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Dr, Hand's Condensed Milk
With Phosphates and Hypoplioaphltes Added.
"Best Milk for Family Use," "Bibcs Thrive On lt.M
, , , Scranton, I'd,, Aug, Ittli, IwW.
Dr. Hand Condensed Jlllk To.
firnllemtiil Your lotiilciued milk, vvhlth tnv ilatittlilcr lias been fcedlncr her baby idncp
lt Novcinbrr, li.u suited lilm vvondrifully well. Slip (cd It to Mm ni soon in i-ho ivcancil
hltn. Up vuh llicn a year old. Ho lim luil nothlnir but your milk, nnd U now 21 months
old. Ho w.inbi no oilier food, lip In well nudist rone and 111 lierfect health.
Tor lablu Use or tooKlnit my family re Tith joum to miy oilier brand uf condemed milk.
Youm ery truly.
ItltltAItD 11IOIINS, .Methodist MlnWer
The Dr. Hand Condensed flilk Co., Scranton, Pa.
Ice Cream.
BEST IN TOWN.
OC Per
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LACKAWANNA DAIRY CO
Selepfaooe Ordtn Promptly Dell vered
ag-37 Adittis Avenue.
Scranton Transfer Co.
Baggage Checked Direct to Hotels
and Private Residences.
Office D., Ii. & W. Passenger
Station. Phone 525.
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DR. H. B. WARE,
SPECIALIST.
ye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Office Hours a. ra. to 12.S0 p. m.: I to I
Williams Building, Ops. PostoiTU'e.
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; CITY NOTES I
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TO Itr.POItt' AT (Ni: T( l.(ru. All mem
bers of Nay Auk K'lgiup (ninp.iiiy .-up iiiiirUil
to ri'i'Oit at the inline luiife at 1 u'vluik shoip
(or the par.idc.
feCliANTO.V l-IIXKUAL. ll.e fiiner.il of Ml.
.1. A. Scnilitcii will take place Tliui.vjiy ailu
Iinon at 2.:n) o'clock fiom the rctlilcuci, M.idi
ton avenue and Vine tlicot. Jiitrriimit piivalc.
TAKKX TO NICHOLSON-. 'I he rcmilns of the
lab- riaude Walker, who was killed on the Lack
mvanua railroad, wire rtnmwil to the liouie of
liia Telatives In Nicholson lait cuiiing by l'n
licrtakcr llcgan.
STRUCK IIY A UAIIi. Micb.nl .Money, nf
South Scranton, an employe of the Sciaulon
Hallway company, jcstonliy iccoivcil ticatment
nt the Lackawanna hospital for a broken clavicle.
Jloroey was struck by a steel l.lil.
BKOWN1NG SOCICTY. -There will be a meet
ing of the IIiowiiIiir l.lter.uy hoclrty Wednes
day, OU. 21, VM, at 8 o'clock p. m. in the
Mvpcr parlors of Hie I'enn Aeuue ltapli-t
tbureh. All ineinbeis ate leipiestcd to be pica
cut. lOSTPOSKI) T..YI1I, l'llIOAY. "Hie oimii con
cert to be given in :iui Park ihuiili in uiil of
the lialveston lelicf f unci bv .Mr. llutTiu.t-.ti-i , of
the Cornel vatory fatuity, has been postponed
from Thursday cuimi;,' to 1'iiday cuniiit; ol this
week on aeocunt of another benellt conceit, on
the same cveninc,'.
TONlt.M) l.IUHi:i). l'iieinan CIi.ii Iva Conrad,
cf the Udavvaip, l.-ii ka.ii.u.i and estin iail
Toad, fell into a tulwrt beneath the UMilbeil hi
Jliinmnro Monday ldj;ht ami bmke his wrist,
lie wn cramlnins his eni;ine and ,ui identally
stepped over tli (lubankiuent and fell to the
Iiotloin of tl.p ciiluit. lie was rterday taken
to the MosCs Taylor hospital.
PASTOII'S Itr.rKPriOX. liev. l.ulhir lies.
Waring, pastor nf (iiaee I.iitliei.m ihuiili, eoi
Her of Madison aienue and Mulb"ii.i stuet, will
hold a leieption .it Ihe ihuich toinouoH' een
liu;. A inidial iiutl.llii.ii is extended to all
fritmls of Ihe ihuiili, as will as its incuihris
In attend. HcKlnuiui; at S o'clook shaip a nnnl
tal and literary prop-ammo will be undued.
