DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. BURGLARS ROUTED BT CONSTABLE An evident attempt at burglary was cleverly frustrated by Constable Bruoe McCracken at South Dauville Satur day night. Five men whose appearance wan by no means prepossessing were observed loafing about South Dauville Saturday ■lid for several days previously. Dur ing Saturday a couple of the merch ants became couvinced that the men were orooks and called the attention of Constable McCracken to their pres. enoe asking that he keep an eye on their movements if possible. About 2 o'clock Saturday night the Constable, who is night operator at the Pennsylvania station, stepped out on the platform when he was informed by a man who came over from Dan ville that Bome men were acting sus piciously in the vicinity of the sheds at the approaon of the bridge where the oontr actors keep their tools. The fact seems to be that the men were trying to burglarize the tool house and had placed one of their num ber op on the railroad as a sentry. The Constable stealthily proceeded to the spot and the first tiling that he knew he was between the man on guard and the others at work at the tool honse. Mr. MoOracken taking in the situa tion, in quiok succession fired several shots over the would-be burglars' heads who instantly took to their heels and ran in the direotion of the bridge. The Constable oalled to the men to stop and fired several other shots after them, bnt did not hit them. The last teen of them they were soampering over the bridge toward Danville. An investigation showed that they had broken open a large ohest and ab stracted a valnable brass injector and brass lubricator. On the bridge was found a large chisel evidently dropped by the men, which had been used in forcing the ohest open. Near the chest were found the brass injector and lu bricator lying on the ground. There is little doubt but that the men. had they not been frightened off, would have had several burglaries to their credit in South Danville be fore morning. Meningitis Still Spreading. Although no uases of oerebro-spinal meningitis have yet developed in Dan ville since the outbreaks reported in many other places the doctors of this oity are watohing the spread of the disease. They are also studying up the peculiarities of the disease in order to successfully combat it if there should be an epidemic here. None of them anticipate such a condition, however. Spiual meningitis or spotted fever has made its appearance in Wilkes barre aud the first victim is a young man named Lee Demiug. Sheppton, a little town near Hazle tou, is in the throes of spinal mening itis. The firßt death has occurred and another victim is in an extremely oritical condition. The sanitary con dition of the town to all reports is aw ful and owing to a strike among the laborers on the roads there is uo like lihood of their being putin better con dition at present. From the appearance of certaiu spots on the skin during tiie course of the disease it haß been called spotted fev er. This name was given to an epi demio which prevailed in New Eng land in ISO 7. The disease usually be gins with a ohill, followed by great vertigo, violent headache, obstinate vomiting,and mnscular stiffness,which soon passes into tetanus. The face is pale, the pupils of the eyes dialted, and the akin exceedingly sensitive. The head is strongly drawn back,even at the end of the first day A peculiar eruption nsnally appears ou the skin, composed of distinctly dark red or pur ple spots,somewhat larger than a pin's head. They are not raised above the surface, and do not disappear from presßnre; somtimts they do not become visible after death. The members of the Stale Board of Health advisd strict quarantine in cases of cerebrospinal meningitis. Preoaotions, such as isolation and fumigation, will he taken in cases of this disease in the future aud when the malady has a fatal tormiuation, private interment will be observed. Although grown up persons are liable to the disease, it is more common j among children,who are very suscepti ble to attaok. Dandelion. The pretty heads of the daudeliou stalks are making tiieir appearance in some of the fields. During the winter the dandelion was nretty well shelter ed by the snow and the seeds germi nated and took root early as a result there iB a generous orop of the succu lent food anticipated by the market gardeners. Odd Fellows Anniversary. Aocouut above the Philadelphia & Headlug Railway will sell special ex cursion tickets to Sunbury good on all trains April 2tfth as follows: From Blooinsburg faro $1.15. Oata wissasl.ls, Rupert sl.lO, Danville 85 cents, Mooresburg (15 cents,Puttsgrove 60 cents. Frank Bergner 111. Frank Bergner, janitor at the Y M. O. A., is confined to his home ou Nas sau street with a severe cold. William Morgin is discharging Mr. Bergner's duties at the Association