Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-07-22
y ~HULTZ, NJ.
ITEMS CONDENSED.

Constable l., r. White, OF Beaver,
one Of eco armed searchers for Tony
Ku.mak, at Freedom, was shot from
p bash near Baden The officer re-
ce!ved scalp wound.
The sarious fire which broke out in
the Locust Gap coIliery near Potts
Vile, has been extiuguished after rag
ing two days and two nights. The
blrniDg part was flooded.
The eighth semi.annuaI meeting of
the State Lumbermen's association
closed sat Scranton on Friday, and
finished its business with the appoint.
ment Of a committee 10 arrange for the
meeting in Philadelphia in January.
A two hours rain, the first in six
weeks put an end TO the forest fires in
Monroe county. The cont1agrstion had
become alarming in the Blue Ridge
mountains. The farmers OF that sec
tion declare that the downfall has saw
Cd considerable damage to the crops.
4 mad dog in Darby was the cause
Of no little excitement. He rushed in
TO the waiting room ofsthe Philadel.
phis, Swarthmore and Media trolley
road and passengers we're afraid to
venture into the place for an hour. The
doors were closed and the animal kept
prisoner until shot
Mrs Bridget Doyle, of Cecil. won
prize among 800 contestants for beauty
n a contest for girls in the picnic for
ST. PauI's orphan asylum, at Pitts
burg. The lady is 10 years of age but
Is still full checked and rosy. She was
the only contestant over 20 who won a
p rize. and has had family and the
usual share OF troubles.
Judge Galbreath. OF Butler county,
has issued temporary order restrain
izs the Zelinople council from cutting
down the trees in front Of Mrs. Bertha
Osterliug's home, to widen the street.
The trees are sycamores and were
planted by the woman's grandfather
ssventy-fve years ago. The case will
be heard on Monday.
J. Il. Holtzinger, Of Harrisburg, is
president Of an organization of the
heirs of the deceased Baron Won Sitler
which held meeting in York TO send
q representative TO Germany to lay
claim to a fortune of SlS3, 900, coo. The
baron, it is said, left fortune of Sl2,.
coo, 0CO, which, after being on interest
10 years, was 30 be divided among his
heirs
John 8udgas, OF Emsus. Lehigh
ooanty, while intoxicated, cat his way
into mis- home with hatchet and
murderously assaulted his wife and
daughter with that weapon. The wife,
Lizzie, is in a dangerous condition,
and the place, when neighbors enter
ed, ressmbled a slsughterhouse. Bud
gas who is a foreigner, is a fugitive
in the mountains.
The most daring escape that was
ever made from League island, near
Philadelphia, was made by four men,
navy prisoners, from the receiving
ship Lancaster. The fellows were sup
pcssd to be in irons and dived from
tae ship into the Delaware. swimming
to the Jersey shore, where they were
mat By conte1erates in rowboats The
two marines who were on guard are
supposed to have been asleep at the
time. There may have been some ar.
rangements between the escaped men
and some OF the men on duty.
Dublin. Bucks county, has an epi-
demic Of typhoid fever. Out Of 500 in
habilaDts, fourteen are afflicted and
twice that many cases are developing.
The town earns its living by cigar
making.
Becoming too enthusiastic over an
open air play given at Reading, rev
ernl boys rocked the circus seats aud
seven rows collapsed. SeveIa. persons
were injured and great excitement
prevailed.
The stallion Burgon master, wuo last
week biz of the arm OF Ephrsim Weld
ner, his keeper, has since been sold
twice to other owners, and when tax
en- from Boyertown to Reading he
snapped at his new master, Thomas
Gottshall, inficting an ugly wound n
his arm.
Leonard f. Carr, g Philadelphia
policeman, seeing several boys stand
ing IN front CT theatre told them to
move on. AS they did not 20 fast
enough to suit him. he struck James
Barnes with his mace and broke the
lads arm. Carr, who fatty denied
this charge, has an unsavory record.
The Kendall Lumber company, Of
Pittsburg, for the first time in two
wears, is refusing orders because 1t
csnnot 6u1 time ~ I'll 'he-r. It has
o'd-rs tar coo, O1o fect in excess Of
stofs cut.