DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. EIERAL OF JJ, GAMS Harvey B. Gaskins, whose sudden death ocoarred on Thursday, was con signed to the grave a'ter noon. Th) funeral was held from the First Baptist church at 3 o'olock Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. The deoeased was a veteran of the Civil War and was Senior Vioe Com mander of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R. He was therefore laid away with all the respect andbonordue one of our nation's soldiers, a nnmber of the comrades of Goodrich Post follow ing him to the grave. Among the floral offerings was a beautiful pillow, the usual tribute from the Post be stowed npon every deceased member in good standing. The following comrades acted as pall bearerß: George Riley, Wesley De- Shay, Robert Miller, Samuel Lunger. Clarence Price and George W. Jack son. The services were conducted by Rev. John Sherman. Among thoße who attended the ob sequies from oat of town were: Miss Hattie Gaskins aud Miss Lavina Kane,of Scranton ; I"aiah Gaskins »ud wife, Howard Hixiou aud wife. Grier ' Hixson and wife, Lizzie Hixson, Will iam|HiXßon aud wife aud Sadie Hix son of Berwick ; William Gaskins aud wife, Beujamiu and Frank Gaskius of Sniibury ; Mrs. Ellen Pnrcel, Orauge ville, Charles Mummey. Clarenoe Melxell and wife aud Mrs. Clarenoe Seats, of Milton; John Watsou, of Chester; James Gaskins aud James Mummey, of Shamokin. Trolley Tickets on Sale. The Danville and Bloomsburg Elec tric Railroad is now supplied with tickets, hy the purchase of whioh pa trons will be enabled to travel over the line at a reductiou. The tiokets will be sold in books and me of thiee kinds. First is a workingmen's book,good between 5:30 a. ill. aud 7:30 a. m.and between 5 p. ra. aud 7p. in. The book contain* 30 tiokots and costs one dollar, thus re duoing the cost of a round trip from 30 cents to 20 cents. Next are general tickets. These are good at any time and can be purohased in books of 25 for one dollar, making the cost of a round trip 24 ocn:s. A third oiass are soiiool tiokets which are sold in books of 100 for three dol lars. These reduoe the oost of the round trip to 18 cents, bat they are good only on sohool days. Tiokets oan be purchasod at the office of the trolley oompany at Grovania.or they will be delivered to patrons in town in response to a few lines ad dressed to the oompan/. Superintend ent A. L. Davis, who resides at No. 603 Oiluroll street, generally has a sup ply of tiokets with him and will be glad to supply patrons. Superintendent Davis yesterday stat ed that lie eipeotea to be able to put the cars back on the fort? minQte schedule in a few days. A otew oil last Monday was put to work fixing up the bad spots temporarily. They have made excellent progress ml al ready the road is in pretty good shape. It will not be until about the mid dle of April that the general overhaul ing of the line will begin, ill which the traok is to be reballasted and rais ed higher. This part of the improve ment will be so arranged as to cause no delay whatever in tiafflo and oars will run on the forty minute schedule during the whole time that work is in progress. Attractive Home Wedding. The home of Mr. and Mrs. William Roth, Bloom street,was the soene of a pretty wedding Tuesday evening, which was attended by a large number of guests. The bride was Mißs Susie Diehl. of Exohange, aud William M. Diehl, of this city, was the groom. The wedding ceremony, beautiful in its simplicity, was performed by Rev. John Mortimer, of Williamsport,uncle of the groom. Tho Roth homo was •rtistioally decorated for the occasion with potted plants aud cut flowers. The bride wore an attractive gown of pale blue silk and carried a bouquet of roses. Miss Sophie Bartlow, of Ex ohange, was the maid of honor. She wore white mull aud carried piuk car nations. Edward Diehl, of Exchange, brother of the bride, aoted as best man. Miss Penrl Fenstermacher play ed the wedding maroh. After the oeremony an elaborate ■upper was served. The bride was the recipient of many beantiful and oostlv preieuts. Those present were: Kev. and Mrs. Johu Mortimer, of Williamsport; Kev. and Mrs. Ueorge Limbert and son Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fisher, Mr. aud Mrs. William Roth mid daughters Oilve and Julia, Mr. aud Mrs. Jackson Good, Mr. ami Mrs. William-, Mary and daughter Grace, Mr. and Mrs Jacob Shall/, aud daughters E lua and Atta.Mr. and Mrs. Riuhaid Wliaphain, Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas M;iddeu,daugh ter Olive and sou Marvin, Mr. aud Mrs. Andrew Krum, Mesdames Joseph Diehl, Hannah Ruth, Thorn is Oolu.A G. Harris, Misi-e< Blanohe andOirrio Diehl of Kxchauge, Evelyn Moyer, Pearl Fensteruiauher, Kate Stronse, Jennie Strouse,Florence Jeubins, Alice FUher,Messrs. Jacob Johnson,Syhesl er Dougherty, Laiayette b'ou-t aud Ira Cliorm. The wooden awning in front of the Lew Woods building which will he oc - copied by Fallon Bros, in a short time is being