RECORD
d jieople HtiU
ith the affairs
•uusual thing; to i
, who has ptuwe<l
i.. filling n position
reqr.in,., skill and dexterity
Along with no tie physical endur
ance Is by no means a common ex
perience. Such an instance as the lat
ter is afforded by our townsman Peter
J. Adams, who at eighty years is
still employed as a machinist at the
Reading Jron Works where he entered
upin employment sixty years ago.
Mr. Adams was born iu'Milton. In
1846 he entered the machine shop here,
where he is at present employed, when
it was owned by Haywood & Snyder.
He came to Danville about a year af
ter the first T rail was rolled and
has witnessed all the changes that have
taken place at that famous plant since.
It was not until about 1850 that the
foundry and machine shop were con
solidated with the rolling mill. For
many years they constituted a most
important adjunct to the works. Mr.
Adams recalls when considerably over
a hundred men were employed in the
two departments. Steam engines,
pumps and rolling mill machinery
were among the products. Incidental
ly, Mr. Adams remarked in conversa
tion last evening, that all the machin
ery excepting the engines for the big
rolling mill at Phoenixville was manu
factured here in the now practically
abandoned foundry and machine shop.
Within comparatively rocent years
the foundry has been closed and only
a few men retained in the machine
shop. At present there are some half
a dozen machinists employed, enough
to keep the machinery in order and to
look after the punches and dies used
in the manufacture of fish plate.
Mr. Adams' especial work is to keep
the punches and dies in order. Through
out his long term of service he has de
veloped remarkable skill in his tedious
and difficult job, his work being char
acterized by a degree of accuracy that
not be attained by a younger
and less experienced man. His ser
vices at his advanced age are very ac
ceptable to the Reading Iron Company
and they would not like to dispense
with him. Meanwhile the burden of
years are accumulating on the should
ers of the aged mechanic and how long
health and strength may hold out is
uncertain. At present he is still a fine
specimen of manhood ; he is cheerful
and contented and his memory is ex
cellent.
He takes especial delight in dwelling
upon the past relating to the big plant
at which he is employed, recounting
the various changes that havo taken
place. During his time the works were
in the possession of the Montour Iron
Company, Murdick and Company,
Grove Brothers, Watermau and Beav
er, Waterman and Company and - the
Reading Iron Company.
Murdick and Company leased the
mill to a set of men, who wero known
as the "Huckleberry Party." While
they were operating the works a big fly
wheel exploded which cut the mill in
two. The loss was more than they
could stand and the company went to
pieces.«ffhe "Huckleberry Party" was
succeeded bv Grove Brothers.
State School Statistics.
The annual report of Dr. Nathau C.
Schaeffer, superintendent of public in
struction, now in the hands of the
state printer, shows that there are 2,-
561 school districts in the state, out
side of Philadelphia,and 31,518 schools.
The number of township high schools
is 197. There are 8,028 men teachers
and 24,824 women teachers. The aver
age monthly salaries of the men is
151.81; of the women $39.14. The num
ber of pupils outside of Philadelphia
is 1,209,908. The total amount paid in
teachers' wages was #14,142,470.84; for
textbooks, $703,777.38. Appropriation
for free tuition of pupils in State
Normal Schools was $237,500. Total
cost of schools last year, as met by
state, county and city, was $28,565,-
45'/. 15. The scale of wages for women
teachers shows an average increase of
$3 .46 per month; for men $2.79 per
month. The state maintains a school
in Warren county for Cornplanter In
dians, thirty-one of whom attended it
at a total cost to the state of $488.06.
Figures for Philadelphia are not in
cluded in the foregoing statement.
WILL HOLD BUG
KILLING DUEL
Professor H. A. Surface, state econ
omic zoologist, and Dr. George G.
Groff, professor of organic science at
Bucknell Universitv, are about to
wreak vengence on those innocent
creatures, San Jose scale bugs, just as
they are preparing to leave their win
ter nests, and incidentally show up
their rival methods.
Surface will give a demonstration of
the method of preparing the lime-sul
phur wash for spraying trees at East
Lewisburg on March 19th. After prep
aration, the method of applying will
be Bhown. He will then give a talk
on the scale for the benefit of those
who may be present.
Dr. G. G. Groff, who belteves in
killing the bugs by inflating them with
gas, has been invited to be present and
to defend his position.
VISITING HER SON.
Mrs. R. B. Hulliheu, of William
sport is visiting her son.William Hul
lihen, Church street, who is confined
to Ml home by illness. Mrs. Hulli
hon, who is 86 years of age, up to some
20 years ago was a resident of Dan
ville. At present she resides with lior
son in Williamsport.
NO "TURN DOWNS."
Unlike some of our neighboring
towns there wore no "turn downs"
when the new council organized. Thus
a great deal of bitter feeling has been
obviated and the borough employes
rendered familiar with their duties by
practice are enabled to begin just
where they left off and to work to the
very best advantage.
