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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Aged Woman Passes Away.

Mrs. Mary O'Driscoll, mother of Mich
ael J. O'Driscoll, No. 256 West Mahon-
ing street, was found dead in bed Sun
day morning. The deceased, who
was very old, although her exact age
could not be ascertained, had been bed
ridden for period Of five years. She
was born in Ireland, emigrating to this
country fifty years ago. For number
of years she resided in Williamsport, re-
moving to Danville twenty.one years
ago. Within recent years she sustained
several strokes of paralysis. Her son,
Michael, is the only survivor.
Seats along the river bank are popu-
lar places during the hot weather.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Shovel Factory Will Soon Start.

The new machinery has all arrived on
the ground at the shovel factory and in
short time it will be installed. We
were informed yesterday that in three
weeks time at the furthest, the works
will be ready for operation. which will
add hundred or more men to the roll
of wage earners in Danville. While a
few employees, especially skilled in the
work will be needed who will be brought
from other places, yet the majority of
the employees will be local workman, a
large number of whom have already
made application for places in the
plant.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Interesting Church Service.

The services at st. Paul's Nj. E. church
Sunday were decidedly interesting
and impressive in character. The Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper was celebrat
ed both morning and evening. S. r
Thomas, basso profundo, sang at both
services and created great impression.
He possesses a remarkable bass voice
singing with great ease and expression.
His register is remarkable and his low
tones were true and resonant. There
was large congregation present at both
services
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
FREDERICK REAM
ELECTED
Made Principal of the Second Ward Build
ing.

The school board held regular meet
bers in their places Fisher, Orth, Bar
ber, Burger, Green, Harpel, Werkheis-
er, Keefer, Black ,Byerly and Curry. The
principal business on hand was the cleo
ton of principal for the Second Ward
schools.
DR.. Harpel reported that the Commit
the evening of July and unanimously
agreed apon Frederick Ream as priucip-
al of the Second Ward Grammar school.
Mr.. Ream was nominated before the
board by Mr.. Keefer. A yea and nay
vote resulted in his election, eleven dir
ectors supporting him and one-Dr.
Curry-not voting.
On motion of Mr.. Green it was decid-
ed that the borough school property on
Railroad street, consisting of one-story
school house and dwelling, for which
there is no use at present, be offered for
sale. 1t will be disposed of at public
sale.
Secretary Orth reported that the Sup
ply Committee met and awarded con-
tracts for supplies as follows:
A. II. Grone. ...............,... W.. 81
c. Ii. Schmid ................. 1861
Acme Supply Co............,... 1916
j. l.. Olcott & Co. o................ 1910
The Building and Repair Committee
presented list of improvements need
ed at the different schools. The repairs
were all of a minor order with the ex-
ception of the Fourth Ward, where the
stack of the heating system was ordered
raised, an addition of some twenty-five
feet to be built on top to increase the
draught. This improvement will cost
some $3.50.
Treasurer Schram presented his state
ment of finances, which showed bal
ance on hand of s295O34.
On motion of DR.. Curry the officers of
the school board were instructed to sign
the application of Miss Sara Williams
for a State Normal diploma.
The contract for supplying the bor
ough schools with coal was awarded to
A. &. Amesbury. There were three bid
ders, but the competition seemed to lie
between Mr.. Amcsbury and Frank Boy
er, both of whom submitted prices of
Natalie coal, which was the coal select
ed by the board. Mr. Amesbury's figures
were as follows: No. 2, SO 80; No. &,
$2 SO. Mr. Boyer's figures were: No. 6,
So 80; No. 2, 1925.
The following bills were aDDroyed for
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Busy Times At Curry & Vannan's

Curry & Vannan have just completed
a very fine piece Of work for the Lukens
Iron and Steel Company, Of Coatesville,
in the form of plate Strengthening
machine weighing 10000 pounds. These
works are kept busy in all departments
filling their orders.
Mr.. Vannan says he has never known
business to continue in a more healthful
state And the best thing about it, he
says, is that there are no booms. There
is just steady drift of things, in which
the product and the demand are nicely
balanced.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Free Concert BY StOes' Band.

Stoes' band serenaded a number of
our citizens and business men Saturday
evening. This organization shows wond-
erful improvement achieved in the past
few months. At every point they at.
tracted large crowd Saturday evening
and number of selections were encor-
ed. They play with great brilliancy and
expression.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
The Wheel Game Off.

