The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-12

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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, sept. ll.-"Talkin'
about rattlcsnakes," said an Erie
brakeman, did you ever hear how the
mosquitoes saved mans life up near
Gulf Summit last summer"
well, while getting out railroad
ties, over back of the summit, Abe
Morohousc was bitten in the leg by a
rattlosnake. \ Susquchanna doctor
was at once sent for, and the leg was
bandaged tightly above the wound. 1t
was expected that Morchouse would
die before the doctor came up the pike
on his bike.
Just as soon as the leg was barred
10 put on tho bandagc it was attacked
by swarm of mosquitoes, ana when
the doctor arrived he found the man
as lively as a cricket and in no need
of doctor, hut the ground was covered
with dead and dying mosquitoes, They
had sucked the poison from the wound.
and saved Warehouses; life. This was
mighty hard on the mosquitoes, hut
presume Warehouses; life was worth
savin."
pARAGRAPHETTES.
There were prayers in all the local
churches on sunday for the early and
complete recovery of the president.
The BridGewater District Sunday
school convention was held at Mont
rose today The Brdgewater assoca-
tion will meet at the same place on
Wednesday.
The Montrosc club will play i'm Dixie
Park on Saturday afternoon with the
home nine. A close and exciting game
Is expected.
In Beboe Park ON Saturday after
noon the Susquehannas Gowned the
Hancocks. Il and 4.
George ". French, of jackson. is
Republican candidate for county COM
missioner.
Five hundred Susquchauna people
will see the Pam n-American before it
closes.
JUST BETWEEN Us.
The only good anarchist is a dead
one.
Uncle sam should dump every
known anarchist upon the island Of
Sulu and leave them there. either to
work or starVe. Russia knows how to
handle these bloodthrstv hounds.
Kind words and bald heaGs never
die.
"Wharo is my darling boy today?"
Oh, anxious mother. bark.
He's stealing ride on street car
say,
Headed Cor the baseball park
4 CarbOndale woman has been ar
rested charged with stealing an ac-
Gordon \ woman wicked enough to
steal an accordion would do worse.
She would even play on the diabolical
instrument.
USEFUL SNAKES. THESE.
Jim Crdnddu Of Deep Hollow. a
noted snake charmor and hunter has
twenty-npc addcrs that think so much
Cf him that they follow him around
Ike dogs ON wash day slch one
takes the tig of Il companions tail in
his mouth ana they allow themselves
to he hung up ON poles for clothes
lines. IL lhc summer time they braid
themselves i'm 4 most ingenious ham
mock, in which Crandall lies ana reads
dime novels on tn front sto0p.
SOME MORE FACTS.
The Eric shop force is being gradu-
ally increased.
Tho Hartford fair will pe held Sept.
25-26
FcHiamin Sabin expects to pick 900
bushels of CranbcrriCs from his Cas-
caia marsh, unless early frOSts come.
Isaac Bond, formerly master me-
chdnic of the SGsquchanna shops but
Of late of the Hornellsvillc Shous, has
beer transferred 10 Rochester.
1t is reported that there were frOstS
on the vicinity hills on sunday night
The eighth annual reunion of COM
panv u, Flftieth Pennsylvania Nolun-
teers, win he held at MOntrose, Sep
tember -,
SOME LITTLE ONES.
The funeral Of Leroy Garrison took
place on Tuesday afternoon from the
residence Of Mr.. Poolor, Rev. w. NJ.
Bouton ufliciatinG Intermcnt was
made in Mckane cemetery.
There is a rush of Pan-AmoriCan
passengers To and fro over the Erie.
Tha Avenue Methodist church will
hold its annual picnic at Lancsboro on
Saturday
The current report that Jackson cat.
lie were suffering from anthrax is un.
founded
John d, Miller, esq, Of this borough
will not accept the nomination for dis,
tric' attorney, recently made by the
Susquehanna county Democratic con-
rCnuon.
A DRUMMER'S LIVELY EXPERI.
ENCE.
Tom Newcomh, a Ringhamton drum.
mer, met with a queer adventure with
a rattlesnake on the Belmont turnpike
above Lanesboro. on Thursday even.
irs.
He was on his way to this place on
bicycle when he felt the wheel wabble
and he was violently thrown to the
ground,
In the faint twilight NewcOmb saw
snake four feet long curled up in tht
rear wheel The snake had become $,
wound up that it broke several spOKe'
pnd was caught in the sprockets anC
the chain.
Newcomb disentangled the snake an
went his way to Susquehanna. The re
mains of the snake were seen by man.
and was accepted as a reritcation o
the story. whitney.
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