Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-25
Items CONDENSED.

During May SO, $40 was paid at the
Joanna Cooling station, Berks county,
to farmers for milk delivered there.
The new wing in course of erection
at the State HOSPITAL at Hazletou will
double the capacity of the institution
and medical as we'll as surgical cases
will be treated. The addition is being
put up by Mrs. Eckley g. Coke, OF
Drifton, widow Of tile late coal oper-
ator and will cost about $50 600,
Anna Potasky, OF Shenandoah, aged
years, got hold of box of strych-
nine pills prescribed for an adult mem
ber of the family and ate them, think
ing they were candy, She soon became
i'll and although a stomach pump was
used she may not recover.
Jacob Klingerman, of PinedaIe in
the Schuylkill valley, set two traps to
catch chicken thief and the next
morning found a large grey fox with
a foot in each trap and a half eaten
pullet in its month.
Hundreds of boys were made happy
in Pittsburg on Saturday afternoon by
the opening OF Lake Elizabeth, North
Side, as a public swimming place.
About 300 boys were ON hand at the
opening hour to enjoy the treat
Miss Ella MCGEE. of Hazleton, has
been in trance since last Tuesday
night, when she retired in good health
Her jaws are firmly set and no nourish.
ment can be administered. 1t is feared
she may die Of starvation.
The McKeesport city council gener-
ously provided free swimming place
in the Youghiogheny river for the use
of the boys, but the city bacteriologist
has condemned it because a sewer
empties into the river Just above the
place, which contaminates the water.
Edward Crawford, Of Lancaster, ag-
ed years, on Tuesday of last week
fell and cut deep cash IN his head.
On Wednesday he was severely burned
with hot lard and on Friday night he
fell from a step and was badly hurt
Addison Swoyer, of Boyertown,
whose wife lost her life in the theatre
disaster there in December has brought
suit against DR.. T. J. B. Rhoads, the
owner of the opera house, for having
failed to comply with the laws of the
State.
vandals on Friday night destroyed
the crucifx on the valuable cross in
the Greek Catholic cemetery at Potts
Vile, and also did other damage to the
property.
A violent storm ON Friday night at
Pittsburg blew down portion of the
poles and canvas of Buffalo Bill's wild
west show tent, and several persons
we're injured A panic was averted by
getting the band to play America. "
The Pittsburg Playground associa-
tion is urging an appropriation Of 81.
900, 900 by councils for the establish
ment of chain of four large parks
and twelve smaller Fairgrounds in diff.
ferent sections OF the city for the
benefit Of the children.
The new Linden Street Methodist
Episcopal church sin Allentown was
dedicated on Sunday. The church cost
about $40. 900 and is one of the finest
churches in the city.
sunday was the lognest day Of tie
year and il was also the hottest of the
year in Philadelphia where ithe offici-
al thermometer registered 30 degrees.
Jessie Wasser of Sharon, aged Is
years, took a dose Of Paris green on
Sunday because her mother had scold-
eo her, and her life was saved with
great difficulty.
Harry Lessig, Pottstown boy, fell
into q deep vat at an ice cream manu-
factory but was saved from drowning
by another boy who held him above
water with a rope, until assistance
came TO lift him out.
Three hundred members of the AL
legheny county bar and eleven judges
while taking boat ride on the Ohio
river Saturday,evening were maroon
ed on sand bar about 8 o'clock, and
it was O'Clock Sunday morning when
tug pulled the boat off.
Paul Grider, of Chester, aged wears,
slipped and fell.into quick sand in
Chester creek, near Chester hospital.
on Sunday while wading in the wat
er. The body.has.not been recovered.
A brother of the child met death in a
like manner near the same place few
years ago.
Mrs Harry Storms, wife of the as
sistant superintendent of the Scranton
fire department. was seized by for
eigner on Saturday night, on prin-
cipal street, but she broke from his
rasp and.then followed him until she
und help to seize him and take him
he stationlhouse.