Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-25
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ITEMS CONDENSED.

burg, Pa, will open for the Spring
term on Monday, March 29th, 1909.
The laboratories, library and gym
nasium, the new halls Of the literary
societies and tho Model School are
pleasing to all earnest students.
For further information address d.
J. Waller, il, Principal.
A flower bed of daisies has bloomed
all winter in the yard of Mrs. John S.
Hughes, at Hopewell, Sohuylkill
valley town.
The Pittsburg and Allegheny Orphan
asylum is suffering from an epidemic
of chickenpox, or rather its juvenile
inmates are
The Philadelphia Presbyterian or
phanage at Wallingford, Chester coun-
ty, has been qaurantined by the local
board of health on account of the pre-
sence of scarlet fever among the in
mates.
The Huntingdon Teformatory will
take care of one of Lebanon county's
fastest ball players during the coming
season His name is Leo Rothgaber
and the trouble was aggravated as
sault.
Believing that her husband, was
peacefully sleeping. after suffering
great pain, Mrs. Strickland Harden, of
Chester. stood by his bedside for some
time, not knowing that he was dead.
He died of pneumonia.
While the Womens Foreign Mis-.
sionary society of Lehigh presbytery
was in session at Catasauqua, one Of
the delegates, wife of the Rev. MIR.
Sterling, of East Msucn Chunk, was
fatally stricken with paralysis
Charles Furman, of Wyalusing,
Luzerene county, noted for witty
and clever sayings, was recently ar
rested on the charge of drunkenness.
Upon his return home he made moose
out of fishing line, which he doubled
and hanged himself to a lamp hook in
the middle of the dining room cell
ing.
Mercer county has productive dis
trict in the Cool spring township oil
field. Since it was opened thirty eight
wells have been completed, Of which
twenty eight are good producing oil
wells, eight gas wells and two dray
holes,
Twelve thousand feet of new road
will be built as an experiment this
year in Cumberland county. 1t is call
ed terro!ithic asphalt road aud is con-
structed by ploughing and grading the
clay surface and mixing it with crude
petroleum with an asphalt basis.
There is a hurry up in mining in
the anthracite district at present. Last
week in the Reading district alone ov
er 400, 600 tons were mined.
An organization was recently organ
ized in Lancaster county the purpose
of which Is to hold county fairs On
Saturday a charter was granted by the
court.
Mrs. William Cope, of Tinicum town
ship, Delaware county, has been be-
queathed an estate valued at $50, COO
by her uncle, who recently died in
New York. Her husband is bridge
tender in the employ of the Philadel-
phia and Reading railroad.
Last Saturday credentials we're is
sued to the 200 delegates who will
represent the Ninth district at the
coming tri-state convention of United
Mine Workers to be held at Scranton
today. EThis district is composed
of Schuylkill, Northumberland, Coluul-
bia and Dauphin counties. Half tue
number elected delegates are said to
up unless the demand for recognition
is granted by the operators.
An unusual state Of affairs for these
days of business depression is reported
from Wilkes Barre. There has been a
congestion of freight in the yatds oil
the Delaware and Hudson railroad in
that city and in order to break it and
get things in good running order again
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
has agreed to loan twenty-five of its
big freight engines They were sent
from Harrisburg and Sunbury.
A notable testimonial dinner was
rendered Senator Penrose last Satur.
day night in Philadelphia by the mem
bers of the Postmasters' association OF
Pennsylvania, which was in reoogni.
tion of his work as chairman Of the
senate committee on postoffices aud
postroads. and as the head Of the I'm
tied States joint postal commission
The dinner was attended b. about 35C
postmasters, and there WEI number
Of invited guests. among hem being
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