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THE SORANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1902.
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School
Children
Tho eye of every school boy or
girl should bo examined at least
twice a year. In tender ago tho
eye ball Is most r.ubject to
changes, creating either noar cr
far-sightedness. A child which
Is backward In studies Is not
necessarly dull or lazy. In most
cases some eye trouble Is tho
cause.
DR. B. A. BAER
EYR SPECIALIST.
MAfSUPACTURINrt OPTICIAN
'331 Washiie.oi Avi.
feOK3 scran ros, pa msamw
Cottnty Savings Bank
and Trtosf Company,
506 Spruce Street.
Receives J 4 and
Deposits 1 I Up
n Sums of r wards
.unl pays ? per cent, iti
iciest tlieicotl.
1. A. WATRES, Piesident.
0. S. JOHNSON, Vice-Pies.
A. H. CHRISTY, Cnshler.
DIRECTORS:
.V111 F. IF illslnjid, l.iciPlt ffniKll,
r V. Kliiif-bui. V'lg isl llnhliison.
O s .lnlm-on. Ins. O Hi Ion,
t, A Wntte.
cr
77 277 2 7
tho question dl' low jiiIms "mil j,ucd valm
'Ilicio mo two "-III, s in ill1 subject.
Question on nm side Is ininlitv nnd the
IIicm is ni lux We til.- should; tin;
nrgesl lino of pii Hue fin numN .mil
mint wood ineiiips tliil inn 1"
mind In the tin" Wo Invito uu to
1 10 k mil Roods Hoi mill Mill nm Sl
WlllMr We MM ,u till nilllilli' m. n s
pinlliH
('Ori'OK Cut till-, nut und piisenl
II .it niirktnio PiiKlnisi goods to tli
amount or ! no 01 nunc nnd mhi will
ioolIm' vi sTwiPrf rnr.i:.
Jacobs & Fasold,
'ji'i Wii-dunslou Avo
Indimeinenis
Extinotdlnniy not in our line.
Just the some old methods, at
the same old plnce.
S. ii. TWINING,
OPTICIAN,
13! PENN AVENUE.
A t, !! (J4 3 $ I4
v to I iWdHKa iBK?
H 9.3- mUUl I 8l
Th? Cigar Man
Leader of...
Thi Pin-ar Man
Low Prices
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
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All the stnndntd brands of
0c Cigaia nt $1.73 per box of
fifty. Tine variety of Key
West find Hnvana Cigais.
Tlie largest stock of Pipes
and Smoking Tobaccos, in
NoUhenstcin Pennsylvania.
The leadets of Go Cigais.
MORRIS' MAGNET and
MORRIS' PERFECTO.
No better 5o Cigars can be
made. Box trade our specialty.
orris
9
The Cigar Man,
325 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
4 "fr "i1 "fr 't fr ? -l ! 4 44" $
f-f4-f'f-f -M-H-
IAN BROS I
HOOK SHOP.
Why not muku the gift n
yeaj's subset iption to any
inngasiineP It is very npmo
pnnto. We take subset iptions
for al petiodlcals at publish
er- puces. setut your otuets f
by mall. It bhall have our im-
medlate attention.
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Xmas magazines,
foreign included now
ready,
407 Spruce Street,
Ne Phone ,
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m. bs ns
HAMPES took three.
Won Easily From the Independent
Team Last Night.
The Iliunpe bowlliiR twun won tlmjii
Bailie litHt nlRht fiom tlio Indepen
dent team by nil tuniind Buporlor toll
Iiir. 'I'lii'lr Kinmt tntat nf 2.M7 wns the
bot liloh lln'y lmo miitlo llil ppii
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uro, MuiiiliS', 1HJ. i
The llnoo pimtpuncil (Mines liotween
the JSatkua and Alnuniiuii'lior tennis will
ho p'hiyt-il nn tho 13acku nltuys trt-nUht.
THEATRICAL
"When Knighthood Was in Flower."
Paul KcslotV) tliiimitllzulloii ol C1i:ii1h
Mnjoi's oiiiibIhk stoiy, "Wlnm Klilglit
liiMid H'fti In Plowm" was picMPiited nt
tlio l.sroliiu HiKt llls'il hofoiu a latlior
rfinall mulluncu, ullli j:fllo KINIor In I lie
iolo nt Jtaij Tuilor, the si IC-wllluil slstoi
ol' KIiik I loin. of I'.iiHl.iml.
