DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL LXXVI.
COURT HOLDS A -
SHORT SESSION
A special sees ion of Court was held
Saturday His Honor Judge Little and
Associates Tliompsou and Blee being
on the bench. Oonrt sat for ouly an
hour and a half and the busine-ts trans
acted was purely of a routine nature.
Pelagius Mueller, a native of Ger
many living in Liberty twouship, ap
peared before Court to ask for natur»
al /.ition papers. John Robbins and
Ceter Minzcr of Liberty township, ap
peal! d as witnesses in behalf of Mr.
Mueller. It developed, however, that
the applicant had not yet been ex
amined as to his qualification to be
come au American citizen and the
Court appointed William Kase West,
E«q. , to couduct au examination in
open Court, which gave outsiders au
opportunity to leatn what sort of an
ordeal the applicant for American
«iti/.euship is subjected to.
Mr. Mueller landed at New York on
Ma> 14, IBBK, when niue years ot' age.
He is not married and lives with his
widowed mother near Oak Grove. He
ar-sured the Court that he could read
and write, having attended the public
schools. He knew that Theodore Roose
velt was President of the United
.St, *i,B, thut Samuel W. Pennypacker
was Governor ot Peuußylvania. He
a MI satisfacrorily answered the ques
t o i as to who was Judge of Court
j»*»d who the Associates were, which
*e« med to bo about all there was to
it. The oath of in which
•ha young n.au renounce i all allegi
!«<io< to Emperor William, was very
» npre«hively administered by P.othon
.ofaiy Thomas G. Vincent, alter which
Mr. Mueller stopped out ot the Couit I
m» II a full fledged American citizen, >
q ..tliied to cast his vote.
fit the estste of Gertrude T. Keefer J
tli«i Court pr inted a petitiou authoriz
ing the executor to mortgage real
<<~i*ie of said decedent
Pdtur Motteru.testamentary goatdian
ot Albeit Mottern, petitioned Court
for au allowance for the support of
ward. The guardian was directed by
tue Coutt to expend a suui not exceed
ing seveuty-five dollars of the mouey
now In his I auds for purposes specifi
ed.
Kxceptions to auditor's report were
argu d aud all papers taken in re first
and final account of S. Y. Thompson,
trustee for creditors of R. M. Grove.
Ralph Kisner, Esq., was appointed
auliior in second aud flual account of
William H. Kreamer, executor of the
estate of William H. Kreamer, deceas
ed.
William Oglesby.Esq , was appoint
ed a member of the committee on
Citizenship.
Tlie license belonging to Hotel Baldy
was transferred from W. C. Williams
to the new proprietor, Josei h Cunklo.
Hrs. Chas. Baker Passes Away.
Mrs. Chat las S. Baker, died at her
home, No. 301 Graud street, this city,
at 12:80 a. m.yesterday. She was a
first cousin of Mrs. George L. Rowe,
whose tie it It occurred a few hours earl
ier, anil the two will be consigned to
the grave on the same atti moon.
Mrs. Baker was taken off by pnou
inouia, after a short illness of one
week. Shi was sixty years of age aud
iB survived by her husband, three
brotl ors aud two sistors; Peter and
Alba Snyder of this city, aud Henry
Snyder, of Harrisburg, and Mis. Jere
miah Kuorr, and Miss Ko>e Suydir of
Riverside
The deaeasud was a member of Trin
ity Lutheran cliuroh ; she was popular,
ostvemed an I widely known. She was
boru iu Danville and lived here all
her life. For the last forty years si e
resided at No. 801 Grand streot, where
her di atli occurred.
MIR Baker was a cousin of Mrs
George L. Rowe, whoso death occurred
while crossing the river bridge about
eix o'clock tiio evening previous.
The two women were much attach
ed to each other. Tliey will both be
consigned to the grave in Odd Kel
lows' cemetery Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Baker's funeral will take plane from
her late residence at 3 o'clock pin.
The hour for Mrs. Ruwe's funeral is
1 p.
Raise Step Causes Death.
John Dorr, a prominent resident of
McEwensville, acc.dentally shot him
self fn the abdomen Tuesday,and died
abojt an ho.ir after the Revident.
fie was having t' e home to shoot
sparrow,when he slipped on tho steps
and fell. The gon WIIS iliscli irged, in-
Hiding a nioit.tl wound.
A oolojy of sparrows had taken up
their reside 11 e uiar the Derr home re
cently and had becomoviry annoying.
Tuesday morning, shortly before ten
o'click, Mr. Pi rr concluded to scare
them away if p. ssiule. Hoiemiel a
breach-luadi ng shot gun and Manet
for the yiirii As hi was guiug ilown
the step his font caught und he tell,
the gun striking in su> h a position
that the cartridge was exiloiitd and
Ihe contents em< red Mi. Der'. abi'o-
II ft i.
