DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL LXXV.
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HUGE CHESTNUTS
WITH A HISTORY
Chestnuts tl ren.arkalle size aud a
'.history of uncommon interest are dis- j
played iu the window of tlin Louiger !
•drug store, M.ll street. Tliey were
brought houie by Dr. Sob» rs aud a
party of Danville fiieuds who recently
visited the chestnut farm near Paxiuo.s
•owned by O. R. Sobers, a cousin ot' |
Dr. Sobers and a man whose fame as a
fancy shot with the shot gun is wide.
Even Buffalo Bill had to yield I lurels
to Mr. Sobers,who won a contest with
him and with it #t,ooo. At the pres
ent time Mr. Sobers has a standing j
challenge offering to wager fiom $5,000 j
to $25 ,000 with any marksman of his j
('lass who desire-? to meet him.
The chestnuts on exhibition were |
taken from trees grafted on the Sobers j
farm, whore altogether about 250,0001
trees have been grafted,some on chest- |
nuts and some on oaks, and it is a re
markable thing that this year some of 1
the finest chestnuts were found on oak
graft. The great chestnut grove cov
ers 420 acres. Last year the crop
brought |IO,OOO and this year Mr. Sob
ers expects it to yield $15,000. While
the ordinary chestnut borr contains;
two or three chestnuts the ones grown
•by Mr. Sobers often contain as many
as seven chestnuts aud specimens ot ,
this kind are shown in the Ijeniger
window. When the Danville men were ,
at the Sobers farm, which is four miles
from Paxiuos, they were shown thirty -
two chestnuts that weighed a pound
and 8 chestnuts that side by side meas
ured over 12 inches.
The chestnut grove at harvesting
time is free from grass and weeds as I
'the result of 500 sheep being pastured i
iu it. They are driven out before the
harvesting starts. About forty Italians
take the chestnuts from the trees,
which are young aud low. When the
>orop is harvested the burrs aud leaves
are cleaned up and removed and buru
ed in order to do away with the dau
;ger of forest fires destroying tho,?rove.
The visit to the Sobers farm ] roved
•exceedingly eujoyabie to the gentle
men who went from here. They iu
spected the costly stable, where Mr.
Sobers has thirty-nine thoroughbreds,
aud the fine half-mile track that lies
about 150 feet from the handsome resi
dence Mr. Sobers has on his farm. The
home of Mr. Sobers is in Lowisburg.
Cavalry Veterans Meet.
The meeting of the Sjventh Penn
sylvania Cavalry in the Milton Opera
House Tuesday evening was an a fair
of a very happy nature. Ex-Sherift
Breckbill, of Montour county was at
• tire meeting and helped in the enjoy
able entertainmout by giving an amus
ing address. Mr. Breckbill was elect
+M a Vioe President of the Association.
The election occurred yesterday
morning in the hall of Camp 121, Sous)
of Veterans, and resulted as follows:
President, J. A. Opp, of Plymouth.
Vice Presidents, Captain Bernard
Roilly.of Philadelphia ;Michael Brock -
bill, of Danville; Charles Brioker, of
Elmira, N. Y. ; Mahlou Linton, Wash
ington, Pa*
Secretary and Treasurer, Frank R.
Hutchinson, of Pittsburg.
It was decided to hold the next meet- I
ing at Gettysburg on October 24th aud !
25th, 1905.
sling Shots Under the Han.
The Sfato Game Commission has in
• its wardens and agents every
where to arrest boys using,slings a* a
weapon with which to kill song and
insectivorous birds, and already some
arrests have been made. Secretary
• Kalbfua has quite a collect ion of weap
ons adorning the walls of his oflico,
all of which were taken from persons
engaged in violating the gamo laws.
Several murderous looking guns cap
tured from foreigners,oldtime pistols,
slings aud rifio9 are grouped and form
an interesting exhibit.
Allontown refuses to tax organ
grinders. That town knows its music
al capabilities.
i WANT RULES
ALL OBEYED
| Some of the School Directors at the
j regular mooting of the Board of Ed
; ucation Monday night went after the
teachers "tooth aud nail." The things
they complained of were detaining
children too long after school,making
them write words for punishment,giv»
ing them too much work and taking a
per ceutage from their lessons for bad
couduct. After a long discussion the
superintendent was instructed to in
form the tcachors that if they violated
the rules governing the schools he
could not recommend them for re-elec
, I tiou.
| The following members were pres
ient: Dr. Harpel, president, Messrs.
