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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
oteriIizing Filter Tubs.

The filter tubs at the water works
are this week undergoing steriliza-
tion, an exceedingly interesting pro-
cess, to which they are subjected at
least once a year. Two tubs were COM
pleted by Tuesday evening and yes
terday work on the third one begun.
1t may not he generally known that
in the bottom of each of the immense
tubs lies layer of crushed quartz or
saud four and "A half feet thick. Nat
urally in the process of many months
this material becomes impure, very
rusty in color aud not above suspicion
of harboring bacteria, while owing TO
its condition alum will not properly
adhere to it and the efficacy of the
plant is much impaired,
The material used in the tubs is
quite expensive, otherwise when it be-
comes impaired by use it could be
thrown out and new material substit-
uted. 1t is much cheaper to subject 1T
One tub IS taken at time. Seventy
five pounds of caustic soda are placed
on the filter bed, then steam under so
pounds pressure is turned on. The con-
tents of the tub is boiled from "a to 30
hours. 1t is then permitted to cool
gradually so that no injury may result
to the fine mechanism of the rub.
Next comes the process of washing
the filter bed to remove the soda, the
dirt aud other PARTICLES dislodged by
the boiling. a heavy stream of water
under a 100pound pressure is turned
on the bed washing it for 81 of an
hour. This leaves the sand clean and
pure as when new. The revolving
rakes do not reach within a foot of
the bottom of the filter bed, but the
sand is carefully shoveled around. so
that every particle is thoroughly agit-
ated and washed.
About two months ago the reservoir
was thoroughly cleaned so that the
sterilization of the filter tubs removes
the last obstacle in the way of abso-
lutely pure water All of which shows
that great care is taken OF the filter
plant and that those who have charge
of the water works are determined to
see to il that the borough has pure
water
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Appointed Pump Erector.

john G. Heddens, son Of our towns
man, William NJ. Heddens, has just
received an appointment in the de-
partment of public works in Philadel-
phia. He entered the competitive ex-
animation for the position of pump
erector and won the highest average
81 per cent-in a class of eighty five.
Only eight applicants passed the ex-
animation. Mr. Heddens won out by
one per cent, the next man having 81
per cent.
Mr.. Heddens has already been form
ally appointed and next week will re-
port to Cassius K. Gillette, Esq, chief
Of the bureau Of filtration for instruc'
tions and assignment of duty.
Mr. Heddens learned the trade of
machinst in the machine shop con-
nected with the big mill in this city
under Peter J. Adams and others. He
was always studiously inclined and as
is shown by his successful examina-
tion very proficient as machinist. He
went to Philadelphia about sever years
ago
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Old Bills of Ladlng.

William Knapp, is the possessor of
two old bills of lading which he al
lowed an AMERICAN reporter to
view Yesterday The documents are
relics Of the days when the canal was
the principal common carrier that had
entered Danville.
One of the bills is dated July 10Th,
1850 and contains a memorandum of
the Montour Iron company, Of this
city, which was shipping 154 rails on
the $50 Ahead, to the Allegheny
Valley r. r. company.
The other document is from the firm
of A. G. Cattell e Co., of Philadel-
phia, and is dated Nov 29th., 1854,
and contains a number Of separate
shipments to Danville people. among
them being - sacks of salt to Peter
Baldy, Sr. a piano to O, b Ballord
and a chair to Chalfant & Hughes
4 feature of the documents thar
strikes humorous chord is the clause,
inserted in both, that the parties agree
to deliver the goods entrusted TO their
care on the canal the dangers of the
seas only excepted.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Some Very Old Relics.

Mrs. James Hendershot, West Hem
lock township, has in her possession
some very old and interesting family
relics.
Among them is her grand father S
wedding vest which is we'll over a
hundred years old. 1t is cut in the
quaint style of those olden times. The
material is black satin, with a straight
front aud stand up collar Mrs. Hen
dershot also has her grandmother's
wedding shawl, a quaint white silk
Grape, hand embroidered affair. 1t was
the style in those days for bride to
wear a white cap. and Mrs. Hender-
shot has the cap that her grandmother
wore when she was married.
Among other possessions that Mrs.
Henderson, prizes are a set of silver
tea spoons that have been in use in
her family for over hundred years.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Election i'm Fire Department.

