The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-25
RAILROAD ECHOES.


Susquehannites are trying to resusci-
tate the Tunkhannock-N Nicholson
Lanesboro railroad scheme again. So
far as this end of the line is concerned
the project is as dead as hay-Tunk-
hammock New Age. SO soon done for,
what was it begun for?
George II. Goodell, Erie mechanical
engineer in this place, has resigned to
accept like position with the North
ern Pacific road at st. Paul.
There are rumOrs of impending i'm
portant changes in the Otficiary of the
motive power department of the Erie.
jefferson Division Superintendent
Dow, of the Erie, has recovered from
severe attack of grip.
Elmer +. Tingley, formerly of Sus-
quehanna, has been appointed chief
dispatcher of the Delaware division of
the Erie. to succeed the late James II.
Glasier, Mr. Tingley, who is a first
class railroad man. is a son of DR.. II.
y. Tingley, Of this place.
Several cars Of a jefferson division
Erie coal train We're smashed at JEFF
ferson Junction on Friday evening.
The Erie is enjoying a heavy coal
and freight traffic.
MERELY A SUGGESTION.
Once or twice year Honesdale news
papers report the important and en-
couraging fact that about $4,000. .000-be
the same more or less-arc locked up
in the bank vaults III that borough.
Why not give the money to the Erie?
Then the Erie station might be re-
moved from out in Texas township
up near the highworks; the Moosic
mountain might be Iunneled at Way
mart; HOnesdale might become a di-
vision terminus ana the old town
might take on new lease of life.
The staid old borough might awaken
from its Rip Van Wrinkle slumber, and
Br'er lIaines might grow new halo.
MATTERS IN rRIEF.
The Susquehanna Mercantile Coop
crative association has gone glimmer-
ing"
The board of trade has resolved that
all classes in the community would be
alike benefited by placing all lines
of trade on Il cash basis
The funeral OF Nicholas Irving, form
rlly and Tor thirty-fivc years foreman
Of the Erie boiler shops, was largely
church on Saturday morning.
The SusQuehanna Shirt factory is
experiencing a bocmlct.
The twelfth annual ball Of the Sus-
quchdnna Athletic club will be held
in Hogan's opera house on Friday even
ing next. Music will be furnished by
Bakers fun orchestra, of Binghamtor
THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE.
\ real mean chap SAYS when a man
knows music he isn't expected 20 know
anything else.
IF we could see ourselves as others
see us" we would take an oath it
was somebody else
Intermittent advertising is like in
termittcnt religion, it only brings in
termittent reward,
1t is a sad fact that George Wash
iugton never had the grip. But it Is
hardly worth coming back for.
4 nearby newspaper speaks of "A
physician in that town as being a
chronic practitioner"
The good men do lives after them,
but there is no danger of being crowd
ed. The good some men do doesn't
take up much room.
II Is a wise man that knows his um-
brella.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAAI
Some of The church societies in Mon
trose have wished to wage war upon
the young Mormon missionaries now
operating in that borough II will be
mighty hard to N" driven out of such
a fertile ield--wherp the harvest is
ripe and the laborers are few"
The borough election is about a
month away, yet a horde of small fry
politicians are already tumbllng over
each other in mad and eager race
10 secure an office with no salary and
little honor What fools some mortale
le'
There appears To be grip enough tC
go around twice.