The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-19

Susquehanna, Nov. IL


Susquehanna, Nov. II.
Maid of Athens, ere we part,
Give, O give me back my heart;
And as cash Is rather slack,
Won't you give those presents back!
Revised version.
Legal holidays are when almost ev-
erything, except the saloons and the
woman with the iron jaw, are shut up.
There is an extra mean man in Sus-
Uuehanna. He put an electric light In
his hen house and make the hens lay
day and night.
A Susduehanna artist recently paint
ed a winter scene so naturally that he
caught bad cold by sitting near it
with his coat off
Youth is the time Of hope. When
man gets a little older he stops hoping
and begins reaching out for what he
can get.
Farmer Tinkham, Of Starrucca, one
day last summer killed a large black
snake, and, seeing that the reptile was
of peculiar shape. h. opened the body.
Inside was a cows horn, out of which
popped a rat, still alive. 1t is sup
posed that the snake chased the rat
into the horn. and. being unable to dis
lodge him, swallowed the rat and horn
together.
THE NEWS RECORD.
After brief Illness. Mrs. S. a. Bar
ton. relict of Lugar T.. Barton, died on
Wednesday morning. She is survived
by three adult children. The funeral
will occur on Friday afternoon from
the Presbyterian church.
At the residence of the brides par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs. William Keene, on
the Oakland side, on Wednesday after
noon, William Johnston and Miss May
Keene were united in marriage.
quite number of our townspeope
are in Montrosc, called there by the
murder trial.
The ninth annual ball of the Erie
company. No. /, will occur in Hogan
Opera house on Friday evening, Dec.
80. Doran's Susquehanna orchestra
will furnish music for the occasion.
Special meetings are being held and
largely attended in the Methodist
church. the pastor, Rev. Charles NJ.
Newng, in charge.
Erie hose company. No. /. will hold
its thirteenth annual ball in Hogan
Opera house, Thanksgiving eve, Nov.
%. 1t will be a stellar social event.
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY TOPICS.
Forest city is checred with rumor
that the Erie will build a road from
LackaWaXen to that borough. It's Il
mighty mean man who will begrudge
Forest City anything good. She de-
serves the cream Of the best.
Swallows vote in the county was
1876, jerks, 2,46i. For congress,
Wright received a majority in the
county of J,T79.
The Honesdale independent says the
Erie can save eighteen mile by eX-
tending its HonesdaIa branch through
Wayne county to Susquehanna.
The Wilkes Barre Telephone COM
pany will presently extend it's lines
through to Tunkhannock. thence to
Montrose.
The grand jury has recommended the
purchase of the Great Bend Hallstead
river bridge. assessing the damage al
$15,500. This is satisfactory to the
shareholders.
Electric light poles are being dis.
tributed in Great Bend and Halstead
OTHER BRIEF MENTIONETTEs
The semi-annual convention of tn,
jefferson Branch union, Y. =. S. c. T..
will be held in Starrucca, on Tuesday
next. Nov. %.
The united Susquehanna and Deposi
Cornet bands will give a concert il
Suesquehanna on Tuesday evening
Nov. %, for the benefit of the Susque
hanna band. In Deposit Nov rs,
concert will be given by the com
bined organizations for the benefit o
the Deposit band,
The Erie ran Cheap excursion t,
New York on Wednesday.
Senator Hardenbergh was in town ol
Tuesday. At the recent election h.
fought the field and won out. Anothe
instance of the survival of the fittest.
\ Susquehanna delegation is in Duk
Center, attending the grand chapter o
Pennsylvania, Order of the Eastern
star