DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL LXXVI.
SOFT. GORDY
HABTHH BLANKS
Borough Superintendent Gordy has
received from the Department of Fac
tory Inspector the blauks for the Chil
dren's Employment Certificate, which
uuder the act of May 2, 1905, lie will
be required to fill out in all cases
where a minor betweeu fourteen and
sixteen years desires to enter employ
ment.
The blauks reveal at a glance the
immense amouut of work that is en
tailed upon the superintendent under
the uew law, which not ouly raises Ihe
age below which a child may not be
employed from 13 to 14 years, but
ohauges the whole mode of proced
ure. Considerable has already beau
printed oonodruiug the uew act but it
might prove instructive to review a
few of the points.
Under thu old law a minor between
the ages of 18 and 16 years might be
employed upon the presentation of a
certificate issued by a justice of the
peace covering the age,date and place
of birth aud showing also that the
said minor was able to read aiul write
simple seutences correctly.
The matter now is taken out of the
Justice's hands and Factory Inspector,
the Borough superintendent or princip
al teaoher. if in the country, becomes
the responsible party. The employ
ment certificate to be filled out re
quires the Factory Inspector, superin
tendent or teacher to cover uot ouly
he name, age,date and plaoe of birth,
but to state the color of the minor's
eyes, hair and complexion ; to give the
residence of the child and of the
child's parents aud to set forth wheth
er he thinks the minor will be physi
cally able to perforin the work requir
ed aud most give the name of the em
ployer aud the kind of the business,the
number and street aud location of the
plaut. The certificate must also set
forth that the minor is abiu to read
aud write aud that he has complied
with the educational laws of the com
monwealth.
Every request for certificate must be
accompanied with an age affidavit cov
ering age, hate and place of birth,
which must, be signed by the persou
making it and must be dated aud offic
ially signed by one authorized by law
to admiuister oaths. The age atlidavit
must iu turu be corroborated by one
of the following things:
Au official transcript from the pub
lic record of births.
Au official transcript from a rclig
ious record of birth, baptism or cir
oumoision.
A statement from tlio teacher of the
last school atteuded certifying that
said child has completed at least the
oourse of study required in the first
five years in the public schools or its
equivalent.
In the case of a foreign born child
recourse may be had to passenger man
ifest, passport or other official recoid.
As will be seen the new law has
many exjelleut provisions aud leaves
no loophole for those who may wish
to evade it.
Enjoyable Birthday Party.
The ninth birthday ot Master Peuu
Amesbury was celebrated Tuesday af
ternoou by a party given to a large
number of his young friends by his
parents, Mr. aud Mrs. ArthurO. Ames
bury at their home on Church street.
During tho afternoon the guests were
given a trolley ride to Paoles' woods,
where they remained for several hours
enjoying the country air and scenes of
the country. Upon their return elabo
rate refreshments were served. Master
Amesbury was the recipient of many
beautiful gifts aud hearty good wishes
for happy returns of the day.
Those present were: Masters .Tames
Hutchison, Dan Bleolier.Hogli Porsel,
Alfred Hummer, Hugh Harbor, Harold
Pursel, Arthur Keefer, Robert Am
mermau, John Taber,Lowis Williams,
Will tialdy, Will Manger, Arthur Pe
ters, Frank Swartz, Charles Jobboiu,
Hammet Barry, Charles Murray, Oscar
Dietz, Frank Sidler, Frauk Lunger,
Oharles Hancock, William West, Johu
Kiinerer, William Vastine, Ernost
Rouey, Lewis Lee, Alfred Patton, Earl
Mottern. Arthur Hullihoii, Sam Stein,
Warreu Hoddens, Frank Startzel, James
Evans, Herbert Wintorsteeii, Ralph
Jones, Frank Hoffmau, Roy Fonst aud
Maustin Davis.
A Card to the Public.
Hunter's Park has been leased by the
National Amusement Company of New
York and will l>e open June 24, 1905,
and will lie known as Pine Mt. Park.
Many elal>orate attractions and other
improvements are to lie made. The
Park is to made one of the most attract
ive spots in Central Pennsylvania and
special attention will IM> paid in securing
picnics, such as church gatherings, Sun
day schools, lodges and other gatherings.'
There will lie 110 amount of money spar
ed in making it the most pleasant pleas
ure resort in this section. The improve
ments outlined for Pine Mt. Park will
cost several thousand dollars when com
pleted. There will IM» music and dancing
every night. Busses will run every 20
minutes to the Park.
For time and arrangements apply to
J. McDonough. Park furnished to all,
and all welcome. There has l)een a new
kitchen built and equipped with three
large stoves and all other necessaries for
the comfort ot the picnics. Very resp.,
JOHN w. MCDONOUGH,
Business Manager.
CHARLES C. LODGE,
Treasurer.
