DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL. LXXVI.
6. A. R. PICHIC
OH AUGUST 12
The G. A. K Picuio of the Susque
hanna Diitricl will again be held at
Edgewood Park, Shaiuokin, this year
and will take place on Saturday, Au
gust lttb.
Tbe time and place of holding the
plonlo was decided upou in this city,
Saturday, when a meeting of the Cum
mittee of Arrangements took place in
Q. A.H. Hall VI a o'clock in the af
ternoon. The following members of
*4l© Committee were present: William
M. Heddeus, President, aud Jacob U.
'•r Viler, Secretary, of the Association ;
J. W. Caldwell,of Milton; and George
W. Sterner, of Bloomsburg.
Some seventeen Posts are embraced
In the Association taking iu the fol
lowing towm: Watsontowu, Miltou,
Northumberland, Lewisbarg, Mifflin
burg, Sunbury.Sliaiuokiu, Mt. Curuiel,
Bloomsburg, Oatawisaa, Berwick, and
Danville.
The annual outing as usual will be
in tbe form of a basket picnic and will
be open to everybody. A special train
Will be run from Danville, with fare
for round trip iucludiug trolley to
Edge wood Park, one dollar.
There will be noted speakers ou hand.
Among tlioae present will be Depart
ment Commauder aud Staff. The plans
are all laid to secure a large atteud
anoe. The exoursiou tram will be run
from Danville this year and will be
for the benefit of Uoodrioh Post, No.
32, G. A. R. If proper terms cmi be
made a band will boemployed iu Dan
ville, in which eveut it will accom
pany the excursion train.
The G. A. K. Picnic of the Siifque
hanna Distiict is held annually, the
preieat being the third year in succes
sion that it has bieu held iu Edge
wood Park. They are always success
ful aud well attended affairs.
Dr. Eveland Elected President.
Rev. Dr. Eveland, of Bloomsburg,
who was teudered tiie Presidency of
Dioklnsou Seminary, Williamsport, a
little more than a month ago by the
old Board of Directors, but who with
held au aooeptauce of the same, wus
Monday agaiu eleoted by the present
directors. Of his aoceptauce now there
li no ledger a doubt,as the authorities
by whom he has been olioseu are at
the beginning, not the of their
term. He will begin his administra
tion nnder the most favorable auspioes,
and with the Semiuary in a highly
prosperous oondltion, as it was left by
the lamented Dr. Gray after a quarter
ot a oentury of honored administra
tive service.
The new president is a scholar and
a minleter of great ability aud high
■landing, possessiug the esteem and
the confidence of all who know liim.
He will be accepted as a worthy and
an admirable successor to the late Or
Q.sy, and is thouroughly qualified to
take op and oontinue the work where
It was brokeu off by doath. Ho is iu
the prime of vigorous manhood, and
has had ample experience in tliu ed
ucational Held. Uuder the circum
•tanoes the friends of Diokinson will
expeot good results from the new Presi
dent, and In the expectation they will
be anre toaocord him their most hearty
00-operatiou.
Columbia and Montour Road.
'One of the most important deals over
oonmmmated by the Columbia & Mon
tour Klectrio Railroad was that by
whioh the Company has become the
owner of the land whioh they now oc
oupy on the tow path of the Pennsyl
vania canal betweeu Rupert and Cata
wissa and whioh they now hold under
a lease With the D. L. & W. R. R.
The purchase of the land was made
at a oonfe'euoe held in New York City
last week between K. R Sponsler,rep
resenting the trolley road, and Presi
dent Trnesdale of the D. L & W. R.
R.
The purohase of this laud has been
desired by the C. & M. people fur
some time, for holding it under noth
ing more substantial than a lease,they
were at any time liable to lose that
right of way, praotically the only
feasible way of getting luto Catawissa,
the road from Rupert being too narrow
and the charaoter of the laud abutting
the road beiug such as to make its
widening at certain poluts only posni
ble at great cost.
Decision Affirmed.
The Superior Court at Philadelphia,
has handed down a decision affirming
the lodgment of the Court of Common
Pleas of Northumberland county, in
the oase of John and Margaret J. Eith
er vs. Mineral R. R. and M. Co
Plaintiff sued for damages for the
death of their SOD, Howard who was
killed by a vioious mule named Joe,
in the Cameron mines. They wire
awarded |717, and the dicision of the
appellate oourt affirms tho judgment
Attorney J. W. Gilhspic for tho
plaintiff took an appeal from the judg
ment of the lower oourt that damages
for lots of serviaea ouly and not for
death, oonld be recovered The judg
ment was also affirmed.
The appeal from the judgment of
9717 was taken by Attorneys. H. Wnl
vertoo for the defeudant.
Convention in September.
