The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-20
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
A Thrilling Bear Story Waited from
Wilds Of Wayne.
ON THE RATTLESNAKE'S RATTLE
Some County Political POints..A
Few Susquehanna Fish stories.
Odds and Ends Of News..POeticai
and Personal Thoughts Up.tO.Date.


and Personal Thoughts Up.tO.Date.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, May 19.-From over the
hills in Wayne county there comes the
oe'r-true tale of a heroic woman who
helped kill two cubs, after standing
off" their mother While Mr.. and Mrs.
Browning were out upon the hills pick
ing green's, i'm the Sherman district.
they came across an old bear and two
cubs--wanderers from the Pike county
section. The cubs were chased up Il
tree. where they were safely guarded
by Mrs. Browning. while her husband
walked to saw mill. two miles away,
and secured a gun. While Mrs. B. was
standing at the tree, watching the
cubs. the old bear tore around. crash
ing the brush at fearful rate and
growing terribly. but she kept some
distance away. Mrs. b. stood pluckily
at her post and delivered the bar" meat
to the gunner, who dispatched both
cubs in short order. The cubs made
several attempts to get down the tree
to the ground. but were as often beaten
back by the woman, VINO raped them
numerically with a stick, while she
kept an eye on the old bear. which es.
capped when the shooting commenced.
JOINED THE MAJORITY.
The funeral of Norman L. Stone, an
old and highly respected resident of
Ararat, occurred on Monday. The in
terment was made at Gelatt, Gibson
township.
Mrs. Thomas Russell (nee Mrs. Mag
gle SMITH a highly resident
of East Church street, died at an early
hour on Sunday morning. She Is sur
vived by the husband and one child
The funeral occurred from the Presby-
terian church this afternoon. the pas
tor. Rev. ID. /. Sutherland, officiating.
Mrs. Imre Prescott, wife of the gen.
eral storekeeper of the Erie railroad.
died suddenly. of dropsy. on Monday
afternoon. She leaves behind the hus-
band. a son and two daughters. Mrs.
Prescott was an estimable lady. and
her sudden and untimely death brings
sadness to very wide circle of friends.
The funeral will occur from Christ
Episcopal church on Wednesday.
THE RATTLESNAKE'S RATTLE.
The growth of the rattle of the rat
tlesnake, which Is very numerous here
abouts, has been studied by a local
scientist. who finds that the rattle is
frequently shed; and. after being shed
this snakes were kept in a very warm
room) in three or four months two rat
ties were present. their appearance hav-
ing nothing to do with the casting of
the skin. The snakes were made to
register the vibrations of the rattle on
smoked paper and II was found that
the vibration was compound one, con-
sisting of the vibration of the tail as n
whole, and of the rattle Independent of
the tail vibration. The approximate
figures of vibrations were, for the tail,
IS; of the rattle, 100 second.
COUNTY POLITICAL POINTS.
This appears to be the right period of
the moon for the Peoples Party" to
open bar'l. The Republicans are not
compelled to spend much money; the
Democrats see no sense in scattering
any; and the tloater, who desires to
sell his vote, must look to the p. p.
There Is report that Professor Y. B.
Gillet. of New Milford. ex-county SUI
perintendent of schools. who has been
nominated for register and recorder by
the Peoples Party, will make an ener-
getic canvass.
The Peoples party in convention as
sembled in Montrose on Friday. made
the following nominations: Congress.
c. p. Shaw. of Bradford county; sher-
iff. Jasper T. Jennings, of New Milford:
register and recorder, Y. b. Gilett, of
New Milford: treasurer, William Hea-
ley, OF Silver Lake; commissioner,
Charles Lamb, of Oakland.
. A PASSING GLANCE,
A fashion note informs us that "a
new leather, called elephant hide, Is
now now SHOWN This has been in the
Susquehanna market for some time
and sold as porter house steak.
a close observer of things states that
when woman wants q wheel she can
always find doctor to recommend n
Lanesboro lady, after coloring some
rags, left tub Of crimson dye in the
yard. Her children dipped the family
nog into the liquid. and when it emerged
u was an odd looking porker. 1t Is now
the proudest hog in Lanesboro.
Go put away her wreath and slippers.
She cannot be the queen of Nav.
fSr shirt waists al down at Snip & Nipper's
Are only 80 cents today"
FOR QUICK READING.
Rev. w. M. Hitler, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, will deliy
er the Memorial Day address in Susu,le.
hanna.
The remains OF Captain G.. l.. Stone.
prominent resident of New Milford
We're inferred in this place on Satur-
day afternoon.
Urged by local wheelmen the board of
trade is taking action looking to better
suburban roads.
opened for the season on SATURDAY.
next. Excursion trains will run from
CarDondale, Binghamton and interme-
diate points.
me committee in charge has reported
10 the board of trade that the early
Closing movement Is deader'n Julius
Caesar and more's the pity.
Thomas Bourke, of Cleveland. was on
Saturday killed in street car accident
at youngstown, Ohio. He was for
many years a foreman in the Susque-
hanna shop.
a Reformed Methodist church" will,
be dedicated in Great Bend township
May q. Our esteemed friend, Rev. j.
=. hogan, has been casting his net for
this sort of Methodist church for some
time.
ALONG THE SHINING RAIL.
party of railroad surveyors are at
work between Gulf and DEPOSIT They
aire as dumb as the secretive clam.
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
Engineer George Van Fleet, Of Hail.
stead, who lost an arm last winter
while hunting. by the accidental dis
charge Of gun. has received $4,000
from the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. There's no humbug about
that sort of insurance.
The funeral OF Thomas Tennant, one
OF the Oldest passenger conductors on
the Susquehanna division, occurred on
Friday.