Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-07-29
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Forest fires have wiped ont the most
productive huokleberry patches in the
vicinity Of Hazieton.
Andrew Brown, year old LAD OF
Pittsburg, while trying to make 3
difficult catch while playing base ball
fell down over the bank of She Allegh-
eny river and was drowned.
Brother Aaolph Wolf Of the Holy
Ghost college, Pittsburg, while on a
ladder fixing a screen, stepped on a
broken rung and was precipitated to
the sidewalk, He was so badly inJur'
eG that he died shortly sfterwaro.
Eighteen men employed in the Le-
high Coal aud Navigation company 5
No IL mine, at wamaqua, were on
Thursday overcome by gas in the shad-
ow OF death but were brought to the
surface in time TO save their lives.
.The oourt has appointed receivers
for the Lancaster Silver Plate COM
pa1v. large industrial corporation,
mon ting application Of its president
Albert Rosenstein. The assets are $40
o0o and the liabilities So. 600, but the
company is lacking the necessary cash
60 meet certain pressing debts.
Nrs. Susan Higgins, Il moving pict-
u-e actress Of Philadelphia, who al
ways took the part of an adventuress
and generally finished her aet by TAX
ing poison, tried her part in real life
when She took laudanum. She says she
is tired OF being presented TO the
world as an interruptions woman she
ie not yet dead.
Ca-olIo Gambo, - year old phil
aae!phia boy, shut up a sewer rat
in room and attempted 10 capture ~
Getting the rodent in corner ne was
almost successful when it leaped AT
his throat and fastened its teeth in
his neck. He was rescued by members
Of The family but was so badly lnlur-
ed that he hai 10 be sent 10 hosplt-
al
Mrs. Annie Harrison, Of P!tcarn,
had her eye blinded by stick sno
went 20 a Pittsburg hospital to nave
her case treated. One OF the doctors
remarked that an operation would be
necessary and the woman Immediately
became hvsterical and threatened 10
kni herself. She was taken TO police
station for safe keeping, where she
was held until money shoalE DE sent
to take her home.
There are a dozen morphia Eends
anoDr the inmates OF the Berks coun-
tv s!mghouse and quite a sensation
was caused when County Controller
Khcads in holding the payment OF the
hill. brought to light the fact that
80, 600 norphis pills had been consum-
ed during the last six months. 1t Is
estimated that this is the largest con
sumption OF this deadly drag by any
institution Of the same size il the
State.
The vault containing the dead OF
one time wealthy citizen of Latrobe
was sold at public suction in Green's
bn-g cemetery 10 meet the demands OF
certain creditors. An old woman
whose only daughter and grandson
Isv n the vault, bid $500 and raised
her amount FIVE dollars but the other
bidders went over her price, and with
an sgonized glance at the receptacle
OF her dead she turned and went away.
The sale will be contested in the
ccz-ts
Hiram Overly. a carpenter q Non
tere~. fell from roof ana broke his
right wrist. The injury was regarded
az trivial and dressed Two days later
tetanus developed and before week
the nan was dead.
Henry G. Mercsr, who surprised
Lorenza Lucia robbing a freight car
at Norristown and whom Lucia shot
and wounded, and was 10 turn him
self shot dead, IS nov able to be ont
Of the hospital, although there il still!
q bullet IN his back.
st. N!chael's Roman Catholic church
of Homestead we're virtually e1cou-
munioased by being forbidden the
rites of the church by the bishop Of
the Pittsburg diocese, RS Rev. +. j.
Canevin. The people seeded and form
Ell their own congregation after riot
following an attempt to remove the
sacred vessels from the church IL
Homestead TO the school building II
Munhall
Land owners in the vicinity of Hol
land have been visited by represent
stive of trolley company which /
trying to seoure the right OF way for
Nv. .on SOUTHAMPTON TO Newton
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