The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-20
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
A Too.True Tale Of a Double. He AIDED
Owl.
DR.. BENSON SUMMONED SUDDENLY
susquehanna County Etchings--E. IL.
Gray's Remarkable Rooster- Hen.
Education and Hash at Montrose.
Fate of the starruca Valley Oil
Company.


Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Susuuehanna oct. 19.-There comes
from hilarious Hallstead the probably
too-true tale of a double headed owl.
According to the veracious Herald, a
denizen of the Smoky Hollow section
of Great Bend township went toward
the river to an old chestnut tree that
was loaded with the nuts. He saw what
appeared in the distance to be a cock
fight. but as he went nearer he noticed
feathers lying about the road, and the
strange looking object proved to be a
large owl, with one head on the right
and one on the left. Both were covered
with blood. Sticking from between the
bill of the right head was the tail of
mouse. The two heads of the bird
were fighting with each other, and af-
ter a few more moments the strange
combat ceased, and the freak dropped
into the road and died from exhaustion.
The Smoky Hollow man examined the
remains of the OWL and he came to the
conclusion that the bird had caught n
mouse with one head and the other
head filed claim. The fatal fight with
itself ensued. The remains of the bird
have been placed in the hands of a
taxidermist. 1t will be sold to New
York museum.
SUMMONED SUDDENLY.
DR.. Edward l.. Benson, a well known
and popular young physician, died very
suddenly at his home in Jackson at an
early hour on Monday morning, aged
81 years. He had just returned from a
sick call. Starting for his room to re-
tire he was seized with heart failure
and fell to the floor and expired De-
ceased, who was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. G. Benson, of this place, studied
medicine with DR.. Samuel Birdsall. of
Susquehanna, afterward graduating
from the University of New York.
About four years ago he located in
Jackson, where he built up large and
lucrative practice. He was a member
of the Susquehanna county Medical So
ciety. His sad and sudden death is
deeply regretted by a very wide circle
of relations and friends. The funeral
will occur at l o'clock on Wednesday,
from the Jackson church. Interment
will be made in the North Jackson
cemetery.
THE SHORT OF IT.
High living has just killed a circus
giraffe.
The biggest men in the country are
the drum major, the pitcher of the
local base ball club and the ticket seller
in the small railroad station.
He is a nice man who can preach
a short sermon.
Only one woman in thousand can
1t l.
ably results from the fact that so long
as a woman can talk she doesn't care
to whistle.
The male Goldfish always takes care
of the eggs and young. The only place
in life which a male Goldfish enjoys is
when he gets salted down and stored
away in a grocery, the proprietor of
which does not advertise.
THE NEWS RECORD.
The funeral of Miss Bridget Gleason
late of Frost street occurred from St
Johns Catholic church on Saturday
morning.
William McCracken, an old and es-
teemed resident died at his home on
Laurel street at an early hour on Mon
day morning, aged 60 years. He has
been for very many years been en-
plOyed as machinist in the Erie shops
The funeral will occur on Tuesday af-
ternoon, from the family residence.
large shed in the rear of the Erie
station took fire at $3.50 o'clock on Mon
day morning, and for a brief time made
lively blaze. The fire department
prevented the flames from communi-
eating to the station.
Mrs. j. S. Mulvey is critically ill al
her home on Broad street.
A GREAT BEND VERSION.
Pretty nearly every mineral deposit
known on this earth has been found or
| Mt. ManOtOnOme, and now it is claimed
| that a deposit has been found which
melts in furnace into a black tar like
condition, and when it cools it looks
| like jet black glass. 1t makes as fine a
| seal brown paint as can be found or
| the market. Whit has solved the mys.
terry as to where this substance come.
| from. When the hemlock slashings or
] the mountain was burned the rattle
snakes We're roasted and the oil rar
| into the crevices between the rocks ant
has remained there. As cure fol
| rheumatism and lock-jaw this remedy
| is "Out of sight."-Great Bend Plain,
| dealer.
sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY FITCH
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