Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
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Former Lieutenant halph DOWNS, aS-
ed "a, of Uniontown, a veteran OF the
Spanish American war, who Went
through the campaign with the Fight
ing Tenth. " fred bullet through his
head and died instantly in his photo
graph studio in Main street. No cause
is known. Several days before Com.
pany @ left for camp at Gettysburg
Downs resigned as first lieutenant,
owing, he said, to increased business.
A brother, Harry Downs, is seriously
i'll with typhoid fever in Fairmont
(W. Va. } hospital.
BIG PIECE OF COAL.-A chunk
of coal weighing five tons was recent
ly mined at the Empire colliery of the
Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal COM
pany 1t is of such unusual size that
it will be shipped to New York city
to be displayed as a natural curiosity.
To New Workers who are frequently
accustomed TO buying their coal by
the bucketful, it will prove of unusual
interest.
BIDS WERE Misunderstanding
his bids for paving work to be done in
Scranton were legal and that he was
the lowest bidder, and, as such, should
have received the contract for the
work, the Thomas A. Dunn company
of Wilkes Barre, has decided to carry
the case into court and give the mat
ter a thorough airing.
BULLET GRAZED HEADS-While
Mrs. r. H. Binder and John Binder
were seated at the supper table, bull
let intended for a sparrow grazed their
heads and passed through tea cup
The Boyertown authorities will strict
ly forbid the use of rifles in the bor-
ough. There have been several narrow
escapes during the past month.
MAKES THRILLING RESCUE
Luther Nauman, of Scranton, fell into
the Susquehanna river and was about
TO 90 down for the last time when a
pal, Charles Pickett jumped into the
stream and effected the rescue of his
companion. The lads are camping near
their native city.
SUCCESSFUL FASTING. - State
Senator Harry l. Riley, of Millville,
l.sted % days in order to reduce his
weight. The result was that he lost 63
pounds. During the fast all Riley took
was water. Mrs. Riley and the Senat-
or's family demurred against his
curse but he persisted in it for over
hree weeks.
HORSE BITES MAN-Stung to de.
spertion by hornets, and maddened by
he pain which their bites inflicted,
lorse belonging to Charles Wright of
WrightsVille, attempted to run away
nd Wright in catching the bride was
bitten ON the head by the animal. a
ong cash was inflicted.
FARMER HANGS HIMSELF
oscar Adams, 40 years old. of Baums-
own, was found hanging by the neck
rom hay NOW over his barn floor
Early this morning by his son Llewel-
yn. No reason for the suicide has
Neen learned. He was prosperous
armer.
THIEVES STEAL DIAMOND
While Guy Brown, railroad mail
Jerk dozed on the front porch of his
.ome at Allentown, thieves stealthily
~ep up on the porch and removed
ON his finger $3.50 ring. His clothes
)ntained $50 but that was left intact.
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC SPREADS.
With five new cases just reported,
he Health Board of Wilkes Barre
ices the most serious epidemic of typ
old fever in many years. At the pre-
ent time there are exactly 1lS cases
the dreaded disease in that city.
WOMEN FORGERS. Mrs Carrie
.tes and her granddaughter, Hazel
hitfeld, of Bethlehem, have been
Mt to Jail to await the action of the
Iorthampton county grand jury on
harges of forging the name of DR..
)seph Erwin. The elder woman is al
,ged to have taken blank checks from
ne physicians check book and writ
III number of them il her favor.
ne had been employed as domestic
DR.. Erwin's home.
\ LIVING TORCH-With her cloth.
ng atiame ten-year-old Elizabeth
birmingham, of Girardyille. ran
5reaming through the street to get to
}er home. Several men caught her and
ytinguished the flames, hut not until
ne was horribly burned
LEFT WITH COWS.-A stranger
vho was employed as a hired man by
Mrs. James Davidson, of Towerville,
ecently left the farm and drove out
N the road pair of valuable cows
which he sold to butcher The COWS
we're recovered, but the man escaped
rest, although a diIigent search is
ling made for him.
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