The evening world. Newspaper, May 17, 1904, Page 9

LOVERS REUNITED AFTER 22 YEARS Parted by a Quarrel, the Long- Separated Pair, After Ro- mantio Reunion, Again Plight Their Troth and Will Wed. BOTH HAD MARRIED AND LOST CONSORTS. For Nearly a Quarter of a Cen- tury Each Had Fondly Hoped and Prayed to Meet the Other Some Day. After a lover's quarrel of twenty-two | ” years ago a wedding !s to be the ro- mantic reunion of two long-separated lovers. The romance, which is causing Bay- onne, N. J., to discuss with interest one of {ts well-known citizens, has come Into the life of Willlam D. Byron, of No, 20 East Twenty-fifth street, ‘The long-separated love of his youth Is Mrs, Adeline J. Whittimore, of Philadelphia, and the marriage bells which were to have rung twenty-two years ago will peal forth in a few weeks. Mr. Byron 1s a prosperous merchant, with @ store at Avenue D and Twenty- fifth street, Bayonne. He !s a distin- gulshed-looking man of forty-five strongly resembling, with his gray hair, worn in the style of the famous painter and scuiptor, the late Gerome. Mrs. Whittimore is a handsome woman of thirty-nine, who, in spite of the sorrow which her’ long separation from the man she loved brought Into her life, re- tains much of her girlish beauty “Yes, we are to be married,” said Mr. Byron to an Evening World reporter to-day, folding a letter which he was jurt then writing to his regained sweet- heart. Girl's Father Broke 1 "It certainly is a. happy one for me. 1 ago I fell in love with / who lived in Red Se ged and were to have been married, but our plans were suddenly put to ‘the winds y her father's announcement that his daughter should never be my wife. He had set his heart upon her marrying Enghteen minutes jrom City Hail to Btoomingdaies’— This means that this is the most convenient store in Manhattan for Brooklyn people. Avenue Elevated, Not an Ordinary Clothing Sale But a Wonderful Merchandising Event. | There are clothing sales of some kind some- where every day in the week—but you won’t This sale gives you the op- portunity to buy two suits for about the price of one. Every garment shows its real worth in material, cut and gen- eral workmanship. another young mruch richer in Worldly goods than TL. “ir knew the man to be a ypocrite, nothing say could convines the father. I pleaded with Addie to marry me anyway, but ghe was, a young ‘and obedient girl and 0 “isplease her father. uarrelled and separat “About @ year after the quarrel I re- osived from Bir. Johnson a letter bex- ging me to come back, as he had been mistaken In the rich young man he had el for his daughter, 1 was proud to listen to the old mi apprecintion of my good. in and stubbornly refused to go. "I bad out of pique already become engaged to snother girl and. married her, though I admit It was only for spite, Addie was then married through per father’s arrangement to a young hamed Whittimore, who died sev- years ago, Still Loved His 014 Sweetheart, “My wife died two years after we were married and for twenty years I have lived alone. I loved sweetheart and remained true to her, tor I knew that she loved me in spite of all that had happened, ‘A few days ago I was standing in my store when a woman in heavy mourning entered. She came up to me with outstretched hand and said: ‘Don't you remember me William?’ “The voice was famillar, too rd, iy ons. but the woman was @ stranger to me threw back her heavy veil audireaeres nized my long-lost sweetheart. it course she had changed, but she was for the moment the ime young girl and I fora po quae, man who wenty- vetgne fold me that her Uf iad bee “Sho told me that her life ha clouded. with sorrow since ‘her tarnen had made her give up. And that sor- row had been the one bitter trial of her life. The bride-elect, who 1s to ma: sweetheart. of neatly a quarter of a century ago, says s! came over to Bayone on purpose to see the man she loved. “I