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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
TWO MONTHS TO
COMPLETE SEWER

The Borough IS max luR preparations
/ ia resume wUih MI the sewer, which
was suspond'G la>t fail
Peter ! X rtr'. nader whose super
in,eodruce tra woik was done last
summer sttci yesterday that the in
tention was TO begin work on next
Monday, but the rainy weather that
has set III has led to a change of plans.
The ground will be found very wet
tor week or more aud it is not like
ly that any excavating viii be done
much before the middle of May.
The work last summer WAS carried
from the river to point above the D..
l.. & W. station. Mr.. Keefer states
that il will require at least two months
to complete the work, ,-one month to
carry the sewer from the d. l.. q W.
station to its source just beyond the
P l.. Brewery and another month to
complete the work in the river. where
iron pipe of large dimensions will
have to be laid.
The mouth of the sewer is still at
some distance below the level of the
water in the river. but it has been as
certained that there is a swift and
continuous flow of water through the
pipes, which is evidence that the sew
er is intact all along its course not
withstanding the rigors of last winter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Wedding at Roaring Ureek.

Miss Edna Cleaver of Roaring Creek
and Bruce A. McCracken of South
Danville were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony yesterday. The bride Is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Cleaver and the ceremony was
performed at the parental home at
l2 80 p. m. Rev. G. D. Lerch of tins
city officiating. Miss Catherine Faux
was bridesmaid aud J. @. Funk of
Burnham best man.
Tie bride is most estimable young
lady with a large circle of friends.
The groom is night operator at South
Danville station and is capable and
reliable young man. The newly we'd
ded couple left on a trip to Washing
ton Returning they will take mp their
residence in South Danville, occupy
ing the dwelling owned by Isaac Hoff-
man. Sunbury street.
About fifty guests were present rep
resenting Danville, South Danville.
Shamokin, Plymouth and Wilkesbarre,
Catawissa and Hazleton. An elaborate
| dinner was served.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
In the Snringtime.

This is the time of year when Don't
Worry clubs should flourish and wax
strong of number, though the very
name precludes strenuosity OF canvass.
For in the Spring, when every healthy
animal abandons himself to the JOY of
living, one doesn't care whether
school keeps or not and, indeed, pre-
fers it closed.
Drinking III pure air that is never
purer, batned in bright sunshine that
is never brighter, listening to the
sweet songs of bids that are never
swceter, feeling the thrill OF reJuvena-
tion and the soothing influence of
gentle Spring one cannot avoid bid
ding dull care begone and inviting IN
it's stead joyous content.
Go out and enjoy nature. Ignore
and abandon the artificial for a sea-
son. If you like angling go with rod
and line and give no heed to the small
ness of your catch. Let intended
piscatorial achievement be only pre-
text. If you want to write poetry to
YOUR sweetheart's eyebrows or the
tenIdils on her alabaster neck &c
where whispering winds bring pleas
ing phrases aud rippling waters give
them rhythm.
In short do anything that Will get
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
for payment
White Cl a ,el at Ridgeville.

The White Chapel at Ridgeyille, a
mission of Trinity NJ E. church, this
city, has become a popular place of
worship with the people of the East
end Oh Sunday afternoons.
The little church situated in pleas
ant grove at the right hand side OF the
road as one leaves town, is familiar
Landmark and once was a prominent
place of worship, being embraced at
different times by the BuckhOrn and
the Washingtonville charge.
1t was later abandoned and for some
years was closed. Rev. N. E. Cleav-
or. pastor of Trinity M. f. Church,
about year ago conceived Of the idea
of opening the abandoned church as a
mission. The idea was popular from
the beginning and the attendance is
always all that could be desired. Ser
vices are held there by Rev. Cleaver
every two weeks on Sunday afternoon
at 3 80 o'clock. an hour which will
not conflict with Sunday School. The
people attending are those residing in
that locality who belong to Trinity NJ.
+. church.
Through the efforts of those people
the little church last year was paint.
ed on the outside and fixed up very
nicely on the interior. IN addition q
snug sum of money was raised at the
mission to augment the pastor's salary
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Fare Reduced TO Five Gents.

