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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900.
'i-iVS
NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
' SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Suciuchnnnn Feb. S The ninny
personal friends In Susquehanna coun
ty of Miss Annie 'Wlttcnmyer will re
great to learn of her death, which oc
curred nt her home ut Snnatoga, IM
on Friday last, of cardiac nsthmn. Shi!
mado a national reputation In Wo
men's Christian Touiporanu union nni
Women's Heller corps i Index, and us
an army nurse nnd soldiers' friend.
The llcptibllcnn county convention
will meet In Montrose op. Thursday,
March S, to nominate a vr'tlionotory
nnd clerk of the county, a coroner, a
Jury commission, a presidential elector,
n delegate to the Republican conven
tion ami three delegates to tho He
publican state convention. Primaries
to elect delegated will be hold on Tues
day, March C.
The Susquehanna Water company
will elect directors on Tuesday, Feb
ruary ro.
The evangelistic mooting'? being held
in the Oakland Methodist church by
Mrs. May K. Frey, thy woll known
singing evangelist, of I'.Uorson, N. J.,
are largely attended, and much Inter
est Is manifested. A number of per
sons havis already protest! eonver
Flon. Mrs. Frey will toninlu Indefi
nitely. At a meeting of the Susquehanna
County Historical society, held In
Montrose January 20, It was rejui r-ted
that nil teachers In I he county send
the names of all pupils onnditd during
the month of January, W), :o 1'rof.
W. L, Thacher, at Harford.
A teachers' local Institute will be
held at Sprlngvlllo February IT.
Pastor Chniles Henry Nowlne has
recently succeeded In raising the ne
cessary funds to pay off the ImV.btcd
ness on the Methodist ihurch In Sus
quehanna. Trofs. Flood and Picric, i f Mnitharn
ton. will hold a hop In Ilog-tn cpora
house on Friday evening.
The new Ifaptlst church In Montros:
will be dedicated on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 1!S.
Tim Hurley, of Susquehanna, nnd
Jack McDDnough, of S:. Paul, Minn.,
nro matched for a twenty-round bout
In F.lmlra February 21 Tim Is In ac
tive training for the event.
The young people of the Methodist
church will give an entertainment in
the church this evening.
Montrose expects that Its new can
ning factory will bo in operation by
June 1 next.
Abel Patrick, an aged resident, of
Montrose, Is critically ill.
The Lackawanna shopmen in Ilnll
Btead arc working eight hours per day.
The western branch union of thj
Christian lindoavor society will hold
n convention In the Baptist church In
New Mllford February 23 and 24.
Rt. Rev. Hlshop Talbot will "islt
Grace Episcopal church In Oirent Send
February 14.
The Hallstead people, today expect
the ultimatum from the American
Chair company, of Brandt.
The condition of J. V. MeCreary. n
veteran Halls-tend merchant, who has
been seriously ill for t.everal months
from a stroke o apoplexy, is some
what improved.
Our Congressman Wright voted for
the expulsion of Mormon Roberts.
Phileman Terrlll. of Rrandt. who
was seriously slashed In the alterca
tion with the Italians on Sunday after
noon. Is still alive, and he may even
tually recover, but' he is by no means
out of danger.
The Susquehanna F.leetrlc Light,
Heat and Power company Is preparing
to changs Its system cf llghtlm.
Hon. Samuel Filkonbury Is spend
ing the winter with his daughter, Mrs.
Myron I:. Wright, In AVnshlngton,
d. r.
Miss Emily C. Blackman. the able
historian of Susquehanna county, sug
gests that Montrose celebrate its on
hundredth anniversary July 4, 1901.
Mrs. Scott, an nged resident of Oak
land township, is very seriously 111.
The condition of Oenrge M. Host
wick, of Montrose, who is very ser
iously 111 with typhoid fever, is slightly
Improved.
Forty cnts of coal are dally carried
over the Iielawnre nnd Hudson's new
r.team road between C'arbondnlo and
HoneKdale.
There is a great crow roost at Tus
carora, near Windsor, where thousands
of the Inkv birds are congregating.
Their cries nro almost deafening, and
as they move through the air the
noise of their flapping wings rivals
thunder.
It Is expected that the Susquehanna,
census enumerators will be appointed
In March.
The Erie Is having built entirely now
trains of cars, which are to be put
In rervlce this spring. The coaches
are to be elegant In every particular,
combining all modern improvements.
The exterior Is to bo painted a very
dnrk color, nearly black, and hand'
eomely decorated,
There Is a rumor that the Herrlck
coal prospectors have struck a vein
six feet thick.
It ,1s said that, there are but a few
rases of scarlet fc-vor In Unlondale.
The reports of an epidemic are un
founded. ,
Hallstuad, Great Herd and Windsor
awplnnnlng for a bank.
L. R. Crook, a prominent busln"ss
man of. Hallstead. 1b very seriously 111.
