DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL LXXV.
JUDGE FARKEB
NOTIFIED
E9OPUS, N.'Y.,Augaßt 10.— Notifi
cation day, the greatest day in tho
modern history of Ulster county, ar
rived with a pouring rain, which sot
in just after daylight anil confounded
the prophocies of thoso who had faith
fully promised Judgo Parker ideal
weather conditions, when he was to
reoeive formal information ot his sel
eotiou by the Democratic National
convention as its nominee for Presi
dent of the United States.
At midnight there was no sign ot
anythiug but tho faireßt kind of a day
but when Judgo Parker arose at his
usual hoar the rain was coming down
iu a Bteady pour from a leaden sky.
The unpropitious woathoi and the com
ments of his family and gue<t.< on tho
subject wore recoivod by the Judgo
himself with a smile and ho went
about the business ot the day with his
usual cheery spirits.
There w.is an unusually largo gatli
ering at bteakfast at Ro.semount, and
the table at whoso head Judge Parker
sat, had about it practically all of his
immediate relatives. Bosides his own
family,there wore present: Mrs. John
H. Parker,of Derby, Conn .the judge's
mother; Mrs. Alfred Tannet.of Kings
ton, aißtor of Mrs. Parker; Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Miles, ot Derby, Conn.,
brother-in-law and sister ot Judge
Parker; Mrs. Daniel Manning, of Al
bany, widow o' President Cleveland's
first secretary of the treasury.and Dr.
O. Pieloff, the German consul at
St. Louis, who is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Hall.
At 10:30 there was some indication
of a break in the storm though tho
raiu oontinneil unabated. It was an
nounced that unless the woather
cleared tho notification ceremony
would lake plaoe upon tho st amboat
Sagamore.
Former Senator David B. Hill sent
his secretary, P. J. Manweillor, down
from Albany on tho early train. He
carried a huge box of flowers from
Senator Hill for Mrs. Parkor.
Mr. Hill a secretary brought word
that the Senator would leave AI limy
on the 10:80 train and word wits given
the engineer of Judge Parker's launch
to meet him at Hydo Park.
The informality of tho prooeodings
to oome was exemplified by the outiro
absence of any visible or
ceremony about Kosemouut. No re
quest was inaade for polioo protection.
Expecting that the day would be tine
•nd that a crowd would llock to tho
oeremonv on the lawn deputy sheriff
Webster, of Kiugstou, volunteered to
bring up a few deputios and have tliom
In readiness ill oaso tho press about
the speaker's stand made their assist
ance desirable. The offer was accept
ed with thanks by Secretary McC.ius
laud, but there was little need of even
this presence of civil authority. The
only police otlicor or detective on tho
plaoe during tho morning was chief
Humphrey of tho Now York Central
Railroad force,who came to look utter
the railroad end of the affair,
i At 11:30 the rain had nearly coined,
taming to a line mist, but tho cloudy
iky showed no break.
At 13:30 the sky which had lighten
ed considerably after tho rain bad
■topped again became very dark and
lowering, and Secretary McCausl »nil
believed that the speechinaking would
have to be done ou tho boat. Word
was reoeived from down the river
whioh indicated that the Sagamore
had been late iu leaving New Yolk
and that It would be U p. m. before it
would reach Kosemouut.
COfiniTTEE STARTED
WITH FLAGS FLYING
NEW YORK, August 10. With flags
flying and the band playing,the Yacht
Sagamoro loft the 2'2ud street pier at
8:15 o'olock today, carrying 525 por
tions to Esopus to formally notify
Jjdge Alton B. Parker that he has
beeu uoiniuated for President by the
Democratic natioual convention.
A drizzliug rain was falling and the
gayety of the occasiou was somewhat
marred by the inclement weather.
The members of the party were hope*
ful, however, that the weather would
dear up by the time tho boat reached
Esopus which will be about 2 o'clock.
The notification committee.tho mem
bers of the Natioual committee aud
many other prominent Democrats woro
guests of the state commit too on this
occasion. Neatly overy prominent
Democrat within reach was invited.
All of them did not avail theuisolvos
of the privelege of going on the boat
but many went by train as they did
not care to spend so much time on tho
river.
Some of those who went to Esopus
otday were Champ Clark,Cord Meyer,
Thomas Taggart,William F. Sheeliau,
Charles F. Murphy, Senator Joseph W.
Bailey of Texas ; Patrick 11. McCar
reu,John G. Oardest,Marcus A. Smith
of Arizona ; Norman S. Mack. Charles
A. Walsh, of Iowa; Perry Belmont,
Daniel J. Campau, of Michigan, Ho
mer S. Cummi.igs, of Connecticut;
George Foster Peabody, treasurer of
the national committee. Thomas F.
Ryan,Timothy E. Ryan,of Wisconsin;
Representative Timothy D. Sullivan
and a large contingent of local Demo
cratic leaders.
