DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL LXXV.
UEOTESiHT BOW-
EiTSJAREWKLL
Tbe"Leaveuworth Times" of Thurs
day, Jane lflth, contains on affecting
recital relating to the departure of
Lieutenant Bower's renin ins for the
(Cant, where he wan to l>o laid to rise
in Ihe home of his childhood. Believ
ing that it will be of int >rect to overy
person tho article is reproduced in
these columns. It read- as follows:
An imtncnxn ihrong illdndiug all the
offloors of tlie Post, many ladies, the
Euginxer ba'tilinu and a large num
ber of onlislul men from other organ
izations, acjotnpauied the rimiaiiiH of
Lioatmiiiiit Nathaniel E. Bower, from
the hospital to the Missouri Ptoilio
depot yesterday moriiiiu. Tho fu itral
oorlege left the Po.-t In spiial nt 10:45
o'olouk in tho following orlnr:
Sixth Infantry band.uioutiteil o-i-ort,
Chaplain Randolph, c.nsgnn bearing
reniaiu-i, carriages baring mourners,
first balttlinn O' engineers, officers of
the Post ami oil.or vehicles.
At the hospital tho remains were
viewed for Ll.e last time by tho lumy
irlends.
At the deprt i short service was
held and a trumpeter sounded "laps"
over the cask it. As the chaplain read
the solemn woids of the service there
was scared v a dry evo in tlio groat
throng, showing the tender affection
in which Lieutenant Bower was held
by all who Kn sv him. Ohnp'aiu Ran
dolph's voice choked with omo
tion as he sought to pay a tribute to
his friend, fie »aid:
"I de->iru to take advantage of this
ocoaaion to c.>mm> nd to the const dera
tion of all the manly Christian ohar
aoter of him whino loss we mourn.
His life wa< a proof of the falsitv of
the statement tint a man cannot be a
Christian and a soldier. As a young
man siid to me yesterday : 'lf there
was a Christian, Rower was on This
statement no one who knew him will
deny. We can as truthfully say, 'lf
we had a soldier in our army. Rower
was one.' What he waw as a man and
a soldier you all know. We stand with
horror at his suddeu taking off. We
look down at his pale face and sight
less eyes AUd think what an awful
thing is death, hut will you permit
cie to say what you all know, that
life is a thing more terrible. To the
dead there is no moio responsibility,
uo more striving, but peaco—sleep
rest. To those who live, remains the
struggle, the contiunanco of the fight.
"If the noble example of our de
parted brother gives us a highor ideal,
aud an inspiration to strive for better
things his life was not in vain; aud il
his sudden death brings to our minds
with strongest emphasis the things
that mean most in real manhood, who
can say it was not for the best. God
knows."
The funeral cortege passed through
the Post headed liy tho Sixth infantry
band playing funeral inarchos. The
sidewalks at plaoes were crowded as
the procession passed. A separate
vehicle was required to carry the
beautiful floral offerings. The 11)01
elans of West Point, ot' which Liou
tenant Bower was a graduato, sent a
beautiful boutjuot of rosos which was
eight feet long and covered the entire
oottin. The officers of the First bat
talion of engineers sont an enormous
spray of rosos representing a pillow.
Each company of the Enginoer corps
douated a spray of flowers represent
ing a castle with the letter of the
different organizations above it. Ool
ouel J. Van R. HotV also sent a brant: -i
ful spray of roses. Numerous other
offerings were sent.
The body was shipped to Mooresburg
Pennsylvania. Lioutonant Ilaiiiiuni
of the Eugiueer corps, who was with
Lieut. Bower when he was killed, ac
companied the remains.
Lieutenant Nathaniel E. Hewer was
a native of Pennsylvania and was 25
years old. He was graduated from the
Military academy Fehruiry 18th. 1901,
and assigned to the Artillery corps,
but was transferred to tho Engineer
corps January 18th, 1002. In announc
ing the death of Lieutenant Bower
Oolouel Duncan, post commander,
stated:
"By tin death of Lieutenant Bower
this garrison loses one of its most
genial aud lovable members, and tlio
corps of Engineers aud the service at.
large, loses a most efficient, painstak
ing and brillitut officer."
The Fourth at De Witt's Park.
Iu order that Danville may not he
dull ou Fourth of July Dr. DoWitt
has decided to tiirow his park open on
that day aud will present a series of
interesting attractions.
The pavilion will be run all day with
the best of music obtainable. There
will be baseball and other sports.dur
iug the morning and afternoon, the
whole to wiud up with a grind dis
play of flroworks at. night.
The base ball will he an especially
interesting feature. During the fore
noou there will a game between two
teams made up of old time players of
Houth Danville and Kiversiuo who
used to delight the crowds fifteon or
twenty years ago. They expect to dem
onstrate the fact that base hall once
acquired is uover forgotten by playing
a game which will surprise tho young
er generation. During the afternoon
there will be a game butwoon a toam
of this city and ouo from a neighbor
ing towu.
