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 B<i pupils, which leaves some
thirty enrolled iu the Third Ward
Grammar Sohool. Not only are the
pupils iu the Fourth Ward Grammar
School above the number that could
be mustered up in that grade when it
was deemed advisable to close the
school, but the Third Ward iB fuller
than at that time, a fact whioh would
iudioate if not a growth of population
at least that attending school in the
higher grades lias become moro popu
lar of late years.
Wedded at Suubury Yesterday,
A very pretty homo wodding one of
the contracting parties of whioh hails
from this city,was solemnized in Sun
bury at high noon yesterday. The
bride was M is* Hauuah Ga.skins.d mgh
ter of H. M. Gaxkius, aud the groom,
Ambroso Miller of this place. The
nuptial knot was tied at the brido's
home, No. 1135 Susquohuuna avenue,
by the Rev. Long of Shamokin.
A numbor of Dauvillo peoplo wero
prosent at the wedding, among them
being Mr. and Mrs. John B. Miller,
William Miller, Mrs. Eugone Moyor
aud three daughter. Edna, Elmira and
Catharine; Mrs. Thomas Reifsuyder,
Mrs. Grant Ridgeway, Mrs. Julia
Mourer, Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Moyer,
Mr. and Mrs. Heurv Shutt.Mm, Thom
as Johns, Thomas James, Roy Smith
and Mrs. Ivy Frautz aud daughter
Catharine.
Frederick Moser Olaimed by Death,
Frederick Moser, the well known
farmer aud hotel keeper of Valley
township,passed away at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon after a long illness.
He was 7(1 years of ago, a widely
known and esteemed rosideut of the
county. For 50 years he kopt hotel at
the stand where he died. A wife, two
sous, Peter O. and Riohard 8., both
esidents of this county,survive, along
with a grand daughter, Miss Jennie
Bechtel.
The funeral will take plaoe ou Sut
urday, meeting at the late residence
at 10 a. m. aud prooeediug to tho Lutli
orau church at Washiugtouville where
servioes will be held and interment
will be mado.
Steam Orane Busy at Work.
The steam crane was pat in opera
tion at South Danville yesterday, be
ing used in tearing down the abut
ment. Today another of the steam
cranes will be ereoted at the first
1 pier.
I Work Is gradually progressing along
the several lines. Four of the sixteen
bents constituting the fulse work un
der the southern span of the bridge
I are iu position.
The contractors aro looking daily for
the thirty additional men expected to
arrive from Philadelphia.
i The published proiniom list of the
Milton Fair, whloh is to be held ou
October 4th, sth, (Ith and 7th, is very
voluiniuous and liberal.
SCHOOL ROOMS
OVERCROWDED
At a spocial meeting of the Soliool
Board Tuesday in order to relieve
overcrowding it was deoided to reopon
the Qrammar School of the Fourth
Ward, which has been closed for some
years paßt. Miss Bloom was electod
principal.
Borough Superintendent Gordy iu
addressing the Board explained that
the opening of tho schools on Monday
revoaled that two of the roomH wore
very much overorowded. One of tlieso
was the third school of tho Second
Ward and the other, the Third Ward
Grammar school whoie tho oxoess is
so heavy as toprocludo good rosnlts ou
the part of the teaoher. The soats in
tho Third Ward room aro sufficient to
accommodate only 48 pupils,wliilo tho
uumber enrolled sinoe Monday is (12.
Tho Board, he said, had twu alterna
tives before it; ono was to cut oat
all the non-resident pupils and tho
other was to re-opon the grammar
school of the Fourth Ward. The form
er lie did uot think was to ho reoom
inended for various loasous principal
among which was tho fact that while
it inigiit relievo the situation some
what it would not wholly overcome
the difficulty, of tho <>2 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.