DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. SOUTH SIDERS DP IN ARMS The residtuts ot South Dauville as well a§ all Gearhart township aud Riverside yesterday enjoyed them selves poking (on at the novel ap proach Bzed op at that end of the riv er bridge by the Commissioners of Northumberland Coouty. The two men who were pot to work Tuesday morning, before eveuiug had oompleted their job. By that time a rode guard had been erected for a abort distanoe on either side of tlie ap proach and tiie deolivity from the level of the wing walls down to the old approach had been eased somewhat by shiftiug the ashes that had been used iu tilling op. Bat little work was done, however, aud the slope that re mains, some fifteen feet iu length, is easily one of thirty degrees. Add to thia the fact that the material is loose ashes and it will be seen that while it might be possible for a horse to drag an empty wagon up the temporary ap proaoti, to attempt to make a horse pull a loaded wagon up the steep ac clivity would lie to practice oruelty to animals. No one could believe that the work was finished,but the two men employ ed stated that they had been informed that the job was completed. The County Commissioner, who had the work iu hand upon being queried as he was taking the traiu stated that it "would do for a little while",but ad mitted that some gravel might be haul ed there later. It could uot be learn ed, however, that any arrangements had been made to have auy hauling done. The condition that the approach has been left in has aroused a good deal of indignation on the Sontl) Side. One witty taxpayer yesterday insisted up on calling it a "reproaoh" instead of an "approach." With the roadway in such shape no one oan see that the bridge will be of any service for haul ing even when it is declared open. In road construction B>j degrees or 13 in very extraordinary cases is considered the limit yet the hill that 1188 to be alimbed to get on the bridge represents a grade at least double the maximum. Will of Wreck Victim. The will of James MoCaoley.late of 1310 North Sixth street, Philadelphia, who with his wife, Salome M. Mo- Canley, was burned to a crisp in the Pennsylvania Railroad wreck at South Harrisbnrg,May 11, Ims been admitted to probate. The estate left by Mr. McCauley amounted to $15,600, and by the terms of the will, whioh was executed in 1903, his wife was made execntor. In view of her death letters testamentary were Issued to Sadie M. Tiudall, a daughter. The will diieots that his burial lot IU Laurel Hill oemetery shall not be ■old, bnt remain as a plaoe of inter ment for himself, wife and children and suoh of their immediate families as the spaoe will perimt. This feature of the will 1B partic ularly pathetic,inasmuch as no vestige of the bodies of Mr. McOauley or his wife has been recovered. They were passengers on the ill-fated express, however, haviug been esoorted to the train bv relatives. They were on their way to PltUborg to visit relatives. The will devises IS,OOO to b» placed in trust and the iuoome to be applied to their daughter, Sadie M. Tiudall, and the latter's daughter, Ethel, with reversion of the principal to the latter when Bhe attains the age of thirty years. A similar hequeit is made to a daughter-in-law, Mary A. McCauley. and her daughter,lona MuOauley,with similar disposition of the prinoipal. The balance of the estate is devised absolu'ely by Mr. McCauley to his wife, with instruction* to dispo eof by will as she saw fit. Cut Planks for His Own Grave. Unoonsoiously, George Cain, who died suddenly while at work iu the Berwiok Car Shops on Tuesday, last week prepared the planking that will be used iu the lining of his'owu grave. The deceased resided with his par ents at Almedia and in the earlier part of last week was engaged iu splitting some wood and finishing some other work about the farm. He then ap peared in the best of spirits and joked as though there was not a care in the world. Iu the yard where he was working lay some very heavy yellow pine boards. These he sawed in six foot lengths aud piled away in a dry place. After so doing he remarked to a rela tive who was standing near by, that the boards would be au exoelleot thing with which to line his father's grave. He said that his father had express ed a wi H ll that his grave be so lined aud that the boards had been gotten ready for that purpose. Little did he think when he was speaking those words that the plank ing would goto liuethe grave where lie would be placed nt rest, a week la ter, instead of that of liis father. Cain was the only surviving ohild of sixteen children mid the father is pro.4trat"d with gr of over the sudden termination of his life. Hiss Eli/.abeth Sholly to Wed. Invitations have been received in Dauville to tho marriage of Miss