to give you
‘Is Buying
- fames, Leather goods,
ticles, Novelties, Etc.
Bank Building,
Call and get a
ATHENS.
the
You
“Bargain Days”
regular price of the paper
should keep posted on the
It's a morning paper and
|
Toilet Ar
Sayre, Pa.
Athens racket store.
ir at Beloud's.
her's Book Parlérs.
med pictures at W. S
fou sve money
ket store.
Xmas
192
. Wright's
by buying
192
192
camcly at
Call and inspect the largest line
of holiday goods in the valley at
the Athens racket store
Robert Sullivan, an employe of
the shops, slipped and fell while at
work this morning, causing hernia
taken Dr. Hunter's
and later removed to his
He was
office
home
to
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Call and see the finest line of
parlor lamps in the valley. Price
always right at Athens racket
store.
According to the time honored
almanac yesterday was the shortest
day of the whole year. From now
on the days will gradually begin
to lengthen, and incidentally the
cold will begin to strengthen.
Whether you have little or
much to spend for Christmas you
can find gifts to please you at the
Athens.racket store.
The large horn of plenty has
been turned toward the 60,000
workmen of the Wyoming Valley
for the Christmas season, and
during the present week, just be-
fore the advent of the holidays,
there will be over $1,100,000 paid
out in wages by the coal compan-
ies and manufacturing firms in
that valley.
PERSONAL MENTION
John Hill is in Towanda today
astending to matters in connection
with the court.
Thomas Lynch, of the Valley
House, is in Towanda this after-
noon transacting business.
Mrs. James Mather of Ulster is
spending a few days as the guest
of her mother, Mrs. L. M. Mercer-
eau.
Mrs, William Barnes of Geneva
is spending the Christmas vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O,
F. Smiley, of Stevenson street.
P. J. O'Connor and daughter
Madeline, of Stevenson street,
let for New York last night, to
spend the holidays with friends and
relatives,
WAIVED REQUISITION
Arthur Garfield, who was charg-
ed with having robbed a fellow
passenger on a Lehigh Valley train
some days ago, was taken from the
county jail at Towanda to Canan-
daigua, N. Y,, for trial yesterday.
ding: Uk the advice of his toun-
Wh AREER
Father-in-law Says Son-in law is
Unlawfully Detaining Form-
er's Household Goods - Held
in $350 Bail
Thomas Randolph, a resident ‘of
Litchfield township, has been held
by Justice Gay in the sum of $350
bail for a hearing to be held on
December 2
ceny by baile
Randolph was arrested by Con-
5 OUTCLISSED
Clever Detective Work on the
Part of Chief Walsh Restores
a Gold Ring to its Lawful
Owner
By a fine piece of detective work
on the part of Chief of Police Walsh
J. A. Shedden who conducts a
grocery store in West Ssyre, has
recovered possession of a gold ning
valued at £3.50, which was taken
from his place of business recently.
Some days ago Mr. Shedden miss:
with
on a charge of lar-
stable George Fice on Wednesday
: and the complainant in the case is
ed ‘the ring from its place ee plana . :
several others, and
reason to suspect that it had been
stolen.
George Presher of Tioga Center
N.Y
in years
war, is
dolph allegations
made by Presher it appears that he
he had every
Presher, who is advanced
and a veteran of the Civil
the
According to
He placed the matter in
hands and the latter father in-law of Ran
went to work. He first secured a
drawing of the from
memory and then of
women who werc customers at Mr
Shedden’'s. Further inquiries
the part of the chief led him to
suspect a woman who had frequent-
ly visited Mr. Shedden’s store by
the name.of Mrs. Franas Lurcock,
ning made
. and his aged wife were induced to
ecurcd hist
remove to Randolph's home in
on latchfield. Mr. and Mrs Presher
brought with them their household
goods to the value of §2 For
four or five weeks matters went
along rather smoothly, but recent-
ly 1t 1s alleged that Randolph be
. came dissatished with the arrange-
rant was issued by Justice Gay and 35d 5
. i “ yoo
handed to the chief giving the lat ment he had made and suggested
Feet o>
ter authority to search the house that Mr. and Mrs. Presher go to
whera Mrs.’ Lurcock boarded oa the home of a relative in Smith
Desmond street. The chief went | DOrO- The old couple agreed to
to the premises and found the do this and Randolph attended to
womnah. who. when she saw. her thar transportation. When he
visitor, clapped one hand over the left Randolph's home Presher de-
Fox which she was wearihg on the manded the return of his house
= = hold goods. Randolph refused
ring finger of her other hand
and Mr. Presher came to Sayre and
Investigating the chief discover
ed that the ring the
wearing was the one for which he
had been searching.
