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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
OF TYPHOID

The residents OF Lime Ridge near
Berwick are greatly alarmed over the
outbreak of what is thought to be
typhoid fever in that village. Floyd
Bredbender, a young man of that
town, was taken to the Joseph Ratti
hospital at Bloomsbury Tuesday morn
ing and there is no doubt but that he
is suffering from typhoid, while Lloyd
Nungesser and Reuben Butterfield are
also critically i'll with the same dis
ease. Besides these there are fully
thirty people in the village with SYM
ptoms of typhoid. On Monday several
kilograms were sent to DR.. Dixon, Sec
retaIy of the state board of health,
asking that an investigation by state
authorities be made.
Most of those who are i'll have re-
Gently been digging coal from the riv-
eI, and it is there, it is thought, that
the fever was contracted. Wives of
some of the men often assist in separ-
ating the rocks from the coal and in
many cases these women are also strik-
en-. Others are of the opinion that the
germs come from a spring near the
river where many of those now ill
have been getting their drinking wat
er This spring will be closed and
samples of the water sent away for
analysis.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
GRAFT CHARGES

The Conyngham- Centralia poor dis
trict, Columbia county, responsible for
many fsctional fights and allegations
of graft, came again into the limelight
of the courts of Columbia county on
Monday.
Barney Doyle and George w Well
er, two of the riS'r .''- G.lrrrr~,
through their core.. g.. ....'.r.t o.. s.tr-
tiou to the court .or 20 ,u'" Co. ..n,,
cause why an appeal should not be al
lowed from the reports Of the auditors
of the district for years ending the
second Monday of April, 1908, 1903
and 1910.
They allege that for each az these
years there was an agreement with
the treasurer of the district, by which
he gave the outgoing director his sal
ary and that in lieu thereof all goods
needed for the conduct of the district
and the pooIhouse were purchased
through him.
AS result of the agreement, it is
alleged, the treasurer charged prices
fully 80 per cent. in excess of the reg
ular price.
1t is also charged that the outgoing
steward appropriated to his own use
grain, fertilizer and farming imple-
ments, for all of which the district
paid.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
DILDINE SALE

The sale of the real estate and Iper-
sonal property of w. H. Dildine drew
monster crowd to Exchange yester-
day.
The sale of the real estate was post
poned, but the personal property was
sold according to schedule, and brought
fair prices The most noteworthy art
icle disposed of was saw mill, which
was knocked down to Judge Frank G..
Blee.
The sale drew a number of candid
ates to Exchange and many of the
male attendants were button holed by
the aspirants for political honors.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
DECIDES To 60
ON WITH WORK

There has been so much delay in
complying with the formalities requiI-
ed that it would not be surprising if
the reconstruction of East Market
street extension with State aid would
have to be postponed until next sum-
mer. 1t all depends upon how prompt
ly the State Highway department pro-
ceeds to invite bids and award the
contract.
Two weeks ago the borough council
decided to go on with the work and
entered into agreement with the State
highway department to pay its share
of the cost The county, however,
which has to pay portion had to be
reckoned with and it was not until
Saturday that the commissioners fol-
lowed the borough's example, decid-
ing to go on with the work and en-
tering into an agreement with the
State.
The State highway department after
receiving the petition from the bor-
ough made the necessary surveys, pre-
pared plans and made detailed esti-
mate of the expense, which it reported
to both the borough council and the
county commissioners.
The cost of the macadam between
Foust street aud the section further
east already reconstructed by the State
hospital for the insane is put down at
something over So, 900. Of this amount
the State, under the act amended June
s, 1907 pays IS per cent and the bor-
ough and the county the balance-l212
per cent each. 1t will thus be seen
that the borough and the count" Sc
cure a much needed Improvement. at
a comparatively insignificant outlay
of money.
The only regrettable feature is that
the proceedings move so slowly. Even
if there be no further delay it would
hardly seem possible to get the work
under way much before the end of
October. 1t is too early, however, to
despair of reconstructing the street
this fall.
During the Spring of the year there
is a protracted period when the Sec
tion of road to be reconstructed in
common with dirt roads becomes mud
DIV in the extreme and is cut up with
deep ruts. In connection with this
the fact must not be lost sight of that
he road to the hospital is a very i'm
portant and frequently travelled one.
Every effort should be made to get the
macadam completed this fall to the
end that we may not have a repetition
of the unpleasant conditions next
Sprinp.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
THE READING
FIRE FIGHTERS

