THE SCUAiNTON TliimWJJ-MQNDAY, .SEPTEMBER 4, 189D.
September Magazines
ARE ALL HERE NOW.
The Munsey,
The McClure,
The Review of Reviews.
The Century, H5 cents.
Harper's Monthly, now 25 Cents,
Ladles' Homo Journal.
Womnn's Home Companion.
Leslie's Popular Monthly.
The Cosmopolitan.
The St. Nicholas.
The Metropolitan.
Scrlbnei's, the Stianel,
the Pearsons, the Self Culture,
the Quaker, the Argosy,
tho Lipplncotts, the Black Cat,
the Delineator, the Designer,
the Fashion Peiiodlcals for Autumn,
the Comlc'and Humorous Monthlies.
All the desliablo new books
on sale when Issued t cut prices.
School Books and Stationery,
Office and Mercantile Statioueiy.
M. NORTON,
322 Lackawanna Avenue.
Tnz
Wc .ire cleaning
up odds and ends
in mouldings, if
you have pictures
to frame this is
your opportunity
to get it done at
almost your own
price.
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THE GRIFFIN ART CO.
i
aoo Wjomlng Avenu.
Ice Cream,
BEST IN TOWN.
Per
c Quart.
LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
Tclcphono Orders l'romptly Delivered
3JS-j7 Adnmi Avenue.
DR, A. A. UNDABURY,
Si (dallies Suigery, Disease ot Woman
Office Hour II to 112 n m
i to 1 p. m
At Htsidenee . , ... 7 to 8 p. m
Ofllce 210 Connolt Iliilldlnc; Itmlclonco
'Jin .south Muni .enue
Scranton Transfer Co.,
HUUIl J. KCHNAN, Alanajer
CI ccln Unjsnso direct from reslJonea to
nnj part of tho United 4tate
Ofllce 10!) Jiiicka. Ate. Phone 325
1 ACKAWANNA
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"THE"
aundry
joS Perm Av:nue
A U. WARMAN.
PERSONAL
Miss M.iisnet Dilv, of Xew Yolk, Is
MbltniB frincN In this lit
Ml-i liionnun, of Philadelphia, Is the
Ciut of Ml"s Dinil Pljnn, of Dunmoio.
Mi and Mi" J W. Caulej bue ri -turn,
il fiom Xiw Yoik c lt and tho si i
shore. 1'rofisor and Mrs rioodenoiiKh ate be
iuj, iiitiitiilmil b Piofosvtu mid Mrs.
PilnuUo 1310 Mulberrj strict
lumes Giulmn of Penn lupuuo, and
bis Mm JuntLs On "an 3i , u turned
b tunli from u t months' Ml with
fi If nds In Ik la nd
.dan J I. nib till nnd wife, of Phlladil
I hi i weio In town 1 iht MiK, tho guests
if Mr I.tub.ichh mother and Aunt Mi-lliiulit-oii,
ol Lewis court.
Juhn J. (liiulv, of the lltm of Gr.ulj K.
I'owle tin. Pinuii Htteet horseshoe is
nnd his wife, returned Satuida nlRht
fi mi a hl weiKs' lslt In nut ope
Z J Swun of New YoiK, Is the Biiest
ot Selcit Ooiiiicllmiin Mohln nt tho St
( h.irbs Itiittl, nnd will be the Kinst of
t'n htuti' cicutle lommlttto at tlio
inmliiR tlriminw ionuitlon. Ho is the
ln ntnr of a pitmt lire i tliiguislui
Mr mid Mit S D Van Iltn-klrk ot in
Mull i m htnil, kuo a )irl nt tlulr
b mi fntuidn .iftirnoon in lionor of tho
Unth oiinler-ai of tho birth ot thell
ii luliti r, Mls H"dle The atfili was a
I i i-unt one and thoroughly injoed.
Pi Aot and wile of Omaha, Neb,
f.ri the guests ot I)r JncoU Kilmer, of
hprui stteit 'ilio dm tin Is tin, Mipcrln
ti mli ut of the nurtnu of Animal ludus
tii of blh ntnti nnd Is cm his wnv to tho
annual loinentloii of the National Vetu
li i issoeliitlon, which comems in New
i n K ilt on Sept u tj and 7
L J (loodwlii tieasuier of the "Jnck
II ml tho IStanstnlU cnnip.ui, who lias
been In the eit ciilllni? on old friends,
lift f n New ork jistenlnj iituriiuon
to us-it In oiKiiiil7lnR the cnmp.un. He
boarsiils will borflu hi New "i ork toilaj
nnd tho ttoupo will oien the hiiihoii in
t omit client uliinit thieu wuKs lit nee-
Mli-s (Jtiuo lnrlci Diineiin. of Atlan
ta ill, has liein um'iiKfd to sim- In tho
iiuiiitcttr chrili of the nini Paik chinch
Miss Duncbii tins a contnlto loliu of ti
ccptlonul Ilill)llli and sjmpuhj and In
bet f-nlo lint cacuIiiv "If I Worn n
olce slid elnccrl a Just conception of
tho CMietlns teqiilremcnts (lf tho vocal
art
A J Hui7. J DoininK and Willi tm
Punl. of the Allen i.'npliui compunj, of
Alloiitnun, who In tho clt Paturdiiy und
estfidn. Thes nindo hotel nmtnKe
nicnts for their ootupany of soont-Ile
men uud it baud ilutlnpr tho flremen'R
cnnciitlon ntt mouth Whllo in tho
ctiv tin- Kltots wcto cntiitnined bj i.
