DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXWI. BADGES ARRIVE FOR UUR FIREMEN The fliemen* badge* recently order ed hate Arrived and the**- add • font oro to ihe equipment of our tire de partment which placea it on a p»r with that of the most effective an I bent regulated iu the dtatf. The badges, which were procured through Otto Welp, a member of thn Philadelphia Fire Department, are ex ceeding!.? handsome—one of gold for the Pi e Chief and the other* of flit ter—one (or each of the Assistant En gineer!) aud one for each of the Fire Policemen The latter, twelve in number, NO far an performing any pure is concerned form a new feature of the tire depart merit. The Fire Poiice, three from each company, have beeu regularly eleoled for yearn past, but it was a pieoe of idle ceremony. The present year was the first that they were sworn in aud assigned to dutv. Henceforth the Fire Police will be an important factor at overy fire. With the new badges displayed as a mark of author ity it will be their duty to keep things straight about a tire—to stretch a rope if necessary to keep the crowds back and to see to it that property removed from burning buildiugs is taken care of aud not stolen. Tln- Dtuville Fire Department,is as well drilled as it is well equipped Its prompt response in times of lire has often been commented npon while in the actual work of lighting fire oar firemen have always acquitted them selves in a way that called forth pnise. Arbutus is Becoming Scarce. Trailing arbntns.the first wild-wood flower of spring, has been in full bloom for the last week and many arhutus parties have sconred the mountain slopes for the dainty blossoms. Ar butus, whioli a few years ago was quite plentiful in the woods, is grad ually becoming extinct. The flower wilt not grow in gardens or green houses, but must he in the woods to thrive. Persons in search of the deli oate clnsfers of flowers are too eager to obtain large hunches, and in con sequence, the whole plant, roots and all, are torn from the ground. This with the cutting of timber and numer ous forast fires threatens to make this most fragrant of dowers rare in this vicinity in a few years. Even now those in search of it must go tooertain favored places away from the path of spring flower gatherors to be success ful. As those who know the flower have seen,it has two colors, piim and white. The pink flowers are generally the larger and grow in large clusters. As a role the pink flowers grow under the leaves and iu shaded places. The flow ers that grow in the bright sunlight are usually white, although there are exceptions to both oases. Sunlight has a tenriancy to darken the flower. Arbutus is the first out of door plant to bloom in the spriug. yet late iu the fall it buds again and at times, when the fall is very late, it comes oat in full bloom aud a few of the fragrant spray* can be found at that time. Justly Esteemed. The Lyman H. Howe Moving Pic ture Company has earuod the esteem of an appreciative public and a critical press wherever they have appeared. This exhibition has been engaged to ! appear in the Op»>ra House on Satur day evening, April 29th. It is safe to presame they will arouse the interest aud command the patron age of our people as they have done thioaghout the country. Mr. Howe offers a sterling eutertaiumeut, aud always aims to exceed the ex pectations of the most exacting. While produsiug subjects of the latest con ception aud most exclusive character, the moat recent and absorbing events of an international interest are offer ed. The program conscientiously avoids any sugpeetiou that might of fend the most scrupulous. Wide ex perience. expert operators and improv ed mechanism have enabled the man agement to delight thousands with wholesome enjoyment and with an eu tertaiumeut unrivalled iu perfection of detail. Rev. Hemingway the floderator. | At the meeting of the Presbytery of i Northumberland, Tuesday.at Mill Hall, j the invitation of the First Presbyter- ' iau churoh, of Wiiliamsport, to hold j the fall session there next September j was accepted. The Northumberland Presbytery con sists of 40 pastor*, 60 churches, 205 elders and more than 8,000 members. At the Mill Hall meeting the Fev. G. H. Hemingway, of Bloomsburg, . was elected Moderator,for the ensuing year, lie v. G. H. Jraybill, of St. Mary's, was elected reading clerk, of the session. Ti.e meeting closed Tuesday eveuing with a popular session iu the interest of the board of the church. Eggs Will be Plenty. The liens are at present so produc tive that there will he plenty of eggs tor Easter aud at prices that are con sidered to he exceptionally reasonable lor the festival seatou. All the local poultry and e«{g dealers are receiving large numbers of and thousands of them are being shipped rlallv to the city markets. The lateness of Raster, causing tin great church celebration to be held at a time when chickens are proving a source of much profit to tlieii