The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-13
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
The Strange Somnambulistic Feat Of
Peter McGuirk.
NEWS OF THE VARIOUS RAILROADS
Mrs. WescOtt's Wonderful Thomas
Cat--A Movement Against Gig
arctic Dealers So Thomson Milk
Producers Organize--Good Times
Predicted for Railroad Shop Men.
Personal Mention.

Special Correspondence to The Tribune.
Susquehanna, Jan. 12.--Peter Nc
Guirk, of Pleasant Valley, a few days
since registered at a Susquehanna
hotel. During the evening he fell asleep
on u sofa in the sitting room. His sleep
was 50 deep that several trains pulled
into the station, near by, with much
noise, but failed in any way to disturb
him. When everything had become
quiet he raised himself from the sofa,
walked to the end of the veranda, and
asked in a keen falsetto: where's my
mules?" The other men about the
house discovered that he was fast
asleep, but told him that his mules
were at the station. Immediately he
walked across the intervening space to
the station. and imagined a truck full
of trunks to be his mules He was
handed a bucket of water and told to
water them, which he did, holding the
water to the truck handles. Then he
was handed some straw, and being told
to feed the mules, placed it under their
irna gned heads. BY this time some one
had secured a glass of water, which,
being dashed into McGuirk's face, i'm
mediately awoke him. He was quite
angry but the situation being explain
ed to him he soon recovered his good
humor, and said that if some one had
only touched him with the hand he
would have been instantly awake. He
says he is the champion somnambulist
OF the country, and that his delusion Is
always the same-being in quest of
runaway mules. The peculiar part of
the matter is. that he never owned
pair of mules in his life.
RAILROAD JOTTINGS.
Five locomotives have just been COM
pleted in the Erie shops here, and five
others, of different class, will be con-
structed at once.
There is a new freight run on the
Delaware and Hudson road, between
Carbondale and Oneonta, SO miles. 1t
is a two days trip. There are two
crews, each leaving Oneonta and Car
bondale every other day.
The Baldwin Locomotive works re-
Gently shipped forty-four locomotives
of improved design to Japan.
President f. 3. Thomas, of the Erie,
says: while business is dull for the
moment, we look forward to a better
condition of affairs If the legislatures,
state and national, would only adjourn
and go home, we would have a revival
of business next day
BY the contract made between the
Erie and the state, Susquehanna coun-
ty has in the last forty years lost $780,
600.
The railroad presidents of the coun-
try are sanguine of the good times COM
ing. All speak hopefully of the future,
and the most of them expect consider
able Improvement in the spring.
The Susquehanna Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen are preparing for
their annual ball
HOMO HAPPENINGS.
The funeral of Charles r. Bartram,
sr., prominent and highly esteemed
resident, occurred from the family
residence on Saturday afternoon and
was largely attended.
The Honesdale skirt factory is nego-
tiating with the board of trade, with a
view to locating a branch factory in
Susquehanna.
The Past Sachems' association, I'm
proved Order of Red Men, of Susque-
hanna county, will hold convention
in Susquehanna on Monday evening,
Jan. IS.
The tracks of large animal, sup
posed to be a panther. We're seen near
Bear swamp, Thomson township, on
Sunday.
An Uncle Tomwar troupe is edging
SuSquehannaWard
ON THE JEFFERSON BRANCH.
Thomson milk producers have organ
lied an association for material pro-
lection and benefit.
The chair factory at Brandt has re-
sumed operations, after brief shut
down.
John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
mas presented the new Methodist
church at Stevens Point with a Bible,
hynnal etc.
The Oldest mercantile firm in Thorn
sen is but two years old.
IN THE COUNTY.
The farmers of Susquehanna county
will next season receive more than a
cent a quart for their milk or know
the reason why.
The County Historical association
held meeting in Montrose on Satur-
day.
The district council of the Improved
Order of Red Men was held in Great
Bend on Monday evening.
Ex-Sheriff Leonard has removed to
Cooperstown.
Dealers in cigarettes in Hallstead are
to be prosecuted.
The Farmers alliance of the county
held a convention in Montrose on
Tuesday
Great Bend has a new association.
the brotherhood of Andrew and
Philip"
AND so FORTH.
Scranton writer, in describing an
accident to a Forest City man, said:
"A scantling ran into his throat" 4"
What throat!
The Middleburgh News man has this
to say of their railroad: IF the pas
sengers travelled the same speed to the
other world as the train takes in going
to and from Schoharie and the juno
tion, they will need a hair cut and
shave when they get there. Trains are
now running on their own time, and
the cow-catcher continues to eat snow
all the way"
A Susquehanna county correspondent
writes to his paper that Uncle Peter
Larkin on Monday received the pleas
Ing intelligence that an uncle in the
west has died, leaving him 5000 in cash
Another paragrapher writes that
Mrs. Samuels, of Tuscarora, has en-
dured religion for sixty-seven yearsS
A WONDERFUL CAT.
Mr.. Westcott suburban farmer