| what's better still,
is worth buying, for we
GRAF
& CO.
. of Broad St. and Park Ave., Waverly. |
NATIONAL BANK
OF SAYRE.
Oapital $50,000.00
$12,000.00
Surplus -
| We solicit your Banking buai-
| ness, and will pay you three per
cent. Interest per annum lor money
left on Certificate of Deposit or
The department of savings is a
special featare of this Bank, and
all deposits, whether large or
small, draw the same rate of
interest.
BM. N. SAWTELLE,
Qashier,
he Valley Record
B. MURRELLE, Publisher.
Ww. - T CAREY, Editor.
Published svery Pr except Sun-
fay Marralle's a Printing Office, Sayre,
Sabseription, $3.00 per year; 25 cents
‘per month.
, rates reasonable, snd made
known on me
Bitared 8 4 32 second-class matter May
WERE postoios at Sayre, Pa
under Ast of GC
‘ongress of March 3
All the news that’s fit to id :
__ THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 1908.
FANLLY SAFE, wo
HOME IS RUINED
H. fhipman Hears from His
Sister, Who Was in San Fran-
cisco at the Time of the
Earthquake
A letter and telegram were re-
ceived at almost the same instant
by E H. Shipman of Sayre, assist
ant chief engincer of the Lehigh
Valley, who had supervision of the
erection of the ncw shops, yesters
day afternoon announcing that hus
sister, Mrs. Horace Walton and
family of Oakland, Cal, had sur
vived the seismic disturbances on
Pacific coast, but that the family
home had been destroyed
Mrs Walton's husband
general.agent for the Metropolitan
“Life losurance company, his dis
-tnct including all of the Pacific
coast. Although his home is at
- Oakland his office is at Sun Fran-
‘e1sco Oa the day the first quak-
ing commenced Mr. Shipman sent
a telegram to his sister as
she were safc. The message
reached Oakland on Apnl 20, and
on the same date a letter and tele
gram were forwarded hicre stating
that they were safe, and on account
of the lage number of messages
to be sent from the Pacific coast,
the one sent by Mrs. Walton was
delayed so that it only arnved
here at the same time the letter
SWITCHER MEET
An important meeting of the
. board of adjustment of the Switch-
men's Union, representing the vari.
© ous locals composed of switchmen
in the employ of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company was held in
- Wilkes-Barre yesterday. There
1s
king if
~ all points along the line—Buffalo,
. Manchester, Ithaca, Sayre, Coxton,
Wilkes-Barre and Jersey City, be-
ing represented. The
. portant question considered was
the action of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen in taking the
places of the striking switchmen at
Kansas City, which strike is on at
most
Other important business
iw
DYNAMITE A TRAIN.
Striking Miners Blamed For Wreek |
Near Yatsaville, Fa.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, April 28 -A
Lehigh Valley train was dynamited and |
wrecked close to Yatesville, five miles
from here, the intent of the plotters
TN
Dr. and Mrs. Higgins
‘returned from their wedding trip
—————————
Mrs. W. Lane, of Mac, Pa,
spending a few days with Se]
| friends.
David Samuels, of Jersey Shore,
lis visiting his brother, I. A
| Samuels
' Mrs Sewvila Higgins, of Ulster,
lis visiting her sister, Mrs. C L
Kitchen.
i
B L Lewis is in Canton attend-
ling the anmjversary celebration of
the 1.0. O. F.
£ ars
Ihe scene of the outrage Is not far
from the East Boston settleinent. where
the linliaus have since the suspension
of mining caused wuch trouble
While the train was shattered ouly
Thomas the engineer, nnd Lis Areman
H. CC. Brown of this city. Hoth were
badly hurt. That nobody was killed Is
taken as wos retarkable
The dynamite had been placed on the
tracks on both sides and as the ecuglue
drawing the (raiu, which was = fast
freight, struck the explosive It was
lifted Ligh above the tracks and hurled
oii its se, while the tender was torn
frow It, thrown into the air sod tum
bled over an embankment, together
| with three Leavily loaded cars, which
were sinashed Uy the force of the ex
plosion
The englover and Bremen, protected
by the heavy body of the engine es
caped death, but were injured by the
gying debris aud the shock
Sheriff Davis and a squad of the
state troop of maunted police hurried
to the ald of the Lehigh Valley officials
and scoured the country, but falled to
make guy arrests
WOULD FIRE GORKY,
Women's Clubs Down on Russian Au-
thor and Socialist.