t hlef HIcko of the lire lUp.aitment
Ideal Home Site.
The sale of AVpsI P.nk lots rocs met
rlly on with unpipeedonted lapldlty.
It Is i ot stratiKo thit thoy should whe'ti
ono considers tlio unp.uallelled loca
tion and pisy tetms on wlibh them?
lotn are belnd Bold,
You nto lultpd to Inspect this plot
at your oarllebt convenlpnco. ror
prices, tetmfi, etc., apply at newly
elected ofllce on the plot.
The eouthwnrth Studios of 'Miudo
are now open for tho icccptlon of pu
pllr. Asslffnment of hours, 9 to 12
nrt 2 till G.
Bmoko the Pocono So. ClRiir,
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ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES.
They Will Be Held by tho Ablngtou
Baptist Association.
Tho iiliicty-serontl -uinlxprsno of
the MilnRtrm ll.tptlil nsitirlutlon will
bo hold In the Klrpt Providence TJip
tWt chtltcli fit 4:0 Wt Mailed Rtteet
on Vrilnmlnv nnd TluiMiliv, Kpt 13
and II. The follow Injr t thti pro
Krnmmr: VKNi:ai)AY MOUN1NO.
10 00 Devotional Konlep, lod by Hev. V.
O. Wutklno.
10 CO Hiport of (imimltlee of nrtanRe
tni'liti. HetulltiR of ruloi of nrrtei.
Iottoi of Tlrit t'lovldonro ihincli.
Addroos of welcome, Pastor J. A
"vans
10 10 I'.lootlon of ofllcoia.
tt 00 fntiolitrtiii cot iwm.tW. Thorni"
Ho Otuchy.nT'tor .Tackon Street
(litirrh.
APTHKN'OON.
2 00 itoa.llntr of letteis
Itepot t of ttciiHtuor
lit liol t of tlllstee.
"lie jiort ot nutllttii
Hoiioit of oonimlttco on reception
of phuichcM
Mlflcell.iiiooiii
100 nistoij of 1'iiit (iprninn ohm eh.
aiOltopoit of oonitnlttop on brnexo
lelirp 3 "0 Hopoit of comtnlttfo on Kovctono
icjilcniv
3 10 Aildre) In iiehnlf of Keytotip
niadoniy. Dr. .Tnmes W. Putnam,
of Now Ynik
4 00MiptlnB of Women's Missionary
Of lotp
Addirx" In lielntlf of Women'i
Wmk for PoipIhii Mlslon, Mrs.
UnirlPt M Join
i:t.nino.
Annual talK of Daptlnt Youiiff People's
union
710 Pt ilo and sonfr orvlco, led by II
(5 Hi ddo" M D . Scrnnton
7 13 Address, ' C. V C ." by Hon. Philip
F Hot7onff, Wnveily
7 10 Polo, Mlv I,lla Jones
7 20 Address b Ke . .1 CM KtlfTlei, I).
15 of Cromer seminary
THPHRDAY MOUXINO
fl 00 Devotlonnl eoielso, led by P.OV.
J A Hans
9 20 Repot t of tnloslointy committee
of nssoolatlon, Rev. M J "Wat
kins Address by missionary pnstois
1 r0 Report of committee on temper-
mice.
10 00 Report of committee on IMueatlon
sorlety. Rev. H. H Hau Is, Ph.T)
10 10 Pepoit of committee on homo mis
sions, Rev Robert V Y Pierce.
10 20 Hi poit of pommltteo on forelcn
missions, Itov Thomas Do
Oruehv
lOSOAddiess. "All tho Woild News"
bV Kov Viank R Dobbins, D.
D, secretaij Amorlenn IJaptlHt
Missionary union
11 00 Dot trlual sermon Hev J D Will-
lams, Forpst Clt.
APTDUXOOX
1 W Buslnpss
2 10 Repot t of committee on iPubllea-
tlon society Re. W J Ouest
2 20 Address b p O V PHppo, D.
