The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
STRANGE STORY OF THE BOX
WITH A FALSE BcTTGM.
A Chapter on John the Baptist.
News of Interest to Railroad Boys.
Rapid Trip of a Tree-The Modle
Turtle and the Cat-Foot- prints of
Other News.
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Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Sept. 27-In 1872 a Ger
man shoemaker named Schmidt lived in
Montrose. He had a brother there. to
whom, on his deathbed, he bequeathed
an old box about the size in which
the ladies plant gernaniums. The
brother who became heir to the box,
knew not what to do with the legacy,
but he left it in trunk until a few
years ago, when he married. 1t was
subsequently taken from the trunk,
and given to his little girl as a play
thing. The little girl scattered the con-
tents of the box, pegs, avis, ETC.. to
the four winds. About a year ago the
father died near Carbondale, and the
loving wife utilized the box in which
to plant geraniums. She then placed
1t upon her husbands grave. When the
plants grew the box was taken back
to the home, and did service again as
plaything. One day the bottom fell
out of the box, and it was found that
the heirloom had two bottoms. A roll
of bank bills fell out of the false bot
tom, and with the roll three silver
half dollars. The fact was reported to
the little girls mother, and on count
ing the amount she found that it was
S135.50. 1t has since been ascertained
that the man who left the legacy died
before he could explain the reason for
the gift of the box.
THERE IS SUNSHINE IN HIS SOUL.
The signs of the times are bright.
the day of purer and better politics is
ing.-Honesdale Independent.
THE NEWS RECORD.
The funeral of Mrs. Emma Daley,
late of LaneSboro, occurred from ST.
Johns Catholic church on Friday morn
ing.
The funeral Of Lawrence Griffin, the
oldest resident of Susquehanna, took
place from ST. Johns Catholic church
on Saturday morning.
Sunday was Sunday school rally day
In the Presbyterian church, and the
attendance was large.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Talbot will visit
Christ Episcopal church in the near
future.
Charmed with the extreme pic
turesqueness of the vicinage some of
the Summer city boarders have sent
for their overcoats and will remain
here all winter.
RAILROAD ECHOES.
The Fries excursion from Bingham
ton to Riverside Park on Sunday was
not largely attended.
The Erie authorities will hereafter
arrest persons found lettering at the
station and jumping upon switching
engines and moving trains.
The Erie shop men will today be re-
imbursed for services i'm August.
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agent of the Erie. has ordered that all
soldiers without money, and travelling
on that road, be provided with food in
the dining cars.
1t is now said that in October a sur
vey will be made for a railroad from
Nicholson to Lanesboro. The map
showing the location of the towns and
the grades will be taken to New York,
with the hope of inducing capitalists
to furnish money to build the road.
MORE ABOUT JOHN THE BAPTIST
The esteemed Forest City News an
nounces the beginning of new SER
ial story. edited abduction of John,
the Baptist" We are told that the
scene of the tale is laid in the coal
regions between Carbondale and
Scranton. The adventures of John, the
Baptist, in the vicinity of Carbondale,
, will doubtless be well worth reading,
\and II cannot help being a valuable ad-
lition to biblical history. / have al
lays wondered why the bible had so
much to say about ST. Paul and other
cities and so little about Carbondale
Yand Forest City. This serial story will
fill a long-felt want.
IN SUSQUEHANA COUNTY.
Captain Beardsley, Of Montrose, in
a newspaper card states that the loca-
tion for holding the next county SOL
diers' encampment has not yet been
decided upon,
Forest City reports progress The
county commissioners have jumped
over from Montrose and viewed the
spot where a county bridge is needed.
The next county convention of the
w. G. It. u. will be held in Montrose.
The Jefferson Branch Christian En-
deavor convention is being held today
in Thomson.
The apple crop in this county this
year will be light
Lanesboro hopes to have a fire ap-