu your case a I long lime, you iuu ueiier uiu Ayer's sarsopsrllla i also. It will remove all impurities. that have bean accumulating in your blond unit will preatlv Btrenrthen your nerves. Prlco, Si.ftOa bottle. ' J. O. AYKK CO., T onell. Mail. I SSI twenty feet of the cell Von Horn now occupies ho will pay his penalty to the law on the same scaffold thnt was used to execute Merolo. It Is stored away In one of the basement dungeons, nnd can be put together In a few hours, THH DKATH WATCH. Yesterday morning, by direction of Sheriff Pryor, Warden Simpson, of tho county Jail, organized a death watch. The members of It are Captain Warner, Al. Atkinson nnd Henry J. Loftus. One will go on duty nt 8 o clock In the morn ing and servo until 4 In the afternoon. The next man will serve until mid night nnd the third until S o'clock in the morning. i ho death watch went on duty yesterday. They are stationed outside of Van Horn's celt und keep their eyes on him constantly. No one Is nllowed to see the condemned man without the special permission of tho sheriff nnd they are not allowed to get within arm's length of the prisoner. His spiritual adviser Is the only one who Is admitted to his cell. Sheriff Pryor's desire Is to conduct the execution lis uuletly lis possible1. As the corridor Is small, the tickets of admission will necessarily bo limited. The execution will take place about 10 o'clock In the morning. Van Horn is living on hotel fare these days. The Jail olllclals give him whatever he desires In tho way of food. BUFFALO IS EXCITED. Doing All Kinds of Speculating About the Large Steel Plant to Be Erected in That City. The report that the Lnckawanna Iron and Stool company contemplates moving Its plunt to Huffalo has stirred up the papers of that city to a great extent. The Kneiulrer says: Interest ill the $13,000,000 steel plant to be built at Stony Point Incri-ases each day. The latest report is that the Lacka wanna Iron and Steel company, of Scian ton. Pa., u competitor of the Carnegie. Interests, is the pewer behind the local promoters. The capital of this company, which gives employment to about 4,000 men. is $3,D0o,000. Yesterday morning the chief engineer of this company, C C. Conkllng, with u corps of expert assistants, went to Stony Point to make a survey of the lands that have been bought for a site. It has been h-arned that local capital ists have agreed to take $2,30o.W) of tho total capital, needed of the steel com pany, nnd It Is stated the stock thus far subscribed by Huffalo men Is as fol lows: John J. Albright. $230,000; William Hamlin, $230,000; William A. Rogers. $130. OfO; Charles W. Goodyear. JKM.OOO; Dd mund Hayes. $100,000; George L. Will iams. $100,000; Cicero J. Hamlin. $100,000; Woolley & Gerrans. S'S.OOO; Harry Ham lin, $30,000; total, $1,175,000. In Scranton, P.i , where the Lacka wanna Iron and Steel compuny has Its homo, there is nearly as much specula tion about the proposed steel plant for this city ns there Is In Buffalo. The fact that the compiny recently sold out Its coal Interest there for $1,000,000 Is point ed at ns evidence that tho company may be plannlnc to move, to Buffalo. Tho Buffalo News has the following: Mr. John G. Mllburn this afternoon gave this statement to a reporter for tho News: "The statement published to the effect that those behind tho steel plant project are tho Lackawanna Iron and Steel com pany, of Scranton, Pa., is not true. This project Is very much larger from begin ning to end. There ore one or two per sons having holdh.gs In tho Lackawanna who havet holdings In this, but many with large holdings hi tills plant have no connection with the Lackawanna. The Scranton man whoso name has been printed In connection with this enterprise Is probably a stockholder In the Lacka wanna, but he also holds stock in many other companies." HOME FROM SAN JUAN. Two Members of Eleventh Regiment Arrive and Many More Coming. George Kllnglesmith und William Grose, both of Scranton, privates In Company I, Kleventh infantry, arrived home this morning from San Juan, Porto Rico. There are about 430 boys from Scranton and WIlkes-Barre in this regiment and most of them are now homeward bound. They are the soldiers who It will bo remembered were recruited by Lieu tenant Dentlcr und are now being dis charged under general orders No. 40, which is framed on the act of congress directing that these volunteers should be discharged at the end of the war. A large number of others are expected to arrive today. They complain bit terly of the accommodations on board the transports, and even at this late day the attempt was made to feed them on embalmed "Eugun." ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING. Second Prssbyterinn's Membership and Finances Contributed. The annual meeting of tho members of the Second Presbyterian church wns held last evening to hear reports from the various societies and organizations for church work. Rev. C. K. Robinson, . D., presided. The following report was read: Present membership of the church, 770; membership of the Sunday schools, 07fi; contributions for home missions in this city nnd through the west nnd south, $6,367; for foreign missions, $:', 853; for other benevolence's, $2,120; for congregational purposes, $16,118; total, $27,490. WANT THE PAVE REPAIRED. Prominent Citizens Join in a Peti tion to the Mayor. A petition was circulated yesterday by Charles P. Matthews asking Mayor Molr to complete the asphalt repair contract and proceed with tho repairs ut once. It was signed by all the prominent citizens whom Mr. Mnt thcjws could reach and placed In the mayor's hands early In tho evening. Attnched to the petition was a clause setting forth that the petitioners were prompted to attach their signatures only by their Interest In the city. Mayor Molr declined to give out the signers of tho petition for publica tion. He will transmit it to common council tonight, he stuted. Another Big Oil Strike. Toledo. U., April 2U.-A big stilke in the oil Holds at Cambridge, O. has caiiHed nearly us much excitement as the recent find nt Sclo. Speculators arc rushing In from all over tho country. The strike Is guurded day nnd night. DIED. M'DONOlTQH.-ln Dunmoie, April it, jsyj, Mrs. William McDonough, SI years of ucc, at tho icsldeneo on Chestnut street. Funeral announcement luter. CONFLICTS WITH THE CONSTITUTION ORDINANCE TAXING TRAN SIENT MERCHANTS VOID. Opinion of Judge Gunster Handed Down Yesterday in tho Case of the Commonwealth Against Mor ris Wormser The Latter .Was Attested nnd Fined for Conduct ing n Special Sale of Clothing Without Having raid tho Tax Prescribed by the City Ordinance. The city ordinance taxing transient merchants In this city $300 and Im posing a line of at least $100 for every violation of It, was yesterduy declared by uudgo Gunster to be a flagrant violation of several constitutional pro visions In an opinion handed down In tho case of the commonwealth against Morris Wormser. The latter Is not a resident of this city, hut u few weeks ngo he opened a store with a view to conducting a special sale of clothing. Ho neglected to pay 'the $1,000 tax and was arrested nnd lined by Alderman Millar. He took an appeal to court, alleging that the ordinance Is In conlllct with tho constitution of the staite because It places restrictions on trade. On the following day Wormser was nrresteel again by the city authorities nnd commltteu to Jail In default of -all. His release was at once secured by his attorneys, O'Brien & Kelly, and the court directed that he should not be again arrested pending tho dis position of the uppeal. Tho opinion of Judge Gunster In the case is In part us follows: JUDOK GUNSTRR'S OPINION. Tho defendant Is the agent of Alex ander Well, of New York, engaged In the manufacture and selling of clothing and merchandise nt wholesale und retail. On April 5, 1S99. ho rented a store on Lackawanna avenue nnd becan a tran sient retail business therein for tho salo of his principal's goods, without tlrst se curing a license for the same from tho 'authorities provided by said ordinance. On the same day a warrant was Issued for his arrest for violating tho city ordi nance. Ho was given a hearing before nn al derman and fined $100. Ho appealed upon the ground that the ordinance and tho act upon which It wns based, that of Muy 20, liffil, aro unconstitutional for tho rea son that they aro restrictions upon trade. There are serious obstacles in tho way of sustaining either the act or ordlnnnce. Both appear as police regulations. They are both to prevent Injurious competition. Tho ordinance does not apply to per manent business men, but to those who aro not engaged In permanent business. 1'nder Article I, Section S, of tho con stltuion of tho Vr.ltetl States the power to reculato commerce with foreign na tions nnd among tho several states s vested in congress. It happens in tho present case that the defendant is the agent of a man In another state. That being truo tho state cculd not discrimi nate against him. Articlo IV. Section 2, of tho constitu tion says that tho citizens of each state shall bo entitled to all the privileges and Immunities of citizens in the several states. And It is provided by tho four teenth amendment that no stato shall deprlvo any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law or deny to any person within Its Jurisdiction tho equal protection of the laws. As applicable to the present case the ordinance In question Is a flagrant viola tion of tho several constitutional provi sions referred to. ANOTHER OBJECTION. Another serious objection to the ordi nance, ns well as to the act of 1S93, is that