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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
PERSONALS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Shade, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Shade, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
A Shade, Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Long,
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Snyder, of Sha-
mokin, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Shade,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Zimmerman,
of Kansas City, Kansas, drove to this
city from Shamokin yesterday and
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Eriah Grove, Vine street.
Miss Lena Eggert. of Philadelphia,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Eggert, Ash street.
Miss Anna Hagenbuch, Church
street, attended the Trinity Lutheran
Sunday School convention at Oak
Grove yesterday.
Mrs Harvey Miller, of Sunbury,
spent Tuesday with the Misses Map
stone, Bloom street.
Charles Kishbach, Church street,
attended the funeral of his father at
Berwick Oh Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank Arms, Mrs. William
Jackson and Mrs. Jacob Elmer, of
Riverside, spent yesterday with friends
at Buckhorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Vannan, West
Market street, left yesterday for II
week visit at Jamestown, New York
Mrs. r. W. Clayton, of South Dan
vile, returned on Tuesday evening af-
ter two months viist with relatives
in Tacoma, Washington While i'll the
west, Mrs. Clayton attended the Seat
tie exposition.
Mrs. William Paugh and daughter,
Miss Mary Paugh, Mill street, spent
yesterday with friends in Sunbury.
Mrs. Charles Shaneberger will re-
turn to Easton today after visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Hockenbury, East
Market street.
Rev and Mrs. II. w. Mottern and
daughter, Elizabeth, left yesterday for
their home in Riverside, California,
after Il visit with Rev. MotteIn's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Mottern,
Ferry street.
Miss Ncttie Fry, of Catawissa, spent
yesterday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Berger, East Market street.
Misses Bessie and Florence Wilson
returned to their home in Kaseville
last evening after visit with rela-
tives in Sunbury.
DR.. |. Grier Barber, of Wilkes Barre.
circulated among old friends in Dan
willie yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
ENGINEER WHITE
VISITS DANVILLE

Division Engineer 'hite of the d.
l.. & W. Railroad COZ pany, in re-
sponse to communication from the
borough council relative to abating
the canal nuisance, paid visit to this
city yesterday. He was merely able to
report progress.
The division engineer called upon
Councilman Ira Everhart, chairman
of the committee on sewerage. He ex-
planned that while nothing obvious to
residents of Danville was being done
toward the abatement of the cana
nuisance yet the whole matter has been
laid before the railroad officials in
New York and that plans for the fill
ing up of the canal have been adopted.
He explained, however, that it is II
matter that will not work out i'll II
week or n month. Citizens, he said,
must be patient in the premises. He
expressed confidence that all plans are
working out to a satisfactory conclu-
sion and that next summer will see
the abatement of the canal nuisance.
From Danville the division engineer
proceeded to the hospital for the in
sane for an interview with the super
intending physician, DR.. Meredith.
The d. H. q w. Railroad company
was desirous of knowing whether the
hospital, through the new surface sew
er will be able to take care of and con-
duct to the river all the water in the
stream flowing along the western side
of the grounds, or whether in some of
its stages it will be factor to reckon
with i'll the filling up of the canal.
That the big surface sewer will be
able to take care of the stream in ques-
tion regardless of volume of water
hardly admits of doubt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
RAN EIGHT MILES.

y horse belonging to DR.. Jesse Cord
ncr of Exchange broke loose from a
hitching post Tuesday night and ran
eight miles without stopping.
The horse escaped from the premises
of Mr.. Ellis about one mile from Ex-
change while the doctor was visiting a
patient in the house. The doctor along
with Hon. L. ". We,liver and W. II.
Dildine in the automobile of the latter
prosecuted an unsuccessful hunt for
the horse all night. Yesterday the run
away horse was heard from in Muncy
where it had been caught the night
before.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
OCTOBER COURT OCCUPIES
LESS THAN FIVE HOURS

