DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
V OL. LXXVII.
PLANS TO BE
HUGH MODIFIED
The trustees held a regular meeting
Hospital for the Insane Thnrs
day, the following being present: W.
L. Gouger, H. M. Scliooh. of Dan
ville; Dr. B. H. Detwiler.of Williauis
port; Howaril Lyon, of Hughesville:
W. K. Sliay, of Watsontown and Dr.
Shoemaker,of Wilkes-Barre. The plans
ami specifications of the heat, light,
ami power plant were approved ; bids
will In- iuviteil immediately and pros
pects are that before the close of next
mouth work ou the plant will bo well
under way.
Philip H. .Johnson, of Philadelphia,
the architect, was present at the meet
ing. He submitted two sets of plans
and specifications for tiie heat, light
and power plant—one on the site first
selected at the coal dump just west of
the hospital buildings and the other at
the rear of the hospital taking in the
present steam power plant whero the
compressor maintained in connec
tion with the filter system is installed.
The two sets of plans and specifica
tions were gotten up at the request of
the board of trustees, who of late have
found some objection to the site at tlie
coal dump at the terminus of the
switch, which was the site originally
considered in connection with the
heat, light and power plant.
The priuciiml circumstance which
weigiied in favor of the site at the coal
dump was that coal could be unloaded
from thenars at the door and that the
hauling now necessary could be ob
viated. Later, however, the trustees
began to take other things into consid
eration and arrived at conclusions,
which make it more than probable that
auother site may bo selected and that
Hie plans conceived of a year ago as to
heat, light and power may be much
modified.
As things stand at present the trus
tees are much in favor of enlarging or
practically rebuilding the preseut
"boiler house"and installing there the
heat, light and power plaut. In the
first place they declare that they dis
like to depart from the original plan
or arrangement of the hospital build
ings, which^for; all the years of their
history have a model and af
ter which a large number of other in-
Ntitutions are patterned. They see a
large number of advantages in the pres
ent location 6f the boiler house—
enough to more than counterbalance
what would he gained by eliminating
the hauling:.
In the first place by remodeling the
present boiler house iuto the heat,light
and Jpower plaut, connection can be
made with the system of buildiugs by
means of the present lines of pipe,
whereas if the site at the coal dump
he selected au underground conduit of
brick at least seven feet deep will have
to be constructed for a distance of one
thousand feet to carry the steam pipe
aud the electric current. The con
struction of this conduit will be a big
item iu itself,to which must be added
the fact that iu covering this loug dis
tance there will be a considerable loss
of power both iu steam and electricity
which will goon as long as the in
stitution stands.
It was the intention at first to dis
place steam in t lie laundry as a motive
power and in its place to install an
electric motor. Should there be a
change in site the fine corliss en
gine will be retained in the laundry
:tud strain continued in use. The pres
ent pumping station, with its separate
boiler and engine will also be retain
ed.
The plans ami specifications for the
heat, light ami power plant at each of
the two sites were approved. Adver
tiseing for bids on both | laus will
t»egin today. The bids will he open
ed at a regular meeting of the trus
tees at the Hospital for the Insane
ou April 10. The contract will be
awarded immediately afterward. The
amount of the appropriation for the
heat, light juid power plant is .S9I,(XX).
Want* Dead Snakes.
J. K. Owen, State demonstrator and
lecturer on the San Jose scale, in a
lecture delivered at Stroudsburg in
cidentally made an appeal for dead
hii.-ikes in the interest of zoology and
to help along the good work of Prof
essor H. A. Surface, at Harrisburg.
Monroe county farmers were given
to understand that anyone sending a
dead snake to Professor H. A. Surface
at Harrisburg. was entitled to a copy
of the snake book of Pennsylvania,and
that the book can be secured in no oth
er way.
Farmers state that the coming sum
mer will be a great snake season, as
the warm winter has caused the rep
tiles to shed their winter coats early.
$16,509 in Auto Fees.
Up to the present there are 5,508 au-1
tomobiles licensed to run in Pennsyl
vania, that beiug the number of the j
last certificate issued at the State High- !
way Department. During the last 1
month the demand for certificates has
fallefi off somewhat, owing to the bad
weather,but with the return of spring
and good weather there will be a boom
in the demand for licenses and tags.
At a license the department of autos
ought to be more than self-supjiortiug.
As yet the department has not receiv
ed any notification of violation of the
law.
University President Here.
Kev. Charles T. Aikens,president of
Susquehanna university, spent Sunday
in this city,and preached at the morn
iug and evening services at the Pine
Street Lutheran church.
COIfNCII,
PROCEEDING
The reconstruction of North Mill
street with State aid came up before
council Friday and action was tak
en to hurry up proceedings in the State
highway department relative to the
mutter to the end that work may be
gin on the important improvement at
the very earlie.st date possible.
