DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL. LXXVI.
TOWN IMPERILED
JY FLAMES
Washingtonville had a Are Friday
aud nothing but a timely discovery
aud the fact that there was an abund
ance of help ou hand prevented (he
greater part of the town from being
laid in ashes.
The fire occurred between half past
12 aud 1 o'clock ou the premises of
Miss Sara Qeiger,a maiden lady, who
lives uear the Lutheran church. The
boose is a frame oue and when discov- j
eied tho flames were eating their way |
oat betweeu the plank on the side of
the building.
There is uo fire department iii Wash
ingtonville aud in the absence of alarm
by bell the word that there was a fire
had to be passod about from mouth to
mouth. Several persons oaily on the
ground, had good lungs, however, and
they shouted "Fire" with so much
euergy aud emphasis that it was only
the matter of a few minutes until the
whole town knew that a house was
burning.
Iu a few minutes the greater part cf
the town, men, womon and children
were on the scene of the fire audit
was ouly a minute or so latei until
they had resolved themselves into an
orderly buoket brigade and were ham
at work. The crowd was soon aug
mented by people from the farms and
others who were driving through town
but had tied their horses aud rushed
to the fire hoping iff be of assistance.
Every haud that volunteered was
needed. The burning dwelling was
situated iu a uest of dried out wooden
buildings of the older sort, at the end
of the borough in the direction from
which the wiud was blowing in a
strong aud steady current. The prin
cipal street of the town was in irn
niiuent danger and whether it could
be saved or uot depended w holly upon
whether or uot the fire could bo ex
tinguislied before it got any further
thau Miss Geiger's dwelling.
Everybody worked with tl>e energy
boru of desperation. The fire, which
originated in the chimney, was ruling
in the iuterior of the wall between the
plauk and the planter So that al
though literally hogsheads of water
were carried to the spot and dashed
upon the baildiug it mado little or no
impression ou the fire. The only r< -
course lay in partially demolishing
the house in order to get at the seat
of the lire. In a short time, there
tore, the plaster and lathing were
ripped off the walls on both the upper
and the lower story on the inside, the
roof was torn oIT the porches and the
ohiuiuev demolished teu feot from the
roof downward. In process of time
the house looked as though it had
passed through an earthquake, hut the
tfre was extinguished. Miss Ginger
estimates her loss at S3OO. J here was
an insurance.
Bloomsburg Expects to Win.
The Hloomsburg Daily has the fol
lowing to say about thn basket ball
team from ten miles up the road, which
will play the local five at the Armory
Friday evening:
"The local basket hall enthusiasts
are now formulating plans for the
coming soason. It is the purpose of
the local promoters to got together
as stroug a combination of piayers as
possible, and only tho verv best of
teams will be played.
"The best of the local ability has
been secured to which will IR added
several star players to be secured else
where.
"The first gaire of the season will
be on Friday evening when the local
men goto Danville to plav the team
of that town,and they are going there
to wiu."
That souuds pretty good and it is
altogether likely that the visitors
will put up a fine game,but as to their
winning—well, you cau't always tell.
There are five boys from right here
at home, who hive been practicing
hard for some time, and they put up a
mighty good article of basket ball.
Anyway they will make that com
bination of players "hump."
Rogers' Paving Contract.
Contractor D. J. Rogers,who has on
hand a stieet paving ooutract in
Hloomsburg,is delayed just at present
by the non arrival of brick. He says
he will finish the pavement in a few
days.
Meanwhile Mr. Rogers is busy get
ting out stone for tho now Polish
Cathedral in Mt. (Jarmel. This will
be one of the largest and most impos
ing churches in this section of the
state. Tlia building will ho 150x70
feet.
Mr. Kogors Is dressing only a small |
quantity of the stouo in his Danville '
yard. In all two huulred and fifty
carloads of stone will he lequired,
whioh lie is having shipped from In- !
diaua and from Chester in this state. |
Marble will enter largely into the con j
struction of the church. Six hundred |
marble slabs will pave the space ah->ut
the altar, in a Iditinu to which will '
appear twelve marble columns, with
massive and ornate liases and i ap*. j
Started Up Again.
The Danville Rolling Mill, which
wa-* o'diged to shut ilowu Saturday
owing to a hrokon roll.started up yes
terday morning, repairs being com
pleted. The present was the first de
lay of AII) note that has occurred since
the plant started np last spring. It
is one of our hnsieat little industries
and has added its full quoto to tho
general prosperity.
TEMPERANCE
SUNDAHIiSERVEI)
Sunday war Ret apart an Temper
ance Sunday in the Presbytorian
nliureh. On this date generally the
ministers of that denomination preach
ed an effective totup°rance sermon. ,
Following are some of tho points cf
Rev. Dr. McCormack's sermon. He
handtod the subject in his usual force
ful and original manner A good siz
ed congregation had turned out. at tho
Grove church, all without exception
commending the pastor's elTort.
