DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. STEPHEN MURPHY'S LONG ENLISTMENT Stephen O. Murphy, son of Mr. aud Mr*. Denois Murphy,of Riversiue,has returned home after a long p riod of enlistment in the government service. Mr. Murphy's several enlistments oovered a period of ovt r five yeais. He fiYst left home a* a member of Com pany F, 12th Hegimenr. P. V. I..serv ing through the whole Spanish-Ameri can War. On August !», 18DH he en lister! in tire United States Marine Corps. He was sent to the Loague Is land Navy Yard and assigned to the U. S. S. Yankee training ship. He was transferred to tho Battleship lu diana and from thence to the Gunboat Michigan, which inside a tour of the great lakes, lookiug after American interests along the border. This trip was by no means the leist interesting and instructive of the several long oiui«es accompanied by our young townsman. From tho Michigau Mr. Murphy was transferred to the IT. S. Flagship In diana,which made a cruise to the West indies, stopping ou the voyage at Sau Domingo. It was during the insurgent uprising last winter an I whilo th»re Mr. Murphy was onj of a squad ol Ma> ine Corps lauded to protect the American consul. O i tlie retu j voyage from the West indies the ludiana stopped at the Is- j rbmns of Panama where an officer was ltudcd to look after the interest of the United States in connection with the inter oceanic canal. Arriving at the New York Navy Yard last, spring Mr. Murphy wa* sent to the St. Louis Exposition where dur ing the summer ho was stationed at the Government Building. He was dis charged August 4, 1901 .is first ser geant. Mr. Murphy visited many very in teresting corners of tire world during i his enlistment aud he mad « the most of his opportunities. His mind is well stored with valuable data, while on his memory are impressed many beauti ful pictures str.tugo to everyday life which will beguile many an idle hour in the long years that are to come. The yooug man talks most entertain ingly of his experiences. He sees noth ing to regret in the long years spent in Uncle Sam's service, but expresses iio desire to returu to ti e service. He will probably resume life among his old associates iu Dauville New Feat in Telegraphy. The fact is not generally known that | the trunk lines of the United Tele- j phone and Telegraph Company be- I tween this city aud Pottsville and Dan ville and Shatunkin aud other points are being used simultaneously for tele phoning and transmitting messages by telegraph. The fact that wires co;ild be employ ed iu this dual capacity is a recent discovery. During the past six mouths, j however, the same wires o*i a few of the railroid lines have been used for both telegraphing and telephoning. As a telephone line, however, the United is among the pioneers in adopting the new method. The truuk" line botweeu Danville aud Soubury ami between Danville aud Shamokiu aud onto Pottsville are j used for both telephoning and tele- j graphing. Between the hours of a. ' m. aud 8 p. m, each day die wires be tween Danville and Pottsville, especi »lly, are hot with telegraph mosagts, j while during the name hours the tele phones ara operating aud the people ire talking over the wire unconscious af the double inanuor iu which the line is employed. Iu either capacity ;be wire works to perfection. B. V. Denk & Company, Brokers, >f New York,who have offices at Dan ville, Shamokiu, Pottsville and other places iu telegraphing use the wire of the Uuited Telephone aud Telegraph Company. Between New York and Pottsville the Brokers use tho Postal Telegraph. In a short time the United Telephone i »nd Telegrap!) Co npany expects to bei i ible to telegraph directly ti Philadel- I )lna over its truuk Hues. The electrical connection required or using a line for telegraphing and elephoning simultaneously is in ricate, bot the use of the wire in this ivay is not expensive and busiuess can ie done at outlay than where a ine is maintained for either telegraph ug or telephoiiiug exclusivoly. The friends of Ex-Congressman (alp, of Shatnokin, will be glad to tear that his condition is vory much naproved. He is better than at any ime since his disease took a unions urn ten days ago. A MATTER OF HEALTH &AKINO POWDER Absolutely Pure OAS MO SUBSTITUTE TRAGIC ENCOUNTER WITH A PATIENT Justice of the Peace W. V. Oglesby was called to the Hospital for tho In sane Monday evening to hold an in quest on the death of a patient who died nnder peculiarly sad and tragic circurastauces. The pitient in questiou was Stauuy Zuciemevic of Shamokin, who was ad judged insane at Sunbury on Thursday of last week aud brought to the Hos pital for the Insane ou the same day. Before leaving Snubury Zuciemevic made his will, giving expression to the prophetic remark that he "would uot live more than a few days." Zuciemevic was eonfiued iu ward 8 at the Hospital. About 8:40 o'clock Sunday uight he rapped on the door of his bed room. Au attendant answered