TJTE SCEANTON TRIBUNE S ATTTRD AT MORNING. OCTOBER 13. 159;
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In the World of
Social Activity
Autumn Doings Among Prominent
Leaders of the Season's Gaycty.
PARTIES, WEDDINGS AXD TEAS
The Gamut of the Week's Events Sounded
i In Short Purugruphst-Uuests and En-tertuinen-Personal
.Mention Re
duced to u Compuct Compass.
Society during the week past has been
occupied principally with weddings,
and the same condition will probably
feature the doings of next week.
Of parties, dinners or other social gay
eties there have been none, nor will the
frivolous .world take on its wonted
pleasantries until probably the middle
of November.
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What promises to be the most elabo
rate and one of the most prominent
weddings of th season will be that of
Miss Mary Geraldlne Schroeder to Per
clval John Morris next Teusday even
ing in St. Peter's cathedral. The bridal
party will number twenty persons. The
church Invitation list is large and the
ceremony .will be followed by a recep
tion and supper at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
Schroeder, in Gren Ridge.
' Miss Cecilia Schroeder will be maid
of honor, and Frederick Tropp will
lit tend the groom. The bridesmaids
Will be Misses Gertrude Morris, Phil
ippine Tropp, Mame O'Malley, Emma
Koch, Lillian Hull Morris and Augus
ta Tropp. Beatrice and Trystine Mor
ris and Charlotta Schroeder, sisters of
the groom and bride, will be the flower
Kills, and William Watkins, Peckvllle;
William Avery, Charles Willams, Eu
gene Davis, George Rogers and Sam
uel Derman, ushers. The master of
ceremonies will be Jdward Thayer.
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It is Justly said that love of flowers
In an evidence of native refinement,
whatever may be the result of final
human vent. This fact need not be
applied in its entirety to Scranton
folk, but It is true that various social
events In this city are prominently
featured by lavish floral decorations
and display. The propriety of this fea
ture cannot be gainsaid, provided one
has the financial means to employ It.
This comment doesn't apply to funer
uls; people are unwilling to learn that
in such events flowers from promiscu
ous givers and promiscuously given are
bad form. A small bunch, and not a
huge boquet, of roses Is much more ap
propriate than the huge and out of
place "gates ajar," and that sort of
thing.. It is an assumption to indicate
by a gift what the disposition of the
deceased's soul is to be, but a few cut
flowers simply given convey more
properly a sentiment than a set piece
mountain high.
' Speaking of flowers, what could be
in better taste than the decorations de
scribed at a recent house wedding In
this city. The lower floor of the house
was exquisitely decorated by Clark.
The front parlor contained palms, sml
lax and white roses, and the back par
lor was banked with palms and fin
ished with maidenhair, ferns and pink
roses, tastefully arranged. The din
ing room table was decorated 'With
white roses and maidenhair, ferns, and
the hallways festooned with smllax
and bunked with ferns.
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George M. Carpenter, of this city, and
Miss Sadie Mllham, of Wllkes-Barre,
were married at the home of the bride's
sister, Mrs. A. J. Sturdevant, 99 Public
vlted guests. The ceremony was per
square, Wllkes-Barre, Wednesday even
ing In the presence of about forty In
formed by Rev. Benjamin Miller, the
venerable grandfather of the groom,
who is 86 years old .assisted by Rev.
Dr. Boyle, of the First Methodist Epis
copal church. The bride was attired
In a white silk with pearl trimmings
and was attended by her nelce, Miss
Gertrude M. Butts. The happy couple
left on a late train for New York city,
whence they will sail on Saturday for
Europe on an extended tour. On their
return they will reside In this city,
where Mr. Carpenter is manager of the
Standard Dairy company. Among the
out of town guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Carpenter, parents of the
groom, Waverly, Pa.; William Milhnm,
father of the bride, and M. J. Mllham,
brother of the bride, Mehoopany, Pa.;
James Mllham, Brooklyn, N. Y.j Er
wln Hess, Bethlehem; Misses May and
Anna Bond. Meshoppen; Miss Katharine
Tripp and Mrs. and Miss Pursel, For
ty Fort; Dr. and Mrs. Ward, Miss Emma
Butts and Miss Anna Stewart, Scran
ton. II II II
The week just closed witnessed two
prominent weddings In that of Mlsa
Kate Jay, daughter of Douglas Jay,
to Rollo G. Jermyn, at the home of the
bride's sister, 1021 Vine street, and
that of Miss Leo nil Seeley to Richard
Osland in St. Luke's church, Each
was complete In attending details In
their application to house or church,
except that the Jay-Jennyn affair con
tained no bridesmaids.
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Society people generally and par
ticularly society women, are always
Interested in sweet charity. No late
event has offered a greater opportunity
for patronage and consequent encour
agement than the concert to be given
Monday night at the Frothlngham for
the benefit of St. Luke's Free Kinder
garten fund. Aside from the sentiment
uttached to the affair It merits a gen
erous attendance on the strength of
the aritsts engaged and the strictly
classical numbers offered Mme. Lillian
Jtlauvelt, of New York; John T. Wat
kins, George Carter, Miss Draeger and
Mr. Wooler, need no introduction or
comment in Scranton. They have
made their reputations and with the
commendable object in view will no
doubt be accorded a welcome conspicu
ous for numbers and warm-heartedness,
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The theaters, the people and the re
sult offer a good three-cornered exam
ple of the fickleness of human nature.
