The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-19
IN WELL WITH
A Wild CAT
THE STRUGGLE OF TOM CARTER,
OF suMMERsv1LLE
the Ferocious Feline for a
Common House Cat and Nearly
Loses His Life in Consequence.
Political Representations from the
George Washington of Susque-
hanna-Newsy Jottings.
Special TO the Scranton Tribune.

Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Susqueltanna. May 1S.-Tom Carter,
of Summersville, had an exciting ad-
venture last Wednesday evening. Com
ing over the mountains from Hallstead,
he stopped at the deserted Churchill
house, and, hearing noise inside. he
stopped to investigate. Looking from
the kitchen into the sitting room, he
saw a pair of blazing eyes peering out
Of the old fireplace
Supposing the animal to be Il COM
mon house cat. Carter reached down,
picked up an old horseshoe and sent it
whirling into the fireplace. With saw
age scream the animal jumped from
the mantel and landed upon Carter's
back. The astorished man knew in an
instant that he had a big wild cat to
reckon with. and he made a mighty
effort to free himself.
Out through the open doorway went
the fighting pair, Tom trying to throttle
the cat, and the beast tearing and lacer-
ating Toms clothing and flesh While
thus struggling Carter stepped upon
some rotten boards covering a dry well
and in a twinkling he was hurled to
the bottonl. twenty feet below, the cat
being pinned beneath him. Carter was
unconscious for a time. but upon re-
gaining consciousness, he changed his
position, when the cat arose and at
once renewed the attack.
Realizing that it was a case of kill or
get killed, Carter after a hard strug-
gle. succeeded in pulling Il stone from
the wall, and. raising it high above his
head. he brought it down with terrific
force upon the cat. killing it almost in
stantly. With savage scream it gave
up the ghost.
An hour later a party of quarrymen
stopped at the well, hoping to quench
their thirst. Carter called to them and
they soon secured ropes and pulled him
to the surface and carried him to
farm house. where he received surgical
attention. He was badly lacerated and
his clothing was in tatters. Later the
quarrymen pulled the dead wild cat
from the well. and they hope to get the
81 bounty for his scalp.
IN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Hallstead. struck hard by the Laclia-
wanna people. when it was recently
rubbed off the board as a division ter
mnal is about to organize a board of
trade. with the hope of securing manu-
featuring industries
Rev. Mr.. Potter has been installed
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
at Brandt
Fred Van Loan, formerly of Hall
stead, was killed at Washington, ID. c.,
on Wednesday, while attending to his
duties as railroad brakeman. He was
buried at Hallstead.
The next meeting of the Susquehanna
County Medical society will be held at
Susuuehanna.
MATTERS AND THINGS
The Republican senatorial conference
will resume business in Susquehanna
on Tuesday next. Wayne county is put
ting UP a stubborn fight TO capture the
senatorship for the third time but she
Will hardly secure it. 1t is not so writ
ten in the books Wayne continually
harps upon the fact that Susquehanna
county has had the congressman for
long time. Granted, but that has
nothing to do with the senatorship
-Four counties have a hand in noml-
mating and electing the congressman
1t is quite probable that after Wayne
has ndulged in her traditional kicks.
she will eventually have to walk up and
take her medicine. 1t may not taste
good. but she needs it.
The adjourned meeting of the Repub-
lican conferees from this (Fourteenth)
district will be held at Wilkes Barre
May u. 1t is quite probable that Hon
g. Fred Wright, of Susquehanna, will
be renominated. He has made splen-
did record in congress, and the rank
and file of his constituents desire his
return.
MERELY SAID ASIDE.
The trout that escapes is always the
big one.
A. Great Bend man went into a
trance, the other day. and did not come
out of it until the tax collector went
away.
Winter winter. go away, and come
back some other day!
Many woman dusts billiard chalk
off her husbands coat with great big
tears In her beautiful eyes as she re-
fleets how hard and how late he has
TO work at his desk close to that nasty
Whitewashed wall.
When buds upon the trees appear,
And winter days are DER,
There's one command seldom hear,
The hash unc--"Shut the door"
For when the spring comes in her pride,
And chilly days are past
The folks who left il wide open
Are sure 10 close it fast.
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