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0 0 0 000 TWO MONDAY THE PITTSION GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 15, Picture a Story Back Achy Every Day? RE you constantly tortured with throbbing backache A and sharp, stabbing pains? Do you feel lame, stiff and achy; tired and nervous--all upset? It's time, then, you gave some attention to your kidneys. The kidneys, you know, are the blood filters. When they slow up, body poisons accumulate and throw the whole system out of tune. Then comes that nerve-racking backache, with rheumatic pains, headaches, dizziness and disturbing bladder irregularities. Don't wait! Delay may prove serious.

Use Don's Pills. Doan's have helped thousands. They should help you. Ask your neighborl Here Is Pittston Proof: Michael Collins, 11 Ford says: "I had a severe attack of backache, caused, I think, by disordered kidneys. Pains shot through my kidneys like sharp needles.

I was dizzy and the kidney secretions contained sediment. I purchased Doan's Pills, at Ford's Drug Store, and it wasn't long before my back became well and strong al my kidneys acted regularly." Doan's Pills Stimulant Diuretic to the Kidneys At all dealers, 60c a box. Foster- Mfg. Chemists, Buffalo, N.Y. ONECENT A WORD ALL SORTS OF ADVERTISING such as Wants, To Lets, For Sale, Lost, Found, Miscellaneous, Announcements, will be published under proper classifica tione or any desired classification pay: able at the rate of ONE CENT per word CASH WITH ORDER.

These adver. tisements must be paid in advance and cannot be charged for billing and collection. These columns dalty oring our readers close touch with A very wide range of opportunities both in buying and sell Ing. Subscribers who have Jana or anything else to exchange or sell can reap rapid and big results. by means of these classified columna.

No advertisement taken at lesa, than TWENTY FIVE CENTS. Minimum charge on reepated advertisements TEN CENTS. WANTED Wanted- -Girl to do housework in small family. Apply Store, 1098 Wyoming avenue, Exeter. $15t4 Wanted Experienced girl for general housework.

118 South Main street. 81512 Wanted-Expernenced shoe clerk. Liberal wages. One who speaks Polish or Lithuanian preferred. Write Box L.

s15t2 Wanted--Reliable and competent teamster. J. E. Patterson Co. s15t3 Solicitors for a useful article absolutely sellable, big commission.

Can make from $10 to for Pittston and suburban towns. Apply Imaculo Mfg. 811 Linden street, Scranton, s15t3 Why be a job hunter? Learn barbering. It pays big the year around. Quickly learned.

Write Tri-City Barber School, 232 North 9th street, Philadelphia. $8,9,15,16,22,23,29,30 Wanted Experienced girl for general housework. 17 Landon street, Dr. Myers. s13t2 Wanted- neat young girl to assist with housework; no washing.

Mrs. Walter Barritt, 12 Susquehanna avenue 512t3 Wanted--Mason work of all kinds, chimney repairing a specialty. 49 Fifth street, Wyoming. s12t3 Will share good home with desirable young couple. Attractive East Side locality.

For particulars address Box 8, Gazette office. s6tf Wanted--General Haullug. Bell Phone -748-W and 1697-J. Pittston Welding Co. 01611 FOR SALE For Sale- -Horse and wagon and harness.

Inuire 37 North Main street. s15t2 For Sale--Eight room house. quire 63 Swallow street, evenings after 6:30. s15t6 For Sale Ten modern house, large lot; garage for four cars; No. 213 Exeter avenue.

Possession given as soon as sold. Richard Hughes, Postoffice Building. s13t3 For Sale Large: heater in good condition. Call 371-M or 802 Wyoming avenue. s13t3 For Sale- Durant touring car, excellent condition and low mileage; bargain for quick sale.

Bell 227-M. s13t3 For Sale -Six room house. Apply 119 Delaware, avenue, West Pittston. 812t6 For Sale- Modern seven-room house. Inquire 109 North street, West Pittston.

s12t5 For Sale--One Dodge sedan. CapItano Motor Car Dock street, Tel. 2051. 86tf For Sale-1923 Maxwell rodster, run less than 3,000 miles. Ill sell cheap if sold this week.

Stephens Son's Garage, Bell 1729-J. s15t6 For Sale A few pieces of second hand furniture at 221 Delaware avenue. West Pittston. Call Tuesday or Wednesday. For Sale 10 H.

