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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
MONTOUR'S Share
OF ROAD TAX

The State Highway Department has
issued a valuable statement relating to
the Good Roads Law. From it we
learn that Montour, like the progress
sive little county that she is, has TAX
en- pretty fair advantage of her pre-
rogative under the law and that while
she has a mile or so of excellent high
way to her credit she has still nice
sum available from the State, suttici-
ent to construct at least another mile
of macadam road
This is especially gratifying as tho
statement shows that several counties
through their failure to apply for
State aid have lost their entire ap-
portionment for two years. a number
of others have lost "A portion of their
money, not having filed enough ap-
phcations to consume the entire
amounts of their pro rata share. The
statement shows the redistribution of
| the money, which has reverted from
certain counties, the redistribution be-
/
ing based upon road mileage of the
various counties among which this
reverting fund shows the total APP
| pOrtionments distributed.
From the table showing the sums as
reapportioned we find that MOntour
county had remaining to its credit on
May /, 1905, from the apportionment
of 1903 and 1904 the sum of g, 52S. 6S.
The sum that Montour contributed Ill
the redistribution of excess of appor.
tiOnment to counties whose applica'
tious exceeded their apportionment
was 81 ISL. 03. The total apportionment
of Montour county available May /,
1908. to May /, 1906, including redis.
tribution of May /. 1905 Is given as
50, 553. 38.
From which one of our townships
an application will next he made Ii
uncertain, bat the fact remains thai
there is not a section of the county in
which one or moro roads is not en-
caunteIed that stands in need of recOl
struction and in the improvement o.
which State aid would come into play
very nicely.
The statement shows the total ap
portionment available for the presen
year to be 81 800. 600.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
GEO. B. brown
AN ESCORT

The following from the Decatur
(IlD Review" of August 3lst shows
in what way the services of our form
er townsman, George b. Brown, are
brought into play in carrying out one
of Miss Helen Gould's charitable un-
deTtakiIgs
Secretary George b. Brown of the
Railroad Y. Nj. @. A. has received in
structions to go to St. Louis Monday
and meet at the Union station Leroy
Dixon and accompany him over the
Wabash lines from St Louis to Buf
| falo.
Leroy Dixon is the Colorado boy
residing in the western part of the
state who while on his way to school
| last winter discovered a bad landslide
on the Denver and Rio Grande rail
road. He went back and tagged an
approaching express train, thereby
preventing terrible wreck Miss
Helen Gould heard of the matter and
inquired into the circumstances. She
determined to educate the boy at the
! Goodwill Farm school near Hinckley,
Me
He will start on his journey from
Colorado to Maine this week and will
arrive in St Louis Monday evening.
Miss Gould has arranged to have some
one accompany him over every stage
of the journey. On the first stage,
which ends at Pueblo, he will be in
charge of d. q r. e. conductor. On
the next, from Pueblo to Kansas City,
he will be under the care of Y. M.
O. A. secretary, and another secretary
brings him from Kansas City to St.
Louis. There secretary Brown will
take charge and conduct him 60 Buff
falo. From that point on similar ar
ranppments have bePn made -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
PHILA q READING Il. R.
odd FELLOWS
Will CONSOLIDATE

Three of the four Odd Fellows
lodges of DanvIlle have decided to
consolidate. Calumet. No. 279 and
Danville Lodge, No. 80 will merge
into Montour Lodge, No. l09, which is
the parent lodge and the oldest in
Danville. having been instituted on
April 81. 1S45.
By the consolidation Montour Lodge,
No. l09, will have a membership of at
least 225 and financially it will be
quite we'll off. The other Odd Eel
lows lodge which with Montour will
occupy the local field will be Myrtle,
No. 1853. which is likewise, an old and
prosperous organization with a large
membership.
The history of Odd Fellowship inDan-
Vile ia quite an interesting one. The
four lodges at the day when they were
instituted were no doubt quite neces-
sary, but conditions affecting the mem.
bership have since thun changed very
much. and the members of the three
organizations take the view that the
interests of the fraternity will be
much better served by the merging OF
the two younger and smaller lodge:
into the parent body.
The consolidation will take place OF
the first Monday of October and will
no doubt be an event of much eclat il
the order, the probability being tha
enc UinUoIs uI the uranu Lodge Of
Pennsylvania will be present
Thomas G. Vincent is Master anc
DIR. Jno Sweisfort secretary, of Mon
tour Lodge, No. 100 Election thi
year will not take place until a dat,
after the consolidation, to the end tina
the new membership may have a voice
in electing the officers that are to serv,
for the ensuing year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Census and School Teachers.

