The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-30
THANKSGIVING
ANECDOTES
AND OTHER NOTES OF INTER
EST FROM WHITNEY.
Hunting Yarns from Pike County.
Annual Ball of the Erie Hose Com
pany--Railroad Matters Tersely
Discussed-Ted a Horse with a
Spoon-A Lady with Two Lovers.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Nov. 29.--There comes
n day near the last of November, when
diners at Il well spread table may feel
inclined to repeat the remarks of a
new recruit at West Point. some time
since. The young man was a rough
diamond II recent Importation from
the rural districts. and when the car
Yer was ready to serve him, he said:
And now. Mr. c.. what part will
YOU take?"
The answer was at once forthcoming:
''lmparticular. said Mr.. c.. Big
piece anywhar!'
SOME SHORT ONES.
The Eric shops. the sci oos and the
banks are closed today.
The funeral of the late William p.
Munson. who, died at Cedar lake, Geor-
gia. will occur on Friday afternoon
from Christ Episcopal church.
In Pike county. II few days since.
Frank Boydcn, of the Oakland side.
aged eighteen, killed Il magnificent
buck. which when dressed weighed 80
pounds. II was the largest deer killed
in that section in years. Its great ant
lcrs have been sent to New York city
10 be mounted.
Erie Hose company. No |. held it's
fourteenth annual ball in Hogan opera
house last evening. and it was sue
cess in every respect. Dofan's orchestra
furnished music, and the banquet was
held at the Central house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Brush, esteemed
residents. left on Wednesday for Berlt-
ley California. their former place OF
residence. where they will hereafter re-
side.
JUST BETWEEN Us.
Some men speak from the heart. and
some from experience, but the most
listeners lately have surrounded the
man who spoke from the stump.
In the fail the honest farmer kills
he 'crunters'' in the noon in the fall
the rural sportsman hunts the wild,
nocturnal coon.
1t is the person who talks most dur
ing the performance that. always ap-
nlauds loudest and longest Just at the
wrong time. g..
The human race is divided into two
classes-thosc who go ahead and do
something. and those who sit still and
yell: 'Why in the deuce wasn't ii done
the other way?"
The faith cure people appear 10 be
To end this species of killing, but how
are fools to be protected?
If we may judge from some of the
recent lawsuits being instituted Il man
does not know who his Wife is until he
dies.
\ number of vicinity newspapers
mote with Thanksgiving the stable
condition of the business interests" In
SprinStime. more especially. a major
ity of the people note with sorrow the
stable condition of Susquehanna'
chief thoroughfarc." It's offal!
RAILROAD CINDERETTEs.
Our own Chauncey Depew denies the
current report that the New York Cen
trail people are to gobble up the Erie
lust now we are running railroads
not buying Them says the genial
Chauncey.
The Erie is practicinS with tele-
phones in telegraph offices, prepara-
tory, it is said, to placing the former
into signal towers.
Since the death of the late lamcnted
scott Harris, of DWego G.. NJ. Wrighter,
also of Owego, is the only survivor of
the galaxy of old-tme Erie passenger
conductors. The list included Captain
Henry Ayres, Samuel Crouch. Ira A.
Post, Jerome Dennis, fred Butler. Sew
ard Goss and Charles Green. They
We're all gentlemanly, jovial and atten-
tive to passengers. Green be their
memory,
There Is a good freight traffic on the
JEFFERSON division of The Erie The
Delawar" and Hudson coal. which
formerly came over the division now
goes over the Carbondale and HOncs-
I.Iz h,, ,DL nc H.. n
son road,
MATTERS IN GENERAL
a Susnuehanna dentist has practice
or S3,O0o Il year, and yet he is often
seen looking down in the mouth
a Scranton judge has decided thai IA
man Is in duty bound To tell his wife
where he spends his evening when he
is away from home. He generally
does, bur nine times cut of ten he
hasn't been there. And when he tells
her the truth, she thinks he has been
somewhere else anyhow.
The little blue bird that pcrched
itself on the tree tops few days ago
has ablicated, ana the cold hearted
icicle win soon have his position.
3inghamton cashier, who has |
served twenty-five years in that pu-
'''''l' hil'i ulNiNS SIlDMtN IL Slp0t'
balance, was the other day presented |
with ring worth IS by the ban; di- |
rectors This is another living proof |
that honesty is certain 10 be rewarded |
in the end
The church fair is never referred to |
as IA fair exchange"
For "A week the Thanksgiving tur-
key has looked over his shoulder every
time he stopped TO pick up kurnel |
of corn.
A man in MOnirose used Il coffin
handle for II door knob, and there is |
not a negro in the town who would :
open that door even though the house
was full of chickens.
"Nothng is ever really lost, or can |
be lost" sings ELLA Wheeler Wilcos. |
Fila appears never 10 have played |
poker.
FED A HORSE WITH \ SPOON.
A vicinity veterinary surgeon re-
fently performed an operation ON a
horse that Is said to be The first of