DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL LXXV.
NO MAN IS GOOD ENOUGH TO CIVCRN AWJTHtHI
OLD RESIDENT
DIES SUDDENLY
Daniel W. Foust, who for some
mouths pint has been an inmate of the
Hospital for the Insane, and whose
homo is near the Fair grouud.9, died
suddenly about (> o'clock Tuesday eveu
iug. Mr. Foust had for some time been
subioct to heart trouble,that being the
cayse of his death.
rlie deceased was born in Liberty
township, and was the son of ttie late
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Foust. He
was 53 years of ago and is survived by
his wife and seven children, George
F., Susie of Money. Sidney, Charles,
Elsie May, Boscoe and Mrs. Hester
Ann Koch of Olarkstown.
The funeral will be held at the home
of the deceased Friday afternoon at 2
o'olook. Interment will be made in
Long's cemetery, West Hemlock town
ship.
Zeke and Daisy.
Fred Raymond's famous comedy
•'The Missouri Girl" has boon soon so
frequently in Danville that the major
ity of the theatre-goers are familiar
with "Zeke" and "Daisy" aud the
other characters of this remarkably
successful play. The company this
•eason is said to be even stronger than
the one here two years ago, being
lieaded of course by Miss Sadie Ray
mond who portrays tho title role. The
Loganspoii (Indiana) Journal of a re
cent date in reviewing a performance
of this company says:"lt is the bost
show of its kind ever seen at the local
theatre. " The Decatur (Indiana) Evon
ing News says:"The play has lost
none of its attractive features since its
last appearance here audit gave the
best of satisfaction. This was the fifth
appearance of the play iu this city but
it never grows old and always draws a
good house." A Sharon, (Pa.) paper
says: 'The company is the strongest
that ever presented the popular come
dy and the specialties are much better
than in previous appearances here."
The press in every city visited en
dorses this play and there is little
question but that it is the best repres
entative of the rural comedy now on
the road. The play is now in its tintli
season.
This company will come to the Dan
ville Opera House for oue perform
ance, Saturday, November sth. Prices
36, 3ft, 60 and 75 cents.
Undergrade at "A" Street.
Nothing has been said for soma time
concerning tho proposed undergrade
oiossing at x A street, through which
the Danville & Bloomsburg tiollcy
traok will run and thus gut by the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad track.
The matter is not being neglected,
however, and in a very short time ex
tensive oi e a! ions will he under way
and*will be pushed rapidly to comple
tion. The job of excavating, putting
iu a system of brace* anil electing tho
railroad bridge will not bo a small
oue, but when the work is under way
it will be hustled right along by the
railroad people.
The trolley people yesterday begau
activities by delivering rails on A
street from Bloom street to tho Phila
delphia & Reading railroad. They
plaoed them tho eniire distance on
this stretch and iu the afternoon a
team was engaged in hauling rails on
Walnut street,from the railroad at the
point where the crossing from A street
will be cot through the embankment,
to Bloom street.
The Philadelphia & Reading also
has douu a little work leading up to
the big jub that soon will be stuited.
Yesterday a large amount ot lumber
and heavy timber* that will lie used
were unloaded on tho side of the track
near A street.
SIO,OOO Towards Overhead.
Dr. Myers, of Noscopeok, and J. N.
Harry, of Berwick, have had a con
ference with President Truesdale, of
the D. L. & W. railroad, and tho rail
road company will p:ty SIO,OOO towards
the state rivtr bridgi connecting Ber
wick and Nescoiieok, the structure to
have an overhead approach crossing the
D. L. & W. tracks on the north side.
The deputy attorney gemril of Penn
sylvania is satisfied with ihe arrange
ment and tho in lit'r will he given
prompt attention. This in the last of
the bridges to be built by the state.
'FOUST BROS.
• WILL REBUILD
The work of clearing away the de
bris on the site of Foust Brothers'
burned bam was beguu yesterday and
by night all the small part of the
building had been razed, and part of
the-burned timbers removed.