Mr. Vastine reviewed the proceed
ings last fall which consisted of send
ing in the usual petition to the State
highway department. The receipt of
the petition indue time was acknowl
edged and there the proceedings stop
ped short. He thought that something
ought to be done to hurry up matters,
otherwise there would be a long de
lay in the highway department,which
would hold back the work until late
in the summer. The petition, he said,
called for a brick pavement as far as
Chambers street and beyoud that point
a macadam road. In order to get the
improvement under way Mr. Vastine
moved that Borough Solicitor E. S.
Gearhart be requested to proceed to
Harrisburg and confer with the State
highway commissioner at once,for the
purpose of seeiug how soon the work
can be started. Mr. Bedea seconded
the motion and it carried unanimous
ly-
A communication was received from
Borough Solicitor Gearhart raising
some question as to the condition of
the fire plugs and expressing the opin
ion that these ought to be more fre
quently examined to determine wheth
er any are frozen. He called attention
to a suit for many thousands of dol
lars brought against the borough of
Shamokin for a defective fire plug,
which resulted in a $200,000 fire. This,
he thought,ought to be a practical re
minder, that it might be well to keep
posted on the condition of the fire
plugs during winter.
Mr. Boyer took the view that it
should be somebody's business to open
the fire plugs at least once a mouth to
determine if they are in good working
order. Mr. Russell and Street Com
missioner E. S. Miller gate it as their
opinion that to open the fire plugs
during the winter would be merely to
invite additional freezing. A discus
sion followed, when, in view of the
fact that freezing weather is about ov
er for this season, the matter was drop
ped without any action being taken.
A communication was received from
the P. & R. railway company relative
to the closing of Cross street,a matter
which lias been hanging fire for some
time past. The commuuicatiou was
as follows. :
Mr. Joseph Gibsou,
President of Council,
Dear Sir: —l beg to ask your honor
able council to consider and if possi
ble give the P. & R. railway some re
lief in the matter of closing Cross
streot in accordance with an agree
ment entered into between the borough
and the Bloomsburg & Danville and
P. & R. railway companies.
"As you perhaps know the railway
company completed its part of the
work and it has beou many months
since the undergrade has been put in
to use by the borough and the electric
company and as yet the railway com
pany has not been relieved of the
crossing of Cross street, which was
promised then.
We are very much in need of the
room occupied by this street for the
storage of cars and trains aud will
greatly appreciate anything that can
be done to give us the desired relief.
,T. E. TURK, Superintendent.
On motion of Mr. Sweisfort second
ed by Mr. Russell it was ordered that
the communication be accepted and
that the secretary be instructed to com
municate with Superintendent Turk,
informing him that just as soon as A
street is full}' completed according to
contract Cross street will be vacated
in accordance with the agreement.
George Re ifsnyder appeared before
council to ask for a permit to build a
colli storage buildiug at the rear of 311
Mill street, which will be of frame
sheeted with steel and covered with an
asbestos roof. The building—22 A 22
feet—will staud in the rear at the ex
treme end of a 150 foot lot and will be
practically fire proof. On motion of
Mr. Angle seconded by Mr. Kiseuhart
the request was granted.
The following members were present:
Gibson, Vastiue.Boyer, Dietz, Bedea,,
Kiseuhart. Sweisfort, Russell, Angle
and Hughes. Burgess Rogers was also
present.
President Gibson ap|>oiiited the fol
lowing committees:
Finance—Vastine. Sweisfort, Fiu
| negan.
; Streets and Bridges—Boyer, Vas
! tine. Hughes, Jacobs and Bedea.
Printing—Hughes, Dietz Russell.
Market—Dietz,Kiseuhart, Finuigau.
Water—Hughes, Kiseuhart, Russell.
Sewerage—Sweisfort, Russell, Dietz.
Ordinance and Police —Jacobs, Vas
tine, Boyer.
Fire—Dietz, Angle, Kiseuhart.
i Light—Vastine, Boyer, Hughes.
Building—Boyer, Angle, Bedea.
j Public Improvement Sweisfort.
j Finuigau, Angle.
| Bills and Accounts—Jacobs, Boyer,
I Bedea.
Electric tfght.
i The P. AR. railway coiii]>auy has
installed olcctric light in its station
at this place. At present only the
office aud waiting room are wired,
eight incandescent lights being instal
led. Later on the eutire statiou may
be lighted up.
TLKDOKD BUT TO TBUTH, TO IXBXBTT AND lO.W —MO VAVOB SWATS US IMS HO Vlil SWtT.I. AH"
DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 190(J.
[NEW INDUSTRY
FOR RIVERSIDE
A new industry is looming up in
Riverside, which if plans do not mis
carry, promises to become an import
ant factor in the growth and develop
ment of our neighboring borough. The
industry is nothing less that a plant
I for the manufacture of fine hosiery.
