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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
Chosen HIGH
school Teacher

Thomas B. Shannon, of Turbotville.
was elected teacher of the new high
school on the south side maintained
ointly by Gearhart township and
Riverside borough. His salary Will be
eighty dollars per month.
The joint meeting of the two school
boards was held on Friday night, a
full representation of both boards be-
ing present, as follows: Gesrhart town.
ship-B. f. Landau. W. W. Gulick,
@. W. Gearhart. John Freeze, John
Murphy, and T. W. Clayton. River
side borough-John Wiidsmith, r. b.
Bird, John Keim, Hervey Shultz,
Clarence Yeager and Charles E. Mills.
There were several applicants for
the position Of high school teacher
All we're given careful consideration
but the two boards seemed unanimous
in the choice OF Thomas b. Shannon
of Turbotville, who, on visit to the
south side, had favorably impressed
the directors. He is man on the score
of whose qualifications there is no
doubt. He is approaching middle life
and has had abundant experience not
only in high schools, but also in un-
graded schools.
On motion it was decided to fix the
length of the school term at eight
months The schools will open on
September 7th.
Ga motion W. w. GuIick, of Gear
hart township aud r. b. Bird of Riv-
erside borough were selected to con-
stitute high school board" OF the
two districts as required by law. The
two men comprise wholly separate
board which has all the powers and
duties and is subject to all the liabili-
ties with respect to the control and
maintenance Of the joint high school
that are conferred or imposed by law
upon the school directors of either of
the townships or districts by which
the said high school is established.
The high school board has no power
to create Indebtedness by the issue of
bonds or otherwise, but in the dis
bursements OF funds is limited to the
moneys provided by the school boards
OF the respective townships or districts
which it represents,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
RUSH TWP. AFTER
TORE SCHOOLS

Representing a number Of taxpayers
Of the Moore school district OF Rush
township, Attorney George B. Reimen-
snyder Monday morning presented a
petition to the Northumb berland coun-
t. court at Sunbury requesting that
the directors Of the said district be
required to furnish ample aocommoda-
tion for the pupils. The petitioners
declare that the directors have will
fully neglected and refused to provide
suitable school house, room or build
ing for the children and that there are
twenty children and upward residing
along the Logan Run road who are OBJ
liged to walk four miles 30 attend
school. That there has not been a
change in the location OF the school
sites in the district for forty years and
that the tax rates have remained at
six mills for n long time Judge Auten
appointed ". E. Bloom, of Sunbury,
an inspector to Investigate the condi.
tion and report to the court when some
action will be taken.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
FIFTY-SIX YEARS
IN THE PULPIT

Rev. d. 5. Monroe, d. D., pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church Of New
Cumberland, and who is we'll known
in church circles in Danville Sunday
celebrated the 56th anniversary OF his
ordination as minister of the gospel.
DR.. Monroe preached his first ser
mou at MELVILLE on July 81, 1858. He
has the distinction OF having served
in longer continues psstorate than
any prsacher, Ii ing or dead, in the
Central Pennsylvania and Baltimore
conferences since 10.
Dr. Monroe entered the itinerant
ministry of the Msth1dist Episcopal
church June 26 SOB when he was 20
years Of age lie served 26 years as
secretary Of the Central Pennsylvania
conference, was a delegate seven times
to the general conference aud was sec.
retary 2S years.
He has started, remodeled and built
13 fine churches and five parsonages,
including the church and parsonage at
New Cumberland, of which he is now
pastor, at cost of 500, 600.
During his psstorate in Baltimore
he presided at the presentation OF
flag to the first Uuiou company raised
for the Civil war, and, with Colonel
Peter Lyle's regiment, he held.the ser
vice in MAY, 1861.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
WILL BUILD Three
MORE BRIDGES

