Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-19
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An explosion resulted from an at
tempt to fill coal oil stove while it
was burning, at Mount Royal, York
county, and Mamie Runkle, aged 8
years, was burned to death.
A fine recreation building, play
ground and athletic field will be est
ablished at Fifth and Porter.streets, in
the southern part of Philadelphia, as
memorial to the late Senator.George
S. Ware.
Annie Hawkins, aged 3 years, OF
Philadelphia, got hold Of few matches
and striking one applied it to some
paper while her mother was in anoth-
er room. Her clothes caught and she
was so badly burned that she died
within an hour.
Mayor John P. Emery, of Franklin,
Venanago county, has called special
election for April IA, to vote on the
question of the oity's purchasing the
water plant. 1t is proposed to issue
bonds for $500, 900.
Charles Mattern, residing near Yer
ona, Allegheny county, on Saturday
received letter mailed at Pittsburg,
enclosing three dollars, the writer
stating that the amount was to pay for
some fruit and potatoes stolen from
Mattern's cellar several months ago.
Mattern has no recollection of any
thing having been stolen.
The quick eye and steady hand of
the engineer of Reading railway
coal train saved the train from being
wrecked on Saturday afternoon in
Flat Rock tunnel, West Manayunk,
Philadelphia, where three heavy rail
road ties had been piled across the
track. A similar attempt to cause a
wreck was made the day before by the
same person, it is believed.
Boys playing with matches in a hay
loft at Warwick, Chester county, on
Saturday, started fire which destroy
ed large barn, furniture and under
takers establishment, dwelling house
and other buildings, entailing a loss
Of $l5, ,OOO
Ivan r. Coffin, Lehigh University
student of the junior class was drown
ed at FuImer's rapids in the Delaware
river last Friday. Search was made
for the body by many in boats Friday
until after dark and all day Saturday
until the river became so high that
the search had to be abandoned.
George B. Schooley and Lewis Fl.
Ovcutt, of Scranton, were indicted in
the Lackawanna county court on Sat
urday for perjury in the trial of the
will contest by which Schooley en-
deavored to obtain the millions Of his
cousin, the late j. L. Crawford
The enforced idleness in the anthra-
ite coal regions has crowded the army
and navy recruiting stations at Potts
vile with applicants to enlist.
The handsome new brownstone
Goodman Methodist Episcopal church
il Columbia, Lancaster county, was
dedicated on Sunday by Bishop Joseph
f. Berry, of Buffalo, n. Y. In the
evening William II. Ford, the first
pastor of the church, preached.
Five months ago william Hess. aged
AZ years, Of Fairchanoe, Fayette coun-
ty, was shot in the leg by a stray bull
let which was not removed for three
days Since then his health declined |
and becoming despondent, he commit
ed suicide on Saturday night by shoot
ing himself.
With the aid of rope made out OF
piece of carpet John Bevan and Wal
ter Vail escaped from the Delaware
county prison on Sunday night by seal
ing thirty-foot wall.
Solomon Schearer, the largest apple
grower in Berks county, has 5000 |
bushels on hand yet in cold storage |
and many other farmers have large |
quantities. The apples are beginning
to rot and are being shipped at sacri-
flee prices,