The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, September 23, 1899, Morning, Page 7, Image 7

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    THE SCRANTON TRimiNE-SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1809.
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NORTON'S
Illustrated Sotivenirs
Of tho
"Electric City.'
Beautiful Booklets, 25c nnd 00c cnch,
showing the Important buildings
and various industries,
Mines, Hills, etc, of Scrnnton,
Also Souvenir Postal Cards.
x'aper Covciod Books
at greatly reduced prices.
25 cent books for 10 and 10c.
GOc books for 25c.
20 cent cloth cover books,
largo variety of titles, for 10c.
CO cent cloth covered books,
excellent In every way, for 33c.
All tho standard books.
All the desirable new books.
School Books and Stationery.
M. NORTON,
323 Z(ckawanna Avenue,
We nre denning
up odds nnd ends
in mouldings, if
you have pictures
to frame this is
your opportunity
to get it done at
almost your own
i'; price.
-'! THE GRIFFIN ART CO.,
i ( 2oo Wyoming Avenur.
j (xM:
nil this and next week at
NETTLETON'S,
Washington Acnuc, Commonwealth
Building.
BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBERS
Wholesale and Retail.
Fall St les now on.
Special prices ou Rubbers
to the Trade before Nov. ist.
Rubbers advance after that
date.
If Does Not Shoot
We hold tho fort fium whlih evciy
thlng Is done up In tho most artistic
stvle Our ammunition has proven a
great cleaner In the Held Our Imple
ments of warfare aie of the very latest
pittirns We nre capable of making
most diligent search for the unclean, and
our adaptation of skill In COI.LAUING
AND CL'KKINO with our VOO STKAM
COLLAtt IIlONnR Is slmplv drlvliiK tho
Imitators to desperation We are ready
and willing to mnke jou
Laundry Happy.
ACKAWANNA
"THE"
.aundry
308 t'enn Avenue.
A. B. WARM AN,
LARGEST IN THE UNION.
Elm Park Chautauqua Circle to Re
sume Meetings.
The Klin Park Chautauqua circle,
which is the largest In the I'nited
States, will be organized for the wln
tci'l work next Monday night at S
r clock in the reading1 loom of tho
clinch.
Its membeishlp is open to all with
out reference to church lelationshlp,
nnd all who desire to keep up a good
course of leading will bo welcomed.
This Is what Is known In tho four
war couise as "The American Year."
Tho topics studied will be expansion,
American llteiature, socialism, etc.
Dr GItlln, the pastor, will speak on
Sunday evening on 11 subject that will
be a fitting Intioductlon to the studies
of the clicle, viz: "The Impoitance
ir I.ducnted Patilotlsm" All will be
1 lr rested in the theme.
EXAMINED ONE DESIGN.
County Commissloneis and Veterans
View Monument Plans.
County Commissioners Itobnits and
Pomuth, with seveial G. A. It. veter
pns examined a plnn yesterday, for the
pi ipoed monument to bo erected to the
niomorv of the deceased soldlcis who
fought In the civil 'vnr. Annthri-plan
was submitted but tho designer was
not present to explain Its many d"
tulls He will ho hrard later.
Plans will be lecelved until the last
of the approaching month.
Smoke the Hotel Jermyn Cigar, 10c.
Is already assured for our offer of
Barber Oil Heaters. Of course we
expected a good demand lor them,
but you've surprised us with the
rush. Keep It up and when you've
cleared them out, we'll be apt to
get you something else.
THE LACKAWANNA HARDWARE CO.
21 Lackawanna Avenue.
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DEWEY CELEBRATION
BEFUBL1CAN COUNTY CONVEN-TION.
In pursuance of n resolution of the no
publican county commltteo paused at a
regular mcctlnc held on Satin iluy, Auk.
