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WEDNESDAY 'mis tu jn 11,111 i I I'll f' 'j i i III 1 7 1 11 1. mm 1 if 11 li i iii 1 ii 1 i 111 I MVIbUU 11 in Perpetual MOST ANY BANK HI Hand Tainted Can handle your business after a fashlon, when times are good and money easy. When money is tight, you will feel' the need of a busi ness connection with a Good, Strong and Reliable Bank WBPELRY esponsibility The Peoples Union Savings Bank acts as Executor, Trustee, Adntnistr tor or Guardian according to lawiM our responsibility never ceases. Consult with our Officers freely. Xt Pin, 'Batch CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS OVER $775,000.00 We Invite your Personal, Business and Savings Accounts.

Miners Savings Bank kfain and Broad Streets PITTSTON, PA, ft 1 Pa. Why Women Like Our Pumps Pittston, Established I87r CAPITAL They Fit Ihey Wear They Are Stylish You 17.11 Heed Honoy Sonstto When that rainy day in the shape of trouble anil hard times comes along. BE PREPARED FOR IT by saving patt of your earnings in riHSBAXK. WE PAY S7c COMPOUND INTEREST The First National Bank Pittston, Pa. They Are Reasonable in Price STORE SHOE SURPLUS AND CUVTttifo.

In 0. P. C. 0. "Where t' Is a That pride which comes with doing a thing just a little bit better than you've ever done It before Is the pride we take in calling your attention to this new assortment.

It's the most unusual display of its kind we've ever made, and includes (. CHAFING DISH OUTFITS, comprising tray, toast racks, toasters, forks, spoons and "chafer." COFFEE PERCOLATOR SETS with tray, wind guards, sugars and creams and percolators. COFFEE PERCOLATORS AND CHAFING DISHES for alcohol and electricity and TEA CADDIES the very finest goods of their kind ever brought into the city of Scranton. Shown in nickel and copper finishes. Also every worth while accessory.

'4 1 G. V. The Interestijig Store for Women Vou SCigxM Get K3 of TTtieae (Pretty Before the stock is exhausted, as we will not re stock in this tine hiring the present We are quite positive yo cannot duplicate these garments at the price anywhere in Luzerne or Lackawanna counties. $12 and $13 Suits at $9.98 $15 and $17.50 Suits at $12.50 $20 Suits at $22 and $25 Suits at $17.50 $10 Suits at $7.98 SPECIAL We make a specialty of Suits for stout women. You can be fitted here.

tailsi Caplti and Railroad Build in Florida Heme. ar DiM Henry M. Flagler capitalist and rail road builder, died at his winter home in West Pnlm Beach, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Flagler recently fell down a flight of marble steps in his borne, and because of his advanced age his.

recovery had not neen anticipated. He was eighty three years old. Read The Gazette and keep posted. EOPLE ow The condition of Robert Hazletine, of Division street, who has been seriously 'ill for the past wek, is some what improved. Mrs.

James Pierson, of Scranton, spent yesterday as the guest of Mrs, Willirun Bradbeck, of Centre street, Dr. L. R. Pittinger, dentist and physician, of Boston, is the guest of Dr. T.

E. Walsh of North Main street, during the dental convention In Mrs. Lena Schwartz and Mrs. C. Moesinger have returned home after a two weeks' visit with relatives in Philadelphia.

J. J. Duffy, of South Main street, is confined to his home by illness. Mrs. Sarah Sheridan, of De Wit; street, has returned to her home after undergoing an operation in th? State Hospital.

Scranton, Her condition is much improved Miss Cathedine Kearney has resumed her studies at Normal after spending a few days with hev rarents. and Mrs. Thomas Kearney, of Curtis street. Mrs. Anna Walsh and daughter Helen were among those from this city at the funeral of Rev.

Father Griffin held this: morning the parocial residence of St. Aloysius Church, Lee Park Wilkesbarre. 'Let Krlse Repair Your Bicycle. NEW YORK MARKET. Rep'orted dally by Brooks Com pany.

Spruce street, Scranton: May 21. 73 33 66 37 99 98 91 Vi 237 64 107 Amal. Copper 75 33 B7Vj 37 3 Am. Loco. Am.

Smelting Anac. Copper Atchison Bait. Ohio Bklyn. R. T.

32 37 99 99 9X 9SVi 92 I 91 Can. Pacific 1238 237 Ches. Ohio M. St. P.

65 I 64 108 I107H Col. Fuel Iron Cons. Gas" Del. Hud D. R.

G. Erie GoldfleTd Con. Gt. pfd. I 31 31 31 .156 151 156 .1 18 .1 2.s 18 28 18 28 1 2 I126126J126 lnter.

Met 14! 14 14 lnter. pfd. Lehigh Valley K. T. 50 50 154 154 23l 23 35 35 21 19 50 154 23 35 20 100 28 114 Vi iMo.

