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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
SUDDEN DEATH
H. A. KNEIBLER

Henry A. Kneibler, widely known
resident of Danville. died suddenly
about O'Clock last evening in the Odd
Fellows rooms, city hall
Mr.. Kneibler for some years past has
acted as janitor of the orders apart
ments, Last night the Heptasophs,
who meet in the Odd Fellows rooms,
were holding meeting. While the
conclave was in session Mr. Kneibler,
as is customary, kept his station in the
ante room. He seemed in the best of
health and spirits and as the members
arrived and passed into the lodge room
he had pleasant word for each.
William Paugh was with the deceas-
ed when he died. He spent few mo-
ments in pleasant conversation with
Mr.. Kneibler, who sat in an arm chair
with one leg thrown negligently over
the arm of the chair. Mr.. Paugh sent
in his card and in the brief moment
that his back was turned he heard a
strange gurgling noise from the direc-
tion OF the chair which filled him with
alarm. Quickly turning he found that
the deceased had fallen over with his
head upon the table and was scarcely
breathing. Mr.. Paugh few to his side
and raised him into an erect position
at the same time summoning assistance
from the lodge room. Help, however,
was unavailing. The man was dead
in an instant, the cause of the sudden
demise according to physicians being
heart failure. The death occurring as
it did without a moments warning,
was indeed dreadful shock, not only
to the family but also to the lodge
members, who were so near him when
he expired.
The deceased was So years of age and
is survived by a wife, two sons and
three daughters: Harry G. Keibler, of
Scranton Arthur Kneibler, of Phila
delphia; Mrs. Joseph Neal, of Will
Transport; Mrs. Judson Still and Mrs
n. NJ. Keim, of this city.
The deceased was a highly honored
citizen. He was lifelong resident of
Danville and was for many years a
heater at the Reading Iron Works and
at other industries. He was promin-
ent and devoted member Of MontouI
Lodge, No. 100, l. o. o. F., and also
of the Mnemoloton Encampment, No.
14O.
The funeral arrangements were not
perfected last evening.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Will Remove Canal Bridge.

The bridge over the abandoned can
al at Beaver street, one of the very few
canal bridges remaining i'll the bOr
Ough, is being removed to make way
for a culvert at the spot. To accom-
modatc the bridge there is steep
grade at each end, which makes haul
ing difficult, i'll addition to which the
bridge was long ago condemned aS un-
safe and the public was warned not
to use it.
The warning however, was not heed
ed and the public regardless of danger
have continued to use the bridge. The
old structure, however, is at last at the
end of its career Beaver street, it
seems, is not public thoroughfare,
but belongs to the two industries lOc
ated north of the canal. The Stove
and Manufacturing company, therefore,
for some time past has stood ready TO
remove the bridge and fill in the canal
constructing "a culvert to take its place
as was done by the borough at other
points, as soon as the d. l.. & w rail
road company would cooperate, lay
ing pipe of suitable Dimensions as it
did at Church street. The owners of
the canal it would seem are as anxious
as the borough is to get rid of the old
bridges and are willing enough to CO.
operate with the stove works.
\ few days ago large quantity of
terra Gotta pipe two feet in diameter
was unloaded at the spot and yesterday
force of railroad employees were at
work laying the pipe. BY night the
job was nearly completed, although
the men We're obliged to wade water
nearly knee deep and worked against
tremendous odds.
The Stove and Manufacturing com.
pany now stands ready to fulfill it,
part Of the contract. The bridge will
be removed at any day and work OF
building the culvert will begin. There
will not be much interruption to trav
OF, as the Stove and Manufacturing
company has big accumulation OF
ashes, cinder, uto., available, which
viii suffice to fill up the spot sufficient
, ly to make the road passable. Stimuli
taneously with the filling up with ashe
cinder, etc. the street viii be cut dowl
70 conform with the general level, TIN
earth obtained by the process beinz
used in filling up the spot.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Truss Us Feet Long.

