The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-13
over THE GRAVITY ROAD
Visiting Iassra,ce Aen Enjoyed q
Trip to hOnesdale. a
THEY MADE A STOP AT FARvIEW
AL tho Points Of Interest About the CAP
ital of Wayne County Wore Visited.
Speech. Making st Hotel Allen.
Souvenirs Of the Trip.

Those Of the Pennsylvania Associa-
tion Of Fire Insurance Agents VINO
were In attendance at the sixth an
nual convention, and their wives spent
yesterday at Farview and Hones-
dale as the guests Of the local board OF
Underwriters. leaving on the s's' a. H.
Delaware and Hudson train.
1t was a delightful outing. list OF
the persons being: f. l. Paine. QUO
r. Conrad MIR. and Mrs. II. +. Paine'
d. G. Block, c. NJ. Hathaway. or oily
phant; Joseph 8. Hoard, OF Mansheld'
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 2. Lutz. OF Blooms
bu(y; II. X. Frick. Of Milton; j. W..
Evans, Of Berwick; Mr.. and Mrs. T. u.
Boland, their son James. Miss Katie
G.. O'Malley. Ben Hartman. w. +. bo-
land, Christopher Wrenn. or fiymouth'
I. r. Hart2og. of South Bethlehem; Mr.
and Mrs. 5. N. Calendar. or Oiyphaht;
c.. E. Culp, Of Lock Haven; c. M. Hath
away, jr. of Olyphant; q. M. WOOL
worth. Of Dover, Del; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank r. Lieb, Of Harrisburg; a. H.
Shuman, OF Berwick: A. c. Fuller or
Scranton: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Musser,
of Harrisburg; Charles X. Smith, or
Scranton; Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Christ
mas: Mr.. and Mrs, d. r. Williams, or
Danville: II. b. Calderwood. OF Tyrone;
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Robling, sr.. Homer
NJ Hill. of Erie; +, c. Farnham. or
Honesdale; Mr.. and Mrs. George White.
Of Beech Creek: F.. N. Banman. Of
Honesdale; Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Frank
lin. w. w. Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Holmes and Colonel and Mrs. F. l..
Hitchcock.
stopped at Farvicw.
Farview was reached at $50. then
until ll.3O the excurslonists rambled
through the shady avenues Of this
beautiful mountain resort, partaking
Of light refreshments.
The trip to Honesdale, down planes
and along grades was quickly made.
H. R. Russell, Of Honesdale; consti-
tuted with the other agents of that
town most capable reception commit
tee in the Maple City. for as soon as the
visitors alighted from the cars Mr..
Russell welcomed them and conducted
them to the new city hall, an impos-
ing adornment to Honesdale's number
Of fine buildings.
The interior of the municipal build
ing having been gone through. the
for dinner, which was served at l
o'clock At the end Of the feast, which
was a credit to the epicurean taste of
the proprietor H. E. Paine arose and
said: Ladies and gentlemen" After
uttering these words he stopped to
whisper to the man at his right, w. B.
Christmas The audience waited to
hear Mr.. Paine out.
Ladies and gentlemen" came again,
followed by the same whisper to Mr..
Christmas. Spit 1t out" said one;
Have you lost any friends?" said an
other; Hurry up, or you'll forget your
Speech" said third; and Mr.. Paine,
apparently ineulted. stalked in high
dudgeon out Of the dining hall.
80 An Interesting Scene.
This turn of affairs made the scene
interesting; each one turned to his
neighbor and entered into an explana-
ton of the episode but in five minutes
Mr.. Paine returned with a loud smile,
and the people saw they had been taken
in with one Of his practical jokes. Some
Of the ladies', who had put on Eorrow-
full look for him when he left the dining
hall, now changed their expression to
wry faces.
c. G. Boland arose finally and
thanked the proprietor for the excel
lent taste shown in providing for the
guests, thanked Mr.. Russell, and all
prepared for tour to points of interest
in the city. Carriages were waiting at
the entrance.
Before returning to the station the
party was driven through Glen-Dy-
berry cemetery, that magnificent city
Of the dead; to Irving Cliff, named af-
ter Washington Irving, who delivered
a lecture there forty.five years ago.
1t Is one of the most picturesque points
in this valley.
Visited Points Of Interest.
The drive continued out to Texas
township to the Florence Silk mill, then