The county missioners will be
obliged to abolish practically all the
wooden bridges throughout the coun-
ty, erecting in their stead steel bridges.
a measure which will entail q cost of
many thousands of dollars on the.coun-
ty.
That the wooden bridges will have
to go was demonstrated few days ago
when traction engine went through
one of that type of bridge in Anthony
township. Nearly dozen other bridges
of the same type, which have become
county bridges, formerly considered
safe. will be likely to yield in the same
way when put to the test.
The traction engine, ponderous In
itself, and drawing after 1t the mass
i've thresher, now penetrstes every cor
ner of the countryside, illustrating
that even the remotest rural locality
is affected by the industrial revolution
and the changed conditions generally
that characterize this practical age.
Obviously nothing remains but for the
various communities to keep pace
with the progress OF the times in all
things and this of course, implies. that
il the old wooden bridges or culverts
are not strong enough to bear the trac-
tion engines which are here to stay
then nothing remains to do but to
build bridges OF iron, which will prove
equal to the new burdens imposed.
This is precisely the view taken by
the county commissioners, who have
decided TO enter upon the work OF
bridge construction on a large scale
They have decided TO build at uuce
three new bridges in addition to the
three for which bids are being invited
and contracts for the building of
which will be AWARDED next week. All
three of the new bridges will be in
the northern part Of the county One
will replace the bridge broken by the
engine on the road leading from Hur-
ley's school house to White Hall; one
OF the other bridges to be rebuilt is
known as the Sechler bridge and the
other as the Maust bridge.
Next summer the commissioners ex-
pect to take up the work anew and
bridge building Will probably be the
orIar fnr SayeraI wars m emma
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
DOLLAR ROAD TAX
GIVING TROUBLE

The dollar road tax has been giving
trouble all over the State, and collect
ors and others have been having all
kinds of difficulties in collecting the
same. The commissioners of Arm.
strong county to get right wrote to the
auditor general about this tax and in
reply have received information that
the additional dollar tax must be paid
in each township in which property Is
owned. The opinion has prevailed that
this tax could only be assessed against
property owners in the township in
which they resided, but from the above
it is understood that the extra dollar
can be assessed and collected in every
township in which property is owned.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
new PENNIES
MAY Be RARE

The new Lincoln pennies just put
into circulation reached Danville yes
terday and proved an object of great
curiosity.
The Dsnville National bank receiv-
ed fifty dollars five thousand pennies)
at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and by
10 80 O'Clock fifteen dollars q, 500 pen
nies) had been put into circulation.
The most of the new pennies were
given out in exchange for nickels and
dimes. In few instances pennies
were exchanged.
The new penny is very artistic in
appearance. On the diverse side in
stead of the familiar Indian head sur
rounded by the legend United States
Of America" and with the year Of is
sue inscribed underneath the new coin
contains the bust of Lincoln. Above
the head is the motto I'm God We
Trust" On one side of the bust is the
word Liberty and on the other is
the year of issue "19O9. " On the re-
verse side the new penny differs less
from the old. Immediately under the
denomination of the coin, "One Gent, "
appears the words: United States of
America. " At the upper edge appears
the motto E. Pluribus Unum. "
A dispatch from Washington states
that serious blunder has been made
by the mint authorities and that a
new die may have to be made to elm
mate the Objectionable features. If
this occurs it will make the coins al
ready in circulation of value above
their face.
The Objectionable feature is the in
itials OF the designer, Victor D.
Brenner, which appear on the lower
edge of the reverse side in minute
raised letters.
Under the circumstances it is doubt
ful whether many of the new pennies
given out at the.bank yesterday will
go into circulation at this time. It is
more probable that they will be laid
by with the hope of realizing some
thing on them when they become rare
Before closing yesterday afternoon
3, 800 of she new pennies had been paid
out at the Dauville National bank.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
LAWN FETE
AT HOSPITAL.

The beautiful lawn st the hospital
for the insane was the scene of an
elaborate function Monday eve, when a
farewell WAS rendered TO DR.. Ida
Ashenhurst ana Dr.. G. b, NJ Free,
both Of whom have rendered their res.
iguatons IS members OF the medical
staff of the hospital
DR. Frees resignation has alrea y
taken effect. DR.. Ashenhurst will
sever her connection with the hospit.
al about the middle of the month. The
farewell fete was tent cred by the medi.
cal staff and the officials Of the hospit-
al for the insane
Among those present were DR..
Meredith, DR.. krickbaum, DR.. Neb-
binger, DR. Robbins, and II. b Schultz,
steward OF the hospital from Dauville
the following physicians assembled to
do honor TO the retiring members of
the staff: Dr. r. s. Pstten, DR.. G.
Shultz, DR.. G. Z. Stock, DR.. l. G.
Barber and DR.. L II. Jennings
The medical staff and officials OF the
hospital united in the presentation Of
gold bee to DR.. Ashenhurst as tok e.
en- Of their high regard. DR.. Free was
remembered in the same way with an
elaborate purse.
Addresses full! o. sentiment were &C..
DR.. Ashenhurst and Dr. Free. Re
freshments choice and abundant were
served on the lawn.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
TALKING CROW
MEETS SAD FATE