One of the largest and heaviest pieces
of frame work flor rolling mill con-
struction ever made in this section is
receiving its finishing touches in the
big steel plant at the upper end of the
borough-to be used in making some
necessary repairs at the plant of the
Structural Tubing Company. 1t is i'll
the form of gigantic truss 1875 feet
long, embodying all the features OF
modern and scientific construction.
The work is wholly in the hands Of
John A. Mowrey, who has had much
experience in the building of bridges,
mills and other heavy structures. The
truss, 125 feet long, is 14x22 inches and
is made up of eleven separate sticks
clamped together. Its weight is esti-
mated at 80 tons and as constructed its
strength is enormous. An expert to
whom the plan was submitted by Mr..
Mowrey assured him that it would
carry 100 tons.
The big truss is designed to occupy
a place overhead in the Structural Tub
ing works and will take the place of
the smaller and lighter Howe truss IN
stalled some fourteen years ago and
which from its position directly over
the rolls has become much weakened
from the constant heat as well as from
other causes. The truss to be displac-
ed is only eighty feet long, whereas
the new truss will extend the whole
length of the plant carrying the two
mills of 80 and 10 feet respectively,
which center together. At each end
the truss will be supported by a
gigantic post made up of two separate
sticks 10x1S inches. 1t will carry the
ends of ten truses distributed at inter
walls over the long span. The timber
used is southern pine, which was six
weeks en- route from the shipping point
to Danville. The timber is all surfac-
ed An enormous amount of work will
be involved in the important repair,
as before the old truss can be removed
the entire roof system will have to be
proped up; then. in putting up the
new truss. which will be taken apart
in moving it from the steel plant, false
work will have to be erected in the
mill TO support it while it is being put
together and properly adjusted to car
ry its heavy burden. 1t will be near
" month before the work is complet
| ed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Eggleston, of
Scranton, are visiting at the home Of
Frank Bergner, Nassau street.
Miss May McNinch, of Jerseytown,
spent Sunday in this city as the guest
of Mrs. Charles V. Amerman.
A II. Bloom, of Wilkes Barre, speut
Saturday at the home of George b.
Jacobs, Ferry street.
Miss Katherine Raver, of Burnham,
spent Sunday at the home of her faith
er, Rev. c. W. Raver, Ash street.
John Danner, of Honesdale, spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Horton and Frease Laubach, of Ber
wick, spent Sunday with friends in
this city.
Miss Margaret Michael, of Clarks-
town, is guest at the home of George
s Tillson, Pine street.
Miss Robinson, teacher in the third
ward schools, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Robin
son, Liberty township.
Miss Leah Mincemoyer, of Mont
gomery, spent Sunday with relatives
i'll this city.
Cyrus Coleman, of Limestone town
ship, transacted business i'll this city
yesterday.
Peter Started, Of South Danville
was in Sunbury yesterday.
Squire John NJ. Robinson. of Liberty
township, was a visitor in this city
yesterday.
Wesley Jackson, of Derry township,
was visitor in this city yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Stout, of Williams
po rt, is a guest at the home of AleXan-
der Foster, Bloom street
Miss Helen Jameson will leave to-
day for p stay with friends at Ber-
wick.
Miss Anna Martin has returned from
visit with relatives at Jersey City.
Mrs. Harry Huffman, of Sunbury,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah j.
Winters in this city yesterday.
Mrs. 5. A. Eckman and Miss Ger
trude Eckman returned TO Rushtown
Tuesday from the State Hospital at
Fountain Springs, where Mrs. Eckman
had been receiving treatment.
II. a. Snyder and T. J. Pettijohn,
of Strawberry Ridge, We're business
visitors in this city yesterday
Harry Seesholtz, of Northumber-
land, called on friends in this city yes
terday.
Joseph Grim, of Swenoda was Il
visitor in this city yesterday.
". r. Clark returned to South Dan
Vile last evening after a several DAYS
trip to Philadelphia.
Misses Katherine Vastine, Stella
Doster, Blanch Sechler. Stella Low
nestein and John Kase, students at
Bucknell university, arrived in Dan
VILE yesterday for a ten days vaca-
| tion.
Mrs. James Frazier, of Washington
vile and Mrs Charles Haney. of Maus
dale, spent yesterday with friends in
DanvilIe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Rural Phones are Spreading.

