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CONDENSED NEWS.
Well, how does the result suit yon?
In the early spring work on the United
Telephone and Telegraph Company's
new line to Lansford, Summit Hill and
Manch Chunk will commence.
Dehorning of cattle scientifically and
successfully done by Thomas Gething,
successor to Geo B. Kase.
It was a cold day yesterday, especially
for the defeated candidates.
The eight-year-old daughter, of Charles
Keefer, Ash street, is convalescent after
1 serious attack of pneumonia.
The prolonged cold wave period is dis
couraging to the coal bin.
The prospect for a busy spring is very
flattering. Every thing points to a pros
perous year.
Now give the victor a chance to catch
lis breath before yon begin to make
lates for him.
Theodore Woolridge, of Mahoning
ownship, spent yesterday afternoon
,vith friends in Snnburv.
"Quiet Day services will be held at
'hriet Episcopal church tomorrow. The
pening service at 7 MO tonight will be
onducted by Rev. William McGarvey
112 Philadelphia. All cordially invited.
D J. Lynch. Assistant Snperintend
at of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
jmpany located at Bloomsburg, came
own to this city yesterday to settle the
eath claim of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. San
ird, whose child died last week.
With Lenten season under way local
~ster dealers find business on the in
rease and their best efforts taxed to
leet the demand. Sellers of clams and
vsters are having troubles of their own.
'here has been some difficult}- inobtain
lg them, owing to the cold weather
hich has caused many of the beds to
eeze.
George Cohen, of Herndon, returned
une yesterday after attending the
ewman Rosenstein nuptials, held in
lis city Tuesday.
Captain Handler, editor of the Army
id Navy Journal, is going through this
irt of the state at present collecting
ita which he intends to use in writing
rtensively about the National Guard
Pennsylvania.
The members of the Moneta club were
itertained last night at Progressive
edge.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cleaver. Mill
reet. entertained a few friends at din
r yesterday. Those present were:
•v. R. .T. Allen and wife, Mrs. T. H.
mble, Mrs. Edward Roat and daught-
Pearl, Mrs. Mettler and Mrs. C. J.
eaver.
Ensign W. J. Richardson and family
the Salvation Army will depart on
e 7:51 Pennsylvania train today for
eir new post at Meadville. Captain
itch and an assistant will arrive to
>rrow to take charge of the work at
is place.
'Vlembers of Montour Council, No. I<!7
U. A. M. are requested to be present
the meeting on Friday night. Busi
es of importance to be transacted.
B. F. LANDAU, Secretary.
Base ball is already demanding the
ention of the people of Danville and 1
indications are that this town will be 1
ireseuted on the diamond this year by j
trong team. The Danville boys last '
ir showed that they knew something !
out the game by taking some of the 1
ongest teams in the region into camp. |
Working One Hundred Machines.
Thomas West's new knitting mill at
itsontown started up Monday with a
nplement of one hundred machines,
ditional machines will be introduced
the near future. The prospect for the
nt is good. As before stated, the •
■stion of capital does not enter into
■ operation, it l»eing simply one of
p. an<l it is likely all of the desirable
p needed can be supplied in Watson
/n for a large mill. Williamsport
zette and Bulletin.
Birthday Party.
liss Margaret Byerly entertained ten
le girls last night in honor of her
th birthday. They were as follows
3es Marion (iearhart, Ruth Kase,
•guerite Evans, Margaret Sidler,
e Van Horn, Lizzie Miller. Ethel
kafeller,Catherine Farley and Sarah
stermacher 1
tJte ' '^ r lrv
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vol.. 47—NO 8.
HIST BUILD
FIRE ESCAPE
Deputy Inspector of Factories, Hotels, Re
visits Dauville.
John K. Robison, of Mifflintown, dep
utv inspector of factories, tenement
houses, hotels, etc., was in this city yes
terday. making an examination of pnb
lie buildings. As a resnlt of his visit al
several of our larger buildings an out
side iron fire escape will have to bt
erected.
