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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-29

sang Miss Lane. A man driving up the
road in a rented livery rig drew his
horse to slower pacing at sound Of
the SonG---at sight of the wholesome
picture before him. The fine, Substan-
tial old farm house standing in its
smooth lawns and glowing flower beds
The rich green orchard in the rear. The
smiling windows, curtained with the
most immaculate of Swiss curtains
The comely woman on the barrel
welding her hammer with much force
and precision, and singing the pretty
old love song his mother used to sing:
,,I.lal mahn me lNiMc tnrnNnL---
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-29

Twas thy voice, any gentle MARY
Aud Thy artlcss winning smile"
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smithers and
Miss Bertha Smithers left Saturday
for weeks sojourn to Ocean Grove,
N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Erdman Bramble, of
Centreville, Md, were the guests of
his sister, Mrs. ". L. McFarlane, last
Sunday.
Misses Eta Collins and Maggie Col
Inns started Monday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Collins, at White River
Junction, Vermont. Their trip will
carry them through eight States.
Mrs. Robert Denney is on visit to
relatives at Tunis Mills, Md.
Mr.. Edgar Wright, of Philadelphia,
is closing up the last week of a month 8
vacation with his father, Joseph
Wrigat, having visited in the time a
number of places on his wheel, includ-
ing the Gettysburg battlefield and
other places of interest. His son was
with him.
Mrs. Geo. r. Donovan, of Thor
oughfare Neck, continues very sick.
Miss Carrie Williams, of New York
City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edwin
F. Thomas, near Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Register re-
turned from Wilmington last week.
Miss Annie E. H. Ballantine
daughter of DIR. Charles H. Ballantine
of Philadelphia, is spending the sum
mer with her cousins, Miss Maudt
and Ada Walker. She returns mex
week
Mrs. J. B. Benson, Miss May Ben
son, Joseph and Harry Benson, o
Philadelphia, and Mr.. Lingenfelder
Esq, of Baltimore, came up from tn
lighthouse yesterday and were enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Alex FAIRIES
Miss Ayleese Lingenfelder returne,
with them.
Miss Nellie Collins, of Camden, n
j., is visiting Miss Nellie FAIRIES.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Holbein, the French bicyclist, un-
dertook to swim from Calais to Dover,
England, on Sunday, and narrowly
escaped drowning. He made good
headway until within miles of Dover,
when he completely collapsed, after
being in the water 12 hours and 46
minutes. He was removed to a hos
pital where he lay for some time in q
serious condition. He says he will re-
new the attempt some time soon.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28
To Save Her Child

From frightful Disagreement Mrs.
Mamie Galleger, of La Grange, Ga,
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve to great
sores on her head and face, and writes
it quick cure exceeded all her hopes.
1t works wonders in Sores, Bruises,
Skin Eruptions, Cuts, Burns, Scalds
and Piles. 25c. Cure guaranteed by
Benton n. Weldon, druggist, Smyrna;
J. S. & W. Lattomus, druggists,
Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Saturday was not a very good day
for picking peaches, because of show
ers both in the morning and early af-
ternoon. For this cause, scarcity of
fruit. Monday gave a good market,
primes bringing in Philadelphia 80
cents per basket for the best, then on
down to so and 40 cents. OF course in
ferior and badly specked fruit brought
a less price.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Ex-Governor William J. Stone, of
Missouri, shows both political judg-
ment and political modesty when he
declares that he would rather be Mr..
Vests successor in the United States
Senate than the Democratic candidate
for President in 1904.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

The regular monthly communion of
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church will be held
Sunday, 12 m. The pastor, DR.. Coop
er, will preach the sermon. At 1902.
m., Rev. Paris Daker, former pastor
of Bethel, and the present pastor of
Mercersburg, Pa, will preach. Sun
day School at 2.3O p. m. All are well
come. Seats free.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

William G. Baugh, assistant adju-
tant- general of the Department of Del
aware, Grand Army of the Republic,
has secured official headquarters for
the Delaware delegation at the Hotel
Clarendon, at the corner of Ontario
and st. Clair streets in Cleveland,
during the National Encampment be-
ginning September 8. Free quarters
will be provided for all who desire
them in Kelly's block. Some of the
veterans will visit the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo before returning
home.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

If the weather permits there will be
an attractive parade of Mccormick
Harvesting Machinery of this town on
Saturday, under the auspices of Boyer
& Co., our well-known dealers. The
parade is scheduled to come off at 2
o'clock. Boyer & Co. have sold %
Mccormick corn harvesters this sea-
son, and have sent for another carload.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28
Lost, Strayed or Stolen.

