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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-23
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Initiative is doing the right thing
the needful thing-without being told
A man possessing Initiative is a Gre
ator.
Jealousy is a social cancer, and
grows by what 1t feeds upon.
When q man talks much about a
virtue, be sure he is clutching for it.
Temperance fanatics are men with
strong tastes for drink trying hard to
keep sober.
IL men do not comprehend the
trend of your life by your actions,
they will never know it better by MAX
ing a personal explanation Your life
may be right, but your reasons, never.
Life, like love, is its own excuse for
being.
Forbid man to think for himself
or to act for himself, and you may
add the JOY of piracy and the zest Of
smuggling to his life.
Strong men make room for other
strong men.
The human face is the masterpiece
of God A womans smile may hav
in it more subimity than sunse
more pathos than battle-sci gc
landscape; more wakmth chan
suns bright ravs; more love 'l4
words can say.
Be patient with the boys-you
dealing with Soulstuff-Destiny "a is
Just around the corner Be pa
with the boys!
The man at his work! there is 3ta~
ing finer L have seen men hor 81
unccuth and awkward when "dre
UP" who were superb when at 1855
work.
The men who do things, and not d
men who merely talk about thi G
are those who bless the world.
It is great privilege to live,
work. to feel, to endure. to know
realize that one is the instrumen ct
Deity-being used by the Maker
work out His inscrutable purposes
see vast changes occur in the SC
fabric and to know that men
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-23
THE KIRK AND THE SCHOOL.

Waynesville, n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-23

To all troubled ones to whom the
thought, This year / may die, =
brings terror should come another
thought that death is an angel in dis
guise, Gods latest and best messen-
ger. The old legend tells the story
of noble man, who, tired with the
days WORK. made his way to the out
skirts of the city. There he found a
shady tree on the bank of little
stream that went singing by. One by
one the lamps of night were lighted
in the sky, and a great, deep peace
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-23

There is a lot of guessing. with an
occasional hit. in being person Of
good judgment.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-23

The address of Governor Clean at
the unwilling of the AppomattoN
monument was in good taste and in
that splendid style which has made
him so popular as a public speaker in
North Carolina. We note with pride
also that our Virginia brethren were
delighted with the address, and gave
if unStinted praise
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-23
Senator Bragaw Better.
washington Messenger.y


His many friends will be glad to
learn that Mr.. Stephen c. Bragaw's
condition is more favorable today. fol-
lowing an operation at the Fowle Hos
pital' yesterday. His temperature last
night was nearer normal than for five
weeks. We wish him a speedy recov-
cry.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Home After Long Trip.

H6ury Rempe arrived in Danville
yesterday afternoon after an absence
Of nearly four months in the great
west, where he was travelling in the
interest of the Rempe Self Winding
Clock.
Accompanied by his wife and little
son. Mr.. Rempe left in March last for
the Pacific coast. The trip across the
continent was leisurely one, Mr..
Rempe attending to business on the
way Among the more important cities
stopped at were Pittsburg. Dayton,
o., Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Los Angeles, and other
points of Southern California.
Mr. Rempe and his family took in
many points of interest on the Pacific
coast They made an excursion into
old Mexico and took in the Portland
Exposition, after which they took a
trip 10 Victoria on VanCouver's 5 Island
and visited the town of Vancouver.
Retaining East they came by way of
Manitoba and the Great Lakes.
Mr.. Rcmpe made very successful
trip as far rs business was concerned
TAe trip, too, was very interesting as
might be inferred from the many not
ed places visited. Mr.. Rempe, how
ever, makes no secret of the fact that
from business standpoint he was not
captivated with the Pacific coast and
that with the experience he has gain
ed he is quite content that his lot
shall lie among the mountains and
valleys of Pennsylvania or adjoining
States.
Speaking of the Portland Fair Mr..
Rempe says that although not quite
so extensive it has many of the feat
ures OF the Worlds Fair and st. Lonis
Exposition, the government exhibit,
especially being about the same. There
is large attendance and the great
exhi bition is we'll worth visit
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
BLOOMSBURY.
Death of rIrS. Freeze.

