Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania • Page 5

During This Sale We Will Give Street Car Tickets the Same as Usual One Ticket Free or Five for Fifteen Cents With Each Dollar Spent Low Prices Do Not Affect Our Premium Plan. ODDS AMD HW K. lAl iitnet Co. THE T0PT0N HOME ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS BEING MADE FOR THE CELEBRATION OF ANNIVERSARY DAY. The trustees of the Lutheran Orphans' Home, at Topton, met In the St.

James Lutheran church and found a shortage of $457.32 for the month of July. board expects the friends of the home to give a special offering on Anniversary day, Friday, Aug. 19. Checks I should be made payable to E. S.

Werts, treasurer. Special preparations are being made for the one great day at the home. Four children were admitted at this meeting. The number of children is constantly Increasing and so are the expenses. The program for Anniversary Day follows: Morning Inspection of buildings; "exhibition of needlework, telegraphy, manual training, basket work; 10 to 11 a.

book binding One book will be bound by the boys In tbe presence of the audience, on the platform In the grove. The Alburtls band will render a few selections while book. DEPARTMENT K. Black Dress Goods Lot No. 1 Short lengths of Black Goods, 1 i 2 to 5 yards, 50c to 75c kinds, reduced to 12 I 2C yard Lot No.

2 Lengths of Black Goods, 3 to 7 yards, 75c and $1.00 kinds, reduced to 19c yard Lot No. 3 Lengths of Black Goods, 4 to 7 yards, $1.00 to $1.25 kinds, reduced to 25c yard DEPARTMENT L. Silks Lot No. 1 Lengths of silks, 1 1 2 to 3 yards, 50c and 75c kinds, reduced to 10c yard Lot No. 2 Lengths of silks, 2 1 2 to 6 j'ards, 75c and $1.00 kinds, reduced to 15c yard DEPARTMENT M.

Sewing Machines Lot No. 1 Three Drawer Drop Head Machines, $20.00 style, reduced to $16.75 Lot No, 2 Single Door Parlor Cabinet $28.00 style, reduced to $23.50 DEPARTMENT Handkerchiefs and Collars Lot No 1 Handkerchiefs, 25c kinds, reduced to IOC. Lot No. 2 Handkerchiefs, 15c kinds, reduced to 5c. Lot No.

3 Collars, 25c kind, reduced to IOC. Lot No, 4 Fans, Ning Po style, 10c kind, reduced to 5c. DEPARTMENT O. rit No. 1 Upholstery Ruffled Swiss Curtains, kinds, reduced to 39c each.

50c Ruffled Swiss Curtains, $1.00 kinds, reduced to 79c each. Lot No. 3 Best Quality Opaque Shading, 50c kind, reduced to 39c each. During This Sale We Will Give Street Car Tickets the Same as Usual One Ticket Free or Five for Fifteen Cents With Each Dollar Spent Low Prices Do Not Affect Our Premium Plan. The above two words mean an accumulation of this season's goods, and they must be cleaned out in a few days.

Many fall goods are arriving, and before they are placed in their respective departments we will offer the odd lots and ends of summer goods at prices that will sell them quickly. Each and every department has something to clean up. Take advantage of this special sale, commencing this morning, August 11. Bring this list with you as a guide and reference to the many special lots. As you may notice each lot is numbered, commencing one, two, three, etc.

DEPARTMENT A. Men's Furnishings Lot No. i White Shirts and Drawers, 25c kind, reduced to 15c each. Lot No. a Chintz and Percale Shirts, 50c kind, reduced to 19c each Lot No.

3 50c Suspenders, reduced to 25c pair. Lot No. 4 Black Embroidered Socks, 25c kind, reduced to 12 I 2C pair. Lot No. 5 Black Shield Bows, 25c kinds, reduced to 12 i 2c.

DEPARTMENT B. Colored Dress Goods Lot No. 1 Colored Wool Waistings, 50c and 75c kinds, reduced to I2I 2C. Lot No. 2 Silk and Wool Crepe de Paris, 75c kind, reduced to 12 1 2c yard.

Lot No. 3 Short lengths of Dress Goods from 1 1 2 to yaids, 75c to $1.25 kinds, reduced to 12 i 2c yard. DEPARTMENT C. Coat Room Lot No. 1 Women's Colored Chintz Waists, 50c kinds, reduced to Lot No.