Orth, Green, Adams, Burns,Vonßlohn, ,
i Trumbower, Pursel, Fischer, Werk
heiser and Hariug. The minutes of
j the last meeting were approved as read
| by Secretary Orth.
| Mr. Orth presented a request for a
> lettor press and blotter bath for the
commercial school aud the matter was
referred to the supply committee.
Tho ouly bills wero for supplies to
tho amouut of $14.01 and $1733 for
I teachers aud jaultors salaries, which
were ordered paid.
j City Superiutednent Gordy present
ed the request of County Superintend
j eut Dorr for the use of the High School
during institute week starting Nov
ember 28th, which was grauted at the j
! end of a lengthy debate.
After this the heated discussion of
j school matters of which some of the
| directors disapprove took up the time
until adjournment.
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i Annual Inspection G. A. R.
The anuual inspection of Goodrich
Post, No. 23, G. A. R., was held last
evening, the event being oue ot the
most oujoyable and interesting
which the comrade* of Danville have
participated in for many years.
The iuspectiofi was in charge of As
sistant luspector Jenkin Evans of Post
No. 159 of Berwick, and covered the
period between June 1903 and June
1904. Post Commander Eugene Leu
liart of Berwick, a former resident of
this city, was also present. The meet
ing was opened by the introduction of
Comrado Evans who mado a few very
appropriate remarks. The business of
the evening was then transacted, after
which the inspection was held. After
the routine of inspection the meeting
was given over to amusements that
only the comrades of that Grand Army
can appreciate aud enjoy. Spoeohes
were made by many, dealing mostly
with stirring auecdotes of war times.
The speed.-making was intorsporsed
with music both vocal and instrument
al, tho old war songs of Comrades Eg
gert aud Motteru being especially well
rendered.
J The comrades wore loud in praise of
i the very pleasaut evening they had
passed. Inspector Evans last evening
said that in all his many iuspootious
he had never participated in an affair
of this kind whero he had been more
delighted with everything connected
i with the event. He spoke of the ex
• cellent condition of tho Pest, and of
! tho extremely cordial manner in whioh
!ho and Po«t Commander Leuhart of
Berwick had been received.
Next Friday evening Assistant In
spector John H. Hunt will iuspeot the
jßerwii-k Post, and Assistant Inspector
Captain George Lovett will inspect the
ICatawissa Post. A number of the corn
-1 rades of Goodrich Post will accompany
tho inspectors on these trips.
Shamokin Firemen to Parade.
i At the coming election the citizens
of Shaiuokin will voto on the question
I of increasing the bonded indebtedness
of Shamokin $45,000, for the purpose
;of building now hose houses and pur
chasing fire fighting appliances. In
i order to work up iutorest in the elec
tion. the fireineu of Shamokin will
i hold a monster parade and demouKtra
! tion on the evening of November 7tn,
I the day before election.
"HJEDORD BUT TO TBUTH, TO IXBSBTT AHS LAW —WO FAVOR SWATS US AJV9 SO FKAB BHIU AW*"
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1904
Jjff TRAIN
Michael Greely,aged about 28 yearn,
was instantly killed at Qiovania on
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad
yesterday afternoon, his head
frightfully crushed, an arm torn from
his body and his body all over kuock
ed and bruised in a shocking manner.
Philadelphia & Reading freight train
No. 84 was passing the north Mill
street crossing as a crowd of men and
boys, Greely among them, approached
the track. The party decided to ride
to Grovania aud back. Greely remark
ed before mounting a car that no train
ever running could make him dig the
gravel, but he narrowly escaped meet
ing his fate a moment later in jump
ing on. When the train passed the Bt»-
tlon he was seen sitting on a lumber
car. When the train reached Grov
ania, in attempting to dismount, he
missed his footing and fell uuder the
cars. After several cars passed over
him he was thrown from beneath the
oars outside of the rails.
