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The Danville Morning News from Danville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

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3 Is the only in Mon- The Is the in Danville tour county, publish and Morning News through mediuch the guarantee its circulation tisercan talk to many pur Subscription list in Dan- chasers. Merchants appre ville and suburbs daily in- clate this. See advertising creasing. columns. 10 Morn News The People's Paper VOL.

295 DANVILLE, THE DANVILLE KNITTING MILLS TO BE ENLARGED AND IMPROVED. PROPRIETOR WEST WILL HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST KNITTING MILLS IN THIS COUNTRY WILL WORK DOUBLE TURN AFTER OCT- OBER 1st-THE EIGHT HOUR SYSTEM WILL BE INTRODUCED. From present plans there is every broken for the erection of a building of spect that this city will, within a few about the same size as the present strucmonths, hove one of the largest and most ture. The latest improved machinery improved Knitting Mills in the country. will be installed and everything about The Danville Knitting Mills will soon be the plant will be up-to-date.

The help enlarged and improved, affording em- question which has been SO great a proployment to many additional hands. blem to those industries depending prinA Knitting mill that employs 800 cipally upon female help will be greatly bands in this particular line is consider- obviated by the employment of male ed by the textile world as stupendous. help, the wage scale being such that a' This number, however, will be required skilled knitter can earn good wages. when proprietor West has completed his The dye house, which Mr. West conDanville plant.

About 200 hands will templated building has been abandoned be added to the present force October owing to the introduction at the Plywhen it is expected to put the mill mouth mills of a new machine which I double turn. The eight hour system siroplifies dyeing to such an extent that Il then be introduced. Supt. Delaney one man can do the work formerly rein formed a NEWS representative yester- quiring twenty. Mr.

West has but de that there was an abundance ofhelp, cently doubled the capacity of his Plyavailable and that it would not require mouth mills and upon the completion of more than a month to get the night the new mill in this city he will be one shift in working order. of the largest individual manufacturers Early in the spring ground will be of hosiery in this country. DEATH OF MRS. HUGH BOYLE Hazleton--The Funeral Will be Held in This City on Monday Morning. Mrs.

Hugh Boyle, a daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCafterty, of Spruce and Cherry streets, and a former resident of this city, died at her home near 'azleton on Thursday afternoon at 30. Death was caused by a complica1 of diseases.

Mrs. Boyle had been 111 but two weeks. She was 33 years of age and is survived by her husband, one son Hugh and a daughter Marie. The remains will be brought to this city on the 4:53 P. R.

R. train this evening. The funeral will be held at ten o'clock Monday morning from St. Joseph's church. Interment in the Catholic cemetery.

MR. GOESER MADE PRESIDENT of The Rettig Brewing Company, Pottsville- Capitalized at $200,000 John H. Goeser, of Danville, and John Mootz, Wm. O. Rettig, Charles F.

Ost and August Luff, of Pottsville, Thursday organized the Rettig Brewing Company with Mr. Goeser as president. The company has been capitalized at 000. Mr. Goeser has been managing the Rettig brewery for some time.

Brokers Wire. A number of lineman were stringing wires through this city yesterday for the Western Union Telegraph Company. The line which is a new one will be pleted from Williamsport to New York via Kingston and Scranton and will be used exclusively by brokers. Enjoyed The Picnic. The Junior Epworth League of St.

Peter's M. E. church enjoyed a pleasant outing at DeWitt's Park yesterday. Misses Agnes McClougan and Katherine Keim were in charge of the arrangements. The usual services will be resumed Trinity Lutheran church to-morrow.

OLD TIMERS AT BERWICK TODAY An Interesting Game is AnticipatedDanville Enthusiasts Will be Present. A number of our base ball enthusiasts will witness the game between the "Old Timers" and the Berwick pine at that place today. The game will no doubt be very interesting as the Berwick team is the strongest aggregation the "Old Timers" have met this season. Each club has won a game and this afternoon's contest, will decide a series of three. Ross will play 3rd base for the Berwick team.

Dr. Edward Davis formerly of this city will also be on the opposing nine. The positions for the "Old Timers' will be filled as follows: Gilbert, pitcher. Hoffa, catcher. Gosh, 3rd base.

Yerrick, 2nd base. Hoffman, 1st base. Gaskins, short-stop. Oberdorf, left field. Shannon, right field.

Sechler, centre field. I CONSIGNED TO THE GRAVE Charles Wesley Ammerman Laid to Best Yesterday Morning. The funeral of Charles Wesley Ammerman, who was killed by an electric shock at the Structural Tubing Works on Wednesday morning, was held from the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ammerman yesterday morning at ten o'clock.

The pall bearers were: John Jones, Harry Camp, Alphonso Kinn, Asa Knapp, Jacob Werle and Walter Mottern. The Rev. D. L. Fogleman conducted the services which were very impressive.

A magnificent wreath and other floral designs from his fellow workmen showed the esteem in which Mr. Ammerman was held. Interment was made in the Lutheran cemetery. Serenaded Mr. Trutt.

