DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXV. "THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD." WOODS WILL BE FULL OF HUNTERS The opening of the hunting season on Saturday will fill the woods here abouts with eager sportsmen. Judg ing from the large number purchasing shells aud supplies, the hunters will be even more numerous than common. As a rnle the men with guns are more in number than the game they pursue ou the first day of the season aud a word of caution to exercise evory care to avoid accidents is not amiss. A well-known local authority 011 sporting subjects yesterday stated that the promise is good for bagging plenty of gray squirrels and pheasants, but quail are likely to bo scarce, so many of them having been found frozen un der fences and trees at the opening of last spring. In the season lasting from October 15 to December 15 it is legal to kill quail, woodcock, pheasants, (ruffled grouse), prairie thicken, wild turkoy, partridge,squirrel,black,gray and fox. Geese aud ducks, rail and reed birds still may be shot, the season having opened September 1, aud lasting to May l,for the water fowl and to Nov ember ft(), for the birds. Hunters should bear in mind tho fol lowing prohibitions or restrictions : Killing hoavor.Snndav hunting,kill ing deer in stream, pond or lake, kill ing game for sale or exporting are all ooutrary to law. Only two doer may bo shot .by one man iu a season and no hunter is al lowed to kill mote than 15 quail, two turkeys. 10 pheasants or 10 woodcock iu ouo nay. The deer season covers only tho mouth of November. A uon-residont must pay $lO to pro cure a license to hunt in Pennsyl vania. Pleasant Surprise Party. Mrs. Samuel Fausey was ploasautly .■surprised by a number of ln r friends at her home at Mausdalo on Saturday eveuiug. A delicious supper wa-» ser ved, and delightful tnusio helped to enliven the evening. Those pro-out were: Mrs. George Rioketts and sou Goofge aud Mr. John Moser ot Dan ville, Mr. and Mrs, William Cope, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Albinus Snyder, Mr and Mrs. John Cooper, Mr. and Mrs Clifton Kindt, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Beyer, Mrs. H. A. drainer. Mr. John Hendrloka, Mr. Samuel Fausey, Misses Sara Hend ricks, Jennie Kindt,Nora Cooper, Clara Qope, Floreuce Fausey, Mary Beyer, Ada May Autfe, Messrs. John Kdmonds, William Parker, Walter Snydor, Ray mond Beyer, Curry Snydor,Roy Coop er, Charles Fausey, Dennis Snyder, Frank Cooper, Harvey Bennett, Will iam Kindt, Oliver Cope. Surprise Party. A very pleasant surprise party was teuderod to Mrs. Frank Hartman last Friday evening at her homo at Cali fornia. the occasion heir# Mrs. Hart man's birthday anniversary. Games and music helped to enliven the even ing and delicious refreshments were served. At a late hour the de parted for their homes «fter wishing the hostess many happy leturns of the day. Those piesent were: Mr. aud Mrs. John Hlaino, Mr. and Mrs. Well. Darlin.Mr. ana Mrs. Calvin Herr,Mr. and Mrs. Norman Taylor, Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Hine; Misses Norma. Blanch aud Grace Durlin,Pearl Funk, filla Snyder, Margaret Hlaino, Ivy, Kosie and Annabel Hartman ; Messrs. KOMCOO Maine, Frank Fuuk, Mentor, Curtis and Hoy Cromis,Curtis Durlin, George Menges, Edward Grittner and Percy Hartman. Hiss Gearhart Weds. The departure to St. Louis yester day ot fur. uiid Mr-. Metvin Kckman, oil their wedding tour, brought to light a marriage that comes us a sur prise to the friends of the groom and bride, respectively Melvin Kckmau, a well known farmer of Klinesgrove, and Miss Alice Geirharc.of South Dan ville. The wedding occurred last Sat urday evening at the Mahoning Pros bvteriau manse, wher«j the Rev. .T. E. Hutchison performed the ceremony. The bride is a daughter of the latd Perry Gearhart and a si-tor of Major Gearhart. She was tor some years a popular and efficient teacher in the South Dauvilh) aud Riverside schools. Mr. and Mrs. Eckman, on returning from St. Louis, will reside pt Klines grove. Cold weather in comiug along as it it unmet business. But don't forget that with the coining of llio coal man the ice man goes BAIN HELD BACK THEBIG FAIR Many Danville people yesterday were disappointed when the rain prevented thorn from attending the Bloomsburg fair. If the weather is fair today,how ever, nearly all of this city's populace will move to "Bloom" temporarily, and help swell the crowd, which shonld be a great one since the arrangements for the fair have been made on a scale to iusnre an exhibition worth going to seo. It has boon decided to continue the fair a dav and run yesterday's races