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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
REV. VIM. BRILL
FOR ST. PAUL.

Ines sneV. VI. II. roster, Rev. L.
Dow OFT and Rev. John Conley
Grimes, pastors, respectively. of St.
Paul's, Trinity and st. Peters M. E
churches, of this city, returned home
from the Central Pennsylvania confer
ence yesterday afternoon. The Rev
L. Dow OFT and the Rev. John Conley
Grimes return to their charges. The
Rev. M. x. Foster was transferred tC
Newberry, his place at st. Paul's be-
ing filed by the Rev. William Brill
who for several years past held a
charge at Sunbury.
The appointments were read yester.
day morning and are as follows:
DANVILLE DISTRICT
Presiding Elder Richard H. Gilbert,
Berwick.
Anthracite Mission, Vaclav j. Louz
ecky; Ashland, John H. Mortimer
Beach Haven, John r. Shaffer; Beav.
er Meadow. Harry W. Newman; Ben
ton, William @. Charlton; Berwick,
Orlando G. Heck; Calvary, Bert A.
Salter; Bloomingdale, Thomas f. Rip
pie; Bloomsbury, Edgar R. Hickman
Buckhorn, Albert S. Luring; Cata-
wissa, William r. Picken; Centralia,
Isaac Cadman; Conyngham, Frank H.
Brunstetter; Danville. st. Paul's, Will
liam Brill; Trinity, Lorenzo D. OFT;
Elysburg, Theodore S. !Faus; Espy and
Lime Ridge, Charles H. Campbell /;
Excelsior, James Doherty; Freeland,
John o. Young; Gordon, Jacob P.
Benford; Harveyville, Philip Thomas,
Supply ;Hszleton, Diamond, Norman
H. Smith; st. Paul's Augustus S.
Fasiok; JamisoniCity, William S. J.
Dumvill: Jeansville and Audenried.
Elton H. Wallace; Jeddo, Lattimer
and Milnesville, Jared N. Diehl; (sup
ply Jonestown, John A. Miller. (sup-
ply Laurelton, Eiial M. Chilcote:
Lewisburg, Nelson E. o. Cleaver; {;
Mifflinburg, j. Emory Weeks ;Mifflin-
vile, John W. Worley; Millville and
Jerseytown, j. William H. Hartman /;
Milton, George Leidy; Montandon,
Henry M. Ash Mount Carmel, George
E. King; Nescopeck, John Horhing; ;
Northumberland, Isaac Hickman /;
Orangeville and Light St., Alexander
Scott Park Place and Delano, George
A. Duvall Riverside, John O. Grimes /;
Roaring Greek. Abner Cogan; Rohrs-
burg, Walter S. Jones Shamokin,
Lincoln st. George M. Hoke; Second
Church, Richard Brooks; Shickshinny
Alexander R. Miller; Snydertown,
George NJ. Remley; Sunbury, George
NJ. Glenn; Cstawissa Ave. Jacob E.
A. Buckle Town Hill,J. Warren Rose;
Waller, William B. Cook, Supply
Wapwallopen, Oliver S. Weistner;
Washingtonville, Harry Meyer; (sup-
ply. Weatherly, Frank L Bell White
Haven, Joseph E. Brenneman; viii.
burton, Harry E. Grow John O. Bick
le, sup't Wyoming Mission.
Joseph Clemens, Chaplain U. s.
Army, member Nescopeck Quarterly
Conference.
Pierre N. Fredin, Missionary in
Wyoming.
Supernumeraries-Le "A. Dyer,
Charles NJ. Bsrnitz, William W. Roth
rock. Samuel P. Boone.
Superannuates-John W. Leckie,
William S. Hamlin, Walter r. Whitney
Timothy H. Tubbs, p. Franklin Eyer,
George V. Savidge, John Q. Wilhelm,
Emory T. Swartz, John Vrooman,
John w. Buckley, Henry f. Cares.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
SmouIdered 6 Years.

A fire in the Jersey colliery of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Goal company, near Wilkes Barre,
which it was believed had been smoth
cred in 1902, was discovered on Mon
day morning to have broken out afresh
and the officials are preparing to re-
sumo the long fight made to extin-
guish it.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
Practical Lecture at Y. M. c. A,

The last humber of the series of
practical lectures, arranged to be held
at the Y. M. O. A.. will be given Fri
day evening next at 7;19 by Hon. II.
M. Hinckley. The subject Breaks
that Cost" is very practical one, and
the lecture promises to be interesting
and profitable. All men are welcome.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
Wife's Death Killed Him.

