DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL LXXVI.
MEMORIAL SERMON
A MASTERPIECE
The members of Goodrich Post, No.
22, Q. A. K , together with the Sous
of Veterans of Danville in all nearly
one hundred strong, Sunday morning
marohed in a body to St. Hubert's
Catholic church where they listened
to one of the most eloqueut ami pa
triotic sermons ever delivered in Dan
ville. St. Hubert's ohurch, recently
enlarged, was comfortably filled on the
occasion,the row of pews on each side
of the central aisle being occupied by
members of the two organizations The
weather was delightful and the breeze
of early summer straying in through
the raised windows over the'eougrega
tiou kept the crowded auditorium cool
and comfortable. The musio on the
occasion was a delightful feature aud
together with the fine address aud the
solemn rite* of the ohurch made the
event one which will linger for a loug
while in the memory of the veterans
aud the Sons of Veterans.
Mats was celebrated by the Kev.
Father Feesor, of the Holy Family
Convent, after which Father Jules O.
Foin, reotor of St. Hubert's, delivored
the memorial sermon. The address was
a most felioitoun effort, iutensely pa
triotic, broad in liberality, aud warm
in its sympathy. After the servioes
many,indeed, were the complimentary
remarks indulged in by the veterans
and others, showing that what the
speaker said had sunkeu deep into their
hearts.
Father Foln takes the view that the
veterans have heard their deeds, per
formed OD the battle fields, recounted
so often that, e peoially as they aie
approaching a time when they must lay
down the burdens of the world a dis
course relating to the fntnre life would
be more appropriate, one relating to
their duty to themselves aud their
duty to their Creator. The remarks,
therefore, partook more of a sermon
suited to the occasiou thau a patriotic
discourse. The address was founded
on the following motto: "Perfidem
Liber tas," whioh translated means:
"Liberty Through Faith." Snmmiuiz
ed the sermon ran as follows:
Venerable Brethren aud Respected
Friends: It is with sincere pleasure
that I welcome yoa to oar Holy Temple
on this day when we offer the Unspot
ted Lamb of God on oar Altar aB the
saorifioe of the New Law, which was
typified by the High Priest Molchise
deoh, who offered bread aud wine, as
we read in the Old Law. This Holy
Saorifioe, or as it is commonly called,
Holy Mass is oar chief or greatest aot
o( worship. The prophet Malaohias
foretold that it would be offered from
the rising to the settiug of the sun.
Religion, whioh is the tie or bond,
which lias united man with God siuoe
the days of our first parents, consists
principally in offering i-aorilloe; thus
we read how Gain aud Abel oßered
sacrißoe. Abraham and the Patriarchs
offered saorifioe. Now as the Old Law
was bat a type of the new we under
the Law of Ohrist offer the sacrifice
most aooeptable to God which is noth
ing more or lees than the body aud
blood, soul and divinity of Oar Lord
and Savior Jesus Ohtist under tiie ap
pearance of bread and wine. The eud
and objeot is to honor aud worship
God in the most acceptable manner;
also to obtain strength or grace to fight
the battle of life, whioh like good sol
diers we must wage against sin aud
hell. Tills battle goes oil its loug as
life lasts aud the battle ft*.ld is our
hearts. Here, as Napoleau said in ad
dressing his soldiers—"Here we must
conquer or die". Tim battle is against
the powers of darkness—against self
love, against error aud superstition,
against injustice aud immorality,
against all that which is opposed to
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
How most we contend against all
these enemies of our soulV Or what
weapons or means mast we use to re
pel the onslaught of our foes? Surely,
those weapons whioh Ohrist,our Lead
er, has giveu us in His holy teachings
and sacraments. Yoa who so valient
ly fought for the liberty of your coun
try have also to fight the great spiritu
al battle for tho salvation of your own
souls so that when you hear the call
of the Master yon can sav like St.
Paul,l have fought the Good fight and
have kept the faith; su, too, I will
gain an immortal orown.
In order that you may indeed, gain
the blessed happiness it is necessary to
be faithful to the commandments of
God, to keep a constant guard aud
watoh over yourselves, aud never to
oompromise nor surrender to yoar foes.
The example of Abraham Lincoln
should be an inspiration to all Ameri
cans to be loyal aud patriotio. The
great battle field of Gettysburg—the
so-called high water mark of the Re
bellion, is a plaoe to visit aud stody
the cost—the terrible price paid to pre
serve the Union one and inseparable.
Let us not be deluded that patriotism
or love of coontry is antagonistic or
contrary lo love of God or religion.
No braver soldiers ever fought thau
those who lovt d t.» nir faith and obey
ed the prerepts of their church. The
oross and the flag of stars and stripes
are the standards under which we live
and hope lo die.
After sunbury Milkmen.
