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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
BANK STOCK AT
BIG ADVANCE

That the public has confidence in
the new banking venture at Exchange
was well demonstrated Monday at the
executors sale of the Stephen @. Ellis
estate. when stock of the bank at Ex-
change sold for sl22. SO.
What makes this showing especially
good is the fact that the bank has not
as yet paid any dividends on the stock,
although it expects to declare div
idend Of six per cent. on July lst,
1908.
William Kase. West, Esq, of this
city, is one of the executors of the
Stephen @. Ellis estate and was pres
ent at the sale.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
falls Victim TO
HEART failure

Our readers will be panied to learn
of the death of the Rev. Michael l.
O'Reilly, rector of Saint Joseph's g Oath
olic church, this city, which occurred al
8 80 o'clock Tuesday night. Death was
sudden and unexpected in the extreme,
which added to the shock and the in.
tensity Of the grief
Evidently Father O'Reilly had not
been in the best of health for some
time prior to his death. His parishion-
ers had noted with deep concern that
on occasions he betrayed evidences OF
physical weakness, yet there was moth
ing to indicate that he was prey to
fatal disease
Tuesday, accompanied by Rev. Fa-
| ther Feeser, of the Holy Family con-
vent, he paid a visit to Milton, return
ing home on the 6 :35 P. g. R. train.
About o. clock he took walk down
town.
Some time after that hour. probably
about nine O'Clock he was taken ill.,
DIR. E, A. Curry was called and at the
same time Rev. Father Feeser was
summoned. Father O'Reilly grew
rapidly worse. The Rev. Father Fees
er was the first to arrive. When Dr.
Curry reached the bedside the patient
was rapidly sinking and was beyond
all help. He passed away peacefully,
death seemingly being due to heart
trouble. His illness covered a period
of scarcely more than half hour.
The Rev. Michael 1. O'Reilly was
rector at Saint Joseph's church for a
period of some twenty years. He was
born at st. Joseph's, Susquehanna
county, and was fifty-two years of age.
He is survived by two brothers and one
sister. One brother, the Rev. Edward
o Reilly, is in the priesthood and has
charge in Waverly, New York His
other brother, Alosius, with the Sis
ter, Miss Mary O'Reilly, lives at st.
Joseph's.
Father O'Reilly was in the priest
hood for twenty-nine years. He came
to Danville from Remove. During his
long pastorate here he became person
ally known to large number of our
citizens, including those outside of the
church that he loved and served as we'll
as those within it.
Father O'Reilly was man singular
ly beloved. He was the.soul of honor,
actuated in all things by deep religious
principles; kindness and generosity
were the distinguishing traits of his
character. He served his people we'll
and in the community stood for those
policies which make for civic right
eousness and tend to epnoble and ele-
vate.
He was truly reverenced by his par
ishioners. A few minutes after death
occurred the residence of the priest was
surrounded by groups Of weeping peo-
pie. while within, the apartments
were filed with others, who were un-
able to conceal their grief as they
learned the sad details of the closing
scene.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
FRIDAY WILL BE
DONATION DAY

