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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
TO REDUCE CAPITAL STOCK.

Burlington, VT, Feb 17.--At a meeting
OF the stockholders OF the Merchants
voted to reduce the capital stock from
5000 TO $4,000 and TO reduce the sur
plus from $4,000 to s75.Ooo The shares
will lbe paid for at the rate of 1s0 per
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
Is CoNYALESCENI.

Mr.. Leo Samuels OF the Outlet COM
pany, who some weeks ago underwent n
most painful operation. has about re-
covered from It's effects.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
WILL GO SOUTH.

Mr. John shepard Jr will leave on
Friday OF this week for Florida. where he
will probably spend the next two
m3Sths-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
CENTRAL FALLS.

The resignation Of J. q. Pollock as pas
tor Of the Presbyterian church was ac-
cepted at a meeting OF the church last
night. Rev Mr.. Pollock has accepted
the pastorate OF the United Presbyterian
church OF Worcester. Mass Resolutions
OF appreciation OF the excellent work OF
the retiring pastor were passed.
An Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Party"
was held under the auspices OF the Kings
Daughters OF St Georges church last
evening. There was a large attendance
and the occasion was a merry one.
A very successful fair was brought 20
a close by the Cercle Jacques Cartier last
evening.
There was a meeting OF the building
committee OF the Naturalist society held
last evening. Plans for the furtherance
OF the new building project were consid-
cred
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED -FIRST-CLASS TOOLMAK-
ers. for short Job only. Address x-3. News
Office. f72t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

You should have cut OF every avenue
OF escapn." said The sergeant az the desk.
I'VE did 90" replied the patrolman I:
hut the fellow got away by going down
sids street. ."-yonkers Statesman
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED-POSITION BY A YOUNG
man as washer; laundry experience Ad
dress Nj, News Office. flI-it. Z
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED-A NEAT BRIGHT BOY TO
start with Japanese importing house:
splendid opportunity. Address J-2 News
Office. fiat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

wANTED--PosITIoN BY A BOOK
keeper. I'm charge or other position; ex
perienced in large and small offices; bal
ancing, neat and acurate work on ledgerr
good general clerk. Address A-5. New
Office. fl1-5t. !
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED--A GENERAL SALESMAN
in cloak and suit house. Address JILL
News Office. f7-5t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED - BY A FIRST-CLAS
cook; can give good references. Addre;
X-14, News Office. n7-3t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED-YOUNG MAN TO LEARN
high grade candy making In first-class
shop. Address XII. New Office f17-1t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED-YOUNG MAN AS ASSIST
ant manager i'm restaurant: references. Ad-
dress J-6. News Office. fi7-4t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
HELP WANTED-MAlE.

WANTED-STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
compositors and stone men on high grade
catalogue and commercial work; perma-
nent Address X-2. News Office. f17-3t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
SITUATIONS wANTep-MALe.

TJPHOLSTERER-CO A1ds
round man wants work. F. Poole, IS stow
art street Providence. fl1-r.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
SITUATIONS wANTeo-FEMALE.

WANTED POSITION BY A GERMA
woman as housekeeper; kitchen work. {
cooking. Address X-1S, News OfficI
11-5t.
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WANTED AN EXPERIENCED
double entry bookkeeper; one understands
ing business thoroughly, must be able to-
take care OF corporation and factory ac-
counts. Address J-l4. News Office. f17-3t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

JOHN o'CoNNELL.
Hats. Caps. Furnishings. Trunk store and
Laundry IL just above the postonice.
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WANTED-BY A REAL ESTATE Of
fee. young man with knowledge OF real
estate. Address J-9. News Office. f7-6t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

+ WANTED-A YOUNG MAN FOR A
wholesale house TO assist I'm morning with
sales. and books In afternoon. Address
u.s. News Office. fi7-2t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED-POSITTON BY AN EXPf
rienced colored girl to do day work or s
out Address ks. News Office. flT-5t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17

