DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. STRENGTH OF COUKTRYMEMBERS The country contiugeut in the Leg islature again asserted its power righteously yesterday. The machine hail maJe the paper trust bill an org anization measure aud the country members refused togo along for ob vious reasons. In the flr*>t place it is a most unjust proposition. Its purpose is to give toreigu manufacturing cor poration* squal rights and privileges with such corporations chartered in tho State, though the home corpora tions are held to greater responsibil ity. Tin purpose was to give the pip er trust oontrol of some plants looaied in this State. Representative Ammermau, of Mon tour county, led the attack with a speech of marvelous foroe aud logic and he was supported Willi equal strength and eloquence by Mr. Duos inore, of Tioga. Tho servants of the machiue invoked every expedient to save the measure, but without suc cess. It was defeated by failure to re ceive a constitutional majority. That is, there were only niuety-f< or affir mative votes while lOi are required Of ooutNt) mere will be an effort made to reonnu'der tin vote and save the bill. Bui rhst exp eta*i n Will he dis appointed if the country members are faithful to each other and th'resolves. Iu view of this proof of their strength however, how can the con nry mem bers reconcile themselves to iudifTei enoe with respect to 1 tantial improvement iu the political morals of the Coin mon wealth until the frauds aro stopped. Yet with the strength to pass tin necessary leg islation they fail to do so for some in explicable reason. How will they ex plain to their ooustituents?—liarris hurg Independent. Cost of February Court. The February term of Court may not have been of marked importance in point of oas°» tried and general business involved, hut it added a con siderable item to the count v's expense accounts. Tho total cost ot the term was just $536.53. The five Commonwealth cases alone cost the county $17rt.35. The costs of each, which includes the fees of Dis trict Attorney, Clerk ot Courts, Just ice of the Peaoe, Constables and wit nesses, were as follows: Caroline Fil linger ca«e, $37.85; case against tho two Kcefer boys, $43.90; the Arnold shooting case, $40.20; Arnold assault and battery case, $31.95; the case against William Keefer, in which Grand Jury ignortd the bill, $19.45. The Grand Jurors cost the county $ 18ft. 3*3 ; the traverse jurors, $160.86. The constables for making their re turns received $37.50. The court crier and tipft itTs added another item of flrt.OO. It dors uot. apptar th »i il ere is any thing exorbitant in the above figures, nor that the total oust of couit has reaohed anything like a limit to dis «mu~age taxpayers. Peace aud good order is maintain ed in many other counties of the state at relatively a much g;eater out- , lay of public money. The rule rt .» ot the Fi r st Baptist Church of tint pl .ee. The gtojiu is acl rk employed in J. H. Mercer's drug ►torn. Tt e newly wedded couple will reside in Blooms bftrg [THE ICE STILL HOLDS FAST ' Thursday partly cloudy, raiu or suow in north poitious." Such is the weal her forecast for Eastern Pennsyl vania. With raiu today coupled with the downfall of the last twenty-four hours conditions wilt be such as to make a general break-up during the next cou ple of days almost a sure thing. Last uight up the river as far as Wilkesbarre there was praotioally no ohange in the oonditiou of the stream. The rain thus tar had uot materially affected it and although the ice as at Dauvillo aud at other points had a wasted and unsafe appearauoe there was in positive sign of the ice bretk ing. The can*l, Blizzaid's ruu and other small tributaries of Mahoning creek aro pretty well filled with water as the result of the rain, while Mahon ing creek at a late hour last night be gan to rise. As a result of the increase of water from the tributaries the North Brauch may be expected to rise today or tonight. Those acquainted with, river condi tions to entertain no fears cf a great flood, at least nothing to corn par J with last season There are large quantities of ice iu the river, but the great gorges which blocked the ohau nel l*«t year, menacing life aud prop erty happily at present do not exist. While a large quantity of snow htlll lies in tho rural districts the greater part of the winter's snowfall wasted awav without affeotiug the streams. Most persons look for a break-up with modelately high water between this and Suuday. A few predict that there will be no high water this year owing to the fact that the excess will pass off gradually instead of coming in a large volume as was expected. It is a coincidence that conditions favorable for a break-up this year should oooar on the anniversary of the gro«t flood of last year. Death of Hrs. Wlreman. Kmily V., wife