THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, AUGUST G, 1900.
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THE "JUST WRIGHT" SHOE
The right shoe for either foot. It fit oll,
.ooks well and wears well rakn longer to
roach the cobbler's bench than any other thoe
(or 3 50.
LEWIS, RUDDY,
DAVIES & riURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
DR. TAYLOR,
Dentist,
131 Wyoming avenue, next floor to Ho
tel Jermyn. Residence, 17C0 Sanderson
avenue. Experienced, practical, scien
tific. No complaints against charges or
work.
Lackawanna
"THE"
aundry.
rf Penn Avenue. A. n. WARMAN
PERSONAL
Mr. end Mr A. F. Dully hae returned home
trom their bridal tour.
MUs May Shaw, of honkers, X. Y, is lsilln,;
her sunt, Mrs. Margaret Mitihcll, of Term ave
nue. Thomas I. Cuslck, of Mnion, O , (unman ot
the Marion Mirror, will spend a few ilajs 111
this city.
Mrs George Hivvk and Mis l'.lslo MacWIlliams,
ol this cltj, are the Ruests o( friends .it Gran I
Mam!, Neb.
Mm .1. O Ackcrman and her sister, MIim.3
Itmc and Helen Wormset, are suniiiierins at
Atlintic Cjty
Miss Martha Perigo and MM Aleon tark, ol
Montrose, ore initlnL at the residence o( Mr.
Harrow, on Washburn street
Professor and Mrs John P. Slimlln, el
Wilkes Ilarre, and Miss Anna Inning, o( Mou
sey avenue, have lilt (or a vivit to Irlcnds in
liuflalo and Woodhull, N. ,.
Mrs Theodore Ilcmlug and ihughtcr, 1 lor
cute, of ItuHalo, V , who hive hrcn tliu
RLcsts of Mrs. Innk Mc rtlmr, ot hiuth WjsIi
ington avenue, have returncil liome.
STRUCK WITH APOPLEXY.
Patrick Qulnn Overcome While Bath
ing in Gravel Pond.
Pattick Qulnn. of 122 lltook stteet,
was stricken with apoplexy yesteiday
while bathing in Oravel pond, and he
fore any assistance could reach him
he cxplted. In company with his
family and seeral other families.
Qulnn had gone to the pond to spend
the day and Indulged In swimming ex
ercises. He had gone out a considerable dis
tance to an old boat and was return
ing to the shore when overcome. He-
Ing a good swimmer he naturally te
malnetl In the water some time and at
a point a few feet from the shore his
friends noticed him sink. One of
them grabbed him by the hair and
pulled him out, but he was dead.
Dr. Strang, of the Hillside Home,
was summoned and after making an
examination pronounced death due to
heart failure. The body was brought
to this city by Undertaker Cuslck and
prepared for burial. Dr. Paine, tho
deputy coroner, later viewed the re
mains and decided that an Inquest was
unnecessary.
Transfer of Real Estate.
The Round Woods tract, South Main
nvenup, ninety-five acies, has been
conveyed by W. W. AVatson to tho
Lackawanna Lan 1 company. Tho
deed was filed In the recorders office
Friday, August 3rd, 1900 consideration
$90,000. A contract has been made for
the erection of throe line dwelling
houses on tho tract In fiont of the
park. These houses will be first
class, with all modern Imptovements,
e!ftrlc wines, gas, baths, kitchens
complete with ranges, hot and cold
water throughout the houses. Appli
cation has been made for laying water
and gas pipes In nil tho streets. A
fine church edlflco will soon be erected
on the premises upon n lot donated
by Mr. Watson. The plot Is In fine
condition, Mr. Watson having nheady
spent over $6,000 Improving the same.
Lots for sale on easy terms. More
houses will be soon built. W. W.
Watson Is the treasurer of the Lacka
wanna Land company and will have
charge of the property.
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During the thirteen years of Dr. R.
O. Lyte's prlnclpalshlp of the Millers
vllle State Normal school, no student
of this school has been rejected by
the State Board of Examiners. This
Is a record of which any school may
be Justly proud.
Scrnn'on liederkranz Excm-tfon
To Lake Lodore, August 16.