William F. Lyon, of Jackson street.
last evening pleasantly entertained a
Colds Most
are dangerous; they weaken
the constitution, inflame the
lungs, and often lead to
Pneumonia. Cough syrups
are useless. The system must
bo gfven strength and force
to. uirpw OoJF the disease.
wtHdo. tKis.- Jt strengthens
thctfjf'ei&buUd?" up' tHc
entire tjvstem. -It conquers
the inflammation, cures- the
cough,' and' prevents serious
trouble. .
Ptitdl JS f -
mwm wwd ai nii !
rNiwYwk.
party of friend, the occasion belns
the anr.lvotoirv of his birthday.
Mr. and .Mrs. Frederick Ammornian,
ol Curbnndale, are guests of Susque
hanna relatives.
Ice Is being brought from Unadllta
to Deposit.
FACTORYVILLE.
Today Is the last day of the Inter
mediate, session of the Lackawanna
and Wyoming Muslcnl alliance, which
has been In session here for tho past
week, which has also been one of tho
most satisfactory and successful Inter
mediate sessions thnt tho alliance has
ever held. Following Is the programme
which was given last night, nlso tho.
programme for this evening. The con
cert this evening will commence at S
o'clock sharp. Admission will be thirty
live nnd twenty-five cents:
THURSDAY EVENING.
Carol, "Let Us Sing the Praise of
Him" Uonncr
Choir.
Psalmodv
a. "Processional."
b. "Oh, Do Not Let His Record
Depart."
c. Chant. "Lord's Prayer".Mati(dieater
Duet, "Gentle He Thy Slumbers,"
Wlckllffe
Miss Nellie nnd Mnster Glenn Miller.
Chorus, "Hark! 'Tls the Signal". liolrni
Choir.
Song, "Happy Day" Strelezkl
Mrs. Louella Smith.
With violin nbllgnto. Miss Nellie Smith.
Quartette, "More and More"....Seifert
Miss Miller, Reynolds, Reynolds,
Manchester.
Violin solo Miss Nellie Smith
Vocal trio, "Down in the Dewy Dell,"
Osgood
Misses Spencer, C'olvln, Wntklns.
Mandolin, club, "Dance of the
PclibW Saunders
Choir.
FRIDAY EVENING.
Chorus, "The Sun Now Mounts the
Eastern Sky" Godl
Choir.
Quartette, "Soldiers' Chorus".... Leslie
Mlss Miller, Reynolds, Manchester
nnd Reynolds.
Hymn, "Recessional" Palmer
Choir.
"Koonvllle Koonlets" Weldt
Mandolin Club.
"Agnes Del," excerpt, St. Cecilia's
Mass Gounod
Rev. M. J. Watklrrs, Mrs. F. M,
Osterhout and Choir.
Recitation Selected
Mrs. Louella Smith.
Chorus, "Good-Night, Heloved".PInsutl
Choir.
Violin solo, "Introductlve and Polon
aise" Allen
Miss Nellie Smith.
Anthem, "Hark! Hark! My Soul,"
Shelley
Mrs. M. H. Foster and Choir.
Vocal trio Selected
Ceclllans.
"Mont Clair Gallup" Weldt
Mandolin Club.
Chorus, "Rustic Coquette."
Choir.
Song Selected
Sirs. Louella Smith.
Anthem. "I'm a Pilgrim" Marston
Mrs. Llewellyn Shields and Choir.
Violin solo, "Melodic Elegant".. Dnncla
Miss Nellie Smith.
Chorus, "To the Old Country,"
Elchberg
Choir.
Here Is a Chanco to So Some One a
Kindness,
If the reader of this should chance to
know of any one who Is subject to at
tacks of bilious colic he can do him no
greater favor than to tell him of Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. It always gives prompt re
lief. For sale by all druggists.
Matthews Hros'., wholesale and retail
agents.
WYOMING COUNTY.
Special to the Scraliton Tribune.
Tunkhannock. Feb. h. The grand
jury of the county, nt every term for
the last two years, ever r-inee the elec
tric light plant, has been Installed In
the town, has recommended the plac
ing of electric lights on the river
bridge at this place. Since the last
term of court th'j county commission
ers hnve had the mnttvr under con
sideration and last weeK made a con
tract with A. P. Williams' hardware,
company for wiring the bridge. Their
contract with the electric light com
pany calls for six slxteeu-candle power
Incandescent lights to burn all night,
every night In the year, at a cost of
about SCO a year. It Is an improve
ment that will bo appreciated by per
sons using the bridge after dark.
Ex-Sheriff George L. Kennard, of
Meshoppen, was in town en Wednes
day. The renl estate of tho Lite A. W.
Renshaw will be sold at public sate
at tho court house on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 27. at 1 p. m. The property
comprises sceral lots at tho eastern
end of the borough, and also n trait
of land alone Tunkhannock creek that
has been used as a public park, the
reunion of the Wyoming County Vet
eran association b'lng held there last
year.