wanted to geo if he was still un- married and !f he remembered me and I found that his thoughts for the past twenty-two years had been as con- stant as my own “When I walked into that store 1 felt that twenty-two whole years were elther to roll suddenly away from my life or that my future was to be a continuance of those long sad years T had passed through.” Mrs, Whitimore Who {s in mourning for her sister, will be the bride at a very quiet wedding. The reunited lovers will go to hou: keeping in a pretty home at No. 20 Twenty-fifth street, Bayonne. Mr. Ryron has been remodelling his home and refurnishing it an elMborate manner and when his long lost sweet- heart enters ft as his bride she will find the rooms decorated In the colors she had planned with her youthful Tover in Red Bank long ngo. ee WALKED 200 MILES. + | New York Lawyer and Friend Do rt in Eleven Days. MONTREAL, May 17.—Howart Conk- ling. a New York lawyer, and former member Of the Legislature, and Peter Ingersoll arrived here after having walked 200 miles. They walked from Jauzerne, N.Y. it. Lambert. oppo- + to St. site here, making the distance im eleven | dava. find a sale to equal this We cannot fill mail or C, O, D, orders, Men's Svits, $3.93. You can't du- plicate these suits anywhere for less than $7. They are of all-wool mate- rials, well made, perfectly cut, and of this sea- son's manufac~ ture, During this sale, your choice,” $3.93 Men’s Suits $5.55. These would sell regularly at $10 and $12. Every one of them of reliable cassimere or cheviot, in a large variety of styles. They are per- fect in every detail. ing this sale, Ser SOLD Men's Fine Svits, $9.95. Of fine grade pure worsted; all new- et patterns; tailored in excellent mann lined with heavy quality Itglian and serge ‘ining. The meterial and workmansh:p are equal to those in suits at double this price. Dur- ing this sale, your $9.95 choice, Men’s Flannel Suits, $4.95. The popular two-piece Summer suits, made of feather-weight flan- nels, in a variety of new styles ; trousers are made with turned - up bottoms, have belt straps $4.95 —choice during this sale, Men's Olfice Coats, 37c. All sizes, in dark striped cotton; very well made, Tan Top Coats, $5.50. These men's Top Coats are of tan covert cloth— the sort usually sold at §8—and in some cases even $10. Every coat is properly cut, made and trimmed, Choice during si, $5.50 Men's Suits, $7.77. Of high - grate cheviots, cassi- meres and unfin- ished worsteds, in the season's most desirable _ styles, Every suit lined with serge and sewed with ‘silk. Not one in the lot worth less than $12—-a great many worth $15. Choice dur- $7.77 ing this sale Men's Custom Suits, $12.95 All made of the very finest mate- rials; have hand - made buttonholes, hand-padded collars and raised arm- Ber Pcie be 612.95 Men’sBluc Serge Suits,$5.95 This blue serge is guaranteed fast color, having stood the acid test—a new suit if it fades or turns color, or your money back; these suits are properly made and trimmed, and would regularly sell for $10. Choice during this $5. 95 le sale, Men's White Vests, 59c. Made of white duck of the quality usually put in $1 and $1.50 vests. Take Third scsceaeaac als a-nation cca in THE WORTD: TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1904: HARLEM TENANTS = AREONASTAKE Desire to Rent Apartments. POLICE ARE CALLED TO Landlord Raised Rents, tive Association Formed. and 200 East One Hundredth street, on strike against what they c! raise in thelr. rents. night are picketing the houses mounting guard on the warning away possible renter: ly all of the bread-winning the families organized the day into a body which t the Tenants’ handed action of their landlord. terday that the police of the 9|One Hundred and Fourth street st. although no ar- tlon were called in, rests were made. nue. every one in the four houses, four rooms each, according to thelr occupants, once in a year. There