The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-11
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| A novel pilgrimage Is being arranged by
| Professor j. +. Welsh, principal OF the
bloomsbury State Normal school. IL am
| arranging" he writes, Ito take party
of students of the school to Washington
ID. c. 1t is my object to conduct them
| through the different departments of our
| national government, and thus give them
Il better insight into governmental affairs.
We shall see congress and the supreme
| court In session The capitol, the neT
Congressional Library building, tproba-
bly, the finest in the world, being finished
in pure onyx and chiseled marble), the
| botanical gardens, the national museum,
| the state. war navy. postotllce, agricul-
| tural, and treasury departments. the pat
ent office, pension bureau, together with
| the many monuments, works of art, ana
other objects of interest throughout the
| city, will claim our attention. We shall
| also visit the navy yard. where may be
| seen in process of construction all the
| interesting equipment of our ships of
war, including the immense guns that
shoot thirteen miles. We shall, If time
permits, run down to Mt. Vernon. to see
| the home ana tomb of George Washing
| ton. The cost of this trip will not exceed
Sl2 and feel that il is worth'three times
| this amount to every student. | will be
assisted in the conduct of the party by
teachers and Others well posted on all
points. so that every student will get all
the possible benefits. The excursion will be
open to all students, graduates, and spe-
ctal friends of the school, and will leave
East Stroudsburs at S.47 a. M. Dec l5, on
Pennsylvania railroad. Those expecting
| to so should notify me at once
o
Saxaphone solos will ere long be among
the nlm lprs hA
programmes. A. +. Morse. the young mu-
steal genius of the West Side. has just re-
ceived one of this rare and costly instru-
ments and proposes 70 master il, as he
has . score Of other Instruments. Mr..
Morse's saNaphono Is one of the best
made, costing an even $500
%
yep, I'm in sea of trouble, but I'm q
good swimmer" This remark emanated
from the irrepressbie rockingham, and
Is as typical of Arthur as IL Is possible for
any phrase to be. Nothing, it seems, can
depress his ardent spirits and good nature.
lie is the most daunlless, ndomitablc
never-say specimen Of Electric City
go-aheadativeness that we have.
o
The first direct and immediate beneficial
result of the improving of Robinson street
and West I.ackawanna avenue Is the erec-
Iioil VI d ldfSc anu expensive motel at the
southwestern intersection OF these streets
where no one heretofore could be induced
to build even hen coop.
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The chief topic of conversation .in
Scranton Bicycle club circles at present
Is the blackballing of three applicants for
membership at "Wednesday nights meet
ing. One of the rejected applicants is a
young attorney. the second is journalist
aud the third is tinancier. The black
balls fel! into the box like hail on a tin
roof, but 1t Is intimated by some that
many Of them were east as practical jok ~
School Controller John Gibbons Is
steady patron of Davis theater and can
be found there twice a week in a front
seat. Johns taste runs in the line OF
bright catchy music and good dancing.
He abhors the tank drama and the heavy
william.