The free ferry has not put the naph-
tina launches out of commission; on
the contrary with today they will en-
ter upon a new lease of existence as
factors in transportation between this
city and South Danville.
Beginning with this morning the
fare will be reduced to five cents each
way on both launches, which will
henceforth ply backward and forward
above the bridge, with well con
structed landing near the ferry. Easy
steps will be constructed on the river
bank with dry walk leading to the
waters edge.
The little boats will ba found al
ways available and being clean, dry
and speedy with the fare at popular
figure they will no doubt find many
t.ogL4uOprC
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Crossing River in the Rain

Yesterday with its succession OF
heavy Showers brought new expert
ence to the ferrymen. Passenger traffic
was reduced 10 a minimum, no one
crossing the river unless obliged to do
so. Such persons like the ferrymen
found conditions extremely disagree
able and were apt to look with double
regret upon the loss of the bridge with
sheltered sidewalks, which in the sew
crest weather always made the triE
over the river comfortable and easy.
The season of the year is approach
ing however, when fair weather pre-
dominates and a ride on the ferry witt
everything in good working order
should more frequently prove pleas
ant experience than otherwise.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
DISTRICT STEW.
ARDS MEET

The Board of District Stewards of
the Methodist Episcopal Church for
this district held its first meeting un-
der the administration of Rev. \. S.
Baldwin, the new Presiding Elder, at
st. Paul's NJ. E. Church, this city,
Mouday M morning.
The object of these meetings is to
fix and apportion the presiding Elders
salary among the charges of the dis
trict; also to apportion amounts for
Bishops support.
Presiding Elder A. S. Baldwin pre-
sided at the meeting of the District
Stewards. J. G. S. Brown of Blooms
burg was Secretary.
Rev. S. B. Evans, pastor of st.
Paul's church, this city. and Rev. L.
l.. Tompkinson of Mt. Carmel attend
ed the meeting. The following Dis
trict Stewards were present: Berwick,
William Bredbenner; Bloomsbury, L.
l.. Sharpless; Oatawissa, DR.. l.. b.
ville-St. Paul's Hon. James Foster;
Trinit Y. w. F. Gearhart; Shickshin-
ny, r. NJ. Tubbs; Hazleton, S. H.
Beishline; Northumberland, NJ. L.
Morgan Light Street, A. B. White;
Excelsior, S. II. Metz; Shamokin, A.
Cambell Mifflinville, r. W. Smith;
Nescopeck, John Smith; Riverside,
Jesse Shannon Elysburg,J, W. Gear
hart
The following resolution was ad-
opted:
That the Board of District Stewards
in annual session hereby extend a cor
dial welcome to Rev. A. S. Baldwin,
our newly appointed Presiding Elder,
and that we pledge him our hearty
and earnest support in all his work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
SCHOOL BOARD
IN SESSION

! The graduating class of the High
/ School has carried its point with ref
erence to music and is permitted. if
it so desires, to employ an orchestra
! for Commencement. The class last
year furnished its own music, which
proved a most pleasing feature of the
! graduating exercises. The class of 1904
not feeling musically inclined itself
| or for some other reason desires the
| assistance of an orchestra. The mat
! ter was brought before the School
! Board at the previous meeting, bat
| the directors owing to the constantly
! increasing deficiency attending Com
mencement did not take kindly to the
proposition, rather favoring the plan
of last year when the class furnished
the music, with the result that that
item of expense-which is consider
abIe-was eliminated. The matter was
referred to the Committee on High
School for full investigation.
George Jacobs of the High School
Committee made report Monday eve.
The Committee, he said, had met with
the graduating class and was convinc-
ed that it is not situated to furnish
lnusiC a part of commencement ex-
ercises Tie class feels sure that if it
be given full financial management of
Commencement it can employ an or
chestra and Obviate any deficiency.
The class made proposition agreeing
TO make good any deficiency that
might occur provided the School Board
would leave the entire financial man
agement in the hands of the class.
The right TO control and direct the
literary program of course was left in
the hands of the School Board.
Professor Carey spoke in favor of
the proposition. He said lie believed
the plan, if adopted, would have a
tendency to wipe out the spirit of
rivalry among the classes, which i'll
the past has led to much extravaganza
in the way of decoration, &c. lat Com
mencemeut.
On motion of Mr.. Werkheiser, the
proposition Us made by the class was
adopted.
Mr.. Fischer called attention to the
old fence remaining on the lot of the
Depot School, Railroad street, which,
he said, should be sold, the building
being torn down and removed On mo-
tion it was ordered that the fence be
offered for sale.
The following members were present:
Keefer. Orth, Greene. Burns, Pursel.
Werkheiser, VonBlohu. Fischer, Han
cock, Adams, Jacobs and Harpel.
The following bills were approved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
a Large Chimney Oollapses.

