The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-29
comforts Of q clean bed Immediately
after they arrived.
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.

The extension Of Mulberry street to the
end Of the Elmhurst boulevard at Arthur
avenue Is an Improvement that Is much
appreciated by horsemen who frequent
that popular drive. 1t furnishes straight
and reasonably passable driveway from
the boulevard to the center Of the city.
Yesterday afternoon was delightful for
driving and the boulevard was crowded
with all manner OF turnouts. The clear
atmosphere revealed at its best the many
choice bits OF scenery along the road and
the bracing air where the boulevard
wound about the mountain side seemed to
give new vigor TO all who breathed II.
There Is much speculation as to who Will
succeed j. X. Beetem as general manager
of the Scranton Tra>~ion company The
statement has been made that Frank S.l-
vison, manager of the Atlantic avenue
line. of Brooklyn. n. v, has been sug-
gcsted as MIR. Beetems successor. but
nothing Of an official nature has yet been
made public regarding the matter The
Free Press yesterday had this to say about
the position: "Who is to be Mr. Beetems
successor? Is the question to which the
Clarks of Philadelphia have not yet vouch-
safed an answer. 1t Is rather strange
that the Traction company cannot find
lines. With each succeeding imported
manager a cloud OF satellites comes. dis
placing all the desirable places. Why not
do away with these annoying changes by
choosing a Scranton man for manager.
There's T. W. Gallagher. for instance.
He has been the chief lieutenant OF both
Archer and Beetsm. He knows the busi-
ness of tho Scranton Traction company
from to lizard. He is familiar with the
methods of the two managers and has
IDEAS of his own on every subject. He has
been very valuable man for the Scran-
ton Traction company and Is In direct line
of promotion. Mr.. Gallagher Is Scran-
ton man and his appointment would be a
recognition of Scranton. Why not ap-
point =. w. Gallagher general manager
of the Traction company? This suggestion
Is respectfully made in tha hope that
| Messrs. Clark, of Philadelphia, Will take
4 into serious consideration
On Aug. the annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union OF Amer
| lea will open in Columbia hall, New York
city and continue In session for four days.
Extensive arrangements have been by the
union Of New York to entertain the visit
| ing delegates The Scranton union Will
| be represented by NJ. ]. O'Toole, OF this
city; Miss Katie Mahon. of Kingston. and
p. j. Quinn, of Minooka.
Tuesday evenings mass meeting at
Grace Reformed church by the Christian
| Endeavorers promises to be a. notable
| event. 1t Is held mainly for the purpose or
| advancing the movement to bring the
| state convention Of 1896 to this city. Such
| a movement is worthy of the active sup
nth hnI
members Of the Christian Endeavor So
cieties or not, and every fnducement
should be made to induce the coming con-
| vention at Erie to decide to hold the next
| state meeting in this city.
| Carbondale Is thus wont to give vent to
| its vanity over its latest metropolitan ac-
| uuis;tion: "The little bootblack that Is
| now on our streets has come to stay. He
| has already worked up a good business
| here and likes the town. He stopped IN
| Scranton before coming here, but wnen
| his presence was discovered the union
| bootblacks at once drove him out. the
| little fellow has an eye to business Dy
| making monthly contracts with number
| Of business men for shines and he mas
| opened an account in the First Natonal
| bank."-Leader. The question naturally
| arises what dlQ the SaTDoHudie uuue w
| for a shine before the advent Of that pio-
| neer bootblack?
"Well, that beats Tammany Hall and the
Irish" said Police Lieutenant John Davis
last night. suddenly breaking forth from
a meditative mood and swinging around
| in his chair so as to face the group of Of
ficers in the sergeant's office. "They may
| talk Of Irish emigrants picking out their
| beats when they strike Ellis Island, but
| that Isn't a circumstance to case that
happened in this very city. Why, do you
know" continued the lieutenant, with
| as serious q face as he was able to wear,
"that there was a Welshman came to this
| city one time and two days after he landed
he was on duty as police officer?" There
was much craning Of necks and bending
| of ears to catch every syllable of the ter
rible disclosure. and when all showed
conclusively that they were sitting In an
uncomfortable position on the anxious
seat, the Lieutenant. with broad grin,
merely said: tom JONES'" the name of
the officer who returned last week from
his vacation across the water.
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