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Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • Page 7

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IB 'tlJU JSViSJNIJNtf NEWS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, OUSLS Loner's Sons M'SIIEA DROVNED VIE WORKING IN CUBA Tomorrow Tuesday Tomorrow llazlcton Artesian Well Driller, Well Known Here, Met Death in Myster-i ious Fashion Brother Gone to Havana to Bring Body Home. For the One Day Only Beginning at 8 A. M. and Closing at 6 P. M.

Our Great Semi-Annual Frank McShea. of Hazleton. wtA eft this section during the Spanlsh- Imerlcan. war to drill artesian wells of the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, to drill artesian wells In order to supply tho United States soldiers with pure water. He performed his difficult task with the greatest satisfaction.

After the close of the war he remained In Cuba where he prospered as a drilling contractor, drllllriK artesian wells for oil and water. His last contract was at Nlquero, Cuba, which he recently completed and was removing his valuable drilling apparatus to Havana It Is believed preparatory to returning homo when he met death. As the moving Is done by boats he may have met with an accident while thus engaged. His last visit home wus about five years ago. It was known that he was preparing to -return home and remain permanently to enjoy the fruits of his hard laborB and the strenuous life of 12 years In that opuntry, and It seems sad that he did not live to realize his long cherishnri ambition to spend the re Cuba for the government, was Irowned near Havana nbout one week lo.

New of his dath reached by letter yesterday. Charles Mc- 1 Shea, brother of tho deceased, left fur Cuba yesterday to bring; the body gome. He expects to rench there by Thursday, March 2nd. However, there i la said to be a lnw In Tuba requiring body to be burlpd three months tore It can be exhumed and removed, i tnd during summer months body be disturbed at all. This, If true, would mean a long delay In the iremoval of the remains.

Mr. McShea was an expert arteslnn well driller and was secured by the representatives of the United ritatcs government 12 years ago to fro to Cuba or about the time maining years of his life among fond A Bargain Giving Event That We Have Made Famous The hoer of beers for over thirty years. INIMITABLE IN ITS CHARACTER SI UPRISING WITH ITS OFFERINGS You and Every Money Saver ones at homo ana me peopie ne iuvcu so well. The deceased was aged 40 years and was reared In this community. He was manly, honest and upright, a voung man of clean character and unsullied reputation.

His first thoj(rJu was of his home and he always hoped for the day when he could retire with a generous competence. He-sides his mother, Mrs. Patrick McShea he Is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Thomas, of Philadelphia; Howard, of Somervllle, N. Mrs. John Curry of Ashley; James, r'horu.

Tinker John. William. Mich H' Should Come ael. Kathryn and Mrs. Patrick Mona-han, of McAdoo.

FOOT BALL DATES PICKED FOR THE DARTMOUTH TEAM Brewed and bottled under the direction of a special brew-master for bottled beer lauiiTMiJ- -J A Thousands of people throughout this city and community know from past experience what these sales at this store means. Everybody has profited by them and at every turn you can hear some one tell of what wonderful bargains they found here the last time. Now wo will let history speak for itself and our promise is THIS WILL BE THE MOST REMARKABLE ONE DAY SALE THIS STORE HAS EVER KNOWN. Throughout the Store in Every Department on Every Floor All Remnants All Odd Lots Broken Lines and Discontinued Makes of Merchandise WILL GO AT NEXT TO NOTHING PRICES Everywhere you see a Yellow Ticket Tomorrow you will find a bargain Hundreds of them all told and every one of interest. Hanover, N.

Feb. 27. Dartmouth's 1911 football schedule, announced today, contains three more games than last year. Colby and Holy Cross, who were dropped a year ago, being back on the schedule, and Norwich Cnlverslty being taken on for the first time. There are ten games on the schedule, seven of which will be played at home.

The schedule follows: September 27 Norwich University at Hanover. September 30 Massachusetts A. C. at Hanover. October 4 Bowdoln at Hanover.

October 7 Colby at Hanover. October 14 Holy Cross at Hanover. October 21 Williams at Hanover. October 28 University of Vermont at Hanover. November 4 Amherst at Amherst.

November 11 Princeton at New York or Princeton. November 18 Harvard at E. Robinson's Sons' Pilsener Beer has gained the right of entree to the best homes by an unblemished purity record. Phone Orders to our Wilkes-Barre Agency, 15 William Street. rA 2 S3 A 1190 "New' 1180 "Bell" 'a ORIGINAL ORIGINAL INTERNATIONAL- INTERNATIONAL CHRIS VON DERAHE PLAYED TO ONE LONE SPECTATOR EVERjLASTLNG- JDEBLA3TING- U.

S. Academy of Medicine Surgery Secretary Lloyd H. Rlrkart, of the St. Louis Browns was a bast; ball fan long before he became actively en gaged In the business. He was a reg ular attendant at the games or tne oia In Conjunction With This Day's Great Bargains iM.

GREEN TRADING STAMP COLLECTORS WILL HAVE A MOST EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO QUICKLY FILL THEIR STAMP BOOKS. TEN STAMPS ABSOLUTELY FREE Browns, when Chris von uer Ane own- ih ilnli It was In the middle 8 eighties, when Chris was Induced to back a Western Ieaguo team tn m. I-niils to on the 1rown's grounds when the big leaguers were away. The new minor league men rfuide a frightful record, losing 15 games before they won one. Then came the opening game at home.