Foust Brothers will begin immedi
ately oirtiie erection of a brick bank
barn. It is intended to leave au open
space lit the East end of the barn prop
erty for a driveway, so that wagons
can have access to the brewery from
the rear.
The fire, while a costly and extreme
ly destructive one, will in this one
case at least resnlt in the erection of
a substantial and modern building
where a very old and somewhat un
sightly bam previously stood. The
proposed new Foust barn will greatly
improve the appearance of the alley.
Neither Side scoree.
On Saturday the Sunbury foot ball
team came to this city witii the inten
tion of ropeuting the defeat administ
ered to the Danville team a week ago.
But the local gridiron warriors had
profited by the lessons of that previous
game, so that the team that lined up
for Danville on Saturday was better
iu nearly every way than the one on
wliioli 15 points had been scored a
week before
The Danville toarn played good foot
ball, but had to contend with the
heavier weight of their opponents,
which no douht accounts for the fail
ure to score. The ball for the greater
part of the 35 miuutos of play was in
Suubury'a territory. The game, from
a spectators standpoint, was greatly
marred by the mauy disputes between
the teams.
The line up:
Danvillo. Positions. Sunbury.
Wagner oonter Zimmerman
W. Acker right goard Campbell
Springer left guard. Rhoebuck
Gnnzberger. . right tackle... Kuolilo
(Fisher) right tackle
Faust .. left tackle. . Reffugle
Brown right end.... Fausold
H. Miller left end.... Speolit
Smith quarterback ...Moliler
Johnson .. right half back . Williard
Petres loft halt back..St. Olair
Johns full baok (Joist
Time of halves, 20 and 15 mintues.
Referee, Prof. J. C. Carey. Umpire,
Adams, Sunburv. Linesmen, Williams,
Danville; Long, Suubury. Timekeep
ers, Dreifuss and Raver.
ville, 0; Sunbury, 0.
Will Tlean Hore Business.
No people appear to be in a jollier
frame of mind than are the people of
Danville over their trolloy connection
with Bloomsburg, which ij producing
results to them that are caluulated to
make them happy. Oue of tho gratify
ing consequences of this trolley con
nection is the convenience it affords
tho people of Bloomsburg and Berwick
in coming to Danville aud partaking
of refreshments at its hotels aad res
taurants. Oue of the Danville paperß
says that these neighborly calls are par
ticularly numerous on Sundays, the
visitors taking meals before they re
turn home. No doubt that the trolley
lino is a benefit in this way, aud Is to
be appreciated as a means of neighbor
ly intercourse, bot the advantage It
will be to Danville in general business
results will be of a far more substant
ial oharacter. All the benefit she may
derive from it she will have deserved
for the enterprise she displayed In
helping to build it.—Suubury Item.
Lowered Record.
Anothor fire drill was held in the
First Ward school building, which re
sulted in boating all previous reoords
for speedy dismissal. The pupils are
I not given warning when these alarms
I aro to be sounded. On Thursday not
I even the teachers were notified; so it
was not until Professor Carey gave the
alarm that anyone in the building
knew that a drill was to be held.
The dismissal was very orderly and
expeilitious. All the pupils iu tho au
uex were outside the building in forty
secouds. while those iu Ihe main build
ing were dismissed in one minote aud
fifty seconds, which cuts ten secouds
oil' the previous record.
No matter how long delayed the
winter always Duds us unprepared.
TLKDGXD BUT TO TBUTH, TO IXBSBTT IKB LiV —tto FATOB BWAYB US AJfD NO FBAJI AWK"
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMIIER 14, 1904
APPEAL TAKEN TO
SUPREME COURT
The final decision an to wliethnr the
Danvillo and Bloomsburg trolley line
will be allowed to cross the Delawaro,
Lackawanna & Western tracks at grade
over the Mill street crossing is now up
to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
as the result of action taken on Satur
day. The trolley people allow the case
togo to the Supreme Court with fair
assurance that the final outcome will be
in their favor,because the lower court
in an able opinion that seems eminent
ly rational and just decreed that the
proposed overhead crossing, which
would multiply the danger to life and
limb, is not practical either to con
struct or operate at the point in ques
tion. Of course what the higher oourt
will do is ouly a matter of oonjecture,
but it is the popular belief that the
learned judges will confirm the opin
ion and sustain the decision of Judge
Little, and that such may prove the
case is the universal wish.