Riverside is a charming place, but
it is deficient in industries,those fami
lies who reside there in the main be
ing obliged to look to Danville for em
ployment. Along with its broad ave
nues that make the place desirable for
residences it has scores of admirable
manufacturing sites. The trolley line
in course of construction has attracted
attention to Riverside and in light of
all the facts it would seem that a new
era has dawned upon the town.
Among the manufacturing concerns
of Philadelphia that are cramped for
room and desire to establish a plant
where help is plentiful is the Adams
Hosiery company. W. K. Adams, a
member of the firm, wiiose attention
had been called to the advantages ex
isting at Riverside,a few days ago paid
that place a visit to look over the
ground. During his stay of a couple
of days duration he was in the hands
of W. T. Sheppersou, Eli Hoover, Dr.
DeWitt, W. R. Clark and other lead
ing spirits, who made it clear to him
that the borough stood ready to wel
come an industry such as his and had
inducements to offer that lie could not
ignore. Mr. Adams had with him
specimens of the product of his plant,
which spoke for itself, being the finest
and most ex]>eiisive grade of work. He
also exhibited letters from houses with
which he dealt that made it clear that
his product was in general demand
and that he could sell all the hose that
he could manufacture.
Mr. Slieppersou and his associates
took it upon themselves to offer the firm
free of eost a plot of ground 200 feet
wide fronting on the Pennsylvania
railroad and to exempt the industry
from the payment of local tax for the
period of' ten years.
The plot of ground offered was form
erly used lor tlie manufacture of fire
brick and contains a roomy and sub
stantial building. Mr. Adams was
much pleased not only with the loca
tion and the natural advantage*, but
also with the inducements and the
generous terms proposed by the citi
zens There is only one point in which
he is in doubt, that is on the question
of help. Mr. Slieppersou, however, has
confidence that hands in sufficient
number can be procured to keep a
good-sized plant in operation.
As things stand at present it seems
that the Adams Hosiery Company may
start up in Riverside. The proposi
tion is that the building, formerly the
brick plaut.be remodeled to start up in
, the manufacture of flue hosiery,so that
a fair number of hands may be in
structed in the work while the other
portion of the plant is being built.
After a year's experiment if it should
be demonstrated that help in sufficient
numbers can not be obtained in River
side the proposition will be abandon
ed.
Will Remove Canal Bridge.
The bridge over the abandoned can- |
al at Beaver street,one of the very few
canal bridges remaining in the bor
ough. is beiug removed to make way
[ for a culvert at the spot. To accom
[ modate the bridge there is a steep
lgrade at each end, which makes haul
ing difficult, in addition to which the
bridge was long ago condemned as un
safe and the public was warned not
to use it.
The warning however,was not heed
ed and the public regardless of danger
have continued to use the bridge. The
old structure, however, is at last at the
end of its career. Beaver street, it
seems, is uotf a public thoroughfare,
but belongs to the two industries loc
ated north of the canal. The Stove
and Manufacturing company, therefore,
for some time past has stood ready to
remove the-bridge and fill in the canal
constructing a culvert to take its place
as was done by the borougli at other
points,as soon as the D. L. &W. rail
road company would co-operate, lay
ing pipe of suitable dimensions as it
did at Church street. The owners of
the canal it would seem are its anxious
as the borough is to get rid of the old
bridges and are willing enough to co
operate with the stove works.
A few days ago a large quantity of
terra cotta pipe two feet in diameter
was unloaded at the spot and yesterday
a force of railroad employes were at
work layiitg the pipe. By night the
job was nearly completed, although
the men were obliged to wade water
nearly knee deep and worked against
tremendous odds.
The Stove ami Manufacturing com
pany now stands ready to fulfill its
part of the contract. The bridge will
IK; removed at any day and work of
building the culvert will begin. There
will not be much interruption to trav- j
el, as the Stove and Manufacturing 1
company has a big accumulation of j
ashes, cinder, etc., available, which
will suffice to fill up the spot sufficient- I
ly to make the road passable. Simul- |
taneously with the filling up with ashes
cinder,etc. ,the street will bo cut down |
j to conform with the general level, the
earth obtained by the process being
used in filling up the spot.
Revival Services.
I Revival services arc in progress* .it
the lininanuel Baptist church, Waliiut
street. The preacher ill charge is Kev.
Frank Gardner. The subject, for to
night is "Knocking at the Door."
The theme selected for tomorrow night
is "Heaven;" on Saturday night, "A
Prayer Meatiug iu Hell."
CHANGES ON
MILL STREET
There will be a considerable number
of changes among our business meu on
Mill street this spriug. Incidental to
the change of quarters, there is the
usual ainouut of remodeling and reu
ovation, which adds to convenience
and store space aud imparts to the
street au improved appearance.
