THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, JULY 2G, 1890.
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Siimmer Clearing Sal?
At Deep Cut Prices.
Children's Carriages, Push Cart,
Express Wagons, Velocipedes, Etc.
Wall Papers and Mouldings.
Photo Albums, Drosslng Case
and other Fancy Stationery.
Miscellaneous 3Jook3
in Sots and Single Vols.
to reduco stock and
clear out odds and ends
of spring stock at prices
that will Interest buyers.
M. NORTON,
332 Lackawanna Avenue.
There Are
Bargains in Cameras
In our window.
Better look theiii
over.
THE GRIFFIN ART CO,,
200 Wyoming Avenue.
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Ice Cream.
BEST IN TOWN.
2 m per
5C Quart.
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
Telephone Orders Promptly Dollverod
3Zj327 Adams Avenue.
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DR. A. A. LINDABURY,
Sftclaltles Surgery, Dlseas3i of Woman
Cfllcollotirs 11 to 12 n. m
1 to 4 p. in
At nmidcnco 7 to H p. m
Office 210 Con noil DiiUtllng Uesldonco
210 South Main Avenuo.
Scranton Transfer Co.,
HUOII J. KEBSAN, Manazer.
Cheeks U.izskeo direct from residence to
any part of tho Unltoil Htntei.
Ofllce 109 Lacka. Ave. l'lionc 525
1 ACKAWANNA
L"THE"
aundry
THE1
308 Penn Avenu:.
A. B. WARMAN.
PERSONAL.
Ex-Sheriff Robinson Is In Now York
city.
Mrs. Walter M. Dickson Is tho guest
of friends in Whitehall. N. Y.
Miss Reeves, of Gcrmantown, Is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Williams.
Miss Hay Harris, of Jefferson avenue,
Is sojourning at Pleasant Mount.
Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Williams, of Jef
ferson avenue, havo returned from a visit
to Eaglesmerc.
Miss Mary K. Gerrlty, postmistress of
Honesdalo, returned to her home yester.
day after a short stay In this city.
Dr. and Mrs. Pier, of Duryea. enter
tained at their summer homo at Klmhurst
Monday In honor of J. O. Charles, of
Brooklyn.
Professor A. Langerfeld and Jr. 13.
Wells aro back In Scranton from their
wheeling trip to Dalton and tho nearby
lakes, They spent a very pleasant even.
Ing at S. P. Allen's country homo in
Dalton.
B, Frank Kauffman, of Columbia, Lan
caster county, wim in, tho city yesterday
making arrang....ents for hotel accom.
modations for Columbia Hose company.
No. 1, of thut place, which proposes to
brine 12S men to this city to attend tho
Btato convention. Mr. Kauffman is a
brother of lion. C, C. Kauffman, tho
Lancaster county state senator.
Invitations havo been received In this
city from Mrs. Andrew Tlmberman, of
Hamilton, O., announcing the marrlago
of her daughter, MUs Katherlno Tlm
beimap, formerly of tho Scranton Con
servatory of Music, to Rev. John Ran
dolph, tho pastor of fit. Peter's Evan
gelical Lutheran church. Tho ceremony
will take pIhco on Wednesday, August
3, Thoro will bo a reception at tho rec.
tory, 8IS Prescott avenue, on September
1, from 8 to 11 p. m.
Tho following perrons lrom Scranton
visited Cnmo. Jolly nt Ploetvllle Sunday:
Mrs. John Alnlnnalp. Mrs. Caroline Hu
ber, Mr. and Mr?. C. V. Simrell, Mr. and
Mrs. Xi. Abpljnalp. ?.!rs. A. Wtlls. Mrs.
W. Bhcrcr. and tho Misses Kato Kohlor
and MIMrO'l Al-piaralp, J. D. Miller,
Ccor;o Morgans, Walter Abplanalp, Ru
dolph Ruber, Rudolph l.ellj, Erwln An
plnnalp, Richmond Guamore, Joseph
Bhercr, Ambvo Leonard, Judson Wells.
They wero royally entertained by a party
who aro camping at Lako Richmond.
