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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
WILL Open POST
OFFICE ON SUNDAY

Postmaster W. L. Gouger, acting un-
der instructions from First Assistant
Post Master General +. H. Hitchcock.
will shortly make some important
changes in the conduct of his office.
principal among them being the open
ing of the office for an hour on Sun
day and an outgoing mail on that day.
Commencing with Sunday, January
&c, ,190S, the corridor of the office will
be open between the hours of 8 80 and
10: 30 and patrons having boxes can
get the mail therefrom, the mail which
arrives in this city on the 7 05 a. m
d. L. 81 w. train being distributed by
that time. On the same date an out.
going Sunday mail will be inaugural
ed.
Mail deposited in the drop at the
post office until p. IN. will be des-
patched via D. L. 81 w. train No. 7O5.
On Monday, January 27 and after,
the general delivery of the post Office
will close at 80 p. m. instead of at 8
as at present. This will in no way
affect the outgoing mails. All matter
deposited until s o'clock will be for
warded as is now done.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
RUNAWAY PATIENT
SOON CAPTURED

The monotony of life at the hospital
for the insane was relieved by the es-
cape of female patient Tuesday
morning, the person who ran away be-
ing Mrs. Henderlont. a French woman
who has been at the institution for
some years.
Elopements, as they are termed
at the hospital, are quite common
among the Iuale patients in spite of
precautions employed to prevent es-
capes. Among the female patients,
however, they are less common; indeed
they are rare. When a woman escapes
it is regarded as really very serious
thing and all the resources CT the in
stitution are brought to bear in speedi-
ly eifecting her capture, female attend
ants as we'll as the males joining in
the pursuit, which knows no let.up un-
til the object of the search is found.
The woman who escaped Tuesday
is known as Mrs. Henderlont. About
s O. clock she accompanied some other
patients to the laundry. where for
some time each day they are employed
at light work. When the group Of
patients returned to the hospital a
short time afterward it was discover
ed that Mrs. Henderlont was missing.
How the woman managed to give
the attendant the slip or just how
long she had been gone could not be
determined. The only thing that re-
mained to do was to start in pursuit.
In few minutes attendants were
securing the hills in every direction.
The woman was captured couple
of miles east of the institution and a
short time before the hour of noon
might have been seen coming down
the ID. L. 81 w. railroad in custody of
two female attendants 1t was quite
evident that the patient was not re-
turning willingly. The attendants
kept close to her side, each holding
one of her arms
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
MANY Properties
change Hands

A considerable quantity of real estate
has changed hands during the last
couple of weeks. Register and Rec
order W. L. Slider states that there
has been greater furry in real estate
during the last three days than during
year past.
Among the titles that have passed
are those representing a number of
well-known properties.
The Matthew Feinour farm in Lib
erty township has been transferred to
John w. Moll The farm contains 40
acres and 1l0 perches. The considera-
tion is Sl2OO.00.
The Isaiah Blue farm in Valley
township containing II acres, has been
purchased by D. r. P. Childs. Con-
sideration, S4325 90.
The Jackson Billmeyer farm in Lib
erty township has been transferred to
James W. Dietrich. The farm con-
tains 50 acres and 100 perches. Con-
sideration S3050. 90.
Bruce Kelley has purchased house
and lot of David st. Clair near Wash
ingtonville. Consideration, $3.50.
The farm of Henry Wintersteen in
Valley township, containing 60 acres
and 90 perches, has been purchased by
Frank Fenstermacher for $3100. 90.
Thomas B. Evans has bought the
Packer property on the northeast cor
ner of Pine and East Mahoning streets,
Danville. The price paid was $4,000.
The title of the George Elwell prop
erty, fourth ward, Danville, passed to
the widow, Martha E. Elwell. The
consideration was $4,000.
The title of the Nicholas Hofer
homestead, Nicholas avenue, has pass
ed to Curry Foust The consideration
was $3.50.
The Harman Morrison farm in Nah
oning township, the title of which has
been held by f. r. Jackson since 1902,
has been transferred to the trustees of
the hospital for the insane, The farm
is a very fine one containing 90 acres
aud 1870 perches. The price paid by
Mr.. jackson was 5000. 90. He receiv-
ed from the trustees of the hospital
for the insane S6l39. 80 for the farm.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
HUSKING CORN
IN JANUARY

