Receipts and Expenditures of Montour County, Penn'a.
For the Year Ending January 2nd, A, 8., 1905.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE TAX ACCOUNTS OF THE SEVERAL COLLECTORS FOR THE TEAR 1904.
COUNTY TAX. BTATK TAX I >< n > IAX
niwowTii COLI.EOTORH. | abate- ■ Coilect-t ~T ~ 17.77. i o'icct I abate- i Collect-l
Tux inents a Tax ore com A 5 L l - I }i » . Tax A ore r»»in amount Hilanc* Tux menu A ore coui HUiount Ba!.
aaaeeu'd ♦*xon> return'd rai#B.ou ,k " u. M «. d * - nueloD. laid. Due aswwjed < ion> mission |>aid. Out'
Antliuuv r.»wushii. .A A Love lire » 19 1-1 ;«) M 28! 1163 106 OS ft 25 2 » 96 7« jBS 60 328 1 K7; 60 3.V
f,Z ■ Noah K ruin 457 M 216.; 2: 2 13 66 41U 76 30 49 sfO W 28 12 21 60 290 »6| 2131
Uauville Boroueh • ' . K'iw W IVter.- . 753 44 183 44 736 13 77 581* 76 Ul7 11 1 •(>: 17 tl W 26 91 1213 I.'. 123 00 262 102 49 5* <0 08
Derrv r<i\viuihll'> David (' Joln.son 1032 97 287 2 12, 2S 12 >U7 77 171 79 10- 20 L. II til .i7G 13 ;>9 IX) 103 1 59| J'J <*> 1« 38
Liberty •• John Bondeman 1484 IS 27 94 3Ow 29 60 897 69 625 91 66 32 282 161 M"9 WlO 2 jO) 500 .5 .«0
Limestone •• C. D. I.rvßti 1489 721 59 86| 22 55 1114 ti 292 57 1112 796 39W9 77 27 00 183 /«j 2_J 41 ........
Mahoning " • K G *ertman.. H7l Oh. 25 %' 24 <V» t»- IT 160 1(> 7 4 M ■< 37 100 •! 43 00 70 10" J' ®^
Mav berry " J ereiniah Voutsht 262 3] 10 tO 743 215 28 9> 1.58 f>i .V. 14 5 13 50 99 I' 12 0.
Vaftev " " F.IV Appleraan 95 38 37 98 fiu 32 30 &S4 50... 51 6. 211 16- 4' » 38 00 241 143 'J IvVii
WashlnKtonville Borough 1. Crnmis 196 3c 6 9 611 1M 21 20 16 49 8 2 I'.' 142 4. 92 10 00 25; 31 811 133
West Hemlock Township T. M. W nu-rsKen 290 46 673 . 933 233 97 40 4: l . 7-, 18 58, 14 . 2 22 50 40 48. 1.3/ » *«►
_;!_ ! : ! j
Total lax account for 1904 15429 281 522 871 15 98 867 25 12376 1" 2157 55 226) 17 IH' !"'■ .V> 02 2MO li> 501 00 15 81' 12 92;
Taxes received for prior years J I 1658 55 I ;a sh ' I [i 1
Total taxes received <turinglhe~year A. D. 1904 14031 68 2174 07 •
Outstanding taxes In favor of county ... 2157 55 | I 14 85
Ktlimated exonerations and connnissii >ns 011 siini' . ... 182 55 j
Actual amount of outstanding tuxo in tavnr "112 rounty • •••;•• _•••• — 12025 00 II;— :
N B —Taxes remaining due and uni>aid for prior years as follows Edward W. Men. Collector of Danville Borough for 1902, County Tax. 8231/25; Edward W. Peters, ('ollector of Danville
Horontch i>r 19 »2, l>o< Tax. 361 u."> Edwanl v\ Peters. collector 01 Danville Borough for 1903 County Tax, $2 6.6' : Edward W. I'ettrs, collector of 1 anvllle BorouKli for 1903, Dog Tax. 831..>0, t_ l). l.e\an,
collector of Limestone Township for 1903. County Tax, 823.48
A. J. STEINHAN, IREASURER. IN ACCOUNT WITH MONTOUR COUNTY.
I)K. TO CASH RECEIVED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: BY DISBURSEMENTS AS FOLLOWS: CR.