FOOT Jl.M.l, SATUItl) Y. The liigli school
team is dally prat tii Ins; for Satuiday altmiocn's
name with the eleven lepic-cntiii',- Ivi.vMuue
uiadeiny of Kutoiyiille. The hual iI.icik
lo mil the iieadiniiilans on iht Ir own Kioi'mds
liy the scoie of 2,i 0, but many ihnues hue
been since made in the Keytone llue-up and a
dose, well contested (.Mine can be anticipated for
fciatuiday.
C'llAltfllM) WITH I'ltAfD,-Hank Kli,e,if.
Fk.v, of .South Siiautoii, was held in !f.tuo ball
jfsteuliy by Ahkiinan Kassou on the chaiKO
of liaiul inefened by S. Miller, a South Seran
ton merihant. The latter alleges that about sU
months ago be nave the defendant vailous aitl
ties to sell for him. KUccm fcky, bovvevei, h
claims, uihl the ijond., took the money and
left the city. On hU ictiuii je-teulay he was
orrcsted.
SUE OAltHlL'l) llltICKS.-Ml.s. llilds.t ltalney
ol I.uzernc ttreet, who waa Monday nlnht licld
In $500 ball by Alderman Millar on th( ehaicc
of beinpr a cominon nold, awaited bail in the
Center street pollio station ilurins I ho same
nittht. fllun she citterul her cell slic laiilul
a neatly tied panel and Seigeaut ,lnnci es
trrdiy dUuvcied that the bad left tliU behind
Iter. He opened it and found it contained three
large and ugly fiasnicnts of biick. It i.s tliouclil
that these were some of (liu arsunicnts with
whleh Sirs. Italney backed her as.-ertloiw.
Late
Arrivals
Here
Some goods we expected in time
for the opening but which failed
to arrive in time are now here,
'We wish to call particular atten
tion to the immense line of Jar
diniere, which were opened yes
terday. The largest line ever
shown in Scranton at the lowest
prices ever quoted, Look them
over, J
Gruener & Co.,
205 Wyoming Avenue.
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REPUBLICAN MASS MEETINGS.
TlirnSDAY CVCNIN'M, OCT. 2: -Scranton,
Athletic Hall. Speaker, Dr. Kmll Schneider, of
Xcw .leiney, addrc(j in Herman; . J. Col
bom, Jr.
TIHJItStMY i:Vi:IN(l, OCT. B-Oiiiiliiorc,
Odd IVllnw. Hall. Speikn, laor A. M. Han.
coik, uf Itultlmoic; Hon. ,tohn It. I'atr.
FRIDAY KVIINIXa, OCT. !MstMmjn, Knler
prise hall. Speaker.", Major A. M. Hancock, nf
llaltlmore; A. .'. Cojhnrn, ,1r.
SATUltllAY i;Vi:XIX(l, OCT. 2r-Mico Odd
I'ellows hall. Spc.ihciit, Major A. M. Hancock,
of llaltlmore; W. da lord Thomas, I3(.
SATURDAY AHKUXOOX, OCT. 27-l)alton,
Old Church. Speaker, linn. Gatudia A. Clrow.
MOXDAY i:vr.XIXO, OCT. 20-Seratiton. Ar
mory. Speakers, Hon. rims. i:. l.lttleflcld and
others.
tui:sday i;vi:xixn, OU". ao-lljile WnU, St.
David's hall. Speakei.s. lion. UiikIi tiordon,
Miller, of Ylittliilu; W. til.vloid Tboinas, Kv,
TI'KSDAV r.VllXI.Nd, OIT, .10-Ciirbonilitp,
Opera boii-e. SpeakeK, Hon. C'has. I'.. Little
Held and others.
WCDXIMIAY RVI'.XIVn, OCT. .11 Tompkln
ville. Speakers, Hon. John It. I'arr; V. K.
Lewis, (.force M. Wntrnn.
IIH'ltSDAY llVKSIXt;. NOV, l Xewlon Cen
ter, Vim sltUe's hall. Speaker?, lion. John It.
I'.ur. A. .1. Colbom, Jr.
I RIDAY i:Vi:IS(l, M)V. 2-Old I'orce. Law
reme RetniblUan hall. 'piakeis, harlc" V,.
DauiiN. II. It. Nan Dii-en. II. (.'. Iliibbs.