of Overseer ot the Poor Heury Wiretuau, departed this life Saturday after a long siege of Buf feting. The deceased, who reiidel witli her husbaud on Bloom road about a wile oat of town, w»s a widely known and highly esteemed resident of Mahoning township. She had been ill for a year or more suffering from a complication of diseases. She was very low duriug the latter part of laßt week and on Saturday morning about 4 o'clock death came to her relief. Mrs. Wireman was is duiing Monday aud Tuesday ol tin-" week visited many points of in- C"■ est iu aud about the National Cap ital, including Washington's tomb at Mt Vernon. Hi Tuesday Mrs. Rogers had the lion rof shaking hands with Presi dent Roosevelt. Mr. Rcgers was also Imnki d tor the honor of meeting the P e i'lent hut he WHS unable to keep t e ii;.poilit ment. The couple were tu join a party of Michigan people led by it e Governor of the State hut reached their hotel too late. Mrs. Rogers by running was able to drop into line as the ptrty entered the White House, hut Mr Rogers states that he was a little tru slow aud missed seeing "Ted dy. " Mrs. Rogers describes the Presi dent's handshake as a vory hearty one expressive of great warmth and sju eeflty. "PLXDGKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO LIBBBTT AJTD LAW—NO FAVOR SWATS US AND SO WM. AS «HAU AW*." DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1905 LIGHT PLANT IN OPERATION The history of electric lighting in Danville entered upon a new epoch last night when the municipal plant went into commission and for the flr-t time the streets of oor Borough were illuminated by the new type of one hundred hour aro lamps. During yesterday the final prepara tions were made. The arc lamps, eighty in number, had all been tested and these were hung iu their respec tive positions about the streets. The incaudescent lights, tweuty-four in number, were also placed in position at the poiuts designated. While work was in progress on the street system a force of mechanics was employed iu installing the new 6team separator at the light plant,which had just arrived. This was very success)) fully inserted in the steam pipe a few feet above the valve chest of the en gine and by divesting the steam ot all water will add very much to tho effi cacy of tho high speed engiuo employ - el. Thee was a Rood deal of curiosity manifested to sie how tho new plant would operate ami wh «n the lights went on la>t night thoro were few eyes iu town that w< re uot lent nj on the lamps. The gem ral suet es- of the plaut, however, had bo* n i.reviouly demonstrated bv exp» riinent. It was not claimed for the mutiioi pil plant that tl.e lights would cstan liali a uew record foi brillisnoy. Th obj. ct rarl.er was to deenre a greater numb* r of lamps—to secure a more general diffusion of light tl.rought ut the borough—and to secure ihe ie*ult at a diminished cost. Whcth'i O mil oil has laid its plans well aud will ac complish its object it will tal.« a !;ttle time to demonstrate. Arrangomeuts are being m.idt t • r»| • erate the muuioipal plant with a min imum of help. Iu poiut of fact th re is but oue additional man empl y'd and he is the Borough electrician Tin engineers at the water works w II l av. charge of the engiue aud dyn ui.o at d the street system with its hundred hour lamps, which requiro ioplenihh iug but ouce a week, Mr. Jones, the electrician thinks, he can attend to himself. Yesterday Superinteudent George M. West had a force of men emplo id dismantling the street system of the Staudard Electric Light Company, which previously held theooutract for lightiug the streets. The Standard Electric Light Company owus 1*25 poles aud these together with the fixtures will be removed during the next four months, which is the time limit allow ed. Electrio lighting in Dauville dates from 1887. The year previous tho Ex celsior Electric Light Company es tablished a small plaut on the present site of the warehouse of Welliver's Hardware Company. This company sold commercial light and in 1887 in stalled a few aro lights about town,on Mill aud Market streets. Ou September SO, 1888, the Consum ers' Gas Compauy equipped a plaut and ahsumed a contract for lighting tho town. This plant continued in op eration until 1898, when the Staudard Electrio Light Company was organiz ed aud with a thoroughly remodeled plant aud up to date system of alter nating curreot entered upon the con tract of lighting the town. Duriug many yearn past George M. West lias beeu ill charge an Superin tendent. Mr. Wont has brought into his position all the requisites that go to make a sarcossful manager. Court eous, obliging and just to the patrons he has ever looked after his employers' interests and impressed all as possess ing a vast store of technical knowledge coupled with much experience which enabled him at