DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
\ OJ,. EXXVII.
HHITII OF C I PI.
J. 11. JOHNSON
Captain Joseph H. Johnson, a man
whose name in Danville come to
he synonymous with honor and up
right living, a man who numbered
among his list of friends almost every
body that he knew, lias passed from
the midst of those who had learned to
love him.
It has been generally known through
out town for the past two weeks that
Mr. Johnson was confined to his bed
with the complaint that during the
past year has beeu fastening itself up
on him—heart trouble. His condition,
although serious, did not seem ex
tremely critical until Sunday noon,
when acute pneumonia set in. After
that he grew rapidly weaker until
death/rame at 9:50 Suuday evening.
Captain Johuson was ♦>(> years of
age, having been born at Pottsville on
the 18th. of March, 1840. He came to
Danville when but a lad of ten years.
Here for a while he was an iron work
er and later entered the grocery busi
ness. For the past ten years lie has
operated a dye works.
He was a member of Mahoning lodge,
No. 51H, F. & A. M.and of Calvary
Commaudery.No. 87, Knights Templar.
He was a prominent and consistent
member of Pine Street Lutheran church
for many years. He is survived by his
wife and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Forred,
of Plymouth.
Captaiu Johnson was a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
holding one of the proudest service
records in the State. He enlisted at
the outbreak of the late Rebellion, his
eulistment taking place in a hall on
Ferry street at the exact spot where
now stands the house in which he died.
The full war history of the deceased,
as taken from the official records, is a
rhetorical monument that will keep sil
ent, stately watch for ages over the
dust of a hero:
"Enlisted, private, April 26, 1861,
Co. C, 14th. Pa. Vols. Assigned to
Gth. Brigade, 2nd. Division, Patter
sou's Army. Picket, duty near Sharps
burg, Md. , action Palling Waters, oc
cupation of Martiusburg,Va..Advance
on Bunker Hill, mustered out, August
7. 181;!.
"Enlisted, private, October 21, 1801
Company H, 93rd. Pa. Vols. Promot
ed to corporal. Sergeant, October I lst.
lst. Sergeant, January I, ISM
2nd. lieutenant, May 1, 1863. Ist
lieutenant, August I, 1804. Captain
November 28, 1804.
"Service: Aligned to Peck's Jiri
gade, Coach's Division, 4tl». Corps,
Army of the Potomac, Advance ou
Manassas, siege of Yorktowu. recon
noitre to Chickahotniuy Hiver ami
Bottom Bridge.seven days before Rich
mond, Seven Pines, detailed quarter
master's sergeant ambulance corps,
August, 1802—January, 1863! .Chautil
ly, Antietam. Transferred to 3rd.
Brigade, 3rd. Division, oth. Corps, on
November i). 1802. Fredericksburg,
Bnruside's second campaign, Clmucel
lorsville second campaign. Marycs
Heights, S.ileui lle : ,,'hts. Hanks Ford,
Gettysburg, I'ituk.stuwn, Mi»»«• Hun.
Transferred to 2ml. Division, oth.
Corps, March IS, 1804.
"lu command of company from May
5, 1804. Wilderness, Spottsylvrnia,
Cold Harbor, Defenses of Washington,
Fort Stevens, Berry vi lie, Strasburg,
Charlestown, Bunker Hill, Winchester,
Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, siege of
Petersburg. Hacthe's Ran, assault of
Petersburg,Burkesville,Sailor's Creek,
Appomattox Court House, Apri 11», 1805 ;
surremler of Lee. Marched to Dan
ville, Va. Marched to Washington, D.
C. Grand Review, June 8, 1865.
Mustered out .Tune 27, 1805.
GROWING A SOD.
The county commissioners are now
fixing up the courthouse lawn, after
w which it will be sown with grass seed.
The material procured from flic river
bridge when the litter was cleaned off
a couple of weeks ago, did not prove
'sufficient for the top course aud in
order to complete the work it was
necessary to look in some other direc
tion for fertile and productive soil
such as would grow a good sod. Yes
terday Ellis Rank was put to work
with two carts hauling soil up from
the meadow along Mahoning creek,
which will no doubt fill tlie bill very
nicely. The soil is obtained from the
spot where John Keiui obtains clay for
making brick, and the eommissiouers
in. removing it do the brick maker a
good turn by laying bare the de]>osits
of clay. lu a short time the court
house grouuds will no doubt be bloom
ing like a rose. The grass on the south
side of the building is already grow
ing nicely and boards are very con
spicuously displayed warning people
to "keep off the sod."
Did Spring Ploughing.
