Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
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Shippensburg, has been held under 81.
900 bail at Carlisle, charged with viol-
ating the liquor laws.
Five horses have been stolen from
farmers insthesvicinity of West Chest
er, within the past two weeks.
The Schuylkill canal has been filled
for navigation and boats have been
started to the coal region to be load
ed.
The rolling skating fad has just
struck Reading, and it is estimated
that 5000 boys and girls were on skates
last week.
Luzerne county's new $500, 900 court
house bond issue at Az per cent went
to Baker, Ayling & Co., of Philadel-
phia, at premium Of S37. Sc on each
$1,000.
The state authorities have paid over
$1,000, 900 to the charitable institu-
tions of the state since the first OF the
month without the necessity of draw
ing on any of the repositories.
The clothing of Charles NJ. Meyer,
of Reading, on Saturday caught on a
rapidly revolving shaft in the Tulpe
hocken paper mill, and his life was
beaten out by being whirled around
the shaft.
On Saturday Henry Zimmerman,
F.. J..l - Il,,k
leI, became insane and threw all his
savings into the fire. Eva Smith, the
Office girl, tried to snatch the money
from the flames when he attacked her
with a knife. He was taken to the
Dixmont asylum.
A number of Scandinavian families
have located in the vicinity of Chsdd's
Ford. Delaware county. to engage in
farming.
On Saturday evening the state be-
gan to light Capitol park, the state
museum and the conservatory in the
park at Harrisburg, with current from
it's own plant in the basement of the
capitol. 1t is calculated the state will
save nearly 81, 900 per month by doing
this.
The HARRISON Walker Refractories
company has been awarded contract
for immediate delivery by the Car
negie Technical schools for $500, 600
front" brick. This is believed to be
the largest order for this kind Of ma
terial ever awarded in Pittsburg. 1t
will take 357 car loads to fill the ord.
or. The brick will be made at Temple
ton, Armstrong county.
While Miss Elsie Mcdowell, aged 10
years, Of Philadelphia, was preparing
breakfast on Saturday morning her
clothing caught fire and she ran
screaming into a neighboring yard.
Mrs. William Dubbs came to her res
cue and her clothing also caught fire.
Other help soon came and the flames
were smothered with pieces of carpet,
but Miss Mcdowell was fatally burn
ed.
An S-year-old daughter of Mrs. Pat
rick McCaney, Eden, Bucks county,
died In commissions few days ago
shortly after eating sardine packed
in mustard in a tin can.
Joseph Boone, of Reading. who lost
hand two years ago while cunning
for rabbits, still is an expert pool, base
ball and basket ball player and good
shot.
The returns of the seven breweries
in Northampton county for last year
show the manufacture of l46, 93l bar
rels of beer an increase of 9,503 bar
rels over the product of the preceding
year.
Shad are reported to have appeared
IN great numbers in the Susquehanna
as far as McCall's Ferry where the
great power dam prevents them from
going up higher. The fisheries below
the dam will do big business but up
river catch, will be poor.
Five minutes after his wife had died
and after he had remarked that he
would soon follow her, John Scheid-
hauer, of Mifflin township, Allegheny
county was stricken with heart failure
and he died before a physician could
arrive. Each was A years old almost
TO a day.
As the result of quarrel over a
game of shoot to keeps last Thurs
day, Michael, the s year-old son of
John Shoemaker, of Superior No. 2.
Westmoreland county, is lying at his
home in dangerous condition, having
received internal injuries from
severe kick in the abdomen inflicted
by an older boy. His cond dition is re-
garded as being very critical and but
slight hopes are entertained for his re-
covery.