The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-15

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susouehanna. Dec. 13.-Those to
whose hearts the benison OF the true
Christmas spirit has come will not for
get at this time those less Favored than
themselves. There are in every COM
munity those to whom the advent OF
the coming festal season is but an in
tensification of misery. In cheerless
homes, with scant clothing and still
scantier food, there are some who. as
they hover over wretched fires Will
think bitterly Of the day when they too
entered with bright and happy hearts
Into the spirit of the munitiCenCe of
santa Claus, and invited to be well
coined at the profuse and hospitable
board. Ii there be "A misery more un-
cndurahIe than another, is it not that
SORROWS crown of SORROW that the
bright world has no longer brightness,
that the season of festivity brings no
joy. and that while friends meet friends
in gladness of souls, there is no kindly
hand to grasp. and that, in the general
enjoyment. there is fo4' the wretched
hut one dun road of poverty and pain"
Make some heart happy ON Christmas
morning.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
care killed cat" There is work
for care in Susquchanna.
Nowadays all honest politician is as
scarce as "A straw hat
It makes a difference about mans
value whether you take him at his
own estimation or that OF his wife's.
Geese may be silly, but they know
enough to go to warm climate when
it becomes cold.
christmas is near enough at hand to
make "A man year his old slippers with
contentmert.
The pen is a mighty engine, and it
sometimes rurs away with the cngi'
neer.
\ Binghamton "U'ncle Toms Cabin"
company has started on the rOad"-on
foot.
\ woman will face a frOwning world,
and cling to man she loves through
the most bitter seasons Of trial and
adversely: but she WOuldn't-if she
could help it--wear hat three weeks
behind the style to save the govern
ment.
IN STSQTEHANNA COUNTY.
The Susquehanna County Teachers
association will meet in New Milford
Jan. 27-2S
Hallstead and Great Bend will prob
ably have electric lights by Jan. T.
Better time is being made at til.
Forest City mines than for several
years past.
DR.. Blakeslee, a prominent Forest
City physician, has removed to Nj
agara. N. Y.
The grand jury Of the county Will
meet Dec. 2e.
Hon. j. Bruce McCollum. of the
state supreme court, is at his home il
Montrose.
SOME LOCAL It'd BITS.
\ foot cycle academy has beer
opened in Hogan Opera house.
During the past thirty years abou
500 divorces have been granted in Sus
Quehanna county. The Old-faShioneC
belief that marriages are made II
heaven wasn't such a bad thing afte
all.
There is no sleighing in Susquehanna
but there is excellent seddin' in variou
parts of the county. Jackson AM
Thomson farmers are drawing Goa
from Forest City in sleighs.
The recent Lanesboro fire was un
doubtedly Of incendiarY origin.
Thomas J. Nicholson, esq, has bee
granted pension of so per month
An Uncle Tom aggregation
scheduled for Friday night
A new time table went into effect o
the Erie on Sunday.
The Erie has issued 500-mile book;
The extra meetings in the Methods
church will continue during the pres
cnt week.
ALL SORTS.
one little rose presented us durin
our lifetime is worth more than a lare
pillow Of roses on our caSket when "
are dead, says John f. Bone, of Ca
hondale. There is a whole sermon
that sentence. A good many of l
would do we'll to paste it in our hats.
said a Susquehanna county deacon
his pastor: "S'posc that the advanC
in your salary from $500 to $500 will
a big help to you" Yes, indeed" VIZ
the reply: the additional 800 will el
able me to hire man to collect IL
$500"