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The Scranton Truth from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 12

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in oti 7''" I PhilnilrfnhlaL Dpr 2. Martin 'Mo in a Tool is the life of it. Without this quality it is useless, and every good, carpenter knows that only the best tools are tempered properly. So why take the risk of purchasing questionable tools, when here you can buy tools of the UCv Ju 0Uw7 Cleanses, preserves and beautifies the teeth, ad Purifies the breath A superior dentifrice for people of refinement Established in 1866 by loney, through a personal friend. ale to have Issued the following ffta'e n.onf bMHng 'upon the aftawof nls daughter, whd caused a sensation by elop.ng with Samuel Clarkson.

a voung Englishman, three months ago. Martin Maloney's daughter; Is with him at the city residence In 'West Logan square. Beyond saying thit the rumor about the pre carious condition of tfaushr's health are unfounded, neither Mr. Maloney nor any members of his family has anyt.ili to nay tor publication No other mats.iisnt or will ba given out, by the family either now or In the future." fcoPYR nigiiem quality at muuer i are prices. 0 tine Moimdlay Sho ppsifi I Chutes both black and galvanized, of the famous Eureka brand.

How many do you need COMMON C0U1ICIL APPROVED THE MEASURE FOR All ESTIMATE OF COST OF PUBLISHING CITY ASSESSMENT Footo Ci Shear Go. 11 Washington Ae. Besides these items, all over the store you 11 find choice values to be picked up. Somev lots are small, to be sure, but nevertheless mean decided savings the lucky buyers. Bear mind that all left over holiday goods are greatly reduced in Perhaps you received unexpected gifts for Christmas and would like to send some New Year's remembrance the donor.

This sale affords an opportunity to get desirable articles for a small sum. Extraordinary Spooiols From tho Loner Floor. Alder street to grade a portion of that thoroughfare at their owti expense; GEORGE W. FROST TELLS OF THE JCONRUCTIOH OF D. H.

RAILROAD authorizing the laying of sidewalks on Tripp and Court streets; paving of Everett avenue between Lafayette ana Swetland streets'. Measures were Introduced providing for the grading of Elm street from the tracks of the Central railroad of Jersey to Regan place, and a resolu Good weight Cream Shaker Flannel, worth Special for Monday 5c Staple Ginghams in blue and brown checks, worth 9c. Monday 7c Brown Linen Crash, extra heavy and absorbent; worth 10c. Monday 7c 2,500 yards Heavy Outing Flannel, light and dark colors, staple patterns, full pieces and perfect goods; worth 10c. Monday only Silkoline Covered Comforts, alike on both sides; filled with white sanitary cotton; worth $1.25.

Monday only 10 4 Cotton Blankets, good weight, soft and fleecy. Come in tan only; worth 75c. Monday only 59c Full double bed size Wool Mimic Blankets, white or grey weight four and one half pounds regular $2.00 value at, pair Bleached Table Damask, strictly all pure regular 62c quality. Monday only 49c O'CMMJUf TO HONESDALE tion providing for the paving of Seventh street. Railroad avenue and Eighth street.

In the Sixth ward. Among the resolutions concurred In At the special meeting of the common council last might the resolution introduced In select council a week ago by J. Costello. directing that the city controller furnish an estimate of the eost of publishing the city assessments In detail In 'the newspapers was concurred In. Mr.

Costello believes that the publishing of city assessments would do much to cure the different valuations On properties of like wor(h which have for years been complained of by property owner The ordfnance was passed finally which gives right to the Lackawanna railroad to re construct the bridge on South Washington avenue, below the present foundry, so that It wlil cairy four tracks of the twelve which will cross Washington avenue to reach the new locomotve shops. The other ordinances passed finally were: For electric lights In the Fourth, Eleventh and Nineteenth wards. Authorizing tha fk ranton Railway company to construct a double track on Mulberry street from Madison to Clay avenues; permitting the residents of was cine granting residents ol the Frost, of Dunmore, who In cars from AV'aymart to Honesdale Twenty second ward an extension un that they might be in readiness to haul rounding out the eighty til February 15, In which to pay their taxes for the nast three years. the empty earn back. Wo Mr.

