.. ,1V .Yf'f'v KT ;5STW. ?vKc-fiT5 Tnr-r Fi',,t.,i-3r,KT5T?S' S1 i ,y- ;i THE SCRANTON TRTBUNI3- MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1900. ntU MODERN HARDWARE STORE. NO CHIPS of enamel in your food It cooked in a Strtmeky Bteel Enameled cooking utensil. Each piece made from n seamless sheet of steel cov ered -with four coats of best enamel. Every article warranted Ave years. See display in window. Foote & Shear Co. fiolM. Wflshincton Ave foooooooooooo THE ORIENTAL "When in Dotibt Play Tramps" wrote Hoylf, the Kamln:? sutliotlty. ItrKrdlnc holiday jcltK tlis name 'c aptly applies to cut gla.. No mUtnke can bn made in the iclec tion of an nitlcle in this ttcasiircd ware. Thosn who liave none dream of it, while Hip fortunatfc possessor ol a lnr:e collection, welcome an addition. A Crystal Opportunity Is our offer ot a flue cut , glass Sugar Bowl and Creamer (or $4-49. Gruener S, Co. 205 Wyoming Avenue. I ) L. R. D. & M. AT ALL SEASONS Shoes are one of the most important items of lre at any time of the year, and especially so now tliat wo arc certain to have changeable weather. For style, price and quality see ours. We know we can please you. LEWIS, RUDDY, DAVIES & riURPHY 330 Lackawanna Avenue. ackawanna I "THE" laundry. fcSPenn Avenue. A. B. WARMAN. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. Local data for December 00, 1000: Highest temperature SI decrees Lowest temperature 10 degrees Humidity: 5 a. Til. 07 per cent. 6 p. m 75 per cent. PERSONAL. Pcnnlin? Il.iljdit, of Lebanon, was a Riiext of Ids Muter, Jlrs. A. II. -lay, of .Ictlcisou avenue, yesterday. .Mr. and Mrs. 11. .S. He.illt, of l'liilailelphb, who lc.no been kucsU of Jlr. and Mr. O. K. Lced, of Vine street, for the pat week, retuined lioine yc.terilay, Tlio maiilase of Jli-s llllalioili Cijiunt Wil liam', of this city, anil Air. Ailhur Ilntcliiii-oii th.ise, of AViialdniiliin, 1). C, will take place Tuesday at the home of the bride's parent', 200 School fctivrl. Snliiiilay and jcteid.iy the follnwinir neiil to VI.tiilF.lmit; to witness the oi jj.nilz.it inn of the noine and senate tomnrraw and the elect tun of a lulled Stales senator; Senator .1, (', V.iiiglian, llepieseiilallves-eleit T. .1, Itejnold", .lolm ,1, xheiier, Jr., lidwaiil .lanie-i, jr., 1'. A, I'lillhin. 1'niiuer Speaker .lolm It, 1'air, l'oimer .Member .1. 1', IteynoliU and S, L. .loins, of (,'aibniidale; A. T, Council, of this city, and W. K. Iteik, of Moscow, Former Iteadlun Clerk of (lie House .1, K, Walking of Taj lor; Mayor .Tames Moir, lieoiBo .M. Watson, Jl. V. Louij-, L. S. Milliard, II, A, Zimmerman, ,fnhn It. Kdnaids, I', Silas Waters, ti, W. Marshall. Jr City Solicitor A. A. osluiic:, rounty Chaliman J). .1. Davis, llany roust. (Icuirc W. Jenkins, Colonel (leorge M. Hallstead, Jolin 31, KdwntiK Pr, Herman Ile.wey, .leioiue Wooilllns, T, T. Thomas, V. .1. Collins, tbvjljiit Jones, I'lilllp Hinsland, Joseph Oilier and V.. A. Jones, of Aichhald. GOV. ROOSEVELT'S ADDRESS. It Was Read Yesterday at the Y. M. O. A. Meeting. At the men's meeting In the Young Men's Christian association yesterday afternoon the secretary, Cleorgo ci. Many, read the address that was being delivered at the same hour In Carnegie hull, New York, by Governor Theodore Roosevelt to the young men of that city, The address Is printed In full on tho first page of 'this Issue, By request a copy of tho address was furnished to Sir, Slahy for the purpose for which It was used yesterday, ' Sir. Mahy followed that address by saying1 that aovernor Roosevelt had pointed out our duty to our fellow men, and by using Romans, 1:10, as a text, ho pointed out the other part of man's duty, namely, his recognition of and sense of God, " ' " Conservatory of Music. New classes besln January 3. J1S.75 PAi for Course A until June 19. TROLLEY Compromise Offer of the Scranton Railway Company Is Ac cepted By the Men. CARS WILL RUN TODAY Yesterday the Officers of the Scran ton Railway Company Communi cated to the Executive Committee of the Strikers an Offer Which In cluded a Ten-Hour Day and a Con siderable Increase Over the Amount the Men Have Been Re ceivingAt a Meeting of the Strik ers, Which Ended at 2 O'clock This Morning the Offer Was Ac cepted and the Men Agreed to Go to Work at Once. The strike Is settled! It was called off at l-'.