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PAGE 8 THURSDAY THE PITTSTON GAZETTE JULY 27, 1905. DURYEA. XHNEBS PREPARE LARGE RECEPTION STAVE 1 I A 1 All 1 in ill a riuu jar aaic ah acaMJii This sajc will continue all through the canning season. The 3 fruit Jars we offer are like everything else, the best the world can produce. They are made of the very best quality flint glass, 5j Richard sSplain.

35 years, was found lying at the bottom of a twenty foot embankment along the Pennsylvania tracks a short distance below Xescopeck, Tuesday morning. Splain had a fractured skull and was unconscious when he was found. The injured man is married and has two children. He resides on a farm about half a mile below Xescopeck. It is thought that he was on his way home when he was struck by a train.

Clyde Wheeler, of West Xanticoke. who is employed by the I L. W. ami will stand any sudden change in temperature. The caps are made of zinc and are perfectly threaded.

The rubbers go with" the jars. We are offering fine JELLY GLASSES at greatly reduced prices which are 15, 20 and 35c Mason Jars Pints, 40c. Quarts, 45c 2 Quarts, 63c Lightning Jars Pints 85c Quarts, 90c doz. Goods delivered to Scranton and Wilkesbarre by freight prepaid. 25C StOre, Pittston Pa Terwilliger.

Prop. Will iive Pivsitkut Mitchell a Hearty iiwliiS in Tills City Xext Saturday Evening. At a meeting of the official board of the 17. M. W.

of held last evening in Clifford's hail, preparations were completed for the reception of President John Mitchell on the occasion of his visit to this city next Saturday evening. James Hennighan presided at the session and all the locals in this vicinity were represented. It was decided to hold a parade of all the locals, with Sutton's band at the head of the line. The line of march will form on William street. The march will be taken up promptly at 7 o'clock.

All locals are expected to participate and will meet in their various halls previous to the parade. Daniel Pace will be grand marshal of the parade and his aides will be Thomas O'Boyle and John Willfams. President Mitchell, the other speakers of the evening, and the reception committee will occupy carriages. The reception committee consists of the following: James Hennighan, Thomas Devine, Thomas Durkin, Daniel Pace, John Williams, Thomas Whalen, Charles McCracken, James Munley, Thomas O'Hoyle, Frank Bryden, Daniel McCue and Anthony Disconus. It is expected that the mayor and city officials will also participate in the parade.

The line of march will be along Main street to Railroad street, then countermarch up Main street to Central park, above the St. James hotel building, where the speech making will take place. The principal address of the evening will be delivered by President Mitchell. Among the other speakers will bo John Me Cullough, national organizer; T. D.

Xicholls, district president; Adam Ryscavago, district vice president; John Fallon, national board member, and others. Bilious Bill was agitated. And was much debilitated. People said he had consumption. That was everyone's presumption.

When he learned what was the matter. Bill made all the doctors scatter. Now he is his own adviser. Swears by LITTL13 EARLY RISKHS Sold by T. J.

Yates. MITCHELL'S PROGRAM. ilkesharre Will he the Center of IIit Work During the Month of August. From now until the latter part of August, President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, will devote the greater part of his time to work among the locals of his union in Luzome county. lie has engaged rooms at Hotel Hart, Wilkesbarre, and on Aug.

8th will transfer his headquarters from Scranton to that place. Following is a liKt of the meetings that he expects to address: July 28, Avoea; July 23, Pittston; July 31, Pricoburg; August 1, Xanticoke; 2nd, Duryea; 3rd, Olyphant; 4th, Arch bald and Eynon; 7th, Glen Lyon; 8th, Luzerne and 11th, Sugar Notch; 12th, Alden aiid Wanamie; 14th, Parsons; 15th, 'Wyoming and Exeter; lGlh. Mayfiold and Jermyn; 17th, Peckville and Jessup; 18th, South Wilkesbarre; 19th, North Plans have been prepared for the new residence for Rt Rev. Bishop Ho ban, which is to be erected In Scranton. The old building will be torn down and replaced with a modern I structure.

