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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
Historical Society.

Prof. Franklin L. Riley, secretary
of the Mississippi Historical Socie-
ty, announces that the executive
committee of the society has decided
to hold the seventh annual public
meeting of the society in Jackson
during the first week OF the legisla-
ture next January. This particular
time has been suggested because of
the fact that in addition to the MEM
bers of the legislature, there will be
a great many prominent men in
Jackson, attracted by the opening
of the next legislature, which will
be an epoch-making body. 1t is
the purpose of the executive COM
mittee to make this meeting the
most interesting and instructive, if
possible, in the history of the socie-
ty. One of the features to be aimed
at especially will be historical papers
on the subject Of reconstruction in
the various counties of the State.
The exact date of the meeting will
be announced later, as soon as 4
program can be arranged
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
Town Marshal Killed.

T. B. Gillis, marshal Of the town
of Summit, was killed last week by
Pat Marsh. Several rumors are cur
rent, but the one most reliable is to
the effect that Joe McCurly and Pat
Marsh were raising a disturbance in
a store over a gun, both being under
the influence of whisky, when the
marshal arrested McCurly and
started with him to Jail. Then Marsh
picked up the gun and fired either
at the marshal or McCurly, hitting
the marshal with full load Of shot
in the back Of the head, blowing his
brains out and killing him instantly.
Marsh then disappeared in the
woods. Gillis was one of the oldest
town marshals in the State, and
stood well. Marsh is about 25 years
old and considered a fairly good
man when not under the influence
of drink. He was afterwards appre-
hended at johnson Station and is
now in Jail. McCurly gave himself
up and is also in Jail at Magnolia.
There is some talk of lynching, but
doubtless better judgment will pre-
vail
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
An Outbreak of Truancy.

One of the effects of the holiday
vacation has been to wean some of the
boys and girls away from their attach
ment to school. This is perhaps scarce
ly noticeable except in those pupils
habitually inclined toward truancy,
who gave the truant officer great
deal of trouble at the beginning of the
term. These have now fallen back to
their old tricks and there has not been
a day since Monday but that Officer
Young has been III pursuit of a group
of truants.
The little fellows manage to elude
the officer i'll various ways notwith-
standing his vigilance and one or more
have succeeded in absenting themselves
from school for couple of days in
succession, which, under the existing
regime does not often occur. The lit
tie fellows present pitiable picture
as keenly on the lookout they stand
shivering in the cold winter blast.
OHe can uOG HGlp buN NOh"Si "i''
there is III school life to render it so
repugnant, that boy should at this
season Of the year turn his back on
the comforts of the school room and
voluntarily put in the day out of
doors
BY the close of school yesterday
things had become very nearly normal
and the Truant Officer was again mas
ter of the situation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
To Close Stores at Six O'clock.

There is movement on foot in the
borough to close the stores at p. III!
after January 18th. The prime movers
in the present agitation are not the
clerks. but several of the leading mer
chants themselves, who have come to
the conclusion that with coal and light
at the present high figures, consider
ing the small number of sales made
after O'Clock, it does not pay to keep
the stores open during the evening.
During an interview yesterday one
of the merchants stated that the cost
of running his store during the long
winter evenings, is out of all proper
tion to the day time, as it is during
the evening that the most coal has to
be burned and the additional item OF
light enters into the expense account.
1t is fact, he said, that with the eX-
ception of Saturday and Monday even
ings, after the holidays, very little
business is done after p. N. 1t is
proposed to make an exception Of both
Saturday and Monday evenings, the
latter being almost as important as
Saturday evening in order to accommo-
date those who may have wished to
avoid the rush incident to pay day and
postponed making purchases until
Monday. The plan is, therefore, on
these two evenings, to keep the stores
open until an hour when all business
has been disposed of.
The early closing proposition is said
to meet with general favor among the
merchants. A paper was circulated
for subscribers yesterday morning and
before noon some fifteen business men
had signed. including most of the
heaviest dealers on Mill street. Other
merchants signed during the afternoon.
The prime movers in tie project yes
terday seemed quite confident of sue
cess.
1t is not a scheme to inaugurate
early closing the year around. The
paper merely provides that with the
exceptions noted the stores be closed
at 6 p. m. until further notice.
The measure has one object and that
is to curtail expenses.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
Considered a Good Investment,

