The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-01
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
The Narrative Of Tommy Barr's Won.
derful Musical Cow.

The Narrative OF Tommy Barr's Won.
derful Musical Cow.
NUGGETS FOR THE RAILROAD BOYS
The Advertising Angler in Rhyme.
Political Pot POurri..The County
Romnda bout. to Meet.
Personal Paragraphs. Caught on
the Fly.
Special to The Tribune.
Susquehanna, June 30-Tommy Barr,
a Windsor farmer, has a COW possess
sing strong passion for music. When
yet little calf, mingling with the hill
side herds. she would follow 4 peregri-
mating organ grinder for miles, and a
cornet, In the hands Of the farmer
boys, would cause her to dance two
step. Grown to cow, she Is the talk
of the neighborhood. The other even
ing there was lawn party, and While
a number Of young people were dane
ing to the music of a violin, the COW
dashed into the group and commenced
10 prance about, almost keeping step
to the music Two Sundays ago there
were services in the little red school
house on the hill. The aged preacher
had Just exhorted his hearers to re-
nounce their sins and forsake the DEM
ocratic party, and the organist had
struck up Come, Ye Sinners" etc.
when the congregation was amused to
see the head OIL the COW protruding
through the window, taking in the ex-
ercises in an appreciative way. Two
deacons and an everyday sinner were
required to drive the animal away and
into her grazing grounds. Uncle
Tommy is proud OF his musical cow,
and thinks seriously Of sending her to
q Boston musical hothouse.
FOR THE RAILROAD BOYS.
The Erie is making a success of the
experiment of running their passenger
locomotives continuously from Jersey
City to SusQuehanna and return, 3S2
miles.
James Callahan, one Of the oldest
passenger brakemen on the Erie, rum
ming on the Delaware division. died at
his home in Port Jervis on Saturday.
He was known along the entire line by
his sobriquet of "Gumbo." Years ago
he was a resident of Susuuehanna.
The Erie ran its first excursion of the
season from Binghamton to Riverside
Park, Lanesboro, on Sunday. Della
ware and Hudson excursions are ex-
pected at the Park during the season.
The coal traffic on the Jefferson
Branch has been dull of late, but there
is at present a perceptible "pick-up."
The Erie dumped about $4,000 in
town on Friday. greasing the wheels
of commerce.
1t is reported that the Erie will J ur-
chase number Of steel cars of the
Carnegie company, Pittsburg.
An Erie trainmen's excursion, an
nounced to run from Binghsmton to
Riverside Park, Lanesboro, was an
nulled.
The bicycle is hereafter dead-head
on Delaware and Hudson trains.
THE ADVERTISING ANGLER.
Equipped with rod and hook and line.
With Tribune ads for bait,
The string he caught was very fine,
The sport he had was great.
At first he had no luck at all,
The fish they wouldn't bite.
But when he tried "want adj small.
His lack was cut of sight.
NEWS BITS.
David G. Smith, years ago resident
of Susquehanna, died in Elmira on
Sunday evening. He was brother-in-
law Of the late ex-Mayor Robert II.
McKune, Of Scranton.
Mrs. c. l.. Whitney, a director, and
Mrs. Watson Boyden, department
president, on Saturday evening re-
turned from Brookville, Jefferson coun-
ty. where they attended q meeting of
the Memorial Home directors. There
Sre now about thirty-five inmates in
the home. The Scranton Relief corps
las furnished q room In the institu-
Sion. Mrs. Evans, of Lock Haven, an
ex-department president, was elected
matrOn of the home.
With the sanction Of Right Rev. Bish-
op G'Hara and Rev. p. F. Broderick,
pasto,' of st. Johns church, Revs.
Walker and Cannon will during the
week solicit subscriptions toward the
SiSStioiA VI u AluCu-uSeueN CHuCh LII
Ireland.
POLITICAL POT PoURRI.
1t is evident that Mr.. Mckinley will
be compelled to enlarge that band
wagon.
If the Marquis de Mores had q me-
dieval brain, battered by modern re-
strictions, what has anarchistic Alt
geld?
The county will in a few months be
able to turn out several millions of
able financiers, having profound
knowledge Of matters relating to gold
and silver.
1t is remarked that the hard-up
campaign poet may be able to use
"Whoa, Bart!" as q rhyme for Ho-
bart
THE COUNTY ROUNDABOUT.
There will be large apple and berry
crop.
The Susqueharna County Farmers
Alliance is in session in Hallstead to-
day.
While cutting wood to pay for his
breakfast in Lanesboro on Friday, a
tramp severed one of his thumbs with
the ak. This will serve as a terrible
warning to the citive unwashed
brotherhood for years to come.
The Montrose fair will be held Sep