THE SCRANTON TRimJJS'Jii-THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 189&.
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NORTON'S BULLETIN
firlisfic Wall Papers
DECORATIVE NOVELTIES,
WALL MOULDINGS,
WINDOW BIIADES, ,
CURTAIN POLES AND FIXTURES,
BLANK ACCOUNT BOOKS,
STATIONERY
for business nnd pleasure.
Large variety, popular prices.
We Invito inspection of stock.
This month Is a good one for
Decorating and fixing your rooms.
Wo can furnish good decorators
on short notlco and reasonable rates.
CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES b.
we have a few left which
will sell at deep cut
prices to clear them out.
Boys' express wagons and velocipedes
Largo toys in wood and iron.
IV!. NORTON,
322 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.
PA South Main St., Wllkes-Bnrre.
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We Are Making
fin Exhibition....
OP HIQH-CLASS PLATINO'
TYPES THIS WEEK. YOU WILL
CERTAINLY FIND WHAT YOU ARE
LOOKINQ FOR IN THIS LINE.
THE GRIFFIN ART GO.
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King
Miller
London and New York
TAILOR
Pino Merchant unil La
dles' tailoring.
435 SPRUCE STREET
'PHONE 3774.
Lace Curtains Cleaned
Entirely by llnnd Return dHama
hlze mill bunpo us Now .
LACKAWANNA. THE LAUNDRY
o8 I'cnn Avenue.
A. D. WARMAN
PERSONAL
Rev. A. T. Broderlek, of Montrose, was
In tho city yi-htcrdny.
Thomas Grlllln, of Washington avenue,
left yesterday for New York.
J . Guernsey Is In New York and
Philadelphia on a business trip.
J l.ourie Hell, general t raulc manager
of the Central Railroad of Now Jersey,
Is In the eity.
Mrs. A W. Dickson held her first "ut
home" on Tuesday afternoon at her home
on Quincy avenue.
Miss Lillian A. Kraft, of G1S Linden
street, will Hptml a few days with cou
In- .it AVilkes-Ilaire.
.ais Julia Hanson, of Murphysboro.
Ill , Is the guest of Miss Hattle Gunster,
of North Washington avenue.
ST. LUKE'S FAIR.
It Will Offer on Friday nnd Saturday
a Variety of Christmas Gifts.
The Young Women's Guild of S.
Luke's church, who have been dili
gently preparing to make the sale for
tho benefit of the South Side kinder
garten an exceedingly attractive one,
now hope nnd ask for generous patron
age of It from the public. All who
visit the rooms of the guild In the
Parish House on Friday and Saturday
of this week, between the hours of 3
and 10 p. m., will find a great variety
of beautiful articles and many plainer
useful ones for home and personal use.
Some few of the first of these can
probably not be duplicated.
The tefreshment committee, headed
by Miss 13. K. Kraemer and Mrs. W.
H Whyte, will offer the very best of
light refreshments and at a very rea
sonable pi Ice. There will bo no over
charging nt any table, as the magazine
wits sometimes say Is the case at fairs
lor charity. The guilds ask the public
to come and see, sure that all who
come will be satisfied, and glad to aid
the noble work of the klndergatten
which has already wrought so well.
Rldro Row Plot.
This Is your opportunity to get a
valuable lot In a fine location, as cheap
as the low-iirlc-oil lots In iminv un
desirable sections of the city. Look up
the lots In our lMdge How Plot. Fronts
on Ridge How, adjoins Nuy Aug Path
and extends from Harrison avenue to
Arthur avenue. Location best In the
city Lets ranging In price from $500
to JS00. For further particulars call
on C. C. Ferber. Trustee,
Phone 1022 100 Connell building.
All Are Invited.
Joseph Burros, the well known lunch
man. will open his new quick lunch
room at the corner of Penn avenue and
Linden street this afternoon at fi
1 clock Temperance drinks will be
served free to all comers.
The Ladles' Aid Society of Elm Park
i bur h will serve supper tonight from
S 30 to 7 o'clock. '
Smoke the Popular Punch cigar, 10c.