The people have demanded first-class
attractions at the playhouses, the de
mand was supplied during the week
and the result is not satisfactory.
"1492," Sidney Drew In "A Gilded Age,"
"Charley's Aunt" and "Men and Wom
en," four of the greatest successes of
metropolitan theaters, were the at
tractions of the week. With the pos
sible exception of "1492" the companies
played to houses composed partly of
empty chairs and audience, and in
each case the spectators had tender
hands, at least they refrained from
much hearty applause. "Jane" la on at
the Frothlngham this afternoon. It la
Impossible to anticipate what reception
will be accorded this one of tha.munt
rollicking, purest and truest comedies
of recent years.
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The first social of the season under the
auspices of the Scranton Bicycle club
will be held at their Washington avenue
club house on Friday evening, Oco. 19.
The affair will be in charge of a com
mittee of eight members , of which E. A
Uilmore, is chairman. During the sea
son the dancing socials will be alternat
ed with smokers, card parties, billiard
tournaments, and other entertainments
of an interesting character to society
people and club men.
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A merry party from this city will
hunt for chestnuts at Lake winola to
day, taking lunch at one of the cot
tages on the lake shore.The excursion
party will Include Miss Katharine Par
ker, Miss JeBle Torry, Miss Margaret
Torry. Mlaa Bessie Rice and Messrs,
Hubert Wlghtman, H. B. Cox. Ed
ward Hall and William Pierce.
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The marriage of Miss Margaret Me
Kay, daughter of William McKay, to
K. P. Fuller, of the Delaware and Hud
son office, occured Thursday evening
at the home of the bride's parents, 7-6
Adams avenue. Rev. Charles E. Rob
inson, D. D., of the Second Presbyte
rian church, performed the ceremony.
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reception was given Tuesday even
ing1 at the residence of B. E. Leonard, of
Piatt place, to Miss Jennie Haslam, of
Savannah, Ga. Miss Haslam returned
home the day following.
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The wedding of Miss Kate Decker,
daughter of Mrs. C. M. Decker, CIS Jef
ferson avenue, to Attorney William
Wright, of New York, will take place
Thursday venlng, Oct. 25, In the First
Presbyterian church. A reception will
follow at the home of Miss Decker's
mother.
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Miss Ethel Snyder and Horace Pease
were married Wednesday evening by
Rev. W. H. Pearce, D. D., In the Elm
Park church parsonage. Following the
ceremony they were tendered a recep
tion by Mr. and Mrs Ira A. Ives, at oXf
Wyoming avenue, where Mr. and Mrs.
Pease will make their home.
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PERSONAL MENTION:
Miss Vandersrlft, of Jamestown, the
young- soprano who delighted the con
gregation at Elm Park church hist Sun
day, huu gone to New York city, where
she will study music during the coming
winter under competent Instructors.
Miss Hester A. Werthlngton.wellknown
In this city as teacher of art and design,
has recently been chosen instructor of
those brandies In the schools of the Lack
awanna, and the Young Women's Chris
tian association.
Will Kingsbury, of this city, who was
one of the ushers at the Jay-Jermyn wed
ding, returned to his studies at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania yesterday.
Miss Katharine Parker will leave on
Monday for Philadelphia, where she will
spend the next year studying elocution at
.Miss Bolue s seliool ot orutory.
Miss Carrie Russell, of Windsor, N. Y.,
and Miss Muggle Winter, of Jermyn, are
visiting Mrs. A. w . cooper at tne .Hamp
ton street parsonage.
The Misses McCausland and Sidney
Jenckes attended the Jay-Jermyn wed
ding Wednesday and returned to Mont
rose yesterday.
Whiting Allen, advertising agent for
the Forepaugh shows, is in the city for a
few days the guest of his old friend. John
Owens.
Mrs. Brown and daughter. Miss Carrie
Brown, of Stroudsbunr. are icuests of Mrs.
U. W. BuBhnell, of Wyoming uvenue.
Mrs. Walter Beck, of Towanda, for
merly Miss Minnie Reese, is in the city
visiting mends on the West Side.
Miss Bessie Dean, of Wllkes-Barre, has
been the guest of Misses Torry, of Clin
ton place, during tne past week.
Mrs. Lillian Weed and Miss Jennie
Strutton, of Adams avenue, visited Blng
hamton friends on Thursday.
Mrs. Julia Cruser and Mrs. John Wall,
of .Montrose, are guests of Mrs. John
Chapman, of Green Ridge.
Mrs. Melville Evans and son, Jack, of
Owego, are visiting at E. Merrlfleld's on
Wyoming avenue.
Miss Jennie Kear. of Price & Roe's sta
tionary store, has recovered from her re
cent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Broadbent and
daughter. Miss Victoria, are in Washing
ton, 1). C.
Miss Ella Hess, of Wyoming avenue, has
returned from a visit with relatives in
.Missouri.
Miss Marlon Hitchcock is visiting at the
residence of George A. Jessup on Clay
avenue.
Miss Euphrasia Keeler. of Blnsrhamton.
was the guest of Green Ridge friends yes
terday. C. M. Price, of Price & Roe, will spend
a portion of next week in New York city.
Miss Hull, of Indiana, is the guest of
Miss Jennie Smith, of Madison avenue.
