The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-30
GATHERED HERE AND THERE.

Colonel F.. H. Ripple. Major w. g. Mil
lar and Sergeant w. II. Burke have any
thing but pleasant recollections of their
visit to the encampment Of the First
brigade at Sanatoga, Montgomery county,
held last week simultaneous with the
Third brtgade's encampmcnt at Mount
Gretna. Colonel Ripple and Sergeant
Burke as members of the governors staff,
and Major Millar as guard inspector on
the generals staff. remained three days
at Mount Gretna and four days at Sana-
toga. At the latter place there Is some
pestiferous. invisible insect called wood
tick, which creeps up from the ground
along the neither limbs of everybody on
the grounds, buries himself under the
skin and dies Of excessive blood sucking.
These insects are as innumerable as sands
on the banks OF the Nile; they can be
seen only under the rays of microscope,
and for persistent activity they cannot be
excelled; so that after a person is on the
grounds few hours his thighs are a per-
feet mass Of small boils. that are Internally
itchy The insects are no respecter Of
sexes, ages or conditions. 1t will be a
week before these three Scrantonians can
forget the devilish little wood tick.
Alderman Post. in conversing with a
Tribune reporter yesterday, said that in
the twenty-five years he has been alder
man in this city, the grand jury of the
county court found true bill against
only one man returned by him for v,o-
laton OF the liquor laws. The men who
would swear out the warrants had good
evidence in the aldeman's court, but
their witnesses seemed to go into hiding
when 1t came to going before the grand
jury. This is the secret why SO many ig-
n,ored bills are returned. 1t Is not because
the jurymen are altogether friendly to-
ward the liquor sellers; but II Ia because
the prosecutor cannot get his witnesses
around, and therefore the case falls.
Another abnormal death rate, like that
Of the week preceding, is reported by the
hoard Of health last week. Forty-flvc
deaths resulted from all causes. The
deaths numbered ffty.two for the week
Of July "A. The normal rate Is about
twenty-six. During last we.k there was
one new case Of typhoid fever. three new
cases of scarlet fever and two new cases
and one death from d!phthcria The in
creased mortality Of the past two weeks
Is ascribed to sudden changes In the
weather and choleraic trouble among
babies and children.
Richard Bshers, a patrolman on the
Inttsbury police force, Is visiting his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Peter Higgins. Of
Minooka. MIR. Behers says that the town
he lives in IL SO smoky that Othe "cop-
pers" could not wear white helmets in
summer without getting them blackened
UP In one week. The department there is
controlled much similar to the one In this
city. A man Is retained as long as he de-
means himself prudently and performs his
duty.
Attorney Cornelius Smiths troubles will
not end with the civil libel suit that has
been instituted against him by Attorney !.
II. Burns. It was reported yesterday that
relatives Of the late Judge Connolly were
seriously considering the matter of hav-
Ing Mr. Smith arrested on q criminal
charge Of libel.
J. r. Beetem returned yesterday from
Philadelphia, where ne looked over the
lines he wall have hereafter under his
charge. Until his successor a. general
manager OF the Scranton Traction com.
pany 10 named he will give general su.
pervision to the lines In this city.
Detective Stephen Dyer. of the Scranton
police force. left last night for Kansas
City, where he will spend his annual vaca-
tion a. the guest Of his brother.
Attorney w. WI Lathrope. who injured
his left leg some time ago. ID able to be
about the city again. but requires the aid
Of two crutches In walking.