The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

with a gallows before reaching the
first century mark
A Lanesboro woman of aesthetic
tastes and temperament contemplates
securing a divorce from her husband
on the ground of "impossiblity of
soul affinity" She ought to take him
to a doctor and get him mended.
The late lamented George Washing
ton never told a lie. lie entered poll
tics when the country was very new.
Three weeks of Susquehanna county
politics would ruin Georges reputa-
tion for veracity beyond rep1ir.
IN sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY.
The county court opened on Monday.
Rev. G. Il. Van Woert is holding
well-attended revival meetings in the
Brooklyn Methodist church.
The Hopbottom schools are tempor-
arily closed on account of measles.
Transue is the name of a new post
office at Transue valley. w. II. Chris
tian is postmaster
There is no change in the situation
in Rush, and the murderer of old Far
mer Pepper may never be apprehend-
ed. 1t appears to b. hard to catch a
murderer nowadays. and harder TO
convict one after he is caught.
Forest City and diUhtheria are part
ing company.
Brer Swallow received fO2 votes In
the county. BY the same token he as
tonished the best political prophets.
Swallow is an issue.
The family of the late Elijah Bullaid,
Of Bridgewater. was remarkable one,
He lived to be 90 and his wife 50 years
of age. Their period of married life
was 81 years. Their six children are
all alive. The oldest is A. n. Bullard,
of Montrosc. aged so years. Elijah
Billiards father lived to be so years old.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
Some of the obituary poems" In the
newspapers of the county are worse
than death itself.
Major Levi G. McCauley. auditor gen.
eral-elect of Pennsylvania, received a
majority of 1,121 in Susquehanna coun-
tY. He is an old Susquehanna boy.
Susquehanna cast nine Prohibition
votes at the recent election.
The Scranton district convention of
the Young Women's Christian associa-
| tiOn will be held in Montrose, Nov.
26, q and 2S.
At the late election in the county,
Martin j. Ryan, of Susquehanna, Den.
ocratic candidate for prothonotary, re-
ceived 2,173 votes.
The New York Press concludes that
the Democratic party of Susquehanna
county has crawled into a hole and
! filled up the hole with it's tail. Ditto
the Populistc party of Susquehanna
colunty.
The Grand Army posts of Susquehan-
ma county are being inspected.
William Roberts, of Liverpool, aged
| 16. en- route afoot around the world.
arrived in town on Thursday. He
left Liverpool in April last His brains
are evidently in his feet.
In some benighted sections of this
fair land the Republican Thanksgiving
turkey this year will be a Goldfish.
| Weather prophet Foster predicted
snow storms for last week Following
his representations. Christmas will
come some time in February.
RAILROAD ETCHINGS.
| The Montrose railroad reports n good
year.
| Several Delaware, Lackawanna and
| Western engineers have been hung
up for fast running.
| Congress has decreed that after jan
uary 1, 1898, the four wheeled coal car
| must go.
RumOr has it that railroad spoilers"
are getting in their work with the
deadly Kodac.
THE Railroad Employees Journal"
the bright, clean. newsy Scranton pub
lication, ought to be taken by every
railroader in the state. The paper de-
serves financial support. Stand by
your friends.
The chief Erie officials have Just
completed a tour of inspection of the
| entire system.
The Jefferson branch is one of the
| Eries best paying arteries.
The Delaware and Hudson cars are
| proverbialy clean; the trainmen are
always polite and attentive, and the
trains are usually on time. There are
railroads and railroads, but the con-
servative old Delaware and Hudson is
| among the best Whitney.