His clothing was almost entirely
stripped off of his maugled form. The
men who were with him removed the
lifeless body to the power house if the
Dauville aud Bloomsburg trolley line.
Later he was brought to this city, ar
riving at the Doster undertaking es
tablishment in the evening. Mr. Dost
or states that the awful condition of
the body shows that Greely must have
been dragged some distance. Cinders
had cut and scratched it and the bruis
es were countless.
An AMERICAN representative last
night fouud Mrs. Greely at the home
of tier mother, Mrs. Mary Bingham,
No. 9 Sycamore street. Her overpow
ering grief is pitable. Two small chil
dren are left her to care for. She stat
ed that for about two months she and
her husband and children had lived in
Bloomsburg, where he was employed
at Harman & Cogger's foundry. About
a week ago they returned to this city
to reside at No. 76 Montour Row,
which was their former home, and it
was just Tuesday that their goods ar
rived in Danville, so that the death of
Mr. Greely comes when the home is
not even in condition for the family
to occupy. Mr. Greely had applied for
work as a puddler at Howe & Samuels.
No arrangements for the funeral had
been made last night. Tiie body is iu
such a bad oondition that burial will
be necessary very soon, iKjssibly some
time today.
Dr. Sharpless of Catawissa, coroner
of Columbia county viewed the body
at Grovauia. The sight was a horri
ble one. The brains of the man, iu
tact, were by the track. Even the
lungs were exposed where the arm was
torn out at the shoulder. The hat of
the man was in Moutour county and
the body in Columbia county, so the
holding of an investigation devolved
upon the Columbia county authorities.
Dr. Sharpless decided an inquest un
necessary after he had heard the testi
mony of witnesses, clearly establish
ing that death was purely accidental.
Men's Class Took Walk.
A novel aud enjoyable feature of
looal Y. M. O. A. gymnasium work
was instituted yesterday when the
■ueu's class took a trolley ride and
cross country walk. They started from
Danville at 6:20 o'clock in the morn
ing and arrived at Grovania at 6:45.
They then walked back to this oity
passing through Mauser aud Toby Run
hollows.
It goes without saying that such an
outing found great favor with the
members of the class aud was a very
beneficial as well as pleasant form of
exeroiie. The class will take a similar
trip tomorrow morning,leaving at the
Bame time and place.
Died After Long Illness.
After an illness of several years Pet
er Kinn died of a complication of dis
eases at his home, 3UI Church street,
at 12 .20 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
He was 63 years of age. He is surviv
ed by his wife and the following chil
dren: Kugene, Alfonso, Harry, Ed
ward, Emma, Margaret, t.tly aud
Edith,all of this city ; Mrs. John Will
iams and Mrs. Bert Sohooley of Wyom
ing and Mrs. Edward Reed of Watsou
town.
The fuueral will occur at 2 o'clook
tomorrow afternoon from his late
home, burial to be made in Odd Fel
lows' cemetery.
Weds at Watsontown.
At the home of Mrs. Widell, Elm
street, Watsontown, her youugest
daughter, Miss Lou Widell,was marri
ed to Robert F. Dietz, of Danville, at
noon yesterday. The bridesmaid was
Miss Zora Harman.of Montgomery and
groom.Hiuau, John Lee, of Danville.
The bride wore a pretty white mull
gown aud the bridesmaid's dross was
of oroam voile.
The Rev. J. M. Bean, pastor of the
Moutgomrey Reformed ohruch, per
formed the ceremony in the presence
of the immediate relatives. The par
lor in wliloli the wedding occurred
was decorated with chrysanthemums
and dahlias. Mr. and Mrs. Dietz will
reside in Danville.
Election Oyster Supper.
The ladies of St. Paul's M. E. church
on Tuesday, November 8, will serve
au election night oyster supper from fi
to 12 p. m.in the room now used by a
millinery store in the Saul Lyou build
ing,. Mill street.
BOAT UPSET;
MANJN RIVER
Tlio most exciting kind of an experi
ence wus that of John Burke, one of
the bridge engineers, who on Saturday
morning was thrown into the river by
the upsetting of his boat and burdened
with the weight of his clothes, was
obligcJ to swim for his life a long dis
tance to a "dead man,"the nearest
place on which he could find a place
of refuge until fellow workmen came
to his aid.