County Tax received tor 1904 112376 13 Amount paid on County orders during year 1904, an per the below
County lax received tor prior years 16.>5 5o classified account of Expenditures $19294 98
State Tax received tor 1904 2100 19 Amount paid Commonwealth for State Tax for 1904, for
State Tax received for prior years 73 88 which there wag , l 0 order i(jsued $ 2265 17
Dog Tax received for 1904 548 9_> Treasurers commission on same 22 65
Dog Tax received for prior years 135 98 ; 2242 52
Countv Tax received for 1904, on unseated lands aud collectors re
turns 36 75i TREASURER'S COMMISSION VIZ:
Reimbursement of State Tax lor 1904, ou account 1181 89 2$ per centum 011 disbursement of. . $19294 98
Hotel Licenses for 1904, County s portion 912 <lO Less Countv's portion of Hotel licenses commission on
( onimonwealth costs, fines and Jury funds 8 00 same having been allowed in Treasurers Licence ac-
Conimisßionerß of Northumberland County (on account) for one connt 912 0<)
half expenditures on Danville River Bridge and Ferry 646 66
Reimbursement of State for Extinction of Forest fires 1903-04. .. 42 62 $18382 98 459 57
First National Bank, Danville 2500 00 handg Steinman, Treas., Jan 2, 1905. . 1024 32
Robert M. Blue 1000 00
Fred M. Owen, Automobile License 3 00
$2302139; 2302139
A. J. STEINMAN. TREASURER IN ACCOUNT WITH LICENSES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR A. D. 1904.
To amount of Retail and Wholesale Mercantile Licenses $1329 82 j By amount paid Commonwealth $4505 55
To amount of Billiard and Pool Licenses 100 00 By amount paid for advertising Mercantile List and Postage 135 98
I j amount of Hotel Licenses '5400 00 By Treasurers Commission •• • 4 ;*
To amount of Brewers and Distillers Licenses 1400 00 By amount Hotel Licenses, applied to County fund, County s portion 912 00
To amount of Wholesale Liquor Licenses 400 00 By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Danville Borough 5078 00
By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Washingtonville Borough 228 00
By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Anthony Township 57 00
By amoumt Hotel Licenses, paid to Derrv Township 114 00
By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Liberty Township 57 00
By amount Hotel Licenses, paid to Valley Township 114 00
9629 82 9629 92
CLASSIFIED ACCOUNTS Ol EXPENDITURES
COURT EXPENSES AND COMMONWEALTH COSTS. FERRY EXPENSES.
(.iraud Jurors sol 2 06 Hoover Brothers, building boat and material. $ 509 86
Traverse Jurors 416 ♦» Hoover Brothers, repairs and material 57 52
Constables making quarterly returns and tipstaves I<3 8* Hugh H V astine, placing i*,le.s on land 30 00
George J. Vanderelice, Court Stenographer 45< 34 j H ro|X% , )oltßi &c 270 10
E. K. Hale, Court Crier and Janitor 190 00 E H Bell, pole & lumber, $29.40, W. H. Ammerman
John Reppert, Janitor 97 50 pole, ? 10 39 40
Raiph Kisner, District Attorney .... 58 00 Henn . j 'j oueg> ' Ferrvraan 8 months at 45.00 360 00
Thomas G. Vincent, Clerk of the Courts and 1 rothonotary 228 1< El Holt M. Yeager, Ferryman, 8 months at 45.00 360 00
George Maiers, Sheriff • !Curry A' Vannan, repairs and material. >9 82
Justices 0000 J. 11. Kase, material, oil etc 54 04
Constables >•> Standard Electric Light Co., lighting cable light, etc. .. . 62 98
Witnesses > Chas. \Y. Cooke, overseering work at ferry 70 00
' Erecting cable A poles, mechanics, laborers, supplies etc. 302 67
GEORGE MAIERS, SHERIFF. 2158 39
Boarding Prisoners and Turnkey 269 35 s ztf'S. B.—North'd Co. liable for 4 ferry expenses.
Drawing and Notifying Jurors 139 00 «f.x-r»iTfi>ca
Washing for Prisoners 13 95 COl RT HOISL EXI ENDIII RES.
Reports to Board of Public Charities 20 00 Stationery ami blank books 57
Proclamation, General Election 2 75 I Countv priming and advertising ••• 210 00
COMMISSIONERS, DITORS, «fec. Water rent and water repairs 26 63
Henry Cooper, Commissioner 126 days at $3.50 441 00 General repairs and supplies
George M. Leighow, Commissioner 106 days at $3.50.... 371 00 Expressage and postage. Ijj
Chaa. W. Cfxik, Commissioner 113 days at $3.50 395 60 Sundry persons, cleaning Court House 27 50
Horace C. Blue, Commissioners Clerk 600 00 ( Telephone rent 24 00
Wm. Kase West, County Solicitor 93 68 J. W. Lore, clock for Court House
County Auditors and Clerk 74 84 A. M. Peters, ice 5 40
Jurv Commia«ioners 89 80 Friendship Fire Company, sprinkling 10 00
Traveling expenses necessarily incurred by Commissioners Fire Insurance on Court House 200 00
in discharge of official duties 7 56 West Disinfecting Company, disinfectants 3 25
ELECTION EXPENSES. j rvppvniTrttF^
Spring Electiou 49172 JAIL EXPENDITURES.