-ir, o'clock this morning, after n. spirited two hours' discussion of a compromise proposition from the company, resulting' from the negotiations which The Tribune told of exclusively Saturday morning' and which every other puper, excepting tho Free Press and Klmlra Telegram, de nied were under way. The men secure almost all that they demanded. They were getting: First six months, 12i cents: second six months, Vi'x cents; second year, 14 cents; .third year, 1" cents; fourth year, 15 S3-100 cents; fifth year, 16 67-100 cptits. They are to receive: First six months, 14 cents; second six months, 15 cents; second year, 16 cents; third year, 17 cents; fourth year, lS'.i cents; fifth year, 19 cents. This was their demand: 1. A llMiour day. 'J. All coiuluctois and niotumieti in liie im plny of the .Suantnn li.iihiuy company lur one (1) year or ocr, 20 cents per hour. .'!. For new men: l'ii-l tluee months, 1., mils per hour; second thiee months 10 rents per hour; tliinl lliice months, 17 tents per hour; fourth time mouths, lb cents per hour. AH barn employes, shall louche .' tents per how. Uarn men employed hy the company -i- months or more shall leceive 17' tents per hour, and when woikir.e; with a helper shall leceive Ji ccnls per hour. Men cinplojed in teh iiiaililno shop on the floor shall leceive IT1,-, cents per hour, ami when employed on iloor and lathe .shall ioceie 20 cents per hour, after one year. 'IVn horns shall coistitnte a day's uoil.. This scale is to prevail on all lines ,pci.iliii between Forest City and 1'itlstou. "WHAT TIIKY GET. The ten-hour day Is granted, but the adjustment of the wages of the barn men is left for future consideration. The barn men objected to this at Hist, but after a committee of their own number had had a conference with President Clark and General Manager Sillhvian, they withdrew their objec tions. The Carbondale men wanted to be placed on the same footing as those of this city, but this the company would not concede. When the Carbondale company was taken In by tho. Scran ton company last March the men were placed in the second year class. This gave them a twenty per cent, advance over the -wages they were receiving before the consolidation. The new scale is to take effect to morrow. The men are to be paid from the 'time they take the car out of the burn until it is returned by them. Meal time is to be deducted and not paid for. Straight, runs are to be arranged as soon as possible. The re-arrangement of the runs will reaulre two more men for every ten now employed. Tho company oflicials suggested that as they had a lot of extra men on hand this would present no great dllllculty. The strikers' con ference committee said they could not for a moment even consider the idea of working alongside the Imported men, and the company agreed to send them all away, Hecauso of his son being among the strikers, It was very cmbanasslng for Dispatcher Charles Powell to continue to act with tho other nlllclnls, so Gen eral .Manager Sllllmau considerately gavo hint a leave of absence until tho strike was settled. The strlkeis' con ference committed wanted assurance that Mr, Powell was not to be made to suffer for his conduct during' the strike and the assurance) was readily slvcu. It was further stated by Mr. Whitman and President Clark that no man would be discriminated against be cause of his connection with the strike, no matter how prominently he may have figured in it. RESUME THIS SIOitNIXG. The men at first decided to resume work at noon after a parade In uni form, but at the solicitation of the company officials they will get around tills morning as early as they can. It Is expected tho road will be in full op eration by noon time. Tho negotiations for the settlement of the, strike began Friday. Henry J, Collins, the Lackawanna avenue cloth ier, prompted by an Interest In the city's business welfare, arranged u meeting between Director Timothy llurUe, of tho Rullway company, and a committee of tho strikers, consisting of P. J. siessett, .George Keglar and I J, Tlgue. They met In Mr, Uurke's otllce In the connell building at 4.30 and were In session for