The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-10
GOSSIP OF MONTROSE.
Becoming Popular as a Summer Re-
sort-Stockholders of Montrose
and Lackawanna Hopeful.
From a staff Correspondent.

| lively this season and many have on
| joyed the pure air and delightful
| scenery Of Susquehanna's capital for
| the first time during the past few
| weeks that have preceded the midsum-
| mer month which is generally the
gayest in a social way. For many
| years prominent New Workers and
| Phladelphans have made Montrosa
| their Mecca as a summer resting
| place and have returned with the reg
ularity of the migratory birds each
season. The well known artist. James
ID. Smillie, after a tour of the world
| left beautiful home on the Hudson
and selected plot on a hillside in
| the western suburb of Montrose as the
| ideal location for a summer residence,
! and when not in Europe may always
! be found ready to welcome friend or
acquaintance with characteristic COR
diality at his beautiful villa on the
hills during the heated term. The
Reed family, Mr.. and Mrs. Crisman,
| Mrs Butler, Hon. Alex Mcclure and
others from Philadelphia, have in the
past enjoyed the delights of this most
charming of country towns AMI have
never become weary in praise of the
scenes that inspire the landscape art
ist ut every hand. Yet with few eX-
ceptions the inhabitants of the town
seem to have been blind to it's attrac-
| tiOns as a summer resort. In the at
tempt to make the village a business
centre they have lost sight of the ele-
ments which would bring success
financially if properly fostered.
As a business town Montrose ceased
| to exist many years ago With the
building of the narrow guage branch
| of the Lehigh Valley railroad n blow
| was administered from which the
business enterprises of the town never
| recovered. The trade which had for
merly been enjoyed by merchants of
the town drifted in the direction Of the
main line of the Valley road never to
| return. With the construction of the
| Muntrose branch to the Lacllawanna
the finishing stroke was given, and
business was drawn away from anoth-
er direction.
As a summer resting place how
ever. the railroads which have been
| SO disastrous to business interests
| generally will prove a benefit in cOn-
Meeting the village with the outside
world. Many of the inhabitants have
already recognized this and have made
efforts 70 attract the summer board
er, who seldom fails to return the next
season after a few weeks of rest amid
these peaceful surroundings ard many
new visitors have been attracted.
While many Of the sojourners prefer
to pass The greater portion of the time
in dreamy contemplation of the beau
ties of raturc there is ample amuse-
mant for those who desire recreation
| and exercise. Golf, tennis boating
parties piCnics and card parties are
| among the features of entertainment
that make the town and it's people
popular with the young summer
| boarders.
RAILROAD STOCKHOLDERS.
A recent event of interest was the
visit of President Truesdale of the
Lackawanna. During his brief visit
| President Truesdale corrected some
| ridiculous features of the conduct of
the Montrose and I.ackawanna rail-
road and made n very favorable inn
preston upon the people. Stockhold-
crs of the MontrOse and LaCkawanna
line by the way, are happy in the
| hope Of better treatment at the hands
of the new president of the Lacka-
|
| which connects Nontrose with the
main line of the Lacllawanna, was
built principally by stock subscriptions
from residents Of the town and Vicin-
lty, The road has been in successful
operation nov for nearly ten years,
and the holders of the script are very
naturally beginning to wonder if they
are over to see a dividend. They read
| nTg1 sion IlllU I'm tho tho
en-mile feeder of the Lackawanna is
one of the best paying lines in the
country, etc. but that is all the com
fort that they have thus far been
enabled to obtain. When the road was
built Mr.. w. d. Lusk, of Montrose,
was elected president of the company,
an annual report was made and the
road gave promise of beneficial results
all around at a near date in the fu-
| ture At the next annual meeting w
| L. Hallstead, then general manager
of the Delaware, LaCkawanra and
Western railroad, was elected presi-
dent Of the corporation, and from that
date the Montrose stockholders have
been unable To learn anything definite
regarding the road. l am informed by
stockholders that they have never re-
ceived reports of any kind concerning
the condition of the road, and that no
meetings Of stockholders have been
called. The stockholders are at pres
ent in hopes that the control Of the
road will fall into hands Of those who
win soon let them know whether there
are prospects Of future value for their
holdings.
The pOstOnice case continues to be
one of the main topics of conversation.
This puZZinG affair has been one Of
the most eXasperating i'm the history
of postal robberies and the culprit
whoever he may be- is certainly de-
serving of the full penalties. The
money taken was in most instances
nom poor people who could i'll afford
to lose even the small amounts Til-
fered In this affair no doubt the fear
of being dragged about the state as
witnesses in Z United states court has
silenred much valuable testimony that
could have been obtained otherwise.
Many have preferred to lose the
amounts in silence rather than he
called as witnesses In view of all
circumstances. however, it Is the gen
eral sentiment that the culprt should
be punished If there is a possibility
of fastening the crime at the proper
source, r.. t. 5.
Murder in Dance Hall.