Mr. Buike is the man who runs the
hoisting engine at the first pier ou the
Dauville side of the river. Wheu his
startling accident occurred he was
rowing in a boat from the second pier
on the Danville side. A line of the
Water Works ferry wan dipping in the
water and Mr. Burke's boat struck it.
The small craft overturned and Mr.
Burke was thrown without warning
into the lough, swollen stream
Where the boat upset the water was
twelve or fifteen feet deep anu when
the engineer was suddenly thrown into
it his position was one of extreme dau
ger.for the cold water was benumbing
and the man's heavy clothing bore
him down. Fellow workmen called to
him to swim to the nearest "dead
man," a crib of Htone held in place by
guy lines, and retaining his presence
of mind he strcuk out bravely and af
ter a hard swim reached it. Encumer
ed as he was,the feat was oue of great
difficulty, for the distance he swam
would have been considered long und
er any circumstances. He was taken
from the place in a boat as soon as
possible and when he got inside of dry
clothing he was soon uone the worse
for his perilous and decidedly dis
agreeable plunge. His escape was a
very fortunate one.
No Trouble in Adjustment.
The adjustment of the fire loss on
the cattle bam ou the State Hospital
farm will be satisfactorily made and
in a very short time, it is understood.
Two of the insurance adjusters have
been heie already tnis week and have
gone over the ground. Only one man
is yet to come in the iuterest of a com
pany holding insurance on the burned
structure. The loss was so complete
that the matter of adjustment is very
simple and the adjuster yet to be heard
from will probably act in the same
manner as did the two who were here.
In the meantime the clearing up
work goes on and much is being ac
complished each day in removing the
ruins. Tho main energies now are be
ing directed towards the erection of a
temporary shed for the cows. A large
wooden structure is being put up. As
the cold weather is approaching it Itas
to be made fairly substantial in order
to afford the cattle the proper protec
tion.
The trustees of the State Hospital
today will hold an adjourned meeting.
At their last regular meeting, when
o ffioers were elected,some atfairs were
not acted upon and they will be given
consideration today.
Chief Gives a Warning.
The tendency to disorderly action on
the part of boys and girls on Hallow
E'en has beeu growiug so strong of
recent years that in Danville this year
very severe punishment will follow
the arrest of any engaged in creating
mischief or disturbance. Next Mon
day night is Hallow E'en and already
some have begun to celebrate
Chief Mincemoyer last night issued
his edict, which will be euforoed to
the letter. He states that any person
caught moving wagon?, porches aud
the like or throwing flour or soot or in
faot doing any other thing that savors
of meanness will be promptly placed
under arrest. This warning is given
by the Chief now iu order that it may
reach all who are planning a boister
ous celebration audit will be advis
able for every one to heed this uotioe.
Pig-Skin Chasers Will battle.
Another Dauville aud, Sonbury foot
ball game is scheduled, this one to oc
cur Saturday afternoon at DeWitt's
Park. The admiasiou will be only ten
cents aud a good attendance is expect
ed.
At Suubury last Satruday the Dan
ville team was defeated by a score of
15 to 0. This week the locals will try
to retrieve themselves. Consequently
a hard fought coutest may be looked
for.
Steam Digger a Big Success.
The steam digger brought from Sou
bury by Caldwell, Barry & Leonard
yesterday was placed in operation aud
worked very well in taking a flat load
ed with stone, conorete and other sup
plies out to the bridge piers. The
placing of the coping on the third pier
was begun yesterday, when the work
of putting the remaining nine courses
of stoue on the fourth pier also was
started.
Christmas Presents Free.
The War department will ship free
of oharge from Sau Francisco to
Mauila such Christmas packages as
reach the superintendent of the army
transport service in San Fraucisco
jby Dei ember Ist. Packages will
! be forwarded from Manila to points in
I the islands without charge, BO far as
j thev may be shipped by the int <r-is
laud transport system.
| Stop burning dead leaves. It is a
uu isaoce.
