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SUNDAY SERVICES St. James Lutheran church. Rev. M. C.

Horine, XX IX, pastor. Sunday school, 9.15 a. Divine service with sermons at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p.

m. Vestry meets Tuesday evening at 7.30. Luther League Thursday evening, 7.45. Rev. S.

Raman will preach both forenoon and evening in Trinity United Spruce "streets Short sermons wuTbe delivered during the summer monuu. In St. Matthew's Lutheran church, the subject of the morning sermon will be "Another Word," touching another phase of the Question discussed last Sunday. 4 Second Reformed services will be held at 10.30 a. m.

and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school at 9.15 a. m. Rev.

A. R. Bartholomew, of Philadelphia, will preach. 4 Christ Church Episcopal), Rev. Wm.

P. Orrick, D. rector. 9.15 a. Sunday school.

10.30 a. celebration of Holy Communion, with sermon. 7.30 p. evening prayer and short address. Christ Church Mission, Public school building, Douglass and Weiser streets, Edward P.

Wynn, lay reader, in charge. Sunday school, 9.15 a. m. Salem Evangelical, Rev. William L.

Bollman, pastor. 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. preaching by the pastor.

Morning theme, "The Nation's Debt to Christianity;" evening, "The Patriotism Needed for the Times." Young men and members of patriotic orders specially invited to these services. Sunday school, 9.15 a. m. Young People's devotional meeting, 6.45. Prayer meet ings.

Tuesday and Wednesday, Seats free at all the services. Hearty singing. Services brief and helpful. i THE TEEAPiyGr TIMES ANT DISPATCH, BEADING, KENTA! DEMOCRATS COMING in the Church of" Our Father (Uni this sum he collected $30,045.93 versalist), Rev. C.

E. Rice, pastor. ard nis exonerations amounted to Communion wil" be administered at 10.30 $181.61. a. m.

Subject of sermon, "Dieffrent Mr. Jones received the congratula Kinds of Freedom." No service in the tions of the board of commissioners as evening. Sunday school at 9.30 a. m. we" as, many friends.

The record for I tax collecting has been broken, as Mr. St. John's Reformed, Rev. Thomas H. Leinbach.

castor. Sunday school, 9 m. Morning service at 10.30; theme, "'Failure and Success." Patriotic service at 7.30 o'clock; theme, The Christian Patriot and the Patriotic Christ Ian." No Young People's service during July and August. Meeting of consistory Tuesday evening, July 5, instead of Monday evening. Young People's Society business meeting on Tuesday evening, July 12, instead of July 5, as announced.

Weekly Prayer service Wednesday, at 7.45 p. m. The St. Peter Episcopal church has been beautifully decorated for Sunday services. Independence Day souvenirs will be given to each person in attend ance upon the Sunday school at 9.30 rr, Th.

nastor Rev. R. T. Callen. will preach a.

national sermon at 10.45 'a. i in subject, "The Secret of a Nation's Greatness." At 7.30 p. m. a special Independence Day service will be held. There will be national anthehms by the choir and the folowing literary program: "Our Country," by Roy Wan ner; "The Story of Independence Day," Miss Edith Frame; "Extract from the Declaration of Independence," George Crow; "Extract from speech of John Adams," A.

Copeland Callen; "Stand by the Flag," Miss Estella Kutz; "The National Flag," Miss May Saurbier; "The American Flag," Miss Edith Keeler; "The Permanence of Our Union," John Auchenbach; "The Destiny of Our Country," G. Frank Rick ert. Rev. S. McWilliams, pastor of the People's Methodist Episcopal church, will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening.

Theme of the morning sermon, "The Abiding Christ." Morning sermon will be followed by the Communion of the Lord's Supper. At 7.45 a patriotic service will be held. Pastor will preach on the topic, "Safeguards of the Nation," and patriotic hymns will be sung by the choir and congregation. The church will remain open the entire summer. Short, bright, evening service; short sermon on popular topic.