The text was founded on Romans
XIV-21 : "It is good not to eat flesh,
nor to drink wiue, nor to do anything
whereby thy brother stumbleth."
Taking as a topio the broad subject
of "Temperance" Dr. McCormack
said: "When we join tho cliuroh we
cease to be able to look at tiling* mere
ly in thoir relation to ourselves; we
are in houor bound to look at them in
their relation to the life of every oth
er member. In the text Paul speaks
of abstinence not for a man's own sake
but for the sake of others. Oue who
realizes his own weakness abstains for
his own sake; another person, who re
cognizes tho weakness of those around
him, abstains for their sake. This
chapter tfTgns tho importauoe of con
science. Thin is a question on which
there is no room for a difference of
opinion. As a follower of Christ a
man's duty is perfectly clear ; he must
bo a total abstainer.
You all admit that there may be cir
cumstances when it would he wrong
for you to drink—when you know you
are running a serious risk by doing it.
The nurse and physician have to take
risks in mastering the plague. Rusi
uess men are bound to take risks ; oth
erwise the wheols of commerce would
stand still; but risks that can b9 avoid
ed should uot be taken.
I believe that iu taking a drink a
man runs riass that might be avoided.
Theie is no place whore drink is nec
essary. The social cup does not feed
nor sustain. Granted, if you liho.that
it is a medicine.
Further there are things nobody
should risk ; character of his o*rn chil
dren—his own soul Youi character has
reached a stage in which it is pretty
w. 11 fixed aud the danger of you ever
becomiug a drunkard is very remote.
But what of your children The man
who drinks also risks Ins own charac
ter.
The risk in your caso you say is
suiill, but every drunkard was once a
moderate drinkor. Men do not de
liberately become drunkards. "Let
those who staud beware lest they
fall." Abstain for personal safoty.
1. It is wrone for you to drink
v\li3U scu know it is an occasion of
stumbling to others. This is to Christ
ian people an unanswerable argument.
Tho strong language of temperance ad
vocat« s is no uood excuse for turning
a deaf ear. Our national drink bill is
eiiorm iu«. Tho victims belong to all
olasses. to both sexes.
2. Is solf sacrifice a pait of the
Christian's duty? "Take up thy cro c s
and follow me." But why should a
man givo up drink what difference
will it make—why should a man give
up what he likes? The life of the
drunken wretch, the besotted scamp
stands out as a red signal of danger.
Satan does not take the innocent
young man to the Justice's court ou
Monday morning to persuade liiiu that
a lit'lm wine or beet is good for him.
Rut on Sunday ho takes him to church
—points out tho respectable church
member, Sunday school teacher or
elder, who is a moderate drinker, and
discourses ou their illustrious virtues.
That is a plea the young inau can not
answer or withstand.
A respectable, temperate man is
worth 10,000 drunkards iu tho devil's
battle for the souls of the youth of
our laud.
Again by having drink iu your house
you plam it in the way of your chil
dren and frieuds. It is for each of us
to weigh these things up.
There is no doubt but that you think
of somethiug to he said on the othei
side. I believe you will agreo that
moderation is the highest form of
temperauco; it is self contiol. That
sounds well enough but it is Pagan
morality, not Christianity, which has
taught us there is something higher
thau self-coutrol and that is self-deni
al.
Again,you say total abstinence may
he necessary for some, but it is a con
fession of weakness; moderation is the
ideal—moderation is freedom—but is
i t ?
The modi rate driuker has reserved
his strougost argument for the last.
He has the authority of Paul for his
position. Rut surely Paul's theologic
al insight did not mako him an infall
able medical adviser. Wliou I want
i advioe as to diet I do not consult Rev.
Dr. Pattou, of Princeton, but Di.
i Thompson, of R'oom street. We who
1 profess to follow Christ should not
| judge one another,but standing in the
I presence of our Lord we repeat the
■ words: "It is good not to oat flesh, j
nor to drink wine, nor to do anything
j whereby thy brother stumbleth. '
Athletics Rewarded.
As a reward for wiuiing the Ameri
i cau Loague base hall championship
1 pennant the 18 players of the Phila
! delphia club were presented by Presi
-1 dent Shib.\of that club,with $8181.49,
to bo divided equally among the
inen. This is tho amount of the Phil
adelphia club's portion of tho roceipts
for tho first four games of tho world's
( championship sorio.s with fclio New
( York National Loagaoclub. The Phil
adelphia players alsorecoivod s<>B4B 4(1
as their portion of tho receipts of the
world's series allotted to them by the
national commission.
-PLKDQKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO LXBJKBTT AHB LAW—NO FAVOR BWATB US AND SO FKAB SHALL AWI"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA.. FRIDAY, OCToBEIi 2), 1905.
