DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. FLUSHING PROVES A SOCCESS The Borough on Saturday adopted a mot hod of cleauing the pavement ou Mill street, which it kept up regular ly will no doubt prove more efficacious than a sweeper or the employment of auy other means thus far suggested. This was simply Hushing the street, as diieoted by Council 011 Friday night. There should have b eu no doubt whatever as to the success of the plan. Every thunder shower with a good old-fashio.ied down pour of rain shows upon the brick surface the beneficial effects of Hushing. The suocess of the first experiment with the hose Satur day came fully up to expectations. Almost every part of the street has sufficient grade to carry off the water with its accumulation of sand aud dirt very easily. AH a result after the flush in*, the brick surface was washed as clean as a floor, all the objectionable partiolos, which might later have be come dust, having disappeared with the water down the variom "sewer drops" aloug the paved street. Street Commssioner K. S. Miller with a couple of meu began work thortly after nonn.employiut! a section cf discarded fire hose found at the Water Works. Beginning at Market street the work proceeded rapidly and by quitting time they had gotten as far as the D. L & W. 11. K. cross!ug. The men had a hard time of it, how ever, owing to the leaking condition of the discarded hose, which kept the poor fellows drenched to the skin. The hose, which was 150 feet long, opposite the Brown building failed to meet when attached to the first plug above and the one below that point and left a bad accumulation ou the pavement there, which has to be hauled away in a wagon. At every other point un der the strong pressure from the fire plugs the water not only forced every bit of the dirt out from the joints be tween the bricks but carried it safely off. Now that the success and practicabil ity of flashing the paved street is dem onstrated it would pay the Borough to secure a better quality of hose for the purpose so as not toP oblige the workmen to take a ducking every time I the work is dene. flarried at Trenton, N. J. Miss Stella Fisher, daughter of Mr. j aud Mrs. Peter Fisher, Danville, Pa., j and a sister of Patrolman Charles i Fisher,of the local police department, i was wedded at 3 p. m., yesteiday, to ; Frank Schultz,of this pity. The cere mony was performed in the chapel at the state hospital.the officiating clergy man being the Rev. Dr. Walter A. Brooks, of Prospeot Street Presbyter ian Church. The chapel was decorated with carnations aud lilies. The wed ding march from Lohengrin and Men delssohu's march was played by Hob- j ert llouck. Mrs. Charles Fisher was matron of honor and Charles Fisher j best man. The ushers were William j Leslie, John Jones and Wilnier South. J The bride was attired in a gown of I silk voile and woro a veil of real ; orange blossoms. The dress of the matron of honor was white organdie. Both carried white carnations. After a reception aud supper, Mr. and Mrs. Schultz left on a wedding tour which will embrace Niagara Falls aud Dan ville. They will reside on West End avenue, this city. Mr. Schultz has been a carpanter at the hospital for a number ot years and Mrs Schultz his been an attendant there. —Trenton True American There is Only One. While mouutebauks have played on the credulity an 1 taxed the patience of the public with inferior exhibi tions, only one exhibitor—Lvmau H. Howe—has approached and developed it with the brain of the scientist and the eye of the artist. Like all great achievements.it has involved indomit able zaal aid energy, endless experi- j ment aud profound research, but the results are so distiaotly superior to the ooiuaaonpaloe moving pi;'care.that Mr. Howe's exhibition is—like Shake speare—in a cla«s by himself,altogeth er above aud beyoud similar exhibi tions. Mr. Howe will present an en tirely new collection of events from all over the world in the Opera House on Saturday uigl't. The sharp, graphic oatliue, the bril liauoy of background and perspective, the fidelity of every subject aud the inviolable integrity of every promise made, has secured for Mr. Howe a j olieutelo drawn from all classes that j is all his own, and that is a liviug tribute to his skill, euti rpri.se and en deavor. Birthday Party. Mr and Mrs. J. A. Gottshall gave a party at their home,in Riverside, Fri day evening, in houor of the eighth birthday of their daughter Beatrice. Those present were: Irene Farley, Evelyn Mills, Bessie Unger, Annie Kinu, Emma Fliok,Esther Bird, I) ira Flick. Hazil Kinn, Louiso Gibbs, Eva Bird, Carahel Hendrickson, Emily Mensch.Ruth Diiumick.Clc rmont Sny der, Preston Uottshall and Mrs. E. W Young. rieeting of Ladies* Auxiliary. The regular monthly business meet ing of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. O. A., will be held in Association parlor, this evening at 7 :80 o'clock. A full attendance is earnestly riquested. The merry