The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-09
WNIlNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
I'll Ncedkam's Strange Adventure with
Ratiling Reptiles.
tiD MEN OF ELK MOUNTAIN
Rr :!roHd Racket-.A Susquehannn
han Sees u Bavonct In the Moon.
4 New Cure for the ktondike Fcv-
er Invented by u Starrucca Man.
Local Happenings.
anton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susuuehanna. March S.--iSill Need
ham, n fiddler of considerable local
fame, last October gave a solo under
remarkable circumstances. He was on
his way to play for dance in Great
Bend township, and was walking along
a narrow road cut in the mountain side.
At one point the road winds around a
sharp spur and is very narrow. Bill was
sauntering leisurely along and had
reached this point, when his attention
was attracted by the warning noise of
a rattlesnake, and, looking up, he saw
q formidable rattler directly in his
path. He promptly took to his heels,
but had taken a step or two when, from
the weeds by the side of the path, an
other rattler rose up. There was not
enough room to pass the snake without
running the risk OF being bitten, and
the frightened fiddler backed up against
the ledge that hung above him and
eyed the reptiles. Escape was impos-
sible, and he was pondering over the
dire fact when it suddenly occurred to
him that he had read of people charm
ing snakes with music. Drawing his
violin from it's box, he began to play,
and almost instantly it had the desired
effect The big snakes gradually un-
coiled, and stretching themselves out
in the path. glided slowly toward the
fiddler This move was not entirely
pleasing, but he kept saving away
Closer and closer came the snakes and
faster and faster flew the bow over the
strings. At last the snakes reached a
point, within two feet of the terrified
fiddler. and, winding themselves up,
lifted their heads closely together. At
this juncture Bill's nerves gave way
and. with a yell, he grabbed his fiddle
by the neck and brought it down with
crushing force on the heads Of the
snakes. The blow stunned them, and
before they could recover, Bill killed
them with a rock, The fiddle was
smashed beyond repair, but the fiddler
had saved his life.
IN OLD SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
A Susquehanna wood turner has been
awarded the contract for making four
cannon for Hallstead's light artillery
company.
Great Bend reports hailstorm which
knocked the horns off a steer.
The Montrose Klondikers have ar
rived safely at Seattle.
County Commissioner Haire will re-
move from Rush to Montrose.
The Gibson Dramatic company ap-
peared in Jackson on Friday evening.
Milk producers throughout the coun-
ty are organizing against the milk
combine. A big meeting of producers
was held on Saturday at Goshen, N. Y.
Mr.. Lewis, of Thomson, and Mr.. Car
michael, of Scranton, are playing some
very interesting games of checkers
in the newspapers. What the public
wants Is more checkers and less Ian
guage.
George B. Tiffany, of Gibson, one of
the many Republican candidates for
representative, is helping keep turn
pixies hot.
The county commissioners and Rep
resentative Adams have issued circular
letters, denying the statements and
figures in the circular recently issued
by the committee of Independent Re-
publicans." The discussion is extremely
interesting-to Democrats.
AN AWFUL POSSIBILITY.
Whitney has discovered a wild man
on Elk mountain. If Whitney should
go among the farmers of Elk mountain,
and they knew who he was, he would
think there were more wild men than
one in this vicinity-Dundaff CORES
pondent Forest City News. Can it be
possible that the Dundaff writer is also
roaming over the mountains?
RAILROAD RACKET.
Iy the death of an uncle, Erie Engi-
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has fallen heir to $50.000. Samuel will
continue railroading, merely as a pleas
ant diversion.
There is "a probability of a railroad
being built between Tunkhannock and
Lanesboro. This route was surveyed
some years ago and found TO be feas-
ibe.
Better times are on the way. Already,
fourteen railroads are being construct
ed in Pennsylvania--on paper.
The Erie is rushing "a and q car
loads of beef over the Delaware Divis-
ion. 1O4 miles, in three and one half
hours.
Erie engineer Frank Traisdale had a
close call a few evenings since When
the train was at Hickory Grove, three
miles west of here, there was an ex-
plosion of gas in the fire box of the
locomotive, and Translate was blown
through the cab window, a distance of
eight feet, and received painful injur-
les.
SIDE ISSUES.
Don't urge Johnny to get a gun yet.
If you do, he may not need it.
A Susquehanna man, going home the
other night, saw bayonet in the
moon, and Immediately predicted a
war. His prediction was suddenly
verified, for, as he reached home, his
wife remarked, Drunk again, eh?'
and then the war commenced 1t was
short, sharp and decisive.
The chap who now tells which he
would like to do with Spain is the
same old fellow who has been telling
what he would like to do in every excit-
ing occasion since the deluge, but his
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