ERBE FAMILY'S BEREAVEMENT.
Mother and Son Depart in Short
Space of Time.
Wlllam Erbo, clerk at the Scranton
house, and sister, Mrs. Ludcke, of
Green Ridse, were called to Southing
ton, Conn,, yesterday owing to tho
death of their mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Erbe. Mrs. Ludcke had Just returned
from an extended visit with her pa
rents. Two months ago their brother died
at SouthKston, nnd their father la in
an enfeebled condition.
$5.00 to Niagara Falls and Return
via tho Lehigh Valley Railroad.
' f August 12 tho LthlLh Valley rail
r A will Bell tickets to Niagara Falls
a ,d return, at tho special low faro of
$. for the round trip from Scranton,
Pa., limited for return passage to Aug.
ust 11, Inclusive. Tickets will be lion
ored on any train, except the Black
Diamond Express.
Consult Lohtfh Valley ticket agents
for further particulars.
Bmoke tho Popular Punch Clear, 10c,
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ANNUAL INSPECTION
OF THE RESERVOIRS
BOARD OP HEALTH VIEWED
CITY'S WATER SUPPLY.
Paid a Visit to High Pressure, No. 7,
Williams' Brldgo Reservoirs and
Lake Scrnnton of the Scranton Qas
and Water Company Danger of a
Water Famine Is Very Remote.
Great Capacity the Reservoirs
Have for the Storage of Water.
The membew of tho board of health
mnde their annual Inspection of the
reservoirs of the Scranton Oas and
Water company yesterday. The High
Pressure. Williams' UrlrtRP, No. 7, No.
5 and Lako Scranton reservoirs were
looked over and next week some time
tho Klmhurst and Lehigh reservoirs
will he Inspected.
Those who comprised the party were:
George 8, Horn, W. CI. O'Mnllty, Dr.
Reynolds, Dr. Rodham and M. J. Kel
ly, of tho board of health; Mayor Molr,
Health OITieer Allen, Secretary K. J.
Murray, Sanitary Ofllcer Hurkc, Food
Inspector Wldmnyer, Superintendent
Robert Reeves, Major John Vs. Fish,
Irtor Arnold, of the Providence Gas
and Water company; School Controller
Jennings, Mr. Lowther, secretary to
Superintendent Fltzglbbon; Frank CI.
Rnrlck, Thomas Cosgrove, Dr. IJateson
and representatives of the press.
The start was mad? at 0.30 in the
morning from city hall. The party left
In four carrluffes. Thu first reservoir
visited was the High Pressure near
Dtinmoro. This reservoir Is situated nt
n higher altitude than any of the oth
ers and supplies water to the "hill" sec
tion of thr city and also to the highest
portions of Hyde Park.
SUPPLY RESERVOIR.
The next to be visited was the No. 7
reservoir, which Is the main supplying
reservoir for the central part of tho
city. Tho members of the party were
shown through the filtering building
nnd Inspected the machinery. Much
Interest was shown In tho Venturn
meter system which Is Installed nt this
place. Ry means of this device the
amount of water pumped from the res
ervoir Is registered every ten minutes.
The appliance Is connected by electric
ity with the company's office on "Wy
oming avenue and a register Is also
made there.
The Williams' Bridge reservoir wai
next visited. Samples of water were
obtained from all tho reservoirs visit
ed, by Sanitary Oillccr Hurke.
Up to this time tho members of the
hoard had been delighted with every
thing seen and wero especially Impress
ed with the diligent efforts made to
prevent contamination of tho supply.
Their delight was changed to positive
admiration, however, when Lake
Scrnnton, tho new reservoir, came in
sight.
When the Inspection was made last
year the masonry 4Tark on the dam was
not yet completed and there was not a
single drop of water In the Immense
natural basin. It seemed almost sor
cery yesterday when the beautiful sheet
of water met their gaze, looking1 as
peaceful and calm us If It had been
there for ages nnd ages.
The party repaired to the woods near
the lako where a dainty luncheon was
served. They were next driven around
the entire lake and thoroughly exam
ined it on all sides.
