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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

DR.. Beeber Vastine of Lewisburg
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Amos Vastine, West Market
street.
W. A. NJ. Grier of Brooklyn, N. Y.
is visiting his brother, 1, X. Grier,
Esq, Bloom street.
George Steinbrenner of Wilkesbsre,
spent Sunday in this city.
Miss Jennie Aten returned from a
visit at Wyoming yesterday.
George Rossman transacted business
in Sunbury yesterday.
W. K. FIeck returned to Selinsgrove
yesterday after a visit with George X.
Fox, Cherry street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin of
Berwick, visited friends in this city
yesterday.
Miss White, representative of the
Red Star Stamp Company at Blooms
burg, spent yesterday in Danville.
Mrs. Perry Deem returned from a
visit at Shawanese. Luzerne county,
yesterday.
@. V. zimmerman, Esq, transacted
business in Bloomsbury yesterday.
D. r. Saltzman of Bloomsbury was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
William d. Faust of Mooresburg,
left yesterday for st. Louis, Mo. III
Mrs. James Burke returned to Sha-
mokin yesterday after visit with
friends in this city.
William Vastine of Catawissa, trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
William Cornelison Of Catawissa,
was a visitor in Danville yesterday.
Jacob Geise of Philadelphia. is Wis
iting relatives in this city.
John Conway of bloomsbury, trans
acted business in Danyille yesterday.
Thomas Pritchard was in Catawissa
yesterday.
Miss Laura Peck of Philadelphia, is
visiting Miss Pauline Farnsworth,
this city.
Miss Margaret Hullihen is visiting
friends at Sunbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sayre Gear
hart have returned from trip to st.
Louis, Mo.
Piano Dealer G. =. Darrow of
Bloomsbury, was visitor in Danville
yesterday.
Miss Mary VanNorstrand has return
ed from a visit with relatives in
Brooklyn.
Frank Colley of Bloomsbury, was in
Danville yesterday.
a. J. Lenigor transacted business in
Sunbury yesterday.
Miss Alice Buck of Light Street, is
visiting friends in this city.
Thomas Curry visited relatives in
Sunbury yesterday
Edward Doran left yesterday for a
visit in Wilkesbarre.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
A Fine Qrnn of Waads.

The abandoned grave yard ON Bloom
street has responded nicely to the fine
growing conditions this year and has
produced probably the biggest crop of
weeds in its history.
During August in former years the
weeds were cut down. which improved
its appearance somewhat as autumn
came on, but this year, it seems, the
old grave yard was forgotten and the
appearance presented is quite dispirit-
ing.
But little has been heard of late con-
corning the proposition to present the
abandoned cemetery to the Borough to
be used as a public park and site for
the prospective soldiers monument.
Council is probably too busy just
now looking after the various NUM-
oipal improvements to give the matter
the necessary attention. The PROPOSE
tion meets with popular approval and
the cemetery will probably be in pos
session of the Borough by the time the
Soldiers monument is completed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
The Large Maple on Church Street

The large maple tree on Churct
street in front of the property of Mrs
Rebecca Slider was trimmed by George
Gardner yesterday.
The tree, one of the finest old land
marks in Danville. had grown to en-
ormous proportions, it's trunk being
four feet in diameter and its wide
spreading branches extending nearly
across the street
High Constable B. B. Brown is au
thority for the statement that the tree
was planted in 1842 and that he assist
ed in setting it in the ground.
For some time past the tree has been
considered unsafe during high winds
and the trimming was decided upon
merely as precsution against acoid
ent. Each of the limbs was sawed of
close and after the process of trim
ming was over yesterday there was
scarcely Il vestige of green anywhere
about the tree.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
{. {. YORKS
IN TOWN

