DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER
VOL., LXXVII.
COMMISSIONED
PLAN CHANGES
The county commissioners at their
regular weekly meeting Saturday, de
cided on a system of very important
improvements at the courthouse, which
together with uew paiut and several
other necessary repairs will give Mon
tour county a building, which will
compare in all respects with the best
in this section.
It is proposed to fix up jjthe lawn all
around the courthouse to correspond
with the northern side, where the
ground lias been carefully graded and
grass seed sown, while the whole is
temporarily enclosed by a neat wire
fence. The wall will be rebuilt at the
rear of the grounds and a gravel drive
way provided for hringiug coal into
the building.
The outbuilding southwest of the
courthouse will be abolishod and a
lavatory system will bo installed in
the southeastern part of the cellar.
The improvements of course make the
present lavatory in the second storv
of the courthouse unnecessary and the
space there will be devoted to other
purposes.
The county commissioners have plan
ned to connect the building with the
sewer which extends westward out
Market street and at the courthouse
grounds turns southward traversing
the alley toward the river. A pipe
will be sunk in the lower lawn, ex
tending from the front of the court
house diagonally to the southwest cor
ner of the grounds where connection
will be established. This will make
it possible to sink the drain leading
from the courthouse at such a depth
as may be required in order to insure
successful operation of the system.
The contract for painting the court
house has not as yet been awarded. On
Saturday little more was done than to
discuss the color of the paint to be us
ed. The commissioners seemed to be
unanimous in the view that some oth
er color than red or brick color should
be employed in order to afford a change
for the eye. The color that will most
likely be selected will be a stone col
or. The work of painting as well as
work on the new lavatory.it was stat
ed Saturday, will begin in a short
time.
It was reported to the commission
ers that loafing at the approach to the
river bridge on the Danville side has
become a very great nuisance. During
the evening crowds of young men and
bDys assemble there and by their pro
fane and obscene language make it
very unpleasant not only for families
living near but also for persona pass
ing backwards and forwards over the
bridge. On motion it was ordered that
the clerk lay the matter before the
borough council at its next meeting
and that that body be asked to have
the police take the matter up.
Boy's Painful Injury.
Luther Tanner, a 18-year-old boy,
employed on Edward Keyer's farm,
Valley township, met witli a very bad
injury while at work on Monday af
ternoon.
The boy was engaged in rolling one
of the fields. As is customary he was
riding the roller,when the horses took
fright aud ran away. The boy was in
great danger of falling under the heavy i
roller, in which event lie would 110 j
doubt have been killed ;but hepluckily
held onto the lines aud maintained his j
position on top the roller.
The team made a dash for the farm
buildings and when it arrived at the
barn the boy was clinging to the seat.
His foot in some way had caught fast.
The toe of his shoe oil the right foot
was completely pinched off;his big toe
was torn off back of the first joint aud
the end of the next too was complete
ly severed. The boy was too much
frightened to tell how the injury was
inflicted, but it is supposed that the
double tree while the horses were gal
loping along flew back aud caught his
foot.
The injury was of such a sort as to
cause the most excruciating pain. Dr.
Curry was summoned and lie found it
necessary to amputate both toes. It
will be some time before the boy will
regain the full use of his foot.
Cold Storage Completed.
The cold storage built for .Tames T.
Fludley, the Mill street bottler, is
practically completed ami yesterday
waH filled with ice and beer.
The building located at the rear of |
Mill street was erected by George F. ;
Heifsudyer. It is Mx'JJ feet,two stories ;
in heiglit. The building is scientific- ,
ally constructed, the outside walls,
which are siieeted with steel in im
itation of brick,contain three separate
air chambers and are nearly a foot in
thickness.
Iu the upper story a car load of ice
is placed, which has the effect of caus
ing nearly a freezing temperature in
the apartment below, where the beer
is stored. The cold storage is already
on duty and the bottling of beer has
l>eguu. All the modern appliances are
Installed. Work by hand is wholly dis
carded and the bottles are washed,fill
ed with beer and corked, all by mach
inery.
Invented High Explosive.
Peter A. Kline, a Bloomsburg man,
is now iu Washington,D. C., on busi
ness connected with the patenting of
a new kind of explosive powder that
he has discovered. Mr. Kline claims
that a quantity of his jiowder will do
more actual work than double the
quautity of any other powder made,
it can be sold at 8 cents a pound.
TO KEEP
DOWN SPEED
Tlie police officers have just finished
measuring off all the principal streets
of the borough and establishing courses
tor the purpose of timiug automobil
ists,drivers of vehicles and others who
violate the law or the ordinance as to
speed.
