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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Roland Heiss, Of Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Augustus Heiss. Cherry street.
Mrs. Will G. Bro oBn is visiting rela-
tives at Pittston.
Edwin o. zimmerman, Esq. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph zimmerman, of
Scranton, spent Sunday with Danville
relatives.
Mrs William S. Rishton, of Blooms
burg, spent Sunday in this city, as the
guest OF Mrs. A H. Wooliey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ohellew, of
Harrisburg, are guests at the home of
Mrs Thomas @. Thomas, Front street
Miss Rachel Owens, of Harrisburg,
is a guest at the home of Thomas W.
Bedea, East Market street.
Mrs. O. f. Zimmerman, of ton,
arrived in South Danville yesterday
for a visit at the home OF her father,
Hon. II. M. Hinckley.
DR.. G. G. Shultz and Thomas G.
Vincent are spending few days in
Philadelphia.
Frank W. Newbaker left yesterday
for Hazleton, after a several days stay
in this city.
Mrs. Mary Cromwell and daughter
| Elsie, of Philadelphia, are visiting
relatives in this city.
John Beaver, of San Juan, Porto
Rico, is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. W. @. Bowyer and son James,
OF DanviIle, are visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. Eugene Snyder, OF Second
street, -Sunbury Daily.
Frank Magill. of the high school
faculty, left yesterday to spend the
summer vacation in North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Mccoy and
son Saul spent yesterday with friends
in Northumberland.
Poor director Joseph Hagenbuch, of
Liberty township, transacted busin ess
at the court House yesterday.
Mrs J. ID. Sweisfort will attend the
McOuaig-Davi wedding at Berwick
today.
Miss Carrie Woodruff and her guest
Miss Hattie Woodruff. of Elysburg,
returned to South Danville yesterday
after visit with friends at the
Bloomsbury State Normal School
Mrs. Emanuel Wolf will return to
this city today after visit with
friends in Sunbury.
Miss Bessie Hess will attend the
McOusig-Davis wedding at Berwick
today.
Robert NJ Jacobs spent last evening
with friends in Northumberland.
Benjamin Diseroad, student at the
University of Pennsylvania. Philadel-
phia, arrived in this city last evening
to spend the summer vacation at the
home OF his father, Casper Diseroad,
Grand street
O. W. Hsslet, of Mitflinburg, trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
HEARING TOOK
PLACE TUESDAY

The hearing of the preliminary in
junction of the State Hospital against
| the Danville and Sunbury Street Rail
way Company took place before Judge
Little Tuesday. The hearing brought
out quite an array of legal talent. II.
NJ Hinckley and K. S. zimmerman
representing the plaintiff and Messrs.
Scarlet, Herring. Yetter, Wilmer and
Ohalfant appearing for the defendants.
The injunction involves the use of
about three hundred feet of road Of
the East extension of Market street,
known as the Danville and Catawisss
road. The bill for the injunction was
Hospital and Attorneys Hinckley and
zimmerman.
The defendants called attention to
the fact that before the writ was ap-
piled for the Attorneys for the Hospit-
al had notice that the part OF the route
lying ON the extension of Market street
was in process of abandonment by the
electric railway company.
The plaintiffs put in testimony DR..
Meredith. George W. Vest @. Yet
ter, W. H. CLARK, J. O. Snyder and J.
H. Kase. Certain drafts and papers
were also submitted in evidence. At
II 80 court adjourned until 80 p. m.
At the latter hour the hearing of
witnesses was resumed. Among those
that appeared for the defendants were
Peter StaItzell,C. p. Hancock, Charles
Chalfant, and @. q. Yetter. Others
called to the stand were Peter J. Burg
er, L. NJ Campbell. Samuel GuliGk,
and William Mutchler, the latter one
of the Supervisors of Rush township.
The testimony related to facts already
we'll aired before the public. yet there
were occasionally developments that
made the proceedings interesting Sew
eral tilts between the attorneys fur
nished more or less spice during the
day.
1t was O'Clock before the witnesses
were all heard. At that hour Court
adjourned until Wednesday, the l4th
inst, when argument in the case will
be heard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
SOUTH SIDERS
Up IN ARMS