The twenty-third annual conclave of
the United Grand Oouiiiiandery of the
Knights Templar for the Slate of
Penasyivania will be held in Harris
burg on September lltli and I3ih.
There will be a giand parade and
elaborate arrangements are being made
to entertain the visitors.
SOLDIER BOYS
HOME FROM CAMP
Uoiupanv F, Twelfth Regiment, N.
G. P., soiled mid begrimed from hik
ing ami participating in mimic battle
. Saturday eviiiiuii arrived lioine from
encampment ou the 5:50 Pennsylvania
train, whioli was over half an hoar
| late. The boys were bronzed, a trifle
woary probably, but in the very best
of spirits. Whatever the effect may
have been on Home of the other com
panies hiking and playing war through
ont with all the strenuousuess of ao
lion implied was exactly to the liking
of the hardy boys of Company K and
there was probably not one,but would
have been glad to have turned arouud
and repeated the oompauy's participa
tion in the game of war.
Captain Gearhart Saturday night
spoke of his men in teruis of highest
praise. It is the best company, he
said, that he ever took to enoamp
inent. Aside from their powers of en-
aud familiarity with their
duties their conduct was most ex
emplary aud during the entire week
not ono had done anytliiug to cause
the least annoyance or embarrassment.
Speaking of endurance it is a great
deal to Bay for the boys of Company F
that during the wearisome march to
Bellaire aud bauk as well as iu the
b.tttle on the third day not one was
affected by the fatigue or the intense
lie it. The march iu all was one of
some thirty miles and soldiers of the
other companies fell by the wayside
like Hies.
To make the contrast all the morn
remarkable Company F was on provost
guard all Sunday night. It was taken
out at -1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon ;
at 0 :.t0 o'clock Monday morning it was
taken off provost duty and thrown
right iuto the march. Under the cir
cumstances upon arriving at Rellaire
the company was naturally a little
fatigued, but it showed no sigus of
wilting and when tlio troop* entered
the village there were none in higher
spirits or sang more lustily than Com
pany F.
The march was a tough experience
for probably the majority of the bri
gade, hut it was a good object lossou
to show the stuff that the boys are
made of aud what they oould be oall
ed upon to endure iu case of neces
sity. Speaking for ouroompany it was
one of the most enjoyable features of
camp.
Oue of the most interesting features
of the war game was the mimic battle
ou Wednesday. Company F captnred
a squad and a full compauy belonging
to the Thirteenth Regiment and had
plenty of exciting experiences. The
putting up and taking down of the dog
tents was also an experience new to
the Guard.
The inspection Friday did not prove
as trying an ordeal as was expected.
It was found Impracticable to fully
inspect the Guard at eucampmeut, as
the time consumed would not have
been loss than two days. It was decid
ed, tiierefore, merely to look over the
Guard, only inspecting the pieces
and the men's appearance. The in
spection was conducted by Colonel
Sweeny, lußpeotor General. Gover
nor Pennypacker and others were with
him.
Although by no means as close as
the boys expected, yet the inspection
proved a pretty trying experience to
the guardsmen, who were over-awed
by the preseuoe of tho Governor and
the olhor high officials. Nevertheless
there is not one of the boys but who
has brought home with him the kind
liest recollections ot the Chief Execu
tive. As the Governor moved along he
spoke very encouragingly to the boys
and did everything to make them feel
at ease. He seemed to pay particular
attention to the bayonet, seeiug that
it was plaoßil in the scabbard rightly.
On several oooasioUß lie took the bay
onet out himself, replacing it as it
ought to have heen.
Charles Battaglia Before Oglesby
Charles Battaglia, the well known
Italian padrone, yesterday was ar
raigned before Justice of the Peaoe
Oglesby. The complainant iu the case
was Andrew Soliatz, who accused Bat
taglia of obtaining goods under false
pretense
Last October,acoording to the infor
mation, Battaglia bought shoes of
Soliatz to the value of 131.70, repre
senting that the trolley company would
pay for them, taking the amount fiom
his pay. The trolley company refused
to pay for the shoes and it is alleged
that the defendant knew they would
not, as there was DO arrangement be
tween the two to that effect.
Justice Oglesby held Battaglia un
der SIOO bail lor further hearing, hut
the defendant later settled the bill in
full.
Puddler Struck by Switcher.
Thomas Sheehau, a puddler employ
ed at the Heading Iron Works, was
struck by a P. & ft. switoher yester
day morning and was slightly injured.
A slioit distance north of Center
street crossing tho man had sat down
011 tho edge of the rail road ties to
rest and in that position fell asleep.
Some time afterward the switoli on
giuo came rolling along without mak-
I ing much noise anl before it oonld be
I Stopped struck the mau throwing liim
into the gutter.
