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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08

Important 1.l,. Tc4g Iilled by Howe
and Polk.

Howe 4 Polk have just entered upon
/ line of work which promises to give
their plant increased prominence and to
keep every department running at full
capacity. Their latest departure is the
manufacture of steel telegraph, telep-
hone, electric light and trolley poles,
something entirely new of the kind, de-
| signed to supersede the tubular form OF
metal pole, in vogue up to the present.
The inventor, q. V. A. Conger, of New
| York, has been in this city for a couple
days past, and Thursday, two poles as
| samples, the first ever assembled in this
city, were put together under his sup
ervision. The poles are 80 to 81 feet in
length, consisting Of bars of "U" iron
2by2i inches fastened together by seven
spreaders and collars, made of malleable
iron, the top covered by weather cap
neatly embracing the three pieces.
A patent on the new style ofpole was
granted to Mr.. Conger first, May 1900,
and again May 1901. 1t may not be
generally known to our readers that the
wooden pole in the large cities of this
country is pretty generally a thing OF
the past. Many of the city ordinances
prohibit them altogether. The tubular
iron pole in use is an awkward cumber-
some affair, made up of several sections
riveted together. If the claims made
for Mr.. Conger's invention hold good
his will undoubtedly be the pole of the
future. In point of service and durabil-
ity after adequate tests it is said TO COM
pletely fill the bill, while constructed as
it is along light and graceful lines it Is
rather an ornament than otherwise to
the streets. The pole weighs 400 to $50
pounds. 33i per cent less than the tub
ular pole. 1t is planted in concrete al
depth of three feet, just one-half of the
depth that is needed for the tubular
pole. In raising the pole three men can
handle it as against five or six required
for the tubular pole, while of course only
one half of the time is consumed in dig
ging the holes.
Howe 4 Polk of and on during the
summer have been manufacturing ~"
iron for Mr.. Conger's poles, which was
shipped to Newark, y. J., where the as
sembling was done. Those poles were
sent to South America and Africa. The
poles assembled as samples in this city
yesterday will be used as electric light
poles in Brooklyn, n. y, and are the
part of an order of several car loads.
To a representative of this paper Mr.
Conger expressed himself as very well
pleased with the samples and stated that
he had given the exclusive manufacture
of the poles to Howe 4 Polk. Consid-
ering the strong endorsements that Mr.
Conger's 5 invention has received from
eminent engineers and the future evd-
emily before it the Structural Tubing
plant would seem to have a very i'm
portant contract on its hands.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Struck With Red Hot Bar,

John Johnson, a colored boy, employ
ed at Howe 4 Polk's Structural Tubing
Works, was very badly burned Saturday
afternoon. Johnson works at the rolls,
it being his business to lead out" the
bars after passing through the rolls.
The accident was one of kind which
frequently happens. The bar rolled in
stead of being of full length which
usually keeps its place in trough or
groove provided for it happened to be a
short piece, which proved difficult to
handle and like red hot spear flew wild
in the direction of the luckless colored
boy.
Johnson saw his danger and endeavor-
ed to escape. He was struck, however,
by the end of the bar on the outside of
the right foot, just below the ankle, the
hot iron pIoughing through the flesh into
the bone. He became nearly frantic
with pain, while the loss of blood soon
rendered him weak and faint.
He was conveyed to his home in one
of Mr.. Ikeler vehicles which Just then
came along. DR.. Curry has the case in
charge
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Childrens' Outing.

The Salvation Army will take about
$50 children to DeWitt's park tomorrow
for an outing. Those in charge are work
ing very hard to make the affair sue
cess, their object being to gather in that
class of children outside the Sunday
schools who have had no outing
Hacks will run from the Hall on Ferry
street, starting at 7:30 in the morning
and continuing until all the children are
in the park. Children will be carried
free; adults will be charged five cents
fare. At evening hacks will be found
at the park for return to Danvile.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
The Veterans Taken Prisoners

The sham battle which signalized the
breaking of camp by Goodrich Post at
DeWitt's Park last night brought out
another large crowd The engagement
fought--a night attack-was between
The former opened fire and later charg-
ed upon the camp of the Guard. They
were hotly repulsed and for awhile
things sounded quite warike The
veterans finally were captured along
with their cannon. AS prisoners they
were then marched to the guard house
where they were made to take the oath
of allegiance, after which they were re-
leased.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Well Known Lady Dead.

