Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-22
. SHULTZ. NJ,
ITEMS CONDENSED.

FRANK carey, once pospeIOus COIL
tractor in Philadelphia, died in an OBJ
scure lodging house in that city on
Thursday, friendless and slone, the
victim of diss. patton.
Five year old Mathilda Baumann, of
Pittsburg, tried to run across the
street ahead of South Highland car,
about 10 O'Clock Wednesday night, but
was caught by the car and crushed to
death.
An investigation into the myster-
ious robbery at the Colonial clubs
headquarters in Pottstown two weeks
ago, when all the furniture was taken,
has resulted in the return of the goods.
The knights of Columbus of Wilkes
Barre. are about to erect statue of
Columbus in the public square at that
place. 1t will cost $40, 900 and will be
one of the finest in that part of the
State.
Mrs. Hetty P. Patterson who died
recently at her home in Philadelphia
at the age of 102 years left $4,000 to
the Western Theological seminary of
the Presbyterian church at Allegheny
for the endowment of three scholar
ships.
The heirs of the socslled Sitter for
tune in Bavaria, estimated to amount
OF 5000 900, 600. held meeting in York
the other day and Clipped in sufficient
money to send a representative to
Bavaria to look into the fact
When Peter Turanio, an Italian con-
tractor of Blairsville, received Black
Hand letter commanding him to put
$500 in a certain place or he would be
killed, he complied. Officers stationed
near the spot arrested William Oursan,
Joseph New and Robert Moore.
The Phoenixville authorities have
taken drastic measures to recover wat
er rent that is due the borough, and
already three levies on personal prop
erty have been made by the tax col
lector.
The people of Luzerne county are
agitating the proposition of establish
ing an industrial home for the benefit
of the county's incorrigible children.
The county now pays the State sl4,
600 a year for the support OF 16S in
corrigibles.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance February Is of William Swi-
hart, a wealthy farmer Of the south
ern end OF Washington county, was
cleared up last Saturday when his
body was found floating on the wat
ers Of Ten Mile creek. Ha had been
shot and thrown into the water
The 3-year old child of jeremiah
Black, Glen Rock, tumbled backward
into a vessel of hot water and was so
badly scalded that it died few hours
afterward.
a dispatch from Wilkes.Barre de-
olares that the ss..mine lsworkers of the
anthracite region are largely opposed
to a strike. They do not think the
times are propitious
For the first time in the history of
the order the grand council of the
ROYAL Arcsnum OF Pennsylvania will
be held in Philadelphia this year. 1t
will hold it's session May 1918.
The mysterious Mrs. Boyle, who is
in iail at Mercer charged with help
ing to kidnap Willie Whitla, has waiv-
ed hearing for her appearance at
court. The case will go to the grand
jury this week.
Numerous candidates are being men,
toned in connection with the Repub
!ican nominations for auditor general,
State treasurer and Justice Of the sup-
RENE court The matter is all i'll the
air vet. The State convention will
meet June 16
The forty eighth annual reception
OF the First Defenders association at
Pottsville last Saturday was attended
by only twenty FIVE of the no surviv-
ors. 1t is proposed to celebrate the tif-
tieth anniversary in Washington, d.
O.. two years hence.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the store room and residence of Gle
ment Nugent, at Berwick Saturday
morning, entailing heavy loss The
fire preceded the sheriff few hours
as the property had been advertised
for sale at 3 O clock that afternoon.
J. Horace Mcfarland, president::..of
the American Civic association, has
been saying pretty things about Har'
risburg. He declares that she has CSC
acres of serviceable parks for the peo.
ple-not flower gardens and msgnific-
ent drives: miles of streets have been
we'll paved: the sewer system has been
revised and sewage intercepted from
creeks running through the city filter
81 water IS fnruisbed in unlimited
quantity.