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KLNIHSELL NI:WS.
Inspect tho fine stock of Kail goods !
in our stores,
hull shoppers art> beginning active j
bUsilie-*.
Kant are comtug the cold days when
everybody in blue-blooded.
The watei melon crop is Hearing an |
end.
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The firemen are preparing for the
Allentown oouvention next week.
Shamokin has a housefamine Many
families cannot rent suitable b .lines
iu tlint city.
Montour county ought to make an
eatly report to the State Highway
Commissioner.
Small boys liave commenced to
gather walnuts.
It seems like a touch of Indian Sum
mer.
Recent events suggest that much
tiOHtiy miasonary work has been wast
ed in Turkey.
The first frost reminds one that the
Thanksgiving turkey is beginning to
cast its shadow before.
The overproduction of coal is a
strange contrast to the situation of a
year ago.
Ailentowu bonsts the largest attend
ance at a county fair. Down there it
is reckoned a sin not to attend.
Yoiu Kippur will bo celebrated as a
.holiday today hy our residents of
Hebrew nationality.
The harvest is sufficiently abundant
to bring forth thanks from the church
es. Harvest Home services are now oil.
An effort will be made by Tamaqua
people to get the new miners' home
located in that place.
Undoubtedly the weather man is do
ing the best lie can with the available
material.
"Shut that door" will be the demand
tieard with the advent of cooler weath
er.
Chestnuts are ripening and a good
bard frost will loosen the burs. Hut
the average boy does not wait for Jack
Frost but climbs the trees and pounds
the burs open.
This State will have a great exhibit
nt St. Louis unless all sigus fail. The
Executive Committee of the Commis
sion is working rapidly and most in
telligently toward that end.
Many towns in the hard coal region
are preparing for the celebration of
Mitchell Day, which falls on Thurs
day, October 2V.
House plants are being potted and
taken in before Jack Frost gets a
<:h inc to give them a nip.
AM the weather becomes (•■•.iter the
leading and amusement rooms of the
Y. M <' A bi iMiuo more and more
attractive to many young men of our
city The d:t'lv attendance is large.
The hunt' moon t* m tkirig beauti
ful these Autumnal evenings.
J.le »l crop weather is reported the
pa-t f.;W da) s f>r l.»te cereals.
A i iby boy has airived at the homo
of Alfred Forney, Walnut *tri el
Long hair is r»n*v i i --ivh' I In* foot
ball se vson h % i oj»euod.
The political pot in the county is
beginning to boil.
The electric fail has ceased to put
on airs.
Only three more months of 1903.
At the rate the Turks art burning
villages in Bulgaria, tin se da>B, noth
ing but cities will be left iu that
country soon. Kvory instalment of re
grets and apologies issued hy the
Hultiui'is followed by a few conflagra
tions and the destruction of several
villages.
The hospital wards are already re
ceiving football victims for treatment.
The double tracking of the Penn
sylvania Railroad between Mt Car
mel and Sunbury will not. be begun
before next summer An extra track
will be laid at Mt. Carmtd for 500
yards for siding room, work to com
rnence soon.
All voters 22 years of ago and
upwards must have paid within twe
years a state or county la* in order tr
tie entitled to vote This tax must Is
paid at leart one mouth before tin
a action The last day for the paymeni
this year is Saturday, Uctober 3td
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NliVliß Hli liNTIRKLY FRlil: UNTIL IT SUPPLIKS ALL OF ITS OWN DKMANDSWITII ITS OWN PROI)U( I IONS
VOL. 4S-NO 39.
KEDNION l!l : Till:
187 KttlMßl
The Eighth annual Reunion of the
survivors of the Oue Hundred nml
Eighty Seventh Regiment, P. V , to
l>e held in this city on October Hth
will be a very distinguished event,
among those to be present in addition
to Former Governor Stone,being Maj
or George W Merrick, Thomas J.
Sample and Adjutant General Stew
art
The reunion will convene in G. A.
R. Hall at 2 :!i0 in the afternoon. At
7 :80 there will be a camp fire in the
I'ourt House, followed by a banquet
lit the Montour House.
Former Governor W. A. Stone is
President of the Suivivors' Associa
tion ; James W. Gibbs of Harrisbnrg,
is vice president ami H. M. Landis,
Secretary.
Rov. N. E. Cleaver, pastor of Trin
ity M E. Church, is on the program
for invocation. Among those who are
Sown for addresses in addition to
Former Governor Stone, and Major
Merrick, are James Scarlet, Charles
Jhalfant, Ralph Kisner and Rev.