Under the leadership of Mr. Oscar
Vastine a number of neighbors with j
teams assemblod at the home of Mr. |
Claronce Philips,Mahoning township,
Monday, aud rendered considerable as
sistance by doing the greater part of
his spring plowing. The social featuro
was mnoh eujoyed. Ail were feasted
on the good things furuisiied by the
hostess aud her assistant, Mrs. Oscar
Vastine. Those present were: Oscar
Vastine,Clarence Hendersljpt, Michael
McGraw, John Casey, E. L. White,
Arthur Stetler, Jasper Stetler, Alfred
Diehl, William filler, Charles Arter,
Jasper Philips and B. L. Diehl, all of
whom hope for the return of health
and strength of their friend.
DOG'S HEAD
There is a slight mad dog scare in
the vicinity of Strawberry Ridge, as
the result of which Charles Reeder, a
young man of that place, may goto
the Pasteur institute for treatment.
The youug man bitten is the son of
George Reeder, a promiueut resident.
The bite was inflicted quite two weeks
ago by Mr. Reeder's own dog. The ex
act circumstances of the case have not
been learned, but it seems that there
was somethiug about the dog that
aroused suspicion tiiat lie might have
been afflicted with rabies.
The wound was cauterized but as
time wore 011 all things seemed to
cause a feeling of disquietude ami in
order to allay fears at the suggestion
of Dr. Sliumau, the family physician,
it was decided to send the head of the
dog, which had been killed, into
Veterinarian J. O. Reed,the local rep
resentative of the State livo stock san
itary board. When Dr. Reed received
the dog's head ho immediately for
warded it to Philadelphia for a bacter
iological test by Dr. Leonard Pearson,
the State veterinarian.
Dr. Reed yesterday received a letter
from State veterinarian Pearson report
ing progress. The dog's head, he said,
was in such shape as to exclude the
practicability of the microscopic or
speedy test aud made it necessary to
resort to the slower test of inoculating
rabbits, to ascertain whether or not
rabies was preseut. At almost auy
day a report based ou the rabbit ex
periment may be received from the
live stock sanitary board.
Meanwhile the. State veterinarian
advised Dr. Roed that if iu his opin
ion the dog showed symptoms of rabies
it would be well to have the young
man bitten to take a course at the
Pasteur institute without delay. Just
what course would be pursued Dr.
Reed yesterday could not state.
Fractured Knee Cap Discovesed.
A most remarkable case was brought
to notice yesterday when it was dis
covered that a young man, Charles
Foust, of Danville, who was hurt by
a fall last autuniu, had been existing
for the past six months with a fractur
ed knee cap, totally unaware of the
serious nature of his injuries.
Last fall Mr. Foust, who resides
with his sister, Mrs. Truitt, Gulick's
addition, was carrying a pail of water
at ins home when he fell,injuring his
leg. He was confined to the house for
two weeks and received medical atten
tion. Later lie began to make his way
about with the aid of a cane,but his in
juries did'notsoem to improve. Yester
day moruing ho visited the office of Dr.
Harpel, who at once diagnosed the case
as a fractured kuee cap. Several other
physicians were called into consulta
tion upon the case, among them being
Dr. I. G. Barber, wlio was able to
make arrangements for the young man
to receive treatment at the Marv Pack
er hospital at Sunbury.
Since his fall the unfortunate young
uiau lias been in almost constaut ago
n zing pain. He looks but the shadow
of his former robust self, and has the
appearance of having undergone a
wasting illness. Yesterday as ho told
his pitiable story to the doctors and
received their disheartening verdict,
the tears streamed down his checks.
Since his fall, nature has been at
work upon the fractured kuoe cap,
with tho result that the broken edges
of bone have become covered with cal
lus ;so that before the process of mend
ing can begin it will be necessary to
scrapo the two edges of the fractured
bone. Even then the doctors doubt if
a thorough and permanent cure can be
effected. Mr. Foust will goto the Sun
bury hospital this morning.
a New Boiler.
E. J. LeDuc,proprietor of the "City
ol'jParis," which was stripjjed of its
boiler by low-hauging wires while
passing under the river bridge at Cat
awissa, Tuesday, will not permit the
serious mishap to interefere with the
digging of coal to any extent. Mr.
LeDuc left for Wilkes-Barre yesterday
to purchase anew boiler aud what oth
er machinery may be needed to equip
the craft and make it perfectly sea
worthy.