Frank J. Spauldlng, of Forkston
township, was In town Wednesday.
Asa II. Frear, of Lake Wlnoln. an
ex-county commissioner, was In Tunk
hannock yesterday afternoon.
THOMPSON.
Robert Ward and wife, of Scranton.
retutned Tuesday evening after a
threo days' visit with relatives and
friends here.
Hon. James Blre'.sall, of Honcsdnle.
was doing business hero Wednesday
nnd took In tho closing address of tho
convention Wednesday evening.
Mr. Tiffany, of New Mllford. was
another buslnrM man who becamo In
terested In the addresses of the con
vention. The Honesdale district Epworth
League held Its tenth annual conven
tion in the Methodist Episcopal
church here Tuesday und Wednesday.
It brought to our town over 100 work
ers, and the nddresi.s and papers
were a succefii from start to finish. At
each of the four sessions the house was
packed with attenllvo and interested
listeners. Tho paper of Miss E. Maud
Stewart, of Clifford, was requested for
publication. The Thompson people
made a good record us entertainers.
Rev. C. H. Newina and Miss Eva
Sophia and sister, of Susquehanna,
were. In attendance at the convention
Wednesday. ,
Rev. W. P. Boyce, of Herrlck Centre,
Is having tho most fnr-rcaehing re
vlvnl at East Ararat appointment that
has been witnessed In this region In
years. It Is a rural point but over
fifty have professed religion and the
work goes on.
R'.'V. H. ,T. Crane, pastor of tho Pres
byterian church ut Unlondale. was
among the Interested ones nt the
Epworth League convention.
Mrs. M. Harris, of .Termyn, Is visit
Ing Mrs. N. P. Fofter.
PITTSTON.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Plttston, Feb. 8. Ry agreement nil
of tho collieries In this vicinity have
raised the retail price of coal 15 cents
per ton.
The spreading of the rnlls caused a
wreck on the Wllkcsbarre and Eastern
railroad near Plttston township, which
delayed tralllc for six hours. Seven
gondolas loaded with coal were de
railed and damaged, but nobody was
Injured.
A new 'boll was ptneed In St. John's
German Catholic church today, the
services attendnnt on the blessing of
tho hell taking place this morning.
Mrs. Electa M. Davles, of West
Plttston, aged S3 years, died at tho
home of her son In New York city,
with whom she had been visiting for
the past four weeks. Tho deceased
had been a resident of this city for
over forty years, and for several years
past had mado her homo in West
Plttston with her dnughter-tn-law,
Mrs. Fannie Davles. She 3 survived
by two sons, Richard, who holds a
responsible position with the New!
York ofllce of the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation company, and Robert, of
Chicago. The funeral will take place
Saturday morning, with Interment In
New York city.
The Fernwood colliery of tho Butler
Coal company Is Idle owing to a strike
among the miners, who demand n re
duction In the price of giant powder
and In the amount of toppage required
on cars.
John McRalg, for several years em
ployed ns a clerk nt the Plttston stove
works, has been promoted to the posi
tion of traveling salesman for the
same company.
James J. and Michael Corcoran, of
Sabastopol, will embark In tho gents'
furnishing buslners in this city on
North Main street, on April 1.
AVOCA.
The monthly meeting of the board
of health was held on Tuesday even
ing. Members present: Dr. W. II.
Herge, T. J. Flnnnery, Timothy Qulnn.
William Dixon, Michael Flannery. The
sanitary committee reported thnt they
lnvetlgnted six nuisances and abated
four. The secretary reported two scar
let fever cases and nine deaths. H-s
complnlned that undertakers were re
fusing to pay for burial permits and
he refused to Issue permits to those
who did not pay for them. The sec
retary was Instructed to consult tho
borough nttorney on this matter. A
circular was read from the supervising
surgeon, general marine hospital ser
vice, Washington, D. C. asking for
mortality statistics of Avoca borough.
Adjournment to meet March 6.
An entertainment will be given at
the Primitive Methodist church Feb
ruary 22. The following programmw
will be rendered: Address, chairman:
selection, Avoca ClUe flub: recitation,
Hlrdella Deeble; solo, Gwyllym Rosser;
solo, Miss M. L. Evan, Plttston; reci
tation, Jennie Hell; selection, Century
quartette, Plttston; solo, John At well;
recitation, Jessie Thomas; solo, Viola
Deeble; selection, 1900 choir; solo, Re
glna Dommermuth, duot, May Staley
and Cora Rader: stump speech, Mr.
Clothier, Nantlcoke: solo. Prof. W. J.
Williams; solo, Mattle Deelr, recita
tion, Anna Mommermuth; solo, Mrs.
Howells. The proceeds will be for
the Home Mission society.
Francis, the 5-months-old son of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Frank Itannon, of the West
Side, died yesterday afternoon of
pnoumonln. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon. Interment
will be In St. Mary's cemetery.
