DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL. LXXVI.
GIGANTIC PIECE
OF WORK
The doable box culvert beiug con
■trooted for the P. & K. Railway
Company by Smith & Campion of
Mahauoy Oity to bridge Seehlor's Ruu
where the big wash oat east of the
atation occurred a few yearn ago, is a
most gigantic piece of work. Some
two weeks have already lienu pot in
and scarcely uioro than a beginning'
liaa been wade. It will hardly be com
pleted before the approach of winter.
The med are at piesent at work ou
the westerly one o( the threo immense
walls, whloh constitute the culvert.
The former oulvert wan not built up
on a rook foundation and to this is at
tributed the fact that it was not ad
equate to meet all emergencies and
gave way before the big llnod. In re
building not only will the oulvert be
provided with two waterways, each
nine feet by ten foot, but the walls
will be sunk dowu to rock bottom. In
the oase of the wall audnr way it was
necessary togo dowu llvo feet before
rook was roached,which gives the con
crete work a height of fifteen feet
measur'ug from the rook upward. The
water aooumulates very rapidly in the
deep excavation and a centrifugal
pump operated by a stationary engine
has to be kept In steady operation.
The water of tho ran is very easily tak-
eu oare of by diverting it from its nat
ural bed through artificial channel*.
The magnitude of the operation will
fye appreciated when it is stated
that the three walls extending from
one side of the base of the huge rail
way embankment to the other.are one
hundred and thirty foor teet long. The
two ortside walls will be three feet
thick and the center wall two feet
thick. Tiie deck or ooveriug will bo
two feet in thickness. In construct
ing this the oonorete will bo ro-inforc
ed by iron rails laid from one wall to
another. The form will bo built a
couple of inches bolow the iron, so
that when the covering ordeok is com
pleted the rails will bo ont of sight
and there will be nothing in view but
the oonorete. It will require over one
huudred iron rails for the deck, while
the cubio yards of ooncrete in the cul
vert will be little less than thirteen
huudred.
From the top of the oonorete work
to the track is a height of some thirty
seven feet. This will all be filled iu
with dirt, tapering fjom each side of
the long walls to the width of two
traoks on the top.
The work is in oliaige ot P. A.
Koukle. foreman for Smith & Camp
ion. Engiueer W. G. Yettor of Cata
wissa, formerly superintendent of this
division of the P. &R. Railway,is on
the grouud as inspector fur the Rail
road Company.
Delightful Party at Pottsgrove
The home of Mr. ami Mrs. John L.
Voris, of Hott.sgrove Friday evening,
was the sceue of a most delightful
euchre and dauce given by their son
and daughter, Gilbert aud Miss Emily.
Their beautiful home was most taste- j
fully decorated and with a maze ot '
Japauese lanterns gave the appearanee
of a veritable fairy land. Tho early
part of the eveniug was spent at card* I
after which a most elegant supper was
served uuder the supervision of John
B. MoOoy. After supper the remain- i
der of the eveniug was passed in dano
iug to musio furnished by an orchestra
from Milton. About one hundred
gaests were present. The affair was a j
most enjoyable one and reflects much [
oredit upon the host and hostess.
Those present were: John Brook, I
of Ardmoro,Pa; Frauk and Miss Anna !
Beaver, Joseph Oarr,William and Miss
Faonie Paul, of Montandon ; Dr. and
Mis. Charles Gundy, John, Edwin and j
Miss Grace Gundy aud Miss Emma
Eeg, of fiewisburg; Robert and Will- |
lam Simiugton, James and Miss J6an
Carry,of Mooresburg ;Walter and Mips
Belle Lowrie, of Strawborry Ridge;
Frank Allen,Sol and Miss Helen Fair
ohilds.ot Allenwood; Miss Mary Well
ington, of Portland, Oregon: Miss
Ruokman, of Texas; Miss Bessie Nes- |
bitt, of Philadelphia; Miss Emma
Dutiu, of Hazletou; Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. John
Levan, Miss Grace L9van, the Misses
Grace aud Nollio Sohell.of Limestouo
ville ; Caiol Wagner, tho Misses Kath
eriue and Bertha Wagner, of Ottawa ;
Walter and the Misses Elizabeth and
Isabel Montgomery, Misses May Wag
ner, Ella Snyder and Ellen Hotteii
stein, ot Paradise; T. O. Van Alen.of
Northumberland; Ambrose Clapp,
Harry Maueer, Jean and Maigaret
Montgomery, of McEweusville; Fred
Folmer aud Miss Folmer, of Milton;
Roy Vincent, of Watsoutowu; and
from Pottsgrove—Miss Edna, Robert
and Howard Murray, Edwin Murray,
the Misses Sara, Caroline and Edwin
Voris, Lisle MoGinuoNS, Homer Art
man, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McMahau,
John MuMahan, Mr. aud Mrs. W. G.