consulted attorney C. C. Yocum
woman was .
with the result that a warrant was
issued for Randolph's arrest,
He placed
and took
before Justice Gay when Mr. Shed-
den positively the
as his property wanted
charging larceny by bailee
MARRIAGE CLEARS
IP A MYSTERY
Miss Lena May
arrest her
identified
She
rng
to
settle the matter and was allowed
to do so upon returning
paying a grocery bill which
owed Mr. Shedden and
the ning,
she
promising
Reeves and
Were
to pay the costs in onc month
NEIGHBORLY NEIGHBORS
Manager Tobias announces an | | dis 1
| Frederick A. Cooper
Married Last Night
The mystery surrounding the
pearance of Miss Rena May
story of
the people of this village on Christ- [told in a recent issue of the Rec-
mas. Tom Waters will come to] lord, is cleared up by the following
the Loomis in his new play“Neigh- | | announcement
borly Neighbors,” and those who | Married—Last evening,
remember his unqualified success | Baptist parsonage in Waverly, by
attraction of uncommon intercst to Recves, the which was
Women Love,” will hail with A. Cooper. Both the contracting
light the pros pect of an evening of | parties are residents of Athens.
unalloyed enjoyment with a star — re
play and production of the hig gies AN EXCELLENT SUCCESTION
merit. That it is bound to be
this is evidenced by the fact fut
Mr. Waters has but recently re-| close this afternoon for the Christ-
turndd from KEogland where he mas holidays and will not reopen
enjoy>d much populanty and im- until January 3 of the
mense success in his clever offer-| fact that the school buildings will
ings. Mr. Waters
loyally be empty for a period of nearly two
chosen to cast his lot with the man | weeks it is su rpested that they be
de- i
The Sayre borough schools will
In view
has
who has as close knowledge of the [thoroughly fumigated under the
wants and necessities in the drama | direction of the local health
as he has the popularity and the thoritics. For months past there
sympathies of an admiring public, | | has been more or less discase of a |
Mr. Frank W. Nason | contagious nature. Scarlet fever,
The cast will be the strongest ina light form, and diphtheria have
seen here in a long time and the |been the principal ones which the
AU
chorus and the music refreshingly | health board has had to contend |
new. Under the watchful eye of a and as the diseases are usually con- |
man like Frank WW. Nason we can fined to children, many of whom
feel assured of a production of are of school age, it is thought that
unusual merit, the fumigation of the schoal build-
aed oti ings will be an excellent precau-
“ ’” tionary measure. It is quite likely
A NARROW MARGIN that the matter will be brought to
fener the attention of the school board
The members of the local typo- ;nd that the members thereof will
graphical union have voted on the |. favorable action.
ten per cent. assessment propos: ee
tion. At a meeting held on Wed THE SCARCITY OF CARS
nesday evening there were eight
out of fiftecn members present. At. [he scarcity of freight and coal
that meeting five out of the eight €ars is again becoming manifest,
registered their ballots against the and cries for relief are coming from
proposed assessment. Since the | the officials of nearly every railroad
meeting on Wednesday cvening in the country, both east and west
all but onc of the members have The situation on the Lehigh is not
exception their ballots are cast could be used to advantage if the
now stands four
against. The, result
poetical plagiarist and inflated | siderable congeston. The tholiday
novice would call “ a narrow mar- rush, however, is about over and
rs GALORE
Minor Accidents Make Plenty of
the Hospital
Surgeons During Past Twenty-
Four Hours
Business For
the Pa
hospital has been a busy
The dispensary at ker
place
dunag the past twenty-four hours
and the surgeons have been called
upon to treat cases of lacerations
and contusions galore,
Anthony Hawk, a resident of
Meshoppen, was brought to the
hospital last night suffering from
an extensive gash in the left foot
Hawk was out in the woods cut-
ting a Christmas treet when the
axe he was using shipped and the
<harp blade entered his foot, <ever
ing the large artery. The wound
bled profusely, and after eng
given temporary attention he was
hurried to the hospital at this place.
