Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-05-28
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The Milton Manufacturing company
has commenced work on big new
building to replace the one destroyed
by fire recently.
Michael Graver, an infant son of
George Graver, of Northampton, upset
plate of scalding soup over himself
and is likely to die from the injuries
sustained.
Professor H. E. Gehman, pri .cipal
of the schools in Ephrata borough,
Lancaster county, who five years ago
started a school savings bank, reports
that the fundInow amounts to SO. 49,
rs.
4 meat combine established in the
slate belt, Northampton county, to
raise the price of meat two cents per
pound, has resulted in the passage of
resolution by the International union
of Slate Workers that they and their
families will abstain from the use of
meats until former prices are restored.
The borough council of Pottsville is
in legal conflict with the Pottville
Union Fraction company and has pass
ed a resolution revoking all the fran
chises Of the company, covering routes
that are not in operation. The coun-
ell had some of the oompany's tracks
torn up recently and an equity suit
has been brought by the company,
which my result in heavy damages
against the borough.
Mrs. Richard Young, of Brooklyn,
N Y, has remembered hersinative
town of Wellsville, York county, with
a memorial in honor of her son, in the
shape of a fine school and public lib
rsry building costing $50, 600. 1t is to
be dedicated July S.
Sunday was the hottest May day ex-
perienced in Schuylkill county in ten
years the temperature registering 81
degrees at different places and there
were three cases of heat prostration
reported, one each at Minersville. Palo
Alto and Schuylkill Haven.
For the fourth time within four days
an attempt was made on Saturday to
burn the United States hotel, in Har-
risburg, and Frank Cornelius, color
ed bell boy, aged IS years, was arrest
ed on charge of incendiarism. He
is believed to be IA pyromsniac.
Mrs. Samuel Fredwood and Abraham
Lewis, of Charleroi, became seriously
i'll on Saturday by eating some oranges
and tasting some whiskey, which Mrs.
Fredwood had received by express.
There were symptoms of poisoning and
the case is being investigated.
A slot gas meter in the cellar of the
house and china store occupied by Abe
Jarko, on Poplar street, Philadelphia,
was looted by burglary early on Sat
urday morning causing an Explosion
Of gas and the family Of five persons
narrowly escaped with their lives.
Hope rescue mission in Reading
served 90, 3SS meals to needy persons
during the past year.
The first Of the free baths for boys
has just been opened in Scranton in
the Abstinence and Benevolent society
club house.
Manager Tice and his son fired sew
eral shots at a thief at the Loux cream
cry, near Alburtis, Berks county, on
Saturday night. and although the thief
escaped, he dropped ten pounds of but
ter and a basket Of eggs.
All Pittsburg has become worked
into frenzy over a spelling contest
which is to take place in Cleveland,
o., between fifteen of the best spoilers
of each Of the two cities, on June 80.
A pretty young girl of Erie on Sat
urday evening offered to sell some of
her clothing in order to get enough
money to procure a marriage license,
as the young man she loved was too
poor to pay for the license.
Because of bitter feeling against
the new pastor no service was held on
Sunday in the handsome st. Georges
Lithuanian church, in Shenandoah.
which cost $45, 900. The trustees kept
the church locked and guarded all
night.
George Ferra, aged IA years, is un-
der arrest charged with stealing s705
from the residence of Gottleib Karla,
of Buffalo Hill, near Canonsburg.
When searched young Ferra had $205.
He denies all knowledge Of the re-
manning $500.
The large fly-wheel of the $50 horse
power engine of the Nazareth electric
plant burst on Saturday night and
wrecked the building and engine. Sew
eral pieces of the immense wheel were
hurled through the wall of the build
ing distance of 600 feet No one was
hurt