The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-19

JODS on farms. Wnen Jom came TO
Wayne county he was as black as
the ace of spades, but for the past
three years white spots have appeared
upon his person, and today he is more
than two-thirds white. Each succeed
ing white spot is whittier and larger
than the one preceding. and their COM
Ing Is accompanied by intense pain and
itching Toms hair, once twisted and
"kinky," 10 gradually Strengthening
out, and he expresses the belief that
before long he will be "as white as
any person in Wayne county" Toms
singular transformation ls greatly IN
teresting scientists all over the coun-
try.
A PROMINENT RESIDENT DEAD.
After brief illness, Orln T. Smith,
IN old and prominent business man,
died at his home on Wednesday eve
ming, aged 20 years. He is survived
by the widow and two daughters. lie
was highly respected by all who knew
him. lie was president OF the board
OF trade. and a prominent member of
many secret societies. The funeral
occurred Saturday morning.
EXTRADITION OF BUCKLEY.
John Buckley, arrested for GRIM
inal assault upon a young girl in Sus-
quehanna some weeks since, was on
Wednesday afternoon extradited from
Owego Jail to Susquehanna. He was
arraigned before Justice Williams.
pied not guilty and waived examina-
tion. Chief of Police Mcmahon on
Thursday morning took him to Mont
rose Jail to await the action of the
grand jury.
IN A PLEASANT VEIN.
If heaven is what man loveth best,
Here in this world of care,
They'll need some wonderful fishing
ponds
When Hubbard goes up there.
Owen J. Los,
Carbondale.
when it comes down to facts"
the girl graduate probably does know
more about the science of government
than many persons of the masculine
gender who pose as statesmen"
No thoroughly occupied man was
ever erable.-Christian Herald.
Possibly not; but how about the man
occupied in fighting a dozen hornets
up his trousers legs?
A Susquehanna man in Setting" a
hen made a mistake and got hold of
a number OF porcelain eggs instead of
the genuine article. The hen is doing
all she can, but there is a tired look
of wonder in her eyes that is pitiful.
The fact that so many American
locomotives are being sent to foreign
countries reminds an old man of a
song much sung about 1850. One verse
ran as follows:
"A steam er OF the Collins line, Yankee
Doodle notion,
Has also quickest cut the line across the
Atlantic ocean;
The British agents, nowise slow her
merits to discover,
Have been and bought her just to tow
the Cunard packets over"
IT WILL BE A PLEASANT DUTY.
During the excitement attendant up
on the finding of lifeless infant float
ing in the Susquehanna river, suicides
and other crimes committed at Sus-
quehanna, we hear the "Whit" aspires
to be candidate for sheriff. What is
the nation coming TO? Echo answers,
What?-Hallstead Herald. In the event
of my election, unless he reforms very
materially, it will probably be my
pleasant duty to hang the editor of the
Hallstead Herald. Last week he mar
rowly escaped drowning. There Is an
old saying that "a man born to be hung
will never die in any other way"
IN A LINE OR TWO.
The current number of the New York
Police Gazette contains a portrait and
| sketch of Tim Hurley. Susquehanna' 8
promising pugilist. Some men are born
famous. others acquire fame, while
others have fame thrust upon them.
The board of trade will on Friday
evening make final arrangements for
! the coming state fair.
At the residence Of the brides par
ents, MT. and Mrs. David Shannon, East
| Church street, on Wednesday after
noon, by Rev. c. II. Newing, Charles
| Kern, a Binghamton business man.
was welded to Miss Edith Shannon.
AN OLD MANS SAD PLIGHT.
On Sunday afternoon, Lloyd Austin
aged so, late an inmate of the Sus-
quehanna-Oakland poor asylum, lef,
the home of William Keene, a son-in-
law, in Oakland borough, in search OF
/
few hours. and search was made for
him, but without success. From thai
time a large number OF men searched
the hills by day and by night, and on
Tuesday afternoon he was found or
the hillside, about eighty rods from tbs
point where he entered the woods. He
had fallen from a ledge Of rocks, and
was injured and helpless. He had beer
| .uff Ia ruil
recover.
SOME COUNTY CURRENCY.
The second annual reunion of tht
Hall family was held at East Lake or
Thursday.
The Susquehanna County Farmers
Alliance and Industrial union met on
Tuesday at the Pearl school house in
Lenox.
The Susquehanna county medical
pension examining beard met in Sus
quehanna on Wednesday, the usual
number OF veterans appearing for ex,
animation.
SUSQUEHANNA SUNDRIES.
Rev. Edward ]. Birmingham, unit
recently assistant at ST. Stephens
church, Wilkes Barre, succeeds Rev
| w. ]. Cleveland as rector of Christ
Episcopal church in Susquehanna.
Another effort is being made to or
ganize base ball nine In this place.
Rev. p. II. Brodrick is at Glen Sum
NIT, attending the annual retreat Of
the senior priests of the Catholic dio,
cese OF Scranton. Whitney.