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Pittston Gazette from Pittston, Pennsylvania • Page 8

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MONDAY THE PITTSTON GAZIjTTE MARCII 9, 1908. PAGES. BROWN rhock and painful bruises and cuts, he will probably be at his work in a lew. John Toyman, aged 41 years, of Xantieoke. died on Friday night of asthma.

His wife and (our children Joseph' Shock, aged 49 years, died at his home at Grand Tunnel, near Wvst Xantieoke. on Friday night' of locomotor ataxia. A 4 lU v. V. F.

Heldt, of Stone Church, Northampton county, has received a iil to Iweome lastor of the Conyns ham Lutheran church, at Conyngham KuKcrne county. The Woodward colliery, of the Iii kuwanna near Kingston, has suspended operations for several vevKs. and durinj? the suspension ex Mrs. Elizabeth JlcCole, wife of the late Charles McCole, of IUlph street, Wilkesbarre. died yesterday after having been ill for a year of a 'A te'isive repairs win dc maue.

Mrs. Alary McGonigle, an aged resi complication of diseases. lient of O'Neill avenue, Wilkesbarn, Mrs. Anna Rothenbecker, wife of ii on Friday night after a brief III ness? of stomach trouble. Her husband and three sons survive.

jotm Pornaman. of Ashley, a fire inae on the Jersey Central railroad, had af narrow escape from serious injury on Saturday. He slipped and fell Horn his engine while it was in motion. Although he suffered a severe Sa of Sc3 Your Promiumo Rif)h2afi Homo! You can now exchange your Frank tothenbecker, of Wilkesbarre ed on Sunday, after a painful illness of stomach trouble. The deceased was born in Bavaria CI years Her husband and six children Nutvive.

Dominiek Savage, of Scotch Hill. Kingston, who was employed as a miner in one of the mines of the Kingston Coal was run down by a trip of cars on a gangway road and was so badly injured that he died soon after being taken from the mine. A burglar visited a flat on East Northampton street, Wilkesbarre, but evening, durin gthe absence of the occupants, a family of Italian people and stole 130 in cash. Entrance was Velvet gained by forcing a door leading from a halt into the dining room. Miss Hannah Williams, aged 37 years, a resident of Wilkesbarre 1 i eights; died yesterday at the home of her mother on Custer street.

The 50c Worth of Electricity. An enterprising engineer lias figured out the number of things which can be acomplished with but 50 cents worth of electricity, at 10 cnts a kilo watt hour. Here are some of them: Light an ordinary barn or stable with three 16 eandle power lamps, one hour every night for thirty nights. With a small motor attached to the washing machine and wringer, 50 cents' worth of electricity will do eight washings. STRIPPED TOBACCO coupons for premiums in ihc easiest, quickest and most Wav, right r.t heme.

Wc have arranged widv iirj following named 'dealers lo act as distributors for, of the! presents given 'in exchange for LORIL I.ARD'S STRI PPK1) coupons (or. tickets.) These i.remiuin articles arc ail named in our catalog No. 2. Svo postage, letter writing, time and trouble by retting these premiums from your nearest. distributor.

LIST OF DISTRIBUTORS deceased was an efficient worker in the Hillside Congregational church. Her death was due to a complication of diseases, from which she had suffered for a long time. There was a record breaking attendance at the basket ball game played at Wyoming Seminary on Saturday, between they Seminary and Bloomsburg Normal. The contest was a remarkably lively one and resulted In a score of 28 to 21 in favor of the seminary players. The seminary team was composed of Hankee, Dick l'ropst, Ueaeh and Kyrick.

A gang of men have been at work during the past week filling up a cave ho.f. that appeared under the Empire l.ranch of the Jersey Central railroad. A lattice work of earth and ties was lirst built in the opening, after which earth and rock filling was used. It Is likely that several weeks will elapse before a permanent track has been again established across the affected section. In tue meantime cars are This Week Only Hxtra Grade Velvet Carpet in three eoloi Green, Red and Tan Floral Designs.

Value $1.25 This Weeks Price It will also do two weeks' ironing, using a j)ound iron. An electric fan can be, operated three and one half hours a day for thirty days for 00 cents. Two weeks' sewing can be done on the motor driven sowing machine for the same price. It will light the porch light for three hours every night for two months. Fifty cents will pay for the current consumed in using the electric heating pad three hours every night for thirty nights.

It will gruid 1,125 pounds of coffee; broil thirty steaks; cook twenty rare bits in the electric chafing dish; fry four hundred eggs. It will run the blacksmith's forge blower for a week. It will hoist two million bricks two hl.v A one horsepower motor Svill run Si ght 1381 PITTSTON, PA, Kelly, P. So. Main St Weeka Bros, 0 No.