Good singing. In the St. Paul Reformed church the subject of the morning service will be "The Typical American Citizen." Sunday school at 9.15 a. and meeting of the Sunday school board at 12 m. No evening services during July and August.

Young Men's devotional meeting in the chapel at 6.30 p. to which ladies are also invited. Subject, "Ways of Consecrating Ourselves to Our Country." B. Y. Shearer, leader.

Missionary meeting on Wednesday at 7.30 P. m. First Church of Christ, Scientist, 632 Penn street. Services at 10.30 a. m.

Subject, "Life." Wednesday evening meeting at 8 o'clock. In Berean Baptist church, Rev. John G. Booker, the pastor, will preach on Sunday morning at 10.30, on "The Antidote to the Rush of Modern City Life," a 15 minute sermon, ordinance of the Lord's Supper at the close. In the evening at 7.30 a patriotic service; "Our County, Independence day." Bible school, 9.15.

Y. P. S. C. 6.45.

Under the direction of Organist Carl Moter, this music will be rendered in the First Presbyterian church: 10.30 A. M. Quartette, "Christ Became Obedient Unto Death" Bridge Quartette, "Jubilate Deo" Tours 7.30 P. M. Quartette, "Deliver Me, Stainer In the St.

Andrew Reformed church, Rev. Henry H. Ranck, the pastor, will preach a patriotic sermon in the morning on "Government of the People." At 6.30 p. the first of the Twilight services to be held during the month of July; subject, "Ways of Consecrating Ourselves to Our Country." They will consist largely of song, with a 15 minute address by the pastor. Sunday school at 9 a.

m. At the Young Women's Christian Association, Miss Gertrude Dorwart will speak at 3. 30 p. on the subject, "Power and Prayer." There will be special music." All women are cordially invited to be present. First Reformed church.

Rev. J. T. Moyer, pastor. Services at 10.30 a.

m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning theme, "Keep the Fourth." Evening theme, "True Freedom." Special music. Sunday school at 9 m.

Young People's meeting at 6.45. Sunday afternoon at 3.30, the Men's meeting usually held in Y. M. C. A.

building, on Penn street, will be com bined with the P. R. department at jyigntn and Greenwich streets, will ho a tmrA nttrr.ti tnr. i will be a good attraction for Sunday, I IjACKSONUN ASSOCIATION OF EASTON WILL AUAIN mil READING NEXT MONTH. John F.

Sipple, Edward J. Kane and William M. McKean, a committee of the Jacksonian Democratic Association, of Easton, whose membership of 1,200 1 jugg one 0( the largest of clubs of that party in Pennsylvania. were in Reading, making the arrangements for the annual outing of the organization, to be held in this city on Wednesday, August 24. It will be the sixth annual summer jaunt of the association.

The first to Reading was held on August 24 of last year, when 650 persons were in the party. The trip was such a success that this city was again selected by unanimous vote. Fred. S. Neudoerffer, of the Amerlcus Club, had the committee in charge.

As was the case last year, the Amerlcus Club will likely receive the visitors at the upper station, escort them to City Hall, where the Mayor will welcome them, after which the Eastonians will divide into parties and take in the sites of the city, repair to the mountain resorts, etc. They will leave Easton in a special train at 8 a. m. on August 24, and arrive here at 10.30. COLLECTION RECORD BROKEN CONSTANTINE JONES DOES IN EIGHT MONTHS WHAT IT TOOK OTHERS TWO YEARS TO DO.

Constantine Jones, county tax collector, for the Seventh ward, settled up his duplicate for 1903 in full. Hii duplicate, amounting to $30,173.49, was turned over to him on September 22, taken some collectors two years in the past. His exonerations were lower than ever before. He did all his work in his leisure hours, after doing his run on the P. S.

V. On motion of County Commissioner Jacob Miller, one of the Democratic members, a vote of thanks was given to Mr. Jones for his activity. Mr. Jones thanked the board for the compliment and said he merely wanted to show what "could be done a hustler in collecting taxes.

BUSINESS NOTES REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Two story house, 1114 North Ninth 101 a iuu leet, Caroline G. Js line estate to George W. Beard. Price, $2,100, Two story house.

