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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Personal
PARAGRAPHS

Charles T. IIauver, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday with relatives in this city.
Miss MAY Crawford, of Milton. spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Miss Stella Doster, who is attend
ing Buoknoll University. spent Sun
day at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John DOster. Jr.
Mrs. William II. Jones and son De-
Witt spent Sunday at the home of
David Wintersteeu in Valley town
ship.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barry, of Sun
bury, spent sunday with relatives in
this city.
MI. and Mrs. W. o. Riley. of Will
Transport, spent Sunday at the home
of 7. J. Price, East Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver J. Diehl, of
Pine Grove. West Virginia. ana Mr..
and Mrs. William D. Lantz, of Milton,
are guests at the home of W. Kase
West, ESQ, Bloom street.
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery return.
ed to Philadelphia yesterday, after
spending the summer in this city.
Mrs. Asher Hager and two children
returned to Redland, California, yes
terday, after a visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Louisa Nice, South Dan
vile.
Rev. George Atkinson. of Montours-
vile, is the guest of Rev. and Mrs.
Edward Baughton at the Episcopal
rectory.
Hurley Meyer and David Williams
left yesterday to attend the State Fire
mems Convention at Scranton
F. S. Hartman and I. n. Taylor, of
Limestoneville, spent yesterday in this
city.
O. L. Hartman, of Buckhorn, was a
DanvilIe visitor yesterday.
William S. Bogart, of MooresbuTg.
was a visitor in this city yesterday.
William @. Shultz and grandson JOS
eph Shultz, of Derry township, left
yesterday for a visit with relatives in
Scranton
Mrs. Samuel Heiney and son Robert
left yesterday for Bowmanstown. after
a visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Jacob Swayze. Front street.
DR.. J. Beaver Gearhart spent yes
terday in Sunbury.
Miss Cora Hendricks, of Riverside,
is visiting friends at Milton.
W. +. Pascoe. of Allentown, and
Hon. K. II. Koch, OF Pottvsille, were
registered at the Montour House yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hughes Black
man. of West Pittston, attended the
Castle Grove sale yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Death of Edwin Ely.

Word was received in this city yes
terday afternoon of the death of Ed.
win Ely, son of Mrs. Mary Grier Ely,
of Peoria, Illinois, formerly of Dan
willie.
The telegram containing the sad
news stated only that Mr. Ely had
been drowned in storm at sea. The
young man was in the Government
employ in the Hawaiian Islands, and
his work nocessitated frequent trips
by sea among the islands; so it is
thought that it was during one of
these voyages that the accident oc-
Cured.
Mrs. Ely, the mother of the unfor-
tunatc young man is u sister of l. X.
Grier aud Or. !. y. Grier, OF Dan
willie, and Is IA native OF this city, hav-
ing lived here until her marriage. She
is well known by large Tumhcr of
the Older residents
Edwin Ely was % years of age and
graduate Of Lafayette College. He
is survived by his parents and an old.
ct brother.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Fell From His Bicycle.

Frank Lewis, formerly employed at
Jacobs bakery, and at present living
with his grandmother. Mrs. L. Green
man, in Cooper township. was thrown
from his bicycle yesterday and sustain
cd serious injuries.
Tho young man had been in Danyllle
during the morning and was returning
to his grandmnthor's lie was descend
ing steer hill when the front wheel
picked up stone, breaking the forks
Lewis was thrown heavily to the
ground and rendered UNCONSCIOUS for
about half an hour. However, upon
his recovery, lac was able to continue
his way home, where it was ascertain
ed that his injuries consisted of sew
eral large cuts and some bad bruises
about the face and head. The wheel
was "A complete wreck
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Fight on Night Train.

