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Danville Montour American (Newspaper) - June 3, 1909, Danville, Pennsylvania- a Menean vol. .55�?no 21danville pa., thursday. June 3, 1909 established in Lse cd. Irving h. Jennings dex71st. Office hour a. M. To 12/. 10� Mui St., p. M. To i p. M. Danville a. C l Shultz m. A 425 Mill St., Danville a. Diseases of ties touch and intestines a specially items condensed. Reading has a resident 95 years old who claims that his longevity is Doe to the fact that every Spring he Lias to nurse from eight to ten bails. At a Eale of imported Jersey cattle at Coopersburg 011 the Stock farm of t. S. Cooper amp sous 120 head realized $78,981. At an average of $074.08. While resisting arrest on the charge of false pretence at Shamokin John Grabaz tried to crash detective Walter Daubertt a Skall whereupon the latter shot Danbert in the leg. Miss Laura Eagle the i tanning dressmaker who recently came into Possession of a considerable Fortune through the death of a wealthy relative will begin spending the wealth in the Purchase of an automobile. As she turned the Jet to Light the Gas mrs. Lavina Philips of Chester was seized with a fainting spell dropped helpless to the floor and was asphyxiated before her plight was discovered. She was 40 years old. Henry c. Care of Reading a civil War Veteran who served two enlistments is the Only Soldier of Reading who served a term of imprisonment in Libby Andersonville. And Savannah once being captured by the enemy a bloodhounds. While eating Elizabeth Nugent of Bustleton a suburb of Philadelphia thought she swallowed her false Teeth. Taken to a Hospital to have Aux Ray photograph i taken to locate the plate in Iier inwards when her clothing was removed the Teeth fell to the floor. A doctor made a record breaking run in his automobile in getting her to the Hospital. The Peculiar result that attended a bump on the head received by John Cook a Miner employed at the London mines near Punxsutawney is puzzling physicians. While at work Cook struck his head against the roof of the mine and was rendered in conscious. When he was revived it was found that he Iliad lost the use of both legs. It is thought he will be permanently crippled owing to paralysis of certain brain cells controlling the movement of his legs. Plans Are being considered by the Lackawanna Railroad company for building a storage Reservoir with a capacity of 25,000,000 Gallons at nay Ang. Near Scranton where it owns 110 acres of Laud. Four Artesian Wells of the company in operation there Are washing Forth at the rate of 18,000 Gallons an hour. The company expects to sink ten or twelve Wells before january 1. Erect a pumping station and build a pipe line. The company gets its Supply now from the Scranton Gas and water company and it Hopes to have its entire Supply come from its own Plant by the first of the year. Bright Sunshine and Gusty winds greeted the 50 High school and y. M. C. A. Athletes who contested on track and Field at the new athletic Park on saturday. It was an Ideal Day and the boys spurred 011 to do their Best by admiring crowds on the grand stand and bleachers All made a Brave showing and were lustily cheered for each Fine Endeavor. Danville won the meet easily the Only feared opponent Berwick not j being within speaking distance from the beginning. A total of �1 Points were scored by Danville and 15 of the 27 Gold Silver and Bronze medals offered in the nine events stayed at Homo to adore the breasts of the local team. The Berwick team with Frantz their Star sprinter heading the aggregation landed a faraway second with 24 Points. In the last event of the Day. Berwick won the mile relay taking for the second time the Price Challenge cop. It is required that Berwick win the Cap once More before permanent Possession is Given. Milton with a total of 22 Points was but 2 Points behind Berwick at the finish. Catawissa had 3 Points. 100 Yard dash. The 100 Yard dash was run in four heats and finals the latter affording one of the prettiest races of the Day. Frantz won with Price a matter of inches behind him. It is altogether Likely that Price won id have won this event had not he been penalized one Yard for getting off too Quick. The men qualified As follows 1st heat. Frantz. Ease 2nd heat Arndt. Price third heat Russell Snyder 4th heat so smacker and Turnr Bower. Finals won by Frantz. Berwick second. Price. Danville third. Arndt. Milton fourth Russell. Danville. Time 103-5 seconds. 120 Yards dash standing of the clubs. W. L. P. C. .5 1 .833. Of 1 >33 .3 3 .500 2 3 .400 2 4 .333 .1 o .107. 0 5 .000 the morning game was played at Bloomsburg the 5 to 3 score and the flue All around exhibition of Good base Hall Well repaying the several Hundred rooters who went from Here to Bloom to see the contest. By Way of remark it might to noted that of the Large crowd that attended the morning game at Bloomsburg fully one half were from Danville. The following account of the game is taken from the Bloomsburg morning press of yesterday in Rug the tribe of Novaleski who have been making base Ball history figured monday morning in putting a Spray in the Pennant aspirations of recreation. Frauk the Only one left Uear Home was in the Box for Danville and he a 1 the goods along. Ward recreation s most recent acquisition in the pitching department likewise pitched a Good game but was not give quite the rapport the Dau villains afforded their men. Danville got Busy in the fourth while be creation Uever got awake us til the eighth counting once in that inning and twice in tin ninth. In both innings a hit might have reversed the Story of Victory Bat in tiie eighth Thomas on first for Dauville retired the Side on a circus catch. The game fairly bristled with speedy plays and some circus work was pull was won by Kase Danville second off an exceptionally Large Noru Berger. Two base hits Coveleskie Pugh Hagemyer Watkins Ward. Three base hits Brown. Home my Coveleskie. Doable plays Ward Hage myer Reaohard. Struck out by Ward 6, by Coveleskie 12. Bases on balls off Ward 2, off Coveleskie 2. Passed bails Dooley 1, Price 2. Time of game 2 $10. Umpires Ainsworth and Apple Man. Afternoon game in the afternoon game it certainly did look like a Bloomsburg walk Over when the visitors took a Lead in the first innings and maintained it until tiie sixth when Danville tied at 5 to 5, and the 800 rooters were Given the pleasantest kind of a sensation when the locals pounded harmed real Good and Izard during the sixth seventh and eighth netting live tallies and putting the game in the refrigerator. Bloomsburg had Corno to Danville in the afternoon with the boast that they would take the afternoon game and in the first innings it looked As if they would make Good their threat. Coff Ina was passed Pugh sacrifice advancing tiie runner a base Waikiu got first station of Bills Gerringer lined a two Bagger thru Jacoud scoring coff the firemen during 1909. With the the Montour county soldiers meat past the interest of the and now All Hail to the tire men who will furnish the next of Dau a Villers series of notable events dedication of Inonu people hereabouts centers in the annual convention of the six county firemen a association which will be held Here next week starting on tuesday and continuing for three Days ending on thursday with a monster Parade. The a a pianos Aud specifications for tiie event As arranged by the local committee Are Sulci As to indicate that it will be a time such As the town never witnessed before. Already Secretary John g. Waite is in receipt of notifications from 40 companies that Man Ward was an easy oar Bat eric.,. Will to Here to participate in the Nion haul drove one to second scoring wat a at Quot ter Parade on Jone 10th. And these Kins before Hagemyer fixed ont to Clayberger leaving two of bases. Dauville was out one two three. In the second neither Side scored. In the third Bloom again tallied. Watkins singled Thirn second Aud coming Home of a bad throw to third. In this no bugs Dauville got Busy for tiie first time. Ammerman started Danville shitting by a pretty single Over Short ,.re 1a a of de for that purpose. Dooley Drew a pass. Mccloud s pretty Nim Avoir a 10th, Aud these will have wit i them 22 bands and 2 drum corps. And even this remarkably Large showing does not represent a Complete list of the organizations that will be present for a number of fire companies that have unofficially expressed intention