2 Women's Washable Shirt Waist Suits, in stripes and figures, $1.25 kind, reduced to 50c. Lot No. 3 Women's Seersucker Skirts, fast colors, 75c kind, reduced 31c. Lot No. 4 Women's White Lawn Shirt Waists, $1.50 atid $2.00 kind, reduced to 69c.

DEPARTMENT D. Domestics Lot No. 1 Cheese Cloth, white and colors, ic Lot No. 2 Domet and Cotton Flannel, 3c yard. Lot No.

3 Cheese Cloth and Cotton Flannels, 5c yard. Lot No. 4 Embroidered Flannel Skirt Patterns, 79c each. DEPARTMENT E. Laces and Embroderies LotNo.

1 Trimming Braids, black and colored, li 2 yard lengths, for 2c each. Lot No. 2 Valenciennes Laces, 5c kind, reduced to ic yard. Lot No. 3 Cambric Embroideries, 5c kind, reduced to ic yard Lot No.

4 Cambric and Swiss Embroideries and Insertions, 10c kinds, reduced to 5c yard. DEPARTMENT F. Linens and White Goods Lot No. 1 Lengths of Table Linens, 1 1 8 to 2 yards, 55c each. Lot No.

2 Lengths of Table Linens, all 2 yards, 75c each. Lot No. 3 Huck Towels, hemmed and fringed, 10c kind, reduced to 7c Lot No. 4' Bleached Turkish Towels, large size, 10c kind, reduced to 8c Lot No. 5 Lengths of White Lawns and Batistes, 1 2 and 1 1 2 yards, 3c yard Lot No.

6 Lengths of White Lawns and Batistes, 1 1 2 to 3 yards, 8c yard Lot No. 7 Lengths of White Lawn and Batiste, 3 to 10 yards, 12c yard DEPARTMENT G. Cotton Dress Goods Lot No. 1 Light and dark colored Prints, 6 1 4C kind, reduced to 3 i 2c yard Lot No. 2 Lawns.

and Dimities, light and dark colors, 10c kind, reduced to 4 i 2cyard Lot No. 3 Dress Ginghams, plaids and stiipes, 12 I 2C kinds, 5 I 2C yard Lot No. 4 Plain Lawns, 40 in. wide, 15c kinds, reduced to 6 1 2C yard Lot No. 5 Batiste and Dimities, light and dark colors, 15c kind, reduced to 7c yard Lot No.

6 Woven Ginghams, 25c kind, reduced to 10c yard DEPARTMENT H. Housefurnishing Goods Lot No. 1 Galvanized Garbage Cans, 89c kinds, reduced to 49c Lot No. 2 Bamboo Porch Curtains 5x8, reduced from 80c to 60c 6x8, reduced from 96c to 72c 8x8, reduced from $1.28 to 96c 10x8, reduced from. $1.60 to $1.20 12x10, reduced from $2.40 to $1.80 Lot No.

3 Toilet Paper, 10 rolls or 8000 sheets, for 25c Lot No. 4 Clothes Baskets, 75c and 89c kind, 39c each Lot No. 5 Jelly Tumblers, tin top, 15c dozen Lot No. 6 Window Screens, lanescape painted, 65c kind, reduced to 35c Lot No. 7 Screen Doors, hardware included Reduced from 75c to 40c Reduced from $1.00 to 60c Reduced from $1.25 to 75c DEPARTMENT I.

Children's and Infants' Wear Lot No. 1 Boys' White Duck Suits, 49c kinds, 29c a suit Lot No. 2 Infants' Swiss Caps, 25c and joe kinds, reduced to 19c each Lot 3 ants' Swiss Caps, $1.25 and $1.50 kinds, reduced to 59C Lot No. 4 Children's Sun Bonnets, 10c kind, reduced to 5c Lot No. 5 Misses' Sun Bonnets, 25c kind, reduced to 15c DEPARTMENT P.

Ribbons Lot No. 1 Assorted Lot of Ribbons, 10c kind, reduced to ic yd. Lot No. 2 Taffeta Ribbons, 15c kinds, reduced to 8c yd. Lot No.

3 Moire and Taffeta Ribbons, 22c kinds, reduced to 10c yd. Lot No. 4 Underwood Stretchers, framed, 69c kind, reduced to 25c. Lot No. 5 Round Placques, gilt edge, 29c kind, reduced to 10c.

