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The bee., 1910-12-13
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DARK OUTLOOK BEFOREHAND.
Mamma" asks the little boy, how
can Santa Claus get into our fat,
when we haven't any chimney-noth-
ing but a steam radiator?"
HE will probably slip in by the
basement door, darling"
The bee., 1910-12-13

TITS all off then" says the lad, with
surprising vigor in the use of slang.
"That janitor will put him out of bust
ness before he can unpack his sack"
The bee., 1910-12-13
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bp Wilbur D. Nesbii
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fore yesterday and sed she
wanted me to help her do
something.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
TWO LIVES WERE
|MPER|LLED

Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Davis, Mill
street, narrowly escaped asphyxiation
Monday morning due to freakish
caper of the gas fixture, which caused
the flame to become extinguished and
permitted the gas to escape.
During the night the ga in the
jewelry store is permitted to burn,
turned down low. Night Watchman
w. L. Young is confident that the
light was burning about one O'Clock
Monday morning. Later in passing
he observed that the store room was
in darkness. This circumstance was so
unusual that he lost no time in call
ing Mr.. Davis.
He pounded upon the door, but
seemed to be unable to arouse the in
mates. This seemed to add to the
mystery of the affair, and the watch
man renewed his efforts, knocking as
loudly as he could
Finally the front window ON the
second story was opened and then it
was learned that the house was full of
gas and that Mr. and Mrs. Davis were
nearly overcome. The light in the
store had gone out and the gas had
poured into the room, from which
through an open door it found its
way into the second story, where Mr..
and Mrs. Davis slept
Mrs. Davis heard the night watch
man knocking, but she seemed help
less and it was some ten minutes be-
fore she could leave her bed or at
tempt to rouse her husband. She fin
ally managed to get to the front win
dow, which she opened with difficult
ty. Mr.. Davis was more nearly over
come than his wife.
Had it not been for the night watch
mans timely discovery it is not diff
cult to foresee what the fate of Mr..
and Mrs. Davis might have been.
George NJ West, superintendent of
the Standard Gas plant, is of the opin-
ion that air got into the gas pipe and
there formed pocket ION reaching the
burner for moment it cut off the
supply of gas and caused the light to
yp put
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
ERADICATE THE WEEDS

As an effect of the copious showers
and the warm sunshine weeds every
where are spIinging up as if by mag
ic. They are seen in the cutters, along
the fences and on the vacant lots.
They are growing luxuriantly and, if
not cut down, or eradicated in "A short
time, they will mature and scatter
their seed abroad with the result that
next years crop will be still more
abundant
Conspicuous among the weeds Is the
rank burdock, which by reason of the
tenacious burs it bears is especially
Objectionable.
The season for "a general onslaught
ON the weeds has arrived. OF course
in fighting weeds there is work for the
borough employees, but no individual
is without responsibility, and III a
work of so much importance lines
should not be closely drawn. No prop.
erty owner or no tenant should per-
NIT noxlous weeds to grow up in the
gutter at his residence even though it
be mooted question whether the re-
moval of them strictly devolves on
him. Indeed, the same applies to
weeds that grow along fences or any
where within reach. The man who
eradicates them is doing a good work
and shows that he is broad minded
and philanthropic. If every person
would get busy in this way, eradicat-
ing the first weed he comes across the
unsightly burdock and other noxious
plants would soon disappear from the
streets of town.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
BRIDGE COMPLETED

Workmen under r. A. Simmons
completed the painting of the river
bridge yesterday morning and the
work is now ready to be inspected by
the county commissioners.
The bridge was completed in about
half the time that was figured ON and
this in spite of the frequent recur-
renee of rainy weather, which held
up the work.
The Montour county commissioners
had planned to have the Northumber-
land county board present when in
spection was made. When it was
learned yesterday that the painting
was completed and that h. y. SIM
mons, the contractor, was ON his way
to Danville for the purpose of making
a settlement, the Northumberland
county commissioners Were called up
and invited to come to Danville today
for the purpose of participating III
he inspection In reply the local
board was informed that the North
cumberland county board would be un-
able to attend joint meeting this
week. All plans relating to an in
spection, therefore, seem temporarily
up in the air.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
ENJOYABLE AUTO TRIP

