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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
Will Ask for Appropriation.

A report is being circulated in rail
road circles to the effect that the bnard
of directors of the Pennsylvania rail
road has been asked to appropriate
81, 800, 600 to double track the Sunbury
division for it's entire length, from
Sunbury to Wilkes-Barre.
A prominent Sunbury official made
the following statement Saturday
"I am in no position to say whether
or not application has been made for
an appropriation of $1,000, 600. We
have long desired that the division be
double tracked and have prepared
plans and estimates of the construc.
tion and costs -
1t is evident that the facilities OF
the road are in no wise sufficient to
meet the traffic demands. 1t has fire.
quently been stated that any man who
can manage the Sunbury division is
capable of handling any other division
on the Pennsylvania system,
The board of directors meet in the
middle of May, and the question OF
making the appropriation will prob
ably then be definitely settled.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
Will Lay Street Crossings.

Unless council fails to live up to
its present resolution set forth on sew
eral occasions of late with more or
less emphasis the present year will
see more new pavements laid and old
ones repaired in Danville than has
taken place in any half dozen years
of the towns history. In short the
program as arranged will fix Danville
up in excellent shape and leave moth
ing more to be desired in point of pave
ments.
The plan is to take up street after
street during the year. giving the side
walks a close inspection and in all
cases where repairs or a wholly new
pavement is needed toreturn the prop
erty to council, which is to formally
notify the owner to make repairs or
lay new pavement in thirty days 10Th
erwise the borough will do the work
at the property owners expense.
The committee on streets and bridges
inspected the sidewalks on East Front
street last week and no less than TWEEN
ty-six on that thoroughfare were re-
ported to council at its meeting Fri
day night. This week the clerk is
busy getting out notices to serve ON
the property owners affected.
The committee on streets and bridges
is preparing to give East Market
street similar inspection and at the
next meeting of council will present
a report showing at which properties
pavements are in bad repair or where
none exist at all.
Quite as important as good side
walks are good street crossings and as
the latter devolves upon the borough,
council at its last meeting ordered the
street commissioner to relay crossings
over a wide area in the second ward.
New crossings will be put down on
Iron street al Front street, on Front
street at Iron street, on Railroad
street at Front street; on Mowrey
street at Grand street, at Grand street
at Mowrey street and on east side of
Mowrey street at alley between Mark
ct and Grand streets.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
A Remarkable Invitation.

An invitation to go by special trair
to Colorado distance Of 2000 miles
with all expenses paid and to be elab-
orately entertained at regimental
reunion has been received from Gen.
W. J. Palmer, of Colorado Springs,
Colorado, by DR.. P. O. Newbaker and
Samuel Bailey of this city.
Gen. Palmer has extended this invi-
tation to the members Of his old regi-
ment the 18th Pennsylvania cavalry
and every expense of the 1000 mile
trip is to be paid by him. Gen. Pal
mer will entertain his old comrades at
his magnificent home Rockside" in
the Garden Of the Gods near Colorado
Springs.
The regiment of which DR. Newbaker
and Mr.. Bailey were members was
formed by Gen. Palmer at the out
break of the war and was composed
entirely Of young men, every county
in the State being represented. 1t was
a part of the army of the Cumberland
and saw much service. 1t was one of
the regiments that pursued jeff Davis
and came very near to capturing him.
Gen. Palmer went west after the
war in the government service and
became interested in railroad building.
He was with the company that built
the railroad from Kansas City to Den
yer and then formed the company that
constructed the Denver and Rio
Grande road. He was president OF
this road until a few years ago when
he built beautiful mansion and re-
tired with a large fortune.
The date of the reunion has not been
fully decided upon as Gen. Palmer
has been suffering with paralysis that
resulted from being thrown from
horse.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
GIRL OPERATOR
WAS ATTACKED