D. sonpial nRPnt foi Ponnsl
nnla of American Uaptlst Pub
lication Micletv
2 00 Repot t of committee on syste
matic beneficencp
3 10 Itepot t of t ommlttee on obituaries.
Clnslnp ( xpielsos
JONAS LONG'S CLERKS.
Will Enjoy an Outing at Heart Lake
Tomorrow.
The emplojes of both the Wllke
IJarre nnd Scranton establishments of
Jonas Lour s Sons w 111 conduct an
iMUislon to Heart Lake, near Mont
rose, tomorrow A!pander's Ninth
ReKlmont band, of WIlkos-Harro, will
in company the excursionists and fur
nish music for the occasion
A frlendb rlnli exists between tho
two stores and a number of contests
will bo pnsaRed In b lepusentath es
ft oni this cltj and Wllki s. Mm ie These
will include a K.amp of base ball, swim
mliiK match, and blcj rle, boat and tub
I UPS
The oxputslon tra'n will losv
Wllkps-Harrn at 7 c m ind tho Lick
awjnna slat. on, th's cit . at S ncul;,
MR. LANGSTAIT APPOINTED.
Tendeied a S2,500 a Year Position.
Will Piobably Accept.
William S Lanjrstuff until TuomIt
laet, foreman at tho Dl imond mine In
tills city, of the Delaware, Lacki
wanna and A ostein Hnllroad coinp my,
lius ipcehid the appointment of super
intendent of tho Kpsum beds at ''oit
Clinton, O, owmd bv the Granite Wall
Plaster companv, of YouiiRstox-n, that
htato.
A com of tho letlet of appointment
pent to a fileiid of Mi l.antrstaff in
this city, states the position will pi
$' "i0il a in nun house tent
Mr KatiK.stalf Is now In the west,
and It Is not known wbetbet ho will ac
cept the offer, but It Is presumed ho
will.
TELEGRAM TROM P. J. VETTER.
He Will Probably Arrive in This
City Next Satuiday.
Mis Philip J Vettei, of Penn ne
nue, ipcehed a tclegiam on Satuiday
fiom her husband, who was at ono
time thought to hao potlshed In the
Klondike countt y announcinu his ai
tlval In Seattle, The dispatch was as
follow s
Seattle. Wash , Sppt 2.
Mrs. J Vittei, 115 Penn avenue,
Sct.anton. Pa
At rived hero todav Health frooil.
Will statt east Tuendaj Phil
Mr Votter will probably an ho In
Ibis city on next Satuidav cvenluK
and a reception In his honor Is bi imr
aiiatiRed bj the 'ailous socolles tj
which he bdnr.'t.
ARCHBALD MEN ARRESTED.
They're Chaiged with Selling Liquor
Without a License.
Detectho William rilffoid, of this
city, arrested the following- nun in
Archb ild Saturday on the clmtgi of
solllns llquoi without a license
James II. Paddon, Thomas Wells, I,,
J. O'Hoio, MlPbul IialtuK Charles
Hpod and Patrick OaiiRhan
Tho wanants weio Lssuoel by Aldi r
man Howe at tho Instance of Detective
I'lifloid. All of those a t rested oxt opt
Paddon waived n heailnK and emoted
ball before Squlio Olldon, ot Aieh
liald Padden had a bent Inn before
Aldei man Howe and was also held
under ball.
POLICE COURT NOTES.
Thomas J. WnUh paid n line of $7 in
police couit MBtfida mornhiR for be
Iiir drunk and dboiilerly.
John f'onle paid J I, Martin Morrison
J". Michael Paddon $1 and lohn 8m V.
nil for lndululns In ilu wlno when It
was red,
A Caid.
Wc, tlio undoi signed, do bcreb) nBree
to refund the money on n DO.ccnt bottle
of (Ireeno'B Warrantee Sj nip of Tur If It
fulls to cure vnur coiiRh or e old, Wo also
Rimiantce a 2:.-ccnt bottle to pron satin
fni torv or money refunded. J. O. Hone &
Hon Uunmnrc, Pa.j John 1. Donuliue,
He'ianton. I'u
SERMON TO THE
LETTER CARRIERS
WAS DELIVERED BY REV. C. M.
GIFriN, D. D.