Joseph Van Nort. of Adams avenue.
was a visitor to Binghamton this week.
J. N. Bulklev. of the traction comcuny.
has returned from a visit to Pittsburg.
Editors Schubmehl and Kennedy, of
Olypbant, were In the city yesterday.
Edmund Hall, of Olive street, has re
turned from a visit to Philadelphia,
Miss Julia Pettlirrew. of Gibson street.
is visiting Wilkes-Barre friends.
Hurry P. Simpson returned yesterday
from a busslnes trip to Buffalo,
Ezra Connell returned to Yale vester-
duy to resume his studies.
Tulle Morgan returned yesterday from
New York city.
S. W. Kellum was in Binghamton yes
terday.
City Solicitor Torrey Is In Cazenovla.
N. Y.
Police Officer Rldeeway Is on his vaca
tion.
IN LOCAL THEATERS.
That bright and bparkllng comedy,
Jane." will be presented at the Froth
lngham this afternoon and evening under
the management of Uustave Frohman. It
is one or the most successful and fun
niest of the Frohman comedies. Of course,
the incidents of "Jane are not taken
from real life, and several of its sltua-
tions nave Den utilized In other comedies.
but never, it Is clamed, to such mirthful
udvuntage. The character ot June Is that
oi a calculating and .shrewd English
housemaid, who pretends to be her mas
ter s wire, so as to deceive the trustee of
an estate conditionally paying money to
tne muster m question. The cust Is In
every way a competent one, and Includes
among Its members those who have made
the play ruinous.
Tuesday nlcht at the Academy of Music
Elmer E. Vance's great railroad comedy
drama, "The Limited Mull," will be given.
Tlie play abounds in comedy and dra
matic pussuges; is crowded with sturtling
and thrilling scenes, and is a series of
surprises from first to lust the story
deullng with life on the railroads in the
far west, in which many realistic and fa
millur scenes are depicted with a faithful
ness recognizable by everybody. Pathos
adds to humor, with just enough sensation
to give spice and variety to the unravel
ling of the plot, and this play, by the
way, hus a plot, and a good one at that.
The company this season is spoken of by
the press us the teat one yet brought to
gether by the munugemetit.
Next Monday night the management of
the Academy of Music will present Au
gustus Pitou's grand scenic drama, "The
Power of the Press." This Is undoubted
ly one of the best melodramas now trav
eling. It is a play that deals with life
in New York and is given an unusually
eluborute production, several of the
scenes being as Una as anything ever be
fore shown on the stage. The chief tab
leaux, showing the new Manhattan Ath
letic club house on Madison avenue, the
lobby of the Imperlul hotel on upper
Broadway, a ship-yard with a vessel on
the stocks and the men at work, a bank
ing office on Wall street, a whurf on the
East river and a ship at anchor off the
Buttery, are all of them most realistic
und effective. The Incident on which the
play is founded actually occurred and
was fully reported by the press.
WARMLY RECEIVED.
Professor Haydn Evans' Party Prolong
Their Tour of Wales,
The Pont-y-Pridd Dally of. recent
date says: "The Haydn Evans' Con
cert company from America will give
a concert at the New Town hall,
Pontypridd, next Monday evening, Oct.
1 (Mabon's Day). A splendid pro
gramme has been arranged, and all
who ajttend the concert are assured of
a real musical treat.
"Mr. Evans' company has been .ap
pearing throughout South Walea for
the past two weeks with great success.
In no town where they have appeared
have the American singers failed to
receive a warm and hearty reception,
and the large audiences that have at
tended the concerts have been charmed
and delighted by the fine programme
that has been so well rendered. The
soprano of Miss Sadie E. Kaiser has
excited the highest praise of the crit
ics, wno are unanimous in the assertion
that she is superior to any singer heard
in South Wales for a long time. The
wonderful violin playing- of Miss Julia
C. Allen has been of such a high de
gree of excellence that she has been
compelled to respond to several en
corea each night. The chairman of the
concert will be U. R. JoneB (Caradog),
Other newspaper notices from the old
country Indicate that tne American
singers, particularly Mlssi Kaiser, are
being received with Increasing- favor.
The tour has been prolonged two weeks.
An Interesting letter from Miss Kaiser
appears today on page 10. (Another will
be printed Monday.
Dr. Parry's Uisif
Stimulates Miisic
Renewed Activity Manifested Among
tne Welshmen of America.
PLEA FOR NATIONAL MUSIC
Programme of the Fifty-Third Season of
the Pullhurmonie Society of New
York What the Locul Musiciuns
Are Suying and Doing.
The prospectus of the fifty-third sea
son of the Philharmonic society of New
York has been issued. The perfor
mances this seuson will consist of six
evening concerts, preceded by six after
noon public rehearsals, under the di
rection of Anton Seldl. The orchestra
will number 100. There is a notable
list of sololstB. The great Belgian vio
linist, Eugene Ysaye, will make his
first appearance in America at the first
public rehearsal and concert, on Nov.
16 and 17. The highly successful Amer
ican composer and pianist, E. A. Mac
Dowell, and the favorite prima donna
soprano, Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, will be
the soloists at the second public re
hearsal and concert. At the third re
hearsal and concert the eminent violin
virtuoso, Caesar Thomson, will make
his debut at the Philharmonic society
with the "Coneerto-Pathetlco" in F
sharp minor, op. 28, by H. W. Ernst.