Pure Food luapector Robert Simmers
made a sadden visit toHiinbary on Fri
day last and Prom all indications there
will be something doing in the vi ry
near future. It is said that woid d
been sont to Simmers that s .me of the
milk men doiug business in Huubury
are not living np to the requirements
of the pure food law.liy becoming con
stant companions uf ihe pnmp, acting
the old time milk man's song, "Shall
we gather at the riv.r" aud making
the laoteal fluid last longer by using
different preservatives.
SERMON TO
GRADUATING CLASS
The baocalaurate sermon to the grad
uating class was preached by Rev.
Dr. Shindel at Pine Street Luth
erau church Sunday n'glit There was a
very large congregation present,which
taxed the *eatiug capacity of the
ohurch to its utmost.
The class met in the lecture room of
tho church and at 7 :80 marched up in
to the auditorium. First came the
ushers: Florence Price, Catherine
Gearhart,William MoOoy and Edward
Edmondson. Immediately following
was the pastor who led the class. The
young ladies, dressed in white,march*
ed two by two followed by the boys.
Next came the faculty ot the High
School and the members of tho School
Board.
The pastor read the 148 th Psalm,
which was followed by the siuging of
the 95th hymn. Dr. Shiudel then
offered a very feeliug prayer iuvokiug
diviue encouragement and guidauce
uot only for the but also for the
faculty, superintendent aud board of
School direotors. A beautiful selection
was rendered by the ohoir,after which
Rev. Shmdel proceeded with the ser
mou to the graduates. The text was
taken from I Peter, 3rd ohapter aud
13th verse: "Aud who is he that will
harm you if ye be followers of that
which is good?"
Dwelling upon the principles which
should be adopted as a guide in life
Dr. Shindel urged the young men and
woinou of tho clacs to lay a good ;
foundation.. Honesty Is the best pol-i
icy ; but be honest because it is right. j
Seek the truth aud you will be free. It
will fortify you in character. Be true
to yourself and you cau not be false to
any man. Be good—praotice love to
Qod aud to mail and you have the
olimax of character. Have settled
plaus—have and maintain a fixed
standard of excellence. Do not squand
er time.
Life is a problem. The speaker very
beautifully alluded to tiie tragic death
of Lieutenant Bower, who only a few
years ago passod out from the Higli
School, to illustrate the brevity, the
unoertaiuty, the mystery and the sor
rows of life.
In conolusion the speaker very effect
ively portrayed the temptations,
the snares and the losses of life. We
are startled at the oonqueßt of Satan
aud the world. "Rut if ye be follow
ers of that whioh is good no harm cau
come." The text implies a leadership
and that will be found in oar kind in
dulgent Heaveuly Father, who will
lead his clnldreu safely.
Will Rebuild Lower Wingwall.
The County Commissioners aro so
well pleased wjth the improved ap
pearance caused by the onauge in tho
wingwall at the eastern approaoh to
the river bridge that they have decid
ed to make a similar alteration at the
western side of the approach, where
the wingwall at its present angle
stiikeß the eye very oddly besides nar
rowing down the entrance very much.
11l order to see what improvement
could be mudo, the County Commis
sioners yesterday morning stretched a
line lrom the lower ooruer of the
bridge to a point at the south west
corner of Mill and Front streets con
forming with the building line of Mill
street. A new wall built along this
line would bring the end of the wing
wall some six feet further west thin
the one built by the State and it re
quires only a glanoe to show how im
mensely it would improve the appear
ance. Under this change the two wing
walls would incline or opon at about
the same angle.
County Commissioner Ueorge Leig
how yesterday stated that the improve
inent would be made—that public
sentimont seems to demaud it. It will
prove a much weightier proposition,
however, tliau the ohanging of the
wall on the upper side of the approaoh,
as it will involve the building of a re
taining wall between the point where
the wiugwall ends and the Front
street building line. The cost will
probably be several hundred dollars.
Mr. Leighow stated that the work
would be arranged BO as not to inter
fere with traHlc over the bridge. The
upper side of the approach would be
paved and grouted and folly complet
ed at once and this would suffice for
travel at least until the trolley gets
into operation and by that time it is
thought the new wall will be complet
ed.
Danville and Sunbury Trolley.
The Danville & Sunbury street Rail
way Company has completed grading
aud has the rails spiked down as far
as the Borough Hue.
Today they will begin the work of
erecting poles aud proceding with the
overhead work on East Market street.
On Tuesday another trolley car ar
rived via the P. &R. Railway. To
day the car will be unloaded and plac
ed on its truoks. The first oar reached
lJauville last week.
The Danville & Sunbury Compauy
have Hied up East Market street aa far
as Church street in first class condi
tion. It was thoroughly leveled aud
rolled up to that point lusc week, but
yesterday improvements were carried
still further by raking up and hauling
away all the loose stones. Up to
i Cliaroh street the trolley people have
probably left the street iu a little bet
j tnr i ouditiun than they found it in.
i Whether they will be able to secure as
' good results beyond Charoh street re
maiu* to be seen.