FACTS ABOUT THE LAKE.
Superintendent Robert Reeves gave
some very Interesting facts In connec
tion with the lake. At the present
time It contains 2,500,000,000 gallons of
water. It has a surface area of 222
acres and Is three nnd a half miles in
circumference, making it the largest
artificial bed of water lu the state and
one of the largest In tho county. It is
fed by the Stafford Meadow Brook and
took over three months to fill. The
gates were let down In the latter part
of December and It was ns full as nt
the present time about tho first week
in April.
At present the water In the lake Is
being used to supply No. 5 reservoir
and also as a reserve supply.
The tunnel through the mountain Is
now completed and tho work of laying
the pipe through It Is In progress.
When this Is done a complete line of
30-inch pipe will connect the Elmhurst
nnd No. 7 reservoirs with the lake.
The water In the Elmhurst reservoir
can then be turned Into the lake.
The water In the lake can also be
used to supply the No. 7 reservoir.
There are now 4,500,000.000 gallons of
water stored In the various reservoirs
of the company, enough to supply tho
city for 230 days so that the danger
of a water famine Is very remote.
The party arrived In the city again
at about 0:30 p. m., Inspecting the No. 5
reservoir on the return trip.
THE CASE OF M'LAUGHLIN.
What the Shamokln Dispatch Says
About Him.
The Shamokln Dispatch of yesterday
contained thp following concerning Jo
seph R. McLaughlin, formerly of that
place, who was arrested In this city
last Saturday for forgery:
"The warrant for McLaughlin's ar
rest was Issued by Justice Schwart?.
this city, and It Is for a forgery, where
by a note for $170 was renewed. Tin
Information was sworn to last March,
but not pushed until now, because of
McLaughlin's promise to make It right.
Since then It appears ho has paid $.1
nnd n sister !20 on account. He has
also gent several checks, all of which
went to protest.
"McLaughlin left Shamokln a few
months ago. He came Into promin
ence shortly before leaving, when ho
surmounted many obstacles and mar
ried Miss Katie Halle, whose parents
wero bitterly opposed to the match. Ho
was nrrested then, upon Information
sworn to by tho young lady's father,
for having given wrong Information to
local papers, whereby his marriage was
published beforo it took place. This
bill was Ignored by tho grand Jury."
Notice.
Joseph Spelcher Is no longer treas
urer for the Pennsylvania Savings
Fund and Loan association. Payments
will be made to tho company's ofllce,
023 Connell building.
Pennsylvania Savings Fund and Ian
association.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARN
by MILL1UNS of MOTHERS for their
CIllLDUKN WHILK TEliTHINtl WITH
PURl'KCT KUCCKS8. It SOOTHES the
CHILD, ROKTENH the GUMS, ALLAYS
all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, una
is tho best remedy for DIARRHOEA,
Sold by Druggists in every part of tho
world. Bo uro and ask for "Mrs. Wins,
low's Soothing Syrup," and talto no other
kind. Twenty-live cents a bwttlo.
NEWSBOYS' ANNUAL PICNIC.
Tho Event Will Bo Ileld at Nay Aug
Park Today.
Tho newsboys' annunl picnic will be
held at Nay Aug- park today nnd Judg
ing from tho arrangements made, tho
outing will be an enjoyable nffolr. All
tho newsboys In the city havo been In
vited to participate and a par
ade wilt take place nt 9 o'clock.
Headed by tho Lawrf nee band, tho line
of march will be covered and Hid at
tho park, where the events of the dny
will occur.
Arrongements have been made for
exhibitions of klte-llylng by profession
als from New York, bicycle, foot, sack,
nnd three-legged raee3 nnd other
Bportf. Dinner will bo served In the
park nnd tho Traction company will
furnish free transportation on tho re
turn trip.
Street Commissioner OT.oyle. P. W.
Onllagher and Controller Esdras How
ell will act ns Judges and Hugh Kccnnn
will ofllclnto as starter. Tho commit
tee In charge Includes George Per,lRo,
II. S. Crawford, Thomas J. Fleming, A.
P. Bedford, T. E. Price and' Frank Cut
Ion. STILL ON THE MARKET.