Negotiations with other prominent so
loists for their appearance at the re
maining concerts of the season are
pending.
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Dr. Joseph Parry's visit to this coun
try, brief though it was, was neverthe
less sufficient, in the opinion of the
Wllkes-Barre Record, to stimulate re'
newed Interest in music among the
Welsh people. "His lecture In behalf
of national music for Wales struck a
popular chord," says the Record,
"while the many suggestions offered
looking to some substantial improve
ment in congregational singing certain
ly were very Interesting and are bound
to be productive of great good. Dr.
Parry is easily the leading musician of
the principality and has done more to
place the divine art on a high plane
and give it standing and prestige
abroad than any other composer or
conductor. He stands for profound
music according to the strict rules of
harmonic and contrapuntal writing
and his tone pictures ever excite emo
tions that are noble and elevating.
When he discusses music all should lis
ten for he is a past master of the art
and Is bound to say something worth
hearing. His plea for national music,
that Is, musks which reflects vividly the
life and social condition of his country,
Is timely and is fortified by the very
best of argument. That kind of music
which is inspired by racial aspirations
and wants, which derives its vitality
from its own soil and which la thus
suggestive of the characteristics of the
people, is bound to live and always be
a source of education, hope, solace and
Joy to all who sing or listen to it. Wag
ner once said no man could write noble
music who did not have a country and
who was not proud of It. The
compositions of the masters of Italy,
Germany, France and Russia prove this
proposition conclusively . In melody
Italy stands pre-eminent, and are not
the worka of her composers as soft as
her balmy skies, warm as her southern
sun and as smooth and elastic as the
characteristics of her people, who love
so well sensuous ease and graceful, im
passioned sentiment? Is not Russian
music suggestive of the fierce and icy
winds that blow across her frozen
plains, and that of Germany a faithful
reflex of the thought, sincerity and
high ideals of her people and ever glow
ing with a coloring and harmonious
treatment at once poetic, dignified and
purely classical? Yes, music Is one of
the distinguishing' budges oinationaiity
and all countries rich in inspiring music
and pastoral melodies are of necessity
proud and patriotic. Within the bord
ers of little Wales dwells a people with
the finest of racial attributes, sympa
thies and purposes, and the music of
her composers should necessarily be
deep, full of fire and grandly patriotic.
Wagner went there for material for his
love tragedy, 'Tristan and Isolde,' and
indeed the country is full of legends and
patriotic history, which ought to readi
ly kindle the divine spark of her com
posers. Dr. Parry waa fortunate when
he took up his pen in behalf of national
music and a national university with
degrees for her graduates. His coun
trymen on this side of the Atlantic wish
him all success, and sincerely hope he
has lighted a torch which shall blaze
the true way for all those who come af
ter him."
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The Wllkes-Barre Record's able ma
steal critic writes as follows concern'
lng the Symphony orchestra which has
been recently organized by Professor
Hemberger, of this city: "The organ!
zation of a large orchestra for the pur
pose of performing the symphonies of
the masters and other classic compost'
tions is one of the most Important
steps taken In behalf of the divine art
in this section of the state. Many of
the very large cities of this country
are without orchestras capable of Inter
preting the highest forms of instrumen
tal music, and that so supreme an ac
quisltion to our artistic life is about
to be realized Is only another reminder
that this section of the country is, in
deed, a musical center us Important
and progressive as any outside of New
York, Boston and one or two of the
western cities."
The orchestru, us previously an
nounced, la to be made up mainly ot
the best players in both Scranton and
Wllkes-Barre, and as most of them
have been heard in solo work and in
string quartets there is abundant as
gurance that when brought together
and properly conducted the result will
be eminently satisfactory. The lead
er, Mr. Hemberger, is a violinist of the
first order, a musician of broad cul
ture and a young iimn of standing
and application. Of course the sue
cess of the orchestra will depend a
great deal upon his conduct, his style
of conducting and his executive abil
lty. A combination of rare talent is
required for the work he is about to
enter upon, not the least being a man
hood that will inspire the respect and
confidence of the players. In other
words the artistic capacity to lead
must be supplemented 'by a strong
moral influence that will bring out the
highest and best expression of all guid
ed by his baton. We understand Mr,
Hemberger is not wanting in this re
spect, and hence the confidence ex
pressed that his orchestra promises to
be a very important ractor in all mu
sical matters henceforth, .and that it
has come to stay.
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The Sacred Music society held Its
first meeting for the season thla week
over the Fair store at the foot of Wy
oming avenue, which will hereafter be
known as Conservatory hall. There
waa a large attendance and the so
ciety entered upon the winter cam
paign with enthusiasm.
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Rehearsals of the "Rose Maiden" arc
progressing finely under Mr. Lindsay's
leadership at the regular meetings of
the Scranton Oratorio aoclety. . The
"Rose Maiden" was selected for first
rehearsals upon account of its simplic
ity and beauty. Music of a more sub
stantial order will be taken up as the
class advances,
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Organist George Noyes Rockwell, of
the Second Presbyterian church, is en
joying a week's vacation visiting
friends at TJtlca, N. Y. Mr. Rockwell
will return In time to preside at the new
organ which is being placed in the Sec
ond church, and it is expected will be
ready for use In a few days.