"WJnmm BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBOTT AIB UW-M TATOB IWITB UB in M IBU ITJi AW»"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1905
DANVILLE TEAM
DEFEATS V. M. C. A.
The opening game of base ball at
DeWitt's Park on Tuesday afternoon,
although witnessed by a fair sized
audience, wan too one sided to bn iu
iteresting. Tlie management was un
|able to book a team for the opeuiug
game and the Y. U. O. A. business
men's nine at the last minute consent
ed to line ap against the new Danville
team.
The Y. M. C. A. was nnable to hit
McOload, who pitolied Ave innings,
and then gave way to Claynerger.who
allowed bat one hit to be made during
the remainder of the game. Glayberg
er's liberality in issoiug passes was
responsible for the two rani scored by
the Y. M. O. A.
The game, although uninteresting,
demonstrated tho faot that Danville
has gotten together a strong aggrega
tion for the present season, which will
be favorably heard from before inany
games have been played. A number of
first olass teams aro booked for home
games, among them beiug the "Ouban
Giants" for Monday aud Tuesday,
Jane nineteenth and twentieth. The
celebrated team of colored players have
frequently appeared on the home dia
mond and famished Uist class amuse
ment for the fans In their last game
in this city the scores were Giants, 8,
Old Timers 3, (13 innings) and Giants
0, and Old Timers 3. The audiences
will undoubtedly be largo at these
games, and a fine exhibition may be
expeoted. Appended is the score of
Tuesday's game.
DANVILLE.
• R. H. O. A. E.
Gosh. If 11 3 0 1
Olayberger, cf 3 3 0 0 0
Yerriok, 3b 3 1 8 0 1
Goffman, 3b 3 1 0 4 0
Hummer, ss 8 4 0 1 0
Edgar, o 3 1 9 1 0
McOloud, p 0 3 0 1 0
Deen, rf 11 1 0 0
Ammerman, lb 3 3 <1 0 0
lli IS 31 7 3
Y. M. O. A.
K. H. O. A. E.
Lawrenoe, of 0 0 3 11
Hancock, If 0 0 0 0 1
Reilly, lb, p 0 0 6 0 3
W. Maiers, usi 0 0 1 0 1
Roberts, 3b 0 0 1 4 1
Thomas, rf 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Maiers, o 0 0 8 0 0
Evans, 3b 11 1 0 0
Reese, lb aud ss 1 0 0 11
3 2 18 6 8
Danville 0 3 3 3 4 6 I— 1(1
Y. M. O. A 0 0 0 0 0 1 I—3
Earned runs, Danville, 2. Two base
hits, Hummer, Edgar, Clayberger.
Struok out, by MoOloud 8, by Maiers,
4, by Reilly 1. First base ou called
balls. Deen, Gosh, Edgar, Evans, Han
oook. Stolon bases, Hummer, Ooff
niau 6, Edgar,Deun, Ammerman, Clay
berger, GOBII, Yerrlck 2. Hit by pitoh
er Thomas, Reilly, W. Maiers. Time
1 hour and 30 minutes. Umpire Jones.
Qarfield Wing the Debate.
Tiie usual large audience assembled
in the High School room yesterday af
ternoon on the oocasion of the annnal
oontest between the Li'iooln aud Gar
field Literary Societies, the program
of whiah was printed in those oolumns
yesterday morning.
Tiie High Sohool room looked very
attractive under the rich decorations,
which consisted of palms and flowers,
with flags and pennants showing the
sohool colors and colors of the various
olasses.
The program throughout was admir
ably rendered, the Lincoln Booiuty
winning out on declamation and reo
itatiou and the Garfield sooiety on
the debate. Isabel Blue, who recited
"David aud Absalom," and Maurioe
Dreifuss, who had a deolamation on
"Russia's Abuse of the Amerioan Pass
port," won the honors for the Lincoln
Society.
Tlie subject debated was: "Resolv
ed, That it is to the best interest of
the United States to continue her pol
icy ot territorial expansion." DeWitt
Jobborn and William McCoy repre
sented tho Garfield Sooiety on the
negative side, in favor of which decis
ion was rendered.
The debate was decided on pointß.SO
per cent, being for argument, 25 per
cent, for delivery and 25 per cent, for
the ÜBB of English. The program
throughout was so well rendered that
it was diffioult for the judges to ar
rive at a decision and they were out
for a long time. To illustrate how
close the debate stood it might be ex
plained that while the Garfield Society
had 475 points, the Lincoln Society
followed close with 469 points.
The judges were Rev. E. J Haugh
ton, Ralph Kisuer, Esq., and Rev.
John Sherman.
Sophomores in at an Upset.
The Sophomore CIBBS of the High
school, which was enjoying a picnic
at Lithia Springs yesterday, met with
an exciting adventure before reaching
home.