owuers, will result in eggs be ing sold cheaper this year than for oiaoy years past. COMMITTEE PLANS A DEMONSTRATION The Citizens' Celebration Committee held a meeting at the Olty Hotel last eveuing for the purpose of appointing aub-onmraittnes and transacting other business relating to the Fourth of July demonstration. The 'ollowing mem bers of the Committee were preient: Ralph IllMr, Ell)., fi V. Gglesh.v, Esq., Johnny Moyer and Jacob Boynr. Burgess W. G. Purael,officially a mein her of the Committee, nlong w th P. M. Gotwalds. Secretary, waa alao pre sent. The Commiltee had lost none of itt zeal in the interim stiooeediog the citi zens' meeting on Monday night and it tranoaoted a big volume of bullosas, handling the various propositions as they came up in a thoroughly business like and practical way. It was the Committee's first meet ing aud the plans laid were broad and deep, on which to rear a gigantic fabric in the way of a demonstration that will endure in memory aa the greatest event that the town has eve witnessed. Several principles wero laid down,which will be followed one to the letter. Cne of theso is that the Central Committee while aotiog through subordinate committees will keep a firm hold of the affairs of the celebration, assuming all riiaponaibil ity for success or failure. To illust rate, while it is a part of the polioy to bring in organizations ol all sorts from neighboring towns to attend the dem onstration, yet no invitations are to be extended exoept through the Citi zens' Celebration Committee. Again us nothing can be accomplish ed witl one inouey solioiting w.ll be pushed (or all that is in it. The daa cess or the failure of the demonstra tion is to hinge upon the patriotism and the civic pride of onr citizens. If their response when appealed to for oontritatiom is not in keeping with the dignity ana importance of the grand event, then the whole afialr must dwindle from tin) magnificent proportions plained to something In signifioant or secondary in Its nature. It is biliaved, however, that the civio pride of our citizens can be relied up on atn: the response to the solicitor) will enr.ble the Committee to carry out all its plans. The Oommittee wonld like to make the fire works an inspiring feature, uever equalled in Danville. The plans are to explode these from a flat boat in the middle of the river bilow the bridge where thsy will be in full view from Riverside, Sooth Danville and the thoasands of people on the Danville aide who may line the rivur bank from the Watar Works to the creek's moath. <)u motion M. H Schram was eieot ed Treasurer of the Citizens' Celebra tion Oommittee. Oollectors were appointed as fol lows : First Ward—Thomas Vinoent and Fred Owen. Second Ward-Robert Parse! and Harry Phile. T'lird Ward— Ellas Maier and Hi chael Ryan. Fourth Ward Alex. Foster and James T. Magill Riverside -Bugess W. T. Sliepper sou, Dr. A. T. DeWltt, H. L. DeWitt, W. W. iCimbel and R. B. Bird. On motion it was ordered that the Chief of Fire Department with his four Assistants be appointed a commit tee to confer with their respective companies to determine which fire companies from neighboring towns they would like to have as their guests aud report the same to the Oelebration Committee at the earliest date,where upun the latter will extend the in vitation as dosired. On motion it was ordered that the Secretary extend an invitation to all the secret aud fraternal organizations of town asking them whether there are any lodges of the same order in neighboring town* that they would like to have the Celebration Commit tee invite as their guests on the occas ion of the demonstration. The earliest reply possible is solicited. Ou motion it was decided that similar invitations are to be extended to the Grand Army of the Republio and the National Guard of Pennsylvania. On motion Harry Ellenbogen, John Jacobs, Jf., aud John G. Waite were appointed as a uommittee on advertis ing. On motion it was dnoided that a place in the parade bo allotted to our merohants and manufacturers for a ci»ic and Industrial display. Answered Last Summons. The Supreme Court ot judgment in the great beyond won in a race with the Northumberland coouty court Sun day morning when Officer Philip Con beer, of Shamokin, discovered, upon attempting to serve a nivil court stib noena, that the man be was about to serve the paper on,had died just a tew minutes previous to hla arrival. Miohael Urmask, aged 56 years, re sided at No. 1G32 West Weter street at Shamokin. He attended the 9:IS mass at St. Edward's ohuroli Sunday morn ing and although ill managed to reaqii his home. There he was seriously stiioken with minors' asthma and heart trouble and expired several minutes before the ar rival of the officer with the summons to appear in court at Sunbury Mon day morning, to give testimony In a damage suit. Holy Week ttrvioes are being well i attended. t.wifn BITT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBKBTT ARB tAW —BO FiVOB SWA YH UB AJQ) HO FIAI BHAT.T. AWK." DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., FRIDAIK APRIL XI, 1905 COMPLETED BRIDGE IS IN SIGHT Barry & Caldwell a.