DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. VIEWERS HELD TWO SESSIONS Pursuant to the notices posted at Sooth Danville last week a view was held at the Southern approach to the river bridge on Saturday in response to a petition from the citizens of Uearhart township, asking that the county bear the expense of building the road and the approach to the river bridge on the South side. The board of viewers consisted of George F. Reefer (surveyor), H. F. Mann and P. O. Oberdorf, residents of Sunbury. Two sessions were held by the view ers. One in the forencou at 10:30 o'olock when the approach of the h r idge was oarefully examined and an estimate made both as to the nomber of peroh of stoue iirthe retaining walls and the oabio feet of earth required to bring the road up to the new grade. Toward noon the Board of Viewers retired to the parlor of the Susque hanna Hotel where testimony was tak en from a number of citizens. In the afternoon additional testimony was heard. Among those testifying during the day were: P. G. Baylor and Mack Rioharts, Supervisors; Joseph Camp bell, ex-Supervisor; J. H. Kase, W. R. Clark, the Hoover Brothers, Rufus Vastiue and O. S. Smith. The inter ests of tiie township were looked after by Attorney Charles Ohalfant. The testimony presented very con clusively showed that the construction of the now roadway and approach to the bridge will Involve a big outlay of publio money and constitute a heavi er barden than Gearhart township 1 with it* limited resources and present big tax rate should be called upon to bear. The county, it was held, should assume the cost of the entire improve ment. rliere is no way of determining how the Board of Viewers were impressed as the iesult of the hearing. The tax payers, however, taking other cases as precedents, incline to the view that the county will not turn a deaf ear to their appeal but will decide to bear the expense of the work. Death List Remains the Same. BROCKTON, Mass., March 22.- Work was resumed this morning in an effort to find more bodies in the ruins of the R. B. GroVer shoe factory but up to 11 o'clock none had been discov- | ered and it is brlieved that no more I will be found. The uurnber of bodies recovered re- ' mains at 55 and there have been no 1 new identifications since last night. I Manager Ruierann of ti>A r»i-.i(irv lihii | several safe experts come here irom ■ Boston this morning. They are to open the big safe of the company which lies in the ruins and which holds the fact ory's pay roll by which it is hoped, will show definitely the number of persons who lost their lives. But Mr. Emerson said this morning the finding of the payroll would uot give a complete list of the employes as the factory hud hired a dozen or fifteen new hands in the wrek before the lire, aud their names were not all on the pay roll, probably. His own idea of the number of the dead,is that it is not above sixty. He is inclined to believe that all the bodies have beeii recovered thus plac ing the total toss at 55. He remarked that he could not of course say that a few of the employes were uot totally cremated. At a special joint meeting of the oity government last night, called by Mayor Keith, who presided, the fol lowing joint resolution was passed. "Whereas, a great calamity has fall en upon our people and the people of our sister towns in the sudden destruc tion of the R. D. Grover and Company factory, with soores of hum-in lives lost, under circumstances the most heart rending, and terrible, crushed out by falling floors and walls, or swallowed by pitiless aud relentless flames. "Resolved, Tint in the shadow of this great catastrophe which falls athwart every heart and darkeus so many mourning homes, wo teuder the bereaved our deepest sympathy in this their sorrow aud bowed with them in one common grief. Successful Year for Ladies* Aid. The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity M. £. church com| leted,ou the first of March,a most successful year. The re ceipts amounted to $201.31. Of this money they paid to the trustees of the church and for bills and repairs to the o?turoh $112.01; to the stewards tho So ciety paid $78.50; repairs on the par sonage, $7.15 and iuoidental expenses $2.49. The members of the society are high ly gratified by the success that crown ed their efforts during the past year. The officers are: Mrs. Thomas Young, President, Mrs. Mary Goodall, Treas urer; Mr«*. S. F. Ricketts, Secretary. Conference Cafe. The bullies' Aid Srciety of the B.ip tint Choruli nt Berwick have opened a cafe where dinner, auppnr or a lunch will be si-rrel during the M. E Con ference. Thin oafe is in the Evans building on Hecoud street. direoily op posite the church where the conference meets. Visitor.' attending (he confer ence can get a good dinner or snpper at this place for twenty-five cents. Rhone-Lynn. Ming Kate Lyun, of Uatawiasa, aud Elmer Dallas Khoue. of Washiugton ville, were united in matrimony in this city on Saturday evening. The knot was tied by Rev. O. D. Lerch, at the tatter's residence, Mill street. 