Jim, the pet crow owned by Miss
Heath, on Pine street, whose exploit
in finding lost breast pin was prais-
ed last week, has since then come to
an untimely death.
He happened to fig to neighboring
yard, slighting in an enclosure in
which couple of dogs were kept.
Owing to the fact that he possessed
the gift of talking. the social side Of
Jim's nature was highly developed.
The dogs. however, resented jim 8
friendly intrusion Precisely what
took place will probably never be
known, but an alteration occurred,
during which the crow received In.
juries from the effects OF which he
later died.
jim was really marvel. The beauty
Of his plumsge and mis- accomplish
ment as talker made him a perfect
aristocrat among crows. He found a
welcome wherever he went and now
that he is dead the whole neighbor-
hood shares the owners grief
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
FORMER RESIDENT
OF DANVILLE

The Rev. James Russell, D. D., of
Oueonta, n. Y led prayer meeting
at the Mahoning Presbyterian church
last night.
The Rev DR.. Russell was native of
Dsnville and grew to manhood here.
He was student in the Danville high
school under Mr.. f. c. Derr as prin-
oipal. His presence at the church last
night afforded his old time friends an
opportunity of renewing acquaintance
with him.
Mr.. Russell is pastor OF the Presby-
terisn church at Oneonts and is one
of the leading divines of that section.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
STANDING OF. THE CLUBS.

The greatest day of the season for
Danville was Saturday. Danville's
two wins and Nanticoke's loss to
Bloomsbury make a change of three
games in the relative standing of the
two leaders of the Susquehauna lesgue
and places Dapville but oae point be-
hind in the scramble for the top of the
column. This, too, with Nanticoke
having played one more game than
Danvilie.
The positions of the other clubs
differs but little and matters less.
Bloom sburg jumped from next to last
to tie for fourth place. Alden tight
ened her hold on the foundation posi-
tiou. Everything tended TO put the
race more and more up to Danville
and Nsnticoke, and while the latter
still continues at the top, things do
not look at all bright for the coal
beavers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
OPERATED ON FOR
DOUBLE CATARACT

Mrs. Philip Foust, Sr, was operat-
ed on for double cataract at the home
of her son, Curry Foust, Nicholas
avenue, on Tuesday morning.
The operation, which was performed
by DR.. j. J. Brown of Bloomsbury,
assisted by Dr. p. O. Newbaker, of
this city, was quite successful one
and very good results are anticipated.
Mrs. Foust is seventy seven years
Of age.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05

Miss Martha Helt. of Shamokin, was
boarding . street car with her mother
who dropped her purse. The girl in
her eagerness TO get the bag jumped
from the car and struck her head on
the pavement fraoturiDg her skull.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
ChiIdren'S Party.

A number of children of the south
side were entertained at picnic ar
ranged by the pastor of st. Peters
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev.
Samuel Fox, on Tuesday. The outing
was held at Luther Bsssett's woods
where the little ones were conveyed
in two straw wagons. A fine time was
enjoyed,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05

Philippine planters, finding hemp
cultivation not as profitable as in
former years, are beginning to till
their lands for other crops.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05
.DANV|LLE Takes
DOUBLE HEADER
Result of Saturdays Games

Danville, 5; Alden, /, first game.
Dsnville, 5; Alden. 0, second game.
Shickshinny, 8; Berwick, 1.
Nescopeck, IA Benton, s.
Blooonsburg. Z; Nanticoke, 3.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05


