Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
. SHULTZ, , M.
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with the grocers of that city against
persons who will not pay their bills.
Four hundred cases of typhoid fever
in Reading is the last report from that
stricken city.
Farmers all over Berks county re.
port fruit trees have budded to such
an extent that the buds will now
freeze and short fruit crop next year
is predicted.
There has been sauer kraut trust
in Berks conuty, or at least it has so
been stated. Now there is a move
ment on foot to cut the price from ten
TO eight cents per quart and the in
diCations are that the favorite table
dish of Reading will be more popular
shan ever.
Due to fatal mistake made by a
nurse in the home OF Edmund Stan
ton, at Schuylkill Haven. his infant
child, but several days old. is dead.
The doctor had left powders for the
mother and different ones for the
child. The nurse is said to have got
them mixed and the infant thus was
given the wrong medicine.
David Perry, aged l6 years, saved
the life of eight men at the cost of in
jures to himself. Fire broke out in
the Wanamie mine, near Wilkes Barre,
and Parry rushed in through the
smoke aud flame to warn eight men
in the distant portions of the drift.
They got out in safety, but Parry was
overcome and badly burned. The Car
negie medal commission is investigat.
ing the circumstances and Parry may
get medal.
Rev. j. b. Mark ward pastor of Cal
vary Lutheran church at Williamsburg,
has announced his acceptance of call
from the Bethany Lutheran church,
Harrisburg, where his salary will be
$4,000.
The school taxes for 1905 in Berks
county amounted to $lS3, 705. 20 in the
rural districts, and $3.50, SO2 IL in the
city of Reading, and the tax collected
for road construction amounted to
$l9S, 458 so in the rural districts and
$40, 900 in Reading.
DR.. H. D. Hockenberry. Of West
Sunbury, Butler county. had hurry
call to the residence of r. NJ. Duff.
who had fallen and broken his leg. In
responding the doctor slipped and
broke one of his own legs Another
physician was called and reduced both
fractures.
Philadelphia can no longer be said
truthfully to be slow. On December 2
Harry W. Huston, aged 43. was grant
ed divorce on the grounds of deser-
tion. and on the same day applied for
marriage license in Norristown. to
wed May Perry, also of Philadelphia.
In the Washington county courts
there is case on trial which includes
a claim for damages by Robert Ash
mere against the Southwestern Pipe
Line company for the loss of eighty
one hogs which it is alleged, died from
drinking oil that leaked from the
pipes of the defendant company. The
defense is that we'll behaved hogs will
not drink oil aui that the drove died
from other causes.
The usual thing has come to light
in Berks county. There are now 500
cases OF typhoid fever in Reading and
the State authorities have turned their
attention to the waters of Maiden
creek. Despite all efforts a number of
the rural residents continue to pollute
the stream and give as a reason that
they have always allowed their drain
age to go into the creek and do not
propose to be interrupted in the prac-
tice now
Here is step in the right direction.
The council of Media has begun a
crusade against air guns and sling
shots in the 1hands Of children, and
offers a reward of 500 for the convic-
ton of the persous who have been
ruthlessly breaking arc lights.
Fresh laid Berks county eggs are
scarcity in the Reading markets and
the farmers have raised them to 45
cents dozen. Cold storage eggs are
selling at 30 cents.
Margaret, 5-year-old daughter of
James Gibbons, of Marshalltou. near
West Chester, ,whiIe'playing with some
corn got one of the grains into her
nose. There it began to swell. until
removed at the Chester county hospit.
al.
In the fall Pottstown residents be-
came frightened over the fear of pota-
to rot and paid slsper bushel for the
tubers. Now hundreds of bushels of
good potatoes are being shipped In
and are being sold at seventy five
cents per bushel.