cliek of the lawn mower on our well kept lawns is a reminder of the seasffti's advance. DYNAMO AND ENGINE TESTED The engine and dynamo of the uiun. icipal light plant was put to a thorough test Friday afternoon. The experi ments were of much interest even to the uninitiated and they were witness ed by a good many people including C iiof Burgess Pursel, members of Council and others. The numbjr of arc lights burning now aro considerably fewer than may have to be installed to meet the de mauds of the future. In contracting for engine aud dynamo,therefore, care was taken to procure one capable of meeting the probable increased do maud. The eugine and dynamo in stalled are presumably of sufficient capacity, hut the present number of lights, which are about five-sixths of the number that may be required do not constitute a thorough test. In or der to prove that the machinery would fill the bill beyond all doubt it was nocessary to improvise some way of loading it down to the point required. riio test was conducted by W. Irwin Cheyney.an electrical expert of Phila delphia, employed by the Borough for that purpose. The engine during the test was in the hands of a special rep resentative of the Watertowu company. To load down the engine aud dynamo the usual plan was adopted; tour bar rels filled with water were placod side hy side; rods of metal, forming the best of conductors, entered the bar rels at different points peuetratiug the water, which although a couductor, as such is much inferior to metal. Starting the machinery a continuous* current of electricity was established through the bairels, when all that was needed was to take account of the re sistance exerted by the water iu order to determine the amount of work the machinery was doing. The report of tlie test may not. be made known uutil some time later, bat it seemed to be the general opinion that both engine and dynamo came fully up to the.standard. There was not the least apparent delioieucy or evidence of weakness. The engine ran like a top while the dynamo under its heavy load made things hum. Largest Class in Eleven Years. * The class of 'OS is the largest that has graduated at the local High School in < leven years. Jast now the class is very busy prepariug for commence ment,whioh will take place on Thurs day evening, June Ist. The following members have been selected to take the special parts ou the program. Class History, Blanche Sechler. Class Prophecy, Heleu Tooey. Mantle Orator, Bertha Kase. Class Poet, Bessie Hooley. There will be two presenters this year, which constitutes a departure rendered necesary by the extraordin ary size of the class. The presenters will bo Amanda Youngman and Mario Fetterman. Isabel Blue will accept the mantle ou behalf of the Junior Class. The Senior Class will bo given the usual two weeks' vacation preceding commencement. The graduating class this year is composed of the following : Harry Bedoa, Lawrence Connolley, Frank Ediuondsou, Robert Jacobs, John Jones, John Kase, Frank Kem mer. Edwin Moore, William Welliver, Mary Connolley, Marie Fetterman, Martha Harpel, Bessie Hooley, Helen Irlaud, Bertha Kase, Jessie Kimerer, Mary Lyon, Verua Reed, Lucre! i a Rhodes, Blanche Sechler, Heleu Tooey, Catherine Vastine aud Amanda Young man. Governor Can Not be Present. Ralph Kisner, Esq..Chairman of the Citizens' Celebration Committee, has received a response to the invitatiou extended Governor Pennypuoker to be present at the grand demonstration in Danville being planned for the Fourth of July. i Uur readers will be sorry to learn ' that the Governor can not be present. It was thought that, the completion of lhe grand river bridge entering as it does into the celebration might iuHu enue Governor Pennypacker to come to Danville oil the Fourth of Jaly,but as will be seeu from the following re ply there are reasons why lie must forego the pleasure: Mr. Ralph Kisner, Danville, Pa.. Dear Sir -I am directed by the Gov ernor to acknovle Ige the receipt of yoar letter of the 20tli instant,relative to the new River bridge. Unfortun ately, the Governor will be in the Eastern end of the State on the Ith of July,and it will be impossible for him to accept this very courteous invita tion. He wishes all success to the citi zens of Danville and Montour County. Very truly yours, BROMLEY WHARTON, Private Secretary Shortest Session on Record. The Williamsport Sun one day last week contained a report of a record - breaking session held by the School Hoard of that oity, which was of but 25 minutes duration and brought forth but one speech. Tin? Danville School Board went ten miuutes . etter Monday eve and hid a session only fifteen min tea long, while there was no but-ioiHS at all on hand bryond the paying of a bill of fifty cents to Ezra Haas for hauling. The following directors wore pres ent: Orth, Greene, Burns, Pursel, liaring, Werkheiser, Adams, Von Bioliti, Kiseber, Trumbower and Jacobs. Dr. I Harpel being absent Robert Adams was