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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
THE COUNTY
FARMERS PICNIC

A committee consisting OF George
Leighpw. James Shultz, Jacob Shultz,
John Coleman, Samuel Scott and Mi
| cheal BreCkbill met in the grand jury
room Saturday to make arrangements
for a repetition of the Farmers Tri-
County Picnic, which was booked for
the 18th inst, but which was badly
msrred by the rainy weather that day.
The plan to repeat the picnic i'll De-
Wits Park on Saturday, September
End was approved by the committee
Hon. William T. Greasy is expected
to make an address and the entire pro-
gram including contest at quoits, ar
ranged for tho fist date, will be re-
peated at the picnic.
Metherell's orchestra will furnish
the music and the young people of the
farm will enjoy dancing III the fine
evening, for it was emphatcally stat
ed Saturday that the picnic would not
break up at five or six O'Clock as many
supposed The farmer and his family
are often obliged by stress of circum-
stances to labor until dark or later and
the coming picnic will demonstrate
that the people of the farm enjoy plea
sure a nd recreation qnite as much
work and when having a good time
they should not be expected TO quit
any earlier than when hustling around
the farm.
The outing will be distinctivcly a
farmers picnic and a general invita-
tion is extended to the public cover
ing the three counties of Montour,
northumberland and Columbia. The
farmers have many friends in town
and to these cordial invitation is al
SO extended. 1t WAS explained by the |
that no limit whatever !
would be set and that any we'll dis
posed persons whether of the country |
or town, who chose to pack a basket |
and come to the picnic would find
warm welcome.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
Relating to Soldiers TIonument.

Editor OF the American:
The committee engaged in soliciting
for the Soldiers Monument ore work
ing hard. Their work it is true, is not
uniformly encouraging, but only in
one instance. they state, have they
met with "A fat refusal calculated
to chill their enthusiasm and weaken
ed their confidence any in public
gratitude and patriotism. The solicit
OIs, however, are not ashamed of the
work in which they volunteered and "a
single rebuff has no effect.
A great writer has said that nothing
is more detestable than an ungrateful
man, but fortunately the solicitors
h8yG. not found ingratitude FREEDOM
file of our townspeople, who stand as
a type of the broad hearted, liberal
American public.
The solicitors meet with much en-
couragement. The proposition to erect
a monument is generally approved.
No one blessed with spark of Christ
ian charity would dare suggest that
those who are laboring to erect suit.
able memorial have gone into the work
with anything other than the purest
motives, believing their efforts are due
the men who gave their lives for the
blessings that we now enjoy. There
are many kind words for them and
subscriptions that are generally in
keeping with the circumstances of
those who subscribe.
There are, however, few discour-
agements. 1t is unfortunate indeed that
the solicitors should be obliged to
meet such remarks as 1.-The Soldiers
want it all, " Call again. "Ill see
YOU at some future time" &c. These
men who have So earnestly entered in
to the work should not he turned
down This is not matter sprung
upon us suddenly. 1t has been talked
of from the rostrum by the most
eloquent aud hest men in the com
munitg. 1t has been dwelt upon in
.he newspapers for months or years
past.
As one, therefore. who is not men,
Der of the Committee or identified
with the project in any way except as
"A contributor we would appeal to our
poouIe 90 WhRtpVar Won desire to give
tnqYard erecting this monument give
at once 1t the solicitors have not
reached you 90 to them and out of the
fuIlness of grateful heart make a
liberal Offering to this worthy cause. -
q
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
CLAIMED
BY DEATH