The park will bo fr« o aud tho poopl
of Riverside and Danville aio invited
to spoud the ontiro day there.
Juue ros'is are very much iu evid
ence.
PUBLIC ELECTION
JOTHORIZED
Tlio Borough Council Friday held
a mooting which win freighted with
I importance. Action was taken in-
I creasing tho Borough indebtedness,
an<l providing for the hurting of a
puiili.l election; J-J» ciii'eitioiH for
stiootpaving \v» ro ado;»tid, and ad-
for bids authoiizod which
| take in both paving and an oleotrio
! light system.
I On motion of Mr Roifsuyder, sec
onded by Mr. Vastino.a reHolutiou was
unanimously adopted ordering that
| tho legal indebtedness of the borough
;bo increased by and to the amount of
|51,0()0 for the following purposes:
121,000 for properly famishing and so
curing the existing indebtedness iu
excess of the ordinary constitutional
| and statutory limitation; tho amount
jof $13,000 for erecting and maiutiin-
I iug a municipal electric lightiug plant,
jail to bo owuod and operated by the
I Borough sololy for the purpose of
generating electricity and electric
light for lighting the several Borough
buildings, Borough property, streets,
alleys, &c. ; SIB,OOO for properly grad
iug, curbing and paving Mill stroat
from tho northern entrance to tho
bridge to tho northern building line
on Center street as provided for by the
ordiuance approved May 28, A. D.,
1004; also that a public election bo
hold on Tuesday, August 2, 11)04, be- |
twoen the hours of seven o'clock in the j
forenoon and seven o'clock in the af- ,
toruoon of tho said day for the pur
pose of obtaiuing the assout of tho
electors to such increase of indebted
ness and that thirty days' notice of
sncli eloction be given by weekly ad
vertisement iu the Montour American,
"Danville lutolligeucer" and "Mon
tour Democrat" and by at least twen
ty printed hand bills posted iu public
parts of Borough.
The specifications for paviug, a vol
uminous document of seveuteon sec
tions. was read as amended section by
section ami very carefully considered.
On moticn of Mr. lteifsnydor, second
ed by Mr. Vastiue, the specifications
wi ro unanimously adopted and two
hundred copies ordered priutod, tho
job to bo let to tho lowest bidder.
Ou motion of Mr. Hoifsuyder,second
ed by Mr. Boyer it was ordered that
bids bo iuvitod for street paving, all
bids to bo in by the next meeting
night, July Ist.
Mr. Hoifsuyder of the Committee ou
Light introduced tho subject of muni
cipal light. He oxplaiued that six
specifications along with a map taking
in the Borough and all its additions
showing the proposed location of arc
lights were in tho hands of the Secre
tary. Tho contract with tho Standard
Electric Light Company, expires on
Novomber Ist aud ho doolared thero
was 110 time to lose. Regardless of
what tho result of tho election j st
authorized might bo Council, ho said,
seos its way perfectly clear in obtain
ing tho monoy needed. Ho thereforo
rocouimemled that tho specifications,
which had previously been approved,
along with drawings bo submitted for I
bids. Ho made a motion, which was
seconded by Mr. b'onstoimachor, that j
Council advertiso for bids for an
electrio light plant, bids to be in by j
the next meeting, July Ist. It carried ]
unanimous!;.
Bids for printing the paving ordiu- ,
unco invited in advance wore iu tho '
Secretary's hands. It was discovered, j
however, that there was a inisutidcr- .
standing among tlio bidders as to tho <
nature of tho work. Tho proposals, j
thorofore, wore not opened and tho
printers today on fullor instructions, j
will be given an opportunity to revise
their bids. Tho bids will bo opened j
tonight by the Committee ou printing.
In the matter of tho bridge over Mah
ioning crook at Chestnut street peti
tiouod for at the previous meeting tho
Committee on Streets and Bridges re
ported i>i ogress.
Tlio follosving mombois wer»» pres
out last night: Davis, Dietrich, Goo
sor, Swank, Fonstermacher Boyer,
Hoifsuyder, Vastino and Lloyd.
Tlio following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. '
Regular Employes. I 28.50
Winding Town Clocks 60.00
Labor and Hauling 49.H0
Labor on Sewer 70 H5
Pottibone Bros., Mfg. Co 2.40
Frank Schraiu 5.70
Sarah McCuen 0.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes $137.00
American Car and Foundry Co 7.05
Curry & Yunnan ... 0.02
A. M. Peters 3.12
Cherry Chemical Co 26.70
Harry B. Pattou 20 (H)
Mrs. M. T. LoDuc 45.98
Low Water Favors Extracting Goal. i
E. J. LoDuc is taking advantage of |
the low wator on tho rivor to push !
work with his coal diggor. River con
ditions have not been favorable for
tho oxtracting of coal thus far this
season and although tho coal digger
has boon out tho greater part of its
time tho quantity of coal gathered in
has not been considerable.