chosen president pro tem. "PLKTX3KD BUT TO TRUTH, TO LXBJBBTT AKD LAW-SO FAVOR SWATS US AJTB NO PKAB BHAIA A**" DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. Pa., FRIDAY, APRIL I*B, 1905 BOROUGH SOLONS IN SESSION The action of the Committee on Streets and Budges in locating the trolley track of the Danville and Sun bary street Railway on the north side of East Market street above the en gine house was confirmed by the action of Oouncil Friday night. Mr. Dietz objected to the location of the track on the north side of the I street and raised the question whether the Committee had the authority to lgcate the track so arbitrarily, holil iug to the view that it was a matter for action bv the whole Council as a body. The trolley ordinance was re ferred to when it was found that the middle of the street was to be selected for the track except when ordered oth erwise by the Borough. In the preseut case, therefore, nothing remained but to confirm the action of the Committee iu order to make it binding. On mo tion of Mr. Fenstermacher, seconded by Mr. Vastiue, a vote was taken, which confirmed the action of the Committee Mr. Vastiue reported that he had consulted the Borough Solicitor on the status of repairs ou A street and uas informed by that official that it niw devolves upon the Borough to furnish a curb line. Mr. Vastiue further stat ed that he understood that Mr. Pasooe wants to begin work 011 repairs ou A street next Monday. Mr. Vastine also reported that the new culvert on Ferry street was com pleted and moved that an order be drawn iu favor of Mr. Evaus for the coutract price, $250. Mr. Gooser asked for an explanation why the water way on Ferry street was located near one side of the canal. It was explained in the first place that the culvert is iu lino witli the Mill street culvert and secondly that a sav ing was effected by placing it in its present position where the abutment of the bridge could bo utilized iu it» construction. Council spent some time discussing the best methods of keeping Mill street clean. On moton of Mr. Magill it was ordered that the Street Commissioner be requested to flush the new pave meut as an experiment to seo what effect it would have in keeping it pre sentable. It was the sense of the members that the business methods of Couucil es pecially as relate to the payment of bills might be much improved upon. On motion therefore the Presi dent appointed Messrs. Goeser, Reif snyder and Sweisfort as a committee to act in conjunction with the Seure- ! tary in devising better means for carrying on the business of the Bor oogli. Some details pertaining to the grade for the new pavement at J. V. Gil laspy's property. Mill street, occupied Council's attention for awhile. All the members not beiug familiar with the situation it was decided to post pone further consideration of the sub ject uutil all could visit the spot. Up on adjournment the members in a body visited that part of the street involved in the controversy and will report their views later. The following members were pres ent: Vastiue, Reifsnyder, Gibson, Dietrich,Goiser, Jacobs, Fenstermach er, Dietz, Buyer, Magill Sweisfort and Hughes. The following bills were approved for pavmcut: —I WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes 1144.80 P. H. Foust, Agent 75.50 Frankliu Boyer 31.53 Joseph Lechuer. 3.90 American Car and Foundry Co 9.85 Sewer Extension 12.00 Thomas W. Reifsnyder .... . 24.82 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. T. T. Burchfield Co $ 15.00 Labor and Hauling 71.28 Labor at Culvert ... 15.00 D. J. Rogers 2.08 Regular Employes 115.00 D. 1,. vV W. R. R. Co ..... .80 Curry & Company 3.32 Franklin Boyer 2.83 E. F. Houghton & Co 15.00 Joseph Lechuer .. .05 D. J. Rogers 2 00 Atlantic Refining Co .98 American Car and Foundry Co i».85 A Pretty Home Wedding. The home of Mrs. Isaac Reed, Wall street, WHS the sceue of a very pretty weddiug last eveuing when her daugh ter. Miss Edna R Reed, became the bride of Percy H. Sliultz. The ceremony was performed by Rov. L. D. Ulrich at 7 o'clock before a large assemblage of guests. Miss Elizabeth Reed was the maid of honor and Harry Hixsou actod as best man. The bride wore an attractive gown of white silk and carried white carnations. Aftor the oeremony a wedding supper was served. Those present were: Mr. aud Mrs Daniel M. Sliultz, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Sholtz, Mr. and Mrs. O. Shult/. ami daughter Lois, Rev. and Mrs. L. 1). Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. J>:wis Delhert, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kramer, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reed, Mesdames P. J. Keefer, Malcolm Beyer and family, Julia Kramer, Samuel McCloskey, Peter Zeliff, of Northumberland, Misses Edith, Elizabeth and Verua Reed, Fioron e New berry, Nellie Reed, Liz zie Barrv. Messrs. Walter Raver, Wal ter Gross. D Reed and Master Ray Sliultz. of Philadelphia. Howe's Moving Pictures Saturday night. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Mia* Luclla Werkheiser, of Susqne liauua University, Selinsgrove, spoilt Sunday with her father on Pine street. Miss Miriam Smith, of Middieburg, speut Easter with Mr. aud Mrs. 8 A. McCoy, Ferry street. Sergeant Lewis T. Fry, of the 42nd United States Artillery, stationed at Fcrt Moct, Salem, New Jersey, spent Easter with his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Andrew Fry 4 Centre street. | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Jones, of Harrisburg, speut Sunday with Will iam L. Jcues on Cooper street. Misses Bessie aud Myrtle Kauffman, Messrs. William Coxey and Harvey Dielil, of Sunbury, spent Sunday with frieuds in this city. H. (J. Moyer, of Ooatesville, spent Sauday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Moyer, East Market 9treet. Miss Clara Bergstresser, ot' Blooms burg,spent Sunday with Mr. aud Mrs. George M. Wost, Pine street. Miss Anna Yeager, of Riverside, spent Sunday with frieuds iu Sun bury. % Miss Julia Huber, a nurse employed at luwood Sanitarium, is visiting hor sister, Mrs. A. B. Russell, Front street. Mr. anil Mrs. Edward Rupp, ot Wilkesbarre, spent Sunday with rela tives iu this city. Georgo Steiubrenner.of Wilkesbarre, speut Easter with relatives in this city. Paul Waite, *of Wilkesbarre, spout Suuday with relatives in this city. Miles Barber, of Wilkesbarre, spent Easto- with his parents in this oitv. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myerly, of Wilkesbarre, spent Sunday with rela tives iu this city. Dr. Beeber Vastiue, of Lewisburg, spent Easter with hiw parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Vastine, Wost Market treet. Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Kear, of Ber wick, spent Suuday with relatives iu this city. William Klase, of Shamokin, speut Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Klase, Water street. Oscar Thornton, of Berwick, spent Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Thornton,Honey moon street. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Ash upeni Sun day with relatives in Stillwater. Grant Fenstermacher, Samuel Van kirk and George W. Hoke were Suu bury visitors yesterday. Mr. aud Mrs. James C. Hoddens and daughter Marion, visited friends in Sunbury yesterday. Daniel Dieffenbaolior aud B. H. Harris were Sunbury visitors yester day. Dr. Jno. Sweisfort, P. E. Maus and George M. Leighow attended the Odd Fellows' celebration in Sunbury yes terday. W. V. Oglesby, Esq., William El leu bogen, Jacob Goss, Fred Owen aud Thomas G. Viucent attended the Odd Fellows' anniversary celebration in I Sunbury yesterday. D. C. Spoouer, of Philadelphia, is visitiug his friend. S. K. Antrim, at Oak Tree Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gulick, of South Danville were Sunbury visitors yesterday. Misses Cora and Gertrude Kase, of South Dauville, were Sunbury visit ors yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Rogers wore Sunbury visitors yesterday. Mr. aud Mrs. Michael McHale aud Mr. mid Mrs. Chauucey Hollister at tended the Odd Fellows' celebration in Sunbury yesterday. Mrs. George Sonneborno, of New York City, arrived yesterday for a vis it with relatives in this city. H. C. Blue, Thomas Prout and Jos eph W. Keely spent yesterday in Sun bury. Elwood Garrett, Miles W. Smith, Jam>s Lowis. William Hawk, Cyrus Dietz, Oscar Shultz, Isaao HotTinan, Harry Titley and Thomas Swank were among those who attended the Odd Fellows' celebration in Sunbury yes terday. Mrs. Oliver Hoover spent yesterday with friends iu Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Newberry spent yesterday iu Suubury. Mrs. Daniel Law visited frieiils iu Sunborv yesterday. Miss Bessie Teaser returned to Ber wick yesterday after a visit with friends iu this city. John H. lioeesr transacted business at Hazletou yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Sliultz were Bnnbury visitors yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shick speut yes terday with friends in Sunbury Robort Richardson, Johu Moyer, John Foust and John Kashner spent yosterdav in Sunbury. Miss Mabel H. Swartz. of Rivorside, spent yesterday with friends iu Suu bory. Mrs. If. H. Deitrich, of Kingstou, arrived yesterday for a visit at the home of Rev. E. T. Swartz, Riverside. E. D. Pentz transacted business at Miltou yesterday. Jerry Hottensteiu, of Riverside, speut yesterday iu Sanbury. BESSEMER PLANT IS SOLO.! The blast furnaco, steel plant, plate j mill, shovel factory, haudle factory aud the several lots of laud, nearly 80 | acres in all, with the buildings, im- ' provemeuts, fixtures and luachiuery | comprising the property of the Dan- | ville Bessemer Company, was sold at Sheriff's sale Monday,the purchasers j being a compauy of Lanville men. who intend to operate the works. The big plant was put up at the , Court House by Sheriff Maires at 111 o'clock yesterday morning. Michael ; Breckbill was auctioneer. A good