Cohen <Jfc Newman, who have dissolv
ed partnership, will each have thorough
ly modern quarters.
Mr. Ooheu, who lias euterered iuto
partnership with his brother, will con
tinue ou at the old stand, which will
have a flexible glass front, something
entirely new in this section, installed
at Cohen Brothers own expense. Mr.
Newman as already reported has gone
into business individually, aud has re
moved into the Cousart buildiug, No. i
222 Mill street, which has just been
remodeled at considerable expense.
The Standard Gas company, George
M. West, superiuteudeut, will remove
from No. lltl Mill street to the Brown
building, using the first floor now oc
cupied by K. J. Evaus with his bar
ber shop. George Bedea, the barber,
who occupied the basement uuder the
Reynolds building, will remove up
stairs iuto the room vacated by the
Standard Gas Company.
W. F. Bell, the grocer, will remove
from 319 to No. 202 Mill street, the
building formerly occupied by the
"sugar bowl. ' J. T. Fiudlay has re
moved from the opera house block to
No. 811 Mill street, in the building
occupied by David Shelhart. George
W. Hendricks, will open a tin store in
the room vacated by Mr. Fiudlay in
the o]>era house block. Harry Gold
man of the American Stock company
is selling out his stork preparatory to
removing to Pittsburg. N. Z. Butter
wick is also selling out his stock of
jewelry. By whom the room will be
occupied the coming year is uot known.
J. C. Montgomery, who removed from
the Kreeger building, corner of Mill
and West Mahouing streets, into the
room in the Vincent block, vacated by
F. G. Peters, is now nicely establish
ed ami has his storo well stocked up.
Harry Weuck will opeu up a tobacco
store in the Kreeger block.
The room No. 112 Mill street, vacat
ed by Mrs. J. H. Johusou, will be oc«
cupied by the Adams Express Com
pauy.
First Pastor of Qrove Church.
Rev. Charles Jewett Collins, the
first pastor of the Grove Presbyteriaa
church iu this city was buried iu
Wilkes-Barre yesterday. Representa
tives of the Grove church atteuded the
fuutiral and his memory here was fur
ther houored last night by special ser
vices at the church to which he min
istered.
Rev. Charles Jewett Collius, al
though an able and zealous divine,had
a much longer career as a teacher than
clergyman. Iu fact the pastorate at
the Grove church was his first aud
ouly pastorate. He was bom in Wilkes-
Barre in 1825. He graduated iu Wil
liams College, Massachusetts, in 1845.
He was tutor iu Williams College for
some time, after which he eutered the
theological seminary at Princeton,
graduating there in 1854.
Iu 1855 he was made principal ot the
Wilkes-Barre Female Institute but re
signed the year following to become
pastor of the Grove Presbyterian
church of this city. He was ordaiued
here iu 1850. His pastorate continued
until 1865 and was very fruitful.
There are still a few iu the Grove
church who well remember Dr. Col
lins after the lapse of forty years. One
of these, George M. Gearhart, aloug
with Rev. Dr. McCormack, present
pastor, attended the funeral yesterday
as representatives of Grove Presbyter
ian church.
Leaving Danville Rev. Dr. Collinrt
became principal of the preparatory
school at Princeton, where he re
mained from 1874 to 1880. He was next
principal of the Bradford school for
boys at Rye, N. Y. In 1884 he resign
ed and from that time until his death
he lived in New York City, retired.
The remains were taken to Wilkes-
Barre on Tuesday. The funeral took
place at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
in the First Presbyterian church. In
lieu of the regular prayer service in
the Grove church last night a memori
al service was held in honor of the
dead pastor.
Papers From a Distant Land.
Miss Clara Smith has received from
her sister, Mrs. Bruce Hartmau,several
copies of the"The Pacific Commercial
Advertiser," of Honolulu, Hawaii
Territory, that contain many things
of great interest and incidentally offer
many surprises as to the degree of
modern development that exists on the
islands.
"The Advertiser" is a fine 12-page
1 journal that would compare most fav
orably with our metropolitan dailies,
i and the news and advertisements in
! dicate that it is published in a most
i progressive community. The princi
-1 pal topic of the paper is the floral pa
rade of the Midwinter Fiesta which is
1 a fete similar to the Mardi Gras of
Now Orleans, and which takes place
in Honolulu in February. The parade
was a wouder of magnificance. Forty
automobiles docked with Mowers were
in line, besides floats of all kinds and
many other features.
The "Advertiser" also notes in its
society column the organization of a
Mask and Wig club under the auspices
of the Myrtle Boat club, that will
present four plays each year. Mr. aud
Mrs. Hartmau are both members of the
club.
COMMENCEMENT
ARRANGEMENTS
At a meeting of the senior class of
the high school held yesterday a num
ber of the most important commence
ment and class day arrangements were
completed. Honor announcements wore
also made by the faculty.