over an hour. The committee suld it had made a proposition and had no other proposi tion to make. It would, however, glva due consideration to any proposition the company might muke, 'Sir. Burke promised to see what could be donu. After consulting Sir. Sllllman, he te'e graphed for President Clurk and Sir. Clark came on that very night, arriv ing here STRIKE not exiect him so soon and was not 'it town when he nrtived, Mr. Burke and his brother, John, who is Jointly interested with him in the trolley company, returned to tho city at 11,30 Saturday night nnil nt once hastened to the Jurmyn and had a. long consultation with President Clark unci General Manager Hllllman. At midnight the strikers' conference committee was given notice to meet the company oflicials at Burke Bros.' office yestcrdaymornlngat 10.30 o'clock. They met and conferted, and the com mittee came away with a proposition from the company. It was submitted to the executive committee of the strikers' union, but was not satisfac tory in some minor respects and an other conference with the officials re sulted. The offer was reconstructed and in Its new form was given the unanimous approval of the executive committee. , A meeting of the union was called for !l o'clock in Carpentets' hall, Wyo ming avenue, to consider the proposi tion. Nearly all the employes from every line were In attendance. P. .T. Mes.sselt presented the com mittee's report and recommendation, and made a scries of strong- speeches In favor of the acceptance of the pro position. Others of th? committee, various of the members, and National Executive Committeeman Howes nlso spoke in favor of acceptance. The Carbondale men made a mild objec tion, but when It came to a vote, few voices were raised against tho motion to accept the offer and call off the strike. OBJECTIONS OF BAHN MKN. The objections from the barn men kept the meeting In session much longer than it otherwise would have been. A recess was taken to give them an opportunity of consulting the olllcials of the coinpauy, who were fit tho Jerniyn, waiting to hear the action of the union. "When the barn men re turned, the expressed themselves as satisfied to let the strike be called oi'f, having been assured of th same liberal consideration given the car men. Their wages arc to be regulated according to tho individual's worth in tho estimation of tho master me chanic. Most of them are practically assured of a generous increase. When the vote had been declared a committee was sent to invite the com pany officials to come to the hall. They accepted and were given a rousing wel come. President Clark, General Mana ger Sllllman and the Messrs. Burke each made happy responses to the greeting extended by Chairman Pat rick Shea and Executive Committee men Hooves and each was given a hearty cheer. The officials expressed the hope that the men would turn in and give their heartiest co-operation in putting the property of the company on a paying basis and nil expressed their satisfac tion at the early settlement of the strike. The strikers went in a body yester day morning to Elm Park church and listened to n sermon doliver.-'d by Dr. Gimn. At 11.35 last night ten more men arrived in the city from New York in charge of two de tectives and wore taken ,at once to the company's office on Lacka wanna avenue and later to the Lin den street barn. There was no ob jection to the landing of this- party of "imports," as the strikers were in at tendance at the meeting in Carpen ters' hall. Two of the "imports" were taken from the Linden street barn yesterday to the Scranton private hospital. One is suffering from pneumonia and the other from grip. Quiet, Then Disorder. Though It was tho Sabbath, the strike sympathizers could not restrain their tendencies to demonstrate their sympathy in an active way, and as a consenuence a number of exciting In cidents are to be recorded. The un warranted denials by the afternoon papers of The Tribune's story of tho negotiations for settlement were re sponsible In no small measure for this. The company took out n dozen cars and had as many as eight men on some of them, but the assaults were so numerous and vkioiis that it was deemed advisable to take the cars In at