DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOIj I.XXV. FRIENDS BDT HAD JEVER BET "Hearst's Bostou American"of rnc eut dale ooutaius a description of nn Interesting romance in real life, which had its origiu in tlie Uivii \V:ir iiwl in which our townsman, It. W. liguoii.is the oentrnl figure. Tim all air oaiim to the attention of the Boston ucwspnpui through Mr. Eggert's visit to Boston on the oooasiou of tlie national on campuieut. Tim account reads : The douatlon of a "comfort bag" to the Union soldiers daring the Oivil war was the means ot establishing a friendship betwoeu Charles L. Bullard of No. 9,Riohdale avenue, Somerviile, and Richard W. Kggert at present u newspaper editor ot Dauvllle.Pa. The ineu have corresponded but they have never luet an 1 today Mr. Bullard with a photograph he had roceived from his friend and several letters written dur ■ug the Oivil war was at the South station eagerly scanning every face beneath a Grand Army hat. "I may know him from his picture,'' ■aid Mr. Bullard, "hut he won't know me because he never saw oveu a pict ure of me. We have never mot, yet we feel liko brothers. I would give anything to meet him aud entertain him at my house." Oar readers will bo Interested to know that the two fast friends who had never oomo together before suc ceeded in meeting daring the enoamp. went, ltichard missing Mr. Ballard ou arriving at Boston aud being pro vided with the latter's address went direot lo his house and at tlio very moment wlieu the man was exciting so muoh interest by his inquiries at the station Mr. Eggert was snagly tacked away in be In his friend's house taking a nap. Mr. Eggert still presses the "com- , fort bag" which tell into his hands in , 1864, when lie was an artilleryman in Battery F, Second Pennsylvania Art illery,anil which led to the friendship betweeu himself aud Mr Bullard so oddly maintained during forty years of their life. Tho"bag" is quite or namental in its way. the colors red, white and blue predominating. Upon being unfolded several little pockets disclose themselves iu which are still oontained the different colored threads , and the needles aud pins sent out from that New England home so many years ago to minietor to the needs of the boy* In blue. The oomfort bag was made by the mother of Charles Bullard who was theu only twelve years of age. The bag was sent to the Sanitary or the Christian Commission whence it fell luto Mr. Eggert's hands. Commonly the bags contained tlie names of the maker, but in this case the litde slip of paper enclosed boro the name of the boy, Charles L. Bullard. Richard wrote to tlie lad aud daring some time a correspondence was kept up but it was dropped before the close of the war. About uine years ago Mr. Bullard became enrioas to know whether his soldier friend had surviv ed the battles of the Civil War and it so how he had fared during the long interval of thirty years following that oonfliot. Ha acoordiugly wrote to the war de pal tmeut aud with assistance from that ao'ufoo tiacod Mr. Epgert to Dan ville, when the correspondence was < renewed. Tlie grand euoainpmeut at Boston gave Mr. Eggort an opportun ity to visit Mr. Bullard. Will Ask Penusy to Contribute. Au effort is being mado on tho part of the Berwiok Citizens' committee to have the Pennsylvania Railroad con tribute the |4,(K)O necessary, in addi tion to the sfl,ooo which the D. L. & W. Railroad has agreed to contribute, to make the necessary subscription ot SIO,OOO which Attorney General Car ion says must be subscribed before he will recommend the oonstraotion of the Berwiok-Nesoopeck bridge apon the site as proposed by the viewers with the bridge bailt over the tracks of the D. L. & W. company. £ Several of the railroad's counsel have expressed the opinion that the railroad should do something, hut whether they will or not remains to be seen. There is no doubt bat that the amount of the subscriptions asked would Boon be made up In passenger traffic alone, as tho passengor traffic reoelpts at the Nescopeck station are very large and would be even larger with proper facilities, aud then, too, the delay iu tlie construction of tlie bridge and the consequent falling off in travel during the winter months will cause a loss of more money than the committee asks. Will Hold a Festival. Tlie ladies of Lower Mulberry street will hold an iao cieam festival in the covered market staud on the property ot J. R. Walleze on the afternoon aud evening of Tuesday next, the proceeds 40 be donated to