The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-16
WHITNEY'S DISH OF
LITERARY SALAD
Story Of John Hellar's Exciting Battle
with an American Eagle.
LOCATING THE M'KUNE RESIDENCE
Ravages of the Army WOrm.. Notes of
Interest TO the Railroad BOys..The
Pranks of Lightning..Facts for
Quick Reading..PersOnal News.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Susquehanna, July 15.-John Hellar,
of Cascade Valley, n. Y, a few days
since. captured an American eagle, af-
ter a hard fight. He had set a steel
trap to catch fox which had been
stealing his hens. On Monday morning
he discovered his trap was missing.
Searching about for it, he heard a
scream and commotion among flock
of crows in a grove nearby. In mo-
ment a great American eagle arose
from the woods. dragging trap which
was fastened to one leg. 1t at once
flew to a high tree. Hellar discharged
his shot gun at the bird and it fell to
the ground, wounded in one wing. Find
ing an old rope nearby, Hellar attempt
ed to bind the eagle, but it fought Wig
orously with beak and talons, inilicting
severe wounds upon the man. Seeing
that he was being beaten, Hellar ran to
n neishboring field where a man was at
work, and the two returned to the con-
test. In Hellar's absence, the crows,
seeing the eagle wounded and handi-
capped. had attacked 1t, but it fought u
good fight and killed six and wounded
rs many more of the crows. The two
men rallied to the attack and succeed
cd, by the aid of rope and q piece of
fence rail, In overpowcring the eagle
and taking it to Hellars home. where it
Is gradually recovering from its in
juries. The bird measures feet from
tip to tip and stands 5 feet high. 1t
and taking it to Hellar's brother. who is
president of Mckinley club In New
York city. 1t has been committing
many depredations in the vicinity, kill
ing lambs. fowl, etc. 1t is believed that
1t is the mate of the bird killed by Mrs.
John Hendrck at Gulf Summit in Feb
ruary.
WHO REMOVED IT:
The Tribune's correspondent in New
Milford states that the old McKune
homestead, in which the Book of Nor
mon was translated, is situated be-
tween Susquehanna and New Milford.
Who removed 1t across the river? a
few days since it was standing near
the Erie tracks. about two miles west
of Susquehanna. The correspondent
concludes with the assertion that the
winds of truth are chanting sad re-
QUEENS as they pass up and down this
great land of freedom" This may be
q fact. but the everyday sort of winds.
the bowling northern gales. do not
chant over thereof of any old McKune
homestead on the New Milford turn
pike. The correspondent is entitled to
one more guess
COUNTY CURRENCY.
But for the ravages of the army
worm, there would have been a large
crop of everything in the county this
season-eXcept hay and Democrats.
The army worm is ravaging about
Montrosc and Brooklyn.
Hallstead's silk mill Is running light.
Mrs. Charrington, Of Stevens Point.
has just celebrated her ninety-ninth
birthday.
At Brandt a sign reads: Men want
ed: $50 Pollocks and | white man."
a mixture of light hay and heavy
daisies is selling from sl4 to SO per ton.
Two Hallstead females, Il few even
ngs since. INDUCED in a rough-and-
tumble fight in public street. to the
yet they send missionaries to India.
THE ARMY WORM.
The terrible army worm is destroying
crops throughout this section. a field
Of corn or oats will so down before the
destroyer in twenty-four hours. The
farmers are blowing trenches around
their fields, scattering poison, etc, to
destroy the worm, but with i'll success.
In some instances unriDened grain is
being gathered, to save something. anu
farmers associations are devising ways
and means. With an excessive drought.
the grasshopper and the army worm all
crowded into one short season. a con-
diton certainly confronts the farmer.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Erie conductors will excurt to
Shohola Glen August G.
The trose-Tunkhanock road is
getting in readiness to be -gauged.
1t is now claimed that the Erie will
not place the quarterly mileage books
on sale until the courts pass upon the
constitutionality of the law making the
issuing of the books compulsory.
Several passenger locomotives are be-
ing constructed in the Erie shops.
For several months Erie trainmen
have been singularly free from death
and accident.
The report that the Erie has pur-
chased a large number of steel cars from
the Carnegie steel works in Pittsburg
is said to have been premature.
Faith removes mountains" If dear
old Honesdale only had faith enough to
remove the Moosic mountain, the
ha lin