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HUNDREDS OF OEAD CLOG THE MORGUE TOTAL FATALITIES IN CHICAGO FIRE ESTIviATED AT FROM 500 TO 700. MANY AWAIT IDENTIFICATION Maddened Mourners Besiege Under. taking Establishments, Seeking Lost Ones Among Dead. (Continued front Page Onc.) B Susan Beahn, aged B6, will die. Margaret Buehermann, will dic. Louis lBuschback, burned and crushed. Mrs. A. lBressan, unconscious when res Cued. Orville Badtk, 1917 Artesian avenue, severely burned. A. Burns, member of "Bluebcard," play ing role of Mustapha Gallagher, taken out unconscious. C Ralph Comper. Mrs. Bessie Clinger, severely burned. - Chapman, severely burned about arms and legs, taken to Sherman house II. HI. Chester, wife and children, se Verely burned about head and body, taken to hotel. Fred Crawford and William Patterson, young sons of C. Patterson of the Pullman P'alace Car colmplally, seriously injured. Margaret Cogan. D Louis Dee; will die. Adelia Debar, serious. Mrs. Charles D)wast, aged 40, Evanston, Ill. Herman Didl, 2_6 I)ivision street, hands burned off; serious. E, J. Everett. (George Everett. William C. S. Ellers. Richard Emnelang, stage hand, will die. Cora Farcher. Eddie Foy, comedian, slightly. Mrs. Gallup. Mrs. Gill and daughter Jane. Daisy Gafland, taken to hospital. Felix and Jessie Guerriera, children, Will survive. Helen and Ruth Gyrenforth. children, of Evanston, 111. H Mrs. James Hlenning. Mrs. John Hlolmes, taken to hospital. Emerich Ilewens, Petersburg, Ind.; at hospital. Earl Ilcnnessey, severely hurned, taken to hotel. J A. C. Johns. usher; will die. Mrs. J. J. Johnson, taken to hospital. K Mrs. C. CKimball, will die. Fred Kingsley, her son, burned. John Kerwin, taken to hospital. ],iEmma Kingsley, seriously, will iie; Mrs. C. Krams, Racine, Wis., will die. Rallih Kemlpfer, unconsciotus at hospi tal. L Alma I.eischkut. Miss L.ivingston, Mrs. M. l.chrman, serious. Mtlrs. Francis L.ehrman, will die. Mrs. Enmma Lan;,, 584 Fifty-fourth St.; her two daughters are among the dcd. Winifred l.indsey, aged 17, burned on face and arms, taken home. M Helen Mueller. Louise Markey. V Miss Lena Mueller. Miss Muire, serious. a Miss Libbie Morris. A. S. Muire and wife. F Mrs. William Mueller. c 1.. M. Mellen, Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Henry Miller Onontagon. Miss Mabel MeMillan, fatal. Henry Muegher; at hospital. Miss Estelle Muir; at hospital. Louis Markey, nephew of above. Miss Mariella Morgan, Detroit, serious, Imay die. Dorothy Marlow, pony ballet, severe burns. Mrs. Malian, Dunning, Ill., seriously, taken to hospital. William McLaughlin, nephew of Dr. E;unsaulus; serious. Warren S. Morgan, burned while res cuing his 3-year-old son. WM. A. Merriam of George A. Fuller com pany, injured while saving his daughter. N Mrs. L. A. Noll. Jessie Philen, willPdie. William Patten, will die. iMrs. C. H. Pier, serious. Ruth Payson, Oak Park, Ill. Mrs. Helen Pilash, 34 Humboldt boule yrard, - Pridemore, severely burned, taken to Sherman house. L. E. Reid. C. I.. Robert. W. W. Reinhart. Orville Radtk, serious. S Miss Stewart. Alice Skinner. William Swick. Nellie Stranger. Miss Steininger. James Schneider. Barbara Schultz. M. S. Schalk, will die. D. A, Stratton, Alpena, Mich. Miss HIattie Stratton, Alpena, Mich. Mrs. D. Seeley, taken to hospital. Mrs. Josephine Spencer; serious. Bishop Stevenson, Madison, Wis. Son of Mrs. J. H. Steugler of Lowell, Ind. Mary Schaeretz, to years old, Custer i'ark, Ill. Mrs. Nellie Steniuger, Tipton, Cedar county, Iowa. M. J. Taylor, Mrs. E. M. Taylor. William Thornley. Miss Dean Taylor, Is years old. Affey Trevelier, taken to hospital. Eliabeth Trowbridge, seriously burned. Emma Tubbs, mother of Anna Tubbs, erious; taken to hospital. Anna Tubbs, niece of F. H. Tubbs, dis trict a~pereintendent of the Western Union, burned on