MONTOUR AMERIUAN
<- RANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Feb. 22 1900
ELEVEN CAUSES
FOR A DIVORCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.
The suggestion of the Pennsylvania
delegation regarding proper divorce
laws were favorably reported, almost
in their entirety, to the uniform div
orce conference hare yesterday. It is
recommended that no effort be made
for the passage of a federal law, but
that each state should be urged to ad
opt restrictive legislation. A two years'
residence is recommended as necessary
beginning of a divorce action.
It is urged that the grounds for div
orce be specifically set forth in the
laws and not left to the discretion of
the court. Emphasis is laid upon the
limiting of divorces to bona fide resi
dents of states, with the aiui<to wipe
out the so called "migratory" divor
ces.
The following eleven causes are rec
ommended as covering all possible
grounds for divorce : Impoteucy, con
sanguinity or affinity, properly limit
ed. ; fraud, force or coercion to compel
matrimony ; insanity unknown to the
other party, unfaithfulness, bigamy,
conviction of felony with two years'
continuous imprisonment, willful de
sertion for two years, habitual drunk
enness, intolerable cruelty ami the
hopeless insanity of the husband.
This latter cause was the sub*set of
considerable debate, exception being
taken to it because it limits the relief
to the wife. Under such a law a man
whose wife became insane could not
divorce her, but would be compelled
to spend his life_hopelessly tied to a
helpless woman.
The New Cougli Syrup—the one that
acts as a mild cathartic on the bowels
—is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar. It expels all cold from the sys
tem,cuts the phlegm out of the throat,
strengthens the mucous membranes of
the bronchial tubes,and relieves croup,
whooping cough, etc. Children love
It. Sold by Paules & Co.
To Retire From Ministry.
It is announced that Rev. William
A. Houck, pastor of the Mulberry Street
Methodist church, of Willianisport,
will retire from active work in tlie
ministry with the close of the present
Conference year.
Failing health after many years of
arduous and successful work for his
Master compels his retirement from
active work. Mr. Houck is uot an in
valid, but he finds the work of the
ministry much too trying for his phy
sical strength. It is not known where
he intends making his home in the
future.
Rev, Houck was formerly pastor of
St. Paul's M. E. church this city.
Don't deceive yourself. If you have
indigestion take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
It will relieve you. Rev. W. E. Ho
cutt, South Mills, N. C., says:"l was
troubled with chronic indigestion for
several years ; whatever I ate seemed
to cause heartburn, sour stomach, flut
tering of my heart and general depres
sion of mind and body. My druggist
recommended Kodol, and it has re
lieved me. I can now eat anything and
sleep soundly at night. Kodol digests
what you eat. Sold by Paules & Co.
Big Fire at Milton.
A very serious fire occurred at Mil
ton Tuesday night and only the heroic
work of the members of the fire de
partment prevented the destruction of
a large amount of valuable property.
About ten o'clock the fire was dis
covered in the ware room of the Mil
ton Manufacturing Company conduct
ed by Shinier & Sou, which is located
along the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's tracks. A general alarm of fire
was sounded and the fire laddies quick
ly responded, but so rapidly did the
flames spread that the fire was soon be
yond all control and the firemen put
forth all their energy in saving the
near by buildings.
Just how the fire originated is not
known but when discovered almost the
entire inside of the ware room was all
ablaze and was soon a regular seething
furnace. So fiercely did the fire rage
that it was utterly impossible to save
the large amount of valuable stock
kept in the ware room and the build
ing with its contents was entirely de
stroyed. The fire continued to burn
for three hours and although the other
buildings composing the works were
threatened at different times they were
saved after considerable hard work.
The loss of the building is estimat
ed at $2500, covered bv SISOO insurance,
while $25,000 wortli of stork was de
stroyed, upon which there was $20,000
insurance.
It is the consensus of opinion that
sparks from a passing engine set fire
to the building. Two box cars on a
siding along side the building were
also totally destroyed.
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A series of ten articles on peu and
ink drawing, illustrated with pictures
by Charles Dana Gibson, is the next
announced feature of the Sunday North
American. The articles prepared by
experts, will be published in the body
of the paper.
The Gibson drawings which illust
rate them will be issued in the form
of spceial supplements. Each picture
will be printed on fine heavy jwper, in
half tone black on a delicate buff hack
ground. Each drawing is 10 by 15
inches in size,and is ready for mint
ing and framing.
