WE FILL MAIL OR- DERS AND PREPAY FREIGHT OR EX- PRESS ON PUR- CHASES OF S$s.00 OR OVER. ‘WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY, LABOR DAY, SEPT. 4.- The Ways Part “Speed the Summer's going Welcome the coming autumn” Pall goods are coming in. All Summer merchandise must go. Housecleaning with us is pretty at the “Big Store with Little Priced” can give a good account of itse A ter it does vd able Dress Goods Rem- nants Street Floor Thiak of the stylish skirts or dainty waists and pretty frocks that can be planped from this counter sort of Also shades of cream, grevs, fall of alinost every materials wash some plain gods ine ete. Prices average 1.2. Waists and a f& vening v Wash Saits left, All are reprie- 1-2 and 1-3 ofl. Notion Section Street Floor) A gauze vest special o a goad He Second Floor the Dressy Peter Thompson Suits for ad geeatly in your favor f mererrized cotton, very mach repriced figures for dresses to fit to 16 years of age. Prices on any are a sav- one-half to one-thind. are Basement Bargains Fruit Jars our prices with anybody you know offer- Sale continued this week: 1's quarts, 4c. [ason's 2 quarts, 87c. Mason's pint glass tops, 52c. 's quart glass tops, Bic, ms 2 quart glass tops, 7c. plete with jar gums. of a season's lively selling we have probably mi doors left —the screen $1.50 kind, our former Lwas $1.17. We offer for the remainder 79 week your choice complete with hinges C Sto, * “ : screen windows, 3 40¢ value to Ritoll, ~ " Very large 21 Cc 11jto2 *~ " prices to worth one-third more, 35c valae, To close we offer them at Ribbons Its [3111 favor We P18 You shoe ar Are ta be an Ribbons for and the card. fall Ar tid have Aasckwe this of course for girdies and sashes have it bat misly price dd, quality for Mey 4 Bom 19c¢ Special Sale on Shoes Street Floor Men's 21.50 and 24 00 Oxfords, all styles era, mikes a costing all leath. Sea display Elmer avenue window. You should buy next year's sapply now and have benefit of two months’ wear. S159 and 21.08 ‘warranted’ demonstrate The Godman line of School Shoes, all leather, Have ent open samples to their makeup, Oto 8S, Spring Heel, 50¢ Dongola Kid, 7 GRe re. have for present needs, buy them for next These ire introdace goods. They are They will cost you more at any other time, ecial Rug Offering turday Forenoon Only, September 2 sold Wer 12 o'clock less than regular price 37x58 inclSiiek velvet, no two designs alike, Regular £1.59 value. Special 18 you selected your fall carpets on our easy and jo price saving proposition? salesman. To the parent wanting the best bay we recommend Tha Carlisle, Advance Showing of Garments rth habit ied cuffs that can at R179 to 22.69, money In homespun effects [leng tonech of velvet on collars pire style new things are arriving from o our pesideat New York others as tha newest are being “Come Shop With Us.” REESER, KESSLER, WIELAND GOMPANY LAOS) Jy ~ J ~ SNA Wr BRN ZRNIR ENN suits with Alsa Coverts, All the ns and Coats, Ex herringbone weave ar own select Interview our garm=nt hayer ht « s nding is broug at, NRNY, UPHOLSTERING The Summer Vacation elle’s Printing |\ Furniture, upholstered, : Office brellas re-covered and re- paired, 250 patterns of up- tisfactory Place. holstering goods to select ** from. Satisfaction guaran- to eight skilled job ‘a new, up-to-date ‘teed. at your service. * W. H. DENNIS, JR. gay we have the Cor. Bridge and Elmira Streets, E to please. We keep | Athens, Pa. Elmer Ave., Sayre, muse | FE BAKER PRINT | Carpenter and Builder. Valley Recor d 17 Pleasant St. Waverly, K.Y. JIAL THIS WEEK y former price 50c a Suit. Now 335¢ a Suit. Underwear, former price $1 a Suit. Now 75c¢ Suit. i] and §1.25 Shirts, Sale price 79¢. Your Job Printing to Is the time to Rave the children's teeth attended to Your pretty daughter may owe much of her beauty to her perfect, even, white teeth. To keep them so they must be well cared for. She will thank you some day for saving her from disfigurement and mortification. Special Prices for July and Au- gust. Dr. W. B. McDonald, DENTIST. Office: Rooms 7 and 9, Talmadge Build- ing, Elmer Avenue, Sayre, Over The Globe Store, XIE AER gr “Shoe Hospital” JAMES § SMITH Is still at his old stand, 604 South Main Street, Athens, ready to repair shoes in the best manner and at the lowest price. Bring your shoes to the “Shoe Hospital.” Shop open evenings from 7 to 8, IE? 0and $4.00 quality. Sale price $2.50 and $2.75. | 1} “PN. O'SHEA, Undertaker and Emam, 108 Packer Ave, Bayre. with Dr. olaiIned Leslie Marshall was in Biogham- ~ 8. H. Davenport of Elmira is In town for over Sunday. F. A. Marshall and family of Rome