The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-02
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
THE WISE DOG WHO WATCHED
THE BABY AT LANEsBoRo.
Discouraging Experience Of a Young
Man Who Attempted to Grow Up
with the Country Out West Mat
ters of Interest in Railroad Circles.
Broken Hearted Chicken-W Woes of
q Kentuckian
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Feb. IA LanesborO
family owns a fire specimen of the
Spanish breed of dogs. which is very
fond of children, and when any little
ones visit his masters home cOnsti-
tutcs himself their companion. play
mate and guardian. Last summer a
lady with an infant visited the family
and In the course Of the day the child
was laid on pillow on the floor 10
amuse itself tor n while. The dog took
his place near the little one as usual
The day was hot and the flies made
the baby their feeding ground. This
rendered her restless
Doggie watched her fo' q few mo-
ments and then, walking close up, with
his nose pr paw drove away every tiy
as soon as it lit o1 the baby's face
and did it 50 quietly, too. as rot 10
disturb her in the least. The dogs ac-
tion attracted the attention of the
mother and others, who were filed
with establishment at his thoughtful
Kindness. This story has the merit of
truth.
ANYTHING; To GET NEWS.
The Susduehanna transcripts Mon,-
rose cores pondent is responsible for
the following slander: &. f. Whitney.
knight Of the Quill and professor of
economy of facts, was a conspicuous
arrival in Montrose on the morning
train Saturday. Whit went directly
to the court house, where he was seen
prowing around by several reputable
witnesses. a few minutes later it was
discovered that the building mad been
set on fire. whit" was allowed to
leave town, however. unmolested, for
our authorities are slow, and justice.
you know, is blind.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
Judging from some of the Horesda!e
newspapers about every other man
over in Wayne county is Just dying e.
rush into print with Il political ar
ticle.
Susquehanna county is to have two
women lawyers. Miss Frances Il.
zimmerman and Miss Sue Strous have
passed the preliminary examinations
and have registered with the clerk OF
the court in Montrose as students ut
law.
Abel Patrick. an aged resident Of
MOntrose. il; seriously i'll.
U
cock, is under arrest in Nicaragua for
stealing $4,000 in gold. diamonds ana
jewelry from boarder's trunk.
The new Baptist church being erect
ed in Montrose, at a cost of $1,000, will
be dedicated in February.
RATHER DISCOURAGING.
A Susquehanna county young man
who went west" filled with enthusi-
asm and a desire to grow up with
the country" last week surprised his
friends by returning home after an
absence of about three weeks. He
says that while he was out land-hunt
ing in what he thought was the garden
spot of America he came across a
hoarded-up shanty. on the boards
across the door he found this inscrip-
ton, which explains his departure for
the east:
Fore miles from a nayber.
sixteen miles from "A postois
twenty-five miles from n ralcrodn.
a hundred and at"y from timber
80 feet from water.
There's no place like home. We've
gone east to spend Tie winter with my
wife's folks.
IN RAILROAD CIRCLES.
Hereafter the Erie will give men
leaving the service of the company
for any reason whatsoever letter.
The letter will plainly state the cause
of servering the connection. There will
be no blacklist.
The Delaware and Hudson will close
Farview as summer resort-about
the time that railroad stops running
trains To Niagara Falls. Farview is
one of the most picturesque spots in
Pennsylvania. People who cannot
properly appreciate it are to be pitied.
If eastbound coal is carried on the
Delaware and Hudsons new Honesdale
branch there will be much less traffic
on The Jefferson branch and less work
in the Susquehanna railroad yards.
Trainmen on the main line Of the
Erie are getting in excellent time.
The Erie's new printing plant in the
Susquehanna shops will soon be in OPP