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FRANK BE. WOOD, Representative |
News and advertising matter may be |
left at Gregg's Racket Store, Waverly.
After 12 o'slock noon eall the main |
office at Bayre, Valley ‘phone 143A.
1906 Dharies at Strong's
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BADLY BRUISED
| Bank Clerk Fell Distance of 20
Feet and Miracuously Escapes
Serious Injury
Lou Miller is at Dry Brook today |
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John Adam son of James Adam
e Valley Record
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3 st Murrelle's Printing Office, Sayre,
$3.00 per year; 125 ceats
rates reasonable, and made
second-class matter
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1 the news that’s fit to print”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1008.
HAUNT WOMEN'S CLUES.
Rules Will Be Enforced Concerning
Men Guests in London Or-
ganizations
One of the largest of the numerous
jadies’ clubs which of recent years
‘Save sprung up With remarkable sud-
‘denness is about to enforce strictly one
its unrecognized rules providing
po member sball entertain more
than three guests to lea. says & london
“Phe reason is not usamusing. The
re serious-minded members of the
‘jadles’ clubs are beginoing 0 look
upon the male guests as a pest
class of man Who haunts ladles
clubs is rapidly growing. He is usual
"iy an idle person with po club of bis
own. who makes use of his wife's, his
it is mo uncommon thing for 3 MAD
$6 walk into & woman's cinb ostensibly
to meet a member, calmly order »
is put down lo Lhe mem
. apd make himself gen
erally comfortable.
~ Some of the ladies, it is to be feared,
sncourage this sort of thing too much.
Certain members of women's clubs are
gesalvely proud of baving a numbes
¥ male guests (0 tea.
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MINE HORROR AT COALDALE.
| Twenty-one Miners Eatombed Are
i Thought te Be Dead.
BLUEFIELDS, W. Va,
| Twenty-one miners in the Coaldale com
| pany's shaft at Coaldale, W. Va, were
probably instantly killed by an explo
sion that has taken place there There
were three white men and eighteen col
ored men entombed, and no hope is
held out that any of them escaped
death
The explosion was of terrific force
and caused Intense excitement through
out the surrounding country. many peo
ple believing an earthquake had oc
curred. The fans mining cars aod
most of the property used in the mines
are in ruins
One body had been taken ont. and it
is believed that every man In the mine
met instant death. The rescue work Is
slow, and full details of the disaster
are not yet obtalipable ‘The telegraph
facilities at Coaldale are limited. and
the wire is crowded
The body of ome of the iuiuers hus
heen discovered some hundred feet
away from the mine entry so wutilated
that he Is unrecognizable All hope of
recovering alive the entombed winners
Las been shattered by the pouring forth
of gases from the different entries If
the twelily-one men were not all killed
instantly by the explosion It is be
lieved that they must have succunibed
to the great accumulation of gus [aol
lowing the explosion.
SHE WAS READY FOR HIM.
And He Did Not Bay Exactly What
He Had Intended to
Bay
He bad come to break off the en-
gagement. His mother didn’t approve
of bis choice. Besides, he felt that he
was too Umid to assume Lhe respons!
bilities of married life, relates the
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Jt wasn't & pleasant task
“] have come ~ he sald, “lo say that
— {isn't there some one stirring at the
side door?’
‘it is mpotbing,” she hastily an
swered. “You were about 10 say that—’
“] were about—I mean | was about
to say that | think that we have—I|
mean | Lave, made a mistake ine I'm
sure | hear somebody souffling at the
keyhole!”
She laughed in ap unmirthful way
“Yes, she sald “my football broth.
er with his brindle bulldog are vul
there walling
He didn't ask what they were wall:
ing for
“lI have come to say, dearest” he
briskly remarked. “that | think | Lave
made a mistake in permitiing you W
put our wedding day so far ahead”
ICE PALACE A “FROST.”
“Beautiful Detriment” in Canada
Creates False Impression of
the Country
“Your ice palace of Montreal is »
thing of the past, so't It” sald a New
York wan w a Canadisa,
“Yes thank fortune.” sald the other,
“It was a beautiful detriment, [1 cre
ated abroad a false lmpressidn of Can.
ada. It conveyed the idea that Cana
da was a bleak, cold place—a land of
snow apd lce—a kind of Greenland or
Labrador. People sent Wo their friends
abroad illustrated postcards and large
photographs of the ice palace and the
lke carnival year after year. Hence
abroad, they gol to associating lce and
Canada together. The two words be
came almost synonymous and few
would emigrate Canadaward
Our immigration Hgures fell off Ww
4 deplorable degree on account of the
false lmpression of our climate tha)
the Ice palace gave to England and
France and Germany Canada lives oo
immigration. She wants all the immi
grants she can gel. And because th)
ice palace ost her thousands of immi-
grants yearly she wisely did awa)
with IL”
A Saving.
Redd—Do you play golf on Sunday!
Greene—No, | go Ww church
“Doean’t it hurt your game, skipping
a day that way?