Now that an appeal has.been taken
it is a question of great publio inter
est as to when the cas« will be taken
np by the Supreme Court, The—time
(or the higher body to give consid
eration to the oases coming from the
Montour county court is the Week be
ginning on Monday, February 4th,
1905. It may be that it will be possi
ble to get the case advanced a little.
It is hoped that such a course will be
followed, for with tlie track laid and
the paving completed (wliioli it soon
will be,) to ont the oitizens off over
tbree months more frofti a convenience
they long have been looking forward
tb will be very unsatisfactory.
' Saturday morning Attorneys Mo-
Clintock and Hinokley for the D. L.
& W. and Scarlet for the trolley com
pany, appeared before Judge Little in
Judge's chambers, at Bloomsburg,
Prothonotary Vincent also being pres
ent. The counsel for the railroad com
pany presented a bond in the sum of
SIO,OOO, which the Court approved.
They then Bled a oopy of the decree,
made last Friday by Judge Little,'to
gether with their appeal from it. They
prayed the Court that the taking of
the appeal might act as a supersedeas
that would restrain the trolley com
pany from running cars over the Mill
street ornssing until the Supreme Court
acta upon the case. Judge Little grant
ed the supersedeas.
The request previously made by
Lawyer Scarlet, in the interests of the
city of Danville,for permission for the
connection of the trolley rails with
the frog plaoed In the railroad traok in
order that the street paving might be
completed, was favorably considered.
Judge Little issued a supplemental de
cree covering the matter and direoting
the work to be done at the risk of the
trolley aompany with the uuderst»nd
ing that the rights of either company
on final hearing will not be affected
thereby.
Sheriff Maiers oil Saturday after
noon served notice O. Angle,
President of the Daimlle and Blooms
burg Street Railway Company and W.
F. Pasooe,Superintendent of the Stand
ard Construction Company, of the
granting ot the supersedeas.
The supersedeas, after giving the
Court reforence of the case of the rail
road against the trolley company,reads
as follows:
"To the defendants in above case:
"You will please take notice that an
appeal to the Supreme Court has been
taken by the plaintiff iu the abovo case
and bond ill the sum of |IO,OOO has
been filed and approved by the Court
anil upon petition of plaintiff, asking
that said appeal shall act as a super
sedeas the Court has made the follow
ing order, October 29th, 15)04, the above
petition presented and the prayer Is
granted and it is direoted that the ap
peal in the above case act as a super
sedeas, and that all further acts in re
lation to the establishment and use of
the said grade orossing be stayed pend
ing said appoal. This order is made
in connection with the supplemental
order of this date in reference to pav
ing of Mill street by the Borough of
Danville.
"Signed. R. R. LITTLE, P. J."
And now the situation will remain
unchanged pending the action of the
Supreme Court. All of tlie people of
Montour and Columbia oounties an
xiously await the outcome.
Spark Set Fire to Bed.
It was only the timely discovery of
a lively blaze and prompt action in ex
tinguishing it that prevented a cost
ly fire at the home of CliLton Stetler,
at the point where the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad crosses Center street
on Friday. Mrs. Stetler herself over
came the Are when it was burning
fieroely.
The origin of the flames was peoaliar.
A spark from an engine was blown
through an open upstairs window dir
ectly npon a bed. Mrs. Stetler ohanc
ed to enter the room and found the
flames shooting nearly to the oeiling.
She dashed water upon the bed with
successful results. After putting out
the fire, she discovered that a big hole
had been burned through a mattress,
two sheets, a quilt and comfort—in
faot all the clothing on the bed, caus
ing qnite a loss, as all tho spreads
were roiued.