Big Tract of D., L. & W. Land Has
Not Been Sold. .
The reported sale of the big tract
of Delaware, Lackawanna nnd West
ern land on North Main avenue to a
company headed by Charles Schlager
and John T. Porter was dented last
night by Superintendent Loomls.
"You can say," said Mr. Russell to
a Tribune man, "that tho property has
not ben sold or have arrangements
to sell It been closed. It Is still on
the market."
OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY.
Places of Strikers aro Daily Being
Filled Would Not Be Work for
All If Strike Was Over.
There was no apparent change In tho
strike situation yesterday. Tho larger
part of the stonecutters employed by
Frank Carluccl went back to work
In tho morning under tho new condi
tions. It Is thought that the entire
force will be at work In a day or two.
There have been numerous bolters
from the ranks of those out of work
within the past few days and It cannot
be denied that there Is a strong feel
ing of dissatisfaction among the men
now that they realize that even if the
Builders' Exchange signed the agree
ment in a body there would be very
few of them who could obtain work.
A member of the executive commit
tee of the Building Trades' council
stated yesterday that the men who nro
out will stay out until next spring if
necessary. The members of the Ex
change say that as things stand now
there Is no other course left for them
to follow.
There Is no possibility of the master
plumbers giving In to the demands of
the Journeymen. They will take them
back but they must conform with the
wishes of their employers. Gunster &
Forsyth have six men working and
other members of the association have
also a number of men employed.
MURDERED IN THE WEST.
Former North Scrantonian Mot an
Untimely Death.
A telegram was received In this city
yesterday by Martin Oannon, of Bloom
aveniu, stating that his son, Anthony
Gannon, aged 22 years, had been mur
dered nnd robbed in a lumber camp
known an Upton, locnted near Mount
Shasta, California, on June 15.
Young Gor.non loft hero two years
ago, nnd the last letter received from
him by his father was dated 'May 26,
In which he promised to wiiti again on
June 15, when he would send him some
money. Gannon worked In San Fran
cisco shortly after his departure from
Scranton, and later resigned to accept
n position with tho Shasta County
Lumber company.
On tho night .' Juno 15, tho mur
dered man's father dreamt he saw his
son lying alongside a fallen treo In a
pool of blood with bills scattered
around him. Mr. Cannon became
alarmed over the dream and s-c-nt a
telegram to a friend In San Francisco
making Inquiries, nnd yesterday his
prcsentament was verified in tho tele
gram received.
Deceased Is a brother of James Gan
non, who was formerly employed at
Lane's Spruce street cafe, and Edward
Gannon, who worked In Blackman's
barber shop on Penn avenue, for sc
oral years. Young Gannon was edu
cated In St. Mary's parochial school
and previous to his going west, was an
accountant at the Cayuga mine.
Further inquiries will be made re
garding the murder. The father Is an
old ninn and is seriously affected by
the news of his son's tragic death.
BURGLARS IN PECKVILLE.
Morgan Store Entered and Merchan
dise Removed.
Tho building occupied by tho Morgan
Storo company, at Peckvllle, wns en
tered by burglars recently and a large
quantity of merchandise removed. Tho
store is now owned by the Nw York
and Scranton Coal company and re
cently the building was closed and tho
place used as a store house.
Detectives are working on the case
In the hope of bringing the guilty
parties to Justice.
15c
buys the "P & B" Imported Sardines,
not the largest size tin, but in qual
ity, the finest imported, regular
halfs 10c, value 25c. a Magnum tin
(largest) at 35c or 20c in quantity,
value 45c; Cherry-stone Olives 10
and 20 per bottle, for 30c; Fancy No.
1 fruit, value 50c; Chipped Beef In
tins 15c SI. 75 dozen; Salad Dress
ing 25c per bottlo value 40c; Finest
Home Grown Potatoes 00c per bushel
Melons, only tho best, prices low;
Rodl oranges, fancy sweet fruit;
Fresh Sugar Peas, Sugar Corn, Acmo
Tomatoes, Fresh every day.
