The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-15

A Smoky Hollow italian recently sold
his American wife y brother Italian
for 81. All parties TO the sale were
satisfied.
A Gulf Summit man has eloped with
his mother-in-law. In the language o.
the Rev. Jasper, "the world do move"
oBRIEF NEWS NOTES.
The Erie shopmen will on Saturday,
Dec. "a. be reimbursed for services In
November.
Tim Hurley. of Susquehanna, and
DOC" Payne. OF Buffalo, will spar be-
fore the Maple City Athletic club, Of
Elmira, Dec. 90. Hurley Is in training.
The Erie paid it's Jefferson branch
employees on Monday.
What will the Delaware and Hudson
do with its gravity road? Nearly cv-
cry newspaper in the state has had
one or two guesses.
Binghamton hunters continue to car
ry game out of Pennsylvania, contrary
to the law In such cases made and pro-
vided."
Dwight Newell formerly of Lanes
boro. has been appointed chief dis
patcher for the Ashevile division , (
the Southern road, North Carolina.
A Susquehanna county couple. aged
6j and 20 years, after three weeks IF
eventful welded life, have separated,
turned their backs upon each other and
gone out alone into a weary and wicked
world. They were too young and giddy
to live together in turtle dove fashion
IN THE COUNTY ROUND ABOUT
A swinder is going through the
county selling fake seed oats.
Evangelist Barrett is holding largely
| attended revival meetings in Hailsteal
A large number of persons have pro
fessed conversion.
The sixth annual meeting of the Sus.
| quehanna County Christian Endeavo'
union will be held at Susquehanna Dec
| 2S-29. Rev w. l.. Freund, of Brooklyn
will speak on Gods Plough and His
Seed, or War and Missions" and Miss
! NJ. Louise Stirk, of Wilkes Barre will
! give the Junior address. The evening
| meeting will be addressed by DR.. Mills
| OF Wilkes Barre, and DR.. j. w. Phil
! lips, Of Binghcmton.
Farmers institutes will be held d:
follows: Clifford, Dec. IA; Hopbottom
Dec. Is; Montrose, Dec. 16: Franklil
| Forks, Dec. II; Rush. Dec. 1920.
CONTINUED THE STORY.
At church sewing society in Sher
{ man. three months since. Mrs. Priscill;
| WatrOuG was relating a story to TIL
ladies about the sufferings Of SOM
missionaries in Africa. Just as she ha'
said: For twelve days the womel
of the party ate nothing sh
was seized with paroXysms. n tel
weeks severe illness ensued. When sh
regained consciousness, two week
since she concluded her sentence "an'
for four days they were without wat
er." An hour later she finishes tn
narrative commenced at the Churcl
sewing circle meeting.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHIC PICI
UPS.
1t is rumored that a Herrck farme
has discovered coal on his farm. 1t
to be hoped that he has not struck tn
foundation of some old blacksmit
shop.
The report that Eagen and Shews
cases will be taken to the state 81
preme court. is now denied
The Susquehanna Shirt factory w.
soon give employment to fifty people.
Forest City yearns for Il board I
trade. They aften fill a longfe wan
\ Delaware division brakeman ha
fallen heir to property in Ireland value
at $4,000. The brake wheels that kno'
him now will soon know him no MOI
forever.
Since the wildcats have discover
that the county commissioners haN
ceased paying bounty on their scalp
they have become bolder and more nj
merous in this vicinity. The wild ca
crop this year is fully up to the ave-
age. In the Smoky Hollow there in n
= average of nine cats to the acre.
Whitney.