A Good
Carving Set
and a
Plump Turkey
Ate two very necessary
things for a Thanksgiving
dinner. Of the former we
carry a complete line at rea
sonable prices. The latter
will be well taken care of in
one of our
Self-Basting Roasters,
LACKAWANNA HARDWARE CO.,
621 Lackawanna Avenue.
POET OARLETON'S LECTURE.
He Spoke on the Drama of Human
Life.
Vcrnatllo nnd ever-popular Will
Carleton, poet and delightful cntertuln
cr, paid another visit to Scranton last
evening nnd was Rroeted by an ap
preciative and admiring audience,
which completely filled the Lyceum.
Mr. Carleton was happily Introduced
by Judge II. M. Edwards, who trite
ly referred to him ns the "poet of
human nature."
He delivered a lecture, or perhaps,
more properly speaking, a series o'
vivid word pictures Interspersed wl h
a number of selections from his own
works on "The Drama of Human
Life." There was an Ingenious blend
ing of the pathetic, the sublime and the
humorous In his remarks which com
pletely charmed the audience. The
selections which he recited were In-'
troduced In such a subtle manner that
they seemed, as they were Intcg-el
and essential parts of the whole run
ning discourse In striking contrast to
several other of the authors who ap
pear on the lecture platform and who
Interject readings from their own
works apropos of nothing nt all.
The selections rendered by Mr. Carle
ton last evening, which numbered
about ten, ranged from the quaintly
humorous "Elder Lamb's Donation,"
recounting the miseries Inflicted on a
country parson by his well meaning
parishioners and their donations of
hopelessly useless things, to that
homely, simple and stirring poem,"Th'
First Settler's Story," which teaches
the great lesson of the Immense moral
value of words.
All of these were given with great
earnestness and In many cases true
dramatic ability was displayed. In
fact the evening was genuinely en
Joyed by all present and theie Is no
doubt that when he again visits the
city there will be a splendid welcome
awaiting him.
TO FIX WATER RATES.
Select Councilman T. C. Melvln is
Having an Ordinance Drafted
by City Solicitor Vosburg.
Select Councilman T. C. Melvln will
Introduce at tonight's adjourned meet
ing of select council an ordinance es
tablishing tho water rates for tho
Scranton Cas and Watet company, on
a certain fixed basis. City Solicitor
Vosburg Is at present engaged in
drafting the measure.
Mr. Vosburg will probably be called
upon for an opinion regarding coun
cil's legal right In passing and enforc
ing such nn ordinance, and water will
undoubtedly be the main topic of con-,
versatlon, discussion and argument In
cltv hall for Beveral moons to mme.
Mr Melvln savs he Is determined to
push the matter to a finish, he being
himself one of those hit by the meter
system lately adopted by the company,
his monthly tax having been advanced
from $12.50 to f?,0 n. month by It.
He has In his possession an opinion
on the matter which Attorney I. If.
Hums drew up some twenty-two yours
ngo when h" was acting as cltv solic
itor, and when tho same question was
being aired In councils. In this opin
ion Mr.' Burns, after quoting various
nnd numerous authorities, expresses
the belief that councils have a perfect
right to fix the rates of the water com
pany, basing his opinion on the doc
trine that though a man may use his
private property as he pleases so long
ns onlv private Interests are affected,
yet when the use of private property
Is clothed with a public Interest tho
public have rights which their repre
sentatives may enforce.
Mr. Melvln will use this opinion as
one of his main arguments In behalf
of his ordinance. This Is the first time
that select eounell has dealt with the
water question since 100, when a sim
ilar bill was Introduced, but ruled out
of order by Oaylord Thomas, who was
then acting as chairman of that branch
of councils.
Common council also meetp this
evening In regular session. No Impor
tant ordinances will come up for third
reading.
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A SOCIAL EVENING-.
Members of the Liederkranz En
joyed a "Lamilien-Abend."
The members of tho Scranton Lled
oikrnnz assembled at Music Hall last
night and enjoyed what Is known as
n "Lamlllen-Abend." A very Interest
ing entertainment was give, which was
followed by dancing until a lato hour.