The hack load Of young folks, which
left this city for Sunbury, Tuesday, met
with mishap near Chulaskey. They
were driving quite near the edge of a
steep embankment when one of the
wheels came off and the big vehicle took
a sudden drop. Fortunately the horses
were easily controlled and no one was
injured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Death of Johl Calvin Herr.

the death of John Calvin Herr oc.
Cured at three o'clock Friday morn
ing at his home Oh UCmlock street.
Death was due TO complication of dis
eases arising from cold contracted sew
eral weeks ago. He is survived by his
wife, son Elmer and daughter Mary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Miss Madden Made Principal.

The school board of Gearhart town.
ship, Northumberland county, elected
teachers Monday night. At South Dan
vile Miss NJ. e. Madden was elected
principal and Miss Mary Pfaler, of this
city, teacher of the primary depart
nent. Miss Snyder, of Light Street, was
elected teacher at Kipp's Run.
In Riverside Mrs. Emanuel Young was
elected teacher of the primary depart
ment. A principal will be chosen next
Monday night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
One of the Heat Victims.

Among the heat victims at New York
last week was T. M. Phillips, son of Rev.
I. Nj. Phillips, of Rohrsburg, formerly
of WashingtonVille, this county. The
deceased was overcome on Tuesday and
died on Thursday, July 4th, the funeral
taking place Sunday. He was 80 years
of age. Rev. T. NJ. Phillips attended the
f,,naroI
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Ten-Day Excursion.

The first low-rate excursion to Atlant-
ic City this season will be run via Phiia-
delphia & Reading Railway on Thurs
day. July 18th. Tickets good on spec
ial fast Grain leaving Danyille at 1882 a.
m. and on regular train at l1:25 a. m.
Stop-off allowed at Philadelphia going
and returning within time limit of the
ticket Fare from Danville $4 80.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
MISS DERR'S
BAD FALL
Sad Result of a Trip Into the Country Sat-
urday.

As the result of a trip into the country
Miss Carrie Derr, 81 years of age, lies at
her home, Mill street, in critical con-
dition suffering from a serious injury to
her spine, sustained by a fall from
cherry tree.
Saturday last she joined several young
friends on drive to the farm of Wilbur
Pannebaker, Liberty township. 1t was
in the midst of the cherry season and
the young people were soon amusing
themselves by climbing about among
the cherry trees. Miss Derr was seated
on a limb some eight feet from the
ground, when she lost her balance. AS
she fell one of the young men to save
her grasped her dress. The goods, how
ever, gave way and he accomplished
nothing more than slightly breaking her
fall. She alighted upon her back and
at once experienced an agony of pain.
From that moment to the present she
has lain practically helpless.
All pleasure for the day was at an end
and the party sadly returned to town,
bringing with them the injured girl.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Aged Lady Dies,

Mrs. Julia Lattimer, mother of our
townsman, w. ii. Lattimer, East Mark
ct street, died at her home near Muncy
yesterday morning at l:30 o'clock. Mrs
Lattimer was sister of George CAS-,
East Danville, and of Mrs. William
Barnhart who resides near the Fair
Grounds.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11

Julia, the seven-year-old daughter Of
Michael O'Driscoll, West Mahoning
street, was slightly injured at DeWitt's
Park last evening by being thrown from
the merry-go-round while in motion
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Engineer Hurt.

A slight wreck on freight train near
Espy yesterday afternoon delayed the
4;57 passenger train until nearly six
O'Clock. On board the passenger was
the engineer of the freight, who was in
iured in the wreck.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Death of Miss McWilliams,

Miss Sarah McWilliams died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Patterson John
son, this city, yesterday. The deceased,
who was former resident of EIysburg,
was IS years of age. The funeral will
take place Saturday at Q a. m.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Long-Dill.

Mr.. Joseph Long and Miss Mary Dill,
of this city, were married at Blooms
burg yesterday afternoon. The ceremo'
ny was performed at the parsonage of
the NJ. +. church. by Rev. J. NJ Fry
SINGER
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
Electric Fans,

superintendent West has large mum.
Der of electric fans in operation about
business places and homes throughout
the city Daniel b. Heddens Tuesday
purchased two large electric fans for his
dining room.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-07-11
COUNCILMEN
IN SESSION
Regular Meeting Followed With Executive
Session.