A peculiar mishap occurred on the
premises of Undertaken George W..
Koat, East Market street, on Monday
night.
About midnight the residents OF
the immediate neighborhood were
awakened by loud crash in the rear
of the establishment. Several persons
left their beds to Investigate.
An explanation was found i'll the
fact that chimney built in the real
had collapsed. falling onto the build
ing and crashing through the floor.
The chimney was not known to be
unsafe. That the accident occurred
at night is regarded as most fortunate,
as during the day at nearly all hour:
the family are passing backwards aud
forwards over the spot and it would
have been miracle if they should
have escaped being caught under the
avalanche of falling brick.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Attendants are Uniformed.

The uniforms for attendants have ar
rived at the Hospital for the Insane.
They are not being very generally
worn. however. as yet. a few of them
were found to he illftting and were
returned to Philadelphia for altera-
tion. 1t may be a week or more before
the entire corps of attendants will be
arrayed in uniforms
A few of the attendants have been
wearing their new suits occasionally.
couple of t'rem were seen in town,
where their blue suits, caps aud brass
buttons excited good deal of curios-
lty among people who were not aware
that uniforms had been adopted at the
Hospital.
The idea of adopting uniform for
attendants from the first was popular
with the attaches of the Hospital,
Notwithstanding that the wearer is OBJ
ligad tn DAY for his own snit The
custom is pretty generally adopted at
Hospitals throughout the State and it
seemed desirable that Dauville should
be in the line of progress.
The attendants will be given every
opportunity to preserve their suits
neat and clean and will not bo oblig-
ed to wear them until after the morn
ing work in the ward is done.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Long of Ber-
wick, spent Sunday at the home of Q.
G. Long, West Mahoning street.
William Harris of Youngstown,
Ohio. is the guest of relatives i'll this
city. Mr. Harris was a former Dan.
Vile resident and this is his first visit
East in eleven years.
Miss Anna Helm left yesterday OH
/ the 1919 D. L. & W. train for st.
Louis, Mo. where she has accepted an
engagement with the Van Allen Stock
| Co.
/ Hon. II. NJ Hinckley transacted
/ business in Bloomsbury yesterday.
Miss Ella Snyder called on friends
IN Bloomsbury yesterday.
! E. D. Pentz was Scranton visitor
yesterday.
Eleaser Maier of Philadelphia is Wis
iting at the home of his brother, Elias
Maier, this city.
NJ. Z. Kinsley, of New York City,
travelling freight agent of the Georgia
Central Railway transacted business
in this city yesterday.
J. P. Knight of Philadelphia, travel
ing freight agent of the Chicago, Mil
YANKEE and st. Paul railroad transact
ed business in this city yesterday.
Mrs. J. W. S. Robson of Milton,
visited relatives in this city yester-
day.
W. Kase West, Esq, and County
Commissioner G. W. Cook returned
home last evening from business trip
to Philadelphia and Harrisburg
Rev. E. Il. Swartz of South Dan
Vile, called on friends in Freeland
yesterday.
Rev. Edward HaughtOn, DR.. II. B.
Meredith and f. @. Angle, Esq, re-
turned yesterday from Lancaster where
they attended the Spring meeting of
the Episcopal Church club of Central
Pennsylvania.
Robert K. Sheppard of Chicago. H.,
representing the American Steel and
Wire Co., manufacturers of Trolley
wire, transacted business at the Office
of the Danville and Bloomsbury Street
railway company yesterday.
MIC cro,o IyoIIor y;e;t.d fr;ouJe II,
Bloomsbury yesterday.
MI. and Mrs. U. G. Gulfck left yes
terday for a visit with relatives at
Iowa Falls, Iowa.
Mrs. William Brent visited relatives
in Sunbury yesterday.
Alfred Blecher transacted business
i'll Northumberland yesterday
Thomas Kessler of Northumberland
was DanviIle vIsuur yesteruay.
Joseph Oesehger left yesterday for a
visit with relatives at Iowa Falls,
Iowa.
William Hess of Bloomsbury. trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
II. S. Miller transacted business in
northumberland yesterday.
Mrs. Samuel Boyer returned to her
home in Plymouth yesterday after a
visit with relatives in this city.
Mrs. J. II. Goeser and daughter,
Miss Coletta, were visitors in ScIan
ton yesterday.
Elijah Morgan of Schuyler was a
Danville visitor yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
OLD TIMERS
WILL REORGANIZE

