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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
NATIVE OF
MONTOUR COUNTY

Allen S. Hottenstein, lawyer an
real estate dealer, died at his home
ON East Broadway. Milton at fou
O'Clock Saturday. of paralysis, afte
an illness of less than two weeks. H
was in the sixty seventh year of hi
age and is survived by his wife, lhre
sisters, four brothers and seven chill
dren. The surviving children are Mrs
Robert @ Knauff, of Milton; Henr,
Kaufman Hottenstein. of Philadel-
phia, Robert L., of Reading; Mrs
Guy f. Hankee, of Philadelphia; Lulr
GIaff, Anna Bonetta and Ethel Marg
aret at home. The funeral will take
place on Tuesday afternoon. Services
at his late residence at two o'clock.
Interment will be made in the famil,
lot in the Lewisburg cemetery.
Allen S, Hottenstein was born III
Liberty township, Montour county, il
1910 he was the son of Charles ant
Veronica Kaufman Hottenstein. H
was educated at the township school
and at the Milton a Academy He re-
mained on his fathers farm until he
was twenty-five years of age, when he
went to Berks county and taught
school. He was a member of the first
faculty of the State Normal School at
Kutztowu, a position he resigned t.
accept the principalship of the High
School at that place. He subsequent.
ly began the study of law with H. II.
Swartz, judge of the orphans court, of
Berks county, and was admit to the
Lebanon county bar in 1871. While
resident of Berks county he was in
the internal revenue service nd also
held the cffice of justice of the peace.
In 1881 he went to Milton, and resum.
ed the practice of law and engaged il
the sale of real estate. In 1885 he was
appointed postmaster Of Milton by
President Cleveland, serving for fou:
years. In 1884 he assumed the manage.
ment of the Milton Economist, which
he successfully conducted until the
fall of 1887. He was member of st.
Johns Reformed church. He was mar
ried September "a, 1870, to Miss Hen
rietta Frances, daughter of Frederick
W. Graf. of Philadelphia. Mr.. Hot
tenstein was an active Democrat and
was familiar figure at the county
and State conventions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
Tnsnection of Children.

The young woman who has just been
arrested in Chicago on the charge of
stealing important papers from the
office of the distict attorney by whom
she WAS employed as a stenographer
has brought discredit upon her sex
and her occupation. She is an excep-
tion to the rule of fidelity and discre-
tion, existing among stenographers
and the habit of employing them will
cheerfully testify.
At the present time many thousands
of young womenl.are employed as
stenographers in newspaper offices.
ercanUile establishments, in lawyers
offices and in numerous other busi-
nesses. They are necessarily entrusted
to very large extent with the busi-
ness or professional secrets of their
employer. Very frequently they know
all about the business that their en-
ployers know sometimes little more
These young women are usually
models of fidelity and discretion. They
are almost always in their place at the
beginning of the working day. They
devote Themselves faithfully and often
enthusiastically to the work that is
laid before them. They take nothing
that does not belong to them and are
silent concerning the affairs of their
employers. The professional and busi-
ness world has come to depend upon
them because it knows they can be
trusted.
The fact that stenographer in Chi
cago has proved traitor to her employ
er and to her order is sad circumst-
anoe. And yet it serves, by way of
contrast, to emphasize the fidelity of
stanographers as class. 1t is pity
this young woman yielded to the vul-
gar desire to make money by trading
unon the secrets of her employers
office. 1t is not to be regretted that
she failed utterly in her unlawful en-
terDrise
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
Holiday Traffic Will Soon be on.

Both the express and passenger
traffic on the different railroads will
gradually continue to grow heavier
from now until after Christmas. 1t is
expected that the business this year
will be record breaker and the rail-
road officials are now making arrange
ments to handle it. The express busi-
ness, it is expected will be heavier
than the passenger traffic and the
packages and bundles that will be
handled by the employees will reach
far into the thousands.
In order to accommodate the express
companies it will be necessary for the
railroads to put on several .addi-
tional express trains and add cars to
others. 1t is probable that five addi
tional trains will be put on to run
from the West and as many in the op
posite direction on the Pennsylvania.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
Plowman to Have Automobile.


