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THE SCR ANION TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1901'.
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Beauty and
Usefulness
Are combined in the
new thermometers this
year. Some have fancy
flower borders, others
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anything you need In
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Prices from JOc up,
Footc & Shear Co.
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STATEMENT OF THE
mnu Mime
OF SCR ANTON.
United States Depositary.
At the close of business Dec.
. 1900.
RESOURCES.
Loan and Investments ,
$3,175,478.38
Banking Koub 38,590.64
Cash And Beserv 530,870.10
33,750,957.10
LIABILITIES.
Capital 8 200.r00.0O
Surplus 5".,000.00
Undivided Profits . . . 57,905.20
Circulation 100,000.00
Individual Deposits . . 2,415,538.08
U. S. Deposits 422,720.30
Due 'to Banks 54,785.53
83,750,057.10
UI.LIAM IOVNTiX. 1'resldent.
HES'llY IIK.LIN, JR., Vice-PrMlient
WILLIAM II. PECK, fishier.
Bonds and
Guaranteed
Stocks
I ira rdaclnr; ttw choice MciirltlM coruntiiu
of 7 per cent, fully (tuanintfed stock mid 5 per
icnt. neml-anntiil interest Gold Dond, In blocki
it $100, $j0 nd $1,000. accompanied by stoc;
Donm, affording: a rate opportunity for large or
mall Imntn-cnt. At Olflic. C and 8. Lyceum
rcade, Mondayi and Saturdije. At othr tlnm,
bv special appointment.
Robert Van Schoick,
nthraelte District Manager ol The North Ameri
can riiuncierins compani.
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A.O.WARMAN.
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
Local daU for February l, lfloi:
lligheit tempeiature "VI decree
l-tmrnt tcmpentui-u SO degree
Humidity:
S 3. m n. nrr rMifr
n p. m .i-,ft,i
Niowiaii, si horns emliii.f s p. tit. . 7.0 Ilium
PERSONAL,
Harry Staples Jft ycttfnlay en a hiuiiifm tup
tu larrlstur(c.
t'r. Murray hai returncO liomc after fvful
vtli' nbcnire
Captain Join Delantv ttturnfil to llairitbu-g
ye.ttrJay alttrnoon.
lao F. llanlani mi ifWtrf J at the A I"'
tnrla in New Ycrk jultplay.
Mr. and lire. Harnett ItMenberg, nt Pcun n.c
I u. wUli to annotitKi' t tic cnicaKinieul o( tlielr
daugliter, ll Sophia, to Mr. XalKird, ft Wllke.
farre.
, fen of tha many trieiicli cf MIm Tlutclier,
of Sprue atrett. nirpriacO tier rn Tliurnlay. A
Itrse crowj aweinblcd. The evenlnx aa iviy
leaiantly pent In rlnijliii;. Oanclni; nnJ raid
I'laylng. Tlio )Itaie Whltu cava teicnl plana
and vocal aelectlom. J. Langaii and MIm (laneui
alio gne icveral Mlrctlfvn". Anionic them wote
"Thi lutal JtoM ot lleil. ' At an eaily hour .1
rriaat wsi iwrrid. Mi. .1 II. Gauini w-rved
lofftr, Mlia A. Analo nxe rrapp Amonj thce
prcient Mere! Mrs. II, .1. Canons Mr, and Mr.
K A Angle, Mlwi Cantnu. Ml Tliatchtr, lli
Mlwea White, Mill II1U, Glbtona, Colliu, Zlm.
mnman, Harding and Miu De lttnnlr, mid MIm
nahlwln, ol New Ynilt, Mffirs. Gantni, Tlmnian,
Zlmmfrmar, I.ancan, O'lljrne, Campbell, nib.
bonj, Daldwlii, tlrear, r.lwoith, fctiuple,
Chkuge ot Train Servlc Lackawanna
Railroad.