the call, whereupon the patient asked for a drink of water. The attendant procured the water but before taking it to the patient's room as a customary precaution called another attendant to his assistance. With a candle in hand the two men opened the door when they were viol ently assaulted by Zuoiemevic. Iu their undeavor to prevent the patient from escapiug from the room, the two attendants wero themselves drawu in to the uarrow apartment, when the lunatic wilh cunning design pushed the door shut aud renewed his fero cious assault upou the two men. . The door at the patieut's rooms have jio knobs ou the inside and can only b9 opeued by a certain manipulation un derstood by the attendants, which re quires some little time. The wild man, kept the two men so busy that they could not get the door open and were obliged to act ou the defensive 0 save thoir lives. It was indeed a desperate enooouter,which the attoud ants have cause to remember until their dyiug day. They finally overpowered the insane man and put him in a straight jacket. One of the doctors was immediately summoned. The usual remedy was ap -1 plied to quiet tho patient,when he fell I asleep and rested until morning. He ate breakfast and seemed all right. I Later, however, he showed symptoms of illuess and fever developed. He grew steadily worse until 3 o'clock, Monday afternoon when lie died. ; Death, it is thought, was caused by a fractured rib, which penetrated the liver. The following jury was impaneled by Justioe of the Peace Oglesby : Dr. J. O. Reed. William Startzel, George Freeze, Edward Corraau, Milton Am merman and W. E. Young The jury after hearing all the testimony deoid ed that the patient came to his death under ciicumstances which cast no Kuilt upon the attendants and that there was no evidence upon which they coo Id be held. \V. V. Oglesby,Justice of tlie Pence, acting coroner, yesterday presented to the court a report of the inquisition taken at tlie Slate Hospital lor the lu sauo, Moudav, February 37th, upon view ol the body of Stanuy Zuoiene wicz, then and there lying dead. The facta as presented to the oourt are as follows: "Stanuy Zucienewicz was admitted to the Hospital oil Thursday, February 2:1,1805 by order of the Court of North umberland county, he haviug been a lesidenr of Goal township in said coun ty, being under the delusion that every body waß trying to kill or poison him. At 8:40 o'clook Sunday evening Storling ABII, a nurse in the receiving ward of said Hospital, heard knock ing at Zucienewioz's door, went and found that he wanted a drink of wat er. Haying gotten tlie tin of water lie went with Edward M. Hart, another nurse (these two being the only nnrses in tlie ward at the time) unlock ad the door,entered and gave the tin to Zuoi onewicz, who declared it to be poison aud made a savage attack upon them, stating in liis broken English, that he intended to kill them. In the souffle the oaudle.the ouly light in tiie room, was upset aud the door, wliioh has uo inside kuob, was shut, making it im possible to escape. The room was 8 by 10 feet and contained a large-sized [ wooden single bed. ! In the effort to subdue the patient ; lie oamo violently in contact with ! something, probably the head or the I foot of the bed, wliioh made a brnue ! clear across the abdomen, fracturing I tlie breast bone and two ribs. It also ! raptured tlie liver, making ail opening ; about oue inch long aud one inch deep. The skin was not broken or punctured I It further appears from the testimony that the said Sterling Ash and Edward M. Hart, were acting iu the perform ance of their duty when the said Stannv j Zuoienewicz was injured and that they 1 did nothing wliioh under all the cir cumstances is subject to censure." The report was ordered filed and di rected liy the court In be placed on the argument list for forther disposition. Three Companies on the Road. Harry Doel Parker, proprietor of the 1 great play. "Uuder Southern Skies," , has three companies on the road tliis season. The Eastern compa ny, which appeared in Danville on Tuesday night filled an engagement at tlie Lyceum Theatre, Harrisbnrg, last I night. Tonight this company will ap -1 pear at York and Friday night at At lantlo Oity, N. J. The Eastern ooin- I pally is said to bo the best. The Cen tral company will appear in Williams port tonight, Keuovo Friday night, Look Haven Saturday and Suubury next Monday night. The Western oorn pauy is now tilling engagements in Ohio. -KJSDaim BUT TO TBOTH, TO ÜBKWT Aim LAW-NO FAVOR SWAYS US AND NO FKAB BHAU. AWE* DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1905 TO MEN WOUNDED IN SHOOTING AFFRAY A shooting Affray ook place in t north eud of town riday, in which two inen were wounded and an tin re sult of which George Arnold is lan guishing in the county jail. About seven o'clock Mrs Joseph tieokmau, of Clumbers street, swore out a warrant before Justice of the Peace Daltou for the arrest of George Arnold charging