building dur ing his illness. Garden makers are causing the dirt to fly these daya. BRIHGEMEN LEAVE ' FOR THEIR HOMES The iron work of the rivar bridge between Dauville and South Danville is completed and the contractors, the Horseheads Construction Company, are off the ground. Now that the machinery and various appliances are removed from off the bridge and the approach at the South side is cleaned up things present an entirely different appearance which adds to the beauty of the bridge. Galen Morgan and P. J. Collins,the last of the bridgemen.left at noon yes terday. Others who have left tor their homes during the last few days are as follows : Saturday, Martin Powerß and Rupert Stratton, of Owego; Monday, Michael Cane, of Owego and Daniel McCarty,and Harry Edwards.of Blng hamton; Sunday, H. L. Dunham, John P. Kossar aud Edward Hill, of Pitts ton. A portion of the floor on the lower this end of the bridge has not yet been laid owing to the non-ar rival of lumber. The plank, however, has been shipped and is expeoted to arrive in a few days when a couple of men will be sent here by the contract ors to finish the sidewalk. Before leaving Mr. Morgan gave some facts inoluding dates relating to the progress of work on the super structure, which will befound of gener al interest. The Horseheads Construc tion Company oame on the ground early in November. Work on the iron work of the first span was begun on November 35. As illustrating how fast the work at times was pushed it needs only be statod that on Deoember 2nd, seven days later, work was begun on the seoond span and that eleven days after the latter date, December 13th, the erection of the third span was be gun. And so it went on, the fouith span being begun on December 23rd; the fifth span on February 2nd ; the sixth span, on February 7th and the seventh or last span on February 14th. Aside from the very satisfactory pro gress made the work throughout has been executed in a thoroughly work manlike manner audit would be diffi cult to find the least flaw anywhere about the bridgo. The workmen, too, were a gentlemanly lot and their many courtesies toward pedestrians, who weie permitted to use the sidewalk of the bridge while work was iu progress, will long be remembered to their credit. Coal Digger's First Day. Extraotiug coal from the river prom ises to be an active industry along the lower North Branch this season. The "City of Paris," as Mr. LeDuo calls his coal digger, having undergone all necessary repairs to place it in ship shape for the season on Tuesday morn ing steamed proudly down the river on its Initial trip after coal. It was ab sent during the day in the deep water down billow the bend, but toward night hove in sight on its return trip loaded with over five tons of good coal. Con sidering that the river is high and that Bome time was spent in prospecting in order to locate the new deposits of coal the showing made by the digger on the first day out is considered as quite encouraging. Yeßterday morn - ing the coal digger steamed down the river again and fonnd a large flat load of coal. The work will be kept up now while the river continues to fall. Mr. LeDuc will first of all stock up his green house,which requires a great deal of coal. During the summer of 1003 the output of river coal exceeded that of any other year. Not only did Mr. LeDuo extract all the ooal needed for his green houses, but he Bold large quantities to the Borough for use at the Water Works. Although river coal may be had for the digging under the most favorable circumstances the extracting of it from the stream is attended with con siderable cost and it does not repre sent a clear gain by any means. ••A Royal Slave." While "A Royal Slav " is a play that appeals at once to the intelligence aud the heart of an auditor, his eye has not been forgotten. The scenes are all painted irom photographs tak en in and near the city of Mexioo, es pecially for this production. Among the most striking scenes is a view of the Valley of Mexico as seen from near Capultepeo. It shows a distant view of the City of Mexico and the lake of the "Floating Gardens," and in the far distauoe "through misty miles of purple leagues," the giant volaano of Popocatapetl; the whole picture fram ed in by groves of palms and bowers of bloom and seen through sprays of a real fountain playing on the stage. Of special interest also are the scenes Hhowing the Churoh of the Peons; the two scenes in the Sierra Madre Moun tains, the Paso del Rey (Pass of the King,) and the oave of the bandits in tho heart of the mountains; the splen did moonlit scene of the tropical coaßt of the Island of El Toro (the bull), and the interior of the gorgeous palaoe de Alvarez in the last act, which is a gnm of art. These, with the splendid oojtumes and effects, make one of the most oomplete scenio productions ever seen here, and