The class was driven to Lithia
Springs iu Liveryman Hoke's two
horse hack. They were returning home
about 10 o'olock and just below town
where the eyole path joins the North
umberland road the driver got too far
up on the bank and the big hack full
of Sophomores rolled over on its side.
That there was a wild scramble goes
without saying. Fortunately the driv
er was able to control his horses, so
that wlnle all were badly shaken up
no one was injured.
The top of the haok was badly wreok
ed and the picnic party had to com
plete the rest of the journey on foot.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Miss Anna Slagle, of Sliamokin, Is
the gaest of Mrs. Arthur Shepperson,
Nassau street.
Charles Weaver, of Wilkesbarte, Is
vieitiug at the home of his parents,
Mr. aud Mrs. John Weaver, Mahoning
towuship.
Joseph Limburger, of West Chester,
spent Sanday in this oity.
Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Harner are vis
iting friends iuShamokin.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Dieffeubaoher
have retained from a visit to Will
iainsport.
George G. Steinbrenner, of Wilkes
barre, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Aunie Steinbrenner,East Front street.
Lewis Ammerman, of Wilkesbarre,
spent Sanday In this oity.
William Dentler, of Bloomsbarg,
oiroalated among friends in this oity
yesterday.
Mrs. Tamar Gardner, of Riverside,
Is visiting her grandson,Charles Gross,
Front street.
Miss Miriam Smith, of Middleburg,
after a visit with friends in this oity
left ou Tuesday for Bloomsbarg.
William Keim spent yesterday with
Suubury friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wheeler and son
Grant returned to Jermyn yesterday
after a visit at the home of Chailes
Ware, Bloom street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dennis, of
Trevorton,spent Memorial Day in this
oity as the guests of Mrs. Charles
Lyon.
Miss Emily Voris.of Pottsgrove, aud
George F. Jacobs,spent yesterday with
friends in Harrisbarg.
The following members of the Junior
Class of the High Sohool pionioked at
Pottsgrove Tuesday : Katharine Gear
hart, Laura Mann, Martha McClow,
May Moyer, Florence Prioe, Florenoe
Trnmbower. Alice Peyton, Margaret
Patton, Dora Jeukius, Ethel Ohesnut,
Jennie Woodside, Annie Steinbrenner
aud Miss Sterner of Lewisbarg. George
Jacobs, William MoOoy, Maurice Drei
fuss, Stanley Morris, Robert Arms,
Maurioe Engle, Alviu Spade, Charles
Kostenbauder and Raymond Hooser.
The party was ohaperoned by Mr. and
Mrs. William Andy aud Miss Florenoe
Jenkins.
Mrs. N. Z. Butterwiok aud daughter
Louise King who left last Friday for
Fernaudina, Florida, arrived safely
Sunday afternoon in time to attend
the funeral of her unole, Henry W.
King.
Carry Visiter returned to West Field,
New Jersey, yesterday, after a several
days visit with relatives in this oity.
Mrs. Anna Lincoln will return to
MifTlinbnrg today, after a visit at the
home of Rev. S. B. Evans, West Mar
ket street.
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery arrived
Tuesday evening from Philadelphia
for a sojourn in this oity.
MiBB Mary Taber will leave today
for an extended visit with friends in
Stamford, Oonn.
Mrs. V. A. Lotier, of Philadelphia,
is the guest ot Mrs. M. O. Hughes, on
Ferry street.
Miss Agnes Parsel spent Memorial
Day with friends in Milton.
Mrs. Harry Holliugshead, of New
ark, N. J., arrived in this oity yester
day for a visit at the home of her fath
er, John Doster, Sr., Bloom street.
To rianufacture Industrial Cars.
H. R. Von Dorster, of Oatawissa,
was in this city yesterday in the in
terest of a new industry whioh he
thinks might be installed in the dis
mantled buildings of tlie Bessemer
plaut. Mr. VonDorster, who has been
negotiating with the Danville Shovel
and Manufaotuiing Company ever
sinoe it b6oame owner of the Bessemer
plant, yesterday measured the build
ings and examined the walls and
foundation. During an interview he
stated that he was surprised to find
the buildings so heavy and firmly
built. The larger of the two struotures
abutting on Beaver street oould be
safely made to oarry three floors, while
the other or "rolling department,"
whioh is lower,could be made to oarry
two floors.
Mr. VonDorster is interested in the
manufacture of industrial oars. He
Bnds that the large buildings are very
well adapted for a plant saoh as he
has in view, while Danville has the
advantage of being the site of the
Reading Iron Works, one of the pro
ducts of whioh is bar iron, in large
quantities, a commodity used in the
mauufaotnre of industrial oars.
Mr. VonDorster a couple of years
ago was interested in a movement to
start up the blast fnrnaoe of the Dan
ville Bessemer Company using in part
native ores. He had interested oapital
and the proposition was safely on Its
feet when adverse trade conditions de
veloped which made it inadvisable to
proceed.