are thousands of garments in this wonderful clothing sale that will sell for less than the actual cost of the materials in them. In fact, this sale constitutes $60,000.00 ‘Worth of Good Dependable Seasonable Clothing at About 60c. on the Dollar. While the prices quoted in this sale are ridiculously low, the quality of every garment is of that high character which warrants our guaranteeing every suit or overcoat to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Men's Trousers, $1.66. Of all- wool cheviot and cas- simere, in stripes checks, _ plaids and __herring- bone, They are- made as well as it is possible to make them. Not a pair worth less than $3, many worth $3.50 — choice, during this sale, e Men's Trousers, $2.95. Made of pure worsteds, cassi- meres and chev- fots, in all the oy most desirable styles; perfect in cut and general finish— during this sale, $2.95 Boys’ Suits, $2.95, A large variety of suits-in this lot, the actual values of which are from $5 to $6. Some Russian blouses for the small boy from 2% to 6 years, and single and double breasted suits for the larger boys from 8 to 16 years, Some with plain pants, others with bloomer trousers—during $ this sale, choice at 2.95 Youths’ Suits, $3.93. For young men from 14 to 19 years, They are of all wool material in a variety of the season's newest patterns; all well made and trimmed and in every way good value at’ $7 and $8. Choice during $3 93 this sale, Third Avenve to Lexingtom—Dlogmingdale Brothers—Finy-Ninn to Sixtiet street Eighty Families Picketing Flats in One Hundredth Street and Warning Away Persons Who PRESERVE THE PEACE. and Those Not Dispossessed Ex- pect to Be Put Out—Protec- Elghty faméiies tn the line of five- story brick tenements, Nos. 203, 205, 207 to be an unjustifiable and unreasonable The women by day and the men by and, Protective Association of Harlem, with which they propos to fight what they consider the hig! The situation became so acute yea- The trouble with these tenants began on April 15, when the former owner, Mulvihill by name, who had been a reasonable sort of a landlord, accord- ing to them, as landlords go In houses of that sort, sold the four flats to the Present owner, who |s said to be Sam- uel Wolchok, of No/ 1938 Webster ave- The new landlord, according to the tenants, promptly raised the rents of Flats of which formerly cost $% or 39, must now be pald for at the rate of $12, $13 and even $15 per month, Ever since the landlord and his agents announced the raise there has been | muttering among the tenants and talk of retaliation of some sort. This led to Uspossess proceedings. John Gifford, the blind janitor of one of the houses, | and the tenants joined the Tenants’ | Protective Association of Harlem. | Sixty-five Yollars was raised as a work- ing fund, As the protective association ts | composed of the fighting male mem-| bers of the association the women of | the fiats have organized an auxiliary | body known as the Woman's Aux- iMary to the Tenants, &o. Their work is of the missionary kind conducted from the steps leading Into ¢he house ‘The head of the organizations !s Utto Howe, a cripple, on the first floor of No, 25, He holds cMce hours during the day and directs his campaign from that place. Howe was drawn into an argument relative of the owner 4@ few days ago and several flower pota which adorned Howe's alll were broken. One of the tenants is said to be a fortune-teller and a dealer in love po- tions. It Is alleged that she work her charms on the ren’ but was unsuccessful. The first clash came last Friday when one of the tenants, Louls Mil- gram, having refused to pay his rent as increased, was ordered out on a dis- possess Warrant. Since then others have been ordered to move, Fights have been frequent with the iandlora’s representatives, Those who have pot yet been out out object to bills put up. and every possible renter ts turned away by