Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-05-14
ITEMS CONDENSED.

George Etchenberger. aged years,
who was operating a land roller on
his fathers farm near Bethel, Berks
county. somehow got under the roller
and was crushed to death.
John Hoffer, of Bridgeport, Chester
county, befriended a strange dog that
came to his home until the dog sprang
at small child and laCerated its face
badly. Then he killed the dog
Five farmers Of North Heidelberg
township, Berks county. have burned
$500 bushels of lime to feItilize their
corn land. believing that it will pro-
duce better results than commercial
fertilizers.
Canadohta chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution. of Titusville, is
making an effort to raise 800, 600 for
the erection of monument to COM
memorate the discovery of petroleum
by Colonel Edwin Drake.
Norristown council has apportioned
its new $500, 600 loan, sanctioned by
the voters as follows: Street paving,
slO9, 900; sewers, $50. 900; electric
plant, s25. COO park $50. 600; floating
debt and interest, 900. 900. Work on
street paving will be begun in few
days
Nine hundred thousand wall-eyed
pike from the Erie hatchery have been
placed into the Susquehauna river at
Shamokin dam.
s. K. Minninger, of Esrlvl!e, Berks
county, has duck that laid twenty
nine eggs in March and the same num-
Der in April.
The Reading Coal and Iron company
has disalIowed the use of the lash
whips. switches or clubs in driving
mules at the mines, and only ordinary
humane methods are to be adopted in
driving the animals.
Frank Wagner, an S-year-old son of
DR.. Levi f. Wagner, Of Reading step
ped on tack several days ago while
walking in his stocking feet. The boys
foot soon began to swell and he is now
suffering intense pain from blood pois-
oning and his foot is terribly swollen.
Three weeks ago James Foley, of
Allentown, while reaching back of a
box for lantern was slightly bitten
on the hand by rat. He paid no at
tention TO the wound until it became
very sore several days ago, and now he
is seriously i'll from blood poisoning.
Rev. @. E. Shaeffer, of Reading, has
been elected general superintendent of
home missions of the Reformed church
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Rev. 7. u. Yandt.
Anthony Muscavage. of Luzerne, was
on Saturday sent to jail for two days
because he refused to send four sons to
school. If he continues in his perver-
sity he will be given longer sent
ence.
Daniel Kohimeyer aged 70 years,
president of the Clintonville, Venango
county bank, which failed two weeks
ago. died of broken heart on Satur-
day when told of the bank examiners
report
y detachment of the State constabu-
larry was called to the poor house at
Retreat, Luzerne county. on Saturday
morning to overcome a powerful col
ored man named Ben Scott of Cham
bersburg, who had become very viol-
ent and threatened to kill any one who
would interfere with him.
Eight hundred visitors from the
Methodist Episcopal General confer
ence at Baltimore spent several hours
on the Gettysburg battle field on Sat
urday, viewing the central portion of
the field.
While Walter Honaskie, of Shamok-
in, aged years, was returning home
from the mountains on Saturday, with /
his hands full of freshly picked noun
tain flowers, intended for his mother.
he was run down and his little body |
cut in twain by a Reading express
train
Truman First, aged years, fell from
a balconysonStheIthird floor of his par
ents' home in Harrisburg on Saturday
but fortunatelylhis mother was on the
ground belowIand hearing his scream
looked up andscaught hi m, saving him
from injury.
Charles Horn, 3-year-old son o
Lincoln Horn, of Pottsville, was on
Saturday attacked by game rooster
and injured so badly that it 10 feared
he will not recover.
Norristown will give wooden blocks
trial as a,form OF permanent paw
ing. This biggest borough in the State
will then have tried everything but
asphalt