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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
CHESTNUT TREES
ARE THREATENED

A chestnut blight has struck the
trees of this State and large portion
of them have been totally destroyed.
If the blight spreads next spring at
the same rate it did last summer, half
of the trees in the State will be lost.
When the blight passes over a grove
it looks as though it had been swept
by fire, or as though lightning has
struck the trees.
Mr.. N. w. Snyder, of Northumber-
land county, who lost half of his trees
on tract of So acres, wrote to the
forestry commission, describing the
appearance of the trees. He was ad-
vised to have all the trees, or at least
the parts affected, burned. The atten-
tion of Dr. Surface, State economic
zoologist, will be called to the blight,
in the hope of finding remedy.
The letter from the association is in
part as follows:
"As regards the chestnut trees, it
may he that the trouble is due to the
Chestnut Blight, a fungus disease
which was first reported several years
ago in Long Island, and has caused
immense damage there, and i'll New
York 1t can best be described as fol
lows 1t causes patches of the bark to
die by attackinhg the cambium and
other soft tissues of the bark, and eX-
tends in all directions until the branch
or trunk is girdled This leads to the
death of the parts above the girdling
and in this way, if the main trunk is
attacked, the entire tree may be kill
ed.
1.-The disease attacks the bark on the
twigs, branches and trunks with out
respect to thickness. The affected bark
blackens, is somewhat shrunken and
after a time is apt to he covered with
projecting brown or orange or green
ish-yellow covered bodies, which are
about lis of an inch at the base, often
long, twisted or curled and taper to a
slender tip. This disease has spread all
through Eastern Pennsylvania, attack
ing chestnut trees, and the Bureau of
Plant industry, at Washington states
that it also has been noted on chestnut
oak. This may possibly be the disease
which is the enemy of your timber.
Prof. Surface, the State Zoologist,
says he can see no encouragement for
checking or controlling this disease,
but a widely known nurseryman has
reported that he has been able to check
the disease in an orchard by using
plain Bordeaux mixture applied in
strength according to general condi-
tions at the time used. -
Mr.. c. X. Sober has an immense
chestnut grove in Irish Valley. If this
is struck by the blight, the loss will
be enormous.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
SELINSGROVE LOST

Before "A small crowd in the armory
on Saturday night, the City League
picked team of Danville players won
from the Selinsgrove Collegians by IA
score of 81 to 13
1t was all Danville from the first
toss-up to the last; the Selinsgrove
boys didn't even have a look-in.
Dauville started with rush and
scored the first goal in less than half
minute after the game started, and
had netted nine tallies before the Wis
iting five had made "A point. At the
end of the first half the score stood 10
to in favor of Danville.
In the second half the home team
scored - points to the visitors 6, max
ing the total score 81 to l3.
The work of Winners, the swift lit
tie forward was deserving of much
praise he made 1j of Danville's 81
points, having baskets and fouls to
his credit
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
WON'T CLOSE SALOONS

Departing from custom adopted
three years ago by the county court,
the associate judges of Columbia coun-
ty on Saturday refused to sign an ord
er requiring all licensed liquor dealers
to close their places of business on
Christmas day. The order had been
written and signed by President Judge
&C. Evans, but when Associate Judges
Yeager and Krickbaum were asked to
sign they refused.
The associate judges believe the Ii
quor dealers are too heavily taxed and
that they should have the option of
keeping their places open or remain
ing closed every day in the year eX-
cept Sunday,
In Northumberland county, by the
courts order, all saloons will be clos
ed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
COLLEGE YOUTHS HOME

With the holiday season in full swing
and Christmas but few days off the
Danville boys who have been away at
college during the.fall months are now
deserting their calculus, trigunbtIetry
and a myriad of otlter complicated
studieslto journey home for pdrticipa-
ton in the Yuletide festivities at
tlftf+ homes. Nsartyy iesvv9Fy train run!
.nfhs fhto the tu*4i for the q He9t sgf!
etaq days viii bring # in its tdaotal Of
ff6sliniei,, sophohores,, juniors and
near GRADUATES. Many of this most iii!
porraht Colleges ana thlfyesrrssit.i&eg ia
the country ndrt Trepresenfedo in tftt
home coming of the local lads! y Il ''l"'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
CANTATA A SUCCESS