VJffectlve Monday, February U, Tialn
No. 1, west:bounJ, leaving Scranton at
1.03 p. m., and train No. 4, rnat-bound,
leaTlnir Scranton at 13.05 p. nt will
not run west of Klmlra.
Aak for Kelly's union crackers.
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BOARD FAVORS
PAID FIREMEN
PRESENT DEPARTMENT IS SUB
JECTED TO CRITICISM.
After Listening to Allegations of In
efficiency In Our Present Partly
Volunteer and Partly Paid Depavt
went, the Board of Trade does on
Recoid for ft Full Ild Department
and Recommends the Adoption of
Chittenden Ordinance Threats to
Raise Insurance Rates Rnlss
Chairman Dickson's lie.
Moil of the tlnif of last night's lejtu.
lar meeting of the Ixuird ot tiadc was
devoted to n illocussion of the need
of iL'orsnnlzliifc the lire department. It
win the general opinion thnt the de
partment was sorely in ned of teor
Kanlzlng; and that the Chltrend.n or
dinance, providing for n paid di.jmrt-in-iit,
nhoutd be passed.
N'otlceH were sent to nil members ot
the board that the meeting would dh
hush the fire protection question, with
n view of arriving ut some recommen
dation to councils that would bear tho
Htamp of upproval of tho city's busi
ness men. Six teem member attended.
Colonel P. I.. Hitchcock, who Is tv
member of the Underwriter associa
tion, opened the dlrcusslon by naylng
thnt tho need of a reorganization ot
tho fire department was evidenced by
tho recent disastrous conflagration on
Lackawanna avenue und that he did
not know but that the notorious man
ner In which this flro demonstrated
the Inefficiency of the fire department
would result In the rates of Insurance
being raised.
Vice President A. W. Dickson, who
was In the chair, warmed up very
nercentlblv ut th h suggestion of a
raise In rates and assured the colonel
that there would bo a very vigorous
sort of a protest If the underwriters
attempted any such thing.
"What else can you expect?" iuerleil
Colonel Hitchcock. "There was a tire
that caused them n. quarter of n mil
lion dollars' loss and tlireo-fourtlm of
this loss was due to the Inefficiency ot
tha flro dep;irtment."
Kbene7r Williams, of the llrm of
J. V. llllams ttc Bros., whose store
was damaged by the fire, said ho could
not tell whether or not the lire was
properly fought, as ho was busily en
gaged In trying to snva his own prop
erty, but he did know the water pres
sure was not what It should have been.
WEIU3 WITHOUT A HEAD.
It sei-med from all he could gather
concerning the work of the llrcmeu
that they were without a head. Ho
encountered n sriuad of firemen work
ing Improperly, as he viewed It, In
his building and he remonstrated with
them. He was told he would be thrown
out If he didn't keep his mouth shut.
The chief came along soon afterward
and directed tho work to be done
according to tho idea Mr. Wllllutns
had suggested.
"Does this board favor a paid de
partment?" asked Chairman Dickson,
somewhat testily. "That's the ques
tion before tho house. Let us hear
from you." '
Secretary Atherton presented for the
consideration ot the board a report
made by a special committee and
ndopted In December, 1S93, In which
It was eet forth that the board of
trade should fuvor a paid fire depart
ment, with a well-paid fire marshal and
$70 a month for tho firemen after a
reasonable term of service.
In connection with this, the secretary
read a communication from John
M. Keinmerer, who said he favored a
paid fire department and also favored
tho Hipper bill:
Secretary Atherton volunteered the
Information that it had como to him
from a reliable source that tho mayor
had been lobbying against a paid tiro
department. This he characterized as
a sorry spectacle. The Chittenden or
dinance, Secretary Athetton went on
to say, was defeated by councllmen
who are volunteer firemen and he be
lieved no member of the lire depart
ment should be eligible to membership
In tho councils. Tho business men of
tho community have soma rights In
this matter, he said, and the board
should take decisive action to assert
them.