Mlrses Mary Gordon. Margaret
E. Frue at her home on the West
Knte McDonald will represent th
Ladles' Auxiliary of St. Aloyslus so
ciety In convention at East End on
Sunday.
A surprise party was tendered Mrs.
Tigue, Lizzie Hoone. Kate Moloney nnd
Side yesterday afternoon. They in
vaded her home during her absence,
and when she returned from her neigh
bor's she was completely overcome at
the sight of such a gay lot of maraud
ers. They brought with them a hand
some pastelle piece of roses, tho work
of Mrs. H. M. Stecver. A feature of
the evening's pleasure was a cake walk
by several young colored artists. About
sixty guests sat at table and partook
of n feast that would have done jus
tice to a wedding repast.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money it it
falls to cure. E. W. Grove's Siena
ture Is on each box. 25c.
THE HEMP INDUSTRY.
Gathering the Product Is the Hard
est Work a Native Can Co.
Manila Correspondence of the Chicago
Record,
Warehouses in the Islands of Levte
and Mindanao and In the interior of
Luzon are lining up with bales of
hemp. This is because the ports arc
closed during the war of Insurrection.
As for Luzon. If the product could be
brought to Manila It would find a
ready sale at the highest price It has
ever commanded. And some of it gets
In ns It is enough to keep tnree firms
sorting out and baling un fir ship
ment to Amerij-i, wln.r CO -e- cent, of
the product goes. Recently the quota
tions were I1R.50 to $17 a plcul, which Is
nn advance of J 3 over former prices
and double that of live years ago. It
must be understood, too, that this Is In
Mexican money, which la tho stand
ard used by the natives, ana Is worth
fifty cents on the dollar of American
money, hero called "gold."
Hemp, or rather the plant from which
It Is manufactured, is known in scien
tific circles as "Musa textllus" and by
the natives as abaca. It beiongs to tho
plantain family, closely resemlllng the
banana plant. The latter has a leaf
similar In shape to that of the abac
but of a slightly darker green. Tho
difference In appearance must be told
by the expert; the inexperienced can
,,. Tuo best remedy lor
VUUKII Consumption. Cures
a .. IT mm, OoughB.Colds,Grjppe,
9 V T U D Bronchitis, Uoarse-
T ne, Aithma, Whooping,
cough, Croup. Small dours ; quick, rare rc.ullt.
Dr.HuU'tiWlcuKConilifalwn, TriJI,to.r)c
BHraav arson. fl.v:;:, .
ur.isuiiE
A Bargain Opportunity
The result of Friday and Febru
ary Trade Sale makes prices
doubly attractive,
FEBRUHRY TRRbE&RbL
Iron
and
Brass
Beds
V&""
t,iil
"?'
Complete with woven
wire spring and cotton
top mattress,
$6.98
Friday Only.
Hundreds of Other Items at The
tell the difference only by tasting: tho
fruit. The ubaca tastes like a green
persimmon. Many of the natives are
enRaued In Its growth nnd sale. It
nourishes on hilly ground, and, like
the hanana plant, takes about threts
years to (lower. When it crimes to tho
Dowering age it is cut down and made
ready for scraping. The stalk springs
up again from the roots, and soon be
gins aspiration to go to seed. It Is not
permitted to do so, however, as the
seeding process reduces the quality of
the liber.
The abaca grows to tho height of
eight feet, but Is not a tree In any
sense except that it gives shade. Its
leaves run from Us roots, enfolding the
Mower stem until near the top, when
they branch out Into great waving
fans. The manner of growth can be
compared to nothing In the United
States except a young onion, which Is
not n. fair illustration on account of
the insignificant size of the latter. But
the leaf layers are wound In that wuy,
though they are fully a quarter of an
inch thick and six Inches wide. '
Most of the plantationsjare on hilly
ground, and nearly all, for that rea
non, are in the mountain districts, al
though I saw some along the shores of
the bay between Pasay and Parana
que. In the mountains the plantations
are worked by tho natives, but they
are seldom owned by them. The work
Is done on shares, usually, the laborers
receiving half the product. Two men
are required to do the work in a Held,
which Is limited to about two acres.
When the stalk is ready It Is cut and
the leaf layers are separated, making
what is known as "bast." These leaf
stalks are about six Inches wide and
about six feet long. The operator has
a dull knife fastened to a hinged block,
and an attachment which allows him
to work It with his feet. The pulp is
dexterously scraped from tho fiber, and
then tho fiber Is hung out to dry. being
later gathered into bales and mar
keted. The planter seldom owns his own
boats, ond is not often nble to carry
his hemp to Manila, which Is the mar
ket, and so does his business with tho
nearest agent of the Manila house. Tho
hemp Is packed in by the natives, a
bunch at either end of a carrying pole,
which Is a method of transportation
similar to that of the Chinese tea car
riers. The agent grades it and bar
gains for a low price, taking advant
age of his customer with the true In
dian trader skill. Often he has ad
vanced money to the grower and taken
a mortgage on the crop. The native
knows nothing of prevailing prices. He
takes what he can get, cheats as often
as he can, and wears his life away In
the business for it is said to be the
hardest kind of work that a native can
do. No one yet has Invented machinery
that can do satisfactory work In pre
paring the hemp.