'PEOPLES RURAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM A rural telephone system, the dream of farmers hereabouts, and an accom plished fact in many sections of the gieat West, is just now loomiug up in Montour county in a way that prom- I ises tangible results iu the very near future. ' A rural telephone system for tliif suction was exploited some three months ago, but since then nothing lias been heard concerning it,although the promoters were by no means idle. Yesterday Traoy S. Pettijohn, a rep resentative of the People's Telephone Construction Company, whioh is rep- I resented in Danville by Charles V, Amerman, was in this oity prepared to actively push the sale of stock. Mr. Pettijohn has been very success ful iu installing rural telephone sys tems in the West. One of tließe sys tems at Flora, 111., embraces a portion of three counties and has a member ship of nearly a thousand. The Peo ple's Telephone System of Southern Illinois is largely the outgrowth of Mr. Pettijohn's energy aud persever ance. The specialty of the People's Tele phone Construction' Company iB the promoting, building and equipping of rural telephone exchange systems. In building up such a system much hard woik and no little opposition is en countered. It is oustomary to visit the farmers in their homes aud endeavor to interest them in the establishment of a telephone system. The idea is to knit the farming community together by installing a 'phone in each,or near ly every farm house. At the present day telephones are uot a luxury ; they are a necessity, annihilating distance, Having time and incidentally saving money, as well as obviating auuoy ances, anxiety and danger. The system to be built in Montour County will be known as the People's Telephone System. It will be purely a co-operative affair. The stock,which will be at an exceedingly reasonable figure, just sufficient to oover the coat of building, will be disposed of ex clusively to the patrons, who will be come the owners of the system aud who will have an opportunity to offset a pait of their purchase by furnish | iug poles aud labor during the oon -1 struction of the system, j The idea is bound to be popular with progressive farmers. Mr. Pettijoim stated yesterday that he has already ! oanvassed a small part of Montour ! rtonnfv i»nd has unlrt fnnsifl.ytthl.. utm'lr He is much encouraged nud he regards | the outlook as a bright oue. He stated that while nothing was finally deoid ed upon. Washingtonville might be established as a center, whence a line would be run to Strawberry Ridge, thenoe ou to Exchange aud probably eastward to White Hall. Another line may proceed from Washingtonville along the State road to California and tliuuoe southward to Limestoneville. If tho project succeeds various other lines will be installed aud the system extended through adjoiuing counties. The rural system will conuect with the long distance lines and the farmers by paying the uharges oau talk to auy of the neighboring towns. The United Telephoue Company lias already siugifi ed its willingness to oouneot with the rnral Bystem. Lincoln Literary Society. A regular meeting of the Liuooln Literary Society was held Friday afternoon iu the High School room. The following program was rendered : Piano Solo "Angel's Dream" Misa Pearl Vastine Reoitation "Song of the Shirt" Miss Letitia Lunger Declamation "Abraham Lincoln" Mr. Carodisky Essay .."Inauguration from Eco- nomical Standpoint" MIHS Dora Jenkins Poeui "A Tale From Last Serpent'' Mr. Sohooh The qaestion for debate was, Re solved, that tlie politioal theory "To ihe victor belongs the spoils" is a good one. Mr Lovett and Miss Bertha Moore sustained the affirmative and Miss Prick and Miss Lyons upheld the negative. The judges Miss Blae and Messrs. Jones and Edinondson, decid ed in favor of the affirmative. Bong The Society Recitutiou "The Removal" Mies Oroinley D-iolamation " The Monster Cannon" Mr. W. Spaide. Reading "How Good Ate the Poor," Miss Qill. Instep Crushed by Iron Bar. | Theodore Oarodisky, an employe at the Reading Iron Works, met with a I paiuful acoident yesterday afternoon. , sustaining a oomponnd fracture of the | left instep. ; Mr. Oarodisky had just leturned to work after the oooa hour and waH em ployed in loading iron bars on a car. A 3inch round bar, weighing about : SOO pounds had been weighed, and in removing it from the scales one end fell on the unfortunate man's foot, badly crushing the instep. Mr. Oarodisky was taken to his homo on North Mill street aud Dr. Faules reduced the fracture. , Smith— Drake. Lloyd Earl Smith,of Nescopeok, and I Miss Hattie Drake, of Blooinsburg, ! were united in mariiage on Saturday afternoon at the pareooage of the Unit -1 ed