The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-05

Doors Will Be Thrown Open and
the Biggest Bargains in Your Life
Will Be Had at the Great Fire
Sale.
BY order of the insurance company,
the stock of clothing, gents furnishing
goods, etc, which was saved from the
late fire in New York, is now being ar
| ranged and will be removed for the
| convenience of this sale to 225 Lacka-
wanna avenue, between Franklin and
| Penn avenues, a few doors from Penn
avenue, Scranton, Pa, and must be
| closed out at retail, at once.
| The insurance company after look
| ing over the stock decided the
| same was not SO badly damaged as
| claimed by the insured clothier and
| failing TO agree as to the loss, have
taken the stock and will return it into
money in order to make a settlement
as speedily as possible.
! On account of this great fire sale the
| immense building, 225 Lackawanna ave-
| nue., between Franklin and Penn ave-
| nues, d few doors from Penn avenue
| Scranton, Pa, has been rented ten days
to arrange for this great sale. The
| immense store will be open and this
| great fire sale will commence on We'd
nesday, April 5. at 8 o'clock a. m.
| Everything will he sold at retail at
81 per cent less than actual cost, as
| the sale must positively close in ten
days to satisfy the company. The en-
tire stock consists of nearly S39 900
worth of fine clothing. hats and fur
| nshing goods.
| AS the store has only been rented for
ten days everything will go rapidly
| This is the first fire sale of this kind
| that has eve" occurred in this city and
| may never occur again. In order to
| prove what tremendous sacrifices will
| be made, we mention a few of the ex-
| traordinary bargains that will be Of
| fered, and bear in mind, there are 90
600 different articles we cannot mem
| ton here We advise YOU to save this
| and bring it with you so that there be
no mistake an1 that you get exactly
the goods mentioned in this document.
Remember, no postponements; this
| fire sale will close in ten days Just
think of the following propositions, and
| remember that all goods priced in this
| document can be brought back any
time during the sale, if not considered
| worth the money and not soiled.
Mems fire worsteG overcoats, $3.50
This coat is worth $15.0C We allow
| you to keep it home four dayG and il
not sOiled you may return the same
and we hereby agree to return the
$2.9S. Mems fine spring and summer
overcoats in silk and satin lining $3.50
| This coat is really worth $1,000. Mems
extra fine satin lined. spring and sum-
mer overcoats, $7S5, positively worth
$500.
! A splendid suit of mems clothes
$2.9S. This suit is positively worth
$15.00. Keep il home four days and if
not soiled, return and we agree to re-
fund the $2.9S. Mems fine spring
weight pants $l29, fine quality, really
worth $500, latest style and very hand
some. Keep them home four days and
if not soiled, return the same and We
hereby agree to return the s1.29.
Mems extra fine suits, $685.. This
S6S5 suit is the finest material, latest
style, we'll made and positively worth
$1,000. Ask to see it. High grade
goods-wearing equal to the finest
quality custom work, and over 1000
| different suits. in silk and satin lined,
All must go regardless of cost.
Roys' and childrens suits. from 7S
cents up. Boys knee pants, II cents.
Boys hats, worth $3.50, for Is cents.
Mems hats. Z; cents, worth $3.50 Good
handkerchiefs, cents, worth % cents.
Socks, cents. Mems fine underwear,
45 cents per suit, worth $3.50. Fine
silk suspenders, cents, worth 70
cents. SILK umbrellas, 40 cents, worth
$3.50 and a thousand other articles we
have no space. to mention here.
We have thousands of mems and
boys suits which for want of space we
cannot mention here. Also extra size
suits for large and stout men.
225 Lackawanna avenue, between
Franklin and Penn avenues, a few
doors from Penn avenue, Scranton, Pa.
Positively no goods sold and no one
allowed in the building until Wednes-
day. April ., at 8 o'clock a. m.
Don't he misled by any sign which
other merchants may display; look for
our sign, a large red sign. Pay no
attention to any other. 90