Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-30
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WANTED-Local agent to advertise
and introduce the new educational
work. WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY
and ATLAS of the WORLD. Must he
educated and able to furnish good re-
ferences as to ability and character.
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING
COMPANY. AKRON, OHIO.
At Mount Carmel a monumental
drinking fountain dedicated to the
veterans of the Civil war was unveil-
ed with great ceremony. The fountain
is of bronze and cost 81, 900.
At meeting next week the Chester
board of trade will adopt II slogan.
Among those proposed are "All for
Chester" 1.-The Gateway to the
Seas. " Chester Solid as a Rock, -
etc.
Box and gondola cars are becoming
scarce ON the Reading railway and it
is predicted that within a month it
will be impossible to handle all the
orders Difficulty is being experienced
now.
Word has been received from Rome
of the ordination to the Roman Cath
olic priesthood of Ralph L. Hayes, OF
Crofton. a noted athlete and former
ball player with Pittsburg college.
Preparations are being made by the
Democrats to hold a lively campaign
in Pennsylvania this year. The State
leaders intend to brace up the county
organizations as a means of winning
the fight.
Simon Porterfield, the wealthy resi-
dent of near Connelsville who last
January advertised for wife and got
one. is dead. He was 76 and his wife,
formerly Mrs. Nancy Ryan, of Union
town. is aged G6. They were married
on June 10. The widow and five chill
dren survive.
Charles Cheney, of Bethel township,
Chester county, holds the State record
for being III one office for the greatest
number of years. He has been mem
her of the school board for the last
forty-three years being re-eleced time
after time.
Pittsburg teachers through the gem
eroistv of an unknown donor are to
receive the income on a quarter mil
lion dollars annually i'll prizes for
good teaching.
Celebrating the Tooth anniversary
of the founding of the first Sunday
school in Allegheny county, the ALE
gheny County Sunday School Asso-
citation is now in convention at Pitts
burg.
Harry Yates, a 16-year- old boy of
Williamsburg, has been missing from
home since August /. He was employ
ed by Houston farmer and started
to the railroad station with dairy
wagon The wagon was later found
without driver.
Henry Hiffmeyer, aged GS years, a
well known business man of York,
was found dead in bed. His wife
awoke and found that his feet We're
not covered. She was covering them
and discovered how cold they wera.
An examination proved that the mans
life was ended.
William and Hannah Armstrong,
steerage passengers from Scotland to
Philadelphia, were picked out of 500
emigrants by pieces of ribbon which
they wore and which matched one
given to the officers by relative of
theirs, Mrs Jarbow, of Frankford,
who had never seen them.
Philadelphia's growing importance
as port of entry is shown by the
report for the year ending September
%. The total value of the imports is
S74, 553, 463 against SjG 36l, ,2lS last
year. This is an increase of over
SlS. 900, 600. Iron ore. wool and gener
al merchandise made up the largest
values.
J. Cowan. of Brookville. is in Il
serious condition at the PunXsutawney
hospital as the result of an attack of
two men who assailcd him while he
was returning from his sweetheart 5
home and crushed his skull. The
trouble is said to have started over the
girl and Herman Mumford. rival
sutior, and Avy Lias are in jail await
ing the outcome of Cowan's injuries
The victim is not expected to recover
DR.. David D. Wood. tho celebrated
blind organist of the Baptist temple
at Philadelphia, has resigned.
Nine pupils of the Turtle Greek high
school, were suspended by the author
tiles as the result of IA fight over col
ors. The boys of the senior class when
they heard of the suspension went on
strike until the nine We're reinstat-
ed