P. Backus. Gas Engine. Perfect condition, little used. Can be adapted to gasoline.

Bargain. Inquire and inspect it at Gazette Office. tf LATE NEWS FROM SUBURBAN TOWNS WYOMING LOCAL GARDENS YIELD CHOICE FLORAL DISPLAY Masses of gorgeous blooms made a bower of the spacious Chevrolet salesroom on Wyoming avenue, where the Wyoming Civic League held the first flower show of the West Side. Wilkesbarre people who attended were surprised at the beauty Anna variety blossoms exhibited commendations were heard from all quarters. Exhibits were entered by both amateurs and professionals and many of them came from residents of the countryside around Wyoming.

After the exhibition the flowers were distributed among churches and hospitals. The Civic League commitee composed of Mrs. Harry C. Miller, Mrs. Ray Sanders, Mrs.

Philip Maue, Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. Hannah Evens deserves congratulations for arousing such a degree of interest in flowers and for carrying out the show SO well. The dahlia exhibit was particularly pleasing. Miss Ella Kintz, of Exeter Borough, has made a specialty of dahlia cultivation for several years exhibited some unusual specimens, some of which were six or seven inches in diameter and of remarkable coloring.

Miss Kintz took first ribbon for dahlias and her sister, Mrs. J. R. Gorman, of West Pittston, took second ribbon. The first prize for a small collection of dahlias went to Miss Schooley and the second to Mrs.

Theodore Wolfe. Prizes for other flowers were awarded as follows: Large collection of asters--First, Mrs. Gyurcsck; second, Laura Williams. Small collection of asters- First, Mrs. William Morrow; second, Mrs.

Brann. Mixed flowers -First, Mrs. Thomas Pestak; second, Mrs. Bainbridge. Calendulas- Mrs.

Wheeler. Cosmos -Mrs. Eva Gillespie. Roses Mrs. Edward Rozelle.

Snapdragons--Grace Miller. Marigolds--Mrs. Staboda. Gladiolas-Mrs. Reynolds.

Feathered coxcomb- -Charles Trewern. Honorable mention for their flowers was given Mrs. Thomas Aston, Mrs. E. Anthony, Miss Kintz, Mrs.

Edward Rozelle, Donald Young, Mrs. Turnbach, Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Reynolds, Grace Miller, Helen Meler, Mrs. Nan Lord, Mrs.

Frank Smith, Margaret Nancarrow, Mrs. Adam Young, Ann Boyd, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Thomas Gilbert, Mrs. Wheeler, and Mrs.

John Dworski. Celebrate Golden Anniversary. Surrounded by their children and several hundred. relatives and intimate friends, Mr. and Mrs.

Calvin Hess today are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their wedding. The venerable couple were married on Sept. 15th, 1874, by Rev. John C. Leacock, then pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church here.

The ceremony was performed in the parsonage of the church, now the home of Rev. L. Ton Evans, next to where the Marinos Theatre now stands. Mrs. Hess was born in Wyoming 70 years ago.

She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James English, now deceased. Justice Hess, who was born 70 years ago in North Bangor, then known as Mount Bethlehem, came to Wyoming with his parents, when he. was 11 years old and has since resided here.

his young manhood he employed in the woolen mill owned by the Shoemakers, back of the Fowler mills, West Wyoming. He has always been most active in borough matters, serving a term of six years on the school board and three years on the Council before the boroughs were divided. He was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Burgess Ben. Smith, when the latter resigned in 1899. During his term as school director, the brick High School Building in West Wyoming was built.

In 1899, Mr. Hess was elected justice of the peace and served six years. He was again elected in 1915 and after serving out his term was re-elected for another term of six years. During dis younger days in active member of Hose the Firemen's Association, in both of which he was a charter member. Mrs.

Hess, Joanna English before her marriage, is a woman of pleasing personality, which has endeared her to a host of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hess have six children living: Mrs. William A.

Aten, of Kingston; Mrs. Richard Jones, of Wyoming; Mrs. Charles Hanford, of Canyon City, James, Mrs. O. Hicks Kile, and George, all of Wyoming.

A son, Alfred, died some years ago. At noon several large tables were placed on the lawns of the Hess home at Atherton and West Eighth streets, where a sumptuous dinner was served to the guests, among whom were 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In the the center of the table or honor reposed a mammoth wedding cake made by Masel. The cake was topped with a golden bell and around the outer edge was a circle of 50 gold candles In gold candlesticks, each typifying a year of wedded life. Those who enjoyed the dinner were Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Garvey, Mrs. Sarah Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. John Olshefski, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles B. McLean, C. R. Rozelle, Mrs.

Corey Rozelle, Mrs. William James, Miss Hildegard James, Mr. and Mrs. John Masel, Miss Margaretha Masel, Thomas Parkinson, Miss Elizabeth Reynolds, Miss Agnes Reynolds, Mrs. Kirkendall Aten of Endicott, N.