The annual election of the Danville
fire department. for chief and four as
sistants took place Saturday evening
between the hours of and S at the
Continental hose house, and resulted
in the election of John Tooey, chief
and William Shultz. first assistant.
There was no contest for the office
of chief. The office is given to each
company in turn, and this year the
selection was made from the Contin-
entail. There were l67 votes cast for
Mr. Tooey.
The contest in Saturday nights
election was for the positions of first,
second and third assistants. Each
company made one nomination and
the precedence of the nominees was
determined by the number of votes
received, the nominee from the Third
ward, however, taking fourth place.
The assistants were voted tor and
elected as follows:
First assistant, William Shultz, Good
Will. "a; second assistant, Harry T..
Rupp. Friendship. 5S; third assistant,
Harry Long. Washington, 80; fourth
assistant, Thomas Grimes, Continen-
tai
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
HABEAS CORPUS
PROCEEDINGS

A habeas corpus proceeding of much
interest took place before court Mon.
day the relator being William +.
Pensyl, who is confined in Jail charg-
ed with being implicated in the at
tempt made about q month ago to de-
fraud j. NJ Vought, of Mayberry
township, out of horse. Pensyl con
tended that Justice of the Peace J. ".
Gearhart, of Mayberry township, un-
der the testimony was not justified in
holding him for court. The habeas
corpus proceeding, however, brought
out evidence of very positive nature
and Pennsyl was held to answer for
conspiracy. In default Of one thousand
dollars bail he was remanded to jail.
His Honor Judge Evans and associ,
ates Blee and Wagner were on the
bench. District Attorney Gearhart
was opposed by William Kase West
and Charles V. Amerman as attorneys
for the relator.
The first witness called was j. Mad
ison Vought, of whom the horse was
fraudulently obtained He said Peusyl
brought Tate, alais Ethworth, and
Dunmoyer to Vought's farm. repre-
senting them as friends of his and as
business men of Sunbury, explaining
that he frequently transacted business
with them On the strength of this
representation by Pensyl Mr.. Vought
sold them one of his hest horses for
Sl70 and in payment took Ethworth :
check, which was later found to be
bogus.
Q. H. Vought, son of the prosecutor,
being sworn, corroboTated his faith
er's testimony.
William Taby, the constable who
effected the arrest Of the three men
implicated III the affair, was wit
ness. He told the story of the horses
recovery and subsequently of the ar
rest. When Ethworth (or Tatel and
Dunmoyer were accused of being horse
thieves, the constable said, they lost
no time in getting out of the neigh
borhooi. They fed SO precipitately
that they left the horse standing in
the road
Each of the witnesses felt convinced
that the two men never were in busi-
ness in Sunbury, as represented by
Pensyl
Each witness was subjected to a
searching cross examination by PEN
syl's attorneys with the hope of show
ing that he was altogether an innocent
party, who had been hired by Tate and
Dunmoyer to drive them over to Mr..
Vought's. Each witness, however,
held firmly to his testimony.
1t seemed to take the court only
minute to decide after the testimony
closed, Judge Evans announcing that
they would require the defendant to
enter into bail in one thousand dol
lars for his appearance at next term Of
court to answer for conspiracy. In de-
fault of bail he was remanded to jail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Entertained at Supper.

Landlord William Spade entertained
a number of his friends at a hausen
PETER banquet on Tuesday evening at
hotel Trainor.
The occasion. which was consum
mated in Mr. Spades usual elaborate
and hospltable manner, was most en-
ioyable. The banquet room was elab
orately decorated for the affair with
red, white and blue bunting and flags.
Mr.. Spades guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Bachinger, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bachinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Aten, Messrs. Simon X. Hoff-
man, Thomas G. Vincent. Horace G.
Blue, w. Kase West, Samuel Johnston,
Clarence Haupt, Theodore Hoffman,
Jr., Walter 0. Greene, j. G. Peifer,
r. N. Lyon, William O'Blosser,
Thomson Jenkins, Isaac Sweitzer and
John Jenkins.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mrs. Walter Cook, of Camden, New
Jersey. and Mrs Lewis Lee, sons Rob
ert and William, of Philadelphia, have
returned home after visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs T. V. Snyder,
Spring street
Mrs. Charles Jones and son Law
renee are visiting friends in Pniladel-
phia and New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. L. Heddens and
son, of Washingtonville, were visitors
in this city yesterday.
Charles N. Hendershot left Satur-
day for Berwick, where he has accept
ed position as night watchman at
the mill of the e. S. Lumber com
plny.
Mrs George D. Edmondson left yes
terday for a visit with friends in
Philadelphia and Allentown
Mrs. John Weigold, First street, is
visiting friends in Milton.
Mrs. Jasper Perry left yesterday for
a visit with friends in Milton.
Mrs. Jacob Fisher and daughter Miss
Clara spent yesterday with friends in
Sudbury.
Miss Sue Ellis. OF Ottawa, is visit
ing at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
James 5. Ellis. at Exchange.
Harry Renner aud George Wolf re-
turned to Lewisburg Yesterday after a
visit with Miss Goldie Mockenheim,
Mill street
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Would Have Good Results.

