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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Wagon With Two Fifth Wheels

Through his attorney, ]. NJ. Giles
pie, H. f. Kline of No. l47 South
street, Shamokin, has been granted let
ters patent under date of June 25th,
for an invention that bids fair to rev.
olutiouize the construction of mod ern
vehicles.
The invention is a new running gear
for road vehicles of all kinds. Mr..
Kiln who is carrenter by trade,
couue. we'd the idea last September and
since that time he has worked it out,
with the result that success is now as.
sured.
The idea is to lave fifth wheel ov-
er both rear and front aXles, extending
to spring frame. These are connected
by cross rods, which extend to both
the front and rear working parts,
With the wheels as large as the wag-
on box, it is possible to back to the
a--rh ,-hnr, ---E4I,i. A.. -. a.,
same.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Large Tents for Consumptives.

State Health Commissioner Dixon,
in his desire to accommodate many ap-
plicants for treatment at the sanitar-
iums to be established by the State,
has ordered twenty-five large tents to
be placed in the woods at the sanitar-
ium at Mont Alto, and as soon as these
are in place they will be used for the
care of patients.
There are two more sanitarium sites
to be selected, and offers of ground
have been made from various parts of
the State, but it is not the intention
to purchase land, as some of the for
estry reserve of the State will be used
as locations for the sanitariums. 1t is
said that one may be located in Potter
county, where the State has great
deal of land, and one in the north
west The one at Mont Alto represents
the southern district
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
The Tramp Nuisance.

1t is said that an overwhelming maj
orlty of the tramps who now infest
tbf e0ppetF1Hs e0ppet1s are ehRdtESsnps Of fa natige trS
the general prosperity which has bless
ed the country for the last ten or
twelve years has in no wise diminish
ed the number of these chronic wan
derers. 1t seems evident that if the
evil is to be cured some new methods
are needed. An evil which has been
increasing in virulence with the pass
ing of the year is evidently immune,
so far as any existing remedy is con-
cerned
The tramp is not the result of ad-
verse conditions. He is wanderer
because he prefers that sort of life.
T came to the conclusion quite early
in life that he had no partiality for
hard work. Consequently the condi-
tion of the labor market has nothing
whatever to do with his existence He
does not want 10 work; would not
work, except under compulsion: is a
tramp for the reason that he regards
that kind of life the ideal one, and
would bitterly resent any system
which would take him off the road ex-
cept during the severe weather of the
winter months, when he is willing to
take refuge in the county Jail or the
county home.
The tramp evil is one that may be
cured, or much restricted, in each state
by appropriate legislation. but like the
divorce crime it will never be under
complete control until the several
states can be persuaded to pass uniform
laws. If certain state adopts drastic
legislation the only result is the over
flow of that states quota of the tramp
population into an adjoining state
which has less stringent laws. How
ever, as it promises to be long time
before uniform legislation comes into
vogue, it behooves each state to do
what it can to minify the evil. And
in the preparation of restrictive and
preventive legislation the chief thing
to be sought, of course, should be the
good of the tramp.
The legislature at its next session
would provide a detention camp in
which these undesirable citizens of
the world could be detained and
taught the desirableness of industry
and the exhilaration which comes to
the man who earns his own living by
the sweat of his brow, it wouldn't be
long until the state would have no
tramps. They would either develop
into industrious citizens or they would
avoid the state as they would the
plague
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
WEIGHING MAILS
BIG PROPOSITION

The weighing of mails began at the
local post office yesterday and Will
continue till December 3lst for the
purpose of basing the compensation of
the railroads for the carrying of the
same for the next three years. 1t Will
be the most complicated and exhaustive
that has vet been attempted. The
act of March ,, 1907. requires the
postmaster general to have kept sepa-
rate record of the weights of all
classe. of mail matter carried. respec-
tivelg, of first class, second class, free,
paid-lt-pound rate and transient, third
and fourth class matter and all frank
ed aud penalty matter and the equip
ment carried in connection with the
same. even down to the weight of the
locks used on the pouches. During
thirty DAYS of this period there will
be kept record of each of the above
class in such manner as to show des-
tinations, with a view to obtaining
the average haul of the respective
classes on pound unit basis. For
seven days of the period there will be
kept a record of the revenue derived
from the respective classes. together
with the number of pieces dispatched.
This will necessitate a separate ac-
count of postal cards, letters and 9th
er first class matter, in addition to the
subclass as shown above. This will be
about one of the biggest propositions
ever handed to postmasters, and when
one considers the millions of pieces of
mail handled daily it will be hard to
realize how this work can be thorough
lv svstemized and accomplished.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Publish The Laws.