No action taken by Council on affairs
relating to the Fire Department has
been more generally commended by the
public than its decision Friday night,
to install telephones i'll the four engine
houses.
The telephone, which in any estab-
lishment, is bound to be a great CON
venience, in engine houses, situated
as ours, must prove of nearly inesti-
mable value in assisting to keep down
the loss by fire. Its principal value,
however, will lie in locating the fire
when the first alarm is given.
1t is we'll that the public should
fully understand the value of the tele-
phone in case of fire in order to get
the best service out Of the borough 5
investment. When fire is discover
ed, if persons will remain cool headed
and rush to the phone calling up the
nearest hose company, taking care to
explain just where the fire is located,
great utal VI NdludDlc tlllS may ut
saved which is too often lost by the
firemen running in the wrong direc
tion. Firemen say that there is scarce
ly fire in which some time could not
be saved, by taking the shortest posi-
bic route, if they knew the exact spot
at which the fire was located.
False alarms will be almost entirely
obviated if the public learn to rely
upon the telephone in sending out an
alarm. The fire department, too, can
be much more quickly called o1t by
the phone than would bo possible
without it. The department on the
whole under the new order of things
will have an advantage which should
make it dOubly efficacious.
The telephone is growing in popular
ity and even now there are few por
tions of the borough in which they
are not installed in considerable num-
bers. The different fire companies will
do their part to make the use of the
phone practicable by keeping one or
more of their members in the hose
house ready to respond to an alarm.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
QUARANTINE
TO Be RAISED

The Board of Health held special
meeting last night, at which it was
decided to raise the quarantine main
tanned at the residence of Daniel
Lyons, North Mill street, at which
there was case of smallpox.
The meeting was held at 8 O'Clock
in Council Chamber. DR. Newbaker
occupied the chair. The object of the
meeting, he explained, was to consi d.
er the advisability of removing the
quarantine from the Lyons residence,
which now has existed twenty -four
days.
DR.. Kimerer moved that the quaran-
tine be raised. The motion was second
ed by w. H. Woodside.
In view of tue fact that there is no
attending physician it was considered
necessary that some physician as an
inspector should visit the quarantined
family and ascertain the state Of
health. The President appointed DR..
J. r. Kimerer to perform this duty.
There seems to be little or nothing
more to fear from smallpox i'll Dan
vile or vicinity. AT Cameron the dis
ease appears to have run its course.
Every member of the Hassinger family
with the exception of the father was
stricken with the disease. Three of
the family had it III a severe form aud
are badly marked; three had the dis
ease in a mild form and escaped dis
figurement Mr.. Hassinger's eldest
son, who lives near Northumberland,
also had the disease in a severe form
and is very badly marked.
The quarantine has been raised at
Cameron. Not only has the Hassinger
farm house been thoroughly fumigated
but also the two school houses in the
vicinity.
1t was stated at the meeting last
night that our town is remarkably ex-
empt from infectious diseases at pres
ent considering the season of the year.
There is but one family i'll which diph-
liberia exists, and the cases there are
convalescent. In regard to diphtheria
this seems to be a disease that we al
ways have with us. DR.. Stock, who
was present at the meeting, stated
that since the winter of 1900 there has
not been time when the disease was
altogether absent from our town.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
DEATH CAME
SUDDENLY

Another sudden death occurred In
this city Tuesday morning. tha pres
ent victim being Mrs. Margaret Deem.
who resided with her daughter. Nr-.
James Freeze. Water street.
The deceased was in her -srd year.
She arose in her usual health Tues.
day morning and was assisting M the
household work when the end came.
She was standing beside the dining
table, when without a moments warn
ing she tell over landing upon the 7o0r.
Mrs. Freeze, who was near. endaavor-
ed To catch her, but was unable 10 i'm
tercept her fall. Death was nearly in
Simultaneous. DR.. Wiutersraeu was
called, who stated that death was due
TO neuralgia OF the heart.
The deceased was the widow Of James
Deem, who died three years ago az al
advanced age. Before marriage sl-
was Margaret Sanders, q sister 0f tine
late George Sanders aud was the last
survivor of her family. She Is surviv-
cd by four children. Jonathan :.
Deem, Alvaretta Mrs. John Runvaal
Margaret Mrs. james FreezsI. 0f this
city, aud Laura. Mrs. John KlineI
Cumberland, this state.
Mrs. Deems sudden death is tho
third that has occurred scarcely more
than block apart during the LAST
month or six weeks.
The funeral viii take place on Fri
day at +. m. Interment IN Fairview
cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
Painful Scenes in the Court.