With tho watei at its present stago
the coal easily found and easily ox
tractod. Thus far this wook Mr. Le-
I Due lias brought iu a boat load ovory
day. The prospects aro that tho coal
digger will reap a fair harvest between
tho present and fall. Mr. L Due is
selling his coal to tho Water Works.
|
Making Headway.
Superintendent Keefor is making
very good progress iu tho work of lay
ing sower pipe in the river. By yester
j day afternoon soventy-two feet of tho
pipe wore laid.
"PLBDGBD BUT TO TRUTH, TO LIBERTY AKD LAW—NO FA YOB SWATS US AX9 W9 VMAR SITATJi AW*"
DANILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1904
THE MONUMENT
i UNVEILED
I The monumont erected in Fairview
i cemetery to the memory of Lieutenant
Robert Curry and otlior piouoors of
this section was unveiled Saturday af
i ternoon ill the presenco of a large
number of descendants.
The unveiling took placo at 2 o'clock,
i The exeroises wore simple, yot appro
> priate. Music was furnished by the
Mechauicsville Baud, which discours
ed several patriotic selections with the
i bust of effect.
Prayer was offerod by Rov. George
i E. Linibeit, pastor of Sliiloh Reform
' ed church. This was precodcd and fol
lowed with a soleotion of music.
Next came a brief address by Mis.
Haiu, which embodied Willi a touch
ing tributo to the dead several heauti
• ful gems of sentiment. The address
was as follows :
"To honor the memory of those who
were pioneers In blazing the path of
civilization, or who yielded op their
lives in defence of their oountr.y, is at
once a duty and a pleasure. In erect
ing this modost memorial to the mem
ory of our kith aud kin, whoso hoiu's
have long since turned to dust, it is
not the desire uor intention to exalt
thein above their compatriots, for
whom no stone rocords their deeds aud
sacrifices. It is rather to show our
loyal voneration for our doad, who iu
the long ago lived,laborod and achiov
od amid privations aud dangor.s to
which their progeny are strangers.
Others iu tho Colonial and Revolu
tionary days, doubtloss, wore more
brillliant, more conspicuous aud more
highly honored by thoir fellows, hut
these aro of onr blood, who were earn
est, true and patriotic, aud their de
scendants do honor and revere them.
Since the world began it has been for
women to recount to the children tho
sturdy virtues and valor oi thoir pro
genitors. This monument is simply a
woman's story cut into granite, that
it may endnre when sho who has caus
ed these tablets to bo inscribod shall
have been gathered to her fathers, and
like thou), shall bo voiceless in tho
toiub."
Following tho addross tho coromony
of unvoiling took plaoe. A beautiful
American flag concealed tho mona- .
meut from viow. While the baud play
ed "America" tho flag was drawn
aside by little Sydney Moll aud Gort- |
rude Sidler, great,great grandchildren
of Lieutenant Roliort Curry. Tho ox- j
orcisos concluded with bouedictioa by
Rev. George E. Limbert.
The monument is of the sarcophagus '
order aud is a very beautiful pioce of '
work. It was eroctod by T. L. Evans' j
Sons of this city aud is solely tho work
of their shops
Ou the eastern faco is the following !
inscription :
"Lieutenant Robert Curry, Soventli
Company, First Battalion, Northum
berland Association of the Ponusyl- i
vania Militia. Appointed March 25,
1770; killod by the Indians near Fort |
Meade, Pa., Juue Oth, 1780; bom 1741. (
j "His wife Juno McWilliauis, born
1 1760—died 1825."
! On the west side the following is !
' inscribed:
I "Thomas Lomou, a judgo of tho
| First Court of Common Pleas, North
j umberlanu county, Pennsylvania, ap
• pointed by Georgo 111, 1772. Born
1 17110; Died 1775.
! " His wifo, Margaret Slough. Born
, 1785; died 1824.
| "Originally buried in tho Lemon
I homestead
I "James Lemon. Born 1757 ; died
| 1842.
I "His wife, Rachel Fleming. Bom
; 17115; died 1840."
j On tho north face is inscribed :
' "Robert McWilliaius. Born 1775;
; died 1823.
I " His wife, Jane Curry, first white
child born iu the forks of the Susque
hanna river. Born 1778; died 1858."
Ou tho sonth side the inscription is
as follows: "These bodies wore re
moved from the Presbyterian grave
yard and the Lemon homestead audi
this monumont orocted in their honor '
by thoir granddnughtor, Anna li. Mc
Williams Hain, 1003."
Preceding the uuvoiling a luncheon
was served at tlio Hoddens House.
Among tho descendants presont from
out of town were noticed tho follow
ing: Hugh aud Robert MoWilliams of
Shainnkin; Mrs. Mary Aloxandor of
Wilkesbarro; Mr. aud Mrs. Charles A.
Sidler and three children, aud Thomas
Carry, Jr., aud wifo of Snnbury; Mr. .
and Mrs. Luther Moll aud two cliil
ilrou, Mr. and Mrs. John Voris, aud !