The authorities are now prepared to
enter upon a crusade not only against
the fast running of automobiles, but
agaiust fast driving also. It is said to
be a fact that no one any longer seems
to thiuk it worth while to observo
police regulations. Not only persons
out for pleasure, but drivors of delivery
wagons and others,even on Mill street,
let their horses go just as they please,
and often reach a pace that is sugges
tive of the race course Kveu the
wheelmen, who appear in increased
numbers this spring, seem to have for
gotten wholly what the ordinance pro
vides. According to complaints en
tered they not only show indifference
as to the speed regulations, but are
negligent in the matter of alarm bells
and lamps awl even are known to ride
on the sidewalks. For a violation of
the ordinance in either of the above
respects a flue of five dollars is provid
ed and the offioers insist that someone
before long is going to get into trou
ble.
The speed limit for bicycles as fixed
by the ordinance is ten miles per hour j
for driving, eight miles per hour.
Automobiles are limited to ten miles
an hour by the State law.
The courses measured off on all the
streets are 100 yards iu length. In con
nection with these a schedule has been
prepared showing the 100-yards rate
per hour. Thus at the rate of 8 miles
an hour a vehicle will be 35.56 sec
onds, or nearly half a minute, iu pass
ing over the 100-yard course marked
off. The speed, which limits automo
biles to one mile iu six minutes, is
much slower than many automobiles
travel. By the aid of printed schedule
aud their stop wateheß used iu connec
tion with the courses marked off the
police officers hope to be able to do
effective work aud compel obedience
of the regulations.
rtany Non.Resident Pupils.
The importance of our local high
school with the grades leading up to it
as a factor iu this vicinity will be bet
ter uuderstood when it is stated that
there are some sixty uou-rosideut pu
pils attending school In Danville and
that the aggregate of tuition paid to
the borough by these pupils this year
amounts to about eight hundred dol
lars.
It is probably superfluous to expati
ate upon the general excellence of the
Danville schools and the tine opportu
nities afforded the children of the
townships of Montour aud Northum
berland couuties who under the law
are permitted to attend our high
school. It is well euough, however,
that the prospective pupils should
know exactly how to proceed in the
matter of examinations required tc
gain admittance to the end that they
may make the best possible showing
aud that valuable time may not be
lost.
As in the past uoxt year a uumbei
of boys aud girls will complete the
course in the township schools aud
will be candidates for admission into
the local high school. What Borough
Superintendent Gordy would like tc
impress upou these pupils is that it
would be much to their interest tc
1 come iuto towu on the week of May
■Jlst aud take the regular examinatiou
with the borough pupils instead ol
postponing the matter and requiring a
1 special examination next fall. II
' should bo very ovideut to them thai
having recently left school they are
1 much brighter now than they will be
' some four mouths later aud will be
' able to do themselves a full measure
of justice. Again, the regular exami
* nations are continued during the
whole week, say one branch a day,
' while iu the fall the examinations art
crowded iuto one day, which uiakei
' them much more wearisome. Hereto
' fore no especial pains have been takei
' to call attention to these facts. There
is ouly oue way to look at the mattei
and there are probably few yonug peo
pie in the townships who contemplati
a course "in the borough schools, bu
s will bo glad to tako Borougli Superiu
t ; tendeut Gordy's advice aud attend th<
spring examinations.
' I Funeral of Solomon Cherry.
s ' Solomou Cherry, the well-kuowi
engineer on the S. H. & \V. divisioi
of the Pennsylvania railroad, whos<
death occurred at Nescopeck Tuesday,
„ will be consigned to the grave in tin
i, new cemetery at Suubury ou Friday
The remains will be taken to Sunbur;
, ou tlie train that passes South Dauvill
at 12:15 p. m. Tlie fuueral will b
u held from the resideuoe of Mrs. Haupt
ir Suubury, at 2 o'clock
y The deceased was a former resideu
[„ of Danville, his wife bofore luarriag
being Miss Emma Clara Albock of thi
j. place. Besides his wife two daughters
■ Florence and Clara, survive.
>- Will Bo Burled on Friday.
The funeral of the lateSharach Fry
who died ou Suuday took place yestei
day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock aud wn
J, largely attended. The services wer
i- conducted by Rev. Dr. McCormacb
if pastor of Grove Presbyteriau churcli
it.of which the deceased was a lnembei
is The pall bearers were Robert Adaim
lo Hugh Curry, W. B. Goarhart, J. I
ie Goarhart, \V. L. McClure aud Alei
e. Foster. Interment was made iu Od
Fellows' cemetery.
•rUEDOXD BUT TO TBUTH, TO T.TBKBTT UB LAW—WO »AVOB BWAYB US AH M WMAM SHAU. AW»"
DANVILLE, MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 190(».
