spring Announcement AT- Millirens Dry Goods Emporium Tn Introducing our lino of Spring Goods to the people of Ueynoldsville and vicinity, we do not hesitate to make the apportion that never before hap po large and attractive a variety of good a been shown in this section. And we feel confident that never before has the opportunity been yourB of buying a claps of goods as shown under the advantageous conditions which are characteristic of MillirenB Department Store. Our very complete stock of popular priced goods has been supplemented by an extensive array of leading NOVELTIES. Our store has already gained the confidence of the people and every day brings new customers who find here what they cannot find elsewhere. -rs Our aim to make this store THE HOME OF THE SHOPPER, has already been achieved, And evidence of the truth to this effect can be seen at our store dally. We show no old goods, nor buy goods shewing poor taste in selection, becaupo GOOD TASTE and years of experience mixed well together, surely with us have the upper hand. Our unlimited selections below will give you only a faint idea of our stock, better come to our store and you will find ladies and gentlemen ever ready to show you our beautiful line. Wash Goods. For the spring nml summer fire exnuisite beyond anything we hnve ever seen; the de signs are exclusive; dninc fashion states the shades of nilc green and linen arc in the lead. Antrin Dimities, 0 to 15c ier yd Organdi Chain, 15to2re Dotted S iss Muslin. 10 to 3"e " Palmetto Batiste, Nivette Brochee, Loretta. Lace, Panama Suitings, Percales, Mercerized Glace, Mercerized Silk Zeplicr Supino Batiste, Ruby Batiste, Organdies, lrom Swiss Spots, at Ask to see the new silk tissue at Corded Chambray Ginghams, 10 to 25c 20 to U5c 25 to 50c 35c 8, 10, 12V2nnd 15c 20, 25, :i.c 25, 35c 12V2, 15c , 8 and 10c 10 to 75c 25c 45c 18c India Linens, colors tan, black, and white. 18 to 50c Chambravs. pink, blue, grey, rai, brown, heho, nile green, at 10, 1 2 Vn Linen Tissue, 35c Mercerized Linen Suitings, 35c Blouse Linen, 18 to 35c Skirt Linen, 15 to 40c Dimities in white checks and fancy weaves, 8 to 50c Toile Du Nord Ginghams, 2ViC Edinborough Zephyr, coronet 5tnpes, Grassmcre Lawn, Soi Persanne, -IWehcsse Dimity, Gaze Rayee, Leno Fancies, Boulcs De Loi, 15 and 20c 10 to 10c 10c 25c 15c 12Va and 15c 15, 25, 35c 20, 30, 50c Silks and Velvets. Every lady in Reynoldsvillc will appreciate the fact that no two waist patterns nre sold alike at our store and yet wc have 75 new ideas, every waist pattern different. The new things are nile green and linen. Wash Taffetas, Liberty Satins, Liberty Silks, Plain and Duchess Satins, Foulards, Moires, China Silks, Hem Stitched lifl'ccts, Corded Chain Fancies, Fancy Taffetas, Dres den Designs, Poplin Effects, Zig Zag weaves, etc., Grenadines, 75c to $2.00 yd. Velvets In the great cities of the east au- ' thorities on fashion have cast aside all Panne Velvets, and great New York sets pace with the beautiful Silvered Velvet. Our popular velveteen at 50c yd in all shades. Ribbons, Ribbons. Not very many fancy ribbons this season, but an immense output of Lilwrty Satin mid Silk Taffetas going to be sold. We have them all widths. Colored and Black Velvet Rib lions, all widths and prices, Gauze Ribbons, Sash Ribbons, Wash Ribbons. Kelly Shoes. A shoe sold on its merits, a shoe known bv its m.nker, a shoe every one knows is worth a little more than others at the price. A new line for spring in patent leather, vici kid welt and turn soles, patent and stock tips, $2.50 to 3.00. This line of shoes needs no poster advertis ing. The manufacturer saves this and puts it into the shoes. Dress Goods and Waistings. 25 to 50c yd 35 to 75c yd 35 to 1.00 yd 35 to 1.50 yd Waistings like We urge vou to see the many new ideas shown in this department. Take votir time looking through our stock, as we don't want vou to miss oiie sinirlo number. Dress Goods 30in. wide " 40in " " 42in " " 45in New ideas in Black goods. our silks arc sold 1 pattern to a customer. vou won't meet another ladv with a waist like vours if you buv of us. New Patterns 2 to 22 yds in each, i5, 25, 50, 75c to 2.00 yd. Dress Linings and Trimmings. Applique Trimmings. This beautiful weave from the hand of art designers. Black, white, blue, linen, ecru, butter, black and white. Prices 10c to 1.00 yd. Linings All colors, all qualities, make this line stronger than Government Bonds. Spring Skirts. We are showing you winners in our skirt line for the spring of 'U2, correct patterns, faultless fit. Wc guarantee every one wc sell. $1.35 figured black dress skirt, worth $2.00. $2.00 3 shades of grey trimmed with black satin bands. $3.00 Buys the swellcst skirt in town all shades. $3.50 This skirt will make you anxious to buy. $ 4.00 A swell skirt at less than its value. $4.50 No skirt can show lxrtter taste in workmanship than this. $5.00, 0.00, 7.00, and up. Don't forget to see our $1.35 skirt. Lace Curtains and Poles. Such a line of curtains that we cannot list them. Just to mention prices is enough let ter come nnd see the quality. 