DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL. LXXVII.
J.J.BROWN,M.D.
THE BYE A SPECIALTY-
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glasses. No Sunday Work.
311 Mattel t - - B oomsMrg. Pa
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DR. J. SW ElB FOR T,
DENTIST.
Tses ODONTUNDER for the painless ex
traction of teeth. Dentistry in all
its brandies and all work jrnar-
Hiiteed.
CHARGES REDUCED.
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District AUornsy of Montour Got.nly
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DANVILLE.
Charles V. Amerman,
Altoiney-nt-L » Notary Public
DANVILLE, PA.
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Modl«lBOS snd 1wlrl«
rim oNtu GOOD COLD ioua
Patronize
A. C. AMESBURY,
Best Coal in Town,
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If yon haren't a regular, healthy movement of the
bo we la every day, you're ill or will be. Keep your
bowels open, and bo well. Force, in the shape of
violent physic or pill poison, is dangeroua. The
smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping
the bowels clear and clean la to take
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do
Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe; 10. 25 and
BO cents por box. Write for free sample, and hook
let on health. Address <:<3
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York.
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CIE«»
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the "
Signature of
Aged Woman Stricken.
Mm. Mary K. Mowrey, who sustain
-0(1 a stroke of ajioploxy Monday of last
week, is lying very low at the home
of her (laughter, Mrs. J. 11.I 1 . Weaver,
Mahoning township. The stricken
woman is in her 84th year nuil in ad
dition to the stroke has l>eeu blind foi
even years. She is helpless, her right
side being paralyzed, and is unable tc
speak. She is not expected to snrvivf
very long.
Tho Chinene boycott has boon keep
ing out American goods, but it wil
not bo able to keep out Americai
soldiers who are being prepared to gi
there.
ELECTRICIAN
JONES RE-ELECTED
Borough Electrician Samuel H. Jones
H. was re-elected for the eusuiug year
at a meeting of council Friday night.
George Re if snyder called attention to
the fart that the year for which Mr.
Jones had contracted will expire be
fore the next meeting. He followed
with some remarks highly compli
mentary to the electrician, explaining
that the mnuicipal light plant during
the last few months has attained a
high degree of proficiency.
Mr. Jones being called before coun
cil explained that he was well pleased
with his position. He made a mild re
quest for an advance of salary, intim
ating, however, that if council could
not see its way clear to comply, he
would consent to continue another
year uuder the same terms.
On motion of Mr. Goeser seconded
by Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones was re
elected as borongh electrician for the
ensuing year at the same salary. $65
per month.
On motion of Mr. Dietz it was or
dered that three sections of worn out
hose be removed from the Continental
hose house to the water works
Mr. Reifsnyiler called attention to
the fact that tho old aqueduct at tho
canal is being removed. The founda
tions walls of the abutment on the
eastern side, ho explained, protect the
borough sewer. If the stoue are all re
moved, he said, the sewer will be ex
posed aud in times of high water much
damage may lie wrought. Ho moved
that the committee on streets aud
bridges call on Mr. F. Q. Hartmau,
who lias 'purchased anil is removing
the stones, and that he be apprised of
the possible damage that may result to
the sewer if the foundation stoue be
removed. Mr. Reifsuydor believed that
Mr. Hartmau, as a publio spirited
citizen, who has the good of the bor
ough at heart, will do what is right
iu the premises. The motion carried.
Mr. Re if snyder further called atten
tion to the fact that the removal of
the aqueduct has cut off one means the
employes of the big mill had of cross
ing Mahoning creek. This takeu iu
connection with the fact that the foot
bridge formerly installed at West Mah
oning street is very much out of order
and hardly passable, he said, leaves
the employes in a very bad way. He
therefore moved that the street com
missioner be instructed to build a
temporary foot bridge at West Mahon
ing street to do service until a better
and a permanent bridge cau bo instal
led. The motion was seconded by Mr.
Hughes and it carried unanimously.
Chairman Gibson being absent, Mr.
Vastine was chosen president pro tem.
