DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXV. DEM EDITHS NEW YORK. Sept. 7.—Democratii editors to the number of several hun dred from all parts ot the country, from the North, the South, the Eaci aud the West, aie lieie today and oth ers are arriving for the purpose ol holding a conference to lie followed tomorrow by a visit to Esopus, where they will be guosts of Judge Parker at Koseniouut. While many arrived during tlio morn ing at the headquarters on Thiity Seventh street, the inaiu business of the day w»'.l transpire this aiceruoon when a conference as to oampaign plans>s re#aids the press will be held and a symposiAm of sou gestion held. There will bo addresses by several of the loading quill drivers and this will bo followed by a free ex change of thought an.l ideas, partic ularly as to methods to be pursued during the oampaign just about to open. Another roason for bringing togeth er several hundred moulders of thought from vaiious portious of the country, was to feel the pulse of the great muss of Democratic voters. If no other re sult should obtain from the gathering but the learning of the situation in various states, couutleß and hamlets, a great work will have been perform ed. One grizzled voteran of a score or mere presidential campaigns, whose home is in Indiana, wns very enthusi astic when spoken to ahont the chances in the arrat Middle West. After call ing attention to the fact that his State ti ill bann chosen hy both parties as the battle gronnd of the campaign, he said: " V«s, it seems as If we are to b'ar the brunt of ti e lighting this fall, but that is what -ve are ou the skirmidi line for. We are there to tight aud we are going to do it. What is more 1 firmly believe that we are going to win. Many who four and eight years ago refused to support Bryan now have their ooais off and are doing yeoman service." These teutimouts can he hoard ou all sideß and c very mail present shares them. All brinrf glorioiis reports from their sections of the country and if the editorial conference does nothing else besides let the campaign managers know the state of feeling in their re spective bailiwicks, it will have ac complished a great good and an em inently satisfuotory work from the practical side of politics. Ou a special hteamer the editors will leave the city tomorrow morning for Esopus,where it is expuctud they will arrive eaily in the afternoon. One of the features ot the conference will be the banquot to the visiting editors at the Waldorff this evening. This will not be au elaborate affair but it will lie foil of jollity nnd good feeling. S. E. Johnson, one of tho Cinoinuati Inquirer correspondents at Washington has been ueleotod as toast master for tho oooasiou ftud the simple statement that at one time he was the presiding genius of the ta nous Grid iron Club of the nation's capital is sufficient. Among the oditors who liavo had in oharge the arrangements for the con ference are the following: Heiman Kidder, New York; Andrew McLean, Brooklyn; T. U. Patterson, Denver, Ool; Heury D. Wiutou, Haokeusaek, N. J ; Alfred Oreudorff, Springfield, ill. ; Norman E. Mack, Buffalo, N. Y.; R. If. Joliufion, Houston, Tex. ; D. J. OiitteiHierger, Indianapolis, Ind. ; W. O. Bnrr, Hartford, Conn ; Edwin R. Lawrenoe, Paterson, N. J. ; W. P. Neiibitt, Big ftapids, Mioh ; John R. Mofioau, Cincinnati, O. ; O. H. Taney, Wiieeling.W. Va, ; Josophus Daniels, Kaluigh, N. C. ; (J. M. Hitch cook, Omaha, Neli. ;Olark Howell,At iauta.Ga. ; W. Kuapp, St. Louis, Mo. ; Alden J. Blethen, Seattle, Wash. ; Henry Wattorson, Louisville, Ky. ; William Saulsbury, Dover, Dei. ; J. H. Pahey, Boston, Mass. ; John T. Wiuship, Saginaw, Mioh. Oalvery Kegim.nt National Guard. Tiie plan broached Home time ago of forming a two-battalion regiment of cavalry for the National Guard of Ptsuuaylvauia, is again being disouss ed. According to the program as at pieaeut talked about,a four troop regi intnt should be formed In Philadel phia, giving that olty a full battalion of mouutej troops. Two more would be formed and looated, one in Pitts burg aud one in one of the larger towqa of the interior. Not being a full regiment, it would uot ha entit led to a colonel aud would bo com manded by a lieutenantcolouol. Cap tain Charles S. W. Jones, of Sheridan Troop, Tyrone, it is said, will bo rnadn the oominauder of the regiment. Captain Oroome, of kite First Oity Troop, is spoken of as the probable major of tho Philadelphia battalion. Many of the older ollioers of the Na tional Guard favor the formation of such a regiment, as they think the guard of this state is deficient in oav airy. It Is generally oonoeded that mounted troops are the most effective. Tiie o.tvalry can move from point to poini with guoli rapidity that it can cover a larger territory than iufartry, whioh has to wait for transportation by rail. Farmers Pionio. The farmers