POLICE AGAIN
PATROL STREET
Word from Mt. Carnie. last night in
iicates that everything is peaceful and
luiet and that 110 trouble of any na
ture occurred yesterday.
It was reported that the members of
the State constabulary had received
irders to arrest a number of men who
participated in the riots on Monday
uid that serious trouble would surely
iccur if these arrests would bo made
[f the members of the troop received
inch orders they must have been coun
termanded later for 110 attempt was
nade to arrest the men whose names
it is said have been learned and for
whom it was reported warrants had
leeu issued.
It was feared that if members of the
State police force would leave their
)arracks and enter the town their pre
tence would cause more rioting. Early
resterday morning,however, a uumbor
)f troopers rode into the town and
latrolled the principal streets and
;here was not the least semblauce of
my trouble. When questioned the
;roopers stated that they were merely
exercising their horses and they were
lot stoned, hissed or molested in any
nanner. Later they rode in a body
hrough the main streets of Locust Gap
aid no interference was met with at
hat place.
; The chief burgess and citizens of
Idt. Oarmel are of the belief that the
rouble of Monday will not be repeat
id unless a strike is declared and at
empts are made to work the collier
-68.
Strike breakers and deputies have
>een steadily arriving in the Shamok
n-Mt. Oarmel region. 11l all there
lave been 8 car loads of strike break
trs to come in during the past several
lays. Most of these men are from the
)ituminous region about Clearfield,
ind they will be held in readiness so
hat au attempt can be made to operate
he mines if the Scrant.oll convention
leclares a strike.
Captain Groome, of the State con
stabulary, arrived at Mt. Carmel last
light and proceeded to the troops'
tamp at Sarye shaft.
Exchange is Growing.
Hon. L. W. Welliver was in Dan
rille yesterday, where lie announced
limself as in the race for associate
udge. Mr. Welliver hails from Ex
change, the homelike and prosperous
own of Anthony township, where so
liany substantial and representative
leople reside.
Exchange was formerly unfortunate
u lying so far from the county seat,
mt of late distance lius been annihil
ated by the telephone, and Mr. Wel
iver states that there are just twenty
phones in the town. Scarcely a day
rnsses but the citizens call up Danville
ind thus keep in touch with events at
his end of the county.
Exchange is a growing town. Last
rear four new houses were added,built
iy Boyd Stead, Augustus Kleenian,
►Villiam Dildine and L. W. Welliver.
Several others will be erected this
rear. Ground is already broken for
;hree, to be built by Thomas Sharon,
Tohn Deuuen and John Hitter.
Exchange has three good stores.
Thomas Deuuen has Hon. L. W. Wel
iver's old stand. Boyd Stead has a
rery fine store. The other store, where
he telephone exchange is installed, is
cept by Lizzie Waguer. William
loughtou keeps the hotel, which is
lescribed as a very fine hostelry. There
ire two churches, one of them a Luth
eran and the other a Catholic church.
\t the latter Rev. Father Feeser of the
ioly Family convent, Danville, oilici
ites. Exchange Ims no doctor but it
>oasts of a womau lawyer, Mrs. B.
Frances Waguer. 'Squire Ellis and
John Ellis, the latter a director in the
Peoples bank, this city, both are resi
lents of Exchange. Former county
treasurer James F. Brauueu was near
ly a life-long resident of Exchange. A
;ouple of years ago aloug with his
wife he went to California for the
jenefit of his health. Just now the
residents of Exchange are happy over
She tidings that Mr. and Mrs. Breunen
ire on their way home—that Mr. Bren
tien lias fully recovered his health and
that the couple will again take up
iheir residence at Exchange.
B. E. Club Entertains.
The B. E. club, composed of a num
ber of young ladies of towu,eutertain
sd at a progressive luncheon and euchre
Friday eveuiug. During the evening
seven houses were visited. The menu
was as follows:
Cream of Corn Soup—Breadsticks.
Miss Clara Detwiler.
Oysters on the half shell—Wafers.
Miss Annie Steinbreuuer.
Potato Chips—Veal Loaf.
Miss Loriue Phillips.
Deviled Eggs—Olives.
Miss Sara Beaver.
Ohickeu Salad —Sandwiches.
Miss Marion Joues.
Fruit. Gelatine—Nuts—Mints.
Miss Florence Price.
Ice Cream—Cake.
Miss Grace Shcpperson.
At Miss Shepperson's home the
guests were given a progressive euchre.
Iu addition to the young Indies men
tioned there were present Miss Lueile
Evans, Messrs. Thomas Fultz, Will L.
McCoy, George Jacobs, Jay Sechler
Will Jones, Harry Woods, Willim
Haucoek aud William Books.
