The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-30

wants to do is to meet, regardless of
sect, sex, or previous condition Of SER
vltude, and prepare for the largest,
liveliest, and most unique gathering
ever held within it's borders. In the
lurid language of the circus poster, "it
will be worth going miles to see."
RAILROAD CINDERETTEs.
The Erie paymaster scattered about
$4,000 in town on Saturday.
The Baldwin Locomotive works,
Philadelphia, will build thirteen more
Vanclair locomotives for the Erie.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western shops in Hallstead are in
operation eight hours a day, an in
crease of an hour.
Mrs Sarah Cady, of Montrose, has
sued the Lackawanna and Montrose
railroad company for $4,000 damages,
for injuries received in July last, while
alighting from a train at Heart Lake.
She received crushed foot and other
injuries.
Two new passenger trains have been
placed on the Erie, No. IA, east, and
No. 81 west.
The Erie is handling the eastern busi-
ness of the Wabash road.
Susquehanna railroad boys are de-
lighted with "The Railway Employees
Journal of Scranton. 1t is a splendid
publication, up-to-date in every re-
spect, and a credit to the publishers,
Messrs. Call and Youngs. In the Ian
guage of Rip Van Wrinkle, may it live
long and prospect"
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Marion Sampson, of Burnwood, 6
feet, 6h inches high, is probably the
tallest man in the county. He is long
for this world.
Somebody who believes in old-fash-
ioned methods of discipline recently
sent young lady teacher in Gibson a
bundle of shingles.
A Starrucca woman has a pet snake.
The reptile is very tame and spends
whole hours in playing with the cat,
with which 1t is on the best of terms.
IT is immensely funny to watch the
two animals, especially the kitten,
which is still shy of her strange ac-
| quaintance and very careful not to
| step on him or otherwise arouse his
anger.
Forest City is said to have a thir-
| teen-months-old baby that can swim
| like duck
A Susquehanna inventor is to the
| fore with a mysterious vacuum bed
which will cure all pain, and a triple
motor, to travel with equal celerity and
| economy on land or water Or in the air.
POSTSCRIPT, AS 'TwERE.
The Susquehanna club will go to
| Hancock on Saturday, to play the home
| nine.
w. Fl. Seamans, for the past five
years resident of Susquehanna, died
at the Hotel Langford on Saturday
| morning, aged go years The remains
were taken to Delhi for interment.
1t is probable that final services will
be held in the Susquehanna Presbyter-
| ian church on Sunday next. The COR
ner stone bears date 1851.
Claude Blessing of the Oakland side
has a nice little box containing five
blacksnakes and a rattlesnake
| Miss Candace Brown, late a popular
and efficient teacher in the Susque-
hanna high school. left on Saturday
for her home in Hopbottom A large
| number of the students accompanied
her to the station and showered her
with bouquets.
Efforts are being made 10 organize
a base ball association.
| The annual commencement exercises
of Laurel Hill Academy will be held in
| Hogan Opera house on Thursday even.
ing. A splendid programme has been
| arranged, and the entertainment will
be a gilt-edged one. The class of '9I
| numbers IL.
WHITNEY.