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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Train Boy Eliminated.

The newsbOy on the train who tries
to sell you newspapers, fruit, confec-
tionery, magazines and all sorts of
novelties and gimcracks is now but a
memory. Long ago he was eliminat-
ed from the main line of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, and now its two prin-
cipal feeders, the Philadelphia and
Erie and the Northern Central, have
given the word that the train agent
must 60, and he made his last trip Sat
urday night as far north as Erie, on the
p. & E., and Canandaigua on the
Northern Central, and as far South as
Baltimore on the Northern Central.
No more will the resonant crying of
his wares be heard on the fast flyers,
the mails, the expresses and the locals.
His shrill voice will no longer cry out
warning TO the passengers that he is
coming with "Mo'nin' papez All the
lates' maggyzeens Fresh Figs Fine
confeckshunery and nigh seatin APP
pluz - The latter presumably nice
eating apples
On Saturday night as each man pass
ed through the headquarters city he
was informed that after Sunday even
ing his services would no longer be re-
quired To some it was stunning
blow, for they have grown gray in the
service, and do not know where to look
for employment. There was not hint
that the blow was about to fall They
were simply told that they were no
longer wanted
Among those who felt the axe were
Sawdust Jimmy" Kelly, a train news
agent for thirty five years, first in the
employ of Riley & Sargent and then
with the Union News Company, which
controls the privilege of selling at sta
tions and heretofore on trains.
1t is said that the abolition of the
free passes is directly responsible for
the abolition of the train agent. The
latter was not railroad employe and
the news company was notified that it
must pay fare for him. That was
something that caused a monetary loss
to the news company, and the result
was that the news agents had to go
1t is sad In time he was a king of
the train and bossed the conductor
He goes with the free pass
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Railway Report of Casualties.

In his report of steam railway Oper-
ations i'll this State for the past year.
Secretary of Internal Affairs Brown
gives important facts and figures relat-
ing to the largest trunk lines During
the year, the four big lines carried
95, 57S, $50 passengers and 46 were kill
ed and 1852 injured The total casu-
alties for the year on the four lines
including passengers. employees and
other persons were 1929 killed and 1897
injured, divided as follows: Lehigh
Valley, no passengers killed, 102 in
jured, employees 40 killed, 933 injured :
other persons, 40 killed, 1lS injured 1;
Pennsylvania Company. 10 passengers
killed, 242 injured employees, 81 kill
ed, 9S3 injured, other persons, l54 kill
ed, 1862 injured; Philadelphia & Read
ing, 6 passengers killed and 1913 injur
ed employees ~ killed, 1851 injured ;
other persons, 125 killed, l95 injured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Rural Mail Routes.

The total pieces of mail handled on
the 33. 600 rural routes in the United
States during the fiscal year which
ended June 30, 1908, reached the enorm
Gus total of 1000, 600, 5000, according to
statement just made public. OF this
amount of mail, 775, 639, 261 pieces were
newspapers and periodicals letters and
postal cards numbered 1862 124, 600
pieces circulars, 12l, 70l, 900 pieces {;
packages, 26, 234, 1863 pieces, and regis
tered mail, /, ,257, S22 pieces, a grand
total of /, 3S7, 600, 600 pieces. Mail to
the number of / 209, 600, 600 were de
livered and III, 261, oil pieces were col
lected.
The value of the stamps sold on the
rural routes in the II months was 3d.,
43S, All, and money orders representing
value of more than 5000, 600 were
purchased. The total amount paid the
81. 055 carriers during the fiscal year
was $40, 293, 59O.9l.
The total value of cancellations on
mail originating on rural routes, dur
ing the fiscal year was S3, 421 ,057 OF,
and, deducting this amount from the
amount paid carriers for that year was
S16, 571, 733. 90
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Conference to be Important.