The conclusion of educators, that
"know ledge comes, but wisdom ling
ers' is confirmed by the United States
census, and has been just announced
in a lrsatisa devoted to school teach
ers. According to the census there are
many more school teachers than there
used to be. Twenty years ago the
average 70 of class in the schools
was 1871, the age of the pupils ranging
between years and 25. When the last
census was taken, the average class
numbered II. and there were more
scholars being taught. Thus it Is prov
en- that there are more teachers. And
il is most interesting to note that the
majority Of these teachers are sons
and daughters of foreigners who have
come to this country to settle. Most
of theIl are daughters, for the proper
tion Of female teachers is always on
the increase There are now three
women /, achers to one male, while 25
| NthIS hEu iitl "6IO
divided. The cities naturally have
more teachers to the population than
the country districts and small towns.
The public school systems are better
developed in the oenters of population.
| Eighty per cent. of the city teachers
are women. The figures show, too.
that the average of the women is high
er than in the years gone by.
However, the Pittsburg Press finds
that there is one vital point that is
left untouched by the treatise, that is,
that these women teachers, as rule,
are poorly paid and do more work, for
less monay. than any other class Of
people in the country. Some day
when they are appreciated at their
true worth, they will get justice, and
| that will mean mere money.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
HOSPITAL SEWAGE
In THB RIVER

The citizens of Danville will be sur
prised and not little vexed to learn
that the Hospital for the Insane is
draining It's sewage into the Susgne-
hanna at its accustomed place about a
mile above the intake at our water
works With the installation Of the
expensive system for disposing of the
sewage on the Hospital land it was
thought that our town would be re-
lieved from further worry on the score
of hospital sewage. 1t Is therefore
much to be regretted that after brief
interval of relief covering only a few
| months there should be a return to the
old conditions involving so much soil
citude, if not positive peril to the pub
| lie.
| How long the sewage has been dtain-
| ing into the river nor how long 1T is
| likely to continue is not known. A
! gentleman connected with the Hospit-
al who is in a position to know in
| formed representative of the Amer
ican that sit would be only temp
orary. One of the engines connected
with the system has broken down and
thus has caused all the trouble
Probably no one regrets the occur
renee more than the Hospital author
tiles themselves, but it is unfortunate
that the mishap should have occurred,
especially at this season of the year,
when there is a maximum of illness
due to general causes.
While just at the present the river
Is few feet above low water and til Q
sewage in great proportion is probab-
ly carried off down the river before it
does much harm, yet last week quite
the opposite existed, the river being
lower than any other time during the
season with the result that Hospital
sewage must have become pretty well
mixed with the sluggish current and
have been brought to the very thres-
hold of the water works.
Had our citizens been apprised OF
the fact that sewage was draining in
to the river they might have praotic.
ed the preoaution sot boiling theil
drinking water. which is universally
recommended in such cases. This is
preosution that all prudent people will
} adopt Immediately under the oiroumst
ances and will keep it up until all de
, fects are remedied in the new system
at the Hospital and the sewage i
r again diverted from the river.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
1iIk AdulteratiOn.

The Pure Food Department has been
looking after the milk supplied mum
ber of boroughs in the state with a
view to ascertaining whether the pros
ecutons of two years ago have borne
fruit. 1t was found that out of a to-
tai OF 400 samples of milk aud cream
obtained from the same sources only
five were adultera.ed, whereas two
years ago thirty three per cent OF the
samples analyzed were found TO be pre-
served or impure. The changed CON
ditions prove the efficiency of the de-
partments work Since January lst
the amount received for oleomargarine
and renovated butter cenlsies aggre-
gates S31 900. Under recent law all
fiues, licenses. fees, etc, are now paid
into the state treasury direct, and
there was returned to the state during
the first quarter ending today $l3, 527.
II, almost all of which represents
fines collected in pure food prosecu-
tions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Oatarrh and Hay Fever.