The crew at once picked him op and
took liim to his liuuio on Little Ash
street. Fortunately lie was not badly
injured. He sustained a blow along
side the head, the effeot of whioh soon
wore off. He stated yesterday that he
expected to woik last night,.
-FUEDOKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBUTT AHB UW-M MTOB BWATB Ul AHB TO HU SHALL IWE"
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1905.
DANVILLE WINS
EXCITING GAME
The second game of base ball of the
Dauville-Rloomsburg series was play
ed at DeWitt's Park Saturday after
noon, aud was ono of the niOßt excit
ing and hotly oontested games seen ou
the local (liamoud iu Home time. Botli
sides wore determined to win and it
was anybody's game until the last
Rloomshurg player was oalled out and
I the score stood 11-5 In favor of Dan
ville.
A large contingent of rooters accom
panied the visiting team to this city,
who throughout the game vied with
the local enthusiasts in cheering and
enoouraging the players. The game,
while intensely exciting, was not well
played by either team—a number of
uostly errors and mlsplays being made
ou both sides during the nine innings.
But this dutraoted from tlia pleasure
of the occasion not at all, eaoli error
seeming to arouie moie interest iu the
struggle.
Danville started the scoring in the
second inning with two men out, La
wrence was presented with a pass to
first. MoCloud singled aud UOBII weut
to first on balls. With the bases full
Clayberger's pretty liner over second
base easily brought in two runs and
left ;«o men on bases. The side was
retired, however, ou an easy fly to
oonter. Three hits and a base ou balls
iu the fourth notted another tally for
the locals.
Iu the fifth inning Bloomsburg ral
lied and made her first showing on the
tally sheet. With two men out the
visitors made connection with Honey's
ourves for throe Biugles and a base ou
errors, whioli put a 8 inside of their
goose egg aud tied the Bcore.
Iu the the seventh inning Dan
ville again took the lead. (Japtain
Yerrick walked, and then in quiok
succession Archie's timely two-bag
ger aud singles from Logan and Deen
biought iu 3 ruuß. the sooie standing
(1-8 iu favot ot Danville. This euded
Danville's Homing. , The visitors got
one ran iu the seventh aud one in the
eighth. During their last tiuie at bat
they tried hard to get oue mau over
the home plate, needing but a single
run to tie the soore. Three hits they
made iu this last inuing but it avail
ed them nothing. Oue caught at sec
ond, oue struck out aud the last with
a pop fly to Yoriick ended the strug
gle with Danville oue point in the
lead. The score:
DANVILLE.
R. H. O A. E.
Gosh, If 1 a I 0 0
Clayberger, of 1 3 0 0 0
Koss, 3b 0 I a a 1
Yerrick, ab I 0 4 1 0
Hummer, c 11 H 1 0
Logan, ss 1 0 4 3 1
Deen, lb ... 1 a 0 0 a
Lawrence, rf 0 1 0 a 0
McCloud, p 0 11 1 0
Totals (I 10 2? 10 4
BLOOMSBURG.
R. H. O. A. E.
Prioe, of 1 a 3 1 0
Edgar, o 0 a a a 0
Rhodomoyer, lb 0 1 10 1 0
Brooke, rf I a I 0 1
Gerringer. If 0 3 3 0 0
Reighard, 3b 0 1 4 H 1
Gillen, SB 0 0 1 0 1
Nagle, p 1 a 0 0 0
Little, ab a 1 3 I 0
Totals S 13 37 11 3
Danville 03010030 o—6
Bloomsburg 00003011 o—s
Two base hits, Hummer. Struok
out, by McOloud, 0; by Ni|glo,l. First
base on called balls, off Mouloud, 1;
off Nagle 5. Umpire, Jones.
Will Be Wedded Next Week.
Ou Thursday of next week, July 37,
Miss Bertha Smith, daughter of G. K.
Smith, will be married to Mr. Bruce
Hartman, of Hawaii, Sandwich Is
lands. Ou tho day of the wedding the
happy oouple will start for Hawaii,
where the groom holds a lucrative
position and whore they will reside in
the future.
The journey will prove a loug and
wearisome oue. Under the best time
made iu crossing the continent by rail
passeugers are shot up in the cars for
Ave consHcutivn days. Tne couple will
stop off at the Portland Exposition,be
yond which point they will proceed to
San Francisco, where August Uth they
will embark for the Sandwich Islands
arriving there August 16th.
Barn and Calves Destroyed.
Ou the Peter Voris estate farm, in
Cliillisquaque township, Northumber
land oouuty, five miles southwest of
Milton, the barn was struck by light
ning Tuesday aud two oalves were
killed. The barn took fire, and all the
hay, now wheat, wagous and farming
implement* wereJdeßtroyed.as were all
the outbuildiugs. There was au in
surance of only #1,300.
Pastor Absent.
