'iiTsT THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SAT URDAV, APRIL 28, 1900. NORTHEASTERN KNITTING MILLS BURNED. Valuable Plant at Troy Destroyed. Loss $20,000.- ' Special to the Stranton Tribune. Townndn, April 27. The knitting mill nt Troy wiih totnlly destroyed by lire on Wcelneselny. The loss Is llxed nt $20,000, on which thero was an Inst ance of $12,000. -Tlie establishment employed slxty flvc liunds In the making of hosleiy, and a piosperous season had been til irndy promised by the larpo number of orders on hand. New machinery Just placed and $300 worth of finished goods were also destioyed. The mill wns opened oxer one year ago by a Goudeis pdit linn, which failed. It Is not ex pected the mill will bo rebuilt. HONESDALE. Special to the Scranton Tribune Honcbdale, April 27. The annual meeting for the renting of pews In the Pieiuvtetlan chuich will be held on Tuesday evening, May 1. The Odd Fellows of Honesdale will observe the elghty-flist anniversary of the order In Freedom hall, on Monday evening next. Addresses, music, reci tations and refreshments will be the order of, the evening. The nnnlversary sermon will be preached by Itev. D. S3. MacKeller, of Decch Lake, In the Methodist church on Sunday evening. Park Schoonover, who has been em ployed In the Independent otllce, will leave on Monday for Tuxedo, N. Y., where he has accepted a situation with the "Wells-Fargo Express company. Mr. Frank Hollenback has purchased a large timber tract at Indian Oich.nd. Teams are now engaged hauling from hero the frame buildings and saw-mill equipment shipped here from Hollen back's switch, which nrc to be placed on the new timber tract. Sunday passenger trains on the Dela ware and Hudson Honesdale branch are among the possibilities for the near future. The Honesdale band and Lawyer's band have consolidated, and will be hereafter known as the Maple City band of Honesdale. They have organ ized by electing the following officers: President, R. M. Dorln; secretary, Robert Murray; treasurer, Andrew Cole. The band Is prepared to put a minstrel entertainment on the stage early In May. Mr. "W. J. Sllvorstone returned yes terday from Harrlsburg, where he, with about twenty other Wayne county Re publicans, attended the state conven tion. C. S. Minor, the oldest member of the Honesdale bar now lUlng, is quite 111 at his home on Second street. Mr. and Mrs. John Stiongman, of Bethany, will celebiate their golden wedding anniversary at their home on Wednesday evening next. Mrs. L. Swoyer and bon, Ned, have leturned fiom a four months' stay in the west. Mr. W. P. Schenck leaves today for Minnesota, for an absence of two eeks. Wayne county Republicans should feel that they have been highly hon oi ed by the state convention In select ing one of their number, the Hon. V. H. Hardenbergh, to be their candidate lor auditor general, a candidate who la popular throughout the state, and who&o election Is assured. The Phllhaimonlc orchestra and the Musical History club are completing anangements for a grand concert to be given the latter part of May. Fields & Hanson's minstrels at the opera house this (Saturday) evening. Look out for the street parade at noon. The parks have been cleaned, settees put In place, fountains started, already for the excursionists who are expected in large numbeis the coming seuson. THOMPSON. Pncclal to the Scranton Tribune. Thompson, April 27. Mrs. A. C. Foe tor looks very cozy in her now- millin ery looms, next to S. D. Eaine's drug store. Rev. L. Cole and wife returned yes terday fiom Wllkes-Barre and Scran ton after a ten days' sojourn with l elatlves. Mis. George I. Claik Is on the sick list this week. Dr. K. T. Wheaton and wife, of Fac toryvllle, visited her btother, N. S. Foster today. C. M. Lewis and his bi other, F. AV. Lewis, were doing business in Hornclls vllle, N. Y esteiday. Caipenters aie In gieat demand theso l.l.ys, as the "improvement committee" J astir throughout our town. Let the good woik go on. Mr. Flora Panfotd, who has spent the winter with her patents at Dalton, leturned to the Methodlht Episcopal parsonage yesteiday to take charge of the same for Rev. A. D. David, who was returned to the ehaige for another ear. She will receive a hearty wel come. Mrs. A. D. Barnes, of Herrlck! Cen ter, and her mother, Mrs. Mills, of Sus quehanna, visited at S. D. Bailies' Tuesday last. " Allow us to correct an oft repeated , Htiitemcnt that "Rev. D. C. Raines has moved onto his fatm near Monti ose, etc." The reverend gentleman does not own n farm anywhere. He did own - one In Bradford county, but pold It In .Dangeus from the CoT3"anil Blustery Spring From the New Yoik Herald. "The present fall of temperatuie over ; a large aiea of country, and the piob- ability of its continuance for bomo ' time, is very likely to affect the public health by the Increase of all such trou- bles as commence