Mr. aud Mrs. W. E. Young desire
to return thanks to their nnighbins
and others for kind assistance render
ed daring the illness and death of
their mother, Mrs. Margaret Young.
CONTBACTS AND
BOND AiPROVED
Thomas .1. Hop rs nf llio Third Ward
'hit, d Water Commissioner Fri
day niihl tosnc.'i oil Andrew Scliatz,
winter term of o ill oh expiris
Mr. (toMstr noiiiiiiiiti'd Mr. Rogers
f.ir <lxi three years' term.
Mr. Keiisterma "her nominated Curtis
Oook.
Mr. Reifsnyder explained that lie
hud been approached l>y Mr. Oook,
who askod that his name bo withdrawn
in oase he should bo nominated. Mr.
Cook's name was accordiugly with
drawn.
Thomas J. Rogers, therefore, wbb
unanimously eleoted as Water Com
missioner for three years.
The agreement entered into by the
Borough and D. J. Rogers for paving
Mill street as well as the bond of $lO,-
0(K) given by the latter for the faith
ful performance of tho work was read
before Council, Each was discussed
at great length when on motion of Mr.
Vastine, seconded by Mr. Reifsnyder,
they were duly approve by Council
and ordered to bo sent to the Burgeßß
for his signature.
The contract with the Ruiusey Elec
trical Manufacturing Compauy was
practically approved. Owing to some
details omitted it was left in the hands
of the Electric Light Oommlttee, who
have power to act. The Committee
will probably accept the contract to
day aud hand it over to tho Burgess
for his signature.
Mr. Koifsuyder of the Streets aud
Bridges Committee reported that the
D. L & W. Railroad Company in
buildiug a switch north of track, near
the station, had encroached six feot
upon the Borough property at an alloy
and that upon discovering this faot
the Committee 011 Streets and Bridges
had caused the company to discontinue
work cu tho switch until the present
meeting when the matter oould be
brought before Council. The railroad
company, lie said, is anxious to com
plete the work and proposes to give
the Borougli 1111 indemnifying boud
providing for any accident whioh
might occur aud also to till up the al
ley to make driving ovor the track
oasy.
Tho matter was disoussed at longth,
it being the sense of the members that
Council has no right to thus permit
the railroad to ocoupy the streets and
they were very muoli afraid that dam
age might onnuo to property and com
plications arise.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd, seoonded
by Joseph Gibson it was ordered that
tho D. L. & W. liailroail be not per
mitted to lay its track oil tho Borough
property.
Mr. Rtifsnyder moved that the con
sent of Council be granted to the
transfer of tho rights, piiv:leges aud
franchises of tho Danville aud River
side Street Railway Company to the
Danville and Hloomsburg Electric
Railroad Company.
The Borough Solicitor advisod that
the matter bo roferrotl to tho Commit
tee on Ordinance and Police so as to
soenre a littlo delay, which would on
atile him to look into the matter more
fully. His counsel prevailod and the
action taken leaves tho mattor Iu tho
hands of tho Committeo who will act
in conjunction with the Borough So
licitor.
On motion of Mr. Fenstoriuaohor it
was decided to purchase live lengths
of ll> inch pipe of the Hospical for the
Insane to replace the same number of
lengths of broken pipe belonging to the
small sewer near the water works.
Tho price to ho paid is (12 per joint.
On motion of Mr. Reif.suvder it was
decided to loaso tlio Borough traction
engine to Mr. Rogers at one dollar per
day for uso iu the work of street pav
ing, ho to be responsible for all ropairs.
Mr. Roifsnyder called attention of
Oouncil to tbe fact that the Mill Btreet
culvert is linished according to specifi
cations find ho moved that Iho bond of
D. J. Kogors, the contractor, be dis
solved. It was so ordered.
Mr. Qibioii reported that a party
was desirous of building a double
dwelling at the corner of Ferry and
Front streets and that he was desirous
of knowing whether the Borough
would extend the sewer existing in
that part of town so as to take in the
point in question and also what the
rates would be. It WHS the sense of
Council that no action could be taken
until tho sewor rates are adopted
which Oounoil is at preaont working
upon.
On motion of Joseph Gibson it was
decidod to relay tho stone crossings on
Bloom street at the entrauoe to A aud
B striets.
Mr. Ooeser called attention to the
irregularity of surface on some parts
of Bloom street, whore ou each side
tho roadhod is higher than the trolley
track. Something, he thought, ought
to be deno to bring about an equality
of surfaoo, otherwise accidents might
occur. On motion the matter was re
ferred to tho Committee on Streots
and Bridges, with power to act.
On motion of Mr. Lloyd it was or
dered that tho alloy leading from
I Bloom to Ceutor streets,known as Pine
| avenue, bo filled up to make travel
better, the material excavated on Mill
street lo be used in the improvement.
