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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
A Strong Attraction.

One of the strongest of the coming
attractions at the Grand Opera House,
Bloomsbury, Thursday evening. will
be the elaborate and beautiful produc
tion of Wilson Barrett's remarkable
drama, THE Sign of the Cross, s"
which will be seen for the first time
in that city on Thursday evening. The
action of the play is laid in Rome dur
ing the time of Nero's tyrannical
reign, and the story of the prosecuted
Christians who died for their faith is
beautifully told. aided materially by a
series of magnificent pictures of anci-
ent Rome and the sumptuous magnific
ence of the corrupt rulers court. The
company is under the direction of
Wagner so long the manager of the
late Sol Smith Russell and Is Compos
ed of twenty-five actors who have
been chosen carefully for their fitness
to represent the sUIong characters with
which the piece abounds. There is a
great deal Of interest in the appear
ance of this attraction and there will
be a rush for seats. Mr.. William II.
Ferris. the eminent young American
actor, from Wilson Barrett's original
company. appears as Marcus Super
bus, " Prefect of Rome.
A special trolley car will leave for
Danville after the performance.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
MILLIONS COrlING FAIR.
VIII be One of the Best Exhibi-
tionS Held This Fall.

The fall meeting of the Milton Fair
Association will be held on the So
ciety's grounds at Milton. on Wednes-
day, Thursday, and Friday. October
4th. 5th and 9Th The management has
completed every arrangement for a
Laost interesting and entertaining ex-
hibition. In addition to the fine dis.
plays that characterize a well con-
Quoted and successful agricultural
fair, there will be band concerts each
day. There will be two distinct at
fractions every day. each giving sew
eral performances These attractions
embrace Prof Bristol's celebrated
horse show, with the world renowned
mule comedian, and Prof. Hampton s
trained animal show. most wonder
full aggregation. There will be three
races every day, and the outlook is
that we will have some very fast stock
in the entries. The Milton fair has no
gamblers, 1t tolerates nothing immoral
on the grounds, and does its best to
protect its patrons in every way. Ev-
erybOdy goes to the Milton fair-you
meet everybody thsre. Remember the
dates-October 4th, 5th and 9th. The
railroads will run special trains with
low rate for the round trip.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Wedding Anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O. Amesbury
entertained large number of friends
Monday eve in honor OF their tenth
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amcsbury have gained
an enviable reputation as host and
hostess among their large circle of
friends; so that when All invitation is
received bidding them to the cosy lit.
tie home on Church street, they know
that an extraordinarily pleasant treat
is in store.
Last evening the young couple out
did even themselves. The decorations
were superb, consisting OF flowers.
Japanese lanterns and many colored
incandescent bulbs in such profuslon
that the rooms and pOrches resembled
fairy bowers Mr.. and Mis-. Amesbury
received many most beautiful and use
full presents. During the evening ex
collent refreshments were served.
Those present we're: Mr.. and Mrs
George West. Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles
Cloud and daughter Bertha, Mr.. and
Mrs William Bleoher. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Pursel, Mr. and Mrs. j. O.
Heddens. Mr. aud Mrs. Amandus He'd
dens, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Purpur,
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Shultz, Mr.. and
Mrs William Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Snyder. Mrs. Sarah Smull,
Mrs. Maria Amesbury, Mrs. Mary
Cromwell, Mrs Kate Bookmiller.
Misses Jennie Aten, jennie OberdOrf,
Ida Price, Alice Smull, Jennie Ames
bury, Carrie Thompson. Sallie Hahn.
Pet Hummer; Messrs. Weldon Gulick,
J. Warren Robson. DR.. J. o. Reed,
Thomas Murray, Lamar Hahn. Mr..
aud Mrs. Grier Quick, of Bloomsbury
and Ray Neyhard, of Williamsport.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
rIay Organize Cricket Team.