His wile aii'i Mr. dtahl were at
tract e I tiv -lie i oise. and wrr - both at
his Side in a minute He «a« 'Or
s -inus wl en tl ev renclit'd liini, and he
>poke a tew words, but a inoun lit lal
ir b'i siii' 1 n-ionimcions
l)r. Derr \wi a* one s 'innioiied,but
he immeitiMtel n-alix.-ii ilie •iii,ni>-
o r tl e vioui.it Kvi rytliii g possi
ble was Honh to s*ve the' untuiluuate
man's life but IIM ilierl at II o'eli.cl..
He was forty-live >ea:s of age and
is survived by l.is wife.
Mothers' clubs are pretty good
things. At Iran they are more effe< -
tive than slippers.
COMMITTEE VISITS
DANVILLEJOSPITAL
2 The House Appropriations Commit
tee of tlie Legislature some twenty
strong accompanied by half a dozen
other members of the Legislatuie, paid
a visit to the Hospital for the Insane
nt,this place Friday for the purpose
ot determining what could be done
for the immediate relief of the over
orowded oondition of the institution.
The Appropriations Committee left
Harrisburg at 7:55 o'clock Friday
morning in two Pullman oars,arriving
at Danville with the 10:31 D. L. & W.
train, which was nearly half an hour
late. At the station the two Pullmans
were cut off trum the traiu and taken
up to the Hospital by the switch en
giue.
Arriving nt the Hospital tlie Com
mittee WAS met. hy tlie Superintending
Physician, Dr. H. B. Meredith with
several hacks and were driven about
tlie grounds. where tlie iuoouvenienoe
of unloading coal aud some of the dis
advantages of the preseut method of
lighting were explaiued aud where
they wore shown the site of the pro
posed plant for manotactnring light
aud power as well ax the locatiou of
siding fur bringing in coat,after which
ihey made a fnll tour of the farm aud
buildings,where the nece-sity of more
[aru, laud,additional buildings,a filter
plant, aud the other items in Mr. Atu
lueim ill's bill before the Legislature
were ouu by one called to the Commit
tee's attention and folly explaiued.
In the Legislative party were tlie
fallowing who belonged to the Ap
propriations Committee: J. L. Platn
uier, Blair county. Chairman; Walton,
Philadelphia, Speaker; McClain, Lan
caster. the Republican leader in the
House; McHlroy, McKeau County;
Mohr, Herbs; Ambler, Montgomery;
Palmer, Mercer; Cressman, Bucks;
Eokels, Crawford; Hayes, Butler,
Waguer, Chester; Call, Philadelphia;
Molm, Union; Rose, Susquehanna;
Berry, Washington; Kelsey. Clinton;
Bowersox, Snyder; Wood, Erie.
Other members of the Legislature
who accompanied the Committee were :
J. C. Smith, Philadelphia, Sergeant
at-Arms; Thomas Garvin, of Chester,
Chief Clerk; John Cutry, Philadel
phia, Speakers' Clerk; Ammermau,
Montour; Reitmeyer, of Lycoming;
Barrett, of Susquehauna; Irviu, of
Blair; Thomas of Bucks aud Philip
H. Johnson of Philadelphia,architeot.
The following Trustees of the Hos
pital for the Insane were present to
assist Dr. Meredith, the Superintend
ent, in welcoming the Committee; H.
M. Schocli, Hon. Alexander Billui-y
--er, Dr. B. H. Detweiler, W. F. Shay,
Dr. Shoemaker and Howard Lyon,
The overcrowded conditiou of the
Hospital at Danville is a fact that is
well established. Loug before the Leg
islators completed their tour of tlie
buildings Friday they were well cou
viuccd that R. S. Ammermau's vivid
purtiayal of conditions, which had
aroused the Appropriations Committee
to action,was in no respect overdrawn
Mr. Ammerman throughout the visit
showed his iuteicst iu the institution
by opening up every avenue of iufor
ina'iou possible.introducing the mem
tiers individually nud rendering ex
planations in person wherever possi
ble.
As to MID accommodations or rather
the lack of accommodations the Com
mittMH oould judge at a glance. As to
the ii am tier ot patients they were fur
nished with data by the Hospital au
thoiities, which showed that tho over
crowded condition, bad as reported in
the uewsDaners, was still worse than
described,the total number of patients
Friday b»iing 1210, as agaiust 1210
tho largest nainber quoted. Eight hun
dred patieuts is about the capaoity of
the Hospital. The total number of
beds is ouly 1000 and the extra 200 in
mates are compelled to t-leep in the
hallways. It was denied at the institu
tion, however, that some fifty male
patients sleep in the power house every
night as reported in some of the news
papers. Crowded as the buildings are
such an extreme and inhuman measure
l<as never yet been found necessary.
The misstatement has probably grown
out of the fact that some of the em
ployes have seeu proper to sleep in the
power house.
Fridav tin number of men in
carcerated were H4l ; women 575. which
gives the total of 1216 as above nam
ed. The number of insane is steadily
on the increase. Some leliel is expect*
ed when the Hospital at Allentowu is
completed, but this is still several
years in the future. Tho new hospital
will eventually take nino counties
front this district. Represented in
thetfQ nine counties at present are 876
patients kept at the Danville Hospital.
