The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-18
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
Uncle Tommy Barton's Remarkable
Hair Restorer.
DELAWARE AND HUDSON CAT MASCOT
Reference to Those who Have Passed
On--Tramps Break Into the Store
of John Carson, at Oquaga, and
Decamp with s3O--various Notes
ofCounty News.

Susquehanna, Sept 17-About three
miles from the Cascade,a bend in the
creek, is a low, marshy fat, about an
acre in size. The earth Is of gre an
ish color, and no grass of any kind
was ever known to grow in 1t. During
the dryest season 1t is always wet.
Uncle Tommy Barton went to Deposit,
a few months ago, and, according 10
his habit. drank too much. Late in the
evening he saddled his old gray mare
and attempted to Send his way home.
When the rider and the old mare came
to the creek, either by the obstinacy
of the mule or by accident, the old
animal went into the marsh and spilled
Uncle Tommy. The soft, damp earth
proved a soothing balm to the bald,
aching head of the old man, and the
excitement of the day was soon forgot
ten in a dreamless sleep. He was awak-
ened next morning by the heat of the
sun. and he found half of his head and
left side covered with the mud in
which he had been lying. About two
weeks after the accident Uncle Tommy
found that all that part of the body
that had been touched with the mud
was covered with fine growth of hair.
Two weeks ago he came to Susquehan-
ma and exhibited to number of friends
q luXurlant growth of hair three and
half inches long, on the left side of
the head. The other half was by con-
trast more bald than ever, so to speak.
At first his story was laughed at,
but since a bald head is a source of
great annoyance to its owner, few of
the natives who We're sensitive over
the loss of their hair began to view it
l.-.l.A 90, Il.
two weeks about twenty of them have
been wearing skull caps, inlaid with
mud from Uncle Tommy's swamp. Sew
eral Of them are now able to show
heads covered with q fine growth of
young hair. The owner of the marsh
thinks seriously of inclosing it with q
high board fence and putting the muck
on the market.
MINOR MENTIONETTEs.
The Erie shops were, on Thursday,
placed on full time.
In Great Bend on Thursday after
noon the Susquehanna and Great Bend
clubs commenced a game of ball, which
was terminated by rain at the end of
the fifth inning. The record was to
0, in favor of Great Bend.
The Tribune's item, that the Homes
dale shirt factory people We're desirous
of removing their Honesdale and Sus-
quehanna plants 20 Scranton, caused
some comment here. About all the ef-
fects the Honesdele people have here
are stationery engine and good will"
\ good many concerns in the country
are just now deriving their principal
income from occa sionally pulling up
stakes and eXodusting to some town
where there are great inducements"
offered. 1t beats manufacturing all
hollow.
In Binghamton on Tuesday the Sus>
quehanna club defeated the Great Bend
club in an exhibition game, II to 7.
The Jefferson branch union of Chris
tian Endeavor societies held a we'll
attended convention in Brandt on Wed
nesday. All of the sessions were very
interesting. In the evening Rev. DR..
T. A. Mills, of Wilkes Barre, delivered
an able and instructive lecture.
A CAT MASCOT.
An engineer on the Delaware and
Hudson road has cat with which he
would not part for love or money. 1t
belonged to his wife, who is now dead,
and for a year past it has been his
constant companion in the cab. The
cat loves its life on the rail, and has
grown sleek and fat. Ordinarily it
sits up at the cab window before its
master, but occasionally it strolls out
10 the pilot, where it will ride at q
stretch, Winking knowingly at the dogs
which bark at the train as it thunders
by the cross roads. Sometimes when
the train is approaching a station the
adventurous animal climbs to the ton
or the sand box and calmly roosts
there. undeterred by the Shrek of the
whistle or the clang of the bell. The
locomotive has had good luck ever
since the animal became an OCCUPANT
Of the cab, and the tranmen look on
l. as q mascot.
PASSED ON,
After an illness of two months, Mar
Ian c., wife of c. E. Whitney, died at
her home on Jackson street on Satur.
day morning, aged As years. She is
survived by her husband and three
children, Miss Eva Whitney and
Charles E. Whitney. of Susquehanna,
and Mrs. F, o. Mastin OF Deposit. The
funeral took place and was largely
attended from the home on Sunday af-
ternoon. Rev. David T. Sutherland.
II,
ficiated, and paid fine tribute to the
worth of the deceased Moody Relief
corps, the Woman's Christian Temper
snce union and the Presbyterian Sab
hath school attended In a body. The
floral tribute was large and very beau
tiful. The remains were laid to rest
in the Grand street cemetery, Moody
Relief corps performing the ritualistic
cer6 mCny of the order
The funeral Of Mrs. e. Duffy oc
Cured from her late home, on Grand
street, on Saturday afternoon, Rev. w.
M. Hitler officiating Interment was
made in Evergreen cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. James f. Love-
lare, of Lanesboro, occurred from the
home on Sunday afternoon, Rev. C. G,
Vrooman officiating.
CURRENT TOPICS.
Tramps on Wednesday morning
broke into the store Of John Carson, at
Oquaga, between Gulf Summit and
Deposit, blew open the safe, and de-
camped with $50. Frank Weaver who
lives in the rear Of the store, was
badly cut about the head and face in
fight with the burglars.
The thirteenth game in the series OF
championship games between the Sus-
quehanna and Great Bend clubs will be
played in this place on Saturday after
noon. The clubs will on Friday com
plete the game commenced in Great
Bend on Thursday afternoon,
The Susquehanna and Great Bend
clubs win play exhibition games at the
Alton, N. Y, fair, Sept 2l-22.
Patrick Hassett, erstwhile of Susuue-