Harry Cortin Harman. There wilt be
diort talks by the comrades and plenty
>f patriotic music, among the selec
tions on the program being " My Conn
try 'TiB of Thee," "Tenting on the
)ld Oanip Ground," "Marching
rtirough Georgia" and"The Star
Spangled Banner."
Danville Wius Tournament.
The lawn tennis championship he
ween Blootnsbnrg and Danville was
leoided on the Y. M. C. A courts in
his city Monday and the home team
was all to the good when the match
was over.
Previously each team had won one
natch mid yesterday whs the butt It
which landed the tournament for one
team or the other.
A cold west wind kept the attend
uiee to a few chilled rooters and affect
id the play of the contestants to such
in extent that the steady brilliant play
whioh marked the previous contests
was missing and only in spots dirt the
spectators have an opportunity to ap
plaud. Carpenter was a new man on
the visiting four and lie put up a good
game. Gosh was unable to play on
■he houie team and he was replaced
>y Oglesby. The second set between
liirditon and Dentler and Jcuuings
»nd Watson was l.otly contested and
was only won after a clever display ot
team work by the local players. Kut
uid Carpenter opened up well hut fell
Jown in their play toward tlie finisli
tod were easily defeated by Jennings
Mid Watson. The score in full was :
Watson and Jennings won from Risli
-011 and Dentler, 6-1, 7-5. Ent and
Jarpenter won from Oglesby and
31arb, fi-0, f>-2. Watson and Jennings
won from Ent and Carpenter 6-3, fi-O.
Death of Mr 3. William More-an.
Mrs. William Morgan, Kerry street,
passed away at the Jefferson Hospital,
Philadelphia, last evening. The sad
intelligence reached this city by tele
graph and by Ion;' distance telephone
about 8 o'clock.
Mrs. Morgan was afflicted with can
tier of the breast. Accompanied by
lier husband she left for the hospital
on Monday morning. Her case was
jne that admitted of hope and the
ouw's of her sudden taking oft was ut
terly unexpected and proved a gri at
shock. An operation was performed
yesterday afternoon, and death, it
seems, ensued, soon after.
Mrs. Morgan was a widely known
resident of this county. Before marri
age she ww Miss Savage and is a sis
ter of Mrs. Esther Stoes, West Mahon
ing street. Besides her husband she
is survived by two sons and two
daughters. Daniel and Joseph Mor
gan, the sons, are both married and
reside at Milton. Mrs. Benjamin Sny
der, who lives near Cameron, is a
daughter. Tlie yonnge t cl.iM, M:iy.
is eight years of age ami resides i.i
home.
The Majoi's Horse.
Major C. P. Gearhart's horse estab
lished a record yesterday morning.
When major opened the stable door to
feed the animal she darted out, ch :.r
ed a fence over live b-et high at a
single leap and rati five miles into ti«
country.
The major was bareheaded, hut so
astoonib d was he at his pet hor
peifomiance tint he forgot I i it
and staited in puouit huiehe.ided.
He expected to find the animal just
around the corner, but she led him a
merry chase over hill» and valleys.
The owner soon f<>und himself too far
away togo hack f»r bis hat and kept
up the pursuit bareheaded Tlie horse
did not stop until she reached a farm
near Klinesgrovi, where the majoi
had driven her cm a visit last Sunday.
After the Boya.
Citizens are protesting against the
scenes of disorder which occur night
ty in the vicinity ot tlie Fourth Ward
school buildings. The offenders art
boys, who live in the neighborhood
They «o to all sorts of extremes aw
make night hideous.
The Chief-of-Police was appealed t»
last night and as a result
are likely to follow
Uncle Jerry Roth's,'Allentowti fail
went off without any mishaps and tie
people of Lehigh oountv will now dro]
back into the dull old routine Then
weie no fights, notwithtsanding th
fact that 500 barrels of beer were con
snmod during the week
SCHOOL HOARD
l\ SESSION
Tho School Board held a regular
meeting Monday eve Among import
ant matters considered was the ap
proaching county institute. It was
the sense ot the Hoard that these an
nual educational events are not prac
tical enough and that the school dis
trict is getting no adequate return for
the money expended. Several do- !
part-ures were suggested and discussed j
at length. Finally on motion of Mr. j
Fischer it was ordered that Borough
Superintendent Gordy he instructed to
confer with County Superintendent
Dcrr, insisting that more practical
features be injected into the institute
work and that to this end the Borough
he given a voice in the arranging of a
program.
Truant Officer Young presented a
report, which showed that forty-five
pupils are on the sick list; seven are
in need of clothing. There were ten
cases of truancy.
