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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
To Attend the Inauguration

Company + will leave Sudbury for
Washington, d. c., Saturday next at 3 a.
M. The men will wear woolen shirts,
blouse. leggins, white gloves, caps, thick
shoes, overcoats and probably carry a
blanket roll.
The company will not be furnished
with food in Washington but each man
will have to depend upon his individual
resources during the trip. Sleeping
quarters will be provided in the corridors
of the Army and Navy building, cots
sufficient in number for the entire COM
pany have been engaged by Captain
Gearhart.
While no enlisted man is obliged to
accompany the company to Washington
those who GO will find themselves under
rigid diecipline, the determination
on the part of the commanders being to
prevent repetition of the lawlessness
among the Pennsylvania troops which
caused such scandal eight years ago.
Captain Gearhart states that under no
circumstances will men either at Danville
or Sunbury be taken on the train who
are in the least degree intoxicated.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Pioneers of Methodism.

Arrangements are now making for the
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which is to
be held at Chamhersburg on March -.
The third day of this conference, on
March 80, the Laymen's Association of
the Central Pennsylvania Conference
will also meet in Cbambersburg and the
various churches in the conference are
now busy selecting their delegates.
st. Paul's NJ. +. church of this city,
will be represented by Hon. James Fos-
ter and John K. Rote. The other Me
thodist churches of this place have not
as yet appointed delegates.
The old Baltimore conference, out of
which the Central Pennsylvania confer
ence grew, will meet at Hagerstown, Md
also on March y. The two conferences
will hold a reunion, meeting together
each day. During the entire session a
special train will be in service, one day
bringing the Baltimore conference up to
ShaiibCASbdis anu NhC hCAl hdN AdhiH=
the Central Pennsylvania conference to
Hagerstown. A program will be carried
out each day.
/ is interesting to note that there are
but two clergymen now living who were
in the Baltimore conference when the
Central Pennsylvania conference was
formed. These are Rev. John Lama
han, still a member of the Baltimore con-
ference, and Rev. G. Ii. Day, of River
side, one of the oldest men in the Cen
tral Pennsylvania conference.
Rev. Day has been looking forward to
the next meeting of conference with a
great deal of interest and unless prevent
ed by his increasing infirmities he may
be relied upon to attend its sessions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
GROUND TO DEATH
UNDER THE CARS
Alex. Grimes killed at Milton Sunday Morn.
ming Both Arms Gut Off.

Alex. Grimes, 19-years-old, son of
James Grimes, Sr., of this city, in COM
pany with Thomas Huntington, of
Chambers street, Saturday afternoon,
boarded freight train and rode to Mil
ton;he spent Saturday night with friends
in that place, and Sunday morning
arose buoyant and gay in the flush of
youth and hopefulness.
At seven O'Clock Sunday morning
the two young fellows stationed them
selves near the high tower on the 7. d
K. railway at Milton to catch the south
bound freight due at this city at 759
o'clock. Huntington, lit seems, had no
difficulty in mounting. Young Grimes,
who attempted to jump on about the
middle of the train, missed his footing
and fell under the wheels, the rear half
of the train passing over him. Both
arms were severed from his body, his
neck was broken and terrible bruise
inflicted upon his head sufficient in itself
TO produce death.
Huntington, who was an eye witness
of the affair, was completely overcome
by the horrifying spectacle and seemed
to lose bis head entirely. He jumpe1
oil the train and, dazed and Eewildered
started for this city, walking the entire
distance Before he arrived a telegram
was received by Grimes parents appris-
ing them of tie awful affair.
The remains were brought to this
city on the afternoon freight, arriving
here at p. m. in charge of John Dos
ier's S ms, undertakers.
The deceased was we'll known about
town. Both of his parents are living,in
addition to whom he is survived by five
brothers and two sisters as follows:
Charles, James, Frank, Thomas, Ed
ward, Mrs. Matthew Ryan and Miss
Maggie Grimes, all of this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Killed at Sbamokin.

