The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-15

Attract Attention - Summersville
People Discover Brown Coal.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susunehanna, Dec. 14.-While at work
near stevens Point some bluestone
quarrymen a few days since found
a round slim stone projecting from
the ground 1t was in the way OF
teams hauling heavy loads of stone,
and the men attempted to pull it up.
one after another tried to dislodge it
but without success. Finally the fore
nan told the men to dig it up, and
get il out of the way. They dug down
to considerable depth but did not
reach the end Of It, Another effort
was made to pull it out and it broke
off. The men continued to throw up
the earth, Lut as a result three long
pieCes were broken off, Al last the
foreman concluded to continue digging,
After several hours were consumed,
the end was reached. The men were
surprised when they finished their
work t. find a p"rfcCtly-formed SER
pent'S head and neck. They at once
decided that they had unearthed a pet
lified serpent. The pieces We're placed
together and formed a perfect snake,
nineteen feet long. The eyes nOstrils
and mcLth are distinct and unmistak-
anly marked.aa are the dark and light
or brown spots uron the sides. The
head is about sis inches wide and de-
Creascs One-thrd in thickness from the
top doWu. The neck gradually grows
SmGl'er, and then the body increases
in siH" until the middle is reached,
where the diameter is six inches. From
that point it declines to the tail. One
piece is missing. evidently about one
foot In length. The potrifcation of
which was supposed to have been the
1leshy parts of the monster had color
corresponding 70 the red soil SO com
mon i'm the locality, while that of the
Nrrtcbrac is several shades lighter and.
h"ownrl. There appears to be no doubt
that it is a genuine fossile. 1t must
lIave lain in the position i'm which it
was found for Z gcs. No reptiles of this
nature have ever been known to in
habit this region
NEWS MELANGE.
The marriage Of Miss Gertie Stark
weather, of this place, and Mr., Corbin,
Of Carbundale, will occur on Wednes-
day
The SusGuehanna County Sabbath
School association VIII hold it's next
annual convention in Susquehanua, in
May.
Edward Williams. formerly of Sus-
quehanra, and now of Scranton, con-
dpCte0 Il business mems carnival in
Deposit on Thursday and Friday even
hlgs.
Forty Susluehanna singers have
formed a musical association, with
l'rOf. j. y. Sophia as instructor
i"W days since, four Binghamton-
ians invaded the Starrucca section
and shot siXty-tiVe cartridges and car
rted them home. They are liable to a
fine o. so for each bird killed and car
rled out of the state, an aggregate of
$500 Tho next trip will he disastrous
1t is runured that several "hog hunt
erS, who hunt with ferrets, will be
prosecuted by representative of the
state Game association.
Home talent is rehearsiHg the drama.
The Congressman from Texas" 1t
VIII be produced Dec. 2S-2S under the
auspices of Erie Hose company, No. l.
OF INTEREST TO BOTANISTS.
list of the plants growing Wild in
the upper SusHuehanna and its tribu-
tl"ies, is now being published by W.
n. Clute, of Binghamton. of the Her
harium Of Columbia university. and
James a. Graves, of Susquehanna.
Other botanical collectors contribute to
the list from their own several loCali-
ties. The portion of Susquehanna
county Included will contain the plants
or the watershed, orshes, lakes. ponds.
ana the streams flowing north from
them into the Susquehanna, but as
most of the plants in the list are found
throughout the county and adjoining
ones IT'S usefulness need not be debar-
red because Of the prescribed limits,
This will he the first list OF flora Of mis-
regluL that has been published. and
as the work is reasonably complete, it
Is hoped it will he appreciated by those
interested in plants
\ COMING MIX-UP.
large number of Susquehanna
sports will 80 to Carbondale on Satur.
day afternoon, January /, to witness
the hfteen-round mlx-up between
'Reddy' Connolly,of Philadelphla-Ca Car
bondale, ana Tim Harley, champion Of
SusQuehanna, and it's immediate envi-
I"hment' The esteemed Mr. Connolly
Is hereby advised to glove himself
hrmly together Timothy il an anna
teur but he is as deceptive ana un-
certain as a mine mole.
INTERESTING THE OCULISTS.
TWenty-six years ago, Peter Ward
ing, then of Waco, Texas, but now
Ma4A aa MIA nan 1u vn m NJ