« making fine progrea* to oonrretiug -.lie river bridge and expect to be uIT 'lie ground ''T next Monday night T illustrate just how rapidly the work proceed* it might be atatod that b* 11 o'clock yes terday forenoon they had covered one hundred 112« it of the nver bridge their morr log's work. The trolluy traok aa fat as the course of concrete la concerneu la compleied from one end of the bridge to til, oilier. While one orew yesterday was finishing np the driveway nea.* the Bon I'..era end of the bridge another orew «t the Danville end began the work of conoreting *io lg the rails aa maoe necessary ow ing to a peculiarity of the paving Mojks. whioh unlike Orick used on the street, r.re not so foiled as to accom modate the flange of the car wheel. The blooka laid in tlie trolley will not approaah th< rail within .some four inches. Thla narrow strip has to be filled op with concrete, into whioh while soft a groove u formed to admit the flange. In conoreting along the rails a framework, laid inside the track, acts as a mould. This is later removed and the space between the rails neatly filled with paving blocks. As soon as the concreting is com pleted the entire surface of the bridge will be carefmly gone over and all the loose .itoues and eveu the sand will be removed. Wherever the least hollow ooouvs the Borfaca will be leveled over witii moitar. Then will be applied a oou-se of sand abou. three-fourths of an inch thiok on w lich the blocks will be laid. The pavement on the bridge when rompleted wl'.l be gronted just as streets are when paved with brick. Mr. Barry of the firm of contractors arrived in this oity Tuesday night. In conversation yisteiday he said that very satisfactory progress is being made along all lines. Speaking for tneir own oontraot he said they might be delayed a little by non arrival of material but he fott reasonably sore that tiny would be through with con oreting by Uonday night at the out side. Paving, he naid, would go very last, while the painters, who have seven men employed, wi:l be through almost as soon BB any. On the whole Mr. Barry felt justified in predioting that the bridge would oe completed by the end of next week. Planning to Assist the Band. Tb<) entertain; >enf glreo in Iha Opera House last Saturday evening for th 9 benefit of Stotis' band of whioli so maoh was expected, owing to the poor attendance pannen out very poorly,in deed, and to say lhat the members are discouraged is putting it mildly. The band has a hard straggle of it. Rent, light and heat are items of ex perse wiuoh cut very deep into the band's resources aud frequently to meet these bills the members have to reach down into their individual pock ets. Stoes' Hand has not attained a great er proficiency in reoent years than it now enjoys. There is not an occasion when it appears In publio but its music is enjoyed and Is favorably com mented upon. This standard is at tained only at the expense of personal ■aerifloe on the ;iart of the members, who without any thought of reward other than the consciousness of doiug well the work assigned to them pre sent themselves night after night for drill and rehearsal. It anyone for a moment fancies that the earnings of :he band are anywhere nearly sufficient to pay running ex penses, let alono to afford adequate personal remunoration to the members, let him stop to reflect how compara tively few the occasions are when the band is employed. It is true its cheer ful strains are frequently heard on the streets, but in *,he majority of inst ances it will br found that the gener ous fellows are giving a free oonoert or are playing wholly without com pensation to remind the town that they are still in existence and have not forgotten how to play. With the present hard lines it is a question how long the band can be ex pected to hold together aud keep itself np to the standard of proficiency. The matter has been talked over during the past week and the conclusion has been reached that the band should have more ennoaragement, which in this case, meaas more material help. One of the plans suggested, which meets with a good deal of approval, is that the band should have a certain number of ho lorary members, say one hundred or two hundred,selooted from our leading citizens, who would be willing to contribute two dollars or one dollar pel year as the case might be, to the bard's support. This mono) oould be committed to a Board of Tru ntees and applied as need ed uo the liquidation of bills for rent, light, heat aud the like. Relieved of the oare and worry, incidental to the meeting of these constantly accumulat ing bills the members would be in a position to render better service in the band they would feel that they are > being very generously treated and would osrta'nly do well by the town in