The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-14
WHITNEY TELLS OF
AN UNIQUE GOAT
Has Two Heads, Four Eyes aud Two
Mouths and Tongues.
sUsQUHHANNA COUNTY GOSSIP
There Is Plenty of It in the Versatile
Pickings Which Follow and the
Best Of IL Is That II Is All True.

Susquenanna, July 13.-Of three goats |
born in Brandt two are perfectly ma
tural, but the other is not so fortunate.
Its body is natural except the head,
which Is double. 1t has four eyes, two
two tongues. Its ears are set
back farther than usual. While all
regularly-formed goats have no upper
teeth, only a hard gum, this one has a
set in the upper jaw of each head, maxi
ing II have four seats of teeth. In the
middle of the two heads there is one
eye socket, with two eye balls. The
mother actually disowns 1t, pays no
attention, and seems to be perfectly
oblivious of the fact that it is her off,
spring.
A QUEER SPECIMEN, THIS.
A peculiar looking reptile was a few
days since captured near Windsor. 1t
Is about three feet long, of yellow
striped color, but had scales all over it's
body, like fish. It's eyes are exceed
ingly small, and an investigation of its
mouth showed an entire absence of
fangs, but instead small, fish-like
teeth. When placed on dry land it
squirmed and twisted about, but could
not crawl like snake. The conclusion
of all who have seen 1t Is that it is a
hybrid-half snake and half fish. Moth
ing like It has ever been seen before in
this section, and the oldest inhabitants
never knew that the waters of the
Susquehanna contained such a speci-
men of the reptile creation.
SOME OF OUR FRIENDS.
Hustling and brilliant F.. Tracy
Sweet, telegraph editor of the Scran-
ton Tribune, with his wife, is visiting
the scenes Of his youth in old Susque-
hanna county-where the incest people
in the world reside. His legion of
friends are glad to greet him on his
old tramping grounds.
Attorney and Mrs. James E. Carmalt,
of Scranton, spent Sunday with Sus-
quehanna relatives and friends. Mr..
Carmalt is an ex-district attorney of
Susquehanna county, and a talented
and genial gentleman. Come often and
stay longer.
Hon. Amos ]. Cummings will, If con-
gress ever adjourns, come to Susque-
hanna and put in several weeks Turing
big bass from their watery depths.
DEVELOPMENTS AT STEAM HOL-
Low.
Great Bend township, are to the effect
that under the seventy acres of terra
Gotta it is generally believed that there
are veins of CASTLE soap, oleomargar-
inc and vaseline. There are some
mighty strange things on top of the
ground in old Susquehanna county
the good Lord only knows what's be-
low the surface.
SMALL SLICES OF NEWS.
In Beebe Park, on Saturday after
noon. the Susquehanna club defeated
the cambridge nine 19 to A. Whisper
it gently in Archibald.
John Quinn. of Indiana, a blacksmith.
| on Sunday fell from a freight car at
| Red Rock and received a confusion of
| the right leg He was brought here.
where he received surgical attendance,
after which he was sent to Port Jervis.
| He was formerly in the employ OF M.
| #. Kelley, in Scranton.
Mrs. jeremiah Mahoney died at her
home on Drinker street on Monday
morning, aged 70 years. The funeral
| will occur from st. Johns Catholic
| church on Wednesday morning.
TIE funeral of Mrs. Henry Ochse, who
died In Albany, will occur from the
home of her father, ]. T. Kert, in Oak
| land, this morning.
Mrs. Tracey Baldwin died at her
home in Binghamton on Sunday morn
| ing, aged 20 years. The funeral will
| occur from Sit. Johns Catholic church
in this place this morning.
| VERY INTELLIGENT FELINE.
A cat that will drink beer and eat
pretzels is one Of the curiosities at For
| est City.
| A resident of Dundaff owns a dog
| which has made himself locally famous
| as a barking institution. He feeds on
| all sorts of coin, without regard to de-
nomination, and is always ready to re-
ceive deposits. The jingle of coins will
cause him to run toward their posses
sor as eagerly as most dogs start ir
the direction of a piece of meat.
There is a horse at Herrick who likes
to climb up the ladder of the stable tC
the roof of the building and slide dowr
to the ground. His repeated perform
ance has made the roof so slippery
that when lightning struck the place
last week 1t glanced off at once and fel
to the ground, leaving the stable un
harmed.
IN THE COUNTY.
With the thermometer at 100 degrees
in the shade, Bre'r Cruiser, of the Mont
rose Democrat, last week reeled of
| political editorials by the yard. Sucl
fidelity Is its own reward.
There are twenty fat and idle prison
ers in the county Jail.
The Montrose agricultural fair will
be held October Sc.
The annual reunion of the Lamb Hal
family will be held at the home of FL
mer MoXley in Jackson township
August IL. The Lamb Halls are abou
the best stock in Susquehana county
and their annual gatherings are me
, morable occasions.
The Dimock camp meeting win com
mence on Wednesday, August s, an
continue eight days, as usual.
Several new-style bugs are said I
be sharpening their teeth and claw
preparatory to annihilating the crops
There are some thorns and thistle
among the farmers bed of roses.
The grand jury will meet on Monday
day, August 8.
BY the death of Senator Harris, HoT
, | Galusha A. Grow, of this county rank
as the member of congress who wa
earliest member of either house. Nj
Harris was first elected in 1S49, Nj
Grow in 1s4S.
AGED 113 YEARS.