rrr'tww' v rK Tliia HC'UANTOS- T1UBUNJ3- MONDAY, JANCARV G, 1002. 4n u a SAMTER'S OL.EZ - In Our Shoe fffife xWwr iOvs an - twx--- - .Mil It starts today and bear in mind everything advertised here is of the very newest style for this season's wear. These sales are planned by us twice every year, with the determination to clear our stores of all this season's styles. But miles of words will not convince you. "Its real worth, true merit and prices below your expectation that counts. You'll get these if you take advantage of this Charing Sale Announcement p us twice I :rue merit b ..I i. .11 9 .-rsr&w tr-i.vA n jHtaaammmmamemmmmsfmmamBmmmnm asm I f I i t Department.. $3 Fine Bd.v Calf with full double sole and heel, extra heavy shank. Special for ., Clearing Sale fyZ.&ij $2.50 Shoes, Strong Box Calf Extra Heavy Sole. Reduced In price for this . Clearing Sale to tyj,. U(J $4.01) Shoes in Kid, Enamel and Patent for this sale BOX Calf Black Vlci .L.ea."e.':..p:1" $3.00 9 '099 $5 Fine Shoes in Wax Calf. Enamel Box and Crome Patent, all reduced for this sale . Nov selling at '. Jp4.0U M f Fancy Ribbed Underwear Reg ular made and finished. Fifty-cent quality reduced to 39c Natural Grey Wool, Fleece Lined, double breasted. Price reduced to 3 VC SI. 50 Manhattan Shirts All this season's latest patterns. Reduced to VoC jpz.uu i lannaium anirts New est patterns. Reduced for this Clearing Sale to, $ 1 .48 In small) lots only a fewiof , $1.00 Shirts each pattern. Reduced to $1.00 Shirts New patterns only arrived from the factory a month ago. We have marked them for this sale $1.00 Woolen Sweaters. Reduced to $i Suits In neat Fancy Worsted patterns, Clearing Sale Price $12 Suits In Fancy Tweeds and Worsteds. Clearing Sale Price $15 Suits Silk Mlxe'd Worst eds and Cassimeres. Clearing Sale Price j Si8 Suits In Fine Cloth Qualities. Clearing Sale Price,. . $20 Suits The Newest Cloth styles. Clearing Sale Price , $28 Suits Fine Custom Tailoring. Clearing Sale Price .... $6.90 $7.90 $12 Overcoats In Medium q, Chesterfield length, now reduced to. . $). 90 $15 Overcoats Full Box Yoke d, style. This clearing Sale Price $9.90 $18 Overcoats In the Swell Yoke Style, broad shoulders, re- ducedto $1 1.90 S20 and $25 Overcoats In Fine Cloth Qualities, now reduced . . . to $15.00 $30 Overcoats Fashion Plate Styles, and best cloth qualities, re- duced to $20.00 All Displayed in Our Windows. wwimmM&ztoiiw avy?ij..,aKl. lit QfcSs 7icyv'. vgw ' 1 i . . fvft 1 . . k It IM$&WW W&- ' W&w$b$$' 't:' yffirOMTro,', . 1-.T nrLVI-l. .1' -t 'VrTL-V.rt. v"J W. l,.H2. VTV.-i ". .i iAf Swr WS&W ' 3;ii ,W Wti" vrw"i .ij-'.t; . ?:f, -:! ',-':. ' t'V.J y-V.'w.' i;A'B'.., PJ p"' P B3aaBa ISSiSpil 9 "f B J UllDfllrtHfl BBP.lli VA1J11UIA WM hJ MSWtiJH,10 Reefer Overcoats $2.50'Reefers now selling at $1.90 $3.00 Reefers now selling at 1.90 $3.50 Reefers now selling at 2.40 Vestee Suits $2.00 Suits now selling at $i..j5 .$2.00 Suits now selling at 1.55 $2,50 Suits now selling at 1.80 Boys9 Ulster Collar Reefer Overcoats $1.50 $2.50 Overcoats at. $3.50 Overcoats at. $4.00 Overcoats at. 2.75 a'.So $4.50 Overcoats at. $7.00 Overcoats at. $10.00 Overcoats at $3.90 5-25 6.00 Bovs' Chesterfield Box vercoats $3.50 Overcoats at $2.40 $5.00 Overcoats at 3.90 $4.50 Overcoats at 3.15 $6.00 Overcoats at $4.25 $8.00 Overcoats at 6.48 $ 1 0.00 Overcoats at 7.80 Ladies' Umbrellas A lot of Ladles Fancy Handled Umbrellas that were sent here by the manufacturers for our holiday trade. Prices all reduced for this . Clearing Sale $1.19 0 ill 0 ! fines u $1 Gloves, either lined or unlined "Moca" or tan goatskin, now reduced to $5.00 Fur Driving Gloves- with corduroy. Price reduced to IIS 1 i mum nB YttM . -. Sij w 79c Gauntlet cuff, lined $3.98 15c $4.50 $1.45 You will find in our Furnishing Department many of the needful things not mentioned here at Clearing Sale prices. 