Arch bald decided to bring a locomotive over fjjr or a very acme ouu The resolutions introduced and adopted were. By Mr. Lewis Accept ireer Is one of the few men I rK who remember the eon ing offer of Lackawanna company of land for the opening of Oxford street of the Delaware Hudson subject to the lessee. tlw People's 'from Carbondale to Honesdale Salo of Dolls Monday mi Coal company; by Mr. Janssen DI recting the enforcement of the orll inception of the mining indus TJMItD FLOOR.

ia the City. Sir. Frost has nnnce regulating the pjacing of fendtrs on tars so that will be not tmre spared the following interesting paper than four inches abovj tre rails. In the early days of the railroad for Truth "I was born In Hush township, juehanna county, on February tl. CARBONDALE DEPARTMENT no when 1 was a youth my father.

Vnes Frost, moved to what is now thondaie. There were only lour log res the place at that thin and FORMER WELL KNOWJf ng'the. early inhabitants whom flow recall were the Merediths, Wurts Monday the Dolls will say $1.49 kid bodied Dolls, Dolls Trunks, 18 inches "Tt'l'i TheSC Pr'T Mond 9Sc long, 11 inches wide and 11 will take them away quick no lv $L98 kld bodied Dolls' inches high, were 98c, Mon Monday $1.49. 25c kid bodied Dolls, Mon day, 69c. day 15c.

$2 98 kid bodied Dolls, 39c and 49c kid bodied Monday $1.98. Dolls' Trunks, 13 inches Dolls, Monday 25c. A line of jointed Dolls, lon 72 inches wide and 7 79c kid bodied dolls, Mon prettily dressed, worth 25c, inches high, were 49c. Monday, 49c. for 19c.

day 29c. PLACQUES BRASS CLOCKS Painted Placques on easels; were 29c; Brass Clocks; a few left were 98c An Monday's price Monday we close the lot, each, for 49c RESIDENT DIES AT ELCO I ami 'JenstiMM "My. father look the first contract Seigel, Mrs. Long. Charles Venton, Jas Dwyer, Louis Osborne, John Martin, Floyd Waters, Pearl Harris, Albert Long.

Bejinlee Long, Bernice Barnes, Edith Waters, Mary Martin, Ruth Avery, Piorte Avery, Emily Martin, Em ma Martin, Sadie Harris, Sadie Clemok, and Ada M. Clemow. Ttmw tha iX'iawnre and 'Hudson to. cut tt path through, the forest A telegram announcing the death of George O'Leary at his home in Eleo, Washington county, was received by relatives here last night. Mr.

O'Leary was a formerr esident over? the Mooslc mountain from Carbondale to Honesdale that the company of this city where he was well known. Wight y. a railroad track. "There was beginning to be much emigration from Ireland to that region He died yesterday afternoon at about 2 o'clock after a brief illness of heart then and most of the grading wa. ulniif by these men.

Many men also trouble, at the age of 52 years. Six sons. George, Jeremiah, rhie from Wales about that time to CARBONDALE HAS MORE THAN 20,000 POPULATION Estimates Based On New Directory Places Carbondale 'a Population at 20,447. According to the new city directory VIp open up the coal riTlnes of the Dennis and Daniel, of Eleo. and Mrs.

W. A. Burke, of Carbondale, survive him. Lmpany. When James Archfo.ild took from fcngland to haul these cars.

"In course of time the bridge Lion arrived, and a great. novelty it was. it never made a trip over the road, however, for on Its first trip the rails turned and threw the engine off the track. The company built a shed it and there It remained until the Khed and woodwork of the engine rotted away, I was on this engine many times. What is left of it.

can now he seen in the National Museum at Washington, D. C. "Mr. Archbald was ilhe superintendent, roadmaster. paymaster and general agent for the company for a number of years.

He would start at the mitws in Carbondale and following the line, of the railr.oad on foot, pay every man employed between that place and Honedale. He had no pay car and no armed guard to accompany him. These were not the days of the 'hold up man. "The men on the road were generally paid SI a day and worked from sunup to sundown. They drew their pay once a month as a rule, though oiiietimeR it would run over three m.onths between pays, but In the meantime the company gave out duebllls which were as good as gold.