The sacred cantata, Daniel, the
first part of which was, sung in NAH
onipg PEe9byterian church on Sunday
eyeniug was a grand success. An audi
encef that filed every seat aandr staedt
in the aisles listened with, rapti atten-'
tio4 aud ,w:snt away deightad. rlin11os
Rev, ,4amppfes Wollastpnf Kirk, pastor
of tRe CHURCH, after a aoshort opening.
segYice gave a, brief outline Of the ar
rangement of the musirland then .sar-
rendered the time to the united ehoirsi
For almost an hour in solps,lapaHets,
duats and tftpll, chQruSths sipgeEsttald
tbeFtogya aqqtf1 Riganiel p sreaRtiyity and his
fid9ljty TO God Mr. btMiA Nannan as.
leader is, self f7possesseA. knows well
his music, and by fine. feeling inter-.
prets its meaning. al5 .-- saw boot
The second and the third. parts of
this, cantata will be sung in Saint
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday afternoon at i o'clock.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
STATION AGENTS
STEP UPWARD

The d. L. & w. Railroad company
has ordered a series of promotions to
go into effect Immediately, which af-
feet among others the towns of Kings
ton, Danville and West Pittston. odd
lv enough IN each of the above men
toned changes a Danville, or a former
Danville man, receives promotion.
George w. Eggert will take the posi-
tion of freight and ticket agent in the
station at Kingston. He will be sue e
land. son of James NJ. Irland, the
photographer, for the last five years
station agent at West Pittston. Mr..
Eggert promoted from the Danville
station, at Kingston will succeed Will
liam c. Farnsworth, formerly of Dan
vile, who has been promoted to the
station at Binghamton, n. y.
In each case the change carries with
it a material increase Of salary along
with enlarged responsibility. Fac h
of the men promoted have been tried
by the company and found to be cap
able and reliable.
Mr. Eggert has been at the Danville
station eight years, prior to which he
was station agent one year at New
Milford on the main line How we'll
he performed the duties of his position
is amply attested by the promotion he
has received. During all this time his
relations with the public have been
uniformly pleasant Personally, it is
only just to add there is no more
popular young man in Danville than
Mr.. Eggert
Both Mr.. Farnsworth and Mr.. Irland
learned telegraph operating at Dan
vile and have earned their promotion
by faithful service Mr.. Farnsworth
was station agent at Kingston for
five years.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
THE DARK TOWN
BAND Of MILTON

Chief Of Police Mincemoyer, in
whose hands were left all matters re-
lating to a special train for New Year
day, on Thursday met the officials of
the 2. g. r. Railway and a schedule
was agreed upon.
1t was arranged that the special
should leave Milton at D. M. ; West
Milton, at 80; Pottsgrove, / :22 /;
Mooresburg, :32; Mausdale, 49, ar
irving at Danville at :43. Returning
the special will leave for Milton at 8
p. III.
The people of the rural districts re-
membering the brilliant achievement
of last New Years are very mcuh in
terested in the mummers' parade and
many have indicated their intention
of being present. The special train on
the P. & r. will prove convenient for
those living between Danville and
Milton and for that reason it will IL O
doubt bring in very large conting
ent. 1t was learned from the president
of the association yesterday that as
was the case last year some of the
most unique features of the parade
will come from the conutry. Anthony
township, with the Exchange band,
will send i'll an especially large con
tingent
In addition to the four musical or
ganizatiOns-the Catawissa, Northum-
berland, Milton and Exchange bands
already engaged, there will probably
be other music. One of these prospec-
tive organizations, neither last noI
east, will be the "Darktown Band'
of Milton. The committee is negotia-
ing with the latter band and it is be-
lieved that it can be procured on rea,
sonable terms.
The bands already engaged will cost
approximately three hundred dollars,
but the public has not been niggardly
in subscribing funds and the commit
tee realizes that nothing is too good
for the great parade and in the matter
of bands it may as we'll go couple
better
One important circumstance relating
to the formation of the parade should
be brought before the public. On pre-.
viOus occasions the pageant started on
East Market street. In the tedious wait
incidental to the formation the mum
mers We're obliged to stand ont in the
cold. This was not much of hard.
ship to the man or boy made up to re-
semble an OK or polar bear but it
was little short of distressing to the
poor fellow masquerading as woman
and probably a summer girl" at that.
The feminine draperies of various sorts
proved "A poor substitute for the heavy
mems clothes to which he was ac-
customed.
The parade this year will start from
the northern part Of town and it has
been arranged to have not only the
armory but also the Continental hose
house thrown open for the use of the
mummcrs Both of these buildings
will be heated and about the time the
parade is forming-whetheI the wait
be long or short-all will have an op,
portunity to be in the warm.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
HARDSHIP ON
RURAL CARRIERS