Kirkendall Aten Miss Wilma Aten of Endicott, N. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Fry of Hunlock's Creek, Mr.

and Mrs. 8. S. Gingell of Wilkesbarre, Mrs, W. F.

Rozelle, W. F. Rozell, Conrad Getz. of Phillipsburg, Mrs. Sophia Getz of Phillipaburg, Clemence Getz of Saylorsburg, Mrs.

Raymond Tilley, Ray Tilley, Richard Jones, Miss Margaret Miller, J. Ehret, Mrs. J. V. Ehret, George Hess, Miss Cecilia Saunders, Tilley Miller, Mrs, Ray Griffith of Dorranceton, Mrs.

Isabel Hess, Isaac Hess, Miss Hallie E. Stephens, George Stephens, Mrs, Jesse B. Schooley, Mrs. Sara Kearns, Mrs. Thomas G.

Pestak, Thomas Pestak, Mrs. Tabitha Hufford of Wilkesbarre, Ida J. Stocker, William Stocker, W. T. Soureman, Mrs.

W. T. Scureman, Mr. and Mrs. S.

E. Button, Mrs. Bessie E. Dymond, Mrs. E.

F. Laubach, Mrs. Saunders, James E. Jones, Calvin Hess, Mra. Calvin Hess, Sam J.

English, Ida J. English, Mrs. Richard Jones, William A. Aten of Kingston, Rev. F.

von Krug, Mrs. Joshua Brundle, Rev. Joshua Brundle, Thomas English, John W. Kile, O. Hicks Kile, Mrs.

O. Hicks Kile, Mrs. William Aten. Death of Paul Herman, Paul J. Herman, aged 38 years, died yesterday morning at 1 o'clock after a two weeks' illness of pneumonia.

He is survived by his wife, his mother, and the following sisters and brothers: Agnes, of Hazleton; Frank, of Binghamton; Frederick, Catherine, Josephine, Leona and Hilda at home. The funeral will be conducted at the family home, 212 Fifth street, tomorrow afternoon at 230 o'clock, by Rev. Joshua Brundle. Interment will be made in the Wyoming Cemetery, Joseph Wilchuski, of Main street, Port Griffith, was by the State Police on Saturday, charged with driving an auto while in an intoxicated condition. He was held under $500 bail by.

Squire Calvin Hess for his appearance at court to answer the above charge. To Dissolve Relations. A notice was read from the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church by Rev. Stanley Evans yesterday morning calling for a congregational meeting to be held next Sunday morning, following the regular service. The meeting is called to take action on the resignation of Rev.

Evans, and also to draw up a petition to the meeting of the Lackawanna Presbytery, which meets at Athens on Sept. 22nd, asking the Presbytery to dissolve the relations which now exist between the pastor and people. Mr. Evans' resignation is to take effect on Sept. 28th, and he will continue to fill the pulpit until that date.

The first meeting of the Chautauqua guarantors will be held on Wednesday evening in F. A. Dymond's office, at which time plans for the coming winter will be discussed and officers for the year elected. Owing to the Scoutmasters' meeting in Wilkesbarre on Monday evening, Wyoming Troop No. 1 will not meet until evening at 7 o'clock.

This will be an important meeting as Scout executive and assistant Scout executive of Wilkesbarre Council will be present to speak on Scouting, at 8 o'clock. Fathers of Scouts and all men inbe present. Plans being made terested in the work, are urged to for Wyoming Scouts to affiliate with Wilkesbarre Council. there and Mrs. John Masel have returned from the Camp Ground and have closed their cottage for the year.

Miss Henrietta Kelly has resigned her position as operator for the Bell Telephone Company, where she. been employed for the past seven years. Mrs. John M. Williams, of Fourth street, is improving nicely from a severe fall that she received a couple of weeks ago.

Fred Leach, of W. Eighth street. is still suffering from asthma and hay fever. His condition is serious. The Missionary Society of the Methodist Church will hold a supper and social hour tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock in the.

church, to which the members, prospective members and friends are invited. The speaker of the evening will be Miss Green, superrtendent of the Midvale Settlement. The Odd Fellows' Quartet, composed of Fred Gilbert, Edward Nancarrow, Edgar Clark and T. J. Aston, and Mrs.

Harold Wilson will furnish the music. The ladies of the Baptist Church will meet all day Thursday to prepare for their bazaar, William Mills, of Susquehanna avenue, Stephen Lukesh, of Wyoming avenue, and Emerson Thomas, left this morning for Lewistown, where they are enrolled in Bucknell University. Mr. and Mrs. William Alders, who have been visiting Mrs.