P. S.—Apply early for terms to avoid
dates already arranged.
TAX RATE FIXED
AT EIGHT MILLS
Sewor extensions promise to be the
order of the day from now on. Two
additional petitions were presented to
the Borough Oooncil Friday. One
was signed by a dozen property own
ers ou the West Bide of Uill street,
Third Ward, respectfully asking that
the Borough build a sewet for the use
of the abutting properties through the
alley west of Mill street to connect
with the large sewer passing down
Secliler'H ran. The siguers were as
follows: J. B. Cleaver, John H. Goes
er,P. O. Murray & 2on, S, Y. Thomp
son, M. D., Lawis Titel, S J. Welli
ver, George K. Smith, P. P. Swentek,
O. 8. Lyon, Elias Maier, 9. Dreifuss
and Frank Jameson.
On motion the petition was referred
to til.) Committee on Sewers.
A petition was also received from
Samuel Werkheiser. J. Doster's Sous
and Ueorge S Tillsou askiug that the
sower being constructed be extended
from Lower Molberry street to Bloom
street through the alley joiniug prop
erties of Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith, Sa
muel Workheiser, Charles Hauver and
others and that the Biguers bo per
mitted to counect with the same.
The latter petition was also referred
to the Committee on Sewers.
A communication was received from
Borough Soiioitor Gearhart stating
that ho has finally succeeded iu effect
ing a settlement iu the case of Dens
berger vs. the Borough of Danville
and euclosiug a release aud a deed for
right of way, which the Solicitor sug
gested be reoorded in the Recorder's
office. The Solicitor's report showed
that 1120.45 have been disbursed for
damages aud costs iu the oase
Cn motion the Solicitor's action in
the premises was approved by Council
and liis suggestions as to recording
deed, &c., were ordered carried out.
Ou motiou it was decided that the
Borough tax rate be fixed at 8 mills,
the same as last year.
Ou motiou it was ordered that the
Street Commissioner exercise a close
watch over the streets where torn up
for the construction of the trolley
tracks and see to it that thoy are put
iu as good a conditiou a * they were
before work began. Much objection
was urged against the use of oinder
and ashes in repairing the streets by
the trolley companies. Liuiestoue was
recommended.
Mr. lieifsnyder biouglit up the sub
ject of garbago auil ash oaim, which he
tbouglit ought to be installed along
Mill Btreet to assist in enforcing the
garbage law. He quoted prices, which
showed that cauH oould be bought at
|I.BO apiece or at $21.60 per dozeu. Ou
motion of Mr. Boyer, seconded by Mr.
Keifsnyder, it was ordered that one
dozen garbage oaiiß be parobased, and
installed at intervals along Mill street.
Ou motion the Market Master was
instructed to euforco the ordiuuuce,
which permits the vendors to occupy
ou the sidewalk only « space eight
feot by three feet along the curb. It
was the seuse of Oounoil that those at
teudius the curb stone market occupy
moro space than is allotted to them.
Ou motiou it was ordered that mar
ket he held ou Monday, July Brd, in
view of the faot that Tuesday follow
ing, the regular market day, is July
4th,when the streets will be too much
crowded to permit the holding of mar
ket.
Tho letter of President J?ruesdale to I
J. H. Goeser relative to the drainage
uuisauce iu the canal, which was priut- 1
ed iu these columns, was read before
Council last night.
011 motion it was ordered that the
Secretary notify President Trnesdale
that the Sewer Committee of Council
and representatives of the Board of
Trade are ready to meet representa
tives of the D. L. & W. Railroad Com
pany at any time relative to abating
the canal nuisance.
On motion it was ordered that four
extra policomen be employed at $2 per
day to serve on the Fonrth of July.
Wesley Hollobaugh and Lewis Wray,
members of the Washiugtou Hose Com
pany, appeared before Council asking
that a system of ropairs be made to
place their building in a sanitary con
dition. On motion it was ordered that
bids bo invitod for such repairs as are
needed. The Building Committee
will deoide what is necessary.
Mr. Goeser oalled attention to the
daugerous coudition of the P. & R.
crossing at Ceuter street, describing
two uarrow escapes which occurred
there during the past week. Ou mo
tion it was ordered that the P. & R.
Railroad Company be requested to in
stall a watchman at the Center street j
crossing aud to place an electric bell ;
at each of the other crossings in the '
Borough where there is no watchman, j
The following members were present 1
at Council Friday night: Reifsiiyder,
Vastine, Sweisfort, Gibson, Hughes,
Magill, Boyer, Dietz, Jacobs. Goeser 1
and Fenstermacher.