25c Woolen Hose, now reduced to $6.00 Dress Suit Cases, now marked .... $2,00 Dress Suit Cases, now reduced to. Kg R! 'sss&ra m-mmrxMrnmimYFxmKHim?M mi 3EET3 'ft,:iWjr.'.iW,ftroV7.'tT37fr57TgnTn?JEWTTf The News of C&thnd&te RAILROAD TIME TABLES. Delaware and Hudson Railroad. November 21, 3P01, Trains leae Carbondale at tit) stilion sn fal. lows: Tor Siranton ami WIIKevI5aire-(!.0i), T.00, S 00. f'.Ol, 10.01. 11.21 a. in , 1.00. 1.4 :, 2.W), H.M, COO, 7.00, 10 01, 11.00 p. in. Sunday tiaim Ieac at S.X, 11.21 a. in.; l.ll, 2.10, 5 50. S.OO p. m. Tor Albany, Saiatoja. Montreal, no-Ion, New liiRland points, etc., 7.00 a. in.; "' l'i '" (daily). Tor H'ajinart an J Honcailale, 7.2J, 11.01 '" E.51. O.U p. in. iunday trains leaie Wajnmt ami llone.iHW ut 0.30 a. in.; 4.K p. in. ., Train? arric at Carbondale Irom WilUs-BiW mid Scianlon ai follows: Cifl. S.'J7. V-'J). 10 m.j 12.S7, 2.0(1, 3.13, J.23, 0,03, 7.01, S.SI, U.-l 11.07 p. m.j 2.03 a, in. Sunday tralni arrho at 0.27 a. m ; 1M0. 3-l3 .2S, 0 20, 11.00 p. in. Sunday tralni arrhc at Carbondale fiom nay mart and Honesdalo at 12.17 ami 7.M p. m. New York, Ontario and Western. . Sept. 17, 1001. Irabu leavn Carbondale for fecranton at 7.00 a. in.; .00 p. m. feunday tiains at 7.00 a. m.; 0.00 p. in. Iralns leae Oarbondile for polnti north at 11.10 a. in. On hiinday at 0.10 a. in. 'liaim leavini; t 11.10 a, in. week dajs and U.10 a, in. bundajj maUo connections for N'cw Vorl., Coin "all, etc. Trains arrive from Scranlon at U.10 a. in.; B.tO p. in.; from points iioitli, 4 00 p. in. bundajs from Scranton at D.10 a. ru. and ".l'i p. m.; from Cadoia at 0.00 p. in, I' Erie Railroad, 1 .Juno 2J, 1001, l(atnj lce city station, Carliomlale, dally (inttept Sundai) at 7.00 a, in. and l.sy p. in. lor UifiiUt and Mncieli; at ..!Ja a. in., ifally (c.v ' 'cftftvt Sundaj), lor HlnKliaiutnii. maUine eon necljorts for New York ilty ami lluffalo, and at 6.10 p.om. for biisijiieluima, nuking tonnectlous for naltern points. Sunday, trains at 9.11 a. m. for rubnnclianna, with ugjtcrn tonncctloiii, ami 0.27 p. in,, with .anic toimectlons. Trains jirrhe at S.53 a. m. and R.iS p, in. Nindajs aM a, m. FAIlt'OF COLUMBJAS Will Open iriBuike's Holl on Mon- .day Evening, Jnnunry 13 Some Novelties tp ,Be Offeied, ' Tlie vmious committees In cimigu of the project aru exceedingly nctlvu anil enerselo In muialuUliiK the details o( the fair of the Columbia hose c-oinpnny Avlilcl; will open In 'Burke's hull ji JMonJuy night of next week. ' Tho numo Columbia Is popular till ovor tho city nml when thu coiupuny liaa anything to imnauneg or io oiter the public there Is always the keenest Interest dlspluyed, Tl)(t Interest is mjt jacking on this occasion and .so the pub)l Is looking forward to'tho open ins nleht, which will be the beginning of it week of amusement tud plvitsure. The Columblaa always ia.vo ijoyel, ties to oftTef when tliey uwlgrtak'e to enliu'tain on a bioail scale, such as will be true of this week. In the lirst plate the customary paiade on tho opening; will be "cut out." Whatever expense this fetilme might leach will thus be saved anil turned to good advantage in providing eiiteitdiument for fair pat ions. The feature of the week will be the Mozait