General Election 538 28 Coal
Montour County Democrat, for official and specimen ballots |Gas 38 20
for Spring and General Election 60 00 Water rent and water repairs 63 40
Election blanks and supplies 43 50 i Clothing; bedding etc 26 50
ASSESSORS PAY. General repairs and supplies 57
Annual Assessment 282 00 Telephone service o nil
State Tax Assessment 98 00 West Disinfecting Company, disinfectants <> uu
Registry of Voters 308 00
Registry of births and death 59 15
Registry of Bchool Children 134 00 j MISC LLLANEOI S.
j Redemption of County Bonds 2000 00
BRIDGE AND ROAD EXPENSES. 1 Interest on County Bonds 399 00
Hotd Viewers and Surveys 114 50 State lax on county indebtedness for LM)3 * 44 80
Nelson & Buchanan Co., Iron Bridge in Anthony Twp. . . 278 00 County's Teacher's Institute 127 1<
Joint Bridge at Schuvler (new) 308 25 A. J. Steinman, deficit due from last settlement 28< 05
Bridge in Derry Twp., near M. L. Sheeps (new) 367 86 Support of convicts in E. S. Penitentiary 6<o 77
Lumber and Material for bridges 219 24 Support of inmate in State Hospital
Bridge repairs.... 277 58 , Support of convicts in House of Refuge , „ »
ttr N. B.—Northumberland County liable for one-half Rules of Court, seventy-five copies
expenses on Joint Bridge at Schuyler. Amount paid for sheep killed by dogs '
t\ * v I*ll *t/ r» 1 1* nr» t»r> * 112 t* I* t > r~» no C, uIT v unci \ junnftiij (J. A. Jv.M d i kci s
I)A>\ ILLhKIVKK BRIDGE EXPENSES. * . . . y . a 104 O.'i
Interest on short loans ana discounts AU *
H. R. Ijeonard, Civil Engineer, services in prepar- William L. Sidler, certifying mortgages etc. 15 00
ing plans and specifications 4047 00 Thos . Q. Vincent, certifying judgments etc - r '4 60
Paid direct by Commissioners of North'd County. . 2023 50 Inquisition on body of Harry Creglow 41 00
n i« • Tl « . . . , rire n.xunguisDtT9
Wm. Kase West, Solicitor, Professional service and Subscription to Bloomsburg Sentinel b0
expenses- -- • • 414 20 Al |>e r . E. Sholes, director, 300
To be paid by Commissioners of North dCo 207 10 , ohn w B r.ider, cremo lights 00
207 10 Brightley's Digest J S( J
Five Bridge \ lewers 44J 60 Dues to County Commissioners Convention 5 00
Advertising for bids 94 63 Hurjjtl ofSo | dierß 135 00
E. K. Hale, watchman - Kase West, auditing accounts of Prothonotarv, Reg-
Electric Light 24 46 ister Rn)l Recor(ler , U1(1 Sheriff, for the year 1904.... 25 00-4399 40
General repairs A'c 135 58
. .. Total amount of orders issued in 1904 19294 98
oar N. B.—Northumberland Co. liable for one-halt expenditures on River To{a) am()(mt of imlen redeeme( i in 1904 19294 98
Bridge.
HNANCIAL STATEnENT OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF iIONTOUR COUNTY.
To amount of bonded inrlnhtndnfi I 9200 00 By outstanding County taxes for 1904 S 2025 00
To amouut due Commonwealth for taxes on County indebtedness l»y out.-tanding I taxes lor 1 .'"1..... ..
for 1904. 36 80 Bv outstanding County taxes for 1903 ioU 14
To amount due First National Bank, Danville, Pa 2500 00 % out>tanding Dog taxes for 1903 31 60
To amount due Robert M. Blue 1000 00 By outstanding County tax for 190J 23125
To estimated outstanding bills 500 00 outstanding Dog taxes for 1902 ; <»4 05
By amount due from ( onimonwealth, bal. reimbursement State tax 500 <lO
!By amount due from Commissioners of Northumberland County. .. 1009 02
! Bv amount of cash in hands of County Treasurer 1024 32
Liabilities in excess of Assets. ... 7959 52
13236 80 13236 80
A. J. STEIN MAN, TREASURER, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS FOR TAXES ARISING FROM UNSEATED LANDS AND
COLLECTORS RETURNS.
