The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-06
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
A BRooKDALE BOY WITH A
FROG IN HIS THROAT.
susquehanna County Suffers for
Water-A Summer Hotel Project.
Sam Hapgood Catches Fox With
His Hands-Current Topics Dis
cussed,
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Susquehanna, Oct. 4-Farmer Bill
Winthrop lives near Brookdale. His
eldest son. Bob, aged sixteen, sturdy
young fellow, for year has been
'under the weather. and able to do
but little work on the farm. Local
physicians without number have treat
ed him for an unknown malady, but
without success. He has been treated
for enlarged liver, appendicitis, can
Ger of the stomach, ETC., but he has
gradually wasted away, and death
seemed certain. Bob has complained
his stomach, but all Of his physicians
told him that he was laboring under
a hallucination.
Last week a peregrinating Indian
doctor of the Onondaga tribe, struck
Erookdale. He took Bob's case in
hand and one 5ay made him drink
about quart of some bitter decoc-
ton, after which he took him to
spring and placed him on his stom-
ach, with his mouth near the water.
The Indian then pressed hard on
Bobs back, and in moment the
young fellow felt q choking sensation
in his throat. The doctor inserted his
ment drew forth a green frog, weigh
ing eighteen ounces. 1t is supposed
that when the creature was very
small Bob drew it into his stomach
while drinking at some mountain pool.
The frog is alive, and Bob keeps it in
a glass jar as a souvenir.
JUST BETWEEN us.
Because great man sometimes
bolts his party ticket, says a close
observer, it does not follow that every
body who bolts his party ticket is
a great man.
The world is getting better every
year, but the cigarette fiend shows no
signs of reform.
That erring class, the Prohibition
lists, will have "still hunt" in Sus-
quehanna county this year.
The reason Mohammed refused to go
to the mountains was because the
hotel rates were so high.
"a good man gone wrong" IS usually
bad man found out.
MATTERS AND THINGS.
Fred levitt, of Brooklyn, this coun-
ty, wants to go to the legislature on
a fusion ticket. Bet he cannot Jew
lit.
A series of social hops in Susuue-
hanna is "off." The hops We're under
the auspices of several societies of a
church. On the printed invitations the
pastor inserted a fOot-note, requesting
the gentlemen to appear in evening
dress. This the young men took as
a reflection upon their intelligence, and
they refused to attend the hops
Late advices are to the effect that
the Wayne county coal miners are not
yet on strike.
This is said to be the dryest season
in forty-seven years. Vicinity resi-
dents are filling their wells from the
river.
THE NEWS RECORD.
In st. Johns Catholic church last
evening, by the pastor. Rev. P. r.
Broderick, John j. Dougherty and
Miss Mabelle Rose Perry were united
in marriage.
Prof. Byron w. King, OF Pittsburg,
will lecture in Hogan Opera House,
October 20, under the auspices of Grace
Episcopal church of Oakland.
There is a great drought through
out this section. Reservoirs. wells and
mountain streams are dry, and the
SusGuehanna river is at the lowest
mark in its history. There is a cry for
water throughout the land.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Susquehanna county will hold
its annual convention in New Milford
today and Friday
1t is reported that large summer
hotel will be built at Columbia Grove
next summer.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDITATE
The corn grows on the prettiest |
feet.
The life mission of the black ant is
fully accomplished after it has crawled |
down.. a girls back at a picnic.
The shades of evening daily fall |
earlier DER the earth, an unmistakable |
evidence that summer has departed.
The glowing autumns varied tints
With silent joy we always greet,
Because its gilded glory hints
OF buckwhcat cakes and sausage meat. |
Some women cannot make straight |
line, but she can malign another wo-
mans new fall hat.
The nights are getting longer, but |
the young man who occupies half of |
a parlor chair with his best girl every |
evening doesn't realize it.
CAUGHT A FOX WITH HIS HANDS. |
Sam Hapgood, a youth of State Line. |
caught a fox with his handt the other |
day. Reynard was first seen coming |
down the Delaware and Hudson track |
running for, dear life in front of loco
motive. AS locomotive and fox neared |
the station the animal left the track |
and started for the hills.
1t reached the highway, when 1t was |
met by young Eapgard, who was going |
along the road. The fox was so eX-
hausted by it's hard and long race that |
the lad captured 1t and carried it |
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