The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-26
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.

At the recent meeting OF the State Bar
association at Bedford Springs, Major Ev-
erett Warren. of this city. was honored by
an election as one of the vice presidents.
Samuel Dickson, of Philadelphia, was
elected president. The other vice presi-
dents chosen Were: william Scott, of Al
legheny; II. NJ. Henderson. of Cumber-
land: Willlm NJ. Hays. of Chester. and 3.
A. Davenport. OF Erie. Judge Simonton,
OF Harrisburg, delivered the annual ad-
dress.
A member OF the city engineers corps
who had just emerged from sewer man
hole and who was not the tidiest looking
individual to be found. was standing on
Madison avenue yesterday waiting for a
car, when a lady with sickle In her
hand called him over to her gate and in a
charitable tone of voice asked him IL he
didn't want to cut her grass. Visitors to
the city engineers office yesterday who
saw the picture of a sickle drawn upon
the blackboard and chalked on the floor
In various places will now readily under
stand the significance of the mysterious
symbol.
The young men of the Excelsior Social
club rendered the visiting and resident
ladies trolley party to Peckville on
Wednesday evening, after which the
young people repaired to the club rooms.
where dance followed Those from out
of the city We're: Miss Israel, Mr. Stein.
Philadelphia Miss Viiaver, New York.
and Miss Davis, of Albany.
II wish to correct the impression that
may have gone forth by reason of your
article on the school board war" said a
member of the teachers committee to a
Tribune reporter yesterday. I'VE, whom
you deem proper to dub the new powers.
deny emphaticaly the intimation that
we have continually before us the one
idea Of revenge for old wrongs. The in
sinuation Is a lie In every particular. As
one Of the teachers committee l wish 20
say that Mr.. Wormser only imagines he
received turn down from the commit
tee. The appointment at No. was made
for reasons which are obvious to any enc
who cares to look into the matter. l
might say that Miss Kelly, who We con-
sidered the most deserving applicant, had
no controller working in her interest. She
made her own fight and won 1t, as she
had the best arguments.
Your article says that while Mr.. Worm
ser was chairman of the teachers COM
every instance needed as regards the
choice between applicants for a position.
Just ask Mr.. Williams, Mr.. Mahon, Mr..
Jennings, Mr.. O'Boyle and Mr.. OMalley
how far their wishes were needed in such
matters.
LAS far as the braggadocio concerning
the probable brevity of the reign of the
present regime goes. just say for me that
We are not allowing that to give us the
least worry. 1t is just possible that We
have the interests Of the schools just as
much at heart as Mr.. Wormser or his COL
leagues"
There has not been a police arrest in
this city. unless one took place late last
night. since 2.3O p. m. Tuesday, and not an
arrest In the central city since els a. m
Monday This is something unprecedent-
ed In the records of the police; that Is, Of
course, since the city attained its pres
ent cosmopolitan character. say a decade
or so. 1t might be said to be purely acci-
dental that such thing could happen
The average number of arrests a day is
about five and scarcely ever before in the
time specified above has whole day
passed without an arrest being made in
some one Of the four precincts. In this
instance about sixty hours have elapsed
without an arrest being recorded and in
the center of the city. where the majority
of arrests are made, no one has fallen into
the hands of the police in about ninety
two hours, figuring from O'Clock Mon
day morning up to o'clock this morning.
And yet in some remote corners of this
world Scranton has q hard name
Everything isn't lovely among the Peo-
ple's party magnates of this county; II
Is troubled by so many leaders. Alfred
Butterman asserts that he IL the county
chairman and NJ. J. Coleman alleges that
ne Is the one for that position. Each has
a set of adherents and 1t Is not improba BILE
that the party may split on this rock. Mr.
Coleman and his followers were refused
admittance to the hall on Lackawanna
avenue when they sought to hold meet
ing Wednesday evening. The janitor
would not let them In because there is an
old account OF $50 for rent not liquidated.
But that cut no ice with the Colemanites
they got down on the ten-foot privilege
and went into executive session In the
open air. Butterman's supporters are in
active at present. they call Coleman,
"the balloon chairman" and threaten to
read him out of the party. A merry time