In the midst of the eneny's camp
and surrounded by hooting and jeer-
ing mob of Nautiooke rooters at Edge
water park on Saturday afternoon
Dauville trouuced Alden twice in easy
fashion, standing the cellar champions
on their heads while the crowd yelled
itself hoarse-with disappointment,
Aldens only score was made in the
first innings of the first game, the re
suit of an error. After that during
the remainder of the afternoon they
failed TO get another man across the
par,
Peck Rowe, did his first pitching
for Dsnville, twirling throughout the
sixteen innings played in the finest
form, his work in the box marking
him as a most valuable addition to the
locals pitching staff. y total Of eight
hits he allowed the Aldanites during
the sixteen innings OF the two games.
passes. His display of nerve and head
work and staying qualities were re-
markable. At one time in the first
game the first man up hit the first ball
pitched for three sacks, and there he
remained on third while Rowe struck
out the next three men who faced
Ii. >, he tUn
games with men on bases he retired
the side on strikes, or let the opposi-
ton down on easy infield drives. When
he finished the sixteen innings he said
he could have kept on pitching until
dark.
Behind him Rowe had fine support.
With one or two exceptions the Dan
Vile team played fawless ball during
both games, the howling of the mob
seeming only TO increase their effici-
ency. Dooley, Hess and Livengood
are Observation-Disclosures. In the
first game Dooley and Livengood &C
complished prettysdouble when the
catcher caught a fly and quickly threw
to Livengood at first
The hitting of the Dsnville team
was a feature, not so much in the num-
ber Of sTats, but in their timeliness.
Just when hits were necessary to make
runs was when the Danville players
would swat the ball, and then they
would hit it hard. Coveleksie, in the
ninth innings of tine first drove his
eighth home run If the season over
the left field fence, It was the second
home run eve- .asde on the Edgewater
park grounds. Dcrlng the two games
H5as Thowas and Metzler had two
hsqgers. Liveug2od, Coyeleskie and
Thomas each TpnF . three bagger.
Higgins in center field was the main
stay If fno Alden am. He did some
g-c3 woJ- AZ baT, H .de number of
beautiful clutches and was fast on the
bases
The score:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-05

E. Yates Smith, of Pottstown, broke
his arm while cranking his au tomobile
and not realizing his injuries drove
his machine fifteen miles to his home
before his wound was dressed. He suf.
fered intense pain.
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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
BUY THIRTY-SIX
PORTLAND BLOCKS
Realty Men Purchase for Clients
Property Worth Five
Million Dollars
Rockefeller Interests May Be
Behind Big Deal in the
Northwest

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 6.-Following
close upon the purchase of a string of
nine blocks of warehouse property in
this city by the mysterious Mr.. Craig
of Los Angeles" comes the purchase of
Sc blocks for $4,000. 900. the Evening
Telegram says.
The Associated Press is unable to
verify the reported sale of So coo, 900
worth of property in the northern sec
tion of this city. Real estate dealers
who are mentioned by the Evening
Telegram as heavily interested in the
transaction deny that any deal of the
magnitude reported by the newspaper
has occurred. They admit that the
market for land in that section of the
city is very active, but at least one Of
the prominent firms mentioned is buy
ing and selling in the area reported
to have been included in the alleged
So 10000 deal.
The SO blocks, which are mentioned
in the present deal, lie in three tiers
parallel to and Immediately west of
the nine blocks bought by Mr.. Craig" :"
being bounded by North Twelfth and
North Sixteenth streets and extending
II blocks north from Gibson.
The name of the client OF the real
estate firms has not been made public.
Though these men say that no railroad
is interested in the purchase the i'm
mensity of the reported deal calls to
mind the statement made by a member
of the party which visited Portland
last fall with John d. Rockefeller Jr.
that the Rockefeller interests intended
to expend $500. 900. 900 in the Pacific
northwest within a few years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
esp spkeh building
LINCOLN WAS GLAD
TO HEAR "D|XI[''
He Regarded the Tuneful Air
as One of the Spoils
of War