all times to accomplish the best results with the facilities at hand. Thirty-one Years in Danville. Rev. Dr. M. L. Shindel has rounded oat thirty-one years us pastor of the Pine Street Lutheran olinrcli. At tlip olose of his se nuou Sunday morning he announced to his congregation that thirty-one years ago on that date he preached his tirft sermon in Danville. The career of Key. Dr. Shindel is an exceptional one. He is in his seventy seventh year and yet notwithstanding his age he possesses a remarkable de gree of vigor. His intellect is un clouded and lie labors with the sumo jje a 1 and aggressiveness that character ised the beßt yeais of his life. He. preaches two sermons each Sunday and delivers tlio regular Wednesday evening leoture. Dr. Shindel iB youug at hiart and keeps himself in a happy fellowship with young and old. He oarrie* into his work the ripe experi ence of years and notwithstanding that he has reached a limit when many uioii retire from the ministry his lab ors are (till acceptable am) bear tlio best of fruit. Breckbill-Sidler. Walter Y. Breckblll, sou of ex- Sheriff Michael Breekbill, and Miss Mary Sidler, daughter of Geotgn Mid ler, were married last night at 8 o'clock the Rev. N. E. Oleaver officiating. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride, 40)1 Railroad street. Merchants on Alert. The merchants ou Mill street are on the alert to detect the least danger of an overflow from Mahoning crtok or other sources and last nijjiit were p e paretj to bpgiu removing goods from (heir cellars at short notice THE RIVER BRIE AT THIS PLACE SWEPT AWAY ONE YEAR AGO TODAY Anniversary of Greatest Flood That Ever Swept Down North Branch Valley—An Eventful Day of Thrilling Incidents. Oue year ago today, March 9th, the greatest flood in the history of Dan ville reached its height aud carried away on it9 crest the flue wooden bridge between this city and South Danville, which had served humanity for nearly a generation and which has been so sorely missed by the inhabit ants ou both sides of the river in the year iutervening. It will not require much ot a mental effort for tho citizens of Danville to- 1 day to recall very vividly the stirring I scenes which took place March i)th last year. One year ago as the News leaves Bpr ; - - the press ihis morning the big wooden bridge ►till spanned the river. The great ice gorge at Hoaring Creek was intact. The river, however, covered with ice approximating three feet iu thickness was risiug rapidly. Above the great ice jam flood conditions were prevailing at Catawissa. At a late hour the preceding uight the water rose to a height of 37 teet. On Mon day night the 7th inst, two spans of the Catawissa river bridge were raised Iroin their piers. At Wilkesbarre and points below a great flood was on, at the former place at 9 p. m. ou the Bth inst, the water reaching the 28 foot mark. At Nauticol.e there was a 2 ( .) foot flood. Duriug March the Bth the ice gorge above Berwick moved about 2 miles and then jammed. At 8 o'clock at night there was a movemeut in the Roaring Creek jam,which gave rise to the report that the ice was moving. The disturbance, however, was purely local in its nature and the great gorge held fast. When morning dawned the height of water in the river at Danville did not exceed twenty feet. The situation was full of suspense and uncertainty. All kuow that the great ice dam at Roar ing Creek was holding back the might iest flood that ever swept down the valley of Susquehanna. How long would it be able to maiutain its su premacy in the face of the mighty pres sure back of it aud when it broke what would it mean to Danville? Tfiese were the reflections that thrill ed the people during the morning hours. At 10 o'clock in the forenoon the river at Danville was 23 feet high. It was then rising rapidly. At 10:45 o'clock the whistle at the Water Works sounded, which was the prearranged warning that the ice was moving. It was au anxious and excited throng that materialized from every part of town and before the whistle had ceas ed to blow the street all about the en trance to the bridge was paoked, while the river bank from the Water Works to Pine street was black with humau ity. There were at least 3000 poople iu the crowd. With a slow and uniform motion the ponderous mass of ice, intact from shore to shore, moved down upon the bridge. The ice as it struck the piers broke up iuto immense masses, which levealed a thickness exceeding three feet. At three of the piers the ice cakes each many tons in weight were driven up agaiust the sidewalks, tear ing away many of the timbers. At oue place the railiug was broken and there were only thiee plank left to walk up on. The accompanying cut F-IIOWB the appearauce presented by the bridge during the forenoon while tho water was steadily rising aud after the big crowd