The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-21
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
PETER wARREN's ADVENTURE
WITH A MONSTER.
A Touching Story Of the Klondike.
Hon. E. B. Hardenburgh's Claims.
Fred Wright's Lively Canvass-He
Saved His Farm-Personal Notes
and Other News.
,rnpton Tribune


Susquehanna, Sept. 2O.--Peter War
rem, of Boston, and Professor Winden-
nor. of Brooklyn, who are summering
in this vicinity, started out few morn
ings since, in a small boat on fishing
excursion in the Susouehanna river,
near Red Rock. They carried with
them Winchester and a shotgun, in
order, possibly, to bag some game.
They had rowed but short distance
when a strange creature was seen q
little ahead. Mr.. Warren grasped his
rifle. fired, and apparently wounded
the creature. Infuriated. the monster
made desperate efforts to reach them.
After a second and third shot the
strange visitor still fought, and it
seemed impossible to disable it se-
riously. IT made the most furious at
tacks upon them, and with dstended
jaws 1T seemed at times as If to engulf
boat and all. Twelve shots were fired
into it, and still 1t continued it's on
slaught. 1t splashed and foamed.
spreading heavy spray in all directions,
and nothing but the most skillful man
agement left the boat at safe dis
tance. Now and then 1t plunged un-
der the water, trying to get under the
boat and send it skyward, but the
steady Brooklynite managed each time
to send tie boat beyond it's reach.
The situation was growing serious, as
the cartridges in the rife were en-
hausted, and It seemed impossible to
reload while the monster was making
sucn furious attacks. While attempt
ing 1t, sudden onslaught made it
necessary to use the shotgun, and
Mr.. Warren fired hastily. 1t was a
most fortunate shot, as it took effect
in the eyes of the monster and must
have blinded it. The pain seemed to
increase its ferocity, but it's efforts
were futile, and 1t was an easy matter
to row to a safe distance. When the
creature was killed at leisure, it looked
like a porpoise. 1t had a head SINH
lar to a catfish. It's skin was of a
dark brown, with red rings. 1t would
probably weigh 300 pounds. Some fish
ermen extracted several gallons of oil
from its flesh. 1t is supposed to have
swan up the river from the Chesapeake
bay during a freshet. The skeleton
will be sent to Harvard university.
THE COUNTY ROUND ABOUT.
Hallstead is to have a Fat Mans
club"
About 175 business men and heads
OF families of Hallstead have signed
petition to the government, to mus
ter out Company G., Thirteenth regi-
ment.
The one hundredth anniversary of
the settling of Lenoxville, will be held
this year.
VIII J. Mcconnell is about to hold a
series of temperance meetings in Hail.
stead. He is now at Nicholson.
About 4,500 tickets of admission to
the Dimock camp meeting grounds
were sold this year.
The second annual meeting of the
Susquehanna County Teachers Asso-
citation was held and largely attended
at Hartford on Friday and Saturday.
Rev. E. e. Davidson is holding relig-
ious revival meetings in Montrose.
LOVE UNREQUITED.
A touching story of tender love comes
TO us from town not many miles from
Susquehanna. Two years ago a beauti-
full young girl became engaged to a
young man of the neighborhood. He
went to the Klondike couhtry to seek
his fortune. She ignored all advances
from scores of sutors, and patiently
awaited his return, feeling confidence
in his keeping true to her So the
months passed, and even few grey
hairs began to show themselves among
her brown tresses while ber fr,onds
no longer pitied but ridiculed her for
refusing ali advances from other desir-
able sources. Lately her fidelity was
rewarded. The lover has returned from
Klondike, bronzed. bearded and with
$50. .OOO-and a wife and twins,
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CHIEFLY oTHERWlSE.
summers gone, but let's not worry,
Ger that theme let poets potter.
Other years will bring us others
Just as hot and maybe hotter.
The Delaware county chap who
eloped with his mother-in-law Is now
In jail. Hadn't be been punished enough
already?
1t is said that Honesdale is below
seven damned points. This is not in
tended for profane paragraph.
Ihe cider mills are making merry
music on the hills. The fellows who
drlnk the apple and worm juice will be
making dlfterent sort o music on the
mountains, later on!
80 ueioEeu huspaiIu OF peioNeu
A simple announcement of deatb
name and date, sbouId suNice Nover
parade your directions and 6on.t Eean
YOUR sentiments on tan
You can easily harrow troubIe tho
most of MS have II TO lend
When Won hear a scandal about
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source before giving II credence II
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