With these lemoved it is patent to all
that our hospital with its present
facilities would still be overcrowded.
However, hy enlarging the facilities
as proposed in the Act pending it is
believed that after the Allentown in
stitution is completed the patients of
the remaining twelve couuties of this
district can bo conveniently accom
modated at Danville.
Chairman Hlutmuer explained to a
n.-ws representative Friday that the
obj jet of the present visit was pri
marily to see what stop* could be taken
to relieve immediately tho overcrowd
ed condition ot the Hospital. The pio
position, he explained, is to troot
I tompotary btnluings, if necessary, to
house the exci ss of patients until sncli
time as the Hospital at Allentown is
completed. The Committee is very
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•ruaXSD BUT TO TRUTH, TO ÜBlirr IKB LAW —HO FAVOR SWATS US AND NO WAS SHALL. A WIS."
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1005
NEW PAVEMENT
ACTINGJUEERLY
The new pavement on Uill street ia
beginning to behave queerly and is
proving a puzzle to our oitizens who
all along have taken such a keen in
terest in the Improvement. As the
snow and ioe disappear and the win
ter's accumulation ot dirt i< removed
the pavement as the wagons roll over
it gives forth a rambling found, re
sembling thunder. It was notiod at
first at only one or two spots where
the pavement was bare, the hollow
sepuloliral roar suggesting a oavern or
at least a cavity beneath.
A loroe of men under the Street Com
missioner yesterday between Center
anil Lower Mulberry streets finished
cleaning off the sand, which was spread
over the pavement when finished last
fall and never removed. Meanwhile
cleaning up wa* in progress at other
points between the D. L. & W. oross
ing and the canal BO that at present in
the middle of the street the bricks are
olean and bare.
It is just now that the strange rumbl
ing sound is heard nearly continuous
ly for two squares. There is a bad
plaoe at City Hall aud several other
spots nearby where the rumbling Is
heard, while all about the si'e of the
old weigh soaleg and for a hundred
feet or more north aud south the nolaa
is ct its worst and at all hour* yester
day there was a ceaseless rumble as
though a summer shower were gather
ing in the west.
No one seems to know what causes
the noise, whether or not It is any
evidenco of weakness or of adverse
oouditions out of wliioli a defect in
the pavement may grow. The con
sensus of opiuion seems to be that
there is a cavity under the cement at
the spots where the noise is heard,
whioh correspond to plaoes where the
cxoavatlon was uarried a little too
deep in building and afterward filled np
to the grade. The theory is that while
t lie pavement has become a solid rook
-1 ike mass capable of supporting almost
auy weight the ground underneath al
though well rolled has settled in pro
cess ot time.
Another theory held by a practioal
builder is that under the action of the
frost the pavement has simply raised
in spots aud that as the frost passes
out of the ground it will settle back
in place without auy ill effects. A lit
tle fiuie may help to solve the problem.
Thirty-five Initiated.
The meeting of Lotos Conolave No.
127, I O. H., whioh took place at its
rooms Mill street, la9t eveniug was a
noteworthy event. Thirty-five new
members were initiated, whioh with
the thirty-one admitted at the pre
vious meeting, raUes the membership
to ISO.
The large accession of membership
was Bignalizjd last night by tlie pres
< nee of the w»ll-kuown degree team
of York, which (lid the work pertain
ing to the initiation m a way that
proved at once very eutertaining and
edifying.
Tlie inombe-ship of Lotus Conolave
comprises a number of the best young
and middle-aged men of our town ana
the order ranks well among our fra
ternal organizations. Edward Qibson
is Arclion aud Charles G. Cloud Sec
retary of Lotus Conolave.
The visiting Heptasophs from York
last night were without ezaeption
gentlemen of pleasing personal ap
pearance, who acquitted themselves
with a dignity and reserve that show
ed that the order in York socially ranks
as high as iu Danville. In the degree
team were the following: H. R. Wag
ner, J. F. Blasser, Peter A. Oise, J.
H. Qotwalt, Maurice E. Hinkle, John
H. Deunes, Jr., Joseph F. Williams,
Jr. James S. Bayly. J. G. Kieber, S.
J. Qreenwalt, John H. Dennes, Henry
M. Gross, John W. Strlokland and
John Story.
The visiting Heptasophs were guests
at the Oity Hotel last night. They
will retnrn to York at 9 o'olock this
morning.
Danville Defeats Milton.
A large crjwd gatheied at the Arm
ory last evening expecting to see the
strong Tamaqna team play, and were
greatly disappointed when it was learn
ed that the Milton five had been sched
uled to take their place.
The game was one-sided, and Dan
ville won easily by a soore of 50--15.
Only one man on the Milton five,Shir
ley, the center, played a really good
game
The line-up:
Danville. Milton.
