Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
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helped to feed 300 families and furnish
500 tons of.coal during the past winter
to the needy.
A herd Of eighteen dairy COWS on
farm in Warrington, York county, have
been condemned to be killed for being
infected with tuberculosis.
York county has candidate for the
legislature who makes one claim for
his nomination that he has been
party worker for forty years and has
never had an office.
The police of Bristol Bucks county,
are going about the town shooting
dogs that are found without muzzles
and fourteen were killed Thursday.
Fleetwood, Berks county is to have
new stove foundry as soon as the
buildings can be erected and stoves of
new dosing are to be made.
movement has been inaugurated
by the Lancaster County Medical So
ciety, representing 140 out of the 200
physicians in the county, to have all
the borough and township boards of
health modify their regulations SO as
to conform with the requirements of
the State health department.
Irwin Shirrey, young farmer of
Monocacy Berks county, while shred
ding corn fodder on Thursday, got en-
tangled in rope which had been left
dangling over the machine and was
drawn against the shredder, which cut
him badly, infiicting injuries that may
prove fatal.
The summer country home of Mrs.
o. S. Abrams, of Philadelphia, locat-
ed near Hatboro, Montgomery county,
it has just been discovered, has been
ransacked by thieves who entered ev-
cry room, and locks Oh doors, bureaus
and chiffoniers were broken and many
articles, not carried away were badly
damaged.
On Friday night two colored men
stole about 400 chickens from the hen
merry Of Mrs. Margaret White near
Bryn Mawr, Montgomery county.
Thomas White.a son, came home from
the town as they were loading them
on their wagon, and when questioned
about it they said they had bought
them from his mother, so they were
allowed to continue their thieving.
An appeal to superior court from the
decision of Judge James NJ. Gallneath
of Butler. that the Brooks license law
is constitutional. was taken by the
anti license advocates on Saturday.
Lieutenant Charles Fenerstein. who
has command of troop B of the State
constabulary stationed at Wyoming, is
urging the purchase of high power
automobile for the use of the force.
During last year the troopers Travelled
1856, 1888 miles and made l ,905 arrests.
Miss Stewart, the treasurer of the
Mercer hospital, who refused to allow
the books of the institution to be
audited, has been given time until
March IA by Auditor General Young,
to produce them at the capitol, and il
she persists in refusing she will be
sent to jail.
Rev. DR.. Russell Conwell. president
of the Temple university in Philadel-
phia, sailed on Saturday for Liverpool
accompanied by Mrs Conwell and
Mrs. j, Lewis Grocer While in Eu.
rope DR. Conwell will visit all the
leading universities to ascertain what
is being done for the advancement of
the working man.
The towboat Stella Morgan and two
coal boats broke from their muorings
and went over the dam at Lock No. 2,
in the Monongahela river. at Port
Perry. Allegheny county, on Saturday
evening. Fourteen of the crew were
on the towboat, aud John Bash, fire.
man, aged 81 years. Of Mt. Washing
ton and "Red" Lawrence. deck hand.
aged 20, of Pittsburg, wero drowned.
About a score of children were in
jured on Friday at the Hays borough
SbiOOAi hSttl L Ii Daulc
caused BY a fire alarm intended as
drill to the pupils. Miss Black, the
principal, had just completed describ-
ing the Oollinwood disaster and then
unobserved pulled the fire gong, while
the pupils were excited over what they
had been told, and panic was the re-
suit
A new high school building is to be
erected at New Castle, Lawrence coun-
ty, this year at an estimated cost of
$500, 900.
State officials are investigating a
charge that money donated by the
State for the relief of firemen injured
at fires has been missppropriated and
used for other borough purposes in a
number of towns in Sohuylkill county