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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
OPEN SEASON BEGINS

The open season for blackbirds of all
kinds, shore birds, snipe (Jack or Will
SOM and web-footed fowl of all kinds.
began yesterday, September LIST, apd
will continue until January list. The
number that may be legally killed,
caught or trapped is unlimited.
The above named species are hardly
abundant enough in this section to
prove of much interest to hunters and
the opening of the season yesterday
created no stir 1t will not be until
October 1st, when woodcock, along
with bear, come in, that the hunters
here will begin 60 get busy. On the
18th of October squirrel, wild turkey.
quail and pheasants may be legally
taken, shot or trapped.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
TWO MINERS KILLED

Two miners, William Thomas of Mt.
Carmel and John Minnich of Natalie.
We're instantly killed by fall of coal
at the Natalie colliery at rs yester-
day afternoon
The two men who were working
partners in the same breast had fired Il
shot and had then returned. 1t is the
usual custom with miners to dress the
face of the breast Immediately after
firing a shot. This Thomas and Min
mich neglected to do.
The unfortunate men Were sitting
down when without an instant's warn
ing large fall of rock occurred. the
men being buried under tons of debris.
Both Were dead when eXtricated from
under the rocks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Entertained Near Montandon.

Mrs. W. J. limerick pleasantly en-
tertained the clerks of the Limerick
store and their friends at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Gill
bert, near Montandon, on Tuesday
evening. Those present were; Misses
Ruth Arms, Bessie Hess, Elsie Ben
nett, Ruth DeMott, Elsie Rifle, Ivy
Meyer, Jennie Stuart; Messrs Myron
Bernheimer, Guy Hoke, Allen Form
wald. John Boettinger, John Reilly,
Arthur Reese, Anthony Sebulski, VIII
liam Kindt, Harry Daley, William
Breitenbach, Donald Gilbert and
Charles Gilbert.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Surprise Party.

Miss Margaret Flanagan was tender
ed pleasant surprise party at her
home on East Market street on Satur-
day evening. Those present were: Ea-
ma Lidington, Jennie Goodman. Flor
ence Bollinger, Florence Lidington,
Mable Bowman. Harriet Reeder, Dill
lie Young, Mary Gulick, and Mrs.
Edward Duke; Charles Lidington,
Leroy Young, Guy Case Daniel Con-
road, Willard Brouse, Merriam Gross,
Irwin Hetrick, Harry Lidington, John
Bollinger, Hiram Young, and William
Duke, of Northumberland and Ira
Carl of Bloomsbury, Mary Litterer,
Clara Beyers, Jessi Hartman. Helen
Kelly, Blanche Reed, Margaret Elan
igan, Winnie Montague, Ella Faus-
naught, Blanche English. Edna Sea
man and Mary Renner. Arthur Har-
vey, George Krum, Daniel Brady Paul
Flanagan, Ralph Helms. James Reed
and Raymond Thomas. Refreshments
We're served and a very pleasant even
ing was spent.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Belated Cherry Crop.

Cherries ON the first day of Septem-
ber are Il rarity. c. NJ. Johnston, 304
Grand street, however, is one of the
few persons who enjoys the novelty of
eating cherries so late in the season.
One of his trees which by the way,
bore a good crop about July 4th, has
produced a second or at least belated
yield, the cherries being equally as
large and well developed and only a
little less luscious than those of the
first crop. Mr. Johnston left branch
at this office Tuesday, which contain
ed sixteen fine cherries.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
PERSONALS.

Miss Mamie Hoffman left last even
ing ON business trip to Philadelphia
w. j. limerick and William Berger
of this city, are transacting business
in Plymouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hixson, Mas
sau street, left yesterday for a visit
with relatives in Sunbury.
Miss Edith Reed, of this city, Miss
es Elizabeth Reed and Eva Hopwell.
of Philadelphia, spent yesterday with
friends in Wolverton.
Mrs. Hannah L. Schultz and Edward
Schultz returned to Philadelphia yes
terday after a visit with the former s
brother. James ID. Magill, West Mark
ct street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Morris, of
Philadelphia, Miss Mary Hayden and
DR.. Wallace, of Jeansville, who are
on an automobile tour, spent yester-
day afternoon at tho home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George b. O'Connor. Riverside
Heights.
Mrs. Frank Keiner is visiting
friends in Wilkes Barre and Potts
Vile.
Mrs. G. W. Spenscr has returned to
oxford Valley, Bucks county, after a
two weeks visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John II. Hunt, West Mahon,
ing street.
John T.. Person returned to William.
sport yesterday morning after a visit
with William X. Hancock, West Mark
ct street
Rev. J. r. Rossitcr returned to Bal
timore yesterday after a visit with
Rev. and Mrs JOS E. Guy at the
Shiloh Reformed parsonage, Bloom
street.
Miss Sophia Hellner returned tt
Hazleton last evening after a visi
with Miss Teresa Ledger, Water street
Miss Clara Fischer returned las
evening after a trip to Philadelphi,
and Atlantic City
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
LADY FRACTURES ARM