Pacific N. Rs. of 2 N. Y. Central N.

O. W. North. Pacific Penna. R.

R. Phila. Read. Rock Island U00' I 28 28 114114 no, no 1110 161ll60ll60y 17 17y4 17 97 96 96 150 jl 19 1149 60 59 I 59 105 1105 105 2 2 65 65 I 65V4 2 bid. 3 off.

South. Pacific Union Pacific IT. S. Steel IT. S.

Steel, pfd. Wabash Western Union Curb: Chicago Utilities SPECIAL 36 inch DRESS LINEN 3 shades only Lavender Blue and Brown Regular 75c value, this week, 50c. yd. Brown Co. S.

H. STAMP COUPON. Present this coup with 50c purchase oir over and receive $2.00 worth of S. H. Green Stamps Free.

BROWN CO. Good 'til May 24th. tssszx INjS .25 SUNDAY Town Talk and Events in and About Pittston City. COLIdERY PAYS. Hillside Coal Iron Co.

Friday, May1 23 Consolidated. Wednesday, May 28 Butler and. Fernwood. Pennsylvania Coal Co. Saturday, May 24 Central and Barnnm.

Monday, May 26 Ewen. Tuesday, May 27 No. 9 and Old Forge. Thu. sday, May 29 No.

14. Lehigh Valley Coal tfo. Saturday, May 24 Exeter Monday, May 26 William Seneca, Heldelburg, Stevens, Austin, Westmoreland and Maltby. SYLVESTER Z. POLL OWNER OF theatres in.

Wilkesbarre and Scranton, is nrenarinir to build another theatre in Hartford. which will he the 24th in his string and his second in that city. "REV. TR. MADISON C.

PETERS, yf New York City, will deliver nis noted lecture on the Jews in America at the Wilkesbarre V. M. C. A. audi torium this evening.

Admission is free. A UNIQUE AND INTE RESTINO event will be the ladies' swlmmin; meet to be held at the Y. M. C. A.

evening, 'beginning at eight o'clock. An extended programme of contests and exhibitions will be giv en. Raised seats have been erected in the swimming pool room for the ac commodation of those who attend. The public is invited. Admission, 25 cents.

MEMBERS OF THE EAGT.E HOSF. Co. are themselves doing as much as possible of the work of preparing for the addition of a third story to the hose house, on Kennedy street. They unloaded the heavy steel pirders to be used in the improvements and are now engaecd in getting the roof ready to be. raised a distance of 18 fee.

thus providing a third story that will be used as a gymnasium ana nana ball court. OWANA COUNCIL, DEGREE OF Pocahontas, meets this evening. REGULAR MEETING OF FALL ing Spring Lodge, Knights of Pythias, this evening. THE PITTSTON LITHUANIAN Musical club will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in St. Casimir's church.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF Hugihestown borough will dose for the summer vacation on June 3, after a nine months' term. Six students have completed the grammar school course, and will be given diplomas at exercises to be held in the Hughes town Hose House 'hall on the of June 4. TROUBLES WERE DOUBLED for Richard McDonald, a farmer of Franklin township. Bradford county. His farm barn caught fire and was destroyed, with all its contents, and during the prosiess of the fire Mr.

McDonald fell and fractured his leg. A MEETING OF THE HTJGHES town council will be held this evening. ONE HUNDRED REPRFSENTA tive citizens of Sayre will tender a implinientary banquet to Congressman W. B. D.

Ainey, on the evening of Mav 29th, in the Coleman Memorial Parish House. The banquet will be in recognition of Congressman Ainey's success in secjring tn appropriation for a postoffice building in Sayre. DF.WITT C. POUND OF SAYRE, A conductor on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, had his right eye severely burned with phosphorus. He was opening a can ot rat pois.m containing phosphorus, and a piece of the poison flw beneath his eye glasses and struck his eye, burning the eye ball severely.

Hope is entertained that the sight can he saved. SAYRE IS TO HAVE A MEMOR ial made from the metal removed from the battleship Maine, which was recently raised in Havana Harbor. THE WOMAN'S HOME MISSION arv Society of the Broad Street M. E. Church will have a mile box opening on Thursday eveping, at 7.30, in the church parlors.

Members arc requested to bring In their mite boxes and a silver offering will be taken. An interesting program is being and everybody is Invited to attend. THERE WILL PE A MEETING OF the committee of the Pittston High Schorl Alumni appointed to make preparations for the reception for the Class cf 1913 in the Y. M. C.