Among the entertaining numbers on
the programme were selections by tho
Liederkranz male chorus, led by Theo- i
(lore Ilemberger, which were heartily '
received. The Junger Maennerchor
also gave musical selections In excel
lent fashion. Herman Levi sang a
tenor solo, which was very well re
ceived. A comedy entitled, "Wenn
Franen Welnen," was most excellently
produced by Otto Stockel, Edmund A.
Bartl. Joseph Albrecht and the Misses
Martha PIttaek and MIna "Welker. It
was a one. act sketch and was greeted
with uproarious laughter.
Edmund A. Bartl made a humorous
address, In which he said some very
clever things. William J. Alles sang
the "Gefangeno Admiral," and made
one of the greatest hits of the evening.
He was encored and gave a second se
lection.
The pantomime, "William Tell," with
Ernst Gloor ns recltator, and a large
number of people performing the parts,
was also given. It was cleverly pre
sented nnd was heartily welcomed.
This and a selection by the chorus
closed tho evening's entertainment.
GODOWSKI'S PIANO RECEIVED.
Extrn Sized Instrument That Proved
Difficult to Handle.
A Knabe grand concert piano to be
used in the GodowsM concert was re
ceived hero Tuesday evening from the
Knabo wareooms In New York and Is
at St. Luke's parish house ready to
be set up.
On account of its great size and
weight much difficulty was experi
enced In handling It. The first truclc
on which It was loaded, broke down,
hut fortunately no damage resulted to
the Instrument. Tho piano Is nine feet
In length nnd only costs $1,200 with
stool.
A Card.
We, tho undersigned, tie hereby ngrco to
refund tho money on a 50-cent bottle of
Greene's Wnrranted Syrup of Tar If It
falls to cure your cough or colJ. Wo also
guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prrve satis
factory or monev refunded:
J. G. Bone & Son, Dunmore.
G. W. Davis, Providence.
W. D. Davis Providence,
Rennlman & Co.. Avoca.
W. It. Manners, Mooslc.
F. A. Kane. .Mlnooka.
Joseph Davis, Taylor.
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Have You Paid Poor TaxesP
Tax for 1899 now payable In city
treasurer's office. Avoid costs.
Smoke tho Pocono Be. cigar.
MR. SCRANTON ON
WATERQUESTION
QUOTES FIGURES SHOWING
RATES ARE VAIR.
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Motors Were Put on, Ho Says, to
Check tho Waste of Water, Which
Had Become Enormous Compar
isons with Other Cities Willing
to Consider Further Reductions if
It Can Be Shown That Present
Charges Are Unfair.
The following letter, received for
publication yesterday, explains Itself:
Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: So long as misstatements con
cerning this company were confined to
Idle street gossip, It did not seem worth
while to notice them. But when such
papers as the Truth and the Times, and
such a respectable body as the board ot
trade misrepresent us to the public, the
matter deserves our consideration and
reply. As I understand them, the
charges against us arc, In brief:
First That, thinking we now have It
In our power to squeeze tho public ,we
have suddenly begun doing so without
mercy.
Second That our dividends are ex
cessive. Third That by our rates we are driv
ing manufactures away from the city.
Every one of these charges I em
phatically deny.
First To the, first I reply that It Is
pretty safe to Judge the disposition and
policy of a company by Its Dast. The
present management of this concern
haB been In control twenty-one years.
During that time the price of gas has
been reduced by successive steps from
$3.50 to $2.50 to $2.20 to $2 to $1.M) to
$1.60 to $1.50 to $1.40 to $1.30 to $1.25 to
$1.20 to $1.15 to $1.10, with discounts
which bring the present price of gas to
99 cents a thousand feet to large con
sume! s, and $1.01 to the ordinary cus
tomer. During tho same period wo have re
duced the price of water for domestic
uses from $1C per annum to $12 to $10
to $8 to $6. Though we have had met
ers In use but a few years, yet our
maximum rate has been reduced from
25 cents a thousand gallons to 20 cents,
nnd our minimum rate from 10 cents to
8 cents to 0 cents.
The price of electric street lights has
been reduced from 25 cents to 23 cents
to 22 cents to 20 cents.
In no Instance have we ever advanced
rates on gas, water or electric lights,
nor have we clone so now. Our water
meter rates remain ns fixed In 1R97.
