Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, August 30, 1906, Image 1

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Misfortune i~ often auothei name
t r t man - premeditated folly.
Mi«de~t\ in woman is one of her
most charming possessions.
lhe evil a man does iu youth re
tune to plague his age.
Ihe hov aud girls w ill presently re
sume then tudies. after a good, long
rest
K- d busiill's- methods have unfiling
iii >OllllllOll with dishonesty.
The ]>olitical canldror will soon be
g ii to - iiiiue r briskly
Re|Miits from the cotton growing
ton 112 the union -ay that the crop
t ,n in - irpa.ss that of all previous
v if-. < xcept 1'.*04 And the price is
:oing to b« t nr. too, in spite of the
butit|»er crop.
No w. io • i the czar is anxious to
hold hi- job He gets ?r.,7."»0.UHi a year.
Even flu* hottest weather doesn't
-« em to di-courage Cupid.
The wis- u-e of the present will
bring a gold, n future
Cruelty to animals or to helpless
hildrou is t' e habit of a coward.
W itli more than a score of cases ot
t jihoid fever, of a malaria character,
t: it have developed at Harrisburg
s.i . tie t1 Mid of August 3,phsyiciaus
have come to the conclusion that the
di-• .'is* i- spread bv mosquitoes which
have info-ted the city.
Fiftv ihi- oflice holders were as
-a - anted la t month in Ru—ia Talk
of the -trennous life!
Ti e A 11» niow n business man who
. ,ve hi- steii.igrapher a note for sl,-
• *■". pav meiit thereof to l»e comlitioned
n l mtvi tier walking the straight ami nar
r v path, avoiding club rooms, lodge
r. iiii-, hotels or place- with questioii
tt le rt-put.it ioi s, and going regularly
!iur< h. must Im* a model employer.
rt.. agitation for pure food,and the
r< *at exposures and prosei utions
t ini-t agents of ailulterateil aud iiii
pure fo««ls iii tin' Unittil States has
-tired up other countries, and it is
t mil l tt.at ill Croat Uritain lo niialiv
an I Fr.iin •• fo "Is are adulterated much
in the -»nie manner ami as frequently
it 111 tl • t lilt* d Mates
Street o iii.'ui--ionor E. S. Miller is
• ontined til - home tiy illness.
A plea-a t smile and a gonial ninii
ii—i »re wort 1 t fortune to their own
er
lie I t i River Sunday school, ot
I; . t vii, will hold its annual picnic
ii Sat irtlav. Si iiti niber Ist ,at Cent
•i,ii ia I liill I lie public it cordially
iuvited to attend
The cider null l- getting ready for
it- annual sipits-/*'.
it ■ t htiughtful preacher carefully
wnt'-t< ot Ins church notices anil semi
hem early to the newspa|ier office.
I iitieMakiiig to warm a bottle of
tur|»iltine n ar the bla/.e ill a cook
-1«»\• at her home near Waynesboro,
tin- stuff exploded and Mrs Welly
St.oekei wn terribly burned.
I.atrt.lte, which iii July refused to
i< in u « contract with it' water com
pany Ih-i ause the coiupaiiy tleclilied to
sii-i-rt a clause providing for the fur
ui-hiuir of "pure" water, is figuring
ii a. quiring the plant itsolt. which,
under an igreemcut, may lie purt-has
ed bv the town
A- John Feustermachor ami brother
were tlriv ing a traction engine over a
bridge in I'nie tow nship. ('olumhia
< unity, the bridge gave way and the
• iigint lav upside down in ten feet of
Water 111 the creek
The loii I does not always prog
it 11' at' the -trong w ill
Mi Sheritlau Harvey, 27 years old,
ami Mi-- Edna Cagey, 23 years obi,
sisters, of Oenovu, Fayette county,
d -d in tl.e -ante lioust within four
l.ttnr- of each other,the former of con
sumption and the latter of brain fever.
II - new-paper carriers of York have
formed a branch of the National
N*. wslmy- is-MM iation, sixty six being
on the roll The association aims to
make boys industrious, h jnest and
abstemious, both as to liquor and
• i garottes.
Warned by a crowd of boys that a
train wa coming William Veiiary,
thinking they were joking, tried to
n>- tin Lehigh tracks at Slicuan
toah.v. i run down liv a train and in
-taiitlv killed.
.Mike Oruiuiiiske foil sixty feet down
a Ventilator shaft at the Bonneville
cement mill at Siegfried, Northampton
county, ami e-i tped with a fractured
femur That lie escaped instant death
seems marvelous.
The biggest room in the world is
tie- room for improvement.
In h - than a week the vacation sea
son w ill ls> over.
\\> t i 'ht toi is -o well pleased with
tin departmental system inaugurated
in the publit schools there last year
that the -vsteni will bo continued.
Four intermediate instructors art
socialists in partn ular branches.