DARING THEFT
OKIIICKENS
A chicken theft of the very boldest
type was perpetrated Sunday night at
the homo of Mr. aud Mrs. Andrew
Woniger, corner of A aud Spring
streets.
The Wenigers have always imagin
ed their coops to bo safe from the dep
redations of chicken thieves, on ac
count of the aio light on the corner
whero their home is situated. This
daring rascal, however, was not deter
red by the illumination, nor did he
even wait until a late hour to make
the raid.
Mr. Woniger had retired aud Mrs.
Weniger was about to do so at 10
o'clook when a slight noise attracted
her attention to the rear of the house.
There she saw the man emerging from
the chickeu coop. Mrs. Weuiger's de
mand for an explanation only served
to oause the rogue to make a hurried
exit and disappear.
Mrs. Weniger thought she had fright-,
eued tho thief away without his booty
but an examination of the coop yes
terday morning showed that two of
tho finest chickens were missing.
Mrs. Weniger is confident that she
recognizod the thief, and she promises
to institute proceedings unless the
chickens are returned or she is reim
bursed for her loss.
Small Ballot. *
The secretary of the Commonwealth
is making up tho form of the official
ballot for tho election next month. Ry
reason of the small number of offices
to bo filled this year and the lin'itcd
number of nominees for those offices,
the ballot will be much smaller than
last year. Aside from state treasurer,
justice of the supreme court and judge
of the superior oourt, the ouly state
oilicos to be filled are common pleas
and associate judges. Common pleas
judges will be oleoted iu twelve coun
ties and associate judges in eleven
counties. Tho contest for common
pleas judges iu several districts are
already very exciting aud will bring
out a heavy vote for an "off year."
Associate judges will be elected in
Clinton, Elk, Forest, Fulton, Mifflin,
Monroe, Montour, Sullivan, Union,
Warren and Wyoming counties. Al
legheny, Philadelphia,Tioga and West
moreland are the only counties iu
which thoro is no fight for common
pleas judges where judges are to be
elected. Both parties have nominated
the regular Republican candidates iu
these four counties,thus insuring their
election without tho trouble and ex*
pense of a campaign.
Popular Couple Harried.
Tho Gregory homestead, corner of
Church and Waluut streets, was the
scene of a quiet wedding last evening,
when Miss Nello Gregory became the
bride of David R. Kokiuan, of this
city. The ceremony was performed at
7 o'clock by Rev. Dr. McCormack,
pastor of tho Grove Presbyterian
church. The wedding was an exceed
ingly quiet affair, none but the im
mediate family being present. Imme
diately after the ceremony the newly
wedded couple were driveu to Sooth
Danville where they took the 7:51
Pennsylvania train for a trip to Phil
adelphia aud New York.
The bride is an accomplished lady
and a leading member of our corps of
publio school teachers. She enjoys a
wide acquaintance aud is highly es
teemed.
The groom ia one of our leadlug
business men. He is very widely kuown
aud is popular everywhere. The en
tiro community unites in fervent
congratulations aud well wishes.
Sustained a Broken Nose.
Richard Fogle, of Riverside, is con
fined to his home with a brokeu nose.
Tho accident was sustained yestor
day afternoon. Mr. Fogle is a pud
dler, and is employed at the Reading
Iron Works. He was engaged iu hand
ling some iron when a bar thrown by
another person struck him ou the nose.
Tho injury iuflictod was a most
painful one, a deep cut ooourring on
the bridge of the noso and the under
lying bone being badly shattered.|The
injured man made his way to the office
of Dr. P. 0. Newbakor, who dressed
tho injury aud made a very good job
of it. He moulded tho shattered par
ticles of bono back into place, after
which he stitched the gash aud plast
ored tlio whole firmly over.
A broken nose is bad enough, but it
is an injury that need not cause a man
to lose very much time. Mr. Fogle
will probably be out again in a few
days.
Hearing on the South Side.
The ironotony of life on the South
Side was slightly relieved yestorday
afternoon by the appearance of a
group of people, among whom was
the Constable of the township,moving
with duo dignity and deliberation to
ward the office of Justice of the Peace
H. S. Vastine, which is situated at the
upper end of South Danville. The fact
soou became kuown that there had
been an arrest aud that the parties
were assembling for a hearing.
The complainant in the rase was
Mrs. William Chapman and the party
arraigned was Mrs. W. O. Mainzer.
The cliargo was assault and battery.
Tho hearing took place about 2
o'clock. Witnesses wore examined and
the case deliberated upon,after which
Justice Vastine decided to held the
defendant for court. Rail was fixed at
five hnndred dollars, whioh was easily
procured.
