The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-29
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY,
BUDGET OF NEWS
The Manser In Which Mrs. Kirkofi
Gained Her husbands Autograph.
A HEN UPON THE WITNESS STAND
William w. Cummings Presses the
Butt0n..Suggested by the Beauti.
tifnlly Assorted Climate..A Few
P0etical Political Points. Railroad
Sundries and Other News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Sundries and Other News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, July 2S.-Mr. and Mrs.
James Kirkoff are prosperous vicinity
farmers. Their happiness has been
marred for several years by contention
over a piece of wooded land adjoining
their farm. Mrs Kirkoff desired to pos
sess 1t personally and absolutely. Mr..
kirkoff's signature was necessary, but
he had for years persistently refused to
sign deed. CoaXing and threatening
had availed naught Mrs. Kirkoff had
grown desperate. On Saturday Mr..
Kirhoff went down into a well being
dug on the premises. While he was
busily engaged, Mrs. Kirkoff pulled up
the ladder and her husband was twen-
ty feet below the surface, with no means
Of ascending. Mrs. Kirkoff at once pro-
ceeded to business, and suggested that
he sign the document. Kirkoff refused
point blank. Mrs. Kirkoff returned to
her household duties. When dinner
was ready she approached the pit, and
announced the fact. She again sug-
eested that 1t might he wisdom to sign
the paper There was swearing below.
The good wife returned to the home. At
6 o'clock she again approached the pit
and found the occupant hungry and
madder than ever. Night was ap-
preaching. Kirkoff surrendered. The
wife Immediately tied the docment and
n fountain pen to string and lowered
them into the hole. Mrs. Eirkoff soon
saw that she had the desired signature.
Then she lowered the ladder. and in
seven seconds Kirkof was upon the
surface of the earth. The well will be
completed by hired help. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirkofr are not yet upon speaking
coveted wooded land.
LOCAL MENTION.
Mrs. DR.. George Ward of Newark, n.
j.. who has been summering in Lanes
boro. died in that village ON Saturday
at an advanced age. The remains We're
on Sunday taken to Newark for SER
vices and intermert.
Miss Mary Letitia Thompson died
very suddenly on Friday. aged so
years. The funeral occurred from the
home on Sunday afternoon.
James Boyle. an old resident. died on
Sunday evening at an advanced age.
The funeral will occur on Wednesday
morning from st. Johns Catholic
church.
ssusquehanna will soon be connected
with the Postal Telegraph company's
lines by a loop from New Milford. The
same company will also build a direct
telephone line from Susquehanna to
Montrose. This service will fill one of
those ''long-felt wants."
A HEN WITNESS.
Two men were lately apprehended in
this county on suspicion of having
stolen sixteen hens and nine chickens.
Hand bills were issued to find the own
ers. On Monday farmer who had nine
chickens stolen appeared at the JUS
tice's Office. bringing with him the hen
which had reared the brood. She was
set down in a room with the other hens
and chickens, and the moment she gave
enc chirp, the whole of the chickens flew
to her. Upon this the thieves con-
If ssed, and were held for their appear
ance before the grand jury.
According to a Montrose correspondent,
| during hailstorm over in Rush. few
days since, COW was covered over with
hailstones and had to be dug out. Since
that chilly event, she has probably been
giving ice crcam.-Whit.
Yes, Whit, that's correct. The event
occurred on the Rush farm of Merchant
w. S. Mulfo~G. Of this borough, and Mr..
Mulford, who was over there last Sun
day, testifies under oath to having eaten
some of the ice cream.-Montrose Re-
publican.
IN THE COUNTY.
The army worm is gradually dying
out Speed the parting guest!
The Susquehanna County Medical So
ciety will meet in Hallstead. Aug. 4.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Hoban consecrated a
cemetery in Montrose on Sunday.
The annual reunion of the Lamb and
Hall families will be held at the resi-
dence of d. A. Lamb, in Jackson, Aug.
u.
| The annual reunion of Company II,
| One Hundred and Forty-first Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers, will be held at Hick-
| ory grove. Sept. II.
The annual reunion of the Jeffers,
Loomis and Titus families will be held
| in Hopbottonl, Aug. 10.
! The annual Tucker-Harris reunion
will occur at the residence of Emerson
Tucker, in Jackson, Aug. II.
A Starrucca farmer, who has tried
almost everything. has decided that
the best thing for the army worm is
| oats.
EX-County Superintendent of Schools
Professor U. b. Gillet, of New Milford,
is tiliing the soil, and, incidentally,
runping for office.