with the "ordinary f -old." In this connection we cannot iote sight of the fact that grip Is still Drevallng, and although it has been 0.11 the wano thero Is a threat in the present cold wave of a revival of the former malignancy of the scourge 'M'b can haidly congiatulate our solves that danger fiom pneumonia is likely to be less with the Incoming and liioTement spring than It was In the months gone by. It goes without tho saying, then, that we cannot take too many precautions." Dr. Humphreys' Speclilo "Seventy seven" ("77") restores the checked circulation (Indicated by a sudden thill), the first sign of taking Cold; starts the blood coursing through the v-eina and so "bieaks up" the Cold, Manual of all diseases, especially about children, sent free. For sale by all druggists, or sent , "a Wfjjit of price, 25c. arieTll.OO. Hum phroys Homeopathic Medicine Co., Cor. "William & John Bts, N. Y, PENNSYLVANIA order to demote Ills time to the flospel inlrilstiy. Ho rents a house In the bo lough of Montrose for the lime being after surcessful work In the ministry since 1S72. C. (5. Mumfoid, of Sidney, N. Y who underwent a surgical operation last February, Is lecuperatlng at tho old home between hero and Starrucca, where his bi other, T. J. Mutnford, re sides. Thomas Uuttcrfleld, nn old and llfo long lesldent of Jackson, was burled thero today. He was a member of tho Free Baptist chuich nt Lake View and was active in every good work. He Is survived by three sons and three dnughters. His wife died six years ago. TUNKHANNOCK. Special to t lie Scranton Tribune. Timkhanroik, prll 27 Dr. . Tracy comes li rre on Ma fl, for the purpose of holding a tin da.vs' i-rrlos of tcnipcraiKc meeting. The mei lings1 vlll be held at Piatt's Opm house, uii.lei the superintendence of tlie louil Wuncn'a Christian 'lonipcrime union, they untuning the whole financial riipoi Utility for the lectutcs nnil placing tho price cf admission at the nom inal ram of five cml Tlie lectures will be Illustrated In tireoptkon views and moving plcluios. Mr. Ti.uq his given his ledum at Pittston and i, likes llirie, mid comes highly locomnunded L County Commissioner Anion Detkir, of Mo hoopany, was In town in I'i Id j). Illch gales and dry neither me iiiucasiiig the fire record dangerous)) in this section. The old Stevens hotel, an ancient landmark nt Nncn, was burned )osterday together with lis tontints. The Are leaped to the surroundirg meadow nnd travelling an eighth of n mile, limned the house ami barn occupied h L.mian Bullcch. The saw mill of Judson Squires, in Mclioopany township, was also burned, together with a lot of lumber John M (Jarman, esq, of Willis Bane, is In town, visiting with 1. 1" Camp The count) commission! is give notice of the letting of the lofti.ut foi furnishing and living the shingles of the cnuntv bridge at Oruitt's glove. Tlie bids will 1 lcieived up to Aptil .!0 The bridge nt Mulie i pen is also to lie re paired b) plating new plarks, nnd bids for tint Job will be retched up to April '0 The com missioners aie lliin' tip to tlieit campaign pledges to let nil public woik bj open bids. llaney Mikler, of TuiiHiinnoek liorotuli, ii spoken of as a candid lie for associate judge on the Democratic ticket at this fall's eleitlon Tho arc light tinchine at tlie electric light plant plajcd out one da) this week, and the town since then Ins been without tho big are mht On the lmln Etrects Incandescent aics line been substituted for the foimer lamps, and there seems to be a eloubt as to whether the arc elriult will lie put buk on The company is tunning ui der a ccnltart with the botough to furnish them with a urtaln nutnbir of ate and a certain number of intnndt scent lights for a jeai. A Inciting of the town council is to lie held shortlj to t ike action on the mitter and the contract mi) be diiiigul n opinion has bein lnndul dov n li the n preme court In the LiPine estite, which has been through the I.uime icuntv mints. Some Wjomlng parliis wne djnn?nt to i poition of this estate nnd the supremo court's decision disallows tlieir iliiiu Bert Hillings and John Itvan, of this plaie. have purchased the stock anil gord will of the Globe Hardware loniptm of Montrose and will take dingo of tho 1 usiness at once. HOPBOTTOM. Special to the .Scranton Trd line. Hopbottom, pril 27. Itev llnmins has bei a reappointed pastor of the Muliodtst l.pismpal chttieh here for another )ear. 1. W. Wright and daughter, Llirabcth, lift foi their home In I liic.igo '1iuim.i aftunoon Mr. Wright his been Wtlng his dauglitcr. Mis. Di. Taloi, for t-eiual weeks. Mi.s Minnie Blili) is home fiom Last Lemon, and is quite ill Miss Diboiah Dam will beain a turn of private school Mondi), pill .!