certainly the most beautiful in this country. "A Royal Slave" will appear at the Opera House ou Friday evening. Welsh Baptist Church. Rev. D. Roslyn Davis,of Plymouth, Pa., will preaah in the Welsh Baptist ohuroli on Spruce street Sunday, April 16th, at 10:80 a. m.and 8:80 p. m. fUDOD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBKBTT iHD LAW—WO IATOS BWATB X B AD SO flil BBAU AW*." DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1905 DELEGATES FOR STATE The Republican Couuty Committee of Moutonr held a meeting in the Court House Saturday forenoon and eleoted Frank G. School) as delegate to the State Convection. The meeting wan culled to order by County Chairman James Foster in the Qrand Jury room at 10 o'clook. Dele gates were present as follows: Cooper Township—W. R. Weitman and Charles Rishel. Danville, First Ward—Sam A. Mc- Coy and Frank Q. Shooh; Seoond Ward, J. H. Woodaide and Samoet Mills, Third Ward, John L. Jones; Fourth Watd, C. E. Lunger. Limestone Township.—John Zaner. Mahoning Township—M, P. Scott and John E. Roberts. Valley Township.—-Edward Ohurm. West Hemlock Township.—Matthew Mans and William Qething. John L. Jones was chosen Secretary of the meeting. Frank G. Schooh was nominated as delegate to the State Convention, which takes place at Har risburg on April 36th. There wore no other nominations and Mr. Sohoch was unanimously eleoted as State delegate. J. H. Woodside was chosen as al ternate. Interview With I*lr. Foley. John Edward Foley, a representa tive of the United States Wood Pre serving Company, which lia9 the oon traot for putting down the wood-block pavement ou the river bridge, was in this city yesterday trying to arrange for an early beginning of the work. In conversation with a representa tive of this paper he said he did not see how he could begin laying the pavement until next Monday. There are several obßtaoles in the way. In the first plaoe the oonoreting has not goue far enough. There has been enough work done, but under the ar rangements with the trolley track a factor to contend with there is no where a sufficient snrfaoe concreted and cleared to enable the pavers to begin. Mr. Foley is also afraid that he may be held up by the unfinished condition of tha abutment at the South side, where a vast amount of filling up is yet required and where under present methods employed the work proceeds very slowly, iudeed. The contractors expeot to begin pav ing at the Southern end of the bridge and unless the abutment is made pass able for wagons yet during the present week, Mr. Foley does not see how he is going to haul the hlooks to the bridge when he wisheß to begin work. The contracting firm is the viotim of a good deal of hard luck. It has been several weeks since the paving blooks arrived. Five oar loads are now here and aside from the loss of time demurrage on the oars is heavy. Up to yesterday this item alone amounted to one hundred dollar). Mr. Qouger's Extended Trip. W. L. Gouger lias returned to Dan ville after a three-months' tonr of the West in the interest of the Keystone Combination Tool, invented by W. IJ. Bare, of Williamsport, and manufaot ared by John Hooley in this oity. Ur. Ooager's trip took in New York, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. In a bnsiness way his trip was very successful and organ ization was effeoted for the sale of thu auiqne tool mannfaotared la Danville in each of the states visited and in California beside. Irrespective of the business in hand the trip had great interest for Mr. Gouger. Everywhere, especially as far as agricultural interests were con cerned he saw evidenoes of prosperity. The great stock farms of Kentncfcy held an abiding interest for Mr. Goug er, who is a fancier of floe stock. Among the places visited was the four-thousand-aore stook farm of Ho gan, the "Copper King." On this plantation are one thousand blooded horses,inolnding twenty thoroughbred stallions,among the latter being great "Salvator." whose record of 1:35 lias never been beaten in the world. Another point visited was the Na tional Cemetery near Louisville, Ey. Ur. Gouger was there on March 25, when the grass was already growing luxuriantly,two iuohes high and swnns were disporting themselves in the limpid waters. The cemetery is apart from the busy world, the grounds are admirably laid out and tho spot itself and all the surroundings are of en chanting beauty. A Short Session of Court. A short session of court was held on Saturday forenoon. His Honor Judge Little andd Associates Thompson and Blee were on the benoli. The court dismissed exceptions Bled to the auditor's report in the case of Dr. S. Y. Thompson, Trustee for cred itors of R. M. Grove. In re estate of R. Foulk and Com pany a petition was presented by as signee for Ills discharge. In open cooit the Sheriff's deed was acknowledged for the Elmer Berger farm in