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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
Ferry Cable Taken Down.

The long wire cable stretching across
the river was taken down Tuesday
afternoon, and tall pole reaching sky
ward on each side of the wide channel
is now all that remains of the free
ferry, which for nearly two years was
such an important factor at Danville.
The big ferry boat having served its
brief dav was sold and torn to pieces
last summer. The heavy cable, which,
like the boat, was new when installed
represents considerable value and the
County Commissioners hope to dispose
of it to some advantage.
Stretching the cable when the ferry
was installed was found to be very
strenuous task. The big wire rope
dropped into the river, where in the
strong current it became almost un-
manageable. Remembering their ex-
periences the commissioners decided
that the proper time to take the cable
down would be when the river was
covered with ice so that the current
would not be factor to reckon with.
As the ice was increasing daily the
commissioners had intended to post
pone taking down the cable for few
days longer, but the warm weather
Tuesday suggested that breakup
might not be far distant and they
somewhat hurriedly decided to tackle
the job at once.
The ice was found to be eight inches
thick on the river, strong enough TO
bear half a dozen cables AM "A small
army of men. The work was very
easily accomplished. The big cable
which by the way weighs 2400 pounds
was released from the top of the
high poles and permitted to drop upon
the ice. The end on the Danville side
was secured to the large reel on which
the cable was shipped here nearly two
years ago; it was cut entirely loose on
the South Danville side and drawn ov-
er the ice by means of the reel, which
was operated by several men. 1t was
nearly dark however. before the cable
was all wound up. When this was ac-
complished the work was abandoned for
the night.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
BANQUET at CITY Hotel.

The Brick Layers and Masons I'm
ion, No. 81, Of Danville, held it, an
nual banquet at the City Hotel last
evening and the occasion proved to be
most enjoyable.
The members Of the Danville Union
and their guests were seated at the
bountifully laden banquet board at
O'Clock. After the menu had received
the attention of the banqueters, speech
making and general social good time
was made the order of the evening.
Those present at the banquet We're
l.. mellow, president of the State
board; George Beyers, president; JOS
eph D. Hahn, vice president; Clark
Heimbach, secretary; John Albeck,
treasurer; Nathaniel Everhart, deputy :;
Harrison Shut, S. of A. -. John De-
lanty, alternate; William F. Meyer,
financial secretary; Lamar Hahn, Frank
Ryan, John Ickes, Peter Kelly, Jona-
than Rudy, Masters Arthur Beyers and
John McCrow. There were also present
as visitors Benjamin Wise, of Berwick; !;
H. Reinard and r. L. Keller, of Blooms
burg
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
A Pleasant Party.

One of the largest and most pleasant
social dances OF the season was held at
the.home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kitch-
en- at Black Run, Tuesday evening.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd Christian, Mabel Christian,
Fannie Christian. Mr.. and Mrs. Grier
Derr, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wampole
Jay Derr, Lillian Derr, Mr. and Mrs
John Tanner, Mr. and Mrs Hiram E.
Cromley, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Sees,
Frank Tanner, Annie Tanner, Marg-
aret Kreamer, Boyd Christian, Mr., and
Mrs. Clell Whitenight, Mary White
night, Wilson Ande, Bessie Ande, Ar
thur Whitenight, Sadie Christian,
Edna Ande, Earle Whitenight, Myron
Whitenight, John Christian, Ray Win
tersteen, Carrie Flick, Elwood Cross
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Heller, Horace
Geiser, Raymond Hover, Mahala Hell
Ter, Blaine Hartman, William Hover,
Decker Hover, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn
ton Watts, Hiram Grouse, Mary Mel
lick, Stella Welsh, Fannie Kline, Mer-
lin Reichard, Luther Whitenight, Jacob
Umstead, David Tanner, Albert Tan
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles White, Edith
Orman. Laura Orman, Ray Shaffer,
Harry Orman, Luella McHenry.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
Purchased Furnace Stack.