19, 1899, tho county convention will bo
held on Tuesday, Beptombcr 20, ut 2 p.
m. in the court hoitbe, Scranton, for tho
purpuso of computing returns nnd trans.
actliiK such other business us shall bo
brought before It
Vlgllntico committees will hold pri
mary election! on Saturday, September
23, 1891, between the hours of 4 nnd 7 p. in
Hitch election district Minll elect nt said
primary election three annulled persons
to scro as vigilance, commltteo for tho
next eniulnff calendar enr, whose lames
shall bo certified to on tho returns to tho
county convention.
Candidates who hae thus far regis
tered their names with tho secretary nnd
those who are desirous of registering will
observe the requirements of rulo 7, which
reads as follows "Bach candldato shall
pay his asessment to tho county chair
man at least twenty days before tho prl
clectlon, or his nnmo will not bo Nk,H
mory election, or his name will not bo
printed on tho otnelal ballot " Satur
day, Sirptember 2, Is the last day for reg
istering and palng the assessment.
i: N Wlllard, Chairman.
J. R Wntklni, Secretary.
IMPROVEMENTS UNDER WAY.
Now Drying Tower Will Bo Ready
for Use Next Week.
Work on tho drying tower nt the Nay
Auc engine house Is well under way,
nnd by the middle of next week It will
be ready for use.
It Is being built from the cellar to
the apex of the building near the north
past coiner and Is fifty-five feet high,
nix feet wide and eighteen Inches deep.
It will carry 2,000 feet of hose.
The original Intention waH to erect
the tower at tho tear of the building,
but as It would have to project fifteen
feet above the roof, Building Inspector
Jackson decided to change tho plans,
ns a projection such ns this would en
danger tho safety of the roof in a heay
wind storm. The new position of the
tower Is the more convenient, as the
hose can bo fed Into It from the outside.
The tower Is finished in hard wood
where it shows In the Interlonnd Is
lined with Insultatlon paper to prevent
nny dampness working' through into
tho company's quarters The hose will
bo raised In the tower with a block
and tackle find hung up to diy on
ci oss-bars in fifty-foot lengths.
Improvements nre also under way on
the Franklin, Columbia nnd Ccntuiv
houses and in a few days pioposals aie
to be Invited for repaint and altera
tions on the Niagara, Liberty and Kx
celslor houses.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Will Be Held Tuesday October 3, at
the Court House.
T'utMiant to a call from Chulinian F.
J ntzsimmons, the Democratic county
committee met last night in the Ht.
Charles and decided to hold the pri
maries Saturday. Sept. SO, between the
hours of 4 and 7 p. m , and the con
ventlon Tuesday, Oct. 3. It was not
definitely decided where the conven
tion will take placo, but If possible the
court house will be secured for It. Sep
tember L'G Is the last day for filing
papers
The membeis of the committee In at
tendance at the meeting wete Chali
man V J FltzsInimon. of Kcianton,
Sccietnry John J. Coyne, of Mlnooka
John McGt.ilian. K J. Lynott, M J
Cadden, P. J. Nealls, D. J Roche, Jo
seph O'Brien, B. J. Beamish, William
Hewitt. Geotge S. Horn, John J. Dur
kln, Thomas Cullen, John J. Kearney,
of Scranton; Del Carpenter, of Scott;
James O'Rouike, of Archbald, M
Weiss, of Dickson City, Nicholas
Glynn, of Fell township; W. J. Gordon,
of Carbondale, M. J. McDonald, of
Lackawanna.
The only new candldato mentioned Is
Victor Burschell, of Dunmore. who
seeks nomination as county auditor.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES TODAY
Spirited Contests Are on for the Four
Nominations.
This afternoon between the hours of
4 and 7 the Republicans of Lackawanna
county wll select nominees under the
Crawford county system. Tho county
committee has completed all airanre
ments and n-eivthlng Is confidently ex
pected to run Fmoothly.
The officer. to ho balloted for aie two
county commissioners nnd two nudlt
01 s.
Tho candidates for county commis
sioner are: William Franz, .1. Courier
Monlf, John Penman, Giles Roberts,,
Samuel W. Vfoberts and William I.