Finding that high wages and a coun-
try dance given in their honor did not
suffice to keep hired men, Walter
Smeetson, wealthy farmer residing
near here, offered TO purchase an auto
mobile for the use of his male help.
To emphasize his offer, which was
verbally made in the community,
Smeetson came to this village and in
serted in the local newspaper the fol-
lowing want ad:
"Wanted-A man to plow. Will fur
nish riding plow with canopy top. /
will feed, harness. hitch, and unhitch
horses, and carry breakfast TO him in
bedc II water doesn't agree with him,
will get something that will. Will al
so furnish team and buggy to drive
evenings and Sundays. Should he pre-
fer an automobile, will buy him one. I"
Within twenty four hours after the
advertisement appeared Smeetson re-
ceived application from dozen husky
farm hands, all of whom, however,
declined to begin work until the auto
mobile is brought to the farm. Smeet-
son has rented machine pending the
arrival of touring car that he has
ordered from an Eastern manufactur-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
JACK WRIGHT
Died AT BERWICK

The Berwick Enterprise gives the
following account of the death of a
former Danville man, who is widely
known In this city:
Jack Wright an aged resident Of
Berwick died Saturday morning at z
O'Clock after lengthy illness. Heart
trouble with which he had been suffer-
ing for many months was the cause of
his death.
Mr.. Wright was born in Edinburg,
Scotland, and when a young man show
ed remarkable genius in mechanical
lines. At nine years he was operating
stationary engine. At l6 he came to
America and located at Danville where
he was employed at the town water
works and was the first engineer to
get them in successful operation. He
came to Berwick 25 years ago and was
employed upon the engine at the black
smith shop of the A. @. & f. \Com-
pany. Four years ago he was forced
to give up work.
He enlisted in the war of the Rebel
lion and was member of the Dau-
Vile G. A. Il.
He was twice married. His first wife
being Miss Elizabeth Marshall. of
Danville. OF this union there is sur
viving several children. His second
wife was Mrs. Sara Schechterly. of
Berwick.
The children surviving are: Mrs.
VIM. Brit. Mrs Elizabeth Keeler, VIM.
A. Wright, Mrs. Rebeccs Morton. of
Berwick. Also by twelve grand chill
dren and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. Lizzie McCallain, of
Ohio; Mrs. Martha Mcdonald, of
Brooklyn; Mrs. Mary Stuart, of Dan
Vile; Mrs. Cave, of Shamokin, and
Vim. Wright, of Ohio.
Els age was 10 years. Funeral SER
vices will be conducted Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock by Rev. E. A. Loux,
of the Presbyterian church, of which
he was a member. Interment will be
made in Pine Grove GENE terry.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
Sixty Days Have Expired.

Approximately two months have
now elapsed since the outbreak Of
rabies occurred and the resolution Of
council ordering the dogs muzzled
went into effect. Sixty days seem a
reasonable limit and many persons are
wondering how soon council will raise
the quarantine.
If the quarantine were anything like
thorough it might be wise precau-
tion to restrain the dogs for another
80 days. But as is we'll known scarce
ly one-half of the dogs are muzzled
effectively, while large number are
permitted to roam the streets without
wearing any muzzles at all.
The whole proceedings thus far have
been inert and farcical and in view of
the fact that no additional outbreak
has been reported the best way out of
it would seem to be to call off the
quarantine.
Certain it is that the public is not
protected from rabies by such poor
ly enforced quarantine as that which
is maintained here. Besides. the moral
effect can not be otherwise than bad
when the people daily see an import
ant ordinance openly violated and no
sustained effort on the part of II.
authorities made to enforce it.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her churn. She
scalds it thoroughly after using and gives
it sun bath to sweeten 1t. She knows
that if her churn is sour 1t will taint the
butter that is made in it. The stomach is
] churn. In the stomach and digestive
md nutritive tracts are performed pro-
ceSses which are almost exactly like the
burning of butter. Is it not apparent
lcn that il this stomach-churn is foul Ii
makes foul all which is put into it?
The evil of foul stomach is not alone
the bad taste in the mouth and the foul
breath caused by 1t, but the corruption of
the pure current of blood and the dissem-
nation OF disease throughout the body.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet.
1t does for the stomach what the washing
and sun bath do for the echurn-absolutely
removes every tainting or corrupting ele-
ment. In this way 1t cures blotches,
pimplss, eruptions, scrofulous swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and ell
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
II you have bitter, nasty, foul taste in
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath,
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and respondent, have frequent headaches,
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
ach, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
or bitter risings after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number of them. indicate that you are
suffering from billousneSs, torpid or lazy
liver with the usual accompanying indi-
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements.
The hest agents known 10 medical SCI.
ence Tor ELle1ruE0Il lhe a6oye sYmptoms
aEd condI lions, as lttbsfedbX The e-MTltlngs
OF leading lie achers and -practit loneTs OF
all the seYeral SS hoQlS Of medical nracIIce.
have been skilllnllXand harmopiously
cQmhIncd in Or. Pierce, s Gnldan-M Medical
Discovery. That this is absolutely true
will be readily proven TO your satisfaction
II you will but mail postal card request
to DIR. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y, FOR a
free copy of his booklet OF extracts from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names of all the ingredients entering
into his world-famed medicines and show
ing what the most eminent medical men
Of the age say of them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
MontOur American.
FRANK c. ANGLE, Proprietor.
DanvilIe, Pa, Nov. 7, 1907.
Fortunately an Exception.