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Mies Agnes Scott, of Montrose, U
one of the weekly visitors to the city
where she is receiving instruction upon
the piano from E. E. Southworth. Miss
bcott is . one of the most promising
young pianists In Susquehanna county,
and is rapidly progressing under her
excellent instruction.
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Many Scranton DeoDle (will recall
pleasantly the evenings spent at the
mammotn music hall known aa the
Trocadero, but In ordinary times used
as the the armory of Battery B. It
was not only the largest but much the
finest music hall In the English sense
ever known in this country. All who
were there will certainly remember the
tremendous basso, Orme Darvall, who
was apermanent attraction not only be
cause of the enormous volume of his
voice but also because of his fine quali
ties aa an artist It is pleasing to know
that thla really great singer will be at
wasapermanent attraction not only be-
17, as a member of that compact, gilt
edged concert organization hnown aa
the New York Celebrities.
The Frothlngham! White orchestra,
which Is composed entirely of young
ladles from the Boston musical schools,
is attracting much attention In the city
at present. The orchestra is composed
of the following talented young soloists:
Miss Nellie is. Chandler, conductor;
Ella Mouser, first violin: Zlta McDon-
ough, second violin and viola; Florence
Beckett, .flute and plcolo; Christine
Alendorf, clarionet; Gertrude Packard,
cornet; Mable Wllnot, trombone; Min
nie Glover contra-bass; Alice White,
drums, timpani, etc., and Miss Gertrude
Holyoke French, solo harp.
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Director Tallie Morgan has receiv
ed an urgent request to accompany
Evangelist Schiveria and take sole
charge of the musical exercises of the
gospel meetings. Mr. Morgan's pres
ent engagements, however, are such
as would prevent the acceptance of
the most tempting offer.
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The Epworth league chorus of the
Elm Park Methodist Episcopal church
will give Dudley Buck'3 can tutu, "The
Story of the Cross," in the near future
in conjunction with the church choir
under leadership of Mr. Carter. The
chorus begun rehearsals last evening
under direction of Fred Whlttemore.
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Miss Susie Black, of Nicholson, gives
promise of becoming one of the leading
sopranos of this part of the state Miss
Bluck comes to this city weekly to
receive vocal instruction from Mrs.
Kate Wilcox, who is highly elated at
the progress her pupil has been recent
ly making.
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Mrs. C. R. Parke, an accomplished
soprano well known In this vicinity,
has joined the choir of the First Pres
byterian church.
John T. Watkins, the baritone, will
be one of the soloists at the Blauvelt
concert at the Frothlngham on Monday
evening.
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Charles F, Whitmore, musical direc
tor of the choir of the Green Ridge
Presbyterian church, has returned from
a sojourn at Atlantic City.
A movement is on foot to organize
a L,ync club, which, it is expected,
will meet weekly In Conservatory hall.
SHARPS AND FLATS:
Dr. Dvorak has only promised to write
a new choral work for England and to
conduct it next summer, but has accepted
an mviiution to conuuet tne next elstedd'
rod festival in Cardiff, Wales.
As was to be expected, the rumor that
Muscagnl had been engaged to come to
New York to conduct some of his operas
has proved a mere fabrication. He hus
written to a irienu in Berlin that he
never thought of such a thina."
Anton Bruckner is at work on his ninth
symphony, of which he has already com
pleted three movements. Bruckner's
naive personal character was amusingly
illustrated some time ago When the Aus
trian emperor asked if he could do him I
favor. "Please, your majesty." replied
the composer, "tell Dr. Hansllck not to
criticise my muslo so severely."
German composers have not been Idle
during the past year. According to an
jofticlul announcement (communications
of the Society of German Music-sellers) as
many as iv.irz musical publications were
Issued In Germany in 1&93. Of these 490
were for full orchestra, 193 for military
band, 683 for string Instruments, 3,242 for
piano, and S.970 vocal. This is only one of
the musical countries, and one which, as
we are orten told, is going uown mil!
It Is now said by u Lelpsiu paper that
the sole reason why Rubensteln refuses to
come to America Is his dread of sea
sickness, and that otherwise Mr. Ab
bey's offer to produce one of his sacred
operas would have "fetched him." The
famous violoncellist, Popper, also declines
ull offers to come to America solely bo
cause of his dread of the ocean. Ruben
stein's refusal to come will be felt more
keenly now that Puderewskl's tour hug
been defered for a year on account of big
ill heulth.
IS A FAMOUS JOKER.
How Tommy Kirow, of Great Bend, Cop
tures Rural Delegates.
One of the most unique and best
known public characters In the counties
of Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne and
Wyoming, Is Tommy Kllrow, of Great
Bend. He is a Republican worker, a
comparatively young man and is fam
ous for his store of the dryest kind of
humor. He is also a wit but his most
prominent characteristic is an humor
ous nature which cannot be withstood,
He has never been known as "Mr."
Kllrow, the name Tommy being his
title from the time he first voted. He
is the son of a hotel-keeper, but, not'
withstanding the surroundings of early
life, he neither drinks nor smokes. He
never misses a political convention of
any party in the four counties men
tioned and to Tommy, on such occa'
sions, la relegated the task of influenc
ing the artrui lurmer ueiegate. He usu
ally performs his mission in such an
orlglnul and daring way as would prove
disastrous to any but one who pos
sessed the qualities peculiar to Tommy
Kllrow.