A little pet dog, Black and Tan Terrier,
answering to the name of Scamp" dlsap-
peared from Woodlawn last week He is a
pet in the family of the Misses Cummins,
who will suitably reward the finder. ct
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28
EMPLOYMENT WANTED.

By man white. of honest and upright charac-
ter, married. middle age, prefer store work or
any light employment. worked at present posi-
iOad Even years anu Jsh gsve any ea1
reference from any county official in my city,
worked five years in printing office charge of
painting and upholsterlng. BOX $50, Salem,
N. j. 62o4t
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

1t was gratifying change that came
with the wind to the north Though
there was little of iD from the heated
funky air that had prevailed from the
south west the larger part of August.
1t put new heart into the farmers be-
cause the peaches, probably quarter
o; them, were rotting on the trees, and
the rains and damp weather made ii
impossible to thresh the wheat stacked
or in the field. The greater desidera-
tim to the farmers now is good wea-
ther.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.
NORTH: 7.15, S.43, $50, A. M, 3.41, $50, P. NJ.
SOUTH 9.24. 11.47, A. M. 4.12, sos, S.O6 P. M.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Louis Gaulke, tbs eight year old
son of George Gaulke, came near
bleeding to death last Wednesday by
cutting the artery in his wrist from
falling on piece of crockery which
broke under his weight. In dressing
the wound DIR. Clifton had to take sew
eral stitches.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Our farmers have had ample rains to
meet all demands for the growing crops,
but that they have not had the down
pours or cloud-bursts that have visited
other parts of the State, notably New
Castle county, is evidenced in the fact
that there has been little if any water
wasted by our mills. The Smyrna
millpond closed last week with several
inches below full head. 1t has been
reported that Shallcross' mill, near
Middletown, was damaged to the ex-
tent of 1000. Over the river nearby
Salem about all the mill dams were
broken.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

J. E. Deford calls attention to his
summer lawns and summer dress goods
at half price
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Cosgriff & Beck have for sale lot
of soft coal suitable for threshing. =
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

This is the month TO destroy this
ties, briars, plantains and all weeds
that infest the lawn, garden and road
side.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Fishing down the bay has been good
bat the price is higher than usual.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Edwin Hirst, who for thirty five
years has been grand scribe of the
Grand Encampment of Delaware, /.
o. o. F., has turned over the duties
of his Office to his assistant, James H.
Appleby, of Wilmington, on account
of continued failing health. Mr..
Hurst is II years old, and is the oldest
incumbent of the Office of grand scribe
in the world, both in age and length OF
service. His nearest competitor in
length of service is Josiah b. King,
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge oi
Ontario, Canada, who was elected to
that office in August, 1865, and who is
now 65 years old.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

The wheat threshing, which was sus-
pended two or three weeks because of
the wet, funky weather, has been re-
sumed again.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

J. E. Carter, who is one of our most
successful fruit growers, calls atten-
tion to a stock of nursery trees suitable
for fall planting.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

The gangs of lads that meet at GER
tain places and indulge in vulgar and
profane language are considered nui-
sance by the town council, but they
think that the persons offended should
make complaint to the Alderman and
appear themselves in the hearing so as
to identify the individual. The mass
of people think there is too much lem
iency shown to those who do not res
pect common decency.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Here is what the Wilmington Sun
has to say of us: Smyrna people have
started a crusade against profane and
indecent language in the streets. One
negro was fined, and in default of bail,
was sent to Jail. 1t is move in the
right direction. Many of our towns
down the State are severely criticised
by strangers for allowing unlimited
privileges to the tongues of their loaf
ers. Often this is so offensive shat la
dies hesitate to walk abroad in the
evening. A gentleman who has trav.
eled much, says our Peninsula towns
are the worst in this regard he ever
knew. There is ample law to cover
the case; let it be stopped"
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Rev. Adam Stengle is a pretty good
weather prognosticator. Before retir-
ing at night it is his custom to view
the skies and he can generally tell the
sort of weather We'll have the next
day, says a Georgetown correspondent.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