There are two items iu the Sal
Fran Cisco news of brave and encourai
ing import: Lovers continue to marry
and about as much is asked for corne
lots as before the earthquake.
ALL DEPENDS ON
MEETING TODAY
WILKES-BARRE. May 2.—While
strike talk in tlie towns and hamlets
of the region is hot because of the
shooting and bloodshed at Mt. Carmel,
John Mitchell and the union leaders
propose preventing any precipitate
tion on the part of tlio delegates to the
tri-district convention in bringing on
a strike because of the Mt. Oarmel
affair. The delegates,while variously
instructed by their locals, will be ask
ed by President Mitchell to give the
issuoH their fullest consideration and
best judgment. No strike will bo vot
ed uuless the delegates feel that their
best interests would be served by sucli
action. From present indications the
convention will be in session three
days and the final vote to strike will
not be taken Thursday.
MITCHELL HAD NOTHING TO SAY
John Mitchell left here today for
Scrauton, whero lie will meet the mem
bers of the sub-scale committee at 2
o'clock this afternoon and prepare the
report of the negotiations that were
entered into with the operators look
ing to a settlement of differences.
This report will bo read to the dele
gates 011 Friday and will be made the
basis for general discussion by the de
legates. Just what attitude President
Mitchell will take before the delegates
in reference to the pro[ ositious advanc
ed by the operators cannot be learned.
He had nothing to say on the situation
this morning. The majority of dele
gates, so far as any information is ob
tainable, are instructed to follow the
direction of President Mitchell,which
has practically placed the situation
upon the shoulders of the miners' lead-
er.
ONE OF THE RUMORS HEARD.
A report was heard this morning
that after the report of the scale com
mittee had been heard several delegates
would express the opinion that in view
of the fact that as the only difference
between the operators aud miners was
a questiou of arbitration on one de
mand, that of wages, the scale com
mittee should be directed to returu to
New York aud renew negotiations
with the operators to arrive at a settle
ment on this seemingly simple ques
tion. The convention will doubtless
do little more than organize on Thurs
day by electing committees on cred
entials aud resolutions anil adjourn
until Friday, when the reports will be
read and President Mitchell will make
an address. It is planned that dele
gates will be given the widest possible
latitude iu the discussion of tlie ques
tion aud issues which President Mit
chell has always giveu each delegate,
who wishes to have his sav, it will
carry the deliberations of the conven
tion over until Saturday.
SAY MEN WANT WORK.
Meanwhile, the railroad coal com
panies have resumed their prepara
tions to resume work, believing that
the miners' convention will call a
strike. Non-union mon and strike
breakers aro being moved quietly into
the region and distributed among the
collieries. Au official of the Lehigh
Valley said this morning that scores
of old employes ill the company's
mines iu tlie middle district had appli
ed for work when operations are re
sumed. The Lehigh aud Wilkes-Barre
Coal company is making the first
moves in this section to resume work.
The Lackawanna and Delaware and
Hudson company hope to have a maj
ority of their collieries iu complete
operation within a week.
Two Killed on Railroad.
Struck by an east-bouud freight train
on the Pennsylvania railroad, abovo
Nescopock," yesterday morniug, about
5 o'clock, Samuel Cocklin, a watch
mau at the West Eud Coal Co. wasli
ery was instantly kill
ed aud considerably mangled.
How he came to his death is not
known, but it is supposed that he
crossed the river aud while waitiug
the coming of a train dozed into a
sleep, from which he may have been
startledjby the traiu, aud bewildered
stumbled on the track iu front of the
engine.
Ho was seen by the train bauds when
too late to save him. The cowcatcher
caught the uufortuuate man aud flung
him several feet into the ditch along
side the track. Wheu picked up he was
dead, aud badly cut up.
The remains were at once taken to
Shickshiuny, whero he resided with
his wife aud child. A brother and sis
ter live at Berwick. Ho was a man
38 years old.
SUICIDE AT BRANDONVILLE.
Throwing himself iu front of a fast
P. & R. freight,a man whoso ideutity
is not known committed suicide at
Braudouville (iarly yosterday morning.
His body was terribly mangled.
The traiu was rnuuiug at the rate of
between fifty aud sixty miles au hour,
when the engineer discovered a man
standing betweeu the cars aloug the
track. As the train approached with
in a few feet of the person he sudden-
ly threw himself forward on the rails,
aud the eugiue aud several cars passed
over his body. The mau was instant
ly killed and parts of his body were
strewn for several yards along the
track. The remains were gathered up
and taken to Riugtowu, where au ef
fort was made to identify the man,but
there was nothing about his clothes
that would lead to identification. He
was a mau of about 35 years of age,
and by the clothes he wore was thought
to be a man of limited ineaus.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. William C. Bowyer and sou
James spent Sunday with relatives in
Sunbury.