orchestra which will pio vide dance music. The dance has been oted the most popular of fair diver sions and with this In mind the oiches tra was piocured to play tho most pop ular waltzes and two-steps. There will be an array of articles to be disposed of by chance, chief nmonpr them $23 in gold, the chances on which will be ten cents. TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS. in the city and for that icason I hope you will consider this a personal appeal on iny pait for your suppoi t. Your vote or any other favor you may extend will be appreciated veiy highly. Jf elected to this position I shall by a feat less endeavor to piopeily fulllll the trust, attempt to show my uppieclution of the Lonlldunce leposed in me by the taxpayers. In the collection of the city taxes, one of the tieasuier's most important duties, I promise you theie shall be absolutely no disci iniinatlons. Yours for success, J. X. fielder I hereby announce myself a candidate for the oillee of clly treasurer subject to the will of the republican -oteis at ! tho pilmary election botweon the bonis I of i and 7 p. m. on Saturday, January 11. In asplihiK to this olllce I stand solely upon my own merits, represent ing no taction or clique of the p.uty. In the past I lmv not seen lit to sick public Dfllto but I now earnestly so licit the suppoi t of the party, If nom inated and elected I .shall endeavor to admlniHter the affairs of tho olllce without fi'iir or favor, Yoms for suc cess, j. x Odder. A Eonner Cavboudnlian. Harry J. Fork-en. formeily of this city but recently of Omaha, Nub,, whole ho Iihh been private secietary lo Jleclmnl cal ICiiKineer l. N, Jiibbltts, has re signed his position there lo accent a inoio lucrative one in Now Yen It city, wheie his mother lives. Ho passed throush heio yesteulay and stopped over to see old fi lends, and will pm tet'il to Now York (his inoiiiliifc-. Meetings of Tonight. School boat el, Select council. Olho J.euf Indue, Odd IVIIuws. Typogiaphleal union, No, 'SM, Federal union. No. 701. Hranch C:i, J-ettor Cnuleio' associa tion. Youns Men'n Inslllute, Jlerchants' nssociatlou, i'utilotie Order Sons of Ameilru. Jinibcih1 union. Political Announcements. To the Uepublicun Voters:' i'ou me no doubt itwuru that I am a candidate for the 'Uepublicun nom ination for city tieusmer, Owing to the short time lemulnlng before pilm ny day It will, peiliups, be Impossible for me to persotmlly visit every 'voter ABTSNENCE PLEDGE SALVATION OF AMERICA Prediction Made by Rev. J. J. Cur lnn, of Wilkes-Bane, President of the Scranton Diocesnu Union of the C. T. A. U in His Talk at the Eirst Quaitely Convention of the Eh st Distilct The Tendency of the Times Otler Convention JIntters. The fca tu it' of tlie (list iiuurtmly convention of the Fhst tllstiict til' the Sfcoud niocc-nu union uf tlie Cntho li! Total Abstlut'iui' Union of Anieilca, wlilch was held In ft, Uose hall yester day afternoon, was the addicts made lo llio delegates by How J. J. Ourran, of WIlltL'S-llaue, psefldent of the Dlo cesan union. Father Curran, in e.xpie3lug his opinion em the prcs-ont social coudltlmiHr in Ameiii-a, deulauil that the student of afl'aiis iiiuld nut help but teel that a great ihaugo must come In the ms toms of fjjclety. "There Is uuch a dowuaid tide," sold he, "that the pre diction that I am going to make, I feci ceitaln ou will see fullllled befo.'e the end ut llfteen years. The uupiere dented pieibpeiity that we are enjoying: If coffee tampers wittf your heart or -nerves, suppose you break away