DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER.
VOL. LXXVI.
ELDERLY WUHAN'S
JLOSE CALL
An elderly lady whose name could
not be ascertained came very nearly
being run over by Foust's Brewery
wagon on Saturday evening. No blame
whatever attaches to the driver, who
was Mr. Foust himself, as it was
wholly by his care and prompt action
lu stopping the team that an accident
was averted.
The woman was quite elderly aud
seemed to be hard of hearing. She was
in the act of crossing Mill street fom
the People's Bauk to Hunt's drug store
and stepped from the sidewalk ou to
the street right in frout of the horses
attached to the brewery w»gon,which
were coming up along the curb at a
alow trot.
As soon as Mr. Fou6t took in the
■ituatioo he pulled in his horses; at
the same momeut the womau realized
her position aud iu her exoitemeut she
fell flat on the pavement The horses
in obedience to their driver halted,
but it was a close call aud before the
team could be brought to a standstill
they were so close to the woman that
one of the horses struck her with his
knee as she fell
Williug hand* assisted the woman to
her feet, when she was found uuhurt.
Very muoh frightened she weut on
iher way.
Seasonable Weather.
The merchants will rejoice at the
•coming of cooler aud seasonable weath
er, to dimmish their stock of Fall and
*Wiuter goods. The protracted spell of
•delightful Autumnal weather, with
•Summer lingering as it were almost
in the lap of Winter, was all to bo de
sired by the people for comfort, aud
the building trades havo seldom had a
season when there was leasiain or ou
favorable weather. As a consequence
.great progress has been made iu con
struction work. Merchants aud deal
•er* in clothing, fuel aud household
•necessities which depend upon season
able or lower temperatuie have been
impatiently awaiting the cool spell
'Which we usually have earlier in Oc
tober. The farmer cau have no excu>e
for uot having harvested his late crops
for the weather was certainly in his
favor.
Th-ire is life, health and vigor iu
the clear, pure, bracing atmosphere,as
the wind blows from tho Northwest.
The storm of last week which swept
over the Northern belt of the United
titates and Southern Canada, was the
severest in years in some sections,par
ticularly the lakes,and takes the place
of what many people like to ca)l tho
4, line storm." * There was great de
struction of shipping aud propei ty
along the lakes.tornadoes in the West,
but the storm seems to havo swept the
sky clear of all impurities, au«s the
past few days gives thought** of wraps,
heat iu the homes aud the real begin
uiug of Autumn. We have "Squaw
Winter" ahead aud then "Indian Sum
mer," but with such a warm and pro
longed spell of soft, balmy weather, it
is not probible the delightful et-ason
called "Indian Summer' will be of
loug duration,when it does come, pet
haps not more thau three or four days.
Dwelling Remodeled. ; v
The brick, residence and stoie com- | 1
biued, • wned by Jacob She) hart on 11
Mill street adjoining the Armory, has j c
b. eu iu the hands of (lie painters for a '
week or more past and now presents a
very artistic appearauco. The work
was done by Mr. Startzel. i
The old storo building, now the | c
Armory,which for some time past.bar- !
toegnn to look very dilapidated,suffers | 8
very much by comparison with the j '
new paint. Iu point of fact the old
building in its air of general nrglect
is little less than a disgrace to onr j
(owu. Much of the white paint has
coaled off the brickwork giviug the :
general surface of the outside walls a !
dirty specklod appearance snffiqifi t to
constitute an eyesore in itself; but to (
thin add the fact that the larg j plate |
glass windows below as well us the
tier above are uearly half broken out '
and are repaired with old hoards and ;
many yards of bnrlapping and we It ive
a picture that is out of all keeping
with the surrouudings and certainly j
illy aocords with the street pavement
laid iu front of the building at so j
much cost. It is hoped that the atteu- I
liou of those who owu or are responsi- j
ble for the old landmark will be called j
to its bad condition.
Nearly 44)00 Voters.
The candidate who starts out to Fee
the voters of Montour county li is no
HUIHII task ou his hands, if he wishes 1
to he broad aud liberal aud to tako in '
the voters of all p trues. This is true
notwithstanding the smallness of the '
county. He will have to see a tiifle
over tttt'JO voters
Tlie registration for tho November j
election shows the total of 8620 for
Moutour county. The numb i of votes '
registered in the different townships:
aud boroughs an* as followN :
Anthony township, 33W; Hooper i
township, 80; DJUV lie, —First Ward. |
658; Second Ward, 406; Tnird Ward, j
574; Fourth Ward, 44«; Deiry towu-j
•hip. 185; Liberty township, 26*3; |
Limestone township. 153; Mahoning |
towusliip.Hi'j ; May berry township, 52;;
Valley township, 177; Washington
ville, ; West Hemlock township, 93.
In addition to this all young men
coming of age and those omitted by
the assessors can vote by taking the
prescrihel oath.
Now the North wind gets iu its
work.
COUNCILMAN TEND
ERS RESIGNATION
A. M Dietrich, member of Coauoil
from the Third Wa.d, Friday tend
ered ilia resignation, wl.icli was ac
cepted and Joseph Law, of Hemlock
street was elected as Ilia successor.