hitu with assault and battery, the facts alleged being that Arnold, who was on familiar terms wiih the Ferknu.n family, cui Friday afternoon returned home after a two weeks' absence and finding an occasion for a quarrel badly beat both Mrs. Beckman and her daughter. The warrant was placed in the hands of Ohief-of-Police Minoemoyer, who h'isteued out iu the northern part, of town to make the arrest. While on his way he heard a fusillade of ►hots iu thit direction **nd arriving there he found that the man wanted had be come implicated in a much greater crime. Arnold, it seems, after the alleged assault on the two women hurried to the hardware store of J. H Ocle where he asked to be shown some revolvers. While ostensibly examining the fire arm ho made a dash for the door, tak ing the revolver with him. By a round about route he reached the hardware store of Howard Moore, Mill street, where he procured some cartridges. He then retraced his steps towa r d Chambers street with the design, as he afterward explained to Officer Voris, of "cleaning out the whole crowd," As he was going up Chamb ers street, near the old church, he met William Keefer and Robert Barrett. Barrett asked him what he meant by creating such a disturbance, when Ar nold drew his revolver with the ex clamation : "Stand back or you will get what you are lookiug for." Then turning to Keefer he told him to stand back, at tho same time backing off himself. At this juncture Keefer drew his rovolver. Detecting the action Arnold opened fire. The shot took effect in Keefet's abdomen, producing, how ever, only an ugly flesh wouud. Keef er was able to return the shot which took effect in Arnold's head. Before I thi«, however, Arnold had fired seveT al other shots, all of which went wide of their mark. Arnold in all fired five shots and Keefer three. With his pistol empty Arnold ran down Chambers street and out the P. &R. track. In a short time he was overtaken by Barrett and Keefer, the latter knocking him down while the former disarmed him. At this point, it seenn.he escaped aud made his way down to an alley back of Mill street where he was later found by the oftic- Arnold was taken to jail where it was discovered that the hall, wliioh was one of 32 calibre,had not penetrat ed the lie-id,hut had produced an ugly flesh wound, which necessitated tour stitches. Keefer was able togo to his home near the Fair Ground. His coudition is not considered oritioal. Judge Hands Down Opinion. .Tudge Little yesterday morning hand ed down au opinion in the case of Christiana Berger vs. Elmer E. Berg er. In re rule of Eiecution on credit or aud defendant to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed for the estate of Elmer E. Berger, aud all legal proceedings there against; aud motion to quash rule. There were three reasons assigned for the quashing of the present rule: Firct. that, the petitioner for the rule is not a creditor. 9eoond, that the aot of Assembly of June 4, 15*01, is uncon stitutional. Third, that the aot of June 4, 1901, is suspended in its opera tion by reaHou of the national Bank rupt act of 1898, and its supplements. Now, February 27, 1915, the second and third teasone assigned are not sus tained aud the motion to quash is over ruled by the court. To which opinion on order counsel for Elmer E. Berger excepts aud re quests that exception be noted aud bill sealed. Aoocrdingly exception noted and bill sealed. Danville 44 Shenandoah 22. In a one B'ded contest at the Armory last evening Danville defeated Shenan doah by a score of 44--SM. The game was Danville's from start to flnidh, and at no time did the visit ors have the least show of winning. The local Bve played a good passing game,bat distinguished themselves es pecially by their fine goal shooting. From all parts of the floor, and from every position the Danville five throw their baskets. Welliver did some par ticularly pretty throwiug. The Shenandoah five, passe J the ball well enough at times, but, with the exception of one man, McUale, were sadly lacking in the abilitv to put the ball in the basket. | The line up ; Shenandoah. Dauvllle. j Nawakoski . forward Welliver i Conway forward Dougherty ! McOale oenler Soohler Knaublach ~ guard . Hayes Bodea Schoener guard Peters guard . Hatry Bedeu Goals from the field. Welliver 7, Dougherty 1, Seehlor 4, Hayes Bedea 8. Peters I, Hairy Bedea 2, McOale 1, Knaublach 2, Nawakoski 2 Goals from fouls.