for 10 days and see how much better you feel. You can make the job easy and pleasant jf you take on Postum Coffee. Be siire to have it well boiled to bring: out the flavor and Food value. as a nation has caused much money to ih If t or be divei led into wiong chan nels... 3Ien who cannot think for them selves are misusing- their earning. They are tinning them into the' giog shops. Drink and consequent dcnra -lty aie on the Inctcase. With tho con tinuation uf pwispeiity It will Increase until 'the sient mon, the thinking- men, the men at the heads of trusts and the great leadeis if thought, will employ nobody, they will turn to nobody, but tho man who is a lotal abstainer. They will become so disgusted thai they, themselves, will take the pledge. This is the prediction that I will make. The total absialnence movement will come to be legauled as the grandest thing ever Inaugurated. It will come tu be icgnrdcd by thefe rieu as the savior of the country; the pledge will be llio sal MUlon of America, "T. P. O'Connor," continued Father Cm j on, "declared a few days ago, thut Jhiglund was degenerated In the social scale. Diunkeunesh was fearfully on the ipcteuie: It extended Into eveiy bianch or society, and if the influence was nut clfecked, tw,ent.-ftve yen is Horn now, Mi. O'Connor predicted, no one but a total au-iainer could hold u iesponlblo position,") t Saloon Not the Cause. Father cumui, In the loiuso of his talk, I'xpresred a belief that Is not Mmied by a good pait of the iiu-iubeis of tht) union. In fact, he coutcsscd that thu belief was not alwajs held by himself. This was that the saloon was not the cause, It was the effect it the diinklug hubti. Man's habit, his doslie for ill ink was the cause. This cotulu slon was reached. Father ( 'tin an said, since he became nethe in the (tiuso of the Catholic Total Abstlnenco union and had better opportunities to study siulul comlltk ns. Two Weeks' Pay Bad. Among tho euuses that spiead the drink evil. Father Curran held, was the two weeks' pay, which is lu vogue hi this section. Jt gtes men the idiaiuo to handle money oficucr, men who ate Incapable of thinking for themselves, ami Is an Institution or stop to sliengthon the dilnk ell. Tm two weeks' pay Is a goon thing-, peihnps, but In tlie hands i f most men It b a means of dlvertliuj more money into the L-ashtboNcs of Hie gins shops than Is spout for the necessities of Hie. Father Curran said tonio thitus sar castic about the saioonkeepeis and their bartenders louulng themselves Into lubor unions. They are so irlenil Jy to the working man, to solicitous of him, that they unleniUe lu order to appeal mom strongly tor his money, Jt was amusing, he said, how they posted the plctuii's of labor leaders on saloon windows; and, it is i elated that be cause a certain brewer was seen ildlng" on a Sciunton stteut car, his ber was turned out of all the saloons of the I'liminitnlty, They were so solicitous of the woi'klngmun. Father Uui run 'Qiicluded with sttumg woids of encouragement to tiie dole gats, declaring that w bile prospei ity smiled on one side and depi-ail, fol lowing: di Inking, above wus total ab stinence, far bejond the reach of these linhicnc'.'s. "Rravo" was what the to tal abstainer would be called In the days not far oil' and "btavo'' was what he earned. Very Hew T. F. CotlVy, V. O , nho addressed the delegates, uiglug them to make use of the encigy that comes nt this time of the year and endeavor to swell the mniy of total abstalneis. Business of the Convention. 