In some of the larger cities or the
country the school authorities employ
physiciaus for the specific purpose OF
examining public schools pupils al
more or less frequent intervals. The
examiners have discovered that many
backward children were behind their
classmates and dull and sluggish in
their studies by reason of physical de-
fects which had escaped the vigilance
of their parenGs. Some had defective
sight; others could not hear we'll /;
still others mad foreign growths in
their nostrils and sometimes in their
ears. The doctors were able TO reliev 9
the majority after which they proved
themselves as bright as the others.
The announcement comes from Pitts
burg that a dozen reputable physicians
have rendered their services to the
board of health of that city and a
medical examination of the public
schools is in progress Because of the
pubic spirit of the doctors this i'm
porraut work will cost neither the
school district nor the city treasury
anything. The information gathered
by the inspection will doubtless be ex-
tremely valuable to the school author
tiles as we'll as to many parents. 1t is
understood, of course, that the inspec-
tion is for the purpose of obtaining
information. Should it be discovered
that are certain of the children defec-
tive in any respect the facts in the
case will be communicated to the par
ents together with expert advice con-
cerning what ought to be done.
There is reason to believe that a
certain proportion of the children who
attend the public and the parochial
schools of this city are handicapped
by some obscure physical defect which
would be readily detected by a medic
al or surgical examination and which
could be removed by harmless aud
simple operation. Parents and teach
ers may be vexed by the apparent
stupidity of children who are suffer-
ing from defective vision or hearing
or from some other trouble that pre-
vents the rapid progress made by pu-
pills who are in normal condition. 1t
would be a work of humanity to help
such hapless children into a cheerier
and an easier way.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
A new PLAN
IS PROPOSED

DR.. James B. Neal, the missionary
of China, held two ineetings in this
city Tuesday, one at the Grove and
the other at the Mahouing Presbs ter
ian church..
The meeting at the Grove church
took place Tuesday afternoon and was
in the nature of a conference. fhe at
tendance was not large, although tue
degree of interest manifested wss
quite encouraging to DR.. Neal.
! The object of the conference was to
consider special method of contri-
buting to the missionary cause in
China. Ordinarily the contributions
made are placed in the hands of the
board, which applies them as it deems
best.
DR.. Neal proposes that the churches
making the contributions designate
where the money is to go For inst
auoe when returned missionary sue
ceeds in working up an interest in his
individual field of labor the best re-
suits will be achieved if people be per.
mitted to contribute directly to aid
that missionary in his field.
DR.. Neal proposes that the members
of the congregations of this place
pledge themselves to contribute a GER
tain sum, say two cents, or better, five
cents per week, for a given period to
aid in carrying on the work in his
field. He showed how much material
help with little or no effort could in
this way be rendered. The plan met
with general approval and will no
doubt be adopted by the congregation.
DR.. Neal was formerly resident of
Bloomsbury. For while he lived in
Danville and occupied a position in
the First National bank.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
A Family Reunion.