The trader gathers up his hemp and
sorts It out to Its different grades, until
he has enough for a boat load, If he
happens to bo on one of the Islands,
and then he charters a vessel and
sends It to his house In Manila. If he
Is In Luzon ho gets It to the river and
loads it into rascos, and then lloats It
down to his "house," which takes care
of It und ships It out. In America It
Is made Into binding twine or Into
ropes.
The whiteness of the hemp desig
nates Its grade, of which there are
four. Hinder twine hemp Is clashed
as "current," "fair current" and
"brown." Thpre are without doubt
many tricks in this trada, and they
are worked all the way from the lazy
cultivator to tho exporting agent, ard
back again. Ono dealer said to mo
yesterday "It Is the custom to put
trp an order with Just enoueh "No. I
on tho outside of the bale to maka
tho thing appear all right: or, what
is more common, to 'grade down'" an
order by sending No. 1 on hoard nt
first and following it up with the In
ferior grudes when the purchaser Is
tired of opening bales. For Instance,
tho agent puts In 5 per cent, of No. 1,
15 per cent, of No, i and tho rest No.
3 und No. -1, calling It all 'good cur
rent.' There Is much 'diplomacy' in
the classification of U goods."
The pressing of hemp cents $1 ti
bale: the lauding and shipping charges
at Manila are i'O cents a bale. The
freight to Manila averages about $l.-
a bale. The Jobber's rroftt Is error
moui. A great many things are mado of
hemp, from floor mattings to hinder
twine. Tho natives select the very
finest of tho (Iber and weave a dellcati
fabric, which Is ai expensive art the
finest silk, and they make their rough
garments of It as well. Hallcloth Is
made of It, and cordage, too. Manila
paper Is made of the rope ends; car
pets ore manufactured of It: It Is used
In upholstery and to make hummocks.
It is asserted that Paris milliners uno
hemp in making hornets. The tlum
will come when new uses will he found
for It and Its wuate, which Is very
large,
13!
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.
New York, Veb. ?. There was a decided
falling oft today In tho speculative Inter
est of outsiders In the stock mar
ket. Thero was considerable deRrco
ut actlvlty and orno Irregularity,
but It wo largely due to the clos
ing up of speculative accounts on
cither side of tho market by profes
slonal operators. While the market
seemed to bo largely In the hands of pro
fesslonal manipulation, so far as coula
be detected, that Is to say. the profes
sional bulls manifested ro disposition to
bid up prices where there was evidence
of an outstanding short Interest, but
were content to deoto their attention to
tho continuation of prices. On the other
hands the bears showed no aggressive
ness In ofterlng down prices where real
isation was In evidence, but centered
their attention to covering up their own
contracts. Whllo this covering demand
from the shorts was In evidence in a
number of conspicuous stocks, tho pre
dominant disposition was to take profits
by selling out long lines. Tho center ot
the demand from the shorts was Sugar,
nnd nomo of the other industrials Includ
ing one or two of the metal group
which showed sympathy. Others of tlic
metal group, the local tractions nnd the
railroads showed the effects of realiz
ing today. The profit tuklng was con
ducted In a quiet manner and without
any such violent movements In prices or
further activity ns was tho case yester
day. The opening in sympathy with
London helped the profit taking, but tne
opening prices were generally the bert.
There was continued large absorption of
Union Pacific after the reaction which
forced the dividend unnouneenunt, and
the railroad list was generally well
handled, prices being rallied occasionally
to facilitate tho realizing. Tho local
traction stocks which hao showed them
selves reinuslv3 to developments In the
rapid transit tunnel project were weak
on tho announced decision to accept the
contracts of the road. The stormy Weath
er prevailing In the west perhaps had
some effect on the railroad list. The an
nounremtnt of a bond Issue by the West
ern Union company of twice the amount
llrsl reported yesterday caused weakness
In that stock. The c:pcctntion Is grow
ing that Saturday's bank statement will
not show the money position strength
ened, as tho receipts from tho In
terior h- "e shown a falling off, owing in
part to a renewed demand from tho
south to accommodate cotton movement
stimulated by the higher price. It !s ob
vlous that the gain mado by tho banks
early In tho week on sub-treasury de
posits will be about wiped out tho fore
part of the week. Thero Is an Increased
partiality for the railroad stocks as col
lateral as a result of these developments.
There were a few gains In the day's
ttadlng but not such as o rule. Total
sales, &C1.300 shares. Tho bond market
was more active and showed recessions
at some points with total sales par value,
J1,9ir.,O0O. United States old Is declined i
in tho bid price.
The following quotations are furnished
The Tribune by M. S. Jordan & Co.,
rooms 705-70C Meurs building. Telephone
5003:
Open- High- Low- Clos
Ing. est. est. Ing.