Humor, Prof. ' Charles Meynrs, Miss
Jessie MoOool, Harman DielYi nderfor,
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Frederick, Robert
Mack. Thoro were present fioni Dan
ville Misf.es Jes.tie Kimiuoior, Heriha
Kane. BUuohe Heohlei.Florence Price,
Mary Fry; Messrs. Randall, George
and Robert Jacobs, Edwin Moore and
Krauk Fry.
Every inau owes it to himself and
his family to master a trade or pro
fession. Read tl.e display advertise
ment of the six Morse Schools of
Telegiaphy, iu this issue aud learn
how easily a young man or lady may
learu telegraphy aud be assured a posi
tion.
TRUANT OFFICER'S
IIA If I) LINES
TIIO life of the truant officer is not
"one Nweet song" under the most fav
orable circumstances. The bad boy
who plays truant may not love hit*
books,nor his teacher.but "hate" in the
only word that will describe the feel
ing that rankles in his bosom as the
< truaut officer like a lurking shadow
looms op in his rear and tho boy who
is taking a day off invents profane and
offeusive epithets, which he hurls at
the weary officer as he leads him a
merry chase thromih the back alleys
and over the ravines of the Fourth
Ward. Neither iN the officer alwayH
received with smiles who 1 lie viNits
the pirental homo to inform the one
in authority there that Johnny or
Willie is derelict and there are cases
011 record whon he did not prolong the
discussion but left very unceremon
iously. All these things it must be
confessed, are very discouraging wlieu
a man is simply doing his duty by
carrying out a law enacted for the
good of both the individual aiid the
Commonwealth.
Just now Officer Young is having •
an especially hard tiny) of it owing to |
the change of the law, which raises a
the ape at which a child may loave <
school from thirteen years to fourteen j
years. It would seem that a large 112
proportion of people who desire their (
children to leave school and goto t
work are not familiar with the change <
of law and the limit they have in t
their mind is "thirteen" years. It i
devolves upon the officer to inform
them wherein they are wrong and j
what must bo done to comply with j
the law It is this task which make* ]
his life so strenuous just now, for a i
good many children nffooted by the ]
change are out of school and thoro are t
instances in which the parents seem- <
iugly would rather not be convinced.
In several casts opposition has reach- |
ed such a pass that the officer declares (
he will have to invoko the aid of the |
law to compel the parents to send {
their children to school another year.
The change of law was set forth in |
these columns several months ago It
is now a misdemeanor to employ a .
minor under fourteen years of age or l
to employ one between the ages of
fourteen and sixtoen years unless he 112
or she produces a properly executed
employment certificate, setting forth (
that the miuor is able to read and 112
write simple sriiteuces in the English
language and lias complied with the (
educational law of the Common
wealth. It is folly thorefore, to keep ,
a child under fourteen or even uudor j
sixteen if uuable to read or write, out t
of school, hoping to ilnd employment
for him or her. as the Superintendent ,
would not bo empowered to issuo a ,
certificate in such a case and without ,
such ceitideate employment in mills }
would be out of the question. j
School Board in Session.
The School Hoard held a regular 1
meeting Monday. The members pre- '
sent wire: Adams,Trumhower,Harpel, 1
Pursel, Burns, Fischer, Werkheiser, '
Urone, Vonßlohn, Orth aud Mei.ss. 1
Mr. Orth reportod J.liat oue bid had 1
been received for the Depot school 1
property.
The treasurer presouted his report, !
which showed a cash balaiue ou hand
of $9071.20. Mr. Fischer,of the Build- 1
iug aud Repair Committee, reported >
that all ropairs ordered had be< n made ,
at the different school buildings. 1
Mr. Trumbower reported that the 1
ohairs ordered have been in part de
livered.
On motion it was ordered that ten
dollars be appropriated to puichase
supplies for the Department of Zoology.
Mr. Burns reported that curtains are
' needed iu all the rooms. On motion
| the Building and Supply Committee
was instructed to take the matter un
der consideration.
A change of the shoit hand system
iu the Commercial Department as re
commended by Mr. Magill was ap
proved by the Hoard.
I The following bills wore approved
for payment:
William Miller. . $ 1.50
Danville Stovo Co 47.82
William Aten 18.08
P. P. Startzel 2.00
Standard Gas Co .80
Morning News 4.00
U. S. Bxpross Co . 2.70
Emery Shultz 1.85
C. P. Hancock 1.44
W. M. Seidel 1.45
Smith Premier Type Writer Co 70.00
Powers & Lyons 4.40
Educational Publishing Co . . 0.72
Charles Seribner & Sou 8.00
American Book Co 218.12
American Book Co 134.09
May nan! Merrill & Co 88.20
H-iury Ho't & Co 2.11
Isaac Pitman & Sons 12 00
Thompson, Brown & C 0... 14.00
Praotical Text Book Co 20.00
Roberts & Muck 200.08
D. C. Williams 4.25
Mexican War Veteran Dead.
Peter Scott, an aged veteran of the
war with Mexico, died suddenly la.t
week at his residence at Allenwood.
