p- ' ,' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1900. )v Tim Modeh llAnowAim sro A 8 HOUSE- 8 8 wives 8 St Aro dtilly admitting the V? v superiority of V , Stransfcy Slccl . arc. Q for cooking fruits It is posl- X f tlvely not affected by acids S fS ahd does not rust. O Q Foote & Shear Co. O O U 9 N. Washington Ave O LEWIS, RUDDY, DAVIES & nURPHY Low Shoes There is nothing so nice for feet ra Summer. There is no other stock In the city more complete than ours. THE NEW STORE. LEWIS, RUDDY, DflUIES & MURPHY 330 Lackawanna Avenue. DR. TAYLOR, Dentist, 131 Wyoming avenue, next door to Ho tel Jermyn. Residence, 1760 Sanderson Avenue. Experienced, practical, scien tific. No complaints against charges or work. L ackawanna "THE" aundry. ;rF Penn Avenue. A. B. WARMAN. PERSONAL Hon. L. A. Watros Is In Philadelphia. City Solicitor Vosburg Is at Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Laudig ore visiting relatives at Shenandoah. Cloud C Conklinff, of Buffalo, was In the city yesterday on business. Miss Gertrude Fellows, of Tenth street, Is vis. King friends In Wllkes-Barre. Ilev. D. J.( MacGoldrlck returned yesterday from a islt at his remits' home in Boston. Miss Harrington, of Olive street, Is entertain ins Miss Amy I'arlthurst, of Worcester, Mass. Mrs. William Connell entertained Mrs. II. M. Doies at her cottage at Maplewood yesterday. Thomas E. Williams, of the Hartford Evening 1'ost, is spending a few days with his mother In North Scranton. Miss Mae Transuc, of Tenth street, anj her -uest. Miss Lillian Bush, of Water Cap, will K-ve today for Kactoryville, to spend a few days. Professors Wagner and fVhimpff, of the High school laculty, und a party of friends, have Just returned from a two weeks.' cruiic on the Susquchant a, from Binghamton to rittston. James F. Itoach, salesman at Gritfln k Col lins' clothing store, lias been elected delegate to represent General Will H. Sheridan council, Young Men's Institute, at the annual meeting of the state council, which will be held in Pittsburg on Aug. 21. THOMAS GREGORY INJURED. Bicyclist Collides with J. L, Con- nell's Team of Horses. Thomas Gregory of Clay avenue, while riding up Mulberry street, at 1 o'clock yesterday (afternoon collided with a team of horsss drawing J, L. Conncll's carriage and was badly In jured, being rendered unconscious by the fall and sustaining a bad scalp wound. Ha was riding up Clay avenue and the carriage In which Mr. Connell was seated was coming down 'the hill. At Mulberry street and Adams avenue the bicyclist attempted to cross the car tracks and, in dodging a trolley car, collided with the team. lie was carried Into Elcke's drug store and Dr. W. A. McDonnell hastily tumoned by Mr. Connell. He remained unconscious for about two hour?, muttering words In a de lirious manner. It was necessary to take Bevernl stitches In tho cut, after which Gregory was able to be assisted home. KOTERBA SENT TO JAIL. Young Horse Thief Unable to Fur nish $1,000 Ball. Frank Koterba, tho burglarious bell boy, was arralpned before Mayor Molr yesterday morning, charged with steal ing Alfred Harvey's racer "Maud" and his top buggy on Monday, and with robbing the cash registers at the Hotel Terrace of -out V, and stealing two revolvers and a large amount of mall from the hotel, Frank was captured Monday afternoon by Mr. Harvey him self, who caught the boy driving his horse In Green Ridge. Mayor Molr held Koterba In $1,000 ball, and In default he was committed to the county Jail. The boy maintained a surly demeanor and behaved very sulkily after his arrest. He has already served a term in the Luzerno county Jail. The Annual Excursion of the Elm Park Sunday School Will take place on Friday, July 20th, going to Lake Ariel. Train leaves E. & w. V. station at 8.30 a. in. Fare, for persons not members of the school, udults, 60 cents; children, 30 cents. Tickets on sale at the Third National bank, Foote & Shear's, on Washington avenue, and by D. T. Yost, at 309 Lackawanna avenue. ENTERTAINING A MARQUIS. First Tlmo Scranton lias Been Thus Honored, Scranton has a real, live marquis for a visitor. We have had counts, mostly Swedish and German, who have been Interested In steel working and kindred amusements, but this Is tho first tlmo we have been honored with the pres ence of a marquis. Ho Is French, and Is bv name the Marquis Ve Uollere, al though ho Is not thus registered at tho Jermyn, and Is averse to notoriety and intention from a curious public. He Is young and good-looklnir, and