Margaret, wife of James +. Freeze,
died Suddenly shortly after midnight
Monday morning at her home, No.
73l East Market street. She retired
seemingly in her usual health about
mid night and in little over an hour
later she breathed her last. The cause
of death was heart trouble.
The deceased was forty five years of
age. She had her share OF atfliction
during life, although in the last nine
years she seemed to enjoy good health.
About nine years ago she had one OF
her arms ampntated as a result of
diseased condition of the member sup
erinduned by painful burn sustained
when she was schild of thirteen
years On Sunday she was busy with
her household duties and at night sat
up with her husband until nearly l2
O'Clock On retiring she seemed as
we'll as usual but Mr.. Freeze had
scarcely fallen into a doze when he
heard his wife calling and hurrying
to her room found her already beyond
help. She was assisted down stairs
and a physician called. Pending the
doctors arrival everything was done
for the woman but with no avail. She
passed away about 30 o'clock.
Besides her husband Mrs. Freeze is
survived by six children: Edna MRS.
Charles Livziey). Alfred Percy, How
ard. Charles, Arthur and Margaret.
Mrs. Charles Livziey, the eldest
daughter, was married last Wednesday
and was at the time of death mt Delhi,
n. Y, on her wedding trip.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Will Stop Abuse.

Because of the allegations that cOun
ty and township superintendents fire.
quently issue provisional teachers
certificates to applicants for schools
regardless of their qualifications, an
effort will be made at the next session
of the state legislature to secure the
repeal of the law giving superintend-
ents this power.
1t is proposed to establish uniform
qualification for teachers throughout
the commonwealth and place the grant
ing of certificates, provisional and per
manent, in the hands of a commission
of educators to be named by the state
superintendent. Examinations shall
be held once year at each county
seat under the new arrangement.
1t is claimed that during the past
few years thousands of provisional
certificates have been issued by su-
perintendents to relatives and friends
of school directors in return for the
support of the latter in the election of
the supervisors of the county aud
township schools.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
DANVILLE LOSES
FIRST GAME

The Danville A. A. base ball team
was defeated yesterday by the Blooms
burg A. A. by the score of 20 4 in
the first of series of five games that
are to be played for the championship
of MOntour and Columbia counties
The contest was marked by a large
number Of errors and misplays on both
sides which detracted greatly from the
interest of the contest. McCloud pitch
Ell a good game aud it was lack of sup
port aud not defective twirling that
lost out A high wind was blowing
throughout the nire INNINGS that
made 1T extremely difficult for the
players 10 do effective work. The fea-
lures of the game were Ross one
handed stop of hot liner to third,
and Hummer's : two bagger.
While neither side played good ball,
still Bloomsbury won on her merits
and not with the aid of the umpire as
has been the case in many previous
games.
Through the courtesy of Superinten-
dent Miller, of the Danville & Blooms
burg trolley, the Danville team was
taken to and from Bloomsbury free of
charge.
The next game of the series will be
played at DeWitt's Park, Saturday af.
teTnoon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
HOME FROM LON.
DON AND PAR

Our townsman Dan NJ. Curry of
firm of Curry & Company last ever
returned home from short trip abr
Mr. Curry left Dauville abou
month ago on trip which was
dertaken solely for the benefit of
health. 1t is seldom that a trip
Europe is udertaken under such
culiar circumstances When he
Danville Mr.. Curry had a short
voyage in view, to Halifax and be
He arrived in New York just bef
the steamship Finland sailed and ,
advised by friends to take trip &C
the Atlantic. He had just one da
make up his mind and to change
his plans. On the 10th of June as
ed in these columns accompanied
his brother Ralph of Brooklyn he
barked on the Finland and after
uneventful but exceedingly interest
voyage he landed on the other side
Mr.. Curry speaks very highly of
beneficial effects of an ocean voy
for person in need of rest and di'
sion. The best speed made across
Atlantic is six days, but the Finl
is one of the slower vessels and
quires nine days to make the voyt
Mr.. Curry was after the ocean voy
alone and had intended after a
daTs in London, to return by the sa
boat.
He thought better of the mat
however, and before reaching the
er side decided to prolong his
somewhat and journey to Paris AM
take in the sights of that gay
Arriving in London on Monday, j.
18th, the remainder of the week
spent in taking in the sights Of
ancient city. The path followed
that taken generally by tourists,
cept that Mr.. Garry and his party
lucky circumstance were permit
to make tour of the dungeons un
the Tower of London, which is a pI
ilege not accorded to all tourists.
The week following was spent
Paris. 1t is not necessary to enumei
all the places in the latter city visi
by Mr.. Curry and his brother. Suf
it to say they were thoroughly
lightened as to all the points of I'M
est and saw everything that any p1
tical wide awake American wo
consider worth seeing.
The return trip across the Altar
was made in the steamship FredeI
de Crosse, also a nine day vessel,
voyage in every respect proving as
joyable as that on tfIe outgoing yes
Mr.. Curry has been immensely be
fitted by his OCEAN voyage, his frie
all agreeing that he looks so per oe
better than when he left Danvillt
month ago. He states that he
recovered.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Bathing at River Bridge.