Another series of delays seem to be
in order In the matter of the sonth
aide approacli*
BRIDGE APPROACH
ONJOOTH SIDE
The approach to the river bridge ou
the South Side, the neglected condition i
of which stirred up so much feeling 1
last summer, again looms up before
the public. Judging from early de
velopments, however, it does not seem
likely that the approach, badly as it
is needed,'is going to be built right
away. Already there would seem to
be a difference of opinon between the
residents of Gearhart township and
the county commissioners, the condi
tions on the whole being favoraMe for
much disputation with consequent bad
feeling and delay.
The new board of Northumberland
county commissioners accompanied by
Judge Savidge Monday uame up to
South Danville to look over the ground
to see how much their piedeeessors had
left undone and just how much re
mained for them to do. The new board
of Northumberland county commis-'"
sioners are Frank Erdman.P. J. Glen
nan and Casper A. Tharp. In addition
to Judge Savidge they were accom
panied by Edward Raker, the solicit
or for the new board.
Arriving at Sonth Danville ou the
10:17 train they immediately proceed
ed to the bridge approach where they
were joined by the township supervis
ors anil a number of representative
citizens, besides the Montonr county
commissioners.
The approach is a mere makeshift
and it never appeared at a worse dis
advantage than Monday, impressing
all with the lack of security afforded
travel, with its unsightliness and the
extent to which it is out of harmony
with the bridge and the general sur
roundings. There was only one opin
ion and that was that tile approach
should be rebuilt aud that no time
should be lost in entering upon the
work.
Exteudiug beyond the wing walls
built in counection with the bridge
there is twelve feet of wall on each
side of the approach, the erection of
which naturally devolves upon the two
counties. Even with this section of
the walls out of the way there is still
a long stretch of retaining wall on
each side yet to be built.
The upper retaining wall, which is
by large odds the smaller proposition
of the two, the Northumberland coun
ty commissioners do not object to
building; they wore not slow, how'-
ever, to indicate that they were oppos
ed to making the approacli as a whole
a county improvement. As things now
stand it would seem that it is up to
Gearhart township to seothat the low
er retaining wall is built.
The lower wall will be an immense
piece of masoury about a hundred feet
in length and very high; to bo safe it
should bo surmounted by a stout guard
rail. That the citizens of the South
Side who have been so forbearing iu
the matter and had looked forward to
the present meeting with so much ex
pectancy are heartily disgusted with
the turn that events have taken, it is
hardly necessary to add. Last sum
mer the approacli was declared a coun
ty improvement, and it was Confident
ly expected that the new board of
county commissioners would handle
the proposition, to conform with this
order. The township is much averse
to making itself responsible for the
construction of the lower retaining
wall and it is altogether likely that
there will be much contention on the
subject aud that there will be more or
less delay before the work is begun.
The two boards of county commis
sioners retired to the courthouse in
this city where they held a joint meet
ing to discuss some affairs connected
with the bridge approach ou the south
side aloug with other matters pertain
ing to the two counties. All three
members of the Montour county board
—Messrs. Leighow, Cook aud Sechler
—along with Solicitor E. S. Gearhart,
were present with the Northumberland
county commissioners. The session
was a short one and there was nothing
in the proceedings to foreshadow wiiat
tiie final outcome may be relating to
the bridge approach on the south side.
A Double Funeral.
There was a double funeral at the
home of Bartholomew James at Moores
burg Tuesday morning, when the two
children of the family, victims of
diphtheria, were consigned to the
grave
Little Stella, who died Snnday, was
to have been buried Monday after
' noou, but the death of the thirteen
year old sou, William, which occurred
Meuday led to a change of plans audit
was decided to bury the two children
together. A telpehone message was
' 9eut to Danville apprising the under
; taker of the change of plans, but he
1 had already started for Mooresburg
aud thus the impression got abroad
1 that the first victim was buried Mon
day. •
Tiie undertaker made a second trip
to Mooresburg yesterday and buried
the two children. The funeral was
private and took place iu the forenoon.
' While tiie little girl had diphtheria
■ she had practically recovered from
1 that disease, death ensuing from heart
failure superinduced by the attack of
1 diphtheria. Iu that case, therefore,
there was no violation of the health
law in keeping the body slightly be
yond the limits prescribed.
Thc.e are several other children in
the James family, but np to last even
ing uoue of them had developed sym
ptoms of the dread disease. Several
other cases, however, have broken out
iu that section, one of them occurring
near Pottsgrove. Thero is still a great
deal of anxiety among the people.
Health Officer B. B. Brown, of this
city, in response to request went out
to Mooresburg yesterday and thorough
ly fumigated the dwelling of the James
family. Accordingly the post office iu
the James lionse, which was under the
ban for a couple of days, is not regard
ed with so much dread and is tieiug
visited about as. usual.
Up in Milwaukee a woman lias be
gun suit for $750,000 because her hus
band was persuaded to leave her.
There are lote of women ready to give
expert ovidence that thero never was
a husband worth that much money.