were in town yesterday. B. T. Hale of Towanda was in Ath- ens yesterday afternoon. Ace Skinner of Sheshequin was In town to-day doing business. Dave Brown has accepted a posi- tion as coachman with O. D. Kinney. of Sheshequin transacted business here this morn- ing. Frank Stevens Fred A. Wheaton of Rome, made a fiying trip to Athens yesterday af ternoon Mrs sireet, J. T. Stalford of South Main returned from Owego this morning Mrs. F. RB. Marvin and children Mil- dred and Raymond are visiting Milan friends, Mrs, Chas. Bagley and daughter Pearl of Milan visited Mrs. F. R. Marvin on Thursday. Mrs. Martha Shaw of Ithaca Is the of WW. H Main street Shaw and wife of of Easton Is visiting Mrs Mrs. Reilly her mother, Collins of South Main street Jesse Allen and wife visit left this morning to friends In _Wysox over Sunday Miss Balentine, one of the teach ing force in the Athens schools, ar- rived to-day. Miss Halfpenny, of Athens yesterday. the our schools arrived in one of new teachers Only one service will be held at St. Joseph's Catholie church tomorrow, that beipg low mass at Sa. m Miss Clara Oliphant, who has been visiting friends here-about, returned to her home in Smithfield, to-day Fred Shoemaker in reported as not being so well, to-day “of Hugh for some time, street, who has been is Miss Flossie Madison, has been the guest of friends at East Ath who started to her home at Silvara, to-day C. S. Peet and wife of Chestnut left this morning for visit with the latter's parents at East Smithfield street a brief Ruth, attending the New Al- UU. G Frisble and daughter, of Cherry Frishie street, are family reunion at bany to-day No. 351 of M. B manager of the lLe- Private Cutter, high here Car, general was side tracked Valley system, over night Mr= of Pine street was taken to the Packer hospl- tal Walter Lockerby last evening to be operated on for appendicitis Henry Chapel of Cambridge, N. Y., and P. J. Fagan of New York were registered at the vesterday afternoon Stimson House Rev. W. H. Sawtelle left to-day for Trumansburg, where he expects to occupy the pulpit in the Presby- terian church, Sunday. Fred Stacey, of the firm of Kiff & Stacey, will occupy the remaining un- occupled house belonging to General Hl, in the near future. The holy communion will be ob- served at Trinity Episcopal church tomorrow at 7:30 and 10 a. m Other services as usual Honest Bob and G. L. Marshall re- Whitney's Point They tell us did well. turned from the races last evening Little Charley Mr North this morning for an and Mrs. Arthur Leonard of Main and Cherry streets, left over Sunday visit with friends at Dushore. Travis of Overton and E. F. of Dushore, who have been friends for to their homes this U.S Kunes visiting Athens time, morning. some returned Misses Martha and Adeline Lent of South Mala street, are visiting friends at Lake Wesanking. They will be at the pleasant resort for a week or two. Miss Katherine Haines of Willow street, will begin her dulies as teach- er of the Sutlift Hill school, Monday. Miss Haines Is a graduate of the -Athens High Behe Schoo! of 1903. ~ The subject of of ‘Dr. Simpson's, dis- Ante. NO PAPER MONDAY. PW. Cowell “of Pennsylvania | Avenue has changed the appearance | of his property om that street by grading and otherwise improving the terrace and street in front of his home. May Schaleitner, 501 First street, returned last evening from a visit to her grandparents and other relatives in Sullivan N. Y. Miss Schaleitner enjoyed her vacation and has gained very much from her sum- mer's outing. county, Athens Teachers Meeting The teachers of the Athens schools held their first meeting of the year this afternoon at 2 o'clock. At the beginning of the session Prof. Rog- ers explained that one of the objects of the meeting was to get acquainted —and the new faculty proceeded to get acquainted. Enrollment blanks, reports, ete, were given the teachers, with a word of explanation The session was decidedly a busi- of the vet {it was NESE one, an immense amount work having been planned by superintendent In advance one of peculiar Interest and pleasure Under the direction of the teach- ers, immediately folowing the teach- ers’ meeting a number of boys distrib uted the books to the The teachers then their program on the board different rooms placed Every- thing 1s now In readiness for work on In the the be taken in enrolling students, Monday will and assigning of books and lessons The devoted those students who enter for the first morning time afternoon will be to time. They will be examined and as- signed to grades and classes, Prof specially that pupils enroll the first