PUPIL TEACHER
TAKES CHARGE
ProfeHsor Shaw, Prinoipal of tlm
Third Ward Orammar School, who in
HUlTeriug with au attack of diphtheria
was reported by his physioian yester
day as doing very well under the oir
oumstanoeß.the disease being well un
der control aud not at all of a malig
nant type.
Miss Kale Seesholtz, one of the pu
pil teaohers eleoted, yesterday after
noon temporarily relieved Boroofth
Superintendent Gordy.who had charge
of tho Third ward grammar school
following Professor Shaw'B illuoss.
The Borough Superintendent has reg
[ ular duties to perform in the line rf
actual supervision, which may at any
time call him away. So that while
his attainments aud experience make
him a first class teacher in any of the
grades it is impracticable for him to
act as a substitute for more than a
very brief interval.
In oases of sickness ulTucting the
lower grades the pupil teachers come
Into play very uioely aud geueraly do
satisfactory work. The grammar
school, however, iB a pretty difficult
propositiou for a young woman to
tackle whose schooling and experience
is withiu the limit implied wheu pu
pil teachers are considered. Neverthe
less Miss Seesholtz essayed the task and
with tho effective aid of the Boroogh
Superintendent got along very nicely.
Miss Seesholtz will oontinue iu oharge,
the Borougii Superintendent lookiug
in at iutervals to see that things go
rightly,until next Monday night wheu
tho School Board holds a regular meet
ing. It' necessary, othtr arrangements
may then be made.
rtlnisterlal Association.
The Ministerial Association of Dan
ville yosterday morning held its first
meeting since June, when the pastors
begau to prepare for their summer va
cation?. The attendance was fairly
good.
The lutontion was to have made ar
rangements for the Uuiou Thanksgiv
ing service,but owing to the fact that
one or more of the ministers were ab
sent it was decided to postpone mak
ing arrangements until uext Monday
The proliflo seasou and the genera
prosperity prevailing ought to oall
forth a fervent thanksgiving this sea
son and nothing less than the usual
interesting program will suffice.
" Rabbi Joseph Zeisler of the B'uai
Zion congregation was elected a mem
ber of the Ministerial Assooiation yes
terday. No one feels a deeper interest
in the moral and religions welfare of
the towu than Kabbi Zeisler and he
expects to affiliate fully with the as
sociation aud to labor shonlder to
shoulder with the members for the
good of the town and community.
Kabbi Zoisler yesterday stated that
the JewUli congregation will join the
Christian denominations in a Union
Thanksgiving servioe.
Complete Program for Reunion.
All plans have been completed for
the reunion of the Spanish-American
War Veterans, at Sunbury, October
28th, and now it is up to the woather
man to famish the roal goods in liis
lino for the evout to terminate suc
cessfully.
The program of events for tlio day
is as follows:
•AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reooption and registration of mem
bers, 1:15 to 2 :15.
Business meeting at 2:15.
Invocation Rev. A. W. Anderson, of
Company A.
Music, Qaakin's Military Band.
Address of welcome, P. P. Smith,
ohief burgess.
Response, 001. J. B. Ooryell.
Musio, Gaskin's Military Band.
(ieneral business of the Association.
Eleotion of officers
Seleotion of plaoe for next meeting.
Music, Oaskin's Military Band.
Supper at Market House, from 5 to
6:30 p. m.
Music, Oaskin's Military Band.
Street parade to].ihe Court House,
from the Armory, at 7 :30 p. m.
Sunbury Polioe.
Oaskin'B Military Band.
Twelfth Regiment, P. V. I.
Camp fire at the courthouse at 8 p.
m.
Toastmaxter, Lt. Col. O. M. Clem
ent.
Overture, Oaskin's Military Band.
In Memoriam, Our Deceased Com
rades.
(Each organization will be called
upon to report the number of deceas
ed comrades).
Q Vooalsolo, "Face to Face, " Katli
erine O. Grant.
Taps, E. J. Mehaffoy.
Third Brigade, First Division, Sec
ond Corps, General J. P. S. Gobin.
Our llegimeutal Commander, Col.
J. B. Ooryell.
Vocal solo, T. B. MafTett, Co. G.
Our Comrades In Arms, Col. W. P.
Bowman, First P. V. I.
Musio, Gaskin's Military Band.
Short speeches by members of var
ious companies.
Musio, Male Quartette.
More speech* s from the companies.
Music, Gaskin's Military Kami
Pennsylvania in the Spanish-.Viiiori
can War, Gen. T. J. Stowart
These are Btrenoous days in many
households. Its a problem whether to
get a now dress a nd wear tlio uhi ha
made over, or make the old diess and
get a new hat. But whatever the solu
tion, the average wife will liiako the
best of the problem and be » winner
for the husband.