The annual meeting of the Central
Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Con
ference will be held at Tyrone, begin
ming on March 2S. Bishop Joseph f.
Berry, d. D., of Buffalo, formerly
editor of the Epworth Herald, will
preside. The session is expected to be
one of unusual interest for the various
churches of the conference, because of
the large number of important changes
which may be made among the preach
ers.
Two important vacancies will have
70 be filled-those caused by the death
Of the Rev Amos A. Baldwin, presid-
ing elder of the Danville district. and
by the election of the Rev. DR.. VIII
liam Perry Eveland as the president of
Williamsport Dickinson seminary
These will, it is expected, cause ad-
vancement all along the line. To fill
the presiding eldership and the vac
sncy at Bloomsbury two good men
will be required and they will be
taken, no doubt, from good churches.
This will necessarily mean number
Of other changes.
Three names have been suggested for
the vacant presiding eldership. The
Rev. Emory NJ Stevens, pastor of the
Pine Street Church, Williamsport, was
known as one of the strongest presid-
ing elders the conference has ever had,
and great pressure will no doubt be
brought to bear upon him to again ac-
cept such duties. The Rev. B. @. Con
nor. pastor of one OF the Altoona
churches and who has been engaged in
big building effort is also mentioned.
The Rev r. II. Gilbert, pastor of the
Berwick church, in which the last
conference was held, is also suggest
ed. The appointments TO be made by
the conference will therefore be await
cd this year with unusual interest
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
SCHOUL BOARD
SUSTAINED

a very important question, which
during the past several years, has on
number of occasions puzzled the local
School Board has been definitely and
quite justly decided for the local auth
critics by the State Department of
Health in communication recen tly
received by Borough Superintendent
Gordy from the Office of Commissioner
Of Health, Samuel G.. Dixon, NJ. d.
The point upon which the opinion
was rendered was, to use the words of
Mr. Gordy's letter, whether or not
pupils who leave home Just before
the development of contagious dis
ease, for the purpose of attending
school, must remain away 30 days fol
lowing the fumigation Of the house. "
This point is not definitely covered by
the school laws, and frequent demands
have been made by parents, especially
Of late, that their children be allowed
to attend the public schools when they
have returned to their homes within
the 80 days after fumigation.
At the last meeting Of the Board on
January 8th, it was decided not to al
low pupils to attend school during the
80 days following fumigation. Vigor-
Gus exceptions were taken to this rul-
ing, the claim being made that chill
dren should be allowed TO return home
Immediately after the fumigation, and
attend school from there. As con
sequence Superintendent Gordy was
directed to get the opinion of the State
Department of Health.
In reply to Mr.. Gordy's letter of
query the following communication
has been received from Harrisburg:
Mr.. u L. Gordy, Supt.
Danville Public Schools,
Danville, Pa.
Dear Sir Your esteemed favor of
the 10Th inst, relative to school ex-
CAuSiOhS III COnuetS lOtlS hlSttScS II It-
Ceived with thanks
Your attitude in refusing admission
to school of pupils who would return
to recently infected houses prior to the
lapse of 80 days after disinfection of
the premises is entirely satisfactory.
1t is hard to conceive the motive of
pupils leaving home just before the
development of contagious disease in
family, for with the presence of sym
ptOms that are suggestive of disease to
the householders is it not obvious that
the members of that household had
been exposed to the infection? Hav-
ing been exposed they should not leave
home or be permitted to leave home
prior to the expiration of the period
of quarantine and as the law requires,
not to attend school prior to the ex-
piration of the thirty days after the
recovery of the patient and the disin-
fection of the premises.
Thanking you for your interest in
the matter l beg to remain, etc,
FRED. G. JOHNSON,
Chief Medical Inspector.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
The GodcharIes Senatorial Bill.

The Harrisburg Independent says
Senator Godcharles, of Northumber-
land county, has prepared senatorial
apportionment bill, which has not vet
been made public, in which he makes
compact and contiguous districts with
out cutting into any of the counties
There is a strong disposition on the
part of a number of senators to op-
pose the senatorial apportionment bill
prepared by Governor Pennypacker,
and introduced by Senator Roberts,
and before the governors bill gets by
the senate-if it ever does-it will
meet with lots of hard knocks. AL
ready the Democrats of Berks count Y
have taken measures to prevent a part
of the county from being attached to
Chester to form a district, and the
Berks county Democratic committee is
taking measures to contest the con-
stitutiOnality of such a bill in the
courts, announcing that they will go
clear up to the higher courts if neces-
sary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
To Protect the Quail.