The following bills were approved
for paymeut:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Kegul.r Employes $115.00
Standard Gas Co 2.66
Edward Longer 80.00
; S*. Joseph's Church 80.00
Harry Patton aO.OO
Labor on Sawer 208.94
Harman Rupp 1.00
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Regular Employes $137.00
P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 161.06
Curry & Co 215.21
Franklin Boyer 26.70
P. H. Fonst 59.85
Standard Gas Oo 8.60
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"PLXDQKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO IIIW AHi lilW Wft IWATi W ABB W MAI BUU Aw
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1905
OVERHEAD CROSSING
VOTED DOWN
The residents of Gearhart township
Saturday put the stamp of deep dis
approval on the overhead crossing at
the Pennsylvania tracks,on Mill street
South of the river bridge. Purtuaut
to the special notices sent out a melt
ing took place at which only four
votes were cast in favor of the over
head crossing while seventy one votes
were reoorded against it.
The meeting took place at the usual
voting place between the hours of 6
and 8 o'clook. The special notices stat
ed that the overhead crossing would
be discussed and a vote would be tak
en to reveal the sentiment of the citi
zens of the township. The sequence,
however, showed that the electors had
attended to the detail of disoussion
before the eleotion aud when they ar
rived at the meeting it was with their
minds unalterably made up. Few made
much of a stay. They came by twos
aud threes aud in groups of .half a
dozen, quietly deposited their votes
aud retired
A special election hoa'd was sworn
in consisting of the two supervisors,
P. G. Baylor and G. M. Richards, A.
D. Myerly,Edward Hummer and H. J.
Bird. The plaus for the overhead cross
ing were on exhibition at the eleotion
booth and wore examined by nearly
all who voted. The plans, while made
by the railroad company, were pro
cured from the Danville and Suubury
Trolley Company,to which,along with
estimates of cost, they had been sub
mitted by the Pennsylvania people ask
iug that they be adopted.
The people of Gearhart township,
therefore,had meaus of knowiug what
they were voting for. The great length
of the ovorhead work aud the height
at which it will have 'to be carried
seems to constitute the prinoipal ob
jection. The estimated cost is about
127/000. Of this the Peuusylvania
Kailroad Company is willing to as
sume 115,000. The plaus for inspec
tion were piocured from the trolley
company by the township with the
consent of the railroad company.
The voting coutiuued from C» to 8
o'clock. Promptly at the lattor hour
the polls were declared closed aud the
vote was caiefully counted, the result
being as above stated—four for and
ueventy-one against au overhead cross
ing.
House Struck by Lightning.
During the thuuder storm last even
ing about six o'olock the residouce of
(tarry Redding, No. 218 Koust street,
was struok by lightuing and the family
severely shocked.
| Mr. Redding was sitting on his back
porcli. His sou Harry, aged 17, was |
about to luave the yard with a wheel
barrow and was approaching the sooth
side of the house when his father sug
gested that he go around the north
side iu which direction he had just
started, when the lightniug stroke oc
curred passing around the house from
the east, tearing away a portion of the
porch roof, splitting one ot the posts,
ripping up part of the floor, and scat
tering pieces in all directions.
By acting on his father's advice and
taking tho opposite side of the house
the young man undoubtedly saved his
life. Mr*. Redding who was in the
rear room was shocked, her first im
pression beiug that she had been shot.
The lightniug affected Mr. Reddiug
more than any other member of the
family,as he was ouly eight feet from
where tlie bolt eutered the house. One
leg was nearly deprived of sensation
and (or two hours afterward was numb.
Jacob Winters, who wa* in the rear
of a lot on tho opposite side of the
Htroet,was knocked down by the shook.
River Bridge Lighted up.
The bridge was lighted up last night
for the first, a convenience which was
much appreciated under the darkness
of the cloudy rainy skies.
Each of tho posts contained two elec
tric light bulbs, with the exception of
the two on each abutment,which were
not lighted. Superintendent West ex
plained to a representative of the News
that> the remaining lights at each end
would be in service by Saturday night.
A pressure of work along some other
lines aud a shortage of material are
given as the reasons why the lights are
not all on at present.
The long row of bright lights as seen
from either eud on approaching the
bridge sets the structure off very nice
ly while the light shed on each side
walk although not of remarkable bril
! lianoy.yet is quite sufficient for walk
j iug, enabling oue to avoid obstacles
I and to recognize acquaintances.
heaviest Rain of Season.
I Tho rain yesterday oalled a halt 011 j
, the several improvements under way
about town,although it was very time-
I ly and mjst highly appreciated by the
farmers. A finely developed wheat
| crop and a good yield of hay with pos
! sibly the exception of clover is assur
ed.
j One of the heaviest showers of tho
i season visited this section last even
, iug. It came from the West about 6
o'clock culminating in a downpour,
which ' oveitaxed the spoutiug and
made a river of Mill street where pav
ed. The raiu covered a wide area and
was if possible heavier at Washiugtou
ville than at Danville. Like the show
ers which preceded it during the day
the raiu was onaccompauied by wind
or by any marked electrioal manifesta
tion. It was of the sort to accomplish
1 the greatest amount of good to the
growing crops with the least amount
1 of damage possible to tbe farmer.
