The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-02
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Carbon county-aud residents are ad.
vocating city government.
Former Lieutenant Governor John
NJ. Reynolds is said to be favored for
public service commissioner over con
gressman Lafean, of York.
The Aetna Explosives company, Of
Huntington, has posted notices that
thousands of men are needed for the
re-opening of their plants.
Disappointed in love, Mary Ritter,
aged thirty-two, jumped from Market
street bridge, Williamsport, and was
drowned in the Susquehanna.
Jacob Weaver, aged ninety-six, of
Washington, attended the golden we'd
ding anniversary Of his son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Weaver.
Raymond Shore, aged ffty-two is
dead at Monessen after being found un-
conscious on the Lafayette road as the
result of an automobile accident.
Alfred Gohn, of Warren, has depart.
ed for New York city, driving his car
with cheap kerosene as fuel, with
newly-invented kerosene carburator.
Joseph Moschsultas, Alexander
Mantkus and Frank Washel were
critically injured in a premature dyna.
mite explosion at Shenandoah City col
liery.
Kidnapping her child from Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Stople, of Allentown, who
had legally adopted it, Mrs. Annie
| Sepski, of Catasauqua, was committed
to Allentown jail, but later released
on bail
William H. Williams died as his
home in Sharon as result Of injuries
sustained when he was hit by an auto
mobile driven by DR.. V. D. Viets, OF
! Youngstown.
John Stein, aged thirty, was so badly
injured when an acetylene tank ex-
ploded at the Erie shops at Meadville,
that he will probably lose the sight Of
both eyes.
Caught under a mine locomotive
which jumped the track at No. IL
colIiery, Jaseph Murphy 'Tamaqua,
aged twenty, was so badly scalded his
death is expected.
Sustaining a frectured skull by leap.
ing from an automobile when he
thought the machine was about to turn
over at Drifton, Ralph Mattress, Of
Hazleton, has died.
Loring l.. Gelbach, assistant cashier
in the First National bank, and Miss
Stella Fisher were married in Ellwood
City by the Rev. Clarence G. Fisher,
brother of the bride.
Supervisors of Rockefeller town
ship, Northumberland county, were
before Justice A. G. ShOener, at Tre-
yorton, charged with neglect to keep
their highways in order.
Ellis Schneebeli, a Nazarene, visit
ing Allentown, awoke under railroad
archway with the realization that two
interesting young strangers had knock
ed him out and robbed him.
In a jitney-autobus collision al
Pittston, George Wells, aged twenty.
four sole support Of widowed
mother, was killed as he stood on the
running board of the jitney.
The Mahoning Supply company
store which houses the Walston post
office near Punsxutawney was entered
by thieves and robbed of $1,000 in
money, stamps and merchandise.
Word was received at Latrobe Of the
death of Rev. Father Vitus Kratzer
which occurred in Pueblo, Col. He
was a member of the faculty Of st
Vincent's college for many years.
Quick work on the part of Deputy
State Attorney General Horace Davis
prevented his daughter from beins
fatally burned when her clothing
caught fire from a gas stove in Sharon
More than 200 employees of tbs
Baker & Adamson chemical plant
Easton, will receive a bonus ranging
from five to seventeen and half pei
cent of their wages, or an average o.
over $50 each.
For a splash of mud, the poison II
which cost her the sight of an eye
Mrs. Mary E. Bruggeman was award
ed $250O damages against the city o.
York and her husband 800 for the loss
of her services.
In cooperation with the postof1ct
department, the pennsylvania depart
ment of forestry has prepared bis
forest fire placard which will be placed
in every postofice in Pennsylvania
in or near a forested area.
Former Councilman Peter S. Hon
of Reading, while passing school
house, was taken as Mr.. Hughes, the
recent presidential candidate, and 1
took some explaining before the schoo
. children would believe otherwise.
/ At the annual session of the Mont
gomery county farm bureau, at Nor
ristown. Isaiah T. Haldeman, Harleys
} vile, was elected president; Harve,
| Murphy, Centre Square, vice presi
| dent; A. r. Kriebel, Worcester, secre
tary. and Warren Schultz, East Green
= vile, treasurer.
: Rev. D. H Frederick, q Mt. Air.
graduate, was installed as pastor o
St. Paups Lutheran church, at Beave
: Meadow, by Rev. Wilfred F. Heldt, o
[ Conyngham, president of the Wilkes
! Barre conference Of the Luthera
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