GiUWTH OF RURAL
TINE LINES
When" competition began, in 1894,
says Success, there was literally not a
farm house in the country that was
connected with a telephone exchange ;
aud, perhajts, it is no exaggeration to
Ray that there was not a farm house
that had a telephone. The Bell com
pany declined absolutely to construct
or establish fanners' exchanges or to
build farmers' lines. The best that a'
farmor who desired connection with
the nearest town could do was to rent
two instruments at SIOO a year aud
build aud maintain his own liue.
When a farmer wanted the telephone
people to build a liue out to his place,
he was compelled V° guarantee tolls
amounting to at least SSOO a year. Na
turally under such conditions, the
farmer was cut off from telephone com
munication, aud that meant from the
world, as he understands it today.
"Now a farmer can buy a telephone out
right for from five dollars to sixteen
dollars, according to quality, aud be
and his neighbor can build thoir owu
liue as low as seventy-five dollars a
mile.
The report of the Indiana Indepen
dent Telephone Association shows that
on May 9, 1905, there were, iu that
state alone, 30,000 farmers connected
with the exchanges. In lowa there are
probably twice as many. Iu Michigan,
Wicsonsin, Illinois aud others of the
Western states, the numbers are in
proportion. Approximately there are
now one million farmers iu this coun
try who have telephones installed.
Quite a number of these are on Bell
lines, for, under the stimulus of com
petition, the Bell people have been
compelled to secure farmers' connec
tions iu order to hold any busiuess at
all in some of the smaller towns and
cities. Very few of these farmers pay
more tliau twelve dollars a year for
their service ; the maximum is about
twenty-four dollars a year. It has been
stated that the farmers aud ranchmen
arA profiting to the exteut of at least
$50,000,000 a year, through the advan
tages the telephone gives iu keepiug
them in close touch with the markets
aud iu saving useless labor aud wear
aud tear ou their ordinary equipment.
But the economic side of the tele
phone question, important as it is.does
not, by any means, represent every
thing to the farmer. It has wrought
for him a social, as well as an econ
omic, revolution.
Brick by the nillion.
John Keim, our brick manufacturer,
has just disposed of nearly his entire
stock of 700,000 brick, which ho kept
on hand during the winter. Never has
he known of such a demand at this
season and he feels confident that he
could as readily have sold one million
if they had been ou baud.
On Friday Mr. Keim sold 600,000
brick. The greater number of these
wore purchased by the State Normal
School at Bloomsburg the balance go
ing to George Keefer atSuubnry. Mr.
Keim retains a small stock of 100,000
brick to meet the local demand.
Mr. Keim is looking forward to one
1 of the busiest seasons iu the history of
, brick making iu Danville. He will
i continue to operate the four local brick
, yards. All winter lie has had teu men
, and three carts at work diggiug aud
. hauling clay. In this way no time
will be lost iu the clay pits next stfm
, nier but at eacli of the yards there will
■ be au abundant supply piled up ueur
at hand aud whore most convenient.
The summer's work will be much
i facilitated aud Mr. Keim at his four
yards expects to turu out at least three
million brick next season. He fore
sees a ready sale for the entire stock.
License Transferred.
A short Mission of court was held ou
' Saturday with the two associate judges
Frauk G. Blee and Charles A. Wag
ner, on the bench.
The only business ou hand was the
: application for chauge of location in a
liquor license. James Findley desired
' his wholesale liquor license trausferred
from No. 11 East Mahoning street to
No. 311 Mill street, in the building
vacated by David Shelhart. The li
cense was transferred as desired.
It seems to be geuorally admitted
' that the railroads are common car
riers, but not for the common people.
ELKS WILL FORH
A STATE LODGE
i The first session of] the B. P. O.
Elks convention, held for the purpose
of organiziug a State lodge, .will be
held at Harrisburg this morning at 10
o'clock. The purpose of the State or
ganization is to bring about a better
i feeling throughout the State aud to be
iu shape to meet all importaut ques
tions as a uuit which may come be
fore the Grand; Lodge.
It is expected that in all upward of
i 600 Elks will be there Thursday and
will remain until Saturday. Much"in
i terest is being manifested iu this
meeting because it will be the first at
tempt to organize a State body.
Danville Lodge, No. 754, will be
represented by Exalted Ruler W. W.
Gulick, Edward Purpur, secretary
aud Ralph Kisner, treasurer.
HENINGITIS
El IDEHIC RAGES
Several of the town's most promi
nent" physicians have diagnosed the
sickness of Isaac Fisher, a 16 yeurs
old youth, living on Mulberry street,
Shaniokin as a well developed case of
cerebro spinal meningitis form. The
lad is critically ill. He was taken
sick ou Snnday and showed little or
no improvement until yesterday
when a slight change for the lietter
occurred.
Dr. D. S. Hollenback, who was one
of the physicians called in consulta
tion, declares that the dread disease
is an epidemic in the western end of
Coal township and that in a large uum
ber of cases is not being diagnosed
properly. A number of deaths which
have occurred withiu the past week
are ascribed by the able physician to
meningitis.
The house cleaning bug will soon lie
working double turu.
A HE* R. F. D.