Owing to the fact that the pastor
has been unexpectedly called away,
tli9re will bo no preachiug In Trinity
Reformed Church, Strawborry Ridge
ou next Sunday, July 33. Sunday
School will he held at the usual hour.
There will be Sunday Saliool aud reg
ular services on tho following Sun
day.
Tho midsummer sun is certainly do
ing a businoss that indioatrs a deter
mination to make good for previous
short oomiugs.
WILL INSPECT
STREET_PAVEMENT
The pavement on Mill street, whioli
was completed some weeks ago, but
whioli lias not yet been taken off the
contractor's hands, will be given its
final inspection today p-eparatory to
settling for the work. Tlio Streets and
Bridges Committee of Council, Bor
ough Engineer George F. Keeter, D.
J. Rogers, contractor, E. S. Miller,
Street Commissioner as the different
parties interested will participate in
the inspection, which will begin at 8
o'clock this morning. The report will
be submitted to Council at its regular
meeting Friday night.
The pavemont ou Mill street is gen
eraly regarded as a very good job, aud
it is not thought that a close inspec
tion will bring any material defeotß to
iglit. Here and there a brick or so Is
broken or BIIOWS signs of orumbling.
These of course will have to be replac
ed by the contractor, who is responsi
ble for the condition of the street aud
must keep it in repair for a period of
two years. The brickß themselves are
warranted and will be replaced by the
firm of whom they were puroliased.
The oondition of the pavement at
the caual culvert where the brickß seem
to have suuken slightly is not taken
as a defect. It is just what was ex
peoted at that point owing to the ua
ture of the material—loose earth—used
iu filling up the culvert. The briok
here were not grouted, the intentiou i
being to take up the pavement and re
lay it after the ground had settled.
The settling libb been le*s than was
expected after the lapse of so many
months. The pavemeut will not be
disturbed at present but at some sub
sequent period it will be taken up by
the contractor and relaid.
Potatoes Will be Scarce.
Farmers predict that potatoes will
bring a dollar per bUßliel by fall. It
is already apparent that the orop will
be a failure. Add to this the fact that
only a limited aoreage was plauted
and we have the conditions that con
tribute to scarcity and consequent
high price.
Potatoes wore a glut on the market
last year. As spring came on the farm
ers found that, they still hail a large
proportion of last year's erop on hand,
which they were obliged to sell at
prices lower than for years past. Un
der the oironmstances it was not
strange that in order to avoid a sur
plus the farmers were a unit in plant
ing a smaller aoreage.
This might have been all right if
nothing had happened and the potatoes
had thrived as dnring reoent years. It
appears,however, from reports receiv
ed from various quarters that a blight
has fallen upon the potato crop and
the yield may be scarcely half a one.
In our own county the crop looks
especially bad. In many fields the
potato vines are dying or are already
dead. The most experienced farmers
are puzzled to And a cause for the
blight. Potatoes grow nicely until a
week or so ago when they suddenly
turned black and began to droop and
die. Of course at that point all growth
and development of the tubers stop
ped. Many of the hills are found with
out auy salable potatoes at all, while
nowhere in the fields are they large in
size or numerous.
New Uniforms Next Year.
The rifle deoorations for the Nation
al Guard, given for proficiency in tar
get practice have been received.
The regimental matches will be held
in Suubury on August 3, 4 and 5, un
der the direction of Oaptain God-
Charles. About fifteen medals and
prizes will be awarded to those mak
ing the highest score. From those
competing in the matches will be
choseu the regimental team, to repre
sent the 12tli at the annual state
matches at Ut. Gretna, late in the
summer.
A new Older from the adjutant gen
eral's headquarters, reduces the num
ber of points necessary to make first
class marksmen.
The men are also required to qualify
under penalty of a fine. This latter
provision has raised the peroeutage of
those qualifying in the Pennsylavania
Guard, above that of auy other State.
The days of the khaki nuiform are
past. Neit year the men will reoeive
suits of a darker color, like those of
the officers, which will soil less easily
than khaki, though wearing jußt as
well.
Since the National Guard is now a
reserve of the United States Kegular
Armv, they will be equipped entirely
throughout like the regular army.
Captains will be allotted two years to
obtain the equipment for their men
from the appropriations they receive
from the State.
The new rifle will take
the place of the Krag Jorgensen, now
in use.
Photograph ol Boys' Bible Class.
The photograph of the Thomas Bea
ver Boys' Bible Class of the Y. U. O.
A. which was taken on the occasion
of the annual picnio at DeWltt's Park
is rnuly for any who may wish to so
on re a copy of the same. The picture
may be seen at the Y. M. O. A. build
ing.
Second Coat of Plaster.
The new residence of E. D. Peutz
East Uahoning street, is approaolting
completion. Boyer Brothers,the plast
erers, are putting on the seoond coat
of plaster. The building will be mady
for oooupanoj by September.