The Summer Girl" has good time
usually, though the season is confined
to month or two. They sometimes
snatch few spare moments from its
gayeties to write letter to a friend.
One OF our town girls, who has been
away several weeks, wrote a letter of
"a pages to chum at home last week,
aAd presumably got one about as long
IN return. This is we'll enough for the
summer girl, but men have neither
the time nor taste for such epistolatory
correspondence, and when they write
70 girl on business they can say what
tney want to in very laconic manner,
ana as rule, these are the letters
kept under lock and key.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

A regular monthly business meeting
of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. E. Church will be held this
evening Immediately after the prayer
meeting.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28
Closing of Mails.

Closing of Mails.
Going North.-6.5O, 9.25 A. NJ, 3.2O, 7.95
P. NJ.
Going South.--9.O0 A. NJ, 4.45, 7.35 P. NJ.
For Clayton and d. & G. Roadside A. NJ.
and 3.20P. NJ.
For Chestertown-8.10 10 A. NJ.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Wire bound truck and tomato bas.
kets for sale by Tschudy & Cats.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

short Items of General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Melons on ice, at Weldon's grocery.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

S. J. Reynolds is unloading barge
of first-class coal at Smyrna Landing,
for sale to consumers at lowest
cash price. Office, Main street,
Smyrna.
The following is the time table of
the Steamer Brady until September 6.
Daily trips.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Clarence Sapp, an operator at the
Smyrna Shirt Factory, caught his
hand between the belt anG machine,
Thursday, tearing the mills completely
off two of his fingers. DIR. Clifton
dressed the wound
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Ice cold melons at Weldon's grocery.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

= -
THE SMY-
Melons on ice, at Weldon's grocery.
%
Cosgriff & Beck have for sale lot
of soft coal suitable for threshing.
Fishing down the bay has been good
bat the price is higher than usual.
j. E. DefOrd calls attention to his
summer lawns and summer dress goods
at half price.
This is the month TO destroy this
ties, briars, plantains and all weeds
that infest the lawn, garden and road
side.
The wheat threshing, which was sus-
pended two or three weeks because of
the wet, funky weather, has been re-
sumed again.
]. E. Carter, who is one of our most
successful fruit growers, calls atten-
tion to stock of nursery trees suitable
for fall planting.
A regular monthly business meeting
of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the M. E. Church will be held this
evening Immediately after the prayer
meeting.
S. J. Reynolds is unloading barge
of first class coal at Smyrna Landing,
for sale to consumers at lowest
cash price. Office, Main street,
Smyrna.
The following is the time table OF
the Steamer Brady until September G.
Daily trips.
Smyrna Landing. Philadelphia
Monday Eat 70 AN AMond y Eat P,
tuesday g. " IL Tuesday B." ."
Thursday s." i2 Thursday S." d"
Friday G." PM Saturday T." 20 An
Rev. Adam Stengle is a pretty gooC
weather prognosticator. Before retir
ing at night it is his custom to viev
the skies and he can generally tell tn
sort of weather we'll have the mex
day, says Georgetown correspondent
Louis Gaulke, tbs eight year oil
son of George Gaulke, came nea
bleeding to death last Wednesday b.
cutting the artery in his wrist from
falling on piece of crockery which
broke under his weight. In dressin
the wound DIR. Clifton had to take sey
eral stitches.
The regular monthly communion {
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church will be hel
Sunday, 12 m. The pastor, DR.. CooI
er, will preach the sermon. At 7.3Ol
m, Rev. Paris Daker, former paste
of Bethel, and the present pastor {
Mercersburg, Pa, will preach. SUI
day School at 2.30 p. m. All are we
come. Seats free.
Saturday was not very good da
for picking peaches, because of shoy
ers both in the morning and early a
ternoon. For this cause, scarcity
fruit. Monday gave a good marke
primes bringing in Philadelphia
cents per basket for the best, then {
down to so and 40 cents. OF course il
ferior and badly specked fruit brougl
a less price.
If the weather permits there will |
an attractive parade of McCormiC
} Harvesting Machinery of this town G
s Saturday, under the auspices of Boy
& Co., our well-known dealers. III
: parade is scheduled to come off at
o'clock. Boyer & Co. have sold
Mccormick corn harvesters this Sc
g son, and have sent for another carloa
l William g. Baugh, assistant adj
3 tant-general of the Department of d.
aware, Grand Army of the Republi
has secured official headquarters f
r the Delaware delegation at the Hot
d Clarendon, at the corner of Ontar
It and st. Clair streets in Clevelan
q during the National Encampment |
/ ginning September 8. Free quartz
/ will be provided for all who dest
them in Kelly's block. Some of
vaterans will visit the Pan-Americi
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