TWENTY-SEVEN
WERE INJURED
Two Buildings Wrecked
by an Explosion
of Gas.
WAY THE GAS WAS IGNITED
Gas Accumulated in the Cellar of the
Merchants' and Mechanics' Bank
Building nnd When the Watch
man Went to Investigate, the Qas
Exploded with Terrific Force, Tear
ing Down tho Bank Building and
the Ono Adjoining and Damaging
a Dozen Other Buildings Persons
in the Bank Building and a Large
Number of Pa3sers-by IujuieU.
Scranton experienced ono of the
most exciting occurrences of Its his
tory Satuiduy evening, shortly be
fore G.SO o'clock, when an explosion
of Illuminating gas totally demolished
two building'", damaged a number of
othcis nnd Injured no less than twenty-seven
men, women nnd children.
The explosion occutiod In the three
stot.v Merchants' and Mechanics' bank
building, at 420 Lackawanna aenue,
and when this collapsed It carried
with It the four-story building at No.
4J2, occupied by the D. I. Phillips' es
tate furniture stoie and tho Scranton
Cai pet company. The pai ty v all be
tween tho bank nnd tho Lorenz dtug
store building was so badly damaged
that It will hae to be partially torn
down, tho roof of tho Andrew Camp
bell building, at No. i21, suffeicd to
some etent, and neaily every build
ing on both sides of the block, and
even the Casey building at the noith
west corner of Wyoming nnd Lacka
wanna, had its windows riddled with
(lying debris or blown In by the con
cussion. Appended Is a list of the Injured,
together with the nature of their In
juries and tho manner In which they
sustained them:
Tim iKjrntn.
TIIOlS nnr.VNAN. of Mlnooka, single, ace
11, miner, left eje detrovcel liv living gin",
ami head badly lacerated. Was in frent of the
hink building and stiuck hj 11 lug ekbrls
MM ANNA M.1.1N, 1715 llrlck avenue; eje lull
cut by glass, tiny lost sight; taken home
after being cared for in dm? store. Was
pacing in front of Coupon's store.
II. MlU.fiTOS, o( Marjsvillr, Perry coun
ty, liouds with J. IljniiO, at lOlil Kalrfiild
avenue, Gree'i Hfdgc, age 21, single, book
keeper, main artery and a vein of the leg
severed, nnd possibility that leg will have to
be amputitcd leciuse o( lack of circulation
Was walking on the opposite side o( the street
JOHN COM.I'.Y, of 317 Ilirdi street; age .10,
single, millwright; (ace, ruck, hands and
arnw bully buiucil. Was lnl( waj down the
cellar steps when the explosion occurred,
F .1. WOI I.KHt-., o( .W, Ssnutli Irving avenue,
age 37, watchman at the benk; overcome bv
gis and slight btuUcs Was in the tear of the
cellar.
MISS AWW HAI'I I'V, ol 12(1 I.iekiwanna nve
nue, bidl contused leg, bndses all over the
body, ankle sprained ami possibility cf a rib
lieliu frutured Wjs in Hie eonidor on the
flivt lloor and pinioned by timlers
Mils KII7I1IT1I lll, of 421 lllrch street,
widow, aged CO jnrs bruises nnd scilp
wound Was in Miss llacfcj'a cparlnuiita in
the Innk bulldlnf
MI'-S CMNnitV SMI.OK, of Peeeh street, age
12; cut and bruised on held and faee. Waj
taken home Pissing along the street.
MIS MAItV SVMSbUS, of Mount iln Like, age
11; back injured ami faee cut. Taken home
Passing in front of the bank and was caught
bv the falling debris.
AXTOMA ri.11tOII., of Green ltldge, cm
plo.ved bv the Sennton Itillwij company,
cut abeiut the head and sevciclv bruised At
Moses 'I 1)1 lio-pit-ll Was standing ill (ront
of the bank
Mil. I.i:nii: M'VM.I.Y, o( 42n Iackawanna
r.vtnue, scalp wounds Was in Miss Haeffv'a
nprtrrrnts.