DEPARTMENT R. Hosiery Lot No. 1 Children's Black Stockings, 12H kind, reduced to 5c pair. Lot No. 2 Children's Black Lace Stockings, 31c kind, reduced to 19c pair.

Lot No. 3 Women's Black Stockings, white feet, 15c kind, reduced to 10c pair. Lot No. 4 Women's Black Lace Stockings, kind, reduced to 19c pair. DEPARTMENT S.

Notions and Toilet Articles Lot No. 1 Buckle Sets, oxidized and gilt, 25c kind, reduced to 15c set. Lot No. 2 Garters, plain and fancy web, 25c kind, reduced to 15c pair. Lot No.

3 4 English Twill Tape, 10 yd. rolls, 10c kind, reduced to 5c roll. Lot No. 4 25c Extracts, all odors, reduced to 19c oz. DEPARTMENT T.

Underwear and Corsets Lot No. 1 Corset Covers, 50c kinds, reduced to 25c. Lot No. 2 Corset Covers, 75c kind, reduced to 49c. 'Lot No.

3 Skirts, $1.00 kind, reduced to 69c. Lot No. 4 Skirts, $2.25 kind, reduced to $1.50. Lot No. 5 Drawers, $1.00 and $1.25 kind, reduced to 69c.

Lot No. 6 Corsets, 60c kinds, reduced to 19c. Lot No. 7 Ribbed Vests, 10c kinds? reduced to 6c. Lot No.

8 Ribbed Vests, 25c kinds, reduced to 12Vc. Lot No. 9 Ribbed Vests, 37'c kinds, reduced to 19c. DEPARTMENT V. Leather Goods and Stationery Lot No.

1 Assorted lot of Hand Bags, $1.25 kind, reduced to 39c. Lot No. 2 Combination Pocket books and Purses, 75c kind, reduced to 49c. Lot No. 3 Homespun Linen Writing Paper, 10c kind, reduced to 6c box.

DEPARTMENT T. Art Embroidery Lot No. 1 Stamped. Doylies, 8c kind, reduced to lc. Lot No.

2 Stamped Doylies, 10c kind, reduced to 2c. Lot No. 3 Wash Fllo Silk, assorted colors, 4c kind, reduced to le a skein. K. lAFitttner Go.

Is being bound. Afternoon 1.30, march to the grove, led by the Orphans' Home drum corps; selection, band; hymn, children; opening service; prayer, Rev. Dr. M. C.

Horlne; address of welcome. Rev. F. Iv. JIuntslnger, president of the board of trustees; kindergarten songs; scarf drill; address.

Rev. Dr. J. A. W.

Haas, president of College; "Der Weg Zum Frleden," Orphans' Home quartet; selections by band and special offering; "Tennyson's Half a League;" Trinity drill; German address. Rev. F. Wlschan report of treasurer. B.

8. Werts; recitation, 8 wise Good. Night;" Lord's prayer; accompanied by Orphans' Home orchestra and audience; benediction. Rev. W.

F. Bond; concert by Alburtls band. A peculiar freak among boys and men who had bought cannon crackers for last Fourth of July waa to see how many numbers they could count before the cracker went oft while held in the hand. Then there waa a new count that of the fingers which could still be found. The pride that goeth before a fall taketfe a tumble to Itself.

TORHADO (Continued from First Page.) streets were flooded, and Hay creek, I usually a. quiet and calm little brook, I was soon a raging torrent. CENTRE PORT ESCAPES. Centre port reported very little rain! and no storm during the evening. Several washouts were reported along through which the water tne Keaaing railway, out none serious pouring.

6 enough to retard traffic. Miller's new soap factory was the TDnT tr Tvpo TTn iit I ouiioing wiucb oore tne nrst buock and TROLLEY LINGS TIED UP. I ne, tne pavements and the new curb Outlying trolley roads, especially the lng were torn up, some of the flag Womelsdorf Stony Creek and Reading southwestern divisions of the United Traction Company, were at a standstill for' a time during the storm last even ing. Cars of the Allentown Reading Traction Company were halted' by the storm for almost two hours. a lake of from six to 15 feet In depth, with porches, trees, telegraph poles and store boxes floating around In it.