The practice of many patrons of the
rural free delivery routes, of placing
coins in their mail boxes for postage
ON letters which they deposit at the
same time, was made the subject of a
letter issued by Fourth Assistant Post
master General p. V. DeGraw and re-
ceived recently by Postmaster w. L.
Gouger, of this city. The letter, in
part, is as follows:
From a recent count made by rural
carriers in one of the counties in the
State of New York of coins deposited
by patrons in their boxes for the pur-
chase of stamp supplies, it was found
that each carrier in the county was
collecting an average of 10 one-cent
coins each week. This average applied
to all the routes i'll operation through
out the country would give the enor-
nous total of about 800, 900, 900 one
cent coins.
AS most of these coins are deposited
loose in the boxes, it is desirable that
you and your rural carriers, in a tact
full and polite way, put forth your
best efforts to induce patrons to pros
vide themselves with stamp SUPPLE
in advance of their needs, and to equip
their boxes with suitable coin holding
receptacles 1t should be explained to
patrons that the picking of loose coins
from the boxes not only results i'll
needless hardship and suffering to car
rieIs in winter weather, delays the de-
livery and collection of mails, but fire.
quently results in actual money losses
to the carrier, for if, in collecting coins
from boxes, they drop them into the
snow or unto the ground without re-
covery, they are required to replace
the amount out of theiI own funds.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
ENGINE DESTROYS STATION

Wasting no time in the ordinary
hand labor method of tearing down
buildings the old union freight station
of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad and the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad, at Rupert, was
destroyed on Monday morning in a
novel and much more rapid manner.
\ big Philadelphia & Reading loco
motive was hitched to the depot by
long chains and ropes, and pulled it
down. Getting a good start the loco
motive lad much power in its pull
when the rope and Chains went taught,
and the old station was jerked off its
foundations and pulled, it on q pile of
debris alongsideits former site.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
- Wrong Kind of,Niinister.

The Pitosburgi gPresbytery Ahas a
peculiar case on hand. Some time ago
it paid $10op toiW.lR.l Cowleson to as
sist him in defraying his college ex.
penses that he might enter the minis
try. Mr.. Cowleson is now preaching
for the MethodiSts,h and the iPresbyter-
ians declare that Is not thtf kihd Of
preacher trey th56ght 9feywefe ih3B-
ing to 4haKe;2 and theyT prob6se' 't5 S9G
To teeo7et the si6o! 1T geBh{s that MI. e.
eJowRsb4f #as thb idfd6st,, 81 Hqo least
Il he laTgtstii boy IN the ffGshm2ain n1ttfisR Sass J.
and was greatly annbygd BY the 6lder
class ineh and finally ha2Gdto such all
extent tRSR7 he"lefta Washington aha
Jefferson College and began 70 preeac1h
for the Methodists,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
Hiring More Men.

The business on the railroad las in
creased to such an extent that it has
been necessary TO hire more men at the
Pennsylvania rlailrqa97 Offices in this
place. ........ .,.......... ...... 49,.
The freight traffic is so heavy that
although the regular crews are worked
to the limit rs governed by the l6 hour
law. it has been found impossible to
get the freight over the road proprely
unless a number of extra men are
hired and Immediately put to work.
Due to these prevailing conditions a
number of men whose names have been
on the waiting list for positions, were
sent for today by the railroad officials
and Were hired and put to work. All
the railroad men will draw the old
time big pay checks at the January
pay. Surely, Old General Prosperity
has returned. -Sunbury Daily .--..
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
Imports OF Indian Rubber.

Washington Dec. 19.-More India
rubber has. been imported to the Unit
ed States during the past year than
has ever been recorded by the Bureau
of Statistics of the Department of
Commerce. and Labor. During the ten
months ending with October the inn
portations of India rubber including
Balata guttapercha and gutta-j -joolaton
reached the record total of $62, 600, 900.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
Observation-Disclosures.