A commission in lunacy was APP
pointed to inquire into the mental con-
dition of Clarence Carr, the eighteen
year-old boy whose arrest on a surety
of peace charge was noted last week
Some six months ago Carr was re-
leased from the Huntingdon reformat-
ory where he spent some two years
after pleading guilty to charge of
homicide in the second degree. His
arrest in connection with the drown
ing of little George Fausnaught in
the soaking pit of the bessemer steel
plant on July 16, 1906, will be recall
ed by our readers.
Since his release from the reformat-
ory Carr's conduct it is alleged, has
been the cause of much complaint. In
view of the facts District Attorney 9.
p. Gearhart presented the following
petition to court on Saturday:
TO the Honorable, the judges of the
court of quarter sessions of the peace
of Montour county.
October %, 1909, Charles p. Gear
hart, district attorney of said county,
respectfully represents that one Clar-
ence Carr has been bound over to said
court on charge of surety of the
peace and is at the present time con-
fined in the county jail of said county.
That from information received by
your informant he believes the said
Clarence Carr to be insane and that
the welfare of himself and others re-
quire his restraint. Your informant,
therefore, asks that IA commission be
appointed by your honorable court to
inquire whether or not the said Clar-
ence Carr is lunatic and also as to
such other things as the act of assem-
bly, in such cases made and provided
may require.
CHARLES p. GEARHART,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
OPINION SUR RULE FOR COSTS.

In December, 1908, it was adjudged
an! decreed by the court that the de-
fendant poor district should remove
Eva Sees, from the plaintiff poor dis
trict, the costs of the proceedings, the
expenses of the removal and proper
charge for the relief of the poor person
from September 1905, to be borne by
the defendant district.
Upon application after "A full hear
ing the said decree was subsequently
on August 81 1908, amended so to read
1.-THE proper charges for the relief of
Eva Sees from July %, 1905, instead
of from September, 1905. ="
And now October, %, 1909, it is
ordered and directed that the over
seers of the poor of the West Hemlock
poor district pay to the overseers OF
the poor of Limestone district the sum
of SSS. 05 within thirty days from this
date, the same being the costs of the
proceedings, the expenses of removing
and the proper charges incurred for
the relief of the poor person To the
extent of the items of cost, expenses
and charges allowed and ordered paid
the rule is made absolute and as to the
items disallowed the rule is discharg-
ed. BY the Court,
CHARLES c. EVANS, p. j.
Several large items of the bill filed
by the overseers of the poor of Lines
tone township are disallowed. I'm
portant among these is the bill of DR.,
Rothrock for $92. %; neither is the
sum of $50. 90 being portion of a bill
rendered by Mrs. Ella Sechler, mother
of Mrs. Sees, for nursing, allowed by
the cOurt
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28

J An adjourned session of court was
held on Saturday morning, with his
Honor Judge Evans and Associates
Blee and Welliver ON the bench. A
couple of important matters, carried
over from Monday, We're disposed of.
Court adjourned before noon. In
Guiding the short session Monday less
than five hours i'll all We're occupied
by the court in disposing of the bust
ness of the present term. Argument
court will be held Saturday, November
9th. The next regular term of court
will be held in January.
Judge Evans handed down an opin-
ion in the case of overseers of the poor
of Limestone townshipvs. overseers of
the poor of West Hemlock township.
The case involves the support of Mrs.
Eva Sees, matter which was before
court in one form or another for some
wears
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
RABBITS LABELED EGGS.

Although rabbits are not in season
until next Monday, it is reported that
hunters are killing the bunnies with
out any regard for the law. AS "A severe
fine is provided for killing rabbits out
of season it won't be well if any per
son should be caught by a game ward
en-.
Up in Columbia county it is report
ed that at different stations rabbits
have been shipped away as "eggs. :"
These, it is said, were Grated just the
same as eggs after being illegally kill
ed
Fish and Game Warden c. II. Hol-
land has been put 'on" and he is max
ing a quiet search.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
Died at Hospital.