Ho Said the American People Do Not
Half Appteclate tho Value of llo
Postal Seivlcc The Caiiler Sys
tem Imptoves the Community
Tho Caiiler Is Fhst of All a. Citi
zen and Ho Must Bo a Sober Man
ns Well Statistics About the Ser
vice. Rev. C. M Olflln D. 1). made nn ad
dtess last i venlnir In Him Park rhuu'i
to the Ipfter carrlcts. Desplto the
heat a larro cotiRtPKatlon was pres
ent. Piof. PennlnRton had iPttttned
froni his vacation nnd presided nt tho
oisan. Miss Duuinti ranu n conttnllo
solo "K I Woio a Voice" with great
sweetness and expression
Dl. Ollllli spoke In openltiR the sub
ject fiom Ilather 12 "Pot ho sPnt
letteis," nnd s.ald that It was the privi
lege o'f the kliiR. He owned tlio lilRh
wajs nnd thoj who m idi chlolly for
his couriers Wo hae entered upon
tho oia of the pi opli Wi de tit mine
who shall ro und whole Xo one is
so poor but that If be can pa a cent
for a piece of pastebo.it d. bis net of
dropping It In the box necessitates the
running of trains the dispatch of nies
sengois and the wotk of an nrmv of
olllclals It mi onlj boar the old
legend "I am well und hope ou n-e
cnjojlng tin- same blessing," but It Is
curled with the same cato
All hall to the day of democincv
w hen the ppoplo and not the b ilf mad
scions of a weak race telgn The black
mammj's letter fiom tho south to bet
boy In the noith Is taken with cs
much conscientious caie and cheer
fulness nnd placed in the black hand
as If It wote fiom Tidily Hooilt '.o
William McKlnlel
Tnr: pkt A?n rnnsrjxT.
The caniois aio loptesentatlves of
tho advance of the ngo Tho original
method was when the posts on the
roul woio the king's olllclals. now the
ciown lias lippn distributed and sui
lounds thp blow of eprv cltlre n
Di CSIHln then stated that ho would
speak furtliPt fiom Daniel, 12 4: "Many
shall i mi to and fro and know lodge
shnll bo Inc teased" fc brought a
greeting fiom the chinch to tho vlslt
ois, welcoming tliom to n city which Is
a tjpo of theli own aiHaueo, for no
plico nil) whore In tho Putted States
has developed nioie lapldlv than Scran
ton Ket)ono Is glad to see the enr
lleis. piess. people, politicians ate
grioting them, and said ho 'Den,
my filond, the undei takei has in his
shop a bla7lng sign of Welcoino '
"Why do thei have a convention at
air Is asked Tlipy ean't help them
selves. It is the tendency of the age.
Dvon the washwomen nnd kitchen
mnlds aie pre paling foi a national con
vention Tht v wish to belong to some
body The letter cnirieis wish to Ri t
out of Isolation and belong to some
bod), not an I tun but ono ot a coni
munltv. The meanest thing on tho oaith tint
I can think of is n. barlie-loi floating
mound like a fragment. It Is an awful
thing to be alone There Is good sense
In oiRnnMng It Is to presoivo what
rights thev have and endeavor to get
otheis that those men meet It Is sel
dom that n man gets inoie than lie
asks foi. The lettei call lei s want tholi
s.ilules talsed and their number in
ueised T.Aisorjr iv tiu: would.
They are a pait of a gieat business
It Is the largest concetti in the woild
It i caches moi o places, touihes moio
Inteiests, Inlluences moio men, pio
dupps moio lovonue, and emplovs moio
ngenoles than anv other business firm
or concetti In existence 'llieio aio in
Amotion 7" 000 otllpps, with 200 000 cai
rleis, $110 000,000 Is expended nnnunllv,
C 210 millions of pieces ate dlsti United,
with an average of 12,000 pieces a mo
ment As these men piss tomorrow, I
expect to take ni) hat off to such an
Inline nsltv
The advance Is maivplous. In 1'C5
the ip weio 19 olllces which woio al
lowed floe dellvetv.
It Is the Intention of the government
to make the rttnl )slem ns pood ns
the citv, for this eounttv Is being tun
for tho sake of tho people, not for
ofllcp holders.
What kind or men nto the ran lot s
Did von incr think whit thev have- to
do0 ritt of all thev have to be ottl
7ens of out eountiy I do belli ve it Is
thp tight thing for overv ofllolal urder
this government to swear fealtv before
ho can obtain place Thev up merl
rnns and the) aie sober men. I.Ike tho
lallway companies the govunmont
s.a)s to tho cat t lots vou cannot bo
lieu piiFssleis and do )our woik. Then
they must bo active. They deliver Ifi'i
pieces annually to ovety one to whom
thoy go Tho wonder is that so few
pieces go asttay by negligence or dis
honest) DO NCT APPIir.f'lATT' IT
The moilcan people do not lnlf np
I reclato tho value of the postal ser
vice. Go to ono of there ruial ills
tilots wore mall Is dlsti United once a
vieek and see tho dlffoienco in Hip in
tclllgi nco The carrloi sv stem Imptoves
tin community The ilepaitment does
not giant tho privileges to cities when
thp streets are not pived, tho side
walks not laid, the Inti rscctlons not
nintkod
The Speaker then icfcried to Sunset
Today
We offer Large xxx
Yellow Peaches in
Crate and Baskets.
