The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-06-03
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News Of All Kinds Gathered From
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Keystone State.

tory, the pOpuldllOu Is 4-O,OVV'
Owners of big peace orchards around
Pottstown predict large crop.
A rich coal vein has been discover
ed at Benezette, near Ridgway.
At a sale held by Charles Bucher, at
Harleysville, Holstein COW brought
S312.5O.
The Lehigh canal has just opened
navigation, which promises to be un-
usually busy.
The new Drifton breaker of the
Lehigh Valley Coal company was put
into operation.
B. F. Davis, of Lancaster, has been
renominated collector. of internal rev
enue in the ninth district.
A fall of rock killed George Hardy,
aged thirty-fve, of Mahanoy Plane, at
East Bear Ridge colliery.
Reading council will award contracts
to pave streets amounting to $124,OOO,
to be completed this summer.
For the loss of a finger, Bertha
Alexander, of Allentown, has sued the
Ryan Paper Box company for $4,000.
A 25c-cent daily advance in wages
has been granted the 5000 men en-
ployed by the Elk Tannery company.
Senator Franklin Martin, in coun-
ty committee meeting at Carlisle, con-
demned the complicated primary law.
Henry w. Ruth has been awarded
contract to erect new Y. NJ. c. A.
building at Nazareth, for about $780,
900.
Landing on a paling fence in jump
ing from a third-story window, An
drew Albrecht, of Catasauqua, lost an
eye.
Stephen Birmingham, aged ffty-fve
years, was found dead in his bathroom
at Girardville, a victim OF heart fail.
ure.
After a weeks strike, the majority
of the employees of the Carlisle Car
pet mills have returned to work, los
ers.
With a hatchet the father of Harry
Bills prevented the sons carrying Out
threat to kill him with gun at Ian
caster.
For the improvement of the course,
the Allentown school board has deter.
mined upon establishment of a junior
high school.
Hurled over the head of a motor
cycle at Mahanoy City, John Purch
has concussion of the brain and inter
nal injuries.
The excitement of riding in her hus-
bands new automobile proved fatal to
Mrs. Horatio Schmoyer, of Alburtis,
| aged forty-nine.
A petition has been filed in court, at
Easton for charter for the University
Club Of Bethlehem, composed of male
college graduates.
julius Yangeur fell from the sixth
floor of the Hotel Brunswick, Lancas-
ter, while washing windows, and died
few hours later.
Wheat, rye and clover in Pennsyl
vania is in splendid condition, accord.
ing to reports received at the depart
ment of agriculture.
Organ Grinders who visited Halle
| ton, with its population representing
twenty-seven nations and races, took
on unneutral music.
When puddlers of the Alan Wood
Iron company, Conshohocken, struck
two months ago they demanded $3.50
Ia ton; now they ask S5.75.
The Schuylkill Valley Schoolmast-
ers' club discussed various school top
les at Ursinus college, Collegeville,
and was entertained at dinner.
1t cost Butler county approximately
$2500 to enroll total of about 5000
votes at the recent primaries, or an
average of fifty cents per voter.
Charles Douglass, colored, was cleo
trocuted at the penitentiary in Centre
county for the murder Of Joseph
Smith, in Westmoreland county.
An exhibition and sale of work made
by boy and girl inmates was held at
the State Institution for Feeble-Mind-
ed and Epileptics at Spring City.
Howard Johnson, who, it is alleged,
shot Leonora Watson because she re-
fused his attentions, has been held for
trial at Lancaster, accused Of murder.
Rev. H. P. Walter, rector Of St.
Mary's Episcopal church, Reading, has
resigned and will leave for Porto Rico
in June to take up missionary work.
A Scranton liquor man in close
touch with political leaders, declares
the local optionists have lost fifteen
votes in the next house at Harrisburg.
A big membership campaign has
been launched by the HazletOn branch
Of the National Security league, which
seeks to secure $50 new applications.
John W. Rice, head Of the biological
department Of the HaZleton High
0chool, has resigned TO become an In
structor at Bucknell University, Lewis.
I burg.
Lansford council has fixed the tax
rate at four mills for general pur-
poses, one and one-half mills for bond
ed Indebtedness, and one mill for
light
Four thousand employees of Packer
collier1es Nos. 2, 8, and 4, near Shen-
andoah, went on strike over disa-
greement as to new working condi-
tions.