today, the ones scheduled for Thursday on Friday aud the ones list ed for Friday ou Saturday, so that all of the races will occur notwithstand ing the fact that the rain made it necessary to give them np yesterday. Barring the weather, all conditions are favorable for a first class fair, but the rain yesterday certainly had a bad effect at the fair ground. The many visitors in Bloomsburg had to take shelter in their hotels. At the fair ev erything was nearly at a standstill and those who were on the grounds kept under cover. The forecast calls for fair weather today, so everyone is hopeful that the big fair may be on in full swing this morning. Bloomsburg's chief ot police,Wosley Knorr, has nine assistants and they are keeping good order. This little word of advice is given to Danville peo ple, however: Remember that at Mil ton the pickpockets wore considerably in evidence and take with you only what money yon will absolutely need. Bloom Councilmen's Visit On Saturday evening W. F. Pasooe, General Superintendent of the Stand ard Construction Company eutertaiu ed a number of Bloomsburg's Town officials aud others in this city. A special trolley car leaving Blooms burg at 8 o'olock brought the party to Danville and while in this city the onmpany partook of an elaborate col lation served by Dan M. Heddeus. The special started 011 the return trip about 11:80, arriving at the Fish ing Creek bridge at midnight where the party was transferred to the Mon tour and Columbia line. In the party were: C. H. Reimard, Harry Rhodes,Charles Culp and Josiati Giger of the Bloomsburg Council; John Lewis,town treasurer ; John Cou way, manager of the Bell Telephone Compauy; Hon. Grant Herring and Jacob E. Koufer. Ou the return trip Councilman George Reifsnyder, F. C. Angle. Harry Patton and Theo. Anglo accompanied the party. Tourists Out in Force Notwithstanding the fact that the weather Suuday was not of the ideal autumn kind,the Danville people turn ed out in extremely large numbers to take advantage of the first Sunday to ride on the trolley cars. During the whole day and until late in the evening Bloom street was crowded with people, many of whom came to ride, others being there only to view the novel sight of the trolley in Danville. Four cars were in com mission all day and were crowded on every trip, and a great many who would have likod to ride were unable to do so on account of the lack of room. It is estimated that during the day, at least eighteen hundred people made the return trip from here to Fishing Creek. Ou one car the fares that were rung up were especially noted, there being 386. On the same car the collec tion of faros from Grovauia to Dan ville amounted to 122. heroes of the Gridiron Columbia county on Saturday had numerous foot ball accidents. In a game between the Berwick Y. M. C. A. Reserves and the Catawiasa team, at Catawissa, Charles Gee had his nose broken and Oaoar Boyle* in a scrimmage was kicked in the head. At first Boyles did not seem badly hurt, but a little later ho had to be remov ed to a hotel and worked with forjtwo hours by physicians, having become delirious. Yosterday he was a little better. A boy named Lewis, of Ber wick,came out of the game with a rib badly bruised. At Berwick the High School and Hudsou teams playod and in making a tackle Robert Warner fraoturod his collar bone. Now Out of Danger. K liner Sidler, the Valley township man who suffered from blood poison ing caused by running a wire into one Inf his thumbs, is now out of danger. Dr. Paules yostorday reported him re covering nicely. MXANAM BUT TO TRUTH, TO ÜBIHT ATO Liw-uo FAVOR SWATS US AND NO NU —AT* AW*" DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1904 AN EXPERT WILL €OME_NEXT WEEK ~The ontlook for the coniplotion ot the munioipal electric light plnut at an early date becomes more eucon rag ing when it iH understood tliut. next week will see the beginning ot work on the foundations of the engine and dynamo,which will he installed in the Water Works building. Word has been roceiveil that an ex pert from Watortown, N. Y., will ar rive here about next Monday to begin operations, looking after the meoli anioal end of tlio job to insare the holts and templets in tlmir proper positions. The templets already lia»e been put together at the Water Works. The foundations can be con structed in a few days, but it will be necessary to let the masonry set some time before tne machinery is to bo placed ou it. However, even allowing for this there is still a chance of finish ing at nearly tlio timedesirod if noth ing onforsoen occurs to delay tlio pro gress of tlio work. It was originally intended to have tlio plant