DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER V OL. IiXXVII. STORES UPBN AFTER 6 O'CLOCK The early closing of the stores for the winter terminated somewhat un expectedly and housekeepers who up to the present have been obliged to make their purchases prior to 6 o'clock have been two hours addition al for visiting the stores. When early closing went into effect after tlie holidays some of the merch ants insist it was without fixing any time limit. Indeed it is no secret that many were looking forward to a con tinuance of closing at six o'clock dur ing the year around. At all events the merchants along all lines now pretty generally find it to their interest to keep open until 8 o'clock. The department stores first announced their intention of keeping open. The grocery stores were dispos ed]! to hold back and yet last night a couple of well known establishments had not fallen in line with the new order of things. Among the grocery stores that had been closing early J. F. Tooley was one of the first to keep open. He had intended to begin on Monday night., but owing to the dis agreeable weather he closed at six o'clock. Tuesday night he remained open. OtliQrs have been falling into line since until last night Mill street, with here and there a solitary excep tion was lit up from one end "to the other. It was truly an agreeable change from the dark, the dreary and desolate appearance presented by the principal street of our town during the long evenings of winter. To say tliat the opening of the stores is popular with many of the merchants would be to overstate the fact. They complain that there is not enough busi nes after six o'clock to justify keeping open. To protect their trade they have merely followed the example of others and beyond this are hardly able to ex plain how the new order has been brought about. The prime movers take the view that the stores should be open until 8 o'clock, but not beyond that hour. Purchasers have got out of the habit of dealing after six o'clock, but the view is taken that it will only be a few days until they will turn out in the evenings as usual, making many purchases at stores, thereby enliven ing the town and adding to the sum total of business. Attendance at Spring Inspection. The inspections in the Third brigade N. G P., were concluded in Tamaqua on Marcli 17th, when Company B, Eighth Regiment passod before the in spectors. This company was to have been inspected in February,but owing to the smallpox epidemic it was neces sary to postpone it. The attendance was an improvement over a year ago, the absentees being as follows : Fourth Regiment .... . 56 Eighth Regiment 34 Ninth Regiment 80 Twelfth Regiment. 73 Thirteenth Regimeut 56 Totals 299 Twenty companies,including Co. F, of this city, presented the minimum for inspection and secured the coveted 100 per cent., but Company B, Eighth Regiment, was the only company to actually have every member present and in uniform. The compauies at taining 100 per cent were distributed as follows: Fourth Regiment 3 Eighth Regiment 5 Ninth Regiment 3 Twelfth Regiment ... 6 Thirteenth Regiment .. 3 Total 20 Three companies, C,of tho Twelfth ; D, of the Fourth; and I, of the Thir teenth, had but one man absent and six companies, B, of the Fourth; A and D, of the Thirteenth; H, of the Eighth ; F, of the Ninth, aud A, of the Twelfth, had but two men ahseut. The largest number of absentees in any one company was 15 in Company H, of the Twelfth. Celebrated 71st Birthday. A large number of friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Maria Ainesbury Saturday evening in honor of Mrs. Amesbury's 71st birthday. Over fifty guests were present. The party was delightfully entertained by music by the mandolin club,after which refresh ments were served. Mrs. Amesbitry was the recipient of many handsome presents. Russia^intends to spend $100,000,000 on ajnew navy in the next two years. What's the use. The Czar first needs the"man behind the gun." Between mutiny and bureaucracy, and poor gunners, Russia needs to spend her money in other directions than battle ships. At this writing the outlook for peace bewteeu the bituminous coal operators and miners looks less hopeful than at any time during the pending trouble. It is an old saying that the darkest hour of the night preeedes the dawu. Cleanliness is uot'only next to godli ness, but it Is necessary to public health. It is time for citizens to clean up the Winter accumulation of rub bish about their premises, if any ex ists. Those who are constantly complain ing of having no place togo on Sun day are reminded that our churches are all well heated and furnished with Uice/comfQrtable upholstered seats. DUD FELLOW'S RiTHS OBSERVED The remains of Heury A. Kuiebler, whoso