THE SCRANTON TRIHUN 14- TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1900. 9 NORTON'S BULLETIN. Deep Cut in Prices of the balance of strictly Holiday Articles, nil this week, Olft Books, Fine Stationery, Atlnsses, CJlobes, Children's Bookt, Art Calendnrs, Booklets, Albums, Toilet Cnbes, Glove nnd Handkerchief Hoses, Toys, Dolls, Games, Blackboards, nt giently jeduced prices, to clear out "Odds and Endsj" an excellent chance to get your New Year gifts at bargain prices. 1900 Diaries and Office Journals, SOO Peloubet's Notes on Sabbath Lessons, 1000 Blank Account Books, all sorts. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave.. Scranton. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MEN'S FURNISHINQ3. FOR CHRISTMAS Goves, Canes, Ladies' and Men's Umbrellas, Mufflers. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. 109 Wyoming Ave. ooooooooooooooooo Mi I USUI'S KODAKS At Greatly Reduced Rates at the KEMP STUDIO, 1()3 AY) online Ate. $ iBMmmaaaaMmaMMmmmaaam Lackawanna aundry. ;oS Penn Avcnu:. A. B. WARMAN. SOCIAL EVENTS. Major J. W. O.ikfotd gae a dinner Inst exenlng at the Scianton club to the membeis nt the bicycle paity xxho nnnuilly enjoy a tour to New- Jersey on Mi inoilal day It was u Inlet dlnnei, the hue of that taxoilte lluwei being lopeated III caudle shades, bun-bons nnd decora tions. The faxoi.s for the ladlcH xeu eoi.s.iKe bou(Uets of l'ai am violets, the men liaxine; violet boutonnleies. Ainnni? the Biusts tie Mr. and Mis. A. 11. Stous, Mi. nnd Mis. X. (I. Hobuitson, Miss Welles, Miss Wilder, of llothesui, X. V.: Miss Uelln, tha Misses Ah lib tld. the Mlbses BterlinK. ot Oi.uirc, X. .!.; Miss Hunt, Miss Dann. of lluftalo, X. V.: Miss Lln beipr. of Trenton, X. J.; Me.ssis. Fos ter, I'. U. Uelln, Hlikok. of Harris ouir: Watious, of Xew Haxtn; Smith nnd Limed, of OiaiiKo, X. J.; Htnoks, lil.ili, Kkhud Stuns Aiehbabl. Hunt, T. F. Mr. and Mtc Kveri'tt Wan en gave a Xew Yeai icceptlon .xesteulay. Th" BUests of honoi weie Mit. Hartlett, of I'hllidelphh. ai(d Mi. and Mis. H. H. Hi adv. Ji . who let.dxed with the host aim hostess. At the table In the dlnlliB loom weie Mis 1.. X. Wlll.il I and Mis. H. W. KliiBsbuiy. Mis. T H. Watklns pieslded at the finpK table. She xxas assisted b Misses IMIth Holland and liuiotliy Wan on. In the dining loom weie: Misses Mar Joile Wiuen, Sophie Pike, Mill gat -ettu llelln mid Until Aulibald. About the looms were Mis. j. Uenl. Oimmltk. Mis. ( S. Weston, Mlu Clara Iti j nobis, Mlm Manne.ss, mIm Willi, Miss llelln. tlio M(s-ia Auli babl, Jllss Andeisnii m a it The Sd.inton i lull was one of the met i lest plates In all the i Ity cster day. Man ot the nioinbeis and .nmi KUivts Mieiit the du theie, enJoxuK the nmusr nn nts the house alloids and paitakliiB of the elioUe u fiesbmenti. which Stew aid VXi. had piepaied The Xew i u iihsonibly was hell Bargains We are selling at Mark Down Prices. ftchen Utensils, Tinware, Oil Heaters, Gas Heaters. Oil Cans Carp enters' Tools, Cutlery, Razors, Wringers, Etc., Etc. THE LACKAWANNA HARDWARE COMPANY, 831 Lackawanna Avenue. Inst nlfiht nt the Hleycle club. It was nn elegant affair, nnd was very largely attended. Ml Willed. MIm Alchbald, MIm Hunt nnd MIhs llelln constituted the committee. Tlio rlinperones were: Mr. .1. HcnJ. Dli"mlrl, Mih. T. H. Walking nnd Mrr. A. l Tvltchell. PERSONAL MIm Agnr Hart, of Hie ti-lrpliune ex change, spent New Yiiu'm with iclatlxcs In Nt xx York. Mr. Mary Nllnml, of Urccn HUlge, was vmiirilnv tlw ixuost of lar tluughter, Mr, llurke, of C.iilmmliile. Mr. Henry .'