Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-17
ITEES CONDENSED.

Eight dozen high bred eggs, laid al
Scranton poultry show last week, and
so rated at one dollar each, were sold
for charity.
Considerable quantities of asbestos
have been founi near Oxford, Chester
county, and it is likely that next spring
extensive operations will be made for
mining it.
Zion Lutheran church, OF Mannheim,
Lancaster county has decided to alb
andon the public observance of the an
nual Feast OF Roses in June, at which
the ground rent of one red rose is paid.
In fire which destroyed the livery
stables OF Joseph w. Hughes, an un-
dertaker OF Homestead, early on Satur-
day morni@% ten horses aud two pom
les were burned. Total loss about
$40, 600.
Charles Reed, aged years, of Brook
vile, Jefferson county. while skating
on Red Bank creek on Saturday, broke
through the ice and was drowned
while an older brother and another
boy narrowly escaped a similar fate.
Burglars on Saturday entered the
house of Joseph Schafer, in Pottsville,
during the absence of the family, ran
sacked the rooms and then set fire to
the building. neighbor detected the
smoke and was in time to put out the
fire and save the house.
Jacob Walt, aged 60 years, of Spin
nertown, Bucks county, on Saturday
went to creek near his home with
two buckets for water. Later he was
found drowned, his face lying in four
inches OF water. One bucket was filed
and it is believed he fell while stoop.
ing to fill the other bucket.
Six inches of snow fell in Pottsville
OH Sunday.
In the last three months 127 families
in Sharon have been provided wi
food and clothing by the haron J.
lief association.
Half dozen Of the public school
teachers of Maidencreek township,
Berks county, are Ill with typhoid
fever, and substitutes are in charge
of the schools.
The new Trinity Union church at
Leesport. Berks county, erected on
the site of the structure destroyed by
fire in 1878, was opened for services
on Sunday.
Henry Hess, of Pittsburg. aged 90
years, after chasing his wife away
from him with broomstick early on
Sunday morning, drank carbolic acid
and died within five minutes.
The commissioners of York county
have decided to make no more con-
tracts for State roads unless the coun-
ty is indemnified by the State and
district in which the road is located
from all extras above the contract
price.
Presley Silver, aged 20 years, and
his cousin, Helen Silver, aged is, were
killed on Sunday evening while cross
ing the tracks Of the Buffalo, Ro-
chester and Pittsburg railroad at Big
Run, Jefferson county. by being struck
by train.
The annexation of portions of Halle
township to Hazleton, which goes in
to effect on January l, will knock out
number of saloons. The sections
annexed have now thirty seven salo-
ons, but the greatly increased license
under city regulations will close all
but about six.
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association and Of the church people,
Mayor McKeen, of Easton, on Sunday
notified the proprietors of all candy
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COW arrested the attention Of the Brin.
ton family, and finding he had not
been there Mr.. Briuton hurried to the
water works a mile distant, and found
Wright unconscious from the fumes OF
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The churches Of Sharon Mercer
county, have all united aga .ust the
wearing OF hats by the ladies during
any of the church services
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