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nils COINTRY Wll.l. NliVliß Hli HNTIkI'I.Y PRlili UNTIL IT SUITUKS ALI.OI'' ITSOWN DKMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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HOI DESTROYED
IS! FIRE
Trouble- have multiplied thick and
fast in the little household of Lloyd
I | ..tin) iii iin Saturday morning the
lit tiuc was bullied to the ground. The
wife and children, homeless, sought
sin Iter among friends, while the bus
kind and father, intoxicated, was ar
rested and spent the day in the lock
up
l lii- I. iinhci>un home was situated be
tweeii the canal and the wagon road
about halt a mile below Lovers' Leap
on the Northumberland road. It was
jatwu-slorv building containing four
1 rooms aud a back kitchen and had just
been painted. Although occupied by
Llovd Lainberson, his wife ami two
children, it w.i< owned by Wilson
Lambersou, a son id Laniberson's by a
former marriage, who resides at Ber
j wick
The fire broke out about half past
two o'clock Saturday morning. The
house was alone at the time of the
fire. Lainberson hail been drinking
and it is alleged made dire threats
against the family so that Mrs. Lamb
erson Friday evening taking her two
children fled to this city and spelit the
night af John Laniberson's, another
son of Lloyd's, on North Mill street.
i)n Friday evening Mrs. Lambersou
swore out a w arrant for her husband's
arrest. Notwithstanding the alleged
threats the charge preferred was for
drunkenness only. The officers could
; not lav their hands on him Friday
evening and lie remained at large dur
ng 112! night. Saturday morning still
intoxicated,he was found lying on the
door step of the dwelling occupied by
his son John and in which his wife
aud children were sheltered. When
Chiit Mineemoyer appeared to take
him into custody he was inclined to
resist.but he was finally lodged in the
lock-up, where lie spout the day.
Learning that the house had been
destroyed Mrs Lambersou went down
the river to view the ruins of her
home Nothing remained to mark
where the house stood hut a heap of
ashes and a few pieces of charred
wood. The lire was seen from town,
hut it i- doubtful it any one down the
river, kindly disposed, saw the fire or
was near to attempt to save a single
article At all ■ veuts everything
burned, household furniture, clothing
and all A - ingle outbuilding was left
standing
Lambersou was arraigned before
Justice ot the l'eace Oglesby at ?
o'clock Saturday evening II is wife,
the complainant in the case, was the
principal witue - She told how* abuse
and hardships had been heaped upon
her and how lie lived in constant
dread beeaiiM of her hubyand's threats
when he was intoxicated. She wept
as she fold how the last blow had de
prived her of iior homo and that now
she or her children had not a stitch of
clothing that they could call theirown
except what the woie at that moment.
All the furniture in the house, with
the exception ot two or three pieces,
of small value, were her own Much
of it was purchased with money earn
ed lis washing for families in this city
and she explained how she had carri
ed or assisted to carry clothing washed
backward and forward from Danville.
Now the fruit of all her hard work was
taken from her. As she with her
.•deeping babe on her lap, tearfully loll
ing her story she presented a really
pathetic picture and general sympathy
was aroused.
Lambersou seemed penitent enough.
On several points he said lie had no
recollection of what occurred. He was
finally permitted togo free hy raising
the money needed to pay fine and
costs.
Mrs. Lainberson stated that she had
no doubt but that the dwelling was
intentionally set on fire. She had in
the house a five gallon can which con
tained at least three gallon - of eoaloil.
The stopper of this can was found ly
ing near the out building.)hat did not
burn, which showed that coal oil
had been poured upon it ami that an
attempt had been made to start a fire.
The bouse was insured for f2f»o.
There was no insurance on the furnit
ure.
P. O. S. of A. Increase.
A I lento wn, Aug. 'ill. The forty-first
annual convention of the Patriotic
' >rdor Sons of America of Pennsyl
vania, opened here yesterday, to con
tinue in session three days About 1,-
ikhi delegates are attending. Ilichard
H. ShaefTer, chairman of the commit
tee oil arrangements; Mayor Sehaeffer
and Lawrence H Rupp welcomed the
delegates. State President W. I Swupe,
of 'Clearfield, icspondcd, and prayer
was offered hj Rev. I). E. Rupley,
state chaplain. Secretary Wilson Weav
er reported i membership of 80,051 on
June :«». an increase of 3.274. Receipts
during the year were |7<W,5-I8.»»1 ; ex
penses, fi'ii'd, iKLbT; benefits paid dur
ing the year, #"J» - il,.">H"i. 18 ; cash ill suh
ordiuat' treasuries. lU> 7<">; in
vested in bonds ami real estate,sl,lßV»,-
value of paraphernalia, $227,-
.">7'J.iW!, total valuation, December 31,
I'.HI-V * I ,i; i i i oil. i; . increase during the
year, #l32,iiun. fill.