Mr. Dietricli presented a lettor of
resignation, which read as follows:
Bnrnhatn, Fa , Oot. lA, 1905.
Joseph Qibson,
President of Coauoil.
Dear Sir:-I hereby tender niy resig
nation as member of Coauoil for rea
sous which I suppose yoa are all aware
of.
I wish yoa sacooss in all the doings
of Coauoil and hope that yoar body
will oontiuae to onrry out the idea of
public improvements,planing old Dan
ville on an equal footing with her
neighboring towns.
A. M. DIETRICH.
Ou motion Mr. Dietrioli's resigna
tion was acoepted.
On motiou of Mr. Jaoobs, Joseph
Law|was nominated to oomplete the
unexpired term of Mr. Dietrich. Mr.
Goeser seconded the motion. Mr. Law
was unanimously eleoted.
Last night was the date selected for
takiug nuportaut action ou street pav
ing on East Market street. Represent
atives of several contracting firms
were present witli bids aud with sam
ples ot brick to be used iu paving.
A petition against paving East Mar
ket street was presented to Coanail
signed by the following: E. T. Liu
nard, W. L. Sidler, F. C Derr.H. M
Sclioch, Mrs. Julia Bowycr, Hattie E.
Simiogtou, R. M. Cathoait, C. E.
Gearhart, C A. Brandon, Mrs. John
W. Sheriff, Mary J. Deeu, Emma E.
Yorgy, Mrs. Jane Houtz, Mrs. Mar
garet Bird, Mary H. Johnson, L. H.
Cousart, H. M Tronibower, F. H.
Oweu, Mrs. C. A. Rouey, Kate I.
Twist, Mrs. Margaret Koolier, Mrs.
John Mowrer, Charles Leighow, Mrs
Joseph H Barry, R. H. Foust, Sam
uel Johnston,Mrs. Emma Hill, George
A. Myers, Benjamin J. Cook, H.
Judxon Still, Mrs. Anuie M. Himes,
D. M. Slialtz. Jane M. Carr.
The petitioners urge tliat "paving
of E »st Market street would incur au
expense too burdensome for many 01
the owners of properties fronting or
abutting on said street. Also that
the paving of said street would neces
sitate the destruction of the shade
treed and that on account of the
lack of proper sewerage the pavement
would be unclean and unhealthful."
There wan seme discussiou a* to
what weight or infiueuce the remon
strance should have in the premises.
It was urged that a large proportion
of the signers do not own prop
erty on the sectiou to bo paved,a num
ber residing near the upper end of
East Market street. A few of the sign
ers were also on the first petition in
favor of paving. The required num
b«r of petitioners ueeded to secure the
pavement, it was urged, had been se
cured and it teemed to be the sense of
the majority that the stage had passed
when opposition could be considered.
The question to be determined was
whethur the pavement could be put
down at two dollars per lineal foot,
which was the limit agieed upon by
the petitioners. The opeuing of the
proposals, theiefore,was awaited with
considerable interest.
Bids for paving Ea*t Market street
from the Eastern line of Ferry street
io tho Eastern liue of Church street in
accordanca with the speciticatious were
ou hand from four different firms.
The Guise Brick aud Stone Company
agree to pave with Guise blocks at, 112 1.26
par square yard ; to furnish aud set
curbing at (15 ceuts per lineal foot; to
reset curbiug at 15 ceuts per lineal
foot.
D. J. Kogers presented a bid a< tol
lows: Mack Shale Repiessed Brick,
Hamburg or Piuegrovo, for one dollar
and fifty-nine cents per square yard;
Moutollo Hoi Iron Shale Repressed
block for OIIP dollar and sixty-nine
' cents a square yard ; Shawmeut Kex
pressed Shale Block for one dollar aud
seventy cents per square sard; Geise
Shale Block, one dollar aud sixty-two
I cents per square yard ; fire clay block,
oue dollar and seventy-one cents per
1 square yard ; Ohio blue stone curbiug
•at sixty cents per lineal foot; Pennsyl-
vania blue stone curbing at seventy
oents p T liuenl foot; circular angular
corner stone, eight dollars each;
straight angle corner stone same as
curb.
The General Contract and Construc
tion Company of Soranton proposed to
pave with vitrified brick as per specifi
cations for the sum of one dollar and
fifty-nine oeuts per square yard ; curb
ing seventy-five cents per lineal foot.
The Danville Constractioii Company
agreed to pave according to specifica
tions with Goise Shale Blocks at one
dollar and sixty-four cents per sqnare
yard ; Moutello Shale Blocks, OIJH dol
lar and seventy-two cents; MUCK Shale
Repressed Blooks, Hamburg, for one
! dollar and sixty-two oeuts; Ohio blue
i stone ourbiug. sixty-two cents per
| lineal foot; Wyoming blue stone curb
' ing, seventy-two cents por lineal foot.
1 On motion it was decided to let the
' awarding of contraot in the hands of
I the Committee on Streetsaud Bridges,
' they to make report lator. It seemeil
to be the sense of Conucil that paving
under the circumstances is perfectly
feasible and that the work can be
finished before winter sets in.