() Miss Djus has leturned to Mi. Jciome Hartley's, nttii spindmg abcut three w'uks at 1m home in Lenox. Dr. C. A. Johnson, of llarfoul, was railing on ftlcnds in town iccirtli. Mrs. Joluison is still Isitlng telathes in Alalnmi Mrs. Kate Turr.cr, who has lien lsitinj; Mis Kannle Hell for some time, has ictuined to her home at IUnghimton Miss Kdna I'eik, who Ins been c ning tor her inialld mother dining the wlntci, has le turned to her home in Mont inu. she has bun lisitlng her slstir, Mrs Ilortholf, this week, and left in companj with Miss Wright Thurs day cening The Methodist Ladies' Aid socletj, wbleli met at Mrs. N M. I'lnn's, W'ednesdiy aftrinoou, was icry well attended A fire otcuircd Wednesday night at Hillside, about three miles from here, totillv destrojinj the dwelling house on whit is known as tho Horace Tiffanj firm The tire occurred nt about 3 o'clock in tho morning, and the laiise will no doubt lemain a mjsto 'the plaie is at present owned lij (Jeoige Miokej, and the ho tse was ociuplul In n Mrs llronson The milk produurs of (his plaie, who are nearly nil members of the The Mates Milk assonatlon icuntly held a meeting hue, und determined to htture n little bitter puce for their milk or quit the business 'lliej Imlled Mr. llcikstroter, the ew olk pnt who Inn dies the milk, to meel the produccis ntid con sider the mailer Willi them the meeting tmik plaio Wcdnisday aftirnoon and iisiiltcd in an amicable aiiaugcniiiit, h which the fsniieis nro to rieehe 'i cut pir quirt aboe load price ihnlng fie winter .iionths, and are to be Telieied of the .1 cents per can shipping iliaige, which the'- hae hi en pijin,' foi auiim tune Mnee onle he hbaiiitfs me pioflt at lest, this will be of tome little importance, to the milk piodurcrs. VACTORYVILLB. Speiial to the Siianlon Tillmne. l'aitor.wille, pril 27.-Mr I lr.d Kelloc, of Sprmgiille, l'a . a foriuir sti.d.nl nt h i.tmo niadim, has gone to T'olulo, n , Wll . ,. ul acccpteil a position in a stoic Hid .lukct lodge, No. 5JI, lndii pin ilieer of Odd l'lllotts, l.ttlnglj eelillolisl t . Ui" first .innhilvarj of Odd relhiwslup, ualili i, is unirinall iclibrated iliuiUhhimt the I nited Mates Thurnlij eeulng, at Hull hall on M nil street, which was thrown open to the piitdli , ijrd a geii.ral lull Kluli was eMemled to all. The following rogramme was mini Openlig ode, pnjin Miss 'HuMisa I 111, in plintaticn luelodicH, leillution, Mr shiuti. "Odd Kel lowship, from Its OrUn. to tlm I'leaiiit l)a," Ml h. It. I.llhi addles, 11 II. Holgate, esq., iceltatlou, Mastir Jessie l.llh . song, '-riielng Handled Dipper." Mr. Whlldin l'o,tir. recita tion, Miss Marj ltlnk, sulo, Miss Iheresa 1,111 ; It citation, lij n quest, Miss llesslo fpemrr, reil tatlou, Miss Tbilisi LIU, song, Miss 'lliiresi I.ill). V card from Hei. M Willi r, postmarked Port Jn vis N. while Ml and Mis. Hillir liuw been isltlng their daughter, sluie leaiing eunfiriiice, anuountes that Ml. Illller will or nip the pulpit heie again lieu MitiiLi), both morning and eiinlng. wliete his man frirn Is will welcome him back foi another iur. Canton Klttnntillr, No a7, I'alrlaiili'a Mili tant, lidc indent Ordei of Odd l'e lions, lll go te Scranton hum'a afternoon uml attend illiine senilis In full dress iiiilfuim, Sunday cuiilng at tie I'eiiii Aunuc lijptut chureh. wlure the llp. Itohert V . l'leiee will delnei a seinicn to Oc'd Fellows, in tonimcmoiattou of the eighty first anniirsi.ry of the order AVOCA. lalnaid, the 2 ear-old sou of Mr. und Mrs : Patrick It an, of the West Side, died on lours lay afternoon of pneumonia The funeral will take place this afternoon, lutejintnt will 'ie m St Mary'a if meter. George Chester, of the N'oith Km), met with whaf may piou- a fatal accident while at ,wmk in lain shalt eeteida morning. He was work ing in what IsTinown ns the Klondike vein and, the ichiI being uiicutaln, only tho most ex jserlenieil miners wire sent -there, Mr, Chester was after tiring a. snot when a large quantity of soap stone fell, bur In r htm In the debris. He was nnimcil to his home and sevirul doc tor! summoned. Ills Injuries are about the hips and back, and but illght hopes ire tnttrlttntil of his recovery. Cornelius llonner, of tho North Km!, who hai been suffering Ironi a seserc attack of pneu. monla, has been removed to the I'ittston hos pital. The condition of lMwtrd Heap, who ws seriously injured in Ijiw shaft on Wednesday, Is somewhat Improied and tho doctor feels that unless something unforscen happens he wilt ba about In a short while. Mr. and Mrs. I!. W. Shales, Mr. and Mrs. Nell Kerguson, Mr. nnd Mrs. AU lllnes, Mr. and Mrs. J. I Harris, attended tho Snjder-Shaffcr wed ding at Dunniorc Thursday eienlng. The concert which was to uc given In the I'. M ihurcli on Monday ecnlng has been post poned indefinitely. All who purchased tickets will hue their money refunded. Charles Alkmaii returned home last evening after scleral uajs' llslt with his brother In Jet ferson county. BRADFORD COUNTY. Special to the Siranton Tribune. Towanda, April 27. A few nights ago a track walker was wnjlnld