The Friendship Fire company of this
city held a meeting Saturday night at
which arrangements were made for
the reception of Friendship Steam Fire
Engine Company No, 4 of Reading,
which will stop at Danville on its an
nual tour next week The entertain
ment is planned on an elaborate scale,
and the sojourn of the Reading fire
men in this city will constitute an
unique and enjoyable occasion.
The firemen's tour will take in New
ark, N. j., Schenectady and Middle
town, n. Y. ,Danville and Harrisburg,
Pa The firemen will number about
eighty and will be accompanied by
Ringgold band of Reading. They will
arrive at Danville Thursday, October
9th, on the S:17 Pennsylvania train,
remaining here until Friday after
noon, leaving on the 4:29 train for
Harrisburg.
The Friendship boys have planned
royal reception. They have employed
the Catawissa and the Northumber-
land bands, which together with the
famous Ringgold band, accompanying
the visitors, will give the town more
music of high order than it has oft
en- enjoyed at one time. The Friend
ship boys will meet the visiting fire.
men at South Danville on the arrival
of the S:l7 train and will escort them
over the river to their hotels in Dan
Vile. After they have been quartered
there will be grand parade by the
Friendship copmany and its guests.
The firemen will assemble at the
Friendship engine house, which will
be decorated and Illuminated for the
occasion. The local fire company will
be divided into two divisions of uni
formed and ununiformed members.
One of these divisions will be headed
by the Catawissa band and the other
bv the Northumberland band. The
place of honor will be assigned to the
Reading tiremen with the Ringgold
band.
The firemen will march out Mill
street to the plant of the Danville
Milling company; returning they Will
march to the river bridge; counter
marching they will proceed to the
armory where an elaborate banquet
with John Jacobs sons as caterers,
will be served.
During Friday there will be open
house at the armory. The.yisit to Dan
Vile occurs near the end of the fire.
mems tour, Harrisburg being the last
town visited. They will leave Harris
burg at 20 p. M, October s, arriv-
ing at Reading at S:17 p. IN.
The ceremonious visit of the distin-
guished fire company of Reading can
not be construed otherwise than as a
mark of high regard to the local fire
company that is playing the part OF
host. Between the two organizations
for many years the most friendly rela-
tions have existed. In the past when
in Reading the Friendship boys of
Danville were entertained by Friend
ship Steam Engine company No. 4
and were the recipients of so many
favors that in arranging for recep-
tion at present they are determined to
90 the limit in order to show their
appreciation and goodwill.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
SIX CARS OF MERCHANDISE DEM.
OLISHED IN COSTLY SMASH ON
THE READING

The costliest smash up that has &C.
Cured in recent years on the local
branch of the Philadelphia and Read
irg railway happened yesterday morn
ing near Mainville, when broken
brake beam on one of the cars of fast
freight, No. 80, due here about a.
N. caused the train to leave the track,
completely demolishing six cars and
their contents, consisting of high class
merchandise.
a spectacular feature of the accid-
ent is the fact that the brake beam
which caused the ditching of the cars,
broke at Lofty and was tearing into
the road bed all the way to Mainville,
a distance of 80 miles, before it caused
the wreck. Persons who are familiar
with the Reading between here and
East Mahanoy Junction can realize by
what a narrow margin fearful accid.
ent was averted. For almost the entire
distance from Lofty to Mainville the
train traversed down grade, where
in some places the tracks wind along
the side of the mountains and in other
spots cross deep valleys on bridges $50
feet high. Had the train left the track
at any one of score of places between
Lofty and Mainville the entire crew
would have been killed.
The six cars of the train that were
wrecked included one filled with
pianos and others contained furniture,
groceries, etc.
The wreck crews from Tamaqua and
Catawissa were ordered out and the
track was cleared by noon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
ELECTED SCHOOL
PHYSICIAN