Votaries of base ball will be gratifi
ed to learn that the great national
game will occupy prominent place
among the sports in store for the peO.
pie of Danville during the coming sea.
son.
The Board of Directors of 1.-The Old
Timers, which has been the principal
factor in base ball here for several
years past, will hold meeting on Fri
day night for the purpose of organic
ing and forming plans for the season.
The choice of grounds this year will
lie between DeWitt's Park, where the
team has played for several years past,
and the abandoned fair grounds which
has been leased by Erwin Hunter, the
proprietor of the park adjoining.
The season will open about the close
of next month. The first game will
be played Oh Saturday, May 2lst. The
opposing team has not as yet been
decided upon, but it will be a first
class attraction. McCloud, who has
signed with Oxford, will pitch the
| opening game for Danville. The man.
ayers have several good pitchers in
view and expect to put first class
| team in the field
The team which last year was known
as the Danville Base Ball Association,
has decided to return to the name un-
der which it attained such prominence
two years ago and it will again be
known as "The Old Timers. - The
players, now staid and successful bust
ness men, each in his day was base
ball player of weight, whose reputa-
tion was something more than purely
local. Among the members of the
member of the Legislature; w. E.
Gosh, a well-known and successful
druggist; Jesse Shannon, proprietor
of leading meat market Simon Hoff-
man, Democratic County Chairman of
Montour, and Arthur Lawrence, a
rising and successful merchant of
Mausdale. The Board of Managers
who served last year and who will no
doubt be reelected, are: Edward +.
Williams. Fred Jacobs, a. @. Ames-
bury, f. G.. Schoch. W. e. Gosh,
Thomas G. Vincent, Sam. A. Mccoy
and RaInh KiSnar Esq
The object of 1.-THE Old Timers" is
not to make money, the five business
and professional men on the team
merely playing for the exercise that is
in it or for the sake of the outing
Should a surplus occur, as during the
last two seasons, the amount over and
among the players.
Although "Old Timers" the aggre-
cation has shown its ability to hold its
own "iVI. o--J ~ s'1O -V~asUI Vo''---1' q
the day. Last year it participated in
some of the most notable games that
were ever played in Danville. Two of
the games were played with the Cuban
Giants, famous for their batting three
were with the All-Cubans, unexcelled
as .fielders and base runners. In ad-
dition to these games were played with
teams representing nearly all the
neighboring towns, the games without
exception being characterized by sci
entific and conscientious playing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Little Ohild's Close Call.

G. G. Levan, a fireman on the 5. II.
& " division, saved the life of "a lit
tie child ut South Danyille yesterday
forenoon.
The little one-a child scarcely more
than four years of age -strayed from
its home nearby aud was playing upon
the track at the crossing above the
erry when freight train came roll
ing along. When discovered the child
was on the track short distance from
the engine Without the loss of a
moment Fireman heyan Jumped down
from his porch and running ahead
picked up the child. But foI the quick
action of the fireman in another mo-
ment the littlo one would no doubt
have been uader the wheels of the
locomotive.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Another Word Picture of War.

Miss Martha Berninger, secretary OF
the Y. w. @. A. in China, has sent to
her parents at Catlwissa, letter
which was written her by friend in
Yok ohama, Japan. of which the fol-
lowing is an excerpt. 1t has to do with
the japanese war situation and will
be found to be of no little interest:
LAS yet japan has not suffered at
all, as far as loss of life is concerned
but we are expecting momentarily to
hear of the great battle in Manchuria
Russia is doomed, we think. Today,
March 8, the soldiers in our part of
the city, Yokohama, are being called
out and are going off to the war. Pro
cessions of thousands of people have
been going down Heights Hill at in
tervals all day, accompanying few
soldiers to the station with ringing
cries of Banzar and Banzah and Ban
zar again. AS usual thing, however,
the city is perfectly quiet and it is
only at the railroad station where the
crowd gather to cheer the soldiers
trains as they go by, that there Is any
noise. Japan is great country and
the manner in which they are carry
ingon this war is Incompatible. :"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
RURAL FREE
DELIVERY

