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TUESDAY, In xllf ity iii nil li Ui Hint hum 11V 1 Jt 1,11 1 1 i 1 1 I 'i 1 i i ii ii i 1 1 i I 1 sfl II Gh. 0 rnliiiet wHl UU Ann KUyMTa Tl years, a Ul V' i' 4 H14 in To lrighW rasntad woin this om. 3 A TtPTTiT! TH 1 lT held 'in tbu fallowing horose: To highly respected woman of this oom A BBIDE'S THRIFT Mi mm For. Loved commends her lo her husband. It is well for her lo make regular deposits from her income in the Miners Bank.

Thus does she establish confidence In her management of her finances. i i to Interest Paid on SavingsV The Lovliest Mrinf account of totneono. working for you earninf in tavo it regularly in the ft Gift Jewelry PHOOSE EARLY MAIN kh li LEWIS FIRST NATIONAL BANK Bishop Brown rrRip Van Winkle 5 SOTJTH'MAIN ST. Jeweler for More Than a Quarter Century I munKy, died at her home, 714 Foots avenue, At 10:10 o'clock last even tnc following an. Illness of severaN weeks el complications.

She was born in County Mayo. Ireland, com ing to this section with her parents when a infant. She had been a resident ot this section all her life and had a wide circle of friends who will regret to learn of her death. She is survived by two sons. Thomas, and.

John, both of Duryea. John is the proprietor df a Main street cigar store. Also by one daugh ter, Frances, a teacher In the Dur yea' schools, and one sister, Miss Frances Atkinson, of Scranton. The funeral, will be held from the family home Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, with further services In Srfered Heart R. C.

Church at 9:80 o'clock. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Walter Hoover, of Foote ave nue, Is suffering with a fractured ankle caused by a fall while about her home. The Epworth League of the Brick M.

E. Church will meet this, evening. Miss Iva Winn, a teacher In the Ardmore schools, has been home for Thanksgiving, has resumed her duties. Excelsior Hose Company will meet this evening at o'clock in the hall on Foote avenue. Mrs.

Joseph Kachlnskl, of Swet land street. Is making good progress toward recovery after an operation for appendicitis at Mercy Hospital. Wilkesbarre. Bennett Farrell haa received word from New York of the death of his brother, Robert. The remains' will be brought to Scranton and the fun eral will be held from the home of I his sister, Mrs.

Mary Carey, of Plttston avenue, tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made In the Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton. Mr. and Mrs. Edward R.

Williams are making their home with the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Digwood, of Sibley avenue, Rend ham. following their wedding trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

The bride was formerly Miss Rosina Digwood. She was warried to Mr. Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reese Williams, of North Main street, this place, last Wednesday evening at her home, where a reception was held for about 75 guests.

OMAN TODAY Adolphe Menjau, "The Ace of Cads." SaDDM" 8WIMMINO AND GYM naklum classes tomorrow at the Y. CHOIR OF ST. John's Lutheran Church will rehearse Wednesday evening Instead et Thursday evening. THE MEETING OF THE Ladles Auxiliary of the United Chfcr ttles has been postponed until Friday afternoon at o'clock. THE PITTSTON HI CLUB wHl meet this evening at the Y.

M. A. at THE CARBONDALE BUSINESS Men's Volley Ball team of the Y. M. will play, the Plttston Business Men this evening at the Y.

M. CiA. THE MIZPAH BLBIE CLASS OF the Methodist Episcopal Church will meet at the Tabernacle tomorrow Like Rip Van Winkle. Bishop William Montgomery Brown, deposed by tht Episcopal church as a revisited Omaha to look over the cltj where, as a youth, he used to drive a coach for a wealthy family. Where the family then lived there now is a vacant lot strewn with rubbish.

ans Bishop Brown had to hunt half a day before eje could find a carriage ts drive. But he did And this picture shows i BORN TO MR. AND MRS. 1 Stanley Blavlnskle, of 62 Mitchell VtMt. Sebastonol.

a son. Nov. Z7th. i BEAD THE GAZETTE 'SrA REGULAR MEETING OF THE Poor Board Is being held at fh Ransom Hospital today. THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICE "ot the Initiation team of Thalia Re hakah'Lodge tomorrow afternoon and no InlUaUon on Friday night.

TRE EXTENSION CLASS IN (ffMUrge of Dr. James SJ. Walsh will meet at Plttston Hh School this evening and tomorrow evening. rAoNATNAVlONS RE celved by Plttston Hospital mciuae a. fruit from T.