Eliz abeth Jaue Sholly, of Tyrone, daugh ter of Mr. aud Mis. Henry L Sholly, formerly of this city to John Alvin Reiley. The wedding is to take place iu Trinity church, Tyrone, Monday evening, Juue 12th., at A o'clock. LARGE CLASS CONFIRMED The Right Rev. James Henry Dar lington, Bishop of the diooese of Har risburg, made his first official visit to Christ Church parish Sunday. This is the first time iu a number of years that a bishop has been able,on aocount of the large field they aie compelled to cover, to visit Danville ou a Sun day, and that the oooasion was fully appreciated was clearly shown by the large congregations that greeted Bish op Darlington at the several services. Saturday evening a reception was beld at the reotory, aud many of the parishioners aud friends took advant age of this opportunity to meet the bishop. At the celebration of the holy Eu charist Suuday morning Bishop Dar lington preached a sermon, taking as his text: "When the Comforter is come,whom I will seud unto you from the father." The discourse dealt with the olaims that the Holy Spirit, the third personage of the Trinity.has up on eaoh one of ns, of the place that should be glveu to Him in our liveß, and of the exaltod influence for good He would have if we could be able to uuderßtaud the full siguificauoe of His being and take advantage of His ever present helpfulness. At the evening servioe the order of confirmation was administered to a olass of twenty-four persons. After the confirmation Bishop Darlington addressed the olass, urging them to oontinue to live upright lives, aud to avail themselves of the increased spirit ual strength they will possess as mem bers of the Chnrch.and to improve aud extend their influeuoe for good. A Further Postponement. AD effort was made to wiud up the hearing oo the iajnuctiou grained against the Dauville &Sunbury Street Railway Company before Judge Sav idge at Sunbury yesterday, bnt it end ed in failure. The first date set for the hearing was May 15, but when the day arrived by matnal ooment the hearing waß postponed until May 29th. On the latter date a large volume of testimony was taken, bat the urgue ment was postponed until yesterday. Yesterday morning the oase was re sumed before Judge Savidge, all part ies interested hoping that the day's proceedings would wind up the affair. It was to be otherwise, however. Before making their arguments the oounsel for the plaintiffs asked leave of Oonrt to present some reoently dis covered evidenoe. The hearing was postponed until next Monday morn ing. It seems that Dairyman Isaac F. Snyder and Joliu E. Clark who arc property owners on opposite side, of the road in Upper Augusta township object to the construction of the road on the public highway in front of their property and this is the cause ot the further delay. The Danville anil Suubury Compauy state that iu the case of one of the farmers it has no intention of passing in front uf his premises. An import ant witness relied npon to help the oompany out iu the case of the other farmer was nnfortuuately absent from Sunbury. On the whole the Trolley Company was unprepared for the new tarn that events had taken and Mr. Scarlet asked for a postponement, which was granted. Can Not be Used This Week. Contrary to ttie views| expressed by the County Commissioners Saturday that the river bridge would in all probability be thrown open by Wed nesday, yesterday panted without any news to the elfeot either that the bridge had been declared ready for traffic or that it had beeu turned over to the two counties by the state offi cials. It was given out Saturday as a faot on which all were agreed that the bridge would be thrown open during the present woek. Although they have missed the first guess it is too early to cay that the officials were wholly mis taken ; before the close of the week the bridge may ba declared open. Whether this occurs or not however, is a matter of little moment, as there is no probability owing to the rainy weather of getting the approach at the Dauville end of the bridge iu anything like proper shape for traffic. The last of the grouting was applied yes terday and Mr. Rogers stated that it will require at least three days for the work to dry. It will not be until Mon day or Saturday at the earliest that the pavement at the bridge approach oau be driveu. Young People Wed. Miss Ella Pancoabt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Pancoast, and Jaoob W. Qrausant, of Port Reading, N. Y., were united in matrimony yester day morning. The ceremony was per formed in St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 7 o'clock, Rev. M. I. O'Reilly offi ciating. The bride and groom were attended by Miss Louise and Mr. Frederick Urausam, sister and brother of the groom. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride. Ash street. The newly wedded couple left on the 11:35 P. & R. train for Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Tliuy will reside in Sewareu, N. J. The groom is foreman in the coal docks at Port Reading. Early Closing at Library. The Thomas Reaver Free Library will be olosed each evening of the week except Saturday, during the months of June, July aud„August. •KBXDD BUT TO I'HUU, W ÜBUTT ill UW-W FATOB SWATS US in M Mil HW AW DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1905 ROBERT ADAMS CHOSEHRESIDENT The School Board of lUOS-A was or ganized Uouday. The old board went ints session with the following mem bers present: Harpel, Ortli, Qreene, Burns, Von Blohu, H'ischer.Tiouibow er and Adams. The Secretary lead the report of tfie Borough Auditors, which stated that the books and accounts of the Treasur er of the School distriot had been ex amined and found oorrect. The report showed a balance on hand of 9458.17. Ou motion, the Auditors' report was aocepted and ordered spread on the minuteß. The Seoretary read the auuoal dis trict report, which on motion was ao cepted, the President aud Seoretary beiug ordered to affix their signature! to the same. On motion It was ordered that the annual report be printed in the Morn ing News and "Montour Democrat," the oharge in either case not to exoeed six dollars. The report of the Borough Superin tendent for the last month of sohool was read and accepted, whioh com pleted the business of the School Board of 1904-5. On motion of Mr. Adams the Board adjourned sine die. The new School Board was called to order by Secretary Ortli. The mem bers in their places besides Mr. Orth being Messrs. Porsal, Hariug, Trum bower, and Von Blohn, Mr. Pursel was chosen temporary Chairman and Mr. Oith temporary Seorotary. The Seoretary read certificates of election relating to new members as follows: Robert Adams and Dr. Har- Del of the First Ward; William J. Burns, Second Ward; A. H. Grone, and Jaoob Fischer, Third Ward; Augustus Heiss, Fourth Ward. The new members were sworn in iu a body, the oath being administered by the Seoretary, after which they all took their seats among the members. On motion, Robert Adams was unanimously eleoted permanent Presi dent. W. H. Orth. Secretary, aud M. H. Scliram,Treasurer, were unanimous ly re-elected, the salary of eaoh to re main the name as last year. Ralph Kisuer, Esq., was also re-eleoted as Solicitor at the same salary as last year. The second aud fourth Mondays of each month were fixed as meeting nights. On motiin it was deoided that the tax rate for the ensuing year remain the same as last year. On motion it was deoided that the sohool term be fixed at uine months. On motion it was ordered that the school term begin on the 28th day of August. Installing hrog atJP. & R. Switch The Danville aud tiunbury Street Railway Company yesterday installed the frog the P. <Sc R. switch on East Market street. The two tracks cross eaoh other at a very aoute angle aud a good deal of tedious labor was involv ed iu establishing the orossiug, it be ing neoessary In bolting up the work to drill by haud over thirty-live holes. While oue gang was working on the crossing yesterday another force was fixing up the track aud grading the street further eastward. At a point opposite Albert Kemmer's the trolley traok leaves the middle of the street and thence eastward passes along on the north side of the Btieet about four feet from the curb line. The workmen yesterday were engag ed iu trimming up the street. The trolley rails lie on the level with the surface of the roadway and paini are being taken to place the portion of the street dug up in as good a condition as it was before. As far as the traok has been tilled up betweeu the ties a oonrse of fine oinder has been placed on the sorfaoe; wherever the street on the opposite side happens to be low it Is filled up with the excess of material. The general effect is excellent and af ter rolling that part of the street will be in first class condition. Reading's Outlook. The Philadelphia Stockholder, a re liable financial paper, published daily iu Philadelphia, lias great hopes for the future of the Reading. In its edi tion of Saturday it said :"The expecta tion is that when the Reading direct ors meet this mouth they will place tho common stook on a 4 per cent, basis. The semi-annual deolara tiou of 2 per cent, is looked for, al though there are some who think that the dividend may be per cent, in order to make 4 per oent. for the fiscal year. There are those who be lieve that the direotors look forward to placing the stock on a 5 per cent, basis next year, but it is understood that is not a matter of immediate con sideration. " Lutheran Hinisterium. The 158 th meeting of the Minister iurn of Pennsylvania,the mother