Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-09

The Moravian Church at Emaus has
Just observed the l65th anniversary
of its existence.
State college results are showing in
this years crops in Centre County
the largest in years.
Run down by a log wagon at Ma
honoy Plane, 4-year-old Mary Pitzke
was fatally crushed,
Badly kicked in the face at East
MacunGie by team OF horses, George
Hartzell may lose an eye.
The State tuberculosis Sanitarium
at Cresson is TO be ready tor the re-
ception of patients early in October
While carrying an armful of wood
Ralph Gratiin, Bangor boy, fell and
a piece entered his right eye.
Running amuck at Mt, Carbon, a
irenzied dog bit others and then at
tackled and bit George Hofner boy.
To save their grain from rotting on
the sheaf, farmers in the neighborhood
of Oxford Valley hauled it into their
barns on Sunday.
Lightning struck a iagpole in front
of the home of Harry Nolman at Lin
wood Heights, near Chester, and shat
tered it to splinters
The contract for repairing the
Croydon bridge has been awarded by
the county commissioners of Bucks
to Carl Il. Camp for $5,s5S.
The members of the Bucks County
Country Club of Langhorne, opened
their purse strings for $3.50 for the
building of a new club house.
Lightning struck and fired the Sis
ter's Home, next to St. Marks Cath.
olic school at Bristol but the flremens
quick work saved the building,
Climbing a ladder with bucket OF
water, Mrs. Harvey J. Bright saved
from burning the barn belonging to
Christ Church, in Jefferson township,
Berks County.
Bathing in the Maidencreek at Vir-
ginsville, Charles SwOyer. a clerk in
the Recorders Office at Reading, was
overcome and James Haines rescued
him from a watery grave.
While Mihs Garloff and a woman
friend, of Kutztown, We're passing an
automobile, their horse ran away, tore
their buggy to pieces and both We're
injured.
While Oscar B. Hoover was work
ing in Schlottbaur's bakery at Ian
caster his right hand was caught in a
kneading machine and completely
severed at the wrist.
The managers OF the Chester County
Hospital at West Chester, have de
cided that hereafter there will be no
charge to firemen of that town ad-
ceived in the line of service.
]. O. Russell, who has been a teach
er in the public schools at Steelton
for twenty-five years, has moved to
Vineland, n. j., where he and his fam
lily will reside. Mr.. Russell will teach
the next term at Stellton.
Thousands of Italians from through
out adjoining counties, journeyed to
Rosete. the anly borough in the county
whose officials are all Italians, to help
celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mt
Carmel.
Unable to secure any fish on his re-
cent trip to Landsburg, Perry County
Charles Murray of Altoona, turned his
attention to turtles, with the result
that he captured eight large speci-
mems, weighing over 70 pounds. They
occupy Mr.. Murray's back yard
George Miller, who lives in Lock Ha-
vens isolated hospital in Castanea
township, saw a large copperhead grab
one OF his youngest five weeks old
Plymouth Rock chickens and attempt
to swallow it, Mr., Miller, with a pick
handle, killed the snake, which meas
ured AZ feet in length
Herbert Ward, a merchant at Tre
vorton, has a pointer dog named Dan
that plays a drum with his tail. One
Of his favorite selections is Yankee
Doodle"
Venus. a three horsepower motor
! boat. belonging to Morris Schearer of
Reading, caught fire in the middle of
the Schuylkill River near Haines'
| locks, and fearing that an explosion