William Trutt, who has been confined to his home on Cherry street by illness for many months, was serenaded by the following singers last evening: Charles Moody, Fred Andress, Walter Ricketts, Wesley Robinson and Garner Rose. Mr. Trutt enjoyed the concert greatly. THE SWEIGERT-BILLMEYER WEDDING WAS SOLEMNIZED ON THURSDAY The home of Mr. and Mrs.

Alex. Billmeyer, near Washingtonville, was the scene of a quiet, but very pretty wedding Thur morning when their daugbter, became the wife of Dr. gert, of Lewistown. TI performed at 10:30 by pastor of the church, of Sunbury. Only the Billmeyer family -ere The bride and groom, nai.

-aded. SATURDAY. AUGUST 24, 1901 10 A COPY. 6 C. A WEEK SPECIAL! SPECIAL! Clearing Sale now going on in our Dry Goods Department All Goods Reduced.

dozen Ladies 50 cent Shirt 39 cents 5 $1.00 and $1.25 Shirt 75 All our 15 cent Summer Dress 00 All our 8 and, 10 cent Summer Dress 5 10 dozen Ladies 50 cent Under 39 8 dozen Hem Stitched Pillow 13 yards Hill 65 10 yards Heavy Unbleached 45 Grocery Department. Our White Kitchen Loaf Queen Flour 45 48 cents 12 Dried Linet Scents Arbuckles 12 10 Bars White Floating Soap. Our 15 cent 12 4 lb. Box Washing 15 Dried' cent Pears. Baki 10 Fancy Fancy York State Cream Cheese, 12 JOHN F.

TOOLEY'S Double Store, 316 AND 318 MILL ST. YOUR For Beauty EYES style and finish our Hat. are unsurpassed. The low prices on our trimmed Looking out for number goods will make them one in this case is the plain- move out in short time. est duty.

"Protect your eyes" We are offering trim as a maxim, would be well to teach the child and the youth, med hats at prices which for eyes are the most injured can not be duplicated. organs and among those most See the shirt-waist hat necessary to success and happiness. the latest style out. We can probably save you pain and expense right now. GEO.

H. SMITH MILLINERY Expert Jeweler and Scientific Optician 258 Mill Near Canal. 122 M11 Street. 0000 TOO HOT TO BAKE BUY JACOBS' BREAD. SPECIAL SALE OF GROCERIES Our Best Flour, per sack, 48 cents New Potatoes, per bushel, 95 66 Enameline Stove Polish, 10c size 8 5c 3 Shredded Wheat Biscuits, per pkg 10 3 lb.

Can of Baked Beans, per can 9 Our 15 cent Coffee, per pound IO Baking Powder, per pound IO Corn Starch, per package 3 Grain-0, 2 packages for 25 66 We are agents for the celebrated White Star Coffee and Kolb's Mother's Bread and Biscuits. JAMES MARTIN, 335 MILL 528 E. MARKET ST. Some Shoe Surprises. This is our surprise season.

At this time of the year we must begin to think about our Fall Stock, and make shelf room for That's why we have cut the prices on our Men's Colored Shoes, that's why you are in luck if we have your size, and if you need shoes now that will give you all the comfort and wear you want. All our Men's Tan, Russia Calf, Tan Vici and Colored Velour's Calf Shoes that were $3.00, and $3.50 have been reduced to $2..40 W. J. ROGERS, 322 Mill Street Danville, Pa THE BEST SOUVENIRS of your vacation trip are those you take with a Kodak. The improved folding Kodak is so simple to operate that a child can make perfect pictures with it.

Before going on your vacation put a Kodak in your pocket. You will get more genuine pleasure with a Kodak than twice its cost any other was. There is profit in it too. If you have a few moments leisure come in my store. It will be a pleasure 'to show you the many points of excellence in construction and simplicity of operation of the Eastman Kodak.

HENRY REMPE JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH. DONE BUY YOUR COFFEE -AT THEPREMIUM TEA STORE. ALWAYS FRESH ROASTED D. O. McCormick 347 MILL STREET.

Re Which is it? Is it the carpet, furniture or was which give the key note most effe tively in a room? Without doubt, it is the walls. There are four remember, besides the ceiling, Other things important, but you have your walls tasteful and appropriate, if you wish to get a good style. Our papers are the best. A. H.

GRONE. 112 M111 St. AT MURRAY'S STORE! FOR ONE WEEK CARPETS. The following interesting prices will prevail on: CARPETS AND RUGS. All odd rolls left over from the Spring season to be cleaned out at 50 cents on the SPECIAL PRICES IN LACE CURTAINS.

100 Pairs $1.50 Curtains for 98 cents. 50 2.50 $1.88. 4-50 3.25- P.C. MURRAY SON. After the marriage a dinner was served, the young couple leaving shortly after noon for a trip to New York, Boston and the New England states.

Miss Billmeyer has a host of friends in this city who will be agreeably surprised to learn of her tappiness. Dr. Sweigert, who has but recently returned from Vienna where he took an advanced course in medicine, is one of Lewistown's prominent physicians. They will take up their residence in that city..

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