Every one of the nbove reductions
has been unforced, unsolicited, nnd en
tirely voluntary on our part, and In
pursuance of our policy, advertised
again nnd again, to "reduce rates from
time to time as may be warranted by
Increased consumption." If this does
not show a continuous and steady pol
icy of reducing rates as fast as could
be afforded, what does It show? If we
had wanted to squeeze the public, why
didn't we begin long ago?
I assort with emphasis that we have
not the least objection to having our
water rates, whether meter or other,
compared with those of other cities of
the same size, similarly wltuated, and
dependent on equally small streams,
compelling equally enormous reserved
storage.
Second As regards dividends, the
Klondike value of our stock, etc., the
stories In the papers are, of course,
silly nonsense.
For some years the company has
been paying dividends of 3 to 4 per
cent, per annum, but Is at present pay
ing at the rate of only 2 per cent, per
annum. Our capital stock is $2,500,000,
but, as the company's plant has cost
between six and seven million dollars,
and could not now be duollcated for
that. It will be seen that our stock
holders are really getting at present
hardly one per cent, on the cost of their
property. It Is true that, a year or so
ago. wo Increased our capital stock one
million dollars, doing so on the prin
ciple well understood by business men,
that It Is not wise to have the stock
and bonds of a concern too far below
its actual cash cost.
But, what of it? Who was hurt by
it? Certainly not the public, as there
was no advance In rates, and the com
pany's earnings were not Increased by
It, but, on the contrary, dlminlshel by
$3,000 Increased state tax. The prop
erty remained exactly as before and a
stockholder owning one-tenth of the
concern, still owned only one-tenth
thereof, whether the capital stock was
one figure or another.
Third I now come to the charge that
bv our rates we are not only driving
large manufactures and other concerns
from the city, but are preventing simi
lar ones from coming here. Especial
reference has been made to the Dela
ware, Lackawanna and Western and
the Lackawanna Iron and Steel com
pany. It Is said that meters will raise
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
from $30,000 to $70,000 per annum. Like
wise, much other nonsense.
Now. as the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western own a controlling Inter
est In the Providence Water company
and can supply themselves with water
from their own concern at any time
thev see fit, I don't think the public
need agitate Itself about the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western.
As to the Iron company, which Is be
Insr driven to Buifalo by tho Water
company's extortions, I have now be
fore me figures made by Its present
general manager, Mr. Wehrum, In Jan
uary, 1881, berore tne scranton steel
I company was founded, giving the
amount of water used by the Iron com
pany at that time, In Its mills, furnaces
and steel woiks. There Is no reason to
believe that It Is using any less water
now. These figures estimate over 20,
000,000 gallons dally, part of which they
get from us. part from Roaring Brook.
So far as they get It from us they pav
$10,000 a year. If In Buffalo, they were
to get 20,000,000 gallons from the city
water works, at tho famous 2 cent rate
of which we have heard so much. It
would cost them $100 per day, or over
$120,000 a year, even though their blast
Finest New Pineapple 19c
Finest New Edam 83c
Finest Imported SAvItzer 30c
Finest Philadelphia Cream.. 20c
(Large size.)
Finest Ncnfcliatcl 5c
Finest Old English Diary.-.. 20c
Finest New Full Cream Cheese. 16c
(To cut.)
E. Q. Coursen
xd21) Lncknwnnna Ave.
LubboE
furnaces wero to bo stopped every Sun
day, As to tho South works, which nro
taking about 2,000,000 gallons dally, the
Buffalo city charge would be $10 per
dav, or over $12,000 a year, countlntr
working days only. Whereas, In Scran
ton they pay only $8,000 a year.
Whatever may be the controlling mo
tive Inducing a change to Buffalo, If
any such chnnge Is contemplated, It Is
certainly not that of the cost of water.