sized crowd of people among whom was a sprinkling of strangers assembled at the Court House as the ( hour of the salo approached. The , strangers mostly represented firms ; dealing in scrap and as prospective ; purchasers they looked forward ouly to a dismantling of tho plant. The property was started at $20,000" I With Thomas J. Price and James Scar let as bidder?. The price slowly crept up to $50,000. Up to that point there were a few $5,000 bids, but the figures mostly advanced SIOOO at a time. Af ter the $50,000 mark was passed the bids were mostly for S3OO. As the works were kuooked down to Thomas J. Price a murmur cf hatisfaction ran through the crowd,all understanding from that circumstance that the big plant, once the pride and hope of Danville, was safe from the grasp oft ie junk deal ers and would remain iu Danville. The price at which the works were knockod down was $5(1,500. It was sold on a mortgage of $")S,000 held by j Charles S. Oalweli, trustee for the bondholders. The latter on not re ceiving any interest became dissatisfi ed and proceeded to sell the plant. Associated with Mr. Price 111 the purchase are a number of our towns men of means, probably a dozen in number, who will form a company aud operate at least a portion of the big coucern. During an interview yesterday after noon Mr. Price stated that the whole thing developed very suddenly. Up to tho very hour of the sale himself and one of the other gentlemen interested had barely more than alluded to the possibility of buying. All the others that have lent their support had but a few minutes to deliberate over the matter. The object of the purchase was to prevent the dismantling of the plant. Au irou expert yesterday stated that a conservative estimate would place tho value of the plant at $150,000. Mr. Price, although couvinced that tho price paid is within a safe limit, yet would venture no figures as the prob able value of the works. It is the intention,however, to start up the plaut.at least the shovel works aud probably some other parts. It is even by uo means impossible that the blast furnaco may start up. Having made the purchase it is the intention of those interested to give the plant a | fair trial, raying upon good manage- 1 ment and fair market conditions to j bring in a profit. Possession can not be had for a mouth hence. Meanwhile the pur chasers will attend to the details of orgauizatiou so as to bo ready for busi ness when the time conies to take hold. During an interview yesterday with T. J. Prirj, who with other local cap italists,on Mouday purchased the Dan ville Bessemer plant, it was learned that all the developments thus far have beeu favorable to tho success of the veuture. As tl.iugs now staud it does not seem unlikely that long before the summer is over not only tho shovel works, but also the blast furnace may be in operation. Ou Tuesday T. J. Price, Dan M. Curry, W. G. Pursel of this city, and Messrs. Waplesand VanAlen.of North umberland, iron experts and men in terested fiuaucially in the new veuture, wont very carefully over the plaut and were gratified at the excellent show ing. Everything is in first class con dition due to the preoautiou taken to prevent damage from disuso during tho period that the plant was shut down. The machinery wherever at all neces sary had been taken apait, oiled and carofully packed away. Speaking of the shovel works, Mr. Prico said that it could bo started up immediately or as soou as material could be got on the grouud. Tho plant will uot pass into the new owners' hands until next mouth but it is not paintiug too rosy a picture to say that a short time later the shovel works will bo in operation. Mr. Prico says they are making in quiries relating to the starting up of the blast furuacs and in a very few days expect to have points. Should eonditious justfy blowing in tho fur nace it will be operatod on native and Lake Superior ores. Tho blast furnaco is well equipped and in good condi tiou. It could be started up ou short notice. The purchase of the Bessemer plant is quita a popular move. Already near ly a dozen local meu with capital are identified with the proposition, while others are giving tho matter serious consideration and will 110 doubt join the company. It is believed that with such sound aud practical men ahead of it as Messrs. Price, Curry and others, tho fiuely equipped plaut can be run at a sure profit. v Critically 111. Mrs. Sarah Cleaver, an aged resi dent of South Danvillo, is critically ill at her home on Gearhart street. SIDEWALK RAILING j FIRMLY BRACED j That the new river bridge niav be 1 given all possible durability and j strength as becomes a structure of so 1 much beanty and of suoli massive pro portions a feature is being added that j is not revealed iu the plans, but fol lows as an afterthought. This is a J brace neatly adjusted at every post of j the sidewalk to tender the latter more I firm. J 'i'hore are probably few persons who i in walking along