the Trustees ot the Mary M. Packet Hospital at Sunbury, Those of our citizens who wish to con tribute cakes and frait will please de liver the same to persons Ir charge of the stand Monday afternoon and Tues dav morning. The use of this stand lias been kind ly tendered the ladies by Mr. Walleze. Later iu the month the ladies of an other ktreet will be invited to hold a ttilt and oyster supper at the same place, the prooeeds to be applied to tiie same good cause. disrobes of all denomination are privileged to use the stand on other than market days hee ot oharge. St. Louis lias abont convinced tlie country that it is not a oity of rob bers. A MISSIONARY J KOREA M ss M ugaret Best, a missionary in Korea, ie visitiug relatives in this city. The lady is a native of Dan ville, and is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Kenyan, Northumberland Btreet. Yesterday slio was a guest of her coua in, Mri. It. W. Eggert, nee Miss Ella Hest. Miss Best has been laboring iu Korea for seveu years past. Up to the time of her leaving for this oountry she was stationed at Pyeug Yang, a town prominently mentioned iu connection with tlie hostilities betweou Russia and Japan aud which is situated just south of the now famous Yalu river, which separates Korea from Man churia. She is well posted ou the peculiar aoiiditiout prevailing in that couutry aud lias seen something of tlie strife between the two great wariug nations. Miss Best left Korea iu May last. Excitement incident to the war had pretty well subsided by tiiat time, al though iu February aud Marali, about the time ot breaking out of hostilities, there were stirring tiinos about Pyeug Vang. The oity was full of Japanese troops, while to the north of Pyeng Yang ware several thousand Cossacks. A clash between the two forces took place about 70 miles from tlie city, which was all the fluhtiug that oc auried iu that seotion. Miss Best says that the inhabitants of Korea are uot the weak and timid people that they are represented to be iu the public prints. Tliey ate hospit able, brave and intelligent. They love their oountry, but unfortuuately are tlie viotims of bad government. Korea is a very fruitful field tor mis sionary effort. Not only ate the mis sionaries received kindly by the na tives but couveits are easily made. Thore is a Presbyterian aud a Metho dist mission at Pyeug Yang,aud speak ing of the Presbyterian mission, with which she is oontiected.Mlss Best says the success achieved is remarkable, there being several thousaud com municants among tlie natives. Miss Best will not return to Korea until next year. It will probably be eight or ten years later before she will return to America. Caught Under Falling Oinder. John Wesley Orossley, employed at the stoue crushing plant on Reifsuy der's oinder tip had the misfortune to break hie leg yesterday forenoon. The crusher is at present omployed in breaking up cinder to be used iu tlie making of concrete for street pav ing. Mr. Orossley was engaged i i digging tho cinder loose and was working alone at some distance from the ornsh. er. In excavating he had undermined a part of the big broast of oinder which towered about tW6lve foot from tlie ground. Suddenly, the overhanging portion, about half a ton in weight, broke loose aud full down upon the workman. The man was kuooked down and his legs completely buried under the cinder, while a large ohuuk struck liiiu upon the head, indicting an ugly gash. Tho othor workmen ran to liis assist ance aud as quickly as possible he was released wlion it was found that his left leg was broken betweeu tlie anklo ami knee. Dr. Carry was quickly summoned who gave tho injured man suigical at tention ou the spot,setting the brokeu bone and dressiug the wound upon the head, which bled very profusely. Dr. Curry theu drove the injured man to his home ou Nicholas aveuue. It was uot known until demonstrated by tho acoidont yesterday how liable the oinder is to tall. Thore seems to be little oohesiou about it audit will not staud uuderiuiuing. Mr. Croßsley's accident will serve' as a warning to the other workmen, who in taking his place will bo very oautious. Scientific Foot Racing. The races *t DeWitt's Park promise to be interesting features ou Labor Day. Among the contestants will be throe members of the Susquehanna University track team, who are train ed runners. Tlioy are William K. Fleck of Hnntiugdon, Ohailes S. My ers of Liberty and (ieorge O. Fox of this city. Tho racos will begin at 2 o'olook and will be as follows: 