Upon representations made by Col
onel Alexander Mcclure and other in
fuential Philadelphians, and taking
into consideration the prominence of
the woman's family, Judge RitChie,
Of the criminal court, has reduced the
jail sentence of Mrs Mary Dill Jam
ic,Dn from eighteen months to sixty
davs. Mrs. Jameson is the widow
of the late Martin Clifford Jameson,
Of Camden. n. J., the daughter of
Hon. A. H. Dill, of Lewisburg, and
ut one time Democratic candidate for
governor of this state. Mrs. Jameson
l. serving time for crimes i'll which
bogus checks played the more prOmi-
uent part, and of which she was con-
yicted three weeks ago.
The arrest and trial Of Mrs. Jamie
son, whose identity was not then
known, attracted unusual attention
in Baltimore, not only because of the
extraordinary boldness of her opera
tions, but because she was of fine ap-
pearance, and exceptionally well
educated. 1t was brought out at the
trial that she came to the John Hop
kins Hospital to undergo treatment,
about seven months, and was supposed
to be from Georgia Before she left
the hospital she induced the treasurer
to cash for her a check of S55, which
WAS returned as fraudulent
There are similar charges against
Mrs. Jameson in Kansas City and
several other cities, but the family
are making an effort to get them set
tied
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08

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evening at the nome OF Mr.. ana MIS-.
Samuel Lee, Frosty Valley. Two
LARGO hack loads of vouur rcopIe wore
- a.,l 80 !, ,.ti,.. ,,rt - -ho
present anu '''N ''' .. w l,''-' - '''o
music ana games. At mldo!ShJ an
excellent supper was served by Mrs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
A HIGH HONOR
CONFERRED

Charles Chalfant, Esq, who was
elected an honorary life member by
Philadelphia Lodge, No. 2, B. p. o.
of Elks, has just received a very hand
somely framed certificate of member
ship, which in point of beauty and
general costliness is thoroughly i'll
keeping with the high honor conferred.
The certificate was engrosSed i'll the
Kimmig Studio, 1918 Arch street,
Philadelphia, and is artistic in the
highest degree. 1t reads as follows:
Philadelphia Lodge, No. 2, Benevol-
ent and Protective Order of Elks This
is to certify that Brother Charles
Chalfant, was elected an honorary
life member of Philadelphia Lodge,
No. 2, December 8, 1902, as slight
token Of the respect and esteem of
the members for the invaluable SER
vices rendered on the occasion of the
memorial service of tho lodge at the
Park Conclave, December 7, 1902.
The certificate is signed by Augustus
G. Hahn, L. r., and John Jackson,
Secretary, and bears the names of the
following gentlemen as committee;
James Hoyt, William S. Meyers and
William Super, Jr.
The frame, which is of Louis XIV
style, is marvel of beauty. 1t is on
the bronze order, elaborate III the cX-
treme with all the smooth parts on the
ornaments finished in gold leaf and
burnish. The certificate on being
shipped, it seems, was not properly
packed and when it arrived here the
glass was broken, circumstance
which placed the fine work of the
certificate in great jeopardy. The
treasure was placed i'll the hands of
Picture Dealer G. +. Abbott, who in
serted a new glass very successfully.
The certificate was on exhibition in
Mr.. Abbott's studio during yesterday
afternoon and was admired by large
number Of people.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
Commissioners Choose a Clerk.