face and hands. V H. S. Vanlngait and wife, seriously burted, taken to Shecrman house, W Adolph W\eher. Lillie Wicksham. Miss Nellie Wild. Howard Williams. Mrs. I. '. Woods. Mrs. Winwall, may die. Mrs. VWigwall, 4466 Oakenwall avenue, may die. Polly Whitford. queen of the fairies In the uompan)y. THE MISSING Chicagno, Dec. 3r,-Following is a list of the mIissing. %Where no address is given the residence is Chicago: William Ahearn. Mrs. Alex Alexander. B Mrs. Bailey. lanzel Brown. Henry Boehl. Lewis Brewer. Miss Laura lRule. William C. IHentall. Adele Bengenlurg. Joseph Bezenek and wife. hIrs. Barton and daughtetr. Mrs. F. S. Butler and soil. Mrs. Arthur lthrgh and son. Ruth lBeyersoth, F.vauston, Ill. Mrs. Rancic. Blurlington. Iowa. M. T. Boyce, wife and daughter. G. W. Beckncr, isupposed to have been one of box party. Mrs. William Blartlett, suln and daughter. Mrs. Frank Berg. son and daughters, Olga and Ro.alind, were in balcony. C Eallna C: 1101on. Irene C('tnning. Joseph FI'. ('ullisol. Barlow Clayton, I s years Old. Colored nurse of (artz children. Miss liessic Challallln, aged li, Cedar Rapids. Iowa. J. Cavanaugh: may lie alning uthidenti fled deald at mllurgule. Miss Nina Chapmllan of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, sister of above. Arthur ('arille. aged i3. mnember of "The Ililliuuairc" compalny, Illinois theater. 0D Edna D)cwey. IMrs. liuval. Leah ID)ixon. Ednia Dixon. Ella Dubois. Mrs. Rose lloilot. Margaret Ievine. Mrs. Anna Dixon. Helen Dewey, I0l years oldl. - . Drus., address unknown. Edward and Louis D)ee, children. Mary DIlniahue, wife of police sergeant. Frank A. D oulcy, soni of Magistrate Dooley. E Tiernic Essig. bMiss Amy Evan... Mrs. C. S. Erickson, snll and daughter, of Aurora. Ill.; were il blleilny. Mrs. Andrew Early, wife of assistant superintendent Pinkerton Detective agency. F John Fitziblion. Mrs. MI. Fredericks. Miss Foulke. Iterwyn. Miss Jetnnie French of Kirkville, Mo. Miss Mary Forbes., Mrs. hlull's maid. Mrs. Henry G. Foremliain, wife of presi dent of the county board. Mrs. Ilnily Fox, inother of Hoyt Fox, and her son and daughter, all live at W%'in etka. Miss Elva Fowler. Mrs. Edward Frazier. NMrs. Fulty and five childrenl. G Flora ;Gark. I.illie Gass. A. F. Gartz. Ray Greenwahl. Bicker Glenn. 14 years old. Mrs. i.ulu Greenwald and son. William Gunsaulus, nephew of Dr. W. W. Gunsaulus. Mrs. John Guthardt and daughter, Eliza, were in balcony. Mary and Barbara Gartz, children of A. F. Gartz, treasurer of the Crane Elevator company. Ella Hust. Nellie Hlart. Miss Dolly Ileid. Miss Nina Hansen. John Holland, Des Moines. Archie and Robert Hioppach. Florence Hutchins, Waukegan, Ill. Mrs. A. E. Hull and three children. J Mrs. E. Jones. E. J. Jordan. K Mrs. Francis Kircher. Mrs. David Kennedy, Freeport, Ill. Joe Kingsley and his mother; seriously injured. L Rae l.owitz. Jessie Lideyer, Evanston, Ill. II. Ludwig, wife and two daughters of Norwood Park. Marian and Catherine Long, children, of Geneva, Ill. M Mrs. Spechte. Zella Mucker. C. G. Mucker. Mabel Mucker. M. R. McKey. Claire Mucker. Dewitt Murphy. Russell Mucker. Carleton Mucker. Mrs. McKenna and son, Ben Moore and family of five. John Miller, address unknown. Elsie Meyer, West Grossdale, Ill. N Mrs. Agnes Newman and son. 0 Emma Olson, accompanying above. Bella Princey. Josephine Philat. Mrs. Charles Page. Mrs. T, C. Peterson, Fargo, N. D. Miss Reid. lHarry Reilly. M. B. Rhyses. Mrs. Mary Bay. , Rev. Mr. Richardson, Theodore Robert, Woodford, Ill. Mrs. R. Reiss and two children. Mrs. A. Roaken of Zanesville, Ohio, and two daughters. - Marcus Smith. Mrs. F. H. Stafford. George Sexton, Beloit, Mrs. M. Stark, Des Moines, Iowa. May Swift, daughter of L. A. Swift. Mrs. S. Stockard, address unknown. Mrs, JoTeh Strong, mother and niece. Mrs, O, J. Tuthill, Des Moines. Miss Mary Tailet aiid two daughters. W Sarah Willis. Irma WeJkof. Hannah Welfeld. Mrs. Fdna Wilcox. Mrs. William \\'aagner. Mrs. Pearl W\Vunderlich. Thomatt Weiners and members of family. THIS HERO'S NERVE SAVED SCORES , BY A:OtIAT E l t PiF .R, Chicago, IDec. .t.