Liquid Cream Balm is becoming
quite as popular in many localities as
Elys Dream Balm solid. 1t is prepar
ed for use in atomizers. and is highly
prized by those who have been &C
customed to call upon physicians for
such treatment. Many physicians
are using and prescribing it. All the
medicinal properties of the celebrated
Cream Balm are contained in the
Liquid form, which is IS cents, in
oluding a spraying tube. All drug
gists, or by mail. Ely Brothers, 81
Warren ST.. New York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Crazed From Riding Truck

AS a sequel to two days and two
nights ride on the trucks of a bag
gage car from Denver to Chicago, Will.
liam Rissell, aged 30 years, of Will
Transport, has gone violently insane,
and his physicians say he has but one
chance in fifty to recover.
Rissell, who is Spanish American
War Veteran, a few months ago drew
pension of several hundred dollars
and went to Los Angeles, California.
There he fell i'll and spent his money.
Such an oppressive hOmesickness over
came him that three weeks ago he be-
gan to beat his way home on the
freight trains. AT Denver one night,
he secreted himself on the trucks of a
baggage car in a limited express train,
and from that time until he reached
Chicago he had neither food nor drink
His trip across the alkali desert was
a terrible one, and when he at last
reached Chicago, he was in condi-
tion of physical and nervous collapse.
He reached his home at Williams
port by riding on freight trains but
short distances at time, arriving at
Williansport one night last week.
He was in pitisble condition as he
described his trip and the awful suffer
ings experienced on his ride across the
desert. He said that although he had
several opportunities to leave his hid
ing place, his desire to reach home
was so overwhelming that he deter
mined to hang on as long as he had
strength enough.
He went to bed an hour after arriv-
ing at home and he slept for two days
and one night. When he arose, his
parents noticed that his mind wander
ed. and he rapidly grew worse, labor
ing under the hallucInation that rail
| road detectives were after him. Then
the hallucination became more pro-
nounced and he imagined that other
men were after him for the purpose OF
killing him A physician was called,
but treatment had no effect on him
On Sunday morning he escaped from
the house, and the next seen of him
was at Sylvan Dell, "A picnic resort
four miles down the river from Will
Transport, where, disheveled and wild
looking. he made his appearance at a
restaurant, and begged to be locked up
in tho ice house. The proprietor lock
ed him in a tool house and telephOned
to Williamsport for the police, but be
fore they arrived, Rissell had escaped
through a window. Picnickrrs saw
him running mp the railroad track.
Sunday afternoon he turned up at
Ralston, Is miles north of Williams
port, to which place he had gone on a
freight train There he leaped into
LYcOmiDg Greek to escape his im.
aginary pursuers, but was rescued by
two men and locked up.
Monday he was taken to the Will
Transport Hospital and placed in a
straight jacket
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
FRACTURED SKULL,
CAUSES DEATH

James r. Huntington, a wull-known
puddler Ol the Reading Iron Works, is
lying dead at his home. Spruce street,
a. the result of a fractured skull sus-
tanned Friday morning tunder cir
cumstanCrs somewhat peculiar.
The deceased returned to his home
between ] O'Clock aud l 80 O'Clock.
The rest Cr the family, all in bed and
sleeping slundly, did not hear him.
Mrs. O'Bren. neighbor, heard talk
| ing hut attached no importance to it
until later when it was followed by q
loud noise such as might be produced
| by someone falling down stairs.
Tie Huntington house has base
ment and contains high porch reach
ed by a fight of some ten steps. The
noise that Mrs O'Rrien heard lay in
! the direction of HuntinRton's house
and she lost no time in aIousing the
family. NJ. Huntington was found at
the foot OF the steps. lying with his
! feet on tire third step and his head on
the f4gstoue pavement below. Blood
was oo2ing from one of his ears and
he was unconscious
DR.. Stock was immediat ly called.
He arrived in half an hour but WAS
unable to do anything for the man. as
he had sustained a death blow. An
examination convinced the doctor that
the skull was fractured at the base
aud that there was'a great amount of
internal bleeding. The unfortunate
man fingered until 80 o'clock Fri
day morrings when he expired with
out Tega'uInI consciousness.
James B. Huntington was fifty four
years of age aud leaves a wife, three
sons and four daughters rs follows {:
john, Thomas, Ralph, Ellen MRS.
Burke) NINA (Mrs. Kelly, Cora and
Florence.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
CONFIRMED PROOF.
Residents of DanYille Cannot Doubt What
Has Been Twice Proved.