The County Commissioners elected
Horace G. Blue as clerk after "A dead
lock Will began Monday afternoon.
The ciJlce seemed TO lie between
Geors w. Miles, Sam A. Mccoy, j.
L. Krum and Horace G.. Blue, although
there were several other aspirant5.
The issue was wholly in doubt up to
yesterday morning when the board
decided upon Mr.. Blue, giving him
unanimous support.
No one will find any fault with the
Commissioners choice, as Mr.. Blue is
gentleman of wide experience and
of undoubted ability, courteous and
obliging, and just the man for such a
position as he has been called to fill.
He took his oath yesterday aft }rnOon
and at once entered upon the duties
of his pOSitiOn.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
Little Doing in Legislature.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. The
House convened at 10 O'Clock and afte-
granting leave of absence TO number
of members took n recess until n go
tomorrow.
In the Senate Mr.. Grady introduced
q bill appropriating S25, 600 for a statue
in Capitol park to General Simon
Cameron and creating VI. :. Quay. 4.
J. Cassatt, 4. X Mcclure a commits
sion to provide for it.
The Legislature adopted resolutions
TO adjourn today 70 meet January H.
AT a JOINT meeting Of the House and
Senate the vote for state offices i'm
November was canvassed.
In accordance with the desire Of
Governor-elect Pennypacker the in
auguration, the committee for which
ceremony was named yesterday by the
Legislature, will be simple and with
out ostentatiOn, although there viii
be large parade and fireworks The
committee TO take charge Of the ar
rangements for the Inauguration was
provided yesterday soon after the two
houses of the Legislature had begun
work and no time will be lost in max
ing preparations. The sum Of p. .000
was voted for expenses and power Civ
en- to the committee 70 draw upon rhe
state treasury TO that extent
The committee is composed Of Sen
ator b. X. FOcht, Union; Senator J.
5. Fisher, Indiana Senator f. X
McConkey, York; Senator Matson.
Mexican; Senator Cochran, Lvcoming;
Representative Kunkel. Dauphin Rep
resentative, ,ArensburG. Fayette Rep
resentative Stevens. WesrmOreIand
Representative Cooper, Delaware
Representative Champaign, Tioga.
Representative Moore, philadelphia
Representative Hartman, Luzerne.
BY resolution passed in both
Houses the Inauguration was set for
noon Of the twentieth. on the south
side of the capitol, if the weather De-
favorable, and if not in the hall Of the
House of Representative.
1t is said that the committee viii
first arrange the details at the state
capitol. after which matters concern
ing the parade will be taken mp and
chief marshal named with power 90
appoint aids.
1t is said that the plan for the Guard
will include a provisional brigade, a.
was tine case when Governor Stone
took Office. Then the Eighth regiment.
central about Harrisburg. a PhiladeI-
phia and a Pittsburg regiment were
brought here, the governors troop. of
Harrisburg. acting A. escort This
same plan may be followed out \
number of political clubs are said 20
be desirous Of attending the inaugur1-
tion aud taking part in the parade.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
A Miraculous Escane.

Ethel, tho eleven-year-old daughter
of DR.. and Mrs H. Bierman miracul-
ously escaped death in a runaway at
BloOmshurg Tuesday afternoon.
The Montour & Columbia Trolley
Company has installed a snow sweep
er, a specially constructed car equipp-
ed with revolving brooms, which Tues
day was making its trial trip. The
appearance of the car together with
the noise produced by tho sweeper is
enough to frighten almost any
horse, when seen for the first tine. As
the sweeper passed Tooley's grocery
the firms horse attached to the
delivery wagon was standing in front
of the store unhitched. That he took
fright was natural. DaShing down
Main street he collided with a horse
and wagon in front Of Ringrose's store.
upsetting the vehicle and throwing the
horse over on his side. Extricating
himself from the mix-up the frantic
animal continued his fight down the
street.
\ short distance below Main street
is intersected by an alley. Just beyond
the bus stood in front Of the Central
Hotel. while a wagon occupied the
trolley track These formed a barrier,
which all thought would have the
effect of turning the runaway horse
down the alley. The unreasoning
animal however, to the horror of the
on-lookers dashed upon the pavement.
which was wcll-flled with pedestrians
among whom were a number of chill
dren on their way home from school
Among the latter was Ethel Bier
man. In the general rush for safety
she crowded up against the wall of the
Central hotel, and 1t seemed she would
escape, but the next moment she be-
came bewildcred aud attempted to
cross the pavement. She was struck
by the breast of the horse and flung
directly under the left front wheel
which running over her seemed to
catch her clothing III such q way as to
fling her body upward. She turned
complete somersault and came down
directly in front of the hind wheel
which also ran over her.
1t was one of the most thrilling
spectacles ever witnessed. Every one
expected to find the child fatally in
jured, but she surprised them all by
leaping to her feet and cxClaiming
that she was not hurt.
One of her limbs was badly bruised
from the hip to the heel, but no bones
about the body were broken. Ethel
was badly shocked, however, and will
feel the effects of the injury for some
time
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
NEW YEARS
At !. N. {. A.