The following members wero pres
ent: Davis. Diotrloh, Montgomery,
Ooeser, Swank, Fenstermachor, Roy
er, Reifsnyder, Vast inn, Joseph Oib
son, and Lloyd. It was midnight when
J Council adjourned.
| The man who is anxious for the
campaign to begiu will not have to
wait mauy days longer.
TLXDQKD BUT TO TRUTH, TO LIBKBTT AH» LAW— WO FAVOR BWAYS US AK» NO WMA.S BKAIX AW*."
DANVrLLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST J2, 1
INTERVIEW WITH
MR. SHEPPERSON
The faot was stated in these columns
yesterday that tho ordinance of the
Danville and Blooms burg Electric
Railroad, which was read bnforo tho
Borough Council of Riverside, Mon
day night, was not represented at the
moetiug by any of tho company.
Justice to all parties would soein to
demand that a full explanation bo Riv
en why none of the mombers of tho
company woro present to spoak for the
ordinance.
During an iuterviow with Chief Bur
gess Shepperson of Riverside Borough
yesterday it was learned that through
a sheer accident, which no one de
plores more than the Burgess himself,
the Danville and RloomsDurg company
were not Informed that a meeting to
act upon the ordinances would take
place Monday night and consequently
were unaware that it would be advis
able for them to be present.
The meeting was a special one call
ed to oonsider the ordinances. During
the day, it seemed, it dovolvod upon
Burgess Shepporson to apprise the
Danville and Bloorasborg company of
the meeting. The Burgoss says he ful
ly intended to notify Mr. Pasooe or
some other member of the company
aud during the forenoou actually call
ed up tho trolley oftioe by 'phone;
noue of the men then wore about aud
tho Burgess dropped the mattor fully
intending to call up the oftlco at a lat
er hour.
During the remaindor of the day it
occurred that Burgoss Shepperson was
wholly absorbed by some very import
ant matters whioh caiue up iu his own
business and ho forgot to call up tiie
trolley oompany.
His neglect occurred to him when
he reached the meeting. When tho
question was put to aot upon tho ordin
ances, the Burgoss objected advocat
ing a postponement, explaining that
he had inadvertently neglected to in
form any of the representatives of the
Danvillo and Bloomsburg compauy
that the mooting was to be hold.
That the counsel ot the Burgess did
not prevail is altogether another mat
tor. The above explanation as to why
the Danville and Bloomsburg company
was not present shows that it was
through no inclination on thoir part
to recede or abandon thoir proposition
that the ordinance was thus left to its
fato.
Mr. Pascoo takos the view that as a
business proposition the Danville and
Bloomsburg company should appeal
tho most strongly to South Danville
aud Riverside people. If granted the
right of way on the other side of the
river he will agree to build a lino to
the lower end ot' Riversido, as well as
to DoWitt's Park and will givo u bond
bindiug liloi down to tho proposition.
This would insuro tho pooplo pass
age backward aud fotward from auy
part of Riversido, South Danville and
Danville for ouo faro, whereas if two
companies are pormitted to exist iu
till' limited field iu traveling botweon
Ri\ersido and tho various parts of
Danvillo there will of necessity be two
fares to pay.
Fraternal Order of Eagles,
A lodge of "Tho Fratornal Order of
Eagles," a now beneficial organiza
tion which is looming into promin
ence, is likely to be installed in this
city in the very near future.
W. F. Adauis, of Oatawissa, Organ
izer, was iu this city Tuesday. He
placed the matter ill tho hands of
James Henderson, who iB now circulat
ing a petition asking for a dispensa
tion for the establishment of a subor
dinate aorio or lodge iu Danville.
Fifty petitioners are required and of
these eighteen have been secured,
notwithstanding that Mr. Henderson
has as yet scaroely put forth any ef
fort.
The motto of tho order is: "Liber
ty, Truth. .Tustico and Equality."
Aeries have been established iu many
of our neighboring towus. Shamokin
has a lodge with a membership of
;jtH); Suubury l.as over a hundred, and
Oatawissa a lodge of tho same number.
To be eligible for membership the
oaudidate must be " white, sound of
body and health, not less than 21 nor
over 50, of good moral charaotor, able
to read aud write and a believer iu a
Supremo Being."
Looking Over tbe Ground.
Two more sub-contractors appeared
here yesterday looking over the ground
with a view to putting in a bid for
the substructure of the rivor bridge.
They arrived at South Dauvillo on
the 13:10 train and employing a boat
were rowed out on tho river whoro
they could examine the piers and ob
serve the formation of tho rivor bot- |
torn.
Soon after airiving they had a con
versation with John K. Hughes, the
stone dealer, of whom they inquired
as to whero stones could te procurod
for the now piers and what disposition
oould he made of tho stonos ill tho old
piors.
