DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL LXXVI.
AWFUL ACCIDENT
NEAR MB SCALES
A (rightfal accideut occurred on the
Shamokin Division of the Pennsyl
vania railroad,uenr Weigh Schlos Moil
day morning at 11 o'clock, resulting
in the death of two iuhii and tlio more
or leas serious injury of many others.
The dead are: Thomas Confer, en
gineer; Jeremiah McAvee, fireman.
The wreck occurred between tiie pass
enger train that leaves Sunbury about
10 o'clock and an empty freight train.
The collision occurred ou a sharp
curve, and as the engineer of the pass
enger was ou the high side he did not
aee the train approaching from the op
posite direotion until it was almost
upon him. He threw on the brakes,
bat it was too late to avert the colli
sion. The engineer of the freight also
applied the brakes but to no avail. The
collision came while the passenger was
going at full Bpeed, and all the pass
engers were badly shaken up. Mauy
were injured.
The freight being the heavier plow
ed through the passenger engine, and
the killed and seriously injured are
therofore all of the passenger orew.
Wreck trains were hurried to the
soene of the collision,and doctors sum
moned from surrounding towns to oare
for the injured.
The accident, ii Is claimed, was
oaased by the operator at Weigh Scales
who had received|orders to hold the
passenger until the freight had passed.
He allowed the passenger to pass.how
ever, and the wreck was the result.
Engiueer Confer was 52 years of age
and is survived by a wife aud three
ohildren.
Fireman MoAvea was 43 years of age
and is Burvived by a wife aud oue
ohild.
Both of the men killed lived in Sha
mokin and were very woll kuowu train
men.
The injured are Oouduotor Daniel
Mack of Sunbnry.two ribs broken and
seriously cat aud braised; Harry Mc-
K1 wee, of Shamokiu, engiueer of the
freight engine, oat on head aud neck
by flying glass; Mrs. Q. Sober, Irish
Valley, masoles of nook contused;
Aaron Barrel, Weigh Scales, left leg
injured; J. D. Mitchell.traveling sales
man,internal injuries; William Foster,
Money, internal injaries; E. J. Boss,
Baltimore, leg bruised ;E A. Welber,
Baltimore, side braised ; Mrs. Harry
Irvine, Shainokin, ohe*t burned; Mrs.
Annie Swenk. Irish Valley, internal
injaries; Mrs. Anne Richie, Irish Val
ley,internal injuries; Christ!au Mentz,
Irish Valley, bidly bruised Deck and
head,prostrated by shock ; P. D. Davis,
leg »ni back bruised ; Mrs. Jacob Erd
man, Lyben**, head and bank braised ;
P. N. MoNeal.Shamokin.leg and back
injured ; Jared N. Dielil, Northumber
land, leg bruised; J. J. Bowersox, Mid
dleburg, internal injuries
D. R. Williams,the insurance ageut,
of this city, was on the passenger train
when it left Sunbury. Ho loft the
train, together with a uainber of per
sons to visit the Odd Pillows' Orphan
age, which is betweeu Sunburv and
Weigh Scales.
A Delightful Concert.
The Ithaoa Conservatory of Music
Quartette will be the third number iu
the Y. M. O. A. special course of eu
tertainmeuts, Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 18th, at 8-.BJ o'olook, after prayer
meetiugs. Tiokets 15 omits at Y. M.
O. A. and Hunt's Drug Store.
This Male Quartette has been receiv
ed everywhere with marked favor. Be
ing connected with one of the most
prominent sohools of musio in the
country, the instruction aud prepara
tion of its members has been the best.
And oertain it is that the natural tal
ent of each member aud the artistio
finish of this Quartette are far above
the average Quartette now before the
publia.
The Committee having these enter
tainments iu oharge are certain that
this number will ploaso everybody.
Tickets are 15 cents to all, at Y. M.
O. A. and Hunt's Drug Store.
Surprise Party.
On Monday evening a surprise party
was tendered Miss lona Hendricks at
her home, Mausdale. Musio aud games
helped to enliven the eveuiug's enter
tainment. Delicious refreshments were
served. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Bogart, Mr. and Mrs. Will
lam Murray, Mr. and Mrs Samuel
Kausey an I son Charles. Mistes Jennie
Kindt, Eva Boyer,Laura Feustermaoh
er, Ada Ande, Letta Morrell, Clara
Cope, Sara Hendricks, Annie Kapp,
Anna Foruwald, Essa Lewis and
Mary Beyer; Messrs. John Hendricks,
Br., Charles Lewis, Clyde Shnltz,
Reese Merrell, Luther Foruwaid, Her
bert Heudricks, William Kiudt, Will
iam Parker, Raymond Lewis, Walter
Snyder, Curry Snyder, Raymond Bi y
er, Earle Renn and John Hendricks,
Jr.
Surprise Party.