Thomas. For county auditor the can
didates nre Tliomas H. Hughes, Wm
K. Johns, Asa K. Kiefer, AVllllnm D.
Spencer and Vied L Ward.
The return Judges v 111 mcPt next
Tuesday In the coui t house to report
the ieult.
-hero are spirited contests for the
four nominations and with propitious
weather a blq vote is looked for.
THE FIVE NEW CARRIERS.
Names of the Substitutes Who Aie
to Be Promoted.
William H. Prosser, William H Bird,
James V Lynott, Thomas D. D.ivls and
Burton K. Weldy are the five substi
tute letter cairiers who are to be pro
moted to regular positions under the
new older Increasing the force fiom
th!rty-seen to forty-two men.
Thiee of the fle new cairiers me to
be mounted The mounted carriers are
allowed $250 a year for a hoise. Who
tho mounted eonleis will be has not as
yet been decided upon
Mr. Prosser, who was first on the
waltlntr list, was the first substitute
under Postmaster Ripple's administra
tion to be advanced from the list of
ellglbles submitted by the civil service
hoard. He became a substitute on July
7. 1597. Mr. Weldy has been substitut
ing only since March 1G, 1S9S.
THE CONSERVATORY SYSTEM.
It Courts Investigation.
Tho Conservatory system of teaching
piano, ns taught In the Scranton Con
seivaloty of Music, 001 Linden stieet,
Is well worth your personal Investiga
tion. You are invited to come and see
It In operation In the lessons tho pu
pils play with and In the presence of
others. Insuring remaiknblo enthusi
asm nbsenco of embarrassment, preci
sion In time, and is the least expensive
method for flut class Instruction. The
classes are under tho peisonal Instruc
tion of tho director, J Alfred Penning
ton himself a pupil of tho leading con
servatories In this country and Europe
The olass room contains four new
pianos. Send for "The Keynote," the
new Journal of the Conservatory.
MARRIED.
aKNaEL-aniFFITHS-At Blakcdy. Sept.
20, by Rev, M. Hurvej, John J. densel,
of New York, and Mlsu Mary Qrilllths,
of Blakely,
FIREMEN'S PARADE
TO BE BIG EVENT
NEARLY ONE HUNDRED COMPA
NIES WILL BE IN LINE.
A Complcto List of All the Organi
zations That Will Participate as
Far as Known at Picsent with the
Number of Men Each Will Havo in
Line Without Counting the Scran
ton Firemen, the Column Will Con
tain Over 2,000 Firemen.
Preparations for tho coming- stnte
firemen's convention to be held in this
city during1 the week of October 2 nro
being pushed forward at a grent rate,
and there Is every prospect of having
ns big a day and time on tho date of
tho parade as on the nhvays-to-be-re-
mcmbeied Sept. 4, when the letter car
riers owned the town.
Tho following list gives the names of
all tho companies which have so far
signified their Intention of participat
ing In the parade, together with tho
number of men each will bring' with
them. The list Includes neither tho
Scranton nor Wllkes-Bano depart
ments or a number of other companies
fiom various paits of the state who ure
expected to take part In the parade.
LIST OF COMPANIES.
lluinnno Fire Co, Mahanoy Cttj, 25
mm
Phoenix Tiro Co, Hroudsburg, 22 men
Crjstal 1'iro Co, Jcnnvn, 40 men and
band
Vlgllnnt Tiro Co, Slatlngton, 23v men.
Fait mount Fire Co., Norrlatowii, 75 men
and band.
Niagara Hose Co , Plttston, 3j men and
hand.
Itescue Hose Co., Bangor, 4J men and
l.umi
Liberty Flro Co., Sculh Bethlehem, !0
men and band
Taj lor Hoso Co, Philadelphia, 2" men.
Phoenix Flio Co, Philadelphia, 00 men
Flu-nun's Active A-Focldtion, Philadel
phia, 33 men.
Goodwill Hose Co , Allcntown, 25 mtn.
