Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-17
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

at Delaware City.
"A swallow has built its nest on the top
of the EiffsI tower.
"A goat at Goshen, Ind, stole two $40
notes from her owners coat pocket and ate
them.
City Treasurer Henry Wolford, OF Lou
isville KY, born in Philadelphia S8 years ago.
has been half his life in office.
"A Mrs Kirkham, residing in Freder-
ick. III, and Weighing only 90 pounds is the
mother OF three children born last week.
1t is estimated that more than 400, 900
orange trees have been planted in San Ber'
mardino and Los Angeles counties, Cal, this
season.
"A street in the city Of Tacoma, in the
new State Of Washington. has been named
Whittier: The nearest street TO it bears the
name of Langtry.
"A bear came upon the premises Of
Charles Vogler of Moltke, Presque county,
Mich, recently and Iugged of calf and .
sheep while Mrs. Vogler looked on in consider
able astonishment.
Here is a marriage notice clipped from
Cleveland paper: I'm Guilford, Medina
county, Ohio, on the I'd inst, BY 8. Wilson,
Esq, Mr.. Samuel d. Curtis to Miss Sally Muir.
which was borne with Christian fortitude and
patience"
Friday morning lightning struck the
house Of a farmer living near Portsmouth,
Mich. and tore the cook stove apart where is
was put together without breaking a single
piece. The lightning then glanced into another
room and tore all the plaster from the ceiling.
In addition. the locks were torn from every
door In the house.
10 ~ ITo-k
Sebewa Mich school, took a novel method Of
supplying demand that the school board TO
fused to heed. She had each pupil bring an
egg, and then sold them at convenient gro
Gerry. With the proceeds she purchased towels
and soap, and the appearance Of the children
after play hours is much improved.
Young Mr.. Hulin, who lived on Talla-
pooss river, in Clay county, Alabama, went
seining a few days SINCE with some neighbors.
On quitting Mr.. Hulin had heavy bag Of fish
around his neck. He decided to take swim.
Getting into deep water, the fish pulled him
under. He managed to rise to the surface
once, but Immediately sank, and was never
seen again.
AT swell wedding in Brooklyn set of
diamonds valued at $500. which had been pre-
sented to the bride By the groom. were missed.
A detective who was present said he thought
he could lay his hand on the thief. After con-
sulting with the brides father, he proceeded to
the room OF her brother and found in the pock'
cts Of mis- pantaloons $50 and pawn ticket for
the missing jewels.
Some of the largest mountain trout
ever caught east Of the Rocky Mountains are
being taken from the Willow river, three miles
from Hudson, Wis. These trout were fry four
years ago, being less than half an inch in length
when shipped there at that time from the Mad
ison hatchery and planted in Willow river.
They are now being captured daily weighing
four or fve pounds, while one was caught last
Sunday weighing five and three-quarter pounds
dressed.
An unusual accident occurred at the
picnic at Pate's mill Warren county, Georgia.
A couple of well-knoWn young people held
entire possession OF a buggy, and engaged in
conversation. wandering swarm Of bees, in
search OF hive, were unable to resist the op-
portunity to gather in the sweets, and made
sudden descent upon that buggy. Couple and
bees were terribly mixed for while, but
thrifty negro soon had the bees hived ana the
original status was restored.
The Mayor of Tsms City, Iowa. has
telegraphed for the President of the stare
Board of Health to come up there at once. He
says the Iowa river is full of dead fish, and they
90 floating by Tama City by the cart load, max
ing people sick and threatening,the town will
an epidemic He says the river is full Of tb
thinks it is due to the Marshalltown Glue
Works, that empty their refuse into the
As this refuse consists largely of diluf
Phuric acid, it Is considered very unh6
for the hsh.
"A nervous young man, who cal
the President, hdgeted around for a o.,
then walked boldly up to him, and said;
Some time ago made an application for an
appointment I want it awfuIly bad 1 don't
care for it myself, but the fact is, Mr.. Presi-
dent" and here the young man blushed to the
tips of his hair. 81 am engaged to be married.
MI
won't stand. There, you have it, and now you
know why am so anxious" 1t is said that the
card bearing the name Of the applicant and the
office he wants was laid carefully away by the
President, and that the young man is likely to
be made happy.
g. A. r. Bible, one Of the county school
commissioners Of Dade county, Alabama, tells
of snake he killed in his yard. 1t was what is
known as the horned species and very poison
Gus reptile. Instead Of biting it strikes with its
tail which has horn on it, He said that he
once saw one strike dog and in Is minutes the
dog was dead from the effects of the poison in
the horn. The snake that Mr.. Bible killed also
had fangs. It was i've feet long and the horn
was three inches, showing that it was a very
old one. 1t Is said that this species OF snakes
are 30 poisonous az to even kill a tree if they
should happen to strike it with their horn.
They ara very uncommon.
"A woman was seen at the Brandywine,
near Pocopson station trying to drown cat
She had . stone tied to IL, and gathering the
cat up into her apron she waded into the
stream and dropped it. The string attached to
the stone was SO long that it allowed the cat to
come to the surface and swim around in a cir
Gle. She then seized q stick and pushed the
cat under. Finally three boys came along and
offered and. They took the cat from the water
and went on lynching expedition, but the cat
wouldn't die. They then tied big rock to the
feIine's neck, and dropped her from the roof Of
D barn. After Two hours work a passing
sportsman was called, and pussy died with
charge Of buckshot in her head.