The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-30
Suicide OF Mr.. Nash's Faithful Dog,
"Tige."
TROUBLE FOR SLANDER.MONGERS
A Few Snap Shots ut the Political
FieId--Hon. Il. B. Hnrdenbrrgh
viii Probably he Nominated--A
Church Dedicated Wildcats Ex-
perience with a Sewing Machine
Agent.

the pet of the village. Old "Tige" was
a faithful Watchdog, and on a num-
Der of occasions had saved human life.
He had become almost blind and in
firm, and wholly useless. When Jim
Saunders strolled into the barroom on
Saturday, Nash said to him: Jim, old
Tige over there has become so old and
useless that do not know what to do
with him. 1 haven't the heart to kill
him, but If you will take him up on
the hill and shoot him I'll give you a
dollar"
TITS a go!" was Jim's prompt reply.
Il can't make dollar any easier"
Jim left for home to get his gun, and
the game of dominoes in the barroom
continued. In an hour Jim returned,
but Tige had disappeared. One of the
loungers said that Tige whined and
went out few moments after the bar
gain between his master and Jim. Jim
and half-dozen others spent the af-
ternoon in searching for the old dog
but he had evidently disappeared from
the face of the earth. Jim returned
home, sad and disappointed. He had
lost his dollar. Early the next morn
ing the engineer of a passenger train
saw old Tige crawl from beneath a
barn and deliberately walk upon the
track in front of the approaching train
Then he crouched down, his head be-
tween his paws. In a moment the
great machine was upon him. Old Tige
had overheard the bargain between his
master and Jim, and preferred suicide
on the track to an ignominious death
upon the hill
TROUBLE FOR SLANDERMONG-
ERS.
There are rumors that certain Ians-
boro people are soon to be summarily
jerked before a justice, for making
slanderous allegations against their
neighbOrs. Quite a number Of human
Vultures in Lansboro and Susquehanna
and possibly in Scranton-need to be
taught that a lack of common decency
will not absolve them from the perils
and penalties of the law.
PERSONAL PICKUP.
Rev. William NJ. Hitler, the able and
popular pastor of the Methodist church,
is slowly recovering from a very severe
attack of pneumonia.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. p H. Brooks, of
Wilkes Barre, are visiting Susquehanna
friends. On Sunday evening Mr.. Brooks
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church, of which he was pastor for
nineteen years, preaching an able and
practical sermon.
II. c. Benson, of Scranton is visiting
his parents in this place.
Mr.. c. w. Resseguie, senior propri-
etor of the Transcript-Ledger, is very
seriously i'll at his home on Broad
street. A council of physicians was
held on Monday.
LATE NEWS FROM BUGLEVILLE.
The following neighborhood items
from Bugleville, cut from an exchange,
speak for themselves:
Especial to the Busleville Bladder.l
Bugleville. March 25-Calvin Simp.
kins' smokehouse was burned to the
ground and totally destroyed by fire
last week. There were several fine
hams inside, but none We're saved
There was no insurance on the build
ing, and Hiram Seedlings, our genial
insurance agent, says the citizens
should take warning and insure al
once. His Office is still over the meat
market. Spencer Oatbeen has sold
his farm, one mile north on town line
road, and will move into town. He
says country life is too slow for him
Welcome, Spencer. THE warm sugar
social at Samantha Cranes for the
benefit of the heather in Africa, ha:
been postponed on account of tn,
weather. Hezekiah Green was seer
on the street yesterday for the frs
time in six months. "Hez" has beer
laid up with rheumatism but says one
bottle of - - wonderful rem.
edy fixed him up all right. The com
pany has sent for his photograph ant
in letter told him it would appear il
some of the biggest papers in the coun
try. Bugleville is always getting to tn,
front. IA good crowd Of our towns
people turned out to the doings at tn,
town hall last night.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Bre'r Haines, of the Honesdale Inde
pendent, is just now groaning anC
shedding barrels of ink over the wick
| edness of Boss" Quay and the otheI
leading Republicans of the state
Whom the gods destroy they first make
sad
The Democratic county committe,
| met in Montrose on Saturday last. Il
transact routine business. The Demo
Gratis in Susquehanna county seldom
elect anybody, yet they have a habi
of meeting in committee and conyen
| tion, which is altogether proper ant
commendable. They are harmless di
| versions.
Hon. e. r. Hardenbergh, of Homes
| dale, state senator for this district, will
undoubtedly be renominated by the Re
| publicans. His record in both branche.
of the legislature has been excellent
| and he is popular throughout the dis
trict. He is entitled to a second term
In connection with the Democrat,
nomination for state senator for thi
| district, the following gentlemen ar,
mentioned: Postmaster, Martin j
| Ryan and ]. d. Miller, esq, of Sus
quehanna; C. NJ. Shelp, esq, of New
| Milford. Wayne county also has sew
eral candidates.
A CHURCH DEDICATED.
On Thursday last the handsome ant
! commodious new Presbyterian churcl
was dedicated with impressive cere
! monies. In the morning the sermon
/ was preached by Rev. DR.. Edward
/ Taylor, of Binghamton, and the after
noon sermon by Rev. DR.. G. Parsol
| Nichols, pastor of the First Presby
terian church in Binghamton. DIR
| Taylor had in hand the work of rails
ing the balance of the church debt O
$1,000, and he succeeded. In a year tn
society has planned and built tn
/ oh l..