Margaret, wife of II. I. Savidge, died
at her home in Rush township, about
four miles from this city, at l o'clock
yesterday afternoon, aged "a years. The
funeral will take place Friday at p.
m. from the Rush Presbyterian church
The deceased is survived by two daught
ers, Mrs. William p. Kulp, of Sunbury,
and Mrs. Ambrose Campbell who re-
sides at the homestead.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Ralph Shanpon's Bad Fall.

Ralph, the fourteen-year-old son of
Clark Shannon, was quite i'll Tuesday
as the result of bad fall which he sus-
tained Monday evening. Mr.. Shannon
in making some alterations about his
green house had a large boiler removed
which left pit some seven feet deep
more or less exposed. In working about
the spot Ralph fell into the excavation
alighting upon his shoulder and head.
He struck the hard cement floor and 1t
was at first feared that he was very ser.
iously hurt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Popular Resort.

That DeWitt's Park has become a
popular resort was never more strongly
attested than during yesterday after
were seeking diversion at the same time.
While the large crowd of children being
entertained by Mrs. T. J. Price were
holding a carnival, the Rifle and Gun
Club was pulling of shoot, Danville
and Bloomsbury were playing game of
ball, while deep in the grove the veter-
ans of Goodrich Post were enjoying
camp.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
ELECTED WATER
COMMISSIONER
Andrew Schatz Chosen to Succeed E. g.
VOris.

The borough council held a regular
meeting Friday night, the principal busi.
ness on hand being the election of a
water com missioner to succeed +. G..
Noris, whose term expires, and who. it
was understood did not desire re-elec-
ton.
Mr.. Laurer nominated Andrew Schatz
as Mr.. Noris' successor. NJ. d. l..
Sechler nominated +. G. Noris Mr.
Schatz was elected, the vote being as
follows:
Schatz-Kemmer, Dougherty, Nc
Lain. Vastine, Laurer, Brandt and Glib
son.
Voris-Sechler, Jones and Fetterman.
At previous meeting Charles Jane
son on behalf of property owners on
West Mahoning street whose lots border
on Mahoning creek appeared before
council asking that the long retaining
wall built to protect the south shore be
repaired at the expense of the borough.
Some doubt was expressed as TO wheth-
er or not the wall was on borough prop
erty and the matter was referred to the
borough surveyor. The latter last
night presented plan according to or
iginal survey, which showed the wall to
be on the property of the Reading Iron
Company, which of course ended the
matter.
The Fire Committee entrusted with
the selection of 500 feet of hose for the
Friendship Fire Company reported in
favor of "Fire King" the hose represent
ed by Curry q Vannan. On motion Of
Mr.. Vastine the committees recon-
mendation was accepted and the hose
ordered
On motion of Mr.. Dougherty 50 feet of
sprinkling hose were ordered for the
Continental Hose Company.
Mr.. Vastine reported that our drink
ing water is polluted by waste from the
gas house at the Asylum, which drains
into Toby Run and thence into the riv
er. On motion the Secretary was order
ed to notify the Hospital trustees of the
nuisance requesting that it be abated.
ID. A. Montgomery was granted per.
mission to erect barn on the rear of
his lot corner of Mill and Center streets
On motion of Mr.. McLain the Knights
of the Golden Eagle, who intend hold
ing big demonstration in this city on
Labor Day were granted the use of Mark
ct Square for the purpose of erecting a
stand to review the parade.
The following bills were approved for
payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Dislocated Her Knee Gap.

Mary, the daughter of Lawrence Con
nolley, A street, is suffering from the
effects of a peculiar accident sustained,
Sunday. She was walking over a board
walk in the rear of the house when she
tripped and fell, dislocating her knee
cap. An injury of this nature is very
rare. Drs. Kimerer and Thompson have
the case in charge
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08

Earned runs, Danville, 4; Bloomsbury,
/. Two base hits-Gilbert, Gosh, Ross.
Three base hits-Lyons. Home run
Hoffman. Sacrifice hts-Yerrick, Gask-
ins, Lyons, Richie. Stolen bases-Shan-
non, 8, Gosh, Gilbert. Struck out by
Gilbert, 10. Bases on balls-off Gilbert, 2;
off Richie, l, off Lyons, 2. Left on bases
-Danville, o; Bloomsbury, Z. Umpire,
Newbaker.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Mauser Renninn.