All the weekday services hereafter
will commence at 73O instead of eight
o'clock, at the NJ. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

Ice cold melons at Weldon's grocery.
70
Wire bound truck and tomato bas-
kets for sale by Tschudy & Cats.
All the weekday services hereafter
will commence at 7.3O instead of eight
o'clock, at the NJ. E. Church.
The streets are undergoing a thor
ough cleaning at the hands of Street
Supervisor Benjamin W. Turner.
The friends of DIR. Curtis o. Swim
ney found much interest in his letter
from Scotland in the TIMES last week.
School opens next Tuesday, the 3rd
of September. This will doubtless be
grateful news to the most of our boys
and girls.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet at the home of the President Mon.
day evening, September ?, at 7.3C
o'clock. SEC.
Naramore's Studio open Monday
(instead of Thursday, Wednesday
and Saturday. Developing and fin
ishing for amateurs.
The quotations for peaches in Phila-
delphia this morning was: primes, Al
cents per basket; extra, from rs to 81
cents; grapes, so to 80 cents per basket
The barge of the daily Transporta
tion line to Philadelphia will discon
tinue after Saturday, but the Brady
will make daily trips for several days
as per the time table in another place
We are indebted to the management
for an invitation to the unveiling @
the monument that marks the spo
where the Stars and Stripes were frs
unfurled in battle-Cooch's Bridg
September 3.
Smyrna times., 1901-08-28

The streets are undergoing a thor
ough cleaning at the hands of Street
Supervisor Benjamin w. Turner.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-01
now TO PAVE THE STREETS,

The plan for paying for street paving
by instalments, suggested by the Morning
News some months ago, has met with
general approval among the people and
received the Endorsement of a number of
aldermen. The matter of having we'll
paved streets is one in which every citi-
zen is interested; some of them because
they know and fully appreciate the adj
vantages of permanently hardened road
ways, and others because they take a
pride in the neat and attractive appear
ance of the city.
But paving the streets Is an expensive
business, and bears especially hard upon
those who live on the streets which, here
and there, are selected for Improvement,
and upon property owners of small means.
Something should be done to tighten the
burden and at the same time provide for
a continuance of the street paving, which
is recognized as a necessity in a city of
the size and importance of Savannah.
The present law governing street paw
ing, under which the city pays one-third
and the owners of abutting property two
thirds. was enacted at a time when GER
tain influences were so potent that street
paving by general taxation had come to
a standstil. The law was intended to
require those who wanted streets paved
to pay the bills. OF course under the ex-
listing law the city paves where it pleases,
and the property owners have to pay the
cost, whether they like it or not.
naufflaza tho f1aa an, ksodiaw1 a., tho -axx
ing law was good enough at the time of
its adoption; but times change and plans
should change with them Street paving,
though still costly. is not now regarded
as a luxury, as it once was. 1t is now
a necessity, along with an ample water
supply a good fire department and per-
feet system of sewerage and drainage.
We already have all OF these except the
paving. The progressive modern city
should be paved from north to south and
from east to west; and that is what Sa-
vannah needs. Provisions should be made
for this paving either by general taxation
or by the suggested plan of easy install
ments. The cost of the work could be d.
vided up into monthly. quarterly, semi
annual or annual payments. and thus
make the burden rest lightly upon those
who would have to pay. The plan has
been tried, and found to work satisfacto-
rily in a number of northern cities. and
there is no good reason why it could not
be made a success in Savannah.
Now is the time for the aldermen TO
study the question. and get II in shape
for action before the next budget for
street. paving Is presented.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-01
They Enjoyed Themselves.

