The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-25
sUsoUEHANNA.
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would take half day off. SO he shou-
dered his axe and started down the
hillside. Presently he struck n bear
track in the road and followed It, For
forty rods or so the track led along a
mountain ledge to a uarK hole under
a large rock that stuck out several
feet from the lodge.
Thinking that the bear had gone into
his den for the day, Elias stopped
under the rock out of the wind to light
his pipe before resumlng his homeward
journey. Just as he struck a match
he heard bear growing and snarling
In his den. ne grabbed the axe. but
before he had time to turn around, an
enormous bear came forth and struck
him in the small Of the back and sent
him sprawling into a brush pile, fif-
teen feet below.
He fell on his hands and knees, hav-
Ing lost his axe and almost his breath
in the headlong plunge. He houndered
out as best he could, but before he
could get hold OF some saplings to pull
himself up to n point on the ledge
where he thought his axe might be, the
maddened and hungry bear clambered
down the bluff and plunged at him.
The brush piles were God-send to the
woodchopper for the more the bear
tried to reach him the deeper into the
tangleWood he got.
At this time Hathaway was wrathy,
and he wanted to kill that bear worse
than he ever did any bears in his life,
so he got a stick, and, climbing up the
bluff, began to poke around the spot
where he supposed the axe had fallen.
All at once he felt a tremendous
thump in the back, and the next thing
he knew he was sailing down the bluff
again. He caught hold of a small tree,
thus stopping his flight. and looking
up he saw a second bear making for
him. He pulled his jack knife out of
his pocket, and, when the bear made
a rush, he gave him a jab in the eye
+ The animal flinched, but made an
other rush, and got a stab in it's other
eye for its pains. The bear was now
blinded and Elias let him founder
while he hunted around for his axe.
and presently found it about four rods
down the mountain. Then he got a
flat'stone out OF the ledge and placed it
as near the first floundering bear as
he dared to go, and standing upon the
stone he soon crushed the bears skull
Then he went back and killed the blind
bear at his leisure. Thoroughly tired
out, Elias went to his boarding place
The next day he took some of the
woodchoppers and brought the two
bears into the village.
f. r. w. Searle is professionally en-
gagged in Cortland n. Y.
Next Sunday has been appointed as
Temperance Sunday throughout the
world, and, at the request of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union, the
day will be observed by the Evangeli.
cal churches in Susquehanna.
The cornerstone laying of st, An
thongs Lithuanian church in Forest
City occurred on Wednesday, and was
largely attended
Forest City has organized a military
company.
1t is reported that T. j. Pentecost
has been appointed census enumerator
for Forest City, by Supervisor Charles
II. Ainey, of Montrose, who has charge
of the Fifth district.
1t Is expected that the work of build
ing county bridge on Main b ct will
be completed within two weeks.
There are no new cases of scarlet
fever in town, and the disease has not
become epidemic in the place.
The Redmen of Susquehanna county
Will hold a district council in Great
Bend on Saturday evening Dec. .
Grand Sachem Joseph Allison and
Great Chief of Records Thomas X.
ponnelly of Philadelphia, will be pres
Ient and deliver addresses.
Miss Mabel Evans is in Forest City
the guest of Prof. and Mrs. Charles T.
Thorpe.
The Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western railroad management has
notified the Hallstead Water company
to stop work on the pumping works at
the Susquehanna river, claiming it Is
on railroad ground.
Rev. NJ. ]. Watkins, of Factoryville.
| Will begin his duties as pastor of the
Hallstead Baptist church. Hallstead
was the first charge of the reverend
! gentleman.
| Sheriff-elect William ]. Maxey of For
est City, will enter upon the duties of
his Office, Jan. 1, next. Nine days later
1t will be his duty to execute Eagan
and Shew, the murdrrers of Farmer
Andrew ]. Pepper, of Rush township.
! Mr. Magan. of Laresboro, states that
his son, John w Magan, a telegraph
rigg, brother operator, reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
William NJ. Post, esq, of Montrose,
was professionally engaged In town on
! Wednesday.
The Erie has, during the year, added
greatly to its motive power. by build
ing, purchasing and repairing, yet "A
great many more locomotives could be
used to advantage in hauling the groa'
volume of freight and other trafic con-
stantly passing over tho main line and
branches. The Erie Is at high tide
Father Kelly late the popular assist
ant at st. Lawrence Catholic church in
Great Bend, is now in charge of a par
ish in Providence, Scra rtOn.
The Erie shoDmen will probably he
reimbursed on Monday for services in
4 October.
Messrs. Thomas Kane, OF Seattle,
| Washington, and William Kane. of St
| Paul. Mimi, both former residents of
! Susqueharna, are visiting their brother,
! John c. Kane, in this place
The Women's Christian Temperance
union will hold a supper and sair in
Knights of Pythias hail. Exchange
street, on Friday, Dec. s. afternoon and
evening, TO secure funds toward erect
ing a public drinking fountain on Main
street.
How's This9
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward