The Marion Star from Marion, Ohio • 8

THE KARIOW DAILY STAR, THURSDAY, APRIL 1S00. 8 WEATHER Fair tonight; increasing cloudiness Friday. THE WARNER EDWARDS STORE. FOR Tilt COMBINE Marion Presbytery in Session at Marysville Votes To Unite with Belief ontaine. FULLY 200 THERE The Ladies' Temperance Society of St.

Mary's Church Gives' a Delightful Social. Just now fSJ A BANQUET. Marion Lodge No. 402, Knighta of Pythias, To Enjoy One. Marion Lodge, No.

402, Knights of Pythias, will confer the rank of esquire on one candidate and the rank of knight on four candidate Friday night. The degree work will begin at 8 o'clock. One week from Friday night a banquet will be served. This will probably wind up the series of social sessions of the season. Spring Underwear You'll accomplish a double object by purchasing here this week.

You'll be ready when the weather turns warm, and you'll gave money, too. Women's vest, low neck and sleevelets, Richelieu ribbed 9 Women's -vent, low neck, sleeveless or short I A sleeves, neck ribbon taped IUC Women's tests, fine ribbed, low neck and short IE sleeves, silk taped neck, special value I WW Women's vests, Jersey ribbed, white or ecru, long or short sleeves, silk taped, silk crochet stitching, also drawers, knee lengths Children's summer vests in high neck and long sleeves, nicely trim- I med, 25c down to I Men's balbriggan shirts or drawers, all sizes, special, IS THE TIME TO PICK UP THE CHOICEST DRESS FABRICS IN SUMMER. WEIGHTS IN WOOL GOODS AND IN WASH FABRICS. 25c lie 25c WAISTS NAZARETH Are the only seamless knit waists for boys and girls, with tape buttons to fasten the clothing to. They are well stayed with tape bands and cun be used the nr year round, ages 2 to 12 years, price sbwv Children's waists.knitted'and elastic like a ribbed I Cm vest, then stayed with' tapes and buttons, price I Uu ORIGINATORS yta OPEN NIQHT3 THE CASH STORE THE SATISFACTORY STORE.

nfm- Exclusive styles In the ij i fie "Sea Island" I A ities dimities loG terns peeulinr to the DimitieS real Scotch QC. dimities few 32-Inch Sri, Gros-de-Londre Some beautiful effects I in gray Iww Qlllr ffn- Striped Linens i i 24 inches wide, lsned Linens win launder nicely and retain their QQ. finish Warner TROUBLES the result of improper care and lack Perhaps you aro to blame for conditions, lint no matter what th'e what lead up to it. you bring your troubles to me let me talk to you E. C.

THROCKMORTON, Y. M. O. A. Building, north stairway.

TOOTH STKI'HEN W1M.14MH, 4 I I Spring and Summer am now showing a vnrj nan and niwi't are often of attention. both causa or tooth about it. Dr. Merchant Tailoring. exelnslva line of novelties In cloths of ilftnlRna and colors fur Rnntlxirion wmtr; al an fxiimmve line of plain Mild (ancy koihIs in tile ilnrk color, ilnzk.

Iiluu, for li lit' wimr, which will niHktt up In tho iiinat approvi'il fuahlon and style, tHeillly from the measure of vom form, secnrliiK for you parfrrt fitting; gunueiUs at prices raoKlug (rom U8.00 to iU.UU or more to suit your wants and Uites. THE C. E. WILEY STORE. We place on sale today our spring line of Caps.

These are dinct from the Fank P. Ileid the best American manufacture. We show the correct styles in Hats. Youmans', Roelofs, Wiley's and Stose's specials. Wear one of these and you can have the satisfaction that no one wears a more stylish hat.

Merchant Tailoring in all the term implies. Range of price, $15.00 to $50 00. THE C. E. WILEY STORE.

1 12! 8. Main Kt. THREE PRIZES ARE AWARDED Alter the I'lajr at Card a Fine Luncheon Is Served Which In Heartily Mnjoycd by All Present. The Affair Is One Which Will Ijoiiij He Keiiiemhercd Mont Pleasantly. The Indies' Temperance society of St.

Mary's church gave a delightful social, card party apd luncheon at St. Mary's hall Wednesday evening. The affair attended by fully two hundred people and was one of the most enjoyable ever given by the society. There were thirty tablcn at pedro, and three prizes were offered. Miss Katie Fergus won the ladles' prize, a China coffee urn; Peter Dlngeman won the gentleman's prize, a smoking set; James Dee won the booby prize.

After the prizes were awarded, the luncheon was served at the tables about the hall. The menu was not only a nice one, but the service of the ladles was charming. AT PROSPECT The FiniCral of James Decker Occurs Wednesday. James Decker of Columbus, formerly a resident of Prospect, died Monday at the Capital City from the ravages of consumption, from which he had been a sufferer for some time. Mr.