Russell Gibboney was tendered a
surprise party Saturday evouiiig ut the
home of tiis parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Gibboney, Grand street. Dar
ing the evening excellent musio was
reuderad aud games enjoyed. Those
present were : Misses Blanohe Ooss,
Blanche Myers, Eva Manuing, Anna
Manning, Jennie Upson, Margaret
Mowrer, Irene Hollubaugh, Cleiuuiie
Reitenbauch, Jennie Reitenbauch.
Dora Robiusou, Sara Everett aud Til
lie Ricketts, Messrs. fc'rauk aud Grant
Swarze, Paul Rieck, Howard Vau-
Kirk, William Wertmau, Harry Oaro
disky aud Russell Gibboney.
A SAD CASE
OF DESTITUTION
Caroline Fillinger was oommitted
to the oounty jail by Jnstloe of the
Peace Oglesby Tuesday atnoon.oharg
ed with having concealed the remains
of her reoeiitly born dead baby. The
latter was found earlier in the day,
under the floor of an ootbnilding, cov
ered with coal ashes and badly frozen.
The girl confessed to having placed
the ohild there, and Bald it had been
born dead on Tuesday, Jaunary 3.
Information was lodged against the
mother by Chlef-of-Polioe Minoemoy
er. She was plaoed under arrest aud
taken before 'Squire Oglesby, where
the body of the male babe was prodno
ed in evidenoe at the hearing.
Owing to the defendant's serious
mental condition, the authorities will
not pnsh the charge against her, but
will take the neoessary steps to have
her sent to an institution where she
will reoelve proper treatment and at
tention. That is not what she has had
this winter,and, evidently,for a much
longer period.
The little shanty in whioh she lived,
or rather existed, with a nephew,
Charles Fillinger, a young man about
20 or 25 years of age, is located on the
high hill, near the intersection of
Spring street aud Oolnmbia avenue.
The dimensions of the shanty are
about 6xß feet, and 10 feet high. It is
uuilt of thin boards,and the craoks be
tween them are oovered with plaster
iug laths. Standiug so exposed and
being fairly thrown together, it looks
as though an ordinary wind storm
would topple it over the steep enbank
ment into the street, 16 or 20 feet be
low. Admittance is gained through a
passageway, so narrow that a small
person is obliged to orowd himself
through sideways. The interior iB al
most devoid of furnitnre. A small
cooking Btove, oue ohair and a short
lounge is all the siugle little room
contains. Even those few articles so
crowds the small apartment,as to make
it difficult for more than three or four
persons to get into the room at one
time. Vet, these two people, thinly
clad, having only a little fuel to burn
and scaroely any thing to eat, have
subsisted during the present severe
winter.
When the unfortunate girl who is
now in jail, was found in the situation
she was ou Mouday her condition was
deplorable. There was soarcely any
fuod in the shanty and less fuel to keep
a tire iu the stove. She was ill, thin
ly clad and no clothes with whioh
to make a change.
Tuesday night, Dr. Stock held an
autopsy oil the body of Caroline Fil
linger's ohild,which was found buried
under a pile of coal ashes iu an out
building that morning. Ic was held
with the view of asoertaining whether
or not the child had been boru dead.
The water test, the most certain of
all the tests known to medical science,
was made. When theMung was dropped
into the water, it went to the bottom
of the basin as quickly as a lamp of
load. This was conolusive evidence
that the ohild's lungs had never been
inflated with air so much as for a nio
meut.
This is the ouly thing that Dr. Stock
had to do with the oase, aud the re
port circulated yesterday that he had
attonded the mother of the ohild pre
vious to the time that the latter was
foand, is false. No physician gave ad
vioe or treatment to Caroline Filling
er.
Company Drills Twice a Week.
The following order, which is of the
greatest importance to members of
Company F has been issued by Captaiu
Gearhart:
Armory of Co. F. 12th Reg'tN. G. P.
Danville, Pa., Jauaary 10, 1905.
Company Order No. 8.
The Spring Inspection being held iu
a short time makes it imperative that
this Company must drill every Tues
day and Thursday evening until In
spection. Failure to ooinply with this
order will be cause for oharges being
preferred. There Is muoli to learn in
the recent changes in the Drill Re
gulations aud only constant attendance
will keep up the standard of the Com
pany. By order of
J. BEAVER GEARHART,
Cupt. Coiu'd'g.
In case of only a pait of the Nation
al Guard of Peunßylvauia attending
the Presidential Inauguration in Match
the provisional brigade will be made
up of the companies in each regiment
standing the highest at the Spring in
spection. If the local company falls
below the standiug set in former years
it will staud but a poor show of par
ticipating at the greatest inauguration
Washington ever had.
In the anticipation of a fine armory
being built here it behooves the mem
bers of the oompany to work hard aud
attain the high sta: dard of former
years.
Will Contribute to Country Life.