220 yard dash, Fleck and Fox. Mr. Fleck has a reo ord of 25 seconds for this distance with Mr. Fox as a close contestant. The seoond event will be the 440 yard dash run by the same two. This distance has been ran by Fleck In 58 seconds, Fox's record being 69. The third event will be a half mile run between Myers and Fox. Tills will be a very Interesting race,as Fox lias a record of 2:15, while lie will bo hotly pursued by Myers. These foot raoeß will be something new to mauy of oar citizens, as scien tific foot racing lias heretofore been omitted from the list of attraotions ou Bach occasions. All the raoes will bo hotly contested, as the boys are very evenly matched. flie tape will be stretohed near the north-eastern curve in the track afford ing the spootators the best view of the finish. Lawn Fate. A lawn fete will be held at Heu drickson's church. Valley township, on Saturday evening, September 8. A general Invitation is extended to the poblio. "FLKDQRD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBKBTT ARB UW-HO STATOK BWATB US AHD NO nil BMATJ. AW DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1940 JOHN B. MOURER BREAKS iliS ARM John B. Mouror, the well-known engineer of the Structural Tubing Works, met with a bad accident Sat urday night which well illustrates how in moments of fancied security n porsou may be oxposed to danger. Mr. Mourer has boeu somewhat un lucky iu his time. Some four years ago while following his trade as oar penter lie fell from tho roof of tho Structural Tubing Works and fractured hisright hip bone. As the result of that accident he was laid up for a long timo aud nover fully tecovored. On Saturday night about 8 o'olook he wan seated wilh his family on the narrow veranda extonding along tho front of his residence on ini 11 street nearly opposito the Gillaspy House. If there was ever a moment in tlie man's life in which ho approaohed anything like security this, one would have thought, was one of them. Mr. Mourer was seated on a chair at the upper oud of the veranda just above a flight ot throe steps leading down to tho brick pavement. While in conversation tho man unconscious of how near he was to the edge shiftod his chair a little and the result was that ho rolled down over the steps. He instantly thought ot his crippled hip aud to shield it as ho went down over the steps lie threw out his right arm. As ho struck the pavement his eutiro weight fell upon his arm and tlie result was that both bones were traotured just above tlie wrist. Dr. Pantos was oalled, who ant the brokeu bone. Yestorday Mr. Mouror was suffering considerable pain. It may bo some weeks before he will be able to resumo his post ni engineer. Arrested for Assaulting a Boy. Alfred Blechor of noar Qrovania, was given a homing before Justice of the Peace Oglesby Saturday night oharged with nssaulting Arthur Reif suyder, son of George lioitsnyder of this city. According to the testimony the boy was delivering some timber at Grov auia for his father anil in passing Mr. Bleoher's farm lie helped himself to a ooaple of apples, which grow in tho field near tho roadside. Ou returning, according to tlm boy's statement he overtook n buggy with Mr. Blechor seated inside holding tho road iu suoli a position that he could not drive by. Aooording to tho story Mr. Blechor ordered the boy to stop aud ho compli ed when the maii leapod out of the baggy into tho truok wagou aud seiz ing the boy back of tho ueck handled him very roughly for awhile. It was alleged that the boy's neck bore marks of the mail's fingers. Mr. Blecher did nut deny that he had mounted tho hoy's wagou and laid hands upon him, but he deolared the hoy had drivou into his buggy. The defendant was hold fur court in |IOO bail. Old Timer Reserves Defeated. .'i'lio Old Timor Reserves wore de feated in an elovon-inuing gaino of base ball by tho hloomsburg Y. M. C. A. at that place on Saturday uftor noon. The sjoro was 7to<> in favor of tho Bloomsburg team. Both of these teams aro playing very good ball at prosent.tho narrow marg in by which the Bloomsburg Y. M. O. A. won oat showing how evenly tho teaniß are matohed. Every game they play therofore possesses r.n element ot absorbing interest. On Labor Day as a return game the Bloomsburg Y. M. 0. A. will play a doublo header. The Old Tinier Re serves will be oil thoir own ground and tiiey expect to redoom past defeats by wiunlug at both games. Barber mid Wolliver will pitch for Danville. The morning gaum will take place at 10 o'olook and