near Sare and relieved of considerable cash mid other trinkets. A dog owned by n Canton fancier wh'y out roimlng this week found a pair of young rab bits, carried them home, put them in a box with a litter of pups nnd since then ghes them ptoper tare as far as possible. ' A Ilornbrook resident Is training a family of flitig squirrels which hive been captured. Young tattle arc dlng In Wells, this county, from an unknown malady. A tramp ghliifj his name as John O'Connor, who Is confined in the Jail, thought the best wny to seturc a suit of clothes would lie to tear his edd ones Into eurpet rags. He Is now pos ing liehlnd ilosed turtalns. On the marriage elockct In the icgistcr's office wus placed the names of subjects of rather pecu liar features line Is the marriage of a boy ol la eirs and n girl of 1(1, while the othir is tint of a onnwe-ck diiorced man, aged 35, who married a widow of 45 jcars A bequest of fl.OOO his been recehed by Per kins Post, , Athens, which wa! willed b the late rieorge W Pel kins, of New York. Thomas Wellcr died at his home In Ilornbrook this weik at the advanced age of 82 jcars. James Kord, aged about fit) Jcars, died at hit home in Pike township. He was a well known resident of I.'astern Bradford Dinid Hjan, of South Wamly, was killed b mi Kile train near Wellsburg, on Tuesday. Hcv. 11. T. Dules, the well known Daptlat minister, has resigned his pastorate Chcmunj;, .V. Y., and will go to Troy, his former home. Asi angorden, who died at .Skinner's Kddy fourteen eais ago, was brought to Towanda this week for le Interment. Seicial Towandlins will attend the Nordlca eoneeit nt Wilkes Ilirrc next Monday cening. Ihirt persons Joined the Seventh Day Ad entlsts at Orwell a fen dis ago. Dr. J. W Parsons, of Canton, will have an Vra machine in his office. f. M. Tower is the new foreman of the loco moth e shops at Sare. He is formerl of the Huston and Albaii lallioad. Zinc mines hue been explored at Itentley Creek by an expert miner Work will soon be commenced. NEW MILFORD. Speciil to the Smnton Tribune. New Milford, April 27. Tl e (.raduatlng class of New Milford graded school is comprised of Mat tic Plummcr, Heatnce Howell, Nellie Van Loan, Mir White, Mrah O'Hrien, Zlni McConnell, Johanni Donolme, Jennie Hmle, Florence Smith, Oiace Cobb and All in C Iourjc. Mrs L O MiCollum visited her pirents at Cleat Hend Wedticsdaj. Mis K S (iirrat spent two or three dais in Hinghamtoii this week V uceptioii was glun Hie thailes smith and fimlli at Hie Methodist piisonage last een lug il'rlda). Mr F W (laik md wife reecntli visited fill nds in UiHord. Mrs. (harhs line, of Montio'e, spent seiei ul dis with relitlecs hue this week Mis C. C Pratt entertained her piients. Ml. and Mrs II Oott, of IliiiRhaintuii, this weik. Mis I. W, Gillespie is entertaining her siste", Mr. I,, x. tlieeso, of Villa Nova, Pa. Mrs Kite Iiwls spent Sundi with fuends at llopboltom Chirlis Lines, of Oic.it Hend, was In town edncsdaj . Mis II Lions, of Montnse. pnt a few eljS with nlatiiis here this week Mr. lmnk Dale is suifeiing with a seuie it tail, of grip Mis Aithur iiwis visited her mothci at Hopbottom a fin d.is leienth. Mrs lohn Cay Is sciloush ill with pneu nionia, at hei home In the township Mrs. Itocmey, of droit Hend, as tailing on friends in town Tu'sdn. WAYMART. Special to the Stranton Tiihune Wajmari, April 27 The funeral of the late Oirln W. fiunsauls took place .vesterdi after noon and was very laigili attended Short ser lices were held at the hoiue, after which the college wended its wav to the Methodist Kplseo pal chuieh. where a er.v cfiecthe sermon was diliieied b the pastor, Itn L W Karsihnu. Tho choir tang two selections, "It is not death to die," and "Soon as from earth I go." The pillbeanu were, (leorge D. Palmer, Wlllta-n Ogden, Watson Stanton, Hubbel Mounds, Willhm Doud and Henry Sampson, all veterans, and former numbers of Warren IIlx post At the dose of the service the boelv was borne to Ca nam ccmetcr, where interment took place in the famil plot. Among those fiom i ilist.nie were: Mr. and Mrs, 1 rank B. Ounsauls, Mnta'noias, Pa j Mi and Mrs Daniel It. Cumiul. Mr. md Mis. Finest llrjden, Mrs. Lewis Mimsoii and Mis. W. It. Walker, Cirbondale; Mr. urd Ilrs. Ilarvev niicVI.mil. .Mr. and Mrs. PMlo (iunsauls, and Mr an I Mrs. Klmer teely, of Foiest 'It1 Mr and Mrs. Samuil Bunnell, Jrinnum; Slessrs. Will and Charles Rtnjawin, aid itlihai I Wuglirs, Wilkes Bairc, and Mrs L- A. ltollison, of llonesd lie. I alii , son of Mr ml Mrs. 1. 1' Stanton, is ling seiiousli ill (, pniunionli, at the home" or ills pirtiits. toe Battan is clnking fu' . V Monnacntt, during the slikniss ol Miss Bennett John loikuo.nl u Ins for seme time rust leu, seriously ill, is lonialrscent Mi-ilia Ituppirt is 1 de to tit about gain alter be. meiit sucie llnis immlici of our oung people expeit to at ti ml the Heplasoph's bill nt Honesdile tuiilglit. Lduanl Diijlc pild C.arhonililr a biisincus call Wednesdai, W V Doiulas. of the Anthraiite Cil, spent a few ilm In town this wit I, the guest of his friend, J 11. Stepheiison, Mr. and Mrs. Kail l.nslln oi .south Caium, have t iken up tlieir nsldimr in town wit'i the litter's motliir, Mix .lost pu Swan, Miss nimriie Bnant is Nitlng nt lloneslite. 