Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-09-10
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andoah City colliery, where Frank
Zeembo and Byria Povmalsky were
working, brought down large body
of gas, which was ignited by the men 8
naked lamps, causing terrific explo-
sion and burning them so badly that
neither is expected to recover.
Adam Zerley, of Tulpehocken, Berks
county. has lost six mules whiting SIX
weeks, and it is believed that they
were poisoned.
The Reading tuberculosis society
contemplates buying farm at Shlll-
ington, a suburban town, for the use
of patients.
Ira d. Scott, who took charge OF the
public schools of Mount JOY. Lancast-
er county, on Monday, is the sixth
principal of the schools within the
last six months, all the others having
resigned to accept other appointments.
Lancaster county farmers have an
unusually large corn crop, but are in
a uuandry how to get the crop cut and
husked because of the scarcity OF lab
orers. They offer three cents.a shock
for cutting it, and good workman
can easily cut 100 shocks per day.
The sixteenth anniversary Of the
Emaus Silk mill, at Emaus, Lehigh
county, which employs 25O people and
pays out SO, Oo0l weekly wages, was
elaborately celebrated yesterday.
Many manufacturers using hard coal
are beginning to store coal, fearing
suspension of mining when the anthra-
cite wage agreement expires next
spring.
Foul play is supsected in the sudden
death of Ms. Mary Duffin, of Shamok-
in, whose relatives believe that she
was suffocated in her bed by "a robber.
An ordinance has been passed by the
borough council of Collingdale. Della
ware county, imposing fine of from
So to $50 for allowing geese, ducks. or
any other domestic fowls to run at
large in the borough.
A natural gas explosion early on
Sunday morning, caused the burning
of ten tenement houses, five occupied
by foreigners, in Brownsville, Fayette
county.
Berks county farmers near Joanna,
BeIks county, who had planted nine
bushels.of potatoes procured a crop OF
six bushels, while another who plant
ed 100 bushels has crop of l0l bush
els.
On Saturday little son of Oliver
W. Funk, of Fogelsville, Lehigh coun-
ty, pulled plug out Of tub into
which his mother had poured boiling
water and was scalded to death.
Mrs. Susan Housea, of Reading, ag
ed Sc years, pares about one and one
half bushels Of potatoes daily at
Reading cafe. She is able to read her
German Bible without the aid Of glass
es and she retires daily at O'Clock
and arises at 80 a. m.
A watermelon three feet ten inches
in circumference and weighing forty
five pounds, was raised by Henry Moll,
in Hereford. Berks county.
The trustees of the Clarion state
normal school have just awarded a
contract for the erection Of a ladies'
dormitory at a cost of $40, 900. 1t will
be one Of the finest and most up to
date normal school buildings in the
state.
Michael Tarsack. aged IL years, ar
rived on Saturday at Honey Brook, a
mining village near Hazleton, having
come all the way from Poland, in
Europe, alone, tag about his neck
showing his destination and asking
steamship and railroad officials to
direct him on his way. His mother
died recently in Poland when he was
sent here to his father.
George Smith, of Homestead, aged
II years, on Sunday made bet that
he could swim around several coal
barges moored at the head Of Mcclure
street Homestead. and would have
lost his life as he was seized with
cramps, had not little 7-year old lad
jumped in and rescued him.
DR.. r. A. Clavin, of Jamestown,
Mercer county, who died recently, in
his will set aside 800 to be used in
caring for the old family horse. This
caused some of his heirs to file obiec.
tions to the will on the ground that
the doctor was of unsound mind but
Judge Williams on Saturday upheld
the will allowing it to stand.
An excursion train bound for MoosiC
Lake, near Scranton, on the Dunmore
and Moosic Lake railroad, ran Off the
track and two cars were overthrow
on Monday afternoon. Thirty psssepg
ers were injured.