tho afternoon game at U o'clock. Removing Bridge at Hospital. Tho bridgo over tho abandoned can al at the Hospital for tho Insane is be ing removed to make room for a cul vert similar to tho ouo tho Rorough is building at Church stroot. Two rows of iron pipe oach HO feet lung and in Inches in diameter furm tho water oourse. Tho bridge at that poiut was raised some ten foet above the lovol and in reinoviug the structure tho heavy grade can bo abolishod, while the ground oxoavated comes into play very nicely for constructing tho cul vort. The work of cutting down tho road way and building the oulvort is being done exclusively by the patients at the hospital who seom to enjoy the work and to derivo much beuoflt from the exeroise. Labor Day Picnic. At the Amalgamated Association of I. & S. Workers piouio which will be held at Hunter's Park on Labor Day, T. J. Shaffer, the National Presidout, will deliver an address. An admission of 5 conts will bo oharged to all those who wish to take a chance on tlireo grand gate prizes, a silk umbrella, a barrel of flour,and a *5.00 pair of shoes. General admission, however,is free to all, and overy body welcome to a good time. A parade will be given iu tiie morning loaving Armory Hall at 9:30, accompanied oy the Mooliauiosvillo Cornet Band, aud the Washiugtou Drum Corps. Motliorell's orchestra will famish mnsio for dancing aftor uoon and evening. I COMMITTEE. LAVING TRACK I ON MILL STREET ] The Danville and Bloomsburg Street I! Railway Oompauy yesterday begau the ■ woik of laying its track ou Kill street. 9 Beginning at Uarket street the track n was laid uearly as far BB Mahoning street. The work will be reaamcd this - morning and the track completed as H far as Hotel Oliver. The rail used on Mill street is the Urge six-inoh-high T 3 rail, such as generally used where 1 streets are paved. t A switoli was plaood in the track at ( the intersection of Market street yes terday aud the Danville and Blooms i burg Street Railway will further prove < its good faith iu declaring its mtou -3 tiou to so to the Hospital by immedi t ately beginning the construction of tho track along East Market street. A i portion of the rails and ties have al- I ready hoen delivered on the ground I aud tho actual work of laying the track along East Market street may ! begin today. The rai'. here to bo used s will be the 4}{ Inch T rail, the same I as employed on Bloom street. Wliilo i completing the curve and until getting i beyond the intersection of Mill aud i Market streets the huavior six inch i rail will be used. The Danville aud Bloomsburg Street 1 Railway Company contemplates con structing a loop by travorsiug in addi tion to Mill aud East Market streots, i Foust street, Grand and Water streets, emerging upon Mill street at the bridge. Our citizens are very much gratified with the rapidity with whloh the Dan ville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company is carrying the work forward to oompletion as well as the manner iu which it hat carried out all the promises made to tho public. This holds good not only iu this city where in the uext few days a track will be laid to the Hospital,but also all along the line where the Oompauy has lived faithfully up to its obligations and speedily constructed a road, whioh will rank with the fluest in the State. Qrammer School Opens Today, Pursuant to the aotion of the Sohool Board Monday night the Fourth Ward Grammar School, closed for several years past, will open this morning with Miss M. L. Bloom as priuoipal. Miss Bloom is au able aud experien ced teacher,aud although recently em ployed iu the Senior Secondary grade. Is no novice as far as Grammar School work is conoerned, having taught for uine years in the grammar school of the Fourth Ward before that school was closed by action of the Board. The Grammar School will open with about B2 pupils iu tho Third Ward Grammar school 80 live iu the Fourth Watd, which would seem to be au argument in favor of re opening tho grammar school ill that ward. Tho mattor was dlscussod at longtli, the outcome being,first that tho trans fer of ton pnpils from the third soliool of tho Socond Wrad to tho third school of the First Ward wiib saiiotioned by the Board anil, second, that.on motion of Mr. Greene, it was docidod to re opon the Grammar school of the Fourth Ward. On motion of Mr. Burns, Miss Bloom, prosout Senior Secondary toachor of the Fourth Ward,was oleotod as Prin cipal at a salary of S(SO per month with the $5 additional which goos with