The People Telephone System, which
has proven so great a boon to the farm
ers in this vicinity continues to spread
out rapidly. 1t is now possible to
reach every township in Montour
county except Mayberry, besides the
phones in Northumberland and Colum-
bia counties that have been installed
by the company.
A central office has lately been es-
tablished at Turbotville, and two new
switch boards are under construction.
New lines are constantly being pushed
out; one is now being developed to
Muncy, another to Dewart, and still
another through Frosty Valley. a line
from Turbotville to Lewisburg is one
of the extensions of the near future.
The construction work is being pushed
all the time despite the winter wealth
er.
The system now reaches Millville
and among the subscribers there are
L. NJ. Johns & Son. ]. l.. Reese &
Co, 1.-The Millville Tablet, DR..
Ev erett and others.
Calvin and Wilson Derr are new sub
scribers on the Milton line.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
ANKYLOSTOMOS

The versatile newspaper man or
Hazleton sent a dispatch to a Philadel-
phia newspaper last week stating that
the miner is threatened with a new
danger Ii is a new disease called IAN
kylostomos' and it is said that it was
imported here from Europe by foreign
laborers The poor miner. One would
think that his dangers at present were
plentiful without running i'll on him
the ankylostomos. His dread hereafter
will not be in the threacherous fall OF
coal, black damp, dynamite thawing
and the like, but in the terrible an
kylostomos. The awful name of the
new disease is in itself enough to
throw any able bodied miner into
spasms The ankylostomos. Great
Scott
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
DANVILLE
DEFEATS PITTSTON


A fast pretty game of basket ball at
the Armory Saturday evening between
the Danville and Pittston Y. NJ. G. A.
teams resulted in victory for the
locals by score of 1926.
The contest was fast and snappy
throughout and while the score is one
sided, the game was interesting and
each point was hotly contested.
The contest was made much more
pleasant for the large audience by the
fact that the small boys, who con-
stitute the five cent rush, were con
spicuous by their absence. AS con-
sequence the usual noisy disorder that
has prevailed at many of the games in
the past was missing and excellent or
der was maintained throughout the
evening.
Pittston played her usual fine game.
Their play was fast and their passing
excellent Their basket tossing, how
ever, was not at all accurate. The Dan
Vile boys, on the contrary, had the
location of the basket down TO nicely,
especially in the second half when
their goal throwing was a marvel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Steuographer to Return Honey,

sensation was created yesterday
morning by an order promulgated in
court by Associate Krickbaum, in
which it is stated that money amount
ing to sixty dollars was illegally re-
ceived by Stenographer VanderSlice,
aud ordering that the moUey be return
ed to the County Treasury within 10
days. The court order was as follows:
During the year 1905, Court Steno-
grapher George II. Vanderslce certiti-
ed to the commissioners of Columbia
county for taking notes in court for
the following days: September 10,
1904, May 6, and July 20, 1905, at $40
per day, making thirty dollars. The
time so certified was enormously done
as no notes were taken on those days,
and the money was illegally drawn
from the county treasury. Now the
order of the court is that the said
George H. Vanderslice refund said $50
to the treasurer of Columbia county
ana tnat UnlS OIueI De cOhp4lSu VIII"
within 10 days from this date.
And that for May 3, June IA and
September II, 1905, George H. Van
derslice charged the county of Mon
tour $50 for taking notes in court and
that for the same time he also present
ed like bills to the county Of Colum-
bia, and drew the like sum of $50. 1t
is the opinion of the court that this
was an error, and that the said George
H. Vanderslice is directed also to re-
fund to the county of Columbia the
$50 above named; and that the same be
done within Is days from this date,
March u 1905 -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
COMMENCEMENT
ARRANGEMENTS

AT meeting of the senior class of
the high school held yesterday a num-
Der of the most important commence
ment and class day arrangements were
completed. Honor announcements were
also made by the faculty
First honors in the class of 1906 were
awarded to Harry Schoch, and second
honors to Miss Florence Price. 9th
ers graduating with honors are Miss
Isabel Blue, Miss Katherine Gearhart,
Miss Martha McClow, George Jacobs
and Will Mccoy.
The other members of the class are
Charles +. .Kostenbauder, Morris Engle.
Raymond Hauser, Miss Laura Mann,
Miss Florence Trumbower, Miss Mar
garet Patton, Miss Jennie Woodside.
Miss Alice Payton, Miss Dora Jenkins,
Miss May Meyer, Miss Annie Steinbren-
ner, Miss Lucille Evans, Fred Evans,
Maurice Dreifuss, Stanley Morris, Rob-
ert Armes, Alvin Spades. j. Welliv-
er Joseph Gill and Miss Mary Gill.
1t is the probability that all the mem
bers of the class will graduate
1t was decided at the class meeting
to hold the class day exercises in the
court house at o'clock in the after
noon of Friday, May 25th, instead of
on May Both, as was originally intend
ed. The commencement exercises will
take place the same evening at s
o'clock.
The class chose the members who
would deliver the different orations as
follows:
Glass Grafton. Miss Martha Nc
Glow.
Presentation. Robert Armes and
George Jacobs
Mantle Grafton. Alvin Spade.
Prophecy Miss Katherine Gear
hart.
History. Isabel Blue.
Poem. Will Mccoy.
The valedictory and the salutatory
will be delivered by the pupils who
were awarded first and second honors,
respectively, and will be given at the
commencement exercises in the even
ing
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Funeral of Mrs. Winters,

