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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
THE MOTHER Of
l9 CHILDREN

John p Patton, census eDumerator,
completed his registration in the third
ward last evening, after being engaged
101 days. By reason of the density of
population as we'll as the fact that it
contains the foreign quarter the third
ward was considered the most interest
ing division as we'll as the most diff
cult proposition TO tackle.
Mr.. Patton was granted an inter-
prefer andzhe got along in the foreign
quarter very nicely. AS matter of
fact he found only some half dozen
families who, when it came to the
test, could not express themselves
pretty clearly in English. The pres
ence of the interpreter, however, in
all cases, impaired to the answers the
stamp of greater accuracy. The foreign
ers seemed to understand what the
enumerator was after and no difficulty
was experienced in getting them to
understand the Importance of answer
ing the questions correctly. Indeed,
Mr.. Patton states, throughout the en-
tire ward he had no unpleasant exper-
fences and was uniformly treated
courteously by ladies and gentlemen
alike, no matter what questions were
asked.
In the matter of age the Oldest man
met with was one hundred and one
years; the oldest woman was eighty
nine. The youngest person was four
hours old, the enumerator and the
stork almost meeting at the threshold.
The enumeIator learned a few things
relating to big families in that part of
town not generally known. He was
amazed to discover one woman who
was the mother of nineteen children
some of whom naturally are.not liv-
ing.
He met with number of families
of nine children. This, he thought, was
a reasonable limit, but a surprise
awaited him toward the close of his
work, when he was confronted with
family of ten children, all of whom
were living at the parental home, the
family which gathered around the
table at meal time.constituting round
dozen.
During the 101s days that the census
enumerator was at work lin the third
ward, he states, he wrote the word
" Pennsylvania" 1894 times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
MANGLED BY
FREIGHT TRAIN

Monday brought forth another case
to show the oft told dangers of train
jumping, when Earl Hollobaugh, the
seventeen year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hollobaugh, North Mill street,
was mangled under the wheels of a
freight train on the Philadelphia g.
Reading railroad. near Milton.
Young Hollobaugh now lies at the
Mary Packer hospital, one leg gone,
his skull splintered, and his life hang
ing by very slender thread,
Hollobaugh, in company with about
half dozen other boys of his age,
caught the local freight, No. 81, Mon
day afternoon about O'Clock for a
ride to Milton. The accident occurred
at the entrance to the Dougal yards on
the Milton side of the river. No one
is able to tell just how the boy came
beneath the wheels, but the crew few
seconds later found his battered and
unconscious body beside the rails.
He was quickly placed in the caboose
and hurried to West Milton where he
received surgical aid. A special Of an
engine and caboose was made up and
in less than half hour after the ac-
cident the injured boy had been trans
fered to the special at West Milton and
was speeding toward Sunbury.
At the Packer hospital it was found
necessary to amputate the left leg
about four inches above the ankle. A
bad fracture of the skull was also op-
Grated upon but failed to bring the boy
to consciousness.
Hollobaugh is employed as call boy
at the Reading Iron works, this city.
He is well known about town, having
formerly been employed at Cromwell's
grocery and was also former Phila-
delphia newspaper carrier. He is high
ly thought of by all who know him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
Birthday Party.

Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer pleasantly en-
tertained number of young folks at
her home on ID. l.. & w. avenue, Tues
day evening, in honor of her daugh-
ter, Katheryn's eighteenth birthday.
Supper was served. Those present were
Misses Henrietta Waite, Pearl Fenster-
macher, Mabel Foust, Barbara Gross,
Ivy Meyer, Ethel Reppert, Margaret
Foust, Jennie Stewart, Bessie Meyer,
Elizabeth Jones, Ethel Gerst, Florence
Jones, Alice Meyer, Wanda Whapham,
Ethel Foust, Mary Gaskins, Messrs.
Frank Ross, John Newberry, John
Reilly, Anthony f. Schulski, Grover
Mincemoyer, Raymond Johns, Guy
Hoke, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas II. Johns,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. @. Meyer Mrs. Gask-
ins, Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. Mincemoyer,
of this city; Miss Helen NJ. Rupert, of
Bloomsbury; Miss Mabel Dietrick of
Washingtonville Mrs. Ambrose Mill
er, of Sunbury; Messrs. Albert Bar
nett and Bruce Lieby, of Bloomsbury.
and Robert Ballus, of Scranton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
WILL REPA|NT
RIVER BRIDGE