the pickets. Fast Express Trains PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 70 LONG BRANCH, ASBURY PARK, SPRING LAKE & POINT PLEASANT Op,and after May 16, Leave New York: Weat 234 KI; Running through to ASBURY PARK IN MINUTES and making « proportionate schedule to Long Branch, rolnt Neasant and intermediate stations, RETUR: G TRAIN LEAVES Point Pleasant, 7.18 A. M.; Asbury Park, 743 Ac Me; Long Branch, 8.00 A.M, at: riving New York 9.23 A.M. W._W,_ATTERB! JR. WOOD, Passe! GEO. W. BOYD. Gi ‘Tratfio Manager, S"Paneenger Ament: There are a thousand and one reasons for this sale—However, the results of our planning are what you are interested in—so that is all we've printed. Corduroy Pants, 29c. Boys’ good quality fom corduroy knee pants, made with patent | bands and_ buttons. | Regular 7Sc. gar- ments — during this only, 29c Boys’ Suits, $1.31. Two-piece sults, sizes 7 to 15 years, of strictly all-wool cheviots and cassi- meres, in neat checks, plaids and stripes. ‘These suits are well made, lined and trim- med and worth every cent of $3—choice dur- ing this. saie, $1.31 Boys’ Suits, $1.87. Hundreds of smart double-breasted suits in all desirable styles and fab- rics, for boys between 8 and 16 years of age — during this $1.87 sale only, . Three~Piece Suits, $3.95. For boys from 11 to 16 years; well! made and well trimmed—the usual $5 three-piece suit; choice $3 95 ° during this sale, Men's $2.00 Hats, 99c. All the newest and most correct blocks in soft and “ stiff hats are here in pleasing variety; there are hats here to suit every head —and you may pick your choice of an: Sh at d 99c Second Floor, 60th St. Section. Ks > Dig so, how much did you pay for it? bought one for $19.95. If your purchases |, We Give 3 B. & M. Blue Trading Stamps With Each Ten Cents You Spend. RING Wednesday and Thursday, May 18th and 19th, we shall give three B. & M. Blue Trading Stamps with each ten cents you spend in The 14th Street Store. You receive these stamps without any restric- tions or annoying conditions being imposed. If your purchases amount to $10.00 you will receive 300 B. & M. Blue Trading Stamps, and this number entitles you to a premium. amount to $20.00 you will receive 600 B. & M. Blue Trading Stamps, and this number entitles you to lextremely useful and valuable premiums. 26.50 Axminster Rugs, 9x12, at 19.95 Fourth Floor. ID YOU EVER havea Perfect 9x12 Axminster Rug on your floor? If : You may have been fortunate enough to buy one for $25 in a big sale that some of our good neighbors may have held, but we venture to say you never 26.50 WE HAVE in our possession, and will place on sale 26.50 C5) Wednesday, 173 Axminster R ize 9x12 Laser Axminster ednesday, minster Rugs, exact size A AS Rugs, including seven different patterns, all perfect and new Rugs, 19.95 |and beautiful designs, | | These rugs sell usually for 26, 50. Our Wednesday price will be 19.95. NDEED they’re not. These All-Wool Smyrna Rugs Are Not Bad prices: A big purchase of Ingrain and Tapestry Brussels Carpets that shoujd have been on sale ten days ago Provoking, isn’t it? Good for you, though. We give you the saving, and make our profit just the same. Ingrain Carpets, yard, 39e just arrived. down his price. We Do Not Lose Money On This OME STORES advertise as if they were constantly giving goods away—as S This is ridiculous and everybody knows it. Wedo not make any such preposterous claim. We make money, That is what we are here for, and if we told But we do save you moncy. if 18 x 36 in. 21 x 40 in. 26 x 54 in. Ingrain Carpets, yard, 9c at 73c.3 worth 1.15 1.24; worth 1.75 1.49; worth 2.50 On the contrary, they’re very good. ing in all the small sizes, they’re just the things to cover up the bare spots. 30 36 x 60 in,, at 1.895 worth 3.25 x 72in, at 2.695 worth 4.45 4x7 feet, at 4.49; worth’ 7.25 Ingrain and Tapestry Brussels Carpets Tapestry Brussels, 59c Sampson's 40c. Oilcloth, a yard, 27¢. 