DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. WOl ON THE STATa HIGHWAY The State Highway between this city ami Mausdale is quite rapidly ap proaohiug compietiou. Most excellent results in road coustroction have been aohioved in the ooaple of weeks that have elapsed since the work was re named under George A. Atkinson. The final course of trap rock lias beon applied from the Borough line to the Fair Ground. The topmost course is composed of two inches of inch stone and one inch of crushed rock. The road for the above named dis tance shows up very nicely consider ing the disadvantages under which the work is carried forward. The tremend ous traffic over the road is a formid able obstaole both in the way of pro gress aud in good results. The amount of traftio is a revelation to Mr. Atkin son, although it is not at all surpris iug when one reflects that the travel on the many roads of Anthony, Lime scone, Derry, Valley, Liberty and West Hemlock townships all converge upon tiie single highway, leadiug from Mausdale into Uauville. It was this heavy traffic together with natural conditions relating to the roadbed that made reconstruction under State aid necessary. So long as only the first course of oiuder was applied drivers made it a point to avoid the new road bed wher ever possible,but since the tiner course of crushed rook has been in place, Mr. Atkinsou says,the studied effort seems to be to drive over it as much as possi ble. The result is that iu the critical period between the puttiug ou of the trap rock aud the sprinkling and roll ing which follows, the road is dread fully cut up, the finer course of crush ed rook beiug for long distances mixed witii coorse rook, which has taken the place of the finer material on the sur face. Mr. Atkinson «»ays iu building ma cadara roads it is generally customary to exclude travel altogether. That be ing impracticable here he Is simply obliged to do the best that ha can. His company will be pnt to an expense not reokoned on in furnishing die crushed rock requited to reooat the road where it is repeatedly damaged by driving. The great secret of road construction lies ju the heavy and repeated prdH sure that it is subjected to under the steam roller. Mr. Rogers' roller is employed on the State Highway. As soon as the trap rock is iu place ou a section of the road it is thoroughly sprinkled and the roller is ran back wards and forwards over it for a ihv at a time. After a few days the pro cess is repeated and after another in terval it is iollod again, aud the pro cess is never abaudoued until the finishing touches are put ou the road. It is the repeated rolling together with the selection aud arrangement of ma terials that imparts to the macadam road a quality that resists the action of wagon wheels,however.narrow ami is proof against rots. Ou Saturday Mr. Atkinson was roll ing the flnishei section ot the high way for just one-half of the width of the roadbed, where lie had applied a fresh course of crushed rock. In this way he was able to secure very good resalts before that part of the road was cut up by the wheels. After roll ing it was observed that where wag ons drive over the surface little or no Impression was made by the wheels. The plan of tiuisning the road bv halt width at a time will be adopted from now on aud Mr. Atkinson thinks it will prove a very good solution of the difficulty. It will require some three weeks to complete the highway. One Thousand /Insicians flassed. One of the features of the parade during the Knights Templar conclave at Williampsport, May 23rd will be the formation of massed bands. Every player engaged iu the different bands —about thirty-five in number—which will participate iu the parade,will be assigned to their proper places in this great formation. Tnere will probably be over 1,100 musioians in the mass. After the formation has been com pleted ou Market street,between Third and Fourth streets, at the conclusion of the parade, the mammoth band will march up Third street and will play "Religioso" a famous which "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "Adeste Fidelia," are introduced. VCaoh bandmaster is now being notified to provide himself with a copy of this march. Lyman J. Fisk.the noted local music al direotor, will have the bands iu charge. Several>ssistants will help in getting the bauds into the formation. The formation will face Third street aud will be led by a row of cornetists extending the entire width of the street aud as close together as tiny can oonveuieutly stand. The remaining instrumentation will be arranged like wise. The massed bauds will he a great thing aud will he probably the great est attraction of the conclave to the general public. Williarasport Sun. Grange Meeting. Pomona Orange, No. 31, P. of H., will hold its regular quarterly meet ing on Wednesday, May 31st,with Ex change Orange at Exchange