Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-03-10
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particulars free. THE GROWN co.
1882 S St.. Washington, D. @.
While asleep on the rails, Wesley
Aument was fatally injured at Ian
caster when struck by train.
Thirty thousand dollars was raised
for missions in the Central Pennsyl.
vania conference of the United Evan
gelical church this year.
The First Presbyterian church at
Kittanning, which was burned year
ago is to be rebuilt on the same gener-
al plan for about the same amount of
money. The old structure was hand
some and cost 800, 900.
Mrs. Lena Bowey, after telling a
hard luck story at the Lawrenceville
police station, where she applied for
lodging, said the dog she had with her
had belonged to her since she was a
child. The officers computed the age
of the canine and it turned out to be
80 years.
Officials of the West Penn Railways
company have announced that plans
have been completed for the building
of branch from Greensburg to the
Jamison coke works and thence to
Latrobe, distance of ten miles. The
West Newton and Hunter line will be
built this coming summer,
Efforts to discover the cause of the
wreck of the Pennsylvania train that
jumped the track at Rock Point, prov
pearance of another, have proved futile
The track seems to have been in good
condition, as does the running gear
on the engine.
John Mougan, the State trooper, who
is under $500 bail charged with shoot
ing John Szambo, n striker, at South
Bethlehem, is declared to have said
that the man whom he shot in self-de-
fense was not SzabmO, but another,
who drew revolver on him in front
of saloon and who is known to be
dllNGs hOuShh saw Sol NISC III tllS
Philippines, but says that he never was
in such "a position as that at South
Bethlehem, where twenty-five troopers
were surrounded by 1000 angry men,
most of whom were foreigners.
Hiram Chadwick, aged Ii years, is
said to have dazed d. +. Ferrel |,
teacher at the Cross Roads school at
independent, seven miles from Wash
ington, when he struck him with
poker. The pedagugue had been work
ing arithmetic with Earl, Hiram's
brother, and the student would do no
more sums The teacher shook the lad
and the older brother is said to have
crcpt up behind him and to have
struck him with the poker The teach
er fell to the floor and, after recover
ing himself, started to chastise the
boys. He appealed to the pupils for
help and girl caught the poker which
Earl is alleged to have been ready to
use again. The boys We're sent out and
the school went ON.
Mayor j. Nevin Mcconnell. of
Greensburg, has declared war on dogs.
All CANNES, whether licensed or not,
if they do not have muz2le on. will
be captured and dispatched to wher-
ever dead dogs go, y dog catcher is
already at work.
An effort will be made to have the
fund of 81, 900 subscribed for the
scientific department of the Pittsburg
college of the Holy Ghost raised to
So, 900 before the end of this week
when Father NJ. A. Hehir, the presi-
dent, will return from a trip to Europe.
Frederick Mitzel aged 81 years, of
Dauphin, recently lost his left leg by
amputation at the Harrisburg hospital
and is recovering. Seven years ago he
had his right leg taken off on account
of the same disease THAT rendered the
gangrene.
Falling thirty-fve feet from his
crane at the Harrisburg Pipe & Pipe
Bending works, Charles Walkendoffer
sustained serious injuries. He is in
critical condition, his skull and right
arm being fractured, his left shoulder
being dislocated, his scalp and eve
lacerated and his body bruised and
confused.
1t is expected that scores of houses
will be under construction at Harris
burg before April /.
Conductors and motormen of the
Lebanon Valley Street Railway COM
pany will receive an increase of wages
from II to 20 cents an hour, to take
effect March l6. The announcement of
the raise was unexpected
Salem, Franklin and Bell townships,
in northern Westmoreland county, are
to have telephone advantages, sixty
farmers having agreed to take phones.
The operating concern will be known
as the belmont Rural Telephone COM
pauy.
Carbon county commissioners have
announced their intention of rebuild
ing six miles of the Lehigh and Sus-
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