WANTED-AN ADVERTISING MAN
OF character and ability for live. estab-
lished monthly. Address J-i5. News OF
flee N7-5t
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WANTED 49, ASSISTANT sUPERIN-
tendent for busy apartment hotel Ad-
dress J-20. News Office n7-3t.
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WANTED-A YOUNG MAN WTTTa
good references 10 sell a hne article tc
hotels. clubs and grocers. Address Us
News Office. n7-6t.
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WANTED-YoUNG MAN FOR COL
lecting and assistant bookkeeper. Address
J-1 News Office. n7-2t
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East Providence branch OF The News Is
at Taunton avenue. Telephone 1922
East Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
LOST AND FOUND

LOo NNO FOONOs
FOUND-GOODHUE AT II SNO1
street. He will advise you whether yot
eyes need medical treatment or glassc
free. f7-1t.
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Olneyville branch OF the PROVIDENCE
News is at Hefernon's News store Ia
Hartford avenue. Telephone 40-West.
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wANTED-A YOUNG MAN FOF
soda fountain: must havs experience. Ad
dress X-i. News Office. f17-4t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-17
A SURPRISE PARTY.

Last night about 30 OF the friends o
John Fled paid him a surprise visit a
his home on Summit street and proceede
TO help him spend one OF the pleasantes
evenings he has enjoyed for some timt
The musical and literary program usu
ally incident TO such an occasion wer
enjoyed after which a buffet luncheo
was served
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Scientific Foot Racing.

The races at DeWitt's Park promise
to be interesting features on Labor
Dav. Among the contestants will be
three members of the Susquehanna
University track team. who are train
ed runners. They are William K.
Fleck of Huntingdon, Charles S. Ny
ers of Liberty and George G. Fox OF
this city.
The races will begin at O'Clock
and will be as follows 220 yard dash,
FIeck and Fox. Mr.. Fleck has a rec
ord of % seconds for this distance
with Mr.. Fox as a close contestant.
The second event will be the 44O
yard dash run by the same two. Ihls
distance has been run by Fleck in %
seconds, Fox's record being 81.
The third event will be half mile
run between Myers and Fox. This
will be very interesting race, as Fox
has a record of 2:15, while he will be
hotly pursued by Myers.
These foot races will be something
new to many of our citizens, as sclen
tidc foot racing has heretofore. beeI
omitted from the list of attractions on
such occasions All the races Will be
hotly contested, as the boys are yer!
evenly matched.
The tape will be stretched near tn
north eastern curve in the track afford
ing the spectators the best view of tn
finish.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
IOHN B. INQUIRER
BREAKS HIS ARM

John B. Mourer. the well-known
engineer of the Structural Tubing
Works, met with bad accident Sat
uIday night which well illustrates
how in moments of fancied security
person may be exposed to danger.
Mr.. Mourer has been somewhat un-
lucky in his time. Some four years
ago while following his trade as car
penter he fell from the roof of the
Structural Tubing Works and fractured
hisright hip bone. AS the result of that
time and never fully recovered
On Saturday night about s o'clock
he was seated with his family on the
narrow veranda extending along the
front of his residence on Mill street
nearly opposite the Gillaspy House.
II there was ever a moment in the
mans life in which he approached
anything like security this. one would
have thought, was one of them.
AI hOuIcI W hS Stdbtu Ou d CIdll at
the upper end of the veranda just
above flight Of three steps leading
down to the brick pavement. While
in conversation the man unconscious
of how near he was to the edge shifted
his chair little and the result was
that he rolled down over the steps.
He instantly thought of his crippled
hip and to shield it as he went down
over the steps he threw out his right
arm. AS he struck the pavement his
entire weight fell upon his arm and
the result was that both bones were
fractured just above the wrist.
DR.. Paules was called, who set the
broken bone. Yesterday Mr.. Mourer
was suffering considerable pain. 1t
may be some weeks before he will be
able to resume his post as engineer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