I - not dependent upon his lineage for n iepu tntlon, being by profession a cartoon ist, whose work Is well-known In I-e Figaro and other famous journals. The marquis Is traveling with his mother, Madame Lc Oollere-Davenport, the leader of the physical training: cult, which has attracted such a following In New York and Boston on this side and In tho principal cities of Kuropp. She Is by birth a Russian, although belonging to the colony of exiles who fled to Geneva, Switzerland, for refu?, her father, a famous general, being condemned to Siberia, where he died. She Is probably the greatest authority on fencing and physical training in Keneral in the world. She was for nearly a quarter of a century the friend and teacher of the Empress of Austria, the story of whose tragic life and death has touched so many Ameri can hearts, nnd she has been welcomed and honored In not only places of high degree abroad, but In many of the most exclusive homes In this country. Madnme Davenport bears letters from distinguished Americans, from profes sors of the greatest colleges In the land, to loaders In social and club life and the wives of prominent statesmen. She Is an apostle of health and beauty, and In the light of her long experience and careful study with the most celebrated specialists, objects to drugs and cos metics In the building of a perfect body. That tho methods she employs are proved to be what they appear Is made evident by the classes she has during tho winter, which, as every one knows who reads the metropolitan papers, were the fnd In New York soci ety last season, as well as among the members of athletic clubs and kindred organizations. In personality, Madame Do Gollere Davenport Is most fascinating. She Is probably the only woman under one hundred who Is pleased to tell her ago. It Is sixty-nine, and she looks not more than forty. Tho most paralyzing fact which she confides to her friends la that she Is tho mother of eleven grown up sons. It was In tho rearing of these boys, and the anxiety to have them perfect specimens of manhood, that she began the study of health and physical and mental training. They aro all professional men, several being uni versity bred, and all occupying Im portant places in the world. She Is a woman of high accomplishments, being a finished musician and speaking many languages. Her English Is charming to a degree, and her sincerity and frankness are exceedingly attractive. This afternoon Madame Davenport will give a talk on her methods to a number of guests In the parlors of the Jermyn. LOOKING FOR ADULTERATIONS. Food Inspector Examines Milk and Cream for Preservatives. Food Inspector Wldmaycr, prompted by the announcement that tho food In spector In one of the cities in the southern part of the state had caused a large number of milk dealers to be arrested for putting preservatives In milk, has been quietly conducting an investigation of his own along this line during the past few days, and has dis covered that local dealers are not free from this offense. The preservative used Is formalde hyde, which Is similar In its action to the formaldehyde gas used for disin fecting purposes. Scientists say that milk sours on account of the presenc? of bacillus. Formaldehyde kills this bacillus and therefore preserves the milk from souring. The quantity of the liquid required to keep the milk for two or three days is very small, being about a tablespoonful to a ten-gallon can. The food Inspector now carries chem icals around with him, by the aid of which he is enabled to almost Instantly detect the presence of formaldehyde In milk or cream. Ho has discovered It In cream In several instances, but haa not yet found It In milk. However, ho has only been making this test for a short time. One of the dealers, In whose cream Mr. Wldmayer found the stuff, ad mitted that he had put it in, but said he had done so only because It was absolutely necessary if he wanted to keep his cream any length of time. Another dealer positively denied hav ing put formaldehyde in his cream until confronted with the positive proofs, when he admitted having done so. Tho food Inspector hns Interviewed several of the leading chemists of the city for the purpose of finding out whether formaldehyde Is injurious to the human system. They all agreed that It was not, In the small quantities used, and stated that it as not half as injurious as the acids found in vine gar, which Is so largely used. The milk ordinance provldrs that any dealer who