Minn Kllslor Is not tlio plisUul Jluty
Tuilor tliill Cli.illct, Atnlor desoillied, but
she piosenlod tlio niaiiy-.shltd tuinpuin
niout ol that atdont i)iltico,-c with won
iloiiul KldnoHS llor woik ih tlie socoinl
anil tlilid acts was t specially iltootlvn anil
won the IiIkIi opinion ot tho amlleiKo
Walter It. Sojtnour nindo u Imiidxomo
and il.ishlnw u'hulos lliandon, anil tlio
nthoi iiioiulieiM of tho cuwt won well
suited to tho lolos tliov ahsuinoil.
Tlio pl.iv Is In tftm acts unit wiy fulth
f tillj- pi nihil oil tlio pilmlpil fnitnii's oL'
lilt SlOIJ.
'The Mnjor and the Judge.''
Tonight u niusli.il comedy new to
Kiiiiiftuii ihuttfLKOoiH entitled "'J ho M.i
loi and Mm Judrie." will )" piosiutod at
Mm J.m turn In" llio-o piliuo-. ot comoiU,
riiu UlwIs .ind S.tm .1. )tiili
'I'liosi- penlloiiii u mo alilv Mipiioitod liv
I lint peoilo'-s) LoniLilli lino, Maud Jluih. m,
liuiK aid laoialih iLiuemlicioil as May
liwln's i m ivw in ' Onii tort Into
I'ouit Tin Limipa.ix whlili nuiiibois
lotty jiLiipli. iiiiludo sulIi woll luiov a
iiifiiil.i ni I'li.iilni. I'n.n tint ', lnn.AI,il"
loinoilliin, lb" Dohorty sKitiv,, silicas and
Illinois, i lie i.niuw (onioiiv loin, nun ii
lio', ol i-u edlnulj putt and sbnpoiv
KhN
"Eight Bells" Coming.
'I lio l.i'iious litothns B.vino will ho si on
nt tho I.M.OIU11 Sauudii) aitoinoon and
monlin?, pii.intiiiK tholr sunosslul pin-
tiiiulmlo conu.il-. ontltlod "liitbl UolN,
wiitlou and ln mtud bv John l". Uijno.
'Iho J!iiio Diothuis stand pio-cinluciil la
llif ait ot Mui.. mechanism and Inven
tion, mill this season lho aio --aid to
lino cccllod tlipmsohos.
A l.iirfo iiimibcr of people niu --coil In
tbo cijuifib, tlio cullio IImiiu luinlly.
rour in liiiiutxi. all apiK-ur In oilKiuil
in I'loiis. whli b Is In its,.U a -..ifi. i?u.u
miico nt a Rood poirmmanci'. Hpo lal
iiiill"oi piiios, 'S and ."ij cents Phlldion
1" nuts to any put ot tin house ,"als
mi s ii,. i imivduN ai 'i a. in
"Looping the Loop."
'Ih .illiiictlun -it the Ac.idoun ot Music
101' thO list till f" lblS lit till' WOtn, stlll-
liitf with a special niatlue" Tbuisduy, will
hi- "Looping tlie Loop" riper in I iniilinou
piiic aallcij, lu oonts; lnlconv, ,",
cents; lotei lloui, .'I conls; cbildiop, 1"
conls to low i i ofliii. Ho its on sik-.
"The Peddloi" Today.
Joo Welch was nualu Rieuted liv two
I.uko .mil oiithutlastio audloncos at tho
Aciidcmv ot Miwle yostudai ills new
)!ay. "Tho I'oddlei," sixes bun si oat op
poitunUlfs. Tho coin ludliin liuioun
iinios lll in cm this nflHinoou and ommi-
To the Repubticai Voteis of the City
of Scinnton.
Itopuhllcan jnlm.uy to tket a Rp
).ilillc.in candid ito lor tho olllce of
oily iecoiler and waid iRilancc coin-mlttco-
will be laid mi TuutMhi), Jatl
uai IS, lsit'J, at tho lORiilar polling
libit is between the lioui-, of 4 and S p.
in Candidates lor the nomination for
city leeoirtcr must logMpi tholi names
with i. K Chlitenilon, .119 Laekawanu.t
aonui. on or btfoio lite. 'M. M2, and
pay iho assessment leslcel on or before
December l'7, lun.1, if tiieh iinines are
to hi plaecd on Uio ticket. The city
commit tic omnestly icintosts that all
Humiliations foi wind and election of
llctis be hold at the same time and
plats, the lsIlaneo oiinnnltteo itiniilns
a sin.unto bo.
C. 1J. Clilltondin, I'balinian ltoiuibll
c.iii f'it.v Committee.
Sclniover Takes Plcttues at Night,
Fiom Now Until Cluistinas.