of all Lutheran Snyods iu America, will be gin ou Juue 15 in Old Trinity churoli, of Lancaster, whioh this year oele bratea the 175 th anniversary of its founding. The ministerium now numbers 350 pastors, with 550 congregations and 140,000 members. Its institutions are Muhleuburg College at Allentown; the Tlieologioal Seminary at Mt. Airy; the Deacouness Mother House in Phil adelphia and the Orphans' Homes at Oermantown and Topton. Special Children's Day services will be observed at a number of our ohurolf es next Sunday. A CLOSE CONTEST 1 OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER George Leighow Wins Out on Fifth Ballot—Old Fashioned County Convention During Which Excitement Ran High. The Demooratio County Convention, whioh took place Monday, was of the strenuous old fashioned sort. As was indioated by the returns there was no question from the first bat that Clar ence Seidel would be one of the nomi nees. The nomination of the second Candidate, for which Miles and Leig how were thoogbt to have nearly even ohanoei, became the real bone of con tention. There was soaroely a point of procedure on whioh the candidates and the convention did not seem to differ. There were strong protests and appeals and excitement ran high. The convention was called to order at 10 o'olook by Connty Chairman H. C. Bine, after wbioh the rnlea govern ing the primary eleotions were read by Joseph B. Patton, Seoretary of the Standing Committee. Miohael Breok bill was ohosen Chairman of the con vention and Miohael Ryan and Hugh Pnrsel, vioe presidents. Dr. J. 9. Hotta and John Long were elected sec retaries. The delegates presented their credentials, after which the president appointed Hngh Pursel, Amandns Hod dens and W. B. Moore as a oommittee on Resolutions. At 11 o'clook the con vention adjourned to reconvene at 3 p. m. Delegates were present at the con vention as follows : Anthony township—William Ellis, J. W. Bitter. Cooper township Nathan Krum, William Fern. DANVLILE. First Ward—William Keener, Carl Litz. Second Ward—P. M. Kern*, Hugh Parsel. Third Ward—Thomas Grimes, Mich ael Ryan. Fonrth Ward—James Tooey, Peter Mayan. Derry township. George Wolf, Daniel Billmeyer. Liberty township.—John Long, W. J. Clark. Limestone township.—Curtis Mince moyer, Charles Shultz. Mahoning township.—M. Breokbill, William Beoker. Mayberrv township. Peter H. Vought, liufus Bird. Valley township. —W. D. Wise, F. H. Benfield. Washingtonville.—A. L. Heddeus, Dr. J. S. Hoffa. West Hemlock. -W. B. Moare, Fran uis Shultz. After reconvening in the afternoon the convention at once proceeded to make nominations. Frank G. Blee for Associate Judge and Major C. P. Gearhart for Distriot Attorney, neither of whom had any opposition, were nominated by ac clamation. Clarenoe Seidel,Henry Cooper, George W. Miles, George M. Leighow and Andrew Billmeyer suooessively were placed in nomination for the office of County Commissioner. Un the first ballot the vote stood : Seidel, 34 ; Coop er, 6; Miles, 6; Lleghow, 12, and Bill meyer 6. Clarenoe Seidel, reoeiving the maj ority of votes was deolared one of the nominees for County Commissioner. The convention then preoeeded to vote for another candidate and took two ballots withont an election the re sult standing as follows: Cooper, 8; Miles, 4; Leighow, 13; Billmeyer, 6. On the second ballot Mr. Billmeyer made the request that his name be dropped from the convention. This was most strenuously objeoted to by a number of the delegates,who held that the delegates of his distriot having been instructed for him it was not within his power to withdraw, there by giving the township to another that might be distasteful to the voters there. They held that the only proper oourse for the delegates was to bold onto Billmeyer's name and to follow the rules, whioh provide that at the olose of the third ballot the candidate be dropped who had reoeived the small est number of votes. The oandidate (ailing the lowest on the third ballot proved to be Mr. lilies instead of Mr Billmeyar. At this juncture Mr. Miles asked (or a hearing. His only desire, he said, was that the oonvention prooeed in aocordauoe with the rnles and with precedent. Andrew Billmeyer, he said, had pnblioly withdrawn as he had a right to do: he therefore ceas ed to be a oandidate and his delegates nnder the roles most vote (or the next highest. Mr. Miles also held that no delegate oan oease votiug (or the one he is instructed (or nniess lie with draws or is dropped by the conven tion. The delegates in Mahoning town ship, he held, violated their instrao tions voting In against Miles before he had either been withdrawn or been Morris—Dent. A qniet wedding was that solemnized at the Pine Street Lutheran parsonage Saturday afternoon whenOliarles Mor ris, and Miss Mame Dent, of Blooms burg, were