At a recent meeting of the Poiuona
Grange, in Columbia county, a resolu
tion was adopted urging farmers to
build their own telephone line) and
oombiue to secure oompleto systems
throughout the various seotious of tli
county. It sets forth that such com
munication wit'i the towns aud mark
ets will bo a great advantage. Rural
'phones and rural po tal routes. which
bring the farmer iu close touoli with
the world, are two recent iuuovatious
'that will contribute very muoli to the
attraotiveuess of oouutry lite,and will
• ooutribute muoli toward keeping the
young people ou the farm.
funon BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBDTT AKO LAW—WO TAYOB SWATS UB AXS BO vmtx Mil* AW*»
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY IH, 1905
"OLD DYNAMITE"
AGAIN RUNS AMUKE
For the third time iu the past month
> the horse belonging to Thomas Tooey,
and populsrly known «s "Old Dyua
i mite," ran away. The animal evi
dently believes in the charm thut lies
in oertain numbers; for he made his
third performance more thorough anil
exciting than any of his previous es
capades. He got away from two driv
ers, narrowly missed running iuto a
moving passenger train ou the D. L.
& W., aud finally lauded at Qrovauia.
Howard Rnssell,Mr. Tooey's diiver,
had beou delivering groceries ou Up
per Mnlberry street,aud was returning
to Mill street, wtien tiie horse took
fright ou acooout of the wagon strik
ing his legs. The animal dashed down
Spruce to Mill street,and then up Mill
on a mad gallop to the Post Office
where lie was oaught. At the First
National Bank, Mr. Russell, seeing
that he could do nothing with the
horse, droppid out of the rear of the
wagon.
The horse was turned around, aud
Willie Gross offered to drive the anim
al to the stable in the rear of the Ho
tel Oliver where he is kept. lie had
soarcely started when the wagon
again etmck the horse's legs, and off
he started down the Etreet, the wagon
rolling from side to side aud the horse
striking fire at every jump Iu front
of the Lyon building a iiorse aud bug
gy were tied. The runaway struck the
carriage bat glanced off, breaking only
several spokes iu one of the wheels of
the buggy.
When "Old Dynamite" started from
the Post Office ou his return trip, a
passenger tr.iiu was just passing
the Mill street orossiug. Vathe terrifi
ed animal dished ou toward the train,
the people who crowded the streets
held their breath and w.iited for tiie
crash that seemed inevitable. Many
thought that young Gross was still in
the wagon, not having snen him drop
from the rear end of the vehiole as the
runaway passed the cauul. Hut "Old
Dynamite" was lucky. To • last car
passed the erossiug and the gates rais
ed just iu time to allow him to dash
by and avert a oallisi iu by the frac
tion of a second.
He turned up Bloom street aud final
ly lauded in Mr. Sionge's barn at
Grovauia. Mr. Tooey took the next
trolley after the runaway and recover
ed the horse at Grovania. The wagon
was uot damaged, aud the horse es
cape! with the loss of a shoe.
Local Union Enjoy Banquet.
Brick layers, masons aud plasterers
Union, No. 81, enjoyed a flue banquet
on Saturday evening, at D. B. Hed
dens' restaurant. Covers were laid for
twenty-five. The tables were loaded
with all the delicacies of the season.
The deoorations wer.j boautiful oarua
tions.
Several appropriate loasts were re
sponded to. Reimarj brothers, brick
layers, Bloombsurg, aud J. C. Keedy,
brick layer, Berwick, were guests and
cranked some of their good natured
jokos at the exponße of the craft. They
left on the 9 :40 trolley car for their
respective homes, well pleased with
the hospitality shown them by the
members of No. 81.
The members present were: George
Beyer*, President; John Delauty, Vioe
President; E. C. Welliver, Seoretary;
John Albeck, Treasurer; William
Moyer, Jr., Deputy; William Houser,
Nathaniel Everhardt, Harrison Schutt,
Trustees; John Fisher, Jonathan
Rudy, Joseph Hahn, Peter Kelly,
Jacob Elliot, Lamar Halm, William
Mover, Sr., John Ickes, A. L. Ma-
Clow, President Pennsylvania Stato
Conference Board of Bricklayers and
Masons; Harvey Reiinard, John C.
Reedy aud Howard. Reiinard, of No.
55, Berwick. The boys had two mas
oots present in the persous of Masters
Art Beyers and John MoOlow.
Money Coming in Promptly.
Notwithstanding the hesitiucy of
some of the property owners along
Mill street, to pay their paving asses
merits, an accouut of certain items iu
the hills rendered not meeting with
their approval, payments are being
made promptly.
Eaoh property holder was served
with a uotioe on Wednesday, January
4, settiug forth the amount of his or
hor a'sissments,since which the money
lias been dropping into the hands of
oity clerk Harry Patton right taloug.