Mrs. Gilbert Voris of Puttsgrove ; Miss I
Dorothy Burg of Northumberland;
Mr. and Mrs. James McWilliaius aud
Mrs. Houry Simiugton of Moor, sburg.
Mrs, Qeisinger's Fine Residence,
j Tho fine residence of Mrs. Goisinger,
Center street, has boon treated to new
paint from top to bottom and uuder (
tho improvement presents a picture of :
striking beauty. Not ouly has the
brickwork boen painted and pencil
ed, tho woodwork beon given a coat of i
1 well solocted aud harmonious colors, j
hut evou tho green lioneo, tho iron :
fence and all the other appurtonanocs
have boen most beautifully painted.
What adds especially to tho effect is
tho artistio treatmout of tho iron fenco
enclosing lionso and lawn, which is
painted a dark color and tipped with
silver.
| The work was dono by Edward Yen
ger of this city.
Strange how much harder it is for a
boy to wield a hoe than a base ball
bat. But thirty-five years ago it was
just the same—or more so.
THE LAST RITES
Lieutenant Nathauiel E. Bower whoso
death occurred at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan., on Monday, was buriod in Odd
Follows' eemetery, this place, on Sat
urday. Tho funeral was oue of the
largest that has takeu placo in this
county for a long time.
Servioes wore hold at the Bowor
homestead, Mooresburg, at 11:30 a. in.
and were conducted by Rev. A. B.
Herr o[ Pottsgrove, assisted by Rev.
,T. E. Hutchison and Rev. Dr. MoCor
niack of this city. Rov. Horr preach
ed a sermon aud Mr. Hutchison aud
Dr. MoUoruiack each offered a prayer.
Not only tho sermou but tho prayers
as well abouuded in lioautful tributes
of praise well merited bv the deceas
ed, whoso diligence, strict integrity
and kindness of heart had al'eady won
for liini so much iu the way of prefer
ment aud had ondeared him to all with
whom he o'llue in contact aloug life's
pathway.
| Tlio wonderful profusion of fiowors
which accompanied the remains from
the military post iu thomselves con
s itutod a tribute such as has uover been
surpassed iu tliiß section. There were
a score or more of pieces including
overy variety of design representing
gifts not only from eacli of the officors
of the corps, but also from each of the
companies. A noteworthy piece was
an immense auclior. Another tribute
which attracted attontion was a large
cluster of rosos with stems six feet
long, that came from the West Point
class of 1001. There wero in all eight
largo pieces aud at least a dozen small
or piecos. Notwithstanding thoir long
jouruoy tho flowers were in a pretty
good condition. Among the floral trib
utes was a beautiful design from the
High School class of 'O6.
Tho pall bearers wore tho Vincent
brothers, first cousins of the deceased:
Thaddeus, Thomas G., Harry, Viotor,
Robert aud Walter Vinoent.
A largo number of people from this
oity wont to tho oomotery and when
the funeral arrived there,at abont 2:30
o'clook, it found soveral hundred peo
ple iu waiting.
A touching feature of tho obsequies
was tho presoucc of Lientonant Warren
T. Hr.wiuin,comrade and bosom friend
of the doceasod, who was with him
when lie was killed by lightning and
who himself was badly shooked by the
samo bolt. During the servioos at the
house Lieutenant Hauiium ocoupied a
post at tho head of tho casket; on the
way to tho ooiuetory he rode next to
the hearse aud while the body was be
ing interred ho stood a silent sentinel
at the head of tho grave.
Funeral of Joseph H, Barry,
Joseph 11. Barry, whoso doath as the
result of u stroko of apoplexy occurred
early Thursday morning, was consign
ed to tho gravo in Odd Follows' cemo
tery Saturday afternoon.
Services wore held in Christ Epis
copal church, Hev. Edward Haughtou
officiating. The deceased was a mem
ber ol' Mahoning Lodgo, No. OMS, F.
it A. M., and ho was followod to tho
gravo by a largo number of his Ma
sonic brethren. Tho pall bearers,
choson from among the members of
tho lodgo, wore : Frod Jacobs, George
Orndorf, Georgo Maiers,Harry Hartt,
J. C. Heddens and William Getnot.
At tho gravo tho burial sor
vice was observed.
Tho flowers were very beautiful,
among tho tributes being a design
"Tho Gates Ajar" prosontod by the
Hospital for tho Insane, wliero tho de
ceased was employed for over twenty
years.
Among thoso from oat of town who
attended tho funeral wero: John
Barry, sou of tho deceased, of Pitts
burg ; William Barry.brother, of Phil
adelphia; Frank Good, Robort Good
aud Mr. and Mrs. Oliuton Moorehoad
of Borwick ; Miss Gussio Good, and
John Good and wifo of Hazleton; Ed
ward Twist of Milton.
Horse Took Fright.
Misses Jennie and Sallie Sheep,
daughters of Matthew Sheep of noar
Jorsoytown, wero both injurod in a
runaway Sunday morning.
Tho young ladies wore driving to
Jorseytown to attend church. Ou their
way thoir horse took fright at an auto
mobilo and ran away npsotting tho
buggy.