noon. Every car had some of its windows smashed. No attempt was made to take tho cars out again. A Green ltldso suburban car, with eight Imported men aboard, was held up on North Adams avenue, near tho Consumers' Ice company plant, during the morning, by a crowd numbering several hundred. Tho crow became frightened when the crowd commenced to dose In on them, nnd when the crowd saw they were thoroughly cowed, some of the leaders jumped aboard, pulled tho crew from the plat forms nnd ordered them to decamp, Fresh Tomatoes. Boston Head Lettuce, Long Island Celery, Very Fine Jersey Sweets, Florida Oranges and Grape Fruit, Fresh Huyler Candy, Rnssett Cider, F. 6. Coursen IS OVER The "Imports" beat a hasty retreat through the fields lit the direction of Dunmore, followed by a couple of hun dred boys, who pelted them with stones. What became of the fugitives could not bo learned, i A car on the laturel Hill line was held up, near tho Dunmore Lumber company's office, and tho crew assault ed. The crowd ngreed to let the crew off If they wotlld desert the company, nnd upon their promise to do so they were released. The wreck car brought ln the two deserted cars. On Capouse avenue, between Gibson ami Pine streets, bricks had been piled up along the curb, preparatory to pav ing between the street car rails. Yes terday morning boys curried these to the trucks and piled them on the rails. On "Washington avenue, near Phelps street, thete was a pile of obsl melons made up of all sorts of rubbish, Swetland street was made almost Im passible by the obstructions piled up to block the car tracks. Old wagons, a bob-sleigh and an old bellows tilled with rocks are some of the obstruc tions brought Into use here. On North Muin avenue, near Price street, a, mound was built up of a bob sleigh freighted with barrels, pieces of timber and a large amount of rubbish. In front of Becker Bros. factory, on Hoblnsoit street, another mound ws built ot' a varied mass of material and atop It was displayed a placard read ing: "Union Job. Eight Hours." Barrels Jllled with stones were placed on the tracks on Prescott avenue. At the corner of Pcnn avenue and Linden street rubbish was piled on the track and tho latch pried froniK.the switch with a crowbar. In Mlnooka the rails were torn uo In several places and Immense rocks placed on the Hacks. The Tribune's exclusive announce ment of the negotiations for settling the strike resulted In a comparatively riuiel Saturday. The strikers',, sympa thizers thought that further demon strations of sympathy by means of violence were not called for and con tented themselves with hooting and jeering the imported men who ran half a. dozen cars about the central city for a few hours of the day. Some cars were stoned while passing through the suburbs, but there was no throwing ot missiles on Lackawanna avenue, as was the case on the previous day. .Mayor Moir had given orders to the police to rigidly enforce the law, but they found that the order had been made finite unnecessary by The Trib une's appearance with tho exclusive story of the negotiations for strike settlement. A teamster, "William A. Young, who evidently had not heard that the war was over, persisted in blocking a car on Franklin avenue and was taken Into custody by Patrolman Neuls. Me was discharged with a rep rimand. Imports and Exports. Twenty-three of the twenty-five men brought on-by the company from Philadelphia and who laid over In "Wllkes-P.arre during the night, ar rived here Saturday morning nt 0 o'clock, in charge of Special Agent Sweeney. Nino of them deserted im mediately upon their arrival and ac companied the strikers to their head quarters. They told that they had been engaged as special officers to protect street car property, and were to receive $5 per day, board and trav eling expenses. The treatment the loceived at the hands of the "Wilkos Barreans caused two of them to desert on the spot. The nine who deserted here would have turned back from "Wilkes Barro, they said, but they had no money and tho company officials re fused to send them home. They were sent back by the strik ers Saturday night. Six others, four lrom Cleveland nnd two from Now York, were sent back yesterday morn