An auto party, composed of Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Price and Mrs. James Scar
let returned yesterday afternoon from
a trip to Massachusetts. The journey,
a most enjoyable one, was made in the
Thomas car belonging to Mr.. Price, in
charge of Will G. Brown. Altogether
over 1900 miles were covered without
single accident.
The most distant point reached was
Pigeon Cove, in the upper part of
Massachusetts.
The party started on June 10 and
made the run by way of Bethlehem,
New York and Boston. At Wellesley
college Miss Florence Price joined the
party and made the return trip.
The party was in New York during
the Roosevelt wedding.
The return run was made by way of
Springfield, Mass, Albany, Rome and
Binghamton, New York, Sayre and
Wilkes Barre, on the way passing
through Beverly Farms, Massachusetts,
the home of President Taft.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
A CLASS FOR
TEACHER TRAINING

A meeting of the Sunday school sup
erintendents and teachers and the past
ors of the various churches of the city
was held at the Y. NJ. G. A. Tuesday
eve to consider the feasibility of est
ablishing a union training class for
Sunday school teachers.
The idea as advanced by Rev. J. H.
Musselman was that union class
would have all the advantages of the
separate training classes without many
of it's disadvantages. Benefit would
be obtained both from the enthusiasm
as a result of the increased number in
terested and the variety of ideas that
will be advanced.
1t is proposed to use standard book
treating on the fundamental principles
of teaching, the class to be led by one
teacher throughout the year or term.
1t was thought best not to begin until
September. The class will qualify at
the State meeting held in October.
The requirements of the State as
socaition will be met, it was explain
ed by County Superintendent Rev. a.
j. Trey, if but two members of each
school are enrolled. A regular course
will be followed and the union class
will not interfere in the least with
any classes that may be already org
anized in the different schools for the
studying of the lesson for the coming
Sunday. The lesson will not be con-
sidered, the object of the union meet
ing being to fit scholars and teachers
for teaching properly by instilling in
to their minds the correct principles
of teaching and knowledge of biblical
truths.
The Y. NJ. c. A. was selected as the
proper place for the class to meet.
Within the next week or two the
various Sunday schools will be canvas
ed to ascertain how many will be in
terested, the results to be reported at
a meeting to be called by the district
president.
In the meantime competent teach
er preferably layman will be select
cd
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
A Surprise PARTY.

n pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Daniel Erdman, Sny-
dertown, Friday evening, in honor of
the twentyfrst birthday of his daugh.
ter, Miss Nettie. The evening was
spent with music and games and re-
freshments were served
Those present were Mrs. L. c. Wag.
ner, Misses Bertha Paul, Lizzie Bail.
ey, Helen Deifler, Messrs. John Say.
idge, George foreman, John Beagle,
Roy Kimble, Walter Loreman, Warren
Deifler, Grant foreman, Herman Bail.
ey, Roy foreman and Sam Arnold.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
QUARANTINE
AGAINST DOGS

DR.. j. o. Reed yesterday received
communication from S. II. Gilliland.
State Veterinarian, in reply to his re-
port to the State Livestock Sanitary
board relative to the prevalence of
rabies in Montour county. The State
veterinarian is [willing to assist in a
general quarantine against dogs and
puts the matter squarely up to the
borough officials.
After going over the record of
cases of rabies in your vicinity" the
State ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 1--WE do not
feel that we can at this time incur the
expense of placing and maintaining a
general quarantine against dogs on
account of rabies throughout Montour
county; but should your borough offic-
ials desire to place a general quaran-
tine against dogs on account of rabies
in the borough of Danville we would
certainly be pleased to have these
notices printed and forward same to
you-provided the borough officials
will agree to effectually enforce the
provisions of the quarantine establish
ed. However, should any new cases of
rabies come to your attention we
would certainly be pleased to have you
advise the parties interested to sub
nit brain to our laboratory in order
that definite diagnosis NAV be es-
tablished. Should any additional cases
come to your attention and dag
nosis be made we will again take up
with you this question of establishing
a general quarantine.
Trusting that you will appreciate
the fact that we are doing the very
best that we possibly can to suppress
rabies throughout this large State
with the rather small funds available
and trusting that you will advise us
relative to the borough officials de-
cision at an early date, we remain
Yours very truly,
S. H. GILLILAND,
State Veterinarian. "
DIR. Reed submitted the above COM
munication to Chief Burgess Ames-
bury yesterday. During an interview
later the burgess stated that after TAX
ing into consideration all that is i'm.
piled by maintaining a general quar-
antine against dogs he feels constrain-
ed to advise against it-at least unless
another outbreak should demonstrate
that such a quarantine is actually
necessary.
Meanwhile he requests that persons
exercise due caution. placing them
selves in no danger at any time and,
if owners of dogs that they watch
these closely, tying them mp at the
first symptom of disease
Danville, the chief burgess explain
ed, had costly experience in trying
to enforce the general quarantine
against dogs couple of years ago,
and lie feels that in taking the posi-
tion he does he will generally have
the support of citizens.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
ELECTRIC SIGNS

