The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-08
FOREST CITY.

Fred. Cray was a visitor ip Nantcoke
yesterday.
Enterprise Hose company is drilling
twice a week in anticipation of taking
part in the State firemen's parade, at
Wilkes Barre, on Thursday, Oct. Z.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Fleming are
at Pleasant Mount, Wayne county, to-
day. attending the wedding of Mrs
Fleming's sister, Miss Tessie Clark
The ceremony will take place at 1C
o'clock this morning.
Thomas Kilrow. of Great Bend, one
Of the prominent Republican polite
ians of Susquehanna county, called on
his numerous Forest City friends yes
terday.
John Biggio, of Forest City, was one
of the contestants in the bicycle race
at Anthracite park, Carbondale, or
Labor Day. He claims that there was
no observance of the rules of racing
and that another rider ran into him
just as he got started, throwing him to
the ground. At the time he was no.
where near thirty feet from the scratch
but the judge allowed the race to go on
instead of starting them over again, as
he should have done.
On Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, Sept. 10 and 16, at Davis opera
house, the comedy, "The Congressman
from Texas" will be produced by local
talent, for the benefit of Enterprise
Hose company. Harry w. Gross, an
actor of ability and experience, is the
director of the production and is thor.
oughly instructing the members of the
cast in the various parts which they
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the brightest comedies on the stage and
without doubt will be witnessed by a
full house each evening. The cast OF
characters has already been given in
The Tribune. Following is a brief
synopsis of this popular production:
Proluge. Scene in Texas. Door-yard
of Mr.. Branders house. Pudity of the
Texas ballot maintained. A typical
Texas band. The six-shooters' political
prestige. Gentlemen, 1 surrender, I'll
serve" Next minister to Tahoma.
Act I.-Private reception room at the
Arlington. The congressman's arrival
at the capital. 81 reckon I better had
First of the office seekers. That's me!'
Il knew that you knew me-" The
lovers quarrel. I'D rather be Baa-
lam's ass than a congressman"
Act II.-Ante room and dining room
of Mr.. Brander's apartments at the Ar
lington. "Office-seeking's mighty poor
business" Arrival of the investigating
committee from Texas. Brassy Calls
after dinner remarks. Major Yell and
party introduce six-shooters into Wash
ington society.
Act III.-Scene in Branders parlors
Fishback gets an office. Col. Pepper a
| wounded man. Three sick Texans
Lovers reconciled. The congressman Is
| endorsed. "A second Daniel Webster
d. E. Evans, of Gibson, was a visitor
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Benja-
min Maxey, yesterday.
F. L. Brooks, of Binghamton, N. Y.
was a business visitor here yesterday
George S. Dunn, of Jermyn, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E
Dunn, yesterday.
John Biggio, Forest City's crack bi.
cycle rider, is out with a challenge fol
a race with Salvatore Pugliano, of Car.
bondale. He agrees to meet Puglianc
on the Carbondale track, to race fol
any distance from half mile to fifteer
miles. and to be ready at any time or
a weeks notice, the prize to the sue.
'SSSlui Noii'SStdht W pe any lIlllB ina
the challenged participant may choose
| to name.
John M. Kelly, the Montrose attor.
ney, who has charge of the Waltz case
was in town again yesterday, working
| in the interest of his client. 1t is said
that sufficient new evidence has beer
secured to make the granting of a new
| trial very probable.
Mrs. A. Knox, Of Carbondale, and
| Mrs. Emerson West, of Scranton, were
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. K. Vaughn
Monday.