While Carrie p. Seid, night operat.
or at the Snydertown station, on the
Shamokin division of the Reading.
was alone at her work at about 80
o clock Saturday morning, a tramp at
tempted to break into the room where
she sat beside her telegraph instru-
ment.
| Even as he was forcing open the
window she telegraphed to Sunbury
for aid, and just as the scoundrel sue
ceeed in forcing an entrance al engine
with a special officer aboard dashed up
! TO the station and the tramp fed to
the shelter of the neighboring forest
The station at Snydertown is small
wooden building several hundred yards
distant from the outskirts of the
town, 1t stands in lonely spot and
at night only an occasional train, or
wagon on the neighboring country
road breaks the deep silence of the
surrounding fields and forest.
Miss Seid keeps the doors and win
dows of the station heavily barred for
security against intruders. Shortly
after midnight on Saturday she heard
noise without and discovered a
tramp attempting to force an enter
ance. The fellow, whose villanous
appearance was sufficient to frighten
any woman into helplessness. made no
pretence of hiding his intention and
boldly set to work to pry his way into
the room. With rare GOODNESS Miss
Seid telegraped to the Sunbury station
for aid. The operator at Sunbury was
electrified as the nervous clicking of
his instrument told of the desperate
plight of the helpless woman at Sny-
dertown.
I In few minutes engine l775, with
a special railroad officer aboard armed
to the teeth, was speeding to the res
cue. With terrific burst Of speed
and with an utter disregard of grades
and curves the engine dashed over the
seven miles of track to save the young
woman from the hands of her assail-
ant.
On arriving at Snydertown the offic-
er and crew found everything desert
ed. The marks were plainly visible
where the tramp had attempted to
break in the window, but he himself
had disappeared. The plucky young
woman was safe within, although
bordering on state of collapse. She
was helped to her home in Snyder
town and it will probably be some
time before she will recover sufficient
ly to resume her duties.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
Appeal to Court.

So alarming has become the crimin-
al situation in Northumberland county
that citizens of Springfield, a suburb
of Shamokin, headed by the Hon.
Monroe H. Kulp presented a petition
to the court in Sunbury yesterday
morning asking that VIM. Moore be
appointed as an additional county de-
tective in order that all persons guilty
of crime might be brought to justice.
In the past month more dastardly
crimes have been committed within a
radius of two miles of Shamokin than
occur in the average Pennsylvania
county in a whole decade. Matters be-
come still worse when the fact is
brought out that of the last three
murders there is little hope that the
assassins will go to the gallows, while
for two of the murders not single
arrest has been made and not single
piece of evidence unearthed which
gives the slightest clue to the Grimm
al.
A feeling of security pervades the
lawless Italians and when they have
occasion to use the knife they do not
hesitate from fear of being brought to
answer for their crime.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
Victim of Black Hand.

With his neck slashed from ear to
ear, George Morohse, an Italian con-
stable of Shamokin, lies dying at his
home, the victim of Black Hand
tTeachery.
Morohse is employed at the Scott
colliery, a short distance from Sha-
mokin. Late Friday night he left the
colliery and started out lonely road
towards Marion Heights, the breeding
ground of most of Northumberland
couuty's foreign criminals.
AS he passed through a short strip
of woods an Italian stepped from be-
hind clump of bushes, jumped on
him and slashed him with keen still
etto, the wound extending from ear to
ear.
Fortunately the bleeding constable
lying along the roadside was discover
ed by passersby before he had bled to
death. They temporarily bound his
wounds to stop the flow of blood and
removed him to .Shamokin where he
received medical aid. 1t required 18
stitches to bind the wound, which is
so bad that bat slight hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery.
AS usual in such cases no clue has
been obtained of tie murderer's ident-
ity. 1t is known that the constable
recently arrested several Italians in
the foreign settlements at Marion
Heights, and it is believed that the as
sault was actuated by revenge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
WILL SEWER
FOURTH WARD

