DANVILLE,MONTOUR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. A COLLECTION OFHISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAI, SKETCHES, BY D. H. B. BROWER,Founder of the MONTOUR AMERICAN and the DANVILLE RECORD. HARRISBURG, PA.LANE S. HART, PRINTER AND BINDER.1881

St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church I have consulted the authentic records of the Methodist Episcopal church and also drawn largely on the memory of those who watched its progress with…

Sagebarg Sageburg, sometimes called East Danville, is perhaps the most enterprising as well as the most beautiful section of this borough, and mainly constitutes the Second ward. . From the…

Journalism Generally speaking, journalism in Danville is not in the front line of local progress. There is an evident want of the comprehensive power and consequent influence of the progressive…

Montgomery Building Alexander Montgomery, who was born in the old mansion across the street from this building, and who died at the age of three score and ten, in the…

Random Items The steam mill on Church street was built by P. Baldy, senior, in 1839. It is a solid, stone structure and is still in operation. Abram Sechler, the…

Population The population of Danville, owing to its large manufactories, is somewhat fluctuating. Though of late years even the once floating element is becoming more permanent. The reason is found…

The Old Block-House The spirit of improvement has rudely laid its relentless hands on the time-honored memorials of auld lang syne. One by one the old, familiar objects that were…

Items of Yore The fort or block-house, nearest to Danville was at Washingtonville. It was erected at quite an early day on ground now partly owned by Joseph Hartman. .…

General Daniel Montgomery General Daniel Montgomery was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, and while yet a boy came to this place with his father, General William Montgomery. He was the…