The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-28
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
True Story Of the Man Who Fell 99S
Feet.
THEY RALLIED ROUND THE BEER
Rev. Marsland's Experience with the
keg..Nuggets Of News for the Rail.
road BOys..Thc Erie Paymaster
Drops Forty Thousand Dollars.
Among the Politicians .. County
News Of Interest.

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Susquehanna, Oct. 27.-After the bal
lots have all been counted, and the
politically dead have been buried;
when the victors have been enthused
and laid away their torches and Ian
terms and banners: and when the faces
of business men begin to shorten, 1t
will be eNasperatingly dull until the
merry Christmas time. will 1t not:
When the bands are playing and the
frosty air is filed with flags and ora
tory. the country wakes up from It's
autumn lethragy. and new blood ap-
pears to come coursing through the
veins of the people. There are some
things worse than political cam
paign-drouth or cyclone, or
famine in the land!
FELL 995 FEET.
The truthful Port Jervis Union states
that Fred l.. Buckley, carpenter,
fell from the spire Of st. Johns church
to the ground. distance of 591 feet,
and is sill confined to his bed" Very
likely. The only wonder is that they
found enough of M. Buckley TO put
into bed. What bonanza he might
be to the patent medicine men. Il iell
9g5 feet. Two boxes of Bonnet's Sarsa-
parilla cured me of that tired feeling"
L have taken Purple pills for pale
people. and ] can fall 995 feet without
spraining my liver" And what tall
churches they have in Port Jedvis!
The people evidently step from the top
of the spires right into heaven!
RALLIED ROUND THE BEER.
Rev. John MarSland. formerly pas
tor of the Susquehanna Presbyterian
church, but now pastor of the Congre-
gational church in Franklin. Delaware
county. \. Y, had lively experience
a few days since. The Democrats had
a rally. and a crowd came over from
Unadilla to help along the cause. As
Franklin is a no-licenSe village, the
Cnadila people brought along a Eeg
OF beer which they tapped on one of
the public streets. and proceeded to
rally round the keg. When the fes-
tivities We're at their height, Mr.. Mars
land appeared. and at once proceeded
t. knock out the faucet of the keg.
The beer was spilled into the road. The
crowd vowed vengeance, but they took
Ii out in vociferation. They endea-
vored to secure a warrant for Mr..
Marsland's arrest, but were unsuccess-
full. Mr.. Marsland made the matter
the subject of his sermon on the fol-
lowing Sabbath.
LATE NEWS MATTERS.
Colonel George w. Balm. of Lexing-
ton, Kentucky, will deliver free tenn
perance lecture in the Susquehanna
Presbyterian church on Thursday even
ing next, under the auspices of the WO-
mans Christian Temperance union.
Levi S. Page. esq.,. one of our Oldest
residents 10 critically III
Mrs. L. A. jenkins, prominent and
highly esteemed resident of Thomson,
died on Monday morning. aged SO
years. She was very active in church
and w. II. c. work. She was sister
of DR.. Wheaton, of Wilkes Barre. The
funeral will occur on Wednesday.
After long illness. Mrs. Robert
Oakes died at her home on the Oakland
Side on Saturday, aged go years. The
funeral occurred from Grace Episcopal
church on Monday afternoon. Rev. &.
H. Abbott.o Carbondale. officiating.
Father O'Neill, of the Dominican or
der. will lecture in st. Johns Catholic
church this evening.
FOR RAILROAD BOYS.
Susqnehanna was largely represented
at the union meeting in Carbondale on
Sunday.
The Erie paymaster dropped about
$4,000 in town today, In l0O-cent dol
lars.
The railroad men will hold a big
sound-money rally in this place on
Thursday evening. The speakers an
nounced are Hon. +. Y. Bell. of Pater-
son, and Mr.. Zimmerman, of Scranton.
The programme includes big parade.
Neighboring towns will send delega-
tons.
The Erie is again experimenting with
compound locomotives. with the Woo
ten boiler and compound cylinders. II
is said that the company will adopt this
style Of engine.
The Erie has abandoned the scheme
of running passenger locomotives con-
tinuously from Jersey City to Susuue-
hanna.
The Erie Employees Sound Money
club in Hornellsville numbers over 800
members. A veteran Democrat Is
president of the club.
OTHER RAILROAD MELANGE.
Superintendent Dove. of the Jafrer-
son division of the Erie. denies In toto
the published report that Erie en-
ployes are being intimidated polite
ally. There is a good deal of bugahoo
and bosh about this CRY of "intimida-
tlOn. u is an insult 10 the Intelligence
OF the men. That cry ought TO be TAX n
in out Of the cold. 1t is hros' -bittcr.
Jefferson Division Conductor Polk
Palmer Of Susuuehanna. has an en-
cellent letter in q recent issue of the
New York Sun. "Whv the Railroad
Man Should Vote for Mckinley ard
Hobart The railroad boys should
read il.
II is said that Erie train . on the Sns-
quchanna division. between I.rrel,s
vile and Binghamton. is the fastest
train in the world, running the III
miles in two hours and five minutes.
An apparatus is being exhihitcd In
Oneonta. the ournCse Of which, when
attached to Il locomotive. is to show
the amount Of steam necessary to rull
n train. Ey this test it is expected to
show at what points on the railroad
the most pressure IS needed.
OUR FRIENDS.
Mrs. Henry sherman, and Mrs.
| Hughes, Of Hyde Park. were guests OF
| SusIuehanra friends last week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Case. of Scran-
| ton. are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Helen Morrison. Of Swcthport
| past dcTmtment president. is attendr
Ing tile ". j. {. district convention In