had assembled to see the ice move. The number of persons seen on the sidewalk shows that notwithstand ing the damage wrought by the ice the belief was not general that the bridge was iu auy immediate danger of being swept away. Shortly lifter 11 o'clock fclio ice stop ped moving. At 8:15 o'clock in the afternoon the Witter Works again sounded the warning that the ice was moving. In a few minutes thu great mass of humanity preseut in the foie noon again lined the river bank. The water had reached the 27 fr.ot mark and tho ice was running rapidly. There was still room for a rise of five feet before the bridge seemed io any espocl- al dauger. No one, therefore, was pre pared for what followed. As during the forenoon the ice ground against the pieis with terrific force. At half past 3 the plank sheet ing ou the secoud pier from the Mouth side was ripped from its fastening aud fell into the river. The pier, which was built of stones, laid dry. being thus oxposed to the grinding action of ; the ioe, soon began to crumble. Iu full 1 view of the great throng of people ou i shorejt went to nieces A few minutes later a mighty sound as of crashing timbers rent the air and a cry went up from the crowd as the bridge still holding intact was bent out of line at a point where it was robbed ot its support. For at least a quarter of au hour it huug in that position, the water meanwhile rising higher and the force being harder to resist, It was precisely 4 o'olock, when the fir*t span, which was the second from the South end,fell into the river, ca reened slightly aud half buried among the immense ice cakes, slowly floated down the ptream. Two other spans al most instantly followed suit and the three had been borne but a short dis tance down the stream when the only spau remaiuiug at the other end lost its hold and fell into the river. This left but three spaus of the whole bridge, which were at this end. One of these a few minutes after 4 o'clock was carried away. Tho two remaining spaus as is well known we had with us uutil they were torn down by the contractors to make room for the new bridge. A few minutes before 8 o'clock iu the evening tho water ro>e to the height of 29 feet, 0 inches, which was higher than in either of the great Hoods of 1805 or 1876. Largo portions of the Borougli weie submerged and scores of families were driven awav from their homey. The river hreakiug over the bauk above the Borough flooded all the area above Wall street and following the canil poured a miniature river down through the lioart of the towu. Mah oning creek, far out of its banks caily in the afternoon, flooded the Beading Iron Works, Northumberland aud West Center streets. Iu the Reading Iron Works the water was over 5 feet deep, while in the houses on the two above named streets tlio water reached above the window sills. On Mill street early iu the day the cellars wore all flood ed. Shortly after 4 o'clock the water made its appearance iu the street. Soou the pavement* were covered. As dark nets closed down the water was near ly three feet deep aud extended from John Eiseuhart's meat market to Bloom The T noveHsight „wns witnessed of boats plying backward and forwards on Mill street rescuing peopie ami removing goods. At the upper end of the Borough conditions were alarming. On East Market strict the water extended down nearly as far as Railroad street. From Nassau to the upper end of the Bor ough there were few houses whoso first stories were not flooded, the wat er Iu many instances retiohing half way to the oeilmp. The same state of atlairs prevailed on the eastern ends of Front, Grand aud Cooper streets,on Foust.Mowiey aud Honeymoon streets aud at tin lower ends of Nassau, Rai lroad and Irou streets. Dispensation for St. Patrick's Day At the personal request to Archbish op Farley, of Now York, tile Pope has granted 11 speeial dispensation from abstinence to all the Catholics of the Uuitod States who aie to intend cele brations and banquets ou March 17,St. Patrick's day,which this year falls on Friday. This dispensation is not,how ever, universal to all Catholics but re stricted to those who hy reason of lt\eir oltice or positlou have to attend banquets or oelebrations in honor of the Irish saiut. The dispensation is rather unusual, but will no doubt be a welcome addition to the day. iSENTENCED TO PENTENTIARY Tlie cases of Georgo Arnold and Car uliuc KilliDeer, wliioli figured in coart j proceedingH daring last week, were 1 both disposed of Saturday morning, ' Arnold going to the penitentiary aud 1 Caroline to the Hospital for the In | sane. j Court convened at 10 o'olook with l His Honor Judge Little and Associate Frnuk G. Bleu on the benoh. Caroline I Filliugur acoonipanied by the Sheriff and Arnold in oastody of Oflicer Voris ' came into court a few minates after tho riugiug of tho