G. E. Yorks, Secretary of the Ser
rano Gold and Copper Mining Co, OF
which l. X. Grier of this city is Presi-
dent, and Myron Lowe of Lime Ridge,
Treasurer, paid this city visit yes
terday in the interests of the above
company.
Mr.. Yorks has lost none of his old
enthusiasm as he discourses on the fu-
ture of the Serrano mines, which are
located in Mexico He is more firmly
convinced than ever that the mines are
destined to become famous among the
worlds largest copper producers
Apropos to Mr.. Yorks' rosy view
might be cited an article on the "Can :
anea Camp" in which the Serrano
mines are located, printed in the wall
street Journal" of August 26. The art
icle reads:
L. Lindsey, prominent in mining
circles, who was the pioneer in de-
veloping the Csnanea camp in Mexico.
now made famous by the Greene Con-
solidated Copper Co., is In Boston.
Mr. Lindsey has just sold to the Phelps
Dodge copper interests control of the
Indiana & Sonora 90. in the center of
the Cananea copper belt, lin which sale
over 81, 900, 600 is involved. The prop
erty was acquired III the name of the
Copper Queen 90.
Mr.. Lindsey says: Il believe that
the Cananea camp Is destined to be.
come one of the largest producers of
copper in the world. 1t was only five
years ago that the Greene Company
began operations and it is today the
third largest copper producer in the
world, turning out about GO, 600, 900
pounds of copper per annum and it
will probably soon be the second lsrg-
est producer. -
Mr.. Yorks has a very interesting
Photographic view of the Greene Oon-
solidated mines in his possession. show
ing the exact location OF the Indiana
d Sonora mines just sold to the
Phelps Dodge interests for such a
fabulous sum. The photograph also
shows the exact location of the Ser
rano Gold aud Copper Mining Cos
mines, which are part of the same
group and lie within short radius of
the most valuable mines in the camp.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
panish-American War Veterans,


The Twelfth Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Association of the Spanish
American War will hold It's second an
nual reunion at Milton Saturday, Oct
obor goth.
The committee of arrangements are
very anxious to make the event a
grand success and they ask the hearty
cooperation of the Danville members
of the Association.
At the reunion held at Williamsport
last year Herbert Dreifuss, William
Russell, and Jacob Strsusner of Com
pany f were appointed as a committee
to look after the interests of the AS
sociation in DanVille, securing new
members, &c. The members of Com
pany in addition to the Committee
OF thIee above named who have joined
the Association are Major G. p Gear
hart, Reinhart O'Blosser, Danville
DR.. E. L. Davis of Berwick and W.
B. Crawford of Oammal.
The Committee of Arrangements is
composed of the following: B. B.
Cannon, W. II. Straub. II. w. Cham
berlin, Joseph d. Nicholas, H. FL.
Harris and Harry E. Davis. The COM
mittee from Company f is asked per-
sonally not only to look after the mem
bers belonging to the Association urg.
ing their attendance at the coming re-
union, but also to hunt up the men
who have not as yet joined and urge
them to be present at Milton on Octo-
Der 29th, prepared to hand in an ap-
plica ton for mem bership.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Foundry Breaks All Records.

The foundry connected with the
Danville Stove Works yesterday prob
ably broke the record in the way of
heavy heats. The amount of iron run
was Al, 600 pounds. On Monday the
heat was AZ, GOO pounds.
The oldest employees in the foundry
stste that they have no recollection of
ever running heat exceeding that of
yesterday. 1t was brought about by
the fact that the moulders were all
out occupying every floor in the foun-
dry.
The Danville Stove Works is one of
our busiest industries, and the aggre-
gate of time lost in the course of a
year is small indeed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
First Victim of Season,

Blaine Hoffman, nineteen years old,
was so seriously injured in the first
football game of the season at Lykens
Saturday that he died Sunday after
noon.
Young Hoffman. who is a son of
john Hoffman, participated in game
which was played by two eleVens from
that place. at the local park He was
given the ball and started down the
field for touchdown when he was
tackled by a member of the opposing
team and Immediately the remaining
members of both elevens were mixed
up in struggling mass.
1t was in this scrinmage that Young
Hoffman WAS hurt and when the mass
of arms, legs and bodies had been I'M
tangled he lay PROSTATE on the ground.
After some time he revived and it w as
thought that he was but slightly in
jured He did not continue in the
game. however, but was able to walk
home after the contest with the aid of
several of his fellows.
Upon arriving home he was seized
with excruciating pains but still his
injuries were not considered of a SER
ious nature. The pains continued and
a physician, after a diagnosis of the
boys hurts, discovered that he had
been internally injured.
Hoffman gradually grew worse an d
died at three o'clock Sunday after
noon
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Secretary Bard Resigns,