of Montour county are making arrangements to hold a basket pionic at Hantar's Park on Saturday. It will bd an all-day affair. There will be addresses aud a Hue progiain of music. Tin; ORDINANCE AMENDED A suppleiueut t'l ilm ordinance grunting the Danville imrl Itiverside St met Itiii 1 roiiii the right of way tli rim (ill lli< Huron K'* »112 D .nville was pn Bed i'ri.lay on two readings. The 4upplemont amend* the or.lnmnce so i» t(i tr nit il.o t nil. y cuiii|iiiuy per llllHSion to pass from Blooui street down A street if it so desires. Mr. Pasooe, wlio aooompauied by Division Saperiuteudeut Turk of the P. & R. Railway was present at the meeting, explained so Ooouoil that it was not at all clear that his company would need to avail itself of the privi lege of using A street. It had been restrained by injunction from cross ing Bloom street at grade. The mat ter was now in court and the outcome was in doubt. What his company wish ed was to be in a position to prooeed with the building of its lino without the least delay should the decision of the court lie against it. The trolley oompany, lio said, had permission to carry it* line through under the P. & R. Railway track and by goiug down A street the trolley by that means could conveniently pass over to Waluut street, through which the ounipaoy already liaa a right of wny. To facilitate matters he asked that the supplement if approved by council be passed on both Its first and its seoond readiug. In disoussiug the matter Mr. Goeser thought that tho the prop er time for renewing the agitation tor the undergrade crossing at tho same poiut for vehicles as well as foi trolley. This suggested a question of terms, which drew Division Superin tendent Turk iuto the disoussion. Mr. Turk did not see that the open ing of A streot was out of the ques tion under oertain conditions, but he held that 'twas a proposition separate and distinct from the grautiug of a right of way for the trolley under the track. In regard to supplementing the ord- , inance, permitting the trolloy to pass down A street, Superintendent Turk j urged that Oouuoil aot without any , delay. The P. & R. Railway Com pany, he said, does not wish to stand , in the way of the trolley, but a grade orossiiig at Bloom street is regarded | as dangerous and in order to avoid it , the oonipauy has granted tho trolley ( people permission to pass under the , railroad at Walnut street. Ou motion of Mr. Reifsnyder,second- | ed by Mr. Dietrich,tlin supplement to | the ordinauoe was adopted ou first ( reading. Immediately afterward on motion of Mr. Kenstermaoher the roles were suspended and the ordinance was pass- ( ed ou second reading. | On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was , ordered that D. J. Rogers be paid ( s<>soo on It is paviug.contraot. I Mr. Swank of the Committee on Ordinance aud Police reported that | the Committee had given the matter | of sewer connection atteutiou aud 112 made some reoominendationg as to rates. The ordiuance he said is being | drafted. , Meanwhile Mr. Goeser asked per- j mission to connect the Knitting Mill ( with the sewer. 112 On motiou of Mr. Reifsnyder seoond- ( ed by Mr. Lloyd it was ordered that , all persons be given permission to con- . ueot with the sewer at any time by agreeing to abido by any rates whioh j Council may decide upon later. Ou motion it was ordered that ( twelve feet of \ inch hose be purohas- ( ed for use at the lock-up. Ou motiou of Mr. Reifsnyder it was | ordered that bids he invitod for the , extensiou of the Borough sewer ou ; Kront street from the Germania Brew- ( ery to Church street for the purpose of accommodating property owners who wish to enjoy sewer privileges. A communication was reoeived from tho petitioners who at the previous meeting asked that au alley be vacat ed at J. B. Gearhart's store stating that it their prayer be granted they would oomply with the terms of Conn oil aud pay oxpeuses iuoidental to the ordiuance. A communication was received from Thomas Wei liver who alleged that he had broken his wagon by driving over a street whioh had beeu negligently left in bad condition. Ho euolosed a bill of 111, the cost of repairs, whioh lie wanted Council to pay. Tho mat ter was referred to the Committee ou Streets aud Bridges tor investigation. Attention was oalled to a couple of bad off-setts iu the sidewalk on Clinroh street where now stone pavements have been laid. The owner of the property, where they oacur had been notified audit was reported that lie had not fixed the pavement. On mo tion it was ordered that the property owner be notified once more and in formed that unless lie level up the sidewalk in three days the Borough will have the work doue and that he will be obliged to piy for it. Tho following members wore pres ent: Vastine.Dietrioh, Goeser,Swank, Kensteruiaoher, Boyer, Reifsnyder and Lloyd. Chairinau