torn dowu and will be replac ed by a canvas awning of modern style. MANY MOVINGS ON_SOtJTH SIDE Tits ohanging of tesidence with the severance of old ties is pretty suie to have a saddening aspeot, but the moving of Joseph Woodruff, who took np his home in South Danville yesterday, was attended with a olroumstance that was especially pathetio. | Mr. Woodruff removed from near the Baptist churoh at Union Corner. His wife is an Invalid, who has been con fined to her bed for some years as the result of sn injury to her spine sus tained in a driving aocident. The Woodruff family removed into Arthur Myerly's residence on Gearhsrt street. As the procession of wagons filed into town aud stopped in front of the house to be occupied, while the rest were heavily loaded with household goods one—a olosed wagon—was ob served to contain a oomfortable bed on which reclined the form of the afflict ed woman. It is needless to say that it was the invalid who reoeived the firßt atten tion, being tenderly oarried into her new home and made comfortable be fore any thought was given to the un loading of the household goods aud storeß. There is muoh moving this spring about South Danville, Riverside aud the adjacent townships. Mrs. Salie Strawbridge, who lived on one of tlio Bowdeu farms,yesterday shipped her goods from South Danville to Williaiusport. Charles Morrall, tenant on Samuel Morrall's farm, Kipp's Run, will re move to the Mertz farm near North umberland. The Morrall farm will be teuauted by a family named Auoher, who come from the vloinity of North umberland. John Reiuheubaoh will remove from W. H. Ammerman's farm,beyond Riv erside Heights, to one of Simon P. Wolvertou's farms uearSunbury. Sim eon Wyant has removed from the Purdy farm below Kipp's Run to a farm near Suubury. _ Robert Mapstouo, South Danville, will removo to Suubury yet this week. Howard Farley has moved from Mrs. Z. T. Arines' residenoe to one side of the house owned by Charles Mills on Avenue E. William Nuss, recent ten ant there, has removed to the Jerry Hotteustine residence on C street. Grant Huber lias moved iuto one sido of William Chapman's house on avenue E. Krauk Ebner removes from John Laudau's house to William Metler's farm iu Rarh township. Ladles of Qolben Eagle. YORK, March 29. Beginning May 9 the Qrand Temple of Pennsylvania Ladies of the Uoldeu Eagle, will hold its annaal session in York, continuing for three days. The meetings will be held ou the third door of Odd Fellows' hall, and it is expected that 150 tem ples of Pennsylvania will be represent ed by delegates. Willi these represen tatives will probably oome 100 or more other ladies of the QoUlen Eagle. The grand temple offioeia are: Past grand templar, Mrs. Bell Sten er, Jersey Shore: grand templar, Mrs. Ella Fox, Lancaster; grand vioe tem plar, Mrs. Sarah North, Philipsburg; graud priestess, Mrs. Nellie Hernslok er, Allentiwn; grand marshal of cere monies, Mrs. Lizzie O. Lookhait, Phil adelphia ; grand guardian of reoords, Mrs. Josie Y. Walter, Philadelphia; grand gaardan of exchequer, Mrs. Margie E. Fagau, Lancaster; graud guardian of music, Mrs. Auna A. Oar son, Philadelphia; graud guardian of iuui r portal, Mrs. Maria O. Barnes, Johnstown,and grand guardian of out er portal, Mrs. Eliazbeth Peuton,Phil adelphia. The result of the election of graud temple officers for the eusulug year will not be made publio until the York meeting. However, according to the rule of succession Mrs. Ella Fox, of Lancaster, will become past graud tem plar; Mrs. Sarah North, Philipsburg, graud templar; Mrs. Lizzie 0. Lock hart, of Philadelphia, grand vice tem plar,and Mrs. Maria O. Barnes, Johns town, graud marshal of oeremonies. It is probable that the piesent grand guardian of records and grand guard ian of exchequer, at least, will be re eleotod. There aie no York candidates for grand temple officers. Tuesday night, May 9, will be spent at the High Soliool auditorium, where the giaud castle exercises are to take place. Wednesday night will be devot ed to a form of entertainment yet to be arranged. The temple officers as well as other members of the grand temple will take part in the grand cas tle parade of May 9. The women will ride in carriages. In this parade, it is said, will be nearlv 1,000 members of the uniform ed divsion of the Peuusylvauia Knights of the Golden Eagle. These will rep resent comraauderies from all import ant cities in tho state. In addition to these will be large delegations from subordinate castles from towns far and ueitr, and it is expeoted that the pro oe.ssiou will contain Beveral thousand men aud women. Ida,the wife of Silas W. Wolverton, curlier of Nicholas Avenue and Short street, departed this life yesterday af ter a ten days' illness of pneumonia. The deceased was forty-sjven years of age aud is survived by her husband and one sou, Boy I H. Wolverton The I fnnoial will be held at 1 p. m. Satur- I day. luterment in Odd Fellows' ceme tery. IMDCTO BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBKBTT FAVO* SWATS US AM ire MAM. AWE' DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY another at Wilkesbarre and still anoth -1 er at Danville. On the West Branch the only ganging station is at Will ■ iauisport. On the main stream there i is a station at Harrisbnrg. The object i is to obtain data couoeruing the vol ume and the variation of the onrrent and velocity, which are embraced in 1 the annual report of the U. S. Qeo- I i logical Survey. The information thus 112 imparted ig of espeoial interest to the i general publio in these days when j ■ eveiy stream is being considered in i couueotiou with its value as a possi ■ ble water power. By means of a current meter sunk I in the river the government represent f atives yesterday determined the veloo- I ity of the stream at the present stage. ' The experiment is repeated at different ' times during a given period to deter ' mine the velocity of the river at var ' ions heights. The disoharge of the > stream as based upon its veloolty and > is easily estimated for the different ' seasons of thu year. I Under the direction of Messrs. Hoyt and Oomstock a trough-like contriv ance seoured by lock and key has been > installed along the upper sidewalk be -1 tweeu the shore and first pier from which is lowered a plnmb line to get the exact height of water, whioh is ' taken every day and recorded, being turned into the U. S. Geological Sur vey at regolar intervals. Edward F. 8011, engineer at the Water Works, is the looal representa tive of the Geological Survey, who has charge of the gauging station. He was in charge of the station here be fore the bridge went away and carried out instrootions very faithfully, tak ing the height of the river daily. Wheu the bridge was carried away the apparatus, whioh was attaohed to the lower sidewalk, was destroyed, so that the records dnriug the past year are necessarily incomplete. Inspection oi Company F. The annnal inspection of Company F, Twelfth Regiment, N. G. P., took > plaae in the Armory last night and was conducted by Major Clark, of Will iamsport. Uajor F. P. Fremont, of the Regular Army was also present. Major Fremont's presence lent ad ditional interest to the inspection. He iu the son of General J. G. Fre mont, whose untiring explorations and brilliant military career made him famous the world over. Major Fre i mont, wlio is a man or middle life, is himself a soldier of distinction and has rounded out 28years iu the United . States Army. His busiuess last night was not to take any aotive part iu the inspection, but merely to make out an independ ent report and forward it to head quarters. The government desires to know what degree of efficiency exists in the National Guard and which of the variotis companies of anyone regi ment are the bust prepared and could render efficient service if called upon immediately to quell a labor trouble. , Major Fremont stated that the Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania is very highly esteemed by the government as a factor in preserving peace. At pres ent the Pennsylvania guard is having ; hard lines, and is likely not to show ' up exceedingly well this spring owing to the new tactios reoently adopted and the entirely new principle involv ed in drill. He foresees better days for , the Guard wheu the new armory bill , becomes a law. He even hopes to see the (lay wheu the Guardsmeu will be paid for attending drill. At present i many sacrifices are exacted of the members of the National Guard. Compauy F was subject to a very rigid inspection last night. There was a good attendance, forty-four includ ing officers being present. As to the 1 result of the inspection, of course, nothing will be known until after the in-peotors report is turned iu to the , government. Major 0. P. Gearhart was also pres ent at the iuspeotion. Eagles to Have Attractive Home. The looal aerie of the Fraternal Or der of Eagles will, trom the first ot April, oooupy the rooms in the SO3- ond story of the Opera House blook i recently vaoated by the Penn Sooial olub. The most phenomenal sucoess has attended the looal chapter since its in stitution in this oity on the 29th of Au gust last. There were initiated at that time 8!i members. The membership has siuoe steadily grown until now there are 121 names on the roll. The organization which is both social and > beneficial is in excellent condition finauoially. The members are planning a number i of delightful social events fortheoom- I iug Rummer season. Entertained Friends. > Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Risliel enter i tainud a few friends at their home, , Snnnyside Home, Cooper township, . on Friday. Those present were: Mr. 1 . and Mrs. George Leighow, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shultz, Mr. and Mrs. B. s ! L. Diohl.Mr. and Mrs. Olarenoe Pliil j ips, Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Arter and daughter Bertha, Mrs. John Miller, . Mrs. Marie Kuorr, Edward Wertmau