John Scheidhaner, of Thompson S
Run, near McKeesport, was taken i'll
while holding his sick wife ON Sun
day, and LETT the room for fresh air
when he fell in faint at the door.
About the same time his wife died and
when he was restored to consciousness
soon afterwards and was told of her
death he was so overcome that he died
within fifteen minutes of heart fail
ure.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
Fire In Sunday School.

A slight fire broke out in the Sun
day school room of the Presbyte
church in Portland, Northampton
county, on Sunday, while the school
was in session. The superintendent
called on all to keep their seats, which
they did averting panic and the fire
was soon extinguished.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
council HOLDS
BRIEF Session

meeting friday n1gnb. Inc memDerssO1
the different committees are becoming
accustomed to their duties and consid.
erable business was disposed of in
double quick time. At 40 O'Clock
council adjourned.
A communication was received from
". H. Orth, secretary of the school
board. acknowledging receipt of the
official notice relating to the exits of
the school buildings sent by council
aud reporting the action taken on the
same as embodied in set of resolu-
tions adopted at last meeting. which
protested against the action of council
as "hasty, i'll advised and discourte-
ous", and which also questioned the
authority of council to act in the mat
ter without first enacting ordinance
relating to exits. On moti on of Mr..
Angle the communication was accept
ed and ordered to be fled.
A petition was received signed by
fifty-four tax payers representing that
portion of West Mahoning street is
in "bad and neglected condition, be-
ing out of grade and too narrow to ac-
commodate the needs of the public.
There is an absence of sidewalks which
to the life and health of the citizens. I"
On motion the communication was ac-
cepted and the matter was referred to
the committee on streets and bridges,
they to investigate and report at next
meeting.
Mr.. Russell reported that the clock
on the steam fire engine is out of ord
er. On motion Of Mr.. Finnigan it was
ordered that the clock be repaired.
Mr.. Meyer called attention to the
fact that large number of glass globes
belonging to incandescent lamps about
the streets are being wantonly broken
by boys. On motion of Mr.. Everhart
it was ordered that reward of five
dollars be offered by the borough for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the guilty parties.
Peter Fenstermacher appeared before
council to ask permission to raise a
kitchen at the rear of his residence,
the story added being of frame. There
was some question as to whether the
proposed raising of the building would
not be in violation Of the ordinance,
which prohibits the erection of frame
buildings within distance of $50 feet
OF Mill street. After lengthy discus
sion. during which the solicitor gave
an opinion, the matter was left in the
hands of the building committee,
which will make final disposition of
the case.
On motion of Mr.. Finnigan it was
ordered that the borough procure two
summer helmets for the police officers.
Mr.. Everhart, of the committee of
public safety, called attention to
nuisance in the form of a yard, in
which chickens are kept. which is foul
and unsanitary in the extreme and is
a source Of much annoyance to neigh
bors. On motion Mr. Everhart, who
is also member of the committee on
health, was ordered to lay the matter
before the local board of health.
Mr.. Cleaver, of the committee on
streets and bridges, presented list of
repairs needed, which on motion were
referred to the proper authorities.
The following members were pres
ent: Schatz, Cleaver, Finnigan, Jones,
Everhart, Meyer, Russell Marshall,
Angle and Connolley.
The following bills were approved
for payment by council Friday night
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26

John Jurey, of Pen Argyll, Norhamp-
ton county, while standing before the
bar at Eckhart's hotel in Bethlehem,
on Monday. waiting to get soft
drink suddenly dropped over dead
from heart failure.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
Ladies' Auxiliary.

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ.
O. A. will meet in the Y. M. @. A..
parlor, tonight at z 80 O'Clock.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-26
With THE Great
american FLEET

Randall Jacobs, son of Mr.. and Mrs
W. Fred Jacobs, this city, midship-
man on board the U. s. S. Illinois, is
with the great American battleship
feet that is now making It's world ell
ciroling voyage.
Midshipman Jacobs writes most in
teresting accounts of the progress of
the big men of war, and through the
courtesy of his parents The Montour
American is enabled to print his letters,
which will appear from time to time
as they are received in Danville.
u S S ILLINOIS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21
Court Of Inquiry Sits al
Portland, Tuesday,
For Purpose Of Investigating
Co. T, 1si Infantry.
Bangor Railway { Electric Co. Sub.
mits Annual Report.
" STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. Is, at 10 A. N.