Columbia Fire Co , Columbia, 12", men
Norrlstown Hoso Co, Notrlstown, 50
men and band
Wuthlngton Hose Co, Norrlstown, 27
men
Noirls Hose Co .Norrlstown, BO men and
baud
Hancock Fire Assn , NrrrMown, 31 men
Washington II and H and I., Co, Con.
chohocken, 4" men nnd band.
Andiew Mitchell Hoso Co, Carbondale,
Si men
F11I011 H V.
Wm Finn
H Co , Lebanon, X men.
Ilo-o Co, Philadelphia, 21
men
Citizens' Fire Co , Tamanua, 25 men
South l'enn Hose Co , Philadelphia, 10
men and band.
Black Diamond H. nnd L. Co , Plttston.
30 men and band.
Warning Hoso Co, Wyoming, C" men
nnd baud
Pioneer Hoo Co , Hnzleton, CO men and
band
lluok and Ladder Co, Lebanon, 40 men
and band
Citizens' S F. V Co , Mahanoy City, 21
men.
Wist Knd Fire Assn , Shamoklu, (0 men
nnd band
Washington Hose and II and L Co ,
Milnno Cltv 20 men and band
Media Flro Co , Media, 25 men.
T.ivlor Hoso Co , Tavlor. 40 men.
Ipciie Fire Ktielna Co , Shamokln, 33
men
Knterpilsa Hose Co., Forest City, 33 mpn
and band
nmpire Hoe Co , Pottstown, 10 men nnd
bind
Ilobert Sayre Hoe Co , Savre, 42 men.
Wilson Fire Co, Peckvllle 2S men
Lewlsburg Flro Co, Lcwlsburg. 50 men
and drum corps
Avoc.i Hoso Co. Avoca, 30 men
Washington Fire Co , Ashland, 10 men.
Filendsblp Flro Co, Danville, 30 men.
Allen Fire Co , Allcntown, 25 men.
Friendship H and L Co, Bojcrstown,
25 men.
Mav field Hose Co . 22 men and band
Beading Hose Co , Beading, CO men nnd
band.
Bc-siue Hoso Co , Lebanon, 32 men
Kaglo Hoso Co , Plttston, '!" men nnd
bond.
Hillside Hose Co. Forest Cltv. 21 men
Shawnee Fire Co, Shawnee, 21 men
West Plttston Hose Co , West Plttston,
10 men nnd band
Columbia Hose Co , Shenandoah, 40 men
and band
Goodwill Tire Engine Co, Lebanon, 30
men.
Hand In Hand Fire Co , Philadelphia, J3
men
Neptune Flro Co , Dunmore, 40 men and
band
White Haven Tiro Co, White Haven,
SO men
Look Out Fire Co, Pen ArgIe, 37 men
and band
B ingor Vol Hose Co , East Bangor, 30
men and band
Knglo Hose Co, Prlecburg, 21 men.
Snuquolt Silk Mfg Co Hoso company,
S rnutnn, 1S men
Blectilc Knglne Co, Dunmore, 31 men
and band
Plvmouth Hoso Co , No 1, Plymouth, 23
men nnd band
Pl mouth Hose Co , No 2, Plymouth, 30
men
Flv mouth Hoso Co. No. 3, Plymouth,
2-i men
Friendship Hose Co, Bloomsburg, 30
men
Hope Fire Co, Mnnhelm, 30 men and
drum corps
I.uzerrto Volunteer Tiro department, 40
mm
Independent Hose Co, Dunmore, SO
i-ien
NFMBKR OF MKN.
The above list shows a total of 2,239
men who will positively appear in the
patuile Theie will also be twenty
six bands and several drum corps In
line, making' u total of over 700 musi
cians, all these, of course, being In ad
dition to tho on tiro Scranton deport
ment. Only eight of the visiting com
panies will bring their apparatus with
them
Tho executive committee met last
Fancy Golden Rio, 13c;
two pounds for 25c. Why
pay 20c elsewhere ?
O. G. Java aud Rio, 19c
per lb.