A purse of $12,000 was giv en to the bishop to further the plans. After a year's illness. William Anderson, a veteran newspaper man of Pittsburg, died yesterday, aged 78 years. For 60 years he was a member of the editorial staff of the Pittsburg Gazette. Stephen Bronson, of Uniondale, suffered the loss of ten cows, which were killed by lightning.

They had gathered for shelter under a large tree, whieh was struck by an electric bolt and shattered. Joseph Kuntz, of Beaver Meadow, who died at the State Hospital at Ha zleton. made a rather odd disposal of his estate. He directed that the J500 that was due him from a beneficial society should he used to pay his funeral expenses and provide each person who attended the funeral with a glass of beer. The balance of the money, after these expenses are paid, he bequeaths to the building fund of St.

Joseph's congregation, which is erecting a new church in Hazleton. Armin Hartrath has been sued at Bethlehem for $5,000 damages by Alonzo and Lyman Brown, for alleged malicious prosecution. The plant of the Charlestown Machine and Manufacturing Company was destroyed by fire at Freemansburg last week. Armin Hartrath, the general manager, accused the Brown brothers of setting fire to the place. At a hearing before Justice Walten they were discharged.

John Sheppe, of Clark's Summit, who died from the result of an accident last Saturday, was buried yesterday afternoon. Sheppe was cutting down a tree when a heavy limb fell and struck the saw against his arm, with the result that an artery was severed and he bled to death before medical aid could be secured. A number of small thefts have recently been reported from St. Peter's cathedral, Scranton, and the police are confident that a sneak thief is operating there. The victims of the thief have been mostly women.

On Tuesday afternoon a young woman who went to the altar rail for a few minutes left a pocketbook in her seat. When she returned it was gone. Two other women have recently lost poeketbooks in the same manner. The Central Loan and Investment company, of Scranton, has been incor porated at Harrisburg, with a capital of $1,000,000. Albert Kline, of Scranton, who was injured while at work, in the Leggett's Creek mine on Tuesday, died yesterday.

He was drilling a hole in his chamber when lie was caught by a heavy fall of roof. He is survived by a wife and a number of children. James aged fourteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Connell, of Brooklyn street, Carbon dale, died last night at 7 o'clock of cc rebro spinal meningitis.

This is the second death from this disease in Carbondale since the first epidemic in this valley several months ago. The case of Connell was reported to the board of health Sunday evening last. The boy was desperately ill within a few hours after he was stricken and there was weak hope of his recovery almost from the beginning. FOLEYSnOllETTAn for chltdront eafo, aura Mm plata Honck's dnijr Btoro. H.

H. Tinker. Coal Co. as carpenter, while at work at the Truesdale breaker yesterday. met with a serious accident.

With other carpenters he was at work mak ing repairs to the structure about fifty feet above the surface, when he acci dentally slipped, and being unable to regain his hold, he fell headlong to the earth. He landed on his head, causing severe bruises about the face and head. He was taken to the Moses Taylor Hospital at Scranton last evening for treatment. John P. Xaugle, aged 43 years, died at his home at Zenith, Xescopeck town ship, on Tuesday, after a severe illness of several weeks, the last nine days of which lie suffered from hiccoughs.

He was an industrious, useful man, a member of the Lutheran Church, a loving husband and kind father. He was born and lived there all his life. The county commissioners or coun ty controller have not heard anything more of the force of men that the Columbian Fire Proofing promised to send a few weeks ago. The superin tendent of the iron company is in Wil kesbarre, and so is his assistant, but both are silent concerning the whereabouts of the iron workers. No one seems to be able to account for the de lay.

Only one man was at work on the new court house yesterday. Work at the Avondale colliery, of of the L. W. has been suspended until further notice. The mules were taken out of the mine yesterday and conveyed to the field near the Woodward colliery of the same company, where they will be taken care of until needed.

The breaker is one of the oldest in the valley and was erected after the great disaster there in the year 1869, when so many em ployes lost their lives by the breaker burning over the phaft. It is in need of repairs and improvements, and the company thought this an opportune time to do the necessary work while the demand for coal is weak. At least 00 men and boys will be idle. An aclion in assumpsit was com menced yesterday by the Lehigh Valley Kailroad Co. against the Wilkesbarre Scranton Coal Iron Co.

to recover $4,400, which, the plaintiff elaims for the erection of switches and yards for the defendant company. The plaintiff is represented by Attorney James L. Morris. Wilkesbarre bootblacks have formed a union. The price of a union shine is cents.