And all statements to tho effect that
we are preventing desirable manufac
tures from coming liero by our water
charges have Just about ns much
ground ns the charge that we nro driv
ing the Iron company to Buffalo. Tho
company that Is prevented from com
ing hore by the water rntos charged by
the three companies In this city will bo
of no value to this community, nny
statements of any one whatever to tho
contrary, notwithstanding,
There Is no truth In the statement so
Industriously circulated that we pro
pose to put meters on our domestic ser
vice. It would cost us nt least $250,000
to do this, and no one in the manage
ment o' tho Water company has pro
posed or thought of It. Out of 8.000
and odd customers, we shall probably
have meters on from 250 to 300. These
new meters co mainly on buildings con
taining liquor saloons, which with their
ever-running Champion pumps, urinals
and closets, we find to be the most
generally wasteful of all our custom
ers. The fact Is that, like all tho lead
ing water works of the country, we
have been forced to begin tho use of
meters solely by the extraordinary
waste of water In this cltv.
Scranton Is supplied by three com
panies. The districts In which our
pipes run have about G0.000 people. Yet
during the last five months our cus
tomers have averaged over 20,000,000
gallons dally. The city of New York
Just before the comoletlon of the new
aqueduct, when It had nearly 1,200,000
people.used only 85,000,000 gallons dally.
In other words, 60,000 people In Scran
ton have required about one-fourth ns
much as twenty times the number In
New York.
The city of Syracuse. N. Y., with
nbout 125,000, and owning Its own water
works, uses only from nine to ten mill
Ion gallons dally. In other words. ,
000 people in Scranton use twice as
much water as twice their number In
Syracuse. Our high service system,
supplying the heights on both sides df
the valley, say, 5,000 to 0,000 people,
and which cost us over $400,000, and
which has never yet earned one per
cent, on Its cost,-4akes about 800,000
gallons dally. Syracuse, which has
meters on domestic services supplying
53.500 people, requires for them only
753.000 gallons dally. In other words,
5,000 people In Scranton are using ns
much as ten times their number In
Syracuse. (I mav add that the city
government of Syracuse hns to pay
$00,000 a year to Its water department,
in order to enable It to pay Interest on
tho cost ot Its own plant. Seranton
pays us $4,000.) Now, does nil this In
dicate waste here or not? It does, nnd
we are putting enough water Into this
city to supply a town of 200,000 people.
When we finished Elmhurst reservoir
In ISSfl, the town was taking six mill
ion gallons dallv. What Increase hns
there been In our population since 1SS9
to justify nn Increased demand of 3'
times? Eunuch water Is wasted here
to supply Plttston and Wllkes-Barre;
more than enough to supply the domes
tic service of Dunmore, Oreen Bldge,
Providence, Throop, Dickson, Peckvllle
and Olyphnnt. If waste Is checked, we
have water enough for a population of
300.000 people. But If waste goes on In
creasing as It has done the last few
years, we shall not have enough five
years from now to supply the city as
It stands today. Owing to the carpen
ters' strike, etc., there has been com
paratively little building here this sum
mer, and our receipts from water have
Increased but little. Yet the water con
sumption has Increased 21 per cent,
over last year!
Now, neither we nor any other water
works In existence, whether municipal
or private, can stand that state of af
fairs long.
Experience having shown that the
only way to check needless waste is
by meters, we began a couple of months
ago the experiment of meters on a few
properties, which seemed to be need
lessly wasting the most. The result has
certainly been astonishing. When a
fixed yearly late Is put on a property.
It Is. of course, based on what water
It Is expected to use. It was supposed
that certain liquor saloons on which
we charged $40 a year, might use, say,
eight to ten hogsheads of water a day.
which is certainly enough for their
legitimate needs. One such we found
using only three hogsheads dally, while
Its neighbor, charged exactly the same
price, was actually using 230 hogsheads
a day! Of coutse. this was, practically,
all waste. Other saloons have been
found using over 300 hogsheads dally,
fully fifteen times more than really re
quired. One gentlemnn who, I notice, com
plained to tho board of trade that the
charge on his building had been raised
by tho meter from $150 to $850, forgot
to tell the board that he had In his
cellar, running full tilt, two water
motois of which ho had never notified
us. The water In this gentleman's
building has, by nttentlon to waste
dropped from 21,525 to 2,460 gallons a
day. When we first put a meter on
the Board of Trade building, It showed
36,900 gallons dally. When last tested
It had dropped to 12.C00 gallons. Other
people have dropped from 10,000 to 1,200,
i others from 3,750 to CG0.