C. Bnervaan nu two cases of fruit from Sutherland AMacMlllan. riiMiiiiT TTOTJ8EHOLD. ONE OF Wonderful Christmas Gifts! morrow, Hsnry Hughes, Seventh Thursday, Mrs. John Parry; Wset Seventh street; Friday, Mm.

Carpenter; Butler street Miles Issmelle Lawson, of 'Monument avenue, spent the Thanksgiving holidays with friends at Albany, N. Miss Margaret Wallace, student. at Buoknell University, ha her studies after 'spending the ThankegivlnsT holidays with "her parents, Mr. and HrS. Allen ot Seventh street The December meeting of the Clvlo League will be held on Friday at 1:10 o'clock at Wyo Inn.

Mrs. Arrah Mtxter. of the Duserne Oas sV Electric will speak on a subject of interest all (women. The senior play, "Professor Popp." will be given on Friday evening Jn the hCh school auditorium. A mati nee will fee given at .1:11 o'clock.

Tickets can be obtained from mem bers of the class or from Mr. Ryglel at the high Born to Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Brown, ot 88 Butjer street a daugh ter last evening. Mrs.

Alice WlUIams and Mrs. Rose Beverly, of spent Sunday with Mrs. Emma Mulr, of Ninth street The funeral services of Mrs. Robert Breeae, aged Z(, of SZ4 Wyoming avenue, were held this afternoon at 2:10 o'clock at the home. Rev.

L. D. Thomas, pastor of the Baptist Church, of (elated, assisted by Rev. F. H.

Cretser, pastor of the Baptist Church of Plttston, to which Mrs. Breese belonged, before transferring her membership, to. the Wyoming Church after her marriage. Amos Phlpps, soloist of the Crablll evangelistic party, now In West Plttston, sang two selections. "No Night There" and "WThat Will It Be To See Jesus The pall bearers were Leroy Thomas, Howell Evans, William Ridgley.

Bert Andersom Thomas Beaney and Irving Hughes. Interment was In Wyoming Ceme tery. WEST WYOMING Traffic Violators. Fred Campl, (20 Exeter avenue. West Plttston; Thomas Lambettl 124 Hughes street Luxerne; 'Gerard McNulty, 720 Dudley street Throop; Ralph Tlschl, HUldale.

and James Fastollno, 135 Fourth street Wyo' mlng, were recently arrested for vio lating the traffic ordinance of the borough. All will be given hearings by Burgess David Lawson this week Norman Long, Floyd VanScoy, and Robert Safford have to Center county on a deer hunt They will be joined there by William Metcalf. Burgess David Lawson, who has been Jll with grip for several days. Is recovering, and able to be around. AVOCA Lost Pair of pearl rosaries, be tween St Mary's Church and Clark street.

Finder kindly call Mooato 674 S0n2t Former Resident Dead. Mrs. John Seeley, aged 48 years. died at her home in Erie Sunday. She was born in Avoca.

and before marriage was Miss Savina McHugh, of West Avoca. For the past seven years she haa been a resident of Erie. She Is survived by her husband and two daughters, Mary and Sarah. both at home; also by one brother, James, of Avoca. and two sisters, Mrs.

Julia McPeak. of Connecticut and Mrs. Martin Gallagher, of Avoca. The remains will arrive here at 8:10 o'clock this afternoon and be taken to the home of Mrs. Gallagher, 200 West McAlpIne street from where the funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock.

The services will be continued In St Mary's R. C. Church at 9:80 o'clock. Interment will be In the church cemetery. Train Hits Truck.

A truck owned and driven by Thomas Kresge, of Falls, was struck by a fast freight train at the M1U street crossing. Just off Main street at o'clock last evening. Kresge had driven on the crossing with a load of hay which he was to deliver at a barn near Mill street when the train struck the The rea.fend of the truck was smashed by the contact and half, the load of hay was carried up the track by the engine. Kresge was thrown from the truck and an arm and leg bruised. The truck was driven Holllster's barn, where the remainder of the hay was unloaded.

The body and cab of the truck were badly smashed, but the chassis suffered little from the acci dent The Ladles' Missionary 8oclety of Langcllffe Presbyterian Church will meet in the church Thursday, after rnoon. Rev D. T. "Smythe, former. resident here, now residing at 8troudsburg for the winter, visited friends In town yesieraay.

TrirSyShod 7w Personal Mention Mrs. Dolph Huber. of Wood street, entertained the H. O. L.

Club at her home last evening. Joseph Miller has returned to Penm State College after spending the holidays at his home on Pine street. Mrs. Harry Levlne and daughter, Beatrice, of Carroll street, have returned from a trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Miss Anna Brennan.

of Newton street, Duryea. has resumed her work atHarry Levlne's store after being 111 for several days. Miss Catherine Ioftus Is recuperating at her home on Mill street from injuries received in an automobile accident, which occurred about a week ago. Miss Helen Bresnahan has return ed to Villa Marie College, Immacti lata, after spending the Thanksgiving vacation at her home1, on Broad street. Mrs.