tho principalship. Both measures carried without a dissenting voice. Miss Bloom's place iu tho fifth grade was filled by promoting Miss James from the fourth grade, whose place in taru was filled by tho promotion of Miss Bird from the third grade. The school left vacant by Mieß Bird was filled by the promotion of Miss Rog ers, substitute teacher. On motion of Mr. Fischer the Build ing aud Ropair Committee were in structed to have the room iu tho an nex at the Fourth Ward cleaned aud put iu readinoss for occupancy. Mr. Purse! reported the flag polo ou tiie Seoond Ward Bchool grounds as decaying and unsafe. On motion he was requested to see to it that the pole is taken down and a now one ereoted. The following members were pres ent: Harpel, Ortli, Greene, Burns, Putsel.Haiiug, Werkheiser,Von Bloliu, Fischer, Trumbower, Adams and Jaoobs. Leg Crushed Under the Oars. Wilbur Rounsley,a young man, who according to his own confession has no homo.jnmped tho 7:40 local freight at this city yoßtorday, and at Ruport fell betweou tho cars sustaining terri ble injury, which will necessitate the amputation of his leg. The unfortunnto young man accord ing to his statement has an uuelo, Charles Marr, living at Berwiok. The young man up toahout two weeks ago was employed ill tho Car aud Foundry Company's plant at that placo,but he coming tirod started nut to find some thing oho to do. Whoti ho roached Dauvillo is not exactly knnwu. When he loft lioto yestorday morning ho was aocompanioil with sevornl other young men. Tho train arrived at Rupert about 8:45 Just as the train was stopping at that station, young lioniialoy stopped from tlie car oil which ho was riding, botweou the two bridgos, nnd in somo unaccountable manner ho was thrown under tho car, how ho was unable to toll, and bofore tho train could bo stopped two of the heavy cars had paaßod over his right log botweon the knoe and the ankle, crushing it into n palp. His companions qniokly pulled him from under tho wheels and tend erly oarriod him to tho baggage room of the D. L. & W. station. He was then placed aboard tho freight again aud taken to Bloomsburg. Dr. Bruticr was hastily summoned aud when he arrived tho man was noarly unconsc ious from loss of blood. A steady flow was continually coming from tho crashed limb and difficulty was had in stopping it. He was taken to tho Mary M. Packer Hospital at Sunbury on tho 12:22 paasenger train, accompanied by Dr. Braner. Tho doctor Bays tho limb will have to be amputated. The young man bore up remarkably well under the ciroumatancos and was iu a good humor, notwithstanding the terrible pain he niUßt have suffered all the while. He is ninetoen yoars of age. Trimming the Poled. The construction crew of Ramsey Electrical Manufacturing Company wliioh is installing a municipal light plant in this oity, putin the entire day yesterday unloading and trim ming up the several car loads of poles which arrived on Monday. They will probably he ready to begin setting poles ou Mill street this morning. Tlie people who aro finishing ap their Summer vacation have no reason to complain of tho grand weather of the past week. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP Tho partnership of Carry & Van nan, proprietors of the Mahoning Foundry and Machine Shops, has been dissolved by mutual consent. It lias been the lnteution of Mr. Van nan for a number of years past when ho reachod a certain age limit to re tire from tho activities of life spend ing the remainder ot his days in ease. With tho close of August this year the limit ot his activities arrived and dis solution of partnership waß decided upon. Mr. Vauuau by his retirement severs all connection with the Arm. All dobts duo the uoucern are to be paid to Dan M. Curry,aud all liabilities of tho firm will be paid by Dan M, Curry. Tho deod transferring real estate was placed ou record in tho office of the Register and Recorder betoro noon yestorday aud all the papers necessary to make the changes wore signed yes torday. The business will be carried ou as heretofore by Dan M. Curry at tho old plant oil Markrt and Iron stroets iu the First Ward. The busi ness of Curry & Vauuau was one of tho most stable in tho town, giving steady omployniont to about ono liun drod hands. Dan M. Curry, on whose shoulders the hasiii"ss now wholly re poses, is a practical and enterprising business man, oxporieucod lu tiie var ious lines of work embraced and that tho high standing of the concern will be maintained thore is not the least doabt. The