The "City of Paris" had a thrilling
experience and the members ot the
crew may feel thaukful that they did
not go into the river along with the
boiler. The life boat was also swept
overboard and the crew was obliged to
stick to the dismantled craft. The
anchor was thrown overboard but it
could not hold the big coal digger,
which became the sport of the swift
a short time the rope snap
ped in two aud the anchor clung to
the bottom of the river,while the boat
bearing the men, swung down the
stream The anchor is the second one
I lost by Mr. LeDuc within a couple of
weeks, the other one lying in the riv
! er here below the bridge,
j Mr. LeDuc expects to find plenty of
river coal in the vicinity of Blooins
i burg, which will no doubt be very
I much in demand during the summer,
I especially if thero should be a prolong -
|od miners' strike. By the time the
! river falls to the proper level he ex
i pecte to have his coal digger equipped
] and ho will at once begin to dig coal.
I The life boat,of the "Cityof Paris."
which was swept overboard in the ac
. cideut later was caught in the river
( hero aud taken into shore.
Appointed Auditor.
| William C. Johnston, of Blooms
j burg, has been appointed auditor by
' the auditor general as agent of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to re
audit the accounts and dockets of J.
C. Ratter, Jr.,for the entire time that
he served as recorder of Columbia
county.
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DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1900.
MASONIC RITES
PERFORMED
All that was mortal of Captaiu Jo
seph H. Johnson was consigned to the
grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery yes
terday. Not in many years has a fun
eral taken place that has caused such
an outpouring of our own citizens and
brought here so many people from
neighboring places, a fact which most
eloquently attested to the high stand
ing and personal popularity ofjthe de
ceased.
The funeral took place from Pine
Street Lutheran church at 1:80 p. m.
Rev. Dr. Shindel,pastor of Piuo Street
Lutheran church, is just recovering
froui an illness and was uot physical
|ly equal to the task of conducting the
I funeral. Iu his place Rev. U. G. My
ers of Catawissa officiated. Rev. Mr.
Myers knew the deceased for many
vears aud ho paid a noble tribute to
his memory. Among the musical num
bers rendered at the funeral was a
beautiful solo, "Face to Face," by
Mrs. Arthur Matchett of Middletowu;
also a quartette "Abide With Me," by
Mrs. W. R. Paules, Miss Anna Fry,
Robert Jacobs and Sam A. McCoy.
The deceased belonged to Mahoning
lodge No. 510, F. & A. M., and he
was sigually honored by the members
of the Masonic Fraternity. It would
be difficult to recall an occasion wheu
a larger number of the white gloved
fraternity were iu line to follow a
brother to the grave Taking in lodge
516 aud the sister lodge 2*24, present
by invitation, there wore in the pro
cession nt least fiftv members.
The deceased had a flue war record.
He was a member of the Union Vet
eran Legion, but he was none the' less
bound to the members of G A. R. and
to all veterans by the ties of comrade
ship, so that among those who gather
ed around his bier yesterday a large
proportion were survivors of the Civil
war. In selecting the pall bearers the
honors were equally divided between
the two organizations of veterans. The
remains were carried by D. R. Eck
man, Dr. Juo. Sweisfort, and George
Mears, of Rupert, representing the
Union Veteran Legion and W. M. Hed
dens,Thomas Mensch of Catawissa and
Johu Levers of Milton, representing
the G. A. R.
The flowers formed a very beautiful
tribute and comprised a large shield,
in which were interwoven the letters,
44 U V. L.from the Union Veteran
Legion ; a large compass and square
wrought in flowers, the Masonic em
blem, as a tribute from Mahoning
Lodge No. 516. There was also a
beautiful offering from the Sunday
school class of jPiue Street Lutheran
church taught by Mrs. Johnson, wife
of the deceased as well as a large num
ber of floral gifts from individual
friends.
The funeral was taken to Odd Fel
lows' cemetery on two trolley cars,
which met at Walnut and Pine streets.
The Masonic fraternity in two columns
that faced each other occupied the
sidewalk aud extended nearly all the
way from the church to Walnut street.
Between the two columns of Freemas
ons, who stood with uncovered heads,
the casket on which was piled a rich
profusion of flowers, was slowly and
reverently borne aloug.
The remaius were placed in the llrst.
car which was occupied by the rela
tives and intimate friends of the fam
ily. The second car was given over to
the masons and was crowded. At the
grave the burial rites of the Masouic
order observed.
The following out-of-town persons
were at the funeral: James D. Evans,
J. (Towuey) Howe aud Mrs. Anne
Vaußuskirk, of Scrantou ; Mrs. Sarah
Forred and Alfred Forred, Plymouth ;
Mrs. Wesley Eyer, of Bloomsburg.
| Among the prominout Masons were :
A. L. Fritz, Esq., Isaiah Hagenbuch,
|R. F. Vauderslice and Charles Reice
of Bloomsburg. Among the members
of the Union Veteran Legion were:
Captain J. B. Robinson, J. H. Maize,
C. S. Furman, Lewis Coheu, Jacob
Kellar, R. C. Buckalew, Zachariah
Thomas, Klias Utt, Theodore Meudeu
hall, of Bloomsburg; P. J. Baylor,
William Miuier, Riverside; Dr P. C.