John Creglow of Shamokin, who up tC
a few years ago was resident of this
city, met with shocking death under
the cars Monday afternoon. The de-
ceased was 4 trackman employed on the
Pennsylvania railroad. About half past
two o'clock he was engaged in cleaning
ice of one of the sidings. Whilehe was
thus engaged engine No. 3040 entered
the switch. Creglow had his back to-
ward the locomotive, which tender first
came running down the siding at good
rate of speed.
The unfortunate man seemed to be
utterly unaware of the engines approach
until he was struck and ground under
the wheels. His head was cut off and
his body terribly mangled.
John Creglow, who was forty years of
age and unmarried, resided with his
mother, Catherine Creglow, Third street,
Shamokin. He has brother and sis
ter residing in this city: Albert, who
lives on Steeb street, and Mrs. Henry
Mentzer, Walnut street. He has many
friends here and his death has proven
great shock.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28

Messrs. Fry, Dietz and Lawrence Of
Mausdale, who have purchased the Mir
net0nka mills, this city. have begun a
system Of Improvements which when
completed will give the plant an equip
ment thoroughly modern and first class.
The work is in charge f X. W. Barton.
milling expert, Of Rochester, N.Y.
While it is true that the mill j. one
employing the ROLLER process" yet near
ly everything else about the plant j. old
and out-of-date, which stands in the way
Of successful competition with more
modern mills.
The new equipmeu. will include a
complete new boiling system, u.ing
NOye's sieve machines in connection
with two centrifugal flour dressefs. The
system will include one blending reel,
two purifiers and one aspirator. A de-
vice for tempering wheat before grind
ing, now in use in all modern mills, will
also be installed. BY manipulation Of
water and steam the bran on the wheat
is toughened, which has the effect Of
keeping it, even the small red particles
frequently seen, out Of the flour. There
will also be full line of grain cleaners
and busters for shorts and bran.
The rolls-l2 pair in number-will be
sent away to be redressed. They are now
boxed up and ready for shipment There
is not bit Of machinery which will not
be torn out and overhauIed When
completed the new equipment will be
found to occupy but little more than
half the space at present filed, which
will afford much more room for storage
purposes.
The mill, as i well known, is finely
built and roomy structure. Its capacity
when rc-equipped will be 100 barrels of
flour a day. or n hours. Mr.. Barton
thinks he will have the plant ready for
operation by April Is.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Killed by Falling Tree.

Charles E. Rickerd, an employe of
Curry Bros, Valley township, who are
engaged in clearing a tract of timber
land lying at the foot of Montour Ridge,
about 9 O'Clock Tuesday was help
ing to fell large tree. As it swayed upon
its stump and fell Rickerd seemed to
lose all presence of mind and ran about
thirty feet forward to a spot where one
of the large limbs struck him squarely
on the head, bearing him to the ground
under its weight. He was carried to a
shanty near by and DR.. Kimerer of this
city summoned but the man was beyond
all help. His neck was broken, death
being instantaneous.
An inquest was held over the body by
Justice f-the-Pe J. Z. Bare, the fol-
lowing gentlemen composing the jury:
William Crossley, Stuart Curry, A. A.
Falls, Howard Hilkert, William Curry
and Harry Keiser. A verdict in accord
ance with the above facts was agreed
upon.
The deceased was go years of age and
unmarried. He came from New Colum-
bia, Union county, and was in the en-
ploy of Curry Bros. for about three
months He is survived by mother,
who resides near Lewisburg, but so far
as can be ascertained he has no other
relatives in this locality.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28

80 tue puDiie schools of sew
eraa states. In Pennsylvania Il i tanrh.
10 the Normal schools and i'm several
private institutions The object i 70
train the hand AMI tye. which b. regard
ed a. an effective sHSilisry IN training
the intellect IN the technical branches a.
now taught.
Manual training in the schools viii
include for boys instruction in all wood
working trades carpenfering. cabinet
making, painting, see. For the girls IL
will include a course in cooking. with
study Of fool values, instruction in sew
ing along the lines Of dre-smaking, mil
linery. tSc
Oi course manual training would add
considerably to the cost of running the
public schools, NJ additional teachers
possessing technical knowledge on the
trades ~ De taught would have tn be-
employed AMI it may, therefore. meet
with some opposition from school
boards, even where there j. a general
sentiment IN favor ~ it, introduction.
Several members II the local school
board were interviewed Tuesday after
noon' who seemed pretty evenly divided
IN their views on the matter OF course
nothing can be done any more during
the present term and there wiH b. no
agitation of the matter until the begin-
ming Of another school year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
UNDER THIRTY
TONS OF COAL
Workman Buried in Car Head Downward.
Imprisoned 20 Minutes.

