The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-16
sUsoUEHANNA COUNTY.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Aug. IA hard gang
of tramps made things lively for "A
short time this morning on the Oak
land side, between 1 and 2 o'clock
They entered the residence OF Charles
Brown and ransacked II, securing a
wallet containing $50 in cash. The
home of William Klees was visited
but the inmates drove off the intruders
and notified Mr.. Klees, who is elec-
trician at the Susquehanna electric
light works. Mr.. Klees blew the whis-
tie at the works, to alarm the Erie
employees in the West Susquehanna
yard, and went into the highway tC
meet the gang. He was knocked down
and one of the desparadoes dis
charged revolver at him, but he es-
capped injury. A German stranger,
walking along the highway. was held
up and robbed of So. Fearing capture
by the Erie yardmen, the gang at once
fed, some of them wading the river.
The Susquehanna police and night
worllmen in the Susquehanna shops
rounded up seventeen of the gang
besides. From fifty to one hun
drcd tramps are daily encamped
on Canavan's Island, in Oak
land township, in the western SUI
burbs of the borough. From this
point they make incursions upon
ncighboring towns.
Owing to the illness of several OF
the Windsor nine, the Susquehanna
and Windsor game of ball announced
for Beebe Park this afternoon, is
postponed, without date.
John w. Barnes, OF Scranton, has
returned home from a visit with Sus-
quehanna relatives.
The Susquehanna High School Alum
nj association this evening enjoyed a
steamer excursion up the river ia
Columbia grove.
Quite q number of our townspeople
are in Montrose. attending the Au-
gust term of court.
The Susquehanna and Oakland Gun
club will have a shoot on Friday at
ternoon.
Prof. Homer N. Barrett, the able and
popular principal OF the Lanesboro
graded school, is a candidate for the
principalship Of the Jermyn schools to
succeed Principal Rogers, who Is In
take charge of one OF the schools in
Scranton. Prof. Barrett is a very
capable instructor, and Jermyn will do
well If It secures him.
y man named Buchanan, whose
| home Is at Winwood. Pa. fell under
the wheels of an Erie train, near De-
post, on Sunday night, and was killed
He had been visiting relatives at Gulf
| Summit.
a social hop will be held in Hogan
opera house on Thursday evening
| Doran's orchestra will furnish music
| for the occasion.
a big delegation of Susquehanna
people Will go to Lestershire on We'd
nesday, to witness the ball game be-
| tween the Susquehanna and the Les
| tershire mines.
Hon. James 7. Dubois and family
of Hallstead, arrived In New York on
| Saturday, on the American liner St
Paul, from Liverpool. His record as
| United States consul general at St
| Gall, Switzerland, has been a splendid
one. Welcome home!
An eagle, measuring six feet from tit
! to tip Of wings, was killed near Gull
! Summit on Monday. 1t had Just killed
| and was carrying away a lamb.
! If the larger towns in Susquehanna
| county have increased perceptibly ir
| population during the past ten years
| they Will be surprised.
The Erie is doing an excellent excur.
! sion business.
A number of Onondaga Indians are
in town, selling some sort of stomach
| wash, beads and bric-a- -brac.
The Susquehanna shop men will run
their annual excursion to Emira on
Saturday next. The town will be de-
! populated on that day.
Many of the night workmen in the
| Erie shops were out tramp hunting
| last night.
Rev, Anthony T. Broderick, of Mont
rose, is the guest of his brother, Rev.
p. F. Broderick, at st. Johns paro-
chial residence.
Miss Anna Burns is at the Thousand
Islands of the st. Lawrence.
Miss Katherine Strider left on Mon
day for visit with relatives in Wash
ington and points south.
The Klark-Scoville company will ap-
pear in Hogan Opera House for the
week beginning Aug. o.
Mrs. Joseph Mulrooney. of Scran-
ton, has returned home from a visit
with Susquehanna relatives.