Pursuant to action taken by council
Friday night the sewer system of the
borough will be extended during the
coming summer to take in nearly the
entire fourth ward.
Tie amendment of the sewer ordin-
ance by which in effect the cost of
connecting was materially lowered,
has popularized the sewer very much.
Petitions for extension have been COM
ing in to council with every meeting
of late, while the petitioners have
striven to make it plain that they are
acting in the very best of faith and
that if council goes to the expense of
extending the sewer system it will be
found that practically all of them will
actually make the connection, thereby
to considerable extent Teimbursing
the borough for the outlay.
Iu order to accommodate the scatter
ed groups of petitioners it is found
necessary to take in the greater part of
the northeastern part of the borough,
known as ''Yorks' hill" The matter
was discussed by council at consider
able length at it's last meeting and the
result was that action was taken as
above described, ordering that the sew
er be extended in the fourth ward.
The sewer will be carried from two
points One Of these will be the end
of the extension made on Centre street
last year, just below the P. & r. rail-
way crossing and the other from the
main sewer at the foot of A street.
Passing through under the P. q r.
railway the sewer extension will be
carried up Centre street eastward to
near Ash street. From Spring street
the sewer will be carried up A street
to Bloom street and up Bloom street
to Cherry street. The extension will
be carried up Cherry street nearly as
far as Centre street; it will be carried
out Vine street to point beyond
Centre street on Ash street it will be
carried only as far as Centre street.
The sewer will also be extended across
Walnut street at alley east of Church
street, some sixty feet.
The aggregate distance covered by
the sewer extensions ordered Friday
night is not much less than four thou
sand feet, which together with some
other work of the same kind previous
ly authorized by council, will make
the aggregate length of sewer extern
sions to be constructed during the
coming summer only little less than a
mile. With twenty men it will re-
ouire at least two months to complete
the job The cost will approximate
s25OO
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
j. Wilson Derr Passes Away.

J. Wilson Derr. one of the leading
citizens of Montour county. died at
the homestead farm, Limestone town
ship, at O'Clock Tuesday morning.
after brief illness.
The deceased was seventy-three
years of age. He is survived by his
wife and one son, Calvin Derr. of
Limestone township. The following
brothers also survive: John +. Derr,
of Turbotville Thomas Derr, of Schuy-
ler; F. G. Derr. of this city, and ia
cob Derr, of Muncy.
The deceased was representative
of one of the Oldest and best known
families, his father being Christopher
Derr, a man in his day active in local
affairs aud whose industry and enter
prise helped develop the neighborhood
in which he lived. His grandfather
was one of the pioneers of this Sec
tion.
The deceased was a member of the
Baptist church at Turbotville. he
had the distinction of owning one OF
the finest farms in Montour county,
which is situated near California and
contains soma three hundred acres.
He was man of sterling integrity.
generous and hospitable in disposition.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25

Rest is the great restorer. We tire our
muscles by exercise and then rest to
restore them yet great many of us
do not stop to think how little rest we
give to our stomachs. AS a usual thing
no part of our bodies is SO generally
overworked as our digestive organs. A
tired and overworked stomach will
give signs of distress to which we pay
no heed until at last Dyspepsia fakes
hold. Indigestion is just warning,
and if we heed the warning we can
easily avoid further consequences.
KODOL is a most thorough stomach
relief 1t digests what you eat and
gives the stomach the needed rest and
greatly assists IN restoring it to its
normal activity and usefulness. KOD-
OIL is sold on guarantee relief plan.
1t is sold here by Paules & Co.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
The jamestown EXPOSITION.

The Jamestown, Va, Ter-Centenni-
al Exposition, in commemoration of
the first permanent settlement of Eng
disappearing people in America, will
open at noon, April 26, and close on
November &c. The exposition grounds
are five miles from Norfolk, four miles
from Fortress Monroe, three and a half
miles from Old Point Comfort, and
eight miles from Portsmouth, reached
by electric and steam railways and
steamships. The buildings are located
on the shores and waters Of Hampton
Roads, covering 500 acres of lana, and
10, 600 acres of Hampton roads. The
various State buildings are all near
the water front, and from these can be
seen ships aud steamers going out to
sea and coming in from all parts of
the world. as we'll as the grand naval
display. Many of the exhibit build
ings and all of the States buildings
are to be permanent structures.
jamestown island, where the first
permanent settlement of English-speak
ing people was made in America, is
two hours run from Norfolk. Here
are still to be seen the remains of the
old settlement of three centuries ago
and museum of old historic relics OF
the early days OF America.
Near the exposition is the great Nor
folk navy yard, which employs more
than 5000 men and has cost the gov
ernment more than $40, 600, 600.
At Newport News, just across
Hampton Roads from the exposition, is
the great ship yard where so many
battleships, cruisers torpedo boats, de-
stroyers and submarines have been
built, Here also is the largest dry
dock in the world.
Yorktown, where at last the great
British army laid down its arms in
the American Revolution, is only
few miles from the exposition.
Pennsylvania appropriated 500, 900
for a building and caring for exhibits
from the State.
The railroads and steamship com
panies will give reduced rates, and it
is the opinion the exposition in its
sights ami attendance will eclipse the
Buffalo Pan n-American exposition.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
IMPROVEMENTS ON
SOUTH Side