Elliott Morgan PeRg. son of Mr. and
Mrs Robert j. Pegg. Bloom street
departed this life abOut 6 80 O'Clock
yesterday morning. 1t was not gen.
orally known that the young man was
| ill and the news of his sudden demise
fell on the community with most stun
ming effect.
Elliott Morgan Pegg was one of the
young men of Danville that our citl-
zons have pointed to with pride. Gift
ed intellectually, ,studious, Industrious
and anxious to succeed. he WAS at the
same time helpful and devoted to his
parents. n stranger to indulgence and
any form of vice and one who all un.
consciously stood as model in the
community
The deceased was % years OF age,
practically all his life being spent in
Danville. He was a graduate of the
High School class of 1900 and gradual
ed with hOnOrs. In competitive ex-
animation the Same year he won the
appointment from this district to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. He
graduated as midshipman during the
present year. but resigned owing to
defective eyesight
He spent the present summer at the
home of his parents in this city. Dur
ing this time he was the almost in
separable companion of his mother,
who is an invalid, and the care and
devotion which he bestowed upon her
in her helpless state was a most beauti-
full and striking illustration of filial
love and an exalted sense of duty.
The cause of death was Appendicitis
Morgan was taken i'll last Saturday
The disease was in an acute form,
which made the outcome very doubt
full from the start. His sufferings were
intense at times, but on Thursday
evening the tidings went out that he
was some better, a circumstance, which
made the news of his death yesterday
morning all the more or a surprise and
a shock.
Besides his parents Morgan is sur
vived by sister. Miss Edith Pegg,
and an elder brother, DIR. W. Austin |
Pegg, of South Dakota, who was at |
the bedside of his brother during his |
fatal illness Everywhere yesterday |
could be heard expressions of the deep
est sorrow and of sympathy for the
bereaved parents and the surviving |
brother and sister
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
SLIGHT CHANGE
IN TEXT BOOKS

This is the last week of vacation
On Monday next. the 28th inst, the
public schools Of the Borough will
open.
The usual joint meeting of teachers
| and directors to consider the question
of text books will this year be omitted
so far as the grades are concerned For
the first time i'll years it happens that
no change is contemplated in any of
the series of books used below the
High School In the latter course the
only subject in which a change of
books may take place is language,
which is taught by the principal The
law, therefore, does not require the
usual joint meeting, which brings to-
gether pretty much the whole corps of
teachers and the board of directors.
The new principal OF the High School,
Prof. j. w. Taylor, of Donaldson,
Schuylkill county, is expected to ar
rive in Danville today and he will
meet with the School Board in special
session during the present week to
give his views of the contemplated
change of book.
The examination of non resident
pupils for admission into the Danville
public schools will begin in the High
School room tomorrow The result of
this examination viii be watched with
considerable interest, as it will reveal
what proportion of the pupils from
the rural districts after attending the
country schools are qualified to enter
the Borough High School and there
fore become beneficiaries under the new
law of March l6, 1905, which permits
children residing in districts in which
there is no high school to attend in
some other district. 1t is thought by
some that comparatively few will ne
found to come up to the standard and
that at least year of preparation in
the grammar grade will be required. |
In this event, of course, there will b e |
an unusual crowding in the High |
School.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
ANOTHER
BURGLARY