First honors in the class of l!)0ti were
awarded to Harry Schoch, and second
honors to Miss Florence Price. Oth
ers graduating with honors are Miss
Isabel Bine, Miss Katheriue Gearhart,
Miss Martha McOlow, George Jacobs
and Will McCoy.
The other members of the class are
Charles F.Kostoubauder,Morris Engle,
Raymond Hauser, Miss Laura Maun,
Miss Floreuae Trumbower, Miss Mar
garet Patton, Miss Jennie Woodside,
Miss Alice Payton.Miss Dora Jenkins,
Miss May Moyer, Miss Annie Steinbren
ner. Miss Lucille Evans, Fred Evans,
Maurice Dreifuss,Stanley Morris, Ro
bert Armes, Alviu Spaide.S. J. Welliv
er, Joseph Gill and Miss Mary Gill.
It is the probability that all the mem
bers of the class will graduate.
It was decided at the class meeting
to hold the class day exericses ill the
courthouse at 2 o'clock in the after
noon of Friday, May 25th, instead of
ou May 30tli,as was originally intend
ed. The commencement exercises will
take place the same evening at 8
o'clock.
The class chose the members who
would deliver the different orations as
follows:
Class Oration.—Miss Martha Mc-
CIow a
Presentation.—Robert Amies aud
George Jacobs.
Mantle Oration -Alviu Spaide.
Prophecy —Miss Katherine Gear
liart.
History.—lsabel Blue.
Poem.—Will McCoy.
The valedictory ami the salutatory
will he delivered by the pupils who
were awarded first and second honors,
resi)ectively, aud will be given at the
commencement exercises in the even
ing.
Truss 125 Feet Long.
One of the largest aud heaviest pieces
of frame work [for rolliug mill con
struction ever made in tins section is
receiving its finishing touches iu the
big steel plant at the upper end of the
borough—to be used in makiug some
necessary repairs at the plaut of the
Structural Tubiug Company. It is iu
the form of gigautic truss 1*25 feet
long, embodviug all the features of
modern aud scieutific construction.
The work is wholly in the hands of
John A. Mowrey, who lias had much
experience in the buildiug of bridges,
mills and other heavy structures. The
truss, 125 feet long, is 14x22 inches ami
is made up of eleven separate sticks
clamped together. Its weight is esti
mated at 30 tous aud as coustructed its
strength is enormous. Au expert to
whom the plau was submitted by Mr.
Mowrey assured him that it would
■carry 100 tous.
The big truss is designed to occupy
a place overhead iu the Structural Tub
iug works aud will take tlie place of
the smaller and lighter Ho.we truss in
stalled some fourteen years ago and
which from its posit ioh directly over
the rolls has become much weakened
from the coustant heat as well as from
other causes. The truss to be displac
ed is only eighty foet long, whereas
the new truss will extend the whole
leugth of the plaut carryiug tlie two
mills of 80 aud 75 feet respectively,
which center together. At each end
the truss will be supported by a
gigautic post made up of two separate
sticks 10x18 inches. It will carry the
ends of ten truses distributed at inter
vals over the long spau. The timber
used is southern pine, which was six
weeks en route frpm the shipping point
to Danville. The timber is all surfac
ed. An enormous amount of work will
be involved in the important repairs,
as before the old truss cau be removed
the entire roof system will have to be
proped up; then, in putting up the
new truss, which will be taken apart
in moviug it from the steel plaut,false
work will have to bo erected in the
mill to support it while it is being put
together aud adjusted to car
ry its heavy burden. It will be near
ly a month before the work is complet
ed.
ANKYLOSTOMOS.
The versatile newspaj>er man of
Hazleton sent a dispatch to a Philadel
phia newspaper last week stating that
the miner is threatened with a new
danger. It is a new disease called "au
kylostomos" and it is said that it was
imported here from Kurope by foreign
laborers. The poor miner. One would
think that his dangers at present were
plentiful without running in on him
the aukylostomos. His dread hereafter
will not be in the threacherous fall of
coal, black damp, dynamite thawing
and the like, but in the terrible au
kylostomos. The awful name of the
new disease is in itself enough to
throw any able bodied miner into
spasms. The ankylostomos. Great
Scott!
Entertained at Henry Yorks'.
A party of la lies enjoyed a sled ride
to the home of Henry Yorks, Kase
ville, yesterday : Mrs. Grant Feuster
macher, Mrs. Jacob Swayze, Mrs.
Abram Laßue.Mrs. David Guest, Mrs.
William Williams, Mrs. Jacob Cole,
Mrs. James P. Rishel.Mrs. EliasLyon,
Mrs. Josepii Jones, Mrs. Emma Woods,
Mrs. Simon Hoffman and the Misses
Ruth and Mat tie Sandel.