. Dotal and son, Charles Dowl, haxe Just returned to tliclr home In New York city nfti r xiiendlng the hollilax with Pcnintmt fi lends. Mrs. 1'rnnk A. Driuuln will give nt her riHldtnie, Ad tins nnd Wooillaun nxe ma, on Wednesday exenlng, .Tiitniirv H "u (onui.drtim ocl.il" for her Sunday H-lieol clav. This xxlll nto he u farewell to Mr. Itlnnda before taking up lier rcsldenco In New York city. DEATH OFPURCELL. Is Involved In Mystery Thero Is No Satisfactory Explanation of Way Ha Got on the Track. Considerable m story envelops the death of Michael J. Pureell, ot r'aibon dale. xxho was tenlbly manxled and crushed under the wheels of n Stoni avenue -B.dlev lie car, late Sunday nlEht. About 11.30 o'clock, as the ear ixis coming down Hemloek Bticet, It sud denly "tiuck a prostrato body, and be foio It could be stopped It hid passed oxer the form. The result was u ter ribly mangled and dlsflguied mnss if bones and flesh. The body was taken to Cuslck's morgue nnd there Identllled ns this Ixidy of Mieliacl J. Pureell, of Caibon dale, emplojed at C'laiko Hro.' stoi-3 nnd llxlnsr with his brnlhei -In-law, William Welsh, of Oichatd street. The manner In xxhleb he was killed. Is eonehtHho proof that he xxas lylnn on the track, for If ho had been stand -Ins the motormnr. would have peon him. It is pretty iertiln then that he xxas prostrate xxhen inn ox"cr. He xxas known to be a oiinp man of stilot, temperate habits and the supposition Is therefore done away xvlth that ha xxas in an Intoxicated condition. As for foul play in the ease, It seems even moio difficult to Kiln any exi dtnee on this point. Vuui.ll left hiss home at S '0 o'clock. Intending to go to town and attend the midnight mass at the cjthedial. Ho left for town, nlon". and after tint no mote x u heard of him. It '.s not likely that l' was waylaid and killed for anx' xaluables on his peron, and then laid on the track, as the only thing of any aluo that he canicil xxas a gold xxatcn. nnd this xxas found on him nt Cusiik's. He xxas rexer Knoxxn to haxo an enemy, and it Is Improbable that his death xxas the result of any sort of feud. The fact of bis belnr on the track at that hour is accounted for, by the reason that In all likelihood, oxxlne to tlio gient crowd at the cathe dral, he could not gain admittance anl started for homo. Only one more explanation for his diath can bo glxen anil that Is that bo max- haxo fallen in a faint acioss the tiaek. Vesteiday morning his biollier, Pat k, nrrlxed from Carbondale aril In the atteinoon at ."03 o'clock left for that city xxith the letmlns. They xxlll b Interred theie Wednesilav moinlns, xxith serxkes nt St Hose's churili, and Interment in the Caibondalo cms teiy. His mcther, fixe si'tirh, f'tlla, M.uy, Krtle and Margatel. of Caibon dalo, and Mrs. William Welsh, of this clt, and two hi others, John and Pat ilik, survive the dead man. Coroner J. J. Hobeits xxas notified of the case yesteulay morning, and in tlie afternoon pild a xUlt to Cuslck's and examined Puicell's lemalns. They xx ere In such a teirlble condition that It was Impossible to glxe a post-mortem examination, ho the coioner satis fied himself with a look at the body, and later Impanelled a juiy to hold an Inquest at some near date. The following xxlll be the jurors: Chauncev H. Derby. John Peuster, M. A. H.after. David Owens, w. H. Malla and J. F. Mitchell. CHARGED THE GRAND JURY. Court Was in Session for a Brief Period Yesterday. Judge Archbald. jesterday, charged the grand Jury after appointing Charles A. Wiggins, fnieman. C'ouit and the Jury then adjourned till 9 o'clock this morning. A xxeek's session of equity court xxlll begin today. Judge Saxldge, of Xorthumberland xxlll pit'Slde. WILL BUILD A LARGE NEW PLANT. Hayes Grate and Mantel Company Is Organized New Plant Will Bo Located Near the Dobble Foundry and Will Give Employement to Many Men. The Hnes date and Mantel com- nai.. xxas imianled in this city xestei- I da. It xv ill elect a plant and manu- factute lion