sudden (loath occurred Wednes day night, were consigned to the grave iu Oild Fellows' cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The funeral took place from the First Baptist church at 2 o'clock and was largely attended. Montour lodge No. 109, I. O. O. F., of which the decoased had been a mem ber siuce 1872, turned out in a body, some seventy-five following the re mains to the grave. In solemn pro cession the members of the order mart'li. oil from the lodge room to the First Baptist clinrch where abundant space had been reserved for them iu the front part, of the ohurch. The pall bearers were choseu from among the members of the order and were : O. R. Williams, D. 0. Williams, Dr. Jno. Swoisfort, John Mong, August Hem merly and Arthur Myerly. The Odd Fellows were further represented by a beautiful floral tribute in the form of three links, iu which the colors, pink, red and purple were very artistically interwoven. The services were conducted by Rev. John Sherman, pastor of the church. His remarks were founded on Second Timothy, 4th chapter and 7th and Bth verges: "I have fought the good fight; I have finished mv course; I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day." The sermon paid a beautiful tribute to the straight forward and blameless life of the de ceased. extoliug his character and drawing many useful lessons from his generosity, his high conceptions of justice and honor and his unflinching devotion to duty and religion. The services at the grave were in the iiands of the Odd Fellows. The burial rites of the order were perform ed witli unusually marked and impres sive effcet, Rev. John Sherman, pastor of the church, being chaplain of the lodge. The following out-of-town persons attended the funeral: Charles Kneib ler, brother of the deceased of Wilkes- Barre; Mrs. Louisa O'Blossar, Miss Mary O'Blosnar.Mr. aud Mrs. Geuarai and son Charles of Bloomsburg; Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller ami Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kneibler of Philadel phia ; Mr. and Mrs. Bolivar Ammer man of Deibler's Station; Mr. aud Mrs. Josenh Gulick, Misses Stella and Maize Gulick of Klinesgrove; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gulick, James Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Beagle, Mr. aud Mrs. Wil liam Johnson and Mrs. Ernest Gade man of Rushtown; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kneibler and two childron, James and Arthur, of Scrauton; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Barrett,and Mr. aud Mrs. Jos eph Noal of Williamsport, and Miss Anna VauKirk, of Milton. Special Meeting of Council. The borougli council held a special meeting last night for the purpose of cousidering some matters relative to the reconstruction of North Mill street under the Sproul good road act of May 1, 1905. The following members were present: Boyer, Vastiue, Dietz, Jacobs, Angle, Fiuuigau, Hughes and Bedea. Borough Solicitor E. S. Gear hart was also present. Mr. Gearhart last week took a trip to Harrisburg in the interest of obtain ing State aid for the reconstruction of Mill street. He presented a report last night describing his interview with State Highway Commissioner Hunter. Although Danville made application last fall it Was learned that several other applicants were ahead of us, which may occasion some delay. Mr. Gearhart, however,stated that the out look is quite encouraging. Before the next step can be taken by the State it will be necessary for the borough to comply with certain terms of the high way departmeut, which were fully de scribed by Mr. Gearhart. The highway department,however, asks nothing un reasonable and everything will no doubt goon swimmingly. The only unfortunate feature is that a little de lay may occur, as the highway com missioner owing to prior applications does not think that he can send the engineer corjw here until after the first of June. Surprise Party. A delightful surprise party was ten dered Mrs. Charles P. Rovenolt in Turbotville, Monday evening, the oc casion being her 58th birthday. Her children presented Mrs. Rovenolt with a beautiful Morris chair. The following were present: Mr. i and Mrs. Stepheu Glaze, Mr. ami Mrs. William Bryson, Mr. aud Mrs. Simon Menges.Mr. aud Mrs. U. F. Rovenolt, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Snyder, Mr. aud Mrs. C. Seidel Rovenolt, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Menges, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E.' Rovenolt, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Schuyl er, Mrs. Robert Gaston, Mrs. Newton Smith, Misses Avis, Melva, Arabella, Edna aud Berea Rovenolt, and Amelia Menges, Ava and Katliryn Schuyler, Thelma Smith, Elma and Frances Rovenolt and Charlotte Gas