There were no unions of any kind or labor leaders in those days. "In the'Delaware and Hudson raad over the mountain, the only tools used were picks. Khovels and wheel borrows. The rails for the "track were hewn out of the trees in the forest through which the road passed, as there were no sawmills convenient. Strap iron was nailed onto the upper side of nhese timbers against which the wheels of the cars pressed.

This strap iron had to be brought from England. brother. William Frost, was the first perron killed on the Delaware and Hudson road. The accident occurred at the foot of No. 3 plane at Carbon "He was sitting on a small board on a car driving the horses which pulled the cars to foot of the plane when the board broke and he was thrown In frmt of the wheels and was Instantly killed.

"The first coal mined In Carbondale was hauled to Honesdale In wagons as they had no cars at that time. It was in huge chunks, which were loaded onto rafts and passed on to the Delaware river and thence to Philadelphia. At Carbondale can be seen a marble slab erected by the Lkdaware and Hudson company near Its station to mark the. spot where the first coal was mined." The body will be brought to this city on Monday and burial will be made in Boautiful Wintor Coats Soiling Far Bolow Value St. Rose cemetery.

SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. CHI KYS WERE DEFEATED Handsome Coats which and J27.DU; now $18.50 BY THE TRINITY TEAM as compiled toy R. L. Polk dompany, now being distributed throughout the city for the years "WOT and 1908. the population of the city of Carbondale is estimated at 20.447.

The number of names In the directory is 8.179, which multiplied by 2'i. the multiple generally used In. cities of this size, to represent women and children not listed in the directory, brings the number over the 20.000 mark. In a very Interesting and thrilling One broken lot of Coats; worth from a qq 10 to $25; now reduced to J9.98 'P4' One lot of stylish colored Coats; Cinno were now ipiU.0 One lot of colored Coats; were J20 QQ and J22.50: now PlH.CTO Caracul Coats, Russian Pony Klectric Seal, near seal, Russian Persian Lamb, Velour, Military and loose and fitted black Coats also reduced. Children's Bear and Chinchilla Coats to close at cost.

contest the. Trinity basket ball team defeated the Chi Ky's team of Scranton last evening by a score of 30 to 20. The game was played at the Trinity nnrlsh house in the presence of 'hun I VICTIM OF RAILROAD dreds of basket ball fans. From the start the visitors got in wrong. The next game will be played New Tear's night between the locals and the Thompson team from Thompson.

ACCIDENT BURIED I a Akemkt FUNERAL OF MRS. FARRELL Sale of Fine Remnants Monday Our great selling of the last few weeks has left us with a large stock of remnants, which we are anxious to clear, and on Monday we offer the entire stock at half price. Many of these are choice, pieces, some containing material enough for a skirt, waist or child's dress. You'll find remnants in every color and weave approved this fall. The price is cut in two on every remnant in the entire lot for Monday's sale.

TO BE HELD TOMORROW i lr William Farrell Many friends attended the funeral of Frank Dow, which took place from the home of his wlster In law. Mrs. Samuel Ferrell. on Laurel street, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Services were conducted at the home by the Itcv.

Charles Ivee, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. The funeral cortege was very' largely attended, the firothWhood of Locomotive Engineers lie luiiciat wi will take place tomorrow afternoon at i. ht.f lato home on Pike a wiiwv street. Services will be conducted at rr.se' church, and burial will be OKOKUS W. PKOST.

attend'ing In a body. Interment was made in St. Rose's cemetery ge of the road a.ud mines he made in Maplewood ceuneiery. BRIEF NEWS NOTES. Mrs.

Farrell was in ner nuy e. uio ear and had been a resident of this twentv vearri. Be flu irom Gotland a. number oi Men's Negligee Shirts, 75c Value for 59c Men's Cashmere Socks, 25c Value for 19c ienced inachtuistK to erect trie sides her husband she Is survived by nary engines that hajled the coal rtf f'pmeterv sireat. DUNMORE.

ur mi former night yard master of the Dela the following ennaren: joim. ence James. Alice and Anna; her parents and several brcthrs and one lamw to tin? top or ine lmnm a mvimlnent the descendants Assorted lot, negligee 'Shirts, plaited and CQC plain bosom, attached cuffs; 75c Black cashmere Pocks; guaranted fast tn colors and perfect 25c value, pair I 9c 'slunlv eiiiigranis have been ware and Hudson company, ii t. .1 where he has sister. ir thin 111 vallev Is i Il known and It is not the province SHOULD DUPLICATE this article to wmi.

mon hnweer whom I remember as MR. PIERCE'S RECORD ininent in the early days of lite aware Hudson company In vur rliirksnn. Maxwell. city, is the guest cf Carbondale friends. Mrs.

