The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-14
NIONTROSE.

| Without being too personal 1t might
be a pertinent question to ask of Col.
! Cruiser. who is Sewall?
| There has been so much said about
! the Army Worm" that is of the whole
| cloth that your correspondent has taken
pains to find out from personal obser-
walton the habits and nature of this
dire destructor. The worm varies in
size from u half-inch to two inches in
| length and in the latter case is as large
around as ones little finger. Its color is
when small and young brownish black.
the underslde being a yellowish green.
| the older ones being jet black. About
| two O'Clock in the afternoon it arouses
| from dormant state and begins its
| work of destruction. Everything, save
\ a few weeds are literally moved down
| by them, some crawling up the tender
| stalks and saving them off for the bene-
| tit of those on the ground. At dusk they
| crawl under stones boards or enSConce
| themselves under the clods of grass and
| make no further appearance until the
| following day about two o'clock. II is
Il fallacy that they march forward In
straight line. Many farmers in this sec
ton are cutting half ripened grain in
order to save it and on Sunday the
| humming of the reaper could have been
heard on many farms.
The best balloon ascension by far that
has ever been seen in Montrose occurred
| on Saturday last when Prof. C. O..
| Smith. of Wilkes Barre, was lifted high
| into the heavens and successfully de-
scended in his parachute. Prof. Smith
| enjoys the distinction of being the only
| colored aeronaut in this country. 1t
was his eleventh ascension, and to your
correspondent he stated: Yes, l am
back on the earth once. more, safe and
sound. What were my feelings. the
sensation | experienced? Why, that is
| hard matter to explain. The view
| was beautiful, but everybody and all
the buildings seemec to lean sideways.
| nothing stood up straight. | passed
| through three currents Of air and when
| / was up in the third one ii was very
cold. / believe that was up to height
of from 5000 to 1000 feet" Prof. Smith
is a daring man; he performs many ac-
robatic feats while the balloon was in
mid air. and when he returned to town
| was given q royal welcome by the large
| crowd which had assembled to view the
| feat
| Mrs. X. Z. Riley and Miss Riley, of
Summit. n. j.. are in Montrose for the
month of July. Next month they will
go to Silver Lake to join Mrs. Holmes
| and Miss Holmes, who are already oc-
| cupying a cottage there.
| F. A. Miller and L. A. Roberts, of
| Binghamton, are registered at the Tar
bell House.
| Veal calves today brought from to
sls cents.
An entertainment for the benefit of
the Village Improvement society will be
| given on Tuesday evening, July IA. 1t
will be followed by dancing. Following
, is the programme: Piano, (a) Song Of
! the Rushes," Seeling, CD "Fabliau,'
Raft Miss Emma Vaughan Riley; reci-
tation. 1.-The Courtin.'" Miss Susie War
ner; solo, Celeste" Il. A. =. Newcomb.
Miss Katharine =. Riley; recitation,
selected, Miss Anne Williams. Farce.
The Jack Trust" with the following
cast of characters Lord Jack Town
ley, X. J. McCausland; Jennie Patie.
Miss X. p. Riley; Clorinda de Courcey,
Miss Jean Taylor; Eula Otis, Miss Anne
II. Cromwell; Old Mrs. Boothley, Miss
Throop: Marie, Miss +. T.. Throop.
| Henry Rose, of Silver Lake. was Wis
iting with his Montrose friends yester-
| day.
Mrs. John Jay, of New Milford, is in
| town