Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-07-15
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Sarah Zieb4ch, POttsvlI!e nliiiner,
is seriously III w.th blood poisoning,
Parents Of 6.year old Anna Maitatsi,
who disappeared from her home at
Charleroi. last Sunday, believe she
was kidnapped.
James L Rush, Of Waynssburg, has
sold 20 Albert G. McMulleu.of Union
town, about l15 acres OF coa! land un-
derlying Greene county, for 500 an
acre
Forest fires. the most serious for
years, are burning in tie region near
Bloomsbury. Wooded land on the farm
of D. II. Fetterolf and Robert S. 10.
well was burned over and many farm
ers snd railToaders are fighting she
flames.
Robert &cGrevy, an assistant lock
master on the Monogahela river, was
ont n a lsnuch near Washington, when
a womau with two babies in her arms
tr.sd 10 drown herself and the chill
dren. McGrevy jumped from the
launch aud saved all three.
JOHN Forsythe, . farmer. aged TO
years, driving to market was struck
by the Buffalo, Rochester ald Pitts
burg flyer ten miles south Of Butler.
FoIeythe and his team were killed and
has wagon demolished, but calf in
the wagon escaped without q scratch.
Whsle Mrs. Reuben Redcay, of near
Reading, was washing milk cans, the
platform near she pump gave way and
she fell into a sixty loot well contain
ing seven feet of water. Shs was only
slightly hurt and was drawn out by a
rope. The woman is q years old.
House Sergeant Steiner, of the Al
Ientown police, fumigated the cells at
police headqusrter recently, being un-
aware that there were any prisoners
in the place He succeeded il nearly
sl1otneriug two men and woman,
H foot catching in the reius while
he was getting out ot his buggy, at
Ringtown, Benjamin Long fell head
long to the ground and was killed.
Some OF the Epwogth League ofic-
ers, in Pittsburg, are instituting a
movement to secure a curfew ordin-
ance All children under lG years OF
age are to be kept off the byways after
9 o'clock at night, unless accompaui-
ed BY guardian.
Louis Lebanda, l6.yesr-o.d boyof
Pittsburg, was having a playful spar
ring match with friend, and was
struck above she heart He fel! gasp
ing to the floor, and Was picked up
dead. His companion took 50 his heels
anE his name could not be discovered.
Great success is being achieved by
the public playground movement in
Wilkes Barre. Parks and Fairgrounds
superintendent Barclay states that for
several days an average OF 1000 chill
dreu nave been svailing themselves Of
the Fairgrounds and the river bathing
station.
Clarence Brill, while picking buckle
berries near Hazleton, was bis BY a
RATHER. His companions became panic
stricken and ran away. At length
some of the older boys returned and
took the victim home. The wound was
oauterized end no serious results sre
sppreheuded.
Fav Rem, OF Shamokiu, climbed on
the back Of COW TO take ride and
got little more than he bsrgained
for The infuriated animal ran away
and hurled its rider TO the earth, bad
" iuiuring him. The father arrived
on the scene just in time 60 save the
lad from being gored,
gFourteeu COWS that ha3 tahsrcalosis
were killed in Reading. They were
discovered in the herd of q EaIks COM
ty farmer, fourteen proving affected
out Of seventeen. Three other herds
are said TO have the same disease aud
DR. Otto g. NosCk VIII MAKE a
thorough investigation.
Engineers aIb LJN az " VI SUI = y
ing the route OF \ new trolley line
from Mouongahels to Washington The
line will be thirty-two miles in length
and at recent meeting it was decid.
ed to call it the Pittsburg, Mononga'
hela and Washington Railways com.
psny. The route Of this line lie.
through rich and well populated dis
trict.
During the absence of the bali team
Forbes field, Pittsburg's magnificent
new sporting park, is to be used as
hippodrome. Harry Davis, the theat
rioal man. and President Dreyfns hsvt
closed the deal, and performances vii
be given after July 90, the opening
day. Forbes field Is larger than th
New York hippodrome, aud mag-i &c
eyt shCws will he given.