The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-07

quehanna county will b. held in Sus-
quehanna.
Up to date the prospectors for gold,
silver, etc, upon Elk mountain, have
struck nothing except excellent indi-
cations"
Farmer Rimron, of Dundaff, Is said
to be picking up chunks of gold on his
farm. Mr. Rlmron ought to sell out
while the boom Is on.
Great Bend has just one case of
diphtheria. 1t is quarantined
Holenback & Patterson, of Carbon
dale, are preparing to erect large
saw mill in Thompson.
Montrose and Susquehanna have
ladies' musical clubs.
ODDS AND ENDS.
An aged suburban farmer last week
married his daughter-in- law
Times are improving somewhat in
Susquehanna since the election A
young man rafiled off a secondhand
trombone last week, and realized over
800.
A Gulf Summit bride last week dis
covered that her wedding ring was
fished out of a prize package of sta
tionery. She shook the dust off her
husbands cabin from her sandals and
viii become missionary.
Kirkwood farmers have formed a
vigilance committee to protect them
selves against poultry thieves. Eter-
nal vigilance is the price of old hens.
And those New Year resolutions,
how are they? Are they all intact, or
are they tritle sprained?
MORE MINOR MENTION.
The Christmas offering in st. Johns
Catholic church amounted to $S76.
DR.. d. c. Ainey, of New Milford. has
been re-appointed district deputy grand
master for the Masonic district.
f.. X. w. Searle, esq, of Susquehan-
ma. has been appointed to the grand
chapter, district deputy grand high
priest of the grand royal arch chapter
of Pennsylvania for the new district
of Susquehanna county.
The week of prayer is being observed
in the several evangelical churches. 1t
is to be feared that too many of us
are weak of prayer.
Our townspeople are being showed
under with Wanamaker and Penrose
private" letters.
THE SIAMESE SNAKES.
A farmer near Montrose recently sue
| ceeded in capturing a snake or pair OF
| snakes corresponding to the Siamese
| twins. The reptile has two heads and
| two tails, and the balance of the body
| looks like that of a single snake, with
| the exception of Il slight depression
| both above and below, extending the
| entire length The bodies join about
| six inches from the head, the tails are
| almost a foot long, after leaving the
| body, while the length of the proper
| tion Joined is two feet and nine inches
| The twins were first seen several
months since by a little son of the
| farmer who told his father what he
had seen and showed him the track
crossing the road. The farmer made a
thorough search at the time, but failed
to capture the prize. He, however, un-
earthed it few days ago while blast
| ing a rock, and succeeded in noosing II
| and taking it captive. Both the snakes
are jet black, with yellow ring just
| behind the head. They both eat, and
in travelling seem to be wholly of the
| same opinion as to direction, etc, stop
ping at precisely the same time, and
| appearing to have one mind about ev-
| erything.
OTHERWISE, ETC.
| About the easiest way to keep a New
Year resolution Is not to make one.
Several former Susquehanna people
are in the Cuban service.
| Some SusQuehanna county people
have recently, it is said, purchased 6
box of sawdust, supposing that they
had counterfeit money. "A fool i.
| born every minute"
| Ed. L. Frink, of Bridgewater, has
erected still for the manufacture OF
| birch oil. 1t is not the sort that small
boys get at school.
Miss Candace Brown, of Hopbottom
on Monday commenced her duties a:
teacher in the Susquehanna higf
| school.
A vicinity newspaper is of the opin
ion that a man who will steal a Goa
at a revival meeting ought to remain
| for prayers.
The perfect man is the dead man.
| half of the dear departed could awak,
| long enough to read the neWSpape
obituary and to hear the funeral ser
mon, they would at least be surprised
to learn that they ever possessed 81
many gigantic virtues. Few peopl
are properly appreciated until they ar
| dead. Too many people never ge
flowers nor kindness until they are II
their coffin. Whitney.