Fred Howe yesterday placed in posi-
tion in front of his place of business
on Mill street one of the most.attIac-
tive and up-to-date signs ill this Sec
tion. The sign is made by the Century
Sign company, of Lancaster, and is
of the electric lens variety. 1t differs
from the old style sign in that it is of
the upright order overhanging the
curb. It is nine feet long, four feet
wide and the top stands twenty feet
above the pavement. 1t will be con.
nected up today and will be lit for the
first time this evening.
Other electric signs that have been
placed on Mill street recently are those
at Ellenbogens', at David Haney's to-
bacco store and at the drug store of G..
Shoop Hunt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
ITALIAN CAPTURED

The Italian patient who escaped
from the hospital for the insane Sat
urday morning and who was seen on
the tow path above Northumberland
Monday, yesterday was located at
Remove.
William j. Burns and Michael Werle,
two attaches of the hospital left on
the 4 30 Pennsylvania train for Remove
last evening. According to all ac-
counts the escaped patient is in Gus.
tody there, and all the attendants will
have to do will be to take him in
charge, bringing him back to the hos
pital. They are expected to arrive at
South Danville today.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
Do You Mind the Heat2

You who complain of the tempera-
ture, day or nil hit. cn into one of the
iron working plants in town and
watch the men there a few minutes,
if you can stand the heat at safe
distance from the glowing ingots, and
the bars as they come through the
rolls. Think you have it hot at your
own daily task? Trade with these
men half hour and it is safe to say
tht you will make tracks back to
your own job and call it delightfully."-
cool.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
MUST ANSWER IN COURT

Nathaniel d. Wolf, J. Il. DeIr and
Peter Mengel, supervisors of Upper
Augusta township, Northumberland
county, must 90 before court at Sun
bury ON Monday, July II, to explain
certain matters with relation to road
in the township which they were ord
cred to open and which they failed to
do.
An order of court was procured to
make them show cause why they should
not be adjudged in contempt of court
for not opening the road.
The outcome of the case will be
watched with interest, as it will show
to what extent township supervisors
are responsible to the court for the
performance of the duties of their
Office
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
CONTRACT FOR
COAL AWARDED