4!)c, full length and width. Ok, 75, 80, 98, $1.00, $1.25 these nre values that will make you wonder how we can sell so cheap and yet so good. $1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.00, 3.G0 and up. Four foot white corrugated curtain polc9 with fixtures, 10c each. 25c buys a handsome pole 5 feet long, beautiful fixtures. Sash rods in bras9 extension, 3 grades, 10, 15 and 25 cents. White curtain loops or hold backs 10c to .i;e a pair. A New Departure. Ladies. Muslin underwear. Wrappers. We sell a good wrapper at a low price. Our wrapjwrs are all made full width and cut roomy around the hips making them perfect in fit. We carry a complete line 50, 75c $1.00 and up. Ladies' Neckwear. Our line shows beautiful effects in moussel line de soi and Liberty silks new things at. 25, 50, 75 and $1.00. Our fancy work corner is a place vou will be interested in. Sofa Pillows, Pillow Cords, Laundry Bags, Pillow Tops, Tassels, Stamped Patterns, Baltenberg Patterns, Battenberg Laces, Iloniton, Point and Arabian Laces in black and white, Lace threads, &c.,&c. Look at the new Bolero patterns. Corsets. We still sell the best makes of corsets and auy corset not carried by us, we will get for you at 10c less than you pay at any other store. Linen and Crash. This line is complete from the cheap 18c damask to the $2.00, all linen. Our special leaders in towels are at 5, 8, and 10c. per yd, others better to 25c per yd. Time was when almost every woman made her own underwear. It was economy to do so then; now its rank extravagence. Look at our line and you will agree with us. Nightgowns, 48, 50, 58, 65, 75, 1.00, to 2.00 Skirts, 48c to $2.50. Corset Covers, 10c. to' $1.50. Drawers, 25c. to $1.75. Butterick Patterns. Our buyer while in New York signed the contract for the Exclusive sale of the well known Butterick Pattern. Having sold this celebrated pattern for 1 2 years, and knowing its merits, we feel confident of an increase of sales for these well known patterns. Notice of arrival of Patterns and Delineators given Liter. SPECIAL, We still sell Fleischers Shetland Floss at Gc skein. Filo and Embroidery Silk at 2c skein. MILLIRENS DRY GOODS EMPORIUM, The Big Store With Little Prices, REYNOLDSVILLE Stan ' WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 6, 1902, DOINGS OF TOWN COUNCIL. Year's Work Closed Council Re-organ- jized Some New Officers Elected.. The regular meeting of the town Covtncil was held Monday evening, Maroh 3rd. Pres. H. C. Dolble In the ehalr. Members present, Cottle, Smith, King, Farrell, Cochran, Pierce and Dolble. Chief Burgess reported receipts for license and fines since last meeting to 00. ailr nf flAiinnll ennnrtflri rAnnlnt.a fnr ipts to be 116.00. Chief Burgess Mitchell presented a for burgess' costs of $30.65 which, Vootlonl was ordered paid. -tk motion the ordinance granting a ranctitoe to A. J. Davis for an electric treet railway was declared void and f no effect. ' On motion the olerk was Instructed 'to place the accounts of repairs of side walks In hands of the solicitor for col- eotlon. The olerk was instructed to notify the It. & F. C. R'y to make their cross ings the full width of the streets where ever the railroad crosses the streets in the borough, and put up the railing at the Iron bridge on Main street. Exonerations amounting to (257.84 was granted Tax Collector G. W. Swartz. Bills and interest amounting to 1102.37 waa'ordored paid. On motion adjourned trine die. The new Counollmen, A. M. Apple- gate! Walter D. Williams and Chas. Rltzle, were swore in by Burgess Mitchell. Oil motion John Cottle was chosen M K pru vow. President Cottle declared nomlna- lons open for a permanent president. H. C. Deible being the only nominee, as unanimously elected. I President Deible took the oh air, and declared nominations open for olerk of coincil, L, J. MoEntlre being the only nominee, was unanimously eiectea. President declared nominations open (or Borough Solicitor. M. M. Davis1 nd O. M. McDonald were nominated. On tyrwt ballot M. M. Davis was elected. President declared nominations open trough Treasurer, John H. Kauoh- Vr the only nominee was unanl- elected. nations were declared open for omtnlasioBer, Tbos. CUwbough Henninger were nominated, allot Mr. Clawbougu was el- E - wew declare! open for J PaUpsoa PaUpsca Chief of Police. Thos. C. Shields and George Warnick were nominated. Geo. Warnlck was elected. Peter Robertson, who has been assist ant policeman for a number of years, declined to bo placed in nomination. On motion Mr. Robertson was requested to act as assistant policeman for one month, until a suitable person could bo had. Nominations for a night policeman were declared open. John Pomroy be ing the only nominee was unanimously elected. Jacob Henninger and Thos. Claw- bough were nominated for sewer in spector, Mr. Henninger was elected. The salary of the solicitor was placed at 150.00 per annum, to be for all ser vices exoept court trials. The elerk's salary was put at samo as lnstyoar. On motion the High Con stable's bond was placed at 1100.00. On motion 0 hours will constitute a days work for all borough labor. Wages were set as follows: Street Commissioner $2.00 per day; labors$1.50 per day; team work, hauling, etc, $3.50 per day; teams on road machine $4.00 per day. On