Colonel Hitchcock was anmed, ho
declared, to learn that the mayor was
lobbying against n paid tiro depatt
ment, as the mayor hnd repeatedly as.
sured him he was heartily In fuvor of
It. He was also surprised to learn that
any firemen were opposing it, as ho
found the firemen enthusiastically ap
proving It when he was agitating the
matter In 1S33. He continued:
OI'BN INSUBORDINATION.
I d. not vant to detract from the heroic oik
cf our tinmen. I appniiute n much a any on
tho Rood work Hut the maker of the ikpiitiuent
try to do, Hut, t nm constrained to My Hut It
U sadly In need of icoriranbution. 1 am told that
during the procrrtt of the ricent LIk fuo Ihiro
ivuc moic (lumen In tho adjircnt mloon than
luuld he tr.nnd vmklne about the burniiiR hulld.
Infci. An o'licer of tho tre dipartinent told ma
half lis mm were half drunl: and that mo-t ot
them lnd whiskey bottles In their pocket. Mii
thla elfin r gave nn order to his Intn, no lie tills
vmc, ho vaa repialedly told to b to hell.
I am told that tvojeoiup.i!ilc fiim the nbui''i
came to the Htiiiu without nny flro under tha
Iwllen of their a'eamcru aiid,iriado mi ntteinpl to
the up until alter their rmrinea lnd Ueu ton
metid. 1 also learn.d that another tr.inp.iny
could not stt water from a hydrant ami Mipi
Itu; It to be nut ol oiiVr ni about to dcU''ii
from II whin MOino one nine along and dUunercd
that tho irtn Mho (re at the htdrant did not
Inow bow to muk It. Iho hydrant v,.u all tight
when it was properly opened. I have all tbU tea.
tlmony irom tellable men whose iianici I i.n
clie. If ncefd.arr.
Thia wit of thing shonbf not be. II U not fair
to the men. On? braie olunterr whom I taw
uijKelf, could not remove hla khoes until he
thaw-rl them out. lie sxdled a fult of clothe.i
and w'ua laid up In bed a Meek fighting otf nn
attack of pneumonia.
It uflfcu on th city In every way. At
nutter o( pride ai well ai safety we ought not
delay one moment longer In forming a paid lire
deaprtment. No other city would tolerate what
wa do. flili room uuxht to Iki full ol bulnea
men tonight to dUnu-8 thla quentlon, luatead,
there H only a btkei'i doun litre.
LACK OP mBCIPLlXK.
Lack of. dlseliiUno morn than any
thini; tlHi, Mr. Keller said, was re
nponslblo for whatever Inelllclency
ther Ih In the department. "It 1b im
possible," he went on to say, "to liavo
discipline in a partly paid und partly
volunteer department."
Mr. Keller also declared there was
too much politics In the tlte depatt
inont, und paid that a chulrnmn of
common council cun not be elected
until ho bus agreed beforehand that
this or that member shall be chairman
of the lire department committee.
After pointing out that six members
of common council who voted to
pigeon-hole tho Chittenden ordlnunco
were members of the lire department,
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Continued on I'age ".
TRUMAN'S "OLIVER TWIST."
Very Clever Interpretation of Dick
en' Story Given Last Evening.
One of the cleverest of monologue
entertainments seen In this city was
given at tho auditorium of the St.
Luke's parish house last cvcnlng.-Mhen
Frederick W. Truman presented his
version of Dickens' "Oliver Twist."
Tho entertainment was given for the
benefit of tho Men's guild, nnd there
was a fair-sized attendance.
Mr. Truman Impersonate no less
than twenty-one characters In the
untrue of his presentation of Oliver
rwlHi, und In every Instance, execut
ing pcrhopi the female characters, tho
distinction between personages Is
marked by expression of the face nnd
modification of tho voice.
Mr. Truman's ability to change from
the gruff, harsh tones ot Hill Mykes to
tho timid, boyish voice of Oliver Twist,
to the shrinking, cringing vocal ex
pressions ot wicked old Pagln 1 ccr
tanly remarkable. Probably the fea
ture of Mr. Truman's performance last
night was his Interpretation ot the
scenes In Fagtn's den.