Peters forward Tobias
Edtnondson... . forward Campbell
Breitenbach. . ..forward
Sechler center Shirley
K lase guard Curry
Barry guard Olapp
Goals from the Held—Peters 9. Ed
mondson B.Seohler 8, Klase 3,Barry i,
Breitenbach 2, Tobias 3, Shirley 8,
Campbell 1. Goals from fouls- Shirley
I. Referee, Rosenthal.
The fight against cigarettes for school
boys goes steadily on. Many principals
who have made a study of the subject
assert that boys who indulge in them
are far behiud their classmates iu their
studies. Acting on this belief, the
head of ono of the New York high
schools has just announced that pupils
louud smoking cigarettes about the
building or grounds will be expelled.
While this seems somewhat rigorons
action, it is undoubtedly true that
cigarette sinokiug is injurious to
growing boys and all teachers should
use their influence'agalnst it.
SCHOOL BOARD
IN SESSION
The School Board held a regular
meetiug Monday night. The following
meuiberß were present: Harpel, Orth,
Burns, Harlng, Werkheiser, Vonßlohn,
Fischer, Trumbower, Adams and
Jacobs.
A statement of fluauoes was pre
sented by Treasurer Soliram, which
showed a balance on hand of 154G0.58.
The following communication was
received from Hon. R. S. Ammerinan,
relative to the School Appropriation
measure before the Legislature, which
the school board at its previous meet
ing had asked Mi. Animerman to sup
port. Mr. Ainmerman stated that he
ounsideied the bill a meritorious one
and thought that it should become a
law. He said lie would consider it a
pleasure to serve the school board by
giving liis support to the bill. Mr.
Ammerman stated that the State has
the money and lie knows of no better
place tor it than the publiu schools.
On motion Mr. Ammerinan's com
munication was accepted aud noted on
the miuntes. The Secretary was In
structed to write Mr. Ammerman, ex
tending the sohool board's thanks.
Mr. Orth explained that two car
loads of coal ordered to be purchased
at the previous meeting had not been
procured owing to the fact that the
mines at which the suliool board is
dealing at present are closed down for
four weeks. A discussion brought out
the fact that the janitors might get
along with the supply of ooal on hand
by eking out the larger size with us
ing in its stead No. 8 coal. This view
prevailed and it WHB deoided that no
additional coal be purchased this sea
80U.
The Truant Officer presented his re
port, which showed that 116 pupils are
out of school owing to sickness. The
number of truants roported was 6. Ten
pupils were detained at homo for want
of proper olotliing. Twelve notices
wore seived on parents.
The new rules defining the duties of
Superintendent and E'riucipals aud re
gulating the couduot of pupils was
given its second reading before the
Board.
Borough Sup«riuteudeut Gordy pre
sented his report for the last mouth,iu
whiuh the following items are noted:
Total number of pupils in attendanoe
during month—males 588; females,
606; total, 1194. Average daily attend
anoe—males, 531; females, 677; total,
1108. Peroentage of attendance—males,
91; females, 92; total, 91. Number of
pupils sick, 168. Number of pupils
tardy dnring month, 221. Number of
pupils abseut, 665.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
E. W. Peters (commission) J50.00
Standard Gas Co 2.05
N. Z. Butterwiok 4.50
Ezra S. Haas 2.00
A. M. Peters 1.00
Setli O. Lormor 20
Emery Shultz 2.60
American Book Co 6.60
Robert J. Peng 13.34
Remington .Typewriter Co 2.80
D. C. Heath & Co 4.00
Rumors of Overhead Crossing.
There seems to be some reason for
believing that a grand overhead cross
ing at the Pennsylvania tracks, South
Danville, is not among the impossibil
ities iu the relatively near future.
There are plenty of rumors bearing ou
the subjeot but just to what extent
they are founded on fact it will take
some little time to reveal.
The new bridge, which at the South
end is raised some live feet higher than
the old struotare, if not planned with
such an object as an overhead orossiug
remotely iu view, would,at least very
conveniently lend itself to suoli a pro
position. Besides it is a fact patent
to everyone that the crossing at South
Danville is one of the most important
ou the whole division. It is necessary
to maintain a gateman by day, while
at night the crossing has already be
oome a problem that has given the
company some concern. It cm readily
be seen that an overhead crossing if
feasible, would solve the problem very
uicely.
The elevated roadway, whioh would
extend from the river bridge to the in
tersection of Suubury street, where it
would meet the level,aouordiug tithe
generally aocepted view, would be
ma'le to accommodate both wagon
traffio aud the Danville aud Suubury
Street Railway, whiuh will be obliged
to effect an overhead orossing at some
point and whioh by uniting with the
railroad company could reduce the ex
pense considerably and at the same
time secure an easy aud direct route.
Oue of the rumors current is to the
effeot that witlnu a few days past a
conference was held at South Danville
between representatives of the trolley
company and the Pennsylvauia Rail
road Company relative to the erectiou
of au overhead crossing.
Surprise Party.
