Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-08
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eur. of Allentown, is a prisoner IN
the Allentown Jail Biery was making
fast time down an Allentown street
with his employer $ automobile when
he was given the "slow down" signal
by Mounted Officer Fred Reno Ii had
40 effect and Reno to he discreet, rode
out OF the autos path onto the side
walk. Then according 20 the charge
Biery swerved his machine and quick
ly catching up, ran down the officer
and his mount, sending them both
iving into the street. Reno is in the
hospital with serious injuries, and
the horse, which is valuable one,
will probably have to be killed.
DRINK UNTIL THEY DIE-Acting
on the report of Coroner L. I. Donag-
hue, of Pottsville. the county author
tiles are investigating three violent
deaths from alcoholism, one in Gill
berton borough lookup, which was
supposed to have been coal gas poison
ing; one in the Sohuylkill county
said, was a habitual drunkard. and
consumed between one and two quarts
few hours prior to her death. This
last case is being investigated to learn
from what source she obtained the
whiskey.
ALL DAY WEDDING-An Amish
wedding, with all the quaint ceremon
les of that sect, took place at the home
of Elias Fisher, near Honeybrook,
when his daughter became the bride
of Daniel Kaufman, of Lancaster
county The celebration began at 3
O'Clock and continued all day. The
wedding dinner was a notable feature
Nine geese, ten chickens, fifty pounds
OF beefsteak and ten cakes were among
the things provided.
LOW WATER INCREASES DIS
EASE-Dr. w. H. Robins on, of Potts
Vile, in his yearly review. just COM
pieted, states that there were Ala cases
of contagious diseases in Pottsville
the past year. This large increase and
a corresponding increase in other an
thraoite mining towns, is ascribed to
the droughts which have affected this
region severely. where the sluggish
streams convey many disease germs.
VIOLENT DEATH. AFTER ALL
Surviving three shots in the lungs and
abdomen some years ago when severe
ly wounded by Clement Neikam, whom
he was trying to arrest and who is
now serving time in the penitentiary,
John Moore, formerly leading mem
Der of the State Constabulary at Ha2-
Teton, died at Chicago from injuries
received by being struck with a rail
road train after he had his foot caught
in frog.
NEVR RODE ON TRAININGS.
Enooh Rohrbach. aged 9S years. the
oldest resident of Lehigh county, is
dead from debility in her home on tho
Lehigh Mountain, near Macungie.
Mrs Rohrbach never road ON stream
or trolley car. She leaves six children,
and her descendants number upward
of 200.
THREE SHOT FOR A DOLLAR
In dispute over dollar, two men
and boy were seriously shot at South
Sharon The wounded are Joe Pale
~
Tony V. Bolo and Louis Palardi Patsy
Husky, who it is alleged, did the
shooting, was surrounded by mob of
foreigners who threatened to lynch
him. when the police arrived. 1t was
with great difficulty that he was plac-
ed in Jail.
DEFIES THE LAW-While hunting
a short distance above Coalport, about
two miles from Mauch Chunk Frank
AoNelis and NJ. j. Conway heard
their dog yelp They found him fast
in snare which was evidently set
for rabbits and which is prohibited by
the game laws. Upon further investi-
gaton they found fourteen traps with
in radius of 100 feet. The hunters
reported the matter to the game war
dens.
YOUNGEST MATCHMAKER
John Vaucher, 10 years old, of Read
ing, who has travelled through Europe
and all over the United States earning
money at his trade, is claimed to be
the youngest matchmaker IN the world
FATEFUL DAY-Three men were
killed by Pennsylvania railroad trains
within a mile of Lstrobe, within IL
hours.
NEW COUGH MEDICINE-Early
yesterday morning Mrs. Sydney Riker
of Kenilworth, Chester county, got
up in the darkness and by mistake got
hold of bottle of iodine instead of
cough medicine. She took good siz.
ed dose. but after hard work physi.
oian saved her life.
FATAL PIN SCRATCH-A small
pin scratch on the index finger of his