THRILLING ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
Residents of the Tliir<l Ward are
talking over a vory narrow and con
sequently a thrilling escape,which oc
curred at the Ceuter street crossing a
| day or RO ago when in Hpito of the
jingling l»*» 11 H a buggy containing a
| gentleman and lady (Reaped being
'struck by a locomotive by the narrow
est kind ot a margin, j
There were Reveral eyewitnesses ot
the affair. The baggy oatnc down Cen
ter street, the track toward Rloom strec t
being clear, while the view toward
Spruce Rtreet was obstructed by Albert
Lloyd's IIOURC. The bnggv stopped op
poßite Mr. Lloyd'fl hoofle, bat the fact
that the signals were ringing did not
seem suffijient to convinco the driver
that the oars were near at hand and
ho called to a lady on the lower Ride
of the crossing evidently asking her
whether it would be safe to croRR, bat
which she misunderstood an 1 think
ing that he had asked her wt other the
cars were coming nodded in the affirm
ative. The result was that he drove
upon the track only to tiud that the
flwitch engine was right on the spot.
For a moment a dreadful »ccid<nt
seemed unavoidable. The trainmen
yelled, the lady IU the baggy scream
ed, while the bystanders gesticulated
and joined in the choruti with cries of
wartiiug. All this happened while the
baggy glided over the crowing RO CIORC
to the locomotive that the latter must
have grazed the wheels.
Mrs. Albert Lloyd, who was an eye
witueHß of the affair yeßterday stated
that there is Acarcely a day bat that
people take dreadful risks at that
point, paying no attention whate-er
to the signals. The crossing is a very
dangerous one and Mrs Lloyd has fre
quently stopped people aud thus pre
vented accidents. Tho bells, she says,
if properly regulated and obfiorved,
would afford an excellent protection.
They add a sen-e of security and re
move much of the dread formerly felt
by roflidonts that the orossings would
at any day bo the scene of an accid*
ent.
Several persons who witnessed the
narrow escape described abovo exone
rate the diiver from blame. The bells
they say are ringing too lnaoh of the
time with no oars in sight. An inst
ance is cited that occurred ou Monday
moruiug when the bells rang (or fifty
minutes by the watch, tho perform
ance of the signals being due to the
fact that a portion of a train occupied
the western eud of the block while
switching was iu progress at the Head
iug Iron Works. At such times it is
urged that no man with whom timo is
a factor could afford to hold up bin
horse until the bells stopped ringing,
bat would be inclined to take the risk
and endeavor to affect a crossing.
Whether the sigual system or the
traveling public are at fault tho fact
remains that since the bells have been
installed, as revealed by the recent
narrow escape, conditions, if possible,
are more favorable for accident than
before. It does not seem unlikely that
a change will be made iu the system
before long. Meanwhile it behooves the
public, who are the parties exposed to
casualty, goto the extreme limit
in the exercise of precaution and if
necessary to cross while the bells are
ringing not to do so without first tak
ing a view up aud down tho track.
Father of 28 Children.
Barton Garrison, of Berwick, is the
father of twenty-eight children, bat
only eight of them are liviug. The
youngest, a daughter, was born three
weeks ago.
Mr. Garrison's record would make
glad the heart of President Roosevelt
were he bat to know of it, and it is
one that has not been equalled iu this
section. Mr. Garrison is a remarkable
individual. He is aged over (15 years
aud ifl an halo and hearty as a man of
40. All his life he has been employed
with the A. O. & F. Co. At oue time
he was employed stocking no less than
eight cupolas aud he is still employed
in the foundry, where he is seldom, if
ever, off-duty, knowing but very lit
tle sickaesß.
His measure of grief has been a full
oue. In the oemotory at Berwick is a
row of sixteen tombstones marking the
graves of a wife aud fifteen ohildren.
Fourteen children died of diphtheria
and one of black dinhtheria during the
epidemic in Berwick about fifteeu
years ago. At oue time threo children
died within throe weeks.
Mr. Garrison has been married three
times.
Pupils to Carry Boiled Water.
The IKK) school children of Berwick
have beon notified that in future if
they desire a drink of water during
sohool hours they must bring it to
school in bottles and that the water
most bn boiled. No papil will be al
lowed to drink out of auothor's bottle.
Tho water will be furnished by the
schools. This is to ain in preventing
an outbreak of typhoid fover.
Hack Party.
A hack pint? from this city was en- j
lert.iinod at t:>e limiio of John Row
j den,lie.ir Uui.in Corner yesti r.lay. The '
following w«re in the party: Mrs. |
livin Valium, Mr and Mrs. William!
[Andy,Mrs Oiewitt,Mrs. K A. Carry,
>! Mrfl. Lizzie Fisher, Mrs O. H. Roy- !
j nolds, Mrs. Wright. Mrs. James Fost
er, Mrs W. G. Brown, Mrs. Frank
i Jam* son, Mrs. W. J. Rogers, Miss
Bertha Newhaker and Rev. S. B.