PIIIDAY r.VI.MNfi, MV. -J-r.isl Itonlon, Odd
IVllow-s" hall, 'peal.nis, I.iwis It, Carter, W. J.
Doiittlass, II. S. A'umlli
SVri'RDAY KVI'.XINf!. NOV. .1-.lutn(. AIM
4111 p Hall. Speakeu. Hon John It. l'urr, W. R.
Lewis-, OeoiKO M. Walton,
CARVASSI'S WORDS
WERE SUSP
Special Officer Donlin, Who Heard
Him, Placed Him Under Arrest.
Charge Against the Officer.
An Italian, who gave hi" name ns
Gooeh L'ai'vassi, wan arrested Monday
nlffht by sjpeciiil Oflleer Robert Don
lin, and turned over to the West Scran
ton police, on the charge of beim? Im
plicated in the death or Claude Wal
ler, the lltteon-year-old Nicholson lad,
whose remains were found on the Dela
ware, Liauka wanna and Western ti ticks
on Theodore street, North Scranton,
Monday morning.
Carvuss! Was given a healing by
Mayor Mnir yesterday afternoon, but
Donlin did not appear against the pris
oner, and as h seemed Innocent of any
knowledge as to the death of Walker,
he was dismissed. At his hearing, how
ever, ho explained Ills arrest in a lather
peculiar way ami made a so.rious
charge against Donlin, whom lie ac
cused of holding him up and on not
being able to secure any money, taking
him to the police station.
On being questioned by Mayor Molr,
however, he admitted that ho had been
drinking heavily, and both his honor
and Chief Robllng do not judge his re
marks to be worth the greatest cred
ence. The charge will, however, be in
vestigated. Donlin claims that while in a saloon
on Alain avenue, AVest Scranton, Mon
day night, he heard Carvassl talking
loudly of the discovery of the dead
man, and remarking that he knew a
good deal more about the case than
appeared on the surface. Donlin askel
him several questions, and Carvassl
then began to hedge and give entirely
different versions of the affair, telling
him first that he was home and In bed
at the time that Walker was struck by
a train and killed, and afterwards say
ing that he saw young Walker jump
on the train. Donlin then arrested him,
and was assisted In taking him to the
West Scranton station by a passerby.
Carvassl lives in North Scranton,
near the Brisbln shaft. Ho speaks a
very broken ISngllsh, and nt Ills hear
ing yesterday denied, through an In
terpreter, snowing anything at all
about the cause of Walker's death. Ho
declared that Monday night he was
seized by two men, one of 'whom asked
him for his money, and on his saying
he had none, remarked, "Unless you
give us 1,01111) money, you will 0 to
jail."
BIGLIN STRUCK
BY A STREET CAR
Resident of Dickson City Bun Over
aud Killed by a Car Near City
Line, Last Night.
Bryan Hlglln, nu aged resident of
Dickson City, was killed at S o'clock
last night by being struck by a street
enr while walking homeward. lie wns
near the IMchmnnd store, not far from
thu city line, when struck by the car
and was instantly killed,
The vicinity was very dark and,
moreover, tluougli tho driving rain,
Illglln was unable to .sec the approach
ing car and could not hear the clang
of the bell on account of the noise
of the storm. The car passed over
both of his legs, breaking them, nnd
his head wus badly cut by his violent
fall. Internal Injuries are also thought
to have been caused.
He was picked up and removed to
his home by several Delaware und
Hudson railroad hralcemuu. Coroner
J, J. Hoberta was notified of tho death
und will visit Dickson this morning
ar.d Investigate tho case.
Ulglln is survived by his wlfo and
son, Michael. Ho was very well
lcnpwn lu Dickson Pity, where he
lived for many yours, Ho formerly
followed tho trade of u plasterer.
Ho was about CO yearn of age. He
cently ho wus Involved in a suit with
tho Delaware, Lackawanna ami West
ern llallrotul compnuy In a dlsputo over
tho ownership of property at the Dick
son Flats.
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POLICE JOTTINGS.
1'iaiilc Smith was aricatctl Monday alteiuoon
by Special Olllcer Morau at the Laikawauna
j-auli. He was several times e Jet ted front the
premises and was finally discovered peacefully
sleeping ill a car. Major Molr discharged lilm
jesteidjy morning.