The thorough restocking of game
covers is urged in report issued by
the Department of Agriculture on
game conditions in January
Now that the hunting season is prac-
tically over. the report says, the
Biological Survey suggests that efforts
be directed towards insuring more eff
fective protection of game and an ad-
equate supply for the future. Owing
to the non-migratory character of quail
and the consequent depletion of var
ious localities where hunting has been
excessive, or the birds have been killed
off by the severity of the past two
winters, restocking is frequently neces-
sary but the demand for live birds for
this purpose far exceeds the available
supply. The difficulty is augmented
by the fact that southern birds are
scarcely hardy enough to stand north
ern winters, and hence it is difficult
for northern States to secure birds
suited 10 the climate. Ine game COM
missioners of some States, particularly
Massachusetts and New Jersey for sew
eral years past have endeavored to OBJ
tain a supply of quail, but have been
only partially successful.
Perceiving that absence of food and
shelter is the principal cause of mort
ality, State officials, game associations
and many private individuals have
united in attempting to make good
these deficiencies. Grain and other
food have been distributed freely and
Systematically after heavy snow falls,
when the usual food is covered, and
suitable shelter has been provided.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Surprise PARTY,

A pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hartline, Monday evening, in honor of
their son, Franks 18th birthday. The
time was whiled away with games and
music.
Those present were: Florence Blech-
er, Viola Fern, Flora Kashner, Verns
Morrison, Dora Morrison. Eva Man
ming, Florence Hartline, Mary Hart
line, Pauline Rishel. of Sunbury, and
Susie Bassett and Bertha Moore of
South Danville. Messrs Roy Fern,
Walter Dell, John Dell, Frank Kash-
ner, Calvin Kashner, Clark Blecher,
Norman Krum, Fred Diehl. William
LockhOof, Harold Cotner, Clarence
Cotner, Steward Hartman, Harold Bas-
sett and Bruce Moore of South Dan
vile.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
RIVERSIDE'S
OPPORTUNITY

Riverside is looking forward to some
thing akin to a boom and it must be
admitted that things were never more
favorable for "a growth in population
and corresponding increase in market
values on the South Side. The Dan
vile and Suubury Street Railway has
created the opportunity. The spirit
and the enterprise is there; the citi-
zens are alert and will take advantage
Of said opportunity. No big results
are ever achieved without organiza-
ton. Therefore our neighbors on the
South Side have formed the Riverside
Industrial and Development Company
capitalized at $50, 600. The prime
movers III the enterprise are Eli
Hoover, W. 7. Shepperson, W. r.
Clark and DR.. A. T. Dewitt. Stock
Is fixed at 81 per share and as soon as
the full amount Of capital stock is sub
scrlbed permanent organization will
be effected, the above named gentlemen
''t'lhiIS Nilt hlSl JJdIl u tllItCtOIS.
y. B. Pitner is acting as solicitor for
stock for the new company
The first object of the Industrial and
Development Company will be to pur-
chase the Van Nostrand farm and cut
it up into city lots, fifty feet by one
hundred and fifty feet The Danville
and Sunbury Street Railway runs
along one side of the farm and it is
held that no finer building sites on
the South Side will be found than are
included in the Van Nostrand farm.
The promoters are also striving hard
TO land several new industries of the
smaller sort on the South Side. One
of these. which they will be pretty
likely to land is foundry, suitable
for the larger of the disused buildings
belonging to the brick manufacturing
plant at the lower end Of Riverside.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Lincoln Literary Society.

At meeting of the Lincoln Literary
Society held on Friday afternoon in
the High School room the following
program was rendered:
Piano Solo-"When the Lights are
Low" Miss Slider.
Recitation-"B Bruce and the Spid-
er, Miss McCloughan.
Reading" Rome Wasn't Built in a
Day" Mr.. Raymond Johns.
Defamation - Education, " Mr..
Vincent Evans.
Debate-Question :. Resolved, That
wealth causes more crimes than pov-
erty." Affirmative, Mr. Bruce Moore,
Miss Lucy Bassett. Negative. Mr..
Leroy Meyer, Miss Esther Magill. The
Judges, Mr. Lovett, Miss Shepperson
and Miss Blue, decided in favor of
negative
Selection by five girls.
Essay" Description of Farm in
Gearhart Township" Miss Bertha
Moore.
Reading-''The Pacing Mustang, "
Miss Frick.
Report of critic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
WORK FUR
BOARD OF TRADE

