Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-06-17
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Oxford Burgess Stubbs has ordered all
dogs bitten to be killed.
A negro Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION has been organized in Chest
er by the colored ministers.
An angry lady who smashed beer
keg at Bangor the other day after
wards paid SIC. As for her fun.
Returns from the primary lGelections
in all sections of,the Statea show that
a very light vote was polled generally
Wheatshas 'reachedgthe 81. so mark in
YORK county, the highest price paid
within the recolleCtion.of any living
farmer or miller.
While he was shooting at pigeon
the gun OF Constable Daniel Smale, Of
West Pottsgrove, sexploded, and one Of
his hands was shot'of.
Donald Tiffany, aged 10iyesrs, resid-
Ing near..ss ssCsrbondale, saved much
larger lad from drowning ,risking his
life in the gallant effort.
There were'but 2, ,42Oiballots cast at
the Bucks county primary out of over
II, 600 voters in the county, which
means that each vote cost oyer.Sl.
Al. LesherIw hose home.is near Beth
chem, raised sixty chickens for the
exclusive benefit of the thieves who
visited his hsnnery the other night.
The most modern school building
erected by ANY 'onesof the Bsrks coun-
ty townships 5in9the7past school year
is that in Cumristownship. at Mount
Pleasant, costing So, Oooltor one room
ed building.
Pittsburgiwill introduce novelty
in its celebration of Independence Day
this year in the-shape of kite flying
contest in Schenley park. Some crack
Chinese kite flyers may participate.
Daniel Calvey, of Avocs, near Lack
awanna county, is the father CT eigh-
teen children. There sreZthree sets OF
twins among them, the last having
been born last week. Calvey says
they're all welcome.
Judge Staples, of Monroe. .county, in
dulged in,the following suggestions to
the grsnd,j1ry the other day Enlist
your supervisors in good roadslby pre-
oept aud example, andsif that should
fail have the supervisors arrested for
failure 20 perform their duties.
Mayor Magee. of Pittsburg. has is.
sued a proclamation designating June
rs as clean city day and calling up
on all citizens TO cooperate with the
administrative department TO achieve
an ideal condition Of municipal clean
illness.
Rival classes OF the Wilkes.Bar
high school indulged in regular riot
on the public streets over class flag.
The mayor created CONSERVATION
among them by sentencing ten of the
ring leaders 10 work two days on the
public streets with other malefactors.
Later on the sentence was suspended.
Streams in the vicinity Of Pottstown
are being stocked with young bass, !
Readings new playground, the
Horst, is now nearly completed and
will be formally opened July 5.
Commencing on June 20 the reading
rooms Of the West Chester Young
Mems Christian association viii be
open on Sundays,
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowman, Of South
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death by her clothing taking fire. She
WAS making soap when the fatality &C.
Cured
While defending herself from the
attacks of Charles De Bow, a boarder,
Mrs Jennie Hoffman, 4 widow living
near Philadelphia, shot and killed the
man, according to her own story. The
shooting took place about 0 clock in
the morning.
Mrs. Hyman Lazare a resident Of
Washington. 2Slyesrs old, killed her.
self by swallowingscsrb acid be-
cause she longed to get back to Pitts.
burg, her former home, and hated
Washington. YShe leaves husband and
four children, one babe only year
old
At meeting of the trustees Of Thiel
college, held at Kittanning, in conneo.
tion with the annual meeting of the
Pittsburg Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, the Rev @. Theodore
Benze, OF Erie, president of the synod
was elected president of the college
1t is locatedsatiGreenville, Mercer.
stateEmine inspectors from all part
of the,United States spent Saturda.
at the laboratory of the.United State
geological. Survey, in Lawrenceville
Allegheny county witnessing expert
menr- in connection with tho use o
safety lamps and eXplos yes III gaseon