On motion of Mr. Greene it was
ordereil that the doors of the First
Ward school building in P.! 1 IJ the
new annex be equipped with ini: :M\
ed hinges, making it possild to OP. MI
the doors either inwards or o-.itw iris
The request of Professor Carey that
a portion ot the platform in the High
School be removed and the hydrant
placed at east end of the room was
on motion granted.
It was decided to purchase chair-
for the recitation room from Flanagan
& Co., of Chicago. Three and a half
dozen were ordered at sl2 per dozen.
The chairs have hook rests and will do
away with the use of desks.
The following directors were pre
cut: Keefer. Orth, Greene, Burns,
Pursel, Harpel, Werkheiser, Byerly
and Fischer.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
J. F. Toolev * 4.1S
John Bruder . . 2.30
Kmery Shultz s .<>0
William Cjuigg
W. E. Young
Montour Democrat ... i- r >
Danville Stove <V- M'f'g Co
Educational Pub. Co l.fi2
Rand, McNally & Co
Milton Bradley Co '3.2!!
Silver, Burdette «.t Co
Boettinger Diet/.
Practical Text Book Uo
Teachers and Jauitors. . IttS'i.7S
The Early Autumn Days.
It is more than probable that wo
will have some warm days before Oct
ober comes and goes, but they are not
likely to continue long, while tie
evenings will be cool an 1 pleasant, so
that any discomforts that may con e
by reason of the heat in mid day will
be wore than counterbalanced by the
temperature of the other portions of
the day. But all the indications point
to a fine autumn period and as tin
summer was far below the average in
temperature, we are likely to have a
prolonged autumn. If this be the
case, such weather will be welcomed.
There is no period in the year more
delightful than this,so the people who
will get away from home often for
rambles in the woods and fields will
find the benefit to b great. It is a
delightful time in which to commune
with Nature, for the earth is very at
tractive, the temperature of the air is
fitted foi a ramble, while the condi
tions an inviting and exhilarating.
If will pay to take a day off occas
ionally in the autumn season. It will
give health and buoyancy, will give
one to the system and brightness to
the eye. Get out of the town into the
country these days
Charles Moser Driyes to Town.
Charles Moser, the engineer, who
was injured by the collapsing of a
bridge at Chulaskey, while crossing
with his traction engine last Thurs
day, was able to diive up to this city
yesterday morning. He still sutlers
considerably from tho effects of the
accident, bis worst injury consisting
of a bad bruise on the left hip. Con
sidering the dreadful peril to which
he was exposed by being pinned be
tween the hot boiler and the water
tank which fell upon him, his escape
from death is nothing short of prov
idential.
Mr Moser yesterday said his engine
was still under the bridge, but that it
had been got right side up and that
the bank bad been levelled down some
what, so that but little more remains
than to fire up tho engine and to run
it- up onto the public road with its
own steam.
A Landmark to Disappear.
The old brick church on Chambers
street at the foot of Welsh Hill where
for sixty years or more the Welsh Cou
gregationalists have worshipped, will
soon be a thing of the past.
The Heading Iron Company, which
owns the ground, has secured posses
sion of the building also and it is said
will remodel it into two dwellings
111 earlier days when Grove Bros,
operated the ore mines, and Hancock
and Foley owned the Bougli and
Heady Rolling Mill, a larjje congrega
tion of Welsh people Worshippi d at tic
old church. They gatle-- d to_'i 112! < r
from a wide area, faking in not on 1 \
our town but the bills and val< *-
far as the "slope" in i >stv V *ll y,
Rev. John Cook was ■ ot'ti >- u h
pastors. The cliutch i - id u -|">| 'o
many of our older W i hr- •!> ill- and
fond memories cluster a■>> HI !ii ■ ven
erable walls, in which a • -e. n H -
faces of loved ones who wot.-hipp
there but now are uo more
I>AN V 11.1, K. |>A„ Tilt IISIIAY <)( TOIiEK 1. I'.MKS.
THE PROPOSED
TROLLEY LINE
The trolley proposition continues
to be the centi rof interest in Dan
ville and all eyes seem turned to the
locality along Bloom road where an
effort is being made to secure the full
right of way.
A representative of the American !
Saturday enjoyed a ride along
Bloom road and found an opportunity
to converse with a number of the '
residents. Judging from tlio senti
ment expressed by the farmers, which J
is almo-t wholly in favor of grant- !
mg the right of way, opposition seems
to have narrowed down perceptibly.