Best goods for least money.
E. Q. Coursen
420 Lackawanna Avenue.
ARE TROLLEY
LINES NOW IN
NEW HANDS?
Sale. Reported to Have
Been Made to John A.
Riggs and Others.
MR. SILLIMAN INTERVIEWED
Says He Knows Nothing of tho Sale.
Reported Purchasers Aro the Samo
Persons Who Recently Acquired
tho WilkeB-Barre nnd Wyoming
Valley Traction Company Tho
Scranton Railway Company Oper
ates Over Forty Miles of Track and
Is Considered a Most Desirable
Property.
From n source The Tribune consid
ers reliable; It Is learned that tho lines
owned and operated by tho Scranton
Rnllway company have been sold to a
company of capitalists headed by John
A. Rlggs, of Reading, who recently or
ganized tho United Power and Trans
portation company.
The first work undertaken by tho
company was tho purchase of the Wil
mington nnd Chester Traction compnny
of which Robert F. Fox, formerly of
this city, was general managor. Soon
afterwards this company secured the
extensive plant nnd lines of tho
Wilkcs-Bnrro nnd Wyoming Valley
Traction company nnd Is now operat
ing bth of these systems. Negotia
tions looking to a purchase of the
Scrnnton lines have been in progress
ever since the Wilkes-Barre lines were
obtained nnd as a means, it is alleged,
of hastening matters the Rlggs people
threatened to invade tho local field by
extending their Plttston line to this
city largely along a private right ot
way.
It is said that tho sale was decided
upon several days ago but the details
have yet to be arranged. Tho Scran
ton company operates forty miles of
track and Is considered a very desirable
property ns It has a large city and a
chain of towns and villages up and
down the valley, all knit together from
which to draw.
General Manager Sllllman was at his
summer home nt Waverly last night
and when questioned by telephone de
nied nil knowledge of the sale,
"I have heard nothing about It," was
his statement.
The purchase of the Scranton lines
by the Rlggs people, If true, gives
them a continuous line from Archbald
to Nantlooke, a stretch of thirty-five
miles.
TO REFORM PREACHERS.
Novel Crusadi That Rev. J. C. Ho
gan Is to Lax tch Next Sunday
In Now York City.
Rev. J. C. Hogan, who for several
years furnished sensations at each
meeting of the Wyoming conference
is now in New YorkcIty. The New
York World of yesterday printed tho
following concerning him:
"In a new tnt at the corner of
Broadway and Fifty-sixth street,
across the way from tho Gospel tent,
on Sunday next a missionary will be
gin a month's service for the 'salva
tion of nreachers.'
"This novel crusade will be led by
the Rev. J. C. Hogan, a regularly or
dained preacher of the Methodist Epis
copal church, who two years ago at
tracted tho attention of the whole
country by publicly burning his decree
of ordination and declarlne that
thenceforth he would preach to reform
preachers.
" 'Mr. Hogan, for ho prefers to be
thus designated rather than as 'Rev.,'
has been for ten years a prohilnent
member of the Wyoming confernce, a
Methodist church association in a
number of the southeastern New York
nnd adjacent Pennsylvania counties.
"Mr. Hogan does not believe In 'hired
preachers,' and expresses his senti
ments on this subject pointedly.
" 'It is impossible to imagine Christ
or Paul,' he says, 'consenting to preach
a trial sermon beforo a pulpit commit
tee In the hope of thereby securing
a 'call' from a congregation of politic
ians to preach to them for from one to
five thousand dollars a year.'
"Mr. Hogan believes that a preacher
should be independent ot tho hire of
his congregation, and to provo his
words he has, with his brother, opened
n little temperance restaurant at No.
1SS Elchth avenue.
" 'Tako tho typical pulpit preacher
of this city,' Mr. Hogan said yesterday
to a World reporter, 'and you find him
making a pretense of exhorting men to
a Chrlstlun life, while he is supported
by men whose political acts and asso
ciations prove that they havo rejected
Jesus Christ In nil their public lives.