This is not owing to any modification
of the fire escape law, but rather to tht
fact that the act improved on the 11th
day of June, 1*!»7, providing for bet
ter security in cases of fire in hotels inil
other buildings has never been properly
enforced. .The act in question as amend'
ed provides that every building used as
a seminary, college, academy, hospital,
asylum or hotel, storehouse, factory 01
workshop in which operatives are us
ually employed, every tenement house,
or other buildings in which rooms are
let to lodgers, every public hall, paroch
ial or public school buildings, when
such buildings are three or more stories
in height, shall be provided with a per
manent safe external means of escape
therefrom in case of tire, independent of
all internal stairways. Such escapes to
consist of outside open iron stairway of
not more than 45 degrees slant. At
the last session of the Legislature to the
end that the law be enforced the inspec
tion of hotels and buildings of that class
was assigned to the factory inspector,
who upon visiting a town now looks
after all the buildings that come in un
der the law.
Danville has very few buildings more
than two stories in height. Mr. Robi
son states that he found the factories
where more than two stories high well
protected in the way of fire escape. The
buildings not conforming with the law
include several of our hotels, and at
these, fire escapes as prescribed by the
act of assembly will be erected.
A Pleasant Event.
Twelve members of Camp No. 70, P.
0. of A., of Berwick, arrived in this
•ity yesterday for a fraternal visit and
were entertained at the homes of the
members of the local camp. Last even
ing they attended a meeting of Camp
No. 135. P. O. of A., of this city and
after the session were tendered a ban
quet.
Those in the party were: Mr. and
Mrs. A. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Rittenhouse. Mrs. Daniel Suit. Mrs
Mary Clements, Mrs. Lizzie Shalles,
Mrs. Charles Suit, Mrs. Fannie Barr,
Mrs. Chester Harrnan, Mrs. Annie
George and Miss Edna Cole.
Well Known Couple Wed.
Warren W. Welliver and Miss Grace
Latimore Irland of this city were unit
ed in wedlock Monday morning. The
wedding,which was strictly private,took
place at the residence of the bride 's
father, James N. Irland, Ferry street,
the Rev. Dr. W I Steans officiating.
The newly wedded couple after a trip
taking in Philadelphia and New York
will be "at home" at the groom's resid
ence, East Mahoning street, after Feb
ruary 2;ird.
Mr. Welliver is a capable and indus
trious young business man identified
with the Welliver Hardware company
of this city. Miss Irland is a young
lady of refinement and intelligence and
moves in the best circle of society.
Local Was Organized.
The employes of the Shovel Works
have joined the American Federation of
Labor. A local was organized in the
Washington Hose House Sunday af
ternoon.
William Cruikshank was elected
president; William Bailey, vice-presid
ent; Frank Geiss, secretary; Harry
Seidel, treasurer; inside guard, Alfred
Perkins.
Forty-two employes were taken into
the union, Sunday. More will fol
low, until probably the entire number
of employes—on<- hundred or more—
have joined.
Badly Burned.
William Edmondson aged Ift years
residing on East Market street and em
ployed at Howe & Polk's Structural
Tubing Works sustained a very bad
burn on Tuesday evening. He attempt
ed to step over a piece of iron, when he
stumbled and fell on some hot rails,
burning his left leg very badly between
the ankle and knee.
Clark-Payne.
Miss Katherine T. Payne and Charles
W. Clark, two popular and well known
young people of this city, were married
in Sunbury on Monday afternoon, Feb.,
3rd The announcement of their wed
ding comes as a complete surprise to
their many friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Clark will take up their residence on
(iraml street on April Ist.
Improvements at Hunters Park.
Among other improvements that Erw
in Hunter has in view for his park is the
clearing and grading of a tract of land
to be used for a base ball and a foot hall
ground. The cleared plot, which will
lie 200x!}00 feet will be just west of the
pavilion.
Practicing Easter Music.
Several of the Church choirs of this
city are already practicing Easter music.
The Easter holiday is being celebrated
each succeeding year with more cere
mony and in nearly every Danville
church the music this year will be of a
I high character.
QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE
St. Paul's Excellent Showing for the Con
ference Year.
()n Saturday evening last was held
the fourth quarterly conference of St.
Paul's M. E. church for this conference
year aud the second year of the pastor.
Rev. H. C. Harman. Presiding Elder,
the Rev. W. W. Evans, D D., presided.
The year closes with great prosperity
in the church. The presiding Elder ex
pressed himself its delighted with the
splendid showing, not only financially
and spiritually, hut along all the lines
of religions endeavor.
