The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-20

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Susquehanna, Jan. 19-Farmer John
Reagan, of Gulf Summit, n. y, owes
his life to his dog. on Saturday last
Reagan went out upon q hill to fell
trees. The dog followed him. Reagan
cut down a tall oak. 1t fell and lodged
against another tree. Reegan struck the
butt of the fallen tree "A few sharp
blows with the AK, and 1t slipped on
the stump and pinioned him to the
ground. There was a depression in the
ground under Reegan's body, else he
would have been killed instantly. He
shouted, the dog appeared and, seeing
the predicament of his master began
to bark furiOusly. supplementing 1t
with attempts to pull his master from
under the tree. Finding that useless
the dog ran home. Arriving there he
sat down in the doorway and howled.
The men in the home paid little at
tentiOn. The dog then dashed back to
his master. In few minutes the howl
ing of the dog was again heard at the
door of the farm house. When the door
was opened, the dog was seen with
one of his masters boots in his mouth.
The men at once saw that something
was wrong, and followed the dog, which
was reached Reegan explained that the
dog had after hard work, succeeded in
pulling off his boot and taking it away.
Reagan was soon eXtriCated from his
perilous position.
CATS IN PERIL.
The Tribune's Factoryville cores
pOndent desires Susquehanna people to
teach their cats to drink Factoryville
mineral water. In other words, Throw
physic to the dogs" dose the cats with
mineral water. our people love their
four-legged soloists. and they would be
10th to give them such a strange con-
coction as Factoryville mineral water.
One dose and the cat would never come
back. 1t would die with Catalepsy.
TOWN TOPICS.
Patrick Ryan, an old and esteemed
resident, died on Monday morning at
his home on Cross street, aged GA years.
The funeral will occur from st. Johns
Catholic church on Wednesday morn
ine.
Messrs. Woodn & Smith, of Homes
dale, will undoubtedly open branch
shirt factory in Susquehanna, the board
of trade having raised a fund of 81, $50
hire at least fifty people for five years.
In this place. on Friday evening, De-
tective Stephenson, of Binghamton. as
sisted by Susquehanna officers took in
custody Timothy Kidney, one of the
four men who assaulted Officers Abel
and Moore. in Binghamton. Jan. g.
Chief of Police McMahon on Saturday
took Kidney to Montrose Jail, to await
,f
New York.
The First National bank on Monday
removed to its new building, one of the
finest in Northern Pennsylvania.
Susquehanna has the finest public
library in Susquehanna county.
The board of trade is taking action tC
give the borough a public fountain oil
watering trough.
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.
Can it be possible that the twenty.
two places for which liquor licenses
have been applied, are a public neces-
stty in the borough of Susquehanna?-
Montrose Republican.
A WISE MINK.
While fishing, with Tip ups" fol
pckerel on Saturday afternoon on the
river at LanesborO W. w. Eastabrook
of this place, caught a perch
weighing nine and three fOurths
pounds. 1t was the largest pike ever
caught in this vicinity. While Messrs
Eastabrook and Berson We're fishing
they saw mink come out of the water
on the opposite side of the stream, Just
below them. II had a big pickerel ir
its mouth. When it drew itself out or
the shore the fishermen began shoutine
at 1t. This frightened the mink and Il
dropped the fish on the ice and disap.
peared. The fishermen secured the fish
1t was still alive and uninjured by the
mink'S teeth. 1t was twenty inches
long and weighed three pounds. The
men went on shore to build a bonfire
when the mink returned, grabbed the
piCkCrel and carried ii away in triumph
IN THE COUNTY.
Mrs Cory Fisk, residing near Fish!
mills, was on Friday probably fatally
burned by sparks from a stove which
ignited her clothing.
Miss Elose Jayne, of Great Bend
aged II, died on Thursday of diphtheria
Wallace Wilmot, of Great Bend, VIII,
was recently stabbed by companion a
Smoky Hollow, is in critical condition
Very naturally, two Hawks (broth
ers) stole some ducks from Great Ben,
man. The Hawks have a warm nest il
the Montrose jail.
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