Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-15
NEW YORK

JAMESPORT Il. l., Sept. 14-The
Jamesport and Long Island Camp Meet
ing association, in which many Brook
lyn people are interested, is planning
extensive improvements and additions to
it's holdings here. A four and one-half
acre tract of land west of the circle
where the meetings are held, has been
purchased by the association, and this
is to be cut UP into lots for campers
uses.
SCHENECTADY-Th men are Dead
one dying and a dozen or more injured
as the result of a rear end collision be-
tween two interurban trolley cars from
Albany during pouring rain.
RIvBRHEAD, l.. I.-This place has
smart old man in the person of Manly
w. Downs, who, in spite of the fact that
he is nearly rs years old, has nearly COM
pleted three two-story houses this sum
mer, doing most of the work all alone.
One of these houses is entirely COM
pleted, and the other two will be done
before long.
HOLLAND-This town is greatly ex-
cited over a gas well that was struck
few days ago. The vein was found only
$50 feet from the surface, and two-foot
flame has been burning for the last four
or five days. The prospect is so bright
that several influential men OF the town
have formed a company to drill more
wells. I. N. Griggs was made president.
WANDA-Postmaster Peter Dahl
has received communication from c. P.
Granfield acting first assistant postmas-
ter. stating that the postofftce department
had decided to accept the offer OF John
Nice to rent the building occupied as
postoffice for a term of years. The entire
lower floor Is to be taken. The lease be-
comes effective November !.
LOCKPORT-William Robinson, aged "a
years, has brought suit for S3o,OOV dam
ages against the Traders Paper COM
pany of this city. The amount of dam
ages asked is the largest In the history
of any local action. Robinson was en-
ployed on the cutting machine In the mill.
On August II, 1906, the plaintiff lost potn
hands under the knife Of the macnlne.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14-More than
! dozen girls employed In the leatner goous
and stamping establishment Oh nitter
Brothers at 594 Broadway witnessed an
accident to Philip Novha, IL years olo'
=, of a1e 'East Ninety-ffth street. whose
hand was cut off by the big knife piaoe
of a rolling and cutting leather press
The knife blade was UP, ready lot cut
ting. when Novha stopped to pick up
niece of leather from the floor AS ne
stooped his left hand still rested on the
top of the press. and In an instant lne
knife descended. cutting on MS mana
near the wrist.
RINGHAMPTON-As James
II. Rogers, who has served IN the sta.e
assembly for eight terms tne ionses'
service of any man ever sent 10 tne as
sembly from Broome county, mas an
nounced his withdrawal from the contest
for the Republican nomination to sue
ceed himself.
PATcHOGUE. L. I.-Col. ]. G. Bracken-
ridge president of the SUFFOLK Traction
! company. has driven the tirst spike IN
| the line of the company on Main street.
| sYRACUSE-The police OF THIS city
have arrested two young foreigners, un-
able to speak English. In connection with
ian attempt made to wreck the Bunsio
special, a fast passenger train on the
New York Central, at Jordan twenty
miles west of here.
Ties were placed on the track. but
fortunately the train stopped before
striking them.