NEW YORK, April 26 ~The wotneu's
clubs have taken Lold of Maxim Gorky
When the Womeu's State Republican
association wet to discuss Socialism
they neglected the subject In hand to
call out for Gorky's deportation
‘Should not as women, take
sole action against this wan?’ asked
Mr= H M Fiat “People of sucn
character should nut be allowed io thle
Of course whet Lv arrived It
wus not Knewn bow be was liviug, but
Lie came here spd expected to be re
ceived, aud | thick be should Le de
ported. Gorky is the emibodlinent of
Socialism.”
Uther tewbers spoke aloug the same
lige
we
country
General Serrell Dead
NEW YORK, April 26 Brigadier
Geoersl Edward Wellwau derrell, a
noted civil and military engineer, Is
desu bere al the age of eighty vears
Altbougl be bad asccowplished wauy
great cugluecering feits, Le died lu pov
erty il Serrell was the eugiueet
who first survesed the luteroceanic ca-
ual routes for the guveruwent across
the Isthuwus of Pauama He bulit the
Hoosae tunnel and planved apd con
structed the Niagara suspeusion bridge
He received uplue wedals sud decora
tious aud was a fellow of the Amer!
can Acadewy of Selence. During the
civil war he was kuown as “Old Shov
els.” Three ties be received the
thauks of Sougreas
Gel
Women In Commons Caused Rumpus.
LONDON, April 29- Discussion of
Jawes Kier Hardle's wotion lu favor
of fewale suffrage led to a very un
usual scene in the Louse of commons
last night, several suffragist woweun In
the gallery makiug a demonstration by
cathiug out: ’ Divide! Divide!” thruet-
ing through the grill a Hag luscribed,
Vote For Wouen,” cliveriug, ete. The
speaker lwwedlately ordered the gal
lery cleared Ihe sppesrauce of the
pullce caused a further commotion,
Willa Hedmoud askiug whether It
was iu accordance with deceucy that
poifcemen should be called to expel
ladies After much voluble protest the
dewonstrators were removed
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quotations.
Money on call steady at 4 Jy per cent;
prime mercantile paper, (@b6% per cent
exchanges, $369 344.857, balances $11 W740
Closing prices
Anal Copper
Atchison
BH &O
Brooklyn R T
C.C,.C.&BtLL
Chess & Ohio
Chi & Northw
bau
Lie
dei
133
La
Lou
iy
ly
1384
124%
N Y Central
Norf. & West
Penn. R R
Reading
Rock Island
st. Paul
Southeru
Soulliern
Bouth. Ry
sugar
Texus Pacific
Unlon Pacific
14 U. 5 Steel
134° U8 Steel pt
1%, West Lulon
“
18
3]
105%
oy
”
a)
=
ne
IL
187%
104%
Lia
187
Pac
By
pt
Electric
Lentral
Kawanna
i & Nash
Mar fin
Metropolitas
Misscur! Pa
New York Markets,
FILOUR-Dull, Lut steady, Minpesola
patents, BSG 0. winter straights, B09
Sw, winter extras, £2 50338, winter pat
ente $9040 22
WHEAT -Taken as a whole the wheat
marke! was steady and at tioies a shade
higher on room covering. complaints from
western Kansas and stead) ables, It
f eased off, however, through May liguida
tion and northwest selling, May, SW 15-@
Pid July, MAUS $l
CORN There was considerable strength
anal uit firm Ci
bi
{| Mas
i BUY
Aut ir arn based
+ ood demand and
- 3 ¥ July, SGUEINe
r¥ ite y. exlira western
extra nearby prints, Ih
Flim and Ww. higher
at mark. wenlern fresh
fer
EGOS
fresh, 1%
at mark
CHEESE--Firm,
farwy, I do
fair to god. 11%
POTATOES Dull. Pennsylvania, cholce
r bushel, S30Ec : New York, chofce, per
ushel, sgl do, falr to goud, per
ULTRY — Pirm; fowls. 1440
bushel.
roosters, ¥o.; winter chickens,
nearly
TL,
ih
New York full creams
cholce, 134138 C do. |
LIVE
5. spring chick BIN. ducks,
! ST
|
Mrs. W. G Thompson of Els.
bree street,
six weeks’ illness,
Me. C}
street,
is recovering from a
Barrett of 100 Cross
1s spending
f iends in Towanda
——
E H Mecrcerean went to Mon:
roeton yesterday afternoon and re
tdened home this morning.
Claude, the little son of Walter
Brooks, Miller street, who has a
severe attack of catarrhal fever, 1s
much better.
George Smith of Cortland and
Miss Mau! LaGrange of Owego
came to Sayre yesterday and after
securing the necessary license were
united in marriage by a local jus
tice of the peace. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of a
few invited guests.
Inestimable.