The tenth annual reunion of the
MauSer family will be held in the Ridge
Vile grove, Wednesday, August 2lst.
All the Mausers and their friends are
cordially invited to be present.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
An Old Time Piece.

DR. J. Beaver 6, arhsrt has come in
to possession OF an old "srandfarher's
clock" which undoubtedly ranks very
high as an antique. The works, which
have all the appearance of antiquity,
bear the date 1864. The clock Tor many
years had been in the possession of Miles
Walsh.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08

Election day this year will be Tues
day, November 9TH. 1t has been pub
lished as the 18th, but this occurred
through confusion as the proper day
is the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
Mrs. Price EntertainS,

Mrs. +. J Price entertained large
party of nearly hundred at DeWitt's
Park yesterday afternoon in honor of
her son, Edward and daughter, Florence.
The occasion was highly enjoyed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08

Walter Oberdorf left yesterday for
ShamOkin.
The sun., 1901-11-07
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Program Arranged for the Two Days
Meeting.

\ teachers institute will be held in
the auditorium of the High School OH
Thursday and Friday, December IL and
l3. The instructors for the day ses-
sions include DIR. w. w. Stetson, State
superintendent Of public inskuctiOn in
the State of Maine, and one of the hest
known and most progressive superintend-
ents in the United States. DR.. Stetson
will discuss the broader phases of peda-
gogy.
Dr. Lightner Wilmer, professor of psy-
chology at the University of Pennsyl-
vauia, will lecture upon the application.
of psychology to education. Professor
Charles II. Albert. of Bloomsbuhg, Pa,
whose discussions pleased the teachers
so well last year, and Miss Frances
Young, teacher of pedagogy in the Will
nington Teachers Training School, will
also be among the instructors. Superin-
trn,lent Twitmyer has confined the work
Of the institute to the discussion of those
principles of pedagogy which will serve
as an uplift to the professional quality
of the teaching done in our schools, and
in his section Of instructors has demon-
stratcd that he intends to lay under tri-
butte only the very leading exponents of
modern educational thought in order that
the teachers may have the benefit of tho
hest The sessions of the institute will
be open to the public.
The sun., 1901-11-07
HILLIS-APPLEBY NUPTIALS.
WelI-Known Young Couple Welded
Yesterday Afternoon.

The many friends of Miss Blanche ID.
Appleby and Clarence X. Hollis will be
surprised to hear of their marriage which
took place yesterday afternoon. Al
though the engagement was announced
some time ago but few friends of the
couple knew that they were to be we'd
led yesterday. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. +. Burgette Short,
pnstor Of Epworth NJ. e. Church, Il
personal friend of both the bride and
groom, at his home, No. 10 East Thir-
tecnth street. The wedding was very
luict. both being unattended.
The bride and groom left on the 6.1C
o'clock train over the r., w. & b. rail
road for trip to New York, Niagara
Falls. Montreal and other places of in.
tcrest. On November goth they will be
given reception Mt the home of Mr.
and Mrs. William Fl. Robinson, No. 1104
Jefferson street. They will reside on
their return at No. 906 King street
| Both the bride and groom are well-knowI
| md popular among the younger socia
set of this city. The bride is pretty and
J accomplished and has always been n gen
nral favorite in society. Mr. Hills i,
also well-known and is promisin;
vouns business man. He is son o.
Magistrate George II. Hollis and Is pro
nretor Of the Manhattan laundry.
The sun., 1901-11-07
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER z, 1901.
BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
Wilmington League Season Opens
Tonight on Two Alleys.
Play Will be Continued Every Week
Until March 2O--Teams
Se1ecttd,