return. The Big Show. Baiuum aid Bailey's greatest show on earth which is to exhibit at Sha mokiu next month, is a monster at traction. It includes twelve passenger ooauhes, twenty-six stook cars aud | forty-two platform cars, a total of eighty cars Four powerful engines are required to haul the show train i wn'ob travilx in seotious. MAY BE AN OVER HEAD CROSSING •The County Commissioners of North umberland Oonnty are now expected to begin work on the long retaining walls required in connection with the ucw approach 10 the river bridge on the South side. The p eport of the view« rj appointed by theOourt.lt will be recalled, set forth that the expense would be too great for the township to bear and recommended that the Coun ty build the walls. Tfie report was re turned to Court but a good deal of de lay seemed to be involved and on Mon day Supervisors Baylor and Riohart accompanied by Attorney Charles Chalfant went to Suubury, where to facilitate matters Jndge Savidge mad a decree declaring the retaining walls at the South Danville approach to the river bridge a county improvement to be built a 9 county bridges are at the expense of the county. This relieves the township supervisors of all re sponsibility. Previous to the .Judge's decree of Monday the Commissioners of Northumberland County were o the opinion that they could not pro oee.l to huild the walls until the con vening of May Court when the grand jury was expected to take action. Judge Savidge's decree, Monday, changes the status of the proposition entirely and the County Commission ers unless deterred by unexpected com plications will likely begin building the walls at auy time. The people of Sooth Danville still see reason for believing that a grand overhead crossing at. the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks extending from the Southern entrance to the bridge to the intersection of Sunbnry street is still something more than a possibility. There are manv considerations to rec ommend the overhead crossing both to the railroad company und the trol ley people, who would help to bear the cost and the knowing ones say that the proposition is still under consid eration. An overhead crossing at that point would reliove both township and coun ty of all oost in fixing up au approach to the river bridge, as neither retain ing walls nor filling as contemplated at present would enter into the con struction of an overhead crossing. Found Dead in Bed. William Geringer, an old and wide ly known resident of the Fourth Ward, was found dead in bed Friday after flOTfß". c The deceased was in his usual health Friday. About |four mouths ago he seemed to suffer a physical decline aud during the interim did no work. Of late, however, he had rallied.and dur ing the present weok resumed work at the big mill. He was working at uight aud had putin three turns. On returniug home from the mill Friday morning he informed his wife that work went better than it did just after starting in three days ago aud that he was feeliug quite well. Duriug the forenoon he weut to bed aud seemed to rest very well. Dur ing the afternoon he was awake and requested his wife to call him at half past four so that he might be at the mill iu good time. At haif past four o'clock Mrs. Ger- I iuger weut up stairs to awaken her husbaud aud found him dead iu bed. Dr. Shultz was called, who stated that the cause of death was heart failure, j The sudden demiso of the husband aud father proved a great shock to the family. William Geringer was 67 years of age. He grew to manhood in Danville aud lived here during the remainder of his life. For many years ho was employed at the blast furnace of Wat- ; ermau & Beaver. Later he worked iu the rolling mill of the Reading Iron Works. He was au industrious man of generous impulses and had the es teem of his fellowmeu. Besides his wife he is snivived by four sons aud two daughters Joseph, Samuel, John aud Theodore Geringer aud Misses Elizabeth aud An. a Ger iuger, all of Danville. Thirteen New Hem bers Added. Thirteen new members were added to Shiloh Reformed church at the morning service Sunday. Of these twelve were taken in by confirmation and one by certificate. Six children wore baptized at 3 o'clock in the af ternoon. There will be services every evening during passiou week, excepting Satur day evening. The Lord's Supper will be celebrated on Easter at the morning aud evening sevices. There is a special treat iu store for the members of Shiloh Reformed churoh in connection with the Easter services. Rev. William C. Sohaoffer, D. D., a former faithful aud beloved pastor, has kindly consented to be pres ent and to assist iu the services. In view of the approaohing depar ture of Rev. Limbert to labor in an other field Sunday will probably be the last time that he will ever have the privilege as pastor of administering the Lord's supper to the good people of Shiloh Reformed church. A very large attendance is therefore anticipat ed and the Easter offering will no doubt be correspondingly large. Danville is the First. So far reported Danville is the first town iu this section to deoide upon a demonstration 00 the Glorious Fourth. Just where the companies of Sunbury's flue fire department will parade and take part this year has not yet been jully decided.