ready to operate, if at all ''Y Novem ber 1, when tlio presont light contract expires Tlio installation of tlie light plaut will eventually mako considerable oliange in tlio Water Works and also bring about an improvement, for the iron plates now in the room where the electrical machinery will be installed will liavo to be taken up and replaced with a concrete and cement pavement, which will correspond with the floor in the other part of the building. The hole for the foundations of the light plant engine and dynamo has been ready for some time. While the ex pert from Watertown is still in Dan ville the engine is expeotod to arrive and likewise the dynamo, which comes from Philadelphia. Then they proba bly w ill be placed on the bed of mas onry and set up ready to operate be fore the oxp6rt leaves. B. Q. Welch in Town Benjamin U. Wolcli of Hngliesville, a former well known resident of Dan villo, is spending a fow days in this city. Mr. Welch left Danville in 1881 after having residod here tweuty years. When iu this city Mr. Wolcli was actively interested ill the Rough and Ready Iron Works. For a number of years he was a resident of Riverside anil took a great iuteres; in the wol fare of that Borough. Shortly after moving to Hugliesvillc Mr. Welch became prominont iu the building of the Williamsjiort .<fc North Branch railway, which counects with the Philadelphia & Reading railway at Halls Station. The great development of Kagles inere as a summer resort can also lie attributed in a large measure to Mr. Welch's enterprise. He built tlio Eaglesmere railway, a narrow guago read, running from Sonestown over a heavy giade to Kaglesmore. Through his efforts a branch of the Chautauqua Oirole was established at Eaglesmere and it has steadily grown in favor sinoe its introduction seven years ago. In 1900 Mr. Welch formed a corporation known as tlio Eaglesmere Light Company of which bo is the presout general manager and treasurer. r\rs. Patterson Passes Away. Word was received iu terday of the death at Philadelphia of Un Theodore F. Patterson, a former resident of this city. Although she had been ill about a year, tlio end camo unexpectedly Tuesday evoniug. When in Danville Mrs. Patterson made many friends who will with sorrow learn of her demise. The Patterson family removed to Danville in the Fall of 1896,wh0n Mr. Patterson became superintendent of the Reading Iron Works. Mrs. Patter son was a member of Christ Episcopal church here and took au active part in church work. During their residence in Danville Mr. Patterson was a vestry man ot Ohrist churoh. The family lived here for about six years, moving to Philadelphia in the fall of 1902. Mrs. Patterson is survived by her husband, two sons, George and Dun can, and one daughter, Abigail. Former Danville Boy Promoted R. H. Curtis,who about seven years ago wont from Danville to Mfc. Carmel to work for the Prudential Insuruuco Company, was so successful at Mt. Carmel that he lias been transferred to Flint,Mich.,to become superintendent of a new district created by the Pru dential Company. Mr. Curtis has boon ranking con tinuously for the past several years up with the loaders, fourth place out of 1200 assistant superintendents in the United States, having been held for some time. His agonts, coo, have held Ist, 2nd and 4th position out ot 12000 agents at various times. It has been a marvelous record of able management. While in Mt. Carmel Mr. Curtis won a high place in the esteem of the poo- j pie there aud they regret his depart ure. His Danville friends will be glad to hear ot his advancement. School Will Hold Festival. The Riverside Grammar School will hold a festival on Saturday evouing on the school grounds. Refreshments, consisting of ioe cream, cake, oandies, etc., will bo served by the pupils. The 1 proceeds are to be used to help pay for I The New Chambers Enoyclopaodia" recently purchased by the school. , Come everybody utid help a worthy ' cause along. A FORK REPLY 10 THE HEME LETTER RESPONSE OP PRESIDENT GOESER, OP HOARD OP TRADE, WAS MAILED TUESDAY AND LAST NIGHT DIRECTORS ENDORSED COMMIT TEE'S ACTION. ONANIIiTvOTE FOR SAFE AND SANE POLICY. I Tlio Board of Directors of the Board of Trade met last night and took ac tion on a matter ot' vital interest to every citizen who is interested iu Dan ville's welfare. Mesrss. Qooser, 0010, Pursel, Ellenbogen, Watson, Foster, Doster, Heifsnyder and Special Com mitteeman Price were at the meetiug. The Directors were to have met Tuesday evening, bat owing to prev ious engagements of soveral of them to attend meetings of importance Presi dent Goeser could not get a quorum uutil last night, when they voted