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.
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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.