The pupils of the public schools oi
our town on Friday will receive q
valuable object lesson in charity and
practical giving, as they will be asked
on that day, each to bring small con,
tribution of groceries or the like to
the school building, to be distributed
later among the large mum ber of neces.
sitous families in town.
In response to communication
from the Woman's Benevolent society
of Danville the school board Monday
night took action, granting the teach.
ers perm ssion to present the matter to
their pupils, for the double purpose OF
oultivating within the latter habits OF
giving and by that means accumulat.
ing large supply of goods that will
prove a weighty factor in relieving
want.
Mrs. S. Y. Thompson, president of
the Woman's Benevolent society,
Tuesday stated that the demands made
upon the society during the present
winter exceed by wide margin any
thing ever experienced in the past.
The society has exhausted all the
means that it has in hand and has done
the very best it could to relieve actu-
ally suffering. The members have per
sonally Investigated every case of
seeming want and, although. they have
uncovered few evident attempts to
impose upon the society. yet they dis
covered much real destitution, where
contributions of food and fuel were
imperative.
In Harrisburg the pupils Of the pub
lie schools are habitually enlisted in
charitable enterprises and are permit
ted to bring their donations to the
school buildings where they are taught
the value of unity and concerted ac-
tion by seeing their combined gifts
grow into an immense accumulation
of groceries, vegetables, &c. In Har-
risburg not a small proportion Of what
is needed in the above lines to sustain
the city hospitals is contributed by
the school children in this way.
There is no doubt that the plan will
work just as we'll in Danville. The
small contribution from the family
stores will scarcely be felt, no matter
how reduced the circumstances of the
family while the children will be NOR.
ally benefited by the giving. The idea
is not to contribute heavily, although
no limit is set as to quantity of any
thing that may be brought to the
school room. Some will bring a few
potatoes; children of poor families
may bring only half dozen or less
Others will bring something in the
line of groceries, sugar. coffee, rice,
canned fruit or even butter, which is
very much needed in families where
there is illness. Indeed. anything that
can be used in a household will be
very acceptable.
Borough superintendent Dieffen-
bacher Tuesday set Friday as the day
when the pupils may bring to school
the goods they wish to donate. He
will fully acquaint each teacher with
the proposition, who in turn will in
struct her pupils as to what is expect
ed of them in the premises.
The Woman's Benevolent society has
been offered the use of room on Mill
street gratis, in which to store the
goods after the latter have been col
lected at the several school buildings
and from which the articles donated
can be distributed among needy fami-
lies.
The distribution will be made on
Saturday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12

William Lovett, of Milton, spent yes.
terday with friends In this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
GOVERNOR WILL
NOT INTERFERE

Word has been received in Sunbury
from Governor Stuart that he will
take no official action in the .case Of
Stanny Marcavitch, convicted Of MUIR
der in the first degree, other than to
fix the date of execution, and unless a
successful plea is made to higher
court or the.board of pardons inter.
feres. Marcavitch will pay the death
penalty by hanging in the yard of the
Northumberland county prison in Sun
bury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
Birthday Surprise.

A party of friends gathered at the
home of Mr.. and.Mrs. Arthur Stettler
in Valley township, Tuesday evening,
it being the occasion of Mrs. Stettler's
fortieth birthday. The time was pass
ed pleasantlyswith music and games.
Those present were11.s Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Switzerland Lchildren, Ray
mond, Maurice, William and Ella, Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Gottschall and chill
dren, Raymond, Grace and Ellen, Mr..
and Mrs. @. W. Cook, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mowrer, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Vastine,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gillaspy. of Ben
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Phillips.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Benjamin Diehl. Mrs
Charles Arter, Norman Krum, jasper
Stettler. Frank Cook, Margaret stei-
tier and Stuart Cook.
Popular opinion is not Away tho
roauIt of y,roindiao
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
DEATH OF WELL
KNOWN IRON WORKER

Jacob Miner, an old and we'll known
iron worker, departed this life at his
home, First street, welsh hill, at 8 :45
o'clock last evening after protracted
illness caused by complication of
diseases.
The deceased was native of Ger
many, but came to-this country when
thirteen years of age. He was a pud-
dler and for many years was employed
at the Reading Iron works. He was a
hard working man and was highly
esteemed.
The deceased was SO years of age
He is survived by his wife, one son,
William Miner, Of Plymouth, and two
daughters.
Due notice of the funeral will be
given.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12

Miss Bertha Cromwell will leave to-
day for a visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cromwell, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Della Covert, of Philadelphia,
is visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Fred Kirkendall returned to
Wilkes-Barre yesterday after a visit at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George M. Gearhart. East Market
street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
MOWRER OUT FOR
COMMISSIONER

Jonathan f. Mowrer, Of Straw berry
Ridge. while on a trip to Danville
Tuesday announced himself as candid
ate for the Republican nomination for
county commissioner Before he left
for home Tuesday afternoon he had
already secured fifty names ON his
petition and had fled the same.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
GIRL bound
AND GAGGED

