Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-26
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There.is money in cocoa nuts in the
federated Malay states. The growers
there have plantations worth $50, 600,
600.
A capacity of 500 barrels day is
expected from the Chinese cement
governments cement works now being
built at 500 Tong Wei.
~ The Kentucky court OF appeals has
decided that it is unlawful for lot
owner to bury the body Of dog or
any other animal in his lot.
Jorgen Urlickson. a we'll digger at
Eagle Lake, Mimi, was caught by a
fall of earth fifty feet below the sur
face, and buried alive.
The German government will spend
a billion dollars on it's navy during
the next ten years if it can secure the
consent of the reichstag.
Milwaukee is pluming herself upon
the fact that no less than sixty -four
conventions, large and small. will meet
there during the year 1908.
A Reading cigar firm last week fill
ed an order for 81, 900 cigars for the
oil king, John d. Rockefeller.
A 6-months.old son of John Reed, of
Tower City, Schuylkill county, died
on Saturday from injuries sustained
by swallowing safety pin. The pin
had caught in the child's throat.
Mayors Guthrie and Kirschler have
agreed to postpone the financial union
of PittsbuIg and Allegheny until the
beginning of the new financial year,
on February l, 1908.
Edward Chism, aged "a years. trea.
surer of Colwyn, Delaware county,
who had his spine broken month
ago by falling from the roof of a
building, which rendered him entire
ly helpless. died of his injuries on Sat
urday.
In a fire at the home of Mrs. Marg-
aret Staley. in Norristown, on Friday
night. Jennie Staley, aged IL years,
and Margaret Wilson, aged 5, were so
badly burned that both died at the
Norristown hospital on Saturday.
Charles Krause, of Slatington. was
teasing his little sister on Saturday,
when she threw a hat pin at him,
which struck him in the left eye,
puncturing the eyeball so badly that
it is feared he will lose his sight.
Rev. William Boyd Craig, one Of
the oldest and most prominent minist-
ers of Carlisle presbytery, who died
last week at his home near Shippens-
burg, has bequeathed $l2, 900 to the
missions boards of the Presbyterian
church, the American Bible society
and the American Tract society.
Edwin E. Hopkins. who lost both
legs in an accident on the Northamp-
ton Traction line ut Easton. when a
car ran away from the car barn and
rushed down steep grade into the
car of which Hopkins was motorman,
has sued the company for $50. 600 dam
ages.
Charles Goodburn employed at the
Fort Wayne railroad station in Sc
wickley was walking beside a moving
passenger train on Saturday when he
collided with truck and was thrown
under the train. Fortunately the train
was brought to a stop just as wheel
was cutting into the mans trousers.
Early on Saturday morning burglars
bound and gagged George Hendrick-
son, watchman at the union station at
Langdenburg, Chester county, as he
was seated in the cab of Baltimore
and Ohio locomotive and then entered
the station, blew open the safe and
took all the money it contained.
Mrs. Edith Lukens died at her home
on Melon street, Philad lphia, on Sat
urday, aged 80 years. Her husband died
in 1888. Throughout her long life she
never suffered any severe illness and
until quite recently was remaI kably
we'll pre-. erved in body and mind.
The American Can company, of Pitts
burg, has received an order from the
California Fruit Growers association
for 800, 900, 900 cans 10 be delivered a
the rate of 60, 600, 900 cans per year TO.
five years This is the largest orde
ever placed for these useful articles O
commerce.
Jacob Ressler, of near Gains, Ian
caster county, had crop of 800 bushel
of corn from four acres of land thi
year.
1t has been decided to bond Hazletol
in the spring to raise $50, 900 to defra,
the expense of street paving on larg
scale
Charles Anderson fell into pond a
Yardley. Bucks county, on Saturday
and was drowned.