There will be ten articles,each carry
ing a Gibson supplement to illustrate
it. The first subject is "The Weaker
Sex Under the Microscope." This
picture shows Gibson at his best, and
contains four heads of typical "Gibson
girls."
The demand for the Gibson pictures
is certain to be unusually strong, and
the reader who wants all the picture
supplements and articles should sub
scribe for ten weeks and secure them.
The publishers report an advance de
mand unequaled by that created by the
announcement of any special feature
BLIND EVAN
GELIST COMING
Rev Thomas Houston, "The Blind
Evangelist." will conduct a series of
meetings at the East End Mission be
ginning next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. He will also speak at the
Mission at T :30 Sunday evening and
each evening thereafter. Rev. Hous
ton will preach at the Mahoning Pres
byterian church Sunday morning.
Following is a pen sketch of Rev.
Thomas Houston written by Rev.
Jaine- A. Miller, of Elmira, N. Y. :
Rev. Thomas Houston, known as
"The Blind Evangelist," was born in
Scotland 44 years ago. An accident
when a young man deprived him of
his sight and led to his conversion.
His first work a> a singer and speaker
was in a year's tour of Australia. He
came then to New York and entered
the Union Theological Seminary.serv
ing as pastor at the same time in the
John Knox Memorial church of Jersey
City, built for hint. His surpassing
power as an evangelist,and the invita
tions that came to him, soon compell
ed him to give his whole time to evan
gelistic work. He has given most of
his time for several years to the evan
gelistic committee of the Presbyterian
church,having been a leader for sever
al years in the tent work of Philadel
phia, Chicago and New York. He was
asked last year by Rev. J. Wilbur Chap
man, I). 1>..t0 become one of his baud
of evangelists for tlie great campaign
on the Pacific coast, but felt compell
ed by his blindness to decline. He was
one of Dr. Chapman's evangelists last
fall in the Patterson and Jersey City
campaigns. He stands today among
the first ten greatest evangelists of the
United States.
Mr. Houston is remarkablv equip
ped by nature for leadership. He has a
power for impersonation hard to bo
excelled especially in rendering
choice bits of Scotch dialect. His voice
is marvelously rich and resonant. His
sermons are intellectual treats,lighted
up by touching bits of pathos and
flashes of humor. At times he breaks
into song. He sings baritone solos
with cultured feeling and power, and
himself leads the congregational sing
ing with a vim and heartiness that is
contagious. His reading of the scrip
tures is from the Bible of the blind.
His blindness, instead of crippling
him,but makes him the more effective
evangelist. His home is in Elizabeth,
N. J., where he has a wife and four
children whom he hrfs never seen.
Mr. Houston conducted last winter
a series of meetings in Elmira. Though
held iu one of the smallest churches,
so strong was he.and attractive, and
sane in his methods, that his work at
tracted the attention of the whole city.
I t was necessary,for the closing meet
ing. to move out to a church seating
1,600, and this was crowded to stand
ing room and mauy turned away. He
is ranked there by all who shared iu
his work,and shared also in Dr. Chap
man's work in Elmira, as the equal of
Dr. Chapman iu charm and power and
wisdom as an evangelist.
OE.%K.\K«K tA!t.IUT HK CI KK.H
by local applications, an tliey cannot ream
the diseased portion oftheear. There In <>nly
■me way to cure deafness,and that Is by con
•Ultultonal remedies. |)eafness IN canned by
an Inflamed condition of the raucouti llnini;
i)f the Eustachian Tube. When this tube get*
Inflamed you have a rumbling wound or Im
perfect hearing, and when it Is entirely c!
Ed deafnew is the result, and unless the In
flammation can betaken out and this tube
■ restored to lis normal condition,hearing will
be destroyed forever: nine caseF out >f ten are
caused by catarrh,whlcli is nothing but an in
flamed condition of tbe mucous i ervices.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
jase of l>eafness (caused by catarrh) t tint can
notbecured by Hall's Catarrh Cute. Send
or circulars, free.
F. .1. < 111 M \ A CO . I if |s. 1 (.1. f'. O
Sold by Druggists price 75c. pel wiiu
Hall's Kainllv Pill" are ».h« tiesi
FAHINE IN
CZAR'S ARHY
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 21. A
fresh outbreak of workingnien is
i threatened here because of the in
ability of many laborers to obtain
food. Fully 40,(KM) men who are with
! out work are starving, and as all the
[ establishments for the free distribu
; tion of food are closed, the situation,
s especially in the suburbs,is appalling.
