The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-07

her great success in her new field Of
labor.
sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY FACTS.
Some Montrose lads have been skin
ming and mutilating live cats. Here is
a case for the authorities.
The sheriff will wind up the affairs
of the Forest City mining car shops.
At the coming term of court, the
Kelly brothers will be tried for the
murder of Leon Gage, of Brackney.
Counsel for both sides are prepared.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucian Buck and
Mrs. Eneline Griggs, Mr. Bucks sister,
occurred from the Great Bend Episco-
pal church on Monday.
Coal has been discovered near Hall
stead-in n Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western gondola,
The Susquehanna court. F. A. and
I. u, will meet in New Milford April
49,
The Fescendon Saw at Direhardville,
was burned on Friday morning. The
loss was heavy with no insurance.
f. w. Stafford, esq, of Montrose, has
been elected chairman of the Demo-
cratic county committee, and DR.. Will
son, of Montrose, secretary; w. c.
Cruiser, of Montrose, f. J. Grafton, of
Hallstead, and J. d. Miller, of Thom-
son, Susquehanna, were elected dele
gates to the state convention.
THEY ARE PROHIBITIONISTS
TOO!
Lee Wrighton, of Tuscarora, last
week hired a man to clean out a well
which had not been used for some
time. He had lowered the man to the
bottom of the well, in tub, and was
turning away when he heard a pierc-
ing yell. Looking into the well he saw
a multitude of snakes along the rocky
walls reaching out their long heads.
The man from below could see their
glistening eyes. He screamed and
raved and hopped around in the tub,
and begged to be drawn up. Mr..
Wrighton began to turn the windlass
and the man was drawn up through
the mass of protruding snakes heads
In his excitement he shook the rope,
which swayed the tub to and fro, so
that he was thrown unconfortably close
to the reptiles. When he jumped out
he was covered with cold perspiration,
and his body trembled like a leaf. He
spread the story of his adventure, and
no one could be hired to clean the we'll.
Mr.. Wrighton commenced to remove
the rocks and fill it up, and the snakes
Immediately began to show themselves.
Before ten feet of rocks had been re-
moved, siXty-four snakes, from two to
six feet long, had been killed. Then
the well caved in and the remainder
were buried.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
A Business Mems Carnival" will
probably be held here in about three
weeks, under the auspices of the ladies
of Christ Episcopal church. Ladies
from Pittston will conduct the affair.
According to the Democrat, some
Montrose people would like to have that
borough changed back to one ward, in
stead of three, as at present. Susque-
hanna will probably be divided into
six wards and Oakland borough into
two wards.
About $1,000 has already been sub
scribed towards the erection of a new
Presbyterian church.
The graduating class of Laurel Hill
academy this year will number over
twenty. This excellent old educational
institution, the pride of the Catholics
of this section, is second to no hall
of learning in Northern Pennsylvania.
A diploma from Laurel Hill Academy
means something
A number of divisions of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians have already sig
nified their intention of participating
in the great "Field Day" festivities in
Susquehanna June 20. 1t will be a me-
morable occasion.
IN A TIME OR so.
army worm.
Tons of maple sugar have been made
in Susquehanna during the past week
There are already indications that
the rattlesnake crop will not be a fail
ure.
Let us hope that the advance agent
of prosperity" will not have the grippe
The sheriff is about the only business
man who thrives in hard times.
The Easter hat will be big-so will be
the price thereof.
Hon. Linus f. Moore. one of our rep
| resentatives in Harrisburg, gives it a!
his opinion that the S5,5OO,0O0 state ap
preparation for schools will not be Gu
down this year.
The fiddler and the butcher are get.
ting the kinks out of their countenanct
the sad Lenten season will soon end
The little crocus in the dooryard and
the big crow cuss in the tree are alike
| visible to the undraped eye.
The new moon is dry one. This is
the season to plant your rich relatives
Methodist ministers are flocking t.
| Oneonta, to attend the session of tn,
| Wyoming conference. They are won
dering what sort of a prize they will
draw in the annual ecclesiastical lot
| terry. Whitney.
MARKETC AND STnHKC