Mrs Sarah J. Winters, whose death
occurred in Sunbury, Sunday, was con-
signed to the grave in Odd Fellows
cemetery yesterday afternoon. The
funeral took place at 2 p IN. from the
residence of Mrs. Jacob Elliott, daugh-
ter Of the deceased, No. 606 East Mar
ket street. There was a large attend
ance.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Harry Minsker, pastor of the United
Evangelical church. Three sons and
three grandsons acted as pail bearers
as follows: Peter, Jacob and Arthur
Winters, and John, Jacob and Harry
Elliott.
The following persons from out OF
town attended the funeral: Mr.. and
Mrs. Madison Temple Of Valley town
ship Mr.. and Mrs. William Forney, OF
Riverside Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis
of Catawissa MIR. and Mrs. Harry
Huffman and Mr.. and Mrs Arthur
Winters, of Sunbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
NEW INDUSTRY
FOR RIVERSIDE

/ \ new industry is looming up in
Riverside, which if plans do not mis-
carry, promises to become an import
ant factor in the growth and develop
ment of our neighboring borough. The
industry is nothing less that plant
for the manufacture of fine hosiery
Riverside is charming place, but
il is deficient in industries, those fami-
lies who reside there in the main be-
ing obliged TO look to Danville for en-
ployment. Along with its broad ave
nues that make the place desirable for
residences it has scores of admirable
manufacturing sites. The trolley line
in course of construction has attracted
attention to Riverside and i'll light of
all the facts it would seem that a new
era has dawned upon the town.
Among the manufacturing concerns
Of Philadelphia that are cramped for
room and desire to establish plant
where help is plentiful is the Adams
Hosiery company. w. X. Adams, a
member of the firm, whose attention
had been called to the advantages eX-
iSting at Riverside, a few days ago paid
that place a visit to look over the
ground During his stay Of couple
of days duration he was in the hands
! of W. T. Shepperson, Eli Hoover, DR..
Dewitt, W. r. Clark and other lead
ing spirits, who made ii clear to him
that the borough stood ready to vel
come an industry such as his and had
inducements to offer that he could not
ignore Mr. Adams had with him
specimens of the product of his plant
which spoke for itself, being the finest
and most expensive grade of work. He
also exhibited letters from houses with
which he dealt that made it clear that
his product was i'll general demand
and that he could sell all the hose that
he could manufacture.
Mr.. Shepperson and his associates
took it upon themselves to offer the firm
free of cost plot of ground 200 feet
wide fronting on the Pennsylvania
railroad and to exempt the industry
from the payment of local tax for the
period of ten years.
The plot of ground offered was form
erly used for the manufacture of fire
brick and contains a roOmy and sub
stantial building. Mr. Adams was
much pleased not only with the loca-
tion and the natural advantages, but
also with the inducements and the
generous terms proposed by the citi-
zens There is only one point in which
he is in doubt, that is on the question
! of help Mr.. Shepperson, however, has
confidence that hands in sufficient
number can be procured to keep a
good-Sized plant in operation.
As things stand at present ii seems
that the Adams Hosiery Company may
start up in Riverside The PROPOSE
tion is that the building, formerly the
brick plant, be remodeled TO start up i'll
the manufacture of fine hosiery, so that
a fair number of hands may be in
structed in the work while the other
portion of the plant is being built.
After a years experiment if it should
be demonstrated that help in sufficient
numbers can not be obtained in River
side the proposition will be abandon
ed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
Will be Clerk.