500 Carpet Hassocks, values 50c. and 65., each 29¢ and $9c. Beautiful Furniture. everything was sold at a loss. you anything different you wouldn’t believe us. confidence in that statement. Furniture makers all over the United States sold us furniture 25 per cent below the fixed market price—25 per cent below the prices quoted by any other New York house. 1 ey did this ted to have their goods on sal 9.98 for an 18.00 Combination Set, including iron bed, iron spring and combination mattress. The bed is made of metal, white enamelled and brasstrimmed. spring is metal, carefully bronzed, and the mattress is durably made with a combination fibre filling. 4.48 for a 7.50 Metal Couch: couch is made with metal strap sides and metal frame, and is easily adjusted, making a couch during the day and a fine-sized bed at night. ‘The couch also has a metal woven wire spring, and is a very useful piece of furniture. 6.49 for 10.50 Chiffoniers: from golden oak, finished case, thoroughly constructed and highly polished; has five drawers and 12x20 French bevel | plate mirror. 7.98 for 11.50 Odd Dressers: of oak, highly finished, with cast brass trimmings, divided top drawer and two large drawers. Case tastily held in New York in years, Store’s grocery department, trimmed, The This Made Built French bevel. plate mirror Here’s how we do it this time: your choice of a large number of useful and beau- tiful home furnishi chases amount to remiums. 00 you will receive a full book of 990 B. & M. Blue Trading Stamps. This number, with the ten stamps given free, completes. full book. Fora full book of B. & M. Blue ing Stamps you can select any one of hundreds of (19.95 Look fine on the floor, and com- Read these revised We compelled the weaver to trim Here's your chances: We want you to place Fifth Bloor. jeant business for them in the future, cent on your purchases. In other wor saving over to you, That's simple and true! 1.69 for 2.50 Porch Rocker: Has reed seat and back, frame finished natural and thoroughly con- structed. «~~ 9.98 for 14.50 Hall Stand: Solid oak, trimmings, cane rack, cupboard handsome design, tastily ped French plate mirror; also fer rubbers, etc., and large heavy brass clothes hooks of handsome design, 1.24 for this Dining Chair: Oak frame, rubbed finish, high backs firmly braced and closely woven cane seat. 2.74 for 4.25 Leather Seat Dining 3 it possible for you'to save 25. per ec ni we turn the When your pur- ‘rad- 5,000 Cans HAVE MADE arranges | ments with the manufacture ; ers to distribute 5,000 free cans of Jap-a-lac to-morrow. Jap- a-lac is the varnish so widelyadver~ tised—the ideal wood stain. Any- body can use Jap-a-lac, All you have to do is to spread it over the, surface of your furniture or wood-. work and let it dry, It makes old. furniture look like new. v ; Housefurnishings, § Laundry Supplies Baxement Showroom, Step Ladders, 6 feet high, with bucket rest, very strongly made, special at 49e. Folding Wash Benches, made of hard wood, will hold two large tubs and wringer; just the thing for limited as regularly sold at $1.49, at 98e. é Folding Clothes Dryer, has five bars 18 inches long, 10c. Floor Brooms, with 5-foot handle, just the thing for janitors’ use, 12 inch size, 29c; 14 inch size, 39c; 16 inch at 49e. ‘ Serub Brushes, with finished hard- | wood backs, made of the finest quality Tame pico, 8c. 5 Coffee Mills, made of heavy tin, nicely decorated, can be attached to the wall, will one pound of coffee, special at 24¢. ‘Dust Brushes, 12 inch size, made of gray bristle; regular 25c. value, special at Cuspidors—Heavy nickel-plated cuspi- dors, with loaded bottom, every fancy designs. special at 14e. Stove Brushes, polished back, with | handle, 8e. Spice Cabinets, have 8 drawers, nicely varnished, extra large size, never sold for less than 89c,, at 59c. | OM Cloth, for shelves, plain and fancy colors, per yard, 4. F Canisters, 7 pound japanned