CominenchiR Wednesday cvtulns-,
Dcecinbti 10th, the tlold Medal .Studio
will bo open tnciiluss from 7 In y
o'l'nck
Mtlitis will bo made by .Sdirlosers
New Aitlllcln: LlRht Muchlne, which
ciimlH tlio porloctlon of his divyllRht
cNpohiiics. Xo i"ii,i ilmiKo lor this
l-pl t l.il u lio. '
A Clnistmns Gift.
Spel'lal fur tills week, l.Oou plctuiu
tinnieb, named up neatly, lunging in
pi Ice ti nm 13c, SJc,, L'Jc, and up to $,
Heo them go Oet In eaily or jou may
iiiImj it. Jacobs a. rat-old, 20n Wanli
liiRton luunuo.
Kodaks
The No. 1 Foltlina Pocket .it
$14.00
Is a winner for a holiday gift.
Other hinds from
$1 to $28
Hornbaker,
ill Washington Avc
iV "V3c
LARGEST PLANT OF
' KIND IN THE WORLD
Plans Completed for Freight Car Shops the
D., L. and W. Will Erect in Keuser
Valley at a Cost of $550.000..
The platiH nnd HpeclllcatlonH for what
will bo the laiRcst fielRht car plant In
the woild liavu been completed by tho
dinuffhtsinen of the MelftW'niv, Lacka
wanna and WcHtt'tn Ititllnxid company,
and Tho Trlbtinv Ik enabled to pieKdit
for Hie (list tlmo tho niliclnl dctulln of
llic plant, which will be located itlonR
the Key.ser Valley Inancli, ami wc.U of
John it, Fair' piopeity. at the ex
ttetno end of Comcteiy eticct In West
.Scinnton, The nppiosimate cost of this
plant will be $300,000,
Tlioio will bo about (Utcn buildings
In nil, lutllt or brick, with concieto
fuundntlons nnd steel roofB. Tho II ret
to bo erected will he n laije boiler
limn-e and engine- inorn, with a 1,200
horne-power plant and a 1,000 horse
power (.-tactile liRhtlns; plant. The con
ttact lor tho steel work neceysury has
been let, nnd Hinkc Bios, have nlieady
begun work on the Rradlng continct.
The power house will be 00x160 feet, tho
boiler nnd engine looms being ench 73
leot long,
The next building to the power house
will bo a finished lumber shed, fiOxl"."
feet, in which will be kept all kinds of
ilnlHlicd lumber. Then comet the wood
wm king mill, 90I00 reel. Hetweeu this
mill and the blacksmith shop will be
erected a huge lavatory, about 3x50
feet. The blacksmith shop will be SOx
:S00 feel, with a machine shop SOxlSO
feet at right angles and connecltd at
tbo end
Other Buildings.
Just outside the blaiksmilh whop will
be an lion house, :;5xfi0 feet, and dlieet
ly behind Is to be erected a coal bouse
the same size Xcxt to thai there will
be a s-toi chouse 44x103 feet, two t-tnries
high and it basement with pl.ttfoim
mound Mir.-e. The fli.st lloor nnd base
ment will be occupied by the stores de-pnttint-nt,
and the spcoud stoiy will be
used for oWees.
This building; will huve one huge
loom for the master car builders eieiks
and a pilvota olllce- tor Master Car
fJullder Cunflcld, and a. diaughting
olllto, with doors leading to n hallway
and nls-n to the master car builders
office.
A llio-pioof .iult will be built up
tin ough tlio centre ol thu building for
the ptnposf of .stoilng lccoids and
drawing.s. Then- will also be a lectin c
loom on the second floor, 3x40 foot.
Dliectly in liont of the stoi chntiso will
ln the light lcpair yaul, with tt.ukb
lor holding 10J car--. This lcpair yatd
will luuo a s-ciies ol malerkil .sheds,
i tinning dheellv thiougb the rentiu of
It.
Another l.t.ttniy is to be located
coinonlontly to tlie light lepair yard.
IJetween this yaulnndtlie laige- fi eight
sliop, and directly in fiont of tho ma
i lilnc- shop is In be a depteoscd luck
for Ihc put pose of unloading materials
to and fi oin the hop.
In tionl of the mill and machine shop
thou- aio lo be two freight shops, I30x
400 feet each, that will hold forty-fight
cms apiece, and a laige lavatory be
tween the two buildings. These freight
shops will each be equipped with one
llftecn-toii elect! ic tune. In fioul of
tlie two shops will be located a freight
pail.t shop, GOxlOO feet, that will hold
thirty oars.
For Weighing Cms.