His characterization of the old villain
was sunerb nnd Is easily the Imper
sonator's strongest point. Another
strong part of last evening's perform
ance was the impersonator's lnturprt
tatlon of humorous scenes, for In
stance, the trial scene when Oliver
wm charged with picking ot Mr.
Ilrownlow's pockets. The difference
between Judge Fang and Mr. Hrown
low were reproduced with great real
ism nnd provoked no end of laughter.
Professor .T. Willis Ponant gave an
otgan selection. John Jones sang with
great force the solo, "The Hrlgand,"
nnd was encored, and Miss Irene Kann
rendered two solo with her accustom
ury success.
mother"jones1n city.
SHE DELIVERED AN ADDRESS
TO THE STRIKERS.
There Is Some Talk of n Compro
mise Between the Strikers and
Mill Owners.
Mother Miry Jones mtivi'd in thli
city yesteidny noon, and last nlulit
addressed tin audience which com
plettdy tilled the St. Thoman College
hall. Tho female organizer of the
United Mine Workem will thin morn
ing meet thp sdllc mill iitrllfra' com
mittee, and formulate a plan of cam
paign with them. At i! o'clock till"
afternoon she will addict's tho sti Ik
ing kIHk nt AVIlkes-Darte, and then
goes to West Virginia to there nsslst
In organizing tho miners.
She came here from Armop, Tioga,
county, where mIip wast located for
some time. Last nlght's meeting was
called to order at S o'clock. Ity that
time every seat In the auditorium,
was taken, nnd en the stage were
seated a large number of young wo
men, tho strikers' executive commit
tee. President T. D. Nichols, of District
No. 1, Introduced Mother J one.", who
wan accorded a warm greeting. Sho
said this Is the first industrial re
volt on the American continent in the
twentieth century. S1k Ih acquainted
! with the conditions about the f Ilk mill
and declared that the employes are
always being robbed, tfhe nil vised the
girls to employ one of their own num
ber to do the measuring. .
Mother Jones then paid her respects
to the girls who have deserted the
strikers' rrinlcs and gone back to work.
Thesu she characterized as blacklegs,
nnd advised all young men present
to pledge themselves never to enter
a matrimonial alliance with any audi.
Sihe then assured the girls of her un
faltering support, and declared that
she would meet the executive commit
tee this morning at tho Mine Workers'
headquarters. She also advised a pub
lic procession of ull the striker.-".
Henjnmln James then made a short
address, in which he spoke of the or
ganizing of the miners during tho last
two years, and assured the silk mill
girls of their support. President Nlch
olls hi ought the meeting to a closa
with an address. In which he assured
the strikers of the hearty support of
the miners of District No. 1.
Efforts for a compromise are being
made by the owners of various mills,
at which the employes have struck,
and at today's meeting of the strlkem"
executive committee some action will
be taken regarding tho proposals
which have been made. The negotia
tions so far have been of n secret
nature, but It Is a known fact that
overtures have been made by the mill
Owners. r
Tho mill affected is not one ot the
city concerns. A conference was yes
terday held by a representative of tho
mill with Mrs. Matthews, president of
the textile workers. The strikers were,
yesterday. Incensed over the fact that
eleven girls hnd returned to work at
the Sauquott mill. They are members
of tho weaving department and are
said to have ieturned at an Increased
salary.
There will be a mestlng t the Sau
quolt soft silk workers at 2 o'clock
tomortow afternoon, and this afternoon
thp Petersburg girls will convene. The
employes of the Harvey mill will also
meet today. Tin management of the
Slot ling silk mill tit PIttston have re
turned a definite answer to the two
hundred striking hands. They declare
that the wage tc.ile Is prepoHtetous,
deny that they have received any raw
silk to be woven, from tho Sauquolt
mill, and lefuse to reinstate the hands,
already discharged.
Ask for Kelly's union crackers,
Great
Fruit
Sale.
