The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-23
BRIEF MENTION OF
MEN OF THE HOUR
HONOR CONFERRED UPON DAN
POWELL, OF DUNMoRE.
Much Admiration Expressed by
Lawyers Over the Manner in
Which Judge Kelly Charged the
Juries in His Maiden Cases as
Judge--Master Car Builder Can
field Is Enjoying a Much Needed
Rest--o. II. Corson One of the Most
Popular Institute Instructors.

Dan Powell, former burgess of Dun
more, on Saturday rounded out his
seventeenth year as the manager of the
store at Dunmore, which was for years
owned by o. S. Johnson. but is now
the property Of the Green Ridge Coal
company. 1t is a long period for one
of Mr.. Powelrs comparative youth 10
have held such an important and re-
sponsible position. 1t demonstrates
that he has been faithful and diligent
in the services Of his employers.
Though his time has been largely
taken up by the management of the
important business he has charge of,
he has taken the keen interest of
public spirited citizen in everything
that pertains to the welfare of Dun
more, and for several years was hon
ored by the people of that place with
the office of burgess, which he filled in
a most satisfactory manner. He was
largely responsible for beginning a SER
les of public improvements that are OF
great advantage to that borough.
In church affairs he has also been
active and a good illustration of the
esteem in which he is held by the men,
bers of the Methodist church, of which
he is such a consistent member. was
given last Friday when the conference
at Owego honored him with a place on
the delegation that will represent 1t
at the general conference to be held at
Chicago.
No institute instructor who has lee
tured in this city is more popular or
succeeds better in imrreesing his hear
ers with the force of what he says
than is o. r. Corson, the tall, hand
some and intellectual superintendent OF
public schools of Columbus, Ohio, who
has appeared at the local teachers in
stitutes for the past three years, and
who gives what are known as COM
mon sense talks by teacher to teach
ers." He has a ready fund of anec-
dote and the happy facility Of drawing
deep lessons from the stories he tells
so we'll.
He was talking last Tuesday about
the manner in which school room hap
penings are either magnified or dis
torted by the child when it relates
them at home, and was cautioniDg par
ents against drawing any conclusions
| from a story told by a child of a school
heard. AS an illustration of this habit
of childron's distorting things he told
the following quantity humorous story
which he vouched for as being true.
"A little girl came home one day
| from school and told hcr mother of
something that happened in school.
She said that right in the middle of a
song which the children were singing
the teacher had stopped them and
pointing to Tommy Jones had asked
Tommy, how many turnips are there
in a bushcl?'
THE child said that Johnnie had an
swered four, whereat the singing was
resumed. Thoughts of the teacher be-
ing insone flashed through the mothers
brain, but she said nothing until she
met the teacher on the street a few
days afterwards. She told the child's
story and asked her what on earth she
meant by asking such a ridiculous
| question. The teacher burst out laugh
ing and It was several minutes before
she could say anything. "Why, Mrs
Flank" she said, II was giving a sing
ing lesson at the time and what
asked was not-how many turnips ir
a bushel-but how many beats in {
measure?'
That's Just about as straight n
many children get things" said Mr.
Corson, when the laughter had sub
sided.
Master Car Builder Garfield, who Il
at present enjoying a much-needeC
rest from the arduous duties which de
volve upon him in his present position
with the Lackawanna railroad, ha
wrought marvellous changes in th
.company's car shops in this city. In |
years time he has centralized all o
the repair work in the local shops, in
creased the working force and mad
it necessary for the employees td worl
a ten-hour day.
New machinery has been added t
meet the demands of the car servic
and the old equipment re-arranged t
meet the requirements of the increase
repair work. At the present time sew
eral handsome vcstibule coaches ar