Tin- hcales ate to be located on the
tiack lending to iho paint shop, .so as
to weigh cms betoie they nic'puinttd.
Theic Is alfeo a storage yard near by
that wi'l accommodate 127 cats. This
will be used tor stoiing defective cuts
dining the day, so as not to Inteifoie
w itb the working of the plant.
One of the principal leatuies of the
plans is the location of a stietl 200
loet wide oiossiinj the plant between
In and About the City.
D., L. & W. Pay Day?.
The Dolaware, Lackawanna and Wost
ein inlhond trainmen will bo paid Friday
and Piituiilny for tbo month of Xoveiuhei.
They Will Dance Tonight.
Tho jotuig ladlei ot tbo Pennsylvanl i
Ti'lepbono company will euteitaln their
lili nils at n dfiiiio tonight til the Iilojcie
club
Min&tiel Peifoimnnce.
A inlustiol pin f ot main o will bo hIwii
under tho mitiplccu of tho Ladies' Ausil
laiy of thu Madlson Avenue temple at
tho i:celslor Social ilub tlibj evening
Will Re Held in Old Church.
The ineinbi'irt of the Fli.st Pieslnloilan
chinch uio icHtueMed to boar In mind
that the piuyiir incutlnrj of tlio chinch
will bo hold in the old cluucli building
ibis I'voning instead of the Young Men's
liul.stlau nssoelatiou looms.
Si aped in Mourning.
Tbo s.ilc'bioom of tbo Bctautoii Utddiui;
lompauy Is draped In mourning for Dr. X.
Y, Lcct, who has been active In tbo man
ngoment of Ilia company slnco Its organi
sation in l&M. Dining several years of
that tlnio ho was pies.ldciit of tbo coipoia
tlon and at tbo tlmo of his rtanth was
loo jmsldoiit,
Another Suspected Case.
Dr Donne, ol Xoith Suinuton. icpoitcii
i'Ktciday to tho bin can of health u sus
pected i'uho of srnalbpox lu tin. houso of a
family mimed RlcburdN, living nt uio
School HtiiHt, Tho hnuso was placed un
do quarantine, and an Investigation will
bet made today, Dr, Houscr has Investi
gated the two rases lu tho t.unlly of Mis.
Klcli.ud Lewis, ol 307 Putnam stioot, und
found tin in to bu well donned canon of
tbo dlscaso, Tho ituthorltics aio tearful
that Ilia dlbcano will become cpiilcuilu
ilui hit? tbo cold weather, but evoiy ofT'oit
will bo put foilli to piovont Mil
Reception to the Choir,
Tumoiitiw evening the lctorlous ln
cis of the Ilrookljn festival will bo ton
doled a, gland reception at tho Now Ar
mory, Tbo btago nt tlio Mascaanl por.
forruunco will bo loft In place for the
choir, and some Uvo bundled seats will be
reserved. Thousands of poisons have
cxpiesscil a iloslro to hear tbo choins
singing tlio competitive pieces, and a lino
piOjtramiuo ih being pioputed. Thursday
evening bbould son tho commencement oi
n giand permnuunt chorul society In
Hcrnnton, one that in tho future should bo
a cicdlt to tbo city, and lu keeping with
the musical tfihw In I lilt) Ia.iu 11 iv
tho rrelght. shops and the othfr shops,
which will be used for getting nintcilul
icvuly. Tltii lumber yard Ii to bo lo
cated so that the lumber has no back
ward movement, pnsBlng from the ytud
to Ihc mill and from the mill to tho
icpalr shops, always moving In one
dliuctlon.
Tlio raw mnteiials for tho blacksmith
nnd machine shops Is to bo ui ranged
lu tho snmo manner. There Is nlso to
bo a scrap iron yard near the machine
shop, with a depitssed track. The
whole ptnnt Is 'to bo equipped with ma
chinery driven by electric motors.
The condensed steam from tho en
gines Will bo used to heat largo rndl
utois, located in the vailouo shopi,
from which hot air will bo taken to
heat tho snmo by what Is known as
the hot air fan system. The black
smith shop will bo equipped with what
is known ns tho down-draught forge
system.
Tho mill will bo equipped with a ser
ies of exhaust funs, for. tho purpose of
carrying shavings from all machines
nnd depositing the same Into the fur
naces of the bollets. The repair yards
mid shops wilt be thoroughly equipped
with nanow-gaugc tracks for the pur
pose of transferrins; material1) and ict
ue on small tiucks.
Light for the Plant.