On motion it was decided that the
Borongh extend the sewer on West
Mahoning street so as to take in the
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"FLXDOKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO ÜBOTT JJf» LAW—HO FA YOB BWATB US Aid) NO VKil —AM. AW*"
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1905.
ROIIERT MAY
LOSES A FOOT
The railroads which traverse this
oity have claimed another victim iu
the person of Robert May. of No. 206
Chambers street, who will go through
life miuos his right foot, even if he
survives the dreadful shock.
The accident occurred about 7 o'clock
Sunday morning on the P. &
Railway as a southbound freight train
was approaching the station. A short
distauce east of Bloom street crossing
the pusher following the train came
upon May lying along side the traok.
He had been run over, his right foot
being crushed to a pulp at the ankle.
Bleeding profusely the man was pick
ed up, placed upon the pusher and tak
en to the P. & R. station where Dr.
P. U. Newbaker was summoned, who
iu turn called upon Dr. E. A. Ourry
for assistance.
Iu addition to the foot the flesh ot
the leg below the knee was badly lac- i
erated. There was uot the remotest
piospect of saving the foot and the on
ly question was when aud where the
member should be amputated. The sta
tion seemed to offer poor accommoda
tions for such an operation and the
physicians did not favor the idea of
taking the mau to his own home.
Bloomsburg was called up aud arrange
ments were made to admit the injur
ed man to the Joseph Ratti hospital
at that place. The two physicians
dressed the injury, bandaging it so as
to stop the flow of blood, after which
May was carried down to the over
head crossing on Waluut strejt where
he was placed ou the 9 o'clock car of
the Danville aud Bloomsburg Street
Railway and accompanied by his wife
and a neighbor of the family was tak
eu to the Bloomsburg hospital.
Advices from the Ratti Hospital last
evening stated that the amputation
had been successfully performed by
the rlospital Staff, the leg being tak
en off a short distance below the knee.
The man then was suffering very sev- !
erely from the shock.
The injured man at no time was iu
a condition to tell how the acciden
occurred and whether he attempted to
board tne passing train and fell or got
under the cars in some other way is
uot known at present.
May is about forty-five years old
and has a wife and several children.
A few years a»o he was prominent as
a member of the Salvation Array. For
many years past ho has been employ
ed in running the buggy in the Read
ing Iron Works.
Thus another warning goes on reo
ord against the abominable praoticeof
takiug risks about the cars. Thus is
the earning capacity of another wage
earner destroyed and a large aud de
pendent family left without resources.
It is a sad case, but it is feared that a
similar accident iu a short time will
show how few there are to heed the
warning.
Funeral of Mrs. Reppert.
Mrs. Sarah .lane Reppert was laid
to rest in Mt. Veruoo cfcmetery Mon
day afternoon. Tlie funeral took plaoe
from Mahoning Presbyterian churoh
and was largely attended.
The deceased had selected her own
pall bearers —her four sons, Howard,
John, Charles,and Dallas Reppert, her
son-in-law, Emery Heimbaoh and her
nephew, Walter Hake. She had also
selected the text to be used and the
hymu to be sang. At her request the
choir of the Mahoning Presbyterian
Ohorch was present and rendered a
selection at the grave.
The services were coudnoted by Rev.
J. E. Hutchison,pastor of the ohnroh,
assisted by Mr. Laumaster, who was
present at the request of the deceased.
The flowers were very beautiful aud
numerous comprising a large wreath
from the employes of Charles Reppert,
| Pnter-<on, N. J. ; a pillow from the
sons iu-aiilied with the word "Moth
er" ; two pieces from Mrs. Kramer's
Sunday School class, to wtiioh the de
ceased belonged aud offerings from
Mrs. Nellie Cnrlin of Paterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Pritchard, Mrs. Hattie Diehl,
Mrs. li. Sleppy, Mrs. Minnie Middle
ton and Mrs. William Reed.
The following persons from oot of
town attended the funeral: Mrs. Mar
garet Pritohard and son David,of Ply
mooth; Mm. Hattie Diehl and sons
Edward and Walter Kake.of Berwick;
Mrs. Annie Sleppy. of Northumber
land and Mr. and Mrs. Dletrioh, of
near Washingtouvillo.
Ex-High School Wins.
The Danville Ex-High Sohool foot
hall team easily defeated the Blooms
hare Normal seconds by the score of
11 to 0, in a fast, exciting game, at
DeWitt's Park, Saturday afternoon.
The liue plauging of Seoliler and tlie
big gains made by Qeorge Maiers and
Danner wore featores of the game.
Tliu visitors were outclassed at every
point.
The line np:
Danville Ex-H. S. Bloomsbnrg.
Gorman oenter... Brosdofskey
Miller.. . right guard Lynoli
James right tacklx . McCreary
Seoliler left guard Bray
I Oolien left taokl» . Llowellyn
G. Maier left end Roat
McOlare right end News
Rosenthal quarter brii k Wilkinson
W. Maier . ..left half biok. Shaman
Peters right half back Meisbeger
Danner full back Settler
Touchdowns—Danner 2. Goal—Dan
ner. Linesmen—Johnson, Schnerr.