to a man for a policy that is perfectly safe and sane,progressive and public spirit ed. Tho Directors unanimously endorsed the action of the Committee that on Tuesday mailed to President Trues dalo, of the D. L. & W., the reply of President Goeser ot the Board of Trade to a letter of.President Truesdale, in which the latter replies to the letter of the Board of Trade and a resolution adopte d at a meeting of the Board of Trade and Danville citizens held on Wednesday evening, September 28th, tho resolution, as is well kuown, em phatically declaring in favor of a grade crossing, which everyone here is con-1 vinoed is an imperative necessity. The letter of President Truesdale to Mr. Goeser is as follows: October 3, 11)04. Mr. John H. Goesor, President, Board of Trade, Danville, Pa. My Doar Sir: This.will acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo, inolos inn copy of resolutions passed by your board disapproving the aotion of this coinpiiuy in opposing the attemptod grade crossing of onr main track in Mill street, your city, by the electric lino which is now oonstruoting its railway between Danville and Blooms burg; also calling upon this company to withdraw opposition theioto and permit said crossing of our main track to liH made at grade as the trolley peo ple desire. From advices received from our peo ple on tho ground, as well as copies of newspaper articles which have been sent mo, I have obse.ved witli much regret that great feeling has been aroused among the people of Danville over our attitude in this matter, that we are being strongly oritioised and denouucod by them therefor and that oor motives for so doing arc being questioned and Impugned, it being claimed that our attitude in this mat ter is chiefly due to our opposition to the building of this electric lino for the reason that it will probably reduce our passonger business aud revenues. 1 desire to assure yon that this feature of the matter has not affected our ac tion in the least. It is not the pilicy of this company to oppose the con struction of eleotrio railway lines be causo of the competition of those lines with it. We reoognize that electric railway lines such as the one in ques tion are deemed essential to the pub lic interests under modern conditions all over this country and that to op pose their construction beoause of their ctt'ect on tiie business of steam rail ways is the sheerest folly: This com pany is. however, opposed to grado crossings of its line by electrio railway lines and it polioj is and will continue to be to oppose suoli crossings in every legal way possible aud we shall only consent to their being putin alter the courts of last resort ID the various States through whioli our line runs de cide that we must permit same. We have several reasons for our action in adopting and following this policy. I They are ill all oases, at all times aud in all looations very dangerous and ! there has no method yet been discover ed by whioli they oan be made safe. | They lire a source of great danger and a constant menaoe to the lives of our 1 employees and our passengers and are so to the employes of and passeugois handled by the eleotrio companies and in our opposition to their installation we feel that we are serving the owners of the street railway oompanies aud the traveling pabllo using their lines even more than we are ourselves. Oar I views in this matter are oonflrmod by i tho experienoe we have had at differ ent points on our line during the last | year and a half. Within that time,in Newark, a trol- ; ley car crowded withohildren on their way to school got beyond control of j the men operating it aud ran through the crossing gates in front of one of our suburban trains and was struck by i sumo aud a large number of the ohil- j dreu on the car were killed and many others injured; also the engineer of our engine which struok the car was ; badly injured and will be a cripple for life. Our company was held blameless iu this accident and the street railway people were oalled upon to pay all damages growing out of it. Their presi dent, within the last two weeks, told me that this accidout had cost his company over a quarter of a million dollars. At the time the street rail-1 way company built its line over our track we objeoted and the matter was taken into court and was contested all ; through tho courts of New Jersey but notwithstanding our opposition the court of last resort in that State per mitted its construction. This grade crossing could have neeu avoided at an expense to the street railway company of not to exceed 6 per cout. of what they paid as damages iu this one ao ciilent. Another