The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-27
TuNkAANNock

Word comes from Sayre that Ches-
ter NJ. Lyman, who has been firing q
locomtive between Sayre and Manches-
ter for some time. has been promoted.
and now handles the throttle. His
friends down this way will. congratu-
late him.
Tomorrow being q holiday. the
schools, bank and postoffice will be
closed, the latter being open for the dis
tribution of the morning and afternoon
mails. The schools will not be opened
again until Monday.
A stray duck now and then Is killed
by hunters along the river. but the sea-
son is yet too early to furnish much
sport in that line. One Of the latest
wrinkles for decoying ducks is a large
mirror fastened upright against the
EN-; of q scow, coming down to the
water line and wreathed with laurels
to form an ambush for the hunter.
With this sort of an equipment 1t
Is said that the boat can be rowed right
up to O flock Of ducks sitting on the
water, the birds imagining their re-
Election in the mirror to be other ducks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Billings and Mrs.
A. d. Brundage and sOn, Duane, will
spcnd Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
Will r. Billings, at Kingston.
AluIIluSc IIStiSC Wdo SiSIIIlCu yC5tCA
day to AlmerOn Baker. of Odessa, N. Y,
and Carrie Moe. Of Noxen.
Wallace Haines, who has spent the
past three years in Tioga county, is
back amcng friends here.
The Tunkhannock Glass company
made a shipment Of cut glass to Con-
yngham, Schrage & Co., Wilkes-B Barre,
yesterday. This leads US to remark
that if any are foolish enough to go to
Wilkes-Barre to purchase cut glass
they are quite likely to obtain the home
product. and will be sure of getting
that which is good If they do.
The official records at the court house
show that the Second ward of Tunk-
hammock borough, pays state tax on
more money at interest than any other
district in the county. The total Is
$3.50, 900. MehOopany follows with $y7,-
600; Meshoppen borough, 8 1000;
Nicholson borough, $4,000. and the
First ward in Tunkhannock borough
with $780, 900. The five districts claim
the distinction of paying one-half OF all
the tax on money at interest In the
county. Tunkhannock township pays
the most county tax, Tunkhannock
borough next, and Falls, Eaton, Me-
hoopar.y and Nicholson township next,
in order named.
A barber shop has been opened In
Hotel Graham. Joseph Williams, OF
Montrosn. is the proprietor.
Mrs. Hine, wife of the Baptist clergy
man, has returned from the Philadel-
phia hospital, where she underwent a
successful surgical operation.
Miss Ruth Dittmer. Of Oklahoma. Is
the name and address of ]. r. Miller's
bride, according to an. Indian Territory
paper at hand. The wedding took
place Sept. IS. Joe's many friends here
will join his western acquaintance in
offering congratulations.
The tramp season has opened again
with unusual severity, and the festive
turnpike explorer has brought along
his uncles, his cousins and his aunts
this time. The question of what to do
about IL obtrudes itself every day upon
the housekeeper who has n con-
seriousness of a moral obligation toward
a fellc w%-creature. To stifle conscience
and abruptly refuse every request for
o hand out does not, by any means,
discharge obligation. nor fulfill the Dr.
vine law, no matter how unworthy the
applicant may be. 1t Is easy to say
that they are all a lazy, shiftless set
and would not work If they had OPP
p~ortunit! but one has no warrant In
saying that until work has been offered
and refused. And just here the bor-
ough authorities have a duty. 1t Is not
justic. to the housekeeper, to compel
her to either refuse food to a tramp or
give 1t to him without any equivalent
being returned, though she seldom has
any work she would want to set a
tramp at. Let the borough authorities
establish q wood yard, or some other
Industry. where a tramp con earn his
breakfast. Then the housekeeper can
direct him hitherward without violat-
ing her own conscience, knowing that
he will be fed and also repay the debt.
This Is merely justice to the citizens.
leaving the tramp entirely out Of the
question,