“The Annual Fall Reductions of Our Present Stock
‘been followed up closely with sharp price reductions. Many fabrics and réady-to-wear mer-
diss in light we ght and suitable for immediate use, others will be serviceable in the coming fall. -
~ In keeping with good storekeeping mew thirgs come to us each day; a veritable change in
inflicted by a sharp jastrument ia |
rane goes on each week or so, because we allow no old goods to accumulate, :
ash Suits at a Saving of }
About 15 styles for women, chielly pure wh te,
and invariably ea‘on styles and all priced to close.
- Separate Wash ‘Skirts
" Including larg: sizes at | former prices. White
duck, linen and shrunk ¢otton. Original markings
are on all. When you buy deduct §.
£2
- Women’s Wash Petticoat
A lot at little prices. 97c values now 69¢c, $1.75
Yalues now $1.25. They are light colorings, prin-
cipally stripes. 9nd Floor —Right Aisle
Formerly priced at §1 per
For BOYS, in Galateas and
‘Haem. They embrace all
's hew, but we put the
And Couch
Covers
sa where carrying them
: ia not even probable.
‘ou should buy Jor 1 at
present pric's 1 off
Floar— Center Aisle
- For Friday Selling Only
850 corsets 17¢, 50c cor-
#50, 75c corsets 5c,
corasts 60¢c, $1.50 cor-
$1, $2 corsets $1.39,
2.60 corsets $17
2nd Floor — Center Aisle
Very Special Prices are in
8 on Refrigerators, lce
mm Freezers, Screen
gora and Windows, and
ch Séfeens.
We Furnish Himes Com-
Consult us.
AN HR
SHARIN
Pa
WE
ens That's how the maker regards
each 3rd Floor
Mammon in the Temple.
Tis Greece, but living Greece no
more. The quarries of the island of
Paros, whence came the marble for
the Venus de Medic, the Venus de
Milo and the Venus Capitoline, are
owned and worked by an English com-
pany 1
JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE
Big Fioods In Mexico,
EL PASO, Tex. Aug. 30.-—Reports
from Mexican towns ou the Santiago
river say that the Santiago river is
overflowing its banks at Topic, and a
number of towns lpcluding Tuxpan,
Mexicala and Santiago, have been part-
ly inundated. Many residefits have
been forced to leave their hoes. The
floods have rulped large areas of cul
tivated land. and the loss to crops will |
be heavy !
D. STEVENS,
AND REAL ESTAIE.
mus Negotiated, Insurance Writ
sh. Houses Rented, Rents Col-
lected, Taxes Paid.
M y.- ELMER BLOCK
"LOCKHART ST.. BAYRE
A. 6. REES, M.D.
100 Lake St. West Sayre.
OFFICE HOURS;
$0 11:00 a. m., 3 to 4:30; 7:00 to 8:00.
lo he chronic diseases 8
'H. MURRAY, M.D.
SPECIALTIES!
ases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
oat, and the Proper Fitting of Olass-
Hours—9-13; 1.5; 7-8; Sundays by
at. Ofilse, Wheelock Block, |
| bear pressure
Heosevelt Gives Them a Holiday.
OYSTER BAY, N, YY. Aug. 30 -By
special order of President Roosevelt |
the Washington navy yard will be!
closed ou Labor day aud all of the em
ployees will be given leave with pay.
The same order was made last year.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Stock Quetations.
Monsey on call firm at $y per cent]
prime mercantile paper, € per cent; ax.
changes, SITL546.663; balances, 515.45.10
Closing prices
Amal Copper
Atchison
B&O .
Brooklyn R T
c.c.CanfLL
Ches. & Ohio
Chl & Northw
D.&H......
Erie via
Gan. Electric
Hil Central
Lackawanna
Louis & Nash
Manhatian
Int. -Met oe
Missouri Pac
N. Y. Central
Norf. & West
Peon R R.. gy
nN
ns
169%,
WR
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Fide
wy
3h
ang
AF
"ly
16944
AT
14
Reading ....