Mrs. Michael Eycrly of Rloomsburg
while visiting in this city Tuesday,
fell down and broke her arm.
Mrs. Eyerly is guest at the home
of ]. W. Eyerly, Spruce street. Tues
day morning she started out no call
on friend ON West Market street.
When near the court house she had oc-
casion to stoop down, which caused
her to become dizzy. Falling forward
she attempted to save herself by
throwing ont her arm In striking the
ground her left arm received her
weight i'll such a manner as to break
the bone.
DR.. Curry rendered surgical aid, re-
ducing the fracture, which occurred
between the elbow and wrist. Mrs.
Eyerly is eighty-three years of age
and, it is feared, recovery may be
slow
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Surprise Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID. Whispell
entertained a number of their friends
at their home ON West Mahoning
street Monday evening in honor of
Mrs. Whispell's birthday Refresh
ments We're served.
Those present We're Mr. and Mrs.
w. @. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Myrt
Fallon, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID.
Whispeu, John Moser, Mrs. Caro-
line Halderman, Mrs. John Ross. Mrs.
Joseph Ricketts,, Mrs. Laura Lovett.
Laura Ward, Lillian Snyder, Helen
Lovett, Ethel Snyder, Hazel Lovett.
Hazel Whispell, William Whispell.
Miss Annie Ricketts,, Miss Ruth Stew
ard, Shamokin, Miss Isabella Ryland.
Miss Edna Raup and Milton Ramp,
of Sunbury.
The country will be glad to hear of
increasing demands for labor
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
WHITE BERRY SCALE.

State ZOologist Surface, Harrisburg,
has had his attention called to the
prevalence this year of a white scale
on raspberry bushes, which has done
much damage In replying to one cor
respondent, who stated that number
of his raspberry stalks were killed by
the scale, Professor Surface said:
This pest is known as the Rose
Scale, and is sometimes called the
Raspberry Scale. 1t does not attack
trees, but it is quite injurious TO rose
bushes and raspberry bushes, 1t is TO
be killed by "A good contact insecticide
such as can be used successfully for
San Jose Scale. l have friends who
have entirely cleaned it up in their
fields by the thorough use of the lime
sulphurwash spray. l should use
either the commercial lime sulphur
wash, diluted one to eight, or the
home boiled, using the formula of
seventeen pounds of sulphur and tweu-
ty-two of lime, boiled together one
hour, with enough water to boil, and
then sufficient water added to make
fifty gallons, supplying most of the
water after boiling.
This is the regular lime sulphur
wash as prepared for San Jose Scale.
1t is intended only for dormant plants,
or, i'll other words, to be applied when
the leaves are off; but it can be used
ON the trunks of trees and the stems
of raspberries and roses, where it does
not get on the new growth of this
year nor on the leaves. You can apply
it to all parts of the tree above ground
save those which have grown this
year. 1t can be applied with paint
brush, but it will be quicker and more
economical to use spray pump, and
more thorough job can be done.
Instead of spraying the old rasp-
berry canes for scale at this time of
year, | recommend cutting them out
and burning them at once. This gets
rid of Il great many pests. The canes
have already done their duty by bear
ing fruit and it will give more room
for new stalks to develop. 1t would be
excellent practice to cut and burn old
raspberry and blackberry bushes as
soon as the fruit is gathered You
would not only kill insect pests but
also destroy disease germs. To get the
best possible results one should have u
hot brush fire built upon which the
newly cut stalks could be thrown, even
burning them before they wilt, if all
the pests are to be destroyed. If some
of the young insects escape to the new
canes they will not multiply rapidly
enough to prove serious, and this fall,
after the leaves have dropped, you can
spray the stalks thoroughly with the
lime-sulphur wash, just the same as for
San Jose scale. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
INVENTOR Of
CAR COUPLER