During the year the church has paid
in ministerial support, including bish
op, presiding elder and pastor the sum
of $1637.00. St. Paul's for the year will
pay to Missions and Benevolences the
handsome total of $750.00. The church
has paid on its indebtedness the present
conference year the sum of #IOOO.OO on
principal and $210.92 on the interest; on
sundries $19.65, making a grand total of
$12555.57 on its indebtedness. Yet be
fore the pastor goes to conference the
church is planning to raise and pay the
sum of from $500.00 to SBOO.OO on the
debt. The sum total of indebtedness is
$2300.00 on which amount interest is
fully paid. In this reduction of the
debt the pastor gives great credit to the
faithful band of women workers.
The membership has increased this
year in the number of IK. While this is
not so large as it might be it indicates a
steady growth.
The Epworth League under the care
of its able cabinet is also forging ahead.
The society raised and paid on church
debt the sum of $75.00. The Junior
League,the Kindergarten of the church,
paid off its subscription on debt
amounting to $30.00.
The following resolutions were un
animously adopted:
Resolved, That we, the official mem
bers of St. Paul's M. E. church in quart
erly conference assembled, do hereby
express our high appreciation of our
pastor, the Rev. 11. C. Harman.
Recognizing in him one whose high
est aim is the welfare of his people and
the upbuilding of the church, we cannot
but feel that it was the guiding hand of
God that made him one of us.
We, therefore,most sincerely ask that
Brother Harman continue as pastor of
this church and we would earnestly
urge upon the Presiding Elder and the
Bishop his appointment to this charge.
No stronger appeal to the powers that
be could be made for a pastor's appoint
ment and there is scarcely a doubt that
Rev. Harman will return to St. Paul's.
The action of the official members will
be most gratifying to the community at
large, as Rev. Harman personally is as
highly esteemed and popular out side of J
the congregation as in it.
Mission Sunday School.
The Mission Sabbath School in the A. i
.T. Amnierman building. East Market >
street, under the auspices of the Mah
oning Presbyterian church, held its in
itial meeting Sunday afternoon.
There were some sixty persons present
all of whom seemed much interested in
the object of the mission.
Resolutions were read adopted by the
session of the Mahoning Presbyterian
church authorizing the establishment
of a mission school under its auspices in
the East End of Danville and appoint
ing H. M. Hinckley superintendent of
that work and authorizing him to or
ganize said mission.
Three classes were started Sunday
—a primary class, primary class,a men's
Bible class and a woman's Bible class.
Permanent teachers will probably be
selected next Sunday. Music will be
furnished by an orchestra in which the
following young men will render assist
ance as occasion offers: Walter Rus
sell, Ralph Fonlk, John Jones, Harry
Bausch. Frank Kellar and Thomas
Evans. The orchestra Sunday ren
dered several selections with good ef
fect. Mrs. R. J. Allen sang a solo,
"The Holy City" very beautifully.
Danville Wins the Second.
The second of the series of duplicate
whist games arranged between this city
and Bloomsburg was played at the home
of A. H. Woolley, West Market street,
Monday night. The first game.it will be re
membered, was played at Bloomsburg
on the evening of January 29 and result
ed in a victory for Danville, which won
on a total of 20 points.
As on the occasion of the first game
Danville Monday night was represented
by Messrs. W. E. Gosh, John Foster,
Ralph B. Diehl and Arthur H. Woolley,
while the points were covered for
Bloomsburg by Messrs. W; S. Rishton,
S F. Peacock, A II Bloom and Albert
Duy.
And again Danville was victorious.
The,score was:
Rishton and Duy, 5; Woolley and
Gosh, 7.
Bloom and Peacock, 4; Foster and
Diehl, 11.
Bloom and Peacock, 7; Woolley and
Gosh, 3.
Rishton and Duy, 2, Foster and
Diehl, 9.
At St. John's Lutheran Ohurch.
Rev. Leopold, of Allentown, occupied
the pulpit of St. John's German Luther
an church on Sunday morning. He
preached a most excellent sermon,
while the congregation was one of the
largest that has been present for years.
