The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-28
WYOMING.

The public schools are ClOSeu lnls
week and the teachers are attending
the thirtieth annual institute OF the
Luzerne county teachers in session at
Wilkes Barre.
Mrs. John NJ. Williams, of Sixth
street, is convalescing from a seevre
attack of quinsy.
Election day is rapidly approaching
and the polling places have been as
signed to the following buildings: East
ward, the house of Merit Sax, corner
of Eighth street and Wyoming avenue;
West ward, the Shoemaker school
house.
on Wednesday evening, Nov. 8,
supper and Whittier's pantomine will
be given in the parlors of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church by the Bible
school classes of C. w. Stiff and H.
NJ. Lord.
The naw house of Isaac Edwards, on
Eighth street which has been under
the course of erection for sometime
will be ready for occupancy about the
first of November.
William Wilson, of Mount Zion, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Fl. L. Morgan,
of Scranton.
There was quite a large audience
present in Music hall on Tuesday even
ing to listen to the rendition of the
operetta, "The Jolly Farmers" Fifty
voices participated and the singing was
very good throughout. Some of the
acting was a little overdrawn, showing
the lack of knowledge of rural life.
Harry d. Laycock impersonated the
character of Farmer Happyway, Mrs.
a HDnnN-
way. There We're four scenes, the first
being q country farm house; time,
morning; Mr. Happyway arose from
his night slumbers and was visited by
neighbor Hooknell and after a conver-
satiOn between them took place a
grand chorus was sung and the scene
closed. The second scene portrayed the
interior of the house and Annie, the
chambermaid, awoke Johnnie, the
chore boy. Their part was highly hu-
mOrous and enjoyable. The third
scene represented Farmer Happyway
and family seated at the breakfast
table, and at the close Of the meal,
Nose Raykitt, a neighboring farmer,
sang a solo accompanied in the chorus
by those present at the table. The
fourth scene was introduced with a
scene in the sitting room; time, even
ing. 1t represented an evening party.
Solos were sung by John Heal Conner
Francis and Miss Laura Davies, clos
ing with a chorus, Good Night" A
duet sung by Thomas Harris and Lot
tie Weir concerning the trials of school
life was highly appreciated. The full
cast of characters were as follows
Farmer Happyway, Harry D. Laycock
Sam Pitcher, Conner Francis; Pat
Murphy, John Heal Nose Raykitt
Charles Penry; Neighbor Workwell, NJ
r. Gay; Johnnie, the chore boy, F.
j. Howell; Charley Happyway, Thomas
Harris; Mrs. Happyway, Mrs. Till
GreGgs: Miss Scrubber, Mrs. A. L.
Lindsay; Miss Dustin, Laura Lorish'
Miss Baker, Laura Davies; Grandma
Happyway, Matte Rinker; Little May
Happyway, Maud Thomas: Annie BO-
die, the Chambermaid, Cora Lloyd
The operetta was conducted by E. J
Howell There is considerable musica,
talent in Wyoming and during the past
year there has been much time spent
in cultivating it.
Owing to the pleasant weather this
week and the teachers institute al
Wilkes Barre the street car lines run
ming through this place have been well
crowded in the afternoons.
DR. Charles p. Knapp is the oldest
physician in this town. Beside his
regular private practice he is connect.
ed with the Wilkes-Barre city hospital
as registrar of the training school and
lecturer before the students and also
has other duties about the hospital
q iD- I'm.
ton he has founded laboratory which
is we'll equipped for the study of bac,
teriology. DR.. Knapp has taken great
interest in this branch of his profes
sion and keeps up with the times in it
He spends considerable of time in his
laboratory and is regarded by the med,
ical fraternity an authority along this
! line. He has preserved some very fine
specimens and placed them in his lab
| oratory.