The residents of South Danville as
we'll as all Gearhart township and
Riverside yesterday enjoyed them
selves poking fun at the novel sp-
pIoach fixed up at that end of the riv-
er bridge by the Commissioners of
Northumberland County.
The two men who were put to work
Tuesday morning. before evening had
completed their job. By that time a
rude guard had been erected for a
short distance on either side of the ap-
proach and the declivity from the
level of the wing walls down to the
old approach had been essed somew hat
by shifting the ashes that had been
used in filing up. But little work was
done, however, and the slope that re-
mains. some fifteen feet in length, is
easily one of thirty degrees. Add to
this the fact that the material is loose
ashes and it will be seen that while it
might be possible for horse to drag
an empty wagon up the temporary APP
proach. to attempt TO make a horse
pull loaded wagon up the steep ao-
clivity would be to practice cruelty to
animals.
No one could believe that the work
was finished, but the two men employ
ed stated that they had been Informed
that the job was completed. The
County Commissioner, who had the
work in hand upon being queried as
he was taking the train stated that it
would do for a little while but ad-
mitted that some gravel might be haul
ed there later. 1t could not be learn
ed, however, that any arrangements
had been made to have any hauling
done.
The condition that the approach has
been left in has aroused good deal of
Indignation on tie South Side. One
witty taxpayer yesterday insisted up
on calling it "reproaoh" instead of
an approach. " With the roadway
in such shape no one can see that the
bridge will be of any service for haul.
ing even when it is declared open. In
road construction 81 degrees or IL IN
very extraordinary cases is considered
the limit yet the hill that has t0 be
climbed to get on the bridge represents
grade at least double the maximum.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Readings Outlook.

The Philadelphia Stookholder, a re.
liable financial paper. published daily
in Philadelphia, has great hopes fol
the future of the Reading. In its edi-
tion of Saturday il said THE expecta-
tion is that when the Rea1ing direct.
ors meet this month they will place
the common stock on per cent.
basis. The semi-annual declars-
tion of 2 per cent. is looked for, al.
though there are some who think
that the dividend may be az per cent.
in order to make 4 per cent for the
fiscal year. There are those who be-
lieve that the directors look forward
to placing the stock on a ; per cent.
basis next year, but it is understood
that is not a matter of immediate con
sideration. e"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
ROBERT ADAMS
CHOSEN PRESIDENT

The School Board of 1866 was OF
g,uized Monday. The old board went
into session with the following mem
bers present: Harpel Orth, Greene,
Burns, Won Blohn. Fischer. Trumbow-
er an Adams
The Secretary lead the report of the
Borough Auditors, which stated that
the books and accounts of the Treasur-
er of the School district had been ex-
amined and found correct. The report
showed balance on hand of S458. II.
On motion, the Auditors report was
accepted and ordered spread on the
minutes
The Secretary read the annual dis
trict report, which on motion was &C
cepted, the President and Secretary y
being ordered to atfix their signatures
to the same.
On motion it was ordered that the
annual report be printed in the Morn
ing News and MoutOur Democrat.
the charge in either case not to exceed
six dollars.
The report Of the Borough Superin.
tendent for the last month of school
was read and accepted, which COM
pleted the business of the School Board
of I904-5. On motion of Mr.. Adams
the Board adjourned sine die.
The new School Board was called to
order by Secretary Orth. The mem.
bers in their places besides Mr.. Orth
being Messrs. Pursel, Hsring, Trum,
bower, aud Won Blohn. Mr.. Pursel
was chosen temporary Chairman and
Mr.. OTth temporary Secretary.
The Secretary read certificates of
election relating to new members as
follows Robert Adams and Dr. Har-
pei OF the First Ward; William j.
Burns. Second Ward; A H. Grone,
aud Jacob Fischer, Third Ward ;
Augustus Heiss, Fourth Ward The
new members were sworn in in a body
the oath being administered by the
Secretary, after which they all took
their seats among the members.
On motion. Robert Adams was
unanimously elected permanent Presi-
dent. W. II. Orth. Secretary, and NJ.
II. Schrsm. Treasurer, were unanimous
ly reelected the salary of each to re-
main the same as last year Ralph
Kisner, Esq, was also reelected as
Solicitor at the same salary as last
year.
The second and fourth Mondays of
each month were fixed rs meeting
nights.
On motion it was decided that tn 6
tax rate for the ensuing year remain
the same as last year
On motion it was decided that the
school term be fixed at nine months.
On motion it was ordered that the
school term begin on the 28th day of
August.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
CONDENSED NEWS.
The hot wave man is at work.

