The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-08-08
EXODUS TO The LAKE
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The Popularity Of Crystal Lake as a
Delightful Resort Bounds with the
Advent of Settled Pleasant Wealth
er-Numerous Visitors and Hap
penings of Interest at the Lake
side.
Forced, perhaps. by the unexpected
advent of unbroken pleasant weather
the popularity of Crystal Lake as a
delightful outing place. has reached Its
height this season with the past week
and now there is an exodus of visitors
from Carbondale and vicinity that
grows daily
Fern Hall, with its ideal location, that
gives an inspiring outlook, Is the focal
,izing point of the social gaiety of the
lake. 1t is the centre of activity, and
none of it's numerous attractions on
this account are lost to the apprecia-
tion of either the guests or their friends
who assemble or visit there for night.
With the view of enhancing the en-
joyment Of those about the hotel, the
social spirits of the guests have led
them to plan for what promises to be
a delightful enterprise on Monday; a
musical entertainment and means OF
informal social enjoyment.
Polite vaudeville will be offered to
the guests, who will include everybody
about the lake, cottagers, campers, etc.,
as a cordial general invitation has been
sent out. A musical programme Will be
provided by local talent, and among the
special features will be a cake walk
and chorus by q glee club, composed
of anthracite miners in costume. This
will be novelty that will appeal to
most Of the guests at Fern Hall, who
are from the coal regions.
Though the season has been back
ward by reason of the rainy weather,
the number of guests is now as high as
In former years, and at the rate OF ar
rivals the past week, the season will
be ahead in every respect of last year.
Among the recent arrivals from nearby
places werea Mr.. and Mrs. A. N.
Walker, Mn and Mrs. Willard Mat
thews, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Bennett,
Mrs. e. Bennett, Miss Romaine Ben
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Scranton,
Miss Belin, Mrs. j. p. Hosie, Mr.. S.
B. Price, Miss Sanderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Marple, Scranton; Levi Pat
terson, Carbondale. Miss Della Bay
ley, of this city, is spending a months
vacation at Fern Hall. A number of
guests from Philadelphia and from
Virginia are here for the summer.
Last night was one of gaiety at the
lake. The "Brokers," we'll known Car
bondale young men, who are Camping
yl,sk tnr-
tanned at a dance at Decker's hall.
These young men have been connected
with some of the most successful
dances conducted in Carbondale, and
when invitations came this way they
were eagerly accepted. Among the
young people who drove to the lake,
last night, and thence to Dundaff, were:
Misses Mary Reilly, Nellie Campbell,
Loretta Wynn, Mary Kelly, of this
Goodwin, Scranton; Roderick Gillis,
John Burke, William Hughes, scran-
ton; Thomas Roche, Steve Nealon,
James Campbell, William McHale.
Among the other numerous visitors
at the lake from the city are the fol-
lowing:
and Alex Copeland, Of the Delaware &
Hudson and families are spending
few weeks about the lake making their
quarters at Dundaff.
Mrs. J. Barry Rowlson, and Mrs. e.
w. Reynolds have been guests for the
past ten days at the Crystal Inn.
Clarence Giles was visitor at the
lake this week.
NrS Celia Gala phv Micses Mary
and Nellie Gallaghy and their guest,
Miss Louise Brown, of Albany, N. Y,
were among the visitors at the "Brok-
ers" camp yesterday.
John Beck and family, Carl Schroeder
and family and their guests, Misses
Marion Smith, of Honesdale, and Gussie
ana Ruth Fritz. Of Scranton, are spend
ing two weeks at the lake.
Miss May Pengelly is spending a few
weeks at Winton lake.
Common Councilman Robert Whit
field and wife and daughter, Merilla,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nate English and son, of
California, who are visiting at their
former home, Carbondale, and Mr.. and
Mrs. ". ]. Finch and family are at
Newton lake for two weeks, part of the
time of which will be spent at Crystal
lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Tralles, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Herbert and Mrs. Louis
Patten. spent Wednesday at Crystal
lake.
J. Russell Jones, accountant at the
First National bank, is spending his
two weeks vacation at Crystal lake
and the cottage Of his father, Hon. S.
S. Jones.
S. Singer, Isaac Singer and Miss Mar
tina Singer, left yesterday for Crystal
lake to occupy the George S. Kimball
property for the month of August.
Next week they will be Joined by Mrs.
Singer and Attorney Henry Singer, of
New York city, who will come to the
lake to recuperate after his recent oper-
alton for appendicitis from which he is
making a rapid recovery.
ADVENTURE AT ELK LAKE.
George James and Louis Davis