The home of Phineas Holdren, of
White Hall, was the scene of pleas
ant family reunion, on Sunday. -Four
generations were present. A fine din
ner was served, and an enjoyable time
was had by all. Those present were.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, and
daughter Nina. of Geneva, N. Y;
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. COX and son HON
or, of Bloomsbury; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Holdren, and children, Mar
ion, Alfred. Caroline Phoebe, John,
Charles and Irma, of Washingtonville
Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Ritter, and
daughters Merribelle and Grace. of
Hughesville; Mrs. Warren Maustellar,
and daughter Ruth, all of Dutch Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Dildine, of Ex-
change; Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Dildine,
Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Holdren, Mrs
J. B. DeWald, Mary, Florence, Ad-
rian, Phoebe, Lloyd, and Frank Dill
dine, of White Hall, and Mrs. Mary
Campbell, of Milton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
FINE EXHIBITION
OF DRILLING

The commandery of Theta Castle,
No. 272, K. g. E., of BloomsbuIg, was
very pleasantly entertained by Mon
tour Castle, No. 1856. at its rooms on
Mill street Monday eve During the Wis :
it the Bloomsbury Knights gave Dan
Vile people fine exhibition of drill
work.
The commandery of Theta Castle
was accompanied by the Bloomsbury
band and in all comprised nearly a
hundred men. They came down by
trolley. arriving at O'Clock, the reg
ular car being accompanied by aspeci-
al. Both cars were filed.
Theta Castle No. 272 is ope of the
largest and most prosperous in the
State. The commandery is undoubted-
ly one of the best drilled in this sec
ton.
Leaving the trolley cars at Mill and
Lower Mulberry streets, the drill team
under command of it's captain, A. H..
Genneria. and preceded by the Blooms
burg band, marched up Mill street to
the court house, where, in view of
several hundred townspeople, it gave
one of the finest exhibitions OF drill
ling ever seen in this city.
The team is composed of forty mem
bers all Of uniform size. They are good
looking young fellows and presented
an exceptionally fine appearance as
they went through the various evolu-
tions arrsyed in their neat-fitting
Glendale brown uniforms trimmed in
gold lace and black braid. Dressy
caps, on which appeared the name
"Bloomsburg", helped to top off the
members.
Quite conspicuous with the com
mandery was the dapper little mas
cot, Charles Genneria, the eight-year-
old son of Captain A. III. Genneria.
who was uniformed to correspond with
the members of the team
After an hours drill on the street
the visiting commandery withdrew to
the rooms of Montour Castle, No. 1856,
Mill street, where banquet was ten
dered them and couple of hours were
whiled away socially. 1t was about II
O'Clock when the visitors started on
the trip back to Bloomsbury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
Child's Assaulter May be Insane.
REMOVE, Nov. Z.


The people of Remove are reluctant
ly coming to the conclusion that the
murder of little Mary Donnelly. who
was strangled to death last Tuesday
night. is at last in the hands of the
law They are, however. less vindic-
tive than they were, their desire for
vengeance being tempered by the fact
that the man now under arrest, Will
liam l.. Donnelly, is the uncle of the
little victim and not regarded as ment-
ally sound.
They recall the peculiarities of the
man and speculate regarding his COM
plete responsibility. the opinion being
frequently expressed that he could not
have appreciated the awfulness Of the
crime he is now suspected of, if he
really did commit it. There is dis
position among all classes to suspend
Judgment until the evidence against
him is made public.
Donnelly is 35 years old, molder
by trade and has been employed in the
Pennsylvania shops for number of
years He is five feet ten inches tall
has STOPPING figure and weighs $50
pounds He has dark hair, blush eyes,
a smooth face not at all indicative of
his alleged mental deficiency. His gen.
eral conduct has been good and al
though he has indulged somewhat in
drink his associates have been few and
of good character
Naturally of retiring disposition,
he has not sought to any extent the
company of women and his neighbors
have regarded him as an easy-going,
harmless sort of person and a good
and steady workman. If he did murder
his niece his neighbors say he did the
crime when he was not wholly him
self. Indeed some of his neighbors
stoutly deny his guilt.
However, it is significant that the
authorities have ceased to look furth-
er for the perpetrator of the awful
deed and appear to have determined to
charge Donnelly with the crime. That
this is their intention is no secret at
the county seat Just what the evid-
ence against the man may be is not
yet divulged, but there are rumors of
all kinds afioat, the most important
being that the gag found in the mouth
of the murdered girl was a piece of
the shirt worn by Donnelly on the
night of the assault. Another that he
was missed from the house at about
the same time as little Mary was.
Still another that he answers to the
description of the man carrying the
bundle to the dump by to boys on their
way home.
But these rumors and Others have
not been,verified- and the people here
are in the dark fully as much as when
the arrest was made known. They
may be cleared up when Donnelly is
given hearing, which will be some
time this week
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
NUPTIAL KNOT
TIED IN A VAULT