At a joint meeting of the commits.
sioners of Montour and Northumber
land counties held at Sunbury Tues.
day it was decided to proceed to paint
the river bridge. The work will go for.
ward during the next month or SO.
At the joint meeting it was decided
also to place the contract for paint
with the Joseph Dixon Crucible COM
pany of Philadelphia. In all it will
require some twenty barrels of paint
to complete the big structure. 1t is
estimated that some twelve barrels of
dark red paint will be required for the
first coat. For the second coat, which
will be black, eight barrels will be
ordered.
The commissioners representing Mon
tour county were desirous of puIchas-
ing the paint of local dealers and held
out for this as long as possible. They
were finally overruled by the North
umberland county board
The painting, of. course, will be Civ
en- out by contract. The bids invited
will be for both cleaning and repaint-
ing the bridge. By cleaning is meant
the removal of all dirt from the iron
work, the scraping off of rust, blisters,
&c. Bids for the painting will be open
ed on May 21st. Work will begin as
soon as practicable afterward.
The bridge needs painting very bad
ly, much of the iron work being in
crusted with rust. Successive grand
juries have recommended that the
bridge be repainted.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Rebecca Clark, a well-known
and esteemed resident of this city,
died at her home, East Market street,
at O'Clock yesterday morning follow
ing long siege of illness.
The deceased was the widow of JOS
eph a. Clark, who died a number of
years ago. She is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Jane Houtz and Miss
Libbie Snyder. She was a generous,
kind-hearted woman, ever ready to
extend help and sympathy to those
upon whom the heavy hand of afflict-
ion was laid
During a year prior to her death she
was i'll feeble health, although confin-
ed to her bed only about month.
the funeral will be held on Saturday
afternoon at o'clock Interment in
Episcopal cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
River Damages Farms.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, April 27.-Farm-
ers having land along the lowlands of
the Susquehanna river suffered con
siderable loss Monday and Tuesday,
when the rapidly rising river flooded
their lands and washed out much of
the early planting, besides spreading
quantities of culm sand and mud over
the farms.
a flood at this time of the year was
so unexpected that the farmers had
gone ahead with their planting, after
repairing damages done by an early
spring flood. The river reached twen-
ty-two feet above low water mark here
this afternoon, and then began to slow
ly recede. 1t is believed the worst of
the damage has been done.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
SPEEDY CENSUS WORK
WASHINGTON. Anril u

WASHINGTON, April 27.
Uncle Sans census-t taking will be
finished on April 30, with what Dir
ector Durand said today, will be the
record for speed and accuracy. By May
10, it is expected, the returns from all
over the nation will be in the hands
of the expert tabulators in Washing
ton. Durand attributes the rapid work
mainly to the plan inaugurated this
year, of sending advanced schedules to
each householder in the country enabl-
ing everybody to be prepared with an
swers when the enumerator arrived. A
new wrinkle that also helped was the
printing and distribution of copies of
the presidents census proclamation
translated into a score or more of
languages.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
Watchman Saved by Wooden Leg.

Pottsville, Pa, April 27.-When
Levi II. Minnich, crossing watch
man, was struck by shifting train
yesterday and knocked under the
wheels, persons who witnessed the ac-
cident expected to look upon his man
gled body the next moment.
In the fall his wooden leg was
wrenched loose, and served to throw
him clear of the rails, although he
missed death by barely six inches
clearance. He escaped with a few
bruises.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
GRADUATES Of
RURAL SCHOOLS

