The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-05
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
Edward Campbell Of Melrose Finds an
Eagles Nest.
"REDDY" CONNOLLY IS DEFEATED
Ho is Knocked Out Nv Young
Terror OF susquehanps--A Glance
NJ Some of the side Issues--An
Honest MiIkman.
Special to The Scranton Tribune.

special to The scranton tribune.
Susquehanna, Jan. 4.-On Thursday,
Edward Campbell was engaged in cut
ting railroad ties near Melrose, when
he found an eagles discarded nest, Sc
cluded in the ledge of big rock. While
examining the nest, suddenly he heard
a loud noise. and before he could as
certain what it was, an eagle struck
him in the face with bill and claws,
and taking a circuit through the air,
alighted upon a tree about 200 yards
distant, but in plain view of the nest
Again the big bird made an attack
aiming at his head, but Campbell
avoided her and she struck him on
the arm, making a slight wound. She
returned to her post Of observation. but
soon made a third attack. when Camp
bell struck her with stick and
brought to the ground. where. after
a severe struggle, he succeeded in kill
ing her. She measured seven feet two
inches from tip to tip The male bird
was not seen. Eagles use the same
nest several successive years, and Il is
supposed that the old bird was in
censed because Campbell was meddling
with her nest.
CONNOLLY BESTED.
Before the Pastime Athletic club. in
Hogan opera house, on Saturday even
ing, Tim Hurley. a Susquehanna anna
teur, defeated Freddy" Connolly. of
Carbondale, i'm 1j-round sparring con-
test. Jack Slavin, Jack Coughlin and
John Kinney were in Connolly's corr
ner. while Jack McDonough. Frank
BARLEY and George SourC were behind
Hurley. Jake Didier. of Binghamton,
was master of ceremonies. Both men
did good work. but Hurley was evi-
IDENTIFY Connolly's superior in every re-
speCt, as he won with ease. This was
Hurley's first match, but he gave a
good account of himself. Sportsmen
predict that he will eventually be a
good one" Quite a large number of
Binghamton- -Carbondale sports wit
messed the miX-up. and it is reported
that the latter left about $3.50 in good
money in town, as souvenirs of their
opinion that the esteemed Mr.. Con-
molly could denude young Timothy of
his socks.
TOWN TOPICS TOPPERMOST
The funeral of Mrs. Mary McKernan,
wife of owen McKernan. occurred from
St. Johns Catholic church on Sunday
dIleTHOOH' hequleHl nlBn mass was
celebrated on Tuesday morning.
John G. Kane, one of our oldest and
most prominent merchants. is about to
retire. on account of i'll health. He has
always been a wide-awake. public
spirited business man, and he will be
greatly missed on the street.
The C. NJ. b. A. held a free concert
and entertainment last evening in the
Hogan Opera house.
Charles f. Van Horne. an extensive
dealer in agricultural implements is
financially embarrassed, and his prop.
erty will this week be sold at sheriff's
sale.
The annual Christmas offering in St
Johns Catholic church amounted tc
1910, the largest Christmas offering il
the history of the church, and prob
ably the largest Christmas offerins
ever received in any Catholic church
of like membership. in the diocese o.
Scranton. Susquehanna Catholics evi
IDENTIFY pay as well as pray-and ii!
greatly to their credit
SOME SIDE ISSUES.
Going home on Saturday night
Susuqehanna man fell upon an icy
walk and broke his jug his arm anC
his New York resolutions
Since the Swiss surgeon demonstrat
ed that the stomach is not a necessary
part of the human body. a number o
Susuehqanna people think very seri
ously of going to Klondike early in tn,
spring.
And it will soon be proven that tn,
heart lungs and liver are not neces
sary parts, and that they were merel,
thrown into the human frame to fl
up. In fact. few Susuehanqna psopl,
have lived many years with only {
small brain and very large gall
Taxes upon eighty-seven dogs ar,
paid in Susquehanna. The remainin,
five hundred dogs are evidently ex
onerated on account OF old age anC
general cussedness.
In some portions of the state. mer
chants are being arrested for handln,
trading stamps 1t is hintad that som
Susquehanna business men begin t,
have what the patent medicine alma
nae calls that crawling, uneasy feel
ing" in consequence thereof.
There appsars to be an epidemic y
obituary poetry in some of the coun
ty newspapers. Some of the poetry
has more terrors than even grim dealt
itself From such sickeninc twaddl
and meaningless mush may the goo
Lord deliver us!
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY MELANC
The grand jury will meet on Monda,
next The Smith murder case vii
come before it,