Referee —Joliu Hinckley.
TEAMS FLAY
A TIE CAME
Tiie Dauville High School (oot 'null
team met the Bloomsbnrg High Si-haul
team OD Normal field at Bloomsburg
on Saturday afternoon and after a con
tent of 35 minutes the score stood
Bloomsburg 0. Danville 0, and while
the ball was almost continuously in
Bloomsburg territory, onr boys were
enable to get it over the line. The
boys are beginning to show greatly
improved form as a result of constant
and oarefnl training under Prof. Tay
lor, and the game on Saturday show
ed that the High Sohool team is a
strong lot of players who oompare fav
orably with teams of the same class
throughout this seotion. The team felt
confident of winning Saturday's game
and while they failed in this they pre
vented their opponents from winning
whioli is next thing to a viotory.
The 1:40 oar on the Danville and
Bloomsburg trolley line carried the
team, and a large orowd of students to
the soene of battle. The ladies were
gaily attired and wore large bunches
of the Danville colors, orange and
purple, and their presenoe seemed to
inspire a confidence and determination
on the part of the players, to win.
The game was started promptly at
3:30, Bloomsburg kioking off, and
Seohler oatching the ball made a IS
yard run before Bloomsburg oould
down him, after whioh by continuous
line playing, Danville made several 5
or 10 yard gaiuß. Taylor, Dreifuss and
Spade, proved themselves excellent
gainers.
Bloomsburg seemed to brace up at
this time, and held Danville for two
downs, and as Danville was unable to
"kick, on account of the wind," she
gained the neoessary ground by a fake
play, Danville continued to buck the
line until within twenty yards of
Bloomsburg's line, when the ball was
lost on a fumble. Bloomsburg then
attempted to hurdle but failed, and a
kick whioh quiokly followed was
blocked bv Dreifuss. Bloomsbnrg re
covered the hall but was unable to
make any material gains before time
was oalled and the first half euded.
The second half started with Danville
kioking off and with the favorable
wind the kick proved to be a very long
one; before Bloorcsburg gained many
yards Danville taokled and held them.
The second half was a series of
rushes and plunges and it was impos
sible for either side to make inroads
on the other and the game ended with
out either side being able to score.
The line up:
Danville. Positions. Bloomsburg.
Williams left end Uirton
Swank left taokle Geddes
Armos left guard Buck
Sherwood center Mastel ler
Ryan right guard. ...McKelvey
Seohler right taokle... Brooking
Houser.. right end Edwards
.Morris quarter back Hagenbuch
'Spaide ... left half back. Hemmiugway
Dreifuss .. .right half back . Rioker
Taylor full baok Saltzer
Referee, Little. Umpire. McCoy.
Timers, Price, Danville ; Dawn,Blooms
burg. Linesmen, Davis, Danville;
Walters, Bloomsburg. Time of halves,
20 and 15 minutes.
Affairs at the County Farm,
John Hartliue, Steward at the alms
house was in this city yesterday. He
reports the crops as exceptionally fine
at the Oounty farm and everyth<ug as
moving along nicely.
In addition to good land the oounty
farm possesses coma'odious and well
appointed buildings that afford to the
inmates moro of the comforts and con
veniences of life than are at all times
enjoyed by persons ontside the institu
tion. With a thoughtful and kind
hearted Steward and Stewardess the
county oharges evidently have not a
hard time of it.
At present there are only thirteen I
inmates at the poor house. During the <
summer season the number is always I
small, as many of the old fellows who 1
are ab!e to get about at all ra hor than
wrestle with odd jobs about the in- I
stitntion and allured by the delightful '
weather pull out and lead a wayfaring ,
life. This is the season of the year. I
however, wlieu they may be relied up- I
onto return. One of the old veterans
after being out all summer returned to
tbe county house last week. He was
a woeful looking objeot and before he
was fit to resume life at the poor honso
it was necessary to roll him iulo the
bath tub and give him a vigorous
sorubbing. Others who find contact
with the oold world especially ch 11-
ing at this season are on their way
homeward cheered by visioni of a
warm bed and warm and regular meals
three times a day.
The professional hobo is a factor to
reckon with In managing affairs about
an almshouse. They are an ingenious
aud resourceful lot and"it is nothing
short of amusing to hear described tlio
schemes and artifloes that the crafty
old hoboes resort to iu order to beat
the institution out of food an<l lodg
ing without rendering a return iu lab
or. It doesn't take a steward long to
become aouuaiuted with the profes
sional tramp aud his methods and the
latter no matter how resourceful seld
om gets anything for nothing At the
almshouse it is the inflexible rule that
the hobo who would feast at the ex
pense of the oounty even though it be
for one meal must pay the price bv
"taking a whirl" on the oiuntv wood
pile.
Whether the times be prosperous or
otherwise,the authorities t-tatj, makes
but little differenoo at ilie oouniy
honso. The unfortunate. tl>e improv
ident—the poor wo havealwiy with
' us and while the amount of outside
' relief may vary the nnmber registered
' at the almshouse this year is about
what it was last year and jears pre
viously.