Newbaker, Dr. Jno. Sweisfort, D. R.
Kckman, Charles Woods t\ml Michael
Breckbill of Danville.
Taboo Big Beers.
A movement is 011 foot amoug the
hotel proprietors and saloon keepers of
the county to form an organization for
their mutual protection. A prelimin
ary meeting has already been held and
a committee of seven is now at work
drafting a constitution and by-laws.
It is expected that every liquor man in
the pouuty will become a member. One
of the objects of the organization will
be to watch the proceedings of the leg
islature at Harrisburg ami use influ
ence to obtain changes in the laws
governing the issuance of licenses.
The matter of abolishing free lunches
I and the use of largo glasses for beer
have alroady been considered.
Miss Bertha Kase Entertains.
Miss Bertha Kase entertained a num
ber of her friends at a taffy pull Sat
urday evening at her home in South
Danville,in honor of Miss Ireue Hum
phrey. The guests were : Misses Jessie
Kimerer, Edith Kramer, Kathoriuc
Vastine, Messrs. Edwin Moore, John
A. Kase, Will L. McCoy, Robert M.
Jacobs ami Charles A. Hartt.
Now that summer is near, the sug
gestion is made by Good Health that
everybody ought to live on the porch
—read, sew,eat, lounge and uap there.
1 FRANCISCO REAL INFERNO
DUE TO EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE
Worst Earthquake in American History Visited Upon
San Francisco Yesterday—lndescribable Dam
age Done—Fires Still Burning; and Fire
Fighters Are Powerless.
Tho most horrible and the greatest
earthquake iu American history occur
red yesterday morning at San Francis
co and the magnitude of the horror
seems to grow witli each succediug
bulletin. It destroyed telegraph and
railroad facilities.
There were a succession of shocks,
many of thein of great destructive
violence and the messages indicate
that a large part of the city's business
section has been razed to the ground
and the debris is on fire without Ad
equate water protection to fight the
flames.
Other bulletins indicate a loss of life
that cannot bo measured in the con
fusion attending the cataclysm.
Tho earthquake shocks ceased at 8 :80,
eastern time, having commenced at
5:13, and it is probable that the worst
is over so far as the movements of the
earth are concerned. But the awful
fire fieud still remains to be reckoned
with.
Panic has reigned iu the city since
the first shock, none kuowiug when
another upheaval might reuder them
homeless,or hurl about them buildings
of the sort that have already fallen.
The worst feature, after the earth
quake shocks had passed, arose from
the fires which broke out simultaneous
ly iu many parts of the city and seem
ed to be spreading in every direction.
Late messages indicate that the
flames are fast approaching the magni
ficent docks aud wharves for which
the harbor of San Francisco is famous
and that these may fall victims to the
devouriug monster which broke water
mains and destroyed fire apparatus.
The most alarm ing part of the dire
event is that each succeeding telegram
increases rather than diminishes the
terrible news.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—San
Francisco was partially wrecked by
earthquake at 5:10 this morning.
Shock lasted three minutes. A thou
sand buildings damaged and destroy
ed. I.oss of life reported great. No
water and fires all over city. All wires
except one gone. City hall, costing
seven millions in ruins. Modern build
ings suffered less than brick and frame.
Terror aud excitement indescribable.
Most people asleep aud rushed iuto
streets uudressed. Buildings swayed
and crashed, burying occupants. Pauic
in down town hotels. Lick house bad
ly damaged but no loss of life report
ed there.
The Palace and St. Francis hotels
stood the shock. People flocked to the
telegraph offices to send messages to
friends aud were frantic because there
were 110 wires. The greater damage
was done to buildugs south of Market
street, where mostly they are frame
ami teueraent houses. Fires occurred
in every block in that district.
BA. M.—lu the confusion which
reigns everywhere it is almost impos
sible to learn details of the disaster
caused by the earthquake this morn
ing. In general it may be said that
the district lyiug between Market and
Howard streets from the bay as far
west as the City Hall has been badly
wrecked.
The hotels iu the vicinity of Third
aud Market streets were badly sluikeu
up but there seemed to bo no loss of
life. The "Call" and "Examiner"*
buildiugs as well as the Western Un
ion building have been badly wrecked.
The large department stores in the
neighborhood were also ruined,but the
earthquake occurred at au hour when
they were empty ami 110 loss of life is
reported.
Tho Valencia hotel, hew teen Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets, on Val
encia street, a five story frame build
ing, toppled over into the street, bury
iug seventy-five persons in the debris,
only the top story remaining intact.