290 box Oranges on sale
this week,
California and
Florida Oranges.
E. G. Coursen
Headquarters,
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WILL NOT ACCEPT IT.
What Secretary John H. Brooks Says
of Amended Franchise Ordinance
of His Trolley Company.
John II. Urooks, secretary and tuus
urer of the Central Rapid Transit
.Street Hallway company, stated most
emphatically to a Tribune man yes
teiday ntternoon that unless at least
two of the amendments to the fran
chise which were adopted at last
Thursday night's meeting of the neleci
council arc reconsidered and stricken
off, the company will not accept It.
"The company cannot and will not
accept the franchise as It now stands,"
said he. "It would be utterly Impos
sible. Then are three amendments
which ptactlcally kill It, but one or
these we might accept. Tho one I re-'
fer to Is tin! amendment striking out
that portion of the oidlnance which
gave us the right to operate a loop on
Centre street, Mifflin avenue and Vine
street. It might be possible for its to
get to West Scranton by some differ
ent touts than this, but as we see It
now there is no other route.
"The other two amendments which
kill the ordinance, as far as we are
concerned, are the ones reserving the
tight to Impose a tax ot not more than
live per rent, on our gross receipts,
and ptovldlmr that at the end ot
twenty years the franchise shall revert
to the city."
HEARING IN HOWELL CASE.
Commissioner Pitcher Will Have
Witnesses on Stand Today.
Then will bo another hearing this
morning In the Howell lunacy pioceed
lngs beforo Commissioner In Lunacy C.
it. Pitcher. It will be held in the arbi
tration 100m in the couit house, and
Is to be begun promptly nt 10 o'clock.
Miss Jennie Howell, It Is said, will
be one of the witnesses put 011 the
stand, nnd a prominent Philadelphia
medical expert will be another of tho
witnesses called. Several loeil physi
cians will also give Important testi
mony. SIGNED THE UNION SCALE.
Lackawonna Steam Bakery Is Now
Unionized.
Tho Lackawanna Steam naitery yes
terday signed the union scale, and
hereafter the wages of the employes
will be governed thereby, Kx-C'oitnty
Treasurer M. J. Kelly is tho head of
the Lackawanna company.
Tho linkers' union wns only tccently
organised In this city.
THE SECOND R0ESLER WILL.
It Will Be Offered for Probate on
Wednesday.
On Wednesday tho will ot Charles
W. Iloeslor, which It Is alleged was
made In 1&W, will bo oITered for pro
bate. ( A caveat has already been filed
against tho ptobatlng of this will. Tho
protest Is entored in behalf of tha
granddaughter of the deceased.
College Sola IIUowb.
Hrand new deslnnu. Just nrtlved.
Cramer-Wells Co., 1:10 AVyomlngr live
nue. Ak tor Kelly'8 union crackem.
WHERE EXPERIENCE IB NOT
ORDER TO WIN.
nc n ctiitniliu t1!c liri!irii
Mr
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oi me auinors. i uc cuvciupi's
authors will be preserved nn- l
of similar tenor.
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HURRAH FOR KLINE.
Sixteenth Warders Want Him
for
Next Alderman.
One of the most Interesting of to
day's contests will take place In the
Sixteenth ward, where a hard fight
Is on for the place made vacant by
the withdrawal of Alderman Froaerlck
Fuller. It is the first time In thirty
years that tho aldermanlc Nestor has
not been In the field, but Ihe wind
Republicans have boen quick to view
the fact that In their nominee, a splen
did man presents hlmselt for the place,
and there is little doubt that when the
ballots me counted Joseph J. Kline
will be found to have carried each dls
tift:t by n big majority.
In every respect he Is the man for
the place, and from the general senti
ment of the ward he will bo the man
In the place after tho votes have been
counted. The cosmoplltan vote of the
ward is largely assured him, and last
night a general pro-Kline sentiment
was in the nlr. Congratulations were
being tendered him already last night
by enthusiastic fi lends.
MRS. GARDNER'S DEATH.