The burglars resumed operations in
Danville Monday night. While carry
ing off his booty one of them was dis
covered by Edward Bigard, who was
just few minutes too late to capture
the burglar and incidentally the one
hundred dollars reward which is offer
ed by Council for the arrest and con-
viCtion Of the housebreakers.
The warehouse of John Jacobs Sons
was burglarized and large bucket of
caramels stolen. The robbery was very
cunningly planned both to prevent de.
lection and to conceal the fact that a
robbery had been committed. All that
locality in the rear of Mill street is
very carefully patrolled by Watchman
Lewis Byerly during the night The
time selected for the robbery, there.
| fore, was between ten and half past
| ten o'clock, just after the stores we're
closed and before Mr.. Byerly got busy
on his beat.
Edward Bigard, who is employed by
Henry Divel. sleeps in one of the small
buildings in the rear of Mill street,
probably 100 yards south of the ware
house robbed. Soon after he had re-
| tired for the night he heard some one
stumbling about over the tin cans and
other forms of discarded tinware that
had been dumped in the dry bed of
Blizzard s run nearby. He at once as.
sociated this with something crooked,
but thought it was some one who had
gotten into George Gardner's barn,
which stands on the bank of the creek
He at once rushed out to notify Gard
ner and was In time to see man fee
ing from the spot.
Mr.. Gardner being aroused at once
began to investigate matters. He was
walking along the bed of the creek
where the man was discovered when
he stumbled over the bucket of cara
mels and was forced to the conclusion
that 1t was not his barn but a confec-
tionery that had been robbed.
Upon investigation, however, every
thing seemed to be all right about Ja-
oobs establishment and the bucket of
caramels was placed in Lyons store
pending the return of day when full
Investigation would be made.
Upon opening their warehouse yes
terday morning the Jacobs Brothers
discovered two things-first, that the
door, although locked. bore evidence
of having been tampered with and sec.
ond, that bucket of caramels was
missing, which oorresponded in every
particular with the one found in the
creek.
The door, which is a sliding one, is
secured by paddock. On the door SO.
curely screwed fast is a stout iron
strap, which at one end Is bent so as
to receive staple on the upright tops
when the door is pushed shut. The
iron could be removed anu
opened after which they were careful
ly reinserted. In the darkness, how
ever, one of the screws was lost SO
that yesterday morning there was
vacant hole. The whole Job In the
darkness was very bungllngly done, so
that the telltale absence of the screw
was probably hardly needed to show
that burglars had been operating on
the premises.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Sunday at the home of his parents. Dr.
and Mrs. |. q. Barber, Ferry street.
| Howard James and J. b. Caldwell,
of Comley, were visitors in this city
Saturday.
Isadore Rosenthal of Miiflinburg
spent Sunday with friends in this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bates. of
Tamaqua, are visiting relatives in this
city.
Thomas Nankville, of Bloomsbury,
spent Sunday with Frank aud John
Detwiler, Lower Mulberry street.
Mrs. j. G. Potter. son Terrence and
Mrs George b. O'Onnnor left on Sat
urday for visit with Shamokin
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hendricks, of
Rushtown, have returned home from
a pleasant visit to Atlantic CITY and
Philadelphia.
Miss Tillie Keener returned Satur-
day from visit with friends in Will
Transport and Hughesville.
Miss Laura Lenigor returned Satur-
day from visit with friends at Sha-
mokin.
= Mrs. Ezra Woodside. of Union Cor
ner, left last Thursday for trip to
Philadelphia and Atlantic Oity.
Mrs Martha Woolley, Mrs T. B.
Holloway and son Thomas left Satur-
day for Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Rogers will leave
today for TIP to Ocean Grove They
will be Joined by their daughter, Mrs
5. Y. Border. of WiIliamsport.
Ben Rogers will leave today for
New York City.
Ralph Curry. of New York City, is
visiting relatives in this city.
G. W Zaner. Of Allentown, is a
guest at the home of Seth Lormer,
Pine street.
Raymond Clayton. of Philadelphia,
is visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs T. W Clayton, South |
Danville.
Thomas V. Gunter. of Bloomsbury. !
business in this city yester. |
day.
Miss Anna Teufel. of Williamsport.
is the guest of Miss Sara Christian.
DR.. and Mrs. ". X. Paules and chill
dren ParVin and Mary, will leave to-
day for trip to Asbury Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fowler and
two sons, of Shenandoah. who have
been visiting at the home of MIS- L.
0. Fowler, Riverside, left yesterday
for visit with relatives in Harris
burg.
returned last evening from a visi
" ith relatives at Bellefonte.
Miss Idella Savidge. who has been
visiting her brother, b. j. Savidge at
returned to this city last even.
ing.
Miss Mary Knerr, Of Reading, Is Wis
Iting Mrs Seth Lormer, tins city.
Miss Grace Creveling will leave to-
day for trip to Asbury Park and New
York City.
The following party OF ladies en-
joyed hack ride from Shamokin. to
this city yesterday: Mesdames Lloyd
Persing, Elwood Dando. Helen Dando,
Malinda Kramer, Henry Rowe and l.
r. Dubbs.
MI and Mrs. j. b. Cleaver aud son
Wellington will leave today for a trip
to Ashury Park and New York City.
Austin Klase called ON friends at
B Bloomsbury Yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
Worknan's Eye Badly Burned.