A surprise party was tendered Mrs.
| Joseph Mottern,at her home ou Bloom
[ road, Monday evening in honor of her
l sixtieth birthday. Refreshments wnre
served, and a most enjoyable evening
was spent. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mortem and irand
son John Oberdorf, Mr. aud Mr«. Wil
liam Motiern and son Earl, Mr. mid
Mrs. A. C. Angle, Mr. aud Mrs Calvin
Eggert, Mi. and Mrs. William Miller.
Mr'. Joseph Diehl, Mrs. A. Sweeney,
Mrs. William Heller, Mrs. John Win
ner, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. John
Miuglen, Mrs. Thomas Verein, Mrs.
Winuer, Mrs. William Weitman, Mrs.
William Letter, Mrs. Harry Balliet,
Misses Amanda Share and M. Ellu
Balliet.
FOR GREATER
DANVILLE
That our neighbors on the South side
of the river are cot of a conservative
class that would oppose all change and
improvement begius to be pretty obvi
'ous. Their strong effort to seenre froo
delivery of mail was described in these
' columns elsewhere. Among improve
ments in view are electric light
for both streets aud residences anil a
water system that would enable thorn
to maintaiu a Are department.
„ The most ambitious dream.howover,
oherished by the Sooth Side residents
is that they in time may become apart
'of Danville, thereby seonriug us their
juwt and legal portion municipal
light aud mnuicipil water,along with
free delivery of mail aud many other
advantages, which aro now only re- .
mote possibilities to be obtained at
pergonal sacrifice aud heavy public
ootlay.
It is not generally kuown, but it is
nevertheless a fact that some of the
leading spirits of Rivorsido Borough
aud Gearhart township have been
quietly talking over the matter for
some time past and have conoluded
that tho only way in which either
Riverside or South Danvillo can grow
and develop is by becoming a pirt of
Danville. They are perfectly aware
that opposition will rise up, but they
profess no doubt but that it oau be ac
complished, just as the county lines
have been changed else where aud bor
ough limits moved so as to embrace a
larger area
Au official of Riverside Borough yes
terday presented the whole scheme to
a representative of tho Moruiug News.
Viewed from the standpoint of Dan
ville, he said, the prime movers could
sue little or no possibility of opposi
tion. "A Greater Danvillo," and iu
cideutally a greater Montour county,
which as is well known is inconve
niently small in area,constituted a pro
position whioh would 110 doubt be
welcomed with open arms. In this
way a population of some 1200, thrifty
industrious people, a largo percentage
of whom own their own homes, would
be added to Danville, whilu the ter
ritory gained would be unequalled
anywhere, abounding in most desir
able building sites not only for dwel
lings but also for manufactories.
Taking the town as a whole now that
the line iron bridge is completed aud
the two trolley liues are assured con
solidation is all that is needed to in
sure a steady growth of the place aud
to give it an importance which would
soon rank with the large towns of the
state.
Spoaking for South Danville and
Riverside he said they would have
every thing to gain. As it is their
people are all employed iu Danville
and their interests lie on that side of
tho river. A single exception lios in
the oase of oourt, whiuh is held at
Suubury, but this only illustrates the
beueflts of annexation. To attend court
now the rosideuts of the South side
are obliged to lose much timo and to
expend money for car fare and hotel
accommodations, while if able to ef
feot annexation they would have the
advantage of living iu theoouuty seat.
As things stand now they feel that
they are flighted considerably by
Northumberland county, which seems
to regard them as an out-of-the way
locality,uaturally aud in effect belong
ing to Montour county where in roch
great measure their sympathies anil
their iuterest lie.
A water system is very badly need
ed in the South side, but independent
ly it is too expensive a proposition to
be handled bv the township or the Bor
ough of Riverside. A propositiou in
the past was made to Pauvillu from
that souroe looking to the feasibility
of laying a main across the river and
furnishing the South side with water
for a consideration. The proposition
was discussed by Council, but reject
ed. Meanwhile wells have had to suttioe
on the South side aud while no des
tructive fires have occurred pioperty
of all forms has beeu wholly at the
mercy of ciroumstauces. The people
there have now couie to regard annexa
tion to Dauville as the only feasible
method of obtaining Borough water
with nnythiug like alequute fire pro
tection.
The matter, our informant states, has
been little more than talked over up
to the present, although all are iu fav
or of immediately euteiing upotiafull
iuvestigtiou to determine how far the
scheme is feasible, after which the
matter will be fully agitated aud pro
cedure decided upon.
Long Funeral Trip.
Because the Berwick bridge was
swept away by last Spriug's great flood
aud there is no means of orossiug the
river tho relatives of Mrs. Harry Spoon
enberg, who died at tier Nesoopeok
home yesterday morning, will have to
drive twenty-five miles by way of
Shickshinuy in order that her body
may be buried at Berwick.
{ Mrs. Spoouenberg died yesterday
I morning after a short illness of a com-
I plication of diseases. Aud as she had
'expressed a desire before death to be
| buried in the family plot in the Bcr
: wick cemetery her brokeu hearted hus
band has decided to carry out her wish
.iu tho matter and a drive via. tho
Shickshinuy bridge will be necessir
ed, as there is at preseut no means of
crossing the Sasquehauna that divides
the two places.