Rev. DR.. Mccormack, pastor of Grove
Presbyterian church, and his guest, L.
W. Woodward, of Tioga, who has been
in Danvile for few days past, were
chosen as umpires at the cricket match
between Williamsport and Blooms
burg, which was played at the latter
place on Saturday afternoon.
DR.. Mccormack is an enthusiast on
cricket. He pronOunoes the game Sat
urday as very interesting one, the
bowling being exceptionally good. The
score was 33 to 26 in favor of Blooms
burg.
AS will be seen by the score Blooms
burg has winning team. Cricket is
rapidly coming into favor in Danville
among persons who desire some form of
healthful exercise that is not confined
to the young and athletic and which
does not carry with it as much risk of
being injured as base ball and foot
ball. For several weeks rast party
of players has been practicing at crick-
ct at DeWitt's Park and has been get
ting along very nicely. The season for
cricket is about closed now but next
spring it is thought, a club will be
formed in Danville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
IMPROVEMENTS At
GAS WO- IS

The Standard Electric Light Com
pany is installing new and much
larger gas holder, which constitutes
tho most important improvement sat
on foot at that plant during many
years. Not only is the new gas hold
er thoroughly modern embodying the
latest principle. hot it is nearly double
the size of the one displaced, raising
the capacity up TO 10000 cubic feet
In point of size the newholder eclipI-
es anything in this section of The
country.
The Standard Gas Company sells 30
600 cubic feet Of gas daily and the en-
largement as proposed became posi-
tive necessity. The gas holder will he
fifty feet IN diam tel aud thirty seven
feet high when fully inflated 1t will
have seven latticed girders and stand
ards Along the top of the tank seven
teen feet from the ground will he q
walk of iron plate. The iron columns
lb4ulItu W Bulub tue HOiuOI Will Oo
tlirty-fvo feet high. The tank and
holder will contain twenty six tons of
iron.
About the heaviest part of the prop.
ositiOn, however, is the construction
of the foundation which will be of
concrete, and the contract for which
is held by L. L. Evans Sons. In oId
er to reach a suitable foundation for
the massive structure it is necessary
to go down 80 gravel bottom. An i'm
mense amount of excavation is neces-
| sary, the workmen at some points go
ing down twenty two feet
Superintendent George M. West last
| evening stated that an effort is being
made TO pnsh the work along and un-
less plans miscarry by December lst.
the new holder will be tested and full
ly completed. This, he said, will be
necessary in order to take care of the
increased demand during the Christ
mas holidays, which heretofore has
overtaxed the capacity of the plant
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Surprise Party.

A very pleasant surprise party was
rendered Mr.. aud Mrs William Chap
man, Saturday, at their home in Riv-
eTside. They received "A number of
beautiful presents. Refreshments were
served.
Those present were: Mrs Dennis
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Yeager. Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Berger, Mrs Enterline, Mrs.
Lewis, Mrs. Shultz, Mrs. John Farley,
Mrs John Treas, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Shannon, Mr.. and Mrs Eli Hoover.
Mrs Samuel Bucher, Mrs Jerry KnOrr.
Mrs. Oliver Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Hummer, Mrs Pursel Hummer,
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Yeager, Mrs
Pegg, Mrs. William Minier, Mr. and
Mrs. George Wertman, Mrs George
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs Grant Huber,
Mr.. and Mrs j. T. McClOughan,
Misses Julia Murphy. Claudia Yeager.
Hazel Yeager, Kate Yeager, May Hum
mer, Verdilla Oashner, Irene Farley,
Messrs Walter Chapman and John
Murphy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
PHIL,A ~ READING K. r,
State AID FUR
BOROUGH Streets

There are good many persons who
are familiar with the Spronls Good
Roads law under which the State
Highway in Mahoning township was
constructed, who can not understand
how State Aid in road building ap-
plies TO Boroughs and fancy that those
persons labor under some misapprehe n
sion, who advocate the mscadami zing
of North Mill street under the Good
Roads Law The following section
from the Law Providing State Aid in
Construction and Maintenance of Pub
lilo Roads as approved May 1. 1905,
will clear up the whole matter and
will show how nicely the law applies
to that portion of Mill street between
Center street and the Borough line.
which is just now the only bad sec
tiOn in long stretch of highway.
Section II provides Where a por-
tion OF an important main highway,
traversing one or more townships and
for the improvement of which accord
ing to the provisions of this act ap-
plication has been made by said town.
ship or townships. shall lie within tn e
limits Of, or traverse, any borough or
said borough or boroughs to improve
the said highway would leave a break
or unimproved section i'll continuous
improved highway. it shall be lawful
for the County Commissioners of the
county in which said highway is locat-
ed to enter into an agreement with
said borough or boroughs to bear a
portion of the expenses of said i'm
provement of the highway within the
is herein provided for the CO operation
between the counties and townships ::
Provided, That an improved road shall
have been previously constructed in
an adjoining township or boIouRh to
the line of the borough making appli-
cation. The State Highway Depart
Hlbnb Luhg. IL tIit Obdbt II BlWhy OULH J.
missioner so recommends, bear por-
tion of the expense of said improve
ment Of said highway within said bor-
ough limits bnt in no case shall the
portion of said expense to be borne by
the State exceed seventy five per cent
um of the total expense of said i'm
provement. Boroughs shall only re.
ceive aid from the State, as aforesaid
in cases where failure to receive such
aid would prevent continuous i'm
provement Of an important main high
way: Provided, That any borough
which is willing to pay the one fourth
OF the cost of constructing any such
road. as herein before mentioned, may
make application direct to the State
Highway Department.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
I. NJ. c. A. COMMIT
TEE APPOINTED

