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keeping your name and business constantly before the public you will have purchasers continually before your counter. Unless you do this the wise merchant who advertises will lead you every timeter VOL. 37. MOUNT CARMEL, The politicians of Mount Carmel are intensely interested in the Bastress-Dietrick fight, and the result will be awaited with much anxiety. Looking at the contest from an impartial standpoint.

we are led to believe that the Bastress forces are gaining strength every day, while the Deitrick side shows a corresponding weakness. There is no doubt but that Attorney Bastress will bave a good majority of the delegates, and it would not surprise us if he got them all. He is very popular, and his friends are all for him in this contest. John E. Bastress is a typical American.

Possessing a degree of intelligence far above the ordinary, and a strong personality that makes a profound impression upon all with whom he associates, he is the ideal lawyer, and no man in the county could fill the District Attorney's position with better grace than he. He is the town's choice for the office. If he is nominated, he will be such a strong Republican standard bearer that our party will win a glorious victory at the fall election. It is deplorable indeed that Mr. Bastress should have any opposition at all in town, but his friends are now of the opinion that the opposing forces will not harm him to any great extent.

The Dietrick men have stated that both candidates can not be nominated. So be it. And, since Sam has had a pretty good county job for the last five years or so, our people should do the fair thing and give somebody else a chance. THE SE SEMI-WEEKLY POLITICAL. WITH THE CHURCHES.

PRESBYTERIAN. Morning service. 10:30 a. Sabbath school, 2 p. C.

E. Society, 6:15 p. evening service 7 p. m. CHURCH OF OUR LADY.

Sunday services in the Church of Our Lady: Mass 8 a. m. High Mass and sermon 10:30 a. m. Baptisms 1:30 p.

m. Sunday school 2 p.m. Sodality Meeting 6:30 p. m. Vespers and Benediction 7 p.

m. Rev. A. Meuwese, Rector. METHODIST' EPISCOPAL.

Sunday services. Class meeting 9 a preaching, 10.30 a. Sunday school, 2 p. Epworth League, 6 p. preaching 7.

p. m. Rev. W. A.

Houck. pastor. BAPTIST CHURCH. The members of the Baptist church will hold a cottage prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. Alice Reese, on Market street, at 10:30 o'clock in the morning and 7 p.

m. All Christian people are invited to be present. CHURCH OF GOD. To-morrow at 10 o'clock Rev. A.

P. Stover will take for his subject "Refuge" in the evening at 6:30 "A Tribute to our War Vessels and the Heroic Sailors Who Manned Them." Sunday school at 2 p. Y. P. S.

at 6 p. m. All are cordially invited. Y. M.

C. A. Rev. A. M.

Sweigart will address the Men's meeting at 3:30 to-morrow afternoon. All men are invited to attend this service. EVANGELICAL. English preaching at 10 a.m. Subject- God Sees Sunday School at 2 p.

m. C. E. at 6 p. m.

Preaching at 7 p. Victorious Army." All are cordially invited to attend. A Subscriber Lost. May 3, 1898. Dear I set down to drop these few lines to you to to let you know that you don't send these papers no more until he comes back from the Normal school Mr.

W. P. Kemble from the Mrs. where he stays with when hes at home Frank papers. A June Marriage.

William I. Schnee and Miss Mabel Ramsey will be married by Rev. Sweigart, of the Evangelical church, on the 8th of June. Mr. Schnee 1S the well known manager of Williams Montelius' drug store, and the bride is the popular daughter of (Cyrus Ramsey.

75th Anniversary State Grand Lodge Odd Fellows. The Lehigh Valley Railroad will sell special tickets to Wilkes Barre and return on May "16 and 1711 from Mt. Carmel at rate of one fare for the trip. All tickets will be good to return on May 18. Consult Lehigh Valley Ticket Agents for further I particulars.

SATURDAY. MAY 7, 1898. return they will reside on Railroad street, where Mr. McDonnell has a neatly furnished home awaiting his bride. We join the friends in wishing them happiness and success.

Don't you know why Tom Colihan smiles? Well I'll tell you-two little strangers have arrived, both lovely little girls. A number of our town folks contemplate visiting Camp Hastings at Mt. Gretna to-morrow. James Laughlin was appointed night policeman by the borough council. 'ROUND THE REGION.

The Delanoshops are working ten hours a day. Gypsy fortune-tellers in camp at Reading, were raided by the police. Frank Mendler has been re-elected water superintendent at Ashland. The Pottsville shops will work only four days per week until further notice. Flag raisings are popular all over the county, the colliery employers taking the lead.

Thirty-nine men haye volunteered to form another company of National Guards at Girardville. Fire is raging in the Hoyt Mine shaft, at Pittston, having spread from gas ignited by a laborer. Two hundred men went on strike at Honeybrook Colliery, Luzerne County, because a follow workman was discharged. Charges of extravagance have been lodged by Detective Toole, before the Schuylkill County Commissioners, against Prison Warden C. W.