There are many acts of assembly up
on the statute books in Pennsylvania,
so many that even the best educated
citizens have been unable to keep track
of the laws which they and others are
expected to refrain from violating.
How are the people to know when they
are violating a law when they are
ignorant of the existence of the parti-
cular law against which they innoc-
emily transgress? The laws passed by
the Legislature ought TO be printed in
the newspapers in order that the peo-
pie may know what is expected of
them.
With the legislature constantly
grinding out new laws and no provis-
ion being made for the publication of
these laws the common people are left
to discover after they have been ar
rested that what they considered an
innocent and harmless act on their
part is a violation of law which is
likely to land them in Jail. The state
should publish the laws and give the
people an opportunity to learn just
what is legal and what is illegal, a
problem which has puzzled almost ev-
erybody but the lawyers for many
years.
1t is no indication of ignorance not
to know what laws are on the statute
books in this State.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Harry Eyer Had Premonition.

Harry Eyer. who was killed in the
wreck of the Buffalo Flyer at Sunbury
Tuesday afternoon, was born at Light
Street forty years ago. The body was
taken to Bloomsbury yesterday and
will be buried at that place this after
noon.
a strange circumstance of the affair
is that the deceased had premonition
of death as was evidenced by the tact
that while visiting Mr. and Mrs. L.
n. Meyer, in Bloomsbury last week
he made the remark that should he
meet with an accident at any time his
body should be brought there for bur
ial
The death OF Harry Eyer, has also
brought to light some strange features
connected with the visit east of A. S.
Ayhurst, of Luke City. ,Neb. Mr. Ay-
hurst, came east about ten days ago to
attend the funeral of cousin at Cata.
wissa. While at that place he received
word that another cousin had been
Killed IN wreck at Tamaqua, and
went to that place to attend the fun
eral.
Mr.. Ayhurst then went to Williams
port for few days, prior to return
ing home. He had intended going on
Tuesday and had bought his ticket and
was sitting in the train that was to
take him part way home, when he
heard some one talking of the wreck.
The name of Harry Eyer was mention
ed. and making inquiry Mr.. Ayhurst
learned that he had been killed. Mr.
Eyer was cousin of Mrs. Ayhurst,
who was formerly Miss Willets. of
Williamsport. Mr.. Ayhurst at once
postponed his trip home and went to
Sunbury, where he took charge of the
remains of Mr.. Eyer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Charter Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an ap-
plication will be made to the Honor
able Charles O. Evans, President Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas in and
for the County of Montour ON the
tenth day of August, A. D. 1907, at
ten o'clock A. NJ, under the Act of
Assembly of the Commonwealth or
Pennsylvania, entitled IAN Act to
provide for the Incorporation and re-
gulation of certain Corporations, ap-
proved April 29th, 1874, and the sup
plements thereto, for the Charter of
an intended Corporation to be called
" EXCHANGE CEMETERY COM
PANY''. the character and object
whereof is the maintenance of a pub
lie cemetery, and for these purposes TO
have's possess and enjoy all the rights,
benefits and privileges of the said Act
of Assembly and its supplements, by
John ID. Ellis, James f. Ellis, Will
liam Ellis, Frank Ellis, Ida Menges
and Nellie Smith.
VIM. KASE WEST,
Solicitor.
June 27th, 1907.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Encouraging Crop Reports .