Edward Dietz, Chambers street, Is
suffering from the effects of bad
burn in his right eye sustained last
Friday while employed at the squeez
or at the DanVillc Rolling Mill.
a piece of steel about half the size
of a pea, red hot, lodged i'll the corner
of the eye under the eye lid, burning
the tissue very badly and cutting the
eye ball.
DIR. Nowbaker was called, who ex-
tractcd the steel aud treated the injur.
ed eye. Yesterday the patient was re-
ported as doing fairly we'll The in
fiammation had nearly disappeared, al
though it will take some time longer
to determine Just what the effect Of
the injury may be.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
Death of Levi J. Gibson.

Levi J. Gibson, nearly lifelong
resident of Montour county, departed
this life at the home of his sister, Mrs.
j. Nj. Herr, Schuyler, on Monday.
The deceased was widower and mp
to year ago resided in the Vicinity
of Pottsgrove. His health failing about
that time he took up his residence
with his sister, Mrs. Herr. at Sohuyl-
er, where death occurred and where
the funeral will be held on Friday.
Services will be held at the residence
of J NJ. Herr at one O'Clock p. m. In
torment will be made in the cemetery
at Oak Grove.
The deceased was fifty-one years of
age He died childless, but is surviv-
ed by two brothers and two sisters :
Charles +, Gibson and Sara Gibson,
Washingtonville. and X. W. Gibson
and Mrs. J. Nj. Herr, Schuyler.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Locomotive Leaves the Track.

A locomotive was deTailed at the
switch just above the pumping station
at South Danville yesterday morning,
which caused ripple of excitement
in that otherwise quiet locality
The locomotive was No. l7I7, which
was Just being brought away from the
shops Mt Sunbury. 1t was in charge of
an engineer OF Nescopeck, who had
Just taken a disabled engine to Sun
bury for repairs He was not familiar
with the road at South Danville and
at the safety or throw off switch the
engine left the track
Ii was bad derailment and after
several futile attempts TO get the big
mass of iron back on the rails the
wreck train was called out. The lat
ter reached South Danville in short
time and after brief effort succeeded
in getting the engine back on the rails.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
Pleasant Party.

Mrs. J. H. Eyerly. Lower Mulberry
street, rendered party Saturday even.
ing in honor of her nieces. Miss Hattie
Niokle, Miss Trance Sterner, of De
wart and Miss Anna Latchshaw, of
Mauch Chunk A number of guests
were present. Refreshments were serv-
ed during the evening
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
Runaway Indian Boy Captured.

Two runaway Indian boys from the
Carlisle Indian school were captured
at Harrisburg by Chief of Police Darn
baugh after lively chase ON the West
Side. The boys who gave their namos
as Edgar Curry and Harrison ReddIe,
said that they had followed the Circus
there from Carlisle. Chief. .Durnbaugh
notified the authorities at the Indian
school.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
First DAYS Examination.