grates and mantels. Hmplojnient will be given to a largo nitnibei of men. Headers of The Gazette xxlll leinem her that the Dobble roundiv, some thing oxer a yeai ngo, seemed the con tiaet for manufactiiiiug an lion giatj patented and designed by Heniy O. Hales of Hlniiiu. Tills giato lu3 pioxed m successful and the demand foi It lias been so large that the foun diy can no longer meet xxith the oi eleib. It xxas ileildtd to foini a h. pirate company and this xxas done yeMerday. No odlcciB haxo et been elected ex cept the dliectms for the flist ear. They Heniy O. Haes, John Dob bio and J. t'hallls Jones, of Pittsbuig. A largo plant will be put up near the Dobble Foundry. This will cost In the neighborhood of $15,000. A large number'of men xxlll be given employment und xxoik will begin on the new plant as soon as possible. Nlagaia Falls Gazette, Dec. 28, 1809. " - To Taxpayers. Prompt payment of 1899 poor tax be foio delinquent lists aro made out xxlll avoid penalty. City treasuter'a office. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Has been usid for oxer FIl'TY YKAKS b' MILLIONS of MOTHKH8 for the ir CHlLDKhN WHIM: TEETHING WITH PHHKHCT SMt'f'K&S It SOOTHES tho CHILD. SOFTENS tho OVtlB. ALLANS all PAIN; CL'HL'S WIND COLIC, nnd Is the best remedy for DIAHHHOEA. Sold hy nil Diugglsta In every part of tho xxiirld Ho sure nnd ask for "Mr. Wins loVo SrotMng Syrup," and tike no othr kind. Txxtrt).lvo ctnU u bottl. LOUIS SEYMOUR TO FIGHT fHE BOERS FORMER RESIDENT 01' THIS CITY FORMING A REGIMENT. Two Other Former Scrantonlans, Georgo Pootu and Robert McKay Are Assisting Him In London. Seymour Was Formerly Employed as Draughtsman In This City but Is Now a Millionaire and Gold Mining Expeit Captain Stokes Tells Why They Want to Fight. Wind lias reached here that Louis Seinotir. forniuly of this tltv, but noxx of South Aft kit, 3 at pieent In London otgaiilring a olunl"er regi ment of englneeis for perx ice against the Iloeis. It Is uKo stated that Hob cit .McKay. Cleoige Puoio and another man named nobeson. all of whom at ono time lived here, nie associated xxith Mr. Seymour in the xxorlc. All of these xx ere at one time membeis of Compnny A, Thlitccnth leglnunt. Since Mr. HcMiiutir left this city, ome ten yeais ago, he has had an es pecially xarled career and is uoxv tc puted to be a mllllonalic. In addition to holding one of the most Important mining positions In South Airlca. He xxas emplojed xxhlle In this city as a draughtsman and machinist by the Lackawanna lion and Pled i ompany, and later bv the Dickson Manufactur ing t ompany. While xx oi king for the latter com pany lie xxas s,nt, to South America to supii!nl'nd the election of nn en gine. He there met the reprcnla tlves of the Inn of Tinker & Chal meis, manufnctiueis of machinery, xx 1 tli plants In London nnd Chicago. They x-ero so impiessed xxith his raio mechnnlcal ability that he xxas of fered the position of general inanagi-r of their London plant. He accepted tho position and lenialned In London for some three yeais In that capacity. rXDKUGROUXD UOADS. While In London he saxv the possi bilities of the iindet giound rallxxMy sjstim theie and Inxested a larga amount of his saxlngs in the stock. !! has since added to this and is now one of the largest stockholdeis lit tho companx'. He xxas sent to South Africa in 1W by his emplojers and while theie camo under the notice of some of the dl lectois of tho Kami Mining company, an immense corpoiation. controlling upxx-aids of twenty-five gold mines In and around Johannesbutg. He xxas of feied the position of consulting engi neer of all the mines, a position xxhlch he accepted and still holds His nal.it y In this capacity Is said to be about $2",000 a ye.n, and by In vestments In various vxajs in