The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-06
BILL CRAWFORD
and The CAT
A FELINE FISH STORY WAITED
FROM THE STATE LINE.
Other Animals Seen by Whitney--A
Cat Which Acted as Peacemaker.
Mrs. Ketchem, of Starrucca, Finds
Her Ring in Parsnip-susque-
hanna Women Who Do Not Speak.
Some News Notes.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

| SusQuehanna. May Bill Crawford,
n state Line fisherman while fishing
for suckers in the river on Tuesday,
saw big wildcat swimming across the
stream in front of him. without stop
ping to think. Crawford cast Il line to-
ward the animal, but the next instant
he regretted 1t. The hook caught In
the cats ear. and 1t at once turned and
swan toward the boat.
| Crawford padded away. but the cat
proceeded to climb in. Bill knocked
the animal in the head with the pad
die, and the movement capsized the
boat Then there was fight in the
water. The fisherman defended him
self SO we'll with the paddle that he
was able to reach the shore. The
wildcat followed. but a few well-di-
rected blows finished it. Crawford lost
| his fishing outfit but he has a new
| fishing story and a wildcat skin
LATE LoCALETTEs.
| \ reception to the new pastor. Rev.
Isaac n. Sfipman, will be held in the
Methodist church parors on Friday
| evening.
The funeral of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Scales will be held
on Friday afternoon, Rev l. \. Ship
man officiating.
In Binghamton. on Tuesday. by Rev.
DR.. Edward Taylor. John Fl. Church
and Miss Lbbie Thompson, of the Oak
land Side. were united in marriage.
The Union Boilermakcrs held a WELL
attended hop in Hogan Opera House
on Wednesday evening.
| Prof. II. S. Washer is erecting q resi-
| dencc on Prospect street.
Daniel Mcdonald. late of Paris,
| France. has opened grocery and pro-
vision store in the Brewer building,
| Main street.
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
After a couple of dogs had fought
savagely for a little time in Lanesboro
| the other day, a cat that had been
| watching the combat from a garden
| fence. suddenly jumped between the
| two dogs, and. by scratching and yell
ing vigorously separated them and
| drove them away in double-quick or
| der.
1t is evident tina, hens can count and
that they are superstitious. \ Ply
mouth Rock hen belonging to Farmer
| Latham. of the Cascade. il few days
| The second day afterwards the hen
| suddenly showed considerable excite
| ment. going from chick to chick. APP
parently counting them. Then she
| pecked one of the chickens to death
and became calm and happy.
Truth is stranger than fiction. be-
cause there is less of it.
THEY Do NOT SPEAK
Two Susquehanna women had both
lost their husbands: one was Il widow
of fifty. the other was twenty-five. The
older one called upon the younger one
to condole with her. and they wept
upon one another'S neckS aud recalled
the merits of the dear deceased. It
was astonishing how much the old
husband and the young one had been
alike in their disposition and charac-
ter--at least they both saw n distinct
| resemblance in every point when
shows that matrimony does not really
change man, nor age eithor-when
he is dead.
But they had a most delightful time
until the young one. putting her arm
around the old ones neck SObbcd
through her tears: II know it is sell
fish of me to say so much about my
own sorrow. But really | do feel that
it is so much worse for You than for
me. / don't know how | would feel if
this had happened to me when | was
your age, and had no chance OF getting
another" The tears froze suddenly,
and the old one does not speak as she
passes.
JUST BETWEEN Us.
\ Hallsiead hen a few days since
laid an egg containing Il marble, The
town debating society will decide how
II came there.
4 SusQuehanna county paper states:
Mrs Jewell called this morning and
thanks"
Ii YOU are wise you'll advertise,
And here are all the point, essential
First tell your business 10 friend.
Then say: Its strictly conndcnriiI.
Time To pack the cold wave" ilas
away in camphor ice.
Shed your hannels early and the
undertaken viii laugh with Ghoulls,
glee.
old sermons arc alluded to as dried
tongue.
Labor and capital are one, remarks
the New York ilerald But wai ii IS
the one?
1t was of IA nice kind of spring that
Cowper wrote
spring hangs her infant blossoms ON the trees,
Rocked in the cradle OF the western breeze.
In these days the poor. oppressed
husband has blisters on his hands from
holding To Il fishing pole, while his ty-
rannical wife will be staying home
having fun with the spade in the gar
den.
LEI Others sing the ioys ol splng,
Who Skps the festive ram;
My piean high shall leId the sky
With three cheers lot the clam"
ALFRED Austin,
HER RIG IN \ PARSNIP.