cannisters, nicely japanned, for flour or sugar, at 14¢,,, Ironing Boards, 51% feet long and well made; at 49e. Wash Tubs, medium size, galvanized. at 59c. ‘Kitchen Table, 3 foot size, very strong ly made, at 98¢, Tea Kettles, gray enameled, first quak ity, No. 70, special at 39e. F Challenge Wringer, with extra qual- + t Chairs: We show a leather seat chair with) ity ruvber roils, at 1.1%. | \ 84: handsome quartered oak, frame rubbed and polished; value} Bread Raisers, extra heavy tin, with $4. , at $2.74. Arm-chair to match, regular value $6.75, for | covers, at 29€. offer wash stands as low as $2,98 each. Pure Food Show Grows in Attractiveness and Price Advantageousness PF Prof. Szakvary’s Orchestra the pure food show. Lectures by Chef Silverbrand OF. SZAKVARY’S orchestra, that fa- R H. SILVERBRAND, the well-known mous band of musicians that has delightfully Ls entertained New Yorkers during the past four seasons, | structive discourses upon the art of cookery every day will furnish diverting and soothing music for visitors to | tis week between the hours of 2 and $ in the after- noon. These lectures will be highly entertaining. * professional chef-lecturer, will deliver his in- -98 for Wash Stands: To match up with iron beds and odd dressers in all woods and finishes, Flour. Butter—‘ “Blue Bell’ brand, XXX Minnevta, produces 5 lbs. more dough to the sack than any other flour in the market, Special, 1-8 bbl, sack, 69 “Willow Farm’ Sugar—Best granulnted, 5-Ib, cloth sack, 23¢. Cotfee—Choice quality dry roast golden Santos, 7 Ibs. 1.00. Per Ib., 15e. Tea—Fine English Breakfast, Young Hyson, Gunpowder, or Ceylon, 3 Taploca Dried Peas—Scotch Green, whole or yellow, split, 5 lbs., Baking Powder~—‘‘Blue Bell'’ brend, pure cream-of- tartar, 1-Ib. Condensed Milk—“Bouquet’’ brand, sweetened condensed Ibs., 1.00. per Ib., 35e. East India Peul or Flake, 5-Ib, package, 2. can, 29¢,3 J4-1b, can, 15e, milk; can, 9¢. Lard—Armour's “Shield'’ brand; 5-lb. pail, Sie. creamery, 5-lb, stone crock, 1.23. ~ Prunes—New Sania Clara Valley, 10 lbs, 38. “Tip Top" brand Jersey tomatoes, red ripe | stock, 1b, cans, doz., 1.253 per can, Ie. | Pampkin—Golden yellow, large 3-Ib cans, doz, 65.3 per | can, | Lima Beans—Tuttle Packin, special, per doz., 1.003 per can, 9c. Tomatoes Se. How You Save Money in The Meat Market. Fancy Jersey Fowl, per Ib., 12%e. Mutton—Short forequarters, per lb., 5e. Rumps of Corned Beef, per Ib., 8€. Fresh Porgies, per lb., 15. Finnan Haddies, per lb., 5c. Boneless Beef Roasts, per Ib., 10c. 4 { Co, 2-Ib. cans, worth 12c,, | bleached and full bleached, per yard, 49¢, | Gas Stoves, 2 burner, extra wide, with | double tame burners and removable tops, at We OBC. | Sheets, Towels, and Plain and Fancy Linens. E BELIEVE you'll appreci- * ate these sterling values in sterling necessities. Men. WO big words, buteasily understood. That’s the way with The 14th Street | tion is made of a number of bar. Besides giving*you the best, purest and lowest prized groceries in New York, youhave an opportunity to enjoy the greatest Pure Food Show tat has been More than 35 demonstrations and any number of free samples, Sixth Floor. gains taken at randum from scores of similar economizing opportuni« ties. Sheets imperfect in_such_ degree that you cannot notice the | pearance are not in the lea paired, but the usual selling price is. You save a full, round half: 5,000 Ready Made Sheets, called “seconds"’ or ‘mill imperfections," fue all size beds, single, >, size and full size, various qualities. They regularly cost you up. to 75c. each, Our prices $9, and 49e, Good bleached bath towels or face towels at L0c, All linen table damask, cream, silver All linen hemstitched table cloths at, each, | All linen Barnsley crash towelling at, per yard, 10€. \ 10,000 or more of those embroidered and) openwork scarfs and shams, mast of them to match, made to retail at 50c., each, ABe@s of Jap-a-lac Free |