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CO LU M lilA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES (>cr annum shouM l>c charged lo provide for gas and fu el.” T he Chamberlin house mcnlionccr w as the large stone mansion built by W illiam H. Cltambcrlin, M r. B e a v e rs sonin-law. on Bloom street, now owned and occupic<] by Edw ard S G earhart, ICscp W hile the projectors o f (his nuivcmcnt were recovering from their sun>rise at the sudden enlargement and development of their plan, some objection w as made in the ncighl)orhoo<l of the O iam bcrtin house to its use fo r such a public pu rpose; ami M r. Beaver, learning of this objection, at once changed his p b n s and authorized R ev. R . I.. Stew art to secure an ­ other location. Dr. Jam es Oglesby bad at that time an op­ tion fo r the purchase of the com er then oc­ cupied by the "DanviUe H otel/' com er o f Market and F e rry streets. M r. Stew art at once secured from Dr. O glesby this option and immediately M r. B eaver closed the negotia­ tions and purchased the properly. Mr. C. S. Wetzel w as employed a s architect and a brick building o f moderate proportions w as planned. The thought w as to provide quarters fo r the young men on the tnird floor. 'Phcrc were many objections to this plan, among the n>os( potent the fact that few young men, not spe­ cially interested, could be induced to cHmh to the third floor to avail themselves of the limited advantages that such quarters wouUI afford them. M atters thus sto<^ uncertain at the laying of the cornerstone of the building, July 5, 1886. General (afterw ard s G overnor) Beaver, a neplicw o f M r. Thom as Beaver, w as present at the laying of the cornerstone. H e w as very prominently connecteil with the Y ou n g Men's Christian .Association movement in the Slate, and very closely identified with the movement for the uplifting and betterment of the young men o f Pennsylvania. H e at once saw the m is­ take of attempting to help young men on the third floor. H e presented the objection to bis uncle and secured an intcrxicw Itetwccn Mr. Heaver and R ev. S. A. T aggart, who w as the State secretary of the Young M en's C’hristian Association at that time, the result o f this interx'iew licing a pLin to join to the library building a sefiarate building for the Young ^fen’s CTiristian .Association. In accordance with this arrangement the character of the structure w as changed and a building u f cut stone stibMitutcd for the brick buikling at first contcm pbtcd. ^fuch credit U due to the architect. Mr. C. S. W clzcl, at whose suggestion many important changes

were made in the original plan, each change increasing the cllicicncy o f die building and adding to the beauty and charm o f its archi­ tecture. Rev. S. A. T aggart, ib c State secre­ tary of the Voting M en's C'hristian A ssocia­ tion, did much to c n b ig c and com >Ictc the plans fo r the Y. M. C. A. annex. 'Iltc build­ ing was dedicated and handc. G. A. K. Friendship Fire Company, No, t, Washington Fire Company, No. 2. Continenial Fire Company, No. 3. Good W ill Fire Company, No. 4. Business Men and Citizens, Distinguislied Visitors.

Route o f Farade. The line will form on Mill and Market streets, pro­ ceed to the Reaver Mansion and escort M r. Beaver and guests over line o f march to Opera House. F I R E W O R K S ON R IV E R Opposite Pine Street, at 8 o ’clock P. M. E X E R C I S E S IN O P E R A H 0 U S 1 -: W IL L B E G IN A T II A. M

M u»tc....................................... Siricklamd's Orchestra pKAVm Rfv. T. L. tidxoards. o f Kingston. Fa, TRA;«5ri:K OF L ibsakv to T ku stfzs ........... .........

.. ..R n John DclFilt, D. D.. o f Cinctnnau, Ohio R zsfohsr on B fm .xlf op T sustezs ....................

...........................................Judge H. M, HinckUy Orehesira B r .v ih ic n a x .............................. Ret*. Robert h. Stewart

M u s i c ...................................... Strtckland^s

President of the Day, Dr. S. S. Schultz. O n T liu rs d a v even in g a M ass M eetin g w ill be Uetd in the O p era H ou se, in the interest of the Y. M. C. A ., a t 8 o ’clock.

COMMiniXS. Central Citizen/ Committee, T. O. V a n A le n. President. Chas. C h alfan t. Secretary.

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