■ Scurvy and typhus are rampant.
Advices from Riga state that Gen
eral Orloff, who is in charge of the
forces sent to quell the outbreaks in
i the Baltic provinces, has shot over 700
• alleged revolutionists. It is estimated
• that not over 250 of the persons ex
• ecuted really participated in the rebel
lion. of the remaining victims, many
were women. Uue eighteen-years'-old
girl was shot because she was sewing
on a red flag. Genreal Orloff has bom
) barded tiie headquarters of the temper
ance organizations,declaring that total
abstinence is synonymous with revolu
■ tion. He demolished with artillery
i several scientific laboratories.
A dispatch from Tiflis says that an
invasion by Tartars is expected mom
entarily. The Armenians have sta
tioned scouts at numerous points in
order to give the inhabitants warning
of the amiroach of the Tartars.
CONFIRMED PROOF.
I Resident* of Danvilie Cannot Doubt What
s fla.s Been Twice Proved.
t In gratitude for complete relief from
i aches and pains of had backs—from
, distressing kidney ills—thousands have
publicly recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills. Residents of Danville, whoso
testified years ago,now say their cures
were permanent. This testimony doub
( ly proves the worth of Doan's Kidney
Fills to Danville kidney sufferers.
David B. .Tones,printer,of 401 Church
i street, says:"l think very highly of
Doan's Kidney Pills. They cured me
of an enervating backache and lamc
-1 ness across the small of my back. This
trouble commenced with sharp twinges
just over my hips and later 1 had con
siderable pain all over my back even
extending to the top of the head, in
fact, I never knew where the pain
would strike me next. I saw Doan's
Kidney Kills highly recommended and
procured a box at a drug store,. It only
required a short time to show that
they were helping me, and after tak
ing the treatment for a time the trou
ble left me entirely and I have had no
return of it for years. I made a state
ment to that effect in 1896 and that
statement stands as good today as it
did then."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name—Doan's
—and take no other
TOWNSHIPS' VOTE 111 DETAIL
WILL NOT ABOLISH WORK 1
The American (jives Most Complete Township Re
turns of Spring Election Eve* Compiled
In Montour County.
The AMERICAN is able to give
this morning to its many readers com
plete township returns, for which it
is indebted to the efficiency of the
complete rural telephone system, and
to the kindness of its patrons.
All of the townships with the ex
cejrfion of Mayberry and Cooper voted
on the new road measure, and, with
one exception, the districts balloted in
favor of letaining the old system of
taxation. The townships' vote in de
tail follows :
Anthony Township.
SUPERVISORS.
L. F. Bitler, R., 1 year . 31
A. J. Bitler, R., 2 years 25
Peter Rishel, R., '1 years 151
George Watson, D., 1 year ... 101 ,
A. .T. Bitler, I)., 2 years K>4
J no. F. Diehl, D., 3 years. 102
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Samuel Dewald, D 105,
P. '/.. Snyder. D 11' j
OVERSEER OF THE POOR. j
David Smith, R 39 ,
Samuel Snyder, I) 100
TAX RECEIVER.
John Dewald, R 32 j
A. A. Love, D ............ M?
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
William Utcher, R 35
George Marshall, D 100
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
Gideon Hartman. R . 39
William Shettler, D 99
AUDITOR.
David Cox, R . 28
George O. Bartlow, 1) 103
TOWNSHIP CLERK
Myers Bitler, R 32
William Houghton, D 97
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
James F. Ellis, 1) ... 112
To abolish work tax 34
Not to abolish work tax 75
Cooper Township.
SUPERVISORS.
Alonzo Mauser, R., 1 year 22
Wilson Deibert, R., 2 years 19
Isaiah W. Krum, R., 3 years 26
Ed Cashner, D., 1 year 28
Charles Wertmau, I)., 2 years 27
Nathan Krum D., 3 years .19
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
William Black, R 21
Wellington Wertman, R 23
Jacob M. Shultz, D . 29
Alfred Black, D ... 29
OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
Isaiah W. Krum, R 24
Barton Fonst, D 27
TAX RECEIVER,
r C. D. Garrison. R 25
Alfred Blecher, D 25
AUDITOR.