Further east 011 Market street toward
the ferry slips, is a section occupied
by cheap lodging houses aud hotels,
and here the loss of life is reported to
be very great* though the extent of it
could not be ascertained at this hour.
Fires are burning in a number of
places along Market street and the
water mains having" burst, the author
ities have resorted to dynamite to
check the progress of the flames. The
residence section of the city while
badly shaken,reports no loss of life or
erious damage.
LOSS OVER $100,000,000 j
As Associated Press dispatch last j
! night said that conservative estimates
: placed the lodt in Son Francisco well
: over #100,000,000, and growing larger
| with each report.
LELAND STANFORD DEMOLISHED
j Lclaud Stanford university, the great
est school of the Wefet, and in many
particulars the finest in the world, was
. practically demolished. One student,
from Nebraska, was killed.
BETWEEN 500 AND 700 KILLED
Late Associated Press dispatches last
night placed the killed between 500
and 700 The figures are constantly
changing, however, audit is impossi
bio to tell as yet the extent of the
fatuities.
Lent will soon be a memory—just
like the umbrella some one borrowed
of you.
POOR OUTLOOK IN
COAL SITUATION
NEW YORK, April 18.—The strike
situation looks darker today then at
any time since the operators aud min
ers' representatives have been holding
conferences.
The oi>erators have preparod a letter
to the miners answering the miners'
demands for arbitration in which is
said that there is uothingto arbitrate,
claiming that all questions were settl
ed by the previous strike commission.
The reply is lengthy. In one place it
says:
"You are responsible for the suspen
sion of work. There was no good rea
son for ordering the men to stop work
pending our negotiations, which had
been delayed by you, especially iu
view Of the fact that we were willing
to continue to pay the wages fixed by
the strike commission."
"NOTHING FURTHER TO OFFER"
In conclusion the letter states: "We
have no other suggestions to make
than those contained in our former
propositions, aud we regret that you
have declined both of them. We have
nothing further to offer."
MITCHELL WON'T ACCEPT.
Indianapolis, Ind. April 18.—It is
believed by those close to President
Mitchell who is here attending the
soft coal miners' convention, that he
will refuse to accept as final the anth
racite operators' letter rejecting the
miners' offer to arbitrate the different
questions in dispute and that he will
demand that another conference bo
held to try and reach a settlement.
All that Mitchell would say for
publication this*morning was, "we
have not reached the anthracite mat
ter yet." He was not a little surpris
ed at the action taken by the operators
in making their flat rofusal.
It is the belief of many that the op
erators will refuse to hold another con
ference as they state that their reply is
final.
Brick Yards in Operation.
Keim has already begun the
work of makiug bricK for the season,
all four of his brick yards having
| started up. Some brick were made on
Friday, but these later were damaged
by the rain. Yesterday the season
opened in earnest and taking in all
four of the yards Mr. Keim has some
twenty-five men employed. From now
on except when the weather is rainy
each of the yards will be in operation
every day. A little later on two ad
ditional moulders may be put on,
which]williucrease the combined prod
uct of the kilns very much.
Pending the adjustment of difficul
ties between the coal operators aud
the miners Mr. Keim is uncertain as
to what measure of success may at tend
the season's work. Should there bo a
shortage of anthracite coal it will be
impossible for him to burn brick, as
his kilns are not adapted to bitumin
ous coal and wood suitable for the
purpose here has become a commodity
so scarce as to be practically out of
the question.
Mr. Keim is now engaged in ship
ping brick in large quantities, 500,000
going to Bloomsburg aud 100,000 to
I Suubury.
SEVERAL MORE AUTOMOBILES.
J It is altogether likely that during
the coming summer J several automo
biles will be added to those now iu
commission in Danville aud immediate
vicinity. The fact is known that there
are several prospective purchasers and
it will probably be only a short time
until the new machines are in evid
ence.
It is also rumored that at least one
automobile will be for hire aud will
be run in any direction out over the
country roads at so inuoii per hour. A
popular route, it is believed, will be
found to lie in the direction of Wash
ingtouville aud Strawberry Hidge,
which have always proved favorite ob
jective points for hack parties and
others when out for pleasure. A long
j er ride of course, will be between Dau
| ville aud Milton and Danville aud
I Bloomsburg An automobile run over
the river bridge through Riverside aud
out over the State highway proves in
tensely enjoyable. Indeed, it would
bejdiftlcult to turn in any direction in
the midst of our delightful scenery
and not find a route that would pos
sess an especial charm in the pleasant
summer weather.
FINE HIDING HORSE.
