Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
PENNSYLVANIA

| CHESTER. Pa. Nov. PA meeting
has been arranged for the first Sunday
morning at the Murphy A. M. E. church,
Second and Engle streets, for the benefit
of self elf-acknowledged sinners. The re-
quest was made by habitues of the Ten
derloin that Rev. c. f. Warfield, pastor
of the church, and one who has accom-
plished missionary work in the Tender
| lon districts of this city, devote one
Sunday each month for the benefit OF
wrongdoers. .
The right eye of Patrick Grant, chip
per at the Eddystone plant of the Bald
win Locomotive works, was torn from it's
socket while working by piece of steel
Weighing about pound striking Grant
as he was passing machine.
CLIFTON HEIGHTS, Pa, Nov. a.
Edward v. Mckee sr., aged IL years, uled
in this borough after an illness of two
weeks, followed by a stroke of paralysis.
The deceased was one of the Oldest
printers in this country and for forty
two years he was foreman in the rail-
road ticket department of Allen, Lane &
Scott's printing establishment in Phila-
delpha. He was also veteran of the
Civil war.
CARLISLE-Mrs. Sarah GREGG, aged 6S
years, living near Lemoyne, this county,
who, it is alleged, wa shot by Thomas
Reeser at the door of her home. died.
Reeser will be charged with murder.
District Attorney Jacobs, with phys-
clan, called on Mrs. GREGG to get an
ante-mortem statement, hearing that she
was about to die.
DOYLESTOWN-Fou stations on the
New Hope branch of the Reading rail-
road were robbed, viz, Rushland, Wy
combe, Lahaska and Buckingham. At
all places the robbers broke open the
automatic telephone pay stations and ap-
propriated to their own use all the
moneys found in the boxes. At Rushland
the robbers got about $40 from the tele-
phone box.
READING-When David Kurtz arrived
home from work he was unable to get
into the house, the door being locked.
Climbing in a window, he found his wife
lying on the f'oor in a dying condition,
having suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
She died before medical assistance ar
rived. Deceased was 80 years of age.
IIAZLETON-Operati at the Oneida
colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal COM
pany were suspended on account of a
strike of the breaker boys for more
others cents an hour. Those getting
want s, otherwise they will keep the col
liery idle.
NORRISTOWN--An attempt was made
to burn the residence of Frank Whalen,
at 1912 Cherry street. The smoke aroused
Whalen's children 1t was found i.iat
three places in an out kitchen had peen
saturated with coal oil. The firemen ex-
tinguished the blaze before much dam
age was done.
SHAMOKIN-A fierce fire broke out in
the Cameron mine and a volunteer force
of men has been fighting it. Several
months ago a fire broke out in an aban-
doned breast at the operation and the
present fire is thought 10 have originated
from smoldering embers.
HARRISBURG-The Philips Tool Steel
company of Philadelphia, has been char
tered with $4,000 capital. 1t will manu-
facture special steels, the incorporators
being F. Rees Philips, w. Vernon Philips
and Eldorado Manley jr., all of Philadel-
phia. IA
CHESTER-RequeSting fellow employees
to get him needle and thread and then
using them to sew up cash in his arm,
sustained by the member being caught
in machinery at the Eddystone Print
works, James Cassidy saved himself
from bleeding to death while awaiting
the arrival of physician. One of the
arteries in the arm had been severed.