in Odd Fellows Hall- Reports, literary exeroises and ques tion box will be features of the meet ing. Dinner at Hotel Houghton al usual price. CHAS. V. A MERMAN, Master COUNCILMEN JN_SESSION The Borough Counoil held a regular meeting Friday night. The session al though busy enough wan attended with action ou only a few matters of im portance. Nearly three hours were spent iu a discussion of a suitable bond to he giveu by the Danville and Son bury Street Railway Company. Bor-J ougli Solicitor E. S. Gearliart was pres ent at the meetiug along with O. O. Yetter, Attorney for the Danville aud Sunbury Street Railway oompany. A couple of details iu the provisions of the bond to be given the Borough be came She subjeot of prolonged disous sion by the two attorneys aud the members of oonnoil. The matter was not settled but will be taken up at an adjourned session. Mr. Vastine oalled attention to the wall being boilt by the Danville and Bluomsburg Trolley company ou A street, which he did not think oame up to the requirements. The matter, it was explained, is in the haniU of the Streets and Bridges Committee who will see to it that the work is doue iu a proper manner. The following communication was reoeived: To the Burgess aud Town Couuoil of Danville, Pa. Your petitioners respeotfully repre sent that they are owners of proper ties abutting ou aud adjaceut to the alley in the rear on the east side of Mill street between Mulberry aud Bloom streets. They ask yoar honor able boJy to extend the line of sewer pipe uow beiug laid iu the same alley from Mulberry street,its proposad ter minus, to the south line of Mr. Jesse Cleaver's properties. A number of the signers hereto desire to make immedi ate connection with the pipe when laid. (Sigued) First National Bank of Danville by I. X. Grier, President, J. B. Cleaver,l. X. Grier, W. K. Hoi loway, James Dailey, Samuel Blooh, W. M. Seidel and George B. Jacobs. On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was ordered that the petition of the oiti zens be granted by continuing the sewer to the point mentioned. A statement from Treasurer Ellen bogen was read whioh showed a total Cash balance on liaud of 14719.15. A communication was reoeived from Borough Engineer George F. Keefer, submitting the following approximate estimate for D. J. Rogers for work ou Mill street for month of April, 1905: Curb, |HSO; concrete,♦HOO ; excavation, $420; total, $llOO. On motion of Mr. Vastine it wai ordered that au order be drawu iu fav or of Mr. Rogers for the above amount. A communication was reoeived from the Board of Health callingj»ttention to its reaent action'declaring as nuis ances sewers draining into streams in tersecting the Borough and requesting that all such private sewers be con nected with the Borough sewer. On motion of Mr. BoyerJ the com munication waß ordered spread upon the minutes but no action relating to sewers in this bearing was taken. The following members were pres ent: Gibson, Vastiue, Reifsuyder, Sweistort, Hughes, Magill, Boyer, Jacobs, Dietz aud a Dietrioh. The following bills were approved for payment: WATER DEPARTMENT. P. H. Foust * SO.BO Regular Employes 129.70 Washington Fire Co 2.06 P. it K. Coal & Irou Co 182.25 Holmes Co. 1.20 Atlantio Refining Co 28.85 Standard Gas Co 8.28 Harry B. JPatton 20.00 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular ;Employes. $115.00 H. L. Gross (Interest) 60.00 Standard Gas Co 2.6K Labor and Hauling 119.29 John Keim 17.28 Carry & Co 1-48 •T. H. Cole 7.29 George P. Keefer 62.00 dust Connect In Thirty Days. At an adjourned meeting Saturday niglit the Borough Council decided to 1 carry oat the recommendations of the Board of Health relating to the large number of private sewers draining in to the oreekß intersecting the Borough, which sewers the Board of Health de clared to be nusiances and requested that in every instance they be connect ed with the Borough sewer. The aotiou taken by Oouuoil pro vides that such couneotion must be made in thirty days. P. J. Reefer, Superintendent of sewers, is to make a tour of the entire line of main sewer and prepare a list of all paities main taining private sewers draining into Blizzard's run or Mahoning creek. This list is to be handed to the City Clerk, who han instrnotions to notify all parties maintaining such sewers that they nrnst connect with the Bor ough sewer within the time limit; otherwise the Borough will do tho work and the owners will be Obliged to pav the bill. The time limit of thirty days is fix ed so that all pollution may be remov ed from the streams before the season of warm weather and low water ap proaches. MontaKue~iWcWilHams. George Edgar Montague,of this city, and Miss Glendor McWilliams, of South Danville, were united in marri age on Thursday evening, May 4th,by tho Rev. E. T. Swartz, pastor of St. Peter's M. K. church. ; Next Sunday May 14th, will be the tweuty-fifth