Others members present were: Goeser,
Fenstermaclier, Dietz, Boyer, Reif
snyder, Sweisfort and Hughes.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes ♦115.00
Standard Gas Co .50
Montour American 25.00
Harry Pattou 20.00
J. H. Cole 2.89
Rumsey Elec. Mfg. Co 54.40
WATER DEPARTMENT.
B. B. Brown, health officer .$18.75
Labor and hauling. 44.12
Montour Rolling Mills 3.49
Foster Bros. ... . 18.90
Regular employes . 187.00
Bills Rank. .' 10.92
standard Gas Co . .6.48
William Etsweiler 12.00
Danville Intelligencer 25.00
John Hixsou 9.75
Washington's Birthday.
Washington's Birthday will be prettv
generally observed about town today.
There will be a general suspension at
the post office. The r. 112. d. carriers
will not drive over their routes. The
town carriers will make a delivery and
collection at 8 o'clock this morning.
The general delivery window will be
open between 8 and 9 a. m.and be
tween <» and 7 o'clock p. m. Beyond
this everything about the post office
will be shut down tight.
The banks will take another day off,
which will be the second holiday for
them this week. The schools will put
Washington's birthday to good use,not
by spending the day iu idleness or
play, but by remaining iu session and
by conducting instructions on the life
of Washington as a man, a patriot and
a statesman. Nothing elaborate will
be attempted beyond what is neces
sary to make definite and substantial
impression on the pupils. Notices to
the above effect were sent out by Bor
ough Superintendent Gordy to each of
the teachers in the several grades.
Old Glory will be conspicuously dis
played today. The store windows about
town for S9me time past have display
ed an assortment ot hatchets and oth
er traditional reminders of the great
George and with these today the stars
aud stripes will have to divide hon
ors.
Just Received.
The News job department has just
received a fine line of bill heads, note
, ; heads, letter heads, envelopes and vis
. itiug cards. These will l»e printed
r neatly ou short notice at reasonable
r prices. If you want anything in tliis
, line call at the office.
G. S. Burrows in Sunbury.
Gilbert S. Burrows, Republican, wot
. out in the chief burgess flght in Sun
1 bury,defeating the Democratic candid
I ate, John L. Miller, by a majority oi
j 99. J. Adam Cake, the independeni
' candidate got fl3 votes.
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DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY S!H, 190(J.
DIETRICH TRIAL
NEXT WEEK
Peter Dietrich will be tried at the
February term of court, next week, for
the killing of James A. Jones. Along
with this fact it is announced that
Judge C. B. Staples of Monroe coun
ty, will preside during the whole term
of February court.
Owing to the fact tliat February
term was one of quarter sessions with
only thirty-six jurors drawn it did not
seom possible that Dietrich could be
tried before May. Judge Staples, how
ever, who consented to preside in this
county during the present month, learn ■
iug what was pending at once took
steps to bring the case to trial.
He arrived in this city Friday night
and on Saturday morning called a
meeting of the bar. The meeting was
held in the Prothonotary's office, prac
tically all the attorneys being pres
ent.
His Honor explaiued that he had
heard of tho tragedy which had occur
red here and that he had decided that
the case must lie tried at the February
term of court. He was aware that this
was a court of quarter sessions, but it
was not too late to bring out au oyer
and terminer jury, hence his visit.
At this juncture William Kase West,
counsel for Dietrich, took occasion to
indicate to the court that he was un
favorable to trying the case before May
and said that if brought up in Feb
ruary court he would make a motion
to postpone tho trial. Judge Staples
iu plain terms gave him to understand
that such a motion would not avail anil
that his mind was unalterably made
up to the effect that the trial would
proceed. He explained that he could
see no reason why there shonld be a
postponement. If Dietrich is innoc
ent, he said, he should not be obliged
to lie in jail; if lie is guilty punish
ment cau not come too soon.
The court then proceeded to issue an
order for a special venire of twenty
four jurors, which with the thirty six
already drawn, raised the whole num
ber to sixty, which will no doubt prove
amplo.