The degree of enthusiasm is quite
remarkable and the farmers are look- 1
ing forward to brighter days when
the trolley shall bring new pleasures
to life in the country. They all ap
preciate the fact that the electric rail- ;
way will enhance the value of their
property, hut more than this, tliey re
alize that it. will be an agency to de
velop the social and intellectual side
of tle ir natures. This was brought out
very effectively by a farmer residing ,
1.. i .Veen this city and Grovauia, who
bad li t rd of the excellent schools
maintained in Danville. Said he:
"Our school - in this township are no
wnr-e than country schools in gener
al, but 1 for one would like to give
my children better educational advant
ages. With an electric railway in op
eration we farmers, by paying the
necessary tuition, could send our chil
dren to Danville where they could
graduate and do so without the ex
pense and inconvenience of maintain
ing a separate horse and carriage for
driving backwards and forwards."
Of those who have not yet granted
the right of way there are few, if
any, who a o positively opposed to the
trolley,but they somehow seem to feel
that in complying they may be sign
ing away some of their right-, some
of their property or privileges. They
seem afraid that the trolley where it
happens to pass close to a residence 1
will obstruct a foot entrance or drive
way ; also that it will he permitted to
encroach upon the gutter and cause
flooding Finally, lliey urge that they
have been importuned for the right of
way before and that tliey have no as
surance that the present company
means business or that the road will
be built.
W. A. Heller, Secretary and Treasur
er of the electric railway company
which proposes to connect Danville
and B|oonisburg. was seen Saturday
ami he took up the above objections
one by one.
First of all he says he wants every
body to understand that his company j
is here to build the road and that it
will stay here until the work is accom
plished. It is true, In says, that they
were preceded by others who sought
the right of way, but that does not
alter the fact that the present com- '
pany means husin ss.and that it wants
the right of way, not to sell toothers,
but to use itself in building the road. (
The fact that there are local investors j
in the company, he thinks,ought to be j
sufficient proof of this, as if is not
likely that these men would have :
joined the trolley enterprise had they
not first assured themselves that those \
at the head of it were constructors of j
electric railways and not mere pro- !
moters.
Mr. Helh r said that he will be join
ed by Mr. Pascoe, President of the!
company this week and that the trol- |
ley project will be pushed right along. ,
iphatieally stated that the road j
will he built to Bloomsburg wheth'T
the right of way is granted over the !
river bridge or not. Scarcely one- 1
fourth of the of way along
Bloom road yet remains to be secured.
The sooner this is granted the sooner
the road will be built Mr. Heller
does not think it un[ robable that the
construction of the line may begin yet
this fall.
Mr. Heller is very anxious to con
vince the farmers that all their fears
are unfounded as to any advantage
that may be taken of them. The com
pany, he wishes to assure them, asks
only for the right of way over and
along the public road, their entrances
will not bo interfered with and the
drains will bo well taken care ot. In
passing in front of buildings where a
crossing is necessary to accommodate
the farmer the rails will be laid flush
or even with the ground and every
thing will be done to make egress and
ingress from the buildings easy. As
to the drains, he says, the interest of
the trolley company, as well as tho
farmer, demands that the water ways
be kept open and that there will be
nothing to fear on that score.
Entertained Friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Diehl enter
tained a number of friends at their
home at Cameron on Saturday last.
During the afternoon the guests en
joyed a drive to Lithia Springs. Those
present were; Misses Bella Shultz,
Bertha Campbell, Florence Lewis,
Minnie Roberts, Ktnily Lewis, Knima
Hendricks, Lett a Merrell, Mary Scott,
Mvra Scott, Kli/.abeth Farnsworth,
Messrs Hairy Marr, William Huberts,
Bert Cburm, Charles Lewis, Frank
M irr, Peter Fry, and Ambrosi ICapp
Prohibition Ticket,
I lie following county ticket has
j !.. n selected by the Prohibitionists:
'sin iiff, L' vi 15. Sechler, of the Second
Ward, Danville. Register and Record
r, John M Kelso, Fourth Ward, Dan
ville. Jury Commissioner, Asa D
('ros-ley, West Hemlock township.
PERSON! 1.
I'LILSCRSPIIS;
Miss Minnie Oirton, Miss Irene Cook
and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Marshall and
son Ralph spent Sunday at Orango
ville.
Frank Dewald of Shickshinny, spent
Sunday at his homo, Cooper Township.
Miss M Schick spent Sunday \s.ih
Sunbury friends.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Geise left yes
terday for Dunlo, Cambria County,
whore they will reside.
A R. Wihley transacted business in
Sunbury yesterday.
Boyd Grange of Muncy, was a Dan
ville visitor yesterday.
Mrs. William Keener visited rela
tives in Sunbury yesterday.