The Myrkel TTarder Dramatic Co. is rehearsing in Wilkesbarre, preparatory to going on the road at the opening of the fall season. Uev. and Mrs. Arthur Noble, missionaries of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church in Korea, who have been spending the past year in Dorraneeton on furlough, started yesterday on the return trip to Korea.

Cem Safety Razors. Office. Armory Loan Refrigerators nt Ash's. The coming of John Mitchell to Duryea on Wednesday evening of next week, Aug. 2d.

will be made the occasion of a big celebration by the mine workers and th. ir friends. It has been learned for a certainty that Mr. Mitchell will be here, accompanied by the district leaders, and preparations have been made to give them a royal Welcome. A committee of arrangements has been appointed, with the following members: Thomas Wynn, M.

J. Murphy, John Shetzley. D. J. McArdle, Oeorge Laird, Bernard Green, Thomas Ratchford, Frank Plislow, John Getslon, Joseph Hal Andrew Rushlawas, Andrew Bagon and Fred.

Cramer. This committee has made arrangements for a parade, in which locals 1,119, 778, 1,623 ami 402 will participate, accompanied by bands of music. M. J. Murphy will be the grand marshal, and his aides will be John Shetzley and Thomas Wynn.

The various locals will assemble on Main street, in front of Trim Lugg's store, to meet President Mitchell and the other visitors, when they arrive on the 6:58 train from Scranton. Open carriages will be provided for the visitors. The line of march will then be taken up. The parade will first move up Main street to the terminus of the street car line, then countermarch down Main street to Walnut street, out Walnut street to Chittenden street, and thence to the vacant plot in front of the Polish Catholic church, where the speech making will take place. Proclamation.

Whereas, John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, and other oflicers of that organization have announced their intention of visiting Duryea on the second day of August, 1905, Therefore, W. H. Warren, burgess of Duryea borough, do hereby ask all business houses to close on that day at 6:30 o'clock p. in order that the streets may be cleared for the parade of the various locals of the United Mine Workers, which will start at 7 o'clock. And I would also request all parties doing business or residing along the line of march to decorate their places in a suitable manner for the occasion.

W. H. WARREN, Burgess of Duryea Borough. Throe Days to KnrniMt. One of the largest vessels ever built in England was recently launched, and as an experiment is to be equipped with turbine engines.

When a new concave propeller blade is combined with these engines a speed of forty miles an hour is expected. Will the first quarter of the century bring the three day ship, is the question that is being asked by the marine world. The question of greatest importanen to the sick man or woman is, how to regain health quickly. Thousands of persons have solved it successfully by taking Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. This medicine has done more to make people strong and healthy than any other, and for over 50 years has never failed to cure indigestion, dyspepsia, costiveness, cramps, diarrhoea, insomnia and female ills.

Don't fail to give it a trial. Musical Instruments. Armory Loan Office. Dr. Moon, dentist.

New phone. Silverware at Lewis, the Jeweler's. 3 remaining We have 3E 3 3: 3 3 5n V. 3 RED STAR STAMPS Sale Of Manufacturers Samples Shell Combs Continues for this week. Ladies' Untrimmed Straw Shapes, Regular Value 75c to $3 This week only Your Choice See Side Window Just Received Another Lot of WASHINGTON BAKING POWDER and PRESENTS Notice Our Window.

J.T.Armstrong Co. 53 South Main St. ANY YOUNG LADY Who wants to fit herself with a neat stylish shoe or oxford in vicl, patent leather or tan can llnd here an attractive line with all the newest lasts. $1.00 to $4.00. Langan's Shoe Store, 78 S.

Main Street. Pittston. Lacka. Wyoming Valley R. R.

Co. "LAUREL UNE Special attention is directed to our Double Daily EXPRESS SERVICE at FREIGHT RATtS and a liberal share of your shipments is solicited. Detailed information cn be hail from Station Agents, or B. F. WYLY.

