The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-18
YELLOW JACKETS
AT GULF SUMMIT
rhey Dismiss Rev. Abuer Moons Con.
gregation 10 a Hurry.
THE FROZEN WELL OF KIRKWOOD
Notes Appropriate TO the Season of
Family Rcunions--The Susque-
hanna Shops Arc Rushed with Work.
More Gold Discovered Over in
Wayne County.

Srecial Correspondence to The Tribune.
Susquehanna, Aug. 17.-Yellow jack
cts made things hum al a Sunday SER
vice and wedding in the little red
school house. seven miles from here,
last week" Once month the ReV.Ab-
ner Moon, an aged clergyman, drives
over to Gulf Summit, to preach to the
farmers and lumbermen. The congre-
cation was larger than usual on Sun
day. it having been noised abroad that
a popular young couple of the vicinity
We're to be married at the close of the
service. Elder Moon always makes his
home with the family of Farmer Croz-
Ter. at the Summit, and before going to
the school house to begin the service,
Mrs. Crozier, with a womanly regard
for the eternal fitness of things, sug
gested that. inasmuch as there was to
be a marriage ceremony, the good man
ought to exchange his soft hat for
tile. The elder thought so, too but
said he had none with him. Mrs. Croz-
ier left the room, but soon triumphant
ly returned, bearing an ancient beaver
belonging to her husband 1t was a
veteran of several campaigns, and had
been in the garret for a year or so. 1t
fitted the elder nicely, and he started
for the school house. There he found
the prospective bride and bridegroom,
occupying front seats, and an expect
ant congregation filling the little build
ing. Somehow, the service passed off
listlessly. The graphic story of Jonah
and the whale fell upon unheeding
ears. The appetite of the congregation
was whetted to witness the wedding.
The sermon was finished, the choir had
sang a hymn, and the elder had just
asked for a liberal collection in aid of
the suffering Armenians. Farmer
Bloodgood usually took up the collec-
tiOn, and, reaching over the preachers
desk,he grasped the elders borrowed
beaver. In a second, or less, there
emerged from the hat scores of active,
aggressive yellow jacket bees. Several
of them attacked the elders bald head,
and, with a cry of pain, he leaped out
of the window and sought a nearby
brook. Farmer BloodgoOd cried to the
congregation to be seated and be dis
missed in order but the bees were rails
ing Jumps on saint and sinner, and in
three minutes the little school house
was deserted, except by the bees. Far
mer Bloodgood found the elder in a ra
vine, applying damp clay to his swol-
len scalp. Then they made a close in
spection of the tile, and discovered a
snug little bees nest made in the
darksome recesses of the garret
strangely enough, the bees suffered
themselves to be carried to church
without protest. They We're in the TOP
of the hat which was not disturbed by
the elder when he put on and took off
the beaver But when the coin began
n non In 4
to a vigorous resistance. By night the
elder bad recovered sufficiently to be
able to perform the marriage cere
mony at the home Of Farmer Crozier
There was no evening service in the lit.
tie red school house. The suffering
Arnenians will be compelled to suffer
until the next monthly service.
CAUGHT AS THEY FLY.
In Great Bend, or Saturday after
neon, the Susquehannas defeated the
home team, 13 to 8. A return gam,
will be played in this place this after
noon.
The rev Presbyterian church corner
stone will be laid, in about two weeks
with appropriate ceremonies.
The funeral of Herman Swenson, for
merly of Susquehanna, occurred !
Buffalo on Sunday. He is survived b,
the widow, nee Miss Emma Todd. o
Susquehanna, and several children.
The funeral Of Charles Thompson, al
esteemed resident of the Oakland side
occurred on Sunday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in McKune cemetery.
Alexander G. Mcintyre, for severa
years employed in the Erie shops, a
machinist, died at his home in Kala
mazoo, Michigan, on Thursday, from
the effects of an operation for ap
pendicits He is survived by the widow
formerly Miss Carrie Firth, of Sus
quehanna, and young daughter Tn
interment was probably in Hamilton
Canada.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATED
The love that never speaks until /
does it on a gravestone doesn't meal
much.
And now somebody has discovere
gold over at Clemo, Wayne county
And Clemo is something like six thous
and miles nearer Susquehanna tha