Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-04-30
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ry Michael Jaeneska. of Slatedale,
slipped and fell back into a deep pool,
in which he was drowned.
William Coggins, aged % years, a
night clerk in the postoffice at Pitts
burg, has been arrested on the charge
of embezzlement. He was held in bail
for hearing.
Good grass seed is so scarce in Berks
county that farmers are paying 81 per
bushel for the same. One farmer is
lucky enough to have 1000 bushels of
it.
The council of Pottsville has refus-
ed the demand made by the volunteer
fire companies for rental of buildings
which they erected for the housing of
their apparatus. The councilmen de-
clare the volunteer department is more
expensive than paid one would be.
For the past six weeks Elizabeth,
the young daughter of Charles Nc
Gonigal, of Chester, has complained
of an acute pain in her chest. day
or two ago she had violent coughing
spell and coughed up a safety pin
which had been the cause of all the
trouble.
Clinton Loeb, proprietor of hotel
at Limeport. Lehigh county, was re-
Gently convicted of violating the liqu-
or laws. 1t was alleged that he fur-
nished beer for wedding party where
the bride and groom were only II years
of age. Loch was fined $1,000 and
sentenced to fort days in Jail.
This story comes from Chester coun-
ty wilds. Guests of the French Greek
hotel were summing themselves on the
porch when a strange animal came out
of the woods and passed within few
yards of the hostelry. 1t proved to be
a wild cat A party was formed TO
hunt and kill the animal, but it made
good its escape
The Lancaster county grand jury
HAS w thO NOAAp phoN tAAO
inmates of the Children's Home be
furnished butter three times day and
that springs be placed on their beds.
There must be a mighty parsimonious
set of officials in charge Of that in
stitution when a grand jury finds is
necessary to take such action.
Mrs. Sarah Neidig and Mrs, Mary
Neidig brought suit at Sunbury
against the Reading Railroad COM
pany, asking for damages for the death
of the former S husband and six more
relatives who were killed by being
struck by a train about two years ago.
The case has been settled. Mrs. Sarah
Neidig receives $500 and Mrs. Mary
Neidig $400 This is an average of
fraction over Sl71 for each life.
considerable number of snuff users, as
at the county almshouse the bill for
snutr for the use OF inmates last year
was $3.50.
The oxide department of the New
Jersey Zinc company, at South Beth
lehem. has resumed operations. Civ
ing employment to one hundred men.
The temperature in Pittsburg on
Saturday, officially recorded, was 50
degrees, which breaks all records for
heat in April during the thirty years
the local weather bureau has been
keeping record.
Robert Eastburn, aged 70 years, who
had been justice of the peace in Yard
ley, Bucks county, for thirty years,
died on Saturday. He is survived by
his fourth wife, whom he married
about two months ago.
Charles A. Orner, a Civil war vet.
eran, who had been a railroader for
thirty-one years. fell under Penn
sylvania railroad train on which he
was braking. on Friday at Sunbury,
and was killed.
Louis Corso, an employe the
American Car and Foundry company
at Berwick, aged 30 years, was struck
in the neck by piece of iron thrown
from one of the steel shears. and bled
TO death in few minutes on Satur-
day.
Probably the Oldest travelling sales
man on the road today in this State is
Shem Siegelmyer, of Mifflinburg,
Union county. He is in his S4th
year, yet he sells as many goods.as a
man of 90 years, aud is jolly good
fellow.
While workmen were demolish1ng a
piggery in Crawford county, on Sat
urday, they got onto an excitingIfght
as they came upon an immense colony
of rats beneath the floor of the build
ing. Many got away, but the num-
Der Killed filled two bushel baskets.