anniversary of the Milton fire. BUT TO TRUTH, TO ÜBIIFT AKB LAW —BO Virvl BffATB OB AMD BP WMAM Ml *l* Awm. DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FItIDAY, MAY 12, 1905 MOST HE CONNECT ED IN THIRTY DAYS Au adjourned meeting of the Bor ough Ooonoil was held on Saturday evening to take up business unfinished at the regular sesesion the eveuing he | fore. President Uib9ou was in tlu chair. Other members present were: Vastine, Reifsuyder, Boyer, Dietrich, Sweisfort. Dietz, Jacobs, Hughes, Magill. The principal business on hand re lated to the bond of the Danville aud Sunbury Street Railway Company, wliioh had formed the subject of a prolonged discussion the evening be fore. There were two minor points in volved on whioh the Borough aud the trolley oompany differed. One of these related to the manner in whioh both of the oompauies should be held ie sponsible for what might occur ou that portion of the track in the Bor ough whioh by private agreement will be used by the two lines jointly; the other point had to do with the time limit in the clause inserted iu the bond at the special meeting of Council on last Saturday night a week ago in whioh the trolley company agreed that if permitted to put down the rails un loaded on East Market street it would remove the same aud replace them with rails similar to what are used on Mill street in teu days' time, whenever the Borough should desire to pave. The contention of the trolley com pany Friday night was that in fixipg a definite time limit in tlie bond it was binding itself iu an obligation which unforeseen circumstances might make it impossible to fulfill. It asked that a substitution be made, by which ti e trolley company would obligate it self to replace the smaller rail with the larger "as soou as the material could be piooured ou ten days' no tice." Council, however, could not see its way clear to accept anything short ot a definite time limit, differences, however, were very nioely adjasted ou Saturday night. C. O. Yettor, attornoy for the Dan ville aud Sunbury Street Railway, ex plained to Council chat during the day he had a conference with E. S. Gear hart. Borough Solicitor, and that all objections as related to the first point had been overcome. In furtherance of their plans James Scarlet, Attorney for the Danville & Bloomsburg Street Railway Company, was present and filed a legal statement bearing on the caße, which made complications im possible iu the event of a suit for dam ages whioh might involve a portion of the traok used by both companies. Ou the latter point relating to the time limit an agreement was fiually reached, the Danville and Sunbury Street Railway Company agreeing to replace the rail on the ground with the Mill street rail within sixty days' time—with the usual limitation as to strikes, fires, &c. On motiou of Mr. Reifsuyder, sec onded by Mr. Magill, the Borough So licitor was authorized to prepare a boud in accordance with the above,the trolley company meanwhile to be per mitted to begin work in the Borough. Object to Sewer Rates. Now that the Board of Health has taken aation and the Borough Council in adopting its recommendation haH decided that the pollution of the sev eral streams mast cease and that priv ate sewers emptyiug into them must be conuected with the Borough sewer lu thirty days, the matter of cost be oomes a subject of consideration. | There is much objection to the sewer rates among those who are obliged to oonnect. The ordinance relating to the use of sewers provides for a tap page fee or oliarge together with an additional yearly charge to be paid the Borough by the owner of the pre mises. It is held that a lamp sum should be paid down for connecting with a sewer and that this should end the matter. The yearly oliarge is ob jeoted to. Oouuoil, however, which before adopting rates consulted several other towns, is disposed to stand by its ordinance. The tappage fee or charge is as fol lows : For eaoli building to oue connection the sum of ten dollars. For each couneotion to one building the sum of ton dollars. lu addition are the following yearly charges: For eaoli dwelling, for each store room, for eaoli shop, for each ottloe, the sum of three dollars per year. For eauli publio hall and for each restaurant and for each bottling works the sum of five dollars per year. For each hotel, for eaoli slaughter house, for each laundry, for eaoli rail road station, for each livery stable, the sum of ten dollars per year. For each brewery, for each factory, the snm of twenty dollars per year. It is found that the Borough In con- I suiting ordinances elsewhere saw lit to adopt almost the highest sewer rates that conld he found instead of con forming with the lower charges that prevail in many well governed towns near home. This is all right for the municipality but it is hard on those who pay the bill and thus a Borough sewer