The young ladies woro thrown out
into tho road. Thoy woro both badly
cut nud bruised, especially MISB Jon
nie, who sustained a deep gash upon
her forehead and was badly cut about
the nose. The ladies wero taken to
tho office of Dr. Shuman where they
received medical attention. Miss'Sal
lio, tho least iujurod, was able to re
turn homo Sunday ufternoon. Her
sister, however, was obligod to take
hor bod remaining for the tirno boing
at Dr. Shuman's. She was somewhat
improved yesterday.
The horso ran iuto Jerseytown where
it was stopped by ruuning against a
hitching post. Tho buggy was do
molished.
Fine Strawberry drop.
John Marshall is picking an ex
ceedingly fine crop of strawberries
this year notwithstanding tho ravages
of the ico last spring, wliioli, it was
thought, had practioally ruined his
strawborry patch on the triangular
lot. Tho yield will bo less than last
year, but Mr. Marshall expects to pick
one thousand boxes. Ou Friday last
he picked ouo huudrod boxes. No fin
er berries woro ever seen in town.
LONG DELAY
AT FERRY
As the river oontinnes to fall the
trials and tribulations of those who
liavo to rely npon the ferry increase.
Evory day seems to bring some new
vexation and should the river drop
much below its present level it iB diffi
cult to sac how the flat boat can be
operated so as to be of much service
to the publio.
A round trip on the ferry this week
is likely to oonsnme anything from
half an hour to nearly an hour. Ou
one or more oooasions the flat, heavily
loaded was delayed by striking a big
rook lying in its coarse abont mid
stroam. The principal trouble lies at
the landings, whero the shallow water
will not permit the boat to get into
shore.
As much trouble as anywhere is ex
perienced at the landing on the Dan
ville Bide, where tho fiat boat when
empty can approach reasonably near
shore, bat as soou as loaded becomes
agroand. A long delay was occasion
ed in this way last evening when the
ferry was starting ou its trip to catch
the 5 :50 Pennsylvania train. Tho ferry
man assisted by several able-bodied
teamsters pried and tuggod at the boat
for nearly twenty minutes before it
could be dislodged. Presous on the
boat who dosired to catch the traiu
naturally became very nervous
At the Sooth side the ferrv can not
get into shore within over a hundred
feet. The heavily loaded wagons have
a difficult time In fording tho river
between the boat and shore, while
foot passeugers are obilged to walk a
dizzy plauk over the long stretch be
tween the floating platform at the
ferry and dry ground on shore.
It appears that the ferries at neigh
boring towns have abont the same
difficulties to contend with that obtain
here. There are many ourioas experi
ences and now and thou a narrow es
cape from fatality. William Euterhne,
the telegraph operator at Nescopeck,
who was at South Dauville yesterday
witnessed a curious affair at Bcrwiok
yesterday morning.
A milkmau of Nesoopeck by tho
uamo of C. A. Fenstermaoher was try
ing to get aoross the river to Ber
wick. There were a large number of
vehicles ahead of him at the forry aud
ho decided to try and ford the rivor.
He was driving two horses attaohod
to a large wagon, which contained
eight or ten boxes filled with milk
bottleß. He entered the water a short
distance above the old bridge site and
was just passing a point called the
black rock when the horses stepped
into a doop hole aud were compelled
to swim.
Tho box became uiifasteiiod from tho
wagon aud floated oft' dowu tho river,
carrying Mr. Fenstermaohor with it.
The horsen succeded in swimming to
the shore whilo tho uufortuiiate milk
man was caught uear tho bridge by
sevoral parties in a boat.
Tribute to James H. Voris.
Mr. aud Mrs. E. C. Voris have ro
coivod from Porth Am boy Lodge No.
784, B. P. O. E.,a very tine tributo to
thoir sou, the late James H. Voris, a
mombor of the Elks, aud a rooout resi
dent of Perth Am boy.
The tributo consists of a sot of res
olutions condoling with the parents
boautifully framed, accompanied with
a large portrait of tho deceased also
nicely framed.
The resolutions read :
Whereas, It has pleased the Almighty
God, the Great Kulerof the Universe,
to remove to his Eternal Home uu
esteemod and worthy brother Elk,
James H. Voris, known and esteemed
by a wide cirelo of friends as a whole
souled and generous man among men,
bo it
Besolved, That whilo wo bow sub
missively to tho will of Him who
doetli all things well we do hereby ex
press our sorrow at Brother Voris'
suddon doath at tho throshhold of an
unusually promising career aud do
plore the great loss, which wo sustain
as a lodgo aud as men, and bo it fur
tlior
Resolved, That Perth Amboy I.odgo
No. 784, Benovolout and Protoetivo
Order of Elks take this means of ex
pressing to the family of our Brother
an appreoiatiou of his worth and our
sympathy with them IU their hour of
bereavement.
DR. FRANK CROWTHER,
Exalted Rulor.