S. H. Burvard. ave has returned home from the Wet flthews. jvttigrew.

Oarvey, father of so that when you struck for Instance, it would print aud so on. The stenographer came hack feeling rather shaky, anyhow, and when he wrote off his first letter the result wan ll Morrimn. They are all the honored mes of worltiy men. Carbondale's candidate In The Truth's His Popular Voting Contest. the well known manurr of the Carbondale Cab led all other candidates In the contest nt the last publication of votes on Tuesday.

He was the fortunate winner nt In tJold ami a handsome Klitin watch. Carbondnle should feel very much elated that Its candidate Lent Scranton and nil the other towns The annual exercises of St. Mark's Sunday school were held last evening in the Guild room. An interesting programme was rendered after which gifts were from a handsomely decorated Christmas tree. James (Jallena.

of Pittsburg. I. spending the holidays his home on IJutM street. Mi 5. Smith Is mvelescing from her recent il'nes.

Samuel Letchworth. of I'oughkeepK'e. N. visited his brother. T.

V. Letoh kNorllt of Chestnut yeste KiiAiud Shr've Iwk Cii. aO i after ie at few d.iy town Mr. and Mrs. J.

M. Van Duxcn. of "ix th street, have returned from Me.id ViMe. The ein nes mat Mr. Archhalit (ii.i..lilc.

lint mi the head of mch plane and raised appulling.f He ltegan to tremble. TW boss kindly sent him to the Adlron dacks to brace up. The cure wag com plete. Ho never touched liquor again as louc as he lived Brooklyn Citizen. cars of op the steep mountain Cured by a Typewriter.

Constant companionship tvKU a typo writing machine has a soothing and elevating influence on a tnau. No hnrC drinker, for iustauce, can use a typo writer. Ills nerves must lie in order or he viil strike tbi? wrong let teru and mangle up his copy, 'then lit a case of this kind which lc.d to Ui reformation of a man. He was a typo for a liuv tinit lie was a good all around man, bill he would go on tile sir, occasionally. This the bead of the linn did not like, so he thought he would teach hiui a lesson.

Tlie stenographer was a methodical man, and he went on tlie rs. From Waymart traiim were secured the JH)1tlon Oi vaim mester of the Lehigh' Valley RailDid company at that place. Mr. Hates leaves here with the best wishes of Ills many friends. The news of the doattl of Prof.

W. P. Gngory. at his home in Brookly X. re.iched this city yesterday afternoon.

The deceased was well known in Mi city. Joseph, the four year old son of 3. John Howard, died at the home of grandmother. Mrs. Dudley Gordon, on Sot don avenue.

Wednesday afternoon, or diphtheria. The funeral was held afternoon v.Uh interment in St. Kose cemetery. Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Sullivan, of Park street, are entertaining M. Dixon, of Avoca. Willlai and John of Xev Yoik city, have returned ifter spending, (T.riimas with their par nta.

Mr. aim Mrs. lliain of Wyoming stnet. Mr. and Mrs.

Frjnk I.ojghiin. of Krookln street, have weicomej a bright liabv boy nt their hoipe. Micliael Finnigan, i we. I Known resilient of Woodlavtn is ncrioualy id at his lioiut'. Mr.

and Mrs. William Archer are was dumped into canal boats. Mr. f.iiiini it ttt ni't Hit cars back 'to by hoise er jor me norses nao 10 nc i.ikcii in the VVyomlmt Valley and should strenuous effort to se tire some i of the bi(? prices. It would be an excellent advertisement for Carrondalt? to have the First irand Prize won by one of its candidates.

Several other popular men and women were nuini I nated from Carbondale In last Tues I iImv'k Truth, but none of them had I The l'amoiis "Black Diamond Cook Itook," issued seven years afro by the ladies auxiliary of the Pittston T. M. C. and Just re puhllshed by Dial Hock Chapter, D. A.

with nutny new recipes and attractive advertisements ix now offered for sule at Clelland and Siinpson's (The Clone) In Scranton at the i mall price of 73 cents. The recipes are collected from ladies of experience and skill in cooking and are signed with their names. The book is beautifully printed, bound in stiff oil cloth covers and will make an attractive and useful Christmas. gift. At the Globe or orders may be sent to Mrs.