"Chris and Charley Comlakey rode out early to tho grounds." says Rick- art. "There, sitting by his lonesome In the grandstand, was one spectator. i.4l CUT THIS OUT 'Hush, Commy," said Chris. 'I go Iff for vat you call him, tho sheriff. If dot feller gets out of the grandstand, ve play no game.

He's the audience." CUBS LEAVE FOR TRAINING CAMP Always liberal and ready to share1, profits with our customers. We do even more on this GREAT SALES DAY and this plan of helping you to additional FRIJJ STA3IPS will undoubtedly be appreciated by hundreds of the money-saving people who are profiting wisely and well by trading in the store that gives them the opportunity to get beautiful and useful premiums fret1. In addition to our giving STAMPS WITH EYERY DIME YOU SPEND HERE AND DOUBLE STAMPS ALL MORNING UNTIL 12 O'CLOCK Every person who will cut out' the accompanying Coupon and present it upon making your first purchase of Fifty Cents' worth or over will receive TEN EXTRA S. II. STAMPS FREE.

IT IS GOOD FOR Ten Free Stamps Upon making your first purchase here Tuesday of Fifty Cents worth or over. Chicago, Feb. 27. Eighteen of the Chicago National League base ball club, under the direction of Manager Frank Chance, left today for West Baden, to begin training Dr. W.

Henri Hacker THE ENGLISH SPECIALIST IN CHARGE. (25 Tears a Specialist.) GOOD FOR THE ONE DAY ONLY for the 1911 season. Half a dozen players will join the team at West Baden, and the recruits will meet the club at New Orleans next Saturday, makiryr In all thirty-four men in camp. Neither Pitcher Overall nor Catcher John Kllng have advised Manager Chance when they will report, but it is expected they will Join the team early in March. Starting March 5, exhibition games will be pUyed-JaNaw-Orleans.

andUe-ih team wlil begin a tour northward, jlaylng games in the principal cities, and reaching Chicago April 7 for four exhibition games. Members of the Chicago American League club will leave for Mineral Wells, tomorrow night. GONE TO N0RRIST0WN STRICTURE CURED NO OPERA-TIQN rNo "do pain and cure guaranteed. PROSTACTIC ENLARGEMENT In-stantly cured and In many cases entirely cured. Gome Tomorrowto-the-Season Greatest Bargain Festival JONAS LONG'S SONS "N' Jonas Long's Sons Jonas Long's Sons CONTRACTED DISEASES RECENT or CHRONIC absolutely, quickly and Inexpensively cured.

BLOOD POISON, with all Its attendant symptoms Is treated by us and cured. VARICOCELE, HYDROCELE, RUPTURE and all Rectal Diseases are among the troubles which are success-fullytrented at this office. SPERMATORRHOEA -YOUNG or OLD MEN Is now a curative disease. Send six cents In stamps for "Good News," a treatise on diseases of MEN. I NT KJtTA I KI FR I EX I)S.

Rev. E. K. Noble to Asnume Charge ot All Saints Church There. Rev.

E. R. Noble, former curate of the St. Stephen's Episcopal church left today for Norrlstown, where he will assume a new charge lm-mediately as rector of the All Saints church of that place. He- preached his farewell sermon at the St.

Stephen's church last night to a very large congregation. as his text "Come ye apart 'lh a desert place and rest awbll." His sermon was relative to the Lenten season and was well worked out. At the morning services Rev. Dr. Henry L.

Jones, rector of St. Stephen's, expressed his regret and the regret of the congregation that tho local parish will no longer have the efficient service of Mr. Noble and publicly extended him best wishes for success In his now field. In the Sunday school where Mr. Noble was superintendent the same spirit was manifested In a number of short BDeeches.

rick Conwell, Thomas Ooland, Thomas fireslin, John Uoyle, James Con-well, Francis Fogarty, Charles CJftN lagher and harles Davis. WANTS TO BACK THE TAR BABY AGAINST JOHNSON who by their humorous selections helped to prolong the enjoyment of tho evening. Covers were laid for 20 and tiny favors were put to a great advantage. A very tasty luncheon was served by Miss Those present were: Misses Lillian Maloney. Mildred Trever.

Elizabeth McNulley, Lillian Tennlng. Anna and Nellie (taughan, Mae McMun-us, Anna and Mary Glynn, Lovettn Connors. Mary o'Rourke and Anna Lydon, Messrs. Eugene Hheeran, Pat London, offering to furniBh a side bet for Langford in a flKht with Johnson. The new found "anjrel" who naked that his name he withhold until the men pre matched, said he believed Johnson was trying to avoid a match with Langford by demanding a prohibitive side bet.

"I'll go as high as $25,000 on the Boston tar baby." he said. One of the many prelenten affairs of the week took place on Friday evenln giit the home of Miss Anna Lydow, Jones street, when she entertained ut bridge, after which prizes were awarder' to the winners. The house wa sari 1st lea I ly decorated. The chief feature of the evening was the amateur orehestiH. which furnished music for dancing.

The minstrel quartet, composed nf Messrs. tiheerun. Hnvle and Cnnwell, Every piece of candy on our counter is strictly home-made: chocoUU and bon-bons our specialty. P. Williams.

17 East Market streot. Rimtmber Dr. Hacker Is the only Genlto Urinary Specialist between New New York, Feb. 27. A New York sporting man today cabled Joe Woodman.

Sam Liuiaford's manar. In rork and Buffalo. 4a Wet Market Street. Dora Thorns, reader fTM ent and futur..

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