President II. b. Schultz has just ap-
pointed the following committees of
the Y. NJ. O. A. for the present year
Finance Oommittee-H. b. Schultz,
S. A. Mccoy, Amos Vastine, David
Reese, j. w. Swarts. Walter Lovett.
Executive Oommittee-Jesse Shan
non, James Foster, W. L. Mcclure,
w. II. CLARK, W. @. Brown.
Lecture Committee-A. II. Grone.
DR.. J. f. Robbins, w f. Gosh
Membership OOmmittoe--W. v Og-
lesby, George Hunlock, Watkin Evans.
Frank A. Brown, w l.. Mccoy, Wal.
ter Trumbower, Thos W. Mills, Vim.
g. Reese, Sam X. Miller, Clyde Davis,
Harvey L. Boyer, j. g. Sherwood,
Fred Il. Roberts.
Reception Oommittee-Joe Divel,
Joy Brader, Robert Jacobs, Edward
S Maloy Charles Kostenbauder, MyIon
Bernheimer, John Kase, George f.
Jacobs, Harry x. Schooh, Willie Han
cock.
Invitation Committees. g. Can
nard, Thomas Reese, Alex. Foster,
David Gibson.
Devotional Committee Beverly
Musselman, DR.. J. E. Robbins, o. V.
Amerman. Prof. U. l.. Gordy.
Gymnasium Committee - w. f.
Gosh, W. l.. Mcclure, W. J. Rogers,
Ed. f. Williams, W. B. Rhodes. DR..
l. H. Jennings.
Music Oommittee-Jesse Shannon,
Walter Russell, J. w. Swarts, 5. q.
| Cannard.
Boys Work Committee - Walter
Lovett, Thomas W. Mills, william
James.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Experience With Mad Dog.

Henry Riech, who lives on Il. q.
Vincent = farm in Cooper town. hip,
had startling experience on atulday
with a mad dog.
Mr.. Reich was working in the field
when he saw the dog on the road COM
ing from the direction OF DAnVille.
The dog snapped at Mr.. Reich's little
boy who was playing in the road but
did not bite him. The animal then
took to the fields where the cattle were
grazing, swapping at everything that
got in his way.
In the meantime Mr Reich had
hastened to the house and armed him
self. Returning he found the deg near
the barn where he shot him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
ShamOkin Don't Like Ii.

The Mineral Railway Company, own
ers of the extensive mountain tract ex-
tending from Edge wood Park to Bunk
er Hill, north of Shamokin. has given
the contract to party to strip it of
all timber.
This will make desert of what is
now one of the most picturesque tIacts
in the region, aud Shamokin people
are strongly opposed to it. 1t is argu-
ed that if all of the trees are removed
Shamokin will he practically helpless
in case of storms, and that loss of life
and great damage to property " ill be
the result.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21

The fifty Shamokinites, who were
in this city attending Masonic lodge
Tuesday night, before returning home
at midnight, paid a visit to the Water
Works, inspecting the filter plant and
the municipal light plant. They were
quite we'll pleased with what they saw
and gave OR town credit for a good
deal of prograssiveness, one of the gen
tlemen recalling that Danyille was one
of the first towns in this section to
grapple with the subject of impure
water By installing a filter plant.
Shamokin like a good many other
towns hereabout is watching our mum
ioipaI light experiment with interest.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
ALWAYS Successful.