'Theie wus but little business dis posed of dining thu convention. A good deal of time was wasted dlf cussing- a debate, which was suggested by Mr. Itellly, fiom Archbald, in plaie of the euchre, which was abandoned. It was decided lo hold the debate In Car bondule, between lcpresentatlves fiom Carbondale societies and debaters se lected by Mr. Jlellly. The detulhi aie to be agreed upon by a comniltteo fiom the Caiboudule societies. Befoie this was decided upon, Mr. Itellly save one of his characieilstie speeches, lu which he pitched Into the delegates for their apathy lu the eauti of tho union. Tho Irsitutlon of St. Patrick's socie ty of tho South Slue, to hold the ue.; convtntlon under Ks auspices, was ac cepted. - F.uher ciii'J.in made suveial uutfges tlons, which tlie louventliiu acted on. Among them, was the decision to scud the histoiicul ilaia of the societies uf tho dlocesu tu Timothy HurUe, of Serunton.who will arrange und furwnid the samo to llov. Dr. McSweeuey, of St. Mary's college, Ummettsburg. Md., who Is compiling a hlstoiy of the total ab stinence movement in this country. The delegates ah'o piovlded for the dls- llkls shuio of the expense of the topics of Aicliblshop li eland's addiess, dellv eicd ni tho last national ((invention. These topics will be distributed In the towns of tho district next Sunday. Tho delegates wuto iufuuned that the boiud of government u now coiisldeilng the atnendmeutH lo the constitution, and ihnt by Mitich 1. tho icvlsed coiutllu- tlou will bo icady lor submission to the societies. William I'K-I, of tills city, pr.-sldent of the illstilct. was chulrinan. un the stage, iluilnK ihe pioceediugs, weie Joseph aienuon, Cuiboudalo; Distilct Ticusurer ,fohn McDonald, li'orest City; William .Mnlloy, I'ui'boadale, dloeetan treu&urci; M. F. Ollioy. Aichbald, dio cesan secietary. John Itellly, P. J. Mc Donald, Aichbuld, distilct tmstees; YI1IIuiii (lllroy, Aiehlmld, diocesan tlrst ilco piesldent; J, C. nnllasher, Sciantou, ex-vice piesldent, After the convention, thu delepalbs partook of thu hospitality of St. Aloy slus society, of this clt, at it tcpust well served by the youag ladles. Spine bright talks followed, tu thu evening-, lliem was an entertainment in Si. Uose hull. The participants weio Misses Kate Flannelly, Anna Ihown, .M.1111I0 Cannon, May Matlltt, Blodwln Davis,. Nora Nealon, M. Keainey and Joseph I,, battle, Fuiu'iv Kiampf, Thomas Connell, Frank Maimlon. Vury Itev. T. F. Coii'ey and ex-A'ke President J. C. Clallagher spoke. OBITUARY. UOSC013 VAIL, aged S3, a founer well known lesldent of Carbondale, died lu Vnlondulo Satuiday morning. Mr. Vail was boin In Gieeulicld townahlp and leslded In this city al most all Ills life. Twenty ye.ns ago he was Internally lnjutcd in a powder mill explosion at .Teimyu and has nev er been able to do any manual labor since. Recently he lulled rapidly und some flnie ago lie took up his resi dence with his sou In I'niondnle, where he passed away. Ills wife suivivcs him and the following sons: S. II. Henry and .Tusper of this city; Frank of Mich igan; Andiew. Vull, Fnlondale and John Vnll, .lerniyn. One daughter, Mis. Phoebe Holmes, also sun Ives him. The deceased will be taken fiom Unlondulo Tuesday niomlutr. at J0.U0 11, m. to this tlty and thence to the lamlly plot Jn Grceuileld wliPie iiucr ment will take nlaie. MRS. MARTUV M'DOXAI.D, of Siott stieet, died Saturday shoitly al' ler noon, after a shott Illness of pneu liiouia. Silo had been mauled but eight months, having been wedded in Lan caster. Since coming heio s.je