Wellington Wertman, R 20
John Christian, 1) ... 82
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
John F. Krum, R .. 16
John Christian, D 36
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION
George Heimbacli, R 21
Clark Heimbacli, D ... 30
Cooper township did not vote on the
abolition of the work tax as tlie su
pervisors did not get the petition into
court in time.
Derty Township.
i SUPERVISORS.
E. M. Mowrer, R., 3 years . . 25
Alexander Billmeyer, D., 3 years 94
J. W. Lowrie, R. 2 years 21
Charles E. Shires,Sr.,D., 2 years 95
G. W. Roat, R., 1 year 16
James B. Pollock, D., 1 year W>
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Walter Umstead, R 23
William Lohaeh. D 89
William McQuay, R .23
Lloyd Rider. D 96
William Seehler, R., 1 year 27
George P. Cotuer, D., 1 year. 86
T*\X RECEIVER.
F. L. Courson, R . 25
David C. Johnson, I) . 92
OVERSEER OF THE Po< >R.
Charles Patterson, R 21
l George D. Vognetz, D 96
, AUDITOR.
L William H. Dye, .. 22
Charles Shires, D 91
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
J. F. Mowrer, R .. *22
I Charles G. Miller, D 93
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
' James F. Patterson, R 20
.John Moser, D 96
I To abolish work tax . 46
Not to abolish work tax 65
Liberty Township.
SUPERVISORS.
J. C. Foresman, R., 1 vear . 21
Henry Roat, R., 2 years 22
1 James Bitler, R., 3 years 25
; William Billmeyer, D., 1 year 95
William Curry, D., 2 years 89
J. Dal Cotner, D., 3 years 87
SCHOOL DIRECTOR,
j, Henry Wohlheiter, R . 27
Samuel Wagner, R 41
William Lazarus, D 73
| W. J. Clark, 1) 82
OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
.1 H. Diehl, B
' Joseph Hagenbuch, D 89
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
W. G. Ford, R ... 47
J. M. Robinson, I) 68
To abolish work tax 47
Against abolishing work tax 55
TAX RECEIVER.
Thomas Curry, R 21
W. E. «'oyer, 1) ... 94
AUDITOR.
Charles P. Boyer, R 36
W. J. Eeidy, 1) 79
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
W. J. Clark, D 81
Willard Panuebaker, R 32
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
William Roat, B 18
P. H. Robinson, D .72!
Limestone Township.
SUPERVISORS.
J. A. Cromis, R., 1 year 24
Miles J. Derr, R., 2 years 26
John B Ellis, I) 1, year 43 I
Wallace J. I) en, D., 2 year* 4o
J. O. Wagner D., 3 years . 1?
SO HO >L DIRECTORS.
Miles J. Deri, R . IT
(). Y. Kaufm in, R. .. 1!)
A. F. Cremi.', D... 59
George Vunn irstrand, D. .... 49
OVERSE SR OF THE POOR.
Judsoti Derr, R., 2.">
Samuel Mnffloy, D 42
TAX RECEIVER.
George Batdorf, R 211
Elmer Frymire, 1) 4M
AUDITOR.
C. E. Schnure R 28 j
Charles M. Hartmau, I) 159
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
C. A. Wagner, R .. 20
John D. Ellis, D 41
TOWN TREASURER.
Edward S. Balliett, D 49
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
| Samuel Schuure, R 28
I J. N. Herr, D 88
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION,
j Charles H. Lohr, R . . 24
Clark Benfield, D . 4!i
To abolish work tax . . 29
| Not to abolish work tax 33
Mahoning Township.
SUPERVISORS.
E. L. White, R. 1 year .. 88
Wm. W. Diehl, R. 2 years 08
i Wm. Wertman, R. 3 years SO
James Hendrickson, D. 1 year . 42
Benj. L. Diehl,D. 2 years 55
William Sunday D. il years. til
SCHOOL DIRECTIRS.
I James Lewis. R . 07
i George Deibert, R !58
Michael Breckbill, D 9?
I Peter Motteru, I) HO
AUDITOR.
Lloyd Baylor, R .. 58
1 Samuel Krum, IJ 78
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
John E. Roberts, It <>o
Thomas Madden, D 8:}
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
David R. Seehler, R 00
j William P. Foust.D 75
1 j For abolishing work tax .. *sl
1 j Against abolishing work tax .. 40
Valley Township.