partnership of Curry & Vauuau has covcrod a period ot nine years. Mr. Vauiiau'a retirement cornea as a well-earned rest after a singularly busy careor. As moohanioal engineer ho filled the place in the firm of Curry & Vunnan with signal ability and the abundant measure of suocess aohieved was in no small degree due to his skill and devotion to tiie interests ot the firm. His generous obligiug disposi tion and hia coartooua manners have given a warm placo in the hearts of all who know him. That many years of life may yot be ilia and that the days of his retirement may be crowned with peace is the wish of not one, but of many. One Dollar Wheat. The present year should bo one of the best that farmers have had for a long time past, if good crops combin ed with good prices cat any figure. It is seldom indeed, that the two go to gether. The crops are uniformly heavy this soaaon, wliioh is iu itself something re markable. Tiie hay aud wheat were good,while the oats crop is one of the best that has been harvested in mauy years. The oorn crop is very promis ing while potatoes will yield enorm ously. Vogetatiou in every form is simply laxuriant, the corn is growing rank aud every field Is clothed with verdure. It requires only a short drive to reveal the prosperous state of affairs among tho farmers. It is dollar wheat wliioh adds the crowning joy to the farmers' heart. For yours past the prico of wheat iiung around a figure wliioh made the cul tivation of the crop unprofitable. ,The dollar mark was a prico fondly looked forward to by tho farmer as a price which wuuld alone repay him for hie labor. One dollar for wheat is being paid by local dealors at present, while in Sunbury and Bloomsburg laat week the prico went up to #l.lO per bushel. From Fort Allen to Manassas. Three truin loada of Unitod States troops from Fort Allen, N. Y., ou thoir way to Manassas, Va., whore tliey will participate in tlio great mock battle at Bull Run, passed through South Danvillo Saturday night. Tho troops with their paraphernalia prosentad a very intoreatiug sight. The first section passed about dusk, tlie remaining sections following at intervals of about half an hour each. There were ninety car loads in all. Thirty-live stock cars wero loadod with horsos; eleven flat cars were loaded with cannon, nmbulauoes. etc. It took fivo express cars to hold the harness, otc. Tho troops filled thirty-five oars. Tho troops marchod from Fort Allen to a railroad station twentv-tivo miles distant and wore immediately plaood on board the spocial trains waiting for that purpose. They arrived in Wilkes barro over the Delaware & Hudson railroad whore the cars were trausfer rod to the Pennsylvania tracks, which takoß them south. A largo uumbor of people were oat at South Dauvillo to see the troops go by. A Swindler Outdone. Two weeks ago Mayberry Yeager, who is employed by Liveryman Robert son, of Mt. Carmel, received a letter from|Altred M. Mercer, of Rock Hill, Sallivan county, N. Y. Tho writer stated that he desired to give him a ohanco to make some money. Yeager turned the letter over to Mr. Robert- I son who answered it, signing Mr. Yeuger'a name. Ho said he had some money to spare aud would like to in vest in the green goods. A reply soon came back and the sharper enolosed a genuine dollar bill as bait,adding that I Mr.jjYeager should meet him with (250 lin a New York hotel. Mr. Robertson I had the bill cashed iu a Mt. Carmel , bank aud spent the money with the re mark that he was beating a sharper at > his own game. NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY Whether there are auy grounds for apprehension or not there seems to be some solicitude as to sanitary condi tions prevailing in town. The slight outbreak of fever, whether of the malarial or typhoid type, has alarmed a good many citizens aud the question has been asked why the Board of Health lias not been heard from and an investigation set on font to discov er the cause of the outbreak as woll as to adopt measures to prevont the spread of tho disease. For the benefit of the public a rep resentative of the yes terday sought au interview with Dr. P. O. Newbaker,President of the looal Board of Health. The result was most reassuring. Dr. Newbakor deel ired that so far as he could see there was not tho least cause for auy anxiety. Admitting for argument that the sev eral oases under treatment are typhoid fever, it would mean that only ono in every thousand of our town's popula tion has tlife disease, wliioh is a pro