The Ihthl for the whole plant will be
furnished fiom the electric power
house. Thu machineiy from tho pios
cnt car building plant will bo irans
renod lo the hew plant and other new
and modern machineiy will bo added.
The work of erecting this mammoth
plnnl will be begun as soon as possible,
mid will mink a new era In the in
dustilal progress, of the Keyser Valley.
The company has a new fi eight depot
about completed at Plymouth, and the
louudatlon has been laid for a new
fi eight depot at Cioseo, which will be
elected lu u s-hoit time.
DEALERS REPORT A
SCARCITY OF MILK
It Is Piobable That the Ptice Will
Go TJp to Ten Cents a Quart, or
Higher, Veiy Shortly.
It Is not genet ally Known Unit theie
Is a gient scarcity of milk in this part
ot the state at the- piobont time, and
that local dcnleis predict un lue-rsasc
in pi ice- from eight cents a quait to ten
or even twelve- cents, within a low
w ooks.
The manager of one ot the latgost
daliy companies in the city .slated yes
terday lo iv Tribune man that he is just
b.uely able to j-npply his letnil cus
lomets, and that practically all whole
sale oidet's have to he turned down,
lie estimates that the amount ot milk
now being received In this city dally Is
one-third below the nveiage quantity
ordinarily received at this time of tho
year.
"The bltuutimi is becoming seiious,"
said he, "and it is my iltni belief that
tho price of milk will jump within three
weeks to ten cents ft quait, and per
haps higher. The bmallncss of tho sup
ply can bo directly tiaced to the high
prico of feed. Farmers are either going
out of the milk business entirely or are
loeding their cows coaise reed, which
does not pioduco much milk. As nn
lllusliation or how haid piessed we are
for milk, I might mention that c mo
getting a few cans of it eveiy day liom
u place forty miles from bote and nine
miles from a inihoad station."
Sknting at the Pntk.
Thero is good skating on I.nko Kvuihait
at Xay Aug park and largo crowdt on
Joyod the spoil esteidny and Inst night.
Meeting Tonight.
A logulnr lucotlng of Contuiy council,
Xo. lmj. of the Catholic Wornou's liencvo
lout Legion, will ho bold tonight ut 7.50
o'clock, when tbo annual oleithm of ofil
cots will bo held, '
Died in Washington.
Mus. W. W. Mutphy. of MlfiUu aonuo,
has lecclvcd word tbnt Mrs. Clrnrles
Coons, formerly of this city, bud died
very suddenly In Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Coons was rtumcrly Miss Alice Cmvln.
A Tlitee Days' Fair.
The Ladles' Aid society of All Souls'
L'nlvoi-bullst chinch, this attornoou at 'J
o'clock, will open n thrco days' fair oi
bazaar In Guernsey's lower ball, 31s
Washington avenue
Allen Is Very Low.
It was leriorted at tho Laekawuniia
hospital last nleht that tlie condition ot
Thomas Allen, who was shot last week
by Jnmcs Knke, was very low, nnd that
pincticully all chances of lemvoty were
past.
Increase in Clearings.
At tho annual mooting of thn Kci.inton
Clem lug House association, bold on Mon
day, the lepoit of the year's cleat lugs
pioscntcd showed tin Increase In the
clearings for the your Just ended of W,
f.U,r.57,n. The t lent lugs lor tho year
amounted to 71,f30,4 M, Jamoii A. Lin
en, picbldont ot the rirat National bank,
wits lo.ili'cted ptc'bldent and C, W. aim
stor, i-nsblor of thn Mcicbnnts and Me
chanics' bank, was icolicted sotiolary
and manager,
Funeial of Dr, Leet.
The funoinl of tho lata Dr. X. V I..st
was held yesteiday afternoon tiom the
tamlly lesldenco on Jcdcisou averruo and
was attended by a large number of his
protebslonn broth! en. Tho t-or vices wcro
ory brief nnd wero conducted by Rev,
Dr, James MeLcod, pastor of tbo First
Presbyterian chinch, who it-feirod to tiro
doctor's splendid war record and to his
great charity. Interment was mctdo in
tho Duniuoie cemotory nnd was prlxato,
Tho honmniy pal.leureis wuror W, I',
llallstcad, W, W. Hcranton, George U.
Smith. Dr. V, A. Allon. Dr. A. J. Connoll
and Judge It. W. Aichbald. Tho uctlvu
bearers weio: Dr. Luclcn Kennedy, Dr.
A. J. Wilson, Dr. J. M. Walnwilght, Dr.
A. J. Wlnebrake. Di. A. W Smith nnd
Or FiilA)V riolllti"- -
QVAHTETTD OF WOIID BUILDERS
Closing Week of the Junior Educa
tional Contest Will Soon bo Here.