Mrs. William F Pattisou, of Phila
delphia, is visiting at the home of her
brother W. G. Kramer, West Mahon
ing street.
Lloyd W. Welliver.of Exchange, was
a visitor in this city yesterday.
E. J. Coxey, of Sunbury, was a vis
itor in this city yesterday.
B. P. Harris returned to P'.vmouth
yesterday after spending several days
with friends in this city.
W. E. Gosli,Charles and Frank Wat
son, of Philadelphia,left this city yes
terday for a fishing trip to Pocouo.
J. T. Findley was a businoss visitor
at Jerseytown yesterday.
Griffith Billmeyer.of Mexico, trans
acted business in Danville yesterday.
Myron Eves,of Millville, was a Dan
ville visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Vastiue and
daughter, Mrs. John Ryan, of Sun
bury,attended the funeral of Shadrach
Fry in this city yesterday.
Mrs. M. A. Davis, of Suubury,spent
yesterday with friends in this city.
Mrs. Peter Dielil, of Berwick, spent
yesterday in this city as a guest at the
home of Howard Reppert, Church
street.
Miss Agues McCloughau left Tues
day for a trip to Washington, D. O.
and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Fanny Heddeus, of Washing
tonville, called on friends iu Danville
yesterday.
Mrs. W. L. Myorly returned to Mid
dletown.N. Y., yesterday after a visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. F. E.
Harpel, Ferry street.
Mrs. Edward Haughton returned
yesterday from a visit with friends in
Baltimore.
Howard Luuger has returned to this
city from Montreal, Canada, where he
has been employed during the past
winter. Mr. Lunger has accepted a
position with the A. C. & F. company
at Bloomsburg.
George W. Albeck, of Wilkes-Barre,
spent last night at his old home in
this city.
Lawrence Cotter in Larger Field.
Lawrence Cotter, the well known
florist, who iias had charge of the
greenhouses at Castle Grove for a year
or so past,has accepted a position with
Eugcue Foss, of Boston, aud is now iu
charge of one of the largest aud best
known establishments in the country.
Mr. Cotter left Danville on Sunday
evening and on May Ist entered upon
his new position. The lease held by
Mr. Cotter on the Castle Grove green
houses does not expire until June 15.
Meanwhile the business hero will be
iu the hands of Mr. Cotter's son, Wil
iam Cotter, a youug man of studious
habits aud of intelligence, who already
has mastered the details of floriculture
aud who in time promises to attain the
distinction won by his father. Frank
Bauuigau is foreman under William
Cotter at Castle Grove. Mr. Cotter's
family will reside nt Castle Grove un
til the lease expires, on June 15th.,
when it will remove to Boston.
The future of the green houses at
Castle Grove is not known. William
Cotter, yesterday stated,that if things
prove at all favorable he might lease
the establishment himself the next
year.
Lawrence Cotter stands vory high as
a florist aud will be sure tosuccoed in
the larger field that he has outered.
He is very widely known over tlie Un
ion, but nowhere better than among
the progressive people of Boston,a faot
which insures him a felicitious and
prosperous career. Mr. Cotter made
many friends iu Danville aud when
ever for the sake of old associations he
feels like drifting this way he may
rest assured that he will receive a roy
al welcome.
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A pleasant surprise party was given
at the home of Dallas Hummer, on
Ash street, Friday evening. Ice cream
and cake wore served for refreshments.
Those present wore : Mrs. Dallas Hum
mer, Mr. aud Mrs. C. W. Ravor, Mrs.
Jacob Hummer, Mrs. William Miller,
Mrs. Rebecca Lovett.Mrs. Black, Mrs.
Randall Scott, Mrs. Henry Haukey,
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Shultz, Mr. aud
Mrs. James Magill, Misses Katie Hau
key, Emma Garrow.Mrs. Frank Hum
mer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Miss
Stella Cook, Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs.
I Jacob Miller, Mr. Edward Hummer
! and Miss May Gay.
Large Hail Stones.
The towns of the west branch were
deluged in the biggest storm of the
year last evening. The storm center
seemed to be at Muucy and Williams
port, whero tlio downpour lasted for
several hours, and the hail stones at
times being of the size of walnuts.
The rain and hail was accompanied by
! terrific lightning aud high winds,
j The storm passed to the north of
| Danville and'for a while it looked as
j if this city was on the map for a storm
severity. It turned out,
I however, that not a drop fell here.
New Paint and Paper.
The interior of J. W. Lore's jewelry
store, Mill street, is being ropainted
aud repapered. The room now shows
up very attractively.