shall "put any orelgn sub stance In his milk shall be arrested and fined not less than $10, nor more than $100." Formaldehyde is a foreign substance, but It Is not Injurious, so that the old question of the letter and the spirit of tho law enters largely into the case. Tho food Inspector is making further Investigations, but hrs not yet decided whether ha will make any arrests. MONUMENT STONE SHIPPED. Shipping Bills for Six Cars Have Besn Received, Contractor Mathlas Stlpp, who Is to work under the Harrison Granite com pany In constructing the soldiers' and sailors' monument, yesterday received word, in the shape of bills of lading, that bIx cars of prepared stone for the base of the monument had been Bhlpped from tho Vermont quarries. Mr. Stlpp's men were engaged yes terday In re-erecting the derrick that was used in the construction of the foundation. A hundred-foot derrick will supplant this after the work reaches a height of thirty feet. Marriage Licenses. John M. Farrell Scranton Nellie A. Mnloney Scranton Joseph Wilkes ..Scranton Maggie Yosmlkas Scranton Peter Pltko Scranton Juliana Oszczela Scranton Antonl Cllm Throop Kazmera Eckert . Scranton Peter C. Barrett Dunmore Kate Judge Scranton Smoke The Pccono, 6c. clear. MAYOR MOIR AND THE CURFEW LAW CRITICIZES HIS CRITICS , STRONG LANGUAGE. IN Executive nnd Police Do Their Duty, no Says, and Suggests That It Would Do More Beneficial If Fault Finders Offered (Remedies Rather Than Roasts Curfew Law Is a Good Thing in Theory, the Mayor Believes, but He Doubts Its Practicability in This City. Mayor Molr was very much wrought ,up yesterday over tho criticism upon the city's police force, and Incidentally, upon himself, made by A. 13. Dunning at the Christian 'Endeavor meeting held on Monday night to discuss the question of introducing a curfew law In this city. At this meeting Mr. Dunning stated that If the executive officers of the city enforced the present laws seventy per cent of the evil which tho curfew Is Intended to do away wlth-iWould be eradicated. The mayor said to a Tri bune man: "I want Mr. Dunning and others who Ilka to criticize things to know that tho executive officers and the members of the police force of this city are doing their duty. Let these peo ple offer some practical suggestions as to how present conditions may be bet tered Instead of Indulging in remarks that are blathering nonsense, as did Mr. Dunning. A SAMPLE CASE. "The police are under orders at pres sent to arrest all young glrls found upon the streets after a certain hour of night. I had a sample case this morning in police court. A young girl who said she was nineteen years old, but who wasn't over sixteen, was taken Into custody on Penn avenue at 8 o'clock this morning, while In company with a married woman and two men. "I could see when she was arraigned before mo that she had not yet crossed the brink, so I sent word to her pa rents instead of fining her, and they will, I'm sure, look after her In the future. We have similar cases every week and to say that wo are not doing our duty In this respect Is manifestly absurd. "I believe that this curfew law Is good In theory, but the question fts can It be put into practice. I think that all measures tending towards a restriction of children being abroad at night are worthy of a great deal of attention. There are, to my mind, however, a great number of objections to a curfew regulation from the prac tical side. GOING TO BE REPUGNANT. "The Idea of arresting children and placing them in cells the same as ord inary criminals Just because they stay out a little late Is going to be repug nant to a great many. There would also be a great many Instances in which it would be a matter of necessity for children to be out later than a given hour and those who were not compelled to be out by necessity could easily maintain that they were. "The whole question, however, is worthy of a great deal of caroful thought and consideration. The only city of any size that has adopted the law Is Indlannpolls, 1 understand, so that Is tha only place where we will be enabled to study Its practical ap pllcotlon, n.i the conditions and en vironments In the smaller cities where it hfcs been adopted are entirely differ ent from those existing In this city." OFF FOR THE EISTEDDFOD. Hundreds from Scranton and Vicin ity Go to Atlantic City. Ten carloads of Welsh singers and their friends from this region left the Lackawanna station yesterday at 8 o'clock on the special train for Atlantic