State Highway Commissioner Hunt
er advises road supervisors to organize
as school directors are now organized
in the several counties III tine State. If
the supervisors in each county were to
organize and hold frequent meetings
there is little doubt that the result of
their consultations and conferences
would be beneficial 10 the public road
improvement movement. School di-
rectors find it profitable to hold meet
ings at least once year at which the
interests of the schools are discussed.
That better roads would result from
tine organization of road supervisors
there is not the least doubt OF course
the improvement would depend upon
the character of the men who should
be chosen for supervisors, but with an
organization such as that which is
suggested the useless members Of the
board would be weeded out aud only
those who are active and energetic
would be asked to serve as supervis-
ors.
With an organization of this kind in
Montour county the supervisors in the
several townships could get together
and discuss questions relating TO the
public roads, exchange views as to the
| best methods of improving the high
ways and plan for work which would
in few years bring about decided
and much needed change in the man
ner of repairing the roads. An organ
ization of this character in this coun-
ty would aid very materially in ad-
vancing the good roads idea in the
| several townships
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
REPAIRS ON
BRIDGE APPROACH

The agitation relating to the ap-
proach to the river bridge on the South
side seems to have borne some fruit;
at least, a remedy is being applied,
which while not bringing about the
construction Of the retaining walls
will nevertheless improve conditions
very much.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
has come TO the rescue. 1t has agreed
to furnish free of cost all the lime
stone needed to construct a fine maca-
dam roadway the entire distance from
the river bridge to the freight house
below the station, provided Gearhart
township will do the hauling. 1t is
hardly necessary to add that the town
ship has decided to accept the prop
osition. AS matter Of fact it has al
ready taken hold of the work.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
has fixed no limit to the quantity of
crushed stone that it agrees to fur
hlsll. ALltbdb ltl4CC Ctll lOttdS iio NC Ct
rived at South Dauville aud there is
more coming. The material consists of
limestone or something that closely
resembles it broken up into regulation
size and is the same material that is
used by the company for ballasting its
track. 1t is shipped from the yards OF
the Susquehauna Stone company at
Georgetown, where the railroad COM
pany gets all or large quantity of
the stone it uses for ballast
Gearhart township had two teams
hauling yesterday and more will prob
ably be employed today. By last even
ing fair beginning was made at the
work on the approach to the bridge.
The course of crushed stone here as
far as the roadway is finished is two
feet thick, which raises the approach
nearly to a level with the trolley
track. Practically the same thickness
will be applied from the bridge to Haz-
Teton Avenue, as the street is known
that leads from Peter Berger's corner
down to the station.
The entire width of the last named
street will be covered with course of
limestone eighteen inches thick from
the corner down to the freight house
Before the stone can be applied the
track of the Danville and Sunbury
street railway, which now at some
places is nearly concealed will have to
be raised to conform with the inn
provement
Over the entire distance a course of
limestone screenings three inches
thick will be applied, which will make
the surface smooth and will add to the
durability of the road. The screenings
to be used were brought to South Dau-
Vile year or more ago to be used in
repairing roads about the station.
Road improvement, however, was
never taken up and the screenings have
lain on large pile below the station
where they were unloaded from the
cars.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
State Demonstrators at Work