Decker was a comparatively young man and leaves a wife and ff.mlly. He was a son of James Decker of Prospect, The funeral occurred at Prospect Wednesday, the remains being interred in the Prospect cemetery. FOR THE PRESENT The Cemetery Trustees Will Not Ap point a Superintendent, Tho Marlon cemetery trustees will not appoint a superintendent for the Marion cemetery at once. A superintendent must be chosen, hut the trustees desire to secure as good a man as the late John Wilson, If possible. This they believe will be difficult to ac complish.

BURNED WOODLAND I llt'inu Cleared and Will Soon Ite I'nder tho Plow, The timber from the big woods near Marseilles, which burned last fall, Is now being cut into stove wood and marketed. Many thousands of cordj will be cut during the summer and put on the market. The land will probably be cleared within the next couple of years. LOCAL BREVITIES. Cunningham, the plumber.

flo see the king In yellow at Plum's Plerson for fresh oysters and fish. 125-t3-p uiiy your wheel of Blum, and you will be pleased. 1 C. B. Gunn, dentist.

Office Cummin Memorial building. 9t-tf Dinner sets only 81.00 at the Peonlc'a store, 128 south Main street. 12G-t2 Dr. Richardson will leave next week for a few months' vacation. 124-t5p The Hathuoue Sisters will hold a special meeting Friday evening.

Ash stove wood, best in the land Prendergast Lumber and Coal Co. 58-tf For sale Land by the acre, suitable tor Fred W. Peters. Wm. B.

Kinnear teaches voice cul ture, piano, harmony. 411 north Main street. lll-t24-o Pierson'a Boston Market: Fresh caught fish, plenty of trout, pickerel, snad, halibut, 125-t3-p Organs cleaned and rcnalred bv Dow ler Bros. Leave orders at W. Baker's music store.

118-et5-D The members of the Eastern star will attend the funeral of the late John ilson tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Cantsn Marion. No. Cfi. Patri Militants, I.

O. O. will have a spe cial meeting tomorrow evening. The county commissioners were nut Wednesday nfternoon viewing the Keener, Longville and Gurley pikes The cast and chorus or "THa rhimo. of Normandy" will meet at the Free Miver club rooms tonight at 7:30 ociock.

The local fishermen are alreadv rv mg their luck In the Marion countr strer.ms. The fish are not biting as yet, tiowever. The class of '99 of the Hieh -linrfl will have a called business mpptinu the home of Miss Oral Snaulding of norm state street Tuesday evening. T. Jones is In Ostramler.

Imvlntr been called thero by the death of his grandmother, who passed away Wednesday. The funeral will occur Friday Monday evenlnsr Judite J. C. Tohias or nucyrus severed his connection with the school board of that riir f. ter having served on It for fifteen years, years of which time he was president.

The iuden had rlrnn tho board as so much of the business It gave him conflicted with his Judicial affairs. I REV. THOMAS MADE MODERATOR DiKtinguiHhed Divines Are Present for the Two-Day Session At the Same Time the Woman's Presby-terlal Missionary Society Holds a Convention Marionltes Present. The annual session of the Marion Presbytery and the annual meeting of the 'Woman's Presbyterial Missionary society of the Marion district baa been going on at Marysville for the past two days. Mrs.

W. E. Butcher of this city Is the president of the society. The masting was held in the Presbyter-Ian church of that city. There was present about one hundred delegates and members from all parts of tbe district.

The meeting closed Wednesday night with a general lecture on missionary work by Rev. John M. Kile, a prominent Presbyterian missibnary of Brazil. Besides Mr3. Butcher, the following Marion ladies were in attendance: Mrs.

S. E. Barlow, Mrs. W. L.

Warner, Mrs. O. WT. Weeks, Mrs. Will Krause, Mrs.

Emma Shaw, Mrs. S. E. DeWolfe and Miss Kate Fies. The Maribn Presbytery held its sessions in the Presbyterian and Congregational churches, and all of its sessions were well attended and highly interesting.

A great deal of church business wa3 transacted. The Presbytery almost unanimously voted to combine with the district. This move has been discussed for some time, and a committee was appointed to consummate the combination. Rev, W. E.

Thomas of this city- was elected moderator for the ensuing yer.r. There will be an adjourned meeting of the Presbytery at Delaware May 1, and there will be a meeting at Iberia during the autumn months. Among the prominent speakers present were Rev. A. D.

Hawn, D. of Delaware; Rev. D. D. Bigger, D.

Columbus; Rev. I. Revennan, Allegheny City, Rev. Hugh Scott, Athens. CITY OF MARION May Possibly Have a Base Ball Club This Year.