Rock Ieland....
at Paul ........0N
Southern Pao... Ny
Southern Ry
South. Ry. pf...
Sugar ... ;
Texas Pacific.
i% © Uplon Pacific. AF
My UB Bteel 0
117% U. 8 Btesl pf. 107
" West. Union... Bi
7%
Wew York Markets.
WHEAT —A slow trade and casier prices
were early features in wheat, reflecting
and favorable weather
news, Sep® mber, 78 15164794 : Decom-
Ler, 81 S16 818%¢c
CORN Option miirket was firm on com-
DSBORN'S LIVERY |i iiss sie
Ee | nee
—————— A i
oi snd Light Draying and Moving | “4i xs quiet marrow, $2.5. medium,
etc mere | 5170071. 720, pea. 51.53%; red kidoey. nis
i HOPE jet. stale, common te choice,
Baggage called for and delivered in | i y
06 11giTc ; 104 and olds, nominal
of Sayre, Athens and Waverly,| BUTTER — Creamery. exiras HG HY;
| all Kinds of team work attended to!
ph Livery attached.
yt
TALLOW--8teady; city, 3c. country,
firsts, BC; econ GNC;
dairy. 2g Wee, fires, OPC. ren
v lovated, extras DY hg Taetary, firsts,
17 1 aking stock, No Tig
N. Lehigh Ave. Valley Phone 308x | erste te, full cream, iarge and
, WN a | emall best ihe falr to good, large,
1G 1c small, UNG aif skims,
| bust. large. Wc. small Sa@loe:. pert
| akin, oe. Riise
i EGG Fresh guihered, extra, ¢ dos-
A | on, “4c: neardy, fresh gathered, firsts to
2 | extra Ores, 2.
3 + [| MILK ~The price of milk is £1.40 per
AL . { forty quart can
Garpenter and Builder.
| POTATOES — Steady and in fair 4-
{ mand: Jersey, prime, per barrel, SLOGLTS;
St. Waverly B. Y
| Jersey culls, i barrel, £85c
"LIVE POCLTRY Firm: fowls higher,
| fowls, 1B lic © old roosters, Be; spring
| chickens, 13018 ; ducks UFC
| DHESSED POULTRY — Firm and la
| good demand. fowls choles 1¢%e.. da,
| falr to good, 14; broflers, nearby. 15Q1e. |
do. western, 14%
TOWNER, x D.! Live Stock Markets.
| CATTLE - Supply light: market slow
Specialties is prime. Wigs To: veal
choice, BB
HOGS fteceipts . market’ higher;
Yorkers,
«3
prim: hoagie. fates, mplime’
hi;
a
el
: Fe SC] | ;
[PES LIRR AF
= INES ZU
this store as a big distributer,
97c to $7
CAUGHT BY BALLOON ANCHOR.
New York Woman Whirled Five
Hundred Feet Skyward.
KINGSTON, N. Y., Aug. 30.~Caught
by the anchor of a balloon and whirled
KOO feet In the alr over the heads of
5.000 spectators, Mrs. Roper, a Brook-
lyn woman, was seriously but not
fatally hurt at the Ulster County fair
at Ellenville. Maggie Dailey of Mid
dletown, N. Y., who has been making
dally ascensions at the fair greuads In
a bot air balloon, had just entered the
car and was about to give the order to
cast off when the balloon bioke loose
and sailed upward, with the anchor
trailing.
Before the bystanders could scatter
the anchor fluke caught in the dress of
the woman, and she was whipped wp
into the air screaming. The weight on
tip over, and Miss Dalley, looking out
of the car to ascertain the cause of the
trouble, caught sight of her lavolan-
tary fellear voyager swinging far be-
pulled the safety cord. The balloos,
titude of DOO feet quickly descended
wile from the point of ascension.
