New-York tribune., 1886-11-07
SOFA NTON.
TEACHERS STITUrE - PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL.


SCRANTON, Penn. Nov. 6.-The sessions of
the Lack.wanna County Teachers Institute which be-
gan on Monday afternoon aud ended Friday,
well attended by city people who take an Interest
ia the public schools of the county The absence OF the
city made the assemblage look rather smaller
tnan year. but the interest and enthusiasm
were comparatively as great In past years The
Academy OF Music filed with Joyial company OF
LADIES' and County Superintendent NJ 8.
Davis called the institute 10 order on Monday afternoon
The roca showed nearly all OF the public school
teacher. in COUNT. outside of the city, at
tendance. Professor II. H. Coggswe, OF TunkhannOcx
musical exercises at tho opening of each OF tho
daily during the week. dev0tng portion OF the
Instructing tho teachers IN the ruiiments
OF music At OF the sessions Miss Matilda H. Ross
OF Chicago, pleasant and instructive lectures on
primary work. illustrating her methods ON the black
board An by means OF kinds OF objects Mss
Ross ecitous manner OF expressing herself and tho
graceful way In which illustrated her methods OF
teaching young children made her favorto among the
teachers the first session. DR. @. Groh. or Lewis
burg, talked half nour each session on tho study OF
physiology showing how 1t was for the teach
er to prepared give instruction 10 that imp ortant
branch OF a common school education Professor
George C. Little, OF Washington. d. e. gave daily les
drawing aud got the teachers very Ducn inter-
esed subject before the close Of his nrst lesson
His practical work WAS very beneficial to such OF the
teachers as were attentive to II from Wginning
to end. The R-v. j. Harris. ID. d.. principal OF the
Kingston Academy, gave day lecture the
subject OF " Ciyil Government" ami Professor L. X.
Fowler of Dnnnnorr spokr GU the genera principles OF
teachiug the closing Friday forenoon
numbrr or citizens made brief rrmrEs appropriate 10
the occasion. Tue evening entertainments were OF
high order Of merit and attrsced many people wDo TOOK
n Institute On Monday evening Mr.. & 4.
,cs Strnyse for Freedom" Col j. r. sanforI, who
WIS advertissi 10 lecture on paris In War lines gave
instead on TnesiAy evening On Wednesday evening
tie New York Philharmonic Club gave frstclass con-
rlna INN mi
on thursday evening was Iii psrkinss lecture On The
Philosophy OF VT and Hunor"
publican candidate Tor Congress In the XlItn District.
great dlsapp"lntne TO large majority OF tno
voters In tns part tho district, regardless OF party
Mr. scranton, who was elected In 1850 ana agarn 10
1884, received the unanimous nomination OF his party
for the good work he had d"ns willis he ws IN Con-
gress, and svoryU"iy hsresDout was OF tho opinoh
that would he reelectod lie Is the only Congress
nsn who has an thing the cty OF scran-
ton, the voters OF the Lsckswanns portion OF the
majority OF over 700. But OF tho Republicans
OF the Luzerns voted for the Democratic cand
date Attorney John LyLch or Wilk-sbarrs. on purely
sectional grounds. for Mr. Lynch's majority In Luzerne
County was about 23OO-isrse enough TO offset Mr.
ecrAntous handsome mnjprity IN this county and
leave Mr.. Lyncn with five or six hundred aheai For
end OF tnis county wnica gave Mr.. scranton majority
OF 600 years ago, deserted hin ihs year and gave
Mr. Lyncn amsiorty Of nearly 300 II IL had done as
the Republican nominee this year AS dd In
1854 Mr. Scranton would have been reelected Luzrrne
C,unty will have two Con gr-ssrDen IN the Ltb COu-
gress and Lsckawanna County none General r. B. Os-
borue the Kcpubran CONGRESSMAN at LarEe-eec and
Mr. Lynch are both residents OF Wkrsbare the county
seat Of fnzerne County. Mr.. scranton ardent be-
in and advocate OF protection while Mr. Lynch
Ia charged Win toward the free trade fsacy
of his Daily Mr. ScrsntOn's defeat felt most kesny
by the majority OF people of Scranton and Lickawanna
Counties inan by Mr. Scranton himself for they
eouu ent tuat Mr. Lynch Will do nothing for this part
of he district while he /, In Congress-
The Mrthoist Episcopal ministers OF this part OF the
state met rhs week. The Rev. 5. Moore presided
The Rev. Herbert B. Johnson OF Plains. read paper
on "Tho Divorce OF Sp rituaity ana Morality anu MS
article WAS discussed y the Rev. M~ssrs }. q. Eckman
S. s. Kenmeay q. VI. Peck. o. II. McAuulty, \. kIwcll,
T. r. H.istra. s. g. Lewis, j. l.. Price g. A. Cure :.
G. DnttoD, 5. G. Floyd. s. Moore aud o. +. Wright At
tho next meeting the Rev. o. H. McAnuity Will read =
paper ou "Prrsonslfty In the Ministry"
the stOckhoidrrs of tho Lacka wanna County Agrf-
rura Suciety held their annual meeting here this week
AMI elected H. II. GOWN of Dalton, president and tho
10 lowing dirrc oIs: George A.. Jrssup d. NJ. Jones,
William Haggerty. Josepi j. Jrrmyn. j. NJ Rhodes.
tieorgr ThroOJ George G. Courtrght, William Blums.
1. X. Fowler and George T.. Hill
The Ridge rurupkr Company elected these directors
this wo-k George SandersOn, William Matthews, j.
Plat, Charles Du Pont Buck j. Benjamin DlmmIcE.
William NJ. SIkmsn. j. AtkDs RoDertsou. henry Boiin,
if aud I'D ward G.. Dlmnck The stOr khoi-rs of the
Car bundale aud Pr"yhieuc- Turnpike Plank Road
COMPANY cFrcted these directors: James Blair Grorgo
H. CstliD j. benjamin DimmIck Ge ,rge sanderson and
Charles Du Pont Buck. J. Benjamin Dlmmick was
chosen president and Charles Du POut Buck secretary
and treasurer
Th, Littlc Tycoon was played 1T the Academy of
Music last night 10 a large auiiooce Next Monday
evening Kate CsxtOn will produce " The Two Orphans"
at the same house, Thursday nlgnt Thatcher,
Primrose aud Wesi will occupy hs boards