Evangelical church, this city, by l Rev. E. B. Dnnn. -runxZMD BUT TO TBUTH. TO ÜBUTT ARB UW-W) VATOI SWATB ua AIB MO flu HI I AVm> DANILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA.,- FRIDAY, MARCH 24, J905 MAPLE SYRUP ABSOLUTELY PURE The pare food laws were enaoted to I protect the general public by bringing ! to justioe the dealer in impure and . spurious goods; it woold therefore be | uufortuoate if any reproaoh were to be brought upon these laws by any ir | regularity of hasty or ill-advised ac tion in their enforcement. That the i latter sometimes occurs and that mer | chants, no matter how conaoieutious ' and circumspeot, through a mere I technicality are dreadfully embarrass , ed or, worse, mulcted in flue has been I well illustrated by one or more oases which has ooourred in this oity. | The standing at Anatin, Niohols & | Company, wholesale grooers of New | York, is well known. Auy brand bear l iug their natne is in itself a guarantee of purity and commands the best of j prices. That impure goods shonld find : their way to the shelves of the looal stores through the medium of this firm up to the present would have been a proposition to be soonted. It has re mained for the pure food agents, how ever, to demonstrate that the reputa tion of the wholesaler is no safeguard against some form of deception. Among the artiale9 sold to looal merchants by Austin, Niohols So Com pany within a reoent date was an ap parently very fine brand of maple syr up put up in bottles marked: "Abso lutely Pure." It was really artiole and in consideration of its "absolute" purity the merchants buying paid twenty cents per gallon more than the oommon run of prices. Indue time the Pure Food Agents in making their rounds paid Danville a visit. The maple syrup fell under their eye and notwithstanding the brand and guar antee of purity they took samples. Imagine the surprise of the merch ants when indue time came a report from the agents that Austin, Nichols & Company's maple svrup came in un der the ban and that the merchants luttidliug it would have to pay the penalty for selling impure food. The fine impose) wast 60.45. It was a clear case of injustioe and the merchants waived a hearing and appealed to oourt. Meanwhile a cor respondence wasopeued with the sales men aud through them with the House of Anatin, Niohols & Company. The salesman aud the Hooae itself were emphatic iu their protestations that they lia'i not the least suspioion that there was anything impure about the tliia case stands baok of the merch ants and they advise them to oouteat the payment to the bitter end. The pure food agents are authority for the statement that to fiud so "ab solutely" pure artiole of maple syrup is a praotical impossibility,cane sngar being an ingredient that ia likely to show up iu the analysis, mostly iu in finitesimal quantities They agree that the maple syrup of Austiu, Niohols & Company is an exoeedingly fine artiole and probably the best to be obtained. This iu view of the faot that a vast amount of so-called maple syrnp mark ed "compound" ia being handled aud is purchased by the unsnspeoting or illy-iuformed public as maple syrup tends to weaken the confidence in the general eflioacy of the pure food de partment. That the pore food laws are not quite what they should be and that as they now Btand a system of prosecution whioh in some cases amounts to "per secution" is quite possible is general ly regarded as true and to remedy the defeat a bill is now pending before Ibe legislature whioh, if it becomes a law will prevent the repetition of suoh cases as here described. Ferry Boat is Launched. The ferry boat was successfully launched yesterday afternoon and the ungainly craft added one more chapter to its eventful history embraced in the short period of one year. It is twisted aud waiped as the result of lying on the slanting and uneven river bank; it is minus fall boards and ia badly bat tered as the result of its bouts with flood and ice during its runaway trip down the river. It will instantly be put into ship shape and thrown into aotive servioe. Beyond that what vioißsitudes fate has in store for the flat boat is not revealed. The ferry boat was launohed by Ellis Rank aided and abetted by a large crowd of lookers-on. Fortnuate ly it do3s not aeem to leak mnoh aud calking will not be necessary. Two of the fall boards were found on this side of the river, the other two, whioh are eutirely missing, are being replaoed by Hoover Bros. The river ia very rapidly falling and County Commissioner Cook yesterday stated that the ferry will be put into operation yet during the present week or early next week. It will be rnu dur ing the day time only and but one ferryman will be employed, who in all probability will be Ur. Yeager. The bridge will take oare of the foot passengers, and those who have occas ion to cross the river with vehicles, the Commisaioner