Alders' aunt, Mrs. E. W. Larish, left this morning for Espy. They are from Pasadena, and have been on an extensive motor trip having toured Canada on their way They will spend the winter touring the South.

AVOCA NEW LINE OF FALL HATS, $4.98 up. MARY A. HOPGOOD, 541 Main Avoca. s15t3 Dr. E.

J. Dougher, of Midland, is visiting relatives in West Avoca. The Playground Association will hold a corn roast on the playgrounds Thursday, Sept. 25. Miss Minnie Smith, of London, England, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.

John Brown, left Saturday for New York on the way to her home. Mr. and Jack, Birbeck and daughter, Isabelle, Moosic, have returned after spending a month at Elmhurst. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Moosic M. E.

Church will meet in the church parlor this evening to sew for a fair that they will hold soon. Miss Agnes Edwards, of Moosic road, is visiting relatives in Philadelphia. Complete arrangements are being made for the corn roast of the Junior Order of American Mechanics, which will be held on the playground tomorrow evening. Hot coffee, sandwiches, weiners and other good thinugs to eat will be on sale. A fine orchestra has been engaged to furnish dancing during the evening.

DURYEA Birthday Party. Mrs. George MacDonald, of 13 Wood street, kept open house all day Saturday at her home in honor of the 75th birthday of her father, Thomas Nelson, Sr. Dinner was served to the following relatives: Mr. and Mrs: William J.

Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson, Mr.

and Mrs. LeRoy Shook, and Mrs. Thomas Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson, Mr.

and Mre. Robert Nelson, Mr. and Mre. George MacDonald, David Nelson, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph J. Frost, Mr. and NOTICE is hereby will be given made that the an application to above Court, en Monday, the Sixth day of October, A. D. 1924, at 10 o'clock A.

under the "'Corporation, Act of 1874" of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the supplements thereto, for the Charter of an intended corporation to be called House of Jacob of the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, the character and object of which is to raise a fund by dues and assessments of. the members be used for maintaining a place for public worship of Almighty God according to the Orthodox Tewish faith, and for these purposes to have and possess and enjoy all the rights, benefits and privileges of the said Act of Assembly and its supplements. The proposed charter is now on tile in the Prothonotary's office. GEORGE F. PUHAK, Solicitor.

LEGAL. In the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County- -No. 1497 October Term 1924. ROMAN FOR STARTING THREE TODAY DAYS Featuring From the Sensational CORINNE GRIFFITH Novel of the Same CONWAY TEALE Name. BLACK NATIONAL PICTURES FIRST Is On Every "BLACK OXEN" Tongue.

OXEN REGULAR PRICES THURS, FRI, "WANDERER OF THE FOR SALE For Sale-1924 Essex coach. Inquire 316 Delaware avenue or Bell 'Phone 767-M. s15t3 For Sale- -Complete furniture for a home player piano, victrola, stove, rugs, dining, parlor and bedroom suites. 239 Damon street, call 342-J, and also band instruments. 815t3 FOR RENT For -Stalls for.

two cars, $4 per month. Inquire 512 Wyoming avenue. 815t3 For Rent- Oct. 1st, new apartment, five rooms and bath, steam heat; all conveniences. Harris, 3 Butler street, 'Phone 1647.

s11tf For Rent- -Very desirable house in Pittston; all improvements; $88 a month, also a shop in Pittston. G. W. N. Thompson.

$10tf LOST Passbook No. 39486 lost. Finder return to Miners Savings Bank. 813t3 Lost--Brown rimmed glasses at Fair Grounds, Friday morning, Sept. 12.

Finder Call New 'Phone 1872. s15t1 Lost Miners Bank Book No. 43162. Finder return to Bank. s15t3 Lost--Amethyst rosary beads with inscription "Nellie," Wednesday or Thursday.

Kindly return to Gazette office. 815t2 FOUND Found-Stray hunting dog. Owner can have same. by paying for adv. Apply William O'Malley, 83 East Oak street.

s15t3 GREENWOOD GIRL DEAD Miss Genevieve Murray, daughter of Mrs. Mary Murray, of Birney Greenwood, died Saturday after three weeks' illness. Funeral Tuesday morning, with services in St. Joseph's Church, Minooka. St.

Joseph's Church, Minooka. DIRECTORY ATTORNEYS F. C. Moster Attorney-at-Law Cash Store Block, Pittston, Pa. Collections Promptly Attended To July 8, 1882.

