The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-02-26
PENNSYLVANIA
NEWS IN BRIEF
Interesting Items From All Sec
tIOnS Of the State.
CULLED FOR QUICK READING
News of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout the
Keystone State.


to build the Watsontown bridge.
Hazleton merchants have discontin-
ued discounts to favored customers.
Pennsy has leased a vacant church in
Altoona for a gymnasium for its shop
men.
Northumberland county school di-
rectors have indorseI central schools
for townships.
The Comber Fire company, Carlisle,
now 1O7 years old, viii buy $4,000
motor engine.
Carlisle is considering complete mo-
torization cE It's fire department at a
cost OF $55,Ga0
Falling into 4 cistern, Gladys Kauff-
man, a Lancaster child, was fished out
with a rake by passer-by.
Mr.. and 1-Ts. \. Ii. Bear, Of New
Holland, observed the ffty-seventh
anniversary of their marriage.
The Lancaster Farmers association
has declared a six per cent dividend
and added $4,000 to the surplus.
During 1915 the production of coal
in the twentieth bituminous district in
creased 66,053 tons over 1914.
Samuel B. Wolf, Lewisburg, has
been appointed captain of cavalry and
assigned to Troop M, Lewisburg.
Schuylkill county has $4,000 men fit
for war, according to list sent to
Harrisburg by the commissioners.
At meeting of the Chester Coun-
ty Medical society physicians declared
they would put the ban on kissing.
New deputy inspectors of industries
are: M. ]. GibDey, Reading, and V. B.
Thomas, Hopewell, Bedford county.
The Dauphin Silk Works, Hazleton,
the largest in that section of the state,
will erect a big addition to its plant
Joseph Francis Bierstein, of Shen-
andoah, has been appointed assistant
chief Of the state bureau of railways.
The Carpenter Steel works at
Reading, with more than 1900 en-
ployes, has opened an industrial hos
pital.
Because of the excellent prices real
ized in Lancaster, farmers expect to
increase the acreage of potatoes next
season.
Bishop James H. Darlington, of the
Harrisburg diocese, dedicated the new
st. Johns Episcopal parish house in
Lancaster.
The victim of gas stove fumes, Dal-
ton Willis, mailing clerk for the Johns
town Democrat, was found dead in
his room.
In two days eighty boys, represent
Ing the best families in Connellsville,
enrolled for military training in the
high school,
A newborn child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Broad was burned to death
In a fire which destroyed their home
at Nanticoke.
The home Of Wilbur Brumbaugh, at
Fertigs, near Oil City, was burned
and several members of the family
were burned.
The Pennsylvania railroad an
nounces that it will build an annex to
the passenger depot, in Pittsburgh, to
cost $1,5OO,O0O.
Under state trooper protection, 600
of the 900 striking miners at the Ford
collieries, near Pittsburgh, have re-
turned to work.
Raymond Hall, aged seven, and Rob-
ert Spencer, eight, sons Of prominent
business men of Charleroi, were
! drowned while skating.
James E. Dillon, Of York, has been
appointed a first lieutenant in the ma
tional guard and assigned to Company
! K, Eighth regiment, York
The latest in clubs is the Illus
bands Welfare association" organiz-
! ed in Oakmont, near Pittsburgh. It's
aims are not made public
Harry Lamps, the third man to be
appointed scavenger and. dog catcher
in Reading is less than six weeks, has
qualified for his $500 job.
! While George L. Meyer lay dying
upstairs at his home in Bloomsbury,
a burglar took all the family's provis-
ions from the ground floor.
Nelson Hoch was paid $4,000 at
Hazleton by supervisors OF Butler
township for being thrown off his
wagon on road in bad condition.
Four slander cases against Evan
gelist Slough are listed for Luze-ne
court next month, and his Jacksonville
/ campaign may have to be dropped.
Democrats are planning a big ban
quet, TO be held in Reading on April
! 13, Jefferson day. Several speakers Of
national reputation will be invited.
Owing TO rush o. orders night
shift has been put on a. the Jcanes-
vile Iron works, Hazleton. where