The weman struck the grouad beavi-
ly and when picked up was found te
be unconscious and fo have sustained
fractures of the sboulder, ankle and
several fingers. All that could be
learned sbout ber was that she was
from Brooklyn and had been summed
ing at Walker Valley, Ulster county.
LITTLE KAISER BAPTIZED.
Named Mim William Frederiek Fran.
ois Joseph Christian Olaf.
POTSDAM, Prussia, Aug. 50.—The
son of Crown Prince Frederick ‘Wik
liam was baptised here in the se ealled
Jaspls gallery of the new palace, whieh
had been arranged as a chapel, in the
presence of ‘the whole of the royal
family, the crown princess of Greece,
representing the queen of Greece;
Prince Christian of Schleswick-Hol-
land; Grand Duke Viadimir, represant:
tug the emperor of Hussia; Archduke
Joseph, representing the emperor of
Austria; the Duke of Genoa, repre-
seating the king of Italy; the diple-
the other embers of the German cab-
inet and high military officers.
The child was named Williams Fred-
erick Francis Joseph Christian Olaf.
The godpareuts are the emperor and
empress of Germany, Prince Bitel
Frederick and Prince Heary of Prus-
sla.
After the ceremony the Crown Prin-
cess Sophle, sested beside the cradle,
held a levees. A dinner followed in the
marble ball, at which Emperor Wil
Ham toasted his first grandchild.
The streets, houses and public bulld-
inge in Potsdam and Berlin were gay-
ly decorated with flags in bonor of the
christening, and the streets ware flied
with animated crowds,
Mss. R. J Mulligan and sister,
Mrs. Emma McCarthy, visited
friends in Towanda today,
Miss Cora B, Clack of Brooklyn
is the guest of Mr, and Mrs. Chas
W. Sajth, South Main street.
P.'H, Selleck and wife weat to
North Towanda- today to attend
the Beanett-Granger reunion,
Mrs. J. S. Thurston west to
North Towanda today to attend the
Bennett Granger family reusion,
Perry Mingos and family drove
to Mountain Lake this morning to
attend the Mingos family reunion.
Bruce Baker and wife of New
York were guests of G. L. Pendle-
too asd wife yesterday afternoon.
Miss F. C, Howland and Miss
Ethel Whitney of Carthage, Mo,
were calling on Athens friends yes-
terday.
Mrs, Harry Babcock went to
Milan this morning to spend the
day with her sisterinlaw, Mrs, Geo,
Linderman.
Mrs. H. Ricard of West Auburn,
who has been visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Harriet VanScoten, returned
home today.
Joseph Hines and wife and H. F.
Johnson and wife attended the
Merrill family reunion at Muan's
grove today.
Mrs. Ellen E. Davis has returned
from Ashley and will reside in the
new house near Frederick street on
North Main street
Vine Crandall and wife and M.
P. Murray and daughter Louise
and Harry Crandall made an auto
trip to Binghamton today.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gillette and
Misses Clara Potter and Eunice
Fitch took an automobile ride to
Elmira yesterday afternoon.
Timothy Howard and wife of
Monroeton stopped in Athens this
where they are visiting friends,
The Misses Ina and Marie Car-
ner, who have heen visiting their
grandfather, H. W. Carer, res
turned to New Albany this morn
ihg.
All members of the Athens W,
C.T. U. are expected at the home
of Mrs. M. C. Wilsos, - Frederick
street, on Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock.
The Misses Dorothy and Mildred
Coleman of New York and Miss
Mabel Barrows of North'Waverly
spent’ yesterday at the home cf
Frank Weller, South street.
The funeral of Chauncey E. Mes-
senger will take place from his lage
residence on Satterlee street tomor-
row afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. F.
L. Allen officiating, Interment at
Tioga Point cemetery.
P. J. Hadlock of Veteran, N. Y,
was in Athens this moraing and
will attend the Merrill family re-
union at Muan's grove today. This
possession of 103 years ago, whea
he came to this region as A pioneer
from*Connecticut.