Mr. Scott was aged eighty-two years,
and is survived by his wife aud ouo
daughter, Mary.
Mr. Scott had baen drawing a pen
sion of 930 |or month, which wag
' granted by a special act of Congress
i This leaves oue Mexican soldior sur
' vivor out of four—Henry Sliadlo, the
other three haviug passed away within
the past two years.
-mpgm BUT TO tbuth, to in law—no favor sways us ass no fbax uau aw
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ir>, 1905.
FIVE EMPLOYES
BADLY BURNED
There was an alarm of fire yesterday
afternoon, which originated iu an ac
cident al tho Stove Works. The lire
men were not needed, but five men
were badly burned and wholesale dam
ago was narrowly averted.
Tho accident was causod by the bot
tom dropping out of the cupola, tho
upright furuaoe used for melting the
irou to be used iu the manufacture of
stove plate. Tho accideut was utterly
unlooked for, being of a kind seldom
heard of iu foundries,owing to the pre
cautions taken to preveut such an oc
currence.
It was about 2:45 o'clock. The cu
pola had been charged with its usual
quantity of iron, some 36,000 pounds.
The blast had just boen turuod on.and
the melting process had begun. John
Sherwood, a "dayman," according
to custom stood at the spout ready to
take tirst iron. Tho othor moulders
with their ladles in baud stood in a
semi-circle about the cupola awaiting
their turn. Suddenly, withoat a mo
ment's warning, the bottom plates,
which open downward and are sup
ported by a heavy irou bar. gave way
and the entire charge of eighteen tons
dropped to tho ground. Tho bottom of
the cupola is some threo feet from the
ground and as the heavy charge fell a
dense flame of fire shot out ou all sides
ten or twelve feet from the cupola and
enveloped the workmen. There was
scarcely 0110 that escaped burns, while
five were very painfully injured.
Johu Shorwood, who stood directly
in front of tho cupol \ waiting for tlie
iron, which was just beginning to run,
roceived the brunt of the explosion
and was the most seriously injurod
His worbt burns are about the arms
and head. The skin on his neck and ;
oars seemed literally roasted.
John Jenkins was injured ouly a lit- !
tie less seriously than Sherwood. Iu
addition to very painful injuries on
his arms.ueck and face he was burned
about the body.
Nicholas Hill was buruod about the
bauds and face.
Fred Wendell, the cupola tender, was
also painfully burned about the face
aud the hands.
Cli irles Smodley, the engineer, was
standing immediately behind the ou
pola and was struck by the flaiue of
fire and sustained bad burns about the
face and hands.
When the bottom first dropped and
the flames shot ont ou all sides thore
seemed to be nothiug to prevent the
woodwork of the foundry from ignit
ing aud ono of the workmen ran over
to the Washington Hose House and
gave an alarm. In a few minutes there
was a general ringing ol tire bells
throughout the Borough, iu respouse
to which oach of the fire companies
staited out to find the scene of the
fire. The first flash as the bottom fell
was all that occurred and the rod hot
mass lay in a heap under tho cupola
out of reach of any combustible ma
terial. The Washington Hose Com
pany was the ouly one that roached
the Stove Works,before it learned that
the services of the firemen were not
needed.
Meanwhile everything possible was
being done for the injured workmen
with socli menus as wero at hand at
the plant to temporarily relievo (heir
Mutferings and prepare them for their
journey home where they wou'.d re
ctiivo help from their family physi
cian. No kinder or more sympathetic
men are to be found anywhere than
the wage-earners of oar big industrial
plants, who are very anxious to do all
they can for caoh other when misfor
tune overtakes them in the hard strug
gle for a livelihood. As was revealed
at the Stove Works yesterday there are
in the ranks there not a few who are
first crass nurses aud the injured men
after some delay were wrapped and
bandaged in a way that would not
have reflected badly on professionals.
Whou all was ready the largo wagon
of the Stove Works was placed at the
disposal of the injured men and they
were loaded up and -driven to their
respective homes.
W. A. Sechler, General Manager of
the Stove Works, in an iutorview last
evening statod that he was utterly un
able to assign a cause for the accident.
Another day he said might throw some
light on the mishap. Frederick Wen
del, he said, had been in the employ
of the Company as cupola tender for
twelve years aud was a thoroughly
careful and trustworthy man.
Funeral of nichael Rosenstein.
The funeral of Michael Koseustein
took place yesterday at Suubury, the
remaius being brought to this city for
burial.
The fuueral services were held at
the home of Julius Moeschleiu at 12:30
o'clock and were couducted by Rev.
O'Boyle, pastor of the Germau Re
formed church. Tho remains were
brought to South Danville ou the 2.21
train accompanied by the following
members of Lieutenant William A.
Bruner Post, G. A. R. of Suubury.
General George B. Cadwallader.Theo
; dore Chester,Goorge Simp.-ou, William
Bastiau aud John W. Buuhor.