A great deal of excitement was oaus-
ed, and the women passengers thrown
almost into panic on the Pennsyl.
vania train coming from Williamsport
Tuesday night.
man from Mt. Carmel.J. O. Gray.
by name, who had been visiting at
Canton, Pa. was returning to his home.
He had Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad ticket, but at Williamsport
he changed to the Pennsylvania and
insisted on the conductor accepting
the Reading ticket. The man appear
ed to be slightly under the influence
of liquor and when the ticket was re-
fused, trouble at once commenced.
The conductor with the assistance of
other members of the crew tried to
put him off the train, but was unable
to do so.
At Milton, Captain Roach. of the
railroad police force was called and he
tried to reason with the unruly man,
but to no purpose He thereupon un-
dertook to place him under arrest, bat
at this stage of the proceedings a mum
ber of firemen from Lock Haven, who
were enroute to Scranton "butted
in, " and would not allow Gray to be
arrested. The officer finally succeed
ed in getting his prisoner off the train
at Sunbury and had him locked up for
the night. Al hearing before mag
istrate yesterday morning Gray was
released on the payment of his railroad
fare and costs, amounting to 80. 20 all
told
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
NOrmal's New Building.

The Board of Trustees of the Blooms
meeting Tuesday evening accepted the
plans of Architect Olds, of Wilkes
Barre. for the new Science building.
The new building will be of brick,
conforming in general design to the
buildings already on the grounds. 1t
will be of three stories, measuring lo9
x6S feet. with an annex for lecture
rooms, probably measuring 50x50 feet.
The building will face Institute Hall.
and will occupy part of the present
athletic field, which will be moved to
ground recantly acquired of j. l..
Dillon in the rear of the grove.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Bloomsbury Fair.

The Columbia County Agricultural
Society will hold its 5lst annual eX-
hibition on October l0-ll-l2 and l3
From all indications tho coming Fair
will eclipse all former ones. An at
tractive speed program has been ar
ranged rs follows: Wednesday, Oct
ober II. } rs Paciug.2 ;27 Trotting and
2 40 class for County horses. Thurs
day, October II. 2:l5 Pacing, 2:l1
Trotting, 2:3l Pacing and free for all
county horses. Friday, October l3,
2:lO Glass, :32 Trotting aud , % Pac-
ing
FREQ attractions will consist of
Parker's Trained Dogs, White and Lam
bart Acrohats, and Trssier on Wire and
Trapoze, making six acts, daily in front
of grand stand
The Poultry department will he .
show in itself.
All are most cordially invited tO
continue contributing to the success OF
the Fair by exhibiting the products of
the Farm and Household.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Almost Burned to Death.

William Wood. of Williamsport, a
boarder at the McHenry Hotel, in Ben
ton, narrowly escaped burning to death
in his room Monday night.
Mr. Wood has been living at Benton
for some time, where lie has charge of
the installation of the heating plant at
the McHenry House Monday even
ing he retired a. 10 O'Clock. About
midnight smell of smoke was detect.
ed by some of the other patrons of the
honse, and on making an investiga-
tion, it was located as coming from
Woods room.
No response could be lad to repeated
knocking on the door, and spurred on
by the cracking of fire which could
now be distinctly heard through the
panels, the party burst into the room,
to find the interior in flames. and Mr..
Wood lying unconscious on the bed =,
evidently having been overcome By
the smoke
The carpet, curtains, bed clothes
in fact the entire contents of the room
were on fire.
The hotel force with the assistance
Of several guests attacked the flames
with water and fire extiuguishers, hut
before the fire was completely subdued
the interior of the room was hopeless
ly destroyed. Mr.. Wood lost all his
clothes and other personal effects, in
cluding about $50 in cash.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
but it is supposed to have been caused
by smouldering matches in Mr. Wood s
clothes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
CONDENSED NEWS.