In accordance with Special Orders
No 6s. which was issued from TIL, Of
fee of the adjutant general under date
of Aug -. d court of inquiry will con-
yene in the armory at Portland at Z
o'clock Tuesday evening, Sept. %, for
the purpose OF inquiring into and in
yestigating AS to the efficiency, conduct
and military standing Of Co. f, 1st In
fantry. National Guard of the State
If Maine, stationed at Portland. The
officers designated to act as the court
are Col Everard f. Newcomb of the
2nd Infantry, Col. Charles Collins of
the list Infantry, Major Frank b. w.
WEIGH of the LIST Infantry, Major
George Mel. PresSon of the End lhfan-
try. Capt. Walter J. Mayo of the End
Infantry Col. William b. Shelton,
iudge advocate general on the staff of
the Governor, will act as recording Of
fcer.
The convention of the court is the
result of the trouble which the mcm-
hers of Co. + are alleged to have ca,ls-
ed during the Cncampment of the two
regiments of infantry in this city in
August, at which time and ION account
"
and military discipline the company
was on Aug. 5'rclieved from duty at
Camp Cobb and the commanding officer
ordered to return at once to his home
station.
At the same time another order was
issued which directed that Quarterlnas-
ter Sergeant William f. Maloney of
Co L be reduced to the ranks for gross
insubordiHation and refusal to obey the
order of his superior officer, and dis
honorabIy discharged frcm the military
service Of the State of Maine, also that
he be conducted off the military reser-
walton of the State by an armed guard,
all OF which was done.
Co. E Of the LIST Infantry, well known
as the montgomery Guards" is one
of the oldest military organizations in
the State and was at the time con-
sdered one of the best drilled and eff
fcient companies in the two regiments.
great deal of interest is felt in mill
tary circles in the coming invcstigd-
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21
Coming Events in Maina.

Sent 22-o3-Urity Fair, Unity.
Sept u.s.. Meeting Of the Somerset "a
neterans and Woman's Auxiliary at
Sept .2-22-24 Cumberland Farmers
cub w I'm herland
SEPT 22-23-A-Rridgton Farmers Club
Bridgton
SEPT. % -?3-24-North Knox Fair Union.
Sept. ?9-Richmond Farmers Club.
Richmond.
Sept. 2"-Annual Reunion Of 9th Maine
Regimental Association. Augusta.
Sept. 2930-Cct 1-South Kennebec Fair
Windsor.
Sept. 2a-so-Oct 1-Franklin County Fair
Pennington.
Sept. 29-3o-North Hancock Fair. Am.
herst an
Sept. o9-3O-New Gloucester and Danville
Agricultural Association at New Glouces.
ter.
Sept. 1890 Oct.1 West Oxford Fair,
Fryeburg.
Oct s-7-&Lincoln County Agriculture,
and Horticultural Society Fair. Damarts
Gotta.
- Oct. 3-A-15-sagadahoc County Fair
Topsham.
Oct. 21-23-Annual Meeting of the Maine
Fedora tier Of Women's Clubs, Portland
Oct. 26-28-Conference Of Charities and
Corrections, Waterville.
Zee. 1910 Freeport Poultry Show.
Freerort
Dec. H-17-Annual Meeting Of the Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21
Coke Industry in Montana.

Tie n,mI,lction of coke in Montana III
1907 amounted to IA short tons, valued
at s2g5 Ia. according to f. W fa'h5r'
CHIEF statistician of the United states
C.e,,orinal Survey. Compared Wlth the
nroduction of 1906. which amounted to 3S-
1so short tons. valued at $266-o24, this Is an
increase of 2523 tons, or approximately
o07 rer cent. in quantity, and OF s-''l'o'
mr. more than 10 per cent. il. Valie me
,ve,ape price rer ton advanced from So'9'
in 1901, to 81 . in 1907. One new establish
mont was added to the coke manufactur-
IN, nlants Of the state in 1907. increasing
tha nnImber IRON to ). The new estah-
Eetment was not however. entirely com
nicted before the close of the year ana r.
rnr; Cd no production. and two OF the oth-
er rIants with Il total of l~ ovens, were
also idle throughout the year. ,-o,.
The statistics collected by MI al Nc
show y considerable advance in me per
on,,.aee WELD of coal in coke in TINS STATE
cen ,.In;,'o 1on- and 1y7-55.3 per cent. in the
uu' iin,. IND 20 per cent. ir the later year.
,,,;I,, ne WELD in 1eo5-45.S per cent-was
W, W. &c compared with that of the Two
, ~ interchangeable and 81 per cent re, ,p-
snactivelv, The low percentage IN i'vo
vas given before washing. Whtis u ,' LIS :
49, the weight Of the washed coai I ,oas
Ie eai renorteds The higher yield in l".
rec, on,nnred with 1906 indicates a better
~ 80 Ivan Of the impurities by Washing.
i-' 90, was used in 1907 than in l%f 10y
&c o.e'> s Eo tons as compared with 'sS"'
80, while the production or COKE nilN
40 IN Montana is rln-of-nline, ana t'? 81, :
l., ali Of il is washed before charging Ai'o
ovens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21