The funeral party was met at South
Danville by representatives of Good
rich Post No. 22, G. A. K., and the
local encampment of Odd Fellows.
The following acted as pallbearers:
Hairy Kearns, George Keilly, John
11. Hunt, Benton B. Brown, SSauinel
Morrall and Peter Baylor. The cortege
proceeded to the Odd Fellows' ceme
tery where interment was made.
REMANDED BACK
TO JAIL
The hearing in the Haboas Corpus
proceedings instituted to seauie the
release of Elmer charged
with assault and attempt to rob in
aonneotiou witli the hold-up nt the
hotel of W. H. N. Walker ou the even
ing of July 8, 1905, took placo iu the
Oourt House Monday eve before Judge
Staples, of Monroe county. The luar
ing was conducted very expeditiously,
and occupied bat little more tl;au SO
minutes. The writ, however, was
dismissed and the defendant was to
manded to the ouetodv of the Sheriff.
A good deal of interest centered iu
the proceedings aud a large ctowd as
sembled iu the Court room. The first
witness called was W. H. N. Walker,
the owner of the hotel that was invad
ed 011 the evening of Jaly 3rd. He re
lated the Incidents of the hold-op as
printed iu these columns at the time,
explaining that wliilo he lecognizeil
Barrett, whose mask he pulled off, lie
was not sure as to the identity of the
other man.
The noxt witness was Rlohard Mc-
Cormick. It was upon his testimony
that the most interest centered, as il
was ho who identified Haldorraun. Mc-
Cormiok briefly rotated what he knew
concerning the hold-up. He was iu
Kemmer's hotel, he said, wh»n Mr.
Walker's sou oarne running iu » iili the
news that his father was held up anil
the hotel was being robbed. He ran
out and aloug with Harry Waite anil
Sam Haas, was making his way to
Walker's hotel when they wire met
by two men each having a revolver
who held them up aud demanded to
kuow what they wanted. One of the
men he recognized as Harrett and the
otiier as Halderman. MoOormick aud
his companions halted for a moment
while Barrett and the man with him
ran down the alley by Walkers hotel.
McCormick was not at all doubtful
in tho matter. Ho emphatically stated
that he recognized Halderman in tho
man who stood by the side of Barrett
when the latter drew the revolver and
a moment later ran down the alley
with Barrett. The mask which the
fellow wore in the hotel had then
dropped from his (ace and restod on
his shoulders. Iu this belief he could
not be shaken in cross examination
and repeated that he was positive that
the man was Halderman.
Arthur Walker also testified. He
told a story that was exciting enough
iu its detail but it lacked any evidence
that would fasten the crime on Hald
erman, for while his fathrr succeeded
iu pulling the mask from tho face of
one of the men the other k«pt his
couuteuanco concealed.
The Court was briefly addressed by
District Attorney Ralph Kisner, who
claimed that a prima facie case had
been made out. He was brit fly fol
lowed by Thomas C. Welsh tor Haider-
At no point did the proceedings lag.
The Court recalled Richard McCor
mick and asked him a few questions
as to the location of Waller's hotel in
its relation to the alley and then la
conically said:
"I think we will hold this man."
The oourt then proceeded to mako
the order formally. He asked Halder
man whether he could procure bail,
and finding that he could not In di
rected that he be remanded to tho cui
tody of the Sheriff to be produced at
Oourt for trial on Soptember 25th.
Electric Signals Being Installed.
Electric signals are belug installed
at Center street aud Spruco street
crossings by the P. & R. Railway
Company. At Bloom street crossing
the watchman at presont on duty will
be retained.
| A crew of expert workmen under
William J. Henry of Reading, Chief
Lineman of the P. & R. Company,ap
peared iu this city yesterday moruiug
and began work on tho system. Very
good progress was made and Mr.
Henry yesterday afternoon slated that
if nothing unforeseen oocuis by to
night the work will be completjd und
the jingling bells at both ot the above
named orossings will annouueo the ap
proach of the trains.
Without a technical knowledge it
would be difficult to explain or to un
derstand just how the system iu all
its details operates. Suffice it to say
that the bolls installed at each cross
ing will be kept riuging coutinuously
while traius are passing either way
between two points, marked by the
looatiou of "circuit breakers," one of
which is a hundred yards east of
Bloom streot crossing aud the other
I about the same distance wost of Spruce
street.
The system is so arrauged that cars
can stand upon the block as is often
unavoidable in the case of switching
without causing the signals to souud.
Iu that event the passage of I lie loco
motive over the circuit breakers shuts
off the ourreut, while the moment it
re-enters the block for tho ea H the
bells resume ringiug.
The P. & R. Railway is installing
the electric signals all along the lino.
Greater Alarm at Springfield.
