The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-02

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IN OLD sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY.
on Saturday, G.. e. voss was appoint
ed postmaster at Auburn, Four Corners,
vice =. c. Bushnell, removed; and b. ID.
Reynolds was appointed postmaster at
South Gibson, vice d. e. Holmes, re-
moved.
The annual Wheaton family reunion
was largely attended at the old home
stead, in Jackson, on Saturday.
A camp meeting is in progress in
Snyders Grove in South Gibson.
George McCrog the noted Montrose
baloonist, has made thlrty-six ascen-
sions this season, and been picked up
for dead but once. He has a high old
time.
The Susquehanna Association of
Universalists will meet in Brooklyn.
September SO.
The new Women's Christian Temper
ance Union in Herrick Centre is in a
fiourishing condition. 1t is disseminat-
ing considerable temperance literature
The Dlmock camp meeting, now in
full blast, will close on Thursday.
The annual parade of the Montrose
Fire department will be held September
16.
There is said to be a county cam
paign in progress, but, up to date, no
body has caught even a glimpse of 1t.
With the revival of business, there
appears to be an increased demand for
postage stamps. Even the burglars are
breaking into cross road postoffices in
Susquahanna county to secure sup
ply.
A USEFUL GOBBLER.
The following evidently-true story
is borrowed from the Montrose Repub-
lican: "Mr. White, of Auburn, is the
possessor of a remarkable gobler. The
hen turkey, having left her own nest
and taken forcibe possession of a hens
left her own nest eggs exposed The
gobbler, however, saw the necessity fof
action and assumed the place of the
mother turk, bringing off the brood of
young ones in due time. He attended
them until relieved by Mrs. White,
who gave the young brood to a hen that
had Just come OFF, with hers. A fine
combination, truly. One hen becomes
step mother to brood of turkeys
the gobler becomes father to a second
brood of turkeys, while the hen turkey
clacks ahead of brood of chickens.
RAILROAD SCRAPS.
The Erie Railroad company proposes
to strictly enforce the anti-ticket-
scalping law, which was passed by the
last legislature of New York. Detec-
tives will he pleased as Shohola and
places in New York State where ticket
scalping is practiced.
In few days the Erie will issue cir
culars announcing a change in the
method of dealing with employees. Un-
der the new system an offender against
the rules of the road will be given a
demerit mark. Bulletins Will be posted
in prominent places stating the facts
concerning the accident, who is to
blame, why and how it might be avoid
ed, etc. When an empoye receives
several demerit marks he is discharged
The plan is in operation on several
leading roads.
ALL SORTS.
Even the dear ladies understand the
interesting game of base ball played in
the Susquehanna, Carbondale and
llOhSSuuic NSpdptIS
1t is quite evident that several Sus-
quehanna soloists mistake screaming
for singing
The American Agriculturist tells how
to prevent a dog from killing hens.
Another good way is to shoot the dog
just before purchasing the hens
A Binghamton newspaper alludes to
"a lady's skeleton" How's a fellow
going to distinguish lady's skeleton
from a woman's skeleton?
The most unhappy feature about the
Jail bird is said to be it's inability to fly
The New York Tribune says that
"gunpowder and sulphur will cure1
mango upon dogs" Another sure cure
is gunpowder and shot, applied with a
gun.
A man named Spider is playing ball
in Binghamton. He ought to be a
dandy fly catcher
If you lie down the world will drive
out of its way to go over you but If
you stand up and look severe it will
give you half the road, at least.
A tramp weighing but sixty pounds
was in town yesterday. He is what
the bicyclist would call Eight road
ster."
A Susquehanna county newspaper in
recording an accident in a mill, an
nounces that "the deceased was blown
to pieces and instantly killed" 1t was
very thoughtful of the editor to add the
last two words of the sentence.
WHITNEY