O. G. Java, 25c per lb.
O. G, Java and Arabian
Mocha, 28c per lb.
Triple Blend, 32c
per lb.
We gunrnntco these
lower than elsewhere.
CoKccs
E. Q. Coursen
420 Lackawanna Avenue.
COFFEE.
evening In tho common council cham
ber at city hall. Tho chairman of the
mnlo reception' committee, T. J. Jen
nings, reported that that body Is mak
ing excellent progress In arranging
for tho leceptlon of the visitors. A
number of the other sub-commlt'ees
reported progress. A special commit
tee wns appointed to confer with (be
finance commltteo befoie tho nej.t
meeting nnd get some Idea of the
amount of funds collected or In sight.
It has been decided to have tho con
thai city companies participate In a run
down the entire length of Wyoming
avenue on tho evening of the asphalt
dnnce. TIip wagons nro to be Illum
inated nnd a prize will bo off "-el for
tho company having1 tho handsomest
decorated wagon.
THE LOFTUS INQUEST.
Was Held Last Evening in tho Court
House but Will Be Continued.
An Inquest Into tho death of the Hon.
T. W. Loftus, of Olyphant, who wns
stiuck by a Delaware and Hudson en
gine nt the Marvine crossing1, vvhllo
nlljrhtlnc from a trolley car last Mon
day evening, wns conducted by Coro
ner Roberts last night In tho arbitra
tion room nt the court house.
The following witnesses, all passen
gers on the trolley car, wore examined:
Alderman John T. Howe, Miss May
Davis, William J. McGrath, Edward G.
Llord and T. R. Stanton Tho motor
man nnd conductor of the trolley car,
John J Fnrrell and Thomas Terwllll
ger, were also examined.
The testimony showed that tho trol
ley cor Just baiely cleared tho railroad
tiack when the englne.pulllng a freight
tiain, passed. Several of the witnesses
testified that a number of the passen
gers were greatly frightened when thev
saw the approaching train, nnd that
Mr. Loftus was alighting, to save him
self from whnt he probably thought
would be a collision, when he wns
stiuck.
On account of tho absence of several
lmpnitant witnesses, tho Inquest wns
adjourned until next Tuesday evening
at the same place.
At last night's session Attorney W.
R. Lewis was piesent In tho interest
of tho Delaware nnd Hudson tompany
and Hon C. P O'Malley, of Wlllard,
Warren fc Knapp, appeared for the
Scranton Railway company.
DOCTOR SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Assaulted at Hotel Jeimyn by One
of Dewey's Men.
T)i John O'Malley was assaulled and
seriously Injured last night bv a naval
officer named William 1p1p;u1i who
was a guest at the Si. Chitli-s;
The affair occurred In th Hotel Jer
myn. The naval man vas lntrvlncd
to Dr O'Malley by a mutual fuond in
thh- lobby of tho Motel. They (jot ti dis
cussing nnval affairs and partlculaily
thp battle of M inlla and wound up n
a heated arg-unun The navil nnn it
nppoais lost his temper nt some 10
maik the doctor in.il-1 and plf-itiiiir up
a glass stiuck him n the face rutting
an ugtj gash over tho r'ght pvp.
Dr O'Mallov was cav'ed, uncon
scious Into Hie buffjt and ;reit-d ly
seveial In other phyau 1 1 is win were
hastily ummon"d Winn tho On tor
regained consciou,-n"s and the flow of
blood was checkel, 1 ""irrlat'.' wis
called and the inline. 1 phslrian vas
lemoved to his home
His nrsallnnt inn nr 1 f Fin b ,tel nnl
dlpappeat ed for over in lnur lie wis
llnallv located by tho poli.v in he St.
Chni'ps and taken intD eiist-'dy. Ho
fcpent the night in the oentril station
house
The ,.rioner declined to -.iy any
thing1 about himself but It ft understood
his home Is in Indian 1
On h!f coat ho wo.irs one of tho od
badges presented by empress to the
men of Dewey's 'lost.
JOHN MARTIN KILLED.