The partnership of Curry & Van
nan, proprietors of the Mahoning
Foundry and Machine Shops, has been
dissolved by mutual consent
1t has been the intention of Mr.. Van
nan for number of years past when
he reached certain age limit to re-
tire from the activities of life spend
ing the remainder of his days in ease.
With the close of August this year the
limit of his activities arrived and dis
solution Of partnership WAS decided
upon.
Mr.. Vannan by his retirement sewers
all connection with the firm. All
debts due the concern are to be paid
to Dan NJ Curry, and all liabilities of
the firm will be paid by Dan M.
Curry.
The deed transferring real estate
was placed on record in the office of
the Register and Recorder before noon
yesterday and all the papers necessary
to make the changes were signed yes
terday. The business will be carried
on as heretofore by Dan Nj. Curry at
the old plant on Market and Iron
streets in the First Ward. The busi.
ness of Curry & Vannan was one OF
the most stable in the town, giving
steady employment to about one hun
dred hands. Dan M. Curry, on whose
shoulders the business now wholly re-
poses, is a practical and enterprising
business man, experienced in the var.
ious lines of work embraced and that
the high standing of the concern will
be maintained there is not the least
doubt.
The partnership OF Curry & Vannan
has covered period of nine years.
Mr.. Vannan's retirement comes as
well-earned rest after a singularly
busy career. AS mechanical engineer
he filled the place in the firm of Cnrry
& Vannan with signal ability and the
abundant measure of success achieved
was in no small degree due to his skill
and devotion to the interests Of the
firm. His generous obliging disposi-
lion and his courteous manners have
given a warm place in the hearts of
all who know him. That many years
1f life may yet be his and that the
lays of his retirement may be crowned |
with peace is the wish of not one, but |
If many.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Leg Crushed Under the Cars,

Wilbur Rounsley,a young man, VINO
according to his own confession has
no home, jumped the : 40 local freight
at this city yesterday, and at Rupert
fell between the cars sustaining terri
BILE injury, which will necessitate the
amputatlon of his leg.
The unfortunate young man accord
ing to his statement has an uncle,
Charles Mari, living at Berwick. The
young man up to about two weeks ago
was employed in the Car and Foundry
Company plant at that place, but be-
coming tired started out to find some
thing else to do. When he reached
Danville is not exactly known. When
he left here yesterday morning he was
accompanied with several other young
men.
The train arrived at Rupert about
40 Just as the train was stopping at
that station, young Rounsley stepped
from the car on which he was riding,
between the two bridges, and III some
unsccountable manner he was thrown
under the car, how he was unable to
| tell, and before the train could be
| stopped two of the heavy cars had
passed over his right leg between the
knee and the ankle. crushing it into
pulp. His companions quickly pulled
| him from under the wheels and tend
| erly carried him TO the baggage room
of the d. l.. & W. station. He was
then placed aboard the freight agar
and taken to Bloomsbury. DR.. Brunei
was hastily summoned and when III
arrived the man was nearly unconsc
ious from loss of blood. A steady hoV
was continually coming from TIT
crushed limb and difficulty was had il
stopping it. He was taken to the Mar.
Nj. Packer Hospital at Sunbury on th
u :22 passenger train, accompanied D.
, DR.. Bruner. The doctor says the llm'
, will have to be amputated.
The young man bore up remarkaol
we'll under the circumstances and wa
in a good humor, Notwithstanding th
terrible pain he must have suffered a
the while. He is nineteen years
o age
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Arrested for Assaulting a Bow,

Alfred Blecher of near Grovania,
was given a hearing before Justice OF
the Peace Oglesby Saturday night
charged with assaulting Arthur Ref
snyder, son of George Reitsnyder of
this city.
According to the testimony the boy
was delivering some timber at Grow
ania for his father and in passing NJ r
Blecher's farm he helped himself to a
couple of apples. which grew in the
field near the roadside. On returning,
according to the boys statement lie
overlook buggy with Mr.. Blecher
seated inside holding the road in such
a position that he could not drive by.
According to the story Mr.. Blechor
ordered the boy to stop and he compli-
ed when the man leaped out of the
buggy into the truck wagon and sGiz.
him very roughly for awhile. 1t was
alleged that the boys neck bore marks
of the mans fingers.
Mr.. Blecher dii not deny that lie
had mounted the boys wagon and
laid hands upon him, but he declared
the boy had driven into his buggy,
The defendant was held for court in
800 bail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Frederick Moser Claimed by Death.