Farmers who were unable to COM
plete the work of storing away their
corn before cold weather set in last
fall are taking advantage of the mild
spell of weather to finish husking their
crop. Here aud there throughout the
country during the last ten days there
have been huskiug frolics, which must
be put down as a decided novelty in
January.
The corn at many places, although
it seemed to yield fairly well, has
turned out to be partial failure.
Owing to late planting the crop was
late in maturing and was overtaken by
the frost. AS result the corn when
husked was found to be soft, When
stored away in bulk the ears have
moulded, rendering the corn unfit for
use.
Under the conditions the belated
farmer whose corn has remained in
the shock where it was exposed to the
air has had the best of it as the ears
have had a chance to dry out and
moulding has not occurred.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
.MUNMERS PLAN
SUMMER OUTING

A meeting of citizens was held at
the court house last night for the pur-
pose of organizing mummers' as
sociation for the ensuing year. The
meeting was called to order by Sheriff
d. G. Williams. A. G. Roat acted as
secretary.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year President, d. Q.
Williams; vice president, James
Freeze secretary, A. @. Roat trea-
surer, John G. Waite.
The following persons were appoint
ed on the finance committee: James
Freeze, J, H. Woodside, Joseph Weld
man, Harry Trumbower. Jesse Wyant,
William @. Williams and John L.
Jones.
An executive committee was ap-
pointed composed of the following:
Burgess W. j. Rogers, chairman; 4.
@. Amesbury, J. G. Waite, George
Freeze, David Evans, NJ. H. Schram,
James Murray, Seth Lormer, J. f.
Tooley, Harry Rupp, A. L. LaRue, A.
H. Grone. Will L. Suter and Fred
Becker.
Printing committee, J. G. Waite.
Seth Lormer, A. @. Roat.
On motion it was ordered that as a
means of raising funds a picnic be
held during next summer, the arrange
ments for the same to be left in the
hands Of the executive committee.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
PRISON TIMBERS
FROM WYOMING

Timbers from which the famous, in
famous Libby prison was erected,
were foated down the Susquehanna
past this town over fifty years ago.
The trees were felled in Wyoming
county and RATED down the Susque-
hanna to the Chesapeake Bay and
thence taken to Richmond, Va, where
Libby erected q large tobacco ware
house, and when the Civil war broke
out, that warehouse became Libby
prison. This fact is not generally
known, but it is vouched for by DR..
John Denison. of Tunkhannock, who
was told the full facts by an old Sus-
quehanna river raftsman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
w. E. KASE DIED
AT SUNBTRY

William Edward Kase, a we'll known
resident of Sunbury, and widely known
and related in Danville and vicinity,
died Monday evening. He was taken
i'll Sunday night with acute indiges-
tion.
His condition was not alarming un-
til toward Monday evening when he
rapidly grew worse and in several
hours died. He had been suffering
from stomach trouble for over year
and on several occasions in chat time
was violently i'll.
The deceased was born in Rushtown
on February 20, 1860, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac G.. Kase. In early
youth he attended the public schools,
and afterwards went to work on his
fathers farm. In 1882 he married Miss
Name Reed. of Schuylkill Haven En-
tering the employ of S. j. VanLil &
Co., of Baltimore, as travelling sales
man. he remained in their service for
10 years. For several years he was in
terested in the Penn Tobacco COM
pany. For the past year he has con-
Quoted wholesale liquor establish
ment on East Market street, Sunbury
In his travels he became widely acqua-
inted throughout Pennsylvania.
He is survived by his wife, and
daughter Anna, by his sister, Mrs. j.
r. Sharpless, of this city, and by two
half brothers and three half sisters j.
H. Kase, of South Danville, is an
uucle of the deceased
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
CONFERENCE OF
S. S. WORKERS

