The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-05
Frank Swackhammer, q Stage Driver
Sees q CatamOunt.
STRANGE DISEASE AMONG CATTLE
County Currency..Waysid Clean.
ings..A Few True Fish Stories.
Items for the Railroad Boys.
Special to The Tribune.

a long time, and when 1t finally crossed
q clearing 1t was seen to be q cata-
mount. Towards evening. Swackham-
mer was driving along the road when
with a hideous cry the animal leaped
over fence directly at him. He dis
charged five revolver shots at the
brute, but without effect. The horse
struck out at a pace that soon brought
them to n farm house and the cara-
mount gave up the pursuit. Hunters
are out upon the mountains in pursuit.
of the beast.
A STRANGE CATTLE DISEASE
A strange cattle disease has appear
ed among herds in this vicinity, nota-
bly, upon the farm Of Arch Woodward.
in Harmony township. Two of his cat
tie have already died. The first symp-
toms of the disease are bleeding at the
nostrilss and an affection OF the eyes.
Death usually follows in about twenty
four hours. Farmers are much alarmed
and are in correspondence with the
state board Of health.
A SURPRISED BLACK SNAKE.
A few days since large black snake
was discovered in q chicken house be-
longing to John Bates of windfall Mr..
Bates secured a large woolen blanket
and casting 1t over the reptile succeed
ed in capturing 1t alive. When the
blanket was taken outside and opened
the snake presented a bloated appear
ance and appeared i'll. 1t soon began
to show signs Of great distress, and
after repeated efforts. succeeded In
,yb IN
the dark it had swallowed by mistake.
NOT A POPOCRAT.
Neighbor Whitney. who is the spice
and pepper Of Susquehanna county's
journalism, thinks that "Bre'r Haines
is yearning for a dollar as big as cart
Wheel" Not correct. Guess again.
Honesdale Independent.
"EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY"
While east-bound night express train
No. 10 was standing at this station at
an early hour on Thursday morning,
several tramps entered the rear sleep
ing coach, and, taking several suits Of
clothing belonging to sleeping passen-
gers. jumped off and escaped. Going
down into the yard they dropped their
old rags and donned the stolen cloth
ing.
COUNTY CURRENCY.
The Great Bend lady, who was Bit
ten by a rattlesnake, was given cOpious
draughts of whiskey. She will recover.
A rattlesnake cannot successfully cope
with Great Bend whiskey.
The Lewis family reunion will be
held in Roberts hall. Jackson, Septem-
ber 5.
Numerous Forest City Democrats re-
fuse to partake Of their dish of Populist-
ic crow.
The Handrick family reunion will be
held at Heart Lake, near Montrose,
August IA.
The cornerstone of Methodist church
was laid at Stevens Point on Friday
afternoon, with appropriate ceremonies.
The annual reunion Of the Benson
family will be held at the residence OF
George Benson, in Lake View. August
20. -
wAYsIDE GLEANINGs.
Mrs. John w. Doolittle, OF Lanesboro,
died suddenly in Sayre on Friday. The
funeral occurred at her late home on
Sunday. Deceased formerly resided in
Pittston.
In Hogan Opera house, on Saturday
evening, meeting was held to make
initial arrangements to organize a Nc
Kinley and Hobart club. About $50
persons signed the roll. Several promi-
nent Democrats are expected to join the
club.
The new-style potato bug is raising
havoc with the oldstyle bug.
The army worm has. practically. de-
camped, to the general JOY of the
nyhanded farmer. But the silver
bug is still with us, vociferous as of
yore. The frOsts of November will lay
him low. with no hope of a political
resurrection.
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS.
Hon. and Mrs. Amos ). Cummings, of
New York, are expected to arrive here
this week, to occupy cottage up the
river for several weeks.
Mr.. John w. Barnes and daughter, of
Scranton, have returned home from a
visit with Susquehanna relatives.
August Marx, q Scranton hustler, is
circulating extensively about town.
Miss Clara Maroney is the guest of
Scranton relatives.
FISHING FACTS.
A pound bass was caught near
Windsor on Saturday.
The pike-perch fry put into the river
at this point, a few years since, is yield
ing up fine specimens. Last year 10 and
pound specimens were caught.
After many years, Susquehanna has
q live Fish and Game warden. and pot
hunters and hog fishermen have hard
lines before them.
MINOR MENTIONETTES.
Louis Depper, an aged and respected
resident of the Oakland Side, died Sun
day. The funeral occurred today.
A District Sabbath school convention
will be held in the Oakland Side
Methodist church. August 25.
The Erie ran the first of a series of
Sunday excursions on Sunday from
Carbondale to Lanesboro. The patron
age was not large.
About seven hundred excursionists
passed through here on Saturday even
ing enroute to New York. About sew
enty-five came over the Jefferson
branch from Carbondale and Forest
City.
RAILROAD RACKET.
The Delaware and Hudson's Ninevah
Branch will be eventually double
tracked. Bridges and everything else
are being arranged with that end in
view.
Monroe Curtis Lodge. Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. held its annual pic
mic at Forest Home Park on Saturday
afternoon.
The Erie conductors will hold their
annual picnic at Shohola on Thursday
next.
The Fries family mileage books are
backward in coming forward.
The excursion business on the Erie
is very satisfactory.
Unstamped letters are no longer car
riod on Erie trains.