Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-21
= SHuLTZ, NJ.
ITEMS CONDENSED.

mace, Franklin county.
Samuel Z. Kerr. aged 80 years, an
alderman of the Fifteenth ward, Pitts
burg died from the effects Of draught
of carbollo acid, taken with suicidal
intent, it is alleged.
A barn belonging to William Kill
lion, III Chest township, Cleartield
county. was destroyed by fire with
most of its contents few days ago.
The fire was started by horse kicking
over lantern. Loss $500.
The report OF the registrar.of vital
statistics for Morris and Graham
townships, Clearfeld county flor 1908,
shows 2S4 births and III deaths, quite
large natural increase.
The Pine Grove Mills Lutheran
charge. in Centre county. has extend
ed call to the Rev. f. S. Schultz, of
Johnstown. to become its pastor. 1t
is believed the call will be accepted.
Eight deer ventured down from the
hOhI anu
browsed in rye field several hours,
until several fox hounds appeared and
a long chase eDsued until they were
driven off.
Four children out of !seven have died
within two months in the household
OF Tony Zerillo, in Philadelphia. All
died of pneumonia. The last two died
within three days.
John Smith, miner at New Bos on
ooIliery, near Mahanoy Oity, under
took to thaw frozen dynamite with an
open lamp. The result was an explo-
sion that blew off both his hands.
The bondholders of The Times Pub
fishing Company, OF Oxford. Chester
county, have decided to make applica-
tion in bankruptcy proceedings. The
liabilities of the company are stated
to be about $50, 600, and the assets $s,-
900 to $40, 900.
G. W. Lambent, of Obold. Berks
county, an old carpet weaver, has made
40.7l2 yards of carpet in the last TWEEN.
tyfour years.
Lancaster city last year made per-
manent improvements costing 81 l,052,
900, which is the highest record for
any year in the city's history.
The Pennsylvania branch of the Am
srican Red Gross society announced
on Saturday that its total contribu-
tions to the Red Gross Relief fund for
Italian earthquake sufferers had reach
ed $l6, 532.75.
William Marks of Corning, Lehigh
county, has established a record hard
to beat, by hauling milk to a local
creamery FOR thirteen years without
missing single trip. He has covered
81, ,562 miles, and has hauled 446, 900
quarts of milk.
The inspectors OF the Montgomery
county prison have decided to grant
permission to the Friends association
to hold night school in the prison cor
ridors two evenings a week when the
elemental branches Of school work will
be taught
The Lancaster county court OH Sat
urdsy fixed the annual tax to be paid
for telephone or telegraph poles in
Lancaster city, ..at ten cents for each
pole. The city had by ordinance fixed
the tax at fifty cents per pole and the
Postal Telegraph company appealed.
A bequest of $40 to st. Johns
Lutheran church better known as
Sheetz's church at Spinnerstown.
Bucks county by Amanda Sheetz, was
contested by some of the heirs. but a
compromise has been affected by which
the church gets s., 500, the remainder
going to tho heirs Of the deceased
Robert e. Bigouy, of Reading, has
outcassed the worlds record of TWEEN
ty-two seconds by picking a chicken
clean of feathers without tearing the
skin in the least, in nineteen seconds
The school board OF Norristowp,
learning that at least twelve tobacco
nists in the city were selling Cigaret-
tes to school boys, directed Superin-
tendent Martin to warn them to desist
or they will be prosecuted.
H. O.. Berger, matchmaker, Of
Pittsburg. who had been idle for sew
eral months and had no prospects of
employment soon, committed suicide
on Sunday morning by taking pois-
onous acid, in order that his family
might have the benefit of his insurance
money, 81 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Yergey. OF
Pottstown, whose son Thomas L. jr.
disappeared two years ago, have JUS
been gladdened to learn that he II
alive and is serving as United State
infsntrymau in the Philippines. HI
is the youngest of family OF twenty
one children.