Taxes received in 1904. Treasurer's Com n-ni > 1 of 5 pjr Amount paid by Treasurer to the Sev- Balance still due the-Several Dl»-
cent. on same. eral ItistrictH. tncts, Including balance on
,! hand from prior year*.
11 fll} |F| 112 | Ji |f |f 11 j 111 11 F |F ] 112 ] !]T]Tj|7
Anthony Township : ! ; i ........ ' ij I ! ! ! 14 :tsj 14! ... !
Cooper Township 10 2fi 01- 01 "1 ! • 3 4'.' 72: 2 67| I
Danville Borough, 6... 34- 4 531 4 Of. i: 23 2 •*" 84 ( 3 4 30 3 i-5
Perry Township .. it; is 01 02 IJ ... 1. ; 4f' 5 1' 430
Liberty Township U S:j jo 0* !('• 04 f>y 100 80 ' ..••••; 17
Mahoning Township 711 SOl l v 37 25 j ! \ 3b146 47 479
Maybcrry'lownship 1 ...» •" #6 h "j- > I. ....
Valley Township. 501 IT 3 311 1 26 12 17 j I ... ! ..... 32 36 23527 83 j j
West Hemlock Township, 272 41C 831 14 21 01 ' 1 1 .... j... . | j 3U;B 91 861 j......
Total I3d 35i :t« K9| 29 lgj 4 33| 4_05 : II 1 ss|l 731 146! 23|_ 2o| I III! I I Si' 96 12| - 8 ss|l 43>3 86
We. the undesigned < 'ommisMoner*; <.t Montour < ■ ■untj I'a., do hereby certify that the foregoing statement of receipts and expenditures 01 said county for the year ending January 2nd, A, D., 1906
Is true and correct to the (jest 01 01 r knowledge mid helx 1 law itness whereof have hereunto set our hands and seal of office this 12th day of January, A. P., 1905.
HKNKY C< O"F.R, ) Commissioners
GKOKGE M LEIiiHOW of
Attest HORACEC. BLUE, Clerk. CHARLES W. COOK, j Montour County,
TO THE HONORABLE THE Jt'lK-Es OF THE < ol RT <»1" 1 O.MMON li Eas OF THE COt'NTY OF MONTOUR -We the undersigned Auditors of Montour County. State of Pennsylvania, after hat
lng been duly qualified according to the law, respcctfuMv rei*>rt that we have audited the accounts of the Treasurer and Commissioners of said County, and that the foregoing is a true and cored state
mentol the same, and find a balance due the sail County on the nd day of January A l>. 19J5. bv \ J. Steiumau. Trvanurir, of Ten Hundred and twenty-four Dollars and thirty-two cents ($1024.3.!) also
a balance due the several districts ol 1 wo Hundred and Thirtj -two Dollars and Thirty-six cents (S2J» 3 ).
In witness whereof we have hereunto si t our hand and seals this 9th day ol January, 1901.
BENJ. L. DIEHL, [HEAL] )
„ u. OkANT OULICK, fsEAl.' fCoi'WTY AUDITORS.
Attest HORACE C. BLI E, CLERK EDWARD PURFUR, [SEAL| j
ANSIIAL STATKJI EST
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DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
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Danville and Mahoning Poor Dis
trict for the Year Ending
Jan. 1, 1900.
J. P. BARE, Treasurer.
In account with the Directors of the Dan
ville a Mahoning Poor Dlstrlat.
Dli
To balance due Directors at last settle '
ment #1230 44
To cash received from E. W. Peterson
duplicate for 19 3 45000
To cash received from E. W Peters on
dupl cate 11(04 476768
To cash received from W. E. Dyer on
duplicate 1903 123 lit
To casn received from E. <i. Wertmau
on account duplicate 19*>i 544 00
To cash received from E. Rosenthal 63 00
To casli received from Mrs. tioiner
Thomas HO 00
To cash received from J. P. Bare,com
mittee of Bam Plckins 112 40
To cash received from Jos. Tan 9 ini
To cash receivud from J. P. Bare from
Hahn estate 24 00
To cash received from John F. Too ley *2 55
Tocas»received from return taxes. 51 si
To cash received from Math. Young .. ~ »
To cash received from P. M. Kerns 300
To cash received from Alen Scchierest 1
Tocasta received from Phillip Pollock 1000
To cash received from Steward for
produce sold 421 :t4
*■•*l39 80
CR.
By whole amount of orders paid by the
Treasurer during the year 1901 .. 7770 53
Bal due Directors at present settlement 5309 27
Directora of D'tncille and Mahoning
Poor District in Account trith the
District.