JOSEPH E. STRIOKER,
HAROLD E. PICKERSGILL,
HENRY McCULLOUGH.
Committee.
Mullen—Herrington.
Miss Margaret Herrington aud John
B. Mullen of this city woro united in
matrimony yosterday. Tho nuptial
knot was tied by Rev. Father M. I.
O'Reilly in St. Joseph's Oatholio
church at C> :!j0 a. ni.
Miss Kate Mullen,sister of tho groom,
was bridosmaid aud John Dugan,
nephew of the brido, was best mail.
The ceremony was followed with a
reception at tho home of tho groom ou
Pino street. The newly wodded couple
loft on the 12:15 Pennsylvania train
for Blossburg, tho home of ti e bride.
Will Stop at Roaring Greek.
Tho schedule of the S. H. it W.
branch has been slightly chang d to
allow the 13:15 passeugi r train west,
and the 2:21 train east, which lately
| went on as "flyers," to H op at Roar
ing Oreek on flag. All the trains oil
! the S. H. & W. division now stop at
1 Roariug Creek.
TO BRIDGE
MAHONING CREEK
The residents of the lower end of the
Borongh who petitioned Connoil for a
new bridge over Mahoning Creek at
Chestnut street have not as yet been
given mncli encouragement. The com
mittee on Streets and Bridges, to
which the petition was referred, has
not yet made a fall report, athoagh
some of the members have expressed
themselves iu a way to indioate that
they do not think the plan to ase one
of the canal bridges at that poiut at
all practicable and that they regard
the proposition on the whole as too big
for tho town to taokle at the present
time.
Some of the petitioners, however,
are not willing that the agitation
shall oease and they are ready to make
another suggestion. Sinoe the use of
the canal biidge, which they thought
would fill the bill,has been disapprov
ed of they have turned to the two
spans of the river bridge whioh remain
as affording all the timber needed to
bridge Mahoning oreek aud meadow
between West Mahoning Creek and
the oinder tip.
The two spaas of coarse would be
regarded as property belouging to the
oouaty.but those who favor tho n.«e of
it in the Borough get over this diffi
culty very easily by suggesting that
Couucil trade off one of its ill-used
canal bridges for what remains of tho
river bridge. The view is taken that
the County Commissioners would very
readily accede to this, as the bridge
timber will prove of doubtful utility
to them while the oanal bridge could
be used auywhere in spanning the
smaller streams of the county aud
woald be suro to obviate the expendi
ture of a large sum of money for
new bridge.
It remains to bo seen whether Coun
cil will over bs oalled upon to take
actiou ou those suggestions, but Just
at present they find favor with a good
many peoplo aud figure extensively In
daily couvorse.
Laying Pipe in the River.
Superintendent P. J. Keefer has re
sumed work on tho sower aud unless
hindered by high water it will be the
matter of ouly a few days until the
hoavy irou pipo is laid iu the river and
the sewer carried to completion.
The work which remains to bo done
ia probably the most difficult part of
the ffhole sowor proposition. The
water is a factor whioh will liavo to
be reckoned with until the job is com
pleted. Tho ouly way the pipe cau be
laid in tho river will bo by building
coffer dams.
The iron pipo will extend oat into
the stream (or a distance of two hun
dred and fifty-wis feet. The pipe in
twonty-four inches in diametor and
eaoli joint is sixteen feet long. It
therefore proves much more difficult
to haudlo than the short joints of terra
cotta pipe of the same diameter used
in the creek.
A coffer dam was being ereoted yes
terday to shut off the water from one
seotiou,comprising probably one-third
of the distance to be oovered with the
pipo. The traotion engine and cen
trifugal pump belonging to the Bor
ough have boon installed below the
river bank at the water's edge for the
purpose of keeping down the water
while the pipe is being laid.
Puddlers Win Silver Oup.
The Iron Moulders' Picnic ou Satur
day was a fine sucoess. 'Die weather
conditions wero all that could be de
sired and a large crowd visited the
park.
During the afternoon interest main
ly centered in the tug of war botween
the Irou Moulders and the Puddleis of
the Heading Iron Works, which was
to decide the custodianship of the sil
ver cup. The contest was pulled off
ou the Fair ground. Thomas Trtiiuor
and W. A. Shepperson were selected
as jndges. W. A. Sechler,general man
ager of the stove works, was made ref
eree.
The rope nsnd was about thirty feet
long. Nine men wore placed ou each
side and then the tug begun. It was
a splondid test of strength and well
worth witnessing. The fight was n
long and h ird one before the puddlers
succeeded in pulling the Iron Mould
ers over the lino.
The decision was rondered in favor
of the puddlers, who consequently re
ceive the silver cup, which the Iron
Moulders liavo held for ten years past.
i At Hunter's Park,
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Leuiger, Mr.
and Mrs. George M. West, A. O. Anies
l)nry and family, A W. Blechor and
family, along with Mr. Hantor and
the families of Messrs. Harrison and
Dublor, proprietors of the merry-go
round, are now domioiled at Hunter's
Hark, to roinain during the summer.