“Oh, po; | think It helps IL”
“How so?”
“l save a lot of balls."—Yonkern
Statesman.
Coming Change.
The summer girl Is still in view
with cheeks 50 red and eyes so blue
But autumn winds will change the hue
blue ~Chicago Dally News,
Forty-Foot Rise.
The famous Tugeld river, In South
Africa, Is sald on one occasion to have
risen 40 fest during a single night
owing to thunderstorms on the moun
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|of Stevenson street, and employed
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‘as a clerk in the First National
Benson went to|Bank of Sayre, fell a distance of |
Try Strong's Congh Syrup.
Mis. O F.
lon the third floor of the Valley
Pyro wood and outfits, 10W| occ and sustained bruises and
; {in the hospital for a few day to
The infant child of Arthur come. The fact that he escaped |
| Robinson is greatly improved |with his life is regarded as a mir |
| after being seriously ill |acle. A part of Adam's duties at!
——_—_ the bank consist of each morning |
| Try Baby Wonder clear havana | displaying the government weather |
| 5¢ cigar. Our special 10c, manu {flags which are drawn to the top of |
| [ictured by H. E. Amrhein & Co, |a pole on the dome of the bank!
| Waverly, N. Y.
| building by ropes. This morning |
pn { } t ol . i
Mrs. Hattie Blackmore of Broad 811. o'clock Die received the|
| weather report and when he went!
street went to Elmira this morn to raise the proper flag found that]
Ing. the rope that is used to lower the |
James Isly, and his son, W. P.|flag which was displayed yesterday |
Isly went to Watkins to attend the | had been broken.
funeral of Mrs. Walter Isly's father
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In order for him to repair the
{break he was compelled to go to
Forty couples mostly from Penn: | pe third floor of the Valley House |
sylvania were married in Waverly | 3p then go up a ladder through al
village during the month of De- | skylight and thus reach the roof |
cember. | When he had nearly reached the
[top of the ladded the latter slipped |
|and Adam was precipitated to the
floor beneath, where he landed at |
the head of a pair of stairs, striking |
on his hip. Before he could recover
himself he went tumbling headlong
down the flight of stairs and
brought up at the bottom so badly
jarred and bruised that it was nec
essary to send for the hospital am
bulance. The hospital physicians
say that he will be somewhat sore
for a few days but will come out
all right.
HAS FINE POSITION
George O'Neil, who for some
time has been a stenographer for |
Special Officer Jesse Doty of the |
Lehigh Valley detective force, has
resigned the position and accepted
a fine situation with the Outing
Publishing company at New York |
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WIL ENTER FIRM
Waverly —William Bouton has
returned from New York city and
will be associated with his father
in the hardware business. The
firm of Bouton & Westcott will
become the firm of Bouton & Sons |
Mr. Westcott has interests in
New York which will require his
attention and he will prabably |
retire from the firm, although the
change is not expected to occur
very soon. The friends of Mr
Bouton are very much pleased at
his return to the village and he is
to be congratulated on his associ-
ation with his father.
DODGE VS. DODGE
Waverly—Much interest is man-
ifested in the case of Grant Dodge
vs Karl Dodge, being tried today
before a jury in Justice Hoagland's
court, It seems the plaintifi and
defendant were engaged in the ice
business together, but the plaintiff
claims the defendant broke their
agreement and there is still a large
sum due him Defendant puts in a
counter claim that more than
equals the claim of the plaintiff.
F. E. Hawkes is attorney for the
plaintiff and Hon. Sherman More-
land is looking after the interests of
the defendant.
BLANKS HAVE ARRIVED
Waverly—The necessary blanks
for the enumeration of Waverly
have arrived and the work will be
commenced at once. The work
was authorized at a special meet-
ing of the board of trustees held
last week, and is in accordance
with the requirements of the
village law, that the village
authorities shall take a census of
the village every four years.
PLANNING MINSTREL SHOW
Waverly—The Tioga Hose Co,
at a meeting last night discussed
the plan of giving a minstrel show,
the materia! being taken from the
company.
It is intended to have a smoker
land get'the concensus of opinion of
| the members, and if the members
‘favor the plan the performance
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD
| Waverly —Hon. A. S. Decker
|was informed yesterday of the
|death of his brother, Morris
| Decker in New York city. The
funeral will take place at Wells-
burg next Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, The deceased formerly
resided at Waverly and was presi-
dent of the Waverly gas company.
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Mr. O'Neil will have charge of a|
number of clerks and the position
is one of responsibility. He isa
fine young man of more than ordi-
nary ability and his future is
exceedingly bright.
WHO OWNS THIS WATCH ?