ONE ALTER BOAT,
OTHER AFTER SON
Two runaway boys and a stolen boat,
the pursuit ot the uoys by the owue
of tfie*boat and by a man looking for
his missing son and the chance meet
ing in this city o! the two men, who
lesumed the sfsroh together, form the
oasis of a strange story of considerable
interest.
John A. Peifer, of Mift'linville, ar
rived iir tliie city yesterday afternoon
ou the 12:10 Pennsylvania train in
search of two hoys and a stolen boat.
Mr. Peifer is employed in Berwick
and uses his boat for crossing the riv
er at that point. Tuesday night be
tween six and nine o'clock the boat
1 was stolen and early yesterday morn
ing the owner started dowu the river
afoot in Bearch of the boat, lie found
no trace of it, and upon reaching Cat
awissa took the train for this city.
Upon his arrival here he was inform
ed that a boat answering the descrip
tion of the Peifer boat had passed
through here at elevou o'clock occupi
ed by two boys.
Chief of Police Mincemoyer tele
phoned to Suubury and Northumber
land, giving notice to the police of
those towns to watch for the hoys and
hold them until the owner of the boat
arrived. It was at this point that John
N. Sitler, of Berwick, appeared upon
the scene in search of his boy, Oliver
Sitler, who had run away from home
on Tuesday night in company with a
lad named Pierson Burke. The hoys
are aged respectively thirteen and fif
teen years.
Mr. Peifer and Mr. Sitler were
strangers to each other, but it was ap
parent that they wore in search of the
same boys, so they started out togeth
er, taking the afternoon train for Sun
bury, hoping to fiud the objects of
their search either there or at North
umberland.
The boat that was stolen was a vain
ablo one of the general s:ylo of the
lauuehes running between this city and
South Danville. The Burke boy had
a boat of his own, which he disposed
of at Bloomsburg.
A report received by the AMERICAN
late l«st night stated that the
two boys were captured at Northum
berlaud and will be taken to their
homes today. It seems that the boys
left home at 5:30 o'clock Tuesday even
ing in the boat that young Burke
had aud went to Bloombsurg, were
they are said to have gotten rid
of Burke's boat. Yesterday they came
to Danville and from here went to
Northumberland, where thoy were
takeu into custody. About a dollar's
worth of supplies were in the boat.
The only reason given for the running
away of the boys is that Burke object
ed to attending school.
Constables Taken to Task.
Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of tho
State Game Commission, severely crit
icizes the constables of Pennsylvania,
especially those in this soction, for
their inactivity iu arresting violators
of the game laws. Ho says :
'• While we are only a part of the
machinery depended upon by the state
to proteot and preserve theae birds for
our individual benefit and the benefit
of those who iu coming years may fol
low us, it is au indisputable fact that
the great majority of this work de
volves upon us, numbering less than
one hundred officers authorized by
daw, ten regular protectors an laem u
one deputy game protector from each
county of the commonwealth, while
fully ninety-five out of every one hun
dred of the constables of the state,
numbering more than three thousand,
absolutely neglect or refuse to do their
sworn duty, although they by law are
made game wardens in their respective
counties and have equal authority
with the officers of this commission in
the matter of enforcement of tho game
laws of the otate.
"There is hardly a day passes with
out the receipt of some appeal for help
from some part of the state. The great
majority of these letters cite the fact
that the constable will do nothing and
asking that tho Game Commission
send at once an offioer to their help.
Especially is this tho case from those
parts of the state whore large numbers
of foreigners arc lodged, and I want
to say right here that were it not for
this element there would be but com
paratively few complaints."
Qlorious October.
What could he more glorious than !
the past few days? Out of the gloom j
aud storm of last week nature came
forth triumphant and in her most mar
velous guise. The hazy atmosphere, j
which turns the distant hills to an
amethystine hue, does not prevent tho j
golden orb ot day from giving his m
vigorating warmth, aud bringing out
the maguiScent colors of the Autumn
al robings of the nearby forests. The
woods have taken on their multicolor- 1
ed apparel, a symphony of red and
brown, scarlet aud gold. The recent
storms did not strip the foliago as
cruelly as might have been expected
aud nature is still in full panoply.