DR.
To balance due from Treasurer at last
settlement 123011
To balance due from W. E. I iver at last
settlement for the \ear 1903 1:4 92
To balance due from E. W. Peters at
last settlement 011 duplicate for
the year 1901 2151
To balance due from E. \V. Peters at
last settlement on duplicate for
the 1902. IXIBB
To amount of duplicate Issued E. W
Peters for tbe Borough of Dauvllle
for the year 1903 647 40
To amount of duplicate issued E. W.
Peters for the Borough of Danville
for the ye:ir 1904 66093 a
To Penalty of 5 per cent on $197 97 dup
licate for the year IIHH 21 90
Amount of duplicate issued K.G.Wert
man for the Township of Mahon
ing for the year 11(01 691 57
To penalty of a per cent on 106 93 dup
licate for the year i 9' 4 535
To cash received from Ell Rosenthal.. 6300
To cash rec. Iroui Mrs. Clorncr Thomas HO 0,1
To cash received from J. P. Bare com
mittee of Hani Pickens . 112 41
To cash received from Joseph Law— 9iio
To cash received from J. P. Bare, act.
of Hawn estate 24 <0
To cash rec. from John F Tooley. 82 55
To cash received from return taxes.... 51 si
To Cash received from Mattte Young 2 00
To cash received from P. M. Kerns .'IOO
To cash received from Alen Sechler est 14."> 42
To cash received from Phillip Pollock 1000
cash received from Steward for Pro
duce sold 42134
* 9574 80
CR.
By Commission allowed Wm. E. Dyer
of 5 per cent 011 Sl2i-66 on dupli
cate for the year 1903 . 648
Exhoueratlon allowed Wm. E. Dyer
on duplicate for 1903- . 528
Balance clue from E. W. Peters on ilu
plicate for 1901 21 51
BrJ a nee due from E. W. Peters on du
plicate for 1902 18188
By commission allowed E W. Peters of 5
percent on i1..;.650n duplicate for
Wet 21 68
Exonerations allowed K. W. Peterson
duplicate for the year 1903 41 41
By balance due from E \V. Peters for
IMB 134 37
By abatement allowed E. W. Peters of
ft per cent on 84583 75 on duplicate
for year ItH'4 229 19
By commission allowed K, \V. Peters
of 2 per cent on 4354 78 on duplicate
for the year 1904 87 10
By commission allowed E. W Peters of
5 per cent on 626 31 on duplicate for
year MM 27.31
By abatement allowed E. li. Wertmau
of 5 per cent, on? 400 430n duplicate
for the year 19 4 ... ; 20 02
By commission allowed K. <j.Wei trnan
0f.3 percent, on S3XO 41 011 duplicate
for the year 1904 11 11
By commission a! owed E.G. Wertman
of 5 per cent, on ?ls4 21 on duplicate
for year 1904 921
By bal. due from E. («. Wertman on
duplica.e for year 1904 112 28
By balance due trom E. W. Peters dupli
cate 1904 522 87
By orders paid by Treasurer during the
year 7770 53
By balance due Directors at present
settlement 369 27
9.,74 8
Statement of Orders issued during the
year 190 4. Paid and outstanding and
purposes for which the same
xcere issued.
Directors Salaries ♦ 300 00
Steward 225 00
Physicians 158 50
Attorney 55 00
Treasurer 75 00
Clerk 75 00
Auditing and Duplicate 19 00
Transient Paupers 14 05
Justices 500
Miscellaneous Items 18 01
Printers bills 18 oil'
Rent 79 99
Ex. in the Franklin Twp. case 352 5o
llorse hire Incurred by Directors in dis
cbarge of their official duties 10 o0
Insurance >2 50
$1417 58
Outside R> lief as Follows:
Medicine * 10 15
Coal and Wood 1 8 99
Shoes and Clothing 5 70
Undertaker 96 50
Paid other district 1" 09
Insane at Hospital 2264 75
Search Mortgage 356 10
General Merchandise 68694
43579 13
For Maintenance of Poor House and
Farm.
Seeding Grain and Plants ♦ 42 68
Dime and Manure 329 21
Shoes ami Shoe Repairing 32 9>
Blsekaaitb bills 9326
House anil Farm Hands 391 07
Kariu Implements anil Hardware 69 86
General Merchandise 2os 11
Clothing 84 60
Meat bill M 70
Coal 48s 55
Improvements and repairs 599 t>--
Tobacco 28 05
Livestock 6875
New Furniture 12387
Drug Store hills 13 45
New Wagon 100 00
$2743 82
P M. KERNS, I
THE(» Hoi- !• M A N v Directors
H. WIREMA N \
We, the Audltorsof the Borough of Ilanvllle
and Township of Mahoning have examined
the above accounts andllnd them correct.