The community is at present sullerlng from a
siiuU epidemic of chicken thievery, Monday
night the hennery of Patrolman Auusa Palmer
wad entered and twelve ililtkcns removed ami
ycttcrday Max Miller, of C'apouse avenue, notified
the pollrc tlut he, too, was visited by unknown
lor of fowl, lilt barn was broken into aud
twelve cblckciu aud three ducks were removed.
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DR. KNAPP IN
COUNTY JAIL
SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT.
Attorney Scragg Made an Unavail
ing Plea for His' Client Remarks
of Judge Archbald in Imposing
Sentence Cases That Came Up for
Consideration in Argument Court.
Mrs. Ann Regan Has Begun an
Action Against the Mt. Pleasant
Coal Company for 815,000.
Dr. Charles It. Knnpp, of Forest
City, was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Archbald to six months' Impris
onment In the county Jail. Dr. Knapp
wits convicted of unlawful telntlons
with Mrs. Anna Ames, wlfo of 1 K.
Ames, of Forest City.
Attorney John F. Scragg presented
u long petition signed by many resi
dents of Forest City, Ciirbondale and
Vanillins nsklng for clemency for Dr.
Knnpp, nnd this was supplemented by
a long plea by Mr. Scragg. Among
other things, he said:
In addition to this petition, I mlitht My, that
I know- the Inside hlstoiy of the case, und while
I am not here to say the doctor is not guilty,
beiaiKc thu jury has said be Is, but i do
I, now that he lus been tinned against a' well
ns sinning himself, He Is a man who Is finan
cially able to pay any line that is imposed on
lilm. In addition to this llieic Is another Mill,
a ilvil case, pending in another county, for the
Mine offense, J it which the piosecutor in this
case seeks to recover" fifty thousand doll.it.s dam
ages. All of Ibis the doctor has to stand be-iiiii-e
of his ai.llnn in tills mailer.
In the trial of this case the doctor would not
pliad Biillty, simply because It'mlght he an in
timation against the wim.ni; wo would not put
the wcni.m in that portion. Ho would not fro
on the witueMi stand ami swear to a He, aud h?
slirply put lu cv ideiiio hi- good iharatter. Ills
ni.diut in Hip tiid of this case and -it I through
bis life has been cMecdlngly honoiable.
He Is .1 siiong mail professionally, and he has
smTerul more than wouls can tell on account of
this matter. Diui'ig the trill of this case lib
oldest daughter was taken sick ind Ins since
died. I know- in these millers the guilty parly
suffers, but the Innocent .Mrs. Knapp also puf
fers. Mie is now- reconciled to the doctor, ev
er.vlhlng is b.iiinoniotis, and we ask that if pos
sible the court will extend all the leniency
that they possibly can in this case, nnd if possi
ble that the doctor shall not be imprisoned.
Judge Archbald, In passing sentence,
said:
I icgiet very inucli to be called upon to piss
sentence upon a pet-on appatently so respectable
as Dr. Knapp. I would gladly pass it by were
It possible, but Ine 0,10 i.s ll.1gr.1nl, rot only
in his own loiiimumty, but in this, and It docs
rot sum to Us that wo can do less thin impose
a siilislnnll.il senliiKP aftir tin. conviction.
'Ilif" do, tin's conduct In the iour.-e of Irnl
was romendflble; he did not attempt to ihnv
the niatlei he hardly could the evidence was so
convincing. N'cithcr did he do anything; that
would be regarded as mivpinly in any way.
The setdince of the court is, tbat jou pay a
fine of 100 to the commonwealth, piy the costs
of piosetntlon and undergo imprisonment In the
cmnty jail for sl- calendar months, and stand
committed until this -enu'rire be loniplied with
Dr. Knapp wns at once turned over
to tho sheriff and escorted to the
county jail.
In Argument Court.
One of the interesting matters heard
In argument court yesterday pertained
to tho suit of the Langcllffe Coal com
pany against the New York, Susqeu
hnnna and Western Coal company for
alleged breach of contiact. It is an
effort to compel the defendant com
pany to bring Its foooks into court, and
there was also argument on a rule be
tween the same parties to show cause
why the rule to take depositions should
not be vacated. Ex-Judge W. H. Jos
sup appeared for the Langcliffe com
pany, and Major Everett Warren for
the defendant company.
