It may save you hours of time, blocks of walk- timely suggestions for the easy way Christmas purchases. to handle your The Forehanded Man or woman makes a list of those to be remembered at Xmas; writes a sug- gestive gilt by each name. A ppropri- ates a sum to be expended and gets the shopping done in a jiffy. Sees most; bas best choice, and sits back and - laughs at the eleventh hour shopper. them in the No Store Has Gathered More Carefully from all the markets because no store departments as already Toys, sleds, swing- Dressing sacques, ki- within a radius of 20 to 40 miles enjoys such strong connections with various makers. We wish everybody could get first choice; it's so fine; but that charm is for early comers only. We thoroughly saw and liberally bought the cutest, prettiest things devised for personal use and adornment. as well as the things going for house fur- nishings. ete. ete, Toyland in the Basement and a Santa Claus mail box at foot of stairs on main floor for use of children wishing to mail Saint Nick a letter. Those College Habits | “To be frank, this is pretty bum | cooking, old man.” | of college.” “Stull, I wouldn't let her haze me '— | Chicago Sun i ——— hisses Yor Sweet Lnarny. DENVER, Dec. £-Pretty girls sold kisses for from 735 cents to 82 for sweet | charity. Iu department stores, busi ! ness blocks and other promineut places young women stood soliciting funds for the hospital association of which Lawrence Phipps is president. The FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Stock Quotations. Mouey on call strong at 12 to ent Prine mercantile paper 13 per des per balances, N.Y. Central fla Norf & West 1 Penn. BR R Heading Rock Island st. Paul Southern Pac Southern Ry South. Hy. pf | girls gave a smile for a quarter and ea = two smiles for a balf dollar Sterling, Dockash, | : Happy Thought | | and Lehigh Stoves| ma." Ay Dress 123% and Ranges | U6 ioe ooklyn R 3 From $10 to $75. | ii Son” = . Chex & Ohio 183 {| Chl & Northw. Off Koy We repair stoves) i mc ol tr 7 Lackawanna A Union Pacific gud furnaces. | puseseiim Use oes) JaLe Stat be 3 West. Union Yl New York Markets, Lut FLOUR — Steady, Lut siow. Minnesota! | patents, 310041. winter straights £3 a | | 380, winter extras, 3294310, winter pat-| | ents, 7544 WHEAT -There was a lower opening in wheat, due to larger receipts and poor cables. later, however, there was a rally | on the lighter world's shipments and cov. | ering: May, 211.1607 13.1% | COHRN—Option market was easler cablis and larger world = May, ONG Ww BUTTER~Duiry uner Ite firsts, JT arls, held, extras, Jc | Nests, 540 vated, extras, 3GA%e.; fArsts packing stock, No 1 1% e | No | 1 CHEESE -8tate, full cream, large and September fancy 14 October { beat, 13c.; fair to guod, 1% U13%c.; hall skims, best small, 10s 10ge large, 104,c . part skims, prime, DP 89c | falr good, TWWUSeo | full skims, Ju EGGS—~Fresh gathered en. JC. nearby SV BOLICH BROS., indot shipments; | " ore exiras Wade reno- | AG Ve. | IL 18%0 | 3 small extra, per dog. fresh guthered, firsts TALLOW =Steady. city, &4 country SON ] f~Harely steady Rood to choice, 5181 10 STRAW-Steady, long rye. ‘die BEANS-—Easy, marrow, F202 50: me dium, 168. pea, BLE, red Kidney, L604 shipping, 704 %%¢ y WOOL ~Steady | domestic fleece, HHI HOPS-Quiet, state, common to choice 1808, lic. 1%6 'Ulle., Pacific enast, Tae, 154180. 196, 1061 & POTATOES-Dull, Pennaylivania, cholce per bushel, 554188c ; New York and west. ern, choice, per bushel, Wgtic | do, faly to good, 4k LIVE POULTRY you eome to look over ground take trolley to , oross bridge that bridge, torn he the Jett 20d you the here wi a man iy, Thursday and afternoons of each week to over the groond or any other lies Lig PH hte de. ARTS, 108 Hospital place, Phone 344e. Steady fowis, 1201 "a rpring chick THe 3 1M) Reese, 128 Wl roosters ens, 1X ducks Ik turkeys, 165517¢ DRESSED POULTRY =~ Easier cholce, 130. do, fair to good, 12G11%e old roosters, Ng nearby chickens, 14d 16. ; do, western, Lijit; nearby turkeys choles to fancy. 19653 do. western choles to fancy, Ile ; do, Tale Wo good, WN Te. ; nearby ducks, spring. 1Eiie | do western, 130340, do, ald, Toyllc fowls Live Stock Markets. CATTLE Receipts fair; mwiket active wad strong; cholce, 5.750%; prime, %.00 EN. Veal saives. a5 n ; all and Builder MAYBRICK IN Yon Roques Saes Value of Large Estates. RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 4 The case of the Baroness vou Roques aginst W Db Armstrong aud ofhers to recover » proceeds of the sale of large tracts of 'nnd in Virginta, West Virginia and Kentucky was heard In the chancery court Liere Mrs Florence Mavbrick, daughter of the ~omplainant, who served ten years in an English prison for the alleged murder of her husband, sat in court beside hor mother, the baroness Counsel for the complainant contend MKS. COURT. For engaged to von Roques ant had represent the Baroness amd Mrs May brick in the matter of large land hold ings, disposed of certain lands Virginia