Miss Anna Richards visited friends
in Sunbury yesterday.
W. It. Kl'iso of Shamokin,spout yes
terday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Klase, Water street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rosencrans of
Syracuse, N. Y., are visiting relatives
in this city.
William C. Johnston, Esq., of
Bloomsburg, was in this city yester
day.
Hon. Fred Ikeler, of Bloomsburg,
attended court in this city yesterday.
Mont. O. Hughes of Philadelphia
spent yesteiday with his mother, Mrs.
M. O. Hughes, Ferry street.
Mrs. Henry Hcl wig returned to Sha
mokin yesterday after a visit in this
city.
William M. Robisou of Pittsburg,
left yesterday for Now York after a
several days visit with relatives iu
this city.
.1 oiin Wertman visited frionds in
Sunbury yesterday.
George Boyer was a Catawissa visit
or yesterday.
Reese Edmondson left yesterday on
a flip to Lewistown.
F. M. Herriiigton transacted busi
ness in Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Hotlner visited friends
in Sunbury yesterday.
Eugene Doran transacted business in
Berwick yesterday.
Mrs W. C. Williams visited friends
in Bloomsburg yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. H. P. Johnson visited Blooms
burg friends .yesterday afternoon.
James MeCormick was a Berwick
visitor yesterday.
Miss Kate Fisher visited friends in
Bloomsburg yesterdhv.
Mis. William Smith is visiting
friends in Bloomsburg.
Mrs. Thomas Evans, Pine street,
visited relatives in Sunbury yesterday.
Percy M Williams of New York, is
visiting Beebei Yastineof West Mark
et street. The young men are fellow
students at the University of Penn
sylvania and are putting in the latter
part of their summer's vacation very
pleasantly in Danville.
Mr. Williams' father is Dr. Leon
Williams a Bacteriologist ot not aud
dentist to the King and royal house
hold of England. Dr. Williams is an
American and that he has been select
ed to administer to the royal family
of England is owing solely to his su
perior skill and the eminence ho has
attained in his profession. He will
return to America some time in tho
future.
Two Sudden Deaths at Milton.
MILTON, Pa .Sept. 30—Two homes
in this place wire made sad this morn
ing by sudden deaths. Augusta Hunt
and William Foresman, two respected
citizens,both answering the final sum
mons without a single beck or warn
ing.
Mr. Hunt resided at No. li» Academy
avenue, lie was a skilled machinist
aud hold a good positiou in the works
of the American Car and Foundry
Company. Ho got up this morning and
was feeling in unusual good health.
About six o'clock ho was taken with a
sharp pain iu the back of his head and
walked out iu the yard to get fresh
air. He went back to the house and
a physician was summoned but death
arrived first. The attributed cause of
death is apoplexy. Ho was aged 15
years and was a prominent member of
the Methodist church. Ho is survived
by a wife and two children.
William Foresman, aged 40 years,
who resided witli his family on Fil
bert street, left homo between five and
six o'clock this morning togo to tho
works of Shinier Sons, where ho was
employed. When ho was a short dis
tance from home he fell over on the
street and expired in a few minutes.
Death was due to heart disease. A
wife and several children survive.
Gathering of Golden Eagles.
HARRIS'* 1 30. 30. From all
portions o> Pennsylvania S,(HK) mem
bers tit the Golden Eagles are expect
ed to visit Harrisburg during the week
| beginning October 13, to attend the
j ceremonies of the annual conclave of
! the Supreme Castle. Among this num
ber w ill be delegates who will be re
ceived at Harrisburg by a committee
representing tho Grand Castle of Penn
sylvania, consisting of Past Chief
John W Ford, of Philadelphia, chair
man ; Past Grand Chief George C.
Stahl, of Milton, Pa ; Grand Vice
Chief F W. Anton, of Philadelphia;
John H. Hoffman, of Harrisburg, and
State Senator Webster Krini, ol Doy
lestown
Soranton is at last tree from small
pox alter a seigo with the disease that
has lasted more than a year.
EPWIIKIII LEAGUE
CONVENTION
The Cabinet of the Danville Dis- !
trict Kpworth League held a meeting
at St. Paul's M E. church, this city,
at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning I
for the purpose of arranging a pro
gram and selecting a place and date
for tlio annual convention.
Tho cabinet or board of control is
composed of the following: Rev. 1
Hariy Curtin Harnian, of Dauville,
president ;Rov. R. J. Allen, of River
side, first vice president; Mrs. F. S.