There Is still much talk of a base ball club for Marion this season. Manager Perry of the fairground say3 that he expected to see an Independent club organized here, but was not certain as yet who would be the manager. John McAdanut of Urbana, however, has about fully decided to locate In Marlon with it billinrd hall, and if he does there is but little doubt but what he will be at the head of a local team. POWER OFF. The Klectrio Licht and Power Conv pany Has a Mishap.

The city was without street car service and electric lights for a time Wednesday night owing to an accident at the electric light and power sta Hon. A flue was bursted, and necessi tated shutting down for a time. SOCIAL AFFAIRS. The friends of Fred Jessop agree' ably surprised him at his home at Kensington street Wednesday evening, to remind him of tbe sixteenth anni versr.ry of his birth. Games of all kinds were enjoyed, the most promi ncnt ieature oeing tne coal soot mas querade, which was immensely enjoy ed by all.

Nice refreshments were served. At a late hour the guests de parted wishing Mr. Jessop many happy returns of the evening. Those present were the Misses Carrie Merchant, Ida F. Merchant, Jessie Rowland, Beatrice Dutton, Bettie Mcr chant, M.

Adda Merchant, Laura How Ison, Fay Young, Mildred Dlcker3on, urace iiusti and Messrs. Geo. F. Bow- ers, Earl Finch, George Howison, Harvey Martin, Edson Bush, Jacob Merchant, Lawrence Young. Trueman Owen, James Crlswell, Jacob Eolinger and Cora Newberry.

Miss Iva Rush of Pearl street enter tained the J. S. club Wednesday even Ing. A pleasant eocial time was had by nil, and nice refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Allie Davidson.

THE SICK. Philip Bender, the Janitor of the Street building, is recover ing arter an Illne3s of three weeks with pneumonia. It will be some time before he will be cble to resume his duties. John Elsrode, the janitor at the opera house, was taken seriously ill Wednesday while at work at the house. He was taken ta his home on Windsor street, where he is still nil 1 1 A ill Kiiffor.

ing from his stomach and heart. For a time Wednesday his condition was critical. The Enworth Im uai iuu( i. rawrord, Delaware, Ashland and Morrow counties will meet In convention at Mt. Gilead June 23 and 26.

A large delegation from this city will attend the convention. SPRING SllOES ARE HERE, Those Bright Sunshiney Days Certainly remind you that you Should look up your footwear. We buy and sell for cash and our prices and qualities are RIGHT. Women's Vid Kid, latest styles. $1.85.

New York Store. BARN BURNED. Los Occurs on the William Thew Farm Near Caledonia. A barn on the farm of William Thew, who resides near Caledonia, was burned to the ground Wednesday night about 11 How it caught is unknown. A surrey was also consumed by the 'flames.

The loss will not amount-to a great deal, as $200 Insurance was carried on the barn. THE CITY IN BRIEF. A number of young trees have been secured for planting In the public school grounds Arbor day. Pocahontas council held a regular meeting Wednesday evening, at which business pertaining to the order was transacted. Archbishop William Henry Elder will confirm tne class at St.

Mary's church on Wednesday, May 2, Instead of May as announced. Kelly Company will commence work on the George street sewer next week. At the sama time a sanitary sewer will be constructed over the larger ditch. As soon as the new boiler department of the Huber shops opens, several of the water tube boilers of the Ilurke brothers will be manufactured. The demand for these boilers is growing.

City Engineer Scott has commenced the work of the completion of the sidewalks on which construction was started last fall. Mr. Scott hopes to bf.ve them all finished by the time he retires from office, May.l. The Republican members of the now city council will commence the construction of its final slate this evening. This is expected to be the final caucus, and when the body meets Friday night it will be ready to make its appointments, i A.

F. McNeal of this city has been made a member of the committee on constitution by the Phi Kappa Psi fra ternity which is holding its general convention in Columbus thta week. The committee is one. of the most important in 4he work of the society. The contract for the remodeling of the Evanselleal Protestant church will be let early in May.

The plans and specifications have been approved and the money subscribed. It is the inten tion to await until the arrival of Rev. Herman Freer, the new pastor, before the contract Is let. This was the desire of Rev. A.

Eiermann, and the congregation agreed to his wishes. PERSONALS. Day Clifton of LeRue spent Sunday in Marion, looking after business. Mr. and Mrs.

L. M. Hipsher and son, Harry, are visiting Caledonia relatives. Mrs. C.

E. Wiley, who has been visiting at Wooster, will return Saturday. Miss Maggie Ross of Delaware is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hoyt of this city. Dr.

William Seaman and William Dodge of Delaware were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Mary Almspachcr of LaRue is the giKst of her brother, J. C.Johnston of this city. Mrs.