BENJ. L. DIEHL, 1
\\ II WOODSIDE. 112 Auditors.
statement of Heal Ktit ate and Personal
Property on hand at date of
Settlement.
Real Estate $22500 00
House and Kitchen Furniture 712 32
Hay and Oram 1143 00
Farming Utensils 1156 35
1.1 ve Ntoc k 1407 15
T«o*tabt«* <7IOO
Meat anil I.ard 117 46
Clothing and Material 46 24 I
Fruit. Preserves, fcc 17 00
■ Vinegar 25 00
I Saner Kraut " 3 00
; Lumber 40110
Seperator Bft 00
Cottee 3 00
♦2795 1 52
Produce Raised.
411 Tons Hay * I*o 00
375 hushelsPotatoes 187 50
6 busheis Onions 12 00
46 • bushels of W heat 418 50
36 bushels Rye 16 00
'•>2l bushels Oats 216 30
2717 bushels Corn ears 679 25
j 3400 Bundles corn fodder 102 00
. 1 1000 Heads Cabbage 50 00
1034 bushels Beets 258 50
; IX4O lbs Kutter 206 80
290 Dot Eggs 5s 00
! 40 bushels Winter Apples 16 01
■ s barrels cider. is 00
4 i •'273s 85
Stock Raised.
„ 100 Chickens |4O 00
I 2 Calves 10 00
,1 11 l'igs 8000
: 6 veal calves.... 30 0J
*l6O 00
Paupers admitted during the year 1904 8
" I Left 6
J Died 4
Number in House Jan. Ist. 1904 14
" I '• " Jan. Ist. 1905 15
: Tramps Relieved during the yeir 1901 89
' Night lodgings fmntshed Tramps 81
' Menls furnished Tramps 180
: DIED IN
CHURCH PEW
; I Joseph Edler, oue ot the oldest resi
- dents of Williamsport, died suddenly
i Sunday morning shortly after 10:30
o'clock, 111 the Piue Street M. E. chnrob.
The services had not yet begnu. He
had just seated himself in his pew.aud
was preparing to enjoy the tnoruiug
j service, when he was seized with a
1 of apoplexy and passed away a
-! few moments later in the hall at the
rear of the church, where several peo-
I ■ pie had carried him.
Mr. Edler would have been seventy
years of age next June, aud had walk
|ed all the way from his home, No 722
East Third street, through the.severe
, I snow storm, to attend service.
He was apparently in the best of
i health and reached the church in li is
r usual titnr l . In go:n* up the stairs to
I the main auditorium, however, here-
II marked to a young man whom he met
jon the stairway, that the long walk
1 had made him breathe rattier hard,but
)
joked and talked, and appeared to be
iu the best of spirits.
After seating himself in his pew he
1 sneezed twice, violently, arid a lady
; who was sea'ed near him noticed that
his head dropped over to one side, and
at once went to him to inquire if he
' were ill.
He was air ady unconscious. Sev
eral men ran to his assistance and he
was carried to the room in the rear of
, the pulpit, and pl«ced on a couch,
where he expired in a few minutes.
Dr. G. D Nutt was hurriedly call
i ed in, hut death cam* before he arriv
ed. His brother William was attend
| ing the Love Feast, in the olass room,
1 down stairs when he was passing away,
and he was sent for, but Mr. Edler
died without regaining consiiousuess.
Jos ph Edler was born in Williams
-1 port, and resided there all his life,
with the exception of a few years,
which lie spe 112 at Montoarsville and
at Hepburnville He atone time work
: j ed ou the old Pennsylvania canal, and
later engaged iu the mercantile busi
ne-s , which he continued until about
lift"en years ago, when be retired. He
conducted a grocery store on East
Third street, for about thirty years,
and later conducted a flour and feed
store.
He had been a member of the Meth
odist church for many years aud was
one of the most faithful in attendance.
Ho w»n also a strong advocate of pro
hibition.
State to Own Armories.
Pending in the State Assembly at
present ts a hill providing for the ap
pointment and maintenance of an arm
ory board and tor the payment of its
expenses arid for the erection and
maintenance of armories throughout
the state.
I The bill provides for the oieation of
an armory board to consist of five
members to be appointed and the Gov
ernor and Adjutant General as ex
officio members,whose duty it shall be
to locate and erect armortes for the
use of the National Guard in such
cities as it may be desirable to main
tain organizations of the guard. This
commission ts given authority to pur
chase ground and erect armories the
: maximum amount to be exp"iided be
ing $20,000 tor a company of infantry
and s.it>,oot) for a troop of cavalry 01
battery of artillery, the amount io in
| elude the purchase of ground win re it
1 is necessary.