married by Kev. Or. Shin del. Both yoang people are well and favorably known here. The|groom is a teacher in the Colombia Oonnty sohools dropped. Their votes on the first bal lot should have been: ' For Leighow 3; Miles 2." Seoond ballot same con ditions existed exonpt that they oould vote for only one instead of two. Both Miles and Leighow had oarried the township and the votes of the dele gates should have been in the same ratio. The convention, he held, erred in continuing to vote for Billmeyer after he had withdrawn. It was con trary to all precedents, and closed by appealing to the convention to adhere to the rules and oustoms of the party, then whatever the result he would abide by it cheerfully. A nomination in any other way he would not have and it would have no value.} Dr. Barber and Frank L. Miles held to the same view and addressed the convention but the delegates rigidly held to their purpose and refused to aocept Billmeyer's withdrawal. It was at this point that excitemeut began to run high. Amid a storm of protest Miles' name was dropped, as oue hav ing received the least number of votes on the third ballot. The result then stood: Billmeyer, 8; Leighow, 14, and Oooper 6. There being no election on the fifth ballot Oooper was dropped under the rules, the result then being a tie of 14 votes betweeu Leighow and Billmey er. It therefore fell to the popular vote to decide which of the two should be the candidate The record showed that Leighow had reooived a totalgof 377 votes at the primaries and Bill meyer, 311. Mr. Leighow having the majority of the popular vote waa de clared the nominee for County Com missioner. For County Auditor Thomas Van Saut, Amandns Shultz and John G. Waite were named. Mr. Van Sant was nominated by aoolamatiou. A ballot taken showed that Mr. Waite had 9 votes and Ur. Shalt/. 19. Amandns Shultz, therefore, Willi Thomas Van Sant, was declared the nominee for Comity Auditor. Horace O. Bine and Lloyd Bomboy were plaoed io nomination for County Chairman. Horaoo O. Blue received 23 votes as against 4 for Mr. Bomboy and was, therefore, declared County Chairman. Resolntions were adopted by the con vention. These were in the maiu identical with those adopted by the Democratio Standing Committee at its recent meeting and printed In these oolomnu. They affirmed the principles and the platform of the Democratio party and recommeuded the enact ment of a fair ballot law, which shall provide for porsonal registration of voters. The following supplement waß offer ed by Mr. Long of Liberty township: Inasmuch as this Congressional Dis trict has been won over by the Re publican Party by an uuusually big majority, it behooves the Democratic Party to pot forth its best and strong est man in order to bring it back into line in 190(1: therefore be it resolved that this Convention eudorse Hon. Alexander Billmeyer, who so ably rep resented us in the 2nd Session of the 67th Congress, to be the candidate in this County in 1906, to represent us in the next Congressional Conference. Ou motion this rejolution was also adopted by the convention. Spirited addresses were made by Major O. P. Uearhart and Clarence Seidel, successful candidates, thanking the convention (or its sopport and predicting success for the ticket at the next eleotion. The following pere. na have been ohosen as members of tiiu Democratic Standing Committee of Montonr Coun ty for the ensning year: Anthony township—Franois Shetler and Reuben Jarrett. Cooper township—Philip Beyer and Alfred Bleoher. Derry township.—P. M. Cotuer and Frank Aoor. Liberty township.—William Bill meyer and E. H. Robinson. Limestone township. -E. J. Kalliet and F. 8. Welliver. Mahoning township.—Edward Rudy and Alfred Mellin. May berry township.—Johu W. Lore man and Jeremiah Vonght. Valley township.—Jonathan Fry and William H. Wintersteen. Washingtonville MoClellau Dielil and George Heddens. West Hemlook township.—Charles K. Boyer and Lloyd Bomboy. DANVILLE. First Ward.—Artlmr Jameson and S. M. Dietz. Second Ward.—Albert Kemmer and W. H. N. Walker. Third Ward. —Elias Maier and James Coleman. , Fourth Ward.