Fruit Strictly Fancy,
Wholesale Prices to
Families.
E. Q. Coarsen
Wholesale and Retail,
&000
REWARD
Will be paid for informa
tion that will lead to the
arrest and conviction of
the party or parties who
set Mt. Lookout Break
er on fire Monday, Aug
ust 21st., 1899.
THE TEMPLE IRON COMPANY,
Scranton, Pa.
fox: nnd his great win Is for Hip car
rleis and then declated that ho svm-
pat bipod with tin cutlers for tho
tic-libles of the pionpher Tind tho ear
lier ate much alike The an lor can
not be eveiv whole fit xt. neither can
the preach 't The can It cannot nl
vnvs have onn thing for ovoiybodv.
Ilo cannot nlwavs lulng something
good to. those who wait. Roth hold a
pisltlon of ti titid eonlldenco If
litliti lifted the lid and lot nut the
secrets v bleb bo could divulge tho
comtntinltv could bo dlsiupted It is
not his business to till whnt ho knows
of other ppoples nffnlts The .speaker
said in closing
"I am envious of the rattler for one
thing I vvNli inv mosuifjos wpio ns
p.igprlv awaited as me his Hero Is
lb" lettei of 'Toil wiltten to evoi v man;
bleak tho seal lead and rejoice"
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.
At the Second PipsIjv tulati rluilih last
night, Hev l)r Hohliison pieiebid an
nblo Miiinni on tho "Summer Attit
mntli Dr James Mcl.cod, of the I'lrst Pres
bv tt il 111 e liurcli. 11 sumeil Ills pi ice In bis
pulpit vestitiliiv having icituriicd ttom
his KiinuiK r v.ic.illon
Dl J (' llntiKun piciiilud at the s(i
vlces list nlcht nt the Volunteers if
Atnirlui ut thilr tent Ills topic was
"Christ, the Client I'hvslclmi '
'1 ho usual nuntulv mii'tlng of the
loligieg.ition ol tin f'e dir Avenue Motho
illt 1'pNiopal eliuiili took pi ice v esti r
ihv morning A love- fi 1st followed
ltev. Ininex llugliis of the I'n sliv tell in
Tabern i le In On in ltiilge, anil Hev I,
U 1(is1ht. nf ihn Sumner Averitw. li.s-
bv tell in eliuiili, escliingeil pulpits last
night
"Wlut ran We Do to Help Our Pas
ten" whs the siiliict of IteV I. H l'os
tu's fi 11mm at the morning service vos
tirdi) at Siunm i Avuiue Picsb) terian
churi h
Hev A I. Hnniei I'll D , pastor of St
Murks laitliei.in chinch pu icheil an In
ti resting st rim 11 vestenltv morning,
choosing ns his siiliji ct, '"1 lie Illesslngs
ot llolv I'omnmnlon."
ltev fieri go 1, Alrlcli, pastor of the
firico Hefotmed Kptscopal church, who
with his fnmllv liis Tiern spending the
suinmi 1 nt Ilnrvov s like h is returned
lb 01 tuple cl his pulpit .at the morning
mid 1 m nlng servicis ji.tenliv
The site of the now f ithollc ehuich
nt tho 1 01 in r of Ilirnev and Division
streotH, Wllki s llano, was 1 thl out on
Wnlnesilav 11 ml gioiintl will he broken
next week The chinch will be a frinio
struetuie, lOxW mil will cost, when com
pleted, about f 1 "pti The location is 11
ver ileslrihle one niul wis purehasetl
fiom the Shoem ilcor hilts t Is t xpei t
id th it the church will lie complete il hr
foie tho cohl we.atlnr sets In Wllke
li irre Lender
RECRUITING STATION OPENED
Captain Hewitt Will Enlist Men for
Volunteei Service in Our Army.
Captain (' P Hewitt, of the Nine
teenth infant! y of the tegular army,
opened a recruiting station at 221
Hpiuce street Saturday morning. Ho
w III enlist men for the seveial bian he?
of the tegular nimy
Tho enlistments will bo for thio-
ears and volunteers for the pel lod
ending June 10. l'lOl This will bo the
onl oppoitunitv to the join the volun
teer tavalrj, as tho teglnient Is being
foi mod In tho Philippines and but sK
hundred men will bo lectulted in this
eountrj
m
NEW STREET COMMISSIONER.
He Assumed the Duties of His Office
on Saturday.
The new stteet commissioner, Po
land Thomas, enteiid upon the duties
of his ofllte on Satuidiy Inst, succeed
ing P J. O ilovle
Prank (' Dol.ong, strttt eommls
slonei's eloik, tendeied hl leslgnatlon
to Commissioner Thomas on Satuidaj
atternoon and the hitter liar appointed
In his place John S Diovvn, of Xoith
Scranton.