+. Q. Hartman has purchased the
material consisting mostly of brick
and mortar, that composed the stack
of the Bessemer blast furnace, which
was overthrown with such spectacular
effect the week before last.
Mr.. Hartman will use the material
in filling up between his silk mills
and the river bank. The furnace stack
contains several thousand tons of ma
terial, but it will all be needed along
with great deal of additional matter
before all the space at the rear of the
mills is graded over and the river bank
is repaired aad protected to meet Mr..
Hartman's idea.
The heavy blasting heard at the fur
mace site during the last couple Of
days, shows that work is being pushed
steadily along. Dynamite is being en-
ployed to break up some of the very
heavy steam and blast pipe that still
remains at the plant
II Will ne sOne udNS DelOIe lHty Will
be ready to throw the tall smoke stack
or to demolish the engine house, that
still shelters the big upright engine,
which is considered in too good con-
dition to be reduced to scrap. Should
the engine not find a purchaser by the
time the dismantling is completed a
temporary structure will be built over
it in order to afford shelter until it is
finally disposed of
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
COMMITTED to
COUNTY PRISON

Albert Smethers of Liberty township
was committed to the county prison
yesterday to await a hearing before
Justice of the Peace Oglesby on the
charge of malicious mischief.
Smethers, who is a single man about
% or 80 years of age, was arrested yes
terday by Constable Mcclellan Diehl
of Washingtonville on a warrant sworn
out by George X. Heddens The spe-
cific offense that Smethers has to an
swer for is the kicking over of lamp
in Heddens' Hall, Washingtonville, on
February end On that night there
was to be a dance in the hall, which is
in the second story of Mr.. Heddens'
building, Immediately above the store.
1t is alleged that Smethers was see
ing how high he could kick when he
struck the lamp and caused it to fall
to the floor. 1t broke to pieces and the
oil, which ran out over the floor, took
fire. Smethers, it seems, himself pick
ed up the fragments of the burning
lamp and threw them out of the win
dow, after which he assisted to ex-
tinguish the blaze. Prompt action
succeeded in preventing a fire.
The complainant in the case with
necessary witnesses will drive down to
Danyille this morning, when the hear
ing will take place before Justice
Oglesby at 9o'clock
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
VALUABLE PHOTOGRAPHS.

A series of very interesting pictures
may be seen at 4. H. Grone's book
store showing the old Bessamer blast
furnace in its partly dismantled state,
one of the most interesting being a
snap shot taken just as the big furnace
stack and elevator shaft were in the
process of falling. In the photograph
the ponderous mass hangs suspended in
the air at an angle of probably forty
five degrees.
The views artistically are quite up
to the standard and show that Mr..
Poulterer, the gentleman in charge, is
quite as much at home with the camera
as he is directing the wrecking of OBJ
solete industries. The photographs
should be priced very highly as they
will serve to keep in mind an impor
tant industrial establishment, whose
walls were familiar to a whole genera
tion of our inhabitants, but which af
ter few more blasts of dynamite have
done their work will be wholly a thing
of the past and the spot where they
stood will be a part of the common.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15

PARAGRAPHS

Miss Jennie Dyer. of South Danville
spent Sunday with friends in Cata-
| wissa.
Arthur Gearhart, of Williamsport,
spent Sunday at the Gearhart home
stead, Ferry street.
Henry Prentiss, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Prentiss, Railroad
street.
Charles Horton, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with friends in this city
Mrs. c. A. Sickle who has been
spending the past three months with
friends and relatives in Allentown and
Reading, returned to her home in this
city Saturday.
Mrs. W. H. Gold and children, Helen
and Clarence, of Watsontown, spent
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Thomas
McMahan, Spruce street.
Mrs. E. NJ. Brinton and Mrs. S. A.
Mccoy left for few days visit in
Philadelphia.
Jacob Martz, of Washingtonville,
made business trip to this city yes
terday.
j. n. Diehl of Northumberland, was
business visitor in this city yester-
day.
Miss Rachel Mettler, student at
Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Mettler.
Mrs. Amos Vastine left Yesterday
for a visit with friends in Lewisburg
H. L. Hecht transacted business in
Harrisburg yesterday.
E. W. Peters was Northumberland
visitor last evening.
James Halfpenny, of Lewisburg, was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
Bernard Duffy, of Ashland, former
Sheriff of Schuylkill county. called ON
friends in this city yesterday.
J. R. Smith, of Milton, transact
ed business in this city yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
Party Near WashingtonviIle.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Robbins delight.
fully entertained a surprise party al
their home near Washingtonville, Sat
urday evening, in honor of their daugh,
ter, Miss Margaret's birthday. The
evening was spent very pleasantly with
social chat, music on the graphophone,
cards aud other games. Refreshments
were served after which all left for
their homes wishing Miss Margaret
many returns of the day. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cornell
son, Miss Myrtle and Master Nelson
Cornelison, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ware,
Misses Stella and Minnie Ware, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Miller, Misses Kathryn,
Edith and Thelma Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Colder, Elmer Colder, Misses
Olive, Annie and Maude Colder, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Roat, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Steinman, Messrs J. A Smith
ers, John Fruit, Raymond and Sidney
Bogart, Israel and Clarence Hagenbuch,
John Hendricks, Freeman and Martin
Robbins, Misses Kate Manner, Flora
and Nancy Fruit, Mary Springer, Vida
Pannebaker, Flora, Lizzie and Mary
Robbins, of Danville R. F. D. No l :;
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Robbins, Miss
Gertrude Robbins, of Milton; Mr.. Nor
man Brofee, of Catawissa Miss Emil Y
Lewis, Messrs. Spencer Arter and
Purdy Arter, of Danville; Messrs.
Clarence Seidel, Elwood DIETRICH and
Isaiah Gresh, of Washingtonville ;
Misses Mary and Verna hartman, of
B llmeyer's Park.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15