—George Baoliinger and Miohael Mullen. Diocesan Charter Approved. Judge Hart on Saturday approved the charter of the incorporated trus tees of the Diocese of Harrisburg. The Incorporators are C. Laßue Mouaon and Allen J. Perley, of Williamaport, John G. Freeze.of Bloomsbarg, Jamos M. Lamberton, of Harrißburg, and C. M. Clement, of Sunbury. R. M. FARLEY ON BOARD OF HEALTH Robert Farley of the Foorth Ward is the new member of the Bo:ird of Health. President Qibson at a reg ular meeting of Council Friday night annoonoed that he had appointed Mr. Farley as a member of the Board of Health from the Fourth Ward to sao oeed Aaron Rookafeller, who tendered his resignation some months ago. Boroogh Solicitor E. S. (Jearliait oalled attention of Ooonoil to the Btatns of the Densberger damage Bait against the Borongh, which was supposed to have been compromised. Pursuant to the aotiou of uounoil at its last meet ing he had prooeeded to settle with Urs. Densberger acoording to the terms of nettlement, tendering two cheuks in payment, one for 112 100 in the form of damages and the other for SIU 45 rep resenting oosts. When the case WHS compromised it WBB understood that not only the olaim for past damages was satisfied, but also that the right of way on the ground was secnrod fnr the future. From this position the plaintiff has sinoe reoeded. The Bor ough Solicitor returned the two checks to Oonnoil, when on motion the order for the payment of the two oliecks granted at the previous meeting was ordered cancelled. The disagreement between Mrs. Densberger and the Bor ough, therefore, still remaius. On motion of Ur. Vaetiae, seconded by Mr. Boyer it was ordered that the proper bond to secure to Mary A Densberger the payment of any dam age that may be awarded to her against the Borough of Danville for construct ing, &o. ,a sewer througli her premises be exeouted by the Ohief Butgess and Secretary of the said Borongh and duly tendered to her aocording to law and that the said Seoretary of the Borough be further hereby duly authorized and empowered to make sncli tender and to serve any and all other notioes&u., that may be required by the law In the premises. A petition signed by a number of oitizens of Clinton and Day streets and Co-operative Court,Gulick's Addition was received asking that the arc light situated near the Borough line be re moved down near the water ping on Day street. Un motion the petition was referred to Committee on Light. A petition was also received from a number of oitizenß in the Third Ward calling attention to the long distance between the eleo'rio light at Hemlock and Chambers streets on Mill street, uearly 600 feet, leaving the inflection of Mill and Little Ash streets one of the darkest and most dangerous places in the Borough. An additional arc light therefore, was asked for at Mill and Little Ash streets. This petition was likewise referred to the Committee on Light. On motion of Mr. Sweisfort, it was ordered that one thousand dollars be paid to D. J. Rogers for work done on Mill street. Mr. Dietriah moved that the electrio light pole at the entranoe to the river bridge be removed to some other posi tion. Dr. Sweisfort seconded the mo tion. A vote was taken when the mo tion was lost. The following members were pres ent: Gibson, Dietrich,Jaoobs,Fe . cer maoher, Deitz, Boyer.Reifsnyder, Vas tine and Sweisfoit. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes (115.00 Labor on Sewer 234.61 A. M. Peters 63 John Keim 17.00 Oarl Hiloher 8.07 B. B. Brown 8.00 H. B. Patton 20.00 U. S. Express Co 66 WATER DEPARTMENT. P. H. Fonst * 78.90 Regular Employes 144.30 Welliver Hardware Co 05 90 A. M. Peters B 60 Amateurs Gives a Performance. The Big Amateur Minstrel Company will give their initial peiformance in the Danville Upera House, Saturday evening, June 10, at 8:16 o'clock. The cast is made up of well known young men of this city, who have de voted many weeks to preparation for this event. It was otiginally intended to play in St. Joseph's Hall, but ow ing to the unexpected demand for tiokets the Hall will be inadequate to accommodate all who wish to attend. In order to give everybody an oppor tunity to witness this display talent the management decided to en gage the Opera Honse for the date mentioned above. The price of ad mission lias been plaoed within the reaoh of a 11,26 cents to all parts of the house. An excellent program has been arranged, the rendition of whioli,com bined with the neat costumes display ed, will not fail to please all who at tend. Tickets whioh were sold for the performance in St. Joseph's Hall are good for admission to any part of the Upera House, Saturday evening. Work Started on Sunbury Bridge On Monday morning a number of men started the work of erecting the new bridge from the Island to the Northumberland shore and as soon as the atone work Is oompleted the wprk of erecting the bridge will be hurried to a rapid completion. The York Bridge Company has the contract and although it is specified that the bridge most be up open for travel by October first it will be completed before that time. FLOWER BOAT REACHES DANVILLE The beautiful boat laden with Hags aiul flowers cast adrift by Jackson Post and Woman's Relief Corps of Berwick on Memorial Day in honor o( the sail ors and marines who lost their lives iu the Rebelliou, has arrived at Danville and this morning laden witli a fresh cargo of flags and flowers will be re lanuched and sent onward to accoin pliali its mission. The boat, which