The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-26
Special ia the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna. June 25.-Edward
Cheeseman. of Gulf Summit, a few
days since killed two black snakes and
a rattlcsnake. The blacksnakes show
ed fight. and but for the assistance of
his dogs. Cheeseman would have been
second in the fight. one of the black
snakes measured six feet three inches
in length and the other six feet ten
inches. The rattler was a small one
and was easily vanquished.
Mr.. Checseman has had queer ad-
ventures with snakes. A few years
since he noticed that one of his COWS
gave very little milk, and he set about
to solve the mystery. One morning,
while riding behind a log. watching
the herd. he was astonished to see a
big rattlesnakc crawl from under a
rock and begin milking the COW in
question. Cheeseman attacked the rat
tier with a club and soon placed it
hors du combat. The COW missed the
companionship of the snake for a few
days and refused to eat. but in Il
week she resumed the business of pro-
ducins milk.
ELOPED WITH GRANDDAUGHTER
1t is reported that Fred Y. Graves
has been sentenced from Broome coun-
ty for falling in love and eloping with
his granddaughter. Graves, who is
said to be a former resident of Elgin.
Illinois, came into this section three
years ago, and short time after mar
ried his clearinghouse mistress. Later
he fell in love with his granddaughter,
Della Mae Nanderbo. and the couple
eloped. They We're pursued and over
taken by the irate wife and grand
mother, who caused Graves arrest on
a charge of abduction. the girl being
scarcely 16. Mrs. Graves is now suing
for a divorce. The granddaughter de-
clares that on the expiration of
Graves sentence she will marry him.
NEWS MATTERS.
Twelve non-union boilermakers left
here for New York city on Monday.
The Erie on Monday placed several
summer passenger trains on the road
The Brooklyn SaenGerbund, 400
strong, en- route to tn, Buffalo expo
sition. took dinner at the Starrucca
House on Sunday.
Few towns in this section will cele-
DTdte lne ever GLORIOUS. are lne
heroes of '76 forgotten?
The Erie is greatly improving its
jefferson Division roadbed between
Forest City and Carbondale.
The great Free Methodist camp
meeting will be held at Thompson this
year and hereafter.
F.. T.. brush, of Oakland, few
days ago caught Il nine-pound eel in
NJ ,,;,
JUNE JOTTINGs.
Little Miss Muffet,
She sat on tuffet
Eating green apples one day.
The collie to chide her
Commenced pain inside her
And now she's in glory to stay.
A Starrucca church will hold a rub
her" social. where your pocketbook
will be stretched for all it will stand.
Friday was the longest day. The
shortest" is the day before Christ
mas.
When the grippe gets complicated
with suicide it generally proves fatal.
The mosquitoes are once more book
ed for the season at the summer re-
sorts.
a foolish Bnghamton woman has
amputated several toes in order that
her feet may be smaller. She. ought
to get job switching in a railroad
yard.
PASSING EVENTS.
Hon. Amos j. Cummings, of New
York '.ity, will arrive at Columbian
Grove about July 10 to spend the sum-
mer.
Colonel Jim Fisk's private palace car
is now used on the Erie as a tool car.
ITO what base uses" etc.
Twenty-one special trains, carrying
visitors to the Pan-American eXposi-
ton, will pass over the Erie this week.
The n. G. V. Aurora Singing society,
of Newark, N. j., and the Society of
civil Engineers, of New York city,
passed west on Monday, en- route to
the Pan-American.
The school exhibit of the pupils of
Laurel Hill building commenced on
Monday in the Birdsall block, Erie
avenue, and will continue during the
week.
JUST BETWEEN Us.
The boom that makes the most noise
doesn't always catch the nomination,
The dog poisoner has IA habitaton in
Carbondale. There may not he an
extra heated corner in hades for wife
beaters and poisoners of dumb ami
mals-but there ought to be-
Politics fix ...e states, but the voters
have the slate pencils.
Those who talk most and loudest
about ministers forsaking their pull
pits for summer vacations and rail
against them, are the very ones who
generally fail to attend services in
summer or winter,
Strawberries are now fine and plen-
tiful and so large 1t seems the bottom
of boxes ought to be lowered just a
little to get them in.
Speaking of drinking, it may be OBJ
served that the chap who can take it
or let it alone" almost always takes
1t.
"lt is never too late to mend" but
a man cannot expect TO have button
sewed on after midnight
On the whole, it might be better not
to do without dynamite so long as
legislatures remain.
Whitney.
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