The Post-Standard from Syracuse, New York • Page 11

THE POST-STANDARD, SYRACUSE, IS. WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1904. il 1(1' 'MM'jl i ii'Mi- i- -(j Santa Loaded With Christmas Gifts from the New Furniture Store i mnn nr.nr. no MnlT HI? A fillTT ARTIf.T.RS. AnH BUT SoiClll 25 PflT Cflflt.

BllllJCUOB OD flll ar SPECIAL DISCOUNT OF 25 PER CENT. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY Golden Oak Round Top Tabourette with under shelf and French 1 egs for $2 25 Saddle Sent Arm Rockers for $1.79 Pictures Assorted sizes and subjects, I fltt mattqd und under glass, I ww Framed Pictures Black or Gilt Frames, variety of subjects, for fcW Gilt Framed Pictures Good for Mission Hall Clock for $23.50 Parlor Cabinet ror back, $21.00 hand polished mirror back, 525.00 value, for $7.60 Blrdscyo Maple Writing Desk for $6.75 $15.00 Golden Oak Desk for $7.50 $22.60 Light Oak Desk for $11.25 $18.76 Mission Wall Clock for $13.75 One odd lot of Rockers Upholstered seats and saddle seats, valued at $5.50 to Jli.76. (JjQ QJJ Your choice for WlvQ Stickley Morris Chair $22.50 Leather cushions, lor BUY YOUR- Holiday Furniture Now DURING OUR SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PER CENT, OFF SALE Murphy -DeGan-Weldon Co. 313 SOUTH SAUNA STREET. ive Piece Parlor Suite $29.50 Covered in vcrona velour, (40.00 value, $5.50 Music Cabinet All polished, for tM Gold Corner Chair $5,60 Upholstered scat, for Golden CJuartnrod Oulc Rockers Snddlo scat, hand pol- iohcd, K7G value, for "JR 19 Golden Oak Combination Bookcase With bevel plato mlrroiH, valued lit J1C.50, for $10.50 Extra largo upholstered fit at Rocker 1 i (I frame, value, lor $7.50 Golden Oak Morris Chair Claw feet, bond polished, nil hulr cunhlonu, JI3.GO value, A I for $1 Cnll und get one of our handsome Calendars Free J20.00 Golden Oalc China Cabinet Bent glass dido, for I tL flft Bluclr Oak Framed Pictures for 98c Three Piece Parlor Suite JiS.oi $19.50 Inlaid buck, volonr rovorlnB, value, for Stickley Rocker $4,98 Leather sent for CHRISTMAS GREETING BY ACADEMY PUPILS Entertainment at Christian Brothers Institution--Bishop Ludden Presides, The Christian Brothers Academy at East Willow and State streets was thrown open to the public yesterday afternoon when the junior department gave a Christinas greeting the foim of a mixed entertainment in the assembly hall on the third floor of the new buildins.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Patrick A. Ludden presided and a Urge number of the city priests weie in attendance. At the close of the exercises the audience was invited to inspect tho building.

The following programme was well rendered: Let XTs Adore Him" Gounod Placide Renaud and Academy Choli. Piano Fountain" Bohm Carl ffiallweg. Concert American Indian" Junior Speakers--Carl J. Bollwpg, Charles L. Burkhart, Norbert B.

Cook, Robert A. Dippold, Francig A. Donegan, Raymond W. Ellsassor, Cornelius F. Sullivan, Dennis A.

Shanahan, Joseph J. Stadler, Norbert Hemmer, John L. Herbert. Chester, J. Kleffer, George R.

Kiot- fer. Early Langan, Edward G. Markort, Irving La Grange, Frank M. Riedel, Kawin Staub. Leo W.

Tobin. Mountain Home" Glover Junior La Salle Glee Club. Christmas James J. McGuire. Violin and Gounod Carl Barthc-lme, Joseph F.

Holttmus. Wind and tho Junior La Salle Glee Club. New Year's Martin J. Elsasser. the Hills and Vales Resound" Richards DC La Salle Glee Club.

Christmas Greetings to Our Beloved Bishop. Francis J. Byrne. "Sweet Savior, Bless Ub Ere We Go" Academy Choir. The affair was In charge of the following committees: Reception--Peter J.

Byrne, Leo J. Bowman, Raymond J. Brown, John P. Byrne, William Bourke, Francis J. Byrne, John F.

Callahan. William J. Connors, Edmund P. Costello, Robert Leo Dunn, Martin J. EHsasser, Urban A.