913 Buttonwood street, lot 15x100 feet, William D. Lotz to William A. Borell. Price, $3,000. Three two story frame houses, 713, 713 and 715 Nicolls street, lot 40x49.8 feet; and one three quarter story frame house, 237 Locust street, lot 20x100 feet, Thomas Smith estate to Clifford W.

Kissinger. Price, $1,580 and mortgage. Frame house, northwest corner Third and Pine street, lot 20x110 feet, Edwin W. Landis to Mrs. Robert S.

Moyer. Price, $1,450. House southeast corner Chestnut and Carpenter streets, lot 20x161 feet, Albert R. Yost to Albert C. Yost.

Price, COAL PRICES ADVANCED. J. A. Strunk, secretary of the Coal Dealers' Association, announces that an advance of 10 cents a ton has been made on all prepared sizes of coal for the month of July. The retail prices are: White ash, egg, stove and chestnut, $6.20 per ton of 2,240 lbs.

The price of pea coal remains the same as before, $4.25 per ton of 2,240 pounds. THE BOND SALE CHANGES IN THE FORM OF BOND WILL DELAY NEGOTIATIONS ANOTHER WEEK. City Controller Moll and Solicitor Rourke returned from New York, where a consultation was held with the attorney for N. W. Harris purchasers of the $545,000 city bonds.

Solicitor Rourke explained all Questions to the satisfaction of the parties, but one request was made by the firm. Because many of the bonds will be Sold in a bulk to trust companies the form of bond will be slightly changed. This will delay the delivery about another week. The engraving company had announced they would be ready on July 8. The change will also necessitate the amending of the city ordinance approving the form of bond.

The words "to be registered by the purchaser or holder" will have to be added. A special meeting of Councils adopt the change will be held next week. By the registering the city and purchaser will always know by whom the bonds are held. It was stated by the firm that over $300,000 of the $545,000 have already been sold, although the bonds have not yet been delivered. TEACHER WINS A TRIP.

Miss Amanda Stout Goes to the World's Fair as a Guest of the Common Sense. There was much scanning of the list of votes tacked up in the windows of the Common Sense shoe store, to ascertain the name of the winner. It proved to be Miss Amanda. Stout, who had received 22,902 votes. The other leading contestants were: Miss Viola Gerber, Miss Carolyn Reese, 14,263, Miss Mary Giles, 12,492.

The management of the Common Sense in this connection extends many thanks to the thousands who have taken an interest in the contest. Aliss Stout has been a public school teacher for 18 years. She lives at 172S Perkiomen avenue. She will make the trip to St. Louis free of all cost.

BEWARE OP OINTMENTS FOR CATARRH THAT CONTAINS MERCURY ss mercury will eurely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the uuinHKo tney will ao is tenioia to tne good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh ure, manufactured Dy J. CTheney Toledo. contains no mercury, and la taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucouI surfaces of the system.

In buying Hairs Catarrh Cure sure you get the gen nui kjtr uic mum. 11 ii iiira i ii 1 uti 1 1 it 1 1 1 1 maae in to speaker, giving a patriotic address; 1 leao, Ohio, by V. J. Cheney Co. Testlmon be 8peclal slnln and or tSTy rnRgl Price 7(.

per bottle. Chestra. I Hall'a FamllT PUIS are tha haat. MATRIMONIAL EVENTS Alfred son of Frank Frey. 135 Centre avenue, and Mary daughter of John K.

Wanner, ISC Bern street, will be married this evening by Rev. J. Franklin A reception will follow at the home of the bride. James P. Baer, 311 North Third street, and Savilla, daughter of George Painter, of Birds boro, were married on Thursday evening, by Rev.

S. A. Leinbach at his parsonage, 326, North Fifth street. Amos C. Angstadt, 346 North Eleventh street, and Katie, daughter of John Schmidt, 427 Mulberry street, will be married this evening, by Rev.