Postmaster @. p. Harder is authoriz
ed to extend Rural Free Delivery from
the Danville post office with two ad
ditional carriers. The extension of the
service will begin Monday, May 16.
The routes to be followed are those
laid down by Special Agent Shoenberg
er in report dated February 27. 1904,
and which will be known as routes
No. and Z.
Route No. 6 begins at the rost office
in Danville, thence proceeding to
Rushtown-to Yost's Corner-to Union
Corner post office-to Snyder's Corner
, to Adams Corner-to Pensyl's Corn
err Rodarmel's Corner to Kimbe S
Corner-to Quitman to Wallace s
Corner-to Oherry's Barn-to Bakers
Corner-to River Road-to Danville
post Office.
Total length of route is % and nine
sixteenths miles; area covered, IS
square miles population 5O0 number
OF houses on route, one hundred and
fifteen.
Route No. begins at Danville pos t
Office, thence proceeding west by way
of Riverside and Kipps Run to J. B.
Campbell s. to Catawissa road to Eek
man road-to Moore's Corner-to Car
dells Corner-to Rush Church-to
Yost's Corner-to Cardell's Corner-to
Rush town-to Eckman's Corner-to
Wertman's Corner - to Enterline's
Corner-to Wyant's CoIner-to Will
sons Run-to River road-to Danville
post Office.
Total length of route, 1893 miles;
area covered, IA square miles; popula-
ton, 475; number of houses Oh routa,
ninety-six.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
nementinp Wall Nearly COMPLETED.

The work of cementing the middle
wall at the Water Works to render 1t
water tight in times of flood has pro
pre,sed very near to a finish. t was
necessary to sink the excavation to a
depth of nearly 20 feet before the
cement could be applied.
At one point the wall was found to
contain large fssure, which was
carefully closed The wall is now con
sidered perfectly safe and no matter
how high the river the engineers can
work in the pump house with some
sense of security and without the WA.
ter pouring in upon them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Ready to Invite Bids.

Plans and specifications for the cul-
verts to replace the canal bridges,
drawn up by Borough Surveyor &. f.
Keefer, are expected to arrive at City
Hall today.
The intention is to advertise for bids
Immediately so as to have all propos-
ais in by Friday night, May 9th. the
next meeting night of Council, when
the contract will be awarded.
The object is to get at the bridges aS
quickly as possible so as to have the
street cut down to the proper level ano
the work out of the way by the time
the Borough is ready to begin street
paving.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Steam Crane Strikes a Bridge,

A slight accident befell the d. l.. q
W. bridge crew while III kthis city
Sunday, which might have resulted
very seriously.
They were taking the steam crane
up to Sechler's Run near the Stove
Works where a small bridge was to be
placed in position. In passing through
under the p. & r. bridge just above
the D. L. & W. station they made a
miscalculation as to the height and
the big crane struck the bridge. There
was only margin of an inch or so.
but the rigid iron work ploughed
through the heavy girders in way
that made the splinters fly and started
up rumble and roar in the structure
overhead which made the crew think
that the timbers were going to rattle
down upon their heads. There were a
dozen men on the crane and instinc-
lively, regardless of the rate of speed
attained they all jumped. Several of
them fell sprawliDg but all escaped in
jury with the exception of r. W..
Walker, Jr., of Scranton, ,Superintend
ent of bridges of this division, who
sustained badly sprained knee and
ankle. There was no occasion for
jumping had the men only known it.,
as the bridge above was not material
ly damaged.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-04-28
Landslide Oovered Him.

While working Oh the road between
lola and Serene Monday evening about
five O'Clock, Nathan Moser, a well
known resident of lola, was caught
and pinned under a huge mass of froz-
en- ground weighing about thousand
pounds, falling from above and crush.
ing him to the earth. He with several
workmen was clearing away the ground
from the road which had been deposit
ed there by a previous slide, and at
the time of the accident was shoveling
ground on a wagon. The frozen cake
fell without the least warning and
barely missed the wagon and the other
men. Moser was released as quickly as
possible and was taken home. An eX-
animation was made and it was found
that two ribs we're broken and that he
had sustained severe internal injuries.
He kept gradually sinking until about
eight O'Clock Monday night when he
expired.