Traffic Manager T. P. BtJUKR, Railway and Stcamanlp Ticket Agent. Tickets to all points In the west over the best routes. Uaggage always checked through to destination.

Agent for the Inman Line, Anchor Line, North German Lloyd Ilnmburi; Lines, French Line, Netherlands Line. Rett Star Line. American Line, Italian Line and Allan State I loe. Foreign lrafta and Money Order sold. Very low rates.

Office at L. W. daoot. PltUM Juoctloa. Pa.

25c BENE CH us TALK XO. 2SS THIS WEATHER is everything on the eyes. If there is a weakness in your eyes you are apt to become aware of it. When conditions brinr a general lassitude of the physical system, the eye, the window of the soul, is a sure indicator of our You are made aware of the slightest imperfection, and at nature's warning, consult your optician. Come to me and I can correct your eyesight.

Give you good vision. Then your eyesight will always be good, even to old age. V. L. MeHOUGALL, Jeweler and Optician.

We Buy and Sell Local Stocks and Bonds A. J. Barber 19 Broad St. Troxell Block. Telephone Connections.

FLY NETS Coolers, Hoods and Summer Robes. A Complete Line of Seasonable Goods. WYOMING VALLEY LEATHER and HARNESS COMPANY. 8 North Main. TTnder People's Hank.

ANCHOR LINE GLASGOW LOKDOKDEilRY Sailing from New York every Saturday. New Twin Screw Steamships Splendid Accommodations, Excellent Service. Cabin, $55; second cabin, third class, $27.50 and upwards according I to accommodation and steamship. For general Information, apply to HENDERSON New York, Or A. A.

BRTDEN, 4 South Main or ANDEKW TEPLER, 179 N. Main or T. P. BURKE, agent L. W.

R. Pittston. artistic Upholstering Carpet laying. Slip covers made to order. Mattresses made over.

Dflaubrich, 16 William SI. Old 'Phone 261. IMTnG WELLINGTON IIUILLU WESTMINSTER NEW YORK CITY. The WEM.INHTON.7th Ave nndGiifh St. Moilem fireproitf telephone mid private, txith in every apartmeut $2.00 prr ilny ami up.

The WKSTMINSTEn. Irving rlnrennd lfith one block KnHt of Union Square. Itrinnileled at a com of over 1U0.000; telephone anil eleetric llglits in every room; 75 new bathrooms; B. i'. $1.00 per day aud up.

HAVE WE MET YOU YET? We have the swell ones, Funeral and Wedding Outfits on too. Look us over before investing. Fitzpatrick's Livery. FLOWERS. FOR WRDDINGS AND FUNEUALiS.

Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. J. B. CARPENTER, Exeter Exeter Boro.

New Phone. LADIES. DR. LaFRANQO'S COMPOUND. (are, speedy regulator; cents.

Eravitlsta or null. In Life's Journey Every milestone is passed but once and never seen again. Every passed milestone increases the premium for the insured. Apply today. Equitable Life Assurance Society THFE United States.

J. H. ANDREWS, Field Supervisor. 25 CHICKEN DINNER With Ice Cream for Desert Every Sunday. Little Neck Clams.

BRITIGAN'S CAFE, 60 S. Main St. WE AIM continually to improve the quality of our laundry work. We are doing better work today than ever before. Why not pive the home laundry a chance? Have our wagon call for your bundle.

AO ME LAUNDRY Luzerne West Pittston. Railroad Announcements. Lowest Round Trip Hates to I'iir iflc Coast Points Via the Xickol Flute Road. Buffalo to Portland, Seattle or Tacoma and return. On sale daily until September 29th.

May be routed through California in one direction at slightly higher rate. $75.50 Buffalo to SanFrancisoo or Los Angeles and return. Tickets on sale daily August 6th to 14th inclusive. Good return limit and stopover privileges. Proportionate rates from points east of Buffalo.

Before arranging for your trip write R. E. Payne, General Agent, 291 Main Buffalo, N. Y. J26 15t AUGUST EXCURSION.

Last Opportunity of the Season to Visit Allmny, Saratoga. Lake George Via Delaware Hudson K. and Lake George steamers, Aug. 19 and 20. Pore only $5 for the round trip.