Liberty township. Considera tion, 14416. An order was g-anted to the Quaker town Trust Company, guardian for Charles E. and Emil Haring, to sell the interest of the two latter in the Wetzel property. Church and Front streets, this city, to Thomas DeLaney. There was no argument on any of the cam Saturday. BOROUGH FATHERS HOLHMEETING Council held a long session Friday with all the uiemberi: present as fol lows : Reifsnyder, Vastine, Fenster macher, Goeser, Gibson, Boyer. Diet rich, Hughes, Jaoobs, Magill, Sweis fort and Dietz. Mr. Gibson occnpied the chair. D. J. Rogers appeared before Coun cil to ask that he be furnished the grade for paving Mill street between Market street and the bridge. He in formed Council that he has the curb ing on the ground ; also that he has been ordered by the County Commis sioners to remove his brick from off the pavement in front of tho Court House. He was informed that the Borough of Danville deßires to utilize the ground excavated in Ailing up at the culvert on Ferry street and that the contractors are not quite ready. Ar rangements have been made to have the engineer survey the street next week. , Mr. Dietz oalled attention to the bad oonditiou of Clinton street, Gnlick's Addition, suggesting that ashes be us ed to cover up several stony spots. He was informed that the Street Commis sioner lias arleady made repairs need ed in Gulick's Addition. Mr. Magill called attention to the bad oonditiou of Bloom street in the vioinity of A street owing to the ab sence of crossing stones which were removed when the trolley traok was put down. Mr. Reifsnyder explained that Ur. Pasooe intended to proceed with full repairs in that part of town as soon as raattera pertaining to A street were sottled. In a short time he expects to have sixty men at work put ting down the crossings as well as do ing other work needed. On motion of Mr. Boyer,D. R. Hed dens was granted permission to oon nect with the Mill street sewer on condition that he comply with the Borough ordinance. The Committee on Streets and Bridges reported that the repairs on A street necessary to replace the thorough fare in a condition to snit property owners is becoming quite a problem. Property owners affected wonld rather have the retaining wall boilt back near the building line, while it seems ex* pedieut to baild the wall between the driveway and sidewalk. On motion the matter was referred to the Com mittee on Streets and Bridges, who will confer with the Danville and Bloomsburg Electric Railway Com pany. On motion of Mr. Boyer it was de cided to extend the sewer from the al ley between Pine and Ferry streets down Lower Mtilberry street to Divel's stable, thence to the main sower. On motion of Dr. Sweisfort it was ordered that City Hall be connected with the Borough sower without any delay. On motion of Mr. Jacobs, the Sec retary was instructed to confer with other municipalities for the purpose of learning what methods they employed in collecting and disposing of gar bage. Mr. Fenstermacher called attention to the bad praotie of throwing circu lars and waste paper upon the streets. the sense of Oounoil that some thing ought to be done to abate the nuisance, but no aotion was taken. A statement of finances to date was received from Treasurer Ellenbogen which showed a net cash balauce on hand of <8733.46. A communication from S. Reynolds. Agent, with reference to a dag stone pavement at the oorner of Mill street aud Library avenue was referred to the Oommittee of Streets and Bridges. The following communication was reoeived : Mr. Harry Patton, Seo'y Borongli Council Danville, Pa. Dear Sir:—The Danville & Blooms burg Street Railway Company by its indenture dated February 32, 1905,and recorded in Montour and Northumber land Counties conveys all its rights, title and interest in itß route and fran chise to the Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Company, said lonte being as follows : From a point op posite State Hospital down Market street to Mill, thence South on Mill to and across the river bridge, through Gearhart township aud Riverside Bor ough. Said Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Company reoeived said deed subject to all oonditions, stipulations and restrictions as your ordinance to Danville and Bioomsburg Street Rail way Company designates. This Company is making suoh prep arations so as not to oonflict with the proposed paving near the Montour House and respectfully solioits the good will and 00-operation of your body. Very respectfully, Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Co. Clyde 0. Yetter, President. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyaer, seo ouded by Mr. Vastiue, it was decided that the above communication be re ceived aud plaoed on file. ' fleeting of flissionary Society. | The Woman's Missionary Sooiety of . Wyoming Classis qf the Reformed . Church, is holding its annual meeting at Orangeville this week, i Those in attendance as delegates from Shiloh Reformed Churoh are i Mrs. G. E. Limbert,Mrs. W. H. Orth. , Misses Elsie Soott, Elizabeth Foulk ' and Alioe M. Bookuiiller. STRUGGLE WITH _LIVE WIRE Gyrus Dietz, who presides over the meat market near Rossmau's Drag Store, Mill street,was shocked by elec trioity Monday aUernoou and al though he was in no dangor ot being seriously injured yet he had an experi ence that no amount of money oould tempt him to repeat. During the storm a telephoue wire fell aoross the street. bearing that it might cause a horse to fall Mr. Dietz went out and gathered up the wire, first looking overhead to assure himself that it was no where in con tact with a live wire. Coiling up the telephoue wire as he advanced he walk - ed in under the awning aud was in the aot of depositing the coil on the pave ment when a step forward caused one end of the wire still fast ovorhead, to rub against an electric light wire near the building, which had been temp orarily charged to furnish light dur ing the storm. In an instant Mr. Dietz received a shock. Ho attempted to drop the wire but it clung to his hand and caused his fingers to tighten until they clutch ed the wire. With his left hand lie wrestedjthe wire loose from his right, but then it clung fast to his left baud, while all the time he experienced the familiar though painful sensation caus ed by the electric onrrent in every part of his body from the crown of his head to the soles of liis feet. In this way for some time he wrestled with th charged wire.whioh clung to him like an angry serpent,the by-standers menu while seemiug terror-stricken. Finally, however,Mr Deitz or soim one else thought of the right thing tn do aud the man was released. Aside from the fright Mr. Deitz was little tiie worse for his contact witii tlio charged wire beyond a few burns on the hand, which were not serious. A lineman in disuußsing the event said that if Mr. Deitz had seized his hat or anything else that was a poor conductor of electrioity with it in his hand he might have disengaged him self without difficulty. Bridge to be Painted Jet Black, Painters yesterday began work 011 the superstructure of the river bridge. This a branch of the work lost sight of by many people, who thought the bridge was completed aud would have seen nothing wrong had it been hand ed over by the State without any ad ditional paint. As a matter of fact the bridge in cluding the entire system of overhead work is to reoeive two additional cnals of paint. The first coat will be of a color bordering on grey; the second ooat will be jet black. There will ba no diversity, even the railing along the sidewalk,now red, will be jet Hack in color. A Philadelphia firm has been award ed the snb-contract for painting by the King Bridge Company. A limited nnmber of painters have been working underneath the bridge for a couple of weeks past where they were out of sight. The entire floor system was completed yesterday momipg when the painters began work on the over head system at the Southern end of the bridge. Some half a dozen painters were em ployed yesterday, but the number is to be increased so that both coats may be applied and the bridge completod by the last of the present month. Subscribed to Testimonial. Plans for the testimonial dinner to be tendered 001. J. G. Freeze, the nestor of the bar of this judioUl dis trict, in the Elk's rooms at Blooms bnrg, on the 19th of this month, are rapidly going forward. Indications point to the dinner be ing one of the most elaborate ever held in the district and gathered aronnd the banquet board will be numbered many of the state's brightest lawyers. Those who are subscribers to the dinner up to this time are: George E. Elwell, A. W. Uuy, G. M. Tustin, H. A. M'Killip, W. D. Beckley, Rslph John, Clinton Herring, Joliu Harmau, Grant Herring, William Chrisman, T. J. Vmderslioe, O. C. Peacock, A. J. Robbins, L. E. Waller, Fred Ikeler. Gny Jaooby, Andrew L. Fritz, Frank Ikuler, N. U. Fuuk, Clyde Charles Yette'r, J. H. Maize, Boyd M:iize, 0. M. Terwiiliger, Freeze Quick, C. W. Miller, J. 0. Rutter, Jr., J. B. Robi son, Robert R. Little, C. J. Fisher, William C. Johnston, Robert S. How ell, O. A. Small. O. B. Melliok, 11. Mont. Sojiith, W. H. Rhawu, Charles O. Evans, James L. Evans, R. O. Brock way, William E. Elmes, J. G. Jayne, Clarence E. Kreischer, Paul E, Wirt, B. F. Zarr.E. J. Flynn, James Scarlet, William Ease West, Edward Sayre Gearhart, R- S. Aintnermau, Rtlph Kisuer, C. P. Gearhart, S. B. Kama, William Kriokbaum,James T. Fox, S. W. Dickson. Dates of Quard Encampment. Formal orders were issued from Na tional Guard headquarters Tuesday, fixing the date of the brigade encamp meuts as follows: First Brigade, July 8 to 15 inclusive. Second Brigade, July IS to 23 inclu sive. Third