Struck and Run Over by a Car in the
Von Storch Mines.
John Martin, who resided on Stanton
stieet, was killed yesterday afternoon
In the Von Storch mines, wheie lie was
emplojed as a driver
The unfortunate young man was
driving a mule up an incline In the
mines directly behind unother driver,
niso driving .1 mule nttached to several
cars. The rear car became uncoupled
in some unexplainable manner and
came filing down tho incline, striking
Martin and terribly mangling- him. Hc
died almost instantly. The remains
wore taken In the mine ambulance to
Ills parents' home.
LOCAL P. O. S. OF A. DELEGATES.
Will Go to New Haven Next Week
to the National Camp,
A. J Colborn, James Bird and Frank
L Phillips, of this city, are anions the
sixty-two delegates who will repiesent
tho state camp of the Patriotic Order
Sons of Ameilca at the national camp
to be conducted In New Haven, Conn.,
commencing next, Tuesday and con
tinuing three days.
.Mr. Colborn is one of the speakprs
at the banquet to be tendered tho dele
gates, Tuesday night, by the Now
Havpti camps. His toast Is "Our
Duty."
Scranton Business College Notes.
New studento aie enrolling every
day.
A request last evening for a lady
stenomnuher
JIlss Anna Sweeney, hook-keeper and
stenographer, Is now emploed hy the
Colliery Fnglneer company.
Mr. William II. Myers, book-keeper,
has secured a position In tho olllce of
tho F,dlson Genornl Flectrle Light
Plant company, at Schenectady. N V.
Mr. Ira B. Wade writes from
Stroudsburg stating that his emploer
says his work Is "entirely satisfac
tory." A Welcome to Admiral George Dew
ey, the Hero of Manila.
On September 29th, there will be -i
grand land parade, led by tho marines
who did such gallant service for tho
flag in that great engagement before
Manila.
On September 30th, there will be a
grand naval parade up tho Hudson
HIvcr, led by Admiral Dewey's famous
sea lighter, tho Hagshlp Olympla.
On September 23th and 29th, the
Lackawanna tallroad will sell reduced
i ate tickets to New York and return,
good to leturn on or befoie October
4th. Sixteen solid vestlbuled trains
between New York and Scranton every
week day. Only four hours' rldo, or
two hours quicker than any other
louto.
Declines a Nomination.
Lynn, Mas, Sept. 22 -Hon. Walter L
ItaniKdell, of this city, has declined the
nomination for Mate auditor, tendered
him by tho Democratic utute convention
4 yesterday.
WORK WILL RESUME
AT FOREST CITY
IDLE COLLIERIES WILL START
UP MONDAY MORNING.
Tho Men Mot Yesterday and Passed
Resolutions Declaring Tholr Will
iugnoss to Work as Soon as the
Company Was Ready to Have
Them Work, and Soon Afterward
Announcement Wns Made That tho
Collieries Would Be Again in Op
eration Monday Morning Rejoic
ing at Forest City.
It 1 ns good ns certain thnt the Hill
side Coal nnd Iron companys rolllei-
ies nt Foicst City will resume opera
tions Monday morning1.
The men met yesterday afternoon
and passed resolutions setting forth
that thev had no grievances and were
ready to begin work Just ns soon ns ths
collieries would be started up. This
was communicated to the company of
ficials, and soon afterward tho report
went forth that work would bo re
sumed Mondav morning1, The Tribune
verified the report.
No nuthoritnttvp statement has yet
appeared as to tho cause of the stop
page Week before last a matter of
discipline was the subject of confer
ences between a rommltteo of tho em
ployes nnd officials of tho company.
There was n difference of opinion nnd It
wns not ndjusted. Rumors of a strike
being in contemplation got afloat and fir.
Monday- of last week the collieries
shut down. Whether or not this wns
done to forestall thio strllto Is not known
but tho opinion In unci about Forest
Cltv Is to the effect that this was the
objec. TIip local officials say they do
not know that such was tho purpose
At all events 'here was no trlke and
no lockout ns far as enn be learned
nnd tho works w 111 bo opened up Mon
day morning1 The two collieries em
ploy 1,200 men and nre tho chief means
of tho town's support.