Sherwood, of Hazleton, second vice
president; Mrs. R. J. Allen,of River
side, third vice president; Walter
Lovett, of Danville, fourth vice pres
ident; Mrs. G. E. Wilbur, of Blooms
burg, superintendent of Junior Work ; j
W P. Kemble, of Mt. Carmel, treas
urer; Miss Thompson, of Danville,
secretary.
An invitation from Nescopeck to
hold the annual convention there was
accepted. November 4th and sth
were the dates selected.
A program was arranged, which
may be subject to some change. The
first session will open on Wednesday
morning with a consecration and
praise service conducted by Rev. R.
J. Allen. Among tho speakers who
will address the convention are:
Presiding Elder W. W. Evans,of Sun
bury; Mrs. G. E. Wilbur, of Bloonis
burg; Rev. A. S. Fasick, of Hazle
ton ; Rev. W. P. Eveland, of Blooms
burg ; Rev. R. H. Gilbert, of Ber
wick; Rev. N. U E. Cleaver, of Dan
ville; Rev. J. W. Rue, of Sunbury;
Rev. William L. Armstrong, of Town
Hill; Rev. J. E. A. Bucke, of Buck
horn ; Rev. J. H. Dunkerly, of Shick
shinny. The theme of Rev. W. P.
Eveland's address will be "Detroit
Echoes," being an account of tlio Kp
worth League Convention embrac
ing the entire United States held at
Detroit last summer.
Tho music will be conducted by F.
B. Hartman of Bloomsburg.
Small Town Was Fire Stricken.
The small town of Beach Haven,
near Berwick, was threatened with
total destruction by fire late last night
and it was only through the persistent
work of the townspeople, who formed
a bucket brigade and worked for hours
to keep the flames under control. In
this they succeeded, but three build
ings were totally consumed at a loss
of about $3,f)00.
About 10:30 o'clock last night, while
belated pedestrians were on their way
to their homes, they discovered lire in
the blacksmith shop of Louis Danbert.
The building was old and offered a
fair mark for the greedy flames, aud
although an alarm was quickly sound
ed and the town aroused, hy tho time
they were in position to fight the fire
two other buildings, both dwellings,
were ou fire.
There is no fire department in the
town and the only method the people
had of fighting the fire was to secure
buckets and pass water from the wells
of the neighborhood. This was done,
but it is a poor method at best and the
result was that it was all that the peo
ple oould do to save what property
they did. The buildings burned were :
Dwelling house owned by Philip Cain
and occupied by Nicholas Kramer,
dwelling house owned and occupied
hy Philip Cain, blacksmith shop own
ed by David Pollick, of Wyoming and
occupied by Louis Daubert.
Mr. Gain's loss will amount to
about SI,BOO, which is partially cover
ed by insurance Kramer's loss will
amount to SBOO and he has no insur
ance, while Daubert's loss will be
§IOO. and Pollick's about the same.
Some Facts About Paying.
Pursuant to the action of Couucil
the Committee on Ordinance and Po
lice held a meeting last night for the
! purpose of drafting an ordinance for
paving the streets.
| The Committee, however, has dis
; covered that before Council can act iu
j the matter a petition must be received
| from the citizens. Therefore nothing
was accomplished last night.
The proposition is to pave Mill
: street and Bloom street from the river
bridge to the P. & R. crossing on the
lattei thoroughfare. Before an ordin
: anoe can bo enacted a majority of the
property-owners who will bo affected
will have to petition council that the
; street, be paved.
It is clear therefore, that a great
deal of formality remains to be com
plied with before a paving ordinance
can be enacted by council and tlier is
clearly no time to lose if the streets
named are to he paved anywhere in
the near future. There is a fine op
| portunity here for citizens to show
their enterprise by taking the initia
tive and getting a petition started.
Jewish Day of Atonement.
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of
Atonement, when every Jew is sup
; posed to fast for twenty-four hours,
falls today. It marks the ending
of a ten-days' communion with God.
From sundown last night until sun
down today every Jew will refrain
from either eating or drinking. The
entire day by many will ho spent in
the synagogue.
New Porch.
The porch at the Montour House,
which has been an ornament in the
front for so many years is about to
give way to a new one larger in size
and of different design.
The timbers have become rotten and
unsafe. The new porch will ex ml
further out over the pavement.
KSTA UIjIKII Kl> IN 1H5.-,
BOROUGH is
RESPONSIBLE
Court convened at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning with President Judge R
I R. Little and Associates Dr. S. Y.
| Thompson and Frank G. Blee on the
I bench.
