The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-05
Thompson will be located at Ridley Park,
at a salary of $780,"

Thompson will be located at Ridley Park,
at a salary of $3.50"
Under date Of June "a Ensign Charles
j. Fallon, of the United States Gunboat
Dixie. writes as follows to his aunt, Mrs.
Mary e. T. Bogart. of Wilkes-Barre:
1--WE arrived off Trinidad yesterday morn
ing, and as there was Spanish gunboat
laying In the harbor we proceeded to
show them how we could shoot. The
engagement lasted about three hours and
we just about cleaned out the har5or
and town. While we we're busy with the
gunboat a Spanish man-of-war put out
from a small bay about three miles down
the coast and proceeded to shoot at US.
We let them help themselves until we
had silenced the gunboat and then we
started after them. Our first shot went
over and past them, but the second went
past the smokestack and exploded on her
deck. She Immediately ceased her firing
and turned and skuddcd for the small bay
out of which she came as fast as she
could go. We continued firing until she
was out of sight. ] never saw a ship
move as fast as she. They were evident
ly very much frightened. The Spaniards
are very bad gunners, while our boys
are Just the opposite. our boys also be-
haved finely while under the heavy fire.
For about three hours 1t sounded as It
hades had broken oocse. 1t is impossible
for me to describe it on paper. We had
six large 6-lrch guns and four smalle.
6-pound guns. all going together, besides
the shells of the enemy which were burst
ing around us. Fortunately, owing TO the
very bad marksm anship of the Spaniards.
we had no one hurt"
The Door of Hope is the name of a So
ciety recently formed i'm Wilkes-Farre.
Its work will be the reclaiming of fallen
women. It is intended that a new and
cheerful home will be given the erring
girls and women where they can receive
lessons in household duties, such as sew
ing. cooking, etc, and that Christian
teaching and educational work be taken
up. The crring will be admitted only
when willing and discharged when they
so desire The home will he thoroughly
non-seCtarian. In every case, an inNesti-
cation will be made, before admittance
is granted. 1t is thought that such a
charity will be self-sustaining The la
dies to whom the project owes it's exist
ence are: President, Mrs. DIR. +. w.
Buckman; secretary, Mrs. Il. W. Kimer;
treasurer Miss Margaret Porter; lawyer,
Miss Mary l.. Trescott.
p. II. French. night clerk at the Hotel
Jermyn, previously night clerk for sew
eral years at the Wyoming House left
here Saturday to become head clerk at
The Oneonta, Harvey's Lake. The One
onta's manager is Frederick r. White.
the last and one of the most successful
and popular proprietors of Scrantons old
wyoming House. Mr.. White has been
fortunate in acquiring the management c
one of the best equipped and most de-
liShtfully situated mountain hotels in the
country. It will be kept open the year
around. In re-employinG his former clerk
Mr.. French, he strengthens the attrac-
tions at the hotel by securing n most
courteous and able assistant, one who is
known as an estimable gentleman to hum
dreds of the travelling fraternity. all of
whom have paid tribute to his many ex-
Cellent qualities.