The surgeons found it necessary to
take several stitches to close the
wound, 4
Thomas Regan, a machinist’s
at Waver
struck on the left fore finger by a
helper who resides Vv Was
sledge in the hands of a fellow
workman and sustained a severe
contusion. He went to the hos-
pital for treatment,
William ]. Marble is a machinist
employed in the Sayre shops Yes.
terday he was assisting mn placing
a frame on an engine. The frame
{was being hauled by one of the
large cranes and as it swung
around the front of the engine
Marbel's middle finger of the right
hand w
as caught underneath the
frame, tearing the nail loose and
causing. an extensive laceration
The frame is the same one on
which Richard FE. Connelly was
working the other day when hel
sustained a severe injury to his
left hand, and who has since been
{ confined to his home
While unloading sills Charles
Townsend, a laborer. got his left
nng finger caught underneath one
of the sills and sustained a painful
laceration
A large wrench dropped from an
engine Jat the new
morning and struck
Joseph Dwyer on top of the head
| causing an extensive laceration of
cab window
{shops this
{the scalp
a LL —
REMEMBER THE CONDUCTOR
In many cities and towns
{ United States it has been a custom
'to remember the trolley motormen
fand conductors at Christmas time
them an extra coin of
Whether this practice has
ever been established on the lines
in this valley 1s not known, but if
it hasn't
in the
{by handing
50.
now isa good time‘,
Oh, ye, who have nickles |
and dimes galore see that an extra |
begin
one or two sticks to the finers of
the trolley conductor the next
{time you pay fare on an clectric
car. It will bring joy to the man
{who tells you “there is plenty of
jroom up front,” althourh he
{knows it is standing room only,
and your own conscience will tell
you that you have performed an
act which will help to smooth out
the rough places along lites rug
ged pathway,
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
Appropnate exc
{in the various scl
raises were held
ols Sayre
this afternoon. Rectations, dia
logues, gift giving and music were
the order of the Jay. The pupils
acquitted themsclies 1 credit-
able manaer, The will
close this afternoon for the Christ:
in
schools
mas vacation and reopen on Tues
day, January 3rd
—a— lr sn
ADMITTED T0 PRACTICE
William G. Shrier, who has ser-
ved the county faithfully and well
as deputy prothonotary, was yes-
terday admitted to practice law in|
It}
is | understood that Mg, Schrier will
an office in Towanda.
String of Cars Backed Into an
Open Switch, Scattering
Number of Men in All Direc
a
tions
The gang of men emp!
the Washington street sta n
the Lehigh \ alley at lowand
unloading the 1 2-ton Wel
ument narrowly escaped i
injury yesterday mornin A
dozen more mcg were on top
car which carmed the mont
when a yard cngiac with a
of cars came up th in
The string ran into an oper tel
and crashed into two b
standin next to the fat car
ing the big stone. The
threw the men nn even
William Ackley landed
back on a pile of timber, and
George lafey and William Hee
man were caught by the feet un
the smaller pieces of them
ment. None of the men wer
seriously injured but it is regar
as extremely fortunate that ti
escaped as easily as they did
The locomotive struck the
with such force that the by
ment was moved over six feet
frost
nosttion
NEW SERIES OF STOCK
it
At a meeting of the Star Build- |
ing and Loan Association held on |
Wednesday, December 13, it wa
decided to issue a new serie of
stock to be known as No. 13. on
January I, 1X I
———
Smcke Peer's Straight Five, a
fine fragrant cigar
EE nam
WHY PAY THE GROCER
25c for a two ounce bottle
of vanilla extract, when you
can get 4 ounces for the
same money at the West
Sayre Drug store? Tele-
phone your order.