Knur more young contestants entered
tho Tribune's Junior 1'ducatlonal con
test yesteiday, two of them being fiom
this oily nnd two outside, ns follows!
JcRHle A. TlllltiBhaMt, Fitetoryvllle.
Walter Dennett, K2J Mndlsoli ave
nue. Frank L. Osgood, Jubilee, Pa.
Mat tin fl. Joyce, 610 Twenty-lhlid
stt cot.
In ten days more tho contest will
come lo an end und the oppot Utility of
winning n cash present, miming In
vattto Horn $20 In gold down, will soon
be gone. Nearly nil of the ptlzc win
ncis ot Inst yem's Junior iSditciilloniil
corrtest lrrive entered thin year's, which
Is ptetty good evidence tbnt tho corr
test Is popular nnd not too diltlcttlt for
nny one. Thn rules are printed in full
on the fourth page of this moiirlug'o
Tribune, but If they are not entirely
clear n postal addressed lo the Contest
Editor will be followed by n prompt re
ply, with u oolution of tho troublesome
point.
SUDDEN DEATH OF
DR. JAMES N. RICE
Was One of the Best Known Inde
pendent Operators in This Part
of tbo State.
Dr. James X. Rice, one of tho best
known Independent coal operators in
this part ot the state, and a widely
lespcctcd'clUzen of this city, died yes
terday morning nt bis beautiful home
at Webster avenue and Olive street.
Dr". Rice had been a suffoier from
stomach trouble for several years, and
this brought on an attack of hentt
trouble on Monday mot nlrrgr, which re
sulted in bis doatli yesterday morn
ing at 0.13 o'clock. His death was not
expected and came as a sudden shod;
to the membcis of his fnmlly.
Dr. Rice was born in Factor yvillo
In 1S1", and was therefore C7 years old
at the time of his death. ,Ho lived at
his birthplace until shortly after tlie
breaking out of the Civil war, when
he enlisted ns n member of Battery L.
Second Pennsylvania artillery. He wns
seriously wounded nt tho battle of Cold
Harbor, but served out his term ot
enlistment after his recovery.
At tho close of the war ho outer ed
the Bellevue Medical college in New
York city, and was graduated from
that Institution In 1S09. lie pr noticed
medicine for a shoit time In Factory
vlllc, but moved to PIttston irr 1S70. He
was actively engaged in tho practice
of his piotesMon In PIttston until 1SS0
when ho moved to this city. After his
location here, ho gave up the active
piactico of medicine and devoted all his
timo and energies to his coal interests.
Dr. Rice first became interested in
the coal business during his residence
in Piltston, when he seemed possession
of a small mine known as the Cork and
Bottle, w hi tit he operated successfully
tor "ome years. After his locttion In
Scrarrton ho oiganized the Blue Ridge
Coal company, which operated a mine
at Peckvillo, which was afterwards
purchased by the Ontario nnd "Western
company.
Alter the sale of tlie Blue Ridge com
pany's mine, tho doctor became intei
Cbted In tlie Riveisido Coal company
anil the "West Bud Coal company, in
both of which corporations he held a
majority of the stock. He was vice
president and general manager of the
West End company and general man
ager of tire Riverside company, each ot
which operates one mine.
Dr. Rice was everywhere lecognlzod
as a business man possessing; laro ex
ecute o ability and was one of tire mov
ing spirits in the tank of tho inde
pendent operators. He was considered
as a physician of great skill during his
active practice of medicine and pos
sessed the frleudsh.p of hundreds of the
leading clti7ons of tills part or the
state.
He Is sun I veil by a wife and three
children: Homer C, Kail L. and Mai -ion
II. The lunoral will take place on
Friday after noon nt 2 o'clock from tho
residence.
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY.
Some Interesting Figuies Tending to
Show Its Populniity.
Ft oin Harper's Weekly.
