THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1899. tfi August Magazines Received at Norton's. The llaipcr'fl. The Century. The Scrlbner, Lndioi' Home Journal. Woman's Homo Companion. The Strand. St. Nlcholns. Self Culture. Ladles' World. Cosmopolitan. ; Metropolitan. The Puritan. The Quaker. Tho Black Cat. Leslie's Popular. The Pearson's. The Lippincott'e. All tho desirable new book at cut prices. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Avenue. There Are Bargains in Cameras Iu our window. Better look thea over. THE GRIFFIN ART CO., 209 Wyoming Avcnu:. Ice Cream. BEST IN TOWN. Per l fliiorf V..... fc LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO Telephone Orden Promptly Dollverod 33y37 Adams Avenue. DR. A. A. LINDABURY, Specialties Surgery, Dlseasji of Womjn GfTlct) llourn II to 12 n. m 2 to - p. m At HCBitfoneo 7 to H p. m Ontce mo Connoll Ilnllillni Rcildono J10 So mil Muln Avenue. Scranton Transfer Co., HUGH J. KEUNAN, Manazer. Checks UaggaRe direct from roildoucs to any part of tho United State?. Ofllcc 10!) Lacka. Ave. Phone 523 LACKAWANNA "THE" aundry 308 Penn Avenu:. A. B. WARMAN. FOR CARRIERS' CONVENTION. Another Meeting of the Committee Held Last Night. There was another meeting of the general citizens' committee In charge of thu arrangements for the Letter Car riers' convention. In tho olllce of ol onpl nipple In the Connell building last night. The reports of a number of com mittees were heard. It was announced that on Tuesday the finance committee for the central city will have a meeting and on Wed nesday It will begin a systematic can vas of the central city. P. J. Casey is president of this committee. Purlng the coming week Congress man William Connell will visit Wash ington and with Hon. T. V. Powderly will await upon the president and urge him to attend the convention of the carriers. efore Aug. 1 an Invitation will be extended to every noMnnster In the country to attend the convention of the carriers and the banquet to be given In their honor In tho Hotel Jermyn on Monday night. Sept. 4. The committee on badges presented its report and it was adopted. There will be another meeting of the commu tes next Friday night. Philadelphia and Reading Route to the Seashore. The 60 minute train has been placed in service between Philadelphia and Atlantic City by the Philadelphia and Heading Route and the train service generally Increased to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean Pity and Sea Isle city, with Its new terminals at the foot of Chestnut street and South street and with six stations at Atlantic City the Philadelphia and Heading offers ex traordinary facilities for summer travel to the ocean resorts. Its locomotives burn hnrd coal, thus avoiding smoke. Its double track to Atlantic City Is protected with Hall signals nnd bal lasted with anthracite cinders. For rates on commutation and other tick ets or copy of "Pleasant Places" on the Philadelphia nnd Reading Railway ad dress Edson J. Weeks, General Pass enger Agen Philadelphia. V Thtf Celtic Dairy. The Celtic Dairy has been opened to supply pure dairy products, and In order to Introduce tho dairy to resi dents of the West Side we will offer (for tonight only) Pure Creamery flut ter at 18 cents per lb. One tilal will convince you, so don't miss the oppor tunity this evening. Remember the Ad dress, 1115 Jackson street. Concerning Leach Cemetery. At a meeting of tho executive com mittee of tho Leach cemetery It was decided to hold a meeting of all heirs and thoso Interested In tho cemetery nt the Chinchilla Methodist Episcopal church, Tuesday, August 1, at 2 o'clock p. m.. All persons Interested aro re quested to be present. Annual Excursion of Penn Avenue Church and Sunday Schools, Thursday, August 3, 1899 to Harvey's Lake (Shawnese). Fare for round trip, adults, 75c; children under 12 years, Wc. Tho public Is respectfully Invited. i i I NORTH SOEANTON BUEaLARY. Franklin's Milk Depot on West Mar ket Street Entered. Franklln'r llk denot, !1G West Mar ket street, was burelnrlzd on Thurs day evening. Tho place was closed and locked at 0.30 p. m. and the kry placed, as was the custom, over tho transom, where the drivers could pro cure it in the early morning. The man In charge noticed as he left that