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
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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.