That the first r rail in America was
manufactured i'll Danville is matter
of history; that the car coupler now
in use the world over, one of the most
important appurtenances of railroads,
was invented by native of Danville
is fact not so we'll known.
That the latter is true, however. is
quite evident from an article that ap-
peared in the Buffalo Express of
recent date. The article in question
credits Miller with being an eXtraor-
dinary genius and states that he was
born in Danvillc, Pa, of Quaker par
ents. When he was fifteen years of
age the family removed to Belfast in
Allegheny county, where his father
was employed as a millwright Joseph
worked with his father and learned
the trade but his mind wandered away
from saw and grist mills and he be-
came machinist and an inventor.
Like many other men of genius he
was sadly deficient i'll financial ability
One who knew him has remarked {:
He was of a confiding nature, trust
ed everybody and everybody beat
him.. He died at the age of 80 years
and is buried in Mt. View cemetery at
Olean, n. Y.
He invented the car coupler in 1854
soon after the Erie railroad was com
pleted. This coupler has been in use
ever since and everywhere the world
over. Miller secured patent on his
coupler. He sold the State of Massa-
chusetts for one hundred dollars and
that is all he ever realized on his valu-
able invention. Ezra Miller, who by
the way was no relative of Joseph s,
invented the buffer in 1868 Joseph
Miller's patent expiring Ezra Miller
made use of it and "Miller's coupler
buffer and platform" has become Il
familiar legend to millions and mil
lions of people boarding the cars Had
Joseph Miller's patent been III the
hands of some men they would have
realized an immense fortune. As it was
the railroads have made the money.
Miller made many other inventions,
among them being an Improvement in
brick manufacturing machinery, the
principle of which is employed in
modern brick machines. He invented
an improvement in lathes, while en-
ployed by firm which manufactured
screw stump machines BY his inven-
tion two screws could be made i'll a
day, where before it had taken two
days to make one. He was a pioneer
in the invention of moving machines
and was interested in aerial naviga-
tion. 1t was always the same, how
ever; no matter how successful, he
realized no profit and others got the
benefit of his labors.
1t is doubtful whether at this late
day any of our residents can recall the
ffteen-year old boy, Joseph Miller,
when he left Danville to enter upon
his busy career which did so much to
facilitate the worlds work and aid i'll
national development, but which alas
brought him so little recognition and
material wealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
FAREWELL Party.

4 farewell party was rendered Miss
Laura Gething at her home ON ! sh
street Tuesday evening. Those I sent
were Misses Bertha Keefer, III
Gething Kate Weigold, Louise Wei
gold, Jessie Hemerley Bertha Kessler,
Ida Boyer, Sue Gross, Winnie Mont
ague, Edna MonS, Anna Kelly, Dora
Morrison, Messrs. Arthur Harvey
George Rishel, George Crumh, James
Ford. Ben Mccoy, John Kilfoil, VIII
liam Kessler, Howard Baylor, Clarence
Hendrickson, William Anderson; MIR
and Mrs. Walter Gross and daughter
Nellie, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ricketts,
and daughter Emma. Refreshments
were served and very pleasant even
ing was spent
Mrs. Edward Schatz, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
MIS- Peter Kellar, Church street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
THE DISPOSAL PLANT IS IN OPERATION

No more welcome intelligence could
be conveyed to our readers than the
news that the pollution of the canal
and river caused by hospital sewage
so long IA menace to our town, is now
practically at an end. On last Satur-
day the sewage that drained into the
canal was taken up by the new dis
posal plant, now in full working order
and in two weeks time all the sew
age from the big institution will he
diverted from the river and subjected
to the process of publication.
\ representative of the News yes
terday visited the hospital for the in
sane and was shown over the ground
by one of the officials where the pro-
gress of the work, the plans and the
operation of the plant We're studied at
short range. The sewage disposal
plant proper, complicated as it is, by
no means embraces the greater part of
the work. Two enormous sewers cut
ting across the lawn in front of the
institution have been in course of
construction pretty much all summer.
The smaller of these connecting with
the nurses home was completed Il
month ago. The larger one draining
the hospital proper is at present under
way. This sewer runs parallel with
the hospital. Work yesterday was in
progress in front of the main en-
trance. At this point the terra Gotta
pipe is laid at depth of seventeen
feet; elsewhere it was necessary to go
down twenty-five feet. An enormous
mound of earth eXcavated lies at the
very threshold of the administ ration
building.
In order to connect the kitchen and
the wash house with the main sewer,
just described, it was necessary to
drive two tunnels through the rock
under the main building which at that
point is tifty-two feet wide. The tun-
nels formed very difficult and costly
part of the work and a large force Of
men have been employed upon them
for many weeks past.
AUTOMATIC PUMPS.
The first point of real interest con-
nected with the sewage disposal sys-
TEN is the receiving pit or pumping
station in the ravine between the hos
Z al II.
the two sewers, above described, the
sewage from the entire institution is
drained into the pumping pit. As il
enters it passes through two CRATES,
which arrest all solids that would like
ly interfere with the operation of the
machinery.
Over the receiving pit a solid build
ing of concrete is erected The sewage
is lifted through underground pipe to
the disposal plant some four hundred
yards northward by means of three
centrifugal pumps operated by cleo
tricity. The pumps, which are the
first of the kind ever installed in con-
nection with sewage disposal at the
hospital, operate ON the principle of
the dredge centrifugal pump and are
especially adapted to the work of
pumping sewage by reason of the fact
that solids, no matter in what form,
are easily manipulated. In the brief
interval that the plant has been in op-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02