Another important matter heard was
the rule to set aside appeal from the
award of arbitrators in tho case of
Daniel O'Hora against the Republic
Savings and Loan association. O'Hora
was a stockholder of .the loan associa
tion, which recently wont into the
hands of a receiver, leaving a great
array of mourning creditors here
abouts. O'Hora is trying to collect the
withdrawal value of his stock.
Other cases argued were Charles W.
Page against the Now York and Scran
ton Coal company, rule to strike off
non-surety; Elizabeth Jayne against
William J. AIcKelvey, rule to open
judgment; N. A. Hulbert against M.
W. Flynn, rule to open judgment;
Lackawanna Drug Store against F. G.
Rarriek, rule to quash writ. The rule
for a decree In divorce in the case of
William J. Svvartzell against Laura G.
Swnrtzell was submitted. In the case
of Eugene T. Carroll and others against
the Scranton Railway company, It was
directed that a statement be filed with
in ten days. It wns directed that a
supplemental affidavit of defense be
llied within ten days In the case of (.!.
F. Reynolds against S. N. Cullender.
In other cases tho following action was
taken:
Holes Disc lidiGftl Pi liouli La Man against
Kejstono aiaduny, lueptluns to atlldarit of de
fense and mie for judgment; I", Hageu (V: Son
against Mary Don.i.'lly, nile to open judgment,
llules Absoluh Miehail 1'innerty against John
Flnnerty, rule in pay instsj city of S'ciantoii
against James Rowley, jr., cueptlons to ahl
davit of defense and tule for judgment; city of
Scranton against Chuiles Loftus, civplIoin to
aflidavit of defense unci rule for judgment; Will
lam Stelnbuig against C. V., Re nobis, rule to
open judgment; in le legislation of S. V. X.
Hamilton, 111I0 to strike oil registiatlou; Philip
KvvarlK against James Cnrrigau, rule to open
judgment; commonwealth t, lei. Lackawanna
county agiliist Jacob Xrriovitz, rule to strike off
rciogiiiiantc.
Judgment tlcveucd Wllllani Angan against
Have you determined on opening:
a Savings Account sotuu tlniu','
Then, there's nothing absolute
ly nothing to bo gained 'by wait
ing. In fact, every previous pass
lug day aud week Is registering an
actual Joss YOU are tho losor.
Savings Department
TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
Cor, Wyoming and Spruce
OTADERSf
VMMWf
BANK
- . CfCfi-AsAhlihMi'm ,'jan..y -.-,x,i . . j
I). M. I.j ndi, certiorari; comonivcallli ol I'enn.
aihaiiln against John Stcilnlck, icrtloiarl; .Mb
cliacl llannlck against M. J. Oerrlly, certiorari)
rommotivvrallli of Pennsjlianln against Chail,s
llelnr. and other., certiorari; Anna Okcl against
Ignal ltoselifleld, certiorari) J, I. Hopkins
against Scotch Woolen Mill', ceitloiail,
Mrs. Regan Has Begun a Suit.
Mm. Ann Regan, widow of John Me
gan, Ims begun an action against, the
Mt. Pleasant Coal company, In re
cover $15,000 damages. The papers In
the case weiv tiled ycsti'idtty by At
torney .1. C. Vntigliiin, the action be
Ing for the benellt of Mrs. Regan and
her four children, Francis, Esther,
Joseph nnd John Regan
Regan wan killed In the Mt, l'lens
nnt shaft on Feb, US, of this year.
With three other men t was descend
ing the shaft on tho carriage. At one
of the veins ono of tho fans extended
out Into the shaft far enough to pre
vent the carriage from passing, It
struck the fan with tin uwfut bang,
the carriage was torn from Its fas
tenings on the side opposite nnd the
men were thrown down tho shaft and
hilled.
It Is alleged tho nccldcnt was due
to Improper appliances used In holding
the fans In place, nnd damages aro
asked In the sum of $15,000.
Yesterday's Marriage Licenses.
Xlklls Itehlis Sera nl on
l'ellnc Miller Scrniiloii
Demy Morgan Scianton
Mary O. Dotvmmi Scranton
John J, III land Scranton
Amu V. Walsh Scranton
COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES.
The will of Martin Onnnon, late
of Scranton, wns admitted to probate
yesterday, and letters testamentary
granted to Attorney Ir. M. Hannah.
John McIInle, of Olypliant, who wns
committed on a charge of assault and
battery preferred by his wife, was
yesterday released on $300 ball fur
nished by Mrs. Mary McHale.
in tho desertion case of Michael
Walter, the order appointing C. H.