O. W. Weeks has returned home after a visit of a couple of days in Marysville. John Richards of Columbus returned home today after a few days' visit with Captain James W. McMurray.

Chief Clerk Coreman of the state auditor's office at Columbus was in the city Wednesday visiting Auditor b. M. Hipsher. Mrs. W.

A. Spnulding, Mrs. M. A. Taylor and Mrs.

William Drake of LaRue were the guests of friends in the city O. Weeks, John Bartram, A. F. McNeal and L. B.

McNeal are at Columbus attending a natfonal meeting of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Extra lamp globes at the Peonle's store, 128 south Main street. 12G-t2 Th Modra Oroecry, 35 CENTS for one pound Lettuce and oue Bottle of Imported Vijce. NICE JERSEY SWEET POTATOES. R.

T. LEWIS CO. Successor to Gunder A Lewis. Phone 130. X.

Main Opp. court house Clial- 0ur of challies inline cllulli everything from HcS the part wool challies at 29enp to the elegant QC A satin btrijie tfQG FOIllard A SPCUI offering in Clllc venty-four iph foul-cIlKS aids in dark fC grounds Iww DOtted Silk A complete line Muclirc of tlieiie Bty'isi iUllMlbb fabrics in warn, white and every new Cft. shade wUC Linen be tnuoh used tia iitle 8eaBon 'or waists and for In U11S dresses, a sheer si'k finished fabric from Ire- "1 land, 30 inch IOC Edwards. I A Store I of Beauty Such is this store because of the exceptional fine showing 1 of fancy dishes and china of all I i kinds. Come Sec for Yourself I lAl.niA 1 .1.

-wi-pii-o giui-wiRi!) cun- S8.90 ThesiJ are called tha'-Meteor," anew production of tho manu-t facturers and especially fine and pretty. a We are soiling a Sthrins 101- piece porcelain set 7 1 Buy wall paper, floor oilcloth, rjora mouldings here. The Marion Bazar Opp. Postodise, IT WILL TICKLE YOU To have a comfortable pair tri vV Turn-' MKIttHANT TAIl.OK. S.

WILLIAMS. '1 MEET ME AT FRANK'S, Sl.00 A Friday Silk Sale ill take place at this store tomorrow. The special feature of thin mle will hu the large assortment of wanted silks at prices never so low. The pride tif this store is Its silk stock. We believe it is the best silk store in Central Oliio.

We buy silks from the manufacturer and always make lower prices than are found elsewhere, but this Friday we want to make a silk noise, we want every lady expecting to buy a silk dress, waist or skirt to buy it tomorrow, and we are willing to pay ymi for it. we liave them in full pieces, also in exclusive patterns. SI OO Printed Twilled Foulards, all silk, six ii shades TwG To make it pleasant and profitable we will give a discount of 20 per cent, on the exclusive patterns of Foulards. About twenty patterns all told, and they are the choice of this season's production'. Evening Shades of Figured Satins, Yellow.

Nile. Pink. Light Blue, also figured China silk Heliotrope, these are dollar silks Friday at Exclusive Waist Lengths, the choice of fifty of that sold at $1.00, l.25, and up to $1.50 a yard go tomorrow at per Tf yard IOC BLACK SILKS. ,1 We recognize no competition on Muck Silks. We are satisfied that we sell more silks than the balance of Marion stores.

Our silks are made from Italian stock, insuring better wear and a better luster. IS-inch Taffeta Silk 3Qc The UhlerA Phillips Store The great popularity of our black and colored mohairs is the oscasion of a phenomenal sale in our dress goods section. Every observing customer assures us that our mohairs are much cheaper and have a brighter luster than any that can be found elsewhere. Bright, lustrous mohnirs in brown, navy, gray and black Very scarce and hard to find. Cftsk Here at wUG Black, silk finished mohairs 48 inches wide, with a rich, black sheen 1C at IOC Black and navy mohairs and Sicilians with the silky finish that are so much in de- I- fin mand I iUU Black silk mohairs with as beautiful a luster as the most magnificent all silk fabrics noted for dura- A hi showing of ready made mohair drets skirts Uhler Pbillipj $1.25 20-inch Repousse It Is a heavy satin finish with a gros grain back and Tonuses to be very popular.

'eauDeSoie 75c, $1.50. all hargains for tomorrow. Gros Grain three qualities, Melrose, Pe kin stripe and a line of Satin Duchess. If you come in the morning you will get best attention. No samples given.

In tbe Millinery Department we have made extensive preparations for your millinery business. A line of walking hats came today the trimmer has been busy miinufacturing new hats. The show room is sull of hats suitable for ladies and misses at all prices, WILL EE GLAD TO SEE YOU TOMORROW. D. A.

FRANK 00. oi sirne once more, then buy a pair of STOLL'S EASY SHOES..