SCHOOL BOARD
JN SESSION
The School Roaid Monday had a
knotty problem before it in trying to
£ll the two vaoanoies, among the
sohools whioh have come into exist
ence during the past week. In the
Principalship of the Third Ward the
matter was soon dispose ! of by select
ing a substitute,but in the case of the
vacaucy in tlie primary department
caused by the lesignation of Miss Gieg
ory there was a division as to wlieth
er the pupil teachers should be given
a trial in that position or whether a
new teacher, experienced in the grade
should be ele&ed. A series of promo
tions that would afford places for the
pupil teachers where less experience
is required also found some favor.
The resignation of Miss Gregory as
primary teaoher of the Fourth Ward
was read by Dr. liarpel, of the Com
mittee on Teachers and Certificates.
In disenssing the question of a suonog
sor Superintendent Gor.ly wa; on.l d
on who spoke quite flatteringly rf the
work done by the two pupil .e icli«3tk
but at the same time emphasizing ihe
importanoe of the work IO li 1 done in
the primary sohool an I urging that
safe talent be employed.
There seemed to be i.o | lospect of
the Board getting together on tl.o sub
ject and considering that the school
was in safe hands after a long and
fruitless disenssion on motion it wa*
deoided to let the matier lie over un
til next Monday night, wheu the
Sohool Boatd will meet in special ses
sion and try to settle the matter by
the eleotion of a teaoher.
Dr Harpel of the Committee on
Teaohers and Certificates road a com
munication f.-om Professor .1 H Shaw,
who for a week p.ist has bten ill of
diphtheria, in which he ri commended
Mr. Fritz,a stndent at Bncknell Univ
ersity, as a substitute for himself as
Principal of the Third Ward schools.
Professor Shaw's judgment in the
matter was relied upon and on motion
of Mr. Werkheiser it was decided to
offer the position to Mr. Fritz, pend
ing Professor Shaw's full recovery.
Superintendent Gordy asked that a
number of blanks be priuted known as
"Outline in Reading," whioh is an
idea original with himself calculated
to promote thoroughness in leading.
The Board seemed to thiuk that the
"Outline in Reading" was a very
good thing and on motion of Mr. Pur
sel the number of blanks requested
were ordered printed.
On motiou of Mr. Ottli it was order
ed that additional constitution and
by-laws of the Linooln and Garfield
Sooleties be printed.
On motiou it was decided that the
use of the High Sohool tooni Thursday
evening of each week be granted to
the German Verein for practice of
German.
The following members were pres
ent: Adams, Orth, ttorus, Haring,
Werkheiser, Pursel.Trumliower, Fisch
er, Harpel, Vonßlohn and Heiss.
The following bills wero approved
for payment:
Teaohers and Jauitors . 11732.00
D. K. Pensyl 3.7J
Morning News 5.40
D. O. Heath & Co 1.81
William Miller 4.50
D. O. Miller 2.»5
j D. Appletou & Co 1.32
Entertained at Blue Springs.
A company of ladies aud gentlemen
drove oat from Danville to Bine
Springs farm yesterday where ttiey
were entertained by Miss Sara E. De-
Long. After dinner the party with
drew to the clubhouse where a clam
bake and a danoe was held. The fol
lowing persons were present:
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Karies,
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Trexler, Charles
W. Clement,of dnnbury; Mr. anil Mrp.
John Dorris, of Huntingdon; Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Rhode*,of Natchez,Miss. ;
Mr. aud Mrs. O. P. Hancock, Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Woolley, Miss Kate G.
Rea, Miss Mary Yorks, Dr. J. Beaver
Gearhart and Theodore R. Angle.
The party spent the night at Bine
Springß farm aud will return to Dan
ville today.
Death of Colonel Taggart.
News reached this oity yesterday of
the sadden death of Colonel G. 1
Tnggirt, which ooonrred at Stivannah.
Ga., on Tuesday. The deceased was
born at Northumberland and the fun
eral will be held at that place on Tues
day.
Col. Taggart. who was the father of
Mis George Paiuter, of Muuoy, was
well-known ill Danville,aud frequent
ly visited among old friends here.
Less than » month ago he was in Dan
ville and was domicile*! very pleasant
ly at the Montonr Hongti. The ueWB of
his death oame as a groat 'surprise to
our townspeople.
Col. Taggart had a flue Military
record aud was a member of (Hneral
Grant's staff during the war. bad
been in declining health for some time.
He holds interest iu real estate in\tbis
oity.
Bridge Foreman Killed.
In Milh r, n forrmnn of Nelson
,' Buchanan Company, bridge builders,
who WHS lust iiitly killed by a derrick
falling u|'on him near Chambersburg,
, ! Tuesday morning, was foreman of the
5' uonstrjctit.il of til' s lbstruoture of the
i | paper mill bridge at Oatawissa and
t left that place only a few weeks ago.
. | He was about 40 jeers of age and had
a wife aud four children.