At present there seems to be uo hesita
tion on the part ot anyone about pay
ing.
In attending to the various duties
imposed upou the clerk iu connec
tion with these assessments, Mr. Pat
ton has been kept busy for the past
mouth. Ho first made out the notioes
to property holders, then served one
on each at his home or place of busi
ness, aud now ho is engaged iu receiv
ing the money at his office.
C. & M. Trolley Elects Officers.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Columbia aud Montour Street Rail
way Company held in Bloomsburg yes
terday the following directors were
elected: Hon. B. F. Meyer*, E R
Spopsler. WillUin M. Oglesby and
William SiUiillwood.of Harrisburg : E.
U. Tustiu, Charles W. Miller and Jo
seph Ratti, of Bloomsburg.
Ti e directors then eleoted the follow
ing officers: President, Hon. B. F.
Meyers ; Vioe President, E R. Sponsl
er; Treasurer, William M. ORlesby, of
Harrisburg, and Superintendent and
General Manager, D. G. Hackett, ot
Eioamsburg.
IT WAS A
LONG_SESSION
The Sohool Board held a regular
meeting Monday. I t was long drawn
out, and at times waxed warm. The
following members were present:
liarpel, Trumbower. Adams, Hating,
Fursel, Burns, Fisoher, Werkheiser,
Greene, Ortli and Jacobs.
The Secretary reported that the
blank of the Guarantee,Trnst and De
posit Company, of Soranton, recom
mending the endorsement of J. O.
Honser for a 95000.00 bond, had been
filled out and sent forward.
The Treasurer's report showed a bal
anoe on hand of |8,550.17.
Ur. Pisoher,Chairman of the Build
ing and Repair's Committee, reported
that the blaok boards have been re
moved from the chemical laboratory
in the High Sohool, and plaoed iu the
second sohool of the Fourth Ward. He
also stated that a bursted water pipe
in the Welsh Hill sohool building had
been repaired, and that he had dis
covered that the same had been due to
a broken window in the cellar.
A request was read from J. M. Hos
tetter, Phoenixville, Pa , that the
officers of the Board sign a duplicate
application for a permanent oollege
certificate.
The Superintendent's report showed
1239 pupils in attendance during the
month; average attendance 91 per
ceut; 87 cases of sickness.
The resignation of Mr. Adams t.s a
member of the Grievance Committee
was read. It was moved that the res
ignation be accepted, but the motion
was lost by nearlv a unanimous vote.
Mr. Adams, however, declared his iu -
tention of not oontluuing to serve on
the Committee. Then followed a long
airiug of the question of corporal pun
ishment iu the public schools. The
debate oontinuei for over an hour,
during whioh heated arguments ensn
ed. A wrong impression had been giv
en out, many people having an idea
that the School Board is not in sym
pathy with the teaohers in the matter
of pnuishing pupils. The Board will
stand by the teaohers, and give them
all the aid and support it uau.
The loug disoussion of oorporal pun
ishment in the schools was finally
brought to a olose by a motion being
oarried, that Superintendent Qordy
prepare and have publish id in the
Morning News, an article contradict
ing the impressiou that has gone out.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Fred. K. Miller & Co $ 390
S. J. Welliver 3.25
Danville Stove & Mfg. Co 75
Staudard Gas Co 3.05
W. H. Ortli. 1.86
Samuel Trumbower 23. 87
Joseph Lechuer 8.73
The Secretary was authorized to
draw au order iu favor of the Danville
Stove Compauy for furnaces put iu the
Secoud Ward building.
Danville Defeated.
The fastest and probably the most
exciting basket ball game 0 f the sea
son was played last evening at the
Armory between the Dunvilld team
and the Bnrlingame team of the Sus
quehanna League. It was a fine ex
hibition of nerve and brawn from start
to finish, and it was not ontil the re
eree's whistle called time iu the last
half that either aide had more than the
slightest advantage.
The final score of 31-19 in favor of
Rurliugame is it good indication of the
stienglh of the two teams.
The visitors played a very pretty
passing game. Danville, on the other
hand did not pass the ball well, bat
ofteu tried to take it down the floor
by dribbling or other means.
The game was very olose through
out, there being frequent ties in the
score. At the end of tbe first half
neither team had the advantage with
tiie score at 10-10.
Applegate, the visiting oenter, play
ed a fine game. Barry played an excel
lent defense game for Danville The
line up:
Danville. Barliugame.
Barber forward . VanHousen
Welliver forward Montgomery
Sechler center Applegate
Barry guard Lutoher
Dougherty.. .guard
Peters guard Pardoe.
Goals from the field—Applegate 6,
Montgomery 2, Van Houseu I,Lutoher
1, Barber 4, Dougherty 2, Welliver 1,
Sechler 1. Goals from fouls—Barber
3, Applegate 1.
No Change In River.