erdtlOH III mas Deen called upon 10 ne
gotiate very fo rmidable matter no
dl stinctively sewage and it has gotten
away with it all, even large masses,
with evident ease.
This dispels the last doubt as to
whether the plant can be kept in sue
cessful operation, as pieces of bedding
clothing and great variety of artic-
les, owing to the caprices of the in
sane, are apt to find their way into
hospital sewage. The pumps average
nine hundred revolutions and have II
capacity of 415 gallons per minute.
The pumps operate automatically. One
or more pump may be kpet contin-
uously in operation The usual method
embracing the use of floats is employed
and as the flow of sewage increases or
diminishcs an additional pump is call
ed into play or is thrown off.
SEWAGE Is DIVERTED.
The first pump was started up last
Saturday, when, true to the promise
of the trustees, the sewage was divert
ad from the canal. The plant is now
fully in use and Il fine opportunity is
afforded for observing its operation.
The sewage is pumped from the re-
ceiving pit into the grit chamber at
the filter beds where it passes through
! two screens of three-fourths of an
inch mesh into the primary settling
chambers, three in number, each six.
| ty-feet long by sixteen feet wide and
| ten feet deep.
From the settling chamber the liq-
uid passes into the dosing" chamber,
where it can be treated chemically
| ion. The settings or solids are remov-
ed from the bottom of the settling
tank, by flushing or otherwise, into a
| separate reservoir where they are con.
verted into fertilizer.
From the dosing tank the sewage
passes by a syphon into fifty four spray.
ers set in a filter bed composed of 6la
4 feet of gravel and stone. AS it is
. elected from the sprayers, each one of
] which resembles small fountain. the
sewage is aerated, after which it fill
ters through the deep bed of stone and
gravel and drains into the secondary
settling tank which is the final stage
I of the process.
! EIGHTY FIVE PER CENT PURE.
( The effluence, which is estimated tC
/ be 50 per cent. pure, drains into the
| little stream nearby and is carried tC
/ the river. In its filtered state it is
said to be quite as pure as river water
above the hospital for the insane; but
the hospital authorities have remotely
i'll view the installation of an addit-
ional or sand filter, which Will render
I the etfluent % per cent. pure. The
! latter, of course. will have to be pro-
vided for by an additional appropri-
alton
| The sewage at present being treat
ed embraces the administration build
| ing, nurses home, the kitchen and
one section of the female wing. In
about two weeks time connection will
be established with every part of the
institution and the pollution of the
river by hospital sewage will be a
thing of the past.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02

