Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-02-25
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decided TO erect a sevenroom annex to
the high school at cost offs 30, 900.
2 Cashmere, suburb of Harrisburg,
has been annexed to the State capital
and the result of the election was
big street parade and later banquet
The outlook in the coke regions is
said to be better. Within the past ten
days engagements aggregating 1866, 600
tons have been made.
D. NJ. Huthmaker, of Ransom, Luz
erne county, claims to be the oldest
office holder in the State. For forty
eight years he has been a justice Of
the peace.
Rev. Charles Schall, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, of Easton,
has resigned to accept the pastorate
of the Presbyterian church as Green's
burg.
When Thomas Maugan, 'of Pittston,
a driver boy, attempted to throw
stretcher on a mules back, the animal
kicked him above the left ear and he
was fatally injured.
While Mrs. Mary Burns, of Shenan-
doah, was answering a ring at the
door bell at her home her little two
year-old daughter fell into a tub filled
with hot water and was fatally scald-
ed.
When Mrs. Edward Dougherty, Of
Harrisburg, arose Wednesday morning
she found her husband dead at the bot
tom of fight of stairs down which
he had fallen. He was 70 years old.
The Rev. John /. Yotter, pastor of
she Ebenezer Evangelical church at
Reading, on Thursday at the risk of
his life, stopped the progress OF a rum
away team and saved three children
from almost certain injury.
By reason of an overheated stove the
residence of Joseph Herzog, at Lake
vile, Wayne county, was destroyed
by fire. Two children, one aged 10
and the other 13,perished in the flames
and the mother was badly burned be-
fore she escaped with her babe
The official count of the contest In
Rochester for the office of justice of
the peace has resulted in the discovery
that each of the two candidates has re
ce1ved 444 votes. Governor Stuart will
be asked to solve the problem by max
ing an appointment for one year.
Mrs John T. MCGEE, of Columbia,
was attacked by highwsyman on
Wednesday night, while on her way
home. and he grabbed her hand bag.
She didn't faint, but instead as he
grabbed the bag she struck him over
the head with her mbrella. The blow
staggered him and he ran away
The body of Walter sholI a cigar
maker, Of Allentown, missing for two
months. was found on Saturday in the
Lehigh canal, near Rittersville.
The number of deaths in Philadel-
phia during last week was $40, Of which
tifty.fve were from Bright's disease,
fifty-three from tuberculosis and forty
two from heart disease.
Peter Gross, Lehigh county boy,
who has become one of the greatest
artists of Paris, has just presented to
the city of Allentown a handsome
landscape painting valued at over
$1,000.
On account of an epidemic of mea-
sles in Ridley Park. near Philadel-
phia, all of the schools are closed and
no Sunday school sessions were held
in any OF the churches.
Fifty-one ministers have made APP
plication for the pastorate of the Oak
Lane Presbyterian church, Philadel-
phla, made vacant by the recent re-
siguation Of Rev. Robert Hugh Nor
ris, who accepted call to Chicago.
Meyer Homiller, OF Fern Rock, near
Philadelphia. who is 93 years old. re.
Gently walked from his home to the
new Walnut Lane bridge across the
Wissahickon, and back, distance of
eleven miles, within five hours, and
says he wasn't tired.
John Pollock, miner OF Clear
Spring mine. near Wilkes Barre, kept
himself hid in mine for five days,
fearing arrest for simple charge of
assault and battery. On Saturday
troopers of the State constabulary saw
friends carrying two dinner buckets
into the mine. and following found
the refugee.
Two little Polish girls, Elizabeth
Kutch aged 13, and Annie Kuoa, aged
IA of Homestead, were arrested on
Saturday on charges of larceny made
against them by four Homestead jew
elers. Many valuable articles have
been stolen and the girls have become
very expert thieves. One, it is stated,
has confessed that they have been
stealing for two years.