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.