The senior partner of a large business
concern not hundred miles from Man
chester takes kindly interest in the
welfare of his employees, and never misses
an opportunity Of bringing them on"
as he terms it, says London Tit-Bits.
The other day an industrial and fine
art exhibition was held in a neighboring
town and he accordingly arranged for a
number of his work people to pay visit
there and thereby improve their minds.
The party, conducted by the foreman, duly
went, and returned highly delighted with
their days outing. But when the senior
partner saw the foreman on the following
morning the interview, short as it was,
gave him a shock.
well, D." he began, and how did
you get on yesterday? See all there was
to be seen, Ell? Pick up some new
ideas?"
Eyes. sir, thankee, SIR" responded the
foreman, cheerily, land very nice time
we had, sir. 1t was this way. When we
got to the exhibition we was considerin'
what was best to be done, so we appoint
ed deportation O. three to see what it
wer like, and when they comes out and
says it were all pictures and sculptures
we thought 1t pity to spend our shillin s
on EN-, SO we went to a tea garden and
ad blow on the river sir, and VERY
pleasant it all were, sir. Thankee kindly
sirr'
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-01

There are men in all the walks of life
who are fond of Boosting about their
business acumen and their powers of
money making, and Wall street has its
braggarts as well as any other locality,
says the New York Tribune Two brok-
ers met the other day on their way
home in a ferryboat, and one said to
the other in friendly spirit:
well, old man, is the Street using you
well these days?'
Using me wellr exclaimed the other
in a loud voice, as his chest stuck out
like a pouter pigeons. why, say, my
boy, just coined money before that
Northern Pacific corner spoiled the
boom, and I was smart enough not to
get caught in the squeeze, either. Pulled
out big winner, sir, a big winner. Let
some of my friends in for slice of the
good thing, too Why, say, one of my
Office boys bought a seat on the Stock
Exchange with his winnings on tips from
me- What do you think of that?" And
his eyes swept the circle of admiring
faces which his loud boasting had caused
to turn toward him.
His companion evidently did not like
this, and in somewhat sarcastic tones re-
piled:
why, that's nothing. One of my Of
flee boys got a seat on the Exchange,
too"
Ibid he?" exclaimed the braggart,
rather specifically. II did not hear
about that. How did he manage it?"
walking backward across the floor
of the Exchange, he stepped on an
orange peel, and his feet shot out in
front of him.
The boaster did not join in the laugh
with which his former audience greeted
this explanation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-01
No Longer wild and, woolly.

James Barton Adams in Denver Post
We are cultured to the limit in this ia
nous Western land,
Christianity upon us has a cinch,
And refinement in our actions always
plays a winning hand
We are getting there, dead certain inch
by inch.
AS an ornament the pistol is completely
out of date,
Very rarely do we have a schutzenfest,
We are up with the procession and we
mean to hold our gait
1t no longer is the wild and woolly
West!
We are short of desperadoes, scarcely
ever see tough
With a yearning craze for shooting up
the town.
And the tenderfoot from Jersey when he
tries to run bluff
Undergoes a rather hasty calling down.
We are drinking better liquor than we did
in days of yore,
And we go about more fashionably
dressed
The advancing wave of progress quench
ed our burning thirst for gore
1t no longer is the wild and woolly
West!
Not Christian man among US wears his
breeches in his boots,
And the old wool shirt is but a memory
now,
And we look with disapproval on the ten
derfoot galoots
Who are sporting big sombreros on the
brow.
We are seen at church on Sunday ere the
trout begin to bite
With a holy fame alight in every
breast,
And we're always in our couches at the
stroke of twelve at night
1t no longer is the wild and woolly
Vest
And our ladies'. heaven bless 'em, are so
modest, nice, and sweet
You would think them truant angels
from the skies;
Never see them dash astraddle on thel-
broncos through the street
Making hosiery displays for staring
eyes.
Not slangy word or sentence ever rip
pies from their lips.
For a high old time they never go in
quest
Not gun is ever pesping from the peck
ct on their his;
1t no longer is the wild and woolly
West!
o! you bet your filthy lucre. we're refined
20 beat the band.
We have culture. TO distribute to the
birds,
And the brand OF fresh morality we al
ways keep on hand
Couldn't be described In common rhymy
words
We in every moral attribute are strictly
recherche.
And that same's no pipy visionary jest.
And We love the rugged country into
which we've come 10 stay
IL 90 longer u tbs Wild ana wOolly
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