A sample of his ability to rise to any
occasion was overheard at a recent
Susquehanna county convention. An
Incredulous farmer disputed the ability
of Hon. James T. Dubois, of Great
Bend. Tommy with hla hat over his
brow, forehead wisely wrinkled and
hands thrust into trousers pockets,
waited until his victim had finished.
then took him aside and changed the
wondering farmer s belief by this story
"Now, see nere a , you make your
self ridiculous; Jim Dubois Is the smart
est man in Pennsylvania today. Fact,
I know what I'm talking about, and I'll
t . v
yi j IV. ivu
"This world is 25,000 miles In circuit
ference, isn't It? It takes twenty-four
hours for It to make one revolution and
consequently revolves over a thousand
miles an hour, don t It 7 Now, Jim DU'
bols claims that some kind of a machine
suspended stationary for one hour in
mid-air and then lowered would land
its passengers a thousand miles from
home.ln Chicago, for the sake of argu
ment.
"Wall, I guess 'twould," said Farmer
S , "but how are ye goin' ter keep the
durned thing in the air an' not be fol
lerln' the ground along?"
"Oh," said the ever ready Tommy,
"that's for the scientific men to decide,
Dubois presented the idea originally
but he's too busy to follow It up. Yes
sir, Jim Dubois is a mighty smart man,
Farmer, 8 finally allowed he
thought so too, and Tommy left him
converted and started on a hunt for an
other tiller of the soil groping in politi
cal darkness.
AT THE PISTOLES" POINT.
Texas Robber Takes $6,000 from Treas
urer of Brewster County.
By the United Press.
El Paso, Tex., Oct. 12. Edward Gar
net, the treasurer or Brewster coun
ty, waa robbed of 16,000 at Alpine, the
county seat.
At the point of a pistol a robber ap
proached Garnet and compelled him to
hand over the money which Garnet
kept In his private office. Thereupon
the robber made his escape and has not
been apprehended, I
Joey Chamberlain
Offers Ds Taffy
Says England's Housje of Lords Should
Copy Our Senate.
L0KD ROSE BE RY AS A SPORT
Xoveltles at the Theaters on the Other
Jiide-Irvlng Does Character Sketch.
Queer Will of Woman Who
Was Very Fond of Cuts.
London. 0ct. 1. Th v.nvt rr p...
bery has been presented with another
uurgn" freedom. The town tn thniat
this honor upon him was Dornock. of
course, the affable premier made a
speecn, a speech that treated more of
golf than qolitics. He even went so
far aa to pruise the golfing ability of
the leader of the opposition Mr. Bal
four to wit! He referred to the Scot
tish coal and mining strikes and as
sured his hearera that although the
amount of misery produced by them
was terrible, still he looked forward
more to good than evil as a result. Lord
itoseoery is a very manly fellow and
takes every opportunity of indulging in
exercise, or, In fact, anything in the
way of sport. After leaving Dornock
he and the Duke of Sutherland rowed
themselves over the ferrv and then In-
dulged in a drive to Tain, where both
isora Kosebery and the duke were tre-
sented with the freedom of yet another
ourgn: it is rortunate that "freedoms"
are not heavy heads to carry!
Joseph Chamberlain. M. P.. is an en
ergetic man. He has been visiting
ieeus, ana in the course of one day
gave two tremendous speeches. He di
rected the greater portion of his first
speech to Ireland, and referred in
scathing terms to the defeat of the two
home rule bills. He ridiculed the Irish
party generally, and said that since the
home rule bill they had been chiefly
engaged in blackening each other's
characters. He Is a clever speaker, is
jolly.and catches up any chance remark
In a manner which ulways goes down
so well at a fcolltical meeting. In the
eventng.befoif an audience of over 3,000
people Mr. Chamberlain gave his other
peroration, lie said that he had been
subjected to "whirlwinds of abuse'
and had been held ut us a monster of
an that was dangerous and wicked.
-out,- ne auueu, "it is absolutely im
possible that any human being can be
as pad as Mr. Chamberla n is deD cted.
fie was there oelore them Iwithout
horns and tail and could not. therefore.
be as bad as he was painted!" Again
he devoted a long time to Irish politics
ana aisoi 'discussed the iQuestion. of
the abolition of the house of lords. He
asked his hearers to bear in mind that
our constitution was unlike every other
country on tne race of the earth. Inas
mucn as our constitution has very few
checks upon the power of parliament.
wnat the government proposed was
that the commons should be absolute,
that the majority should stand
alone and arbitrary. In fact, it should
have everything in its own hands. He
denounced (and Joey Chamberlain can
denounce) the system as one fatal to
the best interests of our country. He
paid a tribute to the States when he
said "that he would view with favor
any reasonable proposal that would add
an elective element to the composition
of the house of lords, which would give
it a representative authority such as
that which Is given to the senate of
the Lnlted States a power greater.
perhaps, than is exercised by any other
legislative assembly in the world" This
last sentiment Is really so pretty and
complimentary that we will herewith
take leave of Mr. Chamberlain and his
matchless orchid, for Mr. C. never ap
pears in public without one of those
beautifully eccentric flowers In his but
tonhole.