of being Here have not yet informed the committee of the time of arrival on the Blanks furnish remanded to prison Russell Danville third Price Dan Vilie fourth Arndt Milton time 18 seconds 220 Yards dash. The 220 Yards dash furnished another pretty event. In the finals Frantz was Given a Yard at the Start of account of being in tiie outside position. After the race Price entered a protest claiming that Frantz had Cut him ont of the pole before lie was the required three Yards in Advance. The foul was not seen by the judges and could not be allowed. The event was won by Frantz Berwick second. Price Danville third Russell. Danville fourth Distelhurst. Berwick. Time 26 4-5 seconds. One mile run. Bubb a Milton Man took the mile ran. Ricketts of the Danville team was a favorite among the Dauville supporters for this event. He ran Strong with a pretty stride sitting the Pace for the first several laps but weakened toward the end. The event was won by Babb. Milton second Seybert Berwick third Wohlheiter Mill a fourth. Styer. Catawissa. Time 4.55. Field events. Tiie Field events Are not As spectacular a sight As the track but of just As great importance and require if anything even More skill. The results in the Field events Are As follows. Shot pot won by Ryan. Danville second Woolridge Danville third Evans Berwick fourth Kase. Dauville. Distance 39 feet 2?.� inches. Running Broad jump won by Wool Ridge. Danville second Kase Danville third Eshelman. Berwick fourth Harley Danville. Distance 20 feet running High jump won by Kase Danville second Trumpower Danville third Eshelman Berwick height Abram Hite was arraigned before Justice Oglesby last evening charged with larceny. He waived a hearing and in default of $300 bail was com milled to jail to await court. Hite it is charged of the night of May 31st was caught by Jacob Dietz and Walter Ricketts in the act of abstracting brass valves and other articles. The whole representing a value of $44, from the works of the Danville foundry Aud machine company. Hite was handed Over to officer Voris by Woolridge Dauville the two watchmen who had captured 5 meet 1 in Cal him. He was placed in jail monday Hammer throw night where he remained until last evening when he was arraigned. Information was lodged by Irvin Vannan. General manager of tiie Danville foundry Aud machine company. Hite waived a hearing last evening. He was disappointed of a Bondsman that ire had expected to obtain Aud was remanded to jail. To Hoar the Case Justice Oglesby temporarily removed his office to the county prison. Miss Annie Walleze claimed by death miss Annie Walleze lied at the Home of her Bister mrs. Edward Koo Kefel. Ler Ash Street at one o clock yesterday morning after a lingering illness. The deceased in scr red by her father j. Walleze one brother Charles of Altoona and two Sisters Blanche mrs. Rockefeller and miss Hattie Walleze of this City. The funeral will take place Tomor of Ernst Quot at 5 in o clock from the i or e Warl f i it r. Mem will by Pri rare. Won by , second Mitchell Danville third. Woolridge. Danville fourth Evans. Brewick. Distance 108 feet 61 a inches. One mile most important single event of they and tiie one in which tiie great. T interest entered for All the Youta sluts of account of the Price Challenge cup being at stake. Was tiie one mile relay race. It was a unfortunate Accident that occurred in one of the previous races that caused Lurdy Russel one of Danville s fastest sprinters to sustain a slight sprain of the ankle sufficient to prevent him from entering the relay. The teams ran an follows Berwick Eshelman Shumacker Shannon. Bond 1 Rantz Danville Price Woolridge. Snyder Trumbower Kase Milron Scott showers. Wohlheiter Bibb. Arndt . Styers m. Gieger. Rhawn. The race rounded the course five times a new set of contestants being started of each round. Price first off for Danville led at the end of his Lap continued of 4th Page. Aug crowd was ont. Until the fourth tiie batters were mowed Down in one. Two. Three order but in tie Clayberger had struck ont. Oin Lauf Drew a pass went to second on a passed Ball and scored on Dooley a two Bagger into left. Lewis fixed out but Bot ii runners scored on Covaleski s Home run Over the Centre