Scranton Republican, Monday, July 9, 1889 Editorial comment - Here is another proof that "the cruel war is over." The widow of Gen. PICKETT, the famous Confederate who led Pickett's division in its charge at Gettysburg and was killed, is about to marry Col. LYNCH, of the 106th Pennsylvania Regiment, whose command belonged to the Philadelphia Brigade which repelled Pickett's charge. Col. Lynch and Mrs. Pickett met at one of the reunions of the Blue and Gray on the battle-field at Gettysburg, and out of the fraternal greetings sprang the warmer sentiment that is to culminate in a wedding. This will be a union of the Blue and the Gray, although, as a matter of fact, both parties are now tolerably gray. So many English people perished at Johnstown that it is said hundreds of families in England are mourning for lost relatives. Elsewhere - Philadelphia, July 7 - Thomas Ewing SHERMAN, son of General [Tecumseh] Sherman today received the final orders of the priesthood. The ordination ceremonies were conducted by Archbishop Ryan. [condensed] Buffalo Bill [Cody] has been engaged by the French government to teach 100 cavalry officers how to ride. Neighboring Counties- Susquehanna Clifford - F. G. SMITH is the new doctor, and he comes here highly recommended. Frank B. WILLIAMS, of Scranton, a former landlord here, was in town last Sunday. Mrs. D. M. TAYLOR, of New York has been the guest of friends in this place the past week. Her husband, the late Rev. Alfred Taylor, who died at Waverly some three years since, was well known and had many warm friends in this vicinity. City and County - Bridget LAVELLE and Mrs. Catherine McDERMOTT, both charged with drunkenness, were taken to county jail yesterday. Mr. Julius ROSSANFELD left last night for his home at Delhi, La. Mrs. Bezzelbee (sic) DAVIS, of Davis & Williams, Main Ave., Hyde Park, leaves this week for Wales on a visit with her friends in the old country. She will be gone some weeks. Butcher GAFFNEY keeps a shop on lower Penn avenue. He and his wife have engaged in frequent battles recently and have several times been placed under arrest. Yesterday occurred one of their periodical quarrels which soon grew so violent that a large crowd collected. Mrs. Gaffney took exception to remarks that her husband made and attacked him with a butcher knife, cutting him twice on the neck. The wounds were not serious. No arrests were made. Summer School There were anxious inquires for the Professor at the DL&W depot Saturday morning and the class was speculating on the chances of investigating Mocanaqua without him without him when he was found in a forward car busily engaged in arranging a traveling herbarium. The day was a delightful one, there was no rain or dust. The ride along the lovely shores of the Susquehanna was a constant succession of surprises at the fine views as the train turned from one sharp curve after another revealing constant successions of wooded hills, bold cliffs, and picturesque gaps in the mountain range. At Schickshinny the class left the cars and made its way slowly up the steep narrow valley of the Mocanaqua to the falls where luncheon was eaten at the foot of the laughing silvery water that danced and played in the sunshine like fine lace thrown over ivory. Along the cliffs of conglomerate Prof. Dudley found the arplenium montanum, which had been only found heretofore on the ledges of Bald Mount, and which is a rare fern anywhere. In the rocky woods near the falls was also found the walking fern, which has the singular habit of taking root at the end of a long leaf and so stepping over the ground. Lygodium palmatum, or climbing fern, was sought for unsuccessfully. It grows in the neighborhood of Hazleton, and it would be a good plant for florists to cultivate for its decorative effects, being fully equal to smilax. The falls are higher than Nay-Aug and quite as romantic. There was, of course, an abundance of water pouring over them Saturday. Prof. DUDLEY left for Ithaca Saturday evening and returned last night. This morning the class goes to Lehigh Pond, three miles north of Gouldsboro on the DL&W RR. It is expected to ride over on some lumber cars to the mills near the pond. The flora here will be different in great measure from that found anywhere else. The train leaves at 9:50, returns at 6 o'clock. Wednesday the class takes the 7:25 train on the Erie & Wyoming Valley Railroad to Wimmer's