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ives in Europe, hanged himself.
Lancaster county farmers say they
will have the best hay and wheat crops
twenty-five years. They are jubil-
ut.
Lloyd Jenkins, while at play in the
treets of Allentown, was run over by
heavy farm wagon and had his life
rushed out. The accident happened in
he heart of the city.
Four Jersey COWS belonging to John
Wilmer, of near Stony Brook, York
ounty, strayed into field into which
aris green had blown from a nearby
otato field grazed and died.
A. w. Scheetz, Norristown cleo
,ician, recently swallowed nail
1hich lodged in his windpipe. A ply
clan succeeded in removing it with
long tube before it could enter the
ungs.
Norristown s volunteer fire depart
ient is going to make big attempt
} land the State Firemen's conven-
on in 1911. 1t meets at Altoona next
Ill. Business men already have agreed
} subscribe 81 800. The last time the
invention met at that city was in
S93.
Nine year old Sarah Henshaw, of
lummelstown, recently was made the
assessor of new nose. A dog bit off
inch of her smelling organ. To
I'VE her from this terrible disfgure-
ent doctor removed flesh from her
rehead and fastened it to her lip, re-
acing the missing nose.
Jesse Lewellen, of California is not
ping to pay Mrs. Sarah Greg wages
II her duties as housekepeer if he can
cape it. She has brought suit against
i'm. In addition to his regular work,
says he was compelled to wash
shes, make the beds, care for his
ildren, and do other duties which
operly belonged to the housekeeper.
discharged her several times, but
always came back. He charges
rther that she abused his children
ID did the same thing to him if he
,deavored to intervene. He got rid of
when she was placed in a hospital.
Frank Stinkiewiez, of Wanamie, died
the Nanticoke hospital as the result
a bite of big rattlesnake with
hich he had a thrilling fight.
Mayor d. NJ. Johnson, of Chester,
i'll not allow pictures of the John
n-Jetfries fistic exhibition to be
aced on show there. Prominent
ergymen were thinking about asking
N to take this step, but he took it of
own volition before they went to
him.
Ralph Snyder, of Lehighton, was
,rried 500 feet through sewer
rough which water was rushing at
rate of mile minute and escap-
almost unhurt after he reached a
ace where he managed to regain his
citing. Water rushing into an open
carried him with it.
Pittsburgs new Aero club has leas-
the race track at Bruno Island for
e as an aviation field. The place is
vel as floor and presents unusual
Jportunities for playing bird. One
ling that the club members propose
do is to test the speed of fancy
)rses of the neighborhood as compar-
' with aeroplanes.
A whooping cough party is the lat
form of social pastime. Mr.. and
rs. Grover Pyle, of Chester, whose
tie 2-yeaI- old daughter was suffer
from the disease when her birth
ay anniversary arrived, invited her
lends who were afflicted with the
me malady to their home. Ten at
nded and all had a glorious time, al
rough at times there was perfect
lorus of whoops.
Lllt sCNtHlStAIli ANNUAL NOi NtHlIbu
the State Federation of German
atholic Societies opened at Pittsburg
18th pontifcal high mass at st.
ugustine's church. Three hundred
legates, representing some 20 600
embers are in attendance The ofIici-
convention will come to a close
ith banquet this evening, but some
the delegates will remain until
iendesday, on the afternoon of which
trip over the city in autos will be
lade.
The liberality of Pennsylvania to-
ard her children who are preparing
o teach the young is shown in the
lnual appropriations she makes for
he different normal schools. The last
aport on this subject showed the fol-
owing figures West Chester, S3l, 9O3 :;
Iillersville, S24, 546; Kutztown, S2l, :
50; East Stroudsburg, SIG, 704; Mans
eld, $40, ,752; Bloomsbury, $40, 2S6 !;
hippensburg, SIG, l29; Lock Haven,
lG, 413; Indiana, S25, ,096; California,
l0,095; Slippery Rock, S2S, 7S0; Ed
nboro, S2l, S58 Clarion, Sl9, 557; total,
281, 975. These amounts pay the tut
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