An exchange asks How can drunk
enness be cured?" That's easy. Don I
drink.
After the exposures in high fnance.
three card monte seems like fair and
friendly game.
mans superstition refuses to work
when he is offered lS oysters for a
dozen.
Under the carpet is not safe place
to bank money. 1t might deceive a
burglar. hut it will not thwart fire.
Telephone and telegraph poles sh0u d
be kept free from dodgers.
The low. munotonous murmur of
the cider press is again heard in the
land.
The average resident OF Toxic finds
the horrors of peace almost unendur-
able.
This Is the season Of the year when
the tricky seller of his suffrage is look
ing about for bargain in the shape
of the biggest price for his vote.
In the present prIce of eggs the cor
nering hand OF the packer is seen and
visions of prohiLitiye prices before the
winter is DER loom mp befora the frug
al housewife
In trying 10 catch his hat as it blew
off his head Sunday afternoon, James
Cavada, nf Mt. Carmel, foil from a
trolley car aud was so badly injured
he died half hour later. He was %
years old.
In the suit of Roland Hill VS.. Wade
Mervino, tried at StroudsburR, there
arose an interesting point Of law III
the Court of Common Pleas, a. fol.
lows: Does a constable have the legal
right to appoint n deputy: Upon this
point the entire case hinged and Judge
Staples ruled that the question or the
deputizing of another to make the sale
was legal proceeding.
Mr.. Roosevelt has weedod such a
wide row during his vacation that it
is hard to rec how he can improve on
it when he gets to work.
Another hIg hattleehip has taken its
initial plunge, thus adding one NOR
to the steady growth of Uncle Sam +
navy. The universal hope is that there
emil D.. t,,r i'm,
the fighting qualities of these power
ful vessels
The insurance Investigation is re-
vealing the fact that the interests of
policy holders never bothered the
heads of some OF the insurance COM
panies when the chance arose to make
money for themselves.
Kansas reports that her corn crop
for this year Is worth $75, 900, 900.
That October thunder storm had "a
July vigor.
A reward of $500 has been offered
Allentown for the arrest aud convic.
tion of the murderer of Harvey
Charles, at Coaldale.
Secretary Taft is delighted over the
improved conditions found by him In
the Philippines. Civilization is max
ing progress.
Reports from Washington indicate
that the President is going to be very
much in evidence from now on.
The last applejank distillery in lie
high county has gone out of business.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
PROPOSITION
PROVES TOO BIG

1t is hardly secret that the prop
osltlon to Pipe and to fill up the old
canal with the owners and the Bor-
ough of Danville acting in oonjuno-
tion has practically fallen through.
The proposition is too big a one to
tackle IN the way proposed and our
citizens may as we'll become resigned
in the matter and make up their minds
that they will have the old canal with
It's crop of mosquitoes and malaria
with them during another summer, if
not for all time to come
Council still has the agreement sub.
mitted to it by the ID. l.. g. W. Rail.
road Company, unsigned by the prop
or parties. The railroad company's
proposition to pipe the old water way,
provided the Borough will agree to Gil
it up within a specified time was re-
ferred to the Committee on Sewers BY
Council at the first meeting night i'm
September. At the last meeting ON
september 18th the Committee had
come to no conclusion and reported
progress. The truth was the Commit
tee could not see how the Borough
with such resources as 1t has at oom-
mand could fulfill its part In such
contract as the owners of the canal
propose. Neither could they see the
Justice of Council assuming such a
heavy expenditure to wipe out nuis-
ance for the existence of which the
Borough is in no wise responsible.
Unless the three weeks intervening
have brought additional light In the
matter it is not likely that the Sewer
Committee Friday night will have a
favorable report to make.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Brick Pavement Is Advocated

The State Highway Department has
acknowledged receipt of the Borough S
application for State Aid to recon
struct Mill street between Center
street and the Borough line. Whether
the matter will be Immediately taken
up or not is uncertain. Something will
have to develop very soon in order to
enable the Borough to take further &C
tion at its next meeting, which takes
place tomorrow night.
If the proposition goes through,
Judging from late expressions it does
not seem at all unlikely that the street
may be paved with vitrihed brick as
far as Chambers street, macadam be-
tween that point and the Borough line
taking place of brick.
The dust arising from the top course
of crushed limestone forms very
troublesome factor on the State High
way leading to Mausdale. rendering a
drive there at most times very dis
agreeable On North Mill street, which
receives the same amount Of traffic, the
dust, it is claimed, would be just as
much of factor and would render
life wellnigh intolerable along the
built up street. For this reason brick
is preferred as far as Chambers street,
beyond which there are only a few
houses, and these are located on the
high bank where dust will not prove
muchof an annoyance. Time is pass
ing rapidly, however, and any delay
will prove fatal to all plans looking
to the completion of pavement be
fore winter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Pleasant Birthday Party.