The Chief of Police is after the
swimmers who use the river in the
vicinity OF the bridge as a bathing
ground, as we'll as those who bathe
elsewhere in the Borough limits.
The ordinance is very sweeping and
prohibits bathing within the limits of
the Borough whether a bathing cost
ume is worn or not. 1t states that no
person shall bathe in the Susquehanna
river, Mahoning creek, Pennsylvania
canal or any stream in the Borough
under the penalty of paying five dol
lars fine for each and every offense.
This ordinance has not always been
strictly enforced especially when bath
ing costumes were worn, but of late
swimming has been carried to great
extremes and many abuses have crept
in, so that the edict has gone forth
and swimming in the Borough will
have to stop altogether.
Some of the practices are becoming
little short of scandalous in the vicin-
ity of the river bridge. Toward even
ing during each day when the bridge
is full of people passing back ward and
forward it Is a common sight to see in
full view a dozen or more half-nude
figures disportinR themselves in the
water above or below the bridge. The
garment worn is the poorest apology
for bathing suit, but, that is not the
worst of it. 1t is not a rare occurrence
for full grown young men lacking pro-
per self respect and sense of decenGy
to unblushingly disrobe in full view
of the passers-hy and put on their
bathing outfit or what passes for such
The practice should be stopped at
once and the swimmers made to seek
some other spot The public demand
it. Otherwise a pleasant and much fre-
quented promenade will lose it's charm
TO every sensitive and refined person.
Swimming has also become great
nuisance IN tire dam at MahOning
creek north of tho Borough aud the
Chief Of Police IL just ~ determined
that the practice there must stop also.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Only 274 Dogs are Assessed.

The two dogs which attacked n
! Dietrich of Milton, who is visiting
this city on Tuesday, paid the pena
with their lives, the Chief of Pol
putting one out of the way and
owner despatching the other.
Thus two dogs, which were men
to the public are out of the way.
there are others. If any person
Judgment were asked how many d
there are in Danville he would be.
low the mark if he said one thousa
He would more likely say there W
twelve hundred dogs in Danville
that would be more like it.
In view of this the astounding T,
elation is made that but two hund
and forty seven dogs in DanvilIe
assessed. Whether this deplorable st
of affairs Is due to carelessness on
part of assessors or misrepresentat
and deception on the part of own
of dogs will not be discussed here.
is enough to state that scscely a str
in Danville is found where it is
known that many dogs are owned
which no tax is paid Assuming Il
every man who owns a valuable
has no wish to conceal the fact
would unhesitatingly pay the tax
quired by law it follows that the {
terence between some 250 dogs asses
and at least a thousand known to
ist or about $50 are CANNES of the !
valuable sort. if not worthless dogs
This is fearful burden for to
of this size to carry. No wonder (
one is confronted at every turn by
sneaking cur which threatens to |
or actually does bite without the Ii
prOyoCation.
Council will probably take some
tion both to prevent persons from
ing bitten and insure the payment
tax on dogs. Other towns are hav
the same problem relating to dogs
solve. Neither is the present the
time tat the matter WAS agitated
Danville.
In City Hall a large collection
dog tags are stored away, which rev
memories of the years 1894 aud |
when a dog catcher was employed 1
the town was shaken from center
circumference il an effort TO regul
the dog nuisance
In those years every canine for VIII
a tax had been paid wore on his n
bronze tag bearing the name of
town, the dogs number and the Y
together with the words, Dog Ia
The CANNES found without the nee
sary tag we're of course those for
no tax was paid and they we're
in hand by the dog catcher. They
either redeemed and put on the Ii
protected respectable dogs or they
put to death by the dog catcher.
The plan must have resulted in
ding the town of good many wol
less ours. Eliminating the dog cat
er altogether the use of the tags
theory would seem to be all right
it might be proper for some OF the
timers to explain why after two ye
it was abandoned.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
THE EPISCOPAL
CEMETERY I