Field Fence. Their next count came in the sixth when Clayberger singled was sacrificed to third by Umlauf and scored on Lewis grounder to Coffman which lie err ored. Just before Coffman bad made a circus catch of Dooley s pop fit catching it after he had fallen to the ground. Their last run came in tiie seventh and this run they never should have had. Maukert got three strike Aud then Price missing the third threw Low to Reighard. Between them they lost the runner. He scored on Browne a smashing three Bagger to the left Field Fence. With recreation mowed Down in one two. Three order outly the eighth tiie Outlook was about As dark Blue As it could Well be. The troth is it never got very much lighter. After gear Inger had gone ont third to first in the last half of the eighth Reighard singled through Short. Harmed struck out but Ward lifted one Over the right Field Fence for two sacks. Coffman Drew a pass and Reighard counted on a passed Ball. Thomas made a sensational catch of Pugh a Fly to right Aud the Chaucer expired. Danville were easy Oats in the ninth but Hagemyer caused a Ray of Hope to illumine the countenances of the recreation cohorts when he landed for two bases to left. Price fixed out to first Aud then Watkins lifted one Over the right Field Fence for two sacks Hagemyer counting. Gearinger struck ont but Reighard hit safely and drawing a throw to catch him at second. Watkins scored when a Effort was made to catch him off third the Ball getting away from Umlauf. Harmed hit to second and the game was Over. The score sacrifice advanced each runner a base when Logan a clean hit to left brought two Over the . Layberger flied ont. Lewis hit a hot one to Short Aud beat it out before Thomas went Down leaving two on bases. There was nothing doing in the fourth. In the fifth two singles Aud a two Bagger were Good for two More Ruus for Bloomsburg. It was looking Petty Blue when Danville came in for the last half of the fifth. In this innings with two nut Clayberger got to first of lured s error. Lewis next up. Struck out. But while be was doing it Henry got second on a bad throw to first took third on a past d Ball and tallied of another passed Ball. In the sixth Danville s Good work started and Bloom stopped the latter securing but one run after the fifth innings. In the sixth Thomas started the fun by nailing one Over the right Field Fence for two bases. Oral of sacrificed and stole second Aud both scored of Mac Ketis hit. In the seventh Logan a single and Lewis two Bagger netted one tally. In the eighth three singles and a sacrifice added two More to the total. The score Danville r. H. 0. A. E Logan be. 0 2 3 1 1 Olav Berger of. .1 0 2 0 0 Lewis 2b,2 2 3 1 0 Thomas la .1 1 8 2 1 Omland 3b, .1 2 1 3 1 Maukert if .1 2 3 0 0 amuse Runau of. 0 a it 1 0 0 Dooley a. 0 0 6 3 1 Colond a .1 0 n 1 0 Coveleskie p. 1 0 0 2 0 a a a a a 8 11 Bloomsburg 27 13 4 r. H. O. A. E. Coffman 3b, 1 0 1 4 0 Pugh is 1 1 3 2 0 Watkins if ______3 2 0 0 1 Gerringer of. .0 1 0 0 0 Ward of. 1 2 0 0 0 Weichard la. 0 0 11 0 0 Hagemyer 2b, 0 2 1 2 0 Price a. Harned a. .0 0 7 2 00 0 1 3 1 6 8 24 13 o Danville. R ii o. A. E. Thomas la .0 0 9 0 0 Clayberger of. .1 1 0 0 0 Omin Tif 3b, .1 0 0 4 0 Dooley a. 1 1 12 1 1 a Jewis be. 0 2 3 1 0 Coveleskie a. 1 2 0 2 0 Mackert 2b,1 0 1 0 0 Ammerman of. .0 1 2 0 0 Brown of. 0 1 0 0 0 a a a a _ 5 8 Bloomsburg. 27 8 1 r h o. A. A Coffman 3b,. .0 0 1 6 i Pugh is. 0 1 1 1 i Hagemyer a 1 1 6, 1 0 Price of. .0 0 8 1 0 Watkins if 1 1 1 0 Gerringer of. .0 0 2 1 1 Weichard 1 a. 1 2 0 2 Harned of. .0 0 0 0 0 Howey of. _____0 0 1 0 0 Ward a. .0 2 0 3 0 a a a a _ 3 7 27 1 5 Danvie 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 -5 Bloomsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -3 Danville 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 x�?8 Bloomsburg 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0�?6 stolen bases Danville 7. Bloomsburg 2. Two base hits ,, Gerringer. Double play Umlauf Thomas Logan. Struck ont by Mccloud 6.by harmed 5. Base on balls off Mccloud 3.off Coveleskie harmed 3. Passed balls Price 2. Dooley 1. Hit by pitched Ball Umlauf. Time of game 2 05. Umpires Ainsworth and Apple Quot Man. Tax delinquents being arrested let of