Make tho most of such days as these
and enjoy the transcendent beauty of
our prime October days. There is a
( whisper afar. We shall have a change
j soon.and the chill wiuds from Canada
will bring along the snow squall, the
clouded sky, and make hire the trees
so magnificent in their farewell to
Summer.
j The Burgess of Shauiokin has
| a proclamation cautioning persons
against t-cattering corn, grain, flour,
i etc , on the streets ou Hallowe'en.
ONE MILL TAX
EOli BOND DEBT
Council mot Friday night in regualr
session and acted uj ou numerous mat
ters of interest and importance. Presi
dent Davis occupied the chair and the
following members were present:
Messrs. Vastine, Reifsuydor, Swank,
Montgomery, Fenstermaohrr, Boyer,
Deitricli and Lloyd.
A coiumunicatin from the First Na
tional Bank was read calling Council's
attention to the fact that owing to the
condition of the gutter,resulting from
paving operations,the bank c -liar was
flooded during the rain. The con:-
munication was filed, 011 motion of
Mr. Reit'suyder, with the understand
ing that the trolley people and paving
contractor try as soou as po-siblo to
have the guter in proper condition.
A petitiou of Third Ward citizens
was presented asking a personal in
spection by Conncil of the trolley line
at Bloom and Mill streets, the peti
tioners objecting to the curve being
ou the east side of Mill street instead
of in the middle. Attorney West was
giveu the floor and spoke on the ques
tion in the interests of the petitioners.
Mr. Vastine stated that the Streets
and Bridges Committee had already
inspected the place and considering
everything had decided that the track
as being placed is in the proper posi
tion. A motion of Mr. Vastine pre
vailed that the communication be
placed on file and a motion of Mr.
Reifsnyder to have it referred to the
Streets and Bridges Committee was al
so carried. Dr. Paules spoke in op
position to the placing of the curve
at any place except the middle of Uie
street.
A communication from the Rumsey
Electrical Company asking for $1,600
to apply on tlio light plant work and
material was read. The sentiment of
Council was that no money should be
paid uutil the machiuery airives and
there is some indication of the com
pletion of the plant.
A motion of Mr. Vastine prevailed
to impose a tax of ono mill in excoss
of other taxes to cover the bond in
debtedness.
Mr. Fenstermacher reported good
progress on tlio Water Works wall and
Attorney West made a request for as
many Couucilmen as cau do so to meet
with the Montour and Northumber
land County Commissioners at 10:30
a. m Monday, when the question of
buildiug a wall ou the county lot will
be considered.
Au ordinance providing for the vaca
tion of a part of tiie alley between
Bloom and Waluut streets was read,
following the reading of a petition in
which property owners waived rights
to tho alley. On motion of Mr. Vas
tine this presentation of the matter
was accepted as ihe first reading of
the ordinance.
Mr. Fenstermacher moved that the
question of providing for light uutil
the municipal plant is completed be
placed in the hands of the Light Com
mittee. The motion carried.
The following bills were ordered
paid.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes $187.00
Labor oil Streets 14.13
Atlantic Refining Co 17.60
P. & R. Railway Co 25.10
J. H. Ease 1.40
Cherry Chemical Co 25.20
Carry & Co., Supplies 32.91
Welliver Ilarwdare Co 105.00
E. S. Haas 30
T. J. Rogers 70
Fisher & Everhart 86.25
Other Wall Expenses 127.20
Hugh Oliver, for Stone 19.24
Harry B. Pattou 20.00
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes $82.50
Street Labor 91.25
W. .T. Rogers, Rubber Boots. . 15 00
W. F. Murphy's Sous Co. .. .. 51.50
G. E. Boat 12.50
D. J. Rogers 72.47
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A surprise party last evening was
tendered Walter Doibbrt on the occas
ion of his birthday anniversary. There
was music by Miss Pearl Fenstermach
er. Refreshments were served. The
following were present: Mr. and Mrs.
David Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Deib
ert, Miss Poarl Fenstermaoher, Miss
Marion Caiup, Miss Bess Kocher, Miss
Vcrda Kochor, Miss Lois Williams,
Miss Sara Deibert, Miss Bertha Gross,
Miss Mary Deibert, Russell Deibert,
Merlin Morrison, Howard Morrison,
Scott Heims, Isaiah Mader, Calvin
Lynn and Mrs. Williams and son.