A. W. Stephens, the State San Jose
scale Inspector, who is at present work
ing in this county, has nearly complet-
ed his demonstrations. and by next
Thursday will have finished his sched-
ule Yesterday afternoon he gave de-
monstration at the farm of j. +.
Mowrer, at Straw berry Ridge, before
the largest number that has as yet at
tended demonstration in this coan-
ty, q being present,
Iu conversation yesterday Mr..
Stephens stated that the first two or
three of the demonstrations, which
were held in the western part of the
county, were poorly attended. This he
attributes to the fact that in the part
of the county where these first demon
strations were given, there are not as
many fruit trees as in the section
where he is now working. He says
that as soon as he began to hold de-
monstrations in the northern end of
the county the attendance began TO in
crease. In the northern end of the
county, among the hills, there are more
fruit trees and the farmers are natur-
ally more interested III any measures
that will save their trees from the de-
struction that the spread of the San
Jose scale threatens
The inspection made recently, and
now the series of demonstrations that
are being given by Mr.. Stephens are
the first real work that has been done
by the State in Montour county, and
it is not the intention to allow the
good work to stop there. Mr.. Stephens
states that if at each demonstration
two farmers can be induced 70 spray
| their trees. he will feel satisfied with
| his work. for if but two persons will
use the spray conscientiously they
will be so pleased with the results that
! their recommendation will soon in
duce other farmers to use the same
methods.
After Mr.. Stephens finishes with his
demonstrations he intends to spend
some time in Mayb township.
! The demonstrations that Mr.. Steph,
ems has still to conduct are as fol.
lows:
Thursday, December g. at Frank
Miller's, , miles s. W. from Washing
tonville.
Friday, December :, at Mrs. f. P.
Appleman 5, 4 miles n. from Danville
Tuesday, December II, at Richard
+ Rogers, mile n. from Hendrick
son S church.
Wednesday, December u, at Cyru
Styer's 6l5 miles n. f. from Danville
Thursday, December l3, at John J
Johnson's 21& miles j.. from Mausdale
Mr.. Stephens Is also trying to al
, range a demonstration nearer Danville
if suitable place can be procured.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Repairs on Church Resumed.

The extensive repairs, on the Straw
berry Ridge Reformed church, which
were begun in the summer and which
were discontinued on account of the
lack of help. have again been taken
up and will be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible.
1t is the intention to thoroughly re-
novate the building. Among other i'm
provements that will be made will be
the installation of new bell, repaint-
ing and repapering the interior, rear
ranging the seats, the erection of new
vestibule and the placing of new
roof
Work on the Improvements was begun
this week and as the church on next
Sunday will not be in condition for
occupation, service will be held in the
Strawberry Ridge grange hall at lC
O'Clock by the pastor, Rev W. j.
Kohler.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
WILL THE BOARDS
Be POSTED l?

IL was learned at the office of the
county commissioners Saturday that
the large boards setting forth the new
rules relating to speed on the river
bridge will be posted early this week.
1t was explained that the delay in in
stalling the boards was not due TO any
desire to recede from the position tax
en-, but was caused by some alteration
necessary in the lettering and the
high wind prevailing during the last
few days.
Meanwhile not few of those who
drive the bridge daily have had their
heads together and openly declare
their intention of resisting the meas
ure as uncalled for and unreasonable.
One of these, a gentleman who is not
likely to recede from position of the
kind when once assumed, on Saturday
expressed himself in terms that could
not be misunderstood, To begin with
he ventured the prediction that the
boards would never be installed. At
all events the warming would be un-
needed.
Nothing could be more absurd and
unjust as this gentleman viewed 1T.
In the first place, he said, the State
built the two counties ponderous
iron bridge that would carry freight
train. A trolley company has been
granted permission to use the bridge
and it runs its cars at high speed.
Automobiles may run at the rate of
ten miles an hour, but the man with
light vehicle is obliged to walk his
horse. Few horses trot across the
bridge at rate of speed as great as
ten miles per hour.
These persons who take exception to
the new rules agree that the speeding
of horses and the fast running of au
tomoDiles on the bridge should be pro-
hibited, but they strenuously object
to rules so sweeping as those which
have been adopted by the county COM
missioners. The river bridge is a
bleaky place in winter, exposed to
winds of frigid temperature that sweep
with fearful velocity up the river, and
to be obliged to walk horse in cross
ing, to say nothing of the unwarrant-
ed loss of time, would be to entail up
on those who daily or frequently drive
the long bridge vast amount of dis
comfort. if not positive suffering,
which might easily result in illness.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
Attending Institute.

Among the visitors at the county in
stitute yesterday was Judge Maynard
j. Phillips, of Muncy Valley, known
prominently as one of the school book
men of this section, who is apt to turn
mp about institute time. Judge Phil
lips is a jolly companionable fellow
and has multitude of friends among
teachers and school directors.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
ApDoiuted SuperViSOr.

On the petition of W. Boyd Moore
and L. c. Shultz, supervisors of West
Hemlock township, Judge G. c. Evans
has appointed Paul Mausteller, an
elector of West Hemlock township, to
serve on the board of supervisors of
the above township, vice a. d. Cross
ley, resigned Mr.. CrossIey has recent
ly removed to New York City.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
A POIN TIER.