ONE HUNDRED CASES
JETYI'HOID
If auy of oor citizens in view of the
typhoid epidemic up the river have
unheeded the advice to boil all water
used for drinkiug it is about time that
they awoke Ironi their lethargy or Dan
ville like Berwick will be in the grasp
of a typhoid epidemio, which is slow
ly but sorely working its way iu3id
ionsly down the Noitli Branch from
Nauticoke. where the contagion first
made its appenrauce.
It is something of a shook to our
oitizens to learn that there aie more
than one huudred cases of typhoid fev
er in Berwick and Nescopoek. Uet
these are the figures given ont by the
State Department of Health and Dr.
Fred C. Johnson, Chief Medical offic
er of the Department, is in the two
towns investigating the outbreak. F.
Herbert Snow, Chief of the Engineer
ing Bnreau of tlie Health Department
and Dr. H. Fox of Huinmelstowu have
■ onlered to Berwick to assint Dr.
Johns in.
Tne view h* Id by the experts is that
tiin epidemic a' Berwick aud NeFCopeok
i< tlia result of the epidemic at Nan
titioko. A ra>o froui Berwick suffer
ing with typhoid fever, was takeu to
a point neir Pint) Creek, oue of the
tributaries of Fishing Creek, which
plates Blooiusliorg also iu danger. Dr
Dixou, Health Commissioner of the
State, has issued an order requiring
not o- ly the residents of Berwick and
Nescopcck but of Bloomsburg also to
boil their water.
The importance ol boiling the water
is explained by Dr. Johnson, who
states that Nanticoke's epidemic all
originated iu ouo oase of typhoid at
the water shed of Nanticoke's watei
supply, twelve miles away, just as the
germs «iliioh infect Berwick in turn
came down the river ftotu Nauticoke.
In view of the situation up the river
uo person iu thiuking over the matter
..an avoid two important duductions:
First. That Danville now stands in
as much danger as Berwick andNesco
peck were iu when typhoid raged in
Nanticoke.
Second. That if boiling the water
is recommended by biff' l authority for
Bloomsburg, Nescopeck and Berwick
it is an equally safe precaution in
Danville.
Therefore boil all the water n<ed for
honi>ehol(l purposes.
Danville Defeats Locust Gap.
In a fast and furious gamo 0 f basket
ball, before a large audience, at Arm
ory Hall last night, the locals defeat
ed the visiting team by a score of 87
to 8. During the preliminary practice
the visitors created a good impression
by their speedy and aoourate goal
thiowing, which brought forth hearty
applause, and during the flrlt half,
whioh ended with the locals only two
points to the good,the spectators were
or the opiuiou that our idols were up
agaiust the real thing. The Locust
Oap boys are a line lot of fellows and
perfect gentlemeu on the floor.
In the second half Danville showed
superior form and completely outclass
ed the visitors, throwing goals at will
and passing the ball in a way that
would put old leaguers to shame. Pet
ers who failed to get his bearings iu
the first half,threw ten goals from the
field in the Beoond and played his man
to a standstill. Uilmore's guard play
was a marvel, while Johnson, Russell
and Big Hill were also ou hand with
the goods. The visitors did some
beautiful passing,and their team work
was good, but they were unable to
locate the basket wheu a ohauce for
goal presented itßelf. Qilmore has
strengthened the looal team and with
the same team presented last night with
one or two good fast men for substi
tutes the home team will certainly
maie a good showing agaiust all com
ers.
The visitors wera *onjewliat handi
capped iu the H"COiid halt ou account
of mjory to McHale, whose fingers
were badly torn bv the wire netting
surrounding the floor. Following is
the score:
Danville. Locust Gap.
Peters foiward Mcllale
Johnson ..forward Barley
Sechler. center Donuolley
Oilmore guard Shannon
Russell guard Moran
Goals from field—Peters 10 ; Johusou
8 ; Sechler 8 ; Oilmore 1; Russel I ; Mc-
Hale 1; Earley 1 ; Ponnolley 1. Goals
from fouls—Peters 1; Donnolley S.
Time 20 minute halves. Umpire, Ros
enthal. Time keeper, Jacob*
W. B, Rhodes Entertaius.
W. B. Rhodes entertained a nnmber
of friends at a fish dinner last even
ing at the City Hotel in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. John Dorris,of Huntingdon
The table was beautifully decorated
with chrysanthemums. The bass serv
ed were oaught by Mr. Rhodos at Al.
lenwood.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs John
Dorris,Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Angle, Mrs.
Lillie MoOormiok.Mrs. W. fi. Rhodes,
Miss Kate G. Rea and A. H. Woolley
The Fault is Yours.
It is a graoeful oourtesy to the guests
who are visiting yon to see that their
names are furnished to the local news
paper for mention in the personal ool
nmn. If the guest-i in looking over the
local paper see soores of other visit
ors mentioned and his or her name
omitted they are apt to feel slighted.
If they are so slighted the fanlt is
Don't blame the newsma:;.
7
) Court Changed.
I>«ie to the meeting of the Grangers
in Sdnbury, Judge Savidge has ordered
that tlje December term of Civil court
be postponed from Monday the eleventh
until Monday, December eighteenth.