to a Keutvcky concern rep here aud afterward made overtures to the baroness to Loy from her the properties for £10,000 This, counsel alleged, as done, and afterward the defendant, it is sald, secured a much Jarger sum for the property. The Lnroness and her daugh in resented Ww fore the defendant secured the prop ant The suit has been In the courts a ninber of years, Two Sallors Drowned Off Barnegat. VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Dec 4 —~ Captain Plerce of the schooner Hen ry 8. Little, bound from Philadelphia for Portland With coal, came ashore here and announced the loss of two of his men, John Rosperson of Norway and Emil Olsen. Both men were ship pesl in Philadelphia. Last Friday ty miles off Barnegat, Olsen fell from the forerigging into the sea. Rosper- without hesitating a moment he sprang to the rail and dived after him. A hoat was lowered Ly other sallors, but in the early days of I"anawma canal con- person or Olsen, Enemies of Tobaceo Trust Burn Bara. OWENSBORO, Ky, Dec 4 ~The big barn of James Wilson, an antl-equity society man, was set on fire and de stroyed near here, together with twen ty-nine mules, two horses, 200 bushels of oats, 200 bushels of corn and fifty tons of hay. A remarkable feature of the fire was that a warehouse situated seventy-five feet from that owned hy Mr. Wilson. and containing 150.000 pounds of tobacco of tenants who sym pathized with the farmers’ goclety was not destroyed. Bloodbounds followed a seetit to a break fn n fence where twa palings had been removed, From this place the footprints of two or more persons were seen Greek Custom Traced to Turks. The > Fount Morley was ia Towanda today. N V. Weller was on the sick list last night ’ | Joha Kramer Jr. went to Wyas | lusing today on business, The thermometer registered ten degrees above zero this morning at City Hall. N F. Marsh is erectisg a build. iag for a lauadry on the rear end of his lot on 415 North Main street. Miss Mary B Finan spent Thanksgiving with Athens friends returning to Lopez this morning. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Chilson, 210 Chestnut street, died this morning aged 6 days, The case of Commoawealth vs Bullock was on today at court Bullock is the pirson charged with robbing “G'psy” Charlie. Miss Frances Lyon of Waverly went to Rutherford, N. J., this morning and will visit Mrs A ] Roell before she returns. L. F. Shaw went to Towand: this morning as witness in the Adelbert Johnson case it not hav- ing been reached yesterday. Miss Margaret Bradbury has been visiting friends in Athens and Smithfizld several months and re- turned to New York this morning. The art exhibition which Supt. Regers has planned to take place at Masonic banquet hall will open tomorrow evening and is deserving of a liberal patronage, not only for its intrinsic worth but especially as its proceeds is to be used for the school decorations The exhibits are of the best grade ard their study wll foster a high intellectual development io our town The exercises tomor- row evening will consist of a musis cal program from the scholars of the school. The school directors held their regular meeting last evening, all being preseat except McMahar, After ordering the payment of th- current bills the committee zp- pointed to select a piano, made their report, that they had examin cd the instruments of th: diffrent makers and had come to the con clusion to recommend the purchase of a Chickering grasd Oa taking a vote there were two voled for the Chickering and five voled to pur- chase a Steinway gracd. The piano decided upon will cost abu: £900. It was decided to have the holiday vacation commence D:- cember 14 and ead Jan. 2, 19 ; LEFT CHILD A LEGACY A few weeks ago Rev. W. E Daw, rector cf Trinity church, re- ceived a communication from a lawyer statiog that a woman named Freeborn had died in Paris, leaving a legacy to the Athens church. Not knowing the person it was thought to be some other Athens church, and a correspond ence followed which has estab- lished the fact that the church in this place is the one that will re. ceive the legacy. Oa further ens quiry it is found thata person named Freeborn lived in Athens over fifty years ago and that she was a relative of Prof C B. Der map, a composer of music, who led the Episcopal church choir after the stone church was tuiltin 1862, Prof. Derman went to Scranton from Athens but nothing further is known about him. The estate is said to be worth about g10,0c0 and several small legacies are to be paid and the balance is to be divided between the institutions pamed in the will, and the amount to the Athens church will be be between $1,020 and $3 000 PRESBYTERIAN FAIR The fai which the Presbyterian evening the first performance of || “The Cool Collegian" will take place. The following is the cast of characters: Harry Meredith... cor 3 Archibald Stewart Maurice, Pardee... .De. D. McClarthy Miss Lou Marray nay : es W. Corbin Molly Wainwright. ... .. Clare