Kli»gman--Uowen.
Mr. P. Edward Klingmau and Miss
Lizzie May Rowen. both of Miflliu
burg, wore married at the m:iuse of
the Mahoning Prosbyturiun church on
Tuesday by the Rev, James E. Hutchi
son.
ONE SIDE OF
PAVING DONE
One side of the new Mill street pav
ing is all laid, every brick in place
and only the grouting for a compara
tively short distauce remaining to be
done. On the east side of Mill Btreet
yesterday the bricks were laid from a
point a short distance north of Mul
berry street all of the way to Bloom
street and around the curve to the
ourbing that yesterday was set in
Bloom street. The setting of the curb
bing has closed the thoroughfare at
this point.
The completion of the concreting
yesterday afternoon wound up the big
job for mostjof the Italian workmen.
The crew of laborers yet at work laying
brick aud the layer of saud on wliicli
the briok is placed is a large one, how
ever, and is working in a way that
gives almost positive assurance of the
oompletion of the paving wotk this
we«k.
Worked All Night on Bridge.
11l the glitter ofaro lights, the fliok
er of lanterns and the flare of torohes
» scene of unusual activity prevailed
last night at the bridge, where opera
tions were under way all night. Wir
ing was done yesterday aud an electric
light was placed over the first pier in
order to make night work possible.
Over twenty-five men were eugaged,
all working Hwiftly with the common
purpose of getting the pier beyond the
danger point before rain sets in and
oansos another freshet that might do
more damage.
The steam concrete mixer was made
ready for work daring the day and at
night was turning out the concrete as
fast M the stone and cement could be
wheeled to it and dumped in. The con
crete was being thrown into the ex
oavatiou at the pier with great speed.
Tho first of it wan dumped in at the
pier about 7 o'clock in the evening. It
is hoped to have the foundation com
pleted before today ends. Then as soon
as the stone rises a few feet there will
be no farther oaase for apprehension.
To reaoli rock bottom excavaton had
to be made to a great depth. In faot
three feet below the foundation of the
old pier. James Barry, who dir
ects the work, stated last night that a
splendid bottom has been struck, al
though it took hard labor to reaoh it.
Want the Old Bridge Removed.
The canal bridge at Ferry street is
now the scene of street operations.
Extensive filling in is being done along
the canal bauk on the north side of
the bridge. This work is a forerunner
of more important operations that it
is thought will be placed under way
next spring. Then the whole stree
very likely will be filled in at this
point, a pipe putin place to take care
of the canal water and the bridge re
moved.
Ferry street residents are muoh in-
terested iu the matter, mauy of tliem
desiring to hare the old bridge, rather
uusighMy at best, removed and the
street pot in as good uondition as
Olinroli street at the canal lias been.
The plan is oertainly the right thing
to do, for now there is a rather Bteep
incline at either approaoh of the
bridge, whioli would be removed,while
the general appearance of the street
would be improved. The job of course
will be a big one and could be Imrdly
completed this fall, but it is highly
probable the work will bo tnken up in
the spring,
Success of First National Bank.
No surer mark of prosperity in any
city than a flourishing bank can be
found. The oztent of the savings of
citizens is a mark of the industrial
worth of the place a 9 well as a tribute
to the thrift of the persons who bank
the money. The report of the First
National Bank of Danville, as made
yesterday, Btamps this institution as
one of the leading banking houses In
this section.
The First National Bank of this oity
with earnings from May Ist to Novem
ber Ist of 127,000, has just closed the
most successful six months' business in
its history and the Directors at their
meeting yesterday afternoon declared
the usual semi-annaul dividend of 5
per oent. payable on demand.
Shortening of Days.
During November the sun, in its
rapid southward flight, reduces our
amount of daylight by an hour, leav
ing us at the month's close with a day
about nine hours and twenty-one min
utes in length.