Those who visit the Episcopal Ceme-
terry these days are surprised to see the
many and marked improvements that
have been made about the fine old
was natural under the lapse of time
had taken on quite an air of dilapida-
tion, which was painful to the MEM
bers of Christ Episcopal church, with
which the cemetery is connected, and
the vestry entered upon a system of
repairs and improvements.
A high iron fence of artistic pattern
has been erected along the eastern and
the northern side of the cemetery. On
the east both at the new and old por-
tion of the grounds are handsome gate
ways, a double one for carriages and
by its side a smaller one for foot peo-
Pile Skirting the iron fence on the
east is we'll made sidewalk of gravel.
Entering the cemetery similar i'm
provements are noticeable Wherever
lot was found in need of repairs, and
no survivors of the dead inferred re-
main in this locality the vestry at
once assumed the responsibility and
had the leaning tombstOnes reset, the
plots cleaned off and where washed
filled up and neatly graded. These i'm
prOvements give the cemetery quite "A
rrg,l hut I,n
not yet completed.
There are still a number of other
plots very much in need of attention,
in which well known. families lie at
rest the survivors of whom are in our
midst. On plots such as these the
vestry, of course. has done no work,
preferring to wait TO see whether the
Survivors, the ones on whom the duty
naturally devolves, will not take hold
of the matter and follow the example
of the vestrv making just such repairs
as may be necessary 70 give the bdrial
ground neat and uniform appearance.
On some OF the plots the evergreens
seem to have run riot, forming gloomy
clusters that hide the graves from
view. such spots give the cemetery a
most melancholy appearance, while a
little we'll directed labor and a little
expense would fix things up neat and
trim and give the whole cemetery an
appearance that would comport better
with a proper respect for the dead 1t
is even a question whether the gener-
al effect would not be enhanced by re-
moving the iron fences which enclose |
some of the lots The vestry is deter |
mined that the work shall not end |
where it is, for should il come to the |
worst and the survivors decline to do |
anything TO help the repairs along the |
church itself will push the good work |
on, not stopping until every lot has |
received attention and has been fixed |
up to look clean and presentsble.
The Episcopal cemetery was present |
ed TO Christ church Parish by Peter |
Baldy, Sr., in 1852 About twenty |
years ago an adjoining tract was pur-
chased and added to the cemetery, |
doubling the size. 1t has always been
a popular burying ground and con
tains a number of Danvilles oldest
aud leading families. Among those
buried there are: Peter Baldy, Sr.
Edward Badly, Esq, Captain Henry
Baldy, @. @. Badly, W. b Badly, !.
o. Rhodes, William Hancock. r. II.
Woolley, Daniel Edwards, William
Angle. the Sechler family, the Grove
family, the Frick family. the Twist
and the Rishel family.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Long Wait for Court.

Thee are seven prisoners III Jail,
three Of whom are doing time, four
being held for court. 1t was only a
short time ago that the Jail was emp
ty. What makes the present state of
affairs all the mora remarkable is the
fact that the crimes with which three
of the prisoners are charged are of a
very serious nature
Those who are held for the grand
jury have a summers job of it. as the
next court does not convene until Sep
tember 25tb.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
TO Take Old Soldiers South.