Mr. DeLong was appointed a number
of vears ago by C. It Klngsley nnd
has held olllce unilor Comnilssloneia A.
II Dunning and P. J O'Hojle.
MAY GO TO NEW YORK.
Possibility That Sciantan Glee Club
Will Sing at Dewey Reception.
Time ts a possllllt that the huan
ton Olio club of vvlib Ii John T Wat
klns l.s leadu, will go to Xew To",
and sing at the Dewey uitei t ilnment
In the Metiopolitnn Opera hois-
Tho fame of this m igiilllcont 1 linns
Is spieading lapldly and 11 gotiunons
have been opened vilth Mi VVatklns
that nu) result In the Sei.ui;- 1 jun
In ing Inard it the big re -c Hon that
It being planned to celebra'e th- ip
tin n of Dewe..
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVEN
TION. In piusimnce of a resolution of the He
publican coiiit i ommlttee ii.ihcri at a
legular meeting hold on S nurd ly Aug
i 18'ia, the cotintv convention will be
held 011 TupkiIi.j , September . nt 2 p
ni In tho court hoiu-e, fietanton for tho
purpose of comrutlng ntun s and ti aux
in ling such othe 1 buslnchs ns Miall bo
bl ought before It
lUlanct) eommltteoH will hnlil pil
inuiv eleitlons on Snturtlav September
J! is it, between th hours ot I nnd 7 p ni
Dnch election district phall elect at said
pilimm election threo nualllletl jiersons
to nerve as vigilance rninmlttip for the
next ensuing ealertlar jour, whoxo mimes
hlinll bo certllled to on the returns to the
eoiintv convention
CiinilldatcB "who have thus fur regis
trred their names with tho i-ecietarv nnd
thoMi who uro do-lrouH of registering will
observe the tinultrmints of rule " wlilth
reads as follows "Hnrli rnndldato shnll
p.iv his nHsessment to the count) cliuli
mnn at least twentv ibi)H hofore the pri
elpctlon, oi his namo vlll not lie Nk II
mary election, or bis name will not be
printed on tho nflloinl ballot " Rntur
ila), September 2 Is tho Inst dn) for reg
istering and paving tlio ahcossment
i:. NT. AVIUard, Chairman
J i:. Wntklns, Sectotary.
DORN.
nrNCKLnU-Aug. ai, IsOT, to Mr and
Mrs. William 0. Dunclslec, of Jefferson
uvonuc, u son,
HARD WORDS FOR OUR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
ITS DEFECTS ENUMERATED BY
INSPECTOR JOHNSON.
Ho Came to This City at the Instance,
of Fire Insurance Companies to In
quire Into the Condition of tho
Scranton Fire Depattment Rec
ommendations He Makes with Ref
erence to Improving the Efficiency
of tho City's Fire Companies.
Moie Hydrants Necessary.
A letter has been tocolvod bv Mooie
& Postet, Insurance agents of this clt,
fiom the Itovnl Institution companv,
of I.hoipool, Kugland, wlibh they
loptesnnt. The lettei Is ns follows
Mcsis, Mootc JC. Kostoi. Hot anton. Pa
Dear Sim. Wo 111 o this morning In
leetlpt, thiotlgh the National lloaul of
Tire Ptidei w tilots, of inspector John
son's lepoit of the condition of the lite
deiuitmcnt in jour olt), and wo nto
ft ink to say th it we ate astonished to
lo.u 11 the leal situation, which Is, to
put It lightly, doploiable Mi Johnson
teports the discipline nnd 11101 nl of the
denirtmont nt the lowest ebb, the lite
oti"lnes thlrd-i ' iss nnd In poor condi
tion, ono, t"o rranklln, tniserv leeable
and a lack of discipline among the vntl
ous comp inles whit h hot dots closolj to
demoralization
Wo i in lose joti u ropy of a siimmar)
of tecoinniendatlons made bv Inspec
toi Johnson and shall feel much obliged
If j oil will take It up with the authtn
Itlcs of vour cltj and use- sour utmost
efforts to have them cntrlpd out If
the ptpspnt condition of things con
tinues It will involve n m Uerlal In
ctease in rates In vour cltv
Yours vety tiulv.