Death Follows Broken Limb.
Mrs. Sarah Albertson, one of the
oldest persons in Ooinmbia oounty,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Joshua Davis, near Willow Springs
yesteiday, as the result of a broken
limb.
Mrs. Albertson was in her ninety
fifth year. She was very active uutil
a few days ago when she fell down
stairs and broke her leg. Owing to
her advanced age it was impossible to
do muoh for her and death followed.
MEMORIAL DAY
' ASOBSERVEI)
Memorial Daj on Tuesday passed off
very pleasantly. Never was the ob
servance of the day attended with
greater success. The weather was de
lightful,indeed. The earth was shield
ed from the sun's rays by clouds which
although they ingered pretty mnoh
all day at no time were ominous enough
to portend a heavy downfall of rain.
The atmosphere was 000l without be
ing chilling. Beit of all there was an
abundance of flowers, so that the work
of decorating conld be oarried on wit i
despatch and none of the graves were
omitted. Flowers, including the rar
est and most delioate blooms, name in
from every aide. An especially tine
lot, comprising nearly a whole wagon
lsad came as a gift from Oastle Qrove.
Never before in the history of the
day's observance had Buoh a orowd as
sembled in Odd Fellows' cemetery.'
This was mainly due to the splendid
facilities afforded by the Danville and
Bloomsburg Electric Railway Com
pany, whioh up to 3 o'olook in the af
ternoon kept one car rnnning back
wards and forwards between Uill
street and the oemetery. After that
hour four oars were put on between
Danville and Bloomsburg,whioh man
aged to handle the tremendous tratflo
with but little inconvenience.
The parade was a very oreditable
affair, the line of rnaroh being as fol
lows :
dolor Bearers.
Stoes' Band.
Firing Squad of National Guard.
The Sons of Veterans,
Eight Little Boys Drawing Post
Gannon.
Veterans of the G. A. K.
Washington Drum Oorps.
P. O. 3. of A. of Riverside and Dan
ville.
About Fllty Sohool Children bearing
flags and flowers.
There were about fifty veterans of
the Q. A. K. at the cemetery. The
Sons of Veterans turned out some forty
strong. The two Oamps of P. O. S. of
A., in line combined numbered about
seventy. The little boys who drew the
Post cannon, grandsons of veterans,
were as follows: Boyd Uottern, Ed
ward Roderick, James Lynn, Willis
Sweitzer, Harry Quinn, Clyde Patton,
John Aten and George Oliappel.
Arriving at the G. A. R. plot in the
oemetery the double quartette rendered
a tine selection after whioh the firing
squad fired a salute of three shots.
ROT. Whitney, of Bloomsburg, was
the orator of the day and delivered a
very tine patriotic address, whioh stir
red the blood of the veteraus' hearts
anew as the visions of camp and bat
tle were brought up before them. Rev.
Whitney also addressed the Womau's
Relief Oorps. Rev. E. B. Dunn ad
dressed the Sons of Veterans, Rev. S.
B. Evans,the P. O. S. of A.,and Rev.
John Sherman, the G. A. R. Stoes'
band rendered a very flue selection in
oonolusion, after which the benedic
tion was pronounced by Rev. S. B.
Evans.
Returning from the oemetery the
procession marohed to the river bridge
where the beautiful ceremony waß per
formed of casting flowers upon the
bosom of the Susquehanna in memory
of the sailors and marines who offered
up their lives in the Civil War. Upon
reaching a position in the middle of
the bridge a salute was flrud by the
oannon. Then to the accompaniment
of national airs from the band the
children, lined up on the lower side
walk, oast the flowers into the river.
The male donble quartette, then ren
dered a seleotion after which Rev.
Whitney made an address relating to
the sailors and marines. Rev. N. E.
Cleaver pronounced the benediction.
The memorial Day exeroises at Riv
erside during the forenoon were carri
ed ont folly aooording to program.
Hon. U. U. Hinokley delivered a very
eloquent twenty minute address, in
addition to whioh there were three
fine selections from the double male
quartette of Danville. Rev. E. T
Swartz made a prayer and offered
benediotion.
Rural Delivery Routes.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Qener
al Degraw has made a table showing
the number of rural free delivery
routes in operation in the Uuited
States, the number of petitions pend
ing for the establlßhme it of new
routes and the number of petitions for
new routes adversely reported upon
April Ist. The same figures have been
compiled for every Congressional dis
trict in each state. The total number
of rural free delivery rontes in opera
tion in the United States on April Ist
was 21),996, an ino'rease of 6,430 since
Jnne 80, 1904. The number of rural
free delivery routes in operation in
Pennsylvaina on April Ist was 1,679,
an inorease of 247 sinoe June SO, 1904.