J. J. Kuendig, at his parsonage. A short reception will follow. William P.

Ramsey, and Laura daughter of Llewellyn Pearson, both of 322 Pear street, will be married the latter part of July1. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday: Harry R. Mathias, polisher, son ot James and Hannah Mathias, Shanes vllle, and Jennie W. Moyer, daughter of Elam and Mary Moyer, Colebrookdale.

Harvey W. Beard, butcher, son of James and Lydia Beard, 804 Binga man street, and Bessie C. Hyman, daughter of Samuel D. and Lettie Hyman, Mohn's Store. Charles E.

Batzel, son of Thomas and Rebecca Batzel, Fritztown. and Edna V. Simmon, daughter of John and Mary Simmon, Wernersville. Amos C. Angstadt, grocer, son of George and Mary Angstadt, 346 North Eleventh street, and Katie Schmidt, daughter of John and Reglna Schmidt.

427 Mulberry street. Joseph Ciemiega, son of Peter and So phia Ciemiega, and Mary Sypel, daugh ter of Andrew and Annie Sypel. both of 646 Minor street. Alfred H. Frey, matchmaker, son of Frank and Carrie Frey, 1635 Centre avenue, and Mary E.

Wanner, daughter of John K. and Emma Wanner, 136 Bern street. MUCH RAIN IN JUNE DURING THE MONTH 5.10 INCHES OF RAIN FELL, OR 1.49 INCHES MORE THAN AVERAGE FOR TWENTY FOUR YEARS. The June weather report, as prepared by Emil L. Nuebling, superintendent of the Reading water Department, follows: The mean temperature during the month was 69.5 degrees, or 0.4 degrees less than the average June temperature for the past six years.

The greatest June temperature recorded here was 71.5 degrees, in 1899. and the least was 65.0 degrees, in 1903. The maximum temperature during the month was 95 degrees, on the 26th, and the minimum was 44 degrees, on the 11th. The maximum and minimum temperatures during June, 1903, were 87 and 45 degrees, respectively The rainfall during the month was 5.10 inches, or 1.49 inches more than the average June rainfall for the past 24 years. The rainfall since, the beginning of the year was 20.58 inches, or 1.12 inches less than the average rainfall for this period for the past 24 years.

The greatest daily rainfall during the month was 1.64 inches, on the 6th. The total duration of rainfall was 60 hours and 15 minutes. The mean relative humidity for the month was 72.2 per cent, or 2.4 per cent, more than the average June humidity for the past five years. The greatest June humidity was 77.8 per in 1903, and the least was 63.0 per in 1902. The wind traveled 2.381.6 miles during the month, or at an average daily rate of 79.4 miles.

The windiest day was the 23d, with a wind travel of 150.S miles. The calmest day aws the 18th, with a wind travel of 33.7 miles. The mean atmospheric pressure for the month was 30.01 inches. The maximum pressure was 30.33 inches, on the 24th. and the minimum was 29.64 inches, on the 21st.

The mean temperature of dew point was 59.8 degrees. ASSESSMENT REDUCED. At the meeting of the County the assessment on the Top ion furnaces of the Empire Iron Stee! company was reduced further from $45,000 to $40,000 for county purposes. The furnaces are now idle and it was agreed by the owners that the assessment should be restored to $45,000 when the plant goes into blast again. This reduction puts the plant on the same basis as other furnaces are now as sessed.

On appeal day, the valuation had Deen reduced from $46,500 to $45,000. CARSONIA THEATRE. "The Queen of the Moon" will give their last two performances at Car sonia theatre today. The famous Kilties band of fifty pieces will give two concerts at Carsonia theatre, on Tuesday, July 12, afternoon and evening. This band has a world wide repu tation, and should be greeted by very large audiences.

JUDGE ENDLICH NAMED. At the session of the State Bar Association Just closed at Cane May N. Judge G. A. Endlich was named as the delegate from the Thirteenth Congressional district to the Universal Congress of Lawyers to be held at St.

Louis. A SHEARER LANDSCAPE. Another of Artist C. H. Schearer's landscape pictures is on view in the window of Rieger's Art Store, on North Fifth street.

