The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-22
Special to The Scranton Tribune.

Special to The Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, June 21.--Two clubs
were playing ball in Great Bend re-
Gently, when "A batter struck a ball
over into the left field. and the fielder
ran to get it. The ball rolled along
through the grass and when the field
er got to where he had seen it stop. he
was almost paralyzed to see lying
there, instead of the ball, big rattle
snake coiled to strike. The player
jumped back in time to escape the
fangs of the snake, for it struck saw
agely ut him. The player smashed the
snakes head with a stone. The ball
lay in the snakes coils. 1t is sup
posed that the reptile was lying asleep
in the grass when the ball rolled along
and ran against him. The snake had
instantly coiled around the object and
prepared for suspected danger.
SUMMONED SUDDENLY.
At about $50 o'clock on Monday
morning, Charles d. Moore, an old and
respected citizen, while drawing wood
with a team, suddenly fell dead from
heart disease, aged 6S years He is
survived by a widow, three sons and
two daughters. For years he was
resident Of Binghamton township. The
funeral took place from the family
residence this afternoon.
REPORTED NEW RAILROAD.
1t is reported in railroad circles that
another effort will be maze to build
the proposed Boston, Catskill Noun
tain and Lackawanna railroad from
Boston to Scranton and the coal elds
Of Lackawanna county. 1t will cross
the Erie railroad at Deposit, N. Y. The
road was partially surveyed three
years ago. Boston, Albany and Scran-
ton capitalists are interested in the
project. 1t will be principally intend
ed for a coal road.
MORE FLYERS.
The Erie Railroad company has or
dered fourteen more fast passenger
locomotives of the Baldwin Locomotive
works in Philadelphia. These splen-
did locomotives are pulling heavy pas
senger trains over the Erie at a uni
form speed of mile in forty seconds
They are immensely popular with the
engineers. Their full capacity is, as
yet, unknown.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
condensary.
The funeral of John L. Smith, the
well-known Thomson hotel proprietor,
took place on Sunday afternoon.
Farmers in the county are predicting
a light hay crop. Too many farmers
| borrow trouble because they can get II
without interest.
Montrose will celebrate" under the
auspices of the Hook e. Ladder COM
pany.
The cornerstone of the Elk Lake
Methodist Church was laid on Sunday.
THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE.
The little fish that swim the brook
| And bite the lazy anglers hook,
Are less times caught and less times
| sold
| Than those that live upon the land
And, open-eyed. in wonder stand
| To listen to the stories told
Al L--y, Carbondale
| A Forest City editor has a scheme
for raising custard pies by crossing the
| egg plant with the milkweed
| While those without "pull' are being
| jollied along by examinations, those
with pull are getting on the roll of the
| census bureau.
| Everything is being gobbled up now
| adays by tracts, except county news
paper offices. The sheriff frequently
| sees to this branch of industry
Every dog has his day.-Montrose
| Democrat. True enough; but the cats
| have the nights.
If a homeopathic physician be called
homeonath, and water cure doctor
be called a hydropath, can a chropodist
be called a toepath?
IN a FEW LINES.
The remains of John Q. Adams. late
of Lanesboro, were on Monday taken
| to Troy, Bradford county, for SER
vices and interment
There is a heavy coal traffic on the
| Jefferson Division of the Erie.
An excursion on Tuesday ran from
Forest City to Riverside Park, Lanes
| boro.
The annual commencement exercises
| of Laurel Hill Academy will take place
| in Hogan Opera House, June 2S, 29. A
! splendid programme has been arranged.
| Rev. j. p Malone Is at Glen Summit,
| attending the annual retreat of the
junior priests OF the diocese of Scran-
| ton.
The annual commencement exercises
| of the Susquehanna high school, will
be held in Hogan Opera House on Fri
day evening next.
Tim Hurley will meet Harry Fisher
before the Brooklyn Athletic club, in
New York, June %. The Elmira match,
with McDonOugh, has been declared
"off'. The Elmira Athletic club
"flunked"-as usual.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
! Union services were held in TIN
Presbyterian church on Sunday even.
ing. Rev. Charles II. Newing, pastor
of the Methodist church, preached ar
able and practical baccalaureate SER
mon to the Susquehanna High school
| class Of '09. The pastors of the sew.
eral churches assisted in the service.
The funeral of the late Orin T. Smith
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