Frozen fire plugs resulted inn big
fire loss at Muucy. A case of costly
neglect.
ATTRACTIVE
HOME WEDDING
The home of Mr. and M's. P. J.
Keefer, No. 54 Wall street, was the
scene of a very pretty weddiug yester
day when their granddaughter, Mi-s
Gri.je Laura Williams, became the
bride of Mr. Thomas J. Evans
The ceremony took placo at high
noon before a large assemblage of in
vited guests, Rev. N. E. Cleaver, past
or of the Trinity M. E. church, tying
the nuptial knot. The house wasjvery
nicely decorated for tl.e occasion, the
oeremouy being performed under a
bower of potted plants aud evergreenr.
Miss Martha Evaas, sister ot the
groom, was maid of honor. Mr. Frunk
Aten was best mau. The biido was
very handsomely gowned in cream
landsdown trimmed with pilaris and
passementerie. The maid of liouor
wore cream mohair.
The oeremouy was followed by a re
ception, duriug which a most sumptu
ous weddiug dinner was Betved. Many
handsome weddiug presents were re
ceived.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas B. Williams, aud is
a popular and highly esteemed young
lady. The groom is likewise well aud
favorably known. The newly wedded
couple left on a trip for Williainsport
aud Lock Haven.
Following were the guests: Mrs.
George Kaso aud sou Davenport Rase,
Beech Haven; Mr. aud Mrs. James
Riohings, Lackawanna; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Williamn.Berwiok ; Mrs. Will
iam Farnsworth, of Shickshinuy ; Mr.
aud Mrs. John D. Evaus aud sous,
David and John aud daughter Mar
garet, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Evaus,
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Reefer, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Whapham, daughters
Wauda aud Katheriue, Mrs. J. P. Bare,
Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Grove, Mr. aud
Mrs. A. M. Robiusou, Mr. aud Mrs.
W. J. William*, Mr. and Mrs. William
lies and sou William, Mrs. Thomas
Kear, Mi6s Mame Kear, Mrs. Isaac
Reed, Miss Edna Reed, Miss Jessie
Mapstone, Mrs. Sarah Small, Mr:i.
.John Mader, Isaao aud Florence Mad
er, Mrs. G. M. Wherle and sou Lester,
Mrs. Samuel MoOloskey, Mrs. John
Martin, Johu Tovey, Miss Maude
Seidel,Percy Shultz, Roy Smith, Mis*
Gertrude Bare and Elizabeth Barry.
Death of an Old Resident.
Jacob B. Cole,one of the most wide
ly-known residents of Montour coun
ty, departed this life Saturday even
ing at the home of J. L. Krutn,
Bloom strnot, at the advanced ago of
eighty-six year*. He had been ill but
one week,although in declining health
for some time prior, his ailuieut being
u complication of diseases.
The deceased was born and spent his
entire life in the eastern end of Mon
tour county. Iu boyhood he lived with
Col. Cameron, father of Simon Caiu
erou, on the homestead farm, iu Val
ley township, later owned and occupi
ed by William Gurry. In 1845, togeth
er with his brother, Thomas Cole, lie
entered into a oontract with the Grove
Bros, to furnish iron ore for their fur
naces at this place and from that date
practically to the time wlieu the use
of uative ores was discontinued the
two Dole brothers were prominent
factors in the production of iron ore*
They first obtained the ore from the
Peter Foust farm, but later, about the
time the war broke out, tney purchas
ed t:ie Cola homestead, Mahoning
township, situatod on the Bloom road.
The brotlibr, Thomas Cole, still sur
vives. Hardware Dealer J. H. Colo
of this city is a uephew of the deceas
ed. Mrs. J. L. Krutn, at whose home
death ocourred, is a niece.
Sabbath School Missionary.
Rev. S. R. Ferguson,Sabbath School
Missionary of the Synod of lowa, de
livered three iuterestiiiK addresses in
this city Sunday, which conveyed an
immense amount of information rela
tive to the methods employed and the
success achieved along various lines of
Missionary work in lowa
At the morning service Rev. Fergu- j
sou occupied the pulpit of the Grove
Presbyteriau Church. In the after
no in he addressed both the Sunday
School connected with the Grove Pres
byterian church and the Danville Bi
ble Class.
Much has undoubtedly been accom
plished in that part of tlie West on the
several lines along which the work is
being pushed by the hmall but patient
and devoted bands of Sunday School
workers and a summary of ten years'
work reveals many significant facts
and figures, among which might be
meutioned that iu that time 534 Sab
bath schools have been organized ; 2145
teachers and officers have been em
ployed and 18,316 scholars enrolled.
Over i) 00,000 pages of literature have
been distributed and 54,5(53 families
visited. Forty-two Presbyterian
churches have developed from the
work, while property owned by thesb
organizations amounts to |<58,0()0.
