The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-15
PERSONAL.

c. E. Schmidt. of Adams avenue, Is in
Berea, o., on business.
Miss Stella Matthews, of Dunmore. left
yesterday for Bath, N Y.
Attorney George B. Davidson has re-
turned from Philadelphia.
Frank Detweiler. of this city, is home
from Chicago, where he spent three days
among friends visiting.
Rev. Foster L. Gift has gone to Elys-
burg to attend the North Branch synod
OF the Lutheran church.
Alderman W. S. Millar returned yester-
day from Philadelphia, where he had
been for few day on legal business.
John L. Wagner and Miss Lena Minich
will be married this evening al the home
OF the brides parents on Mulberry street.
d. V. Gardner and H. H. Fordham. two
prominent Montrose business men, the
latter accompanied by his son, Edward,
are In the city.
Fred s. Godfrey. proprietor Of the Valley
House, is In New York on business con-
nected with the furnishing of the new
Hotel Jermyn, of which he will become the
lessee Mr. Godfrey is accompanied by
his wife.
The state convention of poor boards be-
gins today In Philadelphia and will be at
tended by Poor Directors Gibbons MUIR
ply and Shotten, Superintendent Beemer
and the boards attorney, John F. Scragg
all OF scranton, who left here yesterday
Mrs Frances B. Swan also a member of
philadelphia, and at this mornings ses-
sion will read paper entitled What Is
Charity"
Among those who left yesterday for Get
tysburg on the excursion of the One Hun
dred and Forty-third Regiment associa-
tlon to witness the dedication of the
tablet marking the regiments position in
the Pickett charge We're: Captain P. De-
Lacy captain NJ. L. Blair and two chill
dren, City Assessor H. D. Jones, NJ. J.
Kelly. John r. Kelly, James Young. J. L.
Crawford and wife. Attorney T. F. Pen
man, Attorney A. J. Colborn, T. C.Snover
and o. f. Vaughan.
Mr.. W. r. Bell, until recently the edi tor
Of the Scranton Times, yesterday bade
farewell to the metropolis of northeastern
Pennsylvania and departed for Washing
ton, where he will serve a number Of
newspapers, including The Tribune, as
capital city correspondent. Mr.. Bells
stay Of year in Scranton has been profit
able In the formation Of many pleasant ac-
quaintances, and has not been without
substantial business success. He has
proved an amiable, gifted and honorable
journalist, whose departure will occasion
to many friends a sense OF sadness.
In an article about the newspapers of
Buffalo, Major Moses p. Handy. of the Chi
cago Times-Herald. writes thus of a we'll
known former Scrantonian: The Buffers
Fl II. and Ambrose, who run the Daily
and Sunday News, are known all over the
country for their enterprise and ability
They were poor boys in Pennsylvania
mining town and used to go to work with
dinner pals. Starting a Sunday paper in
Bunalo about twenty years ago with 81 500
capital. they are now prosperous enough
to indulge in fancy farming on large
scale. and enjoy all wholesome. II expen-
sive. pleasures. They own about forty
horses apiece. T.. Fl. Butler is a power in
state politics and numbers all of the big
men OF the country as his friends, while
Ambrose Is one Of the most popular men
In the newspaper business"
At meeting of the directors of the
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit bank,
OF Shamokin. held Saturday evening, ,
Harry l.. Lean was elected teller There
were seven applicants for this responsible
position and the directors have cause for
congratulation in their choice Mr. Lean
Is bright. industrious young man who is
IN every way qualified to satisfactorily
discharge the duties that Will devolve upon
him as teller For several years past he
has been doing excellent newspaper work
on such dailies as the Pottsville Journal
scranton Tribune and the Philadelphia
fress. Mr.. Lean has recently been en-
p1oyed on this paper and to his untjring
Snorfs Is due much Of the success of the
Herald souvenir edition, which he had in
cnarge: His many friends will be glad to
Know that he has received the teIlership of
tne new bank.-Shamokin Herald.