portion very insignificant Indeed. He was not willing to admit, how ever, that all the oases are typhoid fever. As common at this season there lq more or less malarial fever aboat and in not a few oasos the attending physi cians have-diagnosed the disease as suoli. For a few days a doctor may be in doubt as to the oxaot uaturo of a fever, aud the impression easily gets abroad that the case is one of typhoid. The fact, howvoer, that a patient is confined to bed but a week or so and soon reoovp-g ought to be Bufficieut to convince all experienced persons that the case is not one ot typhoid tovcr. Dr. Newbaker thought that an in vestigation would show that there is not more than a half a dozon cases of typhoid fever in tho whole Borough with probably less than half that number of oases of malaria fevor. He saw nothing in the situatiun at present that would warrant tlie Board of Health in taking any action. Electrioity on the Farm. Farmers throughout the couutry, espeoially those living near rivers and streams, will be delighted with the information that, in their nearness to suoh streams, there is now found the opportunity of making farm life more pleasant and comfortable. Iu fact all of the oomfort and conveniences that are at the hand of the dweller iu tlie oity are now at. the hand of the farm er. Recent reports from the Depart ment ot Agriculture call attention to the fact that every small stream is a natural dynamo for the generation of the subtle fluid. By means of small mill dams thrown across the stream and the ereotion of little electrical plants, that are very low in cost, it ie now poaßible lor the farmei to have bis barns, stables and houses lighted as brilliantly at night as the "white light district" in any city. More than this, the ourrent can easily be applied to certain classes of vegetables that need to be rushed for marketing, thus increasing the inoome of the farmer. The great wave of invention with wliioh our country is blessed, blesses with its beneficent tides all classes of people,none of whom are more deserv ing of blessing that the ono from \* horn all our support comes. A new era is dawniug for the farmer, a brighter day ia coming, the eventaatiou of which will be a stronger and a better auhood in America. With farms made attractive,by tlie advent of good literature, good light witli which to read,and|good methods fur cultivation of the land, the people of Amorica will revert more and more to the couutry, Hicks on September Weather. Rev. Hicks, the weather prophet, makes some oalaniitous predictions for the month of September. Vuloan, Merouiy and Venus will be the reign ing planeta, and during tho latter part of the month the earth passes through the autumnal equinox. Iu the early part of the month the planets Venus, Vuloan and Mercury will conspire to delugo aud blast us, aud violent dis turbances are to he expected. During this period the earth passes through the maximum aud maguetic electrio disturbances. After the lltli, cold may bo expeoted with equinoctial tempests in mauy parts. Tlie earth oomos to the contre nf tho equinox on tiie 22nd, and the weather is likoly to be pleasant. Touches of early snow, witli high barometer, cold wluds and frosts dur ing the nights, aro predictbd for the latter part of tlie month. Brakeman Loses Hand. Vaughn Berninger, a Philadelphia and Reading R. R. brakeman, of Oat awisaa, met with a serious accident in losing liis hand above tho wriat Friday. He was making a coupling in the Oatawlssa yards aud was in the act of fixing the knuckles iu the ooup ler when the remainder of the train was pushed baok, catching his hand and wrist betweeu the two cars,there by mashing the Bame. Ho was taken to the home of his mother ou North Third street and Dr. Sliuman was summoned,at wliioh time the arm was ampntated. Mr. Berniuger ia a mem ber of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, of Sunbury, being iu Class O, the benefits from the lobs of hie hand being 91350. Mr. Berniuger was oalled as a trainman on a south-bound freight.and was making up their train at the time the acoident occurred, which was at 3:30 a. m. The young mau is now resting as comfortably as can be expected. NO. 42 CONDITIONS ALONG BLIZZARD'S RUN Many inquiries are heiug made as to why action lias not been taken by Ooancil necessiry to Rive the town the benefit of tiio public power, which was completed nearly three mouths ago. | A loud protest comes from people living aud doing business in the vic inity of Blizzard's