ness OF tie shooting beside Andrew
Rogers, was then calledt He said thai
he and Jones had come to Hotel Diet
rich together, and that after a while
the talk drifted to shooting The wit
ness stated that Jones had dared
Dietrich to shoot, and that the report
of the pistol had followed closely upon
the dare. Woll, however, did not sec
Dietrich fire the shot.
Chief of Police Mincemoyer told the
jury of his going to Hotel Dietrich af
ter the shooting and of his taking
Dietrich into custody. He said that
when Dietrich surrendered himself il
was with the words:
81 shot the man but did it in self
defense. -
Upon question, however, both Woll
and Rogers stated that neither had
Jones weapon about him nor had he
made threatening move of any kind.
The jury after deliberatlon rendered
the following verdict:
An inquisition taken at Hotel
Dietrich, on Upper Mulberry street in
the Fourth Ward of the Borough of
Danville, County aforesaid, on the
Fourteenth day of February, A. D.
1906, upon view of the body of James
A. Jones, then and there lying dead,
before William V. Oglesby, a justice
of the peace in and for said County,
there being no lawfully appointed
Coroner for said County, upon the
solemn oaths respectively, of John L.
Russell, William E. Young, John G.
Voris, W. Dosh Holloway, John Doster
and Theodore R. Angle, six good and
lawful men of the County aforesaid,
charged to inquire on the part of the
Commonwealth, of Pennsylvania, when
where and by what means the said
James A. Jones came to his death,
who, upon their respective oaths, do
say, that it appears from the view of
the body and from the evidence pro-
duced before them, that the said James
A. Jones came to his death, on the
Thirteenth day of February, A. D.
1906, at the said Hotel Dietrich, on
Upper Mulberry Street in the Fourth
Ward of the Borough of Danville,
County of Montour and State of Penn
sylvania, as the result of wound in
ficted by bullet discharged from a
revolver in the hands of one Peter
Dietrich, proprietor of the said Hotel.
I'm witness whereof, as we'll the
said acting coroner as the said jurors,
have to this inquisition set their hands
and seals, on the day and the year first
above mentioned "
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
SIeighing Party.

A jolly sleighing party from Elys-
burg enlivened the home of Mr.. and
Mrs A. J. Still, corner of Water and
Cedar streets, Tuesday evening. The
neighborhood was apprised of the ar
rival of the party by noisy demonstra-
tions as they passed up Front street
After pleasant social time and the
serving of refreshments they began to
think of leaving as midnight approach
ed. Finally by the combined efforts
of all the young men the party was
successful in locating the hostler who
had charge of their team, and soon,
with jingling bells and footing horns
the happy party spell away.
Those present were: Misses Jennie
and Grace Miller, Hattie and Dora
Pitner, Ada Pensyl, Della Teitsworth,
Mabel Christian, Messrs. Howard E.
Vought Howard McWilliams, John
and Marshall Fahringer, Calvin Chris
tian, Addison Rodarmel and Jesse
Teitsworth, of Elysburg; Roy Shultz,
Miss Julia Russell and Mrs. n. NJ.
Keim, of Danville.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
THOUGHT BOILER
HAD EXPLODED