Lehigh Valley trainmeu who bad
been arrested aud fined in Wilkes
Barre for obstructing the crossings re
ceived cold comfort when they appo T.
ed to the company to pay their fines,
according to a dispatch from Wilkes
Barre. The officials told tEem they
would have to pay their own fines, as
they were supposed 10 arrange their
work so that the trains will not block
the crossings and interfere with the
city's traffic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-12-06
ELKS' LODGE
Of SORROW

with some SUI people Oh Oie OCCdslCA
of the Elks' memorial service, con-
Quoted by Bloomsbury lodge, No. 436
and Danville lodge, No. 754.
To the solemnity and impressive
ness of the event was added the at
tractive beauty of finely arranged
and we'll rendered program. The
stage of the Bloomsbury opera house
was profusely decorated for the occas-
ion with palms and colored incandes-
cent bulbs.
Danville lodge. No. 754 with about
80 members accompanied by some 90
guests, went to Bloomsbury on speci-
al Danville and Bloomsbury car,
The program Was as follows:
ORDER OF SERVICE.
Professional, "War March of the
Priests Mendelssohn, LaTourrette's
Orchestra.
Overture, Bohemian Girl, Balfe.
Orchestra.
Opening Ceremony, Bloomsbury
Lodge, No. 1876, assisted by Crusade
Commandery Quartet. R. F. Colley,
E. H. Ent, A. N Yost, o. H. Yetter.
OPENING ODE.
Great Ruler of the Universe,
All-seeing and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work,
And be all glory thine.
Oh, hear our prayers for the honored
dead.
While bearing in our minds
The memories craven on each heart
For "Auld Lang Syne.
Prayer, Rev. J. W. Diggles. St
Paul's Episcopal Church.
Solo, "Tantum Ergo" Millard,
Mrs. Cora Post Keatley, Shickshinny.
Selection, Crusade Commandery
Quartet.
Eulogy, Hon. John G. McHenry,
No 436.
Orchestra Selection, (a), Sacred In
termezzo, Trinity" (b), Sacred In
termezzo, "Cupidietta, Tobani.
Solo, 80, Divine Redeemer," Gou
nod, Miss Rosa E. Vollrath, Blooms
burg S. n S.
Memorial Address, Hon. John II.
Bigelow, Hazleton No 200.
Solo, Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought. -
Zabriskie. Mrs. Cora Post Keatley.
Solo, Selected, Walter Russell. of
Danville.
Orchestra Selection, Andante from
Surprise Symphony. Haydn
Closing Ceremony, Danville Lodge,
No. 754.
Audience join in singing, "Nearer
My God to Thee. :"
Benediction, Rev. J. W. Diggles.
Recessional, March Pontificale, "
Gounod.
The officers of Danville lodge, No.
754, are as follows:
Exalted Ruler, W. W. Gulick; Es-
teemed Leading Knight, Paul l.. And
rews; Esteemed Loyal Knight, Simon
Ellenbogen; Esteemed Lecturing
Knight, Scott Ewes; Secretary, Ed
ward Purpur; Treasurer, Ralph Kisn
er; Tiler,J. Beaver Gearhart; Esquire,
Arthur Amesbury; Inner Guard, Will
liam Elenbogen Chaplain. Thomas
Vincent; Trustees, Charles Snyder, J.
W. Robson. John + Tooley.
The officers of Bloomsbury, No 1876,
are as follows:
Exalted Ruler, Charles NJ. Evans;
Esteemed Leading Knight, Christian
A Small; Esteemed Loyal Knight,
William Chrisman; Esteemed Lectur-
ing Knight, Gerald Gross Secretary.
Charles B. Ent Treasurer, +. D. Den
tier; Tller, W. Clark Sloan; Esquire,
Anthony MeDzbach; Inner Guard, And
rev Evans; Chaplain, l.. II. Tooley !;
Trustees, John G. Harman.J. H. Cole
man, John Gross.
COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAL SER
VICE.
Christian A. Small, J. Gere Jayne,
Charles E Randall, ". Clark Sloan,
H. J. Achenbach, Charles NJ. Evans.
The members of the lodges who pass
ed away during the last year were ;
Danville, n. S. Harris, John L. Evans :;
Bloomsbury. Clemuel Beishline, An
thony Golembinski, W. I. Huntzinger,
DR.. W. II. Purman, Stewart A. Ash.