is some seven feet loug, and very beaotifol, was boilt by the G. A. R. especially for Memorial Day purposes. It was decorated with flags and its hold completely tilled with flowers, after which with ap propriate ceremony it wan cast adrift on the Sasquehanna. Iu the boat was a bottle containing a note addressed to anyone, who might And the boat should it becomo stranded along its coorse, which reqoested that they im mediately set it adrift. The boat was first heard from at Catawissa where the Veterans added a note to the bottle, explaining tiiat it had come ashore there and been start ed oot anew on its nncertain cruise as reqoested by the Berwick Post. Ou Tuesday, jost one week after starting out, it was found by Edward Brent lyiug bpside down ou the bcaoli a mile or so above Danville. The flow ers and the flags were lost but the bot tle still remained containing the notes. Heury Aten, a member of Ooodrioh Post, No. 22, G. A. R.,hearing of the Bud caused the boat to be brought down to town. Assisted by his wife yesterday he collected a fresh lot of flowers, the ohoicest that could bo ob tained, and these thißmorniug will be plaoed iu the empty boat, which, doo orated anew with flags, will be turn ed adrift ou the Susquehauna. Anoth er uote hero will be added to the bot tle, explaining the miihap, which be fell the boat aud by whom it was re loaded with flowers and set adrift. Owing to the low stage of the river and the many obstacles which lie in the channel here the flower boat will be accompanied and guided down the stream as far as the riffles. The Berwick comrades will no doubt be pleased to hear from their boat in this way. Whether additional tidings will come later remains to be seen. Encampment of Veterans. READING, June 7.—The thirty ninth annual enampment of the De partment of Pennsyvlania, G. A. R., was formally opened here with a big campfire in the academy of musio last night. Thomas G. Sample,department oominander, presided. Mayor E. K. Geiber, delivered the address of welcome. General Thomas J. Stewart responding. Mrs. Irene Sample Blackwell.'of Kentucky, sang, and addresses were given by Comand er-in-Chief General William W. Black mar, of Boston; Past Commander-in- Chief General Louis Wagner, Colonel R. B. Beath, General J. P. S. Gobin and Past Department Commanders General John P. Taylor, Captain H. H. Cummings, James F. Morrison, Edwin Walton and others prominent in the organization. The business meetings of the encamp ment will be held this morning and afternoon and tomorrow morning. There are two candidates now ill the Held for department commander. They are I. Andrew Wilt, of Post 68, To wanda, aud Asa B. Steveus, Post 131), Scranton. There has been no opposition an nounced to the candidates of Andrew J. Lee, Post 20, Ha/.leton, for senior vice department commander, aud of William H. Green, Post 94, Philadel phia. for junior vice department com mauder. All judications point to the unanimous ie-electiou of the Rev. J. W. Sayers, D, D., to the otlioe of de partment cliapl.ij. Dr. Savers has b>)on elected thitty-three times, this being the iccord for any Grand Army office in the oouutiy. (Jnioutown is bjing boomed lor the 19011 reuuion,aud it is expected that Gettysburg will bo in the field. The Women's Relief Corps, depart ment of Peiinsyvlania, opened its twenty-seoond annual session iu the First Baptist church yesterday after noon. The session was devoted to the Brookville,Pa., Memorial home,while the eleutiou of officers will be held to day. Last night was largely given over to social events and reuuious. The Sixth cavalry, Eleventh cavalry aud Fiftieth infantry held their annual gatherings laßt evening. Showers Break Drought. The showers of Tuesday night fol lowed by the settled rain yesterday will prove very beneficial to the grow ing orops, espeoialiy the grass, which was beginning to suffer for the want of rain. There had been a long suocessiou of light showers, which kept the dust down aud rendered the atmosphere olear, so that town dwellers were not aware that dronght conditions were prevailing throughout the country. The latter faot is, however true, and just pre* ious to the preseut rain the farmers were despairing of the hay orop,while berries,potatoes, &o , wore badly in need of raiu in order to in sure anything like a full yield. The rain, however, came in time to help along the grass as well as all the oth er orops. After the war is over Japan will no doubt torn her attention to the inoul cation of modern ideas among the Chinese. NO. 29 HEARING TOOK PLACETUESDAY The hearing of the preliminary In junction of the State Hospital against the Danville and Sunbury Street Rail way Company took place before Judge Little Tuesday. The hearing brought out quite au array of legal talent, H. M. Hinckley and R. S. Ammerman