The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-16
The TWINS OF
SMOKY HOLLOW
PRODUCES LEADING NOVELTY
IN THE SNAKE LINE.
The Romance of an Egg Shipped
from Brookdale-A Respected Citi-
zen Buried Reference to the
Hustling Scranton Newspaper
Man-Trouble Ahead for the I'm
faithful-Hotw Weather Paragraphs.

Hustling Scranton Newspaper
Man-Trouble Ahead for the I'm
faithful-Hotweather Paragraphs.
| Special to the Scranton Tribune
Susquehanna, June 15.-William Sulli-
van Foley, the we'll known Smoky Hol-
low farmer and hunter, recently
| succeeded in capturing a snake. or a
pair of snakes, hitched together like
the Siamese twins. The twins have
| two heads and two tails, and the rest
| of their body is like that of single
snake, with the exception of a single
| depression above and below. extending
| their entire length. The bodies join
about six inches from the head. The
tails are each almost a foot long. The
length of the Joined body Is two feet,
nine inches. The twins were first seen
last summer by Sullivan Foley, who
saw IL crossing the turnpike. just be-
| low his house. He ran across 1t a few
days ago when blasting a rock TO make
| room for hill of potatoes and sue
| ceeded in taking 1t captive. The twin
snakes are jet black, with n yellow
| ring just below the head. Both mouths
| eat and in travelling seem to be wholly
| of the same mind about everything.
HERE AND HEREABOCTS.
The Susquehanna County Medical
| Pension Examining Board met in this
place on Wednesday. The usual num-
| Der of veterans appeared for examina-
| tion.
There is talk of an Independent
Republican covention in this county.
| The attendance will probably be small
but select
The Hartford Fair will be held
| September % and &c.
The annual reunion of the defendants
| of Oliver Payne will be held on Tues
| day, August s, at the residence of w.
| II. Payne in Jackson.
CHIEFLY OTHERWISE.
Dog days are beginning to bloom.
Here is one admirable thing about a
| wire fence, The patent medicine man
| can't paint a legend on it in regard TO
| his liver cure.
1t is much harder to satisfy man
| who fights with his mouth than one
| who uses gun.
A number of people and cats are
"saddest when they sing"
Among "drummers" order is heav-
ems first law.
A Binghamton paper tells about a
| man being wounded in the suburbs" "
| ! don't know what part of the an
| atomy the suburbs r''y he, but it is a
| great pity the oti.r follow wasn't
| wounded in the contiguous neghbor-
| hood.
PARAGRAHETTES.
The Board of Trade is hopeful that
| the local labor contention is nearing
an end. The board claims the company
and men are very near together and
that everything will be serene next
| week. So may ii be,
The school board has reelected the
old corps of public school teachers
Farmers are more than busy cutting
and housing SO hay.
1t is reported that a snake with q
rattles was killed by an Oakley farmer
on Friday. 1t Is not stated wha,
brand the farmer had been drinking.
APPRECIATES A GOOD THING.
| The hustlinS Scranton newspaper
man who scissors stories from this
|
| and New York papers, as original
gives evidence that he knows a good
thing when he sees it. If nothing hap
pens his shears, he has a brilian;
record behind him.
ROMANCE OF AN EGG.
When Miss Rose Van Gorder, OF
Brookdale. was assisting her father in
the work of packing eggs for the New
York market, three weeks ago, she
wrote her name and address upon an
| egg and placed it in the box.
| Last Tuesday, a New York produce
dealer named Rynearson arrived at
farmer Van Gorders home. and re,
manned until Wednesday. And now
the village gossips claim that the young
people will be married in the fall
IN A LINE OR TWO.
1t is whispered that matters political
are quite torrid, just now, in the Hall
stead section of the county.
Persons, who ought to know, claim
that at the coming Republican county
convention, divers alleged unfaithfuI
brethren are to be cast bodily out OF
the synagogue.
Alva Bryant. one of the oldest resi-
dents of the county is critically i'll al
his home in this borough.
SOME AFTER THOUGHTS.
A Susquehanna bill collector says 4
is so hot that he cannot collect his
thoughts.
The coal combination should be stove
in.
Anthony COmstoCk is very que
these days. Does he realize that ever,
day tens of thousands of people ar,
being born naked.
Before enlisting in a good 1use
people should remember that the lis
is subscription list.
Here is a tide in the affairs of mer
which If not skilfully lodged at the
proper time, browns them.
A straw ride does not necessarily
produce hay fever.
Tramps and some nice people are
camping out