One of the most Intel ostlng government
documents lately publlbhed Is tho annual
report ol tho genetal Mipuilute-inltut of
the tioj delivery system ot tho postotllco
department. The lemarknblo feature of
the report U tho exposition of the losulls
or extending tho dolls eiy system to rural
districts. Tlio amount appropriated fot
tlits purpose, which in 1Q9S was only $3e
Ooo, has boon Inereiibcd in the cut rout fis
cal year to 57,000,00'J. During tho interval
lire number ot mini delivery routes has
boon expanded Irorn IIS to lt.OSJ. Tbo
at on covered by riual-dellveiy carriers
now comprehends SOu.OOt squnio nrlles, und
contains 7,000,000 Inhabitants, Tho wiiolo
nto.i to which tha postotllco depot intent
Intend-, ultimately to giro rural delivery
oinbrnios a million equal a tulles, and tho
post of such bcnlco Is computed at Kl,
iXiO.tiOei. From that cost, however, mubt
bo deducted tho ndditloual t avenue. How
considerable an lucorpo may bo counted
upon from this soutco will bo ovident
when wo point out that last jcar, whill
the Incrcnso of receipts in tho rural ro
gious generally was only 2.1 por cent.,
theio was, on tho other hand, In thom
sections which enjoyed a lull rural-de
livery BPivleo, an mcrcasn ot iccciptH
amounting to 10 por cent. Neither Is thu
Incomo derivable from tho sale of tnonoj
ot dots and tho toslstintiou ot loiters by
ruml-dt'llver y cnrrlors to bo ovei looked,
Uiut year nearly 113,000 letters and pack
ages wcro reentered by can lets In isolat
ed farmlmr communities. In view of
tbeso tleiricm, It is cpitulu not only that
rural dollvorios tinder a nintcilul spi
vice, to farmers, of which hitherto thev
have boon deprived, but also that such
doUvoile-j tontl to become sjlf-suniottlng
I.apt vonr, nltrougli tho rural Uollvotifs
bad been in opoiatlon on n continually
increasing wcaln slnco i$Hi, tho pobtul de
ficit hnd shrunk from JU.OCueOfl In 1S97 lo
a little over UOW. It to calculated thut
no fewer than W.iiuo.fM inhabltantb of
tlt.t L alted btntr-i nro Interested Irr tho
pxtonblorr of hop dellveiles lo tiro rural
districts.
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question arises In tho family
cvciy day, Let us answer it to-day. Try
a delicious and healthful desbcrt. Pre
pared in two minutes. No boiling! no
baking; I adel boiling water and bet to
eool. I'lavons: Lemon, Orange, Rasp,
berry and Strawberry, Get a package
at vour trroccta to-day, io cts.
&i CHAFING DISHES I
uJL-
NMsi Wo want you to make It a point to call and exam
ine the magnificent new lino of these dishes that we have just placed on
sale. It far excels any lino we ever offered you and that's saying a
great deal, Isn't It?
Wo have some small ones Unit, mo t m mm tm
nttetl with excellent hot water pan nnd t . J J
ebony handle, for,
Others Unit vary In ptlces nnd sizes
tip to the Inrge, loomy nnd most soi
vlcouble BtccUic, for
All Sorlnuf Accessories-
POKKS. SPOONS. IRAYS. CUTLUT IHStltiS.
ALCOHOL. PLAOONS. ALSO. l O'CLOCK
TUA SBTS AND TODDY KliTTLBS.
I CVuxto
Walk In and look around.
Here,
HMMMHMBB
DMNI
If
You Had
Commenced
Interest account with the
Third National Bank,
1 IS Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pa.
Capital, $200,000 ; Surplus, (earned,) $600,000.
Three per cent. Interest paid on Savings Accounts
whether large or small. Interest compounded Jan.
1st and July 1st.
Accounts can be opened by mall.
OPLX SATURDAY LVBXINCS 7:30 TO 8:30.
The New Store g
for Holiday Gifts .
Seekeis after Holiday Gifts combining economy to the buyer
and satisfaction to the leeipient, will And it to their interest to 53
look over our ?5
riany Holiday Specials g
In Every Department
Wo can 1111 almost omij need of tbo sonslhla present giver, from tbo jW
newest and best selected stock in town, und do It at n living lu cost that
will count for honiothlng when it comes to ho boue-jtly lockoncd up. J
FOR THE HOME, WE SHOW JJ
A mngnlllcont nssoitineut ol Table Linens complete table Hnon sots, Jc
0.
iimc'ii ciotiis. ttay cioins, hiuuuo.ii a
stltrhed towels of oviuislto quillty and design,
.satin and Inncies. Also blankets, eomtoits, etc,
m itched elsewhere.
HOSIERY, UNDERWEAR AND GLOVES
Tlneo gloat departments tlllcjl to ovcitlowlng with tho veiy beat mer
chandise that money can buy. ilniiy novelties mo shown? designed ex
piesslv for the Christmas tiado. I
Theio is nothing in either of those lines that is worth buying that wo
cannot show In all wlts fiom tbosolntended lor toddling tots, to tho cxtia
sl.es lor genoiously piopottionecl men and women.
ITndeiwear Horn 2"e. to W00 the gniment.