day, actual work begins Tuesday; Rogers is anxious as the £0 pu- pils who do to lose time not want should be on hand in the morning N. P. L. Entertainment The box social held by the N, P L. in Odd Fellows’ hall last evening was an enjovable, though not affair The the sale of boxes was as It very well attended, realized from amount not near'v as large would have been had it been known as it Is now affair 1t The program was opened by the drill what an enjovable was by Iy the degree team which was high- appreciated by The box part withstanding all present, Was a SNecess not- the small attendance, and the program rendered was very carried out The music and was good, being fully as planned was of a higa order nll A Merrs thoroughly enjoyed of enjamin and both Miss Wat- charming by quartette composed Beech, Lunger, Evans, rendered two selections, of which were very good kins, solos, Miss Lena Cook and Mr. Beech and Mr All of which were very pleas- Miss Mae Mrs Price each gave a reading that were well recelved, and five of the married members gave the farce “"Matrimon- ial way that would do credit to any amateurs. soprano, sang two sang a duet Evans sang a solo and ing Carmen Advertisement” In a The Young People Dance About thirty couples enjoyed the dance at the Academy last night. The music was specially good—by the Aeolian orchestra—and all had a real scrumptious time as was evidenced by the fact that the hands on the clock were fast leaving the “we sma’ hours’ when the young people returned to their homes. Mesdames Vine Crandall, 8S. R. Payne, D. J. Macafee and F. J Cheney were the chaperons. Farewell Day DeWitt's subject for service Sunday will “Paul's Charge to the Church.” evening ® subject “Paul's Words.” The morning sermon will be a farewell to the church; the evening theme will be a farewell to the public... Sacramental and reception of members morning services, Rev. morning the be The is Last service at the A Fine Turnout Hon. O. D. Kinney of Clover Croft, was on the Athens streets yesterday with quite the handsomest team of dark bays that we have seen for some time, attached to a splendid carriage of modern design. The Improve- ments to Clover Croft itself would warrant Mr, Kinney's being thor- ough, hut this is another Indication of his thrift. The Statesman’s Remarks, - As a rule talks alto | Peace Frosperity eanils " Eveniful Wels NEW YORK, Sept. 2 Cos weekly review of trade says: Peace and prosperity sucvinctly ex- | press the results of an eventful week. {oternational mercantile markets re sponded to the cessation of hostilities, and a perial of commercial develop ment may be expected ta follow the re turn of confidence. Capital that had been diverted into bellicose channels will used for construction Instead of destruction, amd the Unltd States will Secure a stronger hold on the mar Kets of the orient. Domestic were scarcely les encouraging Leading brancMes of manufacture are increasing productive capacity, especially In departments pertaining to mallway equipment. Textile mills bave little idle machinery, footwear factories are runing freely, while in structural work there no evidence of lessening activity still throng the and place orders for distant delivery that testify to faith In a vigorous de mand from consumers Western receipts of of wheat compare with 5,3770.451 year, and exports from all ports of the United States LANES bushels, flour Incinded, against 1L345.825 in the same week of 14. luterior arrivals of 4.02640 bushels of corn compare with 4 10630 ports were 718.180 bushels against Prices have fallen to a position attractive to exporters, and the grain markets are wore nearly uorwal thao at any recent date reports is Were 519, THE NEXT CONGRESS. Speculative Comment Organization of House. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 ~The con stant reference to Mr. Cannon of 1H “the speaker” of the 1] a technical error only, Strictly speak Lie was the speaker of the Fifty eighth congress, and right to the title ended when that congress ended the 4th of last March But so sure Is he to serve in the same capacity ju the in Probable Nols as hoyse ng Lils next congress that pewspaper writers may he excised for referring to him now as “the speaker” and in [ndulging fu speculation as to what Lhe will do re garding various controverted commit tee assignments. The picturesque law waker from lilinois will not have the slightest opposition Although It is highly Johu Sharp Williams of Mississippi will be the Democratic nominee for the speaker ™. Conanicia, Or for 3: omni AUBURN DIVISION~SUN] A.M. Sunda ville, Cortland, lay oie, fr, Albanr, vton; on mvia]