John Tt nnov
Inspector Johnson's summntv of roc
onimondatlons for the Scranton depatt
ment Is ns follows
Till: TU-coMMnXDATONS
ritst Tint the pitsptit foiee of vol
unteei fltenien be dispensed with, and
n fullv paid and paitl) pild call svs
tem be established at each of the pres
ent and futuie company stations
Second Oi ganbatlon Pel manontly
fully paid foi ce chief engineer to hnvo
a'.isoluto control of the department,
one assistant englneet, nlso to act as
file niaishal one engineer for each
sttatn Hie engine, one stoker foi e ich
stt am Ilio engine, one driver foi eaeh
to 1111 In the depni tnu nt, ono tlllerman
foi each hook and ladder tmek appar
atus tbrte bosomon foi each steam
flio engine companv. two bosemen for
each chemical engine companv, two
bosemen for each hose company At
least ten partly paid 1 all firemen to
pick steam the engine, hoik nnd lad
iIpi truck and hose e ompanv Tho men
to loslde no.u theli respective stations
Thiid I'ach steam file engine and
Independent hose rompnnv should have
1 200 feet of flist-class fire hose at their
stations, so as to secure a change ot
hose after pupIi flrp an pconomlcnl ie-
qulrpniput, nnd a full line of suitable
hose for each chemical tiro engine
Poititb Ilose-drving toweis and hose
cleaning apparatus one to be erected
nt each of the following locations- At
Xav Aug flte station, foi hose in busi
ness section at one of tho Piovldonco,
Hyde Paik, oast and south side sta
tions rifth An additional hook and lad
dor eompan) should be piovbbd for re
liable piotoctlon and life-saving pui
noes, sultnblv located In the mercan
tile section There Is too much tpril
tnrv to cover ftwentvfive squarp miles)
bv thp one truck now in set vice
Sixth The piesent steam fire engines
at the Xav Aug and Civstal file sta
tions should be teplnced b mote pow
erful engines for use In the mercantile
section the nrosont engines could be
tiansfoiied to other districts or to
t.ilncd for eniugency set v Ice
Seventh A llghtlv built steamer and
a book and laddei truck should be lo
cated at the noith end or Ptovldence
section for emeigency use
Hlghth The citv should own nnd
opeiato Its own flio-alarm telogiaph
svstPiu which would make this bianch
of sen Ice mm o iclinblp The s) stem Is
owm'tl bv the Cimpwell Fire Alarm
Tplegiaidi companv and npeintPd by
the Central TPlepbone exebangp
Xinth PIip hvdiants should be lo
cated at coiners of all Intel sectlng
streets In tho business section.
Tenth With a fullv paid depaittnent
secuied. the chief should InstUuto a
wpeklv svstpm of Inspection of the Im
portant niPicantllp buildings, and this
Inspection should bo continued until
eveiv fireman Is familiar with all opt n
Ings In the firewalls all means of at -cess
to each building, nnd the general
conditions as to the construction ot
oai h building
Hit venth All defective nppatntus
should bo lenalied and placed in good
condition
WILL ENFORCE ORDINANCE.
The Ti action Company Must House
Its Cais Nightly
Ma) 01 Moll has sent a communica
tion to C.ouer.al Maniger Sllllmnn of
the Set anton Hallway companv, calling
his attention to the ordlnnnce compell
ing tho companv to keep Its eats off
the stieets nights aftei ttallle has In n
suspended.
This applies mostly to the eats lift
standing on Wv online avenue and Ian
den l-tieit Thi 01 dill into was passed
seveial ous ago but Ins not been 111
fon 1 d
Chief Walktr uf the tin dipartmPiit,
urged the nrnoi to enfniei the 011II-
Splendid
hoe Values
Elbowed by the new-coming
stock, all the broken lots of
shoes aie to be sold now. The
CLEARANCE starts today, and
ends when the aim is accom
plished. Losing money is not
pleasant in itself but necessaty
at times in the conduct of
business.
Men's S3, S4 nnd S5 Shoes nt
S2.30.
Women's S2.50 Shoes at
S1.40.
Women's S3 and S3.50 Shoes
at SI. 70 and S2.
Misses' $1.25 Shoes at 05c.
Men's and Boys' Canvas Ox
fords with corrugated lubber
soles, at 38c.
Children's spiing-heel S.ioes,
50c.
Good sizes nnd help to wait
on you.
s
410 Spruce Street.
nance, he complaining of the danger
of having the .streets Illlcd with cars
in case of a. lit p.
NOTICE.
Openlng Day.
Public school will open September 11,
1SW,
Pupils entering grammnr, Intprme
dlnte nnd ptlmnry grades tlio first week
are allowed to do so without permits,
but pupils entPilnjr uftpr thp fhst week
must feetite permits for admission, at
tho stlppilntendpnt's olllce
HIGH SCHOOIi nXAMlNATIONS.
Pupils, not or tho public srhool, de
sk lug to take tho entrance examina
tion for tho Pi of hman diss of the
Sunnton High school, wfll bo exam
ined Wednesday, September C, nt 'J 10
a m.
MUAMMAR A r.XAMINATION1.