£ The alarm over the thiimtcuuil « Hve
in at the uppei end of Sj.r lulit 1• I if
becoming Kie.iter, as (IIH WI.MHHI I
fllowly Kinking and the ri»anl»l
-insH continue. Taenia* n K'»l »••«'
liou>o of Peter Ooln f»ki Hank nix
inches, and in HO badly twir-ted thai
the doorn cannot be opened llh if
fearful that the honae vvi 1 he ingulf
erl and iH preparing to movo hiHgoodf.
AN EVANGELIST
IN PHILADELPHIA
W. D. Lanmaster, former CJeueral
Seorotary of the Y. M. C 3. A , has
lannched out as an evangelist. He has
just completed a month's engagement
with the Presbyterian Evangelistic As
sociation in its summer camj aigu and
is now resting for a few days at his
homo iu this city.
Mr. Laumastoi's evangelistic labors
during the mouth lay Iu Philadelphia
aud embraced tent aud open air ser
vices. For two weeks he was station
ed at Richmond, near Cramp's Ship
Yard aud tho coal whaives. At this
poiut tho work was conducted iu a
tent, Mr. Lanmaster as tho evangelist,
being assisted by a children's worker,
a coinotist. an organist, a loader of
siuging, a janitor iu clurgo of the
teut aud a "student helper," the lat
ter being a student from one of tho
larger colleges, who assisted iu dis
tributiug invitations, visiting homes
of people and iu doing whatevor he
could iu order to obtain experience in
hat kind of work. Each day reports
were made out and forwarded to head
quartois in Witherspoon Hall.
A portion of Mr. Laumaster's work
lay in the very slums of the city and
covered two weeks, about oue-half of
his engagement. During this time he
was stationed at "Starr Garden Park,"
located at Sixth and Lombard streets.
Here the work was conducted in the
open air and the addresses were il
lustrated by a lino stereopticon. It
proved a popular method of reaching
the j eople and there were often audi
ences of tour huudred and upward.
All nationalities were represented,the
people without excoption being very
poor, needy aud neglected. All at
temptjo conduct the work here was
attended with mauy iuterruptious and
distractious, }Ot the people were
thoroughly interested and kind in
their attitude, large numbers express
ing their giuiitude to tho workers for
what was being donejjiu their behalf..
During three weeks while iu Phila
delphia Mr. Laumaster, at noon, ad
dressed tho moil at Baldwin's great
locomotive works, Seventeenth and
Hamilton . streets. These meetings
were hold in the open air and the
evangelist was assisted by a coruetist,
leader of siiißiug and a student work
er. Large crowds greeted the workers
every day. There are employed at
Baldwin's Locomotive Works seven
teen thousand men and Mr. Laumaster
was well impressed with the manhood
of these skilled and intelligent work
men, who greeted the workers kindly.
On the whole Mr. Laumaster is very
much impressed witli the magnitude
and importance of that kiud of work,
feeling suio that zealous and conscien
tious labor iu that field is bound to he
followed with its reward.
The Summer campaign wound np
with a graud tally of tho workers at
Witherspoou Hall oil Friday night,
there being au audience present of
1500. There woio addresses by emiuent
ministers and evangelists ; testimonials
were given by converts of tho various
meetings, whilo the choir wrs made
up of two hundred children, also con
verts.
While in Philadelphia Mr. Laumast
er had the pleasure and privilege of
addressiug tho Brotherhood Meeting,
in Bethany church (John Wanamak
er's) composed of ..ine hundred meu.
Ho also had the special honor ot be
ing a guest at the annual rt union of
the class at Mr. SV'anamaker's summer
residence near Jenkintown.
Fish Wardens Hake Arrests.
J. W. Oris well, of Harrishurg, and
Charles H. Nesley,of Hoyersford,Fish
wardens, appeared iu this city Tuos
day and yesterday made four arrests
for illegal fishing.
The specific charge agaim't the men
arrested is a violation of the law that
provides that it shall bo lawful from
suuhet to SIIUI iso only (o catch eels,
catfish, carp, and suokors, in the wat
ers ot this Commonwealth nor inhabit
ed by brook trout, by means of what
are known as lay outlines, provided
that each such outline shall have
attached thereto a tag with the name
and address of the owner clearly mark -
ed thereon, &c.
Two of Iho men were taken before
Justice of the Peace Oglosby lasteven
iug, whore they pieadod guiliy. There
is a fine of $35 for violation of the
above law,which the meu will be giv
en au opportunity to pay. Otherwise
they will be committed to jail.
The other two mou arrested deny the
charge. They each will be given a
hearing before Justice Oglesby todiy.
"Orange and Purple."
The "Orange and Purple," the lit
eiary publication edited by the pupils
of the Dauvillo High School, which
was disooutiuuod last wiuter.has been
re-established, and will be
during the coming school year.
The "Orange aud Purple" was first
published during tho school yjar of
'O2-'O3, aud was most successful. The
paper had another tine year iu *1)8-'04,
but Inst year it was discontinued on
account of differences among the pu
pils of the school.