When indigestion becomes chronic it
is dangerous Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
will cure indigestion and all troubles
resulting therefrom, thus preventing
Catarrh of the Stomach. DR.. New
brough, of League, W. Va. says: "To
those suffering from indigestion or
sour stomach would say there is no
better remedy than Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. | have prescribed it for a num-
ber of my patients with good sue
cess. e." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure dlpests
what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. Sold by Paules q 90.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
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-
willie, 5. c., says: For years, my
wife suffered intensely from dyspepsia,
complicated with 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" Paules & Co.,
druggists, sells and guarantees them
t SOC a bottle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Like Finding Money,

Finding health is like finding money
so think those who are sick. When
you have a cough. cold, sore throat,
or chest irritation. better act prompt
Iy like W. O. Barrier, of Sandy Level,
Va He say: Il had terrible chest
trouble, caused by smoke and coal
dust on my lungs but. after finding
no relief on other remedies, | was cur
ed by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. -
Greatest sale of any cough or lung
medicine in the world. At Paules 81
Co. 5 drug store SOC and $l.OO; guar
Bnteed Trial bottle free.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
The Vigorous Man
Is a Leader of Men
The Mental, Moral or Physical Wreck Has
No Place in the Business World.
DR.. A. w. CHASE'S
NERVE PILLS

The man who hesitates, whose eye
is dull, whose step is slow, hose
mind is sluggish, whose hands trem-
BILE, is not the Tau whom an employer
seeks 1t is the bright man, the man
with the clear eye and brain. the ac-
tive man. full of energy, life and vigOr,
whose very manner and presence
breeds success that is sought for and
snapped up as soon as seen, and it
seems almost pitiful that the first
class, victims of excess OF some sort,
should exist, when il needs but "A
thorough course of DR.. a. W. Chase 5
Nerve Pills to round them into the
old time feeling of physical intellectu-
al and manly vigor again.
Mr.. Free Hoyt of No. 724 9th Ave, New
Brighton, Pa, says;
Il used to have a hand so steady |
could write the Lord S prayer on a
twenty five cent piece-then as re-
suit of Overwork and Overstrain my
eyes gave out and my hands and
nerves generally became tTembly. |
was restless and could not sleep
certainly was in bad shape and lost
my ability 10 write-Could just sorawl.
heard of DIR. A w. Chase's Nerve
Pills and got some and they took hold
Immediately. | began to sleep-gain
strenRth-my nerves grew steady-and
my eyesiRht improved greatly. Today
feel finely and can again write as
well rs ever, and that means very
steady nerve. soc a box at dealers
or DR. A. W. Chase Medicine Com
psny, Buffalo, n. Y. Portrait aud
signature of A. W Chase, M D., on
every package. Sold in Danville, Pa,
by J. ID. Gosh q Co, No. lO9 Mill
street
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
COURT Will BE-
POSTPONED

Owing to the indispOsitioD of Judge
Little and the difficulty of securing a
Judge to preside in his place the de.
cisiOn has bden reached TO postpone
the term of MOntour county court
which was to have convened on the
25th inst, until the week of November
18th.
Tho Grand Jurors, however, will
convene at the Court House on Sept
ember 25th. the regular date set for
court, when they will act upon all
bills pending, examine the public
buildings, &c. In the absence of a
President Judge the Associate judges
will occupy the bench.
The Traverse Jurors will be notified
not to appear until Monday. Novem-
Der 18th, 1908, at which time will be
heard aud tried all true bills found in
the quarter sessions and oyer and
terminer All cases Oh the criminal
trial list and all civil cases must then
be disposed of by trial or settlement
or they will be stricken from the list
and can not be placed upon the same
except by special permission of the
Court.
The above information was convey
ed to Prothonotary Thomas G.. Vino
ent yesterday by Judge Staples of
Monroe county, who will preside at
the term of court here in November
The civil trial list is lengthy one
and contains cases that have been car
ried along since 1902 Judge Staples
is Thoroughly in earnest as to his in.
tention of cleaning up the docket and
will carry court into the second week
if this should prove necessary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Will Riprap River Bank.

f. Q. Hartman. this week or next,
will begin work on very important
and extensive Improvement on his
property i'll this city, the object of
which is to prevent the river from
cutting further into the bank at his
Silk Mills.
For years past Mr.. Hartman has been
depOsiting the ashes which accump
late at his plant along the riv,r fill
ing mp all depressions and squaring up
the bank. With each succeeding brdak
up. however. the high water and ice
in passing down the stream undo the
work he has accomplished. cutting in
to the bank very badly and some sea
sons carrying off strip OF ground sew
eral feet in width. rr
Mr.. Hartman's plan is to riprap the
river bank ON an extensive scale, using
stone hauled in from PurselI's slope.
an enormous deposit of which he has
purchased at that place. The rip rap
will extend for nearly five hundred
feet and as the bank is high at that
point it can readily be seen that vast
amount of work is involved.
Mr.. Hartman has purchased a strong
team of horses, which are to he used
exclusively in hauling stones in from
the slope. They are likely to be put
to work at almost any day and kept
continuously at 1t until the rip rap is
finished. A large number of farm
teams will also be employed as soon
as the corn is husked and the busy
season is over, as Mr.. Hartman wants
the work completed during the early
part of winter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
II. l.. Gross at Ell Reno, Oklahoma

