The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-16
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
Mrs. Trescott's KIoudike Fever Cure Is
q Success.
PRIZE SNAKE STORY OF THE YEAR
Glance at the Political Field "A Few
Things Mentioned in Passing.
Various Local Mentions--HerL Lack
Of Fsith.-Ths Peddier and His
Wildcats Boss Invention.
,clnl to the Scranton Tribune.


Susuuehanna, March 15.--James Tres
colt, of Vestal, has for months been
yearning TO Join Binghamton party
bound for Kiondike. His wife has
begged him to stay at home and till
the farm, but all to no purpose. A
few days since Trescott set about fish
ing out the chain of the cistern pump,
which had fallen into the bottom. He
donned pair of rubber boots, placed
a ladder in the cstern and descended
While he was engaged in fishing for the
lost chain, Mrs. Trescott appeared upon
the scene and pulled up the ladder.
Trescott who was standing in two feet
Of cold water unsuccessfully attempted
to scale the slippery sides of the Cis-
term Then Mrs. Trescott shouted down
that if he would sign a paper agreeing
10 forever abandon the idea of going
to the Klondike she would put down
the ladder. If rot, he could stay where
he was. Trescott promptly refused.
and the wife returned to the house. In
an hour the woman returned to the cis-
tern. She had a card, upon which
she had written II promise, upon my
honor, to stay at home with my FAM
lily forever" She had attached this and
a pencil to long string, and she again
asked If he would sign it. He agreed,
after while, and the card was lowered
and signed. In moment the ladder
was dropped, and the half-fruzen man
assembled The air was blue for an
hour or so, but Trescott is man of
his word, and he will not go to Alaska.
SOME HOME HAPPENINGS.
Seth Rose. aged ten, a son of Mr.. and
Mrc Charles RnSp Cascade three
miles east Of here, while attempting
to catch upon an Erie train near that
point, was killed. The interment will
occur today.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Gesner
(nee Mary Savage, of Susquehanna),
occurred and was largely attended on
Sunday afternoon, from st. Johns
Catholic church, in this place.
After a protracting illness, George r.
Carey, a respected resident died on
Saturday morning. aged 4S years. He is
survived by the widow and two sons.
The funeral occurred from the family
residence on Monday afternoon. Rev.
d. l. Sutherland, pastor of the Presby
terian church, officiating. Starrucca
Lodge, No. 423, l. o. o. F., attended in
a body.
The funeral of Mrs. Nathan Skinner,
an esteemed resident of Oakland town.
ship, occurred on Sunday afternoon,
from the home, Rev. A. j. Van Cleft,
Of Oneonta, officiating. Interment was
made in McKune cemetery.
A camp of the order of Modern
Woodmen will be organized in this
place in the near future.
Susquehanna Council No. 140, Royal
Arcanum, will hold it's annual social
and banquet this evening.
AN AFFIDAVIT UNNECESSARY.
Wallace Daniels, an amateur snake
charmer Of Deep Hollow, is said to
have twenty-nine adders, they think
so much of him that they follow him
around like dogs. In winter, on wash
day, each one takes the tip of a COM
panions tail in his mouth, and they al
low themselves to be hung across the
attic for clothes line. In the summer
time they braid themself into a nice
hammock. in which the young snake
charmer lies and reads novels on the
front porch.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPH.
The Honesdale Independent is afraid
that in the coming struggle in the con.
gressional conference, Mr.. c. f. Wright
of this place, Susquehanna county.
nominee, will in some manner secure
the conferees of Wayne county, to the
injury Of Mr.. Homer Greene, Wayne's
candidate. Just what the esteemed
Independent has to do with a Republi
can struggle, is not very clear. In any
event, it is safe to say that, to secur,
a nomination to which he is entitled
Mr.. Wright will do nothing dishonor
ahIa Ja &c hti
MENTIONED IN PASSING.
There is money in the newspaper
business in Great Bend. Hear wha
Bre'r More, or the Plaindealer says
'It costs one million dollars per day t
run this government. But our income
is more than that"
How do you enjoy this diphtherii
mildness?
A Binghamton newspaper is author
ity for the statement that "out of ever,
one hundred and ten female teachers
seven marry each year" How awful
must be for those seven women t
marry every year!
When a young woman is in love sh
turns to the poets corner first on pick
ing up the local newspaper. After sh
is married, she turns first to the advei'
tisemerts of the dry goods stores.
A Forest City woman was upbradin
her husband, when a small cyclone al
rived. With a sigh Of relief he ran int
its path and was blown over into Lack
awanna county.
The reason why lightning does no
strike twice in the same place is be
cause nothing of the place is left t
strike after the first round.
Susquehanna county man waite
until he was eighty-three years old be
fore he got married. That's like run
ming three miles to get a good star
for sixteen-inch jump.
VARIOUS LOCAL MENTIONE1TEs
A branch of the knights of Columbu
Will be instituted in this place on Sur