'r. Luther i'i; int ,)iir-n ' from Daniel Uri a viiluible hoiso i'ie fvie put ol the Ullk Kugene lliukliud, who Ins been noiMng on the Ontaiin and Western inilroad from Srranlon to Cidosla, fin souii time. Is spending a few i!js witli his patents here, owing to a laik of biisiris. Mi. mid Mis (iooiiro lioul, of Caibondiile, wen the gnosis of F A. Stephenson, Wcilnes (la. Arthur Monies, of Scranton, w is the r.jest of Miss Lllis, Suiiilay. 'Iliomas lonk, of Kaston, is in to-vn nsnin, riniwiig old aequalntantes. The condition of Mrs. Delphlua Tuthlll re mains unchanged. Mrs James Staples Is ilsitlng a tick brother In the western part of the state. '.. A W'onnaeott, the men hard, has gone In Niw ork fit on a business trip Mr and Mrs Will Price and Mrs. Waller ( irr, of Culbondale, passed Wednesday wnn iclutlu'r here. the loung child of Mr and Mrs. Walter Wagrei wlii.se life has bien despaired ot for the pa.t vuek, is gradually gaining. mini iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. Cure nan and &i&kfflatiache ! : Quicker than anything else. 10 cents and 25 cents Druggists, I HIIIIMMIIIHIIMIMHIMIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllliiiiu.ir rmmri- wMMwn;nfsitTttwMftMtwW)wfMfj fff fLTJW11l,J!Pl''l'ulllim ?.. ' u mm mmm KrmwiAAxm.wA?mrj'j;,gixM-i 1 llUliVJ Mm y!BMmsLrxisJi imwsirmwiiJDtSfflZZSS&KM 11 WK "mwMmMfflmmm R-lf9ssiHBn m5sstifafafi7mmm ijwmvjh f,l-ii!.N:cy.y-at-itOrtz fv 'rV Mfllll WA mmswMKmmm s WMm mnuiTi vUmJJi tern 22VsS. asttNT onffUMA SfMItilSHO&iXmB&iiliMSEmWtb Imii Al . SSs&'MtvJfWATl lW rt-n.'n""" ' - -. &j?jMWrvnvimrvcjiMWnimmamvi nn os-3iwrnrrsjivriuii The winter climate has deranged, more or less, the mucous membranes of your whole body; has produced a catarrhal condition, not only of your head, throat and lungs, but quite likely your stomach anddlgcstivc organs, also. Your appetite Is changeable. Your food digests poorly. Your blood Is out of order. You have that "tired feeling." All this Is due to the catarrhal condition of the mucous membrane. Systemic catarrh, Dr. Hartman calls It. It is time to take Peruna, therefore. It is time to take n thorough course of Peruna. Peruna will strike at the cause of all your troubles by removing the catarrhal condl- tons. This makes Peruna at once the great- SUSQUEHANNA. Special to the bcianton Tribune. Susquehanna, April 27 The funeral of the late James H. McCreary, one of Hallstead's oldest citizens and business men, was attended on Thursday afternoon from the Presb terian thuich In Hallstead Interment took plaie in St Hose cemetery. W 11 Williams, of Scranton, the drummer evangelist," will hold nn anti-saloon meeting in Y. M (J, A ball in Hallstead on Monday even ing, when a branch of the AMI Saloon league will lie organized Lickawanna Master Michanic and Kngine Dis patcher William lhrvo, of Hallstead, will suc ceed Mr. Jennings in scranton, Mr. Jackson, of Klngsland, New Jeisej, will succceel Mr Har vey in Hallstead. Professor I). W Tease, of Hallstead, and Pro fessor K. Benson, of New Milford, will con duct a school of review and summer normal at New Milford, beginning about May 13, and continuing for one month The Bridgewater Baptist association will meet in Montrose on Monday next. X. T. Mitchell, who has been ill for a jear or more, will on Monda net resume the man agement of the Mitthell House in Hallstead Hei. W. II. Williams, of Scranton, will preach In the Hallstead Baptist church on Sunday even ing. Subject. "The Oood Woman and Her Com panv " He will speak twice on .Sunday after noon in Y. M. C A hall, in Hallstead. 'the see-ond service is for men onl. H. Bclford Jones, of Montiose, has been ad mitted to practice law in the several courts of Susquehanna lounty. Daniel Kramer, of Oreat Itend, has invented a patent 6eeder, to be used in planting gardens. Philip P. vieibler, of (Ireat Bend, has pat ented an elastic corset for women Great Bend council, No. .16, Knights of Colum bus, on Sunday afternoon had a service In honor of its late brother, John J. Condon On account of slack business, three Lackawan na conductors lesuling in Hallstead, have been reduced to brakemen. The borough authorities of tireal Bend have passed an ordinance forbidding the riding of bi Cdes upon the sidewalk. The Krie pav master scattered about ,000 in Susquehanna toda), The American Chair company, of Brandt, torn posed prindpiii of Scranton capitalists, paid a dividend of 0 per cent last ear firent Bind louncil, No S'A, Knights of Co luniliiis, will hold a grand reception in Kistlei's