The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-10


a candidate for sheriff of Susquehanna.
He has the necessary nerve" anyway.
Wilkes Barre Record.
SOME SIDE ISSUES.
Little Willie from the mirror
Sucked the mercury all off;
Thinking, in his childish error,
1t would cure his whooping cough.
At the funeral Wilie's mother
Smartly said to Mrs. Brown:
"'Twas q chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down."
If it is all the same to the weather
clerk. will he kindly keep enough of
this hot weather to be sure of a sup
ply in August?
Look out for the man whose children
are afraid of him.
The creed of the last session of the
American Surgical association, in Chi
cago, was: Wherever you get good
chance at an appendix slice it,"
The conquest Of the Filipinos and
the organization of a crack ball club
in Susquehanna are two things that are
always on the eve of fulfillment-to-
morrow!
Some men have the happy faculty of
saying the right thing in the right place
whenever called upon to make an ex-
tempore speech. while there are others
who, every time they open their
mouths. put their foot in it,
The Montrose Democrat is getting out
summer resort edition. If you are
going summer during the heated term,
secure a copy.
A VERY CLOSE CALL.
At about o'clock on Wednesday af-
ternoon Mrs. William Bartels, a re-
spected resident of the Oakland side,
attempted suicide by shooting herself
in the head with revolver, the 32-cal-
ibre bullet striking her in the right
side of the head. The scalp was ter
ribly torn. The bullet flattened against
the skull, which was slightly indented.
Mrs Bartels will probably recover.
Some months ago she lost her only
daughter, a bright little girl, since
which time she has been inconsolable.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
The mid-year conference and picnic
of the county w. C. II. U. will be held
at New Milford on Wednesday, June
IA.
1t is expected that the state board Of
pardons will in few days take final
action in the cases of Eagen and Shew
Frank A. Davis, of Clifford, is a
prominent Republican candidate for
register and recorder
William ]. Maxey. of Forest City, is
prominent Republican candidate for
sheriff. Mr.. MaXey is every way quail
ified to fill the position. He has a host
of friends all over the county.
Taking as it's text the finding of the
remains of the little infant in the river
in Susquehanna on Saturday evening,
the Hallstead Herald devotes two
thirds of column to "a Murder Mys-
terry" Physicians are positive that the
murdered babe never breathed.
There wasn't enough of it to constitute
mystery.
Forest caterpillars are infesting and
| damaging maple and other shade trees
in the towns of the county.
Hallstead is being doomed as a Sum-
mer resort. 1t is surely a town with
| picturesqueness all about it.
James T. Dubois, United States con-
sci general to Switzerland, expects to
arrive at his summer home in Hall
stead July or 4. He will sail from
Europe June "a
SOME SHORTS.
Rev. P. F. Broderick, pastor of st.
Johns, Susquehanna, delivered an able
and eloquent temperance address in the
! Montrose Catholic church on Sunday
| evening.
Mr. F. II. Hibbits, the new superin-
tendent of the Jefferson division of the
Erie, was, some years since, Erie me-
| chanical engineer at this point. He
was decidedly popular and his friends
here wish him all manner of success
in his new position.
Mr.. George NJ. Dove on Wednesday
relinquished the superintendency of tho
Jefferson division to become superin-
tendent of the Allegheny division of
the Erie. Mr.. Dove is a first class
railroad man and those who knew him
best like him most. May he live long
and prosper.
In st. Johns Catholic church on Wed
nesday afternoon, by Rev. p. f. Brod-
erick, John ]. Hale and Miss Magaret
| coleman were united in matrimony.
IN A FEW LINES.
AT the residence of the brides moth
er, Mrs Edward Bryan, Miss Zibbie
| Bryan was welded to Arthur l.. Jack
son, of Binghamton, on Wednesday. C,
II. Newins officiated.
| AT the NJ. e. parsonage on Wednes-
day, Albert Patterson, of Susquehanna.
and Miss Gertrude Clappin, of Lones-
boro, were united in matrimony. Rev
c. Fl. Newins ofiiciated.
The steamers "Ermine" and "Idle-
wild' will begin running on Sunday
next. Excursions from Binghamton
to Lanesboro will commence running
on Sunday, June IS.
Mrs. Addie T. Tyler, Of Hallstead
! Great Pocohontas of the state. on
Thursday evening visited Wanecca
council, No l07, Degree Of Pocohontas
The commencement exercises of the
| Susquehanna high school will he held
in Hogan's opera house on FRIDAY
evening, June 23. On Sunday even.
ing, June lS. the class Of 80 will at
tend union services in the Presbyter-
ian church. Rev. Charles II. Newins
pastor of the Methodist church, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon.
Some of the boroughs and townships
nave not as yet provided a candidate
Tor county office. Men and breth.
ren' this ought not to be!
Beautiful Farview, with all of its
plcturesqueness, is still to be the OBJ.
Ject point for numbarlesS excursiops