A ballot for officers was taken yes
terday afternoon Harry Cat higher, of
Lebanon, has no opposit ion for state
president Next year's convention,the
sixtieth anniversary, will be held in
I'h i ladelplua
We are having some beautiful sun
sots between showers.
ARREST IIS
GOOD RESULTS
('anal street, Danville, which has
been in disfavor for some time past hy
reason of "loud aud unseemly noises"
nightly emitted from one of the resi
dences there, promises to redeem all
short comings and in the future to be
sit least as far as dejiortmciit at night,
is concerned one of the most model
and circums]>ect avenues in the bor
ough. It has all come to pass as the
result of an arrest made Saturday.
The residence that was the cause of
complaint is presided over hy Leßov
Williams. Now, the worst that could
be said against Lei toy even at tlie
hearing, was that he"was too good
natured" and that others with no idea
of propriety took advantage of his
hospitality and imposed on him. They
came often and they stayed late The
means they employed of killing time
might have passed muster in a mining
camp, hut they were too noisy to suit
the ideas of the stud people who reside
within an earshot of Canal street.
Complaint was of daily occurrence
and night after night, while elsewhere
the town was wrapjied in silence the
chief of police made a weary pilgri
niage to Canal street urging modera
tion among the merrymakers. At
length the monotony bewail to wear on
the officer and he decided to try some
other plan.
Accordingly he lodged information
before Justice Oglesby Saturday,charg
ing he Roy Williams with maintaining
a miisauoe, sjiecifying that "loud and
unseemly noises" were k.-qit up nightly
disturbing the neighbors and causing
com]ilaint. A warrant was placed in
the hands of Constable W. K. Young,
who indue time appeared with L'-
Rov.
The case was soon disposed of. No
one regretted the matter more than the
man arrested, who explained to the
justice what he was up against. He
was wholly in the hands of hi- friends
and it was through no wish of his
that his house came to have i'.«• n pu
ation for "loud and unseemly" noises
at night. Chief Mineemoyer said that
quiet was all that he was after and lie
would withdraw the charge if the de
fendant would gel rid of his noisy
guests and iiermit no disturbance on
any occasion. -Of course it was under
stood the man arrested was to pay the
costs.
The defendant readily agreed. Since
through their indiscretions he had
been subjected to the indignity of an
arrest he was in a position to make
sweeping demands of his erstwhile
guests and there was grim determina
tion on his face as he promised that
henceforth Canal street would be
a quiet place. So it was settled : the
defendant planked down the cost- a
trifle over two dollars—and withdrew
thanking the chief of police for ex
ercising so much clemency.
Canal street since has been as quiet
as a country church yard. Sweet sleep
has fallen to all and there has been no
com pi lint nor cause for complaint
Wedded at High Noon.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Angle, ('berry street, was the scene of
an interesting wedding yesterday when
their daughter, Miss Anna L. Angle,
became the bride of Henry S Howell,
of Kast Stroudshurg.
The ceremony was performed at high
noon by the Key. J. E. Guy, pallor of
Shiloh Reformed church, before a
small assemblage of invited guests, rep
resent i tig the immediate families and
a few of the most intimate friends.
The bride aild groom were unattended.
The bride was attired in white crepe
de chine.
After the ceremony a sumptuous
wedding dinner was served. The fol
lowing guests were present: Mr. and
Mrs. George Leighow, Mrs. Henrietta
Angle, Mrs Fred M. Owen, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Rishel, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mitchell,Mrs Ray lor, Mi- Mvra
Hrowu, Charles Angle, Roy ami Oliv
er Angle, Mr. aud Mrs. Wilmer Lanter
man, the two latter being from East
Stoudsburg.
The bride, who is a most popular
and highly esteemed young l idy, re
ceived a large number of useful and
handsome presents. The groom, a na
tive of this locality for some years
past,for some time has resided at Kast
Stroudshurg, where he is employed on
the "East Stroudshurg News," his
brother-in-law, William Lanierman,
being editor and proprietor of the pap
er.
The newly wedded couple ltd! on the j
2:21 I>. L. iV W. train for East Strouds- |
burg, where a furnished bouse await
ed I hem.
Attempt to Wreck IJ. <S: S. Train, i
An attempt to wreck a passengei
train on the Uloomsburg and Sullivan
railroad near Eentou Tuesday evening
was frustrated by Edward Karus, who
happened to pass the scene of the at
tempted wreck.
A pile of steel rails had been placed
aero-.- the I ruck. They w ere diseovt t
ed by Karns just a few minutes be
fore the evening passenger arrived
at that point, which was a short dis
tance above Forks. lie ran to the oh
struction and succeeded in pushing "
oil' the track just as the train app< ai
ed around the sharp curve, only t
few yards distant. After lh> ii tin
had passed he heard one "in run
over the hank iroin the railroad track
anil upon an investigation he diseov
ereil foot print-. Evidently the mi
creant had been waiting to witin
I the result ot his work
DANVIIXK. I\\.. Till ItSItAY, AlKil STrtO,
NEW HURT
AND DICTIOIARY
I Montgomery's American History was
adopted for use in the borough schools
| Monday at a joint meeting ol teach
ers and directors, which took place
1 .just, prior fo the regular session.