The Lyon family und tho families of
James Scarlet and J. B. McCoy pic
iiirbod at Huntor's Park oil Tuesday.
Mausdale Milling Company.
The Mausdale Milling Company com
posed of Charles Haney and James
Frazier, liavo started up businoss with
Georgo LaTourette recently of Blooms
burg as miller. The plant was re
modelled only a year or so ago aud is
now thoroughly modern. The new
Arm will no doubt do a good business.
The one thousand or more <V5d Fel
lows at Shamokiu are contemplating
tl.e organization of a branch of the
Patriarchs Militant. This body is the
military bran.'h of the order.
RELATING TO THE
POSTAL LAWS
There are irregularities of one sort
creeping into the nse of the mails
which will have to be avoided or a
whole lot of people may get into trou
ble.
This violation, aooording to Post
master Harder, is the liabit a good
many people have of enclosing writing
in paokageß which are paid for ao
oordiug to second,third or fourth a I ass
rates. The post offloe department be
gins to snspeot that the rale whioh
forbids this is being observed more in
the breaoh than in the observance. It
is a violation whioh oan not be toler
ated and Postmaster Harder says it
wonld not be at all surprising If in a
short time there would be wholesale
exposures, whioh, of coarse, means
wholesale arrests.
There are many persons who have
never taken the pains to post them
selves on the postal laws. To aaoh the
following brief explanation will be
fonnd invaluable.
Mail matter is divided into first,
soooud. third and fourth classes, eaoli
with its own rate of postage. The
first class, as is well known, oorers
correspondence®, such as letters. The
second class takes in newspapers and
regular publications. The third olass
includes photographs along with priut
i<l matter, suoh as circulars, eto. The
fourth olass takes in such artioles as
ate ranked with merchandise.
The law Bpeoifloally provides that
mail matter oontainlng any writing or
printing in addition to the original
matter shall not be admitted to the
mails uor delivered exoept upon pay
ment of postage for matter of first
olass. Any person who shall oonoeal
or ecolose any matter of a higher olass
iu that of a lower olass and deposit
the >ame for conveyanoe by mail at a
loss rate than would be charged for
both suoh higher and lower olass mat
ter shall for every snoh offense be
liable to a penalty of ten dollars.
The sending in of tobacoo tags affords
an instance in whioh it 1] believed
that the law is violated in a wholesale
way. These tags whioli belong either
to third or fourth olass mail as they
are paper or metal and carry postage
as such, it Is believed In the majority
of iustanoes contain with them writ
ing telling what premium is desired,
whioh, of oourse,throws the tags from
the third or fonrth class into the first
olass and makes the sender liable to a
penalty. The acoompanying letter in
such oases shouhUbe enolosed in a
separate whole paok
age paid for acoordiug to first class
rates.
Improvements at St. Hubert's.
The oongregatiou of St. Hubert's
Catholic Church during the Summer
will erect a large annex to the ohnrch,
whioh will afford better aooommoda
tions for the school and considerably
enlarge the ohnrch auditorium.
The contraot will bo awarded as soon
as the plans, which are being made by
J. H. Brugler, are completed. The
woik will have to be pushed very
rapidly in order to have the building
finished in for the opening of
school next fall.
Tho annex will be 52 feet by 44 feet.
It will be two Btories in height with a
basement and will be bnilt of brick.
The cliuroh is 35 feet wide so that the
annox will extend out B'.j feet further
than the inalu building ou eaoh side.
In tho basement of the new part
heating apparatus will be installed for
warming the whole building. The first
story of the annex will be nsed as a
school loom and together with the
basomont iu the main building will
uicoly accommodate all the children
of the parish.
Tho second story of the annex will
be ou a level with the sauotuary. Iu
order to increase the seating oapacity
the sanctuary will be moved over into
tlio new portion aud the spaoo vacated
will he ocoapied with pews. Iu this
way tour rows of seats will be added,
whioh will accommodate a good many
more people during service.
St. Joseph School Olosed.
The paroohial school connected with
St. Joseph's Catholic church closed
for the season yesterday. This school
is iu a very flourishing condition aud
haß a large atteudanoo.all the olilldren
of St. Joseph's ohurcli being upon the
roll.
The oxamiuatious wore held Monday
aud Tuesday of the present week. Pro
motions were made by Rev. Father
O'Reilly yesterday afternoon. The
olosiug exercises were held last even
ing aud attracted a good-sized assem
blage. The following program was
rendered :
Greeting Soug Sohool.
Piano John Murphy.
Address Miss Auna Oonuelly.
Song—' 1 Yarning'' . Primary Pupils.
Piauo Catherine Pickin.
Pantomime—"Ouster's Laßt Charge"
Boys.
Piano Catherine Doen.
Operetta—"Little Gypsy"
Piauo .Edward Shevlin.
Reoltation Thomas Law.
Oharaoter Soug—"The Tramps"
Piauo Anna Connelly.