W. W. Davis being absent Mr. Vastine was ohosen presi dent pio torn. Offioera Eleoied. At the regular monthly meuling of the Directors of the Y. M. C. A.,held 011 Tuesday evening, the following officers were elected to servo for tlie ooming year: Prosident,H. B. Sohultz; i Vice President, O. R. Schilling; Sec retary,Beverly Musselmau; Treasurer, W. V. Oglesby. tUDOID BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBMTT AH* LAW—WO VATOB BWATB U» A» *• VIU I>WATA AW*" DANVILLE. MONTOUK COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1), 1904 READY FOR LAYING BRICK A portion of Mill street is now prac tically ready for the laying of brick, whloli will begin doring the present week, probably today. Fiuo progress yesterday was made i n concreting tlio square between Mahon ing and Market streets. The street ov er much of this distanoe is now finish ed from curb to ourb including the trolley traok, where tlio ooucrete is firmly packed between the ties. By tonight the eutire section will bo con creted. The oourse of concrete will be cov ered with two inches of sand upon which the brick will be placed. The brick when laid will be rolled, after which grout will be poured into the joints and the process of paving will be finished. The curbing yesterday was boiug set ou tlio oulvort where pursuant to spec ial aotion of council an extra founda tion of oonorete two foot wide aud a foot deep is required. The trolley company today will lay the track ou the lower square so that that sec tion will be ready for the concrete hy the time the upper square is finisliod. Iron Workers' Big Onting. Unquestionably the largest crowd that ever assembled at Hunter's Park was presont at that rosort Monday ou the occasion of the pionic hold by the A. A. of I. S. and T. W. of this oity. Every part of the park wan orowded. Notwithstanding the big oonoourse of people the very bost of ordor pre vailed. The crowd began to arrive soou after the parado, which is describ ed in another column, reached the park. The first thing on the program was an address by District Vice President Mailey of Columbia. The remarks were of an Interesting aud practical nature dwelling upon the principles of the Union aud tho duty of work men toward themselves aud others. The tug of war betweeu Montour Lodge and the Iron Moulders' Union was not pulled off, owing to a death whioh had ocourred among tho mould ers. During tho afternoon a snoot was held by tho Danville Gun Club, in whioh a largo number of shooters par ticipated and some vory good scores were made. MethereU'sorohestra furnished musio for the danoe, whioh was participated in by immense numbers during the af ternoon and ovening. Canal Bridge Tom Down. The old canal bridge ou Church street, which has been in sorvico as far back as most peoplo can remember was torn down yesterday aud Church street at that poiut for some time will be closed to travel. The bridge for mouths past has been known to bo unsafe owing to its age, but the intention was to let It stand antil the oulvert uuderneath was com pleted, so that traffic over the street might not be interrupted. The heavy hauling incidental to street paving, however, proved a severe tax on the old bridge and it began to show such signs of giving way that in order to avert an acoident it was decided to tear it down. The measure was fully justified by the condition of the timb ers, which being taken apart were found to be very badly deoayed. It will not be until exoavation is re sumed on Mill street for paving that ground oan be prooured for completing the oulvert, whioh is to rcplaoe the bridge. Until that time it will be im possible to use Church street in pass ing from the uortheru to the Southern Bide of town. Preparing For Engine and Dynamo. The excavatiou is well under way at the Water Works necessary for the oouorete foundation ou which tho en gine and dynamo are to rest that be long to the inunioipal light plaut. The spot excavated is the site of the old boiler,where ou bulldiug the plant considerable pains were taken to socure a firm foundation. As far as the ex cavation has gone—some seven feet down—nothing but stone has been en countered. Some twouty peroli in all have been dug out, which will be us ed in building the huge retaiuing wall along the river bank at the rear of the works. The engine and dyamo will not be installed for several weeks. The great est part of the labor iu installing the light plant will be involvod in the street work,at which a nice beginning has already been made. Track Completed to Fiahing Greek. The traok of the Danville & Blooms burg Street Railway with the excep tion of the trestle at Twin Hills is completed as far as Pishing Creek,not only the traok being laid but the poles erected up to that point. Work on the Iron treßtle at Twin Hills is progressing nioely and will be finished in the aourso of a few days. Engineer