The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-11

Susquehanna, May 10. - An aged
gentleman and his housekeeper consti-
tute a household in Susquehanna, and
their old cat finds the lines are fallen
to her in pleasant places. Family
prayers are the role each evening in
the household, and the cat fell into the
habit of regular and punctual attend
ance. No other of the cares that pro-
verbally crowd a. cats life was ever |
allowed to crowd this religious duty. |
At the signal for prayers she would |
even leave a mouse half caught, or |
give doomed bird a longer leave of |
existence, or decorously compose her |
self in the lap of the housekeeper, with |
an air of attention TO the service that |
was highly edifying. At the final
"amen' she went friskly about her
business. But in an evil day there |
came a kitten that was deemed super |
fluous and sentence OF death was
passed upon it. The head of the family
undertook the execution of the sem
tence, and, unknown to him, the old
cat was "A witness of the scene. From
that day the cat refused To attend the
morning service, and cannot now be in
duCed to listen to the prayers OF one
who has so shocked her sensbilities.
She faithfully performs all other duties
as before, and actually purrs for the
family on all secular occasions, but
seems to say, Let my religious hours
alone"
THE NEWS RECORD.
Mrs Catherine Spencer formerly and
for many years an esteemed resident
of Susquehanna, died in Boone, Iowa,
May 5. She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs Emery Harner, also formerly of
Susquehanna. Deceased was relict of
~ ,,,Ixr maj
her of the Wyoming Methodist confer
ence. He was stationed at Peckville
and elsewhere in the valley.
In ST. Johns Catholic church on Sun
day morning was announced the APP
preaching marriage of William Sand
ers and Miss Josie Lanning.
William H. Mccoy will at once as
sumo the prOpretorship of the Central
House, succeeding James skinner who
will assume the proprietorship of the
Cascade House.
Jesse Bell. a young school teacher,
who was recently knocked from his
bicycle and maltreated, near Windsor,
has filed claim against his assail-
ants, Noah Tyron and Elmer Swingle,
OF Windsor, for $1,000 damages
A number of Susquehana engineers
have left for st. Louis. to attend the
grand international convention of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
In Windsor May a. C. c. Turner and
Miss Ada Walter, both Of Susquehanna,
were united in marriage.
SOME ODD THINGS.
A Lansboro hen recently laid a
square egg.
A Susquehanna hen few days since
laid an egg bearing the letter IS.
A
high, a few evenings since passed east
upon an Erie train. What "A prize for
some man "to have and to hold"
In a Susquehanna garden yesterday
a lame magpie was seen busily en-
ployed gathering pebbles, and with
much solemnity and a studied air
burying them in a hole made to re-
ceive a post. After dropping each stone
it cried "Carrack!" triumphantly, and
set off for another on examining the
spot a poor toad was found In the hole,
which the magpie was stoning for
amusement.
Near Starrucca, a short time since,
an Erie handcar ran over a pig, and
after the event the porker had but
three legs. The owner an inventive
sort of chap, fitted the cripple up with
wooden leg and strap, and today it's
the prOudest pig in the county.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
SOME COUNTY CURRENCY.
In the language of the late lamented
Rev. Jasper, The world do move"
Montrose has electric lights.
L. r.. Barrager, of Hallstead, is said
TO have been offered $4,000 by Scran-
ton capitalists for his recently -discov-
cred red paint mine.
Harrisburg officials are pf tho ppin,
ion that the services of the volunteers
now being recruited in this county, will
not be required. 1t is advised, how.
ever, to keep the company organiza,
tiOns intact.
Hon. Galusha a. Grow has beer
spending a few days on his farm ir
Glenwood.
Halstead has Hungarian itch,
whatever that may be.
W'ide-awake Hallstead ladies will or
ganize Village Improvement Soci
ETY."
The semi-annual district convention
of the Patriotic order Sons of America
will occur in Gibson, on Wednesday
Dr. J, j, Boyle, of Susquehanna, wa,
last week elected president of the Sus
quehanna County Medical society. Th
next meeting will be held at Hear
Lake on the second Tuesday in Aug
ust
There appears to be lively racke
in the Upsonville Presbyterian church
Church fights appear to be quit
numerous in this county of late. Every
body appears TO be catching the wa
spirit. Let us have peace"-in tn
churches, at least!
SOME FACTS AND FANCIES.
The mills will never grind again
With waters that have passed;
But 10! The organ man will grind tn
same
This season as Of last!
After we Wallop Spain, what "4th
we'll have
OF one thing we are certain, that tn
proprietor of the new mine at Pleasan
Mount will never sell coal to Spain.
1t is the season Of the year whe
everybody feels as if he wanted to &
somewhere else.
One hand in the dough is sometime
worth two feet in the dance.
4 vicinity church sewing society re
Gently adopted a resolution forbiddn
gossip at the meetings. Nobody al
tends now, except the president an
secretary, both of whom are stone dea
OF all sad words heard here below
the saddest are these Il told you so!
Everybody is supposed to he settlin