Margaret Frances, the five-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Chap
pei, West Market street, who was re-
moved to the Mary NJ. Packer hospital,
at Sunbury, for treatment Monday,
died at that institution yesterday. The
body was brought to this city last
evening.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
ABOUT TWO WEEKS REMAIN

Where townships collect tax in cash
they shall annually receive from the
State 30 per cent. of road tax collect
ed in the township; provided no town
ship shall receive in any one year
more than twenty dollars for each
mile of township road in said town
ship.
The limit of time thar remains be
tween the present and November IS,
when the six months expire, is only II
tritie over two weeks Unless all the
roads are measured within this period
the inference is that the township will
forfeit right to claim their pro rata
share of the $500, 600 appropriation.
The above are the most radical
changes. There are minor changes,
important in themselves, which will
be easily understood by anyone who
will take the trouble to peruse the act
as every supervisor should do.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
SITUATION IS
GROWING SERIOUS

The situation in the second ward re-
er and diphtheria, at least as viewed
from the standpoint of residents, is
little short of alarming. AS far as re-
ported there are fourteen cases under
treatment During the last ten days
nearly every 24 hours has developed
new case and the closing Of the schools
was seriously considered yesterday.
To get at the full facts, especially as
relates to the schools of the ward. w.
A. Sechler, president of the school
board, was interviewed last evening.
The following authoritative facts We're
learned:
Since the 18th inst. ten cases have
been reported-three of scarlet fever
and seven of diphtheria. There has
present week thus far, two of scarlet
fever and one of diphtheria. At least
two of these cases broke out in school
one in the 1st school and the other
in the fourth. AS each case that de
velops in scnool necessitates the dis
missing of pupils and the closing and
fumigation of the rooms, the extent to
which the outbreak interferes with at
tendance will be readily appreciated
SiXty-three pupils of the ward, about
20 per cent. of the whole number at
terday.
While fourteen cases of scarlet fever
nd.diphtheria are reported" in the
ward the people residing there make
no secret of the fact that the above
number represents little more than half
the number that are infected with
either scarlet fever or diphtheria.
Some very sensational disclosures re-
lating to trickery and violation of law
to avoid the Inconvenience of quar-
antine are limited at by certain per
sons. For every family infected that
lives up to the rules as required by
law one or more families unheed them
altogether the house in many cases
may even escape being placarded.
Children i'll of scarlet rash play with
Others on the street or even go to
school.
Under such conditions there seem To
be little prospects of eradicating dis
ease very soon Yesterday sentiment
throughout the ward was generally in
favor of closing the schools for a time.
Mr.. Sechler last evening stated that
he contemplated calling a special meet
ing of the school board tonight for the
purpose of taking some action that
might assist in checking the disease.
Mr. Sechler does not favor closing
the schools unless the board of health
can be induced to take some drastic
action that will make an example of
those who ignore the prescribed rules
and regulations. With things as loose
and with the quarantine of no more
effect than ut present to close the
schools, Mr.. Sechler says. would be to
turn the children, now segregated.
loose upon the town and the result
would be pretty sure to be Il much
wider prevalence of the two diseases
1t will be necessary, Mr. Sechler
says, for the borough to act i'll CON
junction with the board of health, ap-
propriating such sum of money as
the board of health may need to en-
able it to establish an effective quar-
antine in all cases. Until the board of
health agrees to take proper action and
the borough to back it up as required.
Mr.. Sechler says he can not see that
the closing of the schools is going to
bring about an abatement of the two
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
Denied Guilt as He Swung.

New Castle, Pa, Oct 21.-Rocco
Racco, a well-known Italian. alleged
leader of a Black Hand organization
and convicted of the murder of Selee
Houk, Il State game warden, year
ago, was hanged in the county jail
yard here today. On the gallows Racco
said:
Il didn't see Selee Houk killed. |
dldn see any one kill him and | have
no suspicion of any person. l pardon
everybody and expect to 90 to Jesus
right now. Good bye."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
ROADS MUST BE MEASURED