the sidewalks have ' uot uoticed that the railing seemed in ' secure. While it was firmly bolted at ' the bottom to the long angle itou J forming the striugers at the outside of | ' the walk yet it easily yielded when I ! the hand was laid firmly upon it and ' | it required only a little effort to set jit in violeut motion swinging inward | ! and outward. The iron stringer to j which it was bolted partook of the I motion and while it was uot at all i likely that enough fotce could have beeu applied to break down or injure the railing yet it was regarded by some persons as the single defect ex isting in the bridge. In view of all the facts the oou tractors some time ago set about de vising means for strengthening the railing. They were not long iu hitting upon a practical plan, which accom plishes the object without acting in auy way as au obstacle to pedestriaus. At oacli post of the railing an iron brace some eighteen inches iu length is inserted under the floor connecting the angle iron that the post rests upon with the angle irou forming the brack et that support# tl.e sidewalk. Expert workmen yesterday were engaged iu bracing up the railing whioh Is rather a slow aud tedious prooess,as wherever a brace is installed it is nceessary to drill a hole through the heavy angle irou underneath by hand. The result, however, is all that could be desired. The"posts are made perfectly firm and tight and uo matter how much force is applied the railing oau not be set iu motiou by the hand as was the case bjfore it was braced. Was to have Begun Today. Had it not beeu for tho actiou of Council at a special meeting Tuesday night, disapproving of the size of rail solected for East Market street, work would have been begun this morning on the Danville aud Suubury Street Kailway, betweeu Mill street and the Hospital for the Insane. During an interview with O. P. Hanoock, president, yesterday, it was learned that the company had all plans .lomplete for breaking ground today. The hold up came as quite a disap pointment and Mr. Hancock was not prepared to say what the next step taken might be. The company does not see auy as surance that East Market street will be paved and it is inclined to regard the status as about the same as on Bloom street. The rail laid ou Mill street by the Dauville aud Bloomsburg Electric Railway Oompauy is a sixty-pound six inch T rail.The rail laid on Bloom street, where paving is remotely in the future, is what is~known as the five inch sixty pound T rail. The rails unloaded on East Market street are the five inch sixty pound T rail, the same as are used on Bloom street by the Dauville and Bloomsburg Street Rail way Company. Mr. Hancock's com pauy hadn't the least idea that there would be any objection to the five inch T rail for Market street. Already, nearly three car loads of the rails objected to have been distri buted along East Market street. Bishop of Harrisburg Has Been Consecrated NEW l'OßK,;April 20.—In* Christ Church in Brooklyn, where for years he has been the pastor, Rev. James H. Darlington was conseorated a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church to day and became the Bishop of Harris burg, Ha. The church was crowded with visiiing clergymeu aud ohurch men when the Bishop-elect was pres ented for consecration. The ceremonies were presided over by the Right Rev. O. W. Whitaker, bishop of Pennsylvania, assisted by Bishop Cortland Whitehead, of Pitts burg, aud Bishop Talbot of Central Pennsylvania. The presenting bish ops wure George Franklin Seymour,of i Springfield, Ills., aud Fredrick Bur gtss of Long Island. The attending Presbyters were the Rev. Dr. Frank M. Gleudeniu, of the Broux, and the Rev. Arthur Wilson Wililo,brother-in law of Bishop-elect from Ooatesville, ' Pa. Bishop Darlington will attend a re- I oeption this alter noon at the Hanover Club aud this evening there will be a I ! raceptiou at the parish house. Last • j night he was the recipient of a loving 1 oup by tho congregation of Christ : j Church, aud this evening he will say j farewell to mauy of his parishioners, j among whom he has laboVed for 112 , years. The bishop will take up his ) | residence in the See house in Harris i burg early in the summer. , Base Ball on Saturday. The Old Timor Reserves base ball [ team will play the Suubury High School team in this city Saturday af | ternoou. S. J. Welliver. pitcher ami William Ammermau, catcher,who did such good work with the Reserves last season, will be the local battery. The - admission will be 10 cents, aud the ' proceeds will be given to the Old Tim , ors. ! CELEBRATION A GRAND SUCCESS J "Tho celebration of the eighty-fifth ; anniversary of the order of Odd Fel- I lows in America, which took place in | Sunbury yesterday, was an exceeding ! ly successful event. Never before had the town seen soch an outpouring of i people, a conservative estimate plac , ing the number present at little less than eight thousand. Danville sent a big delegation. The