The condition of tbe river yesterday
wns similar to what it has been for
several days past. The water had fall
en bat slightly, bat the ice flowed as
thickly as ever. At intervals the floe
slacked up somewhat, bnt it was most
too heavy at any time to permit of the
naphtha boat orossing with safety,con
sequently it only ventured aoross a
few times in the morning and onoe iu
the afternoon.
The riveters were at work on the
bridge,and appeared to be making fair
ly good headway. It looks now as if
the portion of the bridge up at the
present time, will bi fully completed,
with the exception of the flooring, be
fore the other spans can be put iu posi
tion.
Frozen In the Ice.
The ferry boat Is reported as being
too tightly frozen in shore ice at Wol
verton, to be dug oat until a thaw
oomes.
BOROUGH COUN
_CIL MEETS
Borough Counoil met in regular tes
sionFriday night. President Davis be
ing abseut, Mr. Vastine was elected
president pro tem. Eight members
were present, Messrs. Vastiue, Keif
suyder. Swank, Fenstermaoher, Dei
trioh, Boyer, Lloyd and Goeser.
Tiie Borough Treasurer reportod $3,-
236.80 in his hands.
Mr. Relfsnyder, chairman of Streetß
aud Bridges Committee, reported that
street paving assessments had been laid
on property owners along Mill street.
All had been served aud some of tlieiu
had already paid their assessments. He
said that he had expected some of the
property owners who are objecting to
paying for paving Btreet connections,
consisting of crossings, curbing, eto.,
present to hear read the Act of Assemb
ly under which the petition prayiug
for the said paving was drawn,so they
could learn just what the Act sets forth.
These people were not present, but
the Act was read for the benefit of the
mombers of Counoil. It is the Aot of
1889, and provides that property own
ers moat not only pay two-thirds of
the oosts of paving directly iu front of
their propertied, but tiie street oou
nections as well. Before signing the
petition in question, some property
owners along Mill street failed to ao
quaiut themselves thoroughly with
the Act of Assembly, overlooking en
tirely that portion referring to street
connections. But as ignorauce of the
law ia no excuse, these people will be
obliged to pay the full amouut of their
assessments withlu thirty days from
the timo they reueived notices,
or it will bu entered agaiust their
properties.
City Superintendent of publio schools,
U. L. Gordy, was present and called
attention to the oonditiou of the dock
iu the steeple of the Mahoning Pres
byterian cliurob, whioh he had bsen
Informed the Borough Counoil had
charge of. It did not keep good time.
It was either from 10 to 20 minutes too
fast or that much too slow. Mauy pu
pils depended npou it. Iu consequence
they either came to school too early
and were oompelled to stand out in
the cold, or they came too late and
disturbed the other pupils iu] their
studies.
Mr. Vastine explained that the 5
years contract which the Borough had
with Heury Rempe to keep the clock
in repair expired last fall, and that
Council now had nothing more to do
with the clook than a private citizen.
After considerable discussion, how
ever, it was on motion of Mr. Beif
snyder, decided to solioit bids to pat
the clock in good condition and guar
antee it to keep good time lor a period
of 5 year*.
The ordinance authorizing, requir
ing and permitting the owners of oer
tain properties in the Borough to make
proper connections with and to use all
sewers constructed by the said Bor
ough, providing for the method of
making such connections, prescribing
the manner of the use of such sewers
and regulating the oharges therefor,
respectively, and for other purposes,
was taken up and in sections, passed
seoond reading.
Contractor D. J. Rogers presented
revised bills for sidewalk repairs he
made by order of Oooncil,but as these
bills Beemed so mnoh at varianoe with
bills formerly presented, it was decid
ed to have the matter investigated be
fore a settlement iB made.
Six Directors Will be Elected.
At the coming spring election six
School Directors will be elected, one
half of the Boaid, the term of office of
that number expiring with the olose
of the school year. The unusual num
ber is occasioned by the filling of sev
eral vacancies.
The Directors whose terms expire
are Dr. F. E. Harpel and Robert
Adams, First Ward; William J. Barns,
Seooud Ward; Jaoob Fischer aud
Oeorge B. Jacobs, Third Ward,aud W.
O. Greene, Fourth Ward.
Robert Adatns and George B. Jacobs
are now filling vacancies, by appoint
ment of the Board, caused by the re
moval of John L. Evans and D. H.
Byerly from their respective wards.
The First Ward will eleot one Di
rector for the fall term,and one for one
vear.and the Third Ward one for three
years and one for two years, the other
wards one eacli for the full term.
Viewers Appointed.
George W. West, engineer; John H.
Bragler, Samuel Werbheiser, Dr. J.
Sweisfort, 8. J. Pegg and O. B.
