The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-04

kw-a HE FANCY for renting furn-
ished houses seems to be ON
the increase in this city.
While il is chiefly confined
al to the owners Of country
IA places who wish to come to
town for the winter, there
is growing demand for
such accommodations ut almost all
seasons Of the year. At first Thought
conservative Americans shrink from
using other peoples household goods
and chattels in the intimate fashion
necessary when they must occupy
furnished house. The owners of the
goods and chattels naturally shrink
also. and are in fear their possessions
" will do likewise. But experience teach-
es a contrary doctrine. said the owner
of a lovely city home the other day.
"I quite like renting my house Tor the
winter, for the people who live IN 1t
take better care of my things than we
are able to do. by some miraculous
method their Norahs and Marys smash
far less than ours, end then occasional
lS l find some tiresome old thing re-
placed with one that is new ana up 10
date"
1t is becoming popular for many city
people to follow the London custom or
renting their town houses while traV-
cling or when tired of housekeeping
and desiring the change of boarding.
for a season. and it is their homes that
ore eagerly sought by the others who
are coming to town.
This winter Mr. James +. Dickson
and family will occupy the pleasant
Clay avenue residence of Mrs. E. G..
Lynde. who will spend the coming
months in travel and in visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. ]. j. lty-
man in Dallas.
Mr.. DAILY of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad, with his
family, will occupy Mrs. S. G. Barker's 5
home for the season. Mrs. BARKER and
Miss Barker having decided to spend
the winter in New York.
Mr.. q. A. Fuller and family have
leased the Monroe avenue house of
Frank Meyer. Mr. L. II. Jermyn will
winter in the west and mis- family will
remain with Mrs. Griffin on Pine street
during his absence.
Mrs. ]. Fl. Phelps contemplates leas-
ing her handsome home on Linden
street and spending some time in
travel and the some plan is anticipated
by NJ. W. Lowry. esq, and family
Many similar changes will be made in
the near future.
Lectures are on the tapis from now
on until nobody can tell when. They
are not common. trivial every day
lectures either. They include two 10y
Miss Emeline A. Dunn on Tuesday ev
ening and Wednesday afternoon O
next week The first in the Won Lac
series, at st. Luke's parish hall, Mon
day evening, the splendid course by
Father McGoldrick. for the Newman
club and the one Of Nov. 16, by Rev
DR.. Peters on "The Truth About thu
jew"
There are clubs and clubs. Som.
exist for self pleasure only, some 70
reforming other people and many NOR
for objects impossible to enumerate
The Spnsters continue to flourish, en-
joying their own society and giving
vast amount of happiness to others
Their most recently performances wa
charity euchre party at the Jo my
in which about sixty guests partiCi
pated The proceeds were given t.
the Florence Crittenton mission.
Cooking clubs are to be a fad thi
season. Already a number of thes
interesting organizations have bee
formed for the winters campaign
- mong the latest is the "Povert
Luncheon Club" composed of Gree
Ridge ladies who serve a fortnight
luncheon for twelve at the modest eX
pense of three dollars. 1t may be