LINCOLN:—"I.HT TH V!•'
A READING MAN
COMING TODAY
A telegram from Division Superin
teudeut Turk, of tlxi Philadelphia &
Reading railroad, wa« received yester
day by Oity Clork Patton iu fetation
to the matter of cto>sing the railroad
with the wires of t!i« mn:iiui]>il light
system and the prompt re>p ill oof the
railroad people to the communication
sent them Saturday hy the City Olerk
shows that they ate inclined to he
very fair and friendly and have no de
sire to hold baok the borough work.
The telegram stated that Mr. Ab
bott, a representative of tho company
will arrive iu this city at 11:25 o'clock
this morning. The oity clerk is re
quaited to meet him ami show him
over the ground. This will be done
and after getting the locations of the
crossing points the railroad company
probably will act favorably on them
very soon, since the wires are togo at
a height that will not intt rfere iu any
way with railroad operations. The
wires will cross the Reading tracks at
five plaocs. Mill, Little Ash, Ceuter,
Bloom and Gross streets.
The Delaware,Lackawanna & West
ern company had not been heard from
yet yesterday afternoon, but will very
likely make a favorable reply in a
short time The 13 L. & W. tracks
are to be crossed only at three points,
Uill aud Wall streets and Heaver
avenue.
Hallowe'en Pranks.
Ihe height of the ridiculous surely
was attained by the boys aud gills who
celebrated Hallow E'en Monday eve.
Yet it was a happy orderly crowd that
ooursod the street!., making a terrific
din with horns and bells but not re-
Borting to rowdyism in auy form aud
not doing some of the ineau things
complained of in other years, such as
throwing soot and Hour. The police
were on the alert aud while on the
back streets possibly a dooi step here
and there was moved there was uo ser
ious mischief indulged iu.
But to return to the caruival, for
such it really may be oalled, it was a
reoord breaker for sizo and variety,
volume of noiso aud outlandish make
ups. There were Ohiuameu. darkies,
farmers, policemen aud what uot.
"Happy Hooligau" aud other comio
supplement oharaoters were imperson
ated. Girls joiued in the sport with
aa much zest as the boys aud the fun
was fast and furious. As fast as one
band of merry-makers pished another
aud funnier oue, appeared, the several
crowds forming an unbroken ttting :IB
they paraded from Market street down
Mill to Bloom and out to the Reading
railroad and then back again. Corn
aud paper throwiug were indulged in
and that was the moßt strenuous part
of the celebration.
The dealors in horns, masks, wigs
and like articles must have reaped a
good harvest yesterday, for the num
ber of persons who were decked out iu
strange costumes was larger than at
any previous celebration iu the city's
history.
Entertained.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hale enter
tained a number of friend* at their
home on Ash street;, Friday evening,
in honor of Miss Lydia Ruch of North
umberland. Those present were:
Misses A Ida Goff, Anna Springer,
Stella Nevius, Julia Mowrey. Susie
Hale, Mary Hankey.Rose Heller, Mary
Hale, Charlotte Rose, Charlotte and
Earl McClenahen, Lyzdia Ruch and
Mrs. May Brosius; Mtssrs. Thomas
Mitchell, Oharles Kehl, George Werle,
Ed. Snyder, Fred Smith, Jacob Miller,
John Meiucer, Ephraim Hale, Will
Ohl, O. Everett, Sam Hotfman, James
Miller, Will Brown, Alfred Misbaugh
of Bloombsurg. A very enjoyable even
ing was spout. Refreshments were
served.
Young Lady Injured.
Miss Bertha Sweitzer.of Mill stioet,
a young lady employed at the stock
ing factory, is 6oriously ill as the re
sult of being accidentally struck on
the abdomen. Dr. Paules is attending
her and looks for tier speedy recovery,
although she suffers much pain, but it
is too early .to state whether she is
hurt internally.
Basket Ball and Dance.
The basket ball game tomorrow even
ing at the armory will be between the
Danville Basket Ball team aud the
Lewisburg Athletics, composed of
Buoknell players. The admission will
be 15 oents. A dance will follow the
game.