bases Bloom 4, Danville 3. Stolen bases. Thomas 2. Lewis Clay during yesterday Aud tuesday a Large number of delinquent tax payers of town were arrested at the instance of j. P. Bare the retiring tax receiver. Thus far All have paid arrearage or Given orders for the amount on persons or firms for which they Are working. Besides the amount of tax one each Man arrested has to liquidate the Constable s charges of one Dollar which appreciatively augments the amount that the delinquent is out of pocket. The arrests Are being made by Constable w. E. Young who is accordingly a very Busy Man. Enviable record. Miss Margaret Kapp the daughter of or. And mrs. Foster Kapp Ash Street and a graduate of the grammar school of the fourth Ward has the enviable record of not having missed a Day or been tardy during the eight years she has attended school. \ companies coming. The following list of companies and bands have notified the committee that they will be Here to participate in the Parade from Hazleton Pioneer fire company with Liberty band Diamond fire company with federation band East end fire company with St. Annex a baud. West Hazleton fire co., no. 1 with colonial band 1th Ward fire Cono. 1. Mad do Keystone fire company no. 1. Shenandoah a Rescue Hook and madder company wit i baud Colombia Hose company with band. Plymouth Elm Hill Hose company no. 3 wit i combi nation chemical engine. Bloomsburg a Friendship fire company no. 1 wit i Catawissa baud. Winona fire company with band Rescue Hook and ladder company with band Liberty fire company with baud. Parsons Parsons Hook and ladder company. Nanticoke Hanover Hose company Lape Hose company no. 2. Girardville Girardville Hose company no. 1 with baud. Dnn More electric engine company san Bury Sunbury steam fire engine company. No 1 with Gaskins military band Washington fire coins and with combination Wagon Friendship hobe company wit i Hose Wagon and band Goodwill Hose company. Americas Hose company with Hose Wagon. It. Carmelo Anthracite steam fire company with the engine and band. Shamokin Liberty Hose company Rescue Hose company. Milton fifth Ward fire company and band. Berwick defender fire company no. 3 Aud band West Berwick Hose company Ranger company no. 2 and band. Reliance fire company. Pottsville Yorkville Hose company no. 1. Ashland american Hose company no. 1 and band Washington fire company no. 1 and band. Kingston engine Aud Hose company no. 1 and drum corps Tamaqua americas Hose company no. J Aud band. Pittston Eagle Hose co. With a drum corps. As arranged now the Parade will March in five divisions. In tiie fifth division will appear the Danville fire department of five companies headed by Calhoun a military band of North a Merlaud Aud with the mechanics Ville baud and Washington drum corps As auxiliary musical organizations chief marshal Vincent Thomas g. Vincent has been chosen by the committee As chief Marshall of the Parade. As yet the aides have not been selected nor tie line of March decided upon the Parade will move at 1 30 fight for 1910 convention one of the features of the convention will be the fight that will be made for the next convention. Shenandoah will make a try to seen re tiie 1910 meeting sending two companies to Dauville for that purpose. These will arrive with their bands Early in the week probably of tuesday. It is rumoured that Dunmore Aud Carton Dale also will be out for the next convention. Other contests that will afford excitement daring the week will be the rivalry among the prominent members of the association for election to the different offices. Program of events. Over 300 members of the association continued of 4th Page. On monday memorial Day was observed Over the length Aud breadth of the land. The soldiers Graves were decorated with Flowers orations were delivered and at Many places states or Mon Amente erected to the memory of the nations heroes were unveiled in the presence of reverential crowds. It is Safe to affirm however that nowhere Ditl memorial Day exercises measure up to greater Success or abound in deeper significance than in Danville. It w�3, indeed a proud Day for the veterans of Montour county especially for the soldiers Monument committee which after so Many years