That the community on the south
side of the river is coming into favor
as a residential section as we'll as a
place of industry is evident to the
most casual observer.
One large manufacturing plant las
just been completed and is now in full
operation Another smaller, although
no less important, industry is fast
completing improvements that will
increase the quality and quantity of
its products.
Among the more marked improve
ments that are under way or are re-
Gently completed are the beautiful res
idence and big chicken farm, that has
just been built on Riverside heights
by Rev. Charles Barnitz.
Oliver Hoover has recently purchas
ed the Van Nostrand property on SUP
! bury street, and is converting the big
dwelling into double house. All
about the place improvements have
been installed, the most important be-
ing 96foot pigeon house and dairy.
Major e. P Gearhart ami Mr..
George Sonneborn have purchased the
Gearhart homestead on Sunbury street
from the Gearhart estate and are i'm
proving and thoroughly renovating
the property with the idea of occupy
ing it in the future.
J. Clyde Started carrier on Dan
vile r. f. d. No. 7, has purchased the
Grady property and dwelling on Sun
| bury street, which Mr.. and Mrs.
Started now occupy. Mr.. Started is
building a fine barn on the rear of the
lot, the raising having taken place
| but a few days ago.
William r. Clark, Pennsylvania
station agent at South Danville, has
razed the house on the Mettler prop
erty on Sudbury street, recently pur-
chased by him and has started the
erection of story and half cottage
that will be one of the most attract
i've residences on the south side.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
Social Dance.

A social dance was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Fenster-
macher in honor of Mrs. Fenstermach-
er's 29th birthday Thursday night. At
late hour refreshments were served
and the guests returned home wishing
their hostess many happy returns of
the day.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Pannebaker, Mr.. and Mrs
David Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Fausey, Mrs. Charles Antrim, Mrs.
Andrew Steinman, Mrs. Robert Farms
worth, Anna Mintzer, Alice Appleman,
Maggie Mintzer, Bertha Moser, Rachel
Fenstermacher, Ida Boyer, Emma
Phile, Mammie Yeager, Maize Fenst-
ermacher, Winnie Boyer, Lula Yeager,
Crissie Frazier, Florence Fruit. Nancy
Fruit, Mary Steinman, Jennie Jarnet,
Jennie Murray, Florence Fausey,
Freeman Robbins, John Fruit, Horace
Appleman, Frank Seidel, Ralph Diehl,
Isadore Martz, Harry Moser, John
Miller, Charles Snyder, John Heller,
Sidney Boyer, Warren Fenstermacher,
Harry Yeager, Plagius Miller, Roy
Shut, Martin Robbins, William Bey-
or, James Snyder, Myron Boyer, Ralph
Antrim.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
THREE YEARS AT
FIRST BAPTIST