Dr. E. a. Curry was elected school
physician at a regular meeting of the
school board Monday night.
The subject of school inspection
occupied considerable time befose the
school board. DR.. Shultz, who had
been appointed to formulate rules to
govern medical inspection, presented
his report. The system of rules sub
mltted were on motion of Mr.. Burns
unanimously adopted.
The rules provide that pupils absent
two or more days and who return to
school without a certificate from the
board of health are to be examined by
the school physician. Those in school
whom the teacher suspects of being
infected with communicable diseases
of any kind are likewise to be referred
to the school physician. The inspec-
tion is to made with particular refer
ence to communicable diseases, and
pupils are to be excluded for scarlet
fever, diphtheria, tonsilitis, measles,
chicken pox, mumps. whooping cough,
ringworms, and other diseases of the
skin. Defects of sight and her
other disabilities injurious 70 ul.e
pupils are also to ~ terred to the
school physician, who will make the
necessary examination. Pupils are not
to be examined at the school physi-
clans office or at any place outside
of the public school. In all cases where
communicable disease is discovered in
the public school the local board of
health must be notified. Monthly re-
ports must be made to the school board
by the school hysician.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer DR.. Curry
was elected school physician at sal
ary of one hundred dollars per annum.
On motion of Mr.. Fischer the school
board went on record as opposing the
photographing of the public schools.
The request of Sunbury Photograph
er who asked permission was refused.
Mr.. Burns reported that i'll some of
our schools teachers permit the pupils
to mark each others papers during
spelling exercises. The practice. he
declared is bad one and leads to err
rors and unfairness. Borough Super.
intendent Dieffenbacher explained that
the practice is in violation of the rules.
Mr. Fisher reported that some of
the school buildings are rendered un-
slightly by the practice of cleaning
blackboard erasers at the windows, the
window sills and the wall of tn
building being powdered white. The
matter was referred to the borough
superintendent.
Mr. Burns called attention to the
Objectionable practice of scattering
paper about the school grounds and
upon the street INDUCED in by pupils.
This matter will also be taken up.
The following members were pres
ent: Sechler, OIth, Slider, Swarts,
Burns, Marks, Shultz, Pursel, Fisch
er, Hess and Cole.
The following bills were approved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
TOBACCO Crop Housed.

Lancaster, Pa, Sept. 2S.-Practical-
ly the entire tobacco crop has been
housed. The farmers had the right
kind of weather last week and they
took advantage of it, employing all
the help they could get at So a dav and
board.
1t is estimated that the crop in this
county this year will reach 10000
cases. That will mean So, 000,0 to
the farmers at the prices packers offer
for it at this time. The farmers expect
to get from two to three cents pound
bring the sale of the crop to approxim-
ately 81, 600, O0O
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
RECONSTRUCT|NG
THE SIDEWALKS