design ed as a public blessing is apt to beoome a burden to the individual oitizen. Will fleet in June. The oouvention of the Harrisburg Diocese of the Episcopal Church will be held at Harrisburg, June 18 and 14 i in St. Stephen's Church. This will I be the first meeting of diocesan dele gates sinoe the election ot a bishop. MARKET STREET SHOULD j!E PAVED Despite uiauy inquiries it is praoti oally impossible to determine the ex act status of street paving on East Market street. That the sentiment in favor of paving largely predominates along certain portions of the thorough fare there would seem to be but little doubt. There is some opposition, it is true, but whether it will prove suffici ent to hold up paving cau hardly be determined until it comes to the test. Kast Market street-ought to be pav ed. Street paving is a tine improve ment whioh not only adds to a town iu a general way but also enhances the value of abuttiug property aud con tribntes to the pleasure and comfort of those who travel or reside ou a street that is paved. Takiug Mill street with its dry and attractive sutface as au ex ample, who would wish togo back to the former tirno when theouly method of crossing was by ungainly stepping sloues aud the whole stieet was ren dered unsightly by either a deep de posit or mud or ot dust. If East Market street is to be paved uow is thu timo to Jo it, while the roadbed is torn op in layiug the trol ley track. 1c behooves those who have an interest iu the matter to work dili gently,as at the present junctuie every passim, l moment unemployed is that much valuable time lost. Iu paving Ea<t Mirket stieut. it is held, tint concrete need uot he used aud that the paving blocks cau be laid on a course of sand,as is done iu some of the streets ot Sunbury aud iu other towns. This makes a very thorough job as durable as auy aud reduces the cost very much. An expert has figur ed I hat a pavement laid in this way without couorete, could be put down at a cost to property owners of less than two dollars per liueal loot. Cauvassiug should be pushoil at once along the entire street where paviug scents at all possible aud the above facts as to cost should be presented to every person not in sympathy with paving. The sentiment iu tavor of paviug E.tst Market street is general about town aud there are those who reside on other thoroughfares and have ouly a general interest on East Market street who have pledged a contribu tion of mouey to assist iu bpurlug the expense at one or more places where the property owners have not the necessary means. It is plaiuly evident that now is the time to act while euthusiaaiu is at high water mark aud when the pave ment can be laid with the least outlay of money. The Missionary Convention. The Convention of the Woman'B Hume aud Foreign Missionary Society of the Susquehanna Synod,wliiuli con vened at Noithumberland yesterday, was well attended, among those pres ent being a number ftoui Danville. THURSDAY, 2 P. M. Devotional Service. . Mrs. U. Myers Roll Call. Reading of Minutes. Conference of Department Secretar ies. Thank Ofleiing Department . Miss Carry Mowry Hume Department Mrs. M. H Havice Young People's Department Miss Annie Van Gundy Mission Baud Department . Miss Jenuie Hiwmelriech Hymn 430 "A Resume uf Our Work" In Charge of Mrs. F. G. Schooli "Our Early Struggles ; tlie Growth of the Work" Numerically Mrs. Grant Herring Financially Mrs. A. N. Warner Spiritually Mrs. G. P. Frjmire Practical Discussion—" What are Our Present Demands?" Led by Mrs. DeWitt Bodine. Followed by Mrs. W. H. School) and Mrs. F. H. Jenkins. Practical Discussion—" What are Our Future Possibilities?'' Opened hy Mr,. E. B. Killinget and Mrs. Jerome Guss. General Discussion. Hymn GIS. Closing prayer. THURSDAY, 7 :30 P. M. Mrs. J. Wagner, Presiding. Music > Choir Openiug Service Mrs. W. H. Suhoch Address—" Foreign Missions".... Rev. J. E. Byers Hymn 338. Report of Silver Jubilee Offering. By Delegates Hymn 350. Offoriug. Prayer. Resolution*. Dox ology. Benediction. FRIDAY, !) A. M. Devotional Setvice Mrs. J. H. Weber A season of special prayer in the in terest of the General Convention's Sil ver Jubilee Year. Roll Call. Reading of Minutes. Memorial Tributes Mrs. G. P. Frymire Election of Officers. Reports of Convention Committees. Committee ou President's Report. Committee ou Corresponding Sec* retary's Report. Auditing Committee Literature Committee. Committee on Historian's Report. Committee on Letters, Papers and Minutes. Committee on Invitation. Unfinished Business. Miscellaneous Business. "linpiesKiouß of the Convention". Rev. C R. Botufnrd Reading of Minutes Final Adjourn ment. Benediction. Wallace Houver is ill at his home in South Dauville. EXCEPTIONAL CASE ACTED 3PON That the school law is very sweep ing in its provisions relating to vac cinatiou and leaves school authorities no alternative but to comply in all