SHOWER PASSED
AROiIND NORTH
About 11 o'clook yesterday forenoon
while our citizens were all employed
—Bome pursuing thnir daily vooation*
and others, of the leisuie class, busy
with the difficult task of ko.ipiug cool
a storm suddeuly materialized. It made
its presence kuown by sudden peals of
thunder,following each other in quiok
succession,whioli had quite a startling
effeot.
Kor a few moment* it seemed to
threaten Danville and then with omin
ous mutteriugs of thunder It passed
around northward, just as the shower
of the day before passed around by the
South.
Judging by the manifestations It
waa a violent eleotrioal shower. Peo
ple were heard to remark that we
would hear of uiuoh damage wrought
in the path of the storm and as is
shown by the s, qqeuce no one was
mistaken.
'Bloomsburg seemed to get the bruut
of the storm. The rain fell iu torrents
and the sewers were inadequate to car
ry off the surface water aud as a re
sult it went ciursing down through
the middle of the streets as though a
miniature flood hid broken loose. For
about half an hour the downpour con
tinued. Accompiiuylng tlio rain was
a heavy fall of hail, whioli lasted fif
teen minutes. Some of the hailstoneß
were as large as walnuts aud iu tl'e
path of the storm the leavos of the
growing ooru were cut iuto ribbons
and tomato stalks and other vegetables
were beaten iuto the ground.
During the storm there uas flash af
ter flash of vivid lightning accompani
ed at the sa'iie instant with peals of
deafeuing thunder.
Tlio oupola on the residence of Counc
ilman J. Warnor Mifflin, West Main
street, Bloomsburg, was struck by
lightning. The large window glast
was shatter* <1 and the sasli splintered,
the electriu fluid passing outside
through the window ledge, whioli was
also badly S|dit. Fortuuately it did
not set any of the woodwork on fire.
At the resideuou nf Dr. J. S John,
near the Mifflin residence the light
ning struok the telephone wires aud
following the cirouit reached the tele
phone on the inside putting it out of
commission.
At Uainville Isaiah Lovan had just
oompleted harvesting his Bummer's
orops and the barn was full to over
flowing. During the storiu the barn
was struok and burned to the ground.
Two horses and a oow were in the
boilding when it was struck. Ono of
the horses along witli the cow was res
cued, but the other horse perished in
the flie. All the other contents were
destroyed. The loss is $1,600. There
was a small insurance.
The roof of the Bloom Poor House
reservoir was also struik by lightuiug
during the storm and badly damaged.
A tenant house ut Berwiok, owned by
George E. Sponsler, was also badly
damaged by lightning yesterday. The
eleotrio fluid struck tiie chimney,shat
tering it and passed down onto the
first floor, where a number of pictures
were torn ftoni their fastenings and a
large plate glass mirror broken. The
damage is at least s'2oo.
For Cruelty to Animals.
PHOENIXVILLK. July lit-"It is
a shame. the iiimmer in which the
horses of Battery (J have been abused.
We will most certainly institute pro
ceedings against the responsible per
sons, " declared Superintendent Thom
as Carlisle, of the Society for the Pre
vention at Cruelty to Animals, yester
day, after he hid viewed a dozen horses
which will bu unahle lo work lor
weeks as the rpsnlt of their ill use
while in the care of the soldiers at
Mount Gretna.
Superintendent Carlisle and Agent
Gallagher,of the Cruelty Society,oame
to town this morning and made n tour
of tlie stables where horses which hid
been hireil to the battery were kept.
There are sixteeu horses in the town
under the oare of a veterinary surgeon,
being treated for injuries.
Superintendent Carlisle said : "There
will be some wairants SWOIII out for
the arrests of the men who rode these
animals before I leave Phoeiilxvillr,
aud upon my return to Phil idulphia 1
will consult the society's counsel aud
see if there is not a w ly iu which the
ollloera of the battery or regiment rau
not be held liable. "
"If possible I will swear out a war
rant for the arrest of Brigadier Gen
eral Gobin, who was in oharge of the
camp, and who, to my mind, is to be
oenaured for not being informed of the
oondltiou of the auimala in the camp.
Every move these animals made in
that camp caused them pain. "
Two of the horses belonging to James
O. Penuypaoker, who is a cousin of
Governor Penny packer, are so badly
Injnred that they have been seut to
the Pennyparker farm, near here, to
reouperate.
Bass and Salmon.
Bass fishermen are meeting with
pretty good lock doling the last few
days. In addition to bass of large size
some line speoiuirii of 811111011 are be
ing pulled out of the rivei. Among
those who have had especially gnnd
look are Mail Carrier William Llnfd,
George Boss and l.ariy Hartiuau.
Taken to hospital.