/ The organization OF an Industrial and
Improvement Company among the
residents of the South Side has sug-
gested the question whether a little
activity among the members of the
Board of Trade in Danville might not
serve to show that that organization is
, still alive and help 10 promote the
business interest of the town and com
munity.
That a Board of Trade exists III Dan
Vile might not be known to many
persons. When meeting was held last
is not clear but certain it is that
very little has been heard from the
organization III the way of steady org
anized effort for a wear or more past.
Meanwhile the need of activity to take
care of our old industries and add new
ones is as urgent as it ever was.
Obviously the advantages for manu-
factories in Danville are so numerous
and varied that the proposition of
landing new industries should not be a
difficult one for an active Board of
Trade TO handle The Knitting Mills
and the Silk Mill, both large and i'm
pOrtant industries operated on a pay
ing basis-their small beginning, the
rapid growth and the promising future
of each-illustrate that conditions
abound here favorable for the success
and development of all such enter
priSes.
The Board Of Trade following its re-
organization some two years ago held
regular meetings for several months.
The members are our best. our most
active and most influential citizens.
They are capable of accomplishing
much good and it must he admitted
that during their brief, though aggres-
sive campaign, they brought about APP
preciable results, quite apparent III re-
newed enterprise and the promotion
of business interests
The field was carefully looked over
III the quest for new industries and
thus the town was kept in touch with
opportunity, such as existed. Small
industries were set on their feet and
the welfare of older ones was careful
ly looked after. Time has brought no
change in the short interval and the
same conditions which made the Board
of Trade useful in the past still exist
today
There is still plenty of room for new
industries in Danville while there new
er is time that established industries
do-not need looking after Not one of
these for any reason should be per
mitted to close. 1t is the Board of
Trade alone that can keep in touch
with the situation as it relates to each
industry and work for the general wei
fare.
1t is hoped, therefore, that we shall
hear of meeting in a short time, as
there are rumors of changes affecting
one or more of our industries, that
would seem to indicate that their fu-
tllre is uncertain.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
ALL LICENSES
ARE GRANTED

Applications for licenses in the conn
ty covering hotels, restaurants, brew.
cries and wholesale liquor stores were
passed upon by Court Friday and
without any exception were granted.
There was little formality or delay
about it. Court convened at 10 O'Clock
with His Honor Judge Little and AS
sociates Blee and Wagner on the bench;
1t was only a few minutes after IL
o o'clock when all business was disposed
of and Court arose
The batch Of forty applications were
handed to the court, who in answer
to question were informed that no re-
mOnstrances had been presented and
that each application as required by
law was represented by an attorney.
The Court read over the list later max
ing the announcement that each ap-
plication would be granted as read
subject to approval of bond
Judge Little explained that the re-
cent order of court fixing the hour of
opening and closing the drinking
places of the county had caused some
dissatisfaction, in certain directions,
especially among the employees of the
rolling mills and he was of the opin-
ion that it might have to be modified
somewhat. He suggested that the AS
sociates appoint committee who
should investigate conditions and at
the next term of Court make a report
as to their views in the premises.
His Honor left the bench and re-
turning in few minutes with ap-
parently different views as to the pro-
cedure announced that the Order of
Court heretofore relating to the open
ing and closing of the drinking places
would be modified and that hereafter
the hour of opening would be at a.
m. instead of at 6 a. m, while the
hour of closing would remain accord
ingly to the order, ~ o'clock, mid
night.
Ihe above modification OF Judge
Staples order pretty generally meets
the approval of the hotel keepers.
There are still some who do not like
the idea of closing at u o. clock, claim
ing that it is impracticable and causes
embarrassment when sleighing parties
and the like are entertained as is pretty
sure to happen during the winter sea-
son. These functions do not always
break up at midnight, yet at ~ O'Clock
the landlord is obliged to close his
bar
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
BROUGHT TOGETHER
BY Choir PICTURE