Danuer yesterday was com pleting a survey of East Market street aud as soon aB the traok is finished as far as the canal ou Mill streot the work of grading Market street will be gin. ' The completion of the line was held I baok by the non-arrival of the engines ! for the power IIOUBO. Nevertheless a * representative of this paper last oven ; iug was assured that two weeks from next Saturday trolloy oars will bo run > ning betweeu Dpnville and Blooios- I burg. MICHAEL TIERNEY IS NO MORE Miohaol Tiernev who underwent an operation for appendicitis at St. Jos eph's Hospital. Baltimore, Friday, died at that institution Saturday night. Tlio deceased left this oity for Balti more on Thursday accompanied by Dr Stock of this city. He had been iu poor health for several weeks. On last Monday he quit work and during a few days following symptoms of ap pendicitis developed. An operation was performed in St. Joseph's Hospital,ou Friday morning, but the case had progressed rapidly towards a fatal termination. A tele gram received in this city Friday af ternoon explained that there was no hope whatever for the patient's re covery and that death was only a ques tion of time. On Saturday morning Dr. Stock re turned to Danville. Saturday evening a message was received by J. F. Tooley, which stated that the affllot ed man was rather more than holding his own. This was lunch better news thau expected and it inspired some hope among the frionds in this oity. A second message, however, wliioh was receivod about 2 p. 111. yesterday, stated that Mr. Tierney was dead, the end oconrring about 10:30 o'clook the night before. The deceased was 41 years of age and single. He wan a nativo ot Louis ville, Ry., whore a sister and other rolntivos survive. Ho was n skillful stove mouldor and at the time of his death was a mout her of the firm of Tioruey & Hooley, a partnership, whioh was formod last winter. He was quiet aud retiring in disposition, courteous in manner and had a very large circle of friends,who are much grieved to learn of liisdeath. Michael Tiorney whose death occur red at Baltimore Saturday night was consigned to his last rostlng placo iu St. Joseph's oemotory, this otty, yes terday morning. The remains upon being brought to Danville Mouday morning, were takon to the residence of John Hooley, Hemlook streot, part ner of the deoeasod, whence yesterday morning the body was removed to St. Joseph's Catholic church, where ser vices wero oouducted at U o'clock. The funeral was largely attendod, among those who followed the body into the church being gome sixty mem bers of tho Iron Moulders' Union, of which the deceased was a member. The pall bearors wore chosen exclu sively from the Uuion, while the plant of the Danville Stove and Manu facturing Company where Mr. Tierney was formorly employed, as well as the works of Tioruey & Hooley were clos ed down all day out of to the deceased. Rev. Father O'Reilly conducted the services, which were very impressive, consisting ot a sermon and high re quiem mam. Father O'Reilly spoke at length over the body drawiug from the life of the deceased a very useful losson for those whoso journey through the world is not yet completod and who have life's temptations to over come. The houorary pall bearers were : Jos eph Gibson.R. W. Fetterman,Michael McHale, Theodore Baker, Qeorge Uarodiskey and Michael Ryan. The active pall bearers wore: Kred Baker, James Powers. William Dewar, Thomas Kear, Riohard Hooley and James Jaoobs. A strong offort was made to locate some relatives, especially a sister of the deceased, who is supposed to live iu Louisville, Ky., but it was all to no purpose. A telegram placed iu the hands of the Chief-of-Polioe of Louis ville brought no response, whatever, and as Mioliael Tierney had died with out the ministration of any of 1118 kindred so he was laid to rest where only thoso who kuew him in later years could follow him to the grave and thero was uot one relative to shod a tear above him. Transferring the Cable. Superiutendeut Healey of the Unit ed Telephone ooinpauy with a force of liuomeu yesterday finished the re moval of the cable fiom the poles er eoted last spring just above the bridge to tho uew poles planted last week further up the stream. The messenger wiro was also releas ed from the high pole ou the Bouth side of the river and permitted to drop iuto the stream. Today it will be tak eu off the polo at tills side,after whioh the two poles thomsehres will bo tak on down. The nooossity of removing tho cable involves a good deal of woik, owing to the number of wires that have to be taken caro of during the transfer. Burden Falls on Ferry Street. Busmen, drivers of delivery wagons and others are oxperienoing a hard | time of it at present with both Mill street aud Church street out off from tiavel. Ferry street has booome a busy thoroughfaro, as it is the ouly