FIRE WIPES
OUT lURNS
Fire raged with terriflo fury iu the
alley I etween Market and Front streets
and running from Mill street to Ferry
striet Monday, causing a total lossof
about $H,()00 as near as can be estimat
ed. Horses were with dilHoulty res
cued from blazing barns. Quo poor
animal, a pouy that was in oue of
Foust Brothers stables, was so badly
buruod that it had to be shot.
The baru.s 1 the losses, all
roughly estimated, are aB follows:
V. A. Lotier's barn, iu the rear of
the Friendship eugiue house, totally
destroyed. Loss about (600.
The two barus of Foust Brothers,
who owu the Germauia Brewery, both
burued down with a lof« of {IOOO.
W. G. Shoop, two barns, practically
gone. Loss could not be stated. John
Keirn aud J. E. Moore used the struot
uies.
F. O. Angle's barn, in the rear of
the Litz restaurant, in which a large
stock of newspaper iu big rolls was
kept, very badly damaged and loss
heavy. Also tho barn iu rear of Mr.
Angle's residence, with interior re
cently remodeled, badly gutted al
though the horse aud most of the car
riages wore saved. Valuuble harness
and robea"wcre ruined aud hay and
feed desttoyed and this barn is a com
plete loss. Mr. Angle being out of the
city, uo idea of tlie loss could be got
ten last night.
Moutour House livery, run by G. W.
Hoke, roof ablaze but no serious dam
age. All the rigs were run into Mill
street.
Dr. James Oglosby's baru, totally
destroyed with a 1500 loss.
H. M. Schoch's.A. J. Still's and G.
M. Shoop's barns all damaged,but not
to any great extent.
The fire was disoovored a few min
utes after 10 o'clock. W. D. Laumast
er, Secretary of the Y. M. 0. A., was
going up Ferry street when two young
ladies standing at the alley pointed to
the Foust barn and asked if it wasn't
afire. Mr. Laumaster saw the flames
hreakiug through the doors of the low
er part of the structrue. He saw a
light in the Friendship engine house
and called ont an alarm of fire, to
which the firemen promptly respond
ed. Then he ran into the alley where
the flumes made it impossible to reach
the horses, wliioh were kicking frantic
ally. Men dually got them all out in
safety from the several flaming struct
ures, bat the Foust pony was in terri
ble condition and had to be shot. Harry
Qninu in trying to cat the strap that
held the pony nearly severed his thumb.
The whole fire department was call
ed out on a second alarm. It looked
for a time as if the entire block might
go up iu smoke. The Friendship at
fir-it got on three streams before the
other firemen arrived and numerous
garden hose were in servioe. When
more streams came into use their com
bined effect told, bot it was not until
12:30 o'clock tliat the firemen left the
sotne after having done heroic work
agaiust great odds. The Oontineutßl
ami Washington boys did good work
arter getting into the yard of the Angle
residence and playing their streams
from that point.
No one knows the origin of the fire.
H. H. Foost can not believe it started
in the Foust barn, for he states tiiat
between 5 and 6 o'clock the last trip
of the day was made to the barn, in
which was no light of any kind. He
was ut the home of his brother, C. W.
Foust, Front street, who is ill, when
the fire bell rang. The siok man urged
him togo to see if everything was all
right übjut ttie brewery aud wheu he
hastened oat he discovered the flames
among the barns. With Harry Qniun
aud John Amroerinau lie worked en
ergetically in resouing horse-i. In do
ing similar work Walter Raver had his
hair singed.
The fire occurred while the Hal
lowe'en celebrators were yet on the
streets aud the crowd that gathered
consisted of hundreds of persons. Com
ical attires were in strange contrast
with the seriouguest of the situation,
for a 1 ! the colames of flame rolled sky
ward nniuy had grave fears for the
whole neighborhood. As the fire ap
peared on the roof of first one baild
iug aud then another it certainly look
ed as if the firemen were engaged in a
hopeless task. They kept tireslessly at
work, however,'outil they had over
come the fury of the destructive elo
| UlOllt.