bull. Caroline, very I demure, lis it fully appreoiatiug the intportHiice of the event took her seat :iu an arm chair fusing the coatt. To ! her right sat Arnold, his head still haudaged where wounded with a pistol hall, and wearing the same indifferent ilejooted look that characterized him , duriug the trial. | Caroline's oast) first occupied tho at ' tention of court. After reviewing the charge, that of conoealiug the death of ler illegitimate child, as well as the oridencc, which showed the woman to bo of unsound mind and a degenerate, t o Crurt cited the Act of Assembly, w 11io 11 provides in suoli oases that the lcisou be placed in some suitable in ► lit il I ion and maintained at the coun- i\ *8 expense. The order of the Court t erelore was that Caroline Killinger bu committed to the Hospital for the Im-aue at Danville and there to be 11 in strict i Uatody at the expense oi Montour county. The SherilT is to c nducl her there in teu days aud is i• i bo allowed one fjrnale assistant. Ueor*o Arnoi i was next called be t• ie the bar aud asbed if ho had any t iiug to say why seutence should not b«i passed upon liiui. His reply was 11 at he had not anything to say. Ar nold, who had iieen found guilty of and battery with inteut to kill, hid been recommended to the mercy ..f thu Onnrk 11 id t\MflH was obvioUtjiV one that called for a good deal of com miseration and Judge Little very sym pathetically addressed him a few in qairles as to his state of health, &o. In reply Aruolo explained that he suf fered a great deal of pain in his head and distross in Ins stomach. He was thirty-seveu years of age, he said, aud is single. He is a laborer by occupa tion. Judge Little told him that the position he was in as tho Court view ed it was in great measure due to drink ; they would not be unmiudfnl of tho recommendation for meroy. The seutence of the Court, therefore, was that Geoige Arnold pay the costs of prosecution, a fine to the Common wealth of oue thousaud dollars aud undergo imprisonment at separate and solitary confiiiemout iu the Eastern Pduitontiary for two years and six mouths. An the Judge oompleted the sentence, Arnold replied: "I am a thousand iin.es obliged !" Aruold is to be eouducted to the petiiieutiary iu tou days. Death of Mrs. Twist. Susan A. Twist, an old and beloved resident of Danville,departed this life at 10:25 o'clock Tuesday morning. She bad been ill five weeks, death be ing dne to heart trouble complicated with other diseases. The deceased was the widow of Will iam Twist, who with William Han cock, John Foley and others, oamo to Pauville from England iu 1845 and as sisted in the manufacture of the first T rail iu America, which was rolled on the present site of the Reading Iron Works. Mrs. Twist was also a native of England, but came to this oountry when but 11 years old. At the time of her death she was 80 years of age aud had lived in Danville for 60 years. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, and was widely known. Two sous and two daughters survive : Charles Twist of New York ; Edwin of Milton; Miss Kate and Miss Mary Twist of Danville. Lewisburg Defeated. A small audience wituessed the bask et ball game betweon the Danville aud Lewisburg Athletic Associations at the Armory last evening. Danville wou easily by a score of 18-13. The visitors put up a good game, and during the first half which ended with the score 8-ft in favor of Danville, I neither side had any great advantage. The locals opened the second half with three protty baskets in quiok succes sion, which gave Danville a lead that Lewisburg was uuuble to overoouie. The line-op: < Danville. Lewisburg. I Breitenbach guard Stook !A. Klasfl guard Besheimer | Such lor center Shirley Buck forward .. .Johnson Edinondson forward Parry Goals from the field—Breitenbach 3, Book 3, Seohler 2, Klase 1, Stock 2, Johnson 2, Shirley 1. Besheimer 1. Keferoe, Rosenthal. School Boy Breaks His Arm. Ellis, the eight-year-old son ot Aus tin Houp, teuaut on the Ditzler farm at Cameron, broke his arm while at sohool on Tuesday. He got caught in a jam wTieu school was dismissed ami was precipitated ont through the front door He struck the ground violently sustaining a fracture of the right arm at the elbow. Dr. Cameron Sliultz set the broken boue yesterday. Mr. Roup, father of the injured boy, wae former ly teuaut on the Torrenoe farm at Riv erside Heights. The sun is nejriug the point where it orosses like line. NEW COUNCIL _ORGANIZED The Borough Council of 1905-6 or ganized Monday evening. The initial meeting wus well attended and ex ceedingly harmonious. Joseph Qibson was chosen President of Connoil and nil last year's officers of the Borough were re-elected. The old Connoil wont into session at 7 :80 o'clock with the following mem bers present: Rbifsnyder, Vastine, Fenstermacher, Boyer,Lloyd,Dietrioh, David