run, where, it is claimed, conditions since tho comple tion of the sewer, if anything, are worse than before. The waste matter from tho P L. Browery, it is true, is well taken care ofan l there is nothing to complain of from that souroe, bat along with the wasto from the browery tho wator is also carried off so that it is only in timos of rain that any wat er at all is found in tho run. The result of all this is that the BOW* age from several dwellings,along with highly objectionable matter from oth er sources, which previously contribut ed to pollute tho stream now drains into the comparatively empty water way soaking tho oarth and throwing off an intolerable *tcuch. The quest ion is asked why tho sewer constructed for the public good at a Inn expenditure, should not bo pat to immediate use, and connection made, at least, along Blizzard's run to take in the sewage that is polluting the bed of tlio stream. Conditions at present are considered highly detrimental to health. In answor to these inquiries we would state that Council has a sower ordinance regulating use, rates, &0., under consideration. The drafting of tho ordinance is at present in the hands of the Committee on Polioo and Ordinance. Other towns maintaining sewers have boeu communicated with and a great deal of useful data in this way lias boon obtainod. Council, how over, with street paviug, municipal light, &>c., has so much on its hands that it has not been able to give the question of connecting with the .ewer the attention it would seem to merit. Tho matter will no doubt oonia up at the next meeting, after which an ord inance will be pushed through as rapidly as possible. Death of 001, Wilbur Reeder, Col. Wilbur I''. Reeder, of Belle foute, died at his homo in that place Sunday morning at 1 o'clock, after an illness of three days. Hemorrhages of tho lunge, the result of an attaok of plouro-pneumouia whKfii he suffer ed last spring, caused his death. Col onel Keeder was one of tho well known citizens of the state. He graduated from Williamsport Dickinson semi* nary at the head of the class of 1875. When admitted to the bar he went in to partnership with former Governor Hastings. He was cliaiimau of the Centre coun ty Republican conimittue.a member of the Union League, of Philadelphia' grand marshal of tho grand command ery, Knights Templar, of Pennsyl vania ;a Scottish Rite Mason and Mys tic Shriner. He served as a delegate to the recent Republican national con vention in Chicago. A widow, form erly Miss Lillie S. Gotwalt, and one son, John Wallace Roeder, survive him. The fuuoral will he held Wed nesday afternoon. Great Sale of (Joal lLand. The Steubenville '.Ohio) Herald of August afilli contains an acconut of a groat sale of coal laud in Jefferson County, Ohio, involving the transfer of lliOO acres of the best coal laud of the State. G. M. Shoemaker is presi dent and Clmrlos H. Alexander, Secre tary and Troasuror of the Company making the purchase A considerable portion of tho capital is from Wilkes barre. It is considered a vory large deal and will open up an entirely new mining territory. What givos the big deal a local in terest is tho fact that tho family of Mr. Shoemaker, the President, of the Big Yellow Creek Coal Company, are spending tho summer in Uanvlllo and have rooms at 42f> Mill street. Mrs. Shoemaker, who is a daughter of tho late Goorge Peifor, will leave Danville uext week, meeting her hus band in Cleveland whoro they will take up their rosidonco. Argument Postponed. A short session of Court was held Saturday afternoon with Associate Judge Dr. S. Y. Thompson on the bench. Owing to the illness of President Judge R. R. Little, who is sojourn ing up iu the State of Maine, tho oase of tho P. & R. Railway Company vs. the Danville aud Blooinsburg Street Railway Company, which was to have beon argued Saturday, was continued for the present. Smallpox at Mahanoy Oity. The smallpox situation in Mahanoy Oity coutiuues to grow more alarm ing. Two more cases were reported Friday, Mrs. Annie Mover aud her six-months-old babe being the afflict ed persons. Tho town council has ro fused to pay a bill of Dr. Sellgmau for enforcing the compulsory vaooina tion ordinance,contending that it was excessive. Dr. Blake and Miss Hup litz are still iu oharge of the hospital work, it being decided to retain the services of the latter indefinitely. A short summer means a long win ter. This cannot be otherwise, as a year is just the Bame length, no mat ter how the season* seem to shift themselves.