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and introduce the new educational
work, WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY
and ATLAS of the WORLD. Must be
educated and able to furnish good re-
ferences as to ability and character.
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING
COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO.
Pittsburg may become the centre of
the Standard Oil interests after Jan
uary1.
Adjunct to the Helping Hand So
cioty, charitable organization at
Bangor, the Anti -Handout league, in
imical to tramps has been formed.
Philadelphia Knights of Columbus
have purchased plot of ground at
Broad and Poplar streets and will
erect building that will cost them
500, 1000.
Ono ton of fresh fish was distributed
among the poor of Lebanon ON Thanks
giving by Charles A. Moore, an ex-
councilman, following an annual Gus
tom.
Pittsburg and Sewickley may be
connected with boulevard if Bel
leyue, Avalon, Ben Avon and Ems
worth become part of the city. The
county officers have declared that the
county will do its share to aid the
constructing of the road
DR.. william Kelley, of China, has
presented to the Mercersburg academy
a manuscript written by the late Ii
Hung Chang, the noted Chinese di-
plomat The paper is on "Confucius"
and was written when the author was
10 years of age.
Thomas Gates, aged 60, almost sus-
pended traffic on the Allegheny Valley
railroad at Pittsburg by "a little joke
he is said to have played. He tagged
with u red banner every train that
came along and several slowed up. He
WAS arrested on the charge of disorder
ly conduct
Mrs. Gertie Cupp, of Reading was
awarded 81, 33S. So damages from the
oity for broken leg sustained when
she stepped from street car into
hole in the street. Her husband was
given 1928 95 for loss of his wife's ser
vices and for medical attendance. The
city made no defense.
Miss Dora Eames, of Boyertown, was
burned, probably fatally, as the result
of the upsetting of an oil lamp. Her
sister was in the same room and ran
from it screaming. Another sister
tried to put ont the flames but failed
and the girl was rolled in the snow aft
er she had gone outdoors.
Governor Stuart will be asked to ap-
point democratic judge to succeed
Judge Robert Won Moschziker ON COM
mon pleas court No 3, Philadelphia.
These lawyers were decided on i'll the
order named at u meeting of the
Democratic club in the City Of Broth
erly Love. Henry Budd. ex-Judge
Theodore +. Jenkins and eX-Speaker
John Il. FaunCe There is only one
democrat OH the Philadelphia bench
and it is said that the new man ought
TO belong to that party to equalize
matters. ....
In gas explosion at the Scott shaft
uear Shamokin, seven miners were in
jured badly. Four of them may die.
Henry Short, the pioneer slate pro
speosor, died at his home at Bangor ON
Saturday, at tho age of 81 years. He
had fortune based on the sale of
powder patents to France, Italy and
England.
Sarah MyckelwriCht, of Jermyn, WAS
burned TO death in the cellar Of her
hMne by the explosion of some gas
that had accumulated in the furnace
aud WAS exploded when it was diluted
by Air by her opening the door.
1t il said that there will be short
age of anthracite coal if rain does not
come before the ground becomes froz-
en-. Production already has fallen off
- per cent. since the dry spell set in.
Few Of the cOlleries are working full
time, most of them being unable to
get any more water than will run
them three or four hours day.
After four years Alexander Logan,
aged 73,a former banker OF paruossus,
has regained possession of his $500. 0O0
estate by ruling Of the Westmore-
land county court. In 1908 his mind
became deranged as tie result Of Il
severe illness and his property was
placed in the hands of Il committee.
He now has been declared sane
On account of the activity of the
Law and Order society of Sohuylkill
county, many applicants for liquor
licenses, who numbered !, 100 last year,
are slow about putting in applications
for renewals this year, fearing pro-
secution for violations of the law. Al
though there are but two weeks left
to file applications thero are but 338
handed III.
l.. r. Gosiorn, of Pittsburg, former
collector of delinquent taxes, who ac-
cepted contract under former Mayor
Guthrie, has put in claim for com