The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01


tember 20, "a.
The Epworth league Of the Bingham
ton district held a largely attended
convention in Hallstead on Monday
and Tuesday.
Montrose Is entertaining q band OF
burglars.
Quite number Of towns In the coun-
ty will celebrate the Fourth.
HE WAS NOT CREED-BOUND.
but you will acknowledge that there
is some good in other churches be-
sides your own, will you not? You
will grant that each one has its use in
the world?" 20, yes" replied the
young vestrymen, ! was out riding my
wheel when a storm came up. and
don't know what I would nave done II
the janltor of Baptist meeting house
hadn't let me into the basement will,
my machine and stay there till the
rain was over"
VETERANS TO MEET.
The tenth annual reunion Of Bat
teries F and q, First artillery. Penn
sylvania Reserve Veteran corps, will
be held In Susquehanna on Friday and
Saturday, July and 4. Colonel r.
Bruce Ricketts,, Of Wilkes Barre, COM
mander of the famous Ricketts, battery
during the war, is president of the as
sociation, and Luther Seiders, of Read
ing, Is secretary.
PERsONALIA.
Artist Ralph A. Lyons, of Scranton,
Is visiting his MOTHER Mrs. Frank Ly-
ons, in Lanesboro.
Hon. A. f. McNulty. an Archbaldan
missionary, was in town on Monday
distributing tracts.
]. Louis Knapp. night editor Of the
Baltimore Sun, visited Susquehanna
friends on Saturday evening.
A HOLD UP"
A few evenings since wandering
Willie" was parading up and down the
Erie station platform with an itinerant
female Of soiled texture, when a men,
Der Of Conductor Stickles' Susquehan-
ma crew shouted something to the ere "
not to be found in standard books on
etiquette. In a moment the hohJ en-
tered the caboose, revolver in hF i'd, and
commanded the train crew I throw
up their hands!" and to KEEP them up
until he told them to take them down.
The crew lost no time in complyir G
with the demand, willie the hobo pro-
ceeded to deliver 9 drastic lecture on
manners. This h wing done, the pere-
grnator gave IT, trembling crew per-
mission to drc, hands, and was soon
r.. Il rly Ia
the Quietud. in that caboose was a
foot thick. The crew is still shivering.
FLAMES MEMORY.
Solo'lon was not wrong whelo he
| wrote, says a recent writer, "a good
nane is better than precious ointment"
Mr. was George Herbert when he
wrote:
Only a sweet and virtuous soul
Like seasoned timber. never gives
But when the whole world turns to coal
Then, chiefly, lives"
Who endured more gibes and calum-
MES than Blaine? Whose name was
more befouled by SANDER than his?
But his name is fragrant of patriotism
The stencil Of SANDER has evaporated
the odor of his good deeds endures.
Thus, though he has been dead since
the sad day Of July 2, 1893, the June
Republican convention of 1896 rose as
one man and cheered Justify an Incl
dental mention Of his name. Wash
ington, Lincoln and Grant excepted, it
Is doubtful IL the name of any other
dead man would have evoked such q
demonstration.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
A horse. formerly the property of
John O'Connell, Of this place, is now in
the stables Of the Emperor Of Germany
The Ancient Order Of Hibernians OF
Carbondale have decided to excurt to
Riverside Park. Lanesboro.
The Concert club, Of Carbondale, and
the Atlantic club, of Susquehann, Will
play ball in this place July 8. Excur-
sion trains will run on all roads.
A branch Of the Erie Railroad Relief
association will be organized In Sus-
quehanna.
Four Mormon elders are arranging
to hold revival meetings In Susque-
hanna, after Carbondale is converted
to the faith. The Latter Day Saints
neither preach nor practice polygamy.
The epidemic Of measles continues
gradually to glide away.
Binghamton is making another spas
modic effort to construct the Bingham
on-Williamsport railroad. This Sec
ton has "steen" railroads building-on
paper.
A close observer of things says that
he presumes gold will still be used for
filling teeth in those localities in which
prejudice does not run too high.
Democratic candidates for county
commissioner loom up apace. The
county Democracy are entitled to one
consideration-other incentive to whoor
'er up have they none. Whitney.