Owners of property abutting on East
Market street, between Pine street and
Cooks court, the section recently paw
ed, without exception seem to have
caught the spirit of improvement and
have entered upon sidewalk construc-
tion on a extended scale.
Yesterday morning the p. & r. Rail-
way company entered upon the recon-
struction of the long stretch of side
walk known as the "tar pavement, 3"
which takes in nearly three squares on
the north side of the street. Superin-
tendent Turk visited Danville several
days ago and carefully examined the
sidewalk.
The men who began work yesterday
are under instructions to lay a con-
crete pavement six feet wide, which
will leave margin of nearly three
feet between the concrete and the
curbing, which, according to the plan,
is to be neatly sodded Excellent prog
ress was made yesterday, but the job
is one of the biggest in the way of
sidewalk improvement ever undertake
en- in this city and even with the big
force of men employed it will require
at least week to complete it. But the
work will be well done, and the con-
crete walk, the strip of green sod
by which it is flanked and the row or
trees standing along the curb will COM
bine TO produce most pleasing effect
The tar pavement was laid over
twenty years ago. During the last five
years it has disintegrated rapidly. At
several places it was repaired with
concrete. 1t was not until the paving
of the street was actually accomplish
ed and the proper curb line and the
grades were given that the sidewalE
could be reconstructed.
In eXcavating yesterday the remains
of still earlier pavement were found
underneath the one being replaced.
East Market street has always been a
much frequented thoroughfare-a di-
rect passage from the second ward to
the business section down town."
and somehow the sidewalk on the
north side of the street always seemed
to have the preference with pedes-
trians.
On the opposite side of the street the
Danville Foundry and Machine COM
pany is preparing to lay concrete
pavement in front of its plant and
yards, taking in the greater} part o
the distance between Iron and Rail
road streets.
The concrete pavement in front of
the Trinity Lutheran church and the
dwelling adjoining owned by Mrs.
Roney is completed and is very good
piece of work. The contractor, John
VOL, is now at work at the side of
the church completing the sidewalk
"a.re"u Est Iaraet street and the
,.i,'y po,tn ., r.,- l.,rsonage. To make
way fCr the rnucgete work six trees
nave bsen Gu, Gown which Tor many
years afforded shade at the spot.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
ASSESSORS MISS
227 CHILDREN

The enrolment of pupils in the pub
lie schools and the assessors returns
this year show discrepancy greater
than has ever occurred before, and
special action on . the part of the
school board has been necessary in
order that the district may receive it's
just dues in the matter of State ap-
preparation.
When it is explained that one third
Of the State appropriation is distribut-
ed on the basis of the number of chill
dren of the school age, between the
years of six and sixteen, residing in the
respective districts, it will be seen why
the school board each year should be
on the alert to detect whether the as
SCISSORS have made any omissions. A
slight discrepancy for which the
school law makes adequate provision,
is to be expected caused by the remov-
al of families or by children reaching
the school age in the interim follow
ing assessment. But the present year
the number of pupils that have escap-
ed enrolment by the assessors eclipses
all records and is set down as not less
than 227. The pupils omitted affect
the appropriation variously, according
to grade, &C., and, but for prompt
action taken by the board, the school
district would have lost some four
hundred dollars.
The law requires that the assessors
make an enrolment, at the assessment,
of the total number of children of
school age. The official returns are
made to the county commissioners,
who in turn return summary of the
same to the superintendent of public
instruction. When the discrepancy be-
tween the school enrolment and the
assessors' returns were reported Ralph
Kisner, attorney for the school board,
took the matter up with Superlntend-
ent of Public instruction DR.. n. G.
Schaeffer, who in view of the anomal-
ous conditions existing has provided a
remedy, which will no doubt stand as
a precedent. 1t has been provided that
the assessors make supplemental return
to the county commissioners, supply
ing all omissions, and that the COM
missioners in turn make supplemental
returns embodying corrections to the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, who will see to it that Dan
vile receives credit for the full num-
Der of children of school age when the
next state appropriation is distribut-
ed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
FORMER RESIDENT

John Crossin. former resident of
Danville, died at his home in Scran.
ton, Wednesday, aged 7S years. The
deceased was a brother of Mrs. Thorn
as McBryan, West Mahoning street.
He is survived by four children: Will
liam, Thomas, Mary and Margaret, all
of Scranton. The remains will be
brought to Danville on the ~ :45 d. L.
& w. train Friday. Interment will
take place in st. Joseph's cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
shamokin After I.o.o.F. Convention.