ton, Messrs. Ralph, Leßoy, Milford Rovenolt and Chelteu Smith. Called to Blootasburg. The vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Bloomsburg, yesterday extend ed a call to Rev. Riggles, rector at Marietta, Pa. .formerly rector of Christ church, Berwick, to succeed Rev. R. S. Nichols, who recently resigned to accept the pastorate of the Newark, N. J., church. Rev. Riggles has been asked to begin his work in Blooms burg the first Sunday after Easter. Marriage License. A marriage lioense was granted yes terday at the prothouotary's office to George James, of Danville, and Miss Maud Laycock, of Bloomsburg. •HJBDGKD BUT TO TRUTH, TO I2BKBTT ARD LAW—HO FAVOR BWAYS US AHS WO FBAJt MI ATA AWE" DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA.» FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1900. SCHOOL BOARD ]N_SESSION A case came up before the school board last night relating to the spread ing of contagious diseases, which is giving the teachers and patrons of the second ward schools a deal of anxiety. Mr. Pursel designated a fami ly in which there has been some two or three cases of illness, all of a sus picious nature,during the week or two past and states that in all that time other children in the family have been attending school. Neither the teachers nor the neigh bors felt altogether easy over the mat ter, but they were given to understand that there were no infectious diseases present. On Saturday, however, one of the children died and it was buried as a victim of diphtheritic croup and a placard warning against that disease was displayed on the house. To make the matter worse Mr. Pursel stated, the father is authority for the state ment,that another child iu the family previously ill had the same symptoms as the ono that died. Considering that the schools all the time were exposed by pnpils of the infected family at tending, Mr. Pursel thought that a state of affairs existed that callod for immediate remedy. Xt iias also de veloped that the law which requires all cases of infectious disease to be re ported to the Bchools iu 24 hours is not very closely lived up to—iu fact it is more generally "observed iu the breach than in the observance." The matter was discussed by the school board at considerable length anil it was the unanimous opinion that something ought to be done to oblige all parties to observe the wise precautious laid dowu by the school law. Several mem bers wanted to call the attention of the State board of health to the ap parent neglect, but the matter was finally dropped without takiug any ac tion. On motion it was ordered that as much coal as is needed be hauled from the second ward to the first ward school building. Harry Schocli, a member of the graduating class of the high school, appeared before the board asking that the financial management of the com mencement be assumed by the school board. After some discussion it was decided that the management be re tained by the class, and the board be responsible for any deficiencies up to $25. Mr. Nevius, of the third ward, ap peared before the board asking to have his sou, Edward,excused from regular attendance at school on account of ill ness. On motion it was decided that leniency be shown. Mr. Pursel,chairman of high school committee, reported that it was neces sary to change the date of the com mencement from May 31st. to May 25th., on account of court, which will convene duriug the week of May 28th. The action was approved by the board. The following members were pres ent : Adams, Orth, Pursel, Burus, Heiss, Fischer, Werkheiser and Trum bower. The following bills were approved for payment: U. S. Express Co ♦ .85 Remington Typewriter Co. 4.10 E. B. Shultz .35 Teachers and janitors . 1730.00 F. W. Magi 11 ft. 25 Officers After the Boys. It is hard to tell what form of mis chief the boys will get at next. The suspension bridge has not yet been wholly completed but. the youngsters have already taken hold of it and if something is not done they will have it ruined before it leaves the builders hands. A single visit to the bridge sufficed to reveal to the boys that the structure owing to the manner in which it neces sarily sags ran easily be made to swing and thereby afford them any amount of sport,according to their idea of fun. The consequence is that the moment the workmen are out of the way the boys take possession of the bridge and it is kept in continual motion. A group will walk out to the middle of the bridge where they can the most easily impart to it a swinging motion. The bridge is made to do its very best and is strained to the utmost. The spectacle of a valuable piece of prop erty being ruined to gratify the malic ious spirit of a lot of unruly boys is not at all a pleasing one. I Chief