Evans.
DIPHTHERIA ON
SOUTH SIDE
Diphtheria has made its appearance
on tho South Side,two children iu the
family of Daniel Brady being down
with the disease. Tho outbreak has
caused Romethiiig akin to cousterua
tiou, HH the infected household is just
about opposite the public school of
Goarhart township.
Acting upou tho provision of the
school law that school directors have
power and authority to make rules and
regulations to prevent the introduction
and spiend of contagious and infec
tious diseases among which are diph
theria, diphtheretio croup, &c , the
School Boaid of Goarhart township
has already takon action and causod
the house to be placarded.
The residents naturally enteitaiu
groat dread, which has increased con
siderably since the second case has
mado its appearance. Last night it
seamed to he the consensus of opiniou
on the South Side that the situation
ju.-tifiMS farther action on the part of
the School Hoard aud that something
ought to bo done to regulate inter
omrs" with the infootod place.
The household afflicted has the sym
pithy of everybody and an early re
covery of tho two children is hoped
for. Tho family would no doubt con
cur iu the adoption of any regulation
that would tend to prevent the spread
of the disease
Baptist Union in Convention.
The Baptist Ministers Uuion of
Feunsylvanin, in convention at Scran
ton, adopted a resolution, declaring
that divorce should not be grauted ou
any other than the Biblical ground of
uufaithfuluess, and that in this case,
none but the innocent party should be
permitted to remarry. Separation for
other causes, in some instances, the
resolution goes onto say,is necessary
In tho oourso of an address on"The
mission of the city church,".Rov. J.
H. G. Ptdge, of Philadelphia, declar
ed that life was a fitting
theme for the pulpit and urged that
ministers take ap its discussion. He
thanked God for the disclosures
brought about by the insurauce in
vestigation, claiming that such pub
licity was tho best means of eradicat
ing this graft evil. •*
Tho session was brought to a close
with tho election of officers,which re
sulted as follows: President, Rov. J.
S. Jones, D. D., of Altoona; first vice
president, Rev. J. T. Judd, D. D , of
Lowisburg ; second vice president, Rev.
B. F. G. McGee, D. D., of Wilkes-
Barre; secretary-treasurer, Rev. S. L.
Forgons, D. D., of Huntingdon.
President Leaves for South.
WASHINGTON, Cot. 18.— Prompt
ly ou schedule time at 8:30 o'clock
this moriiing, President Roosevelt
started on his southern tour via the
Southern railroad. Among those pres
ent at the station to see him off was
M. Jusserand,the French atubassador.
A crowd of about 100 people, most
of them railroad men cheered the
Presideut as tho train pulled out.
"Good bye, good bye, good bye,"
exclaimed tho President, waiving hia
hand from the rear of tho observation
car. Ho kept bowing all the way
through the train shed.
It was just 8:25 when the President
with Mrs. Roosevelt aud the rest of
the party arrived at the station. His
carriago was driven to the Sixth street
baggage entrance at the side of tho
train shed. The presence of a squad
of blue coats, plain clothes men and
secret servioe men,together with Chief
John Wilkie and Alick Palmer.
United States Marshal for tho district
assured the safety of the party.
Accompanying tho President on the
trip bosides those already mentioned
are John Mcllheuuy, of Louisiana;
John C. Greeuway,oi' Michigan; John
S. Elliott, commissioner of the Interi
or for Porto Rico aud Ooh L. S.
Brown, geucral agout of the Southern
Railway Company.
Athletics Defeat Sunbury.
The great Athletics played baso ball
at Sunbury yesterday and were easily
victorious by the score of 8 to 4.
The tally does not show the com
parative strength of the toams, as the
Philadelphia team did not try for
many runs aftor they got a few points
ahead. Waddell, Dygort aud Plau?
each nitohed three iuuings for tho
Athletics and Sohreok caught. Per
sons did the twirling for Suubury.
A large number of faus from Dan
ville attended the game, among whom
wore Dr. G. A. Stock, A. C. Ames
bury, Dave Haney, William Speisor,
R. B. Dielil, Harry J£llenbogen,Thom
as Tooey, Will Fallon, Benjamin Uil
lespy, Earl Wren, E. F. Williams,
Joseph Cankle, James Powers, Joseph
Muiphy, Baldy Smith. Sain Geisey,
Nick Hill, Norman Mottern aud Wil
liam G Porno I.
A Snake Story.
112 Martin Fish who makes a business
of tunniug snake skins and rendering
rattlesnake fat,made a prize killing at
a locality called Indian Swamp, in
Monroe couut.v. According to the Mon
roe Democrat, ho happened upon a
colony that had gone into winter
qaaiters and killed forty of various
( sizes. Tho largest was five feet Rix
!inches loug.