Mrs. George Bachiuger, Upper Mul
berry street, was taken to the Hospit
al at Williamsport yesterday wlieie she
will undergo an operation.
FOUND DEAD
IN HAYMOW
TIIOIIIAH Stool, until about a year
ago A resident of DAiiville, WAS found
dear! in the hay mow of Shaman's liv
ery stable, Jersey Shorn, about noon
yenterday. The deceased was between
85 And 40 years of Age and when in
Dauville WAR known to every
person.
Stout it is believel went iuto the
haymow Tuesday night to Bleep aiiri
that rloath came before morning. Ho
made it in homo with his sister, Mrs
J. A. Buckley, on (Jolvert street.
Stoot spout much of his time about
the livery stable occasionally doing
odd jobs aud now and thou parsing the
night there. As far as known ho had
not been feeling ill on Tuesday. The
discovery at noon yesterday was made
by George Shuman.a sou of the owner
of the stable, who had gone into the
mow to get hay for the horses. Death
is believed to be due to natural causes.
Saloons Forty Years Ago.
The excavation for the cower now
dug as tar as Northumberland street
shows that all that part of the town
rests upon made ground which forms
a deposit of 7to 10 feet deep. As the
original surface is laid ban many
memories of'the past are reawakened
iu the mjuds of the older people, re
lating to the days before that portiou
of tin* town was filled up to its pres
ent level.
Former Councilman .lames F. Dough
erty. whose father was laudlotd ot
the Dougherty House,now Hotel Peif
er, iu 1857, has lived iu that part of
towu praotioally alt his life aud has
witnessed all the changes that have
oooorred.
Standing by the new sewer and al
most iu front of his hotel yesterday
Mr. Dougheity pointed out the sites
of the various laud marks as he know
them when a boy. Eaoh of the land
marks was a saloou and it is worthy
of note that there were just six ot
them oil Northumberland street be
tween Mill streot aud W. L. Uougor's
Ware House, a distance of soino sixty
yarns.
This was prior to 1868 and Mr.
Dougheity says that at that time there
were just I'«i4 licensed planes in Dan
ville. The six saloons as Mr. Dough*
erty recalls them along with their
proprietors wore an follows:
Mr. Dougherty's stand—James Ro
land.
Site nl Mr. Gonger's warehouse-
Andrew Foley.
At rear end of the Dougherty lot,
opposite Gonger's—"Pout" Oonuolley,
who had a talent for poetry and com
posed some verses which made n hit
during one of the strikes.
Frank Cochelle's stand—John Ham
ilton—a prize fighter, who flourished
under the name of John HiUpon. lie
gave up saloon keeping and with an
other Dauvillo man went to Australia
where he expected to win distinction
in the prize ring. lie never became
known to fame. He was heard from
only onco and that was to tho effect
that he was unmercifully whipped.
Where Dr. Thompson 'H stable stands
a saloon was kept by .Tamos Oonnag
hau.who is kindly remembered by tho
old timeis who worked at tho Hig
Mill.
Whero J. B. Cleaver's store stands
there was a saloon in the basement
with the entrance on the Northumber
land street side Here di ink was dis
pensed by Andrew Belden, who kopt
a dance hall up stairs. <
The thirsty individual in those days
was not obliged togo very far in or
der to refresh himself. In the case of
the six saloons oil Northumberland
street they were mostly next door or
opposite each other, which was pretty
crowded quartors even for a town of
this size that had 124 licensed places.
The Dougherty House, Spruce and
Mill streets, was built by Charles
Dougherty in 1854 and was r. popular
and widely known hostelry. P. C.
Dougherty, father of James F., took
possession of the place in is,V.I and re
mained in charge till IHfiK. He was
succeeded by Harney Dougherty, who
became County Treasurer ol Montour
pud who in turn was followed by
James K. Dougherty.
Governor Stops Sunday Hshing.
Pennsylvania li-li wardens have be
onme more eagle-eyed than usual late
ly particularly as regards Snnady fish
ing.
And it's all on ancount of Governor
Pennypaoker.
Several weeks ago Governor Penny
packer received a letter iu which the
writer cited instances of violatiou of
this provision of the fish laws and the
Governor called the utteutiou of Com
missioner Mielian ro the matter and
Commissioner Meelian sent ll.e word
along the lino.
The flsli wur.lens wi ro told to be
more upon the alert than usual and
they all got busy with alacrity, tliis
being shown by several arrests in
Berks county.
Big Trolley ftortgage Recorded.
The mortgage of the Millvillo and
Bloomsburg Trolloy Company to the
Commonwealth Trust Company, of
Harrisburg, Pa., for the sum of SJ6O,-
000 has boeu recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Columbia oouuty, J.
(1. Hotter, Jr. The mortgage is due
January 1, 1 i»:JS with interest at 5 per
1 out payable semi-annually iu January
and July.