- -Flags were placed at half-mast nill over the city today, Mayor lHarrison setting the example at the city hall. One of the heroes of the fire was 'eter Quinn, chief special agent of the Santa Fe railway system, who assisted in saving the lives of too or more of the performers from a fate as horrible as the victims of the theater proper. W'edged so tightly in a crowd at the door of the stiage tlt raell that they couhf" inot tove, the women. men and child ren comllposilng tie comtplallny of performers,. were standing helplessly and with Iagotized louks utponl their faces. The stage door was closed. "The massive stage door of the Iro Itliis," said Mr. (tQuinn today, "is like itmany others of its kilnd. The two main sawing ing doers are used when scenery is taken to or from tie theater, and built ill the swinlginig structure itself is a snmall trap dour used by the players il leaving or etl tering the stage. 'hii trtrp ldoor opened in ltardly. As I passed it I heard a cioiil1o tion alid saw the door aas slightly open. antId peering inlto the opening I curiously asked what %;as the trouble. T'hen for the tirst ttime. I antd others who hail arrived outside ;abouttt the same timle. Ilarnedi that the theater wa.s on ire. The pl;yers who had ititshed to thie trap door. Rot caught itt a solid Itass and were so firmly wedged to gethlier that they eiubtl not move. Thley wcre Iballkeid solidly against the little door and it could nlot be opened. Nearly all the pIl:ayers were inl their stage eusmttlines nitl the woment had inot evetn time to wash the paint froit their faces. We tried to foce tihe door open, butt thie crotwd l inked tip to, tightly against it. The Man for the Hour. The'ln cause a violmine of smiloke, allll far inl the rear of the crowd we cioull see the i.iit.natiion from the l:tim s. I hadl a numbiti', r it of small tools in yli pocket and inltlcdliately proceeded to remlllove the metal ittachmen ts which hell tlhe d r inl place. 'hlis was alccomplnlishedu witht s lome difficulty aitd then we manItllagie I llo force the crowd baluck prbalhly tan inclh, the door thenl droltsinig from its pilace ai I one by one the impt i-oned players were as sisted into the alley. I walked ii upont the stage andii found it a sect hilt flt' nace. The players had becn iscitulei, just in tittme." Blame Fire on Curtain. htEmployes of the theater place the ter rible loss of life ti the "jaminlg" of the a'ltestis tcurtain. At every. perforim alice of the shutw the iaslestos curtain has been raised and lowered. It has always run)t si.iiothlty. accordin g to the ettployes. It was so airrangedI that should tie of the cables lholding it break. the curtain would det scend by its owni weight. The asbestos eturtain was' held by four steel cables, It slid up aitd down and was guided by two others, oltie Oli each side. Th.ese four calbles extehnded above the gridiron, thlie franuieiork which suppom tld tihe tackle by which the SCen cry is raised and lowered to the side wall. There they were attached to a large steel plate. To the steel plate was attached a manila rope. This rope led down to the stage and arottund a block. It then led aloft and run through live other blocks anid pulleys. (Oit the side going tip the counter weights were attached, on which there were enough to tnuake less tlhan an abiso lute balance for the curtain. The as bestos curtain was so heavy that if re leased it would come down of its own accord. All of the employes deny there has been any previous fire itt thle house. The employCs alsto deny that any of the doors to exits were locked. TO CALL MEETING OF "BLUEBEARD" COMPANY Mvianagers Mean to Sift the Origin of the Conflagration. IsY ASSU('IA1EtI PRE'I SS, Chicago, I)ec. .