Main St. PLAINS, PA, Judge Son, Main Carey Sts. PLYMOUTH, PA, Goldstein, 701 W. Main St Mm, M. 226 E.

Main 3t. Templeton, Hugh, 570 W. Main St. SCR ANTON, PA, Cardeila, 401 Penna. Ave.

Imperial Cigar 109 Lack awanna Ave. Miller. John 10 Cedar Ave STROUDSBURG. Brown, Clayton, 705 Main St. TUNKHANNOCK, PA, Jennings Sc.

Stark, Tioga St. WHITE HAVEN, PA, Ruhnke, Railroad St. WILKES BARRE. Cabryleski, 767 W. Wash ington St.

Star Tobacco Co, 39 So. Pennsylvania Ave. Weiss, Ignatz, 778 N. Wash ingtoq St. Ziegler, Emit, 93 N.

Main St Ziegler, Maurice, 22 Public Sq. W. PITTSTON, PA, Pittston Cigar Tobacco Co, cor. Luzerne Wyoming Ave. CARBONDALE, pa O'Rourke.

John 11 So. Main St. EXETER BOROUGH, PA, Donnelly, Patrick. EDWARDSVILLE, PA, Simkowitz, 581 Main Ave. r.

PLYMOUTH, PA Davis, H. cor. Netbit Broadway. GLEN LYON, PA Itkoviti, Morrii, cor. Main iT Apple St.

Slapimky, 132 Main St HUDSON, iMotitz, School St. KINGSTON, PA, Fietchhut, Eugene 216 Wyoming Ave. Kropp, Chat. Market St. MINERS MUX, Campbell, J.

C. NANTICOKE. PA, Alleborn, Jacob, 6 Main St. Bera, Peter, 39 Prospect M. Challenger, Wm 54 Main St.

Fargo, E. 100 E. Main Jones, B. 43 Market St. Loutki, Michael, 1 20 E.

Union St. Suchko, Geo, 104 Arch St. being taken to and from the Stanton colliery by means of a temporary branch railroad. On Saturday night, at Edwardsville, occurred the death of Griffith Williams at the home of his daughter Airs. Thonias Evans, on Church street 1 he deceased was 71 years of age and he was one of the pioneer residents Edwardsville, having located there almost 30 years ago, coming from St Clair, Schuylkill county.

He was a native of Pembrokeshire, Wales. HU deatli due to pneumonia and he bad been ill but a short time. He had never before been sick, and his death was a great shock to his fam 95c i tssm A A ily and friends. He is survived by. seven hours at full load for 00 cents.

Electric News. TELEPHONE Citizens' Electric Illuminating Co. No II Broad Street. three daughters Mrs. Daniel S.

Ed wards, Mrs. William, T. Lewis and Mrs. Thomas Evans, all residents of Edwardsville. The funeral will be held on Tuesday and inter PLORLLARD COMPANY PIOMUARD COMPANY JCff3YCTY.

N.J ment will be made, in Forty Fort cemetery. QTATTE, This is an exceptionally well wearing" Carpet arid makes an excellent appearance. Could not be duplicated elsewhere "at this price. BROWN CRUELTY TO AKTrYTAT.S imule This animal wlv it reached as so exhausted, thai Port Griffith it fell into the gutter. He alfeged that STATE TROOPERS FORGED CERTIFICATE SHQT MANY DOGS i i I Ktartlinff testimony was adduced at i an h'eld6n Saturday evening of the state uoiieu wub'kj.

t.0roner in the case of a la sent to Taylor on, Friday to shoot theloore, named Zeider, who was killeu dogs whien appeared on the ftreets laBt Friday by a tall of rock in No. I of that' town. A quarantine mine, of the Kingston Coal Co. It Humane Michael I Iaffey on th mule remained in the gutter Saturday, caused the arrest of Man tho" water running over it all night, ager Hewitt, of the Black Diamond He stated' that Hewitt made no Pony 'Express, which runs between uV nipt to remove the animal. this city and Scranton, charging hlmi At the conclusion of the hearing with cruelty to animals.

Ricketts felt that Hewitt Hewitt was taken before Alderman deserved to.be punished for his cru Itiekctts where HafTey stated that on Uy. Ilo therefore imposed a fine of Friday the team of mules became $10 and costs. Wilkesbarre Record. hausted hile at Port Griffith. Hewitt telephoned to Pittston for another! Quality bread and pies Rohan's.

had "sheen established in the earlier the week could not be main tained by the local authorities and appeared frotnFtejstimony of. the witnesses that th' deceased one of twg laborers employed by Ighatz Moo they requested: the aid of the police. sic, a who has been in tins The Lancaster court granted but one liquor license to a. new house. Itobins have been seen in the vicinity of Lebanon, which js taken as an indication of an early spring.