The hot wave man Is at work.
The longest day will soon be here
The man who fishes for bass will
the patience of Job will soon be in hi
element.
Postmaster General Cortelyou ha
issued a circular letter to all the offic
ers and employees of the Post Otfic,
Department warning them agains
political activity.
Harrisburg boasts of two Presbyter
ian churches market Square and Pine
street) whose Sunday schools rank
sixth and eight in the country, il
point of membership.
1t is time now for whoever is re
sponsible for the existence of ranb
growth along the edges of sidewalk:
TO get busy.
The fourth annual meeting of the
Sunday school convention of the North
cumberland Baptist Association will bt
held st the First Baptist church. Sha
mokin, June oth.
Rev. NJ A. Shipley, rector of St
Mary's Protestant Episcopal church o.
Berwick and the Episcopal churches
at Oatswissa and Coles Greek. has re-
signed the rectorship to accept call
TO Zion Episcopal church of Eighth
and Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia.
In June's Soribner's is a most inter
esting account of English roads snc
how their perfection is achieved Il
says: "A country with fine system
of roads is like man with good cir
oulation of the blood the labor of llft
becomes easier, effort is reduced anC
pleasure increased.
Owing to the cool, dry spring it il
estimated the hay crop in the Middle
and Eastern states and Maryland this
year will be reduced to one.h half that
OF 1904.
/. Clinton Kline. Esq of SunbuIy,
will deliver the address June goth be.
fore the Washington Literary Society
at Lafayette College.
Governor Pennypaoker on Thursday
appointed Hon William T. Greasy, of
Catawissa, as a delegate to represent
Pennsylvania, at the National Good
Roads Convention to be held at Port
land, Oregon. June 2l-24.
Roses are in bloom all over the city
and in a number of yards ripe cherries
can be seen on the trees. That, how
ever, is about the only indication visi-
Bile that summer i9 near. Nobody
would suspect il from the quality of
the weather we have been having late
ly.
The question whether town coun-
Gilman can be fined for not attending
to his duties was argued before Judge
Shay at Pottsville Monday. The case
was that OF n. s Bachman. who was
fined $50 by the Gordon council for
non attendance at meetings. 1t is al
legged that Bachman did not attend the
meetings because his side was defeat
ed at the organization.
Out down the high grass and weeds
along the sidewalks.
Even the natives of the far away
Philippine islands have heard of the
Williamsport Board of Trade. famous
for it's hustling qualities and novel ad
vertising literature. Manager Laird, Of
Williamsport. is in receipt of letter
from the citizens of Manila asking fol
advice and samples of the Literature
sent broadcast by the Williamspor'
Board
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
R. N. FARLEY ON
BOARD OF HEALTH