—Suubury Item. WILL COMPLETE" * | STATEHIGHWAY j George A. Atkinson of Port Deposit, Md., a representative of the Maryland Construction Company arrived In this oity Tuesday night and is registered at the Citv Hotel. Mr. Atkinson is here in the interest of the State Highway between Danville and Mauadale anil will remain until the work is complet ed. During an interview yesterday Mr. Atkinson stated that the unfinished highway would be pnßhed rapidly to completion—that in all probability work would begin on Saturday. He made a trip over the highway aud found the load bed in a bad condition, it is true, but he is by no means dis couraged. At several phrees trie road bed will have to be torn up and a bet ter bottom secured. Hut as a general thing the work can be taken up where dropped last fall and carried to com pletion. Mr. Atkinson says the road will be completed under the Buporvision of the County Commissioners and he was busy yesterday hunting np the olHoials for the purpose of having them to ac company him on a drive over the road in order that they may Rive their views. The course of crushed oinder was ap plied last fall. Owing to £he muddy woather and the heavy traflj£to whioh the road was subjected the cinder is badly scattered about whert it has not been forced down into the soft clay by the wheels aud 110 doubt a good deal of work will be required alone the en tire length of the road before the first course can bo placed in the same con dition that it was left in by the work men last fall. The three-inch course of trap rock including one inch of screenings forming the crown of the road still remains to be applied. Mr. Atkinson yesterday stated that every effort would be made to improve the drainage aud that lor this purpose a ditoh would be dug along side of the road. The past winter and spring has shown whereabouts along the high way water will have to bo reckoned witti as a factor and jnst how drainage will have to be arrauged in order to keep the road dry. In this respeot the delay, which held the road up over winter, will prove an advantage. The road, Mr. Atkinson thinks, should be completed in a month orso's time, in whioh event the State high way may be handed over to traflio "SDOUE clr(rfrTfi , rTnar"pirvtß nnrHfrtt street is completed and it will there fore add one more to the half a dozen fine improvements whioh so vitally affect the interest of onr town at pres ent. Meter Rates Increased. The Water Commissioners held a special meeting yesterday afternoon, at whioh among other matters import ant action was taken relative to a change of meter rates. The foil board composed of Edward Gorman, T. J. Rogers and Henry L. Gross, was pres ent. It was reported that that section of East Mahoning street between Ferry and Piue streets is without water. It appears that at oue time in the past there was a water main there bat dur ing the 70's for some reason it was te rnoved, and dwellings on that portion of East Mahoning street were sapplied from Ferry and Piue streets. At present the erection of E. D. Peutz's new dwelling betweeu Ferry aud Piue streets, which is to have all the moderu improvements, makes it necessary that a water main be laid at that point. Ou motion of Mr. Rogers, therefore, it was ordered that an ex tension of the water main 011 East Malioning street be made from Ferry to Pine street. A change of meter rates at manu facturing establishments was disouss ed at length. Four cents per thousand gallons, the present rates, for manu facturing purposes, it was explained, does not represent the cost; five cents per thoasand gallons, it was held, was still a little lobs than the cost. All saw the necessity of an advance in order to deal justly with the Borough ; the only question seemed to be wheth er it should be fixed at five cents or raised still higher. It seemed to be the sense of the members that the Bor ough could afford to compromise at five ceuts. On motion, therefore, it was decided to advance the meter rates for manufacturing purposes from four cents per one thousand gallons to five oents per one thousand gallons. The action was unanimous. Strausser—Creveling. Miss Annie M. Oreveling aud J. A. Strausser, who have beeu employed at the Danville State Hospital for some time past as trained nurses, were in town over night as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Learn, Catherine street. They left this morning for Milton where they will be married. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Oreveliug, Mifflinville. The young couple will make their home for the present at Knoustown, Juniata coun ty.