cases was well illustrated by a matter acted upon by the local School Hoard Monday uight. Borough Superinteudent Gordy call ed attention to a case in a Fourth Ward school where a pupil recently admitted was found uot to have been vacciuated. The attention of the par euts was called to law on vacciuation, but the; explained that the family physician had refused to vaccinate the child owing to her weakly couditiou, she being in poor health. Superin teudent Gordy explained that the law makes uo exceptious of cases, and held that inasmuoh as the girl was uot Btroug enough to he vaooiuated the natural inference would be that she was not physically able to bear the straiu of study and had botter be out of school. He. however, permitted the pupil to attend until he could bring the matter before the School Board. A parallel case had never ocourred iu the Borough before. The Sohool Board was disposed to be leuieut in the matter but after consulting the sohojl law on motiou of Mr. Trum bower the action of Superintendent Gordy was sustained audit was decid ed that the pupil, unvacciuated, must remain out of soliaol. This may seem like a harsh ruling but the law ou the subject admits of uo other course. The sohool law provides that prin cipals or otlier persons in ohargo mast refuse admission of any child to the schools except ou a certificate signed by a physician setting forth that such child lias been successfully vaccinated or that it pieviously had the small pox. No exoeptious are hiuted at To add to the strength of the law a heavy penalty is attached and any superin tendent or otlier person having charge of schools who fails to comply with the requirements of the aot above quot ed is liable to a fiue of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and in default of payment thereof must undergo imprisonment. Superintendent Gordy presented the roport for the eighth month of sohool, which revealed a very small falling off in attendance notwithstanding the ap proach of summer, when pupils are apt to drop out of school. The nnnibor of inalo pupils register ed to (late, female pupils, BHS; total, 1801. Number of male pupils ID attendance during month, 577 : female pupils. Old; total, 1193. Average daily attendance during month, male, 088; temale. 572; total, 1100. Percentage of attendance, males, 1)3; females, 03 to tal, 03 Number of pupils not absent during the year to date, 303 ; not tardy during year to date, 582. Number of pupils sick, 87. The following members were in their places: Dr. Harpel, Ortli, Pur sel. Horns, Werkheiser, Von Blolin, Fischer,Truiubower, Attains and Janobs Treasurer Soliram presented his statement of tluanoes to date, wliioh showed a cash balance 011 hand of <3498. »!l. Ou motion of Mr. Pursel the use of the High Sohool room eaoh Friday evening was granted to the K ra 'l u& li ll S class for purpose of practice. The following bills were approved of payment: Morning News t3.40 George G. Groff . 1.28 Ralph Kisuer 50.00 Standard Gas Co 1.25 To honor the Soldier Dead. Riverside Borough and South Dan ville, unless plans misoirry, this year will observe Memorial Day with speoi al ceremouios of their own. The whole affair will be under the auspioes of the P. O. S. of A..which will he join ed by the Danville camp of the same order. There are many among the dead ly i'jg in Mt. Vernou oemetery at River- Bide Heights, who fought for the na tion in the Civil War and whose sur vivors Btill reside near by on that side of the river. There are also a good many surviving veteraus living in Riv erside or South Dauville, who will lie glad to participate in memorial exer cises at home. The intention is to avoid anything that might conflict with the memorial day arrangements of Goodrich Post No. 22,0. A. R., in Dauville. The ceremonies on the South Side, there fore, will be held in the forenoon. Veterans of Danville along with mem bers of other patriotic orders, will be invited to join the P. O. S. of A. and Riverside veterans and these in turn will join the parade on the Dauville side in the afternoon. The Sunday school of St. Peter's M. K. church, of Riverside, will join the march to Mt. Vernou cemetery. The parade with the P. O. S. of A. and others in line will uo doubt be quite a oreditable affair. At the cemetery addresses will be delivered hy Hon. H. M. Hinckley and Hev. E. T. Swartz, pastor of St. Pet er's M. E. cliuroh. Annual Session. The niueteonth annual session of Wyoming Classis of the Reformed church convened in St. John's Reform ed church, St. John's. Pa., Monday evening. Rev. J. W. Bell, of Straw -1 berry Ridge, preached the sermon. Rev. T. O. Stem, of Turbotville. was elected President and Rev. O. D. Leroh of Dauville, Vice President. BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION There Is much complaint about the approaali to the river bridge on the Danville side, whioh at the present stage