Pupils of Grammar A who obtained
a genetnl avenge of G"i poi rent. In tho
soar's wotk and final ptnnilnntlon are
entitled to n second oxnmlnntlon,
which will bo held In the High school,
lluiistlnv, September 7, f begin
ning at 9 80 a ni
George Howell, Sup't.
New Beer Now On Market.
The Kov stone Hi owing company, of
which Mi H. (.'. Wills Is tionsitrer
and genoial mnnngei, has placed n
new boor on the mniket known as
"Kohuuiiin Lager Heet "
The tuoduct of the Kov stone biovv
01 v has been horptofoto ales anl pen
tor exclusive!), until a handsom" new
addition was elected to the already
mammoth plant of the Ke)ston 'iim
Vany, which has been equipped in
tlio most Impioved m inner foi tho pro
duction of the voty best lager boor
This boor was Intioducod to the pab
Hp on Snturdav and it Is sal 1 to bo
the best manurncturptt In this terrl
toty. The Kpv stone brewer) Is noi.
connected with any trust or combine
Conservatory of Music.
The Conservatory will resume in
struction In all departments Monday,
September 11. Tho director Prof J.
Alfictl Pennington, will be in his of
fice dallv, beginning with Tupsdny,
Sept r, from 10 to 12 n m. and 3 to
3 10 p m.
The Ladies of tho Golden Eagle.
White Lilly Temple, Xo 70, will servo
dlnnir and supper for 2." cents each
lunch 10 cents Ico cream and cake,
10 cents, at Guernse)'s hall, 31fi Wash
ington avenue
The Penn Clothing and Shoe House,
S. L Gallon, proprietor, will cloi
Tuesday on account of holiday.
Our stoic will be closed all day.
Pinlci's.
Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c.
Smoke the Hotel Jermyn Ogar, 10c.
In Honor of
Labor Day
and the
Mail Carriers'
Convention
Our Stores
(
Will Be
Closed All Day
Monday,
Sept. 4th.
The School of the
Lackawanna.
Established In lava.
243 Jefferson Ave., SCRANTON, PA,
The high stnnillng ol this Institution is
lec-ogiilztd b the leading colleges and
Inimical schools and l) tho buMntss
eonimunit) 1'iovMon for both st xox
1 lie llrHt term will begin Sept 11th with
boven experienced lnsuuetorn Principal
anil head master will be at t-chool build
ing Sept sth nnd )th to leeelve and clas
bifv pupilH Rend for catalogue
RE TH03. M CftNN, LL.O.,
1'rlneUl nnd Proprietor
W E PLUMLEY , A. M.
II. ad JIaster
OIL AND
MANUFACTURING CO.
Telephone 022.
Ill to 149 Meridian Street,
SCUANTON, PA.
: Lead, Varnish
and Colors
riirlty (JuarautCL'd.
rvw
IITTWTt
US' rSZ. i
Wlthouta Coat
or two of paint surfaces oxposel to thl
action ot tho air or weather will decay.
Homo
PAINTS
nro worthless, neither pteservlng or pro.
tectlng 'l he) nro mnile of poor oils, and
poorer vvhltu bntl
Wo are not offering flint kind. Tha
paints wo hivo aro worth) of tho fullest
confidence
Whether mule hero nnd under our dl
jppt supervision, or put chased from well
lnown housts the) will bo found Up to
"ip highest ntnndnrd A small quantity
will cover a large surface
MATTHEWS BROS,, 3,0,A?nJTn'
uiiBiHimimiiiiiuiiiiiiiimiiiimiiii
1 Fall j
1 Opening of I
Today.
I HAND & PAYNE, '.
2 jo.VVV ahlnitton Av-,
niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiigiiuiiiuiifl
See my Hue before you buy.
PPI TON'C, Removed to
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X THE POPULAR HOUSE-FURIUS H X
INQ STORE.
0
0
Universal
Food Choppers $
Chop Everything
Better,
Quicker,
Easier.
Than it can be chopped with
a bowl and knife.
Hundreds of housekeepers
use them. Do you ? S
6
FDOTE A FULLER CO.,
Hears Building,
14(1. 1A9 Washmn-fni Aua
Q 0
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
PIERCES MARKET
All New and Jlodcrn rixtnrcs.
Perfect sanitary plumbing. Good's
not exposed to dust and dirt from
the street.
Everything a market should
have you czn find here. Compet
ent salesmen. Prompt service.
110-112-114 PENN AVENUE.
n
i
Is now m progress
throughout our main-
- moth stores.
X The finest lines of Car-
pets, Furniture etc., ever
- shown for Fall Fur
X nishings, and at EcWn
X omy Prices, are quickly
f and eutirely filling all of
our various departments.
We are prepared to
furnish everything re
quired for a well
equipped home, and ou
such liberal terms, as
will be offered only by
4-
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