The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-28

Susuehanna, June 27.-Two New York
fishermen, rowing along the Susque-
hanna near Red Rock, We're a few
days since attracted by a noise pro-
ceedng from what seemed to be a bat
tie on the brow of a steep hill near
the shore. For some minutes the fish
ermen failed to notice the character Of
the combatants, but in a moment the
well known squealinG of a cat struck
their ears. y prowling cat had been
pOunCed upon by an eagle. Up the
I Combatants scared, while the feathers
that flew from the eagle and spread in
all directions convinced the fishermen
that the battle was in the clouds. They
watched the strange combat until cat
and eagle seemed a mere speCk in the
sky.
Suddenly the speck resolved itself
into two, and the cat came down
through the air with frightful velocity,
sometimes as round as ball and again
stretching out full length. 1t soon
struck the ground. The fishermen went
down the river but next day, when re-
turning, the cats carcass could not be
found. Near the spot, however, a dy-
ing eagle was seen, with the flesh torn
off its body to such an extent that the
bones were exposed to view. The cat
was evidently too much for the eagle,
but how she escaped being dashed to
pieces when she struck the ground still
remains a mystery.
TOO RAPID COMPANY.
Before the Broadway Athletic club,
| in New York, on Friday evening, Har-
ry Fisher, of Brooklyn, and Tim Hur-
| ley, of Susquehanna, had miX-up,
| Hurley coming out second best Tim
| came home unscarred and unterrified
| and with "A lot of experience. In a
| few days he will return to New York
| for more experience. At College Point
he will go into training under "Mys-
| terious' Billy Smith.
HE STOPPED A BULLET.
| At West Susquchanna, on Friday
night a gang of tramps filled their
| skins with red rum and then mixed up.
| When the smoke Of battle had lifted
two Of the gang had been knitted, and
"A third, who is said to be j. w. Glib
bons, Of Chicago, received a bullet
wound in the back. The bullet is in
| his lungs, and he may die. He is %
years old. He is at the Starrucca
house, being cared for by the poor au-
| thorities.
SAID ASIDE.
"If man is angry, and where he
can't swear, he kicks something"
a bald-headed bachelor always has
an aunt or cousin who tells him that
he is just as good looking as he ever
| was.
An observer of things says that the
| man who thinks he could marry any
woman living is generally the kind of
| man who gets off train and leaves
his Valise.
In Hallstead, If a man washes his
face twice "A day and wears d white
collar they call him dude.
The way to forget our miseries is tc
| remember our mercies.
A Susquehanna girl wrote To hor
adorer thus: Don't come to see me
any more just yet, John, for father has
been having his boots half-soled, with
two rows of nails around the toes"
So many people are dying in all parts
of the county just now at the some
| what advanced age of los years, that
man under S5 years feels kind OF
bashful about going in TO a barber
shop.
IN A NUTSHELL.
A car in the West Susquchanna yard
was on Friday broken into and the
contents, principally wet goods, car.
ried away.
Tramps are thickern flies and bugs
in Egypt i'm Bible times
The Erie shop force is being gradu,
ally increased and business I'm all IN,
departments is booming. II wou.u
seem that confidence is restored"
The friends of Mrs, Emma Quisioy
an old resident Of Binghamtun. tool
place from st, Johns Catholic church
In this place on Saturday morning.