Adjutant General Stewart has mail
ed to posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic communicates of the Loyal
Legion, Encammenls of the Union
Veterans, etc, circular, notifying
those old soldiers who are entitled to
transportation to attend the dedications
of the Pennsylvania monuments at the
Ga, and at NickshuTg, Miss, to com
municate with him regarding the mat
ter. The date of neither event Inns
been fixed as yet but both will be held
some time in October OF November
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
BOROUGH SOLONS
IN SESSION

Council was in session less than twC
hours Friday, but in that time il
tossed of a good deal of business. As
usual sewer extension came up and
claimed u good part Of tile time.
1t was decided to construct a sewer
along the alley at the rear of west
side of Mill street from Center street
To point back of the Simon Krebs
property, where il is to interseUt with
the main sewer On motion il was
ordered that the necessary agreement
with the d. f.. & w. Railroad Com
pany be signed and that work on the
sewer extension begin Immediately.
On motion it was ordered that the
bonds be prepared and executed on
behalf of the Borough of Danville by
the Chief Burgess and Secretary of the
said borough. he duly rendered by the
said Secretary to Will G. Brown and
to the executors and heirs at law of
Christian Lauhach, deceased. for any
damages that may be sustained by
them respectively. arising out of the
laying, construction and mainte-
nance of the municipal pipe sewer
through their respective premises.
Mr. Gocser reported that Engineer
Ray of the d. L. q w Railroad Com
pany on Wednesday met him as Pres
ident of Board of Trade and the Sewer
Committee of Council and talked
over the best way of getting rid of
the drainage nuisance in canal. The
engineer plainly indicated that the
railroad company would be willing to
do what is right in the matter He
felt confident that it would be foas-
ible to pipe the canal, after which the
oil waterway might be filled up.
On motion of Mr. Goeser it was or
dered that Council agree to fill up the
canal. provided the ID. l. & W. Rail
road Company pipe the waterway and
turn it over to the Borough for use
as public sewer, the pipe to be IS inch
es IN diameter at Wall street and two
feet as il reaches the lower end of the
Borough.
On motion it was ordered that the
coal box of the Borough Steamer be
repaired.
On motion of Mr. Fenstermacher it
was ordered that two arc lights on
East Market street be removed which
can not be lowered conveniently ow-
ing to trolley wire. The matter was
referred to the Committee on Light
who will bring it to the attention of
the trolley company, who will be ask
ed to make the change.
On motion Of 'Mr Goeser it was or
iered that the two propcsa ais fog work
OH the Washington Hose Company be
unopened to the bidders, the
specifications be rewritten and new
bids be invited for the next meeting
Mr.. Dietz called attention to the fac
that the car of the Danville and Sun-
bury Street Company has no fender On
motion it was ordered that the Sec
-etsry notify the DanviIle and Snn-
lury Street Railway Company to have
heir car equipped with a fender
The following members were pres
ent at Fridays meeting: Gibson,
Dietrich, Jacobs, Goeser. Fenster-
nacher, Dietz, Boyer, Reifsnyder,
Vastine, Sweisfort, Magill aud Hughes.
The following bills were approve d !
or payment.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Pavement Completed.

ID j. Rogers yesterday completed
his contract at the Opera House. which
includes a fine concrete aud flag stone
pavement in front and along side of
the building. A concrete bottom has
also been laid for the gutter along
East Mahoning street Nothing now
remains but to oobble the gutter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-07-13
Chairs Stolen From Porch.

Two valuable chairs were stolen
from the porch of David r. Shelhart :
residence, Center street, on Tuesday
night The theft took place some time
between midnight and morning. but
there is no clue to the thieves 1t was
altogether a daring and a most con
tcmptihle piece of thievery aud should
serve As warning to other people
who are not careful to place things of
value behind lock aud key.
Else where about town valuable rugs
have been missing lately from the
front doors The thieves evidently
maze tours of the town at night ex.
pecting to find articles outside the
houses, where they have been left by
the families, who sit up until late
tIc-o warm nights
Mr. Shelhart's family generally
makes it "A practice to take chairs, &c.
IN the house at night but Tuesday
might proved one of the occasions that
formed an exception
Dr. | G.. PnrseI left yesterday for