To be snatched off the sidewalk OF
one o. our principal streets-gagged-
dragged to a secluded spot-bound
hand and foot-robbed, and then car,
ried some distance farther and hidden
behind board fence-such was the
thrilling and nerve racking experience
of Miss Theresa Ledger, whose horae
is on Front street near the silk mill.
The affair is most remarkable one
and battles the police The act is so
daring and out of the ordinary that it
seems more like the caper of an insane
man than the cautious and deliberate
act Of highway robber.
About 80 O'Clock last night the
cries of woman were heard along the
canal at the rear of the residence of
Jacob Dietz, East Market street. Par
ties started to investigate, when they
found a woman bound hand and foot,
lying between the fence at the rear
end of the lot and the old canal.
The woman-Miss Ledger-was near
ly Frustrated as the result of her ter
rible experience and with an effort
told the following story:
She was walking along East Market
street about Z 80 o'clock and had reach
ed the vacant spot formerly occupied
by Shepperson's coal yard, when with
out a moments warning someone laid
violent hold of her. dragging her off
the street By dexterous movement,
the man at the very moment he seized
her, slipped white handkerchief in
to her mouth and tied it at the back
of her head
Terror stricken as the girl was she
was unable to cry out and her assail-
ant quickly pushed her along in front
of him in the direction of the steel
plant. Before they had reached the
canal he had tied her hands behind her
back. The girl endeavored to resist,
but she was almost helpless in the
arms of the strong man.
Reaching the steel plant the thug
dealt the girl blow on the head,
which, although it stunned her for a
moment, did not render her uncon-
scious.
Here the villain threw the girl down
and bound her feet with stout cord.
Miss Ledger. now. of course, was un-
able to walk, hut the capricious villain
was not done with her. Picking her
up bodily he carried her across the
canal and laid her down just outside
the fence that encloses the rear of ia
cob Dietz' lot. He then ran away.
After some moments, the girl by an
effort succeeded in removing the gag
from her mouth, when she gave the
alarm, which brought assistance as
above described.
Chief Mincemoyer was soon on the
spot, followed few minutes later by
Officer Voris. Both policemen spent
several hours on the case, but were un-
able to obtain a single clew. The
girls assailant was careful to prevent
her from obtaining good look at him
and kept her face turned away. Ow-
ing to the darkness and her intense
excitement the girl has only the vagu-
est sort of an idea of what her assail-
ant looked like.
Miss Ledger says that beyond strik-
ing her, gagging her and binding her
hand and foot, the man attempted no
acts of violence upon her.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
THE FUNERAL Of
REV. N. |. O'RE|LLY

The funeral of the Rev. M. 1. O'ReiI.
ly. whose sudden death lis noted in
another column, will take place tomor-
row at 10 80 o'clock, a. m. from st.
Joseph's Catholic church. On the Ill
d. L. & W. train the funeral will pro-
ceed to St Joseph's. Susquehanna
county, the native place of the deceas-
ed. where interment will be made on
the same day.
The sudden and unexpected death of
Father O'Reilly has cast gloom over
a large part of our town. Although
he did not mix with the people to any
considerable extent yet the deceased
was widely known throughout town
and will be keenly missed. His rare
personality, along with his exalted
character attracted men toward him
and as the hours succeeding his death
multiply people only begin to realize
the extent of the loss that has been
sustained by his church and the town.
Father O'Reilly was one of four
brothers, who were elevated to the
priesthood. He was nephew of the
sanity old pioneer priest of northern
Pennsylvania, Rev. J. V. O'Reilly,
whose great work in the ministry is
so generously acknowledged in the
histories of Susquehanna, Sullivan,
Bradford, Lycoming and Tioga coun-
ties, which constituted his extensive
parish in the early part of the century.
Rev. M. l. O'Reilly's death leaves but
one of the four brothers who entered
the priesthood remaining-the Rev.
Edward O'Reilly, of Waverly, N. Y,
who in repsonse to the sad news of his
brothers. death arrived in this city
yesterday morning.
The Rev. NJ. I. O'Reilly was born
at st. Joseph's, Susquehanna county,
September 27, 1856. He was educated
with Franciscan and Jesuit Fathers,
making his classics in Allegheny, N.
Y. and Worcester, Mass. He made his
philosophical and THEOLOGICAL studies
with the Lazarus Fathers at Niagara
university.
He was ordained to the priesthood
by Bishop O'Hara of Scranton, in the
Cathedral of that city on July 81,
1870. He was first appointed as as
sistant rector in the Cathedral at
Scranton, shortly afterwards he was
sent to assist Father Kaier at Dushore.
He left Dushore in 1881 and came to
Danville to take Rev. Thomas Nc
Governs place during the latter's alb
sence in Europe. which covered a
period of nine months. When Father
McGovern returned he went to Harris
burg where he was assistant at the
Cathedral for four months.
Rev. NJ. l. O'Reilly was next ap-
pointed rector of the Bloomsbury
parish. where he remained one year
and six months, during which time he
purchased and paid for the pastoral
residence. He was then transferred to
Columbia, where lie remained three
years and four months, clearing the
church of a heavy debt of $21, ,0OO, 90.
In September, 1887, he was appointed
rector of st. Joseph's church at Re-
novo. He remained there until May
2S, 1888, when he came to Danville,
where he remained until death brought
his labors to a close
Father O'Reilly has always taken an
advanced stand on temperance. He
organized "St. Joseph's Total Abstin-
ence Society, " which is one of the
largest and most influential temper
auce organizations in this section.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-03-12
School BOARD
ACTS ON Doors