The sum of half million dollars
was appropriated for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of the act
for the fiscal year beginning June /,
after the passage of the act the board
of township supervisors shall measure
all public roads in their respective
townships, which measurements shall
be made by use of cyclometer or 9TH
erwise as the board may direct. The
number of miles in each township must
be reported to the State highway COM
missioner by the board of supervisors.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
SYSTEM OF
MARKING REVISED

The mooted question of marking" in
the public schools of the borough in
its relation to absence of pupils due to
illness or other unavoidable causes
seems to have been satisfactorily dis
posed of at II regular meeting of the
school board Monday night.
Mr.. Burns of the special committee
appointed at II previous meeting re-
ported that it had met with the bor-
ough superintendent and principal of
the high school and discussed the mat.
ter of marking pro and con. The com
mittee, he said, w@s opposed to max.
ing any radical change in the system
of marking. Two recommendations he
said, had been made by the committee
and these later were submitted to the
board. The first of the recommenda-
tions was as follows:
Pupils who are absent for good
cause sickness, serious sickness in the
family, quarantine or death in family)
may make up their work and take an
examination. The examination mark
will be used as the pupils mark for
the time he or she was absent Ex-
animation to be taken in reasonable
time after pupil : return.
The second recommendation read as
follows:
In subjects like reading, writing,
music, etc, in which no examinations
are given, pupils are to receive daily
recitation grade.
On motion of Mr. Fischer both of
the above recommendations were ad-
opted by the board.
Mr.. Burns reported that the situa-
tion in the second ward as relates to
infectious diseases is very serious
one. The rules of quarantine. he de
clared, are being shamefully violated
by a number of families, and as re-
suit new cases both of scarlet fever
and diphtheria are daily appearing
In many eases quarantine is opposed
by infected families who utterly ig-
more the rules. He declared that if
some of the shameful violations are
repeated-if the patient is not kept
isolated and other rules of quarantine
are not observed-he himself would
take the matter in hand and report it
to the State Board of Health to the
end tnat the eHtire-fanily violating
the rules may be shut in for thirty
days.
On motion of Mr.. Burns it was ord
cred that the salary of II. S Reppert,
janitor of the first ward school build
ing, be increased from forty-fiv dol
lars to fifty dollars. The increase was
granted i'll view of the enormous
amount of work involved i'll the jamit-
or's duties at the first ward building.
The following members were pres
ent: Sechler, Orth, Swartz, Shultz,
Burns, Fischer, Heiss, Cole, Pursel
and Sidler.
The following bills were approved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
WRONG

The announcement published in yes
terday mornings Philadelphia papers,
that Frank Coveleskie had accepted an
offer from the Johnstown Tri State
team, is incorrect
Coveleskie, whose fine pitching for
the Danville team during the past sea-
son was largely responsible in landing
the Susquehmna league pennant, has
received numerous.off for next sum
mer, among them being one from Johns
town, but as yet he has accepted none
of them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28

The court made the following order
Now to wit, October %, 1909, the
within petition being read and con-
sidered Dr. W. r. Paules and DR.. r.
S. Patten are hereby appointed com
missioners to inquire into the mental
condition of the alleged lunatie, Clar-
ence Carr Returnable November &,
1909. BY the Court,
CHARLES G. EVANS, P j.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
New Paint.

The dwelling of Rush Yerricll, West
Mahoning street, appears very attrac-
tive under new coat of paint. The
contract is held by Charles Robson.
who has employed William +. Chap
man of the south side to do the work
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
RADICAL CHANGES
IN ROAD LAW

One fact pretty generally lost sight
of by township supervisors is that the
act approved May 13, 1909 amending
the act of April II, 1905, introduces
many and radical changes in the CON
duct of affairs relating to township
roads; also that only narrow margin
of time remains in which to carry out
an important provision, if the respec-
benefits of the act in question.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
COMPENSATION FOR SUPERVISORS

The act of April IL, 1905, did not
permit supervisors to work on the
roads for compensation, work being
delegated to the road masters. " I'm
der the act of May 13, 1909, it is option
al with the supervisors whether they
appoint "road masters" or not The
supervisors now supervise the work and
may receive compensation, which is
fixed by the township auditors.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
ALL ROAD TAX A CASH TAX