ing. Some figure that the company has brought In 210 men and that there are about ninety of them still in tho city, most of them working for the com pany. Tho strikers say they do not know how many men the company has Impoi ted, but they do know that they have sent back 157 and that there arc only between thirty tind forty men on duty for the company. To Appoint Specials. In 1SC5 an act was passed by the legislature empowering the governor to appoint special officers to protect railroad comfiany property, the ap pointments to be made on petition of tho railroad company and tin com pany to hire and pay the officers. Claiming that it was unable lo se cure police protection hero the Scran ton Railway company mi Saturday despatched representatives lo llar rlsburg and made application for commissions for special police, The act has never been brought to apply to street railways and the authoiltles it llnrrlsbui'g were somewhat diffi dent about Issuing them, but when the trolley company's representatives ramo forward with n decision saourei'f from the Dauphin county court that a trolley road came within the moaning of tho act, the governor agreed to Is aio tho commissions. If the strike was not settled, Presi dent I'iuik said yesterday afternoon, and tho Interference with tho running ot the cars did not cease, tho company would proceed lo engago enough specials to assure full protection In its properly. "Wo could secure a thousand men under this act, if we wanted thorn," President Clark went on to say, "They would not be under the direction of the .sheriff, the mayor or any other nubile official, Tho company would have full direction of them and would ho sworn to do the company's bidding. They can be recruited from any who'ro In the state and tho commis sion gives them the same powers as those of a city pollen rllleur, Tho ict prescribes that their powers shall bo the sumo as those of n pollen officer of tho city nf Philadelphia, "I hope we will not havo occasion to bring special officers here, but we are determined that our .iroporty shall be protected, "Wo applied to the mayor to give us protection, but ho has failed to do so. "Wo wanted htm to swear In specials, but this he re fused to do, AVn went to the sheriff and asked him to appoint deputies to guard our property, Ho promised to do so, but didn't, Ills excuse was that ho could not secure any. Ills deputy, a Sir, Ferher, was sent out, I under stand, to secure deputies and re turned with tho statement that he could not secuto oven one man to take lio job. That was probably true, but we offered to furnish men secured cllned to accept theim The public Bhould understand Hint we did Hot go looking for stnte aid tttttll we had pxhnUsed nil the local sotttces of protection.'' Sympathy Expressed. The following was adopted at the last meeting of Local union, No. SOS, United Sllno Workers of America, located at North Scranton! We, the United Mine Woikru of Am-ihn, vlh to make known to the stilklin; employes of tin; iM'Kinton Hallway company .mil Hie niihllo Hat our sympathies arc nltlt Hide warloiicn 1(1 their piesent struggle for what we totnlder Just and seasonable. We alo assuie the striken Hut we will not ride on any car or allow our f.inillln to do so nut II the stlllie Is settled salishiitoilly. At ti meeting of Federal Labor union, No. 8740, of North Scranton, held De cember 2, 1300, the following resolu tions were adopted: Whereas, Tin employes ot the Scranton Slieel Hallway company have been compelled to resoil to I hi! last defense of Hie nppiesseil, HiioukIi the blank tefihul of the lumt.tgcmcnt for shorter liMirit mid better pay, nnil Wheiciis, We believe tliey me Jiisllfled In miir Inic war uirnliisl the tiddler of the limning Home; tlieiefoie, lie It Hesoheit, 'lh.it Me, the liieinlieis of I'edeml union, No. S7U do i.stoml our sluceie sympathy uhd luniiil suppoit to our atlllcteil tilothris; and do further ItcMihc, That no ineuihrr of our union will ilile on snld tuis until mth time as the stllkc shall he nflii'lallr declared off. I'dw.iid Wllkts, 1'iesldeiit. W. II. lllrtley, Secretary. At the succlal meeting or the Bar tenders' Local league, No. 134, held yes terday afternoon in their looms In Hattb's hall, the