The following members of the board
were present: Burns, Ortli. Swarts,
Pur-01, Fish, Fischer, Lutz, Trum
howcr, Heiss and Grone. Miss Ben
netts, Miss Pritchard, Miss Jauies and
Miss Gallagher representing the sixth
grade were also present.
Mr. i'ursel reported that the com
mittee on text books had examined
Barm s', Montgomery's and McMaster's
Histories and found points of merit
I about each. He suggested that the
teachers present express their views
concerning the relative merits of the
hooks In accordance with his request
each of the teachers indulged in a few
remarks, unanimously recommending
Montgomery's History, specifying in
' what respects it excels the other two
! hooks.
On motion of Mr. Fischer it was de
cided to order one bundled copies of
Montgomery's American History for
use in the sixth grade of the schools.
On motion the joint meeting ad
journed. The teachers retired and the
board went into regular session, after
which Dr. Ilarju l joined the school
board.
Mr. Fischer of the building and re
pair committee reported the repairs on
the borough schools as progressing
nicely. A few additional repairs wore
recommended, among them being a
general overhauling of the desks and
the seats in Miss Bennetts room in
the third ward.
On motion of Mr. Ort.li the supply
committee was authorized to purchase
supplies to tin value of about forty
dollars for u-e in the chemical depart
ment, taught by Mr. D N DiotTen
liaeher
The matter of load pencil sharpener,
brought tip before the board at the
previous mooting, came up again
for further consideration. A lead pen
cil sharpener was on hand at the meet
ing for examination It was given a
trial and fully considered when it
seemed to be the consensus of opinion
among the directors that,while a very
useful device for an office, a lead pen
cil sharpener is hardly practicable in
the public school and that among sev
eral hundred pupils it would be very
apt to lieco■"i a nuisance No action
was taken ill the matter.
On motion of Mr. Ortli it was order
ed that the text book committee be
authorized to purchase five Imperial
dictionaries for usi- in the schools.
Applications were received from
Miss Verna M Rood and Miss Emma
Yotiugman for positions as pupil teach
ers. Superintendent < Jordy recommend
ed both the young ladies, Miss Koeil
being a graduate of the local high
school and Mi« Youngin.aii a graduate
of Park College On motion of Mr.
Pursel Mi-s Reetl and Mi-s Youngnian
were elected pupil teachers of the bor
ough.
The following hills were approved
for pay mont:
William W. Mottern slliit.7.a
J. Si F. llenrie (Kt
U. L. Gordv 2.74
W. 11. Ortli 1.31
Freight and drayage S I"
Mrs. Frank Slielhani'iier to ihi
Mrs. Nancy Litterer IJ.OO
Mrs. Alice Miller 111.73
Mrs. Mary Rounsley 23.(K)
Mrs. Anna Anderson ... 1 00
A Handsome Hausolen'm.
During the next few months another
costly mausoleum will take its place
among the handsome pieces of ceme
tery work in Odd Fellows' cemetery.
The mausoleum will be erected by the
Charles Johnson estate, the builders
being T. L, Evans' sons, this city.
The site <d' the vault will he scarce
ly a hundred yards from Mrs. Geising
or's mausoleum, furt her down the hill
toward the entrance of the cemetery.
The Johnson family is one of the old
est in this section and its members
were numbered among the pioneers of
tlii> section. Charles Johnson, a man
of affairs and of considerable wealth,
died about twenty years ago; his wife
survived until about one yearjfago.
Both are buried in Odd Fellows' ceme
tery. Survivors of the couple reside in
Valley township and comprise the best
known and nio-t influential families.
The mausoleum will he of unusu
ally large dimensions and£will contain
twelve catacombs. It will be Mi feet K
inches by 13 foot, four inches by 12
foot. The catacombs anil lining of the
mausoleum will be of Tennessee mar- !
hie with bronze fixtures. The exterior (
will ho built of North Carolina granite \
with rock face finish. The roof stones '
will be in one pier, and will form tin
most massive slab- ever handled iu i
tin- section There will be a solid ]
bronze door with grill front, hacked
~ . 1
with plate making the interior
ot the v.uiit visible from the outside. '
The tlooi will be exceedingly lino.
The general effect of rhe mausoleum
will he that of niassiveness rather than
ornamcntatinn The cost will be five
thousand dollar-.
Odd Fellows* Picnic.
