Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-09
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county, Hd(l iSI ldC5 DduIt AaSSIaeou
by the claws of the frightened and
panied animal
Rev. George L. Sohaffer. Jr., pastor
of the Beckman Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church in Doylestowp, has
annouced that shirt waist men and
hatless women will be welcome at the
church services and each one will be
presented with palm leaf fan.
Deputy Attorney General Cunning
ham, on the part of the State, on
Thursday brought suit against the bor-
ough of Pottstown for the recovery of
81 1,45S 20. representing the borough g
unpaid tax on loans. The borough hav-
ing repeatedly refused to pay it.
Geologist E. W. Warner has discov-
cred largesand Evaluable deposit of
malls good fertilizer. on the NJ. Coov-
er farm, on the border Of Cumberland
county, near Dillsburg.
By the explosion of cannon fire
cracker in his hands on the Fourth.
Harry Fronerzselt of Philadelphia age
12 years his face was burned so badly
that he will lose the sight of both his
eyes.
During a heavy rain on Friday even
ing Mrs. Mary Goodyear, of Beaver
Falls, ran out with broom to keep
the water from flooding her cellar and
fell into a deep hole made by the tor.
rent. She would probably have been
drowned had not some persons nearby
dragged her out, almost strangled with
mud and water, bu5 still clinging to
her broom.
, Overtaken on Thursday night on
~ ~ty third street. Pittsburg, party
D., y young people sought refuge under
,ho'awning at a grocery store. when a
II Is "<9f lightning struck the awning
"i, yswo ladies Of the party were rend-
cred unconscious, one remaining in
that condition for three hours and the
other four.
B. f. Hiestand, of Marietta. a
prominent banker and business man,
celebrated his eightieth birthday Fan
niversary on Friday, by giving din
ner to those connected with or en-
ployed by the various enterprises in
which he has an interest. There we're
100 present. Mr.. Hiestand has been in
business sixty years and has been
president of the Exchange bank of
Marietta thirty four years.
The corner stone of the first state
orphange of the Patriotic Order of
Americans was laid on the Fourth at
Mifflinville, Columbia county. The
state officers participated and Mrs.
Samuel Hess. of Berwick, laid the
stone, using a silver trowel.
An oil tank on the Charles Harvey
farm near Graysville, Washington
county, was struck by lightning on
Friday night and over 1000, barrels OF
oil were consumed.
= freight train on the Reading
Slatington branch of the Reading rail-
way on Friday ran into a herd of fine
cattle belonging to Ephraim Dries, al
Evansville. and killed five of them
During thunder storm on Satur-
day afternoon Siebert hall, the girls
dormitory at Susquehanna university,
Seiinsgrove, was struck by lightning
and set on fire but by the heroic work
Of the summer students the building
was saved.
y newly organized coal company is
about to develop n tract of 1900 acres
of coal lands in Beaver and Roaring
Creek townships, Columbia county,
which promise q big yield. This is
said to be the only undeveloped virgin
tract of anthracite coal in the State.
On the night of the Fourth, in Lam
caster, William Nagle fired loaded
revolver, when the bullet glanced from
the paved street, struck the brick wall
Of the house opposite, rebounded and
hit Miss Ada Hess on the back of the
head. The bullet could not be located
and her condition is serious.
Early on Sunday morning Police
man Hope, of Philadelphia, found a
boy baby about months old OH the
platform of Columbia avenue station,
Reading railroad, nicely wrapped up
in heavy cloth, with just enough of
an opening to enable the child to
breathe. II is believed it was thrown
from passing train, and being so
well padded sustained no injury The
child was taken to the Children g
Homeopathic hospital.
While George. Davis and James
Murphy were.wrestlng on towboat
on the Monongahela river below Fred
erickstown, Washington county, on
Saturday evening, they fell overheard
and Davis was drowned.