Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-12
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WANTED Local agent to advertise
and introduce the new educatlonal
work WEBSTER 5 DICTIONARY and
ATLAS of the WORLD. Must be edu-
Gated and able to furnish good refer
ences as TO ability and character, THE
SAALFIELD PUBLISd HING COM
PANY, AKRON, OHIO.
\ 50, 900, 900 plant will be built by
tna Forged Steel Wheel company at
Butler.
The fire companies OF PiEtsbuTg are
going u the future to carry oxygen
outfits to resuscitate fremen and other
persons who become overcome by
smoke.
Two young girls waylaid on the
Grant boulevard in Pittsburg by two
burly negroes, are in a serious condi-
tiou as the result OF the subsequent
struggle.
TIE taxpayers of Trevorton, North.
amberland county, have brought suit
against the road commissioners of
Zsrbe township for alleged overtsXa-
tion on the installment of water plugs.
Nine workmen who were repairing
the borough reservoir at Montours-
VILE, four miles away from Williams
mort. were thrown into the Susque
hanna river when their boat sank.
Three were unable to swim and there
was great difficulty in resouing Harry
Eeufer, who almost drew his resouer
down with him. The others were res
eued without difficulty.
Robert Daley, of the Pittsburg bu-
Eeau of electricity, was tried on the
grounds that he is incompetent and
that he performed work for private in
dividuaIs. The testimony showed that
he had connected number OF business
houses so that police help could be
called in case it should be needed, ouf
he expressed himself as being contid-
ent of acquittal.
Postal Inspector Rose and deputy
marshal arrested Samuel Lewis,
Montrose hotel porter, tor alleged rob-
berry of post Office boxes. They say that
when Lewis went to the Office TO get
the mail from the box rented by his
hotel. he stuck his slender arm into
other nearby boxes through the hotel
box, and took letters out OF them. He
has been sent to Jail in default OF
bail.
Darby is said &c have more dogs than
any other borough in Delaware coun-
ty. In other towns in that section
thew are wagiGg & war on the CANNES,
many OF which are said to have cross
ed the county line when the Philadel-
phfa dog catcher began his rounds.
Trolley traffic on the Lehigh Valley
Transit company lines between North
Wales and Amber has fallen off con-
siderably lately because of a boycott
OF the working classes. The oompany's
attempt to collect another fare be-
tween the two towns is the cause and
the workmen who formerly rode on
the trolley lines now travel on the
steam road. The offer Of the company
90 sell communication tickets st low
rate had no results.
William c. Adams went TO gas
office at Chester TO pay bill, and
there saw Miss Mildred Temple. He
sought an introduction and7 immedi'
ate!y became a caller at her home. In
three weeks Mildred had changed her
name TO Mrs. Adams.
The national convention of the Am
erican Federation of Catholic societies
started Yesterday at Pittsburg. Among
the visitors were two Indian chiefs,
Red willow and White Horse. 1t is
the picture OF Red Willow that adorns
the s. bills, and Le,wss given an en-
thusiastic ovation on his arrival at
the Smoky Oity.
Masked robbera enterl.t1e home Of
Peter Bradley aud his wife, who live
on a truck farm near WILKES Barre,
and bound aud gagged the old couple
while they piifered the house The
Williams secured $500 and the man and
woman, who are nearly 30 years oi
age, we're found unconscious and are
now in a critical condition.
DR.. William Mann Irvine, president
OF the Meroersburg academy at Mer-
cersburg, has.announced that gift Of
S25, 600 has been made 20 that inst tu-
tion to be used in the building of
new gymnasium. The name OF the
donor is withheld.
Neafe:&iLevy's shipyard, in Phila-
delphia, has been chosen as the site or
a new immigration station by Secre.
tary Nsgel of the department. Of com
meroe and labor. No less than thirty
locations were presented for consider
rtion The new public buildings will
L. r,utify iha liver :ror' and will in no
sn.si way slp the proYTess Of con.
uerce.