Instructing Them How to Vote.
Leaders of both predominant parties
are circulating aiuoug the foreigners
of the coal regions every eveuing in
structing tlieni how to mark the new
ballot which will be used at the com
ing election. It is believed that many
votes will bo lost this year because of
| the uufainiliarity of voters with the
new form of tickets.
THE MAN THAT WILL END ROOSEVELT'S POLICY OF EMPIML
BIDS TO BE IN
NOVEMBER 4TH
That the construction of the "A"
street undergrade crossing, through
which the Danville & Bloomsburg trol
ley line will go under the Philadel
phia & Reading railroad traoks, is to
he started very soon is evidenced by
the fact that bids for the building of
the substructure have beon asked for
by the Standard Construction com
pany, Qrovauia, and must be iu by
November 4th. The figures that will
be submitted by the bidders will cover
the exoavation and the work of making
the ooncrete foundations. The railroad
company will look after the mainten
ance of their tracks but will have
nothing further to do with the com
pletion of the substructure. It is ex
pected that six or eight firms of this
oity and other places will bid on the
work, whioh will be of considerable
magnitude.
Bloom street was the scene of great
activity yesterday, when the trolley
company began operations on a large
scale, evidently determined to lose no
time in preparing for the running of
cars right into the main part of this
oity. The crew that yeßterday was
started on this end of the work is a
large one,numbering more than twenty
Ave men and they are hustling the
work at a lively speed.
Starting at the Reading orossing the
tearing up of rails and removal of ties
of the trolley traok was begun. This
was oarried on as far as Ferry street,
the material being promptly put iu
oondition for immediate use in a new
stretah of track. Then the leveling off
of the street where the traok was torn
out was st'i *ed and was of itself a big
job.
In the afternoon the tearing out of
the crossing at Walnut street aud the
running of a new line for the track in
that thoroughfare was taken up. The
excavation and track laying will be
pushed along right up to the Reading
railroad at "A" street, where the un
dergrade crossing is to be construct
ed.
It can be seen from these operations
that the Danville & Bloomsburg trol
ley company meaus business ard is de
termined to get their cars i j operation
in the oity proper as soon as possible
in order to give the oitizens the con
venience they long have been looking
for. It is known that several of the
firms who'will bid on the ereotion of
the substructure of the undergrade
crossing are of Buoh a standing as
would insure quick work and a prompt
completion of the big job should it go
their way'. The railroad oompauy will
be ready with their bridge by the time
the other task is finished aud of course
it will take them but a short time to
put the superstructure in positiou.
City Starts Others Follow.
Persons waiting for the city author
ities to begin the repairing of the oity
hall sidewalk before starting to make
repairs in front of their properties as
required by the recent act of Council
have nothing further to delay them.
The city job was started yesterday. It
will be pushed along in short order,
the walk plaoed at grade and the en
trance to the basement placed on the
south side of the building. The D.
L. & W. work at the canal also was
started by Contractor Rogers. Many
loads of oinder are now being deliver
ed. The cinder will be leveled off and
packed so that traveling over it will
not be difficult.
When the work that is to be done at
the Doster establishment on Mill street
is fluished it will be a business place
that will grace the street. The move
of doing away with the old wooden
awnings is to be inaugurated by John
Doster's Sons, who will take down
their awning at the time they place a
flue new flagstone walk in front of the
building. The building now is being
attractively painted.
Contracts are being let by numerous
property owners for new walks of a
substantial nature,"among tliem oue
for flagstone walks In front of tho W.
H. Lyon properties, near the railroad
orossing, for a new pavemeut at Mrs.
I. H. Torrence'a property,also in front
of the H. IJ. Cross properties and for
those belonging to the estate of Daniel
Reynolds. All of this certainly shows
the Mill street property owners possess
ed of the right spirit of progress.
Washington Next Year.