following resolutions were adopted: Be it resolved, That ns the stteet ear em ployes are on stiike for u nl mill fair cinu ptmatlon for their l.llini-, we, t lie llaiteiideis Intnl. No. l.'U, ctend our sluceie simpalhy and support to tlinu; he it fiulhcr Ue'obfd, That w donate twenly-llie dollars to. the striking sheet tar employe' acting; com mittee to use us they may see tit. lie it Itesohcd, That these resolutions he published In Monday's papeis. Hemy W. Zeldler. Tli. una- O'lliifii, ("iiiiiuiIIIm'. WANTED. LABORERS. Apply at once at Scranton Hallway company's office. THANKS OF THE POSTMASTER. Extended to the Employes of the Scranton Office. In the following graceful manner, Postmaster E. II. Hippie on Saturday extended ills thanks to the employes of the office for their assistance in handling the rush of holiday mall: To the employee of the Scranton postotlice: It is due to you that some lecOHiiiliou should be had of the admirable manner in which your aoluous duties of Hie busy holiday season hale been pcriotmed. For the week preceding Christ mas the olume ot business transacted at this nlikc was as heavy probably as has cer been known in the lnstoiy of the office, but, as it came ill regularly, you veie able lo keep it in hand so that each day's woik was pretty well cleaned up hefoie the net was engaged in, and no veiy great an iimiilatioii of mail occmred at any time. In order that you might be able to do this, you wele obliged to woik long hours in the office, and taiiy heavy sacks on the delivery routes. This was all done checi fully and uncomplainingly. The people of the city of Scranton are under ureal obligations to jou, although they may not lealie it. As tin- postmaster of the city, I acknowledge the debt we all owe you, and lender you my thanks for your painstaking elfoits to do jour woik to the complete satisfaction of everybody, whetlnr patuin or oflicial. Very truly join-, lra II. Hippie, Postmaster. SERMON FOR MASONS. Special Services Conducted in Penu Avenue Church Last Night. l!uv. Dr. Robert F. Y. Pierce, pastor nt' the Pcnn Avenue Baptist church, delivered a special sermon last night to the members of the Masonic order. There were a large number of Masons present from all parts of the city, though they did not come In a body. "The Glorified Vision," was the topic of his sermon, and he found his text In Rev. v: 5, "Tho Lion of the tribe of .ludah." He dwelt especially upon the wonderful principles of the order, which has endured the persecutions of centuries. He said that with the ex ception of the Chtlstian church, thciv is today no single organization doing so much for the uplift of mankind and the softening of humanity as the Ma sonic order. Tn Its ranks, he said, might be found the foremost Christian men of overy prominent city in the land. There are not attracted, he said, by the high sounding titles or by the regalia of office, but bv the Christ-like princi ples of the organization. OIL HOUSE ABLAZE. Supply Shanty in Lackawanna Yard Destroyed. A tierce blaze was discovered in the oil supply shanty in the Lackawanna j-ard at 10 o'clock last night, which threatened to destroy the old Everhart brass foundry and other surrounding buildings in the vicinity of Cliff street, lirlilge street and the stone bridge. The fire was of unknown origin, but hi supposed to have baen caused by a naked lamp being left in the shanty by one of the yardmen. The (lames were fortunately confined to the In terior of the shantj', otherwise a very destructive lire would have resulted. Tho burning oil and timbers were a mass of seething flames and It was with extraordinary precaution that the Hremen approached the the. The alarm was rung from box 12 in the sum Her fixings lor the perfectly dressed man is here, new, snappy up-to-date, Being judges ot values connoisseurs of fashion, yon can rely on our prices being the lowest and styles abso lutely correct. If you want the right fur nishings for any and all occa sions you must buy them here, Every j Article I They Can't Hold a Candle to us when it comes to liigli grauc LIQUORS at low prices. Never miud how we do it; that we do it and you benefit thereby is enough. Green Valley Rye Will Convince You. CAS EY BROTH ERS, Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave. Perhaps Come in and see the Water Color Drawings just brought over from Europe English and French subjects from life by Miss Macartney. You'll buy one if you see them. R. E. PRENDERGAST. 