A pleasant party was held at the
home of Henry Kramer, Guliok's Ad.
dition, Tuesday, in honor of the birth
day of their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Frank Kramer. A fine dinner was
served. The following were present
Rev. 5. b. Evans and wife, Mrs. L.
A. Curry. Mrs. f. p. Johnson, Mrs.
Leonard Kocher, Mrs. William Will
liams, Mrs. George Reitsnyder. Mrs.
u. Y. James, Mrs. Elias Lyons. Mrs.
Grant Fenstermacher. Mrs. Anna
Haupt, Mrs O. II. Lotier, Mrs. Will
liam Deem, Mrs. Rebecca Hess. Mrs.
Standish Phillips, Mrs. W. II. N.
Walker, Mrs. John e. Oashner. Mrs.
J. @. Mincemoyer, Mrs. Willard Kis-
ner, Mrs. W. +. Rishel, Mrs Abby Sny-
der, Mrs. Joseph Jones, Mrs. Samuel
Frazier, Miss S. M. Troxell, Mrs.
Henry Kramer and wife, Mr.. Frank
Kramer and wife. Beaver Kramer,
Media Kramer, Miss Alice Meyer,
Samuel Frazier, of this city and Mrs.
Mary E. Hendrickson, of Milton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05

Midshipman Ellis Lando, of Homo
lulu, Hawaiian Islands. Randall Jacobs
room mate at the Annapolis Naval
Academy, arrived in this city last
evening for a visit at the Jacobs home,
Mill strees.
Midshipman Ellis is native of the
States, having been born and raised in
Oregon, and is the first appointee to
Annapolis from the Hawaiian Islands.
He spent his recent vacation with his
parents at San Francisco, and was re-
turning to the Academy when he
learned of the quarantine there, and
came to Danville as the guest of Mid
shipman Jacobs until they are called
back to their studies.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Mid Year Institute.

The mid year institute of the Gent
raj Pennsylvania Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church. will be
held this year at Lock Haven, October
24th, 25th and 26th
About 100 preachers attend these
sessions. which are most interesting.
At this time the candidates for orders
take examinations. Most of the time
the three daily sessions, however. is
devoted to lectures, for which the ser
vices of the best platform orators ale
procured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Horse Injured by Wire Fence.

A horse belonging to Homer Cross
ley Of Frosty Valley. while tied at
Castle GIo,o yesterday caught his foot
in bIrbod wire fence, laceratinR it
very badly. tearing cut the quarter
DR. Reed promptly responded to q
call and succeeded in stopping the
hemoTrhage. He took mp the artery
after which he bandaged the horse $
foot and sent him home.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
A LONG AND
USEFUL CAREER