R«v Fergusou hopes that increased
interest and liberal contributions for
Sunday school missions will result
trom his visit to the East. While he
is makiug an extended tour of several
states in the interest of the work, yet
his visit to Dauville was largely of a
personal nature, its object being to
visit Rev. L)r. McOormack, who is an
old friend and co-laborer of Rev.
Ferguson's, the two for a number of
years being loaat H near each other in
Central Minnesota Another fuct
which gives Rev. Ferguson's visit to
Drinville a local interest is that Rev.
Hugh McNinch,Chairman of the Com
mittee on Sabbath School Work, Synod
of lowa, by which Rev. Ferguson is
employed, is a former resident of this
place and has many friends aud rela
tives hereabouts.
! SUDDENLY CALLED
BY DEATH
< Mrs. Georgo L. Rowo, of 413 East
Front street,departed this life Tuesday
! evening under especially sad circum
stances, the dread summons coming to
her as she was crossing the river bridge
! in company with her husband.
Mrs. Rowo and her husband were re
turning from South Danville where
they were calliug upon Mrs. Howe's
brother, John Snyder, who is confined
to his home by illness. In crossing tho
bridge they had reached a point some
thing moe than half way when Mrs.
j Howe complained of weakness. Her
husbtind advised her to sit down and
! rest awhile. Shs had scarcely compli
ed when she calmly remarked that she
believed she was dying. Mr. Rowo
could not believe this possible and he
i tried tor» assure his wile, wheu she re
j peated:
"Yes, I am sure I am dying" and
almo-it at the same mouimt lapse! in
jto uuconsoiousness. Several perso s
! kindly volunteered to assi-t in carry
j ing tho womau off the bridge She was
1 taken to the residence of Jesse Wyant,
Front and Mill streets where Dr. Bar
ber and Dr. Winterstren were called.
Life was extinct wheu tho doctors ar
rived,there boing little doubt but that
death instantaneously occurted when
she wis stricken on the briige. Mrs.
Rowe was a snlterer from heatt dis
easa, which was no doubt ti e cause of
her sudden taking olf.
The deceased was 45 years of age.
She is survived by her husbmd aud one
son, Ralph Rowe, who reside at the
parental homo. John Snyder, of Riv
erside aud Joseph Snyder, of this city
are brothers, aud Mrs. Lufayett * Van-
Gilder ana Mrs. Bigler Moyer, are
sisters of the deceased.
Need of Systematic Exercise.
Iu tins ago of rush and worry with
business, domestic and social euros
there will arise such conditions which
will cause complications of a most
serious nature iu the physical median
ism of a man, of which lie is totally
ignorant until brought to a full real
ization of hisdautzer with strong evi
dences of a physical and mental break
down, suro to occur sooner or later, if
not giveu proper attention.
A place for diversion, for proper
exercise aud contact with men in oth
er spheres of life, whore cares are for
gotten, will be found in the Y. M. O.
A. gymnasium. Here systematic drills
aud body-building work is given,
which is just what such men need,
thus developing for themselves and
prepariug for the future, a strong
healthy body, the better able to meet,
combat and couquer the perplexities
and trials which arise aud confront
meu in all the walks of life.
People ought to traiu their bodies to
have them iu readiness for the great
est emergencies; otherwise there is
great danger of failure at critical mo
ments.
If tlio muscles are trained to meet
only light resistancas, theu they will
fail when much is expected of tliem.
There are many people who think there
is no need crt workingmen hiking
special exercises, nor their children
who follow after them, but this is a
serious mistake. The working class
more than any other net d systematic
exercise so as to stand severe periods
of hard labor.
The betterment of the health and
strength of the people thr nigh such
exercise as promoted by the Y. M. (3.
A. will woik wonders to those hiking
the physical course ; as a convcis itii n
with any of the men connected with
the classes will prove. This is an in
stitution which promotes the welfare
of the whole mau, spiritually,socially
and physically and is a credit to our
town. It should be strongly supported
by our business tiiou aud citizens in
general.
Garfield Literary Society. ✓
A meeting of the Garfield Literary
Society was held in the High School
Room Friday atternoou. The fol- j
lowing program was rendered :
Recitation. ."The Skeleton in Aimor"
Miss Hiatt
Declamation .. ."Our Fine School
System " j
Mr. Davis
Reading 4 Ooartin" ■
Miss Mary McOlow
Debate: Resolved "That a lie is
never justifiable" Affirmative Mr.
Campbell, Mr. Woodside. Negative
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Scott. The judges
Miss Tooey.Miss Maun,and Mr. Peters
rendered a decision in favor of the
Negative.
Recitation "Jane"
Miss Martha McClow
Poem. "Our Navy"
George Jacobs
Essay "Our Selfish Sorrow"
Miss Jenkins
Piano Duett.. Misses Lowenstcin
.j aud Cloud
Vocal Solo Miss Mary Miles
How Smallpox is Spread.