Judge Staples directed Sheriff Georgo
Maiers to prevout indiscriminate vis
iting at the jail. No one, he said,
should be permitted to call upon Diet
rich except his attorney, his spiritual
advisor or members of his own im
mediate family.
The future of the hotel on Upper
Mulberry street, where tho shooting
occurred is involved in much doubt. It
has been closed since the tcagedy. Al
luding to the license at the meeting
of the bar on Saturday Judge Staples
said that he heard that tho court would
be asked to transfer the license to an
other party; he reminded all present
that au application to that offect now
would be wholly futile—that the lic
ense would not be transferred or any
other action taken iu regard to it un
til after the trial is over.
Associate Judge Wagner was pres
ent at the meeting.
Freight Wreck on D. L. & W.
Three trainmou wore injured, oue
seriously by a wreck, which occurred
at Aimedia about 11 o'clook yesterday
morning on the D. L. & W. railroad.
The caboose aud rear car of a west
bound freight train became detached
just before roachiug that point. The
traiu slowed up to run onto the Al
media siding, aud tho momentum of
the two detached cam drove them with
much force agaiust tho rest of the
train. The impact was so great that
the car was piled up onto the rear of
the traiu and the trucks driven out of
place, throwing the caboose aud car
off the track.
Conductor M. Flauuigau aud brako
meii Jolm Brenuau aud James Breu
nau, all of Kiugstou, wore in the ca
boose at the time of the accident. They
were thrown around and received
severe cuts aud bruises aud were used
up generally. John Brenuau was thrown
out of the caboose and down the em
bankment along side the track.
A wrecking crew was called out aud
the cars replaced ou the track. The
engine was detached aud brought the
three men to Bloomsburg where they
were taken to the Joseph Ratti Hos
pital. .Tolm Brennan sustained a ter
rible gash in the temple. The cut was
a deep one and several inches long re
quiring about a half dozen stitches to
close it. All three men had numerous
cuts and bruises but after having their
wouud dressed Flannigau and James
Breunan were able to return home.
Johu Brenuau, however, will remain
at the hospital for some time.
The P. O. S. of A. Fair.
All the preparations for the Fair to
l>e held by Washington Camp, No. 687,
P. O. S. of A. of Riverside, are uear
iug completion. The Fair commencos
ou the evening of Washington's Birth
day and continues during the balance
of the week, and in that time a series
of interesting events will follow each
other in quick succession. An especi
ally interesting feature will be the box
social Saturday n>ght.
Anyone who lias been overlooked in
the canvass for supplies will confer a
I favor by notifying the Committee.
|
I Kreitzer Burgess of miton.
! The question of increasing the bor
-1 ougli indebtedness in Milton aroused
the voters at that place Tuesday, and
a big vote was polled. The loan ordin
ance carried by a good majority.
Kreitzer, Republican, for burgess and
; Galbraith, Republican, for tax receiv
er, were elected.
William J. Rogers
Elected Burgess
J. P. Bare Defeats James Dalton for
Tax Receiver.
HE HBFHIII is rooa MUM
THE NEW COUNCILMEN ARE JOHN L. RUSSELL,
THOMAS BEDEA, JAMES FINNIGAN, JOHN
EISENHART, AND ABRAM C. ANGLE
—A. C. AHESBURY WAS ELECT
ED AUDITOR.
At the election Tuesday William J. Rogers was elected chief burgess of
Danville, defeatiug Albert Kernmer by a vote of 730 to 630. Jonathan Bare
won out as tax receiver by a majority of 176. Arthur C. Amesbury was elect
ed auditor, having a majority of 140. Theodore Hoffman was the choice for
overseer of the poor iu the Danville and Mahoning Poor District. He had n
majority of 72.
Iu the First ward John L. Russell was elected councilman, defeating
George Reifsnyiler by a majority of 73. Iu the Second ward Thomas W. Bedea
won out for council defeating John M. Gibbons by a majority of 86. In the
Third ward James Finnigau (3 years) and John Eisenhart (! year) won out
for council. In tho Fourth ward Abram C. Angle was elected to council, de
feating Walter O. Green by 17 votes.