" 'Statistics which uro available to
any student show that thern has been
no moral progress in this country since
1SC1. Crimes of violence, divorce and
drunkenness havo Increased threo
times as much as has population.
" 'At the samo time such societies as
tho Christian Endeavor and the Ep
worth League have sprung up. number
ing their millions of members;
churches aro being built as never be
fore, nnd wo now propose to ask the
preachers, if they are preaching tho
Gospel of Jesus Christ, how theso
thlngH can bo reconciled.
" 'We are t,olng to preach salvation
and damnation to the preachers of New
York; wo nro going to show that the
ministers are chiefly responsible for
the social and political conditions un
der which we live because they are
afraid to attack the sinners who make
those conditions."
Summer Boarding,
Queen Bess cottage, Lake Wlnola, $t
per day; $G per week. Mrs, Kittle Gard-
1 ner, proprietress,
MARRIED FORTY YEARS.
Important Event in the Lives of Mr.
and Mrs. Wenzel Celebrated.
At the summer homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Conrad Wenzel at Gravel Pond, th for
tieth anniversary of their wedding was
celebrated Monday night. The city
homo of Mr. and Mrs. Wenzel Is In
West Scranton and Mr. Wenzel has
been for a ounrtcr of a century a
prominent member of tho Scrnnton
Llederkranz. In honor of the Import
ant day In the lives of their brother
member nnd his wife a party of thirty
members of thw Lledcrkranz went to
Mr. Wcnzcl's home where they were
most hospitably entertained,
Tho visitors presented Mrs, Wenzel
with a silver cup nnd saucer and Mr.
Wenzel with a gold headed cane. The
presentation speeches wero made by
Frank Hummlcr and Mr. Wenzel re
plied In a feullne manner to tho kind
words addressed to him by Mr. Humm
lcr. TIN PLATE INFORMATION.
Exhaustive Report Is to bo Forward
ed Hero Soon.
Secretary Atherton, of the board of
trade, yesterday received a letter from
I K. Torbet, the Chicago man who Is
trying to Interest Scrantonlnns In tho
establishment of a tin plate factory
here, saying he will forward In a few
days plans, facts nnd figures covering
an up-to-dato six-mill plant, with a
capacity of 6,000 boxes a wppk, that
will employe 350 skilled mechanics and
havo a monthly pay roll of $20,000.
These matters will bo placed before
tho manufacturers committee of the
board nnd when It is ready to consider
them Mr. Torbet will likely be nt had
to give detailed Information.
A furnace manufacturer and nn Iron
specialty company nro negotiating
with tho board of trade for tho es
tablishment of plants In this city.
AN OPEN AIR CONCERT.
Glvon by Bauer's Band at the Resi
dence of Hon. and Mrs.
William Connell.
The band concert on th- hill prom
Ires to be a permanent affair. Hereto
fore nobody ha3 Beemed to value or
provide a suitable spot from which
they may discourse sweet sounds. A
street corner, a house top, a railway
station platform, the front steps of a
public building or any other oldv place
where a hurdy gurdy could find stand
ing room, was considered good enough
for even Bauer.
Last night, however, when the popu
lar leader and his band arrived to give
a complimentary concert to Hon. Wil
liam Connell and Mrs. Connell, nt their
Clay avenue and Vine street resilience,
they wero almost paralysed to find on
the opposite side ot the street, occu
pying a prominent position, un im
posing elevated platform, brilliantly
lighted, surrounded by a substantial
rail and provided with chairs for the
accommodation of the musicians.
It is probable that Mr. Connell will
allow the stand to remain or will erect
another still more complete, ns Mr.
Bauer expressed himself as so much
pleased that he would be glad to give
a band concert there each week If so
convenient a location could be fur
nished. The scene last night was striking in
the extreme. From across on the South
Side rose the flames above the steel
mills lifting tho glow of prosperity far
Into the sky and over tho assembled
multitudes. In tho streets little chil
dren danced to and fro to the Inspiring
music. The verandas and lawn sur
rounding Mr. Connell'M residence wero
dazzling with electric lights, and wore
the bickground for many guests. From
far nnd wide the people gathered,
thronging the streets In every direction
nnd giving the most unqualified expres
sions of approval of every number.