Sweitzer, the viewers appointed by
the Court on Saturday to view and as
sess damages, if any, to the properties
of Miss Frances Hartman, heirs of
Jacob Shuster. David Unger, executor
of Ella Oousart estate and Joseph Sper
ring, as a result of the sidewalks be
ing raised aud lowered along Mill
street when the laid, were
officially notified of their appointment
yesterday by Sheriff Maiers.
The report is made returnable on
Monday, February 27, giving the view
ers over six weeks in which to make
the assessments.
Martha Washington Supper.
At a meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of the Y. M. 0. A..held Monday even
ing, plans were made fot holding a
Martha Washington supper (hot sup
per), on Washington's Birthday, Wed
nesday, February 22nd, from 5 to 7:15
o'olock. The time for the sapper is
made so as not to oonfliot with prayer
meeting services.
BENEFIT OF
THEJLIBRARY
It is often the case that wheD a com
munity is the possessor of some in
stitution that is of great benefit toper
sons in ail walks of life, a fall appre
ciation of the benefits derived is lost
sight of after a while and the interest,
which may at first have been intense,
gradually lessens, and perhaps alto
gether oeases to exist.
There is in Danville, however, an
institution—The Thomas Beaver Free
Library—that from the time of its es
tablishment has been folly appreciat
ed, and is arousing greater interest
each year of its existenoe.
The benefits of onr Library oan bald
ly be reckoned, BO great and far-reaoh
ing are the results of the learning,
broad-mindedness and innooent amuse
ment derived there-from. The shelves
oontain 12,173 books,comprising treat
ises upon almost every known sobjeot.
State and National reports and pam
phlets, of whioh there are great num
bers, are not conuted in the above to
tal. A glance at the circulation re
port forth' 3 year 190-1 will show the
enormous amount of reading that is
due to the institution.
Fiatino 23,054
Juveniles 6,501
Philosophy 67
Theology 162
Language 10
Scieuoe 197
Sociology 652
Useful Arts 144
Pine Arts 321
Literature 627
History 670
Biography 424
Poetry 283
Periodicals 360
Travel 609
Total Circulation 81,770
Daily Average 105
There are 5051 persous who hoid cir
culation cards, there having been 230
oards issued in 1904. Fines for over
due books, amounted last year to |73.-
64, the fine being 3 oents for eaoh day
overdue.
The reading rooms also reoeive a
large Bliare of attendance, many tak
ing advautage of this means of becom
ing acquainted with the events of the
day through the newspapers,or of read
ing the periodicals.
Excitement on mil Street
A horse attached to R. F. D., No.
2. delivery wagon caused no little ex
oitement on Mill street, in front of
Smith's jewelry store, at about 2:46
o'olook, yesterday afternoon.
The animal was being driven up
street by Hiram Stetler at a leisure
gait.
A spirited horse drawing a buggy
and making considerable noise, came
up behind at a rapid paoe. The latter
jumped to the east side of the street
at the sight of the mail wagon, then
broke into a gallop. Its movements
aud the clatter of the buggy wheels on
the icy briok pavement, startled Ur.
Stetler's horse, causiug it to kick up
with both hind feet. One foot became
Fastened behind the oross pieoe of the
shafts. After making a few tremen
dous plunges iu a vain effort to ex
tricate its, IE from the trap, the horse
coolly squatted down on the shafts
and made no further effort to assist It
self.
The harness was quiokly unfasten
ed, :.nd an effort made by a number of
men who hadgonjtoMr. Stetler's aid,
to push the wagon away from the
horse with the hope of releasing the
imprisoued hoof. The attempt was a
failure, because of the weight of the
horse ou the shafts and the peooliar
manner in whioh the foot was weftgad
behind the cross bar. The harder the
men pushed npon the wagon,the hard
er the horse bore down opon its frail
support.
Then auother plan was adopted. The
men laid hold of the horse and tried
to raise it to an apright position,with
a view of relieving the shafts of its
weight and then draw the hoof oat of
the trap by hand ; or, in oase that it
coald not be accomplished in that
manner, to try the poshing aot again.
Botli failed. Then the horse fell to
the pavement and broke a shaft. Af
ter that it was an easy matter to re
lease the foot and get the horse on its
feet again.
With the nxoeption of being a little
Btiff in the leg for awhile after being
set free, the horse was uninjured. Be
fore the horse was released a vast
crowd of people bad gathered around
the mail wagon, aud were interested
spectators of what was taking plaoe.
Funeral of Daniel Brooks.
The funeral of Dauiel Brooks occur
red Monday afternoon. Services were
held at the family residence, 728 Mill
street, and were largely attended. The
members of the Stove Mounters' Un
ion, No. 68, attended the obseqnie9 in
a body, and a delegation of members
of Iron Moulders' Union, No. 124, were
present out of respeot to the deceased.
The Rev. N. E. Oleaver, pastor of
the Trinity M. E. churoli, had obarge
of the servioeß,and the following mem
bers of Stove Mounters' Union, No.
