The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
Whitney SEES
A PORCUPINE
REMARKABLE ADVENTURE OF
AN EAST RUSH CITIZEN.
Story of the Woman Who Died on an
Apple Tree-one on the Mayor.
susquehanna County News Notes.
Random suggestions-Told in a
Few Lines


night a. man at East Rush treed what
ne supposed to be coon and CLIMBED
the tree to disodge It. He encountered
a porcupine. which filed his face ana
hands with quilts. and caused him to
fall heavily to the ground. The en-
ragged animal then descended the tree
and attacked the hound dog, blinding
1t in one eve and filling its neck ana
mouth with uuils. The man was rem
dered unconscious. and was found by
a searching party the next morning.
"The fretful porcupine" went hence,
other worlds to conquer.
SOOTHING THE BEREAvED.
Some time since Susquehanna
county woman. tired OF life. hung her
self to an apple tree. The evening af-
ter the funeral service neighbors called
upon the husband to offer their con-
dolence, and to cheer him up as hest
they could. One of the party ventured
, the remark that death was probabl
nearly painless. to which the bereaved
husband replied: "Wa-al. l hardly
think so. She must have kicked dread
fully, for she shook off more'n a
bushel Of my best apples!"
IN sUsQUEHANNA COUNTY.
MOntrose has a county Republican
jollification today. Montrose Is always
a little slow. but then
Four hundred and ten Prohibition
votes We're cast in Susquehanna coun-
~ at the recent election. The number
of Prohibition votes cast in this con-
gressional district was 1897. All for
principle"
Farmers Institutes will be held in
this county as follows Auburn Centre,
Dec. {; Montrose. December s; Brook
lyn. Dec. 10: New Milford. Dec. II:
Welsh HILL Dec. ~: Eniondale, Dec. H.
Able speakers will be present.
After a very long illness. DR.. Van
Ness. of Hallstead. is able to resume
his office practice.
Farmers in this county report that
their cows become intoxicated by eat
ing apples. They take a horn as
'twere.
ONE ON THE MAYOR.
An old Democrat from the rural dis
tricts met Mayor jerome Dewitt. of
Binghamton. who is a staunch Demo-
crat and native of New Milford. a
few days after election, and in Woe
be-gone manner and trembling voice
said: Mayor. it has gone agin us! You
can't elect an honest Democrat to
office any more in this country
MERELY SAID ASIDE.
Spellbindcrs now homcward GO
Praise God from whom a blessings flow.
Marriage is a safeguard. providing
you only have one wife at time.
Coal dealers now commence to freeze
tha hank of the DpO.
pie.
The silence of death comes even to
a silver tongue.
Is not there some way to put an
end to the hanging of women? asks
an exchange. There surely is-let the
women quit numbering.
According to the esteemed editor of
the Forest City News, the neatest belt
line is girls waist.
Thanksgiving day ought to be oh
aerved with more genuine thankful
ness this year than usual-clection IS
over. the base ball season is closed,
and Dick Croker is going to Europe.
The man who moves down life's
stormy path, and finds it strewn with
sweet surprises, is he who knows how
it's done, who keeps a store and ad-
vertises.
NOXIOUS GAS EXPLOSION.
According to the truthful townsville
News. while Smith Palmer was thrash
ing grain for William Audrey. a large
nest of diseased eggs went through
the machine and when they exploded
they blew out an end of the machine,
besides the helper in the barn. If you
see 1t in the News 1t Is so.
RAILROAD CHIPS.
The Erie has recently reinstated a
number of it's suspended engineers anl
trainmen.
Work is more than brisk In all de-
partments of the Susruehanna shops.
The Erie is one of the greatest eX-
cursion roads in the country.
The Delaware and Hudson has per-
formed a great work this season on
Its Ninevah branch, in lowering grades,
Strengthening curves. A staid, relia-
hlc old road is this same Delaware
and Hudson. The more power to it!
RANDOM SUGGESTIONS.
madium, backed by spirit hand.
ought to be invincible in game of
poker.
There Is hardly any man so friend
less in this world that .he hasn't at