Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-27
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high school building.
York county has contracted for the
construction of 5000, COO worth Of i'm
proved highways.
Bradford county is again TO be the
scene of active gas and oil operations,
a Pittsburg company having leased a
large tract of land which will be de-
veloped.
Harold Davis. of Scranton, who was
drowned, was buried in the same grave
with his grandmother, who died from
the shock and grief over the death OF
her favorite grandson.
John Budcos accidentally dropped a
spark into can Of powder, which set
off lot Of dynamite in the North
Franklin colliery, near Shamokin, and
was blown to pieces,
Scranton's recent industrial exposi-
tion was financial success in addi.
tion to proving a great advertising
scheme for the industries and business
houses of the city.
Mayor Magee, OF Pittsburg and Will
liam Flynn, it is said. will contest
with Senator Oliver for the United
States senatorship when his term ex-
pires and lively fight is anticipated.
State Forestry Commissioner Robert
S. Conklin has announced that the s.
700 acres of forest land bought in
Westmoreland and Somerset counties
have been constituted State forest
reserve.
With the evident purpose of wreck
ing passenger train due at Hazleton
in the afternoon, an iron bar was
placed in n main line switch, but the
obstacle was discovered before any
damage was done.
In Bradford county court the dam
age suit of Robert r. Rockwell against
the Lehigh Valley Railroad company
resulted in a verdict for $1,000 for the
plaintiff Rockwell was student fire.
man and was injured in wreck
Mrs. Elizabeth Oesohger, II years
old, of Lancaster, is dead of lockjsw.
When young woman she burned her
arm and the wound never fully healed.
Recently it itched and she scratched
1t with her finger nail, reopening the
wound and causing blood poisoning.
Since the State laws now restrain
the coal companies from dumping sui
phur water and oulm deposits into the
streams, the various fish associations
Of Schuylkill county are restocking
the creeks with trout fry to replace
the fish killed by the poison.
In day of tragedies at Pittsburg,
three persons killed themselves, two
failed in attempts to end their lives
and woman shot her husband.
Albert Shilusky, 6 years old. is in
the Pottsville hospital suffering from
rife ball in the right temple fired
from gun in the hands Of 1Syear.old
Edward Frank.
Prominent agricnlturists and scien-
tific men assembled at York yesterday
so attend the spring meeting Of the
farmers normal institute and State
board of agriculture.
Elmer Steve, fireman, accidental
" took a dose of acid instead of cough
medicine and died within an hour.
The acid belonged to brother Of the
unfortunate man who used it in jew
erly tests.
Declaring that he found life in a
Bleer, OF Valley View, hanged himself
from n rafter in his barn. He had been
dead for six hours when his body was
discovered
The parade which will be feature
of the annual State convention of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America, to
be held in Washington the week com.
mencing August 22. will he reviewed
by Governor Edwin S. Stuart.
Former Judge William Waugh, cue
of the oldes. jurists in the State, is
dead at his home in Greenville, Mercer
county. he served three terms on the
Mercer county bench and later was
prothonotary OF the county He was
81 years old.
Efforts are being made at Pottsville
to free Sergeant Charles Gordon, of
the United States army. who is in Jail
there on the charge Of highway rob-
berry. 1t is asserted he should be turn
ed over to the army authorities and an
appeal will be made to President Taft.
Boarding himself James J Stein has
for twenty-five years been the sole oc.
cupant of twelve room house, near
Seisholtsville, which he erected in the
hope of 1t being a favorite spot for
snm~'er boarders, because of its close
proximity to fine spriug Of water
which he discovered in the woods.