The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-18

haStlly attempted to diSgOrge his re-
past, but the effort was made too late.
Not more than five inches of water
snake had ben yielded up when both
reptiles plunged into the stream and
sank at once. A hundred bubbles
arose, and the only spectator of the
uncanny contest is inclined to believe
that the black snakes life fiOated to
the surface in one of them.
IN A FEW LINES.
John Roberts, an aged resident, died
in New Milford on Friday of heart
failure. The funeral took place from
the residence of a daughter of the
deceased Mrs. William Donaldson, in
this place. on Monday afternoon, Rev.
d. I. Sutherland, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, officiating. Inter-
ment was made in the Lanesboro GEM
terry.
A largely attended meeting of the
Susquehanna Route union of the Five
States Milk Producers association
was held on Monday in Susquehanna.
A. d. Wallace. of Hackettstown, N.
j., representing the American Agri-
culturist made a statement and an
swered questions in regard to the new
milk deal or contract going into ef-
feet Nov. /.
The Erie will soon place an order
for ten new passenger cars and five
first class passenger locomotives. or
the one thousand box cars ordered of
the Michigan City Car works, 500
have been delivered. The company
will eXpend during this year in per-
manent improvements about 81, 900, 900.
MIKE AND THE WILDCATS.
Mike Gilhool has been working in a
bluestone quarry near Hallstead, and
visited that place on Saturday to get
some tools sharpened Just as he was
about to start back, some one told
him that if he would go over a noun
tain he would not lose his way, but
would save several miles Of walking.
Mike started out, but after travelling
several miles the sun was almost
down.
At last he made up his mind that he
was lost and. to use his own words,
feared that he would be robbed and
murthered all alone" While he was
in this state of mind he spied a Wild
cat sitting upon an old stump, and he
with fright. Recovering his self-pos-
session a little, he said: II thought it
wouldn't do to let the wildcat know I
was afraid of him. and I thought I
might scare him bit by making him
think that there We're several with me,
so, running just a little, called out
| as loud as iver / could: Pat, Oh. say
Pat, bould on till I catch up wild ye
an the rest O the b'ys" When the
wildcat heard that he walked away
and said not word"
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Certain Democratic candidates for
county offices and their assistants are
carrying on a still hunt" and are en-
| deavoring to dispose of political gold
bricks" among unsuspecting Republi-
| cans. Don't be bunceod. Montrose
| Republican.
In Nontrose on Wednesday evening.
| Miss Matte Kent will be united in
marriage to William Fl. McCreary, of
| Hallstead.
Next week the gates of Montrose will
| swing open to admit the noble army of
! Susquehanna county school teachers.
and all our people will join in giving a
! glad and hearty welcome to the visit
ors.-MOntrose Republican. Because
"all our people" have hash to sell! The
darling dollar will make lots o. gates
| swing wide open.
The Hallstead Herald concludes the
| batch of items sent i'm by it's Great
Bend correspondent with this footnote:
"Our thanks are due our correspondent
for a nice lot of chestnuts." Rather
| suggestve
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Advance copies of the new railway
guides contain no reference to the
Binghamton, State Line and williams
port railway-now to the tunneling OF
the Moosic mountain by the Honesdal,
newspapers.
Halstead begins to recover from that
"crawly'' feeling concerning its rail.
road future.
The two large yards in Susquehanna
are constantly filed with freight
trains. Old Erie is booming beauti.
fully.
The recent current report that the
Erie would abolish mileage books anC
make a general two-cent rate lack:
foundation in fact.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAAI.
susquehanna county editors have
temporarily at least, ceased callinl
each other delightful liars and blast,
ed idiots. How good and how pleasan
it is, good brethren to dwell together
in unityl
! Somebody is a little behind in theil