The vote polled was above the average for spring election. This was due
partly to tho agreeable weather conditions, which were of a sort to tempt peo
ple out of doors, aud partly to the warm contest that existed in nil the wards
for one or more of the local offices.
First of all was the contest for Chief Burgess, in the outcome of which
all good citizens were especially iuterosted. Each of the candidates for this
office of honor was in the fight to win aud he left no stone unturned that
would bring him votes. The electors of Danville have established a reputa
tion for independent voting, especially at spring olection. No one, therefore,
thought it worth while to figure along party lines in trying to forecast the re
sult. The element of uncertainty and doijbt added much to the interest.
What is true of the Chief Burgess was also true of the office of tax receiv
er and of overseer of the poor, for each of which there was also a warm con
test.
In the wards the principal fight was for councilmau. The contest was es
pecially hard fought iu the First ward where for noarly two weeks previous
ly the two candidates or their friends were busy nearly all the time. In sev
eral of the wards, notably the Fourth, there was an unusually large degree of
interest manifested iu the contest for school director and tho outcome was
looked forward to with much interest. ,
DISTRICT.
OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
Dallas Hummer, R.
First Ward 192
Second Ward 185
Third Ward .. 11l
Fourth Ward 216
Mahoning Township 90
Total 744
Theodore Hoffman, O.
First Ward 203
Second Ward 121
Third Ward . • 257
Fourth Ward ... 174
Mahoning Township.. ... 58
Total.. 816
BOROUGH.
CHIEF BURGESS.
William J. Rogers, R.
First Ward 288
Second Ward 127
Third Ward 197
Fourth Ward.. 168
Total.. 780
Albert Kemmer, D.
First Ward .. 108 i
Second Ward 1-4®
Third Ward 174
Fourth Ward .. 189
Total . 630
TAX RECEIVER.
Jonathan P. Baro, It.
First Ward 240
Second Ward 192
Third Ward 174
Fourth Ward 127
Total 788
James Dalton, D.
First Ward 134 j
Second Ward 68
Third Ward .. 192
Fourth Ward 169
Total 557 |
AUDITOR.
Harry E. Camp, R.
First Ward 152
Second Ward 189
Third Ward 118
Fourth Ward iq4
Total 558
Arthur O. Amesbury, D.
First Ward 222
Second Ward 69
Third Ward 222
Fourth Ward 185
Total 698
FIRST WARD
COUNCIL.
George F. Reifsnyder, R 165
John L. Russell, 288
William H. Mauger, P 9
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
John W. Swartz, R 221
David C. Hunt, D 157
Richard W. Eggert, P 21
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
William V. Oglesby,R,D. ,and P.. 357
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
F. M. Herrington, R 221
Joseph R. Patton, D 168
Charles Richards, P 9
INSPECTOR.
Theo. R. Angle, R 161
John G. Vastine, D. 199
Frank P. Johnson, P 19
SECOND WARD.
COUNCIL.
Thomas Bedea, R 179
John M. Gibbons, D 93
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Joseph K. Bird, R 90
J. Newton Pursel. D 173
John A. Deibert, P 13
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
Harry Woodside, R 192
John A. Carr, D 54
Charles Marshall, P 25
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
Millard Myers, R 137
Samuel Welliver, D 103
Edward Marshall, P 26
THIRD WARD
COUNCIL.
A. L. McClow, R., 1 year 181
Joseph Longenberger, R., 8 years. 135
John Eisenhart, D., 1 year 196
James Finnigau, D., 8 years 191
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
John L. Jones, R 165
Jacob Fish, D.... 194
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
H. G. Salmon, R 185
Theodore Fischer, D 220
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
j Eil. V. Stroll, R 172
Thomas Grimes, D 177
FOURTH WARD.
COUNCIL.
Abram Angle, R 168
! Walter O. Green, D 151
SCHOOL DIRECTOR.