The borough council held regular
meeting Friday night followed by an ex-
ecutiye session. A bare quorum was pres
ent consisting of Kemmer, Dougherty,
NJ. ID. l.. Sechler, Fetterman, George
Sechler, Vastine and Brandt.
On motion of Mr.. Nastine the resolu-
tion adopted at the special meeting,
Tuesday night, granting two additional
arc lights to the Reading Iron Company
was amended to read "three" additional
lights.
On motion of Mr.. Dougherty, summer
hats of the regulation style were ordered
for the two policemen of the borough.
On motion of Mr.. Fetterman the avn
ing in front of City Hall was ordered to
be painted.
Charles Jameson appeared before
Council asking that some action be tax.
en- relative to protecting the bank Of
Mahoning creek along the alley at the
rear of his property and that of others
on West Mahoning street. Some doubt
being ex pressed as to whether the ground
in question belongs to the Reading
Iron Company or TO the Individual
property owners there, it was on motion
of Mr.. Sechler ordered that the alley be
surveyed, the Street Commissioner and
the Committee on Stretts and Bridges to
be present with the Borough surveyor.
On motion of Mr. Brandt the Friend.
ship Fire Company was granted permis-
sion to hold festivals on Market Square.
The following bills were ordered paid:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01

person to get TO know in those days,
and / had the entree to her salon al
most directly after I had taken up
quarters in Paris. She danced divinely
as all women with peninsular blood
in them can do-she was most fascinat-
ing to look at and talk to, and 1 ex-
pect l must have shown pretty clearly
how much was struck. for only the
third evening I came across her she
coolly told me not to propose to her.
L know you were going to-" said
she, land 7 suppose you'n do it still.
They most Of them do, and then after
ward they get sulky and go away.
hate that I like friends. and like ad-
miratiOn-heaps of both. But when
want a man for a husband I'll say. I'm
not shy, mon ami. III do the asking
myself"
After that-and remembering the
money! held my tongue, though 1
was honestly very much smitten with
her at the time and would have mar
iied her out of hand if she hadn't pos
sessed a louis.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01
WINE orc

Gander.) They met one day at a sew
ing society and began to talk about
how expensive it was to bring up
family. Mrs Duck said that her sons
(Mr. Drakes) clothes cost more than
those of all the rest of the family put
together, and Mrs. Goose said that her
sons clothes cost more than those of
all the other Geese. 1T is all because
they each try to dress more Stylishly
than the other" said Mrs. Duck. 1T is
all foolishness, and think we ought to
put a stoN to it," said Mrs. Goose. Then
they decided that they would only al
low the youngsters one bag of corn d
month to buy clothes with and went
home in high spirits.
Mr.. Gander and Mr.. Drake were both
very angry when they were told they
could only have bag of corn a month
to spend.
IVY, 1 can buy only one suit of
clothes a year at that rate" cried Mr..
Gander.
You have clothes enough now to last
two years." replied his mother, Mrs.
Goose, and so he had to make the best
of it. He took his bag of corn and ran
as hard as he could to Mr.. Rooster S
store. Just as he reached the door Mr..
Drake came up from the other direction
and they entered together. Mr.. Drake
had a bag of corn, too. Both wanted
TO be waited on first, of course, and Mr..
Rooster did the best he could by wait
ing on them both at once.
II want to get the most stylish thing
you have to wear for one bag of corn, !"
cried Mr.. Gander, "and it must be
something that no one else has.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01