To plunge headfirst down a coal chute
with thirty tons of coal rattling after
him, to land upon his head in the car
and imbeded in coal, with heels pro-
truding at the top to remain in that un-
natural position for nearly hall an hour,
is an experience that a man would not
likely pass through more than once and
live. Such an experience, however, fell
to the lot of John 3. Leffler, a laborer
at the Reading Iron Works, who resides
at No. 81 Cherry street, yesterday morn
ing.
About O'Clock Lefller was put to
work loading the small cars which carry
the soft coal from the dump to the mill
The coal when shipped to the plant is
dumped from the railway cars on the
high trestling near the canal into an i'm
mepse chute, funnel-shaped with an
opening at the bottom where the coal is
! fed into the small cars The coal has
been frozen during the last few days and
/ hello fast at the four sides of the chute,
only that which was Immediately above
the opening below readily passing down
into the mill cars. In order to dslodge
portion of the mass LefIler yesterday
climbed up into the central cavity des-
cribed and with his bar began to pry at
the coal. Overhead on every side tow
cred an ever widening mass of coal, its
weight in the aggregate being not less
than thirty tons. 1t was a fearful posi-
ton for man to place himself in, but
the peril evidently did not occur to him.
Without a moments warning the coal
| loosened on every side; the man lost his
footing and headfrst went down with
the rush of coal.
A short time afterward John Lamber-
son, another workman, passed the spot.
His attention was attracted by the foot
and leg of Leffler, which protruded out
of the coal at the top of the car. He
summoned several other employees and
without knowing whether the man was
him. 1t was no easy task. As fast as
they shoveled away the coal it rolled
down upon them from the chute SO that
at least twenty minutes elapsed before
a rescue was effected.
Leftler was alive, but painfully bruis-
ed, il addition to which he suffered in.
tensely from fright and suspense and
the effect of resting so long in his in
verted position. He was hardly able to
speak for a while and made no effort to
describe his emotions, which probably
can best be imagined. His clothes were
torn from his limbs as he came down
with the rush of coal. He was very bad
ly bruised about the back and complain
ed of internal pains in the abdominal re-
gion. He was assisted to his home,
where at last accounts his condition re-
manned unchanged. LETTER is about fifty
years Of age.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
OUTLOOK At
THE BESSEMER
Interview With an Official of the Company
May Re-Equip the Plant.

A rumor for some days past has been
current to the effect that the Bessemer
Steel company contemplates rehabiiitat-
ing its plant here or some portion of
it and starting up in the near future. In
order to determine what grounds there
might be for the rumor an official of the
company, who happened in this city
Tuesday was interviewed. ~
The gentleman stated that nothing
definite could be announced at this time
but he made no secret of the fact that
there are plans on foot looking to new
equipment for the plant and a resump-
ton at no distant day. All this, how
ever, depends.
In the interim since the change in man
agement and under what is practically a
new board of directors much careful in
vestigation has been given to the ques
ton as to what could best be done with
the works. The new management does
not feel that its whole duty would be
done toward the stock holders by sim
ply liquidating the business. Sometime
during the month of March, meeting of
the stock holders will be held, when
plans, the result of Investigation and
consultation with experts, will be sub
mitted, looking to the expenditure of
considerable money i'll new equipment
for the plant and resumption of opera
ton along lines which give reasonable
assurance of satisfactory dividends. 1t
is, of course, conjectural as to the out
come of the stock holders meeting, as
there seems to be considerable feeling in
certain quarters in favor of a distribu
ton of at least part of the cash assets.
Should cash distribution be insisted
upon, it was explained that it would
operate fatally against the plans the
management has in view for starting up,
as there would not be sufficient left for
new equipment and proper working
capital.
Another feature of the project to be
submitted to the stock holders in case
they decide to favor a resumption along
lines to be indicated will be reduction
of capital stock to such sum as will
more nearly represent the assets of
the company in real and personal prop
erty. Such reduction of capital stock,
it was explained, will not initiate to the
sadvantage of any stock holder, be-
cause it will be pro rata reduction in
the number of shares only. The cash
assets and other available assets of the
company convertible into cash at short
notice, it was stated, is not much less
than 100000.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Argument Court.