Grove—Standen.
I Miss Mary Katherine Grove,former
ly of Danville, and Dr. John Arthur
i Standen, of Philadelphia, wore mar
ried last evening at 8 o'clock at Ash
bourne.
BOLD BURGLARY
FRUSTRATED
An unsuccessful attempt was made
on Tuesday night to break into the
warehouse of Hoddeus' Candy Com
pany on Miii street.
Whflii W. M. lieddens, who has
charge of the building, opened up yes
terday morning he found three panoß
of glass removed from oue of the win
dows in the rear and the sash partly
hacked through. The glass lay on the
grennd broken ; a deep notch as if done
with a pen kuife wan cat into the sash
from above and below at one point in
dicating that the purpose was to re
move the sash in order to effect an en
trance, but that the burglars were
frightened away before they succeed
ed. The window sash was securely
fastened down so that the only way to
gain entrance was by the plan adopt
ed.
A gentleman employed in Hoddens'
restaurant adjoining heard a myster
ious noise in the night, which is now
ascribed to the attouioted burglary.
The object was no uoubt to carry oft
some of the candy, a very large stock
of which including a big shipment of
Moxie, was on hand in the building.
Had the burglars succeeded in get
ting in through the window they would
havo found themselves in a sort of an
uox.in which nothing but empty boxes
were stored. Only half the battle
would have beeu fought, as the door
communicating with the warehouse
proper was securely bolted aud would
have to have been broken down.
is thought that the robbers weie
diligeutly working when they heard
night watchman Young approaching
ou nis boat. Had they succeeded in
gaiuiug r.n entrance at the right mo
ment they might havo succeeded in
carrying off euough choice confection*
pry to stocK up a small store.
Season Now Open,
The legal Feaaou for shooting pheas
ants and wild turkeys was ushered in
ou Monday. Tho real opening day was
October 15t.1i, but that occurred Sun
day,hence the shooting began on Mon
day. As squirrels and woodcock, whioh
come into season on the Ist of October
uuder the new law, are exceedingly
scare,hunters have not had much sport
so far and have beeu looking forward :
with more pleasure to the opening of
the seasou, as pheasants are plentier
this year in all sections ot the State
than for swiuo years past and in many
places wild turkeys are also rather
abundant. Hunters should remember,
however, that not more thau one wild
turkey can be taken ou one day by any
one person ; nor more than four wild
turkey* in any 0110 season. It is also
unlawful for any oue person to kill in
any oue day more than five ruffled
grouse, commonly called pheasants, or
more than ten woodcock,or more than
five English, Mongolian or Chineso
pheasants, or more thau twenty of
either of the before named kinds in
any one week ;or more than fifty of
any of tlib aforesaid kinds in auy one
season.
Hiss Alice to Pay Duty.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 18.-
Miss Alice Roosovelt is to be heavily
taxed for the presonts she has accepted
during her trip throughout the orient.
Full customs will be levied, aud the
President has directed that iu the ap
praisement of the goods no special
favor be shown his daughter. Just
what Miss Roosevelt will havo to pay
will depend entirely upon the value
of the presents she has received. If
they are worth $200,000, as has been
stated, the duties may amount to $50,-
000. On certain classes of embroider
ed silks aud jewels the rates are 60
per cent, of the value of the goods.
Secretary Shaw, iuasniucii as he be
lieves the goods with whiouthe Presi
dent's daughter is roturuing were
forced upon her from a dosire upou
the part of the Orieutal giftmakers to
demonstrate their friendliness for the
United States was prepared to advise
her to put all her dutiable presents iu
a bonded warehouse with the inten
tion of rocommeudiug to Congress that
they be admitted free of duty, or that
they bo given merely a nominal valua
tion
Ho submitted this proposition to
Presideut Roosevelt,aud the latter re
jected it immediately. He directed
that the customs officials do their full
duty, both iu the appraisement of the
goods and the collection of the duties.
Mothers After Pool Rooms.
The Mothers' Club, of Jersey Shore,
has commenced a orusade ou the pool
rooms aud cigarettes in that town,con
tending that they interfere with the
good work of the local sohool boys.
m A delegation of mothers called on
Burgess Brioker to see what could be
douo in the matter, aud the Burgess
has iu accordance sent notices to the
various pool room proprietors, calling
their attention to the state law on the
subject, aud has instructed Chief of
Police Green to see that the Act of
Assembly is carried out to the letter.
If it is not done prosecutions will re
sult.
In his notice to the pool room keep
ers Burgess Bricker did not mention
the cigarette mattor for the reasou
that there are plenty of other looal
stores handling cigarettes, aud that
tho pool room keepers are no more li
able to bieak the law iu this respect
than are the others.
The war cry of the football warrior
echoes and ie echoes ou the autumn
atmosphere.