They transferred me to st. Peters,
burg and l lost sight of her for a cou-
pie of years, but when ] got back to
Paris again there she was, Just the
same as before, with most of the old
courtiers around her, and many new
ones besides. She hadn't chosen a Mr.
Mariquita yet, but rumor pointed to
the lucky man.
He was English-aggres Eng
lish-long and thin, milk and watery
profoundly ugly, and oldest of all, a
parson. To be precise, he was a curate
from a small south coast village. On
the principle that IL was impossible to
imagine a more unlikely man for MARI
quita TO take a fancy for, | wasn't in
the least surprised at her choice: but
ii did startle me to find that ne wasn't
an atom epris in return. He stared
about at the wonderful things in her
hotel like a board-school child in the
British museum; he gazed on the
sumptuOusly dressed crowds that
thrOnged her salons, and he delighted
in all he saw. But by a singular irony
Mariquita didn't dazzle him in the very
least degree and as for thinking that
he'd only 70 say "BarlIis" to be master
OF the whole lot, I'm sure such an idea
never dawned upon him. He was an
awful thickhead. Good heavensl If any
of the rest of us had had things put to
us a millionth part as broadly as he
got 'em--for. mind you. Mariquita was
never the woman To mince matters-I
know we should have been down on
our marrow bones singing out a pro-
posal there and then, even if it had
been in the middle of the avenue de
lOpera,
However one day II was reported he
had suddenly packed up his traps and
bolted back to England, and Of course
all Paris knew why. Mariquta didn't
make the smallest secret about Il. I
saw her that evening and we discussed
the matter quite calmly. She put il
frankly:
lie said he wouldn't have me. Fam
cy that"
THE mans Off his head" I suggest
ed.
1T IS odd. I might have had any OF
the rest OF you ~ only / had given In
TO your Fostering, and here's the one
man do want says no when ! fling
the handkerchief at his feet"
Judging from what / saw OF the
gentleman, he isn't up in metaphor,
Are you certain he understood your"
Am 1 Ina the habit OF mincilg mat
ters?
"On second thoughts I'll withdraw
the last question. You always speak
your mind very hlunty, MariQuita-as
J have reason 20 know. SIN, believe
me. ! ann sorry for you"
"By all that's curious, why2"
because thus FAR through ne YOU
have cmried everything with a high
KIND exactly as you wished. and 30
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01
MARlQUITA'S WAY.
Copyright, 1901, by cutcliffe Hyne.

Copyright, 1901, by Cutcliffe Hyne.
1t was far too hot to think of sleeI
below. The women, of course, had Il
stay there, unfortunate creatures; but
of US men. most had dragged mat
resses out on the upper deck and were
sprawling on them beside the after
wheelhouse.
The diplomatist was the only one
among us out of complete pajamas
his neither limbs were draped in a
silken burmese lungyi. which looked
like a. petticoat. The rest Of US We're too
languid for speech, but he perhaps
through some virtue acquired from his
flowing garmen) seemed full Of SEN
tentious utterances, which he delivered
confidentially to the close Red sea
night
This was one of the things he said:
you ray bring a woman from the
ends of the earth and rear her in Lon
don and Paris, examining her to the
pins in the hair with all their conven-
tionalities; but if she be a woman, she
will chuck all such varnish overheard
If ever she be stirred by really
mighty passion, and she viii show
again to broad daylight the naked soul
that was born within her ribs
Some one laughed. indolently yet I'M
beleivingly, and then the diplomatist
broke out into a tale in support Of his
assertion.
This is the tale:
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01

robbed by a system of brigandage
known as legal process; but ont Of
every half million, there is one man
who contriVes TO avoid these pestil-
ences, and in consequence wakes enOr-
mously rich. He makes use OF the
less fortunate, and treads on their
heads with hob-nailed boots to assist
him in his climb. There are few half
and-half people in Brazil. There are
shoals of abnormally poor, and there
is a small fistfull, an extremely small
istfull. of the very abnormaQy rich.
Mariquita's papa was one of these last.
He had immigrated to the country from
Chill in his early youth, and couldn't
say certainly who his parents were,
though he believed he had Anglo
Saxon blood in him. His wife was
New Orleans creole, who spoke niger
French patois as a native tongue, and
emphatically asserted herself to be an
Englishwoman. So what countrywo-
man by blood Msriquita really was, 1t
IS hard to say. She spoke English,
French, Catalan-Spanish and mongrel
Portuguese with equal huency, and
when l asked her once in Paris what
her nationality was she said she mostly
put herself down as French. But then
she added that she wouldn't insist on
that. because ii didn't really matter.
SO long as she was alive and enjoying
herself. people might say she was
Yaqui Indian for anything she cared.
She was a most extraordinary wo-
man. Her father died when she was
IS. and a year afterward she came to
Europe, and lived entirely on her own
particular hook. She apparently hadn't
= relative or guardian. or any govern
ing connection in the world She sign
ed her own checks, had an unlimited
balance to draw upon, and acted in all
ways exactly as seemed to her best.
She was rather petite in figure. glo-
Iiously handsome, and would suffer adj
vice to be thrust upon her by no one.
And yet she held her own perfectly,
and laughed gleefully at the many at
tempts that were made to take her in.
on the whole she wasn't badly edu-
Gated for although / don't think she
ever troubled herself 20 grind at any
book-learning, she was very quick at
picking matters up; and one can learn
good many things from smart con-
versatlon, " only one listens Wen and
doesn't forget. She was remarkably In
dependent, but she knew thoroughly
now the conVentionalues were marked
out and when II suited her purpose To
do so-as ~ generally dld-sne kent
within their bounds For instance. she
had an old stone broke, muddle-ulttal
Marquiac OF the ancient regime as nom-
inal head OF her hotel in the RouIevarde
Haussman Bat ~ she wanted 90 hing
her heels, up they went. no matter who
WAS looking
hariquita was by no means a dincui,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01