The examination of non-resi ident and
other pupils for omission into the
Borough schools began in the High
School yesterday.
There were twenty in the class in
Guiding four from tho rural districts
who sought admission INTO UHe rpn.-
School under the new law approved
March l6. 1905 Included in the re-
mainder were number of children
whose parents have moved into town
since the closing of schools last spring
and who therefore, have to stand an
examination in order TO show for W hat
grade they are qualified. Among otn-
ers were two who failed to pass last
spring and were given another op-
portunity to reveal what they could
do.
The result of the examination sutfiCes
to show that the High School will not
be filled to overfiowinR with country
pupils as the effect of the new law, al
| though the result is not so certain rs
to the year following
OF the four rural pupils examined
for the High School only two passed
and these had taken special instruc-
tion during the summer. The bulk of
the pupils from the country have the
| High School in view for next season
and are quite content to go into the
grammar school this year, working
their way up. The examination will
continue today.
Professor J. w. Taylor of Donald
son. the new principal OF the High
| School, is in town and will meet with
the School Board in special session to-
night when change OF text book s
relating TO Latin will be considered.
Castle Grove Fine Daries.
The famous dairy at CASTLE Grove
which has built up such a fine patron
age in Danville, according TO all aC'
counts. will soon be thing of the
past. Preparations are being made tC
sell off all the live stock along witt
the farming implements. after which
the farms will either be rented out Ol
| sold
1t was thought at first that the sal'
would be held during the later part o.
September but it now looks as though
it would be impossible to get ready
before October. The dairy consists o.
ninety miloh cows, all Jerseys or Aid
erneys and all registered stock, These
along with fifteen Young cattle, will
be sold at public sale. The catalogue
of these valuable cattle required il
connection with the sale is not prepar
ed in day and it is the work involv
ed in getting it out that is holding
back the sale.
The milk produced by the bloode
stock Of Castle Grove dairies IN pOin
of richness rs we'll as of purity ca
never be excelled. Ii has proven al
object lesson TO our citizens to shoN
what milk and cream should be lik
, in order to come mp to the best stand
ard The news that the dairy has bu
; a short time to flourish is receive
, about town with good deal of regret
A. r. WhitelOck, present Superb
tendent of Castle Grove Farms, he
rendered his resignation and will Il
a turn to his home in Ontario, Canada
t where he will embark upon farmir
on his own account.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
Stricken by PARALYSIS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, widow of the
late Enoch Cook, is lying very i'll at
the home of her son, Millard Cook,
Upper Mulberry street, AS the result
of a stroke of paralysis sustained last
week Her left side is disabled.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24
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
is prepared at all times to ex-
ecute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
ofalIkInds and Description
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-08-24

Roosevelt is first in peace and
that's enough for the present
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-04
Pledged TO Unity OF Action in Aid TO
Raising the Price Of Cotton.
lSnecial to News and Observer.l

Especial to News and Observer
Lumperton, n. c., Jan. 3.-About
three hundred of the representative
citizens of Robson county assembled
In the court house today and the con-
yention was called to order by Chair
man j. A. McAllister.
The committee ON the digest of res
olutson offered the following. which
Was adopted:
Whereas. The general conditions of
the cotton producing States ~of the
South demand unity of action, we re-
solve to constitute ourselves into a
body that shall be known as the Cot
ton Growers Association, which shall
haev for its main object the united
efforts of the cotton growers of the
Southern States to better market this
and their future crops of cotton by
regulating the acreage in accordance
with the needs of the world.
First That this organization shall
extend to every State in the Union In
which cotton is grown and that all
persons who are owners of lands either
in fee simple or as guardians, OF
agents for their wives shall be eligible
to membership; provided all tenants
" no satisfy their township organiza-
tons that they will carry out obliga-
ton may be eligible to membership in
the association.
Second. The organization shall con-
sist of township, county and State as
sociations, with a directorate for each
State. which shall elect a president
and a secretary that will direct ac-
ton of the said organization.
The following pledge shall be sign
Ell by the members:
A. Is. certify that | will use my
best efforts to induce each man in my
township who is eligible TO become a
member at once which has for it's OBJ
iect the united effort of the cotton
growers of the cotton States TO better
market this years and their future
crop of cotton by regulating the acre
age in accordance with the needs of
the world. l further certify that /
own or control -- acres of tenable
farm land and that / devoted -
acres of said land TO cotton in the
year 1904 and that / used -- horses
OF mules in cultivating the total of the
lands above mentioned in the year
1904: and to maintain the expense of
this organization | have paid CD five
cents per acre on all the land owned
and tended by me and shall continue
to pay my assessments SO long as my
name is on the bolis of the aSsocica-
ton and should / violate the orders of
the associat on of which | am mem
Ter. / hereby bind myself to pay what
ever fine or penalty may be imposed
Upon me by my township, county or
State association.
Resolutions We're also adopted
p'edGiuo the ,iIenibefs IF the associ;t-
ton to :2l;trke. no cotton ~ pre- vail
ing prices, To i.lake arrangements to
store all cotton now on nand until the
| market shall be restored to it's proper
basis, to make arrangements for per-
manent organ zatiCa with warehouses
for permanent storage, covered by in
Surance to the end tt'at present COndi-
tons maay not again exist and to ap-
point five delegates from each town
ship 10 attend the State convention
of cotton growers