The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-29

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Ex-County Surveyor Dunning, who
many years ago, before he adopted
civil engineering as his profession, had
charge of the White Haven high school
and also dabbled somewhat in news
paper work, down there, is going back
to establish a fire fighting plant for
the pretty little village perched high
on the hills overlooking the Lehigh
river. Mr.. Dunning has never lost
interest in White Haven and when the
fathers of the town explained to him
the serious predicament they were in
with reference to getting sufficient
water force to fight fires with, Re sat
down and devoted much deep and earn
est though to the problem.
The result Is that White Haven will
have fire fighting plant that will be
| an innovation and a money saver and
one that is sure to be a model for
many similar plants in various parts
| of the country where municipalities
are confronted with just the kind Of a
| problem which perplexed the people
| of the little mountain town.
There has been a vast change in
White Haven since Mr.. Dunning
| taught the young idea how to shoot
there. Then it was a place of much
| Importance in the lumber world and
| it's busy saw mills annually cut up
thousands of logs that came down the
Lehigh river with the spring floods.
| AS the timber along the Lehigh disap-
peared White Haven's saw mills grad
ually shut down, but other industries
| IN n nj Eppr
| town on the map.
| A. j. Duffy, who for several seasons
| has been treasurer at the Lyceum,
| will again this season represent the
Lake Ariel Improvement company at
| The Pines, Lake Ariel. Last season
| he made hundreds of friends among
| those who visit the lake and it will
| be a pleasure to them to know that
| he will be at the Pines again this sea-
son. He is by nature peculiarly gifted
to fill a position that brings him into
direct contact with all kinds and con-
ditions of people. Possessed of a
sunny disposition, unfailing good nat
ure and an abundance of tact he
succeeds in making friends where most
men would win enemies and stir up
| all KINDS or bother.
Mr.. Duffy wins his victories by force
| of example. He is at all times the
personification of gentleness and kind
ness and If those with whom he comes
in contact forget the common cour-
tesies that one person owes to another
he does not allow himself to do so.
With the patrons of the Lyceum he is
an immense favorite. During the
| busy season at the house just closed,
he handled almost all the pasteboards
and gave the greatest satisfaction to
those who had business dealings with
the theater. With theatrical people
he is quite as popular as with the
patrons of the Lyceum.
Emil Bonn, the deputy clerk of the
courts, Is a young man who is de-
stined to be heard from in the future
Since he attained his majority he has
taken a very active interest in politics
and in South Scranton, where he re-
sides, he has large and enthusiastic
following. In every campaign of the
last five years he has demonstrated
his shrewdness and energy and the big
Republican vote that has been rolled
up in the Eleventh and Nineteenth
wards in the several elections have
been due in a large measure to the
earnest work of young Republicans
of whom Mr.. Bonn is a recognized
leader.
Two years ago his friends urged hin
to be a candidate for register of wills
but Mr. Bonn declined to enter the
lists. They are mentioning him nov
as their choice for recorder of deeds
a year from this fall and say they
will not accept a refusal this time
| If Mr.. Bonn decides to become a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for recorder he will make it interest
ing for the others who seek that nom
: ination. His nomination would b.
5 equivalent to an election.
| During the years Mr.. Bonn has beel
! a deputy in the Office of clerk of tn
2 courts under John II. Thomas and tn
5 present incumbent, Thomas p. Daniels
} | he has made legion OF friends by hi
D unfailing courtesy and always activ
r desire to place himself at the serVic
of those who have business to transac
e in that office. They will be pleased I
e have an opportunity to cast a ballo
s for him.
e w. G. O'Malley, master mechani
= of the South mill of the Lackawann
e Iron and Steel company eXemplifes tn
e possibilities of America for the youn
man who is studious and ambition
e and willing to make the best of hi
It opportunities. Mr. O'Malley learne
d the machinist trade in this city an
n was noted during the period of hi
: apprenticeship as a young man of a
: inquiring turn of mind who not onl
h wanted to know how the thing shoul