Dr. George G. GrofT, member of the
State Board of Health, has received a
report from an inspector in Clearfield
county, who said he had just discover
ed nine cases of smallpox on Snake
oreek, all in one house. One young
man was clerking in a neighboring
store,and the father of the family had
gone to Washington to attend the in
auguration, bofore the condition of af
fairs was discovered. Hecause of the
irresponsible actions of the peoplo like
these it t-eems well nigh impossible to
clear the disease out of state. Tie
only safety of the individual lies in
vaccination.
NO. 17
OLDEST BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENT
Charles Woods lias closed oat the
boot and shoe business at the old
staud, No. 217 Mill street. The busi
ness was wound up at a special sale
last week, the last pair of shoes beiog
disponed of late Saturday night.
Thus the oldest and one of the beat
known business establishments in l)an<
ville closed Its doors. Thomas Woods
opened up the shoe business in Dan
ville in 1340 in the very same build
ing, 217 Mill street, where tin stock
was closed out and in which the basi
ness w»s continuously conducted dar
ing the long careT of sixty-five years.
The fact was generally commented np
on along the street yesterday and no
one could think of any other business
establishment 1» Danvillo that had
hei-n in the ha ids of one family for
such a length of time or that was
founded so long ago and conducted
continuously at the same stand.
The Woods shoe store was the first
establishment of that kind in Din
villn. Thomas Woods upon removing
here from Milton in 1840, immidiatel?
put foui' men to work manufacturing
shoes in a building at the ie»r of the
slioi store. Previously there were cob
blers or shoe makers in Danville, who
took the measurement of the custom
er's foot and made a pair of shoes to
fit but Mi. Woods' business was a de
parture in that shoes of different
stylo and sizes were made and used to
stock up the store. Thomas Woods thna
becoming a pioneer in the present
method of supplying footwear to the
public.
The basiness grew. The four men,
to wham an apprentice from time to
time was added, kept pegging away in
the little bnilding In the rear while
the stook of men's, ladies' aud chil
dren's shoes kept accumulating on the
shelves, passing from thenoe oat into
the homes of the people. The first hob
nail shoes used in Danville were man
ufactured by Mr. Woods. These were
much in demand among the iron work
ers at the big mill and the profits ao
crutng from their manufacture was in
itself a big item.
Mr. Woods continued to manufacture
shoes until about 1875, when the chang
ed conditions in the trade made it
more profitable to purchase footwear
for selling from the larger factories
whore many advantages obtained over
Mr. Woods' limited facilities. At the
deatli of Thomas Woods, his son
Oharlos took hold of the business aud
oonducted it until the present.
The old staud, whiah dates back so
far in the past and atound which so
many associations cluster, will hence
forth ho used as a manufactory for
cigars. It has been leased by Henry
Qottsellig and brother of Lanoaster,
who will take possession today. The
firm, which has a large business es
tablished, will manufacture cigars for
the retail trade
Working on Repairs.
A force of men yesterday morning
were put to work on the repairs of the
Danville Rolling Mill, which was re
centlv puichased by the Reading Iron
Company and which will be rparated
in connection with the big plant own
ed by that Company in this city.
While the plant is in a fairly good
condition a good deal remaius to be
douc beft.re it can be started up as is
common in the case of machinery
wfiich has been idle for a long time.
The engine house belonging to the
train of roils during the winter be
came flooded with water, which later
froze KO that now the pedestal on
which the engine rests is embedded In
ice which under present conditions
shows no signs of melting. One of the
first things baing done is to sink a
drain down through the center of the
mill to conduct off the water which
accumulates at the upper side of the
mill, thereby preventing a repetition
of the flooding of the engine room.
One gang of men are working on the
boilers, which were pronounced safe
aud (serviceable by the inspector, but
which nevertheless require a good deal
of attention in one way or another be
fore they cau be used.
Others are overhauling the rolls,the
journal boxen of which in some in
stances have to be replaced with new
ones. One set of rolls yesterday were
entirely removed from the housing!.
The mill can not start ap for a couple
of weeks uudar the most favorable oir
cumstauces.
Funeral of Jacob Cole.
The funeral of Jacob B. Cole, took
place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the residence of J. L. Krnm.Kast
Danville. Rev. George Limbirt, as
sisted by Rev. Charles Lerch, con
ducted the services.
A quartette from theShiloh Reform
ed choir rendered several seleotiooa.
The pall heareres were: D. R. Will
iams, J. O. Miller, F. P. Startzel,
William W. Diehl, William Kocher
and William Mauser. Interment was
made in the Reformed cemetery.
Those from a distance who attended
the funeral were: Air. and Airs. Alem
Mausrr, of McEwensville, and Prof,
and Mrs. S. P. Dietrich, of Sunbnry.
No Prisoners.
The Montour Connty Jail is empty,
a state of affairs in law-abiding little
Montour whioh may be relied upon to
occnr several times each year. The
County Bastile his been empty sinoe
last court or shortly after when those
whose were disponed of were re
moved. It will be interesting to note
how loug the jail will temain without
any occupants.