motion the Council decided to bold its regular monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. The clerk was instructed to send statements to the different Telephone, Telegraph and Electric light companies of their indebtedness to the borougb for license on pules. No further business by motion ad journed. The Council will enforce the ordi nance In regards to keeping the side walks free fcom the accumulation of loe and snow. All persons who neglect or refuse to clean bis or her or their side walks within 24 hours of each and every dow fall will be cleaned off by the borougn authorities together with 20 per cent added to cost of removal. Rathmel. Miss Mary Roberts went to Punxsu tawney last week, where she expects td stay for some time. Mrs. H. B. Wyse visited friends at Crenshaw last week. Miss Eva Hewitt, of Cush Creek, is visiting friends here. Joseph Bateson, jr., bad a cow killed on the Maplewood R. R. branch last Friday. He valued the cow at $50.00. Fred Lucas, of DuBuls, spent Sunday here with bis parents. See the fancy embroidery at Butters. Priester Bros, are selling carpet samples below cost. Big bargains. Sleighs, slelgbs, sleighs, sleds and hack runners, at a big reduction. L. M.. Snyder, Jackson street. Knights of Malta. The new class of novices of Mystic Commandory No. 313 Knights of Malta promises to be a largo one. It will be admitted to the blghor degrees in a body Bomo time In April, and in order to alTord all who wish to enter it an op portunity to do so It has been decided to extend the time for closing charter to April 1, and all applications present ed during March will be counted with the class. But tho charter will posi tively close on the 26th lust and all wishing to enter with the present class, must bo in on or boforo that time. Thirty-three applications wore recoived during February, and It is expected that the present class will number fifty. Card of Thanks. We take this method of expressing our heartfelt thanks to the railroad offi cials, members of B. of R. T, and friends and neighbors for the kind favors, assistance and sympathy extend ed after the death of our beloved son. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. McKernan. Umbrellas at Sutlers, for 40 cents. Patapsco. Patapsco. Want Column. RuIoh: One cent per word for eurli and every hmcrtlon. Lost A roll of monoy with rubber band around it. Finder please leave same with Jos. McKernan at P. R. It. baggago room. Wanted A good girl for housework, with good reference. Inquire at New York Racket 8tore. Full blooded fresh Jersey eow and calf fur sale. Inquire of C. Mitchell. Wanted A bright boy to do errand work. Apply at Enterprise Silk Com pany office. For sale A good, well finished six room houso, near public school building, West Ruynoldsvillo. Good out build ings. Inquire of D. M. Shearer. ShiGk & Wanner, THE: BIG STORE: Perhaps you . have noticed that we don't say bar gains all the time and still m 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 Big Stor i 1 Ull-U TT 1 U BPS Srowi NG A Spicy Spring "Ad" Might attrttot your attention for a moment, buta careful exam ination of our samples and designs of Newest and Most Fashionable Sprlnrj Attire Will convince you that we are the leaders In Gents' Tailoring in Reynoldsville. Experience, com pleteness of stock and reasonable prices cannot full to satisfy you. m wiiiid U lliviopvili In the confidence of everyone who has occasion to visit it. The mere telling how big the store is, etc., etc., etc., wouldn't be interesting. The people come here to look and to buy and our printed announcements are devoted to telling the news as it is found here, and it is always as honest and truthful as the store and its contents. It is not a matter of how cheap goods can be bought, as the day of trash is past, but the question; "How good merchandise can be bought for the price." 1 We feel that this is an appropriate time to submit to you our plan of merchandising for the season which is opening so encouragingly. This is of as great concern to you as to us because our interests are yours. Without your help, your suggestions, your influence, your encouragement, and your confidence we could not hope to succeed. OUR. PLAN IB: To Do a. Straightforward Business Making a bid for popular patronage needs no diplomacy, finesse or sharpness. Plain, clean, honest methods are what tho public demands. These methods you will find in force here at all times. We attribute our success in a great measure to their practice. We are here to serve you faithfully: want this storeto be pointed out and spoken of as tho place where all may come and feel that they are being dealt with in abso lute fairness. We want to repeat with emphasis that anything ycu get here that does not have the wearing qualities, or does not give satisfaction, or has not the right style, or in any way is not what you got it for, do not keep it. Return it to us. What more can we do? We want to deal with you fairly aud'want you to feel that for every dollar you spend here you get us iuu vaiue. t NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE. REYNOLDSVILLE. I I i
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