case: About a year ago, up on oui Bangor and Portland line, in your State, after considerable pressure iiad been put upon us by prominent people interested ill an electric rail way, we peimittod a grade crossing of the main track of that Hue at a sta tion. This crossing was putin, the electric company agreeing to equip it with all the known appliances to pro tect it, but nevertheless within three months after tho grade crossing was put iu a car of the electric) company got unon our main track, lost its pow er and was run into by one of oui trains. This company was not to blame and tho trolley company had to pay damages, which I am told aggregated enough to have paid substantially *ll the expense that it would have been put to to build a bridge ovor our track and avoided the grade crowing. It is a fact heyoud question that au electrio railwav crossing of a steam railroad at grade cannot be made safe and proof of this fact can bo secured almost any day from the columns of the nowspapers. For some months there has been much discussiou in the newspapers on the large increase iu this country in tho number of people killed and injured on and about the railroads of thisoountry. I inclose one that I cut from tho New York Herald of yesterday which seems to havo em anated from the. office of the Interstate Commerce Commission at Washington. If you will read it you will see that the managers of the railroads of the country are beiug hold responsible,for one reason or anothor, for this show ing, and they are being called upon to expend large sums of monev to better provide against accidents and the loss of life and personal injury resulting therefrom. To my mind, there is no questiou hut what, to a considerable extent, the showing mado of iucreases in casualties as a result of railroad ac cidents is due to the number of trol ley liues which have been permitted to cross tho tracks of tho steam rail road companies of the couutry at grade. I feel that instead of officials of rail ways being denounced and in some cas es abused for opposing these death traps which the trolley companies are try ing to install at grade crossings over steam railwavs they should bo upheld and commended for the efforts they are makiug, as in the caso in point, that they require trolley companies in building their linos iu till cases to pot them above or below the steam rail way tracks and thus avoid all future chances tor of lifeaud injury. As I am advised by our people, while it is a fact as your board of trade claims iv its resolutions it would not be reasonably feasible to put an over head crossing of our track on Mill street, it can bo done very readily either iu the alloy located between Mill and Ferry stroets or on Fer ry street and this with compara tively little expense to the street rail way line and on grades that are per fectly foasible to oporato trolley cars over. Iu view of tho interest taken by tho citizens of Danville in this matter and of the co-operation they gave the elpc tric railway people iu the efforts the' latter made to illegally force a cross ing of our track at Mill street week before last, I think it is due this com pany that the same publicity be given this communication to you as has been given the trolley people and your citi zens who aided them in stating their position aud purpose with respect to the crossing they attempted to forcibly install and I will thank you therofore if you will have this communication published in the columus of your pap ers. I would like iu closing, to call es pecial attention to tho fact that all ac tion taken by this company in this matter has been merely to protect what our attorneys have advised aro our legal rights in the premisos and this iu an orderly manner, while the elec tric railway people and tlioir friends in Danville undertook to do that whioli they had no legal right to do in a man ner that, I am informed, renders them liable uuder the criminal statutes of the State of Pennsylvania. Uuder I hose circumstances I think we, rathor than the eleotrio railway company, should have the support of the good, law abiding citizens of your city. Yours very truly, W. H. Truesdale, president. Mr. Goeser's response, as Piesideut of the Board of Trade, to President Truesdale is bore subjoined : Danville. Pa.. Oct. Otli, 1904, Hon W. H. Truesdale, President D. IJ. & W. R. R. Co., New York, N. Y. Doar Sir: I have yours of the 3rd inst. relating to Mill street crossing and thauk you for your full statement of objections to the consideration of our resolution. I shall lay the teply before tho Board at the noxt meeting and the publicity asked for will then be given in con nection