\ good sized crowd ol Danville pco
pie vo l' I'll IV attended I lie Odd Fel
low.- p no it I»t•VY ill park Music
w.i fiirni le I tor dancing during the
afternoon and evening by Fetierinaii s
iirehcsti i The base hall game bet ween
tie- Dam 11 le Mi i chants and the I'looiic
burg team result oil in a victory for
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
I
Miles Barber, of Wilkes-Rarro,spent
Sunday tit the home of his parents,
Mr. ami Mrs I (J. Earlier, Ferry
street.
William Common,of Berwick, spent
' Sunday with his family on Water
i street.
Ebon Kingsbury, of Nanticoke, is a
guest at the home of \N J. Williams,
Mow re, 3' street.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Myeis.of Maple
Terrace, Pittsburg, are visiting their
aunt, Miss Rosella Curtis,Front street.
Thomas Jameson,of Burnhain, spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Miss Leah llill has left for a visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Norris Sechler at
Detroit, Michigan.
Charles Bloom, of Wilkes-Barre, is
visiting his grandfather,D. S Bloom,
Bloom street.
Dr. James Patten and John Morgan,
of Carbnmlale, spent Sunday with
friends iu this city.
Ellis Lando, of Honolulu, Hawaiian
islands, a midshipman at the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis,
arrived Saturday evening for a inoiitlt's
visit at flic home of Mr. ami Mrs. W.
Fred Jacobs, Mill street.
Misses Nettie Walsh and Jetta Gal
lagher. of Pittstou, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs Lewis Anderson, East
Market street.
Miss Carrie BiMinever, of Milton, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Wesley Ferry,
Lower Mulberry street.
W. A. Meyers, of Willianisport,
transacted business in this city yester
day.
Miss Lena Eggert, a graduate nurse
of the Polyclinic hospital, of Phila
delphia, is visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Calvin Eggert,
Vino street.
Mrs. Susanna Reynolds and Mrs.
Annie Russell left yesterday 112 ir a vis
it with relatives at Hyuduiau,Bedford
county.
W J. Sheldon, travelingrepresenta- ]
112 ive of the Philadelphia Inquirer, was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
Miss Ivy Manger, of this city, and
Royal Hayes, of Annapolis, Maryland,
are spending several days with friends
in Berwick
Mrs Joseph Leeluier and sons An
thony and Albert and Mrs. <\ Kniiee
inski left yesterday for a visit with
friends in Lock Haven and Williane
port.
Miss Emily Lean, of Shamokiu, is
visiting Miss Ada Butler, Sillier Hill.
Miss Elizabeth Kidd ha-' returned to
Philadelphia after a visit with Miss
Ada Butler, Sidler Hill.
John 11. Hunt, F. C. Angle ami
Harry Patton took in Pawnee Bill's
Wild West at Sunbury yesterday.
Mis- Bertha Mowery, of Philadel
phia, is spending her vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Mowery, Vine street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dorris, of Hunt
ingdon, spent a few hours with rela
tives iu this city yesterday afternoon.
Dr. Thomas B. Hollowav, of Phila
delphia, spent yesterday at the home
ot Ins father, Hon W K llolloway,
Bloom street.
The Misses Kathorine and Alice West
have returned after a visit with Mr
and Mrs David Lantz at Milton.
Jacob (Jeise arrived Tuesday even
ing from Philadelphia for a visit at
the home of his sister, Mrs A. O. Mc-
Coy, Lower Mulberry street.
Miss Mae Droifuss is visiting rela
tives in Berwick.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Deightmiller,
Mr. and Mrs Clarke Moore, Harvey
Cross ley. D C. Mansteller, and Roy
Sluiltz, of Columbia,in West Hemlock
township, left yesterday morning to
attend the Grangers' picnic at Wil
liams Grove.
Henry Wertman, William Cotner and
Isaiah Krinu, of Grovania, left yester
day morning for a trip to the Grang
ers' pioilic at Williams Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewis have re
turned from a wedding trip to Middle
town, New York.
Rev. and Mrs. John Sherman have
returned from a visit with friends at
Eagles Mere and Picture Rocks
Miss Hannah Evans has returned
from a visit with friends in Wilkes-
Barre.
Mrs. Jennie Schofield and grandson
Edward returned to Philadelphia yes
terday after a visit at the home of her
cousin, L. W. Snyder, Spring street
Mrs. L. W. Snyder and sous, Edward
and Arthur left yesterday for a visit
in Philadelphia, New York and At
lant ie City.
Judge C. C. Evans anil wife,of Ber- ,
wick, spent a few hours in this city i
yesterday.
II irry Weiick,Charles Leniger, Carl
Delimit, (Jus Bachinger, Dick Drisooll
and Ilarrv Smith went to Pawnee
Bill's show in Sunbury yesterday.
Henry Weirnian loft \csterday morn
ing to attend the reunion of the First
Pennsylvania Light Artillery at Get
tysburg Mr Weirnian was uccompaui
ed bv his daughter, Mrs Lohach and
Iter daughter.