Qibson and Joseph Qibson, the latter being called to the chair. The initiates ot the preoedlng meeting were rend and approved, after which the various committees were called over when it was found that none had any report to make. On motion orders were drawn for the salary of the Borough Solicitor and Borough Treasurer, doe for the past year. David Qibson,of the Fourth Ward, formally tendered his lesigna tiou as member of Conucil, assigning as a reason the fact that he did not feel physically able to stand thestiaiu incidental lo the fnll performance of duly as a member. On motion of Mr. Fenstermacher Mr Unison's resignation was accept ed. Dr. Sueisfort, one of the viewers appointed to assess damage* sustained by properties 011 Mill Hreet by reason of the change of giaile, the report ot which body was excepted to by Goun od at its In t session, appeared at the meeting to "xpliin that the viewers had no pait ill presenting the bill for services, to the nmonnt of sl2 each The bill, he tlionght.was presented by an attorney. Speaking for the other viewers, as well as himself, he declar ed, no one thought, of leceiving com pensation for more than two days' at #1.50 pur day. The view naturally re solved iiseif iino two days' work, one for examining the property and the other for conducting the hearing. At 8 o'clock the Couucil of I»U4-o adjourned sine die. The letiriug membeis were: First Ward, Davis; Second Ward, Swank; Third Ward, Montgomery (deceased); Fourth Ward, Lloyd. These were suc ceeded in their order by Dr. Sweis fort, J. J. Dietz, Qeorge B. Jaoobs and John R. Hughes. Willie the old Connoil was in session the oath of office was administered to the new niembors by Burgess Pursel. Secretary Harry Patton oalled the new Council to order,after which Jos eph Qibson was chosen as temporary ahairman who in turn appointed Harry Patton as temporary Secretary. A roll call showed ten members present. J. H. Qocser was the only absontee, David Gibson having withdrawu after resign ing. Joseph Gibson was nominated as Chairman of Council. He had no op position and was unanimously eleoted. On motion of Mr. Vastine the salaries were permitted to remain the same as luat year with the exueptiou of Bor ough Surveyor, whioh was reduced from $6 per day to $5 per day for time actually put in. Other salaries stand as follows: Secretary and Reoeiver of Water Rents,s6Ko per year ; Treasurer, 1150 per year; Borough Solioitor, SIOO per year ; Street Commissiouer,tso per month; Chief of Police, SSO per month and house rent; Assistant police, SSO per month. There was no opposition for any of the offines and Seoretary Harry Pat ton, Treasurer Harry Ellenbogen,Bor oagh Solioitor E. S. Gearhart and Street Commissioner,E. S. Miller were in quiok succession unanimously re elected to their old positions. Chief of Police J. C. Mincemoyer and As sistant polioe John Urier Voris were also unanimously re eleoted. G. F. Keefer was re-elected Borough Surveyor by the following vote: Teas—Gibson, Vastine, Reifsnyder, Boyer, Fenstermaoher and Haghes. Not Voting—Dietrich, Diets, Sweis fort and Jaoobs. Protected Home Circle. A local of the Proteoted Home Circle was organized in this city on Tuesday night by John Golden of Milton, Dis trict Deputy, who has been laboring in Danville at intervals since the Uoli days and R. McAllister of Bradford, State Depnty, who was present to as sist in the organization. A looal of the Proteoted Home Cir cle was organized in this oity a few years ago,but owing to some oause the members lost their interest and the circle disbanded. The meeting on Tuesday night therefore took the form of a re-organization. Twenty-six mem bers were taken in. Tho officers eleot ed were as follows: Past President, George W. Sandel; President. John F. Heeley ;Vioe President.Mary R. Dietz; Guardian, Mary O. Qaßkins; Chaplain, Mrs. Louisa Pusey ; Secretary,Charlea W. Gross; Aooonntant, George B. Jaoobs; Tieasorer, William I'. Ryan; Guide, John Winner; Compauion, Thomas Good ; Porter, Jaoob R. Ryan ; Watchman, John English; Medioal Ex aminer, Dr. Q. A. Stock. The Proteoted Home Circle pays benefits for total disability resulting from old age, aocident or affliotiou. The home offioe is at Sharon and the order is eighteen years old. It olaims to have paid ont over $3,000,000 in benefits, and to have a reserve fnnd of nearly SBOO,OOO. It admits both men and women. The State Pore Food authorities are { now examiuing the samples of book beer whioh the breweries are puttiug 1 forth and it is said a number of brew ers >r« to be Bnad for adulteration. > NO. 1« ODD FELLOWS' ANNIVERSARY Tiie twenty-first annual session ot the Ptnnsylvauia Odd Fellows An niversary Association will be held in Snnbuty on Wednesday, April 26,1906. The citizens of Sunbury may not ap preciate the faot that this gathering to oelebrate the eighty-sixth anniversary of the birtli of Odd Fellowship In America will be of immense propor tions. If tlie day proves pleasant we will have anywhere from eight to ten thousand people in Sunbury that day. In tho district b» longing to the an niversiry association there are two hundred and tweuty-eight lodges or a membership of twenty-one-thousand. 