Court convened Monday morning
with Judge Little and Associates Thomp-
son and Blee on the bench. Owing to
the absence of the defendants attorneys
argument on the motion for a new trial
in the Baron case was postponed until
the next court
Argument in the Thomson case was
also continued, pending decision as to a
new trial in the action for divorce
brought in Philadelphia last week.
re-estate OF David Clark, decd, an
swer was flied to show cause why
annuity should not be paid widow.
In re-estate of Mary Ellen Gearhart,
decd. Exceptions filed to the Audit
or's report and matter referred back to
the Auditor for further consideration.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Caught BY a Spindle.

George Albeck, an employe of Howe &
Polk, met with painful accident at 10
O'Clock Tuesday eve. He was working
about the machinery when his clothing
at the back was caught on the end of a
rapidly revolving spindle. In an in
stant his clothing frightened around him
with vise-like grip, which threatened
to break every bone in his body. For
tunately fellow workman saw his plight
in time and threw the machine out of
gear, He suffered severe internal pains
and DR.. Newbaker was called to the
works, An investigation showed that
no bones were broken and that the suf-
fering OF the injured man was due to the
shock and tight squeeze that he receiv-
ed. He was removed to his home on
West Mahoning street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Double Anniversary,

The birthday anniversaries of Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Becher of near Grovan
ia were celebrated together on Saturday
afternoon last Mrs. Blecher's birthday
occurred on Friday, February %, and
Mr.. Blechers on Sunday following. 1t
was decided to make joint affair of the
two events and hold the celebration on
Saturday.
Some 50 guests were present. The af-
ternoon, during which an elaborate
turkey dinner was served, was given to
the older guests. The evening was SET
apart for the young friends of the fam
lily and was devoted to dancing, which
was kept up until nearly midnight, A
fine oyster supper was served.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
Death of Philip Lee, Sr.

The death of Philip Lee, Sr,, occurred
Tuesday morning at eleven o'clock at
his home on Walnut street. Mr.. Lee
was - years of age and was one of Dan
vile's well known residents. For the
past few years he has been confined to
his home most of the time with rheuma-
tism and a complication of diseases. He
is survived by his wife, five sons, John,
Thomas, Edward, Philip, Jr., and Eu-
gene, and one daughter, Miss Name, all
of whom reside in this city.
The death of Mr.. Lee makes the third
that has occurred in the family in less
than four months. His daughter, Mrs.
James Gill, died in Brooklyn, n. Y, on
November 10th, and on January 24th
Alice, another daughter, died.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
SITES OFFERED
FREE o.
Interview With Promof
Get More Far

a great deal
about town in
tory and inform
ject stands is eaa
terview was had
promoter, Mr.. Hai
two sites have been o.
tory free of cost-oue in south DanviIlC
near the station and the other on this
side of the river near John R. Benefits.
lie Is receiving a reasonable amount of
encouragement, but he would like 10 get
a larger number Of farmers interested. as
it is the latter class who will be especial
ly benefited.
The factory, which will can both fruit
and vegetables, will employ the hermeti-
cal seal system and be conducted on the
toll cooperative plan. 1t is proposed To
form corporation to own and operate
the plant the aggregate amount Of cap
ital not to be less than 81 200. The
shares are to be 800 each, issued to sub
scrlbers in proportion to their pail up
interest in the factory. The bylaws are
to provide that one-half cent a can toll
shall be set aside ~ a sinking fund and
declared and paid to the share holders
as dividend on stock AMI shall he H..
sued for no other pur~se.
The farmers, who a. stock holders
furnish raw material are 10 receive tor
their canned product all it brings les
the actual expense of canning. Farmers
who are not stock holders will be- per
mitted to contract for acreage or furnish
raw material only when stock holders
are unable 10 furnish sufficient for the
factory. The advantage of being a stock
holder here is quite apparent aud will
no doubt appeal very strongly TO our
agricultural friends. such stock holders
can rely upon The factory as means Of
disposing of their fruit and vegetables.
in addition to which they will share i'm
the profits arising from the sale Of the
canned product, minus the half a cent
per can toll which will come back to
them in form of dividend.
Mr. Harland cited some facts and figures
to show what profits might be expected
to accrue from the enterprise. Tomatoes,
he said, which are sold for IS cents to 90
cents per dozen cans, can be put up for
50 to 40 cents per dozen. One bushel of
tomatoes will make II to l6 cans, while
the average yield is $50 to 400 bushels
per acre. One ton of green corn, which
will bring IS 10 TO 500 at the factory,
will fill 500 to 600 cans, according to
quality. An acre will yield six tons
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
A Successful Meeting.