On Sunday Rev. John Sherman be-
gan the fourth year of his pastorate
at the First Baptist church. The three
years of Rev. Sherman's stay in Dan
Vile have been most profitable and
pleasant for both the popular minister
and his congregation.
At the morning service on Sunday
Rev. Sherman's sermon was i'll the
form of an anniversary address based
on the words of the sixth verse of the
twenty third psalm, Surely mercy
and goodness shall follow me all the
days of my life The thought was
that knowing the blessings that God
has bestowed on His children in the
past we can depend upon Him in the
future. He spoke of the cordial rela-
tionship that had existed between
himself and his congregation and OF
the kindnesses shown him, saying that
although there had been many strug-
giles and much Encouragement, the
past three years had been the happiest
of his life.
During Rev. Sherman's 3astorate at
the First Baptist church the most
prosperous conditions have existed,
and the church has made vast strides
of progress. During the period there
have been 50 new members added, and
increased attendance at the services
and deepening of the spiritual life.
The pastors salary has twice been ad-
vanced, all bills have been paid and
the benevolences trebled without any
special effort Also in this time over
$500. 90 has been paid on permanen
improvements.
The total amount of money contri-
buted during the three years was
$5420. 81 yearly average of $1SO6. sc
Since the first of the present year
the congregation of the church has
been using with much pleasure and
profit the new individual communion
service and the duplex envelope sys-
tenn, the latter being an arrangement
for weekly Offering for benevolence
which does away with the special
offerings
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
THE VETERANS AND
MEMORIAL DAY

The veterans Of Goodrich post, No.
%, G. A R. who expected to arrange
a program for Memorial day at the
regular meeting Monday night, were
not able to carry out their plans.
The post commander, who had been
commissioners to determine their at
titude toward the new act. which au-
thorizes them to make contribution
to the G. A. r. toward defraying the
expenses Of Memorial day. reported
that he had waited upon the board,
but that it had not held a meeting to
dispose of the matter and the members
were not prepared to say just what
could be expected of them in the way
of assistance. IL was this circum-
tance that prevented the post from
proceeding with arrangements for
Memorial day.
A prominent member of Goodrich
post yesterday stated that as things
stand now the veterans are if anything
a little worse off than before the act
was passed. As generally interpreted,
he said, the law leaves it wholly op-
tional with the county commissioners
whether or not they contribute any
thing to Memorial day. AT the same
time. the veterans say, it is obvious
that they, this year, will have to pay
and pay pretty dearly for nearly every
thing that enters into Memorial day
demonstration. Music and other fea-
lures. which previously were furnish
ed free or for a nominal sum, in view
of the probable assistance from the
county will all have q fixed price.
which will be high enough. The best
that the veterans can hope for is that
the increased expenses necessary in
getting up a creditable demonstration
will not exceed what is received from
the county.
1t was learned from the same men,
Der of Goodrich post that the flowers
contributed last year were pitiably de-
ficient and this too while there were
flowers. in profusion. Many veter-
ans heart was keenly touched by the
spectacle that was presented in Odd
Fellows cemetery on the evening of
Memorial day last year.
Grave after grave was loaded with
flowers, the general effect, taking in
the whole expanse of graves being most
resplendent Falling in with custom
people had remembered the graves of
their own dead and it was on those
tombs that the wealth of beautiful and
fragrant blooms were laid while the
grave of the average veteran was con-
spicuous by few Insignificant flow
ers or sprigs of green, scarcely an
apology for bouquet
This is certainly not state of af-
fairs that patriotic and appreciative
public would desire and now that the
fact is known it is scarcely necessary
to add that it should not occur again.
When the veterans make their request
for flowers this year let all respond
with contribution of the best and
the most beautiful they have and it
will be found that a bounteous nature
has provided flowers sufficient to dec
crate the graves of those who fell in
crate not only the graves Of those who
fell in war but of all those whose me-
mory is priced by the living.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
Damaged by Forest Fire.

-Four suits for damages sustained by
individuals by reason of recent forest
fires in Columbia county, have been
started at Bloomsbury.
Stephen Martin, John Shuman, Sam
uel Longenberger and Philip Blass
aim to collect from the Philadelphia
& Reading railway. The fires, which
were mentioned in the News, occurred
recently in Roaring Greek, Main, Beav-
er and Catawissa townships.
The suits will be watched with in
terest as forest fires caused by locomo-
tives are of frequent occurrence.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-04-25
How ThiS J.?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known f.
J. CHENEY for the last l5 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN % MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
tipation.