“When | was preaching at Walla
Walla, Wash," sald a miuister, "there
Was uo pegru preacher in town, and |
was often called on to perform a cere-
mony between negroes Oue allernoon,
after | had married a youlg Degro
couple, the bridegroom asked the price
of the service. ‘Oh, well’ sald [, ‘you
can pay me whatever you think it is
worth te you' The negro turned, snd
silently looked his bride over from head
to foot, then slowly rolling up the whites
of his eyes to we sald: Goodness, sab,
you Bas done rulned me for life, you
has, for sure”
Inland Surf Baths,
German lake resorts and other inland
watering places are Interested in a
novel artificial surf bath wikh waa
tried last summer Iu the Starnberg
lake, near Munich. A big tank is bullt,
or a portion of u lake or river Is io-
closed. At the outer end is placed the
wave-making machinery, which con-
sists of either an osciliating partition
or a large plunger which is dropped 1n-
to the walter at regular intervals. The
result Is a curious substitute for oat-
ural waves
Irish Emigrants.
Bince the census of 1900 was taken
pearly 200000 Irish emigrants have
settled in the United States, the year
ending with July, 1905, sbowing a
larger number than any year since
1895. A pew lmpetus has been given
to Irish immigration within the last
two years, 4 turn which is quite per-
‘plexing to those native irish societies
which have been unsuccessfully at-
tewpting to stop the great national
leak for so many years
Regiments s Severe Test,
In presenting olors to the Second
battalion, South Staffordshire regi-
ment, at Bepares, India, the other day,
the prince of Wales recalled the fact
that the regiment had been ship
wrecked three times, each time show-
ing perfect discipline. and he remarked
that a shipwreck tested a regiment's
discipline more severciy than a battle
Sorry for the Groom.
“1 suppose you've heard that I'm to
marry Mr Green?’ she sald to ene of
ber old friends
“No,” he replied, coldly
“You don't seem to be very enthe.
silastic about It”
“Why should I be? Net knowing
Mr. Green, | haven't any grudge
against him “—Philadelphia Ledger
Mikddo's Medics,
The smperor of Japan ls always at-
tended by physicians despite the fact
that he is in excellent health Four
eminent medical gentlemen are attached
to the imperial household and one Is
within call at all hours of the day and
night. The pulse and temperature of bis
majesty are taken four times each day
and the results are carefully recorded
Have Won Titles,
There are now five British peeresses
who were acresses, Damely: May
Carripgton (Lady de Clifford, Belle
Bilton (Countess Clancarty), Coanle
| Lachrist (Countess Orkney), Rosle
| Boote (Marchlouess of Headfort), and
| Anna Robipsou (Countess of Ross
{ lym).
Not Quiet Then.
Mrs. Gusch—1 like your husband's
style very much.
Mrs Planeley —How do you mean?
“He's such 8 quiet dresser.”
You should hear him some
can’t find bis collar but-
News and “advertising matter may be
i
After 12 o'clock noon call the main
| office at Sayre, Valley ‘phone 138X.
Mouldings at Strong’ s.
F. I. Howard is in Philadelphia
to-day.
Mrs. E. S. Smith is confined to
Wall paper at Strong's.
Miss Finacgan of Plymouth is
visiting Waverly friends.
Devoe paints at Strong's.
Thomas McCarty of Towanda,
1s visiting relatives in Waverly,
Mrs. C. EE. Hull of Athens, is
calling on Mrs. E. J. Neaves today.
Buy your spring millinery of
Mrs. Ellis, of Waverly, and save
money, 298.2t
The bankrupt stock of L. C,
Kepler has been purchased by E.
J. Neaves.
For correct styles in millinery
at the right price call on Mrs. Ellis
at Waverley. 298-2t
F. E. Lyford was in Owego yes-
terday to attend the funeral of
Frederick Platt,
The Tioga hose company will
give'an informal reception in their
parlors tomorrow evening.
The Rev. M. S. Godshall and
family went to Binghamton today
at cironthe D LL & W,
Dr. and Mrs. C. E Annabel
leave tomorrow morning for a ten
day visit in New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Manning, who are
to have charge of the Langford
hotel, went to New York today.
Mrs. Chas. Laine left this morn-
ing for Middletown, N. Y, where
she will visit friends for a few days.
Mrs. Frank Haggerty enter-
tained about 20 of her lady friends
at her home on Chemung street
last evening
A number of Waverly people
will attend the lecture on the
Gaelic Revival by Dr. Douglas
Hyde this evening.