Twenty-nine pupils, completing
eighth grade work in the rural schools
of Montour county, successfully passed
the final examination, held April 2nd,
and will receive diplomas setting forth
the fact that they have completed the
prescribed course of study.
1t will be observed by perusing the
list, which follows, that in several dis
tricts the number of graduates are
small. This is probably to be expected
i'll the country where attendance at
school is less regular than in town and
the pupils are unevenly advanced. As
rule, none graduate under fourteen
years of age, and the teachers send
none to the examination who do not
seem qualified to take it.
The Illinois course of study with
some notifications is used in the rural
schools and is found very practical.
The present is the sixth year that di-
plomas have been issued County Sup
erlntendent Derr states that the grant
ing of diplomas in the rural schools is
fruitful OF general good results. Esp
ecially does it prove an inducement to
keep boys and girls in school until the
completion of the eighth grade in in
stances where probably everything else
would fail
Upon completing the prescribed
course of study large proportion of
the graduates of the rural schools en-
ter one or other of the various high
schools. On the diploma received they
are admitted to the high school at
Pottsgrove; also the high schools of
TuIbotville and Jerseytown.
Following are the pupils who passed
the eighth years work:
Anthony township-Norman Maust,
Anna Fortner, Bryan Mohr.
Derry township-Blanche Shultz,
Mollie Mowrer, Boyd McQuay, Allen
W. Shultz, Mabel Smith.
Liberty township-Mary Robbins,
Lewis Stahl, Leo. J. Malaney, Stella
Ware, Margaret Curry, W. Earl Van
SAINT, Luther Richard, Dora Kirtner,
John d. Daniel, Annie Mauger, Cath
crime Boyer, Isabel Roomsburg, Eloise
Curry, Margaret Crossley.
Limestone township-John Feinour,
Myron Dildine.
Mayberry township-Marvin Eanx,
Walter Bahner.
Valley township-CoIa Sandel.
Washingtonville - Lawrence He'd
dens.
West Hemlock township-Bessie Arm
wine.
At the township high school at
Strawberry Ridge there are three
graduates this year-Charles Cooper,
Ralph Cromis and Herman Shultz.
Twenty-nine students were enrolled.
While the.above high school has been
doing most excellent work and is
success along every line, Mr.. Derr SAYS
there is no probability of addiriauai
township high schools being establish
ed i'll Montour county, as at present
the facilities afforded for attending
high schools are all that could he de-
sired. Those eligible in Liberty town
ship find it convenient to attend 1T
Pottsgrove; Limestone township is
near to Turbotville; those of West
Hemlock and other townships attend
the high school at Jerseytown., while
still Others, who probably constitute
the largest number, find it convenient
to enroll in the Danville high school.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
Trimming Trees.

Michael and John Everett, the We
eran tree-trimmers, yesterday were
busy on the grounds of the county
prison. The large number of young
naples growing there needed trim
ming very badly and the job was very
artistically done by the two brothers.
John Everett has followed the tree.
trimming business for thirty-fve years
and among other trees has had the
care of those at Thomas Beaver Free
Library.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
SCHOOL BOARD
IN SESSION

The school board held a regular
meeting Monday eve with President w.
/ A. Sechler in the chair. Other men,
bers present were: w. H. Orth, w. ].
Burns, j. w. SwaIts, DR.. Shultz, Jacob
Fischer, Augustus Heiss, J. N. Pursel
and J. H. Cole.
A communication was received from
the Rev. George S. Womer, in which
he formally accepted the invitation to
deliver the address to the graduating
class at commencement. A communi-
cation also was received from the Rev.
A. j. Trey accepting the invitation to
preach the baccalaureate sermon.
Mr. Fischer reported that the gutter
at the Welsh Hill school house is in
very bad condition. The borough, he
said, promised to repair the washout
beside the building but up to the pres
ent it has given the matter no atten-
tion. On motion it was ordered that
the solicitor be instructed to take the
matter up with the borough council.
G. f. Kelchner of Bloomsbury repre-
senting the iFormacone company ap-
peared before the school board in the
interest of new disinfecting appar-
atus. He gave demonstration, after
which ON motion the matter was re-
ferred to the committee ON supplies.
1t was the sense of the board that
the furniture of the high school build
ing is not well enough protected by
insurance, considering that in the diff
ferent departments are costly type
writer's, laboratory outfit, pianos, &c.
Seven hundred dollars, the amount of
insurance placed on the furniture,
seemed ridiculously low. On motion
the matter was referred to the COM
mittee on finances, it to report at the
next meeting.
Mr.. Heiss reported that the disused
. fiat" school building has been brok-
en- open and is rendezvous for boys
who create great disorder in the build
ing. The matter was referred to the
committee.
Mr.. Burns raised the question wheth-
er there is enough mental arithmetic
being taught in the schools. Borough
Superintendent Dieffenbacher address,
ed the board explaining to what extent
mental arithmetic is taught. The effort
in the borough schools is, it seems, to
tread along middle ground, practic-
ing mental methods up to a certain
limit but not permitting them to over
shadow the written work. The bor-
ough superintendent raised the ques-
tion whether the arithmetic at present
in use is as practical and up-to-date as
ii might be.
The following bills were approved |
for payment:
United Tel. & Tel. Co .... .... So. 90 |
Robert G.. Neck .... ............. $50
Book Co Co............... 3S
a. b. Black 80 |
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28