The Reading Iron Works, this CITY.
shortly before O'Clock Saturday morn
| ing was the scene of a most unusual ac-
cident, in which a workman narrowly
escaped being killed aud which came
! near causing panic among the work
men. The trouble was caused by the
explosion of a cinder tap, or to be more
explicit the Stag which had drained
out of heating furnace.
The accident took place at No. 8
heating furnace III the bar mill. The
usual lot of Stag had accumulated out
! side just below the door of the furnace
and was i'll process of cooling when
! one OF the workmen, a Polander, came
along for the purpose of removing it.
Before the cinder can be hauled away
1t has to be broken up into small pieces.
The cinder in front of No. 9 furnace,
was still little too warm for break
ing and in order to hurry along the
process of cooling the Polander took
up the hose and began to sprinkle wat
er upon it.
All of sudden there was an explos-
ion that shook the mill the Polander
was hurled some fifteen feet, while the
hot cinder in chunks as large as a
mans head was scattered in every dir
ection, several large pieces flying up
n thn roof Tho
The impression all through the plant
was that a boiler had exploded and the
workmen involuntarily dropped their
tools and were on the point of scampre-
ing out of the mill when the true ma
ture of the accident became known.
1t was only moment until several
employees reached the spot and picked
up the Polander 1t was found that
he was not injured beyond a few
scratches upon the face. The shock,
however, was terrible and the poor fell
low seemed to think he was fatally
hurt He was no sooner assisted to his
feet than he tainted. He was later
assisted to his home on Sycamore
street..
The explosion, it is thought. was
caused by the water working its way
under the tap and coming in contact
with some of the molten Stag. No one
about the mill could think of an ex-
plosion just like it-none so violent, in
which the whole mass of cinder was
scattered broadcast. 1t was merely
coincidence that the spot where the
cinder exploded was practically desert
ed at the time; otherwise no doubt a
number of workmen would have been
injured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
Remarkable Record.

\ woman, sixty years OF age, Who
has never been a mile away from her
home, has been found near lola. Mrs.
Fenstermacher, although enjoying the
best of health, has never been at Mill
Vile. four miles from her home, or
even in lola, which is but a mile from
her birth place. She has never seen a
trolley car or a railroad train, although
a railroad runs within three miles of
her home.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
DANVILLE BOY IN CANADA.

W. E. Lunger has received a letter
from his son Howard, who is located
at Montreal, as draughtsman for the
Canadian Car Company. Howard, who
was with the American Car and Foun-
dry Company at Berwick for about
two years, entered upon his position
at Montreal on December 1st. He is
much pleased with his new position
and sees in it fine opportunities for
gaining experience and for rapid ad-
vancement. He is in the best of health
and spirits. The winter sports for
which Montreal is famous appeal to
him very strongly, especially the ex-
ercise on snow shoes, with which he
already has become more or less ex-
pert Mercury, he writes, frequently
drops to 20 degrees below zero.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
Pet Dog i'm a Runaway.

The horse attached to A. NJ. Peters
delivery wagon took fright at a pass
ing sleigh on West Mahoning street
yesterday forenoon and INDUCED in a
slight runaway. He was caught near
Groves office, East Mahoning street.
There was no damage done.
The black pet dog of Mr. Peters was
in the wagon when the horse started
and he took in the whole trip evident
ly enjoying the ride AS the driverless
wagon dashed up Mahoning street the
dog had all he could do to balance him
self and maintain his position on the
seat where he was accustomed to sit
with the driver. The spectacle amused
a good many people.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
CROSSING BLOCKED
HALF AN HOUR

