The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-15
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susquehanna. March 9.--A we'll
known Oakland hunter, who has had
much experience in deer hunting in
he wilds of Pike county, has of late
cen kept awake at night by the shrill
ries of wildcats on the hills, and he
etermined to put stop to the con-
frts. Coming to Susquehanna, he bor-
wed several dogs that had had exper-
nce in Pike county, and later secured
he services of a young Oakland hun
pr, who had killed the champion buck
ear Shohola. Reaching home, he at
nee planned TO roundup wildcats. The
'eteran hunter posted the young one
Ind the dogs IN places of vantage and
patiently awaited the coming of the
rats. They had not long to wait.
With a savage yell, a great cat came
bounding over a knoll and towards the
hunting party, who drew their guns
land prepared TO FIJI the beast with shot
las it "shinnef' up a tree. Nearer and
nearer came the screaming beast.
Stopping midway between the two
hunters, it walked at both, gave a
mighty leap and lodged beneath a rock
and was seen no more. The disgusted
hunters said few things. kicked the
dogs and returned sadly home.
That night the wildcat crossed the
river and has since been posing as a
panther in the Egypt section of Great
Bend township. The Oakland hunters
are still on the trajl of the terror, re-
inforced by a number of experienced
panther hunters of Oakland borough.
The hunters found tracks in the snow
as large as saucer, and tail marks
eighteen inches long. From measure
ments and calcula tions the beast Is
thought to be nine feet long.
Farmers hear loud screams on the
hills at night, and belated lovers run
frightened to their homes. The hunt
continues nightly. Residents of the
Egypt tract have lately seen flickering
lights on the eastern horizon, and have
marked them as new stars in the con-
stellation. They are lanterns carried
by the Oakland hunters in their mad
and eager chase after a peregrinat ting
panther.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Forest City has a board of trade.
And now the busy mining town ought
to have a new railroad station, a coun-
ty bridge, a city hall and other things
too numerous to mention. The more
power to her.
The Susquehanna County School Di-
rectors' association will meet today in
Montrose.
Great Bends new clIamois skin fac
tory is in operation. and the working
force is being gradually increased. 1t
is the only factory of its kind in the
United States.
The Great Bend brush factory is
rushed with orders.
The early closing movement in For-
est City lasted but two days. 1t was
too good to live.
Prospecting for coal will soon begin
a Cotterell Lake, near Uniondale.
Starrucca wants a butcher to locate
In that borough.
Revival meetings are still in progress
in the Sturrucca Methodist church
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
Now it is the season Lentcn,
sinners all, begin repentin',
In the hands of Mrs. Nation, the
Ratchet may surpass the feats of Her.
cules.
The faithful woman teacher earns
more than she gets.
How do you prefer your fish, Mr..
Sinner?
A score or so of Susquehanna people
have stopped gripping.
The richest home doesn't always hold
the prettiest girl within its fold.
Getting deeply into debt is not so dis
agreeable. but may become profitably
diverting in a community with ac-
cOmmodating and complaisant bank
ruptcy laws.
Prayer of Chaplain Noe, of the Ar
kansas house of representatives: 20
Lord, we thank Thee that we are not
In the lunatic asylum this morning, nor
considered fit subjects for the same"
A CHURCH'S GREAT BOOM
Whitney sarcastically remarks that
II was great day for the Washing
ton Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
church when President Mckinley and
the mayor of Great Bend both attend
ed that church on the same day. so
far as the church collections went, il
was decided boom for that society,
Whit,-Grcat Bend Plan-Dealer
HERE AND THERE.
In the Junior oratorical contest at
Lehigh university on W.Inesday, the
judges awarded the first prize of s25
To Frederick Farrar Lines, of South
Bethlehem, but formerly of Great
Bend. The winner is a son of former
state Senator o. A, Lines, of this dis
trict.
The remains of Nathan Boorn of
kirkwood Center. N. Y, We're on
Thursday inferred in McKune ceme-
terry.
The coolest weather of the present
winter was on Friday night February
y, when the thermometer along the
Susquehanna river, between Susque-
hanna and Waring, registered as low
as % degrees below zero.
The severe winter has killed hum
dreds of swarms OF bees in Susoue-
hanna county.
A number of cooperative creameries
will be built in Susquehanna county
this season.
The stockholders of the Deposit
Canning company held their annual
meeting this week, and the Journal, of
that village, says 1.-The producers
will receive nothing for the produce
furnished the past year The outlook
for the future, however, Is bright"
Ah-um! The farmers might have
saved their seeds, time and labor by
standing around upon street corners
and raising umbrellas.
ON THE QUIET.
After all, perhaps badness is not a
great calamity. So far as the country
Is concerned, 1t is the bigheaded, not
the baldheaded, man who becomes a
public nuisance, When science dscov-
ers the bacillus then 1t will pay to
Adnnt some Drocass of axtornaino tinn