ave , nue west of Railroad Btreet opeu be- I tween the north and south sides of | town. luoluding Railroad street there : are only two oross streets opeu and iu ' order to drive to any advantage a rer ! sou must bo pretty well acquainted , with the alloys and byways. A dis i couraging feature about it is that the ' condition is ouo not likoly to bo re lieved very soon. The fall liouefl-cloauiiiß tear up will soon begiu. NEW BUILDINGS JMPLETED Of the {oar now buildings at the Hospital (or the lusauo designed to ac commodate the lavatory system two are wholly completed. These are con nected with the water aud the sewer system of the institution and are ready for ocoapanoy. The third bnildiug is practically completed while the fourth will be finished next week. The four aunexes are all counter parts of each other, four stories in height, containing on each floor a central corridor, whioh is a continua tion of the corridor of the main bnild iug. On the right side each anuex contains several apartments consisting of,wash room, an apartment contain ing siuks, &c., on the left side are bath room and clotheb room, the lat ter containing a dry room besides ample shelving, divided into compart ments for laundered clothing, which aooommodateß sixty patients. Each of the buildings is plasterod to correspond with the main building. They are of superior construction throughout, theoretically fire proof and modern in all their appointments. The exterior wall is of brick furred with two-iuoli tile to prevent damp ness. The partitions are all built of four-incli hollow tile, making the walls dry and light. Tlio floors are luid in cement or flat arolies, support ed.ou steel beams. The wainscoting is of cement, furnished with cement cap and base. The walls are finishod in three coats of plaster. Tho woodwork shows up very niaely and is one of the finest features, being fiuisliod in brown ash, tho doors von oored. The plumbing is strictly sanitary aud modern throughout. A feature ill the construction of tho buildiugs is a "plumber's vent," or pipe shaft, whioh extends from the first floor to the top of each, In which every bit of plumb' ing in the building is oontaiuod aud which can be reached from any of the floors by moroly unlocking a door. Tho new buildings wore designed with the object in view of adding to the facilities for esoape in case of fire. At each of the aunexes is an outside Are esoapo taking in all four stories. A heavy wire screen enclosing the fire escape from the top of the building to the ground insures safety in passing down iu case of Are. Each of tho an nexes oontains a steel fire curtain, which oau be dropped so as to shut 6ft tho main building, whioh is not fire proof and where a fire would be the most likely to occur. Iu suoh an event the patients would be marshalod iuto the fire proof annex and while the steel curtain shut out the flames the unfortunates would be leisurely conducted down the fire esoapes. The monthly meeting of the Trustees for the Hospital for the Insane occurs today, when the two buildings com pleted will be taken off the contract ors' hands, if approved. They will be put iuto immediate use, as they are muoli noeded to relieve the overcrowd ed state of the Hospital. There are 1192 patients crowded in to the iustitntiou, notwithstanding that the Hospital has oapacity for but 800. The excess of patients are obliged to sleep in the corridors of the building and are takeu care of as well as circumstances will permit. The space in the main buildings at present occupied by the bath rooms, wash rooms aud the like after the lavatory system is removed to the annexes can all be utilized as sleeping rooms. The spaoe gained, however, will be inade quate to furnish rooms for half of those at present sleeping iu the halls. The now buildings were begun on the 12th of October last. Work, how ever, went very slowly during the winter owing to the severe weather. During the entire timo that building was in progress C. W. Speeoe of Wilkesbarre had chargo and tho com pletion of tho handsome structures re veals how well and how thoroughly he has done liia work. Funeral of J. D. flowary. J. D. Howery was consigned to the gravo in Fairview oemetery ou Satur day afternoon. Tho funeral was priv ate. The servloes woro condnoted by Rev. John Sherman, pastor of the First Baptist ohuroli. The Keystone Quart ette accompanied by Miss Ida Soohler, reudeiod "Lead Kindly Light" and "Some Sweet Day." The pall boarerß were: D. R.Will iams, Dr. E. A. Curry. Joseph Neal, W. L. Sidler, W. A. Seohler and Hou. R. S. A miner man. Revisiting His Native County. W. O. Blee of Santa Ana.Califoruia, Is visiting at tho home of Wellington Rote, 358 Ferry streot. Mr. Blee is a brother of Mrs. Roto and a son of Mrs. Mary Blee of this city. He waß born in Derry township, this county, but left for the Weat in 1872. He was East iu 