The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-12
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
STORY OF FARMER MARR'S
WEEPING WILLOW TREE.
Matters of Interest in Railroad
Circles-Future Force at the Erie
Shops to Be Increased-still Fight
ing the Shew and Eagen Case.
Proverbs Ancient and Modern.
Susquehanna County News.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. April 11.--One hum
dred years ago Farmer Mari, of Lynn.
set out a willow slip, which grew to
he a good-siXed tree. Mr.. Mari was
an obliging sort Of person, and he kept
his grindstone--one of the few in that
Vicinity-under the willow by the road
side for the convenience of his neigh
bors. Some of the farmers were un-
grateful fellows. for often when they
had done grinding, they would try the
blades upon the sheltering tree. So
that its beauty was spoiled and it's
lie endangered. Then Farmer Marr
drove a lot of spikes into the trunk,
covering the heads artfully with bark,
and when the reighboring vandals
had spoiled few axes they quit try
ing edges on the willow. Mari and
his companions are all dead and for
gC>ten, but the willow still flourishes,
and the axe marks are ohliterated,
while the protecting spikes are grown
deep in the heart of the tree.
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Charles Depew, for ten years past
operator at Jefferson junction. has
been appointed Delaware and Hudson
station agent at Lanesboro to succeed
the late Martin Jones Taylor Mr.
Depew will make a popular and oblig-
ing official.
The current report that the Sus-
quehanna division officers of the Erie
We're to be removed from Elmira to
Susquehanna, probably lacks founda-
tion in fact. There is consolation in
la doc 40 g., hDI
the rumor.
about LOO men are now employed
in the Erie shops and yards at this
point. There are indications that in
the near future the force will be fur
ther materially increased,
The funeral of Edward Moore. who
received fatal injuries at Owego. by
being struck by night express train
No, {, took place from the late resi-
dence of Edward Ogden, esq, in Oak
land, on Thursday afternoon.
STRUCK BY AN AEROLITE.
AZ a Montrose lawyer was recently
driving a COW from the barn to the
watering trough, he was struck by a
swift descending aerolitc The stone
came down from a direction a little
west Of south, striking the man squar"
on the left cheek, and glancing off, it
struck the COW and killed her instant
ly. The stone is about the size of IL
wooden water bucket, ana appears to
be composed of pyrites of iron. The
COW was honest and faithful, and she
VIII be missed in the community.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Judge Searle last week held court
in Troy, Bradford county.
The funeral of Mr. H. II. Wilbur.
pastor of the Jackson Baptist church.
took place on Thursday.
a county superintendent of schools
will be elected in Montrose May >. 1t
| is expected and to be hoped that Su-
perintendent Charles T.. MoXley, OF
Hallstead, will be his own successor.
The fourteenth annual convention of
| the Susquehanna County Sunday
| School association will be held in the
| Congregational church in Hartford
| May and 8. Mrs. j. Woodbridge Bar
| rus, state superintendent, and Rev
| Charles Roads, ID. D., state secretary
| will be present.
The next eting of the Past Sach-
| EN- : association of Susquehanna coun-
| tY. !. Q. Red Men, will be held in
| Halstead April -.
George French, of Jackson, is Il Re-
! publican candidate for county com.
| missioner.
CHIEFLY OTHERWISE.
IT was a wicked fellow who said:
The less religion there is in a church
the more ice cream ana oysters i
takes to run it,"
And it, probably never helps tn,
| Lord any for man to go braggine
| about what a great sinner he used tC
| be
| Humanity appears to be very un'
| equally divided between those VIII,
can't stand prosperity and those who
can't get any to stand.
| An ancient proverb said: "A cold
| Arr,l the barn will be filed"
The way to make the world better
is by reforming number one. Thel
there is surely one less tough sinner
! in the world.
Where viii the coming man live?'
is the startling question asked by
| modern philosopher IT rents al
| vance very much, it is feared that tn,
young man win have to live with his
! father-inlaw.
FOR AND AGAINST.
Thomas j. Davies, esq, Of Montrose
| has been in town taking depositiOns il