LOCAL TEAM'S
FINE GAME
lu a close, well played game of base
ball, the Danville team defeated the
Cuban Giants at DeWitt'i Park Tu
e day afternoon. The oontest from
start to fluish was intensely interest
ing and exciting.
Danville went into the game deter
mined, if possible,to redeem Monday's
defeat. The Giants also had evidently
made up their minda to win, and had,
therefore, pot Bess, one of their best
pitchers into the box. They put op a
fast,clean ball in a way that wbb hard
to beat.but the locals were iu uo wise
behind in their determination or their
exeontiou as was shown by the gilt
edged ball they pat on exhibition
throughout the nine innings.
The game was opened brilliantly for
the Giants by Williams the big lirst
baseman who drove a clean hit to the
outiield on the first ball delivered.
But this speedy opening was not fol
lowed by any other hits or runs until
Ihe liflh inning when four pretty sing
les netted two tallies for the looal
team. Iu the seoond half of the fifth
the Cuban Giutß made their ouly
score. Iu the seventh Danville made
one more tally from two hits. Mo scor
ing w one in the two last iunings.
The score:
DANVILLE A. A.
R. H. O. A. E.
Gosh, if 0 1 a 0 0
Clayberger, of 0 2 1 0 0
Yerriok, 2b 0 0 8 8 1
Koss, 8b 0 0 1 8 0
Hummer, lb 0 1 12 0 0
Logan, ss 11 1 4 0
Keilly, rf 0 0 1 0 1
Edgar, o 2 u 6 0 0
Coutts, p 0 1 0 2 0
8 0 27 12 2
CUBAN GIANTS.
R. H. O. A. E.
Williams, lb 0 1 11 0 0
Gordon, 8b 0 2 2 1 0
Satterlield, ss 0 0 0 1 0
Galloway. If 0 0 1 0 0
Kelley, cf 1 0 2 0 0
Barnes, 2b 0 1 4 8 1
Bradley, o 0 18 10
Loyus, rf 0 0 1 0 0
Bess, p 0 0 0 4 0
1 5 27 10 1
Danville 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 o—3
Cuban Giauis 0 0001000 0-1
Three base hits Barnes. Struok out
by Bess S; by Oouttß, 6. First base on
called balls, off Bess 2; off Coutts "1.
Time 1 hour and 28 minutes. Umpire
Jones.
Northumberland Republican.
Tlio Republican primaries will b
held iu Northumberland couuty next
Saturday afternoon from fonr to seven
o'clock. The return judges will meet
at the Court House, Sunbury, on Mon
day to compute the returiiß and name
the ticket. The Republicans use the
systom of Crawford oounty, and the
man with the highest vote wins. There
are two candidates for ooauty treasur
er, Emanuel Malick of Shamokin and
Robert Unir of Ut. Caimel. Oil Bor
rows,of Sunbury,has the Prothonotary
nomination, as there are no other can
didates. There are four candidates for
County Commissioner: George W.
Raudenbush, of Mt. Carmel; Cooper
A. Tharp of Coal township; Harvey
Wen/.el of Montandon. B. L. Evans of
Mt. Carmel is the only candidate for
the office of mine luspeotoraud Dr. C.
R. Holshue, of Shamokiu.has the raoe
for coroner all to himself. There are
three oaudidates for oounty auditor—
J. E. Deveraux of Coal township; C.
K. Morganroth and Win. J. Thomas of
Shamokin. The latter is a member of
the present board.
riany Questions are Asked.
An inquiry repeatedly made by per
sons attracted to the river by the im
provements under way is what the
Couuty Commissioners propose to do
with the unsightly spot for whioli they
are responsible, lying just west of the
bridge approaoh aud whioii takes on a
worse appearance day by day as the
improvements all around it approach
completion.
The Commissioners will disooverthat
unless they wish to ignore publio
sentiment altogether they will have to
fix up this spot. They have already
sold the dingy looking tool house
whioli marks the site and whioli will
be removed iu a short time. Beyond
this nothing oau be learned concerning
the plans.
The County Commissioners of North
umberland and Montour County are
jointly responsible for this little pieoe
of publio property audit would seem
strange that with two aounties to pay
the bill a nice retaining wall oould
not be built, after which a little fill
ing op would oomplote the work.
New Express Wagon.
Horaoe Bennett, driver lor Adams'
Express Compauy here, has been fur
nished with a new wagon, whioli is
attractive in appearance and possesses
several points of superiority over the
old. It has a four standard top—is
lighter than the old wagon and is
equipped with a brake. It was unload
ed from the oars Saturday afternoon.