Hosiery tiom 10c. tho pair to JTu.
Cloves lrom 10c. tbo pair to ?2.(Ki.
All Kid Gloves from 75c up are guainnteed. Genuine Scotch
Golf Gloves a specialty.
ft A Dress Pattern of Silk
V or Other Fashionable Haterial
If Hakes, an elegant gift tor wlte inothor or fiiond. Spctlal silk waist pat-
5 terns also put up lit proper gift form.
X But pshaw, why elaboiato further. Out's Is tbo only now stock in
ll town nnd Its full to over Honing with .seasonable goods at in ices that
Mjt aro tnoic Hum reasonable C'omo in and look mound. Xo ono will ask
whit you want or what 1.011 aio doing theio, unless j on do the llrst ot the
W talking.
10
IS
The Satisfactory Store.
ricConnell
, "
I Jiisf Becatis? S
That mulllei of youis doesn't stay where you
wish it. is not sufficient reason for improper
protection of vour throat and chest; There's a
better kind that will stay
WAY'S MUFFLERS
For Hen, Women and Children,
25c to $1.25
It doesn't go over tho head; as easily
put 011 us your Milt.
m
CONRAD'S,
D., L. & W. BOARD.
Tho following Is the make-up ot the
D., L. & W. boatd for today;
tul'sday, m:c, U,
UMtas i:8t 3.15 p, m Vuu Wotiuei,
0 30 p. nt., Case; 7 13 l- m- Randolph; b
p. in., .MpDoiuicII; s.IJ p. in., U. UulTj,
with AVall's crew; I'M p. m. Fitzgerald;
10.15 p. iu Rundcll; Jl p. in., I'avnnaiirfli;
12 mid, Kit by.
SummlU 3.3J p. in, Af. Qlnley (ent);
fi p. m J. J. Alturai ivvest).
L'xturs Wcfat 0 p. m , J .MeAlllhter.
WLIDNK.SDAY, U1X'. 10.
KNtuiH Fast 1 ; hi., inrgbueyi :' 11.
m.. Ict.'anu; tl a, in., l.allmor: t a. 111.
'Itlcc; D a. lit., Abiams; 7 a, tu., Alotler i
9 a. ni., sv.aru; n n, in.ii.nnar; 1.'
noon, Ucvlno; 1 p. in, II, Ullllgnn; -' p.
in., I.nrklu; 2 p. in,, liallet; 4 p. 111., .Mc
carty; ii p. m., JIoLano.
biiinmlts i, a. in,, Fioiinfoikpr (west)
0 a. in., caning (oust); O.U" a. 111., Nich
ols (we.0; l p in., cioidoii (east); :"C0
p. in., Thompson (oast); 1.50 p. in, J,
lloulgun (oast).
I'Ubhers-2 SO a, 111, C. IlaitholoirreM
f 4EV v m r
$18.00
shoEftiemiB Geo. V. Millar & Co.
I.H Wyoming Ave.
EHEH
a year ago to save something
each payday, you would not have
missed It, and would now have
a snug sum, and tnterest be
sides, If you had put it In an
ami diuimu t-ciuis, limgeu anet nerr
bed spreads In Marseilles
ut pi ices that cannot bu
& Co J
400-402 Lackawanna Avenue,
(west); 7 a. in , Wldnor (west); 7 a. m,
Flnerty (webt), S u, in,, Ilouser (east);
II, IJ u. m., Moiun (out); 1 p. m, Mc
Donnpll (weati; 7:) p. 111,, Murphy (cabt);
0 p. in , V. II. Hartholornow (east),
Helpers 1 a, nr , Jlagovonr; 7 a. nr
Clnifnoy, 10 it 111 , Decor; a.15 p, nt., Statr-
t Oil.
FMras West-Third W, Jhown; -l.'JO n.
111., Lane; i n. in, Warfol (Hallstead);
11 11, in , Sainton; IJ noon, John nulmgaii
(lliillsteait). 2 p. 111. 1 Hoar,
NO riou.
Van AVttmer end crew will dlmeuart
instiuctlons to leant HutValo dlyMoii,
F. J. Mabarr will run Dovuney's erevi
on Second fl until further rrotice
To Teach Chlldten to Walk.
Tho Philippine are beginning to ut-o
veiy lately a curious device to teach
tholr chllilion to walk. 11 Is a tough nf
tah, ot eouthO, and I composed of a ptti'
ut liamhoo that rovolvcs around tho cud
of u haul wood polo. A glovo Is tautened
to the revolving stick nrrd the child thus
attached bus to follow the load of tbo
machine
305 LACKAWANNA AYE.
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