—Dougherty 1, Peters 1, i McOale 1, Nawakoski 1. Reteree, Ros enthal SCHOOL BOARD IN SESSION The School Board held a regular meeting Monday. Dr. Harpel. Presi deut, occupied the chair, other mem bers being present as follows: Frsoh er, Tmnibower, Werkheiaor. Haring, Pursol mil Burns. W. H. Orth, Sec rteaty, being detained at home by ill lies?, Borough Superintendent Uordy tilled the Secretary's chair. The report of the Truant Officer diowed that 135 pupils are detained out of school by sickness; number of notices served on parents, 6; clothing and shoes furnished pupils, 10; num ber of truants, 4. On motion rhe re port was aacepted and ordered ppread on the minutes. Mr. Fischer called attention to the fact that the supply of ooal iu the First and Third Ward building* was run ning low and would not be sufficient to carry the schools through another cold snap. Oil motion of Mr. Werk heiser it was ordered that a car load of No. 2 coal be purchased for the two above named schools from the same oompany that supplied the schools in the fall. On motion of Mr. Trumbower it was decided to givo the hauling to the friendship Fire Company. On motion of Mr. Barns it was de cided that the Secretary on behalf of the School Board ask HOD. R. S. AM meruiiin, oor representative in the Legislature, to givo Ilia support to the bill introduced providing for an in crease of tho State appropriation. A set of rules defining the duties of tho Borough Superintendent aud the teaoheri and governing the conduot of the pupils, drafted by Borough Super intendent Gordy, was submitted to the School Board last night It is the belief of tho members that if such rules weie adopted and observed there would be no room for doubt or friction in any of the departments of the schools. On motion the roles were re ferred to a special committee of fonr representing each ward of the Borough lor amendment, a report to be sub mitted to the School Board at the next meeting. Tho President appoint ed Messrs. Pursol, Trumbower, Fisoli er and Orth as members of tho above committee. The following bills were approved for payment: William Mottern ( 1.80 Boettinger & Dietz 75 Joseph liechner 3.70 Emauuel Prioe 1.00 U L. Uordy 1.97 J. O. Caroy 2.50 Teachers aud Jauitom 783.00 Poverty Social. A poverty social was held b» the members of Exchange Grange at the home of Miss Annie Reeder,Exchange, Friday evening, February 24th. Music, gatnes and daucing were enjoyed and recitations were given hy the younger memhers. were serred during the evening, and a pleasant time was enjoyed by all Those pre set wero: Mr. aud Mrs. Georg- Wat son, Mr. aud Mrs. William Satteson, Mr. aud Mrs. George Harris, Mr. and Mrs. lj. W. Welliver, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bitler, Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas Sherriu, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Koons, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kirkner, Mr. and Mrs. Harv«y Litchard, Mr. and Mrs. Rosooe Ellis aud Mr. and Mrs. B. Mensohke, Mrs. Jcseph Molir, Mrs. Rryau Deuuin, Mrs. Ed. Reeder ami Mr*. Squires; Misses Annie Reeder, Emma Armitage, Olive Kitohen, Liz zie Waguer, Olara Deuuin,Jennie Sat teson, Miuuie Love, Roth and Nellie Watson, Jennie Molir and Tlielma Ellis; Messrs. Alex. Craig, John Smith, Stephen Ellis, Thomas Harris, Johu Somuiers, Ray Watson, Milton Bitler, Lloyd Marshall, Bryan Molir, Homex Satteson, Mertln aud Charley Roeder aud Harold Watson. Birthday Surprise Party. Mr. aud Mrs. J. J. Dietzgavea sur prise party Saturday evening at their home on East Market street in honor of their daughtor.Rnth's twelfth birth day. The evening was pleasantly spent with gameß and musio. and refresh ments wore served. Miss Diet/, was the recipient of a number of beantifal gifts. Those present were: Misses Tliurza Baynlmm, Sara Jones, Maud" and Bertha Dunu, Edith Shepperson, Edith Herring, Helen Seidel, Gecil Deen, Nellio Howery, Helen Hurley, Margaret Foust, Rath Dye, Margaret Flanigau, Sura Deibert, Emma Pren tiss, Florence Ephlin, Lizzie Griffin, Alice and Lois Dietz and Mary Foust; Masters Willie LOUR, Walter Reese, Luther Foust,Lawrence Leafey,Harry Foust, Wintteld Gresh and Guy Runyan of Washingtouville. Carriage Dealers Organize. The Penusylvauia Vehicle Dealers' Association taking in Moutour,North urabeilaud, Colombia. Snyder Union counties was organized at the Neft House at Sunbury yeterday. J. E. Krumm, of Turbofcville, was chosen President; D. O. Hant, Dan ville, Vice President C. G. Hendricks, Selinsgrove, Secretary aud Treasurer. A constitution and by laws were ad opted. Meetings will bo held quarter ly. Architect Brugler, of Danville, has drawn the plans for a residence which Mr. W. H. Druokeiimiller will have erected during the coming summer at the corner of Eighth and Reagan streets. Xt will be a fine structure, oc cupying one of the most eligible sites in that part of ous city. Suubury Item. S. H. JONES ELECTRICIAN Tlie Borough Couiioil Friday evening held an adjourned meeting for the pur pose of fleeting an electrioian and transacting other busiueFS relating to the municipal light plant. Members were present as follow*: Vustine,Reif snyder, Fenstemiaoher, Jo-eph Gibson David Gibson, Lloyd, Swank, Gotsei and Dietrich. Owing to the absence of President W. W. Davis. Amos Vas tine was chosen president pro teni A number of applications had been received by the different members from electricians. There was only one, however, whose terms as to salary aeeinod to fall within