Frederick Moser, the we'll known
farmer aud hotel keeper of Valley
township, passed away at 2o'clook yes
terday afternoon after a long illness.
He was 76 years OF age. a widely
known and esteemed resident OF the
county. For 80 years he kept hotel at
the stand where he died. A wife. two
sons, Peter O. and Richard b., both
residents OF this county, survive. along
with a grand daughter, Miss Jennie
Bechtel.
The funeral will take place on Sat
urday, meeting at the late residence
at 10 a. m and proceeding to the Luth-
eran church at Washingtonville where
services will be held and interment
will be made.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
From Fort Allen to Manassas.

Three train loads of United States
troops from Fort Allen, N. Y, on
their way to Manassas, Va, where
they will participate in the great mock
battle at Bull Run, passed through
South Danville Saturday night.
The troops with their paraphernaiia
presented q very interesting sight
The first section passed about dusk
the remaining sections following at
intervals of about half All hour each
There were ninety car loads in all.
Thirty five stock cars were loaded with
horses; eleven fat cars were loaded
with cannon, ambulanoes. etc. lt TOOK
five express cars to hold the harness.
etc. The troops filled thirty y'five cars
The troops marched from Fort Allen
to a railroad station twenty-five miles
distant and were Immediately placed
on board the special trains waiting for
that purpose. They arrived in Wilkes
barre over the Delaware q Hudson
railroad where the cars were transfer
red to the Pennsylvania tracks whlcf
takes them south.
A large number of people were ou
at South Danville to see the troops &C
| by.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
NO CAUSE
FOR ANXIETY

Whether there are any grounds for
apprehension or not there seems to be
some solicitude as to sanitary condi.
tions prevailing in town. The slight
outbreak of fever, whether of the
malarial or typhoid type, has alarmed
good many citizens and the question
has been asked why the Board of
Health has not been heard from and
an investigation set on foot to disoov-
er the cause of the outbreak as we'll as
to adopt measures to prevent the
spread of the disease.
For the benefit of the public a rep
resenta tive of the AMERICAN yes
terday sought an interview with DIR.
P. @. Newbaker, President of the local
Board of Health. The result was most
reassuring. DR.. Newbaker declared
that so far as he could see there was
not the least cause for any anxiety.
Admitting for argument that the sew
eral cases under treatment are typhoid
fever. it would mean that only one in
every thousand of our towns popula-
tion has the disease, which is a pro.
portion very insignificant indeed
He was not willing to admit, how
ever, that all the cases are typhoid
fever. AS common at this season there
is more or less malarial fever about and
in not few cases the attending physi-
clans have diagnosed the disease as
such. For few days doctor may be
in doubt as to the exact nature of a
fever, and the impression easily gets
abroad that the case is one of typhoid.
The fact. howveer, that patient is
confined to bed but week or so and
soon recovers ought to be sufficient to
convince all experienced persons that
the case is not one of typhoid fever.
DR.. Newbaker thought that an in
vestigation would show that there is
not more than half dozen cases of
typhoid fever in the whole Borough
with probably less than half that
number of cases of malaria fever.
He saw nothing in the situation at
present that would warrant the Board
of Health in taking any action.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Will Hold a Festival.

The ladies of Lower Mulberry street
will hold al ice cream festival in the
covered market stand on the property
of J. r. Walleze on the afternoon and
evening of Tuesday next, the proceeds
to be donated to the Trustees of the
Mary NJ. Packer Hospital at Sunbury.
Those of our citizens who wish to con-
tribute cakes and fruit will please de-
liver the same to persons In charge OF
the stand Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning.
The use of this stand has been kind
Iy rendered the ladies by Mr.. WalleZe.
Later in the month the ladies of Jan
other street will be invited to hold
fish and oyster supper at the same
place, the proceeds to be applied t'
the same good cause.
Churches of all denominations are
privileged to use the stand on othe
than market days free of charge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
SCHOOL ROOMS
OVERCROWDED

