The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
MENTION Of
Men Of HOUR
INCIDENTALLY A COUPLE OF
GOOD HUNTING STORIES.

GOOD HUNTING STORIES.
Chief Clerk Tobey, Of the Coal De-
partment of the D., L. & w. Co.
Aroused Anticipations Which Alas,
Were Not Realized-Professor John
Beaumont Had an Odd Experience
at Raffie-City Assessor Rims
land Saw Things Thanksgiving
Day Which Don't Happen Often.
Although not "A great many persons
| are aware of the fact. Charles l.. Tobey
chief clerk of Superintendent Looms,
of the coal department of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
road, is a hunter of renown. When we
say that not many persons are aware
| of the fact, all people outside of the
Lackawanna station are meant. as in
side the buildings four walls. Mr..
Tobey's fame has long been established.
When he nonchalantly remarked on
the day before Thanksgiving that he
pursuing festive game in Susquehanna,
visions of venison dinners tloated be-
fore the eyes of all his friends and a
prominent member of the transDorta-
tion office generously offered to put at
the Nilnrod's disposal an extra freight
car or two to carry the victims OF his
Drowess. The refusal of the genial head
clerk of the offer was considered at the
ty,,n ff,l lAr, inc .,F
IMAM trying to hide his light under u
bushel.''
Friday morning Mr.. Tobey was a
little late in arriving at the station.
and when he entered his office he found
it thronged with heads of departments,
chief clerks and even office boys. with
eager, expectant looks on their faces
for the promised game. But alas dis
appointment awaited them all, as
Thanksgiving proved a Waterloo Bal
aklava and Gettysburg combined and
not single biped or quadruped was
bagged by the sportsman.
Mr.. Tobey managed. however, to as
suage the grief of his venison- hungry
colleagues. and still remains one of the
most popular men in the Lacka wanna
station.
clerks in the Erie station at Newark,
y. j.. and came to this city with Super
intendent Loomis. He has acquired
hosts of friends here by his constant
good humor and amiablity. and is one
of the leading spirits in the Green
Ridge camp of Modern Woodmen, where
his perseverance and industry IN get
ting new members has earned him de-
cide.i prominence.
Prof. John Beaumont. principal of
No s school. relates Il thrilling eX
perience which happened to him re-
Gently, and one which he Will not soon
forget 1T happened at a turkey raf-
tie the other night in West Scranton.
John had distanccd all of mis- compe-
titors in shaking for a handsome 20
pound bird, and he proudly tucked the
turkey under his arm and started
home. with visions of swell Thanks
giving dinner looming up before him.
Wien he had reached the door of
the hostelry, a number of the boys
tried tn put the turkey up for another
rattle. but he declined. While his at
ton was directed from the bird. one
of the crowd saturated the turkeys
Instantly there arose II blue ilame
around the out-Stretched feathers that
threatened to roast Mr.. Turkey alive
The professor dropped his prize like
a hot potato, and for Il minute a live
ly scramble cnsued among the crowd
in uuenching the flames on the tail
of the turkey. Fortuna ely, the dam
age was slight, but Beaumont was in
10
who admired the turkey, regardless of
his damaged tail. came forward and
offered the professor s. as 4 balm for
his lutlled feelings, and carried of the
prize.
City Assessor Rinsland is Il great
hunter and also a great narrator or
tales of the chase. His latest hunting
story is Il very good one, in fact, sew
eral who have heard it pronounce ii
to be the star effort of his story telling
career. Phil was out hunting on
Thanksgiving day at Dalevile with DR..
Brewster. Lance Depew and dog,
and il is concerning this expedition
that he narrates about.
I'VE had had pretty good luck" says
he and had bagged several of big
peared. Where he went we did not
know. We searched here. there and
everywhere for the animal, but not a
trace of him could we discover, We
tracked up and down the fields fo,
over a mile in every direction before
we finally found him.
He was standing on small rock
looking intently at patch of brush ana
when we called to him he did not move,
but kept his eyes rivetcd on the brush.
Depew went over close to the dog, but
he never moved.
""rhere's something in this brush,
boys said Lance, as he started to feel
around in it with his hands. AS he
did so there was Il whirring sound and
up arose beautiful quail as swift rs
an arrow. Now, quails when they rise
into the air do so very quickly. so
that all you can see is u whirl of
brown. In this instance, however, we
reckoned without the dog, for the in
stant the quail put in an appearance
he gave Il flying leap into the air af-
ter her and caught the birds legs in
his teeth, bringing her to earth.
1T was the most wonderful thing of
its kind ever saw and the other gen.
tlemen in the party will bear out that
what say is true. The dog had come
upon the bird in the brush and had
kept watching it for upwards of an
hour, We couldn't believe our eyes at
first when we saw the bird i'm his
mouth"
POLICE PICKINGs.