The many friends of S. Nj. Bard,
state secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association will undoubted
ly be surprised to learn that he has
resigned his position and will move
to Wilkesbarre. Mr. Bard has held
this position for number of years,
and has made a very efficient officer
aud under his administration the as
sociation has made wonderful pro-
gress His successor has not as yet
been elected, and the position is being
filled by Mr.. Buckalew. who has had
charge of the railroad work,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
MANY BILLS
WERE PAID

The School Board held a regular
meeting Monday. The session was a
lengthy one, although beyond the pay
ing of large number of bills, includ-
ing those for the years supplies, the
volume of business transacted was not
very large.
Borough superintendent Gordy made
a request for an additional typewriter
for the Commercial Department of the
High School. In all, he said, there
are thirty-nine pupils taking lessons
on the typewriter. The four machines
in use accommodate only thirtytwo
pupils, the excess of seven pupils be-
ing obliged to take their lessons before
school in the morning or during in
termission.
1t was the sense of the Board that
nothing in the way of facilities should
be omitted that might be needed to Sc
cure the very best of results and on
motion of Mr. Pursel it was ordered
that another Remington Typewriter
be purchased.
On motion of Mr. Greene ;he SeCre
tary was instructed to purchase two
recitation benches for use in the Fourth
Ward schools.
Borough Superintendent Gordy re-
ported that the number of non resident
pupils is thirty mine and that the
amount of tuition paid in is $58l 10.
Superintendent Gordy also reported
that he had visited all the schools and
had given especial attention to the
quality of work done by the new
teachers He was satisfied, he said,
that the School Board had made no
mistake in its choice of teachers for
the several vacancies. He was especi-
ally pleased with the work done in
the Commercial Department, while
each of the new teachers give evid-
ence of strength and are already &C
complishing fine results.
On motion the Secretary was in-
structed to purchase a table for Miss
FIy's room in the Fourth Ward.
On motion it was ordered that 1000
monthly report cards be printed.
James Hohert Feeley representing
Bridgeman's Historical School maps
appeared before the Board and exhibit
ed his series of four maps The men,
bers were much Interested in the
maps, which possess many fine fea-
lures. The directors did not wish to
act hastily in deciding whether or not
to adopt the series and the matter was
left in the hands of the Supply Com
mittee to report at the next meeting.
In considering bills one or more was
refused payment, presented by janit-
ors, which included time for cleaning
cutters. 1t was the sense of the Board
that cleaning cutters is included in
the janitor's regular duties and does
not command extra pay. 1t should be
done during the school term, on Sat
urdays or at intervals between other
work while the schools are in session.
The following members were in their
places: DR.. Harpel, Orth. Greene,
Burns, Pursel, Haring, Fischer. Trum-
bower, Adams, Jacobs and Werkheiser,
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15

Fish Commissioner Meehan is max
ing extensive plans to replenish the
supply of brook trout, which fish were
gradually disappearing from the wat
ers of the State and in many streams
had become almost extinct.
At Bellefonte hatchery he has re-
served 80, 900 fry for breeding purposes
next year, $1,000 have been reserved
at the Cory station and 90, 900 have
been sent to the Wayne County hatch
cry, making total of 175, 900 fry.
This number is more than seven times
the number of mature breeders now in
the Bellefonte and Cory stations and
those at Bellefonte are more than
double the entire stock of breeders
which were reserved in any two hatch
cries in previous years. Every female
in the number reserved will probate
300 eggs.
There will not be many more fry for
next spring than were distributed this
year, the number being ABOUT SIX mil
lions No great increase in breeders
has been experienced this year and the
little increase of last year which was
met by the gift of several million eggs
from the Penn Trout Company, the
Bloomingrove Park Association and
others cannot be expected during the
coming season.
After next year, if his plans mater
ialize he will be able to properly stock
the streams of the State with fry and
trout, which recently had become
luxury will again be found in num-
bers in streams wherein they can
thrive.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Setting Back the Poles.