207 WASHINGTON AVENUE. Scranton, Pe, and the central city companies re sponded, together with several hun dred people who were on the streets at the time. While the shanty Is com paratively small, tin- loss will amount lo several hundreds of dollars, as a large quantity of oil was kept In the place for supplying the engines and yardmen who are engaged In oiling the cars as the.v pass through the yard. it was nearhv two hours from t lie time the flames wjre discovered until tups were sounded. For Sale. Our warehouse property, corner West Lackawanna avenue and Eighth street, being about 23 feet front on Lacka wanna avenue and 130 feet on Eighth street, and about 147 feet on the line or the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern railroad, with a live-story btlck warehouse, track and switching ntivi leges. Also our barn lot on Dlx court, about S5 feet on Dlx court by ilO feet deep to Lee court, with brick stable and frame warehouse: located between ' Lacka wanna avenue and Spruce street. The Hunt & Conuell Co. Mine Host John '. Ha rues, pro prietor of the Brunswick, at 111 Spruce street, will have a big celebration at his place tonight, to fittingly usher in the new century. There will be a lunch served as only- he can serve one, and Bauer's orchestra will furnish music. Everyone Invited. Always Busy. "We begin the new century by elusion our shoe stores evenings at 0 o'clock sharp, Saturday excepted. LEWIS ..- REIL1.V. - 111-11C Wyoming A v. After January 1st We will close our stores at 6 p. ni. every day in the niouth with the ex ception of Saturday, when we will be open even ings the same as former ly. We do this to shorten the working hours of our employes, and we hope our customers will join with us in this good work as it will be a good help to the clerks. An Old Record to he proud of for 1000. Our custo mers have increased. Our stock hns Increased, and the only decrease has been the prices on Barney & Berry skates, prices were never so low, Foote & Fuller Co Mears Building. t4 ffHtf ltft t JUST OUT The Chesterfield Overcoat ASK TO SKE IT. Samter Bros. Carke Bros -TTTfTTtTTTTTT--fTTTT-T . :. You've forgotten to get some little reminder for some one We have a number of pretty things left on which we will make low prices to close out. We especially offer a BIG CUT ON CALENDARS Gloves of All Kinds for Hands of All Sizes. CONRAD'S 305 Lackawanna Avenue SCRANTON'S LEADING rU HS TABLISHMENT. F. L. Crane Established 1866. Kurs and Fur Garments ot all kinds, and our prices are low, it is in fact unsafe to pay less. Call and see our Laylored Suits Jackets, Long Coats, Box Coats, Neckpieces Boas, Muffs and Children's Furs. We carry these in full assortment. Furs repaired. RAW FURS BOUGHT. 324 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Pierce's Market, Penn Avenue Wo nuke II spsrialty of fancy Crcumry But ter and strictly frcsli cuss and the prica la aa low a$ first olan Roods can bo sold at. We do not liavo any special sales nr letdcr.i lint at nil times rnny ai complete n line of Market floods, Fancy Groceries and TW Delica cies ai can lie found in tlic largest New York or IMillailvlnliiii .Mail.eli wliicU we sH at right pikes. . H. Pierce, IS LacUwanni Ave. 113. 112, 114 Pcott At. Prompt ilrlhcry. :$ Just a Little Counsel. We believe tfiatwhen a woman thinks of good furniture, she tlilnksof tills More, That's right, "We want the Impression to pre vail even more wldelj-. "We are showing a llneof sideboards that will strengthen that Impression Into a conviction that Is, If you admire broad variety nnd up-to-date designs, A SIUEnOARD will give the dining room n tone on New Year's day, Don't be backward about asking credit that's our business, cash or credit, Pay ui when you get paid a little every time it's convenient. We chow a Kd hldiliojrd jt, ,,$17.50 We liuw a lullir one at AOO Slid ! Iilijli a you inic tn go. CREDIT YOU ? CERTAINLY! THE: ONOMY 221-223-325-227 Wyoming Ave m 1 -4 --. H "3 'I m