with the proceedings. I regret that you do not see your way clear to grant the request. Nor will I uudertake to dispute the goner al | roposition of what should lie the oorreot railway policy of your com pany. If not olleusive, it might Beem iu bad taste for me to assume to dic tate. Grado crossings are assumed to be dangerous,both to the railway aud tho publio. Tho illustrations of the ao oidents at Orange and Newark, how ever,prove no more than that an over head crossing would have elimiuated those particualr accidents. The avoid ance of these might save the railway Company and with this your doty might seom to end. But to how many more dangers and how many more ac cidents would the traveling publio have beon subjeoted by an overhead crossing at these points? The grade icrossipg aocidents may i be duplicated by overhead aooideuts,' both ou steam land electric roads. The publio which is most deeply interested is proteotod from death on the grado crossing to have the risk of death many timos i multiplied by an overhead crossing. The appliances for stopping a car at grado eanuot bo claimed to be more effective in stopping it ou an incline aud subjecting those within the car and those at either end of the incline to injury aud death. 11l the balancing of risks the publio finds that you will subject it to a greater number by in sisting on uu overhead crossing. If it I [Continued ou Fourth Page.J ANNIVERSARY OF Y. M. C. A. Tim anniversary of the Danville Y. M. (J. A. will bo celebrated on Sunday ami special sorvices that will ho of a very interesting nature will be held in two churches. The attendance pro mises to he large, most of the churches of the city having given up their even ing services tor thin day to allow all their membors who desire to do so to atteud the anniversary services. The public is cordially invited to attend ono or the other of the Anniv ersary Meetings of the Y. M. O. A., to lie held simultaneously m St. Paul's M. E. and the Mahoulug Presbyterian churches, Sunday evening at 7:30 o'olook. The addresses will all be made by local pastors, and short re ports ot the work will bo given inter spersed with special singing The meetings iu both ohurches will be brief. A collection will be taken, but no special effort will be mado to raieo fuuds. Wagon Struck on Railroad. John Pattou, driving a local express wagon ou Saturday afternoon, had a startling experience on the railroad and he and two children who wero rid ing with him had narrow escapes from sustaining injuries of aserious or ovon fatal nature. The mishap occurred near tho Dan ville Structural Tubing plant at the time Mr. Pattou was hauling test weights away from the weigh scales set up at Bloom and Ferry streets, where tho test weights had just been used. He was driviug across the Phil adelphia & Heading railroad tracks where switching was being done, hav iug been signalled togo ahoad. But before his wagon got clear of the tracks a oar shot down on him,having been shunted rapidly aloug. Tho car struck tho rear of the wag ou, breaking a wheel, but not demol ishing the vehicle. When the collision occurred. Clyde Pattou and John Ateu, boys who wore in the wagon, jumped aud a little later Mr. Pattou jumped as the wagon threatened to overturn. All of them escaped beiug hurt, as did the team.which had cleared the track. Succeeding in Canada 0. 0. Miller of this city received an interesting letter from a former townsman, Lawrence Butler, a heater who for years was connected with the leading iron and steel industries of this city and who now has aooepted a position as superintendent of the heat ing dopartmrnt in the large steel works at Sault St. Marie, Ontario. Tho letter statos that William Oraig, formerly connected with the North Branch Steol Works holds the position of assistaut superintendent and mill manager aud is operating tho plant very successfully. Theodore Ridgway, a former Danville boy, is lioad roller on one turn and Edward Books, son of O. S. Books of this city has charge of tho roll turning department under Mr. Oraig. Mr. Butler states that the larg est day's output since his couuoctiou with the plant has been seven hundord tons of finished rails, oighty pounds to the yard. The only objootionalilo feature to his now home is the cold weather as on October 2nd the snow had fallen to a depth of 18 inclios aud was still snowing and all transportation by rail and boat was blocked. People wh« are compelled lo be outside have to wear what aro oalled oskirno suits. The Danville boys are all well and prosper ing. Annual Reunion of the Sabre Reg iment. Tho 27th annual reuuioa of the Seventh Ponua. Veterans Volunteer Oavalry