A conference of the officers Of the
Sunday School Association of Dan
willie and the superintendents of the
schools was held Tuesday evening at
the Y. NJ. @. A. The object of the
meeting was to elect district superin-
tendents to confer with the State sup
erintendents in the beginners, home
and teachers training departments.
The following superintendents were
elected: Primary work, Mrs. j. b.
Gearhart; home department, Mrs JOS
eph Johnson; teachers training depart
ment, 0. r. Shilling.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
JOSEPH RITTER FOR
OVERSEER OF POOR

The Democrats of Mahoning town
ship held their primaries on Friday
night. Following are the nominees ::
Supervisor. Joseph Mottern; school
directors, Benjamin L. Diehl and
George Meyers; constable, Clark Helm.
bach; judge of election, Thomas Mad
den; inspector, Alonzo Krum; overseer
of the poor, Joseph Ritter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
H. N. SCHOCH
Departs THIS LIFE

Henry NJ. Schoch, a leading resident
of Danville and one of the trustees of
the hospital for the insane, departed
this life at IL 80 O'Clock Monday af-
teInoon.
The deceased was aged seventy-seven
years, five months and seventeen days.
During four years past he has not been
in good health. Since the holidays,
his decline has been quite rapid. He
was able to appear on the street tor a
short time on January lst. Since that
time he has been confined to his house.
On Tuesday of last week he took his
bed, from which he never rose He
was afflicted with heart trouble and,
although at times he seemed to rally,
yet his suffering frequently was most
intense. Sunday evening he enjoyed
good spell, but during the night he
became quite serious His death was
not unexpected.
The deceased was widower, his
wife departing this life ON January
90, 1890. He is survived by son,
Frank G. Schoch, and a daughter,
Miss Mary E. Schoch, both of Dan
Vile. Three brothers and two sisters
of the deceased survive: George W.,
Gilbert and Milton Schoch, of Mitflin-
burg \ iss Emma Schoch and Mrs.
Harriet Neihart of Lewisburg.
The funeral will take place from the
late residence, East Market street, at
1 p. M. Thursday, interment being
pri gate. The funeral of the deceased
will be held on the 18th anniversary
Of his wife's death.
Henry NJ. Schoch was born at
Mifflinburg August 3, 1880. When
seventeen years Of age he came to
Danville and accepted a position as
clerk in the general store of Henry
Baldy, where he remained for fifteen
years. He next accepted position in
the store of Waterman q Beaver,
where he remained for fifteen years
In 1877 he went into business for
himeslt, opening large general store
on Mill street at the stand at present
occupied by Mayan Bros. He remain
ed at this stand for eight years, when
he removed his store to the large build
ing on Mill street now occupied by S.
Loweustein. Fifteen years later he
lat 90
the stand that he occupied at the time
OF his death.
In the centennial year he was chief
burgess of Danville. He also served as
a member of the borough council for
several years.
In 1901, sthe deceased was appointed
by Governor Stone as trustee of the
hospital for the insane. He was re-
appointed by Governor Pennypacker.
He was a member of the Pine Street
Lutheran ohurAh. He was a good citiz.
en-, a man whose support and influence
were always arrayed on the side of civic
Righteousness. Throughout his long
business career as we'll as during his
trusteeship he held the respect and
confidence of our townsmen and his
fellow members on the board of tIus-
tees. He was man of generous i'm
pulses, with kind word for every
one. Notwithstanding his years he
was an active man and up to his last
serious illness demonstrated his rare
capacity for work. He will be great
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
FOUR PRISONERS
ARE DOING TIME

The removal of Sheppard, Roden and
Jones to the Eastern penitentiary
leaves four prisoners doing time in the
Montour county Jail Independent of
the above number James Daley is in
the custody of the sheriff pending the
procuring of bondsman. The court
demanded three hundred dollars bail
of Daley to keep the peace toward all
good people and more especially his
wife.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
Death of a Child.

Francis, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John William Shut, departed this life
at o'clock Tuesday evening aged
three years. The funeral will be held
at . p. m. Friday from the family
residence, No. 10 Spruce street. Inter
ment in the Lutheran cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
Bishop Going to England.

Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop of
Epscopslian diocese of Central Penn
sylvania, will leave about May 3lst for
England. The bishop will attend the
Lambeth conference in Lambeta palace
in London, of all the bishops of the
Episcopalian faith in the world, which
is held every ten wears.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
MISS MADDEN
ON COMMITTEE

Miss Margaret @. Madden, teacher
of this county, has been appointed by
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction N. @. Schaeffer to be mem
ber of the committee on permanent
certificates for Montour county. Tie
appointment is for three years dati'g
from the first Monday of December.
1907,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23

Intense excitement was created on
Fifth avenue, Pittsburg, on Monday
afternoon when Max Rosenbaum, aged
6S years, the millionaire head of the
Rosenbaum department store, fell dead
on the sidewalk in front of the store.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23

While Mrs. Joseph Kouza, of Shen-
andoah, was preparing tub of hot
water for her husband s bath on Mon
day evening her 6-months-old child,
that she had placed in box ON a table
fell into the tub and was scalded so
severely that it died an hour later.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23

A platform collapsed at the top OF
Burnside colliery breaker, near Sha-
mokin, on Monday, on which were two
carpenters, A lbert Morgan and Charles
Hillman, They fell one hundred feet,
landing on railroad, and sustained
injuries that may prove fatal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23

The force of dynamite is about eight
times that of gunpowder.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23
J. S. BROWN DID
NOT GET PARDON

The petition for pardon for J. S.
Brown, the premium club man, con-
victed OF false pretense at a recent
term of court in Sunbury, was refused
Tuesday by the board of pardons act
ing at Harrisburg. Brown started
many premium clubs in Danville and
other towns in this vicinity, and after
securing number of payments neg
lected to deliver the premiums He
claimed in court that sickness pre-
vented him from attending to his
work; that he intended to act square
ly by his customers and never had any
intention whatever of cheating them.
About forty charges were brought
against Brown, and should he be sent
enced to the limit of the law he would
probably pass the remainder of his
life in Jail.
The application for pardon was
made as a last resort and Brown will
have to serve out his time in Jail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-23

The.roof of the First Methodist Ep-
iscopal church in Verona, Allegheny
county, caught fire on Sunday evening
during the service and to avert panic
the pastor, Rev. Dr. Oliver P. Grah.
am, calmly brought his sermon to q
close and started singing hymn as he
heard the cracking of the flames
Others then quietly got the crowded
room cleared without conmotion.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-20
PRESIDENT FROST'S INVITATION
To All Readers of THE CITIZEN;
My Dear Friends:-

begged space the front THE CITIZEN say
few things about desire large number of young people
Berea the 18th OF September.
do not desire them for selfish Of my
but solely and only for their good and the good of their families and
the good Of the country
And do wish draw students schools
except that older boys and girls district schools
who getting little good there and taking up the teachers time
that should be the BY the time boys and girls
fifteen old they should leave the district school and in
at larger institution AnySoung who has started in at
good Academy socaed college advise stay there and fin
ish a course, and then to Berea.
But speaking the young and young ladies who
have interested education expected
further education for themselves this fall
You would be interested would spend week in Berea
Ask of students and they will tell you that their first
Beea did them about much good they could hope
from around the world See what Berea has done for hun
dred and hundreds of people Of whom from dis
nt states You ought to be of this great young
pie who going make something OF themselves in the world
Why should you drift along and find out what there your
own head, and what there is in eiucatonf
The time to do this There will be better time
begnthere will be another time good this You
start you c but hundred things happen which
will forever snatch your chance for further education
Almost every letters from people who sorry and
angry with themselves because they did for education
when they had the chance You not join the company Of these
people Of vain Before starting journey days work
look the ground and grind your ax-bat is education!
All the objections and difficulties will melt if you simply
make mind to start.
have worked and prayed for the boys and girls of mountains
for years have visited the mountains Of Scotland and Swift
erand find out the best things they have there have studied
the best schools OF America and the Old World the
gather all that best and put into Bea President Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie and Americas best people have approved plans
and helped them buildings and study
And great of young and young ladies have
only from the Kentucky from the Virgnas
Tennessee and North Carolina These young people, with the train
Berea them going make of mountain region
Of the best home lands in the world.
We shall have great crowd the 10th Of September but my
heart for the boys and girls who will be left and
trying to invite them before ae Read Bereas advertise
ment in another par, Of this 81 make mind that
will not be left out
a friend and well wsher every mountain home.
GoodeI
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-20
co TO THE FARMERS INSTITUTE