W. W. Evans, of Watertown, N. and Mrs. Frank Williams, of Bradford, are visiting their sister.

Mrs. W. H. Lloyd, of Broad street. Contractor E.

V. Trofoack. of this city, In company with other business men of Allentown and Bethlehem is spending deer hunting season at the Tasker Cabin In Promised Land, Pike county. The Men's Club of St. John's Lutheran Church played off a series of quoit games last evening with the men of the ArchJbald Lutheran Church, the score being to 5.

A silent game played by the men af amusement for if a play. jvr nuuHe niN ipn isterr vwiIm tii er spoke his team lost a point. The ArcnDaia girls' team defeated St. John's by the score 2 to 1. The guests of the evening were members of St.

Peter's Lutheran Church. Wilkesbarre. Refreshments were served and a delightful social time enjoyed. A party was held last evening at the Presbyterian Church by the "Already Girls' Game and music were enjoyed and a luncheon was servod to the following: Angela and Anna Bell, Vean Bonney. Theresa Bone, IMary and Rose Concert, Jennie Ciavarella, Veronica Caamus Helen Dandrea.

Concetta FIdello. Antoinette Gentile. Angellne O'Lam, Nellie and Ataxy Russo. Jean Richardson, Hilda Sunday, Jeanette TaXt, Jeanett Tava gHone and ILouise Manclnl. A piano flolo was rendered Iby Angela Belt.

Hilda Rundy. Jeanette Tavagllone, Antoinette Gentile and Angellne O'Lam sang "Always." Antoinette Gentile and Jeanette Tavagllone sang 'Moonlight aatd Roses" and a prize was awarded to Angela Bell and Antoinette Gentile. A hlrthdny party wa held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Sha bak, lit Chapel street, In honor of their daughter, Mary, it being her 18th anniversary.

She was presented with many beautiful ents and the evening was spent In playing games and dancing after which daLnty refreshments were served. Those present were Misses Anno. Matasavage, Margacet Mataeavage, Mary Dvorakl, Christine Plsony, Anna Aunce Helen Shabak, Anna Drue tor, Anna Yonkl IMary Yuhas and jAnna Orloeky, of this placet Mary Williams and Anna. Chopak, of Ashley; Alvena Glllis. of puryea; George Vanyo, Joseph Scoda and Albert Ryzenskl, of Duryea; John Dructor, George Drue tor, John Yonkl Jack Yonkl, Jesse Yakalo vlch, George IBubnec Michael Ochall, George Bember and John Ochall, of this place.

'Ortbopbonic ictrola eretAoaDy find its way into tk nmiy tiMftakouM Cerott for tomwws ebev Stop wetting money and MEMBER FEDERAL pinsTiT'Boys" ATTEND CONFERENCE Twelve delegates from the Plttston Y. M. C. A. to the State Y.

M. C. A. Older Boys' Conference held at Hazleton on Nov. 26 27 28 have returned to their homes.

Three hundred other young men from Eastern Pennsylvania were present. The delegates were Inspired by talks and discussions on different phases of a Christian life. Among the speakers were Rev. Heath, of Wllkesharre; i Paul Landia. Director of Bovs' Work, for the Presbyterian Board; Edward it H.

Lockwood, General Secretary Y. M. C. A. of Shanghai.

China; Charles F. Johnson, Supt. Kis Lyn Industrial School for Boys, and Rev. Lloyd E. Foster, student pastor of the University of Penna.

M. E. Church. The main speaker of the conference was Rev. Lloyd E.

Foster, of the University of Penna. He spoke at two sessions and his topics were "Seeing it Through Self," and "Seeing it Through Christ. Plttston delegation was honored by the selection of Paul Luts as vice president. Mr. Luts presided at the Saturday morning session of the conference.

The delegates were taken care of by the people of Hazleton, who opened their homes for them. Two ban quets were served by the Ladles' Aux iliary in the Y. M. C. A.

Gym. The following represented the Plttston Y. M. C. David MacDer ment.

Paul Lutt, Albert Myers, Thomas Jones, William Coulter, William Tench, Meade Schenck, Charges Eggleston, Walter Van Duzer, James Messlck. Ner Wilson and R. G. Traugh. "Get Together" Spirit Make for Friendthip There Is something more to the word "neighbor' than appears on (the surface.