City to attend the big open air Eistedd fod which opens there today. Among the musical organizations on board were the Flymouth Choral so ciety, tho Gwent Choral society of Ed wardsdale; the United Welsh Glee so ciety, of Olyphant, and the North Scanton Glee club, composed of the following: Tlrst tenor Joshua John, William Davis, Gwilym Edwards, Charles Richards, William Simms, Thomas PitcMord, Benjamin Joncs.Wll Ham James, Willis Leonard, Louis K. Thomas, Morgan Edwards, Dr. Jenkins, J. F.. Leonard, David Richards, David Gravel, Thomas Reus, Edward Morgan, John A. Jones, Kvan I'rice, James Phillips, John Freeze, William Luta, John Luti, John Levers, Richard U. Davis, John R. Williams, Eleazer Jones, Thomas Abrams, William J. Davis, David J. Davis and Hugh Jones. Second tenors William J. Hopkins, Owen Coxe, D. 1. Evans, F. 0. Williams, John Me Gowan, W. H. fger, J. W. Bisbte, Harry Dan era, Andrew Summers, John E. l'owell, Rich ard Richards, David Evans, Henry Arnot, DaMd Jones, William H. Thomas, George Davis, Wil liam J. Davis, 'Alcxai der GlMer, John R. Reese, Dr. Treverton, William Powell, David Stevens. Firt bass John Thomas, Watkin Isaac, Thomas Thomas, James Herman, David P. Wat kins, Sam Weston, Mathew Morrris, Brychan Thomas, Richard nutland, William J, Thomas, Lewis Jones, John Hughes, James Freeze, John Lloyd, John Reese, John II. Williams, J. B. Owens, Thomas K. Owens, William Jenkins, Steven DaUs, Ben Arnot, David John, Fred White, Tallle Evans. Second lass Charles Evans, William E. Thomas, Orlando Jones, Evan Thomas, David Smith, Benjamin Thomas, Edwin Euros, Charles Mitchell, William T. Hughes, Dan Evans, Wil liam Evans, Ralph White, John It. Williams, David Hughes, W. II. Treverton, Professor Owens, John W. Jones, Moses Morgan. Picnic Season If you go, we are prepared to furnish tyour basket with everything in the line of LUNCH GOODS Boned Turkey nnd Chicken, Lambs Tongue, Ox Tongue, Calves Head in vinegar, Veal Loaf, Deviled Meats, Corned Beef, Chipped Beef, Lobsters, Salmon, Sardines, Sardellens, Anchovies, Baked Beans, Pickles, Cheese, Cakes, Etc. E. G. COURSEN The officers of the organisation tret Conduc tor, John T, Evans; pianist, J. It. Couslnst treasurer, Joshua Johns; secretary, Owllym Ed wards. The executtvi committee comprises A. A. Vosburg, Wade Finn, Harry Hatton, Dr. Donne, Major Fish, Mayor Molr, T. J, lteynoldt, Isaao Jones, Stephen Chappell, William Chap pell. The competitions In which the glee clubs from this section will participate aro "The Martyrs of the Arena" nnd "Comrades In Arms." The chief com petitive prize is $300, with purse to the leader of the winning choir. Fifteen choirs nnd glee clubs from all parts of the country, one coming from Utah, are booked to take part In the eistedd fod. The musical adjudicators will bo Prof. Thunder, conductor of the Grand orchestra, Philadelphia; J. H. McKln ley, of New York, nnd D. Protheroe, Mus. Bac., of Milwaukee, formerly of Scranton; Rev. T. C. Edwards, of Kingston, will be dlccotor of the day, and John H. Powctl, of Scranton, will have charge of the recitations. D. C. Thomas, of Atlantic City, will be con ductor of the grand chorus, afternoon and evening. The most Interest Is being taken in the comoctltlon for the chorus prize. Entries have been made as follows: North Scranton, J. T. Evans, con ductor: Wllkes-Barre, J. Lloyd Evans, conductor; Edwardsvllle Gwcnts, Oli ver Rydderch, conductor; Olyphnnt, United, T. W. Watklns, conductor; Bartlett male chorus, Wllliainstown, T. L. Davles, conductor; The Gas Belt Glee club, Indiana, Samuel Lewis, con ductor: Slatington male chorus and Philharmonic society, Johnstown, Pa. HOTTEST OF THE YEAR. In tho Matter of Torrldity Yesterday Broke the Record Regis tered 102 in tho Shade. There are certain persons who have a very pernicious habit of saying to their friends upon very warm days, "Well, this is the hottest day of the year,' 'with a very pronounced accent on "the." These certain persons had their innings yesterday, for It certainly was, beyond the shadow of a doubt, a red-hot scorcher of the very reddest, hottest and scorchlest kind, nnd the record breaker of this year and of many years past. The sun started to get in his work in the early morning at 9 o'clock, the thermometer In front of Phclp's drug store, which Is generally considered to be about the most reliable one in town, and which Is always in the shade, registering 91 degrees. At noon it had crept up to 93 degrees, at 2 o'clock It was 97, and at 3 o'clock It was up to 9S degrees, which was the highest registered during the day and which was certainly high enough. From 3 o'clock on It began to cool off, comparatively speaking, of course, for there wasn't a moment when It was cool In the true sense of the word. At 8 o'clock thl3 same thermometer registered 93 degrees and after the sun had sunk in the golden west it came down to S3 degrees, at which figure it was stationary nearly all night, cooling off a lltle Just before midnight, vhen there was a little wee bit or a shower, accompanied by a vivid electrical display. There was one gentleman, who Is generally pretty veracious, who said he could beat Phelp's figures all hollow, and who announced that the thermom eter at Clarke Brothers, In West Scranton, registered 102 degrees in the shade about 2 o'clock, and there were seveial others who told of registrations running from 98 degrees to 102. The day Itself was one of those still,, quiet, heavy and soul-depressing hot days, with 'lot a breath of wind blow ing to ease off things for a moment. The humidity was, as a consequence, rather Intense, as every man, woman and child In this big city realized. Men could be seen on the street by the dozens carrying their coats on their arms and walking along with all the glory of their negligee shirts revealed to the naked eye. "Somebody ought to invent a man's shirt waist," said one overheated man yesterday as he reached up ' and mopped a pint or so of perspiration from his manly brow. "The women can go around as cool as cucumbers, while we poor fellows have to wear our coats or throw all established rule3 to the winds and nppenr In our sus penders, Just ns I'm doing now. But some savior will arrive In the near future, I'm sure." It Is a most remarkable fact that In this, the hottest day Scranton has seen In many years, there were no heat prostrations. Taking the Intens ity of the heat into consideration this was truly remarkable. The thermometer at the Delaware and Hudson station registered 98 de grees In the shade at 4 o'clock yester day afternoon. MINSTRELS TUESDAY NIGHT. Primrose and Dockstader's Company Will Be in This City. That eminent success, the Primrose & Dockstader Minstrel company, which scored such a triumph last season, will be seen at the Lyceum on Tuesday, July 24, and will add to Us record as heretofore. It Is one of the most re liable, amusing and up-to-date enter tainments now before our theatre-going public and, with its host of Al comedians, vocalists and specialists, may be Justly considered one of the best talented, well equipped and moat expensive. Everything that Is possible and prob able to be Incorporated in the program has been provided In the one offered by this company, until It would seem that nothing novel nnd amusing is to be further found with which to create surprise, merriment and laughter. PAINE IS REPAIRING ROAD. Backed by Injunction, He Has Again Started Work. H. E. Paine, president of the Ablng ton Turnpike company, backed up by the Injunction secured by him on Mon day, had a gang of men working on the road all day yesterday. Street Commissioner Thomas started a few men at work early In tho morn ing, but upon seeing that Mr. Paine was determined to keep his crowd at work, and realizing that he couldn't be Interfered with, he withdrew the city's men from the Bcene about two hours after they commenced work. The rule to make permanent the pre liminary Injunction granted the com pany Is returnable before Judge Arch bald on Friday, when the arguments for both sides will be heard. Liver complaints cured by Beecham's Pills. Smoke the ?ocono Cigar. ?c THIRTEENTH'S MEN IN CHINESE ARMY SUCH WAS AVERTED BY THE MEREST ACCIDENT. They Had Completed All Negotia tions to Go to Pekin nnd School a Chinese Regiment, but During a Qulbblo Over a Detail, n Drunken Private Lost a Lettor That Would Have Straightened Out the Difficul ty, and the Delay Resulted in the Matter Being Dropped. That three well-known officers of the Thirteenth regiment uro not now In China, probablo sharers of the fate of other Caucasians, Is duo to the merest accident. In December, 1S98, while at Augusta, when It was evident that their long tour of duty was about to end, a number of the younger officers of the Thirteenth and adjoining regiments, who had come to like military life, nnd who realized that there were small hopes of securing commissions in the United States service, conceived the Idea of offering to the Chinese gov ernment a proposition to