Miucemoyer started after the j boys last night and he will continue I the crucade today. The first Iboys I caught swinging the bridge will be ; severely dealt with. Death of Mrs. Harrison shutt. Mrs. Sarah Shutt, wife of Harrison Shutt, West Mahoning street, depart ed this life about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. About two years ago the deceased sustained a stroke of apoplexy since which time she has been in feeble health. Two weeks ago she was taken seriously ill and from that time until her death she was most of the time bedfast. The deceased was a native of Dan ville. For many years she was an ac tive member of the woman's relief corps of the G. A. R. and was vory widely known. She was fifty-four years of age and is survived by her husband and five children : Walter C. and Hufus Shutt, of Detroit, Mich., Harry Shutt and Mrs. Charles Seitz of yanville and Mrs. William Kverlmrt of West Pittston. Rubber shoe days have arrived ai last. VICTIM OF APOPLEXY Charles Chalfaut, Esq., the well known attorney of this city, and past grand master of the order of Odd Fel lows, sustained a bad stroke of apop lexy at his home, South Danville, yes terday morning and lay iu an exceed ingly critical condition the remainder of the day anil last night. Mr. Chalfaut arose at the usual hour yesterday morning. He was stricken just as ho left his bed and fell to the floor. He attempted to arise, but be fore he gainod his feet he fell the sec ond time and lay struggling upon the floor. The stricken man was assisted to bed aud Dr. N. M. Smith of South Dan ville was called, who diagnosed the at tack as a stroke of aj>oplexy. Mr. Chalfant's left side was paralyzed, his speech being likewise affected. At in tervals he seemed conscious, but again he lapsed into a state of semi-conscious ness. Dr. Smith yesterday rogarded the case as a critical one and held out hut little hope. The news that Mr. Chalfant was stricken caused much surprise in Dan ville where he lias his law office and where he has held forth all his life. Mr. Chalfaut is not yet on tlie shady sido of middle life. He was a fine specinieu of physical manhood aud the picture of perfect health. Ou Sunday he was in Danville aud had pleasant conversation with Itis old companions all oblivious of the impending stroke, which threatens to cast a gloom over the remainder of his days even if it does not rob him of life itself. hoboes Store of Provender. Three jolly hoboes arrested while picnicking near the Heading iron works yesterday, spent last night in i the lock-up. This morning they will be permitted togo on their way, but the particular "way" they select must lead out of town. Two of the fellows are umbrella men, which by the way does not re lieve them from suspicion of being tramps; the third man was at one time a blacksmith employed at the big mill, but who nevertheless comes in with the same category as his fellows. The' trio of wearies between two and three o'clock sought a sheltered s]>ot near the offices of the Reading iron works,kindled a fire and began to pre pare a meal. Such a spectacle of indo lence seemed out of place in the shadow of a big industry where work may be had for the ;isking and at the instance of the superintendent the Chief-of-Po lice went down to the spot and took the hoboes into custody. The fellows had with them a bottle still partly fill ed with precious liquid,which had the odor of the genuine article distilled from rye. They were much chagrined and became quite boisterous as they denounced the watchman at the mill, whom they accused of causing their arrest. Leaving the fire blazing behind them they sadly turned and wended their way to the lock-up. It was an amus ing spectacle. The bottle was out of sight, but the men had with them be sides an assortment of component parts of many different umbrellas, a loaf of bread, a largo piece of side meat and about half a peck of potatoes. All these things wont with them into the lock-up. ! The lioboes made the best of the | slight interruption and on arriving at the lock-up the preparations for supper went on. The heating stove took the place of the out-door fire,and the coal shovel was not a bad substi tute for a frying pan. Long before dark the savory odors of cooked bacon were detected in the vicinity of the bastile. It is one of the few instaucos on rec ord when the inmates of the lock-up furnished and cooked their own meals. A Workman's Cold Bathe. Samuel Sainsbury, one of the men employed at the new suspension bridge, yesterday received a ducking in the waters of Maiioning creek. Mr. Sains bury did not come near drowning; the feature of the story lies in the manner in which he happened to receive his cold bath. The bridge being practically com pleted Mr. Keefer ordered