At the present timo when wo have
beeu hoping dally to see work begin
on the new bridgo it is something t"f
a surprise to learn that tho contracts
have not boon all awardod.
Fine Picture of tbe Twelfth.
A picture of the eiitlro Twelfth regi
ment, including Oolonol Clement's
atatt and tho Repass Kogiuiental band
has just been completed, The pioture
was taken immmediately alter the in
upection by Governor Penny packer at
' Oamp M. S. on Gettysburg's
famous battlefield July 20, last.
READ! TO
BEGIN WORK
D. J. Rogers yostorday stated that
unless held back by rainy weather he
would hegiu the work of paving Mill
street this morning.
Tho street plow purchased tor the
work reached Danville yesterday. The
curbing and probably a large shipment
of paving brick are expected to arrive
today.
Mr. Rogers says he can employ some
30 or -10 moil to begin with. The plow
or "rooter" as it is commonly known
will be used iu breaking up the street.
It will be attached to tho traction
engine, which Mr. Rogers has leased
of the Borough, and notwithstanding
tho hard nature of the roadbed the
implement is oxpectod to do splendid
execution.
Mr. Rogers says that a section of
Mill street,six hundred feet iu length,
reaching from Markot street to the
oanal will be shut oft. Travel will be
kept oft tho street for several weoke.
Mr. Rogers expects to fiuish the en
tire contract iu somo two mouths'
time.
Along with the work of paving, the
track of the Danville and Blooinsburg
Eleotrio Railway will bo laid. As soon
as the excavation is completed the ties
will be laid in position and those will
bo wholly buriod in the course of oe
meut which will then be applied to
tho street. The rails will be laid as
the brick are piaoed iu position and by
the time Mill street is paved the trol
ley track will be completed along that
thoronghlare.
Horse Palls in the River.
A good deal of oxoitoineut was caus
ed at the lerrv landing on the South
side last evening by a horse falling
while fording the river between tho
shoie and the ferry and lying unable
to move iu the deep water.
The river, whioh has been rising oft'
and on for a couplo of weeks past,dar
ing yesterday wu< higher than for
some timo past and driving booame ex
ceedingly diftioult at tho South land
ing whore at one point the water is
three fe(t deep.
To make the matter worse the plat
form, adjusted to suit low water, is
now submerged and causes the horses
to stumble as they pull out of the
water onto the ferry.
That is what happened to a horse be
longing to Liveryman Moyer and
driven by Tarring U. Brown last even
ing. Stumbling tho animal foil back
into the wator and boooming entangl
ed lay thore helpless.
Tho ferry was considerably ielayod
while several persons assisten to un
harness the horse, after which he was
gotten upon his feet and led onto the
ferry. Fortunately but little damage
was douo.
Team of Horses Badly Injured,
A team of liorsos belonging to Elmor
Kirkner, an Anthony township farm
er, wore badly injured in a runaway
Tuosday.
Mr. Kirkner and hired man with two
teams were ongagod in doiivoring
grain at tho steam grist mill, this city.
On their way homo the hired man,
who was driving the rear team, stop
pod at the "Oak Tree" Valloy town
ship, to water the liorsos.
When uear Edward Frazier's Mr.
Kirkner became aware that something
was wrong in the rear and looking
backward behsld the socoud team dash
ing along at a breakneck pace utterly
beyond the driver's coutrol. Almost
at the same instant there was a colli
sion, the runaway team dashing into
Mr Kirkuer's wagon.
Both of the horses wero very badly
injured. It was impossible to get them
homo Tuosday and they were pot up
at Frod Moser's hotel.
Preliminary Injunction Granted.
A preliminary injunction was grant
ed at tho courthouse Tuoßday against
tho Danville and Bloomsbnrg Elec
tric Railway Oompauy and the Stand
ard Construction Oompauy restrain
ing them from making a grade oroßS
iug or crossing by any other mode
with their present street railway the
tracks of the P. & R. Railway at
Bloom stroot, Danville.
The iujunotioii is returnable August
27, 1004, at 1 o'olook p. m. at the
Court House, Danville.
The P. & R. Railway Oompauy is
represented by Simon P. Wolverton. of
Suubury aiid W. H. Rhawu of Oata
wissa. Jamos Scarlet will look after
tho interest of tho Trolley Company.
New Pavement Being Laid.
The Borough's enterprise ill adopt
ing street paving, etc.,is naturally re
flected in a similar disposition on the
part of private oitizens. A spirit or
improvement seems to be in the air.
Many now sidewalks have alieady
boon pat down, whilo still a larger
number are contemplated.
On Church street alone at the pres
ent time there are 110 less than four
haudsome flag stone pavements under
way. These aro found at tlio resi
-1 rtencos of Street Commissioner K. S.
Miller, Ueorge Rioketts, Arthur W.
Dietrich and Philip Oromley. The
stone used aro all five by six foot.