Brigade, .Inly Bto II! inclu sive. Place of encampment for each of the brigades will be designated by the brigade oommauders, subject to the approval of the commander-in-chief. No enlistments except re-enlistmeuts will be made within the thirty days immediately preceding the opening of the encampmont, nor during the time of the enoampmeut. |UNK DEALERS HELD FOR COURT Benjamin Miller and Jacob Eugle were urraigued before Justice-of-the- Peace W. V. Oglesby last night charg ed with violating Act No. 143 of the year 1899, which prohibits junk deal ers from buying from minors knowing them to be suoh. Herbert Hecht, Sup erintendent of the Reading Iron Works, was the prosecutor. The hearing attracted a large crowd amoug the number being a dozen or fifteeu boys ranging from 13 to 19 years subpoenaed as witnesses. Theso it was understood were wiiliug to testify that they had sold junk to both Mi'ler aud Eugle. Benjamin Miller waived a hearing aud entered biil iu S3OO for his ap pearance at next teim of oourt. Jacob Engle was given a hearing, whinh was conducted by District At torney Hnlpli Kiuiir. Of the crowd of boys assemblod but four were called to testify. These were »s follows: Jerry Shade, 13 years; Samuel Shutt, 19 years; Benjamin Bookmiller, 18 years; and Mert. Fallon, 16 years. Tht) testimony ot the boys was the same throughout. They all swore that Chey had sold scrap, brass &c., to the defeudaut within two years. The most of theiu testified that they hud sold it to him more than oure iu that time. This was regarded a? prima facie evidence and tingle was held lor court iu S3OO bail. Special officers of the P. & K. Rail way, Purvey and Simmers, who were interested in the case, were both pres ent at the lu-aring. A Cornet With a Record. People passing on Mill street during a couple of days past have had their Httention attracted by a most beauti ful and venerable rolic in the wind ow of David Hauey's cigar store anil barber shop, in the form of a solid sil ver cornet, which has been \ laced on exhibition by William Deutsch, Water street. The cornet, which belongs to the famous baud leader, Charles H. Stoes, has an interesting history. In addition to the fact that it is of solid silver.it is ot first ela«s mako so that its intrinsic value is considerable and it cost when uew two hundred dollars. What makes the instrument ot especial value are the associations which clust er around it. It was presented to Mr. Stoes by his admiring friends of Dan ville. in the year 1858. Duriug his subsequent career as a baud musician Mr. Stoes used the horn aud what good care ho tjok of it is well attested by its superb condition, it does not bear a dent or a blemish today and its del icate aud graceful lettering show up with as good an effect as the day when the engraving was executed. Among the ornamental work oil the cornet is the following inscription : "Preseuted to Charles H. Stoes of Stoes' silver coruot band of Danville, Pa , by his friends: Jacob Cornelison, William Stoes, William M. Biokley, M. D., Oscar F. Moore, Esq., A. W. Ooinly, D. M. Boyd, William Henry, William F. Gearhart, Joshua W. Com ly, Esq .John Deen,George W. Freeze A. J. Frick Esq , William 0. Johns ton, Esq., J. It. Pattou, August A. Dauowsky.A. F. Henry,3. B. Thomp son, Moyer Lyon, William Hancock, John F. Hi rr and George IS. Saund ers, aud others. Finger Amputated. D. 0. Jones, Lower Mulberry street, who is employed at John Hooley's fouudry met witli a bad accident yes terday forenoon as the result of which ho sustaius the loss of one of his fing- Mr. Jones who attends to the minut ing and shipping of stoves, was at work at a cironlar saw outtiug op a board into pieues suitable for orating some pipe shelves which were ready to send away. He was working in the second story alone and the first that the other hands knew of the accident was wlion Mr. Jones pale and faint staggered down stairs and exhibited his injury. He had been working at the saw when in some wav his left hand was caught in the rapidly revolving teeth. The middle finger was nearly severed and the inlex finger was broken iu two places Dr. Stock was called, who amputat ed the finger and dressed the injuries. Mr. Jones will be unable to work for some time. Garfield Literary Society. A regular meeting of the Garfield Literary Sooiety of the High Soliool was held yesterday afternoon. The following program was rendered: Piano solo Miss Consart Recitition "Spring Flowers" Miss Dreifuss Reading "My Watch" Mr. Taunehill Declamation .."The Merit System" Mr. Engle Poem ." Easter'' Mr. Evans The debate was upon the question, Resolved, that happiuess increases with civilization. The affirmative was sustained by Mr. Ortli aud Miss Pur sel and the negative by Misses New berry and Cole. The judges Misses Woodside and Vastiue aud Mr. Wel liver decided in favor of the affirma tive. Recitation "Belshazzar's Feast" Miss Trumbower Piano Solo MissM. Jenkius Declamation "Compromise of Principle" Mr. Morris Essay A Thrilling Experience Mr. Sliultz SCHOOL BOARDS SH(M SESSION The School Board held a short scs siou Monday. There was very little business transacted. The report of Truasorer Schram was presented, which showed a net cash balance on hand of $3535.02. Mr. Ortli reported that twenty tons of coal had been taken oat of the Sec ond Ward school building and distri boted among the Borough schools. On motion of Mr. Trnmbowerit was ordered that the janitor of the First Ward building hereafter be required to remove the ashes oot of the cellar aH is done by the.Janitors in the other wards. Mr. Fischer reported that the pole at the Fourth Ward school building was blown down by the storm yester day afternoon. An application was received from Misß M. O. Madden for the position of supply teaohcr in the Borough. The application was laid on the table. A reply from Rev. M. L. Shindel, who had been invited to preach the baccalaureate sermon, was received, stating that he would deem it a groat pleasure to comply with the Sohool Board's request. Tho Borough Superintendent pre sented his report whioh showed that during the month there were 1205 pup ils in atteudanoe. Tho average daily attendance was, males, 549; females, 564 ; total, 1113 Percentage of attend auce, males, 1)1 ; females, ; total 91; number of pupils not absent during the year up to date, 208; number of pupils not tardy during the year up to date,s9o; number of pupils absent dur ing the mouth, 688; number of pupils tardy daring the month, 212. Number of pupils sick 87; number of deaths 1. The followiug directors were present at last night's meeting; Harpel, Ortli, Burns, Parsel, Werkheiser, Fischer, Trumbower, Adams and Jacobs. The following bills were approved for payimnt: H. R. Moore $ .90 Ezra Haas .. 50 Standard Gas Co. 2.25 William Quigg 2.60. U. S. Express Go 1.65 Friendship Fire Oo 21.75 Susquehanna Gas Co. Directors. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Susquehanna Oil and Gas Company, which was largely at tended, was held yesterday afternoon at the offices of the company in the Wirt building and the old direotors were re-elected for the ensuing year by the unanimous vote of the stock holders. Reports were reoeived from various members of the compauy who have visited the holdings of the oompany, all of wluoh were highly satisfactory. Tiie company is now selling one twentieth of its production and it was stated yesterday that on this inoome alone can pay a good dividend on amount invested withiu a few months. The former directors: Messrs. J. P. MoDouald, William Niswinter, O. H. Hagenbuch, of Shenandoah; C. B. Achenbach, of Chanute, Kansas; O. P. Harder, of Danvillle; A. N. Yost, W. O. Holmes, I. Hagenbuch, O. C. Yetter and J. H. Coleman, of Blooms burg, were elected by the unanimous vote of the stockholders. At the dir ectors' meeting J. H. Coleman was re-elected President; W. O. Holmes, vice president; Isaiah Hageubuoh,sec retary. and C. C. Yetter. treasurer. It was decided to drill more wells on additional property. It is reported that this oompany now has the finest looal gas line in the state of Kansas and two of its star gas wells. They now have a daily production of 15,000,- 000 feet of gas. The prospects of the company witii the Kansas and St. Louis pipe liue coming through their holdings look exceedingly bright.— Bloomsburg Press. Birthday Party. Mr. aud Mrs. Eugeue Miles, Ferry street, eutertained a number of little folks yesterday afternoon from four until seven o'clock in honor of the fifth birttiday of their daughter Mary. The eveut was much enjoyed. Re freshments were served. Those presen were: Eleanor Kirkendall, of Wilkes barre, Reade Myerly, Mary Orndorf, Katberine and Margaret Hoffman, Alee Waite, Lncy Detweiler, Marion Ellen bogen, Mildred Sidler, Ellen Howe, Mary Pursel, Mary Paules, Elizabeth Borninger. Louise Reynolds, Dorothy and Margaret Viuoent, Harriet aud Helen Foster and Brace Kirsoher. Death of Thomas Y. Blee. News reached this city yesterday of the death of Thomas Y. Blee, of Al lenwood. He was well-known in this city, being a son of Mrs. Mary Blee and a brother of Mrs. Wellington Rote, Ferry and Lower Mulberry streets. The deceased was 59 years of age aud is survived by a wife,two sons aud one daughter. For a Quiet Fourth. A movement has been inaugurated by the National Anti-Saloon League to make the Fourth of July a quiet, dignified day. Prayer and preaohing are to take the place of fire oraokers and games of skill. The matter is be ing brought to the attention of all oliuroh organizations of the oountry. National Superintendent P. A. Baker, of Oolumbus is directing the move ment. The meetings will be to promote temperance sentiment. NO. 21 ASSESSORS BEGIN WORK TODAY Tiie Assessors throughout