Hoy Shultz has returned from an
extended visit in Philadelphia. At
hintic City and I>ongport
Austin Klase spent last evening with
friends in Bloomsburg.
SUSTAINS A
BROKEN NOSE
Henry Kocher, an employe of the
Structural Tubing works, met with a
serious accident Tuesday forenoon.
There was consternation among the
employes of the mill pending the ar
rival of a doctor, as it was thought
the man would bleed to death.
Mr. Kocher, who is an elderly man,
was working at the shears, which were
being employed to cut up a lot of old
iron rails. He was satandingclo.se by
when one of the severed lengths in
some way getting foul in the shears
flew up with terrific force,striking the
man upon the face He fell backwards
under the force of the blow while the
blood gushed out of his nose in a
stream.
A physician was quickly called up
over the 'phone. Meanwhile every ef
fort was made to ston the flow of blood,
but in vain. By the time Dr. New
baker arrived, which was scarcely more
than ten minutes after the call, the
injured man had lost at least a quart
of blood and was very weak.
Mr. Kocher was struck by the iron
squarely across the bridge of the nose
and it required only a slight examina
tion to convince fho doctor that the
nose was broken. The bad hemorrh
age was due solely to the fracture of
the bones. It required only a min
ute's work under the physician's deft
manipulation to adjust the broken
bone,after which the hemorrhage ceas
ed.
The injured man was removed to his
home on Grand street, where at last
accounts he was doing very well. A
broken nose while serious enough is
not the sort of an injury to keep a
man confined very long.
Fine Array of .Speakers.
The arrangements for the men's Sun
day afternoon meetings at the Y. M.
C. A. for September and October have
been completed, aud a phenomenally
fine list of speakers and musical num
bers i> auuounced.
The first meeting will take place
next Sunday afternoon in Association
hall at :i :iiO o'clock. On this occasion
Rev. (t. H. Hemingway, D. 1)., pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, of
Bloomsburg, will speak to a mixed
meeting on "Personal Responsibility."
The Keystone octet will sing. An
nouncements for other meetings in
September are:
September Otli. —Rev. W. C. MoCor
mack, D. D. Subject, "The Ilea l ing
Word." Fetterman's Orchestra.
Spotemher ltStli.—Hon. 11. M. Hinck
ley. Subject, "What it Costs to Serve
the Devil." Solo, Mr. Walter Russell.
September 23rd.—llev. J. E. Byers,
pastor of the Methodist church, of
Bloomsburg. Quartet of Bloomsburg.
September 30th. —Mixed Meeting.
Rev. M. Ix. Foster, D. D., Solo, Miss
Luella Werkheiser.
OCTOBER.
October 7th. —Rev. J. Shambach,
pastor of the Evangelical church, of
Bloomsburg. Subject," Friendliness."
Solo, Mr. Irvin Vaunan.
October 14th. Rev. E. B. Dunn, of
Noseopeck. Subject, "Modern Babels,
or Building Without God." Mether
ell's < Irchestra.
Octolior 21 tli. Prof. U. L. Gorily.
Subject, "Education and Results."
Metherell's < irehestra.
October2Bth. Mixed Meeting. Rev.
L, W Walter. Subject. "What think
ye of Christ?" Metherell's Orchestra.
Small Crowd at Grangers' Picnic.
Rather a disappointingly small num
ber of people gathered at Milton park
yesterday on the occasion of the an
nual picnic of Pomona grange, No. 31.
It is estimated that between 400 and 500
people were on the grounds.
The small attendance is attributed
to other events that conflicted with
the grangers outing. A large number
of the farmers are at Williams grove
this week, others are desirous of at
tending the Lutheran reunion at Is
land park, Sunbury, today, and not
wishing to lose two days in succes
sion, decided ro forego the Milton
event.
The program was carried out as an
nounced. A recitation bv Miss Cordelia
Hottensteiu. a declamation by Fred
Schnure and several musical selections
wore followed hy the sjieech making.
Hon. W. L. Nesbitt, of Milton, was
present and delivered a fine address.
Hon. A. L. Martin, deputy secretary
of agriculture and Sheriff Edward 1?.
Dorsett.of Tioga county followed with
interesting talks. Hon W. T. Creasy
s|toke of the inqiortaiit issues of the
present campaign that effect the farm
ers Rev. Jordou a returned mission
ary from Persia also spoke.
The arrangements for the picnic
were in charge of Turbot grange.
UNEQUAL TAXATION.
The Pittston Gazette charges that
the backward state of the public roads
iu the coal regions,as well as the lack
of other improvements, is due to the
parsimony of the coal companies. It
says:"it is not a very enviable dis
tinction for corporation officials to be
lined up against good roads, but ex |
porience in the coal region has proved
that the coal companies are against
any public improvement' that tends to J
increase their taxes, notwithstanding
the fact that every man who knows
anything about taxation in the coal
region is convinced that our wealth of
coal does not bear its proper propor •
tion of the public expense."