The opening gaines Of the Wilmington
bowling League will be played this
evening. The y. NJ. u. A. team will play
the Y. NJ. Il. G.. on the alleys of the
latter club. The Wilmington Bicycle
Club will play the knights of Columbus
team at the latter club house.
Play will be continued each Thursday
evening until and including March 20,
with the exception Of Thanksgiving and
the Thursday in Christmas week. Each
organization is to play nine games on
the home alleys and the same number
away from home. Prizes will be offered
for the club winning the greatest number
of games and for the individual scoring
the highest number of points. All the
teams with the exception of the Will
mington Bicycle Club We're selected on
Monday.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club team
was selected last night. 1t follows: j.
Nj. Siddpll, III. G. Kurtz. q. V. Wolsten-
halme, G. l.. Huxley and w. G. Law
son; substitutes. G.. i. Cornell, b. Gar.
rctt and G. Il. o. Schofeld.
On the home alleys the Wilmington
Whist Club will bowl belmont this
evening. The whist Club is in the
Inter-city League.
The sun., 1901-11-07
MARCUS HOOK AND
ITS NEW OIL WORKS
Oil to be Piped From the West Vir-
ginia Fields and Delivered From
the Texan Wells.

Twenty acres have been bought ut
Marcus Hook by the Sun Oil Company,
II pttSburg for the new oil works in
which Joseph n. Pew wuI he leading
pirit. Application has been made to the
lSoard Of Port Wardens for permission
o construct II large pier. The company
mas also bought Il steamer. and will soon
"eceiyc two steel barges from Neafie ~
i.evy's sheppard, the three having Il ca
pacity for 100000 gallons.
Texas oil il; Il fuel and gas oil. Its
Utilization depends uptn cheap transpor-
tation. A. G. Woodu ~, of the Union
Petroleum Company, said Tuesday that
Beaumont oil can be delivered Mt the
gulf for twenty-five cents barrel.
against 50 barrel for Pennsylvania.
Texas oil will compete with soft coal.
West Virginia oil will within n few
lays be flowing to Marcus Hook through
III anti-Stapdard pipe line. With the eN-
'eption of two breaks, aggregating about
1900 feet, the new independent line from
Pine Grove. w. Va. to a connection with
the Producers and Refiners' Line in But
Ter county. Pa, is finished. This line.
eighty miles long. was laid quietly to pre-
vent the Standard from blocking it.
West Virginia Crude. not controlled by
the Standard, will be piped to the inde-
pendent retiners Mt Oil City and Titus
Vile. thence by the United Line to Mar
Gus Hook.
The United Pipe Line. which now has
line from Oil City to the Delaware and
= crude line from Bradford, is extending
the latter also to Oil City, expecting to
have it finished about January l,
There is talk that certain strong in
dependent oil men contemplate n pipe
line from Somerset county through
Southern Pennsylvania to the Delaware.
The sun., 1901-11-07
C0LORED GIRL CRAzED BY
RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT

Mary Ewing, young colored woman
living near Blackbird suddenly lost her
reason Tuesday and was sent to Farm
hurst. Thc girl has been an ardent
worker at her church where revival
is in progress. Nightly she attended the
services and Sunday while shouting and
praying it took several men to hold her.
Yesterday she became violently insane,
and after tearing her clothes off, began
breaking NJ the furniture in her parents
home.
Neighbors We're called and after con-
siderable difficulty the girl was Quilted SO
she could he dressed for the trip to the
hospital. The revival services being held
by her pastor are largely attended and
the altar is said to have been crowded
every night.
The sun., 1901-11-07
IMPROVEMENTS AT
DELAWARE COLLEGE.
Old Buildings Converted Into Handsome Mod
ern Structure Without Sacrificing Any
of the Original Simple Beauty.
FORMAL OPENING WILL SOON BE HELD