The programme was carried out with
but slight deviations, and was played
with excellent taste and great spirit.
TIip selections from "The Runaway
Girl" were among those most warmly
encored. The number containing many
Welsh airs called forth vocal accom
paniment from many trained voices in
the audience to whom the melodies
were dear.
An unexpected feature of the even-
Ins was the rendering of "Love's Old
Sweet Sons" by John T. Wntklns, ac
companied with beautiful effect by the
band. It was sung with sreat breadth
nnd richness of tone and upon request
wns repeated later In tho programme.
"The Star Spangled Banner," with
which tho evening closed, was received
with enthusiastic nrplause. after which
the members, of the band were greeted
by Mr. and Mrs. Connell and were
served with refreshments tn the dining
room.
DIED.
STl'AUT.-In Scrantcn, July 23, USD, Miss
Phoebe, dauchter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Stuart, of H22 Penn avenue,
aged IS years, S months and 11 days.
Funeral services from her lato resi
dence on Wednesday afternoon at 2.30.
Interment in Forest Hill cemetery.
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YOUR OPPOHTUIlin,
OUR BEST GRADE
OF LADIES' TAN
AND RUSSET OXFORDS
Medium shape toes, good
fitters, have always sold at
$2.25, $2.50 and $3.00. A
clean cut Oxford, to be cool
in, just for this weather.
THE PRICE, $1.50
Your size and width, if you
come at once. Selling starts
Monday. Look in our show
window.
410 Spruce Street.
To Be Coo
REAL ESTATE MEN
POINT OUT DANGER
LACKAWANNA'S POLICY IS
CAUSING UNEASINESS.
Thoro Are Now More Building Lots
on the Markot Than Thoro Is Any
Present Demand for and if 18,000
More Lots Are Suddenly Thrown on
tho Market a Decrease in Property
Values, It Is Alleged by Real Es
tate Exports, Is Bound to Como.
How This May Be Avoided.
Real estate men are much disturbed
ovor tho announcement that the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western Co. Is
to throw Its 3,000 acres ot city land
on to tho mnrket to bo cut up Into
building lots. It means, so a promin
ent ono of their number said, yrster
day, a slump in property In general and
financial distress to tha small land
Improvement companies which have re
cently opened up tracts at a lirgo ix
penso with the expectation ot impos
ing of the property In small lots nt
good prices and within a reasonably
short period.
As It Is now, ho went on to say, there
Is more land on the market than there
will be any probnble demand tor In
several years. Lot the Lackawanna
company place 18,000 mori lots on the
market and there will bo such a fall
ing In prices thnt the small land Im
provement companies will be ulad to
got their own out of their holdings
without reckoning Interest or taxes.
It means, too, ho said, that all land
will bo liable to doiurnse in value, at
least for a time, and the householder
who years ngo paid $800 for a lot and
now holds it for a tl.000 may llnd Its
value shrink to, posjlbly, les than lit
original cost.
LOTS ON THE MARKET.
To give an idea of tho amount ot
land now on tho butldluulot market,
he enumerated tho prlnelpal plots tnut
are still on tho market turtlally dis
posed of:
Jones' addition SO acres
Hoban plot 30 acres
Meylert and Scrnnton uddltlon...l00 acres
Sanderson plot ir,0 acres
Dickson plot 1U0 acres
North Park SO acres
Frothlngham's Columbia avenuo
addition 20 acres
Rlchmont Park 15 acres
Fnrvlew Park 15 acres
Woodlawn Park 15 acres
Race course plot 40 acres
Finn Bros, plot (First ward) n ncrcn
O. & W. plot (Cnpouso) r.0 acres
Gilbert's plot (First ward) 250 acres
Throop plot (First ward) 250ncrea
Electric City Land Improvement
company's plot 90 ncre3
Bull's Head Land Co 30 acres
Wlnton tract (Park Place) 40 acres
Finn & Fuller (Park Place) 10 acres
II. N. Patrick (Park Place) 15 acres
Tripp Park 40 ncre3
Fellows eato (15th ward) HO acres
Richards & Mears (15th ward)... 100 acres
Lincoln Heights tract 60 acres
Besides these are the largo holdings
on the South Side of William Connell,
Charles du Pont Breck, the Lackawan
na Iron and Steel company and tho
Lackawanna, Iron nnd Coal company;
also the Lackawanna Iron and Coal
company's land In the Ninth, Tenth
nnd Seventeenth wards and the Schla
ger & Co. additions hack of No. 3."