The home of /. ID. West, h loom
street, on Saturday was the scene OF a
very pleasant family reunion held in
honor of the eighty seventh birthday
anniversary of George W. West, tho
veteran oivil engineer. who has labor
ed life time in this section of the
State.
Mr.. West despite his advanced years
is remarkably we'll preserved. lie en-
Joys life, takes keen interest III affairs
and only last week was engaged in
surveying on the John Il. Bennett eS-
tate.
Mr.. West was born at Masonville,
N. Y. When boy he hrifted down
to Susquehanna county. this State.
The next move brought him to Dan
vile. Here he taught school in the
rural districts ami later took a course
in the academy at Kingston.
In lS45 he was married to Miss Gath
crime Ann Kase. Mr. and Mrs. West
went to housekeeping at the corner or
Pine and East Mahonng streets, this
city, after a year or so removing to
the homestead on Pine street opposite
the First Ward school house, now oc-
cupied by George NJ. West, where
they resided for A. years.
Mr.. West is one of the best known
aud most capable surveyors in this sec
tion of the State. When MOntour
county was formed Mr.. West was APP
pointed County Surveyor by the Gov
rrnor. He was successfully re- elect
ed and has held the position from the
day of his appointment until the pres
ent. During the same time mp to two
years ago he was Borough Surveyor of
Danville.
Mr.. West has been surveyor for
over. sixty years. Taking in the whole
of this period probably nine -tenths of
his ork has been Performed outside
of Montour county. Daring his long
career as surveyor lre has trod back
W ards and forwards over tho moun-
tains and valleys of @ ,utrnl Pennsyl-
vauia until he has become personally
familiar with the most important land
late to the vast possessions of timber
AMI minerals which make the State
famous While making some of these
surveys Mr. West with his corps was
for weeks at time removed from
and like true explorers
the party slept in tent wrapped III
their blankets or even in the open air
with only bed of spraco boughs be-
tween them and tho hard ground. Mr..
West was as frequently unier ground
as on the surface aud in ascertainlng
the limits of coal and iron deposits he
has explored the full extent many of
the deepest and must famous mines in
the State.
Those present Saturday were: MILO
Il. West, of Oxford, n Y, brother
of George W. West, and himself i6
years of aga; Mrs Harriet Savidge of
Sunbury; j. d. G. Kase, ChittiIlion
McWllIiams and Miss Nora McWIl-
Iiams. Of Elysburg; Mr.. and Mrs. viii.
liam ID. Frantz. of Milton; Mr.. and
Mr. Edward Bergstrosser, of Mt Car
NIL; Mr.. and Mrs II G. Kase, of Rlv-
erSide MIR. and Mrs. o. j. Diehl, and
CAtherins and Louisa, of
Pine Grove, West Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles West, sons George, Charles,
GeraId, Harrison, Walter, daughters
Catherine, Alice, May and Jessie Mr..
and Mrs ". K. Wost, sons John and
william and daughter Mary Mr.. and
Vi >, l. D. West and sons Kari and
Allen, Mr and Mrs. G. NJ West and
Miss Lou West.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Quot Pitchers.

The Danville quoit pitchers associa-
tion meets daily on the grounds mt
Voris' planning mill and there enjoys
the game to the full extent The
champions are Jesse Shannon, George
b. Wintersteen, DR.. l. G. Barber, DR..
Il. A. Curry and Edward +. Williams.
There are others, but not so expert,
among them being Howard Moore,
Samuel Mottern. Q. r. Shilling, h.
w Eggcrt and others. i.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05

On Saturday 46 young Americans
sailed on the steamship Haverford for
England, where they will enter Ok
ford university by virtue of holding
Cecil Rhodes scholarships This is the
second batch of such students to go to
Oxford.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
As Night Operator.

II. L. Dewitt, who was identified
with the management of DeWitt's
Park during the summer, has accepted
the position of night operator at VOL
varton tower, near Sunbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
Typhoid at JerSeytOwn.

nr II. 5. Christian. of Millville, has
now under his care five typhoid fever
patients in the vicinity of Jerseytown
aud Eyersgrove.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05

Foot ball is a strenuous game. In
which those who have not undergone
proper training should not indulge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-05
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 tnat he
ls prepared at all times to ex-
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
ofalI Kinds and Description
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS,

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
ANTIQCATED REPRESENTATION

The esteemed Randolph Herald sums
up a whole sermon in four lines when il
makes the following comment upon
methods OF representation in the Green
Mountain State:
Glastonbury, 16 polls $343 GO grand list
Burlington. 500 polls, $l43,3 grand
list. And represented equally in the Yer
mont House!
The time will come when Vermont will
realize that it has been left far in the
rear by neighboring States as regards
methods of representation in the law.
making body and will abolish the anti
Quated system which makes every small
town a pocket borough and al the same
time deprives thousands of voters of the
right Of representation for which the re-
volutionary fathers fought. Vermont
has today no legislative body based
strictly on population, a remarkable con-
dition of affairs to exist under a re-
preventative form of government.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05

The Massachusetts, committee of one
hundred on reciprocal trade is sending out
blank coupons by the hundred thousand
10 the republican voters for them to
sign and return to the committee, ask
ing the republican state convention to
insert in its platform plank demanding
that hides, coal, iron ore. lumber and
wood pulp be placed by Congress on the
free list, and that duties upon manufac-
cured and other articles be reduced
wherever existing duties are higher than
are needed for any just purpose OF pro-
lection. For each coupon bearing the
genuine signature of any republican voter
returned to the committee its secretary
announces that he will pay flve cents. How
many such requests will be thus pur-
chased, and how much weight they will
have in the convention, remains to be
seen.