MUY WAI1I), of M"o-ic, age S; sllcht contu
sions. M1IS V. V I.Ol'GHItW, f 420 I-iekiwanm
avenue sliglit ccntusions and shock Ireiied
at Laekivvanna ho-rital and taken to friends
home Was In Miss Ihcfe.v's apartments
MIns K Ti: III Tl.rit, o! Moosie; bruises and
slock Was in fiont ot Inni.
Miss Mlt(iMr .lfCF. inil Plltston avenue,
slight bruises and shock. W'ai in Miss
lliefev's apartments, visiting.
I'MIIKk KhlKICh, of Stone avenue; cut on
head and bruNed about the bodv. Was tiken
heme l'ising on opposite side of street
Mlts M.OCIM, ot srranton; contusions and
shock Pishing nlonj tho street.
V VT1W K MAIONCY, o( Mlnooka; age 10, single,
teamster laceration o( scalp and cut on
chce't. Passing along the slicct.
I'VrilK K 11KAI.KY, ft Minooka. age 23, sin
gle, miner, scalp wojnda and (ace cut. Pass,
ing along the street
JWII.s ( OSW Y, of .101 Vhjllls street, nelltvue;
iniirlnl. age It vcars, laborer, cut ibout the
bands and head Went home after being
treated at the Ijckavvnnni hospital. lluit
while rescuing Ml !lic(e.v
All'sS AN MB TIMMV, of Ilritk avenue; shoulder
cut. Waa taken home Wan in the street.
Wll.I.nU A. I.OWlt. ol 21 Mulberry street;
ilerk in fiolilsmllli' !ti?Jir; slight bruises
Went home In bent o( store.
lll.Nin I (il'.IHt, n( UK Ollvo slreet; tore,
nun and mrml er o( Crvstals; overcmue l.j
gas while working on the wreckage. Was
revlveil In elrug store and sent home.
JOHN' V CONNOI.IY, o( 701 Harrison avenue;
single, age CO, (oreinin; overcome by gas,
while attempting to stop the main
THOMS (OVTI.I.bO. of .leisey (Itv; cuts and
bruises Wight. CVred foi In ilrug store.
SMI'KI. JOHNSON, rf Jersey nt.v ; cuts and
liruises Slight Catcd or in drug store
A.NPJIKW M'Ki:i:, of Jersey Cltj; cuta and
bruises. Slight. Cared (or In drug (lore
'Ihese three were struck by living glass while
walking along the opposite side of iho street
TAKUN TO HOSPITAL.
All of the Injured not otherwise ac
counted for In tho above list were
cared for at the Lackawanna hospi
tal. The report of tho explosion nnd
the crash of tho falling buildings
startled the whole central city nnd
this, with tho sounding of a llro alarm
by Patrolman Karlus from box 15,
brought thousands hurriedly to the
scene.
Before the air had been cleared of
tho blinding cloud of dust with which
It had been filled by the explosion,
daring rescuers weio at work climbing
thtough and over the ruins to release
tho imprisoned ones, while hundreds
of willing hands, led by tho firemen
who were fortunately left at liberty
by the remarkable circumstance that
the wreckage did not take fire, gath
ered up the Injured and haftened them
to the Lackawanna hoipltnl In the
ambulance or one, or the other of tho
hose wagons,
James Conway, who flguies in the
list of Injured, received Ills wounds
while engaged In the rescue of Mrs.
McNally. He heard her cries from be
neath the debris and digging a way
through the broken timbers reached
tho spot where she was Imprisoned.
Ho found her wedged between a sofa
and sewing machine nnd had great
difficulty In extricating her. It was
necessaiy to cut oft her shoe to re
lease her foot and In doing this he
added to his other cuts n gash on the
wilst.
Councilman Fred Phillips secured
axes from adjacent hardware stores
and with ex-Chief of the Fire Depart
ment P. J. Hlckey, Alex Dunn, Jr.,
William rickus, Robert O'Donncll,
Andy Phclan nnd n number qf the per
manent men of the fire department
attacked the wreckage and fought n
way In to where tho members of Miss
Haefey's household and her visitors
were pinioned In tho wreckage. The
onlookers expected to see n corpse
brought out each time a party of tho
rescuers emerged from the pllo of de
bris. When the opposite occurred In
ench Instance a rousing cheer fol
lowed. ovnncoMn by gas.
