The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-31
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
AN INSURANCE AGENTS AID.
VENTURE WITH A WILD CAT.
The Work Of Prospecting for Coal
in Herrick Centre-Creamery In
terests in Wayne County-New
Lights in the Erie shops-A Few
March Musings-Happenings Here
and There.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


life insurance agent on Monday night
stopped at Susquehanna hotel, where
the landlord had just bought wild
| cat, which was chained in the yard.
The Scranton man never saw such an
| animal before, and was rather nervous
about it's proximity. That night the
landlord went through the house put
ting out the lights and the traveller
heard the rattling Of the chains on the
lamps as they were lowered to be ex-
tinguished. He thought 1t was the
wild cats chains, and, as the sound
came nearer. he was convinced that
the beast had escaped and was prowl-
ing through the house. The idea was
terrifying.
Remembering that his door was ajar.
he sprang from the bed, made a dash
for the window in his night clothes
and jumped to the ground. The pro-
prietor heard the noise. looked out.
| and. seeing the guest making Off. sup
posed that he was jumping his board"
and chased him.
The village constable and several
| grocery loungers Joined in the pursuit.
! The traveller fled in dismay for nearly
a mile, when. hearing the footsteps
close behind. he attempted to climb a
| tiee and was captured. Then mutual
| explanations followed, and the guest,
shivering in his light and airy Co.'S
| tune, returned to finish his nap.
THE SHORT OF IT.
Kennedy Johnson, an old and highly
| esteemed resident of the Oakland Side,
is critically i'll.
The sewing machines and other re-
mains of the defunct Susquehanna
shirt factory have this week been sold
| to a Berks county party. and what
promised to be big industry has gone
glimmering among the things that
were.
Several Susquehanna young men who
recently raised high jinks on the Oak
land Side of the river, have been adj
mitted to bail in the sum of $500 each
for their appearance before the grand
jury.
Hon. George B. Tiffany. of Gibson,
| is visiting his constituents in this place
and vicinity.
A directory of Susquehanna, Oakland
| and LanesborO, compiled by G. ;.
| Hayne, has appeared.
John V. Leavy, formerly proprietor
Of the Susquehanna house, has re-
turned from an extended trip to the
Klondike country, weighted down with
experience.
DOUBTLESS A DOUBTER.
That story about the street railroad
project between Carbondale and Sus-
quehanna. copied into this paper from
the Binghamton Republican, appears
to have original ted in Susquehanna. We
suspect it was one of Whitney's ro-
mantle illusions. He Is gifted with a
faculty of looking a long ways into the
future.-Carbondale Leader.
VARIOUS vAGARIES.
According to the Topeka Capital it.
self, the Sheldon edition was "a failure
as newspaper, and not above the
average as a religious work. The
Capital ought to know.
Sackcloth will soon be unfashion-
able.
Don't brag of what you will do until
after you have done it.
The early strawberry is here. but II
never associates with a poor man.
The season of penance and early
Diety viii soon pass: the sins of the
world will all be forgiven; society will
Dc ilSr.l we VIII al 80 "
the next circus.
Those who handle the worlds food
will never be satisfied until they can
adulterate eggs.
All men are created equal, but the
majority will not take the trouble q
live up to it,
Ere many moons the bad boy in the
apple tree will be crying out for arbi-
tration between him and the organized
and earnest dog at the foot of the tree
1t would save a great deal of suf-
fering If the Vane bill championship
could he settled by arbitration this sea-
son.
Occasionally Easter comes so late
and hook beer so early that there is a
conjunction between the egg and the
goat
FLOTsAM AND JETSAM.
At Herrick Centre the work of pros
pecting for coal is suspended indefi.
nitely, and the shareholders are peer.