This paper finds it necessary to call
attention once more TO the hardships
imposed on our citizens by the practice
of blocking the railroad crossings,
which is quite persistently INDUCED
in at least on one railroad passing
through town. The trainmen are
shamefully Indifferent, not to say in
solent in the matter, simply consulting
their own convenience and refusing to
cut train on the crossing even when
requested to do so by people in wait
ing. As result regardless of the
weather persons are held up from fif
teen minutes to half an hour at time.
Drivers manage the best they can to
control restive horses, while pedestri-
ans take fearful risks trying to gain
the opposite side of the track by climb
ing over the cars.
The experience of iot of people
driving out North Mill street between
and o'clock Tuesday evening forms
q Ne't III pO4hhs AL y AiiS ot viz L ~
r. crossing they found the track block
ed by long coal train. The crew was
engaged in switching cars in to the
Reading Iron Works. They took their
own good time for it and simply ig-
nored the people waiting. For one half
an hour they blocked the crossing.
They refused to cut the train, although
repeatedly asked to do so by several
persons very anxious to cross.
The above forms an instance in
which ''forbearance ceases to be a vir-
tue. = The limit of time for which
crossing may be blocked was long sur
passed; the number of people forced to
wait in the chilly winter atmosphere
constantly increased as the weary half
hour dragged along. 1t was not one
person, but many, who was delayed
and put to inconvenience. The fact oc-
ours to one how easily one of those
held up for half an hour might have
been physician responding to an urg-
ent call and where every moment lost
lessened the chance Of saving human
life.
On the South Side conditions are not
much better The Pennsylvania rail
road crews have but little regard for
the travelling public and it is no un-
usual thing for the important crossing
there TO be blocked for fifteen minutes
at time. Some crews in taking wat
cr are considerate enough to detach |
the locomotive leaving the bulk of the
train standing below the crossing
while the locomotive runs up TO the |
tank. Others-and it Is n question
these do not form the major
ity-are unwilling to do so much for
the public and simply pull their train
up over the crossing where it is per-
mitted to stand. At this crossing, es-
pecially, it is very much feared that
al accident will occur among men and /!
boys who become weary of waiting
and attempt to climb over the cars.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
County Gets Fortune.

There has been lifted in Schuylkil
county !, 1856 liquor licenses. This rec
ord is several more than last year
There are still half dozen in the
hands of the court to be finally passed
upon.
The receipts from these licenses thu.
far aggre gate more than S2O9, OO0 The
Law and Order crusade against violat
ors of the license law closed up a mum.
ber of stands, but the renewal of Ii
censes to places refused last year ant
those granted to new stands outnum
Der them
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

Tie weather man has been backing
up the grounding in fine shape.
This is the time of the year wheI
people are liable to fire up too strong
In their homes and cause confiagra
tions. More fires in the winter are due
to over-heated fues than any othel
csuse.
The next chief burgess of Mount
Carmel borough will receive a salary
of $3.50 per year, an ordinance fixing
the salary at this figure-all that the
Act Of Assembly allows for a borough
Of its population having been passed.
4 strange situation exists in Union
township, Snyder county. There are
no candidates and the offices have to
20 begging for men.
Secretary Bonaparte has stopped the
hazing trials at the academy at An
napolis and thus perhaps saved the in
stitution from depopulation. Practi-
cally all the midshipmen INDUCED in
the hazing, il seems.
WANTED. Two men in each coun-
" 70 represent and advertise Hard
ware department, put ont samples of
our goods, etc. Travelling Position or
Office Manager. Salary $1,000 per
month, cash weekly, with all expenses
paid in advance. We furnish every
thing. THE COLUMBIA HOUSE,
Chicago, Ill Dept. 6l0, 234 9th Ave.
Cumberland county auditors hint at
irregularity in the fact that one just
ice and one or two constables have
more discharge" cases thrown on the
county than all other officials in the
county.
The st. Louis police have been or
dered 10 arrest every man who swears
on the street If the Danville police
were to do that they'd never get any
thing else done.
Every untaxed dog in this city should
be sent 10 the canine cemetery.
Even if the fore part Of the winter
didn't, February at least is endeavor-
ing TO hold ON TO "an oll-fashioIed
reputation.
IL is hoped-sincerely and almost
universally-that Nick Longworth will
fully recover in time tu prevent post
ponement of the wedding The public
Annot stand this strain much longer
WANTED.-Bright honest young
man from Danville to prepare for pay
ing position in Government Mail Ser
vice. Box one, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Deacon Rockefeller contempt for
Missouri is only equalled by hls con-
tepmt for Kansas. Tlis in itself is
enough 10 make Mis-. II. and Kansas
bury their old borj -r Wa hatchet.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
BAD FALL.

John r. Miller, the we'll known junk
dealer, took a bad tumble while walk
ing on the sidewalk near his home on
East Mahoning street yesterday morn
ing. He trod upon some ice which
caused him to slip. Mr.. Miller is a
heavy weight aud he come down with
great force striking the back of his
head ON the bricks.
The man escaped broken bones but
sustained terrible shock which kept
him confined to the house yesterday.
DR.. Wintersteen administered.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-02-15
Funeral of James A. Jones.

James A. Jones, whose tragic death
was noted in these columns yesterday,
will be buried on Saturday. The fun
eral will take place at p. III. from
the late residence, East Front street,
proceeding 70 the First Baptist church,
where services will be held. Interment
will be made in fairview cemetery.