and sisters said he was the handsom-
est and most stylish young gentleman
in the neighborhood. OF course, after
awhile. he believed it, too, and said
that Mr. Drake was Just ridiculous,
putting on so many airs. Mr.. Drake
heard of this and said that Mr.. Gan
der was ridiculous himself and that he
had no more style than clothes
horse.
One day Mr. Gander came to church
in a red necktie that made every one
blink. Mir. Drake said that red neck
ties were out of style and that one
might as well wear straw hat in
winter. Mr. Gander did not mind that
at all. for he knew Mr.. Drake was
only jealous. On the way home MI.
Gander passed Mr.. Bulls house for
getting that the sight of anything
red always made Mr.. Bull lose his
temper. Mr. Bull was sitting on his
front porch. and as soon as he saw Mr..
Gander's red necktie he jumped over
the fence and chased Mr.. Gander half
a mile IN the road. Mr.. Gander es-
caped only by jumping in a pond by
the roadside and swimming TO the
middle where Mr.. Bull could not reach
him.
That afternoon Mr.. Drake came to
Sunday-school in a bright yellow vest.
Mr.. Gander said that yellow vests We're
vulgar and very bad form, but Mr..
Drake knew that Mr.. Gander was only
Jealous, and so he did not MIND.
on the way home from Sunday school
Mr. Drake carried his coat on his arm
for il was very warm. He met Mr. Man
and the yellow vest almost cost him
his life. for Mr.. Man thought he was
an immense potota bug and tried TO
squash him. Mr.. Drake escaped only
bv jumping over the fence by the road
side and hiding in some bushes, Mr..
Gander said that Mr.. Drake had per
suaded Mr.. Bull to try to kill him, and
Mr. Drake said that Mr. Gander got
Mr. Man to try to put him out of the
way. and they were more jealous OF
each other than ever.
The next day Mr.. Gander went to n
lawn party carrying a cane that was
as thick as his arm. That evening Mr.
Drake went to dancing school carrying
a cane twice as large as Mr.. Ganders
and il was so heavy that he could
hardly lug IL along A few days later
Mr. Gander went to a strawberry fes-
tival wearing a collar is inches high,
that reached to the very top of his long
neck and scratched the bottoms of his
ears. Mr. brakes neck was not nearly
so long as Mr.. Gander's. and. Of course
he could not wear such high collar
so he said high collars We're only worn
by the lower classes, and he went to "a
bah game wearing a silk hat so bright
and shiny that all the ladies In the
grandstand looked In IL 10 see n their
bonnets were on straight, just as 10 Il
had been a looking-glass.
There Is no telling how long this
would have lasted ~ Il had not been
for old Mrs Duck and old Mrs. Goose
(the mothers Of Mr. Drake ana Mr..
The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-01

AS fast as the clerks could flash it
through the wires a reply came thus:
See here. Help me all you know to
get him. If l fail you may propose to
me for the seventh time, and I'll say
Yes, darling" That ought to encour-
age you, ii you believe what you wrote
an hour ago. Now come"
1t was a quaint offer, and, coming
from any other woman on earth. it
would have made me rabid. But Mari
quita was Mariquita, and law unto
herself. SO l went there and then,
without waiting to pack
She was stopping at the Grand at
southampton, and her greeting was a
nod and the question, well, what's
your scheme"'
My dear girl, I couldn't make any
till | knew how the land lay"
"Pestel you should have mapped out
so, to suit every contingency. But if
you are so dull-witted, listen! They are
to be married almost directly. l do not