The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-10


but Is as proud as q PEACOCK Of nice
s. blanket. and will not disturb It In the
least.
A Starrucca farmer says that his
granaries are free from rats because Of
a rat SNAKE" great pet on the place,
who daily visits the corn cribs and
catches any stray and indiscreet rat
who may be lodging among the corn.
When the snake becomes too familiar
the farmer whips him soundly with a
light switch.
HEARD ON THE RAILROAD.
A great union meeting Of the members
of several brotherhoods will be held
in Elmira on Sunday. June 81.
Now that the Erie is in a depot build
ing humor. why not call attention Of the
company to the fact that Honesdale
has no Erie station ?-Honesdale Inde-
pendent. Why not wait until the road
arrives in Honesdale, Bre'r Haines?
The Erie Is making the experiment OF
running its passenger locomotives from
Jersey City to Susquehanna.
The funeral of Susquehanna Division
Conducor Towsley occurred Hornsville
on Sunday.
About three -fourths of the railroad
shops in the county are in operation on
three-quarter time. But half u loaf is
a mighty sight better than no bread
Mechanical engineers all over the
country are endeavOring to plan the
perfect locomotive. Will it ever be pro-
duced?
ODDS AND ENDS.
The Y Ray, newsy little sheet issued
by Walter d. Frank, in Carbondale, has
arrived here. We wish it unbounded
success
John Nesbitt, of Quaquango, n. Y, a
few miles from here. while tearing down
an old building found silver dollar
bearing date 1904. It is said to be worth
from $500 to $1,000.
The Odd Fellows on Sunday decorated
the graves of their brothers.
A vicinity young man, whose rela-
tions do not die during the base ball
season." advertises for position.
In the Carbondale Leader 1t is an
nounced that "a nice home awaits a
lady that wants good husband"
PERSONALS.
Rev. Anthony Broderick. Of Wilkes
Barre, is the guest of his brother, Rev.
p. F. Broderck.
Professor j. +. Crowell, of Carbondale,
spent Sunday with Susquehanna
friends.
John Canavan, Of Scranton, spent
Sunday with his mother In this place.
Hon. Amos J. Cummings, Of New
York, will come to Susquehanna to fish
for month as soon as congress ad-
journs.
THOUGHTLETS.
This world is just what we make 1t.
either a heaven or a hell, and we are a
long time dead-Bre'r 'Haines, of
Honesdale.
Beware of the Christian VINO follows
his Master afar off.-Anon.
If you wish to appear agreeable In So
ciety, you must consent to be taught
many things which you know already.
--Lavater.
Which you and can see but cannot
see over, Is to us as good as infinite
Temilron.
1t does not lie within the range of
Conceivable Almightiness even to make
a fact that has once been precisely the
same as If it had not been.-Temilron.
While self-slaughter is always to be
deprecated, 1t does seem pity that so
l'many murderers appear to lose their
| nerve when 1t comes at ending their
| own existence. They can shoot straight
enough at wives and daughters, but
when it comes to short range shot at
their own brains, they make sadly bung
| ling work at i:-and more's the pity!
SAWED OFF SUNDRIES.
In the Erie yard on Monday afternoon
William Smith, a young man, was cut
| about the head while attempting to
| board moving train.
Has anyone heard from Thomas, the
| galvanized tramp, who started with a
wheelbarrow to follow a wagon track
| from Scranton to San Francisco?
Mckinley men and grasshoppers are
strikingly numerous in this county.
Three Montrose lawyers, Messrs Post,
&c. PD, Little and Kelly, all SPELL
binders, were very much in evidence in
Susquehanna several days Of last week
They were reducing the surplus"-ot
several persons.
| Just over the line in York state, few
days since. five and one-half- pound
trout was caught. Don't whisper 1t tC
the allied aggregation of Scranton
anglers Whitney.
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