H. II. Keeler. York avenue, W. Flttston, Pa.

ALL DISEASES OF WOMEN a specialty. Dp. C. V. Trevcrton.

Office hours from 1 to 6:30. Itoom 305 C'onl Enchanije. Iterular calls in It is interesting1 to learn that practN rally all the weeplny willows in New Zealand are products of the supply' which J.ohn Tinline, who passed away a short time at a ripe old ag. carried away with him from Napoleon's grave nearly sixty years ago. Tin line, who wa one of the early pioneers of New Zealand, kept them alive on the.

voyage by slicking them Into potatoes. Londau Globe. "skate" at stated times' in the 'year, When he returned on one occasion his! employer had the machine all fixed fori him. lie had had the letters changed i RESOLVED cured more than 300 votes. As Sir.

Pierce is bane.1 from winning one of the prizes on Jan, some other hustling Curbondale man or woman should Ket busy and duplicate i r. Pierce's record for tin new prixes. TOWER CITY YOUNG MAN WINS CARBONDALE BRIDE i. friends In city. Mfcs Lucy Murray, cf New York lortrmioil uuuc, ucn, uiiamiauuu tree.

Make a New Year's Resolution that during 1908 you will not trifle with common soda crackers, but will always insist on having that Quality Standard SELECTED, MILD, TENDER Chew Your Food No medicine cair take the place of tcotli. Kat slowly, chew your food thoroughly and keep free from iu diRPstloll. Jien haste imposes extra work on the itoinacli, help it out with SUCH 13 LOVE. OUR PURE, WHOLESOME ffleechamZ 8m US Miss Sadie 0.. Phillips, oldest daugh tcr of Mr.

and Mrs. I. S. Phillips, of i Lincoln avenue, and Mervln M. K.

Kon penhavcr, of Tower City, Schuylkill county, were united ip marriage yesterday at the parsonage of the West Side 'Presbyterian church In Scuntou by the pa. tor. the Kev. Charles King. The brido was gowned In a navy blue broadcloth dress with hat to match.

Miss (Jertrude Phillips, a sister of the bride, attended a bridesmaid. Andrew J. Koppeiihavcr, of Tower City, a brother of the acted as beat man. After the ceremony the ouple wnt to New York city and other of Interest, und flpon their return will live in Tower City. The host of friends of the bride In this city extend to her and her husband much happiness.

FRIENDS ENTERTAINED BY WILLIAM CLEMOW AS'illlam Clemow. president of the Kast Mountan Coal company, euter Kast Mountain Coal cmipany, entertained the following at his home on South Main street. Christmas: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Waters.

Mr. and Mrs. Ar lb 8 Sold everywhere. Inboxesl0c.and25c. Ir.

Tritfitr'i Dead Sbot (Liquid) wllb patent tuoiit sttactard. Kill. in. SOLD BY ALL GROCERS inntlT lirit Bun. f.lce.

Mot til. lilt. t.i,.. IEHITGHNER BISCUIT CO nil Kirn on Anliosli. Keeps deas off n.

uinlK. It la a itoorl dltlnfector. Dr. Tr er' 'atal Uoai a Ponder kill cockroach and water Inift. One good appllcatiou Uwi ine work.

Your drugiTtt aella It on a guarantee, at It rent ellber kind. Take no others. H. F. Traftr.

maniifactiirer, ror. rrlre and Mala Streel. Scr.iuton. Matthews the wbnleiial ilrntfl'tt tii, ay: told Dr. 'l'rager' cat Is 't killers for many yesru.

Ha larc alaa for It It glva wUifartlon tad tacemmtnd it to tbt pvbll "Darling, I want: to take you in my arms and carry you far away from this sordid world, Your little feet were meant to (fence in FairvlaruU" SCRANTON BRANCH, FRANKLIN AVE. chl Martin. Mr. and Mis. William Hm rls.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Martin. John Martin and ong. Mrs.

James Harris and ions, Mr, James iiftiri. Mr.

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