The old wagon was immediately load
ed aud the same oar whioli brought the
nnw wagon took the old one baok to
the Company's headquarters.
Foot Injured.
Borough Eleotrioian Jones walks
with a decided limp as the result of
au Injury sustained while adjusting
the engine at the Borough light plant
on Saturday. A heavy pieoe fell on
his foot mashing one of his toes. He
is still able to attend to Ills duties as
eleotrioian.
ADJOURNED MEET
ING OFTRHSTEES
The Trustees of the Hospital (or the
Inaaue held an Rejourned Meeting at
the Institution Tuesday, the follow
ing members of the board being pres
ent : Messrs. H. M. Sohooii, W. L.
Oouger of Danville, Hon. Alexander
Billmeyer of WasliingtunTille, Hon.
M. H. Kulp of Shamokin. W. F. Shay
of Watsontown, and Dr. Shoemaker of
Wilkesbarre. Philip H. Johnson of
Philadelphia, aioliiteot for tiie temp
orary buildings to be ereoted at the
Hospital here and wlm accompanied
the appropriations committee of the
State Legislature on its visit to the
Danville inetitntion last winter, was
also present at the meeting of Trasteeß
yesterday. Trnman Rietmeyer of Will
iampsort, arohiteot for the fonr new
buildings ereoted at the institution
last year, was also at the Hospital yes
terday looking op the prospects for
future work.
On the 10th inat. when thetlrst meet
ing was held,none of the plans for the
new work were completed. At the ad
journed meeting yeßterday Architect
Johnson submitted the plans for the
temporary buildings and these were
approved by the Trustees. The loca
tion and number of these temporary
strnotures, which are to be one-story
high, 300 feet long and 31! feet wide,
were not fully agreed upon by the
Trustees at yesterday's meeting.
The plans for the light and power
plant are not yet oompleted, which was
something of a disappointment to the
Trustees, who realize the necessity of
an early beginning in order to insure
the completion of the plant in time
for use next winter. Mr. Johnson as
sured the Board of Trustees that he
would have the plans ready to submit
at an early day.in plenty of time to
admit of the completion of the plant
before winter.
The architect is a brother-in law of
Israel W. Durham of the Durham-Mc-
Niokol contract firm of Philadelphia.
The Trustees yesterday were qnite
favorably impressed with Mr. John
son's ability as au architect and ex
pressed themselves as oonfldent that
the new work designed by him wonld
oonform with the best standards.
Mossrs. C. P. Hanoock.W. A. Heller
and O. a. Yetter.Esq. ,of the Danville
and Sunbnry Street Railway Company
met the Trnßteea while at the Hospital
yesterday on business relating to the
injunction against the trolley com
pany, which was argned before Judge
Staples at Danville last week. The
Trustees made a proposition looking
to the briugiug of the trolley track
from the Borough line up to the Hos
pital entrance, which the trolley com
pany is holding under brief considera
tion.
Robbed on Train.
A bold hold-np of a Reading brake
man is reported from Allenwood. The
brakeman, whose name is not given
out,was made to give op all the change
lie-had, about |4, and then compelled
to jump from It is train.
The hold-ap oocurred near Allen
wood, abont tweuty miles south of
Williamsport, late Saturday night.
The brakeman was on a north-bound
freight train, and was out on top of
the cars. ■ Snddeuly he waß approach
ed by two men who commandod him
to throw np his hands, and he had no
alternative. Then he was compelled
to give up all the money he had with
him. Fortuuately be had only ibout
four dollars in his pockets at the time.
Thia done, the men atepped back and
commanded: "Mow yon get off the
train aa quiok as yon oan."
The brakeman coold not realize that
they intended to enforce such a de
mand at Brat, but he waa soon given
to understand that they meant it, and
he had to orawl down the ladder of
the oar and make the leap. Fortunate
ly the train was not running at a rapid
rate at the time, and he alighted in
safety. Then, getting liis hearings as
well aa poeaible, he made his way to
Allenwood atation. Later he caught
another train and went to Williams
port. What booame of the robbers is
not kuown. It is quite likely that they
jumped from the train themselves far
ther on, before the disappearance of
the brakie waa noticed,and made their
eßoape.
The Centre Street Crossing.
The Borough Oounoil at its last meet
ing took op the matter of the Center
street orossing of the P. & R. Rail
way, which the members of Oonnoil
consider very dangerous. The Secre
tary of the Borough was instructed to
write to the P. & R. Railway Com
pany apprising them of two aocidents
which were narrowly averted at that
point last week and requesting that a
watohman be installed at the crossing
and that electrio bells be placed at the
other crossings of the P. & R. Rail
way in town where there are no watoh
raen.
Soeretary Patton wrote to President
George F. Bair as direoted aud yester
day a notn came in reply which ac
knowledged receipt of the letter and
stated that the matter had been refer
red to Mr. A. T. Dice, Ueneral Super
intendent, who wonld give It proper
atteution.