When tho news lppched Forest Cltv
tlipre was a general sigh of relief ns It
wns feared that 11 lockout vv.r. nn and.
riat It might continue Indeflrltely.
COURTRIGHT COMMITTED.
Escaped from the Officer Once but
Was Recaptured.
Fiank Com Might who made uoh a
builesquo attempt to commit suicide a
few weeks ago in the White House,
was committed to the county Jail yes
leiday morning by Alderman Mlllai In
default of bail on a chaige of laiccny
pieferred bv fieorfre Coons.
Th- latter says that Courtrlght took
a watch from him about six months
ngo and that he ha often desired to
pioseeute hlm but wns persuaded not
to bv Couitiighit's f 1 lends
Courtrlght was anested on Wednes
day livening- and was allowed to leave
tin alderman's ofllco, Commitm-nt
papeis were made out nnd sriven to
Constable Bryant to serve.
He found his man at the cene of his
other exploit the White House, and
served the papers on him. CourtilgMt
however, sprang away and gained such
11 lead that the constable was unable
to get him. general alarm was sent
out and he was captured about 8 o'clock
on Wyoming1 nvenuo by Patrolman
Ross and lodged lr. the Centie street
station.
NEW RECEIVING VAULT.
A Handsome One to Be Erected
in
the Dunmoie Cemetery.
The trustees of the Dunmore ceme
tery have let the contract for a manlf-ice-nt
now receiving vault to the New
England Gianlto company, the build
ers of the new ConsresslonaWlbrary.
The exterior is to be constructed of
granite and v, 111 be in tho Doric stylo
of architecture. The interior will lis
finished with beautifully polished Im
ported Italian marble with bionze fix
tures. There will be sixteen cryptP,
each complete In Itself Ith a bronze
door secured by a Yn1o lock The en
tire vault will be thoroughly ventil
atpd It Is to be situated at the left of the
entinnce and according to the contract,
must be completed by January 1, 1000.
The Hero of Manila.
Admlial Dewey's picture In a nl-p
gold frame given with every pound of
baking powder. On exhibition In our
window. Grand Union Tea company,
311 Lackawanna avenue.
Read Hackett's Ads. on Page 0.
They may prove piofltable reading,
ns they treat of things that are of In
terest to every man In Scranton.
Smoke the Popular Punch Cigar, 10c.
rinest wines and cigars at Laim's,
320 Spruco stieet
Tiy tho "Joy Maker" cigar, Ec.
For moibld
am's Pills.
conditions take Beech
J "Oregon"
Box Calf...
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Made of White Bros. & Co 'a box
calf, a shoo with a rcputntlon, nnd
known by tho shoe-wearing publlo
ns tho famous F S Battleship
Oregon li known the world over a
staunch shoo and a staunch ship.
Men's Box Calf, Doublo C? rr
Soles pd.JJ
Boys' Box Calf, Doublo 'y lf
Soles -S.UU
Youths' Box Calf, Dou- t ns
bio Soles I.O
Your tdzo In stock and every pair
warranted to wear or a new pair In
placo of them.
410 Spruce Street.
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DEPARTMENT AGAIN ROASTED.
"City Government ' Takes a Turn at
Criticising Us.
Fndcr the caption "A Poor Flro De
partment." "City Government" lnlts
current Issue has this to say:
"The city of Scranton, Pa., with n
population of 110,000, still clings to the
seml-pnld and semi-volunteer lire de
partment This would bo bad enough,
but It is not half the talo of woe. Un
til within the pnst few weks It has
had only about one-fourth nn adequate
Bttpplv of hose
"When recently Inspected by a repre
sentative or "City Government," the
department was found to lnck disci
pline, thorough organization and ttnln
lug among lit paid momWs. Threo
now hook nnd bidder trucks and 0110
now engine were also badly needed.