KSTAISLINII Kl') IX 1855
! C. I. fi. DM
OPENS CODON
The Catholic Total Abstinence Un
ion of Pennsylvania opened its thirty
fifth annual convention in this city
yesterday. The session will adjourn at
N:;sit o'clock tonight.
The delegates began to arrive on
Tuesday evening; by last night there
were is enrolled More an expected
today.
At H o'clock yesterday morning the
delegates assembled at St. Joseph's
hall. At H :30 there was high mass with
the Rev. M I O'Reillv, rector of St.
Joseph's church,as celehraul At 10:30
the convention was called to order by
I State President Robert .1 Brennan,
Esq., of Centralia.
At noon there was a recess of an
hour and a half. Adjournment took
place at 5 p. in. At 7 :30 the delegates
assembled in St. Joseph's hall, where
an informal reception was held. Later
the delegates in a body visited the
Structural Tubing work' after which
they attended the lecture of.l Wash
ington Logue in the courthouse.
TI IO officers of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union in addition to Rob
ert J. Brennan, State President, are
Rev. Thomas A. Hayes, of Centialia,
spirtual director; 11. 1; Cunningham
Arnot, vice president; T. .!. Sullivan,
Williamsport. treasurer B. .1 MR-
Andrew, Pittston, secretary.
The following delegate - were ap
pointed as a committee on Credentials
B. J. Me Andrew and Miss Tessie Pace,
of Pittston; James A. Buggy, Sha
mokin. and J. W. Kinney, Arnot.
The above committee presented a re
port, which showed that the following
delegates were present: Thomas Martin
and T. ,1. McCaffrey, St. Joseph's,
Danville; M. C. Cunningham, J. W.
Kinney, Tioga county Union; James
A. Buggy and John A. Burns, St. Pat
rick's, Shamokin; J. Bell and Daniel
Drew. Annunciation cadets, Shenan
doah; Anthony McAndrow, St. Igna
tius, Centralia; Hon. F. P. Cummings,
Richard O'Connor, St. Joseph's, Wil
liamsport ;B. J. McAndrow, Father
Matthew's.Pittston; Alfred H. Pace
and Edward Kearney, of St. Aloysius,
and Miss Annie Cooney and Miss Cath
crine Lot'fus, St. Aloysius Auxiliary;
Michael Waters, St. Joseph's Williams
town.
Hon. F. P. Cummings, Mrs. T. H.
Sullivan, Alfred H. Pace.M. C. Birno
ingham, James Bell, Frank McCaffrey,
Miss Annie Cooney and A. J. McAnd
rews were appointed ;i> a committee
on resolutions.
Auditing committee John A.
Burns, Thomas Mai tin, Miss Catherine
Loftus, Daniel Drew and William
Kearney.
Press committee—Alfred H. Pace
M. C. Birmingham. Miss Tessie Pace,
Mrs. Annie Cooney.
During the afternoon Rev. Father
Curran of Wilkes-Barre,first vice presi
dent of tho national union, attended
the convention and was received with
much enthusiasm by the delegates. He
delivered an interesting address touch
ing ou matters of importance to the
union.
Anarchy Reigns at Berwick.
The respectable element of Colum
bia county is aroused to the highest
pitch of excitement over tho lawless
ness and anarchy which exists among
the foreigners at West Berwick.
On Saturday night an atrocious mur
der was planned and executed while
another was atteinped. The murderers
are still at largo.
District Attorney Small has acted
promptly and sent an appeal to the
superintendent, of the State constabul
ary asking for a squad of State police
to help preserve order, as the Italians
had broken beyond all bounds of con
trol of the county authorities,who are
powerless to prevent a repitition of
the crimes.
So far as can be learned Joe Jones
the West Berwick Italian who is want
ed as the alleged murderer ot Joe
Moriocz in West Berwick on Saturday
night, is still at large and not much
effort is being put forth toward his
capture.
The Columbia county commissioners
held a meeting Tuesday but offered no
reward. It is stated that no request
had been made for the commissioners
to offer any reward So far as can be
learned there lias not even been a war
rant issued.
People everywhere are decrying the
outrage of Saturday night. There is
much talk heard all through the coun
ty against the saloons in West Berwick
and the deeds which are committed in
that vicinity.
It is said that the black hand so
ciety holds meetings in West Berwick
and that it is implicated in both these
crimes. People fear that unless action
is taken in the immediate future out
breaks among the foreigners will be
come more frequent and violent and
neither life nor property will be sale.
STORM PHENOMENON.