The above is the name .qfna German
chemical, which is one of the many
valuable ingredients Of FoIey's Kid
ney Remedy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
is recognized by mbdiGHl text books
and authorities as, p uric acid solvent
and antiseptic for. the, urine. Take
Foley's Kidney Renedyjas soon as you
notice anyirregularftfes and avoid a
serious malady. Sold7by Paules & Co.'s
Pharmacy
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
LAID TO,REST

1.-The fu6erar of Miss h. Agnes Curry
took plaped nnfonaay, aftefnodnl and
wap hlareel$ attendedlHiThe serEiets'
wore conducted by the lRevl DR. aMes'
CenIsia t1cG psstoIaef theGf6veT Presbyf
terian church. sTka pan beltfers weree
William, Samuel and Stewart Curry,
brothers, and James Curry, nephew OF
tt4z- deceased. Interment was made in
Odd Fellows cemetery aaj @uouz
Among those from out of TOWN. that.
attended the funeral were Mrs. 'Faulds
Of Wilkes Barre; Miss Stewart of
OraygeyilIe; Edward. Y, YQrks pf
Belt6ir% Rev. and Mrs 4. b. Herr TT
Halstead
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
SO O.DECEPTIVE
Many. Danville People Fail to Realize the
a.,o. - .f. Seriousness. ..

E1sbdEaeheis so deceptive.
It.comes and goes-keeps you guess
Learn titd, cause-then cure it. j..
Nine times out of ten it comes from
the kidneys. w H". go ".'d -
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills
cure it. n
|, Cure every kidney i'll from backache
to diabetes.
We present the following case as
proof:
iMiIto1 Pa, says :V"f hxlt6 very high
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills, as
.theiro use in my case, proved them, to
be a most reliable remedy. Four years
ago I was having considerable trou.
rbla fFeni disordered kidneys. At times
my back would lhecome SO painful that
it would be difficult for me to stoop or
Istraighten and any sudden movement
womb send sharp btttSinges through my
loins and kidneys. Although | used "a
nrrnher of remedies, !L.disf not succeed
in finding relief, .Whsn posn' Kidney
PiIfs' Mere recommehded TO me- start
led ltsqng them famf frey weiit'at once
to the saassoSonhe itrouNe Il lfeAte ding
'4he pain in my back and driving every
symptom of J4fiiaapeTG4a@al4 4in1rf4om my
system You, are w9lcpme ;1qo pff, nhlyI nhlyI
name As one M8iIo can endQfs9 tits Teli-
ABR lS9RftMv in tiiglHghestteftHse -. :
i For Eale by all dealaItu aRnitnicaQ
cents, Foster, Milburn Go. , Butfalos
New York, sole agents for,the, United
States. ,,....,....r.... :.
take no other
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
DEATH OF MISS CURRY

Our readers will be panied to learn
of the death of Miss II. Agnes Curry,
of Mooresburg which occurred at
Kingston I+ruzerpe .coqntYt att lo'clock
Friday eYe2lnAipgro+- -.l.-.T of'..' g..
The deceased had been i'll for about
three months. For some time prior to
her death she had been sojourning in
Kingston. .at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Faulds, her brother-in law and sister
The body arrived in this city on the
.9:16'D. L, &. W. train Saturday night
in charge of Undertaken Frank Henrie.
1t was Immediately conveyed to the
home Of the deceased at Mooreshprg.
Miss Curry was a member Of the
Grove Presbyterian church, this city.
and vas widely Enown'" and beloved
woman she was d9 daughter tH,rn Of the
'laf9 eJrGGdge James CnrFFy al and / Spent her
entire life in this county. SHE is sur
svivaf by dctfree brothers ssm-aWiiifalh,
Samuel and Stewart, of MooresBhfIgL
and two sistersILMfs..- James HfGWif
liaiIrs, also of oMooresburg and Mrs.
Faulds,s of Kihgston.'t' 2A'* ".' -oi q
i ..yr I'D 9 f..r.v..ty All .LlgE-r % -rs.I ant
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23

Two dogs We're pitted against one
another in public school, building in
West Mahanoy township, on the out
skirts of SHENANDOAH, after the State
police had been sent on a wild goose
chase to stop the fight in Ashland
about ten miles away. 1t had been
announced that the fight would take
place where the police Went There
was a side bet of 81, 900 on the fight
and 81, 900 changed hands in wagers..
Arrests are thr, atened. - -s ...r, ras
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
THE FINAL
CROP RETURNS