For nearly an hour the flood 'continued without any sign of abatement and It was evident that the surmise that It was Sweney's dam which had burst was correct. When the water finally receded the scene was one to marvel at. 1 Up at the lower end of the dam, which had been filled in with loose clay, was an opening fully 20 feet wide and 10 or 15 feet deep, which had been torn out as neat ly as though excavated by men and still kept stones being found on Perkiomen avenue. The avenue was the next" to receive the force of the water and not a house from Eighteenth street to Sixteenth escaped some damage. Between Seven teenth and Eighteenth streets the cel lars were filled with water to the first From almost everv district in the noors ana many families lost everv storm area that could be reached last thing in the line of provisions, jellies evening came reports of damage to cornfields.

At some places the crop Waa entirely leveled and, consequently. were strewn all along the path of the ruined. I flood. On the south side of Perkiomen Reading felt the effects of last even I avenue, where the Immense bill i boards ing's storm more than It has any siml are located near Seventeenth street, the lar visitation In years, and the damage entire pavement has been torn up and that It entailed will run high in the v. thousands.

iiiiir VCT i kVTT i FLOODS IN THE CITY. deep where the ground was torn out. I At 1730 Perkiomen avenue half of the street if. the vicinity of Windsor and Spring streets, and the neighborhood of ln8tead of a pavement, there is only a Woodward and Church streets were hole about 10 feet In circumference and again the scenes of Inundations that five feet deep. for a time had serious aspects.

This From Seventeenth to Eighteenth was especially the case In the flood rid street there were more houses the den Nicolls street district. About 6.30 or wmen will nave to De nunt o'clock. while the rain was coming 8earcll nan tho8e3wmcn 8utSined the down in torrents, tHe police were called Bnock. Moat of tne8e nou8ea contain upon to aia tne residents to get away cellar drains and the water ran into from their water surrounded homes. 1 them untjl the Inlets became choked up Sergeants Klee and Hahn and several by sand and stones.

officers were detailed to the rescue Jonn js. Clouser, sixteentn street ana work. They hurried to Jackson's lock 1 fereiomen avenue, proDamy sunered with the patrol wagon, secured a row 'oThiseserve boat and then drove as rapidly as the 8tock of gerles Js l0Cated. In his flooded condition of the streets would stable there was at least a foot of permit, to Woodward and Church water. Just what damages he sustain streets to render any aid they could, ed Mr.

Clouser was unable to state. However, the water, which had flooded Street car No. 128 was standing on the market house and the cellars of Perkiomen avenue beyond Sixteenth residences In the vicinity receded headed east whence jn njl from the streets to such an extent as Dack fully flve feet It was after mid to make assistance unnecessary. nisht before it was released, as the The boat was then hurried to flooded sand and stones covered the avenue at Nicolls street and launched on the wa Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth ters. None of the residents expressed streets to the depth of fully two feet, any desire to leave their water engulfed Along Sixteenth street the same condi homes, and the only use to which the boat was put was to carry several per tracks were finally cleared and traffic was resumed.

ART GALLERY FLOODED. The storm played havoc with the stock of pictures stored in the basement of Woerner's Art Gallery, 24 North Fifth street, and damage amounting to between $500 and $1,000 was entailed. Alterations are being made to the storeroom, for which purpose the rear end has. been torn out. which left everything open, and the front also has been torn away and boarded.

When the downpour came the water washed in at both ends of the storeroom and ran into the cellar. There was oon about a foot of water collected, flooding the stock stored there. SWENEY'S "iMM BURSTS EAST READING. SUBJECTED TO ONE OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE STORMS IN ITS HISTORY. Last night's events In East Reading will not soon be forgotten.

The heavy rains of the day had poured In Perkiomen avenue and down Eighteenth, Seventeenth and Sixteenth streets large volumes of water, mixed with sand and pebbles and now and then a few bricks and stones. The citizens in that vicinity had Just recovered from the terrific downpour of the afternoon and had their steps and pavements cleaned when the storm which broke after 6 loosed anther mass of water and it poured In the avenue and swung Into Sixteenth street, where it emptied Into the Rose Valley Creek. Sand, stones and debris of all kinds came floating down until the streets were running rivers and the pavements were only an extra outlet for tne stream of water that poured steadily In the avenue. The residents of the streets In the path of the floating mass of stones and sand hurriedly ran to their cellars to close the grates and endeavor to keep the water out If It should overflow the streets and pavements. Shortly after o'clock John E.