This >ear •» compoto'it board, oiect
rd In- ih hi t.ool has Imeu put iu con
ti if I ut the publication aud they will
eudeavor to make tin "Orange aud
Purple" worthy of the institution it
rcpretent . The |-err>o:iel of the board
ih as toi i) vs: K<ii:oi-in-Chief, Miss
(Catherine Ucarlmrt; Assistant Editor
in-Chief, William McCoy: Business
M>imig' r. Raymond Houser; Assistant
Business Manager, Fred Evans. Adver
tising Manager, George Jacobs.
LUTHERAN
CONFERENCE
The twenty-fourth semi-annual 0011-
vontiou of the Danville Confeience of
the Evangelical Lutheran Minister
ium, of Pennsylvauia, will bo held iu
Trinity Lutheran church this city on
Mouday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week.
It has been fifteen years since tho
conference met iu Danville. There
will be about 80 ministers in attend
ance at tiie conference anil as many
lay dologatos, who will be quartered,
■luring thoir stay iu Danville, among
the members of Trinity Lutheran con
gregation.
Tho following program has beeu ar
ranged :
FIRST SRSSION, Sept. 18, 7-.SO P. M.
Confession and Absolution.
Sermon by the President, Rev. C. F.
Kudor.
Administration of the Lord's Sapper.
SECOND SESSION, Sept. lit, !» A M.
(The Mission Committee meets at
8:00 A. M.)
Formal Opouing of Conference.
Roll call; Enrollment of delegates.
Reading of Minutes.
Reports President, Treasurer. Sec
retary.
Statistical!, Rev. H. E. O. Walir
tnann.
Mission Committee.
Election of Ofiluurs.
10:45—Discussion : Article VIII,
Augsburg Confession.
The Rev. W. C. Heyor,
The Rev. J. N. Wetzler. D. D.
THIRD SESSION. 1:30 P. M.
Devotions, Tho Rev. E. L. Kisiler.
Business of Conference.
3:oo—Roports about Muhlenberg
College. In cliarge of the Committee.
4 :00 :—Discussion : The Mission of
the Lutheran Church today, Tho Rev.
D. O. Kan 11 n,an, The Rev. J. A.
Schofer.
FOURTH SESSION, 7 :80 P. M.
Altar Service, The Rev. W. H.
Goiger.
Address: Greater Muhlenberg, The
Rev. E. T. Horn, D. D., Heading, Fa.
FIFTH SESSION,Sept. 20. 9:00 A. M.
Devotions, The Ho v. F. W. Scliaef-
Business of Conference.
10:15—Discussion : The Relation of
tho President of Conference to the
Congregations. Tho Rev. G. G. Kun
kle, The Rev. C. I). Zweier.
11 :00—Discnssion : Visitation of the
Sick, (a) By the Pastor. The Rev. D.
E. Fetherolf, (b) By the Congrega
tion. The Rev. E. E. Sieger.
SIXTH SESSION, 1:80 P.M.
Devotions,Tho Rev. Eugene Stetlei.
Business of Conference.
2:3o—Discussion : The Teaching of
the Sixth Commandment. The Rev. D.
M Stetler. The Rev. J. F. Wampole.
Formal Close of Conference.
Will Convene in Danville.
The Northeast Danville District
Mini*terium will he held in this city
next week. The session, which will
ho held in St. Paul's M. E. Church,
will cover two days. Monday and Tues
day, September 18th aud 19th. There
will be upwards of twenty-five pastors
with probably half that number of
laymen present. Following is the
program :
MONDAY AFTEKNOON.
2.00 P. M. Song and Dovotional.Rev.
(3. W. Kisltell.
Devotional. Kov. E. T. Swnrtz.
2:20 The Ciiurch Financial.
Ist. The Pastor as a financier, Rev.
G. F. Boggs.
2nd. The education of the people in
the grace of giving, Rev. C. W. Bry
nor.
3:00. Financial Methods of our
Church, A Parliament of Ministers
and Layiueu.
3:40. Church Spiritual, Care of Pro
bationers and Raptized Children, Rev.
F. W. Leidy.
How I conduct the mid-week prayer
meeting and any apparent success Par
liament of Pastors.
4:20. What kiud of service have I
found best suited for Sabbath evening?
Parliament of Pastors.
Closing attnrnoju with consecration
service, to bo ooninetod by Kev. W.
E Roth.
MONDAY EVENING.
? :80. Snug and Devotional.
Devotional, Kev. E. M. Chilcoat.
Offering.
The Revival:
Tho next Rovival —lt's character.
Rov. G. M. Reiuley.
Tho Noxt Revival—lt's need. Rev.
N. E. O. Cleaver.
Tho Next lievival—Preparation for
it. Rev. W. H. Bonford.
Close with Prayei for the Revival.
TUESDAY MORNING.
8.30 Song Service and Devotional.
Devotional, Rev. J. E. A. Bucko.
8.45 How may we restore congrega
tional singing? Rev. W. H. Hartman.
9.00 Is the cliuich responsible for
the evils of the liquor traffic? And if
so, how? Kev. H. C. Harmaii.