1876, but the present is his first vis it iu the long interim of 28 years fol lowing. Mr. Blee is muoli devoted to Oali- I foruia and dwells with enthusiasm ou tho delightful climate there, the var iety of products and the wonderful fertility of the soil. The Columbia County Agricultural 1 Association decided ou Saturday to secure the services of the Bloomsburg, Catawissa, Berwick, Suubury, aud I Ninth Regiment bauds to furnish the I music ou the different days of the fair. LABOR DAY WDANVIELE Labor Day was very generally ob served in this city Monday. There was a general shut-down of all our industries. Tlio workmen on the State Highway leading to Mnusdale, al though largely composed of Italians, also took a day oS aud proceeded to enjoy themselves according to tlioir own ideas and inclinations. The em ployes of Caldwell, Barry and Leon ard, bridge contractors, and the hands employed on the Danville and Blooms burg Street Railway Company alone remained at work. The two above firms are very anxious to oomplete their contracts withiu a specified time and need every day for their work. The stores were open during the morning but were generally closed during the afternoon and evening. The first stir occurred early in the morniug when the Knights of the Qolden Eagle aud their friends some two hundred strong acoompauied by Stoos' band made their way to the P. & R. station to take the 8 o'clock special train for Lewisburg,where the order held a big oelebratiou yesterday. of the A. A. of I. S. and T. W. was a most creditable affair and was by no means tlio least successful of the soveral interesting features of its annual pionic. There were two huudrod members of the Union in line. The parade was headed by the Mecli auicßvillo baud. Several lodges of organized labor were represented. First came the Bricklayers' Union, whioh //as represented by a dozen members all clad in white overalls. Next came tho Stove Mounters some fifteen in number followed by a rep resentation from the P L. Browery, consisting of eight men on horseback and dressod ill blue overalls and blouses, all wearing caps. Immediate ly after the mounted men came the big browery wagon drawn by four horses and loaded with empty kegs. The A. A. of I. S. and T. W. brought up the rear and wore prooodod by the Washington Drum Corps. The parade foiining at the Armory moved up Mill street »s tar as the can al where a countermarch was made. The parade in addition to Mill street took in Lower Mulberry streot. Ferry and Center streots. For Mary U. Packer Hospital. Thirty-four dollars were realized for the Mary M. Packer Hospital by the ladies of Lower Mulberry streot, who held a festival iu the market staud at J. R. Walleze's property on Tuesday night. The showing is considered a most excellent oue considering the state of the weather, whioh was uncomforta bly cool. Had the uight been warm so as to make ice cream a positive luxury the ladies would have realized hand somely. As it stands they would like to make the contribution to the Hos pital a round fifty dollars and they purpose leaving the fund open until Monday hoping to receive contribu tions that will raise the sum to that anionut. Coutribntions can bo placed in the liunds of either of the ladies who compose the committee: Mrs. Anna McCoy, Mrs. Emma Woods, Mrs. Joseph Jones or Mrs. John Patton. The ladies through the columns of the Morniug News desiro to extend thanks to the public for their patrou age, to J. K. Walleze for the use of his market stand and to Stoes' band for the excellent music discoursed on the spot. Culvert at the Hospital. The culvert iu the canal at the Hos pital for the Insane taking plaoe of the bridge at that point is approach ing completion. The work is being done exclusively by the patients aud does not proceed very rapidly. The number omployed at no time exceeds about twenty men and these work only four hours per day, between 8:80 aud 10:80 in the fore uoon aud 1:80 aud 3:30 in tho after noon. Tha patients enjoy the exercise very much. .hat ever their pet de lusions may lie these are all thrown aside for the timo being and the in sane men become road buildors. The attendants in chargo, some three or tour iu uumber, have an easy time of it, as their charges are wholly absorb ed in their work aud are little dispos ed to talk. The culvert wlion completed will be a great improvement reducing the steep grade at that point to a level. Peculiar Acoident. By the explosion of a tin cau con taining hot tomatoes, Mrs. James Mo- Bride, residing near Rupert, was sev erely burned about the face aud oyes Mouday cveuiug. Mrs. Moßrido was canning tomatoes aud was sealing ouo of the cans when it suddenly exploded,throwing the hot liquid iuto her face. The servioos of a physician were necessary to dress tne burns which are quite serious. Distriot Convention of T. If. 0. A. A distriot convention of