THE QUESTION
OF A PARK
Notwithstanding that summer is
coming on apace there is 110 especial
stir at any of the parks and the people
of Danville are beg'nuiug to wonder
where they are going to enjoy their
outings the coming summer. The trol
ley lines by influencing travel gener
ally revolutionise tilings relating to
sport. The local lines as yet have giv
en no intimation of what they propose
to do in the way of selecting and
building up resorts.
It is a well-known fact that as early
as last fall the Danville and Bloonis
burg line and Dr. W. R. Paules, the
owner of the fine grove between this
place and Grovania.came to a full un
derstanding and that the trolley com
pany held an option on the resort. Up
to the present, it seems, nothing has
been done and the matter rests precise
ly where it was last fall. The scheme
embraced the erection of a fine pavil
ion and several other buildings, the
whole necessitating the expenditure of
some four thousand dollars. It is pretty
evident that if any such improvements
are to be completed before the season
opens the first step will have to be tak
en in a pretty short time.
Neither has anything tangible been
accomplished with reference to estab
lishing a base ball ground at Grovauia,
on which clubs from this city and
Bloomsburg were to cross bats. In
view of the travel that, the Dauville-
Bloomsburg games would attract it
was thought that some concessions
might be obtained from the trolley
company.
During an interview last evening
General Manager W. R. Miller stated
that the trolley company had not been
approached on the subject as yet.
Neither have owners of laud at Gro
vauia, so far as Mr. Miller can learu,
been seen with reference to the matter.
Mr. Miller did not commit himself as
to what the trolley company might do
in the premises,but he seemed to thiuk
that the first step should be to secure
the land.
A Promising Young Artist.
The "Portland (Oregon) Express"
of last Saturday contains a large por
trait of Abraham Lincoln—a free hand
drawing—bv Chester Eggert, aged 17
years, who is regarded as a marvel tak
ing his youth aud the excellence of his
work into account. The gifted lad is
the son of our former townsman, Hiram
Eggert, and R nephew of Richard W.
Eggert.
The "Evening Express" prints the
portrait as a sample of what the youth
ful artist is capable of doing in black
and white.
"Chester," the newspaper states,
"is the youngest of a family of eight
children. With his folks lie resides at
Ligouia, bitt with so many mouths to
feed Chester had to be content with a
grammar school education. James Otis
Kaler, superintendent of the schools
for South Portland, early discovered
the talent of youug Eggert for draw
ing aud was largely instrumental iu
his taking a course at the Fox studio,
where he studied from casts. His
drawing has attracted wide attention
aud many orders for his work are re
ceived. His tastes run to broad caric
ature work aud he displays au individu
ality and au originality that reminds
one strongly of the great Thomas
Nast. Besides his talent for drawing
Chester aud indeed the whole Eggort
family are musicians aud the Eggert
Mandolin and Guitar club is not un
known to entertainment committees in
this city."
Half a Billion Fish this Season.
Iu order to give all tlie impetus pos
sible to the unprecedented plans of the
State Fisheries Department, Commis
sioner Meehau is at Mt. Pleasant for a
stay of three weeks. No State in the
Union ever proposed the propagation
aud distribution of fish on such au ex
tensive scale as Mr. Meehau has just
eugaged in. His plan to hatch 500,000,-
000 perch aud pickerel fry, aud stock
the streams of Pennsylvania with them
iu the next throe months, has challeng
ed the attention of fish cnlturists all
over the Uuited States. The immen
sity of the task can be imagiued when
it is remembered that last year the en
tire output of tlio Peuusylvauia fisher
ies was 144,000,000. Tlie force at all
the hatcheries of Pennsylvania, includ
ing the plautsat Pleasnut Mount, Belle
fonte, Corry, Erie, Torresdale aud
Union City, will be required to help
in the work. The spawn of both the
pickerel aud the perch will be collect
ed iu Wayne couuty. The pickerel
spawn, which is collected about two
weeks ahead of perch spawn, appeared
within the last three days. A force is
now busy collecting it under the per
sonal direction of Mr. Meehau. It is
put into receptacles aud will be sent
to the various hatcheries, in proportion
to their capacity,for hatching iu jars.
The same will bo done with perch
spawn. As nearly as possible 250,000,-
000 fry of each variety will be produc
ed to be distributed iu every clean
water stream of the state. Tlie fry
hatch iu about seventeen days aud
grow to be four inches long iu as many
mouths. Mr, Meelian figures that
withiu a few years this policy will re
sult iu inakiug Pennsylvania an angl
er's paradise.
Sunbury B—Danville A. A. 3.
Tlie Sunbury amateurs defeated the
Danville A. A. in a base ball game
played at Suubury Saturday for the
benefit of the Sau Francisco sufferers.
