The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-19
PERSONAL GASSIP.

Probably the happiest, If not the
proudest, man in Scranton today is Rev.
Warren G.. Partridge. the ever cour-
teous pastorof the Penn Avenue Baptist
church. He has emerged from the cen
tennial and church anniversaries with
congratulations from all quarters and
has, by his persuasive eloquence, eX-
tracted promises from his congregation
to pay the sum Of over $4,000 by Janu-
airy next for the extinction of the church
debt. Mr.. Partridge is born pastor"
as he can direct the numerous church
organizations, maintain the standard
and efficiency Of the Sunday school,
which, with Luther Keller the superin-
tendent, he has brought to a state of
perfection, and, moreover, Is q good
preacher, one who attracts general at
tcntion and breaches a pure and un-
adulterated Gospel One strong point
in Mr.. Partridge Is that he appreciates
the value of good music as contributing
to the brightness of religious services,
and the results are to be seen in the
large congregations of Penn Avenue
Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. w. p. Hellings has, during
the past week, greeted 50 many friends
in Scranton that his right hand must be
weary of the task but the constant
smile of the reverend gentleman at
tracts even the remotest acquaintance
of bye-gone days. He is deeply i'm
pressed with the kindness of his old
friends and will carry back to Omaha,
Neb., lasting tokens of the affection of
his old associates. In his sermons Dr.
Hellings Is profoundly theological and
with minute deliberation and not one
inappropriate word can be heard
throughout the sermon. The language,
besides being scholarly, is intelligent to
his audience. combination so essen
tial in the pulpit, and the fluency of his
delivery has been described as charm
ing"
| One of the agreeable business sur
prises Of this region, and one that has
been well received by Scranton people,
is the success attending Frank NJ. Fox s
management of the new Hotel Anthra-
cite in Carbondale. This popular young
boniface came an entire stranger into
the Lackawanna valley to develop a
| business which his best friends told
him would end in financial disaster
Mr.. Fox is the typical later-day land
lord. Young, polished, well hammered
and gifted with good taste, he was not
long in making friends. Added to these
qualities, he has q practical knowledge
of the hotel business, which he has fol-
lowed from youth, and Is well educated
He has become an enthusiastic Carbon.
dalian, but spares time occasionally tC
cement his popularity many Scran'
ton admirers.
Il i /
p. w. Gallagher is getting bigger anC
more genial than ever since he lait
down the reportorial pencil to become
one of the Traction company's trusted
officials. There are few men in the city
who have Mr.. Gallagher's capacity fol
work and yet he never appears in 6
hurry. He does not cut his numerous
callers short on the plea of lack of time
When a. news hustler" P. w. was a
once the envy and nightmare of his fel
low workers, for no one that covered the
same territory as Mr.. Gallagher coulC
go home after his work was done salts
fed that he was not "scooped." Since
he became a street railway official, Mr.
Gallagher has given evidence anew thai
it is possible for a man to achieve sue
cess in more than one calling.