Albert L. Lloyd, R 124
D. Aust Lutz, D 173
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
C. W. Raver, R. and P 188
JUDGE OF ELECTION.
John Ronndsley, R 181
Adolph Boettinger, D 109
! Daniel Nevius, P 14
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
William Jenkins, R 167
Frank Beyer, D 107
David Gibson, P 31
RIVERSIDE.
CHIEF BURGESS.
R. B. Bird, R 37
C. E. Mills, D 20
COUNCIL.
John Conway, R 28
S. Wesley Morrall, R 25
Benjamin Fry, R 21
Eli Hoover, D 43
John J. Kutz, D 84
Warren Cuthbert, D 84
SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
John Unger, R 28
E. M. Yeager, R 19
H. L. DeWitt, D ... 38
H. S. Sliultz, D 41
AUDITOR.
, Grant Huber, R ... 80
' Jerome Flood, D 84
.TAX COLLECTOR.
• Joseph L. Shannon, R .. . 39
Daniel Moll, D 22
.OVERSEER OF THE POOR.
r John Spotts, R 22
T. H. Kimbel, R 30
' J. T. McCloughan, D 44
William Minier, D.. ... 26
r JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
W. W. Kimbel, R 41
1 JUDGE OF ELECTION.
, John M. Hinckley, R 27
: 1 H. L. DeWitt, D 35
INSPECTOR OF ELECTION.
William Jackson, R 2fi
1 . W. J. Nuss, D 35
J j
9 > Other Election Returns on 2nd Page.
AN IMPRESSIVE
FOHERU SERMON
The funeral of James A. Jones, the
victim of the shooting affair which
took place Tuesday night, was held on
Saturday afternoon and was one of the
very largest that ever occurred in this
city, there being not only an outpour
ing of townspeople who knew the de
ceased, but a large number of relatives
and friends from out of town were
present.
The services wore held ill the First
Baptist church at 2 o'clock, Rev. John
Sherman, pastor, officiating. The
auditorium was inudequato to hold
more than a fraction of those which
assembled. Even the vestibule was
crowded and many among tho late ar
rivals, discouraged at. the poor pros
pects of gaining admittance, (lid not
linger but at once tnrned away.
The pall bearers were George L.
Rowe, Setli Freeze, John J. Jones,
David Henrie, James Dougherty anil
Alfred Mellin. The four first named
represented tho employes of the Struc
tural Tubing Works. James Dough
erty anil Alfred Mellin represented the
Maccabees, to which order the deceas
ed belonged.
Tho flowors were a conspicuous feat
ure of the funeral. Among the offer
ings were the following: A bed of
roses from T. ,T. Price; pillow, from
the butt mill; brokou circle, Mac
cabees; broken circle, family of the
deceased; bed of roses, Johnny Moyer,
Hayes Bedea and James Henderson.
There were also beautiful floral trib
utes from the Love family, Peter
Shutt, John Ross, Mrs. Oscar Reilly,
Mrs. William Chillis and Mrs. Mazie
Lyuu.
Rov. John Sherman indulged in ex
tended remarks called forth by the sad
and unfortunate circumstances. His
discourse was an able ono, thoroughly
apropos in all its allusions and it made
a deep impression on the large assem
blage.
The discourse was founded on First
Samuel. 20th chapter, 3rd verse:
' 1 There is but a step between me and
death."
Following is a synopsis of the ser
mon : In all vocations we are exposed
to danger aud death. In some call
ings, it is true, we are exposed to more
danger than in others. The soldier,
for instance, is more likely to be kill
ed than the man engaged in peaceful
pursuits, and the railroader is more
likely to fall a victim to accident than
men following other vocatious.
Iu all cases, however, it is only the
body that is killed; tho soul lives on.
When the body is (lostroyed the soul
goes to meet its Judge anil to receive
condemnation or reward.
Preparation for reward must be
made in this life, there being only one
way to gain reward, namely, by rec
onciliation with God through Jesus
Christ.