aud Master Oliver Augle. NO. 19 MEETING WITH ME SUCCESS T. S. Pettijolin and Charles V. Am erman, representatives of the People's Telephone Construction Company.have now pnt in some three or four days in the interest of the rural telephone sys tem of Montour oonnty and they de clare that they have every reason to be encouraged and express the utmost confidence in the suooess of the under taking. A number of farmers iu the county have already been visited by the rep resentatives of the Company. It has | been the exception rather than the I rule that these people have not been 1 won over to the enterprise and have I declared their intention of taking stock. As explained inn previous art . icle the system is to bo built on the ' co-operative installment plan, which makes it possible for almost every home to own a share of stock aud a 'phone. Undoubtedly the best interest of the farming community as well as of every other community at the pres ent day demands a telephone service. The progressive farmers visited, the representatives say, are thoroughly alive to all the advantages to be deriv ed from the 'phone in a business or utilitarian way, while the ladies of the household are not one wbit less enthusiastic, seeing among the more remote benefits increased oheei and an added charm, which must come to the isolated homes iu the country when the houses are all linked together with the telephone, making it possible to break up hours of loneliness with uliats wth neighbors and even to com municate with the neighboring towns. The two gentlemen back of the enter prise here by no means underestimate this silent though potent influence ex erted by the female folk in favor of the rural system. At present it seems that several rural telephone lines with Waehlng touville as a central offiae are an as sured faot for the near future. Sever al representative farmers of the coun ty as soon as approached not only took stock but instantly took hold of the proposition in a practical way to as sist the promotion aud aro accomplish ing material results among their neigh bors. All the names secured have not as yet been forwarded to Danville,but a partial lilt of signers in the hands of Messrs. Pettijolin and Amerman, have been handed to the Morning News for publication. It will be notioed that the list contains the names of oor most public spirited oitizens and the most successful aud progressive farm ers in the oouuty. Following is the partial list: Hon. Alex. Billmeyer, Washington ville; E. M. Mowror, William 8. Bog ert, D. A. Cox, William H. Dye, O. E. Boone,H. A. Snyder,E. H. Kream er. Strawberry Ridge; J. J. Axe, W. H. Leighow, Forred W. Miller, Levi Fortner, Jerseytowii; M. L. Sheep,W. O. Krumm.J. W. Lowrie, Jerseytown, R. F. D., No. 1; Jacob Kreamer, George Hill, White Hall; D. F. Goug er, and J. C. Benfield, Milton, R. F, D., No. 1. ; O. A. Wagner, Ottawa. The above names insure as the first constructed a line extending from Washingtonville to Strawberry Ridge thence to Exchange and White Hall. Other lines to.be taken up in succes sion will be one extending through California to Limestoneville ; one to Moorebsurg and still another to Potts grove. As soon as the Washingtonville exchange syßtem is completed the pro moters will turn their atteution to other portions of the county, finally introducing the proposition to the farmers of Geariiart and Rush town ships, Northumberland county. Death of Hrs. John DeLong. Mrs. Amelia DeLoug, widow of the late John DeLong, died last evening at 9:30 o'olook at the home of Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, Church street. Mrs. DeLong was 81 years of ase last September. For a number of years her health has been failing, and for two year* she lias been confined to her bed. The deceased was one of the old est members of Trinity Lutheran church,and always took an aotive part in chnrch work. Due notice of funeral will be given. The several shade trees on Mill street removed last fall when street paving was inaugurated to the eye are not only conspicuous by their absence bat their refreshing Bhade is much missed. It was not until the Bun began to get liis work in yesterday that people, ao onetomed to the trees, fully realized what they had lost. However, the street is muoh improved by the remov al of the trees, aud even those form erly benefitted are not disposed to complain. •t •» m Messrs. Pe(tljohb jtnd Amerman are still hammering away at the rural telephone proposition. The farmers seem to fully realize that it all de pends upon their attitude toward the enterprise whether or not any of the proposed lines shall be established very soon. One of the promoters yes terday asserted that with proper en couragement one of the lipes might be got iu working:dttier inside of sixty days. WWW .{ Reports are that the Southern straw berry orop will be a reoord breaker this Spring, aud that shipments will Begin in Borne quantity in about four weeks. . One can sniff base ball •in the air now.