The school board Monday night took
prompt and decisive action on the
subject of exits belonging to the
school buildings of the borough, de-
Gliding without a dissenting vote that
in every instance the doors must be
made to open outwsrdly and that where
to accomplish this, changes are need
ed the same must be made forthwith.
The secretary read the following
communication from the borough
oouncil
81 beg TO advise you that at the
regular meeting of council on March
9th, 1908, the following action was
taken:
THAT the secretary be instructed to
notify the Danville school board to
have the doors on all the public school
buildings made so that they swing
outwardly, inside of ten days time
and that. if ssame is not done, the
council will notify the State building
inspector of said neglect.
H. B. PATTON, Sec'y. /"
The members of the board however,
had bestirred themselves in the matter
prior to the session of council and
had come to meeting we'll prepared to
act. Mr.. Burns offered the following
resolutions, which were Immediately
adopted
Resolved, That the building and
repair committee be instructed to have
all doors in the different school build
ings that now open inward changed SO
that they will open OUTWARD, the
same to be done Immediately.
Resolved, That the superintendent
of schools be requested to instruct all
janitors that they must remain in each
school building during hours of ses-
sion and must not leave under any cir
cumstances without special permission
from the principal of such building
and, if permission be granted. prop
er substitute must take his place un-
til his return.
Resolved. That all outside doors
must be kept unlatched during school
hours.
Resolved, That the building and
repair committee introduce a better
system of gongs than those in use at
present
Resolved. That fire drills be held
in all schools at least to times per
month at the discretion of the super
intendent or principal. "
On motion the following was un-
animously adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary be in
structed to acknowledge receipt Of the
communication from council. That
we desire to enter our protest against
the hasty and ill-advised action and dis
courteous treatment. That we ques-
tion the authority OF council in the
matter before first enacting an ordin-
ance regulating exits in public build
ings Furthermore it was the intention
of the school board from the opinion
OF the members privately expressed to
take action at its next meeting regu-
lating the exits, &c. "
A communication was received from
the president of the Woman Benevol-
ent Society explaining the die needs
of many people in Danville and ask
ing that the teachers of the various
schools be authorized to receive small
contributions from the pupils, consist.
ing of potatoes, groceries &C., which
in turn might be handed over to the
Woman's Benevolent Society.
On motion of Mr.. Sechler il was
ordered that permission be granted to
the schools as requested
The following members were pres.
ent: Pursel, Orth, Barber, Redding,
Fish. Swarts Foulk, Sechler, Heiss
and Cole.
The following bills were approved
| for paymeDt;
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1t is easy to improve what has al
ready been inyented.-Latin Proverb.
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Not at AI,Like,H;n,l

To the studio of an artist who had
just finished a portrait Of a. ,distin-
guished resident Of neighboring city
a friend Of the sitter came, to look at
the newly painted canvas. The visitor
was nearsighted and not particularly
well acquainted with studios. He
wanted to see how good u likeness had
been made Of his friend. He kept
walking nearer and nearer to the paint
Ing and finally put out his finger as If
to touch 1t. The artist was getting
nervous at the approach Of the finger
to the paint. and he asked the. visitor
not to touch the portrait. as 1t was not
dry. The nearsighted man put down
his hand and walked to the door, turn
Ing only to say. "If 1t isn't dry 1t isn't
my friend" And he walked out.-New
York Sun, SJsf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
Cement and Concrete on the Farm.

