The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-19
WHITNEY'S COLUMN
OF CURRENT TALK
The Startling Story Of . Reptile At
Stevens Point.
A CHILD WITH POLKA.DOr SKIN
Four Hundred Cases Of Measles Agi.
tate Fair Susquehanna..R Railroad
Racket..COngressm Amos Cum.
mings in TOwn..Mixcd Mentions of
u Personal Character.

Suspuehanna, June 16-Mr. and Mrs.
James Morgan reside near Stevens
Point, on the jefferson branch. Their
daughter, Jennie, each season this time
is in The habit of gathering berries for
market. A year ago last fall when Jen-
ME returned home one day from gath
ering berries she complained of pains in
her stomach. Family remedies We're
applied in vain. A physician was called
whose prescriptions were useless. and
the pain increased. Finally the doc
tor told the girl to fast for three con-
secutive days. The fast endsd on Sat
urday last. when the girl told the doctor
she suffered from a choking sensation.
She was required to opsn her mouth
while the doctor slapped her moderate
" on the back. She commenced to
choke. when the doctor forced pair of
pincers into her throat and threw forth
a snake of the garter species that meas
ured sixteen inches in length. AT the
sight of her tormentor the girl tainted.
but is now fast recovering. She thinks
that she drank the reptile when 1t was
small when drinking from brook.
RAILROAD RACKET.
Orders have been given for the con-
struction of five class A" passenger
locomotives in the Susquehanna shops.
1t has been figured that If an ex-
press train moving at the rate of forty
five miles per hour, were to stop sudden
" 1t would give the passengers a shock
equal to that of falling a heighth of
fifty-fOur feet.
II. A. Fonda. years ago a prominent
railroad contractor. died recently at
Milton, Pa. He built the Albany a.
Susouehanna road. He was reported to
be worth $l5000,000.
The union meeting of the several
brotherhoods, to be held In Elmira on
Sunday next, will be a big affair.
A number of Erie officials left for
Saratoga today to attend the annuG!
convention of Master Car builders.
Engineer William Kazler, of the JEFF
fsrson branch, has resigned his position
to engage in agricultural pursuits near
Herrick Center.
CHILD WITH POLKA DOTS.
Jet-black spots, varying in size from
that of a pinhead to half dollar, mark
n male child recently born in Susque-
hanna county. The left foot Is all
black and about one-third of the body
is the same color. The child is perfect
" healthy, as are his parents. The
spots resemble those on a coach dog.
The parents have refused offers for nm
from the New York dime museum pro-
prietors.
ABOUT THE TOWN.
There are four hundred cases Of
measles in town. Owing to this fact.
Laurel Hill academy. st. Johns par
ochial school and the primary depart
ment of the graded schools were closed
yesterday. The commencement eXer-
cises of Laurel Hill academy have been
postponed indefinitely There are twef-
ty seven in the graduating class.
The funeral of Mrs. Simon Foley, late
of Jackson street, occurred this morn
ing in st. Johns Catholic church, where
a requiem high mass was celebrated
and interment was made in Laurel Hill
cemetery.
A district convention of the Woman's
Relief corps, G. A. r.. will be held in
Susquehanna in September.
Owing to increased business, the sal
ary of Postmaster Ryan has been in
creased 800 per year.
Mr.. Robert Wood, of Susquehanna,
and Miss Jennie II. Barnes, of Ararat.
were united in marriage on Wednesday
last.
Miss Isrodrick. of Archibald, who has
been visiting her brother, Rev p. F.
Brodrick in this place, returned home
on Saturday.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings. Of
New York, will spend a portion Of the
summer at Columbian Grove, midway
between Lansboro and Windsor. By
the-way. it is said that Amos is nurs-
ing boom for vice president on the
Democratic ticket, of course.
Hon. James T. DT Bois. editor Of the
Washington Inventive Age" will
spend the summer in Erie cottage at
Hallstead. He will probably take the
stump for Mckinley next fall.
MIXED MENTIONS.
Witness the first campaign atrocity
of the season. The Binghamton Re-
publican editOrially announces that
Marcus Aurelius Hanna is not cous-
in of Susque Hanna, as has been re-
ported"
1t has been remarked that the rain
falls alike upon the Sunday school pic
mic and the pigeon shoot.
1t is wired that Tom Platt, late of
Owego. shows willingness to substi-
tute collar" for his choler.