I •
THE FIFIETH
ANNIVERSARY
Rev. Dr. MoOoruiack and incident
ally the oongiegation of the Orove
Presbyterian church are busy this
week perfecting arrangements for the
anuiversary exercises, which will mark
the expiration of fifty years following
the organization of that congregation.
Anniversary exercises will be held
on two days—Sunday and Tuesday.
All the former pastors with the excep
tion of Rev. Simouton have been
located and heard from. They will
either be preseut iu person or will
send letters. Every effort liss been
made to locate Rev. Simonton but
without avail, which is a matter of
muoli regret.
Mr. aud Mrs. Michael Walleze who
are the only two of the original mem
bers among ooi townspeople that sur
vive will be central figures among the
congregation.
j On Sunday morning the pulpit will
be occupied by Rev R. H. Van Pelt,
of Edinboro of the Presbytery of Erie,
former pastor, who had charge of the
drove congregation when the present
handsome house of worship was baitt.
Mr. Van Pelt arrived in this city last
Saturday aud oooupied the palpit at
the Grove olinroh on Sunday. He is
spending the intervening week very
pleasantly ainoug old friendß and
former parishioners.
Sunday night Rev. Dr. McCormack,
pastor of Grove Church, preach
the Historical Sermon.
Ou Tuesday night the services will
prove of especial interest. Among the
former pastors who will speak will be
Rev. Dr. E. C. Armstrong, and Rev
R. H. Van Pelt.
Rev. J. E. Hutchison will represent
the sister Presbyterian Oliuroh. The
Ministerial Association of Danville
will be represented by Rev. M. L.
Shiudel, D. D., aud the Northumber
land Presbytery by Rev. Dr. Heming
way of Bloomsburg.
The addresses Tuesday evening will
be followed by a reunion, when re
freshments will be served in the chap
el.
Had Struggle with Hlghwanman i
Writers cf melo-dranias, who have
long siuoe made Rood use of the thrill
ing climax in whiuh the hero and the '
villian engaged iu a desperate death '
straggle on a high bridge and drop in- '
to the roßhing waters beneath, were E
out-! onn iu real life early yesterday '
morning, iu an affair that took plaoe 1
betwren Suubury and Northnmber- 1
laud. Edward Stringer of the latter 1
place, iiad just Bach an experience, 1
narrowly escaping with his life. 1
Stringer resides ou Queen street,
Northumberland, and is employed ana 1
brakeman on the Hennsy vlania rail- 1
road. He was oalled togo oat with '
his ciew.fium tiie Sunbnry yard,early 1
yeste'day morning.
Leaving home at about three o'clock (
with his lauteru aftd basket, lie Btart- ,
ed to walk to Suubury. When he had I
reached the second pier of the first '
bridge he was topped by a burly,
rougli-lookiug individual, who block
ed his |:alh by stepping in front of I
him and, pointing a large revolver at '
his head, demanding that Stringer in J
double quick time hand over his mon
ey and watch if he valued his life.
Although taken by surprise, Stringer j
was uot slow to act. Instead of weak
ly handing over his valuables without ,
a struggle, the railroad man showed i
tight.
Quick BE a flash lie swung his lant
ern with all his force, striking the
arm of the hold-np man,and knookiug
I the revolver from Ills hand. Thus,be
ing placed on more equal footing with ,
his autagouist, Stringer dropped'liis
lunch basket and sprang at his man.
The two clinohed and a desperate
struggle eusued, lasting for fully five
minutes. Stringer had almost over
powered hie opponent, when the latter
renewed liia efforts to rsoape.
The hand-to-hand encounter ou the
bridge dually ended by both men fall
ing ever the sidn and landing in the
dark waters below, still olinched iu
eaoh other's arms
Stringer oxerted his full strength to
master his opponent in the water, but
soon found that he was fast losing his
power,aud would drown if he continu
ed the struggle.
Releasing his grasp upon tlio man,
Stringer suooeeded iu freeing himself
from the ruffian. Both swam to the
shore,and Strluger harried to the rail
road tower uearh.v and gave the alarm
while the other man ran over the
bridge.
Securing the assistance of armed
men. Stringer returned to the Bcene
where, a few minutes before, he was
compelled to battle for his life. The
entire neighborhood was scoured until
daylight but no traces of the rnffiau
were fouud, and he is still at large.
No freight traiu passed that point
for more than an hour after the hunt
was begun, so that the ruffian could
uot have escaped by that means, aud
this tiiigt-a his flight with mystery.
Thd railroad offiolals have taken the
case iu hand.
| Stringer, with the exception of the
discomfort of an icy batli, suffered to
no great exteut. He was somewhat
, sore from the struggle and fall from
the bridge, bat was able to be aboat
,! yesterday.
( I Big Crop of Corn.
' Anthony Weitzel, of Valley town
! ship, who is husking the largest orop
l of corn ever raised ou his farm, re-
B ' ports a yield of 188 bushels from one
1 ' aore, and is anxious to hear from oth
tl er iarmers in this section, as lie is of
1 the opinion that this reoord oannot be
' sorpassed.