CARRIER WANTED
H. H. Stetler, carrier 011 r. 112. d.
route No. 2, who lias held that posi
tion ever since tho routes were estab
lished in Montour county, some three
years ago,has tendered his resignation
to take effect as soon as a successor is
appointed.
Mr. Stetler is a carpeuter by occupa
tion. Ho followed that trade for many
years prior to his appointment as a r.
112. d. carrier and when released will
again take up ■ carpenter work. Mr.
Stetler has no particular fault to find
with tho position as r. 112. d. carrier.
The duties, never over arduous,at cer
tain seasons of the yt ar are pleasant.
The remuneration, Jr. Stetler says,
while at first sight a< equate, is proven
by experiment to be a little below
what it should be in <rderto cover the
cost of horse and wa :ou ami the ex
pense of horse feed aid repair. That
there is a living in i is not denied.
Mr. Stetler, however has a good trade
and he believes that he can do better
by droppiug out of tl e and tak
ing up his occupatioi.
There are not a 112( w aspirants for
Mr. Stetler's route,but how many will
come up to requirements aud be ad
mitted to the examination is another
matter. All those who think of apply
ing will be interested in the informa
tion below relating to the matter.
A communication has been addressed
to Post Master Harder stating that it
is the purpose of the civil service com
mission to hold a rural carrier eiam
iution in Montour county ou Saturday
March 24, 190f>. It is explaiuod that
in order that a register of eligibles
may be established for.the local office
it is necessary that nof less than three
persons forward ou the described form
proper applications so that they will
reach the civil service commission
(rural carrier division) Washington,
D. C.. on or before Wednesday, Marcli
14th, 1906.
The civil sor»ice commission desires
to encourage suitable persons to file
applications aud advises that the ex
aminations will bo entirely practical
aud very simple, that persons desiring
to compete shonld promptly file ap
plications, otherwise they may miss
the first opportunity to be examined.
No acknowledgement will be made of
the receipt of the applicatiou other
than by mailing of an admission card
after the application has been approv
ed and a date set for the examination.
Petitions and letters of endorsements
cannot in any way affect the chances
of the applicant.
Persons desiring lo he examined wiio
meet the requirements will be furnish
ed with a copy of the rural carrier ap
plication blank, &c.,by the Post Mast
er at Danville aud will be given all
other information necessary in ordei
to proceed properly.
A DEPARTURE,
From present indications there will
be the usual amount of "flittiugs,"
the coming spring audit is pretty
i evident that there are not going to be
many vacant houses of the loast desir
, able sort after all families are suppli
ed. The change iu conditions relating
to trade is reflected iu the fact that
several vacant store rooms exist in
Dauville. This is not because of any
falling off iu population as is shown
by tho avidity with which houses that
happen to be vacant iu auy season arc
rented aud occupied. The fact re
. mains, however, that there aro a few
more business buildings iu Danville
, than are needed for supplying the
. trade without dividing up business tc
, au extout that would oliminate reason
able profit. Thero is no reason, how
ever, why these blocks should stand
idle in a town like Danville.
The owner of one of these build
ings, which seems destined to be vac
ant during tle coming season, yester
day stated that he contemplates re
modeling it into a dwelling. It is a
well-known fact that Dauville is de
ficient in residences that contain mod
ern conveniences. At the same time
it is a fact demonstrated over aud ovei
again that a residence with the propel
appointments in Dauville need not go
begging for a tenant.
Surpriso is often expressed why the
owners of the big buildings on Mill
street, in greater part vacant from year
to year, do not try to make something
out of them by cutting them up into
flats. If properly equipped to suit
modern ideas owing to their central
location they would have preference
over almost any other building foi
rent. It would surely seem worth the
, trial and the gentleman quoted above
if he takes the initiative as proposed
, will bo making an experiment that
will bo watched with much interest.
Rev. rtinsker lor Danville.
The Central Pennsylvania Confer
ence of the United Evangelical Church,
which has been in session at Milton
during tho past week, adjourned last
eveniug.
Tho appointments, which were made
public at tho close of last night's ses
sion, show that Rev. E. B. Dunn, who
was stationed at Danville during the
past four years has beeu sent to Nesco
peck and that the church here will be
iu charge of Rev. Harry Minsker.
"The appointments for tho Lowisburg
district are as follows: Presiding eld
er, Rev. U. M. Swengle; Lewisburg,
J. A. Holenbaugh ; Milton, J. D. Shor
tess; Milton circuit, J. F. Bingmau;
Unityville, F. F. Mover; Sonestowu,
W. H. Stover; Dushore, J. E. Hower;
Lopez, B. F. Keller; Dauville, Harry
Minsker, ; Bloomsburg, J. Shambach ;
Espy, J. O. Biggs. Berwick, J. W.
Thompson ; West Berwick, E. Fulcom
orer; North Berwick. E. E. Shaffer;
Columbia, J. M. Kii.g; Nescopeck, E.
B. Dunu; Nurembnrg, H. R. Wilkes;
Luzerne,F. L. Teter;Wost Nautiooko,
W. H. Warburtou; Ransom. W. H.
Thomas ; Scranton, W. I. Shambach.