Burr Stock Compony.
The Barr Stock Company presented
"Ou the Verge ot' Hoiu" to a fair siz
ed audience at the Opera House last
night. Tiie play was a novelty in
asmuch as it was the first time it
lias ever been prodooed in Dan
ville hy a repertoire company, and it
was a very pleasiug performance. The
vaudeville stars with this company are
excellent and thoy change their acts
nightly.
"A Gay Deceiver" will he produced
this evening aud tomorrow evening
"Dr. Jikyll and Mr. Hyde" will be
played. A matinee performance will
he given 011 Saturday.
Bricks Obstruct Street.
On the part of Mill streot from the
canal to the railroad, where the pav
ing is completed,several piles of briok
remain. They take up a large space on
the sidewalks and the merohantsare
anxious to have them removed, since
thoy are 110 longer needed at thin part
of the street.
FOR PRESIDENT! ,
OLD TIMERS WON
OPENING GAME
Bofore lit] audience of (nor hundred
people Friday eve the Danville Old
Timers Basket Ball team defeated the
Friendship Fire Company team of
Bloomsburg by the score of tweuty
five to eight. This was the first game
of the season for both teams, the fact
being evident from the oharacter of
the playing. Numerous chances for
goals failed to net any gain, and the
passing was ragged at times. This is
to be expected, however, in the early
part of the seasou when the players
have had so short a time for practice.
The Danville boys had the game go
ing their way from the start, although
the Bloomsburg team did not cease
their stubborn resistance until final
time was called. In the first half Dan
ville netted seven goals, five from the
field and two on fouls. Bloombsurg
in this half succeeded in getting but
one basket. The second half was near
ly a repetition of the first. At the end
of the game Bloomsburg for a few
minuteß took a big brace and threw
three goals in quick succession.
The playing of the Danville team
showed clearly that the fine basket
ball material that ut one time made
the game so popular in this city is still
here. The team, however, needs
practice in passing and throwiug.
When this is gained the aggregation
will rival the famous independent
team of 1898.
The line up.
Old Timers Position. Friendship.
Bedea forward Gilmore
Gaskins forward... Williams
Seohler oenter Price
Dougherty guard Taylor
Russell guard Applemau.
Summary.—Old Timers, 25. Friend
ship, 8. Goals from field, Bedea, 4,
Gaskins, 2, Sechler, 2, Dougherty, 1,
Russell, 2; Gilmore, 1, Wililams, 2,
Taylor, 1. From fouls, Oaskins, 3.
Time of halves, 20 minutes. Umpire,
Edmondsou. Time keeper, Rosenthal.
Scorer, Smith.
Funeral of firs. Henry.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary L. Henrie
took place from the family residence
on Bloom street Monday afternoon
at two o'clock and was largely attend
ed.
The services were conducted by Rev.
William McCormack, D. D., of the
Grovo Presbyterian church,assisted by
Rev. George E. Limbertof Shiloh Re
formed church. The pall bearers were :
M. G. Youngman, Harry Mapstone,
Alex. H. Grone and Alex. Foster. In
terment was made in Odd Fellows'
oemetery.
Those presout at the funeral from
out of town were: John Henrie and
family of Berwick ; Samuel Henrie aud
wife, Charles Henrie aud wife, Bert
Henrie and wifo, William Henrie aud
wife of Bloomsburg; Thomas Curry
Jr., aud wife of Sunbury; Mrs. John
Redliue, Mrs. Rebecca Curry aud son
Robert, Mrs. Forsythe, and Misse<i
Rebecca aud Clara Gulick of North
umberland ; Mrs. Maggie Houck of
Pottsville, Samuel Curry and wife,
Miss Agues Curry and Mrs. James Mc-
Williams of Mooresburg.