John F. Connolly, the young son of
the lato Judge Connolly, volunteered
to attempt to turn oft the gas from
the main supply pipe, ns It was mak
ing work extremely difficult for the
jescucrs. Ho was lowered by a rope
through an aperture In the wreckage
Into the basement, but before ha
could reach the stop cock he was over
come and was hoisted up unconscious.
That gas caused the explosion there
Is now no doubt, If there ever was
any. Dm Ing the afternoon Miss Hae
fey's apartments weie so permeated
by gas that cery one of them com
plained of .s. Druggist Lorenz, next
door, detected It, and mentioned It
several times during the afternoon.
When the watchman came on In tho
evening Miss Haefey went down to the
bank and tolil him to do something
to get tid of the gas. He said he
smelted gas, but had examined the
bank looms thoroughly and was sat
isfied it was not escaping thete. A
few weeks ago an overheated ctectilc
wire melted a gas pipe in tho cellar,
and, thinking the same thing might
have again occuned, It was thought
best to Investigate.
A plumber was telephoned for nnd
wlille awaiting his atilval Watchman
Woelkeis decided to go Into the cellar
and turn the stop-cock on the main
supply pipe. John Conley, who ai
rled on the scene about this time,
followed down the steps.
oelkets reached tho foot of the steps.
Conley was standing half way up and
Miss Haefey was In the eonidor Into
which the cellar-way opened, standing
a little off from tho door, when the
explosion occuned.
Woelkers says ho felt safe because
there was a gas Jet burning In the
rear of the cellar, but when he noticed
a blue flame gather In a wide circle
about tho light his experience told
him that a olume of gas had reached
the Jet and that there would be an ex
plosion. In a tw inkling he threw him
self flat on his face behind the stair
way. The next thing he remembers
was being picked up In the alley In the
rear of the bank. Conley was badly
burned by the mass of flame that shot
up the stairway, but Miss Haefey es
caped It. The supposition Is that the
leak was In the fiont of the cellar and
the gas had only found It ways to the
jet In tho rear just as the watchman
had descended the stairway.
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
Miss Haefey was hurrying to the
second floor when the bulldlnjr col
lapsed. The othets who were In the
house were on the second floor, in
wards tho front. Mrs. Loughran hud
her little child on her lap, sitting e'.t
a front window. She says she felt a
terrific shock und then found heise.f
sinking. The next she knew she was
being helped out of tho wreckage. She
clung to her child all the time and had
It firmly nnd safely clasped to her
bosom when carried out. Tho chlla
was not even scratched.
After viewing the wieck and con
templating the fact that een In the
Lotenz dtug store, the proprietor and
his clerk, Fred Christ, were thrown
ftom their feet by tho concussion, It
leejulres an effort to believe that nine
persons were in the bank building
when this great disturbance occurred
nnd that not one of them was killed
or even dangerously injured. There Is
no way of explaining it, except that
each was providentially spated.
A brick was blown through the tran
som of Mears & Hagen's store, the
seventv-pound cover of the coal vault
In the bank building was carried all
tho way actoss the street, plate glass
windows weie broken on the same side
of tho street as that on which tho ex
plosion occurred, to say nothing of
those on the opposite side, which weie
ilddled by Hying debris. Yet an In
fant was in the very heart of this
maelsttom of violence and came out
without u scratch.
Whllo the miraculous escapes are
unexplalnable, ery plausible theories
are advanced for tho collapse of the
two buildings and the remarkable fact
that fire did not follow, If the explo
sion was caused by gas. The first Is
explained by the fact that the founda
tion of tho party wall in the basement
was blown away for such a distance
as to allow the superstructure to drop.
When It fell it, of course, dragged the
fioors and roof with It. A firo likely
stnited, but it was extinguished by the
debris piling In so compactly on It as
to suffocate it.
The losses are chiefly to the Handley
and Blair estates, which owned, re
spectlel, the bank and store build
ings, and to the two business houses
occuplng tho latter, namely, the D. I.
Phillips estate, and tho Scranton Car
pet company. The bank loses practic
ally only Its furniture. The vault was
found Intact, and the big Corliss safe,
of course, was uninjured. Through the
couttesy of Mr. Jeunyn, the bank will
Greatest
Values
Ever Offered on
5c Cigars.