James. M. Dewitt, of iiloomsbutg, has been granted a patent on a new device, to keep railp from spreading. Stock farmers in Potter county have lost considerable cattle from a strange malady wiilch resembles insanity. W.

E. Mausteller. of Catawissa, diod as a result of burns sustained in falling into a vat of scalding water at the paper mills. He was 35 years old. The seventh annual convention of the Pennsylvania Federation of Lafcor will open in Allentown tomorrow.

C. F. Queen of Wilkesbarre is the secretary. Joshua B. Lessig, a Pottstown i capitalist, received a threatening letter on Saturday, in which an instant demand was made that a sum of money be As tar as.

can be learned the quar country months and was work 1) iTn 1 TT antinc which wonfMnto i effect last ing under a miner's certificate at the HWE i FfflKMHHH Wl 1M WliMllnKI Cold Wet Feet pAIMEITs CURED OF BLACKHEADS AND PIMPLES Monday was a sugctss until Thursday' when the owners of the doss Allowed them, to run loose again. The State Department at Murrisburg was communicated with and it was decided to bring the; StsApv constabulary into play, as the borough officials would not take up the work, as the killing of dogs would cause friends to become enemies, and in mall towns the dog question ottcn plays an important part in politics. When the detachment ot police arrived in the town in the inorn ing they dismounted, from their, steeds Ointment sent to Kastus Johnson, in Chester Ume of the accident. It is believed that the certiilcate was forged and that it was secured from a man on Pringle Ilill. who is alleged to have sold the certificate, for 50 cents.

It is dated Jarf. 8th and is signed by David Griffith, Thomas Pyne and George Curry. These latter have been summoned to appear as witnesses. An attempt Is to bo made to prove Jloosic incompetent and not entitled a certlllcate and it is testified that the fall of rook was the result of neglect to comply with the orders of the foreman to tear It down. 'Attorney Evan Jones has been engaged by the United Mine Workers of Kdwardsville to investigate the ca3e and make a thorough probing.

Mooslc was unable to speak intelligible Knglish at the inquest. He Was placed upder $500 bail for his appearance on Tuesday night and it was furnished by Adam Dombrok. county. Detectives are working on the case. The Kohinoor, Knickerbocker, Tur Is one of the surest vas tin; K' il'l'i" and its attendant ills.

Keep our feet, dry and warm in out good Shors and ou can be of saving your ln allh and you save a little extra in stnuii on your pocketbook too. Men's Shoes. to 87.110,. Women's Shoes. $1.25 lo 5Mi.

And a style and a size to key Run, Bear Itidge, Boston Hun and West Shenandoah collieries of the Reading Coal Iron Co. were closed down vestcrday for an indefinite peri and walked through the town, shooting a dog here and there, When the finally rode away there was a noticeable, absence of dogs from the Streets those not shot being carefully guarded' by their owners. Twenty of the dogs. killed, were found, to have been suffering, from the rabies In one slagt or "For 15 years I was troubled with Pimples and Blackheads; I tried every available remedy without relief. After using your Treatment the ulcerations disappeared and my skin became soft and smooth.

Grateful for such beneficial results I ffladly recommend, your remedies." MRS. P. J.COOK, New Market. M.H. Pimples and Blackheads are not riecessarilly diseases but a mild form of Acne, both unsightly and annoying blood disturbances.

The Palmer Treatment effects an immediate cure by cleansing the blood of all impurities. These 3 Great CureieompriioTreitmti, ointment, 25c. ami 75c, Soup, Sfc. Remedy. MlMEi fAlHF rlf anrlSl.

At all liruKRiais. Write for Ixioklrt on 1 Skin Di.can to Tlic Morgan Dnijt Atlantis Moop'1 UW Mi King.wn Arcs. Brooklyn. New York City. every foot.

A Utr.til end a Fire Plies Eskcs tha Hons Ccrtplafe Fred estimates We have the largest and best selected line of mantels, fire places, Oiis and Electric fixtures in town. od. Several thousand men and boys are affected. Joseph Kaufman, of Towanda, has entered suit against the National Protective legion, of Waverly, to collect what ho believes to be the full amount of his policy. The suit will decide an important point raised by some policy holders.

Announcement is made that the. H. G. WEEKS CO. 1(1 V.

Main St. irrrsTOM. FEBRUARY'S COAL TONNAGE THE FIUTSCn STUDIO. No. 7 IlroHd Street.

Personal attention to all sittings. CHAR. FRITSCH. Photonrapher Wiht foundry, at Sharon, the largest For ShIc and Keronniieiidi'd by TlfAS. South Mnhi St.