A. this evening. SQUIRE JOHN TENNANT, OF Port Blanchard, has returned from Schenectady. N. Y.

where he purchas ed a large tract of land, which he intends to map out into lets and place on the Market. There are about 90o lots in lhetract EFFORTS TO DISPOSE OF THE Wyoming Valley Taper Mill this morning at public pale failed because the bids did not come up to the figure desired by the executors. The highest bid was $15,000. The sale was adjourned. A P.ABY C.1RL HAS ARRIVED AT the homo of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert O' Boyle, of Cleveland street. THE TREASURER OF BLACK Diamond Lodge, Knights of Honor, of (his city, has paid to Mrs. Rebecca Alexander, of Bloomsburg, $2,000 the irnmint for which her husband was insured in that order. THE OPENING GAMES OF THE Pittston City Grammar School Base Ball League were held yesterday afternoon Lincoln 8th Grade team' defeated Lincoln 7th Grade team by a score of 10 to 8.

Roosevelt School team defeated the Jefferson School team 14 to 9, while the Jackson team forfeited to the Fort Pittston through failure to appear with the score of 0 0. RORX TO MR. AND MRS. CHES ter Smiles, of Warren West Pittston, today, a son. AT RIVERSIDE PARK LAST Evening, the Stevens colliery baseball team defeated the Seneca team in a well played eight inning game by the score of 4 to 3.

ANOTHER MEETING OF ALL persons interested in the proposed week of Chautauqua lectures and en tertainment in Pittston will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. In the Y. M. C. A.

parlors. It is hoped that there will be a large to $2.00 by MSH; Wtato Street. Illlll. Ye Sir KiYptoks!" "Kryptok Lenses are the greatest 'near and far' glasses I ever saw. Used to fool around with two Eairs of glasses 'then I got those ifocals with the annoying lines in front of my eyes.

Now I know better I wear Kryptok bifocal lenses in Fits Spectacles Try that combination if you wish to look and. feel years younger." Call and see us about glasses while the matte? fs on your mind. FRED T. SMITH Optometrist, 32 NORTH MAIN STREET, Bell 'Phone 281. Over Gillespie's.

3(ftt eJwr Men's and Boys' UNDERWEAR For the hot months to come. Short Sleeve Union Suits in knee, and full length. I). V. P.

Union Suits. Kerlvens' Union Suits. Olus Union Suits the new kind, Poms Knit Union Suits. In two piece suits, we haveevery kind under the sun Slims and Stouts in Pink, Blue, White, Ecru and Black. And for the fellow who must have Wool, we have a Gauze weight and a Medium.

If you wear Socks, wear Interwoven. 10 71. ItiaU St. Have Ycu Seen The "Wright Marvil Lighter" Only Two Park fllCT ONE WHILE THEY COST Only 50c Lewis The Jeweler 18 N. MAIN V.

and Ii. W. R. R. Watch Inspector.

Boiling the clothes Is both a nuisance and a time killer, and if HO KA saved vou nothing but the boiling it would oven then be among the LEADING laundry products, but it DOES save you more, it saves you the time and trouble of bluing the clothes, unci the hard rubbing on the wash noard also. For these reasons alone HO KA EXCELS all other laundry products. Try HO KA next wash day. AH Grocery Price 5 cents Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton VIA KEW JERSEY CENTRAL Sunday, May 25th. Children 65 Cents pecial train leaves PITTSTON at 8:28 a.

n. Pleasure to Trade assailant, tossing a bill Becker "There's a five for you. Take It home to your wife." FRESH VEGETABLES Every Day At DRURY'S 21 IT)s. Gr. Sugar SLOO1 Potatoes, per bu.

.80 Hams, jjer lb. Fresh Butter, per IT). Butterine 18 34 1 .231 $230,000 PROFITS $400,000 Come the New 9P l. Washington Ave, "Walk in and look around." SCRANTON, PA. .25 TO Seats now on sale.

Same great company seen in Wilkesbarre in this play last February. David Warfirld 'as "Peter (Irinim. No announcement that could be made assures more interest to theatergoers than that of the engagement of Dav. Warfield, at the Grand Opera Houssl Wilkesbarre, next Tuesday ev ening. May 27, in his newest charac terization, Peter Grimm, in "David Be lasco latest and most startling play "The Return of Peter Grimm." The character of Peter Grimm is looked upon as the crowning success of both the dramatic careers of Mr.