SODDEN DEATH
11. UtNEIBLER
Henry A. Kneibler, a widely known
resident of Danville, died suddenly
about 8 o'clock last evening in the Odd
Fellows' rooms, city hall.
Mr. Kueibler for some years past Ims
acted as janitor of the order's apart
ments. Last night the Heptasoplis,
who meet in the Odd Fellows' rooms,
were holding a meeting. While the
conclave was in session Mr. Kueibler,
as is customary,kept his station in the
ante room. Ho seemed in the best of
health and spirits and as the members
arrived and passed into the lodge room
he had a pleasant word for each.
William Paugh was with the deceas
ed when he died. He spent a few mo
ments iu pleasant conversation with
Mr. Kueibler, who sat iu au arm chair
with oue leg thrown uegligeutly over
the arm of the chair. Mr. Paugh sent
in his card and in the brief moment
that his back was turned he heard a
strange gurgling noise from the direc
tion of the chair which filled him with
alarm. Quickly turning he found that
the deceased had fallen over with his
head upon the table and was scarcely
brcathiug. Mr. Paugh flew to his side
and raised him into au erect position
nt the same time summoning assistance
from the lodge room. Help, however,
was unavailing. The man was dead
in an instant, the cause of the sudden
demise according to physiciaus being
heart failure. The death occurring as
it »lid without a moment's warning,
was indeed a dreadful shock, not only
to the family but also to the lodge
members, who were so uear him when
ho expired.
The deceased was 65 years of age and
is survived by a wife, two sous and
three daughters: Harry G. Keibler, of
Scrantou ; Arthur Kueibler, of Phila
delphia;Mrs. Joseph Neal, of Wil
liamsport; Mrs. Judson Still ami Mrs.
N. M. Keiui, of this city.
The deceased was a highly honored
citizen. He was a life-long resident of
Danville and was for many years a
heater at the Reading Iron Works and
at other industries. He was a promin
ent aud devoted member of Montour
Lodge, No. 109, I. O. O. F., aud also
of the Mnemoloton Encampment, No.
140.
The fuuerai arrangements were not
perfected last evening.
Made Brigadier General.
•Colonel John W. Bubb of the Twelfth
Infantry who has been selected to be
brigadier geueral of the United States
Army to All a vacancy creatod by the
retirement of General Carr, was a Dan
ville boy and enlisted here with a lot
of others in 1881.
The selection of Colonel Bubb closes
a remarkable contest for the position.
His promotion will be preceded by the
promotion of four lieutenant colonels
to the rank of brigadier geueral con
ditioned upon their immediate retire
ment. These are L. W. Cook, twenty
fifth infantry i Joseph M. Califf, Artil
lery Corps; H. R. Turrill, medical de
partment, aud Crosby P. Miller, quart
ermaster's department. They are to be
promoted because otherwise as civil
war veterans they could not in the
ordinary course ever reach the grade
of brigadier geueral before retirement
on age.
Colonel Bubb entered the military
service as a private at the outbreak of
the civil war. Singularly enough his
first service was in the veteran regi
ment which lie now commands, re-en
tering it as colonel of the Twelfth In
fantry, August 12, 1901. He was born
on April *26, 1843, so that he must re
tire on account of age in 1907.
Colonel Bubb enlisted here with
other DanvilleJjoys,among whom were
the following: John Alward, Peter
and .Tames Baylor, Oscar Kase, Isaac
Mellin,Elijah and Robert Fields, John
Mullen, Richard Riddle and John and
William DeShay.
Wreck Was riisunderstanding.
It has developed that the fatal freight
wreck on the P. & R. near Shamokin,
Tuesday morning, in which Engineer
Fink, of Tamaqua, was killed, was the
consequence of a misunderstanding
among the crew of the pusher on the
Shamokin local freight, from which
the lumber fell onto the other
track.
The fireman oil the pusher noticed
the wood oil the track aiiri notified the
conductor, who was in the caboose
back of the pusher. The conductor im
mediately ordered the engineer to
signal to the engineer of the local to
stop the train, which was done.
The conductor then sent the flagman
back and ordered the front brakeman
togo ahead and flag any trains which
might come along on the northbound 1
track, he having in mind the train
which was wrecked. Two other mem- j
bers of the crew were then put to work
removing the lumber.
Following tliis the local was again j
started on its way to Shamokiu. When i
the train started to move the front |
brakeman, thinking that there was no
further necessity for him to remain on
duty and that the northbound track j
had been cleared, boarded the train. !
So it happened that the train was not
flagged and crashed at full speed into
the pile of wood. The two brakemen,
i who were left to clear the track, were
almost caught and killed by the on
rushing train, they jumping back and
over the opposite siding just in time
to escape being caught.
After Long Illness.