Preparing to Decorate.
Johu H. Bangert & 00., decoiators,
have opened headquarters for flags,
bonting, &0. , at 303 Mill street. The
goods are not yet all unpacked, bat
there are many handsome flags, of all
qualities and sizes.along with bnnting
galore. The firm did decorating at
Milton and at Williamßport.
TO HOSPITAL
ENTRANCE
The proposition made.by the Trus
tees of the Hospital to the Danville
and Snnbury Street Railway Company
relative to location uf track has boen
accepted by the latter and work will
now proceed along new lines.
Under the agreement the trolley com
pany withdraws its exceptions to the
vacation of the road between a couple
of hundred feet this side of the Bor
ough line and the oulvert over the can
al at the Hospital entrauoe. At the
same time the Hospital trustees with
draw the injunction granted by the
Uontour County Court against the
Danville and Suubury Street Raitway
Company. The latter company con
sents to remove a couple hundred feet
of track laid botween where the new
road branches off and the eastern line
of the Borough aud is given permission
to lay its track immediately along the
road relocated, which follows close
along tha canal on the south aide.
It was learned from the trolley com
pany yesterday that work on the ex
tension will begin at once and the
track carried from tho Borough up to
the Hospital entrance. It will not be
neaessary to wait until the uew wagon
road is built before constructing the
trolley line,as permission is given the
company to lay its tracks at once and
of raising or lowering it according to
grade later on.
Owing to the additional work in
volved in oarrying the track to the
Hospital entrance the oompany will
have to abandon the idea of rnnning
oars on any part of its line by Satur
day. It was stated yesterday that the
company will make a stroug effort to
have cars running between the Hospit
al and the Southern end of the river
bridge by July 4th.
Mr. Truesdale's Prompt Reply.
Our Borough Counoilmen are entitl
ed to oredit for the vigor with which
they are fighting the canal nuisance.
The D. L. & W. Canal Company has
sliowu that it appreciates how great a
nuisance the old canal is and indicat
ed that it is Willing to co-operate with
the Borough in wiping the old water
way out of existence. There is. how
ever, the usual amount ofofiloial form
ality and things move slowly. Condi
tions, bad enough,now threaten before
the reason is over to baoome well nigh
intolerable aud Council wants no de
lay. Pursuant to the action of Coun
cil Seoretary Pal ton wrote a straight
forward letter to the D. L. & W. Com
pany, whioh brought a prompt reply
from President Truesdale yesterday.
Mr. Pattou's letter was as follows:
W. H. Truesdale,
President of D. L. & W. R. R. Co.,
New York City.
Dear Sir: Your letter of the fith iust
addressed to Mr. John H. Ooeser,Pres
ident of the Board of Trade, has been
handed to me to make a reply to the
same. I beg to advise you that the
Sewer Committee of Council and a
committee from the Board of Trade
are ready to moet the proper repre
sentatives of your company regarding
the abating of thennisance now exist
ing in your old caual property running
through the oenter of our town. Will
you kindly set a time aud place for
this meeting. If you are in a position
to take this matter up at an early date
the same will be greatly appreciated,
as this old canal is oertainly in a very
bad oondition aud at no part of it is it
worse than about a square east and
west of our main business street. This
is very bad and as we are trying to
improve onr town in almost every oth
er way. It Is very disoouraging to face
anything like this right in the center
of our town.
Following is Mr. Truesdale's reply;
Mr. H. B. Patton,
Seo'y Borough of Danville.
Dear Sir : Your letter of the 17th Inst
dnly received. I liavo referred it to
our Chief Engineer M. L. Bush of Ho
boken, asking him to arrange either
direct with you or through his divis
ion engineer, Mr. Ray, of Scrauton,
for a oonferouce such as you ask for.
Yours truly,
W. H. Truesdale, President.
It is believed that a oonference be
tween representatives of different bod
ies interested oan soon be arranged,
after whioli effective measures will be
adopted relieving the town of the oan
al nuisance. Council is willing to do
its part.and if the owners will assume
the piping the Borough will attend to
the old water way in other respects
eveu to the extent of filling it np
along certain portions of its oourse.
Boy Painfully Injured.
Porter, soil of John Hurley, Upper
Mulberry straet, met with a painful
aooident last evening. He fell from a
olierry tree in his father's yard, on
his way down striking some nails
which had been driveu into a tree for
another purpose. One of liia legs was
lacerated very badly, Dr. Paules, who
was oalled, finding it necessary to in
sert eight stiohes.
More Relief Associations.
One of the results of the Four Ooun
ty Kiremen's Convention at Ashland
last week will be the organization of
relief associations In towns and bor
onghs where such does not exist. These
associations are entitled to a pro rata
share of the tax paid to the State by
the foreign insnranoe companies. The
money is nsed for the benefit of fire
men injured while on dnty or for the
relief of their families in case of death
while fighting fires.