Score B—B.
LETTER FROM
MRS. BAUSCH
Mrs. William C. Williams, of Hotel
Baldy.was the first person in Danville
to receive a letter from stricken San
Francisco. It arrived Saturday aud
was from Mrs. Caroline Bausch, a
former Danville lady concerning whose
welfare since the earthquake there was
so much doubt and suspense.
The letter was written on April 24th
last Tuesday, aud like all letters sent
out from San Francisco, since the
dreadful calamity, it bore no postage
stamp. The epistle contains only a
few hastily written lines, as follows:
"We are all safe. We had to run to
the hills and we-just got back. Our
house is badly damaged but we c.iu
live in it. Please tell all our friends."
The brevity aud the tone of the let
ter plainly indicate the tension and
the excitement under which the peo
ple are laboring. The letter, written
last Tuesday,states that they had 'just
got back' from the hills, where they
ran wlieu the earthquake occurred,
nearly a week before. It would seem
likely, therefore, that they experienc
ed many ot the discomforts and priva
tions that fell to the lot of the great
army of refugees. Mrs. Bausch's resi
dence is on Sutter street, which ex
tends through the burned district. The
number she occupies, 2241, while out
side the area of fire was dangerously
near the line.
The Morning News is in receipt of
a few lines from our former towns
man, George H. Smith, the jeweler,
who with his family is at Los Angeles,
California. Mr. Sinitli aud family,
therefore, wholly escaped loss. The
letter was accompanied by u copy of
tlie Los Angeles Times of Saturday,
April 21st aud contains the first views
of San Fraucisoo.and a graphic write
up by the first newspaper man to get
within the troop patrolled limits of
Sau Francisco. The incidents describ
ed and the illustrations which possess
ed such a deep interest in Los Angeles
on the date of their first appearance
by this time have become the common
property of newspapers aud are no
longer uew to the general reader.
None of the views printed in the East,
however,are quite as strikiug as those
in the Los Angeles Times.
Shadrach Fry, Dead.
Shadrach Fry, an old and a well
known resident of Danville departed
th is life at 6:80 o'olock Sunday
morning at his home, No. tfuß Bloom
street. Death was due to general de
bility. He had been confined to his
bed for some two woeks.
Tlie deceased was boru in Sodbury,
Gloucestershire, England,iu 1832. He
came to America in 1853, settling iu
Danville. He resided iu this city ever
since with the exception of some teu
yoars which he speut with his family
in Columbia. He was a roll turuer by
occupatiou aud was considered avory
skillful workman. For many years he
was employed at the big mill.
He was a inau of strict iutegrity aud
morality. He was a member of the
Grove Presbyterian church and was
esteemed as a zealous and consistent
Christian. He was well liked by his
fellow workmen and was regardeil as
a solid aud representative citizen of
our towu.
The deceased is survived by his wife,
two sous aud two daughters: Edward
H. Fry of Harrisburg; aud Johu F.
Fry, of Buffalo, N. Y. ; Mrs. William
Lynch, of New York City, aud Mrs.
Luther J. Schroder,of Columbia. Two
brothers also survive: Johu Fry, of
Wigton, Center couuty, aud William
Fry, of Eddyville, lowa.
Will Build State Road.
That the State road, which will ex
tend from the borough limits to Pax
inos aud for which the Coal township
road commissioners have worked so
hard is now au assured fact.
State Road Commissioners Joseph
W. Hunter and 11. F. Randall arrived
here yesterday afteruoou aud made ar
rangements to get the plans, specifica
tions, etc. , for the road iu order to ad
vertise for bids at the earliest possible
date. Wheu seen last evening they
stated that the coutraot would be let
as soon as possible aud that the work
would then be pushed with all possible
speed. Wheu completed the road will
be oue of the best iu the State. —Slia
mokin Leader.
The proposed road is between 3 aud
4 miles long and is on one of the routes
betweeu here aud Shamokiu. Danville
people who drive from here to Sha
mokiu will be pleased to hear of the
improvement.
Surprise Party
A pleasant surprise party was held
at the homo of Frank Hendricks, Maus
dale, ou Tuosday in honor of th©
eleventh birthday of his daughter,
Lilliau. Refreshments were sorved
during the afteruoou. The young lady
was the recipient of a number of gifts.
Those present were: Mary Weitzel,
Trease Weitzel, Jennie Dyer, Elsit
Deihi.Mary Shulr, Martha Shult.Ruth
Faruwalt, Anna Farnwalt, Mr. aud
Mrs. Frank children Mariou
uud Harry, Gertrude Hendricks, Eliza
beth Heeser, loua Heudricks, Charles
Weitzel, Earle Dyer, Clyde Deilil,
Eugene Delhi, Robert Deilil, Charlos
Herr. Loslie Bennett, Roeco Hendricks,
Robert Hendricks aud Herbert Hend
ricks.