— Bloomsburg Dally. Odd Fellows' Anniversary. Account above the Philadelphia & Reading Railway will sell special ex cursion tickets to Suubury good on all trains Arril 26th as follows: From Bloomsburg fare $1.15, Cata wissa |1.15, Rupert sl.lO, Danville 85 cents, Mooresburg 65 cents,Pottsgrove 50 oents. DAMME" WILL CELEBRATE Danville will have a Fourth of July demonstration this year. Not a Fourth of July celebration, however, to be compared with any other Independence day eveat h°ld in the history of our town, proud as Danville lias done her self on some of those occasions, but a rousing demonstration big enough to celebrate uot only the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, but alao the opening of the grand bridge.span niug'frbe SUequelranna aufMlie comple tion of (ho whole system frt'fmprove ineutF, which is making Danville not able among the towns in the interior of the State. A citizens' meeting was held iu Council Chamber Monday for the purpose of considering the matter of a demonstration to signali/.e the comple tion of the river bridge. The pre ponderance of seiibiment,however, was found to he in favor of a demonstra tion ou the Fourth of July, not omit ting a proper recognition of the State officials, should they visit our town when the bridge is inspected. The following gentlemen were at the meeting : Chief Burgjss Pursel, Couu cilmen Vastne, Reifsnyder.Goeser and Boyer, District Attorney Kisuer, Just ire of the Peace W. V. Oglesby, John Moyer. landlord of City Hotel, F. G Sclioch, Bigler Moyer, W. G. Will iam*, J H. Cole, J. V. Gillaspy.Fred Jacobs. Harry Ellenbogen and P. J. Dailey. Burgess Pursel was called to the chair ami F. M. Gotwalds was chosen Secretary On motion of W. V. Oglesby second ed by John Mover.it was daoided that Dauville should hold a general celebra tion on the Fourth of July to com memorate the adoption of the Declara tion of Independence and to celebrate also the completion of the river bridge attd the ether municipal improvements. yQn motion of Mr. Vastine it was de ciSed that South Danville aud River s»de be invited to join Danville in the big celebration. On motion of Mr. Kisner it was or dered tli.it thrf Burgess appoiut a Citi zens' Celebration Committee of five to have oharge of the celebration with power to appoint sub-committees. As members of the above Committee Burgess appointed the follow ing : Ralph Kisuer, Esq., W. V. Oglosby, Jacob H. Boyer, John Moyer ———- On motion of W. V'. Oglesby the Committee was instructed to seeure a grand display ot fireworks. Ou motion of Mr. Goeser it was or dered that a committee be appoiuted to draw up suitable resolutions to pre sent to the Governor and his staff should they appear at Danville ou the occasion of the inspection of the liver bridge. On this committee, which is to be appointed by the Burgess, are to he represented the Borough Council, Board of Trade aud citizens. Burgess Pursel will announce the committee iu a day or so. "Girls Will Be Girls." William A. Brady's big musical comedy company will present "Girls Will Be Girls" at the Opera House on Thursday evening, April 27th. "Girls Will Be Girls" is a novel musical comedy, contaiuiu* many origiual ideas, a consistently funn/ story and a group of characters new to the stage, there is said to be over twenty catchy musical numbers and a large and at tractive male and female chorus, who wear fetching costumes. The well known eccentric comedian, Mr. Al. Leech, has a great hit as Pro fessor Ebenezer Dodge His perform ance is said to be the founiest that has he* u seen in years. Mr. Leech is aid ed by the Three Rosebuds and a com pany of fifty. The production and com pany is the same as that which just closed a six weeks run at the Four teenth Street Theatre, New York City. A crowded house will no doubt greet "Giils Will Bo Girls." Jewish Feast of Passover. The Jewish Feast of the Passover began at sunset last evening, aud will be celebrated by Hebrews throughout the world for a period of seven days. The Passover is one of the most im portant feasts iu the Hebrew caleudar, commemorating the deliverauoe of the children of Israel from Egyptian bond age, audit has beeu observed.even un der the most adverse circumstances, down to the present time. Duriug the week of tho feast the Jewish people do not partake of leavened bread. Services wero held at the Temple Benai Zion last eveuiugat 7 o'clock to celebrate the begiuniug of the feast. A sjeeial service will also be held this moruiug at 10 o'clock. SPECIAL TRAIN. Returning from sunbury Account I. O. O. F. Anniversary. To accommodate persons returuiug from the I. O. O. F. Anniversary at Suubury the Pennsylvania Railroad Compauy will run a special traiu from Suubury to South Dauville only, on April 26, leaving Suubury at ll :00 p. m. Good Friday at Christ Church. At Christ Episcopal churoh the ser vices tomorrow. Good Friday, will be:—lo a. m. From 12 (noon) to 3p. m., Commemoration of the"Three Hours' Agony." Persons will be at liberty to enter aud leave