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

Red Men. held a meeting in Susque-
hanna on Monday evening. Six tribes
were represented.
Hallstead Prohibtionists will hold a
caucus to nominate borough officers.
The CRYSTAL Lake correspondent of
the Forest city News Is aggrieved be-
cause the writer here takes little stock
in the Dundaff gold mine. Too many
gold mines in this section are produc-
ing no gold. and all the silver mines re-
fuse to give up any silver The proof OF
the pudding is chewing the string. See
ing is believing. Let the Dundaffites
commence work in their mine, and, If
the Rimson farm produces pay dirt
all Pennsylvania will jubilate and be
exceeding glad.
ANOTHER DUNDAFF FIND.
The farmers in the vicinity of Crystal
Lake are not a little anxious concern
ing blood-curdling yels which have
been heard there lately. They are APP
prehensive of wildcats Rnd ten-tailed
terrors of the deep. An Australian gold
miner. Venturng from the gold fields
of Dundaff recently saw a huge animal
with the head of sea lion, the body of
a porpoise. and the tail of a crocodile,
come up out of the lake. swallow a
perigrinating Carbondale goat and re-
turn to the seething depths. The Aus
/ tralian fled in terror, and is said to be
running yet.
ON THE RAILROAD.
The Montrose railway last year netted
S315-not much but better than an as
sessment on the shareholders.
A testing car is being manufactured
in the Susquehanna shop. to be used in
testing the grade of tracks.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers have paid Mrs. Arthur r. Cod
dington, of Hallstead $l,500.
Forty new Glass t. boilers will be
placed in Susquehanna division locomo-
tives of the Erie.
IN 1895 the number of cars in ser
vice IN the railways of the United
States was 1,270,2 26l being an increase
of 75l7 as compared with the previous
year.
In June, 1895, the total number of To-
comotives in the employ of the railroads
| of the United States was 1851, being
an increase of 1,2O7 over the previous
year. The average annual increase
since 1870 has been 1,112
Joseph Bravo, formerly road fore
| man of engines, is now running trains
3 and 12 over the Susquehanna division
| of the Erie.
OTHER COUNTY CHIPS.
County Treasurer Charles Boyden. of
| this place, has appointed ex-Treasurer
| Burns as his deputy in MontrOse.
In the county court last week a hotel
| license was refused John @. Smith, of
| Thomson Thomson will be dry" for
| twelve calendar months to come.
The meetings of the Susquehanna
| County Farmers Alliance for the COM
ing year will be held in New Milford.
During 1896, 235 marriage licenses
We're issued by the clerk of the orphans
| court of this county, among which
We're four past the ages of IS years.
two of the age of 10 years, the greatest
| difference between the ages of a couple
| being 35 years.
AT the recent meeting of the Republ
can county committee, Chairman W. ID.
b. Ainey and Secretary W. b. Stoddard
| We're unanimously reelected.
In our county court two factions in
the Evangelical church at West Clifford
are warning for the possession of the
| 'hti' ~ III I'l''ll anu VI SINl 10 lllt
| kingdom of heaven?
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
The Carbondale artist, who doesn't
| eat, would be Just the chap for some
| boarding houses.
our own Galusha Grow may not get
a cabinet portfolio, but he is prepared
| to match letters of commendatiOn and
| official table of majorties with all
| comers.
Matthew Stanley Quay, the select
fisherman, knocked out would-be Sena e
tor John Wanamaker in one round.
Science counts, even against dollars.
Two Jackson Juveniles recently Oper-
ated ON hen afflicted with a prOtrud-
ing crop. Making an incsion they re-
moved a large wad of grains, applied
soothing oils, and then sewed up the
cut l}iddy is recovering
a lady advertises in a Montgose pa
per; ANY one having diseased hens
will do well to write to ----. Charges
reasonable"
IN A LINE OR TWO.
Miss Sax has arranged with oul
business mer to give a carnival. illus
trating their various trades as an ad-
Yertising medium.
South Gibson will probably have &
Woman's Relief corps.
The Cosmopolitan Building and Loar
association of Syracuse has organized
a branch in this place.
There We're seVenty-three applica.
tions for license in this county las
week. All We're granted except one
Susquehanna furnished one-third Of
them.
The Erie is filing its ice houses Will
ice from the Delaware river, at Mar
rowsburg.
Extra services are being held in the
Methodist church, and revival is an
DO ticipated.
WELL FULL OF SHEEP.
Those who know anything of the ma
ture and habits of sheep, are aware o
the singular tenacity with which the!
follow their leader and each other
through evil as we'll as good report
Wherever one sheep goes the rest art
sure to follow. The other day, Farme
Dan Morrill's flock, in Great Benz
township, took it into their heat
to have a winter circus. One of then
jumped over the barnyard fence into
field Sheep-like, the others followed
On starting then from the field the,