Pastors Change Next Week.
Rev. Harry Minsger who has been
appointed to the pastorate of the Unit
ed Evangelical church, this cltyjwill
arrive in Danville next week and con
duct services ou Sunday, March;|lßth.
Rev. E. B. Duun'willjconduct the'ser
vices next Sunday.
Russia encourages manufactories of
•very product except bombs. I
REPAIRS NEEDED
AT CfIORT BOOSE
The roof of the courthouse has been
reported in a bad condition on several
occasions and the heavy rain Saturday
showed just where the leaks occur. In
fact the ceiling of the court room has
been very much damaged already by
the rain. It is hoped that in the gen
eral overhauling promised for the
courthouse that the roof will not be
overlooked. It wornld not be out of the
way even for some future grand jury
to recommend that the decorationH on
the ceiling be touched up or wholly
replaced with new.
The county commissioners intimate
that among the improvements booked
for next summer is not only a paint
ing of the courthouse on the outside
but also a regradiug aud sodding of
the courthouse lawn aud building of
a retaining wail at the plot of ground
just west of the bridge, owned by the
county, to correspond with the fine
wall built by the borough and with
which it is to connect.
This spot in thp past has always been
objectionable in one way or another
aud the county commissioners have de
cided that from now on instead of be
ing an eye sore it shall blossom like a
rose and present an appearance in keep
ing with tho bridge and the borough's
improvement. By this it is under
stood that when the wall is built the
j spot will be filled up and * sodded to
say nothing of further embellishments
likely to be suggested.
Full Text of Bridge Law.
Among the bills signed by Governor
Pennypacker Monday is the Campsey
bridge bill in relation to the building
of county bridges, regulating the let
ting of contracts therefor, and author
izing the borrowing of money to pay
for the same. The full text of the bill
is as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the sen
ate and house of representatives of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania in gen
eral assembly met,aud it is hereby en
acted by the authority of the same:
That from and after the passage of this
act all contracts to build county bridges
shall be let by the county commission-
the several counties of this com
monwealth after public advertisement
and to tho lowem responsible bidder,
and no responsible individual, firm or
corporation dosiriug so to do shall bo
denied tho privilege of bidding. Such
advertisements «hall be published not
less than four weeks in at least two
newspapers of the proper county, if so
many be published therein. During
such advertising and until the time
specified therein for the reception of
bids the plans aud specifications for
such bridge, or a copy thereof, shall
bo kept in the office of the county com
missioners, open to the inspection of
all intending bidders. In the case of
a bridge to bo erected over a river or
stream upon the line between two ad
joining counties the advertising above
provided for shall bo done in each of
said counties, and a copy of the plan
and specifications shall be kept as
above provided in the commissioner's
office of each conuty.
Section 2. When, in the opinion of
the county commissioners of any coun
ty, the cost of building a county bridge
or bridgos to be erected therein,or the
said county's proportionate share of
the cost of a bridge to be erected over
a river or stream upon the line be
tween it and an adjoining county, is
so large in amount that to provide the
funds necessary to pay the same by a
single tax levy would be burdensome
to tho taxpayers, said commissioners,
having first secured the approval of
the court of quarter sessions of their
county so to do, may issue and sell to
the highest bidder at not less than
their face value interest bearing bonds
of the county for the purpose of rais
ing funds to defray the costs aforesaid
provided such bonds be issued with
out violating any constitutional limit
ation placed upon the increase of
municipal indebtedness.
Section 3. This act shall not take
away or diminish any powers, func
tions or duties relative to the letting
of contracts which may be vested by
law in county commissioners.
A Pleasant Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Shultz enter- j
tained a large number of their friends j
at a large social dance at their home
in Derry township, Thursday evening.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
George Wampole, Mr. and Mrs. Sher
man Sees, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shultz,
Mr. and Mrs. William Hollobaugh,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reichard, Mrs.
Stella Phillips, Misses Eva Beyer,Mary
Merrill, Mamie Yoager, Lulu Yeager,
Grace Shultz, Ella Sees, Florence
Shultz. Ida Dewalt, Nina Welliver,
Winnie Shires ;Messrs. Evan Hawkins,
Reese Merrill, Isaiaii Gresii, Joseph
Beyer, William Appleman, Walter
Gething, Raymond Pursel, Charles
Flick, Archie Hileman, Clyde Shultz,
Charles Beyer, Charles Sterling, Willis
Andy, Oliver Dildiue, Pierce Gear
hart, John Hileman, George Betz, Lloyd
Uinstead, Albert Tanner, David Tan
ner, Raymond Wintersteen, Simon Um%
| stead, Harry Hawkins, William Davis,
Samuel Laubach, Harry Reichard,
Charles and John Umstead, Jesse Wel-
I liver, Jacob Umstead and Pearl Sedent-.
Club Enjoys Hack Ride.