slates, will be ex -1 peoted to accommodate their business to ferry hours. The alumni of Lafayette College have been strongly orged to raise a 1 fund of 9500,000 for the college by the president, E. D. Warßeld. President Warfield says he hopes the amount will be raised by the time the seventy-fifth anniversary of the institution was oelebrated in 1907. JAMES T. MAGILL IS COUNCILMAN The Borough Connoil for 1905-6 held its first regular meeting Friday night. President Joseph Gibson oooupied the oliair. Other members were in their plaoes as follows: Vastlne.Reifsnyder, Feustermaoher, Goeser,Dietrich, Boy er, Dietz, Hughes, Sweisfort and Jacobs. The first business on hand was the election of a oounoilmau to take the place of David Gibson of the Fourth Ward who tendered his resignation at the previous meeting. James T. Magill was nominated by Mr. Hughes to be Councilman from the Fourth Ward and he was unani mously elected. Burgess Pursel being present he administered the oath of office, after whioh Mr. Magill took his place in Council. The bonds of the Borough Treasurer, Street Commissioner and Borough Sec retary were read before Council and on motion approved. President Gibson announoed the fol lowing Standing Committees, the ap pointment of which was approved by Council: Fiie—Vastiue, Dietz and Magill. Light Reifsnyder, Dietrich and Hughes. Boilding— Goeser, Boyer and Magill. Finance—Goeser, Vastine, and Reif suvder. Streets aud Bridges—Vastine, Reif snyder, Dietrich, Boyer and Hughes. Printing—Fenstermacher, Jacobs and Magill. Market—Boyer, Sweisfort and Dietz. Water— Dietrich, Vastine and Jacobs. Sewerage—Boyer.Sweisfort and Ma- Rill. Ordinance aud Police—Reifsnyder, Goeser and Fenstermacher. Publio Improvements Dietrich, Dietz and Jacobs. Bills aud Aooounts—Kenstermaoher, Hughes and Sweisfort. Mr. Reifsuyder reported that com plaint had come to him from a lady in the Second Ward to the effect that a neighbor is in the habit of tielng his horses iu front of her premises thereby oontributing to a uniaanoe. Ou mo tion the matter was referred to the Chief-of-Polioe. The Street Commissioner reported as to what disposition he was making of the sand and mauure scraped up on Mill street and asked Connoil what price shauld be fixed for the material. After Bome discussion the price of thirty cents per load was deoided up- A pole on Centre street belonging to the Bell Telephone Company was re ported aa in very bad condition. It has been repeatedly repoited to the Telephone Company,who seem to take no notice of the matter. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was ordered that the Bell Telephone Company be given flual notice that the pole is unsafe and that unless repairs are made within a reasonable time the Borough will plant a new pole at the Company's expense, imposing in addition the penalty pro vided by the ordinance. Ou motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was deoided to invite bids for the construc tion of a stone oulvert at Ferry Btreet to take the place of the oanal bridge, wliioh is to be removed. The oulvert will be some eighty feet long, three feet by four feet. The stone iu the abutments, it is thought.will be near ly sufficient to lay up the oulvert. The matter was left in the hands of the Oommitite] on Streets aud Bridges The' Clerk was instructed to corres pond with the Aasti i Western Ltd., 1 Company (or belt prices on Street ' Sweepers. The Chicago aweeper took the prize at the World's Fair. The (ollowing bills were approved (or payment: BOUOUQH DEPARTMENT. Regular' Employes 1115.00 Labor abd Hanling 24.31 1 Danville Stove & Mfg. Oo 1.55 Atlantic Refilling Oo 65.51 Frank Soluam.. 9.95 A. O. Amesbnrv 87.85 Frank Boyer 6.05 Joseph Leohner 27.78 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes $lB9 15 P. & R. R. R. Oo 50.40 Reading Ooal & Iron Oo 98.75 Franklin Boyer 19.04 Harrison Bros & Oo 9». 78 Atlantic Refining Oo 80.87 Washington Fire Oo 18 00 D. L. & W. R. R. Oo 11.77 Curry & Oo 11.41 Harman Rupp 3.50 Harry B Patton 2<\oo Joseph Leohner 5.75 Failure of Investment Bureau. Philadelphia newspapers yeßtarday came ont with pretty strong artioles taking exception to the methods em ployed by the "Investment Bureau," which made an assignment (or benefit of oreditors to John O. Orowley,an at torney. The Investment Bureau had its headquarters in the Imperial Build ing at Nos. 411 aud 418, Walnnt street aud for the past three years has been I condootlug an extensive business. The , assignee states that from a perfunctory j glance over the books lie believes that I there are 1500 creditors and that judg ing from the business the amount { should exceed »150,000. W. H. Lati-j this oity has been manager of the "Investment Bureau." I Owing to the reoent rains all trains crossing the mine field are running nu- I der speoial precantions which is oo i , caaioned by the numerous cave-ins wbloii