On Saturday night Rev. Leopold preach
ed at Oak Grove and Sunday after
noon and evening at Luzarus church J
and at Ridgeville.
DANVILiI-iK, PA..THUKSOAY FKBHUAIIY 20. 1902.
PERSONAL
nmnm.
Brief Mention of the Doings of Your
Friends and Acquaintances.
Mrs. K. Hollingshead, of this city,
left yesterday morning for a visit with
friends in Rupert.
Miss Elizabeth Bucher, Riverside, left
yesterday for a visit with friends in
Harrisburg and Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Hartline, of Mahoning
township, left for Williamsport yester
day.
Mrs. H. MacVeagh Brown, of Phila
delphia, arrived in this city yesterday
for a visit with Miss Cordelia Woolley,
West Market street.
Dr. T. B. Wintersteen made a profess
ional visit to Sunbnry yesterday.
Rev. A. J. Newman, of Titnsville, re
turned home yesterday after attending
the Newman-Rosenstein nuptials.
Samuel and William Cochell.of Phila
delphia, returned home yesterday after
a visit with their brother, Frank L.
Gochell, Northumberland street.
Mrs. Anna Mellard returned to Read
ing yesterday after a visit at the home
of Benjamin Miller, Hemlock street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Boody, of Cata
wissa, spent Tuesday with Hon. and
Mrs. R. K. Polk, Bloom street.
Thomas Lawler, of Sunbury, called
iin friends in this city Wednesday.
Harry Esterbrook was in Sunbury
yesterday.
George Edmondson spent a few hours
in Sunbury yesterday.
A. H. Woolley left on the !):1
sylvania train yesterday morning for
Philadelphia.
Miss Sarah Vastine, of Catawissa,
called on friends in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Harry Barton, of Bloomsburg,
spent a few hours yesterday with Mrs.
Ida Van Horn, Walnut street.
Mrs. Henry Fisher, of Catawissa,
spent yesterday with friends in this
city.
Miss Alice Speight, of Williamsport,
was a visitor to this city yesterday.
Mrs. Lloyd Yeager and son, of Cat a- j
wissa, called on friends in this city yes- |
terday.
Mrs. Mary Litterer, Sidler Hill, left !
>n the 9:14 Pennsylvania train yester- )
ilay for a visit with relatives in Sun- i
bury.
Rev. Thompson Ege, D. D., and !
[laughter. Miss Marie Ege, of Philadel- j
phia, and Mrs. S. Y. Thompson and
daughter. Miss Olive of this city called !
on relatives in Berwick yesterday.
Mrs. Calvin Fisher returned to Cata
wissa yesterday after a short visit with j
friends in Danville.
Miss Cora Seidel, of Washiugtonvilie, '
was in this city last evening.
Harry Billmeyer, of Washingtonville, j
was in town yesterday.
Banker B. R. Gearhart returned from |
a trip to Huntingdon last evening.
Mrs. George Rossinan returned home
last evening from a visit with relatives
in Sunbnry.
Mrs. Martha McCollum, of Espy, re
turned home yesterday after a visit at
the residence of Butler Edgar on Mill
street.
Miss Oliven M. Howells and Master j
Oscar Morse, of Taylor, are guests at !
the home of John Evans, East Market j
street.
E. W. Diehl, of Strawberry Ridge,
left last evening for a visit with friends
in Bloomsburg.
Miss Charlotte Persing returned last
evening from a visit with friends in
Lancaster.
Miss Jessie Clark, of Bloomsburg,
spent yesterday at the home of D. C.
Hunt, West Mahoning street.
Rev. D. N. Kirkby, of Bloomsburg,
was a guest at Christ church rectory last
evening.
James O. Shearer, poor director of
Milton borough, made an official visit
to this city yesterday.
Samuel Evans, of Williamsport, was
in town yesterday.
Mrs. D. M. Boyd and Miss Esther
Cottrell returned home yesterday from
a visit in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lewis returned
home last evening after a visit with
friends in Berwick
Mrs. Francis Salzman returned home
last evening from a visit with relatives
in Catawissa.
Mrs Katharine Shuman and daught
er, Miss Delphie, of Llewellyn, Schul
kill county,spent yesterday with friends
iu this city
M. C. McCollum, of Espy, was a
guest of Butler Edgar, Mill street, yes
terday.