Exposure Brings
the hands of some person of pers
not yet had a hearing. Yesterday
rested and all of them are
held to await the development of
certain contingent events in con
section with the murder,
RECNION OF {41ST
Athens—The reunion of the sur
vivors of the- 141st Peansylvania
Regiment yesterday at Wysos was
one of the best held inyears, The
business meeting was held in the
chugch at 10 a m. at which there
was a large attesflance. The new
cfiicers are; George W. Kilmer,
president, Mosroeton ; Rev. David
Craft, secretary, Aagelica, N.Y;
John A. Allen, treasurer, Rome
place of meeting for 1907 was
fixed for Monroeton. A large
number of persons from a distance
were present,
STONED THE TALIS
Athens—About 150 men gath~
ered on Satterlee street last evening
and stoned the windows out of the
Italian's houses and drove the
$s. “The Best-Line of G
: Ware for the money"
seen ina long tim
It's certainly fine."
That's.what an expe;
dealer'said of our:
gray enameled w
Here Are Some of
Preserving
quart 15c.
“ 18c.
“. 20c.
4 220 10
-25¢. 11
12 quart 60c.
that point” was not reached. This
is in the vicinity of the murdered
man Messenger's home. There is
a terrible feeling of fury among
some -of our people and all that
prevents an outburst is the lack of
a leader.
PETRIFIED POTATO
Athens—Isaiah Potter has an-
other specimen of petrified potatoes,
He has been raising new varieties
of potatoes and some weeks ago
dug a petrified carly rose; yester-
day he dug another stony specimen
of the New York rural variety. It
shows where a grub had caten well
into it, and all the eyes are natural
in appearance but stony hard.
Notice to Contractors
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will receive bide for the con-
struction of a hose house on Mile Hill,
Athens. All bids must be received on
or before the 10th day of September
1906. The building committees resorves
the right to reject auy or all bids, D.
Ww. Trip iran of bulldi
mittee, Welles avenue,
coum-
‘Athens,
Bh
Excursions
ERIE RAILROAD.
78¢ to Binghamton and return,
Monday, Sept. 3, Labor Day: Tiek-
ets hey going on trains 20 and 18, and
returning oa train 19, 9%
$1.28 Shohola Glen or Pert Jervis
and retarn Sunday, Sept. Sth. 95
$2.25 to Rochester and return La-
bor Day, Sept. 3. Good to return on
or before the 4th. " 9%
$1.00 to Portage and retarn Thurs-
Jamestown or Chan as
Rede
passengers
note that the Railroad Co.
on thar train one throbgh to Jamestown
without change of cars, 70
apply to Erie
. W. Clark.
Come and be convinced
of the bargains at
McMahans
© All 12§c hams re-
duced to Tog
A guarter of a century age we
placed some gold fillings in the teeth
fo a well known gentleman al pres-
enf a vesident of Sayre. These fill-
ings today are just as bright, firm
and useful as the day they were
made. We will tell yon the name of
the party, if you wish to see kim
your.”
There are variations in dental
workmanship, just as there are dif-
ferences, in the various brands of
flows, If you desive the highest de-
gree of pro, skill and
knowledge that will make YOUR
fillings serviceable twenty-five years
from today—come in or’'phone for
an appointment. On the other hand,
of you take pleasure in having your
eth filled over and over again every
year or two, you should go elsevohere
—we do not do that kind of work,
JW. Murrelle,DD.S.,
100 Centre St, ATHENS, PA.
Valley ‘Phone 97 D.
E. BH. DUNHAM,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ofioe:—Rooma 4; and _§ Kimer Bloek,
Lockhart Street, Sayre. Pa.
TOUHEY'S HOTEL
Now and Up-to-Date. Flewb
Thomas Ave, Opposite L, V, Stabion. .
Rates $1.50 Por Dav. Saws.