Residents OF DanVllle UanD0t DOUBT Mnat
Has Been Twice Proved.
In gratitude for complete relief from
aches and pains of bad backs-from
distressing kidney ills-thousands have
publicly recommended Doan's Kidney
Pills. Residents of Danville, who so
testified years ago, now say their cures
were permanent. This testimony
doubly proves the worth of Doan 5
Kidney Pills to Dauville kidney suffer
eTs.
David b. Jones, printer, of 40l
Church St, says: II think very high
ly of Doan's Kidney Pills They cur
ed me OF an enervating backache and
lameness across the small OF my back.
This trouble commenced with sharp
twinges just over my hips and later |
had considerable pain all over my
back even extending to the top of the
head, in fact, | never knew where the
pain would strike me next. | saw
Doan's Kidney Pills highly recon-
mended and procured box at a drug
store. 1t only required a short time to
show that they were helping me, and
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the trouble left me entirely and have
| had no return of it for years. | made a
statement to that effect in 1896 and
that statement stands as good today as
it did then.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
| cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
| N Y, sole agents for the United
| States. Remember the name-Doan s.
| and take no other
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
I. NJ. c. A. DIRECTORS
ORGANIZE

The Board of Directors of the Y. NJ.
Q. A., held meeting last night for
the purpose of organizing the new
board The meeting was of more than
usu al importance by reason that there
are some difficult problems TO be solv-
ed Immediately relating to the future
of the Y. Nj. o. A. in Danville as we'll
As to the fact that the Board had with
it f. b. Buckalew, Of Harrisburg,
State Secretary of the Young Men 5
Christian Association.
The Directors went into session at s
O'Clock and after disposing of some
work devolving upon the Old board
adjourned sine die, after which the
new board effected an organization.
The retiring members are: W. H..
zimmerman U. l.. Gordy. Beverly
Musselman. w. V. Oglesby, and Sam
mel Werkheiser. The new members
are: W. r. Clark. A. II. Grone. Walter
Lovett, W. L. Mcclure and W. q.
| Brown.
While the old board was in session
| State Secretary Buckalew whiled away
the time in the Reading room, where
he was interviewed by representative
of the Morning News with reference
to Y. NJ. O. A. work in Danyille. Mr..
Buckalew is young man, full OF
energy. impressed with the exalted
mission of the Y. NJ. O. A. ana con
fident that failure in an effort to sus
tain it in any community will never
follow if the proper methods are en-
ployed.
Mr.. Buckalew said that his advice
TO the Directors would be to go OF
with the work hereto employ new
Secretary and one of the objects of hi
visit was to assist them to procure one
He explained that the Y. Nj. @. A. i
a growing institution, whose expan
sion runs along all lines. AT the pres
ent day conditions in every commun
ity are such that the Y. M. y. A
must thrive wherever planted. Ih'
work is not going back~ar lie scout
ed the idea that there could be any
thing peculiar in the situation her
that would make a continuation of tn
work on the same basis as in the pas
in the least impracticable. The pee
pie here who support the churches S
Literally will also support the \. M
O. A. If the institution, however
wants the money it must go after
and it is right here that a prope
choice of methods must be made an
business tact employed. The Stat
Secretary regards the establishment
classes giving free instruction alon
lines that meet conditions in the re-
pective communities as very goo
thing to develop an interest in th
, Young Men Christian Association.
The State Secretary paid fine tr
butte to the ability and the persona
, character of our retiring Secretary,
, ID. Laumaster.
After the new board organized NJ
Buckalew met with it and explalnt
his views at length. 1t now remall
D | for the board to act
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Coming Wedding.

Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Mr.. Edward Morgan Ross
er, of Kingston, and Miss Sara Weloh
Deem, of this city. The wedding will
take place in Christ Episcopal church,
Wednesday, September the twent ieth
at p. n. A reception will be Civ
en- at the Deem homestead, East Market
street. Immediately after the cere
mOny.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Are You Engaged.

Engaged people should remember,
that. after marriage. many quarrels
can be avoided, by keeping their diges-
tions in good condition with Electric
Bitters. S. A. Brown, of Bennetts-
Vile, S c., says: For years, my
wife suffered intensely from dyspepsia,
complicated with a torpid liver, until
she lost her strength and vigor, and
became mere wreck of her former
self. Then she tried Electric Bitters,
which helped her at once, and finally
made her entirely we'll. She is now
strong and healthy" PauIes & 90.
druggists, sells and guarantees them.
SOC bottle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
A Laxative Cough Syrup.