The eutire rolling stock, tracks and
all property of the company is covered
in the mortgage.
Miss Mabel Thomson spent Sunday
with relatives in Catawissa.
THE HEARING
WAS POSTPONED
Tho hearing of the preliminary in
junction against the Danville & Suu
hury Street Kailway Company in
whioh M. K Gulick, Sooth Danville,
is the plaintiff, whioh was to have tak
en place at Sunbury Monday was
postponed until next Mouday.
The preliminary injunction whioh
was granted last Wednesday, restrains
the trolloy company from laying its
track in front of a property owned by
the plaintiff on Hazleton Avenue with
out obtaiuing his consent. An early
hearing was looked forward to with
the hope that the matter might be
finally disposed of.
By agreement of both parties the in
junction will stand until next Monday,
when .lodge Savidge will hold a final
hearing giving the street car company
time to file an answer. The injunction
then will be either dissolved or made
permanent.
Tho plaintiff contends that the Penn
sylvania Railroad lies in the center of
Hazleton Avenue and that the half of
the street embracing the whole width
botweeu the Pennsylvania tracks aud
the property line belongs to Uuliok
and on these grounds he seeks to re
strain the trolley compauy from build
ing.
The question to be decided is where
(lie center line of the street shall be
drawn whether the Pennsylvania
roads bed lies in the street, or outside
of it.
(iood Crop Promise.
Almost from the time of seeding or
planting, uutil the harvesting, esti
mates are made as to the piobability
of the yield, at first gauging by tho
area piauted as compared to former
years,the conditions favoring germina
tion, and then the rain, drouth, I.eat
or cold figures from week to week.
The latest government estimate, a
conple days ago, is favotahle to most
crops. The frequent showers, and too
abundmit moisture - in some seotious
interfering soriouKly with harvesting
and cultiration, but, the heat aud
moisture, ou the other hand have boen
beueficial to other crops. The esti
mates favor bumper crop?,though there
is time enough for great depreciation
before the produots are garnered. The
indicated harvest of c0rn,2,651.110,000
bushels, is a greater crop than ever
was harvested, while the promised
wheat, 705,526,000 bushels, falls be
hind only the gigantic yield of 1901.
Oats,rye, barley and potatoes are well
up to the bumper standard. There is
no deficency anywhere, aud meteor
ological conditions since the reports
closed have been favorable to the
maintenance of the promise. There is
prosperity iu every line and figure of
the estimates, aud the railroads will
have difficulty in meeting the demands
of transportation.
Home Destroyed by Lightning.
During tlio eleotricni shower which
passed over thin oity Friday night
lightning struck mid burned to the
ground the IIOIIHP ocuupied by aged
John Pensyl and his wife, situated at
tiie foot of the lull along the road
leadiug sooth ward'from Union Uoruer.
Mr. Pensyl is Blt years of age and IH
deaf and blind. Ho lived alone with
his wife, who is (i."> years of age. The
couple were alone in the building, a
a.'u' story structure,when it was struck
by the electric fluid.
The building immediately took (ire
and burned rapidly. It was with difli
culty that Mrs. Pensyl got her lias
band out through the smoke. The aged
couple in their pauio stricken state
were unable to save any of their fur
niture. It was a few minutes before
even the neatest neighbor realized
what iiail ocourred, aud by the time
they reached the burning building the
house was enveloped in flames. With
their help a few articles were saved
on the first floor, but beyond these,
furniture, clothing and all, were de
stroyed with the house. There was no
iusu ranee.
The house burned was a mile or so
from Elyshurg and the flie was visible
from this city.
Danville vs. Cuban (Hants.
The game at DeWitt's Hark today
between the local olub and the Unban
(Jianls will be very interesting, in as
much as each team has won two games.
That these teams are evenly matched,
may be seen bytho scores made in the
last four games played,which we give
below. The first gamn, which was a
111 inning contest, resulted, Uubau
Giants, it, Danville, 2
The second game, Uuban Uiants, 0
Danville, 3.
The third game, Uuban (Hants. 3;
Danville, I, and the last game, Uubau
Uiants, 1 ; Danville, ,1.
Ho it will be seen that in the total
four games or 40 fall innings by each
side, only 15 runs wore scored.
The visitors will be out for a scalp
today, but as ou former occasions the
home team expects to be in it at the
finish. Uootts, who operated no suc
cessfully against the Unbans on their
last visit, will pitch for Danville to
day. There will he a large crowd pies
ent to clicer the locals onto victory.
Kvcrybody should attend.
Ashland Short on Water.
The borough of Ashland is up against
their usnal trouble—a water famine.
One of the reservoirs is dry aud the
otbor contains very little water. Peo
ple have been warned to be as saving
ts possible.
These are the days when
picnic lias the right of way.