--Messrs. Davis and Powers, managers of the Iroquois. have called a meeting at the Illinois theater of all members of the "llueheard" company and a full statement will be made after a careful investigation, Davis and P'owers emphatically deny a report that there was a tire in the Iroquois three weeks ago and that the asbestos cur tain then refused to work on account of being controlled by ropes instead of wires. They also state that the curtain was con trolled by the strongest wires that it was possible to use. Thile facts are, according to them, that the curtain swayed the mo ment the to or t7 exits were thrown open, owing to the rush of air. BRITISH AS A NATION EXPRESS SYMPATHY l.ondon, Dec. 3t.-.'he following mes sage which Lord Mayor James T. Ritchic of London transmitted through the Asso ciated Press well voices the consternation and sympathy which prevails throughout the British metropolis over the disaster at Chicago. "Mansion House, London, Dec. 3r. "The citizens of London offer their deep sympathy and sincere condolence with the American people at the awful loss of life at Chicago. (Signed) "JAMES T. RITCIIIE, " Lord Mayor of London." All local and foreign topics of interest were forgotten here today in the universal horror over the Iroquois theater tragedy. The extra editions were eagerly boughit and throughout the day Americans in Lon don made frequent inquiries at the office of the Associated Press, (.\dditional Fire News on P'ages to and i,.) CITY OFFICES ARE TO CLOSg No Session of Police Court on New Year's Day. Tomorrow being January I and a holl day, many of the public offices of the city will be closed. The offices of the city clerk and treasurer and the health department will be closed and there will be no session of the police court. The employment Iureau will lie open as usual, as will also the office of titd coroner. Open Tonight Ie4J Till 10 O'elock - Men's Furnishings Everything for Every Man, for Every DayandSunday RBeme I mbellner Friday starts the new year, and this store will be chlosed, so if you've any clothing wants, soo that they are satis fled tolday. We are showing tlie ulits and overc·oats, flancy veOts, s,':trfs, gloves, hosiery, underwear, hnts and shoes. If hbetter suits woro mado we would he the first to havo them. If finer overcoats were niulitfalctaured w4 would add thel to our stock. We know thero's nothing oetter for the money than we regularly show. Men's Outing Flannel Night Shirts Men's outing thinnel nighilt hirt, chollic now designs and ut fill length. Regular 75e valuies for SOc. 4Men's night shirts of extra quality ianmol, well made with the new militlary collar tuld handsomrely trimmed. (lood $1.50 valdw.s for $1. Men's Union Suits Men's Fancy Shirts Men's Underwear $7.00 Suits for $3.50 $1.75 Shirts for $1.00 $3.50 Garments $2.50 Men's union suits of wlhat is Wilson Iros. and o(ther high Mln's derbly ribbed lunbs' wool termted 'mnercerized silk," frotl class shirts with fanacy still' underwear, superiortuality, silk one of the hest makers and ex- hosoms, sonic with eitt a- finisheld, colotrs grlly and fawn. tra well madele; all bioes. Ieg- tach.od. Others with delt aed Wrt weight for winter. ieg ualar $7.00 sutits for $3..50. cual.ls. $1.· o nd $1.75 slhirts $1. lar $3:. .50 grie.ntlls for $2.50. Sale Men's Hats Now On See Display in Hennessy's South Window Today Men's Hats Men's Hats Men's Hats Only $1.50 Bach Only $2.50 hach Only $3.50 Each Mctn's soft and stilf linits, all NMen's soft and st illi hats in tho M.lel's soft aund stilt hlnts, extra good shapenl in black and colors; leading shapll and colorings; qlality, Stetson's 1nund at1 ther values from $2.00 to $2.50 valItIs from $:1.00 to $ 1.,0 well knowan tmtkes in new vantli each, for $1.50. S.o the dis- (catch for $2.50. tit, the dis- hil eiraltl shaples, st.yh,- anI .ol - play in Ilonnessy's front win- piny in lennessy' faot win orings; $:t..;io to $5i.i0! values do(ws. oiw . for $ .:: ( 1. Men's Overcoats at $15.00 Regularly Worth Up to $22.50 Each Lot of Men's extra linl overo'(llts, made of the Inew ''soft roglIh" ciflTects in black and gral'lly overel't' .ing, frontl' t he Ist. iiitakerls altnd th l t. oougllly tailored. Some ihave liiningi oif fiun vicnltlian hlotha; ,tliherl worstied Iotly linings and sahoulder liings of silk. Values tp to i.t2. 5) ºi1 for $15.00 eacuh. Men's $7 Trousers for $5 Men( ' s li'le wor'tle tf'ro ers, I(ait llpattersl' aIn ftianlty strl'ill(pe; vatluaae titp to $7.00 for $LS.i0 pair. See display in our southll windllows. h . . 1 • i i I LENGTHY SESSION OF GRAND JURORS RfOOM IN WHICH THEY WILL MEET IS BEING FURNISHED-THEY MEAN TO SIT LONG. ACCOUNTANT HARD AT WORK Going Over Books of County Commis sioners' Office-Expects to Be Weeks at the Work. That the grand jury is anticipating a long session is evidenced by the improve mlients bheing niade in the room provided for their deliberations. One of the first acts of tile jury was to request the county colmissioners to iml prove and renovate the olo jury room, where the work of the jury will be per formed. A force of paperhangers and painters was on hand this morning and will rush the work of painting and papering as rap idly as possible. All the woodwork has Iben painted and the paperhangers are stripping the walls of the old soiled paper preparatory to replacing it with bright, new material. After the work is fliished the room will show up to good advantage and lie a comfortable place in which to de liberate. Mr. Allen, the accountant employed by the grand jury to check up the affairs of the county commissioners office is busy with the county license rolls, but maiitains great secrecy as to the nature of his work. After the license matters are covered, Mr. Allen will take tt) other branches in the county clerk and recorder's office, and will go back over the accounts of the oilice for the past live years. IN STEINER. DIVORCE CASE Plaintiff Has Filed a Notice of Publica tion of Action. A notice of publication was filed today in the district court by Elmer G. Steiner, who is siting l.urinda Steiner for divorce. The affidavit accompanying the notice alleges that diligent search has been made for the defendant, but she cannot be lo cated and that she continues to desert the plaintiff, wherefore he asks the court to dissolve the bonds of matrimony. WILL NOT BE TRIED IF THEY ARE GOOD White Boys, However, Have Been Charged With Incorrigibility. Information was filed in Judge McCler nan's court this morning charging John and Willie White, the two boys recently accused of theft at St. Joseph's church, with vagrancy and incorrigibility. The boys were released from the county jail yesterday upon their own recognizance. 'Pending good behavior it is understood they will not be prosecuted. LODGING HOUSE FIRE DEPARTMILNT LXTINGIJISHLS BLAZE IN PLACL RU!J BY MRS. KtJLBY AT 403 WATSON AVFNUL. The lire delarltment w.a^, .',lled iut at 7:30 this morning 1u cxtinlli !: : blaze in the brick two story buihling at 403 Watsoiui uaivett. 'hie lllihiluug is owned by Mrs. Jeanieil Elis, anld is uInI as a rnuin. ing and iatldiilg houise by MrsI. i.. . Kulby. Tlhe fire started from a dulihlivi chimi Iney over the. ollic., alid b |efor it 'o lal hIe put out had burtned a large hole through the floor of the seRicond story and diam aged the wall to sume extent. The fuiriui utuei oil th seconrid flioor wia ;also solell what dl;amlaged. IIad thlie lirelen ll l it bIeel l on theI scene in tilme it woutld have proved a dis:astrol us, ilaze. Chief Sangter estimatells the itotal loss at $25o. 