The amount of the subscription
for the San Francisco sufferers that
appears on the papers at the First
National and Citizens banks aggre~
gates $177
The directors of the Monaca
Temple association have been no-
tified to meet at the office of the
president, C. O. Hoagland, to mor-
row evening, April 27
Mrs. Emma Tozer of Fulton
street, leit today for Port Jervis, to
attend the wedding of a neice, and
for a two weeks’ visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Taft.
O. F. Benson went to Buffalo
this week and purchased a fine
team of horses which he brought
to Waverly yesterday. The team
is black and weighs 3000 pounds,
and is one ol the handsomest
teams in this section.
st A Ap
SUNSHINE CLUB'S SUPPER
Waverly--The Sunshine club had
a supper at the W, C. T. U. hall last
evening. Some time ago the club
was divided and each division was
to bring in as many new members
as it could before a given date, and
the division securing the greater
number was to be entertained by
that sccuring the smaller number.
The membership of the club was
greatly increased by the contest
and last night the winning side was
entertained by the losing side,
get all the news that is obtainable,
and The Record is no exception to
Clean up the alleys and back
Garden making is progressing
rapidly.
p—
The open street car has mde its
appearance.
“Si Stebbins” at the Loomis to~
morrow night. Watch for the pa-
rade at noon
Mrs. Charles Harris is having an
addition erected to her home on
Elmer avenue.
Several from Sayre are in To-
wanda to-day as witnesses before
the grand jury.
There was a white frost last
night and in some places the ground
was frozen quite hard. :
er ——— re —
Remember the ball game to
morrow for the benefit of the San
Francisco fire sufferers.
Sayre Lodge, I 0 0 F., will
confer the third degree at a meet-
ing to be held this evening.
Girl wanted for housework at
No. 401 Keystone avenue. Wages
£3 per week, No washing or iron
ing, 298
————
Comstable Guy Hollon, of To-
wanda, was in Sayre yesterday
afternoon serving papers in several
suits,
Attend the ball game tomorrow
afternoon, the proceeds of which is
to be sent to the San Francisco fire
sufferers.
The regular monthly meeting of
the stockholders Sayre Building
and Loan association will be held
this evening at 7 o'clock,
Several Odd Fellows from Sayre
went to Canton today to attend the
anniversary of the organization
which is being celebrated in that
place.
——
The funeral of Charles Lambert
will be held at g o'clock to-morrow
at the Church of the Epiphany, and
the interment will be made in the
Catholic cemetery.
——
In addition to the Packer band
the Boys' band of Waverly has
also been secured for tomorrow's
parade. A special car has been
donated by the traction company
to bring the musicians to this place
and take them back
——— a —
Past Grand B I.. Lewis, treas-
urer of Sayre lodge No. 1090, 10
O F, left Sayrc this morning ens
route for Canton, Pa, where the
Pennsylvania Odd Fellows are
celebrating their 87th natal day.
Mr. Lewis is onc of the standard
Odd Fellows in this vicinity and
on his visit to Canton will renew
his acquaintance with numerous
friends in that vicinity.
$3 Sayre to Geneva and Return
Account Centennial Celebration, via
Lehigh Valley Railroad. Tickels sold
May 13th to 18th inclusive; return limit
May 19th. Tickets will be good going
aod returning on all trains except Black
Diamoud Express within the prescribed
limit. Consult ticket ageuts for further
particalars. 206-21
Wilkes-Barre Centennial Jubilee
The Lehigh Valley Railroad announces
reduced excursion fares to Wilkes Barre,
Pa , account Centennial Jubilee, Tick-
els will be sold May §th aod 12th, to be
retarniog until May 14th, and will
honored on all trains except the
Black Diamond Express. Fare feow
Fayre, $283 round trip. Bee Lehigh
Valley ticket agente for further partic-
ulars, 204.16
Williams’ Kidney Pills
pRYe you neglected your Kideys?
you overworked your nervous jas-
PA pb pe. with your Kid-
neys and Bladder? Have you pains in
the loins, side, back, foie and blad-
der? Have yous flabby appearance of
the face, especially ir the eyes? Too
frequent desire to pass urine? If so
Williams' Kidney Pills will cure you.
Sample Free, By mall 60c. Sold by
D ists, Williams Mig. Co, Prop's,
Cleveland, O. Bold by CU, M. Driggs,
druggist.
For Jury Commissioner
1 hereby announce myself a candidate
for Jury Commissioner, subject to Res
publican rales. [| am ln favor of an
equab'e distribution of jurors in the
coanty, and am opposed to being direct
ed by any political boss as to whose
Dame may be placed | in the jury box. 1
our years’ service due-
| ing the Civil War and believe in the
equality and justice now that |
fought to establish then.