The friends of Mrs. G. Shoop Hunt
were pleased to see her on the streets
Saturday after a long and serious ill
uess. Mrs. Hunt was confined to her
home for 10 weeks.
'DANVILLE
PITTSTON
_ Afast pretty game of basket ball at
the Armory Saturday evening betweeu
| the Danville and Pittston Y. M. C. A.
teams resulted in a victory for the
locals by a score of 56-2 H.
The contest was fast and snappy
throughout and while the score is one
sided, the game was interesting and
eacli point was hotly contested.
The contest was made much more
pleasant for the large audience by the
fact that, the small boys, who con
stitute the "five cent rush," were con
spicuous by their absence. As a con
sequence the usual noisy disorder that
has prevailed at many of the games in
the past was missing and excellent or
der was maintained throughout the
evening.
Pittston played her usual Ano game.
Their play was fast and their passing
excellent. Their basket tossing, how
ever, was not at all accurate. The Dan
ville boys, ou the contrary, hail the
location of the basket down to a nicety,
especially in the second half when
their goal throwing was a marvel.
The line-up:
DANVILLE PITTSTON
Peters forward . Clarke
Bedea ... forward West
Sechler center .. . Anthony
Gilmore guard .. Trax
Russell guard Miller
Goals from field : Peters 8, Bedea 8,
Sechler 5, Gilmore 8, Russell 8, Trax
4. Miller 8, West 8, Clarke 2, Anthony
1. Goals from fouls: Bedea 1, Peters
1.
Rural 'Phones are Spreading.
The People's Telephone System, which
has proven so great a boon to the farm
era in this vicinity continues to spread
out rapidly. It is now possible to
reach every township in Montour
county except Mayberry, besides the
phones in Northumberland and Colum
bia counties that have been installed
by the company.
A central office lias lately been es
tablished at Turbotville, and two new
switch boards are under construction.
New lines are constantly being pushed
out; one is now being developed to
Muucy, another to Dewart, and still
another through Krosty Yalloy. A line
from Turbotville to Lewisburg is one
of the extensions of the near future.
The construction work is being pushed
all the time despite the winter weath
er.
The system now reaches Millville
and among the subscribers there are
L. M. Johns & Son, J. L. Reeso &
Co., "The Millville Tablet," Dr.
Ev erett and others.
Calvin and Wilson Derr are new sub
scribers'on the Milton line.
Funeral of Mrs. Winters.
Mrs. Sarah J. Wintern, whose death
occurred in Suubury, Sunday, was con
signed to the grave in Odd Fellows'
cemetery yesterday afternoon. The
funeral took place at 2 p m.from the
residence of Mrs. Jacob Elliott,daugh
ter of the deceased, No. 006 East Mar
ket street. There was a large attend
ance.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Harry Minsker, pastor of the United
Evangelical church. Three sous and
three grandsons acted as pall bearers
as follows: Peter, Jacob and Arthur
Winters, and John, Jacob and Harry
Elliott.
The following persons from out of
town attended the funeral: Mr. and
Mrs. Madison Temple of Valley town
ship; Mr. and Mrs. William Forney,of
Riverside ; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis
of Catawissa; Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Huffman and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Winters, of Suubury.
State (lets $236,762.
The State, through the auditor gen
eral's department,has succeeded in re
covering from the United States gov
ernment the sung sum of $286, 762 for
debts which it incurred during the
war of 1812. The recovery of claims
made by the States which assisted in
the national defence iu the second war
witli England was made possible by
the act of congress of April IT, 1881,
aud recently Louis S Wells and Henry
W. Foote, of Washington, were em
ployed by the auditor general to press
Pennsylvania's claim at the United
States treasury, with the result that
the money was collected.
"Best Man in the Field."
The following is an extract from an
article iu the Scrautou Tribuue about
a smoker giveu by the Carbondale
. lodges of Heptasophs in honor of Sup
. rernc Archou M. G. Cohen aud Sup
-1 reme Secretary S. H. Tattersoll:
I "Supreme Secretary Tattersoll gave
an eloquent talk. • « » » » In his talk
! lie paid the highest possible tribute
j that could be giveu to the efficiency of
i B. P. Harris, deputy supreme orgauiz
! er, who spent several weeks iu this
i city last summer Mr. Tattersoll de
i clared that Mr. Harris was unqualifi
] edly the best man iu the field of deputy
j supreme organizers."
Death of W. H. Conrad.
] William H. Conrad, died Tuesday
| uight about eleven o'clock at his home
|in Sunbury. Death was caused by a
I complication of diseases. Deceased was
j aged 66 years aud is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Mary Wagner, of
1 Bloomsburg; Emma and Either, of
j Suubury. Funeral services from the
I home of his brother, Isaac Conrad, on
' Eighth street, Suubury, Saturday at
I 12 :80 o'clock. Interment at Riverside.