of improvements BIIOWS op odd ly, owing chiefly to the locatiou of the curb lineß, whioh are brokeu up into a good many different angles aud lie in directions that do not conform with any of the other street lines. The Commissioners, who are re sponsible for the paving of the ap proach say that they gave iustruc tions that they wanted the whole approaoh paved with vitrified briok from wing wall to wing wall aud they are very much displeasod that their wishus were not carried out. They ob ject to the sidewalks because,tbey say, „they are unnecessary and as at present located a very bad piece of work that will detract from the appearanoe of the bridge. Citizens who viewed the approach yesterday were loud iu murmurs of disapproval. The curbing along the approach at the southeastern corner of Front aud Mill streetß, whioh inclines up the street out of line with the pave ment ou the east side of Mill street, was especially objected to uud it was olaimed that it |waa thus* arbitrarily located merely to accommodate an electric light pole, which stood on the spot aud which could be removed for less than twenty-live dollars. So much for one side of the ques- : tiou. The AMERICAN beiug ap pealed to a representative waited upon both Burgess Parsel and George Reif suyder, of the Streets aud Bridges Com mittee, to obtaiu the Borough's side ot the question. For proceeding to build sidewalks at the approach of the bridge iustead of paving from wall to wall as recoin meuded by the County Commissioners the Borough claims to have the very best of reason. To loave the entire ap proaoh open as a driveway, it is held, would be to atford pedestrians no pro tection at all just at a spot where the groatost danger would exist. Reckless drivets emerging from the bridge would trot their horses aud with little regard for foot people would orowd the side of the approach and accidentß would be the result for whioh the Bor ough might be held liable. For this reason it was decided to construct sidewalks protected by a curbing just as are maintained ou the bridge. The apparently arbitrary loca tion of thu curb line ou the east side it was explained,was deoided upon for the purpose of widening out the ap proach. It is very apparent that the approach looks bad at present. At the same time it is uot improbable that as the work advances things will take on a better aspect. The npper wiug wall erected by the Slate is the worst feature of the whole affair and this the Commis sioners say will be rebuilt. If the bridge inspectors approve it next Sat urday, the conuty will make the change itself, bnildiug auother wall on the outside, that will incline up stream at the same augle as the opposite wiug wall leauß dowu stream. When the de fect in wing wall ia remedied and the pavement iB laid the curbing very like ly will not show at suah a decided disadvantage. The. Councilmen de clare that tiiey are uot responsible for the curbiug "beyond the Borough liue —a few feet south of Front street— and did not authorize it. riedical Men Will Heet. The Northumberland County Medi cal Society will hold an important meeting on neit Wednesday, May 17th a special invitation to whioh has been extended to the members of the Mon tour County Medical Society. The meeting will be held in Court room number 2 at Sunbury at 2 p. m. Dr. J.N. McCormaok,Bowling Green, Ky., the Chairman of the Amerioan Medical Association Committee on Medical organization, will be present to address the meeting and to confer with the members concerning matters of importance to the profession, es pecially their social, political, soien tifio and financial stauding. Or. William E. Robertson, of Phil adelphia, will address the meeting on "The Mouth aB a Factor in Diagnosis and Treatment." The meeting owing to special busi ness on hand promises to be one of the most important in the state and it will be attended by a number of Montour County practitioners. Third Ward's Pine Showing. W. ti. MoOlnre and W. J. Rogers, who have been appointed by the Sol diers' Monument Committee to can vass the Third Ward,have been excup tionally successful and have reoeived subscriptions to the amount of Tti. Two thousand dollars of the above snm aro made up of four flve-hundred dollar subscriptions; included in the balance is a subscription of |l>7.7<i from the Woman's Christian Temperance Onion of Danville. Canvassing has been going on slow ly in the other wards of the Borough but just what amounts have been sub scribed have not been reported. The showing made by the Third Ward is sufficient to indicate that when a determined and well-sustained effort is put forth the results will be pretty sure to pay for the labor. Uuder the fliroumstauoes it is too early to despair of raising the money needed for the Soldiers' Monument. From present indications the Far Eastern war is not yet in sight of the end. SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE SLOW ""The* Citizens' Celebration Commit tee held a meeting last evening. Those present were: Rftlph Eisner, Esq., Burgess W. G. Pursel.W. V. Oglesby. Esq., Jacob Boyer, Johnny Moyer and F. M. Gotwalds. The time was principally devoted to considering the question of flnanoes, whioh proves to be a pretty weighty proposition. The reports showed that the solicitors had accomplished very little aud were much disoouraged. They had put forth an earnest effort but found responses indifferent and slow. The Committee, however, could not be brought to believe that the oitizens of Danville after due consideration would fail to measure up to the re quirements of the occasion aud deter mined to press onward aud eudeavor to arrange for a demonstration that will reflect in a proper way the pub lic spirit and enterprise that belongs to our town. It is obvious that a big sum of money will be required. Invitations have been extended and the news of the demon stration has been oopied luto newspap ers of neighboring towns. Alleyeß are turned toward Danville aud the town ou the Fourth of July must do itself proud. To fail iu this crisis would be to luvite general ridicule. It is very evident that to raise the money contributions must come not from one source, but from all sources. It is a mistake to think that ouly ho tels, ro3taurautß and the like, which appeal to the inner man, will be bene fitted by the great influx of visitors. Indirectly, there is scarcely a line of business but will be benefitted, while as an advertisement of the town aud its fine system of improvements the big celebration will have a beneficial effect in which every citizen will share. Subscriptions,therefore, should not be limited to any class of business peo ple, but should take in every citizen who has an interest in his town. The solicitors will start out again, aud endeavor to bring the faots as pre sented abovo before those they ap proach and they will approaoh iu a mauuer every one. The Best of Everything. The pleasing announcement is made that the Sig. Ssutelle & Welsh Broth ers Combined Kailroad Shows and Menagerie are coming to Danville on Tuesday, MA; IC. This great anion of shows is oue of the tentad enterprises of this day where ladies and children can visit safely, and wiiere no word, act or deed is permitted to offend the most exacting or intelleotual visitor. The entire equipment of these shows this season is all now. and besides the circus and hippodrome features are en tirely new to this seotion, and all of a strikingly original and novel charact er. The Press Agent of the show de scribes the new street parde in the fol lowing language. it is a "superb and sense ravishing pageantry, presenting a glittering avalanche of splendor." Acoordlng to the claims of the modest Press Agent it certainly will be worth seeing. This feature is given each morning, leaving the show grounds at ten o'olook, and will pass through the prinoipal streets. Upon the return of the parade to the grounds.a number of free open-air exhibitions are promised, inclnding a remarkably high-dive from a lofty ladder into a net below by Oapt. L). Latliu, a fireman of the Brooklyn. N. Y. department. Gas a Popular Fuel. The Standard Gas Company is ex tending its (service on a large scale by installing a new four inch main along several thoroughfares that were not supplied with gas before. Excavation for pipe at present is in progress along Ohuroh street between Front and Market streets. The ex tension beginning at the ga* works ex tends south on Nassau street, to Front street, down the latter thoroughfare to Ohuroh street and north on the latter streat to Bloom street. The compara tively limited territory on Oharch street between East Market street and A. C. Amesbury's is about the only part covered by the extension that has gas at present. Gas is beooming very popular as a summer fuel and is rapidly displacing coal or coal oil. It was to meet this growing demand that the new main was made necessary. The pipe has been delivered along Church street,but it will bo sometime before the main will be completed in its entirety. Fall Results in Broken Arm. Miss Clara Beaver, Wost Mahoning street, met with a very bad accident yesterday. She was assisting at house oleaning and was standing on a chair, when by a misstep she fell to the floor. In order to break the fall she instinc tively threw out her right hand, wbioh reoeived the weight of her body. As a result the right rorearm was fractured at the wrist, one of the bones, the radius, being broken half an inch (rom the joint. Dr. Harpel was called who set the broken bone. Later Miss Beaver was reported as doing very well, although the injury is considered quite serious. A professional rain-maker in Cali fornia has produced eighteen inoliesof rain within a specified time. His suo oess will probably turn loose a flood of