All this shows what can bo done ny
property owners having their plumbing
made tight and waste stopped. When
waste Is stopped meters are quite as
UUelv to cause a reduction as an in
crease In water bills. Most of tho peo
ple now complaining so loudly have
not vet been put on meter rates, and
will not bo before Jan. 1 next. T sug
gest that they keep cool, not get scared
till they are hurt, and, meantime, go
to work and stop their waste and leaks
Only one just complaint, so far as I
know, can be made against our scale
of meter rates, nnd that was touched
upon by Judge Hand nt the board of
trade meeting. It Is the dividing line
between the rates on deferent aver
ages, by which a man, using 10.100 gal
lons a dav. nays Ipss than the man
i using 9.900 gallons,
100 canons. 1 admit tnat in this
resneet our scale, though in very gen
eral use elsewhere, does not work quite
equitably. The method of the Spring
Brook Water Supply company, charg
ing twenty cents a thousand gallons for
the first 250,000 gallons used monthly,
fifteen cents for the next 250,000 and so
on. Is In that respect, perhans, fairer
than ours, putting nil consumers on ex
actly the same footing, nnd we stnnd
ready to adopt It. if desired.
In conclusion, I tnke pleasure In sav
ing that, K after giving meters a fair
trial, and helping us In nn honest ef
fort to stop waste and leakage, It can
l)e shown that, all things considered
our meter rates are Inequitable, or that
we are' now stnndlng, or have ever
stood, In the way of the growth of this
city, we are ready to consider their
modification. W. W. Bernnton
Office of the Scranton Oas and Water
company. Nov. !2.
STANDARD OF THE WORLD.
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Creamery Butter, xOC Pound
Direct from Elgin, Illinois.
It Is by far tho most DELICIOUS,
SWEETEST IU'TTKR mode. Others tid
vortlso It, but none keep It.
The Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Co.
lt Lackawanna avenue, 123 South Main
avenue. 'Phono 732. Prompt delivery.
FINAL SESSION
0FC0NVENTI0N
GOOD DEAL OF GENERAL BUSI
NESS TRANSACTED.
Appropriations Were Voted to tho
Welsh vDaptist Churches nt War
rior Run, Mahanoy City and Dan
villeSermon by Rev. E. R. Will
iams on "Tho Universal Brother
hood" in the Afternoon Rev. D. D.
Hopkins and Rev. R. S. Thomas
Spoke at tho Evening Session.
The final sessions of tho Welsh Bap
tist association were held yesterday
In the First Welsh Baptist church on
South Mnln avenue, West Scranton. In
the morning considerable business per
taining to the various churches was
passed upon, and In the nfternoon and
evening prenchlng services were held.
Previous to the opening session the
Home Missionary committee met. The
members are: President, Itev. D. Ivor
Evans, of Shenandoah: secretary, Itev.
W. F. Davis, of North Scrnnton; Ben
jamin Hughes, West Scranton; Itev.
W. D. Thomas, Plttston, and Joseph
W. Lloyd, Wllkes-Barre.
The Welsh Baptist churches at War
rior Br n, Mahanoy City and Danville
were voted appropriations, and tho
committee prepared plans for making
collections to Increase the missionary
funds during the next six months. The
trustees of the association also met
and transacted routine business.
Tho general conference convened at
10 o'clock with the president, Rev.
Charles Jones, In the chair. Devotion
al exercises were led by Hev. D. S.
Thomas, of West Virginia. The re
port of the committee on a new per
iodical reported progress and will
make a final report at the annual
meeting In Edwardsdale next May.
The auditors, Evan J. Davis, of West
Scranton, nnd John II. Phillips, of
Plymouth, made a full and elaborate
report of the association's financial
standing.
COMMITTEE CONTINUED.
The committee appointed to consider
the misunderstanding between Bev. J.
E. Davis and John Powell, of Plym
outh, reported that their work was
unfinished and the committee was con
tinued. Secretary Davis reported tho
work done by tho Mission society dur
ing tho past six months and outlined
the plan adopted for the raising of
funds to entry on the work during the
next six months. A special nppeal
was made to the delegates and church
es for Increased financial assistance.