Surprise Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Oornelison gavo
a surprise party Saturday last in hon
or of their daughter Winifred's birth
day. Those present were: Mrs. Ella
Madden, Mrs. Aunie Hartman, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Oornelison, Misses
Blanche Bogart, Jennie Oornelison,
Jennie Shires,Nola Robbius, Ivy, Rosy
and Anuabel Hartman, Olive Madilen,
Orissie Frazier, Mary aud Martha
Sliultz, Florence Fausey,Laura Fenst
ermacher,Hazel Feusterniacher, Paul
ine Antrim, Messrs. Thomas Bogart,
Alfred Bogart, Percy Hartman, Ralph
Antrim, Lake Frazier, Marvin and
Olin Madden. The afternoon was spout
in games and musio and a delicious
supper was served.
leaking Streets Look Bad.
In some parts of tho city the throw
ing of ashes in the streets is giving
the thoroughfares a <<ad appearance.
1 The practice Is one that should not be
> permitted.
NO. 50
THE VETERANS
READY TO GO
The local Spanish-American War
veterans have completed their arrange
ments lo attend the reunion at Miltou
on Satunlay and will go in sufficient
number to make a creditable showing.
It is expected that at least thirty or
forty Danville men will go. The num
ber. may, however,exoeed that. Some
are going by train, but a large party
will leave the armory in a shoo fly,
starting about 10 o'clock in the morn
ing.
The Danville delegation has good
hopes of getting the 1905 reunion,
which will be the third annual, to
come here as this city oan offer a
strong claim for the gathering and as
sure the veterans of au enjoyable time.
It is possible that the rotation system
may figure in the choice of the next
meetiug place. For example the re
union went from W'illiamsport to Mil
ton,the nearest point to Williamsport,
except Look Haven, which did not
have much of a delegation at the first
reunion. Now it is possible that Lewis
burg, the nearest point to Milton,will
be after the next reunion, but if the
Danville delegation out numbers that
of Lewisburg there is a good chance
of this city winning out. The local
poople will extend to the Spanish-Am
erican war veterans of.the Twelfth a
hearty welcome if they decide to meet
in Danville next year.
Sunbury Defeats Danville.
In the Sunbury-Danvillo foot ball
game, which was called'at 3:15 p. is.
Saturday, at Sunbury the Sunbury
team won by a score of 15 to 0. It was
difficult to keep the people off of the
field mid many times the Danville
players were unable to see the runner.
Danville won the toss and the kiok-oft'.
By end plays Sunbury in this half
made two touch downs,but in the sec
ond half they only made one. Geiat
got oue touch down and Faushold two.
" The halves were twenty and fifteen
minutes in time. Diehl, of Sunbury.
refereed the game and Haver, of Dan
ville, was umpire. Sharpless, of Oat
awissa and Brumbacli, of Sunbury,
were time keepers and Williams, of
Danville and Losig, of Sunbury were
linesmen.
The teams lined up as follows:
Danville. Position. Sunbury.
Slattery (oapt).left end Speolit
Foust left tackle Uchaeffler
Reedy left guard... Zimmerman
Wagner center Kulp
Springer right guard... Campbell
Gunzberger right tackle . Kuoble
lokes right end Faushold
H. Miller. . quarter back.. Mnller,
Brown left half back... St. Olair
Johnson, .right half back Williard
Fred Jones full baok Geist
Hospital Barn Still Burns.
And still the fire burns at the State
Hospital barn. Iu spite of the rain of
the last few days the grain and hay
that was in the structure destroyed by
tho flames on last Wednesday ia yet
smouldering. Of course while the fire
exists nothing can be dono to clean up
that seution of the barn, but in the
part where tho steers perished good
progress is being made in removing
the debris.
Many persons are visiting the scene
of the fire. Kven some of the Blooina
burg people who come here ou the
trolley goto the Hospital farm before
returning home. On Sunday many
farmers drove to the place. Nearly
every day, however,the work of clean
ing up is watched by numerous per
sons.
The question of disposing of somo of
the cows that were left without shelt
er when the big barn went np in smoke
is boiug temporarily disposed of by
placing the cattle en the Morrison
farm, which adjoius the hospital farm
proper.
A Pleasant Trolley Party.
The following ladies Friday even
ing enjoyed a trolley ride to Blooms
burg and there took sapper at the Ex
change hotel: Misses Annie ADRIB,
Catherine Andrews, Mame Connelly.
Lizzie Fischer, Belle Riftle, Odessa
RonnJsley, Laura Thornton, May
Horton and Mary Pugg.