The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-03
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY :
BUDGET OF NEWS
Thomas Sanderson's Exciting Tussle
With q Big Black Bear.
MR.. BARNARD MEETS A WILDCAT
Concerning the Poet Robert Emme'
Hall..A Bull Dog Swallows a Nit.
ten.. ..Clattcr from Railroad Circles.
Personal and Other Paragraphs
Gathered Along the Erie Line.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

| SuSQuenunnd, June hNshoS e'oas
| derson lives on the mountains back OF
Callicoon. While out in the woods the
other day he came across two bear
cubs. He picked them up and started
| towards his domicile. at the same time
wondering II he would be able to Keep
| them until June, so that he could sell
them to Workers" some of whom have
| more money than brains. Sanderson
! forgot to reckon about the old bear,
and the first thing he knew the shaggy
| brute had come uD behind him noise
| lessly and was ready to fight to the
very death for its young. IT was a
| pretty tussle that followed, and. though
| the cubs were not big enough to be I'M
portant factors, they did what they
could to make it interesting for their
| captor. The old bear clawed Sander
son vigorously, and when he had sue
ceeded in wounding the shaggy brute
and putting It hors de combat fora time,
he had fewer clothes on his back than
when the fight began. Sanderson sue
ceeded in getting the bears to hts nome,
where they now are. Hunters have
since been tracking the old bear. but
| they have not as yet succeeded In find
| ing her.
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
| Hallstead, next to Susquehanna in
| tNDtttS " uc uCiuSSu
| with city summer boarders. There Is
money in boarders," but it is some-
times hard to get it out of them.
| The coming county convention OF
the Ancient order of Hibernians will
| be held in Great Bend.
| The examinations at the Hartford
| Soldiers orphans school will be held
June 10 to L.. There are l.l00 in the
several schools of the state.
| Professor Charles L. .Moxley, of Hall
stead, yesterday assumed the duties Of
his position as county superintendent
| of schools.
| The Hoag family reunion will be held
at Silver Lake, June %.
| Memorial Day was very generally
| observed throughout the county. Old
Susquehanna never forgets her patriot
dead.
HE MET A CAT.
| Willis Barnard, who lives in Great
| Bend township, met a wild cat on sun
day night. When returning home from
the house of neighbor, his path led
across a large field. While consitltng
upon the uncertainty of all things
earthly he was startled by wild howl
directly in front of him. An instant
later a big snarling animal sprang at
him. but miscaculating the distance,
| ttH Iccl DtyOHu lHt StilItltu
man. Turning about. Barnard ran to
the fence which he mounted, and
sprang into the limbs of small tree.
The animal, a large wild cat followed
| him and made several attempts TO
spring into the tree, but failed. Mean
while Barnard climbed to the top of
the tree and yelled for help. Several
men heard his cries and came to his
aid Upon their approach the animal
made off across the newly ploughed
field into gully, where it disappeared.
Search was made for the cat yester-
day but 1t was not found, but a small
cave was discovered about the entrance
of which were discovered tracks cores
ponding to those found where the cat
had sprung against the tree.
PERSONAL PICKUPS.
The Susquehanna county friends Of
Alderman John 7. Howe, of Scranton,
congratulate him upon his elevation
to the bench. He will undoubtedly
honor the ermine Judge" We s'lute
thee! ''Ten days or tfs, dollars!"
Hon. A. F. McNulty. Of the Archibald
Citizen, he Of the rotund and cherubic
appearance, rambled into the borough
yesterday. He reports that Lacka-
wanna is the largest county of its size
in the state.
Citizen George Francis Train, 1.-The
best known and unknown man in the
world" will soon lecture in this county.
Hew writes us thus clearly: Citizen
Train three decades ago quoted World,
using word crank for lunacy,' press
not knowing. Engine Derrick,
WATERFALL 'Dynamos,' could not be
moved. Crank now Crank without
Eccentric Both (out and im ad-
ministrations proved insolvent G. o. P.
and Demos Siamese twins! Chang is
dead"
RAILROAD CHATTER.
Just now the Erie is enduring light
freight traffic.
At the grand information convention
of the auxiliaries to the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, held in Of
tawa. Canada, Mrs. Charles Ginnavan,
Of Susquehanna, was defeated for
president of insurance by Mrs. c. Dur
nell. Of Fort Wayne. Ind, by vote Of
43 to 81. Mrs. Ginnavan was elected a
member Of the board of trustees.
Locomotive 499, formerly the Erie
engineers Worlds fair locomotive. a
few days since drew train No. / from
Addison to Hornellsville, thirty-one
miles, in twenty-nine minutes. The
eighteen miles from Cameron were
made In fifteen minutes. She's grey
hound, sure.
TUESDAYS TIDINGS.
A delegation from Moody post and
corps left for Chambersburg on Mon
day, via Scranton, to attend the an
nual encampment and convention of
the Grand Army of the Republic and
Women's Relief corps. Mrs. Fannie M.
Bogden, of Moody corps, Is a very
prominent candidate for department
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