Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-04-09
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John Early, found the dead body of a
drew the remains to one side and look
ing in the dead mans face was hor-
rified to discover that it was his own
father. Patrick Early.
William Clicking, one OF Hazleton's
best known citizens, suffering from
disease of the heart, had been warned
by his physician not to raise his left
hand above his head. Walking along
the street while gale was blowing
he unconsciously threw up both hands
to prevent his hat blowing off when
he dropped to the sidewalk, dying al
most instantly.
One of the musical attractions at
the annual meeting of the Odd Eel
lows Anniversary association at Sha-
mokin on the 2Sth inst. will be melody
by twenty bands. 1t will be a great
day for the small boy.
1t is believed that the threatened
strike of the street car men of Pitts
burg will be adjusted by an amicable
agreement between the men and their
employers before the time fixed for the
srike arrives.
They are having serious trouble in
finding road supervisors in some Sec
tions of Westmoreland county. 1t is a
thankless job under exiting conditions
and the wonder is that so many con-
sent to perform it.
In Chester county "a miles of State
road have been completed. Chester
county's application for State aid
reaches total of 2S7.6 miles. This
county has the largest number of miles
completed and applied for under State
aid.
According to an Allentown telegram
the largest blast in the history of the
cement business was put off the other
day when Mrs. Frederick Franks, wife
of the manager of the Bath Portland
Cement company, touched the electric
button which exploded 90, 900 pounds
of dynamite and dislodged 5000 tons
of cement rock in the company S quar-
ry.
The mayor of McKeesport has been
making an Intellectual search for the
recently passed city ordinance requ ir-
ing street car corporations to keep
their cars in sanitary condition. The
city clerk is certain he put it on the
mayors desk and the latter is positive
he never saw it.
Sumner B. Frick, associate editor of
the Norristown Herald, died of uremia
few hours before the time fixed for
the funeral of the Herald s editor-in-
chief, Morgan r. Wills, who died three
days before his associate.
By the arrest of Patrolmen John
Kelly, Albert r. Sithens, Clement NJ.
Luckenbill and John w. Straub, at
tached to the Fifth and Race street
station, Philadelphia, on charges of
having aided 19-year- boy named
Harry Rothenberger, in a series of sys-
tematic robberies in the heart of the
city an amazing revelation of official
dishonesty became public.
The state dairy and food division
has purchased many samples of canned
goods in groceries throughout the
state, outside of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg, and have sent them to
chemists for analysis and report. The
sampling was ordered by Commission
er Foust, who will personally superiu
tend some of the work
In its annual report, just made pub
lie, the state bureau of railways de-
clares that some of the railway legis.
lation adopted by the Legislature of
1907 was improvident and insufficient
ly considered,
Prominent people in Pittsburg are
planning for an elaborate celebration
of the 150th anniversary of the naming
of the city. 1t is proposed to observe
the event on or about November 2S.
There are 722 students enrolled at
the West Chester State Normal school
for the spring term.
Many OF the unemployed men of
Pottstown, Montgomery county, will
cultivate some of the vacant lots about
the town.
The firm Of George W. Beard e. Co.,
of Reading has begun the erection of
bank and office building in Easton that
is to cost $245, 600
Seven fine Guernsey COWS owned by
Morris l., Clothier, of Rosemont, near
Philadelphia. were poisoned in some
mysterious way few days ago and
two of them have died.
Mine workers in the vicinity of Kit
tanning have agreed to renew last
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