I James Scarlet, Esq., lias purchased
a thoroughbred saddle horse, which is
1 undoubtedly one of the finest little
animals that ever came to town. The
horse is seal brown in color with flow
ing mane aud tail and was purchased
of Mr. Scarlet's friend, J. M. McClin
tock of Wilkes-Barre. James Scarlet,
Jr.,is very much devoted to horse back
riding, but the little thoroughbred, it
is understood,will be used by both fa
ther and son in taking exercise.
MASKED ROBBERS
BOLD OUTRAGE
Like the star chapter of the most
thrilling piece of fiction on the deedß
of bad men in the far west is the story
of a bold robbery that was committed
along the border limits of Suubury
Tuesday night.
The scene of tho outrageous event
was the home of John Lower, track
walker for the Pennsylvania railroad
coinnany. Mr. Lower resides iu a
small house near the creek bridge be
low the dam on the outskirts of Sun
bury. Bidding his wife and three chil
dren goodbye he left iiis home after
supjier Tuesday evening.
Sometime between ten aud eleven
o'clock Mrs. Lower was aroused out
of her sleep by a banging at tho front
door. Before she realized what was
going on the front door was battered
open and three men,all wearing black
masks over their faces, entered her
room aud dragged her from tho bed.
Frightenifig the defenseless woman
| into submission by tolling her that if
. she made but a siugle outcry or at
tempted to give an alarm in any way
that they would kill her, and display
ing large revolvers the robbers rough
ly seated Mrs. Lower on a chair. The
next act of the masked robbers was to
gag their victim aud tie her securely
to the chair. Before they completed
their work she had sustained a num
ber of scratches tfn her face and bruises
on her body.
1 Duriug the time consumed by such
operations the eldest of the three chil
dren was awakened and seeiug the men
in the room became frightened and be
gan to scream. One of the three men
rushed to the bed, grabbed the child
aud shook it roughly,but discontinued
his act of violence upon receiving pro
mises that it would remain quiet.
Leaving one of their party to stand
guard over Mrs. Lower in the bed
room the other two robbers made a
systematic search of the entire house
for plunder.
Bureau drawers were turned upside
down on the floor, closets were ran
sacked and every nook and corner was
carefully searched. The entire reward
the robbers reaped was ninety-five
cents in cash and seventeen packages
of chewing tobacco.
Without releasing their victim the
robbers hurried from the house and
made their escape. Mr. Lower when
he returned home for lunch about mid
night found his wife in the same con
dition she had been left by her assail
ants. Although she was unable to see
their faces, from their dress, general
makeup, and speech, Mrs. Lower be
lieves that the masked robbers were
tramps, who came and departed on a
freight train.
"Jesus of Nazareth."
All audience that taxed the capacity
of the Grove Presbyterian church
heard a most finished rendition of Os
wald Allen's cantata, "Jesus of Naza
reth," Sunday afternoon.
A great deal of the charm of the oc
casion lay in the fact that it was an
undertaking entirely new in Danville.
In mauy of the large cities the cantata
is used on occasions of sacred import
ance, and the unqualified success of
its first usage in Danville [makes a re
petition most desirable to those who
admire this class of music.
The Grove church had been beauti
fully decorated for Long
before 4 :30, the time given out for the
beginning of the cantata,every seat in
the church auditorium was occupied,
aud people who came later were seat
ed in the Sunday school room.
The chorus of twenty voices, had
been rehearsed under the direction of
Mr. Irvin Vaunau, aud the eusemble
work was rendered with a finished ex
cellence that was a credit to the cap
ability of the director, and to the in
dividual worth of each member of the
choir.
It was thought during the earlier
part of the week that Miss Emma
Gearhart, who sang the leading soprano
role, would be unable to sing on ac
count of a severe cold. She recovered
sufficiently, however, to be at the final
rehearsal Saturday evening, aud yes
terday rendered the soprano solos of
the cantata with charming effect.
Little Girl Breaks Arm.
Gussie, the six-year-old daughter of |
Mr. and Mrs. George Bedea, Factory j
street, while at play Saturday after- !
noon fell and fractured her left elbow.
A board had been removed trom the
fence enclosing the lot and the little
girl was in the act of skipping through
the aperture when her foot caught on
the lower rail and she fell foremost
through the fence striking her left arm
in such a way aq.to fracture the bone
at the elbow Jbfnt.
'Dr. P. C. Newbaker was called who
set the broken bone. The fracture oc
curring as it does right on the elbow
joint complicates matters somewhat,
but the physician hopes that the frac
ture will heal without auv permauent
injury to the arm.
Heilman—Beyer.
