The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-30
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
FARMER WooDsoN's QUEER AD-
VENTURE WITH A FOX.
Impending igation-The Only
True Wolf Story of the Season.
News Told in a Line or So-Per-
sonal and other Items of Interest
Gathered in the Northern Tier.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Dec 29.-Farmer Wood.
son had queer adventure with a
fox a few days ago. He had been
on the hills above the Cascade hunt
ing Il fox which had given him a live
ly chase. Running down a steep hill
the fox suddenly dashed off toward
the river. The dogs followed, but lost
the scent at the waters edge. The fox
jumped into a boat, which was lying
loosely at the shore, and the force of
the jump sent the craft into the
stream. When WOOdsOn came uD he
discovered the boat near the middle
of the river, floating down with the
current. In the boat, standing on the
seat in the stern, was the fox gazing
back at his baffied pursuers with cru
dite satisfaction. WoOdson discovered
another boat on the shore and quick
ly pushing it off. padded after the boat
that was carrying the fox away. The
foX's boat was gradually being carried
by the current nearer the opposite
shore, and by the time Woodson was
half way from his starting point to the
fOX's boat the latter was within Il
rod or two of the Lanesboro side Of
the river. This seemed to be as much
as the fox cared to ask of his boat, and
he jumped overheard and swan
ashore. By the time Woodson reached
the shore the defiant and elated fox
was n mile away.
IMPENDING LITIGATION.
Correspondent C. L. Whitney. of
. l, ,fo ft,Iy {
suit for breach of promise" against
The Scranton Tribune, which recently
had the nerve to announce Mr. Whit
ney to be a married man. He pleads
non assumpsit, payment set off. with
leave to file reasons for new trial
SusCuehanna Transcript.
THE NEWS GRIST.
The Erie shops will be closed on
Monday
In ST. Johns Catholic church on
Wednesday afternoon, by the pastor,
Rev. p. f. Brodrick, Peter NJ. McHugh
and Miss Elizabeth V. Creegan were
united in marriage.
keystone Hook and Ladder COM
pany, No. /, held it's tenth annual ball
in Hogan opera house. The attend
ance was large, and it was a decided
success. Doran's Susquehanna orches-
ira furnished music, and Restauranter
Lannon the suuper
Erie Hose company, No. /, has had
contention with the Susquehanna
fire department and withdrawn from
it. Hereafter the company will res
pond to all alarms Of fire, as hereto
fore, but as an Independent company,
working directly under its respective
officers.
The funeral of the late Roger O'Cal-
lahan took place and was largely at
tended this morning from St. Johns
Catholic church, where requiem mass
was celebrated, The C. NJ, b. A., c..
r. and b. A. and the c. b. l., attended
in a body. The interment was made
in Laurel Hill cemetery.
A TRUE WOLF STORY.
Scott Latham, the veteran hunter,
some years since told the writer the
following true wolf story:
An old wolf which had become deaf
and blind from weight of years, having
occasion to make journey across
Wayne county, caused one OF his
young ones to go before him, taking
the young ones tail in his mouth to
guide him. In this way the old wolf
made very good progress through the
woods. When they reached Mount
Pleasant a passing hunter, seeing the
strange procession, fired at the young
wo!f
The shot missed the body, but cut
off the young VOLTS TAIL and the ami