form a Chi nese regiment and drill It in Ameri can army methods. Major W. A. Wood, Captain T. A. Oilman, Captain James Smith, Captain Harry P. Decker, First Lieutenant William Freeman, First Lieutenant John Huff, nnd Assistant Burgeon George C. Merrlman were those of the Thirteenth's officers who were In on the proposition. The Fifteenth Min nesota and First Maryland contrib uted the others. Major Wood was delegated to look after tho negotiations. Ho laid the matter befora Minister Wu Ting Fang In a letter and later n a personal In terview at the Chinese legation in "Washington. The result was a letter from the famous Chinese diplomat ad vising Major Wood to place the mat ter in the hands of Minister Conger with the request that he take It up with the Chinese government. Mr. Wu gave as an excuse for not wishing to handle the matter himself, that he had no Instructions to govern him In a case of this kind, and further that much red-tape delay would be avoided If the matter was looked after by the Amorlcan legation at Pekln. CONGER APPROVED IDEA. Minister Conger was oommunlcated with but like the Chinese nlnlster he was at a loss how to proceed In the matter, because of its never having been broached before, and he replied that while he heartily approved of the Idea, he would suggest that the mat ter be handled through Washington, preferably through the Chlneso lega tion. Minister Wu, it would appear, had reconsidered the matter in tho Interim, for early in January Major Wood re ceived an invitation to correspond with the generalissimo of the Chinese army at Pekin. He did so, and after various exchanges a definite agreement was reached whereby three of the Ameri can officers, Major Wood, Captain Gil man and Captain Decker were en gaged to go to Pekln, form a regi ment of 1,200 picked men, and school them for five years. Tho Chinese gen eral insisted that the colonel and ad jutant of the regiment should be Chinamen. The American officers could have command of the three bat talions, one of them to bo lieutenant colonel and the other two majors. They would be required to swear allegiance to China for the five years they would be In the service, with the proviso that they should be released and granted safe convoy to neutral ter ritory In case of a war with the United States. If the Chinese government wished to dispense with their services, it would pay them a bonus of six months' salary In addition to what they had earned and stand the ex penses of their journey home. If they wished to terminate the contract they would have to pay their own expenses home. Their salary was to be about twice what corresponding positions In the United States army bring, and be sides they were to receive a bonus If they completed the five years term of service satisfactorily, and all their pay was to be In gold. WOULD HAVE CARRIED POINT. The idea of having a Chinaman as an Immediate senior officer was not relished by Major Wood, Captain Decker and Captain Gllman, and when the Chlneso generalissimo would not consent '.o have the first officer of the regiment an American they decided to terminate the contract then and there. They have since understood that the Chinese legation at Washington was instructed to qualify the agreement to meet the ideas of the United States OneHalf Price on Straw Hats Commencing today we will sell all of our straw hats at exactly half price, including the Xnox Hats. Our object in doing this is to give our cus tomers the opportunity of buy ing a straw hat at a price ap propriate with tho season. 11 I PAY! "On the Square." J 203 Washington Ave. C. F. BECKWITH & CO., DEALERS IN Mine and Mill Supplies, Machinery, ELtc. OFFICE-DImo Bunk Building. officers, nnd that if they pressed the point, they would have won. One of the trio had a tetter written to Mr. Wu that would have undoubtedly brought an answer acceding to their terms, Uut a private who was entrust ed with the mailing of It got boiling drunk In Augusta and when he wa released from the guard house ho eon fessed that he did not mall the letter nnd could not tell what had become of It. He had .It In his hat he thought, and supposed he lost It while lying down In tho brush outside the camn, before coming Into the lines. Before the officer found It convenient to write unother letter, one of the trio said, "Ah, to the deuce with It," and the thing was allowed to drop. The three officers are trying hard tn learn the name of that drunken prl Vate. They want to send him tr price of a good