Belasco and Mr. Warfield, and in both play and character the gifted author and actor are said to present a new note in the drama fully as absorbing, dramatic and heart compelling as was "The Music Master." The sale of seats for the Warfield engagement begins next Friday morning but mail orders may be filled at once. No 'Phone orders taken or seats laid lde. Let Krise Repair Your Bicycle. Vudor JPorchShadei SrotlorUy make 'yoMrJporc jCooMtf Day but cool jive yoi by iviglvt a perfect1 SleepiiPorcJhL, Show us the Torch and we'll show you how practical these Shades are.

We make no extra charge for hanging same. BROWN USION attendance at this time In order that definite action may be taken. Among those who have pledged themselves as guarantors of the movement are W. L. Watson.

D. M. Howell, Tallie Evans. W. H.

McMillan, W. C. Sutherland, Mrs. G. B.

Thompson, H. L. Ed sall, P. A. O'Boyle, L.

P. Bierly, W. I. Hihbs, Marguerite Beyea ani C. L.

McMillan. GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Wllkcs Barre. "Within the Law." "Within the Law," Bayard Veiller's new play which? the New York Tribune says has a thrill In every line and which is the theatrical sensation of New York, is announced for presentation on Friday and Saturday of this week at the Grand Opera House, Wilkesbarre, under the management of the American 'Play Co. that mounted and cast the play In New; York and that will send the cast and production to be seen in Wilkesbarre to London in the spring. Matinee on A SPECIAL Dainty Voile Dresses with pretty Embroidered collars and cuffs, made of the much sough after blue and white stripe voil Regularly worth $4 The sizes are 32 to 46.

The special price .75 Suits Reduced BROWN CO. 2 Internat'l Salt 3 8 bid. bid. off. Nipisslng off.

General Markets. New York, May 21. BUTTER Steady to fine; receipts, 10.934 packages: creamery, extras, firsts. seconds; 26a27c; state dairy, finest. 28a28c; good to prime, Z7a 2T'4c common to fair, 25a26c; process, extras, firsts, 27c, inside; imitation creamery, firsts, 27c, Inside; factory, firsts.

26c. outside; seconds, 24a2Ec: packing stock. No. 2. 23c, outside; No.

3, 2114b22c CHEESE Firm; receipts. 2.615 boxes: state, whole milk, specials, white, fresh, colored. 13Vic; average run, white. 13c; colored, 12al3c; whole milk, old as to quality. lOalTc; state skims, held, specials, 12al3c; winter fresh specials, 'OnlOc.

fair to choice, 7aSMc; un derRrades. 254aGc EGG3 Steady: receipts, 31,841 boxes: fresh gathered extras, 22a23c; storage packed firsts, 21a22c; regular packed trsts, 20a seconds, 19al9c; dirties, liulSVfec; checks, lGal7c; state. Pennsylvania and nearby hennery whites, good to large sle. 22a24c; defective in slu, 21a23c; hennery browns, 22823.: gathered brown and mixed colors, POTATOES. New, firm: old, steady! Bermuda.

No. 1, J4.50ao.5O; No. 2, JSa360; southern, white. No. 1.

J3.50a5; No. 2. J2.50 a3.50; red. No. 1, S3a4; No.

2. culls, (1.50a2; old, per 180 lbs. bag. Jl 85 u2.2S: sweets, per basket. Jl.25al.66.

LIVE POULTRY Unsettled; outlook uncertain; prospects firm outside. Live Stock Markets. Pittsburgh, May 2L CATTLE Supply light, market steady; choice, 38.25a8.40; prime, 8.20a8.; good, 18aS.20; tidy butchers, t7.50a8: fair, J7.75a8: eemmon, S6a7; good to choice heifers, J6a 7.75; common to good fat bulls, $4a7; fat cows, $6a7; common cows, fresli cows and springers, 60a75. SHEEP AND LAMBS Supply light, market slow on lambs and 5 cents higher on sheep: prime wethers. K.50a5.70; good mixed, fair mixed, Jt.25a5.8p; culls and common, J2.50a3.50: lambs, spring lambs.

J7al0: veal calves, J9.50al0: heavy and thin calves, J7a8. HOGS Receipts, 10 double decks; market higher; prime heavy, J8.75a8.80; heavy mixed, J8.80a8.S5; medium and heavy Yorkers, J8.90aS.95; light Yorkers and pigs. J8.95 roughs, J7.60a7.75; stags, J6.60a7. BOLD, BUT CHARITABLE, WAS THIS HlUHW.mM Chicago, May 21. William C.

Beck er was knocked own by a negro early today and robbed of $83. When Becker recovered consciousness, the, negro was standing over him counting the money. you poor sucker," said the Bermuda Onions, per JL00 5 lbs! Peanl qui Couij ISeedl Fij 0 13 15 i.

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