The total number of petitions pending
for the establishment of new routes on
April Ist was 155, and the nnmber of
petitions for the establishment of the
adversely reported during the year up
to that date were 454. Sinoe the in
auguration of the rnral free delivery
servioe there have been 2.228 petitions
filed with the postofSoe department for
| the establishment of the service in
I Pennsylvania.
J ULASUOW, May Sl.-The corres
pondent of the Herald at St. Peters
, bnrg wires his paper that the Czar is
obstiuately set against the proposition
of suing for peaoe to bring the present
I war to a termination.
MUST BE FIXED
BYJULY 4TH
The Borough Council is desirous
that all the pavements on Mill street
that do not oouform with the curb line
or the new grade selected for street
pavement should be relaid and fixed
np in the best possible shape between
the piesent and July 4th to the end
that the crowds which assemble here
to participate in the demonstration
may see nothing to oreate a bad im
pression as to the pride and the enter
prise of our citizens.
The Council realizes that the Bor
ough is among the offenders by delay
ing work on the sidewalk in front of
City Hail where the original pavement
leaves a strip of ground along the curb
some twenty iuohes in width uncover
ed. Council, however, will have men
to work in a day or so relaying a suit
able pavement.
To the end that there may be no un
necessary delay as soon as the Bor
ough's own pavement is completed the
Clerk of Council will canse notioes to
be served npon all thOße whose pave
ments are unfinished and unsightly re
quiring them to have the same repair
ed by the Fourth of July.
There are a good many Davements
along Mill street lhat will have to be
attended to during the next few weeks.
The County will have a big pavement
to relay in front of tho Court House
and if it carries out the reoommend
tions of the grand jury it will also re
lay the long pavement bordering its
grounds ou Weit Market street. It is
soaroely probable that there will be
any refusal on the part of property
owners to comply with Council's very
reasonable request. During last week
a pavement oouforming in all respects
to requirements was completed at
Henry Divel's meat market, while at
the First National Bank work is in
progress now, widening the flue oon
ornte pavement to conform with the
new curb line.
The' Argument Was Postponed.
The hearing on thn injunction grant
ed against the Danville and Sunbury
Street Railway Company by Judge
Savidge of Northumberland County,
which was postponed from May 16,
took place at Sunbury yesterday.
The hearing began at 10 o'clook yes
terday morning and lasted until 4:16
last evening. The Danville and Sun
bury Trolley Company were represent
ed by Jameß Soarlet. Grant Herring,
Charles Chalfant and C. C. Tetter as
attorneys. The plaintiffs were rep
resented by Hon. H. M. Hinokley,
Hon. R. S. Ammerman and George F.
Reimeusnyder.
Among the witnesses subpoenaed by
the plaiutiffs were Messrs. George
Leighow, Henry Cooper and C. W.
Cook, County Commissioners, H. B.
JPatton, Borough Secretary of Danville,
and Dr. H. B. Meredith, Superintend
ent at the Hospital for the Insane.
Comparatively few of the witnesses
were oalled to the stand. Among tliOße
for plaintiffs who were examined,
were: J. H. Kase, M. F. Gulick,Sam
uel Guliok, Peter Berger and Simon-
Vastine.
Those who testified for the defend
ants beside the members of the oom
pany and those oonneoted with the en
terprise were: Charles Chalfant and
Peter F. Startzel of South Danville.
The witnesses only were examined
yesterday, the argument on the case
being postponed until next Monday.
Public Improvements.
* There is a nice little improvement
on Bloom street, just where the fork
of the latter thoroughfare and Walnut
street oconrs. The triangular piece of
ground just west of J. B. Gearhart's
store as far baok as oan be remember
ed has lain in common. Owing to the
lack of oare, and trodden by many feet
the grass refused to grow and the spot
to say the least, was unsightly.
When the weigh scales were removed
from Mill street they were installed
on the triangular pieoe of ground next
to Mr. Gearhart's store, whioh leaves
a very nice little tract remaining
sheltered by three noble trees. This
portion of the triangular piece of
ground is owned by the Montgomery
heirs and to Rev. Dr. Grier as one of
the latter, belongs the credit of fixing
up the spot until it sluneß like a mini
ature park. The entire traot has been
dug up and neatly sodded. In the
oenter a circular flower bed has been
made, whioh at the proper time will
be planted.
The little park with Its flower bed
lies wholly open to the publio and
whether it shall be respected and left
unmolested will depend wholly upon
the people who pass np and down the
street at all hours of the day and
night.
There are other spots about Danville,
whioh might be improved in a similar
way. Dr. Grier has oertainly set a
fine example.
High School Class Picnics.
The olasses of the High School are
holding their annual pionios this week.
These outings are always most enjoy
able, as not only the present, bat the
ex-members, are urged to attend, and
the affair therefore takes on rather the
nature of a reunion.
