The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-30
lid when they only ran over one dlvi.

did when they only ran over one dlvi-
| sion.
| The Erie has recently put In 1880
tons of eighty and ninety pound stt ri
IN their track, reballasted. seventy
miles of track, and has been replacing
old and light cars as they become un-
serviceable. with modern cars.
The estimate has been made that the
7S5,OA railroad employees of the COM
pany receive annually 500. 5000 in
wages, or less than $500 per year each.
| The Erie has equipped its mail cars
with glass protectors at the doors.
which enable the postal clerks to look
ahead for mail pounches at the stations
where the train does not stop, without
the liability of getting their eyes full Of
cinders and dust.
| PARAGRAPH NEWS BITS.
| The funeral Of Mrs. Hiram Bush, a
| highly respected resident, occurred on
| Sunday afternoon. The interment o.
CURED on Monday, at Cooperstown. N.
Y.
| The body of James McNerr, a con-
tractor. was found floating in the North
river. in New York. one day Of last
| week. He had been robbed and mur-
| dered. He was formerly and for sew.
| eral years Il resident of jackson, This
county.
| The autumn leaf excursion from
| Scranton to Riverside Park, Lanesboro,
| on Friday last. was not largely att end-
ed, and it is reported that Protector
| Brown. of Scranton, lost quite sum
| by the venture. The excursion was too
| late in the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il. Potter. foc very
many years highly esteemed residents
90 l,n rlyn
| Scranton. May good luck attend them
| in the Electric city.
The funeral of William Wadsworth.
| an old and esteemed resident OF Lanes
| boro, occurred on Monday.
PURELY POLITICAL.
We are within few weeks of prob
able universal bankruptcy or re-
| turn to universal prosperity. We must
| decide the issue by ballots.
All those in favor of voting
| against the best thought and the best
opinion, backed by the history and eX-
perience of all the most enlightened
nations of the earth--ull who wish to
live in Incidence and poverty the re-
mainder of their days, should vote Tor
unlimited coinage of silver. All those
who desire to pay the debts OF the ma
tiOn in dollars worth hundred cents
eacn. All tnoSe WHO whit u'lIdiS az
good as the best. and each dollar as
good as any other dollar: all those who
love their country and despise the
politician who arrays laws against
class, and section against section-all
those who believe In American labor
and America for Americans. will vote
for honest money, and on the fourth
day of March next that splendid
specimen of American soldier. Ameri-
can citizen, and American statesman,
the advance agent of prosperity, VIII
liam Mckinley. will man our political
ship with American sailors and sail
into the harbOr of peace, plenty and
prosperity.
THE BELLED BUZZARD.
The famous "bell buZard,' which is
known all over the country, and which
was seen along the Delaware river.
near Cohesion, last month, was last
week seen near West Chester. The bird
carries a large sleigh bell, which is at
tached to its wing, and when flying 1t
can be heard long distance. 1t has
been seen at many points in the state
for several years. and is believed to be
one of the oldest of its species. 1t has
given much uneasiness to superstitiOus
people.
CAUGHT A SWINDLER.
Chief Of Police Mcmahon on Friday
evening arrested a young man, who
gave his name as j. Il. Lyon, on west
bound train 10, at this station. Lyon
sold John Wichham. a Middletown
boniface, forged check for $S5. In
Lyons valise were found few bricks,
some soiled linen, and a letter inform
ing Lyons that a $S5 check awaited
him at he Langford House, in Susque-
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