Waverly—The Waverly police |
have in their possession a lady's
gold hunting case watch, which is
supposed to have been stolen by a
one-legged tramp. This tramp
was arrested in Waverly, and is
now serving a three month's sen
tence in Owego jail. The watch
contains the mark of the New
York Standard Watch Co. The
case number is 020,573 and the
works are numbered 2 479,960. In
the inside of the case is the num: |
ber 2,270,227,043 st. The case
also has the maker's mark, Prowvi- |
dence W. C. C, warranted twenty |
years. The watch is a stem wind
er and set, wit neck chain attached. |
The chain has a small round slide |
set with a red stone, The author- |
ities would be glad to receive any |
communication disclosing the]
identity of the owner.
GAVE A DANGE
Waverly—The Alpha club gave |
a dance last Wednesday evening at |
enjoyably. Refreshments contrib- |
{uted to the enjoyment of the oc- |
WILL ENTERTAIN
Waverly—The Baptist
will entertain those who assisted in |
the Christmas cantata this evening. |
Refreshments will be served and a |
musical program rendered.
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Lamps
Glassware
Dinner Sets
Toilet Sets
All Other China
Broad Street,
SPECIALS
Saturday
Jan. 6
Porter House steak per lb
Sirloin steak
Round steak
Kettle roasts, . 6c, 8
Plates and briskets, 6 Ibs
Pork chops
Pork loin roasts
Side pork.
Pork shoulder
Home made sausage
Swift's link sausage
Swift's frankfurts
Swift's hams, per Ib
Swift's Califormia hams
Fresh Balumore oysters, qt .
Sauer Kraut, Sc qt,, gal
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
3 Ibs milk crackers
2; Ibs oyster crackers
4 lbs ginger snaps
Ot jar Vermont syrup
3 cans corn
3 cans tomatoes .
3 cans Lima beans .
7 boxes sardines
Qt. bottles of ketchup
Dairy butter civ
Hobart's pure buckwheat flour
per sack
California Navels,
35¢, 45¢ per doz.
WOLCOTT & SON
Athens, Pa.
LOOMIS OPERA HOUSE
Matinee and Night
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 10.
The Dramatic Treat of
the Season
Mr. Kirk Brown
And His Excellent Company Pre-
senting
WEDNESDAY MATINEE
Hall Caine's Powerful Story
THE CHRISTIAN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
W. H. Powers’ Masterpiece
Shannon of the Sixth
PRICES: —
25¢,
20C,
Matinee, 10c, 20c.
Night, 10¢c, 20c, 30c.
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS !
Small Farms, Large Farms, Good Build-
ings, good fruits, well watered. Houses
e or exchange. All at
Houses to rent.
Elizabeth street
furnish you with the
Waverly, N.Y.
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What is more attractive than a well-lighted store?
[t draws trade. It holds trade. It shows prosperity.
It is a winner. The Humphrey Arc does it. Try it.
The Gas Light Company of Waverly, -
340 Broad Strect. Both Phones. Waverly, N. Y,
LOOMIS OPERA HOUSE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5,
STETSON'S
Original Big Double Spectacular
Production of
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
Under
The Barnum of them all,
the managemout of
Leon W. Washburn.
More Grand Novelties Than Ever,
geous Scenery with Beautifal
Electrical Effects.
Two Brass Bands, Two Funny Marks,
Two Mischievous Topsies, Genuine | years experience in geveral store,
Southern Cake Walkers. | give satisfactory reference,
201 ¢*
Back and Wing Dancers, Male and Fe- | x 114, Towanda, Pa.
male Quartette, 30 Ponies, Donkies | Dinin : room girl wanted at
aud Bloodhounds, botel. Enquire at hotel. pv i
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Watch for the B'g Street Parade. Boarders wanted at 403 N, Eimer aven-
Grand Feature This Season of | BO Mrs. Jesse Bell. Shop meu Prefer.
Uncle Sam; The Great Japanese General; iw
tent girl for
Kumora, and the Russian General, Kuro-| A com house
ashing and ironing out. High
« iL
patkin, to be seen in our big street pa. | work.
rade, [It beats a circus! wages paid. Enquire Mrs. H.W.
456 Waverly street, Waverly, N. 3
PRICES
For Sale or Rent
Gor-
Situation as salesman or clerk,
£
10c and 20c|
. 10¢, 20c, 30c| Right room house at 108 Center street.
| Enquire of Mrs. Fannie Smith on the
| premises. 1908
Political Announcement
Matinee
Night
For Sale.
One Standard sewing machine, one |
Schoninger piano, and several Wilton | [I hereby announce m as a oandi-
rugs for sale, No reasonable offer re- | date for tax collector of Sayre borough,
fused, 330 W. Lockhart street. Valley | subject to the rules of the
phone 50x. 2014 |primaries. J. L. Plumstead.
L. B. DENISON, M. D. Political Aunousosment™
I hereby annouce myself asa
Office, Rooms 3 and 4 date for the office of
Talmadge Building, Elmer Ave.
Sayre borough subject to the
the Republican primaries.
Valley Phone at office and
residence.
WwW. P HA
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic Fruits.
Olive Oll—Quart 8a, Gallon
No. 5 Rlizabeth St., Waverly
H. H. Mercereau,
Attorney-at-Law
Notary Public