Hevorly Mussulman will begiu work
011 a similar pavement in a short time.
Distributing Vail Boxes.
The new rural free delivory ronte
from Catawissa taking in Maybcrry
township, this oounty, will he in op
eration in 11 short tiino. On Monday
Thomas Elmes distributed the mail
boxes throughout Mayberry township.
The boxes were shipped to Catawissa.
BOARD OF
TRADE MEETING
The Directors ot the Board of Trade
hold a meeting Monday night at which
some very tangible results wore ach
ieved, a now industry, which prom
ises to grow and prospor, boing plac
ed squarely upon its fout.
There was a good turnout present,
J. H. Goesor occupying the chair.
Tho intention was to take some ac
tion relating to tho apparout delay ill
the building of the river bridge,hut it
happoned that aetiou was unnecessary,
as authoritative information was at
hand which showed that affairs relat
ing to tho bridgo are progressing nice
ly aud that there will be 110 material
delay.
There are always now induHtrios for
the Board of Trade to consider, but
the majority of these that can be had
as has been bliowii by past experience
are not of a desirable sort. Last night,
howevor, it transpired that 0110 was
brought up which appealed to tho
Board of Trade.
This is the proposition to establish
a|piaut in Danville for tho manufact
ure of mosaic woodwork. After the
proposition had been fairly taken np
fivo of our local people pledged thom
selves to organize a oompany capitaliz
ed at the start at 110,000 and to bo
known as "Tho Mosaic Wjod Working
Oompany of Danville."
The product of this plant, compris
ing the most artistio designs in floor
iugs, ceilings, panel work, and reach
ing even into the domain of cabinet
work, it is believed, will have the
widest soope ever attained by any pro
duct of the kind in this country.
The first move mado was the pur
chase of the old stone grist mill prop
erty 011 Ohureli street, whioh will im
mediately be putin good repair and a
power plant installed therein,tho woik
beiug urged along without any delay
to the end that the factory may be got
into operation and tho product placed
upon the market.
One of the strong points of this
mosaic work, some account of which
was given in a previous issue, is that
it is not glued, nor does 0110 nail ap
pear on the surfaco of tho work.
Tiie now industry will givo employ
ment to men who with the proper ap
plication may grow into skilled wood
workorß.
Struok by a Circular Saw,
K. B. Bird, of Riverside, narrowly
escaped torrible injury in an aocident
Tuesday while engaged in sawing
wood near liuHlitown.
Mr. Bird had parohinod a large pilo
of slabs at Josse Hummer's where a 1
traot of timber laud had boon cloarod.
With a portable saw mill installed as- '
sistad by Jacob Yoager of Riverside
he was engaged iu sawing tho slabs ill
to fire wood at tho time when tho ac
oideut occurred.
The saw was running at its usual
rapid rate whon the shaft worked looso
in the bearing. Mr. Bird instantly de
tected what had ooourred and realiz
ing his dauger sprang backward. It
was this action which savod his life,
although he was uot quick enough to
entirely oscapo the saw, which as it
workod wholly looso flew toward him,
striking him upon the breast and pass
ing over the loft shoulder.
Some idea of the man's narrow os
capo can bo formed when it is stated
that ovory tooth of the saw as it went
over tho mail left its mark upon hi 111
by cutting deep into the flesh.
The injured tnau returned to River
side where he was given surgical at
tention by Dr. DoWitt. It is consider
ed fortunate that the vital parts of
the body wlioro the saw struck wore
protected by the ribs and othor bonos.
Had the contact ooourred in tho ab
dominal region the doctor stated there
would have beon but little hope for
the man. As it is his injurios aro more
painful than serious, although the
narrow escape is by no means pleasant
to contemplate.
Street Arabs Stealing Fruit.
As apples, plums and other fruit be
gin to ripen tho housewives about
town are subjootod to the nsual amount
of annoyance caused by marauding
boyß who prowl about tho alleys day
and night awaiting an opportunity to
invade the back yards and Bteal fruit.
Not only is inuoli good fruit lost in
this way. but many troes not yet ripe
are despoiled by tho greedy and ruth
lass street Arabs. Tho boys in most
instances, especially when the men
folks are known to be absout aro iu
solent iu the oxtremo and liavo been
known to climb over tho feuco into
yards when they could not help but
know they were watohed.
Clark-Miller Nuptials.
The home ol Charles Millor on Hail
road street, was the sceue of a pretty
wedding Saturday evening at 8:!i0
whon his sister, Miss Ella Miller, of
Bloomsburg, was married to Jerome
Olark, of Danville, by the Kev. Mr.
Niohols, rector of St. Paul's ohuroli.
Mr. and Mrs. Olark will goto Dan
ville this morniug wlioro Mr. Olark is
employed aud wlioro they will roside.
Tlioy start out upon life's jouruey
with the host wishes of their many
' friouds for a happy and prosperous
lifo.—Bloomsburg Press.