Title to all such property is to re
main in the Slate of Pennsylvania and
whenever any organization possessing
att armory shall b<* disbanded for any
1 reason the building is to be sold and
the proce ds rev> rt to the armory fund,
; the creation of which is provided for
1 in the bill.
For the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of the act the sum of $500,-
000 is appropriated. The bill has been
reported favorably aud will oome up
in the house iu a few days for final
action. Every officer in the Guard and
| a great many of the enlisted men are
at present using their best eudeavor
with the legi lators from their district
In order to bring about the passage of
j the measure. 1
,A SENTENCE OF CON- I
1 SIDEMBLE LENGTH
| To Senator Bacon, of Georgia, is as
cribed the credit of evolving the most
marvelous sentence ever emitted in de
bate in the Senate. It was when the
Agricultural bill was up Friday. Ba
con reeled this combination of words
off when discussion the syrup ques
tion. It is asserted today that no man
can parse the sentence and that only
Bacon could have emitted it without
falling by the wayside. Read :
"The Seuator will probably rein n»-
ber that last year when this matter
was before the Senate we had some
little oolloqay about it, and I tried to
explain to the Senate that the purpose
of this appropriation was to endeavor
by experiments on the part of the Gov
ernment to determine opon a process
which when generally used, would re
sult in such a uniformity of production
as would enable the article to become
an article of general merchandise, or
rather, generally marketable, explain
ing. as I did, all the time, that while
this syrup had been made for a century
all through that part of the country,
and successfully, it was made simply
by farmers for their own use and lor
a little local comsumptiou, so that al
most as mauy different processes were
used and as many different grades of
syrup were produced uuder those cir
cumstances as there were different
producers; that in consequence, when
an article of the kind was put upon
the market nobody knew what that
particular article was without sam
pling it; and it was the design of the
department to establish a plant by
which a regular standardprocess should
be inaugurated and so generally be
come known throughout the country
that it would be generally adopted
and the product would be of a uniform
character."
NEVER TIRE OF IT.
Danville People Are Pleased to Show the
Gratitude They Feel.
People cured of lame, weak and ach
ing backs, kidney weaknesses and
urinary troubles, never tire of letting
others know about the remedy which
did it. —Doan's Kidney Pills. The
cores are permanent cures, as people
who were cored years ago now testify.
Here is a case of the thorough work
ings of Doan's Kidney Pills in Dan
ville.
John B. Holiister, puddler, of 611
Mill street, says: "Some years ago I
suffered from distressing kidney and
bladder weakness which had clung to
me for some time. I also was annoyed
with seveie pains right across my loins
so severe at times as to almost pros
trate me. The kidney secretions were
very annoying and painful and too
frequent, particularly at night. I us
ed a number of remedies but with no
apparent effect. Doan's Kidney Pills
were recommended to me and I used
them. The result was a perfect cure.
I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
as being all that is claimed for them. "
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y., 60le ag» nts for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan's—and
take no other.
Interred at Northumberland.
The remains of Airs. Susanna Fed
der, wife of Joseph Fedder.of 28 Mon
tour Row, were interred in Fairview
cemetery, Northumberland, on Satur
day. Services were held at the house
at 10 o'clock, a. m., the Rev. G. E
Limbert, pastor of Shiloh Reformed
church, officiating. William Slessler,
Frederick Vincent, John Nevios and
Thomas Lewis served as pall bearers,
and the friends in attendance from oot
of town wire: Mrs. Peteriuao, 0 O.
Shultz, wife and family, Joseph Earl
ster.Harry Matchler and family,Nord
mont, Sullivan Couuty ; Mrs. Barnes
and Harris Barnes, Suubury.
Martha Washington Supper.
Martha Washington hopes that all
her friend 9 will fiud it possible to ac
cept this invitation (previously given)
to partake with her, a ,hot supper at
Y. M. 0. A. Hall, Wednesday even
ing, Febroary 22, from five to seven
o'clock. Tickets of admission may be
secured from her maids, for twenty-five
j cents.
Ayers
Tike cold easily? Throat
tender? Lungs weak? Any
relatives have consumption?
Then a cough means • great
Cherry
Pectoral
deal to you. Follow your
doctor's advice «nd take
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. It
heals, strengthens, prevents.