It represents a strip of wooas witn a oroaa patnway leading through to a clearing near Laurel Run. It is an inviting retreat, and the artist has made much of it. The picture is vigorous in treatment and Is a handsome work of art. WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS ABOUT BRANDY AND WINE. That the Wines and Brandy of the Speer, N.

J. Wine Co. are leading all others in public favor. Their wines are unexcelled and are pronounced by the most capable judges to be the very best in the world. BEST HELPERS.

St. Louis Republic! The Individuals who are of real use to the Democratic party are those who battle for the cause and do not lay claim to offices. And the newspapers of real use are those who do not seek to boost candidates into nominations, but contend for party victory after the nominations are made. WORK AHEAD IN HAYTI. Milwaukee Sentinel.

Sooner or later the Haytlan nuisance must be abated by some vigorous and effective police work that will leave its mark on the conduct of these people for a long time to come. Why not abate it now? FROM OVER THE BORDERS OF BERKS i SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. David Hopkins, of William Penn. and aws urni; juhiibuii, ui duciwiiuusii, were married at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, at William Penn, by the Rev. William J.

Downing. Extradition papers have been secured from Governor Pennypacker to bring O. F. Malcolm, at New York broker, to Pottsville. L.

W. Kearns, the prosecu tor, alleges that Malcolm got $1,250 from him for investment in stock margins, but used the money for his own benefit. With his intestines pierced In 28 different places from .32 calibre pistol ball William Furlow, aged 10 years, is dying at the Pottsville hospital. He was the victom on Wednesday of ante Fourth of July celebration and was hit in the abdomen by a bullet from a cartridge carelessly discharged. The police are Investigating the arralr.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY'. William Schwender. of Pottsville. Pennsylvania Railroad freight brake man, fell from his train at the Franklin avenue station, in Norristown, and was badly injured. John Putnam has resigned as physical instructor of the Norristown Y.

M. C. to accept a similar position at Kensington. Cord wood Is being cut in Monocacy Hill and hauled nearly 50 miles by si horse teams to 'Nicetown, to be used for firing boilers. Charged with buying coal alleged to have been stolen from tne Reading Rail way Company, Henry K.

Rhoads, Potstown constable and prominent Republican politician, entered bail for hearing next Tuesday. About 250 members of St. Patrick's Catholic Institute, Norristown, under the leadership of Chairman Charles MacAvoy, held an outing at Fort Side Inn. The $1,800 pipe organ in St. Luke's Re formed church, Trappe, the cost of which was borne jointly by Mrs.

Henrietta Patterson and Andrew Carnegie, has been installed. Dynamite used to blow up stumps in Pottstown streets caused such a shock that houses and furniture were badly shaken up, and Council will now have a bill for damages to settle. A freight wreck at Glenside blocked both the north and southbound tracks and also the Willow Grove branch at the time when the trains are most fre auent. The drawhead pulled out of one of the cars, allowing the rear end of the train to back towards Glensiae station. A car broke In half, jumped the track and a number of cars were thrown in a heap.

The brakeman jumped and es caped injury. Louis R. Sauraman, a prominent young man of Norristown, was found at 3 clock in tne morning lying uncon scious on West Main street in that city. There was a gash on the side of his head and he was covered with blood. He was taken to his home, where he died Wednesday night without regain ing consciousness.

At first the police were of the opinion that Sauraman had been assaulted and robbed. A search of his clothing, however, disclosed $26 in money and a gold watch and chain. Sauraman soent several hours in nrominent club house in Norristown and started for home at 11.30 o'clock, three hours before he was found in an unconscious condition. The police are in vestigating the case. They can not say whether the man his fatal injury from a fall or in a light.

Sauraman was 28 years old, and a son of a promi nent ohntnsrranher. Captain Lyman Y. Missimer, of Pottstown, who conducts an insurance agen rv in Soring City, was thinking unus ually deeply in his ofnce on Wednesday night and, as is nis wont, eneweu me end of his moustache. The next day his throat became very sore. He could not eat, and while trying to dislodge what he believed was an obstruction he was seized with a hemorrhage.