NO 17
WILL START A
JTOCI FABI
The Maus farm, oiie of the oldest
and best known estates in Montour
county,owned by Mrs. Kate Jones, ac
cording to present plans this spring
will enter upon a new epoch as a stock
farm. Horatio P. Jones, son of Mrs.
Jones, the owner, purchased the
fine lot of Chester White hogs at
William Vastine's sale Wednesday,and
these yesterday were taken to the Maus
farm. Other blooded stock will be
added in a short time, as it is Mr.
Jones' intention to devote himself to
tiie raising aud improvement of farm
animals.
The Maus farm was originally pur
chased of the Peuus by Mrs. Jones'
grandfather.Lewis Maus,in 1769. The
farm descended to David D. Maus,
who died in 1898, when it passed into
the hands of his daughter, Mrs. Jones,
present owner. The farm, which lies
near town aud possesses an abundance
of water and broad fertile fields is fav
orably situated for stock raising. Mr.
Jones in addition to being a live 9tock
fancier is a gentleman of education
and there is no reason why his new
venture with the stock farm should
not meet with abundant success.
Stenographer to Return Honey.
A sensation was created yesterday
morning by an order promulgated In
court by Associate Krickbaum, in
which it is stated thatmouey amount
ing to sixty dollars was illegally re
ceived by Stenographer Vanderslioe,
and ordering that the mouey be return
ed to the County Treasury within 15
days. The court order was as follows :
44 During the year 1905, Court Steno
grapher George H. Vauderslice certifi
ed to the commissioners of Columbia
county for taking notes in court for
the following days: September 10,
1904, May 6, and July 20, 1905, at $lO
per day, making thirty dollars. The
i time so certified was erroneously done
as no notes were taken on those days,
and the money was illegally drawn
from the county treasury. Now the
order of the court is that the said
George H. Vauderslice refund said S3O
to the treasurer of Columbia county,
and that this order be complied with
within 15 days from this date.
"And that for May 3, June 14 aud
September 11, 1905, George H. Vau
derslice charged the county of Mon
tour S3O for takiug notes in court aud
that for the samo time he also present
ed like bills to the county of Colum
bia, and drew the like sum of SBO. It
is the opinion of the court that this
was au error, and that the said George
H. Vauderslice is directed also to re
fund to the county of Columbia the
S3O above named; and that the same be
done within 15 days from this date,
March 21, 1906."
Lincoln Literary Society.
The Lincoln Literary Society of the
high school held a meeting Friday
afternoon at which time the following
program was reudered :
Piano Solo—"Lutzspiel Overture,"
Miss Mae Dreifuss aud Miss Foster.
Oration— Appeal for a Soldiers'
Monument iu Danville, Mr. Spaide.
Recitation—"Sixteen," Miss Shep
person.
Debate—Question: "Resolted, That.
State or Federal owuership of coal
mines is desirable." The affirmative
was upheld by Mr. Still aud Miss Edua
Gearhart. The negative was upheld
by Mr. Cromwell aud Miss Sidler.
The judges, Miss Magill.Mr. Metlierell
and Mr. Kosteubauder decided in fav
or of the affirmative.
Piauo Duet—"Beu Hur Chariot
Race," Miss Clayton and Miss Ethel
Shannon.
Reading—"Somebody's Mother" Mr
Jenkins.
Will be Clerk.
William M. Sechler, who has held a
clerkship under A. H. Grone for some
years past, will be the new agent of
the Adams Expross Company, as ren
dered necossary by the removal of the
business into the separate office. No.
122 Mill street.
The removal will take place on April
Ist, at which time Mr. Sechler will
take charge. Horaco Bennett will con
tinue on as driver of one of the wag
ons.
The Adams Express office has beeu
in its present quarters in the book and
stationery store, for nineteen years.
During uiue years of that time Mr.
Groue has been the agent.
AN IMPORTANT ACT.
The act of the recent special session
of the Legislature to regulate nomina
tion and election expenses, and to re
quire accounts from candidates, is of
the greatest importance aud should lw
thoroughly understood. It defines ]Jo
litical committee work and fixes re
sponsibility aud a peualty is provided
for any violation. Members of politioal
committees as well as prospective can
didates should study the provisions of
this law in order that they may lie en
abled to act intelligently in the fu
ture.
SIOOO Fire at Catawissa.
The foundry of the Catawissa Oar &
Castings company's plant was damag
ed to the extent of |I,OOO by a fire that
occurred at 6 :30 o'clock last evening.
The fire was in the cupola end of the
building. There was no insurance.
Grammar School's Sleigh Ride.
The third ward grammar school, J.
H. Shaw, teacher, enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Indian Run Park yesterday af
ternoon. There were 36 pupils in the
party and they occupied two sleds.