Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-08-20
ITEMS CONDENSED.

Nllhts-b -bdTTG, dSeu 4 llOuti.s, was pSOh'
ed on the cheek few days ago, Blood
poisoning developed and she is now al
the point OF death
The Medioo- Chirurgical hospital of
Philadelphia and the Presbyterian
board of foreign missions are each be-
queathed Sc, 500 in the will of Miss
Anna Van Reed, OF Reading.
Andrew and Ella Reid, OF Roscoe,
Washington county, have entered suit
against Roscoe borough for $500 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been
sustained by Ella Reid in fall caus-
ed by a defective sidewalk.
John @. Bornder, residing near
Womelsdorf, Berks county, raised a
radish of the icicle variety twenty-six
inches long, fifteen and e-half inches
in circumference and three and one
fourth pounds in weight.
The drought conditions in the anth-
racite regions are daily becoming more
serious and many families in Schuyl-
kill county are compelled to carry
their water needed for cooking and
drinking purposes long distances.
A few days ago John A. Emenheis-
er, of Careyville, York county, was
bitten on the hand by a copperhead
snake. He quickly wrapped his hand
kerchief tightly around his wrist to
retard circulation, hurried home and
drank milk andwhskey freely and is
now out of danger.
Last week the new state capitol at
Harrisburg was thronged by more
visitors than at any time since the
opening of the building.
The brewers in Schuylkill county
complain that the water restriction in
different towns does not give them
time to fill their watts and tanks and
in consequence, If the dry spell con-
tinue, there will be beer famine as
we'll as water famine.
Judge Bechtel. of the S chuylkill
county court, carried out his threat
made few days ago by ousting all
the members of the Pine Grove school
board because they were deadlocked
over the election Of teachers and the
adoption of school curriculum. This
action was taken on the petition of
fifty-one citizens of the district.
The roll of pupils in the Pittsburg
public schools will be about t, ,000more
this year than it was last year.
Samuel O'Tool of McKeesport, after
being rescued twice, rushed a third
time into the Youghiogheny river on
Saturday and succeeded in drowning
himself.
The Homestead works of the Car
negie Steel company started on Sun
day night on the best running schedule
they had this year. The sixty open
hearth furnaces were all started.
Samuel B. Price, farm hand of
near Mahanoy City, who has been an
invalid for two years, on Sunday drank
two bottles of horse liniment and a
bottle of peppermint but has survived
the dose.
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal
q Iron company has decided to erect
a plant in the Schuylkill valley, for
treating mine timbers and railroad
ties with creosote and zinc chloride TO
preserve the wood.
Ms. Gertrude Mehler died at Sharon
on Saturday night aged So years. De-
ceased had been blind for three months
but a few hours before her death she
recovered her sight and was able TO
recognize all her children who were
at her bedside.
At Ellwood, Lawrence county, on
Saturday night boy tossed aside the
stump of lighted cigarette which set
fire to $500 worth of fireworks that
had been pre3ared for an Italian cele-
bration. No one was injured.
While Edward Lang was trying to
land a twenty three inch bass on Sat
urday at Springmont, Montgomery
county, along the Perkiomen creek, he
was pulled into the water and had to
use dip net in order to capture the
big fish.
A big suburban trolley car on the
new Hanover line in York county on
Saturday crq.shed into milk wagon
knocking 2fto pieces seriously injur-
.ue t.ieF driver, John Chronister and
inficting injuries on his 7-yesr-old
son that will prove fatal.
While chopping grain in the barn of
George M, Schuler in Richmond town
ship, Berks county, on Saturday sparks
from an overhested shaft of the mach
inery set fire to the barn and it was
burned with nearly all its contents
causing a loss of So, 900.