The annual report of the Bangor
Railway & Electric Co., which was
filed at the office of the Board Of Rail
road Commissioners Saturday shows
that the gross earnings from operation
during the, past year were $212, h6S.12
against 1862 1925 for the preceding
year, an increase of S99H5,14; operating
expenses S65O5S7O against $15s, 10
for the preceding year, an increase of
%6li95i: net earnings from operation,
slN70o9.i2 against SOB, 2S3.S5. an in
crease of $13.7l5.57; gross income less OPP
Grating expenses. s224.571.22 against
s2ll,3 6S for the preceding year. an in
oras of $3l72,5i; net income. 1921 .25f.55
year. an increase of $3469S surplus
at the close of the year. $61 1882
against $35. 1850 for the preceding
year, an increase of $25.sS7.13.
Other items in the report are as fol-
cws: Passenger car earnings. $242,-
1910: freight car earnings. $22.Sl2.31:
Chartered cars. Sl04S.; mail car earnings
S4ll.5o; maintenance of track and
roadway. sS5l3.ol: maintenance Of cleo
trlc line, $4695 &c. maintenance of build
ings and futures. s1303 80; maintenance
OF steam plant s4975.54; maintenance
Of electric plant $9O172 maintenance
oil water power plant $3307.S7: main
tenance of cars, $S29976; maintenance
OF electric equipment of cars. $6245.1S;
maintenance of miscellaneous equip
ment. s560S1: power plant wages.
"979; fuel for power. $3.50. so; super
ih'endence of transportation. S:754. Al:
wages Of conductors. SCI. 32217: wages
u motormen. $22. sO2.12; salaries Of gen.
eral officers. $92O6 sS. passenger car
mileage. 1.lo0.935; freight, mail and OK
press car mileage. 30623; total car mile
age l.l2l .55s; fare passengers carried.
tSi.S4o; transfer passengers carried.
1895: total passengers carried. 5,3o1.-
NO. average number of employees. in
Guiding officials. during the year. 259;
aggregate amount of salaries and
wages paid. $l49,373S1.
In speaking of the forest fires which are
raging In Maine on account Of the ex-
'remely dry weather which has prevailed
uuring the past two months, Forestry
commissioner Ring said to Bangor
newspaper correspondent Friday night
mat thus far there have been very few
hres In the heavy undcrgrowths. and that
"e losses have been greater in the in
.orporated towns than in the wild lands.
'u' while the present value Of the small
siowth that is burning is not great. the
,''e IN destroying the small trees is eat
lug up the timber supply of the future
WI King made the following rough esti-
''ate of losses by woods fires thus far
Aroostook county. 5000; Hancock coun-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21
MAKING MOVING PICTURES.
Thrilling Scenes Built to Order b,
Five L oiar- Day Actors.

-Four thousand persons packed the
space Ill front of Borough Hall. Brook
lyn, the while they gazed at I. base
BAH bulletin board. The police moved
here and there clearing the car tracks.
Up came a boy. He didn't look much
like because he was an actor.
Behind him tGdded an old woman, and
bchlnG her came a stage manager, a
camera man, and q helper Scarcely
had the old woman established herself
on the curbstone before a trolley car
came changing down the avenue. The
boy Spat professionally on his hands.
The old lady gathered herself together.
The car was 80 feet way and bowling
along in lively fashion.
Nov, got yelled the stage manager.
out into the tracks she went 1t
was q business Of seconds. and split
seconds. Subtly some where a camera
began clicking of its little stamp pic
lures, the ph"tQgra pher turning away
4 crank like 4 housewife grinding cot
| fee
"Now, you" was the second com
mand
| This time the boy leaped ont The
| car came iarrinE to Stand&tlll The
motorman jumped down to the res
| cue
keep back" The stage manager
| again. "I.nt the boy save her
| Then the crowd took its eyes off the
| base ball results long enough to stare
at the picture Of q young man carry
ing an old woman in his arms to safety
out from under the very wheels of tho
terrible trolley car. "Who got hit
| Was the old lady hurt? What is it,
| An accident? No; it was the Ameri-
can Nitagraph Company'S crew o
$3-a-day actors. bound on their day.
| work of telling in pictures the heroic
Life Of u New York J.ad''-600 feet o
it. ana 30 pictures to the foot.
Sometimes it isn't q noble lad, bu
q clever thief escaping Sing Sing
Sing Sing being set Of canvas
scenery down in a peaceful Long Is
| land studio; or it is a band Of actor
| dosperadocs holding up a chartered
train-this, at least. is real-and rob
bling actor-passengerS of much actor
| money and actor jewels. Sometimes il
is q comapnv of clowns, all rolling
themselves into one and then disin
| teg1ating again-a mere trick Of film
| Matching: or q man sliding up rope
by simply reversing the run OF the
film: and sometimes it is the Russo
Janaaese war. actually taken upon the
spot by a Russian war photographer
or a whaling big whale-and that, yor
may count upon it. is the real thing
| with the camera operator making pic
lures against time from the uncertain
perch of a deck rail.-Broadway Maya.
zine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21
ALCOHOL FROM PEAT.
Difficulties Which Have Recently
Been Surmounted.