fmunicate with a large locker room on
the second floor.
The Literary Societies and the Young
Mems Christian Association will have
apartments, each twenty-eight by twen-
ty-two feet, and ten feet high, on the
second and third floors of this addition.
The stairways of this part of the build
ing and of the east wing will be en-
closed in brick walls so that danger from
fire may he averted
The whole interior of the old build
ing has been renovated. Floors have
been relaid, all the girders and floor
joists have been replaced, walls and cell
| ings have been repastered, each Sleep
| ing apartment has been provided with
a transom for better ventilation, and the
wood trimming has been renewed.
| Perhaps the most striking improve
ment in the interior of the building is
that made to the oratory and its APP
proach. The room, that used on COM
mencement occasions, used to be APP
preached through a passage only eight
| feet wide. This passage has now been
widened to twelve feet, and decorated
with II wainscoting, ceiling beams of
plaster of Paris, Tuscan pilasters and n
handsome cornice. The main front door
admitting to this passage has been wild
pncd, as has the door leading from the
passage to the oratory.
The oratory has been decorated on
the same general plan as the foyer lead
ing to it. At the intersection of the
plaster of Paris ceiling beams have been
placed electric bulbs in such fashion as to
light the room very agreeably and also
to form part of the scheme of decora-
ltion. The room, which is rather low
J for its length of seventy-eight feet, and
ihreadth of ithirty-eight feet, will gain
in apparent height by the Tuscan pilas-
trrs running from the wainscOt to the
cornice. The stage will be fronted with
u wide, fiat arch springing from Tuscan
pilasters. and this arch will be hanked
on each side by arched doorways. The
woodwork of the room. including the
pilasters, will he painted ivory white.
and the wall space will he painted in
some harmonious color. The room when
completed will be one of the handsomest
ASSEMBLY rooms in the State. The seats
will probably be orchestra chairs.
When the work of repairs is com,
pletcd. there will be formal opening
Of the building to which the friends of
the college and the public officials of the
State will be invited and eminent speak
cl's will be asked to address this re-
union in celcgration of an important
epoch in the life of Delaware College.
The sun., 1901-11-07
WEDDING BELLS AT SMYRNA
Two Blushing Brides Led to
the Altar
Miss Nellie FAIRIES and Edward NJ
Boyd Married at Home--Taylor-
Rowland NnpriaIs.
Special to The Sun.

Special to The Sun.
Smyrna, Nov. 6.-Two weddings were
s0lemnized here this afternoon. AT one
o'clock Miss Nellie FAIRIES, daughter of
Mrs. Rebecca FAIRIES, and Edward Nj.
Boyd, of Philadelphia, formerly of this
town, were married ut the residence of
the brides mother on South street. Only
the immediate members of the family
were present. The Rev. V. =. Collins
performed the ceremony, and Mrs. Thorn
as Coverdale played the wedding march.
AT 1.30 o'clock Miss Nellie Taylor
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George W..
Taylor were married at the Presbyter-
ian Church to Charles Il. Rowland, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rowland, of
Holmesburg, Pa. The Rev. DIR. J. L..
Estlin performed the ceremony. The
bridesmaids were Miss Mena Smeal, of
Wynecotte, Pa, and Miss Ada +. Travis
of Holmesbuig, Pa. George ID. Taylor
of Smyrna, n brother of the bride, was
best man, and the ushers were DIR. Char
les S. Blaker, William s. Lindsay, Fred
Rowland, OF Holmesburg, and Cyrus
Taylor, OF Smyrna. Miss Marie Estlin
played the wedding march.
The sun., 1901-11-07
SCHOOL BOARDS LAND
PURCHASE WAS LEGAL

City Councils effort to prevent the
Board Of Education from buying th,
IIounsfeld property on Delaware avenue
adjoining the High School WINS failure.
City solicitor Reinhardt, who was asked
to give an opinion in the matter, in
formed the members of Council last
night that the board could not be pre-.
vented from buying the property.
The check for the payment of the bal
;nce, s11, 500, was made out yesterday by
Secretary Bartram of the Board of Edu-
cation in favor of Henry Hopes, agent.
The property cost the board $4,000.
The sun., 1901-11-07
MILK DEALERS FINED.
rieaded Guilty to Violation of City
Ordinance.

lnomhs Gray and James Pierce, milk
u'a,'rS' pleaded guilty in City Court yes
ttrnaN morning To selling adulteratcd
MIX ana We're fined Sc each. The men
We're arrested on warrants sworn out By
MIX inspector McEvilly.
samples Of the milk. which were taken
several days ago by Inspector McEvilly,
VIZ" ahalyzed by Dr. Frank Roop Smitl.,
"hi me analysis showed that one con-
,"ii'i i S.S62 per cent. total solids and
$50 per cent. of fat ard the other s.S5i
!,, l"F cent. Of solids and 2.543 of fat
u,f'. was faint reaction for formaldc-
mS"e II one sample, and both were below
N'r standard required by city ordinance.
Inspector McEyilly proposes to prose-
IVY" all dealers found to be selling milk
"n'eh does not measure up to the re-
qnlred standard.