One now and then hears of a we'd
ding ceremony being performed up in
balloon. or down in a coal mine; on
an express train, on an ocean steamer
or some other place out of harmony
with all the traditions that govern the
event; it remained for Danville. how
ever, without deliberately doing any
thing to appear eccentric. to afford an
instance where happy couple were
made man and wife in a gloomy vault
of the county court house.
About ten O'Clock Tuesday fore
noon gentleman and lady presented
themselves at the prothonotary Office
and blushingly asked for marriage
license. Miss Dennen as deputy very
expeditously issued the coveted pap
er. The couple tarried a moment and
then inquired OF Miss Dennen if she
could tell them where they could get
married They explained that they
wished to have the nuptial knot tied
fright away"
Miss Dennen gave them the address
of the nearest clergymen. They, how
ever. demurred, explaining that they
would rather have justice of the
peace. In that event, they were in
formed that they could easily be ac-
com nodated, as Justice-of- the Peace
W. V. Oglesby was in the adjoining
apartment serving on the election
board and that, if they were willing
to be married then and there, the JUS
tice could no doubt be spared long
enough to tie the knot.
The idea struck them favorably, es-
pecially, as they wished to be mar
ried fright away" Justice Oglesby
was summoned to the room where the
situation was explained to him.
The prothonotary Office where peo-
Pile were coming and going-with its
confusion and distract ing noise j., seem
ed not at all suited to the solemnity
of the marriage ceremony and the re-
sourceful justice suggested that they
retire into the vault adjoining the
office and go through with the cere-
mony in that place.
The couple awaiting marriage had
no opposition to offer and followed
the justice into the gloomy interior OF
the vault. There in the dim light,
surrounded by great shelves bearing
the archives of the office, the mar
Iiage vows were taken. The sonorous
tones of the justice echoed under the
arched ceiling with true cathedral
ring as he pronounced the words that
mac the timid couple man and wife
The entire proceeding from the time
the license was applied for until the
couple emerged from the vaule and the
justice had pocketed his fee occupied
only few minutes and as an exam
pie of neatness and despatch in wind
ing up the wedding ceremony it is
regarded as a record breaker.
The couple united in wedlock under
such unusual circumstances were Will
liam Bar of Port Allegheny and Miss
Alma Address of Montgomery. The
ceremony was witnessed by Miss Den
nen and friend who accompanied the
cOQDle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-11-07
Much Work About Election.

Few people have any idea of, the
official machinery which has to be put
into operation to conduct an election.
After nominations are made and certi-
ficates fled troubles only begin.
Then the ballots and instruction and
penalty cards have to be made up and
printed, aud, greatest task of all, to
be apportioned and delivered to each
of the districts. In the city this is a
simple task, but taking them miles ov-
er roads is another. In addition cleo
tion places have to be provided and
booths. tables and writing materials
supplied. The latter are sent out in
big bundles, which also contain return
sheets, tally sheets, blanks for affidav-
its and various other purposes, as we'll
as a digest of election laws. There is
bundle for every precinct, properly
designated, and these go out with the
ballots and are returned by the judges
of election when they bring in their
official reports the day after election.
They are sealed up after each cleo
tion and must not be opened until the
next election under heavy penalties.
Their reopening is thus prevented, so
that should a recount be ordered it can
be made in the presence of the court.
The first duty Of an election board is
to open the box, take out old ballots
and burn them. This must be done
before any new ones may be put in.