their pernicious work both by day and
night.
At this point the speaker dwelt with
great feeling upon the subtle agencies,
which he likend to robbers that as
sail man along life's pathway, includ-
ing war, preventable diseases, etc.
The priest and the Levite passed by
ON the other side and from this the
speaker eloquently deduced the lesson
that not always for the needy does
help come from the sources whence we
might justly expect it. They are the
representative offs the calous- hearted.
selfish, who reason that they did not
cause the suffering and neither should
they be expected to cure it.
"Gonder comes another. 'Tis a
Samaritan. He too sees the man, but
he goes the priest and Levite one bet
ter, for he not only looks on the man
but has compassion on him. And
hence, beautiful sight to behold, we
see him take his wine and oil and be-
gin his beautiful ministry. Somebody
does care for the man who has fallen
by the way whether it has been
by the mysterious providence of God
or by his own hand or by the hand of
some wicked robber that he has been
brought low. Charity and much of it
is in the world today doing her bless.
ed ministry through the great hand of
the church, the State, those many
benevolent organizations with which
you are numbered besides thousands
OF individuals in whose hearts
there burns love like unto that of the
Nazarine. But grand and noble as it is
to pour oil into the wounds of a fell
low man is this doing our whole duty
by him? l think not for knowing so
much of the Samaritan as we do we
can legitimately conclude that he
would have done even more than this
had he been given the opportunity. l
believe he was not only ready to pour
oil into this mans wound after it
was made by wicked hands but he
would have endeavored to prevent the
robber infiicting the wound.
An ounce OF prevention is better
than pound of cure is an old adage
which the world too seems to be be-
ginning to believe, for we are living in
an age when we are endeavoring to
cure suffering and the evils incident
thereto, also trying to prevent suffer
ing. For instance we are not simply
trying to cure the wounds which dis
ease make, but we are endeavoring to
prevent the disease, not simply irving
to heal the wounds that war makes but
we are trying to prevent war. We have
come to believe that it is better to put
a barbed wire fence at the head of the
precipice than a hospital at the bot
tom. In other words we are beginning
to give our attention not alone to the
fellow wounded and robbed but to the
robbers who rob him. This is both
Christ-like and Samaritan like.
Mans inhumanity to man will new.
er cease until he learns to truly love
his fellow man as he loves himself
And this they only learn to do at the
feet of Christ who loved all men. We
can do no greater work for the world
after all than to make bad men good
We shall destroy the robber by DESTROY
ing the robber heart. This is the
church's mission and this is your mis-.
sion.n
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
FINE MONUMENT

T l.. Evans sons yesterday erected
a handsome monument ON Emanuel
Sidler's lot in Straub's cemetery.
The monument is of sarcophagus
design. The bottom base is four by six
feet and the monument stands five feet
ten inches high. The monument is
made of Barre granite; it is richly
carved and is one of the finest pieces
of work in the cemetery. On each side
of the monument is the name" Slider. ;"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
Welded Last Evening.

Howard NJ. Freeze and Miss Eliza
beth Jane Reed, both of this city, were
married last evening at O'Clock at
the home of the brides parents, Front
street. The ceremony was performed
before a few immediate relatives by
Rev Charles Cameron Snavely. Mr..
and Mrs. Freeze will go to housekeep.
ing in newly furnished home on
Water street.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
IN ILL LUCK

Our liverymen seem to be in i'll luck.
On last Saturday Mr.. Patton lost a
valuable horse and on Tuesday night
Liverymen George W. Hoke and G. @.
Meyer each lost one. Mr.. Hoke's horse,
a sorrel, which died of Indigestion, was
one of the best in his stable. Mr.. Moy-
er's horse also was valuable.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
Years Savings Burned.