/
Health. President Gibson at reg
ular meeting of OOuncil Friday night
| announced that he had appointed Mr..
| Farley as "A member of the Board of
! Health from the Fourth Ward TO sue
ceed Aaron Rockefeller, who rendered
| his resignation some months ago
Borough Solicitor h. s. GearhaTt
called attention of Council to the status
of the Densberger damage suit against
the Borough, which was supposed to
have been compromised. Pursuant TO
the action of Council at its last meet
ing he had proceeded TO settle with
Mrs DensbeIger according to the terms
of settlement, rendering two checks in
payment, one for 500 in the form of
damages and the other for $l9 40 rep
| resenting costs When the case was
compromised it was understood that
not only the claim for past damages
was satisfied, but also that the right
of way on the ground was secured for
the future. From this position the
plaintiff has since receded. The Bor-
ough Solicitor returned the two checks
to Council, when on motion the order
for the payment of the two checks
granted at the previous meeting was
ordered cancelled. The disagreement
between Mrs. Densberger and the Bor-
ough, therefore, still remains.
On motion of Mr.. Vsstine, seconded
by Mr.. Boyer it was ordered that the
proper bond to secure to Mary A.
Densberger the payment of any dam
age that may be awarded to her against
the Borough of Danville for construct
ing, &c. "a sewer through her premises
be executed by the Chief Burgess and
Secretary of the said Borough and duly
rendered to her according to law and
that the said Secretary of the Borough
be further hereby duly authorized and
empowered to make such. tender and
to serve any and all other notices, &c. F.,
that may be required by the law in
the premises.
A petition signed by number of
citizens of Clinton and Day streets and
Cooperative Court, Gulick's Addition
was received asking that the arc light
situated near the Borough line be re-
moved down near the water plug on
Day street.
On motion the petition was referred
to Committee on Light.
A petition was also received from a
number of citizens in the Third Ward
calling attention to the long distance
between the electric light at Hemlock
and Chambers streets on Mill street,
e,rly 900 feet, leaving the insection
the darkest and most dangerous places
in the Borough. An additional arc
light therefore, was asked for at Mill
and Little Ash streets.
This petition was likewise referred
to the Committee on Light.
On motion of Mr.. Sweisfort, it was
ordered that one thousand dollars be |
paid to d. j. Rogers for work done on
Mill street.
Mr. Dietrich moved that the electric |
light pole at the entrance to the river |
bridge be removed to some other posi-
tion DIR. Sweisfort seconded the mo-
ton a vote was taken when the mo-
tion was lost
The following members were pres
ent: Gibson, Dietrich, Jacobs, Fenster
uacher, Deitz, Boyer, Reifsnyder, Vas
tine and SweisfoGt.
The following bills were approved |
for payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Republican Primaries.

The Re ublican primaries VIII be
held on Friday, June 9th. 1908, from 6
to 8 p N at the usual places. for the
purpose of nominating one person for
Associate Judge, one person for Dis
trict Attorney, two persons for Coun-
ty Commissioners, and two persons for
County Auditors.
County Convention will he held III
the Court House on Saturday, June
10th, at q. III.
JAMES FOSTER,
County Chairman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Bows Had q Thrilling Ride.

Eraus Eppley, of Harrisburg, and
Horace Steiner, OF York. experienced
a very thrilling ride from Harrisburg
to Sunbury which ended in their land
ing in the Northumberland county
Jail.
Both OF the young men left home
with the intention of visiting Will
Transport. But instead of purchasing
tickets for passenger train they at
tempted to beat their way blind bag
gage On account of the big wreck at
Newport all main line trains were run
through Sunbury and they boarded the
first mail section of train No. .. Both
got on the front end of the mail car,
the sill of which is only six inches in
width. Being late the speed OF the
train was increased and the trip from
Harrisburg to Sunbury was made in
exactly fifty eight minutes. When the
train pulled in the Sunbury station at
20 O'Clock Tuesday morning. Special
Officer Britain happened to be there
and finding the young men on the mail
car placed them under arrest for il
legal car riding. They stated that they
had nearly been jolted off dozen
times and only saved themselves from
being killed by superhuman efforts and
would not 60 through the ordeal again
for a hundred times the price of car
fare. Had they not been arrested they
had made out to get off there and wait
for a slower train. which would afford
them better accomm odations.
Justice Carpenter, of Sunbury, COM
mitted them to the county Jail Tues
day morning for twenty days in de-
fault of the payment of fine and costs
for illegal car riding.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Work Started on Sunbury Bridge

On Monday morning a number of
men started the work of erecting the
new bridge from the Island to the
Northumberland shore aud as soon as
the stone work is completed the work
of erecting the bridge will be hurried
to rapid completion. The York
Bridge Company has the contract and
although it is snecited that the bridge
must be up open for travel by October
first it will be completed before that
time.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Pastor Moves i'm Farmhouse.

Rev. G.. G.. Kunkle, the recently
elected pastor of st. Johns Lutheran
church, this city. and of the Lutheran
churches of Ridgeville and Grovsnia,
has removed his family here and has
taken up his residence in the dwelling
house on Fred Plooh 8 farm, near Grow
ania, which is not occupied at present,
Mr.. Ploch having removed into Dan.
villa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Tents for EnCamDment.

Two hundred tents have been secur-
ed by Senator GodchaTles from the
state for the use of the Sons of Veter-
ans Reserves during the coming en-
campment, which begins at Milton on
Saturday next A great portion Of the
Reserves are provided with their own
tents. These tents will be erected on
the fair grounds during the coming
week, so that everything will be in
readiness for the boys when they al
rive.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Will of Wreck Victim.