9.20. Will the ameiidmouls to the by |
laws of the M. B. A., now peudiug
1 remedy the appaient defect? Rev. R.
. Gilbert. D. D.
' 9.40. Individual Communion Cop?.
Rev. A S. FasicK.
I 10.00. The Japan-Russian Couflict, |
1 will it benefit Christianity? Rev. .1.
' W. Rue.
r 10.20. Work laity can do in the
1 church. S. W. Dickson, Esq.
s 10.40. Executive session.
Closing aud Beuedictiou.
. | The pedestriau is iu his glory these
days.
DANVILLE'S
OPPORTUNITY
Uuder a law passed by the laßt Leg
islature Boroughs may come iu for
State Aid in road-bailding. Brick or
macadam roads may be constructed,
the Commonwealth paying three
fourths of the cost. This is Danville's
opportunity and it should instantly
get iu line with a petition for paving
or macadamizing Mill street between
Cei.tor street aud the Borough Hue,
where the roadway is notoriously bad
and repairs cannot be postponed much
longer.
Several boroughs have already taken
advautago of tho law, among them
being Saltzburg, Indiana couuty, aud
the other Ligonier, Westmoreland couu
ty. The former has one mile of briok
. pavemont under constrnctlon, while
the latter Is macadamizing a street
auder the Aot.
Throughout the entire State there is
a general disposition to take advant
age of the Oooil Roads Act of 1905.
The oitizeus of Valley township have
in contemplation au extension of tho
State Highway beyond Mauedale.lead
iug ou to Fiinstermaoher's tannety—
either this or au extension out over
the Jerscytown road. Both will no
doubt oome iu tlmo with agreatmany
miles additional.
Colombia county has portioned for
twelvo miles of highway. Among the
pubilo roads ill Northumberland coun
ty for whioh State Aid may be asked
is a mile or so in Gearhart township
leading from the river bridge on to
ward Snnbury. A good many resident"
on the South side are agitating the
subject pretty vigorously and it would
not be surprising it a petition wore
sent in at an early day.
Let Danville follow the exauiplo of
other towns and petition for State Aid
while the money is available. By
macadamizing the portion of Mill
street that needs it HO badly assuming
that the other applications are made
as proposed it will be only a short
time nntil, together with the paved
street, the river bridge and the State
Highway we shall have oue of the
finest drives in the State, comprising
a stretch of several miles.
Former Riverside Girl Weds.
I Miss Rose Bohlen, who formerly
resided with Kev. aud Mrs. G. H.
Day, in Riverside, aud Mr. Walter S.
Hile, of Snnbury, were married Tues
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Gross ill Snnbury. The
aeremony was poiformed by Rev. G.
W Marquardt.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Gross
was beautifully decorated for the oc
casion with forns aud flowers,the din
ing room especially being resplendent
witli cut flowers.
The ceremony was performed under
a large bnnnh of carnations suspended
from tho parlor archway,being attach
ed with white ribbon tied artistically
in a large bow.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Georgo Murtz, of Northumber
land and the happy couple were at
tended by Miss Anna HcOloughau, of
South Danville anil Charles Farra, of
Sunbury. Near friends and relatives
of the oontiacting parties wero pres
ent.
After the coremony was performed
elaborate refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Hlle left on the evening
train for a honeymoon trip to Phila
delphia and Now York.
Mr. Hile is a member of the plumb
ing firm of W. S. Hile & Co., and a
son of Mr. anil Mrs. Isaiah Hile of
North Fourth street. Like his bride,
he enjoys a largo acquaintance and is
favorably known. Upon thoir rot urn,
Mr. and Mrs. Hile will reside on
North Fourth street.
Veteran Engineer's Tragic Death.
Hounding out l'oity years in the em
ploy of the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany and escaping &ven serious injury
Charles Stewart, a retired veteran en
gineer, met instant death in a tragic
form at Millersburg,where he resided,
Tuesday night.
While passenger train No. li 011 the
Pennsylvania railroad,due at Sunbury
at !):4M o'clock, was neariug the Pine
stroet crossing at Millersburg Stewart
stepped iu front of the engine and was
lnstautly ground to death, his body
being horribly mutilated. Besides be
ing decapitated both legs were crushed
to a shapeless mass of fleßh and bones,
and the trunk was badly lacerated.
Mr. Stewart entered the employ of
the Pennsylvania Compauy August 5,
1804. continuing until two years ago,
wl-.eu he was plaoed on the retired list.
For many years he was ougineer of tho
Millersburg work train engine and
was well known by local railroad men
on tho Susquehanna division.
The deceased was (17 years of age
aud is survived by three daughters,
his wife having proeedod him to tho
grave sevoral years ago. He was a
member of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Voterans' Associtation.
American Car Company Sued.