There are mauy agencies tending to
destroy the soul aud probably the most
potent is stroug drink. James A. Jones
had his weakness; his sins were mani
fest. There aro many worso sinners,
however, whose sins aro covered.
Let us turn from Jones, who has
passed hence, the speaker said, and
look upou the niau who did the shoot
ing—tho poor wreck languishing in
prison—nerve racked (according to re
port) from his continued drinking so
that, whether it was accidental or de
liberate he could not help but take
the life of his frieud.
The speaker made au impassioued
appeal to men, with this terrible warn
ing before them, so fraught with sor
row and so far reaching and grave in
its consequences, to pause and consid
er before indulging further their ap
petite for stroug drink. He reminded
those who drink that they also are
taking liumau life.
"First of all," Rev. Sherman, said,
"yon are taking your own life, be
cause you are not men when you drink.
You ara taking the life of your wife,
whom you swore to love and protect,
by killing the spirit and depriving her
of love and the necessities of life. Yon
are taking the lives of your children
by withholding from them that which
you ought to give them. You are tak
ing the life of the community because
you do not sustain it in its bost in
terest. ''
In conclusion the speaker ventured
the assertion—begging pardon if tho
remark seomed harsh—that if anything
that he could say on that occasion
would lead men to be sober—that if
they would heed this terrible warn
ing, then probably poor Jones' death
would not be too great a sacrifice. He
begged of them all "when tempted to
drink to remomber poor Jim Joues."
Tho following porsons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Bevau.New Castle; Mrs.
Jennie Hughes and daughter, of New
castle ; Mr. and Mrs. James Rishel of
West Nanticoke ; Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Shutt and three children, of Milton ;
Mrs. Emma Jones, of Catawissa ; Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley DeShay and Mrs.
Yeager,of Shamokin.aud Daniel Bedea
of Shenandoah.
r\an in Hospital Elected.
In Shainokin the Republicans elect
ed a majority of councilmen and school
directors, also Burgess John Drnm
heiser; overseer of the poor, George
Sliultz. Charles Whary and John Mc-
Conuell, Democrats, were chosen tax
collector and auditor, respectively.
Whary was injured in the mines re
cently and is still in the hospital. He
was nominated and sent a personal ap
peal to the voters, irrespective of party,
for their support.
| DEATH IN A
TERRIBLE FORM
Enoch Snydor, a resident of Liberty
township and a well known lumber
man, mot his death Tuesday as the re
sult of a shocking accident sustained
while working on a saw mill at tho
base of Montour Ridge near Jacob
Diehl's in Liberty township.
The saw mill is owned by Charles
Diolil. The deceased, who lived on a
! small farm near by, was engaged in
offbeariug for Mr. Diehl on Tuesday.
To reach a slab he stepped into the saw
fraino and was in the act of returning
, when the mandrel or the revolving
! arbor of the circular saw caught the
' top of the felt boot that ho wore and
in au instant he was whirled around
, the shaft, which was going at the rate
' of 800 revolutions per minute. He was
carried around only once and then was
flung to one side, racked and lacerat
ed, an insensible mass of humanity.
An idea of the torture and extreme in
jury to which the man was exposed
while in tho machinery cau be formed
when it is statod that practically every
bit of clothing was torn off his body,
all that remained being a waist baud
and a moccasin on one foot.
Mr. Snyder was removed to his home,
but tho terrible uature of his injuries
precluded liopo of his recovery. Tho
accident occurred about ono o'clock
aud the man expired about 7 p. m.
the same day, surrounded by the mem
bers of his family. He opened his
eyes for a brief moment before expir
ing, but that was tho only sign that
ho was conscious for a single moment
between the time of the accident and
death. >
The deceased was of about middle
life aud is survived by a wife anil ten
children, tho eldest of whom is 22
years of ago. He was au industrious,
hard-working man aud was well known
about Danville. For some time he was
employed ill the woods on John Bod
en's farm.
Stricken With Apoplexy.
Mrs. Frank Lewis was stricken with
apoplexy yesterday aud at last ac
counts was lying in a very critical
condition at her home in Riverside.