The Y. NJ. G. \. this year as usual
played a conspicuous part in entertain
ing the public on New Years day.
The rooms were open and during the
entire day rather more than the usual
number Of young men and boys were
in evidence about the building.
Between the hours OF 4 aud $50 p
m. refreshments were served. The in
vitation welcomed all men and boys
working i'm the mills, shops, stores and
offices. 3 The usual large number came
and went during the two hours and a
half, among whom were representa-
tiyes of each of the classes above en-
umcrated
The refreshments consisting of cof-
fee and dOughnuts We're served by the
Ladies' Auxiliary and if the verdict
of one who enjoyed a place at the
tables counts for anything it might be
added that better coffee and better
doughnuts were never made.
The feature of the day, however, at
the Y. NJ. @. \. was the concert Civ
en- by the Opera House orchestra at 5
O'Clock. The large hall was packed
with an audience of ladies and gentle
men.
a program of popular music was
rendered. Miss Margaret zimmerman
sang a number Of songs in a way that
pleased the audience Miss Ammer-
man is one of our most popular vocal
lists and She never fails to elicit hearty
applause. Mr.. Z. H. Miles rendered
a trombone solo in his usual artistic
style, which made q great hit.
The music was conducted BY Herbert
Wyle. y marked improvement is visi-
bic in the orchestra over a year ago.
Every number rendered gave evidence
of painstaking, drill and practice
The comments on the music heard
after the concert were uniformly fiat
tering in the extreme.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
MANY Years at County Work.

With the stepping out of office of
"Davy" Coffman, for the last four
years, court house janitor, and for
twenty eight years before that, court
crier as we'll, there passes from the
Kaleidoscope scenes of the Court House
a figure that has been identified with
it for so many years, that it almost
seems as though "Davy" were part
and parcel of the Court House machin-
cry. Indeed he was to the manor born,
for did not his father before him serve
the county as court crier for length
of time, whereof the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary. "Davy"
took to the court crier business like a
duck takes to water and at %, before
the down was heavy on his upper lip
he was the mouth piece of the Court
in the days when the eyes of the State
were focused on Columbia county. .-
Bloomsbury Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1903-01-08
THE DEADLOCK
BROKEN

The councilmanic deadlock is brOk
en-. The first meeting of the New Year
brought out a quorum who had as
sembled for the purpose of transacting
business. An important part of the
proceedings related to the printing OF
the annual statement of the Borough
and Water Department, which was
awarded to the Montour American and
Danville Intelligencer.
Mr.. Sechler of the Street and Bridge
Committee said that complaint was
still to be heard about bad drainage.
etc. reported to Council over n mont h
ago, but on which no action was TAX
ell owing to the deadlock. On motion
the Committee on Streets and Bridges
were instructed to take up these mat
ters for investigation and make re-
port at the next meeting.
Mr.. Davis called attention to the
fact that some of the furniture i'll the
Council room is i'll need of repair. On
motion of Mr.. Sechler the Secretary
was instructed to call in a cabinet
maker aud have the chairs, &c, re-
paired where needed.
MI. Davis reported that there is
good deal of cid hose in the Washing
ton Engine House, which is in the
way of the firemen and he asked it it
could not be removed. On motion the
matter was referred to the Fire Com
mittee with instructions to remove
the hose to some place where it would
be safe and out of the way.
Burgess Pursel was present and rec
commended that IA United telephone
be placed in each of the hose houses.
The use of the phone now has become
general ard he thought it would very
much facilitate efforts to get out the
department in case of fire. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Brandt it was ordered that
United telephone be placed i'll each
of the hose houses.
The President stated that the time
had arrived for awarding the contract
for printing the annual statement of
the Borough and Water Department.
Mr.. Davis moved that the contract
be awarded to the Montour American
and the Danville Intelligencer. This
was seconded by Mr. Montgomery and
carried by the following vote:
Yeas-Vastine, Montgomery, Swank,
Sechler, and Davis.
Navs-Brardt and Lloyd.