F. N. DIXON, Wysox, Pa.
April 18, 1908.-sl16jan-1taw,
SOCIALIST CLUB
Meets every Frida
os the elepligne;. Gall sate.
i All
per pair.
LOOMIS OPERA HOUSE
FRIDAY, APRIL 2,
ONE NIGHT ONLY
—
The Greatest Rural Play Ever
Written,
S| STEBBINS
Including the World's Best Yankee
Character Comedian.
DAN DARLEIGH
Superb Band and Concert Orches-
tra Watch for the Farmer
Band Parade at Noon, Day
of Performance.
Prices— 25, 35 and 50 Cents.
K. J. Clements and Gertrude Clements
Graduates of the American School
of Osteopathy, under the founder,
Dr. Taylor Still, Kirks-
ville, Missouri, are located tempor-
arily at the
Hotel Snyder, and Floor, Room
3, Waverly N. Y,,
until they can secure permanent of-
fices in this city, aud will be pleas-
ed to meet all who are interested
and explain the science. All acute
and chronic cases successfully treat-
ed. Examination and consultation
W. T. GAREY,
JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE
Office Maney & Page Block,
Roows formerly occupied by the
late John R. Murray,
Office hours: 9 to 10 a, m.; 6:30
to 8 p, m. At other times during
day at Valley Record office,
Wm. B. McDonald, D. D. S.
All modern methods for the scien-
tific performance of painless opera-
tions on the mouth and teeth.
104 South Elmer Ave,
OVER THE GLOBE STORE,
H. L. TOWNER, M.D.
Specialties.
Diseases of Women and of the Reetuw,
Hours-TtoPam,1t08,7to8p, m,
OFFICE-SAMURLS BLOCK.
Valley Telephone 27x. 138 Lockhart 86.
JOHN C. OSBORN,
Heavyand Light Draying and Moving
Gardens plonghed. ashes drawn away,
and all kinds of team work attended to
promptly. Livery attached.
207 N. Lehigh Ave. Valley Phone 208x
I. L. BENJAMIN,
Painter, Decorator apd Paperhanger.
First-class work done prompiy at rea-
sonable prices.
Residence: 120 Spruce St., Athens, Pa,
L. B. DENISON, M. D.
Office, Rooms 2 and 4
Talmadge Bullding, Elmer Ave
Valley Phone at office dnd
improvements,
ier tan Vena.” lnanire J)
Jews of favre, I
ney, R. F, D, No. 26, Athens, Bi-Aw
Pasture to let after May 1 1908.
Prices, 160 per week for o b
for older cattle and 60c for Boreas.
H. McKioney, R. F. D, No. 38 Athens.
Twosmall ofices, one room with bath,
saitable for gentleman. Inguire H. Re
Talmadge, nt.
For rent, office rooms in the Wheelock
Block. 04
Two offices for rent in the
Page block.
Third floor of the Glaser block. Kies-
trie light, bath room and all modern im-
provements. Enquire ab Glaser's Loan
office, Lockhart street. 1788
&
Card Reader
Madam Beott, the famous cal
is here for 10 days ou Weds
Saturday Sveniufh © Se
and G0 cents. Erie ed. Waverly,
¥
N.Y.
For Sale. a 2
Good breeding mare, igre can bo
farnished ~ Call at G Furni-
ture store, Waverly. s,s WH
For sale~1 cockstove almost new, 1
kitchen cabinet, y bullet, only used two
months. Mrs. H. D. Sweetland,
Chemung street,
Baby carsiage for sale in fine
oo Inquire 302 Seka
we Pia Judson he Drie
peg pei)
Pa.
Back, A
ur
Lost
SBtrayed or stolen, ogi black setter
dog, wearing
name Leader,
Political Announcements
The announces fa
comdisis Tort bouinaion of Jae
Commissioner, subject to the rules of
Democratic party of Budi eit
Towanda, Pa., March 30, 1908.
To the Republican voters of Hradiond
County :
for Representative, subject to
can ro 1 am in favor of Nir
lation, to the end rors aga.
tions shall bear their al
ation. 1 favor the enactment of a a
permitting trolley lines to carry
also law to enforce : he provisions
Coastitation relating js railroads
er carrying companies (soe Ark.
of Constitution). 1am alsoin favor of
two cent fares on railroads. S
To the Republican Voters of radios
Couaty:
1 be announce mysell as 8
date for resentative to the
Yahia Legislature from
to the rules of the K
[1] Yioeted 1 will work for and
the enactment of laws al
roads to carry freight, £1
cents a mile fare on g
pelling tions to bear their pr
share of taxation, providing for
tire expense of the Lai pol
the state funds, and for
measures As may be demanded
people of this ty,