WASHINGTON, Feb 6.-''Dixie" is a
national air and not the property of
the south alone, according to a declara- :
ton today by Joseph Nimmo Jr., one
of the few surviving friends of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Nimmo's statement was caused by a
report published here that President
Schneider of the Chicago board OF edu-
cation had forbidden the singing of
Dixie" atthe Lincoln centennial
That Dixie is reasonable I am
prepared to deny from my personal ex-
periences, said Nimmo. EARLY one
morning in the month of April, 1866,
the news reached Washington that
Richmond had been evacuated. There
was rush to the White House. Soon
Lincoln appeared at the window over
demand for a speech. I we'll remem-
Der his closing words. which were as
follows:
There is song or tune which 1 used
to hear with great pleasure before the
war; but our friends across the river
during the last four years. 1t is the
tune called Dixie" But 1 think we
have captured it.
At any rate, conferred with the at
torney general this morning, and he
expresses the opinion that Dixie" may
fairly be regarded as captured prop
erty. So 1 shall be glad to hear
Dixie" by the band.
Ever since then Dixie has been re-
garded as national air, beloved by the
people of the north and Of the south.
The tune of Dixie was composed by
Dan Emmett, a northern man, who
wrote the words. 1t will remain for
all time a truly national song, made
so by the good natured humor of
Abraham Lincoln"
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-No order forbid
ding the singing of Dixie at the Lin
coin centennial here has been issued,
according to Richard C. Hall, president
of the Chicago Association of Com
merce.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
HOUSE AMENDS THE
BANKRUPTCY LAW
Passes Bill to Correct Inequali-
ties in Different Parts of
the Country

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-After devot-
ing almost its entire session consid-
ering the subject, the house today
passed a bill making several amend
ments to the national bankruptcy law.
Clayton Of Alabama made a desperate
but unsuccessful attempt to secure the
repeal of the law. he and his supporters
claiming that 1t had served its purpose.
The bill is designed to correct certain
inequalities in the administration of the
bankruptcy law in various parts of the
country and amends the statute by reg
ulating the duties and compensation Of
receivers in order to prevent excessive
fees. 1t also provides that any moneyed
business or commercial corporation.
except a municipal railroad or banking
corporation, can file a petition for
bankruptcy, thereby eliminating the
discrepancy that has heretofore existed
when some court decisions barred many
corporations in one circuit that would
be admitted into bankruptcy in another.
RESTORES ACT OF 1867
The bill restores the language of the
act of 1867, which has been settled by
decisions OF the courts. 1t provides
further that in any composition pro-
ceedings it would not be necessary to
have an adjudication where the com
position is effected, thereby removing
the stigma of bankruptcy that always
attaches under such circumstances. 1t
prevents a few creditors from forcing,
by involuntary proceedings, debtor
into bankruptcy and then, after receiv-
ing secretly their additional compensa
ton or otherwise adjusting their af
fairs with bankers, to have the petit
tion dismissed without the knowl-
edge Of the other creditors.
lessons THE EXPENSE
1t enables a trustee, with the con-
sent of the creditors, to appear in their
behalf in proceedings in court con-
nected with his discharge. thereby
lessening the expense by separating it
from the whole estate. It confers an
cillary jurisdiction so that all the as
sets OF the estate can be marshaled
substantially in one court, thereby OBJ
waiting the fling of suits in different
courts where the property may happen
to lie 1t provides also that if cred
itor has reasonable cause to believe
that he is receiving a preference that
shall be a bar to the debtors dis
charge.
With practically no debate the mes
sage of the president vetoing the CEN
sus bill and the bill itself were sub
,nitfed 70 the committee for action.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07
ROCKEFELLER ADDRESSES
FARMERS ON GOOD ROADS
Oil King Suggests Question for
End of Workers Life

AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. 6.-John D.
Rockefeller was the honored guest at
a barbecue dinner given by the Beach
island farmers today. In a short
speech he said he was no farmer, but
his people as far back as he could
remember were farmers. He said the
farmers of the old times were not like
those of today, but went after the
business in a haphazard way.
II believe he said, the thing the
farmers most need is good roads. 1t
will save them much. You will save
in hauling and also in the length of
life of your stock.
After we get through with farming
or railroading or whatever our task
in life may be, we will be asked the
pertinent question, it will come to US
after we have finished our work and
have handed it down to our children
what was the fruit of our work-what
was the real fruitage?