The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-02-14

| cHcCthl 10 lHe scranton Tribune.
Susquehanna, Feb. Ill suppose"
said an inquiring newspaper man from
New York to an old farmer at Lanes
bofo, that there are many romantic
| incidents connected with the Starrucca
viaduct over there?" The old farmer
looked at him mournfully and said:
Yes. only six months ago a pair of
youthful lovers strolled over and never
came back You don't say SO? What
became of them?" asked the city man
"They got married and settled down
in Susquehanna, answered the old
farmer.
LITTLE LOCALETTES.
The Chapot chamois factory. Great
Bends chief industry, was on Monday,
closed by the sheriff 1t was started
a year ago by Great Bend and Bing-
hamton people. The company will
probably be reorganized.
Pugiistic Tim Hurley has gone to
| Chicago. "other worlds to conquer
| Susquehanna county has a bonded in
debtedness from Great Bend and Hall
stead bridge) of $4,000. There is $21-
1887 in the treasury. During the year
| 1901 the county disbursed S57 ,75293.
The board of trade will this evening
consider the sanitary condition of the
| borough. Papers will be read upon
| smallpox vaccination, etc.
| The Susquehanna Mannerchor held a
masquerade ball in its Oakland Side
music hall last evening.
POLITICAL PICKUPs.
Susquehannn county is being flooded
with copies of Attorney General John =.
Flkins pamphlet. Life and Public Ca
reer of u Prominent Pennsylvania"
1t is currently reported that Auditor
General j.. b. Hardenbergh. of Wayne
county. is shaping things to capture
| the nomination for congress from this
| district in 1904.
Congressman Charles f. Wright will
enter the lists for a third term, while
Homer Greene and Colonel Coe Dur
land. of Wayne county, and William
Maxwell, Mial Lille and William
Young, of Bradford county, are anxious
for II first term. Up to this writing lit
tie Wyoming county has not produced
Il candidate.
Congressman Wright has made fine
record as u legislator, and he is very
popular throughout the district. He
will surely be nominated by the Sus-
| Quenanna county convention III Mafcl.
HOW HE PROMISED HER.
They only needed one chair between.
them and had been talking of the
happy time when he would have some
money saved up and she would have
| said consent.
you would never do as some hus-
bands do, would you?"
! Tn, hot do
you mean?"
why, go out of evenings, come home
drunk and so to bed with your boots
on
NO" replied he, I'm sure I'd never
do anything like that"
II thought not" she murmured
II always wear shoes anyhow he
added thoughtfully.
IN y FEW LINES.
The BARRIERS Union held it's first an
nual ball in Hogan opera house on
| Monday evening.
At the county court, on Monday, the
jury in the case of Van Valkenburg vs..
the township of Clifford, gave the plain
tiff IL verdict of $2,1OO He sued for
$4,000 for injuries alleged to have been
sustained by a defective bridge.
b. II. Reynolds. of Tirzah, is a Re-
publican candidate for sheriff.
There is no smallpox at East New
| Milford, rumors to the contrary not
| withstanding.
| In Binghamton, February s, by Rev.
DR.. Edward Taylor, Charles A. Flor
ence, of Susquehanna, and Miss Gen.
evieve T.. Hoffman, of Hancock, y. Y,
| were united in marriage.
There is little freight passing lately
over the Erie, on account of the snow
blockade in the west.
OSTERHOATS' QUEER FIND"
While the Osterhoat brothers. OF
| Sherman, We're saving Il large hollow
beechwood log into sections they dis
| covered the skeleton of "a large bear
| in one section. In the skull of the
bear were found number of bees and
several pounds of honey 1t is SUP
posed that. years ago, the bear crawled
| into the tree i'm search of honey, and
being unable to escape, starved 10
death Then the bees made a hive OF
the skull.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
An Erie engineer, commenting on
| lllt average luilIltl III NloSHlhS a. 'tAilT
road track suggests that instead of
the warning board, Railroad cross
| ing" that we adopt the motto, Pre-
pare to meet thy God"
Charley" said II newly married
! Susquehama woman 10 her husband,
II don't mind your drinking once in n
while as long as you eat plenty OF
cloves, but l do hope you will always
drink pure. sweet whskey. ] saw Il
| sign in Il Main street window which
says Whlskey sours' and | know
the stuff must be unhealthy after 1t
sours."
/ A Presbyterian church pastor In
Binghamton, last Saturday had the
! following card in the newspapers OF
| the city; AT the corner of ---- and
- streets there is church that
| isn't painted blue. Neither are the SER
mons. In fact, they are so interesting,
| fervent and spiritual, some people
speak of them as being red-red hot!
1t is worth going miles to hear them.
/ Everybody welcome except - church
committees looking for preachers"
From his pulpit Sunday morning,
Rev, Il. h. Reilly, pastor of the Pres
1 Il. IL ia.