the limit and who. was equipped with the approved references au.l this was S. H. Jones, l of Philadelphia, win has been ahum Danville for several mouths pa^t. On motion of Mr. Goeser, seconded by Mr. Fenstermacher, it was decided to employ S. H. .Tones, for one year from March Ist at st! 3 per month sub ject to agreement. Tho Light Committee explained that the Borough light plant will be ready to start op on Wednesday next, March Ist. Tho plant will bo started up un der the Rumsey Manufacturing Com pany, who will operate it for 15 days. It developed last night that there is a great deal of dissatisfaction especial ly in the Fourth Ward over the re louatiou of the lights by the Boiongh The Light Committee, protests that in placing lights it has aated to the very best of it* judgment with the tneaus at hand. After the plant is in operation if it cau bo demonstrated iliat the arrangement can be improved on the lights cau bo ro-locaicd. In this connection Mr. Keifsnvder stated tint Couucil is being unmerci fully and very unjustly criticized by the publio. Ho allirmed,however, that no matter how long li 3 may be in Council he will stand for the same policy of improvement, hoping that tho outcome will justify him and de monstrate tint Council is working for the public good. On motion a bill of $73 duo the Montour County Democrat for print ing was ordered paid. On motion of Mr. Feustermacher, secouded by Joseph Gibson, it was do oided to open correspondence with eleotrioians with the view of employ ing a competent person to inspoct the Borough light plaut before it is taken off the conlractois' hands. Death of David Rishel. David Rishel, 107 Railroad street, a widely known resident of Danville, died at 4 o'clock Tiitsday morning. The deceased had been in feeble health for a long time past, but his sudden demise was altogether unexpected. He was down town Monday afternoon an I (luring Monday night revealed no symptoms to indioate approaching dis solution. He was afflicted with heart trouble and was unable to lie down at night owing to shortness of breath. He was seated on his chair, his wife by his side when the dread summons came. Without »uy warning he full j from his chair and passed away with out a struggle. The deceased was a moulder and for mauy years past had been employed at j the plant of tho Danville Stove & Manufacturing Company,although ow- j ing to failing health he had not boeu J able to repori for work since bofore i the Holidays. David Rishel was Sit years of age , He was a life-long resident of Dan- ' ville. Exoept several years when he j served on the polioe force of Danville j he was employed as an iron worker. ! He wis a member of Goodrich Post, ! No. 23, G. A. R. and during the Civil | War served as bugler in Captain Thoin- . as S. Gregg's Company, USth Regiment j Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was (lis- j oharged in 1565. He also belouged to | the Iron Moulders' Uniou, Local No. i 124. The deoeased is survived by his wife \ and five ohildien: George, Joseph, i Helen, John, and Margaret;also three ; sisters, Mary A. Rishel, of Danville; 1 Mrs. Oharleß Malady, of Milton, and j Mrs. Samuel Boyer of Plymouth. The funeral will take plaoe on Thurs- ■ day at 3 p. in.from the family lesi dence. luterment in Presbyterian cemetery. There May Be Trouble Ahead. The Jury Commissioners of Noitli umberlaud county are up against it as will be understood by the following rule issued by Judge Savidge Wednes day. "It appearing upon the information of the Deputy Sheriff that the Jury Commissioners aud the Sheriff failed to sign aud oeitify to the drawing of jurors for the term of couit beginning tho 3d Monday of February, IHOS. at th« time of tlie drawing of said jurors when by law th«y are required to sign the same, having deferred the matter until, as it is alleged, they will ascer tain how mauy jurors would accept the service imposed upon them by law which is uone of the business of the Jury Commissioners and afterwards presumably for ths purpose of making au extra day. come iu and sign the said ceitiflcato and return iu blank, tin Court issues a rule upon the said Jury Commissioners to show cause why they should not be putin contempt of Court for this course of conduct. Re turnable Monday,the 6th day of March, 1000, at 9 o'clock a. in. " O R. SAVIDGK, President Judge. I As fast as the disappearing snow ex poses the tilth clean It up and get it uat of sight. MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT The municipal light plant is practic ally completed, bat awing to a few details that 6till remain to be arranged affairs were not in such shape last night as to make it advisable to begiu lighting the streets as was Council's intention. Accordingly a special ar rangement was entered into with the Staudard Electric Light Compauy, whereby it will light the streets to night, tomorrow night and possibly until the last ot the week. Yesterday, March Ist, S. II .Tones' the