will bo held at Milton, Pa., October 26th aud 2fitli, 1904. Major General James H. Wilson, Commander of the Oavalry Corps of tho Army of the Cumberland, and Gen. Joseph Wheeler, who commandod the Confed erate Oavalry, have both promised to be at this re-nnion. The following is a copy of a letter reoeived from Gen. Wilson. April 4, 1904. Henry D. Lovelaud, Esq , Antes Fort, Pa. My dear Sirßeplying Po your let tor of Maroli 28th I beg to say I shall bo very glad indeed to attend the next, reunion of tho 27th Ponnsyvlania Oav arly at Milton, Pa.' I hope you will give me a few weeks' notice and tell me how to got from here to the place of meeting. X hold the memory of that regiment, iu most vivid recollection. It wa» cer tainly one of tho best regiments in the U. S. Army. Tho memory of its glor ious deods should be oherishod by ev ery patriotio Peiinsylvaniau. With kindest regards believe mo, Yours sincerely, James H. Wilson. H. D. Lovelaud, President, F. H. Hotohinsou, Treas. and Sec., 1692 Weily Ave., Pittsburg, Pa Still Doing Grading. County Commissioner Charles Cook, who was in from Valley township yes terday, reports tho work on the state road going slowly ahead. Tho grading is still under way aud no macadamiz ing has yet been started. Had Stroke of Paralysis. I Joseph H. Kase, of Rushtowu, a brother of J. Hudson Kase, of South Danville, on Sunday suffered a slight stroko of paralysis. Yesterday he was reported as lining on tho road to re covery. WE WANT NO INPANT TERRIBLE. PUPILS MAY GO TO THE FAIR The School Board Monday eve wet iu regular session, the following mem bors answering roll call: Messrs. Trumbowor, Fisehor, Pursel, Haring. Burns, Adams, Greene, Werkheiser, Orth,Secretary aad Dr. Harpel, Presi dent. The session was a short one,all busi ness being handled with dispatch. Following the approval of the min utes of last raeotiug, Mr Ad-ims.ofthe Finance Oommittee, offered the report of Treasurer M. H. Schram, showing a balance of 16,689.02. The report was accepted and filed. Mr. Adams was authorized to destroy bond coupons that had been paid and burned Ihein in the sight of tire Board. Mr. Orth reported that the Supply Committee had decided not to pur chase maps that were being considered and the report wa* accepted. Mr. Greene told of minor repairs being made at the' Fourth Ward building. Permission was granted Mr. Adams to procure a list of supplies needed for the First Ward building. Truant Officer William E. Young re ported 95 cases of sickness, 18 truants, 20 notices served ami 14 vaccinations. His report was accepted. Mr. Fischer presented a request for a day olf for the childrcu of the schools to attend the Bloomsburg fair and Mr. Pursel turned iu a petition having the same object in view. After a little de bating Thursday was chosen as the day and permission for the schools to close theu was given. A motion of Mr. Greene carried granting the Mahoning Presbyteriau church the right to drive over the school lot on Saturdays to get coal in to the church cellar. Superintendent U. L. Gordy's report was accepted,showing 1197 pupils reg istered in the Borough, 137 in High School, 96 the per cent, of attendance, 248 cases of tardiness, (59 of sickuess, 40 visits of the Superintendent to teachers, (5 grade meetings, a general meeting and 2 music grades. The Superintendent further roported good results from the new system of drill ing the substitute teachers in the re gular schools. He said he had shipped away about 300 old books that will bring 10 cents each. His action was approved. The following bills were oidered paid: Danville Stove Co I 4.93 Standard Gas Co 85 P. O. Murray & Son 12.60 William A ten 1.85 U. S. Express Co 1.85 Roberts & Meek 9.50 Joseph Lechner -51.99 George H. Smith 9.00 Danville Wins Rubber The deciding tennis tournament of the season between Danville and Bloomsburg was played in Bloomsburg Tuesday and resulted in a victory for the Danville team. Of the two other tournaments play ed this year the first was played on the Bloomsburg Y. M. C. A. grounds and was decided iu favor of the Dan ville team after a very close and ex citing contest. The second was play ed in Danville and resulted in a vic tory for the Bloomsburg team. In yesterday's games it was decided not to play deuce sots. The weather was just right for a good snappy game, and both sides put up a beautiful ex hibition of fine tennis playing. The exchanges were very rapid and the volleying was especially good. There was more driviug iu this tournament than in any preceding one. Jenniugs aud Watson were the first to play, their opponents being Maize and Carpenter. The Danville players won in these sets