The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-12

Where Death, that hecds not glory,
kissed down his dreamy eyes.
And the sweetheart OF the soldier must
wait and watch in vain
Must wait with tears and prayers for
Love that comes not home again!
-Floatlct.
A GOOSE EGG EPISODE.
Near Brookdale lives Miss Cora Har-
Eerford. a bright and pretty young girl,
who assists her father on the farm.
Some months ago Miss Cora was help
ing her father pack eggs for shipment.
in a spirit of fun she wrote her name.
age and address on a goose egg. The
young lady forgot all about the acci-
dent, but in three or four weeks was
surprised to receive a letter from a
gentleman connected with a packing
house in New York. He told her that
the egg upon which she had written
her name came into his possession. In
concluding his letter the New Yorker
gave his name and references and asked
Miss Hargerford to correspond. The
girl accepted the proposition. In a short
time photographs were exchanged, and
lately the goose egg has resulted in an
engagement, and a wedding will short
ly take place. The New Yorker has
been to see his intended and he finds
her exactly his ideal.
SOME NEWS NOTES.
A shed and 800 bushels of charcoal.
belonging to the acid factory, burned
at Brandt on Monday.
The coal business on the jefferson
branch is excellent, a large quantity
being shipped to Buffalo, for the lake
trade. Just now the Erie is experience
ing lack of empty cars.
Rev. o. L. Severson, Ph.D.. will de-
liver his lecture, THE Battle of Gettys-
burg" in the Methodist church on
"Wednesday evening.
John d. Miller esq, Democratic can
didate for state senator for this dis
trict, is i'll at his home in Thomson.
In Windsor Sept. 20. by Rev. NJ. s.
Goodshall, Nicholas Merk and Miss
Hattie l.. Skinner, both of Susque-
hanna, were united in marriage.
There is a rumor that the Susque-
hanna and the Deposit bands will be
consolidated.
SOME MATTERS POLITICAL.
Senator Hardenbergh has always
done we'll for the district. and the Re-
publicans should see that he has the
full vote at the coming election. He
has made a. splendid record at Harris.
burg, one of which any man may well
be proud, and he will be returned by
a good majority. Every Republican in
the district ought to vote for Senator
Hardenbergh.
G. Fred. Wright has the making oi
q wide-awake, able, popular member OF
congress. He is a successful business
man, and up-to-date along all lines
Every Republican in the district should
cast one vote for c. Fred. Wright fol
congress.
THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE.
Now in working slippers neatly,
Girls prepare for Christmas day;
BY and by they'll work them feetly
In a more emphatic way.
In Blnghamton the other day a maj
traded his baby boy for a fox terrie
pup. Everybodys sympathies are will
the poor pup.
A Montrose paper has an article OF
"What Our Dogs Cost U.s." Kill off {
few. Live less extravagantly.
If we may judge from some of tn
law suits being instituted a man doe
not know who his wife is until he dies
An Elmira paper, relating the cas-
of man found dead on the highway
says: "A bottle of whiskey not ia
from the PROSTATE form told the stor,
of the cause and effect" Poor fellow
He died before he could reach the bot
tie!
The grand jury of Wayne count
last week found true bill agains
Patrick Hassett, erstwhile of Susque
hanna, who is charged with robbin
OMan E'innipip Of Do IA
will be owen Finnigin after he leave
Jail and goes in again.
FROM THESE, DELIVER U.s.
Heaven deliver us from the peopl
who are always filled with the spirI
of calamity, who ever see in the dis
tance visions of approaching crisi,
diseases and disasters: who are alway
TO the front with predictions for harde
times; who scent in the winds advanc
information in regard to coming ep
denies; who are always feeling blu
always borrowing trouble and neve
hearing any news but bad news. Thel
are a great many such people in I'll
world-people who seem to derive
peculiar enjoyment from the anticips
ton OF misery. They can't help it, PEI
haps-they are built that way-bI
htdNSH lIOIu lHGIn JuSt lf
same!
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Montrose this year ran up again
the tail end of the equinoctal, ar
held its postponed fair on Saturda
last.
The Democratic county committ
met in Montrose on Saturday last al
transacted routine business.
Owing to the drought, Forest Cit
ties have recently been drinking co
taminated river water. They can syr
pathize with Binghamton people, wi
drink river water-etc!-- the who
year round.
The next meeting OF the Susqueha
ma County Directors association W
be held in Montrose Oct. 90.
The Susquehanna County Bible S
ciety is holding q meeting today
New Milford.