ttorough Electrician elected by Council Friday night, entered upou his duties. He is a practical man and took hold of his daties yesterday in a way whioh inspired tho utmost coufid enoe iu his experience and ability The new eugine and dynamo was started up yesterday forenoon aud worked satisfactorily. Today the eu gine will be put to the final test by experts before formally accepting it from the manufacturers. The street system is practically com pleted. The poles are planted and wires strung in every pait of town with the exception of one pole at Cross street, the hole for whioh is dug on the right of way of the P. & It. Railroad Com pany. Fall permission has been ob tained to cross the P. & R. tracks bat yesterday some details relating to the planting of tin pole remained to be ar ranged. No delay was anticipated and I it was thought that by today if not before, a communication would be re ceived from the P. & R. Compauy, which would permit the completion of the line at that point. , It was explaiued yesterday that the ; sytsem was in such shape, that had circumstances demanded it it could have goue iuto service last night. It was thought ill-advised, however, to put new aud untried machinery to such a severe test at once. By operat ing the engine and dyuamo at short inteivals the beariugs will be worn off -smooth aud bright aud will be in mach j better condition to staud the steady | pull aud give good results when the j plant is fiually started ap. Tho lamps, too, are to be all fully j tested at the water works before swing ing them on the streets. There are eighty-five of these borough lamps, as i agaiust sixty-uiue used by the Stand- j ard Electric Light Company. They 1 are of the modern type,very ornament-1 aland bear little resemblance to the | lights on the streets at present. They ! nil need to be regulated before they, can be relied upon to give satisfactory service, and at the water works they can be subjected to this process mach more conveuientlv than when suspend ed overhead on the streets. A batch of some 24 lamps are mounted aud sus pended side by side at the water works awaiting the test, whioh will be made as soou as the finishing toadies are pat on the line, so that the entire sys tem cau bo brought into play,the latter being essential in order to regulate l the lights for service such as will be ' required of them ou the street. | I Golden Wedding Celebration. j The home of William Maustoller, Hemlock township, Columbia county, was the hoeue of a most delightful event yesterday. It was a surprise j party gotten up by the children of Mr. land Mrs. Mausteller iu honor of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of their parents. There was a large assemblage 'of guests preseut, among whom were | Councilman Amos Vastiueaod wife of , this city. Mr. aud Mrs. Vastine 50 I years ago officiated as bridesmaid and I best man at tho woddiug of Mr. and | Mis. Mausteller, the noptial knot on j the occasion being tied by the Rev. Dr. Yoemans,pastor of Mahoning Pres* i byteriau church of Danville. Other ■ guests present at the golden wedding | were: William Mausteller and wife, i Harvey Maustellor aud wife, Sallie, | May aud Ray Mausteller, W. Claude 1 MatfPtellfr aud wift>, Mabel Maustel ler, Mrs. Lavina Melliok, Mr?'. S«rah 1 Cromley, Mrs. Emma Cromley, Mrs. ! T. E. Sands, Myron Sands aud Myrtle Sauds, Blooms bo r#; Mr. aud Mrs. j George Mausteller. Kenneth Maustel ler, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mausteller, 1 Mary, Edna and Ruth Mausteller, of i Jersey town, R. F. D., No. 2; Mr. and j Mrs. Ross Kester.Fred and Paal Kest i er,R v. J. W. Wagner ana wife, Lewis Girton of Buckhoiu; Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Kmmott, of Danville; Mia* Mary Dildine, White Hall; Miss Auua E. Olil, Mr>». James McMahan, Rev. J. D. Thomas aud wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Moore, Mr. aud Mrn. C. F. Girton, Blootusburg, R. F. D., No. 1; Mr. aud Mrs. Nathan Miller, o( Espy. Mr. aud Mrs. William Mausteller nr» among tho most popular aud high ly esteemed residents of Columbia county and many were the wishes ex pressed by the happy guests yesterday that theii journey iu wedded life might be extended far beyond the fiftieth milestone. Death of Hrs. Robert J. Horrls. Mrs. Robert J. Morris, of Boston, Mass., daughter-in-law of Robert H. Mori is,of this city, died Monday alter a tew days illness. Mrs. Morris was a native of Dan ville and lived here until six years | ago, when she was married and moved , to Boston. She was 28 years of age. and is survived liy her husband and two sons, Robert Sidney and an infant. She was a member of St. Paul's Meth odist Episcopal ohuroli. The remains will be brought to Dan ville ou Friday, and the faueral will - take plaoe from the home of Robert H. t Morris, East Market_street,at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.' FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT Montour oounty