William NJ. Sechler, who has held II
clerkship under A. II. Grone for some
years past, will be the new agent of
the Adams Express Company, rs rem
dered necessary by the removal of the
business into the separate office. No
1872 Mill street,
The removal Will take place on April
lst, at which time Mr.. Sechler will
take charge. Horace Bennett will con-
unue on as driver of one of the wag-
ons.
The Adams Express office has been
,n it's present quarters in the book and
stationery store, for nineteen years.
During nine years of that time Mr..
Grone has been the agent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
CHANGES ON
MILL STREET

There will be a considerable number
of changes among our business men on
Mill street this spring Incidental to
the change of quarters, there is the
usual amount of remodeling and rem
ovation, which adds to convenience
and store space and imparts to the
street an improved appearance.
Cohen q Newman, who have dissOlv-
ed partnership, will each have thorough
ly modern quarters.
Mr. Cohen, who has enterered into
partnership with his brother, will con-
tinue on at the old stand, which will
have a flexible glass front, something
entirely new in this section, installed
at Cohen Brothers own expense. Mr..
Newman as already reported has gone
into business individually. and has re-
moved into the Cousart building, No
222 Mill street, which has just been
remodeled at considerable expense.
The Standard Gas company, George
NJ West, superintendent, will remove
from No. ll6 Mill street to the Brown
building, using the first floor now oc.
cupied by K j. Evans with his bar
Der shop. George Bedea, the barber,
who occupied the basement under the
Reynolds building, will remove up
stairs into the room vacated by the
Standard Gas Company.
W. Z. Bell, the grocer, will remove
from 3l9 to No. 292 Mill street, the
building formerly occupied by the
sugar bowl" J, 7. Findlay has re-
moved from the opera house block to
No. 81 Mill street, i'll the building
occupied by David Shelhart George
w Hendricks, will open a tin store in
the room vacated by Mr.. Findlay in
the opera house block. Harry Gold
man of the American Stock company
is selling out his stock preparatory to
removing to Pittsburg. n T. Butter
wick is also selling out his stock of
| jewelry. BY whom the room will be
occupied the coming year is not known.
J. G. Montgomery, who removed from
the Kreeger building, corner of Mill
and West Mahoning streets, into the
room i'll the Vincent block, vacated by
+. G. Peters, is now nicely establish
ed and has his store we'll stocked up.
Harry Wenck will open up tobacco
store i'll the Kreeger block.
The room No. 1l2 Mill street, vacat.
ed by Mrs. ]. II. Johnson, will be oc-
cupied by the Adams Express Com.
panv.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-22
COME. NSED NEWS.

And TO think that St Patrick's Day
is behind uS,
1t begins to look as if the people
would have 70 fit on sleds.
The overhanging icicle is keeping
watchful eye for unwary victims.
Andrew Carnegie is great success
as a builder of public libraries and
promoter of pipe organ funds, but as
leader of spelling reform he is a
monumental failure
The incubator is knocking the hen
out of the Matching business. The hen
should stop such foolishness and lay
eggs Tie incubator will save her a
great many weary hours.
The first baseball guide for 1906 is
out, and there is nothing III ii to show
that the umpire will not be guyed just
the same a. usual this season.
Uniform primaries will at least stop
the practice of foisting upon political
parties i'll this State men who are un-
fiji and who represent nothing.
Some men are born grafters, some
acquire the art after hard practice,
and some are elected to the United
States senate.
If anyone asks what whisky is doing
in the food bill, let it be remembered
that this whole thing is being consid-
cred from the congressional point OF
view.
Now it is intimated that the egg
trust intends to hold its stored stock
over another year. In that event 1t
might become liable for attempting TO
obtain money On false pretenses.
There is snow enough on the ground
nov to insure prolonged period of
Nlop and mud.
Miss stella Cook is i'll at her home
on Vine street
Philip johnson. Walnut street, has
received the appointment OF assistant
military instructor at the Soldiers
Orphan Industrial school, Scotland,
Pa.
1t will take more than 30 years to
complete the Panama canal if all Of
the work has 10 be done i'll Washing
ton.
II China trembles when Uncle Sam
makes few precautionary warlike
moves what would it do if it got up
against the real thing:
AT Wilton, England, pair of earls
have opened a carpet factory. The no
bility seem 10 be finding time TO open
something besides jack pots.
Can il be that the pesky little ground
hog saw his shadow again and retired!
Movers are already making arrange
ment for the annual fit.
A New York minister has discover
ed that Mr.. Rockefeller is one of the
unhappiest men in the world. We
hadn't heard that the Standard Oil
stock was not paying the usual divi-
dends
II Mr.. Taft goes upon the Supreme
Bench he will surely add weight" to
its decisions.
Rev f. T Swartz, pastor of st. Pc
ter's NJ f. church, South Danville, is
i'll at his home
John d. Rockefeller is said TO be
losing his nerve. But he still has his
money
One Chicago man names his son, and
another names his uncle, in divorce
proceedings. After all, these are only
family affairs