the Y. M. . A. will be held iu Jersey Shore iu November and promises to be a very interesting event. The sessicus will ngin on Friday, November 4, and will continue for two days. Jersey Shore is a part of the fourth d'.striot i of Pennsylvania, aud the distriot in cludes the assooiatious of Danville, Bloomsliarg.Sunbury. Milton, Tyrone, i Look Haven,Clearfield and other uear , by towns. _ REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS The Republican County Convention was held in the Grand Jury room, in the Court House ou Saturday fore noon. Every district In the county with the exoeption of Anthony and Mayberry townships was represented by delegates. The convention was oalled to order by County Chairman James Foster. Sam A. McCoy was elected Chairman ; J. H. Woodside and J. L. Joues were chosen Secretaries. Delegates were present as follows : Danville : First Ward—T. J. Prioe and Sam A. MoOoy; Seoond Ward—T. W. Bedsa and J. H. Woodslde; Third Ward—J. L. Jones; Fourth Ward- Harry Mapstone and Nioholas Hill. Cooper Township—W. R. Wertman and H. E. Lunger. Derry Township—J. H. Paterson and Eugene Spoonberger. Liberty Township—Charles Stahl. Limestone Township—J. H. Oromis and John Zaner. Mahoning Township—William Haus er aud P. Wertman. West Hemlock Township—William Oethlng and Matthew Mans. Valley Township—John Hendricks and J. A. Merrill. WaHhiugtoovillo— A. 0. Sweitzer ami W. R. Robinson. William O. Kramer was nominated (or member of the Legislature and De- Witt O. Jones (or Count; Treasurer. The ofiloe of Prothonotary was left open. W. H. Woodsiile had received the votes of tho Second Ward and Sam A. MoCoy of the Fourth Ward at the primaries but each of these OD be ing namod deolined to be a oandldate. It waH the sense of the convention that a full ticket should be pot in the Held, and a oommittee consisting of T. J. Price and William Hanger was appointed to act in conjunction with the County Chairman In seleoting a candidate for Prothonotary. James Foster was re-eleoted as Chair man of the Republican Committee. A set of rules governing the Republi can party of Uontour County formu lated by a oommittee previously ap pointed and panned upon and approved by the Couuty Committee waß submit ted to the County Convention. The now rules made it the duty of the County Committee to elect the County Chairman. This did not meet the ap proval of the Convention and this sec tion, on motion, was ohanged to oon form with the present oustom of eleot ing the County Chairman in the Conn ty Convention. The rules were then adopted as a whole. It was ordered that the rnles be printed iu pamphlet form. The following were ohosen as mem bers of tho County Committee : Danville: First Ward—Sam A. Mc- Coy and F. Q. Sohoch; Seoond Ward —J. H. Woodside and Samuel A. Mills; Third Ward—Seth Lormer and John L. Jones; Fourth Ward—Nichol as Hill and Clarence E. Lunger. „ Cooper Township—Charles Rishei and Wellington Wertman. Derty Township—Eugene Spoon berger aud H. A. Snyder. Liberty Township—Charles Diehl and William Ford. Limetsoue Township—John Zaner and J. A. Oromis. Mahoning Township—Lloyd Baylor aud M. P. Soott. West Hemlock Township—Matthew Mans and William Oething. Valley Township—Frank Hendriokn and William Churm. Washiugtonville—W. B. Robinson and A. 0. Sweitzer. W. Hajdn Woodside for Prothonotary. The ofiloe for Prothonotary, whioh was left open at the Republioan Coun ty Convention on Saturday was filled yesterday morning by the ohoioe of W. Haydn Woodside,an attache of the Morning News oilioe. The ohoioe of a candidate Sftorday was left in the hands of aapeoial com mittee consisting of T. J. Price and William Hauser, who were to aot in conjunction with County Chairman James Foster. A short conference was held Monday morning when Mr. Woodside was deoided upon as one in every respect qualified for the office, who is popular with the public and would likely muster up a strong sup port. Stones Arrive for New Bridge. Two oar loads of stone for the sub struotnre of the river bridge arrived at South Danville yosterday aud are being unloaded. The stone are from Curwensville, Clearfield connty. They are dressed and ready to be laid in place in the pier or abutment. In a very few days' time the founda tion for both pier and abutment will be ready and tho mason work will be gin. The timbers for another orane, the third thus far erected, yesterday were taken out to the seoond pier, where the crane will be set np today or to morrow. The operation of the large steam orane in razing the abutment proves an interesting sight aud is watched by a good mauy people during the day from the approach to the old bridge, whioh IB the only point of vantage to be found. The false work under the old bridge will be completed today and by the end of the week there will be little left of the southern span. I The base ball Boason is now on the I