Court for the Feb ruary term convened at 10 o'clock Monday morning. President Judge and Associates Thompson and Blee occupi ed the bench. It required only a brief hour to transaot wlmt business proper ly catue op yesterday and at 11 o'olock court adjourned until 10 o'olock this morning, when the petit jurors will appear and the trial of cases will be gin. The Grand jurors began their duties Monday morning. They all respond ed when their names were called with the exoeptiou ot -Tames Watts of Oerry township, who was detained, bnt who arrived before tne hour of noon. Will iam Vastine and P. S. Pealing were excused by the court from serving on the Grand jury. James W. Lowrie was sworn in as foreman. David Steffln was appointed tipßtaff to wait upon the Grand Jury, Amos Albeok and Jacob Welliver were ap pointed tipstaffs to wait upon the court. The following constables presentjd their returns: itnioi Albeok. Anthony townßhip; Philip Berger.Cooper town ship; D. M. Stettin, Derry township; Andrew Billmeyer, Liberty township; Charles Qouger, Limestone township; Peter Mottern, Mahoning township; Joseph Swank, Mayberiy township; George Bennett, Valley township; Jacob Welliver, West Hemlock town ship; W. E. Young. First Ward, Dan ville; Elijah Morgan, Second Ward; B. B. Brown, Third Ward ; James Con nolly, Fourth Ward; McOlellau Diehl, Washingtonville Borough. None of the constables reported any violations of law or anything that required the attention of court. Although court adjourned at 11 o'clook the grand jury remained in session during the day aud will no doubt have passed upon one or more of the Important bills before it by the time court is ready to proceed with the trial of oases today. Among the bills to be submitted to the Grand Jury thil term are those relating to the two cases of aggravated assault and battery with intent to kill which have grown out of the shooting atfray on Friday night. The case of Caroline Fillinger, who is charged with oou oealing the body of her babe, will also oome up along with a couple of larceny eases relating to the stealing of ohick ens. TUESDAY'S SESSION. Court oonveued yesterday morning with President Jodgo K. R. Little aud Ai-sooiates Thompson and Blee on the benoh. Frank Cromiß, Jesse B. Cleaver, Miohael Breckbill, Daniel Diehl and J. W. Farnsworth.ttaverse jurors,were excused from serving at the present term of court. The first case attached was that of Commonwealth vs. Caroline Fillinger, the charge being concealing the death of her illegitimate child. William Kase West, who represent ed the oouuty, explained all the oir oumstances to the court. The woman, he said, was not considered mentally responsible and he thought that the ends of justice would be Berved if a nol. pros, were entered and the de fendant turned over to the Poor Board who were willing to reoeive her. Dlstriot Attorney Kisner explained that it was not the intention to press for a oonviction, but he thought that some testimony ought to be heard as to the woman's mental condition and if it oonld be established that she iB mentally irresponsible it would be asked that she be placed in some char itable inititution. W. Kase West moved that the indict ineut be quashed,as in it no orime was oharged againat the defendaut. The Oonrt explained that while to conceal a birth might not be a crime yet to oonceal a death is a orime un der the statute of the state and he thought that in order to bring out the factß the case had better goto a jury when if the evidenoe justified it a verdiot of not guilty oould be di rected. A jnry was accordingly oalled, O. P. Gearhart, Esq., being appointed to look after the interest of the defend ant. Cbief-of-Police Mlncemoyer, P. .T. Reefer, Dr. Wintersteen and Dr. S. Y. Thompson were examined aB witnesses. The testimony brought out the whole array of unsavory facts, with whioh the people of Danville aud vioinity are by this time quite, familiar. Without exception the witnesses stated that in their opinion the defendant was not in any degree mentally responsible. The defense offered no testjmony. The Court in the oharge explained to the jury that the offense charged is one that carried with it a term of im prisonment not exceeding three years with labor. In the present oase, how ever, the evidence was overwhelming to show that the defendant was not criminally responsible and he there fore reoommended that a verdict be rendered in accordauoe with the testi mony, which waa plainly to the etleot that the defendant was insane and a degenerate from her birth. The jory retired and aftt-r half an hour returned with a verdiot of not guilty, acquitting the defendant on the ground of insanity. The next case attaohed was Com monwealth vs, F.dward Keefer and Herbert Keefer, 'n whioh the oharge was larceny of four ohlokens. The proseoutor was Mrs. Mary Winters. Mrs. Winters was the first witness. [Continued on Third Page.] NO. 15 GRANGERS WERE NOTDECEiTED Danville Grange, No. 