During this time OF year Farmers Institutes costing couple of
hundred dollars apiece being held under the of the
State all the counties In parts Of the State these institutes
well attended and the farmers get great benefit from them but
round here il that hardly thinks worth while CO.
tho this the place where be learned and where farm
could get the most profit out Of the lectures.
The chief heared against going to the institutes is that
the only for the money That probably
but does make what they have tell the less valuable The
picked out because Of their knowledge of the subjects they
talk and the they know the they So
the that talking for the most the best worth
hearing
much that he conno learn and there
owy that he teach any of something So
would be worth while for farmer listen the talk Of that
knew anything about farming and especially worth his while to
hear what these have AT the institutes too he will
get nothing the benefit of the other the county
There thing which special learning pays better than
in farming and there nothing which do poorly One
farmer that began going the institutes few finds
following the advise Of the lecturers he large
crops with less labor atho he old His learning from
the institutes has made for his declining strength and given him
advantage younger men, besides
that they afford the time the inst
Nc would refuse he be paid dollars
hard cash for day attended and there is hardly farmer
in the country who could good deal then dollars
worth out Of each days session 1t place where the state Civ
something for nothing and every that trying make the
best of himself and his farm win find will pay him nightly 60
Try it and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-20
A NEW BUSINESS FIRM

A new business firm has made us
appearance In Berea and is bidding
for patronage with every promise Of
giving satisfactory service. IL Is
known as G. ID. Holiday and Co, the
other partner preferring 10 keep his
pane secret for the time being. The
firm has taken over the coal and ice
business given Hp BY J. w stephens
when he became cashier OF the Berea
Bank & Trust Co. and will add to Il
n line OF feed A large new storehouse
viii be built as soon "a possible and
the firm hopes 10 be In position 70
handle all business satisfactorily with
IA a few weeks. Il will deal in ice.
IN all kinds OF domestic coal. and Ia
all kinds OF feed and earnestly soil
cts the patronage and support OF the
community.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-20
BEREA, KY.

next summer before they can occupy
the handsome capitol.
MOB AT PADUCAH: - A mob of
one hundred men went to the county
jail at Paducah Monday morning and
demanded VIII Hornsby, a negro, ac-
cused OF an attempt assault on twelve
year cid Nita Powell. The jailer said
tha- Hornsby was not there and
offered 70 let them search but they
did not and went away. The negro
broke into the bedroom Sunday morn
ing while the cir; and her little
brother were asleep and she being
awakened, screamed so violently
that her father came to her rescue.
The negro jumped thru the window
and escaped, but was found hiding in
an alley
ASYLUMS EXAMINED: M. Fl.
Thatcher, State Inspector and Exam
iner, has just completed his examina-
ton Of the three insane asylumns of
Kentucky. Adequate water supply
Is the most serious defect at Lake
land. Mr.. Thatcher's report will
cover condition, expenditures and dis
cipline of the Institutions.
SHOT TO DEATH:--A man named
Burgess was shot and killed Sunday
morning at Ford, KY, a little town
in Clark County and on the Kentucky
River. Burgess was shot three times
by man named Winburn. Both men
we're residents of Ford.
TAYLOR STORY FALSE: - Gov.
Willson denies emphatically that he
has any intention Of notifying W. S.
Taylor after the election in Novem-
[continusd on Fourth PaRel
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-08-20
60 TO BEREA COLLEGE

Berea College. with all its advan-
tages and opportunities for young
men and women. will open for anoth-
er year on Septembr 16. What good
viii it do you or your son or daugh-
ter? VIII you or win they be there
to take advantage Of the opportuni-
ties?
Within the next year hundreds Of
young people will get at Berea the
start toward a better and more use
ful life. VIII you or your son or
daughter be among them? Hundreds
OF young people will share in the
benefits OF the thousands OF dollars
spent every year for the best teach
ing in Kentucky. VIII you or your
soE or daughter7 A year from now