NO. 49
THE FODNDER
JMMYILLB
Through the courtesy of I. X. Grler.
Esq,. we have been permitted to ex*
amine a lot of interesting documents
relating to his great giand father,
Geueral William Montgomery, which
show that the founder of Danville was
not only active in local affairs bat
that lie was also prominent io public
life, filling high positions of trust and
responsibility and in a strictly literal
sense helping to mould the destinies
of the nation.
It would be a hard headed matter of
fact person, indeed, who ooald gaae
without emotion upou the time stain*
ed documents with their auoient chiro
graphy penned not in the last oentury,
but in the one still more remote, whioti
so strangely allude to the savages here
about and hint at the welfare of en
terprises which long ago cease to ex
ist.
General William Montgomery was
one of the Commissioners appointed
by the Supreme Executive Council of
Pennsylvania, iu 1787, "for executing
the Act of Assembly entitled an Aot
for Ascertaining and Confirming to
Certain Persons Called Connecticut
Claimants the Lands by them Claim
ed iu the County of Luzerne." Hia
commission given in Council under
the hand of the Hon. Charles Biddle,
Vice President, is a quaint document,
given "in the Name and by the Auth
ority of the Freemeu of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania" and stating
that "reposing especial trust and con
fidence in his prudence, integrity and
abilities" the Supreme Exeoutive
Council had appointed William Mont*
gomery, &c.
Further attesting General Montgom
ery's high standing, socially and pol
itically, among the old documents is
invitation extended to him to dine
with the Great Washington. It reads
as follows:
"The President of the United States
requests the pleasure of W. Montgom
ery's company to dine on Thursday
next at 4 o'clock fi Jan'y, 1794.
An auswer is requested."
There is nothing on record to show
what General Montgomery's answer
was in the premises, but it is pleas
ant to fancy that the man who built
and occupied the interesting old dwel
ling at Mill and Bloom streets, now
regarded with so much pride as a land
mark, found it convenient to accept
the invitation and that thus the fath
er of Danville did actually dine with
the Father of his Country.
There is Also a letter trom Benjamin
Fraukhn bearing date of May 27,
1780, addressed to William Montgom
ery when the lattor was "President of
the Courts of Common Pluas, Quarter
Sessions and Orphans Court of the
County of Northumberland. The let
ter deals with the troubles in the Wy
oming Valley aud illustrates the con
fidence reposed in William Montgom
ery's wisdom and integrity by such an
eminent Statesman as Franklin. In
part Franklin writes as follows:
"The Council has received your let
ter by General Bull containing the ac
count of fresh disturbances at Wyom
ing. We are sensible of your atten
tion to the public welfare manifested
in these despatches aud desire that
you would oontiuue to send us what
further information you may from
time to time obtain,using in the mean
while what influence you have to
quiet the minds of the uuhappy settl
ers there, by assuring them that there
is the best disposition in the govern
ment to treat them equitably and with
kindness and to take them under its
protection on their demonstrating by
their peaceable and orderly behavior
that their sentiments expressed in
their late petition are sincere and that
they are truly disposed to become good
citizens.
I am with much esteem, sir, your
most humble servant, B. Franklin,
Pres'd't."
There is among the letters one from
William Montgomery to his wife writ
ten at Wyoming while a Commission
er at that place on April 31, 1788,
which is quite characteristic in ita
way, tyid showing that in addition to
his other virtues William Montgomery
was a dutiful and a loving hosband
aud father. Following the letter is in
part.
My Dear: I yesterday,
but having an opportunity now which
I think will be quicker I gladly em
brace it in order to relieve your mind,
but too eaHily imprest with apprehen
sions for my safety; that I am here
safe and well, that there is no appre
hension of the least danger from the
savages. The people here are verf
quiet aud I hope that we will finish
our negotiations successfully. I believe
they will code their claims to the
Pennsylvnnians on certain terms which
the Peunsylvaniaus are willing to
grant. Thus there i9 probability of
peace here as well an elsewhere. A
circumstance will be to our ad
vantage as well as comfort, as it will
promote the trade aud intercourse of
our branch ; it will open the way to
employment in my new business and
tend to the more geuteel support and
education of a rising family. For thla
purpoFe I can cheerfully undergo ail
the fatigues; nor will I consider it
other than a pleasure if it contribute
to the enjoyment of anything whereby
1 can gratify so amiable a person aa
your self, which to do in and I hope
will ooutinue to he the pride and glory
of your Affeo't Hb'd,
WM. MONTGOMERY.
Revival Heeting.
2 St. Paul's M. R. church is making
! arrangements for revival servioea,
' which will begin uext Sunday nigh
.and cover au indefinite period of time.
I The uew song books to be used dur
' iug the revival have arrived and will
! be used at prayer meeting tonight,ou
-1 der the direction of Irvin Vannan.
, j
When the Mikado reviewed 808 Jap
» 1 auese warships, all in fighting trim,
- lie must have felt that perhaps he
I would not have to depend quite ao
3 much on the spirits of his illnstriooa
ancestors in the uext naval fight.