that Klondike for inx-ctors. South Africa, he Is now lepulcd to be xxoith at least $1,010,000 Ho has also patented sev eral Improvements on mining mnchln erx, tiie sale of xxhlch have also con tributed to his vxoalth. (leorge Poore is tho .son of Toxxnsend Poore, of 1710 Cnpouse avenue, and also lift tills city .some ten eats ago. He holds oxen a more Important position with the Hand company than docs Sey mour, bi Ing the assistant general man ager. He has alsu aciiuiicd gteat wealth In South Afilca nnd Is reputed .1 mlllioualie. Hobert McKay lett this ( ity xx 1th Poore and is now managing engineer of one of the Hand mines. Hobeson also holds a similar position, but he Is not xeiy vv oil knoxxn hoie. WHAT STOKIIS SAYS. Captain Tremoiit SUiko. of Company A, Thliteentli legimeiit, and xxho, up to txxo yeais ago, was also emplojed by the Hand company in the capacity of clxll engineer, mixs that Sejmour is consldeied one of the gieatest englneeis in all Afilca. "I can lcadliy mulct stand," said the captain yesterdny, "how tluse men xxould desire to tlfiht against the Hoers after having put up with their in solent e for ho long. The personal In dignities which KngliHhmcn and other foiilgneis experience at the hands of the Hoers almost beggar description. 1 have had personal ixpeilence mjself and I know wheieof I speak. "A foreigner isn't one, txxo, thieo in the Transvaal and lie never was. If he gets Into a uiilioad car and takes ,a seat, it is just as likely as not that an ovei bearing Jioer will come along and push him out of it. Even one txord of resentment would be the signal for his must and justice is not veiy blinl theie, "Hxen in the stotes one ennnot be tieated with even the rudiments of common decency." Captain Stokes ,ald that while the T'itlanders xxould undoubtedly prefer Kngllsh into to that of the Hocis, that he believed an Independent gov em inent xxas what thej debited most of all. FUNERAL OF MRS. REYNOLDS. Seivices Held Last Evening at the Home on Madison Avenue. The funei.il senilis of the Iato Mis. Tuink Hejnolds took plate last even ing at tlio family lesldence on Madison avenue. Hev. Hi. C. M. (liffln offici ated, The rooms wcte tilled with tloial offeilngs. The icnialiis xxlll be taken to Kings ton, N. Y this morning lor Intiiment. A pecullai ly s id featuio of the occasion Is the actions illness of tho husband of tho deceased. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO v COFFEE Golden Rio, 10c; 5 lbs 50c (limit at price.) O. G. Java, 25c per lb. O. G. Java and Mocha, 85c per lb. Triple Blend, 32c; 5 lbs 81. 50. Coursen's "Best," 35cj 3 lbs 00c. Coursen's Breakfast Java, 28c per lb; 10 lb lots 27c. Our Coffees are bought in the green, roasted fresh daily and ate fresher and cheaper by .05c per lb than stores who give presents. E. G. COURSEN 420 Lackawanna Avenue. 60000000000000000 HELD FOR FURTHER HEARING. William Kelly, of New York, Sus pected of Larceny. William Kelly, of Xew York city, was nt rested early yesterday morning on Penn avenue by Patrolman Peuster, while trying to dispose of seveial ar ticles In his possession. On Ills arrival at police headquarters he xxas searched and there xxere found on blm a small gilt clock, a lady's belt, u pair of fancy slippers and several other articles. Yesterday morning ut his hearing ho could not gixe any s.itlsfactoiy expla nation as to how be gained possession of the things, nnd he xxns held over for u further hearing. Ho gave his homo ns Xew York, and said hu xxas a hostler by trade. JOHN BARTIS STABBED. Andrew Ognlskey Slashed Him with a Knife. As the acting seigeant nt the police station in Piovidenco was jesterduy morning warming himself befoto his file, the door xxas suddenly burst open and a man rushed In, saying In broken