SUPERVISORS,
j John Hendricks, R, 3 years 44
j I). R. P. Childs, D., years 57
' Henry D. Yorks, R., 2 years . :19
1 David Wintersteen, D., . 54
1 , P. K. Maus, R.. and D., 1 year 91
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
: i Elmer Feustormaeher. R . . 43
Charles Ploc:h, D 55
Peter Yorks R . . 4;5
' Norman Beyer, 1) . 55
1 OVERSEER OF THE POOR
William K. Davis, R 35
* Levi Fenstermacher, D. 65
! AUDITOR.
Gilbert Fensiermacher, R 37
' Harry Wiuterstoen, D 63
1 JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Hiram Wertman, R 36
Edward DeLsite.D 70
> INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
' Jesse Conway, R ... . 46
Edward Volkmau, D, 59
» TAX RECEIVER.
F. P. Appleman, D .76
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Harry Fornwalt, D .... 55
Thomas Crossley, D. 55
■, To abolish work tax 42
[ Not to abolish work tax 58
West hemlock.
SUPERVISORS.
Hiram Sandel, R., 8 years ... 29
Boyd Moore, D., 3 years 30
{ S. B. Flick, R., 2 years 25
t L. V. Sliultz, D., 2 years .... 30
i Albert Hartmau, R., 1 year 25
A. D. Crossley, D., 1 year 29
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Thomas Gething, R., 3 years 49
Thomas Gething, D., 3 years . . 25
> W. E. Moore, 1> 49
> Jacob Umstead, R., 2 years 28
B. J. Sliultz, D., 2 years. .25
OVERSEER OF THE POOR
i Frank Crossley, R.. 33
Lloyd Bomboy, D 24
> TAX RECEIVER.
: Joseph Hutchison, R.. 23
T. M. Wintersteen, D 34
> AUDITOR
t Matthew Maus, R 27
W. B. Moore D 31
) JUDGE OF ELECTION
I J. M. Moore, R .... 28
i S. B. Flick, D. 30
, INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
Frank Crossley, R 24
J. H. Tanner, D 33
To abolish work tax .. 19
Nor to abolish work tax 11
Washingtonville.
BURGESS.
' George Cromis, R. 16
1 .Tames B. Seidel, D 33
COUNCIL.
John Cooper, R 27
Daniel L. Wagner, I) 31
Burgess Heacock, R 23
' Christ Heckendorn, I) 21
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
George Hoxdreu, R 29
' Clarence W. Seidel, 1> 24
1 HIGH CONSTABLE
John Zaner, R . . 16
George Gresh, D ... 30
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
W. F. Zeilift', R U
' Thomas Kerswell, D 27
F. B. Butler, R ... 26
A UDITOR.
John Dei ley, R 16
Russell Mowrer, I) ... 35
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
' Ralpii Seidel, R ... .. 1
jC. H. Seidel, I) ... .. 157
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
I George Moser, R 23
j George Keller, I) 22
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. r%// on ever y I I
Seven Million J
Gearhart Township.
A large vote was polled in Gearliart i
I township and a hot and interesting '
I fight was in progress. The election
was a three cornered alt'air with the ;
Democratic, Republican and Citizens'
parties in the ring.
ROAD SUPERVISORS.
P. G. Baylor, R ..... 52!
| Oliver Hoover, R .... 16 j
Hugh Vastine, R .... ..32'
C. W. Gearhart, I) 30
Oliver Hoover, 1) ... 9j
J. W. Hummer, 1) 49,
e. w. Gearhart, O . 12
.1. H. Kase, C 88
J. W. Hummer, C
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
Lafayette Seehler. R 55
11. C. Kase, R ... . 36
John W. Treas, D .... 16
John F. Riffle, I) 13
G. M. Rieharf, C . 19
i 11. C. Kase, C .. .. . 9
()VERSEER OK Til E P( )GR.
j 11. C. Kase, R ... 29 i
I William H. Treas, I) . 47
i Daniel Gottshall, C. ... 19
TAX RECEIVER.
] Charles W. Gearhart, R .. 21;
| J. B. Laidacker, D 55
j .T. B. Laidacker, C ... 10
AUDITOR.