have occurred. EXPANSION AT i THE STOVE WORKS I Weather permitting ground will be broken at the plant of the Danville i Stove & Manufacturing Company to - morrow for a general enlargement of thj works, whioh is essential to keep paoe with the growing demand for Beaver Btovea aud ranges. It is a well-known faot that the stove works with its present capacity last year was unable to fill its orders. The expansion will affect every depart ment of the works. The foundry will be enlarged by bniiding an aunex eighty-four feet long and sixty feet wide. To oonform with the present bniiding the new part will be of frame, one story high. The masons will be gin work on tho foundation tomor row. The maximum number of moulders at present employed is seventy-four; when the annex ia completed the num ber will be inoreased to oue hundred, whioh will far exotsed the largest num ber of stove moulders ever employed in Danville. The increased number of monlders will make it necessary to enlarge the capacity of every department of the works. Additional and improved mach inery will be installed In the cleaning room to take oar« of the increased pro duct. The oapacity of the mounting room will be doubled by adding anoth er story to that division of the works, the five floors on the first Etory by the chauge being dnplicated by five other floors for the mounters up stairs. The capacity of the nickeling depart ment will he increased ooirespoudingly while every department will take on more men. The number of names on the pay roll will be increased by at least one-third,so that in all some two hundred and tweuty-five iiauds will be employed. The material is all ordered and is expected to arrive at the stove works I yet during the present week. All the building will be done by the oompauy itself, under the snpervision of Fred Montague, who for many years past has been at the head of the carpenter shop connected with the plant. The business of the Stove & Mauu- 1 faoturing Company is expanding not ' only in the sense that the demand for 1 Beaver stoves is increasing at houie 1 and abroad but also that new lines of stoveß are constantly being added. ' The "Imperial Beaver" placed upon ' the market last year was a winner in every respect. The suooess achieved was ' line of modern and improved heating apparatus. An entirely new range, therefore, called tho "Famoua Beav er." ia the result, which is at present iu the wood pattern shop, but which will be ready for the market by May. The new rauge will have the lift-off nickel feature whioh made the "Im perial Beaver" so popular; It will be a plain range of oolonial finish and will be in three sizes—l 6. 18 and 20 inch oven. It is pretty evident that the manage ment as well as the trade of the Dan ville Stove & Manufaoturiug Company is in pretty safe hands. W. A. Sechler has been successively re-eleoted as genoral manager for several years past. Among the sales ageuta also there have been no changes aud.they are as fol lows: Hon. James Foster, Danville; A. H. Mao Adam, Philadelphia; R. E. Edmnndaon. Pittsburg ; A. L. Canfleld, New York, aud W. D. Sayre,Chicago. At the present time Danville stoves are a >ld in all sections of the United States, as well as in Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rioo and China. An Interview on Base Ball. While in neighboring towns the base ball votaries are (all of enthusiasm and are busy ootlining plans (or the season's spoit the fact is oommented npon that there is little doing in Dan ville. To determine what the season has in store for Danville a citizen who stood close to the sport in other years was interviewed yesterday. "Yon may rest assured," said the gentleman, "that Danville is going to have base ball and plenty of it. It is settled,too,that it will be in DeWitt'i Park." The disciple of base ball then laonoh ed into an enthusiastic description of ; Dr. DeWitt's base ball ground, mak ing the sweeping assertion that there j is nothiug like it to be found in j these parts. The magnifioent diamond | ana the tine grand stand with a seat- j ing oapioity of five hundred were es pecial features that appealed to him. ! In addition he expatiated on the beautiful surroundings and pure wat- | er, features which assist to make the park popular. The point is not settled whether base ball will be under the old manage ment or whether a dab of well-known players will play on the 00-operative plan. Should the latter come to pass an agreement will no doubt be enter : ed into with the Danville Base Ball ' Association whereby the full equip ment will be turned over to the new I organization for tlio reason, i The Danville Base Ball Association, | which is made op of aotive business ( men anxious to promote healthy sport last year and previously gave ns a good quality of base ball and it goes without saying that their energy and resournes will be in evidence the oom ing season and