HnBllsh that ono Andtow Ognlskey had tried to murder him, nnd showing In cxldence a knife cut In the legion of his abdomen. The man, xxhoso name x-as John Bar tl, xxas taken to Dr. T, H. Hodhnm, xxho bandaged up the wound, aftPi xxhlch the Injun il one left. The blnda of the knife bid not penetrated liU llsh to any extent, but had inctely made a sexeie sciatch. The light In which the stabbing took place occuned in a boarding house on Lloyd stieet and was merely a drunken braxvl. After the ftacas was over, Og nlskey took to his heels and has not been ariested. TO SUCCEED LANGSTAFF. Samuel Williams Appointed by Judge Archbald to Fill an Al leged Vacancy on Poor Board. Judge Archbald yestenlay, appoint ed Samuel Williams, of 622 Xoith Mnin axenue, to succeed W. S. Laay stalT, as a member of the pcoi board. In making the appointment. JuU'c Archbald said he xx anted It expiessly undei stood lie xxas not passing upon the matter of vacancy. It lul been alleged to him by members of the poor boaid that a vacancy existed and upon the petition of thlity free-holders he nppolntcd Mr. Williams to All the alleged vacancy. As to xxhethcr or not a vacancy exists, -win have to be decided by quo xxaranto pioceedlngs, providing, of course any one conies into question the existence of a va cancy. Mi. Langstnff xxas leappolnted last month foi a term of Unco yeais. He xxas defeated for the chairmanship by Heeso O. Hrooks, and after that attended very fexv meetings. For the past seven or eight months he has been employed in Ohio. The nppolntment is made In antici pation of the annual reorganisation next Filday. Mr. Williams, the new poor dliector. Is pioptietor of the xxholesale leather stole at -'21 Spiuce street. DEATH OF S. M. ROGERS. Well-Known and Respected Resident of Peckville Passes Away. Mr. Samuel Major Rogers died at his home on Hlckoiy stieet, iPeckvllle, nt 3 o'clock jesteiday afternoon of heart failuie. Deceased xxas aged AH yeais. Ho xxas born In Cornxxall, Hnglnnd, June 20, 18j!. At the age of is years he came to Ameilca and took up his lesldence at Doxer, X. J He remained there txxelxo eats. He was mairid In 1S7C at Doxer, and slxtei-n eat3 ngo moved to Peckville, xxliete he had since ieslded. Ho began hi labels theie for the Delawaio and Hudson Coal com pany at their Glassy Island collie ly. He remained xxith the above company as a ti listed emplove until nbout two eais ago, xxhen his health began to fall. After a short i eating spell, with no appaient benellt to his health. In decided to Islt Ainmogoida, Ne.v Mexico. On Oct. 12, !S9s, ho stalled for this health-giving place mid upon his atiix'al there he soon found that tlio climate did not ngiee xxith him and ho then Journeyed to Hi Paso, Texas. For six months he ieslded theie and then xlsited Denver, Col. His health still did not letuin. and on Aug. 1 he le Mitned to his home at Peckville. His health continued to l.apldly fall, nnd about a month ago became confined ti his bed. On Sunday morning he com plained of a htiange feeling about the lie.nt and shoitly alter became uncon scious, and only at long Inteivals did he legaln consciousness to recognize his family at the bedside, When the end came he passed peacefully away. Deceased Is surxixvil by a xxlfe and thieo childi en Willie, aged 22: Wal ter, aged 12, and Ola, aged S A "brother and a sister of the deceased icslilo at Cornxvall, England. Deceased, xxho was formerly u Til bune conespondent, was ono of Peck vllle's most I expected citizens, and xxas a member of the Hlnkely school bonid. At the time of his death he xxas a member of the order of Knights of P thins and xxas also a member of Oilentnl Star lodge, Froo and Accepted Masons' .ilo a member of the Order of I.'astern Stni. He xxas n icgulai nt ttndant