Bev. Charles Jones, of Nantlcoke,
made a report for the Pennsylvania
Baptist Educational society, which In
cluded a special appeal for aid. The
officers of the conference wero appoint
ed a special committee to correspond
with parties In Slatlngton, relative to
the church property In dispute at Sum
mit Hill.
F. W. Chapman presented the work
of John Philip Qulnn, the reformed
gambler, and the following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily recom
mend the work of Messrs. Chapman nnd
Qulnn in their crusade against gambling.
The morning session was closed with
benediction by Hev. Edward Jenkins,
of Jermvn.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened at 2
o'clock with devotions by Rev. W. O.
Evans, of Wllkes-Barre. Rev. E.. R.
Williams, of Parsons, preached an elo
quent Welsh sermon on "Universal
Brotherhood," and Rev. George Hague,
of Olyphant, also spoke in Welsh on
"The Parable of the Woman with an
Infirmity." Both discourses were
splendid addresses and were listened
to with marked attention by the clergy
men and delegates.
The closing meeting was held fast
evening, which began at 7 o'clock.wlth
devotional exercises led by tho pastor.
Rev. D. D. Hopkins, of Mahanoy City,
preached In English, nnd Rev. D. S.
Thomas, of West Virginia, spoke In
Welsh. A large audience listened to
the sermons with marked attention.
After an offering was taken up for
the promotion of general work, the as
sociation adjourned to meet In May
next at Edwardsdale, Luzerne county.
YOCUM-PHELFS NUPTIALS.
Ceremony Performed in the Phelps
Residence on Linden Street.
One of the most brilliant society
events of the season took place last
evening at the home of Mrs. John II.
Phelps, when her eldest daughter. Miss
Bess, was married to George Carslon
Yocum. The family residence on Lin
don street Is one of tho handsomest
houses in Scranton, nnd on this oc
casion was particularly effective with
elaborate decorations. In which the
chrysanthemum, the flower of autumn,
was effectively employed.
Portlerers of ground pine half veiled
tho doorways and formed a screen for
Bauer's orchestra In the side hall.
Tho ceremony, which was private,
and only witnessed by the Immediate
relatives and closest friends of the
bride and groom, took place at S
o'clock. Rev. Dr. E. II. Yocum, father
of the groom, and presiding elder of
the Harrlsburg district of the Metho
dist Episcopal church, performed the
Impressively beautiful ceremony, the
bridal party standing beneath a can
opy of (lowers and greens, In the front
drawing room. Miss Josephine Phelps,
sister of the bride, was bridesmaid,
and Mr. Paul Yocum, brother of tho
groom, was best man. The bride, who
was given away by her mother, was
attired in a charming gown of dot
ted silk tissue over white satin. The
bodice was elaborately trimmed with
duchesse point and was worn over a
yoke of pearl embroidery. The skirt
and tunic were daintily garnished with
accordion plaiting and niching of
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mousscllno do sole. She woro n veil
and carried a prayer book.
The bridesmaid was gowned In whlto
moussellnc do sole over yellow silk.
The bride's mother wore a handsome
gown of black applique with n bodice
garniture of steel palllctes. Mrs. E,
II. Yocum, the groom's mother, was
attired In black crepon over white
satin. Miss Yocum wore white lib
erty silk and accordion plaited chiffon
over white silk. Miss Elolse Phelps
wore white organdie. The ushers were:
Mr. S. D. MaePherson, of Hazleton;
Dr. Webb Menrs, J. H. S. Lynda and
William Curry, of this city.
From 8.30 until 11 o'clock a recep
tion was held, which was attended
by many leading society people ot
Scrnnton nnd other cities. Supper was
served by Hanley on the second lloor,
where the table was adorned In pink
with n centre piece of pink chrysan
themums. The decorations were by
Marvin & Mulr.
Among tho out of town guests were;
Rev. E. II. Yocum, D. D., and Mrs.
Yocum. Miss Charlotte Yocum, Mr.
Paul Yocum, of Harrlsburg; Mrs.
Brady, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Weston,
Miss Rose, of Honesdale; Mrs. Helen
Mitchell, Miss Miller, of Elmlra. N.