If you are a smoker, it
will pay you to walk
around and examins these
NEW BRANDS, which
are the best we have of
fered. E. G. COURSEN
resume business at 119 Wyoming ave
nue this morning.
HANDLEY ESTATE PAPEUS.
The papers and accounts of the
Hnndley estate, which were kept In u
small vault In what was formerly
Judge Handley's ofilco In tho rear of
the bank building, was demolished by
the explosion nnd much ot Its contents
blown Into the alley. As far as Is
known all have been recovered, the
police having discovered the pnpers
and guarded ehem until an authorized
party took them In charge Luckily,
thoy were not scatteted to any great
extent.
Tho money and books of the bank
were removed yesterday afternoon to
the new quarters under the protection
of n squad of police, and by 9 o'clock
this morning President Williams ex
pects everything will be In readiness
for business. The building was fot
merly occupied by a bank and con
tains one of tho strongest vaults ever
constructed In this city.
No Insuranco can be collected from
any of the losses except plate glass
breakage. A clause In all standard
pollclos stipulates that losses by ex
plosion are not covered, nnd even If
fire should follow, only the loss actu
ally caused by fire Is all that could be
recovered. The loss, all told, will
amount to $1T0,000. A no small pat t of
this loss Is the luxurious furnishing of
Miss Haefey's apartments over the
bank, which wns formerly the home
of Judge Handley and which wns
willed to Miss Haefey, who was his
housekeeper. A number of very valu
able oil paintings were In tho Haefey
apartments.
ONH LUCKY FEATURE.
Had the explosion occuned less than
an hour later thirteen dorks nnd pos
sibly some officials would have been
In the bank, accomodating customers,
as Is the custom for an hour on Satur
day evenings.
That no one wns In tho store build
ing Is explained by the fact that tho
D. I. Phillips stoie and the Scranton
Cat pet company ob"ives the Satur
day half holiday during August. Last
Saturday was tho first Saturday in
August.
The Merchants and Mechanics bank,
Picsldent Williams and Vice President
A. J, Casey say, will likely put up n
building of Its own.
Mrs. Anna Keslle, an aged woman
who does not speak English, was ono
of those carried out of the Solomon
apaitments, over the Lorenz drug
store. She Is totally paralyzed and It
was not until the hospital attaches
had worked on her for on hour that
they were made to understand that
shse was not an explosion victim by
one of her friends coming to the hos
pital In search of her.
Thousands fiom all over the valley
watched the work of clearing away
the debt Is yesterday. Thousands were
the expressions of wonderment that
there had been no loss of life.
About 9 o'clock last night, one of the
wagons carting awny the debris from
tho ruins was badly jolted at Wash
ington avenue nnd Spruce street and
the three men In the vehicle hurled to
tho pavement. The only one of the
three at all Injured wns Chatles Clark,
of 411 Phelps street, who was pinioned
beneath several heavy timbers and
had his loft leg badly bruised. The
wagon was ovei loaded nnd this caused
the accident.
A huge crowd gathered as the nole
of the falling boauls was heard, and
tho horses started up the avenue. Tho
animals were quickly stopped, how
ever, and in n few moments every
thing was ptoperly adjusted.
NO TRUTH IN THE RUMOR.
Pennsylvania Central Brewing Com
pany Will Continue as Heretofore.
Charles Robinson, president of tho
Pennsylvania Cential Brewing com
pany upon being Interviewed by a
Tribune man regarding the published
rumor that the Pennsylvania Central
Brewing company might dissolve, and
the brewing plants fonnlng this cor
poration go back to the original own
ers, stated most emphatically that
there was no likelihood of such a
thing occurring.
The plants of tho Pennsylvania Cen
tral Brewing company now In opera
tion are being managed as heretofore,
with the exception of the Hughes &
Glennon department, of West Plttston,
whose managers, R. M. Hughes nnd
James J. Olennon, have been dis
charged for neglect of duty anil a new
manager has been appointed, who took
charge of tho plant on Aug. 1. The
business of the Pennsylvania Central
Brewing company will continue as be
fore. FOR THE SUMMER HOME.