at the Methodist Hplscopal chinch befoie his Illness ami xxlll ba gieally mlxscd by a largo circle of fi lends. The funeini serxkes will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at tho Methodist Hpleopal chutch. The icinalns will not be exposed to v iexv at the church. Those xx ho xx Ish to viexv tlie lemalns may do so at the ics. donee on Thutsday from 11 a. m. to 1.10 p. m. Hex. S. C. Slmpklns, assisted by Hex'. J. It. Sweet, of Scianton. xxlll perfoim the funeral heixices. Inter ment will he made In the family plot at Piospect cemetery. Steam Heating and Plumbing. P. P. & M. T. Howley.SSl Wyoming ave. Smoke the "Hotel Jermyn" cigar, 10c. Finest wines and cigars at LanVa, S20 Spruce street Smolto tho Pocono &c. cigar. fl. & P. Baking Powder Wo have long Hindu it a study to fur nish a llakhig 1'oxxili r that xxould bo con duclxo to Hiulth. Wo fiel tlml we haxe uctompllshcd that result In the piodue tlou of A. & P. Making Powder. This Ilaklug Powder has been subject to the MOST SIlARClUNCr CHEMICAL and l'OPl'LAH TESTS, and his been pin liounnd Si'HICTLV Pl'Ili:. PERFECT LY HEALTH V and VERY S1RONQ. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. 411 Lacknwanna avenue, J23 South Main avenue. 'Phone 732. Prompt dcllverlea. BRIEF MENTION OF MENJFTHE HOUR MUCH SYMPATHY EXPRESSED FOR ROLAND REED. Fred C. Hand Receives a Letter from Reed's Father-in-law Giving a Statement of the Condition of the Stricken Actot Joseph D. Lewis of the Census Department Has Been Spending the Holidays in This City Charles R. Acker of Fourteenth Waid. "I knexv Holnnd Heed xxas popular In tho toxxn, as, of course, evcrjbody knows," said Ficd O. Hand yesterday, chatting with a Tilbune teporter, "but I never fully realized how deep seated was the friendship he won In Scranton till he was taker, ill. My Intimacy with Mi. Heed being quite generally knoxxn, led to tho supposition that I kept In communication with his famllv nnd for the past txxo or three days I seldom walk a block but some one stops me to ask how he is getting along. I have been receiving a dally letter fiom Captain Hush telling of Mr. Reed's condition and I I egret to say there is nothing eiicout aging In the rcpoits. The chances of recovery me one In a hundred." Mr. Hand had dinner vxlth Mr. Reed two xx i eks ngo yesterdav and the great lomcdlan uppaiently never felt bettor In his life. One week later, while pro pal Ing to go to Rochester to begin his Chilstnina week engagements, ho was suddenly taken 111 and hns slnco been slaking l.iplilly. An oriatlon for appendicitis did not glxo ullef nnd It Is noxv feaied he Is suffering from cancer of the stomach. A second op eration xxns decided upon and his phy sicians admit that it is a case of kill or cure. Chailes R Acker, xxho has been se lected ns the Republican enndidato for school controller In the Fourteenth wntd. is tho oldest son of the late John Acker, and a man well fitted to fulfill tho duties of such a responsible office. He Is a htudent of political economy nnd thoroughly posted on city, county, state and national affairs, nnd one of the most public spirited men in the city. For sexei il years Mr. Acker was ! engaged In the coal and also the noxx's- paper business at Pottsvllle, and upon bis return to Scranton became chief cletk to W. F. Hnllstead, when tho latter was general mannger nf the Delaxxnro, Lackawanna and Western railroad. Mr. Acker Is prominently Identified xxith several fraternal otganbatlons. and has been the secretary of Lack awanna Council Xd. 1131, Royal Ar canum, for several terms. He Is also an nctlve member of the West Side Republican club and tcsldes at 22 Talrvlew axenue. He xxas hecretary of tho Republican city committee when the Crawford county sxstem of con ducting piimarlcs