by the following scores: 6-1 and 6-3. Gosh and Clark then played Rishton and Ent, losing by the scores 6-5, 4-6 and 2-6. Tho winning teams then played for the best two out of throe sets. The first two sets were won by Watson and Jen nings by the scores 6-3 and 6-4, thus giving Danville the victory. Looking for Appropriation. School Treasurer M. H. Schram is looking for the coming of tlie State appropriation for the Danville school district at any time now. Last year the mon«y was not received until iu Decembor. but this is about tho time when it should roach here. Tho amount that the city will get is fairly substantial and helps greatly in | paying the expenses of the school. The appropriation is something like $7,100 NO. 48 ORDINANCE : WAS PASSED t The ordinance providing for the uu • dergrade crossing at the Philadelphia & Reading tracks at A street was passed on three readings juid finally , at the regular meeting of Council Fri day and much other business of in terest was transacted during a lengthy - session. Iu the absence of President Davis, Mr. Vastine was made President pro ) torn. The following members answer -5 od roll call: Messrs. Vastine, Reif ; snyder,Boyer, Fenstermaohor, Swank, < Goeser, Dietrich, D. Gibson, Lloyd ; and J. Gibson. The minutes of the > last regular and two special meotings were approved as read by Clerk Pat' ton. Borough Engineer George F. Keof er gave au estimate of the cost of I work douo to date by Contractor D. J. Rogers as $14,264, with a balauoe of ; $6,292 due Mr. Rogers. A petition of the Philadelphia & i Reading railroad company signed by ■ Division Superintendent Turk and praying the privilege of closing a part of Cross street and provision for the A street undergrade crossing, the rail road to waive all claims that, might otherwise arise was aocopted and • placed on file. Treasurer Harry Ellenbogen roported a balance on hand of $11,1)98.84. A resolution was passed authorizing the Burgess to enter into an agreement with the railroad and trolley people in the A street crossing matter,relieving the Borough from all damage. Mr. Reifsnyder reported that he ex pects the new bonds to arrive in a few days. He secured the permission of Council to fill in at the canal on Ferry street, having completed work on Church street. A motion of Mr. Goeser to have all pavements on Mill street put at the proper grade as quickly as possible was passed. Mr. Feustermacher reported progress on the wall at the Water Works. Mr. Swank reported for the Ordin ance Committee and the ordinanoe granting the closiug of a part of Cross street and the extenison of A street under the Philadelphia & Reading tracks, the Dauville aud Bloomsburg Street Railway Company to boar all expenses of the extenison and ro dam ages to fall on the Borough, was read. The ordinance passed on first reading, also on second and third readings af ter the rules were suspended and waa passed finally, on motion of Mr. Boyer, seconded by Mr. Fenstermacher. The agreement of the Burgess and the trol ley people was read before tho ordin ance was passed. It was decided to change the cellar entrance to the Schram plumbing shop in the City Hall building from Mill streot to the south side of the build ing, near the canal. The followiug bills were approved for payment. WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $137.00 Cleaning Boilers 67.78 Labor on Retaining Wall 28.88 Philadelphia & Reading freight 48.25 P. & R. Coal aud Iron Co., Coal 100.36 Fraukiln Boyer, Hauling ... 12.07 Frank Schram, Plumbing 1.00 John Keim, Brick IT.OO D. C. Williams, Roof Repairs . 7.55 A. M. Peters, Ice 4.41 H. Rupp, Repairs 3.00 United Telephone Co 6.00 Standard Gas Co 8.00 Joseph Lechner, Supplies 5.52 H. R. Moore, Hardware 10.80 Boyer Brothers, Cementing.. . 6.90 Harry Pattou 20.00 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $82.50 Standard Electric Light Co . . 456.22 United Telephone Co 6.50 Standard Gas Co 2.20 United Telephone Co 18.00 Frank Schr*m, Plumbing 8.47 Joseph Lechuer, Supplies 12.13 Pettibono Bros, Mfg. C 0.... 1.80 John Keim, Brick. 60.10 J. H. Kase, Sewer Pipe 17.28 Street Labor and Hauling.. .. 199.98 H. R. Moore, Hardware .69 Geo. F. Keeter, Engineer 82.00 Mr. Swartz Will Wed. Invitations have been rooeived here issued by Mr. aud Mrs. John Watts,of 510 Carpenter street, Gormantown, Philadelphia, for the wedding of their daughter, Elizabeth May,and William Grant Swartz, which will occur on Tuesday, October 18th. Mr. Swart/, was formerly mauager of the Globe Warehouse here aud went from Dan ville to Norfolk, Va., to engage in business for himself.
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