Her Body Found in a Chair at Her
Willow Street Home.
Mis. Fred nardner, of (141 Willow
street, aged 43 years, died vety Mid
denly and very mysteilously yesteidny
afternoon. Her dead body was found
shortly after fi o'clock In a chair In
th" sitting room of her home.
The discovery was made by one ot
her children, several of whom were In
the house at tho time. Ah far as could
he learned none of them had been In
tho room in which their mother died
for some time prior to the discovery
of the body. The remains weie re
moved to Undertaker Kline's morgue.
It wns persistently rumored that the
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An unprecedented Hat
Sale will continue all
this week -all desirable
shapes and quality.
This sale -includes all
our Roelof hats and sec
ond grade Knox hats al-
ways sold at$. and $3.50
J Black and brown derby
j hats pearl and black soft
hats. Price for this week
$2.00
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CASEY BROTHERS,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers, 216 Lackawanna Ave.
woman took poison, but nothing defi
nite can be learned along this lino
until after Coroner Itobetts makes an
autopsy this morning.
FUNERAL OF MISS BIOLIN.
Wan Held Yesteiday Morning from
St. Peter's Cathedral.
The funetnl ot Miss Jennie Illglln
was held yesterday morning funn lur
late home on Caibon street, and later
from si. Peter's Cathedral, wheie a
joqulcm mass was celebrated by llev.
J. J. tlrllllu. The choir, under the dl
tectlon of Prof. Schilling, rendered ev
oral funeral nnthem".
The pall-bcarcrs weie- John Davis,
Michael llowley, Michael anrdoti,
Thomas Hughes, Michael llanlcy, Kd
ward Mortis and IVter llowley. The
Mowers beaters were: James W'heider,
William O'Malley, .MMkuI M.flany
nnd Patrick McUatiy.
BIQ BREAKER BURNED DOWN
Five Destroys Pennsylvania Com
pany's Property at PIttston.
No. 14, a big breaker or th' I'onnsyl
vnnln Coal company nt PIttston, was
burned to tho ground liiKt nlcht, th'
cause of the blaze not belli.; known.
The fire stinted about 11.S0 o'cloik nnd
within a few minutes the enilie i
breaker was enveloped In lluine-. The !
blaze oilglnnted In the tower, wh"re
repairs were being made. !
Pioni. the first It wns seen that lln ;
speed of the bl.ize could not b cln-i-kod.
and nt 12.20 o'clock the building wan '
already n mass of binned timber- A' '
1.1." o'clock the the was out.
A Caul.
Papeis having been cliuuuted illh
the attempt to boycott me for employ
ing non-union men, 1 vjj-h to slat"
emphatically that I have no ucn-unlon
men In my employ, neither have t
use for any men outside ot my legiti
mate business. A. C Nettleton. "
Ask for Kelly's union cracUcis.
The Scranton Gas and Water Com
pany and the Hyde Park Gas Com
pany. In accordance with the polio ul tlicn ioih
panics to reduce lutes from time to time M
liny be warranted liy Increased roimimptlon.
notice it hereby ylun that, on nnd after April
1 next, the price of f.is will !h nue dollar pir
ono tlioiuund cubic ft consumed, subjeit to
the followinc discounts: l"le per cu.t. on ull
bllU l.eie tliu con. ui.i. lion tm ll,o in"nt'i
Atnnuntri to leu than twenly.flv- dollar; ter pr
cint. on all Mils whrie the loiiMimptlon for the
month rnxunts to twenty Tim dulUu and up
wards.
I'roilded tlii bill Is raid mi or biforp ihe
COth ill)' of Ihe mnulh in which the bill h
lendeicd. lly order ot the board.
:. II. 11AM), Scuctir)
A LONG
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
The preatost commercial
economist in the world today.
Compared to any necessary
investment In business,
IheprofitfromaTELEPHONE
is incalculable.
Residence and Commerc'a'
rates at a moderate cost.
CCNTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
TELEPHONE AND SUPPLY OO
Jtnnager'! office, 117 Adtmi ivenue.
WILLIAM MASON
Doctor ol Muik !!. U. all of An. .
Pianoforte TiJ.hu.., ami i tnmUian w
Lnokvlcdge ot liU chuoii. instrument i . u
kumnutc, willn a lollovw rcardm; iho
Mason k Hamlin Pianoforte
' l UK , lKld,
"Mi.oii .. Hamuli 1 1 .
"Oiitleii.cn: The t pnalii I'unoi.iile wM.h I
imntly punhaicd c( ,u,u K .1 loii.lant boiuce
of df light to in", lu biaiilllulli lmiih.il toi.o
ord drill jtilv u.puiuiic in lion .in- in uei ml
inliable adjustment .u to induce .1 inudul ttutn
on Ihe uit nt the plajir Jiid evil nugscsl
musical lilt ax t" the rouipcu.
"Wliilo capable of lanvulni: and pathei e ten
deriie, It it alo imfhiiehiru.' undir luatura
Iia.ii,T. and in this respect it upprouhes the
nature cf .1 Grand l'lar.otorte.
"It I an In.-trunu'llt for Hie mtHieallt ilitelll
(rent, upeclnllv lor those to wlumi j 1. rand
I'lancfoite h (..r any rcivm dobancd."
Wo llcnullt in -li .tine the M.um . Il.nnlm
Upright, and the lldiv (Hand, to all pn-on up
prtclatlng .111 abrol' l artUtic pain
L, B. POWELL
u
131-133 Washington hi
Pierce's Market, Penn Ayenne
W muVe a pciUlty of fancy Creamery liu'
tcr and itrlctly Irefh rsgi and the price It n
Icat Srat lasa goodi can bo o!il at.
We do not hue any reclal ulrt rr leaden
but at all times carry at cotnputo u line ot
Market Good), fancy (Jrocerles und Table Dellca.
cles tan bo found In tha larRct Nr York
or Philadelphia Markcla which we well at rijht
pilcc.
W. H. Pierce,
19 tacl(-tnnt Are, 119, 112, Hi rtito At.
I'rompt dellury.
The Dickson .Mamiructiii'lii? Co.
icrsnton and )VllUii-i:arr, I',
Mauttfacuirorl o
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARV ENGINES
Boilers. Holttlng and Pumpln. Machinery.
Oentrml Offlce, Scranton, Pa.
Is the way of those who hold the
upper luiud. We hold the upper
hand in the business, and oar
superior goodi is all we need to
show, and you will gladly part
with the price.
NEW
SHIRTS
Bosom
Shirts
I:ioin the new
est .spring styles of
colored Roods have
just anived. Call
and see them, they
ate the. i idlest ef
lects ol the season.
CONRAD,
:ior 1,111'ka, Ave.
IsIT Itniu1!" llroi." (iooiK
Knives, Forks
Spoons, etc.
No question about the quality; wo
have all the newest patterns at
lowest prices.
Also the celebrated Sterling In
laid Spoons nnd Forks. War
ranted to wenr twenty-five years.
Immense block of Sterling Silver
Spoons, Hoiks, Knives and Cased
Gods for Wedding Presents.
Mercereaii 5 Connell.
132 Wyoming Avenue.
Heating Stoves,
anges,
races,
Oil Stoves,
Das Stoves,
!?tf Heaters.
Kill 8 FORSYTH.
"N. A i .... cn
lj!S
gnts-gregr?!- rera
1
FEnmJAkr trade sale.
ns.
A variety of different
patterns but only one
and two pair of a kiud.
When we had more of
them they sold for $3.
Now, per pair
$1.49.
Tapestry
Curtains
A do.en different pat
tcrus,bright colors, hand
some effects, $5. value.
Trade Sale Price, per
pair
$2.48.
CREDIT YOUr CERTAINLYI
2ai-aS3-225-227Wyoraing Atb
I SPRING 1 STYLES
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