The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-05

with Telephone Company.
The councils Of this city are pre-
sidcd over at present by two very able
nresidinp officers. whose ability, how
ever. lins in different directions. The
cool. calm and nonChalant manner in
which President Calpin, of the common
council. assists his fellow Democrats
in riding rough shod over the Republic
can minority has been frequently COM
mented upon. but the clever manner
in which President Chittenden, of the
select council. forces that body tn
compress business, which ordinarily
takes two hours to transact, into one
hours time has not received the public
notice which 1t deserves.
From the very moment that the
meeting is called to order President
Chittcnden does not allow "A single min
ute to be wasted. He rushes through
the list of committees at whirlwind
speed and doesn't allow the members
to "lallyGag' when they are oferinS
now ordinances or resolutions. When
debates have reached over reasonable
length of time and gives indications or
being continued indefinitely he cuts
them off with neatness and dispatch.
He has given eminent satisfaction to
each and every member this year, re-
gardless of their politics, and this has
been accomplished largely by reason
of the fact that he gets them out on
the street nearly every night at $3.50
o'clock instead of an hour later.
President ChittendCn has served
more consecutive years in council than
any other member now occupying a
seat, and is generally recognized as an
able student of municipal affairs. n
certain well known educator made
the statement not very long ago that
he was the best educated man in the
city. This may have been a little too
sweeping, but it can be said, at any
rate. that he is one of the best edu-
Gated men in the city. The range ana
scope of subjects on which he can COM
verse with every indication of being a
master of each is little short OF mar
Vellous. and the almost inconceivable
variety of books he reads would ne
enough to make the ordinary reader
believe that he Ohc ordinary readeD
hadn't read anything at all
\ friend happened into Mr thitten-
dene place of business little while
ago and picked up copy of Henry
Lloyd's New Zealand" lying on his
desk
Hello, Charley" said he, "what are
YOU reading up on? The New Zealand
compulsory arbitration law?'
"Oh. no. I'm pretty we'll posted on
that already" was the reply; but |
heard that there was an interesting
&C. ptcr in the book on the subject of
old age pensions and I thought I'd like
tn read it, It's something I'm inter-
cstcd in
Nov, what do you think of that"
| said the friend little while after
ward in relating the incident. I'M
agine man reading up on old age
pensions. But that's Charley every
time. Always studying up some OBJ
scurc subject which the majority of
people wouldn't care a ten cent stick
pin about
Among the Scranton youth who are
this year winning laurels on the base
ball diamond Is John Dunn, who is
!
Baltimore team in the American league
Dunn is no longer a young player as
he has had several years practical eX.
pcricnce in the professional lists anc
has more than made good. His regu
! lar position is II the box, but he has
BEEN, used more or less as a genera
Iulilty man. While kcister was Ou
Of tn" game Dunn played very ac
ceptahle short stop, and since McGraN
has been out of it, tn Scranton bo!
has been stationed at third base.
lie also takes the place of the Balti
Imore manager-captain at the head u
the batting list and has been both bat
ting and fielding in way which hai
given the good people of Baltimore tn,
biggest surprise they have experienced
since Hanlon took Kid" Gleason out o
the pitchers box and placed him ol
second to take the place of the grea
I"Hemie' Reitz, who was temporSil,
disabled.
Reitz was then considered one of tn
IgreateSt second base players in tn
lCuuntry, but Gleason, who was an cX
Scranton player, put up a game whiCl
was simply marvellous and kept Reit
on the bench during the rest of tn
year, Jack Dunn has often twirlc
professional bali in Scranton, havin
played with the Toronto HdstchI
leaGuc team, and frequently pitChe
the local leaguers to defeat. Will
with Toronto he had as mates in tn
box Payne, who later proved a WHINE
with Brooklyn, and Dineen, who is nov
pitching such great ball for Bostor
Dunn has played with both the Brook
lyn and Philadelphia National leagu
teams,
John L. Conway, of South Bromle
avenue, who for a number of veal
has been in the employ of the Centrs
Pennsylvania Telephone and Suppl
company in this city, has been al
pointed manager of the offices of tina
I company at Bloomsbury, Berwick an
, Danvile. His headquarters will be =
Bloomsbury, where he will hcreaftt
! reside,
Mr. Conway is thoroughly famils
with all departments of the telephor
business. lie was for a time nigf
operator in the exchange in this cit
and from that position gradually ros
I step by step TO the important place 7
, has now been called upon TO I'LL.