reprosenting the plaintiff and Meßßra. Scarlet, Herring, Yetter, Witmer and Chalfant appearing for the defendants. The injunction involves the use of about three huudred feet of road of the East extension of Market street, known as the Danvt'.le and Catawissa road. The bill for the injunction was signed by the Superintendent of the Hospital aud Attorneys Hinckley and Amnieruiau. The defendants called attention to the tact that before the writ was ap plied (or the Attorneys for the Hospit al had notice that the part of the route lying on the extension of Market street was in process of abandonment by the electric railway company. The plaintiffs pnt in testimony Or. Meredith, George W. West.O. C. Yet ter, W. H. Clark, J. O. Snyder and J, H. Kase. Certain drafts and papers were also submitted in evidence. At 11 :30 court adjourned until 1:30 p. m. At the latter hoar the hearing of witnesses was resumed. Among those that appeared for the defendants were Peter Startzell.C. P. Hancock,Charles Ohalfant, and C. C. Yetter. Others called to the stand were Peter J. Burg er, L. M. Campbell, Samuel Guliok, * and William Mutciiler, the latter one of the Supervisors of Bush township. 'The testimony related to faots already well aired before the pnblio, yet there were occasionally developments that made the proceedings interesting. Sev eral tilts between the attorneys fur nished more or less spice during the day. It was 5 o'clock before the witnesses were all heard. At that hour Court adjourned until Wednesday, the 14th iust., when argument in the case will be heard. Extension of Sewer. The good effects of the boiough sew er are already being felt. It will be only a short time until all that portion of towu in which tho sanitary condi tions were considered bad, will be draiuod by the sewer and its exten tions. The sewer being laid on lower Hal berry street will rid tbe town of avast amount of polution. It is already near ly finished up as far as Ohnroh street, a distance of three squares from Mill street. The big extension itself be comes a sewer main with one arm ex tending up Churoh street to the rear of the Chrissie Wands property and the other down Churoh street to the D. L. &W. railroad track. A branch will also extend up the alley at the rear of Mill street North of Lower Mulberry,connecting with Cole's hard ware store, Field's restaurant, J. B. Cleaver's residence and with other properties nearby. In addition to the wide territory thus embraced most of the small sewers that drained into Blizzard's Run have been connected with the borough sew er as requested by the Board of Health. One of these alone, known as the Gear hart sewer, which comes down from Bloom street passing through the alley between Piue aud Ferry streeta.drains some twenty-five dwellings. All thii sewage which until recently ran into Blizzard's Run, iB now taken into tbe main sewer. City Hall, too, has been connected. Provision yet remains to be made for several dwellings and es tablishments which drain into Mahon ing Creek,after which, if the sanitary conditions are considered bad, it will not be because of deficient sewerage. Never Late at School. To Miss D. Mao Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oharles M. Hess, of Bloomsburg, a member of the 1905 graduating class of the Bloomsburg High School, belougs the honor of at tending school for eleven consecutive terms without even being late at a single session. She lias attended ever; day, both morning aud afternoon and has been to exaotly 3980 sessions of school with ont having been a minnte behind the time for the calling of the roll. This is an enviable reoord and one it is believed cannot he equalled any where in the State of Pennsylvania. Miss Hess, as well as her parenta, are very proud of the young woman's achievement in the search of educa tion. The yonng student, besides having been so punctual in her attendanoe at school, has also taken the honors of her class in the business course and intends togo still higher by taking a course of business and elooution at ■ school in Soranton. Pastor Moves in Farmhouse. Kev. G. O. Kunkle, the reoently elected pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, this oity, and of the Lutheran ohurches of Ridgeville and Qrovania, has removed his family here and haa taken up his residenoe in the dwelling house on Fred Plooh's farm, near Qrov auia,which is not occupied at present, Mr. Ploch having removed into Dan ville. Never in the history of Scranton haa female labor been more soaroe than at preseut. There is not one of the silk mills which is not running short handed. Some of the difficulty haa been due to the fact that the aiik in -1 dustry has grown so quiokly that it has outgrown the supply of femal* | help.
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