ERWIN HUNTER
BADLY BITTEN
Dewey, a large Newfoundland dog,
with an uuisavory reputation for fero
ciousness, committed a terrible as
sault upon his owuer, Eiwin Huuter,
last night aud as the result paid the
penalty with his life.
Dewey was not a pure Newfound
land,and to his mongrel nature was
tributed his vicious qualities. He was
a good watch dog, but was uusafe to
be at large eveu on his master's prem
ises. He was therefore kept chained
most of the time. When he happened
to get loose those who understood the
situation generally climbed into nafe
positions. The dog had a long list of
atrocities to his credit, only a week or
so ago making an attack upon a boy
uamed Vau Horn, employed about
the livery stable, which 6ent him to
the doctor's for treatment. When
angered, the dog seemed to be govern
ed by the instiucts of a wild beast
and he was apt to spring for his vic
tim's throat. Upon Charles Hunter,
who came unexpectedly upou him in
the stable recently the dog made an
assault, missing his throat, however,
aud seizing in his toeth instead his
coat collar, which was buttoned under
his ohin. The dog was formerly own
ed by Joseph Smith, the butcher and
was even then knowu as vicious and
dangerous.
Last ovening Mr. Hunter unchained
the dog for the purpose of giving him
some water. All went well until the
liveryman went to chain the dog. Tak
ing him by the collar Mr. Huuter was
in the act of snapping the chain into
the ring when the dog with all his
savage nature aroused sprang upon
him. The mau endeavored to hold him
off by the collar, but the frantic dog
seized his left arm sinking his tusks
deep into tho flesh and biting him re
peatedly between the elbow and wrist.
Mr. Hunter realizing that the dog
would fight to the fiutsh called for
help, but before assistance came he
was badly bitten not only upon the
arm but upon both knees, aud other
parts of the body.
The savage brute was literally over
powered by numbers. He was iu a
mood to kill anyone that he could
reaoh and it was deoided to put an end
to his career ou the spot.
The coutents of one pistol were
emptied into him without producing
death ; several shots from another re
volver failed to do the work, when a
shot gnn was produced, which inflict
ed his quietus.
Mr. Hunter was taken to the office
of Dr. P. C. Newbaker, who cauteriz
ed aud dressed the wouuds.
Arranging for Conference.
People desiring to attend the Kagles
More Bible conference botween July
and 12 may obtain card orders for re
duced railroad ratOß. The speakers
this year iuolode the following: Rob
ert W. Holers, Ph. D., D. D , Rev.
John F. Carson, D. D.. Bishop Ru
dolph Dobs. D. D.,IJ L. D.,and Rev.
Charles E. Hurlbuit, director ot Afri
can Inland Mission.
The natural attractions of Eagles
Mere are known here and doubtless
mauy will take the opportunity of en
joying their onting at a time when
they may hear the noted speakers men
tioned. The program includes address
es mornings and evenings, leaving the
afternoon for recreation.
Upon payment of s'2 for registration
fee one may gain admission to the ses
sions and get reduced rates at the ho
tels ranging from eight dollars to four
teen for the conference.
The Portable Saloon.
The portable saloon in Freeland must
go,according to the decree of the Tax
paver's Association, and as a result,
seven bottlers were oirested Tuesday
and obliged to give bond for appear
ance at next term of court.
There are now fifteen beer venders
arrested on charge of violating the li
cense law. The men nrrested ate for
the most part employes of brewers, who
sent teams into the mining villages.
These drivers sold beer and whiskey
by the bottle or keg from the wagon,
and none held an individual license.
The business was growing to such
proportion that on payday at the mines
the number of beer wagons lined up in
some villages was as great as the num
ber of houses. Coal and iron police,
have repeatedly been oidored to drive
them oat, bat with little success.
Temperanoe people have drummed at
the coal companies to stop the tratlio
with the same result. Distriot Attor
ney Jones, urged by the taxpayers,
has taken a hand and is determined to
make a clean job of it.
For Congress.
Wm. H. Rhawn, Esq.,of Ontawissa,
is being prominently spoken of as a
candidate for Congress in this district
and it is said npon good authority that
Ur. Rhawn is not advorse to entering
the field. He is one of Columbia Coun
ty's foremost attorneys and is a staunch
Demoorat. As to his ability to fill tho
position he is fTilly qualified in evory
particular.— Bloomsburg Daily.
The Shamokln-Sunbury Trolley.
The electrio railway connecting Sun
bury and Shainokin, is declared to be
advanced to a point where all that re
mains neoessary is the securing of a
few rights of way, before the work of
construction may be started. Five
hundred men will he put to work with
in sevetal weeks. This in the declara
tion that was made in Shamokiu on
Saturday.