drunk. ANOTHER PLANT SECURED. Syndicate Secures Control of tho One nt Taylor. Another electric light, heat and power plant has been secured by the electric light syndlcata which Is oper ating in nearly all the towns in tho Wyoming nnd Lackawanna valleys. On Friday evening last at a meeting of the stockholders of tho Lackawan na Electrlo Light, Heat and Power company, of Taylor, Lackawanna county, It was decided to dispose of the stock to the Standard Electrlo Light, Heat nnd Power company, of Avoca, J. B, Russell & company, of Wilkes-Barre, being the prime movers for the electric light syndicate. It Is said that tho consolidation of the Taylor and Avoca plants will oc cur In the near futuro nnd a big Item of expense will be saved by this move. It is not known yet which plant will furnish tho power to light both bor oughs,. Slowly but surely the syndi cate Is getting control of electric light plants In towns between Cnrbondnlo and Nantlcoke. Wllkes-Barre Record. KERVIN WINS ANOTHER GAME. Burnham's South-Paw Is Pitching Great Ball. Danny Kervln, tho ex-Scranton pitcher, who Is now twirling for the Buffalo American league team, con tinues his great work in the box. Mon day he pitched against the strong In dianapolis team, his opponent on tho rubber being "Red" Ehret, the ex-CIn-clnnatl pitcher. For eloven Innings there was a battle royal, nnd In the end Buffalo won out by ono run. Tho "Man from the Mines," as tho Buffalo papers call Burnham's south-paw find, only gave nine hits in tho full eleven Innings. Members of the Home department of the Elm Park Sunday school can get tickets for the excursion on Friday at the E. & W. station, or of Mr. R. Ernest Comegys. Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar. 10c. Don't Fail to Visit Our Store Today. Flonday Bargains in Every Department. Clarke Bros ft ft ft ft ft ft k ft ft ft ft ft ft ftftftftft ft Summer Wear To be neatly and com fortably dressed your Shirts and Neckwear are of vital importance. We have made special pro visions for this season's goods and know that we . can suit the most fastidi- . ous dresser. b Our stock of Hats are . of the very latest and most j; stylish make. All styles, V tt V ft V K ti V V w 1 shapes and colors. 109 Wyoming Ave. x fe V U 'A 'A U U U 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A 'A A 'A 'A WAKEHOUSE-Green RIdgo 1 MATTHEWS BROS 320 Lncknwnnnn Arc. Wholesale nnd Retail. DRU GGI STS ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD. FRENCH ZINC, Ready Mixed Tinted Paint ' Convenient, L'eonomlcal, Durable Varnish Stains. Producing Perfect Imitation of Eipehitre Wood. Reynolds' Wood Finish. tpeclally Designed for Inside ,101k. Marble Floor Finish. Durable and Drvs Quickly. Paint Varnish and Kalso minc Brushes. rURK LINSEED 0IL,TURPENTINE For Triinks, Satchels and Furnishings 305 Lackawanna Avenue. 1 I The Popular House Fur nlshlnc Store. jtfiJtore of I Sconomt. This Is n time for money savers to turn out. This week we oiler some of ths KTcattst values In our history. Tho list that follows only treats with a few lines, but extraordinary alucs are In erery departmtnt awaiting eager buyers to pick them up. 10-it. galvanized palls 12c. 12-nt. galvanized palls 17c. Family scales, weigh from 1 to 24 pounds by ounces.... 07c. 2-ual. Japanned cooler $1.00 8-gal. Japanned cooler 1.35 Foote & Fuller Co, Hears Building, 140-42 Washington Ave PIERCE'S MARKET This is the week to buy Red Raspberries and Cur rants for canning. Quality finest we will have this sea son and price very reasonable W. H. Pierce, 10 Lackawanna Ave. 110, 112, 111 rnn Are. The Dickson Mnnuractnrliig Go. ecranton and WUUevUarre, I', Manufacturers of LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY HNdlNES Boilers, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery. General Office. Scranton. Pa, a ftftftftftftftftftftftftft'.,.t,.J 5 Our Annual I j Premium ; I Offer i tt x " Continues from July nth until July 28th and J tt consists of the following: x v With Every Sale of 3 merchandise from auy of v our departments amount- K iug to $15.00 or over tor tt Cash or Credit, we x present tree either six J tt months' subscription of fr1i Rncriiuli Macflzinev i "Cassell's Little Folks," or a First-Class Stem Winder Watch, guar f anteed by the makers for one year. I Credit You? Certainly V i J&THEi 2 i df&hmmy? z a TUa Jfi wi vi tj t tt u 221-233-235-227 'WyomingAve X KKKKKHHKKtKK I Go to I I CONRAD'S I fo t i&te&i&!u
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