S comparable team
of Lodge No. 754 of this city. The
locals had the tossers from the coal
town completely at their mercy at al
stages, and only stopped making runs
when the pedal eXtremities of the Dan
Vile base runners became so tired from
cncircling the bases that it was feared
the consequences might be serious. The
score was 2l to u.
The lineup of the Danville Elks was
Hoffman lb. Curry c, Diehl 3b, Marks
If, Vincent 2b, Jacobs cf, Howe SIS,
zimmerman IF, Rebman p. W. G. Pur-
sci is manager of the team and Clar-
ence Haupt, assistant manager.
The feature paramount of the game
was the pitching of Sam G. Rebman.
Shamokin was unable to find the Dan
vile twirler at any stage of the game,
and at some stages even Danville
couldn't find him. His puzzling deliv
cry included a remarkable array of
curves, his spit ball and in shoot do
ing particularly fearful execution.
Rebman was ably sustained by John
Curry behind the bat 7. G.. Vincent
at second came in for second honors
making "A double play unassisted.
Aside from the base ball game the
Shamokin Elks gave their brethren
from this city a most excellent time
which included an outing during the
L., I,1-
ment at the social rooms last evening,
which lasted until the special left fcI
Danville.
Among the members of the order
who took the trip We're Harry Ellen
bogen, John Arms, Joseph H. Patton,
Theo. Hoffman, Henry Divel, John
r. NJ. Curry, Edward Purpur, Ralph
B. Diehl, G.. Fred Smith, Arthur H.
Woolley, Philip Benzbach, j. c. Peif-
er, DR.. c. Shultz. Simon Hoffman, A.
c. AmesburyJ ]. II. Cole, Emil Gaert-
ner, Fred Owen, Sam Rebman. San
Marks, Simon Ellenbogen, W. Kas,
West, Harry Cromwell, John Jacobs,
". G. Pursel, W. c. Williams, Geo.
Lechner, DR.. G. \. Stock, Elmer
Peters, Fred Howe, John Hixson,
Edward W. Peters, Arthur Freeze,
Harvey Dietrich, John f. Tooley,
Clarence Haupt, Thos G. Vincent,
Geo. Maiers, Edward Fallon, Carl v
Ruckel W. W. Gulick, Harry Wenck,
David Evans, r. Scott Ammerman.
VIM. L. Morgen, East Orange, n. J. \
No. l35; James Ryan, DR.. f. \. Cur
ry, 7. j. Price.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Recovering From Injury.

Miss Ruth Dimmick, of Riverside,
who had her jaw badly fractured as
the result of being struck by foul
ball during a game at DeWitt's park
on the occasion of the Farmers pic
mic, was able to leave the house yes
terday for the first time since she re-
ceived the injury
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
THE TANNER SALE

The sala of the heirs of Joseph Tan
ner took place yesterday afternoon.
The two farms in Derry township,
consisting of two sets of buildings and
1876 acres of farm and timber land
We're bought by Arthur Mowrer for
$500. The limestone quarry in Lime
stone township was purchased by
Judge Blee for $50.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
On Months Furlough.

Midshipman George Jacobs arrived
in this city yesterday for a visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fred
Jacobs, Mill street. Midshipman JAG
obs is on months furlough following
the ending of the three months cruise
of the U. S. $. Hartford, one of the
practice squadron of the Naval Aca-
denny at Annapolis.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02

\ iyaI will BE- h,ll at the home
of John Hugh. 5, Il,om street., this
evening. The proceeds will be devoted
to the purchase of flowers for Memoir
ial Park Ice cream, Cake, coffee and
sandwiches ON sale. In case Of in
element weather the festival will be
held tomorrow evening. All are invit-
ed.
Ethel Henninger, of Shamokin, re-
turned to her home in great agony
holding IA plait of her hair in her
hands and said that some unknown
man grabbed her and suspended her
by her hair ON meat hook and then
fed leaving her hanging. Her weight
tore some of her hair from her head
and she fell.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary.

Superintendent and Mrs. ID. N. def
fenbacher on Tuesday evening cele-
brated their fifteenth wedding anniv-
ersary at their home on Bloom street
A large number of friends gathered to
extend congratulations
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02

The cats of Berlin are all registered
and wear tag.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-02
DANV|LLE ELKS
BEAT SHAMOK|N

Down to defeat
went the Shamok-
i'll Elks' base ball
t e a IN yesterday
before the on
slaughts of the in
comparable team
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-08-14
MILLING COMPANY.
Defendant in Suit For Five
Thousand Dollars

B. w. Humphry has fled suit
against the Hopkinsville Milling
Company 70. $1,000, alleging per.
sonal injuries sustained by fall Aug.
2, while q the employ Of tee com.
pany.
Plaintiff alleges in his petition that
while he was in the discharge of his
duties as operator of the elevator it
became necessary to go down into
the basement and that in order to
do SO he had to descend a stairway
which was unsupported by railing or
banister, that on account Of a de-
feet in the defendants engine or
negligence Of the engineer who was
a superior officer to plaintiff, said
engine got out Of fix and the lights
were shut off, making it DARK, and
that he fell on the concrete floor be-
low, injuring himself quite badly.