xxas llrst installed in this county, and did much haul xxorl; In connection xxitli pieparlng tho preliminary arrangements for the elec tion. Joseph D. Lewl, a member of tin clerical foicc of the TTniiPd States cen sus buieau. who has been spending the holiday vacation at his homo In tills city, returned to Huston estenlav to legume his duties ,,n the staff of the illiector general of tho census do pal tmoiit. Mr. Lewis solved In a sim ilar capacity when the census of 1S0S was taken, nnd xxas later enraged In special xxoik for the dnpartnient at Washington and Pittsbuig. During ex-Congiessninn Sei. niton's last tenn he sorxeil ns societal y to the commit tee on stntos and tenltorles. of which Mr. Scranton was c hall man. Mr. L"wls was one of the fexv men xxho have been re-engaged by the cen sus bureau, and nt tin completion of the work in Hoston next spring the force vx ill letuin to Washington nnd begin the compilation of the general returns for the 1000 census. Pi lor to his firt engagement In cen sus xxork Mr. Lew la xa a cletk In the county conimlfslonor's office and xxa elected to icpresent the Fifteenth vxard in common council, but lclgncd before helng sworn In, oxxlnt' to his nppolnt ment In the government sen Ice. P. F. C.alpln.comnifon councilman from the Sixth vxaid, xxho 1ms lately been In ought Into public notice ni. account of bis being the Introducer of the via duct ordinance, is one of the youngest X : Warm I Lined Slippers All Felt or Leather Soles. M.ide by Alfred Dolge, known by every one who wears Shoes or Slippeis. Women's All Felt Romeo, bl.ick and brown, t nr. fur trimmed p 1 .UU ti tan r .- women s ah reit suppers, in colors, green, &t . blue and brown. p 1 ,UU Women's Felt Fur Trimmed only small sizes lelt, formerly sold lor 81.25. To close out 5(JC 410 6PETJCE STKEET. .... SPENCER C. F. BECKWITH & CO., DEALERS IN Mine and Mill Supplies, Machinery, Etc. OFFICE-Diine Bank Building. men In cither branch of councils and Is ono of the ones xxho can say some thing xxhen they get up to speak. Mr. Cnlpln Is enthusiastic regarding the viaduct question, but believes that both tho traction company nnd tho Delaware, Lnckawann i nnd Welint company nhould contribute 111km ally to the Improvement If It Is ilecldcd In build It. For this iciison he also In troduced a resolution providing for the nppolntment of n committee to confer with the olllclnls of both rout panics for the putpn of finding out just what each xxlll glxe. He Is him self a member of the common council committee appointed with this end in vlcxx-. He N especlnllv well vet sod In par llatllentnrx practice and makes it i piactlce of attendllH' every meeting, seldom, If ever, missing one. He In a successful bu-lnef man In tho ward fiom which he halls. ANNUAL PRAISE SERVICE. Conducted Yesterday In Flr3t Pres byterian Church. Tlie usual annual New Yeni's pi.ale service, xxhlch has been a fcatuie of tho First Presbyterian church since Hex'. Dr. McLood became pastor, x?s held vestorday morning in tho main church loom. There xxns a Scilpture reading conducted bv the pastor nnd then a short peilod of Christian socia bility. nvoty vc.ar the members of the con Rieg.atlon gather together on Xew Year's day and renew filendshlp for the coming year. It Is a beautiful cus tom nnd one that xxas jislerday taken advantage of by a very largo number. WILL TUNNEL THE YARD. Underground Passageway to tho Lackawanna Shop1?. Plans for an underground passage way to connect the T.arknwnniia sti tlon and tlie shops are now b"lng pie pared In the ulllce of Chief Hnglneer McFarlind, In Hnboken. It is to liaxe its not them terminal on the station platform and Its south em, at the machine shops. The tun nel xxlll be ventilated by gialcd open ings at stated spaces