The contract for furnishing the
school district with coal for the ensu-
ing year was awarded to the People S
coal yard Monday night.
There were four bids submitted as
follows:
Peoples coal yard - East Boston
coal, egg coal, 81. 5S; pea coal, 50. So.
Boyer Bros. p. G. r. coal, egg,
So. 90; pea coal, So 20. Smith Leiner &
Co., egg, 81. 95; pea, 50. 20.
A. c. Amesbury-egg coal, 81. "a !;
pea, S2.9+.
Whitney q kemmerer-F. o. b. cars,
egg coal, 81 30; pea coal, 81.
On motion of DR.. Shultz it was ord
cred that the contract for furnishing
1875 tons of egg coal and 100 tons of
pea coal be awarded to the Peoples S
Coal company as the lowest bidder,
the coal to be delivered in the bins.
On motion the contract for remov
ing the Welsh hill school building %
feet further westward was awarded to
Clark Heimbach for 1897, the school
district and the borough each to bear
half the cost. On motion it was ord
cred that an additional contract for
digging a cesspool by the side of the
school house be awarded to Mr.. Helm
bach for S25, the school district to bear
the entire cost.
Mr.. Fischer of the committee on
Building and Repairs recommended a
large number of repairs and improve
ments.
In the first ward the most important
were the painting of the chemical lab
oratory, the whitewashing of the cell
lars, and cementing the northwest
basement floors.
In the second ward the painting of
Miss Goodall's room was recommend
ed, also the whitewashing of the eel
lars, the repairing of the plastering
and of the stone wall of building ON
Front street.
In the third ward new outside cell
lar doors We're recommended, also the
painting of rooms occupied by Miss
Mann, Miss Lawrence, Miss BENEFITS,
as well As the vacant room on the sec
ond story Ii was also recommended
that the cellars be whitewashed.
In the fourth ward the recommended
tions embraced repairs on posts at cor
ner of porches, repairs on furnaces,
new stove pipe for frame building,
brick wall for coal bin, the vanishing
of book cases, the painting of window
sills, whitewashing of cellars. &c.
On motion of Mr.. Pursel it was ord
cred that the report of the committee
be accepted and the repairs ordered.
On motion of DR.. Shultz it was ord
cred that a special meeting be held on
Tuesday. July 9th, for the purpose of
electing teachers and janitors.
The following members were pres
ent: Sechler, Orth, Swarts, Burns,
Gibson, Marks, Shultz, Pursel, Sid
Ter, Fischer, Heiss and Cole.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Montour Democrat. at..........S 800
Seth Lormer Observation-Disclosures 10. rs
Penn'a School Journal ......... ii. So
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30

Creekers succeeding i'll plnchlng one
score while nobody was looking.
On the principle that any league
game that we win is good one, Sat
u1dav's set-to was seven times
dandy. Outside of that about the only
interest that attached was a mild cur
iosity as to just how many scores Dan
willie would roll up before the end
came. Although somewhat larger than
at fridays game the crowd was still
below the average for league game. :
Benton tried conscientiously save to
themselves from being inundated by
the tidal wave of Danville's bounding
score. and i'll their endeavor ran the
gamut of their pitching personnel, us
ing three twirlers. Danville dispas-
slonateIy gave each sound drubbing
and scored on all of them.
Fortv-five Danville batters batted IN
the eight innings of the game-eleven
in the second innings alone. Bran
uigan, who started on the slab for
Benton was in the box during this ses-
sion-his last, by the way. The llttle
Brannigan appeared to have it i'll his
mind to do some execution when, III
the first, he blanked the locals. In the
second, however, he just couldn't make
his curves behave, and a three bagger
bv Hagy, doubles by Mackert and Um-
lauf and singles by Kelly and Aims
worth hitched up to two errors ana "a
hit by pitcher put seven counts to the
Champions credit.
In the third Thompson made his de-
but and came out unscathed although
Mackert was nervously paving at third
base when the innings closed. Thomp-
son real turn came in the fourth when
he started things by serving Liven-
good with four wide ones. Nipple
sacrificed and Wagner struck out.
Then with two out, Hagy, Veith and
Mackert, all landed for extra base hits,
scoring thrice.
Thompson came in from that pound
ing with the distress signal flying and
Captain Long wig wagged Second
Baseman Smaltz to scurry up and take
his turn on the firing line. Smalt2
was the last hope and, therefore, stay
ed to the finish. although he received
no more tender treatment than his pre-
decessors in the box, Danville soring
twice in the sixth and seventh.
Benton never had look in as far as
winning was concerned. Only twice
in the game did they get a man beyond
| first base. Once in the seventh Long
got to the third sack after his single
was followed by Masters bingle, but
he died there.
In the eighth the Fishing Creekers
garnered their single point, Brannigar
sending two bagger into left field
and counting on Jones' hit to center.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30

The ink on two Butler county di
vorce DEGREES was scarcely dry before
the women in the cases had been mar
ried again. Edna c. Schotf, aged 21,
cast off John Schoff, of Prospect, af-
ter three years of welded life. and
within an hour married Clifford A.
Van Burne, laged 81, of Linesville.
Elizabeth A. Hays, shortly after OBJ
tanning her freedom from Everett
Hays, of Prospect, married Walter J.
Steiner, whom she Tilted for the hus-
band that did not suit
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
LIBRARY CLOSED EVENINGS

According to action of the board of
directors of the Thomas Beaver Free
Library taken recently that institution
will follow the custom established in
former years by remaining closed even.
ings during July and August, Satur-
day evenings excepted.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
90 At q p. nj.

