The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-21


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c"'ol ac'i'e representative OF inc new
street car company carries into his
newly assumed dutios tte dash and
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activities IN other directions, the new
company will have no cause to re-
gret his selection for this all-import-
ant office.
Mr.. Brooks has the happy faculty of
doing well everything he undertakes
to do. In his school days he interested
himself in base ball and became the
recognized leading inf1elder Of the col
lcge world, and because of his excel
lence as a player and popularity with
the team was made IFS captain. He
took to golf when the game began
ohiy tne unulsputed local champion.
put u Is claimed for him that he has
no superior among the amateurs or
'he country at large. y few years
ago, upon arriving at the age when
ne was called upon to cast about for
ne occupation, he chose a business
career and interested himself in the
sporting GOODS and cameras. 1t Is
now one OF the leading and best pay
ing business concerns In the city, and
most Oh lts success has been achieved
since MI. Bfooks identified himself
Win tne hrm.
| IL Is undNstood that the idea OF
tne new railway originated with Mr..
| BrooKs and that 1t was through his
|
| inc matter Of securing the franchise
| ana attending to the hundred and one
other important details preliminary to
| the construction of the road have been
lett 10 the direction of Mr.. Brooks.
lie Is striking example OF the kind
or young men who go to make Scran-
ton the lively, hustling city that 1t Is.
and upon whom the future of the city
| depends
| There are many very clever racon-
teurs in this city and smany men pos
| sessed of the rare gift of repartee in
| highly cultivated degree, but nearly
| everyone who has heard him is willing
to accede the palm in this particular
line to Attorney Charles p. O'MaI-
ley, or Charley" as everyone calls
master at the delightful social ses-
sions given every now and then 10y
the local lodge of Ellis.
He has the happy faculty of max
Ing witty sallies on the spur of the
moment. His humor is spontaneous
and that's wherein it's merit lies. 1t is
not thought out beforehand and he
needs but the slightest suggestion to
1 l,a, IL Y,
fund OF good stories that, like hope
Springs eternal"
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v,s dafepdino u certain narsor
cbarrad with seII;no Iiouor vi,hout !,
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oood c,s, ond o,on hal , hi, nb,to,
oranh or the o,,sido or tho nlIagaf
snoalseesy sbovinr a nice nyrauid ol
| whisLov bottles IN one Of tbe ,yin.
dows.
1ha ohovo.mar,iorad certain law.
vor for tI,a de,onee of ooure, nod :,
cvan,ino this nic,uro ard y,bi,, en- do.
inc IN, tho rarast accident or coursa
10 ,..,,norod IA have an in,sv non n
his hand Alec bv tho rorast a,ci,
do,t of co,rea , dah of th., i,l. rron
tho nen h,nnoneJ to fail unon IN.
nyromih or hotties cnn,nleteIv ohscur
inc them from ,bo nunIic pozc, Tb,
r;cturo r,s duIv n,asartaa 70 ,r, ,,,r,
ror ov,r,irot;op ana tha,. nnol,,
,oreed uncr . ,,raict M nat r,,iIt,.
Tbn uncontroyortih,a foo+ It, ~,
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hoyo had n Iit,lo effect !, ,sois,;r,
tha,, "a arrive AZ mi. conclusion
;
The magnificent work upon tho grid
iron this year of DIR. Charles C;elbert
of this city, has again made him on,
OF the foot ball heroes of the country
There are few men who, after retir