Jesse Shannon, R . ... 54
Wallace Hoover, I) 23
| Jesse Shannon, C ..... 13
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Wilson Vastine, R. 22
I. P. Hummer, D .... 54
I. P. Hummer, C 5
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION. j
H. Spencer Vastine, R 26
I John Murphy, D 28
j H. Spencer Vastine.C ... 5
I Bert Ortli. Independent . ... 31
All old-time Cough Syrups bind the
' bowels. This is wrong. A new idea
i was advanced two years ago in Ken
nedy's Laxative Honev and Tar. This
remedy acts on the mucous membranes
of the throat and lungs and loosens the
bowels at the same time. It expels all
cold from the system. It clears the
throat, strengthens the mucous inem
, branes, relieves coughs, colds, croup,
whooping eougli, etc. Sold by Paules
& Co.
THE R().\D QUESTION,
ij Mahoning township was the only one
Jin the county that did not vote down
| the proposition to abolish the work l
i tax. Whether the result of the vote in
I ' the other districts is to be deplore.l or
| otherwise it is gratifying that there
; will at least be one opportunity for
; experiment. All eyes, therefore will
be on Malumiug township to see how
) the new provision works. The taxpay
ers there have confidence in the new
order of things as shown by the con
j siderable majority by which the work
[ j tax was abolished.
• j The supervisors-elect in the various
I i townships under the new law will
[ ' meet for organization on the first Mon
! day in March at which time they will
levy a tax and divide the township up
j into road districts with not less than
, five miles of road in each district. For
j each of these districts the supervisors
, will employ a roadmaster, whose duty
it shall be to work upon the road him- j
, self and see to it that the roads of the !
, district are cared for according to j
specifications. Under the new law each j
- of the townships will need several road
; masters and just who shall be selected •
for these new and untried positions is'
; a question on which the supervisors-1
) elect are thirl.ing very deeply at pres- .
ent.
51 Several farmers in this city yester- j
, i day hailing from townships, that vot-j
ed down the proposition to abolish the j
; work tax, (hiring an interview aired
their views on the subject very fully. I
; They did not dispute that the proposi-1
3 tion to pav the road tax in money j
> thereby i uder the provision making
3 every dol ir worth £1.15 to the town
; ship mig» t prove beneficial to the
whole body of taxpayers, but they in- j
clined to the view that it would prove
( detrimental to tenant farmers, who
can much more profitably work out
. their road tax than pay the same in
i cash.
FACING A BREAKUP.
' P. J. Keefer, Superintendent of the
Water Works,yesterday stated that the
• river is unusually low for this season
of the year. The ice, he said, is some
• ten inches thick. Should a break-up
i occur without a sufficient rise in the
"> river to carry off the ice some damage
might ensue from high water backing
i up from the creek's mouth as the re
-1 suit of a jam at the bend of the river.
All this, however, is very remote and
5 Mr. Keefer merely mentions the cir
-1 cumstance.
No More Funeral Sermons.
I Rev. Father Connelly pastor of St.
Gabriel's church Hazleton, informed
3 the members of his congregation that
i funeral sermons would be dispensed
with in the future.
1 This was a custom that had crept
5 into the church and had been carried
• to extremes.
I People who lived good lives,he said,
did not require any eulogy over their
biers.
: ALL WE ASK IS A TRIAL
We know what your decision will be and
. you. with thousands of others, will airreethat
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; of the bad word "piano-organ"' was
j trying to combine "pianoforte" and
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i | )KHISTK.H'S MIMIIS.
To Al.l. ('KKIUKIUS, l.Ki. ATKKS ANII I rl" I IKK
et-.li-.osis i KKK- i>:11 N«>ttee is herehv veil
that the I'olloUint; named persons did on the
date altixed to their name*, tile the accounts
of their administration to the estate of those
persons, deeeased, ami Guardian Aeeounts,Jfrc.
wbooe names an- hereinafter mentioned, 111
the ottiee of the Register for the Probate of
Wills and grautilit: of Kellers of Admtnistra- |
lion, In and for the I'ounty of Montour, and
that the same will be presented to the i >r plums'
Court of said enmity, for confirmation and
allowance, on lUomluy, the 'ifitli «ln> of
| Krb A. I)., I'MIC., al the meellnt! ol the
Court in the afternoon.
1 '.105.
Jan. 1 HOG. -First and Final account
of Aaron C. Manser. Executor of
Benjamin Weaver, late of Cooper
Township, Montour County. De
ceased.