Brower. James McAlarney, an umbrella mender, was arrested yesterday at Danville on the charge of setting fire to the large Boone barn, at Bloomsburg, entailing a loss of $15,000. The breaking of a rope in the hoisting slope of the Philadelphia ReadCoal Iron Company's Knickerbocker colliery, at Shenandoah, let a loaded car crash to the bottom, and so much damage was done that the mine cannot be operated for several weeks. The beautiful summer resort, the Hotel Shikellimy, on the heights opposite Sunbury, was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. The hotel was built several years ago at a cost of $50,000.

It was insured for only $19,000, so the loss will reach over $30,000. Pawnee Bill's Show. Pawnee Bill's Combined Shows gave two performances here yesterday, we have never seen larger or better pleased audiences at any exqibition in this city. The Mexican Hippodrome races are exciting and wonderful, and the reproduction of Mountain Meadow massacre and a vived and most realistic drama of the land of the setting sun, was well worth double the price of admission. The lassowing of wild buffalo and long-horned Texas steers, the rifle shooting of Miss May Lillie, the wonderful performance of riding and driving at the same time, 35 wild mustangs, are all grand features.

This show has the reputation performing all it advertises. It deserves Rochester, N. Y. Is There a Boom Coming? The big minss of the Susquehanna Coal Company, at Nanticoke, will be put on increased time this month, and there is much rejoicing among the merchants and miners in consequence. The Lehigh and Wilkes barre Coal company will also start up a number of idle mine in the Wilkes Barre district.

Ashland's Class Colors. The Senior Class of the Ashland High school has adopted our national colors, under which they will graduate on Thursday May 26th. The class is an extremely patriotic one, and are in svmpathy with that phrase. "Our Country, may she ever be in the -but right or wrong our country. The Thing "AYER'S SARSAPARILLA has been a household companion in our family for years.

I take it every Spring, beginning in April. It tones up my system, gives me an excellent appetite and I sleep like a top." H. R. WILDEY, Philadelphia, Pa. For Spring CAN 22 ITEM.

The best medium to use to let the pubMic know that you are yet in business is the SEMI-WEEKLY ITEM. It brings results-no driftwood. Now 18 the time to advertise your spring goods. Try an Item ad. ONE CENT CITIZENS PROTEST! A Big Mass Metting of TaxPayers.

WAS HELD LAST EVENING. Strong Objection is Made to the Valuation of Town Pro-Officers Elected. Over 400 citizens met in Kiefer's hall last and an organization was formed for the purpose of secur1ng a fair valuation for town properties. According to the last assessment made, the tax will be exorbitant, since the Commissioners have made no assurance that the rate of mills will be any less than last year. H.

T. John was elected President and Isaac Goldschmidt Vice-President; W. K. Lord, Secretary, and K. T.

John Treasurer. A committee of twelve was appointed to work on the valuation, and, if necessary, to see where and how the money realized by taxes was spent. The following constitute the committee: Robert Muir, Wm. Kiefer, W. Lord, T.

M. Righter, P. A. Stief, Voris Auten, W. B.

Faust, H. T. John, K. T. John; Wm.

Green, John Kulick, R. J. Wilson and W. S. Thirlwell.

The committee urges that every property owner be present on appeal day, and make appeal to the Commissioners. A meeting will probably be held Monday evening, and more complete particular will be given later. Three Men Acquitted of Murder. After deliberating all night the jury Thursday morning acquitted Saul Rerlawics, Michael Perlis and S. Moselkewic of murdering Frank Kuntz.

One morning last year Kuntz's body was found on the Lehigh Valley railroad, near Coal township. His head had been crushed, and the hide the fact that he had been murdered, placed the body on the railroad, It was proven that he was in company with the prisoners a short time before the crime, which was committed on a lonely road 500 yards from the railroad. The Commonwealth could not determine who struck the fatal blow. Heavy Traffic. Traffle on the Catawissa branch of the P.

R. remains heavy, notwithstanding the depressions in other branches of trade bituminous trains dart up and down this line as thick as crows, keeping the rails continually hot. Those people who wonder at the poor times made in the anthracite mines could have their curiosity appeased by a visit to that locality. gave a stereoptican entertainment in Vine street school building which proved to be very profitable to those who, being interested in the important subject of the nervous system, attended. The slides were of a professional character.

Prof. Brunner exhibited the slides principally for the benefit of his pupils and it shows that he is working very zealously to give them the best available. H. R. Brunner Entertains.

Last evening Prof. H. R. Brunner Local Company Invited. The members of Anthracite Fire Co.