On Memorial Day the Juniors held
their pionio at Pottsgrove in Voris'
woods. The attendance waa large and
a most enjoyable day was spent. Yes
terday the Sophomores and Freshmen
pionioked at Lithia Spriogs and Roar
ing Creek, respectively.
The Senior Class will hold its outing
■ next Tuesday, but as yet no place has
I been deoided upon.
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
Commencement exeroises of the Dan
ville High Sohool will he held in the
Opera House tonight, when the olass
of 'OS, twenty-three iu number, the
largest in several years, will receive
diploma*. The exercises will begin at
8 o'olock.
Following is the program:
March Class
Overture "Sizilliata"—Faust,
Orchestra
Invocation Rev. E. B. Dunn
Salutatory Oration The Heracles
of Modern Nations"
Miss Vastine
Olass History Miss Sechler
Oration "Rowing Not Drifting"
Misa Rhodes
Valse ."Troasure Trove"—Wentiug
Orohoatra
Oration "The Modern Ceiberrs"
Miss Lyons
Class Poem "They Oan Conquer
Who Think They Can"
Miss Hooley
First Presentation Miss Youugmau
Clarinet 5010..." Soniuambula"—
Hazilen Arthur Foulk
Class Prophesy Miss Tooey
Oration " Winuing Elements"
Miss Roea
Second Presentation. Miss Fettorman
Sadi. ."A Dance of the East"—Prinoe
Orchestra
Recitation "His Lodestar"—Original
Miss Kimerer
Surrendering of Macule by Olass of
1905 Miss Kase
Aoceptauoe of Mantle for Clasi of
190G Miss Blue
Oration with Valedictory... ."The
Roman and the Saxon" Mr. Moore
Presentation of Diplomas.
Dr. F. E. Harpel, President
of Sohool Board
Two Step.." Yr.nkee Grit"— Hulznian
Oiuiiestra
Musio by Opera House Orchestra un
der the dirccticn of Ralph Foulk.
Eleotrio display uuder the direction
ot George M. West, Standard Eleotric
Light Company.
Horse Shoers Organize.
The horse shoers of Montour county
aud vicinity held a meetiug Saturday
afternoon iu the Knights of Pythias
Hall, aud organized a local branch of
the State Horße Shoers Association.
The purpose of the organization is
to better the condition of the black
smiths, at the same time, however,
there is no intention to take advant
age, iu any manner, of the publio.
Owing to the high price of material,
which has existed for some time past,
it has beoome necessary for the horse
shoers to do something to improve
their financial surroundiugs, aud they
ask the public to assist them as they
feel that their oause is worthy.
W. H. Warren, Mayor of Duryea,
and president of the State Horse
Shoers Association, was present at the
meetiug and made a few appropriate
lemarks. R. R. Voris, of Blooiusburg,
representing the Copewell Horse Shoe
Nail Company, of Hartford, Conn.,
was also present to leud his large ex
perience to the new organization. I'.
L. Smith aud George B. Martin,of the
Bloomsburg lojal wero also present at
the meetiug.
The meetiug was a success iu poin
of numbers and also iu the interest
the smiths took iu the formation of
the assooiation. The following officers
were cleoted: President, Benjamin
Kelloy; Vioe President, William Dye,
of Strawberry Ridge ; Treasurer, Jo
seph Eeely; Recording Secretary,
Thomas Kerns; Financial Seoretary.
Matthew Ryan ; Door Keeper, Lamar
Kelley ; Directors, Peter Ball, Henry
Shutt, Adolph Boettinger, S. B. Kooh
er aud Oharles A. Dietz.
Four Hen to a Crew.
There is a poneiuiluy that the rule
adopted during the past few years by
the raiiioau uompauies tiiioughout the
countiy the nuuibur of train
hands u.i through freight tiaiaa iiow
three to two men will be rescinded
and that four men will constitute a
train crew,instead of three.as at pres
ent. This aotiou iB now under consid
eration by the officials of the Penn
sylvania, and it is possible that their
action will be followed by others, in
cluding the Lackawanna, Erie and D.
and H. railroads.
The large number of wrecks which
have occurred ou the Pennsylvania
sinoe the train crows have been reduc
ed is said to be responsible for tho
company considering the inorease of
the train orews to their former num
ber. This action corroborates the argu
ment advauoed by the men at the time
the ohange was made. The railroad
companies took the gronud that the
large number of safety and other ap
pliauoeß now iu use made the employ
ment of thiee brakemen besides the
conductor unnecessary ou through
trains. The meu asserted that the
length aud weight of the trains at the
preseut time were tto great to be
handled by only two men, aud the
ohange wus mado under their protest.
Fire at Shamokin.
Fire starting in the tailor shop of
John Morgan at Shamokin Saturday
morning at six o'olook spread to the
building occupied by the Herald,dam
aging it to the amount of tlttOO. J. I.