The North American of Monday
relates an interesting episode, i'll which
a well known Montour county lady
figures. The story reads as follows:
Through the publication in The
North American two weeks ago today
of photograph of the vested choir of
the First Methodist Church of German
town, Howard Robinett O'Daniel, the
organist and choirmaster of the church,
has been brought into communication
with relatives of whom he had no pre-
vious knowledge.
They are Mrs. Kate Maus Jones,
daughter of Mr. O'Daniel's older sis
ter, Louise, and her son, Horatio c.
Jones, Jr They live near Danville,
Pa, on farm, which has been in the
Maus family since 1856.
Two weeks ago yesterday the choir
which is the only male vested choir
singing in any Methodist church, sang
for the first time 1.-The Nativity"
sacred. ..cantata by Adam Geibel, the
blind Philadelphia organist. The next
day there appeared in these columns a
report of the service, with the picture.
In farm house far up the Susque-
hanna Valley Mrs. Jones saw the pic
ture that day. She knew her mothers
maiden name had been O'Daniel, and
then remembered hearing when lit
tie girl of relatives in Philadelphia.
The Christian names of the organist
she recognized as old family names,
and his face in the picture showed the
O'Daniel features. Two days later Mr..
O'Daniel received letter of inquiry,
a correspondence was opened, and the
fact of relationship established.
Mr. O'Daniel attributes the fact of
their never having heard of each 9th
er to the discrepancy between his age
and the ages of his older brothers and
sisters, who are now all dead His sis
ter Louise married and moved up the
State before he was born and his par
ents died when he was quite young.
Consequently, he never heard of his
cousin Kate.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Entertained ID. w. &. Club.

Miss Nell Snyder entertained the
D. w. T. Club at her home on Grand
street Monday evening The evening
was spent with cards and music, after
which refreshments were served.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barry of Sunbury; Mr.. Oswald,
of Philadelphia, G. ]. Stewart, Of
Elizabeth, New Jersey and from Dan
vile, Misses Cornelia Prout, Bessie
Seidel, Mary Smith, Jane Knorr,
Estella Wertman, Maude Seidel, Goldie
Johnson, Beulah Mills; Messrs. Roy
Smith, Harry Camp, Fred Lewis, John
Thompson, Thomas Pritchard, Clyde
Snyder and Edward Fallon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
Entertained Party From Sunbury

Miss Susie Bennett entertained at
her home in Rushtown, Friday even
ing a party from Sunbury. Music and
games were INDUCED in and refresh
ments were served. Those present
were: Misses Faye Strouse, nellie
Markle, Elizabeth Attic, Rose Neidig,
Glendora Feaster, Ivy Ruthruff and
Pauline Rishel ;Messrs. William Lynn,
William Drukenmiller, Harry Hoff-
man, William Linker, Bruce Bloom
and Benjamin Mautz Those from
Rushtown were Bertha Moore, Frank
Hartline, Bruce Moore, Harold Bas-
sett and Jerry Bassett.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-01-25
JURORS FOR
FEBRUARY TERM
Following is list of Jurors drawn
for the February term of Court, 1906.
GRAND JURORS.

Following is list of Jurors drawn
for the February term of Court, 1905.
GRAND JURORS.
Anthony township-William Kirt-
ner, John Dennen, Joseph Acor.
Cooper tOwnship-Wilson Diebert.
Danville, 1st Ward-John b. Now
rer, Frank q. Schoch, John G. Camp
bell, Joseph H. Johnson.
Danville, Bird Ward--Harry Kearns,
Wesley Bodine, John Cooper
Danville, 4th Ward-Thomas Demp-
sey, Joseph Gibson, Charles C. Miller.
Derry township-George W. Herr,
Emanuel Mowrer.
Liberty township-George p. Roat,
Charles +. Stahl.
Limestone township-George O..
Wagner.
Mahoning township-John p Weav-
er
Valley ownship-Horace Sidler.
West Hemlock township-Hiram c..
Sandel, W. Park Moore.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony township-William f. Dill
dine
Danville, 1st ward-William G..
Kramer, Taring G. Brown, Joseph W.
Keely. John Garnett.
Danville, 2nd Ward-Gilbert Voris,
Charles NJ. Johnson, Blaine A James,
Patrick Kerns
Danville, Bird Ward-Simon Ellen
bogen, Charles Ware, Howard Moore,
Alfred Delcamp, Thomas Lewis.
Danville, 4th Ward-James Toohig,
Paul Knoch, David Haney.
Derry township-Jonathan Mowrer,
George D. Vognetz, Charles Hollo-
baugh, Daniel Billmeyer.
Liberty township-C G. BiIlmeyer.
Limestone township-J. G. Benfield.
Mahoning township-William Vert
man, Morris Leighow, John H. Hart
line, James Hodge.
Valley townships. G.. Fausey,
Robert Blue, D. r. P. Childs, Ray
mond Pursel, Elmer Fenstermacher
Levi V. Boyer.
West Hemlock township-A. D..
Crossley, W. B. Billheim.
Washingtonville-Henry S. Moser.