68, were the pall bearers : James and
Oharles Lake, William Jordan, Will
iam Rady, Fred Saitz and Oharlea
Seitz. Interment was made in the Odd
Fellows' oemetery.
Tbe following persons from a dis
tanoe attended the funeral: Frank and
Henry Reifenberger. of Soranton; Mr.
and Mrs. William McOiond, of Sun
bary; Mrs. Theodore Brnder, of Phila
delphia, and Mrs. James Oarter, of
I Berwiok.
NAPHTHA BOAT'S
PERILOUS TRIP
The naphtha launoli made a trip
across the river about 2:80 o'olook yes
terday afternoon,that It will not like
ly repeat nnder similar ciroumstances.
At least some of the passengers who
were on board at the time, will not un
der any consideration. One of the lat
ter, after gaining a landing and feel
ing sure that he was on solid ground
once more, was heard to say: "My
heart war in my mouth during the
whole trip, and no amount of money
wonld induce me to undertake it
again."
The boat started to cross from the
South side with the intention of per
suing the regular ooarse. It was
weighted down with six large men and
a box containing a live calf. The ice
was thiok and the current was swift
and strong, owing to the present
high water. To plow straight through
suoli powerful obstacles was an impos
sibility,and the only way to get across
and avoid an accident was to Bteor
around them in some manner. Even
that was a perilous undertaking. The
rear of the boat wbb sank to nearly
the level of the water, and the oalf
was likely tc get exoited at any time
and cause trouble by upsetting the
small craft and dumping everybody
over board.
By using poles to foroe some of the
oakes of ioe out of the coarse and skill
fully dodging around others, the boat
was kept from getting in forcible
contact with any of the obstacles that
threatened to engulf it. The journey
wsa a long and nerve racking oue to
the pasiengers.and it was little wonder
that some of them beoame alarmed at
the situation. In the attempt to keep
on dear water, and away from the ioe
the boat was carried some distance be
low the Water Works. Then it was
slowly worked to within 30 or 25 feet
of the North shore, and from there
headed up streim. From that point to
the landing above the bridge the boat,
praotioally, had only the ourrent to
contend with, the water there being
quite free of floating ice, and the trip
up was made with apparent ease and
with less danger. The ferry landing
was reaohed in safety aud upon dis
embarking, the passengers breathed
sighs of relief.
Some of the men in the boat weigh
ed from 160 to 190 pounds, but averag
ing the weight of each of the six at
1?0, and add thereto the weight of the
box and calf, whioh was ISO pounds,
makesa total of 1,110 on the boat when
the diffioolt passage was made.
Agitating a River Cable.
People are yet of the opinion that a
cable oar used in orossiug the river
here would be just the thing and true
it would be from every standpoint of
view. But it is believed by some that
the bridge will be bailt during the
ooming summer and then togo to the
expense of constructing a cable for the
three remaining months of the winter,
inoluding the present month, it would
not seem right. While same are of this
opinion others believe that we will be
without a bridge for another wiuter,
and in this latter oase the oonstruotion
of a oable seems the only relief.
Many persons from this vioinity have
seen the cable operated about mines or
between mountains and that it would
be practicable and perfeotly safe here
is vouohed for by the best oitizens.
It certainly is pitiful togo down to
the river these days and see workmen
battle with the ice in mid-stream, not
even kuowing whether or not they will
reaoh the opposite shore, where stands
a wife or a son waiting and watohing
the slow and hazardous procedure.
Men have said that their hardest work
of the day was that of orossing the
river to their homes at night.
When the ioe is running like yester
day and today, three men take a boat,
one in the front with a long pole, one
at the ours and the third on the rear
seat as watch. Often a large cake of
ioe strikes the boat and it is held fast
aud carried down the river for several
hundred feet before it can be loosened.
—Berwick Enterprise.
Bank Directors Elected.
The stockholders of the First Na
tional Bank of Danville met yesterday
and eleoted the following directors to
serve for the ensuing year: Isaao X.
Qrler, Robert M. Oathoart, John F.
Tooley and Jesse B Oleaver, of this
city ; William Pensyl, of Elysburg ; O.
O. VanAlen, of Northumberland, and
Daniel F. Qouger, of Milton.
A meeting of the directors will he
oalled later for the eleotion of ofiloers.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Danville National Bank the fol
lowing direotorj were elected : Will
iam J. Baldy, W. K. Holloway, F. O.
Angle, Oharles P. Hanoook, D. R.
Eokman, Alexander Billmeyer and
Daniel Ourry.
The direotors will elect offiuers in a
few day*.
Under Physician's Care.
.Tared N. Diebl, of Northumberland,
formerly of Danville, who was among
those who reoeived injuries in the
wreck near Weigh Scales, on Monday,
is under the physioian'soare. He re
ceived some severe bruises about the
body and suffered from the shook of
> the aooident.