, Removed to Hospital.
, Mrs. John Eiseuhart, who has beon
- ill for a wook or morn past, was romov-
T ed to the Mary M. Packer Hospital
1 yesterday morning for treatment. She
. was taken to Suubury on the SI o'clock
traiu accompauiod by her husband.
CONTRACTS
FOR CLEANING
Tho contract with the Rumsey Elec
trical Manufacturing Company of
Philadelphia, which is to install tho
municipal light plant, was approved
by tho Oommittoo 011 Saturday morn
ing aud banded ovor to Burgess Pursel
for Ilia signature.
At the meeting on Friday night
Council was not quite clear 011 somo
matters rolating to the engine need
ed for the dynamo. There was doubt
ou a fow other details which could not
bo cleared up until tho next morning,
so that ou motion tho matter was left
in tho hands of tho Cummittoe on
Electric Light with power to act.
Accordingly on Saturday morning
the Committeo took tho matter up.
Nearly the entire forenoon was spent,
there being prpseut with tho Oommit
too, in addition to the Chief BurgoßS
T. T. Burchtield, manager of the Wat
ortown Engine Company ; George R.
Rumsey aud E. I. Van Dorau, repre
sentees of tho Electrical Manufactur
ing Company. Mr. Rumsey was pres
ent at Council Friday night and as a
member of tho contracting firm lie as
sured tho couuoilmeu that they had
secured iu every respect a first class
and modern electrio light plant and
that they would never have any cause
to regret the action just takeu.
During the long session Saturday
morning the Committee sought light
from every sourco available and oame
to the conclusion to adopt tho Water
town four-valve engine of one hun
dred aud sixty horse powor. An un
derstanding was reached in a few oth
er details atTeoting the agreemout when
tho Committee fixed its stamp of ap
proval upon the contract and it was
placed in tho hands of tho Chief Bur
gess.
The bond furnished by tiie Humsey
people meets tho full approval of
Oonnoil. It had to bo returned to
Philadelphia Saturday to uudeigo
some modification rendered necessary
by the slight change in spociticatious,
after which nil tho formality requir
ed will be speedily complied with.
Wire will bo shipped this woek, but
it will probably bo iioxt week before
the actual work of construction will
begin. The contractors will utilize
the poles already upon the sireot as far
as possible in installing tho now sys
tem and they have already takon steps
toward socuring permission from the
owners of snob poles.
To Niagara Falls in Touring Car.
Fred M. Owou and Will O. Browu
loft Saturday night for a fiuo auto,
trip which lias as its objective point
Niagara Kalis and will covor a period
of ton days. The itinerary takes in in
their order tho towns of Wilkesbarro,
Pittstou, Tunkhanuock and Towauda,
where a short tiiue will bo spoilt.
From Towauda tho autolsts will
proceed to Klmira and Ruilalo arriving
at Niagara Falls aftor a journey of
somo throe days. Oliftou Springs and
other popular resorts, will bo visitod
during tho trip.
All necessary preparations wore made
for a long trip, tho automobile carry
ing quite a load eonsistiug not only of
tools and supplies not oasily purehas
od at some portions of tho routo, but
also of oanned foods, etc.,for the sup
port of the inner man should meal
hours overtake tho party when remote
from hotels.
Horse Upsets Carriage.
As William Frederick of Pottsgrove,
who was accompanied by Miss Voris
of tho same place, was driving home
from the Grangers' picnic on Friday
evening lie met with a had upset be
tween Mr. Merrill's farm aud the P.
& It. Railway crossing.
The horso sudi°only became unman
ageable aud began to rear and plunge,
tho rosult being that the buggy was
turned over upsido down with Miss
Voris underuoath.
Neither tho goutlaman nor tho lady
was injured,which is considered quite
remarkable. The horso was caught be
fore much damage was done to the
buggy.
Funeral of Mrs. Margaret Young.
Mrs. Margaret Young whoso death
occurred Thursday was consigned to
the grave ou Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clook. Tho fuueral took place from
the First Baptist cliuroh.of wliioli the
deceased was a member for fifty-two
years.
Tho services woro conducted by Rev.
John Sherman, pastor. The pallbear
ers wore: O. P. Harder, John Hixson,
Arthur Freeze, John Neal, Charles
Johnston, and Isaao Hoffmau.
The following persons from out of
town atteudod tho funeral: Mr. aud
Mrs. William Vastino and sou Shoflield
and daughter Nellie, of Brooklyn;
Mrs. John Mcßride of Philadelphia;
Miss Hannah Jones of Natalie ; Mrs.
George Keim aud daughter Lizzie,
Mrs. Jaoob Wagner and daughtor Anna
aud William Seybort of Watsoutown;
Mrs. Oathoriuc Evans, Mrs. Thomas
Murray and son William of Williams
poit.