Tho State Convention of the VV. O.
T. U. before adjourning at filooms
burg chose Washington, Pa., as the
I place for holding next year's conven
tion.
NO. 51
THE LOSSES IN
BARN FIRES
There was nothing bat praise for the
Danville firemen Tuesday, Good
Will, Continental, Friendship and
Washington boys coming in for eqnal
shares of commeudatiou for excellent
work at the barn flro of Monday night.
Everybody recognized what heroic
service the volauteer fire fighters rend
ered, and it was a common remark that
110 paid fire department conld more suc
cessfully have coped with the difficult
situation. The Water Works men also
wore commended for their share iu the
good work iu gotting great foroe back
of the streams.
It was more apparent than ever yes
terday how uarrowly a terrible con
flagration, one that would have been
the worst in the oity's history, was
averted. Not only Market street
houses, but Front aud Mill street resi
dences were iu imminent danger of
gettiug afire. Smoke arose from the
rear of several residences that were
scorched by the intense heat. It was
only the untiring aud skilful endeav
ors of the tfreinen that saved the block
from complete destruction and the ap
preciation of their hard labor is gener
al, People residing in the fire district
provided oolfeo for the wet, tired men
when the dying out of the flames save
them a chance to partake of refresh
ment.
The burned barns certainly looked
bad Tuesday. Ruined (igß that had
been ruu out while still flaming in
parts and the flames then beateu out,
wore in ovidence at numerous places
in the vioinity of the fire. The alley
was a dismal sight. All day teams
were hauling away the debriß in an
effort to get the place cleared up quick
ly-
The losses that were sustained aro
here given estimator) as closely as it is
possible to give them:
J. E. Moore, who used the Lotier
aud one of the Shoop barns, SIOO. The
Lotier barn possibly was worth about
SSOO.
John Keim, who used a Shoop barn,
SIOO.
Q. M. Shoop, total loss on two barns
of possibly $1,500.
Dr. .Tames Oglesby's barn practioal
ly destroyed aud loss SSOO.
H. M. Sclioch, damage to barn to
the extent of SIOO.
Foust Brothers, barns destroyed,
SI,OOO.
F. C. Angle, ou barn in rear of resi
dence SI,OOO and SI,OOO ou barn iu rear
of Litz's restaurant, the latter includ
ing damage to large stock of newspap
er in rolls.
Big Bazaar fur Church Benefit.
'An important social affair that will
be at ouce decidedly enjoyable and
probably of considerable financial bene
fit is under way in St. Josopb's Hall,
where the ladies of the chnroh last
evening auspiciously opened a bazaar
that will be continued throughout this
week, including Saturday night. The
attendance at the opening was large
and crowds of even better size are ex
pected for the remaining nights. The
objeot is to raise money to pay oft the
indebtedness incurred in the work of
reconstructing the churoh cower dur
ing the past summer.
A rose tree and a fish pond arc amufe
ing features of the bazaar, at wliioh
there are two well stocked tables, one
in charge of the Rosary Sooiety and
the other in charge of the Sodality.
The merchant* have contributed very
liberally and the goods off ared for sale
are of the best quality and great var
iety, including docks, lamps, pict
ures, comforts and pillows, fancy art
icles, table, stovo,bedroom suit,china,
flour, and a host of other things.
There is a musical entertainment in
connection with the bazaar oaoli even
ing.
Ferrymen Have Place of Shelter.
While carried on with considerable
difficulty and to the inconvenience of
passengeis to some extent, the repair
ing of the fetry is being done in a
thorough maimer. Yesterday the build
ing of a shanty over the wheel, for
the ferryman's protection, was started
and about completed by evening.
The need of such a place is impera
tive in cold and rainy weather and the
men who run the boat are glad to have
the now sheltor finished. On oue eud
the shanty is completely closed and by
entering it the boatman may get out
of the oold. The part immediately Bar
rounding tho wheel has to be open,but
is built in snob a way as to keep off
the storm during a rain or snow.