57, held its regular meeting Saturday afternoon at the home of Aaron O. Mauser, Cooper township. The attendance waa quite good. In addition to this it is stated that the membership of the grange it steadily increasing and that a deep in terest is manifested in every depart ment ot the work. On Saturday the interest oentered in a discussion of the pure food bill be fore the Legislature introduced by Representative Hitohoock of Tioga oouuty. The pure food act of 181)5 states that an article of food shall be regarded aa adulterated if it ia "oolored," coated powdered, or polished, wtiereby in feriority is conoealed, or if it is by any means made to appear better or of greater va'.nt than it otherwise would be. If this law was striotly enforced and all harmless coloring matter ex cluded from butter, the farmers be lieve, it would seriously affeot the dairy interest of the state and they are therefore desirous that an amendment be made to the Pure Food Aot of 1886 permitting the use of harmless color ing in butter. It was much to the surprise of farm ers on Saturday when in the newspap ers they read that a new pure food bill had been presented to the Legislature, which provides in effeot that if food is not unwholesome as ohanged in any of the ways described in the Aot of 1895. (by ooloring, coating, polishing, &c.,> it shall not be considered unlaw ful. This, it is true, was all the farmers wanted as regarded genuine butter, but it did not take them long to see that it provided an avenue by whioh oleomargarlna and similar produota oould be thrown on the market in tbia state. They regard the Aot therefore as a measure antagonistic to the dairy interest and one that should be bitter ly fought. Danville Grange. No. 57, therefore at its meeting Saturday adopted sweep ing resolutions expressing its an tagonism to the Aot. . Similar aotion has been or will be taken by other Granges of the State The next regular meeting of Dan ville Grange will be held on Saturday, March 11th. Damages by Change ol Grade. The report of viewers appointed by the Court to assess damages sustained by Joseph Sperring, et. al., Franoea Hartmau, Margaret Schuster and David Unger, Executor of Ella Cousart.oaus ,-d by the change of grade on Mill street made their report to court yes terday. wliioh was confirmed nisi. The viewers appointed were the same in all four cases: George W. West, surveyor, Jehu H. Brugler, Samuel Werkheiser, Jno. W. Sweisfort, R. J. Pegg and O. B. Sweitzer. 'i'heir duties were very dearly dofiued hy the court. They were instructed to view each of the described premises affeoted by the oliange of grade hiving due regard to and making just allowanoe for the advantages which may have resulted or whioh seem likely to result to abut ting property for which damages are claimed , after BUCII comparisons they were to estimate and determine wheth er any, aud if auy, how much damage said property may have sustained or Beem likely to sustain by reason of the said change of grade. The viewers iu the oase of the prop erty of Jos»ph Sperring et al., esti mate the damage sustained by the oliange of grade at (554. The damages in the case of the prop erty of Frances Hartmau are assessed at SSOO. In the oase of the property of Mar garet Sohuster the viewers fixed tlrs damages sustained by the change of grade at SBSO. In the oase of the Ella Cousart estate damages were assessed in the sum of $175. In the course ot ten days if no ex ceptions are filed the viewers, report will be confirmed absolutely by the oourt after whioh the Borough will be liable for the payment of damages as above assessed. Zortman-Stackhouse. At Oak Grove on Saturday the wed ding of Miss Julia Stackhouse and Joa eph Zortmau was solemnized. After the ceremony a wedding supper waa served. The bride was the recipient of a number of valuable presents. The oouple left yesterday for a several weeks trip, after whioh they will reside at Oak Grove. Those present wore; Mr. and Mr«. Elias Auspaoh, Mr. and Mrs. Milei Bitler, and son Howard, Mr. and Mr*. Emerson Boßtian and daughter Marie, Mr. and Mrs. William Bogert, daugh ter Pe»rl aud sons Herman and Harry, Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Anspacli and sous Herman aud Boyd.Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bogert aud sou Ralph, Mrs. R. O. Fruit and daughters Nancy and Flora; Misses Edna, Kate, Verna and Carrie Zortmau, Thomas Bitler, Peter Stump aud John McOracken. Few Teams Are Crossing. Driving across the river on the loe was indulged in ouly a little yester day. As the result of the melting and the very slight rise in the stream the ioe seems to have withdrawn from the shore, whioh makes it diffloult to drive ou and off the river. A good many pedestrians manage to work their way I over the unfinished bridge. There ia I a big falling off in the number of foot ' people who orosa the river.only a very few being wen ou the ioe.
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