The cheque of 100 sent by Mr. Glad
stone to the Irish party has been re
turned to him, owing to the amount of
quarrelllngthal has taken place over it;
one section willing to retain It as a gift
given by the G And Old Man to honestly
help them, ami the other section hold
ing that It redlces them to the form of
beggars. They jiy that they should not
allow themselAs to be patronized or
put themseivesTinder any obligation to
any English statesman.
Last year has been a very bad one
for the railway companies, the receipts
being seriously affected by the coal
strikes. Until last year there had been
no actual decrease in the gross receipts
of the railway companies for seven
years. The reduction last year, al
though it does not actually stand alone,
la without precedent in regard to its
amount. The falling off is due en
tirely to the decrease of the goods traf
fic, Aa regards railways 1893 stands out
aa the worst year on record.
An old maid has Just died and her will
proves that she hus not forgotten Lord
Randolph Churchill or her pussy cats.
She has left "Randy" an estate in Ox
fordshire in recognition of his "com
manding political genius" and also in
acknowledgment to the Marborough
family for favors and benefits derived
from the Marborough estates by her
late father. She gives her pussies, Tl
tlens, Tabby Rolla, Tabby Jennefee and
Ursula, to Ann Elizabeth! .Mathews,
and directs her executors to pay her 12
a year for each cat as long as said pus
sies live. Other midnight choristers
are bequeathed to other people with the
12 a year added to each. The balance
is to go to Ann Mathews again (it does
not say how many) and Ann get yet
another flM yearly to look after them,
besides a cottage, but It ia interesting
to note that "this does not extend to
kittens afterwards born!"
New pieces are coming out at the
theaters with wonderful rapidity. First
and foremost la a new sketch produced
by Henry Irving. It la called "A Story
of Waterloo, und la a one act cnarac
ter Bketch of Dr. Conan Doyle. There
la little in the fragment, the main ob
Ject being to give Irving a chance of
showing how mucn ne can ao witn a
character study. He represents an old
soldier on the verge of the grave, whose
remaining memories are centered on
the famous battle In which he took part,
New weapons of warfare puzzle him
dreadfully, and he will believe no good
of them, lie dies as his niece beauti
fully played by Annie Hughes passes
from girlhood to womanhood and be
comes the affianced bride of a bright
young soldier. The old man rises ex
citedly from his chair, crying, "The
guards want powder, and by God they
shall have it!" and falls dead. Irving
received a tremendous reception for his
fine rendering of the part.
Arthur Roberts has produced another
variety piece of the "Gaiety Girl" order.
The piece is Just Arthur all through,
albeit Arthur in a new disguise every
time he comes on the stage. Mr. Beer
bohm Tree and company have been dis
tinctly honored by her Majesty at Bal
moral castle. The royal command waa
received on Friday evening whilst the
company waa at Edinburgh. Special
scenery was painted on the Saturday,
and the company gave two perform
ances in beautiful Edinburgh on the
Monday before they performed before
the Queen, and left Ballater after a 10
mlle drive at 1.4G a. m. Holyhead waa
reached at 2.65 and Dublin at 7.10. The
entire company appeared at the thea
ter at 8.30 and were enthusiastically re
ceived. It waa a smart performance.
Mr. Tree will appear at Abbey's thea
ter, New York, early next year.
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1
BY A. T. R.
The Wards and the Greeorva of the
little town of Weston, O., had been
neighbors for years and the affiliations
between the two families were of the
closest and dearest kind. When the
elder Ward was elected county Judge
mere waa great rejoicing in the house
of the Oregorj'8. Just so great a pleas
ure was evinced by the Wards when the
head of the Gregory family was chosen
by the people to represent them In con
gress. The close bonds of friendship
were never ruptured.
George, the only son of Judge Ward,
went to New York, prospered, married
and finally became the head of a flour
ishing trust company. Old Gregory's
son, John, however, acquired a good
law practice in Westonandalwavs lived
there. He annually 'visited hla old
chum.George Ward, at the latter's pala
tial New York home. A faithful cor
respondence was alwavs maintained
between the two.
One day Wurd learned of hla father's
death by a telegram from young Greg
ory. 1 he sad news was not unexpected,
as the old Judge had hud two paralytic
attacks a short time previous. The
telegram was received and read by the
financier's amanuensis on Monday morn
ing. It said the funeral would occur
Wednesduy at 11 o'clock. Ward hastllv
thrust the message unread Into hla
pocket and rushed uptown to inform
nis wire. They hurried to the depot in
a cab, just catching the train for the
west.
Aboard thecars this messaif e was hur
riedly scribbled off and sent from the
first stop:
"John Gregory, Weston, O."
"Am coming; 11 o'clock train. Penn
sylvania railroad. Draw on me any
amount. George."
Then came time for sober reflection
and thought. He wondered if in his
earlier years he had caused his old fa
ther, now deud, any anxiety; he re
membered the kindly advice the Judge
naa given him on going out Into the
world; in fact, a thousand and one
things, which escaped him in the rush
to catch the train, were thought of and
gone over between the two.
"George, dear," Anally the wife said,
where is the message?
There was a moment s silence as
Ward fished and poked his fingers
through numerous pockets, bringing
forth the unread yellow paper. Mrs,
Hard read it once, twice, then said
slowly:
'Why, George, this seems a very
strangely worded telegram. It says
Father died last night, suddenly; apo
plexy. Funeral Wednesday, 11 o'clock,
John.' Now why did he only say
'father?' Why didn't he say 'your
father?' Suppose it is his father who
is dead after all!"
