The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-09
WHITNEY DISCOVERS :
A LAND TURTLE
The Specimen Will Hereafter Engage In
Campaign Work.
WHY sUsQUEnANNA REJOICES
Coal Discovered by q Descendant Of
Daniel O'COnnell.. Meeting Of
Veterans..News for the Railroad
BOys..Concerring the McrmOns.
Personal and Other Chat.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. July "a few days
since. oig land turtle crawied into
a farm yard 1T F,lbdale. this county
and at once proceeded to make itself
at home. BY dint of hard work, the
farmer boys were able to decipher the
legend upon it's she'll. March 4, 1850"
An old farmer. residing some ten miles
distant, remembers having carved the
inscription upon the date above mem
toned. The boys set to work and
carved a second inscription upon the
shell: william Mckinley. presi-
dent. March 4. 1897" and set the crawl
ing creature at liberty. Land turtles
are said to attain an age Of one hun
dred years and more. e.. -
WHY WE REJOICE.
Susquehanna county rejoices and Is
exceedingly glad on account OF the new
coal fields recently discovered over In
Choconut township. Edward O'Connell,
the happy discoverer. who Is descend-
ant of the great Irish orator. Daniel
O'Connell. will join the coal combine at
once. About the best news in connee-
ton with the find is. that the coal will
burn" This is quite eXcitable. MI
Keeleys motor will do almost every
thing except mote; the Wyoming coun-
ty oil we'll gave up. several things. but
no oil, Starraucca' 5 coal mine produced
salt water and bluestone, the latest
designed air ship will not fly: and the
South Canaan silver mine showed up
silver but produced none. But the coal
from old Susquehanna county's mine
will burn. Sound the newgag and beat
the tom tom. 90 ''''.
VETERANS MEET.
The tenth annual reunion Of Batter
les F. and q. First Artillery, Pennsyi-
vania Reserves Volunteer corps. was
held in this place on Friday and Sat-
urday last. Quite a number OF the vet
Grams were present, including the presi-
dent. Colonel r. Bruce Ricketts,, OF
Wilkes Barre. On Friday evening there
was a business meeting In. knights or
Pythias hall, when all Of the old Of
ficers Of the association were reelected.
The reunion Of 81 will be held In
Wilkes Barre. A banquet followed the
business meeting. ....
MINOR MENTION.
The funeral Of John Doolittle. Of
Lanesboro, occurred 'On Monday after
noon, Rev. c. G. Voorman. pastor OF the
l.anesboro Methodist Episcopal church,
officiating.
The annual banquet and reception Of
the Susquehanna graded school Alum
nj association will be held on WedneS-
day evening.
Susquehanna was quieter than q
country churchyard at midnight on the
Fourth. Our people hied them to sub
urban groves. heard our own Galusha
Grow, In Carbondale. or sat beneath
their own vine and fig tree.
A new species Of potato bug is said
to have appeared in the county. 1t Is
larger than the old species and equally
as destructive.
Initial arrangements are being made
for the organization Of Mckinney
Hobart club in Susquehanna.
A PASSING GLANCE.
A Starrucca man who has no faith in
banks, hid role Of bills in an old
trunk. The other day when he wanted
to pay the tax collector. he discovered
that the rats had eaten up his wealth.
He is now q rabid silverite.
Bicycles are becoming cheaper-every
body said they would. We received a
circular from Boston firm. the other
day, offering to send a bottle Of kill
you-quick medicine and high grade
SIS bicycle for $125. We wired the firm,
at their expense, to sell its wheels for
SIS, and, after deducting the $l25, to
send us the balance--and give the medi-
cine to the purchaser of the wheels. He
will probably need it. One never loses
anything in the end by being gener-
Gus.
The second adventists hereabouts are
becoming discouraged. Those times
within four years they have appointed
a day for the general dissolution OF all
things earthly, but the old world is still
here, and bids fair to remain until after
the fail elections The brethren are
subscribing fer campaign papers and
buying large quantities Of plug tobacco,
and the sisters are making their ascen-
sion robes UP into shirt waists. They
have all settled down and resolved to
remain here awhile.
Scranton is only a suburb OF Wilkes
Barre. anyhow" remarked Col. Bruce
Ricketts, at the reunion in Susquehanra
On Friday evening.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings is in
Chicago. doing" the convention for the
New York Sun, and, incidentally, rais-
ing his boom for the vice-presidency.
After the convention. he will spend a
few weeks in a cottage midway be-
tween Lanesboro and Windsor.
George Francis Train, Of New York.
was in town, briefly. on Monday, en-
route to Chicago to deliver a lecture.
There are mighty strange people in
Porkopolis this week.
It is reported that the Delaware and
Hudson contemplate fitting up and i'm
proving, McKune's grove, two miles
north Of Lanesboro. as an objective
point for excursions. 1t is a pictur-
esque spot. and people down in the
valley would be charmed with 1t.
The Delaware and Hudson IL running