Wednesdays government report of
the cereal crops of 1909, are practical
ly final and while the figures are little
changed from those previously given,
they are reassuring, that for another
year at least there will be no dearth
of food products, only as the trusts and
speculative or gambling interests
corner or create artifically high
prices. The enormous territory of 20O,-
600, 600 acres is the area harvested in
1909. These figures include wheat,
oats, corn, barley, rye and buckwheat.
The yield represented, as IA result of
the harvesting operations, amounts to
1, ,687, 900, 600 bushels. The farm value
of corn harvested this year is estimat-
ed at 81, 652, S22, 900, as compared with
81 ,6l6, 145, 600 last year All wheat
harvested is estimated as worth at the
farm $130, 046. 600 compared with 56l6,~
1926, 900 last year. The farm value of
oats is placed at S4OS, IA, 900, rs against
1891 III, 600 the previous year. Hay
is valued at SGS9, 345, 600 against $500,
1923, 600 last year The summary of re-
suits has scarcely been made in our
own hemisphere before the beginning
of the harvest in Argentine and Aus
tralia makes it necessary for the trade
to count on the effect of yields there
upon the stocks in store here.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
DIED SUNDAY

p Lydia d.; wife Of JONI n. u Price,
died t1hef home, Fotiftk street, at 8
O'Clock Sunday morning aftgt four
weeks illness. "' 0h-.' ''''"'' ''I
Mrs. Price was born and grew to
womanhood at Watsontown, moving
to Danville in 1857. She was a most
highly esteemed woman and was aged
20 years, 3 months and 2l days.
She is survived by her husband, one
daughter, Mrs. George Swank; also
two brothers, Abram and Charles Kef-
er, of this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23

;. Goverii6r Stuart is expected to name
a successor to Insurance Commissioner
Dhvfd1eiMartin within the present
weeal. saNIr.9 Martini has been elected
-pec1gttr sfiwiff1 inn philadelphia and
wiP,eaRef fae tffitG on the first Monss
davfH Janudtraye His term: as ipsur-f
,ance. comfnigaSaaFF IlSpfred 6If IfafRo5 a.fRo5
third of May But lie Is holding the
position until his successor is named.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
Married at Harrisburg.

Harry b. LaRew, Of Odessa. New
York and Eleanor NJ. Wyant, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse B. Wyant,
Front street, this city, were married
at Harrisburg, Saturday, December
llth, by Rev. y. y. Kelly, pastor of
Christ Lutheran church, of that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaRew will reside at
Harrisburg where the groom is en-
Moved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
ono hundred forty.four Thousand

One hundred forty-four thousand
dollars has been paid into the treas
ury at Harrisburg U'ithin the last few
days as collateral inheritance tax on
the estate Of the late 9. L, Magee, of
Pittsburg, and as the sum thus paid
is deducted from funds that otherwise
would go for establishing memorial
hospital, an attempt will be made to
have the money paid back by an act
of legislature.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
$4,000 Fire at Pittston.

The clothing house of b. Open
heimer & Son at Pittston was destroy
ed by fire Sunday morning. Loss csti-
mated at $40, 900, partially covered by
Insurance. 1t is claimed that crossed
electric wires caused the conhagra-
tiOn.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
A PoIiceman's Testimony.

j. n. Paterson, night policeman of
Nashua, Iowa, writes ''Last winter I
had bad cold on my lungs and tried
at least half a dozen advertised cough
medicines and had treatment from two
physicians without getting any bene.-
fit, A friend FoTey's
Honey and Tar and two 7tliipis of n
bottle cured me-, l .consideE Titt the
greatest cough and lung medicine In
the world - Sold by PauIes & Co.'S.
Pharmacy. oga. 1tst "llI tgrH'# "' '~.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23
VIII Miss Their Free Turkeys.

On account of several costly wrecks
that ate deeply into receipts, the Lee
high Traction and the Wilkes. Barre &
Hazleton Railway companies will not
give turkeys to their $50 men this
Christmas. Turkeys have been given
the employees for the past ten years.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23

therefore, if kidney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-
suits are most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention, but your kid
neys most, because
they do most and
should have attention
first. Therefore. when
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23

Foley's Honey and Tar is the best
and safest cough remedy for children.
AT the first symptoms of a cold, give
as directed, and ward off danger of
Group, bronchitis, sore throat, cold in
the Head, and stuffy breathing. 1t
brings comfort and ease to the tittfe
ones. Contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Keep always on hand,
and refuse substitutes. Sold by Paules
& Cos. Pharmacy. "f. h''
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23

your kidneys are weak or out Of order,
you can understand how quickly your en-
tire body is affected and how every organ
seems to fail to do its duty.
If you are sick or =" feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Ro A trial will con-
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If you need medicine you
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-23

Foley's Otino Laxative is best fer
women and children. Its mild aotion
and pleasant taste mallr it preferable
to violent purgatives, such as pills,
tablets, etc. Cures constipation. Sold
by Paules q Co.'S. Pharmacy, ,4...l-, -.