Clouser and Bohlke Luerssen were standing in front of Mr. Clouser's grocery store, when, looking up the avenue, they saw a. sight that filled them with alarm. Rushing In Perkomen avenue with a roaring, rambling sound was a stream of water that covered the street and pavements to the depth of several feet and. In Its rush.

It carried sand, huge bowlders, porches and a telegraph pole. The entire mass soon reached Eighteenth street, taking away heavy porches as though they were cigar boxes and filling the cellars of nearly every house In the row. i At Muhlenberg street and Sixteenth the entrance of the Rose Valley creek, sewer is locatea ana into tnis Dig basin tion prevailed. As soon as the water receded the peo ple along the streets visited began to sons, who had been away from their clean up the dirt, but it was of such homes when the storm broke, to the houses. The water rose rapidly after the storm set In and In about half an hour it had reach a.

point about two feet above the first floor of the houses. Many of the residents who are used to these periodical floods began, immediately after rain began to fall, to move their household effects from the first to the second floor. The water receded almost as swiftly as it rose, but some time and an immense amount of hard work will be necessary to clear away the mud deposited in houses and on pavements. All the streets running east and west, north from Walnut to Marlon, and east of the railroad, were converted into raging rivers while the storm was on a sticky, yellow kind that to remove it was nearly an Impossibility. While there have been storms which, caused much annoyance in that locality, there has never been anything to equal that one of last evening.

BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Chicago R.H.E. New York 10000000 01 5 2 Chicago 3 02 00000 5 2 2 Batteries Chesbro, Clarkson and McOuire; Altrock and McKarland. Umpire Sheridan. At Detroit R.H.E.

Washinetnn 00001 000 0 1 4 4 .5 (, Detroit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 0 were washed down from the hill. The 1 Batteries Townsend and Clark; Mul sewer Inlets were speedily clogged by 'd K1r.iT p.i uusm.u these deposits of sand and rocks, and, i s' in consequence, the streets running I Louis R.H.E. north and south got the benefit of the Boston 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2 torrents from the hill. This was espe St. Louis 0 100006 lx 8 8 2 daily the case on Ninth and Eighth Batteris Gibson, Winters and Criger; streets, and many cellars were soon Howell and Kahoe.

Umpire Connolly, filled with water. The deposits of rock At Clevenad Cleveland vs. Philadel and sand blocked trolley cars on Nintn.f""1, riuu. and Tenth streets for over an hour. The At Philadelphia R.H.E.

Pittsburg 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 18 12 4 Philadelphia 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 03 9 0 Batteries Leever and Smith; Suthoft and Roth. Umpire Fmslie. AH other games postponed on account of rain. TRI STATE LEAGUE. At York R.H.E.

Penn Park 3 3 2 1 0 0 9 92 Lebanon 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 4 2 Batteries McGlynn and Smith Mack. Nopa and Sweeney. Umpire Harris. No other games on account of rain. EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Baltimore Baltimore, Newark, 0. At Tonronto Toronto. Buffalo, lL At Montreal Montreal, 7 Rochester, 0. At Jersey City Providence vs. Jersey City; rain.

j. TBS EDITORIAL WAGS An Indiana man has been arrested for marrying twelve widows. The elder Weller would not have undertaken to prove an alibi for him. Houston Chronicle. Kuropatkin's position Is precarious, but he Is perhaps as well off as he would be at home among the bomb throwers.

Washington Evening star. Prof. Langley, of airship fame, declares the sun has lost 10 per cent, of its heat. Hadn't missed any. Atlanta Constitution.

If he breakfast food men should strike while the butchers are locked out. what. Indeed, would the country do? Louisville Herald. The difference between the old maid and the bachelor girl Is. most In the bachelor girl's Imagination.

Somerville Journal. Once the world seemed large, but we were equal to It; now It seems small, but It is too much for us. Puck. Paul's Fate. "Suppose Paul Revere should have waited and made his famous ride now," said the professor, "what would be his reward?" "He'd be arrested for fast driving," promptly re sponded the bright student.

Chicago Dally News. RUBBER TILED FLOOR. The Berks County Trust Con many has Just made a number of lmnrove Miakl i which I ncJUfl. Mitkher tllMl open field from Fifteenth to Sixteenth floor. It la of a pretty pattern and Muhlenberg and Cotton was has been much admired..