members of the order were astir early. In time to catch the 5> o'clock Penn sylvania train to the inspiring strains of the Mechanicsville baud they march* led oat of town over the river bridge ito the station. The Danville conting- I ent filled five coaches. The train con tained eleven coaches, nearly all the ■ passengers being members of the order I from points op the road. A special train homeward bound refcarued over the S. 11. & W. Division last night, leaving Suubury at 11 o'clock. The parade, which formed at the hour of 11, was a magnificent affair. The Patriaroh Militant, the military branch of the organization, represent ed by four cantons in their passing evolutions imparted to the pageant a spectacular element. In magnificent array the three divisions of the parade passed—two thousaud strong compris ing forty lodges,marching four abreast and extending over a mile. The countermach was the culminat ing event of the day and parade. In solidly massed formation the fourteen bands, led by Director Ben Gaskins, returned in one grand and powerful rendition of "Onward Christian Sol diers. " On the reviewing stand, liberally applauding and commending,stood the following Jrand Lodge officers : Grand Master, Robert Graham, of Philadel phia; Deputy Grand Master Chub buck, of Towanda; Grand Secretary. James Mackey, of Philadelphia; As sistant Graud Secretary Edgar, of Philadelphia, and Representative Charles Chalfant, of Danville. The first lodge of Odd Fellows in Sunbury was formed in 1846. It was known as No. 203. During the first few months of its history Kev. Dr. M L. Shindel and Daniel S. Bloom, of this city, were initiated into the crder. These two members were very young at tho time and it is a noteworthy fact that of all the earlier members of No. 203 they are the only ones now living. Vehicles Using Undergrade. The Danville and filoomsburg Street Railway Company has completed all work pertaining to the moving of its track at the undergrade crossing and the latter is uow ready for geueral traftio. It was used by qaite a num ber of vehicles yesterdav. The P. & R. Railway Company has also finished its portion of the work, taking precaution to cover the top of the bridge with planks to pevent live coals,ashes or other particles from fall ing down from the passing trains up on the trolley cars. Precaution was also due from the Danville and Bloomsburg Company to prevent the electricity from communi cating with the iron girders over head. This is veryjingeniously accomplished by Superintendent Davis, who install ed a trough-like artifice overhead im mediately over the trolley wire, de signed to oatoh and hold the pole should the latter fiy off in passing on der,thereby preventing a short circuit with the damage and delay, which would be sure to ensue. The undergrade crossing affords a safe and convenient route from A street and the vicinity of the P. L. Brewery and will be popular for heavy haaling. Battle Royal at Nail Works. The rival base ball teams, the Com mercial and the Classical, of the local High School, met in battle royal, Sat urday afternoon on the Nail Mill grounds. The game was an interesting one from start to finish. The steno graphers and book-keepers were first at bat and went across the plate with four ruus, getting a good start. The game throughout was a clean one wi"i plenty of excellent fielding. Both Wol liver and Johnson pitched good ball. Welliver having more strike-outs to his credit. The features of the game were the hits of Kostenbauder and A. Spaide. The former had two home runs to his credit while Spaide had a home run and a three bagger. A fast doable play livened things up in the sixth inuing. Kostenbauder, Law rence and fidmoudson were the parti cipants. The game was excellently umpired by Frank Magill. The game ended with the score 12 to 7 in favor of the Commercials. The line up was as follows : 2 Commercials.—Roberts,3d b. ;Trum bower, s. s. ; Welliver, p. ; A. Spaide, c. ; Morris, 2nd b. ; Reifsuyde'*, r. 112. ; W. Spaide, c. 112. ; Arms, Ist b. , F. ! Evans, 1. 112. Classicals. —Rupp, c. ; Johnson, p. ; Kostenbauder, s. s. ; Eduiondson, Ist b. ; Lawrence, 2nd b. ; Kasn, 3rd b. ; Orth,l. 112. ; Bedea,c. 112. : V. Evans, r. 112. D. L. & W's New Pavements. G. J. Ray, Division Eugineer of the D. L. & W. Railroad Company, was in this city yesterday morning on bus iness connected with some improve ments that the D. L. & W. people have in view. He stated that it is the iuteution of the D. L. & W. Company to lay con crete pavements on Mill street,both at the railroad crossing and at the culvert over the canal The arrangements have all bten perfected and men, he said, will be on the ground at any day to begin work. The intention is to pro doco a first class job that will be in keeping with the other improvements on Mill street. NO. 25{ REQUIRE A 90 PUDND RAIL The Borough Council held a special meeting last night to take action on some matters pertaining to the Dan ville and