that all the odds and ends of timber be removed from the spot to the cinder tip whence it could be couviently carted away. In gathering up the material a raft used in crossing the stream duriug the first stages of the work was employed. A rope was stretched across the creek a few feet above the surface of the wat er, which the men held onto while crossing backward and forward with the raft. Mahoning creek rose con siderably during Tuesday night and the current yesterday morning was very strong, a fact lost sight of by the men. Mr. Sainsbury was making his first trip. Standing upon the raft he was drawing it along by moans of the cable or rope. All went well until he reach ed mid stream and struck the strong current, when in an instant the raft was swept out from under his feet and he was left with the cable for a sup port. His insecure hold, however, 1 proved a poor thing to depend upon ! and the man took a plunge into the ! icy water. The stream at that point 1 is ten feet deep and a good deal of concern was felt for the man who was dressed in heavy clothing and rubber boots. Ilis presence of mind and agil- The ojjeratora and the miners have ity, however,saved him ; for l>efore he to the end of the present week to ad was swept from the spot he grasped jnst their differences and then, if they the cable, which kept him from beiug fail, the helpless public can prepare | carried down stream until lie was re- to bear the brunt of the industrial scued. warfare. PATIENTS SEN SATIONAL ESCAPE Persons living in the vicinity of the hospital grounds yesterday afternoou were startled by the appearance of an odd apparition in the form of a nearly nude man making his way dowu over the long switcli leading from the hos pital to the D. L. & W. railroad. Among others who saw him soon af ter leaving the hospital gate were Clyde Swank and Theodore Poeth, who were engaged in hauling hides from Hoffman's slaughter house, near by to the D. L. & W. station. The two young men were returning with an empty wagon audit required only a moment for them to take in the situa tion and to realize that a patient was making his escape from the hospital They managed to get word to Harry Phile, who was busy at the slaughter house and then hurried to intercept the man. Coming up to him they re quested him to stop, which he was vory slow to do. Mr. Swank then caught hold of him, but the unfortun ate man put up a stout resistance. At this juncture just as Mr. Phile came to their aid, William Kester happened along, who assisted Mr. Swank to hold the patient. Tho poor fellow was a bed patient, who had escaped from the infirmary. All that he wore was a shirt and bare footed and bareheaded lie made his way down over the rough railroad track in the chilly March atmosphere. He was really a pitiable object. Mr. Phile asked him what he was doing thereand where he was going. He re plied that his family had sent for him aud that he was going home. Of course he was taken back to the hospital at once. He only feebly re sisted as lie was loaded onto the truck wagon and hauled back to the institu tion. Just how the man managed to make his escape could not be learned to a certainty last night. Accordiugto one story he escaped from the building via the dumb waiter, which took him into the basement out of which he could easily pass unnoticed. Another story had it that he broke one of the win dows and forced his body out between the bars. The latter story the men who made the capture think is the most plausible, as one of the bare limbs of the escaped patient was cut or scratch ed and was bleeding. Farewell Banquet to Mr. Johnson Charles F. Johnson, the retiring gen eral secretary of the Y. M. C. A., was tendered a rousing farewell at a ban quet given by the Sinker club in his honor at the City Hotel last evening. The Sinker club has been organized since Mr. Johnson has been at the local association, and the boys realiz ing that it was his kindly influence that has been largely instrumental in making perfect the strong ties that now bind them together, took this means of showing their strong appre ciation of his work among them. About 40 members of the club sat down to the beautifully decorated ban quet table at 8 o'clock and discussed the following elaborate menu that Landlord Johnny Moyer had prepared : Olam Chowder Roast Chicken Dried Corn French Peas Mashed Potatoes. Cold Slaw Potato Salad Celery Fried Oysters Ice Cream Cake Fruit Coffee After the banquet and while still gathered around the board several im promptu addresses were made. Harry Peters acted as toast master and the following'answered to toasts: "Sinkers"—Harry Peters. "The Ladies"—Robert M. Jacobs. "Y. M. C. A."