that base bait will be a standing attraction. i Almost time now to begin paoking op (or the moving. LIMESTONE • FROM ALMEDIA Messrs. Caldwell and Barry of the firm that has the contraot for putting down the conorete for the flooring of the river bridge returned to Danville yesterday morning after a visit to Cat awiasa and Shuman's. They left for Harrisburg at noon in order to be pre sent at that plaoe today when the con tracts are awarded for the several Col umbia oounty bridges, Caldwell, Bar ry & Leonard having a bid in for botb the Catawissa bridge and the bridge at Shuman's. Mr. Barry yesterday stated that his firm would finish its portion of the work in two weeks at most, which would mean a completion of the floor ing in aboat the same time. He stat ed, however, that the firm oould not soe its way clear to begin work until the builders have gotten further along with the ironwork, as at the present rate of progress in a short time the riveters would be overtaken by the floor and work on the latter would be held up. Representatives of the firm will be in this oity next Monday to make final arrangements. By that time riveting will be well nnder way and the lime stoue, sand, etc., ordered by Cald well, Barry & Leonard will be ou the ground. The limestone has been pur chased at Almedia and will be shipped to Danville via the D. L. & W. rail road. W. A. Shepperson has the oou tract for hauling both the limestone aud the sand from the cars to the bridge. P. L. Brewery Remodeled. The P. L. Brewery, this oity, is un dergoing improvements which not only increase its capacity aud add to its faoilities for doing work, but also greatly improve its appearance archi tecturally. The P. L. Brewery enjoys an exten sive patronage, whioh keeps the plant in steady operation working to its full oapacity. It is always desirable to keep the beer in stock aa long aa possi ble, as the greater the age the better the quality. In order to be in a posi tion to hold the beer in the vaults as long as desirable the P. L. Company deoided to inorease the plaut's cap acity. This ia being done by supplement ing the large 300 horse power ooiler with a new oue of 150 horße power. The increased steam power will add to the product by inoreasing the oap of the new boiler an "oWoue-oV"li>8 norse power ooudemnedfor steam pur poses, has been blocked up to a height of some fourteen ieet, where it will be permanently supported aud used to supply the entire plant with hot wat er. The boiler will be heated with the exhaust from the engine, while the height at which it is supported in sures sufficient pressure all over the plant. The new boiler, whioh is one of the water tube type weighiug some six tons, came from Milwaukee and was hauled from'tlie oats ou the P. & R. tracks by Contractor W. A. Shepper son, who did all the work on both boil ers involved, blocking them up to the position they are to permanently oc cupy. The new boiler proved a pretty hard proposition to handle, espeoially as the streets all about the brewery are soft and muddy. Everything now is ready for the brioklayers, who will begin work in a day or so. The remodeling will take in every part of the brewery. The office now oooupies a separate building on the side of Spring atreet opposite the brew ery. The middle division of the plant, whioh was formerly the offloe, is now used as a raokiug room,where the beer ia drawn off from the sediment. This apartment is full of up-to-date appli ances, facilitating this branch of brewery work,whioh before was al ways done by simple and primitive methods. The "Ideal Raoker," in stalled a oouple of weeks ago is a cost ly mechanism embodying a scientific priuoiple, whioh haa many points of merit over old methods employed. Inside the brewery has been muoh altered, while aa the reault of the re modeling externally, the appearauoe has been mooli ohanged. The entire ' atruotnre inside aud outside is tore ! oeive a new ooat of paiut. Funeral of John Deutsch. The funeral of John J. Deatioh took place Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'olock from the St. John's Lutheran church. The Rev. Q. E. Limbert, pastor of Shiloh Reformed olinroh con dooted the services. The following were the pall bearers: Joseph Gresh, Sr., Fred Wendel. Sr., John Brader.Sr., Wesley DeShay.John Eilgns and Fred Hnrley. The ohotr rendered several selections. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows' ceme tery. Those present from a distance were: Mr. and Mr*. Gotsave Gabroski and oliildren, Theodore Poltrook and daughter and Jaoob Galester.of Nauti coke; Mr. and Mrs. John Eggert, of Berwiok. Taxpayers to Keep Tab on Wit nesses. A new Bystem of listing criminal oases in the ooorts of Northumberland oonuty was commenced Thnrsday by W. H. Bressler, representative of the Taxpayers' Assooiation. Daring the ! sessions a list of witnesses will be kept in a book, and eaoh will be ooro ' pelled to sign daily while in attend , anoe in order to secare the witness i fee*. CONFERENCE OPENED LASTEVENING The thirty-seventh annual session of the Central Pennsylvania Conference ' of the Methodist Episoopal ohuroh i opened at Berwick last evening. The influx of ministers began on Tuesday; from that time up until last night they oontinued to arrive, soores coming on every train until st 6:30 o'olook when of the 826 belonging to the Conference all were on the gronnd but I*l. Arriving at Berwick all made their way to the Methodist Episoopal Ohnroh where they were reoeived by the Rev. Riohard H. Gilbert, Oonferenoe host, in his office. Rev, Gilbert is an ideal host with a cordial handshake and a kind word of welcome for each and everyone. The beantifnl ohuroh edifice is the prodnot of his faith, pluok and persistence. A number of small boys, who kindly volunteered their services, oonduoted the ministers to the plaoes assigned to them as homes dnring Con ference. Every thing ran smoothly without the least suggestion of a hitob as in quiok succession the large gronpi of people assembled. The ohuroh is an ideal place for oonferenoe. The audit orium, whioh will be used for public sessions, iB spacious and magnlfloent. The Sunday Sohool room opening from the anditorinm is especially commod ious and well appointed containing upwards of twenty olass rooms, which are temporarily changed into commit tee rooms. Here is the Oonfeienoe Post Office, Rev. Gilbert's office,read ing and writing rooms, and rooms for examination of candidates. In this apartment all day yesterday ministers oongregated, shaking hands probably for the first time sinoe Oonferenoe of a year ago; here new acquaintances i were formed along with the renewal of old ones and a pleasant hour was i spent by all. I Dr. S. O. Swallow was a conspicu ous figure in Oonferenoe circles. Wher ever he went he was kept busy greet ing old friends. He spoke most inter estingly of the time, in 1864-fi, when as a young minister he waß stationed iu Berwijk as junior preacher under the Rev. M. P. Crosthwaite. During an interview with a representative of the press he Bpoke very enthusiastic ally of a new newspaper enterprise he U about to embark upon. The journal, whioh will be oalled the "Ohuroh Forum" is to snooeed his present publication,the "PennsylvaniaMetbo burg, irrespective of oreed, whioh is permitted to have its own editor and to express opinions at pleasure relat ing to any legitimate topio. Bishop Fitzgerald, who presides at Conference arrived at Berwick on Mon day night. He is a man of strong ex ecutive ability, extremely systematio and is energetio in the extreme. He has already oonduoted six executive sessions of the Elders and nearly all the conferenoe arrangements have been oompleted. The first aotive business of the oon ferenoe began yesterday with examina tion. Candidates taking examination are as follows: For admission on trial—twelve. Class of first year—five. Class of Beoond year— fonr. Class of third year—eight. Olass of fonrth year—twelve. Examinations began on Tuesday evening and lasted all day on Wednes day. The choir of the ohuroh has ar ranged special musio for the sessions. The temperanoe anniversary last night, whioh marked the; first session of conferenoe, brought ont a large at tendance. Three sliding doors, whioh stand between the main auditorium of the ohuroh and the Snnday sohool room, were drawn aside and the two spaoious apartments were thrown into one immense auditorium, whioh was filled on the occasion. Devotional exeroises began at 7 :80. Rev. J. B. Maun leading in song and Rev. William Moser reading the script ure aud offering prayer. The music was a great feature. An anthem by the ohoir, "Father Oh Hear Us," was exceedingly fine. There was also a solo, "Mother's Boy," by Isaac Abra ham, whioh was muoh enjoyed. Miss Delia Oeisinger was organist. Rev. Dr. E. L. Eaton of Allegheny was the speaker at the Temperance Anniversary. He was introduoed by the famous Prohibltiou advocate, Dr. S. O. Swallow, who male some very happy and characteristic remarks. The lioense of the liquor trafflo lie re gards as a sin. So long as the govern ment remains iu profitshariug partner ship with the liquor business it will be impossible to overthrow the great orime breeder. Dr. Eaton ia au eloqoent and con vincing apeaker preaenting good strong argument and apt illustrations Throughout a long address he carried the large andienoe along with him holding np before them in strong light the evils of the liqaor trafflo. He dwelt npon the aggressiveness of the liqnor men, their oomplete organization and the rapid growth of the liqnor Interest and showed how the Prohibition move ment, determined, zealous and self saorifioing as It Is, will be futile in its attempt to overthrow the enemy nntil all good people regardless of oreed and polltioal parties flock to