NO. 31
RURAL 'PHONES
ARE INSTALLED
Some thirty 'phones are already in
stalled on the rural system between
Strawberry Kidge, .Jerseytown, White
Hall ami Exchange, and although con
nection is not yet established with the
United system the subscribers are eu
ablod to talk with each other over the
wide territory embraced by the above
named towns.
At present the subscribers aro fa
miliarizing themselves with ttie use of
their 'phones. They have a good bit
to learn, as'they are all at present on
the same pair of wire* and their calls,
a combination of shorts and longs, as
may be imagined, are a little confus
ing. It will come all right in a short
time, however, and the ocoupants of
any particular houso will distinguish
their own call readily enough from
the number of others that pass over
• the same pair of wires.
In a very short time all the arrange
ments will be perfected whereby the
rural 'phone can connect with the
United system and residents of the
county as far ott as Exchange oan talk
to Danville, Bloomsburg aud other
points. This will bo a luxury, indeed,
appreciated alike by the residents of
Daaville aud those of the northern end
of the county, who have always been
without the advantages of telegraph
or telephone communication.
The full advantages when connection
is made were well illustrated by an
incident which occurred on the rural
sytsem tho other night. A valuable
horse belonging to J. A. Essick, was
taken very sick and the services of a
skillful veterinarian were wanted im
mediately. Mr. Kssick's first impulse
was to send some one post haste to
Danville or Bloomsburg for a veteri
narian, but ho happended to think of
his new telephone aud he quickly devis
ed a means for reaching Bloomsburg.
Among tho subscribers of the rural
'phone at Jerseytown is Dr. Shumau,
who, also has a United 'phono in the
house. He called up the physician who
in compliance with Mr. Essick's re
quest went to the other 'phono aud
called up the Bloomsburg voterinary.
The latter left instantly for Mr. Es
sick's aud notwithstanding the long
distance arrived there before daylight
and administered to the sick horse,
which recoverod. As au object lesson
the above incident appeals very strong
ly to the farmers aud none are inclin
ed .to rogiet that they have installed
a 'phone.
Another Awning is Removed.
The property owners certainly merit
praiso for tho manner in which they
take hold of sidewalk improvement on
Mill street. Over considerably more
than one-half of the street the pave
ments are finished. The repairs in ev-
I cry instance are in skillful and re
sponsible hands. The work is nowhere
slighted and the broad twelve foot
sidewalks artistically finished gives our
paveJ street au appearance that com
pares favorably with our larger cities.
Yesterday the wooden awning was
taken down from in front of the Gold
smith building occupied by R. L.
Marks' clothing store. W. L. Sidler's
tine flag stone pavement' is completed
at Mill and East Market street. Work
yesterday was boguu on the new flag
stone pavement adjoining belonging to
tho David Clark estate, in front of the
building occupied by. Dr. I. H. Jeu
nings. A pavement to match will be
laid in front of J. D. Gosli's drag
store, stone for which have already
been unloaded on tho spot. Among
other pavements that have been ex
tended outward to conform with the
relocation of the curbing brought
about bv street paving is the hand
some concrete sidewalk in front of the
Scarlet rosidenco, which was complet
ed a few days ago.
Cloud Burst at Troy, Pa.
South bound trains ou the Pennsyl
vania road wero several hours late yes
terday morning owing to a stretoh of
track, west of Look Haven,being wash
ed away by high water.
Dispatches from np the road indloate
that maoh damage was dooe.
A oloudburst at Troy, Pa.. Tuesday
night flooded the village and did great
damage. The town is on two branches
of Bugar Creek. Both branches over
flowed their banks and two bridges
spanning them wero swept away.
A tonnery and extensive lumber
sheds, a furniture store, livery stable
and a carriage storehouse wore wash
ed from their foundations and wreok
ed.
Evergreen, live miles from Pittsbur
WHS the scene of another cloudburst
Tuesday evening. Girty's Run rose
twenty feet in twenty minutes, The
torrent poured through Milvale and
Sharpsburg, carrying otf stables and
workshops, weakening the foundations
of bridges and covering street oar
tracks several feet deep. The flood
poured into a number of basement
kitchens where [families were eating
snpper,forcing them to leave the meal
to save their lives. Hundreds fled to
higher ground but the flood quickly
subsided.
O. B. Sweitzer has now completed
the concrete work at the new wing
wall at the bridge approach. The next
step will be to erect a gin pole for the
purpose of lifting the two top ooarges
of stone over from tho wing wall flrat
built to the oonoreta wail. The onrb
ing is also reset from the end of the
ooncrete wall to the building line oil
Front street. The oiiange altogether
carries with it a big improvement,
which even at this stage of the work
is perceptible. It will be some day*
until the work is completed.