the church at any time duriug this service. Even | iug Prayer and address at 7 :30 p. m. CttARM+NG BITS OF HOME SCENERY A set of sonveuir post cards lias jost been gotten oat for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. and are now on sale. The subjects are six in number and embrace most charming bits of scenery lying in and abont Danville, whioh will convey to people abroad a fair idea of the natural beauty whioh be longs to this part of the North Branch Valley. One ot the views represents the Thomas Beaver Free Library build ing, of Danville, which as usual oc cupies nearly the whole card, leaving a margin at one end for correspond ence. The big building shows up in fine style. Another oard bears a view of West Market street, a shady and exolnsive part of the town which was photo graphed when the trees were in foli age. There is a charm and enchant ment about the view whioh can only be appreciated by thoße who are fami liar with the beauty of this thorough fare in summer. The photograpliß were taken by Dr. C'glesby ind Ins son W. V. Oglesby, Esq., several years ago when the can al was still in use. The great water way hrimfull in which objects ot the landscape are reflected is a conspicu ous feature in several of the pictures. 3howing, therefore,as they do, Boenes, whose counterpart in reality no longer exists,the souvenirs posHess a value to be most highly esteemed. One of these views, whioh is bound to attract attention, is entitled "The Susquohanua Below Danville." It is the masterpiece of the whole lot, both as to the selection of subject and method of treatment. 11l the immedi ate foreground, lies the traok of the D. L. & W. Railroad, next comes the caual embracing a loug graoeful ourve with the majestic sweep of the broad river beyond. In the background lies Montour Ridge culminating in old Bald Top with a mere suggestion of the town lying at its base. Another view in whioh the old can al full of water is a conspicuous ob ject takes in all the locality about the "creek's mouth," and bears the poetio title of "Where the Bright Waters Meet.'' Every detail is olearlv brought oat—the creek and the river,the fields in the foreground, the cluster of leafy trees, where the creek and the river meet, Blue Hill in the distanoe and the old bridge, whioh Jika the oanal "has now passed out of existence. "Danville and the Susquehanna Riv er" is auother beautiful view, which was taken from the summit of Mon tour Ridge about a mile below Lovers' Leaii. The picture is too panoramic in its nature to admit of bringing out the details with much distinctiveness, but wo have a clear view of the beauti ful river,of ttie town reposing away off in ihe distance—of the broad sweep of laudscape taking in miles and miles of country—with Blue Hill,the old river bridge and the hazy mountains repos ing against the horizon. The "Cycle Path" forms another view which is much admired. The long vista here under the rioli foliage carries with it a suggestion of tropical beauty,while the three or four bicy clers in the distance, leaning on their wheels impart to tiie soene an air of remarkable repose. The souveuir post cards are gotten up purely for the benefit of the Y. M. O. A. They will be sold at the rate of two for five cents. They are on salo and may be seen at Hunt's Drug Store aud at Dr. Paules', Mill street, at Thomas Evaus' on Bloom street and at Ross Harner's Drug store, East Mark et street. A Machinist's Bad Injury. George Ricketts, ChDrch street, a machinist employed by the Reading Iron Company, met with a most sing ular accident on Saturday last which, it is feaied, may result very badly. The accideut happened about 3:30 o'clocs in the afternoon. He was en gaged in removing a key from a key seat iu a shaft and while hammering upon it a splinter of steel stiuck his right forearm just above the wrist. A small though very deep out was made, severing the tendons which control the two middle lingers of that hand. The in jury is a most serious one,as while the injured man can olose the two middle fingers he has no power to open them. The most carefnl aud scientific treat ment is required in order to insure the possibility of ever regaining the nse of the two fingers. Under the circumstances it was thought best that the injured man should have hospital treatment. He accordingly left Sanday afternoon for the German Hospital in Philadel phia. Decision Affirmed. O i Mouday the Superior Court hand ed dowu an opinion affirming the de cision in the case of Fetterman and wifu against RUBII township, which was tried in Northumberland county. Mrs. Fottermau sued the township for damages claimed by being injured in a ruuaway due to the neglect of the township to have a guard rail placed at the location of the aooident. Col onel Clement was the attorney for Fetterman. Mr. L(Dao's coal digger Is putting in full time fishing for the black dia monds down the river. Every evening it brings back a flat boat of river ooal. The