No. 1, of Mt. Carmel, received a neat invitation to attend the dedication of the Humane Fire new building at Royersford, on May 14th. It is likely than several of the Mt. Carmelites will be in attendance.

Republican Primaries. The Repulican primary election will be held at the different polling places on May the 14th, between the hours of 1 and 7 o'clock p.m. By order of committee. W.B. Faust, chairman.

F. A. Smith secretary. Fishing Party. On last Thursday night Dr.

Longshore, Walton Hoover and Howard Zimmerman, formed a fishing party to Brush Valley. The catch amounted to about 20 pounds of fine trout. PERSONALS. William McFee, was in Philadelphia on Thursday. Stationer Clarkson visited the soldier boys at Mt.

Gretna on Thursday. William Wynn, now of Shenandoah, was in town a few hours Wednesday evening. I CENTRALIA HAPPENINGS An Interesting Letter From Our Scribe. EISENHOWER'S CASE SOON. A Flag will be Raised by the Centralia Colliery Employees--Personal Matters.

Misses Belle Alexander and Annie Evans two of our popular, pretty and patriotic young ladies journeyed to Mt. Carmel on Tuesday evening to view the parade of the Sons of Veterans. As far as we can ascertain the girls had a delightful time and they now speak in glowing terms of "those dashing boys in blue." The employees of the Centralia colliery will shortly raise one of the largest and finest flags in this region. The flag will be placed on the highest point of the new breaker and when it has been put in position the employees of this colliery may congratulate themselves for placing "Old Glory" in one of the most prominent positions in the region for if the staff be of any reasonable length the flag can be seen for miles along the valley. As yet we are unable to say what the programme at the raising of the flag is to be but we sincerely hope it will be an interesting one and if the town boys are allowed to join in there'll certainly be a hot time in "Bulls Head" that day.

The pupils of the High School have decorated the building with the stars and stripes. Weyler was burned in effigy on Thursday amid the jeers and cheers of the urchins. We are glad to see the youngsters so patriotic and trust that they will always uphold the Nation whose emblem is stars and stripes. Misses Mary and Barbara Langon two pretty and popular young ladies. from the city of Brotherly Love are enjoying a short visit among their many town friends The young ladies formerly resided in town and are well known here.

A new choir composed of children from St. Ignatius' Sunday school has been organized by Rev. Hayes for the purpose of assisting the adult choir in the rendition of hymns at the Devotions during the month of May. Every morning at 7 o'clock May Devotions are held and the choir is doing excellent work. Our town people are anxiously looking forward to a case, which will be heard in our civil court next week viz: J.

H. Eisenhower, vs: Centralia School Board. The case is booked for next week and the directors and our townpeople are anxious to have it heard, but we have reasons to fear It may be deferred. Luke Sweeney, of Mahanoy Plane was buried in St. Ignatius cemetery here yesterday.

The funeral was largely attended. Mrs. Sweeney, nee Miss Bridget Horan was formerly a resident of town and was very popular with our townsfolks. Mr. Sweeney was also a former resident.

They were married in St. Ignatius church some years ago and resided here a few years after their marriage, later they removed to Mahanoy Plane, where they since resided. Her death breaks up a happy family. She is survived by a husband and 4 small children, who sadly mourn her loss, for she was a model wife and mother. The smypathy of the ITEM and community is extended to the bereaved relatives.

An immense congregation gathered at St. Ignatius church on Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock, to witness the marriage of Michael McDonnell Miss Bertha Hepner. Miss Dora Maley, of town, acted as bridesmaid and Joseph McDonnell, a brother of the groom, acted as best man. The bride and bridesmaid wore pretty dresses of cadet blue henrietta with hats to match. The gents wore the conventional black.

The wedding march was played by the parish organist and the choir rendered some beautiful selections. Rev. T. W. Hayes pronounced the words which united the happy couple man and wife.

After the ceremony the wedding party and guests partook of a dainty repast at Boyer's Hotel at Aristes and then the young couple departed on their honeymoon. When they return they Our Good Boys' Clothes (of good course clothes we for mean) good and bad boys) don't cost much if you buy them at our store. For excellent example, quality we are All selling Wool Short Trousers Suits in sizes to 1 15 (small sizes in fancy styles, large plain double breasted $2.50 We could get $3 as easily, but would not sell as many, and we're after a big business. IKE GOLDSCHMIDT CLOTHIER-TAILOR-HATTER. 8 Big Store Little Prices 25 27 N.

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The is only one better bicycle made and that is the Barnes' White Flyer. House Furnishing Goods for Spring Trade. Broom and 25 cents Whitewash brush. 5 cents Dust ...........10 cents Scrub 5 cents Carpet 20 cents Something Special in our Grocery Department. pound Bar of Soap (good ......................5 cents 10c package soap ........5 cents Molasses (best quality ......7 cents Lord's Novelty Store, RINK BUILDING..