The members of tho Mandolin and
Guitar Club enjoyed a hack ride to
Washingtouville last evening, with a
fine supper at the Eagle Hotel at the
end of the journey. In the party were
Misses Josephine Cousart, Alice Guest,
Mary Fry, Grace Ware, Florence Voris
and- Annie Miles; Messrs. Charles
Woods, Frank Fry,Blaine James, John
Henuing, James and Bert Kase.
Bad Fireplug Cost $200,000.
It was announced at Shamokiu Sat
urday that the Llewollyn estate, which
lost two buildings in a recent local
$200,000 fire, would sue the borough
for damages because of negligence. A
fireplug nearest the eceue of the blaze 1
I had been out of order six days, and 1
J was yet useless on the night of the fire. 1
Married. t
At White Hall, on March Ist, by <
j Rev. H. O. Munro, D. D., Frank D. 1
and Miss Grace L. Hartranft. 1
AN ADDRESS
JN TRUSTS
Rev. Thomas Houston, tlio blind
evangelist who preached at. the East
End Mission last week, addressed a
meeting of men in association hall
Sunday. Those who had not heard him
on auy of the previous occasions awoke
to the realization that, Danville lias
within it at present a man of remark
able power.
The hall Sunday was" well filled
with men, in the number being a few
boys. The speaker was introduced b.v
Hon. H. M. Hinckley, who told with
what good results the Lord had used
the blind qvaugelist at the East End
Mission.
Rev. Honstou read the scriptures us
ing a Bible for the blind. He is a most
accomplished reader. As lie went fiver
the characters with hiR fingers, with
charming emphasis and without the
least hesitancy, he uttered the words
aloud. There was nothing to indicate
that the reader was a blind man.
Before proceeding with his address
Mr. Houston sang "The Holy City. "
Had the evangelist stopped right there
there was not one present, but would
have felt himself well repaid- for hav
ing attended the meeting. As a gospel
singer it is doubtful whether the blind
evangolist lias ever been equalled by
any one visiting Danville. He has a
deep, powerful voice and the solo was
rendored in a faultless manner, accom
panied with an effect that was nothing
short of inspiring.
The evangelist took his subject,
"Trusts and how they are abused.'' It
was in this address that lie demonst-at
ed his ponotration of thought, his sense
of justice,his contempt for selfishness,
self-indulgence and license and on the
whole demonstrated his wonderful
power. As lie looked out over the lives
of men and raked up the vices and the
sins prevailing, in effect lie said to ev
ery person in the audience: "Thou
art the man"and it is doubtful wheth
er there was auy one present so good
as to wholly escape a pang akin to
remorse and self-condemnation.
Dwelling upon Aliab—the trust com
i mitted to him, which lie abused and for
which he suffered, the speaker statod
that it is witli him a matter of doubt,
great as is the future punishment for
sin, whether the penalty in the next
world will bo any greater than is suf
fered in this world for sins committ
i ed.
He cited the case of McOurdy and
i Hyde and other insurance leaders to
i illustrate the punishment, the real mis
; ery and suffering following the abuse
i of an important trust committed to a
' man's care. He was present, however,
he said, to address the men of Danville
1 on their own sins and he took up in
succession the various trusts of "In
' fluence," "Time," "Passion," "Fam
: ily." and "Wife"—trusts which have
• toeen committed toman by God, but
which are abused every day of our
i lives.
! Time is frittered away in the lodge
L room, the club room, or in politics,
i yet every minute spent in this world
i is going to increase onr liappiness in
heaven or our misery in hell.' He did
• not take the ]>osition that a politician
can not be a Christian. He cited the
. casos of McKinley, Roosevelt and John
. Wanaruaker to show that even active
• politicians can be good Christians,but
• he inveighed agaiußt the unprincipled
politician who is in politics merely
i for the sake of "getting there. " The
. lodge room, too, may have a place,but
i is secondary to the church. The
i lodge and the club room,he said,carry
with them a slight to the fair sex, as
' the mau who is wedded to either of
■ those is bound to neglect the weaker
i sex.
Then came the trust of "Influence,"
i in dwelling upon which the speaker
made a most tolling appeal to fathers,
who for the sake of the boys and those
who follow after shonld guard well
their actions and be "men" in all that
the term implies.
His remarks on the trust of "Pas
sion," which had to do with social
purity, made an especially deep im
pression, as did also what lie had to
say on the trust of "Souls." With re
gard to the latter it is for us to decide
whether we will be true or faithless
to the trust reposed in us—wlietlTer
our souls be saved or lost.
His remarks on the trust of "Fam
ily" and trust of "Wife" had especi
ally to do with the home and were
very touching. He urged the fathers
to be true to tlie trust in the gilt of
children and for tlie sake of the boys
to be Christians and to set the pace for
the religious life.
Lincoln Sbclety.
The Lincoln society held a meeting
in the high school room yesterday af
ternoon, at which time the following
program was rendered:
Piano Solo—'' Song of the Voyager,''
Miss Ada Lore.
Reading—"The Lady of fShalott,"
Miss Helen Geariiart.
Oration—The Monroe Doctrine, Miss
Peyton.