Suubury Street Railway Company, which is about beginning work on its line in the Borough. Daring yesterday the trolley com pany began the unloading of rails along East Market street preparatory to be ginning construction of its line to the Hospital for the Insane. It was ex plained in Council that the Borougb has decided to pave East Market street —ttiat even at the present time the property owners are circulating a peti tion asking Council to proceed with the work. The rails u loaded for the trolley track.it was discovered yester day, are only 4}£ inches high and are known as the sixty pound rail— a size altogether too small to be used in con nection with street paving. It was the sense of tho members that the rails should be replaced with larger ones, ninety pounds in weight, the same as are used on Mill street, and in order that the trolley company might be pat to as little unnecessary expense as pos sible that a halt be called immediate ly,hence the special meeting last night. Mr. Vastiue moved that tho Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Company be notified to put down a ninety poand rail from the intersection of Mill and Market streets as far east as Wall street. Mr. Magill seoonded the mo tion. It carried unanimously. The bond of five thousand dollars re quired of the Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Company was present ed to the Borough. It was read by the Secretary, aud after a short discussion was referred to the Finauce Committee for further consideration. Until the bond is finally approved work on the line can not proceed. The following membeis were pres ent : Vastine, Reifsnyder, Goeser,Gib son, Fenstermacher, Boyer, Diets and Magill. Changing the Trolley Track. Tho Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company vesterday put a force of twenty Italians at work changing the location of the trolley track at the undergrade crossing at the P. <& R. liailwav in this oity. Yesterday was spent in excavating for the track in its new position, whioh required a considerable amount of work. The track'will lie along the Western side of the nudergrade cross ing some five feet away from its pres ent location. The sharp curve, whioh at present hinders the progress of the oars at that point will be eliminated. The track will lie a little lower, too, at tho Southern end where a good deal of grading will be required in the road way for vehicles, as well as on the trolley track. As soon as tho street railway is lift ed over the driveway will be open to its full width, although it is doubtful whether vehicles will bo permitted to use it until the grading is completed, whioh should be in the course of a very few days. The street railway company now proposes to enter upon the general re pairs ueedod on A street to place it In as good a condition as it was in before it was cut down to abolish the steep grade. A groat deal of work will be involved in the ereotiou of the long retaining walls required to protect on oue side the property of Aaron Rocka feller aud on the other that of the Grove Presbyterian Charoh. Several other property owners are affected bnt not to the same extent as the two above named. The Borough Surveyor the other day gave the lines for the two retaining walls aud work is like ly to begin at any day. Street Sprinkler in Commission.'| The street sprinkler belonging to the Friendship Fire Company went into commission Monday. It took in a largo uuuiber of thoroughfares in the Borough including Mill street, which, it was learned is included in its con tracts for the summer. One sprinkling seemed to plaoe the paved street in very good condition and there was no sigu of dust during the remainder of the day. While the flushing of Mill street on Saturday was found to be very efficac ious in cleaning the bricks later dis coveries have showed that the action of the water under the heavy pressure from the mains has a bad effect on the pavement forcing out tho grouting and tending to open the joints between the bricks. It is feared,too, that the large quantity of sand washed into the sew er by flushing may sooner or later ; breed trouble there by clogging up the | Pipe | Under tho circumstances it does not seem unlikely that Hashing may be abandoned and that alo' _ with the wagons employed sprinkliug may be adopted as a means for keeping down , dust in the future. Wedded in New York City. Miss Noll Duncan Edgar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Butler Edgar, of this oity, aud Charles Maxwell Greeu, of Lynn, Mass., were married yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the chantry of Grace Episcopal Church, New York ■ Oily. Tho ceremony was performed by 1 Rev. Dr. Huutiugton, reotor of Graoe church, assisted by Rev. Charles Mor * ison, rector of St. Matthew's charoh, Sunbury. i Mr. and Mrs. Green will leave the i latter part of this week for an extend ed tour of Southern Europe.
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