Nicholsort, John L. McMahon, Michael F. O'Brien, Harry J. Peters, Edward J. Peters.

Invitation--Francis A. Troendle, I.eon- erd Dofhner. James P. Kehoe. Placide C.

Ronaud, Albert J. Kuntz, Thomas J. Hanlev, Leo J. Morris, Thomas F. Sullivan, Francis A.

Hogan. John V. Meath, John D. Cahill, John L. Kantak.

Sylvester J. Devine. Arthur L. Renaud, William J. Ryan.

John C. Tormey. Arrangements Leonard C. Kotz, Francis T. Leahy, Joseph F.

Holthaus, Francis Landers, James J. McGuire, George E. Devoy, Carl S. Botz, John A. Conierford, John P.

Curran, Leo B. Kuch- ncr. James R. Murphy. Norbert J.

Hess, William B. Drum, Early FOR COLD SPRING BRIDGE. Bids to Be Received at Albany Until Tuesday Noon. Bids will be received at Albany until 12 o'clock noon, Tuesday, December 27, for the construction of the bridge across the Seneca river at Cold Spring. It is expected that work will commence soon after the contracts are let.

The estimated cost of the structure, -which is 254 feet long, is RB.OOO. A ferry is now in service in the place of the old bridge. EXPRESS COMPANIES STRUCK BY AN AVALANCHE OF GIFTS FOR LOVED ONES FAR AWAY Enormous Business an Evidence of City's Growth and Prosperity, the Managers Say--Big Extra Forces Needed to Handle the Packages. "Whan there's plenty of transportation moving," said one of the local express managers yesterday afternoon, "you can make up your mind that everything else is all right, and the town is boomlne. I may say, with tolerable accuracy, that transportation is moving just now, and we're moving along with it." The representatives of all the local express companies agree that the bulk of this year's business is proportionately greater to date than that of any preceding year.

This indicates not only that money is "easy" and people are buying freely, but also that there' has been an encouraging growth of the city and its resources. The state of this business in the holiday season any city is an excellent trade barometer. While tho various companies are now doing a local business of the "land-office" order, the real rush beprln to-day, while high-water mark "will be reached tomorrow. Thus far most of the business, both in consignments and receipts, has been to and from distant points, particularly the west. To-day there will begin the more local shipments, which are pected before the end of tho week to attain record-breaking bulk.

All the companies have made special arrangements for this In extra, teams and help. Extra Man. and Wagons. "Business has been steadily growing with us since Saturday morning," said General Agent Alfred Hlgglns, of tho American Express Company. "There will bo a big rush to-day and to-morrow, but we are ready for it.

An extra forco is in reserve, which will probably be on the Jump for the balances of the week. We have engaged twenty extra men and hired three wagons to help out our own complement of twenty-two. "The business shows a large increase over that of last year, though that also was a good year for holiday shipments. In that 9onnection here is a fact which shows that the present rush is not a 'holiday The business each month of this year has been better than that of the corresponding month of last year. There has been'n.

steady gain which has compelled us to make permanent additions to our working force. This Is a significant sign of how the city is growing." Manager F. C. Brown of the United States Express Company was equally as enthusiastic. "Not only arc we extremely busy just now," he said, "but the year closing has seen the "biggest business of any year in our history bore.

We see in this excellent evidence of the lively business growth of Syracuse. "As for the holiday business, It began In earnest on Monday and has been grow, ing HUe a weed ever since. We are ready for the scrimmage of the balance of tho week, of course, and have five extra wagons on besides additional help at our office in East Washington street and at the L. Wi station. Some of tho people are worrying over Sunday deliveries, but they needn't, They'll get the goods.

Yes, it is certainly a big year, the best yet" Business The reports from ttt office cf tho National Express Company arc similar. Tho foreign business, especially, has been better than last year's, and tho domestic traffic has not been behind. Considering the whole situation, the conditions in freight, money and all other departments are better than they were last year, it was said, and tho holiday trade established a new record. The Christmas business began about two wcoks ago, when the big local hous.es began sending out Christmas goods and receiving others in return. This business grew dally, and this week the private shopper began a bull movement In shipments -which will reach its climax tomorrow.

Like the other offices, this company is fully prepared for Things are doing, also, around the railway stations, the tides having begun to movo on Monday. The trains have commenced running with more than usual weight, which toward the end of tho week will bo up to tho official limit. Tho remainder of the week, when University students and many of tho public will bo going out, while throngs are coming; Ip, will seo crowded waiting rooms, loaded trains and many shekels for tho railroad people. The Hotels Busy. All the hotels report an unusual amount of business this week.