Y.j Mr. S. D. MePheison, of Hazle
ton: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Teed, of
Hollstead; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Bog.irt,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bates, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Fremeyer, of Wllkes
Barre j tho Misses Mears, of Abhland;
Mr. T. E. Deen, Danville, Pa.
The bride Is a young lady universal
ly loved and respected by a large cir
cle of ft lends, by whom her many
graces of character and manner are
fully appreciated. Mr. Yocum, who
has been a resident of this city for
several years, Is one of Its most prom
ising lawyers, having an exceptionally
fine mind nnd much versatility of tal
ent. For the piescnt they will remain
at tho Phelps tesldence, 315 Linden
street, wheie they will bo at homo to
their friends on Thursdays In Janu
ary. Lots on Mulberry Street.
Four remarkably cheap lots on Mul
berry street, corner Prescott. $950, 1,
000, $1,100, $1,500. 40x90. Tell your
friends. Don't miss the chance. Sew
ered. Sidewalk, Good business location.
Steam Heating and Plumbing.
P. F, (c M. T. Howley.zP.l Wyoming ave.
Smoke the "Hotel Jeimyn" cigar, 10c.
Liver complaints cured by Beech
am's Pills.
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DIED.
HEFFERN. In Scranton, Nov. 2.', Mrs.
Thomas Htffern, of 421 Franklin ave
nue. Funtral Friday morning ut Toby
hannn. MILLER.-In Pilccburg, Pa., Nov. 22,
1S99, John Miller, sr ago CS yenrs, 4
months and 3 days. Funeral Ftlduy af
ternoon Nov. 21, at 2 o el- ck from tho
residence. Interment in Pilccburg
cemetery.
Noted Pa. mist.
FOURTH WEEK.
Martini's fourth suc
cessful week. Reads
your life from birth to
old ace. To him a
hand is as a printed
pace. Advice in bus
iness changes, sick
ness, accidents, law
suits, losses, love,
marriage, etc. Satis
faction guaranteed.
Readings 50c and Si.
209 Washington vi.
Hours 0 to 8 30 p m.
Ihi DeLeiy Incandsssent Gas Burnet
WO MANTLE. NO CHIMNEY
NO EXPLOSION.
CHAS. B. S50TT,
119 Franklin Ave.
SPECIAL SALE OF
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For a few days only we
will sell $2.00 and $3.00
Brown Derbys
For $
"On tho Square."
203 Washington Avenue.
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"The Legal" ;is it is called at $3.00, is a
most profitable object lesson in shoemaking.
The active woman who stands or walks much,
quickly learns the comfort and wear which its
pliability gives and which comes of
HAND SEWED WELTS.
Our Legal comes 111 styles for all normal
feet. Box Calf with dull tops, and others in
lighter and dressier styles of Vlcl Kid button
and lace. All in common sense shapes.
Your size in stock.
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Oils
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not peel, crack or wear oft until It ha
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Theso prices will show that good oils
aro not expensive.
MATTHEWS BROS.,
310 Lacknwanni
Avenue.
Th3 Weight of Your Uniforwear
has much to do with your comfort. Our
Htock of medium and heavy weight, Is
complete.
BELL & SKINNER,
Motel Jermvn
Bulldlnj.
Only
Thi9 Piuc Double Dnrrcl
Ilrccch Loading Shot Gun, only a fe
more left, buy now.
FELTON'S Wiffil
Uncle Sam
need tho I'hlllpnlnrH n stopping itonea to
tho Han. You will Unit tho little sit In 8 on
each purchno here will be tlu stepping
stones to 11 considerable amounted the eucl of
n ear Try us on oi.o m this week- Our
untortmunt In tho largest In tne city and our
prices enn't be beat,
CONRAD'S
305 Lackawanna Avenue.
Pierced Harket
Receiving dally Turkeys, Fowl,
Springers, Ducks nnd Squabs; also Rock
nnay, Maurlco River and Bluo Point Oys
ters; Everything the. market affords In
fruits and vegetables.
Your orders will bo filled promptly with
best goods at reasonable, prices.
PIERCES MARKET
110.1 12.1 n im:nn avhnuk.
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