Farmer Boy's Bad Accident,
Roy Cox, aged 15 years, oiuployod
on tho farm of John Wolf, Strawberry
Ridge, while cutting oats ou Monday
had tho third linger of his right hand
nearly severed. The twine ou the
binder had bocomo entangled and lie
was endeavoring to disentangle it,
when his linger was caught in the
' machinery.
! Dr. Patton of Washiugtouville ren
dered surgical aid. It is feared that
I amputation will be necessary.
THE WATERTOWN
ENGINE_ADOPTED
At a regular meeting of the Soliool
Board Monday oontraots were award
ed for cleaning the several school
buildings ot the Borough.
When it oame to opeulug the bids it
was found that there were two or
more bidders for the work iu each of
the Wards with the exoeptlon of the
Third Ward, whioh had only one bid
der.
The following parties were awarded
the oleaning at the figures annexed:
First Ward—Mrs. Naucy Kennedy,
Sooond Ward—Mrs. Heim and Mrs.
Dye, at S2O.
Third Ward—Mrs. Mary E. Kinn,
$20.50.
Fourth Ward—Mrs. Rebecca Lovett,
132.60.
Welsh Hill-Mrs. Anderson, <4.
Treasurer Schram presented a report
which showed a cash balance on hand
of $1592.70.
The report of the Building and Re
pair Committee allowed that a large
number of slate are broken on the
Third Ward school building as wellaß
ou some of the other roofs. The slate,
it was explained, has been broken by
Btoues whioh have been thrown on the
roof by boya and whioh may still be
aeen lodged in the gutters. The roofs
of all the soliool buildings, it was re
ported, are in need of a general over
hauling, Bome requiring painting.
On motion of Mr. Green It wus or
dered that D. O.Williams be employed
to make a personal examination of the
different roofs and report on their
couditlon.
The foruacoa lu tlie Second Ward
School building are condemned as
worn oat, repairs costing nearly as
muoh as to replaoe them with new
heating apparatus. Tlioy are being re
moved by the Danville Stove & manu
facturing Company, wliioh Is install
ing three No 14 warm air furnaces.
On motion of Ur. Flsoher the salary
of Truant Oflioer W. E. Young was
raised from ten dollars to fifteen dol
lars per month. The Truant Offloer
will hereafter be obliged to look after
the paroohial school and it was to
compensate him for his increased re
sponsibility that the advance was
granted.
On motion of Mr. Greene it was
ordered that a wire screen be placed
on the windows of the belfry of the
First Ward bolldiug to proteot them
from stones.
Tlie following membors were In their
plaoes: Dr. Harpel, Ortli, Greene,
Burns, Haring, Werkheiser, Fischer,
Trumbower, Adams and Jacobs.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
O. L. Etfgert $ 5.00
Emery Sliultz 2.10
Standard Gas Co 25
F. B. Startzull 51 57
P. & K. Freight 115.02
W. H. Ortli 2H.SI
E. W. Peters 20.00
Children Taken Oritioally 111.
A littlo son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm Boyer, who reside
near the Stove Works, aged respective
ly 2 and 10 years, were taken sudden
ly ill Suuday morning with symptoms
of ptomaine poisoning. They were very
critically ill, especially the little girl
whose life for awhile hung In the bal
ance.
Dr. Carry waß called and nothing
but his prompt arrival saved the little
girl's life. The sufferings of both ohir*
dreu were most Intense. The symptoms
indicated a condition of ptomaine pois
oning hut whether the poisonous mat
ter had been taken into the stomaoh
with food or as is often the case grew
out of indigestion and nnhealthful
conditions in the body the dootor
could not state positively.
Wallaoe Hoover's Painful,
Wallaoe Hoover of the firm of Hoov
er Bros., South Danville, met with a
painful injury Tuesday evening.
He was nßing the planer driven by
machinery to dress down a large blook
used in the shoe factory at this piaoe,
when the planer caught in a knot
whioli caused the block to fly upward
with terriflo force, striking the man
in the face.
Mr. Hoover reeled under the foroe of
the blow. Several of his teeth were
knooked loose and he was painfnlly
bruised aud cut upon the upper lip.
He was able to be about yesterday al
though he suffered a good deal of pain
and discomfort.
A Tour of the Weat.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Voris accom
panied by Mies Sara Wright have re
turned home fiom an extended tonr of
the West, during whioh they took in
the Louisiana Puroliase Exposition.
Mr. and Mrs. Voris left Danville on
June 7th and on their long tour be
sides St. Louis visitod Buffalo, the
Falls of Niagara and points In Canada
Ohloago, Kansas Oity.St. Joseph, Mo.,
aud Hiawatha. Kan. They had a most
enjoyable trip.
F, 0. 8, of A. Piouio.