hall on Tuisday tuning. Ma I Musle will Iw furnishes! by Oman's full Susqui liaiiua ouhestra. t tin Chilli h of the Vttilit, in booth Beth lehem, on Tuesda evening, Owen Francis Link enhitrh was unittd in miirlage to Miss Helm ( daughter of Hon Orrin A Lines, founerly of (Ireat Bend, but now of South Bethlehem While visiting a relative, Mrs Ida BalKsiek, of Grand stieet, Mrs William bmlth, of Wash ington street, an old and esteemed lesldent, was on Wediiesds moiuliig striiken with paraly sis and her reiovery is improbable. At the Susquehanna County Kiimlaj sihool con vention, to be held in Montrose on Tuesday and Wednesda next, Ilr ( harles lloads, secretar of the Stale association, will deliver an ad dress on Tuesday evening. Subject, "The Out strcteh,d ITngers of tlie tliiueli's htiong Hlglit im " Mrs. L M Gates, of hiianton, will speak on Wrdiiosdai afternoon Subject, ".Mis sion Interest Sunday Khool Work." C llol.eits will establish a milk station at Ararat. OrvlIIe Potter, for a number ot )oars of Sus quehanna, will engage in the ineriantile business in Ararat. A special meeting of tlie stockholders of thj American ( hair .Manufacturing company .ill te held nt Brandt, May .'II, to take action upoi ;uc approval or disapproval of issuing preferrel stock of the company, and also to take aition upon the recommendation of the board of directors is to the icmoval of the principal office from Lrandt to biranton A California fruit train of thirt cars passed over the Trie last nignt at a speed of thirty-five miles an hour. A milk condenser- will be established in Mont rose. About t,(XX) lias alread been raised aid the milk of 2,000 cows, at 2 and 3 tents ir quart, has been guaranteed It Is expected tht the remainder of tlie necmsar funds will U raised within two weeks. Montrose appears to be taking a new lease of life. In the Cric pi luting office in Susquehanna Jobs of 1,000,000 iiiipiesslona are lieing turned nut Upon the retent telebratlon of their goldfli wedding, Itev. and Mrs. J. W. Hanor, of Mant rose, were presented with a purse of nearly te). After all, that fellow Grow tannot be as old as his friends say he is. lie gets thv'ie .11 nim bi as a two-year-old. Philadelphia InqulrT. Ur. Grow Is the ounget old statesman in the laud today. Mr. Grow was elected to the pre, rnt congress by a plurality of 182,683 and n ma jority of 126,000 over all opposition. Hi has well earned the sobriquet of "Great Majoul ' Grow." It is now in order for Itepublican candidates for atate senator from the Susquehanna-Wayne district to announce themselves, According to the esteemed News, Forest City needs a board of .trade, and, incidentally, a ntvv Krie railroad station, a tounty bridic aciosa the Laikauaiuia, a sidewalk to the Krtj station, a sidewalk thereto and an arc light near It. "Only this and nothing morel" -.J . IIS H THE MARKETS. Wall Street Review. New York, Apiil 27. Y'esterda 's show of strength in stocks was dissipated In the touise of toda) 'a trading on the evchange. The mar ket opened quite generilly higher and an attempt was made to continue the upward rush in Puins)lvania and Baltimore und Ohio. It wis ver) soon found however that the gcnei it demand for stocks was quite insicniticant at the higher level of prices, ) estcrciav's opera tions hiving so far diminished the short in terest that the denund from that source wis no longer un effective suppoit. In sugar espei lall.v, cstirday's mgent demand from the shorts was decidcdl) iilancd. The prue was inn op after the opening to HOH. but tho real iiing sales from bu)ers on the recent advance oveipowciid the stock. It got back once again above last night's close crd then fill an cx ticme b with a feverish and uncertain rail There wns the same absence of authentic news concerning the stocks as on the ndianee and its movement was due entirely to technical causes. The same was true ot the general mar 1 et. The reaction was due to the general re ogulllon that )esteiday's sharp advance was due to the general recognition that vesterday's sharp advance was due to a demand from an over cvtended short interest. Some effort was made to combat the reaction by bidding up ditferent stocks. Tlieie was a show of strength at dllteient periods in the tobicco stocks, .the leathel stocks, Brooklvn Transit and Ntvv York Cintral, but these marouvers proved unavail ing to held (he imrhet. The op-ning streilgth was clue in no small (art to the buving for !,ondo!i account which cmounted to 2.1,000 or 30,000 shares The lailiond earnings lepoitid tor the da were on the side of leaetfon. St. Paul's net earnings for Marcli fell oil b) reason of the high level id operating expenses '1 lie statement of the Heading compary and Niw Jersey Central for the Mime period were distinct ly weak. Fellowing the Ontario and Western statement of )eaterday the reactionary teiidenev Li the anthracite group Is suflitieutli explained. Total salr-s 641,20b shares Railroad bonds held firm today, but the vol ume of business was lather light, Total sales, par value, $2,45,0011. U. S. new 4s. advanced ',2 in the bid pi ice. The following quotations are furnished Ths Tilbune by M. S Jordan & Co , rooms 705 708 Mears building. Telephone 5003: Open- High- Low- Clos. ing. cbL est. ing. Amer. Sugar UH 110 lit lH'i Amer. TnKnto 104'i lOfi'4 101'i 101 Amer S. K Wiie ... . 