made unmet ous fi lends who sincerely 1 egret her untimely death. The deceased will be taken fiom tho late hotno at S.oO this moinlug and conveyed ou- the D. & II. iuv Lancaster, wheie interment will take place. Her husband miiUvih her and her patents who llvo in Lauuistei, FEAST OF THE EPIPHAfY, Today is tlie Feast of the Hpiphuny, an inipoitant teas'f day lu tho catholic church, tliuuah nut a holiday of obli gation. Hplphuuy is legauled as the leal Christmas In tho Catholic church, for It was on this dttv that tlie three wise mon, or kings, from the east came, as liibplicd, and paid homage to t,he new born l.inir. Yesterday lu St. Rose church, the pastor, Viry Rev. T. F. Colfoy, V. ("1.. dellvi'led u. sermon that dealt with the slgnllltauco of the least. In the com so uf his setjnon, Father eolfey pointed out the beauty of learn ing, when coupled with virtue, Noth ing is mote beautiful lu all the -world of beauty than learning and virtue on the same seat. Thu musses lu Olivers unco of the Ijpi phany at St. P.oso church will be at 7 and T.3U ibis inonilua. A Generous Offering, At the musiiiia in St. Rose chuic-h yesterday, thu uimQiiueement wiiginuila Unit the Chilgtmns collfclion amounted lo $1,600. This sum, which will go Into tho chinch fund, was gratefully ac-i knowledgod by the pastor. Very Rev. T. F. Coffey. THIS EVENT WAS ENJOYED. Happy Bhthday Celebration by th? "Whatsoever" Class, at Mrs. Tall man's. January :: wan a piully cold day, but It found the membeis of the "Whats-o-evcr" (hiss wciullus their waj- alonft the icy lo.uls.wlth baskets and bundle, till they arrived nt the homo of Mis Tallmau, on Highland avenue, to wlsjh bur many happy leturns of her births day. A merry, hapiiy nowd enjoyed tte beautiful dinner. The time wus haJT plly silent lu sewing, chatting- and slng; injr. TJioso of the "Whatsoever" clasi prpsent were; Mosdumes KstubrooR, Rowcu, W. Davis, B. Dlmmlck, Hotael, AVatklns, Dateniun, Davenpoi-t, Faatz, F, I.amoieaux, Ilolgute, C. Wright. I. Xewton, Tollman, 1 DaIs and Mlsa Davis; also Mesdames J. Lanioreaux S. Kuse, Ruuklns, Tnllman, C. Carlton, Harney M. Hughes, Annie Hughes, Lottie Davis, Peail Rowen, Johnnie nateman, Rutherford WutkhiB. TIIE PASSING THRONG. Leon Illy lias loturned to college at Syi iicuse. ICmuious L. l'eck Is visiting his par. ents, on 'Washington sticet. Jlrs. O, D. Shepherd Is visiting ti lends ut Danville, Pa. John Raldwln, of Jersey City, Is visit ing his sister. Mis. William Diniison of Park street. Alter stnyhiff hero foi a few days, he will be met by hit miner, anil notn will moceeil to Chi cago on a business tt lu. The Messrs. Raldwiu 111 u pioprietma of the huge milk business of that nnnio in New Vmk. John Abbott, of Wllkes-IJurre, spent Sunday with his patents, on Spring stieet. Chris HtovMt, of the Now York cand store, Is spending a few days In New Yoik city. Miss Maine Dougherty, of Olyphant Is tho guest of Miss Agnes Colcniau, til the West Side. .Mr. and Mis. Peter Cununlngs unci sou, of Scranton, spent Sunday In Cai-bomhile. Petei A. Coleman, of Stiantou, bpepl Sunday at his home on the West Sltk Mr. and Mis. J. J. O'Hoyli, of Vlu stteet, Sciunton, weie the guests c u-luthes in ibis cltv jestcrdaj Mis. P. A. Carioll and ilillchcn m - home, alter a brief lsit lu Houesdub. Patilclc Munley, of Scranton, spei jtsiotiuiy with his sUtei. Mis, Geoi Wa iter, of Hole Ar neton P. F. Powdeily. of Wllkes-Uuiil spent yesterday at his home In city. John Von Beck, of South Main ati who luih been dungctousty elcll Hiigltuy improved. I