Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-01-18
Brief News Items.

ers of the Intelligencer
the Acknowledged Off
cial Organ of rlontoul
County.
Protect youself from grip.
Don't fret, winter is not over.
Bad weather and bad roads go hant
in hand.
Good weather to take care of youl
health.
Russian terrorists are particularly
active just now.
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.
Advertising in dull times is the
helper of the wise.
A smiling face is perpetual bene-
diction in the home.
Jno. Ashenfelter, of near Straw
berry Ridge, gave us business call
Wednesday.
w. II. Dildine, the young and
prosperous planning mill man, of EX-
change, transacted business with US
the latter part of last week.
We are under obligations to Mr..
Andrew Horner, Of Robinson, Kans.,
who with his wife is visiting friends
in this city, for some papers that are
printed in his home town.
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. Oh 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 15
years. who was bright high school
pupil, left his parents home about a
week ago, and his whereabouts is a
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 HI. McCreary, formerly a
prominent alwyer in Beaver, has been
arrested in Philadelphia for giving
his landlady a worthless check for $40
i'll 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 a
few days illness and on Saturday Mrs.
Girk died also. Both were we'll 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. 1t has heen discovered
that 200 Pennsylvania cars are some
where about San Francisco.
A gang of thirteen boys have beer
arrested at Darby, near Philadelphia
for stealing several hundred dollar.
worth of copper wire from a car o.
the Baltimore 81 Ohio railroad. The,
nave 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, O.
West Chester, aged 80 years; Am
cloud, of East Gorben towanship, aget
81 and Mrs. Hannah Iliff, of Wes
Chester, aged 80.
A new trial has been refused t.
William Reddinton, Mount Carme
politician, who was recently convicted
of murder in the second degree fo
striking Frank Simmons with bricJ
and fatally injuring him.
j. A. Madalis and his son James, O
Shenandoah, were attacked by two higI
waymen. After the father had knock
ed pistol out of the hand of one q
the miscreants he was severely Gu
with razor. and the son was badl,
beathen. The highwaymen finally fed