Washington Oamp, No. 667, P. O. S.
of A., will celebrate its third anniver
say by holding a mammoth piouio at
DeWitt's Park on Saturday, August
20th, which will be followed with a
festival in tho evening. A Sue pro
gram coußisting of speaking, singing,
&0., has been arranged. Refreshments
of all kinds will be for sale on the
grounds. A game of base ball between
the Danville and Riverside damps will
be one of the features. A general in
vitation to the publio is extended. Ad
mission to the Park free.
NO. 39
JAPS CITHER TO
PHESSIIM rat
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 10.-4:17
p. m —The news received at the War
Office today indicates the concentra
tion of the Japanese armies east of
Simoncheng, which is interpreted as
allowing the Intention to press diraot
on Liao Yang in an attempt to cat off
Anshanshau, which is half way be
tween Hai Oheng and Liao Yang.
The Japanese advance on Uakdeu
does not seem to have developed a ser
ious charaoter, and acordlng to ths
general staff the way is still open, if
General Kuropatkin ohoose to with
draw.
Rain again seemed to interfere with
the movements of the Japanese. A
continuance of the rains is oonsidered
to be greatly to General Kuropatkln's
advantage.
The latter's official report reoeived
this afternoon oonQrms the dispatoh
of the Press from Sintsintin.of August
8, reporting a tight noar Taiansohau.
The general also reports daily skirm
ishing on the southern front.
NERVOUS OVER
THE OUTCOME
ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 10.—Ner
vousness over the situation at the front
seems to be increasing since the oc
cupation by the Japanese of the Wolf
Hills, before Port Arthur
It is admitted that the besiegers have
an elevated position, whence placed
guns can oommand the fortress and
while still professing confidenoe that
General Stoessel will bo able to hold
out with his comparatively small gar
rison against the enormous number of
the attackers and their evident dis
regard of mon, indioated by the reok
iess manner in whioli they stormed
the outer positions.the state of affairs
oreates more apprehension than the
War Office or admiralty care to ac
knowledge.
Similar misgivings exist regarding
General Kuropatkin's position,the ad
vantages of the new Japanese base at
New Ohwang in greatly simplifying
the problem of provisioning their army
being fully realized. But it is the re
port that the Japanese are working up
westward of the main Russian army
which occasions the greatest uneasi
ness. The rumor that they are moving
up towards Siniintln, a short distance
west of Mnkden from New Ohwang is
generally believed.
With the Japanese cordon tightening
south and east and a column threaten
ing the Russian line of communica
tions in the rear toward Mukden, the
appearance of the Japanese ou the oth
er side of Mukden would almost pooket
General Kuropatkin if ho has resolved
to aocept battle with his whole army
at Liao Yang. Shrewd military at
tachoH are extremely doubtful whether
General Kuropatkin could now with
draw oven if he so desired.
Another alarming feature of the
situation In connection with the Jap
anese western oolnmn is the report
that It inoludes many Ohinese who are
Japanese subjeots, from the Island of
Formosa, whose influence on the local
Ohinese and the soldiers of General
Ma and Vioeroy Yuanshikai is feared.
JAPS ARE NORTH
OF HAI CHENO
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 10.—Em
peror Nicholas has reoelved despatches
from General Kuropatkln, dated Au
gust 8 aud 9, mentioning a few minor
reconnoissanoes, but saying that there
lias been no particular ohange in the
positions on either the east or south
fronts. |Ou the south the Japanese ad
vance posts are nine miles north of
Hat Oheng. The fusillades ooour be
tween the Russian and Japanese out
posts.
General Kuropatkin points oat the
taot that the Japanese are using but'
lets of different oalibre, some with
nickel and others with oopper cover
ings,showing tliatjtlie reserve men are
now in fighting line.
Kegimental Trophy,
Mt. Gretna, Aug. 10,-The First
regiment yesterday captured the regi
mental trophy match here by making
a total of 358 points. The Twelfth
regiment squad ranked twelfth, with
a Bcore of 815.
A steady breeze blowing over the
range retarded shooting somewhat,but
the results were very gatifying.never
theless,as there was a marked Improve
ment over the other years in team
work, and the averges throughout go
far to bear out promises of exceptional
reoords during the week.
The regimental aud cavalry skirm
ish praotice matches ocoupled yester
day afternoon, and it was nearly Bun
down before the last run was made.
Silhouotte figures were used as tar
gets instead of tha old regulation oir
oular ones, and the innovation was
puzzling enough to oause poor soores.
The figures are similar to those used
for some years in the regular army.
General Gobin spent yesterday on
the range,and Adjutant General Stew
art and Major General Charles Miller
arrived last evening to spend several
days.
Will Damp at Hunter's Par|. _
Mrs. Orewitt, Miss Lydia Woods,
Miss Hartuiau, Urn. Batler Edgar and
MiSB Isabel Edgar removed to Hoot
er's Park yesterday where they will
occupy oue of the oottages (or the next
few weeks.