At some of them It was reported that it had been necessary to turn guests awny, there being no quarters left for them. Business is reported as far larger than last? year, There being at present no extraordinary cauae, such as an important convention, to induce this overflow, it Is ascribed to two reasons, Christmas and general business activity. The hotel people say thnt a largo part of It ig.made up of the presence in tho city of out of town shoppers, who are coming hero In numbers never known before. Many people, too, are stopping 1 over In Syracuse on holiday journeys, while much of the increased business is due to the remarkable trade and Industrial activity Syracuse Is now enjoying. TWENTY-DOLLAR BILL MADE HIM A NEW MAN Stranger's Jag Disappeared Wien Money Was Found, "Now what am I Bh-goin' to do? I'm In an terrible fix.

They shay I'm In Sh- Sharrykuze, 1 said a stranger as with KUNDR-Y, THE (In "Parsifal" at tho Wietlng to-morrow evening.) halting steps ho approached Police Sergeant Bergen in the New York Central station waiting room early yesterday morning. "But. I don't, I don't, I don't jush know what to do, 1 he replied when asked what ho wanted to do, "No, I ain't got no money. No, I don't know nobody. No, ain't got no friends," ho replied to as many questions.

"Hud money In the bank, ain't got now. No, itin't got no bank book. "Llvo at Newberry Junction. I'm a railroad man, ninl 1 want to get back. Had a pass to New York to all-spend Christmas, ain't, got it now.

Got a ring, got a Jag and a halt pint of whisky, tluish all I sot now. 1' don't know what I'm goln' to do. If I could get sh-back, I'd be all right." Ills story was tola In bits as the officer questioned him. He said he wns a fro ght brakeman and had started out for New York with a pass jincl money. After awhile ho urged the officer to search him.

which he did. "Thush Bono, too," he said when shown an empty anc-hiilf pint batllc. After going through pocket after pocket a $20 bill was brought to light. "Now I cnn go to New York," ho exclaimed when showed the money. He became a now man In an instant and every bit of deletion and soirow Ishcd from his mind.

On rurfnor search $2.20 more was found, Tlio olllcer took him to the Mansion House, paid for his lodging and turned the rest of the money over to thu clerk to keep until morning. "Now don't get this. In the papers." was Ills last request as, he prepared to so to his room. Excursion to Boston, $9.00 for the round trip via West Shore Railroad on Friday, December 23; tickets good ten days on all regular trains. Consult agents for full information, MINOR AITAIES.

John Hyan and William McBride were arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective James Jiuoua on tho charge of larceny. They were found trying to sell Jar of butter, the potsoaslon of which they could not satisfactorily explain. A modal is in thu posbosslon of Chief of Police Charles R. Wright awaiting its owner. It was found on a lawn In intch street.

On the bar is engraved "BcsHio Ryan," and on tho front is ciignivetl "Singing." On the buck of tho pendant appears the words ",7. P. Mncawccnoy Medal, 1000." Louis Dlngledoln of No, 330 East Washington street In Police Court yesterday morning promised to support his wife, who Hud him artesied for spending IIIB monoy too freely on others, Hu was allowed to BO. Haltlc Ryan of No. 831 Grape street In Police Court yesterday morning was lined 5G for public Intoxication.

Jninos Murphy; who WUB found asleep In the City Hull yesterday rooming, wac airnlgned In Police Court on tho charge of being tramp and wns Fcnlcncait to pay a lino of $1 or to the Penitentiary for four months. Fmnk Obey gave himself up to Chief of Pollco Charles H. Wright yctitcnlny morn- Inn and tnld ho would 'so batk to the Elmlra Reformatory, froijn wh'ch ho wan released on parole. He Is boing held until the El.nlrn. authorities can bo communicated with, Frank Allen, a negro, wns arrested yes- teiday morning by Deteftlvo Jnmep Woods of this city and Detective William Spllllngs of Rochester upon clmrKO oC Rrancl larceny In tho second degree- fn stealing from Matthew Emm In a Rochester saloon.

Ho wns taken to Rochester yesterday aftemoon. Leave Syracuse 3.40 P. M. Via Y. C.