AUTOMOBILES Automobile Radiators and Fenders repaired. Lamps straightened out. Aluminum soldering. GUNSTER 325-327 Penn Avenue, Scranton, Pa. FOOT SPECIALIST.

DR. WM. H. DUFFY Foot Specialist 301 NEWROSE BUILDING Hours m. to 5 p.

m. 'Phone 408-J. by appointment. BARBER. REAP SAYS: We have a special Hobby Horse Chair for the Children.

FRANK REAP'S BARBER SHOP, 18 South Main street. CHIROPRACTOR DR. H. R. MILKMAN THE PALMER CHIROPRACTOR 201-202 Newrose Building.

X-ray for analysis. 1886-J CORSETIERE. LA, RESISTA CORSET SALON Josephine Tighe, Corsetiere Rooms 306-807 Newrose Bldg. Featuring the newest styles. Perfect fitting service guaranteed.

CONTRACTORS. FALKINBURG WEISKERGER, 1320-W 1163-R BUILDING CONTRACTORS Jobbing a Specialty 172 Broad St. Bell 14-R J08. JUDGE Electrical Contractor Any Size Job. Repairing FIXTURES Supplies INSURANCE We Insure Automobiles against fire, theft, liability, property damage, collision, also secure license.

ard Hughes, General Agent, P. O. Room 20, Phone 1216-J. TAILOR If your last Season's Clothes need Steam-Cleaning and Remodeling, go to Harry L. Sare, Tailor, American Theatre (Upstairs).

Evenings, 7 to 8. 141-J, Mrs. William Frost, Miss Isabel, Frost, Miss Elizabeth Frost, M'ss Ethel Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Evans, James Nelson, Miss Helen Nelson, Claude Nelson, Miss Carrie Shook, Miss Ruth Shook, Miss Marion Shook, Miss Eleanor Shook, Miss Markaret Shook, Kenneth Howard, Ruth Howard, Dick Howard, Herbert Howard, Miss Erith Howard, Thomas Nelson Robert Nelson, Miss Clara McDonald, Wesley Lewis, Mr.

and Mrs. Alexander Jeffrey, Mrs. Margaret Drummond, Miss Edith Frost, Albert Evans, and Rev. and Mrs. D.

T. Smythe. During the evening piano selections were given by Miss Helen Nelson and Miss Isabel Frost. Mrs. Ralph J.

Frost sang several selections and addresses were given by Rev. D. T. Smythe, and Albert Evans, Jr. HUGHESTOWN St.

Peter's Announcements. The class for instruction in the catechism in St. Peter's Lutheran Church, o'clock. begins Regular its meetings meetings of tonight the class will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings of each week at the same hour. Children of the age of 13 years and above, are urged to join the class.

The monthly meeting of the Brotk. erhood will be held on Tuesday ing at 7:30 o'clock in the church. A meeting of the church council will follow the Brotherhood meeting, G. A Marsden Painter and Paper Hanger. Bell 'Phone 1068.

Three Days Starting Today KANDY KROOKS A Sugar- Coated Musical with Billy Barnes Barton and a Cast of Girlies. Kandy EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION STEELE WINSLOW Offer "Poetic Motion." CANZARO Sensational 1 Master, of the Piano Accordion. RAYMOND ROYCE In "Southern Humor." A TWO IMMIGRANTS Direct from Sicily--Comedy Singing-Talking Sydney Chaplin and Louise Fazenda And All Star Cast in THE GALLOPING FISH International News "'The Eyes of the World." The Style Center of Pittston PARK CLOAK 38 North Main St. Will Open Soon with prices to meet the demands of those who have many demands to meet. Wait, You'll Never Regret It.

Beautiful Every conceivable and New Lampsdesirable design of ElecFall Showing tric Light Fixtures can be Now Complete at their best in seen our Floor unusually ample display. Table We make Lamps from your vases at reasonable Desk Boudoir prices. etc. HOOVER and SUNSHINE SWEEPER AGENCY ELECTRIC IRONS- -All Standard Makes EDISON MAZDA LAMPS Landau's Electrical Dep't 21 NORTH MAIN STREET Bell-534-J Pittston, Pa. Direction of Lehigh Valley Service to Rochester Do You Know that convenient through service to Rochester is now available via The Chicagoan, leaving Pittston Station every night at 5:29 P.

and arriving Rochester at 10:45 P. M. Pittston Returning, 3.25 leave Rochester 10:15 A. arriving P. Standard Time.

For Information, Phone Local Agent. Lehigh Valley Railroad Route of The Black Diamond.

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