The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-27
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uilutl Tue auspices Ol tnt 1GNSldl flIt
company in Enterprise hall promises to
be one of the most successful enter
tainments of the season. THE Sun" of
Danville recommends the entertainment
in the following:
Prof. Lyman y. Howe gave a high
ly Interesting entertainment in the
Opera house last night, made up Of
the remarkable life-tnotion pictures of
the animatoscope and a large number
of very catchy selections from the pho
nograph reproduced from distinguished
singers, orChestras impersonatOrs, etc,
performing on the metropolitan stage.
BY means OF a funnel shaped appliance
attached to the phonograph every Sc
lection reproduced was tC be heard dis
tinctly in all parts of the house. The
audience derived much enjoyment from
the realistic sounds issuing from the
phonograph and expressed their appre-
citation by frequent applauses. 1t was
the animatoscope, however, chat was
looked forward to with the greatest in
terest, as it was the first appearance
here of this new and novel invention.
Nor was the audience disappointed. On
a large screen in the rear of the stage,
scene after scene was reproduced from
real life, the objects going through with
their natural iife-mOVements. There
We're fire scenes, in which the smoke
was seen to suddenly escape in Volley
as tire door of the burning building was
opened, while several horses one after
the ether came galloping out from the
llames-sCcnes in which the fire engine
ratified by to the scene of the fire and
later of the tire itself with tiremen on
a ladder receiving from an upper win
dow children in their night clothes who
in succession they passed to the ground
There were a great variety of scenes
many of them amusing, the phonograph
reproducing the sounds suited to the
action in the picture. The performances
closed with a view of the ocean, the
swelling breakers rolling in to the shore.
carrying with them all the awe ana
sublimity of the original"
Last evening at Windsor hall the
Democrats nominated the following Of
ticerS Burgess. Graham Warning; tax
collector, William +. Sullivan; justice
of the peace, Il. O. Robinson; auditor.
S +. Meyer high constable. Timothy
Donovan. =. +. Timlin was chairman.
Mr.. Charles L. Bell will open a gro
Gerry store next month. He will use the
store now rented by Thomas f. Grf-
not known.
Last evening at 80 very quiet
wedding was solemnized at the home Oi
George Stone. The contracting parties
We're DR.. Robinson. of Allegheny, n.
Y, and Miss Abbie Taylor, of Jermyn.
Rev. w. Il. Brown, pastor of the Baptist
church, pronounced them man and wife.
1t was not a uretentious event. as no
one but the relatives We're present.
Quite a romance is connected with the
affair. During the time the doctor was
in college about twenty years ago he
met Miss TAYLOR and they became en-
gagged. 1t was decided that the doctor
should finish his course before they
We're married. Time passed, the doctor
finished his studies, had gained a lucra-
tive practice. but on account of the
brides parents being seriously i'll, it
was again deferred, but at last it was
arranged and last night the words We're
spoken which made them man and wife.
Patience is a virtue and each have
shown they possess this virtue. The
many friends of the couple wish them
every success and feel exceedingly re-
luctant al losing one, Who although
not being a resident of Jermyn very
long. as won a great many friends.
The borough council met in special
| session last evening. No business OF
any Importance was transacted.
The Bronson Literary society met last
| night. All members We're present and
| talked over the loss in the burning Of
| Parish hall. 1t was decided to meet
| up stairs in the new church. The sac
risty of which will be fitted up for meet
ing purposes. The following programme
was prepared for the next meeting:
| Piano solo, Mary Walker; select read
ing, Katie Mullen; vocal solo, John +.
| Kelly; vocal solo, Sallie Thomas.
Simpson K Watkins have now in
| course of erection at Edgerton a wash
| cry, which, when completed, will cost
| about $4,000.
Mr.. John F. LOughney is having
| erected house on South Main street.
| Mr.. John Kelly, of South Main street,
who had his hand poisoned some time
ago, is now much better. AT first it
was thought necessary to amputate one
of his fingers but it will not now be
necessary.
W. j. Mcdonald. of the East Side,
was in Scranton yesterday.
Miss Laura Hill, who has been visit
ing relatives in Philadelphia for the
past month, returned home last even
| ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Solomon, of
| Main street, attended Il masquerade
| party Monday evening at the home of
| Mr. John Maxwell, of Carbondale.
| A delegation from the order of Sons
! of Temperance from this town will
| visit the Taylor lodge tonight.
| Yesterday afternoon occurred the flu
| neral of Thomas Parkins, who was
| killed on Saturday morning. The I'm
proved Order of Red Men and lndepend-
| ent order of odd Fellows, Of which
societies he was a member attended
| in a body. The service was held in the
! Methodist church. The following cler-
| gymen helped to conduct the service:
Revs. Francis Gendall, w. b. Brown,
William Surdval, Mr. Williams, of Jer-
myn, and Rev. Mr.. BAH, of Blakely.
| The pail bearers We're: Messrs. Will
lam and Johnson Bennett, Henry Nor
com. John Toman, William and Stephen
Morcom. Edwin Woodworth, flower
| bearer.
Miss Anna Jopling will on Friday
evening leave for Northampton, Eng,
J The Democrats of the First ward held
a caucus last evening in Windsor hall.
The following We're nominated: Council,
| for three years, George Edmunds
council, for one year, John Siegle;
school director, Jas. Shields; inspector,
| Peter Martin; judge, S. b. Hills,
Station Agent DeGraw, of Mayfeld,
is visiting friends at Washington, n. j.
The Scranton Electrical Construction
company, which has the contract for
extending the light in the borough of
Mayheld, has force of men at work
and it is expected they will complete