The Shamokin lodges of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows are
making elaborate preparations to send
a large representation of members to
Allentown on October 17-1S. on the oc-
casion of the annual state convention
of the order. The Shamokin brethren
intend making a determined effort to
secure the 1911 convention.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
All Next Week.

The ChauncyKeiffer company, which
appears at the Danville opera house
all next week, carries car load of
special scenery. Their repertoire con-
tains some of the best and most pop
ular of the higher priced successes.
The company is headed by Miss
Grace Keiffer, who is we'll known and
very popular in Danville. She is a
young and pretty actress of marked
ability, charming personality and a
degree of magnetism that wins her
audiences from the start.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

sll91O CLINTON TOBACCO - The
1910 crop of leaf tobacco in Clinton
county is all cut and housed. An ex-
pert grower and buyer is authority for
the statement that it is the finest crop
ever cut in that section. While the
acreage is not up to former years, the
stalks are very large and the leaves
are smooth as velvet.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

CORPSE ON STAIRS. When Mrs.
Anna Mulligan, of Norristown, did
not appear about her home as usual,
some neighbors started an investiga-
tion. The house was broken into and
the woman was found dead, sitting at
the top of the stairs leading to the
second story, having died of heart fail
uIe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
Xeranda And Sidewalk.

William Limberger has entered upon
a system of improvements at his resi-
dence, West Mahoning street, which
will include stylish veranda and
concrete sidewalk
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
New Dwelling.

B. II. Cotner is erecting a double
frame dwelling ON d. l.. & W. avenue.
The building is 96x33 feet and will
contain all the modern improvements.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

PLANK SAVED HIM.-John SUIT
ton, who was walking across plank
which spanned tank of hot water, at
the plant of the Pure Oil company, at
Marcus Hook, slipped and fell, but
managed to catch hold of the plank so
that only his feet and legs were scald-
ed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

POOR CHESTNUT CROP. The
chestnut crop in Chester county will
be slim one, the worms having bad.
ly damaged the trees and burrs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

Love starts family; it takes cash
to keep it going.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

The great test is, can we bear the
little frets?
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29

Only an active and muscular man
can afford to lose his temper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-04

the story as we'll as the music.
From heights of vocal splendor
among the classics, he drops to the
marvelously clever "Bibbity Bob" a
popular hit that once heard is always
remembered.
3:15 p. m.-LectUre do the Peo-
pie Rule?" by Henry I. Rainey, Con-
gresham from Illinois.
He will discuss in a non-partisan
way, matters of government, endeav-
'oring TO show that while the people
are governing this country they are
really doing nothing of the kind, but
that the country is governed by the
interests reaching out through both
parties and that often both party
leaders are unconscious instruments
in the hands of the representatives
of the interests; calling attention to
'Jokers" in tariff bills, and other
measures; discussing particularly the
iff bill, showing that only the inter-
ests were consulted and that the con-
sumner was regarded as negligible
quantity He believes that no political
party is attempting to defend the
Payne-Aldrich bill and that the posi-
ton of the President is that some of
the schedules can not be defended
and that the real revision promised
by the Republican party will come
hereafter as the result of the evidence
collected by the tariff commission
provided for in the Payne-Aldrich
bill.
1870 p. m-"The Story Beauti-
full" by Rev. Father MacCorry.
There is but one man that can tell
''The Story Beautiful in the inimit-
able way that Father MacCorry tells
it, and that man is Father MacCorry
himself. He is unlike anyone else on
the platform. He is in class by him
self His power of holding his hear
ers spellbound throughout an even
ing-of one minute moving them to
tears and the next thrilling them with
ecstacy-of compelling surrender to
one strong emotion after another
is one of his most remarkable char
acteristics. This is due not alone to
his surprising eloquence and fire, but
in q great degree to the magnetic
quality of his voice and manner, to
his intense earnestness, and to most