The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-03
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
A Young Lady Loses Her Hair 10
Storm.
SQUIRREL HUNTERS GOOD LUCK
lie Finds a woIi-Filied Bee Tree.
Two Tame Turtles at Lanesboro.
Results of a Bee sting--Raiiroad
Chips and odds and Ends.
Special to The Tribune.

lent thunder storm WHICH IeCelllly
broke over the vicinity of Hopbottom,
a curious incident happened. young
ady, caught in storm, was Fastening
homeward sheltering herself, as best
she could, under an umbrella from the
1renching rain. Suddenly she eXper-
fenced a strange and alarming sensa-
ton, the shock being simultaneous |
with a very vivid flash of lightning. |
She was greatly alarmed, but never
theless proceeded on her$way, and it |
was only on reaching home that she |
discovered what a narrow escape she |
had. On removing her hat she found |
that her hair had been literally cut off, |
her head presenting, as the hair fell, |
the same appearance as though 1t had |
been shaved with a razor. The effect |
upon the girls mind of the discovery |
was so great that she has been con-
fined to her bed ever since the day |
of the storm.
NEWS JOTTINGS.
The funeral of Mrs. William Fitz-
gerald, of Melrose. occurred from st.
Johns Catholic church, in this place,
on Sunday afternoon.
There was a slight fall of the alleged
beautiful in this place on Saturday.
William Rogers, of Seattle, is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs John
Rogers, in Windsor township. He re-
Gently reaped a rich financial harvest
in Alaska, by selling horses at fab
ulous figure to the pilgrims TO the
Klondike country.
Erie Hose company, No. 1, will hold
it's annual ball in Hogen opera house
on Wednesday evening, November "a.
1t is expected that Christ Episcopal
church will have a new pastor in a
few days. The church has been pas
torless for several months.
A SQUIRREL HUNTERS LUCK.
Arch Brack, of Windsor, went out
for squirrels a few days since. He
bagged eight and wanted nine which
finally succeeded in climbing tree.
Arch espied the animal in a topmost
branch, fired at it a second time,
and as it fell to the ground he noticed
that it's thick fur was covered with
bees. This set Arch to investigating,
with the result that he discovered the
tree from which he shot the squirrel
to be hollow and tenanted by a swarm
Of bees. Procuring an ak he cut down
the tree, and was rewarded for his toll
by forty pounds of honey.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
The Baptist Ministers Conference
was held in Jackson on Monday.
The county court will begin in Mont
rose on Monday. November Is.
The Great Bend Plaindealer and
Hallstead Herald are having a wordy
war
Sergeant Charles NJ. Smell, of the
Seventh regiment, United States Infan-
try, a native of of Rush, this county,
is the champion shot of the regular
army. He recently piled up a record
of 624 out of a possible 500.
Two large wild cats were on Friday
killed in Deep Hollow, Great Bend
township.
The people of Forest City will take
efficient measures to stamp out diph-
| liberia.
The D.. L. & w. shops in Hallstead
are on nine hours time, gain of an
hour.
A number of Susquehanna county
| veterans will go to Chattanooga, No
vember 10, to witness the dedication
| of the Pennsylvania monuments on
| the Chicamaugua battlefield. This state
| will furnish free transportation to al
| Pennsylvania soldiers who participated
| in the battle.
RESULT OF A BEE STING.
Miss Phillips,a comely young schoo
| teacher of Liberty township, this
county, few months ago was stune
| by a bee. The limb swelled to a grear
size and she was unable to attend
TO her school duties. She is now teach
ing, but is compelled to use crutches
There is danger of blood poisoning
and a physician is treating her t,
| avert it,
1t is now believed that Jackson Pep
per, late of Rush, this county, wa
murdered by two tramps. Over SIS,
900 was found consealed in the dea,
mans house. and it is confidently be
lieved that a still larger sum will b
found.
Legal action has been taken to com
pei Charles Holmes, of Hallstead, I
provide for his parents. The count
court decreed that he pay 81 a mont
for that purpose. This he refused t
do, which is why" his present post
office address is Montrose Jail"
The somewhat celebrated case G
Omar Olin VS.. the supervisors of JACK
: son township, has been decided
Judge Searle in favor of Mr.. Olin.
is rumored that there will be anotht
, chapter to this thrilling waterin
/ trough story.
: Before Justice Tiffany, in this plaC
/ on Friday afternoon, was tried the Yer
4 peculiar case of George Skappee,
| Susquehanna VS.. George " Larrabe
of North Jackson. The defendant Wa
acquitted. No such case was ever b,
fore tried in the county-perhaps n,
in the state.
Y TWO TAME TURTLES.
A few months since a Lansboro lac
was surprised to find at her garde
+ gate two turtles, one a hard turtle Il
: other a ground turtle. She took the
f both in, and they have since becon
regular household pets. following h
around the house like dogs and ALLOW
ing her to handle them with impunit
IS They have made friends with the thr
/ household cats, and, although of diffe
:, ent species, they frolic together in
+. dlgnitied manner all day. except
Ie meal time. When their meals, co
J. sisting of bits of meat, and sometim
a couple of bones, which they are e