It* standard. T. R. A. Business conditions tbrooghont the oonntry continue most enoonraglng, which ia an evidenoe of the stability of prosperity. NO. 18 i PLANT TRI.ES ORGESJOVEBNOR Governor Pennypacker has issued the following Arbor Day proolama -1 tioD: "The Forestry Reservation Com mission of Pennsylvania have aeonred op to the present time 780,796 acres of land, and are energetically engaged in the work of restoration and preserva tion of our forests. Every good oiti zen ought to give them enoouragement and material assistance by supplement Ing their efforts. Hen, women and children , alike may plant trees and many places now bare and barren may be made beautiful and useful. The growth of trees is conduoive to both health and profit. "In order that all our citizens nay take part in this pleasant and praise worthy duty, I, Samuel W. Penny packer, Governor of the (Jommon wealth of Pennsylvania, in accordanoe with law,do hereby designate and pro olaim Friday, the fourteenth day of April, and Friday, the twenty-eighth day of April,A. D. ,1906, to be observ as arbor days throughout the Oommon wealth. "Two days are designated for the observance of this dnty. Inasmuch as the olimatio oonditlons may render one of these days more favorable for the purpose intended than the other the seleotion between them is left with the citizens of the various seotions of the Commonwealth." Exposures Expected. Sensational exposures whioh will oast reflections upon a number of prominent Sunburlans are expected to develop in the near future,ln the weld ing of a chain of evldenoe against John Russell, now in jail at Wllkee barre.oharged with forgery and a short age in his accounts. Russell,until the time of his arrest, three weeks ago, represented a large grocery house, having a brancli office at Wilkesbarre. He spent considerable time in Sunbnry, making this city his headquarters for working the sur rounding country. Three weeks ago his Arm had him arrested, charging him with forgery and shortage of ao ooouts,having oolleoted money and re tained it. In all he secured, it is said, 13500, Sinoe his arrest, Russell has made a confession, stating that he lost the money at oertain places in Sunbnry. For the past week,a deteotlve in the omploy of the grooery firm, has been in Sanbnry, investigating the case* the loss is made good, will canse the arrest of several parties which will bring about some sensational develop ments. The affair lias beeu kept very quiet, as it was hoped a settlement ooold be teaohed, bat, as the parties show DO inclination to prodnoe, it has leaked oat. and results are eagerly awaited.— Sunbary Daily. Death of John MUlhouse. John E. Millhouse, the well known barber who condooted a business at 111 Weßt Third street, died very suddenly of pneumonia and heart tailors Mon day at 12:36 p. m. at his home on Front street, near West. He was 89 years of age and is survived by hii widow and six children, all under the age of 16 years. They are Mamie, Qoldie, Harold, Arden, Herdio and Khman. Mr. Miilhonse'a death was »ery nnexpeoted. He had suffered from an attack of grip for the past two weeks,but was not oonlined to his bed. Monday morning he was unable to get up, having developed pneumonia dur ing the night, but did not appear to be dangerously ill. At 12:80 o'olook he passed away. He was until recent ly a member of the Repasz band and also a member of the Repasz Twelfth Regiment band—Williamsport uazett and Rulletin. The deceased resided inthisoity un til about ten years ago when he re moved to Williamsport. He was • member of Stoes' band for many years and was also a member of Striokland'a orohestra. Successful Entertainment. The entertainment given in Oeorge Heddens' Hall, Washingtonville, Sat urday night for the beneQt of the Washingtonville M. E. charge was a great suooess. The proceeds will wipe out the entire indebtedness of the Washingtonville churoh, with a sur plus of 111.60, which was given to Hendrlckson's churoh. The entertainment was given entire ly by looal talent, and the hearty en cores showed dearly the appreciation of the audienoe. The pastor. Rev. O. W. Rryner wishes to thank those who took part in the entertainment.as well those whose patronage made it a fi nancial suooess. Susquehanna Debating Club. The Susquehanna Debating Club held a meeting in the High school room Sat urday evening. An excellent program was rendered. Messrs. Spaide, Arms and McOoy made short addresses, af ter whioh a debate was held upon the question, resolved,"thatman has been influenced more by heredity than by environment." The affirmative was upheld by Messrs. Orth, Evana and Metherell, and the negative was sus tained by Messrs. Davis, Hanoook and Rooks. The judges, Messrs. Kate, Mo- Otore and Arms decided in favor of the negative. When the railroads make money they spend money. They are doing both now.
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