Tickets good for ten days, and good for stop off at Albany and points north thereof. This affords an opportunity to visit the world famous races at Saratoga. "A Summer Paradise" giving hotel rates, mailed on receipt of four cents in postage. For particulars see ticket agents or cli vision passenger agent, No. 47 Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, Pa.

26J20 $37.25 to Colorado ami 1 turn Via the Xickel Plate I toad. Buffalo to Denver, Colorado Springs or Pueblo and return. Tickets on sale August 11th, 12th and 13th. Final return limit September 25th. For full particulars write R.

E. Payne, General Agent, 291 Main street, Buffalo, N. J126 15t GIIANI) SKASIIOBE TltlP. $5 to Atlantic City, Cape May, Ocean City ami Sea Isle, via. L.

V. It. It. The Lehigh Valley railroad will place on sale tickets to above, places on August Sth, good returning until August ISth, on all trains except Black Diamond express. These tickets give stop over privileges at Philadelphia either going or returning within the time limit.

Ask agents for further particulars. Don't forget the date, Tuesday, Aug. 8th. 24eod7 You are in need of window screens. We have them, are sole agents for the Wheeler Screen.

They are the best on the market, fit any size window, call and see them. We also have for sale Doors, Windows, Blinds, Celling, Flooring, in fact everything to build a house. DERSHIMER GRIFFEN. Notice to ttie Public. For forty years we have manufactured the best doors, sash, blinds, mouldings and Interior finish In the Wyoming Valley.

We also sell lumber of all kinds, hardware, glass, paints, oils and masons' supplies. J. E. PATTERSON CO. BENNETT BUILDING WILKESBARRE, PA.

1 ttaaft THEY'RE ON THE GO This Week Will n1 i 3S 3 Bid Adieu to the Last week's selling of these seasonable goods almost cleaned out our entire line, and the ones, whieh arc odd and diflieult designs, will be sold to first comers at a tremendous sacrifice. buncned tliem tour separate lots, and will be sold at three uniform prices. For instance: Those That Were Those That Were dJ a $3.25 and $1.25 to $1.75 Go At $2.00 to $3.00 Go At $4.50 Ones At 3 25 DRESSER 75 Artistic carvings, superb finish and excellent design are the striking features of this splendid Chiffonier Dresser. Built of selected oak, golden finish and highly polished, with large and 1 001113 drawers. The top is fancy shaped and has a large oval French beveled mirror, which is supported by neatly turned stanchions; $14.50 is the regular price.

BOOK 50 Lovers of good animals always see to it that they are well housed Lovers of good books and who doesn't love good books always see that their books are carefully kept. We show how easy it is for all to have a good Bookcase at a little cost. The one we're offering at $12.50 is a single Case, made of solid oak, golden finish and highly polished; the regular price is fifteen dollars. 15 Per Cent. Off on Refrigerators and Ice Chests What did you think of the warm weather we had last week? Wasn't it a scorcher1? And maybe it didn't melt our Refrigerator stock only a few left to tell the tale.

But it was not altogether the heat that was responsible the 15 per cent reduction in price being the main factor. And, again, they're all gootL practical, economical ones, made of kiln dried hard wood, antique oak finish, solid brass Jocks and pulls, galvanized iron removable waste pipes, adjustable sliding shelves, etc. This week, remember. GoCarts Are Also On the Go With a 10 Per Cent Reduction. Baby vehicles can be used most all the year round, so there is really no necessity of making a reduction in our already low prices.

The reason is: "Wo need the room," as our fall furniture stock is almost at our doors clamoring for space. A great bargain awaits the purchaser this week. They are the best Buggies you ever saw bodies of fine reed, full roll, shellack and varnish finish, upholstered in different designs of co lie cloth, Iambelle, Venetian and Silk Damask; wheels, springs and braces are made of the best standard steel: They have all the. latest improvements and every one is equipped with a handsome parasol. MORRIS CHAIR $14.75 A new, heavily carved oak, birch, mahoganized or Flemish oak Chair, very massively hand carved, with dragons' heads and feet, and all hair reversible cushions; upholstered in all desirable colors of French verona or wool tapestries very fine.

This is an $18.00 value. We have others from $4.75 up. 3i Si.

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