It sounds merely geographical, but that is only one phase. Two men occupying ad Joining farms have much in common. They can hare Individual characteristics which differ, but in the main they agree. For this reason petty differences are forgotten when they cross the line which separates their proper ties and visit each other. Each learns first hand what ort of per son the other la and imaginary misunderstandings disappear.

Of even greater value is a day to getber in the open with rod or gus, for there is something about woods and water which draws men to 1 getber and helps them to under stand each other. Such a day will do more to settle disagreements, than a score of lawyer. Sport Ufe. Humorou Episode the 1 Result of Tardiness Absentmindecmess, that classic affliction of college professors, Is an Impartial ailment which does hot restrict itself to any class of Individuals, as was proven at a recent meeting held in one of the city's hotels. young lady, arriving shortly after the meeting was called to or der, became embarrassed at bet tardiness and, when called upon for her ticket of admission at the door, handed th required pasteboard to the tlctfet tpke; and hurried to her seat Shortly nfterward the chairman of the meeting called for order and explained that he hsd a short anno an cement to make.

"If lilts Smith will call at the door, on her way out" said the chairman, we wilt be glad to return her automobile license In exchange for her. ticket of Philadelphia Inquirer. Rather a Giveaway Times were bard and bill collectors came nearly every day to see Oie, the Norwegian. This annoyed him very much. Every time a col, lector cams be threw up his bands, shook ls head, and talked la his native tongue.

One day a mowing machine collector came and found another collector ahead of htm, alio Xpittston most popular, young men. ham accepted a position at Cohen It isn't a bit too early to choose that Vic trola as your Xmas gift to the family. In fact, it's a wise move on your part tp make your choice early, while assortments are complete and varied. 'f Accounts Miners ABROAD STS, PITTSTON, PA I. ti li li li li tl li TiTffT i' AND KEEP ft i RADIOLA 20 gives many tube' perform'0 ance at five tube cost.

Dry I battery operation. A tested, perfected Receiver, far Nr In advance of its day. on working! something unde time we showed you 2', 9 ti kind whrK A rt '5. proved in hundreds 'of, can you stop band tallt 'I I I At. 'A clothimy store.

He Is an aggressive young man. with a very pleasing personality, especially adapted to 'the work of serving the public. A CLASS OF 1J0 CANDIDATES IS teing initiated into the degree, of Keystone Consistory. Scottish Rite Masons, in Scranton. The closing session of a two day reunion will be held this evening, when the J2d degree will be conferred.

A RALLY OF LUTHER Leagues, ot Wilkesbarre and vicinity will be held In St. John's Lutheran Church, South River and Academy street this evening at o'clock. Members of St. Peter Luther league. Hugtiestown.

are urged toVbe present. CRABILL CAMPAIGN PRAYER will be held In the follow TAm Arrow morning at ten ins A Mrs. Benjannu PITTSTON, PA. r. RESERVE SYSTEM.

Quits Occidental Ways for Harem Princess TarhaU Klram, daughter of the Sultan of Sulu and a graduate of the University of Chicago, has lost her fight to live a western woman's life in the far east "She has entered the harem of Data Tahll, Sulu dignitary, and will become his fourth or Junior wife as soon as a divorce suit ngalnst the lady now enjoying that honor Is completed. Four wives la the Sulu limit. Princess Tarhata has had to give up rolled hose, short iklrts and bobbed hair, and must live it the future as Sulu women have uved for hundreds of Abraham Claimed by Moslems as Brother Besides the Biblical account oil Abraham there Is a great deal ofj apocryphal and rabbinical liter) ture concerning him, a writer In thej Cleveland Plain Dealer He looms very large, also, in Mo hammedan legend, where he ap pears as the most Important of the. Biblical personages mentioned In) the Koran. Indeed he is claimed as a Moslem, and Mohammed made, him the most prominent figure 'of, re Mohammed an religious history.

The Jewish Encyclopedia digests and Interprets, all of this material In its article on Abraham. There are also Tompkins "Studies In the Time of Abraham," and W. J. Deane's "Abraham: Els life and Times." There Is a similarly urge body of legends and ancient literature, concerning Solomon and the queen of Shaba The Jewish Encyclopedia deals with this also. The Abysslnlafls as a people do not claim 'to be descended from the royal pair, but their tradition la that their reigning family's ancestry may be traced directly to Solomon and the queen.

Unlucky Number Not Inimical to Wagner The number IS played a curious, trick in the life of Richard Wagner. He was born In 1813. The; numerals of the year It bis birth; added together make 'IS, and he was given a name (Richard) the: letters of which added to those of his 'family name (Wagner) also' make 18. Be finished "The flying Dutchman" on September IS, 1S41, and completed Tanhbauser" on April IS, 1644. The scoring of "Das.