From all sections come encouraging
reports of improvement in the crops.
The prospect for the Northwest, it is
said. looks 20 per cent. better than it
did two weeks ago. The fore part OF
June. the men who handle the world s
bread basket at Minneapolis, at the
biggest wheat market in the world,
predicted an enormous shrinkage of
the wheat acreage i'll Minnesota, North
and South Dakota because of rain and
frosts. Now every wire received from
the outposts in the grain fields is a
message of encouragement. The wheat
is as healthy as last year, while the
acreage is not over five per cent. less.
The cold Spring forced the young
plants to grow downward, and now
have deep healthy root capable of
supporting extraordinary rapid growth
under the present favorable conditions.
Oats is a good crop No better condi-
tions for corn could be asked, and with
a late Fall, and no frosts, until the
corn natures, the promise is for a rec
ord breaking crop. While winter
wheat will be short 100, 900, 900 bus
hels, the Spring wheat is doing well,
and with corn will make up the defici-
ency in the Winter cereal.
Bright sunshine rules the whole
country. In addition TO its tonic infu-
ence on human beings it is causing
rapid growth of wheat, corn, cotton
and everything that has been retarded
of Il, ,DUttUb' bales, a corn crop of more
than 3, 900, 900. 900 bushels, and a wheat
crop equal to the actual demand fol
home consumption, will be supple
mented by All enormous crop of oats
and other things that will make the
general average probably as high as
last years tonnage, while the prices,
owing to the world wide prevalence
of bad weather. will be better.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
OWNERS MUST
TRIM THEIR TREES

Pursuant to the action of council a
large number of notices were sent out
to property owners Tuesday request
ing that they trim the trees belonging
to their premises, the limbs of which
protrude so as to intercept the light
from the arc and incandescent lamps
and thereby impair the service of the
borough light system.
The action was based on report of
the borough electrician, who on OBJ
serving the operation of the system
was not slow to detect where the trees
we're in the way. On Front street,
and on several of the principal streets
in the fourth ward the trees need
trimming No matter how many arc
lights are installed, if the trees are
neglected, there are sure to be dark
spots in the street. A single limb, if
neglected. may grow out in such
position as to cast deep shade on the
street only a few yards from the lamp
1t is fact, however. that here and
there on the streets above named the
limbs of the trees actually meet form
ing an arch over the driveway. The
effect at such places can easily he i'm
agined there is simply no light at all
except in little circle around the
lamp.
AT such places it frequently hap
pens that persons noting the absence
of light mistake the cause and petition
council for an additional lamp. OF
course in such instances the lamp rare
ly materializes, but instead of it comes
the request that the trees on the
thoroughfare be trimmed.
Unfortunately property owners do
not always take kindly to the PROPOSE
tion that they trim the trees and it is
the cause of not little friction be-
tween the borough aud its citizens
Many persons are very proud of their
shade trees and are glad to see them
develop To disfigure them therefore,
by cutting off any of the limbs, seems
] ike ueIdCemeuV HOb UO Ue entered
upon without great cause.
The borough will probably take meas.
ures to enforce the order. Each prop.
erty owner that was notified may take
consolation in the fact that he is not
alone, as score or more of notices re
lating to the trees were sent out from
city h all yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Auditors Notice.

Estate of Philip S. Moser, late of
Valley township. Montour county,
deceased.
The undersigned, Auditor appoint.
ed by the Orphans Court of Montour
County, to pass upon exceptions and
make distribution of the balance in
the hands of the accountants to and
among the parties entitled thereto,
will sit to perform the duties of his
appointment, at his Office ITO Mill
Street, Danville. Pa, on Saturday,
the Sd. day of August, 1907, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. when and where all
parties interested are requested to at
tend, or be forever debarred from any
share of said fund.
RALPH KISNER. Auditor
Danville, Pa, June 25th, 1907.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
LARGE Two STORY FRAME HOTEL.

large Livery Barn and other necessary
outbu!ldlngs; "a good we'll of water
at the Hotel. This is one of the best
Hotel stands in Montour county.
SECOND. All that certain piece or
parcel of land in said township of
Derry. adjoining the above describ-
ed lot, described as follows :--Begin-
ming at the corner of the lot above
described in the centre of the public
road leading from Washingtonville to
Jerseytown, called Front street, thence
along line OF lands of above described
lot and Martin Kelly estate South two
and one-half degrees West sixty two
perches to centre of creek, thence up
the creek South seventy-seven and
three quarters degrees East five and
twenty-five hundredths perches to post
in creek. thence by other lands of
Joseph Hartman estate North two
and one-half degrees East, sixty-four
and fifteen hundredths perches to CEN
tire of public ROAD or From street
aforesaid, thence along said Front
street South seventy.eight and three
quarters degrees West five and twenty
five one hundredths perches to post in
public road corner OF first described
LOT, the place OF beginning. contain
ing two acres of land.
This last tract can be cut up into
building lots. 1t adjoins the line of
the Borough of Washingtonville and
being in the township the taxes are
much lower than in the Borough.
The sale will commence at one
O'Clock sharp.
Terms of sale, 90 per cent. to be paid
at the striking down of the property
and the balance in one year from
confirmation of sale by the court.
with interest, to be secured by mort
gage. All conveyancing to be paid by
purchaser.
For further information call upon
the undersigned.
THOMAS K. GRESH,
Administrator,
Washingtonvllle, Pa.
VIM. KASE WEST, Atty.
Danville, Pa.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Administrators Notice.