Am. Sugar 112 113?i llo-i; UH
Am. Tobacco IOS14 107 103 100H
Atch., To. & S. Fe.. 2P4 2U. 20?; 20
A.. T. & S. F., Pr .. Cli Ulli fill 63
Jlrook. It. T 71?;, 7I? 7JH 73
Con. Tobacco S5 23 il 317,
ciics. & oi-.io sou ao4 ?& 2'j'i
People's Gas lOSVi 10M,i 107 IftS'i
C'hlu.. H. &. Q 12(i'4 12C',i 12IT 12V,i
St. Paul 12fi 12111 123Ji 12IU
Itock Island 10!J louH 10si lOD'.i
U, L. & W KS'.i 179 17M 17SV4
Kan. & Tex.. Pr .... M 3t7s 34 31
Louis. & Nash M?i iV.k 81' i M'-i
Manhattan Kle Wii 8P); 7& 'j'Vs
Met. Traction Co ...17s4 IM 177 17S;
Mo. Pacillo 17 47 43 4CH
Jersey Central US US lis US
N. V. Central 1.'I5 133 13IVJ 13t.
North. Pacific 31'i EH Mi 3:Hi
Out. & West 2f!k 21'i, 23'i 24i
Pacillo Mall 4214 42U 411 a
Phil. A Head IS', 1SK, iH IS;
P. & It., Pr 37 37 31 5C;
Southern It. H., Pr.. 5"i D7',i 57
Tenn.. C. & Iron ....101 lftt ;j 971
Southern Pacific .... 2'Ai, 40 ::;i 3!i'!
U. S. Leather 173i 17'-. ICTi 17
V. S. Leather, Pr .. 7iiT(. 7fi?J, 76i; 7C',i
Villon Pacific 30ij 30; tiOi 3ii',3
Union Pae., Pr .... 77'i 77!i Ti'fli 7'
Wabash. Pr 219 211- 2t'l 21'i
West. Union wi'-j Miy.. si M7i
Penn. It. R 13 jm J.12U 13.1
Am. S. & W 3S 5S .W4 311,
Pod. Steel 3i;ijj MU s,vjj (jv
Fed. Steel, Pr 7fi 7U 75 34
CHICAGO llOAUD OF TRADK.
Open- High- Low- Clos.
WHEAT, ins. est. eat. Ing.
July (19 f,D7; t t;'4i;
May ihH C3'& CS'I csu
CORN.
July R4H 31VA VAK 313
Mayr 33; Sift 33'i 33
July 22H IS. 224 2J
May 23 23H 2. 21H
LARD.
July fi.23 0.27 fi.23 C.27
May ti.13 0.20 0.15 0.13
PORK.
July U. 11.23 11.15 11.20
May 11.23 11.27 11.23 11.23
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations All Quotations Based
on Par of 100.
STOCKS. Wd. Asked.
First National Rank nw ...
Bcrnnton Savings Rank JoO
Scranton Packing Co jj
Third National Hank 4
Dime Dep. & DIs. Hank 200
Kconomy Light, II. & P. Co 47
Lacku. Trust & Safe Dtp. 'o. 150
Scranton Paint Co so
Clark & Srtovor Co., Com, ... 400
Clark & Snover.. Pref 125
Scr. Iron Fence & Mfg. Co 100
Scranton Axlo Works 100
Lacka. Dairy Co.. Pref 20
Co. Savings Rank & Trust Co 230
First Nnt. Rank (Carbondale) ... 300
Standard Drilling Co 30
l'rov. Gas and Water Co ISO
RONDS.
Scranton Pass. Hallway, first
mortguge, due 1920 115 .,,
Everybody
Agrees
That this is the
BEST ROCKER
BARGAIN ever
offered by any
body. The con
struction is best,
the finish is best,
the design is latest
A Ladies' Sad
dle Shaped Wood
Seat Rocker at
Economy. 225227 Wyoming Ave
East Mountain Lithia Water
Sold by All First-Class Druggists. Ilighly Reeom
mended by Physicians.
FAMILY ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
JOSEPH ROSS. AGENT,
Office 902 West Lackawanna ATenue, Scranton, Pa.
TELEPHONE 4732.
People's Street Railway, first
mortgage, due 1918 115
People's Street Railway, Gen
eral mortgage, duo 11-21 113 ...
Dickson Manufacturing Co 100
Lacka. Township School 0" 102
City of Scranton St. Imp. 0. ... 102
Mt. Vernon Coal Co !
Scranton Traction 0 bonds.. 115
Scranton Wholesale Market.
(Corcctcd by II. G. Dale. 27 Lackawanna
Avenue.)
Butter Creamery. 30c: dairy, tubs, 2Sc.
Eggs-Select western, lCc; nearby state,
23c.
Cheese Full cream, new, WtC
Roans Per bu choice marrow, $2.40;
medium, 2.20; pea, $2.20.