threo young men were standing on tho op posite side of the street. Mr. Franklin had occasion to go to the store about 10 o'clock and found the key In Its place but the door un locked. Upon entering he found the money till rifled and $lf.3l missing. Tho robbery was particularly bold as the gas In the stora was burning and people nre continually passing at that hour of the night. There Is no clue to the identity of tho thief or thloves. PATENTS FOR SCRANTON. Number of Thorn Were Granted Dur ing Month of July. A number of Scrantonlans had pat ents granted them during tho month of July. The following Is a list of the paten tees and the patents granted each: W. W. Wllmarth, lantern holder and foot warmer; John K. Lewis, stationary lu bricator; L. L. Logan, car brake; James M. nice, towing device for canal boats; Albert II. Clay, lock for Gliding door; A. Josephs, of this city, and M. Itosenbluth. of AVIlkes-Uarre, Ironing table; F. V. Morse, of this city and W. Lane, et al., of Pen Argyl, drlvlrg mechanism for cycles; J. Faust and C. Robinson, barrel washer; Charles V. Kenyon, ventilating fan for miner?. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGED John J. Hughes Arrested in Phila delphia What Is Alleged Against tho Accused. John J. Hughes, who was formerly an ogent In this city for the National Hulldlng, Loan nnd Provident associa tion, of Philadelphia, and who left this city In May last, was arrested yester day In Philadelphia on a wnrrant Is sued by Alderman Kasson, charging him with the embezzlement nf $500. Word to this effect was received yes terday afternoon by Chief Uobllng from Superintendent of Police Henry M, Quirk, of Philadelphia. Detective Clif ford will bring Hughes back to this city this afternoon. The association made n provision that stockholders who through sickness or for any reasonable cause, were unable to pay the regular assessment", could obtain a suspension of time until they were able to meet the payments. This time was not, of course, counted In the time required for the stock to ma ture. It Is charged that Hughes would col lect monthly payments from regular sctockholders nnd then report to the home office that they either demanded n ruspcnslon or that they were de linquent. After leaving this city he went to Jersey City and endeavored to secure a position with the Prudential Life In surance company. That became known here and Detective Clifford got the agent of the company In Philadelphia to tell Hughes to report In Philadel phia. This was done to save the trouble of requisition papers. Hughes enme on to Philadelphia and was taken Into custody. He Is married and his wife nnd fam ily recently lr South Scranton, where they had been living, to join him In Jersey City. It Is said that the asso ciation will make good the defalca tions. He was not, unfortunately for the company, under bonds. NEW RULES RECEIVED. Read and Discussed at a Meeting of Master Plumbers. The master plumbers held a regular meeting last evenlnc in the new quar ters of the Builders' Exchange in the Board of Trade building. Several of the members were seen nt the conclusion of the meeting but would say nothing except thut a. com munication containing a new set of rules was received from the Journey men plumbers In the nfternoon and that this was read nnd discussed. The plumbers say that the new sot of rules ore almost Identical with the others presented with a few minor exceptions. The master plumbers say that nt the conference held last Saturday evening the Journeymen agreed to concede ev erything except the eight-hour demand. They statP that they even consented to work on jobs where non-union labor was employed. Tho master plumbers remained Inflexible however, and will not make a single concession. DAVID WARDEN RELEASED. He Pleaded Guilty to Killing John Morgan at Winton. David Warden, alias Frank Ward ner, was released from the Eastern penitentiary, where he has been sinco January 27, 1891, when he was sen tenced to six years and flvo months' Imprisonment for shooting and killing John Morgan at Winton. His sentence was shortened eleven months for good behavior. Wardner claimed that ho shot Mor gan In self-defense and when called for trial entered a plea of guilty of man slaughter. Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c. 75c Per Bushel Buys the Finest Home Grown Potatoes. To day we offer Fancy Corn, Sugar Peas, Acme Tomatoes, California Peaches, Bartlett Pears, Fau cy Rockyford Melons, Rodi Oranges. O. Y. Java Coffee 2jc. Triple Blend, 32c.; 5 lbs for $i'jo. 3 lb boxes Fancy Creamery Butter, 66c. Key West Cigars, $4.0 per hundred. 20 finest brands 5c cigars, 6 for 25c; $4 per 100 Best goods for least money. E. Q. Coursen 430 Lackawanna, Avtsu BOSTWICK TO ANSWER IN FEDERAL COURT HEARING IN THE MONTROSE POSTOFFICE CAE. Government Adds Little of an Incrim inating Naturo to tho 'testimony Previously Outlined in The Trlb uno Tho Defense by Its Cross-Ex-amlnatlon Tends to Show That Postmaster Stoddard and Clerk Mack Are Quito as Much Open to Suspicion as tho Accused. The hearing of Ocorgo M. Bostwlck, ex-asslRtant postmaster of Montrose, on the charge of rilling registered let ters, took place yesterday nfternoon before Commissioner George D. Tay lor at his ofllce In tho Liberty building. The evidence of the Government tend ing to establish tho facts outlined previously in Tho Tribune was pre sented and when the prosecution rested the defense simply asked to have tho ball continued and the case set for the Scranton term, next March. This was done. A. B. Ilurn. f.ither-ln-law of the accused, continued as bondsman In tho sum of $1,000. Those who expected to hear some now nnd startling testimony from tho government's side were wholly disap pointed. Nothing more than the cir cumstantial evidence, pMnted In the papers at the time of the arrest, was brought out, and this was shown by the defendant's attorneys to be not al together without Its weak points. The government's case was com prised In this: Uostwlck usually at tended to the registered letters and admits being the one, nnd ns far as he knows the only one who handled the decoy letter which was rifled In tho Montrose postofllce some time between 5 o'clock In the afternoon of July C nnd 8 o'clock In tho morning of tho next day. DEFENSE IS A DENIAL. The defense Is n plain denial of nil knowledge of the theft, augmented by evidence to show thnt Postmaster W. P. Stoddard and Stamping Clerk Fred. Mack also had access to the letter and that each was alone In the ofllcc for a more or less extended time during the period thnt the letter remained In the ofllce. It was even shown, by an ad mission, that Postmaster Stoddard went to the office at 11 o'clock on the night that tho letter was there. There was no Intention on the part of the defense to shift the nccusatlon to the postmaster's shoulders, but simply to show the possibilities of others having committed the crime. Mr. Stoddard was accompanied by Attorney Little when he made this visit to tho post ofllce and remained only a few min utes. A number of the close friends nnd relatives of the accused. Including his wife and her father, A. B. Burns, one of tho most prominent men of Mont rose, were present nt the hearing. In spector Hugh J. Gorman and John D. Myers, nsslstant United States district attorney, were the only representatives of the prosecution present. The de fense was looked after by ex-DIstrlct Attorney W. D. Alney, of Susquehanna county, and Attorney Milton W. Lowry. C. II. Crocker, postal clerk on the narrow guage road running between Tunkhannock nnd Montrose, was the first witness called. Ho told of In spector Gorman mailing the decoy re gister letter on his car on the after noon of July C nnd witnessing the opening of the letter upon Its return to his car tho next morning. It con tained a $5 and four $1 bills when it was mailed and when It came back after having gone through the Mont rose post offlce the $3 bill was missing. His attention was called y the In spector to the fact that the registered letter was stuck to the Inside of the registry envelope In which It was en close, evidencing, as it was Intended to show, that mucilage had been used on the package during the time that It was in the Montrose post office. Inspector Gorman, the next witness, described In detail his work on the case and particulars of the sending of the decoy letter. The first com plaint of losses from letters going through the Montrose offlce wns trans mitted to him from the chief Inspec tor's ofllce at Washington, on July 