At special meeting of the Schoo
Board Tuesday in order to relieve
Overcrowding it was decided to reopen
the Grammar School of the Fourth
Ward, which has been closed for some
years past Miss Bloom was elected
principal.
Borough Superintendent Gordy in
addressing the Board explained that
the opening of the schools on Monday
revealed that two of the rooms were
very much overcrowded. One of these
was the third school of the Second
Ward and the other. the Third Ward
Grammar school where the excess is
so heavy as to preclude good results on
the part of the teacher. The seats in
the Third Ward room are sufficient to
accommodate only IS pupils. while the
number enrolled since Monday is 62.
The Board, he said, had two alterna-
tives before it; one was to cut out
all the nonresident pupils and the
other was TO reopen the grammar
school of the Fourth Ward The form
er he did not think was to be recon-
mended for various reasons principal
among which was the fact that while
i might relieve the situation some
what it would not wholly overcome
the difficulty. Of the 81 pupils in the
Third Ward Grammar school 30 live
in the Fourth Ward, which would
seem to be an argument in favor of re-
opening the grammar school in that
ward
The matter was discussed at length,
the Outcome being, first that the trans
fer of ten pupils from the third school
of the Second Wrad to the third school
of the First Ward was sanctioned by
the Board and, second, that. on motion
of Mr.. Greene, it was decided to re-
open the Grammar school of the Fourth
Ward.
On motion of Mr. Burns. Miss Bloom,
present Senior Secondary teacher of
the Fourth Ward, was elected as Prin-
cipal at salary of $50 per month
with the s. additional which goes
with the princlpalship. Both measures
carried without dissenting voice.
Miss Blooms place in the fifth grade
was filled by promoting Miss James
from the fourth grade, whose place in
turn was filled by the promotion of
Miss Bird from the third grade. The
school left vacant by Miss Bird was
filled by the promotion of Miss Rog-
ers, substitute teacher.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer the Build
ing and Repair Committee were in
structed to have the room in the an
mex at TIE b Fl gEloERgTtbbr SXgardrv Fiag p5Ie on
the Second Ward school grounds as
decaying and unsafe. On motion he
was requested to see to it that the pole
is taken down aud new one erected.
The following members were pres
ent: Harpel, Orth, Greene. Burns
Pursel, Haring, ,Werkheiser. Won Blohn,
Fischer, Trumbower, Adams and
Jacobs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
LAYING TRACK
ON MILL STREET

The Danville AMI Blnomsburg Street
hallway COmrn yesterday began the
, work of laying its track on Mill street.
Beginning at Market street the track
was laid nearly "a tar a MahOning
street. The work Will be resumed this
morning and the track completed as
far as Hotel Oliver. The rail used on
Mill street is the large six-inoh- high L
rail, such as generally used where
streets are paved.
A switch was placed in the track at
the intersection of Market street yes
terday and the Danville and Blooms.
burg Street Railway will further prove
it's good faith in declaring its lnten-
tion to go to the Hospital by immedi
ately beginning the construction Of
the track along East Market street. A
portion of the rails and ties have al.
ready been delivered on the ground
and the actual work of laying the
track along East Market street may
begin today. The rail here to be used
will be the AZ inch rail. the same
rs employed on Bloom street. While
completing the curve and until getting
beyond the intersection OF Mill and
Market streets the heavier six inch
rail will be used.
The Danvilte and Bloomsbury Street
Railway Company oontemplates con-
structing loop by traversing in addi-
tion to Mill and East Market streets,
Foust street, Grand and Water streets,
emerging upon Mill street at the
bridge.
Our citiZeus are very much gratitied
with the rapidity with which the Dan
willie and Bloomsbury Street Railway
Company is carrying the work forward
to completion as we'll as the manner
in which il has carried out all the
promises made to the public. This
holds good not only in this city where
in the next few days a track will be
laid to the Hospital. but also all along |
the line where the Company has lived |
faithfully up to its obligations and |
speedily constructed road, which |
will rank with the finest in the State. |
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
Removing Bridge at Hospital.

The bridge over the abandoned can
al at the Hospital for the Insane Is be-
ing removed to make room for oul-
vert similar to the one the Borough is
building at Church street. Two rows
of iron pipe each GO feet long and l6
inches i'm diameter form the water
course. The bridge at that point was
raised some ten feet above the level
and in removing the structure the
heavy grade can be abolished, while
the ground excavated comes into W
very nicely for constructing the CT :
vert.
The work of cutting down the road
way and building the culvert is being
done exclusively by the patients at the
hospital who seem to enjoy the work
and to derive much benefit from the
exercise.