" For 10 year« t have depended on Ayer'i
Cherrt Pectoral for cougfm and eoldt 1
know It greatW •trengtliens weak
MBB. F. A. KoBIKSOK, Saline, Mich
25c,,50c..JU.00. j.c.iTmro.. 1
for
Weak Lungs j
. Ayer's Pills increase the activity of
the liver, and thus aid recovery.
iPITTSBORG HAS
JO ELIGIBLE!
Over a score of publio school teach
ers of Harrisburg, who have been
identified with educational matters for
a generation or more will bj retired
on pension if the bill which is now
being widely discussed and which will
soon be introduced in the Legislature,
providing for retirement on half pay
of all teachers who have been in con
tinuous services for thirty years or
more, and who have passed the age of
itxty years.fiDally becomes a law. Such
a law would remove from acitve doty
some instructors who began their ca
reers there before or during the war
time and whose names are clsoly in
terwoveu with the boyhood and girl
hood memories of thou-audsof Harris
burgers.
The oldest teacher in point of ser
vice is I-aac L'oyd, now situated at
the Reily building, who began his
work in 1858. Previous to aoina there
he taught eight years in publio schools
elsewhere, making his total career as
a teacher fifty-five years.or nearly two
generations, which far outstrips that
of any other educator of that s otion.
Although some of thee teachers may
not yet have reached the required age
limit for retirement, it is safe to as
sume that most of them have or toon
will. At any rate,the above list shows
twenty-three who have been in active,
oontinooos service for thirty years or
longer, whicii is a remarkable record
when it is considered that Pittsburg,
with its many times greater popula
tion has but seventy teachers eligible
to be pensioned under terms of the
proposed law.
As the bill only provides for an an
nual appropriation of 17000 for two
years to the pension fund.it is consid
ered hardly probable that it will paßi
unless amended to provide for larger
appropriations.
Arrangements Completed.
The arraogemeuts are about complet
ed for the movement of the Provision
al Brigade of Pennsylvania troops to
Washington to participate in the in
auguration of President Roosevelt.
The Provisional Regiment whioh
will represent the Third Brigade, and
which will be uuder the oommaud of
Oolonel Clement, will be assembled at
Harrisburg aud will proceed frotu there
as an organization.
The train bearing the Repasz Twelfth
Regiment band, Company D and the
Williamsport members of Colonel
Clement's staff will leave Williamsport
at 8 p. m. ,on Thursday, March 2,Oom
pany C will be picked up at Milton,
Company A at Montandon and Com
paoy E, with Colonel Clement and the
balance of his staff at Sunbury.
The relative rank of the majors com
manding fixes the formation of the
regiment as follows:
Battalion of the Eighth Regiment,
Major William G. Speck, command
ing. Companies I, H, D, B.
Battalion of the Twelfth Regiment,
Major Charles P. Gearhart, command
ing. Companies A, D, E, C.
Battalion of the Fourth Regiment,
Major Marshall L. Case, commanding.
Companies B, H, K, F.
The colors will be carried in the
battalion from the Twelfth Regiment,
Company E being the color company.
While in Washington the regiment
will be quartered ic a hall at Fifth
and K streets, aud the mounts for the
officers of the field and staff will be
from the stable of one of the b 'st known
liverymen in Washington.
All cf the officeis will be required
to weai the new regulation olive drab
overcoat.
Returning home, the regiment is
scheduled to leave Wushiugtou at 9 a.
m., March 5.
Funeral of Mrs. Smidley.
The futietal of Mrs. Nettie, wife of
Charles Smidley, occurred from the
family residence, 20 Hemlock street,
Sunday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the
Rev, N. E. Cleaver, pastor of the
Trinity M. E. church, officiating. In
terment was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery. The pall bearers were
Daniel Adams, Joseph Shepherd, Rob
ert Williams Barton Lloyd, Millard
Cook and Edward Gibson. Among the
friends from out of town were Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Robinson, of Strasburg
j aud Fred Smidley, Pottsville.
Birthday Party.
Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Reese entertain
ed a number of young people at their
home ou Railroad street Friday even-
I ing The affair was given in honor
i ofthe 14th birthday of their son
Arthur Reese. Those present were:
Misses Agnes Hurley, Helen Swayze,
Jennie Reed, Lizzie Thomas, Mav
Brent, Lizzie Jones, May Fetterman.
Edith and Annie Reese; Charles Kear,
George Kear, William Chambers, Ralph
White, Herman Wolfe, William, Wal
ter and Stanley Reese and William I.
Davis of Norristown.
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Pure Milk.
Reoeutly the Pore Food men secured
samples of milk from every dealer be
tween Danville and Bloomsburg, and
had them tested. The analysis show
ed all of the samples to bo pure. The
| test proved the same with the milk
j sold by dealers in Bloomsburg.