29, 1S9S, a few weeks nfter Postmaster Stoddard with Mr. Uostwlck, his as sistant, took charge. COMPLAINTS CONTINUED. The complaints continued to come In right along nnd up to the time of Mr. Bostwlck's arrest they numbered about twenty-five. ThP pilfering ranged from 1" cents to $20. Sometimes the whole enclosure would bo taken out of a letter, but In most Instances only a portion would bo abstracted. Nenr ly every letter that was rifled wns directed to Burchardvllle. Rush, Elk Lake, Sprlngvllle, Heart Lnke or some other small ofllce connected with Mont rose by star route. The circumstances and the Inspec tor's long experience In such matters told him thnt tho pllferliiKS were oc curring nt night In the ofllce In which the mall to and from these smaller towns was made up. A couple of weeks were spent by the Inspector nt Montrose looking Into the manner In which tho offlco was conducted nnd the personal habits of tho postmaster and his two employes. He then made up a decoy letter and sent It through the office. It wns ad dressed to Stephen P. Henry, of Forks ton, and purported to bo from Sprlng vllle, which'i two post ofllces Inter change mall through Montrose. The letter nnd tho registry envelope en closing It were postmarked at Sprlng- vlllo with the date type removed from the stamper, leaving the date blank, In order that the Inspector might use It nt nny time he saw fit. On July 0 his plan wns matured nnd nfter Inserting the proper date In tho postmark with type which he has at hand for Just this purpose, he enclosed the letter in tho registry envelope, sealed It. and boarding tho postal car nt South Montrose, deposited It In tho Montrose pouch and followed tho pouch to the Montroso office. The next morning, at 8.15 o'clock when tho pouch from Montrose to tho narrow guage postnl route was return ed, Inspector Gorman was at hand. Agent Crocker opened It In his cur be fore the train started out, the decoy letter wns there as expected with the rest of tho Forkston mall. On tho sur face It appeared to be in exactly the same condition ns when It was placed In the Montrose pouch the previous af ternoon, but when It was cut open nnd letter extracted and also cut open the $5 bill was found to be mlselng. IT WAS OPENED. How the two tightly sealed envelopes j wero opened and closed ncaln without leaving ahy Indications of having been tampered with, that could be discov ered by anything short of an expert's examination, does not develop, but that it was done ws n fm!t beyond dis pute as the nbsence of the marked $5 bill undoubtedly told. At once, the Inspector proceeded to Montroso oftl-e nnd dlncloglng his Iden tity by means of his badge and com mission, to Postmaster Btoddard, asked to hnve an Interview with Assistant Postmaster Uostwlck. Mr. Uostwlck was busy making up n mall but after n minute was brought Into tho pri vate ofuca nnd confronted by the In spector nnd the decoy letter. Ho was ask'd If ho handled the letter In IU passage through the Mrntroso oflce and when he admitted thnt he, and he alone, as far as he know, handled tho letter, the Inspector nsked him to explain what became of the $5 bill which It had contained. Mr. Uostwlck denied all knowledge of the bill nnd Insisted positively thnt he had In no ca.e tampered with the latter. The Inspector tried to wring an ad mission from him thnt he had abstract ed the money, but Mr. Bcstwlck maintains he knew nothing whatever of the theft. The Inspector pointed out to him thnt the money had br.cn re moved when tho letter wns In tho Mintrose postofllce, thnt he was the only one who handled tho letter while It vnrj In tho office nnd that In view of these circumstances the bet thing for him to do was to place tho bill back In the envelope right then and there. Mr. Uostwlck admitted that tho clrcum stnnces pointed to him ns the guilty party, but he was not guilty he main tains and therefore could not turn over the stolen bill. Then the Inspector proceeded to search him, Some small change, four dollars In $1 bills and a five dollar gold piece wero found on hln person, but nary a trace of the missing bill. The Inspector ordered the cash box brought In from Its depository In tho safe. Postmnster Stoddard brought it In. Lying beneath two other bills wai tho marked $3. IT HAD THE MARKS. The Inspector had Postmaster Stod dard take It out of the box and take note of Its number and series and also of a small dash under one of the let ters In the lower left hand corner of tho face of the bill. These wero com pared with n memorandum which the Inspector had made before depositing the bill in the decoy letter and when they were found to bo Identical tho postmaster attested the fact by writ ing his Initials on the bill and the memorandum. Mr. Bostwlck was dis missed at the Inspector's orders and two days later was arrested. On cross-examination Messrs. Aney and Lowry brought out tho fact that Postmaster Stoddard was not searched and that It was perfectly possible for him to have placed the $5 bill In the cash box when he went to the safe to bring It to the private olllco for the Inspector. Postmaster Stoddard was next called. His direct testimony was only corrob orative of Inspector Gorman's story of the Incidents following the Inspector s visit to the ofllce when he disclosed his Identity. On cross-cxnmlnntlon it was brought out that ho had neglected to forward to Washington complaints of pilfer Ings thnt came to him from the sur rounding ofllces nnd that Mr. Bost wlck had told him on several occa sions that the complaints ought to be forwarded. Ho also told that the registered letters were kept In the safe during tho day and wero accessible to all three of the post ofllce force and that at night he as well as Mr. Bost wlck could get Into the safe. He knew for a month previous to the arrest that his oillce wus under secret service Investigation. This was told him by Assistant Postmaster Bost wlck and by Postmaster Dave Roe, of Rush. STODDARD'S VISIT. On the night that the theft Is alleged to have taken place the witness was In the postofllce at 11 o'clock. Ho and Mr. Little were returning home from a visit and the two went In together for a few minutes. Tho question ns to what they went In for wa not nsked, and Mr. Stoddard did not volunteer to explain. When asked If he was not there, also, between 9.30 and 10 o'clock, he answered in the negative and ex plained where he was visiting with Mr. Little at that time. Fred. Mack, tho boy employed at the postofllce to cancel letters and attend the general delivery, told on direct ex amination thnt ho was In tho ofllce five years and then explained how Mr. Bostwlck was virtually the postmas ter, Mr. Stoddard being nt hind, as a general rule, only when there was a rush of work or reports to be made out. During a lengthy cross-examination he told that he was In tho ofllce alono for an hour in the early morning and again when Mr. Bostwlck was ut sup per. He also admitted that both he nnd Postmaster Stoddard took turns with Mr. Bostwlck In attending to the registry business nnd upon being shown the registered letter transit book Identified numerous entries made In either his or Postmaster Stoddard t handwriting. The entry for the decoy letter was In Mr. Bostwlck's handwrit ing, he testified. This the defense nd mltted. The witness denied knowing the combination of the safe. The examination closed with a further cross-examination of Inspector Gorman by Attorney Lowry, In which nn admission was gained that tho same marked bills were often used over und over again In different cases; that the Inspector had spent a large amount of money In Montrose for hotel accom modations, carriages and tho like, and that It was not nn Impossibility alto gether that tho particular marked bill In this case might not have gotten into the cash drawer In a regular way If the Inspector had mado n mistake by enclosing some other marked $3 bill in tho decoy envelope In place of the ono he Intended, or If he failed through nn oversight In enclosing nny $3 bill at nil. The hearing was repleto with lively exchanges between Mr. Myers and Mr. Alney, and sharp rebukes from Com missioner Tuylor for both. The caso will now rest until tho March term of United States court In this city. Steam Heating and Plumbing. P. F. & M. T. Howley.231 Wyoming ave. Finest wines and cigars at Lane's, 320 Spruce street. Smoko tho Pocono Be. Cigar. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup. Has been used for over FIFTY VEAIta "y MILLIONS of MOTHKHB for their CIULDHEN WHILE TKISTIUNU WITH PEUFKCT SUCCESS. "SOOTHES tho CHILD, SOFTENS the OUMH. ALLAYS all PAIN J CUKES WIND COLIC, and la tho best remedy for DIAIUtHOE.V. H-ild by Druggists In tvory Pun of the wf.'ld. He tmre und ask for "Mrs, Wlnn low's Soothing Syrup." and tako no other kind. Twenty-live cents a bottle. RALLY OF THE EPWORTH LEAGUERS HELD LAST EVENING IN THE ASBURY M. E. CHURCH. John J. T. York, the Delegate to tho International Convention, Present ed His Report The Largest Con vention Ever Held Addresses Were Made by Clergymen from All Over tho Country Sunday News papers Indorsod by One of tho Speakers. A rally of the City Union Epworth league was held last evening In tho lower pnrt of tho Asbury Methodist Episcopal church on Mousey avenue. The purpose of the gathering was to hear the report of the city delegate to the Epworth league International convention held Inst week In Indianap olis. A very large number of mem bers of the society were In attend ance nnd listened with rapt attention to tho report. John J. F. York, the delegate, pro sided prior to the reading of his r view of the work of the convention, Mrs. B. T. Jnyne sang "Vesper Bells" with charming effect nnd Miss Dorscy recited "Mona's Waters." Mr. York then stepped forward and commenced the rending of the report. Ho said in pnrt: "The largest International convention ever held by the Epworth league was opened on Thursday, July 20, by the singing or "My Jesus I Love Thee." Thu attendance has been placed nt be tween 28,000 and 30,000. Addresses of welcome were made by Governor James A. Mount and Thomas Taggurt, mayor of Indianapolis. They both teferred to the great work being done by tho society and told of the great Influence that would be worked on those presents. Responses were made by Bishops Fitzgerald. Hurst and Nlnde and Rev. G. J. nond. CLOSER RELATIONS FAVORED. "The latter Is from Canada and he made the best address of the after noon, urging a closer relation between England and this country. The even ing services were opened with a song service, after which a telegrnm from President McKlnley sending best wishes wns read and loudly applauded. The addresses In the evening were all on tho 'Intellectual Life.' Earnest nd drcsses were mndo by a number of clerygmen urging self culture. "At 6.30 on Friday morning a sunrise prayer meeting was held. Great zeal was manifested, dozens of persons tes tifying at the same time. It was called a telegraph meeting, each speak er being limited to ten words. A number of addresses were given that morning urging the Epworth leaguerB to be social and to assist others to lead noble, heroic and beautiful lives. The subject 'Spiritual Work' also received a great deal of attention this day, addresses upon this subject being made by Bishop SlcCabe, Rev. J. H. Hazlewood and Rev. Gustav Hlller. Practical suggestions wero offered re garding the best means of Increasing the league's utility. The members were urged to be sociable to tho strang er and to bring him Into their homes nnd let him be benefitted by their ex ample. "One of the features of the conven tion was tho singing of a sextette of young colored men from Clallln Uni versity. They received a tremendous ovation every time they sang and had to respond to repeated encores. "Two meetings were held by the de partment of literary work. An ad dress was delivered by Dr. F. L. Nag ler, of Cincinnati, on 'The Study and Use of the Bible.' Addresses were also delivered by several others, show ing the benefits to be derived from a proper course of reading. METHODIST PAPERS. "Tho topic 'Methodist Pnpers' was treated by Rev. D. L. Roder. of Den ver. He said that it was inconsistent for ministers to antagonize the Sun day newspaper, as that was the day through and by which they earned their salaries. He said that the Sun day newspaper was an American In stitution thnt could not be wiped out and suggested that the church publish a Sunday paper and give the people cleaner and purer reading. This sen timent was very heartily cheered and endorsed. "The meeting of Saturday morning and nfternoon were devoted almost entirely to the subject of good citizen ship. The evening services were given up entirely to condemning the admin istration and especially Attorney Gen eral Griggs for declaring