Although the normal cycle of plant
life Is to return to the soil the elements
taken from it, there exist certain con-
ditionS under which this process oil
restitution may be suspended lndcii-
nitely, and the remains of countless
generations of plant life preserved III a
state of arrested decay Deposits OIL
vegetable matter formed in tins way
are known as peat boys, and they can
exist only where the subs l@ capable
of reta in.g water the climate humid,
and the mean temperature sufficiently
high to stimulate Il rapid growth OF
the aquatic plants to Wn"h the peat
owes it's formation. The result of
such a combination of conditions Is
that the dccaying sedgc in the carly
stages of its decomposition becomes
picked. the "pickle" being furnished
bv the dccaying vegetation itself, IN
the form OF certain peat acids OF an
antiseptic character which act as u
preservative. The important point to
the alcohol manufacturer is that the
decay of the peat forming plant lite Is
arrested before it's qualities san alco-
hoI base have become impaired, ana
the carly recognition of this fact led Il
number of Investigators to try to turn
| it to practical use. IhcX were ai''
however unable to s,lrmount certain
dinicultins. the character of which they
f.iIed to understand rightly. and it
| eccns tn have been reserved for Lager
him and l-restadius to be the first tn
work ont Il satisfactory process. Thelf
| discoveries have been corrohora'fd ny
| the investigations of Sir William tam
| say. and if all that is claimed Tor th"h
| is true they can be compared IN mn
nortancc only to such experimenting
| inventions as the BesScmer process loi
| making eel-EngincerinS Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-21
TO MAKE TALKING FIREWORKS.
Two French Scientists Have Invented
Powder That Speaks.

70 make up for the failure of speak
ing machines which many a savant is
said to have tried to invent, two other
savantS are now stated by the Petite
Rcpub,iouc a Paris socialist paper, to
have discovered a means of making
powder speak There is an old French
expression, la poudrc a parle,' that
is to say, powder has spoken, in q
belligcrcnt sense, but the inventors,
who are NJ Georges and NJ. Gustavc
Laudet, claim to be able to make
powder which speaks in a literal
sense, and in any language.
How much "fumisterie.'' or, in
other words. bluff. may be con-
tanned in reference to this matter is
not yet clear but the details arc el.-
ceedingly curious.
The Petite Republiquc does not state
how the savants proceed in manu-
Featuring the powder but il asserts
that the powder does speak, and the
proof is alleged to be contained in a
communication to the Paris Academy
of Science. made for the inventor by
NJ Poinrare. According to this state
mcnt. the powder, as it cXplodcS, n"
longer produces a deafcning sound
but may be made to initiate the whole
dapason of human sounds and
articulate words. All that is ncccS-
Sary is that the words be inscribed or
embodied in some way in the powder
For three years, says the Petite Re-
pIbiuuc NM Laudet have been study
ing the question: and they sent a
communication on the subject to tho
| Academy of Science in 1905. They
for some time still. but were drawn
out Of their reserve by a Communlca-
ton made to the academy last week by
another inventor, who had conceived q
new mode of registering or producing
vocal sounds This method only pro-
required a microphonc to make the
sounds audible.
NM. Laudct have conceived quite d
different process, which is e4uivalen'
to photogra phing the voice. They are
able. saws the Petite Republique, tc
register not only the vowel sounds
but also the cOnsonantS, and even as
nirated letters. with wonderful
precision. and can take down not only
Isolated words. but sentences and q
prolonged conversation. The tracing
of the sounds varies according to the
speed with which they are pronounced
and the slightest whisper may be
heard.-Parfs Correspondence of the
London Telegraph.