Donntions Acknowledged by the
Tieasuier of the Men's Home.
The treasurer of the Men's Guild ac
knowledges, with hearty thanks, cash
donations during last week as follows;
Fiom A Friend (Julj SO) $ 5 w
s. Friend (Inly 31) 100
Mrs. Genrgo I. Di'kson B TO
Katherlno M. S ranton , .100
I)r C. T,. Frey 5 00
Victor Koch S 00
I! II. Murjct! 23 00
Total i M 00
Amount heretofore received 401 00
Total to date $157 00
Seventy-t'wo women nnd children
have been entertnlned thus far, nnd
upward of one bundled nnd fifty aro
waiting for the test. Tho treasurer
again earnestly requests contributions.
Send to him at 136 Wyoming avenue
GEORGE SCHLAGER'S CONDITION
Physicians Decide to Postpone Oper
ation Until Later.
The accident which hefel George W.
Schlager, as exclusively reported in
The Tribune on Saturday, may not
result fatally after all. The attending
physicians held a consultation yester
day afternoon, and decided to await
further sjmptoms In the case before
performing an opeintlon
While they aro of the o,.lnlon that
his spinal column Is fractured, they
also believe that the spinal cord Is In
tact, .''eh, may be the Ineans of sav
ing his life.
At 2 o'clock this morning Mr.
Schlager was resting comfortably, and
there was no apparent change In his
condition.
S5.00 to Niagara Falls and Return
via the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
August 14, 1000.
Tickets will be on sale August 14th.
limited for return passage to August
ICth, Inclusive, and will be honored on
any tialn execept tho Pdack Diamond
Express, For further Information, con
sult Lehigh Valley ticket ngents
Killed by an Express.
Ilarrlsburcr, Aug, S Ilobert Lucas, aged 55
year., transfer clerk In the United States mall
service at the l'ninn station In this city, was
track by an express train early this morning
and sustained fatal Injuries.
BRIfcF MENTION OF
MEN OF THE HOUR
READABLE REPORTS THAT DR.
W. E. ALLEN WRITES.
Thomas H. Shotton la One of tho
Valuable Members of the Poor
Board Takes a Great Interest in
tho Work of That Body District
Attorney Martin and lion. William
Henry Hlncs Are Still After the
Judicial Nomination in Luzerne
County Patrolman Lona Day.
Dr. W. E. Allen, tho city's cillclent
health officer, prepares the most read
able reports of any official in this part
of tho state. It would bo Impossible
for the doctor to write n dull report
even about such prosaic matters as
usually come before n health olllcer
for Investigation. His monthly report
to the board always contains some
thing In which the overflowing humor
of the man bubbles forth. In his last
lepoit he had this to say about thu
night sounds that cause many a
wot thy citizen to spend sleepless
nights:
"The night sounds which genet ally
cease soon after midnight are bad
enough, but they lack the true spirit
of oussedness, which Is so piomlnent
In the early morning disturbances.
"First In point of time, also In rank
ne&s, eonio tho milk peddlers, who I
believe enn certainly make more
racket In a given time than any other
members of tho animal kingdom on
this earth. It would be well, I think,
If none but graduates fiom the Oral
school were allowed to be employed In
this capacity. This Is not peculiar to
any particular system they ate all in
It.
"Then come the frull and vegetable
vendets, who belch forth the most un
eaithly yells evety morning from the
time the Hist strawberry Is ripe until
they themselves are shut up by the
winter, nnd last, but by no means
least, the street washers, who file
their trucks on tho pavement as
though asphalt weio indestructible and
who do not fall to keep up with the
procession as regards shouts and high
ly decorated admonitions as to the
truck horse and each other. Insomnia
and neivous prostration are not very
desirable and ought not to bo pro
moted."
Ono of the valuable membeis of the
poor board Is Thomas H. Shotton, w no
has for a number of yeats icpresented
the First, Second nnd Thirteenth
wards In that body. Mr. Shotton is a
tialned business man, who does every
thing In a thorough manner. When a
case Is called to his attention he In
vestigates it, ascertains whether or not
It Is worthy and when the case comes
before the board he is prepared to give
the other members a brief history that
Is a guide to them In passing judg
ment. He possesses n. kindly heart,
nnd no worthy needy person In his
district ever knocks In vain at the
door of the poor board.