Rev. Adolph Meyer, of this city, left
yesterday for a short stay in Blooms
burg.
Miss Fanny Resh, of Muncy, arrived
in this city yesterday for a visit at the
home of John Swart/,, Church street.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henrie and chil
dren, Ray, George and William, of
Railroad street, left yesterday for a sev
eral days' visit in Catawissa.
Acting General Secretary William V.
Oglesby, Esq., yesterday left for War
ren, where he will attend the State Con
vention of the Y. M. C. A
Mrs. Emanuel Wolf, of Philadelphia,
returned home yesterday after attend
ing the funeral of her father the late
Jacob Maier.
Mrs. Frank Evans, Grand street,
! spent yesterday with friends in Blooms- j
burg
i
STAHTF.iI IT
WITHOUT A HITCH
20-Inch Mill of the Reading Iron Works
in Operation.
Pursuant to the announcement made
in our last issue the sixteen-inch
mill of the Heading Iron works just
completed, was started up Monday
morning. Five furnaces were fired up,
the mill in question employing some
eighty hands, raising the whole number
of men at work at the plant to six hun
dred. The starting up of the 20-inch
skelp mill, which will be ready in a
week or so, will add nearly a hundred
men more to the list, swelling the pay
roll up to its maximum number of some
seven hundred.
A representative of this paper Mon
day was kindly shown over the new
mills by Superintendent David Thomas.
Although the big plant is fast assum
ing its old-time activity the works as
rebuilt in so many points embody im
provements 011 the old that one finds in
it little to suggest the familiar land
mark laid, in ashes, which it has re
placed.
While it is true that the new mill is
built along the old lines, in jioint of
structure it is entirely different. In
stead of the lean-tos on each side of the
central span which gave the works a
low and flat appearance, there are now
ii spans of 80, 75 and 50 feet, respective
ly. each span :'»0 feet from ground to
square, which gives the mass of
buildings a high and imposing appear
ance and admits plenty of light and
fresh air. In addition, much floor space
has been gained by the displacement of
superfluous or obsolete machinery.
First on the list of improvements is a
nine-foot Sturdevant "blower," one of
the most modern extant,operated by its
own engine, installed in the lean-to
next to the D. L. & W. track, adjoining
the roll shop, which displaces the two
aid fans formerly in use and with one
system of blast pipes supplies the whole
[ilaut. The roll shop, which like the
fans was previously operated by belting
from the other part of the mill,has now
fin engine of its own.
Two immense water heaters, each
with its own pump, are being installed,
one attached to the engine of the No. 1
puddle mill and the other to the engine
of the 20-inch skelp mill. These heaters
will receive the exhaust of the two
ponderous engines.which will warm the
cold water to very nearly the Ixriling
point before it is sent to the boilers.
Thus will be effected a big saving in
fuel.
In the shipping department a new 60-
liorse power engine has been installed
to operate the punches and shears,
which brings the entire number of eng
ines at the plant up to the number of
twenty, ranging in size from the big 180-
borse power engines which operate the
rolls down to the smaller ones of 15-
borse power A new punch for doing
heavy work, a ponderous piece of mech
anism weighing ten tons, has just ar
rived at the plant. In addition, the
shipping department, which now lacks
nothing in the way of modern appli
ances, contains two sunken tracks mak
ing it possible to load cars without lift
ing the iron much above the level.
Seven new boilers of the larger type
known as the two-fine boilers, have
been installed. A great deal of the
brick work is new. Three of the boil
ers had to be entirely rebricked; all
needed repairs. The stacks all had to
be rebuilt or added to. The engines as
well as every other bit of machinery
bad to be overhauled and repaired.
Among the new machinery set in mo
tion Monday for the first was a new
swinging saw with engiue attached in
the 16-inch mill, which takes the place
of two old stationary saws.
Superintendent Thomas was gratified
over the experiment of starting up, as
not the least hitch, he said, occurred in
any department.
The mill was burned d<. on the
2;ird of May last, less than nine months
having elapsed since the fcre.
Well Known Married.
,T. J. Newman and Miss Sara Rosen
stein, of this city, were married Tues
day afternoon at 3:80 o'clock. The
ceremony, which took place at the
residence of the bride's mother, Mrs.
