The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-06
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A trolley car is now the thing most
to be desired on earth. To own a
trolley car and whrling electric fan
would be really the acme of happiness
in hot weather if one could not go
away to a cooler latitude. In fact,
many who have sought a cool cline
have been rather discouraged during
these past few weeks while land
breezes, dense fogs and mosquitoes
have prevailed in most of the popular
or fashionable resorts But a trolley
car, If you might control the patron
age would be a boon worth having.
Plebian? Yes. but then it is plebian to
be born, to breathe, to laugh, or weep;
to live and to die. 1t is more aristo-
cratic to own your horses, but driving
has been attended with the discom-
fort Of dust and the humane feeling of
pity for the reeking horses. Bicycling
can be recommended. to be sure. but
even that is growing rather plebian
and then in hot weather our Scranton
hills loom up several grades sleeper
than at other times. on the steam rail-
ways the cinders and smoke are dis
advantage but the open trolley car is
n Al
There is something exhilarating in
spinning off on the Throop line to
Olyphant or down that steep hill to
Moosic. Then there is always the ad-
ditional incentive to excitement in the
car leaving the track and bowling of
ito the lot beyond. OF course, 1t never
mas done that, but it is pleasant to
draw a long breath after you have
safely passed a dangerous curve or
landed at the foot of big hill.
II one wants to entertain ones
friends it is a good way to charter a
car for an evening, the expense is
slight. and start at five o'clock and
have a jolly ride over any lines one
chooses. Now this isn't an advertise
ment for the Street Railway company,
it is simply a plain unfrlled statement
Of possibilities in the reach of all, from
the king of the milk trust, or any
other trust, to the huckleDerry woman
with a twenty-five quart pan on her
Uranium and a carriage that we might
we'll envy.
Miss Amy Haycook entertained a
few friends at her home on Taylor ave-
nue. Thursday evening in honor of her
sister, Miss Maud Haycook, of Wash
ington, n. j. Among those present
were: Misses Bessie Green, Airy,
Davis and Washburn, Messrs. Howard
Vail, Mines, Taylor, Lewis and Jen-
kins.
Rev. DIR. George r. Stewart, of Har-
risburg, was entertained at Preston
Park Lodge yesterday by Messrs. It.
F. Welles. of this city, and j. f. Burr,
OF Carbondale.
Mrs. r. Q Powell is now in Paris.
She will sail for home August %.
The marriage of Miss Katharine Van
Ratten, formerly of Cleveland, recent
" Of the Lackawanna Hospital, to Mr..
John It. Brown, of The Tribune staff,
will take place Wednesday morning,
August 81, at st. Peters Cathedral.
Mrs. ]. Gardner Sanderson entertain
ed at a thimble tea Tuesday afternoon
in honor of her guest, Miss Schultz, of
Phlipsburg. N. ]. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. ]. Ben Dimmick, Mrs
Byron NJ. Winton, Mrs George Sturges
Mrs. C. B. Sturges, Mrs. ]. +. Carmalt
Mrs. J. p. HOsie, Mrs. j. Atticus Rob-
ertson, Mrs. w. d. Russell.
p. Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Finn enter
tained at dinner on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Taylor enter.
tanned a small company of guests We'd
nesday evening at their home on Ca
pouse avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, of 1864
Wyoming avenue, entertained a few
friends on Tuesday evening in honor OF
their guest, Miss May La France, who
returns to her home in New York city
today. Those present from the centra
: city were the Misses Morris, Decker
Turn and Nellie Decker, Messrs. Zach
man, German and Clark and Mr., anC
Mrs Will Taylor.
Misses Lottie and Gertrude Connolly
of Summit avenue, gave a fashligh
party to a number of friends in hono
of Corporal Bernard Haggerty, of Com
pany c, prior to his return to Cam
Alger.