Mr. Shotton's Interest In poor board
woik does not cease with his labors In
outdoor relief cases. Rather It but be
gins there. He is on several of the
most important committees, nnd he
pays fiequent visits to the Hillside
Home and keeps thoroughly In touch
with eveiy depaitment of It. Theto Is
piobably no ono connected In any way
with the institution who Is a better
guide In going through the buildings.
As he calls your attention to this anj
comments on that, one begins to get
a realizing sense of how thoroughly
ho Is Informed on everything pertain
ing to the district and Its affairs,
"District Attorney Martin does not
mean to be sidetracked In his ambition
to wear the ermine and will make no
unconditional surrender to those de
manding him to step aside and leave
the road clear for the tenomlnatlon of
Judgo Woodward," says the Wllkes
Bane Recotd. "District Attorney Mar
tin's friends say he was up to his neck
In the fight long before Judgo Wood
ward wrote his famous letter to Hon,
Elliott P. Klsner, nnd tho only thing
that can put him out of the arena Is
a convention majority on the other
side. Tho fact that the date for the
county convention has not beeen sat
does not disturb Mr. Martin, who Is i
firm believer in the old adage that 'the
eaily bird catches tho worm.' Judge
Woodward's friends are making no
open effoit to crush Martin as yet, but
a concerted campaign of the old-time
politicians will begin in the Judge's in
terest within tho next few weeeks.
"Hon. William Henry Hlnes' boom
went astray two or three times, but It
Is again on the surface, having been
encountered a few days ago over in
Kingston township among the unter-
You Have I
! Two Month I
Yet to wear a straw hat. How
does yours look, seedyp Buy a
new one here for half price.
Here's the evidence:
SI. 50 Hats 75
2.00 Hats, $1.00
3.00 Hats 1.50
4.00 Hats, 2.00
Ladle3 Knox Sailors to go too.
'On the Square."
203 Washington Ave.
AND 8 fflVNL
C. F. BECKWITH & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Mine and Mill Supplies,
Machinery, Elto.
DFFICE-Dlc Bank Building.
i Ifled warriors of Prlngte hill. As this
Is a year ot labor agitation the ex-rep-resentatlve,
ex-senator and cx-con-gressmnn
Is tho candidate of the vvoik
Ingmcn nnd his backers aro not
worrying about tho amount of atmos
phere cut by tho Woodwntd and Mar
tin shoutcrs, being confident that their
friends will control tho next Demo
cratic convention. The Socks Pond
statesman means to demonstrate that
he Is not among the has-beens, so the
other fellows better keep a sharp eye
ahead."
One of the best known nnd most
generally liked guardians of tho city's
pence, ns well as ono of tho most ef
ficient nnd painstaking patrolmen on
the force Is Lona Day, tho big, sturdy
blue coat, who Is usually found patrol
lng a beat on Lackawanna avenue,
between the West Lackawanna avenue
bridge and Franklin avenue. Lona Is
one of tho young men of tho force,
and Is one of the most all-around
popular men on It.
Ho Is always before the public eye,
as his colossal figure will ever keep
him there. He does not rely on his
baton and badge for fame alono, how
ever, but Is nlso proud of tho fnrt
that he Is one of tho vetetans of tho
lato Hispano-Amerlcan unpleasant
ness. Lona was not a member ot tho
Thltteenth when that regiment was
called out, but he enlisted In It at once
and stayed with It to tho end. Ho had
to endure nil the hardships of camp
life, and despite his giant physique
was ono of tho victims struck down by
dlseae and for awhile It looked as
though his summons had come. Ho re
covered, neveitheless, nnd nnjonc gaz
ing at his six feet odd of solid man
hood pacing his beat would not easily
believe tho terrible condition to which
he was reduced by fever.
Patrolman Lona Day is liked by all
who know him, with the exception of
the rougher members of the lower cle
ment, In contnet with whom his duties
throw him. Other things which made
Lona Day famous are his exploits as
catcher of the Justly celebrated police
men's nine. But that's another story.