Rebecca Rosenstein, Mill street, was
performed by Rev. A. J. Newman, of
Titusville, brother of the groom, assist
ed by Rev. Adolph Meyer, of this city.
The wedding was a rather quiet af
fair, only the immediate friends of the
contracting parties being present. The
following were among the guests: Mr.
and Mrs. Cohen and daughter Minnie,
and George Cohen, of Herndon; Mrs.
Dora Marks and daughter Mary and
Mrs. Lena Lipschitz, the latter sister of
the bride, of New York; Mrs. J. W.
Hovies and Messrs. Benjamin and R. S.
Miller, of this city.
After the ceremony a wedding dinner
was served. The presents received were
numerous and beautiful. Mr. and Mrs.
Newman will be ' at home" after April
Ist at the corner of Church and East
Mahoning streels
Bought by Thomas West.
John L Evans has sold his dwelling
at the corner of 1). L & W Avenue
and Church street to Thomas West,
proprietor of the Danville Knitting
mills, whose son. William West, will
take up his residence there on May Ist.
John L. Evans is busy remodeling the
dwelling corner of Hast Mahoning and
Ferry streets, which he recently pur
chased of Erwin Hunter and will have
it ready to receive his family by the
time he has arranged to vacate his pres
ent abode.
WINDOWS WITH
A HISTORY
French Plate Glass Installed Over Fifty
Years Ago.
It is very interesting to listen to a
group of old citizens when they happen
to fall into a reminiscent mood. Their
conversation affords many picturesque
glimpses of the past when Danville was
quite a different town from now. They
were talking yesterday of the plain
store fronts of the olden times and thin
brought up the subject of plate glass.
"Do you know that the oldest plate
glass in Danville, the first introduced, is
to be found in the front of R. D Mag
ill's drug store '! It is French plate and
the first ever seen in this section."
The reporter took the tip; he call
ed on Mr. Magill and learned a great
deal that was of interest. The two
plates, each 8 feet by 4J feet, were in
stalled in the year of 1850. They were
imported from France, unloaded from
the vessel onto a canal boat and thus
brought to Danville. They proved a
great curiosity. People unaccustomed
to any thing of the kind, came in crowds
to see the large glass. The cost of each
glass was one hundred dollars with au
additional $lO for insurance. They are
of the very finest quality and during the
fifty years of their history have received
some of the hardest kind of knocks and
have never been injured in the least.
When Robert Magill was a boy one of
the glass was struck by a base ball
thrown from the other side of the street.
When the building was being remodel
ed, many years ago, the glass were tak
en up stairs for safe keeping. In bring
ing them down one slipped from the
hands of the workmen and fell from the
top to the bottom of the steps.
Most Excellent Lecture.
The lecture of Rev. J. Calvin Mead
on"American Types and Traits" at Y.
M. C. A. last Tuesday evening was
one of the finest discourses ever deliver
ed in Association hall. The audience,
unfortunately, was not large, but little
more than one-third of the seats being
occupied.
Rev. Mead is a speaker of magnificent
presence, intensely magnetic, original
in thought and eloquent in delivery.
The lecture was analytic, profound,
while a vein of irresistible humor ran
through all which kept the audience in
the best of spirits.
Among those whom the speaker held
up as types of American manhood or of
the different states of mind grown to be
stable and true under the teaching of
God's word were George Washington,
Henry Ward Beecher and Abram Lin
coln.
It is to be regretted that space will
not permit the reproduction of more
than a very few of the good things that
the speaker said in working out his
thought.
The chief end of man, he said, is to
"glorify God and enjoy him forever."
The Puritans in their views and prac
tices lost sight of "enjoyment" as it re
lated to God and religion. Thus their
sons have turned their backs on the re
ligion of their fathers. It is the duty of
every son to advance beyond his father
and in this sense to be "a better man."
With some the idea obtains that the
chief end of man is his stomach. Thus
the "mother makes a good cook of her
daughter so that when old her husband
will not depart from her." "Consci
ence makes cowards of us all" he quoted
and added:
"This is why they say our Mayor
down in Philadelphia can never be a
coward."
Death of William J. McKee.
William J. McKee, one of the very
oldest residents of Montour county, de
parted this life on Saturday last at his
home near Limestoneville. Had Mr.