0. Q. Carpenter fiCo. Ingot manufactory in the country will be started March 16 and at the same time Shenango furnace No. 3 will go Into blast.

The furnace furnishes molten pig metal for the foundry. While eating in a restaurant at Mahanoy Plane Mrs. Johanna Murphy bit upon a pearl, the value of which has been appraised by experts to be $200. There is a consequent boom in the oyster business in that town. A brutal murder was committed at Slate Run.

'Lycoming county, Satur II Wvsi Mmlai Street, Wllkeslmrre. If hen You Need Anything in these lines NAILS. PUTTY. GLASS. LIMB.

CKMI3NT. SAND. PLASTI2U. HAIR. SHINGLES.

SIDING. POSTS. We can fill your needs In a hurry. Drury Mfg. Co.

Yard and Office N. Main St. The anthracite coal tonnage for the month of February aggregated 4, 503i 756stons, a decrease of 59.9S4 tons us compared with February' 107. small decrease is rather a surprise when the great depression in the industries and the comparatively mild weather of February as compared with Ur year ago arc considered. For the two months of the new calendar year the tonnage amounted to tons, an increase over the corresponding period of 1007 of 308, i'i'i tons.

companies decreased their tonnage In February in the aggregate of 207.246 tons, of which Heading's decrease, of .93, 206 und the Lehigh Valley's of 80,266 tonst were the largest, and four companies increased their tonnage 147, 2S2. tons, the largest, increase, 1 tons, coming from the Delaware following is the toiiiuige of the various companies with. comparisons: 1908 .1007 Heading 833,954 Lehigh Valley .892.144 ...772.410 day night, the victim being Mike Mig liozzi, naturalized Italian. Lying in wait at a lonely spot the murderer attacked Migllozzi and pounded his head into a Jelly, The murderer has not yet been caught. The police officials are looking for Frank Minicutz, who, it is alleged, had nn imaginative grievance against Migllozzi.

SERIOUS MINE CAVE Energy is well nourished muscles plus well nourished nerves; Pneeda Biscuit Vour Rlow Qunti to randy tor you 601,337 004,568 Jersey Central, L. i D. H. 760.531 443,027 404.042 457.718 194,204 502.498 446.184 496,922 200,669 Pennsylvania are the greatest energy makers of all the wheat foods. Erie.

O. Totals 4,50:1,766 4,563,720 n(r tight. SCRANTON MAN moisture proof packages. Ntoersoldm bulk. By another fall or cave In the Gay lord colliery, of the Kingston Coal three properties on Welsh Hill, Plymouth township, have been badly damaged, one of which has since been destroyed uy Are, the water main broken and more or lesi damage oi' another nature committed.

Tha properties affected by the cave were a double block owned by Daniel Dooley of Wilkesbarre, a single dwelling hotiB owned and occupied by Joseph, Nice and a property owned and occupied by Joseph Starick. All three buildings were turned partly over and the Interior furnishings thrown about the premises. That of Nice Was the most lopsided, It settling from 4 to feet and tho foundation wall Is so full pt cracks and. crevices that another o'ne will be nucessary, provided It becomes safe to rebuild The Dooley property has settled a few Inches at one corner. The foun WAS ROBBED A message, was received in Serii to the effect that M.

II. Fuller; so i NATIONAL BIS.CUIT COMPANY of Edward Fuller, president of the Prices from 00 to 025 ln(f rnational Halt of Scrnnton. a I lionalre, was robbed of about 18. Are you thinking about iJurehashiK a farm? The most Independent man Is the farmer. Wu have a farm on sale that Is Ideasuntly locuted and about 1 mile from railroad station.

The soil lx best and suitable for trucking or gen G0 Worth of Jewelry on Friday While A rfiiest In the Claringtoil hotel at Oimond, 'ihc dlspatth stated that the hotel fas crowded, with people from all Sachs eral furmihg. Five sjifingH of water, parts of the; country who had gath and a ereek running through it. dation waits are also damaged and the ered there for the' imrnoNe of wltnvsx plaster cracked in the various rooms. ing the grout" automobile contast. The 'Starick property toppled over akWhlle Mr.

Fuller was absent front few feet In a similar manner to tho room the Intruders' entered unnoticed others. 'VI pnee In the rooms they ransHc.kMd all the Jewel eases, tho property of Mr, llenl Kstuio iuiiI lire IiinIHnikv. Pittston, Pa. ii lid Mrs. Fuller, and then threw Ihr Try Otir gnu Illy lleuU.

25. Piper's Dining Room, 7 Charles Hi. boxes on the hotel roof.

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