Jan. 27. 19W5 Fiist and Final account
of s. Y. Thompson, gnavdiau of
(Jornette E Grove a minor child
of John H. Grove, dec 'ased as
tiled by Anna E. ThoinpMin. Ex
cutrixofS. V. Thompson deceas
. ed.
Wm. L. BIIILER,
I Register,
Registers < )ttice
Danville, Pa., Jan. 21. 1907.
... im. r EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE.
Fights between sharks and porpi ises Estate of Mary A. Faux, late of the
arc said to lie common in the waters Rorouyh of Danville in the County
aronml the Florida keys, unit the fish () f Montour aud State of Pennsyl
eruien thereabout declare that the por- vatiia. deceased
poise always w us and sends the shark.
which nsnalh i...«ins the Unlit. scurry- Notice i> lu rcby that Letters
ititf av ay l"lt» -h.irk has to turn on its I estameutary upon the above estate
side to bit-', and the nimlde porpoise have been granted to the undersigned,
easiix kecj - out « »t reach •»l it< snap A lljjiersons indebted to the said estate
ping jaws and then jumps in and deal. an . required t?> make payment and
the shark tresnen lous slaps nitli i!s ,i , , . . " .
t -j those having claims or demands against
'' u * sa '*' fts *ate, will make known the
• I . . I f( , , veur same without delay to
11•» ' ' "■ one I hiive it'* MARTHA DIEFFENBACHER,
h iidiy -ee ni\ face Executrix of Mary A. Faux, deceased.
Mi *'i ■' ' i 'lt < h wear if. Ity all EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART,
! ...■•■ V.ei never Counsel.
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Executor's Notice.
RIIIR f| W WFI R Estate of Aaron Williams, late of the
DEtlAu. Borough of Danville, in the Coun
ty of Montour and State of Peun
r. ,1 „ 4 - ti ~, svlvania, deceased.
In the Court ot Common Pleas of
Montour County No. 2 May Term 1905. Notice is hereby given that Letters
In partition. Testamentary on the above estate have
Horace B. Bennett et an ,)(lpu granted to the undersigned. All
VS pcr-on- indebted to the said estate are
K. Olive Thompson, Committee et al. re «i u 'i< dto make payment and those
To Horace B. Bennett and Mary E. lia .™ ,!f clwi,nii «* <h>mands against the
Bennett bis wife in right of the , SiU ' eStat "' , NVill n,ake kumvn sanie
said Mary E. Hennett as the Al- W,H, ° m fo
ienee of James Wands and also as ' B. WILLIAMS,
an heir at law of Elizabeth Wands __ JOHN B. RI( HINGS,
deceased ail heir at law of John (l ' Aaron Wi 11 iams,deceased.
Wands deceased, Plaintiffs, and K. KD. SAYRE GEARHART, Counsel.
Olive Thompson, committee of Danville, Pa.. Jany. Bth, 1906.
David Wands a lunatic, John L. —————
Lane and Arthur P. Lane as ad- License Notice,
ministrators and also as heirs at Noti „ hereby given that James F
law ot Elizabeth Lane deceased an Fiu(lley lias with the Clerk of the
heir at law ot the said Elizabeth (Jourt ot Quarter Sessions in and for
Wands deceased an heir at law of the oouutv of Montour an application
the said John Wands deceased, for the transfer of his wholesale liquor
John A. Wands. Alexander Wands, , lioenso from lU preseut lncatioil> No
Harry Wands, James Wands, Charle 7 East Mahoning street to a certain
Wands, Mary Wands, Catherine store rooin situate at No Mill
Wands, Joseph M. Gibson, as strm >aj( , ;ippli( . atioil for transfer
husband of Jennie Gibson deceased wi]l h( . I)r ,, s ,. utofl to the Court March
and also as guardian ad litem, of I9C(; J0 O ' olock a . m .
Montgomery Gibson and Jennie THOS. (i. VINCENT, Clerk Q. H.