tbiough the jatd and xxlll be llglttpd by ehctrKlay und heated bv steam. The utcli will have a txxelxe-tool radius. ANNUALS FOR 1000. The Scianton Times almanac for 1100 Is tlie handsomest ex or Issued fiom that establishment. In addition to tin usual stntlstlr"! nnd Infm mitlnti nf ' general and local Intel est the book contains attractive features In the xxay of handsome Illustrations, Including portraits of Pie.sldent McKlnley. Gov ernor Stone and seveial xx ell-known Scrantonlans, and also many reallstl: views of the RIectilc cltv. The Twenty-third annual of the Scranton Republican xxns issued es terday, and Is a complete and merl toilous publication In every icspcct. The Republican almanac is tho oldest of its class In the city, and is one ot the best, continually linpioxlng as the ears go bv. Tho Wllkes-Harre Recoul almanac for 1900 Is without doubt the most com plete of nny that haxe been issue 1 from that establishment, hax Ing been compiled xxitli great cine In tho xxav of condensation and accuiacy. Willi the book contains less than 100 pages, nothing of Intel i st locally seems to have been omitted. A Card. Wo, the undersigned, de hereti;1 airreo to refund the iminw on 1 Pi 1 ent bottle of rirrcnu's Wai ranted Srup or Tai if It falls to cine xour cough or rold. Wo aNo guarantio a SVcent bottle to puixe satis factory or inonex ic fundi d: J (1 Hcne Ac Son. Dunmore. C. W. Hax Is, 1'iovlilinoe. W. V D ix Is I'rovidi lice. Hcmdmiin & Co, Ax oca. W. It. Manuel s, Mooslc. F. A. Kane. Minooki. Joseph Davis, Valoi. Smoke the "Hotel Jermjn" cigar, 10c. Beecham's Pills cttie sic' headache. KNOCK Their knuckles sore that is what yoitr frietids do when your ELECTRIC BELLS Are out of Repair. WE REPAIR THEM. Chas. B. Scott 119 Franklin Ave. TELEPHONE 222. Winter Is hctc. Hoxx about your Underwear Arc vou xx ell supplied? We can furnUli you Underwear tn the folloxx itit; grade : Suit. Fancy Deiby ribbed . . . .$1.00 Fancy Cashmete 2.00 Natmal wool 3.00 Camel's hair 2.00 Wilght's fleece lined.... 2.00 Wright's rleeco lined .... 3.00 Fancy cashmere 3.00 Fino natuial wool 5.00 Silli and wool tlbbed . . . 0.00 HAND & PAYNE "On the Square." 203 Washington Avenue. WAKEIIOUSE-Urcen Ridge. Tho quality of the oils used In niUlns colurn dutermlues tho durability of th' paints. Oils uch as wo offer will make paint of great rmoothncss und durability. A large sur face can ho covered nnd tho coating will not pod, ciack or xxear oft until It hat donn Its full duty. Thco prices will show that good oils aro not cxptnslxe. MATTHEWS BROS,, '"Kir"1 DEC.Stl 3?Arci;iL aw ec Hen's Furnishings. Nexv Styles foi the New Ycarv Full Dtcss Requisite. BELL & SKINNEft, HotelJermra Uulldliu Fur and Woolen Gloves Sweaters, Mufflers, Fur and Cloth Caps. CONRAD, .'505 inckiuranim Arenui'. I Getting in Readiness We .lie pierurmp; tor an iigtressive e.imp.iign for a iccord ve.ir in our selling his tory, there'll be plenty of interesting values every day we'll make it a memorable year a 1 1 owing year one that will only further con vince you that our store is a secutcone a safe shopping place for you. There will be no cessation in tne buying interest there will be no day, quality considered, but that our prices will be found the lowest. CREDIT YOU? CERTAINLY. f yb "" W f f f 4- X 221.223-225-227 Wyoming Ave, 4- f- nni In Preparation January T U tVU.MWUU WW. rlnraru t """""; 5rIean Sweep Sale jv VfiV The Popul 11 ltmiHix 1'urllil I j TfeverslijT 1 L It Creepers. Ull llil f A on the 11 , If WJL1 Ice! 1 ) lira (JLjT ';) Clever III US V- J& aPthe (f li f v Ml 0nor III vfl B"",-Vl A'Uu'stablo II I f Foote& Fuller Co, If ml Hears Building, 111 'iff 140-42 Washington Ave l SUGGESTIONS . i m, ,, 4f4Ak
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