NO. 35
TROUBLE AHEAD
FOR THE DOGS
A member of Oouncil 1b authority
(or the statement that in view of tho
large number of persona bitten there
In a seutiuient in that body favoring
the nuzzling of the dogs for the pres
ent as well as carrying ont the other
provisions of the Borough ordinance
relating to dogs.
Tiie member qnoted regards the
situation as little short of alarming
and ho stated that he had no doubt
that (Jounoil on convening will order
a wholesale muzzling of the dogs dur
ing the hot weather as is done In Mll
ton and some other neighboring towus.
Something will in all probability be
done to get even with those people
who evade the payment of dog tax.
These persons at least will be obliged
to Invest in a tag tobeattaolied to the
dog,otherwise the cauine,if permitted
to remain at large, will be hastled off
to the dog ponnd and unless redeem
od will ultimately find his way to the
Horough orematory.
The proposition Is heartily appioved
of by all well meaning people wheth
er it relates to the muzzling of dogs or
the wearing of tags. Those who are
oareful to pay their dog tax, however,
aru anxious to know whether the
oliarge for the tag in all oases is to be
the same. They admit that while In
those cases where no taxes have been
paid on the dogs the Borough would
be justified in oharging well for the
tags to reimburse itself, yet in other
cases whnre the law has boen lived up
to and the dog tax paid regnlarly it
would be very nnjust to impose on the
owuei the same price for a tag. Th«
actual cost of the tag Is merely nomin
al and the matter it is held, oould
easily be adjusted so as to do injustioe
to no ono. When the use of tags was
resorted to in the past it is olaimed
that no distinction was made, and the
oost of tags was the same in all oasei.
The excitement over the dogs still
continues. Josiah Jobboru while re
turning home from work Friday even
ing was slightly bitten. Oddly euough
in this case the offending dog wore a
muzzle, whioh as tho sequence show
ed was either not of the right sort or
one improperly adjusted.
A Genuine Wild Cat.
Thomas UoDonald.the aged engineer
on the Keytsone Hill,near Looust Gap,
had an exciting enoounter with a wild
cat, Monday evening.
Tho engineer, who is more than 60
years of age, was attending to his
duties at II:30 o'olook, when sudden
ly the window in the engine house
was shattered to a thousand pieoea
with a terrific orash.
Turning. McDonald saw that a wild
oat had come through the window.
Realizing his danger,he determined
to reacli his gun on the opposite side
of the room. As the oat leaped for
him, the brave engineer leaped aside,
the animal lauding up against the wall
partially stnnued.
QuioMy he pulled down the shot
gun. Before he had time to lake an
aim, the cat sprang at him again. He
pulled tho trigger and the beast fell
dead.
The cat measures a little more than
two feet in length and weighs about
20 pounds.
President to Lay Corner Stone.
In an attempt to break the hoodoo
whioli has been hovering over the con
struction of the new Luzerne court
house the Uonnty Uommissiouers have
deoided upou a novel plau and Presi
dent Roosevelt will be asked to devote
about 15 minutes of bis time to laying
the ooruer stone when in Wilkesbarre
on August 10th.
The Btone, which is ot liver rook,
sandstone, weighs abont ten tons, aud
everything could be made in readiness
for the oeremony on that date. Many
believe that the presence of the ohief
executive would aid materially in set
tling the trouble aud compelling all to
join bauds in an effort to baiid the
costly temple of justice for Luzerne
county.
A Distinguished Honor.
Kov. Harry Uurtin Harmau, of the
Milton Methodißt church, formerly
pas"~: of St. Paul's cliaroh, this oity,
has accepted an invitation to preaob
the Sunday morning sermon at the an
nual meeting of the lowa State Uon
ventlon of the Epworth League of the
Methodißt Episcopal cliaroh at Water
loo, lowa, on October 39tb. This con
vention is the annual gathering of the
young peoplu's society of Methodism
iu that Btate, and is one of the largest
aud strongest iu the middle west. Dr.
Uouolier, presideut of the Woman's
Uollege, Baltimore, will preaoh the
evening Bormon.
He Will Accept.
Rev. W. P. Eveland, pastor of the
Methodist church of Bloomsbnrg, ao
oompauied by bis wife was a guest at
the home of Kev. aud Mri. S. B.
Evaus, this oity, yesterday. While
here Rev. Evelaud received a telegram
from W. K. Thompson, Seoretary of
the Hoard of Directors of Williamsport
Dickinson Seminary, uotifyiug him
that lie had been eleoted to the Presi
dency of that iustitutlon, a full ao
oount of whioli appears in another ool
umn. During his visit Rev. Kvelaod
indicated that he would acoept the po
sition.
The investigation of the agiicaltar
al department ooght to inolnde a look
into the distribution of seeds that are
ot little if any value.