McKee survived until March 17th next
he would have been U0 years of age. He
was born near Gerinsjer's mill in Lib
erty township on March 17, 1812, his
father having emigrated to this county
from Ireland in 1795.
The deceased was twice married, his
first wife being Catherine Montgom
ery. His second marriage took place in
18(58 to Maria Gouger, who survives.
He died childless. William J. McKee,
of Shainokin, is a nephew and besides
the widow is the only surviving relative
in this section. About a month ago a
cousin of Mr. McKee's in Philadelphia
died also at the advanced age of 90
years.
The deceased was a man of sterling
qualities, of strong convictions, and dis
criminating judgment. He was a
Democrat and a party leader. He had
a contempt for everything that savored
of bribery or corruption in politics and
wielded an influence for good which
continued to be felt after owing to the in
firmities of age he ceased to be a factor
in the affairs of the township.
William ,T. McKee was the first pres
ident of the Montour County Agricul
tural society. He also served as Coun
ty Commissioner, filling an unexpired
term and being elected to succeed him
self. Serving in that office coincident
with him were James Auld of this city
and George Derr of Limestone town
ship. __
Death of Adam Fetterolf.
Adam Fetterolf, an old and highly es
teemed resident of Catawissa, well
known in this city, died yesterday morn
ing. aged 81 years. The deceased, who
was a retired farmer, was born in Mont
gomery county, but spent the greater
part of his life in this section. Mrs.
William M. Heddens of this city is a
daughter. The .arrangements for the
funeral have not as yet been made.
ESTABLISHED fN 1855.
HENRY WIREMAK
OVERSEES or POOR
A QUIET ELECTION AND LIGHT VOTE POLLED
A HOT CONTEST FOR THE POOR DIRECTORSHIP
CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL AND FOR SCHOOL
DIRECTOR ALSO IN THE FIGHT TO WIN—
VOTp]RS CUT LOOSE FROM PARTY
LINES 10 EVERY WARD.
The election Tuesday passed off ve
a light one, being in some of the wards c
elections. The weather was cold and di
large attendance at the polls.
As indicated by the result there was
ing. This is especially noticeable in sev<
would seem, cut entirely loose from part
The hottest fight was waged for the
there were three candidates, Henry Schr
each of the wards of the borough the car
fight to win: the same was true of the ca
free from partisanship or of bitterness tt
couple of weeks was as spirited as any w
As will be seen by consulting the tab
fight for poor director. Harry Myerly is
high constable.
The following are elected as councilu
Second Ward, Thomas J. Swank, Rep.; 1
and John P. Patton, Rep.; Fourth Ward,
As school directors the following wei
pel, Dem.; Second Ward, David E. Harii
Dem.; Fourth Ward, W. O.Green, Dem.
DISTRICT.
POOR DIRECTOR.
Henry Wireman. R.,
First Ward 162
Second Ward 119
Third Ward 179
Fourth Ward 108
Mahoning Township 68
Total 636
Jonathan Rudy, D..
First Ward 123
Second Ward 110
Third Ward 113
Fourth Ward 11l
Mahoning Township 76
Total 533
Henry Schram, Independent,
First Ward si
Second Ward 43
Third Ward 96
Fourth Ward 46
Mahoning Township 62
Total 328
BOROUGH.
AUDITOR.
Charles G. Cloud, R..
First Ward 177
Second Ward 122
Third Ward 185
Fourth Ward 119
Total 603
Harry Myerly, D.,
First Ward 184
Second Ward 144
Third Ward 188
Fourth Ward 140
Total 656
HIGH CONSTABLE.
Benton B. Brown, R..
First Ward 248
Second Ward 177
Third Ward 275
Fourth Ward 145
Total 845
FIRST WARD
FOR COUNCIL.
William W. Davis, R 224
William Linker. D Ill'
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Joseph H. Johnson, R 130
Dr. F. E. Harpel, I) 222
FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION.
William G. Kramer, R 181
John G. Waite, D 179
FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
William J. Williams, R 185
Arthur J. Gearliart, D 165
FOR CONSTABLE.
William E. Young, R 2851
Bartlette H. Waite. 1> 76 !