Poller Muggins (colored servant) Ned Drake Kate (Irish servant) to perfection asd they will make good supper will be served after the play. The borough council met last evening, Councilmen Tripp, Keefe, Stevens, Nevias and Sutton being present. In the absence of Presis deat Weller Mr, Keefe was ap- pointed chairman pro tem. After payiag the curreat bills, Mr, Tripp, chairman of the building commit. tee, stated that No 4 hose house had now reached such a stage of completion that it becam: neces. sary to install the wires for electric lighting il it was to be done at all, The gas piping was included in the contract and were being put in by the builder, and it was neccessary to place the wires in the walls be- fore the lath were put on, After some discussion it was decided, on motion of Mr. Stevens, that the building committee be instructed to have the electric wiring and combination fixtures put in so that gss and electric lights could be used if found necessary; the cost to be limited to an amount to be agreed upon between the council and the chairman of the building committee. Dr. Stevens of the special sewer commuttee, reported that he, together with Councilman Clark had visited the 1 cation where the Chestout street reaches the Chemung river and finds that there is an outlet on the north side of the street but on the cpposite side there was no sidewalk along past the Daskam property, and that it should be put in and some gravel filling made to protect the Hines property frcm the water. It being so late in the season it was dcc:ded that nothing could be done unt] rext year. Mr. Nevins culled the attention of the council to th: leak in the city hall roof and it was decided that it be remedied as soon as pos- sible Smith E kl:r was present and s'ated that he bad come into p:ssession of a lot from the Estas brook property op E'm street and desired to erect a building, but had since learned that it was in the fie limits and that no wodden building cou'd be erected at that place. He wished to get permission to put up a temporary building of weod. Oa looking up the borough ordinance it was fourd that they had no power to grant such concession, and Mr, Eiklor was informed that if he erected any building on that location that it must conform to the regulations. S. K. Matteson appeared for No 3 hose company and wished the borough to reimburse them for re- pairs to the sewer to the amount of $2, which they had paid out. This was referred to Mr. Clark of the sewer committee. . No other business, adjourned. The Scidier and the Christian. A man can no more be a Christian without facing evil and conquering it, than he can be a soldle; without go- ing to battle and encountering the enemy in the fleld.—E. H. Chapin. Amateur Milkmaid. “0, James!” exclaimed Mrs. Sittle, “do let's move to the country and keep cows, 80 we can have nice fresh beef tea every morning'” — Cleveland Leader. Good Enough for Average Man. No man knows what the future has «n store for him, and some of us don't care mach, 50 long as she is passably good looking and has plenty of money, More Accurate. “Herstory” would be a better word than “history.” with which to describe the record of the world's etents.— ¥ wh i [ Ask About Our G Up our large line of Novelties ta acco Toys and Christmas mmodate the wise avoid tl 1e rush, Henty Books 20c. Alger Books 20c. To have a mod- | ern steam or hot | wa'er heatiog| tystem installed before extreme | col{ weather sets | in. We can make your housa ¢ m- fortable in overy corcer ard your | coal bill will be no larg-r. Let us give you an estimate on an up -to - date sys- tem. Wo sell the well known Cheerful Home furnace which can't be beaten. Plumb- ing, Heating and Tin work. Gas Fixtures, Burpers and Glassware. a ——— = —— H. R. TALMADGE, Elmer “Ave. H. TUTTLE, M. D. Specialist Practio limited to diseases the Eye, and Throat. socurately Hours 10 to 13 a.m, 24005, 7 to m. Office mn MURRAY, M. SPECIALTIES: Diseases of the Fye, Ear, Nose and —- A quarter of a century ago we placed some gold fillings in the teeth fo a well known gentleman at pres- ent a vesident of Sayre. These fill- ings today are just as bright, firm and useful as the day they were the party, of you wish to see him yourself, There are variations in dental workmanship, just as there are dif- ferences in the various brands of four, If you desire the ighest de- gree of proficsency—the shill and knowledge that will make YOUR fillings serviceable twenty-five years from today—come in or "phone for an appointment. On the other hand, » ff you take pleasure in having your teeth filled over and over again every year or two, you should go elsewhere —we do not do that kind of work, JW. Murrelle,D.D.S., 106 Centre St, ATHENS, PA. Valley * Phone 93 D. 0SBORN'S LIVERY _ Heavy and Light Draying and Moving | Baggage called for and delivered in of Bayre, Athens oN Di inde of Respro > . Livery attached. 207 N. Lehigh Ave. Valley Phone 308x Advertise in The Record. ~ Blook.