Miss Ada M. Beyer,of this city, and
Charles S. Heilman, of Strawberry
Ridge,were united in matrimony Sat
urday. The nuptial knot was tied by
Rev. G. D Lerch at the home of the
bride's father, Philip Beyer, corner of
Nassau and Front streets, at half past
four o'clock in the afternoon, the ring
ceremony being employed.
Some twenty guests were present.
After the ceremony a flue wedding
dinner was served. The newly wedded
couple will reside at Strawberry
Ridge.
DEALERS UNABLE
10 BUY COAL
With the (testation of mining over
the anthracite region—with the con
sequent refusal of the operators to ship
a pound of coal from the mines and
with a miners' strike of greater or less
duration one of the probabilities of tho
immediate future, Danville, like many
other towns of the State as far as the
question of hard coal is concerned
faces anything but a cheerful outlook.'
Simultaneously with the shut down
the shipment of coal at the mines ceas
ed. Upon inquiry yesterday it was
learned that not one of our local deal
ers is able to procure a pound of coal.
The orders placod by the local dealers
are acknowledged but thero is no as
surance when they will be filled. The
card employed by the D. L. & W. com
pany iu acknowledging the receipt of
orders has the following stamped upon
it in red ink : "All orders subject to
ability.to ship aud to prices when
shipment is made." No one doubts
that affairs iu the coal region are drift
ing oil toward a prolonged miners
strike aud uaturally under the circum
stances there is curiosity to know just
what surplus coal the dealers have ou
hand.
In all the yards here it is practical
ly the name. The dealers are busily
engaged in filling the big orders plac
ed during February aud March by
local consumers who had means for
purchasing a big stock of coal, the
room for storing it aud were astute
enough to foresee that a clash between
the miners and operators was unavoid
able. It may take some weeks yet to
deliver all the coal previously ordered
aud until this is done it will be diffi
cult to tell just what margin may re
main to meet the general demand.
The dealers, however, feel morally
sure that by the time they have their
orders all filled the quantity of coal
on hand iu their respective yards will
not be worth taking into account. All
of which implies that unless some un
foreseen circumstance occurs to pre
vent a miners' strike, before the sum
mer is half over Danville will be with
out coal in the dealers' yards. It is
true by exercise of wise forethought
probably hundreds of families have
their cellars filled but there are hun
dreds of others- -those who purchase
coal iu smaller quantities,as they con
sume it—who will need coal and will
be unable to procure it; therefore,
while a miners' strike might not bring
about exactly the same conditions here
that prevailed three years ago, yet
thore would be much inconvenience
and privation.
The heavy snow, which fell during
March was indirectly responsible for
the fact that the local dealers have not
a larger supply of coal on hand. It was
during this time that the dealers plan
ned to rush ont their coal to fill the
large orders ou hand, thereby gaining
space iu their yards, which they hop
ed to have filled by additional ship
ments from the mines to supply future
demands in the spring and summer.
The heavy snow, however,blocked the
streets, or reudered them nearly im
passable with slush and mud, either
holding up the work or making it im
possible to deliver coal with ease or
facility. The consequence was
before any considerable space was gaiu
| ed in the dealers' yards affairs between
the miners and the operators readied
a crisis and the mining of coal ceased.
Local dealers have poor hopes of re
ceiving any coal from the enormous
surplus stored up by the railroad com
panies, especially if the strike should
continue very long, in which event
the coal will all the more likely be
needed by the corporations for their
own use.
TRAILING ARBUTUS.
Trailing arbutus, the first wildwood
flower of spring, lias beeu iu full
bloom for the last week aud many
arbutui? parties have scoured the moun
tain slopes for the dainty blossoms.
Arbutus, which a few years ago was
quite plentiful in the woods, is gradu
ally becoming extinct. The flower
will not grow iu gardens or green
houses, but must be iu the woods to
thrive. Persons in search of the delic
ate clusters of flowers are too eager to
obtaiu large bnuches, and iu consequ
ence, the whole plant, roots and all, is
torn from the ground. This, with the
cutting of timber and numerous forest
tires, threatens to make this most
fragrant of flowers rare in this vicin
ity in a few years. Even now, those
in search of it must goto certain fav
ored places away from the patli of
spring flower gatherers to be success
ful. The flower lias two colors, pink
and white. The pink flowers are gen
erally the larger and grow iu large
clusters. As a rule the pink flowers
grow under the leaves and in shaded
places. The flowers grown iu the
bright sunlight are usually white, al
though there are exceptions to both
cases. Sunlight lias a tendency to dark
en the flower. Arbutus is the first out
of-door plant to bloom in the spring,
yet late in the fall it buds again aud
at times, when the fall is very late, it
comes out in full bloom and a few of
I the fragrant sprays can be found at
I that time.
■ • Little Olrl Bled to Death.