A physician. nnnn pvamlniniT the captain's throat, found that a portion of the moustache. which he had unconsciously oitten on, i. ip irt thpm. To ciiji rd against fu ture predicaments of this kind he had the remainder of his moustache shaved off and will never again cultivate one.

Cantaln Missimer was for years identi fied with the state Guard and was com mnnrier of Comoany M. Fourtn tegi ment, in Porto Rico during the Spanish American War. YORK COUNTY. a latti rmipivpil in York savs the Rncra in South Africa are organizing The York County Commisloners have begun proceedings in court to recover more than saia to nave uee il legally paid out by tne county treasurer LEHIGH COUNTY. On three successive Thursdays Adam Hertzog, of Allenton, has lost a cnna, 111 of dinhtheria.

A delegation from Columbia Fire Company, of Allentown, will be guests of Washington lre company, wunsuu hnnbpn. over the Fourth. Eleven hundred Junior American Mechanics, of Allentown, will Join the new Order of Independent Americans. Allentown uses 9,500,000 gallons of water daily, an average of 150 gallons per ii for pvprv man. woman and cnna.

The annual meeting of the Lehigh Valley Medical Association was held at Wilkes Barre. The address was deliv ered by Dr. Alfred Stengel, of Philadel 1 1 Vl A large number of the employes of the silk mill received a premium of $13 each for not having missed a day's work during the past six months. The others were fined eight cents a day for every day missed. Charles Schlicker, of South Allentown, an engineer on the Perkiomen Railroad, drew his wages Wednesday.

Shortly after midnight he was awakened by somebody trying to force open a window. He arose, grabbed his gun, went to the second story window and saw the burglar sneak through the back yard. He fired and the burglar yelled and fell, but before Schlicker could get down the intruder was up and off. "Rattlesnake John," of Lower Mil ford, was in Allentown with a souvenir of eight rattles, taken from a snake that had been killed by a blacksnake which had caught it at a great disadvantage. John saw the big rattler lying at full length on one of the Colerain Mountains, with a toad in its mouth.

A big blacksnake saw the same spectacle at the same time, and made a dash for the rattler. The latter could not spit out the toad in time to make a fight, and had to tamely submit to being crushed to death in the colls of the blacksnake. Then John cut off the rattles. BUCKS COUNTY. Mr.

and Mrs. Silas Carey, of New town, the former 88 years old, celebrated the 15th anniversary of their wed ding Wednesday evening by entertaining about 90 relatives and friends at dinner. By the wil lof Mrs. Catharine B. Kelly, of Bristol, the First Baptist church of Bristol is bequeathed $200 for the liquidation of a debt on the building.

Rev. A. O. Laurel Springs, THE CLOTHES PRESSED FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR PATRONS. SATURDAT, JULY 2, 1904.

The Big Annual Sale Of Men's and Young Men's Clothing Men's and Young Men's $15 and $16.50 Suits $10 Men's and Young Men's $18, $20 and $22.50 Suits $15 Children's Clothing at Half Price THE HUB, Reading's Best Clothing House Strictly One Price. VSO Penn St. N. has been extended a call to the pastorate of the. First Baptist church of Doylestown.

LANCASTER COUNTY; Charles R. Frailey, for several years an alderman in the Sixth ward of Lan caster, died on Thursday, at the age of SO years. Benjamin F. Heiland, a business man of Richmond. and Miss Bertha E.

Hull were married at Bethany United Evangelical church, Lancaster, by the Rev. F. H. Romig. Robert Simmers and R.

N. Thomas, agents of the Pure Food Department, held up all the milk wagons In Columbia and purchased samples of milk for an alysis. The will of Elizabeth Lincoln, of Churchtown, bequeaths $400 to Bangor Episcopal church, Churchtown, and $200 to the Episcopal church at Morgantown. Miss Lincoln was a cousin of President Abraham Lincoln. At a special session of the Lancaster Classis of the Reformed, Church, held at' Lancaster, the draft of a new con stitution of the Reformed Church in the United States, submitted by a committee of General Synod, was considered and many verbal changes made.