Tho flro alarm telegraph Is contracted
out to the local telephone company
and frequent mistakes occurr. Tho
chl"f Is powctless to chnnge this condi
tion of things becnuso the service l-
not under his management.
'"Knotigh money has been spent on
the department annually to make It
equal to the full paid service of Klmlni
but no one seems to know howi the
wretched condition of Its nffalts camo
to pnss.
"The present chief Chnrles Walker,
hns only been nt the bend for a. few
months, but has taken hold of the work
with a vigorous hand nnd is thoroughly
rp-organlzlng the service from tho
ground up. If be receives sufficient co
operation he will soon make the Scran
ton department second to none In tho
state of Pennsylvania."
Wo Open This Morning
Special line of Ladles' Broad End
tics, tho very latest and most exclu
slvc Ideas; also beautiful and exclusive
line of "Persian" Satin Pillow covers,
rinley.
Of Interest to Ladles.
Demonstration of Majestic Steel and
Malleable Iron ltango at Foote &
Shear's.
Steam Heatlnp; and Plumbing.
P. F & M. T. Howloy.CSt Wyoming nve.
DBOPSY AND 1I1JAKT DISDASK -A
great cure and a great tt-Htlmonv "For
ten j ears I buffered gicatlv Jiom Henit
Disease, Flutteilng of the Henrt and
Smothering Spells, made my life a tor
ment I was conllned to m bed Drop
sy set In My physician told me to pre
pare for tho vvort I tried Dr Arih-vv s
Cure for tin Heart One dose gave great
relle-f one bottlo cured the Dropsy nnd
mj heart Mrs James Adams, 8yrncuse,
X V Sold by Mutthews Bros and W
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Was the lucky number
that won the Magnificent Em
erson Piano on Wednesday,
Sept. 20. The fortunate fam
ily was James Carroll No. 245
Walnut street, Dunmore. Mr,
Carroll is a miner employed
in the Pennsylvania Mines
and his family consists of six
children, 3 boys and 3 girls,
They are overjoyed with their
good fortune. This makes the
sixth $400.00 Piano that
Clarke Bros, have given away
free to their customers. The
next oue will be given away
ou Thursday, Dec. 28.
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Indurated Fibre-Ware Wash
tubs lighter than tvooden ones.
Leaktess, because jointtess, and
consequently hooptess.
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Utterly insensible to Wooden "3L
Ware's four foes: Heat, Cold, 5
Dampness and Dryness.
Very strong, sweet as china,
and with powers to resist use
and abuse for many years, A
recent reduction in price enables
as to offer you
A Tub full of Virtues for SI. 00.
FOOTE & FULLER CO.
Mean Uulldlnz.
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MUEY OIL AND
MANUFACTURING CO.
Telephone G22.
Ill to 110 .Meridian Street,
S0IMNT0N, PA.
Lead, Varnish
and Colors
Purity Guaranteed.
Clarke Bros
Tho quality of the oils used In mixing
colors determines tho dm ability of th
paints.
Oils
such as vo offer will mnke paint of greit
smoothness nnd durability A Inrgft sur
faco can bo covered nnd tho coating will
not peel, crack or wear off until It hns
done Its full duty
These prices will show that good oils
are not expensive.
MATTHEWS BROS,,
310 Lacks wannr
Avenue.
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The Authorized Hat for Voung Men.
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H HAND & PAYNE,
Aiiunis. Si
S so.v Washington Av;.
niHIIIUIBIIIIIillilElllllilltltlllllllllS
Knives
The kind that cut we
sharpen 'em.
SCRANTON CUTLERY WORKS
119 Penit Avenue.
General Mercier
Finds it hard to resist the attacks
of justice. We think you will find it
hard to resist the extremely low
prices we're quoting on our stock of
TALL NECKWEAR.
CONRAD'S,
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I.ackn.
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Now is the
Time to Buy
roaches, Pearl nnd Plums for cnnlllnw
btock good and prlo-s will not be lower.
PIERCE'S MARKET
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