'There was insturancell on the build iug, but lllll' 01 o tlih fIlllituLre. W. H. BEAKEY HURT IN NEVERSWEAT MINE W. ti. Beaky, a timb-rarri emiployeI in the Neversweat llille, Iimet with a seriolus accident while at work thiis mlorningll on the .6ooi-fuoot level of the mine. A rock weigling several hunldredl pounds, it is said, fell so as to strike leakey iii the back. Though no holnes were lbroken, thfe iant is said to have ieirn seriously injured. lie was takeni to St. Jaimue,' hospital for Ireat Ilienit It is believed lie will recover. leakey is a imarriled man initd hasiii a faiiily livinlg at 377 list itlanlite sItreet. JOSEPH EVANS' CASE IN DISTRICT COURT Continued Until Monday at Request of the Prosecution. Argulients in the hablleal corpus case of Joseph EIvans were heard in Judge Mc (Cleriin''s (ourt this lmorning, Attorneys IDaln Y:uncey and Joseph liinnard appliear ing for the sheriff, anid J. Bruce Kramiiier for the petitioner. Counsel for the sheriff requestedl per missioni to sulbmit briefs covering the points not ;arguedrl, and thi was gralntld, the case leiing continued until next Moin day morling. Evans' trouble grerw out of a debt. Fie was brouught into court in Mcaderville on D)ecember ai6 for a debt, anlid had on hiis person at the time a dlianlond pin. Judge l)anzer ordered himi to surrender the pin to satisfy his creditors. Uponi E:van' refusal to surrender the diamond lie was adjudged guilty of con temnlpt of court and conmnlitted to the couiity jail for a4 hours and a fine of $30 imposed. He was released on bond, Religious Australia. Australia has more churches per capita than any other country. She has ato churches to every Ioo,ooo Ipeople, England has 1.j and Russia about s5. FOOLING WITH GUN SON or AMEIIICAN MINISTER TO CUt.A ACCIDLNTALLY KILLS HIMSLLF IN HAVANA. 111I A , i 1111 Ii Ii .l i.I Iav;ina IrcI, .11 IFarIIg Squires, eldest son of the mllnihter In (uba, accldentally shot anI kdlled hItselIf today. Ih" was. pratiingri sihooting with a rev'olver. The, w, pot n iiiiIiled to a.t properly, andl yoIIIIg Sqllirt' IbegaK:ln Ito examine it, whenII it went off wilh lhe nItizzle ptritnld at hie lhIt sihe. The bullet pased through his lheart. SMITH'S CASE FOR MONDAY Charged With Passing Fictitious Check on a Saloon. I;.orgi' Smith, alias Itan Johnsonit, who 1t thargrtd with passing a fictltious check at thet: Ilawithile sals i ashut two werks ago ant, ,culruItg $,15 i) tie I .paper, was in JudgeIt MN', I(' rrll;lll :court, iiit i mallilkillng a istatementl to the Ieffect lthat hie was tinable Ito emplyt munstlNI In reprewen't' Imi11 ill Ih' case; , 'llThomasll S. Iligan was appoinlrtd hisi attrollty. lie stated lhalt liI real IiIname was Dave Jullt ,,n. li~s plea was set for II'xt Moldasly. PANSY PRICE IS IN COURT Will Be Sent to Reform School Unless She Behaves. 'IThe ce of I'ansy Price, the girl who was 'lchargedi with l;lobtainin goods h ofr the I sWti is.t ite upon fallse retpre.sellatiins, was heard it Judge Mctlertiina 's s.t.e today. 'the girl was ordelred crnsmitted to the state iretJr.uratory at Miles (itly, but her clr inilllItnllt was withhehl pcrdllngl good c(, ll u C t. Most Women Are suspicious of most skin lotions, because they do about as much harm as good, and it is a pretty difficult iproposition to find a skin food that can ble used without some bad effects, \V'e think we've solved the problem in Crisley Cream IIt cleause's and clears and softens the skin, lbut does not mnake it shine. It relieves chapped or rough hands, face or lips, anud improves the complexion. It contains no glycerine, which makes hair grow, or anything that will harm the most delicate skiut. CRISLEY CREAM is an ideal toilet luxury, and once you have tried it we feel sure you'll never be without it. CHRISTIB & LEYS DRUGGISTS ,1 North Main Street.