Prior to the act of May 13, 1909, the
Legislature never disturbed the work
tax and it could be changed to cash
tax. The act of 1909 makes all road
tax IA cash tax and the work tax can
not be restored unless changed by n
vote.
Under the former law the tax was
paid to the township treasurer, who
was required to give individual notices
to every taxable and the penalty was
attached after November 1st. Under
the new law the tax is paid to the
township collector. Notice is given by
advertisement and the penalty attaches
October lst.
Under the former act all taxables
were assessed one dollar regardless of
valuation. The new act abolishes the
per capita tax of one dollar
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28

If you haven't cold these days You
are not in the fashion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28

\ man may have graceful carriage
and still be little buggy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-28
COMMISSION APPOINTED.

CHARLES p. GEARHART,
District AttOrnc
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11

If your watch is not Keeping time,
take it toJ T.. Macke, under the
Photo Studio, and have it repaired
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11
THREE SERIOUS
MINE ACCIDENTS
Dan Williams, Ed Harris and Henry
Reahops are Badly Injured at
Three Different Shafts.

Dan Williams was badly crushed
by n back" falling on him at No,
| Federal Shaft Saturday night He
was taken to II st. Louis hospital
Sunday morning. His spine was
badly injured, and his recovery is
doubtful.
Ed Harris happened to Il similar
accident Tuesday morning at Doe
Run Shaft No. /, Flat River, but is
not so seriously hurt
At trawley Shaft, Flat River, on
Tuesday morning, Henry Reahops,
shift boss, and IA man named Counts
went back too soon after firing the
blasts when n slow hole fred, iniur-
ing Counts slightly and so badly
lacerating Reahops that it was first
thought that he could not live, but
the wounds proved to be only flesh
wounds and no. bones broken, and he
is expected To- recover.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11
DISTRESSING DEATH
OF BONNIE TERRE BOY,
John Fake, Attending University Mt
Urbana, ILL.,, Killed While
Taking Bath.

John w. Fake, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chaalcs II. Fake of Bonnie
Ierre, aged about nineteen wears.
VINO was attending the Illinois Statr
University, 'rbana, H., met with n
peculiar and distressing death Inst
Saturday while taking "A bath ai his
boarding place. The water in the
bath tub was heated by an instan-
taneous gas heater, and ii is sun
posed that in some way escaplng
gas IN the close room had cnused
nm To iaint. His landlndy smclled
the escaping gas, probably an hour
after he entered the bath room, and
opening the bath room door, found
the young man lying on the floor.
She dragged him ont into the hall
and rhoned for physician. All the
means known were tried To resnci-
tate him, but despite everything
that could he done he died of as
phyXiatiun in short time.
HIS lather was Immediately noti-
fled by wire and left tho same day
for trbana to bring the body home.
The funeral took place Tuesday at
the congregational Church in Bonne
Tcrre, thence tu Festus. their for
mer home, whore further services
were conducted ut the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, and hc was laid at rest I'm
the Festus cemetery. The deceased
was n most excellent and popular
young man, and much sympathy is
expressed for the brrcaved family I'm
the great sorrow SO suddenly thrust
upon them.
Mrs. Fake, the mother, is a cou-
sin of Judge f.. +. Swink, Mrs. j.
f.. Cover, Mrs. W y. Fleming, and
Mrs, o. a, Smith of Pennington.
and Judge Swink, Mr.. and Mrs. CO.
yer, Mrs. Fleming, DR.. and Mrs.
smith went to Bonue Tcrrc Tuesday
morning to bc present mt the fn-
neral.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11

Duut miss the street auction at
the Second Hand Furniture store
on Saturday, November 18th, be
ginning ut one O'Clock. Everything
in the line Of furniture -dressers,
sideboards, carpets, chairs, etc.
Cash sale and positively no by
bidders.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-11-11

The best architects, painters and
contractors of the country use
Mound City Horseshoe Brand
House Paint" exclusively. City
Drug Store.