was permitted to enjoy in Sulci a signal manner the full fruit age of its plans and labors. Everything seemed to contribute to the Success of the event. The weather was delightful. The sky. Without port ending lain was slightly overcast wit ii Clouds so that the enu was shorn of much of its Power. Everywhere was Harmony Aud a cooperation. Which made failure whether in the Parade or in tiie exercises at the Monument. Impossible. The Parade. The program was faithfully carried out. The Parade was a colossal feature the largest Ever seen in Danville of memorial Day. It was even larger than was expected. Company a 12th regiment n. G. P. Of Sunbury joined the demonstration and together with the National guard and the g. A. Of Dauville imparted to the occasion quite a military aspect. The members of eleven different Camps of the p. O. S. Of a., some four Hundred in number marched in the Parade. It was an imposing array indeed. Besides Danville Aud Riverside were represented Camps trom the following towns sub try. Northumberland Milton Newlin Bloomsburg Shamokin dam Light Street Fowlersville Aud Washin Touville. The visiting members of the p. O. S. Of a. Were guests of Danville Camp no. 364 Aud were furnished with dinner at tiie Farmers hotel North Mill 6treet. Now closed which had been rented for the Day by tiie local Camp. The pupils of the Public and parochial schools accompanied by their teachers marched in a body and constituted an interesting feature of the third division. Wit i the exception of rhe High school All the pupils of the school were in tiie Parade. With or. P. C. Newbaker As chief marshal and t. Harley Benfield and n. Elmer Sidler As aides the different org i Vatious marched in the order designated in the line of March a hich was printed in these a a damns no no with rhe program of i i Lay a Crim. The Parade former a a Ltd Tacle. A va8t concourse. There were Many strangers in Dauville. They came of the regnar trains As Well As by tool Levy the latter chiefly from Bloomsburg Berwick and other nearby Points. Daring the Parade tie sidewalks were crowded. It was at the Park however that the congestion was most marked. From tiie moment that the first division of the Parade arrived until the addresses were Over there was a perfect Jam of people. The crowd occupied All the space in the clip run Grove As Well As on the two sidewalks of Bloom Street and on the walk in the Park leading no to the Monument. There were thousands of people on the spot. Memorial addresses. The program opened with singing a my country a tis of thee a a the bands accompanying. Rev. W. C. Mccormack d. D., pastor of the Grove presbyterian clinic i offered prayer. Hon. James Foster introduced the Rev. L. Ulrich pastor of the Trinity lutheran Church who delivered the memorial address. Or. Ulrich is recognized As one of the rising orators of this Section. It is Safe to affirm that his address monday was never surpassed by any delivered in Danville. From beginning to end rhe speaker revealed a deep sympathy with the Veteran a a sympathy with she principles for which they fought Aud a sympathy with them As they face the issues in the Days of peace. This sympathy was clearly revealed in his arraignment of tiie legislature for refusing to enact a Bill providing a state pension for soldiers. Never did the veterans hear the scenes of Battle Aud Camp described in Sulci a Rapilio terms nor hear their deeds eulogized More Eloy neatly than in or. Ulrichs address. The discourse took in the entire scope of the great conflict drawing lesson after lesson from the issues to show that the hand of god was in it All. Dedicatory address. At the Conda Sion of or. Ulrichs address adjutant general Thomas j. Stewart who was booked for the dedicatory address was introduced by Hon. Tames Foster with some complimentary remarks relating to his military record. As the occasion monday was a memorable one so general Stewart s address in scope in eloquence in sentiment and the general appropriateness of the thoughts expressed has gone of record As one of the Best and most stirring discourses Ever Beard in Dauville., leaving out the fabulous wars of Antiquity the civil War the speaker said in tiie enormous area involved the number