SECOND WARD
FOR COUNCIL.
Thomas J. Swank. R 171
R. W. Fetterman, D 107
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
David E. Haring, R 161
Oscar Morgan, D 109
FORJUDGE OF ELECTION.
Jacob H. Boyer, R 147
Hurley Moyer, D 126 j
FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
Joseph K. Bird, R 150
Joseph Reed, D 109
FOR CONSTABLE.
Elijah Morgan, R 149
Henry Kramer. D 110
THIRD WARD.
FOR COUNCIL.
D. A Montgomery, :! years. 1J 222
John P. Patton, 1 year, R 248
Philip 11. Cotner, 3 years. D 172
G L. McLain. 1 year, D 133
JOB PRINTING
The ofticeof the AMERICAN being
furnished with a large assortmen
of job letter and fancy type and job
material generally, the Publishei
announces to the public that he is
prepared at all times to execute in
the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
Ofall Kinds and Descrption.
1 our prices before place
your orders.
ry (juietly. The vote in the borough wan
•-oiisiderably below what in usual at spring
sagreeable and not at all conducive to a
the usual amount of independent vot
?ral of the districts where the voters, it
y lines. «
office of Overseer of the Poor, for which
am running on nomination papers. In
ididates for council as usual were in the
ndidates for school director, and while
le contest for these offices during the last
aged in recent years,
le below Henry Wireman wins in the
elected borough auditor and B. B. Brown
aen: First Ward, W. W. Davis. Rep.;
hird Ward. D. A. Montgomery, Rep..
Albert E. Lloyd, Rep.
■e elected: First Ward, Dr. F. E. Har
ig. Rep.; Third Ward, Jacob Fischer,
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Jesse B. Cleaver, R 164
Jacob Fischer, D
FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Curtis Cook, R 052
John F. Schuster, D 129
FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
James Henderson, R 166
George Jacobs, D 195
FORI CONSTABLE.
Benton B. Brown, R 03^
William Robinault, D 121
FOURTH WARD.
FOR COUNCIL.
Albert E. Lloyd, R 145
James Connolly, D 127
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Samuel Jackson, R 118
W. O. Green, D 148
FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Alex. Mann, R 124
Nicholas Hofer, D 134
FOR INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
Nicholas Hill, R 135
Thomas McCaffrey, D 123
FOR CONSTABLE.
Jacob Straussner, R 110
William Shultz, D 145
MAHONING TOWNSHIP.
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Alfred Diehl, R 93
George Deibert, R 61
George Rudy, D 118
Alfred Mellin. D 101
FOR AUDITOR.
John P. Weaver, R 60
Joseph Baylor,D 133
FOR SUPERVISORS.
E. L. White, R 69
Howard Fry ling, R 57
Anthony Diehl. D 123
William Fern, D 119
FOR JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Martin L. Bloom, R 89
Joseph Ritter, D 113
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
Edward Wertman, R 78
Frank Byers, D 118
FOR CONSTABLE.
William Hartzell, R 75
Peter Mottera, D 122
WASHINGTON VILLE
BOROUGH
FOR COUNCIL.
J. O. Heberling, R 3 years. 0
Frank Umpstead. R. 3 years 2;?
Rev. Owen Reber, R. 1 years 11
Thomas Yerg, R. 3 years 11
George Miller, D. 3 years, 25
A. L. Heddens, D. 3 years 25
Fred Yerg, 1). 1 year If
FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Burgess Heacock, R 31
JUIXJE OF ELECTION.
A. E. Seidel,. I) 35
CONSTABLE.
D. L. Candy, R :
McClellan Diehl, D 27
HIGH CONSTABLE.
Phineas Lukens, 1 year, D 23
Adam Smith, R. 1 year 12
FOR INSPECTOR OF KLECTION.
George Cromis, Jr., R. 1 year 14
Ralph Seidel, I) 1 year 16
FOR AUDITOR.
Harry Gait, R 1"
Clyde M. Heddens, D 20
ANTHONY TOWNSHIP.
(iverseer of the Poor —Frank Ellis.
Judge of the Election —John Martin.
Inspector—C. C. Mohr.
Supervisors—John F. Coleman and
Thomas Dennen.
School Directors —Jacob Kramer and
William Krmn.
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