The bi-county convention Of the r. q.
:. Of A., which met at Berwick, Satur-
day, was quite an interesting and sue
cessful affair. Ralph kisner, Esq, Of
this city, occupied the chair. The fol-
loving officers were elected: President,
Ralph kisner, 364; vice president, &. Z
Whitenight, $40; Master Of Forms, Thorn
ton Freeze, 3l9; conductor, Boyd Nc
AIister, IO5; treasurer, Fred Henrie, 364;
inspector, Isaiah Daley, 319; secretary,
James v Wilson, S6i; outer guard, Dr.
c. Shultz, 364; executive committee, W
T. Sholes, lO5; J. B. Nuss, 4S4; J. +. Pat
terSon, 365.
The next annual meeting viii be- held
at Benton on February -, 1902.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-28
KANE RESOLUTION
ENDORSED.
Mr.. Lunger Presents His Report How to
Obtain Collection ofspecimens.

The School Board held a regular meet
ing Monday night President Fischer in
the chair. Other members responded to
the roll call as follows: Orth, Green,
Burger, Barber, Werkheiser, keefer.
Fenstermacher, Curry and Lunger.
A communication was received from
the School Board of Kane calling atten-
ton to resolution adopted by that
body on February 4, and asking that il
be endorsed by the School Board in Dan
vile. The resolution in question sets
forth that only small per centage Of
| pupils in the public schools avail them
selves of the advantages ofcollege train
| ing and the high schools of the state as
result are called upon to furnish many
young people.with final preparation for
the work of life and that they therefore
call for an unusual expenditure in COM
| parision with the other schools; owing
| to this it was resolved that our legisla-
ture be urged to make such special ap-
| preparation for our high schools as may
be deemed sufficient to carry out the
provision of the act of June 2s, 1895.
On motion of Mr. Lunger it was order
ed that the resolution of the Kane School
Board be endorsed and that our repres-
entative in the Legislature be asked to
! give his vote to the measure.
Mr.. Lunger, who represented the Dan
, vile School Board in the convention of
the State Association of School Directors
last week, presented his report, showing
that the sessions were full of instruc-
ton, presenting much that is new in
matters pertaining to the schools. On
motion Mr.. Lunger's report was accept
| ed and ordered filed. He was rendered
vote of thanks.
Mr.. 0rth stated that the flags, 6xl0
| feet, ordered at last meeting, had arriv-
ed. The flag poles, he said, were found
to be in a decaying condition and that
it was only in two of the wards tha: flags
could be raised on Washington's Birth
day. The matter of procuring new flag
poles was discussed, when several mem
bers expressed themselves in favor of re-
moving the flags from the buildings and
erecting tall poles on the school grounds
where the raising of the stars and stripes
on flag days could be attended with
more ceremony and rendered more i'm
pressive to the pupils. On motion of
Mr. Lunger the matter was referred to
the building and supply committee with
instructions to see what such flag poles
would cost
The Secretary stated that through the
efforts of Representative Foster our
High school had been offered free of
cost by the Philadelphia commercial
museum fine collection of minerals,
woods, fibres of various sorts, cotton,
ginnel and unginned, &c, to aid in the
study of commercial geography, asking
only that a suitable cabinet be provided
by our district. On motion of Mr. Lung
er the matter was left in the hands of
the supply committee for investigation.
The following bills were ordered maid.