school hill to say nothing of the tracts
In Little England and thereabouts
which Reynolds. McCarthy and others
are offering for sale.
PRICES WILL SUFFER.
Good prices have been maintained
thus far but If the tension becomes
any stronger tho real estate men fear
a downward movement, nnd It will be
come stronger if the Lackawanna com
pnny carries out the policy announced
in tho newspapers.
For its own protection nnd that ot
real estate in general, It is believed by
tho men who hold theso views that tho
company will reconsider Its announced
determination and Instead of turning
over all its land at once to th- tlrst
speculator that makes an acceptable
bid, rell It only In small parcels from
time to time.
Telephone Rental Rates.
Inquire of the manager. No. 117
Adams avenue, what tho new rates are.
Smoke the Pocono Cc. Cigar.
Tho best of all Pills aro Beccham's.
Victor
Bicycles
Are nearly all gone, but
we expect another con
signment soon to sell at
Cash.
J.D.
I
3M-316-318 Lackri. Ave
SCHANT0N. PA.
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SOLID COMFORT.
Everythlnij for the Hummer Man's Com.
fort I found in our ttock of
MKN'S FURNISHINGS.
BELL & SKINNER.
Hotel Jcrmya
Building.
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When It's Hot
Hath room and Toilet Articles are In
great demand, ....
Hero only will tho supply bo found
cqunl In quantity, variety and quality to
Unit demand. . .
Wo have selected our stock of
Soaps, Sponges, Brushes
and Toilet waters with great enro and
ench will bo found thoroughly satisfac
tory nn trial.
Wo consider hlh quality first, but keep
prices well down.
MATTHEWS BROS.,
jjo Lackawanna
Avenuo.
Cutlery
The Best Assortment in
the City.
Scranton Cdflery Works
119 Penn Avenue.
V. S,-Vo Grlnp and Repair Cutlery.
umimmiiiiiimmiiiiiiimiiiiimiiu
M "1
IJust Received
5 Another lot of that 3
sj popular new tie
Better come while the
assortment is large.
I HAND & PAYNE
"ON TUB
SQUAKU."
5 203 Washlnzton Aye. 3
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All New and Modern Fixtures.
Perfect sanitary plumbing. Goods
not exposed to dust and dirt from
the street.
Everything a market should
have you can find here. Compet
ent salesmen. Prompt service.
110-112-114 PENN AYENUE,
Yoii May Not Knou) If
but wo'ro Belling a Krcat number ot
STRAW HATS. Now that you do not
know It, you'll naturally ask tho reason
for this, The prico is ono reason. Tht
other reasons uro teen upon inspection.
CONRAD, Hatter
305 Lnckawnnua Avenue.
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I Overstuffed
! Parlor Suits I
At Half Price Frame
Suits at GllKATLY
CLIPPED PRICES.
A reduction means nothing .
if thc'Ciuality is reduced. It's
a bad bargain to pay even a
little tor poor goods. We're
selling these Parlor Suits at
fraction prices; but they're
whole value. Satin damask
in handsome designs, tufted
back and arms, the style that
keeps in fashion. Only one
of each kind left. Hear these
prices:
At $153 pieces, was $22.
At $223 pieces, was $30.
At $353 pieces, was $50,
At $375 pieces, was $60.
At $455 pieces, was $75.
At $505 pieces, was $80.
Your Credit Is Good at
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