Sylvia Porborteo, a child, bled to
death at Shamokin last night as the
result of severing an artery in her
neck. The child had stepped upon a
chair to get a drink from the sink
when she slipped, and falling, broke
the glass she held in her hand. Apiece
of the tumbler pierced her neck, and
she bled before assistance
ocrald arrive.
NO 21
TRUSTEES AGREE
ON SITE
The trustees of tlie hospital for the
iusaue, who, it seems, held different
views as to where the new heat, Unlit
and power plant ought to be located,
have come to an agreement concerning
the site. The new heat, light and
power plant will be located at the rear
of the main hospital building on the
site at present occupied by the lumber
yard.
Thero were some things to reoom
mend the site for the lient, light and
power plant originally selected, at the
cOal dump, west of the hospital build
ings, not the leaHt of which was the
fact that fuel could bo unloaded direot
ly from the cars into the coal bins
that feed the boilers, thereby eliminat
ing the expense of re-handling the coal
as might bo necessary if another site
were selected.
Among the disadvantages taken into
consideration by the trustees was the
fact that the coal dump is about one
thousand feet away and that to select
that [joint as a site would be to neces
sitate the construction of a massive
conduit between the plant the
buildings through which to transmit
the heat, light aud power, that would
involve an immense amount of work
and would eat up a considerable
slice of the appropriation of |91,-
000. Iu addition to this it was a ques
tion whether there would not be a loss
or waste of powor in carrying steam
and electricity so far.
The-outcome of tlio matter was that
the sito at the rear of the hospital was
selected for the heat, light and power
plant.
The coutract for the building will
be awarded ou Friday when the build
ing committee of the trustees will
hold a mooting at the hospital for the
iusane.
The heat,light and power plant will
be of brick,a plain one-story structure,
107 feet long and Ci) feet wide. It will
be built on a substantial stone found
ation.
Work for the Street Sprinkler.
Happy springtime is here,the season
of budding vegetation, also of dusty
streets. We are just now passing
through that brief though vexatious
period that lies between the inclement
weather of early spring and the limit
of possible freezing, before the street
sprinkler has gone into commission and
while the sun and the wind aud the
traffic of busy wheels conspire to pro
duce dust—dust that blows into peo
ple's faces, that blows iu through the
doorways and windows aud soils the
furuiture—dust that becomes worse
with each succeeding day and from
which there seems to be no earthly es
cape.
{.Whero is the street
persons have askod this;'question dur
ing the last few days. Ask the firemen
who previously aseumod the contract
to keep down the dust aud they will
; probably tell you that the water sup
erintendent lias not yet caused to lie
erected tlie stand pipes that supply the
street sprinkler with water. Ask the
water superintendent and he will tell
you that until the limit of freezing
weather is reached it is not safe to
erect the standpipes, as the water
might freeze, which would cause the
pipes to burst. There seems to be but
one way out of it in this unhappy
period aud that is, if we are confront
ed with dust, to grin and bear it.
Iu the present case, however, there
is consolation in the fact that we have
about readied the limit. A leading
member of the Friendship fire company
last evening stated that there is little
danger of freezing after this date and
judging by what he advanced the
street sprinkler is looming up in the
distance and in a very few days It
will bo on its rounds again.
Will Patrol Tracks.
The Reading railway company lias
inaugurated a plan through which it
can save its property from damages
anil destruction. Commencing this
week track watchmen were placed
along the entire main lines, covering
the roail east as far as Tamaqna and
west to Williamsport. They travel iu
a relay system, patrolling this im
mediate vicinity as follows: One starts
at Carbon Run and paces to Big Moun
tain, the next from Big Mountain to
Excelsior aud so on along the whole
routo between the points named above.
Upon reachiug a telegraph office they
must report to the operator there, time
of arriving aud leaviug that point,and
the operators along the line make a
report of the watchman's movements
to headquarters at Tamaqua hourly.
Thus is a systematic rocord of their
doings kept up. The whereabouts of
every one on the many beats is known
at all times and just where he can be
found when wanted. The object of
this as stated above is to protect the
tracks and the property along them,
the company stating that it Is not go
ing to run any risks of depredations
being committed, but will try to pre
vent such from happening.
New Silk Mill for West Berwick.
A concern known as the W. E. Baer
Silk Mill Co., after much negotiating
lias finally secured land in West Ber
wick for the erection of a silk mill at
that place. Two large brick buildings
will be erected at once,and it is hoped
that the mill can begin operation in
four months' time. It is said that be
tween 200 and 250 hands will be em
ployed.
The company already has large plants
in operation at Patterson, N. J., aud
Lehighton, Pa ,and the West Berwick
plant will bo a branch of the large
mills.