Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-08
ITEMS CONDENSED.

JOnn IL. Guld1n, OF Amlty, Befks
county, who had heavy loss a few
days ago by the burning of his barn,
is being befriended by his neighbors
with gifts of wagons and farm imple-
ments
a Chester boy named Leach, who
found a check for S42 on the sidewalk.
promptly returned it to the owner and
was rewarded for his honesty with
the munifcent sum of five cents.
During the last year trolley car
traffic on the Brooklyn bridge has been
increased ~ per cent, and on the Wiz
liamsburg bridge 2S per cent.
New York City's foreign population
is led by the Germans, with about 325, =
O00 Ireland comes next, with about
278, 900, and Russia third, with about
$4,000.
Arthur Geiger, of Geigertown,
Berks county, made record of cut
ting 203 shucks of corn in one day and
1900 in seven days.
Mike Sousa, a foreigner, was arrest
ed at Houston, Washington county,
and lodged in Jail on a charge of hav-
ing attempted to set fire to carload
of dynamite on a Pennsylvania rail-
road siding, Sousa is said to have had
grudge against the railroad.
G., B. f. Diely and G. Frank Hun
sipLar of Catacaunro bara i,s+ ro
turned from ?, 2,400-mile trolley trip
through western states.
Marco Lambardi, aged 5 years, while
crossing the street in front of his
home at 518 Christian street, Phila-
delphia, on Friday, was run down by
trolley car and had both legs cut
off. A crowd of angry Italians sur
rounded the car and rushed furiously
at the motorman, threatening to take
his life, but he sncSeeded in escaping.
DR.. George W. Holstein, of Norris
town, aged So years, dropped dead
while at dinner on Friday. Deceased
was prominent Odd Fellow for sixty
years.
Oliver Souders, of Bethlehem, while
out gathering chestnuts near Bingen,
Northampton county, on Saturday, fell
down from high tree and had his
neck broken, causing instant death
Registration figures from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania show mark
ed increase in many OF the depart
ments and last years enrolment Of
4,279 students will be surpassed.
The auditor general department at
harrisburg, on Friday received a
check for So 900 from the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit company, in pay
ment of the State tax on gross receipts.
Philadelphia had it's last day for
registration of voters yesterday and
the enrolment is 2s5, 900, or about TO-
900 more than in 1907. but it is about
", 900 short of the full list of assessed
voters which numbers 356, ,9l2.
The young women of the sophomore
class of Swarthmore college, have de
creed that the girls of the freshmen
class dare not wear putfs, commonly
known as rats to elevate their
locks. The freshmen are having
strenuous time in consequence.
AIRY ~. Rector. aged IS years, who
was lost on the mountains near Shen.
andoah, last Saturday, was discovered
by hunters on the Green mountains
fifteen miles away. on Wednesday, at
the foot OF chestnut tree from which
he had fallen and injured himslf SO
severely that he could not get away.
He had suffered greatly from hunger
and exposure.
County Superintendent Of Schools
Charles W. Slime, of York county,
realizing that there has been decline
of proficiency in spelling has begun
preparations for a revival Of the old q.
fashioned spelling bees, in all parts OF
the county.
Grace Lutheran church, York, lust
completed alta cost of SIC, 600, was de.
dicted on Sunday, Rev. g. A. Living
ston, the pastor having charge of the
services. This congregation was organ.
lied in March, 1907, and has now a
membership Of $50 and a Sunday
school of 275.
Whether the high school pupils shall
be permitted to wear silk, satin or 9th.
er stylish dresses hereafter, or be re.
stricted to simpler and more inexpen-
sive garments is a problem puzzIing
the school board of Mahanoy City at
present. 1t is claimed that the extra
modish dresses of the rich tend to de.
bar the poor from attending school.
A clever pickpocket stole a valuable
gold watch from Albert Schlegel, of
Fleetwood, Berks county. the Demo-
cratic candidate for recorder OF. deeds,
on Saturday night in Readinp