The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-03-25
On aecearut OF a rush of yhranna,

HaZletOn, three shifts will be put on,
beginning next Monday night.
The prison board in Reading defed
the protests of the county controller
and Taxpayers league, and created
three new positions at the Jail.
For the third time a new bungalow
being built for Daniel F. Guinan.
banker of Mahanoy City. was set on
fire at Lakeside and destroyed.
An effort is being made to privately
solicit pledges for a Y. NJ. c. a. build
ing at Lansdale before a public cam
paign is started TO raise $4,000.
Harry Kirkland. twenty-nine years
old, of Sharon, committed suicide by
swallowing carbOlc acid. He was un-
married. No cause is assigned for the
act.
Bucks county will advertise the
agricultural wealth of the county in a
showroom to be located either on Mar
ket street or Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia.
Struck by a piece of lumber in a
saw mill at Fortney, Joseph w. Rich
creek, forty years old, of York, suf-
fered a fractured skull. His condition
is critical.
Judges Eugene C. Bonniwell, Phila.
delphia, and S. ]. Strauss, Wilkes
Barre, were speakers at st. Patrick's
eve banquet OF the Hazleton Knights
of Columbus
Coasting head-on into a telegraph
pole at Mahanoy City, Adam kubita
and Tony Pecca, aged nine years,
were knocked unconscious and ser1-
ously injured.
The state forest reserve now has
$3.50 acres OF timber land in the vicin-
ity Of Carlisle, several hundred acres
having just been purchased near Pine
Grove furnace.
The Lehfgh Valley Coal company
plans a new breaker at Rock Noun
tain, and the Pond Greek Coal com,
pany will resume its operations In
Foster township.
Discharged from a Scranton drug
store, fifteen-year-old Frank Munley
thrice fired the place, tried to kill
Clerk George Teal and admitted the
offenses when arrested.
Colonel John S. Garrett has been
appointed court crier; John c. Ginger,
William Hall and Abe Moist, all Dem
ocrats, tipstaffs, TO succeed Republi-
cans, in Mifflin county.
For victimlzing Easton people by
selling them "the United States gov
ernments cure for rheumatism" A.
]. Stephenson has been sentenced to
three months in the county Jail.
A purse of 1898 and other presents
were given to Rev. Father ID. J. Kane,
former curate at St Gabriers Cat5-
olic church, Hazleton, when he bade
farewell to go to Wellsboro, Tioga
county.
The public service commission has
heard numerous applications for CON
solidation of electric companies In
Delaware county, and OF water com
panies in Union and Northumberland
counties.
L. Albert Gray has been appointed
justice for Montgomery township,
Montgomery county; Roy E. Butler,
for Ellwood City, and Thomas e. Peo-
pie for Ligonier township, Westmore-
land county.
Fearing the vengeance OF friends of
men accused of the murder of Charles
Barr, at Earlston, last June, Mary
Leggach, the principal witness, has
been placed in the home of Sheriff
Robson at Bedford.
Thomas Fenton, of Penllyn, has
been notified that his son, Powell It.
Fenton, Is one OF twelve Americans
to be honored by the French govern
ment for distinguished service in the
American ambulance.
The First National bank and the
State bank of Parker's Landing have
been merged at Parker's Landing un-
der the name OF the First National
bank. The capital stock has been in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
Altoona city council has confirmed
the members OF Altoona's first city
planning commission. The men who
have been chosen are Frederick J.
Shollar, r. Max Lewis, W. B. Aaron,
c. Frank Belo and John II. Root.
cigarettes were taken from fourteen
year-old Joseph Sowtowski, of West
by the police who arrested
him at New Boston, where he had fed,
accused Of stealing $48 from his
father.
Three times within two weeks death
from pneumonia has entered one fami-
ly at Elizabeth. Two weeks ago
George Summers died. A week later
Mrs. Summers, who had nursed him,
died. Then Jesse Summers, a son,
followed.
The foundry establishment Of the
Bovaird & Seyfang Manufacturing
at Bradford, was destroyed
by a fire. The origin of the blaze is
mystery, and officials of the company,
who visited the scene, have ordered
an investigation.
The Canonsburg- Houston chamber
Of commerce entertained at lunch
con several officers Of the Pennsyiva-