Bhemgold" was finished on May IS, 1854, and that of "Parsifal" on January 18, 1882. Be was exiled from. Germany for IS years; and his long cherished plan of giving his own ooaraa In Paris was carried out with a production ot "Tsnnhaoeer" 7 ff Ml fs 4 a fc. li "A (fi fit 'X The New Orthophonic Victrola tops the list of Gifts De The musical marvel of' the age, it soon'wins its way to your heart, as it provides unfailing entertainment whenever you, desire. Modefs for every home.

Prices that are pleasing, too. CurUs street; (Mrs. Frant. 7 Drum AD I OIL A mond street; Mrs. io.

tri7v Mrs. Robert Williams; mm, Rtanlev Memory, 1 tJlOU Tompkins street. LeVay Fordham, 220 Simon Long Bldg $1 hat sale Wednesday only. Flowers for evening dresses, bou tonnleres for coats. Special showing i of dress bats Thursday.

Doors open at 8 o'clock; Card of Thanks Mrs. Mary A. Duke and family wish to thank all those who so klnd ly assisted them during their recent bereavement, the death of Charles You can make someone's Christmas a never to be forgotten occasion by giving one of the new A RADIOLAS! Tried, tested and perfected Radio Receivers that give performance all the time! The several different models available, enable one to obtain the very best type for any particular purpose. Owning one will prove more convincing than all the praise we could possibly write J. Duke.

Dollar Day Continued Again Wednesday Ptttaton Dry Goods Co. ,7 Boiler Skating, Plttston i' Armory, Tues. r. Evg. Admission zoc, wc.

(', S1 7 Read'tha Gasette and Keep PoaUfl RADIO It Worka nd it keeps Have you thought of Radio as somethhg requiring lofs of attention something 'that gets outv of order easily pendable? Then it's ATWATER KENT RADIO the RELIABILITY has been TAXI CALL 49 Prompt aerrlee. Special cars for funerals, eta Stuffed Owl as Decoy for Crow There is one way In which a wild frow may be shaken oat ot his accustomed wary composare or may Ve reduced even to a stae of hys says Henry C. Cary In Bird Lore. Proenre a staffed owl, preferably fine of the largest species. the treat horned or the and place it oot into the on In the country.

Tte crowe wlU gather more 4uicUy than do the Vultures when they aee Carrion, andUey will follow each othe, the. vnlruree are ad 4K so that the whole crow ooptflatlon for mllet will soon be pouring out the rials of Its. wrath on the poor stuffed fated lu yellow (lass eyes. The crows' bAve an iMtlnctfre fear of the owl tribe, end 'junlte tn Jan. attempt to tha statted.owC'whlch they, sappoee to be' allye, away irota 'their' hel4boThood.J method, of decoy teems to 'work best In UM aesttnt season.

Its efficacy may be due to the owls' preylnc upon old and young crows in and near the nest at night v. Certainly the habit if nesting and roosting very neaf the topmost branches of tall trees would seem make the crow, more than moat birds, an easy victim of both faawks V.4 w4' Read Tb.i "Ut Ktp ro'1. thousands of homesincluding many homes in A this community. When wkhOMSDks SERVICE Is tb big thing you gt lt i Peter Carrpzza's Sanluryx Barber Shop Lern Tr cr BONCtLLA MtTD MA8 SAGK making the ekln soft and smooth, We spocUlise also hi electrical massage and sham JOB BOG AN (TROUPE "Fan In a Bakew hop." Er Added AttMoUea FRANK' HAltCOURT COMla A Night ta Mowtmarte" i Tmrrrt nra acts. Iol t'brn and Noah twrrf mnA f'r cast In trying, to get money, from Ola Tve been talking for hearty an hour, bat the poor fellow can't understand word of English," said the first collector, "so Ifs useless wasting any more time on him." "That's too bad," returned the fthr wanted to teU him that as I.

was coming up the road one of his cows broke through the fence and is Before he could say another word, OleJuriped threefeet from the ground and shouted, Oood 'eav. ens! vara she go and disappeared down the road In a Cloud of dust lndon Tlt IUta, 4 Vi, mm in i' hi r.d Ciett at 139 Music and Jewelry on March is. The first performance; of "The Ring" complete, at Bsyrrutk, was given August IS, 187a, He com posed 18 complete operas, tnd, curt ously' enough, his death took ptacej on February 1A 1SS3. Read the Oasette and Posted. 7 Street; PUtbtorij Pa, The ktOtre esford' rhiaesloi fW 'HA, 't 7.

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