Debate—Question, "Resolved, That
the Mexican War was not just ifiable."
Affirmative was sustained by Miss
Marks and Mr. Mover. The negative
was sustained by Miss Jameson and
Mr. Sechler.
The judges. Miss Price, Miss Shan
non and Mr. Edmondson, decided in
favor of the affirmative.
Piano duet—"The Palms," Misses
Boyer and Rooney.
Recitation "The Sugar Plum
Tree," Miss Elsie Gulick.
Reading—'' Marco " Mr.
Dai ley.
NORTH MILL STREET.
One of the vory first things that the
new conncil will do will be to take
necessary action to hurry up the State
highway department in responding to
the borough's application for State
aid to reconstruct North Mill street,
which was presented last fall. Tlie
borough feels that there should have
been a response before this. It is
highly essential that no time be tost
and it is desired that all formality be
complied with at once to the end that
the work may begin. The plan most
generally favored, if State aid cau be
secured, is to pave Mill street from
Center street- to Chambers street and
from that point to t!Te borough line
to construct a macadam road.
ARBOR DATS
SELECTED
Governor Psnnypacker yesterday is
sued the following proclamation nam
ing Friday, April 6,and Monday, April
20, as arbor days:
"Since the seventeenth of Jannary
1903, the forestry reservation commis
sion lias bought four hundred and
twenty thousand, seven hundred and
twenty-six acres of forest laud, the
State now holds in all seveu hundred
and fifty-three thousand, seven hun
dred and forty-one acres of such lands,
anil this commission is doing much to
preserve and maintain onr forests and
our streams. It behooves every citizen
who cares for the welfare of the Com
monwealth to lend assistance and to
give encouragement to this imjiortaut
work.' The lives of men and of trees
are so interwoven that without the
other neither can exist. The growth
of the grove means both happiness and
benefits to mankind.
• il In order that all of our citizens,
men, women and children, may par
ticipate in the pleasure aud profit of
planting trees. I, Samuel \V. Penny
packe,, Governor of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby, in
accordance with the law, issue this
mv proclamation, designating Friday,
the sixth day of April, aud Friday,
the twentietli day of April, A. D.,
ISIOtI, to be observed as arbor days
throughout the Commonwealth.
"Two days are sot apart in order
that whioh ever may be best suited to
the climate of the locality may be sel
ected."
THE GOLDFINCH.
ChßßKfa In Plumule Thai Ire l*ua
sTlliik to 1li«* Novice.
Most every one in America Is ac
quainted with the £oklfincli, hut many
people know the bird by tlie name of
lettuce bird, 011 acc.mnt of its bright
yellbw color. GoUltiiicli is a very appro
priate unme, as the bright yellow of
the male, when in breeding plumage, is
like burnished gold. The female gold
lincli is more modestly dressed than
her mate. The changes in plumage of
the male are very interesting and to
the novice somewhat puzzling. Until
the student becomes acquainted with
the bird he may wonder why he sees
no males during the winter. The truth
Is. at this season the flocks of supposed
female goldfinches are really of both
sexes, the male bfrd having assumed
in the previous fall, usually by the end
of October, a plumage closely resem
bling that of the female and young
bird of the year. The male retains this
inconspicuous dress until late in Feb
ruary, when one can notice a gradual
change taking place in some of the
birds. This renewal of feathers Is ac
tively coutinued through March and
April, and by the Ist of May our re
splendent bird is with us again. The
song period with the male goldfinch
continues as long as h6 wears his gold
and blink livery, for It commences as
early as the middle of March and ends
late in Angipt. Goldfinches are very
deuuly in tlielr habits and bathe fre
quently. Their nests are exquisite
pieces of bird architeeture, the inside
being lined with the softest plant
down. TJie mother bird is the builder,
her handsome consort during the nest
bulldiug time devoting most of his ef
forts to siiig.ng to clieer his industrious
mate Philadelphia l'ress.
HIS EQUAL IN HEIGHT.
Lincoln's I'leaamit Little Interview
Willi u C'Aul Heaver.
When Lincoln was 011 nis way to as
sume the otilce of president the train
was delaye.l at Freedom, Pa., by an
accident to a freight train that was a
little way ahead. Lincoln was accom
panied by Major Sumner and Colonel
Elmer Ellsworth of the celebrated regi
ment of zouaves. Neither Major Sum
ner nor Colonel Ellsworth was tall, and
as they stood beside Lincoln on the rear
platform vvlille he made his address
they looke I shorter than they really
were. At the clo<o of Lincoln's short
speech a cjal heaver called out, "Abe,
they say you are the tallest mau in the
United States, but I don't believe you
are any taller than I am." Lincoln re
plied, "Come up here and let us meas
ure." The coal licaver p/ossed his way
through the crowd and climbed on the
platform, where Lincohl and he stood
back to back. Turning to Colonel Ells
worth, Llucoln said, "Which 1s the tall
er
Colonel Ellsworth, being so much
shorter, could not tell, so he climbed on
the guard rail and, putting his hand
across the top of tlffc heads of the two
men, said. "I believe they are exactly
the same height." Then Lincoln and
the coal heaver turned around and
faced en eh other. The crowd shouted
loudly When Lincoln took the black,
sooty I and of the coal beaver In his and
gave a be rty hi ml'hake to the man
who wash s equal—in height.—Thomas
IT. Tibbie" In Success Magazine.