Soper n commissioner to tnko testi
mony was revoked and the testimony
will bo heard orally before one oC the
judges.
Tomnssl Sivian, who i.s charged
with chewing the ear off of Michael
Golden, of Carbondale, entered ball In
the sum of $1,000 yesterday before
Judge Kelly. It Is an affray growing
out of the tecent murder of a man
named Herbert at Carbondale.
BALLOT WILL BE
A MAMMOTH AFFAIR
It Will Be at Least Twenty-one
Inches Wide and Over Thirty
Inches in Length.
The authorities at Hartisburg yes
terday certified to the county commis
sioners tho form of the ballot that will
bo used tit the coming election nnd tho
mimes of the candidates whose papers
were regularly filed at Hnrrisburg.
It will be a mammoth affair, this
ballot. It will be at least twenty-one
Inches wide and thirty inches long. The
following parties will have their presi
dential electors on the ticket: Repub
lican, Democrat, Prohibition, Socialis
tic Labor, People's and Socialists. Each
of these parties will have a column on
the ballot, and there will be another
for the local Independent Citizens' can
didates, Spencer and Smith. With the
blank column tequlred by law, this will
make eight columns on the ticket, and
if it should be decided that F. I..
Brown, the Independent candidate for
county controller, is to have his name
on the ticket, nine columns will be
necessary.
The great length of the ticket Is
caused by the large number of uresi
dential electors In Pennsylvania and
the fact that a full county ticket i.s
being elected this fall.
NEW HELMETS FOR THE FORCE.
Chief Robling Decides on Finer Head
Gear for Policemen.
Chief of Police Robling announced
last night that a new helmet has been
decided upon for the force and here
after local guardians or the peace will
pace their beats In all tho .glory of
handsome headpieces of a fine blue
felt cloth. They are half an ounce
lighter than tho hend gear at present
worn and much neater and jauntier.
They aro of the same pattern as the
helmets worn by the members of the
New York police force, nnd for uwhllo
will be worn only on duy duty by the
Scranton patrolmen.
The Knights of Columbus
Will hold ti special meeting this even
ing. Tho trustees request all members
to be present.
Fancy
We honestly believe that we are show
ing the most complete assortment of
Fancy Silks.
Quality Way Up.
Prices Way Down.
All the New Weaves and Colorings.
Corded Glasse Taffetas, very soft and QEp
pretty., voc
Bourette Striped Armure Silks new (ti s(
and dainty B I OU
Cheney Bros.' Fancy Stripe High Grade
Taffetas In new shades of Violet, Rose, Maize Qer
Cherry, Royal Metallic Blue, Etc VCFC
Black Silks Wear guaranteed Taffetas,
Peau De Soie, Satin De Lyons, 7Er 4-r (t ff
Satin Luxor, Etc., from ot lu .UV
MEARS&HAGEN
415-417 Lackawanna Avenue,
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TO EXTEND THE
RURAL SERVICE
POSTAL OFFICIAL IS HERE FOR
THAT PURPOSE.
What William H. Penn, Assistant
Superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service, Has to Say About
the Purpose of the Department in
Extending the Free Delivery Sys
tem as Far as Possible to tho Ru
ral Districts Great Demand for
tho Service.
William It. Penn, assistant superln
tenden of rullwny mnll service, under
the second assistant postmnstor gen
eral, Is In this city for the purpose
of malting preliminary arrangements
for tho establishment of the free de
livery system In connection with what
ara known ns the star mall routes, In
Lackawanna county. He spoke Inter
estingly regarding this system yester
day afternoon to a Tribune man.
Ho explained that the department
at Washington has been so besieged
during the lat year with applications
for the establishment of rural Tree de
livery that It hail been found absolute
ly Impossible to establish It In one
half the localities demanding It. As
a substitute, tho department bus de
cided to establish free delivery In
conenction with the "star mall routes"
already lu existence.
The star mall routes are routes es
tablished between railroad depots In
the country districts nnd small post
olllces not on the line of any rail
road. The larger number are driven
over every day by persons who con
tract to do the work lor a term of
years and who carry tho mall to every
postofllcc on the route. In Lacka
wanna county there aro upwards of
150 miles of star routes, traversing
every part of tho county.
