The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-08
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
QUEER ANTICS OF WIDOW
SIMPSONS WILD GOOSE.
Grand Jury of 1885 Reports on the
Anti-slavery society---Banquet to
Judge Searle - Two True Fish
Stories from Red Rock "A Lanes
boro Citizen with Defective Hear
ing.
Special to The Tribune.

simpson, OIL BIOOkudle, ndu WIN
goose, which was the terror of the
township. The widow bought the
goose when it was u yearling, and for
II while it was model bird. 1t soon
developed a great taste for grass, and
the widows fine lawn and flower beds
were soon wrecked. Neighbors asked
that the goose be killed, but the widow
loved the bird and refused to give IL
the hatChet The next act of the goose
was to attack and seriously injure q
4-year-Old daughter of a neighbor. y
few days later it destroyed several
front yards and upset n 50-gallon can
belonging to a millkman. 1t next at
tackled all the clothes lines in the
neighborhood. II dragged the clothes
in the dirt and tore some of them into
ribbons. Then the neighbors shot at
n" goose more than fifty times, but
never touched it. Farmer Welsh. how
ever. whose dairy had been entered
shot at the goose and killed his neigh
nnr's calf which was feeding in a back
lot II cost him $l7 to pay for the
calf. The wild goose attacked the
poultry yards and i'm a week slaugh
tered more than a score of young
chickens. 1t had no respect even for
It's own kind. and killed half a dozen
young goslings. The illuminating out
rage was pCrpctuatcd last week. There
is a email public sChol with a young
woman in charge. about a quarter of a
mile from Mrs, simpsons home. The
other morning the goose flew in at the
door of the school room. 1t pcrChed on
the back Of the desk, and took a phil
pSOphicai survey Of the room and its
inmates. All recognized the terror of
the ucighhorhood. The teacher seized
a ruler and threw it at the goose. The
angry bird few at her and gave her
long scratch across the forehead.
The children in alright ran out Of the
room ana tho teacher followed, leav-
ing the gOOsa the monarch of all he
surveyed. The alarm was given, and
some men returned to capture the in
truder. The goose was gone, but the
room was wrecked. The floor was COW
cred with books. Most of them had
their leaves torn out. Nearly all the
windows were broken. While they were
looking at the ruin the goose flew to
the window squawked. and disappeared
into a nearby forest. Ii has not since
been seen, and Widow Simpson and
he entire neighhorhood are rs4picing.
But the goose may return.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED.
May ,, 1886. the grand jury of Sus-
quehanna county made this present
ment against the Montrose Anti -Slav-
cry ana Free Discussion society, or
ganized in April, 1886: That the So
ciety was a band of criminals. an un-
lawful assembly ana disturber of the
peace, with the object Of aiding to
carry into effect the dangerous project
of an immediate and entire abrogation
of the system of slavery. That the
Anti-Slavery society aforesaid does
materially diaquiet, disturb and mo-
lest the peace and common tranquility
of the good people of this part of the
commonwealth, being calculated to
move and excite them to hatred and
dislike of the Constitution
create and encourage a ruthless spirit
of civil disCOrd and discussion by un-
nessarily interfering with the consti-
tutional rights of our brethren in sis
Ter states" The society continued to
do business at the old stand
IN OLD SUSQUEHANNA COURTS.
The business men and residents of
Forest city have petitioned the Erie
company for a new and respectable
station.
The balance in the county treasury
January !, 1899, was $S,7Oi.5O. The bal
ance in the treasury, January |, 1895
was $i,239.jS.
\ banquet will be given i'm honor of
Judge Daniel w. Searle at the Tarbell
house. i'm Montrose on Thursday even
ing, February %.
our State Senator Hardenburg has
again introduced the Erie bonus bill In
the senate. 1t once passed both houses
hut Governor Hastings gave it the
hatchet.
Mrs. Fostman Whitney, relict ot
Mcrrick r. Whitney, died in Thomson
un sunday of paralysis, aged 81 years
The funeral will occur on Wednesday
Muntrose church societies are distri.
huting tracts, to cOunteraCt the per,
nicious effects of the literature dis
uihuted Icy tn crrinE Mormon elders
The elders win make few converts IN
Montrosc. They are barking up the
wrong tree.
Muntrose is debating whether t,
celebrate it's Tooth anniversary i'm lS9.
or 1900. Like a good many people. shg
At the county court last week I'm thu
10000 damage suit of Patrick II
Dearie ct. al, vs.. T. G. Manner, Of For,
est City, a non-suit was entered, tn,
plaintiff not appearing.
The next meeting of the Past Sach
ems Association of Susquehann'
county, Improved Order Red Men, viii
he held in Hallstead in April
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATED.
\ Scranton newspaper alIudes to
German baker Are Scranton peopl
cannibals?
II is when times are dull that sharl
business men go to the newspapers foI
space.
Drowned while Skating" is becom
ing common headline in the news
papers.
When a hoy applies for a situation n,
should always have a cigarette in hi
mouth--if he does not want a lob.
The man whose "sympathies are en-
listed" in a good cause doesn't alway
draw a pension,
Women came from a rib, but sh
doesn't get roasted in the newspaper
as often as the man.
There are few things around a print
Ing office that a cockroach will nc
aibble; and yet who ever heard of on
biting an editor or reporter? Th
rockroach is not so green as ii seems.
Keep your eyes open as you &
through life" may he a good motto
but there is nevertheless wisdom /
{A~>~AAf Nomoney in advance we.1