Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-01
ITEMS CONDENSED.

For swearing ON the street. Burgess
Collier, OF Pottstown, sent Elmer Mill
er, of Philadelphia, to the lookup for
seventy-two hours.
The Dexter Portland Cement COM
pany, of Nazareth, Northampton coun-
ty, has fled papers increasing its cap
ital from $500, 900 to 81, GOO, 600.
\ six-foot blacksnake was discover
ed milking COW on the Brensinger
farm, in District township, Berks
county, last Friday.
Reuben Leiby, of West Penn town
ship, Schuylkill county, at the age Of
"a years still pursues surveying and
is able to read and write without the
use of glasses.
The first fifty pay within cars
were placed in service Sunday by
the Rapid Transit company, in Phila-
delphia, Passengers must have the
ready change or ticket as they enter
the car
Samuel A. Grocer, of Upland, Della
ware county, aged so years, widely
known manufacturer and philanthropy
ist, has just returned home from trip
to Europe, and in doing so completed
his sixtieth trip across the Atlantic
ocean.
Clarence S. Barto, of Barto, Berks
county, is cutting a fine crop Of FIVE
acres of tobacco which he planted as
an experiment. For over thirty years
little tobacco has been grown in the
Perkiomen valley, although prior to
the Civil war it was leading crop.
NJ. A. Sullivan, a Wilkes.Barre aid
erman, and Constables Mcdonald and
Reilly, were on Saturday convicted of
extortion and the alderman was sent
enced to two'years in the penitentiary
and the constables each one year in
the county Jail.
DR.. Philip L. Reichard, one of the
oldest physicians in Allentown, was
seized with vertigo on Saturday morn
ing while in Arbogast & Bastan's alb
attoir and fell through an elevator
hatchway to the floor below. His skull
was fractured and he died in a short
time.
Pottstown high school is so over
crowded with $40 pupils that the con-
struction of a new building is under
consideration.
The Real Estate building in Scrau-
ton, occupied by the Fasold Colbern
company, the Barbour company and
many offices, was partly destroyed by
fire on Sunday. Loss $50, 600.
Trinity Lutheran church at Bangor,
Northampton county, fine remodeled
edifce, was re-dedicated on Sunday
every night this week.
Professor John W. Losh, for thirty
five years one of the foremost educat-
ors of Montgomery county. who at one
time conducted Loshs academy, died
at his home in Norristown on Satur-
day, aged 70 years
iC LhaLuAlOtil hC W blCdhSI VI llIS ISC-
high Coal and Navigation company,
in the Panther Greek valley, Carbon
county, began operations yesterday,
giving employment to about 500 men
and boys,
A few days ago Dora Deshow, OF
Philadelphia, aged years, while play
ing in the yard, fell and struck her
head against a chair. Conclusion of
the brain resulted and on Sunday she
died.
Rev. Stephen S. Schweitzcr, pastor
of Swamp charge of the Reformed
church, near Ephrata, Lancaster couu.
ty, on Sunday celebrated the fortieth
anniversary of his pastorate there,
with special all-day services.
The 160th anniversary of the organ.
ization of Longswamp Reformed
church in Lehigh county, was celebrat
ed on Sunday with three special ser.
vices in charge Of Rev. William L.
Meckstroh. the pastor
Leon O. Darrah, a graduate Of the
Reading high school. who has Just en-
tered the medical department of the
University Of Pennsylvania, has rec
ord of not having missed a single
school session in thirteen years.
Because of the prevalence Of scarlet
fever in Red Lion, York county. the
schools and churches Of the borougl
have all been closed and at Fawr
Grove, in the same county, the school,
have also been closed for the same rea
son.
Two years ago George H. Hardner
Of Allentown, bought farm of sixty
eight acres in Lehigh county. with tn
view of raising rabbits. Last year h
cleared its cost with crop of potatoe
and this year he will have 5000 bush
els.