Great
Clearing;
Sale
in All
Departments
Begins
Today at
Clarke Bros
THE SCRANTON U1YIBRELLA uTF'G CO
Puy our umbrellas direct from manufacturers
and save inldillcnun'g protlt Itepilrins and re
covenns niomptly done. All goods and work
guaranteed for one car,
313 Spruce Street.
COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
International College of Music
L. W. CARR, Director.
Will open Sept. 3 in the Burr Build
ing. Piano Courses, 'lO a ear for beRlnnsH In
clffccs; others S" the vear.
Ilesldes the weekly lessons, thero will bo a
weekly lecture, question class and blackboard
fhalk talk. AUo a monthly muslcalo and a
cittartrri concert recital open to the public.
Mutlo as a science with music as an art
thoroughly taught which causes tho must thor
oukIi and npid progress ever known. Students
can register ai oiuce, .111 .uanis avenue, uuer
August 15, at offce in Purr Iluildinfr,
The Heller Water Heater.
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KO SMOKE, NO OPOI1, N'O PIltl Is attached
to the kitchen boiler, heats forty callons of
water in tlilrty-Dvo minutes, for less than one
half the expense of any other fras heater, and
one third the expense of coal stove heater. It
allows you to dispense with the hot file In the
range during the heat of the summer mouths.
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WAKEHOUSE-Grcen Rldgo
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MATTHEWS BROS
30 Lackawanna Arc.
Wholesalo and Retail.
DRU GGI STS
ATLIINIIC WHITE LEAD.
FRENCH ZINC.
Ready Mixed Tinted Painti.
Convenient, Economical, Du raids
Varnish Stains.
Producing Perfect Imitation ot Expensive Wood
Reynolds' Wood Finish.
Epeclally Designed for Inside .tork.
Marble Eloor Finish.
Durable and Drjs Quickly.
Paint Varnish and Kalso
mine Brushes.
PURH LINSEED OILJURPENTINE
We are offering bargain?
in gentlemen's half hose,
Negligee Shirts, Straw Hats,
Summer Neckwear and Caps.
Call and see them.
CONRAD,
305 Lackawanna Are.
The Popular Houa Fur
nishing Btor.
House
keeping
Helps.
markce! as cheaply is though
tlicy were perUhable things and
wouldn't last one night. In
realitv whatever we otter is of
the Wins: kind We deal In
durables Worthy of speclsl men
tion todiv are these:
Wire Dish Drainers, not 60c ,
but KV
rollshlns Jilts and Diubtr, not
15e. but lie.
Wood Handle Mixlnic Spoon,
not 8c. i but be.
Family Scales, not $125; but
87c.
Foote & Fuller Co,
Hears Building,
140-42 Washington Ava
PIERCE'S MARKET
Wo ore receiving daily Fancy
Gem Canteloupes. These are just the;
kind you have been waiting for.
Sweet and lino flavored Peaches,
Pears, Apricots and Plums. Black,
berries, Red and Black Raspberries,
Currants.
Home grown Tomatoes and Green
Corn.
W. H. Pierce,
10 Lackawtnna Atc. 110. 112. Hi Penn Xiu
The Dlcksou Jlnuuftictarlng Co.
Ecranton and WIHces-Barre, ?
Manufacturers ot
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENdlNBI
Boilers, Molstlnz and Pumplnz Machinery.
General Office, Scranton. Pa, '
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The scope of the occasion in
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Furniture, Carpet,
Upholstery,
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of Oolden Oak (3 pieces), has swell front
dresser and washstand, prettily carved,
21x30 inches: bevel plate mirror in dresser
of an elecint desiun, workmanship and
finish; sella regularly at CIO flf)
' $30 00; in this salo at
K FINE COUCH
tt of excellent make, soft and luxurious,
ft sprlnc edi.e; well shaped head, deep
f moulded edge, covered In Wellington
velours and rordurojs of artistic designs
Js fully worth $18 00, In this OQ 75
jf sale h3-.w
tt EGYPTIAN TABOURETTE
V in Flemish or Mahogany finish; elegant
a; design; worth ft 25; in this sale jO(j
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But all specials ndvertised, '
during the sale sold for cash "
only.
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J. 221-223-225-227 WyomlngAve J
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