The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-08-03
OUR SCRANTON LETTER.
SCRANTON, july 30, ISL


Friend .Schoch Items of interest have been
very scarce in this locality, since last wrote
you, there having been no murders, no fires,
nor anything startling to report. The wealth
er continues very unpropitious, hardly day
passing without more or less rain falling,
while the mud upon the streets is almost un-
fathomable.
This city boasts "Young Mems Christian
Association" which appears, at present, to be
in very hourishing condition. An institu-
ton of this kind if conducted in the right
| manner, could most certainly be productive
of much good and would be blessing to any
community wherein they might exist, and
while we wish it distinctly understood in the
offstart that we do not encourage drinking
and crime generally, still, we have few COM
ments to make upon the workings of that
Association in Scranton. A City Missionary,
who, it appears, is making himself utterly OBJ
noxious in the sight of large number of our
citizens, is employed by the Association, and
he is looked upon as general business manager.
Some time since they attempted to close up
the saloons here, by having as many as they
could entrap in their snare, indicted for Sun
day liquor selling, and for selling to minors.
Now, sir, had they succeeded in closing up
| the saloons upon either of these indictments
in a fair and Christianlike manner, they would,
indeed, have done good work but when they
hire couple of men, and furnish them with
money, to go around upon the Sabbath day
present all sorts of pleas TO get the saloon
keepers to sell them liquor, and then have
them indicted for Sunday liquor selling, be-
sides getting the men whom they hired to do
| their dirty work, more or less intoxicated
upon that day, we do most certainly fail to
see where the christianity of such action comes
in In our estimation, when a true Christian
| , o.1 fatt
should be done in mild and temperate man.
ner, and not attempt to force people to think
as they do. At some future time L shall give
you another chapter upon this subject.
| The bill-boards in and around this city will
| be decorated with posters in few days, an
nouncing the coming of very popular con-
cert company, who will occupy the Opera
| House for short season. This will certainly
prove a variety, from the fact that one-hOrse
Circus and one or two entertainments by an
Amateur Dramatic Association, have consti-
| tuted the number of amusements with which
we have been treated for a long time. The
Opera House, at S75 night, appears little
too steep for majority of the hall entertain
ments now travelling.
Who is "Black Diamond" Scranton CORES
pondent Of the Monroe Dsmocrdte From the
very fourishing manner in which he makes
his debut quill driver" one would natur-
| ally suppose him to be an escaped lunatIc
Variety is the spice of life," says "Black
Diamond" which we admit to be fact, but
your Correspondent fails 10 see the necessity
of referring to the adage of an ancient or
modern sage, in order to enable him to chroni-
Gle such stale facts contained in his letter
of last week, and of which your readers had
been apprised through your Scranton Letter,
several weeks previously. And again, the very
clear manner in which he represents the future
of the Lackawanna coal regions is startling
indeed. He predicts strikes, desolation, and
final ruin of our city as business centre, by
the crushing monopolists. Truly modern
prophet dwelleth in our midst! Next!
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