unconstitu tional the law passed abolishing the army canteen. Resolutions were also read and adopted advocating the un seating of Roberts, the polygamous congressman from Utah. "On Sunday evening farewell meet ings were held In Tomllnson hall and In the tents. The one In the hall was tho most Inspiring. Bishop Fitzger ald, called 'tho white-haired bishop,' gave a short address on his saying that he loved everybody In the whole world. When the meeting was dis missed there was a great rush for the VOUR OPPORTUNITY, 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. TUB 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 Goo stage to shake hands with tho bishop nnd Dr. Berry. "Tho convention also went on record as being In favor nf having the women remove their hats while In church." SOME BIO REALTY DEALS. William Kelly Paid 825,000 for Pnco County Lands. In a recent transfer of real cstato in Pike county Is noticed the following' I'almyrn, Blooming Grove and Oroeno Levi Shaw nnd Timothy D. Rnyson, trustees, etc., Ira R. Lawson and Louis Basting, trustees, etc., to William Kelly, of Scranton, 10.000 acres of land known ns tho Promised Land, Big Pond, and J3nypt lots. Consideration $25,000. Deed dated May, 1S99. In Lnckawaxen tho Delawaro and Hudson Cnnnl company rold 11,000 square feet of land for $100 nnd tho land on which lock No. 18 is located brought $350. Deeds of these two par cels were dated July 13, 1R99, C. W. Ilull purchased tho lock land. Strouds burg Times. LAQNER SEVERELY INJURED. Premature Explosion in the Blue Ridge Mlno Did It. Rudolph Lngner, employed nt the Blue Ttldge mines, was seriously Injured while nt work yesterday, by a prema ture explosion. Ho was struck on tho two legs by a largo chunk of coal, fracturing the left at tho thigh and the right below the knee. He was removed to the Lackawanna hospital, where ho was resting quietly Inst evening. ANOTHER PIANO GIVEN AWAY. Mrs. J. Munro, of 015 Hill Street, Wins the Instrument. The fifth Emerson upright piano was given away yesterday by Clarko Bros., tho progressive West Scranton mer chants. The ticket which won the prize was No. 6.17a, held by Mrs. J. Munro, of CIS Hill street. The firm will dispose of another In strument under similar conditions on September 20. $5.00 to Niagara Falls and Return via tho Lehigh Valley Railroad. On August 12 tho Lehigh Vnlley rail road will sell tickets to Niagara Falls and return, at the special low furo of $5 for the round trip from Scranton, Pa., limited for return passage to Aug ust 14, Inclusive. Tickets will be hon ored on nny train, except tho Black Dlnmond Express. Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for further particulars. The Piano Was Won by Mrs. J. Munroe, 615 Hill St. The Lucky Ticket Was 6173. Bicycles Are nearly all gone, but we expect another con signment soon to sell at Cash. J.D. i 3M-31C-318 Lnckn. Ave. SCUANT0N, PA. Special Sale Shirts. 51.00 Kind .00 cents. fl.oO Kind ?1.1U. BELL & SKINNER, Hotel Jermyn llullJInj. When It's Hot Hath room nnd Toilet Articles ore in Krrat demand. . Hero only will the supply bo found equal In quantity, vailcty and quality to thnt demand. Wo hnvo selected our stock of Soaps, Sponges, Brushes and Toilet waters with great caro and each will bo found thoroughly satisfac tory on trial. Wo consider high quality first, but keep prices well down. MATTHEWS BROS,, 3" ttSsr'" Fishing Tackle. The Host Only nt FELTON'S, ?; Removed to p Penn Av UIEIieilBBIIIEIIBIIIIIIIiriHIIlllIIIIIIIIIU 1 We Have the Finest and Most EJftUisive i Line of I m mm Gent's Furnishings 1 for 1 I Summer Wear. I HAND & PAYNE, 'SB.- 1 5 soj Washington Aye. S SlIIIIIIIlUIIIIILIIIllllllllIIUIIlllllllS PIERCE'S MARKET 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 PEftN AYENUE, You May Not Knou) If but we'ro selling a great number of STItAW HATS. Now that you do not know It, you'll nnturally ask tho reason for thlB. Tho price is ono reason. Tho other reasons aro seen upon Inspection. CONRAD, Hatter 305 Lackawanna Avenue. i Notice X Tomorrow's Scrantonian and I Elmira Telegram t for Our Third Annual August Furniture Sale. See Our Show Windows for Wonderful Bargains. ti t tUfIkmr t LZatm " t 221-223-226-227 Wyoming MY
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