The most important change not of a verbal character was that instead of having a section recognizing the offices in the church to be fourfold a new section makes the offices only threefold, the office of teacher of theology being omitted. At a meeting in Lancaster of the Ad vlstory Committee of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, of Lancaster county, representing a membership of 2,000, it was decided to remain with the loyalist faction of the The local councils have been a ccumu lating their per capita tax and the lump sum will be paid into the treasury of the order at large. All litigation will in consequence be obviated. DAUPHIN COUNTY. State Treasurer Matthews announced thatjie had a balance in his care at the Close or Business lliursuajr hiiiuuuliiik to $13,685,326.67.

Five banks have been added to the list of state depositories during the. past SO days. Road Foreman or fcingmes james it. Wells, of the middle division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was placed on the retired list. He entered the service of the company in 1853 and was made foreman at Harrisburg in February, 1861.

L. C. Clewson, whose headquar ters will be in Altoona. succeeds him. CHESTER COUNTY.

For some unexplained reason the $65. OOOmarble post office for WeBt Chester will not be built till next year. Westtown's telegraph omce. West Chester, is in charge of Millard Fill more Taylor, who la deaf, yet who with marked ability attenaa nor only to tne telegraph business at the railroad station, but also looks after the sale of MOB 750 Penn St begins today (Saturday). It is earlier than usual.

Such etxreme reductions were never made before August. This opportunity conies to you NOW when you may get the full benefit of the full season's wear of the garments. $7.50 for our $10, $12.50 and $13.50 Suits Splendid Blue Serge Suits, Fancy Worsted Suits, also cheviots, Homespuns and other leading fabrics in plain colors and mixtures. Most of them our $12.50 and $13.50 Suits. Special today at $7.50 Mirrors, frames and moldings that have lost their beauty and frshness can be made to look like new.

We do the finest residing in the city and at prices lower than you might expect to pay. Orders by mail or telephone will receive prompt attention and will be called for and delivered. REINHARD RIECER, Art Dealer, 5 and 7 N. Fifth St. tickets and the checking of baggage to the numerous trains between West Chester and Philadelphia.

On the telegraph instrument in his office he has arranged a signal so that he can detect by sight whenever there is a message on the wires. He then places a ruler on the magnet of the sounder and allows the other end of the ruler to rest between his upper and lower teeth. In this way he has acquired proficiency in reading the mesages by the vibrations of the ruler. His position at the key in receiving messages excites the curiosity of all visitors to Westtown station. CUTE SAYINGS OF CHILDREN AN AMUSING BATCH GATHERED BY THE LITTLE CHRONICLE, OF CHICAGO.

Little Harry was looking at his baby brother who was a few days old, when he startled his father by saying: "Ain't ou going to plant any hair on him?" A NEW KIND OF PIE. aK. when Herman came to the table he noticed an apple butter tart with strips of pastry crossed on the top. "Oh!" he exclaimed. "I want a piece of window, pie." GRACIE'S COLD.

Little Oracle' aged four, awoke one morning with a bad cold. When asked how she felt, she replied: "Both Of mv ova 1 l.J one of my noses won go." GETTING AT A CHAIR'S AGE. Hannah was fl She BtOOd nPvt tn nhat. .1 I ..1. just as tall as she was.

on, mamma," cried the little miss. 'this rhnlr munt Aita vcawa v. cause it is Just as big as I am." THE MOON'S BROOD. Three year old Will was much inter ested In the first young chickens he ever saw, and he piled his grandmother with questions until he though he understood how the chickens were hatch ed. At twilight, when the stars began to shine.

Will called: "Oh, grandmamma, come out on the porch. The old moon is hatching! Just look at the dear little moons. ANOTHER MATTER. Buffalo Courier. Mr.

Roosevelt has gained that for which he has striven form the hour of Mr. McKinley death a nomination for the Presidency. To secure the election is another matter and not to be gained by the same method.