Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-11
. SHuLTZ, M.
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hem, was on Thursday playing with
his brother and sister, when he fell
into tub Of hot water and was scald-
ed to death.
James Howell, of Bethlehem, while
under the influence of liquor Thurs
dav stole several bolts of lace in NJ
II. Kresgi's store, but was seen and
arrested. On his way to jail he said
that was dear drink took today. "
Restaurant proprietors of Reading
have complained to councils against
the permission of lunch wagons to do
business on the principal streets and
the law and ordinance committee of
councils is giving the problem oonsid-
Grafton.
While William Youles, of Wilkes
Barre, was recently attempting to
place mule on cage to lower it in
to a mine, the animal kicked him on
the face. Lockjsw developed five days
ago and on Thursday he died in great
agony.
BY the breaking of parts OF the big
blooming mill at the South Sharon
works of the Carnegie Steel company.
on Thursday, work which had been
just begun that morning was suddenly
stopped and cannot be resumed for
about month.
Mrs. Mary Drake, OF Ooudersport,
who was accused of having tied her
ward, Irene Marvin, aged years, and
then flogged her with horsewhip,
pleaded guilty on Thursday before
court and was sentenced to seven
months in the Potter county Jail.
Cassius Brockawsy, an aged and
wealthy farmer living four miles from
GreenviIIe, Mercer county. was tortur-
ed by burglars on Wednesday night
and robbed of some money, a gold
watch and chain and other valuables
His recovery is doubtful.
Edward Colston, the aged wstchmsn
at Kaufman knitting mills, in Nor
ristown, who was brutally assaulted
and struck in the eve with a piece of
iron pipe, few nights ago, by some
burglars who had entered the mill had
his injured eye removed on Thursday
in the hope Of saving his life.
Two Italians were working in a
sewer on Germantown avenue, Phila-
delphis, on Thursday, that had become
clogged, and after removing large
amount of the refuse the water sud
denly burst upon them and carried
them down, drowning both
John Reber, aged II years, of Greim-
ersville, Lehigh county, while assist.
ing to thresh grain on Henry Lehr's
Fountain farm, on Thursday, got too
near the belt and was caught and
whirled around the large fywheel. His
left arm was torn out of its socket at
the shoulder and the right arm broken
making his condition critical.
Mrs. T. Scott Dunn, of Connells-
Vile, had piece of needle deeply i'm
beded in one of her fingers which cans
ed her much trouble when. by the ap-
provsl of her physician, she went to
the Sligo iron and steel mills Thurs
day, where thesZinf1amed part was
placed against the giant electro magnet
and almost Immediately the piece of
the needle appeared at the surface.
Jacob McAllister, a prominent farm
er of Pequeo township, Lancaster
county, was arrested on Saturday on
charge of having burned his barn
which was destroyed on January 10.
This is the third arrest of persons OF
fair reputation in that locality made
recently on the charge of arson.
Mrs. Ellamina Graffin, of Catasau-
qua, Lehigh county, who died few
days ago, in her will decreeing her
estate to her husband, made this stipu-
lation: "If | should die of heart dis
ease my husband cannot marry again,
but il die of a lingering disease then
he may marry
Residents of Kutztowp, Berks coun-
ty, have filed petitions in the county
court for greater Kutztown by tax
ing in the Kutztown park, fair grounds
and several farms. increasing it's area
from J75 to 742 acres and adding 1000
persons to its present population of
1000
Philip s. Baker, of Stowe, Mont.
gomery county, caught sucker In
MaDatawney creek, few days ago,
that measured 1873 inches in length,
the largest of it's kind ever seen there.
The State Normal School at Blooms.
brug, Pa. will open for the Spring
term on Monday, March goth, 1909.
The laboratories, library and Rymn-
asium, the new halls of the literary
societies and the Model School are
pleasing to all earnest students.
For further information address:
T.,