Onions Per bu., 13c.
Flour-Jl.30.
Philadelphia Grain nnd Proaucr
Philadelphia, Feb. K Wheat Steady
nnd ',jc. higher; contract grade, Feii
ruary. 72a73c. Corn Firm; No. 2 mixed,
February, 3SUa2S'.c. Oats Steady; No.
2 white clipped, 31i?;n32c; No. 3 white
clipped, SOalWlisc: No. 3 mixed, 29a29',io.
Potatoes Firm; Pennsylvania choice, per
bushel, 0c.: New Ycrk and western, per
bushel, 33a00c: New York western fair,
per bushel, C3n37c. Mutter Firm; fancy
western creamery. 20c; fancy prints, 27c.
Kjgs-Sttady: fresh nearby, HiVM iresh
western, lt'Sjc.; fresh southwestern, lie:
fresh southern. 13',ic Cheese Quiet and
easier: New York fancy full cream, 121i
al3c; New York fancy fair to choice, 12
al2',e. Refined Sugars-Quiet but steady.
Cotton Firm and 1-lOc. higher; middling
uplands. b',;c. Tallow-Steady; city
prime, in hogsheads, 5.i:',c.: country. In
barrels, 5'sarUo.: dark, e'.o., 434a3c; cakes,
CUi.t'iC ! grease, 3'ia3c. as to color. Live
Pcultry-Qulet and unchanged: fowls, 12'.i
allc; old roosters, 7',iaSc.; chickens, 10a
lfl'.tc.; giese. Walle. Dressed Poultry
Firm, fair demand; fowls, choice, ll'.fca
12c; do. fair to good. lO'tallf!.: old rcos
ters, Sc; cnlckens. nearby, UalSc; vett
eru do., large, llialJlic; medium do., tO'.ia
U'vc; common do.. ba'M:; mkeys, choice
to fancy, U'allc: do. fair to good, Italic;
common do., 8-iHo. ; ducks. Mallei recse, I
aOe. Receipts Flour, 1,300 barrels and
1.500 sacks; wheat, 8,300 bushels; corn,
124,000 biil!els; oats, 39,000 bushels. Ship
mentsWheat, 4,f") bushels; corn, 1M.
000 bushels: oats, 0,000 buhels.
New York Grain and Produce.
Now York, Feb, 8. Flour Unsettled.
Wheat Spot firm; No. 2 red, "C;c. ele
vator; No. 2 red, 7S','c. f. o. b. afloat
prmrpt: No. 1 northern Duluth- SoNie. f.
o. b. nlloat prompt; No. 1 hard Duluth,
M!i,c. f. o. b. afloat prompt: options
opened steady but quiet; closed easy at
unchanged prices to ..e. net idvunco;
March closed W.jo,; M.i, 74T?.; July,
7l?ic. Corn Spot firm; No. 2, 41c f, o.
1.. afloat and 40;c. elevator; options
tpencd firm; closed firm at tic advance,
May closed 3tOic Oats Spot quiet: No,
2. 2S',.a29c. ; No. 3. 2Se. ; No. 2 white, 31Uc ;
No. 3" white, 31a:'3c: options Inactive but
firmer with corn. Butter Steady; west
em creamery. 21a2ie.; do. factory, lfaH'c;
1.... ..-... .. v liiii'MU.r. Imltntlim (ir.i.'im.
Iu 11111; .!...,. .'.,.-, ........... ...
ery, 17a23c: state dairy, ivrjl'-ic; do.
, creamery, 21a20c. Cheese Steady: fall
maoe uuu'y uiinu uuu ritiuui i. -i.n.n.. ,
largo lato made. UHal2c. ; small lutti
made. 12al24C Kegs Firm; state and
Pennsylvania. 15',-c; western, ungraded,
nt mark. 13al3c; western, 15al5i,ic, loss
off.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
Chicago, Feb. 8. Tho wheat market
was strong and active today, mainly un
der the Incentive of reported damage
to the French crop, Profit taking also
played a part and most ot the advance
i was lost, Mty ciost-u a snaou iivit j l-;..
1 tenlay. Corn closttl Hn'ic Improved
I and oats unchanged. Provisions at tho
1 close were 'J'suiuc. up. Cash quotations
, wire us follows: Flour Quiet; No. 2
'spring, "Oiiile.: No. 2 illow. S2ia3:s4C i
1 No. 2 corn. 32.u32V:. : No. 2 oats, 23Vv
231ic: No. 2 wlilte. Slavic.: so. a wiini,
23Ua20o.: No. 2 rye, 3lu35,je.. No. 2 bar
ley. 2Sal3c; flax seed. No. 1 northwest,
$1.00; prime timothy, J2.10: mess pork, per
barrel, Jloall.io; lard, per 10M pounds,
J3.'.hj.-i0.07!&: short ribs, sides, loose, $3.IOa
0.13; shoulders, boxed, S'JiaOc: short clear
hides, boxed, K13a0.25, whiskv. $1.23',i;
clover, contract grade, fS.40. Receipts
Flour, 01.uo) barrels; wheat. Sl.wu busn
cls; corn, 30O.OO0 bushels; oats, 23S.wiO busn.