FULL LINE OF
TURKEYS
Chickens, Ducks and|~
Geese.
TURKEYS 22c 1b
Other Poultry at
’ Market Prices.
HOAG'S MARKET
Packer Ave, Sayre
EEE EET
Kitchen
|Cabinet for Christmas. The
good meals that it will help
her prepare will be appreciat-
ed by the entire family. We
have the finest Cabinet for the
least money in the valiey,
$10.00 $13.50 S1400
Hard Maple Frame with
Cottonwood Top, tilting Sour
bin, sil closet, nouldicg
and meat boards, large num-
ber of drawers for spices,
knives and forks, etc
ute I
Desmond St, Sayre, Pa.
i
1 _ .
a.
S&3%
EXE z
= EEE Lil
| Christmas Gifts
5 Nie
-
in 1k i b i esent
i J 1 wisi
{ and be most apj
“y s your immediate attention, for your profi
is well a r frien 1's happiness,
2 Suits and Overcoals, Fancy Arm Bands, Trunks and
Hats and Gaps. Gloves, Mufflers, White Vests,
Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Shirts and Colla
cial att nven to \piang preseuts
fo it to dista friends
Save 25 Per Cent by making your purchases of
208 Broad Street
WAVE ERLY IN Y.
TOMAS SE
z Fad ag
cI
Ti a a Policy in the
NPL. |
You Do Not Have to Dies to Win
It Protects You in Sickness or Accident
Pays Dividends Each Five Years
Has the Largest Membership of Any Lo-
cal Organization in Sayre
Paid in Sayre During Five Years:
For Disability $21,517.30
For Death 1,069.40 -
For Dividends 16,281.19
Assets Nov. 1
Benefits Paid
..$2,225,000
4,750,000
E. F. MERCEREAU, (Carpet Sweepers,
et me. | N10, SlodlS
“Tool Chests,
ELMER A. WILBER, Carving Sets,
Widesirot | pack otlnive
SAYRE, 112 Desmond Street
: ALLEY "PHONE 11 A
BEERS AND ALES
BOLICH. BRE
HARDWARE
Desmond St
LOOMIS OPERA
ORCHESTS
Strictly Up-to-Date Mu
for Balls, Parties and all
ial Functions, either publ
Any number pieces desi
nished. Call Valley Reco
ete,
BOTH 'PHONE-=.
First.
Class Accommodations
Thomas Ave, Opposite L. V. Station.
Rates St. +50 Per Day. Sayre.
Toy an ad in The Record
Win laws ves for Boys and Men G0c to $300 a pair. A hooks
boty with + v pair
Winslow's Ki for Ladies, 85e to $000 per pair
Potble Rupuer Boys and Girls skates, 450 per pair
~ | Sleds, 5 a 2200 ea
Floxibie Flyer Sighs, 2200 to 23.80 each
Pocket Kuve, 100 patterns pearl, stag and wood handles, 2050, Bie,
(00, amd up to $5 00
Gillette Safty Razors, with one dozen blades, $5.00
1 » Safety Ha re x1 iH .
£1 002i
ch
1 ir Raors, 7 0, $32.00, $1.50 each
Hazor Strops, 2050 1
X1.1%} ey
sors and Shears to $1.00 per pair
M LI IOS je 1 +, Drawing lostruments
Nickel | Teak d Coffee Potx, 80 and up
} r+, Sl in Six
Unix rand be: I Maks re S200 (0 $250 each
K * Phins 2.
N a x] 0) to $1.60 set
this We't 8206 fo R100
T v Carpet Sw « for the children, 10e to 25¢ cach
el Nwg ape £250 to $4
- ersall Wat? =1 xi to £200 each
Alarm Clog 5, 51.109 to 81. each
Oil Heater that cold room, £2.00 to 24.50 i
Foy Stove e girls, 10c and 20
Childevn's Setn, knife, fork and spoon, 25¢ to $1.50 set
L. ROBERTS GO.
Sayre. 322 S. Main St,, Athens,
trade with us we both lode money.