"A cold or cough nearly always pro
duces constipation--the water oil runs
to the eyes, nose aud tin oat instead OF
passing out of the system through the
liver an kidneys. For the want of
moisture the bowels become dry and
hard. 3" Kennody's Laxative Honey
and Tar is the original Laxative
Cough Syiup. 1t meets and corrects
the above conditions, by acting as a
pleasant cathartic on the bowols-CX-
pels all colds from the system and
G Tres all coughs. Group, whooping
cough. LaGrippc, bronchitis, etc. Sold
bv Paules & Co.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
THE REGI-
MENTAL REUNION

There will be no parade at the an
nual reunion of the One Hundred and
Thirty Second Regiment p. V. which
will be held in this city on September
l8 There will be a camp fire in g.
A. X. Hall in the evening and this to-
gother with the Business Meeting at
the same place during the afternoon
and the reception of members at the
Montonr House earlier in the day will
be the distinguishing feature of the
reunion
The first reunion of the l32nd Regi-
ment was held in Dauville on Mon.
day, September II, 1888 and printed
program Of the interesting event has
Just been uneaTthed. On that occasion
there was great parade and the re-
affair. A camp fire was held in the
| Opera House. The program shows that
the late lamented Captain George
Lovett presided. The address of well
come was delivered by James Scarlet,
Esq the response being made by Mai
or +. L. Hitchcock, of Scranton.
Former Governor A G.. Curtin, of
Beliefonte, was the orator of the day.
A History of the 132nd Regiment
was presented by J. d. Lsciere. of
Scranton. A Review of the Battle
of Antietam' was Presented by Col.
V. Nj. Wilcox, of New York.
Major f. l.. Hitchcock being the
ranking surviving officer had charge
of the regiment. Hon. James Foster
was Marshal of the day. The Com
mittee of Arrangements was composed
of J. W. Meyer, George Lovett, S. S
Gulick, Captain @. @. Norris, james
Foster, Angus Wright, Adam Horn
berger, o. b. Sweitzer, l.. NJ. Miller
Jacob Miller, r. d. MagilI, A. W
Beaver. O. S Aten and Samuel Lung
er
On that occasion, the first reunion
of the Regiment, the beautiful flag be
longing to Company A was presentet
to the Company by the ladies of Dan
willie. The flag presentation took plac
at the Opera House at 9 80 a. III. an
was one of the interesting events O
the day.
During the interval of seventee
years elapsing since the first reunio
many changes have taken place in tn
Regiment. Among the members O
Company A figuring in the above pre-
gram who have answered the last ro
call are Captain LOvett, Angus Virgil
and A. w. Beaver. Dwindling rank
and advancing years have cOnspired
make the parade for the next rennio
inadvisable, although it was such
prominent feature on the first oCca
ion. The reunion, however, will nj
be deficient in interest and will prov
a beautiful object lesson to show no
: the men who as mere boys fouGt
! shoulder to shoulder, Drawing deaf
! and suffering privation after so man
wears of separation. of vicissltudes al
of trial are still united in one band |
/ the ties of comradeship aud ftaterni
Z | l1yn
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Numerous and Worthless.

Everything is in the name when 1t
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. f. @.
Dewitt 81 Co. of Chicago discovered
some years ago how to make salVe
from Witch Hazel that is specific for
Piles. For blind. bleeding, itching
aud protruding Piles. eczema. cuts,
burns, bruises and all skin diseases
DeWitt's Salve has no equal. This has
given rise to numerous worthless
counterfeite. Ask for DeWitt's-the
genuine. Sold by Paules q Co.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-07
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick. When
you have cough. cold, sore throat,
or chest irritation, better act prompt,
ly like W O. Barber, of Sandy Level,
Va lie says; II had terrible chest
trouble, caused by smoke and coal
dust on my lungs but, after finding
no relief on other remedies, | was our
ed by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Ooughs and Ooids. -
Greatest sale Of any cough or lung
medicine in the world At Paules q
Co. IS drug store SOC and 81 CO. guar
anteod. Trial bottle free