Summit, thence to Moosic Lake. Friday the ascent of Bald Mount will be made either by carriage or on foot, as the members of the class may elect. Class studies will begin Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock in the school of the Lackawanna. The work and studies of the class for this coming week will be well worth the money it costs and those who join hitherto will find themselves amply repaid for the time and money spent by devoting a week's time to this study, some knowledge of which should be possessed by all. The excursions are all to interesting points and the class work and lectures will be full of instruction. Musical Notes - The veteran composer, Gwilym GWENT, of Plymouth, won the prize for a musical composition at the Dakota Eisteddfod. A. Madoc, of Utica, criticised the merits of the different competitors. [i.e., he was the judge. -ed] Tax Collector Appointments Archbald borough Max KLOPFER Blakely township H. E. BARNES Benton township H. G. SMITH Clifton township John GRESS Covington township R. J. TANFIELD Carbondale township Patrick CASEY Carbondale city, 1st ward John MOON Carbondale city, 2nd ward W. F. ULMER Carbondale city, 3rd & 4th ward P. F. WARD Carbondale city, 5th ward S. A. DILTZ Dickson City borough George R. STANTON Dunmore borough James J. HALEY Fell township Samuel H. WILLIAMS Gouldsborough borough Theodore MILLER Glenburn township Myron J. HALL Jefferson township John P. MOORE Jermyn borough Michael ROBERTS Lackawanna township Duncan McMURTRIE Lehigh township J. G. BAYLOR La Plume township George T. BAILEY Madison township Eugene NOACK Mayville borough Patrick BERGEN Sr. Newton township L. B. AYERS North Abington township M. B. DEAN Old Forge Francis R. COYNE Olyphant borough Thomas DONNELLY Roaring Brook township J. J. BRINK Ransom township Jacob BEDELL Scott township Gilbert CARPENTER South Abington township A. F. BRIGHAM Spring Brook township H. E. ARMS Waverly borough Jesse A. CASE Winton James LAWLER Scranton, 1st ward John D. EVANS Scranton, 2nd ward John JERMAN Scranton, 3rd ward Henry O'MALLEY Scranton, 4th ward Owen D. JOHN Scranton, 5th ward Reese THOMAS Scranton, 6th & 18th ward J. C. JONES Scranton, 7th ward A. G. ZENKE Scranton, 8th ward John M. REESE Scranton, 9th ward E. M. VERNOY Scranton, 10th ward George SCHULTZ Sr. Scranton, 11th ward Charles HEUSTER Scranton, 12th & 19th ward J. A. NEULS Scranton, 13th ward I. M. FINE Scranton, 14th ward Peter ROSS Scranton, 15th ward Reese C. POWELL Scranton, 16th ward Joseph SPEICHER Scranton, 17th ward George B. CHASE Scranton, 20th ward John HEFFRON Scranton, 21st ward William T. JONES West Side - Misses Edna and Freda WELSH, of Saratoga, are visiting Mrs. O. ESHLEMAN, on Hyde Park avenue. Misses Daisey and Florence GIBBS, of South Main avenue, gave a 5 o'clock tea in honor of Miss Edna WELSH, of Saratoga, at their residence on Saturday evening. Mr. David PARRY, of Evans alley [Court], was taken seriously sick in the mines on Saturday. Dr. Payne is attending him. John S. JAMES, 345 Hyde Park avenue, was taken very sick in the mines with cramps, on Saturday. Mr. Henry MORGAN, Hyde Park avenue, will sail on the steamship 'City of Paris' for Wales, Wednesday. Mrs. B. DAVIS and son Walter will [also] sail from New York on Wednesday afternoon with Mr. MORGAN and Mr. William WILLIAMS, of Decker alley. Mr. Griffith WILLIAMS' family, late of Johnstown, who have been staying in this city for a few days, intend sailing the same day, and will likely go on the same boat. This family are survivors of the Johnstown flood, having escaped with their lives by leaping from one roof to another, their ow house having gone to pieces. They found refuge in a attic, into which they all were transferred and at which place a baby boy was bor. Mr. Williams, baby ad all the rest of the family were kept there from about one o'clock Saturday morning until that evening without food. Mr. John S. MORGAN, wife and son, of Kingston, are visiting their many friends on the West Side. They are the guests of Mr. J. R. JAMES. Mr. Richard LEWIS, esq., of Williamstown, is visiting his boyhood friends in Hyde Park, after an absence of twenty-seven years. He is the guest of Mr. Lewis WILLIAMS, Garfield avenue. Rev. T. J. COLLINS, of the Scranton Street Baptist church, and wife will leave this morning for West Virginia, their former home, for a few week's visit with friends and relations.