els; rye, 20 bushels; hurley, GO.ouO bush
els. Shipments Flour. 47,' barrels;
corn, 157.000 bushels; oats. 172.003 bushels;
rye, 1,000 bushels; barley, 0,000 bushels.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
m,!-...,.-. 17.. it futllo fipnrrnlK
stronger; export cattle, 10c higher; Tex
uns, steady; receipts, 1,250: cow market
and canncrs, steady: calves. Sue. lower;
yood to choice. J3.20a0.10: poor to me
dium. tlal.W; mixed stockers. J3.30a3.W;
stoi'kers nnd feeders, ?l.2o.U,90; good to
choice cows. $3.23n4.1U; heifers. f.!.23al,73;
canncrs. 2.10a2.80; bulls, $2.00al.co; calves,
l..VaS: fid Texan beeves, JlnS.lO. lloss--Salop,
higher: tops, $2.51): good clearances;
butchers, t4.05al.95; good to choice heavy,
SI.KOuft; roughs, heavy, ll.03al.73; light,
$l.ooal.S7',6: bulk of sales, SI.Mial.90. Sheep
Strong; lambs also about steady; native
wethers, Jl.lva5.f0; western lambs, (1.30.1
5.50; lambs, $3a0.90; western wethers. Jjl.lo
rifi.40; western lambs, $0a0.M. RecetptB
Cattle. !,5iV) head; hogs, :i5,ooo head; bheep,
10,000 head.
Buffalo Ltvn Stock Mnrl:e:
Knst Buffalo. Feb. S. Cattle Receipts,
3 curs; dull; feeling steady; tops, J7."5a
8.33; others, J3.50a7.W; hcuvy fed calves,
Credit You? Certainly
All advertised Roods sold for Cash
Only all regular stock sold for
CASH OR CREDIT,
The One
Thousand
Yard Stock
Of Floor
Oil Cloth
has been somewhat reduced
no wonder when such beautiful
designs and good qualities go
for near half price brand new
goods. No remnants.
19c
Per Yard.
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers or
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
435 to 455
N. Ninth Street,
.PA
Telephone Call. 2:133.
To PATENT Good Ideas
may bo secured by
our aid. Address,
THE PATENT RECORD.
Baltimore, Md.
$3.71.14.25. Hogs Receipts, 20 cars: lower
for light grades: Yorkers, f5.3naO.10; light
do., steady: Yorkers, J5 05a.V10; light, $3.05;
mixed packers anil mediums, f.'.12'sa3.1i..
heavy, J5.15a5.20; pigs, $5a5.05. Sheep and
Lambs Receipts, 19 cars: about steady
for good iambs: good to best lambs, $7.10
a7,23: culls to good, $5.50a7; poor calls
sheep steady, $4.75; yearlings und weth
ers, $5.S5a0.3O.
East Liberty Cattle.
Hast Liberty, Feb. S.-Cattle-Stcady;
extra, $5.50a5.S3; prime, $5.25a3.ro; com
mon, $3.25a3.S0. tlogs Active; prime me
diums, $5.12!iu5.15; heavy Yorkers. $3.!0t
3.13; heavy hogs, S5.Wa3.in; light York
ers nnd pigs, $5a5.10; roughs. $3.25.i.70.
Sheeji Steady and lower on lambs;
choice lambs, $5.00a5.75; common lambs,
$7.P)a7.2uj common to good, $3a7; veal
calves, $7aS.
New York Live Stock.
New York, Feb. S. Beeves Steady.
Culves Slow and lower: ve-als, $3a3.M);
little calves, $1: barnyard stock, $3.75;
good sheep, sternly: common grades,
lower; lambs, 10c. lower; .S cars unsold;
sheep, $J.50a5.75: lambs. $0.75a7.00; cuhs.
$3.25. Hogs J3.23n5.40, pigs, $3.30a5.40.
Oil Market.
Oil City, Fob. S.-Ciedlt balances, Jl.RS;
certificates, ll.W.s offered; shipments, 09,.
010 barrels; average, M.892 barrels: runs,
1U9.077 barrels: average, S0.9G0 barrels.
CONVICTED OF MURDEB.
Edward Williams Found Guilty of
Killing Minnie E. Eisely.
Trenton, N. J Feb, K. Kdward Will
iams, colored, was convicted of murder
In tho first degree In .Mercer court to
day for killing Minnlo K, Klsely, a
white woman, on Thanksgiving duy.
Tho murder occurred on the farm of
William White, nenr Hamilton Square,
during tho absence of the White fam
ily, by whom both Williams und hji
victim weiv employed.
Williams will ho sentenced tomorrow.
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