During recent years the use of con-
crete and cement on the farm has in
creased very rapidly. Wherever
these materials have been thorough
ly tested they have shown themsel-
yes to be most useful building ma
terials. and as their good qualities
become better known their popular.
ity will undoubtedly increase.
In 1892, we are told, there was
used in the United States appoxi-
mately 1856, 900 barrels Of Portland
cement, while 10 years later, in 1902,
II. $780, 900 barrels were used. Re
cent government figures show that
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
RAYS AND SKATES.
They Are Known to Fishermen As The
Jokes Of the Sea. "

They Are Known to Fisherfne,, as the
Jokes Of the Sea.
The rays and skates are the jokes Of
the sen. Their bodies are as fiat as
the pancakes made by the man in
white on griddle in the window Of n
"beef and" restaurant. Their ewes
look upward, and they have tails as
slender and tapering as the whip of
q rtngmaster of n circus. ~
In the United States the most com
mon rays are called Skates" The
whip tailed rays because of theifslong.
slender tails with their erectile 5spines
at the end, capable of inflictine severe
and dangerous wounds, are frequently
called sting rays. The common sting
ray feeds on oysters, CLANS and other
valuable mollusks and in the Atlantic
waters Is known as the CLAN cracker .
OF the skates the commonest as well
as the smallest species on, the Atlantic
coast Is known as the tobacco box;
the largest is aptly called the barn
door. On the western coast of the
United States is found the big skate,
which reaches length of six feet,
I've reet larger than IT'S tastern reia.
tive. 2 '''.'ss 3's.sf
Because Of It's habit Of rolling itself
up when caught the common. skate has
been called a"bonnet skate.l,'S It's also
known as the hedgehog raya
On the New Jersey coast the trawl
fishermen cut OF the broad, feshy
aSvv,iv,r n
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MARTlAN LIFE.
Conditions Make For Creatures Of an
Advanced Order eff tnteileet.

Advanced Order cf Intellect.
Whatever its actual age. any life
now existent on Mars must be in the
land r.age of its development-on the
whole. much higher one than the ma.
rine. But. more than this. 1t tsshould
probably have gone much further If II
exists at all. for In its evolving Of terra
firma Mars has far outstrlpped the
earth. Mars surface is now all land
Its forms of life must be not only ter.
restrtal as against aquntieStbut even
as opposed to terraqueous iSnes II
must have reached not ssifnnly the
stage of land dwelling where tlle nos.
sibilities are greater for th6se able to
embrace them, but that fhttlRr point
Of pinching poverty where brain is
needed to survive at all.
The struggle for existence in the
planets decrepitude and decay would
tend to evolve intelligence to cope with
circumstances growing monentarily
more and more adverse But, further
more. the solidarity that the condl-
tions prescribed would conduce to a
breadth of understanding sufficient to
utilize 1t. Intercommunication over the
whole globe is made not only possible,
but obligatory. This would lead to the
easier spreading over 1t of some domi.
nant creature especially were this be.
Ing OF an advanced order of Intellect
able to rise above its bodily limitations
to amelioration of the, conditions
through exercise OF mind, What alb
sence of seas would thus entail alb
sence OF mountains would further.
These two obstacles to distribution re-
moved, life there would tend the
quicker to reach highly organized
stage. Thus Martian conditions them
selves make for intelligence, Perciyal
Lowell In Century. t195,775--~---9
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Their Crimes.

Two boys of strict Free church par.
entage and upbringing in a Scottish
town were comparing iniauities.. One
boasted that he had furtiseiy been at
circus show. "Ah, butiI have done
worse than that" SAID the ether. .'for
I've been once in the pit at the theater
and twice in the Established Kirk
Blackwood's Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
A Chimes. peiic.ev.

The tips from the topmost shoots of
the bamboo tree are culled when they
are not more than three inches long.
peeled and preserved much as pine
apple is, though the tips are cut in
quarters. This fruit has remarkably
delicate and pleasant taste and is large
ly used us favorlng for meat, though
1t can be eaten In the raw state. being
rich and juicy. The edible is expen-
sive on account Of the difficulty in Sc
curing 1t from the tops of the tall.
slender trees at just the right time.