Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-28
ITEMS CONDENSED.

was 700 sLndll
From a bushel and half of seed
potatoes of the early red variety,
Effenger Dangler, of Birdsboro, grew
fifty bushels of potatoes.
Watching a base ball game at Shen-
andoah, Walter Carls, 3 years old, step
ed too close and the batter unwitting-
ly fractured his skull.
Stro1dsburg is just winding up the
celebration of an Old Home Week
which has brought hundreds of form
er residents and visitors to the town.
Mrs. William H. Kuhl, of York, was
seriously injured one night recently
by jumping from a street car during a
panic, caused by the blowing ont of
fuse.
In trying to beat passenger train
over a grade crossing at York Friday
morning, jeremiah Alexander, a team
ster, almost lost his life, and two mules
of team of four were so badly in
jured they had to be killed.
After a chase of over six months the
State police department at Harrisburg
has been informed that it had secured
the arrest at Utica, N. Y, of Samuel
Addricue, formerly of Shamokin, on
the charge of murder committed in
Northumberland county.
w. ]. Hidlay, of Scott township,
Columbia county, was the owner of
valuable shepherd dog. Now the dog
and to put him out of his misery was
killed. His tongue was peppered by
quills from the porcupine.
Hayden, the year old son, of
Councilman David S. Jones, of Ban
gor, Lehigh county, placed the lighted
stump of a cigar in his pocket where
it set fire to various other boyish trea-
sures and in addition caused burns to
the boy serious in character.
While farmer named Aaron Kee-
port, of Manor township, Lancaster
county, was delivering load of hay
in Lancaster, Clarence Schmidt, aged
u years, is said to have lighted
the hay and the latter went up in
smoke,
Overcome by the heat, John Wood
ward, of Pottsville, carpenter, fell
from the top of three-story building
on which he was working. He pitched
head first and landed on a low porch
He was practically scalped and it re-
quired twenty.four stitches to sew his
scalp on again. In addition he receiv-
ed internal injuries.
The oldest man that ever gave the
police of York the slip is Abe Ormau-
er, so years of age, who slipped ou
through the back droor of his home
Friday morning while policeman sat
patiently waiting on the front stoop
for him to appear. Later he was cap
tured. He was wanted on the charge
of attempting to stab his son-in-law
WlIn Il screw uFlNeT.
IMPALED IN REAPER GUARDS.
While attempting to stop a runaway
team in wheat field G.. L. Dunkle,
aged IS, a farmer in Riggles Gap, near
Altoona, was knocked down by the
flying team and impaled on the point
ed knife-guards of the reaper. AL
though the swiftly moving blades did
not reach him, Dunkle was dragged
some distance and terribly lacerated
Dy the prongs that entered his body in
several places and which will likely
cause his death. Twenty -four stitches
were necessary to close the wounds.
FULL OF NEEDLES. AS a result
If stepping upon package of needles
20 years ago, Mrs. Joseph Orris, aged
IS, is reported be dying at her home
Richland township, two miles from
Johnstown. About 10 years ago she
stepped on fallen trolley wire and it
is believed that the needles became
magnetized 40 pieces have already
pSSh lOhiONOu' IL - tiiOuSiio tildu pltoSS
nay have reached the vital parts.
TETANUS SERUM EFFECTIVE.
According to advices received by
tate Commissioner of Health Samuel
Dixon, the tetanus antitoXin furnish
I'd free by the State to INDECENT per-
,ons proved effective in every one of
he twenty mine caess in which it was
administered. Not a case of lock jaw
developed although several of the patti
nts sustained ugly wounds on the
Fourth of July.
HONOR MEDAL MAN DEAD
Charles S. Furman, of Bloomsbury,
one of the nations medal of honor
men died in hs sixty eighth year. He
received the medal for leading "A hand
'ul of men across an open stretch near
DEVILS Den in the battle of Gettys
ourg and capturing detail of Louis.
ana Tiger sharpshooters.
HIS TOOTH WEDDING.-The Rev.
,. p. Schellhamer, 49l Madison ave-
lue, York, who has been serving past
orates in York county for almost II