The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-03
FOREST CITY.

The reform tent meetings will begin
in Midway Grove, between Forest City
and Vandling street car terminus, next
Saturday evening, August s. Eminent
speakers will discuss total abstinence:
prohibition. gold and silver. Christian
citizenship and political reform. Mr..
and Mrs. C c. Beveridge of Nebraska
will sing at all the meetings. On Sat-
urday evning a great debate on the
money question between the Hon. w.
ii. Berry of Chester, Pa, for silver and
monetary reform and \. j. Colborn, il.
of Scranton for the gold standard will
be heard. Mr.. Berry is an able, elo-
quent and magnetic speaker. Jack
COlborn, who will combat the free sill
yer sophiSms, is a speaker of unusua!
force and Il thinker of ability, and 1t
may be set down as certain that the
debate will be a most interesting and
instructive one. The remainder of the
programme will be given later.
A large and enthusiastic gathering
| of the representative Republicans of
| this place was held Friday evening in
Davies hall. A new organization of
the club was perfected. The club will
|
can club and elected the following OIL
GERS President. w. J. Maxey: first
| ce-president DR.. C. f.. Taylor; second
/ vice president. Thomas Brown, jr.;
secretary. \. l.. Morgan: assistant sec
retary, Harry Morgan; treasurer.
George MaXey. The campaign COM
mittee is composed of +. J. Osgood,
| n. Brundage. Glynn Morgan. John T..
Hughes and W. r. Davis.
James r. Matthews Of Wellsboro.
Tioga county. has received the appoint
ment as manager of the Hartford Sol
dierS' Orphans school at Hartford, SuS-
| quehanna county, In place of j. NJ.
Clark who has become general manager
| of the State Industrial school ut Scot
land. Pa. Mr.. Matthews has had con-
siderable experience in the line of edu
cational work and his appointment will
give general satisfaction to the patrons
of the school
Members of the Women's Rescue
League oppose the wheel for women.
| II the girls were deprived of their
bikes and their discussions Of seam
less tubes. gOOseneck saddle posts, rat
| trap pedals and cyclometerS the result
| WbuIu be aNIUI 10 contemplate. u lUt
| young women who are boarding their
money To buy ~ wheel were baked
/ in their purpose, life to them would
be Il dread and Il regret. Let the girls
! continue pedaling
| The Nandlng Reds would like to
cross bats with the Young Mems Chris.
! tian Association base ball club of For
! est CITY at any time or place. The
| young men that compose the Forest
city team ought to accommodate them.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leonard went
ON the excursion tn Atlantic City Sat
urday.
Burr Hollands of Hornelllsville and
George MaXey of this place have been
spending a few days with friends at
Lake Winola
The many friends Of Borough Secre-
tary j. V. Leroy will learn with regret
of his serious illness at his home on
| Delaware street.
Mrs G. II. Horton of New Milford
! spent sunday with her brother, Frank
! HOman. at the home of Mr. and Mrs
| W. a. Watts.
q. NJ. Patterson of Carbondale was
in town Saturday.
II. II. Rounds of this place will he
! principal of the Starrucca graded
school the coming school year.
n. y. Waler Of Ararat. prominent
politician of the county, was here Sat-
urday.