Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
PENNSYLVANIA

READING. Pa, Oct. 7,-"Gyp, come
herer called jacob S. Wentzel to brin-
die bulldog that was following Raymond
Heifert. Gyp came, and Heifert, who had
possesscA the dog several days, was mad
as he claimed ownership. But as Gyp
wouldn't quit Wentzel again the latter
was arrested, accused of stealing his own
dog.
| ALLENTOWN--Whil they were at
work in the new tank being erected by
the Allentown Gas company the plank
| on which Foreman McQuiggan and Floyd
lJ. Lash were standing broke and they
tell into forty feet of water at the bottom
of the tank. They were rescued with the
utmost difficulty.
| NORRIS1 OWN--By an explosion of
dynamite Henry DeHaven was badly In
| jured at the Hecksher furnace. DeHaven
was preparing to .blow" a quantity of
"set" iron in a mold and did not notice
that the iron was not thoroughly chilled.
IAccordingly, wnen the stick of dynamite
came in contact it explo.ed, scattering
the metal in AL directions and injuring
| his face and arms.
| POTTSVILLE--Mrs Margaret Rogers
| of East Mines was found dead in bed,
| her three-months-old baby sleeping peace
fully beside her. She was in her usual
good health when she, retired and dled
from disease of the heart.
| SchuylkilTs first che ter, Iaughters OF
the American Revolution, was instituted
in Pottsville. Mrs. Allen P. Perley of
Williamsport, state regent. and Mrs
Randolph Deb. Keim of Reading, nation
al vice president had charge of the work.
Mrs. A. ]. Pilgrim was made the first
regent of the new chapter.
| WEST CHESTER-The Chester County
Dairymen's association has issued an
appeal to men of their class throughout
| the state and country to reunite with
| them in seeking to amend the federal
| oleomargarine laws. They want the
Joker word knowingly omitted from
the act defining the offense of selling
| oleomargarine as butter.
| SHARON, Pa, Oct. 17.-Another head
| on collision ossurred r-South Sharon be-
| tween two Sharon and Wheatland cars.
A heavy fog prevailed and the motorman
| of the southbound car could not see the
switch and ran through, hitting the car
which was coming toward Sharon. Both
cars were badly damaged There were a
! number of passengers in both cars, but
| no one was injured.
! LATROBE-Frand Meade, we'll
known resident of Solomon's Temple
returned home from Latrobe to find moth
ing left of his comfortable home but a
pile of smoldering ruins. The Meadle
family had come here to the wedding
of a friend, leaving a little girl to at
| tend to the house in their absence. She
narrowly escaped being burned in her
bed and is unable to tell how the fire
statred. The loss will be $1,000.
BUTLER-An explosion caused by the
upsetting of the metal pot in the
number 1 cupola of the Standard Steel
| company, caused the death of four men,
| fatally injured twenty and seriously in
| jured ten others. Nearly all the men
were foreigners
| POTTSVILLE-As a result. of the
steady work of the anthracite mines
an increase of $4,000 in deposits for one
year is reported by the banks of Schuyl-
4 kill county.
| BRYN MAWRz-John L. Moore, aged
| 60 years, owner of a livery stable
here, spit his jaw and tore his face by SO
plur ging forward in collision with anoth-
er vehicle that the hook of the singletree
of his own rig pierced his mouth.
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