The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-16
pennsylvania
NEWS IN BRIEF
Interesting items From All Sec
lions Of The State.
GULLED FOR QUICK READING
News Of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout the
Keystone State.

sunbury bakers have raised bread
prices.
Spring City proposes making $780,
900 loan for street paving.
Coaldale council has decided to pur-
chase a fire steamer, to cost $4,000.
Albany has six new typhoid cases,
and one of the former patients ghaS
died.
The Perkiomen Paper mills, in Up
per Hanover, are swamped with or
ders.
Henry M. Lounsbary, of Reading,
while at Albany, N. Y, was robbel ! OF
S155.
Westmoreland county has insured
the liability of all of its county en-
ployes.
Northumberland county's Washing
ton party has formally joined the Re-
publicans.
Mahanoy Citys First Baptist church
has extended call to Rev. e. w.
Steivers, of Amber.
The states income from the sales
of stock transfer stamps for August
amounted 10 SoI11.o4.
Altoona school teachers are to re-
ceive half pay for this month, when
they are not employed.
LewistoWn's three volunteer fire
companies were given $50 each by the
local lighting company.
Application was made to Montgom-
cry county court for charter for the
Barren Hill fire company.
Spanish will be made compulsory In
stead of elective in the Hazleton High
school commercial course.
Lewistown council has accepted the
river front as a gift from Samuel 5.
Woods for public playground.
kicking off a too familiar grass
hopper, Miss Bertha Goss, Of White
Hall, sprained her right ankle.
Former Recorder of Deeds John A.
McMichael, of Mauch Chunk, has ac-
cepted position at Barberston,' o.
Police Sergeant Harry Boessing
fought OF two footpads who tried to
hold him up and rob him at HaEleton.
Charles, young son of Charles Ma
dara, Of Summit Hill, lost one OF his
eyes when bottle he was handling
broke.
The Lehigh Coal & Navigation com
pany is conducting extensive stripping
operations between Nesquehoning and
LansfOrd.
Anthony Bonitis, of F'rackville, was
struck by a Pennsylvania passenger
train at Frackville and hurled far into
the woods.
Telso Tripelan, of South Bethlehem,
ate a hearty meal, lay down on the
lawn to rest and was found dead
short time later.
The Lehigh Valley Coal ompany has
adopted a policy of reforestat'on.
which gradually will be extended to all
its big land holdings.
Sand dealers throughout the Lizard
Creek valley in Carbon county are
shipping their product as fast as they
can load it on cars.
Dogs, which were caught running
large elk of the state-protected herd,
near the line between Mifflin and Juni-
alta counties, we're shot.
State Banking Commissioner Smith
has called for statements as of Au-
gust 81 from trust companies, banks
and savings institutions.
The Presbyterian Missionary school
at Coraopolis boasts of the greatest
number of linguists of any educational
institution in the country.
Miss Nellie G. Baer, supervisor Of
music in Pottstown public schools, has
IL MI, %
formed church in that town..
The Law and Order society has en-
gagged attorneys to investigate the re-
port that poolrooms at Coaldale are
selling whisky and beer on Sundays.
Miss Zona Myers was seriously in
jured when her horse became fright
ened at the top of long hill west of
Carlisle and threw her into a ditch.
SO troublesome have blackbirds be-
come in Shippensburg that special per
mits have been issued to hunters to
shoot in the borough and kill the birds.
Mrs. Peter Kirk, of Leisenring, near
Connellsville, sixty years old, died
from blood poisoning as the result of
infection sustained from pairing a corn.
Unity Sdl1OHS Ol SdSOliuS UuTSI INTO
fame on the Delano road, near Halle
ton, when the $2500 auto bus of Frank
Brennan caught fire and was consum-
ed. rp HEJ
The Palmerton hospital auxiliary Is
collecting a carload of paper, the
money from which will be applied to-
ward furnishing the new children's
ward.
DIR. Charles E. Roderick, pathologist
at the HaZleton State hospital, has re-
signed to become laboratory superin-
tendent for the Florida state board OF
health.
Harry Boner, of Gilberton, was ar
rested, charged with homicide in acct
dentally shooting nine-year-old Joe
Walesk, as lockjaw caused the boys
death. --r
Rotarians of the Bethlehems, East
on and Allentown to the number of
200 held a zig joint meeting and out