Johnstown, April 27.-Two houses
were destroyed, one woman painfully
burned and 81, 200 in paper money con-
sumed by fire at O'Clock this morn
ing at Cassandra, fifteen miles north
east. The money was the twelve years
saving of Mike Bura. boarding boss.
The woman who was burned was his
wife.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
NOT SERIOUS

DIR. N. NJ. Smith, the south side
physician, who was in this city yes
terday, stated that there is nothing
alarming in the outbreak of scarlet
fever on that side of the river. He has
but three cases of scarlet fever under
treatment and so far as he knows no
new cases have developed.
The south side has a very active
board of health which is quick to
adopt measures to prevent the spread
of disease.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28
Funeral Today

The funeral of Edward Kramer.
whose death occurred Monday, will
take place this afternoon at ? O'Clock
Interment in Fairview cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28

The world is not particularly sym
pathetic with the grumbler
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-04-28

Our western friends have been in
the grip of the Frost King.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-02-10
CEDARCREEK.

E. L Hendrix has sold out and in
tends to go to Kansas.
Ed Dugger made drive to Taney
vile and Forsyth Monday
The reception given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Mccarthy was well attended
Wess Morrow, The McConnon mar
is making calls in this neighborhood
We are now having nice weather
our farmers have all begun to get busy
Miss Mary Aubrey has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. A. B. Fine oi
Groom.
Frank Bersinger departed for Kan
sas City last Sunday where he has a
position in bolt factory.
Frank Clay of Kansas City who has
been visiting friends in fhis vicinity re-
rned home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Bagley have
moved on the Gossit place one and
one half mile west of Groom.
B. H. Compton John Thurmon and
Seigel Oneal made a business trip to
Branson the first of the week.
The Loafers Glory school announces
they will give an entertainment and
pie supper Friday night Feb. 18.
wills Yandell OF Kirbyville was tran
sacting business in this vicinity and
purchased horse of Lon Brown,
Uncle Bill Ellison has purchased
him a hundred and twenty dollar buggy
we are all expecting him to visit us
now.
Earnie Stallays and Daisy Williams
were married at the home of the brides
parents Tuesday. We wish them q
long and prosperous life.
w. w Fisher the former union.
State organizer and lecturer, reports,
he cant fill the appointments of the
dates mentioned on the bills.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-02-10
OAK GROVE.

The measles are raging in this neigh
borhood.
Quite a number of the farmers are
blowing.
Seems as though every one was
preparing Valentine parties.
Mr.. Ground hog undou btedly had to
look quick to see his shadow.
Hacking and hauling is the principal
industries in this vicinity. at present.
Oak Grove school is progressing
nicely and we hope it will continue to
do so.
Mr.. Ernest Devall returned to Spring
field to attend the Springfield Normal
school.
Mr.. Whorton unfortunately let some
ties fall on his hand which hurt him
very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo have fine boy
they are both wearing smile that
wont come off.
Several of the Oak Grove birds went
to Branson last Sunday to have thei,
pictures made. They report a good
time.
Mrs. G. w. Floyd, who has been
quite sick, is improving now. Hel
daughter, Miss Rosa is home from
Springfield where she has been attend.
ing a training school for nurse. She
will return as soon as her mothers
health will permit.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-02-10
Pub1ic Sale.

w. M. Hunter will sell at public
auction at his barn in Taneyville Mo.
on Wednesday FEBRUARY %, commen-
cling at 10 o'clock, the following pro-
perty to-wit: household and kitchen
furniture, dishes, tables, chairs, one
sewing mcchine, two bed steads, two
feather beds and bedding, one Victor
talking machine, two fddles, one ban
10, three hacks, two farm wagons, two
buggies, two sets single harness, three
sets of leather team harness, two mems
saddles, six riding brides, one jack,
one work mule, three head of horses,
one large farm wagon and harness.
TERMS of SALE-All sums under
$500, Cash. All sums of $500 and
over a credit of ID months will be CIV
en- purchaser giving note with ap-
proved security. 8 per cent discount
will be given for for cash. There will
be no by bidding, everything put up
will be sold. M. c. Grant is the auc-
tioneer and w. J. Dickinson clerk,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-02-10
S. OF o. NOTES.

The Presidents house is going up.
Two new students, Oscar Beck
and Roy Sanders, came last week and
this week Ray Fisher and Mr.. Blansit
came to join the boarding department.
Rev. Shiffler closed the series of
meetings he has been holding here
Sunday night. Twenty-Five people
confessed Christ and eighteen were
taken in as members Of the Presby-
terian Church. Most of them were
students.
The Young Peoples meetings are
growing in interest and numbers. Mr..
Harrison Williams led the meetings
Sunday night and new officers were
elected. They are, Arlie Blansit, Pres.
Rufus Cummings, Vice Pres, and Vir-
ginia Simmons, sec. and treas.