Ward took the message from his
wife's hand, studied its meaning care-
fuly and then remarked:
"Well, it's this way. You know, John
is a countryman and has done as they
all do in sending a wire. He used all
the words possible In the ten-word
limit and to have added the extra 'your
would have been a flagrant breach of
country custom. No, there's no use
building false hopes on the wording,
It Is my father who is dead.
Mrs. Ward said something about I
"rather elastic meaning" and they set
tied back Into their seats to impatiently
await the Journey s end. Late that
night S Junction was reached and
they retired at the hotel. A train left
the next morning for Weston.
Mrs. Ward arose early and set out to
have a mourning bonnet made before
train time. Her husband, meanwhile,
lounging about the hotel omce, was
greeted by Frank Dobson, a friend of
his boyhood.
"But what on earth brings you out
here at this time of the year 7 'exclaimed
Dobson, "You look as melancholy as
an owl, too.
"My father died Sunday night," sadly
replied Ward. "I'm on for the
funeral."
"What! Well, that's too bad. Sun
day night, eh? Queer I didn't hear of it,
I left Weston Monday morning. The
judge was a tine old man and I sym
pathize with you deeply."
Ward was then espied by Mr. Raw
ler, postmaster at Weston, who came
and shook his friend warmly by the
hand. He was on his way home from
Lake O .
"I suppose the Judge will be tickled
to death to see you. Taking him by
surprise?"
"Father dledSunday night. Irecelved
word Just in time to come on for the
funeral."
"Judge Ward dead!" exclaimed the
postmaster. "He must have died very
suddenly, for when I left home Sunday
I had not heard of his Illness. How did
you learn of it?"
"John Gregory wired me early Mon
day morning. Father died suddenly
apoplexy. Here's the message," bring
ing forth the queerly worded telegram
The postmaster took it and gave a
perceptible start aa he grasped its pe
cullar construction. A perplexed
frown wrinkled his forehead as he stu
died it a second time.
"By Jove," he finally exclaimed, em
phaslzlng the ejaculation by an ex
pressive slap on his knee. "Your father
ain't dead. This meana old man Greg
ory."
"W w hat " commenced the as
tonished Ward.
"I know It. Dr. Scudder was hastily
called In to see him the morning I left.
The men at the station had heard of it
and were talking of it."
Ward's expression was a study. His
face turned pink and white alternately
Could it be true, he thought, after all
hla father was alive and their old
neighbor the subject of John's tele
gram? Then, too, he recalled the mis
giving of Mrs. Ward aboard the train
and here come Dobson and the postmas
ter recently from Weston In entire ig
norance of his father's Illness. Pshaw
he had been a ninny.
"Upon my word, I believe you are
right", he said to Rawler. "My wife
called my attention to the telegram
reading 'father' not 'your father.' It
shows there Is something in a woman's
lntultiveness and 1 ridiculed the Idea,
To say the least. I've been u foul."
Ward rushed away, almost crazy In
his excitement, to find hla wife
and atop the purchase of the bonnet,
Her husband was usually so calm and
imperturbable, Mrs Ward thought him
gone draft, as, bursting into the little
millinery, he extiulmed:
"Here, don't buy that bonnet! Father
Isn't dead! It s old man Gregory!"
"Why, George, w whut! How did it
all happen?" she gasped. She waa not
uuite Bure of Mr. Ward s reason.
"It's this way. You were right about
the telegram. It Is John's father who
is dead." He then explained to her how
he had received the Information.
"Well. I am "
"Never mind now pay your bill and
let's get out. We must hurry for our
train. I ought to come this far for old
Gregory a funeral, anyhow."
When they reached Weston, John
Gregory waa awaiting them with a
conveyance. After a change of greeting
and some directions aoout the luggage,
the carriage was driven from the sta
tion. Then came an opportunity for
proffered sympathy and condolences.
"John," said Ward, "It was very Bad
the old man dying so suddenly. Was
he conscious long?"
"Oh, no. He was apparently well on
retiring, but your mother was awak
ened "
"My mother was awakened?" stam
mered and queried Ward.
"Why, yes by his groaning, and be
fore the doctor could reach him your
father died."
So Mr. Ward attended his own
father's funeral after all. He soon
learned that the elder Gregory, also,
had been ill and the doctor called to at
tend him. His illnea became known
before .the death of his neighbor, the
Judge, and led to the queer complica
tions recorded In the story. ,
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 19.
Augustus Pitou's Grand Scenic Drama,
THE POWER OF THE PRESS
A story of fine Dramatic worth, A com
pany of acknowledged ability.
The Athletic Club.
The -u1d Yard.
5 ACTS
11 8CEN ES
SO PKilPl.H
The Duck Scene.
Th Ship Mary Vale.
The warden's (
Office,
GRAND SCENERY
and other
Keallstie Bceiies
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Drumu,
THE
LIMIT ED
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Miss Jermyn and
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Davis' Theater.
Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
The lieautlful Irish Comedy,
Entitled
An Idyllic Picture of Life in Erin.
ADMISSION, 10, 20 OR 30 CENTS.
Two performances dally at 2.30 und 8. 15 p.m,
NEXT WEEK:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
"Kneniies for Life;" Thursday, Frldu
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