Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
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tame ducks that he used as deooys for
wild ducks On Morday two young
bows Of Columbia made their first trip
on the river for wild ducks They
came across Mr.. Shorts flock of tame
ducks. which they mistook FOR wild
ducks and banged into the bunch Kill.
ing several of them They brought the
dead ones to town aud we're not aware
of their mistake until told by several
friends that what they bagged were
tame ducks. They settled with the
owner
ROYAL WELCOME. Empolyes
Of the Chadwick automobile works at
Pottstown, expect to give Joe Wald-
ron. one of the Walter Wellman 5 brave
crew in the balloon America, a big
reception if he ever comes back. Wald-
ron was an expert mechanic at the
plant until the strike there three
months ago, and his fellow workmen
lost track of him until he turned up
as one Of Wellmau's assistants This
is the second narrow escape with his
life that Waldron had as he was in
the Iroquois theatre fire at Chicago.
HORSE IMPALED ON POST. One
of the teams belonging to contract
ing company in Pottsville. when com
ing down an incline, ran away. When
the horses reached the bottom of the
hill, they became so crazed with fright
as to be reckless, and jumped upon an
iron hitching post The post had
sharp pointed top, and it went clear
through the horses stomach. The horse
was shot few minutes later to stop
its misery.
WILD RASPBERIES-G J. Hisck-
ernell of Hayfeld township, CIaw-
ford county, on Sunday picked almost
quart of wild red raspbeIries, while
walking over his farm. MIR. Kicker
nell stated that to his knowledge this
was the latest in the year that such
berries had been gathered, and it is
another illustration of the beautiful
fall weather the State has been eujoy-
ing.
HUSKY WATCH. Last June John
Shubert while planting potatoes in
his lot at Martinsburg lost his watch.
Wednesday lie raised the potatoes and
dug the watch ont of the ground. The
timepece was wound and it began
running and kept time as accurately
as ever. -Four months under the ground
keeping company with growing crop
of potatoes did not in any way damage
it.
MARRIED OVER AFTER ELEVEN
YEARS. - Eleven years ago Mrs.
Thomas Woods. of Unadilla. n. y,
was divorced from her husband. Sat
urday the couple went to Scranton and
obtaining a marriage license were
married. Not week passed during
the eleven years of their separation
that they did not see each other. Then
came a second courtship and the we'd
ding.
EXPLOSION OF LIME MAY COST
EYES. Edgar B. Fisher, ,superintend-
ent of the Westmoreland County court
house at Greensburg, was endeavoring
to blast away portion of concrete
floor which had been found to be de-
fective, when an explosion of lime oc-
cured. The tiny particles were blown
into his face and it is feared he may
lose his eyesight.
THERE ARE WORSE PLACES.
Two years ago Noah b. Gockley, of
Lancaster, left the employ of rail
road because of the dangerous nature
of the work. Shortly thereafter he had
jaw broken by the kick of mule on
farm where he was working, and
Saturday his left foot was so badly
crushed in telling tree that it had to
be amputated.
STEER ESCAPES TO MOUNTAIN
"A wild western steer escaped from a
car at Shamokin and caused much eX-
citement by rampaging up the main
streets. Numerous men pursued the
steer and it was shot at repeatedly
but it finally escaped to the mountains,
where it was later killed.
1T WASN'T SOLID.-On the dav
after it was driven, marking the COM
pletion of the new Berwick Nescopeck
railway, the large gold spike that held
the last two rails in position was stol-
en-. 1t was not pure gold, and the thief
is no doubt disappointed man.
RECORD SALMON salmon 81
inches long and weighing six and
three-quarters pounds, was caught in
the Susquehanna river at Goldsboro.
by Colonel W, II. Welsh, of York.
1000 MILES TO MARRY.-Miss
Loretta l.. Davis, of Philadelphia, has
started on 10, 900 mile trip to Johanns
burg, South Africa, where she will be
married.