Mrs. Lewis came over to Danville
yesterday to spend the day with her
daughter,Bessie,who lives in the fam
ily of Hon. R. 3. Ammermau, East
Market street. Mrs. Lewis was in her
usual health yesterday morning aud
seemed to enjoy the forepart of the day
very much. At noon she was seized
with a fainting spell, from which she
soon recovered. But little was thought
of the attack until about the middle
of tho afternoon, when she suddenly
lapsed into a condition of semi-con
sciousness.
Dr. Oslesby aud Dr. Curry wore
called, who discovered that Mrs. Lewis
had sustained a stroke of apoplexy.
Her right side was affected, rendering
her helpless and she was unable to
articulate a word. Her condition was
considered very gravg.
Last evening the stricken woman
was removed to her home at Riverside
where she was put to bed. She was
heard from at a later hour but up to
that time she had not moved and seem
ed to bo in a very low and critical
condition.
Sheriff's Sole 1A Stayed.
The sheriff's sale of the Danville &
Sunbury Street Railway, which was
to have taken place on Friday, lias
been stayed. A petition, Tuosday, was
presonted to Judge Staples at Strouds
burg asking tliat a rule be granted to
show cause why a receiver should not
be appointed. The petition was grant
ed in chambers the same day made re
turnable on next Wednesday, February
28tli, during the session of court in
this city.
Judge Staples will hear argument by
the attorneys and ifawill depend upon
how lie views the whole matter wheth
er or not he shall appoint a receiver
or dismiss the rule.
In either evont it is understood that
a sale will ultimately follow, the point
involved being a question of how the
proceeds shall be applied or divided.
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A very pleasant surpriso party was
given at the home of Mrs. Benjamin
Cook, Vine street,on Tuesday evening
in honor of her 89th birthday. The
evening was spent with games aud
music. Refreshments were served.
Those present were : Mrs. George Wert
man,Mrs. Harry Marshall, Mrs. Elmer
Boyer, Mr. aud Mrs. William Wert
mau, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wertman ;
Misses Kathorine Fonst, Margaret
Cook, Clara' Hartmau, Jennie Rear,
Stella Cook, aud Annie Cook ; Messrs.
William Gipple, Joseph Weaver, Wil
liam Rudy, Harry Kinn.Johu Kossler,
Jacob Johnson, Charles Cook ; Master
Ralph Marshall aud Miss Martha Mar
shall.
Bloomsburg Will Pave.
Following the express purpose of the
Town Council to do au amount of
street paving the coming season, Pres
ident of Council Yetter has advertised
for bids on the work. The bids are to
be in by March 12th when they will
be opened at 8 o'clock in the evening
at the Council Chamber. A consider
able amount of paving will surely be
done this year, as it is something that
is needed in this town, iftid Council
has sufficient money at its disposal to
amply boar the town's proportion of
the expense.—Bloomsburg Daily.
The comer loafer will soon begin
his summer campaign.
NO 13
NAT WETZEL ■
TORNS AUTHOR
One of the most valuable contribu
tions to tlie current number of the
"Saturday Evening Post," is by a
former Montour County man, Mr. Nat
Wetzel, whose boyhood was spent in
Liberty township. The article in ques
tion is entitled, " Weather Prophets in
Furs and Feathers."
Mr. Wetzel is n great lover of birds
and as a poultry fancier has a reputa
tion that is little short of national.
He advances the proposition that while
the forecasting of the state of the
weather by man more than a few days
1 ahead is mere guesswork, "the little
weather observers in furs and feath
ers have strange gifts of prophecy
which enable them to mako long dist
ance forecasts with accuracy."
Mr. Wetzel's article is well worth
perusing on accouut of the valuable
information it contains, while to resi
dents of Montour county it possesses a
strong local interest by reason of its
frequent allusions to the writer's boy
hood home and the woods thereabout
where he took his flrst lessons in be
coming familiar witli the habits of the
little animals in furs and feathers.