During the week now ending storms
of unusual severity have swept over
various parts of the State Tho elec
trical phenomena have been particular
lv brilliant and many barns and some
dwellings have been consumed by lire
coming from the clouds Many anim
als have also perished and the Greens
burg Daily Record tells of the sing
ular fate which befell one ot the fav
orite peacocks of the late Frank
Cowan. The bird was sitting on the
limb of a pine tree during the preval
ence of a heavy stowni when it was
Btrue by lightning aud instantly kill
ed.
JOB PRINTING
The olHce ot 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 tnat he
is prepared at all times to ex
ecute in the neatest, manner.
JOB PRINTING
Ofatl Kinds and Description
DROWNED
fll ELYSBURG
One ot the saddest deaths in the his
tory of Elys burg occurred Tuesday af
ternoon, when Mrs. Lillian B. Kauff
maii, wife of Leo Kauffman,a promin
ent , ig fanner, fell intoa spring in
the eeli«r of her home and was drown
ed.
.lust how the accident occurred is a
mystery as Mrs. Kautfmau was alone
when the sail accident happened. She
was last seen by her husband on her
way to the cellar. She was carrying a
pail and was going for water for sup
per .It is evident that in stooping ov
er to fill the pail she lost her balance
and fell headlong into the spring. As
the spring is deep and narrow it was
impossible for her to extricate herself
and death ensued before any person
discovered her perdicament.
Garvin Kanffman, a young nephew
of the bereaved husband who has been
employed on the farm, uj)on going in
to the cellar some time later was hor
rified to fiofl his aunt head first in the
water. He endeavored to remove Mrs.
Kauffman from the spring until help
had been summoned. Efforts were made
to restore life to the body but to no
avail.
The deceased was 30 years of age
and was married only last January.
She was well known throughout the
region on the South side of the river.
She is survived by a brother, Hatton
L. Helwig, of Seattle Washington.
Leo Kanffman, the husband, was form
erly employed at the hospital for the
insane at this place, having left there
soon after his marriage last January.
Mrs. Kauffnian was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Helwig.
It will be remembered Mr. Helwig
died from injuries received in an ac
cident iu ISKV4. A year later the death
of Mrs. Helwig occurred, Mrs. Kauff
man's demise being the third death
within two years.
New Principal for Normal School.
The board of trustees of the Blooms-
Normal school last evening
receiveil a telegram from Dr. D. J.
Waller that lie had tendered his resig
nation as principal of the Indiana State
Normal school. That he has resigned
from the Indiana school means that he
will accept the Bloomsburg principal
ship.
All Bloomsburg is this morning con
gratulating itself upon the anticipated
return of Dr. Waller. He is formerly
of Bloomsburg and a descendent of one
of the oldest and best families of that
place. Dr. Waller was formerly, for
thirteen years, principal of the Norm
al school at Bloomsburg,leaving there
to accept the position of State superin
tendent of public instruction in Penn
sylvania. Leaving Pennsylvania he
went to Indiana, where lie has been
for thirteen years.
I)r. Waller is an ordained minister
of the Presbyterian church and a doc
tor of divinity.
A Camping Party Elopement.
Columbia county is rather noted for
its elopements but is remains for a
young couple from Pittsburg who have
been camping near Light Street, to
reach the height of the unique in
matrimonial adventures.
Miss Lottie Clark and William Buch
anan, of Pittsburg, with Miss Clark's
sister and Harry Kellar, of Berwick,
have been camping at the bridge near
Light Street. Miss Clark and Buchan
an had decided to trot in double har
ness,and on Tuesday had completed all
arrangements for the happy event,
which was to have been performed in
camp. The minister, even, had arrived
when it was found that a license was
necessary. Both are under age, and as
the parents resido in distant Pitts
burg, a quicker course was decided
upon.
Accordingly the young couple left
yesterday morning for Binghamton
and returned to camp last evening man
and wife.
Will Fill Canal at Bloomsburg.
Tho'D. L. W. officials iu a special
car, visited Bloomsburg yesterday for
the purpose of inspecting the canal at
that place,about which the citizens of
Bloom have been loud in their cam
plaints of late.
The D. L. & W. people were some
what surprised to find that the condi
tions about which the complaints had
been entered were greatly augmented
by the town of Bloomsburg itself in
emptying surface sewage into the dis
used ditch.
The railroad men, however, seemed
to be in favor of early improvements
at Bloomsburg and it is expected the
company will fill up the canal.
Two Lectures on Temperance.
Two as lino addresses on the subject
of total abstinence as were ever heard
in this city were delivered in the
courthouse last night bv J. Washing
ton Loguo and F. P. Cummings, of
\\ illiauisport. It was a sjieeial feature
of the state convention and attracted
a good sized audience. Both of these
men are able orators and devoted work
ers in the cause of temperance. Each
held the closest attention of the audi
ence and was frequently applauded
Using River Coal.
Several families in the upper part of
'own are filling their cellars with riv
er eoa which they extract from the
stream in small boats.
Still a few campers are enjoying the
charms of Nature.