The contiacts for the carrying of
the mall over these routes expire
next July, and it Is the Intention of
the department when new contracts
are entered into nt that time for four
years more, to have the contract In
clude the delivery of mall along these
routes to all persons who will place
proper boxes along the roadside.
Tills is practically the same as the
uiral fre2 delivery sy?tem, with the
exception that whereas the latter Is
to be in ti.ie established In any part
of tho country whore the residents de
sire it, this is to bo established merely
along those routes already In exist
ence. Bids are to be advertised for
and will be lecelved up to December
4.
The plan heretofore has been to
award the contract for the carrying of
mail over these routes to the lowest
bidder, but a new -system is to be in
troduced this time. Under the old
plan, one person would sometimes bid
on several thousand routes and then
sub-let the contract for each one of
these to other persons at a lower fig
ure than his bid, thus making a small
profit on each one.
This plan did not meet with good
results, those to whom the contracts
were sub-let being, In many Instances
irresponsible persons. The depart
ment has now decided to let con
tracts direct only to persons living
near tho route and to prohibit tho
sub-letting of any contracts.
MRS. FESSENDEN SPOKE.
Delivered an Address Before the W.
C. T. U.
An interesting and well attended
meeting of the Women's Christian
Temperance union was held yesterday
afternoon In Guernsey hall. Mrs. Fes
senden, of Boston, for eight years
president of the State Women's
Christian Tempertjnoe union of Mas.
sachusetts, addressed the meeting.
She encouraged and strengthened the
women In their work of temperance.
She reviewed tho various lines of
work, especially emphasizing tho im
portance of mother's meetings. Her
great mother heart seemed to yearn
for the women of Scranton, that they
might realize the privilege of engag
ing in the work ngalnst intemperance.
Women generally aro Invited to at
tend next Tuesday at 3 o'clock p.. m.
In Guernsey hall.
LOCAL FOOT BALL.
The night students of the Scianton llii-lness
college challenge the day sludents to a game of
foot ball on Monday nel. Andy Walsh, captain.
The Atlantic foot ball team challcngp the No.
2 school toot ball team to a game of foot lull
1'iiday, Oct. 211, llXX), ut 4 p. in. shaip on tho
Modoc' giounds. Answer as soon as possible.
Kail Saft, manager; Jacob Schroeder, captain.
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New Cameo Placques
Bon Bon and Card Boxes. The figures that form the prin
cipal features of these new cameos are in full and bas-relief.
The figures are in pure white with the back ground in sage
green. The assortment is large prices ranging from to cents
to 50 cents. They add richness and tone to any room in which
they are placed. These are only a few of the many good things
we have in store-foryou at
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Wp guarantee- to please you or no pay,
We keep work In repair free of charge.
We examine and extract teeth free of charge.
Our Crown and
Bridge Work...
C"2 Per,
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All work guaranteed for 10 years. Call
nnd have your teeth examined. Satisfaction
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Insurance That Insures. Policies incon testa -able
from date of issue. No restriction as to residence,
travel or occupation, as to habits of life, or as to man
ner, time or place of death, Policies non-forfeitable
after first premium is paid. One month's grace in tha
tavment of oreniiums. Cash. loans can. be obtained at t
any time after the policy has been in force two years. -
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: B. H. BETTS,
Scranton Branch Office.
607 to 615 Mears Building, Scranton, Pa.
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bly roll off or tear out,
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In Our New Store
We are now located in our new store.
406 Lackawanna Avenue, formerly oc
cupied by Siebecker & Watkins.
We are showing a superior line of
Furniture and Carpets, and invite inspection
Scranton
Carpet and Furniture Company
REGISTERED
1 HE CELEBRATED QORDON PIANO
Before buying, send for catalogue.
H. S. GORDON, &
At Retail.
Coal of tho best quality for domesllo
use nd of oil sizes. Including Uuckwheat
nd Blrdieyo, delivered In any part ol
the city, at the lowest pi Ice.
Orders received at the office, Connell
building. Room 804; telephono No. 1763, or
t the mine, telephone No. 272, will be
promptly attended to. Dealers supplied
t the mine.
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TEETH
$5 SET 5$
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bout your teeth. Wp believe you
will appreclatp thp work and niu
low prices. We will save yon
nearly one-half on all dental
work.
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We make a specialty of Crown and Bridge
work and if you have any old or decayed
teeth, come to us and we will make new
ones out of them for you.
Dr. Beyer, Dentist
5U Spruce St,, Opp. Court House.
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