Superintendent West of the Standard
Electric Lii 9ht Company with force
of men was engaged yesterday in NOV
ing back some of the large poles on
Mill street to make room for the reset
ting of the curb. A good many of
these poles, although owned by the
Light Company, are used both by that
concern and the telephone company.
1t is necessary to remove the poles
back only foot or so, but owing to
their depth in the ground in effecting
the change good deal of the side
walk is unavoidably torn up.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
A Oourse of Iron Stone,

Mill street rs is we'll known at one
time was on the level with Blizzard S
run and during the many years which
the process of filling up was in pro-
gress all sorts of material were used
in constructing the street At some
places, it Is said, that cart loads of hot
oinder were dumped in the low places.
1t was generally believed, therefore,
that excavating for paving between
the canal and the weigh scales would
prove a difficult proposition. So far
as the work has gone. however, it is
found that cinder and the like lies al
a considerable depth and that about
the only kind of material to be Iemov-
ed to make room for paving is the
course Of iron stone, which was last
applied Beneath the iron stone is a
course of olayey material or shalt
hauled in from the gravel bank nortl
of the Borough.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Some Big Corn.

Probably the largest corn ever rails
ed in Montour county was grown this
summer by George Strauser on John
r. Benefits farm. The common run
of ears are considerably over one foot
in length
Two of the larger ears were sent
into this office yesterday and they
measured respectively fifteen and six
teen inches in length They are of the
Eight Row Yellow" variety and are
perfectly formed. the full number of
grains being present and all we'll form
al
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

Rainy season.
Plenty of moisture.
Summer is waning.
Straw hats are being called in.
Autumn comes before the autumn
leaves.
Making cider ami boiling applebut
ter is quite a business at present.
The East Ends defeated the Young
Timers By score of : to at the brick
yard grounds on Saturday.
Most politicians retire but wind the
alarm clock every night.
Our oil friend, Sir Thomas LipSon,
;is coming again. You are always wei
come, Sir Thomas The American peo
pie admire your spunk.
We can all accomplish something
even if it is only to supply the neigh
tbors With gossip.
Just watch and SEE if the press agent
sof the worlds fair does not send out
STORY in a day or two of man who
walked on his hands from New York
no ST. Louis to win bet.
One thing about cigarettes is that
uhey never prolong mans life TO a
.doddering old age aud make him
ibarden Oh his great grandchildren.
T!.c seven presidential tickets in the
field this year are Roosevelt and Fair
blanks, Republican Parker and Davis,
Democratic; Swallow and Carroll,
Prohibition Watson and Tibbles,
Populist; Corrigan and Cox. Socialist
Labor; Debs aud Hanford, Socialist !;
Scott aud Payne, Negro Liberty.
The Penna r. r. Company has
placed in it's yards from Mt. Carmel
to Sunbury a complete outfit of first
aid to the in red supplies and port
able strotcher ~prompt use in case
of accident.
A fatal disease Ia. broken out among
the hogs in the vicin, y of Milton and
a large number have 4. ID within the
Iast two weeks.
Sunday. September 25th, has been
sire day set aside for the eel, bration
OF the wiping out Of the church debt
of the NJ. f. Church, of Bloomsbury.
Water is becoming scarce at Sha-
mokin collieIies and firemen at the
boiler houses have been notified to be
very sparing in its use.
The world is becoming Mortified at
the slaughter in the Far East, but no
move ID being made to put an end to
at
The Executive Committee of Sus-
uuehanna University, on Monday elect
ed the present treasurer, Ira Q. Schoch
of SelinsgIove, hoad solicitor for a
proposed 81 900, 600 endowment fund
aud general field secretary.
O. l.. Pensyl. of Bloomshurg, is the
owner of two hundred of the finest
buff chickens that can be found in the
State.
Ohestnuts arc somewhat late this
year The crop will be a good one.
The trees all over the mountains are
loaded down with burs.
Ii is very cold day when the Board
of Trade of WIlliamsport does not send
ont something booming its city 1t
thoroughly believes in Advertising
Other like bodies should do the same.
If the weather proves favorable Stoes'
Band tomorrow evening will give an
open air concert at South Danville.
The music will be rendered opposite
the deu0t
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
New Houses.

The three new houses being built by
George Edmondson on East Market
street are rapidly approaching compile
ton. They show up very nicely in
deed under their new paint and are
quite an attraction on a spot where
before were only nest Of weather
beaten and dllapida'ed holdings. 1t
is evident that al the improvements
in the Borough are not confined to
Mill street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Two Years In Mexico.