Hired Mourner*.
"It pays to be a mourner lu St. Pe
tersburg. and there are agencies which
employ great numbers of vagrants and
tramps for the purpose." says a writer.
"These agencies supply suitable cloth
ing and p ?ket handkerchiefs—every
thing. hi 112 i t. exec >t boots, which the
tramp must show on his feet, or he
will not be hired. When there Is a
more or less important funeral the
tramps gather at the Xikoiski market
and are selected by an employee of ihe
agency. The wage for the occasion,
with tips, generally equals about 3
shillings." London Mail
Acer's
We know what all good doc
tors think of Ayer s Cherry
Pectoral. Ask your own doc
tor and And out. He will tell
Cherry
Pectoral
you how it quiets the tickling
throat, heals the Inflamed
lungs, and controls the
hardest of coughs.
" V er ,. B r, !" rr y I'ectoml It well known IN
our family. We think It !• the heat niedlcino
In the world for aoti*ha end cold#."
K ATI K I'BTKUHON, Petaluma, Cel.
2*.. 30c., ftl.oo. J.C.ATRR CO..
' tr " u T t,u -, 1,,, for -
Hard Coughs]
On* of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will
ItlltM recovery. Gently laxative.
J JBROWN.M.D.
IHI eye a specialty
Eyes tetttd, treated and fitted with
glasH's. No Sunday Work.
311 Mattel. I. - - Bioonisbiiig, Pa
Hours— lo a. ui. to 6 p. in.
DR. J7 sweisfort,
DENTIST.
(Tscs ODONTUNDER lor the painless ex
traction of teeth. Dentistry in all
its branches and all work guar-
J anteed.
CHARGES REDUCED.
Opposite Opera House, Danv lie
liiOMAh C. WELCH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
ma i riot Attorn*? of Moo too r County
N* 107 MILL 9TRBBT,
DAFtVILLB.
Charles V. Amerman,
Attoiney-Ht-L w Notary Public
DANVII.LE. PA.
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Opposite Opeiu Mouse.
•ANVILLE, - I'ENN'A
WW. KASE WEST.
attorn, y-at.law,
So. 880 MILL STRKBT.
DANVILLE.
CHARLES CHALFANT.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
R*. 110 MILL STREET,
DANVILLE
WILLIAM L. SIDLER,
attorney.at.law.
cot MII.L AND MARKET STRUTS,
•ANVILLI.
Take year prri<-rlpttooi U.
ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY,
146 MILL STREET, DANVILLE, PA.
Two fteglatered Pharmacleta In obarge
par* Fresh Drags and full line of raleat
HedioliN and Inndrl*. %
riMI OIOABB. GOOD COLD SODA,
Patronize
A. C. AMESBURY,
Best Coal in Town.
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If you haven't a regular, healthy movement of the
bowela every day, vou'ro 111 or will be. Keep your
bowel* open, and bo well. Force. In the shape of
violent phyalc or pill poison, la dangerous. The
smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping
the bowela clear and clean is to take
EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY
Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good, Do
Good, Never Sloken, Weaken or Gripe; 10. 25 and
BO cents per box. Write for free sample, and book
let on health. Address 433
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York.
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAR
CHICHESTER'S MULISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS
Safe. Always reliable. Ladloa, aak Drugffet tor
CHICH ESTKB'N ENOLISH in M and
Ctol4 metallic boxes, sealed with blue ribbon.
Take no oilier. ReAase dangeroua •■bati
tatloaa sad Imitations. Buy of your Druggist,
or a«nd le. in stamps for Particular*, Teatl
■soalala and " Relief for Ladles," in letter,
a return nail. 10.000 TeatlmoniaJa. Sold by
Druggista.
OHIOHBSTBR CHEMICAL CO.
SIM Hadlsoa Mqaare, PA.
MnOonUltHH^
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the /J?
Signature of L^a^y/,
Entertained the Indians.
Miss Jennie Lovett entertained a
number of her friends at her home fn
Bloom street, Saturday evening, in
honor of the members of the Carlisle
Indian School basket ball team. The
affair was made one of tlio most pleas
ant features of the team 's stay In Dan
ville.
The following members of the team
were present: Messrs. J. Libby, A.
Libby, H. Gardner, Charles Walioo,
Frank Mt. Pleasant. Albert Sheldon,
and Thomas Archiquette. The Dan
ville guests wero Mr. and Mrs. David
Roderick, Miss Martha Keim, Miss
Hilda Hornberger, Miss Mary Welsh,
Miss Grace Ware, Miss Viola Young,
Miss Rachel Goodall, Miss Harriet
Boudman, Messrs. William Keim,
Sidnev Oannard and Walter Lovett.