Mr. Wetzel was in Danville only a
few months ago and made a visit to
his old homo. He pleasantly alludes
to his visit in the "Evening Post"
article. He affectionately alludes to
his grandfather—the late Redding
Haring—who helped him to tap the
flrst red squirrel uest and taking out
several quarts of nuts ventured the
prediction that tiioy were going to
have a severe winter—explaining that
in some way the red squirrels know
when a cold winter is coming and that
the storo of nuts laid up for a severe
winter is invariably larger than when
a mild winter is at hand, in which
they will he able to supplement their
stores with forage from day today.
The article stated that the hole in
tlie tree was carefully stopped up again
and that tlie squirrels continued to use
the nest year after year. As the nut
ting season drew toward a close each
autumn tlie writer would remove the
packing and let tho nut meats fall out
into a little sack tied below the hole.
Tlie supply of nuts in the hole varied
from year to year and there was no es
caping tlie fact that tlie heavy harvest
of nuts from the larder of the squir
rels always indicated a hard winter,
whereas a light opeu winter followed
a scant supply of nuts from the hole
in the old troe.
Mr. Wetzel takes up a mass of old
weather sayings, which relate to birds.
Some of those sayings his own experi
ence veriflos while others are disprov
ed. He gives the raccoon credit as a
"clever little forecaster so far as the
coming of soft weather is concerned.
If the weather is going to keep tight
and cold Mr. Coon will lie quiet and
snug in his home in a tree,but if there
is a break-lip coming lie is about the
first to feel it in his bones and just
does a little "hollering" to tell the
wise ones about it."
"Deer are also keen to understand
the coming of a flood or even of a wet
storm. It is idle to look for them in
the hollows when a spell of wet weath
er lias started in. They will have
reached the ridges and the high spota
before the rain—be sure of that."
Mr. Wetzel's article is a lengthy one
and interesting from beginning to end.
Quilting Party.
A most enjoyable quilting party was
held Saturday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harris Hartman, West Hemlock
township. An excellent dinner was
served. Those present were: Mrs.
Charles Werkheiser, of Bloomsburg;
Mrs. Elmer Bogart and Mrs. Mo-
Farlin, of Riverside; Mr. and Mrs.
Harris Hartman, Mrs. Jacob Harriß,
Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin.Mrs. Harry
Evans,Mrs. Martin Brobst and daugh
ters Maude and Lillian, Mrs. S. L.
Brobst, Mrs. B. F. Brobst, Mrs. Wil
liam Fry and daughter Margaret, Mrs.
Mack Reifendeifler, Mrs. Freese, Mrs.
P. S. Brugler, Mrs. Norman Welliver,
Mrs. Henry Deiglimiller, Mrs. Joseph
C. Crim, Mrs. C. F. Styer, Misses
Anna Hartman, Maggie Deiglimiller,
Ella Brobst, Tillie Werkheiser and
Master Jacob Arnwine.
Small Pox at Shenaivloah.
That droaded disease smallpox has
again made its appearance in Shenan
doah and in one of that town's most
prominent families.
The caso was reported by Dr. Wil
liam J. Scaulon, who was called to at
tend Miss Josephine Bobbin, 19 years
old, residing with her uncle, John
Bobbin, on North Main Btreet, in the
principal bnsiness section of the town.
The authorities have already taken
precautionary measures to try and pre
vent the disease from spreading.
Entertained Near flooresburg.
Mr. and Mrs. William Blue enter
tained a number of friends at their
homo near Mooresburg Saturday even
ing. The evening was spent with mnsio
and games. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Stump, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Acor and son Raymond, Mr.
and Mrs. George E. Reichard, BOOS
Luther and Walter, Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Stump, Mrs. Jane Stnmp, Mr. and
Mrs. William Strausner, Samuel Stump
and Walter Sheets.
After traveling 7.000 miles alone
from his home in Poland,Charles Hen
rinski, aged 8, arrived safely at Barn
esboro, Cambria county, where he
joined his father. His only identifica
tion was a tag giving his name and
destination.