—John Magill. "The Minstrels"—Dr. Stock. "Farewell to Mr. Johnson"—C. C. Carpenter. After the toasts Mr. Johnson re sponded to calls for a speech by a few appropriate remarks. He said it was with feelings of profound regret that he was leaving the pleasant acquaint ances he had formed in Danville. He wished the boys .much success and hap piness in the future. Coroner's Jury Heard Testimony. The coroner's jury on the grade crossing accident at Sunbury met yes terday afternoon at two o'clock and heard important testimony, proceed ing then to the scene of the accident. The jury will meet again today in Sunbury to render its verdict. The testimony of Engineer Seiders and Luster Derr, an eye witness, was substantially the same as given in yes terday's News. Another witness whose testimony was important was Charles Dressier. He was walking on the tracks about 600 feet from the crossing when the accident occurred. He said he heard Derr shout "Stop! Stop!" while the wagon was between the Pennsyl vania tracks and the Reading road,but the warning seemed only to make the driver the more anxious to get on the other side of the P. & R. tracks. He ; said he saw him whip up his horses, and get upon the rails just as the train reached the spot. All the members of the traiii crew npi>eareJ Heller. On the whole the people are well supplied and with the fresh air and abundance of sunshine lead happy and* contented lives. Bloom road contains the homes of some of the oldest families of this sec tion. The suburb is un old one and was formerly cut up into three differ ent divisions. From the borough line to the entrance to the Reformed church cemetery it was kuowu asMagill's ad dition. Next came Rudytowu, which Extended from the entrance to the cemetery to Jacob Cole's or the Diehl farm. In this section resided Solomon Rudy, Jacob Rudy and Daniel Rudy with their direct descendants, sons, daughters and grandchildren, a rather numerous family in all. All the sec tion east of Rudytown was known as Mechanicsville, a name suggested by the fact that at one time practically the head of every family was a mech anic. At present one scarcely ever hears any allusion to Magill's addition, to Rudytown, or even to Mecliftnicsvllle. The barriers are broken down and by, common consent all the territory east of the borough line at present is known as East Danville. WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. The r. 112. d. carriors are practically getting over their routes these days, although here and there a stretch of country road is still blocked with snow. Tho patrons have not had such an experience since the r. 112. d. routes were established and a few of them have done some pretty hard kicking, which is only natural considering that for nearly a week they were deprived of their mail. A well known farmer explains why the situation as relates to blocked high ways this year is somewhat anomal ous. The work of opening up the roads has always devolved upon the super visors. The new act that goes into effect this year has made such a sweep ing change that the supervisors hardly know where they stand in relation to snow shoveling. The work would de volve upon the road master, but iu some townships these are not yet all appointed and only in a few places have they rightly entered upou their duties. By next season the system will be in good working order, when the road masters will each be assigned to his soction and will be held strictly accountable through the supervisors for the condition the road is kept iu. The present bad state of affairs relat ing to the roads will probably not oc cur again. Suit Club Illegal Lottery. Judge Wilson, in quarter sessions court No. 1 at Philadelphia, has de cided that suit clubs, wherein mem bers pay $1 a week and draw once a week for a suit of clothes, the lucky drawer not having to make any future payments, are illegal lotteries within the meaning of the laws of Pennsyl vania and have no right to exist. The court reached this decision iu the case of George E. Pointer, a tail or, who organized one of these clubs several months ago. An agent for the Merchaut Tailors exchange Bwore out a warrant before a magistrate for the man's arrest. Wishing to make a test, case of tho matter,and being uncertain of the law himself, the magistrate held the de fendant in his owu recognizance and returned the case to court. At the trial of the case there was no denial of any of the facts concerning the club's existence. Wheu Judge Wilson was asked for binding instructions iu favor of the defendant, he refused and said that there was evidence of an illegal lottery and he would so charge the jury which brought in a verdict of guilty. Funeral of firs. Shutt. The funeral of Mrs. Harrison Shutt will take place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence West Mahoning street.