Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-26
n SHuLTZ, NJ.
ITEMS CONDENSED.

At Shamokin Helen Visore accident
ally fell into tub filled with boiling
water and was scaled to death. Her
father had filed the tub to take
bath.
Jesse Shelly, aged 60 years, retir-
ed farmer who resided near Selius-
grove, while rowing across the Sus-
quehanna river, fell from boat into
two feet Of water and was drowned.
The knights of Columbus, of Phila-
delphia, will give turkey dinner to
every child in Catholic orphan asyl-
umns in the city. on Thanksgiving
Day.
Six young men OF HelleTton, North
ampton county. passed through a toll
gate on the Steinburg pike without
stopping to pay the required six cents
toll and the trick cost them $46. &C.
Joseph NJ. Galbuth, Of Shenandoah,
aged IA years, on Friday evening at
tempted to jump on Lehigh Valley
water train, when he fell and was run
over and both his arms and his legs
were cut off
James T. Ormsly. of Philadelphia.
who is a bartender in a small saloon
at Tenth and Mifflin streets. has be-
come heir to 81, 500. 600 left him by his
cousin of the same name who died in
Alaska recently.
Five hundred thousand dollars in
gold are being coined every day at
present in the United States mint in
Philadelphia, to meet the demand
which has already set in for the valu-
able yellow pieces for Christmas pre-
sents.
David E. Davis and Samuel Jackson
watchmen at the works of the Nation. |
al Lead company. at Butler, have been |
rrested on charges of the theft of
lead from the company. The looting
has been going on about a month and
the amount stolen is worth about ST.
200.
Siesholtzville post Office Berks coun.
ty, which Will be closed on November
30 as the people are to be served by
rural free delivery from Alburtis has
the oldest postmaster in the county.
Charles N Gerry, his age being S6
years and he has served as postmaster
fifty four years.
A little son of William r. Moser, of
Oakbrook, Berks county, fell into a
bucket Of boiling water on Saturday
and was badly scalded
There has been considerable increase
in cases Of diphtheris aud scarlet few
er in Reading and physicians are puz-
zled as to the cause.
For several years Michael Flanagan,
OF West Chester has had a small carp
in an aquarium at his home and the
fish has developed liking for candies
and relishes gum drops especially.
By raiding a swell" opium den at
3l4 Grant street, Pittsburg, on Satur-
day night, the police obtained the
names of about two score prominent
women and girls who were quiet fire.
quenteTs there.
H. L. Lauver, of Norristown, re-
moved 1925 diamond ring from one
OF his fingers while he washed his
hands at Reading cafe on Saturday
and forgot to replace it. When he
went back for it the ring was gone.
Attracted by dog that had barked
at one place for four hours, several
men found the dead body OF Clemence
Bicycle, aged 20 years, of Reynolds
Vile, Jefferson county, behind a stump
in woods on Saturday. His gun had
evidently been discharged accidental
ly, causing his death.
While 9-mouths-old son of Q. f.
Armstrong, of Leechburg, Armstrong
county, was sitting ON his father
knee on Saturday he pulled ruby
stick pin from his fathers necktie
and swallowed it After twenty four
hours work the pin was recovered on
Sunday, without injury to the child.
After admitting that she had set
fire to six tenement houses in Phila-
delphia, at different times, Mrs. Jo-
hanna Kelly, aged A years, of 1886
Race street, was on Sunday committed
to the Philadelphia hospital for the
insane for observation. The last fire
was started late Saturday night and
the occupants of the house barely es-
capped in their night clothes.
Joseph Kemmer has returned after a