11 12 41 404. Uchlsou 27 2i'a 27 27',, Atthison, fr . 71H 7tH 7034 71 Biookhn Tiietlon 75'i 77 7t4 TV Balto. Ohio M.i; Ni?4 8.1 &H font. Tobacco :.0 .(!' ..Ill, SOI, ( lies. K Ohio IP, 'II 4 .hit, MVt Chic . (it West .. U 11 H'4 11V4 C, B A. 0 127'i 1271 1254 I'i' St. Piul lit 12m l0 ll' Hoek Island W) W)-i 10V4 llb4 Ijckawanni It) 178W 1H) 170'i lnO led Mm-i .. 4J4 41 I14 iM Fed steel, Pi 7l'i 71U 701J 70V4 Kan fc Tex . Pr St.i 30 :.vt R'.V, louls ft Nash M'4 84 f2t S2S Man. Klcvated 04 04 ii till Mit. Traitloii 11,0 Ifiu 15' 150 Misso Pacific 1M4 is, ,17'4 )77s People's Gas 101514 10014 10414, 10414, N. ,1. Central 11')5 UfiS 110 110 Southern Pacific . .. . :17 M .17,s :t7'i Noifolk & West .Xr,4 .Mi .18 OS Norlli Pacific .V) !i .IS'X 51 Ninth I'aeifii, Pi 7ii 7ijl 7n 7(.',4 N. Y Central I'll", 117". n 1:0 Ont k West 2t'A 'Jin 2.t'4 2.1V4 1'enna. II R H'i'J KOTg 117?4 Uhi PaciHe Mail 11 .tV4 ii .U14 Heading Hi l'Hj I'm 11 in; Hcad'ng Hv , Pr m srfWfc W 5'H4 Southein It. It lt4 13 nv, H South It) , Pr ,1'4 5! ,w is Tetm C. k Iron 85H kia, S( hi V. S la'athil 11V H IVA 12 I'. h U-athei, Pr... 7l4 72 71 71 Union Pacific 17 57Bi Ufl, .10 I'nion Pacific, Tr 71?t 71 7514 7114 Wabash, Ir 23 241; 2) 2.V4 Western I'nlon tfi4 8214 82'i S2Va Third Avenue IOS14 KteiZ iosjJ lOhl CHICAGO BOAnn OF TIIADE. WHEAT. Oren- High. Low- Clos ing, est. est. ng Jily H 74 1,71,4 f.7W May ei Hi, r.-.is, cKVis July .'.'. 40 4111, 405, 4(r,' Mav 30J4 40 3')i 3-H OATS. July 24 234 211; tit May 21 21 21K 23 LAUD. July 7.25 7.J7 7 20 7..i7 Mav 7 20 7.2 7.17 7.1" pome. July 12.80 12,110 12.77 1287 May 12.G.1 12.7 12.W 12 72 Scranton Board ot Trade Exchange Quotations AU Quotations Based on Par ot 100. STOCKS. Bid. Asked. First National Bank aoo Scranton Savings Bank 300 Scranton Packing Co bj Third National Bank a Dime Dep. & Dis. Bank 200 ... Koonomy Light, II. & P. Co 47 Lacka. Trust ti Sale Dep. Co 150 Scranton Paint Co 80 Clark & Bnovrr Co, Pom 400 ,,, Clark le Snover Co., Pr 12J Scranton Iroa Fenca at Mfg. Co 100 Scranton Aile Works , , joo Lackawanna Dairy Co., Pr ,,,,, 20 Co. fcailngi Bank & Trust Co SOtl First National Bank (Carbondale) 300 Standard Drilling Co , go New Mexico By Coal Co., IV it) TIME. TOTAKE. k.rBrKU"lA JfOR spring, Catarrh, fSmm IMG &kfflMMojZs Special for Today. (SATURDAY.) New line of Ladies' Oxford Ties $1.25. $i35i $1.50, $i.75i $3.ot "Ladies, " stylish, perlect fitting lace and button boots for spring and Summer wear for $1,251 $i.5of $1.85, $2.00, $2.50. Our $1.85 lines of Ladies Boots in lace and button are bargains. Small Boys' Shoes, sizes 8 to 13J2 75c, $1.00, $1,251 Youths' Shoes, sues 11 to 2 $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75. Bovs' Shoes, sizes 2 to 5 $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00. II BEST SHOES POSSIBLE FOR Tiaders' National Bank . . 145 itris.iv--! beranton Passenger Hallway, tiret n ortjrae, due P0 People's htreit llailna), llrst luort cage, due 1018 People's btreet Iiailwa), General mortBace due POl Dickson Manufacturing Co Lacka Township School 5 pel cent City of Scranton St Imp 6 per lent Mt. Vernon Coal Co teMmdmi? 115 115 115 100 102 102 . . 85 btianton Trac. 0 per cent, bonds. . 115 ... Scranton Wholesale Market. (Coreeted h) II O. Dale, 27 Lackawanna Ave.) Butter Crramer), C3c.i Jail), tubs, 2-ic. l'lrils bclett vv ostein, 13e., neaib), atate, 13kc Cheese Full main, lJiJc- Beans Per bu , ihoite marrow, ?i.45j medium, S-'oO; pea, $ 30 beed Potatoes Per bu . $1.25. Philadelphia Grain and Produce. Philadelphia, April 27 Wheat-Pinu and lie hlnhei , inntrait itrade, April, 71iia7JV2i. Corn Kino and '4t hlnlier, Vo i miied, April, 44talaf O ats Stead) , No, 2 vvhlto dipped, JlaJl'ic.i No. do. do.. 2'lVa30t., No. 2 inked do., -To Potatcs line handed; New- York and uotern thoite. per bu . 45a We. , do, do fair to Kixiel do, liial.ti. Butter Firm, good demaicli fancy vveklern enamel), 18'Je , do prints, JV. Frits stead) , good denuna; freh nearby, 12al2'it.; do, vventern, llVti.: do Miulhwestern. lJVe i do, southern, lH2al2c. Chcee-(Jiiiet but lead) Itefli id hurfam -Fnm, bet tcr demand Cotton -I 'nchaiuul. Tallow Meadi; lit) prime in hhd , SHalVie. ; country do., bbls , 'liaJKr., dark do, ITsaS'ic ; cakes-, 5'ie.l urease, SHal'ic Live poultry Firm, fair deinaid; fowls, lOaHlc j old romtn-s, 7a7'it i vvintri thiikens, 15ai)i : sprint; illik.