rain-makers. NO. 25 MANY CHANGES IN THEME LAW Copies of the new game protection law, whioh was approved by the gov ernor on April 32nd, have been reoeiv ed in Danville. The law make* whole sale changes in former legislation,and hunters will have to itndy it oarefnl ly before venturing into the wood* again. Hereafter it will be unlawful to kill more than one deer in a sea son, and the season is ont down from a month to fifteen days—from the mid dle of November to the first of Deoem ber. It is unlawful to kill wild pig eons for the next ton years. Bears have been always on the list of game that conld be killed at any time, but now they are nroteoted, and oan be shot only during the period between Ooto ber Ist aud Maroh Ist, and anyone violating the provisions of the law la liable to a fine of SSO for every bear or oab killed or captared. The only ex ception is where the bear is in the aot of damaging crops or injuring a hu man being, or has recently done so. About the only thing left on the free list are the following, whioh are specifically mentioned : The bine jay. English sparrow, king-fisher, coopers, hawk, sharp shinned hawk, goshawk, duok hawk, pigeon hawk, great horn ed owi, and the orow. People who want to rob birds' nests for soienti&o porposes must get a license to do so from the state game commission and pot up a bond that they will abide by the provisions of the aot. A Una of |25 is provided for eaoli and every wild pigeon killed during the ten years in whioh they aie not to be kill ed. The new law provides that in any oase where dogs shall be taken into the woods with a hunting party, and it shall be found that they have as muoh as followed the traoks of a deer for a ditsanoe of 100 yards, it shall make the owner or person who took the dog into the woods liable for the fine. This will do way with the praotioe of taking a dog to hunt birds with • deer hunting party. The new law al so prohibits the killing of deer With buck-shot, or anvthing else than a single bullet. It is nnlawful to shoot quail at any time when they are bnnched on the ground. Only one wild turkey oan be killed in a day, and not more than four in a season. It is unlawful for a person to hunt ducks or other water fowl protected by any craft propelled by any other means than oars,pole, or hand paddles. The open season for game under the new law is changed. The season for woodcock, pheasant, quail, Bqoirrel, rabbit, and wild tnrkey closes Decem ber Ist instead of Deoember 16tl>. Woodcock and squirrel come in on Ootober Ist, and quail on November Ist, instead of October 15th. Knights Templar Parade Day at Wllliamsport, May 23. Reading Railway will sell speolal excursion tiokets to Williamsport good on all trains May 23rd,and run special trains as follows: From Fare Leave a.m. Catawissa 11.65 8:46 Bloomsburg. ... 1.66 6:16 Rupext 1.60 8:66 Danville 1.85 7:18 Bloom Street.. . 7:14 Uooresburg.. .. 1.16 7:37 Pottsgrove 1.00 7:86 Milton 86 7:86 Williamsport (arrive).. 9:00 a. m. Returning. Special train will leave Williamsport 11:86 p. m.for Oata wissa, stopping at intermediate tioket stations and will oonneot for Milton and Bloomsburg. Passengers taking the train at Bloom Street will have to purchase tioketß in advanoe at Dan ville station. Where to Spend the Summer. The 1906 edition of "Pleasant Plaoei on the Philadelphia and Reading Kail way" is now ready for distribution. It iB a neat booklet with a brief de scription of the summer resorts on the line of the Railway from the Seashore to the Mountains, within easy reach of Philadelphia, with rates of fare, etc., and a couoise list of Hotels and Boarding Houses at eaoli plaoe. price of board and Post Office Address, giv ing valuable information to those seek ing summer quarters. There is also a list of the Pionio Grounds suitable for a day's outing. It can be procured at the prinoipal ticket olflceß of the Oompany or will be mailed to any address upon reoeipt of a two-oeiu stamp, by Edson J. Weeks, Goneral Passenger Agent, Phil delphia. To Prevent Township Bankruptcy An act to which Governor Penny packer has attached his signature a few days ago will remedy an expensive abuse in many of the oonnties in thli state. Under the provisions of the aot all judgments given by justioes of the peace against townships, boroughs or sohool districts must be filed with the prothonotary within one week from the time of the rendition of judg ment. Heavy taxpayers in many counties have had large burdens in the shape of taxes plaoed upon them owing to the loose methods in which judg ments have been given against munic ipalities and sohool districts. John L. Evans. Our readers will be glad to learn that our former townsman, John L. Evans, who is sojourning in the West for his health is much benefitted by the change of olimate. He has pur chased a property in Denver.
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