Estate of William R. Miller, late of
the Township of Liberty, in the
County of Montour and State of
Pennsylvania, deceased
Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration on the above estate
have been granted to the undersigned.
All persons indebted to the said estate
are required to make payment, and
those having claims or demand against
the said estate will make known the
same without delay to
DANIEL K. MILLER,
Administrator of William r. Miller,
deceased.
P. o. Address Pottsgrove, Pa, r.
f. d. No. /.
Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Tuesday, July 80, 1907

at one O'Clock P. NJ. the following
described real estate:
FIRST: Hotel Stand All that GER
tain messuage, tenement and lot of
land situate at Washingtonville in
the township of Derry in said county,
bounded and described as follows, on
the North by Front street, on the
East by lands late of Joseph Hartman,
deceased now William Saul estate and
tract herein after described, on the
South by lands of Martin Kelly estate
and on the West by Water street. con-
tanning one half acre of land more or
less, whereOn are erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Administrators Notice

Estate of Mary X. Kearns, late of the
e Borough of Danville, in the county
of Moptour and State of Pennsyl-
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby duly given that
letters of administration have been
granted upon the above estate to the
Undersigned.
All persons indebted to the said
estate are required to make imme ediate
payment, and those having claims or
demands against the said estate VIII
make known the same without delay
to
JONATHAN SwEISFORT,
A administrator of Mary Kearns, decd
2. o. Address Danville, Pa.
E. S. GEARHART, Atty.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Found True Bill.

The Grand Jury in the case of ID. S.
Swallow VS.. Charles Emory Smith. of
the Philadelphia Press. found true
bill. There are two indictments and
five counts on the general charge of
malicious libel and defamation of
character. They grew out of last fall S
campaign in which DIR. Swallow was
much opposed to the election of Lewis
Emory, Jr., and Mr.. Smith as warm
ly advocated his election.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Notice.

Pursuant to an Order of the Court
of Quarter Sessions of Montour Coun-
ty due notice is hereby given that the
said Court has fixed Saturday, the
sixth day of July a. d. 1907, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of the said
day as the time, and open Court as tile
place, for hearing the parties their
proofs and allegations relative to the
application made to the said Court by
the Trustees of theFMahoning Presby-
terian English Congregation North
praying the said Court to authorize
and direct them, the said Trustees, to
remove the remains of the dead from
the Presbyterian Cemetery, on Bloom
Street in the Fourth Ward of the Bor-
ough of Danville, Montour County,
Pa, and to renter them elsewhere ac-
cording to law, and when and where
all persons interested may attend and
be heard if they deem proper
1.-The Trustees of the Mahoning
Presbyterian English Congregation,
North. "
BY l. y. GRIER,
THOS. J. ROGERS,
NJ. GRIER YOUNGMAN,
JAMES I. MAGILL,
WILLIAM MCCLURE,
JAMES D. MAGILL,
J. B. GEARHART,
T. w. BARTHOLOMEW
ALEX FOSTER.
The present acting Trustees.
Danville, Pa, June Sth, 1907.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
The HEARING
ON SATURDAY

