The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-04


Susquehanna, Feb. Edward Wet
eel, Scranton sewing machine agent,
recently had thrilling experience near
Melrose. He was riding a horse along
an old log road on his way to see n
customer. when n wildcat sprang from
the bishes with a growl, gave two or
three leaps and seized the horse by
the neck. Wetzel kicked at it as hard
as he could until it let go, and it drop
ped in front of the running horse. He
didn't hear anything more from the
wildcat. and. after he had quieted the
horse and hitched him to a tree, he
went back, struck some matches and
searched for the savage beast The
wildcat lay in the road with a crushed
skull, the horse having apparently trod
upon it as it fell.
DEATH OF DIR. S. ]. ENCLE.
DR.. Sanford j. Engle, of SusQuchan-
ma, died in Binghamton, whittier he
had gone fer treatment fer Brghts
disease of the kidneys, and for rest,
on Wednesday morning. He is surviv-
ed by the widow and young son.
His untimely death is deeply regretted
by a very wide circle of relatives and
Friday afternoon, in Binghamton. The
interment will occur in Union, n. Y,
the former home of the deceased. st.
Andrews commandery, No. 76 X. T.,
of which the deceased was an hon
orary member, will conduct the SER
vices at the grave.
SOME ODDS AND ENDS.
The pistol that wasn't loaded Us
Transforming the children into angels
just now at a rate that is lightly start
linz.
of workingmen in America. that the
poor mans club is his home."-Col. II.
H. Hadley.
The robin who remained north with
out his overcoat is in q had way.
The crank is a man who inflicts on
the world fool notions and queer man
ners that the average man reserves for
the bosom of his family.
Next to running for office, applying
for a liquor license is calculated to
bring out a mans past history and
previous condition of servitude.
Times are picking up. While all the
newspapers speak of people accepting
positions" not one of them announces
that anybody had taken job.
MATTERS IN BRIEF.
Since the organization of the order
the Catholic Mutual Benevolent asso-
| citation has paid out 100000 in death
claims in Susquehanna.
The funeral of Mrs. Silah Brock, for
merly, and for years q resident, of Sus-
quehanna, occurred in Carbonate on
Sunday. Mr.. Brock died on Wednes-
day afternoon.
number of colored people from De-
posit Binghamton, Walton and Port
Jervis, indulged in a cake walk in Ho-
gan's opera house on Wednesday even
| ing. Mr.. Andsit and partner, of De-
post, took the cake"
Palestine commandery Knights Tenn
plar, of Carbondale. will today attend
the funeral of the late Dr. S. ]. Engle,
a former eminent commander.
Rev. w. D. Grow, the veteran Car
bondale evangelist, is assisting Pastor
Davis in extra services in the BAPTIST
church.
On Thursday, Feb. 9, st. Johns
branch, No. IL, Catholic Mutual Ben
eVolent association, will celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of the order by
an entertainment.
A PASSION FOR CLOTHES PINS.
A Cascade farmer has cat that has
developed the sane interest in clothes
pins that an ordinary cat takes in
mouse-catching, and she parades with
her captives with just as much pride.
| She has long devoted herself to col
lecting lost clothes pins, and not a
rev that were not lost Strange to
say, she never touches the pins be-
longing TO her owner, but is death to
those which belong to the neighbors.
In the past three months she has
brought home over twenty-eight dozen
pins, and inquiry shows that the cat
Keeps her eye on the place where the
pins are Kept. One neighbor kent O.
basket fun on tin roof, and the had
| to pass over two or three roofs to get
them, but she succeeded in taking
| three dozen from the basket before
she was discovered.
| SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY NOTES.
Montrose church people are after the
| Mormon elders. Anti Mormon litera-
ture is being distributed to counteract
| the evil effects of the Mormon tracts.
| The elders viii make few converts in
| Montrose. They are barking up the
wrong tree.
c. c. Pratt, of New Milford. has been
appointed aide-de-camp on the staff
| of Governor Stone.
The Susquehanna County Medical So
ciety will meet at the Mitchell house,
| in Hallstead, on Tuesday next.
Fletcher G. Warner of Montrose, has
| been appointed county court Crier, to
succeed the late Edmund Baldwin.