neither provide any limit to the amount of the fine, which may be Imposed, except that It "shall not bo less than $100." It mav be $200 or 51,000. or $in.O0o. It Is true that In our fundamental law wo have sol emnly declared that excessive ball shall not be required nor excessive fines Im posed nor cruel punishment Inflicted, nnd Hint no man can be deprived of his life, liberty or property unless by Judgment of his peers. But what do such declarations amount to If for violations of municipal ordl nanco a magistrate or Judge upon com plaint may confiscate the property of tho offender or send him to Jail? These views nro in nccord with thoso of Judge Scott. I am of tho opinion that the ordinance Is void and In accordance with tho agree ment of the parties enter Judgment for tho defendant. The eo plaint Is quashed and tho defendant Is discharged. ASKS FOR A DIVORCE. Mrs. Alice Thomas Says Her Hus band, Philip J. Thomas, Was Cruel and Unfaithful to Her. Mrs. Alice Thomas yesterday Insti tuted divorce proceedings against her nlleged unfaithful and cruel husband, Philip J. Thomas, now of New York, but for many years a well known labor leader In this city. They were married April 9, 1VS1, and lived together until Jan. 19, 1SS, when some dltllculty arose and they agreed to separate. Mrs. Thomas went back to her native place, Newport. South Wales, aud entered upon the education of her two children, n hoy and a girl. The son Is now In college studying for the ministry. About a year ago she was Induced to return to this country by glowing let ters received from her husband, one of his statements being that he was about to become mayor of Scranton, having been asked to stand for tho place by the unanimous voice of the people, ir respective of party. Upon arriving hero with her daugh ter, Mrs. Thomas sought out her hus band with the expectation of rejoining him. He secured a boarding place for them, but did not live with them. The reason for this Mrs. Thomas did not understand at tho time, hut later It developed that he was living with an of his marriage to the Adams avenue Thomas and this woman had a falling out soon after Mrs. Thomas' arrival, and then Thomas confessed to his wife that he und this other woman had been living together as man and wife. Thomas went to New York nnd his wife proceeded to secure evidence for a divorce. No record could he found of his marriage to the Adams avenue woman, but evidence was not lacking that he had lived with her and that they had been generally regarded as man nnd wife. This nnd allegations of cruel and barbarous treatment form the grounds for divorce. Thomas Is now nt the Mills hotel In New York nnd is employed by Georgo Francis Train In promoting the vari ous enterprises of that famous citizen. Mrs. Thomas Is living In this city and makes a living as n professional nurse. Her daughter Is working In Wilkes Drtire. Fire at Reading. Reading. Pa.. Apill 2n.-iiils alieinoon a mysterious blaze luoku out In tho Hock room of the large dry goods establish ment of J. C. Illlg & Bro. The firm enr rios $150,000 worth of stock which was damaged to tho extent of $30,000, mostly by smoke. The origin Is posltlvuly un known, Tho losu Is eovou'd by lusur. ance. ig IJAVING BOUGHT the 5 Fcrber, O'Malley Co., eg their old stand, No. 422 Lackawanna avenue. Carrying, as jg they did, a complete line of House-Furnishing Goods, which 2gj we couldn't add to our stock if we wanted to as wc haven't g tlie room wc will give you bargains that will interest you. 3" The sale will commence Wednesday morning, April 26th, and Sg last until the entire stock is sold. MILLAR & FEU, "Walk in and fimmmwmmmKWjmmwwmmmi w i k . 1 . . . . $ t. it k k Scranton Store, 124-126 Women's knit underwear Buying from the mills direct, as we do, and in quantities big enough to supply two ACTIVE stores, we are enabled to offer in this department some ex traordinary good values. For instance Women's 8c vests at 4c Jersey ribbed f trimmed && special price fli fiT .SSs .J "uucu "J &. Ssfvi inmmeti arounci necK ana -, , "-. mmW ') Women's 19c vests at 2 for 25c rnm- WZrtX" nied very nicely around neck and arms, in mm white ecru, extra quality, jer- f ,- sey ribbed vests. Special.... 2 2tOC- Women's 25c lisle vests at 17c Lisle thread, jersey ribbed vests, in white only, handsomely trimmed around neck and arms. Special value at 1 J C Women's 39c lisle vests at 25c These have yoke of lace and are handsomely trimmed around neck aud sleeves; , colors, blue, black and white, real value 59c 25C Full assortment of fine quality lisle . . thread and silk vests at from 4 VC .50 That sa8e of torchon laces Again at a special price to day several thousand yards, from two to five inches wide grandest values you ever saw real value iocandi2iC four cents. Embroideries From four to seven inches wide, price has been 15c to 20c. -. Special today I )C Syic embroideries at.. 5c i2'4c embroideries at. 8c Vj t "4 'a "a U "4 '? 'ia 'a'A'aU Vt 'a U MALTA CONVOCATION. Meeting of the Committee Was Held Last Night. Few members of the 'U9 committee which has charge of the arrangements for the coming grand convocation of Knights of Multu were absent from last night's meeting, held In tho parlor at Malta Temple. Chairman W. a. Bartlett presided and much business was transacted. A souvenir badge was decided upon. Bequests will be sent to all business men along the line of march to have them decorate. The Malta color is black and red. The American Flag company, of Kaston. will decorate the Lyceum. Hotel Jeimyn and Malta Tem ple. It Is expected that the Grand Commandery Standard will arrive hers w.wiin a few days nnd win be placed on exhibition at ltichards, Wlrth & Lewis, clothiers, nn Lackawanna ave nue. Karly next week tho tickets for tho concert at tho Lyceum Wednesday evening, -May 10, will be sent out to tho various commanderies in the county. Anthracite commandery will conduct a smoker In Malta Temple Tuesday evening at the conclusion of the exemplification of the blue and master builders' degree. The following Is the progrnmmo adopted last night and which will be given at the Lyceum Wednesday even ing, May 10: Band, "Onward Christian Soldiers." Bauer's Band Address, "Welcome, Sir Knights," Mayor James Molr Quartet to. "Maidlgal." Messrs. Beynon, Watklns, Stephens and Jones. Address, "Besponse," Sir John Gowland. Grand Commander Solo, "Last Watch" l'insutl Mr. V. Stephens. Address. "The Supreme Commandery," Sir K. W. Samuel, M. I)., Huprcmo Com mander. Band, Overture. "Marltana" Wallace Duet, "Albion," .Messin. Beynon and Jones Address, "A Malta Stronghold," Oil- George H. Pierce, P. S. ('., Grand Becorder. (juartette, "Onward Christian Soldiers." Messrs. Beynon. Watklns, Stephens and Jones. Hand. March, "Buttery Park." All sing. "Blest Be the Tie That Binds. IJennls . HONOR TO A SOLDIER. Reception Tendered to Ralph Greg ory by the Wheelmen. Ualph Gregory, a popular member nf the Green Uldgi Wheelmen and Its former representative on tho blcytio racing circuit, wns tendered a recep tion by his follow members of the club last night ut the club house. Tins entire stock of the demons, gE we propose to close it out at 2 422 Lackawanna Avenue. Look Around." ujit t t ? t . r. t n n h k k . n 1 tf , ,1 .X .1 .t ,11 . H A A .1 .1 3 A A X A A A . A ft A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A ."J A A ft X A A A A A A ft X X X X X X X X X X X A X X X X X X X X X X X X Wyoming Avenue. around neck and sleeves. . f-C Women's i2c vests at 3 for 25c Jer- ( ft lVt st , I 1 a iKiIa Mlltt t fit rrrtn.l .ii.lta '" wiiuc umy, vtiy uuu eiuuiuy, z Zic Bric-a-brac and fancy boxes at half the original cost If you are at all interested in the purchase of vases, or naments, shaving sets, mani cure sets or toilet sets this week, you should make it a point to see the reductions we made on the balance of our stock. Every $1.00 article. ..25c Every $1.50 article. ..49c Every $2.00 article. . .75c Every $2.50 article... 78c I " v 5 it "a i "a 'a 'a t U 'a ie ' 'a 'a 'a t 'a 'a HERS!!, HIE HE SPECII8I 321 Lackawanna Avenue, Up Stairs Oter Loner & Marks, There are Injurious glasses which am to be avoided as much as th? helpful ones nie to bo sought. The best thing to do Is to consult SILVKnSTONH, the, eye specialist. He is able to do you good. Many persons have greatly Inn paired vision because they do not at tend to their eyes in time. Sllverstone, the eye specialist, has a record of 8,000 different names, to whom ho can refer you for reference for his good work. The lowest prices charged for specta cles and eye-glasses. He solders frames and duplicates lensea on short notice. Bemember tho namo and place. SILVERSTONE, THE EYE SPECIALIST 321 I.acka. Ave., Over l.auer & Marks, TAKE TIME BY THE FORELOCK." Car load Just arrived. All stylec, nnd prices the lowest. Workmanship; guaranteed even on THE CHEAPER GRADES. Keep us in mind and you won't ro- gret giving us your patronage you will get goods as represented gtvlna you our easy terms of payment or very lowest prices for cash. Immense stock) of Household Goods Stoves, Carpets. Iron Beds, etc. Five large floors fuli to tho celling at Thos. Kelly's Stons, rrVnkKn'u. guest of honor was a corporal lrt Company I), Thirteenth regiment, and it wus In honor of that fact and somo others that tho reception was given. It wns Informal In character and thor- otighly enjoyed. Professor 11, U, Perry, of Perry Bros., kindly loaned ow of tho Angelus plnivi HttuchmontH for the evening, nnd thq munlo afforded much pleasure. Clgara and refreshments were served. , baby mm id mm Mliiliiir i
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