The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-11-25
Cumberland county quarter session

high Valley Coal cOmpanys pay
trains, VITA their fortnightly distric
pays Of from $4,000 to $4,000.
Burglars broke into the Peerlei5s
Cigar store, Mahanoy City, smashed
the cash register and slot machines
and took goods to the value Of $50.
Lieutenant Carl Spatz, Of Boyer
town, an aviator now with Genera
Pershing's column in Mexico, has beer
promoted to a regular army captaincy
Charles Cominskey, Of Springfield
missing eleven weeks, was fount
wandering in the mountains, having
lived on leaves and berries, he said
Walking in her sleep Miss Anna
Smith, twelve-year-old Hazletor
Heights girl, jumped from a second
story window and was severely injur
ed
Thrown from the seat of his Wagon
when his horses ran away at Ashland
George Beldin, Roaring Creek farm
er, sustained fractured skull and will
die.
The drought throughout the Perki
omen valley is compelling the farmers
to haul water for their cattle, and g
number of artesian wells are being
drilled.
George Amber, is probably the old
est prisoner ever arraigned at PUNK
sutawney. He is charged with selling
liquor without license. He Is 10;
years old.
Peter J. Rehig, one Of Conyngham'l
leading Democrats, held fag-raising
with addresses at his home, in honor
Of the reelection Of President Wood
row Wilson.
The Bethlehem Steel company start
ed a free night school for its work
men in the Quinn public school, ant
students of Lehigh University will be
the teachers.
With his face badly battered, nose
broken and otherwise hurt, William
Monaghan, of Girardville, was found
at Big Mine Run, wearing a convict'S
suit and badly injured.
Episcopal educators at Harrisburg
have arranged for a complete survey o.
Sunday school work and religion:
education in Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland and Virginia.
Applying the bonus plan, salaries
Of about 1000 office and other en-
ployes of the westinghouse Electric
company, Pittsburgh, have been ad
vanced twelve per cent.
Steps to prevent stream pollution b!
industrial plants were discussed b!
Fish Commissioner Butler and J. A
Viquesney, West Virginia game anC
fish warden at Pittsburgh.
Preparing for the coming legisla
ture at Harrisburg, tons of supple!
and big quantities of paper are beint
received, and committee oooms are il
the hands of the renovators.
John H. Gould, aged fifty-six, OF
producer and operator of Penn town
ship, near Butler, was perhaps fatal!
injured when his clothing was caugh
in the clutch of a gas engine.
Alleging red phosphorus he handled
caused necrosis to develope, Philip H
Glatfelter has begun suit for $4,000
damages from the American PhosphoT
us company, Clay, York county.
A shortage of natural gas is seri
ously curtailing the Pittsburgh indus
trial output, and the Glass Trust an
nounces that a continued shortag'
means a big advance in prices.
John Curilla, whose auto ran dow1
and killed Mrs. George Oakes, eight!
Of Humboldt, was censured by a coro
ner's jury for permitting a driver tt
operate the car without license.
John Kritzman, who confessed tt
the brutal murder of Leo Brett, nine
year-old Uniontown lad, is not believed
to have been the boys slayer. Con
nellsville police think the man is in
sane and are holding him pending al
examination.
The action of the Lehigh Vale!
Traction company in charging tel
cents fare from Norristown to German
town pix e has been appealed to cour
by the East Norristown supervisors
the company's defence being its fifty
nickel-trtp book.
George Meckes, a farmer Of Lime
port, Lehigh county, delivered a con
signment of 500 bushels Of potatoes Il
customer, ninety-two bushels short
He was arrested, and in addition tt
being compelled to make good thu
shortage was fined $50.
There will be fewer button strike
at NesQuehoning in the future, as tht
union men are determined to put but
tonIess employees on the shelf or make
them pay I'D. Out of 400 men EN-
ployed at the colliery, there are onl!
four who make the trouble.
Harold Burdett Watson, sixteer
years old, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Watson, Of Verron township. nea,
Meadville, has died as a result Of
rupture Of the bowels, received while
practicing with the Conneaut Lake
High school foot ball eleven.
The gentleman burglar again made
his appearance in Pittsburgh. He in
yaded the room of Anna Levi, seven
seen years old, and when she scream
ed, he said politely: Don't scream
I will not harm you" The burglar: