The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-22
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FARMER SUDDENLY ATTACKED
BY A WILD CAT.
The Animal Leaps from Tree Upon
His Shoulders, Drives Him
Through Rotten Boards Into All
Abandoned Well and Is Finally
Dispatched with Great Dificulty.
Other veracious Chroniclings.

D1Spatcneu WlCn 0rehI OAAhSA'J'
Other veracious Chroniclings.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susouehanna, Oct. 19.-Sam FELTON,,
OF the Cascade section, had startling
experience near Gulf Summit on
Wednesday night. He had attended a
political meeting at the Summit, and
on returning he had occasion to pass
through the dooryard of Farmer Gill
bert, who was away from home. Pass
ing through the yard, FELTON, saw a
, large wildcat in tree. He was not
armed. but he at once made an attack
upon the cat by throwing stones into
the tree.
With savage yell the beast sprang
from the limb and landed upon Eel
toms shoulders and commenced to tear
his clothing and person fearfully. sam
defended himself as best he could with
the means at hand, but was fast be-
ing vanquished when there was a sud-
den crash, and man and cat fell
. through some rotten boards and into
n we'll twenty feet deep. FELTON, was
partially stunned. but the wildcat fell
upon him and escaped injury. The cat
Immediately renewed the attack with
tooth and nail when Sam, with a SUI
preme effort, loosened stone from the
we'll wall ard Gashed it upon the head
of the cat, crushing its skull, and KILL
ing it almost instantly.
Then Sam set up lusty shout,
which was heard by some men who
We're passing by in wagon. They
procured some ropes and brought him
to the surface, where he was soon
. given medical attention. He was bad
ly torn and lacerated, and his clothing
was in tatters. When next he attacks
a wildcat he will use a gun.
SOME NEWS GLEANINGs.
The tanners recently employed in the
Great Bend tannery. closed some
months since, expect to obtain work in
Bnghamton, where the big Wiel tam
merry will soon resume operations.
Carbondale will send a big deleea-
tion to the Roosevelt meeting in Sus-
quehanna October q. A special train
will probably be run over the Jefferson
division.
Eric Hose company, No. 1. will hold
its fifteenth annual ball in Hogan
Opera House on Wednesday evening,
November 2S
Attorney William A. Skinner. Of
Susquehanna, will address the Mckin-
ley and Roosevelt cluo of Montrose OF
Saturday evening ner-.
MEN WHO HURT A TOWN.
Those who don't advertise in the
newspapers.
Those who oppose improvements.
Those who run it down to strangers.
Those who show no hospitality to
any one.
Those who hate to see others make
money.
Those who put on a long face when
a stranger speaks of locating.
Those who oppose every movement
that does not originate with them
selves.
Those who oppose every public inl-
provement that does not appear Of
personal benefit to themselves.
FLoTsAM AND JETsAM.
Never be in too much of a hurry.
Lightning might do great deal more
If it wasn't always in such an awful
hurry.
A blunderer is said to be a man who
starts a new meat market in Lent.
The average pastor would be happy
If his people would hate sin as they do
an extra collection.
Now is the time to sit and get a
bargain, says an exchange. Sitters
are not usually considered bargains.
The Ladies' Home Journal claims
that sour happiness depends on little
things" This is too true. A man who
comes into possession of a plugged
quarter can never know true happiness
until he succeeds in passing 1t off on
some one else
The greatest weather profits in the
months to come will probably be the
retail coal dealers.
IN sUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Rev. j. Colclough. pastor Of the Up
sonville church, has preached his fare
we'll sermon.
Evangelist Sheldon is holding meet
ings in the Hallstead Presbyterian
church.
DIR. c. N. Van Ness, of Hallstead is
suffering from spinal difficulty.
The Hallstead-Great Bend county
bridge is being repainted.
Rev. William Baldwin, of Great
Bend. suffered slight stroke of par
alysis on Monday morning.
1t is claimed that they have onion
socials'' in Great Bend
The Past Sachem's association Of
Susquehanna county. I. O. r, M. will
hold it's annual meetings at Great
Bend on Saturday evening.
a small spider hit the leg of Daniel
OlLeary, jr, of Great Bend, and he
narrowly escaped loosing the member,
FARMERS KNOW THEIR FRIEND.
Congressman C. Fred Wright stood
loyally by the farmers in the great
fight for pure butter in congress last
winter, The farmers will stand loyal
ly by him now and send him back to
Washington TO recontinne the fight
against. qleomargarine,- Re-
publican,
SOME SATURDAY SALAD.
','rhe proposed ballet girl syndicate
W, find itself short on short skirts
when the season opens.
The missing woman and the alb
sconding man are just nov Keeping The
detectives of the county busy.
''"GoSto the ant. thou slugger." cries
an Elmira pape,. 70 which might be
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