One of the first matters disposed of ;
related to the canal bridge 011 Church
, street, Danville, reported recently as
| unsafe and nailed shut by the Penn
sylvania Canal Company, which dis
! claims responsibility fur beeping it in
repair. In order to bring the matter
at issue and fix the responsibility a
movement was made to have tie Penn
sylvania Canal Company indicted for
obstructing the highway.
To that end Constable W. E. Young
| Monday morning reported the ob
! stri ition to court. The constable
I stilted that ho had asked Division Sup
! erintendent Hugh Quick 011 what au
thority lie nailed the bridge shut and
that the la'ter stated he was acting
under orders of the Pennsylvania Can
al Company. District Attorney Eis
ner affirmed the facts set forth and in
formed the court that the highway
has been twice obstructed and the act
is likely to be repeated after this court
—that as the matter now stands there
is considerable danger involved and
that something should be done at once.
The Court immediately notified the
Constable to inform Council that
primarily the Borough is responsible
for the maintenance of the public
highways and bridges upon the same.
He refused to instruct the District At
torney to send down a bill of indict
ment, but advised that Council pio
ceed at once to repair the bridgo in
question, presenting the bill to the
Pennsylvania Canal Company and if
payment be refused to bring an action
in assumpsit against the company.
Hugh Pursell was sworn as foreman
of the Grand Jury. The Court in his
charge informed that body that among
the cases to be brought before it
are an unusually large number in
which the charge is larceny. One of
the cases charges involuntary man
slaughter.
George W. Beunett was appointed
tipstaff for the Grand Jury and G. M.
Diehl and Jacob Welliver tipstaffs
to wait upon the couit
Court adjourned at two o'clock yes
terday afternoon to reconvene at 9:30
o'clock this morning. The Grand Jury
passed upon a number of bills during
the afternoon, so that the Traverse
Jurors will have plenty to do upon
convening this morning. Action was
taken on the following matters by the
Court:
In re lunacy of David Wands. Dr.
S. Y. Thompson appointed committee
in lieu of Christiana Wands, dee'd.
In re Lunacy of David Wands. Peti
tion of Alfred Wauds.for appointment
as Committee filed.
Estate of John K. Kimerer, dee'd.
Return of s»le of real estate confirmed
nisi.
Petition of the Second Methodist
Episcopal Church of Danville to amend
its charter granted as prayed for.
Estate of Sickle, 1 dee'd.
Order of sale granted to Mary E.
Mitchell continued to the next term
of court.
Estate of Margaret Derr, dee'd.
Petition for an order to sell certain
real estate granted as prayed for.
Jennie Marshall vs. George A.
Marshall. Divorce. Report of the
Master submitted.
Estate of Caroline G. Bennett,
dee'd. Answer filed of John R. Ben
nett, execuror, to citation to file an
account.
Commonwealth vs. Charles Harden.
Nolle Pros, allowed.
Estate of George W. Crawford,
dee'd. Return of sale confirmed.
Return of viewers of bridge over
Mud Run in Deny township continu
ed ni si.
Report of viewers 011 a public road
in Liberty township near the residence
of Edwin Moore confirmed absolutely.
First and final account of John A.
Girton, Guardian of Pauliue Taylor,a
minor child of William P. Taylor,con
firmed 11 i si.
First and final account of the Union
Trust Company of Philadelphia,
Guardian of Helen 0 Ramsey,a minor
child of William C. Ramsty, confirm
ed, ni v..
Return of viewers to establish and
determine the quality and valuation
of land taken for school purpost sin
Valley township and to estimate and
determine the damages if any. and to
whom payable, confirmed ni si.
The lirst case togo to the Jury yes
terday was that of Commonwealth vs.
y. F. Fleishman. The defendant
bought out Dreifnss it Company, Mill
street. Leo. Dreifuss, the prosecutor,
alleges that the tailoring department
of the -tore belonged to him and that
when the sto. e was sold he retained
ownership of certain articles under
the head of "tool-" which belonged
to the tailoring department —that he
: was not permitted to remove these
slater and that they were sold or re-
I tained by the defendant. The claim
1 |of the defense is that the articles in
' | question were included in stock of
1 goods purchased from Dreifuss &
I Company.
The case occupied nearly the entire
afternoon and was given to the jury
1 just before adjournment Thomas ('
' Welsh was associated with the Com
' nionwealth and Edward S. Gearhart
' apppeared for the defendant.
A 1101 pros was allowed in the
' cases of Commonwealth vs. William
i < Continued on Fourth Pago.)
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The office of"the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that he
is prepared at all times to ex
cute in the neatest manner
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MRS. MOLINOSKI
ON TRIAL
The ease of Commonwealth va.
Mary Molinoski went on tiial yester
day morning. The charge is involun
tary manslaughter. The defendant
pleaded not guilty.
