The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-05
GULF SUMMIT
SNAKE YARN
EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF THE
HOPKINS FAMILY.
An Oil Company at Work in sus-
quehanna County--some Side Is
sues-The Prospects of Congress-
man Wright--A Winsome Girl
Abroad--Paragraphic Pickups.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
I Susuuehanna, May AIRS. Israel
Hopkins, of Gulf Summit, the wife OF
= farmer. Il few days since took cam
dlcstick, in which was lighted candle,
in one hand and a basket In the other,
to go into the cellar after some Kind
ling wood AS she opened the cellar
door, the family cat ran past her down
'stairs. An instant later the cat be-
gan to growl and spit. The sounds OF
a struggle came UP the stairway. Mrs.
Hopkins thought the cat was fighting
with rat and continued descending
the stairs. AS she reached the bottom
and the light from the candle fell on
the floor, she saw the coils of large
snake.
She screamed, dropped the basket
and fell backward upon the cellar
stairs. The scream startled Mr.. Hop
liins. who ran down stairs. The light
had been eStinguished and he stepped
into the basket. which was on one of
the steps, and fell headlong over Mrs.
Hopkins. His left hand struck the
snake. which was squeezing the life
out of the cat.
Before Mr.. Hopkins could withdraw
his hand the reptile coiled about his
arm and bit him in the forearm. He
caught the snake by the throat with
his right hand and killed it. 1t was
black snake. six feet long.
IN SuSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
The North Penn Oil and Gas company
has commenced work near Franklin
Forks. The, drill will go down $500
oil ut GA q a
struck sooner.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.Jhn Maynard, es-
toemed residents of Great Bend on
Saturday celebrated the fifteenth an
niversary of their marriage.
A district Sunday school institute.
for District No. g, of the Susauehanna
County Sunday School association, was
held at Great Bend on Friday and
Saturday. Rev. l.. Il. Riley pastor of
the Susuuehanna Presbyterian church,
delivered an address on Friday even-
ing.
The following Susquehanna county
Jurors will serve in the district United
States court at Harrisburg this week:
j. b. Beardsey, Searle McCollum, r. b.
Little, Montrose; Thomas B. Atkinson,
Clifford; +. II. Brush, Susquehanna.
i ne annual HleetliS VI tlle A>c" NIL.
ford graded school alumni will be held
May .. The principal speakers will be
Rev. J. S. Pagan, pastor of st. John $
Catholic church, and Rev j. d. Mall
lory, pastor of the New Milford Baptist
church.
SOME SIDE ISSUES.
The IRON jawed man in the circus
says he acquired his marvellous power
of lifting weights with his teeth by
boarding at a restaurant.
A turtle has a great snap, yet few
people would care to change places
with a turtle.
A Honesdale ball player has a broken
jaw. And now he has nothing left, eX-
cept his hands and feet, to play ball
with.
The easiest thing to catch with a
bent pin is school teacher.
What cool thing the ice man will
have next summer. What a warm
thing the coal man had last winter.
Whateve" happens, the poor consumer
falls ir ., the soup.
Since the price of beef has gone sky
ward, there is less disposition now than
over to inquire in what year the
chicken was born.
TOWN TOPICS.
William a. Skinner, esq. and Miss
Grace Burrhees We're united in mar
rage on Wednesday evening, Rev. E.
+. Riley officiating.
]. Mccullough, recently of Duluth,
where he was in the employ of the
Great Northern company, has sue
ceeded G. Paul as Erie general yard
Erie yardmaster at Youngstown, Ohio.
At the Presbyterian manse, in this
place, on Thursday evening, by the
pastor, Rev. T.. T.. Riley, Miss Irene NJ.
Riley. of Troy, Pa, and Walter Lyon.
OF Canton, Pa, We're united in mar
riage.
The chamois factory at Brandt will
soon be in operation
Congressman Wright is at home from
ashington. He is quite certain to be
mis- own successor.
Colonel Charles c. Pratt, of New Mil
ford, will undoubtedly be nominated
for state senator from this district. at
the conference to be held at Honesdale
next week. The party cannot find n
stronger and more popular candidate
lis character is beyond reproach: he
deserves Well OF MS party lie IL a we'll
balanced man of affairs. and most pop
ular where he is best known; and he is
genial, generous, approachable gem
tleman. No man will ever be sorry for
having cast a ballot for him. Colonel
Iratt is al. right in every sense of the
term.
WHOLLY UNPREMEDIATED..
Often and often capitalist doesn't
know where he is going TO steal his
next dollar.
Conservatism is all right, but sitting
down on the coat tails of progress is
not conservatism.
Married men, when they drive with
their wives, drive with both hands
They have forgotten how to drive with
one hand
man who can sing, and will sing
has a depressing effort in the value OF
real estate in his locality.
Scranton pastor propounded the
question: "Is Hell a Place." A hot
discussion Is sure TO follow.
man may be very great and very
good, and then not attract the atten-
tion a horse thief does.