Gibson, tlte first named of whom
is above the age of fourteen years.
minor children of the said Jennie K-I-P- l -N S I abllles
Gibson deceased, heirs at law of OoctOT'S find
Alexander Wands deceased, and
Lewis Rodenhoffer, alienee of o<l prescription
Christiana Wands deceased, re- Kcr Mankind
spectfullv, defendants, and to all
f»i *»• • • » . In H -(-cent packet is enough for usuh!
ot the parties in interest in the B
, ... i i- . occasions Ihe faintly bottle (60 cents)
above stated proceedings, respect- - '
j. jj . contains a supply for a year. All drun
• ' j . .. . gists sell then
You and each of you are here
by duly notified that upon the petition ~
if Mary E. Bennett, one of the above fillvj f|k]f) i A^OIIUC [L'PIMCO
named plaintiffs in such behalf pre \jf|o (iSIJ ' 151' JULI it L LuUlllLU
[ sen ted before the aforesaid Court, set
ting forth inter alia, that the real HORSE POWER
estate described in the Inquisition held
in the above stated case could not be H -h ' 'ass
divided without prejudice to or spoil- Fully Guaranteed
ingthe yvhole thereof and that the SEND FOK SPECIAL CATALOGUE
jury of Inquest (lid accordingly value
and appraise the said real estate at the i... .. . _
sum of Thirty-Two Hundred Dollars, ||||jj jj||||vjji|j i Hv 112 [i|||[]r If|
and that upon the absolute confirma- llllllUlllUf. 1 il; UuU LilylllO UU.
t ion of said Inquest the said Court .
made the following Decree and grant- "" PORT, PA.
<•< l the following Rule of which you """"""
and each of you are hereby further ■■■ • » i ■
iliilv nurilied ... .at,- «.«!.,• »»l .» VV HflD SOT XlClSl
govern yourselves accordingly in the * * mm<* wm
premises, to wit:
DECREE OF COURT. Bet\v>en 12' hand !3thSts. oil Filbert St
"And now, January 13th. 1906, the i • ■ . .
within Petition read and considered 1 "" Pfl.
and it appearing that the Return of Thtve minutes walk from the Read
Inquest in this case has been confirm- jug Terminal. Five minutes walk from
ed absolutely, the Court grant a Rule ihe P>uiih. R K. Dejx>t.
on all parties interested in this case to _ _
appear in open Court on the 26th day
of February A. I). 1906 at two o'clock riKOPEAN PLAN
in the afternoon of the said day,to ac
cept or refuse the said real estate men- * l <K) l ' n dav a,,d
tioned in the said writ at the apprais- -o
ed value thereof or make bids on the » mci ir t>i * v
same or show cause "why the same '
should not be sold on their neglect or £< no j ier ( j ar
refusal so to do."
By the Court. FRANK VI. SCHEI BLEY.
CERTIFIED from the records of the Manager
aforesaid Court at Danville, Pa., this rrr-
13th day of January A. D. 1906. j j Br?OWN
THOS G. VINCENT, Prothonotary. ' THE £Y _ A SP(;CIALTY
<l S l l ' triff M Rves tested, treated, fitted with
Sheriff s Office, Danville, Pa.. Jan.
« ar'tile.;, eves Mll'ldied.
15th, 1906.
EDWARD SAYRE GEARHART. ' ' ll « K,n " ib,, rK. I'*-
Counsel. l?,,nrs ,0 « U1 1 s I»-
| The Scranton I
I Trust Companyj
T executes eviry kind t,f lawful tnt>t> and ('cvotes ilselt' to the +
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3! terest On its Hoard of Directors, which Its been selected I
T t'.oin a number t l'c unties, are repie-ti tat ves of at least til" T
J ten bunks, state and tint ona l . Its Directorate is made lip ♦
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112 wide reputation. Its officers hare bad wide cxper ence and T
* hive been successful in the mana enient ot es : tes, corporation ♦
X t.usincss and geiural trusts It can give a vrst v better service X
X to its patrons than any feing'e indivi fual c iif< Live. The ex- T
* |te..Be ot corporate executorship, cuardiaiisiii • or Irtistteship is t
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X Tlie Scranton Trust Company a i> as execut r, co-executor, X
X receiver, committee, guardian, trustee or in any similar capac T
* ity It tal ea charge of particular fund j , or the property of ♦
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* WILLIAM F. UAL»TI£AU Vl<!e President. J [
I hi- A.KNAPP Vice President
J WILLIAM \ WII/t)X. Trust Office!
T l>. It VTIIKItTON s.-crei;irv and Treasurer. ' '
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X THOM AN .1. KOSTKR. -cranton. .lo||\'l I'OKT" K. Scranton. ■>
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