The matter of the old cemetery will
come up before court on Saturday.
number of witnesses including the
church trustees and borough officials
we're subpoenaed yesterday. After the
hearing the matter will no doubt be
disposed of by the court with little
delay and tine wav will then be open
for speedily abolishing the cemetery.
1t is to the next stage of the pro-
ceedings, which will have to do with
the removal of the dead, that the most
interest attaches. How many bodies
will be found after the lapse of so
many years and what disposition will
be made of them are matters which at
this time are wholly problematical.
In view of the fact that the ceme-
terry may pass out of existence many
prominent families of this section have
entered upon search for graves in
which relatives, near or distant, are
buried-with view of causing their
removal to another cemetery. In many
instances. however, it occurs that even
with the assistance of the old chart
described in these columns day or so
ago, the graves can not be located
Among the graves for which fruit
less search has been made is that of
Captain Jacob Gearhart, hero of the
Revolution and progenitor of the
Gearhart family of this section, who
was buried in the early days of last
century. Robert Curry, who was muir
deied by the Indians, was buried in
the old cemetery and his body was
among the first inferred. A year or so
ago his remains or what could be found
of them were removed to Fairview
cemetery.
among the pioneers of Danville
whose graves still remain and may be
looted are those of the Montgomery
family. The plot may be found about
miiway between the center and the
western side of the cemetery While
all are marked there is but one grave
that contains headstone and this is a
veY large one shaped after design
that was popular in the past. 1t bears
thefollowing Inscriptions:
Hon. William Montgomery, elder
of The Presbyterian church, entered
into rest. January s, 1916. aged 70
years.
Jane, wife of Hon William Mont
gonery, died October 80. 1907.
Daniel Montgomery, father of Hon.
William Montgomery, entered into the
JOY. of his Lord February 27, 1913,
agel 70 years.
Margaret Montgomery, wife of
Daiel Montgomery, died October ?,
1914
Daniel W. Montgomery. son of
Hor. William Montgomery, died Aug.
%, S3S, aged 80 years.
Few people at the present day have
any idea of the immense number of
deai which during the hundred years
or more were laid away in the old
cemtery. 1t is said that the dead
sleeung there outnumber the people
living in Danvllle today.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. loss Of strength. nerves.
ness. headache. constipation. bad breath.
general debility, sour risings. and cataFFA
Of the stomach arc all due to indigestion.
kodol relieves indigestion. This new discev-
cry represents tho natural Juices of dises
ton as they exist in a healthy stomach,
sombined with the greatest known tenL
and reconstructivo properties. kodel fsl
dyspepsia does not only relieve indiKsstlss
and dyspepsia. but this famous rsmsey
helps all stomach troubles BY cleansing,
purifying. sweeteAing and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach
Mr.. S. S. Ball ef Rsvsas~,oed. W, vs, ssysr-
was troubled with sour stomach for twsnky yssfA
kedol cured me and We are Hov ssiss b n
for baby"
koscl Digssts WHAT Yea Eaa
Botflss only. Relieves indsesesa, ssns stesss=A
esiching Of saA. ses.
Prepares sv :. o. oswITT = co.. oHteAee
For Sale by Paules g. Co.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

| Cook-stove, l refrigerator, / heat
er, ! stove, l piano, l mirror.
bureaus, l cupboard l couch, a lot of
tables, "a lot of dishes, lot of chairs,
a lot of carpet, a lot of pictures. bed
room suite, ! hat rack, hall and
stair carpet, pictures, stands, and
many other articles too numerous to
mention.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-04
Fireworks Cause Accident.

A spectacular accident, in which two
horses and an ice wagon figured, oc-
Cured at the corner of Spruce and
Ferry streets. yesterday as a result of a
premature celebration of the Fourth
of July.
A. L. Delcamp was making his u.s.
ual round delivering ice and had just
arrived at the point above named with
a well-flled wagon. The discharging
OF fire works was pretty general about
that locality and the horses were very
restive. While an assistant was de-
livering ice to residence Mr.. Del
camp remained in charge of the team.
He had the horses we'll under control,
when some one unthinkingly threw a
large torpedo right in front of the
horses. 1t exploded with a loud re-
port. which caused the team to spring
backward running the loaded ice wag-
on into deep gutter in front of Buck
halter's store. where it overturned.
AS the wagon went over the weight of
the load raised the horses bodily into
the air. Fortunately they came down
on their feet.
There was quite mixup for a few
minutes until the team was unhitch-
ed. The ice was reloaded on another
wagon and after much difficulty the
ice wagon was placed right side up.
The tongue of the wagon was broken
and the top was badly battered. The
horses were not injured.