The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-04

Heade Snake-Narrow Escape of
Forest City Burglar.
Special Correspondence of The Tribune
Susquehanna, July 3.-Honesdale's
editors are just now kept busy guess
ing and predicting what the Delaware
and Hudson and the Erie are going to
do between Honesdale and Carbondale.
Bre'r Haines, of the Honesdale 1nde-
pendent, had a whole lot Of day dreams
last week, among them that Homes
dale is to be on the great trans-con-
tinental line between the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans" Perhaps! But at
present it is very comfortably and
pleasantly situated between the Texas
depot and Waymart.
Brer Hainss goes into details and
| figures that the Eries main line is
| going through Honesdale, because,
among other things, that the great
| Starrucca viaduct at Lanesbore needs
rebuilding. The Starrucca viaduct is as
solid as the everlasting hills. When
| 1t needs to be taken down, there will
be no railroads. People will be carried
through the air The Independents
guessing machine has evidently jumped
| a cog.
But come what may, Susquehanna
will be on the line of the Eries great
four-track road now in process of con-
| struction by the gifted editors of
| Honesdale.
A VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDER
NESS.
We have never been represented at
the county seat, although the metro
| polls of the county.--Forest City News
The records will undoubtedly show
that the alleged metropolis Is almost
! constantly represented" at the county
seat-in the county Jail. Some people
are never satisfied.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
| The Republican county committee
met in Montrose on Saturday, and fixed
August 10 as the time for holding the
nominating convention.
The funeral of Billings Stroud, an
old and prominent resident of Mont
rose, took place on Thursday.
| Patriotic Uniondale will celebrate
"the 4th."
Montrose will have a celebration.
| Onice-seekers will be thicker'n flies.
Is hanging played out" In old Sus-
bhCIldlhol COuillJ we SIdll sOOU Stts
James Tucker, of jackson, has been
| appointed principal of the Thomson
graded schools.
The funeral of Mrs Stephen Farm
ham, an aged resident Of Stevens
Point, took place on Saturday after
noon, with interment in Great Bend
| township.
There will be a good fruit crop in
| the county.
The forest caterpillar so much dread
ed, is doing little damage to shade
| trees in the towns of the county.
William J. pike, of Hallstead, the
able private secretary to Congressman
Grow, has been stricken with paralysis.
SEARCHING FOR HIDDEN
TREASURE.
Farmer Edgerton, Of Brookdale, has
discovered on his farm a mineral
spring, with alleged curative virtues. A
home has been built for those desiring
to take the healing waters and baths
1t is said that an old man named
Reegan buried $4,000 in gold on the
farm in 1872, and was unable to find
the spot again, owing to a severe storm
having altered the locality. After Far
mer Edgerton purchased the place a
ultuluHl pIeulClCu l1ut the treasure
would be found near a spring. The
spring has been discovered, and Far
mer Edgerton and a corps of men are
hunting for the hidden treasure.
LITTLE LOCALITIES.
William c. Kotz, a prominent busi-
ness man, is critically i'll.
| John Gibbons who was recently shot
by fellow tramps, has been taken to
st. Francis Hospital in Jersey City. for
treatment. He will probably recover.
'Tis hard to kill a tramp.
Six switching locomotives will be
built in the Erie shops. A number OF
"class 1" engines have Just been COM
pleted.
There will be a celebration in River
side Park, Lanesboro. An attractive
programme has been arranged.
Rev. w. j. Cleveland, late rector of
Christ Episcopal church, has removed
to Dakota, to renew his labors as mis-
sionary among the Sioux Indians.
The railroads will make reductions to
people desiring to attend Susquehan-
mas great street fair.
The pastors will meet on Wednesday
to arrange for the entertainment of a
number of fresh air children from New
York.
A MOTHERS DEVOTION.
Two Carbondale fishermen, Gala
gher and Kilgallon, of Dundaff street
recently drove to Robinson's pond in
search of fish. Arriving at the pond
they placed the horse and buggy in
a barn. They saw an old cat jump into
the buggy, but paid no attention to
her. After catching enough fish, they
returned to the barn. The cat was
still in the buggy, but she was taken
out. When the fishermen started fol-
home the old cat ran on behind. When
they stopped at Waymart the cat
} again jumped into the buggy but when
they resumed their journey she was
thrown out, and again followed on be-
hind, never losing sight Of the vehicle
Arriving home, the neighbors came tc
see the catch. When the fishermen
opened the back of the buggy they
were surprised to find tour little kit
tens The mother cat had followed all
, those long miles to be with her young
SOME SIDE ISSUES.
Does it pay to cook food for hogs?
asks an agricultural paper Ask some
boarding house keeper.
An Ararat woman, aged SO, washes
and bakes for a family OF four per-
sons. A great deal can be got out OF
old people if they are properly mar
ried.
In ten years Melrose Sunday school,
has been visited twice by clergymen
Two clergymen made one visit each
Comment appears 10 be unnecessary
In Binghamton they have "pie so.