"Johnnie Visits tho Museum"
Miss A. Oonuelly, Master James Kilfoil
"Evening Hymn" School.
Piauo Marion Lelßter.
DeUite—Bnyder.
Lorenzo G. Delslte of Ottawa and
| Miss Elizabeth Snyder of Mausdale
wore married by Justice of the Peaoe
j W. V. Oglesby at 0:30 o'olook last
night.
NO. 32
VISITING SCENES OF
TIIRCIDHOOD
The cat in trans-Atlantic steamshpi
rates has caused a great exodus of for
eigners from every part of tbe ooal le
gion.
llany of those who left will never
retnrn, bat qnite a large number have
merely taken advantage of the low fare
to visit the scenes of their childhood
and brmg aoross relatives or friends
who are anxious to settle In the United
States.
There are dlSerential rates for east
ward and westward voyages. The
Anolior line. State line and £merloau
line havo taken the lead in announc
ing a rate of (13.50 for the westward
vojage, while the White Star line
offers tiokets for the same voyage for
sl4.
The Ounard Company still holds on
to the old figure of 928, notwithstand
ing the telegraphic dispatoh that a re
duction would be made to 18.40.
The Hamburg and other liues have
a sl6 rate for the eastward Journey.
The rate of $97 to Italy is still main
tained, and it is doubtful whether
many Italians will avail themselves of
the reduced rates to England, as the
oost of the overland route woald more
than balance the money saved by the
reduoed ocean rate.
Twenty dollars from New York to
Hamburg la the rate now offered
steerage passengers from this region.
This low rate is good only on the
Hambarg-Amerloan boats whiob sail
on Saturdays.
For man; years there has been an
agreement between the various steam
ship companies appertaining to the
oondnct of their business and this
agreement was participated in by all
the leading ooncerns. A short time
since the Canard line,an English line,
withdrew from the agreement for
some reason.
The Oonard line has formed a con
tract with the Hungarian government
1 by which upon certain considerations
that line iB given the privilege and
1 has already ereoted docks at Trieste,
' Austria and Hungary. By thii
1 means the Hungarian government ob
tains a large revenue from those of its
residents who desire to emigrate to
1 America by means of embarking at
tlieso points. When the agreement be
tween the companies was dissolved by
the withdrawal of the Ounard line the
1 other oompanies resolved to make a
bid for the sale of passage tiokets to
tho people of that country and inci
dentally to ont the rates elsewhere.
The Ounard rate from Trieste auil
Kiune is (37.50. By this redaction it
is thought that the immigrants from
Austria-Hungary will take the over
land route to Hamburg and embark at
that point.
The rates to and from the British
Isles havo also been greatly reduoed.
The rate from Glasgow is now only
$13.75. From Liverpool the rate is #l4,
while previous to the agreement it
was fixed at S2B. It must he under
stood, howover, that these are steer
age rates and that no reduction lias
yet been mado to the cabin passengers
of either olass, although if the rato
war continues long onough it may ef
fect these also.
For Amateur Athletes.
There will be a big amateur athletia
meet at Athletio Park, Scranton, on
Saturday, July 16, next, conducted
uuder the auspices of tho Soranton
Tribune.
Following is the programme of events
which are open to all amatour athletes
residing in Northeastern Pennsyl
vania.
100-yard dash, handicap; 100-yard
dash, championship of Northeastern
Pennsylvania; 320-yard dash, soratoh ;
440-yard dash, hand ioap; 880-yard run,
scratch ; 1-mile run.handicap; 120-yard
hurdles, scratoh; 220-yard hurdles,
haudicap; running high jump,scratoh ;
running broad jump, scratch; pole
vault, haudioap; 111-pound shot put,
handicap; 10-pound hammer throw,
haudicap; 1 mile relay raaes (four
men) for universities.colleges,schools,
athletic clubs, regiments and Y. M.
O. A. associations; special relay races
for boys in grammar grades, 1 mile;
teams of eight boys, eaoh boy to run
220 yards. Special event, tug of war
between teams of policemen from any
oity or town iu Northern Pennsyl
vania.
No entry will be accepted unless the
entry blank is correctly made out.
"Best and last three performances"
must be given, whether indoors or
outdoors. Contestants will report to
clerk of course (in park) at 2 p. m.
The games will begin promptly at3:!io
p. m. Field and track events starting at
same time.
No one will be allowed to start with
out his proper number.
The proper official must certify to
membership in school of boys.
Suitable prizes will be given in ev
ery event.
Right to reject any eutry is reserv
ed.
Entries oolse Tuesday, July sth.
No oharge is mado for entries and
suitable prizes will be awarded win
ners.
The affair will be managed by a com
mittee of leading citizens, of which
H. O. Shafer, cashier of the Scranton
Savings bauk, is ohairman.
C. R. H. Jackson, physical direotor
of.the Y. M. O. A., Soranton, ls chair
man of programme committee, and
seoretary of the general committee.
Inquiries addressed to him will be
promptly answered.
'x'lie fishermen are in their element
now.