Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-01
THREE YEAR OLD
TOTS TAKE WALK

Two little tots of the Fourth Ward
became lost Tuesday and before they
were recovered they caused consider
able excitement, which took in large
part of town. While the babes in one
section kept the residents guessing as
TO who they were and where they liv-
ed the fond mothers i'll another part of
town were prosecuting a vigorous and
excited search and the whole affair
aroused general and wide spread sym
pathy
Two little girls each about 3 years
of age. comfortably and nicely dressed
made their appearance on Mill street
about o'clock They soon attracted
attention and it became known that
ed TO give her name, which she could
not repeat distinctly and as she was
unable to tell where she lived il af-
forded no clue TO her identity.
J. B. Mccoy happening to pass took
the little girls TO his home on West
Market street. Here one of them soon
fell asleep, while the other one stroll
led out of the house and disappeared.
Officer Voris accompanied by several
others started ont to find the little
girl and if possible to learn where both
children lived. This was just before
the hour of noon. About half an hour
later the little girl was found sitting
ON the step in front of ]. H. Fry s
music store. She tried to be brave, but
finally said she was tired and began to
cry. By this time large number of
people along the street had interested
themselves in the lost tots, but no one
was able to identify them. The Offic-
er was in the act of leading the little
girl back to J. B. McCoy's when the
news came down the street that there
was a woman up on Market street
hunting for a lost child.
The affair from this point drifted
rapidly to a denouement. The woman
was Mrs. Frank Bannigan of Ash
street and she identified the little one
as her child. A few minutes later an
other anxious looking lady turned up.
She was also searching for lost child !,
who, it is needless to explain, was at
that moment sleeping soundly at the
hospitable home of ]. B. Mccoy, West
Market street.
One seldom hears of an odder caper
on the part of such small children
About . o clock, Mrs. Forred explain
ed, her little daughter Hannah had
begged permission TO run down TO Mrs.
Bannigan's and play with Marion, the
little daughter of the household. She
gave her consent and thought no more
sbont it until nearly noon when Mrs
Bannigan appeared at her house max
ing inquiries about her little girl
Mutual explanations revealed that lit
tie Hannah Forred had appeared at the
Bannigan home and that after some
time both children disappeared. Mrs.
Bannigan thought they had run up to
Forred's and gave herself no concern.
AN odd circumstance connected with
the affair was that the two little girls
during their trip down town exchang-
ed their coats, one of which was red
and the other grey. This led to much
confusion during the search, as the lit
tie girl who left home with red head
gear and red coat was quite differ
ent girl with red head gear and grey
coat. The change worked the same eff
feet in the case Of the other girl
No one had seen such a child as
either of the ladies described her
daughter and because of this the aux-
iety of the parents was greatly pro-
longed.