Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
CONDENSED NEWS.

Protect youself from grip.
Don't fret, winter is not over.
Bad weather and bad roads 60 hand
in hand.
Are you still sticking to that New
Years resolution!
1t will never be possible to recall
the time we waste.
A faithful friend and bitter enemy
are both blessings,
Our new governor says some mighty
good things in small space.
The roads will have to answer for
the aggrivation of much profanity.
Andrew Carnegie contributes an
article to the English Review OF Re-
views in which he advocates the taxa
tion of fortunes and predicts that the
day will come when the urgent desire
to make money Will be regarded as an
ignoble ambition.
Last Saturday Abraham Francis,
aged 81 years, and Mrs. Anna Snow
den, aged 81 years. were married at
York, but their honeymoon was cut
short, as on Thursday warrant was
served on Francis, charging him with
being bigamist.
In the sentencing of Harry Hum
mer at York. on Thursday, for steal
ing seve al turkeys about Christmas
time, Judge Bittinger announced from
the bench that he would shoot any
man he might catch prowling about
his hen roost.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Schoenenberger.
OF Lehigh county. were convicted in
court of scalding Constable Henry
Stoneback, when he called at their
home to serve legal process, and
Judge Trexler sentenced the husband
to six months imprisonment.
Richard Thomas, of York, aged 10
years. who was a bright high school
pupil, left his parents home about
week ago, and his whereabouts is
mystery. He was boy of good habits
and it is believed he has left home be-
cause he had desire to work for a
living
James H. McCreary, formerly
prominent alwyer in Beaver, has been
arrested in Philadelphia for giving
his landlady worthless check for $40
IN payment for board bill. The check
was in excess of his bill and he re-
ceived the change.
A few months ago Rev. Benjamin
Girk and wife, of Abilene, Kansas,
came east to visit relatives at their
former home in Lancaster county.
Last Wednesday Mr.. Girk died after
few days illness and on Saturday Mrs.
Girk died also. Both were well ad-
vanced in years.
Much complaint is heard about dogs
from town chasing up rabbits in the
country out of season. The farmers
threaten to shoot any dog they catch
on their land.
The car shortage has struck the
Pittsburg industrial district causing
much inconvenience and many disap-
pointments It has been discovered
that 200 Pennsylvania cars are some
where about San Francisco.
A gang of thirteen boys have been
arrested at Darby, near Philadelphia,
for stealing several hundred dollars
worth of copper wire from car of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. They
have been committing other thefts al
so for some time.
There are three sisters in Chester
county whose ages sum up 273 years
They are Mrs. Elizabeth Rambo, of
West Chester, aged 80 years; Ann
Cloud, of East Gorben towanship, aged
81 and Mrs. Hannah Tiff, of West
Chester, aged 50.
A new trial has been refused to
William Reddinton, Mount Carmel
politician, who was recently convicted
of murder in the second degree for
striking Frank Simmons with brick
and fatally injuring him.
J. A. Madalis and his son James, of
Shenandoah, were attacked by two high
waymen. After the father had knock
ed pistol out of the hand of one of
tho aiscreants he was severely cut
with razor and the son was badly
beathen. The highwaymen finally fed.
Martin Reese, school teacher, JUS
tice of the peace, surveyor and farmer,
and the father of sixteen children, Is
dead at his home in Providence town
ship, Lancaster county, at the age OF
78 years.
DIR. Dixon, the State health com
missioner, after an examination OF
Lehanon's water supply, has approved
the recommendation of the city water
department for the construction of 2,
900, 0O0- gallon filter plant ON Soutl
mountain.
Funeral This Afternoon.