Now rises up tlie pessimist to declare
that the nation is sending too much
money to Sau Fraucisco. Bub li is name
is not ou the list of contributors.
NO 2a
MI. CARHEL HAS
STARTLING FIRE
The residents of Mt. Oarmel were
aroused from their slumbers shortly
before four o'clock Saturday morning
by the ringing of bells and blowing of
whistles sounding a general alarm of
lire and learned that the large union
station of the Pennsylvania and Le
high Valley railroad companies was on
lire.
The fire department responded very
quickly but so llercely did the fire
burn that the building was soon a
seething mass of flumes and beyond all
hope of control. The building was an
old framo structure aud burned so fast
that the lire fighters were able to save
only some of the records and a number
of tickets. The rest of the contents
along with the building were entirely
destroyed. The fire was caused by de
fective insulation.
Three freight cars and one passenger
coach which were standing on the rail
road track near the building caught
fire and were badly damaged. The fire
men by hard work prevented the flames
from spreading to other nearby build
ings.
The business mm of Mt. Carmel
will now make an effort to have the
railroad companies erect a new station
in a more central part of the town,the
recent location being near the borough
limits.
% The Pennsy officials in Suubury state
that plans will be made at once for
the building of a uew station.
Only One Case of Typhoid.
The report of the local registrar sent
into the bureau of vital statistics for
the month of April is a vory good
showing, especially as relates to con
tagious diseases. It lias been a long
while since such a few cases of ty
phoid fover wero reported in a single
month This is especially gratifying
in view of the report of State Health
Commissioner Dixon a month or so
ago, which showod that Montour led
nearly every other county in the num
ber of typhoid cases. It is also'worthy
of note that at the present time
there is not a dwelling under quaran
tine in the district, the last placard
being removed on Friday.
The report just sent in shows that
there was only one case of typhoid
fever in April. Thero were three cases
of pneumonia and five of diphtheria.
Mumps have made their appearance
since the last report and of this disease
three cases are reported. There
were no deaths during the month from
contagious diseases. The number of
deaths due to all causes was twenty
four, which is one less than during
March. It is the first month since the
law providing for immediate registra
tion of births and deaths went into
effect that the contagious diseases have
not been attended with mortality.
There were six cases of diphtheria in
March and seven in February.
THE SPRING CLEANING.
It is quite unnecessary to remind the
women that spriug cleaning is an im
perative inconvenience just at this
season. They are alive to this fact; so
much so tiiat their husbands are in
clined to growl because of the prompt
ness with which the women turn the
nouse upsido down and commence
spring cloauing season as the first rob
ins and blue birds arrive. Very few
homes escape this seasonable and sen
sible rejuvenation, thanks to the wo
men who occupy them. But with the
men it is different. They rarely want
to do today what can be put off till
tomorrow. They'd lot spring clean
ing go till midsummer and then ad
journ the work till next fall, if they
could. The proof of this is found in
the conditions of the back yards, of
the numerous nooks and corners where
trash*accumulates and of vacant lots
which have been piled high with stuff
of every descriptiou'during |the win
ter. Now is the time to clean out all
these places and make them neat and
wholesome; but though the women are
in the depths of spring cleaning many
of the men have hardly begun to think
aLout cleauing up the deserted and
neglected spots out of doors.
Residents Affected.
While traffic on the Catawissa divis
ion of the P. & R. has been reduced
to small proportions by the anthracite
coal troubles, enormous quantities of
bituminous coal is being handled by
this road on some of its divisions fur
ther down the line.
The very unusual order lias therefore
boon received at Catawissa ordering a
large number of trainmen from that
place to report at once to Harrisburg
for work. Three full train crews have
received such orders. The following
ineu, all from Catawissa, have gone to
Harrisburg : John Simon Lynn, eng
ineer; Frank Krebs, flromau; George
Albert Eekroat, engineer; Lewis Mc-
Carty, fireman; Wilbur Teufel, fire
man ; Edward Robinson, fireman ; Ira
Carrel 1 , brakeman; Elmer Troy, con
ductor; Charles Krcbs,;fiagmau. These
transfers are only of a temporary na
ture.
Sizes up the Situation.
The Wellsboro Advocate, which is
opposed to the old style of road build
ing and sees no sense in following pre
cedent if precedent has been found to
be wrong, sizes up the situation in
the following terse and truthful man
ner : "That annual spasm of dragging
the mud out of the ditches into the
middle of the road to be washed back
again, popularly misnamed 'roadmak
ing,' has commenced. "