That the boilding operations in and
about Berwick during 1905 will equal
if not surpass the great building boom
two years ago, is the expeotation of
Berwiok contraotors who anticipate a
very busy season,and their predictions
are founded on substantial facts.
NO. 8
THE GOING
fLBASURE RESORT
With the destruction of the river
bridge between Danville and Sooth
Danville, Maroli Bth, 1904, DeWitt'a
Park became bat a pleasant memory to
its staunch patrons residing on thli
side, aud to many, this pleasure re
sort seems to be a thing of the put.
Bat we take great pleasure in assuring
those interested that snoh is far from
being a fact.
In a pleasant interview with tha
genial proprietor of the park, Dr. A.
T. DeWitt, we learn that, undaunted
by the slaok attendance during the sea*
son of 1904 he lias taken advantage of
the opportunity and with greater en
ergy, has not only kept the grounds in
fine couditioo bat has made numeroui
improvements and contemplates still
more in the spring. The main improve
ments thus far have been in filling in
low and unsightly places, underdraw
ing, establishing grass plots, and
i trimming all shade trees to uniform
heights thus admitting the refreshing
air more freely during sultry weather,
and thereby enhancing the pleasure
and health-giving powers of the re
sort, also permitting unobstructed
views throughout the entire grove and
extending to the Bine Ridge range of
mountains beyond the river.
The driving track, base ball, tennis,
and oroquet grounds, shooting range,
swings,foot drams and all other souroei
of amusement have been well taken
oare of and improved.
Simultaneous with the construction
of the Danville and Sunbury Street
Railway line in the early spring.whioh
seems to be assured the pavilion will
be enlarged to twice its present life,
making it the largest in oentral Penn
sylvania.
A Herschell and Sptllman improved
rldiug gallery, seating comfortably
fifty-six persons, will be permanently
installed in the park,the motive power
of which will be eleotricity, thereby
eliminating all smoke and sulphur
which is HO obnoxious when steam is
used, and assuring a very steadv run
ning gallery.
A nnmber of cottages will be ereoted
in the early spring, whioh will rent at
a numinul cost to families desiring to
spend their vaoatious quietly, sur
rounded by fresh air and nature's
charms.
Avenue E extending southward from
the Borough of Riverside, intercept
ing the park at oenter on the north
side will be thrown open full width
to the grpve.and will be known there
after as the main entranoeto the park.
This also will be a great improvement,
adding to the beauty and symmetry of
the grounds. The distance from the
river bridge to the new entranoe ii
precisely the same as to the old one,
bat the street grade is greatly lessen
ed.
It is the determination of the
management to maintain at all times
the good reputation of this famous
play gronnd in the future as it has
been in the past, therefore parents who
are unable to accompany their chil
dren for an outing can rest assured
that they will be eqnally as safe in
the park as at home.
It is also the intention to introduoe
from time to time, clean, up to date
amusements, such as the patrons may
desire and the state of the times will
permit.
Dr. DeWitt desires to extend to all
his old as well as his prospective pat
rons, the greetings of the season, and
(arther wishes them all a prosperous
New Year. With the completion of
the new bridge at Danville he hopes
to renew many old aoqnaintanues in
pleasant oliat aronnd the oamp fire.
He also calls special attention of all
park visitors to note oarefuliy the
looation and natural advantages of
Riverside as a tidy little city in whioh
to establish permanent homeß. It*
health, shade, grade, drainagn and
beauty is unsurpassed by any location
in Pennsylvania.
Rebuilding of County Bridges.
Governor Pennypaober has made the
following suggestions with regard to
the rebuilding of oonnty bridges in
his bieunial message to the Legislate
nre:
With the respect to the rebuilding
of coonty Dridges, I reoommqud that
the amount to be expended eaoh year
for this purpose be fixed at snoh a
figure as may seem to the Legislature
to be wise. Under the law, as it ex
lsta at present, there is no limitation
to the sum whioh the Board of Poblio
Grounds and Buildings may be requir
ed to expeud in this way.andata time
of the coincidence of great floods and
diminished revenues, the situation
might lead to serious embarrassment
If a rertaiu proportion of the oost of
ooustrootion of these bridges were left
to the aounties instead of the whole
burden being imposed upon the State,
they would have a substantial inter
est, not only in making effort to save
the bridges from destrnotiun, bnt also
in the preservation of snoh of the ma
terial as conld be utilized.
Sent to the State Hospital.
Charles Koppenhaver, of Ut. Oar*
mel, who imagines that he killed the
man who was found with his head off
near Mt. Oarmel, and who bad been
detained in jail waiting investigation,
was Tuesday examined by a commis
sion consisting of Dr. Sbindel, George
E. Deppen.John Keithan and an order
of the oonrt made, committing him
to the Danville Asylum for the insane,
he having been so adjudged.