of soldiers engaged the lives and treasurers sacrificed want the greatest conflict that Ever took place in the history of Mankind. As a great civil War in was tiie test of Republican government. It was not local in its a tire. The entire civilized world was looking on in suspense. It was not a War of one nation it was a War of the human race. The importance and the True glory of the Victory achieved therefore can be measured Only by considering what was at stake. The object of prosecuting the War the speaker said was distinctively the preservation of the Union. The freeing of the slaves was incidental the speaker paid a magnificent trill the to the soldiers of Pennsylvania. They were the most stubborn fighters Aud the determining factors in the Battle of Gettysburg and scores of other hard fought engagements. This suggested our own county and general Stewart paid the same glowing tribute to the soldiers that went ont from Little Montour. At Liis Point after speaking for about a hour general Stewart made his first ail Sion to the soldiers Monument. Addressing the citizens of Montour county he most effectively enlarged on the thought that after the lapse of years when Many still survive that participated in the great War those of another generation who share in the benefits of a United country and of Liberty and Equality firmly established in recognition of the heroism and sacrifice of the Soldier have reared a costly memorial on which a his deeds Are inscribed Aud his name perpetuated. 1 turning to the Monument and dwelling upon its elegance its stately proportions he contrasted it with a memorial reared to the great Napoleon. The latter he said perpetuates the memory of one Man great in arms who made a continent tremble. On soldiers Monument he said magnifies the career of no one Man. But of every Soldier of Montour county that fought in the civil War. It Bibb nothing to do with the principles that made Napoleon great with Conquest nor Empire. It stands for the pure principles of Freedom and Equality and tells of deeds that perpetuated a Republic that guarantees to each and everyone his individual rights. It will endure the speaker eloquently affirmed for Ages in the time of our children anti of on children s children. It will lie unto the far in Ture a message from the past a message of love Aud memory teaching lessons of patriotism. The Dedi quotation. In conclusion very Itne res sively Aud very dramatically Gece Ial Stewart dedicated the Monument to the great principles of patriotism and Freedom to the great Republic of America and to the memory of tiie soldiers who fought to quell rebellion and preserve the Union. In conclusion on Enaif of the committee and Post no. 22, g. A. R.,and of the people of Mouton county Hon. James Foster chairman tendered to the care of the Borough of Danville the Monument just dedicated hoping that it would be zealously guarded and preserved in memory of the men who fought for the preservation of the Union. The exercises closed with singing a the Star spangled Banner. A a to be unfurled fourth of july Frank e. Delong a former resident of Danville has notified the soldiers Monument committee that he intends to present the Boroug i with a Beautiful Flag to be unfurled in memorial Park on july 4th. Or. Delong made his intention known to Sam a Mccoy a member of the committee doling a stroll in tie Park following the dedication of monday noting lie absence of a Flag he quickly decided to Supply the deficiency at his own expense. Turning to or Mccoy he remarked that he would Purchase a Flag and pole for the Park spending one i indred dollars for the same he will canes the Flag with the pole to be shipped to Danville As soon As possible. He expressed a desire that the Flag be unfurled on fourth of july also that the soldiers Monument committee select the site. Or. Delongis generosity will be the better appreciated when it is explained that he was a Liberal contributor to the soldiers Monument find. He is very Well pleased with the handsome memorial and asked or Mccoy to convey his congratulations to the committee both on their selection of a site and the design and Beauty of the Monument

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