The following note relating to our
townsman, Henry l.. Gross, who is
touring i'll the West. appeared in re-
cent issue of the Ell Reno. Oklahoma.
Daily Democrat: III. l.. Gross. one
of the most prominent citizens of Dan
Vile. Pennsylvania. is here visiting
his son Moses Gross. He is charmed
with Oklahoma, and considers it the
garden spot of the world"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
0atarrh and Hay Fever.

Liquid Cream Balm is becoming
quite as popular in many localities as
Ely's Cream Balm solid 1t is prepar
ed for use in atomizers. and is highly
rrized by those who have been ar-
customed to call upon physicians for
such a 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 75 cents, in
oluding a spraying tube. All drug
gists, or by mail. Ely Brothers, 56
Warren ST., New York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
A Laxative Cough Syrup.

" A cold or cough nearly always pro-
duces cOnstipation--the water all runs
to the eyes, nose aud TIN oat instead of
passing out of the system through the
liver ani kidneys. For the want of
moisture the LoWels become dry and
hard. " Kennedy's Laxative Honey
and Tar is the original Laxative
Cough Syrup. 1t meets and corrects
the above conditions, by acting as
pleasant cathnrtic on the bowels-ex-
pels all colds from 'the system and
cures all coughs. Group, whooping
cough. LaGrippe. bronchitis. etc. Sold
by Paules q Go.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Richard GoodalI Recovered.

Richard Goodsll who has been visit
ing since May last, at Lafayette, Col
orado, and whose object in taking up
his residence in Colorado was to re-
cover lost health, has fully recovered
and will leave Lafayette this week for
Tucson, Arizona, where he will spend
the winter. Our former townsman
Samuel X. Mcclure is also located at
Tucson and has advised Mr.. Goodall
to spend the winter in that city. In
the spring it is his intention to return
to the east Mr.. Goodall's many
friends in this locality will be pleased
to learn that he has fully recovered.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Numerous and Worthless

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. K. O.
Dewitt & %. of Chicago discovered
some years ago how to make salve
from Witch Hazel that is specific for
Piles. For blind, bleeding, itching
and protruding Piles, eczema. cuts,
burns, bruises and all skin diseases
DeWitt's Salve has no equal. This has
given rise to numerous worthless
counterfeits. Ask for Witt's-the
genuine. Sold by Paules & Go.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Bloomsbury Methodists Turned
Down,

Word WAS received yesterday from
Bishop FitzGerald by the officials of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
of Bloomsbury, that he would not grant
their request to appoint Rev. M. h.
SSartz, of Tatton, Cambria county, to
the Bloomsbury Dastorate.
The officials of the First church had
already notified Rev Swartz of their
desire to have him come TO Blooms
burg, and he had signited his willing
ness TO comply, having even secured a
supply to fill his pulpit, when the
negative reply of Bishop FitzGerald
was received
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Officials Semi-AnnuaI Meet

The semi.anuual meeting of the
trustees and uperintendents of the
various State Hospitals for the Insane
will be held on the Goth inst, at the
Western Pennsylvania Hospital, at
Dixmont, Allegheny county, of which
DR. Hutchinson is superintendent. The
State Hospital at Danville will be rep
resented Mt the meeting by DR. b. II.
DetwileT, of Williams port; Howard
Lyon, of Hughesyille; William Field
Shay. of Watsontown, and DR.. II. b.
Meredith, Superintendent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
Attacked nv a Mob.

and beaten, in a labor riot, until COW
cred with sores, Chicago street car
conductor applied Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and was soon sound and well
Il use it in my family" writes 6. j.
Welch, of Tekonsha, Mich, land find
it perfect. Simply great for cuts and
burns Only 25c at Paules & Go. =
drug store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-09-21
A Guaranteed Uure For Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or protrud-
ing Piles. Druggists refund money if
PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
case, no matter of how long standing,
in to IA days First application gives
ease and rest. soc. If your druggist
hasn't it send SOC in stamps and it will
be forwarded postpaid by Paris Medi-
cen Co., st. Louis Mo.