Steel, owner of the Herald, suffered a
loss of |3OOO ou stock and machinery,
with |2500 insurance.
Morgau's loss is about S9OO. The
Herald building is owned by Wesley
VauKirk aud he carried 11200 insur
ance.
NO. 28
WORK ON
BRIDGE APPROACH
There is a Tory load protest from the
publio rtlative to the approaoh to the
Danville end ot the river bridge. The
County Commissioners and the Bor
oogh Council both have jurisdiction
over the approach and unfortunately
their views do not coinoide.
The County Commissioners, who fav
or paving the roadway from wingwall
to wingwall, seen) to have the support
of the publio, while the Borough,
whioli to carry out its idea has erected
curbing for a sidewalk that goes no
further than the Front street line, is
very much orltioized and ridiculed.
As arrranged, the approicli appears
very oddiy.iudeed, and the publio oan
not become reoonoiled to it. The Bor
ough's portion chiefly is condemned by
the people, who claim that there is no
sense whatever in the present arrange
ment—that the bit of pavement at the
lower end of the approach serves no
purpose whatever, but will prove only
au obstacle and an annoyance,obligiug
people to step up and then after a
couple of paces to step down again up
on the level of the paved approaoh. A
good many people find no fault with a
single enrb at the lower or northern
end of the approaoh, if necessary, but
they cuudomu the raised walk as plan
ned with curbing on the upper side
and at the ends. Nether do people ap
prove of the line selected, which, It
is no seoret, was adopted to make
things conform with a large eleotrlo
light pole that the Borough does not
want to remove. Such a considera
tion, it is held, is unworthy of a pro
gressive municipality and it is de
manded that the pole be removed re
gardless of the trifling cost involved
and that the approach be fixed up to
1 resent a better appearance.
This artiole is not written iu an im
pertinent or a meddlesome spirit. The
situation is becoming tense. If things
about the approaoh are to remain as
they are the publio want to hear some
sound or reasonable excuse. As it is
they say it looks like narrow minded
nesß and ohild's play. Things just now
have reached a pass when au indigna
tion mooting is likely to result, and
the tip is given Council in the most
friendly spirit.
June's Past Weather.
Some interesting data of June's weath
er, oovering a period of sixteen yeara
has been compiled from the weather
bureau records. The warmest June
month was that iu 1895,' with an aver
age of seventy-three degrees, while the
coldest month was iu 1903, when an
average of sixty-five degrees was at
tained. The highest temperature of
auy one day was recorded on June 30,
1901, which was ninety-seven degrees
and the lowest temperature of one day
was on June 8, 1891, which was forty
three degroes.
The average precipitation, rain or
snow, for the month is 3.45 inches.
The greatest monthly preoipitation
was 7.18 inches, in 1889, while the
least, which was 1.13 inches, occurred
in 1901. The greatest amount of pre
cipitation reoorded in any twenty-four
oousecntive hours was 1.88 inches, on
June 3 and 4, 1892. Of the last sixteen
years, there has been an average of
nine clear days iu the mouth, while
there have been eleven partly and ten
altogether cloudy days the rest of the
time. The prevailing winds have been
mostly from the west.bnt have not ex
ceeded the rate of six miles per hour.
Qettlng Right of Way.
Representatives of the Shamokin Ex
tension electrio railway visited Irish
Valloy Thursday for the purpose of se
curing rights of way from obstinate
land owners who are blocking the
building of the lino beoanse they ask
exhorbitant prioes for the land desir
ed for the construction of the line.
The company proposed to build the
line through Augustaville but if terma
cannot be reached with the obstinate
laud owners the system will run over
the ridgo to Seven Points thus outting
out the Augustaville link.
Messrs, Pasooe, Eulp and other cap
italists interested in the new company
held a meeting at Philadelphia sever
al days ago aud decided to construct
the system as soon as the present diffi
culties are removed.—Sunbury Daily
Item.
Where to Spend the Summer.
The 1905 edition of "Pleasant Plaoes
on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way" is now ready for distribution.
It is 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 ot
Philadelphia, witli rates of fare, eto.,
aud a concise list of the Hotels and
Boarding Houßes at eaoh place, prioe
of board and post offloe address,giving
valuable information to those seeking
summer quarters. There is also a lilt
of the Pionio Grounds suiAble for •
day's outing.
It can be procured at the prinoipal
ticket offices of the Company or will
bo mulled to any address upon reoeipt
of a two-cent stamp by Edson J.
Weeks, General Passenger Agent, Phil
adelphia.
Choked Tax Collector.
Wlieu Frank Roth, Deputy Tax Col
lector at Shamokin, oalled to oolleot
at the home of Christian Redfield,Fri
day morning, Redfleld choked him un
til he was almost io an unoonaaioui
condition and then threw him out of
the house. Redfleld was arrested and
i\ cost him over twenty-five dollar! to
keep from prison bars.
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