-iis, 25a3uc , diuka, UalOe. Dicttd 1 oulli) Qntit, (ovvl4 easier; fcvvls, choice, 10c., do. fair to encd, 0al2c. i old roosters, 7a7V.e,; roostinic ehlclcens, iicarb), Ifalli. ; vittern do., llaUc. ; vvlater ehlel'eiu, IfaSic. , bioilers, 25a30c Hecelplh Hour, o.oiio baircis and 43,00 Nik: com, J4 IVXI buhcl; oats, 10,01X1 Shipments Wheat, 04,000 bushels, corn, 10,(100; oats, 8,000 New York Grain and Produce. Nev York, .(pril 27. Flour Moderately active and stead). l lient -Sxjt firm; No. 2 red, 7V'. L o. b. afloat; No. 2 red, lOac elevator; No. 1 noithcrn Duluth, 70?st f o. t. ufloat lo arrive, Oiitinni vveie iteuerally Ann all day and ispteiall) in the afternoon, stimulated by minora of irood export trade, and tinsel "tin at 4i'. net advance. May dosed 73e , Jul), 7Jic.l Sipt., 74e t'oni-,siK)t tlim; No. 2. 4le. f. o, 1). afloat, and 4GH. elev ilor. Option market was stions and lilhr, und closed tirin at Vialc advance. May eloseil 45Hc; July ilosed 4('4p,; Sept., loWo Oats SjKit ipilet; No. 2, as-.. No. X, i7'4e.s No, 2 white, 20Vai'.t No. 3 white, K,', liaik niKed westirn, J8ai'iHf ! tra white, 2saic, (p tlons iiegletlid, dosins dull at He decline; No, 2 white oats, May, closAi J',ic Butter WriRNrccv SII mnrewM;:,rwjAx .TftRRHALWEPSlii; -j IRONIC CATARRH. AIDS PERUNA. est of all spring tonics, the best ot all blood purifiers, the surest of all nerve Invlgorators. One bottle of Peruna will do more In clearing away the fogs of April ailments than all the other medicines In the world. J. R. Stuart, Eastland, Texas, writes: have purchased one bottle of Peruna, and it was used by myself and wife as a spring medi cine. I consider it the best dollar's worth J ever bought." Lena L. Stoll, Adrian, Mich., says: ' used Peruna for five years as a spring medicine. " We have thousands of testimonials from all parts of the United States on this subject. Write for a book of them. Sent free by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. 1HE PRICES YOU WISH 10 Mf. riim, wislun treimeiv, lVialS'je , do fac toi,v, 1 talt'c , imitation ireamel, tlalCc.; Utc dalr), liilT'.jc do creamer) 15ijil'.c. hiese Sti.idv fancy lame white, 11'4" fmrv laiue tolo'td, llatt'je , lane) niall while, 10 nil fane) small colored, W llle I g -Mead), state and l'lim.i li'-.-alk , outhern, at nisik, llaU'ii , storage western, ut mark, UiaUc ; rcRiilai paeMng;, at mark, Ual2l4 Chicago Grain Market. (IiIijro, April !7 There was a chanje of sin. tlineut to the bull view todd), and the novs wan encnurHRinc lo that wa) of looking at the wheat situation Wheat dosed '4ae liish. er; corn Wli to i,V up and oats unchamr ed, tu 'a'4e hmei, piovlslons closed JVs to 10il2& improved. Trade in all the pits uai rather ejuiit, with oiiots of acliiit) in wheat and corn Cash quotations were as follows: Hour bleach. No 2 red white, 70e Vo 2 etirn, 3054a Wo to 40Xc ; No 2 )ellow, .ill' Wsi to 40i . No J oats. M't'il' , No. 2 while, 27 U7i . No 3 while, 2n1?uJs1iC , No. 2 rye, Wic . No 1 Inrle.v, 41at4i4e s No I flax and northwest, $1 7.1, tlmolhv, fiJ5, pork, 1.73al.! SO; lard, 'r7,Wi7M, libs, $6.15a,.20; shoulders, 6sia7c : shies, i7 50a7CO, whiskey, $1.2513, tURais, uidarcec New York Live Stock Market. New ork, Anrll 27. Beev es Slow , but steady; all sold: steers, $4 K0a5.00; hulls, 4V2.75a4.40; tows, ifi.20aj 75 Calves blow, eslra eala stead), others, 25aiK lower, 125 unsold, com. 111011 to cholie veals, $i Wad, lops, Aliii. bheep Dull and under grades 15aJ5e. lower. Iambi', stead) to 2i)t lower, woolled sheen, '4 7S a8 50, rulls, 1 25, dipped sheip, ft 87v$aS 25: woedled Iambs, 7.25a8.12H. cilpned do, 5 75( 7 12'4, spilns lambs, JI.50. Iloiis Iteceipts, 2,1 firm, rocxI state hoirs, 5.S3a5 00, BuQnlo Live Stock Market. I'.ut Ilutlalo, April 27 -Cattle market Keelin x about stead), eali, ?5.25all. IIors -Market slow to a shade lower )0ikers. 5.70a5.75; llcnt do, M(ua5 70, plk'S, 3.45a5 .V), pigs and liRht orkers mixed, i5.55, mixed packers, tW5 aS.bil, midlums and heav.v, if-a&0a)85; largrb, I5), loughs, $5.10a5 25. bheep Market aliada lower for lambs; sheep fulrly stead); best dipped lambs, IflOiOW, culls, to good, $4 504 (i 50: best wool lambs, lf7.U1a7 0. culls to good, 5i7 50. inlxiel clipiH'd sheep, f4.70a5 40, culls to good, K'.50a4 50. East Liberty Cattle. I'ast Llliertv. April 27. Cattle-Steady; extra, j 40a5 00; prime, $J.30a5.40, common, $.1 21 3 bO IIors Strong; extra heavy, )U.70aS 75; mediums, ?5f5a'i.70i heav) jnikrra, $5 60aJ65; light )oikers, W0a3 40; good pigs, 5aS2a; cimiinoii pigs and skips, 4a4 75, roughs, i.76ii, blieep-Stead) , ihoiee wethers, $5 30a5 40; com. mon, $2 60a3.50; tholeo lambs, $ma6 40; iom moil 10 good, f.l50a6.lO; veal ralvxs, 4,75a5. Oil Market. tet. balaces. l 47; it J. its, 17,444; average. Oil rile- Vnrll .- I r.111 ,. lliuates, no lilel. bhlpmenls, 47,411; average. i thi Ti..n. ir imi. .Ar,a lew. t!n 'va,' ....". . -iv - .-.-"- v',mv. vu .v.jivir, iv,v, iv,US '! .V. -..