The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-08

Golf will probably undergo a slight
waning Of enthusiasm at the Country
club for a brief time, as many of the
players will be absent for the next
few weeks and while they will con-
yey their enthusiasm and golf clubs
to country side and shore and noun
tain the sport on the local links will
Ianguish. The beautiful spot. how
ever. has never heen visited by more
members than during the past week
or ten days, since the cars have been
running to the gates. They found
this mode Of conveyance most welcome
on the Fourth, when driving through
town with, spirited horses was attend
cd with considerable danger, and, in
fact. every day now mrrry parties of
golfers. or tennis players, or just plain
lazy folk who DO not so in for ath-
letics but settled down in shady
nook with a book. are seen boarding
the Green Ridge suburban cars.
To-day many Of the young people will
visit the links on the premises of Mr..
James A. Linens country place, near
Dalton, and will enter "A putting
match. The contest of last Saturday
Nyas won by Mr.. Claude Walker, who
the greens COMMITTEES; Miss Allis Dale
wone the second prize offered by Mr..
r. NJ. Scranton.
There were many entries on the
Fourth in the handicap match. Paul
Weles won the first prize and j. II.
Tolrey, esq. was second on the list.
Captain j. II. Brooks is at the Thous-
ana Islands. where he will remain for
announced until his return,
Il had FIVE dollars and forty-three
cents worth of fire crackers up country
fox the Fourth proudly remarked a
small bog who lives on Monroe ave-
nue..
Huh, T'staycd home and saw the
fire" replied his neighbor in naughty
disdain.
Now in order TO be cool trolley rides
are i'm high favor. They may be pie
.bian, but are none the less delightful,
particularly if you are spry enough
tn secure a front seat in an open car.
Take. the ride to Moosic, for instance
Throop is also a pleasant destination
and the new route leading to the
country tluD Is tuillllUS. Iltll
there is the never failing Nay Aug
park, only you must scurry home early
Tor the last car with highly moral haste
leaves the Falls at time, "early candle
light" 40
The first e;He they get left people
generally sit down on the nearest rock
ana swear Softly--or otherwise-aC-
cording as il lis their nature TO-" and
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course Aftcrward. if they learn that
the company isn't so much to be
blamed. since it is gwen no cncour-
agemcnt in TIN effort to afford good
service to the park, they modify THEN
expletives or address them against the
park commissioners. The public is
slow, hut when it'realizcs that the ont
fair breathing place of the city is moi
i1ls woll equipped regarding transpor'
'tation as it should be and makes It's
dissatisfaction known the street cal
service will be improved. As proc
of this the Country club line may b,
noted and the celebrity with which j
went through when no obstacles wer,
'iplaced in the way.
He was a quincy avenue small boy
aged seven, and he was returning il
triumph from down town where he ha,
been squandering his substance on fire
works. 1t would be too bad to ge
= run over the day before the Fourth,
remarked a relative in whose care h
was temporarily placed, as they mar
rowly escaped Il trolley car on tn
curve. Yes" he answered gravely
'and have all that forty-fve cent
wasted" adding as an after thought o
less importance, ''and us too"
She Is a fair little Scranton mai
and it was to be her first wedding. A
she is only FIVE, the statement need no
call forth remarks. She was to sit a
the end of the pew and see the prett
bride walk slowly down the aisle an
her conversation was largely upon tn
subject Of marriage. One afternOo
she was overheard impressivcly inform
ing the nurse: My mother and fathe
were both married. Yes they were
land on the same day, too"
Speaking of weddings, another littl
maid was greatly excited over tn
marriage of"a fair neighbor the othe
day and she bcsought her mother I
know what the bride wore over he
face and the meaning thereof. Whe
told that brides always wore wells sh
accepted the explanation with a du
biOuS shake of her head. But, moth
cr, you didn't" she declared. "Ol
yes mother did" was the reply. "Bu
no." she insisted. II didn't see it a
all" "Why dearie, you weren
there" her mother said But" pS
claimed the little girl in a tone de-
noting triumph. 'it wasn't over you
face in your picture"
Fourth of July is always a grei
event at Preston Park and this yea
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