The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06

lOWeu the varying fortunes VI tue dr1ny
of the Potomac and by faithful SER
vice rose to the rank of sergeant. After
the disastrous battle of Fredericks-
burg, Swackhammer's name appeared
in the long roll of the missing"
Months and years followed and no It'd
ings came from the sergeant, and his
wife and little ones mourned for him
as one dead. A few months since, the
youngest of Swackhammer's sons left
the old farm and enlisted in a Phila-
delphia regiment to help whip Spain.
While at Camp Alger. Falls Church
Virginia, the young soldier few days
since entered a little restaurant in a
village near the camp, to secure
straight meal" He engaged in con-
Versation with the aged proprietor of
the place and soon learned that he
formerly resided in Pennsylvania. The
soldier said that was his home state.
From what county do you Gomez"
queried the old man.
From Susquehanna county," was
the reply.
do you know any Swackhammers
up there?" asked the old man.
II should say that I did! My name
is Stephen Swackhammer."
What was your fathers name?" ex-
citedly cried the old man.
His name was John Swackhammer.
He was killed in the war of the Re-
bellion," answered the soldier.
MY God, I am your father!" cried
the old restauranteur, as he tottered
into a chair.
After a time he said that after the
battle of Fredericksburg he languished
for many months in the rebel prisons
at Andersonvile and Florence, during
which time he was wrecked in body and
mind. Then followed years that are a
dead blank. When reason was par
TALLY restored he had forgotten his
own name, his family and the name
of the state from whence he came.
Within a month all the events of his
life have passed in panorama before
his troubled vision. The young soldier
will secure a furlough and accompany
his father back to his loved ones among
the rugged old hills of Susquehanna
county.
IN A FEW LINES.
Susquehanna celebrated the ever
glorious" by default. Hundreds Of our
citizens got shed" of surplus patriot
ism in Lanesboro, Gibson, Binghamton
and other country towns.
To reduce expenses, the Erie shops
were closed on Thursday and Saturday
afternoon. Recently the Erie has had
more holidays than holy days.
Erie trackmen are working three
days per week. These men keep their
expenses within bounds, hence do not
need to work every day. The high SAL
aried chaps have correspondingly large
expenses. and they cannot stand a cut
down.
The Erie shops were today placed
on eight hours time.
William Donahoe, proprietor Of the
| Canawacta Home, has returned from a
New York hospital, somewhat inn
| proved in health.
The annual commencement exercises
of the solid and popular educational in
| stitution, Laurel Hill Academy, oc.
| CURED on Friday evening in Hogan
| Opera House and were very largely at.
tended. The splendid programme was
very creditably rendered, and the aud.
| ience was delighted. The class of '9S
numbered eighteen. Laurel Hill Acad.
emy is the pride of the Catholics oi
| this section.
SHE CURED HIM.
A Susquehanna woman cured hel
| husband of staying out nights by go,
| ing to the door when he came home anC
whispering through the key hole:-"I.
that you, Willie?" Her husbands name
is John. He stays home every nigh
now and sleeps with one eye open ant
| l.,
THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT.
Conductors Moran, Phillips anC
Sanders, of the jefferson Branch q
the Erie. are interested in gigantic
scheme to raise salt water clans il
the Saltwater dam, near Forest City
They have made measurements
learned the cost of fifty tons of rocI
salt and ten carloads of clans to plan
in the pond. and nearly completed ar
rangements to go into the business. l
| will beat railroading all hollow.
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY SUN
DRIES.
Halstead may have electric lights.
In hilarious Great Bend they hav
horse trots in the only business thor
oughfare, presumably for a purse.
William b. Stoddard has succeede,
f. S. Warner as Postmaster at Mont
rose.
There are sixteen prisoners in tn
county Jail.
"Matrimony," remarked Registe
and Recorder s. S. Wright, of Mont
rose, to a young man who called at hi
office for a marriage license. carrie
off more young people than typhoi
fever"
w. r. Eastabrook, Of Montrose. ha
been appointed special deputy collec
tor under the war revenue, for tn
counties Of Susquehanna, Wayne, wyo
ming and Bradford.
IN OTHER WORDS.
When a man falls the world is will
ing to call it a stumble and give hir
chance to RISE but when woma
falls she falls for keeps.
Some women who do fancy work d
not fancy work.
Civilization will never be a complet
success so long as there are men VIII
will sit on a fance all day rather tina
earn dollar saving wood.
Humanity much resembles the sue
culent and seductive strawberry. TIL
green ones generally go to the bottom
1t is the clergyman with the biggei
salary who gets the longest vacation.
A news letter is hardly complet
without a health note. Keep on you
fiannels.
The sprightly News editorially urge
the citizens to plant shade trees. II III
cool town over the mountain doesn
strike a gait and boom for factorie