2 Now if only half of this number come we will have ten thousand Ave hundred men besides visitors who al ways follow oooasions of this kind. The railroad companies realize the faot that tho celebration will be of some niomeut. They have given one fare from all points on their respective lines. The Odd Fellows of Suubory invit ed this association here for a purpose. We are interested iu our Orphanage to that extent that nothing is too mouh labor to make it successful. The writ er of this article would with all other true Odd Fellows hail the day when the oitizeus of Sunbury would awaken to the faot that so worthy an Institu tion has been located in our midst,and that the oitizens of our town would feel so deep and substantial au inter est in this Home that they would give of their time and influence for its sup port. Other towns would have weloomed this worthy institution gladly if they woul.i liavn had a chance. But for the fact that we are centrally looated and other business advantages we offered, we would have lost this institution which brings hundreds of people to our town every yeat. It uot only brings the people but their business with them. The writer of this article knows of an instance where a visitor spent over SIOO.OO ill Sunbury while on a visit to tiie Orphanage and I am sura that there are many more snoli in stances. Rnt to our object ;in bringing the meeting to our city the Home was onr first consideration. Let me tell yon something that may lead yon io to an understanding of the situation. The state of Pennsylvania is divided into four districts eaoli having a Horn*. These are located at the following places : Meadville, Philadelphia, Ben Avon and Sunbury. In our district we have round numbers about twenty-sis thousand Odd Fellows. Of this num ber about 12,000 belong to the Orphans' Home Association and the remainder of uonrse do not, it being volnntary on the part of any lodge to join by pay ing a membership fee of one dollar per member. And now is it not plain to you my dear reader, that If the en tire membership ot this district num bering twenty-six thousand men be oorne interested in the home we will have no trouble in building uew build ings and equipping them and main taining not only the sixty-seven chil dren that we now have but iuorease the number to at lra-it two hnudred. We oan only accomplish this by bringing them here to see for them elves. We expect the railroad com panies to oonvey just as many to the Home that day as can get there. The program for the day will be so arrang ed as to give every person ample time to get to the Home and return in time to oatoii the evening trains. We want tlie oitizens of the town to join with as in giving oar visitor* a splendid reoeption and in showing them that we have a deep interest in their work, and that we Bhow them one of the nicest and best deoorated towns they have ever visited with the association. Open yoor homes to these good fel lows, and make it a memorable time in their lives and oars, too, for that matter aud the entiie town will be the gainer by advertising and money spent. A Sunbnry Odd Fellow. Wireless Telegraph Service. Establishment of wireless telegraph servioe between a number of ooal re gion towns and Philadelphia is one of the possibilities of the near fotore. The Philadelphia North Amerloan is back of the Enterprise. Soranton will be the first oity to get the benefit of the servioe if it oan be pat into sao oessfal operation. JR. J. Beamish, the strike corres pondent of the North American who spent some time in Shamoktn daring the last labor troubles, aooompanied by O. S. Oowenhoven, representing the DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company who famished a wireless report for the international yacht raoes, went to Soranton last week to look for a suit able site for the ereotion of a tower at that end. The North Amerioan lias a wireless station on its twenty-two story bond ing in Philadelphia and the object of extending the servioe to the Interior of the Btate is to utilize it for newe and commercial purpose* in whiob event it wonld supplant the telegraph wire Bystem now ail item of great ei ponse to every metropolitan paper. It is found that wireless reports oaa be sent from Scranton to Philadelphia stations whioli will he ereoted at Wilkesbarre, Hazleton, Shamokiu and all other important cities. St. Patrick's day is coming on apaoe, and we are reminded of it by littla tilts of the weather.