NO. 48
BOARD OF HEALTH
RECEIVES REPLY
] Dr. (J. Sliultz yesteiday received a
reply from the Department of Health,
Harrisbnrg, relative to the old oanal,
which has twice been deolared a nuis
ance by the looal Board of Health. Aa
will be seen the State Department of
Health has no specific recommenda
tion to make.
The local Hoard of Health took tha
matter op with the Department of
Health at Harrisbnrg at the request of
the Borough Council, whioh was made
at the last meeting one week ago. Tha
reply, whioh is from the Ontmuisflon
er of Health, reads as follows:
Harrisbnrg, October 12, 1905.
DR. O. SHULTZ,
Seu'y Board of Health,
Danville, Pa.
Dear Dootorln answer to yoor
communication of the 10th iust.,l beg
to say that an I nnderstand the ques
tion yoor borough lias built culverts
in canal at the interseutions of tha
streets crossing the old water way.
The grade ot tho said culverts may
dam the water up and cause It to be
come stagnant.
The looal authorities ahonld not per
mit the publio to place animal and
vegetable matter in the property oom
plained of by the citizens
If It has become a nuisance why do
you not remove it and lien the prop
erty ?
Yours very trnly,
SAMUEL O. DIXON.
The reply from the Department of
Health has beeu awaited with a good
deal of iuterest.as it was believed that
it would afford a practical solution of
the difficulty. It is feared, however,
that it hardly affords the information
anticipated. It shows tiiat the Oom
missioner of Health has not beeu made
thoroughly familiar with the situation
here, and the question arises whether
if he were posted on the trne condi
tions heie his advice might not
assnine other shape. All of whioh
suggests that further correspondence
might be of avail.
riiners Not Saving Honey.
The following article clipped from
Sunday's Philadelphia Press, contains
some interesting faots given out by D.
L. Manger, district passenger agent of
tho Shamokin division P. & R. Rail
way, who is well known in Danville:
"The fear entertained in metropol
itan ceuters concerning the possibility
of a general anthraotte coal strike next
Spring is not shared by residents be
tween Tamaqua and Shamokin, judg
ing from the manner in which many
enjoyed themselves tho past Summer
seasou.
Alarmist reports were'that iu evety
home theto was a tightening of house
hold supplies in order to swell-an em
ergency fund for the timo when mines
would bo idle anil starvation stalking
by ou all sides.
Concerning those reports, D. L,
Mauger,district passenger agent of the
Shamokiu division of the Keading
Railway, made tho interesting state
ment Saturday that during the Sum
mer excursion trips he arranged to
Atlantic City, Willow Orove, Switoli
baok aud Reading were attended by
18,000 persons in this section. Many
more went to Lakeside Park,and Edge
wood Park whioh aro in the coal re
gion. He said those resorts alone drew
12,000 excursionists, who thoroughly
enjoyed themselves and spent money
freely.
During the last week 2000 people
went on exonrsions from this field to
Philadelphia to attend the base ball
world championship games. The past
jear the region has beeu in a highly
prosperous condition, aud the outlook
is bright for another successful year.
Wheu poverty shows Its face the mill*
er is first to fight it bravely,and when
good times prevail there is no one
more eager to enjoy the fruits.
When the Reading ran its first ex
cursion train to the shore this year
oflioials wore surprised to see suoh an
outpouring of people. Since then Mr.
Mauger, who is a very popular exoor
slon agent, has met witli hearty re
sponse from pleasure seekers.
Edson J. Weeks, general passenger
agent, also recognizing the holiday
travel in the coal field, gave Mr.
Mauger every enoouragemeut Iu fur
thering the excursions."
Action Under Trespass Law.
The first action under the new 1906
trespass law, enacted for the espeoial
purpose of aiding the operators In the
event of a strike was taken Saturday
morning at Mt. Oarmel and it was in
stituted by a coal company.
It appears that for some time past
ooal has been taken from the culm
bank of the Lehigh Valley Ooal Com
pany uear Mt. Oarmel. Muoh timber
has also been confiscated unlawfully.
The company complied with the new
law and posted notioes prohibiting
trespassing.
Saturday morning Paul Volka was
fouud upon the company's land aud
although apparently doing nothing
was arrosted and taken before Justioe
Armour, who gave him a hearing on
the charge of trespassing. The new
law allows the punishment of a tres
passer for the mere act of getting sp
oil another person's laud if the person
has a trespass notice displayod.
Volta was fouud guilty and sentenc
ed to pay a fine of $5. He refused to
pay and was sent to the county jaii
for five days. This aotion shows the
great pow«r the coal companies now
havo. They can Incarcerate all miners
fouud upon their premises even if no
harm is intended. That the law will
be nsed in case of a strike there oan
be no doubt.