The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-26
has a new Grange.

Great Bend, died in Morganton, North
Carolina, a few days since of con-
sumption.
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS.
1t is reported that our genial old
friend, w. j. Chappelle, the famous
Snowman, has leased the Academy of
Music in Scranton. What Chap"
doesn't know about the show business
can be written on the upper left hand
corner of a postage stamp. He COM
menced his career as the advance agent
of Jenny Lind, under Barnum. He
headed "Washburn's Last Sensation"
for twenty years, and since then, for
twenty-five years he has represented
some of the bert companies on the road.
He has learned the secret of perpetual
youth.
The little birdlets twitter that tall
ented young artist of Scranton, but
formerly of Susquehanna, is about to
lead maiden fair to the altar. This
will be more Lyons in the path of the
Electric Cityites.
Hon. James T. Du Bois, editor of
the Washington I'd. c. Inventive
Age" will spend the summer in his
cottage near Hallstead.
DR.. and Mrs. e. T. Wheaton, Of Fac
toryville, spent Sunday with Susque-
hanna relatives.
Professor and Mrs. C. T. Thorpe, of
Forest City, are guests of Susquehan-
ma relatives. Their innumerable friends
here are always delighted to see them
Hon Amos j. Cummings, of New
York, is expected at Columbian Grove
on Thursday. to remain ten days. Won
ri Rzk 40 I.Aa
on in the New York Sunday Sun.
Editor Birchard, of the Transcript
is a prominent candidate for United
States consul to Timbuctoo. Being
master of seventeen dead and half dead
languages, he is remarkably well
equipped for the position. He has the
hearty endorsement of several influ-
entail statesmen, some of whom are
| not living.
CURRENT EVENTS.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage, in Christ Episcopal church, on
Tuesday evening, June 49, at o'clock,
| of Miss Charlotte Mary, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Rayrs-
ford, of Grand street, to Wilmot Ever
EFT Buck, of New York.
keystone Hook and Ladder company,
| No. 1, opened a five days fair in Hogan
| Opera house on Monday evening.
John Olsen, an Erie shop machinist,
| was on Saturday taken to the State
| Asylum for the Insane, at Danville.
Memorial Day will be appropriately
observed in Lanesboro. The addresses
will be delivered by Rev. c. c. Vroo-
man, pastor of the Methodist church.
Messrs. Harry McCannon and Ar
| thur Moore on Saturday sailed from
New York on the Campania for a trip
through England, ireland, Scotland,
Wales-and possibly France.
SHE WAS DELIGHTED.
Chief Mcmahon stopped a lady Of un-
certain age who was riding a wheel
on the Main street sidewalk the other
evening. II want you," said he au-
thoritatively, ito go down with me be-
fore justice of the peace" DO you,
really?" replied the maiden lady. How
perfectly lovely! I have been waiting
now for thirty years for some man to
come and invite me to do that. Have
you got the marriage license?" But
Mac had fled.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATE
Having converted a portion of Car
bondale, it is reported that the Mormon
elders will hold a series of meetings in
Susquehanna. Now is the accepted
time to get vaccinated.
The Crystal lake correspondent of the
Forest City News wrote: THE Dun
daft missionaries will go to Susque-
hanna next Saturday. In the absence
of Brother Whitney they hope to re-
ceiVe the attention and respect to
which they are entitled" Album
They have not yet arrived in Susque-
hanna. Bre'r MaXey, honor bright
who among your Forest City people
ate the missionaries?
The Erie shops will on Saturday re-
ceive their lucre for the month of April
1t will be small pay, but half a loaf is
better than no bread.
| A Susquehanna sexton reports that
since plate has been used at the SUM-
day service, fewer car seals and pep.
permint lozenges have been discovered
in the collections. The man who adds
car seal or a tobacco tag to the
church collection will never go where
the good Elijah went
A Broome county man entered a Sus.
quehanna saloon on Sunday and was
set upon, assaulted and robbed of SIS
Within a month, four men have beer
robbed in and about this particular sa.
loon. At the next term of county
court there is likely to be one saloor
license annulled.
Susquehanna needs a society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals. Some
terrible specimens of horsehesh are
mauled and pushed through the street.
nearly every day. Whitney.