Mr.. and Mrs Harry r. Stees of Can
anea, Mexico. arrived in this city yes
terday for a visit with Mrs. Stees
mother, Mrs. Anna Johnson, Walnut
street
Mr. and Mrs. Stees have been living
in Cananea for two years. They give
a very interesting description of the
place, which is a city of some 10000
population, at least $1,000 of the in
hahitautg being Americans The city.
is in tho heart OF the great mining
section, and Is situated among the
mountains at an elevation of about
five thousand feet. People from the
United States, therefore. find living
conditions in Cananea about the same
as in this country
Mr.. and Mrs. Stecs left Oananea
Thursday of last week, on Tuesday ar
riving at Bloomsbury. Mr.. Stees' form
Ell home.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Where 0ucmmbers Thrive.

Thomas Sanders. East Front street,
rnis'd big crop of cncumbers in his
z arden this summer. From little
patch less than fifteen feet square he
has gathered 1000 cucumbers. They
crowded each other on the vines form
ing immense clusters. Nj. Sanders
left a bunch in this office yesterday IN
which eleven cucumbers were growing
together. -. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
Repairing Crossings.

The p. & r. Railway company is
repairing its several crossings in the
Borough Those at Center and other
streets west have already received at
tention, while large quantity of
crushed stone has been unloaded at
Bloom street preparatory to beginning
work at that crossing. The ties will
be replaced with new ones and there
will be a general illing-up about the
spot, all of which will improve things
very much.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
A Big Addition to Berwick Steel Shop.

WORK on the erection of a large ad
ditiou to the plant of the American
Oar & Foundry Co at Berwick was
begun today.
The addition, which is a continua-
ton of the present plant, will be 2l0
feet in length and 18S feet in width.
The addition will be used As the de-
psrtment for the construction of the
passenger coaches and will mark a
new epoch in the history of the Ber-
wick branch of the American Car u
Foundry Co
1t is today the only plant in the
United States building steel passenger
coaches and will give Berwick still
higher ranking among the great car
manufacturing concerns of the coun-
try,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15

We rarely hear of fatal railroad
accident in England or on the contin-
ent of Europe, hut scarcely day passes
without a mash-up with some killed
and maugled on some American rail
road. Perhaps this is because we are
so lenent with those to whose fault
the accidents are due.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15
JOB PRINTING

The office of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that he
is prepared at all times to ex-
cute in the neatest manner
JOB PRINTING
OfalI Kinds and Description
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15

The geography of the Far East is
going to give the school children trou-
BILE pretty soon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-15

Inspect the fine line of Fall goods
in our stores.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-28
IfHCr Powder Ir Cuhn

In CuDa there has never apparently
been any dearth of face powder even
among the lowliest. The Cuban wom-
an, octOgenarian as well as sweet sev-
enteen," considers powder q more nece.;-
sary article of the toilet than soap and
water and utterly Indispensable to her
attractiveness, Which it is her absolute
duty to preserve All classes of the
community are devoted to the powder
puff, from the little siX-year-old orphan
in the asylum to the lady Of high de
gree. In any Cuban school teachers
and pupils are alike unsnaringly pow
dered. and a powder box is TO be found
in every desk and as likely as not keep
ing company with the chalk used for
the blackboard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-28
GRINNiNG MATCHES.
An Accepted Form of Sport In Early
English Days.

That grinning matches We're an ac-
cepted form of sport in early English
days is shown by an advertisement an
nOIncing a gold ring to be grinned for
by men on Oct 9 at the Swan, COleshill
heath, in Warwick kshire, which appear
cd in the Fost-Boy of Sept. II and II,
I'LL, supplemented by the suggestion
that all the country fellows within ten
miles of the Swan should grin an hour
or two in their glasses every morning
in order to qualify themselves for this
extraordinary competition.
Addison gives Il detailed account Of
one of these controversies of faces
telling us that the audience unanimous
Y bestowed the ring on a cObbler. who
'produced several new grins of his own
.HNenton, having been used to cut
faces for many years together over his
last"
His performance was something like
Ills "At the Very first grin he east ev,
~ human fcature out of bis counte-
1all,.4: at the second he simulated the
';ce ii spout at the third that OF a
oaboon. at the fourth the head Of a
,aSS viol and at the fifth pair Of nut
'rac ker>" addison adds that comcly
Wench. whom he had wooed in vain for
more than five years, WAS 50 charmed
with his 9ria> that she married him the
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