wane. NO. 43 SILVER ANNIVERSARY The silver anniversary convention of the Firemen's Association of the State of Pennsylvania will be held at Erie, Ootober 4, S, Band 7, and will be the most largely attended and interesting convention ever held by the state as sociation. The committee which has in charge the arrangements for the big eveot has been aotively at work for nearly a year, and the result of it« endeavors will afford the most varied and entertaining program ever carried oat at a similar gathering of firemen. Erie is one of the prettiest summer cities In Amerioa, and the weather, at the season of the sliver anniversary oonvention, is the most propitions of any of the months of the year. Ample accommodation is guaranteed the larg est nnmber of visitors, and every de tail looking to the comfort and con venience of firemen and visitors has been provided. Parses aggregating $3,500 will be offered for hose racing, bnb-and-hnb raoa.hook and ladder race, prize drill, band contest, finest looking oompany, oompany coming the greatest distance, finest looking apparatus, best Dark' town fire brigade, largest oompany, tallest man, smallest man, heaviest man and best looking man in the par* ade, and the homeliest man will not be overlooked, BB welt as fifty speoial prizes. All the prize events will b adjudged by a competent committee, and the liberal parses offered in the race events have indooed the speediest raolng teams in America to euter the oon tests. Y. M. 0. A. NOTES. The new building soon to be ereoted in Dayton, Ohio, will be one of the largest Y. M. O. A. houses in the oonntry.and will aooommodate a mem bership of 4,000. It will be 188 by 320 feet, and eight stories high. The first floor will he similar to the modern hotel with its sooial and amusement rooms, offioes, restaurant, eto. On the rear will be a hall seating 3,000 peo ple. This will aooommodate the "Sat' urday night 'pops,' " when the best entertainments are given for a 5 cent admission fee.lnoluding reserved seat. A quarter of the lot will be occupied by a great gymnasium. Educational class-rooms will aooommodate 1,500 students. Three floors will provide dormitory rooms for 300 men, and a duplioate equipment will tooommo' date the junior depaitmennt for 1,000 boys, twelve to sixteen years of age. This will be the fourth building to be owned by this Association. Each of the early buildings has successively been outgrown and given place to a greater. The Toung Men's Christian Associa tion is a development of Christian ac tivity for men and boys. It stands for the highest ideals of manhood and oitizenshipj a clean, healthy, well-developed body ; knowl edge of some useful art that makes ilhabits'of industry,econ omyjand rightjliving ; with the Bible as the basis and Jetus Christ as the standard. It invites to membership any matt or boy of good moral charaoter, with out oondition as to nationality, oo cupation or religious belief. It has enlarged in the soope and character of its work until it has come to be reoognized as "one of the most praotioal philanthropies of the cen tury." It is neither a charitable lostltation nor a mission,but a "Christian organ' izatlon for the mutual profit and plea* sure of its members; whatever oon duoes to help them mentally, spiritu ally or physioally and to develop In them the truest and strongest man hood, Is a part of the Association plan. Farmers' Institutes. Farmers' institutes will be held un der the direction of the State Depart ment of Agriculture in every county of Pennsylvania during next fall and winter. The state has been divided into five sections by Deputy Seoretary of Agrioulture Martin, who will have charge of all these gatherings. Begin ning Deoember Ist, five institutes will be in session at the same time. Three state speakers will be present at all institutes, one of whom will speoial representative of the depart ment aud have charge of the seotioo. Two days of institutes will be held in every oounty having not over 1,000 farms ;three days in each county having more than 1,000 and not over 1,500 and one day for eaoli 1,600 farms, or frac tion thereof, additional. This insures department aid to eaoh countyiin pro portion to its agricultural interests. The following are the dates for this and adjoining oounties: Montour—Washingtonvllle, February 13th and 14th. C. A. Wagner, Ottawa Northumberland—Turbotvllle. Feb ruary Bth and ttth ; Elysburg, February 10th and 11th. J. A. Eschbach, Mil ton, Bural Free Delivery No. 1. Union.—Buffalo Koads, February 3rd and 4th ; New Columbia, February (Ith and 7th. J. Nowton Glover,Vioks burg. Columbia —Mai nville, March Ist and 3nd; Rohrsburg, March 3rd and 4tb ; Jerseytown, Haroh 6. A. P. Young, Millville. Band Oonoert. Stoes' Band will give another open i air oonoert in front of the Court House on Friday night.
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