Great difficulty was experienced in
obtaining a jury. Each man called
was placed under oath and examined
individually. The greater number had
formed an opinion and were not clear
as to whether or not they could be
wholly governed by the evidence. The
prerogative of challenging was ex
ercised to the fullest. Long before
noon the venire was exhausted. The
Sheriff then at the Court's direction
began to pick men out of the audi
ence. These were challenged and at
noon the jury box was still tw.o men
-hort. When court ieconveued at 2
o'clock the Sheriff was provided with
a long list of names which he had sel
ected from the street. These in turn
were exhausted before the jury box
was fnil. The sheriff again fell back
upon the audience in the court room
and thus a jury was finally secured,
but not until seventy-four men had
been called and examined occupying
over four hours. The twelve men se
lected to try the case are as follows:
John Ritter, Rush Yerrick, J. A.
Cromis, David McCarty, Charles A.
Shultz, Richard Metherill,John Brud
er, Jr..Charles W. Martz,Jacob Hum
mer, John Marshall, George Tillson
and Dr. I. G. Barber.
S. P. Wolvertou, Jr., representing
the P. & R. railway Company, .is as
sociated with the Commonwealth in
the case. The defendant is represent
ed by Hon. H. M. Hinckley and Will
iam Kase West.
The facts of this case are fresh in
the minds of our readers. On the
morning of August 26th .Tames Mc-
Elwee,a brakeman on the P. &R. rail
way was badly injured by being struok
on the head by a lump of coal presum
ably thrown from the car by some one
stealing coal. The brakoman was re
mo%-ed to the Hospital where on the
same day ho died. Mrs. Mary Moli
noski was arrested and bound over to
court charged with "trespassing on
the grounds of the P. &R. Railway
Company and with stealing coal there
from, whereby she injured an ejnployo
liy striking him 011 the bead frith a
lump of coal. " i
Station Agent Philip Foust was the
lirst witness. He identified a large
chunk of coal as the one recovered on
the spot where the man was hurt. Its
weight lie testified was (<2% pounds.
Robert Farley testified as to blood
spots upon the coal.
Frank Hile, engineer of the pusher
belonging to McElwee's train,thought
lie recognized the defendant as the
woman who ran back along the train
and told him not to start, as a man
had been struck by coal.
Charles Frehafer of Mausdale was
riding into town 011 the pusher. He
testified that tl.e defendant came run
ning with her hands up and exclaim
ed that "she couldn't help it.'!
.Tames Lake was one of the first to
arrive at the side of the injured man
and helped to carry him to the Fann
ers' Hotel.
Fred Becker. 12 years old, identified
Mrs. Molinoski. He saw her on the
car throwing off coal; afterward saw
McElwee lying at the foot of the bank
opposite the car Mrs. Molinoski was
on.
William O'Brien,another boy,testifi
ed, but ho saw nothing important.
Mrs. Bookmiller who lives near
where the accident occurred,saw Mrs.
Molinoski ou the car holdins her hands
up; did not hear her speak. She help
ed to wash the wounds of the brake
man.
Mrs. John McCartin was also a wit
ness.
Anthony Schott, landlord of the
Farmers' Hotel, also testified. He
helped to carry the injured man down
to his hotel and summoned medical
aid.
Dr. P. C. New baker, the physician
called to atteud McElwee, was a wit
ness. He found McElwee conscious
although dazed. He thought the man
might be seriously hurt and he advis
ed that he be removed to the William
port Hospital. In Dr. Newbaker's
opinion the injury was sufficient to
cause death.
Dr. R. F. Trainer, coroner of Wil
liamsport, testified He held a post
mortem. The skull was found fractur
ed and a membrane of the brain torn.
A clot of blood was pressing 011 the
brain. Death in hi-opinion wits caus
ed by a violent blow. The operation,
he felt, was justified as the only pos
sible means of saving the man's life
Justice .1. P. Bare, the committing
magistrate, testified. The defendant
admitted, he said, that she had been
011 the car and rolled off chunks of
coal, but did not see any one .passing
below—that if she struck the brake
man on any one it was purely without
any intent on her part. ,
Last evening the Commonwealth
rested. Mrs Molinoski will be put 011
the stand tins morning in her own de
tense.
Consumers in the cities are asking
very naturally why the high prices of
coal considering the vast stocks that
are now in existence. Dealers in Phila
delphia are asking ft».75 for sizes they
were selling three years ago for $5.50.
The unfortunate third party has to
bear the burden of increase 110 matter
the cause.
The hospitals are preparing for the
football business.