H. R. R. R. Ill connection with the Michigan Central, "The Niagara Falls Route," arrive Detroit 12.26 a.

Chicago 8 a. Through Bleeping cnt'H and dining oar serving breakfast Nllea to Chicago. For Information Inquire ot New York Central Agents or address W. II, Underwood, O. P.

Buffalo, Y. EVENING CLOTHES PROPER THING FOR THE "PARSIFAL" PRODUCTION Question Has Arisen in Local Society Circles as Curtain. Will Rise at 5.30 P. Actor to Eat Christmas Dinner at Home--Theatrical Notes. Wlml sliall bo worn at the production of "Parsifal" at tho Wlcthig to-morrow evening Is a question which IIIIH been raised In lonil society circles, us It IMS oomo UP In every city In which 11 W.

Savage company has iippenroil. As the ovonliiK performance begins G.30 o'cloelt, eltlior It in neeeshnry to put on evening clothes before li o'cloi which custom has madu tlio hour for donning In this country, or li Is nccessnry to dress between lint and. accond acts, In nddltlon lu dining, which Is rather a dlftleult proposition. This question lias nlrendy M'Ulorl In Boston ind New York, where It regarded quite the proper thing to Wt-iir evening clothes throughout the whol porfciimance, even if a tradition wcia vlolnted 'by so doing. A precedent wos established for tlilp In 1898 In London, when Covenl Unrdcn performance!) of Wagner's "Ring" wcro given without cuts.

These pcrfurmnneoti begun nt in the afternoon. Queen Alexandra, who wns then tho PrlneenH of Wales, had It ofilclnlly announced in thn Court Journal thnt It would bo not only proper, but necessary for all those attending these performances to In evening drcsu, SYRACUSE ACTOR WILL EAT CHRISTMAS DINNER AT HOME Pierce Kingsley's Local Comes at Opportune Plorco KlngHloy, who tho A of and the (Unr In tho melodrama "Pwrtui at the Altar," will open tliioe days' engnsement ut tho Grand next Monday afternoon, In one of tho few notorfi who will enjoy tho prlvlli-Ro uf eating hln ChrlBlmns dinner at home i yenr, Mr, Klnffsloy In a native oC thin city, where his family resides, mid by a for- tuniile bonking colncldcncn fiyrncuse engagement and Chrlstmitn raminci, STAGE BRIEFS. "Tho MfirrlnRo of Kitty," which Bcoroi) a hit hero curly In tho neuron, will plus a return enKagpnu'iH lit tlio Wl linB next Wodnevdiiy evening, with I i i i i Gerard anil Mux Flgimin 111 prlnulp.i] rolen, "The Liberty Bellon," with I I nttnunivc girls, now HOURS, lively diincvs and upc- rlaltlcB mid fiimoiiH Radium Hullfi. i bo the appropriate holiday offering Hi ilic Unstable (he flrsi half of next wi-uk. The mnn with tho deepen vain- iln Amei'icun operatic Htttgo to-dfty IH Mlron, who taken the purl of the hiiutlf Murdernlltj In the comic oprni, "Thi- i and llumllt," which will be- tho Chrlstmnii attraction ut On- Wli-tliif Monday, miilliH-g ami night, "Why Woman Bin" will Hew FKIVA.II ful local cnRnffoment at (ho OriinA with afternoon und evuninn i i i i i i day, Large audlcnceo lire niilicliwtint "His Honor, thn Muyor of the Biiwi-ry," Mark Swan's latcBt comedy drawn, whic-h luis In rn I 10 liv Wfil Nichols.

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Lyn'uin Smith will give at tho Cent Club this tu about seven! y-lU'f 1 pitimlnoiu bualiH-frS jnen oj tho city, who huvt 1 In-ln uppoiuted a tom- i a fur tin) purpuM, of ralt-tiiKT Jiuo.uM for (he i'. wlikh to 1st ussil COIIIH'ltltlll i II i lif JIKf. sum from Bi njitniln ecilon nnd equlpiiK'IH ul a iii-w litillilliiK Thi' tit I hit linim pur.lv so- clul, UK Mr i of HIM i i i il, -in-, to t1i-t'ij ij a mill mc'iiin of lni; tlio minis with ilia i i i I i i mi i i nnv.v-3 In hi'giui, Tluiiii-'h MI llata will In- i i i ihi, It ft Jmped to hiivt tin- i i i i i in limit) 1 und to i iuw ti, 9 spilng, The followhiK IIHVI- liM'ii iiultt-d in tha dinner. F. Jinooll, C.

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