the oounty will begin their work today. On Sat urday the County Commissioners were busy giving out the books,wliioh with but one or two exceptions were oalled for by the officials. The Assessors' returns will be made early in May. For the townships and Washiugtonville Borough the appeal will be held on May 10; for Danville the date of appeal is fixed for May 15th. Under the provisions of the sohool law at present the assessor is obliged to carefully obtain » list of all the children In the ward or township be tween the ages of six and sixteen years. It is very essential that uo omissions occur in the list of ohildreD between the above ages, as it is upon these, the uumber of teachers employ ed and the number of taxables in a district that the State appropriation ii based on equal proportions. That er rors do creep in is evident enough, as it frequently occurs that more pupili turn up on the school register than have beon returned by the assessor as between the school ages. Since such errors are costly to the district the necessity of exeroising care in this relation is obvious. There is another column in the as sessors' book which proves invaluable to the teachers and that is the one in which is recorded the dato of the pup il's birth. When this column iB prop erly filled out the teacher can at a glance tell whether or not a boy or girl has arrived at an age which would permit him or her to leave sohool, while as is too often the case when there has heeu neglect and the date of birth has not bben recorded,the teaoh cr may be imposed upon by pupils who wish to leave school before their time and choose to misrepresent their age in order to gain tiie teaohers acquies cence. Letter From Norman Hostelley. Alfred E. Hostelley is in receipt of an interesting letter from his son Nor man,on board the United States Steam Ship Kentucky, at Peusaoola,Florida. Norman enlisted iu the United States Navy two years ago, at the age of six teen, and will serve as an apprentice until lie readies the age of twenty-one. In the letter the young apprentice speaks very interestiugly of hii life on boaru ship, and of the entertainment afforded the sailors while on shore. He is a shellman on the thirteen-inoh turret. The Kentuoky was recently stationed at Havana, Cuba, and Mr Hostelley writes the following about his experiences there: "We have just cleaned up after a week of fine times in Havana. The people there gave us a banquet that was a grand affair—we had everything a hungiy person could wish for, from roasts to cigars. There were five hun dred of us at the table, and after the banquet we hud a grand maroh in which the young ladies of the oity joined. This was followed by a dance." Mr. Hostelley speaks of their new Admiral, "Fighting Bob Evans," and of his great popularity among the sailors of the fleet. Arrested for Brutal riurder. Harry Allen, of East Seventh street, Bloomsburg, was arrested at the lat ter place last evening, charged with having murdered Mrs. George Paine at Trowbridgo, New York,on May 23, 1903. The arrest was made by a conple of detectives assisted by Officer Diet rich, of Bloomsburg. Allen was tak en to Wilkesbarre last evening, where tho party this morning will be met by the husband of the murdered woman, who will make [the identification, if possible. The man arrested, it is alleged, wai - a hand on the Paine farm when the mardor was committed, whioh was of the most brutal sort, the woman being stabbed to death with the prongs of a . pitchfork. The supposed murderer was , arrested but made his esoape on four . different occasions, once eluding the { offloers of Northumberland. Colored Canadian Concert Co. The celebrated Colored Canadian Concert company gave one of their pleasing aud entertaining oonoerts in , the Christian churoh, this borough, last Friday evening to a orowded house. Each number on the program i was loudly applauded, and eaoh mem ber of the company was an artist in liis or her line. The musio by the or chestra was as good as that of many first-class orchestras double the size of thisjoiie. The conoert as a whole was pronounced thy best that had vlait ed Knoxviile in many years and should they again visit Enoxville they may expect.to be greeted by a fall house.— Knoxvile, Pa., Courier, The Oolored Canadian Concert Com pany will appear at the opera honae on Saturday evening, April l&th, un der the auspices of Stoes' Band. Purchased Brokerage Business. Mr. J. A. Kirby, of Berwick, haa purchased the Brokerage business of Messrs. Dunn & Company and will move the office to the raorns until re cently occupied by Dunn & Co., in A. J. Leniger's building. Taken to Hospital. Peroy Freeze, son of Jamea Freese, was taken to the University Hospital, Philadelphia, yesterday,where be will undergo treatment. He waa accom panied by Dr. Winterateen.
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