outlook oontinnes quite promising for the summer. NO. 22 BPTY CIGAR BOIESJOR DISPLAY Some time ago an article of interest to tobacco dealers went the ronuds of the press relation to the law prohibit ing the use of "dummies" with label led fronts for purposes of display. There was some doubt as to the intent of the law or just how far the term "dummies," whioli is generally un derstood to imply pasteboard or imita tion boxes, might be made to inolnde empty cigar boxes, which were not supposed to be under the ban and are often osed for display. In order to learn the ruling on the matter U. H. Sohram the other day wrote 8. F. Penman, Internal Revenne Collector for the Twelfth District,and on Satur dayjreceived the following reply, which will clear np all donbt: Scranton, Pa., April 14, 1905. M. H. Sell ram, Esq., Danville, Pa. Dear Sir:—Your letter of the 18th instant lias been received,and in reply to your inquiry yon are informed that the Commissioner of Internal Revenne on the 21st day of March made a rul ing the enbstance of which 1B as fol lows: "Empty olgar Doxes on whioh the stamp has been destroyed, in tha hands of dealers, may be used for dii play purposes, but the factory brand and caution notice must also be de stroyed if the dealer wisheß to tell or give away suoli boxes." A dealer in cigars who buys oigars properly branded with the proper cau tion notice thereon, and the reqoired revenue stamp, the cigars being thai in a legal condition, and such dealert sells all the cigars from Buoh box it U his duty to at once destroy the revenne stamp on snoh box, and if he desire* to nse the empty boxes for display he is permitted to do 80, but in caae he will give away or sell suoli empty oigar boxes, he must before he gives them away or sells them also destroy the brand on the boxes and the can tion notices. The above is the ruling of the com missioner on the matter and will atand as Che law until revoked by the Com missioner or decided by the oonrtathat such ruling is not in acoordanoe with law. Yoors repseotfoll.v, T. F. PENMAN. Uolleotor. Reminiscences of the Past. The old well discovered by linemen while planting a telephone pole Moa "day was~"the subject of M. H. Schram's last evening where among other well informed people aev. oral old timers nightly drop in for a few minutes conversation. Osoar O. Uellin was present last night and ha added his testimony to that of George W. Miles which was printed in these colnmus yesterday. Oscar says that in 1848 when the Heddens House, then Union Hall, waa the leadiug iiotel of the town, he waa a small boy and set np ten pins on the alley opposite the hotel on the lower end of what is now the Court Houae ground. fifty-seven yeara ago and Oscar says there was uo well on that spot then and he never heard of one. The well belonging to tl.e ho tel was on the opposite side of the bnilding. It does not seem unlikely that the well accidentally uncovered Monday went ont of use and was oov ereil op more than sixty years ago. In recalling the past last evening Mr. Mellin drew some very graphic pictures of Danville's past,which seem very interesting to us of the present day. While Oscar was setting np ten pins the Mexican soldiers came home. His companion in the bowling alley was John Miller. The soldiers arrived at Danville on several canal boats. On that memorable day in the forenoon the two boys were permitted togo dowu to the oanal to seo the soldlera land, but in the afternoon they had to set np ten pins. William Henrie was landlord of Union Hall then and Qeloaa Beeoher was proprietor of the ten pin alley. Death of John S. Bennett. John S. Bennett, son of Mrs. Anna J. Bennett, Church street, died in Newark, N. J., on Monday and will be brooght to this city for burial to day or tomorrow. The deceased went from Danville to Newark, N. J,, abont three yeara ago. At the close of laßt week Mrs Ben nett, the mother, received news of her son's illness. He was then in the hos pital ; he had pnenmonla and was very oritical. In response to the seriona newa Mra. Bennett left Saturday morning for Newark, and arrived there Sunday morning. She was with her son until Monday when he died. The remalna accompanied by the stricken mother will arrive at Danville this evening or tomorrow morning. No arrangemelita for the funeral have as yet been made. The deceased was twenty-four yeara of age. He was a most highlv esteem ed young man. When In Danville he waß employed in the Knittiug Mill. He was well known throughout town. In addition to the mother two brothera and two sisters survive : Jauies and William, of Oriole,and Misa Lulu and Blanche,(Mra. Millheim),of Danville Dentists Will Convene. Local dentists, who are membera of the Pennsylvania State Sooiety, have received the oall for the annual con vention to be held at the Bellevoe Stratford Philadelphia from Jane 37th to 29th. The committee propoae mak ing the event notable.
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