The Mortou Trust company aud
Pressed Steel Car company, Manhat
tan, has brought suit in the Uuited
States oircuit court against the Ameri
can Car aud Foundry company. New
Jersey corporation, claimiug the de
fendant company has infringed upon
! certain devices for the operation of
hopper bottom cars, held by the Press
| ed Steel conoeru.
An injunction and aooounting of
piofits are asked for.
Joseph Smith is improving after a
1 several weeks' illness.
NO. 4H
PHYSICIANS GIVE
THEIR VIEWS
It is pretty obvious that there is a
good deal of illnesß about town.whioh
in view of the bad sanitary conditions
prevailing is not at all reassuring to
oar citizens. At the same time it la
worth relating that our phyaioiana
while they admit the prevalenoe of
disease see nothing in it that is alarm
ing at present, although they take the
view that the unsanitary oondltiona
aro a bad feature.
Our town lias got a good deal of
cleaning up to do before It U either
entirely presentable in appearanoe or
freo froiu suspicion of breeding dis
ease. How far the reeky and foul smell
ing cnnal is responsible for malarial
and other fevers that aflliot humanity
is problematical. That it has a bane
ful effect no one will dispute. It ii
here, however, apparently to stay, too
big a nuisance for the Borough to oope
with. But there are other souroei of
disease, however, less in extent but
quite as noxious, that are plainly nn<
der the Borough's control and which
should be gotten rid of very soon.
Not the least of these is the bed of
Blizzard's run. It borders on the par
adoxical to assert that the bottom of
this Btream since the sewer lias been
laid, along its course is more fool and
disgußting than it was before, yet this
is just the way a leading oltixen of
our town put it the other day.
The pipe sunk uuder the surfaoe
suffices to carry off all the water so
that the bed of the stream Is dry. Pre
viously the steady flow of water dilut
ed and carried off muoli of the foul
matter. The sewer ia all right in
theory. It was the proper thing to
oblige all persons whose establishments
polluted the creek to oonneot with the
sewer. But the order should have been
made very sweeping and have been
strictly onforced. There are still
souroes of shameful pollution and thoa .
the very object and effect of the sewer
is neutralized, as the filthy matter
dropping into the bed of the dry
stream lies there an offense to the eye
and nostril alike and rendering the
second condition of Blivard's run
worse than the first.
There are many places about the
town that could be improved and this
applies quite as much to private as to
publio property. Many of the baok
yards, oleaued out in the spring, by
this time show quite an accumulation
of garbage that should be gotten rid
of as soon as possible. Imperfeot drain
ago is a bad thlDg, one that is re
sponsible for more unliealth than moat
people dream of. Yet at how many
places at the very threshold of the
dwelling one sees stagnant water ly
ing in the drains. A remedy for thin
in a large portion of the town of
course, could be found by oonneoting
with the sewer; where this is im
practicable the next beHt thing can be
done,which is to keep the drains clean
aud to exercise as much care BB possi
ble.
One of oar leading physioians inter
viewed stated that in his opinion,now
that the Hospital is again draining its
sewage into the river the proper thing
to do is to boil all the hydrant water
used (or drinking purposes. He stated
that with the immense volume of sew
age draiuing into the river snch a short
distance above town it was preposter-
ODS to think that at least a portion of
it does not find its way into our water
system and assuming that sooli is the
case it is equally preposterous to thiuk
that oar filter plant is going to elimi
nate the bacteria, whioh are indlgsolu
bly linked with the idea of sewage.
Governor's Veto.
" Vetoes of the Governor of Bill!
Passed by the Legislature, Sesßton of
1905" is the title of a very neatly
bound book received at this office from
Harrisburg with the compliments of
Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of
the Commonwealth.
The book makes quite interesting
reading. The text of the bills vetoed
are presented after whioh the Govern
or addressing the legislative body in
his characteristic way points oat and
explains the defeots and sets forth in
fall the reasons bill is return
ed without his appoval.
It is remarkable how many of the
bills drawn up apparently by skillful
persons coutalu defects and absurdi
ties. Ia some of the bills returned the
Governor has discovered "that the
purposo is not dearly expressed." In
others it is "special legislation."
One bill makes it a misdemeanor for
auy person or persona to deface or de
stroy an index board erected at the
"intersection of auy public road or
roads by the Supervisor or Sopervi*-
ors thereof." I.The bill has a Dumber
of defeots and the Chief Executive dis
misses the whole matter with the fol
lowing terse seutenoe: "There Is no
such thing as 'the intersection of any
publio road.' "
"An Aot to prohibit the use of any
adulteration or imitation of dairy pro
ducts in any charitable or penal in
stitution," the Governor says"iß con
ceived iu a spirit of violenoe" and he
returns it without his approval. The
penalty appeared disproportionate to
the offense.
No one can peruse the volnme with
out perceiving that when it oornea to
the approval or disapproval of bill*
passed there is a big advantage in
having a learnod jurist in the Guber
natorial chair.
Corporal James Tanner has been
elected oommander-in-ohief of the
Oraud Army by the encampment in
Denver.