The will of James McCauley late Of
1910 North Sixth street, Philadelphia,
who with his wife. Salome NJ. Nc
Oauley, was burned to crisp in the
Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at South
Harrisburg, May II, has been admitted
to probate.
The estate left by Mr. MoCauley
amounted to $S5, 500, and by the terms
of the will, which was executed in
1902, his wife was made executor. In
view of her death letters testamentary
were issued to Sadie NJ Tindall, a
daughter
The wall directs that his burial lot
In Laurel Hill cemetery shall not be
sold, but remain as place of inter
ment for himself, wife and children
aud such of their immediate families
as the space will permit.
This feature of the will is partic-
uIarly pathetic, inasmuch as no vestige
of she bodies of Mr.. MoOauley or his
wife has been recovered. 1hey were
passengers on the ill-fated express,
however, having been escorted to the
train by relatives. They were on their
way to Pittsburg to visit relatives.
The will devises So, 900 to be placed
in trust and the income to be applied
to their daughter, Sadie n. Tindall,
and the latter's daughter, Ethel, with
reversion of the principal to the latter
when she attains the age OF thirty
years. A similar bequest is made to
daughter-in- law, Mary A. McCauley.
and her daughter, Iona MoCauley, with
similar disposition of the principal.
The balance of the estate is devised
absolutely by Mr.. McCauley to his
wife, with instructions TO dlspo-e Of
by will as she saw fit.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Lutheran rlinisterium.

The l5Sth meeting of the Minister
ium OF Pennsylvania, the mother of all
Lutheran Snyods in America. will be
gin on June 10 in Old Trinity church.
of Lancaster, which this year oele-
brates the l75th anniversary of its
founding.
The mlnisterium now numbers $50
pastors, with $50 congregations and
l4O, 600 members. Its institutions are
Muhlenburg College at Allentown
the Theological Seminary at Mt Airy
the DeacOnness Mother House in Phil.
adelphis aud the Orphans Homes al
Germantown and TOptOn.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
r1iss Elizabeth Sholly to We'd.

Invitations have been received in
Danville to the marriage of Miss Eliz-
abeth Jane Sholly, of Tyrone, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mis-. Henry l.. Sholiy.
formerly of this city to John Alvin
Kelley. The wedding is to take place
in Trinity church, Tyrone, Monday
evening, June 18th, at O'Clock.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Never in the history of Scranton has
female labor been more scarce than
at present There Is not one of the
silk mills which is not running short
handed. Some of the difficulty has
been due to the fact that the silk in
dustry has grown so quickly that it
has outRrown the supply of female
help.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
Installing frog at:P. & r. Switch

The Danville and Sunbury Street
Railway Company yesterday installed
the frog at the p & r. switch on East
Market street. The two tracks cross
each other at a very acute angle and a
good deal of tedious labor was involv-
cd ID establishing the crossing, it be-
ing necessary in boiling up the work
to drill by hand over thirty five holes.
While one gang was working on the
crossing yesterday another force was
fixing up the track and grading the
street further eastward. At IA point
opposite Albert Kemmer' the trolley
track leaves the middle of the street
and thence eastward passes along on
the north side of the street about four
feet from the curb line.
The workmen yesterday were engag
cd in trimming up the street The
trolley rails lie on the level with the
surface of the roadway and pains are
being taken to place the portion of the
street dug up in as good condition
as it was before. As far as the track
has been filled up between the ties a
course of fine cinder has been placed
on the surface; wherever the street on
the opposite side happens to be low it
is filled up with the excess of material.
The general effect is excellent and af-
ter rolling that part of the street will
be in first class condition.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
EARLY Closing at Library.

The Thomas Beaver Free Library
will be closed each evening of the
week except Saturday, during the
months of June, July and August
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

After the war is over Japan will no
doubt turn her attention to the incul-
cation of modern ideas among the
Chinese,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08
JOB PRINTING

The office Of the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment Of job letter and
fancy type and job material
generally, the Publisher an
nounces to the public that he
is prepared at all times to ex-
cute in the neatest manner.
JOB PRINTING
OfallKInds and Description
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-08

Special OhildTen's Day services will
be observed at number of our church.
es next Sunday.