Another warm wave has made its APP
pearance At O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon mercury registered 30 degrees,
which is only six degrees below the
warmest record of week ago
AT six p. m. the thermometer regis.
tered So degrees and the atmosphere
during the evening was very oppres
sive.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
Court Today.

a session of court will be held today
for the purpose of holding argument
ON the Raup will contest, testimony
concerning which was heard before
Judge Evans early last spring. Hon.
II. NJ. Hinckley and William Kase
West represent the contestants, the
opposing attorneys being Hon. Grant
Herring and George Reimensnyder of
Sunbury,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
BABY FOR DOLL
SHENANDOAH. Lnne %.

SHENANDOAH, June 29}
Leaving her baby outside in 60
cart Mrs Kathryn Dunchock, of
Centralia, entered department store
to make some purchases. Completing
her shopping, she came out and start
ed off with her go-cart, as she suppos-
ed. After travelling several squares,
she noticed her mistake, finding the
go.cart similar to her own to contain
a large doll instead of her child.
The woman became frantic, and re-
turned to the store, only to find her
child and go-cart taken by another
woman. With the assistance of the
police, Mrs. Dunohocll finally found
her child and go-cart, after seven
hours search, which nearly upset her
mind.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30

Within the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon Monday there had been
fifteen deaths in Butler and vicinity,
half of which were attributed to the
heat.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
Totals
BENTON

Earned runs-Danville s, Benton l..
Left on base-Danville 6, Benton 4.
Double play-Veith to Livengood to
Nipple. Stolen bases. Nipple, Um-
lauf, Livengood, Hagy ?, Mackert 3.
Sacrifice hits-Nipple, Kelly. Two
base hits - Nipple, Umlauf, Hagy,
Neith, Mackert 2, Brannigan. Three
base hit-Hagy. Struck out-by Aims
worth !, by Thompson 3, by Smaltz 2.
Bases ON balls-off Ainsworth 1, of
Thompson ?, off Smaltz 3. Hit by
pitcher-Livengood, Umlauf Passed
balls-Morris 2, Time IA. Umpire
Sweeney.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

In an easy going
game on Saturday
the Danville Champs
by frequently and
timely fiogging the
ball and assisted by
more or less misdir-
ected energy on the
part of Benton roll
ed up a total of IA
tallies, the Fishing
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
RATHER BITES BULL

Several days ago bull owned by
w. II. Miller, of Cammal, near Slate
Run, and valued at $3.50, was bitten
by large rattlesnake in the field and
now, although still alive, it is in a
very bad condition, and it is doubtful
whether the animal will recover from
the effect of the bite. The body is
swollen to size considerably larger
than the usual.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30
.|NNOCENTS AGAIN
SLAUGHTERED

Results of Saturdays Games.
Danville, IA; Benton, /.
Nescopeck, &; Bloomsbury, 3.
Shickshinny, 8; Nanticoke, 4.
Berwick, 8; Alden, /.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-30

Even the truism is unfamiliar TO
some people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-06-12
WILL AMERICUS BE
IN ON THIS GREAT TOUR
Specially Conducted Party From Co.
lumbus to California.

The Columbus Ledger announces
that on the morning of June %, spe-
cial train personally conducted by M
Fl. W Jones will leave tn Getty oyer the
Central of Georgia on perhaps what
will be one of the most enjoyable trips
ever made out of Columbus
The trip will be from Columbus to
California and return and rate has
been arranged that is so low that any
one contemplating a trip this summer
will find this to he the very thing that
they are looking for. The trip VII
practically include twenty-five days in
which those who make the trip will
be given an opportunity to see some
thing of TIRE great west.
Many of the finest scenes on the
American continent will be viewed as
the Rockies will be crossed, San Fran
cisco will be seen in its entirety ami
hundreds of other points of interest
to the traveller will be seen. The sleep
ing car service will be excellent and
the dining car service will be made up
of the best that the market affords.
Mr.. Jones has had a large number
of descriptive folders of the trip
printed and these are being distrib-
uted telling of the vast possibilities OF
the trip, giving the various points at
which stops will be made and all other
information that one would like to
have in regard to the trip.